plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Sec 3-6 Vocab Review 2024-09-17

Sec 3-6 Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long, narrow belt in which one plate moves downward into the mantle beneath the edge of another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. a kind of volcanic igneous rock, usually dark colored, with a high content of iron.
  3. the record of the past orientation and polarity of Earth’s magnetic field recorded in rocks containing the mineral magnetite.
  4. Earth’s most recent supercontinent, which was rifted apart about 200 million years ago.
  5. a long, narrow, elongated depression of the deep seafloor.
  6. zone the zone on Earth’s surface where two continents have collided and have been welded together to form a single continent.
  7. a long crack in a lithospheric plate formed by hot mantle pushing up from below.
  8. a region where two (or more) lithospheric plates move toward one another and collide.
  9. the process of one lithospheric plate moving beneath another.
  10. rock formed by volcanic activity.
Down
  1. a large mass of igneous rock formed when magma intrudes and solidifies.
  2. accretion the growth of a continent along its edges.
  3. any evidence of past life preserved in sediments or rocks. fold: a bend in a planar feature of rock.
  4. a very hot spring on the ocean floor where heated, mineral-rich water exits from cracks in Earth’s crust.
  5. a region where lithospheric plates are moving horizontally in relation to one another.
  6. a large continent consisting of all of Earth’s continental lithosphere. Supercontinents are assembled by plate tectonic processes of subduction and continent-continent collision.
  7. a region where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other.
  8. a large, long valley on a continent, formed where the continent is pulled apart by forces produced when mantle material rises up beneath the continent.

18 Clues: rock formed by volcanic activity. • accretion the growth of a continent along its edges. • a long, narrow, elongated depression of the deep seafloor. • the process of one lithospheric plate moving beneath another. • a region where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other. • a large mass of igneous rock formed when magma intrudes and solidifies. • ...

Plate Tectonics Exploration 2022-03-25

Plate Tectonics Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of boundary
  2. A zone in which a plate gets melted
  3. core is flaming hot is one of the earth's inner layers
Down
  1. A type of boundary
  2. A place in the earth's layers
  3. The earth's outer layer
  4. A type of boundary

7 Clues: A type of boundary • A type of boundary • A type of boundary • The earth's outer layer • A place in the earth's layers • A zone in which a plate gets melted • core is flaming hot is one of the earth's inner layers

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-02-10

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

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

plate tectonics plates 2024-01-17

plate tectonics plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary
  2. Drift
Down
  1. Wegener
  2. Current
  3. boundary
  4. Hess

6 Clues: Hess • Drift • Wegener • Current • Boundary • boundary

Our Restless Earth 2014-04-30

Our Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When you use something over and over again
  2. Found at a divergent boundary
  3. When land breaks apart it __________
  4. When one plate dives under another at a convergent boundary
  5. There is lots of dangerous_________ in a volcano
  6. Destroying the oceanic lithosphere
  7. When the Earth shakes because of plate movement
  8. A large mass of land
  9. A_________ is a large wave caused by tectonic plate movement
Down
  1. Parallel to the ground
  2. Lots of power and activity
  3. The thinnest layer of the Earth
  4. Don't construct or destruct
  5. The uppermost layer or the outside
  6. The largest tectonic plate
  7. The thickest layer of the Earth
  8. When water breaks down land over a period of time
  9. The largest mountain in the world
  10. The largest continent on Earth
  11. Where the land meets the ocean

20 Clues: A large mass of land • Parallel to the ground • Lots of power and activity • The largest tectonic plate • Don't construct or destruct • Found at a divergent boundary • The largest continent on Earth • Where the land meets the ocean • The thinnest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The largest mountain in the world • The uppermost layer or the outside • ...

Batteries 2024-03-13

Batteries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cells are connected in this
  2. voltage is tested with this
  3. ensure the positive and the negative plates do not touch in a cell
  4. negative plate made of this
  5. energy in a battery is stored in this form
  6. leads connect here, are different sizes
  7. Gas given off by the negative plate
  8. batteries rated in this
  9. batteries are topped up with this
  10. battery drain most when this happens
  11. fluid in a battery
Down
  1. positive plates made of this
  2. cells that can be recharged
  3. debris from the plate collect here
  4. Gas given off my a Positive Plate
  5. the electrolyte is measured in this
  6. H2S04 is this
  7. when both plates are discharged they go hard and turn to
  8. cells that cannot be re charged
  9. the electrolyte is weakened with this as the battery discharges

20 Clues: H2S04 is this • fluid in a battery • batteries rated in this • cells are connected in this • cells that can be recharged • voltage is tested with this • negative plate made of this • positive plates made of this • cells that cannot be re charged • Gas given off my a Positive Plate • batteries are topped up with this • debris from the plate collect here • ...

Natural Systems Review 2016-10-25

Natural Systems Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Common sedimentary rock...made of grains of sand
  2. A mixed forest region is an example of what?
  3. This sedimentary rock is largely made up of the skeletal remains of shelled organisms etc.
  4. Of all the factors which affect climate, which appears to have the single greatest impact?
  5. These "currents" explain why plates move.
  6. Process by which sediment becomes cemented into sedimentary rock
  7. Geologist who came up with the theory of Plate Tectonics
  8. The prairies are largely composed of this type of soil profile.
  9. Oldest landform region in Canada
  10. Came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  11. High-temp range, low total precip. and summer max precipitation maximum....
  12. The "supercontinent" which broke-up 300 million years ago.
Down
  1. The upward movement of water in a calcified soil profile.
  2. The six factors which affect climate
  3. Main reason why Tundra is the predominant vegetation type Canada's north.
  4. Oil-rich landform region.
  5. Ideal soil with a balance of silt, clay, sand and humus.
  6. Highest - lowest temperature
  7. Most common igneous intrusive rock.
  8. Most of Canada's population lives in this soil region.
  9. Opposite to the windward side of a mountain in an Orographic precipitation pattern
  10. In the summer this is the most common precipitation pattern in Burlington.
  11. A typical consequence of a very wet soil profile
  12. "Nearness" to water has what effect on climate?
  13. Orographic/Relief precipitation is affected by this single factor.
  14. Layer between the crust and outer core.

26 Clues: Oil-rich landform region. • Highest - lowest temperature • Oldest landform region in Canada • Most common igneous intrusive rock. • The six factors which affect climate • Layer between the crust and outer core. • These "currents" explain why plates move. • A mixed forest region is an example of what? • Came up with the theory of Continental Drift • ...

oceanagraghy 2025-09-30

oceanagraghy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Zone The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  2. Zone The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  3. Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  4. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  5. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  6. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  7. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  8. The concentration of salts in water.
  9. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
Down
  1. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  2. Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
  3. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  4. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
  5. Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  6. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  7. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
  8. Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  9. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  10. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
  11. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.

20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea. • Zone The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • ...

Challenge 2025-11-06

Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics Theory explaining earthquakes and mountain formation
  2. Material that allows electricity to flow
  3. Force that keeps your feet on the ground
  4. Artificial watering of crops
  5. Force that slows moving objects when they rub together
  6. Unfair opinion formed without facts
  7. Study of human history through artifacts
  8. Comparison using “like” or “as”
  9. Distance north or south of the equator
  10. Main character in a story
  11. Prediction tested by experiment
  12. Cold, treeless biome with frozen soil
  13. Community of living things interacting with their environment
  14. Complete orbit around another object, or a political uprising
  15. Height above sea level
  16. Comparison that says one thing is another
  17. Imaginary line dividing Earth into two halves
  18. Bending of light as it passes through water or glass
Down
  1. Person who moves from place to place without a permanent home
  2. Process by which plants make food from sunlight
  3. Cold-blooded animal that lives both on land and in water
  4. Advanced society with cities, government, and culture
  5. When one side matches the other exactly
  6. Repetition of the same starting sound in words
  7. Lines that never meet
  8. Fertile spot in a desert
  9. Control center of a cell
  10. Substance made of two or more elements
  11. When one celestial body blocks the light of another
  12. Process of rocks and soil being worn away by wind or water
  13. Remains or impression of a prehistoric organism
  14. Government where citizens have power through voting
  15. System of organisms and their environment working together

33 Clues: Lines that never meet • Height above sea level • Fertile spot in a desert • Control center of a cell • Main character in a story • Artificial watering of crops • Comparison using “like” or “as” • Prediction tested by experiment • Unfair opinion formed without facts • Cold, treeless biome with frozen soil • Substance made of two or more elements • ...

Exam 2 Crossword 2021-10-05

Exam 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creates habitat for other species
  2. energy available for higher trophic levels
  3. two species exploit a habitat differently so they do not encounter each other
  4. one species improves habitat conditions allowing other species to colonize the habitat but itself does not benefit from these species
  5. result when two species cannot avoid competing with each other
  6. begins after gene flow is disrupted between populations
  7. can be explained by adaptive radiation or mass extinction or lack of time resolution in fossil record
  8. form of parasite that consumes or kills its host as it emerges (like in 'Alien')
  9. rates of this vary with temperature and moisture and oxygen availability
Down
  1. selection favors phenotypes which can avoid competition allowing multiple species to coexist
  2. range of biotic and abiotic conditions that can be occupied by a species
  3. species which are all dangerous but gain shared protection by resembling each other
  4. two populations which are reproductively isolated from one another
  5. hybrids are sterile which reinforces speciation
  6. can prevent competitive exclusion allowing species to coexist
  7. necessary process performed by biodiversity which would be prohibitively expensive if humans had to perform it through technology
  8. can cause species to be exposed to changing environmental conditions over time as a result of plate tectonics
  9. isolating mechanism that prevents hybrids from forming
  10. top-down trophic interaction which can increase community diversity by changing resource availability
  11. cold nutrient-rich water being brought to the surface by strong offshore winds or the Coriolis effect

20 Clues: creates habitat for other species • energy available for higher trophic levels • hybrids are sterile which reinforces speciation • isolating mechanism that prevents hybrids from forming • begins after gene flow is disrupted between populations • can prevent competitive exclusion allowing species to coexist • ...

3-2 Vocab 2025-03-18

3-2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as result of movements within the Earth crust.
  2. a Boundary in which two plates move apart.
  3. Molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.
  4. a deep canyon like structure.
  5. high angle of decent and deeper trenches.
  6. When large ocean has formed between two continental margins and spreading still occurs.
  7. less likely to subduct due to its buoyancy.
  8. forms along the margin of a continent where oceanic crust subducts beneath continental crust.
  9. a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor.
  10. low angle of decent and shallower trenches.
Down
  1. a boundary in which two plates slide past one another.
  2. linear, long scares on seafloor, often stretching thousands of Km.
  3. a hypothesis which suggested that new oceanic crust is produced at the crests of mid-ocean ridges.
  4. a long, narrow ditch.
  5. a boundary in which two plates move together.
  6. drive plate tectonics by pulling along the lithosphere to which they attach in a process known as slab pull and by inducing currents in the mantle.
  7. elevated area of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism.
  8. a chain box volcanic islands generally located a few hundred Km from a trench.
  9. Vast, submarine regions that collectively cover a significant portion of Earth’s surface and contain the majority of the planets water.
  10. to gain enough kinetic energy to overcome intermolecular forces.

20 Clues: a long, narrow ditch. • a deep canyon like structure. • high angle of decent and deeper trenches. • a Boundary in which two plates move apart. • less likely to subduct due to its buoyancy. • low angle of decent and shallower trenches. • a boundary in which two plates move together. • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor. • ...

Brent Hurrelbrink The Land 2025-04-24

Brent Hurrelbrink The Land crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The innermost layer of the earth.
  2. The large parts of the surface of the earth that rise above sea level.
  3. Vents where lava and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  4. A hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic era.
  5. A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  6. Formed from the solid fragments ejected during a valcanic eruption.
  7. The act or state of eroding, state of being eroded.
  8. A three dimensional surface or zone across which three is significant change in the velocity.
  9. The various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  10. Temporarily at rest.
  11. German meteorologist and geophysicist.
Down
  1. A large area of land that is believed to have existed long ago and to have consisted of the lands of southern hemisphere and India.
  2. Heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
  3. The sudden release of strain in the Earth's crust.
  4. A hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano.
  5. Part of the boundary between the Pacific and North American plates.
  6. Molton materials beneath or within the earth's crust.
  7. The lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  8. A specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth.
  9. A supercontinent formed during the late trassic era that existed until the late triassia era approximately 230-280 million years ago.

