plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the process that results when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a more buoyant plate along a subduction zone , pulling the rest of the plate that trails behind it
  2. a slice of lithosphere that has been added to the margin of a continent during plate collision.
  3. plates split new land forms
  4. plates collide
  5. the process by which supercontinentsform and break apart over time
  6. a driving force that cause tectonic plates to move around
  7. a molten mixture of rock forming substances,gases, and water from the mantle
  8. large hole formed by the collapse of a volcano's magma chamber.
  9. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  10. spot an area where
  11. Zone A region of numerous, closely spaced faults.
  12. plates are pushed apart through mantle convection
  13. the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  14. A measure of the strength of an earthquake.
  15. In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior.
  16. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground.
  17. a seismic water wave
  18. the process that results when magma rises at a mid ocean ridge and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions away from the ridge
  19. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
  20. wave The energy released by the earthquake travels in all directions from the focus.
  21. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point (or focus).
  22. fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption
  23. process by which new crust forms at midocean ridges
  24. Wave like ripples formed in rocks caused by compressional stress that raise the height of rock
  25. P waves are seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction that is parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling.
  26. a mountain that forms in earths crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface
  27. a scientific theory describing the large scale motion of earths plates
  28. plates slide past each other, forming faults and causing earthquakes
  29. any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto earth's surface.
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  1. In geology, a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium.
  2. A crack in the Earth's surface where slabs of crust slip past each other
  3. form as blocks of rock move up or down along normal fault
  4. Zone An area of Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves form a particular earthquake can be detected.
  5. changes in shape or size of rock body cause by stress.
  6. Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea
  7. Deformation resulting from stress
  8. the motion of the continents over time
  9. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  10. magma when it reaches the surface
  11. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  12. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago
  13. mountain that forms as continental crust crumples and bends into folds
  14. the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
  15. S waves are the second-fastest seismic waves and arrive at detection sites right after the P waves come in.
  16. a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent.
  17. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary
  18. A tracing of an earthquake motion that is recorded by a seismograph.
  19. The rock that makes up Earth's crust is slightly less dense than the rock in the mantle, so it floats.
  20. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past.
  21. formed when magma pushes up on layers of rocks
  22. long line of mountains that were formed at about same time and by same processes

51 Clues: plates collide • spot an area where • a seismic water wave • plates split new land forms • Deformation resulting from stress • magma when it reaches the surface • the motion of the continents over time • Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea • A measure of the strength of an earthquake. • the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. 1 continental and 1 oceanic plate collide
  2. is located at the center of the Earth
  3. exemplified by the North American Plate
  4. consisting of the crust and upper
  5. the edges where two plates meet
  6. an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor
  7. the liquid inner layer of the earth
  8. 2 continental plates collide
  9. thin shell on the outside of Earth
  10. the structure of the earth's crust
  11. 2 plates move away from each other
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  1. What causes Earth’s tectonic plates to move
  2. formed by divergent plate boundaries
  3. 2 plates slide in the opposite direction
  4. third layer of the Earth
  5. very thick layer of rock inside the planet
  6. Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  7. the result of collision between two landmasses
  8. the upper layer of the earth's
  9. The ball-shaped and very hot

20 Clues: third layer of the Earth • 2 continental plates collide • The ball-shaped and very hot • the upper layer of the earth's • the edges where two plates meet • consisting of the crust and upper • thin shell on the outside of Earth • the structure of the earth's crust • 2 plates move away from each other • the liquid inner layer of the earth • formed by divergent plate boundaries • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
  2. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
  3. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  4. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  5. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  6. where two or more plates meet
  7. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
  8. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  9. an underwater chain of mountains.
  10. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  11. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  12. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
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  1. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  2. when one tectonic plates dives under another
  3. layer that the tectonic plates slide on, also before the crust
  4. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
  5. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  6. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  7. the deepest layer of the earth with an inner and outer version
  8. currents in the mantle from the magma being heated by the core of the earth

20 Clues: where two or more plates meet • an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  2. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  3. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  4. an underwater chain of mountains.
  5. currents in the mantle from the magma being heated by the core of the earth
  6. the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
  7. the deepest layer of the earth with an inner and outer version
  8. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
  9. where two or more plates meet
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  1. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  2. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  3. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  4. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
  5. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  6. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  7. layer that the tectonic plates slide on, also before the crust
  8. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
  9. when one tectonic plates dives under another
  10. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  11. region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes and earthquakes occur frequently
  12. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity

21 Clues: where two or more plates meet • an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere.
  2. two plates that move apart or rift.
  3. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one.
  4. made mostly up of iron, very hot.
  5. two plates that are sliding past each other.
  6. the gradual movement as the continents drift apart over time.
  7. solid rock that flows slowly.
  8. liquid layer.
  9. when the material pushes upward after the collision of two plates.
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  1. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where oceanic crust is formed where volcanic activity has occurred.
  2. a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements.
  3. the middle layer and one of the thickest layers of the earth.
  4. the collision of two plates.
  5. when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate.
  6. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.
  7. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all of the continents together a few hundred years ago.
  8. apart of the middle layer and has a higher temperature and pressure than the upper mantle.
  9. rigid outer layer (crust).
  10. solid very dense.
  11. outer layer.

20 Clues: outer layer. • liquid layer. • solid very dense. • rigid outer layer (crust). • the collision of two plates. • solid rock that flows slowly. • made mostly up of iron, very hot. • two plates that move apart or rift. • adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere. • two plates that are sliding past each other. • when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the middle layer and one of the thickest layers of the earth.
  2. solid rock that flows slowly.
  3. adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere.
  4. made mostly up of iron, very hot.
  5. two plates that are sliding past each other.
  6. outer layer.
  7. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.
  8. two plates that move apart or rift.
  9. the gradual movement as the continents drift apart over time.
  10. when the material pushes upward after the collision of two plates.
  11. a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements.
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  1. the collision of two plates.
  2. rigid outer layer (crust).
  3. apart of the middle layer and has a higher temperature and pressure than the upper mantle.
  4. liquid layer.
  5. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where oceanic crust is formed where volcanic activity has occurred.
  6. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one.
  7. when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate.
  8. solid very dense.
  9. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all of the continents together a few hundred years ago.

20 Clues: outer layer. • liquid layer. • solid very dense. • rigid outer layer (crust). • the collision of two plates. • solid rock that flows slowly. • made mostly up of iron, very hot. • two plates that move apart or rift. • adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere. • two plates that are sliding past each other. • when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one. • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-01-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  2. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  3. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  4. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  5. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  8. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  9. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
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  1. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  4. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  5. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  6. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart

20 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  2. Current, the driving force of plate tectonics in which hot plastic like material sinks back to the mantle
  3. breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  4. a deep valley in a wide area
  5. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  6. part of the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
  7. created by two pieces of continental crust converging or coming together
  8. continents were once joined together in a single landmass andhave slowly moved apart
  9. can up with PANGEAE
  10. the boundaries between two plates that are diverging
  11. older strips or rock move outward from either side of the ridge
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  1. the idea that the Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken intosections called plates that move around on the mantle
  2. the boundaries between two plates that are sliding
  3. caused by plate tectonics
  4. the crust and part of the upper mantle
  5. the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere
  6. all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
  7. the boundaries between two plates that are converging
  8. major tectonic plates in pieces
  9. ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into themantle again

20 Clues: can up with PANGEAE • caused by plate tectonics • a deep valley in a wide area • major tectonic plates in pieces • the crust and part of the upper mantle • the plastic-like layer below the lithosphere • the boundaries between two plates that are sliding • part of the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the boundaries between two plates that are diverging • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  3. The gradual movement and formation of continents, as described by plate tectonics
  4. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  5. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism that's petrified
  6. Each of several large landmasses thought to have divided to form the present continents
  7. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  8. an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates
  9. a hypothetical continent including all the landmasses of the earth put together
  10. A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  11. The lower layer of the crust
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  1. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth
  2. The transfer of heat through a fluid
  3. A mountain formed by volcanic material
  4. The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  5. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges
  6. The outer layer of Earth
  7. Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
  8. A German meteorologist, geophysicist and polar researcher who outlined his theory of Continental Drift.
  9. Molten rock in the earth's crust

20 Clues: The outer layer of Earth • The lower layer of the crust • Molten rock in the earth's crust • The transfer of heat through a fluid • A mountain formed by volcanic material • consisting of the crust and outer mantle • Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth • ...

plate tectonics 2023-02-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  2. the amount of matter in a given space or volume
  3. when a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate
  4. solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded and then dropped into a new place
  5. when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  6. mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces
  7. process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediments
  8. tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses
  9. seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
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  1. 1st theory describing the history of Earth's Surface
  2. Supercontinentat that incorporated most all of the landmasses on Earth
  3. long crack in the surface of the Earth
  4. 2nd theory describing the history of the Earth's surface
  5. when two plates move away from each other
  6. photos or images taken of Earth from space
  7. circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid
  8. huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere
  9. Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean
  10. distance above sea level
  11. when twon plates slide past each other

20 Clues: distance above sea level • long crack in the surface of the Earth • when twon plates slide past each other • when two plates move away from each other • photos or images taken of Earth from space • the amount of matter in a given space or volume • tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses • Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mountains formed in part igneous activity associated with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  2. of irregular topography on the deep ocean floor
  3. the primary source of the movement of plates
  4. a narrow elongated depression of the sea floor
  5. plates are moving towards one another.
  6. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  7. older,denser portions of oceanic lithosphere descends
  8. has a greater density than continental crust
  9. a continues elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins
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  1. two oceanic plates converge
  2. plates are moving up and down each other
  3. what does a convergent plates make
  4. what is the oceanic crust made of
  5. elevated areas of the sea floor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  6. has a less density than oceanic crust
  7. what moves the crust
  8. a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from trench
  9. a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by harry hess
  10. made the hypothesis of the sea floor spreading
  11. they are made by earthquakes

20 Clues: what moves the crust • two oceanic plates converge • they are made by earthquakes • what is the oceanic crust made of • what does a convergent plates make • has a less density than oceanic crust • plates are moving towards one another. • plates are moving up and down each other • the primary source of the movement of plates • has a greater density than continental crust • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. they are made by earthquakes
  2. a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from trench
  3. the primary source of the movement of plates
  4. mountains formed in part igneous activity associated with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  5. two oceanic plates converge
  6. what moves the crust
  7. plates are moving up and down each other
  8. a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by harry hess
  9. of irregular topography on the deep ocean floor
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  1. what is the oceanic crust made of
  2. older,denser portions of oceanic lithosphere descends
  3. a narrow elongated depression of the sea floor
  4. elevated areas of the sea floor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  5. a continues elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins
  6. what does a convergent plates make
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  8. has a greater density than continental crust
  9. has a less density than oceanic crust
  10. made the hypothesis of the sea floor spreading
  11. plates are moving towards one another.

20 Clues: what moves the crust • two oceanic plates converge • they are made by earthquakes • what is the oceanic crust made of • what does a convergent plates make • has a less density than oceanic crust • plates are moving towards one another. • plates are moving up and down each other • the primary source of the movement of plates • has a greater density than continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. One high and low tide each day.
  2. The planet we live on.
  3. The season made up of orange, brown, red, and green leaves.
  4. Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  5. Coldest season of the year.
  6. Made up of the crust and the uppermost solid layer of the mantle.
  7. A solar eclipse that is visible from a small area on Earth.
  8. These were what made up the Pangea and contains countries.
  9. What the continents made up 250 years ago.
  10. Above South America.
  11. Includes Columbia and under its northern counterpart.
  12. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  13. Two high and low tides each day.
  14. When two plates collide.
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  1. Two high and low tides each day of different heights.
  2. A hot liquid which moves through the earth's mantle.
  3. The smallest of the seven continents.
  4. The transfer of thermal energy by particles moving through a fluid or gas.
  5. When two plates move away from each other.
  6. When two plates slide past each other.
  7. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  8. This happens when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not precisely aligned during an eclipse.
  9. The biggest part of the Pangea.
  10. the border between two plates.
  11. The coldest continent.
  12. An eclipse that happens when the Moon is farthest from Earth.
  13. Hottest season of the year
  14. This is the best season for planting, gardening, and collecting vegetables.
  15. The second largest part of the Pangea.
  16. The thickest layer of the earth.
  17. Narrow depressions caused by convergent boundaries form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is subducted beneath another plate.

