plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Mātes plate 2025-09-23

Mātes plate crossword puzzle
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  1. : Mazāka izmēra atmiņas modulis portatīvajiem datoriem.
  2. : Komponents, kas stabilizē elektrību mātesplatē.
  3. : Galvenā operatīvā atmiņa, kas ievietojama mātesplatē.
  4. : Programma, kas iedarbina datoru un sagatavo to operētājsistēmai.
  5. : Mikroshēmu komplekts, kas vada saziņu starp komponentēm.
  6. : Standarta izmēra mātesplates forma.
  7. : Galvenā datora shēmas plate, kas savieno visas komponentes.
  8. : Standarta atmiņas modulis galddatoriem.
  9. : Barošanas ķēde, kas nodrošina procesoru ar stabilu spriegumu.
  10. : Mūsdienīgs paplašinājuma slots grafikas un citām kartēm.
  11. : Ļoti kompakta mātesplates forma.
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  1. : Ligzda, kurā ievieto procesoru.
  2. : Ievietojuma vieta RAM vai papildu kartēm.
  3. : Universāls ports, kas bieži atrodas uz mātesplates.
  4. : Savienojumi priekšējām pogām un USB datorā.
  5. : Savienojums, caur kuru plate saņem strāvu no PSU.
  6. : Angļu vārds, kas apzīmē mikroshēmu uz plates.
  7. : Mazāka izmēra mātesplates forma.
  8. : Mūsdienīga BIOS aizstājēja sistēma ar grafisku saskarni.
  9. : Paplašinājuma slots vecāka tipa kartēm.

20 Clues: : Ligzda, kurā ievieto procesoru. • : Mazāka izmēra mātesplates forma. • : Ļoti kompakta mātesplates forma. • : Standarta izmēra mātesplates forma. • : Standarta atmiņas modulis galddatoriem. • : Paplašinājuma slots vecāka tipa kartēm. • : Ievietojuma vieta RAM vai papildu kartēm. • : Savienojumi priekšējām pogām un USB datorā. • ...

Plate techtonics 2025-11-20

Plate techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large body of saltwater separating continents
  2. Earth’s thin outer layer that we live on
  3. Heat transfer through waves, not direct contact
  4. The science that studies Earth’s materials and processes
  5. A boundary where plates slide past each other
  6. Heat transfer when two things touch
  7. The planet we live on
  8. Thick layer of hot rock below Earth’s crust
  9. Melted rock
  10. When plates pull apart
  11. The line where two tectonic plates meet
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  1. Earth’s center, made of very hot metal
  2. Type of crust that forms the continents
  3. Movement of heat in the mantle that makes plates move
  4. A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. Deep valleys in the ocean where one plate sinks under another
  6. Soft, partly melted layer the plates slide on
  7. A mountain that can erupt lava
  8. High landforms created when plates push together
  9. The inside layers of Earth

20 Clues: Melted rock • The planet we live on • When plates pull apart • The inside layers of Earth • A mountain that can erupt lava • Heat transfer when two things touch • Earth’s center, made of very hot metal • Type of crust that forms the continents • The line where two tectonic plates meet • Earth’s thin outer layer that we live on • Thick layer of hot rock below Earth’s crust • ...

Tectonic Plate 2025-09-02

Tectonic Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcano: A broad, gently sloping volcano built up by many layers of runny lava, common in places like Hawaii.
  2. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface that can erupt through volcanoes.
  3. A large landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, usually formed by tectonic forces or volcanism.
  4. core: The solid, dense, iron-rich center of Earth, surrounded by the liquid outer core.
  5. The force that squeezes or presses rocks together, often leading to folding and faulting.
  6. An area of flat, elevated land that stands above the surrounding terrain.
  7. Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other, often causing subduction and volcanic activity.
  8. The soft, semi-molten layer of the upper mantle beneath tectonic plates where convection currents help move the plates.
  9. The process where two tectonic plates move toward and smash into each other, causing mountains to form.
  10. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  11. The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to support life.
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  1. A giant sea wave caused by earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
  2. The rigid, outermost layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and the uppermost mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  3. A scientist who studies rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape the Earth.
  4. A common, coarse-grained igneous rock found in continental crust.
  5. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth that forms the continents and ocean floors.
  6. Vibrations that travel through the Earth after a sudden release of energy, such as from an earthquake.
  7. A repeated sequence of events, like the rock or water cycle, that returns to the starting point.
  8. The preserved remains or traces of ancient plants or animals, typically found in sedimentary rock.
  9. The wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.

20 Clues: The wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice. • A common, coarse-grained igneous rock found in continental crust. • The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to support life. • An area of flat, elevated land that stands above the surrounding terrain. • Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface that can erupt through volcanoes. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  2. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  6. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  7. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  8. the place where two plates meet
  9. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
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  1. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  2. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  3. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  4. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  5. moving apart in different directions
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  8. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  11. to examine in detail for a purpose
  12. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  13. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  14. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

23 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Plate motion 2025-10-23

Plate motion crossword puzzle
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  1. A set of interacting parts creating a complex whole
  2. earths outer most layer of hard soild rock
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. any of the many eruptions in which gas lava and ash comes out of the earth
  6. moves away from each other
  7. divergent makes this
  8. the place where to plates meet
  9. a sudden shaking of the earths surface
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  1. The slow polling apart of an land that is caused by place motion
  2. The outside or top layer of something
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. an instinct reptile that live 300 million years ago
  5. hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  6. the layer of soft,soild rock underneath earths plates
  7. convergent makes this
  8. moves into each other
  9. how often or fast something happens
  10. all the continents
  11. earths outer layer is divided into sections called

20 Clues: all the continents • divergent makes this • convergent makes this • moves into each other • moves away from each other • the place where to plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • The outside or top layer of something • a sudden shaking of the earths surface • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • ...

The Science Brain Game 2014-11-14

The Science Brain Game crossword puzzle
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  1. solid,rigid part of the earth's crust and the upper mantle
  2. a small extremely hot region within the mantle
  3. large underground pools of molten magma
  4. slow moving currents of magma within the mantle
  5. the thickest layer of the earth
  6. proposed the theory of continental drift
  7. no longer active or erupting, but capable of erupting one day
  8. where two plates slide past one another
  9. where oceanic plates converge and the older, more dense plate is subducted
  10. fractures that form where the crust is stretched apart
  11. waves that earthquakes produce
  12. valley that forms where continental crust is stretched and becomes thin
  13. name of a large landmass
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  1. where two plates move away from each other
  2. pliable, dense, upper part of the mantle
  3. layer of earth that is a solid and has extreme pressure
  4. where two plates collide
  5. the process of an older oceanic plate being pulled under another plate
  6. underwater mountain range produced by a divergent plate boundary
  7. proposed the theory of seafloor spreading

20 Clues: where two plates collide • name of a large landmass • waves that earthquakes produce • the thickest layer of the earth • large underground pools of molten magma • where two plates slide past one another • pliable, dense, upper part of the mantle • proposed the theory of continental drift • proposed the theory of seafloor spreading • where two plates move away from each other • ...

Year 8 Geography Test Revision 2015-09-01

Year 8 Geography Test Revision crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move apart
  2. The movement of people from rural to urban areas
  3. A mixture of hot gas and rocks ___ flow
  4. The 'D' in CBD
  5. A city with more than 10 million people
  6. The type of migration that student visas fall under
  7. A mountain which forms when two plates converge together
  8. A main contributor of Urban Sprawl
  9. Type of landscape where Inselbergs and Oasis' are found
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  1. The area of a city where Shopping Centres area
  2. The plate Australia sits on
  3. A formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cave
  4. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  5. The type of migration that Humanitarian visas fall under
  6. The area of a city where people live
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move together
  8. The outer layer of the Earth
  9. A type of landscape where Beaches and Stacks are found
  10. The continent with the most megacities
  11. The scale which earthquakes are measured on

20 Clues: The 'D' in CBD • The plate Australia sits on • The outer layer of the Earth • A main contributor of Urban Sprawl • The area of a city where people live • The continent with the most megacities • A mixture of hot gas and rocks ___ flow • A city with more than 10 million people • The scale which earthquakes are measured on • A plate boundary where two plates move apart • ...

Aydan 2023-10-28

Aydan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bucket
  2. Spherical Water pot
  3. Large vessel for cooking
  4. Leaf plate
  5. Ladle
  6. Sieve
  7. A wooden seat
  8. Rolling pin
  9. Grater
  10. Earthen pot
  11. Pan
  12. Rice serving spoon
  13. Pan with little dip
  14. Box
  15. Big plate/Round tray
  16. Bottle
  17. Dinner plate
  18. Earthern vessel
  19. Mud Stove
  20. Tongs
  21. Used for urine at night in olden days
  22. Spoon
  23. Large Water pot with small mouth
  24. Utensil used for boiling milk
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  1. Lid with handle to cover pan
  2. Tin
  3. King size utensil for steaming
  4. Rolling stone
  5. Tumbler
  6. Porcelain Jar
  7. Sickle
  8. Copper vessel to store grains
  9. Flat surface used for rolling chapattis
  10. Basket
  11. A plate used to cover pots
  12. Vegetable cutter
  13. Metal spatula
  14. Pot for cooking rice
  15. Scissors
  16. Knife
  17. Small vessel
  18. Container
  19. Earthen vessel
  20. Water storing vessel
  21. Vessel
  22. Grinding stone
  23. Bowl
  24. Small cup
  25. Churning stick
  26. Lid

50 Clues: Tin • Pan • Box • Lid • Bowl • Ladle • Sieve • Knife • Tongs • Spoon • Bucket • Sickle • Basket • Grater • Bottle • Vessel • Tumbler • Scissors • Container • Small cup • Mud Stove • Leaf plate • Rolling pin • Earthen pot • Small vessel • Dinner plate • Rolling stone • Porcelain Jar • A wooden seat • Metal spatula • Earthen vessel • Grinding stone • Churning stick • Earthern vessel • Vegetable cutter • Rice serving spoon • Spherical Water pot • ...

Earth Science 2022-10-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. when gravitational forces of moon/Sun are perpendicular
  2. material deposited from 1 area to another
  3. made from molten rock
  4. rocks are made of 1+ _______
  5. 2 plates slide past one another
  6. tilt + rotation of Earth makes wind and water move
  7. crust collides with another oceanic plate or continental plate
  8. belt of active faults/volcanoes in Pacific Ocean
  9. has dry air components, dry gas, water vapor, solid particles (dust from soil, etc.)
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  1. oil, coal, gas
  2. compaction, compress sediments
  3. Sun is farthest from Earth's equitorial plane
  4. theory that explains the: movement of the continents and changes in Earth's crust caused by internal forces
  5. oceanic plate, dense, slides under continental plate
  6. 2 plates move away from each other
  7. new & diff minerals b/c of chemical reactions with heated water/dissolved minerals
  8. rocks are broken down into smaller rocks, no
  9. when Earth, Sun, moon are in line
  10. Alps, Himalayas, Appalachian Mts.
  11. rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle
  12. how Pangaea was broken

21 Clues: oil, coal, gas • made from molten rock • how Pangaea was broken • rocks are made of 1+ _______ • compaction, compress sediments • 2 plates slide past one another • when Earth, Sun, moon are in line • Alps, Himalayas, Appalachian Mts. • 2 plates move away from each other • rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle • material deposited from 1 area to another • ...

Plate Techtonics 2016-03-24

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer just below the crust in the earths atmosphere
  2. when two plates come together and collide
  3. fault that runs along California
  4. result of a convergent boundary
  5. lift up something; to raise
  6. the layer in the center of the earth
  7. a mountain that pours lava from the mantle
  8. a result of plate movement
  9. the two-sub layers of the earths crust that move, float, and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches
  10. the earth was created during __________ times
  11. top, thin-layer of the earth
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  1. where two techtonic plates slide alongside one another
  2. scientist who studies techtonics
  3. large scale process affecting the structure of earths crust
  4. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  5. the lines where earths different pieces meet
  6. this layer of the earth is made up of iron and nickel
  7. the science that deals with earths history, structure, and processes
  8. when two plates move away from each other
  9. a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault

20 Clues: a result of plate movement • lift up something; to raise • top, thin-layer of the earth • result of a convergent boundary • scientist who studies techtonics • fault that runs along California • the layer in the center of the earth • when two plates come together and collide • when two plates move away from each other • a mountain that pours lava from the mantle • ...

Plate techtonics 2013-01-03

Plate techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the ways on how to do deformation
  2. Vibrations caused by seismic waves
  3. Center of the earthquake
  4. one type of seismic waves
  5. the last type of deformation
  6. the other type of stress
  7. One type of fold
  8. where the foot wall and the hanging wall switch places
  9. another type of seismic waves
  10. One of the three types of volcanoes
  11. The other type of fold
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  1. another type of deformation
  2. The most powerful type of seismic waves
  3. The fault that earthquakes occur on
  4. another way plates move
  5. Vibrations that cause earthquakes
  6. Above the center of the earthquake
  7. One of the two types of stress
  8. Where you have the hanging wall and the foot wall
  9. has three types of things normal reverse and slip-strike
  10. one of three way plates move

21 Clues: One type of fold • The other type of fold • another way plates move • Center of the earthquake • the other type of stress • one type of seismic waves • another type of deformation • the last type of deformation • one of three way plates move • another type of seismic waves • One of the two types of stress • Vibrations that cause earthquakes • Vibrations caused by seismic waves • ...