20 Clues: Temporarily at rest. • The innermost layer of the earth. • German meteorologist and geophysicist. • The sudden release of strain in the Earth's crust. • The act or state of eroding, state of being eroded. • A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • Molton materials beneath or within the earth's crust. • ...

Oceanagraphy 2025-09-18

Oceanagraphy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. It is where magma rises from the Earth's mantle, causing the seafloor to spread.
  2. a theory that proposed electricity gave life on earth suitable conditions
  3. the outer layer of earth
  4. sir Issac newton created this theory
  5. hydrothermal vents found on the ocean floor, typically along mid-ocean ridges. They release superheated water that has many nutrients.
  6. deepest point in all the ocean
  7. a region that forms where tectonic plates move apart. These are often found along mid-ocean ridges, and magma rises to the surface.
  8. A large, mountain that rises from the ocean floor but does not reach the water's surface, formed from extinct volcanoes.
Down
  1. a margin near a trench or underwater volcane
  2. erosion channel of an underwater slope
  3. the ocean crust if much more what than the contential crust
  4. what is in the smoke in white and black hydrothermal vents
  5. A type of hydrothermal vent typically at mid-ocean ridges. It releases, mineral-rich water that appear white due to of barium sulfate, which mixes with cold seawater.
  6. A underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top, created by erosion from waves then went under water due to rising sea levels.
  7. 1st accomplished western navigation in the medeterianian
  8. where was the first laboratory designed for oceanic study
  9. when 2 techtonic plates move apart
  10. First to circumnavigate the globe
  11. when 2 techtonic plates move together
  12. first life forms on earth

20 Clues: the outer layer of earth • first life forms on earth • deepest point in all the ocean • First to circumnavigate the globe • when 2 techtonic plates move apart • sir Issac newton created this theory • when 2 techtonic plates move together • erosion channel of an underwater slope • a margin near a trench or underwater volcane • ...

Oceanogrophy Vocab 2025-10-01

Oceanogrophy Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
  2. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach
  3. layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
  4. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  5. layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with
  6. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light
  7. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  8. secreted by corals
  9. disturbances
  10. The concentration of salts in water
  11. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by
  12. flows
  13. the extended perimeter of each continent, which lies
  14. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches
  15. The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
Down
  1. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep
  2. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate
  3. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
  4. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  5. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000
  6. surface
  7. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic
  8. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich
  9. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin
  10. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the
  11. under relatively shallow seas
  12. floor

27 Clues: flows • floor • surface • disturbances • secreted by corals • under relatively shallow seas • The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin • the extended perimeter of each continent, which lies • ...

Kitchen Tools 2025-10-16

Kitchen Tools crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sink
  2. Can
  3. Glass
  4. Cuttingboard
  5. Trivet
  6. Spatula
  7. Napkin
  8. Dishes
  9. Jar
  10. Pot
  11. Dishtowel
  12. Tablecloth
  13. Fork
  14. Pan
Down
  1. Drain
  2. Microwave
  3. Mug
  4. Spoon
  5. Cutlery
  6. Tap
  7. Rag
  8. Pantry
  9. Dishrack
  10. Plate
  11. Lid
  12. Cup
  13. Bowl

27 Clues: Mug • Can • Tap • Rag • Jar • Pot • Lid • Cup • Pan • Sink • Bowl • Fork • Drain • Glass • Spoon • Plate • Trivet • Napkin • Pantry • Dishes • Cutlery • Spatula • Dishrack • Microwave • Dishtowel • Tablecloth • Cuttingboard

Nail Diseases, Disorders, and Conditions 2020-04-06

Nail Diseases, Disorders, and Conditions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. white spots on the nail
  2. increased thickness of the nail plate
  3. curved or spoon nails
  4. the cause of the nail disease, disorder, or condition
  5. loosening of the nail from the nail bed
  6. horizontal wavy ridges across the nail
  7. poor circulation turns the nail blue
  8. very thin, soft nails
  9. split or brittle nails
  10. any disease, disorder, or condition of the nail
Down
  1. ringworm of the hand
  2. ringworm of the foot
  3. ingrown nails
  4. another term fro tinea unguium
  5. shedding or falling off of the nail
  6. vertical lines down the nail plate
  7. wasting away of the nail
  8. hangnails or split cuticles
  9. bitten nails
  10. dark purple discoloration under the nail plate
  11. living skin becomes attached to the nail plate
  12. claw nails
  13. infection or inflammation of the skin around the nail

23 Clues: claw nails • bitten nails • ingrown nails • ringworm of the hand • ringworm of the foot • curved or spoon nails • very thin, soft nails • split or brittle nails • white spots on the nail • wasting away of the nail • hangnails or split cuticles • another term fro tinea unguium • vertical lines down the nail plate • shedding or falling off of the nail • poor circulation turns the nail blue • ...

tectonic plates vocab 2025-03-28

tectonic plates vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. third layer in mechanical layers
  2. something that is being pressed
  3. second layer in mechanical layers
  4. the objects response to forces being applied
  5. how the continents drifted
  6. plate moving away from each other
  7. what the crust is broken up into
  8. what something is made of or the ingredients of something
  9. center of earth
  10. second layer of earth
Down
  1. first layer of the mechanical layers
  2. the idea hess proposed
  3. second to last mechanical layer of earth
  4. plate that are colliding
  5. the line the tells us where the edge of transform boundaries are
  6. the idea the wegener introduced
  7. plates that are sliding past each other
  8. where the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate
  9. center a earth in mechanical layers and it is solid
  10. first layer of earth

20 Clues: center of earth • first layer of earth • second layer of earth • the idea hess proposed • plate that are colliding • how the continents drifted • something that is being pressed • the idea the wegener introduced • third layer in mechanical layers • what the crust is broken up into • second layer in mechanical layers • plate moving away from each other • ...

food 2021-08-29

food crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spoon
  2. cheese
  3. fork
  4. glass
  5. cucumber
  6. plate
  7. strawberry
  8. mug
Down
  1. knife
  2. mushroom
  3. cup
  4. nuts
  5. olives
  6. oil
  7. cabbage
  8. carrot

16 Clues: cup • oil • mug • nuts • fork • knife • spoon • glass • plate • cheese • olives • carrot • cabbage • mushroom • cucumber • strawberry

Fossils Vocab 2024-01-03

Fossils Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of systematically removing earth in order to find or isolate buried items
  2. A system of chronological events in Earth's history
  3. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  4. a theory describing the gradual movement of continents of Earth
  5. The study of fossils from earlier geologic time periods
Down
  1. a theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates, that float on the asthenosphere, and that interactions among these plates are associated with seismic activity
  2. A large landmass that is believed (based on evidence) to have broken apart to form continents
  3. a data set providing information on the total number of fossils that have been collected over time
  4. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago
  5. A basic law of geology that states undisturbed rock strata are deposited chronologically. The youngest layer is on top and each layer beneath it is older.
  6. multiple layers of rock
  7. a widely distributed fossil that existed in a narrow range of time and is used by scientists to identify geological periods

12 Clues: multiple layers of rock • A system of chronological events in Earth's history • The study of fossils from earlier geologic time periods • a theory describing the gradual movement of continents of Earth • The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past • the process of systematically removing earth in order to find or isolate buried items • ...

food 2021-08-29

food crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carrot
  2. mug
  3. strawberry
  4. knife
  5. cucumber
  6. glass
  7. oil
  8. nuts
Down
  1. fork
  2. cheese
  3. mushroom
  4. olives
  5. cup
  6. cabbage
  7. spoon
  8. plate

16 Clues: mug • cup • oil • fork • nuts • knife • glass • spoon • plate • carrot • cheese • olives • cabbage • mushroom • cucumber • strawberry

Kitchen Words 2012-10-16

Kitchen Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cup
  2. Oven
  3. Tea
  4. Stove
  5. Sink
  6. Microwave
  7. Knife
  8. Spoon
  9. Fridge
Down
  1. Milo
  2. Tongs
  3. Plate
  4. Coffee
  5. Kitchen
  6. Fork
  7. Toaster

16 Clues: Cup • Tea • Milo • Oven • Sink • Fork • Tongs • Plate • Stove • Knife • Spoon • Coffee • Fridge • Kitchen • Toaster • Microwave

Thing In The Kitchen 2024-02-25

Thing In The Kitchen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spatula
  2. kitchen
  3. fork
  4. glass
  5. pan
  6. stove
  7. teapot
  8. oven
  9. mixer
  10. bowl
Down
  1. plate
  2. napkin
  3. refrigerator
  4. knife
  5. spoon
  6. kettle

16 Clues: pan • fork • oven • bowl • plate • knife • glass • spoon • stove • mixer • napkin • teapot • kettle • spatula • kitchen • refrigerator

Tectonics Crossword 2020-04-01

Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of mountains formed where plates push together
  2. where a mid-ocean ridge is found
  3. the crust is broken into...
  4. hottest layer of the Earth
  5. disaster that occurs where plates slide past each other
  6. highest mountain on continental crust
  7. movement in the soft rock of the mantle
  8. outer, solid layer of the earth
  9. where two plates come together
  10. molten rock under the ground
  11. one of the metals that forms the inner core
  12. an ocean surrounded by a ring of fire
  13. type of crust made from granite
Down
  1. these are caused by magma pushing up to the surface
  2. the layer between the core and the crust of the Earth
  3. hard crust and upper mantle
  4. found where oceanic crust pushes under continental crust
  5. heaviest type of crust
  6. main rock that forms oceanic crust

19 Clues: heaviest type of crust • hottest layer of the Earth • hard crust and upper mantle • the crust is broken into... • molten rock under the ground • where two plates come together • outer, solid layer of the earth • type of crust made from granite • where a mid-ocean ridge is found • main rock that forms oceanic crust • highest mountain on continental crust • ...

WB p. A1, B1-B3 2022-09-07

WB p. A1, B1-B3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. abbreviation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  2. type of powerful microphones used to record sounds under water
  3. at a divergent plate boundary this liquid rock fills in the gap created by plates pulling apart and cools off to form solid rock
  4. the Mesosoraus did not have gills but instead had these
  5. What the word mesosaurus means (2)
  6. type of plate boundary that the Mariana Trench is located on
Down
  1. plates basically move only a few what a year
  2. name of the small earthquakes that are present before a large earthquake happens
  3. name of area where Bob Dziak sent the hydrophones down in the ocean
  4. plate motion causes these
  5. Mesosaurus fossils are both found on the African and what other continent
  6. if a plate sinks underneath another plate at a convergent plate boundary, the plate will melt and become part of what again?
  7. type of plate boundary that a mid-ocean is

13 Clues: plate motion causes these • What the word mesosaurus means (2) • type of plate boundary that a mid-ocean is • plates basically move only a few what a year • the Mesosoraus did not have gills but instead had these • type of plate boundary that the Mariana Trench is located on • type of powerful microphones used to record sounds under water • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-05-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates, like pieces of a puzzle
  2. When oceanic plates collide with continental plates a __________ will form between the two plates.
  3. floor spreading, The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created.
  4. The __________ mountain range was formed from the collision of the Indian plate colliding into the Eurasian plate.
  5. boundaries, The boundary where two tectonic plates meet and push into one another.
  6. a place where two tectonic plates meet.
  7. At a __________ plate boundary, new crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other.
  8. Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________.
  9. When oceanic crust melts it can result in the formation of a __________.
  10. When a divergent boundary occurs on land a __________, or separation, will arise and over time, that mass of land will break between them.
  11. Currents, A circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area then cools and sinks in another area, flowing in a continuous loop
  12. zone, A __________ __________ is a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is pushed beneath a continental plate forming a trench. The oceanic crust melts resulting in the formation of volcanoes.
Down
  1. Tectonic Theory, theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into.
  2. When two continental plates collide large __________ will usually form.
  3. A region where oceanic plates sink down.
  4. Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines.
  5. boundary, The plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from one another.
  6. Ridge, The __________-__________ __________ is an example of a divergent boundary.
  7. ridges, Underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart creating new ocean floor.