31 Clues: Above South America. • The planet we live on. • The coldest continent. • When two plates collide. • Hottest season of the year • Coldest season of the year. • the border between two plates. • One high and low tide each day. • The biggest part of the Pangea. • The thickest layer of the earth. • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Two high and low tides each day. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  2. Discovered that the continent's movement was caused by the seafloor spreading.
  3. a continuous body of salt water that is contained in enormous basins on Earth's surface.
  4. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface.
  5. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  6. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. the process of deformation that produces the earth's continents, ocean basins, mountains, folds, and faults.
  8. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock.
  9. a continuous slow movement from one place to another.
  10. Creator of the continental drift theory.
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  1. an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  2. long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
  3. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
  4. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  5. a landform that rises prominently above its surroundings.
  6. Two plates sliding past each other.
  7. one of Earth's seven main divisions of land.
  8. massive bodies of slowly moving ice.
  9. the movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust.
  10. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

20 Clues: the solid, outer part of Earth. • Two plates sliding past each other. • massive bodies of slowly moving ice. • Creator of the continental drift theory. • one of Earth's seven main divisions of land. • a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock. • a continuous slow movement from one place to another. • long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Result of Tectonic plates pushing together
  2. Type of scientists that study the earth
  3. Form along the edge of Tectonic plates
  4. The Tectonic plate theory was developed
  5. Mountain Building Process
  6. The theory preceding the tectonic plate theory
  7. What does the slipping of tectonic plates cause?
  8. Plates of earth that move over the liquid layer
  9. Region on earth with a lot of tectonic activity, located around the Pacific Ocean
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  1. South America and Africa are a ___________
  2. What Tectonic Plate is Canada on?
  3. Two plates moving towards each other
  4. All the continents used to be a
  5. The ______ also has tectonic plates
  6. _______ found in the ground support the theory
  7. Layer under the tectonic plates
  8. Came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
  9. What is the zone between two tectonic plates called?
  10. Two plates moving away from each other
  11. Name of the supercontinent

20 Clues: Mountain Building Process • Name of the supercontinent • All the continents used to be a • Layer under the tectonic plates • What Tectonic Plate is Canada on? • The ______ also has tectonic plates • Two plates moving towards each other • Form along the edge of Tectonic plates • Two plates moving away from each other • Type of scientists that study the earth • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-22

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  2. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  3. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  4. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  5. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  6. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  7. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  8. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  9. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  10. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  11. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  12. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  13. A large break in a rock.
  14. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
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  1. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  2. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  3. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  4. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  5. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  6. WAVES The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  7. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  8. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  9. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
  10. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-22

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  2. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  3. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  4. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  5. A large break in a rock.
  6. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  7. WAVES The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  8. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  9. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  10. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  11. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  12. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
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  1. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  2. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  3. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  4. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  5. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  6. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  7. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  8. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  9. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  10. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
  11. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  12. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-22

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  2. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  3. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  4. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  5. A large break in a rock.
  6. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  7. WAVES The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  8. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  9. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  10. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  11. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  12. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
Down
  1. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  2. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  3. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  4. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  5. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  6. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  7. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  8. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  9. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  10. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
  11. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  12. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-29

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  2. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  3. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  4. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  5. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  6. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  7. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  8. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  9. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  10. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
  11. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  12. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  13. WAVES The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
Down
  1. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  2. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  3. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  4. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  5. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  6. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  7. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  8. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  9. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  10. A large break in a rock.
  11. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-10-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. Caused by two plates rubbing against each other
  3. Formed by subduction
  4. Includes the crust and the upper most part of the mantle
  5. The result of two plates separating
  6. Magma rotating in a circular motion due to temperature
  7. Directly above the focus of an earthquake
  8. The result of two plates colliding
  9. In which boundary do two plates collide
  10. Magma coming directly from the mantle and forming volcanoes
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  1. The deepest layer of the Earth
  2. The thickest layer of the Earth
  3. Includes the upper mantle
  4. In which boundary do two plates separate
  5. In which boundary do two plates rub against each other
  6. The liquid layer below the mantle
  7. The area between two ridges
  8. When the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental plate
  9. Formed by the friction of subduction
  10. When two ridges separate

20 Clues: Formed by subduction • When two ridges separate • Includes the upper mantle • The area between two ridges • The deepest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The Thinnest layer of the Earth • The liquid layer below the mantle • The result of two plates colliding • The result of two plates separating • Formed by the friction of subduction • ...

plate tectonics 2012-12-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is magma older or younger away from the mid ocean ridge?
  2. when plates move past each other.
  3. is magma older or younger toward the mid ocean ridge?
  4. beneath this layer is a plastic like substance.
  5. where 2 oceanic plates collide.
  6. when earth's plates collide they form volcanoes and_.
  7. differences in the rock in the asthenosphere.
  8. the great rift valley in africa is _.
  9. where is the asthenosphere located.
  10. what is hawaii made of?
  11. composed of the crust and a part of the upper mantle.
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  1. the crust and upper mantle.
  2. the result of plate movement can be seen at.
  3. active volcanoes are most likely found at _ plates.
  4. an example of a transform boundary.
  5. magma's cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking.
  6. in order to complete a convection current the rising material must_ back into earth.
  7. when oceanic plates collide what landforms are made.
  8. what is magma called after it explodes out of the volcano.
  9. what was the big continent called.

20 Clues: what is hawaii made of? • the crust and upper mantle. • where 2 oceanic plates collide. • when plates move past each other. • what was the big continent called. • an example of a transform boundary. • where is the asthenosphere located. • the great rift valley in africa is _. • the result of plate movement can be seen at. • differences in the rock in the asthenosphere. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Measurement of angular distance on the Earth east or west of the prime meridian
  2. Melted rock beneath Earth's surface
  3. plate boundaries Where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. currents Movement within hot fluids, when the heat source is on the bottom, such as in a boiling pot of soup on the stove
  5. Opening in Earth's crust where melted rock reaches Earth's surface
  6. ("all land") the single huge supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago, when all of Earth's continents were joined together
  7. scale Numerical description of the size of seismic waves produced by an earthquake
  8. The rigid, brittle layer made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is broken up into pieces called tectonic plates
  9. plates Large pieces of the lithosphere that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  10. Imaginary east-west line that circles Earth halfway between geographic poles
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  1. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks below another, returning to the mantle, where the rock is re-melted
  2. wave Vibration produced by an earthquake
  3. convection Convection currents in the mantle that occur because hot rock in the lower part of the mantle is less dense and rises, and cooler rock in the upper part of the mantle cools, becomes more dense, and sinks
  4. drift The theory that all of Earth's continents were once joined together into a single large landmass, and then moved apart, forming the continents we see today
  5. plate boundaries Where two tectonic plates move toward each other
  6. Measurement of angular distance on the Earth north or south of the equator
  7. plate boundary Where two tectonic plates slip past each other, moving in opposite direction
  8. Instrument that measures and records seismic waves
  9. Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus
  10. The true location of an earthquake and source of seismic waves

20 Clues: Melted rock beneath Earth's surface • wave Vibration produced by an earthquake • Instrument that measures and records seismic waves • Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus • The true location of an earthquake and source of seismic waves • plate boundaries Where two tectonic plates move toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earthquake intensity scale based on observation.
  2. Pieces of the Earth's Crust that float around on the mantle.
  3. The idea that the continents were once one but have gradually moved apart.
  4. The scientist who first proposed the idea of continental drift.
  5. The type of plate that contains a continent.
  6. The type of boundary where two plates rub against one another, ofen causing an earthquake.
  7. The type of heat transfer used in the mantle.
  8. The zone at a convergent boundary where a plate is being destroyed.
  9. The part of the mantle where convection currents occur.
  10. The type of boundary where two plates are moving away from one another.
  11. The layer of the Earth that contains the Upper Manlte and the Lower crust.
  12. The outer layer of Earth.
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  1. The type of boundary where two plates are moving towards one another.
  2. The theory most scientists believe now where the Earth consists of several plates on it's crust that are always moving.
  3. The material that makes up most of the core.
  4. The type of plate that contains the planet's oceans.
  5. The 'super continent' that existed 200 billion years ago.
  6. The spot at a divergent boundary where hot magma rises from the mantle and cools on the surface.
  7. The very center of the Earth.
  8. The Earthquake intensity scale based on the measurement of instruments.

20 Clues: The outer layer of Earth. • The very center of the Earth. • The material that makes up most of the core. • The type of plate that contains a continent. • The type of heat transfer used in the mantle. • The Earthquake intensity scale based on observation. • The type of plate that contains the planet's oceans. • The part of the mantle where convection currents occur. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-01-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory of Earth's continents being all together and then splitting into several different continents.
  2. The transfer of energy through space or air.
  3. Beginning of the formation of new ocean floor.
  4. The largest layer of Earth.
  5. The thinnest layer of Earth.
  6. Plate boundaries that move together.
  7. The hottest layer of Earth.
  8. The reason Earth's plates move.
  9. Deep V-shaped valleys where subduction occurs.
  10. The transfer of heat between two solid objects that are touching.
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  1. Formed the longest mountain chain in the world.
  2. The along which rocks break move.
  3. Continental Drift led to this theory.
  4. The transfer of heat by movement of particles in liquids.
  5. Plate boundaries that move past each other, horizontally
  6. The name of the ancient continent.
  7. Proposed the theory of Continental Drift.
  8. Where pressure increases inside the Earth
  9. Plate boundaries that move apart.
  10. The process of ocean crust diving under continental crust.

20 Clues: The largest layer of Earth. • The hottest layer of Earth. • The thinnest layer of Earth. • The reason Earth's plates move. • The along which rocks break move. • Plate boundaries that move apart. • The name of the ancient continent. • Plate boundaries that move together. • Continental Drift led to this theory. • Proposed the theory of Continental Drift. • ...

Plate tectonics 2013-04-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory that continents drift apart
  2. the sinking of regions of earth's crust to lower elevations
  3. solid dense center of the earth
  4. a squeezing force
  5. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  6. new lithosphere is created here
  7. the rising of regions of earth's crust to higher elevations
  8. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core
  9. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  10. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
  11. liquid layer of the earth's core
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  1. outermost,rigid layer of the earth
  2. a break in the earths crust
  3. boundary between two colliding plates
  4. the bending of rock layers
  5. a pulling force
  6. layer between the crust and core
  7. soft layer of the mantle
  8. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  9. outermost layer of the earth

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the earths crust • outermost layer of the earth • solid dense center of the earth • new lithosphere is created here • layer between the crust and core • liquid layer of the earth's core • outermost,rigid layer of the earth • theory that continents drift apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mantle is the ____ layer of earth
  2. seeds of an apple is like this part of the earth
  3. liquid that rises from the core that creates ocean ridges
  4. a fossil plant found all over the world
  5. when magma comes up and creates new ridges
  6. people accepted wegeners theory after his ____
  7. the bounderie where plates move part
  8. the force that represents the divergent bounderies
  9. the man who found evidence of seafloor spread
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  1. the man that discovered pangea
  2. a huge wave caused by a earthquake in the ocean
  3. the ____ dense material sank to the core of earth
  4. the word that means all land
  5. the bounderie where two plates slide past eachother
  6. the earth is _____ under continental mountain ranges
  7. the peel of an apple is like this to the earth
  8. we live in this era
  9. the bounderie where two plates collide
  10. when the ocean shakes; usally on faults
  11. places in earth where two plates move

20 Clues: we live in this era • the word that means all land • the man that discovered pangea • the bounderie where plates move part • the mantle is the ____ layer of earth • places in earth where two plates move • the bounderie where two plates collide • a fossil plant found all over the world • when the ocean shakes; usally on faults • when magma comes up and creates new ridges • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breaks in the earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other to form along these boundaries
  2. Any Trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  3. Who made the hypothesis of continents plowed across the ocean floors?
  4. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
  5. The continents drifting together to form the supercontinent
  6. where two plates come together, or converge is called a
  7. pieces of the earths lithosphere are in a slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  8. where two plates move apart, or diverge
  9. a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  10. What often occur along the transform boundaries?
  11. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is called
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  1. adds new material to the ocean floor.
  2. is a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
  3. in a process taking tens of millions of years, part of the sinks back into the mantle at deep ocean trenches
  4. is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  5. a deep valley
  6. the ocean floor plunging into deep under water canyons called
  7. a device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects and then records the echoes of these soundwaves.
  8. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved across Earth's surface.
  9. the ocean floor is renewed every
  10. the lithosphere broken into separate sections is called