Plate Tectonic 2013-12-02

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What we live on
  2. Inside volcanoes
  3. A wave that travels through the inner earth
  4. An area in the middle of a lithospheric plate.
  5. A theory created by Alfred Wegener.
  6. Formed from melted rock that has cooled.
  7. Earthquake following larger earthquake
  8. Measure of strength of earthquake.
  9. A large, hollow mountain that contains lava
  10. A danger or risk.
  11. A measure of the effects of an earthquake at a particular place on humans, structures and the land.
  12. Thin outer layer of earths surface
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  1. A natural disaster when the ground shakes
  2. What we walk on
  3. The types of plates that cause natural disasters
  4. Tectonic ______
  5. Week point in the earths crust.
  6. Disasters caused by mother nature and mostly tectonic plates.
  7. The inner layers of the earth
  8. Lava Fragments

20 Clues: Lava Fragments • What we live on • What we walk on • Tectonic ______ • Inside volcanoes • A danger or risk. • The inner layers of the earth • Week point in the earths crust. • Measure of strength of earthquake. • Thin outer layer of earths surface • A theory created by Alfred Wegener. • Earthquake following larger earthquake • Formed from melted rock that has cooled. • ...

Plate tectonic 2022-03-09

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located close to Europe
  2. magma inside
  3. located close to Antarctica
  4. moves away from ridge
  5. two plates move apart
  6. located close to North America
  7. located close to Australia
  8. two plates come together
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  1. pulls plates
  2. located close to Africa
  3. located close to South America
  4. top layer of earth
  5. located close to the pacific ocean
  6. The _____ explains that the world is made of 7 tp
  7. san Andreas
  8. formed from convergent plates
  9. two plates slide past each other
  10. in crust and mantle
  11. under crust
  12. formed by divergent plates

20 Clues: san Andreas • under crust • pulls plates • magma inside • top layer of earth • in crust and mantle • moves away from ridge • two plates move apart • located close to Africa • located close to Europe • two plates come together • formed by divergent plates • located close to Australia • located close to Antarctica • formed from convergent plates • located close to South America • ...

tech plate 2022-04-21

tech plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary occurs where two landmasses on plates are pushed
  2. This dense layer of the earth is made of hot semisolid rock
  3. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust
  4. mountains
  5. The distance from the center of a circle to any point on its circumference
  6. ‐ The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago
  7. A convergent plate boundary where continents are colliding together and
  8. plates moving together
  9. plates moving away
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  1. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world It is only 4 to 6 miles
  2. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed when magma fills the space
  3. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents
  4. The place where one plate is getting bent and pulled under
  5. The point of origin of an earthquake
  6. an area where two or more tectonic plates meet
  7. The place where a collision between two continental plates
  8. plates going side to side
  9. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other
  10. a straight line of travel where data is being collected.
  11. The border between two tectonic plates.
  12. ‐A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart

21 Clues: mountains • plates moving away • plates moving together • plates going side to side • The point of origin of an earthquake • The border between two tectonic plates. • an area where two or more tectonic plates meet • The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust • a straight line of travel where data is being collected. • ...

Plate Motion 2022-09-12

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  2. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. the outside or top layer of something
  7. gas, lava, and ash are pushed to the surface
  8. water
  9. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  10. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  11. any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land
Down
  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. moving apart in different directions
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  7. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  8. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  9. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  10. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  11. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

22 Clues: water • moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • gas, lava, and ash are pushed to the surface • ...

Plate Motion 2022-09-12

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  3. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. water
  6. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  7. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  8. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,
  9. the outside or top layer of something
  10. moving apart in different directions
  11. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  12. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
Down
  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  2. any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land
  3. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  6. gas, lava, and ash are pushed to the surface
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  8. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  9. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  10. how often or fast something happens

22 Clues: water • moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-01-14

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. At a subduction zone, a sequence of volcanoes erupted.
  2. Underground movement along a fault plane caused by volcanic activity causes tremors and vibrations at the earth's surface.
  3. A plate boundary is formed when two plates move in opposite directions past one other.
  4. A volcano arises when magma surfaces at a weak area in the midst of a tectonic plate (ex: Hawaii & Yellowstone)
  5. A crack in the earth's Surface
  6. The concept that continents have migrated and continue to move slowly across the globe.
  7. Subduction is going place beneath the seafloor in a deep linear depression.
  8. Sections of the Earth's crust sliding to lower heights
  9. Convection and plastic flow are thought to occur in the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, where there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow.
  10. The downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems creates a vast elongated depression with steep sides.
  11. Two plates collide, come together, or crash into one other at a tectonic plate boundary.
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  1. The line that separates two tectonic plates that are drifting apart.
  2. As plates move apart from one other along mid-ocean ridges, a new sea floor is created.
  3. Rock is compressed until it folds or breaks as a result of the stress.
  4. The point at which oceanic plates collide with the asthenosphere.
  5. The idea that the lithosphere is divided up into enormous plates that travel about before reuniting.
  6. a bending of rock strata, often caused by plate movement
  7. On top of the asthenosphere, a section of the lithosphere that travels about.
  8. the point where two plates collide
  9. The ascent of parts of the Earth's crust to greater heights

20 Clues: A crack in the earth's Surface • the point where two plates collide • At a subduction zone, a sequence of volcanoes erupted. • Sections of the Earth's crust sliding to lower heights • a bending of rock strata, often caused by plate movement • The ascent of parts of the Earth's crust to greater heights • ...

Plate motion 2022-10-19

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under the plates
  2. an extinct animal that got separated when plates drifted
  3. right below the lower mantle
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. something that got trapped in sediment
  6. hot molten rock
  7. when the earth shakes
  8. section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  9. it’s the main thing for moving
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  1. the whole continents together
  2. it can help volcanoes be more deadly
  3. Above the outer core
  4. what happens when two plates go up forming a mountain
  5. what people tried to drill through
  6. any of earths main continuous areas of land such as Africa asia and North America
  7. when something erupts it’s this
  8. blank of the earth
  9. you can eat on it
  10. moving toward the same place
  11. a piece of land but a fancier name
  12. hot water shooting out of the earth

21 Clues: hot molten rock • under the plates • you can eat on it • blank of the earth • Above the outer core • when the earth shakes • right below the lower mantle • moving toward the same place • the whole continents together • it’s the main thing for moving • when something erupts it’s this • what people tried to drill through • a piece of land but a fancier name • ...

Plate motion 2022-10-27

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An animal that kind of looked like a dragon and died out.
  2. When plates bump together and the ground vibrates.
  3. Molten rock below ground.
  4. Convergent and divergent are examples.
  5. A group of different things working together.
  6. Molten rock above ground.
  7. Big masses of land.
  8. What is it called when plates move apart?
  9. What is it called when a tectonic plate splits apart?
  10. The supercontinent.
Down
  1. A vent that pushes out water and steam.
  2. What is it called when plates move together?
  3. When plates move and lava flows up.
  4. A way to show the Earth's layers.
  5. What is the east side of Pangaea called?
  6. A slab of rock.
  7. The area between the Earth's crust and outer core.
  8. Bones of creatures that got preserved.
  9. A feature of the Earth's surface.
  10. When plates move apart in the ocean.

20 Clues: A slab of rock. • Big masses of land. • The supercontinent. • Molten rock below ground. • Molten rock above ground. • A way to show the Earth's layers. • A feature of the Earth's surface. • When plates move and lava flows up. • When plates move apart in the ocean. • Bones of creatures that got preserved. • Convergent and divergent are examples. • ...

Plate Motion 2023-12-10

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  2. how often or fast something happens
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  6. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  7. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  8. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  9. moving apart in different directions
  10. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  11. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
Down
  1. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  2. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  6. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  7. the outside or top layer of something
  8. to examine in detail for a purpose
  9. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  10. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  11. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  12. any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  13. moving toward the same place
  14. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  15. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

26 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • ...

Plate Motion 2023-03-31

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  3. how often or fast something happens
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  6. the outside or top layer of something
  7. moving toward the same place
  8. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  9. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  10. hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
  11. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  12. moving apart in different directions
  13. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of earth's surface
  2. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth
  5. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  8. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  9. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  10. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  11. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

24 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-18

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  5. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  8. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  9. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  4. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  5. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  7. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  8. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  9. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  10. a measure of how often or fast something happens
  11. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  12. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  13. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  14. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see

23 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a measure of how often or fast something happens • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-16

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the landform that is formed by convergent plates
  2. plate Moving toward each other
  3. Earths crust is made of
  4. these plates move sideways
  5. A sudden shaking of the earth caused by plates
  6. This is under the earths crust
  7. the ring of fire is located here
  8. the ocean floor going under the land
  9. 75%of all earthquakes in the u.s are here
  10. this is the biggest plate on earth
  11. The place where 2 plates meet
Down
  1. The movement of earths plates is called
  2. plates moving away from each other
  3. 90% of all earthquakes are here
  4. What makes blocky lava flow
  5. The mantle is made of
  6. This is the outermost layer of the earth
  7. the landform that is formed by divergent plates
  8. This country has a plate named after it
  9. Another word for crust is

20 Clues: The mantle is made of • Earths crust is made of • Another word for crust is • these plates move sideways • What makes blocky lava flow • The place where 2 plates meet • plate Moving toward each other • This is under the earths crust • 90% of all earthquakes are here • the ring of fire is located here • plates moving away from each other • this is the biggest plate on earth • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  2. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano.
  3. how often or fast something happens.
  4. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  5. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates.
  6. something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  7. moving apart in different directions.
  8. hot liquid rock below the surface of earth.
  9. earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
  10. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earths outer layer.
  11. the outside or top layer of something.
  12. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
Down
  1. any of the many processes in which has, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth.
  2. a hole in the earth that shoots hot water and steam into the air.
  3. a word for the USA and Asia and Africa and more.
  4. the place where two plates meet.
  5. moving toward the same place.
  6. to examine in detail for a purpose.
  7. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
  8. a sudden shaking of earths surface.
  9. hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.
  10. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  11. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.

23 Clues: moving toward the same place. • the place where two plates meet. • to examine in detail for a purpose. • a sudden shaking of earths surface. • how often or fast something happens. • moving apart in different directions. • the outside or top layer of something. • hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-09-19

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  7. how often or fast something happens
  8. the outside or top layer of something
  9. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  10. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  11. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
Down
  1. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  2. moving apart in different directions
  3. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  4. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  5. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  6. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  8. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  9. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  10. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  11. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  12. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  13. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  14. to examine in detail for a purpose
  15. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement

26 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • ...

Mātes plate 2025-09-23

Mātes plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Mazāka izmēra atmiņas modulis portatīvajiem datoriem.
  2. : Komponents, kas stabilizē elektrību mātesplatē.
  3. : Galvenā operatīvā atmiņa, kas ievietojama mātesplatē.
  4. : Programma, kas iedarbina datoru un sagatavo to operētājsistēmai.
  5. : Mikroshēmu komplekts, kas vada saziņu starp komponentēm.
  6. : Standarta izmēra mātesplates forma.
  7. : Galvenā datora shēmas plate, kas savieno visas komponentes.
  8. : Standarta atmiņas modulis galddatoriem.
  9. : Barošanas ķēde, kas nodrošina procesoru ar stabilu spriegumu.
  10. : Mūsdienīgs paplašinājuma slots grafikas un citām kartēm.
  11. : Ļoti kompakta mātesplates forma.
Down
  1. : Ligzda, kurā ievieto procesoru.
  2. : Ievietojuma vieta RAM vai papildu kartēm.
  3. : Universāls ports, kas bieži atrodas uz mātesplates.
  4. : Savienojumi priekšējām pogām un USB datorā.
  5. : Savienojums, caur kuru plate saņem strāvu no PSU.
  6. : Angļu vārds, kas apzīmē mikroshēmu uz plates.
  7. : Mazāka izmēra mātesplates forma.
  8. : Mūsdienīga BIOS aizstājēja sistēma ar grafisku saskarni.
  9. : Paplašinājuma slots vecāka tipa kartēm.

20 Clues: : Ligzda, kurā ievieto procesoru. • : Mazāka izmēra mātesplates forma. • : Ļoti kompakta mātesplates forma. • : Standarta izmēra mātesplates forma. • : Standarta atmiņas modulis galddatoriem. • : Paplašinājuma slots vecāka tipa kartēm. • : Ievietojuma vieta RAM vai papildu kartēm. • : Savienojumi priekšējām pogām un USB datorā. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-31

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  2. An object or diagram that helps to show something we can not easily see on Earth
  3. The sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  4. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  5. The outside or top layer of something
  6. The slow pulling apart of land caused by plate movement
  7. Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  8. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole
  10. The layer of soft, solid rock below Earth's surface
  11. Any of Earth's continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  12. The sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  13. A landform that appears when two plates move apart
  14. Something we observe over and over again
  15. A natural spring that sends hot water shooting out into the air
  16. Evidence of past life, such as bones, leaves, etc.
  17. Moving toward the same place
Down
  1. Any of the many processes that involve gas, lava, and ash being pushed to the surface of Earth
  2. The place where two plates meet
  3. Moving apart in different directions
  4. How often or fast something happens
  5. A feature that forms the surface of a planet, such as mountains, channels, and sand dunes
  6. To examine in detail for a purpose
  7. A reptile that lived in Africa and South America about 300 million years ago
  8. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
  9. The hard, solid layer of Earth that contains soil, vegetation, and water

26 Clues: Moving toward the same place • The place where two plates meet • To examine in detail for a purpose • How often or fast something happens • Moving apart in different directions • The sudden shaking of Earth's surface • The outside or top layer of something • Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • Something we observe over and over again • ...