19 Clues: plates, like pieces of a puzzle • a place where two tectonic plates meet. • A region where oceanic plates sink down. • Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines. • Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________. • Tectonic Theory, theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into. • When two continental plates collide large __________ will usually form. • ...

Layers of the earth and plate tectonics! 2021-09-13

Layers of the earth and plate tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the crust that is mostly made up of graphite and is less dense
  2. liquid part of the core made from uranium
  3. the process that gives the plates to move like a conveyor belt
  4. there are this many layers of the earth
  5. increases as depth increases
  6. solid part of the core made of mostly iron and nickel
  7. part of the crust that is made up of basalt and is more dense
  8. boundaries that move away from each other
Down
  1. the original super continent
  2. a zone of the mantle that flows like hot lava and plates "float" on
  3. boundaries that move toward each other and smash into one another
  4. a zone made up of the crust and the upper mantle
  5. boundaries that move past each other
  6. thinnest layer of the Earth
  7. thickest layer of the Earth
  8. inner most layer of the earth both solid and liquid

16 Clues: thinnest layer of the Earth • thickest layer of the Earth • the original super continent • increases as depth increases • boundaries that move past each other • there are this many layers of the earth • liquid part of the core made from uranium • boundaries that move away from each other • a zone made up of the crust and the upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-11-16

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

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

Plate Tectonics Project 2021-04-27

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates move apart
  2. a theory about earth's outer crust
Down
  1. convergent,divergent,and transform
  2. when plates go past each other
  3. when plates unite

5 Clues: when plates unite • when plates move apart • when plates go past each other • convergent,divergent,and transform • a theory about earth's outer crust

Earth Science 1 2019-02-28

Earth Science 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process where the ocean plate collides with the continental plate and the ocean plate then sinks below the continental plate.
  2. A place where extremely hot molten rock erupts from the earth’s mantle.
  3. Molten rock that has erupted onto the earth’s surface.
  4. Currents in the mantle caused but the hot molten rock.
  5. Where plates are moving apart from each other
  6. The separating of continents by drifting across the oceans is called _______.
  7. Large pieces of the earth crust is broken into large pieces that move on the geosphere.
  8. Molten rock below the earth’s surface.
  9. The point on the earth surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.
Down
  1. The name given to the place where the ocean plate sinks below the continental plate.
  2. The first land mass Pangaea, split in to two. The name given to the southern super continent containing Australia was called _________ .
  3. the rapid movement of the ground in a wave motion due to movement of tectonic plates
  4. Where plates are colliding with each other
  5. The place below ground where the earthquake starts.
  6. The process where the ocean ridge separates and new crust is formed.
  7. A deep trench in the ocean floor that it much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor.
  8. patterns of alternating magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries.
  9. A very violent eruption of cloud of ash, rock and gas that erupts from a volcano like an avalanche.
  10. Where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions.
  11. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor.

20 Clues: Molten rock below the earth’s surface. • Where plates are colliding with each other • Where plates are moving apart from each other • The place below ground where the earthquake starts. • Molten rock that has erupted onto the earth’s surface. • Currents in the mantle caused but the hot molten rock. • ...

Science Vocab 2022-09-25

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mechanical of chemical processes by which gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller peices.
  2. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment.
  3. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment from one place to another.
  4. Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics.
Down
  1. Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone
  2. Distenctive part,quality, or characteristic of Earth's outer layer.
  3. Earth material that is broken down by the processes of weathering;can be eroded and deposited by the agensts of water, wind, ice, and gravity.
  4. Earth’s surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials.

8 Clues: Distenctive part,quality, or characteristic of Earth's outer layer. • Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone • The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment. • Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics. • ...

Weathering and Erosion 2025-03-12

Weathering and Erosion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment from one place to another
  2. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
  3. Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone
  4. Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  5. The mechanical or chemical processes by which gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller pieces
Down
  1. Earth’s surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials
  2. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment
  3. Distinctive part, quality, or characteristic of Earth’s outer layer

8 Clues: Distinctive part, quality, or characteristic of Earth’s outer layer • Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone • The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment • Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics • ...

Latitude and Longitude - ESRT pages 3 and 5 2017-10-03

Latitude and Longitude - ESRT pages 3 and 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hotspot near 155°W 20°N
  2. Plate at 170°E 18°S
  3. 74°50’W 45°N
  4. Hotspot near 118°W 45°N
  5. Small plate centered at 100°W 10°N
  6. 76°30’W 42°20’N
  7. Hotspot near 160°E 35°S
  8. 76°50’W 42°10’N
Down
  1. Plate at 40°E 25°N
  2. 78°50’W 42°50’N
  3. Hotspot near 5°E 52°S
  4. 79°15’W 42°10’N
  5. 75°50’W 43°50’N
  6. Plate at 55°W 57°S
  7. 77°40’W 43°15’N
  8. Reference line for latitude
  9. 73°45’W 42°45’N

17 Clues: 74°50’W 45°N • 78°50’W 42°50’N • 79°15’W 42°10’N • 75°50’W 43°50’N • 77°40’W 43°15’N • 76°30’W 42°20’N • 73°45’W 42°45’N • 76°50’W 42°10’N • Plate at 40°E 25°N • Plate at 55°W 57°S • Plate at 170°E 18°S • Hotspot near 5°E 52°S • Hotspot near 155°W 20°N • Hotspot near 118°W 45°N • Hotspot near 160°E 35°S • Reference line for latitude • Small plate centered at 100°W 10°N

Final Exam Review 2023-12-15

Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock found with Karst Topography.
  2. The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
  3. The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
  4. The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
  5. The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
  6. Our current era.
  7. Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
  8. Rocks that can have fossils.
  9. Warm water current around the Florida.
  10. Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
  11. Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
  12. Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
  13. The amount of space between sediment grains.
  14. Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
  15. Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
  16. The layers of soil.
Down
  1. Causes day and night.
  2. Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
  3. Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
  4. Largest region in Virginia.
  5. 80% of geological time.
  6. Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
  7. Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
  8. The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
  9. Length times width times height of a block.
  10. Color of mineral on white porcelain.
  11. Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
  12. Highest level clouds.
  13. Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________

29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...

Chapter 6 Review 2024-05-03

Chapter 6 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the unit in which distances in outerspace are measured.
  2. ____ and gas are what makes up nebulae.
  3. The machine that allows you to visualize a sound wave as a transverse wave.
  4. The term for an area in space where stars are formed.
  5. The name of the Mars sized planet that hit the earth and formed our moon.
  6. The sound characteristic determined by a wave's frequency.
  7. The sound characteristic determined by a wave's amplitude.
  8. The term for the most recent giant supercontinent.
  9. The part of the earth's layers you're currently sitting on.
Down
  1. The term for when two sound waves interact and form a wave with a larger amplitude.
  2. The plural form of nebula.
  3. The part of the Earth's layers in which convection currents occur.
  4. These geological landforms typically occur along the borders between tectonic plates.
  5. The last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics.
  6. The term for the interaction between two sound waves that results in a quieter sound.
  7. The term for the uppermost part of a transverse wave.
  8. The unit in which frequency is measured.
  9. The name for the type of waves sound forms.
  10. The hottest of the Earth's layers.
  11. Between the moon and the earth, this one is less dense.
  12. Wavelength and amplitude are both measured in some form of this unit.
  13. The term for the lowermost part of a transverse wave.

22 Clues: The plural form of nebula. • The hottest of the Earth's layers. • ____ and gas are what makes up nebulae. • The unit in which frequency is measured. • The name for the type of waves sound forms. • The term for the most recent giant supercontinent. • The term for the uppermost part of a transverse wave. • The term for an area in space where stars are formed. • ...

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2024-12-13

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist that studies volcanoes
  2. the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  3. small pieces of rock
  4. liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  5. the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  6. the process of rock breaking apart
  7. place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  8. thin outer layer of Earth
  9. When sand is being carried away
  10. The movement of weathered rock from place to place.
  11. boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  12. boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  13. land shape or feature
Down
  1. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  2. The breaking down of sediment
  3. As the river slows down, sand and soil settle on the bottom of the ocean.
  4. dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  5. Convergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  6. layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. As the water freezes into ice, the rock expands and breaks apart.
  9. layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)

22 Clues: small pieces of rock • land shape or feature • thin outer layer of Earth • The breaking down of sediment • liquid rock below Earth’s crust • When sand is being carried away • scientist that studies volcanoes • layer of Earth beneath the crust • the process of rock breaking apart • dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...

Honors Earth Final Exam Review 2025-05-06

Honors Earth Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock found with Karst Topography.
  2. The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
  3. The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
  4. The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
  5. The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
  6. Our current era.
  7. Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
  8. Rocks that can have fossils.
  9. Warm water current around the Florida.
  10. Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
  11. Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
  12. Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
  13. The amount of space between sediment grains.
  14. Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
  15. Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
  16. The layers of soil.
Down
  1. Causes day and night.
  2. Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
  3. Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
  4. Largest region in Virginia.
  5. 80% of geological time.
  6. Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
  7. Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
  8. The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
  9. Length times width times height of a block.
  10. Color of mineral on white porcelain.
  11. Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
  12. Highest level clouds.
  13. Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________

29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...

Oceanography vocabulary terms 2025-10-01

Oceanography vocabulary terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vent: An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  2. Vocabulary Terms
  3. Shelf: The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
  4. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  5. Zone: The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
  6. Plain: A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  7. Slope: The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
  8. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  9. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  10. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
Down
  1. Zone: The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  2. Zone: The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  3. The concentration of salts in water.
  4. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
  5. Zone: The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  6. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
  7. Zone: The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  8. Ridge: An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  9. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  10. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
  11. Reef: A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  12. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.

22 Clues: Vocabulary Terms • The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • Zone: The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • Plain: A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • Zone: The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • Ridge: An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • ...

8th Grade Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-08-25

8th Grade Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A substance with a pH below 7.
  2. tectonics – The theory explaining the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates.
  3. – A material that does not allow heat or electricity to flow easily.
  4. – A community of living and nonliving things interacting together.
  5. – The process by which a liquid turns into a gas.
  6. – The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose.
  7. – Two or more atoms bonded together.
  8. – The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.
  9. – A close relationship between two different species.
  10. – The speed of something in a given direction.
  11. – The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
  12. – The study of how traits are inherited.
Down
  1. – The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
  2. – The substance dissolved in a solution.
  3. – Water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  4. – The cell structure that contains genetic material (DNA).
  5. – A change in the DNA sequence of an organism.
  6. – An educated guess or prediction in scientific investigations.
  7. – The green pigment in plants that captures light energy.
  8. – A positively charged particle in an atom’s nucleus.
  9. – A protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things.
  10. – The force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding against each other.
  11. – The height of a wave from its rest position.
  12. – The basic unit of the nervous system.
  13. – The mass of an object divided by its volume.

25 Clues: – A substance with a pH below 7. • – Two or more atoms bonded together. • – The basic unit of the nervous system. • – The substance dissolved in a solution. • – The study of how traits are inherited. • – A change in the DNA sequence of an organism. • – The height of a wave from its rest position. • – The mass of an object divided by its volume. • ...

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
  2. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  3. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  4. The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  5. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  6. The concentration of salts in water.
  7. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  8. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  9. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
  10. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
Down
  1. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  2. The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  3. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
  4. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
  5. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
  6. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
  7. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  8. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  9. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  10. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.

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

Oceanography Vocabulary 2025-09-30

Oceanography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances
  2. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  3. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
  4. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  5. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  6. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface
  7. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  8. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches
Down
  1. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
  2. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  3. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  4. Zone The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches
  5. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
  6. The concentration of salts in water
  7. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  8. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
  9. Zone The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates
  10. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  11. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  12. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.

20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light. • ...

