plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Tectonics Crossword 2024-04-28

Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Fast moving toxic gas and volcanic matter
  2. Region where a major tsunami impacted the most
  3. Plate found near South America
  4. When the earth goes from a solid to a liquid during an earthquake
  5. San Andres fault found at this zone
  6. Himalayan mountains created at this plate boundary
  7. The point directly above the focus
  8. Volcanic ash mixing with snow melt
  9. Layer below the lithosphere
  10. Hazard created by climate processes for example drought
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  1. Process of two plates meeting but less dense plate sinking underneath
  2. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  3. Nuclear power plant which was forced closed
  4. Harbour Wave in Japanese
  5. Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur here
  6. Action to reduce impacts of an event
  7. Place inside the crust an earthquake originates
  8. Plates pulling away
  9. The record of geomagnetic data preserved in rocks and minerals
  10. More accepted theory of plate movement

20 Clues: Plates pulling away • Harbour Wave in Japanese • Layer below the lithosphere • Plate found near South America • The point directly above the focus • Volcanic ash mixing with snow melt • San Andres fault found at this zone • Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur here • Action to reduce impacts of an event • More accepted theory of plate movement • ...

ENV Tectonics 2025-02-07

ENV Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A supercontinent of the past
  2. a prehistoric bone
  3. the number of games in the regular season of the NFL
  4. The color of the core on the poster in the back of the room
  5. plates moving together
  6. the colored word on the poster on the left side of the room "you are _______"
  7. the outer layer of Earth
  8. one plate sliding under another
  9. occurs when magma leaks out of Earth's crust
  10. this heat pattern makes hot water rise and cold water sink
  11. the name of the ball next to the top right side of the smartboard
  12. the 1st word of your favorite website that teaches you about earthquakes
  13. the primary wave from an Earthquake
  14. Large, rigid piece of Earth's Lithosphere
  15. the world's tallest Mountain
  16. caused by tectonic plates shifting
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  1. the worlds deepest trench
  2. a machine that senses earthquakes
  3. The best color
  4. the secondary wave of an Earthquake
  5. The number of colored posters in the back of the room
  6. the type of crust above sea level
  7. plates sliding past each other
  8. the name of the student that sits in the front right
  9. the 2nd word of your favorite website that teaches you about earthquakes
  10. the type of crust under an ocean
  11. plates moving apart
  12. The color of the post it not above the smartboard
  13. the innermost layer of Earth
  14. a layer of Earth where convection currents occur

30 Clues: The best color • a prehistoric bone • plates moving apart • plates moving together • the outer layer of Earth • the worlds deepest trench • A supercontinent of the past • the innermost layer of Earth • the world's tallest Mountain • plates sliding past each other • one plate sliding under another • the type of crust under an ocean • a machine that senses earthquakes • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-12-14

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. A Divergent Boundary Occurs when plates...
  2. Deep-ocean features that form at subduction zones...
  3. When one plate slides under another plate...
  4. Example of a convergent boundary...
  5. When a divergent is in the middle of a continental plate it creates a...
  6. When two plates come together...
  7. Where most earthquakes occur...
  8. Example of a transform boundary...
  9. The ancient super-continent formed 28 million years ago?
  10. Rising magma that results from Subduction..
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  1. Solid, outer part of Earth...
  2. Scientists identify plate boundaries by studying ____.
  3. Convection currents occur in the ___.
  4. Alfred Wegners theory...
  5. The tectonic plates float on ____.
  6. Process that forms a new ocean floor...
  7. Scientists have discovered ___ major tectonic plates.
  8. Layer of Earth that creates the magnetosphere...
  9. South America and ___ fit together.
  10. A rift valley example...

20 Clues: Alfred Wegners theory... • A rift valley example... • Solid, outer part of Earth... • Where most earthquakes occur... • When two plates come together... • The tectonic plates float on ____. • Example of a transform boundary... • Example of a convergent boundary... • South America and ___ fit together. • Convection currents occur in the ___. • ...

Evidence of plate tectonics 2014-01-02

Evidence of plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ _____ have been found in North America and EU
  2. who did the theory start with
  3. what was discovered in 1940 with sonar radars used in the war
  4. some continents eg. south America and Africa fit together like a ?
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  1. similar ______ ______ were found in Antartica, Africa, S. America, India & Australia
  2. ? of the Megascolecidae family are found in New Zealand, Asia and N. America
  3. what fossil is found in south America and Africa and begins with m

7 Clues: who did the theory start with • ____ _____ have been found in North America and EU • what was discovered in 1940 with sonar radars used in the war • what fossil is found in south America and Africa and begins with m • some continents eg. south America and Africa fit together like a ? • ? of the Megascolecidae family are found in New Zealand, Asia and N. America • ...

Plate Tectonics and Landforms 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics and Landforms crossword puzzle
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  1. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  2. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle.
  3. when two tectonic plates move past one another
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  1. change in the shape or size of an object
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. When two plates come together
  4. two tectonic plates move away from each other

7 Clues: When two plates come together • change in the shape or size of an object • two tectonic plates move away from each other • when two tectonic plates move past one another • gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

Earth's Layers/Plate Tectonics 2021-11-04

Earth's Layers/Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the thickest layer of the Earth
  2. a layer of the Earth that includes the Crust and the Upper Mantle
  3. the only liquid layer of the Earth
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  1. the solid part of the Mantle that is made up of tectonic plates
  2. the semi-liquid layer of the Earth
  3. the upper-most layer of the Earth that all life lives on
  4. the solid innermost layer of the Earth

7 Clues: the thickest layer of the Earth • the semi-liquid layer of the Earth • the only liquid layer of the Earth • the solid innermost layer of the Earth • the upper-most layer of the Earth that all life lives on • the solid part of the Mantle that is made up of tectonic plates • a layer of the Earth that includes the Crust and the Upper Mantle

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in earths crust where slabs of rock slip past each other
  2. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
  3. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  4. a rigid layer made of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
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  1. the soft layer of the mantle where the lithosphere floats
  2. the layer of hot solid material between the crust and core
  3. a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart

7 Clues: a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • the soft layer of the mantle where the lithosphere floats • the layer of hot solid material between the crust and core • a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock • a break in earths crust where slabs of rock slip past each other • ...

Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-12

Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Boundary, where the tectonic plates pull away from each other
  2. separation when tectonic plates separate from each other
  3. drift when the tectonic plates split up Pangea
  4. boundary When the two tectonic plates move in opposite directions
  5. Valley when two tectonic plates collide and create a tiny mountain together in a valley underwater
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  1. zone when the earth recycles the lithosphere
  2. boundary is the area where a certain kind of tectonic plate can be noticed
  3. collision when two tectonic plates collide with each other
  4. trench when the plates diverge and create a giant valley under the ocean

9 Clues: zone when the earth recycles the lithosphere • drift when the tectonic plates split up Pangea • separation when tectonic plates separate from each other • collision when two tectonic plates collide with each other • Boundary, where the tectonic plates pull away from each other • boundary When the two tectonic plates move in opposite directions • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-08

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. middle of the earth
  2. european and asian plate
  3. American northern plate
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  1. indian and australian
  2. named after an ocean
  3. coldest one
  4. American southern plate

7 Clues: coldest one • middle of the earth • named after an ocean • indian and australian • American southern plate • American northern plate • european and asian plate

Tectonic Plate Vocabulary 2022-04-19

Tectonic Plate Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. In geology, Earth’s middle layer.
  2. In geology, an area where tectonic plates move pat each other
  3. the rising and falling of material in fluid due to uneven temperatures
  4. The process by which tectonic plates sink or slide back from Earth’s outer layer into its middle layer, called the mantle.
  5. in geology, Earth's innermost layer
  6. able to carry an electric current
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  1. The gigantic slabs — some spanning thousands of miles — that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  2. The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth’s outer layer, which is called the lithosphere, and the processes that cause those rock masses to rise from inside Earth, travel along its surface, and sink back down.
  3. the study of Earth's physical structure, history and processes
  4. An area around the Pacific Ocean’s edge where plate tectonics processes cause relatively frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
  5. The process by which material rises from Earth’s middle layer into its outer layer, where it will become part of the tectonic plates.

11 Clues: In geology, Earth’s middle layer. • able to carry an electric current • in geology, Earth's innermost layer • In geology, an area where tectonic plates move pat each other • the study of Earth's physical structure, history and processes • the rising and falling of material in fluid due to uneven temperatures • ...

Fossils and Stuff 2024-05-21

Fossils and Stuff crossword puzzle
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  1. Rock: Type of rock produced when molten magma (lava) cools and solidifies.
  2. Cycle The process through which one type of rock (igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic) is converted into another.
  3. The hollow impression of an organism left behind in the rock.
  4. fossil: Evidence left by organisms, such as burrows, imprints, coprolites, or footprints
  5. The process that causes part of the Earth’s crust to rise above surrounding areas. This can cause layers of rock to become exposed at the surface.
  6. Not containing carbon. Not from living things. Ex., mineral
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  1. Fossilized prints or marks made by a living thing. Leaf prints, skin prints and footprints are good examples.
  2. The process whereby living material is replaced with minerals.
  3. Rock Rock produced when any type of rock is changed by heat, pressure, and chemical activity in the Earth.
  4. Rock Rock that is formed when layers of small particles (sediment) are compressed and cemented together.
  5. tectonics The concept that explains the movement of the Earth’s crustal plates, and seafloor spreading at the Earth’s surface.

11 Clues: Not containing carbon. Not from living things. Ex., mineral • The hollow impression of an organism left behind in the rock. • The process whereby living material is replaced with minerals. • Rock: Type of rock produced when molten magma (lava) cools and solidifies. • fossil: Evidence left by organisms, such as burrows, imprints, coprolites, or footprints • ...

Land formations[ 2025-04-28

Land formations[ crossword puzzle
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  1. deep narrow depression in the ocean floor formed at subduction zones where tectonic plates collide
  2. The wearing away of coastal land by natural forces such as waves, tides, and currents.
  3. A landform at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited faster than it can be removed by tides and waves.
  4. Long, narrow islands made of sand that run parallel to the mainland coast.
  5. a pillar of rock isolated from the coast by erosion of An arch
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  1. A narrow strip of sand or shingle that extends from the coast into the sea, formed by longshore drift.
  2. Adding sand or shingle to beaches to replace eroded material.
  3. A steep rock face along the coast, formed by processes of erosion and weathering.
  4. steep descent from the edge of the conirntsl shelf to the ocean floor
  5. Underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics where new oceanic crust is created.
  6. structure buoy perpendicular to the shore to trap sediment moved by longshore drift

11 Clues: Adding sand or shingle to beaches to replace eroded material. • a pillar of rock isolated from the coast by erosion of An arch • steep descent from the edge of the conirntsl shelf to the ocean floor • Long, narrow islands made of sand that run parallel to the mainland coast. • A steep rock face along the coast, formed by processes of erosion and weathering. • ...

Breakfast 2023-02-13

Breakfast crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bread
  2. folk
  3. salt
  4. toast
  5. ham
  6. honey
  7. egg
  8. cornflakes
  9. plate
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  1. breakfast
  2. bowl
  3. roll
  4. spoon
  5. cheese
  6. milk
  7. knife
  8. plate
  9. jam

18 Clues: ham • egg • jam • bowl • folk • roll • salt • milk • bread • spoon • toast • honey • knife • plate • plate • cheese • breakfast • cornflakes

Restless Earth Crossword 2020-11-23

Restless Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  2. The month when the Pakistan earthquake happened
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above the source of an earthquake
  4. A dense plate that is forced below (subducts) continental plates when they meet
  5. The solid layer of the core
  6. A plate boundary where new crust is formed
  7. A large wave caused by displaced water from a devastating earthquake
  8. A plate boundary where subduction happens
  9. The layer of the earth that we live on
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  1. Where convection currents happen
  2. The cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking
  3. Earthquakes are measured on this
  4. The month when the Boxing Day Tsunami happened
  5. The instrument used to record earthquakes
  6. The term used when one plate is forced underneath another plate

15 Clues: The solid layer of the core • Where convection currents happen • Earthquakes are measured on this • The layer of the earth that we live on • The instrument used to record earthquakes • A plate boundary where subduction happens • A plate boundary where new crust is formed • The month when the Boxing Day Tsunami happened • The month when the Pakistan earthquake happened • ...

Restless Earth Crossword 2020-11-23

Restless Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  2. The month when the Pakistan earthquake happened
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above the source of an earthquake
  4. A dense plate that is forced below (subducts) continental plates when they meet
  5. The solid layer of the earth
  6. A plate boundary where new crust is formed
  7. A large wave caused by displaced water from a devastating earthquake
  8. A plate boundary where subduction happens
  9. The layer of the earth that we live on
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  1. Where convection currents happen
  2. The cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking
  3. Earthquakes are measured on this
  4. The month when the Boxing Day Tsunami happened
  5. The instrument used to record earthquakes
  6. The term used when one plate is forced underneath another plate

15 Clues: The solid layer of the earth • Where convection currents happen • Earthquakes are measured on this • The layer of the earth that we live on • The instrument used to record earthquakes • A plate boundary where subduction happens • A plate boundary where new crust is formed • The month when the Boxing Day Tsunami happened • The month when the Pakistan earthquake happened • ...