Geoscience:Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-22

Geoscience:Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past.
  2. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  3. The layer underneath the lithosphere
  4. A measure of the strength of an earthquake
  5. In Earth science, the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
Down
  1. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. A wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from an earthquake in all directions
  3. Scientists suggest that in this cycle, differences in density cause hot, plastic like rock to be forced upward toward the surface, cool, and sink.
  4. A scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere
  5. The crust and upper mantle of the earth
  6. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  7. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  8. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point or focus
  9. A giant ocean wave that forms after a volcanic eruption, submarine earthquake, or landslide

14 Clues: The layer underneath the lithosphere • The crust and upper mantle of the earth • A measure of the strength of an earthquake • In Earth science, the amount of damage caused by an earthquake • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another • ...

wyatt v&e 2023-02-14

wyatt v&e crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waves A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  2. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a
  3. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  4. Eruption A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  5. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  6. Tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
  7. tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
  8. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  9. Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface
Down
  1. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. The study of Earthquakes
  3. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  4. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  5. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.
  6. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, focus
  7. molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface

16 Clues: The study of Earthquakes • Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface • molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

Forces of Change 2022-10-26

Forces of Change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener, Developed the theory of continental drift after he noticed how Earth’s continents resembled pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
  2. weathering, When rock composition does change, as elements (e.g. acid rain) are either added or removed
  3. weathering, Involves rock being broken into smaller pieces
  4. The breaking down of rocks by water, ice, mild acids, plants, and temperature changes
  5. The layer of the Earth which includes the crust and mantle and is made up of rigid rock plates that “float” on the layers below it
  6. Magnitude Scale, The favored method of measuring or an earthquake and produces a more accurate accounting of the total energy released by an earthquake
  7. An instrument which measures and records the seismic waves which travel through the Earth during an earthquake
  8. waves, These are fast moving seismic waves
  9. the rigid lower part of the mantle
  10. plate boundary, The type of plate boundary in which plates remain side by side and slide past each other
  11. This is the point at which an earthquake begins
  12. There are ___________ major landmasses
  13. This is the point on Earth’s surface above the focus
  14. zone, The process that occurs when two tectonic plates meet at convergent boundaries, and one of the plates moves under the other one
Down
  1. waves, Scientists use these to determine what the Earth’s interior looks like
  2. waves, These seismic waves are the slowest and most damaging seismic waves
  3. plate boundary, The type of plate boundary formed when plates collide
  4. arc, This is the result when two oceanic plates collide and form a curved line of islands
  5. core, The layer of the Earth which is solid, made of nickel and iron, and its dense center is under pressure
  6. plate boundary, The type of plate boundary in which plates move away from each other
  7. This is how an earthquakes strength is measured by the amount of energy it releases
  8. Scale, The common scale of earthquake measurement that describes the magnitude of an earthquake according to the amount of energy released, as recorded by seismographs
  9. The layer of the Earth which is the middle section of the mantle that is a tar-like semi-liquid layer
  10. This is formed when an oceanic plate and a continental plate slide towards each other, the oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate
  11. spreading, The process by which new seafloor is created by magma, from the asthenosphere, filling empty space when oceanic plates separate
  12. The transporting of weathered material
  13. drift, The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  14. A scientist that studies the surface of the Earth and what it is made of
  15. core, The layer of the Earth which is liquid and thought to generate Earth’s magnetic field
  16. waves, These seismic waves arrive after primary waves, because they only travel through solid material

30 Clues: the rigid lower part of the mantle • The transporting of weathered material • There are ___________ major landmasses • waves, These are fast moving seismic waves • This is the point at which an earthquake begins • This is the point on Earth’s surface above the focus • weathering, Involves rock being broken into smaller pieces • ...

nail diseases and disorders 2013-10-17

nail diseases and disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any deformity or disease of the nail
  2. blood clots form under the nail plate due to injury
  3. positioned lengthwise in direction of growth
  4. lifting of nail plate from bed without shedding
  5. also known as athletes foot
  6. fungal infection of the nail plate
Down
  1. inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding
  2. depressions running across the width of the nail
  3. ingrown nail
  4. skin bacterium that can grow out of control
  5. another perm for hangnail
  6. parasites that can cause infections to hands or feet
  7. also called plicatured nail
  8. thin white nail plate more flexible than normal
  9. bitten nails
  10. signs of redness pain and swelling are signs of

16 Clues: ingrown nail • bitten nails • another perm for hangnail • also called plicatured nail • also known as athletes foot • fungal infection of the nail plate • any deformity or disease of the nail • skin bacterium that can grow out of control • positioned lengthwise in direction of growth • thin white nail plate more flexible than normal • ...

REVISION 2016-01-13

REVISION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shark
  2. purse
  3. washingmachine
  4. keys
  5. plate
  6. cave
Down
  1. ruler
  2. cupboard
  3. armchair
  4. insects
  5. whale
  6. stick
  7. mosquito
  8. glue

14 Clues: keys • glue • cave • shark • ruler • whale • purse • stick • plate • insects • cupboard • armchair • mosquito • washingmachine

My home 2024-05-21

My home crossword puzzle
Across
  1. painting
  2. plate
  3. glass
  4. coffeetable
  5. fork
  6. rug
  7. knife
  8. vase
Down
  1. jug
  2. spoon
  3. fireplace
  4. armchair
  5. shelf
  6. curtains

14 Clues: jug • rug • fork • vase • spoon • plate • glass • shelf • knife • painting • armchair • curtains • fireplace • coffeetable

Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2013-05-27

Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus
  4. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  5. Blocks of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. Openings in a leaf or stem of a plant that enable gas exchange to occur
Down
  1. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. A green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis
  3. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  4. The process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata also the release of water vapor into the air by other organisms
  5. Waves of energy that travels through the earth and away from an earthquake in all directions
  6. The boundary formed by the collision of 2 lithospheric plates
  7. Tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape

14 Clues: A green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis • The boundary formed by the collision of 2 lithospheric plates • The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food • Openings in a leaf or stem of a plant that enable gas exchange to occur • The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

Intro to the History of Earth and Plate Tectonics 2025-01-04

Intro to the History of Earth and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge.
  2. The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically as it relates to the reversal of Earth's magnetic poles.
  3. Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  5. The solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  6. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth
  7. Drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
Down
  1. Ridges Undersea mountain ranges through the center of which run steep, narrow valleys.
  2. Boundary Boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.
  3. Wegener German scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis in 1912.
  4. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere, that is made of mantle rock that flows very slowly allowing tectonic plates to move on top of it.
  5. A crack in the Earth's crust.
  6. Tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape.
  7. The layer of rock between Earth's crust and core

14 Clues: A crack in the Earth's crust. • The layer of rock between Earth's crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth • Boundary Boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other. • ...

Ceiling Joist & Roof Framing 2023-08-23

Ceiling Joist & Roof Framing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extends from the inside corner of the top plate to the ridge along the lines where two roofs intersect
  2. when cutting a bird's mouth, a ___________ should be used for the finishing cuts
  3. trusses must be ______________ braced until the roof sheathing is in place
  4. # of joists required for an 8ft X 10ft tool shed when joists are spaced 16" on center
  5. the part of a rafter that rest squarely on the top plate
  6. The angle or degree of slope of the roof in relation to the span.
  7. the barge rafter is connected to the common rafter using _________
  8. sometimes required to ensure the proper load-carrying capacity
  9. The horizontal distance from the outside of one exterior wall to the outside of the opposing exterior wall
  10. tool used to transfer the layout from the floor to the roof
  11. framed structure that projects out from a sloped roof.
  12. does not extend the entire distance from the ridge to the top plate of a wall
  13. a hip roof has ___ sloping sides
  14. L-shaped members that run the length of the roof
  15. these are fastened to the structural steel by welding
  16. The total height of the rafter from the top of the plate to the top of the ridge
  17. extends from the top plate to the ridge in a direction perpendicular to the wall plate and ridge
  18. provides additional strength to the structure as well as a base for the roofing material
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  1. 2x6 ties installed at every second rafter
  2. type of sheathing that should be installed if the roof finish is composition shingles
  3. Ceiling joists and rafters are laid out and cut by carpenters on-site and the frame is constructed one framing member at a time
  4. type of framing square that is calibrated to show the length per foot of run for each type of rafter
  5. extends diagonally from the outside corner of the top plate to the ridge
  6. combination tool consisting of a protractor and a miter square; super square; quick square
  7. long section
  8. a gable roof has ___ sloping sides
  9. The inclination of the roof surface expressed as the relationship of rise to run
  10. heel
  11. short section of a rafter square
  12. helps align the rafters & tie them together at the upper end
  13. trusses that carry other trusses or a large area of roof framing
  14. 2x4 diagonal braces notched into the purlins
  15. The roof framework (consisting of both ceiling joists and roof rafters) is prefabricated off-site
  16. used for longer spans of ceiling joists to prevent twisting & bowing
  17. The horizontal distance from the outside of the top plate to the center line of the ridgeboard
  18. horizontal roof support member parallel to the plate & installed between the plate and the ridgeboard

36 Clues: heel • long section • short section of a rafter square • a hip roof has ___ sloping sides • a gable roof has ___ sloping sides • 2x6 ties installed at every second rafter • 2x4 diagonal braces notched into the purlins • L-shaped members that run the length of the roof • these are fastened to the structural steel by welding • ...

RMS CHanging earth 2 2025-11-27

RMS CHanging earth 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deep, narrow valleys on the ocean floor
  2. Earth’s thin, outermost layer
  3. Large landforms created by uplift or collisions
  4. Rock changed by heat and pressure
  5. Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust
  6. volcano A volcano formed over a plume of hot mantle
  7. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
  8. Openings in Earth where lava, ash, and gases erupt
  9. Rock formed from cooled magma or lava
  10. A break or crack in Earth’s crust
  11. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
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  1. Rock formed from compacted layers of sediments
  2. A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. A naturally occurring solid made of minerals
  5. The dropping or settling of sediments
  6. A supercontinent that existed long ago before breaking apart
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  8. The movement of rock pieces by wind, water, or ice
  9. Rapid downhill movement of rock and soil
  10. Where one plate sinks beneath another

21 Clues: Earth’s thin, outermost layer • Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust • Rock changed by heat and pressure • A break or crack in Earth’s crust • The dropping or settling of sediments • Where one plate sinks beneath another • Rock formed from cooled magma or lava • Deep, narrow valleys on the ocean floor • Rapid downhill movement of rock and soil • ...

Plate tectonic 2024-08-30

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. - The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth, above the mantle
  3. Boundary - The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  4. _ stress that occurs when forces act to stretch and object
  5. tectonics - The theory that explains how the tectonic plates move and change shape.
  6. - A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  7. - The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  8. - The bending of rock layers due to stress
  9. - The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  10. - The rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
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  1. Boundary - The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates.
  2. Drift - The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  3. Boundary - The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. - The stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. - The strong lower part of the mantle between the Asthenosphere and the outer core
  6. plates - A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the Ridgid outermost part of the mantle
  7. - The central part of the Earth below the mantle
  8. floor spreading -The process by which new oceanic lithosphere form as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

18 Clues: - The bending of rock layers due to stress • - The central part of the Earth below the mantle • - The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • _ stress that occurs when forces act to stretch and object • - The stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • - The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

Structure of the Earth, Plates & Volcanoes - 10LIS 2022-05-22

Structure of the Earth, Plates & Volcanoes - 10LIS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inner core is this from all the pressure
  2. the name (two words) given to the pieces of the crust that fit together
  3. plate boundary type where plates come together
  4. the thickest of all the layers that make up Earth
  5. the centre of the Earth (two words)
  6. the type of crust that is most dense
  7. the part of the volcano underground where the magma (molten rock) from the mantle sits (two words)
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  1. feature along convergent plate boundaries
  2. events along transform plate boundaries
  3. plate boundary type where plates pull apart
  4. the outside thin layer. Sits on the mantle
  5. what magma from the mantle is called after an eruption
  6. the type of crust that is the thickest
  7. plate boundary type where they slide past each other
  8. top of the volcano where the ash, gas, lava exits

15 Clues: the centre of the Earth (two words) • the type of crust that is most dense • the type of crust that is the thickest • events along transform plate boundaries • feature along convergent plate boundaries • the outside thin layer. Sits on the mantle • plate boundary type where plates pull apart • the inner core is this from all the pressure • ...

Chapter 7: Science 2017-01-19

Chapter 7: Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large landmass of all land on Earth joined together that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago
  2. The movement of Earth’s continents over time
  3. A deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  5. The boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  6. A large section of Earth’s oceanic or continental crust and the rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere
  7. The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density
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  1. When magnetized objects reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  2. Long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries
  3. The theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  4. The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations
  5. The boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  6. The boundary between two plates that move away from each other
  7. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  8. When magnetized objects, such as compass needles, orient themselves to point north

15 Clues: The movement of Earth’s continents over time • The boundary between two plates that slide past each other • The boundary between two plates that move toward each other • The boundary between two plates that move away from each other • The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations • ...