Vulkane 2023-12-05

Vulkane crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcano
  2. lava
  3. eruption
  4. explosion
  5. natural catastrophe
  6. plate boundary
  7. plate boundaries
Down
  1. volcanos
  2. hot spot
  3. Ash rain
  4. crater
  5. magma
  6. smoke
  7. catastrophe
  8. volcano vent
  9. ash
  10. magma chamber
  11. cone

18 Clues: ash • lava • cone • magma • smoke • crater • volcano • volcanos • hot spot • Ash rain • eruption • explosion • catastrophe • volcano vent • magma chamber • plate boundary • plate boundaries • natural catastrophe

food 2021-08-29

food crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cup
  2. glass
  3. mushroom
  4. knife
  5. cabbage
  6. strawberry
  7. nuts
  8. oil
Down
  1. olives
  2. cucumber
  3. carrot
  4. plate
  5. mug
  6. fork
  7. cheese
  8. spoon

16 Clues: cup • mug • oil • fork • nuts • plate • glass • knife • spoon • olives • carrot • cheese • cabbage • cucumber • mushroom • strawberry

Tectonic Plates 2017-05-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When oceanic crust melts it can result in the formation of a __________.
  2. floor spreading, The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created.
  3. zone, A __________ __________ is a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is pushed beneath a continental plate forming a trench. The oceanic crust melts resulting in the formation of volcanoes.
  4. Currents, A circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area then cools and sinks in another area, flowing in a continuous loop
  5. Tectonic Theory, theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into.
  6. Ridge, The __________-__________ __________ is an example of a divergent boundary.
  7. a place where two tectonic plates meet.
  8. At a __________ plate boundary, new crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other.
  9. plates, like pieces of a puzzle
  10. Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines.
Down
  1. When oceanic plates collide with continental plates a __________ will form between the two plates.
  2. When a divergent boundary occurs on land a __________, or separation, will arise and over time, that mass of land will break between them.
  3. When two continental plates collide large __________ will usually form.
  4. boundaries, The boundary where two tectonic plates meet and push into one another.
  5. Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________.
  6. The __________ mountain range was formed from the collision of the Indian plate colliding into the Eurasian plate.
  7. A region where oceanic plates sink down.
  8. boundary, The plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from one another.
  9. ridges, Underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart creating new ocean floor.

19 Clues: plates, like pieces of a puzzle • a place where two tectonic plates meet. • A region where oceanic plates sink down. • Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines. • Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________. • Tectonic Theory, theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into. • When two continental plates collide large __________ will usually form. • ...

Earth Science EC Crossword 2016-11-02

Earth Science EC Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the element the signals the death of a star. Once this is made the star will begin to "die"
  2. The waves that travel side to side. These occur after the primary waves
  3. A type of volcano categorized by steep slopes and explosive eruptions.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move side by side
  5. The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid.
  6. The official name for the parts of the lithosphere that move around on the mantle of fluid rock.
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another
  8. A volcano that is not currently erupting and hasn't in some time but is anticipated to erupt in the future.
  9. A plate boundary where one plate is pushed down underneath another plate.
  10. A type of volcano categorized by gentle slopes and nonexplosive eruptions.
  11. the Theory that states the world started as a tiny speck that exploded into all of the universe as we know it
  12. The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling.
  13. A plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another
Down
  1. A type of volcano categorized as a mix between the other two types.
  2. Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates
  3. The technology that allowed scientists to map the ocean floor.
  4. The location on the Earth's surface directly above the Focus
  5. the boundary where one surface plate is contained underneath another plate.
  6. The idea that all the continents of the world were once one giant continent known as "Pangea"
  7. The waves that travel similarly to tapping the end of a stretched slinky. Also known as compression waves.
  8. A scale used to determine how powerful any given earthquake is.
  9. What happens in a star as smaller atoms combine into a bigger star
  10. This object is believed to have been created from a giant meteor impact that came crashing into Earth.
  11. A tool that is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
  12. the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one
  13. When big enough stars explode they form this kind of gigantic explosion.
  14. The force the pulls the atoms in a star together (It also keeps us on Earth)

27 Clues: A plate boundary where two plates move side by side • The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid. • The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling. • A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another • Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates • the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one • ...

PREPARING FOOD 2020-03-17

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

17 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 • jack ....... the eggs into a bowl • next, jack ... the eggs on a plate • jack ...... a skillet on the stove • jack ...... the oil into the skillet • jack ... down in the large wooden chair • ...

Earth Science EC Crossword 2016-11-02

Earth Science EC Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary where one surface plate is contained underneath another plate.
  2. A volcano that is not currently erupting and hasn't in some time but is anticipated to erupt in the future.
  3. A type of volcano categorized as a mix between the other two types.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move side by side
  5. the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one
  6. The technology that allowed scientists to map the ocean floor.
  7. the element the signals the death of a star. Once this is made the star will begin to "die"
  8. The official name for the parts of the lithosphere that move around on the mantle of fluid rock.
  9. A scale used to determine how powerful any given earthquake is.
  10. A tool that is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
  11. The force the pulls the atoms in a star together (It also keeps us on Earth)
  12. The location on the Earth's surface directly above the Focus
  13. The waves that travel similarly to tapping the end of a stretched slinky. Also known as compression waves.
Down
  1. A type of volcano categorized by gentle slopes and nonexplosive eruptions.
  2. What happens in a star as smaller atoms combine into a bigger star
  3. When big enough stars explode they form this kind of gigantic explosion.
  4. This object is believed to have been created from a giant meteor impact that came crashing into Earth.
  5. The waves that travel side to side. These occur after the primary waves
  6. The idea that all the continents of the world were once one giant continent known as "Pangea"
  7. Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates
  8. the Theory that states the world started as a tiny speck that exploded into all of the universe as we know it
  9. A plate boundary where one plate is pushed down underneath another plate.
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another
  11. The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling.
  12. A type of volcano categorized by steep slopes and explosive eruptions.
  13. A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another
  14. The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid.

27 Clues: A plate boundary where two plates move side by side • The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid. • The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling. • A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another • Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates • the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one • ...

Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary 2023-02-27

Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Distinctive part, qualities, or characteristics of the Earth's outer layer
  2. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations from water, gravity, wind, and ice deposit weathered the sediment
  3. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
Down
  1. Earth's surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials.
  2. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface.
  3. Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone
  4. Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  5. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

8 Clues: Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone • Distinctive part, qualities, or characteristics of the Earth's outer layer • The chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface. • Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics • ...

The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics 2013-05-17

The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of plate boundary when two continental plates spread apart from each other.
  2. Sedimentary rock is turned to metamorphic rock when ______ and _________ are applied (no spaces).
  3. When compacted and cemented, ___________ is turned to sedimentary rock
  4. These rocks are formed beneath the Earth's surface from the change that occurs due to intense heat and pressure. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
  5. Hot, liquid rock found deep inside the Earth.
  6. cycle The name of the cycle undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.
  7. These rocks are formed when magma cools and hardens. Sometimes the magma cools inside the earth, and other times it erupts onto the surface from volcanoes. They form at divergent boundaries.
Down
  1. Type of plate boundary when two continental plates are pushed together.
  2. These rocks are formed from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments of material. They form at the sea floor then get pushed down at convergent boundaries.
  3. Type of plate boundary when two continental plates are sliding.
  4. Sediment is ___________ together to form sedimentary rock.
  5. __________ turns metamorphic rock into magma.

12 Clues: __________ turns metamorphic rock into magma. • Hot, liquid rock found deep inside the Earth. • Sediment is ___________ together to form sedimentary rock. • Type of plate boundary when two continental plates are sliding. • cycle The name of the cycle undergone by rocks in the earth's crust. • When compacted and cemented, ___________ is turned to sedimentary rock • ...

Unit 7: Earth Systems 2021-06-14

Unit 7: Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When lava gets erupted at the mid-ocean ridge axis it cools and turns into hard rock
  2. the outer most layer of earth
  3. the middle layer of earth
  4. the rock closest tot he mid-ocean ridge
  5. a lava type substance found deep int he earth
  6. long narrow ditch
  7. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. the structure of earth divided into layers
  9. person who came up with seafloor spreading
  10. name of the one big continent when they were all together
  11. one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence
  12. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. The rock farthest from the mid-ocean ridge
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. the continents moving slowly
  4. the force that moves the continents slowly causing continental drift
  5. one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence
  6. a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences
  7. the inner most layer of earth
  8. How old the rocks are
  9. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed
  10. one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence
  11. one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence
  12. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle
  13. person who came up with the idea of continental drift.
  14. nick name for Pangaea
  15. a device used to calculate the ocean floor
  16. the study of the continents

28 Clues: long narrow ditch • How old the rocks are • nick name for Pangaea • the middle layer of earth • the study of the continents • the continents moving slowly • the outer most layer of earth • the inner most layer of earth • one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence • one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence • one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence • one of wegeners 4 peaces of evidence • ...

Natural Systems Review 2016-10-25

Natural Systems Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The "supercontinent" which broke-up 300 million years ago.
  2. Common sedimentary rock...made of grains of sand
  3. Ideal soil with a balance of silt, clay, sand and humus.
  4. Oldest landform region in Canada
  5. A mixed forest region is an example of what?
  6. Main reason why Tundra is the predominant vegetation type Canada's north.
  7. Layer between the crust and outer core.
  8. Highest - lowest temperature
  9. Opposite to the windward side of a mountain in an Orographic precipitation pattern
  10. This sedimentary rock is largely made up of the skeletal remains of shelled organisms etc.
  11. "Nearness" to water has what effect on climate?
  12. The six factors which affect climate
  13. Oil-rich landform region.
  14. Process by which sediment becomes cemented into sedimentary rock
Down
  1. Most common igneous intrusive rock.
  2. Orographic/Relief precipitation is affected by this single factor.
  3. High-temp range, low total precip. and summer max precipitation maximum....
  4. Of all the factors which affect climate, which appears to have the single greatest impact?
  5. In the summer this is the most common precipitation pattern in Burlington.
  6. The upward movement of water in a calcified soil profile.
  7. Most of Canada's population lives in this soil region.
  8. These "currents" explain why plates move.
  9. Came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  10. The prairies are largely composed of this type of soil profile.
  11. Geologist who came up with the theory of Plate Tectonics
  12. A typical consequence of a very wet soil profile

26 Clues: Oil-rich landform region. • Highest - lowest temperature • Oldest landform region in Canada • Most common igneous intrusive rock. • The six factors which affect climate • Layer between the crust and outer core. • These "currents" explain why plates move. • A mixed forest region is an example of what? • Came up with the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Science 2013-10-23

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water located within the rounds below the earths surface
  2. Movement of matter due to differences in density
  3. Outermost layer of the earth made of the crust and top of the mantle.
  4. crust Part of the lithosphere above that is thicker and less dense
  5. a boundary When two tectonic plates collide into each other
  6. Layers of deposited sediment that can form a flat area
  7. Natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents such as rain, ice and temperature changes, and decomposes rocks
  8. Tiny grains of broken down rocks
  9. tectonics The theory that explains how tectonic plates move
Down
  1. Movement of the tectonic plates caused by convection in the asthenosphere
  2. A fan shaped pattern where sediments are deposited
  3. Standard method used to divide long natural history in manageable parts
  4. fan A fan shaped deposit that forms on land
  5. Block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  6. part of the lithosphere that is thinner and is underwater, but less dense
  7. Where old rock is destroyed as new rock rises and cools becoming less dense
  8. a boundary When two tectonic plates slide pass each other horizontally
  9. a boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault
  11. The process which water, ice, wind, or ground move soil and sediment

20 Clues: Tiny grains of broken down rocks • fan A fan shaped deposit that forms on land • Movement of matter due to differences in density • A fan shaped pattern where sediments are deposited • Layers of deposited sediment that can form a flat area • Water located within the rounds below the earths surface • a boundary When two tectonic plates collide into each other • ...