PREPARING FOOD 2020-03-17

PREPARING FOOD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. finally, jack ..... down the table
  2. jack ... down in the large wooden chair
  3. jack ...... while the eggs cooked
  4. jack ...... the oil into the skillet
  5. jack ....... the eggs into a bowl
  6. the eggs ...... pretty on the white plate
  7. then, jack ...... the pan
  8. jack ... out some eggs
  9. then, jack poured the eggs into the ... skillet
  10. jack ..... looking at his eggs
  11. jack was ...... he walked to the kitchen
  12. next, jack ... the eggs on a plate
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  1. jack placed the ..... on the dining room table
  2. next, jack ...... on the heat
  3. jack ...... a skillet on the stove
  4. the eggs ...... for two minutes
  5. jack got a ...... damp
  6. jack stirred the ....
  7. jack ....... about the day ahead
  8. jack washed the plate with dishwashing ....
  9. jack .... out some oils

21 Clues: jack stirred the .... • jack got a ...... damp • jack ... out some eggs • jack .... out some oils • then, jack ...... the pan • next, jack ...... on the heat • jack ..... looking at his eggs • the eggs ...... for two minutes • jack ....... about the day ahead • jack ...... while the eggs cooked • jack ....... the eggs into a bowl • finally, jack ..... down the table • ...

Tectonic Plates And Earth Layers 2022-04-06

Tectonic Plates And Earth Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. also caused by a divergent boundary
  2. outer most layer of earth
  3. what causes the plates to move
  4. protects the inner core
  5. caused when plates collide
  6. the largest layer of earth (I think)
  7. a plate based off a continent in the middle of most maps
  8. away from each other
  9. has something to do with the word "tectonic"
  10. the layer under the crust
  11. where earthquakes occur most
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  1. caused by a convergent subduction
  2. protected by the outer core
  3. pass each other
  4. caused by a transform plate
  5. towards each other
  6. caused by a divergent boundary
  7. another way of saying ocean basin (I think)
  8. a type of plate with "continent" in it
  9. a type of plate that has "ocean" in it
  10. the layer below the lithosphere

21 Clues: pass each other • towards each other • away from each other • protects the inner core • outer most layer of earth • the layer under the crust • caused when plates collide • protected by the outer core • caused by a transform plate • where earthquakes occur most • caused by a divergent boundary • what causes the plates to move • the layer below the lithosphere • ...

Andrew Puzzle 2021-01-27

Andrew Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. sea mount keeps growing and become a island ex:Hawaii
  2. deepest part of the ocean
  3. biggest ocean
  4. smallest ocean
  5. one plate go north and they other goes south and they rube against each other
  6. oceanic and continental plate go into each other
  7. sub spent most time in the water than any other submarine
  8. plate in the water
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  1. largest squid
  2. second biggest squid
  3. land plate
  4. third biggest ocean
  5. continental and continental plates go into each other
  6. oceanic and oceanic go away from each other
  7. second biggest ocean
  8. deepest crab found
  9. Deepest diving mammal

17 Clues: land plate • largest squid • biggest ocean • smallest ocean • deepest crab found • plate in the water • third biggest ocean • second biggest squid • second biggest ocean • Deepest diving mammal • deepest part of the ocean • oceanic and oceanic go away from each other • oceanic and continental plate go into each other • sea mount keeps growing and become a island ex:Hawaii • ...

Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure 2016-02-09

Chapter 9 Nail Growth/structure crossword puzzle
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  1. ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words)
  2. the whitish half moon shape underneath the base of the nail
  3. as long as it's nourished and healthy, the new nail plate cells will be created
  4. thicker than fingernails because the matrix is longer
  5. _____ _______ thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and nail bed (2 words)
  6. _____ ______ dead colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate (2 words)
  7. ________ _______ ________ can reflect the general health of the body (3 words)
  8. the area where the nail plate cells are formed
  9. __________ of a natural fingernail takes about 4-6 months
  10. a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  11. _______ ______do not shed periodically (2 words)
  12. tissue that adheres directly to the natural nail plate and can be removed with gentle scraping
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  1. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  2. the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
  3. ______ _______ _______ on the thumb is typically the slowest (3 words)
  4. contains nerves, lympth and blood vessels
  5. designed for the eponychium, lateral sidewalks and hyponychium (2 words)
  6. take nine to twelve months to be fully replaced
  7. are allowed to gently push back the eponychium
  8. the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe (2 words)
  9. the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail
  10. relatively porous and will allow water to pass through it (2 words)
  11. the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge (2 words)
  12. if the nail surface is shiny and smooth then it is ____________
  13. has a water content between 15 & 25%

25 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) • ______ _____ is an appendage of the skin (2words) • ...

Tectonic plates 2024-01-15

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Areas where the plates meet
  2. a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock mass
  3. an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth, called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma
  4. the outer layer of the Earth.
  5. occurs when oceanic crust meets continental crust and when oceanic crust meets oceanic crust
  6. An ocean plate collides with another ocean plate which forms a trench.
  7. When plates move away from each other
  8. When heat from the Earth's core creates currents in the crust, the tectonic plates can scrape, bump, or drag along each other.
  9. cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement.
  10. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
  11. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  12. a solid layer made of the crust and the solid upper mantle
  13. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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  1. destroy the Earth's crust
  2. An oceanic plate collides with a less dense continental plate which forms a deep ocean
  3. A continental plate collides with another continental plate which forms mountains.
  4. a layer of the interior of the Earth.
  5. the outer layer of the core that is made of liquid iron and nickel.
  6. an opening in the Earth's surface
  7. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
  8. a semi-fluid layer located in the upper part of the Earth's mantle, situated beneath the lithosphere

21 Clues: destroy the Earth's crust • Areas where the plates meet • the outer layer of the Earth. • an opening in the Earth's surface • a layer of the interior of the Earth. • When plates move away from each other • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet. • a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock mass • cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Layers of Earth Puzzle 2022-03-09

Plate Tectonics and Layers of Earth Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. india combined with a continent
  2. african continent
  3. upper layer
  4. length x width x height
  5. south of america
  6. biggest layer
  7. a substance that cannot be broken down
  8. liquid layer
  9. a very important subject
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  1. named after an ocean
  2. north of america
  3. upper mantle
  4. upper mantle and lower crust
  5. very cold
  6. main layers of the planet
  7. last main layer
  8. european and asian

17 Clues: very cold • upper layer • upper mantle • liquid layer • biggest layer • last main layer • north of america • south of america • african continent • european and asian • named after an ocean • length x width x height • a very important subject • main layers of the planet • upper mantle and lower crust • india combined with a continent • a substance that cannot be broken down

Earthquake 2024-03-07

Earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. movement of tectonic plates
  2. what do tectonic plates do
  3. contact force involved in a earthquake
  4. the big big crack between plates
  5. impact to government
  6. impact to nature
  7. what is the natural disaster called when tectonic plates ‘slip’
  8. turkey Syria earthquake type
  9. bottom left plate
  10. the bottom right plate
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  1. this type of earthquake is sometimes less destructive.
  2. the basic basic name for the plates under the earth’s crust
  3. friction always causes……
  4. The plate that is being shoved
  5. one normal quake isn’t enough. There will be……
  6. impact to daily life
  7. the exact location of earthquakes spot
  8. the technical word for strength of earthquakes
  9. another thing that a earthquake can cause (hint-water)
  10. the impact to money
  11. the plate that slides past Anatolian plate

21 Clues: impact to nature • bottom left plate • the impact to money • impact to daily life • impact to government • the bottom right plate • friction always causes…… • what do tectonic plates do • movement of tectonic plates • turkey Syria earthquake type • The plate that is being shoved • the big big crack between plates • contact force involved in a earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics word puzzle 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  2. a chain or group of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone.
  3. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
  4. the preserved remains of plants and animals
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  1. Something that lava comes out of
  2. gigantic continent
  3. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

7 Clues: gigantic continent • Something that lava comes out of • the preserved remains of plants and animals • a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth • energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light • a chain or group of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-17

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that slide past each other cause ________.
  2. Plates move apart and form new crust and ________.
  3. The name of the Earth's outer layer of large, moving pieces.
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  1. When plates crash together, they can form ________
  2. Plates that crash ________.
  3. A famous area around the Pacific Plate with many earthquakes and volcanoes.
  4. The most recent supercontinent.

7 Clues: Plates that crash ________. • The most recent supercontinent. • Plates that slide past each other cause ________. • When plates crash together, they can form ________ • Plates move apart and form new crust and ________. • The name of the Earth's outer layer of large, moving pieces. • A famous area around the Pacific Plate with many earthquakes and volcanoes.

VOLCANIC VOCAB! 2025-02-14

VOLCANIC VOCAB! crossword puzzle
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  1. a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that flows along the ground away from the volcano that produced it.
  2. a path along the Pacific Ocean surrounded by active volcanoes, causing frequent earthquakes.
  3. the largest crustal plate on our planet. The plate is presently shrinking as the Atlantic Ocean increases in size.
  4. The place where two tectonic plates meet and interact.
  5. a volcano formed by Oceanic and Oceanic convergent plate boundaries.
  6. a rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock.
  7. 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.
  8. the solid outer part of the Earth, above the asthenosphere that includes the upper mantle and the crust of the earth.
  9. a plate interaction where the plates hit each other, and both rise creating a triangular shape.
  10. Molten rock that has broken the earth's surface.
  11. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
Down
  1. The denser of the two types of the earth's crust that is made of basalt.
  2. The less dense of the earths crusts that is made of Granite.
  3. a volcano formed by convergent oceanic and continental plate boundaries.
  4. a plate interaction where the less dense plate goes over top of the denser plate.
  5. a mountain that lets out lava, tephra, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  6. the upper mantle, below the lithosphere in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  7. an area of the Earth's mantle where hot material rise upward, forming volcanoes on the overlying crust.
  8. Molten rock that is underground.
  9. a mixture of water, volcanic ash, tephra, rock fragments, and chunks of ice that can flow like wet concrete.

20 Clues: Molten rock that is underground. • Molten rock that has broken the earth's surface. • The place where two tectonic plates meet and interact. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • The less dense of the earths crusts that is made of Granite. • a rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock. • ...

Unit 4: Geosphere 2024-11-08

Unit 4: Geosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Zone in Earth's mantle made of hot, fluid rock
  2. Plate boundary type where plates come together
  3. The very deep ocean feature formed at a subduction zone
  4. A line of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean due to convergent plate boundaries
  5. The dark organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals
  6. Igneous rock formed on Earth's surface
  7. Location on Earth's surface above an earthquake's focus
  8. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy release during an earthquake
  9. Rock type formed from cooled magma or lava
  10. Rock changed by heat, pressure, or hot fluids
  11. Rock formed from layers of deposited sediments
  12. The layer of rock located below Earth's crust
  13. A seismic sea wave
  14. Plate boundary where plate move apart
  15. The rigid outer layer of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. An underwater "mountain range" along divergent plate boundaries.
  2. Point within the Earth where an earthquake originates
  3. The "Hardness Scale" used to determine resistance to scratching
  4. The volcano type found along convergent plate boundaries, AKA composite cone
  5. How lights reflects from a mineral; shininess
  6. rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption.
  7. The boundary type where two plate slide past each other
  8. The layers of soil that have identifiable characteristics
  9. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  10. Breaking a mineral in straight lines due to patterns in atomic bonding
  11. Breaking a mineral in jagged lines due to strong atomic bonding
  12. Any process that breaks down rock
  13. Process where ocean crust sink below continental crust at a convergent plate boundary
  14. Igneous rock formed inside the earth
  15. Moving sediments by wind, water, or ice
  16. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  17. The volcano type with gentle sloping sides made from oozing lava
  18. A volcano made of rocks with steep sides
  19. the color of a mineral in powdered form

34 Clues: A seismic sea wave • Any process that breaks down rock • Magma that reaches Earth's surface • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface • Igneous rock formed inside the earth • Plate boundary where plate move apart • Igneous rock formed on Earth's surface • Moving sediments by wind, water, or ice • the color of a mineral in powdered form • A volcano made of rocks with steep sides • ...

Vocabulary summary 2016-02-04

Vocabulary summary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bed
  2. Garage
  3. Bowl
  4. Livingroom
  5. House
  6. Cook
  7. Spoon
  8. Desk
Down
  1. Plate
  2. Egg
  3. Coatstand
  4. mirror
  5. Waiter
  6. Bookcase
  7. Chair
  8. Knife
  9. Fork

17 Clues: Bed • Egg • Bowl • Cook • Fork • Desk • Plate • Chair • House • Knife • Spoon • Garage • mirror • Waiter • Bookcase • Coatstand • Livingroom

Kitchen items 2023-12-07

Kitchen items crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pitcher
  2. pan
  3. fork
  4. bowl
  5. chopsticks
  6. cuttingboard
  7. silverware
  8. plate
  9. microwave
Down
  1. sharpknife
  2. spoon
  3. blender
  4. stove
  5. knife
  6. toaster
  7. napkin
  8. ladle

17 Clues: pan • fork • bowl • spoon • stove • knife • plate • ladle • napkin • pitcher • blender • toaster • microwave • sharpknife • chopsticks • silverware • cuttingboard

Josh V&E Vocab 2023-02-21

Josh V&E Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  2. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  3. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction.
  4. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, focus
  5. The study of Earthquakes
  6. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  7. Volcano formed from ash, cinder, and other volcanic debris.
  8. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  9. Tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
Down
  1. Waves A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  2. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  3. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction.
  4. The steep, hollowed-out area surrounding a vent at the top of a volcano.
  5. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  6. Eruption
  7. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  8. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.

17 Clues: Eruption • The study of Earthquakes • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • Volcano formed from ash, cinder, and other volcanic debris. • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • The steep, hollowed-out area surrounding a vent at the top of a volcano. • ...

