plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Parts and objects of the house 2015-05-02
21 Clues: Rug • Bed • Sofa • Lamp • Roof • Chair • Stove • Table • Plate • Garage • Garden • Mirror • Pillow • Shower • Napkin • Bedroom • Kitchen • Armchair • Bathroom • Silverware • Refrigerator
Plate Techtonics Crossword puzzle 2025-10-03
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- the layer beneath the crust
- a large section of the crust
- the outermost layer of Earth
- when one plate moves under another
- pertaining to earthquakes
- a mountain that erupts
- a deep dip formed by subduction
- a shaking caused by plate movement
- a split where plates move apart
- a ridge where new crust forms
- plates sliding past each other
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- when plates move apart
- relating to land plates
- the rigid outer layer
- related to Earth's plate movements
- the semi-fluid layer below
- a place of intense volcanic activity
- molten rock beneath the surface
- when plates come together
- a crack where earthquakes occur
20 Clues: the rigid outer layer • when plates move apart • a mountain that erupts • relating to land plates • when plates come together • pertaining to earthquakes • the semi-fluid layer below • the layer beneath the crust • a large section of the crust • the outermost layer of Earth • a ridge where new crust forms • plates sliding past each other • molten rock beneath the surface • ...
earthquakes 2021-10-15
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- site of the largest magnitude earthquake
- wave that moves similar to sound waves
- moves perpendicular to the direction of movement of the earthquake.
- zone - where one plate goes under another
- vibrations that result from plate movements
- movement of magma in the mantle
- this happens when plates move
- where new rocks are formed
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- where plates separate
- where plates come together
- large wave of water
- plate boundary where plates slide pass each other
- plate - type of plate found under the oceans
- - pieces of the crust
- where old rock melts
- - amount of energy released
16 Clues: large wave of water • where old rock melts • where plates separate • - pieces of the crust • where plates come together • where new rocks are formed • - amount of energy released • this happens when plates move • movement of magma in the mantle • wave that moves similar to sound waves • site of the largest magnitude earthquake • zone - where one plate goes under another • ...
Max Carrillo 3 2023-12-06
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- big mountain that spits out ash and lava
- 85% of the Earth's mass
- break or crack in the Earth's crust
- above ground magma
- solid mass of iron/nickel
- the outermost layer of the earth
- quake causes seismic shaking
- a semi solid mass of the earth
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- big waves that can cause flooding
- of fire more than 60% of volcano are here
- crust thicker less dense
- boundaries north am plate nazaca plate
- shocks earth quakes before the main ones
- shocks earth quakes after the main ones
- core liquid layer
- American plate a plate boundary
16 Clues: above ground magma • core liquid layer • 85% of the Earth's mass • crust thicker less dense • solid mass of iron/nickel • quake causes seismic shaking • a semi solid mass of the earth • American plate a plate boundary • the outermost layer of the earth • big waves that can cause flooding • break or crack in the Earth's crust • boundaries north am plate nazaca plate • ...
science choice board vocab 2 2022-09-14
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- current Any movement in matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
- rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
- The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
- reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically;a change in direction which earth magnetic field points.
- The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath as a result of tectonic forces.
- A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
- The point of earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
- plate A block of lithosphere that consists of crust and rigid.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
- A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
- The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of a earthquake is formed.
- A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
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- drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents.
- The central part of earth below the mantle.
- boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
- boundary The boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- The layer or rock between the earth crust and core.
- boundary The boundary of 2 tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- The bending tilting and breaking of earth's crust.
- The thin and solid outermost layer or earth above the mantle.
- The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
- plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
- spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge.
- tectonics The theory that the earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building.
24 Clues: The central part of earth below the mantle. • The bending tilting and breaking of earth's crust. • The layer or rock between the earth crust and core. • The thin and solid outermost layer or earth above the mantle. • plate A block of lithosphere that consists of crust and rigid. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. • ...
Science 10 2023-05-18
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- The breaking, bending, or deformation of the Earth's crust.
- The process by which tectonic plates collide and come together.
- The location below the Earth's surface where an earthquake originates.
- A large crater formed by the collapse of a volcano.
- A weak earthquake following a larger earthquake.
- Violent and explosive volcanic event.
- Scale, The measurement of the energy released by an earthquake.
- Tectonics, The slow and continuous movement of tectonic plates.
- The layer of the Earth below the crust.
- A crack or fracture in the Earth's crust.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- The molten rock that erupts from a volcano.
- Event, A sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.
- The opening in the Earth's surface through which lava and gases erupt.
- The process by which solid rock changes into a liquid state due to high temperatures and pressure.
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- An earthquake that follows a larger earthquake.
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
- A crack in the Earth's crust where movement occurs.
- Volcano, A volcano that is currently erupting or has shown recent activity.
- of Fire, The area around the Pacific Ocean known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
- Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- The study of earthquakes.
- A giant wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
- A mountain or hill that erupts hot lava, ash, and gases.
- The solid outer layer of the Earth.
25 Clues: The study of earthquakes. • The solid outer layer of the Earth. • Violent and explosive volcanic event. • The layer of the Earth below the crust. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • A crack or fracture in the Earth's crust. • The molten rock that erupts from a volcano. • An earthquake that follows a larger earthquake. • ...
Unit 3 Earth Science Vocabulary 2023-11-30
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- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale 1-10
- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- the process of rock breaking apart
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
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- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- natural land shape or feature
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the strength of an earthquake
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • scientist that studies earthquakes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
1st Semester Extra Credit 2023-12-12
Across
- any object that makes work easier
- smallest piece of an element
- occurs when earth’s crust suddenly shifts and releases energy
- coil of wire with a core attached to an electric core
- dropping of sediment in a new location
- any material that has the ability to attract iron
- loose material on earth’s surface
- used to measure the concentration of acids and bases (no space)
- resistance to change in motion
- another name for earthquake waves
- nuclear energy relies on this element
- rock formed from hardened lava or magma
- substance that contains only one kind of atom
- hot spring that periodically blows steam and hot water into the air
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- rocks that form when layers of weathered rock, minerals, and organisms harden
- formed when cracks in earth’s surface allows magma and gases to come to the surface
- formed when the remains of plants and animals are buried quickly (no space)
- solid substance found naturally in earth’s crust
- the theory of plate _________ is the idea that earth’s crust is made up of moving plates
- resources that can be easily replaced
- when weathered material is moved from one location to another
- rocks that form by heat and pressure deep inside the earth
- number system used to program computers
- the study of matter
- allows electricity to flow easily
- process of breaking down rocks
26 Clues: the study of matter • smallest piece of an element • resistance to change in motion • process of breaking down rocks • any object that makes work easier • loose material on earth’s surface • another name for earthquake waves • allows electricity to flow easily • resources that can be easily replaced • nuclear energy relies on this element • ...
oceanography 2025-10-01
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- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
- Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- The concentration of salts in water.
- Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- surface.
- Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Slope The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
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- Zone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- secreted by corals.
- disturbances.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- flows.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- under relatively shallow seas.
- Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- floor.
26 Clues: flows. • floor. • surface. • disturbances. • secreted by corals. • under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • ...
oceanography vocab 2025-10-01
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- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which liessubmerged under relatively shallow seas
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly withdepth
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000meters
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-richwater flows
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
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- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deepocean floor
- The concentration of salts in water
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reachthe surface
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonicactivity.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deepocean floor
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
- The concentration of salts in water
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates • ...
Oceanography Crossword 2025-09-30
Across
- The concentration of salt in the water
- An underwater mountain range formed from plate tectonics
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean that does not reach the surface
- Small aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of currents
- The layer of the ocean between 4000 to 6000 meters
- The extended perimeter of each continent which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
- Organisms that live in, near, or in the seabed
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals
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- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths due to large-scale disturbances
- The deep ocean layer where no sunlight reaches
- An opening in the sea floor in which heated, mineral-rich water flows
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
- Small, microscopic organisms floating in the sea
- A flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin
- A steep slope where the continent drops to the deep ocean floor
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity
- A layer in a of water in which temperature changes rapidly due to depth
20 Clues: The concentration of salt in the water • The deep ocean layer where no sunlight reaches • Organisms that live in, near, or in the seabed • Small, microscopic organisms floating in the sea • A flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin • The layer of the ocean between 4000 to 6000 meters • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30
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- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
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- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
Oceanography 2025-10-02
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
Earth Terminology! 2013-10-28
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- Under the Asthenosphere, is the strong lower part of the mantle.
- Mostly made of Iron, from the mantle to the core/center of the Earth, about the size of Mars.
- Fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
- Large, gently sloped volcano that forms from repeated, nonexplosive eruptions of lava.
- Stress that reduces the volume or length of a rock, as that produced by the convergence of plate margins.
- Fragments of rock that are created by explosive volcanic eruptions.
- Region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding PAST each other horizontally.
- Hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, may include mineral crystals.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
- Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
- Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
- Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other.
- Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
- Outermost layer of the Earth, 5-100km thick, thinnest layer.
- Piece of the Lithosphere that moves around on top of the Asthenosphere.
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- Solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
- Core is divided into two categories, this one is liquid and surrounds the inner core.
- Theory Theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
- Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics.
- Occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.
- A volcano made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material.
- Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material.
- Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- Mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
- Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Lithosphere move.
- Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. Extremely thick, contains most of Earth's mass.
- Stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions, the rocks become longer in a lateral direction.
- Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano.
30 Clues: Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics. • Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection. • Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano. • Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material. • ...
manicure 2022-10-20
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- Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement products.
- also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
- ingrown nail, grown into the sides of the tissue around the nail
- Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed
- Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging
- Increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix
- Visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
- Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
- darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
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- Any deformity or disease of the natural nail
- Also known as agnail; A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
- Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. These discolorations are usually due to small injuries to the nail bed.
- spots Also known as white spots; Whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; not related to the body's health or vitamins deficiencies.
- Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
- Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
- Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
- Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
- condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail.
- Hemorrhages caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damage the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow
- Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness, usually in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate
- Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
- Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail.
- Athlete's foot, fungal infection
- Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
24 Clues: Athlete's foot, fungal infection • Fungal infection of the natural nail plate • Any deformity or disease of the natural nail • condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail. • ingrown nail, grown into the sides of the tissue around the nail • Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail. • ...
Geology Crossword 2017-01-19
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- Waves/A wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- wave/A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
- crust and upper mantle of the earth.
- Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves.
- Waves/A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface.
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- science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical,and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
- Waves/A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
- region below the lithosphere in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
- wave/A compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to the medium through which the wave travels.
- Waves/A surface wave having a horizontal motion that is transverse to the direction the wave is traveling.
- break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of the fracture.
- Tectonics/A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
- waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake.
- series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
- Waves/A transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- Waves/A transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- Scale/A scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
20 Clues: crust and upper mantle of the earth. • waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake. • science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena. • Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves. • instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes. • ...
Earth Terminology! 2013-10-25
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- Theory Theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
- Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. Extremely thick, contains most of Earth's mass.
- Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material.
- Hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, may include mineral crystals.
- Large, gently sloped volcano that forms from repeated, nonexplosive eruptions of lava.
- Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano.
- Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Lithosphere move.
- Stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions, the rocks become longer in a lateral direction.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
- Mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
- A volcano made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material.
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- Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
- Piece of the Lithosphere that moves around on top of the Asthenosphere.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding PAST each other horizontally.
- Mostly made of Iron, from the mantle to the core/center of the Earth. About the size of Mars.
- Solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
- Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
- Fragments of rock that are created by explosive volcanic eruptions.
- Stress that reduces the volume or length of a rock, as that produced by the convergence of plate margins.
- Core is divided into two categories, this one is liquid and surrounds the inner core.
- Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other.
- Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
- Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics.
- Fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
- Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- Occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.
- Region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
- Outermost layer of the Earth, 5-100km thick, thinnest layer.
- Under the Asthenosphere, is the strong lower part of the mantle.
30 Clues: Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection. • Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics. • Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano. • Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material. • ...
Plate tectonics and fossil station- Jayden White 2021-10-26
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- a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
- a boundary where plates slide past each other
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- continuous narrow break in the Earth's crust that extends from northern California southward to Cajon Pass near San Bernardino
- where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
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- a large wave of water coming from underwater earthquake
- a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
- the edges where two plates meet.
- the person who discovered continental drift
- 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.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
- the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
- an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
- a large super-continent that was on earth almost 200 million years ago
18 Clues: the edges where two plates meet. • the person who discovered continental drift • a boundary where plates slide past each other • a large wave of water coming from underwater earthquake • where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks • ...
plate dragon 218 puzzle! 2023-10-31
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- Creator & current owner of Plate Dragons
- Current PD event
- A Plate Dragon is a subspecies of ____
- We get new artists for the species through the _____
- Plate Dragons were launched in what month?
- The feature at the end of most PD's tails, used for battle & protection
- Rarest trait type
- The 2023 Easter Event trait is called ____ dome
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- Newest feature to be added to the species
- You can make your own Plate Dragon with a ___
- Least rare trait type
- Oops! I forgot what species this was?
- The mascot of Plate Dragons
- Plate Dragons will projectile ____ when threatened
- The first ever event trait is called dizzy ____
15 Clues: Current PD event • Rarest trait type • Least rare trait type • The mascot of Plate Dragons • Oops! I forgot what species this was? • A Plate Dragon is a subspecies of ____ • Creator & current owner of Plate Dragons • Newest feature to be added to the species • Plate Dragons were launched in what month? • You can make your own Plate Dragon with a ___ • ...
Plates crossword 2025-10-23
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- what is the inner core made of
- earths center
- the scientist who discovered Pangea
- formed under water by divergent boundaries
- the biggest tectonic plate
- plate boundaries that create mountains
- what is the crust made of
- earth thickest layer
- Who discovered tectonic plates
- formed underwater by convergent boundaries
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- when two plates slide against each other
- between inner Core and mantle
- plate boundaries that form volcano
- what is the asthenosphere made of
- what is the outer core made of
- earths outer most layer.
- What is the lithosphere made of
- biggest earthquake ever recorded
- what do scientist use to study plate movement
- a super continent
20 Clues: earths center • a super continent • earth thickest layer • earths outer most layer. • what is the crust made of • the biggest tectonic plate • between inner Core and mantle • what is the inner core made of • what is the outer core made of • Who discovered tectonic plates • What is the lithosphere made of • biggest earthquake ever recorded • what is the asthenosphere made of • ...
Sciencey rock review 2022-02-10
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- made from intense heat and pressure
- no layering throughout the rock
- large pieces of rocks and other material is visible
- the makeup of a mineral
- having layers or stripes throughout the rock
- needed to be classified as a mineral
- makes sedimentary rocks
- being a very dark color, due to heavier elements
- broken up pieces of rocks
- made from evaporated saltwater
- needed to make a metamorphic rock
- breaks down rocks over a period of time
- carries sediments away
- the ability to be scratched or scratch other minerals
- molten rock under the earths surface
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- made from living things and fossils
- large rough grains all throughout a rock make it this
- clean splitting in a mineral
- molten rock thats broken through the earths surface
- rough edges in a mineral from uneven splitting
- Igneous rocks formed from molten rock cooled above ground
- formed from compaction and cementation
- being a very light or lighter color due to lighter elements
- when a rock has fine small grains throughout it
- dropping sediments at a different place
- when plate tectonics move upwards
- forms igneous rocks
- a naturally occurring material with a crystal structure
- Igneous rocks formed from molten rock cooling below ground
- rocks made from lava cooling
30 Clues: forms igneous rocks • carries sediments away • the makeup of a mineral • makes sedimentary rocks • broken up pieces of rocks • clean splitting in a mineral • rocks made from lava cooling • made from evaporated saltwater • no layering throughout the rock • when plate tectonics move upwards • needed to make a metamorphic rock • made from intense heat and pressure • ...
Study Guide Unit 1 Ocean World 2019-10-12
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- Geological oceanographer who spent searching and researching the Titanic
- study of the earth at the edge of the sea and below its surface along with the history of formed ocean basins
- Underwater microphone
- investigates how and why oceans move and include marine meteorology
- Published the first oceanography textbook
- institution with the largest fleet of research ships and submersibles
- federal agecy that focused on the oceans and atmoshere
- credited with the publication of the earliest map of the Gulf Stream
- the explorer in residence at the National Geographic society
- covers 1/3 of Earth's surface
- research spans of sea,air,land and life in efforts to determine Earths system
- Used to estimate turbidity or transparency of seawater
- deep-sea submersible that first reached the wreckage of the Titanic
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- samples obtained by scientists on this drilling ship confirming evidence on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics
- Invented SCUBA and shared the undersea world through pictures,documentaries and books
- measures salinity levels by measuring the density
- studies marine organisms and the relationship between organism,the environment, and the oceans
- studies the composition and history of seawater, it's processed, and it's interactions
- Separates sediment by grain size
- Narrow "s" shaped and shallow water
- Most shallow and small oceean and covered by sea ice
- pioneered unaided deep-sea diving and underwater photography
- Circles Antarctica
- institution part of William & Mary
24 Clues: Circles Antarctica • Underwater microphone • covers 1/3 of Earth's surface • Separates sediment by grain size • institution part of William & Mary • Narrow "s" shaped and shallow water • Published the first oceanography textbook • measures salinity levels by measuring the density • Most shallow and small oceean and covered by sea ice • ...
