plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics lab stations 2021-11-18

Plate tectonics lab stations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of two tectonic plates
  2. the result of a diversion boundary when there is a long crack in earths crust
  3. where the boundaries of two tectonic plates meet
  4. when two tectonic plates move towards, either subducting or creating mountains
  5. molten rock from the earths mantle
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  1. when the less dense, oceanic crust collides with the more dense, continental crust, causing it to sink into the earth
  2. when two tectonic plates move outwards, creating new crust
  3. when two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
  4. a hole in the earth where magma can spill onto the crust

9 Clues: molten rock from the earths mantle • the movement of two tectonic plates • where the boundaries of two tectonic plates meet • a hole in the earth where magma can spill onto the crust • when two tectonic plates move outwards, creating new crust • when two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics (Natalie Takahashi) 2016-09-25

Plate Tectonics (Natalie Takahashi) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. between crust and core
  2. the edges of plates
  3. right above an earthquake
  4. small shocks before earthquakes
  5. the top layer of earth
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  1. below the Lithosphere
  2. made up of the lithosphere
  3. the solid part of the earth
  4. the movement of earth

9 Clues: the edges of plates • below the Lithosphere • the movement of earth • between crust and core • the top layer of earth • right above an earthquake • made up of the lithosphere • the solid part of the earth • small shocks before earthquakes

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2025-09-26

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. the second and thickest layer, made up molten material and Magma
  2. the first and thinnest layer, made up of rocky material
  3. when plates move away from each other, apart
  4. when plates move toward each other, together
  5. the third layer, which is made mostly of Iron and Nickel, and a liquid state of matter
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  1. when plates slide past each other, horizontally
  2. the fourth and innermost layer, made mostly of Iron and Nickel, and is a completely solid state of matter
  3. part that floats in the upper mantle, which is broken into pieces called plates
  4. the continuous rise and fall of magma in the mantle

9 Clues: when plates move away from each other, apart • when plates move toward each other, together • when plates slide past each other, horizontally • the continuous rise and fall of magma in the mantle • the first and thinnest layer, made up of rocky material • the second and thickest layer, made up molten material and Magma • ...

Y7 Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-12-07

Y7 Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Based in France
  2. Is made of the earth’s crust, that sit on the upper mantle of the semi molten
  3. Based in Japan
  4. Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes
  5. Where the tectonic plates meet
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  1. Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude)
  2. Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate
  3. Strength of the earthquake
  4. The point below the surface of where the earthquake started

9 Clues: Based in Japan • Based in France • Strength of the earthquake • Where the tectonic plates meet • Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes • The point below the surface of where the earthquake started • Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude) • Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate • ...

Convection Currents-Plate Tectonics 2022-10-06

Convection Currents-Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a loop of moving fluid in which the motion results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature
  2. boundary between two tectonic plates, where the plates are moving horizontally or vertically in opposite directions, not against or away from each other
  3. movement of a gas or liquid in a definite direction
  4. the part of the earth's interior beneath the crust and above the central core
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  1. process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water
  2. the process of heat transfer by the bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gasses and liquids
  3. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  4. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  5. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

9 Clues: movement of a gas or liquid in a definite direction • process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water • a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly • the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates • the part of the earth's interior beneath the crust and above the central core • ...

Plate Tectonics And Earthquakes 2023-09-20

Plate Tectonics And Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. - around 80% of these occur in the Ring of Fire
  2. waves - Energy travels through these vibrations caused by earthquakes
  3. - sudden release of this in the lithosphere causes an earthquake.
  4. - smaller temblors of less magnitude which follow more powerful ones.
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  1. - water wave created by earthquake, volcano or landslide
  2. - a procession by which shaking causes soil to act like liquid.
  3. - A fracture or break in the Earth's surface along which rocks move past each other.
  4. - The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
  5. - used to determine magnitude and strength of an earthquake.

9 Clues: - around 80% of these occur in the Ring of Fire • - water wave created by earthquake, volcano or landslide • - The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus • - used to determine magnitude and strength of an earthquake. • - a procession by which shaking causes soil to act like liquid. • - sudden release of this in the lithosphere causes an earthquake. • ...

Plate Tectonics: What/Where 2025-10-31

Plate Tectonics: What/Where crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are the same plate
  2. where 2 plates pull apart
  3. earth is broken into
  4. two plates pulling apart
  5. is lighter than the ocean
Down
  1. 2 plates colliding
  2. explains volcanoes, mountains, earthquakes, & climate change
  3. 2 plates sliding past eachother
  4. accepted ----- theory in geology

9 Clues: are the same plate • 2 plates colliding • earth is broken into • two plates pulling apart • where 2 plates pull apart • is lighter than the ocean • 2 plates sliding past eachother • accepted ----- theory in geology • explains volcanoes, mountains, earthquakes, & climate change

cross word puzzle science 2023-09-01

cross word puzzle science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mid-ocean range
  2. boundary
Down
  1. boundary
  2. tectonics
  3. boundary
  4. boundary

6 Clues: boundary • boundary • boundary • boundary • tectonics • mid-ocean range

Earth Structure Crossword 2021-04-03

Earth Structure Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The solid, outer layer of the Earth that makes up the plates
  2. The layer of Earth between the liquid outer core and the asthenosphere
  3. A place on the surface of the Earth where two plates move toward each other, and the oceanic plate plunges beneath the other tectonic plate
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  5. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  6. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a hot liquid or gas
  7. A long, undersea mountain range along the floor of oceans where two plates are spreading apart
  8. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms at a mid-ocean ridge as magma rises to fill the crack left by diverging plates
  9. The name for the single landmass composed of all of the present day continents that existed about 250 million years ago
  10. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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  1. The central part of the Earth below the mantle, composed mostly of iron
  2. The modern theory that explains that the surface of the Earth is made up of lithospheric plates that move and change shape
  3. The thin and outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  4. The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the lithosphere
  5. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
  6. The separating of the Earth into layers
  7. The catastrophe in Earth history about 4 billion years ago when most of this element melted and sank

17 Clues: The separating of the Earth into layers • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • The thin and outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • The solid, outer layer of the Earth that makes up the plates • The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the lithosphere • The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a hot liquid or gas • ...

Plate Tectonics by Omar Zarco-Castro 2021-01-23

Plate Tectonics by Omar Zarco-Castro crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, Plates that grind past each other.
  2. A split or break in something.
  3. Tectonics, A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  4. Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other.
  5. Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
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  1. Current, Flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material.
  2. Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other.
  3. A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure.
  4. The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

10 Clues: A split or break in something. • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Boundary, Plates that grind past each other. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other. • Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other. • A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. • ...

Station Lab Crossword 2026-04-01

Station Lab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. molten rock
  2. two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. a crack, split, or break in something
  4. a massive, irregularly shaped, rigid slab of solid rock composed of Earth's lithosphere—both continental and oceanic crust and the upper mantle
  5. when two plates slide past each other
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  1. a continuous, underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. the sudden, rapid shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the release of energy in the lithosphere, usually from the breaking of rock along geological faults
  3. two tectonic plates coming together, or converging, and overlapping
  4. the outermost, thinnest, and least dense solid rock layer of the planet.
  5. the edges where Earth's tectonic plates meet and interact, causing most geological activity.

10 Clues: molten rock • a crack, split, or break in something • when two plates slide past each other • a continuous, underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • two tectonic plates coming together, or converging, and overlapping • two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions • ...

Weathering and erosion Science 2024-12-10

Weathering and erosion Science crossword puzzle
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  1. major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
  2. any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  3. a group of interacting or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, as in all the factors or variables in an environment or all the variables that might affect a science experiment
  4. the process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another
  5. relating to the whole world
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  1. features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers
  2. the mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition
  3. occurs when solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into a new place by wind, water, ice, and gravity
  4. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
  5. describing something so small that it can only be seen with a microscope

10 Clues: relating to the whole world • describing something so small that it can only be seen with a microscope • any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics • features on the surface of Earth, such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, or rivers • ...

Inside the Earth and the Rock Cycle 2023-09-13

Inside the Earth and the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. The scientist who said continental drift could occur because of thermal convection in the mantle
  2. Small bits of rock being carried by water or wind
  3. Rocks formed by melted rock erupting and cooling
  4. The connecting of compacted small bits rock into a sedimentary rock
  5. The layer of the earth that likely produces the magnetic field
  6. Igneous rock that cools under the surface
  7. Igneous rock that cools on the surface
  8. Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles
  9. Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure
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  1. Metamorphic rock without visible layers
  2. The Navy scientist who mapped the sea floor and supported the idea of plate tectonics
  3. The squishing together of small bits of rock
  4. Metamorphic rock with visible layers
  5. Small bits of rock being dropped and usually buried by water and wind
  6. The hot dense middle layer of the earth
  7. The action of wind, water, ice, and sun to break small bits of rock off of the land
  8. The outer layer of the earth broken into tectonic plates
  9. The inside layer of the earth spinning very fast and heated to 10,000 F
  10. The scientist who in 1915 proposed the idea of continental drift

19 Clues: Metamorphic rock with visible layers • Igneous rock that cools on the surface • Metamorphic rock without visible layers • The hot dense middle layer of the earth • Igneous rock that cools under the surface • Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure • Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles • The squishing together of small bits of rock • ...

Earth 10-1 Continential Drift 2016-09-13

Earth 10-1 Continential Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fossils from the same plants and animals were found in areas that had once been connected
  2. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms from magma
  3. German scientist who first hypothesized plate tectonics
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  1. The ages and rock types matched along landmasses that use to be connected
  2. Glaciers use to exist in regions that now are no longer present
  3. A long chain of undersea mountain chains that have a steep, narrow valley at its center
  4. The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
  5. The hypothesis that a single land mass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents

8 Clues: German scientist who first hypothesized plate tectonics • The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms from magma • Glaciers use to exist in regions that now are no longer present • The ages and rock types matched along landmasses that use to be connected • ...

Tsunami Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-28

Tsunami Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Since science cannot predict when earthquakes will occur, they cannot determine exactly when a tsunami will be ________.
  2. People do not have much _____ to prepare for a tsunami and many don’t even know it is coming.
  3. Tsunamis often occur in the ______ Ocean because the ______ Rim bordering the ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. (same word)
  4. Tsunamis are very _______.
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  1. The force caused by the sea floor ________ on the water above and can trigger a tsunami.
  2. Plate tectonics _______ underwater during an earthquake.
  3. One part of the sea floor _______ during an earthquake underwater.
  4. The most common cause of a tsunami is an ___

8 Clues: Tsunamis are very _______. • The most common cause of a tsunami is an ___ • Plate tectonics _______ underwater during an earthquake. • One part of the sea floor _______ during an earthquake underwater. • The force caused by the sea floor ________ on the water above and can trigger a tsunami. • ...

7th Grade Unit 4 Lessons 2 & 3 Vocab Review 2025-09-07

7th Grade Unit 4 Lessons 2 & 3 Vocab Review crossword puzzle
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  1. melted rock on the Earth’s surface.
  2. an extended break in a body of rock, marked by movement of rock on either side.
  3. an event in which the ground shakes or trembles, brought about by the collision of tectonic plates.
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  1. tectonics one of the large pieces of Earth’s crust.
  2. melted rock below the Earth’s surface.
  3. a vent or rupture in the Earth’s crust from which hot rock, steam, and gases erupt.
  4. a sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake that gets larger when it nears land.
  5. of Fire a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by volcanoes and earthquakes.