21 Clues: a deep valley • the ocean floor is renewed every • adds new material to the ocean floor. • where two plates move apart, or diverge • What often occur along the transform boundaries? • a fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago. • where two plates come together, or converge is called a • the lithosphere broken into separate sections is called • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /a large volcanic crater
  2. /also called P wave
  3. /a numerical scale expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations
  4. /An example of Transformation Fault Boundary
  5. /a type of seismic wave
  6. /mark sites of convection downwelling of Earth's lithosphere
  7. /is the belt or zone of the continental lithosphere where the extensional deformation is occurring
  8. /A type of volcano
  9. /also called S wave
  10. /is an isolated region of the earth that produces lava
  11. /a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movement
Down
  1. /the crust that takes place in the ocean
  2. /Also known as Seafoor Spreading
  3. /is directly below the epicenter in the earthquake
  4. /the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  5. /a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano
  6. /a fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved to one another parallel to the fracture
  7. /a geophysicist who studies earthquakes
  8. /a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
  9. /a mild tremor preceding the violent shaking movement of an earthquake

20 Clues: /A type of volcano • /also called P wave • /also called S wave • /a type of seismic wave • /a large volcanic crater • /Also known as Seafoor Spreading • /a geophysicist who studies earthquakes • /the crust that takes place in the ocean • /An example of Transformation Fault Boundary • /a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continent
  2. Spreading/Material continually being added
  3. Plate
  4. De Fuca/Smallest Plate
  5. of boundary where plates rub against each other
  6. Tectonics/Theory of plates in motion
  7. Scientist
Down
  1. of an ancient organism that has been preserved
  2. that uses sound waves to measure distance
  3. Drift/Wegener's Theory
  4. Andreas Fault/Transform boundary in California
  5. of the lithosphere
  6. of boundary where plates push together
  7. floor sinking into mantle
  8. Trench/Underwater canyons
  9. of boundary where plates pull apart
  10. America/Africa and what other continent appear to fit together like puzzle pieces
  11. Ridge/Long, underwater mountain chains
  12. in the crust where plates slip past each other
  13. of tectonic plates there are

20 Clues: Plate • Continent • Scientist • of the lithosphere • Drift/Wegener's Theory • De Fuca/Smallest Plate • floor sinking into mantle • Trench/Underwater canyons • of tectonic plates there are • of boundary where plates pull apart • Tectonics/Theory of plates in motion • of boundary where plates push together • Ridge/Long, underwater mountain chains • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-11-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An individual part of the Earth's Crust.
  2. Movements in the earth's crust mostly by transform boundary.
  3. Located under the continents.
  4. 2 plates move away from each other.
  5. Plate One of three plates colliding with the Eurasian Plate.
  6. The name for the Continents before they were seperated.
  7. 2 plates slide/move past each other.
  8. A mountain range or long narrow hilltop.
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  1. Tectonics The movement of tectonic plates.
  2. Range a line of mountains connected by high ground.
  3. A line that marks the limits of an area.
  4. 2 plates collide and one goes under the other plate.
  5. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
  6. Occurs when two plates collide & lava erupts.
  7. Plate A landmass consisting of the continents, Europe & Asia.
  8. Occurs when two plates collide.
  9. The outermost rough shell of Earth.
  10. Plate A tectonic plate which includes the continent of Africa.
  11. Wegner Created the Theory of Continental Drift.
  12. Located under the ocean floor.

20 Clues: Located under the continents. • Located under the ocean floor. • Occurs when two plates collide. • 2 plates move away from each other. • The outermost rough shell of Earth. • 2 plates slide/move past each other. • An individual part of the Earth's Crust. • A line that marks the limits of an area. • A mountain range or long narrow hilltop. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
  2. The process that results when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a more buoyant plate
  3. The type of rock that forms when lava crystallizes and cools
  4. The thick middle layer of the Earth
  5. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older crust moves away
  6. The type of boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  7. The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density
  8. The dense metallic center of the Earth
  9. The rigid outermost layer of the Earth that includes the upper mantle and crust
  10. The type of boundary between two plates that slide past one another
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  1. Name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart 200 million years ago
  2. Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface
  3. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  4. The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
  5. the rigid slabs of rock that make up the Earth's surface
  6. The movement of Earth's continents over time
  7. Long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor
  8. The process that results when magma rises and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions
  9. The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth
  10. The type of boundary between two plates that move away from each other

20 Clues: The thick middle layer of the Earth • Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface • The dense metallic center of the Earth • The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth • Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface • The movement of Earth's continents over time • Long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor • the rigid slabs of rock that make up the Earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted
  2. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquacke
  3. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
  6. a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move
  7. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  9. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by continental currents in the mantle
  10. a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
  11. the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume; mass per unit volume
  12. a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  13. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's surface and core
  14. a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust
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  1. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  2. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and broke into today's continents
  3. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move away
  5. the direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
  6. the hypothesis that the continent slowly move across Earth's surface
  7. the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that it's touching

21 Clues: a plate boundary where two plates move away • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans • the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  3. a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move
  4. the direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
  5. the hypothesis that the continent slowly move across Earth's surface
  6. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's surface and core
  7. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  8. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  9. a plate boundary where two plates move away
  10. a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  11. the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume; mass per unit volume
  12. a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust
Down
  1. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by continental currents in the mantle
  2. the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that it's touching
  3. a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans
  4. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquacke
  5. the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted
  6. a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
  7. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and broke into today's continents
  8. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface

21 Clues: a plate boundary where two plates move away • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • a large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans • the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • a usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-08-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area of rock bent as a result of stress.
  2. A Mountain or hill, typically conical that contains a vent of lava.
  3. A large movement of water as a result of an earthquake or tectonic activity.
  4. A depression in the Earth's crust.
  5. The theory that the layout of the earths continents changes.
  6. A large mass of land risen from the crust as a result of tectonic activity.
  7. The centre of the Earth.
  8. The thick, dense layer of earth between The Earth's core and crust
  9. Geology/ the study of the earths physical history.
  10. The process of tectonic plates moving apart.
  11. Large moveable sections of the lithosphere.
  12. The deformation of the lithosphere.
  13. Interaction between two or more plates resulting in a plate to get pushed/pulled down.
  14. A Split between two bodies.
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  1. An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress.
  2. A depression in the oceans floor caused when two plates converge causing one plate to get pushed downwards.
  3. The process of two or more tectonic plates moving toward each other.
  4. Sublayers of the earths crust that move, collide and cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
  5. The study of tectonism
  6. The outer layer of earth.

20 Clues: The study of tectonism • The centre of the Earth. • The outer layer of earth. • A Split between two bodies. • A depression in the Earth's crust. • The deformation of the lithosphere. • An area of rock bent as a result of stress. • Large moveable sections of the lithosphere. • The process of tectonic plates moving apart. • Geology/ the study of the earths physical history. • ...

Plate tectonics 2014-04-29

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

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

plate tectonics 2015-03-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person who studies earthquakes
  2. break in earth's crust
  3. squeezing force
  4. boundary between two colliding plates
  5. solid dense center of the earth
  6. outermost rigid layer
  7. the point directly above the focus
  8. theory proposed by Alfred Wegner
  9. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  10. boundary between two plates moving away
  11. bending of rock layers
  12. measure of energy released in an e-quake
Down
  1. layer between the crust and core
  2. where energy is being released from an earthquake
  3. where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
  4. layer of the mantle
  5. pulling force
  6. boundary between two plates sliding past each other
  7. liquid layer of earth's core
  8. outermost layer of the earth

20 Clues: pulling force • squeezing force • layer of the mantle • outermost rigid layer • break in earth's crust • bending of rock layers • liquid layer of earth's core • outermost layer of the earth • person who studies earthquakes • solid dense center of the earth • layer between the crust and core • theory proposed by Alfred Wegner • the point directly above the focus • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-01-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A scientist who studies earthquakes
  2. A seismic wave that can travel through the interior of the earth
  3. An instrument that records the motions of the Earth especially earthquakes
  4. An earthquake that comes after a larger one
  5. Magma that flows out onto Earths surface from a volcano
  6. move more slowly than P waves but in an earthquake they are usually bigger
  7. A shaking or movement of Earths surface
  8. A super continent existing 200 million years ago
  9. The theory of pangea and the landmass coming apart
  10. The innermost densest layer of Earth
Down
  1. The fastest body waves that arive befor S waves
  2. The ability to cause change
  3. A point within earth that originates the first movement of an earthquake
  4. A site at which one or more seismographs are set up and routinely monitored
  5. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  6. The process in which a solid takes on the characteristics of a thick heavy liquid
  7. The ability to cause change
  8. The transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases, fluids, by moving particals
  9. the point on the Earths surface that is the center of the earth quake
  10. A break in rock along where slabs are moved
  11. Earths outer layer

21 Clues: Earths outer layer • The ability to cause change • The ability to cause change • A scientist who studies earthquakes • The innermost densest layer of Earth • A shaking or movement of Earths surface • An earthquake that comes after a larger one • A break in rock along where slabs are moved • The fastest body waves that arive befor S waves • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-01-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost part of Earth that is mostly made up of granite.
  2. Steep-walled depression around a volcano's vent.
  3. The point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  4. A device used by scientists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquakes.
  5. The theory that explains how and why continents move
  6. Rigid, outermost layer of the earth that is about 100km thick.
  7. A common rock type within the oceanic crust.
  8. The large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapses.
  9. A scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves.
  10. Surface along which rocks break and move?
  11. There are ___ primary plates that form Earth's crust.
Down
  1. The name Alfred Wegener gave to the super-continent.
  2. A geological process in which one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another.
  3. A common rock type found within the continental crust.
  4. A sudden movement along the boundary of a tectonic plate is called?
  5. Tectonic plates float on the _?
  6. Seismic sea wave
  7. What lies directly beneath the crust?
  8. Opening in the earth's surface that often forms a mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up.
  9. Measure of the energy released by an earthquake.

20 Clues: Seismic sea wave • Tectonic plates float on the _? • What lies directly beneath the crust? • Surface along which rocks break and move? • A common rock type within the oceanic crust. • Steep-walled depression around a volcano's vent. • Measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • The name Alfred Wegener gave to the super-continent. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earthquakes cause the ground to turn to liquid.
  2. Cracks in the planet's surface.
  3. A mechanism which defines the magnitude of seismic waves.
  4. The status of New York City if an earthquake hits it.
  5. A city in Japan that has large earthquakes.
  6. The expression of the internal and external processes and events that affect a planetary body.
  7. The U.S. state that has the San Andres Fault in it.
  8. A shaking or vibrating movement.
  9. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.
  10. A piece of land surrounded by water that can be formed by earthquakes.
Down
  1. Engaged in action.
  2. A home made to withstand an earthquake.
  3. A statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
  4. The smaller movements after a quake as the Earth re-adjusts itself.
  5. Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
  6. An area that refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
  7. When somethings falls.
  8. Pressure or tension exerted on a material object.
  9. A recognizable, naturally formed feature on the Earth's surface.
  10. A type of fault that has the two plates move paste each other.

20 Clues: Engaged in action. • When somethings falls. • Cracks in the planet's surface. • A shaking or vibrating movement. • A home made to withstand an earthquake. • A city in Japan that has large earthquakes. • Earthquakes cause the ground to turn to liquid. • Pressure or tension exerted on a material object. • The U.S. state that has the San Andres Fault in it. • ...

plate tectonics 2016-08-02

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – largest type of crust
  2. – the spot underground where rock breaks causing an earthquake
  3. – when the earths crust is pushed up from its sides
  4. – the earths thickest layer
  5. – the super continent
  6. - the largest recorded shock
  7. – what layer of the earth is liquid state due to extremely high temperatures
  8. – most common type of volcano, explosive eruptions and lava flow
  9. – semi rigid part of the mantle
  10. – plates sliding against each other
  11. – debris thrown from volcanos with viscous magma
  12. – lava with a high viscosity, blocky and rough
  13. – the area on the ground directly above where an earthquake occurs
  14. – the north side of Pangaea
  15. – an earthquake that occurs after a larger seismic event
  16. – the south side of Pangaea
  17. - an opening in the side of a volcano through which volcanic materials (like lava, gases, and pyroclastic debris) erupt.
  18. – lava that is parcially cooled, low viscosity, thin (like water)
  19. – what layer of the earth is solid due to tremendous pressure
Down
  1. – areas of the earths surface through which magma and volcanic gases pass
  2. – a volcano that is not very steep but can be big with non- explosive eruptions
  3. – occurs in the middle of the plate tectonics
  4. waves – waves trapped near the surface, they are the slowest and most destructive
  5. - hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  6. – a volcano small in size with steep slopes, moderately explosive with shot eruptions
  7. – smallest type of crust
  8. – A point source of the Earth's surface through which lavas, pyroclastics, and gas are erupted.
  9. – a tube formed by cooling and solidifying of the lava walls while fluid lava continued to flow inside
  10. – plates pulling away from each other
  11. – the line which rocks break and move
  12. – the scale which measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  13. – plates pushing together
  14. – waves that travel along the worlds outer layers
  15. – a form of closed lava tube (with a bulbous end) that forms when lava flows into water (e.g. a lake) and cools very rapidly
  16. - a large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth.
  17. – occurs on the tectonic plate boundaries
  18. - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  19. – all material ejected from a volcano
  20. – scientist behind the theory of the continental drift
  21. – the fastest travel waves with the greatest velocity
  22. – an earthquake that occurs before a larger seismic event
  23. – the earths thinnest layer