Chapter 4 vocabulary 2014-02-17
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- crust Makes up the continental landmass
- Theory that the lithosphere is made up of plates that float on the asthenosphere
- Huge ocean surrounding Pangaea
- Zone of mantle beneath the lithosphere that consists of slowly flowing solid rock
- Movement of the ocean floor away from either side of a mid-ocean ridge
- Undersea mountain range with a steep, narrow valley along its center
- A region where one lithospheric plate moves under another
- When the oceanic crust sinks under the continental crust
- Piece of land with a geologic history
- The continents connected to create one giant landmass
- Two plates moving away from each other
- crust Material on the ocean floor
- Two plates grinding past each other
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- The transfer of heat through the movement of heated material
- Theory that continents are a patchwork of pieces of land that have individual geologic history
- Chain of volcanic islands formed along an ocean trench
- Hypothesis stating that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
- Thin outer shell of the earth consisting of the crust and the rigid upper mantle
- Steep, narrow valley formed as lithospheric plates separate
- The direct collision of plates
- of microplate tectonics Theory that continents are a patchwork of pieces of land that have individual geologic histories
21 Clues: Huge ocean surrounding Pangaea • The direct collision of plates • crust Material on the ocean floor • Two plates grinding past each other • Piece of land with a geologic history • Two plates moving away from each other • crust Makes up the continental landmass • The continents connected to create one giant landmass • Chain of volcanic islands formed along an ocean trench • ...
Plate Tonics & Continental Drift Theory 2014-12-02
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- the thin outer surface of the Earth
- seven great land masses on the globe
- this happens when the Earth's crust buckles in a wavelike pattern, creating hills or mountains
- the innermost layer of the earth
- the layer of earth on which the crust floats
- portion of the Earth's crust that lies beneath the ocean floor
- a German scientist that developed the theory of continental drift. He did not have any proof although he based his theory on the fact that the continents looked like pieces of a puzzle that fit together
- hot, less dense material below Earth's crust rises toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridge
- a break in the earth's crust where earthquakes can happen
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- this is a large wave caused by earthquakes
- current in Earth's mantle that transfers heat in Earth's interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
- all land
- continents moved slowly to their current location
- to come together
- rigid layer of Earths crust and a part of the upper mantle
- to move apart
- move on a plasticlike layer of the mantle
- Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections
- when denser rock is pushed down into the mantle so that it melts back into magma
- plastic layer of earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around
20 Clues: all land • to move apart • to come together • the innermost layer of the earth • the thin outer surface of the Earth • seven great land masses on the globe • move on a plasticlike layer of the mantle • this is a large wave caused by earthquakes • the layer of earth on which the crust floats • continents moved slowly to their current location • ...
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition 2023-12-06
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- the process of rock breaking apart
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the strength of an earthquake
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- very small pieces of rock
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
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- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- natural land shape or feature
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • scientist that studies earthquakes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering, erosion, and deposition 2023-12-06
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- Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the strength of an earthquake
- Natural land shape or feature
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- Very small pieces of rock
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- The boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- The process of breaking rock apart
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- The process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
22 Clues: Very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • Natural land shape or feature • scientist that studies volcanoes • The process of breaking rock apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering Erosion Deposition 2023-12-07
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- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- Scale- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the process of rock breaking apart
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the strength of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the thin outer layer of Earth
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- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- natural land shape or feature
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2023-12-01
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- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other. Divergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- natural land shape or feature
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the process of rock breaking apart
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the strength of an earthquake
21 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2023-12-01
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- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other. Divergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- natural land shape or feature
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the process of rock breaking apart
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the strength of an earthquake
21 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2023-12-01
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- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other. Divergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- natural land shape or feature
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the process of rock breaking apart
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the strength of an earthquake
21 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary 2023-11-29
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- a shaking of Earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the boundary between 2 tectonic plates colliding with each other
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the process of moving rock from one place to another
- the boundary between 2 tectonic plates moving away from one another
- tectonics the theory that the Earth's crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth's surface
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- the liquid rock below Earth's crust
- the strength of an earthquake
- the process of rock breaking apart
- form natural land shape or feature
- a break in the Earth's crust where rock on one side moves in relation to the rock on the other side
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or water
- the boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- very small pieces of rock
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the layer of Earth extending from the Earth's center to the bottom of the mantle
- scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- scientist that studies volcanoes
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth's crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • form natural land shape or feature • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or water • ...
unit 3 vocab 2023-11-29
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- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each otherDivergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- natural land shape or feature
- Scale- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- very small pieces of rock
- the process of rock breaking apartErosion- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
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- the strength of an earthquake
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
20 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Layers, Plates, Earthquakes, & Volcanoes 2023-04-06
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- Term for divergent boundaries in the ocean
- Type of rock that makes up continental crust
- Chemical layer; we live on it
- Earthquake wave that moves land side to side
- Type of volcano with violet & gentle eruptions
- Chemical layer; made of iron and nickel
- Boundary where plates slide past each other
- Type of volcano with gentle eruptions
- Boundary where plates move apart
- Giant wave caused by earthquakes under oceans
- Physical layer; behaves like plastic
- Earthquake wave that travels along the ground
- Type of volcano with sudden, violent eruptions
- Boundary where plates move towards each other
- A crack within earth's crust
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- Rock that forms when lava hardens
- Melted rock that is on earth's surface
- This word means "builder"
- Melted rock that is underneath earth's surface
- Term for divergent boundaries in middle of continents
- Tool that measures earthquakes
- Last name of scientist who developed idea of plate tectonics
- Earthquake wave that stretch & compress
- Energy travelling as waves through earth
- Type of rock that makes up oceanic crust
- Chemical layer; ~82% of earth's volume
- Heat transfer method that drives movement of the plates
- Physical layer; made of crust & upper mantle
- Point on earth's surface above the location of an earthquake
- Point within earth where an earthquake took place
- Way of measuring strength of earthquake
31 Clues: This word means "builder" • A crack within earth's crust • Chemical layer; we live on it • Tool that measures earthquakes • Boundary where plates move apart • Rock that forms when lava hardens • Physical layer; behaves like plastic • Type of volcano with gentle eruptions • Melted rock that is on earth's surface • Chemical layer; ~82% of earth's volume • ...
Science 2022-06-01
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- processes on the surface and inside the earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
- the molten mixture of rock-forming the mantle
- the ability to do work or cause change
- process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
- Sedimentary rock that forms remains of a shell
- the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
- core a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
- a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
- the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
- the parts of earth that contain living organisms
- the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
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- the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
- the ratio of the mass of a substance to it's volume
- liquid magma that reaches the surface
- the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- A metamorphic rock formed when limestone is exposed to high temperature and pressure
- igneous looks like swiss cheese texture the look and feel of a rocks surface
- sedimentary made from sand
- the layer of rock that forms earths outer surface
- tectonics constantmotion
- the portion of Earth that consists of water in any of it's form
21 Clues: tectonics constantmotion • sedimentary made from sand • liquid magma that reaches the surface • the ability to do work or cause change • the molten mixture of rock-forming the mantle • Sedimentary rock that forms remains of a shell • the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • the parts of earth that contain living organisms • ...
Jacob Heim The Land. 2025-04-24
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- molten rock from a volcano in the form of a liquid
- features on the earths surface that make up the terrain
- originator of continental drift hypothesis
- a supercontinent of the horizon hemisphere made up of the landmasses that currently correspond to north america Greenland Europe and asia
- a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
- an opening in the earths crust through which lava volcanic ash and gases escape
- the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- tectonics a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of earths subterrain movements.
- a mixture and semi molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
- the breaking down of dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
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- the location where two plates meet
- the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earths surface by the action of water ice wind etc
- the innermost layer of the earth
- a hot mixture of rock
- heat driven cycles that occur in the air ocean and mantle
- the outermost layer of the earth
- the thickest layer of earth
- a supercontinent formed a long time ago about 230-280 million years ago
- a hard surface layer
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regards a collective region
20 Clues: a hard surface layer • a hot mixture of rock • the thickest layer of earth • the innermost layer of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • the location where two plates meet • originator of continental drift hypothesis • molten rock from a volcano in the form of a liquid • features on the earths surface that make up the terrain • ...
Oceanography VocabTerms- Evelyn Hamilton 2025-10-01
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
oceanography vocab terms 2025-10-01
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- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- flows.
- Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- Zone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
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- secreted by corals.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
- floor.
- Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- under relatively shallow seas.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
- surface.
- Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
25 Clues: floor. • flows. • surface. • secreted by corals. • under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30
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- Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
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- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to thesurface.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly withdepth.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light. • ...
Oceanic 2025-09-30
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- a series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary 2025-09-30
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- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
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- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
oceanography puzzle 2025-09-30
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- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
- Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- The concentration of salts in water.
- Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- surface.
- Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Slope The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
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- Zone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- secreted by corals.
- disturbances.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- flows.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- under relatively shallow seas.
- Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- floor.
26 Clues: flows. • floor. • surface. • disturbances. • secreted by corals. • under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • ...
oceanography vocabulary puzzle iris 2025-09-30
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- surface.