Landforms 2022-11-23

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A process by which the weaker plate goes beneath
  2. San Andreas fault
  3. Volcanic plains
  4. tectonic plate activity
  5. formed as a result of lava
  6. Found in volcanoes
  7. formed by oceanic and continental plate
Down
  1. huge slab of rocks
  2. A fold mountain example
  3. direction of tectonic plate during tsunami
  4. Gap created during divergent boundary
  5. Between crust and core
  6. Mid oceanic ridge
  7. Surface of Earth
  8. Region between the mountains

15 Clues: Volcanic plains • Surface of Earth • San Andreas fault • Mid oceanic ridge • huge slab of rocks • Found in volcanoes • Between crust and core • A fold mountain example • tectonic plate activity • formed as a result of lava • Region between the mountains • Gap created during divergent boundary • formed by oceanic and continental plate • direction of tectonic plate during tsunami • ...

Chapter 19 Vocabulary 2014-03-05

Chapter 19 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. researchers who study fossils about ancient life
  2. the evolution of a species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time
  3. Theory/ process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time
  4. Dating/ method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other rock layers
  5. a living thing.
  6. Fossil/ distinctive fossils used to establish and compare the relative ages of rock layers and the fossils they contain.
  7. name/ a name used by scientists that consists of an organisms genus and species
  8. major division of geologic time (later divided into periods)
  9. key/a series of question or statement sets that is used to identify organisms or objects.
  10. the time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
  11. Extinction/ extinction caused by slow and steady process of natural selection
Down
  1. Radiation/ process by which a single species or a small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways
  2. a died out species
  3. a classification subdivision of a family of organisms.
  4. Patterns/ changes in anatomy, phylogeny, and behavior that take place in clades larger than a single species
  5. Equilibrium/ pattern of evolution in which long stable periods are interrupted by brief periods of more rapid change
  6. a distinguishing characteristic or quality.
  7. process by which two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time
  8. division of the geologic time into which eras are subdivided
  9. Dating/ method of determining the age of a sample from the amount of a radioactive isotope to the nonradioactive isotope of the same element in a sample
  10. a group of organisms sharing similar traits that are capable of breeding fertile offspring
  11. Evolution/ process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
  12. Extinction/ event during which many species become extinct during a relatively short period of time
  13. Tectonics/ geologic processes resulting in plate movement
  14. Time Scale/ a timeline of Earth's history

25 Clues: a living thing. • a died out species • Time Scale/ a timeline of Earth's history • a distinguishing characteristic or quality. • researchers who study fossils about ancient life • a classification subdivision of a family of organisms. • Tectonics/ geologic processes resulting in plate movement • division of the geologic time into which eras are subdivided • ...

Unit 3 Vocab 2023-10-03

Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  2. used as a convenient way to help identify minerals
  3. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  4. the study of ancient pole positions and makes use of remanent magnetization
  5. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  6. the deformation of a material from stress
  7. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  8. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  9. a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types—igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary—form and break down based on the different applications of heat and pressure over time
  10. formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
  11. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  12. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
Down
  1. the solid, outer part of Earth
  2. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties
  5. long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries
  6. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  7. openings, or vents where lava, tephra, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  8. form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  9. a geologic structure that is formed by layers or beds of rock being bent or folded
  10. the rising or settling of a portion of the Earth's lithosphere that occurs when weight is removed or added in order to maintain equilibrium
  11. the force acting on the unit area of a material
  12. started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form
  13. the action or process of changing in shape or distorting

25 Clues: the solid, outer part of Earth • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • the deformation of a material from stress • the force acting on the unit area of a material • used as a convenient way to help identify minerals • places where plates slide sideways past each other • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Tectonics Revision 2021-04-28

Tectonics Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of magma occurs at destructive plate boundaries
  2. This model identifies the root causes of vulnerability
  3. A flow composed of rock, mud and water originating on the flanks of a volcano
  4. The name given to a plate boundary where new crust is generated
  5. The process whereby new oceanic plates are pushed apart by the force of the mid-ocean ridge
  6. This model shows how an overlap of a natural hazard and a vulnerable population can result in a disaster
  7. This type of explosive eruption occurs when magma heats ground or surface water
  8. These are produced by earthquakes in the crust and travel through the Earth's layers
  9. Long, curved chain of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic and seismic activity
  10. This measures the total energy released by an earthquake at the moment it occurs
  11. Oceanic crust is destroyed here
  12. This is increasingly seen as a major driving force for plate movement
  13. A model that shows how a country or region might respond following a hazard event
Down
  1. The study of past changes in the Earth's magnetic field, determined from minerals contained in oceanic crust
  2. The name given to a tsunami warning system found across the Pacific
  3. A measure of the size or magnitude of a volcanic eruption
  4. The name given to a plate boundary where crust is neither created or destroyed
  5. A flood caused by the melting of an icecap or glacier by a volcanic eruption
  6. This type of magma occurs at constructive plate boundaries
  7. The name given to a plate boundary where crust is destroyed
  8. The name given to smaller earthquakes that follow a large earthquake
  9. The ability to protect lives, livelihoods and infrastructure from destruction, and to restore areas after a natural hazard has occurred
  10. This volcano caused widespread disruption across Europe in 2010
  11. The ability to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from a natural hazard

24 Clues: Oceanic crust is destroyed here • This model identifies the root causes of vulnerability • A measure of the size or magnitude of a volcanic eruption • This type of magma occurs at destructive plate boundaries • This type of magma occurs at constructive plate boundaries • The name given to a plate boundary where crust is destroyed • ...

The Tectonics 2023-02-03

The Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. huge pieces of Earth's crust.
  2. the study of many different kinds of Earth science.
  3. mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces.
  4. line on a map that connects points with the same elevation.
  5. process which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and tansport sediments.
  6. photos or images taken of Earth from space.
  7. distance above sea level
  8. when two plates move towards each other.
  9. when a denser plate is puched beneath a less dense plate.
  10. natural physical features of the Earth's surface.
  11. map shoing the shape and elevation of the land using contour lines.
  12. solid fragments of weathered and eroed rock moved nd dropped into new places.
  13. when two plates move away from each other.
  14. when two plates slide agaisnt each other.
Down
  1. theory saying the continents were once connected and have sinse drifted apart.
  2. study of shape of Earth's surface and it's physical features.
  3. the amount of matter in the crust. Oceaniccrust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
  4. seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries.
  5. thicker lines marking every 5th contour line on a map.
  6. A supercontinent with mos of the Earth's continents.
  7. difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of a topographic map.

21 Clues: distance above sea level • huge pieces of Earth's crust. • when two plates move towards each other. • when two plates slide agaisnt each other. • when two plates move away from each other. • photos or images taken of Earth from space. • natural physical features of the Earth's surface. • the study of many different kinds of Earth science. • ...

Tectonics 2.0 2016-11-17

Tectonics 2.0 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The plates make up this layer of the Earth.
  2. German for Continental Drift
  3. Common result of transform plates.
  4. Describing what you can directly see.
  5. This is formed between two divergent plates.
  6. Geologists in the early 1900's explained Wegener's observations by suggesting these existed.
  7. Rock layers that are broken and uneven.
  8. Wegener believed all the continents were once attached, he called this supercontinent this.
  9. When plates are moving apart.
  10. Common result of subduction.
  11. Force that drives tectonic plate motion.
Down
  1. The guy who came up with the original idea of Continental Drift
  2. The belief that the continents have been moving across the planet over time.
  3. A break between two tectonic plates
  4. Soil types and Fossils
  5. The first observation that Wegener made his inference based on.
  6. We now know that continents move because they are attached to these.
  7. The human tendency to only look for evidence for what you already think is true.
  8. Goo that the plates are floating on.
  9. Explanations of what you see, valid unless observations disprove them.
  10. Common result of two continental plates converging.
  11. When plates are moving together.
  12. When one plate pushes under another.
  13. When two plates are moving next to each other.

24 Clues: Soil types and Fossils • German for Continental Drift • Common result of subduction. • When plates are moving apart. • When plates are moving together. • Common result of transform plates. • A break between two tectonic plates • Goo that the plates are floating on. • When one plate pushes under another. • Describing what you can directly see. • ...

Josh V&E Vocab 2023-02-21

Josh V&E Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  2. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  3. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side-to-side direction.
  4. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, focus
  5. The study of Earthquakes
  6. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  7. Volcano formed from ash, cinder, and other volcanic debris.
  8. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  9. Tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
Down
  1. Waves A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  2. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  3. A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction.
  4. The steep, hollowed-out area surrounding a vent at the top of a volcano.
  5. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  6. Eruption
  7. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  8. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.

17 Clues: Eruption • The study of Earthquakes • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • Volcano formed from ash, cinder, and other volcanic debris. • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • The steep, hollowed-out area surrounding a vent at the top of a volcano. • ...

Astronomy: Differentiation 2022-11-15

Astronomy: Differentiation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. certain metals chemically _______ to low-density minerals in the crust and do not differentiate
  2. an example of an asteroid that is large enough to be differentiated
  3. this type of element releases heat into a planet through an atomic decay process
  4. many of these objects are too small to be differentiated
  5. lighter portions of the Moon's surface are made of this feldspar rich rock
  6. a common rock on the surface of Earth formed by plate tectonics processes in association with water
  7. provides a force that can separate materials that make up a planet into layers
  8. a body orbiting a star that is too small to generate nuclear reactions in its core
  9. a region of intermediate density surrounding the core
Down
  1. a volcanic rock that contains feldspar, and makes up the dark portions of the Moon's surface
  2. separating mixed materials by their density
  3. the energy of motion that can be converted into heat during planet formation
  4. a common, low-density mineral in the crust that helps provide evidence for differentiation
  5. a layer of lower density material that is found at the surface of a planet
  6. energy that is essential for differentiation
  7. a high-density, metallic region at the center of a planetary body

16 Clues: separating mixed materials by their density • energy that is essential for differentiation • a region of intermediate density surrounding the core • many of these objects are too small to be differentiated • a high-density, metallic region at the center of a planetary body • an example of an asteroid that is large enough to be differentiated • ...

earth science vocabulary 2014-01-26

earth science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of earth that make up tectonic plates
  2. currents of heating and cooling magma that move plates around
  3. a plate boundary where two plates scrape past each other
  4. solid metal layer of earth
  5. movement of sediment from one place to another
  6. a tectonic event where one plate slips underneath another plate
Down
  1. mechanical or chemical wearing down of the earth's crust
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move apart
  3. super hot layer of earth that causes plate movement
  4. liquid metal layer of earth
  5. thin, hard layer of earth
  6. a plate boundary where two plates run into each other
  7. semi-liquid, hot rock layer of earth
  8. a tectonic event where two plates push each other upward on the crust
  9. sediment being left behind in a new location, often in layers

15 Clues: thin, hard layer of earth • solid metal layer of earth • liquid metal layer of earth • semi-liquid, hot rock layer of earth • a plate boundary where two plates move apart • layers of earth that make up tectonic plates • movement of sediment from one place to another • super hot layer of earth that causes plate movement • ...

science 2025-08-24

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
  2. — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth.
  3. Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens.
  4. Earthquake — Quakes that occur near the surface—usually more destructive.
  5. — Shear waves; slower and only move through solids.
  6. — Elevated landforms, often formed by tectonic forces.
  7. Discontinuity — Boundary between mantle and outer core; S-waves disappear and P-waves slow down. 
  8. — Sudden ground shaking due to movement along faults.
  9. — Technique using multiple seismic stations to locate an quake’s epicenter.
  10. Wall — Rock block located above a sloping fault plane.
  11. — The process of mountain formation through tectonics.
  12. of Fire — Highly active seismic and volcanic zone around the Pacific rim.
  13. Boundary — Where tectonic plates move apart (often forming ridges).
  14. — Rock block located below a sloping fault plane.
  15. Boundary — Where plates collide or one is forced beneath another.
  16. (Hypocenter) — Subsurface point where an earthquake begins.
  17. — Supercontinent that existed ~335–175 million years ago.
  18. Discontinuity (Moho) — Boundary between crust and mantle, marked by a jump in seismic wave speed. 
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  1. Drift — Early theory that continents move over time.
  2. — Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea.
  3. — Fast, compressional waves; move through solids and liquids.
  4. Plates — Massive, rigid slabs of Earth’s lithosphere.
  5. Waves — Energy waves from earthquakes used to explore Earth’s interior.
  6. — Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs.
  7. Waves — Slower, often more damaging waves that travel along Earth’s surface.
  8. Core — Liquid metal layer around the inner core; generates Earth’s magnetic field.
  9. – Portion of a tectonic plate that is being subducted into the mantle.
  10. — Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust.
  11. Discontinuity — Seismic speed jump around 220 km depth in the upper mantle.
  12. Ridge — Undersea mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries.
  13. Waves — Seismic waves (P and S) that travel through Earth’s interior.
  14. Spreading — Formation of new ocean crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  15. Boundary — Where plates slide sideways past each other.
  16. Core — Solid, dense center of Earth.

34 Clues: — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth. • Core — Solid, dense center of Earth. • — Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea. • — Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust. • — Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs. • — Rock block located below a sloping fault plane. • Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens. • ...

Oof Oof Odd 2022-09-09

Oof Oof Odd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lamp
  2. mirror
  3. train
  4. plate
  5. club
  6. fork
  7. stocking
  8. kettle
Down
  1. flytrap
  2. cup
  3. raven
  4. slippers
  5. coin
  6. matchbox
  7. track
  8. candle
  9. key

17 Clues: cup • key • coin • lamp • club • fork • raven • track • train • plate • mirror • candle • kettle • flytrap • slippers • matchbox • stocking

Nail Structure 2013-04-17

Nail Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The tough protein that is the major constituent of the hard nail plate
  2. The phalanx that the nail plate covers
  3. Another name from the distal free edge
  4. The name given to the matrix where the majority of the nail plate is produced
  5. Pigment producing cells found in the nail bed
  6. The half-moon shaped white area at the base of the nail
  7. The age of an embryo in weeks when the nail first becomes apparent
Down
  1. The band of the epidermis extending over the proximal nail fold
  2. The pale translucent band and the distal edge of the nail bed
  3. The number of layers that make up the nail plate
  4. Alternate name for the lateral nail fold
  5. Angle between nail plate and proximal nail fold
  6. Layer of nail plate immediately superior to the nail bed
  7. Toenails grow at a _________ rate than fingernails
  8. The cutaneous grooves on the medial and lateral side of the hard nail plate

15 Clues: The phalanx that the nail plate covers • Another name from the distal free edge • Alternate name for the lateral nail fold • Pigment producing cells found in the nail bed • Angle between nail plate and proximal nail fold • The number of layers that make up the nail plate • Toenails grow at a _________ rate than fingernails • ...