Plate tectonics quiz Crossword vocab review 2023-10-18

Plate tectonics quiz Crossword vocab review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary.
  2. the single land mass that was once considered a super continent millions of years ago
  3. The idea that the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent, which over time broke up and slowly moved great distances apart.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
  6. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
Down
  1. plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

11 Clues: A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions. • The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle. • ...

Tectonics 2024-10-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. The thick layer of semi-solid rock beneath the Earth's crust.
  3. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
  4. waves: Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers during an earthquake.
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid rock.
  6. boundary: A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
  2. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
  3. currents Circular movements of molten rock in the mantle that drive tectonic plate movement.
  4. An opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape.

10 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid rock. • The thick layer of semi-solid rock beneath the Earth's crust. • boundary A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus. • The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

tectonics 2023-04-17

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. causes earthquakes
  2. formed by a divergent
  3. these create volcanoes
  4. lava which is underground
  5. forms a rift-valley
  6. when one plate goes under another
Down
  1. people live on these
  2. under the sea
  3. second layer of the earth
  4. different for continental and oceanic plates

10 Clues: under the sea • causes earthquakes • forms a rift-valley • people live on these • formed by a divergent • these create volcanoes • lava which is underground • second layer of the earth • when one plate goes under another • different for continental and oceanic plates

Tectonics 2025-10-31

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mass movement of earth down a slip plane, often caused by an earthquake
  2. the capital of Japan
  3. boundary where two or more plates meet
  4. the release of seismic energy from the rupturing of a fault line between two plates
  5. the movement of the denser oceanic crust into the mantle.
  6. where two plates of the same density meet and form fold mountain
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  1. the capital of Nepal
  2. this type of crust is thicker, older but less dense
  3. the device used to measure earthquakes
  4. the plate boundary where an oceanic plate and continental meet and the oceanic subduct

10 Clues: the capital of Nepal • the capital of Japan • the device used to measure earthquakes • boundary where two or more plates meet • this type of crust is thicker, older but less dense • the movement of the denser oceanic crust into the mantle. • where two plates of the same density meet and form fold mountain • ...

Semester 1 Review 2025-12-11

Semester 1 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. EXCHANGE : Exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between the Old World and New World after 1492.
  2. TECTONICS : Movement of Earth's plates that creates mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
  3. : Movement of rock and soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  4. : Landform created where a river drops sediment as it enters another body of water.
  5. SHADOW : Dry area on the leeward side of a mountain where little rain falls because moisture dropped on the windward side.
  6. : Flat, treeless climate region with permanently frozen ground (permafrost).
  7. REGION : Region based on people's ideas or feelings, like "the American Southwest."
  8. ECONOMY : Economic system based on customs, traditions, and family roles, often in rural farming or herding communities.
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  1. ECONOMY : Economic system where supply and demand set prices and most businesses are privately owned.
  2. : Breaking rock into smaller pieces by physical or chemical processes.
  3. ECONOMY : Economic system where the government decides what is produced, how, and for whom.
  4. : Computer system that stores, analyzes, and displays geographic data in layers to show patterns.
  5. DIFFUSION : Spread and mixing of cultural traits from one region or group to another.
  6. REGION : Region with clear, official borders, such as a state or country.
  7. NINO : Periodic warming of Pacific Ocean waters that causes severe weather changes around the world.
  8. : Climate region that is always hot with almost daily rainfall.

16 Clues: : Movement of rock and soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity. • : Climate region that is always hot with almost daily rainfall. • : Breaking rock into smaller pieces by physical or chemical processes. • REGION : Region with clear, official borders, such as a state or country. • : Flat, treeless climate region with permanently frozen ground (permafrost). • ...

Alex Science Crossword 2017-12-10

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

20 Clues: The center of the Earth. • Outermost layer of Earth. • Theory of how the plates move. • Plates that form the ocean floor. • 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. • ...

Plate tectonic crossword 2022-02-21

Plate tectonic crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses
  2. a scientist who studies the earth
  3. the deepest trench in the pacific ocean
  4. when two plates move into each other
  5. a sea wave caused by an earthquake or a volcanic under the ocean
  6. a plate that slides up and down
  7. the center layer of planet Earth
  8. molten rock that is deep below the earth's crust
  9. when hot magma moves to the surface
  10. when two plates move away from each other
  11. a scientist who studies a volcanic
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  1. when one plate moves under another plate
  2. what was believed to be a super continent
  3. an instrument that measures how much force a earthquake has
  4. a line where two plates meet and earthquakes and volcanic occur
  5. the paper used by a seismograph
  6. heated water that erupts from under the earth's surface
  7. when the earth moves because plates move
  8. crust the thicker layer of the earth's
  9. pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.

20 Clues: the paper used by a seismograph • a plate that slides up and down • the center layer of planet Earth • a scientist who studies the earth • a scientist who studies a volcanic • when hot magma moves to the surface • when two plates move into each other • crust the thicker layer of the earth's • the deepest trench in the pacific ocean • when one plate moves under another plate • ...

Tectonics 2025-04-14

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Type of boundary where plates slide past one another
  2. – Process where one plate moves beneath another
  3. – The outermost solid layer of Earth
  4. – A sudden shaking of the ground caused by moving plates
  5. – Hot, flowing layer under the plates
  6. – Place where new crust forms under the ocean
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  1. – Heat movement that causes plates to move
  2. – Earth's inner, solid, hottest layer
  3. – Scientist tool used to measure earthquakes
  4. – Large pieces of Earth's crust

10 Clues: – Large pieces of Earth's crust • – The outermost solid layer of Earth • – Earth's inner, solid, hottest layer • – Hot, flowing layer under the plates • – Heat movement that causes plates to move • – Scientist tool used to measure earthquakes • – Place where new crust forms under the ocean • – Process where one plate moves beneath another • ...

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics 2023-10-12

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a warm layer that is cooler at the top, where convection currents occur
  2. when two plates move away from eachother
  3. the liquid metallic layer of the core
  4. layer that the crust floats on
  5. when two plates collide
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  1. moves hot magma from outer core to lithosphere
  2. the solid innermost layer of the earth with the most pressure
  3. cool, hard exterior layer of the earth
  4. layer of earth that includes the crust and upper part of the mantle
  5. when two plates slide past one another
  6. the motion of continental and oceanic plates

11 Clues: when two plates collide • layer that the crust floats on • the liquid metallic layer of the core • cool, hard exterior layer of the earth • when two plates slide past one another • when two plates move away from eachother • the motion of continental and oceanic plates • moves hot magma from outer core to lithosphere • ...

Tectonic Plates Vocabulary 2024-06-23

Tectonic Plates Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place below ground where an earthquake starts.
  2. plate, Section of Earth’s crust that moves about on Earth’s surface.
  3. current, The movement of rock and magma in the mantle that transfers heat to the Earth's surface.
  4. The rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion, due to the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. A layer of ‘plastic’ semi‐solid rock in the lower mantle on which Earth’s tectonic plates move.
  6. wave, A seismic wave that travels along the surface of the Earth in the crust.
  7. wave, The shaking wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake.
  8. The center of the Earth.
  9. boundary, Plate boundary where lithosphere is destroyed.
  10. A depression in the ocean floor.
  11. boundary, Where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions.
  12. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor.
  13. Name for the crust and the upper mantle together; Earth’s tectonic plates.
  14. Molten rock below Earth’s surface.
  15. wave (S-wave), A transverse seismic wave that travels through Earth.
  16. striping, Patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries.
  17. A zone where Earth’s crust and mantle are being pulled apart.
Down
  1. When one plate sinks below another plate during a collision.
  2. boundary, Plate boundary where new crust is formed.
  3. boundary, Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions.
  4. spreading, The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards.
  5. boundary, The coming together of continents by drifting across the Earth’s surface.
  6. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  7. An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake.
  8. A place where extremely hot material from inside Earth erupts at the surface.
  9. Earth’s outermost solid layer.
  10. crust, The crust that forms the ocean floor.
  11. spot, An isolated place away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is collecting.
  12. arc, A chain of islands formed at the edges of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts.
  13. Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface.
  14. Layer beneath Earth’s crust.
  15. trench, A deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking downwards.

32 Clues: The center of the Earth. • Layer beneath Earth’s crust. • Earth’s outermost solid layer. • A depression in the ocean floor. • Molten rock below Earth’s surface. • crust, The crust that forms the ocean floor. • The place below ground where an earthquake starts. • Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface. • boundary, Plate boundary where new crust is formed. • ...

Earth Science Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-08

Earth Science Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening in which material removal forms a narrow opening in the ground.
  2. The solid outermost layer of the earth that is divided into the continental and oceanic crust.
  3. Squeezing plates together.
  4. A break in Earth’s crust where two plates meet.
  5. The type of rock that can be formed from layers of sand, silt, and fossils.
  6. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
  7. Plates that move away from each other.
  8. What happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
  9. The property of a mineral that lets it break smoothly.
  10. The type of rock that is formed from magma inside the Earth.
  11. The type of rock that is formed from other rocks that are modified by heat and pressure.
  12. A line that is a volcano (a crack in the Earth that lava comes out of).
  13. Two oceanic plates colliding.
  14. Consequences of plate movement are ______ events.
  15. One continental plate and one oceanic plate colliding.
  16. Gooey, melted rock that is under the lithosphere.
  17. Naturally occurring, solid, inorganic, normal crystal structure, and has a distinct chemical composition.
  18. The type of currents that transfer heat through the movement of either liquid or gas.
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  1. Solid aggregates of minerals.
  2. Measured with the Mohs Scale.
  3. Describes how a mineral reflects light.
  4. Two continental plates colliding.
  5. The thin uppermost part of the mantle that is solid is called the ______ mantle.
  6. The border between two plates is called plate _____.
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  8. The color of a rock in powdered form.
  9. An area under the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma is called mantle _____.
  10. When two plates collide and one plate slips under the other one (an oceanic plate usually slides underneath the continental plate because it is denser.)
  11. The innermost layer of Earth is called the _____ core.
  12. The solid layer of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  13. The property of a mineral that lets it break rigidly, in a more random pattern.
  14. Plates that move towards each other.
  15. The part of the core that is made of liquid metal and rock is called the ______ core.

33 Clues: Squeezing plates together. • Solid aggregates of minerals. • Measured with the Mohs Scale. • Two oceanic plates colliding. • Two continental plates colliding. • Plates that move towards each other. • The color of a rock in powdered form. • Plates that move away from each other. • Describes how a mineral reflects light. • A break in Earth’s crust where two plates meet. • ...

D-EAPS Phd Retreat Poster Session Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-21

D-EAPS Phd Retreat Poster Session Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth Surface Geochemistry
  2. Biogeoscience
  3. Surface Earth Evolution
  4. Earth Surface Dynamics
  5. Earth and Planetary Magnetism
  6. Climate Geology
  7. Experimental Planetology
  8. Exploration and Environmental Geophysics
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  1. Mineral Resource Systems
  2. Geobiology
  3. Earth Ecosystem Dynamics
  4. Structural Geology and Tectonics
  5. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
  6. Planetary Geochemistry
  7. Engineering Geology
  8. Seismology and Wave Physics
  9. Swiss Seismological Service (SED)
  10. Seismology and Geodynamics

18 Clues: Geobiology • Biogeoscience • Climate Geology • Engineering Geology • Planetary Geochemistry • Earth Surface Dynamics • Surface Earth Evolution • Mineral Resource Systems • Earth Ecosystem Dynamics • Experimental Planetology • Earth Surface Geochemistry • Geophysical Fluid Dynamics • Seismology and Geodynamics • Seismology and Wave Physics • Earth and Planetary Magnetism • ...

Geology 2012-06-06

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an under water with a crater at the top
  2. a very deep crack in the ocean floor
  3. the layer of earth after the crust, also is the largest
  4. a volcano with very steep slopes, made of tephra.
  5. a volcano that isn’t very tall but is very wide
  6. A drop off after the continental shelf
  7. a volcano with very steep slopes made of layered tephra and lava
  8. actual location of the earthquake (where energy is released). P and S waves originate here.
  9. When two plate tectonics shift causing above it to shake
  10. molten rock from a volcano, flowing onto Earth’s surface
  11. this type of rock comes from magma
  12. a mountain that has a flat top underwater
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  1. ocean waves generated from earthquakes on the ocean floor.
  2. the second hottest part in the earth
  3. A type of Rock formed from an existing rock that has changed
  4. lava that is blasted into the air by volcanic eruptions and solidifies as it falls back to the ground
  5. A deep trench between mountains
  6. The outer layer of the earth
  7. the stickiness of a material
  8. An under water volcano that produced an island
  9. a rock formed by layers of sediments/particles
  10. An under water mountain
  11. the most inner part of the earth
  12. a long area of the ocean floor that is flat
  13. An instrument used to calculate the size of an earthquake.
  14. hot melted (molten) rock material beneath the Earth’s surface
  15. the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus.

27 Clues: An under water mountain • The outer layer of the earth • the stickiness of a material • A deep trench between mountains • the most inner part of the earth • this type of rock comes from magma • the second hottest part in the earth • a very deep crack in the ocean floor • A drop off after the continental shelf • an under water with a crater at the top • ...