- Zone: The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Zone: The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- shelf: The extended perimeter of each continent
- Zone: The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- Zone: The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- The concentration of salts in water.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- disturbances.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
Down
- Zone: The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- slope: The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
- Reef: A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- plain: a flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- Vent: An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- ocean ridge: an underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
- flows.
- secreted by corals.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
24 Clues: flows. • surface. • disturbances. • secreted by corals. • The concentration of salts in water. • shelf: The extended perimeter of each continent • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone: The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • plain: a flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin • Zone: The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
Rock Review 2022-12-06
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- This mineral gives dunite its green color, and is grippy and make a mountain good for climbing
- Fastest way to make a mountain
- Shuksan is the eroded remnant of a thrusted....
- mountain east of Baker, name means "high peak,"
- produced at a divergent boundary
- rocks that have undergone changes, through heat and pressure
- volcano that erupted in Dionisio Polido's backyard
- the two types of tectonicplates
- plate boundary: two plates move apart from each other
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- made up of other rocks cemented together
- lava rocks; they come from fire
- plate boundary: two plates move TOWARD each other
- Mt. Baker's Indigenous name
- the plate located west of the North American plate
- abundantly found deep in the crust, this rock makes up most of our continents and the Canadian Shield
- Twin Sisters are made of a fragment of subcontinental.....
- deep rocks that never come to the surface and can cover many miles (sounds like a lisp)
- plate boundary: two plates touch from side to side
- Upper Mantle and Crust- the layer of the plates, that slips on the asthenophere
- Path of 24,900 miles that marks the intersection of several tectonic plates, and contains 75% of Earth's volcanoes
20 Clues: Mt. Baker's Indigenous name • Fastest way to make a mountain • lava rocks; they come from fire • the two types of tectonicplates • produced at a divergent boundary • made up of other rocks cemented together • Shuksan is the eroded remnant of a thrusted.... • mountain east of Baker, name means "high peak," • plate boundary: two plates move TOWARD each other • ...
Plate motion 2025-10-23
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- the outside or top layer
- the name of earths most outer layer
- the layer of soft solid rock under earths crust
- a landform that erupts caused by plate movement
- a scientist that study’s fossils and ancient stuff
- an animal skeleton or body preserved over time
- a scenic landform that can be caused by convergent plates
- what volcanos do when the pressure of the magma makes them
- earths 2 layer of its core
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- a landform that can be caused by transform plates
- a kind of underwater volcano that emits black smoke
- the scientist that study’s earth and rocks
- earths first layer of core
- the plate the moves right by its neighboring plate
- The plates that converges with its neighboring plate
- A natural physical feature of earth example: volcano
- what the inside of something would look like if it was cut through
- the name of the website we use in science
- The plate that moves away from its neighboring plate
- the movement of the continent on earth
- what lavas called when it’s still in the volcano
- the amount of volcanos in Minnesota (in word form)
22 Clues: the outside or top layer • earths first layer of core • earths 2 layer of its core • the name of earths most outer layer • the movement of the continent on earth • the name of the website we use in science • the scientist that study’s earth and rocks • an animal skeleton or body preserved over time • the layer of soft solid rock under earths crust • ...
PrePress Department Quiz 2024-08-27
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- Chemical use in plate cleaning process
- What is K in 4 color printing
- material used to transfer image to the printing surface
- material use to transfer digital information to a metal plate in offset printing
- The paper rotate 180 and turn over
- Salju Printing Process
- What is C in 4 color printing
- What is M in 4 color printing
- Color of modify job sheet
- The paper flipped head over heals
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- What is Y in 4 color printing
- Type of printing does not use any plate or film
- Image and text outputted directly to plate
- a set of blank sheet of paper folded to test the layout and pagination
- Image and text outputted directly on a film
- The way of various text and images are placed on the page
- The quantity of plate use in 4 color printing
17 Clues: Salju Printing Process • Color of modify job sheet • What is Y in 4 color printing • What is K in 4 color printing • What is C in 4 color printing • What is M in 4 color printing • The paper flipped head over heals • The paper rotate 180 and turn over • Chemical use in plate cleaning process • Image and text outputted directly to plate • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling 2024-04-25
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- A theory starting that the Earth's surface is broken into plate that move.
- plates slide past each other
- boundary plates that move towards each other
- The process in which wind, water,ice, or gravity moves soil from one location to another
- rock that forms from other remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
- rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
Down
- plates that move apart from each other (divide)
- rock formed by cooling magma.
- The place were two plates meet
- the breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface.
10 Clues: plates slide past each other • rock formed by cooling magma. • The place were two plates meet • boundary plates that move towards each other • plates that move apart from each other (divide) • rock that has been changed by heat and pressure • the breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface. • ...
Plate tectonics and seafloor spreading 2024-10-14
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- plates moving away from each other
- a unit of measurement that is used to specify the size or intensity of an event
- forms when hot molten rock solidifies
- the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move around the Earth
- the floor of the sea or ocean
- where plates slide past each other sideways
Down
- when two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
- an opening in the Earth's crust where lava, gas, rocks, and ash escape
- measures the intensity or magnitude of an earthquake with a scale ranging from 1-10
- tectonic plates splitting away from each other
10 Clues: the floor of the sea or ocean • plates moving away from each other • forms when hot molten rock solidifies • where plates slide past each other sideways • tectonic plates splitting away from each other • when two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move around the Earth • ...
Ch.8 / Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-03-06
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- the breaking down of rocks
- states that Earth moves slowly in various directions
- the very slow movement of plates
- what magma turns to when it reaches Earth's surface
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- series of processes on and beneath Earth's surface that builds,changes and destroys rocks
- dozen major ______ of Earth's outer layer
- record of life forms and geologic events in Earth's history
- subdivision of eras
- the three long units between Precambrian time to now
- tiny particles of matter
10 Clues: subdivision of eras • tiny particles of matter • the breaking down of rocks • the very slow movement of plates • dozen major ______ of Earth's outer layer • what magma turns to when it reaches Earth's surface • states that Earth moves slowly in various directions • the three long units between Precambrian time to now • ...
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift 2015-11-17
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- A flow of fluid or air due to heating and cooling of the fluid or air
- Ancient land mass made of all the continents that began to break apart 200 million years ago
- A hypothesis that Earth's continents were joined as a single land mass
- A German scientist who proposed a continental drift
- Plastic Mantle
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- Process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate
- Place where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
- A tectonic plate force due to subduction
- A gravitation force that causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge, and into a subduction zone
- The remains of an organism
10 Clues: Plastic Mantle • The remains of an organism • A tectonic plate force due to subduction • A German scientist who proposed a continental drift • Place where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other • A flow of fluid or air due to heating and cooling of the fluid or air • A hypothesis that Earth's continents were joined as a single land mass • ...
How plate tectonics follow up 2023-03-13
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- Boundary When two tectonic plates move past each other
- A large area of flat land
- a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
- Form
- A large underground chamber
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- a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
- An elevation of land
- a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- A large body of water
10 Clues: Form • An elevation of land • A large body of water • A large area of flat land • A large underground chamber • Boundary When two tectonic plates move past each other • a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward. • a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream. • ...
Plate Tectonics Station Lab Crossword 2024-03-20
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- a crack that can be found on the Earth's surface
- the type of plates that go towards each other
- when a plate is forced underneath another
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- the type of plates that go away from each other
- the type of plates that slide past each other
- the plates that make up Earth's surface
- the "conveyor belt" for tectonic plates
- when the ground repeatedly shakes
- a geological feature that can spew magma/lava
- synonym for lava
10 Clues: synonym for lava • when the ground repeatedly shakes • the plates that make up Earth's surface • the "conveyor belt" for tectonic plates • when a plate is forced underneath another • the type of plates that slide past each other • a geological feature that can spew magma/lava • the type of plates that go towards each other • the type of plates that go away from each other • ...
Basic concepts of plate tectonics 2024-09-12
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- crust broken down into pieces
- the outer layer of the earth
- the plate where Hong Kong is located
- where convection cells of magma can be found
- the crust together with the uppermost part of the mantle
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- the largest plate in the world
- with the highest density layer of the earth
- type of plate boundary where plates collide
- tyoe of plate boundary where plates slide past
- major driving force of convection currents of magma
10 Clues: the outer layer of the earth • crust broken down into pieces • the largest plate in the world • the plate where Hong Kong is located • with the highest density layer of the earth • type of plate boundary where plates collide • where convection cells of magma can be found • tyoe of plate boundary where plates slide past • major driving force of convection currents of magma • ...
The Erath and Plate Tectonics 2025-09-03
Across
- Currents Circular movements of magma that drag the plates across Earth’s surface.
- Plate. Plates that form Earth’s land masses.
- A boundary where plates move apart and new land is formed.
- The supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago.
- Plates. Plates that make up the ocean floor.
Down
- A boundary where an oceanic and continental plate collide, destroying crust.
