plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

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

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

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

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2023-11-11

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

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

Flexography process basic vocabulary 2026-04-25

Flexography process basic vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. double-sided-tape
  2. corel-draw
  3. roll-to-sheet
  4. corrugated-cardboard
  5. pressing-by-the-kiss
  6. double-sided-tape
  7. pantone
  8. roll-to-roll
  9. fountain
  10. cylinder
  11. flexible-plate
  12. plate
  13. illustrator
Down
  1. food-package
  2. rubber-plate
  3. desing-software
  4. desing-software
  5. narrow-band
  6. photoshop
  7. ink-tray
  8. impression
  9. cian-magenta-yellow-black
  10. paper-bag
  11. doctor-blade
  12. labels
  13. substrate

26 Clues: plate • labels • pantone • ink-tray • fountain • cylinder • photoshop • paper-bag • substrate • corel-draw • impression • narrow-band • illustrator • food-package • rubber-plate • doctor-blade • roll-to-roll • roll-to-sheet • flexible-plate • desing-software • desing-software • double-sided-tape • double-sided-tape • corrugated-cardboard • pressing-by-the-kiss • cian-magenta-yellow-black

Natural Hazards Bam Bam 8CS 2019-03-13

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

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

Germs and My plate 2023-08-30

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

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

Earth History 2021-02-08

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

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

Alex Science Crossword 2017-12-10

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

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

8.9 vocab review 2022-03-02

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2024-11-18

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

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

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

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

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

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2025-11-06

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

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

SWERVVV 2024-05-21

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

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

Review the vocabulary at the restaurant 2024-03-08

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

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

La Mesa 2025-03-06

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

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

SWERVVV 2024-05-21

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

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

Layers of the Earth 2020-10-27

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

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

Unit 1 APES 2024-12-12

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

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

U-Pick Project 2025-05-06

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

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

ES Unit 5 Test 2023-04-03

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

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

natural hazards 2025-12-12

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

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

Unit 1 Crossword 2025-11-12

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

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

Natural Systems Review 2016-10-25

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

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

Challenge 2025-11-06

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

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

oceanagraghy 2025-09-30

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

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

Spring Holidays 2026-03-05

Spring Holidays crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Christians aren't allowed to eat: instead they ______.
  2. The final meal Jesus had with his disciples.
  3. After _____ days, Jesus rose from the dead.
  4. Seder plate: herb, usually parsley, which symbolizes spring. It is dipped in salt water, a symbol of tears.
  5. On Palm Sunday, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on the back of a ______.
  6. Seder plate: a hard-boiled egg, symbol of mourning and of the Jews' determination.
  7. Jesus died on a cross: this is called ______.
  8. Seder plate: a bitter herb, usually horseradish, that symbolizes suffering.
  9. Today, some people decorate _____ to celebrate Easter.
  10. The mean ruler of Egypt who enslaved the Israelites was called _______.
  11. Seder plate: a sweet paste that symbolizes the mortar used by Jewish slaves.
Down
  1. To show his anger, G*d sent 10 _______ on Egypt.
  2. Passover happens on the 15th day of _____.
  3. Easter celebrates Jesus rising from the dead, also called his __________.
  4. This flat, unleavened bread is eaten at Passover.
  5. Seder plate: z'roa is a bone, symbolizing the sacrificial ______ whose blood marked the doors of Jewish houses.
  6. This is the most important Christian holiday.
  7. Good Friday is a day of _________ (synonym for grief).
  8. Seder plate: a bitter herb, usually endive, symbolizing the bitterness of slavery.
  9. ____ celebrate Passover.
  10. ____ celebrate Easter.
  11. Jesus was buried in a _______.
  12. This is the book Jews read from at seder.

23 Clues: ____ celebrate Easter. • ____ celebrate Passover. • Jesus was buried in a _______. • This is the book Jews read from at seder. • Passover happens on the 15th day of _____. • After _____ days, Jesus rose from the dead. • The final meal Jesus had with his disciples. • This is the most important Christian holiday. • Jesus died on a cross: this is called ______. • ...