Appetizer Crossword Israel Finks 2024-12-11

Appetizer Crossword Israel Finks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shaking of the ground caused by sudden movement in the Earth's crust.
  2. Drift: The slow movement of continents across Earth's surface.
  3. Two times a year when we have the longest day or the longest night.
  4. Tide: When the tide is not very high or low, occurring during the quarter moons.
  5. Ridge: An underwater mountain range where new ocean floor is made.
  6. Tide: When the tide is very high or very low, happening during a full or new moon.
  7. Earth traveling around the sun, taking one year to complete.
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  1. Currents: Heat moves through the Earth's mantle, making the plates move.
  2. One piece of the Earth's surface goes under another into the Earth.
  3. A mountain where melted rock, ash, and gases come out from inside the Earth.
  4. When one object in space moves into the shadow of another.
  5. The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface caused by the moon's and sun's gravity.
  6. Spreading: New ocean floor is made at underwater mountains and slowly moves away.
  7. Eclipse: When the Earth is between the sun and the moon, making the moon look dark.
  8. Tectonics: The idea that the Earth's surface is made of large pieces that move.
  9. Earth spinning around its axis, causing day and night.
  10. Two times a year when day and night are the same length.
  11. Eclipse: When the moon is between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light.
  12. A crack in the Earth's surface where movement happens.
  13. An imaginary line that a planet spins around.

20 Clues: An imaginary line that a planet spins around. • Earth spinning around its axis, causing day and night. • A crack in the Earth's surface where movement happens. • Two times a year when day and night are the same length. • When one object in space moves into the shadow of another. • Earth traveling around the sun, taking one year to complete. • ...

Areeb Rezvi P5 2023-12-08

Areeb Rezvi P5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary of a plate.
  2. line a crack in the earths surface.
  3. When a plate collides.
  4. When water mixes with ash to create a mudslide.
  5. when a plate slides.
  6. When microscopic rock debris shoot up into the air during an eruption.
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  1. When a plate divides
  2. The place where the earthquake was on land.
  3. The exact location of the earthquake.
  4. Molten rock that leaks or shoots out of a volcano.
  5. Molten rock that is under ground.
  6. Shocks after an earthquake.

12 Clues: When a plate divides • when a plate slides. • When a plate collides. • the boundary of a plate. • Shocks after an earthquake. • Molten rock that is under ground. • line a crack in the earths surface. • The exact location of the earthquake. • The place where the earthquake was on land. • When water mixes with ash to create a mudslide. • ...

Plate Techtonics 2014-10-16

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of continental drift, continents moving across earths surface
  2. plate, also called lithospheric plate
  3. global rift, runs along the mid atlantic ridge
  4. coming closer together
  5. long high sea wave
  6. boundary, collision between eurasion and indian plate
  7. transfer of heat
Down
  1. deepest part in the ocean
  2. turn into something else
  3. mid atlantic ridge
  4. two plates cross eachother
  5. violent shaking of the ground
  6. spreading, formation of new areas on oceanic crust

13 Clues: transfer of heat • mid atlantic ridge • long high sea wave • coming closer together • turn into something else • deepest part in the ocean • two plates cross eachother • violent shaking of the ground • plate, also called lithospheric plate • global rift, runs along the mid atlantic ridge • spreading, formation of new areas on oceanic crust • ...

juan 2023-03-07

juan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate that can collide with others
  2. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away
  3. when two plates collide
  4. the planets we live on
  5. In the plate tectonic's, lava will build up
  6. tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate
Down
  1. that makes up the earth
  2. an opening in the earth of hot lava
  3. a string of valcanos
  4. floor is the bottom of the ocean.
  5. is a teconic plate that forces another late under it
  6. rapid movement to earthquakes.

12 Clues: a string of valcanos • the planets we live on • that makes up the earth • when two plates collide • rapid movement to earthquakes. • floor is the bottom of the ocean. • an opening in the earth of hot lava • a plate that can collide with others • In the plate tectonic's, lava will build up • tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate • ...

SCIENCE OUTPUT #3 2020-11-25

SCIENCE OUTPUT #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of land surrounded by water
  2. pure substance which cannot be broken down by chemical means
  3. branch of science concerned with metals
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  6. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
  7. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
  8. a mountain or hill having a crater or vent where lava will be erupted
  9. a line or series of mountains or hills
  10. solid outer part of the Earth
  11. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  12. to change in composition or structure
  13. geological structural features as a whole
  14. a limit of a subject or sphere of activity
  15. the pointed top of a mountain.
Down
  1. any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter
  2. a planar or gently curved fracture
  3. the central part of something
  4. an act or instance of colliding
  5. nearly incompressible fluid
  6. the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe
  7. undersea mountains formed by volcanic activity
  8. hot semifluid within the earth's crust
  9. area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  10. type of excavation or depression in the ground
  11. astronomical body orbiting a star
  12. thick part of the earth's crust
  13. instrument that measures details of earthquakes
  14. made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements

29 Clues: nearly incompressible fluid • the central part of something • solid outer part of the Earth • the pointed top of a mountain. • an act or instance of colliding • thick part of the earth's crust • astronomical body orbiting a star • a planar or gently curved fracture • a piece of land surrounded by water • to change in composition or structure • ...

Earth Science 2023-11-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the sun starts rising and the ocean starts receding.
  2. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
  3. a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.
  4. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  5. Happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
  6. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
  7. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust.
  8. a space of partial illumination between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
  9. the tidal phase during which the tidal current is flowing seaward
Down
  1. the second layer of a star's atmosphere, located above the photosphere and below the solar transition region and corona.
  2. water at its lowest level, as in a stream
  3. When a tidal current moves toward the land and away from the sea
  4. the bottom of a sea or ocean.
  5. The oldest eon and dates from 4.5–4.0 billion years ago.
  6. coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
  7. an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.
  8. the season between winter and summer.
  9. The third season of the year, coming after summer and before winter.
  10. a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
  11. The warmest season of the year

20 Clues: the bottom of a sea or ocean. • The warmest season of the year • the season between winter and summer. • water at its lowest level, as in a stream • coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring. • the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust • Happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. • ...

Tectonics-Earth Science 2023-03-21

Tectonics-Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of continent and ocean that move due to convection
  2. form along subduction zones on the less dense plate
  3. evidence used to support the idea of a metallic core
  4. less dense plate material, very old
  5. theory that explains continental drift, how the plates move, and other modern evidence
  6. the thickest layer of Earth where convection currents flow
  7. convergent boundary between Asia and India
  8. the point at the surface directly above the earthquake found using either damage or seismic waves
  9. convergence where both plates are equal density
  10. seismic wave traveling in a compression (push-pull) motion
  11. the magnitude of an Earthquake can be assigned this number based on quantitative wave measurements
  12. divergent boundary between Africa and SaudiArabia
  13. matching __ of the same type and age are found on different continents today
  14. transform boundary along California coast
  15. circulating flow of dense, molten material driving plates
  16. the point where elastic rebound occurs for an earthquake
  17. slowest seismic waves causing the most damage
  18. identical __ are found on distant continents now separates by oceans
Down
  1. convergence where denser plate subducts beneath less dense plate
  2. when two or more plates collide head-on
  3. many continents appear to fit together due to their matching
  4. an area of activity located away from tectonic plate boundaries
  5. denser plate material that subducts, much younger
  6. the name given to the ancient supercontinent
  7. theory explaining the cause of earthquakes
  8. the interval between the arrival of primary and secondary waves
  9. when two plates move along side one another but get stuck
  10. deep chasms forming along convergent boundaries
  11. they outline Earth's tectonic plates
  12. form along an ocean-ocean convergent boundary in North Pacific Ocean
  13. densest layer of Earth composed of metallic material
  14. forming along divergent boundaries (ex: atlantic ocean)
  15. they change speed as they move through denser or less dense layers of Earth
  16. forms where Nazca plate subducts under South American plate
  17. theory that all landmasses were once connected but have been moving away since
  18. the strength of an earthquake asigned a number using damage and other qualitative observations
  19. the thinnest layer of Earth that moves due to convection currents
  20. seismic wave traveling sideways as it also moves forwards
  21. when two plates pull away from one another

39 Clues: less dense plate material, very old • they outline Earth's tectonic plates • when two or more plates collide head-on • transform boundary along California coast • theory explaining the cause of earthquakes • convergent boundary between Asia and India • when two plates pull away from one another • the name given to the ancient supercontinent • ...

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword - Test Prep 2021-07-16

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword - Test Prep crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The _________ is the slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate. It forms a protective barrier that prevents microorganisms from invading and infecting the nail bed. pg. 201
  2. nail bed contains many nerves, and is attached to the nail plate by a thin layer of tissue called the ___ ______. pg. 199
  3. A ______ is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place. pg. 201
  4. The ____ ____ are folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate. pg. 201
  5. The natural nail is located at the end of the finger or toe. It is an appendage of the skin and is part of the _______ ______ , which is made up of the skin and its various organs. pg. 198
  6. The ______ is the living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area. pg. 200
  7. The ______ is the dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. pg. 200
  8. A normal nail grows forward from the ____ and extends over the tip of the finger. Normal, healthy nails can grow in a variety of shapes, depending on the shape of the ____. pg. 202
Down
  1. The ___ ____ is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge. Because it is richly supplied with blood vessels, the ____ ____ has a pinkish appearance from the lunula to the area just before the free edge of the nail. pg. 199
  2. A healthy nail may look dry and hard, but its water content is actually between 15 and 25 percent. The water content directly affects the nail’s ________. The lower the water content, the more rigid the nail becomes. pg. 198-199
  3. If the nail is abnormal in shape or form it is called ___ __________. pg. 203
  4. The nail plate may appear to be one solid piece, but is actually constructed of about ___ ______ layers of nail cells. pg. 199
  5. The ___ ___ is a hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit. pg. 199
  6. The ______ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed. pg. 200
  7. The visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin is called the ______. It is the whitish, half-moon shape underneath the base of the nail. pg. 200
  8. The ____ ____ is the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe. pg. 199
  9. The ___________ is the living skin bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail. pg. 201
  10. A natural nail, also known as _____, is the hard protective plate composed mainly of keratin, the fiber-shaped protein found in skin and hair. pg. 198

18 Clues: The ______ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed. pg. 200 • The ____ ____ are folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate. pg. 201 • If the nail is abnormal in shape or form it is called ___ __________. pg. 203 • The ______ is the dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. pg. 200 • ...

ES1 2023-11-03

ES1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sleeping
  2. type of volcano that is calm, lava flows
  3. connects chambers to a vent
  4. stores magma
  5. caved in volcano
  6. hole
  7. currently erupting
  8. earths heat
  9. edge of pacific plate
  10. runny lava
  11. violent with cinders
  12. thickness of a liquid
  13. eruption of heated water
  14. middle of a plate
Down
  1. subduction of oceanic plate
  2. makes magma thicker
  3. hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
  4. sits sideways
  5. thick lava
  6. alternating lava
  7. opening
  8. when lava pours out
  9. magma chamber hardens
  10. magma hardens in the pipe
  11. up and down
  12. water heated by magma
  13. never again

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

Elle1 2023-10-13

Elle1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. total energy
  2. smarter quake after a larger quake
  3. satellite satellite and receiver
  4. sideways shearing
  5. rocky blockabove the fault plate that hangs over the foot wall
  6. medium
  7. meter waight on a pulley
  8. on surface
  9. fastest
  10. barels of h2o connected by a tube
  11. arche or up fold
  12. shock absorbers
Down
  1. soil acts like liquid
  2. hanging wall moved downward tension
  3. underground
  4. slow and damaging
  5. rocky block that looks like a foot below the fault plate
  6. tall flat area
  7. ranging device laser and reflector
  8. wave from underwater earthquake
  9. shaking
  10. damage
  11. rock above fault plate moved upward compression
  12. dip or down fold

24 Clues: medium • damage • shaking • fastest • on surface • underground • total energy • tall flat area • shock absorbers • dip or down fold • arche or up fold • slow and damaging • sideways shearing • soil acts like liquid • meter waight on a pulley • wave from underwater earthquake • satellite satellite and receiver • barels of h2o connected by a tube • smarter quake after a larger quake • ...