Keywords from lessons 2.01 - 2.05 2024-04-04

Keywords from lessons 2.01 - 2.05 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate interaction when two plates move closer to each other.
  2. Gaps on land created by divergence of two continental plates.
  3. The place at which two boundaries slide past each other.
  4. Name of rocks that are created from magma cooling. This also stores magnetic information.
  5. A deep hole in the ocean created by convergence of oceanic and continental crusts.
  6. Name of rocks that stores information on Earth’s magnetic field.
  7. An area where two plates meet.
  8. The thickest layer of Earth..
  9. Evidence that supports the Continental Drift Theory: “Continent fit like a __________.”
  10. Produces high heat in the outer core.
  11. Area where magma erupts to the surface of Earth.
  12. Anywhere on Earth where living things exist.
  13. Second evidence that strongly supports existence of Pangaea.
  14. Another word for an ocean mountain created by two oceanic plate divergence.
  15. Name of crusts that are on land.
  16. A thin semi-liquid layer under the Earth's crust that allows crust to move around.
  17. System of Earth that that accounts for all gases.
Down
  1. Shaking of Earth's crust due to plate interaction or movement.
  2. Name of crusts that are under the ocean.
  3. System of Earth that accounts for all water, in all forms of state.
  4. Land feature created when two continental plates converge.
  5. Last name of the German scientist who suggested the Continental Drift theory.
  6. Movement of liquid or gas due to heat. This drives tectonic plate movement.
  7. Melted rocks, found in the mantle.
  8. Plate interaction when two plates slide past each other, also called Transform.
  9. Layer of Earth that produces Earth's magnetic field.
  10. Name for Earth's crust that is broken in to big pieces that fit like a puzzle.
  11. Plate interaction when two plates move away from each other.
  12. System of Earth that accounts for all the rocks.
  13. The solid layer of Earth.
  14. A series of volcanos that surround Pacific Ocean, accounts for 75% of all volcanos on Earth.
  15. When one plate pushes down underneath the other plate in convergent boundaries.

32 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. • ...

221-2 Crossword 2025-10-06

221-2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Selecting the proper ________ and position is important for the proper conversion.
  2. Systems erase the plate by _______ it with light to remove any trapped electrons left after the initial plate reading.
  3. The assignment of a numeric value to each light photon
  4. Has a bar code or sticker that matches image information with ______ _______ & information.
  5. Thin, tough, clear plastic protects the phosphor layer.
  6. In PSP (photostimulable phosphor) imaging, the ________ X-ray beam interacts with barium fluorohalide crystals in the imaging plate.
  7. This is created when photons move in the same direction.
  8. was selected according to the number of photons required for the body part to be imaged.
  9. Laser scans across the imaging plate multiple times.
  10. Absorbs and reduces static electricity
  11. The relationship between the height of the lead strips and the space between the lead strips.
  12. Some newer plates have a color layer between the active and support layers that absorbs stimulating light and reflects emitted light..
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  1. Poor light production creates a grainy image.
  2. The ________ in the reader direct the beam to the imaging plate surface.
  3. Contains photostimulable phosphor that “traps” electrons during exposure
  4. Based on simultaneous stimulation of the imaging plate one line at a time.
  5. Use one laser point at a time to scan the plate and convert the image into a digital signal.
  6. directs light forward, may be black to limit light spread, and reduces resolution.
  7. The reader scans the plate with a red light in a _________ pattern (zig zag)
  8. Using __________ and a grid helps reduce scatter from larger tissue volumes, which improves image contrast.
  9. Backed by aluminum or lead to absorb ________ x-ray photons
  10. Digital image contrast is no longer dependent on kVp- __________ is determined by computer processing
  11. A postexposure image manipulation that adds a black background to the original collimation edges
  12. are important because they reduce scatter radiation
  13. Semi-rigid material that provides strenght
  14. Soft polymer that protects the back of the cassette

26 Clues: Absorbs and reduces static electricity • Semi-rigid material that provides strenght • Poor light production creates a grainy image. • are important because they reduce scatter radiation • Soft polymer that protects the back of the cassette • Laser scans across the imaging plate multiple times. • The assignment of a numeric value to each light photon • ...

Science vocab 2022-09-16

Science vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Convection current is any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical,circular, or cyclical
  2. Tectonic plates are a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  3. The lithosphere is the solid, outer layer, of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. Plate tectonics is the theory that earth's outer layer is made 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
  5. The magnetic reversal is the process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points.
  6. The epicenter is the point on earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  7. The mesosphere is the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  8. Convergent boundary is the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  9. The mantle is the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  10. the crust is the thin and solid outermost layer on earth above the mantle
  11. Elastic rebound is the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  12. Deformation is the bending, tilting, and breaking of earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
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  1. The asthenosphere is the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  2. Fault is the break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. Tectonic plate boundary is the edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  4. The continental drift is the hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
  5. The core is the central part of the earth below the mantle
  6. A theory is a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  7. A focus is the location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  8. Sea-floor spreading is 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
  9. Divergent boundary is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. Transform boundary is the boundary between tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
  11. Subduction is the process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  12. An earthquake is the movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move

24 Clues: The core is the central part of the earth below the mantle • The mantle is the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • the crust is the thin and solid outermost layer on earth above the mantle • Convergent boundary is the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • ...

Lithosphere vocabulary 2024-02-05

Lithosphere vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. stabilization-implementing man made methods or structures to stop or slow the erosion of beaches
  2. boundary-the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother
  3. weathering-Breaking down rocks through physical processes like freezing and thawing
  4. the needs of the present without compromising the ability
  5. soil-Soil located above its parent material
  6. wave-a type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves
  7. removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
  8. rocks from one kind to another
  9. magnitude scale-A scale that rates earthquakes by estimating the total energy released by an earthquake
  10. sediment from one location to another
  11. type of seismic wave that moves the ground up/down/side/side
  12. process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil
  13. cycle
  14. rock-a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
  15. volcano-all coneshaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash
  16. scale-A scale that rates an earthquakes magnitude based on the size
  17. vent or fissure in the Earths surface through which magma and
  18. in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  19. its seismic waves
  20. movements of Earths crust followed by a series of shocks
  21. rock-a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
  22. ridge-An underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor is formed
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  1. science or practice of farming including cultivation of the soil
  2. weathering-The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes
  3. that reaches Earths surface
  4. mercalli scale-a scale that rates the amount of shaking from an earthquake
  5. in which terrestrial plants grow
  6. Hypocenter-the place within Earth where earthquake waves originate
  7. of people from rural areas to cities
  8. the growing of crops
  9. soil-Soil that has been moved away from its parent material by water wind or a glacier
  10. boundary-a tectonic plate boundary were two plates colide come together and crash into eachother
  11. weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces forms a volcano
  12. cone volcano-A small steeply sloped volcano that forms from moderately explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material
  13. of plate tectonics-stating that Earths lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time
  14. rock-A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly
  15. liquid resistance to flow
  16. volcano-a wide gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions
  17. boundary-a plate boundary where two plates move past eachother in oppisite directions
  18. are expelled
  19. point on the Earths surface directly above the focus of anearthquake
  20. future generations to meet their own needs
  21. type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
  22. break in earths crust
  23. mixture of mineral particles and organic material that covers the

45 Clues: cycle • are expelled • its seismic waves • the growing of crops • break in earths crust • liquid resistance to flow • that reaches Earths surface • rocks from one kind to another • in which terrestrial plants grow • of people from rural areas to cities • sediment from one location to another • future generations to meet their own needs • soil-Soil located above its parent material • ...

Tectonics Topic 1 2024-09-17

Tectonics Topic 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. _________ crust is denser than continental crust
  2. At transform plate boundary, plates _____past each other
  3. The ______ Ring of Fire is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes
  4. Mid-oceanic ridge is formed along oceanic-oceanic divergent plate boundary
  5. _______ spreading is the process where new ocean floor is formed
  6. Oceanic ______ can be formed at subduction zone
  7. At subduction zone, sinking oceanic plate _____ into magma due to friction
  8. Volcanoes can be formed when ________ rises through the crust
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  1. This current in the Earth drives plate movement
  2. plates collide or move towards each other
  3. At continental-continental convergent plate boundary, rocks are compressed, fold and buckle to form _____ mountains
  4. ______ valley can be formed along continental-continental divergent plate boundary
  5. This phenomenon can be found along all plate boundaries
  6. the middle layer of the internal part of Earth

14 Clues: plates collide or move towards each other • the middle layer of the internal part of Earth • This current in the Earth drives plate movement • Oceanic ______ can be formed at subduction zone • _________ crust is denser than continental crust • This phenomenon can be found along all plate boundaries • At transform plate boundary, plates _____past each other • ...

Year 8 earth science 2024-11-13

Year 8 earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. The breaking down of rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
  2. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
  3. The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
  4. A hot spring that intermittently sends up jets of water and steam.
  5. All the waters on the Earth’s surface, such as lakes and seas.
  6. A fracture in the Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred.
  7. Particles of rock and soil that are carried by water, wind, or ice and deposited elsewhere.
  8. The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth’s surface by wind or water flow.
  9. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes.
  10. A type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  11. The layer of Earth located between the crust and the core.
  12. A large, rigid piece of the Earth’s lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere.
  13. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.
  14. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
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  1. A large, slow-moving mass of ice on land.
  2. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. The central part of the Earth below the mantle.
  5. The study of the movement and deformation of the Earth’s crust.
  6. The science that deals with the Earth’s physical structure and substance.
  7. The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another.
  8. A large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  9. A molecule composed of three oxygen atoms, found in the Earth’s stratosphere, that absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
  10. An opening in the Earth’s crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
  11. The preserved remains or impression of a prehistoric organism.
  12. Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
  13. The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  14. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

28 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface. • A large, slow-moving mass of ice on land. • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth. • The central part of the Earth below the mantle. • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. • The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. • ...

tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2025-10-29

tectonic plates crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. a thick layer of hot, solid rock between the crust and the outer core
  4. the thin, rocky outer layer of the planet
  5. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  6. 9 Crustal Deformation and Earthquakes – An Introduction to ...Shearing in tectonic plates is
  7. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  8. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  9. the process of squeezing or pressing something together, making it smaller or denser.
  10. Earth's innermost layer
  11. relating to the ocean.
  12. a series of powerful, long-wavelength ocean waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of water, most commonly due to a submarine earthquake, but also possible from volcanic eruptions, landslides, or meteorites
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  1. the stress that pulls the plates apart, causing them to stretch, thin, and create fractures or faults.
  2. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  3. The theory that the Earth's crust and upper mantle (the lithosphere) is broken into a number of more or less rigid, but constantly moving
  4. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. 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
  7. sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  8. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

20 Clues: relating to the ocean. • Earth's innermost layer • the thin, rocky outer layer of the planet • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • a thick layer of hot, solid rock between the crust and the outer core • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-03-11

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Supercontinent
  2. slides past each other
  3. The most dense layer
  4. Africa lies on it
  5. solid shell of the earth
  6. Antarctica lies on it
  7. formed from colliding of plate
  8. consists of the crust and upper mantle
  9. Convergent
  10. North America lies on it
  11. boundaries where tectonic plates interact
  12. South America lies on it
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  1. collides or comes together
  2. Europe lies on it
  3. Topic of this puzzle
  4. Australian lies on it
  5. Transform
  6. Asia lies on it
  7. separates or moves apart
  8. how many major plates are there

20 Clues: Transform • Convergent • Supercontinent • Asia lies on it • Europe lies on it • Africa lies on it • Topic of this puzzle • The most dense layer • Australian lies on it • Antarctica lies on it • slides past each other • solid shell of the earth • separates or moves apart • North America lies on it • South America lies on it • collides or comes together • formed from colliding of plate • ...

Pee-Lees Volcano Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-14

Pee-Lees Volcano Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A volcano made by a convergent continental-continental plate boundary.
  2. The crust under the earth's ocean.
  3. A volcano made by a convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary.
  4. A sudden and violent shaking of the earth; caused by the tectonic plates shifting.
  5. When two plates move toward each other.
  6. A small area which is very hot and has volcanic activity.
  7. Hot molten rock that erupts from a volcano.
  8. Where two plates meet.
  9. A group of tectonic plates surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
  10. The flaky remains of a volcano eruption.
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  1. An oceanic tectonic plate that moves Northwest.
  2. Rock made from magma cooling.
  3. A chaotic mix of lava pieces, gases and ash that spills from a volcano at a fast rate.
  4. When one tectonic plate is forced under the edge of another plate.
  5. The upper layer of the earth's mantle.
  6. The crust under the earth's land.
  7. The outer part of the earth; made up of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. Liquid rock.
  9. Destructive mudflow on a volcano.
  10. A mountain that has an opening in which lava, gas and ash erupt from it.

20 Clues: Liquid rock. • Where two plates meet. • Rock made from magma cooling. • The crust under the earth's land. • Destructive mudflow on a volcano. • The crust under the earth's ocean. • The upper layer of the earth's mantle. • When two plates move toward each other. • The flaky remains of a volcano eruption. • Hot molten rock that erupts from a volcano. • ...