Unit 5 Terminology Review 2024-11-04

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

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

Horizon Tectonics 2021-03-25

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

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

Tectonics/Earth 2026-02-09

Tectonics/Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A giant wave/waves that can result after an earthquake, like the Japan video clip.
  2. The crust under the oceans, it is more dense than the continental crust and is mostly made from basalt.
  3. A liquid layer of the Earth made of nickel and iron.
  4. A horseshoe shaped area in the Pacific that his home to 75% of active volcanoes and roughly 90% of earthquakes.
  5. When magma pools in places under the crust and then it erupts you get this.
  6. The thickest layer of the Earth that the crust floats upon.
  7. The thinnest outer most layer of the Earth.
  8. When one part of the crust is denser than another and it goes beneath the less dense one.
  9. When two plate boundaries move apart from one another.
Down
  1. When two plate boundaries slide past each other.
  2. The crust under the land, it is less dense than oceanic crust and is made mostly of granite.
  3. The theory that explains how the different areas/plates of the Earth move.
  4. This occurs between divergent boundaries of oceanic crust as the crust is ripped apart and new floor is made.
  5. When two plate boundaries move towards each other.
  6. When two pieces of continental crust move towards each other they push up the land and create?
  7. What magma is called when it is on the surface.
  8. Energy being released from tectonic activity causing the ground to shake.
  9. When all of the continents were connected to one another it was know as this "P" word?
  10. The densest layer of the Earth, believed to be solid iron and nickel.

19 Clues: The thinnest outer most layer of the Earth. • What magma is called when it is on the surface. • When two plate boundaries slide past each other. • When two plate boundaries move towards each other. • A liquid layer of the Earth made of nickel and iron. • When two plate boundaries move apart from one another. • ...

Ch.5 Nail Product Chemisrty 2024-09-10

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

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

Plate Tectonics 1 2023-10-22

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

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

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

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

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

Plate Tectonics Exploration 2022-03-25

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

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-02-10

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

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

plate tectonics plates 2024-01-17

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-05-08

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

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

Sec 3-6 Vocab Review 2024-09-17

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

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

Science croswroosrd 2023-10-09

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

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-11-16

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

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

Plate Tectonics Project 2021-04-27

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

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

Exam 2 Crossword 2021-10-05

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

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

3-2 Vocab 2025-03-18

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

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

Brent Hurrelbrink The Land 2025-04-24

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

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

Oceanagraphy 2025-09-18

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

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

Oceanogrophy Vocab 2025-10-01

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

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

Nail disease and disorder 2022-03-09

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2025-03-05

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

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

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

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

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

Fossils Vocab 2024-01-03

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

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

Our Restless Earth 2014-04-30

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

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

Batteries 2024-03-13

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

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

Science 2017-06-01

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

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

Unit 4 Cross Word Puzzle 2023-04-19

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

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

Plate Motion Review 2023-01-27

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

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

Rocks 2023-11-28

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

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

Final Exam Review 2023-12-15

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

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

Oceanography vocabulary terms 2025-10-01

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

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

8th Grade Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-08-25

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

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

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-09-30

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

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

Oceanography Vocabulary 2025-09-30

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

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

Chapter 6 Review 2024-05-03

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

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

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2024-12-13

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

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

Honors Earth Final Exam Review 2025-05-06

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

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

restless earth revision 2015-10-21

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

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

Tectonics Crossword 2020-04-01

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

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

Plate Tetonics 2014-04-27

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

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

Earth Processes Crossword 2025-01-28

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

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

High Middle Ages 2025-04-13

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

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

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

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

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

tectonic plates vocab 2025-03-28

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

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

Unit 5 Earth 2023-04-20

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

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

Science Vocab 2022-09-25

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

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

Weathering and Erosion 2025-03-12

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

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

Kitchen Tools 2025-10-16

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

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

Earth Science 1 2019-02-28

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

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

Matthew's Tectonic plates puzzle 2026-02-03

Matthew's Tectonic plates puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plates granite makes up
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  3. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  4. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  5. A dropped zone where plates pull apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  8. a layer of the Earth where the tectonic plates move
  9. This heat transfer drives plate motion due to density differences
  10. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  12. the type of plates that are made of basalt rock
  13. A plate boundaary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. A layer of the Earth that allows tectonic plates to move on top
  2. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  3. The type of rock continental plates are made from
  4. The type of rock oceanic plates are made from
  5. The first scientist to create the theory of continental drift
  6. Am undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the sea
  7. The last supercontinent on Earth
  8. The plate theory made up by Alfred Wegener
  9. An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
  10. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  11. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  12. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor

25 Clues: The last supercontinent on Earth • The type of plates granite makes up • A dropped zone where plates pull apart • The plate theory made up by Alfred Wegener • The type of rock oceanic plates are made from • the type of plates that are made of basalt rock • The type of rock continental plates are made from • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • ...

Dynamic Earth: Module 10 2026-03-31

Dynamic Earth: Module 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions.
  2. a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. the boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  4. a crack or fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs.
  5. rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
  6. molten rock stored below Earth's surface.
  7. name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago.
  8. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
  9. a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
Down
  1. the boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  2. a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite.
  3. a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
  4. theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.
  5. an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  7. the boundary between two plates that move towards each other.
  8. vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust.
  9. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water.
  10. long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries.
  11. magma that erupts onto Earth's surface.