8 Clues: melted rock on the Earth’s surface. • melted rock below the Earth’s surface. • tectonics one of the large pieces of Earth’s crust. • an extended break in a body of rock, marked by movement of rock on either side. • a sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake that gets larger when it nears land. • ...

earthquake stations challenge it crossword puzzle 2023-12-08

earthquake stations challenge it crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. stretch and compress land as they pass thought it (it is the fastest type of wave)
  2. A scale that tells your how powerful an earthquake was
  3. A giant wave disaster caused when an earthquake happens
  4. travel along the ground outward from tthe epicenter of the earthquake
  5. A natural disaster that happens when a fault or when two plate tectonics rub up against each other
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  1. Move land side to side and aren't the slowest nor the fastest
  2. a machine used to measure the wave from an earthquake
  3. point on the earth's surface above the location of an earthquake
  4. crack within the earth's crust where rocks have been raptured, and where rocks slid past each other
  5. point within the earth where an earthquake took place

10 Clues: a machine used to measure the wave from an earthquake • point within the earth where an earthquake took place • A scale that tells your how powerful an earthquake was • A giant wave disaster caused when an earthquake happens • Move land side to side and aren't the slowest nor the fastest • point on the earth's surface above the location of an earthquake • ...

Theory of Plate Tectonics 2019-12-08

Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Thin crust made of basalt rock, more dense
  2. An idea that has been proven over and over using the scientific method in order to gain strong evidence
  3. Parts of the earth’s surface broken up. Scientists know the borders by seeing the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes
  4. Thick crust made of granite rock, less dense
  5. A belief that is based only on an observation
  6. Area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of volcanoes & earthquakes
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  1. When new land is created from magma in an underwater volcano
  2. Thought of seafloor spreading
  3. When continental crust & oceanic crust meet & the oceanic crust goes under & gets destroyed

9 Clues: Thought of seafloor spreading • Thin crust made of basalt rock, more dense • Thick crust made of granite rock, less dense • A belief that is based only on an observation • When new land is created from magma in an underwater volcano • Area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of volcanoes & earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-10

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rocks
  2. the innermost layer of the earth
  3. movement of lithospheric plates
  4. consist of crust and upper mantle
  5. borderline
  6. Earth's crust that is thinner but denser
Down
  1. Mt.Pinatubo
  2. the break in a rock along which movement occurred
  3. vibration of the Earth

9 Clues: borderline • Mt.Pinatubo • molten rocks • vibration of the Earth • movement of lithospheric plates • the innermost layer of the earth • consist of crust and upper mantle • Earth's crust that is thinner but denser • the break in a rock along which movement occurred

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-01

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. island also a state with a bunch of volcanoes
  2. spreading, plate boundaries diverge and cause
  3. plates that converge
  4. plates that diverge
  5. biggest fault in the world
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  1. the biggest mountain range in the world
  2. going under
  3. big rift valley in Africa
  4. plates that slide past each other

9 Clues: going under • plates that diverge • plates that converge • big rift valley in Africa • biggest fault in the world • plates that slide past each other • the biggest mountain range in the world • island also a state with a bunch of volcanoes • spreading, plate boundaries diverge and cause

Plate Tectonics & Topographic Maps 2024-02-26

Plate Tectonics & Topographic Maps crossword puzzle
Across
  1. intervals difference in elevation between the contour lines
  2. the study of planets crustal features
  3. boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
  4. lines very close or at an incline
  5. boundary where two plates are moving past each other
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  1. area where a denser plate sinks under a less dense plate
  2. lines connecting area of equal elevation
  3. boundary where two plates move apart
  4. how high or low you are compared to sea-level

9 Clues: lines very close or at an incline • boundary where two plates move apart • the study of planets crustal features • lines connecting area of equal elevation • how high or low you are compared to sea-level • boundary where two plates are moving past each other • boundary where two plates are moving towards each other • ...

Nail diseases and Disorders 2022-10-11

Nail diseases and Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trauma or injury to the nail that only allows small blood flow
  2. causes vertical ridges to form on fingernails
  3. condition caused by an injury or disease of nail unit
  4. skin is stretched by nail plate
  5. bacterial inflammation of tissue surrounding the nail
  6. white spots caused by injury to the matrix
  7. fungal infection of natural nail plate
  8. ingrown nails
  9. darkening of fingernails or toenails
  10. common bacteria that leads to discoloration of nail bed; green or yellow
  11. thin white nail plates; overly flexible
  12. athletes foot, fungal infection of the feet
  13. folded nail; highly curved nail
  14. separation of nail plate from the nail bed
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  1. any deformity or disease of natural nail
  2. severe inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows
  3. lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding
  4. tiny pits or severe roughness of nail plate
  5. sometimes called furrows running across natural nail plate
  6. bitten nails
  7. nail turns variety of colors, surface staining
  8. blood clot forms under nail plate
  9. inflammation of nail matrix; shedding of natural nail
  10. living tissue under nail plate splits
  11. edges of nail plate curl to form shape of a trumpet
  12. vertical lines running through length of natural nail

26 Clues: bitten nails • ingrown nails • skin is stretched by nail plate • folded nail; highly curved nail • blood clot forms under nail plate • darkening of fingernails or toenails • living tissue under nail plate splits • fungal infection of natural nail plate • thin white nail plates; overly flexible • any deformity or disease of natural nail • ...

Oceanography Crossword 2025-09-30

Oceanography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. concentration of salts in water
  2. layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters
  3. deepest layer of the ocean, found in oceans trenches
  4. middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
  5. serious of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large scale disturbances
  6. deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches
  7. underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  8. aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
  9. layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
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  1. small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
  2. uppermost later of the ocean, where the sunlight penetrates
  3. steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
  4. deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, caused by tectonic activity
  5. extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow areas
  6. organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
  7. flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin
  8. the rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep in the ocean to the surface
  9. diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
  10. underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that doesn't reach the surface

19 Clues: concentration of salts in water • deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches • organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin • underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • deepest layer of the ocean, found in oceans trenches • middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light • ...

Mountains 2016-04-11

Mountains crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the most common type of mountain?
  2. The dictionary definition of a mountain is 'higher and steeper than a _____'.
  3. The Hawiian Islands are an example of what kind of volcano?
  4. What is the top of a mountain called?
  5. How many types of mountains are there?
  6. With fault-block mountains the two plate tectonics are called Horsts and ________.
  7. What is the name of the side of a mountain?
  8. About how much of the earth's surface is covered with mountains (in percent)?
  9. Fault-block mountains are formed from tensional ______.
  10. When a folded mountain is created intense forces fold, fault, and ________ the rocks.
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  1. The largest range of under water mountains is in the Atlantic ______.
  2. Volcanic mountains are the accumulations of large amounts of volcanic ______.
  3. Folded mountains are created by intense _______ forces.
  4. What kind of mountain is Mt. Rushmore?
  5. The Himalayan Mountains and the Rocky Mountains are examples of mountain _______?
  6. Generally the result of broad arching of the crust or sometimes great vertical displacement along a high-angle ______ fault.
  7. The name of a mountain that is made up of ice.
  8. The scientific study of mountains is called ______.
  9. Tectonic plates move very _______.

19 Clues: Tectonic plates move very _______. • What is the top of a mountain called? • How many types of mountains are there? • What kind of mountain is Mt. Rushmore? • What is the most common type of mountain? • What is the name of the side of a mountain? • The name of a mountain that is made up of ice. • The scientific study of mountains is called ______. • ...

Unit 3 Earth and Science Vocab 2023-11-30

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

19 Clues: that studies earthquakes • very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the process of rock breaking apart • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10 • ...

Module 2 Vocabulary 2023-11-24

Module 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. mechanical waves that travel through the rock layers of the Earth
  2. the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils
  3. requiring the presence of air
  4. any organism or process which can or must exist without free oxygen
  5. the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils
  6. a rock that falls to Earth from space
  7. a stable, broad, horizontal rock formation of the earth's crust
  8. part of the recycling process in plate tectonics
  9. living things within an ecosystem
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  1. the study of magnetism in ancient rocks
  2. the study of the forms and features of land surfaces
  3. a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth
  4. the process of transferring heat through air or liquid currents
  5. the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value
  6. Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
  7. estimate whether an object is younger or older than other things found at the sit
  8. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  9. Not associated with or derived from living organisms
  10. evolution that occurs among interdependent species as a result of specific interactions
  11. the study of earthquakes and seismic waves

20 Clues: requiring the presence of air • living things within an ecosystem • a rock that falls to Earth from space • the study of magnetism in ancient rocks • the study of earthquakes and seismic waves • the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils • the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils • part of the recycling process in plate tectonics • ...

Tectonic 2021-10-21

Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convergent collision
  2. top of the mantle
  3. Cuba is a part of this tectonic plate
  4. mid-ocean ridge
  5. a plate that contains Australia and Japan
  6. most earthquakes occur here
  7. center of our planet
  8. magma rises and ground sinks
  9. transform boundaries
  10. volcano
Down
  1. hot and near center of earth
  2. hard rocky surface that we walk on
  3. a tectonic that includes Canada
  4. below the mantle
  5. convection currents are caused by this layer
  6. convergent subduction
  7. 2nd largest tectonic plate
  8. region containing most gases
  9. Europe and Asia are formed from this plate
  10. largest tectonic plate

20 Clues: volcano • mid-ocean ridge • below the mantle • top of the mantle • convergent collision • center of our planet • transform boundaries • convergent subduction • largest tectonic plate • 2nd largest tectonic plate • most earthquakes occur here • hot and near center of earth • region containing most gases • magma rises and ground sinks • a tectonic that includes Canada • ...

chapter 7 2017-01-29

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. juan de fuco plate philippine plate caribbean plate scotia plate arabian plate and cocos plate
  2. Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate african plate austrillian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
  3. a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  4. topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
  5. the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
  6. caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
  7. occurs when two plates slide past each other
  8. thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
  9. the super continent
Down
  1. occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  2. scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
  3. occurs when two plates move away from each other
  4. Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  5. a sphere of hot solid metal
  6. liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
  7. where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle

16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...

chapter 7 2017-01-29

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sphere of hot solid metal
  2. occurs when two plates slide past each other
  3. juan de fuco plate philippine plate caribbean plate scotia plate arabian plate and cocos plate
  4. thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
  5. topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
  6. a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  7. the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
Down
  1. Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate african plate austrillian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
  2. scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
  3. liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
  4. the super continent
  5. occurs when two plates move away from each other
  6. caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
  7. where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
  8. occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  9. Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere

16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Innermost layer of the earth
  2. Molten rocks
  3. Outermost rigid layer of earth consists of crust and upper mantle
  4. Movement of the lithospheric plate
  5. Vibration of the Earth due to release of tremendous energy
Down
  1. Mt. Pinatubo
  2. Borderline
  3. Earth crust that is thinner but denser
  4. The break in a rock along which movement have occurred
  5. outermost part of the Earth's layer

10 Clues: Borderline • Mt. Pinatubo • Molten rocks • Innermost layer of the earth • Movement of the lithospheric plate • outermost part of the Earth's layer • Earth crust that is thinner but denser • The break in a rock along which movement have occurred • Vibration of the Earth due to release of tremendous energy • Outermost rigid layer of earth consists of crust and upper mantle

chapter 7 2017-01-29

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
  2. the super continent
  3. scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
  4. the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
  5. Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  6. occurs when two plates slide past each other
  7. a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  8. where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
Down
  1. occurs when two plates move away from each other
  2. occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  3. Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate African plate Australian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
  4. caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
  5. Juan De Fuco plate Philippine plate Caribbean plate Scotia plate Arabian plate and cocos plate
  6. thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
  7. topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
  8. a sphere of hot solid metal

16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...

chapter 7 2017-01-29

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  2. Juan De Fuco plate Philippine plate Caribbean plate Scotia plate Arabian plate and cocos plate
  3. Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate African plate Australian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
  4. occurs when two plates slide past each other
  5. the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
  6. liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
  7. Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  8. where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
Down
  1. occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  2. caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
  3. topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
  4. scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
  5. the super continent
  6. thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
  7. a sphere of hot solid metal
  8. occurs when two plates move away from each other

16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Tectonics 2023-09-29

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of the crust caused by convection currents in the mantle
  2. Volcanic eruptions and ______ are examples of tectonic hazards
  3. Hawaii is an example of a _________ volcano
  4. The circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. Plate boundary where plates move apart
  6. The thickest part of Earth's structure
  7. Plate boundary where plates move towards eachother
Down
  1. Plate boundary where plates move past eachother in opposite directions
  2. Where two tectonic plates meet
  3. A famous example of a conservative plate boundary in California, USA
  4. Fertile soils near volcanoes mean there is a large a_______ sector
  5. Able to meet our needs without jeopardising future generations
  6. The crust is broken up into seven major _______ plates
  7. The Pacific _____ __ ______ is home to 90% of the world's volcanoes
  8. Volcano type with a cone shape and violent eruptions

15 Clues: Where two tectonic plates meet • Plate boundary where plates move apart • The thickest part of Earth's structure • The circular motion of magma in the mantle • Hawaii is an example of a _________ volcano • Plate boundary where plates move towards eachother • Volcano type with a cone shape and violent eruptions • The crust is broken up into seven major _______ plates • ...