- The layer beneath the crust, made of semi-molten rock called magma.
- Drift. Theory that continents slowly move across Earth over millions of years.
- The outer layer of earth
- A boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
- The central part of Earth, divided into two layers.
11 Clues: The outer layer of earth • Plate. Plates that form Earth’s land masses. • Plates. Plates that make up the ocean floor. • The central part of Earth, divided into two layers. • A boundary where plates move apart and new land is formed. • The supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago. • The layer beneath the crust, made of semi-molten rock called magma. • ...
Natural Hazards Revision Crossword 2019-10-22
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- The movement of the world’s plates is explained with Continental _____.
- The plate around which is the Ring of Fire.
- A plate boundary where crust is being destroyed.
- A type of plate which is made of thinner, denser crust.
- The scale which measures the size of an earthquake.
- The name of the volcano that erupted in Iceland in 2010.
- The name for molten rock before it reaches the surface.
- A type of plate which is made of thicker, less dense crust.
- The second layer of the earth, mainly made of molten rock.
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- A zone where one plate slides beneath another.
- A plate boundary where the plates slide past each other. Also the name of a UK political party.
- The Caribbean country which suffered a devastating earthquake in 2010.
- These types of effects include the damage to infrastructure, spread of disease and the collapse of buildings.
- A plate boundary where new crust is being made.
- These types effects include the ground shaking, lava flows and emission of ash clouds.
- ___ clouds are emitted
- The name for molten rock when it reaches the surface.
17 Clues: ___ clouds are emitted • The plate around which is the Ring of Fire. • A zone where one plate slides beneath another. • A plate boundary where new crust is being made. • A plate boundary where crust is being destroyed. • The scale which measures the size of an earthquake. • The name for molten rock when it reaches the surface. • ...
1st semester 2016-12-04
Across
- of the world becoming more and more interconnected
- system of 29 satellites that can find exact locations
- particles of soil suspended in rivers
- smaller rivers which flow into larger rivers
- the study of population statistics
- 0 degrees latitude
- the _____ Meridian is 0 degrees longitude
- the earth's crust moves due to plate _________
- our galaxy is the "_____ Way"
- ecosystems usually found around the equator
- the outer layer of the earth
- older map projection used in exploration
Down
- aspects of a population like language, religion, ethnicity
- number of planets in our solar system
- all maps have this due to 3D to 2D conversion
- the study of map making
- the world's largest religion of over 2 billion
- this is made of mostly nitrogen and oxygen
- these are also known as biomes
- the study of map making
- rain, snow, sleet and hail are examples
- the earth's "carrying _______" is how many people can be fed
- all of the water on the earth
- factors that cause people to leave (in migration)
- the world's fastest growing religion
- the part of the earth under the crust where magma is located
- imaginary lines also known as meridians
- number of continents in the world
- 1800s mathematician who said the world can't feed everyone
- the world's most spoken language is ________ Chinese
30 Clues: 0 degrees latitude • the study of map making • the study of map making • the outer layer of the earth • all of the water on the earth • our galaxy is the "_____ Way" • these are also known as biomes • number of continents in the world • the study of population statistics • the world's fastest growing religion • number of planets in our solar system • ...
Sciencey rock review 2022-02-10
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- made from intense heat and pressure
- no layering throughout the rock
- large pieces of rocks and other material is visible
- the makeup of a mineral
- having layers or stripes throughout the rock
- needed to be classified as a mineral
- makes sedimentary rocks
- being a very dark color, due to heavier elements
- broken up pieces of rocks
- made from evaporated saltwater
- needed to make a metamorphic rock
- breaks down rocks over a period of time
- carries sediments away
- the ability to be scratched or scratch other minerals
- molten rock under the earths surface
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- made from living things and fossils
- large rough grains all throughout a rock make it this
- clean splitting in a mineral
- molten rock thats broken through the earths surface
- rough edges in a mineral from uneven splitting
- Igneous rocks formed from molten rock cooled above ground
- formed from compaction and cementation
- being a very light or lighter color due to lighter elements
- when a rock has fine small grains throughout it
- dropping sediments at a different place
- when plate tectonics move upwards
- forms igneous rocks
- a naturally occurring material with a crystal structure
- Igneous rocks formed from molten rock cooling below ground
- rocks made from lava cooling
30 Clues: forms igneous rocks • carries sediments away • the makeup of a mineral • makes sedimentary rocks • broken up pieces of rocks • clean splitting in a mineral • rocks made from lava cooling • made from evaporated saltwater • no layering throughout the rock • when plate tectonics move upwards • needed to make a metamorphic rock • made from intense heat and pressure • ...
Weathering Erosion Deposition 2023-12-07
Across
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the process of rock breaking apart
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the strength of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the thin outer layer of Earth
Down
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- natural land shape or feature
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Wetahering Erosion Deposition 2023-12-07
Across
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the process of rock breaking apart
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- very small pieces of rock
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the strength of an earthquake
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the thin outer layer of Earth
Down
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- natural land shape or feature
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Unit 3 Vocabulary words 2023-11-30
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- scientist that studies volcanoes
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the process of rock breaking apart
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- the strength of an earthquake
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- the thin outer layer of Earth
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- very small pieces of rock Plate Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- natural land shape or feature
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
21 Clues: the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • scientist that studies earthquakes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
Unit 3 Vocab 2023-11-29
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- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surfaceMagma- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- natural land shape or feature
- molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- very small pieces of rock
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to anothe Deposition- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
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- the strength of an earthquake
- the process of rock breaking apart
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the thin outer layer of Earth
20 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10 • ...
Unit 3 Earth and Science Vocab 2023-12-01
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- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- the strength of an earthquake
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- very small pieces of rock
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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- scientist that studies volcanoes
- natural land shape or feature
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- Tectonics- the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the process of rock breaking apart
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- scientist that studies earthquakes
22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES 2024-05-21
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- Engine - Device that converts the energy stored in steam into mechanical work.
- Tectonics - Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere.
- - Emission of radiation from atomic nuclei.
- - Physicist known for the theory of relativity and the equation E=mc².
- - Process of producing genetically identical copies of an organism.
- - Process by which species change over time through natural selection.
- - Method of stimulating the body's immune system to protect against infectious diseases.
- - Form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles.
- - Scientist who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
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- of Relativity - Physical theory developed by Albert Einstein.
- - Antibiotic drug discovered by Alexander Fleming.
- - Medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce detailed images of the body's internal structures.
- - Molecule that contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of living organisms.
- Boson - Elementary particle associated with the Higgs field and the origin of mass.
- - Force that attracts objects toward each other.
- Editing - Technique that allows scientists to modify the DNA of living organisms.
- - Hormone that regulates blood sugar levels, discovered by Frederick Banting and Charles Best.
- - European research organization that operates the world's largest particle physics laboratory.
- Big Bang - Cosmological model explaining the origin and evolution of the universe.
- Fission - Process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, releasing energy.
20 Clues: - Emission of radiation from atomic nuclei. • - Force that attracts objects toward each other. • - Antibiotic drug discovered by Alexander Fleming. • of Relativity - Physical theory developed by Albert Einstein. • Tectonics - Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere. • - Form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles. • ...
South Pole Quiz: You will need your South Pole Worksheets to find the Answers. 2023-02-07
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- The South Pole is on this Continent.
- Roald Amundsen's mother wanted him to become this.
- Robert Falcon Scott and his crew arrived here in January of 1911.
- Robert Falcon Scott set out in 1910 for Antarctica again. What was his ship's Name?
- Roald Amundsen was from this country.
- Scott and his crew died just this distance from the nearest settlement.
- Who set out for the South Pole with two crewmen and 19 dogs?
- The process of the Earth's Crust moving is called "Plate _____."
- The South Pole is Much _____ than the North Pole.
- on the 14th of this month, 1911, Roald Amundsen and his crew planted the Norwegian Flag at the South Pole.
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- Scott's team set off with dog sleds, ponies, and these.
- The Earth _____ and revolves around the sun.
- Scott and his team arrived at the South Pole on the 18th of this month, 1912.
- Amundsen set out on October 20th with five men and 52 _____.
- Robert Falcon Scott was in a race with someone, in 1910, to reach the South Pole first. Who was he racing?
- Sunrise occurs at the September _____.
- These from Europe and South America first tried to reach the South Pole in 1904.
- Amundsen's mother died when he was this age.
- Scott's team set off on _____ 1st.
- This Research Station once recorded a temperature of -128.6*C
20 Clues: Scott's team set off on _____ 1st. • The South Pole is on this Continent. • Roald Amundsen was from this country. • Sunrise occurs at the September _____. • The Earth _____ and revolves around the sun. • Amundsen's mother died when he was this age. • The South Pole is Much _____ than the North Pole. • Roald Amundsen's mother wanted him to become this. • ...
Earthquakes 2025-04-01
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- Occurs when the pressure built up along a fault line becomes so great that the fault moves.