8th Grade Science Review 2015-11-23

8th Grade Science Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fault that moves down and away
  2. Himalayan Mountains are an example of this type of boundary
  3. formed at a divergent boundary
  4. man who discovered continental drift
  5. discovery that proved continental drift
  6. seismic wave that is the fastest
  7. sediments that are deposited
  8. how Hawaii was formed (it is over this)
  9. variable that's measured
  10. formed at a transform boundary
  11. steps used to solve a problem
  12. fault where crust moves up and over
  13. process where rocks change to other rocks
  14. theory that states earth's continents once formed one supercontinent
  15. plates that slide past each other
  16. stress that pushes together
  17. earth's thickest layer
Down
  1. stress that slides past
  2. formed on a convergent boundary
  3. plates that move together
  4. stress that pulls apart
  5. term used to describe how earth's layers formed based on density
  6. Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of this boundary
  7. outside layer of earth
  8. variable changed by the scientist
  9. tectonics theory that states the earth's crust is broken into plates
  10. when sediments are moved to another place
  11. fault that slides past each other
  12. formed at a hot spot
  13. rocks created from heat and pressure
  14. seismic wave that does the most damage
  15. rocks that are formed from compacted sediments
  16. rock that is broken down
  17. inside layer of earth
  18. San Andreas fault is an example of this type of boundary
  19. rocks created from magma cooling
  20. name of supercontinent
  21. seismic wave that arrives second and doesn't go through liquids

38 Clues: formed at a hot spot • inside layer of earth • outside layer of earth • name of supercontinent • earth's thickest layer • stress that slides past • stress that pulls apart • variable that's measured • rock that is broken down • plates that move together • stress that pushes together • sediments that are deposited • steps used to solve a problem • fault that moves down and away • ...

Earth science Crossword Finals 2024-01-11

Earth science Crossword Finals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of plates that move towards each other
  2. are formed along spreading centers, typically beneath several kilometers of seawater.
  3. A Chaotic time because of several meteorite bombardment
  4. age where life forms are still limited to single-celled organisms without nucle
  5. type of plates that move away from each other
  6. Similar to midoceanic ridges, the transfer of heat and decompression result to magma generation.
  7. type of stress formed when plates move away from each other
  8. innermost layer of the Earth
  9. type of plates that slip past each other
  10. A mid-ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  11. age of mammals
  12. Physical weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks,causing the rock to break apart.
  13. are marker fossils used to define periods of geologic time.
  14. age of reptile
  15. outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. Chemical weathering is caused by rain water reacting with the mineral grains in rocks to form new minerals (clays) and soluble salts.
  2. eon where Earth started forming an ozone layer
  3. largest layer of the Earth
  4. the breakdown of rocks at the Earth’s surface.
  5. eon of hidden life
  6. thinnest but densest type of crust
  7. type of stress when plates move toward each other
  8. refers to Dynamic actions or events that occur at the Earth's surface due to application of natural forces
  9. age of ancient life
  10. type of stress when plates slip past each other

25 Clues: age of mammals • age of reptile • eon of hidden life • age of ancient life • largest layer of the Earth • innermost layer of the Earth • outermost layer of the Earth • thinnest but densest type of crust • type of plates that slip past each other • type of plates that move towards each other • type of plates that move away from each other • ...

page 430 2023-06-13

page 430 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.
  2. - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  3. - The central or innermost portion of the Earth, lying below the mantle
  4. - break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
  5. - the relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses.
  6. – The layer beneath earth’s crust
  7. - hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano
  8. – the instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  9. - a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
  10. – when the plates are moving apart from one another.
Down
  1. - a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
  2. - What’s a deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking downwards called
  3. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere,
  4. - a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  5. - the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  6. - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. – The depression in the ocean floor
  8. - an opening in a planet through which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt.
  9. - the point on the earth's surface vertically
  10. - the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge.

20 Clues: – The layer beneath earth’s crust • – The depression in the ocean floor • - the point on the earth's surface vertically • - the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • – when the plates are moving apart from one another. • - hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano • - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, • ...

Earth Science Final Exam Review 2023-05-10

Earth Science Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock found with Karst Topography.
  2. The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
  3. The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
  4. The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
  5. The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
  6. Our current era.
  7. Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
  8. Rocks that can have fossils.
  9. Warm water current around the Florida.
  10. Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
  11. Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
  12. Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
  13. The amount of space between sediment grains.
  14. Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
  15. Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
  16. The layers of soil.
Down
  1. Causes day and night.
  2. Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
  3. Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
  4. Largest region in Virginia.
  5. 80% of geological time.
  6. Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
  7. Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
  8. The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
  9. Length times width times height of a block.
  10. Color of mineral on white porcelain.
  11. Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
  12. Highest level clouds.
  13. Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________

29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...

Final Exam Review 2022-12-14

Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock found with Karst Topography.
  2. The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
  3. The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
  4. The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
  5. The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
  6. Our current era.
  7. Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
  8. Rocks that can have fossils.
  9. Warm water current around the Florida.
  10. Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
  11. Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
  12. Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
  13. The amount of space between sediment grains.
  14. Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
  15. Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
  16. The layers of soil.
Down
  1. Causes day and night.
  2. Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
  3. Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
  4. Largest region in Virginia.
  5. 80% of geological time.
  6. Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
  7. Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
  8. The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
  9. Length times width times height of a block.
  10. Color of mineral on white porcelain.
  11. Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
  12. Highest level clouds.
  13. Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________

29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...

Geography Terms 2022-12-14

Geography Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the location of an area of high elevation that separates water flow on a large land mass
  2. zero degrees latitude
  3. a narrow piece of land between two larger landforms
  4. the height of a geographic feature above sea level
  5. a depression in the earth, often filled with water
  6. an area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
  7. description of weather patterns for an area
  8. a large area of ice that slowly flows down a mountain
  9. a large section of the earth's surface referred to in tectonics
  10. a protected area of water often used by ships
  11. an elevated largely flat land form
  12. a depression formed by the impact of a meteorite
  13. located above the arctic circle
Down
  1. a land form completely surrounded by water
  2. a narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water
  3. an imaginary vertical line used for navigation
  4. the location of the prime meridian
  5. a largely flat area of land
  6. an area marked by extreme dry conditions
  7. the land formed by dirt deposited by a river
  8. any form of water in the atmosphere that falls to earth
  9. a tidal wave
  10. land in arctic areas with light vegetation
  11. a crack in the earth's surface often associated with earthquakes
  12. one of the 7 large land areas on the planet
  13. a secondary river that flows into a larger river
  14. an area of land on a coastal area that protrudes into the ocean

27 Clues: a tidal wave • zero degrees latitude • a largely flat area of land • located above the arctic circle • the location of the prime meridian • an elevated largely flat land form • an area marked by extreme dry conditions • a land form completely surrounded by water • land in arctic areas with light vegetation • description of weather patterns for an area • ...

6th Grade Science Vocabulary Final 2025-04-14

6th Grade Science Vocabulary Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of heat through liquids and gases.
  2. cycle The process through which rocks change from one type to another over time.
  3. The transfer of heat through a material.
  4. The breaking down of rocks and soil by wind, water, or plants.
  5. The basic unit of life.
  6. A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring.
  7. The process of sorting things into groups based on their characteristics.
  8. The energy of an object because of its motion.
  9. The transfer of heat through space, like sunlight.
  10. A large group of organisms, such as animals or plants.
  11. How much matter is packed into a certain space.
Down
  1. The movement of rocks or soil from one place to another by wind or water.
  2. The part of the cell that turns food into energy.
  3. A pure substance made of only one type of atom.
  4. The jelly-like substance inside a cell where chemical reactions occur.
  5. The energy that makes things warmer.
  6. The part of a cell that contains DNA and controls the cell's activities.
  7. The process of dropping off particles, such as in a river.
  8. The stored energy of an object because of its position.
  9. How hot or cold something is.
  10. tectonics The theory that Earth's surface is made of large, moving plates.
  11. A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined.
  12. The basic unit of matter.

23 Clues: The basic unit of life. • The basic unit of matter. • How hot or cold something is. • The energy that makes things warmer. • The transfer of heat through a material. • The energy of an object because of its motion. • The movement of heat through liquids and gases. • A pure substance made of only one type of atom. • How much matter is packed into a certain space. • ...

Kelsey McCloskey 2025-04-29

Kelsey McCloskey crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock in the ground
  2. a supercontinent formed during the late Paleozoic era that existed until the late Triassic era approximately 280-320 million years ago
  3. a dense, fast-moving,solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases
  4. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet
  5. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  6. molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid
  7. ancient super continent that incorporated present-day south America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar,India, Australia, and antarctica
  8. liquid layer of Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle
  9. heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  10. originator of continental drift hypothesis
  11. the outermost shell of a terrestrial
Down
  1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  3. major fracture of the Earth's crust in extreme western north america
  4. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  5. not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time
  6. features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
  7. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
  8. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
  9. happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another

20 Clues: molten rock in the ground • the outermost shell of a terrestrial • originator of continental drift hypothesis • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain • molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid • ...

Ellie Carbaugh 2025-04-29

Ellie Carbaugh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents heat-driven that occurs in the air ocean and mantle
  2. hot or cold mixture of water
  3. a mixture of molten and semi-molton rock found beneath the surface of the earth
  4. flow a hot chaotic mixture of roc fragments
  5. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
  6. and supercon tinent formed during the late Paleozoic ear that existed until the late palezoic
  7. molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of liquid
  8. wegener climatologist and geologist
  9. ridge seismically active submaria ridge
  10. wearing away of rocks and other depostits on the earth surface by the active of water, ice, wind, etc.
  11. features on the earth surface that makes up terrian
  12. Andreas fault archactic variation of Spanish language
Down
  1. tectonics a theory that explains how major landforms are created as result of earth subterrean
  2. a loose piece of clothing sleeves that was worn obver other clothes crust the smallest layor of the top crust
  3. core liquid layor of the earth
  4. a large area of land that is believed to have exiates long ago
  5. steam erupt onto earths surface
  6. drift movement of continent resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. the earths plates shake
  8. boundraries location were two plates meets
  9. normal physical functions suspended
  10. a hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere near the end
  11. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  12. core intermost layor of the earth

24 Clues: the earths plates shake • hot or cold mixture of water • core liquid layor of the earth • steam erupt onto earths surface • core intermost layor of the earth • normal physical functions suspended • wegener climatologist and geologist • ridge seismically active submaria ridge • boundraries location were two plates meets • flow a hot chaotic mixture of roc fragments • ...

oceanagraphy 2025-10-02

oceanagraphy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  2. Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  3. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  4. The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  5. Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  6. Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
  7. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  8. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
  9. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  10. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  11. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
Down
  1. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  2. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  3. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  4. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  5. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
  6. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  7. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
  8. The concentration of salts in water.
  9. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.

20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light. • ...

Oceannography - Jose 2025-09-30

Oceannography - Jose crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The concentration of salts in water.
  2. The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  3. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  4. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  5. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
  6. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
  7. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  8. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  9. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  10. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
  11. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
Down
  1. Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  2. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
  3. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
  4. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  5. The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  6. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  7. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  8. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  9. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.

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

The lazy burglar 2022-05-03

The lazy burglar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate
  2. drawer
  3. doormat
  4. living
  5. chocolatecake
  6. vase
  7. money
  8. footprints
Down
  1. bedroom
  2. police
  3. door
  4. burglar
  5. saucepan
  6. glasses
  7. hotmilk
  8. kitchen

16 Clues: door • vase • plate • money • police • drawer • living • bedroom • burglar • doormat • glasses • hotmilk • kitchen • saucepan • footprints • chocolatecake

a 2025-03-13

a crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mug
  2. spoon
  3. glass
  4. teapot
  5. knife
  6. ladle
  7. kettle
  8. fryingpan
  9. pot
Down
  1. cuttingboard
  2. cup
  3. bowl
  4. fork
  5. towel
  6. plate
  7. ovenmitt

16 Clues: mug • cup • pot • bowl • fork • spoon • glass • towel • knife • plate • ladle • teapot • kettle • ovenmitt • fryingpan • cuttingboard

Unit 4 Choice Board 2022-11-16

Unit 4 Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. likely location of earthquakes
  2. areas of especially hot magma rising up to lithosphere
  3. plates move away from each other
  4. thin brittle layer of rock floating on mantle
  5. plates move toward each other
  6. one plate subducts under the other
  7. pattern of volcanoes and earthquackes all around pacific plate
  8. dense oceanic plate subducts beneath continental plate and melts
  9. soil pH nutrient content
  10. very outer layer of lithosphere, earths surface
  11. Dense mass of nickel, iron, radioactive elements
Down
  1. one plate subducts underneath the other, forcing surface crust upward
  2. Soft solid of magma surrounding core
  3. topsoil, layer of decomposed organic matter and minerals from parent material
  4. solid flexible outer layer of mantle
  5. plates slide past each other

16 Clues: soil pH nutrient content • plates slide past each other • plates move toward each other • likely location of earthquakes • plates move away from each other • one plate subducts under the other • Soft solid of magma surrounding core • solid flexible outer layer of mantle • thin brittle layer of rock floating on mantle • very outer layer of lithosphere, earths surface • ...