Plate boundaries 2024-02-05

Plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mountains formed along a collision plate boundary
  2. the supercontinent that was located in the Northern hemisphere.
  3. the zone where the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate
  4. the deepest part o the Mariana trench is called the....deep
  5. ......trenches are formed at the subduction zone
  6. an example of an oceanic plate
  7. this plate boundary is formed when the oceanic plate moves towards a continental plate
  8. this plate boundary occurs when two continental plates collide
Down
  1. how many plate boundaries have we learned about?
  2. the deepest oceanic trench
  3. the supercontinent that was located in the Southern hemisphere.
  4. this plate boundary occurs when two plates side past each other
  5. this theorist developed the continental drift theory
  6. this plate boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart from each other.
  7. an example of a continental plate

15 Clues: the deepest oceanic trench • an example of an oceanic plate • an example of a continental plate • how many plate boundaries have we learned about? • ......trenches are formed at the subduction zone • this theorist developed the continental drift theory • the mountains formed along a collision plate boundary • the deepest part o the Mariana trench is called the....deep • ...

Structure Of The Earth 2017-09-29

Structure Of The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large area below the Earth's crust where magma is found. (6)
  2. The very centre of the Earth. (4)
  3. A plate that lies above sea level. (11)
  4. A piece of the Earth's crust that moves slowly. (5)
  5. The thin outer layer of the Earth's surface made up of solid rock. (5)
  6. The constant movement of magma inside the mantle. (10,7)
  7. When two plates rub together causing heat and tremors. (8)
  8. A plate that lies below sea level. (7)
  9. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other. (12)
Down
  1. The edge of a plate. (8)
  2. The theory that suggests that plates move around the outer layer of the Earth. (11,5)
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other. (12)
  4. The name of our planet. (5)
  5. A mountain formed by lava when it cools down. (7)
  6. When an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate and begins to melt (10,4)
  7. Very hot liquid rock above the Earth's surface. (4)
  8. A plate boudnary where two plates move towards each other. (11)
  9. A shaking of the earth's crust when plates move. (10)
  10. Very hot liquid rock below the Eath's surface. (5)

19 Clues: The edge of a plate. (8) • The name of our planet. (5) • The very centre of the Earth. (4) • A plate that lies below sea level. (7) • A plate that lies above sea level. (11) • A mountain formed by lava when it cools down. (7) • Very hot liquid rock below the Eath's surface. (5) • A piece of the Earth's crust that moves slowly. (5) • ...

Diseases and disorders 2025-03-28

Diseases and disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mickeys girl
  2. noticeably thin, white nail plate
  3. "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" speaker
  4. "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker
  5. Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions.
  6. an autoimmune disease that causes discoloration, pitting, and changes in the structure of your nails. I
  7. Inflammation of the matrix of the nail with shedding of the nail.
  8. live skin
  9. The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  10. Hemorrhage caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow.
  11. Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
Down
  1. Thickening of nails.
  2. Also known as athlete's foot
  3. dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate.
  4. A condition in which the eponychium or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate becomes split or torn.
  5. The separation and falling off of a nail from the nail bed
  6. a fungal infection
  7. Split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridges that give a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
  8. A slightly thickened layer of skin
  9. "What's up, Doc?" speaker
  10. bitten nails
  11. A thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed.
  12. Whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix.
  13. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones
  14. An abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury or allergic reaction.
  15. The edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge.
  16. Lush-lipped doll brand

27 Clues: live skin • Mickeys girl • bitten nails • a fungal infection • Thickening of nails. • Lush-lipped doll brand • "What's up, Doc?" speaker • Also known as athlete's foot • noticeably thin, white nail plate • A slightly thickened layer of skin • "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" speaker • "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker • tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones • ...

Vocab 2024-02-20

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock
  3. formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  4. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  5. formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles
  6. a hypothesis originating in the early 20th century,
  7. outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite
  8. an opening on the surface that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior.
  9. arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism
Down
  1. describes transitions through geologic time
  2. occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another
  3. Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago.
  4. a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form
  5. two or more lithospheric plates collide

14 Clues: two or more lithospheric plates collide • describes transitions through geologic time • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • a hypothesis originating in the early 20th century, • occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another • a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock • two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

Crossword puzzle 2025-03-29

Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process where trees absorb carbon dioxide, reducing greenhouse gas levels.
  2. This event occurs when molten rock erupts from the lithosphere, affecting air and water.
  3. The slow movement of water shaping valleys and carrying sediments to oceans.
  4. The sphere that includes all living organisms on Earth.
  5. The rigid outermost layer of the Earth that forms landmasses.
  6. The type of environment that has been altered by human activities, such as cities and farms.
  7. The type of plate boundary where mountains like the Himalayas form due to collision.
  8. The innermost layer of Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel.
Down
  1. A natural process where water, wind, or ice wears away landforms like canyons.
  2. The layer of the atmosphere where weather and clouds form.
  3. The sphere that includes rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  4. This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects life from harmful UV rays.
  5. A deep valley carved by a river over millions of years.
  6. The movement of Earth's plates that leads to earthquakes and volcanoes.

14 Clues: The sphere that includes rivers, lakes, and oceans. • The sphere that includes all living organisms on Earth. • A deep valley carved by a river over millions of years. • The layer of the atmosphere where weather and clouds form. • The rigid outermost layer of the Earth that forms landmasses. • The innermost layer of Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel. • ...

Plate tectonic 2023-02-20

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. at every convergent boundary you get a
  2. earths crusty and upper mantle that are broken into sections
  3. rigid outer part of the earth
  4. formed from oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary
  5. hot magma rises cooled magma sinks
  6. caused by transform boundary
  7. divergent,convergent,transform
  8. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. ocean plate colliding with another ocean plate
Down
  1. boundary between tow plates that are moving apart
  2. another word for fault
  3. plates below the ocean
  4. plastic layer below the lithosphere
  5. sea floor spreading
  6. boundaries between two plates that are colliding
  7. plates below the continent
  8. formed from continental-continental convergent
  9. continental plate colliding with another continental plate
  10. formed from continental-continental divergent boundary
  11. ocean plate colliding with a continental plate

20 Clues: sea floor spreading • another word for fault • plates below the ocean • plates below the continent • caused by transform boundary • rigid outer part of the earth • divergent,convergent,transform • hot magma rises cooled magma sinks • plastic layer below the lithosphere • at every convergent boundary you get a • formed from oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary • ...

Vocabulary Review Project 2 2017-03-22

Vocabulary Review Project 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Year The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, equal to about 9.46 trillion km
  2. the external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane in which it lies
  3. Spot A place deep within the Earth where hot magma rises to just underneath the surface, creating a bulge and volcanic activity
  4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  5. region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.
  6. Tectonic Theory the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
  7. Drift Theory continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface.Continental drift is one feature of the modern theory of plate tectonics.
  8. a crack in the Earth's crust.
  9. The location where the earthquake begins.
Down
  1. a small group of atoms or molecules
  2. Unit a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  4. included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart.
  5. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  6. The partial pressure of a gas, especially dissolved in a liquid

15 Clues: a crack in the Earth's crust. • a small group of atoms or molecules • The location where the earthquake begins. • The partial pressure of a gas, especially dissolved in a liquid • included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart. • region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. • ...

Nail Diseases and Disorders 2020-11-11

Nail Diseases and Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
  2. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
  3. nails turn a variety of colors,may indicate surface staining,or poor circulation
  4. dark purplish spots usually due to injury
  5. spoon nails
  6. also known as white spots
  7. inflammation of the matrix
  8. also known as trumpet nail
  9. thickening of the fingernails or toenails
  10. abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate
  11. blue or purple nail bed
  12. living skin around the nail plate that becomes split or torn
  13. noticeably thin,white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge
  14. split or brittle nails
  15. also known as bitten nails
Down
  1. common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears green,yellow,or black on the nail bed
  2. vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate caused by uneven growth of the nails
  3. also known as ingrown nail
  4. also known as ram's horn or claw nails
  5. also known as athletes foot
  6. bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
  7. fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  8. lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed
  9. tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
  10. physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries
  11. visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
  12. black band within the nail plate extending from nail plate to free edge
  13. also known as folded nails

28 Clues: spoon nails • split or brittle nails • blue or purple nail bed • also known as white spots • also known as ingrown nail • inflammation of the matrix • also known as trumpet nail • also known as folded nails • also known as bitten nails • also known as athletes foot • also known as ram's horn or claw nails • dark purplish spots usually due to injury • ...

Cause and effect 2022-11-17

Cause and effect crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It causes deterioration of the material / oxidation of metals in reaction with an oxidant such as oxygen.
  2. the effect of tidal force generated by the moon gravitational pull
  3. An effect of plate tectonics.
Down
  1. the most popular and a strong heat and energy conductor.
  2. the energy of an electric current is converted into heat as it flows through a resistance.
  3. What makes a material turns to black when it's burned?

6 Clues: An effect of plate tectonics. • What makes a material turns to black when it's burned? • the most popular and a strong heat and energy conductor. • the effect of tidal force generated by the moon gravitational pull • the energy of an electric current is converted into heat as it flows through a resistance. • ...