- Compression, tension, and shearing are types of______ on rocks.
- Rocks move away from each other.
- The Ring of ____ is an area bordering the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes occur.
- __________ zones result in movement along fault lines.
- Rocks move together.
- The _______ Scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
- Rocks slide past each other.
- The movement of earth's plates is called plate _________.
- The strength of an earthquake.
- fault that is caused by compression
- The ________ Scale describes what you might see and feel during an earthquake.
- Seismic waves that shake back and forth (no spaces).
- _______ waves arrive after p waves and s waves.
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- The study of earthquakes.
- _________ boundaries contribute to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- The point in the earth where the earthquake originates
- waves generated by an earthquake under the ocean.
- The point on the earth's surface above the focus.
- _______ waves help determine which layers of the earth are solid or liquid.
- Measures and records details of earthquakes.
- A ______ fault is caused by tension.
- A __________ fault is caused by shearing (two words, no spaces).
- Seismic waves that move back and forth, or up and down (no spaces).
- A smaller earthquake that occurs after the main event.
25 Clues: Rocks move together. • The study of earthquakes. • Rocks slide past each other. • The strength of an earthquake. • Rocks move away from each other. • fault that is caused by compression • A ______ fault is caused by tension. • Measures and records details of earthquakes. • _______ waves arrive after p waves and s waves. • waves generated by an earthquake under the ocean. • ...
Oceanography Crossword 2025-09-30
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- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
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- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
Oceanography Vocab Terms Crossword PUzzle 2025-09-30
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- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Reef, A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- Zone, The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
- Zone, The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Shelf, The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- Zone, The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
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- Zone, The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- Zone, The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- Vent, An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-richwater flows.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- Ridge, An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reachthe surface.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- Slope, The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The concentration of salts in water
- under relatively shallow seas.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- Plain, A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
21 Clues: under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone, The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain, A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Shelf, The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • Zone, The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches • ...
Oceanography Vocab Terms Crossword PUzzle 2025-09-30
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- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Reef, A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- Zone, The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
- Zone, The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Shelf, The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- Zone, The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
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- Zone, The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- Zone, The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- Vent, An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-richwater flows.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- Ridge, An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reachthe surface.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- Slope, The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The concentration of salts in water
- under relatively shallow seas.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
- Plain, A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
21 Clues: under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone, The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain, A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Shelf, The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • Zone, The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches • ...
Oceanography Terms 2025-09-30
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
- The concentration of salts in water
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
- secreted by corals
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances
21 Clues: secreted by corals • The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches • ...
oceanography 2025-09-30
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates. MesopelagicZone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- under relatively shallow seas.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- The concentration of salts in water.
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- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- surface.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- floor.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- disturbances.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- secreted by corals.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- flows.
25 Clues: floor. • flows. • surface. • disturbances. • secreted by corals. • under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30
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- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
- Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
- The concentration of salts in water.
- Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
- surface.
- Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
- Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Slope The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
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- Zone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- secreted by corals.
- disturbances.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- flows.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
- under relatively shallow seas.
- Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- floor.
26 Clues: flows. • floor. • surface. • disturbances. • secreted by corals. • under relatively shallow seas. • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • ...
Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30
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- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- A flat almost level area of the deep-ocean basin
- a deep narrow depression in the ocean floor often caused by tectonic activity
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
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- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- The extended perimeter of each continent which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- an underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat almost level area of the deep-ocean basin • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light. • ...
Natural hazards 2021-12-01
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- capital city of Nepal
- the supply of this was cut off after the Nepal earthquake in many areas
- the process where the oceanic plate is pushed under the continental
- effect what happens in the days, weeks and months after a natural hazard
- emergency help from overseas given after a natural hazard
- the point of the earthquake
- experienced on Everest as a result of the earthquake in Nepal
- can be triggered after an earthquake, this didn't happen in Nepal 2015 as it isn't coastal
- this plate boundary type is where a continental and oceanic plate meet
- continent where Nepal is located
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- the tectonic plate where the UK is situated
- plate boundary where 2 plates move in the same direction but different speeds
- Island country situated on boundary of North American and Eurasian plate
- effect what happens straight away after a natural hazard
- this plate boundary is where 2 plates are slowly moving apart
- experienced a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in 2015
- 7000 of these were destroyed by the Nepal earthquake in 2015
17 Clues: capital city of Nepal • the point of the earthquake • continent where Nepal is located • the tectonic plate where the UK is situated • experienced a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in 2015 • effect what happens straight away after a natural hazard • emergency help from overseas given after a natural hazard • 7000 of these were destroyed by the Nepal earthquake in 2015 • ...
Plate Tectonic 2024-04-03
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- Land feature created when two continental plates converge.
- A series of volcanos that surround Pacific Ocean, accounts for 75% of all volcanos on Earth.
- Name of crusts that are under the ocean.
- Melted rocks, found in the mantle.
- Layer of Earth that produces Earth's magnetic field.
- Another word for an ocean mountain created by two oceanic plate divergence.
- A thin semi-liquid layer under the Earth's crust that allows crust to move around.
- The thickest layer of Earth..
- The solid layer of Earth.
- System of Earth that accounts for all water, in all forms of state.
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- Plate interaction when two plates slide past each other, also called Transform.
- Anywhere on Earth where living things exist.
- When one plate pushes down underneath the other plate in convergent boundaries.
- Gaps on land created by divergence of two continental plates.
- A deep hole in the ocean created by convergence of oceanic and continental crusts.
- Area where magma erupts to the surface of Earth.
- An area where two plates meet.
- Shaking of Earth's crust due to plate interaction or movement.
- The place at which two boundaries slide past each other.
- Movement of liquid or gas due to heat. This drives tectonic plate movement.
- Plate interaction when two plates move closer to each other.
- System of Earth that accounts for all the rocks.
- Name of crusts that are on land.
- Produces high heat in the outer core.
- Name for Earth's crust that is broken in to big pieces that fit like a puzzle.
- Plate interaction when two plates move away from each other.
- System of Earth that that accounts for all gases.
- Name of rocks that are created from magma cooling. This also stores magnetic information.
28 Clues: The solid layer of Earth. • The thickest layer of Earth.. • An area where two plates meet. • Name of crusts that are on land. • Melted rocks, found in the mantle. • Produces high heat in the outer core. • Name of crusts that are under the ocean. • Anywhere on Earth where living things exist. • Area where magma erupts to the surface of Earth. • ...
Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure 2016-02-09
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- tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
- __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
- _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
- a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
- thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
- ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
- designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
- the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
- the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
- the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
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- the area where the nail plate cells are formed
- the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
- the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
- ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
- contains nerves, lympth and blood vessels
- if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
- ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
- _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
- _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
- take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
- slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
- are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
- relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
- has a water content between 15 & 25%
24 Clues: has a water content between 15 & 25% • contains nerves, lympth and blood vessels • the area where the nail plate cells are formed • are allowed to gently push back the eponychium • take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced • _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words) • the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail • ...
Phonics Final Review 2021-06-10
ap2 2016-04-11
Fit to Get Fit 2025-12-16
19 Clues: vest • bike • shoes • bench • block • rower • watch • plate • towel • barre • yogamat • bosuball • dumbbell • treadmill • elliptical • kettlebell • stairmaster • medicineball • resistanceband
Plate tectonics and fossil station- Jayden White 2021-10-26
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- a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
- a boundary where plates slide past each other
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- continuous narrow break in the Earth's crust that extends from northern California southward to Cajon Pass near San Bernardino
- where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
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- a large wave of water coming from underwater earthquake
- a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
- the edges where two plates meet.
- the person who discovered continental drift
- 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.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
- the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
- an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
- a large super-continent that was on earth almost 200 million years ago
18 Clues: the edges where two plates meet. • the person who discovered continental drift • a boundary where plates slide past each other • a large wave of water coming from underwater earthquake • where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks • ...
Ch. 9: Nail Disorders and Diseases 2022-03-31
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- a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot.
- a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
- a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail.
- a fungal infection of the nail plate.
- also known as ingrown nails, can affect either the fingers or toes.
- figuratively means "folded nail"
- caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow.
- visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
- a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears.
- the darkening of the fingernail or toenails.
- nail plates with a deep or sharp curvature at the free edge have this shape because of the matrix.
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- are a whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix.
- the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
- split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges, giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
- an abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
- bitten nails.
- nails are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are much more flexible than normal.
17 Clues: bitten nails. • figuratively means "folded nail" • a fungal infection of the nail plate. • the darkening of the fingernail or toenails. • a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit. • a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. • the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed. • ...
Earth Terminology! 2013-10-25
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- Piece of the Lithosphere that moves around on top of the Asthenosphere.
- Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material.
- Stress that reduces the volume or length of a rock, as that produced by the convergence of plate margins.
- A volcano made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material.
- Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Lithosphere move.