C8 week 9 jigsaw crossword 2017-04-22

C8 week 9 jigsaw crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. black
  2. water
  3. computer
  4. delicious
  5. ask
  6. toothbrush
  7. week
  8. television
  9. ear
  10. stop
  11. yesterday
  12. scared
  13. door
  14. tea
  15. old
  16. giraffe
  17. plate
Down
  1. face
  2. snow
  3. bottle
  4. chopsticks
  5. teacher
  6. car
  7. lost
  8. elephant
  9. hot
  10. river
  11. lazy
  12. tomorrow
  13. sunday
  14. teapot
  15. fish
  16. baby
  17. left

34 Clues: car • ask • hot • ear • tea • old • face • snow • lost • week • lazy • stop • door • fish • baby • left • black • water • river • plate • bottle • scared • sunday • teapot • teacher • giraffe • computer • elephant • tomorrow • delicious • yesterday • chopsticks • toothbrush • television

ES1 2023-11-03

ES1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sleeping
  2. type of volcano that is calm, lava flows
  3. connects chambers to a vent
  4. stores magma
  5. caved in volcano
  6. hole
  7. currently erupting
  8. earths heat
  9. edge of pacific plate
  10. runny lava
  11. violent with cinders
  12. thickness of a liquid
  13. eruption of heated water
  14. middle of a plate
Down
  1. subduction of oceanic plate
  2. makes magma thicker
  3. hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
  4. sits sideways
  5. thick lava
  6. alternating lava
  7. opening
  8. when lava pours out
  9. magma chamber hardens
  10. magma hardens in the pipe
  11. up and down
  12. water heated by magma
  13. never again

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

Liam P1 2023-10-13

Liam P1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laser and reflector
  2. medium
  3. fast
  4. slow and damaging
  5. weight on a pulley
  6. underground
  7. soil acts like liquid
  8. rocky block above the flat plate hanging over foot wall
  9. tall flat aria
  10. on surface movement
  11. total energy
  12. sideways shearing
  13. dip down or down folded
Down
  1. satellite and receaver
  2. rock above fault planted moving upwards do to commpresion
  3. damage
  4. shock absorbers
  5. rocky block above the flat plate that hangs over the foot plate
  6. barrels of h2o connected by a tube
  7. smaller earthquake after big one
  8. hanging wall moves downwards do to tension
  9. wave formed underwear from earthquake
  10. shacking
  11. arch or up fold

24 Clues: fast • medium • damage • shacking • underground • total energy • tall flat aria • shock absorbers • arch or up fold • slow and damaging • sideways shearing • weight on a pulley • laser and reflector • on surface movement • soil acts like liquid • satellite and receaver • dip down or down folded • smaller earthquake after big one • barrels of h2o connected by a tube • wave formed underwear from earthquake • ...

Ch. 18 2024-12-05

Ch. 18 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plan for managing money when shopping
  2. cloths that cover the entire table, can be fun or formal
  3. the main plate used for eating food
  4. plate used for salad
  5. includes items such as the dinner plate, salad plate, cup and saucer, and other numerous serving vessels
  6. serving containers made of silver, silver plate, or stainless steel
  7. a small portion of food served at the beginning of a meal to whet the appetite
  8. paper cloths that are used when eating, can come in different sizes
  9. that require more and more varied tableware, formal place setting may include dinnerware, flatware, and glassware
Down
  1. a long narrow cloth that "runs" the length of the table
  2. any item used for serving and eating food
  3. includes knives forks and spoons and larger serving utensils, they can be crafted from sterling silver, silver plate, or stainless steel
  4. less formal coverings for eating spots, can be made from fabric straw or plastic
  5. the tableware needed by one person to eat a meal
  6. dishes to serve beverages, choices are stemware and tumblers

15 Clues: plate used for salad • the main plate used for eating food • plan for managing money when shopping • any item used for serving and eating food • the tableware needed by one person to eat a meal • a long narrow cloth that "runs" the length of the table • cloths that cover the entire table, can be fun or formal • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate that is just west of South America
  2. the plate that is in the Caribbean
  3. the plate that is just North America
  4. the plate that is just South America
Down
  1. the plate that rests in the Middle East
  2. the theory that the continents were once connected as a supercontinent called Pangaea and had drifted apart over millions of years
  3. the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean
  4. the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate
  5. the plate that rests just south of South America
  6. the man who proposed the theory of continental drift

10 Clues: the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • the plate that rests just south of South America • ...

Geography Crossword 2012-10-05

Geography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layers of Molten Rock
  2. Number of plates we have studied
  3. Causes the plates to move (no space)
  4. The very hot centre of the Earth
  5. The outer shell of the Earth
Down
  1. Caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  2. Huge slabs of the crust
  3. Name of plate at the bottom of the map
  4. How many different types of plate boundaries
  5. The place where 2 plates meet
  6. Name of plate between Pacific and South American plates
  7. Name of a plate

12 Clues: Name of a plate • Layers of Molten Rock • Huge slabs of the crust • The outer shell of the Earth • The place where 2 plates meet • Number of plates we have studied • The very hot centre of the Earth • Causes the plates to move (no space) • Name of plate at the bottom of the map • Caused by the movement of tectonic plates • How many different types of plate boundaries • ...

fold mountain revision 2023-11-20

fold mountain revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fold mountains occur at these plate boundaries
  2. a plate with a continent on it
  3. the highest point in the alps
  4. an armorican mountain range
  5. this happens where plate meet
  6. an alpine mountain range
  7. an animal that is often in mountain farms
Down
  1. the force that moves plates
  2. a plate with an ocean on it
  3. 400 million years ago
  4. where plates meet
  5. another name for an upfold
  6. another name for a downfold

13 Clues: where plates meet • 400 million years ago • an alpine mountain range • another name for an upfold • the force that moves plates • a plate with an ocean on it • an armorican mountain range • another name for a downfold • the highest point in the alps • this happens where plate meet • a plate with a continent on it • an animal that is often in mountain farms • ...

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the edges where two plates meet.
  2. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. - A large landmass
  4. a planar fracture in rock across which there has been displacement as a result of movement.
  5. the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  6. - The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  7. - When two plates slide past each other
  8. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  9. - the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  10. single supercontinent that once existed?
Down
  1. - When two plates move together
  2. - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. - a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
  4. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  5. - 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.
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's
  7. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  8. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,
  9. - When two plates move apart.
  10. - the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks

20 Clues: - A large landmass • - When two plates move apart. • - When two plates move together • the edges where two plates meet. • - When two plates slide past each other • single supercontinent that once existed? • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth. • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • ...

WA State Geography Review Crossword 2021-09-23

WA State Geography Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The native tribe closest to Seattle
  2. What borders WA to the West?
  3. This tribe has territory in the Northwest corner of WA state.
  4. plate _________ is the movement of the earth's crust
  5. WA state has ______ geological regions.
  6. What borders WA to the East?
  7. What borders WA to the South?
  8. What borders WA to the North?
  9. Native cultures in WA state kept track of history and spiritual stories using the ______ tradition.
  10. to take care of something
  11. This mountain range is located on the NW Peninsula of WA state
Down
  1. This tribe has territory in south central WA state.
  2. What percentage of treaties with Native Tribes did the U.S. government fully uphold?
  3. Is there more American Indian Reservation land in the East or West of the United States?
  4. ________ is a major industry in WA state and was also a primary food source for Native Tribes of the PNW.
  5. This mountain range basically splits WA into East and West
  6. The two major rivers in WA state are the Columbia and the _______ rivers.
  7. One of the five themes of geography, it starts with a 'C'.
  8. _________ Is the study of earth's solid structure
  9. Seattle's geological region is called the Puget Sound ____________
  10. the study of landforms and humans interactions with the land
  11. A contract or formal agreement between two or more sovereign (independent) nations
  12. The number of volcanoes WA state has.
  13. The name of a Native Tribe in East Central WA state; also the name of the largest city in eastern WA.

24 Clues: to take care of something • What borders WA to the West? • What borders WA to the East? • What borders WA to the South? • What borders WA to the North? • The native tribe closest to Seattle • The number of volcanoes WA state has. • WA state has ______ geological regions. • _________ Is the study of earth's solid structure • This tribe has territory in south central WA state. • ...

Lithosphere Crossword- Zack F 2023-02-03

Lithosphere Crossword- Zack F crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where two plates move away from each other. Molten rock from the mantle erupts along the opening, forming new crust.
  2. highly energetic charged particles trapped at high altitudes in the magnetic field of Earth.
  3. rocks that have been cemented together through erosions or weathering
  4. Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle as convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface
  5. instruments used to record the motion of the seismic waves during an earthquake.
  6. rock cooled from a previously molten state
  7. a very hard, granular, igneous rock
  8. the redirection of a wave
  9. the dense central region of a planet, consisting of iron and nickel.
Down
  1. the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field. Protects us from the sun’s particles
  2. When planets begin to melt, the materials in them begin to separate from one another. Borders between the layers is differentiation
  3. a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock
  4. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena
  5. the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun which permeates the solar system.
  6. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
  7. waves in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  8. the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core
  9. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  10. Rock that has been changed from high temperature/pressure
  11. The science of the earth and its behavior

20 Clues: the redirection of a wave • a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock • a very hard, granular, igneous rock • The science of the earth and its behavior • rock cooled from a previously molten state • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • Rock that has been changed from high temperature/pressure • ...

Rocks Crossword 2016-01-19

Rocks Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name for gas pockets in an igneous rock
  2. present in metamorphic rocks, fancy way of saying the minerals are aligned
  3. you add this along with heat to make a metamorphic rock
  4. the type of rock that shows foliation or recrystallization
  5. only felsic igneous rock that appears a dark color
  6. sedimentary rock made from shells
  7. what extrusive igneous rocks form from
  8. type of sedimentary rock that is made from organic material, like shells or plant remains
  9. type of metamorphism associated with plate tectonics
  10. clastic sedimentary rock made from rounded pebbles
  11. the type of rock with intergrown crystals and possibly vesicles
  12. a fine grained igneous rock that has a lot of quartz
  13. clastic sedimentary rock formed from grains that are between .006cm to .2cm
  14. intrusive igneous rock rich in Fe and Mg
Down
  1. the composition of an igneous rock which is light colored
  2. the process that makes sediments
  3. the word for an igneous rock with a composition in between mafic and felsic
  4. type of sedimentary rock that is made from fragments of rocks
  5. the process that creates igneous rocks
  6. the only metamorphic rock that will effervesce with hydrochloric acid
  7. one of the processes that creates sedimentary rocks, has to do with pushing the sediments together
  8. the word for the texture of an igneous rock with no crystals
  9. the only type of rock that can have fossils in it
  10. a highly metamorphosed rock with banding
  11. clastic sedimentary rock that is made from clay sized particles

25 Clues: the process that makes sediments • sedimentary rock made from shells • the process that creates igneous rocks • what extrusive igneous rocks form from • a highly metamorphosed rock with banding • intrusive igneous rock rich in Fe and Mg • the name for gas pockets in an igneous rock • the only type of rock that can have fossils in it • ...

Natural Disaster 2015-08-12

Natural Disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sudden affect that makes a dramatic impact
  2. instant powerful upward or forward movement
  3. a tropical storm
  4. where does man exist
  5. outer layer of earths surface
  6. pile of snow running down the face of a hill
  7. high temperature
  8. layer that comes before the crust
  9. another name for a tornado
  10. layer between crust and mantle
  11. makes up majority of continental crust
  12. system of winds rotating inwards
  13. he great size or extent of something
  14. height of an object relating to sea level
  15. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  16. molten material
  17. fires that get a bit out of hand
  18. a mountain or hill, that produces lava
  19. centre of a hurricane
  20. the focus of an earthquake
  21. overflow of a large amount of water
  22. ...... lines
Down
  1. ..... tectonics
  2. molten rock on the top of the earths surface
  3. a flow of mud and other material flowing down a hillside or slope
  4. violent rotating winds
  5. a sudden widespread occurrence
  6. lower layer of earths crust
  7. centre of the earth
  8. the second wave that comes after he main earthquake
  9. low rainfall leading to a shortage of water
  10. a instrument used to measure earthquakes
  11. a powdery residue
  12. giant sea wave
  13. a small shake in the earths surface
  14. a danger or risk
  15. storm with a violent wind
  16. the oxygen and nitrogen we breathe is known as
  17. when a volcano bursts out all of its lava
  18. makes up 75% of the earths surface

40 Clues: ...... lines • giant sea wave • ..... tectonics • molten material • a tropical storm • high temperature • a danger or risk • a powdery residue • centre of the earth • where does man exist • centre of a hurricane • violent rotating winds • storm with a violent wind • another name for a tornado • the focus of an earthquake • lower layer of earths crust • outer layer of earths surface • ...

Benchmark 2 Review 2015-12-07

Benchmark 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maritime polar
  2. two plates moving towards each other
  3. giant landmass
  4. rock type that forms from weathering and erosion then cementation
  5. liquid molten magma layer of earth with convection currents
  6. outermost layer of the earth
  7. during evening cool air falls over land and warm air rises over ocean
  8. breakdown of rock
  9. formed from minerals
  10. remains of dead plants and animals; show how organisms change over time
  11. placing sediment in a new place
  12. moisture in the air
  13. when water falls back to earth
  14. warm rises and cool sinks i.e. drives movement of plate tectonics
  15. movement of sediments
  16. organic material in soil
  17. two plates moving away from each other
  18. large body of air that has a certain temperature and amount of moisture
Down
  1. broken down rocks and minerals
  2. A sever storm that develops over tropical oceans
  3. continental polar
  4. rock type that forms from heat and pressure
  5. weather patterns over a long period of time
  6. Evaporation of water from plants
  7. two plates slide past each other
  8. new crust is created at divergent boundaries; how plates move apart
  9. water to gas when heat is added
  10. contains ozone layer
  11. where rivers deposit sediment
  12. continental tropical
  13. rock type that forms when magma cools
  14. maritime tropical
  15. atmospheric layer closest to the earth
  16. gas to liquid (how clouds form)
  17. during day warm air rises over land and cold air sinks over water
  18. natural solid with crystal structure that makes up rock

36 Clues: maritime polar • giant landmass • continental polar • breakdown of rock • maritime tropical • moisture in the air • contains ozone layer • formed from minerals • continental tropical • movement of sediments • organic material in soil • outermost layer of the earth • where rivers deposit sediment • broken down rocks and minerals • when water falls back to earth • ...