Chapter 1 2020-09-24

Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of the Earth’s mantle right below the lithosphere and facilitates tectonic plate movement
  2. Deep areas in the ocean that form underwater trenches, plains, and mountain ranges
  3. 7 large land masses in the Earth’s surface that is believed to all have been connected
  4. Term used to describe the ocean’s floor made up of deposited sand and rocks
  5. Area underwater with various trenches and depths due to tectonic plate movement
  6. The study of the Earth’s physical composition and the changes it has undergone and the ones it will face in the future
  7. Part of the earth made up of the crust and top layer of the mantle and characterized as the rigid outer layer of Earth
  8. Land area that, along with a shield, make up a craton and experiences tectonic plate movements
  9. A group of tested hypotheses that have been approved through the scientific method to extend or limit scientific knowledge
  10. The name for a group of sciences that work towards knowing more about the Earth and its systems
  11. Parts of the earth that have individual responsibilities but often interact with each other
  12. The study of the changes in the atmosphere and types of weather and their systems
  13. The physical structure of earth; includes inner and outer core, crust, and the mantle
  14. The inner part of the Geosphere made up of hot metal
  15. The top layer of the Geosphere and covers the entirety of the Earth’s surface
  16. Largest layer of the Geosphere and is located between the crust and the core
  17. Areas of the Earth which was formed from eroded mountains and is not affected by plate tectonics
  18. A system of timing the changes and events in Earth’s history dating back to its origin 4.6 billion years ago
  19. Underwater mountain range formed by cooled magma from plate tectonic movement
  20. Area that is exactly where the ocean floor and continental slope meet
  21. An underwater mountain that does not break the surface
Down
  1. Area where the ocean meets the edge of a continent and leads to the continental slope
  2. Series of concern mountain ranges that formed from the same geological disruption
  3. Contains all of the living things on earth ranging from animals to vegetation
  4. A scientific question that is proposed before tested and will be used as a foundation for reasoning in a scientific investigation
  5. Theory A theory that states our solar system originated from a singular dust and gas cloud
  6. Area along a continent’s shore which is made up of a continental shelf, slope, and rise
  7. A process to prove or disprove a hypothesis through experiments, research, and observation
  8. The Study of space, stars, galaxies, and the universe in general
  9. All of the water in the earth including lakes, oceans, and rivers
  10. The layer or en envelope of gas that covers the Earth’s surface
  11. The study of the Earth’s interacting parts conserving matter and energy movement
  12. The term used to describe the chemical, physical, and biological processes that interact with one another and occur on earth
  13. Narrow depths in the ocean formed by underwater tectonic plate movement
  14. Downward area or land between the edge of a continent and the bottom of the ocean
  15. The study of oceans as well as their characteristics and affect on the earth
  16. Region of stable and permanent rock that acts as the foundation for a continent

37 Clues: The inner part of the Geosphere made up of hot metal • An underwater mountain that does not break the surface • The layer or en envelope of gas that covers the Earth’s surface • The Study of space, stars, galaxies, and the universe in general • All of the water in the earth including lakes, oceans, and rivers • ...

density and earth science 2025-01-14

density and earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where the tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  2. hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present local
  3. Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics
Down
  1. supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth's outer crust are in constant motion.
  3. two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother

6 Clues: two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother • Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics • boundary where the tectonic plates are sliding past each other • The theory that pieces of Earth's outer crust are in constant motion. • supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago. • ...

plate boundary cross word 2016-01-19

plate boundary cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The more dense plate slides underneath the other plate creating a subduction zone near a deep ocean ______
  2. volcanos occur at ____ _____
  3. plates sliding past eachother slowly build up _______
  4. spreading at a ridge is a ______ ______
  5. newly formed ____ _____ forced upward forms volcanic mountains
  6. spreading at a rift zone is a _________ _______
  7. boundarie's between ______ _______ that are coliding or moving togeather
  8. the process when the ocean floor sinks
Down
  1. plates collide and crumble up to form _____ __ _______
  2. the older plate will be ______ and therefor more dense
  3. when one plate slides underneath another plate
  4. transform plate boundaries can occur between both ______
  5. transform boundaries are when ___ plates slide past eachother
  6. plates sliding create _______ ______
  7. Divergent plate boundary( )
  8. plates below the continent made up of granite
  9. Transform Plate boundary( )
  10. denser plates ____ under less dense plates
  11. boundary between two plates that are moving apart or _______ is adivergent boundary

19 Clues: volcanos occur at ____ _____ • Divergent plate boundary( ) • Transform Plate boundary( ) • plates sliding create _______ ______ • the process when the ocean floor sinks • spreading at a ridge is a ______ ______ • denser plates ____ under less dense plates • plates below the continent made up of granite • when one plate slides underneath another plate • ...

science chapter 3 2016-10-14

science chapter 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
  2. Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
  4. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  5. where plates come together or converge
  6. the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out
  7. where rocks slip/slide past each other
Down
  1. where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
  2. where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
  3. breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
  4. the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
  5. where plates move apart or diverge
  6. the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
  7. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock

14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where plates come together or converge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...

science chapter 3 2016-10-17

science chapter 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
  2. where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
  3. where plates move apart or diverge
  4. Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  5. the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
  6. where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
  7. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
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  1. the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
  2. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  3. where rocks slip/slide past each other
  4. where plates come together or converge
  5. where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
  6. breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
  7. the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out

14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • where plates come together or converge • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...

Ocean Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-18

Ocean Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the dissolved salt of a body of water
  2. a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets
  3. when the ocean comes in and out
  4. the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind
  5. flat areas, usually between the continental rise and the mid-ocean ridges or ocean trenches
  6. the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
  7. a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet
  8. where waves steepen and break, and then re-form in their passage to the beach
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  1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean
  3. extremely deep valleys, just in the ocean instead of on land.
  4. a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
  5. the region where the water bodies such as lakes, seas, and oceans meet the land
  6. when the ocean water comes to the shore constantly

14 Clues: when the ocean comes in and out • the dissolved salt of a body of water • the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean • when the ocean water comes to the shore constantly • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets • extremely deep valleys, just in the ocean instead of on land. • ...

Mr. King's Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-02-25

Mr. King's Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A boundary where 2 plates press together
  2. The plate east to the Indo-Australian and south to North American
  3. A boundary where 2 plates pull apart
  4. The area where subduction occurs
  5. The plate east to the South American and south of the Eurasian
  6. the plate southernmost to all other plates
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  1. A boundary where 2 plates slide by each other
  2. the plate southwest to the pacific plate
  3. A large piece of lithosphere that floats on the asthenosphere
  4. The study of the movement and structure of tectonic plates
  5. One plate goes beneath another less dense plate
  6. The large landmass where all continents were connect

12 Clues: The area where subduction occurs • A boundary where 2 plates pull apart • the plate southwest to the pacific plate • A boundary where 2 plates press together • the plate southernmost to all other plates • A boundary where 2 plates slide by each other • One plate goes beneath another less dense plate • The large landmass where all continents were connect • ...

Week 12 Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics 2024-11-19

Week 12 Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a long break in a body of rock or the crust of the earth.
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  3. the rocky outer layer of a planet or moon; the layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  4. the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core.
  5. When two tectonic plates moved toward each other.
  6. small holes left behind after lava cools and turns into volcanic rock.
  7. layer of rock that makes up the outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  8. when a more dense oceanic crust dives down beneath less dense continental crust
  9. the binding or gluing together of particles
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  1. any one of the several large, separately moving sections of the Earth's surface that glide over the mantle.
  2. A thin layer of Earth, about 150 miles thick, between the mantle and the crust.
  3. the central part of a planet, especially the inner part of the Earth.

12 Clues: the binding or gluing together of particles • When two tectonic plates moved toward each other. • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • a long break in a body of rock or the crust of the earth. • the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core. • the central part of a planet, especially the inner part of the Earth. • ...

Chapter 1 Vocab 2020-01-31

Chapter 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. northwest a region of the U.S including the states of Washington,Oregon and Idaho
  2. a length of time a volcano is inactive
  3. movement when two giant plates of crust pull apart often on the ocean floor
  4. movement when two plates of the earths crust collide producing sliding or slipping actions
  5. of fire an area around the Pacific Ocean that has lots of volcano and earthquake activity
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  1. movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other
  2. tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust
  3. a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth
  4. a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt

9 Clues: a length of time a volcano is inactive • a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt • a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth • tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust • movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other • ...

Final Exam Review 2024-11-23

Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Development along transportation routes is referred to as....
  2. Hydroelectric power plants are most commonly located near....
  3. common forms of electromagnetic radiation are x-rays, radio waves and __________.
  4. A process that involves increasing the U-235 content of the ore from 0.7% to 3%?
  5. Early towns were built near ____________.
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  1. __________ mining involves removing materials from the top of a vein of coal to get to the coal beneath.
  2. Plate _______ describes the movement of large plates on the surface of the Earth.
  3. Pesticide _________ is when pesticide tolerant individuals who survive and reproduce, which makes the pesticide less effective for future pest generations.
  4. Biomass such as ____________ is used by much of the developing world as its energy source.

9 Clues: Early towns were built near ____________. • Development along transportation routes is referred to as.... • Hydroelectric power plants are most commonly located near.... • A process that involves increasing the U-235 content of the ore from 0.7% to 3%? • Plate _______ describes the movement of large plates on the surface of the Earth. • ...

Tectonics 2014-12-30

Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
  2. Violent shaking of the ground as a result of tectonic movement
  3. A margin where the plates move apart
  4. this happened on boxing day 2004
  5. Harry _________, refused to leave his cabin and 16 cats in the Mt St Helens explosion
  6. the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  7. The innermost part of the earth
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  1. the ability to deal with an incident
  2. being ready for something
  3. the aid coming after any disaster, long term and short term
  4. the scale used to measure the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
  5. A margin where the plates move together
  6. the top layer of the Earth
  7. The Earth's surface is made up of lots of these
  8. an earthquake in japan in 1995

15 Clues: being ready for something • the top layer of the Earth • an earthquake in japan in 1995 • The innermost part of the earth • this happened on boxing day 2004 • the ability to deal with an incident • A margin where the plates move apart • A margin where the plates move together • The Earth's surface is made up of lots of these • ...

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2024-01-02

Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The standard accepted secular model for the origin of all the stars and planetary systems throughout the universe.
  2. The tectonic process by which a relatively thin and denser oceanic crust slowly slides down and under a more massive but less dense continental crust.
  3. The basic assumption that, in any undisturbed sequence of rock strata, the oldest or first laid stratum is at the bottom of the sequence and the younger layers were placed in order above it.
  4. Molten rock deep within the earth. When magma escapes at the earth’s surface, it becomes lava.
  5. The forces, energy, and processes that formed and reshaped the earth’s continents, mountains, and ocean basins.
  6. A secular model of the earth’s geologic history that classifies and arranges rocks in the time periods of their supposed formation from 4.5 billion years ago to the present.
  7. The major unifying concept that ties together nearly all areas of secular geology today.
  8. A rock layer in a sequence of strata.
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  1. A creationary model of the earth’s geologic history that classifies and arranges rocks in the sequence of their formation relative to the biblical flood.
  2. The motion of oceanic tectonic plates away from mid-ocean ridges where mantle rocks rise to form new ocean crust.
  3. A creationary version of the plate tectonics theory that relies on the Christian narrative in the Bible.
  4. A model that explains the shape and arrangement of present continents and their features as the product of slow motion of tectonic plates.
  5. A section of the earth’s crust that has tectonic boundaries and moves as a unit compared to other regions of crust.

13 Clues: A rock layer in a sequence of strata. • The major unifying concept that ties together nearly all areas of secular geology today. • Molten rock deep within the earth. When magma escapes at the earth’s surface, it becomes lava. • A creationary version of the plate tectonics theory that relies on the Christian narrative in the Bible. • ...

Ch. 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders 2023-04-07

Ch. 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders crossword puzzle
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  1. living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
  2. subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix
  3. Nail surface pitting. nail plate appears to be filed with coarse abrasive
  4. The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
  5. Also known as trumpet nail; dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge.
  6. separation of nail plate and bed without shedding
  7. Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail
  8. nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder
  9. bitten nails; chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
  10. Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.
  11. Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
  12. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause nail infection
  13. Dark purplish spot. Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed
  14. Visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate caused by a major illness/injury
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  1. irregular stretching of eponychium or hyponychium around nail plate. serious injury/allergic skin reaction
  2. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate
  3. ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail
  4. damage to capillaries under nail; appearance of lengthwise splinter under nail plate.
  5. Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells(melanocytes) - visible black band or dark color over entire nail
  6. Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
  7. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
  8. Whitish discolored spots of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area (not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies)
  9. lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges)
  10. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness
  11. Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness
  12. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  13. athlete's foot - fungal infection

27 Clues: athlete's foot - fungal infection • Fungal infection of the natural nail plate • Any deformity or disease of the natural nails. • subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix • lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges) • separation of nail plate and bed without shedding • Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness • ...