42 Clues: – the super continent • – largest type of crust • – smallest type of crust • – plates pushing together • – the earths thickest layer • – the north side of Pangaea • – the south side of Pangaea • – the earths thinnest layer • - the largest recorded shock • – semi rigid part of the mantle • – plates sliding against each other • – the line which rocks break and move • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Several large slabs of the lithosphere that hold the continents and oceans and are slowly but constantly moving around the earth.
  2. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents. It is about 20 to 40 miles (35 to 70 km) thick and very old.
  3. BOUNDARY The boundary that occurs where two plates slide past each other.
  4. Molten rock that flows beneath the earth's surface and is made up of gases, liquids, and crystals. When it reaches the surface, it is called lava.
  5. The place where one plate is getting bent and pulled under the edge of another plate.
  6. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel. It is 3,200 to 3,960 miles (5,150 to 6,378 km) below the surface and about 750 miles (1,200 km) thick.
  7. A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a continental plate.
  8. Made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle, this zone is divided into several constantly (very slowly) moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
  9. A trembling and shaking of the earth's surface resulting from the sudden release of energy in the crust, either along fault lines or from volcanic activity.
  10. The boundary that occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other.
Down
  1. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust. Magma oozes up from the mantle through a crack in the ocean floor, filling in the space between the plates and spreading out from the plate boundary.
  2. Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer. It is only a few miles (5 km) thick under the oceans and averages 20 miles (30 km) thick under the continents.
  3. This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel about 1,400 miles (2,300 km) thick.
  4. A dropped zone where two continental tectonic plates are pulling apart.
  5. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world. It is only 4 to 6 miles (7 to 10 km) thick and usually younger than continental crust.
  6. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction.
  7. A hot, malleable semiliquid zone in the upper mantle, on which the plates of the lithosphere move (or float).
  8. This dense layer of the earth is made of hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust. It is about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) thick.
  9. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed when magma fills the space between two tectonic plates that are spreading apart.
  10. The place where a collision between two continental plates crunches and folds the rocks at the boundary, lifting them up and leading to mountain formation.
  11. The boundary that occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other.
  12. The border between two tectonic plates.
  13. The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago, in which the present-day continents were joined together in one large landmass.
  14. A huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor, like an undersea earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.

24 Clues: The border between two tectonic plates. • A dropped zone where two continental tectonic plates are pulling apart. • The boundary that occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other. • BOUNDARY The boundary that occurs where two plates slide past each other. • The boundary that occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-01-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid layer of the Earth's core
  2. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. new lithosphere is created here
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. theory that continents drift apart
  7. solid, dense center of the Earth
  8. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  9. the bending of rock layers
Down
  1. soft layer of the mantle
  2. a pulling force
  3. a squeezing force
  4. boundary between two colliding plates
  5. A chain of mountains on the ocean floor where the sea floor is spreading.
  6. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  7. a break in the Earth's crust
  8. The pathway along which energy travels through a fluid
  9. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  10. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  11. A supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago but broke apart into several continents.

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • new lithosphere is created here • liquid layer of the Earth's core • solid, dense center of the Earth • theory that continents drift apart • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large supercontinent which formed millions of years ago
  2. Violent shaking of the Earth which is caused by rocks breaking under stress
  3. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  4. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  5. A mountain with a vent where magma have or are erupted
  6. A thin part of the crust that which lays under the oceans
  7. A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise to the surface
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving together
  9. The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  10. A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust
  11. The continual movement of the continents over time
  12. The transfer of the thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another
  13. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
  14. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth
Down
  1. the geologist which first thought of the thoery of continental drift
  2. A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land
  3. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake
  4. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  5. Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean
  6. A large leyer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of the Earth; Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes
  7. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  8. A place where two tectonic plates colided which causes a large land mass to elevate
  9. Core The layer of the Earth which is responsible for the magnectic field
  10. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  11. Molten rocks which appear on the surface of the Earth
  12. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
  13. A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma
  14. The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that are continually moving
  15. Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid
  16. The centre of the Earth

30 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid • Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma • The continual movement of the continents over time • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust where sediment (rock and other things) have slipped past each other.
  2. when plates move away from each other.
  3. older crust is ____ _____ than newer crust.
  4. a scientist who discovered pangea
  5. the temperature of newer crust is _____ than older crust.
  6. when the ocean floor goes into a canyon, what are the canyons called?
  7. when plates slide on top or past each other.
  8. Where the ocean spreads.
  9. plates movement into a theory.
  10. new crust is ____ ______ than old crust.
  11. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate is called what?
Down
  1. the remains of a historic thing molded in a form or as a mold in rock?
  2. when plates come together.
  3. the name of the most popular supercontinent.
  4. when the mid-ocean ridge adds more sea floor.
  5. pieces separated by cracks.
  6. a system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth by radiating waves is called a?
  7. peices of Earth’s crust diverge on land.
  8. When continents moved slowly over Earth's surface is called?
  9. the temperature of older crust is ______ than newer crust.

20 Clues: Where the ocean spreads. • when plates come together. • pieces separated by cracks. • plates movement into a theory. • a scientist who discovered pangea • when plates move away from each other. • peices of Earth’s crust diverge on land. • new crust is ____ ______ than old crust. • older crust is ____ _____ than newer crust. • the name of the most popular supercontinent. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earth's motion into a single theory
  2. mountains under water
  3. separating of the plates
  4. wegeners idea that the continents move is called
  5. supercontinent
  6. force pressing on something
  7. when somthing goes back into the mantle
  8. the last layer in our earth
  9. a device that shows us down far below the ocean
  10. a dark fined grained rock
Down
  1. colliding of the plates
  2. breaks in earths crust
  3. any trace of anything ancient
  4. when the oceanic crust bends down
  5. a deep valley
  6. generates earthquakes
  7. the pieces called what?
  8. a part of the earths inner
  9. outer skin of the earth
  10. a rock that is normally light colored

20 Clues: a deep valley • supercontinent • mountains under water • generates earthquakes • breaks in earths crust • colliding of the plates • the pieces called what? • outer skin of the earth • separating of the plates • a dark fined grained rock • a part of the earths inner • force pressing on something • the last layer in our earth • any trace of anything ancient • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-23

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breaks in the earth's crust
  2. a large body of water
  3. the uppermost part of the mantle
  4. a mountain that erupts
  5. heat transfer from air currents
  6. any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  7. earth's plates that are in slow constant motion
  8. deep underwater canyons
  9. plates collide
  10. german scientist who discovered that the continents were together at one point
  11. pieces of earth separated by cracks
  12. plates slip past eachother
Down
  1. a process where the ocean floor sinks in the mantle
  2. how much mass there is in a given amount of volume
  3. a process that adds new material to the ocean floor
  4. a layer of hot rock
  5. forms when pieces of earth's crust diverge on land
  6. plates come together
  7. - an idea that continents slowly move
  8. underwater ocean ranges
  9. a supercontinent that existed 2 million years ago

21 Clues: plates collide • a layer of hot rock • plates come together • a large body of water • a mountain that erupts • deep underwater canyons • underwater ocean ranges • plates slip past eachother • breaks in the earth's crust • heat transfer from air currents • the uppermost part of the mantle • pieces of earth separated by cracks • - an idea that continents slowly move • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-23

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of earth separated by cracks
  2. heat transfer from air currents
  3. underwater ocean ranges
  4. breaks in the earth's crust
  5. the uppermost part of the mantle
  6. how much mass there is in a given amount of volume
  7. plates collide
  8. plates slip past eachother
Down
  1. any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  2. a layer of hot rock
  3. earth's plates that are in slow constant motion
  4. a large body of water
  5. a supercontinent that existed 2 million years ago
  6. deep underwater canyons
  7. - an idea that continents slowly move
  8. german scientist who discovered that the continents were together at one point
  9. a process where the ocean floor sinks in the mantle
  10. a process that adds new material to the ocean floor
  11. plates come together
  12. a mountain that erupts
  13. forms when pieces of earth's crust diverge on land

21 Clues: plates collide • a layer of hot rock • plates come together • a large body of water • a mountain that erupts • deep underwater canyons • underwater ocean ranges • plates slip past eachother • breaks in the earth's crust • heat transfer from air currents • the uppermost part of the mantle • pieces of earth separated by cracks • - an idea that continents slowly move • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of rock is found farther away from a ridge
  2. where dose sea floor spreading begin
  3. where pieces of earths crust diverge on land, a deep valley forms
  4. what type of belt does seafloor spreading and subduction make when working together
  5. what is created when along a mid ocean ridge and is destroyed at a deep ocean trench
  6. what boundary slips past each other
  7. the theory that earths plate slow constant motion is called
  8. what boundary colloid together
  9. what did scientist really find at the bottom of the ocean
  10. what is the thickest layer of the earth
  11. when the ocean floor sinks beneath the deep ocean trench is called
  12. when two continental plates colloid what do they make
Down
  1. when two plates move away from each other is called
  2. when the oceanic crust bends downward is called
  3. who thought of continental drift
  4. what did scientist use to find things at the bottom of the ocean
  5. when it adds more material is called
  6. what pulls the older,denser oceanic crust down beneath the trench and back into the mantle
  7. what idea did wegner come up with
  8. super continent 300 million years ago

20 Clues: what boundary colloid together • who thought of continental drift • what idea did wegner come up with • what boundary slips past each other • where dose sea floor spreading begin • when it adds more material is called • super continent 300 million years ago • what is the thickest layer of the earth • when the oceanic crust bends downward is called • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What scientists use to explore the ocean floor
  2. Produced when 2 continental plates collide
  3. A break in Earth’s crust where rocks slipped past each other
  4. Valley along the ocean floor where oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  5. Scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift
  6. When plates slip past each other
  7. Causes the plates to move
  8. 3rd layer of Earth that is very hot, yet solid where convection currents are
  9. Where seafloor spreading begins
  10. When pieces of Earth’s crust diverges on land
Down
  1. Supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago
  2. How scientist study the inside of Earth since we can’t drill down that far
  3. The theory that Earth’s plates are in a slow, constant motion
  4. When plates move away from each other
  5. When oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. When molten material is added to make new oceanic crust
  7. Theory of how the continents spread away from each other
  8. The remains of a prehistoric organism
  9. When plates come together
  10. Measure of how much mass there is in an object

20 Clues: Causes the plates to move • When plates come together • Where seafloor spreading begins • When plates slip past each other • When plates move away from each other • The remains of a prehistoric organism • Produced when 2 continental plates collide • When pieces of Earth’s crust diverges on land • What scientists use to explore the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of Earth under the crust
  2. Solid but bendable metal
  3. A measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of water
  4. Plates collide
  5. This forms where pieces of Earth’s crust diverge on land
  6. Wegener’s idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
  7. This begins at a mid-ocean ridge
  8. Supercontinent about 300 million years ago
  9. Plates slip past each other
Down
  1. This forms long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor
  2. A deep underwater canyon
  3. The theory of this states that Earth’s plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  4. Layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin
  5. Plates divide
  6. The crust and uppermost mantle
  7. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  8. Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  9. When the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle again
  10. Caused at a transform boundary
  11. These are broken into pieces separated by cracks

20 Clues: Plates divide • Plates collide • A deep underwater canyon • Solid but bendable metal • Plates slip past each other • The crust and uppermost mantle • Caused at a transform boundary • This begins at a mid-ocean ridge • The layer of Earth under the crust • Supercontinent about 300 million years ago • Layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. old man made item
  2. beginning of seafloor spreading
  3. 300 million years ago this supercontinent existed
  4. land slides together
  5. land converges
  6. what continents rest on
  7. causes movement of our plates
  8. uses sound waves to measure distance
  9. mass/volume
  10. diverging on land
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  1. where subduction occurs
  2. geologists theory of...
  3. crust falling into the mantle
  4. what our plates sit on
  5. Earth’s largest layer
  6. conveyor belt
  7. divides land
  8. famous scientist who discovered Pangaea
  9. continents moving slowly over Earth’s surface
  10. San Andreas …

20 Clues: mass/volume • divides land • conveyor belt • San Andreas … • land converges • old man made item • diverging on land • land slides together • Earth’s largest layer • what our plates sit on • where subduction occurs • geologists theory of... • what continents rest on • crust falling into the mantle • causes movement of our plates • beginning of seafloor spreading • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. super continent proposed by Wegener
  2. one plate will move under the other.
  3. Ridge located near the center of the Atlantic Ocean pulls apart each year.
  4. a point on the Earth's surface, not where the earthquake originates.
  5. are mantle materials that are hotter than normal.
  6. theory that explains how mountains form, why crustal plates move and where great earthquakes are likely to strike.
  7. largest plate on Earth.
  8. portion of the mantle that consists of extremely hot, plastic-like rock that is partially melted.
  9. when oceanic crust sinks into the mantel and pulls the lithosphere
  10. outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth's three zones
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  1. plates move in opposite but parallel directions along a fracture.
  2. There are large and small plates that cover the Earth. Subduction zones form where these plates are recycled.
  3. natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies
  4. surrounds the core and is mostly solid rock.
  5. believed to be what helps keep the plates moving.
  6. It has a subduction zone, transform fault, and triple junction.
  7. These faults occur where large blocks of land can be forced over the top of another block of land at a low angle.
  8. motion of matter resulting in changes of temperature
  9. when gravity causes the oceanic lithosphere to slide down the oceanic ridges
  10. concentration of heat in the mantle that produces magma

20 Clues: largest plate on Earth. • super continent proposed by Wegener • one plate will move under the other. • natural remnant magnetism in rock bodies • surrounds the core and is mostly solid rock. • are mantle materials that are hotter than normal. • believed to be what helps keep the plates moving. • motion of matter resulting in changes of temperature • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German scientist who became curious about why some continents look as though they could fit together.
  2. A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. Reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  8. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  9. Mid-Ocean ridges that are continually adding new material to the ocean floor.
  10. A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  11. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  12. The theory that the continents slowly drifted over Earth's surface.
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  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. A book published by Alfred Wegener.
  3. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  4. Mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors.
  5. The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s.
  6. Another reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  8. A supercontinent or single landmass.