What a disaster! 2020-11-12

What a disaster! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of volcano that has not erupted for a while, but may do so again
  2. Second layer of the earth, made from molten rock
  3. Plate boundary where plates move apart
  4. Plate boundary where plates move alongside each other
  5. Point on the earth's surface where shockwaves are strongest
  6. Circular movements in the mantle that make plates move
  7. someone who studies volcanoes
  8. Word to describe the strength of an earthquake
Down
  1. Plate boundary when one oceanic and one continental plate move towards each other.
  2. The edge of plates
  3. Capital city of Haiti
  4. Machine for monitoring earth movements
  5. disease carried in water
  6. Machine for monitoring volcanoes
  7. Type of crust which is permanent and less dense.
  8. Large section of the earth's crust floating on the mantle

16 Clues: The edge of plates • Capital city of Haiti • disease carried in water • someone who studies volcanoes • Machine for monitoring volcanoes • Machine for monitoring earth movements • Plate boundary where plates move apart • Word to describe the strength of an earthquake • Second layer of the earth, made from molten rock • Type of crust which is permanent and less dense. • ...

Volcano crossword 2025-04-14

Volcano crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a destructive mudflow
  2. A mountain with a crater, vent and is over a magma chamber
  3. the vibration of a plate
  4. the denser crust
  5. the layer below the lithosphere
  6. a big hole that has a higher temperature than its surroundings
  7. the rock that volcanos are made of
  8. the lighter type of crust
  9. an island with a volcano
  10. the ring in the pacific ocean of earthquakes and volcanos
Down
  1. the plate under the pacific ocean
  2. the powdery residue from a volcano
  3. a destructive combination of hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected
  4. A volcano on a mountain
  5. above ground magma
  6. the boundary of a plate
  7. the layer above the asthenosphere
  8. when two plates push together
  9. when one plate goes under another

19 Clues: the denser crust • above ground magma • a destructive mudflow • A volcano on a mountain • the boundary of a plate • the vibration of a plate • an island with a volcano • the lighter type of crust • when two plates push together • the layer below the lithosphere • the plate under the pacific ocean • the layer above the asthenosphere • when one plate goes under another • ...

Los Mariscos y Las Carnes 2021-03-04

Los Mariscos y Las Carnes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. saucer or small plate
  2. to set the table
  3. "three milk cake"
  4. plate or dish
  5. teaspoon
  6. fork
  7. spoon
  8. cake
  9. glass
Down
  1. sweet fried bread
  2. rice pudding
  3. mug or cup
  4. ice cream
  5. milkshake
  6. desserts
  7. napkin
  8. churros
  9. table cloth
  10. knife
  11. flan
  12. bowl

21 Clues: fork • flan • cake • bowl • knife • spoon • glass • napkin • churros • desserts • teaspoon • ice cream • milkshake • mug or cup • table cloth • rice pudding • plate or dish • to set the table • sweet fried bread • "three milk cake" • saucer or small plate

Layers of the Earth - Plate Tectonics 2022-04-29

Layers of the Earth - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Outer layer of the Earth.
  2. Is found outside a volcano
  3. - Type of plate boundary where the crust crashes/collides.
  4. - Is found inside a volcano
  5. - Layer which is the thickest and is made of molten rock.
  6. Core - This layer is made of LIQUID metal and it protects us from the sun's radiation
Down
  1. - Type of plate boundary where the crust separates creating a new ocean floor
  2. - These type of currents are responsible for moving/shifting the crust
  3. Core - this layer is the hottest and is made of SOLID Fe and Ni.
  4. - Name of the supercontinent that separated into seven different continents.
  5. - Type of plate boundary where the crusts slide past each other leading to earthquakes.
  6. - name of the scientists that came up with the theory of continental drift.

12 Clues: Is found outside a volcano • - Outer layer of the Earth. • - Is found inside a volcano • - Layer which is the thickest and is made of molten rock. • - Type of plate boundary where the crust crashes/collides. • Core - this layer is the hottest and is made of SOLID Fe and Ni. • - These type of currents are responsible for moving/shifting the crust • ...

Nail Care Quiz 2024-08-08

Nail Care Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The technical term for nails
  2. the eight bones of the wrist
  3. The non-living epidermis around the base of the nail
  4. the thin layer between the nail bed and nail plate
  5. Another term for nail body
  6. The living skin at the base of the nail plate
  7. the skin that overlaps on the side of the nail plate
  8. also known as nail slits
Down
  1. Another name for the kneecap
  2. The color of the nail plate
  3. bitten nails
  4. The nail that extends past the nail plate
  5. Where you perform a manicure
  6. A type of muscle that spreads the fingers and toes apart
  7. The skin between the free edge and fingertip

15 Clues: bitten nails • also known as nail slits • Another term for nail body • The color of the nail plate • Another name for the kneecap • The technical term for nails • the eight bones of the wrist • Where you perform a manicure • The nail that extends past the nail plate • The skin between the free edge and fingertip • The living skin at the base of the nail plate • ...

Plate Tectonics - by Peter Lesikar 2013-02-08

Plate Tectonics - by Peter Lesikar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates Tremendus force
  2. boundary When two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. boundaries Occur where edges of plates moves
  5. boundary Where two tectonic plates push into one another
Down
  1. In 1915, this man published his 1st ideas about the continental drift
  2. plates They move apart
  3. line Fractures in the earth's crust from inches to miles long, along which movement occurs
  4. Includes asthenosphere, mesophere, inner core, lithosphere, and outer core

9 Clues: plates Tremendus force • plates They move apart • boundaries Occur where edges of plates moves • boundary When two tectonic plates slide past each other • boundary Where two tectonic plates push into one another • boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other • In 1915, this man published his 1st ideas about the continental drift • ...

Ocampo Crossword 2020-09-01

Ocampo Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  2. is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
  3. is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
  4. is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Down
  1. is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.
  2. is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced to sink due to high gravitational potential energy into the mantle.
  3. is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  4. is molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of some planets and some of their moons.
  5. is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
  6. is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.
  7. is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground.

11 Clues: is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. • is molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of some planets and some of their moons. • is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. • ...

San Francisco Earthquake🫨🌎 2024-08-29

San Francisco Earthquake🫨🌎 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under the Earth's crust
  2. City
  3. natural disaster
  4. burns everything in its path
  5. Shake
  6. smoke and remains of buildings
Down
  1. damage
  2. people
  3. death
  4. planet

10 Clues: City • death • Shake • damage • people • planet • natural disaster • under the Earth's crust • burns everything in its path • smoke and remains of buildings

no 2025-03-05

no crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earthquake
  2. continental drift
  3. convergent boundary
  4. lithosphere
  5. volcano
  6. transform boundary
  7. crust
  8. convection
  9. mountain
  10. island arcs
Down
  1. oceanic crust
  2. outer core
  3. trench
  4. plate pressure
  5. divergent boundary
  6. hot spots
  7. continental crust
  8. tectonic plate
  9. inner core

19 Clues: crust • trench • volcano • mountain • hot spots • outer core • earthquake • convection • inner core • lithosphere • island arcs • oceanic crust • plate pressure • tectonic plate • continental drift • continental crust • divergent boundary • transform boundary • convergent boundary

Rocks 2017-10-11

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This metal is found in high amounts in large leafy vegetables.
  2. What do we call a non-living animal preserved in stone?
  3. One kind of sedimentary rock that is made up of many tiny pieces of rock, and mineral.
  4. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
  5. What do we call an opening in the earth’s surface that erupts magma?
  6. Which rocks are quickly formed above the ground, and have little to no crystals?
  7. The kind of weathering where tree roots or other organic material break down rocks.
  8. The result of two plate tectonics rubbing against each other, creating a spiky-like texture in the earth’s surface.
  9. What is the science of finding out about the earth and what it’s made up off?
  10. What rocks mean to change shape?
  11. Usually occur after or during an earthquake; large area of land sliding down a mountain range.
  12. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  13. The center of an earthquake.
  14. The layer of the earth that is made of solid metal, part of the core.
  15. The material used in order to make rocks.
  16. Every rock goes through this cycle.
  17. The type of weathering where a rock is broken down by a chemical substance such as acid rain.
  18. These rocks take a long time to cool underneath the earth’s surface.
  19. The layer of the earth that is underneath the crust.
  20. This type of rock is dark coloured and is made up of mostly magnesium and iron.
  21. The act of hot water shooting into the air in a volcano like action.
  22. What does ‘morph’ mean?
  23. What is the process of moving sediments from one place to another?
  24. What kind of rock can float on water, using its little pocket of gas for help.
Down
  1. What is a naturally occurring solid material made up of minerals?
  2. What do scientists call the moving, broken up pieces of the earth’s crust?
  3. When a rock is broken in half, and the two pieces are rough or jagged, the rock has this.
  4. What is the act of the continents slowly moving closer and apart?
  5. A rock made up of sand grains cemented together.
  6. What family of rock means “born of fire”?
  7. Frost-wedging is one form of this weathering..
  8. The type of rocks that form from sediments of other rocks.
  9. What scale measures the hardness of a metal?
  10. What is the layer of the earth that is made up of liquid metals?
  11. What rock cools quickly above the ground, bearing little to no minerals?
  12. The process of breaking down rocks, minerals, and soil.
  13. The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
  14. A rock has this when it is broken in half, and the sides are still smooth.
  15. What class of rock is light-coloured and has little silicon in it?
  16. Happens when plate tectonics rub against each other, creating destruction around places like San Francisco, Japan, and Nepal.
  17. What animals produce calcite that surrounds their bodies that form massive reefs?
  18. The only material with a hardness of 10.

42 Clues: What does ‘morph’ mean? • The center of an earthquake. • What rocks mean to change shape? • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Every rock goes through this cycle. • The only material with a hardness of 10. • What family of rock means “born of fire”? • The material used in order to make rocks. • What scale measures the hardness of a metal? • ...

Rocks 2017-10-11

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What kind of rock can float on water, using its little pocket of gas for help.
  2. The layer of the earth that is made of solid metal, part of the core.
  3. What is the science of finding out about the earth and what it’s made up off?
  4. What scale measures the hardness of a metal?
  5. Usually occur after or during an earthquake; large area of land sliding down a mountain range.
  6. A rock has this when it is broken in half, and the sides are still smooth.
  7. Frost-wedging is one form of this weathering..
  8. When a rock is broken in half, and the two pieces are rough or jagged, the rock has this.
  9. This metal is found in high amounts in large leafy vegetables.
  10. What is the act of the continents slowly moving closer and apart?
  11. What is the layer of the earth that is made up of liquid metals?
  12. The result of two plate tectonics rubbing against each other, creating a spiky-like texture in the earth’s surface.
  13. A rock made up of sand grains cemented together.
  14. What does ‘morph’ mean?
  15. The type of rocks that form from sediments of other rocks.
  16. The act of hot water shooting into the air in a volcano like action.
  17. What rock cools quickly above the ground, bearing little to no minerals?
  18. This type of rock is dark coloured and is made up of mostly magnesium and iron.
  19. The center of an earthquake.
  20. The only material with a hardness of 10.
Down
  1. What class of rock is light-coloured and has little silicon in it?
  2. The type of weathering where a rock is broken down by a chemical substance such as acid rain.
  3. The kind of weathering where tree roots or other organic material break down rocks.
  4. Every rock goes through this cycle.
  5. The layer of the earth that is underneath the crust.
  6. Happens when plate tectonics rub against each other, creating destruction around places like San Francisco, Japan, and Nepal.
  7. What rocks mean to change shape?
  8. What do we call a non-living animal preserved in stone?
  9. What do scientists call the moving, broken up pieces of the earth’s crust?
  10. What is a naturally occurring solid material made up of minerals?
  11. What do we call an opening in the earth’s surface that erupts magma?
  12. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
  13. One kind of sedimentary rock that is made up of many tiny pieces of rock, and mineral.
  14. The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
  15. What family of rock means “born of fire”?
  16. What animals produce calcite that surrounds their bodies that form massive reefs?
  17. The process of breaking down rocks, minerals, and soil.
  18. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  19. Which rocks are quickly formed above the ground, and have little to no crystals?
  20. These rocks take a long time to cool underneath the earth’s surface.
  21. The material used in order to make rocks.
  22. What is the process of moving sediments from one place to another?