Earth History Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-07

Earth History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Each location on the _____ of the Earth has its own geological history.
  2. boundaries,What do volcanoes and earthquakes provide clues to?
  3. Plate interactions and movements can form different types of _______.
  4. Index fossils enable ______ of rock layers by age, despite significant distances between them.
  5. Water-deposited sediments typically form flat, horizontal layers, which can transform into solid rock through the process of ______.
  6. The principle of _______ states that sedimentary rock's relative ages are determined by the sequence of layers, with lower layers being older than higher layers.
  7. Rocks can undergo transformations through weathering, erosion, deposition, melting, and heat and _____ from crustal movements or mantle heat.
  8. Magma and ___, molten rock under Earth's surface, can cool, resulting in larger crystal formation, which can reveal rock formation locations.
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  1. currents, What causes mantle drive plate tectonics to form earthquakes and volcanoes?
  2. Earth is made of different layers, with the ____ being the outermost layer, on which we live.
  3. Weathering, erosion, and _______ are three slow, persistent processes that occur over millions of years and create many landforms.
  4. ________ suggests that Earth's processes like weathering, erosion, and deposition likely occurred uniformly throughout its history.
  5. Rock weathering into ______ occurs through various processes such as frost wedging, mass wasting, abrasion, chemical dissolution, and root wedging.
  6. The data found in _____ can be used to draw conclusions about the many settings and occurrences that have occurred on Earth since its formation.
  7. Sediments, transported by wind, water, or ice, are deposited in basins, which can become ____ and spread over Earth's surface.
  8. Geological time spans from the Earth's ____ to the present day.
  9. The fossil record is a continuous process of refining our understanding of ancient life through the discovery of new ____ evidence.
  10. energy, Metamorphic rocks undergo changes due to _____ ____ and pressure, resulting from the original rock's transformation.

18 Clues: boundaries,What do volcanoes and earthquakes provide clues to? • Geological time spans from the Earth's ____ to the present day. • Plate interactions and movements can form different types of _______. • Each location on the _____ of the Earth has its own geological history. • currents, What causes mantle drive plate tectonics to form earthquakes and volcanoes? • ...

Natural systems Crossword 2013-11-04

Natural systems Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. tectonics The study of the plate’s movement to understand the formation of the mountains, volcanos and earthquakes.
  2. rock Weathering erosion diffusion and pressure forms sedimentary rock
  3. Magma is molten rock that is found below the earth’s surface.
  4. The daily conditions of temperature precipitation, wind, humidity and cloud in the atmosphere
  5. Pangaea was a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. glacier Glaciers that spread out a large part of the climate
  7. Molten rock that is found above the rock surface.
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  1. Ice River
  2. rock Pressure and heat forms metamorphic
  3. zone A Large Geographical are in witch human activities interact with the natural word
  4. season The average period during which temperatures are higher than 6’C
  5. glacier Glaciers occupying one or more valleys I a mountains region
  6. rock Lava and magma cools and hardens to form igneous rock
  7. Weather conditions at a certain place or region averages over a long period of time.

14 Clues: Ice River • rock Pressure and heat forms metamorphic • Molten rock that is found above the rock surface. • rock Lava and magma cools and hardens to form igneous rock • glacier Glaciers that spread out a large part of the climate • Magma is molten rock that is found below the earth’s surface. • glacier Glaciers occupying one or more valleys I a mountains region • ...

Science Review: Vocabulary Practice-2 2025-04-17

Science Review: Vocabulary Practice-2 crossword puzzle
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  1. representation of a thing or process in nature; used to understand something
  2. the movement of thermal energy between objects in contact with each other
  3. the space containing the magnetic force around a magnet or electrical current
  4. any object that orbits a planet
  5. one of the basic particles of an atom, has a neutral charge
  6. the central core of and atom, contains protons and neutrons
  7. radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves; includes gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves and radio waves
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  1. a type of heat transfer that involves currents in a liquid or gas; movement of cooler fluids to warmer regions
  2. tectonics theory that earth's crust consist of several large moving regions or plates
  3. having no charge
  4. path a planet or comet takes around a star
  5. lowest level of high tide; occurs twice a month, during the first and third quarter moon phases
  6. the amount of force in a given area
  7. one of the basic particles in the nucleus of an atom; has a positive charge

14 Clues: having no charge • any object that orbits a planet • the amount of force in a given area • path a planet or comet takes around a star • one of the basic particles of an atom, has a neutral charge • the central core of and atom, contains protons and neutrons • the movement of thermal energy between objects in contact with each other • ...

Human dependent on natural resources 2025-05-23

Human dependent on natural resources crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of gas surrounding of a gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravi
  2. Resources that exist in the environment without human interaction
  3. Replaceable by natural in a short period of time
  4. A source of a supply or energy
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  1. Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time
  2. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  3. Something that us 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
  4. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  5. Any natural process that happens to Earths surface, such as weathering erosion or plate tectonics

9 Clues: A source of a supply or energy • The sum of all living matter on Earth • Replaceable by natural 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 interaction • Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface 2025-02-06

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of crust that is dense and found at the bottom of the ocean.
  2. An idea that has been studied and investigated and is supported by many types of evidence.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other on opposite directions.
  4. The supercontinent that took place 200 million years ago.
  5. Earth's plates meet and interact at boundaries in how many ways
  6. A plate where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The part of the Earth that's the crust and upper part of the mantle is called
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  1. Convection currents occur where
  2. The type of crust that is less dense and is almost always thicker.
  3. Scientists use this technology to measure plate motions
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. San Andres in California is classified as a what

12 Clues: Convection currents occur where • San Andres in California is classified as a what • A plate where two plates move away from each other. • Scientists use this technology to measure plate motions • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • The supercontinent that took place 200 million years ago. • ...

PLATE TECTONICS and ROCK CYCLE 2024-11-08

PLATE TECTONICS and ROCK CYCLE crossword puzzle
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  1. plates move away
  2. continental plates overrides oceanic plate
  3. Rock are formed from igneous rock/sedimentary rock due to high heat and pressure
  4. region in mantle of hottest magma
  5. molten rock in the mantle
  6. plates slide passes each other
  7. an igneous rock formed outside Earthʻs crust
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  1. an igneous rock formed inside Earthsʻ crust
  2. Rock formed through compaction and cementation of sediments
  3. plates collides each other
  4. Rock a cooled magma
  5. a broken up rock caused by weathering

12 Clues: plates move away • Rock a cooled magma • molten rock in the mantle • plates collides each other • plates slide passes each other • region in mantle of hottest magma • a broken up rock caused by weathering • continental plates overrides oceanic plate • an igneous rock formed inside Earthsʻ crust • an igneous rock formed outside Earthʻs crust • ...

Earth Boundaries 2024-10-09

Earth Boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. Where two plates pull apart
  2. A place where two tectonic plates push against one another.
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  1. Tectonics A geological theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates.
  2. Where two plates slide past each other

4 Clues: Where two plates pull apart • Where two plates slide past each other • A place where two tectonic plates push against one another. • Tectonics A geological theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates.

Tic-Tac-Tonic Project 2022-02-28

Tic-Tac-Tonic Project crossword puzzle
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  1. Broken up pieces of lithosphere?
  2. What happens at a divergent boundary?
  3. What layer do the tectonic plates move on?
  4. What causes the Tectonic Plates to move?
  5. ________ drift?
  6. What boundary slides against each other?
  7. What is the supercontinent called?
  8. What boundary collides?
  9. What happens at a transform boundary?
  10. Traces of ancient life?
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  1. What is it called when one plate sinks under another plate?
  2. What plate is heavier?
  3. Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory?
  4. What boundary pulls away?
  5. What id formed when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
  6. What plate is located in the Southeast Pacific Ocean?
  7. What happens at a fault line?
  8. _____ are formed when 2 plates collide?
  9. Sea-floor______

19 Clues: ________ drift? • Sea-floor______ • What plate is heavier? • What boundary collides? • Traces of ancient life? • What boundary pulls away? • What happens at a fault line? • Broken up pieces of lithosphere? • What is the supercontinent called? • What happens at a divergent boundary? • What happens at a transform boundary? • _____ are formed when 2 plates collide? • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-10-02

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. evidence for the tectonic plate theory in the form of glacial land ice
  2. where 90% of earthquakes happen
  3. molten rock in the earth crust that erupts from volcanoes
  4. the supercontinent that existed before they spread out to become 7
  5. The results of tectonic plate movement that release molten rock
  6. knowledge on which to base a belief
  7. The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth
  8. the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink.
  9. outer layer of the earth
  10. elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides
  11. scientist that studies the solid-liquid and gaseous matter that make up the earth.
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  1. violent shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates rubbing against each other
  2. the plate below the Eurasian plate and directly to the right of the south American plate
  3. the man who came up with the continental drift theory
  4. the tectonic plate made up of two continents
  5. crash together with violent impact
  6. natural disaster caused by earthquakes where large volumes of water are displaced
  7. largest tectonic plate
  8. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  9. evidence of tectonic plates in the form of the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments
  10. carefully thought out explanations for the things that happen in our world but can not be proven.

21 Clues: largest tectonic plate • outer layer of the earth • where 90% of earthquakes happen • crash together with violent impact • knowledge on which to base a belief • the tectonic plate made up of two continents • the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink. • The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth • elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides • ...

Crossword 2017-06-13

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the main landmasses of the earth, such as Africa
  2. A treeless area with frozen ground and low-growing grasses
  3. Base goods from which things are made
  4. A large group of islands
  5. Parts of the earth near the equator
  6. A territory governed as a part of a larger country or empire
  7. A person sent to do religious teaching or charitable work in a new land
  8. A large farm where crops are raised, often by slaves
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  1. A piece of land that sticks out from a larger landmass and is mostly surrounded by water
  2. A conqueror, mainly from 16th-century Spain
  3. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land
  4. The process in which plates below Earth’s surface shift, causing earthquakes
  5. A factory in Mexico where parts are shipped in and the finished product shipped out
  6. A group of people who settle in a distant land but are ruled by their original country
  7. A small, low island made largely of coral or sand
  8. A huge mass of slow-moving ice over a landmass

16 Clues: A large group of islands • Parts of the earth near the equator • Base goods from which things are made • A conqueror, mainly from 16th-century Spain • A huge mass of slow-moving ice over a landmass • A small, low island made largely of coral or sand • A large farm where crops are raised, often by slaves • One of the main landmasses of the earth, such as Africa • ...

Tectonics crossword - the seafloor 2021-03-16

Tectonics crossword - the seafloor crossword puzzle
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  1. name of the current that moves through mid-ocean rifts that resulted in rocks from the mesosphere ascending
  2. mid ocean ______ which is a long mountain range
  3. a type of slope with strong transition gradient between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain
  4. continental ______ which is a submerged part of the continental lithosphere
  5. islands that ar magmatic elevations that rise above the sea
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  1. seafloor ____________ is the hypothesis proposed in the 1970s which helps us understand the theory of plate tectonics
  2. a long depression located down the middle of the mid-ocean ridge
  3. underwater and they are cracks where smouldering materials surface
  4. underwater mountains with plateaus
  5. the closer the seafloor is to the mid-ocean ridge, the ___________ it is
  6. in the deep sea they are long and narrow - earthquakes are frequent inside of them
  7. horizontal plain/gentle slope that extends out from the continental slope

12 Clues: underwater mountains with plateaus • mid ocean ______ which is a long mountain range • islands that ar magmatic elevations that rise above the sea • a long depression located down the middle of the mid-ocean ridge • underwater and they are cracks where smouldering materials surface • the closer the seafloor is to the mid-ocean ridge, the ___________ it is • ...