Tectonic Hazards 2025-05-09

Tectonic Hazards crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of crust found under landmasses that is thicker
  2. a type of crust that is denser and found under oceans
  3. a natural hazard in the form of a large wave caused by an earthquake
  4. a natural event with social/economic impacts
  5. the central layer of the earth
  6. a type of gentle volcano found at constructive boundaries
  7. a natural hazard that involves magma rising from the mantle
  8. a type of explosive volcano found at destructive boundaries
  9. the outer layer of the earth made of plates
  10. a layer made of molten iron and nickel
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  1. these move the plates via rising and falling heat
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move alongside each other
  3. when one plate is forced under another
  4. hazards related to the atmosphere
  5. a natural hazard in the form of violent shaking of the ground
  6. hazards related to movements in the earth
  7. a plate boundary where one plate is forced under another
  8. a plate boundary where two plates separate
  9. the layer of the earth made of magma
  10. the type of hazard that kills the most people

20 Clues: the central layer of the earth • hazards related to the atmosphere • the layer of the earth made of magma • when one plate is forced under another • a layer made of molten iron and nickel • hazards related to movements in the earth • a plate boundary where two plates separate • the outer layer of the earth made of plates • a natural event with social/economic impacts • ...

Natural Hazards Bam Bam 8CS 2019-03-13

Natural Hazards Bam Bam 8CS crossword puzzle
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  1. How does the San Andreas plate move?
  2. What is the super continent?
  3. boundary What plate moves apart from each other?
  4. plate What plate melt and turn into magma?
  5. How many layers are there in the erath’s surface?
  6. What gets pushed out of the volcano by force?
  7. What are the materials called that are melting underneath?
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  1. What type of substance can you get that is a force?
  2. ridge What type of crust is created in this ridge?
  3. What move the plates?
  4. What was formed 4600 million years ago?
  5. boundary What plate moves towards each other?
  6. boundary What movement of the plates causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
  7. What type of liquid is hot and burning?

14 Clues: What move the plates? • What is the super continent? • How does the San Andreas plate move? • What was formed 4600 million years ago? • What type of liquid is hot and burning? • plate What plate melt and turn into magma? • What gets pushed out of the volcano by force? • boundary What plate moves towards each other? • boundary What plate moves apart from each other? • ...

Germs and My plate 2023-08-30

Germs and My plate crossword puzzle
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  1. The green part of my plate is ___________.
  2. The purple part of my plate is ____________.
  3. The blue part of my plate is ___________.
  4. Tiny particles that can make you sick.
  5. There are four types of germs, fungi, protozoa, bacteria, and ____________.
  6. The red part of my plate is __________.
  7. How many food groups are there?
  8. You should try to avoid foods with added ___________.
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  1. What kind of grains should you use?
  2. What should you do to help prevent the spread of germs.
  3. Eating good, washing hands, and ____________ can help you fight germs.
  4. The orange part of my plate is ___________.
  5. How many seconds should you wash your hands?
  6. This plate teaches people about healthy eating.

14 Clues: How many food groups are there? • What kind of grains should you use? • Tiny particles that can make you sick. • The red part of my plate is __________. • The blue part of my plate is ___________. • The green part of my plate is ___________. • The orange part of my plate is ___________. • The purple part of my plate is ____________. • ...

Ch 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders PART 1 2023-04-27

Ch 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders PART 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. bitten nails; chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
  2. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate
  3. irregular stretching of eponychium or hyponychium around nail plate. serious injury/allergic skin reaction
  4. Dark purplish spot. Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed
  5. living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
  6. Whitish discolored spots of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area (not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies)
  7. Visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate caused by a major illness/injury
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  1. Also known as trumpet nail; dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge.
  2. damage to capillaries under nail; appearance of lengthwise splinter under nail plate.
  3. nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder
  4. Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
  5. Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness
  6. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
  7. lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges)
  8. Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells(melanocytes) - visible black band or dark color over entire nail

15 Clues: lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges) • Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness • living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears. • Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit. • Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate • nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2025-11-06

Unit 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. boundaries where the edges of two or more tectonic plates meet
  2. theory that states that Earth’s lithosphere is made up of huge plates that move over the surface of Earth
  3. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  4. plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. heat from a plume (heated rising rocks in asthenosphere) melts some of the rock in the tectonic plate above – can cause volcanoes to form
  7. pulls Earth’s crust
  8. Underwater mountain ranges that can form at a divergent boundary.
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  1. a gap at divergent boundaries where molten material rises to build new crust. This can be at oceanic (mid-ocean ridges) and continental (volcanoes, lakes, rivers)
  2. rock is being pushed in opposite directions
  3. a section of lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  4. a long narrow trench when one plate goes under another at a convergent boundary.
  5. force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume, there are three types
  6. A break in the earth's crust
  7. plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  8. squeezes Earth’s crust

16 Clues: pulls Earth’s crust • squeezes Earth’s crust • A break in the earth's crust • rock is being pushed in opposite directions • plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • boundaries where the edges of two or more tectonic plates meet • ...

Plates Tectonics 2012-12-18

Plates Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
  2. Any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc
  3. The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
  4. The transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
  5. The layer of rock that form earth outer surface.
  6. The layer of hot,solid material between earth's crust and core.
  7. A dark dense,igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickle that surrounds the inner core of earth.
  10. The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  11. A usually light-color igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
  12. Waves Vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
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  1. The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.
  2. An act or instance of subduction; subtraction or withdrawal.
  3. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  4. Any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans: each is hypothesized to be the locus of seafloor spreading
  5. The state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition. Stupidity; slow-wittedness; obtuseness.
  6. In geology, the innermost part of a core, specif. a solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core of the Earth
  7. Pertaining to the mainland of Europe, to Europeans, or to European customs and attitudes.
  8. The complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.

20 Clues: The layer of rock that form earth outer surface. • An act or instance of subduction; subtraction or withdrawal. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The layer of hot,solid material between earth's crust and core. • A dark dense,igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. • ...

Tectonics Plate's 2025-05-13

Tectonics Plate's crossword puzzle
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  1. Piece of lithosphere that had a unique geologic history & may be part of a larger piece of lithosphere, such as a continents.
  2. The bending, tilting & breaking of Earth's crust; the change in shape or volume of rock in response to stress
  3. Process by which a continent breaks apart.
  4. Hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass.
  5. The act of pressing something together, reducing it's size or volume.
  6. A fold which the younger layer is in the center of it.
  7. A structural trap formed by the folding of rock strata into arch-like shape.
  8. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another; a form of brittle strain.
  9. Undersea mountain ranges through the center of which run steep, narrow valleys.
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  1. Supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago & began to break apart 250 million years ago.
  2. A series of mountains that are closely related in orientation, age, & mode of formation.
  3. Describes the state of gravitational equilibrium where the Earth's crust floats on the mantle.
  4. Limbs meet at the bend in the rock layers.
  5. Theory that explains how large pieces of earth's surface, moves & changes shape.
  6. Any change in a rock's shape or volume caused by stress.
  7. The sloping sides of a fold.
  8. A form of ductile strain in which rock layers bend, usually as a result of compression.
  9. Single large ocean that covered earth's surface during the Pangea existed.
  10. Large, natural elevation of the Earth's surface.
  11. A pulling force that occurs when 2 objects pull against each through a medium.

20 Clues: The sloping sides of a fold. • Process by which a continent breaks apart. • Limbs meet at the bend in the rock layers. • Large, natural elevation of the Earth's surface. • A fold which the younger layer is in the center of it. • Any change in a rock's shape or volume caused by stress. • The act of pressing something together, reducing it's size or volume. • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2023-11-11

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundary where one more dense plate goes under the other less dense plate
  2. upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  3. an underwater mountain range where new crust is formed
  4. the slow movement of the continents overtime
  5. a plate boundary where two plates come together
  6. the continents were once all joined together to form a super-continent called
  7. a crack in Earth's crust between two tectonic plates
  8. a plate boundary where two parallel plates slide past each other
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  1. a feature where the Earth's crust folds on itself, happens at a convergent boundary
  2. outer layer of the Earth, consists of the crust and the upper mantle
  3. forms when one oceanic plate goes under the other
  4. curved chain of volcanic islands over an oceanic trench
  5. a process where at a mid ocean ridge the seafloor spreads apart to create new oceanic crust
  6. a large valley with steep walls formed at a divergent boundary
  7. a plate boundary where two plates spread apart

15 Clues: upper layer of the Earth's mantle • the slow movement of the continents overtime • a plate boundary where two plates spread apart • a plate boundary where two plates come together • forms when one oceanic plate goes under the other • a crack in Earth's crust between two tectonic plates • an underwater mountain range where new crust is formed • ...

Movers and Shakers Vocab 2013-02-25

Movers and Shakers Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics a theory explaining the earth's structure and many other phenomenons
  2. Zone sites of down dwelling on the earth's lithosphere
  3. Waves a seismic wave when rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel
  4. Boundary an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
  5. result of a sudden release of a lot of energy in earths crust that creates seismic waves
  6. Core ball of solid nickel and iron
  7. Core A liquid ball of nickel and iron
  8. between the crust and the outer core
  9. Waves a seismic wave when rock particles vibrate parallel to the direction of wave travel
  10. Floor Spreading oceanic crust is formed by convective upwelling of magma
Down
  1. the outermost shell of a planet that is rocky
  2. Boundary a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are slowly moving away from each other
  3. Current the movement of molecules in fluids
  4. an end in a volume of rock as a result of earth movement
  5. Fault a strike slip fault where a sudden change in form, displacement, or direction has occured
  6. directly above the point where an earthquake or explosion begins/ originates
  7. a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks
  8. Waves a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth as to through it

18 Clues: Core ball of solid nickel and iron • between the crust and the outer core • Core A liquid ball of nickel and iron • Current the movement of molecules in fluids • the outermost shell of a planet that is rocky • Zone sites of down dwelling on the earth's lithosphere • an end in a volume of rock as a result of earth movement • ...

A Comida e Num Restaurante (no definite articles needed) 2021-10-07

A Comida e Num Restaurante (no definite articles needed) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fork
  2. napkin
  3. menu
  4. salt shaker
  5. outdoors
  6. ribs
  7. appetizer
  8. main course
  9. pepper shaker
  10. soup plate
Down
  1. I would like...
  2. knive
  3. scrambled eggs
  4. dinner plate
  5. pot
  6. spoon
  7. seafood
  8. bean-and-beef stew
  9. I'm starving
  10. clams

20 Clues: pot • fork • menu • ribs • knive • spoon • clams • napkin • seafood • outdoors • appetizer • soup plate • salt shaker • main course • dinner plate • I'm starving • pepper shaker • scrambled eggs • I would like... • bean-and-beef stew

Tectonic Plates 2014-12-02

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dense center of the Earth
  2. Molten rock in the earth's crust
  3. Boundary between two colliding plates
  4. Result from the action of plate tectonic forces
  5. Vibrations caused by breaking rocks along faults
  6. current this type of energy transfer is believed to drive plate movement
  7. Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  8. Layer under the earths crust
  9. Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
Down
  1. Subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  2. A fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
  3. Proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s (last name)
  4. Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  5. What magma is called when it reaches the surface
  6. A layer between the crust and the outer core
  7. Soft layer of the mantle
  8. spot Location in the mantle that is hotter than any other areas
  9. Earth's outermost layer
  10. A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

20 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • Soft layer of the mantle • Dense center of the Earth • Layer under the earths crust • Molten rock in the earth's crust • Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • Boundary between two colliding plates • A layer between the crust and the outer core • Result from the action of plate tectonic forces • What magma is called when it reaches the surface • ...

E&E Unit 2 Review 2020-10-08

E&E Unit 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. weathering breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition
  2. process of breaking down rocks
  3. currents are found in the mantle and cause the tectonic plates to move
  4. tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. rock formed by heat and pressure
  6. primary agent for erosion
  7. rocks formed under pressure but don't need heat
  8. these geological features form when one tectonic plate subducts under another plate
  9. evidence of dead plants and animals
  10. causes landslides and mudflows
Down
  1. layer of the earth which is believed to be responsible for plate movement
  2. the earth is made of these and they are constantly moving along above the mantle
  3. two tectonic plates sliding by each other
  4. when one tectonic plate goes underneath another plate
  5. weathering breaks rocks apart by changing their chemical composition
  6. rock formed by hardening and cooling
  7. molten rock beneath the surface of the earth
  8. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  9. super continent
  10. the process of moving sediment from one place to another
  11. molten rock above the surface of the earth

21 Clues: super continent • primary agent for erosion • process of breaking down rocks • causes landslides and mudflows • rock formed by heat and pressure • evidence of dead plants and animals • rock formed by hardening and cooling • two tectonic plates sliding by each other • molten rock above the surface of the earth • molten rock beneath the surface of the earth • ...