- Large, gently sloped volcano that forms from repeated, nonexplosive eruptions of lava.
- Fragments of rock that are created by explosive volcanic eruptions.
- Core is divided into two categories, this one is liquid and surrounds the inner core.
- Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. Extremely thick, contains most of Earth's mass.
- Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano.
- Fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
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- Mostly made of Iron, from the mantle to the core/center of the Earth. About the size of Mars.
- Theory Theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
- Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
- Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
- Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other.
- Hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, may include mineral crystals.
- Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
- Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding PAST each other horizontally.
- Occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.
- Mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
- Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics.
- Under the Asthenosphere, is the strong lower part of the mantle.
- Stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions, the rocks become longer in a lateral direction.
- Region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
- Solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
- Outermost layer of the Earth, 5-100km thick, thinnest layer.
30 Clues: Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection. • Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics. • Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano. • Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material. • ...
Clutch 2013-08-21
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- Consist of a circular disc with a friction surface and is mounted on the transmission shaft
- Secure the cover of diaphragm
- These spring cause the contact pressure on the facings to rise gradually as the spring fallen out
- Directly receive the torque of the engine
- Consists of a master cylinder, hydraulic tubing, and slave cylinder
- Do not push the release bearing toward the engine
- Used to disengaged and engage the clutch
- Includes mounting lugs to locate the coil spring
- Disconnect and connect the engine from the transmission
- Connect to the spline hub
- Release the clamping force on the pressure plate when the clutch is disengaged
- Connect the pressure plate to the flywheel mating slots
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- Shock the loading by flexing and allowing some twist between hub and plate
- Center of the clutch disc
- Depending on the design, application of the pressure plate and strength of the spring
- Holds the spring against the pressure plate
- Design to slide back and forth on the transmission
- Is a steel plate which has frictional material attached to it
- Also called a transmission input shaft, fits to the front of transmission
- Bolted to the engine and is the driving member
20 Clues: Center of the clutch disc • Connect to the spline hub • Secure the cover of diaphragm • Used to disengaged and engage the clutch • Directly receive the torque of the engine • Holds the spring against the pressure plate • Bolted to the engine and is the driving member • Includes mounting lugs to locate the coil spring • Do not push the release bearing toward the engine • ...
EARTH'S SURFACE 2025-12-08
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- - A plate boundary where one plate sinks beneath another.
- - Molten rock that erupts from a volcano.
- - Process where one plate moves under another.
- - The Earth’s outermost layer.
- - Rocks melted by heat and pressure.
- - These are formed when two continental plates collide.
- - Mountains formed from compressed sediment.
- - Transform boundary can generate ___________.
- - The rigid layer made of the crust and upper mantle.
- - Lies beneath the ocean floor.
- - considered the supercontinent
- - Formed at subduction zones when ocean-ocean crust meet.
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- - Large sections of the Earth’s crust that move.
- - A plate boundary where plates move apart.
- - Region where magma reaches the surface.
- - planet that covers 71% water and 29% land
- - Plates in a transform boundary will move in ________ direction.
- - Plate in covergent boundary ______ each other.
- - A crack or fracture in the Earth’s crust. 6. RIFT - Landform formed at divergent continental plates.
- - Underwater mountain ranges formed at divergent boundaries.
- - A plate boundary where plates slide past one another.
- - The hottest layer of the Earth
- - This is the state of the outer core
- - Molten rock beneath the surface.
- - Circular movement in the mantle that moves tectonic plates.
- - The thickest layer of the Earth composed of hot, semi-solid rock.
26 Clues: - The Earth’s outermost layer. • - Lies beneath the ocean floor. • - considered the supercontinent • - The hottest layer of the Earth • - Molten rock beneath the surface. • - Rocks melted by heat and pressure. • - This is the state of the outer core • - Region where magma reaches the surface. • - Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. • ...
Science vocab 2017-10-10
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- The outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centers on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries.
- An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
- A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph
- The uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang.
- A fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote, incandescent body like the sun
- Formed by the gravitational collapse of a star exploding as a supernova, whose gravitational field is so intense that no electromagnetic radiation can escape
- A star in an intermediate stage of evolution, characterized by a large volume, low surface temperature
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- A transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph
- A theory that deduces a cataclysmic birth of the universe from the observed expansion of the universe, cosmic background radiation, abundance of the elements, and the laws of physics
- Hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago
- A wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface
- The lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
- A star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of it's mass
- Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the plates act like a hard and rigid shell compared to Earth's mantle.
- An attracting force
15 Clues: An attracting force • An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • The uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang. • The lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates • A fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote, incandescent body like the sun • ...
Disorders and diseases of the Nail 2025-02-17
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- Separation and falling off of the nail plate from the bed
- Bacterial infection of the tissues around the nail plate
- Nail plate fungal infection
- Whitish discolored spots on the nail
- Bitten nails
- matrix inflammation and nail shedding
- Separation of the nail plate and bed
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- Ingrown nail
- Damaged skin around the nail plate that becomes torn or split
- Nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells
- Medicl term for fungal infections of the feet
- AKA folded nail
- AKA trumpet nail
- Irregular split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate surface roughness
14 Clues: Ingrown nail • Bitten nails • AKA folded nail • AKA trumpet nail • Nail plate fungal infection • Whitish discolored spots on the nail • Separation of the nail plate and bed • matrix inflammation and nail shedding • Medicl term for fungal infections of the feet • Nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells • Bacterial infection of the tissues around the nail plate • ...
tectonics 2021-09-28
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- liquid layer of earth
- a rumbling in the ground
- upper mantle
- plates that slide push
- a fault line in california
- when the tectonic plates crash into each other
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- a solid ball of metal
- the crust and upper mantle
- the creater of this crossword puzzle
- forms a subduction zones
- creater of continentil drift theory
- when a tectonic plates slide past each other
12 Clues: upper mantle • a solid ball of metal • liquid layer of earth • plates that slide push • forms a subduction zones • a rumbling in the ground • the crust and upper mantle • a fault line in california • creater of continentil drift theory • the creater of this crossword puzzle • when a tectonic plates slide past each other • when the tectonic plates crash into each other
tectonics 2021-09-28
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- liquid layer of earth
- a solid ball of metal
- upper mantle
- forms a subduction zones
- a rumbling in the ground
- creater of continentil drift theory
- when a tectonic plates slide past each other
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- when the tectonic plates crash into each other
- plates that slide push
- the creater of this crossword puzzle
- the crust and upper mantle
- a fault line in california
12 Clues: upper mantle • liquid layer of earth • a solid ball of metal • plates that slide push • forms a subduction zones • a rumbling in the ground • the crust and upper mantle • a fault line in california • creater of continentil drift theory • the creater of this crossword puzzle • when a tectonic plates slide past each other • when the tectonic plates crash into each other
Tectonics 2024-09-11
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- Where two continental plates collide together
- A part of the mantle, below the lithosphere
- A mass movement of rock and soil down a steep slope
- A physical geographical hazard
- Where two plates move in opposite directions
- A fault created on a large scale when two plates slide past each
- The point on the Earth’s surface above the focus of an earthquake
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- The solid layer made from the crust and upper mantle
- Where two points meet and move alongside each other
- Points within the middle of a tectonic plate where magma erupts
- Earthquakes which occur far from plate margins
- Hot liquid magma currents moving in the asthenosphere
12 Clues: A physical geographical hazard • A part of the mantle, below the lithosphere • Where two plates move in opposite directions • Where two continental plates collide together • Earthquakes which occur far from plate margins • Where two points meet and move alongside each other • A mass movement of rock and soil down a steep slope • ...
Nail Diseases and Disorders 2025-05-08
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- Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions
- Separation and falling off a nail plate from the nail bed; caused by infection, matrix injury, systemic illness, or medical procedure
- An unhealthy nail condition that is hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit
- Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail; redness, pus, and swelling are usually present
- Significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes); may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge
- Also known as athlete's foot; medical term for fungal infection of the feet; often seen as red patches or scaling of the skin on the bottom of feet and/or between the toe
- Rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection; seen in early stages as a yellow-green spot that becomes darker in its advanced stage, changing from yellow to green to brown to black.
- Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually the result of aging
- Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail caused by infection or injury
- Nail plate fungal infection, consisting of whitish patches that can be scraped off the nail's surface or long whitish or pale yellowish streaks within the nail plate
- Nail that has turned a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
- Any deformity or disease of the natural nails
- Also known as subungual melanoma; a rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix. It is more prevalent in the nails of your thumbs and big toes and usually affects one nail at a time. Sometimes it can look like other conditions that affect the nail bed, such as a bruise. If untreated it can metastasize or spread to other parts of your body.