Earth Science Final Examination Review Part 1 2018-06-01

Earth Science Final Examination Review Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a discontinuity that occurs between the crust and the mantle
  2. vibrational waves passing through the earth which make the ground shake
  3. small models of the earth's surface
  4. a unit of latitude and longitude used to locate places on a map
  5. the smallest particles of matter
  6. the worldview that an astronomical explosion started everything
  7. a crack in rock layers along which there has been movement
  8. a map maker
  9. type of change that explains the explosiveness of hydrogen gas
  10. north, south, east, and west
  11. used to determine the magnitude of an earthquake
  12. the beginning line used to measure longitude
  13. the basis for your belief system and how you interpret natural phenomena
  14. a scientist who studies earthquakes
  15. molten rock below the earth's surface
Down
  1. an unproved or tested theory
  2. the idea that man has been given dominion of the earth and its resources
  3. a theory that suggest the earth's crust is broken into huge moving plates
  4. solids, liquids, gases, and plasma (3 words)
  5. the science that studies the earth
  6. a catastrophic event recorded in Genesis that changed the earth's geology
  7. present geologic rates are used to estimate geologic time
  8. layers of deposited rock found in the geologic column
  9. the number of the law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
  10. describes natural resources that cannot be replaced
  11. described by its mass and volume
  12. the beginning line used to measure latitude
  13. all scientific observations and information
  14. an earthquake generated tidal wave

29 Clues: a map maker • an unproved or tested theory • north, south, east, and west • the smallest particles of matter • described by its mass and volume • the science that studies the earth • an earthquake generated tidal wave • small models of the earth's surface • a scientist who studies earthquakes • molten rock below the earth's surface • the beginning line used to measure latitude • ...

Chapter 3-5 science crossword. 2023-11-17

Chapter 3-5 science crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supercontinent from hundreds of millions of years ago including all current continents'
  2. A mountain where there is an area where magma and lava shoot out.
  3. boundary When 2 plates move apart from each other.
  4. boundary When 2 plates slide past each other.
  5. When The earth's crust breaks and rocks slip past one another.
  6. A very large body of water with almost no land around it divided into 5 oceans.
  7. The small gradual movement of all of Earth's continents over time.
  8. A tool that bounds sound off the sea floor to see the surrounding objects in the ocean.
  9. When pieces of earth diverge onto land and create a valley.
  10. When the ocean floor sinks under A deep ocean trench and goes back into the mantle.
  11. When there is a big natural elevation from the surrounding area.
Down
  1. The constant cycle of a layer of cooled magma being replaced on the ocean floor.
  2. Long narrow trenches in the ocean.
  3. The theory of Earth's plates slowly move all the time and this movement is caused by the convection currents in the mantle.
  4. boundary When 2 plates come together.
  5. Gaint underwater mountain ranges
  6. A mixture of rocks, gas, and water that reach and go on or over the earth's surface.
  7. A mixture of rocks, gas, and water that is under the earth's crust.
  8. Remains from anything prehistoric that was living.
  9. When any form of heat is transferred by a liquid.

20 Clues: Gaint underwater mountain ranges • Long narrow trenches in the ocean. • boundary When 2 plates come together. • boundary When 2 plates slide past each other. • When any form of heat is transferred by a liquid. • Remains from anything prehistoric that was living. • boundary When 2 plates move apart from each other. • ...

Tectonics 2023-09-28

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a magma current that moves tectonic plates
  2. the crust is divided into these
  3. an underwater rift valley
  4. one plate sliding under another
  5. two plates moving away from each other
  6. a mountain that erupts molten rock, at subduction
Down
  1. a valley at a divergent boundary
  2. two plates sliding pat each other
  3. two plates moving together
  4. molten rock below the crust

10 Clues: an underwater rift valley • two plates moving together • molten rock below the crust • the crust is divided into these • one plate sliding under another • a valley at a divergent boundary • two plates sliding pat each other • two plates moving away from each other • a magma current that moves tectonic plates • a mountain that erupts molten rock, at subduction

Tectonics 2023-11-30

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a oceanic and a continental plate collide
  2. Fills in the gap between two divergent boundaries
  3. When two continental plates collide
  4. Two plates collide
Down
  1. Currents What makes tectonic plates move
  2. Two plates slide past each other
  3. Appears in convergent boundary
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. Ridge Appears in Divergent Boundary
  6. Andreas Fault Example of Transform Boundary

10 Clues: Two plates collide • Appears in convergent boundary • Two plates slide past each other • When two continental plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • Ridge Appears in Divergent Boundary • Currents What makes tectonic plates move • When a oceanic and a continental plate collide • Andreas Fault Example of Transform Boundary • ...

Plate Motion 2021-04-05

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Global Positioning System is used to track the motion of Earth’s plates. It requires 3
  2. Boundary: There are three types of tectonic boundaries convergent, divergent and
  3. other.
  4. looks beneath the surface.
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground as a result of movements within
  6. Study fossils and learn about the history of the Earth.
  7. a view of the past. Like a time capsule.
  8. sample: Is obtained by drilling underground and showing scientists how the
  9. Boundary: When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  10. section: a diagram that shows the inside of a core sample
  11. Earth's crust.
Down
  1. A preserved specimen of a living thing, plant or animal, found in the ground and
  2. The solid parts of the earth
  3. Outer Layer: The layer of the earth that contains solid rock below the surface of
  4. in space and receivers on Earth.
  5. Where two or more plates collide, one plate eventually slides beneath
  6. How often or fast something happens
  7. earth.
  8. Studies the Earth
  9. Plate: pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle that cause continental
  10. layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.

21 Clues: other. • earth. • Earth's crust. • Studies the Earth • looks beneath the surface. • The solid parts of the earth • in space and receivers on Earth. • How often or fast something happens • a view of the past. Like a time capsule. • Study fossils and learn about the history of the Earth. • section: a diagram that shows the inside of a core sample • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents movement inside Earths surface that move rock and other material
  2. _____ currents in earths mantel cause the rise and fall of rock
  3. boundary a boundary where one plate slides past the other
  4. ridge underwater volcano
  5. trench a land form caused by divergent plate boundaries in the ocean
  6. a food dish on Earth
  7. boundary creates volcanoes and deep sea trenches
  8. drift the gradual movement of continents
  9. a solid rock can form from the cooling of this
  10. the preservation of past life
Down
  1. spreading the creation of new sea floor material
  2. an opening in Earth's surface where lava erupts
  3. arc a string of islands
  4. the transfer of heat through and empty space
  5. of fire a string of volcanoes where earthquakes often occur
  6. boundary creates mountain ranges
  7. big super continent
  8. the transfer of heat from direct contact with it
  9. extremely hot liquid inside of earth
  10. carbon dioxide had a _____ of 2

20 Clues: big super continent • a food dish on Earth • arc a string of islands • ridge underwater volcano • the preservation of past life • carbon dioxide had a _____ of 2 • boundary creates mountain ranges • extremely hot liquid inside of earth • drift the gradual movement of continents • the transfer of heat through and empty space • a solid rock can form from the cooling of this • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-03-09

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collide
  2. Biggest plate
  3. We talked about it in class
  4. small
  5. movement
  6. biggest part of earth
  7. To the left
  8. upper part of earth
  9. Small piece of land
Down
  1. slides
  2. separate
  3. smaller
  4. At the middle
  5. together
  6. At the top
  7. parts of earth
  8. Big plate
  9. There are 7 major plates
  10. Under north america
  11. separation

20 Clues: small • slides • smaller • collide • separate • together • movement • Big plate • At the top • separation • To the left • At the middle • Biggest plate • parts of earth • Under north america • upper part of earth • Small piece of land • biggest part of earth • There are 7 major plates • We talked about it in class

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a super continent
  2. ocean ridge- divergent plate boundary result
  3. boundary- two plates slipping past each other
  4. a plant into a rock
  5. - dinner dish on the earth
  6. of fire - a ring of volcano
  7. tectonic- what are the plates called that move
  8. - lava
  9. the pull of oceanic plate down
  10. spot- pool of magma underground
  11. ocean trench- in a subsection zone a _____ occursion
Down
  1. boundary- plates pushing together
  2. valley- results of a divergent boundary
  3. a crack in the land
  4. arc- series of islands
  5. boundary - plates pulling apart from each other
  6. floor spreading- spreading of sea floor
  7. a mountain with lava
  8. drift- continents going apart

19 Clues: - lava • a super continent • a crack in the land • a plant into a rock • a mountain with lava • arc- series of islands • - dinner dish on the earth • of fire - a ring of volcano • drift- continents going apart • the pull of oceanic plate down • spot- pool of magma underground • boundary- plates pushing together • valley- results of a divergent boundary • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a super continent
  2. ocean ridge- divergent plate boundary result
  3. boundary- two plates slipping past each other
  4. a plant into a rock
  5. - dinner dish on the earth
  6. of fire - a ring of volcano
  7. tectonic- what are the plates called that move
  8. - lava
  9. the pull of oceanic plate down
  10. spot- pool of magma underground
  11. ocean trench- in a subsection zone a _____ occursion
Down
  1. boundary- plates pushing together
  2. valley- results of a divergent boundary
  3. a crack in the land
  4. arc- series of islands
  5. boundary - plates pulling apart from each other
  6. floor spreading- spreading of sea floor
  7. a mountain with lava
  8. drift- continents going apart

19 Clues: - lava • a super continent • a crack in the land • a plant into a rock • a mountain with lava • arc- series of islands • - dinner dish on the earth • of fire - a ring of volcano • drift- continents going apart • the pull of oceanic plate down • spot- pool of magma underground • boundary- plates pushing together • valley- results of a divergent boundary • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a super continent
  2. ocean ridge- divergent plate boundary result
  3. boundary- two plates slipping past each other
  4. a plant into a rock
  5. - dinner dish on the earth
  6. of fire - a ring of volcano
  7. tectonic- what are the plates called that move
  8. - lava
  9. the pull of oceanic plate down
  10. spot- pool of magma underground
  11. ocean trench- in a subsection zone a _____ occursion
Down
  1. boundary- plates pushing together
  2. valley- results of a divergent boundary
  3. a crack in the land
  4. arc- series of islands
  5. boundary - plates pulling apart from each other
  6. floor spreading- spreading of sea floor
  7. a mountain with lava
  8. drift- continents going apart

19 Clues: - lava • a super continent • a crack in the land • a plant into a rock • a mountain with lava • arc- series of islands • - dinner dish on the earth • of fire - a ring of volcano • drift- continents going apart • the pull of oceanic plate down • spot- pool of magma underground • boundary- plates pushing together • valley- results of a divergent boundary • ...

Science 2025-08-13

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that reaches the surface.
  2. Opening in Earth's crust where magma escapes.
  3. Process where one tectonic plate moves under another.
  4. Plate boundary where plates move apart.
  5. Plate boundary where plates collide.
  6. The rigid outer layer of the Earth.
  7. Connected chain of mountains.
Down
  1. Measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
  2. Crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  3. Area where two tectonic plates meet.
  4. Large section of the Earth's lithosphere.
  5. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
  6. Location underground where an earthquake begins.
  7. Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  8. Related to vibrations in the Earth caused by earthquakes.

15 Clues: Connected chain of mountains. • The rigid outer layer of the Earth. • Area where two tectonic plates meet. • Plate boundary where plates collide. • Molten rock that reaches the surface. • Plate boundary where plates move apart. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • Large section of the Earth's lithosphere. • Crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs. • ...

Zach Hassler 2015-04-30

Zach Hassler crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a super continent
  2. the movement of the Earth's crusts
  3. something used for magnetic measurement
  4. lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates
  5. plates that slide away from one another
  6. sliding plate force
  7. plates moving away from one another
  8. a large elongated depression
Down
  1. the study of the magetic record of the ocean floor
  2. the sideways and downward movement of a plate
  3. the destructive plate boundary
  4. a common technique of radiometric dating
  5. change in direction of the earth's magnetic field
  6. the process that occurs at mid-ocean where new ocean floor is created
  7. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate

15 Clues: a super continent • sliding plate force • a large elongated depression • the destructive plate boundary • the movement of the Earth's crusts • plates moving away from one another • something used for magnetic measurement • plates that slide away from one another • a common technique of radiometric dating • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate • ...

matthews plate techtonics 2025-05-25

matthews plate techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates come together at these boundaries (10)
  2. oceanic plate near South America (5)
  3. landforms formed by underwater volcanic activity (7)
  4. erupt where magma reaches the surface (9)
  5. lighter plate that forms mountains (11)
  6. boundary where plates collide (11)
  7. type of plate that sinks into the mantle (7)
  8. boundary where plates pull apart (12)
  9. formed underwater at constructive boundaries (6)
Down
  1. example ridge at a constructive boundary (10)
  2. another word for pulling apart (9)
  3. currents in the mantle causing movement (10)
  4. cracks where magma rises through (8)
  5. example mountain range at destructive boundary (5)
  6. layer where oceanic plate is destroyed (6)

15 Clues: another word for pulling apart (9) • boundary where plates collide (11) • oceanic plate near South America (5) • cracks where magma rises through (8) • boundary where plates pull apart (12) • lighter plate that forms mountains (11) • erupt where magma reaches the surface (9) • layer where oceanic plate is destroyed (6) • currents in the mantle causing movement (10) • ...