Advanced Rock Cycle Vocabulary 2013-02-05

Advanced Rock Cycle Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relationship between plate tectonics and the processes involved in the formation of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock
  2. an igneous rock formed when magma cooled slowly inside the Earth and has large mineral crystals
  3. the process when molten rocks begin to change from liquid to solid and the minerals inside form into crystals
  4. the process of transported sediments being placed on the ground or sinking to the bottom of a body of water
  5. the physical and chemical processes that change sediments into sedimentary rocks
  6. a rock texture where minerals form blocky crystal shapes when exposed to high heat AND pressure
  7. a rock texture where minerals form layers and bands when exposed to high pressure
  8. a set of physical and chemical processes that breaks rock into smaller pieces
  9. a description of a sediment's size caused by the amount of energy involved during transport
  10. the continuous changing and remaking of rocks
  11. transfer of heat from a warm substance to the cooler atmosphere
  12. when heat and pressure affect a large area of Earth's crust creating large areas of metamorphic rock
  13. the process of removing and transporting sediments
  14. a slushy mix of molten rock, dissolved gases, and mineral crystals
Down
  1. convergent and divergent plate boundaries create conditions that form and reform rocks on Earth
  2. the physical and chemical processes that create, transport, and deposit sediments to form sedimentary rocks
  3. the type of rocks formed from the sediments of other rocks which have been glued together by dissolved minerals
  4. the type of rocks formed when lava or magma cools and minerals crystallize
  5. when heat from an igneous intrusion contacts any type of solid rock and the heat changes the solid rock into a metamorphic rock
  6. the type of rocks that have been changed from either igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary due to high heat and/or pressure
  7. a description of a sediment's shape caused by the duration of transport
  8. rocks change form
  9. an igneous rock formed when magma cooled quickly outside the Earth and has small mineral crystals
  10. the melted, liquid mixture of minerals

24 Clues: rocks change form • the melted, liquid mixture of minerals • the continuous changing and remaking of rocks • the process of removing and transporting sediments • transfer of heat from a warm substance to the cooler atmosphere • a slushy mix of molten rock, dissolved gases, and mineral crystals • a description of a sediment's shape caused by the duration of transport • ...

Earth History 2021-02-08

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory that says that changes in the earth happen in sudden and dramatic ways
  2. a type of fossil that leaves the organism intact
  3. plate tectonics explains how the __________ moves
  4. a type of fossil that appears when a organic material is compressed, leaving only a film
  5. a type of fossil that shows the general form of the original organism
  6. a type of fossil that is created when mineral rich water enters an organism and creates a replica of the organism
  7. the ______________ contains all of the water on earth and in the atmosphere
  8. a type of fossil that shows the impression of the organism
Down
  1. the law of _____________ of mass says that the mass of the reactants must equal the mass of the products
  2. a type of fossil that shows the activity of an organism
  3. uniformitarianism is a theory that says changes in the earth happen __________
  4. the law of ______________ says that older rock layers are on the bottom and younger layers are on the top
  5. continental _______ is the theory of how the land masses of the earth have moved throughout geologic time
  6. a type of fossil used to estimate the age of different layers of sedimentary rock

14 Clues: a type of fossil that leaves the organism intact • plate tectonics explains how the __________ moves • a type of fossil that shows the activity of an organism • a type of fossil that shows the impression of the organism • a type of fossil that shows the general form of the original organism • ...

8.9 vocab review 2022-03-02

8.9 vocab review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one denser plate slides under a less dense plate
  2. Type of plate that is less dense and under the ocean floor
  3. Type of plate that is less dense and under land
  4. how do the plates move
  5. Under water mountain system created by a divergent boundary (no space or dash)
  6. Theorized continental drift (last name)
  7. Created when plates slide against each other on a fault line
  8. landform created by subduction (no space)
Down
  1. When plates pull apart
  2. Created by transform plate boundary (no space)
  3. landform created by continental to continental Convergence
  4. Discovered sea-floor spreading (last name)
  5. theory by Wegener that all the continents where once joined (no space, only 2 words)
  6. Is heat less or more dense
  7. supercontinent named by wegener
  8. When heat rises and cool sinks
  9. When plates slide against each other
  10. When plates push against each other

18 Clues: When plates pull apart • how do the plates move • Is heat less or more dense • When heat rises and cool sinks • supercontinent named by wegener • When plates push against each other • When plates slide against each other • Theorized continental drift (last name) • landform created by subduction (no space) • Discovered sea-floor spreading (last name) • ...

Griffin Crossword 2021-05-14

Griffin Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. point the point at which a solid changes to a liquid
  2. the location inside earth's crust where an earthquake began
  3. a pure sentence that forms naturally as a solid inside the earth
  4. weathering the wearing down of rocks by physical forces, such as water, ice, or wind
  5. point the point at which a liquid changes to a solid
  6. an opening in earth's crust through which solid and molten rock, ash, and gases escape
  7. a material that does not allow heat energy to move through it easily
  8. energy the energy that is transferred from matter at a higher temperature to matter at a very lower temperature
  9. rock any type of rock that has changed from one type of rock to another type due to heat and pressure
  10. magma that reaches Earth's surface, as through a volcano
Down
  1. weathering the wearing down of rocks by physical forces, such as water, ice, or wind
  2. a shaking of earth caused by a sudden breaking of rock in the crust layer
  3. the movement of rock materials and soil by water, wind or ice
  4. point the point at which a liquid changes to a solid
  5. rock a type of rock formed from cooled magma
  6. hot liquid rock
  7. the removal of minerals from the earth
  8. of plate tectonics the theory that the continents started as a supercontinent, Pangaea, and drifted to their current locations over hundreds of millions of years

18 Clues: hot liquid rock • the removal of minerals from the earth • rock a type of rock formed from cooled magma • point the point at which a solid changes to a liquid • point the point at which a liquid changes to a solid • point the point at which a liquid changes to a solid • magma that reaches Earth's surface, as through a volcano • ...

Unit 1 APES 2024-12-12

Unit 1 APES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Result of earth spinning on its axis
  2. most impermeable soil type
  3. most intense air current/cell
  4. ability of water to move through soil
  5. plate boundary that spreads
  6. plate boundary that is destructive
  7. the highest area of volcanic activity
  8. four soil forming factors
  9. magma leaks through crust forming volcano
Down
  1. soil nutrient holding capacity
  2. plate boundary that slides against each other
  3. cells, least intense air current/cell
  4. magma sinks and rises creating plate movement
  5. how much water the soil will hold
  6. soil layers
  7. decomposed organic material

16 Clues: soil layers • four soil forming factors • most impermeable soil type • plate boundary that spreads • decomposed organic material • most intense air current/cell • soil nutrient holding capacity • how much water the soil will hold • plate boundary that is destructive • Result of earth spinning on its axis • cells, least intense air current/cell • ...

SWERVVV 2024-05-21

SWERVVV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A printing system component that holds the plate on the press.
  2. A group of rollers designed to carry ink to the image area of the printing plate.
  3. The vertical distance between the surface of the cylinder bearers and the cylinder body. This allows for the thickness of the plate or blanket and packing.
  4. Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once.
  5. A group of cylinders used to transfer images from the printing plate to the substrate. In a lithographic press, the printing system consists of a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder.
  6. A curved or triangular plane that serves as the folding surface on a web-fed press.
  7. A duplicate relief plate that is produced from a mold through an electrochemical process.
  8. A method of printing from cells or depressions that are engraved below the nonimage area of the printing cylinder.
  9. The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads.
  10. A single thread.
  11. A relief printing process that uses flexible printing plates for printing long run jobs.
  12. A uniform stack of paper that accepts sheets from the delivery system of a sheet-fed press.
Down
  1. Solvents added to ink to change the viscosity of the ink. They do not affect drying time.
  2. A measuring scale used to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The pH scale is numbered from 0–14, with 7 designated as neutral. A pH value below 7 indicates an acidic solution; a value above 7 indicates an alkaline solution.
  3. Adjusting images to optimize values for highlight and shadow, neutral tones, skin tones, and sharpness, to compensate for impurities in the printing ink and color separation.
  4. The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric.
  5. A relief press that prints by pressing a type form or plate against a platen, the surface that holds the paper to be printed.
  6. A resilient material that is attached to a cylinder and used as an image transfer material from the plate cylinder to the substrate.
  7. A splicer unit that bonds a new web to the existing web without stopping any operations on a web-fed press.
  8. A measurement that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, as measured on the pH scale.
  9. An instrument that measures screen fabric tension.

21 Clues: A single thread. • An instrument that measures screen fabric tension. • A printing system component that holds the plate on the press. • The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric. • Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once. • The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads. • ...

Review the vocabulary at the restaurant 2024-03-08

Review the vocabulary at the restaurant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. menu
  2. cheese
  3. waiter
  4. pizza
  5. fish
  6. the drink
  7. chair
  8. hamburger
  9. cake
  10. plato starter
  11. meat
Down
  1. fork
  2. olives
  3. appetizer
  4. spoon
  5. plate, dish
  6. napkin
  7. very small dish
  8. knife
  9. plato main course
  10. dessert
  11. table
  12. plate

23 Clues: fork • menu • fish • cake • meat • spoon • pizza • knife • chair • table • plate • olives • cheese • napkin • waiter • dessert • appetizer • the drink • hamburger • plate, dish • plato starter • very small dish • plato main course

La Mesa 2025-03-06

La Mesa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. with
  2. menu
  3. spoon
  4. table
  5. clean
  6. cup
  7. ready
  8. pepper
  9. plate
  10. I need more
  11. I want to drink
  12. salt
Down
  1. knife
  2. napkin
  3. sugar
  4. dirty
  5. can I have
  6. small plate
  7. fork
  8. without
  9. I can
  10. cream

22 Clues: cup • with • menu • fork • salt • knife • spoon • sugar • dirty • table • clean • ready • plate • I can • cream • napkin • pepper • without • can I have • small plate • I need more • I want to drink

vocab 1 2015-03-04

vocab 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. humble
  2. thal full
  3. confuse,lightheaded
  4. fusion
  5. rigid or stiff
  6. way each is connected
  7. lazyful, no movement
  8. strange
  9. very very happy
  10. silly, sensless
  11. no feeling
  12. can't give more with
Down
  1. together, lot of people
  2. feeling of resentment
  3. happening quickly
  4. very effective
  5. authentic
  6. involontary
  7. art of construction and building
  8. courageous
  9. want to back home
  10. happy full
  11. hard outer
  12. disdain
  13. afraid

25 Clues: humble • fusion • afraid • disdain • strange • thal full • authentic • courageous • happy full • hard outer • no feeling • involontary • very effective • rigid or stiff • very very happy • silly, sensless • happening quickly • want to back home • confuse,lightheaded • lazyful, no movement • can't give more with • feeling of resentment • way each is connected • together, lot of people • art of construction and building

SWERVVV 2024-05-21

SWERVVV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A printing system component that holds the plate on the press.
  2. A group of rollers designed to carry ink to the image area of the printing plate.
  3. The vertical distance between the surface of the cylinder bearers and the cylinder body. This allows for the thickness of the plate or blanket and packing.
  4. Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once.
  5. A group of cylinders used to transfer images from the printing plate to the substrate. In a lithographic press, the printing system consists of a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder.
  6. A curved or triangular plane that serves as the folding surface on a web-fed press.
  7. A duplicate relief plate that is produced from a mold through an electrochemical process.
  8. A method of printing from cells or depressions that are engraved below the nonimage area of the printing cylinder.
  9. The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads.
  10. A single thread.
  11. A relief printing process that uses flexible printing plates for printing long run jobs.
  12. A uniform stack of paper that accepts sheets from the delivery system of a sheet-fed press.
Down
  1. Solvents added to ink to change the viscosity of the ink. They do not affect drying time.
  2. A measuring scale used to determine the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. The pH scale is numbered from 0–14, with 7 designated as neutral. A pH value below 7 indicates an acidic solution; a value above 7 indicates an alkaline solution.
  3. Adjusting images to optimize values for highlight and shadow, neutral tones, skin tones, and sharpness, to compensate for impurities in the printing ink and color separation.
  4. The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric.
  5. A relief press that prints by pressing a type form or plate against a platen, the surface that holds the paper to be printed.
  6. A resilient material that is attached to a cylinder and used as an image transfer material from the plate cylinder to the substrate.
  7. A splicer unit that bonds a new web to the existing web without stopping any operations on a web-fed press.
  8. A measurement that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, as measured on the pH scale.
  9. An instrument that measures screen fabric tension.

21 Clues: A single thread. • An instrument that measures screen fabric tension. • A printing system component that holds the plate on the press. • The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric. • Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once. • The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads. • ...

Alex Science Crossword 2017-12-10

Alex Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vibrations that are caused by earthquakes.
  2. A long chain of undersea mountains.
  3. Theory if how the plates move.
  4. Transfer of heat through motion of liquids and gases.
  5. Idea that continents move around on Earth's surface.
  6. A lithospheric plate boundary where two plates slide by each other.
  7. Scientists who detect seismic waves.
  8. Process involving a lithospheric plate sinking into the mantle.
  9. A movement that begins in one location and sets things in motion far away.
  10. Center of the Earth.
  11. Mass of an object divided by its volume.
Down
  1. Huge landmass composed of earlier forms of todays continents.
  2. Valley in the ocean created when one lithospheric plate subducts under another.
  3. Waves that move with a forward and backwards morion.
  4. Thick lithospheric plates that form the continents.
  5. A lithospheric plate boundary where two plates come together.
  6. Outermost layer of Earth.
  7. A lithospheric plate boundary where two plates move apart.
  8. Plates that form ocean floor.
  9. Seismic waves that move side to side.
  10. Thick layer of Earth between crust and core.

21 Clues: Center of the Earth. • Outermost layer of Earth. • Plates that form ocean floor. • Theory if how the plates move. • A long chain of undersea mountains. • Scientists who detect seismic waves. • Seismic waves that move side to side. • Mass of an object divided by its volume. • Vibrations that are caused by earthquakes. • Thick layer of Earth between crust and core. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-11-18

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This root word means to move.
  2. This layer is weak where the crust melts.
  3. This plate boundary movement slide past each other.
  4. This root word means to turn or bend.
  5. This type of current causes tectonic plates to move.
  6. This layer is between the crust and the core.
  7. One plate slips under another in this plate boundary movement.
  8. Convection currents work because of this property.
  9. This layer is where all the rocks are.
Down
  1. This plate boundary movement moves toward each other.
  2. This root word means across.
  3. This plate boundary movement moves away from each other.
  4. This root word means weakness.
  5. This means all of Earth
  6. Maps outline tectonic plates with this (singular).
  7. This root word means rocks.