It's a Puzzling World 2022-02-04

It's a Puzzling World crossword puzzle
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  1. the theory of plate _____ says that the lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere and moves around
  2. as you dig deeper into the Earth, fossils that are down lower are _____ than the ones found above it
  3. there is lots of evidence of ancient plant and animal _____ that supports the idea that all continents used to be connected
  4. another name for the middle mantle
  5. the outermost, solid layer of the Earth; can be continental or oceanic
  6. the crust and upper mantle; think "Land"
  7. the innermost, deepest, solid metal layer of Earth
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  1. as hot magma rises it then cools near Earth's surface, creating a _____ current
  2. middle layer of the Earth where molten magma and convection currents are found
  3. name of the supercontinent 200 million years ago
  4. Wegener suggested that continents _____ to new locations but he couldn't explain how
  5. seafloor _____ happens where magma reaches the surface and pushes plates away from each other

12 Clues: another name for the middle mantle • the crust and upper mantle; think "Land" • name of the supercontinent 200 million years ago • the innermost, deepest, solid metal layer of Earth • the outermost, solid layer of the Earth; can be continental or oceanic • middle layer of the Earth where molten magma and convection currents are found • ...

Replacent Fossils 2014-03-26

Replacent Fossils crossword puzzle
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  1. dating a method used to determain the age of rocks by comparing them
  2. Record The totality of fossilized artifacts and their placement within the earth's rock strata
  3. ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts
  4. is the large span of time in Earth's history
  5. explostion the relatively rapid appearance, around 542 million years ago, of most major animal phyla, as demonstrated in the fossil record
  6. crystals A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of
  7. the current Phanerozoic Eon
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  1. time scale a system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time, and is used by geologists
  2. tectonics The outermost crust of the Earth is cracked into several large pieces called plates that average 50 miles thick.
  3. the earth
  4. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one
  5. life the time taken for half of the atoms in a radioactive material to undergo decay

12 Clues: the earth • the current Phanerozoic Eon • is the large span of time in Earth's history • dating a method used to determain the age of rocks by comparing them • ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts • The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one • ...

Mercury and Venus 2023-04-13

Mercury and Venus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is a world that has both hot and cold extremes of temperature.
  2. Latin word that means crowns that were probably made by hot, rising plumes of mantle rock.
  3. It forced the mercury into an unusual rotational pattern.
  4. The clouds in Venus is made up of this substance, which is made from sulfur dioxide.
  5. He was one of the first astronomers to observe the planet Mercury through the use of a telescope.
  6. It is the reason why Venus do not have plate tectonics since it is much stronger and thicker than the Earth's.
Down
  1. A type of rock that is rich in carbon dioxide and oxygen.
  2. The molecule that is outgassed in Venus.
  3. This is the most surprising feature of mercury that appear to be distributed all over the planet.
  4. The only ongoing geological change on the Moon with a very slow process.
  5. Largest impact craters.
  6. It is used to study the geological features of Venus.

12 Clues: Largest impact craters. • The molecule that is outgassed in Venus. • It is used to study the geological features of Venus. • A type of rock that is rich in carbon dioxide and oxygen. • It forced the mercury into an unusual rotational pattern. • It is a world that has both hot and cold extremes of temperature. • ...

Natural forces affect life on Earth 2024-05-01

Natural forces affect life on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock that comes out of a volcano, cools down and becomes solid rock again
  2. Naturgewalt
  3. Verletzlichkeit/Verwundbarkeit
  4. Naturkatastrophe
  5. Richterskala
  6. when two oceanic plates move away from each other
  7. (Vulkan-)Ausbruch
  8. Zerstörung, another word for destruction
  9. Erdbebenwelle
  10. point vertically above the seismic focus
  11. plate boundary of diverging plates
  12. Erdbebenherd (point of origin of the earthquake)
Down
  1. plate boundary where a heavier oceanic plate moves under a lighter continental plate
  2. German climatologist and polar researcher who developed the theory of continental drift
  3. Plattengrenze
  4. Frühwarnsystem
  5. Katastrophenhilfe
  6. Schildvulkan
  7. molten rock below the surface of the earth
  8. Lithosphäre (hard, outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle)
  9. this happens at destructive plate boundaries and involves a continental and an oceanic plate
  10. shaking of the ground
  11. Schichtvulkan
  12. große Hafenwelle

24 Clues: Naturgewalt • Schildvulkan • Richterskala • Plattengrenze • Schichtvulkan • Erdbebenwelle • Frühwarnsystem • Naturkatastrophe • große Hafenwelle • Katastrophenhilfe • (Vulkan-)Ausbruch • shaking of the ground • Verletzlichkeit/Verwundbarkeit • plate boundary of diverging plates • Zerstörung, another word for destruction • point vertically above the seismic focus • ...

Rock Layers 2024-09-30

Rock Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
  2. The KT ____ was created when a meteor hit Earth
  3. Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks.
  4. _____ are scientists that study fossils and rock layers
  5. PLATE _____: The movement of Earth’s plates that can cause rock layers to move.
  6. Geologic time ______: Arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute age of any part of geologic time.
  7. When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
Down
  1. When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. RELATIVE ______ DATING: The age of something based on its placement
  2. ABSOLUTE _____: The exact age of something.
  3. _____ scientist studying natural hazards like earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides.
  4. When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
  5. Rock that forms when sediment from erosion is compressed together are ______ rocks.

12 Clues: ABSOLUTE _____: The exact age of something. • When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces. • The KT ____ was created when a meteor hit Earth • When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area. • _____ are scientists that study fossils and rock layers • Evidence of past life that have been preserved in rocks. • ...

Earth and Environmental Science Plate Tectonics 2022-08-18

Earth and Environmental Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A FINE GRAINED VOLCANIC ROCK FORMED BY THE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE MANTLE.
  2. THE POINT AT WHICH MAGNETICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE CRYSTALS BECOME ORIENTATED TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE TIME.
  3. INTRA PLATE RISING MAGMA REACHING THE SURFACE.
  4. THE MAGNETIC FIELD IS ALIGNED OPPOSITE TO THE CURRENT ALIGNMENT.
  5. TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF VOLCANOES AND DEEP EARTHQUAKES.
  6. TYPE OF PLATE THAT PRODUCED VOLCANOES AND SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES.
  7. AN INCLINED ZONE OF EARTHQUAKE FOCI IN THE UPPER PART OF A SUBDUCTING OCEANIC PLATE.
  8. THE STUDY OF THE MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT OF MAGNETIC CRYSTALS OF THE PAST.
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  1. THE PART OF THE EARTH'S STRUCTURE THE TECTONIC PLATES MOVE ACROSS.
  2. A PLATE MARGIN WHERE TWO OCEANIC PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
  3. TYPE OF PLATE WITH SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES AND SOME VOLCANIC ACTION.
  4. THE NAME OF A SUPERCONTINENT THAT PROCEEDED GONDWANALAND.
  5. DESCRIBING THE PATTERN OF REVERSALS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MID-ALANTIC RIDGE.
  6. DESCRIPTION OF THE PATTERN OF VOLCANOES ON THE NON-SUBDUCTING PLATE.
  7. DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE.
  8. OCCURS AT A SUBDUCTION ZONE

16 Clues: OCCURS AT A SUBDUCTION ZONE • INTRA PLATE RISING MAGMA REACHING THE SURFACE. • DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE. • THE NAME OF A SUPERCONTINENT THAT PROCEEDED GONDWANALAND. • TYPE OF PLATE THAT PRODUCED VOLCANOES AND SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES. • TYPE OF PLATE WITH SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES AND SOME VOLCANIC ACTION. • ...

Activity 4.1 "CROSSWORD PUZZLE" 2022-04-21

Activity 4.1 "CROSSWORD PUZZLE" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a huge wave
  2. Plate Boundary, this is when two plates are separated from one another
  3. Plate Boundary, this is when two plates move towards each other
  4. part of the earth that's in-between the crust and the core
  5. the result of plates colliding
  6. a record made by seismographs
  7. Scale, measures the magnitude of an earthquake
  8. Waves, waves caused by an earthquake
  9. where the earthquake begins
  10. Boundaries, the area wherein two plates meet
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  1. directly above the focus
  2. is how severe the earthquake is
  3. outermost layer of the earth
  4. Plate Boundary, this is when two plates slide with each other
  5. the hottest layer of the earth
  6. measures earthquakes
  7. the aftermath of earthquakes
  8. Plate, a lithospheric plate
  9. Scale, measures the intensity of an earthquake
  10. the energy released by an earthquake

20 Clues: a huge wave • measures earthquakes • directly above the focus • Plate, a lithospheric plate • where the earthquake begins • outermost layer of the earth • the aftermath of earthquakes • a record made by seismographs • the hottest layer of the earth • the result of plates colliding • is how severe the earthquake is • the energy released by an earthquake • ...

Tongariro Volcanic Centre #2 2025-07-12

Tongariro Volcanic Centre #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ejected material like ash and scoria.
  2. Magma thickness, affects eruption type.
  3. Ancient southern continent including NZ’s landmass.
  4. Earth’s outer shell where landforms are found.
  5. Subducting plate beneath the North Island.
  6. Slow shifting of continents over time.
  7. Northern landmass that broke from Pangaea.
  8. Plate that overrides the Pacific Plate.
Down
  1. Bowl-shaped vent at a volcano’s top.
  2. Heat-driven currents that move tectonic plates.
  3. Opening through which lava and gas escape.
  4. Underground pool of molten magma.
  5. Sinking of one plate beneath another.
  6. Cone-shaped volcano formed by layers of lava and ash.
  7. Trench where the Pacific Plate dives under.
  8. Intermediate lava found in TVC volcanoes.
  9. Molten rock formed from subduction.
  10. Magma that erupts onto Earth’s surface.
  11. Plate boundary where subduction and volcanoes occur.
  12. Partly molten mantle layer below crust.

20 Clues: Underground pool of molten magma. • Molten rock formed from subduction. • Bowl-shaped vent at a volcano’s top. • Ejected material like ash and scoria. • Sinking of one plate beneath another. • Slow shifting of continents over time. • Magma thickness, affects eruption type. • Magma that erupts onto Earth’s surface. • Plate that overrides the Pacific Plate. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A carbonated cucumber
  2. Who died in Greenland?
  3. When a plate goes under another plate
  4. The proof Alfred needed
  5. How heat spreads
  6. When there are two plates going away from each other
Down
  1. An idea to explain how the Earth came from Pangea
  2. Anything within two pieces of bread
  3. How closely packed the molecules are in any given object
  4. Swimmy swimmy herbivores
  5. Two main types of these boundaries
  6. When there are plates that rub against each other

12 Clues: How heat spreads • A carbonated cucumber • Who died in Greenland? • The proof Alfred needed • Swimmy swimmy herbivores • Two main types of these boundaries • Anything within two pieces of bread • When a plate goes under another plate • An idea to explain how the Earth came from Pangea • When there are plates that rub against each other • ...

science class 2023-01-05

science class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer part of Earth under the water
  2. A collection of radioactive chemicals that decay into the daughter isotope
Down
  1. The outer part of Earth above the water
  2. Plate tectonics that smash into each other

4 Clues: The outer part of Earth under the water • The outer part of Earth above the water • Plate tectonics that smash into each other • A collection of radioactive chemicals that decay into the daughter isotope