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain or hill with lava
  2. formed from pieces or techtonic plates that move slowly over time
  3. Areas where plates meet
  4. The outermost layer
  5. a hot area in the mantle below the crust
  6. Volcanoes are active and earthquakes are common
  7. plates move away from each other.
  8. When two plates crash
  9. long cracks in the crust
  10. a mass of glacial ice
Down
  1. two or more plates collide.
  2. A space between to rocks
  3. continents have moved
  4. a theory in geology
  5. happens when plates are colliding
  6. a famous fault
  7. molten caused by heat
  8. Hot fluid below the earths crust
  9. formed by subuction

19 Clues: a famous fault • a theory in geology • The outermost layer • formed by subuction • continents have moved • molten caused by heat • When two plates crash • a mass of glacial ice • Areas where plates meet • A space between to rocks • long cracks in the crust • Mountain or hill with lava • two or more plates collide. • Hot fluid below the earths crust • happens when plates are colliding • ...

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain or hill with lava
  2. formed from pieces or techtonic plates that move slowly over time
  3. Areas where plates meet
  4. The outermost layer
  5. a hot area in the mantle below the crust
  6. Volcanoes are active and earthquakes are common
  7. plates move away from each other.
  8. When two plates crash
  9. long cracks in the crust
  10. a mass of glacial ice
Down
  1. two or more plates collide.
  2. A space between to rocks
  3. continents have moved
  4. a theory in geology
  5. happens when plates are colliding
  6. a famous fault
  7. molten caused by heat
  8. Hot fluid below the earths crust
  9. formed by subuction

19 Clues: a famous fault • a theory in geology • The outermost layer • formed by subuction • continents have moved • molten caused by heat • When two plates crash • a mass of glacial ice • Areas where plates meet • A space between to rocks • long cracks in the crust • Mountain or hill with lava • two or more plates collide. • Hot fluid below the earths crust • happens when plates are colliding • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-02-22

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dark dense rock with a fine texture
  2. Forces shape of surface by building up mountains
  3. breaks in earths crust where rocks slip pass
  4. transfer by direct of particles of matter
  5. boundary is a place where two direction
  6. is a layer of rock that forms Earths outer skin
  7. Wegener named this supercontinent
  8. a layer of hot rock
  9. soft layer in Greek it means weak rock
Down
  1. transfer by the movement of a heated fluid
  2. Forces those that slowly wear away mountains
  3. uppermost part of the mantel and the crust
  4. currents flow that transfer heat within a fluid
  5. transfer of energy through empty space
  6. boundary when two plates converge
  7. boundary occur at the mid-ocean ridge
  8. core is a layer of molten mental that surrounds the inner core
  9. rock that has longer crystals than basalt
  10. core is a dense ball of solid metal
  11. process by which the ocean floor sinks

20 Clues: a layer of hot rock • boundary when two plates converge • Wegener named this supercontinent • dark dense rock with a fine texture • core is a dense ball of solid metal • boundary occur at the mid-ocean ridge • transfer of energy through empty space • soft layer in Greek it means weak rock • process by which the ocean floor sinks • boundary is a place where two direction • ...

Plate Techtonics 2023-12-04

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point of origin of an earthquake
  2. A large wave of water often caused by earthquakes.
  3. Crust that is under the oceans.
  4. North and South on the equator
  5. the second layer of the Earth
  6. When tectonic plates move under the crust and cause the Earth to shake
  7. The name given to the super continent.
  8. The point on earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
Down
  1. where the oceanic and continental crust Collide.
  2. the outer shell of the Earths core
  3. where mountains formed under the ocean
  4. East and west on the equator
  5. outer most layer of the Earth
  6. A crack in the Earths crust
  7. the process where new ocean forms.
  8. the inner core of the Earths core
  9. molten rock beneath the Earths crust
  10. A flat plate under the Earth that shifts and moves
  11. A deep part of the ocean that is void of life.

19 Clues: A crack in the Earths crust • East and west on the equator • outer most layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • North and South on the equator • Crust that is under the oceans. • the inner core of the Earths core • the outer shell of the Earths core • the process where new ocean forms. • The point of origin of an earthquake • molten rock beneath the Earths crust • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-22

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large section of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  2. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
  3. The place where two plates meet
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. any of the many processes in which lava gas and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth
  6. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  7. made of hard solid rock
  8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  9. when do water mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  10. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
Down
  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. moving toward the same plate
  3. observed to be over and over again
  4. a shaking of earths surface
  5. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  6. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor
  7. the outside or top layer of something
  8. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  9. a diagram that shows what inside of something looks like

19 Clues: made of hard solid rock • a shaking of earths surface • moving toward the same plate • The place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • observed to be over and over again • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • A long deep indentation in the ocean floor • ...

Earth Science 2014-11-30

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water that has been moved away.
  2. The basic building blocks of minerals that cannot be broken down.
  3. The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges.
  4. An atom with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons for a given element.
  5. The process of plants absorbing water and releasing into the atmosphere.
  6. A solid and rocky shell that extends to a depth of 2890 kilometers.
  7. A massive igneous body intruded between preexisting strata.
  8. The force per unit area acting on a solid.
  9. The transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves.
  10. A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements.
  11. The slope or steepness of a stream channel.
Down
  1. The opposite process of where water vapor changing to the liquid state.
  2. A molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms.
  3. This is the theory that proposes that the earth's outer shell consists of individual plates interacting in various ways and tghereby producing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself.
  4. The concept that earth's crust is floating in gravitational balance upon the material of the mantle.
  5. A line connecting points of equal temperature.
  6. A tabular igneous body formed when magma is injected along sedimentary.
  7. A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.
  8. A molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface.
  9. Any solid mass material or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet.

20 Clues: A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. • The force per unit area acting on a solid. • The slope or steepness of a stream channel. • A line connecting points of equal temperature. • A molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms. • A molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface. • A massive igneous body intruded between preexisting strata. • ...

Ocean floor 2022-10-24

Ocean floor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
  2. Ocean: also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean
  3. :water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
  4. : the flow of water from aboveground into the subsurface.
  5. plain: the largest habitat on earth.
  6. : the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata.
  7. island: a high island or volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin.
  8. : the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water
  9. : a mass or quantity of something that has gradually gathered or been acquired
  10. currents: e driven by global wind systems that are fueled by energy from the Sun.
Down
  1. : underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor
  2. Ocean: the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions
  3. ridge: is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  4. Ocean: he second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km
  5. shelf: area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
  6. Ocean : is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering 70,560,000 km
  7. : rain, sleet,snow, and hail
  8. slope: the slope between the outer edge and the deep ocean floor
  9. currents: A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river
  10. Ocean: is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans.
  11. :a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion distinct from the oscillatory motion of the particles that successively compose it.

21 Clues: : rain, sleet,snow, and hail • plain: the largest habitat on earth. • : long, narrow depressions on the seafloor • : the exhalation of water vapor through the stomata. • : the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water • : the flow of water from aboveground into the subsurface. • Ocean: the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions • ...

Science Crossword 2024-09-28

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain that opens downwards to a reservoir of molten rock
  2. explains that mountains are built by internal processes through geologic time
  3. group of jagged, snowcapped peaks
  4. composed of igneous rocks and sediments
  5. means mountain climbing
  6. a steep valley between two young mountains
  7. measure of the earthquakes size
  8. where the earthquake originates
  9. study of mountains
  10. small earthquakes that happens after a major one
  11. locations on earth that has active volcanoes
  12. the longest mountain range in the world
  13. refer to tiny particles like sand, silt, and clay
  14. sudden, violent shifting of plates under earth
  15. a crack across the rocks
  16. this word comes means “the house of snow”
  17. the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus
  18. columns where rocks in the mantle are rising towards earth’s surface
Down
  1. many closely spaced mountains
  2. the largest mountain system in Europe
  3. associated with the surficial discharge of molten rock
  4. occurs when magma circulates within earth
  5. is a product of movements of tectonic plates.
  6. large elevated platform that is formed through tectonic forces
  7. is the study of the structure, evolution and dynamics of the Earth
  8. a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward
  9. layer of the earth that lies below the lithosphere
  10. the study of earthquake
  11. Japanese word for tidal wave
  12. describes the degree of shaking caused by an earthquake at a given place
  13. founder of the theory of plate tectonics
  14. molten rock
  15. the oldest mountain range in the US

33 Clues: molten rock • study of mountains • means mountain climbing • the study of earthquake • a crack across the rocks • Japanese word for tidal wave • many closely spaced mountains • measure of the earthquakes size • where the earthquake originates • group of jagged, snowcapped peaks • the oldest mountain range in the US • the largest mountain system in Europe • ...

Science 2025-05-12

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The “powerhouse” of the cell; it turns food into energy.
  2. Two or more atoms bonded together.
  3. A part of plant cells where photosynthesis happens.
  4. Energy Energy of motion.
  5. The breaking down of rocks by wind, water, or ice.
  6. The amount of matter in something.
  7. When Earth spins on its axis (causes day and night)
  8. A push or pull on an object.
  9. Any living thing, from bacteria to humans.
  10. How much space something takes up.
  11. An opening in Earth’s crust that lets out lava, ash, and gases.
  12. The basic unit of life in all living things.
  13. How tightly packed the matter in an object is.
  14. A testable prediction or educated guess.
Down
  1. Anything that takes up space and has mass.
  2. A force that slows things down when they rub together.
  3. A crack in the Earth’s crust where movement happens.
  4. Tectonics The theory that Earth's crust is broken into moving pieces.
  5. Something in an experiment that can change.
  6. Energy Stored energy that can be used later.
  7. The smallest unit of an element; everything is made of atoms.
  8. A community of living things and their environment.
  9. The movement of rock, soil, or sand by wind or water.
  10. The process plants use to make food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
  11. The force that pulls objects toward one another (like Earth pulling us down).
  12. The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the moon’s gravity.
  13. Group The part of the experiment used for comparison.

27 Clues: Energy Energy of motion. • A push or pull on an object. • Two or more atoms bonded together. • The amount of matter in something. • How much space something takes up. • A testable prediction or educated guess. • Anything that takes up space and has mass. • Any living thing, from bacteria to humans. • Something in an experiment that can change. • ...

EES Syllabus Crossword 2025-09-11

EES Syllabus Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Labs lose 10% of credit for each __________ they are late.
  2. Mantle __________ drives plate tectonics.
  3. Natural __________ are caused by interior processes, surface processes, and severe weather.
  4. A model showing Earth’s radial layers is determined by __________.
  5. One of the class rules: Be __________ at all times.
  6. Students must wear these to protect their eyes during labs.
  7. Energy production and resource __________ have economic, environmental, and social costs.
  8. Humans are dependent on natural __________, both renewable and non-renewable.
  9. This planet is the focus of Earth and Environmental Systems.
  10. Living organisms are dependent upon these kinds of cycles.
  11. Homework is due at the __________ of class.
Down
  1. In addition to goggles and gloves, students may need to wear this in science labs.
  2. This course is called Earth and __________ Systems.
  3. Living organisms depend on biogeochemical __________.
  4. Earth’s patterns of temperature and weather are affected by many events on different time scales.
  5. Planning and carrying out these is one of the science and engineering practices.
  6. The teacher’s last name.
  7. The universe and its __________ are studied in Unit 1A.
  8. Evidence for the Big Bang includes light spectra and motion of distant __________.
  9. Classroom consequence after a fourth lateness: __________ to the office.
  10. Scientists and engineers can design technologies to reduce __________ and waste.
  11. Along with biology, physics, and geology, this science is integrated into EES.
  12. Scientists use these representations to explain and predict Earth processes.
  13. A required item for class is a __________ laptop.
  14. Class updates and assignments will be posted here for students to access.

25 Clues: The teacher’s last name. • Mantle __________ drives plate tectonics. • Homework is due at the __________ of class. • A required item for class is a __________ laptop. • This course is called Earth and __________ Systems. • One of the class rules: Be __________ at all times. • Living organisms depend on biogeochemical __________. • ...

Plate Techonics 2023-09-13

Plate Techonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ridge: An underwater mountain range formed at divergent boundaries, where new oceanic crust is continuously created.
  2. Massive, rigid sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move and interact, leading to geological changes.
  3. The continuous motion of Earth's lithosphere, driven by forces like mantle convection and gravitational pull.
  4. Earthquake and volcanic events resulting from the movement and interactions of tectonic plates.
  5. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes along faults.
  6. A semi-fluid layer in Earth's upper mantle where tectonic plates "float" and move due to convection currents.
  7. A curved chain of volcanic islands formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate subducts beneath another.
Down
  1. Boundaries Interaction: The dynamic processes and geological features created by the interactions of tectonic plates.
  2. Something wiggling
  3. Boundary Zone: Areas where tectonic plates interact, including subduction zones, transform faults, and rifts.
  4. When two tectonic plates meet head-on, causing intense pressure and leading to mountain building and earthquakes.
  5. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.
  6. Zone: An area where one tectonic plate is
  7. Plume: A rising column of hot mantle material that can cause volcanic activity away from plate boundaries, creating hotspots.
  8. A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on continents, such as the East African Rift.
  9. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, causing compression and often leading to mountain formation.
  10. After affect of tectonic plates moving related to water

17 Clues: Something wiggling • Zone: An area where one tectonic plate is • After affect of tectonic plates moving related to water • A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on continents, such as the East African Rift. • Earthquake and volcanic events resulting from the movement and interactions of tectonic plates. • ...