16 Clues: This means all of Earth • This root word means rocks. • This root word means across. • This root word means to move. • This root word means weakness. • This root word means to turn or bend. • This layer is where all the rocks are. • This layer is weak where the crust melts. • This layer is between the crust and the core. • Maps outline tectonic plates with this (singular). • ...

Blessing's cross word puzzle 2023-10-05

Blessing's cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
  2. Rock one of the 3 main rock types, formed through cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  3. A mixture of minerals,dead and living organisms
  4. molten or partially molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of a planet or moon
  5. weathering the type of weathering a large rock is disintegrated into smaller rocks
  6. Cycle a web of processes that outlines how each of the 3 major rock types
  7. the action of surface process that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from location to another
Down
  1. weathering The changes the molecular structure of rocks and soil
  2. the action of deposing someone especially a monarch
  3. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  4. Rock When rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot minerals rich fluids or more
  5. Rock rocks that are formed by The accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface
  6. Tectonics the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere compares a number
  7. movement caused within a fluid by tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material

14 Clues: A mixture of minerals,dead and living organisms • the action of deposing someone especially a monarch • weathering The changes the molecular structure of rocks and soil • The process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere • Cycle a web of processes that outlines how each of the 3 major rock types • ...

Dehart 2nd EV 2025-02-04

Dehart 2nd EV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solstice: The shortest day of the year, occurring around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. (crust): The thin, dense part of Earth's crust beneath oceans, primarily made of basalt.
  3. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. The process by which Earth’s layers formed due to the separation of materials by density.
  6. Vertical lines on a map that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Down
  1. Field: The invisible force surrounding Earth, generated by the outer core, protecting from solar radiation.
  2. The thick, semi-solid layer of Earth between the crust and core, driving plate tectonics.
  3. Equinox: The day in March when day and night are equal in length, marking the start of spring.
  4. Core: The liquid layer of Earth’s core, composed of iron and nickel, generating Earth's magnetic field.
  5. Equinox: The day in September when day and night are equal in length, marking the start of autumn.
  6. Horizontal lines on a map that measure distance north or south of the equator.
  7. The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
  8. Core: The solid, dense center of the Earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel.

14 Clues: The thin, outermost layer of the Earth. • The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • Horizontal lines on a map that measure distance north or south of the equator. • Core: The solid, dense center of the Earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The material that forms Earths surface
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earths outer surface
  3. A break in Earths crust where slobs of rock slips past each other
  4. the amount of force pushing on a surface area
  5. The study of planet earth
Down
  1. A great landmass surrounded by oceans
  2. A trace of an ancient organism that has been persevered in rock

7 Clues: The study of planet earth • A great landmass surrounded by oceans • The material that forms Earths surface • the amount of force pushing on a surface area • The layer of rock that forms Earths outer surface • A trace of an ancient organism that has been persevered in rock • A break in Earths crust where slobs of rock slips past each other

natural hazards 2025-12-12

natural hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. result of plate tectonics shifting
  2. result of earthquakes tied with the ocean
Down
  1. continents moving due to slow moving tectonic plates being pushed and pulled

3 Clues: result of plate tectonics shifting • result of earthquakes tied with the ocean • continents moving due to slow moving tectonic plates being pushed and pulled

Unit 5 Terminology Review 2024-11-04

Unit 5 Terminology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These landforms can form when two plates collide with one another
  2. One of the most famous supercontinents
  3. Last name of the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  4. Plate boundary where plates move towards one another
  5. Region where the oceanic plate slides below continental plate
  6. region where oceanic crust is being pulled down by gravity
  7. This theory states that magma pushes up from the mantle and causes the plates to move apart
  8. Plate boundary where the plates move past or against one another
  9. Theory that states our lithosphere is broken up into tectonic plates
  10. Mountain range that formed when the Eurasian and Indo-Aust. plates met
  11. region where magma is rising and pushing plates apart
Down
  1. The concept that warmer, less dense matter rises while cooler, more dense matter sinks
  2. The theory that the plates once moved and still move today
  3. This is a species whose fossils were found on multiple continents
  4. A plate boundary where the plates move away from one another
  5. Longest mountain chain in the world underwater
  6. Visible crack in Earth where two plates meet
  7. Last name of scientist who came up with seafloor spreading
  8. These occur at a subduction zone. The Mariana version is the most famous one.
  9. These occur at a plate boundary when the plates meet and cause shaking to occur.

20 Clues: One of the most famous supercontinents • Visible crack in Earth where two plates meet • Longest mountain chain in the world underwater • Plate boundary where plates move towards one another • region where magma is rising and pushing plates apart • The theory that the plates once moved and still move today • region where oceanic crust is being pulled down by gravity • ...

Unit 1 Crossword 2025-11-12

Unit 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem
  2. The type of plate motion where two plates move away from each other
  3. The type of landform created at convergent plate boundaries
  4. Consumers that eat both plants and animals
  5. Groups that organisms live in
  6. When one living thing benefits, but the other is neither helped nor harmed by the relationship
  7. What Earth's tectonic plates are made of
  8. The type of landform that is found at divergent plate boundaries
  9. Organisms that must eat other ogranisms to get energy
Down
  1. When two organisms fight over the same resource
  2. Organisms that take in energy from the sun
  3. When one living thing hunts and eats another
  4. The man who thought of continental drift
  5. When one living thing lives on or inside another and harms it in the process
  6. Organisms that recycle nutrients from dead plants and animals
  7. The type of plate motion where two plates slide past each other
  8. When living things live in close proximity to each other and interact in different ways
  9. When two living things benefit from their relationshp
  10. Consumers that only eat plants
  11. Consumers that only eat animals
  12. Evidence of plate motion from the remains of plants or animals
  13. The type of plate motion where two plates move toward each other
  14. Earth's outer layer is broken into these

23 Clues: Groups that organisms live in • Consumers that only eat plants • Consumers that only eat animals • The man who thought of continental drift • Earth's outer layer is broken into these • What Earth's tectonic plates are made of • Organisms that take in energy from the sun • Consumers that eat both plants and animals • When one living thing hunts and eats another • ...

U-Pick Project 2025-05-06

U-Pick Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundaries slide past each other in two opposite horizontal directions
  2. Innermost layer of the Earth
  3. The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, and other forces
  4. Heat is transferred in waves through the air
  5. A volcanically active area
  6. Molten rock at or above Earth's surface
  7. Type of rock that forms from sediments
  8. Area of volcanic and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific plate
  9. Shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust
  10. Blocks near the fault move horizontally past one another
  11. Type of rock that forms from magma or lava
  12. Not from a living thing
Down
  1. Force that pulls on the ends of rock causing it to get thinner in the middle
  2. Type of rock that forms from great heat and pressure
  3. Process by which weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another
  4. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  5. When plate boundaries move towards each other
  6. All water on Earth
  7. The Earth itself
  8. Lava moving across Earth's surface
  9. Molten rock below Earth's surface
  10. Plate boundaries move away from each other
  11. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  12. Occurs where one plate moves under another plate
  13. Outermost layer of the Earth

25 Clues: The Earth itself • All water on Earth • Not from a living thing • A volcanically active area • Innermost layer of the Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • Molten rock below Earth's surface • Lava moving across Earth's surface • Type of rock that forms from sediments • Molten rock at or above Earth's surface • Shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust • ...

ES Unit 5 Test 2023-04-03

ES Unit 5 Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundaries that move side-to-side compared to each other
  2. The formation of new mountains
  3. The denser type of tectonic plate
  4. A device used to measure earthquakes
  5. Volcano made of alternating layers of lava and tephra
  6. The supercontinent that existed before continental drift pulled the continents apart
  7. Plate boundaries that move apart
Down
  1. the scale used to measure earthquakes
  2. Underwater valley
  3. changes in elevation in an area
  4. Underwater mountain
  5. Smallest type of volcano, made of layers of tephra
  6. Biggest type of volcano, made of non-exploded lava
  7. The less dense type of tectonic plate
  8. Plate boundaries that come together

15 Clues: Underwater valley • Underwater mountain • The formation of new mountains • changes in elevation in an area • Plate boundaries that move apart • The denser type of tectonic plate • Plate boundaries that come together • A device used to measure earthquakes • the scale used to measure earthquakes • The less dense type of tectonic plate • ...

Layers of the Earth 2020-10-27

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary type where tectonic plates are not moving directly toward or directly away from each other but rather two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  2. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance
  3. boundary type where tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  4. current in Earth's mantle that transfers heat in Earth's interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
  5. the outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle (approximately 100 km thick)
  6. a type of crust that includes all the continents and some major islands
  7. a type of crust which lies under all the ocean floors
Down
  1. the upper zone of the earth's core
  2. the central part of the earth's core
  3. the mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature
  4. boundary type where tectonic plates collide with each other
  5. a state of matter with definite mass and shape
  6. The lithosphere is broken into many small slabs of rock. Most large plates include BOTH continental crust and oceanic crust
  7. what something is made of
  8. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  9. rock that has been melted
  10. a state of matter with definite and constant volume but not a definite shape
  11. layer of Earth where we live; upper part of the lithosphere and is made of rock

18 Clues: what something is made of • rock that has been melted • the upper zone of the earth's core • the central part of the earth's core • a state of matter with definite mass and shape • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • a type of crust which lies under all the ocean floors • boundary type where tectonic plates collide with each other • ...

Plate Tectonics By: Wesley and Luke 2025-03-04

Plate Tectonics By: Wesley and Luke crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the super continent before the 7 continents today
  2. the crust and the upper mantle
  3. the tectonic plate that is below India and Austrailia
  4. zone beneath earth's lithosphere
  5. the tectonic plate that is below North America
  6. the theory that the continents are slowly moving away from each other
Down
  1. the tectonic plate that is below the Pacific ocean
  2. the tectonic plate that is below Africa
  3. a large piece of crust
  4. the tectonic plate that is below South America
  5. the tectonic plate that is below Eurasia
  6. the tectonic plate that is below Antartica

12 Clues: a large piece of crust • the crust and the upper mantle • zone beneath earth's lithosphere • the tectonic plate that is below Africa • the tectonic plate that is below Eurasia • the tectonic plate that is below Antartica • the tectonic plate that is below South America • the tectonic plate that is below North America • the super continent before the 7 continents today • ...

Rocks 2023-11-28

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of rock is made of magma
  2. This type of rock is made from pressure
Down
  1. Came up with the theory of plate tectonics

3 Clues: This type of rock is made of magma • This type of rock is made from pressure • Came up with the theory of plate tectonics

Ch.5 Nail Product Chemisrty 2024-09-10

Ch.5 Nail Product Chemisrty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sterile matrix
  2. living skin underneath the PNF found at the nail plate base covering the matrix area bye thank you
  3. Technical term For nails of the fingers or toes
  4. slightly they can layer of the skin that lights between the fingertip and free age of the nail plate
  5. bed. Portion of the living skins that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  6. epithelium thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed
  7. Visible part of the matrix that ends from underneath the living skin, whitish half moon shape of the base of the nail
  8. Area where the nail plate sells are formed
  9. edge Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  10. nail fold also known as a sidewall folds the skin that line the size of the nail plate
  11. folds. Folds of skin that surrounded the nail plate
Down
  1. nail fold. Abbreviated PNF, entire flap of skins covering the matrix, extending from the edge of the visible nail plate to the first joint of the finger or toe
  2. no living colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
  3. Collectively, the nailbed
  4. Tough band of fibrosis tissue that connects bones or hold in organs in place
  5. nail unit. All parts of the finger from the tip to the first knuckle technically referred to the onyx
  6. plate. Hard keratin plate on top off and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows
  7. groove. Slit or on the sides of the wall

18 Clues: sterile matrix • Collectively, the nailbed • Area where the nail plate sells are formed • groove. Slit or on the sides of the wall • Technical term For nails of the fingers or toes • no living colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • folds. Folds of skin that surrounded the nail plate • ...

Horizon Tectonics 2021-03-25

Horizon Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the Earth's surface that is below water and is more dense.
  2. The upper part of the mantle on which the tectonic plates "float".
  3. The deepest spot in all the oceans.
  4. The circular distribution of volcanos around the Pacific Ocean.
  5. Often the result of plates sliding past each other at a fault line.
  6. The name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean floor.
  7. the theory that surface of the earth is made up of individual pieces that are in constant motion.
  8. An area of the mantle that is warmer and thinner that liquid rock breaks through, can result in the creation of island chains.
  9. The name of the proposed super-continent that existed before the plates started moving.
  10. The geologist who came up with the theory of sea-floor spreading.
  11. The general name for geologic rumblings.
Down
  1. A boundary where the plates move away from each other.
  2. The island nation that is splitting and growing as a result of being on top of a divergent boundary.
  3. A boundary where the plates move towards each other.
  4. When one plate, usually the denser one, slides underneath another plate, volcanos happen in these areas.
  5. The land form that is found in the middle of the ocean and is a result of sea-floor spreading.
  6. The part of the Earth's surface that is above water and is less dense.
  7. The geologist who proposed that the continents were originally one super-continent.
  8. A boundary where the plates slide past each other.

19 Clues: The deepest spot in all the oceans. • The general name for geologic rumblings. • A boundary where the plates slide past each other. • A boundary where the plates move towards each other. • A boundary where the plates move away from each other. • The name of the rock that makes up most of the ocean floor. • ...