20 Clues: A book published by Alfred Wegener. • A supercontinent or single landmass. • A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other. • The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  3. A book published by Alfred Wegener.
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  7. Reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  9. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  10. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
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  1. A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  2. A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. The theory that the continents slowly drifted over Earth's surface.
  5. German scientist who became curious about why some continents look as though they could fit together.
  6. Mid-Ocean ridges that are continually adding new material to the ocean floor.
  7. The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s.
  8. Another reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  9. A supercontinent or single landmass.
  10. Mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors.

20 Clues: A book published by Alfred Wegener. • A supercontinent or single landmass. • A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other. • The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s. • ...

Plate tectonics 2016-08-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device used to record earthquake waves.
  2. A boundary in which two plates move toward each other, causing one of the slabs of the lithosphere to subduct beneath an overriding plate.
  3. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  5. The thick part of the Earth’s crust, not located under the ocean.
  6. A region where the crustal plates are moving apart.
  7. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  8. Valley A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
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  1. The thin part of the Earth’s crust located under the oceans.
  2. Soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move around.
  3. A depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process.
  4. A break in a rock along which movement has occurred.
  5. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. Spot A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma.
  7. tectonic A theory which suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other geologic features.
  8. Rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit.
  9. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  10. A boundary produced when two plates slide past to each other.
  11. The outer portion of the Earth.
  12. The science that studies Earth.

20 Clues: The outer portion of the Earth. • The science that studies Earth. • A device used to record earthquake waves. • A region where the crustal plates are moving apart. • A break in a rock along which movement has occurred. • Rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit. • The thin part of the Earth’s crust located under the oceans. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that the lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and then rejoin; considered the unifying theory of geology.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  5. The parts of Earth's crust that form the continents.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
  8. The idea that continents have moved and are still moving slowly across the Earth's surface.
  9. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  10. A break in the earth's crust.
  11. The region where two tectonic plates are in contact.
  12. one of the seven large landmasses on the earth.
  13. The "plastic" layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  14. Earth's crust located under the ocean.
  15. The rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations.
  16. A layer of liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
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  1. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  3. A series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone.
  4. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  5. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  6. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  7. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  8. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  9. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

25 Clues: A break in the earth's crust. • Earth's crust located under the ocean. • one of the seven large landmasses on the earth. • A series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone. • The parts of Earth's crust that form the continents. • The region where two tectonic plates are in contact. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What mountains were formed through continental collision
  2. supercontinent by alfred wegner
  3. Another word for deep valley
  4. what happens when two continental plates pull apart
  5. pieces of earth's crust move on top of the?
  6. continents fit together because of their?
  7. when plates slide past each other it's called what
  8. The soft layer the mantle is, what?
  9. The outermost shell of the earth
  10. What boundary is most likely to have a volcano explode on it
  11. what occurs when two plate tectonics rub
Down
  1. when a new crust is added, it's called what
  2. How long ago was pangea
  3. what is inside of the earth
  4. which crust is the earth's thinnest
  5. what is it called when plates move towards each other
  6. who came up with pangea
  7. what drives pate movement
  8. where does the magma get it's heat from
  9. the continental crust is thicker or thinner than the oceanic crust?

20 Clues: How long ago was pangea • who came up with pangea • what drives pate movement • what is inside of the earth • Another word for deep valley • supercontinent by alfred wegner • The outermost shell of the earth • which crust is the earth's thinnest • The soft layer the mantle is, what? • where does the magma get it's heat from • what occurs when two plate tectonics rub • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault in California
  2. South America's plate
  3. Divergent boundary separates in the ocean
  4. Created when two continental crust converge
  5. Asia's plate
  6. Created when oceanic and continental crust converge
  7. <-- -->
  8. Convergent boundary in India that created mountains
  9. Australia's plate
  10. The layer of the earth that lubricates tectonic plates
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  1. North America's plate
  2. Trench in the Pacific ocean between Hawaii and the Philippines
  3. Two oceanic plates converge
  4. /\ \/
  5. Antarctic plate
  6. Europe's plate
  7. The layer of the earth that the plates are
  8. Africa's plate
  9. Transform boundary rapidly releases energy
  10. --> <--

20 Clues: /\ \/ • <-- --> • --> <-- • Asia's plate • Europe's plate • Africa's plate • Antarctic plate • Australia's plate • Fault in California • North America's plate • South America's plate • Two oceanic plates converge • Divergent boundary separates in the ocean • The layer of the earth that the plates are • Transform boundary rapidly releases energy • Created when two continental crust converge • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it when earth starts to violently shake the ground cuausing a grate destition.
  2. when the plates move towards each other and collide.
  3. It is the solid, outer part of the earth.
  4. is when the goo that comes out when the volcano erupts.
  5. it occurs when two tecitonic plates move away from each other.
  6. is a low temperature of the atomsphere.
  7. there re there differnt plate boundary is convergent, divergent and transform.
  8. is when the lava is cooling down.
  9. the places where plates slide sidways past each other.
  10. is the only liquid layerand a small amout of the other substances.
  11. is the layer if the earth that is
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  1. is the result of collision between landmasses.
  2. when plates come together and one rides on top of each other.
  3. are the largest deperssion on the
  4. is a method thatconverts a mixture or solution of chemical substances.
  5. is a massive,irregularly shaped slab of soild rock.
  6. happens when subdcution rides on top on of each other.
  7. the brown outer part, at the bottem of the sea floor.
  8. is the mostly solid bulk of earths interior.
  9. a deep cleft between cliffs form weathering
  10. is the deepest hottest layer in the earth.

21 Clues: are the largest deperssion on the • is when the lava is cooling down. • is the layer if the earth that is • is a low temperature of the atomsphere. • It is the solid, outer part of the earth. • is the deepest hottest layer in the earth. • a deep cleft between cliffs form weathering • is the mostly solid bulk of earths interior. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a fancy word for "sinking" or the downgoing motion of a plate
  2. This is a feature that is created in ocean/ocean convergence
  3. This is a feature that is created in continent/continent convergence
  4. This is the process in which the seafloor spreads allowing crust to move farther from the ridge over geologic time.
  5. This boundary involves crust that divides
  6. This is common at all types of plate boundaries
  7. This type of crust is thicker than oceanic
  8. The plates in which the lithosphere is divided (puzzle pieces)
  9. How much the continents move each year
  10. This is a narrow ditch at the bottom of the ocean, located above a subduction zone
  11. This boundary involves crust that slides
  12. This zone allows for one plate (denser plate) to sink or subduct below another one
  13. The San Andreas Fault is located in this state
  14. This is a zone of seismic and tectonic activity along the edges of lithospheric plates
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  1. This is a feature created in continent/oceanic convergence
  2. This boundary involves crust that collides
  3. This type of crust is denser than continental
  4. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is located in this ocean
  5. The name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  6. This forms at a divergent boundary where the plates spread
  7. This mountain range is a result of the collision of India with Southern Asia

21 Clues: How much the continents move each year • This boundary involves crust that slides • This boundary involves crust that divides • This boundary involves crust that collides • This type of crust is thicker than oceanic • This type of crust is denser than continental • The San Andreas Fault is located in this state • The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is located in this ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heat transferring through empty space
  2. waves made during an earthquake
  3. Heat transferred through contact with matter
  4. when two plates slide past eachother
  5. a mountain with magma in it
  6. a colorful rock found on the crust
  7. The second layer of the earth
  8. the 4 and last layer of the earth
  9. third layer of the earth
  10. happens when two plate pull away from eachother
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  1. the tectonic plates shaking when they move
  2. A black volcanic rock
  3. a part of the crust and upper mantle
  4. the reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
  5. The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
  6. An extended break in a body of rock
  7. when two plate collide
  8. super continents
  9. Granite and basalt is one
  10. first layer of the earth

20 Clues: super continents • A black volcanic rock • when two plate collide • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • Granite and basalt is one • a mountain with magma in it • The second layer of the earth • waves made during an earthquake • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two plates that are sliding against each other
  2. A mountain system on the seafloor; created by divergent boundaries
  3. Pieces of the Earth in the lithosphere that float on top of the asthenosphere
  4. The theory describing how the pieces of the lithosphere are drifting on the ocean; disproven by Henry Hess
  5. A super continent from about 300 years ago that included most of the landmass on Earth
  6. Tectonic plates that are under land masses on the surface
  7. The amount of matter in the tectonic plates
  8. When a lighter plate pushes the heavier plate under it and creates a convergent boundary
  9. A tectonic plate that lies under Antartica and part of the surrounding ocean
  10. A tectonic plate that lies under South America and all the way to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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  1. The boundary between two plates that are diverging
  2. The boundary between two plates that are converging
  3. The theory describing how plates on the lithosphere are floating on top of the asthenosphere
  4. The formation of new oceanic crust caused by magma and volcanic activity
  5. A tectonic plate that lies under part of the Pacific Ocean
  6. A tectonic plate that lies under North America, Greenland, Siberia, and part of the surrounding ocean
  7. Tectonic plates that lie on the bottom of the ocean
  8. A tectonic plate that lies under most of Europe and Asia
  9. A tectonic plate that lies under most of the Pacific Ocean; made up of only oceanic crust
  10. An area where earthquakes frequently occur; caused by a transform boundary

20 Clues: The amount of matter in the tectonic plates • The boundary between two plates that are diverging • The boundary between two plates that are converging • Tectonic plates that lie on the bottom of the ocean • A tectonic plate that lies under most of Europe and Asia • Tectonic plates that are under land masses on the surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of evidence supporting continental drift which involves the continents sticking together like a puzzle
  2. type of spreading away from each other
  3. a hypothesis which suggests all continents were connected and drifted apart
  4. a hypothesis that suggest new oceanic crust is produced at the crests of mid-ocean trenches
  5. type of crust that is less dense
  6. elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by volcanism
  7. a mountain range created by continental-continental convergence
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  1. type of spreading towards each other
  2. the largest plate
  3. temperature ‘’ as density decreases
  4. a structure formed by continental-continental convergence
  5. a structure formed by both continental-oceanic convergence and oceanic-oceanic convergence
  6. the layer of earth that is below the crust and where convection occurs
  7. the process which moves plate tectonics
  8. type of crust that is more dense
  9. type of plate that we live on
  10. type of spreading that moves side-to-side
  11. the type of evidence supporting continental drift which involves animal remains
  12. temperature ‘’ as density increases
  13. the name of the supercontinent present 200 million years ago