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- Damage to the capillaries under the nail, giving the appearance of a lengthwise small splinter underneath the nail plate; caused by physical trauma or nail bed injury
- Irregular split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate surface roughness; potentially caused by excessive exposure to cuticle removers, harsh cleaning agents, or aggressive filing techniques
- Also known as ingrown nail; nail grows into the living tissue around the nail
- Whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix
- Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations randomly or evenly spaced; nail plate may appear as if it has been filled with a coarse abrasive, or the free edge may be ragged, or both
- Noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than usual; usually caused by diet, heredity, internal disease, medication, or overfiling with an abrasive
- Finger with visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus
- Damaged skin around the nail plate (often on the eponychium) becomes split or torn
- Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
- Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
- Also known as trumpet nail; a form of dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge, whereby the nail can curl in upon itself or may be deformed only on one sidewall
- Irregular stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate; usually from serious injury of an allergic skin reaction
- Also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate
26 Clues: Any deformity or disease of the natural nails • Finger with visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus • Also known as ingrown nail; nail grows into the living tissue around the nail • Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions • Damaged skin around the nail plate (often on the eponychium) becomes split or torn • ...
Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure 2016-02-09
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- the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
- _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
- relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
- tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
- ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
- slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
- contains nerves, lympth and blood vessels
- _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
- the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
- has a water content between 15 & 25%
- as long as it's nourished and healthy, the new nail plate cells will be created
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- _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
- a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
- take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
- designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
- if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
- are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
- the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
- ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
- ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
- the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
- the area where the nail plate cells are formed
- __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
- the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
24 Clues: has a water content between 15 & 25% • contains nerves, lympth and blood vessels • are allowed to gently push back the eponychium • the area where the nail plate cells are formed • take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced • _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words) • the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail • ...
Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure 2016-02-09
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- ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
- a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
- take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
- _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
- has a water content between 15 & 25%
- __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
- relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
- designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
- the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
- tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
- the area where the nail plate cells are formed
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- slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
- ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
- _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
- if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
- _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
- ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
- the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
- the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
- are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
- thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
- the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
- the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
23 Clues: has a water content between 15 & 25% • are allowed to gently push back the eponychium • the area where the nail plate cells are formed • take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced • _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words) • ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words) • the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail • ...
Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure 2016-02-09
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- tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
- take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
- has a water content between 15 & 25%
- relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
- ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
- _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
- the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
- the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
- a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
- thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
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- are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
- the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
- __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
- designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
- _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
- ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
- ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
- if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
- the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
- slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
- _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
- the area where the nail plate cells are formed
- the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
23 Clues: has a water content between 15 & 25% • are allowed to gently push back the eponychium • the area where the nail plate cells are formed • take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced • _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words) • the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail • ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words) • ...
Plate cross 2025-11-05
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- the geological process in which a continent moves across the earth in a matter of centimeters per year
- the type of plate boundary where soft solid rock comes up from the mantle to fill a gap between plates
- the outer layer of the earth about 22 miles deep under the continental crust and 6 miles deep under the oceans crust
- the type of plate boundary where one plate slides by another plate
- how often or fast something happens
- the central portion of the earth which is believed to be composed mainly of molten iron and molten nickel
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the type of plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
- one of the very large sections of solid rock that make up earths outer layer
- the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of earths plates
- one of the main landmasses of the globe
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- the crust and upper mantle of the earth
- the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
- something we observe to happen over and over
- the process by which collision of the earths plates results in one plates being drawn down or overridden by another
- a mountain or hill usually having a cuplike crater at the summit in which expels ash and lava
- a type of valley thats formed by plate motion
- a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture of rocks in which strain had slowly accumulated
- the landmass that existed when all continents were joined from about 300 to 200 million years ago
- the layer of soft solid rock under the crust
20 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • one of the main landmasses of the globe • something we observe to happen over and over • the layer of soft solid rock under the crust • a type of valley thats formed by plate motion • the type of plate boundary where one plate goes under the other • ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15
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- A 3 dimensional swirling vortex of doom (do you write in your planner?)
- food. food. food on top of food. flip. yummy.
- weight for size
- a guy who had a theory but the theory was not excepted until he was dead
- a theory proposing that places are not where they used to be
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- convergent plates; one is pulled under the other
- The largest rodent
- moving towards each other. volcanoes, earthquakes, trenches.
- slide past me
- green food (spicy)
10 Clues: slide past me • weight for size • The largest rodent • green food (spicy) • food. food. food on top of food. flip. yummy. • convergent plates; one is pulled under the other • moving towards each other. volcanoes, earthquakes, trenches. • a theory proposing that places are not where they used to be • A 3 dimensional swirling vortex of doom (do you write in your planner?) • ...
Marine Oceanography Plate Tectonics Project 2022-11-28
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- Flows like asphalt under heavy weight
- Mostly solid rock that floats on top of the asthenosphere.
- The largest layer of the Earth that is made of 3 parts. About 1800 miles thick.
- The outer most layer of the earth, also the most thin.
- Made of solid Nickel and Iron. Has a very high temperature and pressure. About 800 miles thick.
- The crust plus the upper mantle.
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- When these move they give the crust a "free ride"
- Liquid Nickel and Iron. About 1400 miles thick.
- Reason the continental plates move.
- Extremely hot part of the mantle that exists as both solid and liquid.
10 Clues: The crust plus the upper mantle. • Reason the continental plates move. • Flows like asphalt under heavy weight • Liquid Nickel and Iron. About 1400 miles thick. • When these move they give the crust a "free ride" • The outer most layer of the earth, also the most thin. • Mostly solid rock that floats on top of the asthenosphere. • ...
Exploration Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-08
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- rises up and creates a new crust for the earth
- a convergent boundary does what?
- when a tectonic plates move away from each other
- where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle,
- create shallow earthquakes, a landscape that consists of long ridges which are separated by narrow valleys
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- When the tectonic plates come together
- both divergent and convergent can make a what?
- a convergent boundary makes
- a geological feature that can be created by a divergnet boundary
- what is created when the plates move away from each other
10 Clues: a convergent boundary makes • a convergent boundary does what? • When the tectonic plates come together • both divergent and convergent can make a what? • rises up and creates a new crust for the earth • when a tectonic plates move away from each other • where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle, • what is created when the plates move away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Set #1 2024-05-05
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- Opposite of divergent.
- Forces that create.
- The theory that the continents do not drift.
- Alfed Wegener proposed the Theory of _.
- _ currents are currents of heat in the earth.
- Forces that destroy.
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- Earth's _ consists of many layers.
- The lithosphere floats on the _.
- The theory that describes the movement of tectonic plates.
- The type of boundary where the plates are moving apart.
10 Clues: Forces that create. • Forces that destroy. • Opposite of divergent. • The lithosphere floats on the _. • Earth's _ consists of many layers. • Alfed Wegener proposed the Theory of _. • The theory that the continents do not drift. • _ currents are currents of heat in the earth. • The type of boundary where the plates are moving apart. • ...
The Earth and Plate Tectonics 2025-09-06
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- Plate boundary where two plates are sliding past each other
- Middle of the Earth
- Semi molten rock
- The crust is broken into...
- Supercontinent
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- Plate boundary where land is being destroyed
- Plate where you would find Ireland
- The outer layer of Earth
- Plate boundary where land is being created
- Layer under the Crust
10 Clues: Supercontinent • Semi molten rock • Middle of the Earth • Layer under the Crust • The outer layer of Earth • The crust is broken into... • Plate where you would find Ireland • Plate boundary where land is being created • Plate boundary where land is being destroyed • Plate boundary where two plates are sliding past each other
Ch. 9: Nail Disorders and Diseases 2022-03-31
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- a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot.
- a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
- a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail.
- a fungal infection of the nail plate.
- also known as ingrown nails, can affect either the fingers or toes.
- figuratively means "folded nail"
- caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow.
- visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
- a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears.
- the darkening of the fingernail or toenails.
- nail plates with a deep or sharp curvature at the free edge have this shape because of the matrix.
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- are a whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix.
- the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
- split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges, giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
- an abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
- bitten nails.
- nail are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are much more flexible than normal.
17 Clues: bitten nails. • figuratively means "folded nail" • a fungal infection of the nail plate. • the darkening of the fingernail or toenails. • a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit. • a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. • the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed. • ...
Ch. 9: Nail Disorders and Diseases 2022-03-31
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- caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow.
- the darkening of the fingernail or toenails.
- a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, forming a dark purplish spot.
- the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
- bitten nails.
- also known as ingrown nails, can affect either the fingers or toes.
- a fungal infection of the nail plate.
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- figuratively means "folded nail"
- nail plates with a deep or sharp curvature at the free edge have this shape because of the matrix.
- a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail.
- a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
- nails are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are much more flexible than normal.
- an abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
- visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
- a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears.
- split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges, giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
- are a whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix.
17 Clues: bitten nails. • figuratively means "folded nail" • a fungal infection of the nail plate. • the darkening of the fingernail or toenails. • a condition caused by injury or disease of the nail unit. • a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. • the separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed. • ...