20 Clues: magma that erupts onto Earth's surface. • molten rock stored below Earth's surface. • a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows. • the boundary between two plates that slide past each other. • rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders. • the boundary between two plates that move towards each other. • ...

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

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

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

tectonics 2022-09-17

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

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

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

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

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

Weathering and Erosion Vocabulary 2023-02-27

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

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

Horizon Tectonics 2021-03-25

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

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

Rocks 2017-10-11

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

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

Rocks 2017-10-11

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

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

Kitchen Words 2012-10-16

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

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

Thing In The Kitchen 2024-02-25

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

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

Bryce Gricks-Land 2025-04-24

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

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

Geography Ch 1 Sec 2-4 2026-02-06

Geography Ch 1 Sec 2-4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The term for the process of breaking down rock on the earth.
  2. This term refers to elevated land that are generally flat on top.
  3. The term for the layer of gases above the earth.
  4. An area of slow water where rivers flatten out as they enter large bodies of water.
  5. The movement of rock and soil on the surface of the earth.
  6. The name of the German scientist whose theory developed into plate tectonics.
  7. The tropic latitude at 23.5 south of the equator.
  8. The term for cracks that form on the earth's surface.
  9. An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  10. The amount of continents on the earth.
  11. The term for the earth moving around the sun.
  12. The total amount of oceans on the earth.
Down
  1. A narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water.
  2. A narrow area of land that separates 2 large bodies of water.
  3. The tropic latitude at 23.5 north of the equator.
  4. The term for the hot molten center of the earth.
  5. The term for when the sun is directly over the equator.
  6. A related series of islands.
  7. The spins on this at 23.5 degrees to the sun.
  8. An area of low lying generally flat land.
  9. The term for when the sun is directly over one of the tropics.
  10. This term refers to the height of a landform in relation to sea level.

22 Clues: A related series of islands. • The amount of continents on the earth. • The total amount of oceans on the earth. • An area of low lying generally flat land. • The spins on this at 23.5 degrees to the sun. • The term for the earth moving around the sun. • An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. • The term for the layer of gases above the earth. • ...

Oceanography Vocabulary Terms 2025-10-01

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

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

5th grade science vocabulary 2025-12-12

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

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

Plate Crash! The Earth-Shaking Crossw 2026-04-22

Plate Crash! The Earth-Shaking Crossw crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge underwater mountain chain stretching across the ocean ⛰️🌊
  2. When one plate dives under another like a sneaky submarine 🚢⬇️
  3. A mountain that can explode with lava—BOOM! 🌋💥
  4. Rock made from layers stacking up over time like a sandwich 🥪🪨
  5. When new ocean floor is made as plates pull apart 🌊✨
  6. Plates pull apart like they’re doing the ultimate stretch 🕺↔️
  7. A crack in Earth where things can break and shift ⚡🌍
  8. Melted rock bubbling beneath Earth like underground lava soup 🍲🔥
Down
  1. The “meeting line” where tectonic plates come together 🤝
  2. Rock born from cooled melted lava—hot stuff turned solid 🔥🪨
  3. Plates smash together like bumper cars at full speed 💥🚗
  4. A super-hot spot under Earth that can pop up volcanoes 🔥🌋
  5. A rock “time capsule” holding clues from ancient life 🦴⏳
  6. The science of how Earth’s plates move and groove 🧠🌍
  7. Rock that got “cooked and squished” into something new ♨️🪨
  8. The shape or layout of something—like how the seafloor is built 🧩
  9. The part of Earth’s crust that lives under the ocean 🌊🌍
  10. When land gets pushed upward like it’s rising on a giant elevator ⬆️⛰️
  11. The ground starts shaking like a giant is stomping nearby 😬🌍
  12. A super deep crack in the ocean floor—like Earth’s giant ditch 🌊⬇️

20 Clues: A mountain that can explode with lava—BOOM! 🌋💥 • The science of how Earth’s plates move and groove 🧠🌍 • When new ocean floor is made as plates pull apart 🌊✨ • A crack in Earth where things can break and shift ⚡🌍 • Plates smash together like bumper cars at full speed 💥🚗 • The part of Earth’s crust that lives under the ocean 🌊🌍 • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-05-21

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

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

Vulkane 2023-12-05

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

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

The Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics 2013-05-17

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

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

food 2021-08-29

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2017-05-21

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

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

Ocampo Crossword 2020-09-01

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

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

food 2021-08-29

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

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

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

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

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

food 2021-08-29

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

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

Unit 7: Earth Systems 2021-06-14

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

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