20 Clues: the largest plate • type of plate that we live on • type of crust that is more dense • type of crust that is less dense • temperature ‘’ as density decreases • temperature ‘’ as density increases • type of spreading towards each other • type of spreading away from each other • the process which moves plate tectonics • type of spreading that moves side-to-side • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Inner layer
  2. the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth
  4. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
  5. a slab of solid rock
  6. moving closer together
  7. make a marked change
  8. layer between crust and core
  9. moving away
  10. a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  11. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
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  1. soft layer of the mantle
  2. the bending of rock layers
  3. an opening in Earths crust where lava or volcanic ash can escape
  4. outermost solid layer
  5. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
  6. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  7. a sudden violent shaking in the ground
  8. a long, narrow ditch
  9. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  10. Earth's lithosphere pulls apart to form long, narrow, faulted rift valleys and rift zones

21 Clues: Inner layer • moving away • a slab of solid rock • a long, narrow ditch • make a marked change • outermost solid layer • moving closer together • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • layer between crust and core • the rigid outer part of the earth • a sudden violent shaking in the ground • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates that move besides each other
  2. Large movable segments of the lithosphere
  3. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  4. The smallest tectonic plate
  5. Pieces of the lithosphere independently travel and move on the mantle
  6. German climatologist who first theorized continental drift
  7. Sub marine mountain ridges where new seafloor is created by seafloor spreading
  8. Viscous liquid part of mantle underneath the lithosphere
  9. Two plate that move towards each other
Down
  1. A mountain range formed when two continental plates collide
  2. American geophysicist who theorized seafloor spreading
  3. Boundaries between plates
  4. The tectonic plate that we are on right now
  5. Crust and uppermost mantle
  6. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
  7. The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined
  8. The tectonic plate where most earthquakes occur
  9. Two plates that move away from each other
  10. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  11. Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts

20 Clues: Boundaries between plates • Crust and uppermost mantle • The smallest tectonic plate • Two plate that move towards each other • Two plates that move besides each other • Large movable segments of the lithosphere • Two plates that move away from each other • The tectonic plate that we are on right now • The tectonic plate where most earthquakes occur • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a preserved part of a long dead plant
  2. pieces of earth's crust and the top of the mantle
  3. what magma becomes when it spews out of a volcano
  4. hot liquid from inside earth that can be seen in volcanoes
  5. current in a liquid that results in convection
  6. energy released from a focus inside the earth that makes the ground shake and rumble
  7. the surface right above the focus
  8. the second deepest part of the earth, made from liquid iron
  9. where energy is released creating an earthquake
  10. thickest layer of the earth
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  1. outer part of the earth
  2. center of the earth, solid surface that only stays together due to the pressure
  3. where all countries and where we live are
  4. what makes the continents move 1-4 centimeters every year
  5. A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together
  6. A hole in the surface of the earth created from plates pushing against each other
  7. Creator Of The Pangea Theory
  8. top layer of the earth
  9. earth's tilt
  10. a tool used to show the magnitude of earthquakes

20 Clues: earth's tilt • top layer of the earth • outer part of the earth • thickest layer of the earth • Creator Of The Pangea Theory • the surface right above the focus • a preserved part of a long dead plant • where all countries and where we live are • current in a liquid that results in convection • A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name for a volcanos mouth
  2. the result of sudden movemnt of materials within the earth
  3. second layer of the earth
  4. Plate boundary were plates slide against eachother
  5. young oceanic tectonic plate beneath the pacific ocean
  6. Fourth layer of earth
  7. cracks on the earth's crust where there is movement
  8. plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  9. top layer of the earth
  10. name of the super continent
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  1. an instrument that responds to ground noises and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions
  2. the plates the move under the earth
  3. the sting of earthquakes and volcanoes around the edges of the pacific ocean
  4. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
  5. third layer of the earth
  6. plate boundary where plates separate
  7. the real shape of the earth
  8. another word for volcano
  9. stuff that comes out of volcano
  10. violent shaking of the ground

20 Clues: Fourth layer of earth • top layer of the earth • third layer of the earth • another word for volcano • Name for a volcanos mouth • second layer of the earth • the real shape of the earth • name of the super continent • violent shaking of the ground • stuff that comes out of volcano • the plates the move under the earth • plate boundary where plates separate • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the reason the Lower mantle does not melt
  2. Weak layer of the mantle that is partially melted
  3. heat transferred by contact
  4. Ocean basins form at this
  5. the name of the super continent
  6. Mass per unit volume
  7. uppermost layer of the Earth
  8. heat transferred without contact
  9. what is in the center of the Earth?
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  1. the theory that all the Earth's land was once joined into a super continent.
  2. cool and rigid outer layer of the mantle
  3. The type of waves that move along the Earth's surface
  4. the lose of energy through radiation
  5. waves that are useful in analyzing the Earth's interior surface
  6. when ocean and continent come together at this boundary
  7. these plate boundaries slide past each other
  8. the reason boats float on top of the water and doesn't sink
  9. Layer of the mantle that does not melt
  10. the second layer of the Earth
  11. the crust that is made up of mostly basalt
  12. the crust made up of mostly granite

21 Clues: Mass per unit volume • Ocean basins form at this • heat transferred by contact • uppermost layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • the name of the super continent • heat transferred without contact • the crust made up of mostly granite • what is in the center of the Earth? • the lose of energy through radiation • Layer of the mantle that does not melt • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates can move less than a ___________a day
  2. Name of the biggest tectonic plate
  3. The layer in which earthquakes are most likely to occur
  4. The country where the largest earthquake occurred
  5. This is caused when two tectonic plates collide with each other
  6. The movement of tectonic plates causes ____________ and volcanoes
  7. The plate tectonic theory was developed _________ years ago
  8. Name of the supercontinent, 300 million years ago
  9. The planet where the largest volcano is in the Solar System
  10. Scotland is located on this tectonic plate
  11. This action is when tectonic plates move into each other
  12. Layer of the Earth that is closest to the Earth's core
Down
  1. This action is when tectonic plates move apart
  2. Tectonic plate motion cause __________ to rise
  3. The number of major tectonic plates
  4. This action is when tectonic plates move against each other
  5. The state where the largest volcano is located
  6. The thickest layer of the Earth
  7. Name of the smallest tectonic plate
  8. Last name of the man who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift

20 Clues: The thickest layer of the Earth • Name of the biggest tectonic plate • The number of major tectonic plates • Name of the smallest tectonic plate • Scotland is located on this tectonic plate • This action is when tectonic plates move apart • Tectonic plate motion cause __________ to rise • The state where the largest volcano is located • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Natural feature of the earths surface
  2. Caused by friction of tectonic plates disrupting the earth
  3. Caused by plate diverging and cracking
  4. The outer most layers of the earth
  5. Plate that covers the Continent of Antarctica and some of the Southern Ocean
  6. Super Continent
  7. Plate that covers South America, part of the Atlantic Ocean and boundary at Africa
  8. Plate that covers most of North American, Cuba and the Bahamas
  9. Plates move away from each other
  10. Plate bounded by North American Plate and
Down
  1. Solid outer part of the earth
  2. There are 7 of these in the world
  3. Caused by the movement of plates
  4. Plate that lies deep in the Ocean on the West side of North America
  5. Largest water masses
  6. American Plate
  7. Plates move toward each other
  8. They shift and move together, apart, and past
  9. Movement of the continents from tectonic plates
  10. Plates move past each other
  11. Circular hot rocks that rise from deep in the mantel

21 Clues: American Plate • Super Continent • Largest water masses • Plates move past each other • Solid outer part of the earth • Plates move toward each other • Caused by the movement of plates • Plates move away from each other • There are 7 of these in the world • The outer most layers of the earth • Natural feature of the earths surface • Caused by plate diverging and cracking • ...

plate tectonics 2023-11-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
  2. the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in tempature,that transforms heat from one part of the fluid to another
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions,in a sideways movement
  5. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced;a divergent boundary under the sea
  6. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean-trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  7. the theory that pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  8. a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  9. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
Down
  1. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  2. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
  3. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
  4. the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
  5. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
  6. the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  7. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward;caused by tension in the crust
  8. stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle
  9. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
  10. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other
  11. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

20 Clues: stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a plate boundary where two plates move past each other • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth • the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden or violent shaking of the ground
  2. Plates that slide past eachother sideways
  3. an opening in Eath's crust that spits out lava
  4. Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  5. The movement of continents from the motion of tectonic plates
  6. A super continent that joined all the continents together at one point in time
  7. The movement of a lquid where the hotter material rises and the cooler material sinks
  8. A string of Islands created by volcanoes
  9. A long valley formed by the sinking of the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Plates that pull away from eachother
  2. The measurement of the amount of mass in a substance
  3. The transfer of heat by touching between materials
  4. A hot fluid that is from the mantle
  5. Magma at the surface of Earth
  6. The transfer of energy through waves and particles
  7. An area where deep material in the Earth rises and melts into magma
  8. The remains of an acient organism that is preserved into a rock
  9. A break in Earth's crust
  10. Plates that push towards eachother
  11. Two tectonic plates meet at convergent boundaries, and one of the plates moves under the other

20 Clues: A break in Earth's crust • Magma at the surface of Earth • Plates that push towards eachother • A hot fluid that is from the mantle • Plates that pull away from eachother • A string of Islands created by volcanoes • A sudden or violent shaking of the ground • Plates that slide past eachother sideways • an opening in Eath's crust that spits out lava • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary that consists of sliding against each other horizontally
  2. Molten rock (after it reaches surface)
  3. A massive chunk of the earths crust that are moved by convection currents
  4. A cycle of liquids where the cold liquid sinks, reheats, and then rises to cool back down.
  5. Molten rock (below the surface)
  6. A boundary that consists of pulling away from each other
  7. The idea that says that all continents are slowly moving back together
  8. The major circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
  9. A mountain that forms when magma reaches the su
  10. A pocket of magma that forms under the surface to later form a volcano
  11. A natural event that occurs when two plates collide
  12. The earth's crust being pushed back into the mantle due to new material forming
  13. A split in the sea floor that forms between two plates. They push out new material constantly and are the reason sea floor spreading occurs
Down
  1. A supercontinent originally thought of by Alfred Wegener
  2. A boundary that consists of pushing together
  3. A deep part of the ocean that pulls down the old seafloor into the mantle
  4. A valley caused by two tectonic plates diverging
  5. A string of islands formed by convergent boundaries
  6. The movement of liquid in the earth that drives the plates to move
  7. A pattern of magnetic fields in strips of rock
  8. A break in the earth's crust that usually results as a center for seismic activity
  9. The process of the seafloor being replaced by a new layer
  10. A preserved piece of bone or plant encased in rock or clay

23 Clues: Molten rock (below the surface) • Molten rock (after it reaches surface) • A boundary that consists of pushing together • A pattern of magnetic fields in strips of rock • A mountain that forms when magma reaches the su • A valley caused by two tectonic plates diverging • A string of islands formed by convergent boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back to the mantle
  2. A central point where earthquakes start
  3. The record of earthquakes seismic waves
  4. A decrease in volume of any object resulting from applied stress
  5. A force that changes shape or volume on rock
  6. Breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  7. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  8. Hot molten rock which was from a erupted volcano
  9. A force that pulls on rock and thins rock
  10. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  11. An instrument that records and measures seismic waves of an earthquake
Down
  1. A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma reach the surface
  2. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  3. Broken into pieces separated by cracks
  4. The point on the earth's surface above the focus
  5. A sudden violent shaking which destroys earth
  6. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  7. Change of shape without change of volume
  8. A large area of elevated land above sea level
  9. The measure of how much mass there is in a volume of substance

20 Clues: Broken into pieces separated by cracks • A central point where earthquakes start • The record of earthquakes seismic waves • Change of shape without change of volume • A force that pulls on rock and thins rock • A force that changes shape or volume on rock • A sudden violent shaking which destroys earth • A large area of elevated land above sea level • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the continents are on
  2. Is under the plates
  3. Where all the plates are
  4. 4th layer of the earth
  5. The continental _____
  6. When one plate goes under another
  7. When two plates converge
  8. Are Made when 2 plates converge
  9. The type of boundary when plates brush past each other
  10. When plates come together (Example: Volcano)
  11. Are found in the crust of the earth
Down
  1. 2nd layer of the earth
  2. The supercontinentient
  3. When 2 plates hit each other
  4. When 2 plates collide a ____ happens
  5. happens at mid-ocean ridges
  6. 1st layer of the earth
  7. Type of crust (land)
  8. Type of crust (ocean)
  9. The type of boundary when plates go away from each other
  10. Person who studies plates