Tectonic Plates Crossword 5 2025-01-30

Tectonic Plates Crossword 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake
  2. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move
  3. Movement of heat by the flow of something like air, water, or magma.
  4. One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate
  5. A region of the crust with magma breaking through and making volcanoes. This is forming Hawaii.
  6. Violent motion of the ground, caused by the motions of the plates or of magma.
  7. Plate boundary where the plates move apar
  8. Underwater mountain
  9. Plate boundary where the plates collide
Down
  1. Earth's magnetic field as recorded in rocks, minerals, and sediments
  2. This happens at a mid-oceanic ridge where two plates are moving apart and new crust is forming.
  3. Magma rising from the mantle to the base of the crust
  4. crust This type is thinner and denser than continental
  5. Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
  6. Oscillating motion from an earthquake or an explosion
  7. crust This type is thicker than oceanic and doesn’t subduct
  8. Cooled lava rock
  9. boundaries The dividing line where tectonic plates meet
  10. The plate subducting underr the South American Plate

19 Clues: Cooled lava rock • Underwater mountain • Plate boundary where the plates collide • Sections of the Earth’s surface that move • Plate boundary where the plates move apar • One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate • The plate subducting underr the South American Plate • Magma rising from the mantle to the base of the crust • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 5 2025-03-03

Tectonic Plates Crossword 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake
  2. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move
  3. Movement of heat by the flow of something like air, water, or magma.
  4. One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate
  5. A region of the crust with magma breaking through and making volcanoes. This is forming Hawaii.
  6. Violent motion of the ground, caused by the motions of the plates or of magma.
  7. Plate boundary where the plates move apar
  8. Underwater mountain
  9. Plate boundary where the plates collide
Down
  1. Earth's magnetic field as recorded in rocks, minerals, and sediments
  2. This happens at a mid-oceanic ridge where two plates are moving apart and new crust is forming.
  3. Magma rising from the mantle to the base of the crust
  4. crust This type is thinner and denser than continental
  5. Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
  6. Oscillating motion from an earthquake or an explosion
  7. crust This type is thicker than oceanic and doesn’t subduct
  8. Cooled lava rock
  9. boundaries The dividing line where tectonic plates meet
  10. The plate subducting underr the South American Plate

19 Clues: Cooled lava rock • Underwater mountain • Plate boundary where the plates collide • Sections of the Earth’s surface that move • Plate boundary where the plates move apar • One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate • The plate subducting underr the South American Plate • Magma rising from the mantle to the base of the crust • ...

First Quarter Examination in Science 10 2017-08-02

First Quarter Examination in Science 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The science that studies Earth
  2. Scientist who believes that the continents were once joined as a large landmass.
  3. A boundary in which two plates move toward each other.
  4. An event in which a plate moves beneath another plate.
  5. Vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy
  6. A current in the mantle because of the heat from the inner layers of the Earth.
  7. Plate ___________ is a theory which suggests that the plates are moving slowly but constantly.
  8. A type of body wave which travels quickly through liquids.
  9. A method used to hypothetically determine the epicenter of an earthquake.
  10. A boundary existing between the core and the mantle.
  11. Consists of the crust and the upper mantle.
  12. A boundary produced when two plates slide past each other.
  13. Arc Formed on the surface of an oceanic plate when it collides with another oceanic plate.
  14. A fossil plant which supports the idea that the continents were once joined.
  15. A solid layer made up of iron and nickel is the ____________ core.
  16. A series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean.
  17. A kit which can help people to survive for a few days after a calamity.
  18. A term which means “entire earth”.
  19. An evidence which supports Continental Drift Theory focusing on past climate data of the continents.
  20. Rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit
  21. A discovery which explains how continents move is the ___________ spreading.
  22. Preserved remains or traces of organisms (plants and animals) from the remote past.
  23. The outer layer of the earth.
  24. Spot A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
Down
  1. A crust which is thinner and is found under oceans
  2. Ridge Develop when divergent boundaries are situated along underwater mountains.
  3. The inner core remains solid because of _________ freezing.
  4. A crust which is thicker and found under landforms.
  5. A boundary existing between crust and mantle.
  6. One evidence which supports Continental Drift Theory is ______ and Mountain Correlation.
  7. A liquid layer made up of iron and nickel is the _____________ core.
  8. A reptile whose fossils were found on South America and Africa and supports the Continental Drift Theory.
  9. A boundary in which two plates move away from each other.
  10. A type of seismic waves which travels through the layers of the earth.
  11. A depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process
  12. A soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move around.
  13. A mass of molten rock formed at depth, including dissolved gases and crystals
  14. A type of body wave which travels slower through solids.
  15. The continental crust and _____ dense than the oceanic crust.
  16. A point in the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  17. A geologic formation when two continental plates collide.
  18. Valley Develop when spreading center develops within a continent.
  19. A device used to record earthquake waves.
  20. According to Wegener edges of the continents fits like a _________.
  21. Arc Formed on the surface when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate
  22. The energy from an earthquake radiates in all directions from the focus in the form of waves called _____ waves
  23. A scientist who supports the idea that the continents were once a large landmass.
  24. Continental ______ Theory states that the continents were once a large landmass.
  25. A break in a rock along which movement has occurred.
  26. The most abundant element in the crust.

50 Clues: The outer layer of the earth. • The science that studies Earth • A term which means “entire earth”. • The most abundant element in the crust. • A device used to record earthquake waves. • Consists of the crust and the upper mantle. • A boundary existing between crust and mantle. • A crust which is thinner and is found under oceans • ...

Mid-Term Help :) 2021-09-30

Mid-Term Help :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid layer of the earth
  2. the gooey layer of the earth
  3. when an earthquake happens it sends out what type of waves
  4. the striped appearance of a rock
  5. formed from decomposed sediment and makes bedding called strata, destroyed by heat and pressure to form a metamorphic rock.
  6. what rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure, and destroyed by melting back into lava or weathering back into sediment
  7. what is a mixture of molten rocks, with water and dissolved gases under the lithosphere
  8. the location on the surface directly above the focus
Down
  1. boundaries that move away from each other
  2. the liquid layer of the earth
  3. boundaries that move closer to each other
  4. boundaries that scrape against each other
  5. what rock is formed by cooling magma and destroyed by heat and pressure melting rocks into lava
  6. what energy source for plate tectonics
  7. what is it called when the continents were in one big super continent
  8. what is very destructive, that cost people lives, homes, plants , pets.
  9. the inside point of the start of an earthquake
  10. the crust that has been broken down

18 Clues: the solid layer of the earth • the gooey layer of the earth • the liquid layer of the earth • the striped appearance of a rock • the crust that has been broken down • what energy source for plate tectonics • boundaries that move away from each other • boundaries that move closer to each other • boundaries that scrape against each other • ...

SW30: Volcanoes 2024-03-11

SW30: Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hot ____________ is a region in the mantle where heat rises.
  2. A _______________ is a scientist who studies volcanoes.
  3. Earth and its volcanoes are _______________ through the interaction of the crust and mantle.
  4. The point at which the plates collide and slide past one another is called the _______________ zone.
Down
  1. _______________ are mountains or hills from which lava erupts.
  2. The Ring of Fire is the result of plate _______________, or the movement or collision of the Earth’s plates.
  3. The _______________ is the layer of Earth below the crust.
  4. The eruption _______________ is a cloud of extremely hot ash and rock fragments.
  5. _______________ currents are currents caused by hot, rising fluid and cold, sinking fluid.
  6. A _______________ is a crack in the Earth’s surface that can erupt lava.
  7. A _______________ is a large volcanic crater that is formed after one or more massive eruptions.

11 Clues: A _______________ is a scientist who studies volcanoes. • The _______________ is the layer of Earth below the crust. • _______________ are mountains or hills from which lava erupts. • A hot ____________ is a region in the mantle where heat rises. • A _______________ is a crack in the Earth’s surface that can erupt lava. • ...

Andrew Rickards Science Project 2015-01-15

Andrew Rickards Science Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics Plates that glide over the Earth's mantle
  2. When magma cools it turns to this type of rock
Down
  1. The process that breaks things down from exposure to air
  2. Slow destruction of rocks over time

4 Clues: Slow destruction of rocks over time • When magma cools it turns to this type of rock • tectonics Plates that glide over the Earth's mantle • The process that breaks things down from exposure to air

techtonics 2022-12-14

techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this palte holds europe and asia
  2. this happens at transform boundaries
  3. all of the continents comebind
  4. this plate holds the north american
  5. this plate holds antarctica
  6. to plates rub against each other
  7. dense basalt crust
Down
  1. this plate holds africa
  2. this plate holds south america
  3. thin crust
  4. to plate head on colied
  5. this plate holds australia
  6. these seperate the plates
  7. to plates move away
  8. this plate holds only pacific ocean

15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...

techtonics 2022-12-14

techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this palte holds europe and asia
  2. this happens at transform boundaries
  3. all of the continents comebind
  4. this plate holds the north american
  5. this plate holds antarctica
  6. to plates rub against each other
  7. dense basalt crust
Down
  1. this plate holds africa
  2. this plate holds south america
  3. thin crust
  4. to plate head on colied
  5. this plate holds australia
  6. these seperate the plates
  7. to plates move away
  8. this plate holds only pacific ocean

15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...

techtonics 2022-12-14

techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this palte holds europe and asia
  2. this happens at transform boundaries
  3. all of the continents comebind
  4. this plate holds the north american
  5. this plate holds antarctica
  6. to plates rub against each other
  7. dense basalt crust
Down
  1. this plate holds africa
  2. this plate holds south america
  3. thin crust
  4. to plate head on colied
  5. this plate holds australia
  6. these seperate the plates
  7. to plates move away
  8. this plate holds only pacific ocean

15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...

techtonics 2022-12-14

techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this palte holds europe and asia
  2. this happens at transform boundaries
  3. all of the continents comebind
  4. this plate holds the north american
  5. this plate holds antarctica
  6. to plates rub against each other
  7. dense basalt crust
Down
  1. this plate holds africa
  2. this plate holds south america
  3. thin crust
  4. to plate head on colied
  5. this plate holds australia
  6. these seperate the plates
  7. to plates move away
  8. this plate holds only pacific ocean

15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...

The Geologic Time Scale 2013-03-12

The Geologic Time Scale crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Groups of organisms rapidly diversified in the _______ explosion
  2. The appearance of the first mammals
  3. Extensive glaciation occured before the______
  4. The meteorite that struck Earth in the Paleogene period caused a change in global _______
  5. Era that means "recent life"
  6. An event in which many species become extinct in a short time; they occur every 26 to 30 million years on average and are known as mass ___________
  7. Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago
  8. By the end of the Carboniferous period, the first ____ began to roam the forests
  9. Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations
  10. The model that expresses the major geological and biological events in Earth's history is known as the ________ time scale
  11. Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon
Down
  1. Cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs after the Cretaceous period
  2. 90 percent of all history
  3. Birds evolved from ________, who lived in the Mesozoic era
  4. Movement of plate ________ that make up the surface of Earth
  5. Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts
  6. Element found in the K-T boundary that is not prevalent on Earth
  7. The land mass that existed on Earth 225 million years ago

18 Clues: 90 percent of all history • Era that means "recent life" • The appearance of the first mammals • Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon • Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago • Extensive glaciation occured before the______ • Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations • Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts • ...

continental drift theory 2025-01-31

continental drift theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates move apart, often creating new crust, like at mid-ocean ridges.
  2. A crack or split in the Earth's surface where plates move apart.
  3. A huge piece of the Earth's outer shell that moves around.
  4. When two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing mountains or earthquakes.
Down
  1. When two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes along fault lines.
  2. A giant landmass that existed millions of years ago, made up of all the continents together.
  3. The study of how the Earth's outer layers (plates) move and change.

7 Clues: A huge piece of the Earth's outer shell that moves around. • A crack or split in the Earth's surface where plates move apart. • The study of how the Earth's outer layers (plates) move and change. • When two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes along fault lines. • ...

CH 20 vocabualry 2024-03-22

CH 20 vocabualry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. timeline used to represent Earth’s history
  2. term used to refer to a species that has died out and has no living members
  3. theory that proposes that eukaryotic cells formed from a symbiotic relationship among several different prokaryotic cells
  4. major division of geologic time; usually divided into two or more periods
  5. process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
  6. length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
  7. extinction caused by slow and steady process of natural selection
  8. method for determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
Down
  1. event during which many species become extinct during a relatively short period of time
  2. process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
  3. method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
  4. process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time
  5. changes in anatomy, phylogeny, ecology, and behavior that take place in clades larger than a single species
  6. the evolution of a species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time
  7. distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils
  8. division of geologic time into which eras are subdivided Plate tectonics - geologic processes, such as continental drift, volcanoes, and earthquakes, resulting from plate movement

16 Clues: timeline used to represent Earth’s history • extinction caused by slow and steady process of natural selection • distinctive fossil that is used to compare the relative ages of fossils • major division of geologic time; usually divided into two or more periods • term used to refer to a species that has died out and has no living members • ...

Volcano Drake Hardesty 2023-02-14

Volcano Drake Hardesty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory in geology: the lithospherebof the earth is divided into small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. Eruption A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  3. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  4. A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  5. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  6. The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
  7. tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
Down
  1. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  2. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction.
  3. molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface
  4. The point on the earth's surface directly above the place that earthquake occured
  5. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  6. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.
  7. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  8. Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface
  9. The study of Earthquakes
  10. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled

17 Clues: The study of Earthquakes • Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface • molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • ...

Volcano Drake Hardesty 2023-02-14

Volcano Drake Hardesty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory in geology: the lithospherebof the earth is divided into small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. Eruption A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  3. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  4. A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  5. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  6. The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
  7. tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
Down
  1. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  2. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction.
  3. molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface
  4. The point on the earth's surface directly above the place that earthquake occured
  5. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  6. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.
  7. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  8. Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface
  9. The study of Earthquakes
  10. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled

17 Clues: The study of Earthquakes • Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface • molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • ...

Chapter 7; Plate Tectonics - Madelyn Ashworth 2021-10-12

Chapter 7; Plate Tectonics - Madelyn Ashworth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic field reverses directions
  2. Process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older crust moves away from the ridge
  3. Form where two plates collide
  4. The idea that the continents were once one big continent
  5. The cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. Where the heavier plate sinks below the lighter plate when they converge.
  7. A state in which magnetized objects, such as a compass needle, will orient themselves to point north
Down
  1. Forms where two plates slide past each other
  2. Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  3. Suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
  4. Forms where two plates seperate
  5. Rising mantel material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  6. Circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  7. A state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  8. As a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  9. Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other

16 Clues: Form where two plates collide • Forms where two plates seperate • magnetic field reverses directions • The cold and rigid outermost rock layer • Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • Forms where two plates slide past each other • The idea that the continents were once one big continent • As a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force • ...

The Geologic Time Scale 2013-03-12

The Geologic Time Scale crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The meteorite that struck Earth in the Paleogene period caused a change in global _______
  2. Element found in the K-T boundary that is not prevalent on Earth
  3. Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago
  4. Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations
  5. An event in which many species become extinct in a short time; they occur every 26 to 30 million years on average and are known as mass ___________
  6. Cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs after the Cretaceous period
  7. Extensive glaciation occured before the______
  8. By the end of the Carboniferous period, the first ____ began to roam the forests
  9. Era that means "recent life"
  10. The appearance of the first mammals
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  1. Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon
  2. Groups of organisms rapidly diversified in the _______ explosion
  3. Birds evolved from ________, who lived in the Mesozoic era
  4. The land mass that existed on Earth 225 million years ago
  5. 90 percent of all history
  6. Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts
  7. Movement of plate ________ that make up the surface of Earth
  8. The model that expresses the major geological and biological events in Earth's history is known as the ________ time scale

18 Clues: 90 percent of all history • Era that means "recent life" • The appearance of the first mammals • Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon • Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago • Extensive glaciation occured before the______ • Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations • Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2021-11-18

Tectonic Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates collide
  2. The result of a Divergent Plate Boundary
  3. unevenly heated areas of the mantle moving the plates
  4. A plate boundary where two plates pull apart
  5. The result of a Transform Plate Boundary
  6. The result of a Convergent Plate Boundary when the two plates have similar densities
  7. When a less dense plate goes under a denser one
  8. The point of seafloor spreading in which new land moves out from
  9. The result of a Convergent Plate Boundary when an Oceanic plate is involved
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  1. The person who discovered Seafloor Spreading
  2. Discovered by Alfred Wegener, suggested that the plates where moving
  3. Discovered by Harry Hess provided information that the floor of the ocean was moving away from a certain point
  4. waves given off from plate movement
  5. A plate boundary where two plates slip past each other
  6. the layer of earth in which the plates are divided
  7. The person who discovered the Continental Drift Theory

16 Clues: waves given off from plate movement • The result of a Divergent Plate Boundary • The result of a Transform Plate Boundary • A plate boundary where two plates collide • The person who discovered Seafloor Spreading • A plate boundary where two plates pull apart • When a less dense plate goes under a denser one • the layer of earth in which the plates are divided • ...

CDT 2022-10-13

CDT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Glaciers found in places that should've never had glaciers
  2. the theory that Wegener made, the theory that all the continents have moved slowly over time.
  3. a piece fossil evidence that was found in South America and Africa
Down
  1. Sections of land that are moved over time by plate tectonics
  2. the German scientist that came up with the continental Drift Theory
  3. Fossils of the same creature dated to the same time that can't swin found if different continents
  4. the sections of land that are moved by the convection currents in the mantle

7 Clues: Glaciers found in places that should've never had glaciers • Sections of land that are moved over time by plate tectonics • a piece fossil evidence that was found in South America and Africa • the German scientist that came up with the continental Drift Theory • the sections of land that are moved by the convection currents in the mantle • ...

Ocean Stations 2023-03-29

Ocean Stations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long narrow deep depression in the ocean floor.
  2. The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
  3. A large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offshore of a continent
  4. Formed by a build-up of cool lava, breaks the surface of the ocean.
Down
  1. The area of seabed where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean.
  2. A fissure in the surface of a planet from which geothermally heated water is released.
  3. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.

7 Clues: A long narrow deep depression in the ocean floor. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • Formed by a build-up of cool lava, breaks the surface of the ocean. • The area of seabed where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean. • The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor. • ...

Oceanography Crossword 2023-01-10

Oceanography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What crust is broken into
  2. If this happens in plates, quakes happen
  3. Plate off the coast of South America
  4. Plate off the coast of Central America
  5. Where plates float
  6. Mid Ocean ______
  7. A boundary where two plates collide
  8. Theory all continents were once together
  9. East African ______
  10. When one plate sinks under another
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  1. A boundary where two plates spread apart
  2. Pushes up to form new crust
  3. Plates named after this part of earth
  4. A form of crust found on land
  5. A form of crust found in the ocean
  6. A geological event that causes shaking
  7. Steep areas deep in the ocean
  8. Plate _______
  9. Very large waves
  10. San Andreas _______

20 Clues: Plate _______ • Mid Ocean ______ • Very large waves • Where plates float • East African ______ • San Andreas _______ • What crust is broken into • Pushes up to form new crust • A form of crust found on land • Steep areas deep in the ocean • A form of crust found in the ocean • When one plate sinks under another • A boundary where two plates collide • Plate off the coast of South America • ...

Puzzle 32: Geology and Rocks 2025-09-09

Puzzle 32: Geology and Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Large landmass.
  2. – Rising of Earth’s surface.
  3. – Sinking of Earth’s surface.
  4. – Plates pushing together.
  5. – Origin of earthquake.
  6. – Volcanic particles.
  7. – Segment of crust.
  8. – Semi-fluid mantle layer.
  9. – One plate beneath another.
  10. – Related to earthquakes.
  11. – Magma erupts to surface.
  12. – Shaking from plate movement.
  13. – Records earthquake waves.
  14. – Gap between diverging plates.
  15. – Plates sliding past.
  16. – Deep ocean depression.
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  1. – Elevated underwater boundary.
  2. – Formation of volcanoes.
  3. – Plates moving together.
  4. – Related to Earth’s plates.
  5. – Point above earthquake focus.
  6. – Fracture in crust.
  7. – Crust and upper mantle.
  8. – Melted rock.
  9. – Edge of tectonic plate.
  10. – Elevated landform.
  11. – Plates moving apart.
  12. – Plate edge.
  13. – Molten rock.
  14. – Ocean floor crust.

30 Clues: – Plate edge. • – Melted rock. • – Molten rock. • – Large landmass. • – Segment of crust. • – Fracture in crust. • – Elevated landform. • – Ocean floor crust. • – Volcanic particles. • – Plates moving apart. • – Plates sliding past. • – Origin of earthquake. • – Deep ocean depression. • – Formation of volcanoes. • – Plates moving together. • – Crust and upper mantle. • – Edge of tectonic plate. • ...

Science Crossword 2019-07-21

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ground that slants downward or upward. (S)
  2. A mild tremor preceding the violent shaking movement of an earthquake. (F)
  3. The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena. (S)
  4. Is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, (A)
  5. A theory of the condition of approximate equilibrium in the outer part of the earth. (I)
  6. The process of making something, especially a gas, liquid. (L)
  7. A part of plate tectonics. Its discovery provided a mechanism for continental drift that Alfred Wegener could not explain. In this lesson, you will learn about this important geologic process. (S) (S)
  8. A hypothetical super continent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart during the Triassic and Jurassic Periods. (PAN-EA)
  9. An opening exposed on the earth's surface where volcanic material is emitted. (V)
  10. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill. (M)
  11. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. (E)
  12. A shaking of a part of the earth's surface that often causes great damage. (E)
  13. A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake. (M)
Down
  1. Locations on Earth's surface that has experienced active volcano activities for a long period of time. (H)
  2. A mountain with a hole in the top or side that sometimes sends out rocks, ash, lava, etc., in a sudden explosion (called eruption). (V)
  3. The point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts. (H)
  4. An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means. (S) (W)
  5. A fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture. (F)
  6. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. (S)
  7. 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. (A)
  8. A geologic plate in which most of the crust (the top rock layer is mostly land). (C) (P)
  9. A natural feature of the earth's surface. (L)
  10. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance (T)
  11. Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth. (M)
  12. A narrow, straight, elongate, U-Shaped valley between two mountain ranges. (T)
  13. The region between an oceanic trench and the associated volcanic arc. (F)
  14. The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. (E)

27 Clues: Ground that slants downward or upward. (S) • A natural feature of the earth's surface. (L) • Hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth. (M) • Is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, (A) • The process of making something, especially a gas, liquid. (L) • A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake. (M) • ...

COSMETOLOGY NAIL STRUCTURE & GROWTH 2022-12-07

COSMETOLOGY NAIL STRUCTURE & GROWTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. The tissure is sticky and difficult to remove from nail plate. It's job is to seal the space between the natural nail plate and living skin.
  2. Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall.
  3. Water content of a healthy nail.Water content directly affects the nail's flexibility.
  4. Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  5. Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
  6. Slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.
  7. fibrous protein found in the natural nail and is also found in skin and hair
  8. Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area.
  9. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  10. How many layers of nail cells make up the nail plate?
  11. 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.
Down
  1. The natural nail is part of this system
  2. nail growth is slower than all other nails
  3. nail growth is faster than all other nails
  4. Visisble part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
  5. 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.
  6. Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.
  7. What forms the nail plate?

18 Clues: What forms the nail plate? • The natural nail is part of this system • nail growth is slower than all other nails • nail growth is faster than all other nails • Slits or furrows on the sides of the sidewall. • How many layers of nail cells make up the nail plate? • Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate. • ...