42 Clues: What does ‘morph’ mean? • The center of an earthquake. • What rocks mean to change shape? • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Every rock goes through this cycle. • The only material with a hardness of 10. • What family of rock means “born of fire”? • The material used in order to make rocks. • What scale measures the hardness of a metal? • ...

Los Angeles cross word puzzle 2025-11-17

Los Angeles cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates merge together
  2. ground shakes
  3. a bunch of water in a certain area
  4. plate on water
Down
  1. a city
  2. when two plates go away from each other
  3. plate on land
  4. a dip in the ground
  5. type of boundaries and plate
  6. Earth's surface
  7. one plate sliding under another or new crust forming
  8. Big wave

12 Clues: a city • Big wave • plate on land • ground shakes • plate on water • Earth's surface • a dip in the ground • type of boundaries and plate • when two plates merge together • a bunch of water in a certain area • when two plates go away from each other • one plate sliding under another or new crust forming

Bryce Gricks-Land 2025-04-24

Bryce Gricks-Land crossword puzzle
Across
  1. motion rock ejected by volcanoes
  2. an ancient super continents
  3. volcanoes that haven't erupted in a long time
  4. German meteorologist who first completed a statement for continental drift hypothesis
  5. the movement of tectonic plates which drift away from land
  6. A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created
  7. A natural feature of the Earth's surface
  8. happens when two blocks of the Earth slips past one another
  9. materials are warn and transported by natural forces
  10. A large continuous mass of land regarded as a region
Down
  1. a super continent formed during the late Paleozoic era
  2. a vent in the Earth's crust which usually holds Molton
  3. a liquid layer of the Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle
  4. extremely lot liquid and semi-liquid rock
  5. flow a hot mixture of rock, ash, and gas that travels from volcanic vents
  6. the breaking down of Earth's surface
  7. a hypothetical landmass in the Northern hemisphers
  8. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano
  9. the innermost layer of the earth
  10. a layer within the Earth between the crust and core
  11. a major fracture of Earth's crust
  12. where plates meet
  13. the outside layer of Earth made of solid rock
  14. moves fluid or gas particles from one place to another
  15. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics

25 Clues: where plates meet • an ancient super continents • motion rock ejected by volcanoes • the innermost layer of the earth • a major fracture of Earth's crust • the breaking down of Earth's surface • A natural feature of the Earth's surface • extremely lot liquid and semi-liquid rock • volcanoes that haven't erupted in a long time • the outside layer of Earth made of solid rock • ...

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-10-01

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The concentration of salts in water.
  2. The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
  3. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
  4. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
  5. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals
  6. The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
  7. A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
  8. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  9. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
  10. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
  11. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
Down
  1. Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  2. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
  3. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
  4. The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
  5. The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
  6. The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
  7. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
  8. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
  9. The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.

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

5th grade science vocabulary 2025-12-12

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

22 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • thick layer beneath the crust • natural land shape or feature • scientist that studies volcanos • the thin outer layer of the earth • scientist that studies earthquakes • the process of breaking rock apart • the liquid rock below Earth's crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...

Briella's crossword 2023-12-06

Briella's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this plate boundary one plate slides under the other plate.
  2. magma that reaches the surface.
  3. this plate boundary slides past each other.
  4. closes to the crust.
  5. this plate boundary come's together.
  6. the tool that measures earthquakes.
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  1. between mantle and inner core.
  2. this plate boundary pulls apart.
  3. the outside of the earth.
  4. this lava has low viscosity,high heat,and fast moving.
  5. the middle of the earth.
  6. this lava is slower moving,and cooler.

12 Clues: closes to the crust. • the middle of the earth. • the outside of the earth. • between mantle and inner core. • magma that reaches the surface. • this plate boundary pulls apart. • the tool that measures earthquakes. • this plate boundary come's together. • this lava is slower moving,and cooler. • this plate boundary slides past each other. • ...

tectonics 2022-09-17

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of plate boundary where the plates rub past each other creating friction (12)
  2. centre of the earth and its hottest layer (4)
  3. the semi liquid layer of the earth between the core and crust (6)
  4. type of plate boundary where the plates move away from each other (12)
  5. the planet we live on (5)
Down
  1. type of plate boundary where the plates move towards each other (11)
  2. slabs of earth's crust (5)
  3. type of crust under the ocean that is denser and thinner (7)
  4. the thinnest layer of earth that we live on
  5. type of crust that is lighter and thicker (11)
  6. where 2 tectonic plates meet (8)

11 Clues: the planet we live on (5) • slabs of earth's crust (5) • where 2 tectonic plates meet (8) • the thinnest layer of earth that we live on • centre of the earth and its hottest layer (4) • type of crust that is lighter and thicker (11) • type of crust under the ocean that is denser and thinner (7) • the semi liquid layer of the earth between the core and crust (6) • ...

Tectonics-Honors Earth 2023-03-21

Tectonics-Honors Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms where Nazca plate subducts under South American plate
  2. form where one oceanic plate meets a continental plate
  3. circulating flow of dense, molten material driving plates
  4. forming along divergent boundaries (ex: atlantic ocean)
  5. patterns of these outline Earth's tectonic plates
  6. densest liquid layer of Earth composed of metallic material
  7. pieces of continent and ocean that move due to convection
  8. the thickest layer of Earth where convection currents flow
  9. convergent boundary between Asia and India
  10. form along an ocean-ocean convergent boundary in North Pacific Ocean
  11. the when you use 3 seismic stations to find an epicenter
  12. the ___ of an S-wave is used to help calculate Richer magnitude
  13. the thinnest layer of Earth that moves due to convection currents
  14. the point at the surface directly above the earthquake found using either damage or seismic waves
  15. form along subduction zones on the less dense plate
  16. the magnitude of an Earthquake can be assigned this number based on quantitative wave measurements
  17. theory explaining the cause of earthquakes
  18. they change speed as they move through denser or less dense layers of Earth
  19. the point where elastic rebound occurs for an earthquake
  20. the name given to the ancient supercontinent
  21. the interval between the arrival of primary and secondary waves
  22. evidence used to support the idea of a metallic core
  23. when two plates move along side one another but get stuck
  24. many continents appear to fit together due to their matching
  25. transform boundary along California coast
Down
  1. divergent boundary between Africa and SaudiArabia
  2. convergence where both plates are equal density
  3. when two or more plates collide head-on
  4. theory explaining how ocean plates behave at divergent boundaries
  5. convergence where denser plate subducts beneath less dense plate
  6. matching __ of the same type and age are found on different continents today
  7. deep chasms forming along convergent boundaries
  8. seismic wave traveling in a compression (push-pull) motion
  9. form where 2 continental plates converge
  10. Earth's liquid outer core either bends or blocks seismic waves to create these
  11. densest solid layer of Earth composed of metallic material
  12. the property that causes one plate to subduct while another does not
  13. when two plates pull away from one another
  14. less dense plate material, very old
  15. alternating north/south magnetism evidence that supports sea floor spreading
  16. identical __ are found on distant continents now separates by oceans
  17. theory that explains continental drift, how the plates move, and other modern evidence
  18. the strength of an earthquake assigned a number using damage and other qualitative observations
  19. theory that all landmasses were once connected but have been moving away since
  20. an area of activity located away from tectonic plate boundaries
  21. seismic wave traveling sideways as it also moves forwards
  22. slowest seismic waves causing the most damage
  23. denser plate material that subducts, much younger

48 Clues: less dense plate material, very old • when two or more plates collide head-on • form where 2 continental plates converge • transform boundary along California coast • convergent boundary between Asia and India • when two plates pull away from one another • theory explaining the cause of earthquakes • the name given to the ancient supercontinent • ...

hazards_Por 2019-03-13

hazards_Por crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is formed when the plates has moved apart
  2. This is a example of a conservative plate boundary located in America
  3. The temperature of the inner core
  4. This layer surrounds the inner core
  5. This melts the oceanic crust which goes underneath the continental crust
  6. This pushes the plates together
  7. This is a type of boundary where the plates are just sliding past each other
  8. The less dense type of plate
  9. This is an example of a constructive boundary
  10. This is another name for a conservative plate boundary
Down
  1. Thinnest layer or the Earth
  2. The denser type of plate
  3. This is formed when there is a lot of pressure created by the friction force when the plates move past each other
  4. On the San Andreas Fault the Pacific Plate is the...
  5. This is a place where a new crust is created
  6. Where the convection currents are
  7. This pushes areas of ocean plates apart
  8. This layer is made of solid (metal)

18 Clues: The denser type of plate • Thinnest layer or the Earth • The less dense type of plate • This pushes the plates together • The temperature of the inner core • Where the convection currents are • This layer surrounds the inner core • This layer is made of solid (metal) • This pushes areas of ocean plates apart • This is a place where a new crust is created • ...

Horizon Tectonics 2021-03-25

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

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. • ...

Ch. 7 Plate Tectonics Part 1 2024-02-28

Ch. 7 Plate Tectonics Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
  2. The theory that the Earth’s lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
  3. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
  4. The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
  5. The solid dense center of the Earth.
  6. A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere.
Down
  1. The liquid layer of the Earth’s core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
  2. The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
  3. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  6. The “middle sphere” – the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.

12 Clues: The solid dense center of the Earth. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move. • A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere. • ...

Unit 4 Week 1 2022-11-03

Unit 4 Week 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the lower mantle called
  2. what does divergent plate boundaries cause
  3. When the plates a rubbing up against each other
  4. what can be released from convergent plate boundaries
  5. type of plate
  6. What is the crust called
  7. When two plates are pushing toward each other
Down
  1. When two plates are pulling away from each other
  2. what causes tsunamis
  3. what is the earth made of
  4. long sea wave that can be caused by underwater landslides
  5. What is the upper mantle called
  6. What does convergent plate boundaries cause
  7. how many plate boundaries are there

14 Clues: type of plate • what causes tsunamis • What is the crust called • what is the earth made of • What is the lower mantle called • What is the upper mantle called • how many plate boundaries are there • what does divergent plate boundaries cause • What does convergent plate boundaries cause • When two plates are pushing toward each other • ...

Nail Structure and Growth 2024-02-26

Nail Structure and Growth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  2. slit or furrow on the sides of the nail
  3. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail
  4. technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
  5. folds of skin that surround the nail plate
  6. nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
Down
  1. thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed
  2. collectively; the nail bed (or sterile matrix), nail fold, eponychium, paronychium, and hyponychium
  3. part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the
  4. area where the nail plate cells are formed; composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
  5. hard keratin plate on top of and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows; the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
  6. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the nail plate, forming a protective barrier that prevents microorganisms from invading and infecting the nail bed
  7. living skin underneath the PNF found at the nail plate’s base covering the matrix area
  8. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  9. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in placebed

15 Clues: slit or furrow on the sides of the nail • folds of skin that surround the nail plate • technical term for nails of the fingers or toes • nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • ...