21 Clues: Is under the plates • Type of crust (land) • The continental _____ • Type of crust (ocean) • 2nd layer of the earth • The supercontinentient • 4th layer of the earth • 1st layer of the earth • Where all the plates are • When two plates converge • Person who studies plates • What the continents are on • happens at mid-ocean ridges • When 2 plates hit each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. center of the earth
  2. substance's mass per unit of volume
  3. thickest earth layer
  4. large scale processes that affect the earths crust
  5. An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress
  6. the amount of force pushing on a surface
  7. uppermost layer of the oceanic plates
  8. a vibration that travels through earth
  9. region of the upper mantle of earth
  10. two tectonic plates pushing away from each other
Down
  1. thinnest earth layer
  2. two tectonic plates colliding
  3. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
  4. features expressed on the surface
  5. Rigid, outermost rocky shell
  6. science that deals with the earth's physical structures
  7. two tectonic plates sliding past each other
  8. the transfer of heat energy by fluid
  9. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  10. supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras

20 Clues: center of the earth • thinnest earth layer • thickest earth layer • Rigid, outermost rocky shell • two tectonic plates colliding • features expressed on the surface • substance's mass per unit of volume • region of the upper mantle of earth • the transfer of heat energy by fluid • uppermost layer of the oceanic plates • a vibration that travels through earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one plate slides under another plate
  2. the outermost layer of Earth
  3. two plates move apart from each other
  4. dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  5. any instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
  6. seismic waves that move in a back and forth/push-pull motion
  7. supercontinent from 225 years ago, made up of all continents
  8. the thick shell of dense, rocky matter that surrounds Earth's core
  9. seismic waves that move in a side-to-side motion
  10. the point on Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  11. the border between two tectonic plates
  12. a slow flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  13. a huge ocean wave caused by a sudden shift on the ocean floor
Down
  1. the point of origin of an earthquake
  2. two plates slide past each other
  3. A 1-10 scale that indicates the intensity of an earthquake
  4. melted rock under the surface of Earth
  5. theory that explains the causes of global seismic and volcanic activity
  6. melted rock on the surface of Earth
  7. shaking of Earth's surface due to a release of energy in the crust

20 Clues: the outermost layer of Earth • two plates slide past each other • melted rock on the surface of Earth • the point of origin of an earthquake • one plate slides under another plate • two plates move apart from each other • melted rock under the surface of Earth • the border between two tectonic plates • seismic waves that move in a side-to-side motion • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of earth that protects us from uv rays
  2. weather of the earth
  3. the water surrounding the continents
  4. when a hot spot meets a mountain (spews out molten rock)
  5. the location of the earthquake
  6. the rich land upon us
  7. when tectonic plates converge
  8. deep parts of the ocean and of land
  9. the hottest line on earth
  10. what the sun is considered
Down
  1. a major tropical storm
  2. the deepest part of the ocean
  3. when the tectonic plates start moving
  4. the main tool used for finding earthquakes
  5. the climate of the earth
  6. what we breath
  7. how the tectonic plates con-join
  8. someone who studies science related subjects
  9. what forms mountains
  10. the name for earth

20 Clues: what we breath • the name for earth • weather of the earth • what forms mountains • the rich land upon us • a major tropical storm • the climate of the earth • the hottest line on earth • what the sun is considered • the deepest part of the ocean • when tectonic plates converge • the location of the earthquake • how the tectonic plates con-join • deep parts of the ocean and of land • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The age of the oldest continent
  2. A plate boundary where to plates slide past each other
  3. A big puff of hot mantle coming up from deep in the earth
  4. Molten rock under the surface of the earth
  5. She helped prove the theory of plate tectonics
  6. Anything having to do with vibration in the earth’s crust
  7. A period in history when glaciers covered most of the earth
  8. A plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  9. When the earth’s plates split apart from each other
  10. Where the crust is being pulled apart to form a trench
Down
  1. Part of the upper mantle that is solid but can flow
  2. Another word for the crust of the earth
  3. Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis
  4. It uses sound to detect things on or under water
  5. Movement in the mantle because of changes in temperature
  6. The study of the bottom of bodies of water
  7. An area that surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean where a lot of volcanoes erupt and earthquakes happen
  8. A supercontinent
  9. This volcano is located in Pompeii and erupted in 79 CE
  10. The part of the earth’s surface right above the starting point of an earthquake

20 Clues: A supercontinent • Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis • The age of the oldest continent • Another word for the crust of the earth • The study of the bottom of bodies of water • Molten rock under the surface of the earth • She helped prove the theory of plate tectonics • It uses sound to detect things on or under water • Part of the upper mantle that is solid but can flow • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most earthquakes occur at plate ___ where the stress is the greatest
  2. Measured by a seismograph
  3. The strength of an earthquake
  4. Body waves that are slower
  5. Amount of damage
  6. Body waves that are the fastest
  7. Slower moving waves that may cause the greatest damage
  8. A fracture between two or more blocks of rock
  9. Is there a reliable way to predict earthquakes?
  10. Types of ___ can affect how buildings respond to seismic waves
Down
  1. Instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  2. Spot on surface above the focus
  3. Measured by observation
  4. Location of the first motion in Earth
  5. The difference between arrival times of P and S waves
  6. Areas where no body waves are detected
  7. Tsunamis form when the epicenter is on the ___ floor
  8. A type of surface wave
  9. What an earthquake can cause (water)
  10. Secondary (S) waves travel through ___ only

20 Clues: Amount of damage • A type of surface wave • Measured by observation • Measured by a seismograph • Body waves that are slower • The strength of an earthquake • Spot on surface above the focus • Body waves that are the fastest • What an earthquake can cause (water) • Location of the first motion in Earth • Areas where no body waves are detected • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slowest moving waves
  2. the theory that proposes that Earths outer shell consist of individual plates that interact in various ways
  3. how many types of surface waves
  4. the amount of layers Earth is made up of
  5. areas of low earthquake activity
  6. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
  7. caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault.
  8. measures ground motion and can be used to determine determine the distance seismic waves travel
  9. spot on surface above the focus
  10. fastest waves that travel through liquids or gases
  11. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
Down
  1. location of first motion in Earth
  2. what plates are made of
  3. the strength of an earthquake
  4. slower waves that travel through solids only
  5. areas where no body waves are detected
  6. refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction
  7. where plates slide past each other
  8. small earthquakes that precede a large earthquake
  9. the layer of earth we live on

20 Clues: slowest moving waves • what plates are made of • the strength of an earthquake • the layer of earth we live on • how many types of surface waves • spot on surface above the focus • areas of low earthquake activity • location of first motion in Earth • where plates slide past each other • areas where no body waves are detected • the amount of layers Earth is made up of • ...

plate tectonics 2024-02-08

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earths crust move and change shape
  2. the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations
  3. soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  5. the thickest layer of the earth
  6. the inner most layer of the earth
  7. these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc.
  8. strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  9. the layer of the earth that we live on
  10. alfred wegner
  11. this creates mountains, treches, earthquakes, etc.
Down
  1. tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  4. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  5. Harry Hess came up with this idea
  6. this layer of the earth takes up 33% of the the earth
  7. core the only liquid layer of the earth
  8. the nature of somethings ingredients
  9. plate there are 10 of these on earth

20 Clues: alfred wegner • the thickest layer of the earth • the inner most layer of the earth • Harry Hess came up with this idea • the nature of somethings ingredients • plate there are 10 of these on earth • the layer of the earth that we live on • core the only liquid layer of the earth • these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
Down
  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
Down
  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The strong lower part of the mantle.
  2. The thin layer/surface of our planet that we live on.
  3. The very hot and dense center of our planet made of iron and nickel.
  4. The inner most layer of the earth made up of solid iron and nickel.
  5. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load.srength,ductiily,impact resistance,and toughness.
  6. The only liquid layer of the planet that was discovered by seismic activity.
  7. The nature of something's ingredients or constituents.
  8. The plastic like layer of the mantle.
  9. When 2 tectonic plates go the opposite direction of each other.
Down
  1. A theory proposed by Alfred Wegner that pieces of the earths crust moves.
  2. Broken up parts of the Lithosphere.
  3. The process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the earths surface and solidifies.
  4. Tectonic plates that move which Alfred Wegener suggested and how that was Pangea was seperated.
  5. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object.
  6. The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations.
  7. The middle layer of the earth which is the largest and makes up 66 percent of the earth.
  8. A large crack in the earth's surface.
  9. When 2 plates slide past each other.
  10. When 2 tectonic plates push together.
  11. The layer that is composed of the crust and the upper mantle.

20 Clues: Broken up parts of the Lithosphere. • The strong lower part of the mantle. • When 2 plates slide past each other. • A large crack in the earth's surface. • When 2 tectonic plates push together. • The plastic like layer of the mantle. • The thin layer/surface of our planet that we live on. • The nature of something's ingredients or constituents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only liquid layer of the Earth
  2. A hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass
  3. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load
  4. Strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. The theory that explains how plate tectonics move and change shape
  6. Tectonic plates move apart from each other
  7. Tectonic plates collide together
  8. The thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. Something's ingredients or constituents
  2. Soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
  3. Solid outer layer of the outermost part of the Earth
  4. Innermost layer of the Earth
  5. The sinking of the regions of the Earth's crust
  6. The middle layer of the Earth
  7. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
  8. Tectonic plates slide past each other
  9. A piece of lithosphere that floats on the asthenosphere
  10. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  11. A break in a body of rock
  12. The center of the Earth

20 Clues: The center of the Earth • A break in a body of rock • Innermost layer of the Earth • The middle layer of the Earth • Strong, lower part of the mantle • Tectonic plates collide together • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • Tectonic plates slide past each other • Something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the Asthenosphere and the outer core.
  2. The soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  3. Solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  4. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  5. The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents
  6. The hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location.
  7. The center of the Earth, like a ball of hot metal and it is mostly iron and nickel.
  8. The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer.
  9. Tectonic plates move apart together and form depending on the types.
  10. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness.
Down
  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  2. The only liquid layer of the planet.
  3. The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth ´ s crust move and change shape.
  4. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object.
  5. The sinking of regions of the Earth ´ s crust to lower elevations.
  6. Tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes.
  7. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.
  8. The inner most layer of the Earth.
  9. The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth.
  10. Tectonic plates collide together and from various land forms depending on the types that converge.

20 Clues: The inner most layer of the Earth. • The only liquid layer of the planet. • The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth. • The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents • The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer. • Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. string of volcanoes, or seismic activity around the edges of the pacific ocean
  2. result of plates releasing stress
  3. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal
  4. result of magma from the earth making its way to the surface
  5. Plates that come together
  6. Plate located under South America
  7. theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  8. plate located under North America
  9. The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago, in which the present day continents were joined together
  10. Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Plates that spread apart
  2. Plate located under Europe and Asia
  3. Plate located under Africa
  4. outer most layer of the Earth
  5. symbolizes the edge of the plates
  6. plate located under the pacific ocean
  7. Plate located under India and Oceania
  8. part of the earth's crust that moves
  9. big wave because of release of energy in the earth's crust
  10. melted rock on the Earth's surface

20 Clues: Plates that spread apart • Plates that come together • Plate located under Africa • outer most layer of the Earth • result of plates releasing stress • symbolizes the edge of the plates • Plate located under South America • plate located under North America • melted rock on the Earth's surface • Plate located under Europe and Asia • part of the earth's crust that moves • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-04-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates move apart, or diverge
  2. sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  4. made of alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows
  5. a force that changes the shape or volume of rocks
  6. zipper line chains of undersea mountains
  7. molten rock flows up through the crack in earths crust and hardens into solid strips of new rock on both sides of the crack
  8. an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface, independent of plate boundary
  9. single number that geologists use to assign to an earthquake based on earthquake's size
  10. dead
  11. wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or landslide
  12. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement
Down
  1. plates slip past each other
  2. a structure that forms in Earth's crust
  3. sleeping
  4. an idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation
  5. plates come together
  6. undersea valleys that are the deepest parts of the ocean
  7. shaking and trembling that results from plate movement
  8. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  9. ideas that are supported by a vast, diverse array of evidence
  10. a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  11. once magma reaches the surface
  12. stress that stretches rocks is that it becomes thinner in the middle

24 Clues: dead • sleeping • plates come together • plates slip past each other • plates move apart, or diverge • once magma reaches the surface • a structure that forms in Earth's crust • zipper line chains of undersea mountains • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • a force that changes the shape or volume of rocks • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • ...