Science 2017-06-01

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Whats the last layer of the Earth.
  2. Only the divergent boundary creates this.
  3. The transform boundary doesn't create this.
  4. All three boundaries create this.
  5. The boundary that slides.
  6. Whats the third layer of the Earth.
  7. The second largest tectonic plate.
  8. The convergent boundary creates this landform
  9. The country that Alfred Wegener died in.
  10. The second layer of the Earth.
  11. The plate thats under North America.
Down
  1. The boundary that collides.
  2. The tectonic plate that has two continents in it.
  3. The boundary that divides.
  4. The plate under the North American plated
  5. He proposed the continental drift theory.
  6. What country looks like it fits into Africa.
  7. The divergent boundary creates this landform.
  8. The first layer of the Earth.
  9. The name that Alfred Wegener proposed for this ancient landmass that mean't " all lands."

20 Clues: The boundary that slides. • The boundary that divides. • The boundary that collides. • The first layer of the Earth. • The second layer of the Earth. • All three boundaries create this. • Whats the last layer of the Earth. • The second largest tectonic plate. • Whats the third layer of the Earth. • The plate thats under North America. • The country that Alfred Wegener died in. • ...

Nail disease and disorder 2022-03-09

Nail disease and disorder crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fungal infection known as athletes foot
  2. increased curvature of the matrix
  3. skin around nail plate that splits
  4. vertical lines located down length of nail plate
  5. dried blood under nail plate
  6. tiny pits on surface of nail plate
Down
  1. highly curved nail plate
  2. also known as furrows
  3. disorder of nail growth aka rams horn
  4. abnormal hemoglobin
  5. weak white nail plate
  6. deformity of disease of natural nail

12 Clues: abnormal hemoglobin • also known as furrows • weak white nail plate • highly curved nail plate • dried blood under nail plate • increased curvature of the matrix • skin around nail plate that splits • tiny pits on surface of nail plate • deformity of disease of natural nail • disorder of nail growth aka rams horn • fungal infection known as athletes foot • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-03-05

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed when oceanic plate clashes with a continental plate
  2. when oceanic plates diverge
  3. two plates that collide
  4. Earths crust and upper mantle
  5. two plates that are moving apart
  6. the stationary point underground that heats magma ConvectionCurrent
  7. when the denser plate slides over the less dense plate
  8. when two continental plates diverge
  9. plates below the continent
  10. when two plates rub against each other causing an earthquake
  11. the plastic layer below the lithosphere
Down
  1. the lithosphere broken into sections called plates that move
  2. when two oceanic plates diverge
  3. when hot magma in the earth moves to the surface, cools, and sinks to reheat
  4. when two continental plates clash
  5. there are two ____
  6. caused by two oceanic plates
  7. plates below the ocean
  8. oceanic ____
  9. when plates rub together and cause friction

20 Clues: oceanic ____ • there are two ____ • plates below the ocean • two plates that collide • plates below the continent • when oceanic plates diverge • caused by two oceanic plates • Earths crust and upper mantle • when two oceanic plates diverge • two plates that are moving apart • when two continental plates clash • when two continental plates diverge • ...

Plate Motion Review 2023-01-27

Plate Motion Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of landform is commonly found at or near diveregent plate boundaries?
  2. Earth's outer layer is made of
  3. The center of the earth\
  4. Plates are able to move because the _____ is made of ______, solid rock
  5. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  6. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,and water.
  7. at a divergent plate boundary the plate and mantle interact when mantle material is ______ to the edges of both plates.
  8. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earth's outer layer
  9. Moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. earthquakes and volcanoes occur at or near ____ ____
  2. An underwater mountain range made when two plates move apart
  3. At a convergent boundary the plate and the mantle interact becuase one plate _____ into the mantle and is _______
  4. What landform is commonly found at or near convergent plate boundaries?
  5. Moving toward the same place
  6. The area where plates meet is called?
  7. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  8. Something we observe to be similar over and over
  9. The outermost layer of the earth
  10. The layer of soft solid rock under earth's plates

19 Clues: The center of the earth\ • Moving toward the same place • Earth's outer layer is made of • The outermost layer of the earth • Moving apart in different directions • The area where plates meet is called? • Something we observe to be similar over and over • The layer of soft solid rock under earth's plates • earthquakes and volcanoes occur at or near ____ ____ • ...

Science croswroosrd 2023-10-09

Science croswroosrd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chain of islands formed at edges of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts
  2. molten rock below the surface of Earth
  3. an instrument detecting the seismic waves from an earthquake
  4. when one tectonic plate sinks below another plate during a collision
  5. separating of continents by drifting across Earth's surface
  6. type of plate boundary where plates are colliding with each other
  7. place with extremely hot material comes out of Earth's surface
  8. point on Earth's surface directly above focus of an earthquake
Down
  1. molten rock erupted on Earth's surface
  2. rapid movement of ground due to movement of tectonic plates
  3. deep channel where crust is sinking downwards
  4. below ground where an earthquake starts
  5. layer of plastic semi solid rock in the lower mantle
  6. type of plate boundary where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  7. process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in water from the sea
  8. type of plate boundary where plates are moving apart in opposite directions from each other
  9. huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake on seafloor

17 Clues: molten rock erupted on Earth's surface • molten rock below the surface of Earth • below ground where an earthquake starts • deep channel where crust is sinking downwards • layer of plastic semi solid rock in the lower mantle • huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake on seafloor • rapid movement of ground due to movement of tectonic plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 1 2023-10-22

Plate Tectonics 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. current that drives the plates to move
  2. boundary where plates slide past one another
  3. plate sinks below another plate
Down
  1. boundary where plates move away from each other
  2. boundary where plates move toward each other

5 Clues: plate sinks below another plate • current that drives the plates to move • boundary where plates move toward each other • boundary where plates slide past one another • boundary where plates move away from each other

Unit 4 Cross Word Puzzle 2023-04-19

Unit 4 Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin and brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle
  2. When one plate subducts under another underwater.
  3. when one plate subducts underneath another plate and pushes it under
  4. compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans.
  5. the transportation of weathered rock fragments such as wind and rain.
  6. is a type of plate boundary that has the plates move toward each other
  7. Solid, flexible outer layer of the mantle, beneath the lithosphere
  8. the soil pH and nutrient content.
  9. a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean
  10. Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots
Down
  1. the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay
  2. when a dense oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent.
  3. is a type of plate boundary that has the plants move away from each other
  4. the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces
  5. is a type of plate boundary that has the plates slide on each other

15 Clues: the soil pH and nutrient content. • the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay • the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces • Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots • When one plate subducts under another underwater. • a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean • compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-05-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle
  2. Drift The theory that the plate tectonics on Earth’s surface always have and always will be moving
Down
  1. When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other

3 Clues: When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other • Plates A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle • Drift The theory that the plate tectonics on Earth’s surface always have and always will be moving

restless earth revision 2015-10-21

restless earth revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of volcano is much flatter and erupts much more frequently
  2. this is a depression in the earths crust where sediment gathers
  3. this type of volcano is created at a destructive plate margin
  4. these currents are what cause the earths crust to move
  5. downward folds created at a collision plate margin
  6. upward folds created at a collision plate margin
  7. this crust is much denser
Down
  1. at this plate margin, the oceanic plate is subducted under the continental plate
  2. at this plate margin the plates are either moving in the same direction at different speeds, or in different directions
  3. at this plate margin, continental crusts are moving apart
  4. this crust is much older
  5. at this plate margin, two continental plates, of the same density meet and create folds

12 Clues: this crust is much older • this crust is much denser • upward folds created at a collision plate margin • downward folds created at a collision plate margin • these currents are what cause the earths crust to move • at this plate margin, continental crusts are moving apart • this type of volcano is created at a destructive plate margin • ...

Plate Tetonics 2014-04-27

Plate Tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the part of Earth's crust that makes up the continents and larger islands
  2. the boundary between two plates that are spreading apart at a mid-ocean ridge or at a continental rift zone
  3. the whole crust and the upper most portion of the mantle
  4. states that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that can move in any direction on the plastic part of the upper mantle
  5. the long, steep, and narrow depression produced by the bending down of subducting plates, which warps the crust
  6. a boundary at which plates slide by each other
  7. mountains that are presently rising because they are at the location of converging plates or at the site of a hot spot
  8. another word for "plate"
  9. the process in which one of the plates at a convergent boundary sinks under the other plate and eventually melts into the asthenosphere
  10. a super continent that existed about 300 million years ago
Down
  1. major regions of volcanic activity that are usually in the interior of plate away from plate boundaries
  2. the outermost portion of Earth's solid lithosphere
  3. the boundary between two colliding plates
  4. section of the lithosphere that moves around Earth's solid surface
  5. the plastic, partly solid, partly liquid layer of Earth's mantle just below the lithosphere that allows plate movement
  6. the interface between Earth's crust and mantle
  7. a transform plate boundary that separates the north American and Pacific Plates
  8. a mountain range at the bottom of the ocean
  9. the portion of Earth's crust that is usually below the oceans and not associated with continental areas
  10. a curved series of volcanoes and volcanic islands that stretch hundred of miles

20 Clues: another word for "plate" • the boundary between two colliding plates • a mountain range at the bottom of the ocean • the interface between Earth's crust and mantle • a boundary at which plates slide by each other • the outermost portion of Earth's solid lithosphere • the whole crust and the upper most portion of the mantle • ...

Earth Processes Crossword 2025-01-28

Earth Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock from melting plates
  2. a volcano that is not currently erupting but may erupt in the future
  3. less dense crust that makes up land masses
  4. a long narrow valley formed when tectonic plate diverge
  5. inner most layer of the Earth
  6. plate boundary where plates push together
  7. a volcano that is not, and will not erupt again.
  8. deep points in the ocean formed when tectonic plates converge
  9. process of a denser plate being pushed under a less dense plate and then melting
  10. magma that reaches the Earth’s surface
  11. machine used to detect and record earthquakes
  12. shaking of the ground that occurs when plates move
  13. a breaks in the Earth’s crust along which tectonic plates slide
  14. plate boundary where plates slide past each other without creating or destroying crust
Down
  1. an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows lava, ash and gases to escape.
  2. under water mountain ranges that form due to rising magma
  3. responsible for the movement of magma within the mantel
  4. layer of the Earth below the crust where convection current occur
  5. waves of energy that travel through the Earth away form an earthquake
  6. type of plate boundary where tectonic plates pull apart
  7. layer upon which tectonic plates move
  8. type of dense crust found under the ocean
  9. layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the upper mantel.
  10. a stationary source of magma located away from a plate boundary through which magma can reach the Eart’s surface
  11. the theory that explain the movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates over time
  12. a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses

26 Clues: inner most layer of the Earth • molten rock from melting plates • layer upon which tectonic plates move • magma that reaches the Earth’s surface • plate boundary where plates push together • type of dense crust found under the ocean • less dense crust that makes up land masses • machine used to detect and record earthquakes • ...

High Middle Ages 2025-04-13

High Middle Ages crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of technology that Helped peasants and serfs join battles as soldiers.
  2. A government system that began to weaken during the High Middle Ages.
  3. The most powerful ranged weapon that shoots bolts.
  4. Tools built to break through defenses during a siege.
  5. A heavy weight used in trebuchets.
  6. A tall structure used to climb over castle walls during a siege.
  7. A catapult that used tension to launch things.
  8. A type of energy that is stored.
  9. Plate armor piece used for head protection.
  10. Chainmail armor that protected the torso.
  11. Ammunition shot from a crossbow that pieces armor.
  12. A padded layer worn beneath armor for comfort and protection.
  13. Plate armor pieces worn to protect the lower legs.
  14. Plate armor worn to protect the feet and toes.
  15. A type of energy that creates motion.
Down
  1. Placed on the sides of siege towers to protect them from arrows.
  2. Plate armor used to protect the shoulders.
  3. A catapult that uses a counterweight to launch things.
  4. Chainmail leggings used to protect the legs.
  5. Plate armor piece used for torso protection.
  6. When an army surrounds and attacks a castle or city to capture it.
  7. The fastest-firing ranged weapon.
  8. A machine designed to launch objects over long distances.
  9. Chainmail covering for head and neck protection.
  10. Armor made from tiny metal rings.
  11. Chainmail protection for the hands and wrists.
  12. Plate armor pieces worn to protect the hands.
  13. This type of weapon is handheld and shoots from far away.
  14. The ranged weapon that took the longest time to train for.
  15. Type of armor made from custom-sized metal pieces.

30 Clues: A type of energy that is stored. • The fastest-firing ranged weapon. • Armor made from tiny metal rings. • A heavy weight used in trebuchets. • A type of energy that creates motion. • Chainmail armor that protected the torso. • Plate armor used to protect the shoulders. • Plate armor piece used for head protection. • Chainmail leggings used to protect the legs. • ...

Unit 5 Earth 2023-04-20

Unit 5 Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giant wave usually caused by earthquake beneath the ocean floor
  2. oceanic plate collides with another plate sliding under because it is denser
  3. source of an earthquake
  4. boundary formed when 2 tectonic plates collide or converge
  5. formation of new oceanic crust as the seafloor is forced apart at mid-ocean ridges by convection currents in the mantle
  6. mountain ranges formed by convergent boundary
  7. extremely deep areas in the ocean caused by subducting plate
  8. boundary that forms when 2 tectonic plates slide by each other in opposite direction
  9. crack anywhere in the earths surface; ground slides in 2 different directions
Down
  1. mountains formed where a one continental plate subducts beneath another
  2. when 2 plates collide or converge, the force of gravity pulls the plate deeper into the mantle
  3. series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone
  4. weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces, forms volcanic islands
  5. when convection currents cause magma to rise to the surface and force 2 plates apart
  6. boundary between 2 tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. deep valley that forms where 2 tectonic plate move apart at a divergent boundary

16 Clues: source of an earthquake • mountain ranges formed by convergent boundary • series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone • boundary formed when 2 tectonic plates collide or converge • extremely deep areas in the ocean caused by subducting plate • giant wave usually caused by earthquake beneath the ocean floor • ...