Laboratory equipment 2023-03-27

Laboratory equipment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brush
  2. graduated cylinder
  3. balance
  4. watch glass
  5. tongs
  6. tweezers
  7. dropper
  8. ring stand
  9. wire gauze
  10. bunsen burner
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  1. pestle
  2. spatula
  3. glass slide
  4. beaker
  5. mortar
  6. funnel
  7. hot plate
  8. test tube
  9. microscopi
  10. goggles
  11. pipette

21 Clues: brush • tongs • pestle • beaker • mortar • funnel • spatula • balance • dropper • goggles • pipette • tweezers • hot plate • test tube • microscopi • ring stand • wire gauze • glass slide • watch glass • bunsen burner • graduated cylinder

Convection, Plates, and Plate Movement 2022-11-09

Convection, Plates, and Plate Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the more dense type of crust found under oceans
  2. this represented the oceanic plate in the Great Towel Experiment
  3. the type of plate move that scrapes along side one another
  4. this represented the continental crust in the Great Towel experiment
  5. the layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic plates
  6. a very deep underwater valley
  7. the process in the mantle that makes plates move
  8. the type of plate movement that created the Himalayan Mountains
  9. these seismic activities occur at all types of plate boundaries
Down
  1. the type of plate movement that creates trenches and volcanoes
  2. a long crack in the crust that lets magma seep up to the Earth's surface
  3. the layer directly below the crust
  4. the thick type of crust that has continents attached
  5. the type of plate movement that has two plates moving away from one another
  6. the layer of the Earth that heats up the mantle

15 Clues: a very deep underwater valley • the layer directly below the crust • the more dense type of crust found under oceans • the layer of the Earth that heats up the mantle • the process in the mantle that makes plates move • the thick type of crust that has continents attached • the layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic plates • ...

Maltese 750 words - Lesson 1 - At the Dining Table 2021-08-23

Maltese 750 words - Lesson 1 - At the Dining Table crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wine
  2. bottle
  3. cup
  4. pan
  5. vinegar
  6. glass
  7. fork
  8. napkin
Down
  1. side plate
  2. knife
  3. teaspoon
  4. spoon
  5. plate
  6. sugar
  7. pepper
  8. salt

16 Clues: cup • pan • wine • fork • salt • knife • spoon • plate • glass • sugar • bottle • pepper • napkin • vinegar • teaspoon • side plate

Plate_tectonics 2015-05-01

Plate_tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates sliding past each other
  2. when earths magnetic poles shift direction
  3. when the ocean floor gets pushed away by a ridge
  4. when one plate dives under another plate
  5. set of conditions that lead to same long term condition
  6. motion of tectonic plate accounted for by subduction
Down
  1. theory that outer layer of earth is divided into plates
  2. super continent "all of the earth"
  3. one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  4. ocean floor moving away from ridge
  5. study of magnetic records in rocks
  6. two plates moving away from each other
  7. theory that continents move
  8. device that measures magnetic field
  9. linear lowlands formed in between highlands

15 Clues: theory that continents move • super continent "all of the earth" • two plates sliding past each other • ocean floor moving away from ridge • study of magnetic records in rocks • device that measures magnetic field • two plates moving away from each other • when one plate dives under another plate • when earths magnetic poles shift direction • ...

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, a Hot Spot

3 Clues: When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other, a Hot Spot • 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

science vocab 2022-09-14

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reversal 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
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  4. tectonics The theory that the earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  5. spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to the earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  7. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  8. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
  9. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  10. The edge between two or more plates classified as deverigant, con vergent, or transform by the movement taking place between two plates
  11. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
Down
  1. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  2. The solid, outer layer of the earth consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  4. The central part of earth below the mantle
  5. the bending, tilting, and breaking of earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  8. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  9. the thin outermost layer of earth
  10. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus
  11. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  12. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  13. system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation

24 Clues: the thin outermost layer of earth • The central part of earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape. • ...

Vocab 2022-05-24

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundaries (oceanic/continental) - Oceanic goes under the continental plate and creates a subduction and a trench which creates a volcano
  2. Boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. - Process by which sediment is laid down in new locations
  4. - The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth’s surface
  5. - A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle
  6. of Superposition - States that new rock layers are formed on top of older rocker layers, unless some type of disturbance occurs.
  7. age - An approximate age of something
  8. Tectonics - Theory that great slabs or plates of Earth’s outer layer float on a hot, semi-molten mantle. All plates are moving slowly and have rafted continents to new positions over time
  9. Core - Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  10. Boundaries (continental/continental) - When two continental plates collide creating mountains
  11. Boundaries (oceanic/oceanic) - Plates move toward each other. The denser-older oceanic plates get subducted under the newer younger oceanic crust. Island Arcs form (Japanese Islands)
  12. Rock - Rock that is formed in layers by the deposition of weathered rock
  13. of Continental Drift - Theory that the continents are drifting, or moving
  14. - The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another
  15. Fossils - indirect evidence of life in the past rather than the body of the animal itself (footprints, feces, tracks)
  16. Crust - Portion of the Earth’s crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and his 20-50 km thick
  17. Boundary - Boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
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  1. Currents - Heat energy transfer between two parts of a fluid of different temperatures. When hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink.
  2. Spreading - Magma rises on the sea floor causing it to spread
  3. Waves - Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  4. Crust - Earth’s crust located under the ocean
  5. - Thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  6. - the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  7. - 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
  8. Time Scale - Chronological representation of Earth’s geologic history going back 4.6 billion years until the present day
  9. Core - Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  10. of Fire - A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
  11. - Preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past
  12. age - The most accurate way of determining an object’s age
  13. Fossils - Special fossils that help geologists determine the boundaries in geologic time
  14. - Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  15. Valley - A valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates

32 Clues: age - An approximate age of something • Crust - Earth’s crust located under the ocean • - the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • - Process by which sediment is laid down in new locations • age - The most accurate way of determining an object’s age • Spreading - Magma rises on the sea floor causing it to spread • ...

Milk vocab 2022-01-06

Milk vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thermization
  2. ripening
  3. coalesce
  4. vacuum-evaporation
  5. uht
  6. ultrapasteurization
  7. ropey
  8. rennet
  9. ltlt
Down
  1. standard-plate-count
  2. solids-not-fat
  3. curd
  4. Buttermilk
  5. spc
  6. churning
  7. standardized
  8. lipolysis
  9. htst

18 Clues: spc • uht • curd • htst • ltlt • ropey • rennet • ripening • coalesce • churning • lipolysis • Buttermilk • thermization • standardized • solids-not-fat • vacuum-evaporation • ultrapasteurization • standard-plate-count

Rocks 2017-10-11

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do we call a non-living animal preserved in stone?
  2. One kind of sedimentary rock that is made up of many tiny pieces of rock, and mineral.
  3. A rock has this when it is broken in half, and the sides are still smooth.
  4. What family of rock means “born of fire”?
  5. The kind of weathering where tree roots or other organic material break down rocks.
  6. Which rocks are quickly formed above the ground, and have little to no crystals?
  7. This type of rock is dark coloured and is made up of mostly magnesium and iron.
  8. The center of an earthquake.
  9. The only material with a hardness of 10.
  10. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
  11. What scale measures the hardness of a metal?
  12. What is the act of the continents slowly moving closer and apart?
  13. Happens when plate tectonics rub against each other, creating destruction around places like San Francisco, Japan, and Nepal.
  14. What is the layer of the earth that is made up of liquid metals?
  15. What does ‘morph’ mean?
  16. What animals produce calcite that surrounds their bodies that form massive reefs?
  17. The layer of the earth that is made of solid metal, part of the core.
  18. What class of rock is light-coloured and has little silicon in it?
Down
  1. What do we call an opening in the earth’s surface that erupts magma?
  2. The layer of the earth that is underneath the crust.
  3. Every rock goes through this cycle.
  4. Usually occur after or during an earthquake; large area of land sliding down a mountain range.
  5. The result of two plate tectonics rubbing against each other, creating a spiky-like texture in the earth’s surface.
  6. Frost-wedging is one form of this weathering..
  7. This metal is found in high amounts in large leafy vegetables.
  8. The type of weathering where a rock is broken down by a chemical substance such as acid rain.
  9. These rocks take a long time to cool underneath the earth’s surface.
  10. The act of hot water shooting into the air in a volcano like action.
  11. The type of rocks that form from sediments of other rocks.
  12. What rock cools quickly above the ground, bearing little to no minerals?
  13. What do scientists call the moving, broken up pieces of the earth’s crust?
  14. What is the process of moving sediments from one place to another?
  15. What kind of rock can float on water, using its little pocket of gas for help.
  16. What rocks mean to change shape?
  17. The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
  18. The process of breaking down rocks, minerals, and soil.
  19. When a rock is broken in half, and the two pieces are rough or jagged, the rock has this.
  20. A rock made up of sand grains cemented together.
  21. What is a naturally occurring solid material made up of minerals?
  22. The material used in order to make rocks.
  23. What is the science of finding out about the earth and what it’s made up off?
  24. The thinnest layer of the earth.

42 Clues: What does ‘morph’ mean? • The center of an earthquake. • What rocks mean to change shape? • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Every rock goes through this cycle. • The only material with a hardness of 10. • What family of rock means “born of fire”? • The material used in order to make rocks. • What scale measures the hardness of a metal? • ...

Volcanoes 2021-12-22

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is formed beneath the ocean at a divergent boundary
  2. Lava from this Volcano flows slowly
  3. Plate boundaries that move towards each other
  4. These islands were formed by Shield Volcanoes
  5. Mountain which erupted in Washington in 1980
  6. When one plate collides and goes beneath another plate
  7. Very dangerous ash cloud that comes out of a Volcano quickly and can be deadly
  8. A spot with a lot of magma beneath the surface in the middle of a tectonic plate
  9. Explosive Volcano that looks like a giant mountain
  10. What is stored inside a Volcano
  11. Plate Boundaries that move away from each other
Down
  1. Most active region of Volcanoes
  2. When Magma cools beneath the surface it forms this
  3. This is what magma becomes when it reaches the surface
  4. Another name for a Composite Volcano
  5. Forms very quickly and can be explosive
  6. Can be found in the crater of other Volcanoes
  7. Where mamgma is stored beneath the Volcano
  8. This is the weak point in the surface and main place where lava escapes a volcano

19 Clues: Most active region of Volcanoes • What is stored inside a Volcano • Lava from this Volcano flows slowly • Another name for a Composite Volcano • Forms very quickly and can be explosive • Where mamgma is stored beneath the Volcano • Mountain which erupted in Washington in 1980 • Plate boundaries that move towards each other • These islands were formed by Shield Volcanoes • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword. 2017-01-26

Tectonic Plates Crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Andreas Fault: 800 mile transform fault in California.
  2. valley: A depression between two different fault lines.
  3. Mountains with magma from the earths core.
  4. Crust: This crust is less dense than the other.
  5. Trench: Part of the world's longest mountain chain on the ocean floor.
  6. upper layer of the mantel under the lithosphere.
  7. Kilimanjaro: tallest mountain in Africa made by two continental plates.
  8. Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away
  9. The ancient super continent thought to be around million years old.
Down
  1. The layer directly underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere
  2. Crust: This crust is more dense than the other.
  3. Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together
  4. Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together
  5. The solid outer section of the earths crust.
  6. Currents: currents in the earths mantle causing plates to shift.
  7. Floor spreading: plates diverging causing magma to come up from the earth to the sea floor.
  8. When one plate goes under another plate.
  9. of Fire: A hot spot around the pacific ocean causing a chain of volcanoes to form.
  10. Where two transform boundaries rub together causing earthquakes.

19 Clues: Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away • When one plate goes under another plate. • Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together • Mountains with magma from the earths core. • Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together • The solid outer section of the earths crust. • Crust: This crust is more dense than the other. • Crust: This crust is less dense than the other. • ...

Ella1 2023-11-03

Ella1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currently erupting
  2. makes magma thicker
  3. opening
  4. hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
  5. middle of a plate
  6. earth's heat
  7. runny lava
  8. violent with cinders
  9. subduction of ocean plate
  10. hole
  11. alternating lava
  12. eruption of heated water
Down
  1. up and down
  2. stores magma
  3. sits sideways
  4. magma chamber hardens
  5. when lava pours out
  6. connects chambers to a vent
  7. thickness of a liquid
  8. caved in volcano
  9. edge of Pacific plate
  10. thick lava
  11. magma hardens in the pipe
  12. water heated by magma
  13. never again
  14. sleeping
  15. calm, lava flows

27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • thick lava • runny lava • up and down • never again • stores magma • earth's heat • sits sideways • caved in volcano • calm, lava flows • alternating lava • middle of a plate • currently erupting • makes magma thicker • when lava pours out • violent with cinders • magma chamber hardens • thickness of a liquid • edge of Pacific plate • water heated by magma • eruption of heated water • ...