M2: Summative Project Crossword Puzzel 2022-12-07

M2: Summative Project Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. diver
  2. decay deca
  3. Subduct
  4. magnet
  5. aero
  6. coev
  7. Wave wave
  8. dating
  9. ton
  10. topo
  11. Tectonics tect
  12. bio
  13. mology
  14. abio
  15. trans
Down
  1. Destruc
  2. dating dating
  3. age
  4. Lith
  5. construc
  6. conver
  7. anae
  8. ction

23 Clues: age • ton • bio • Lith • aero • coev • topo • anae • abio • diver • ction • trans • magnet • conver • dating • mology • Destruc • Subduct • construc • Wave wave • decay deca • dating dating • Tectonics tect

earthquakes 2022-03-21

earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hazard
  2. Aleppo
  3. plate tectonics
  4. gravity
  5. wavelength
  6. displacement
  7. magnitude
  8. seismicity
  9. crust
  10. oceans
  11. San Francisco
  12. foreshocks
Down
  1. chutes
  2. greathashin
  3. naturally
  4. intensity
  5. bedrock
  6. landslide
  7. earthquakes
  8. ringoffire
  9. velocity
  10. tsunami
  11. greatalaska
  12. aftershocks

24 Clues: crust • chutes • hazard • Aleppo • oceans • gravity • bedrock • tsunami • velocity • naturally • intensity • landslide • magnitude • wavelength • seismicity • ringoffire • foreshocks • greathashin • earthquakes • greatalaska • aftershocks • displacement • San Francisco • plate tectonics

Science crossword puzzle 2022-05-17

Science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a _______ occurs along fault lines, and are formed by cracks in the earth crust where plate tectonics meet.
  2. The _____ crust is the layer that makes up continents & continental shelves
  3. the ____ is a very hot area beneath the earths crust formed by moving plates
  4. ____A plate boundary 2 tectonic plates moving away from eachother
  5. ____ is a break,crack,or fracture in the earths crust
  6. a ______ is formed by 2 convergent plates colliding
  7. a _____ is a large and narrow depression formed by 4 across
  8. ____ A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past eachother
Down
  1. The ___________ Ridge is a ridge located along the ocean floor caused by divergent plate boundary
  2. _________ is when 2 plate tectonics meet and one plate slides under the other
  3. _______ is a proven theory that explains how most landforms are made IE:mountains volcanoes etc
  4. ____A plate boundary where 2 or more plates collide
  5. the _____ is the outermost layer of a planet
  6. the _____ crust is a layer of the lithosphere that is found under water
  7. a _____ is formed when one plate slides under the other (subduction) can also be formed by 7 across

15 Clues: the _____ is the outermost layer of a planet • ____A plate boundary where 2 or more plates collide • a ______ is formed by 2 convergent plates colliding • ____ is a break,crack,or fracture in the earths crust • ____ A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past eachother • a _____ is a large and narrow depression formed by 4 across • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2016-06-14

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent formed 250 million years ago
  2. a weaker place in the middle of a plate where magma comes up and volcanoes form
  3. the place where the earthquake is felt at the surface
  4. a scale that measures the strenght of an earthquake
  5. the flow of magma in the mantle that causes plates to move
  6. a big space filled with magma under the volcano
  7. boundary where two plates move apart
  8. when lava escapes the volcano via a weaker spot in the volcano
  9. the ocean around which we can find the ring of fire
  10. a famous example of a transform boundary in the USA
Down
  1. the continental plate is made from this material
  2. in this part of the mantle, convection currents take place
  3. the combination of the crust and the solid part of the mantle
  4. this plate is the thinnest
  5. a big wave formed when an earthquake takes place in the water
  6. short-term help given when a disaster took place
  7. at this boundary one can find explosive volcanoes
  8. this formed in the middle of the ocean at the divergent boundary
  9. the process in which one plate goes underneath the under
  10. magma at the earth's surface
  11. when a volcano explodes, it is called an ...
  12. a scale that measures the damage an earthquake causes

22 Clues: this plate is the thinnest • magma at the earth's surface • boundary where two plates move apart • supercontinent formed 250 million years ago • when a volcano explodes, it is called an ... • a big space filled with magma under the volcano • the continental plate is made from this material • short-term help given when a disaster took place • ...

plate tectonics 2016-08-02

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – when the earths crust is pushed up from its sides
  2. tube – a tube formed by cooling and solidifying of the lava walls while fluid lava continued to flow inside
  3. volcano – a volcano that is not very steep but can be big with non- explosive eruptions
  4. – the scale which measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  5. – the south side of Pangaea
  6. – the line which rocks break and move
  7. material – debris thrown from volcanos with viscous magma
  8. – largest type of crust
  9. – a form of closed lava tube (with a bulbous end) that forms when lava flows into water (e.g. a lake) and cools very rapidly
  10. – the super continent
  11. waves – the fastest travel waves with the greatest velocity
  12. – an earthquake that occurs before a larger seismic event
  13. waves – waves trapped near the surface, they are the slowest and most destructive
  14. – occurs on the tectonic plate boundaries
  15. – lava that is parcially cooled, low viscosity, thin (like water)
  16. – plates pushing together
  17. – plates pulling away from each other
  18. cone volcano – a volcano small in size with steep slopes, moderately explosive with shot eruptions
Down
  1. – smallest type of crust
  2. – the earths thickest layer
  3. – plates sliding against each other
  4. – lava with a high viscosity, blocky and rough
  5. – semi rigid part of the mantle
  6. vent – A point source of the Earth's surface through which lavas, pyroclastics, and gas are erupted.
  7. – the earths thinnest layer
  8. - the largest recorded shock
  9. volcano – most common type of volcano, explosive eruptions and lava flow
  10. – areas of the earths surface through which magma and volcanic gases pass
  11. core – what layer of the earth is solid due to tremendous pressure
  12. – the north side of Pangaea
  13. – an earthquake that occurs after a larger seismic event
  14. – the area on the ground directly above where an earthquake occurs
  15. core – what layer of the earth is liquid state due to extremely high temperatures
  16. – occurs in the middle of the plate tectonics
  17. - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  18. waves – waves that travel along the worlds outer layers
  19. – all material ejected from a volcano
  20. – the spot underground where rock breaks causing an earthquake
  21. – scientist behind the theory of the continental drift
  22. vent - an opening in the side of a volcano through which volcanic materials (like lava, gases, and pyroclastic debris) erupt.

40 Clues: – the super continent • – largest type of crust • – smallest type of crust • – plates pushing together • – the earths thickest layer • – the south side of Pangaea • – the earths thinnest layer • – the north side of Pangaea • - the largest recorded shock • – semi rigid part of the mantle • – plates sliding against each other • – the line which rocks break and move • ...

Plate tectonics 2015-12-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates spread apart from each other
  2. reversal\shown by sea floor spreading
  3. mountains/feature forms with a converget collision
  4. and earthquake/ recorded over history
  5. a type of rock that forms on Icelands boundry
  6. that is surrounded by half divergent and half converget
  7. rest on
  8. of rocks/recorded by radioactive dating processes
  9. Andres fault/ example of a transform boundry
  10. a feature form with in a transform boundry causeing a crack in the earths surface
Down
  1. collision/when two continental plates come together
  2. ocean ridge/ a feature formes with divergetn boundry that caused the Mid Atlantic ridge
  3. two plates slide past each other
  4. color of the oldest land
  5. are plates located
  6. type of crust made from granite
  7. currents/in the mantle force the plates to move in a predictable motion
  8. of crust made from basalt
  9. example of a folded mountain
  10. eath crust is made up of moving plates

20 Clues: rest on • are plates located • color of the oldest land • of crust made from basalt • example of a folded mountain • type of crust made from granite • two plates slide past each other • plates spread apart from each other • reversal\shown by sea floor spreading • and earthquake/ recorded over history • eath crust is made up of moving plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-12-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates slide past each other
  2. Plate associated with the ring of fire
  3. color of the oldest rock
  4. color of the newest rcok
  5. The layer are earth sphere located
  6. Forms as a result of a transform boundary
  7. type of crust made of Granite
  8. plates rest on
  9. the mid ocean ridge is a place where ______________ crust is formed
  10. type of rock that forms on Icelands boundary
Down
  1. feature that forms on a subduction boundary
  2. Place where molten rock erupt through the Earth's crust
  3. oceanic crust is ____________________ than continental crust
  4. shaking in the ground,when plates move
  5. feature that is a result of a continental-oceanic convergent boundary
  6. 2 plates spread apart from each other
  7. a feature that can result from an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
  8. continental crust is ______________________ than oceanic crust
  9. An Example of a Folded mountain
  10. type of crust that is made from Basalt

20 Clues: plates rest on • color of the oldest rock • color of the newest rcok • type of crust made of Granite • An Example of a Folded mountain • The layer are earth sphere located • when 2 plates slide past each other • 2 plates spread apart from each other • Plate associated with the ring of fire • shaking in the ground,when plates move • type of crust that is made from Basalt • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The joining of all the landmasses on Earth; it means "all lands" in Greek
  2. The edges of plates
  3. The layer of rigid rock that includes all of the crust and the upper portion of the mantle
  4. A long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom.
  5. Cracks in the Earth’s crust
  6. Places where two plates grind past each other
  7. The sinking of older, more dense crust
  8. A German astronomer and meteorologist who created the “continental drift” theory
  9. Pieces of the earth's lithosphere
  10. A process in which new ocean floor is created from molten material rising in margins between plates or ridges and spreading out
  11. A depression of the Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies
Down
  1. A large area in which plates are moving away from each other, forming several fractures and faults
  2. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. A layer of solid rock that behaves like a fluid
  4. Places where two plates come together
  5. Separating plates beneath the ocean; the longest chain of mountains (or volcanoes) in the world; circles the Earth
  6. Heat that circulates in the Earth, causing magma to flow and tectonic plates to shift
  7. Places where two plates move apart or divide
  8. A continental transform fault that extends about 800 miles through California
  9. A mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  10. A belt of volcanoes and frequent seismic activity around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

21 Clues: The edges of plates • Cracks in the Earth’s crust • Pieces of the earth's lithosphere • Places where two plates come together • The sinking of older, more dense crust • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • Places where two plates move apart or divide • Places where two plates grind past each other • A layer of solid rock that behaves like a fluid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What Wegner called a landmass or supercontinent
  2. Connects points of equal elavation
  3. The layer immediately below the lithosphere
  4. The process by which new sea floor forms
  5. Two tectonic plates can move past one other in opposite directions
  6. Changes the chemical makeup of a rock
  7. Amount of force per area put on a body
  8. Studies of the sea floor revealed underwater mountain belts
  9. System of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world
  10. The process by which rock breaks down into smaller pieces or changes in comparison
  11. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in particular area
  12. The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
Down
  1. States that Earth's surface is made up of giant moving slabs
  2. Change of magnetic poles
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  4. The shape and size of the land features on Earth's surface
  5. When tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  6. Also called mechanical weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces
  7. A thicker contour line that often has an elevation label
  8. Shows the shape of Earth's surface with lines that represent different evalations
  9. When two tectonic plates move away from one anotheror diverge
  10. Hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single landmass.
  11. The outermost physical layer of Earth
  12. Lays down rock, sediment, and soil
  13. Transports rock,sediment,and soil from one place to another

25 Clues: Change of magnetic poles • Connects points of equal elavation • Lays down rock, sediment, and soil • Changes the chemical makeup of a rock • The outermost physical layer of Earth • Amount of force per area put on a body • The process by which new sea floor forms • The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • The layer immediately below the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thin part of the crust that which lays under the oceans
  2. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake
  3. A large supercontinent which formed millions of years ago
  4. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
  5. A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise to the surface
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  7. The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that are continually moving
  8. A place where two tectonic plates colided which causes a large land mass to elevate
  9. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  10. the geologist which first thought of the thoery of continental drift
  11. Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean
  12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving together
  13. A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma
Down
  1. The transfer of the thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another
  2. The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
  4. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  5. Core The layer of the Earth which is responsible for the magnectic field
  6. Violent shaking of the Earth which is caused by rocks breaking under stress
  7. A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust
  8. The centre of the Earth
  9. The continual movement of the continents over time
  10. Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid
  11. Molten rocks which appear on the surface of the Earth
  12. A mountain with a vent where magma have or are erupted
  13. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  14. A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land
  15. A large leyer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of the Earth; Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes
  16. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  17. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth

30 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean • A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma • The continual movement of the continents over time • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer more dense the the continental crust
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. When two plates collide head on with each other
  4. The layer with the least density
  5. The shape most volcanoes come in
  6. Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes
  7. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  8. Molten rock that is beneath the earths surface
  9. Cooled lava
  10. A vent in the earths surface where magma and gases erupt
Down
  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. The layer of the earth under the crust
  3. Heat transfer in a gas/liquid by the rotation of currents from one region to another
  4. Portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  5. Happens when the force of two plates sliding past each other releases
  6. A type of excavation or depression in the ground
  7. An elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor
  8. Force proposed for plate motion in plate tectonics
  9. Where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen
  10. The downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle
  11. Usually caused by transform boundaries

21 Clues: Cooled lava • The layer with the least density • The shape most volcanoes come in • When two plates slide past each other • Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes • The layer of the earth under the crust • Usually caused by transform boundaries • When two plates move away from each other • Where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen • ...