plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Natural Systems Review 2016-10-25
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- The "supercontinent" which broke-up 300 million years ago.
- Common sedimentary rock...made of grains of sand
- Ideal soil with a balance of silt, clay, sand and humus.
- Oldest landform region in Canada
- A mixed forest region is an example of what?
- Main reason why Tundra is the predominant vegetation type Canada's north.
- Layer between the crust and outer core.
- Highest - lowest temperature
- Opposite to the windward side of a mountain in an Orographic precipitation pattern
- This sedimentary rock is largely made up of the skeletal remains of shelled organisms etc.
- "Nearness" to water has what effect on climate?
- The six factors which affect climate
- Oil-rich landform region.
- Process by which sediment becomes cemented into sedimentary rock
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- Most common igneous intrusive rock.
- Orographic/Relief precipitation is affected by this single factor.
- High-temp range, low total precip. and summer max precipitation maximum....
- Of all the factors which affect climate, which appears to have the single greatest impact?
- In the summer this is the most common precipitation pattern in Burlington.
- The upward movement of water in a calcified soil profile.
- Most of Canada's population lives in this soil region.
- These "currents" explain why plates move.
- Came up with the theory of Continental Drift
- The prairies are largely composed of this type of soil profile.
- Geologist who came up with the theory of Plate Tectonics
- A typical consequence of a very wet soil profile
26 Clues: Oil-rich landform region. • Highest - lowest temperature • Oldest landform region in Canada • Most common igneous intrusive rock. • The six factors which affect climate • Layer between the crust and outer core. • These "currents" explain why plates move. • A mixed forest region is an example of what? • Came up with the theory of Continental Drift • ...
Science 2013-10-23
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- Water located within the rounds below the earths surface
- Movement of matter due to differences in density
- Outermost layer of the earth made of the crust and top of the mantle.
- crust Part of the lithosphere above that is thicker and less dense
- a boundary When two tectonic plates collide into each other
- Layers of deposited sediment that can form a flat area
- Natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents such as rain, ice and temperature changes, and decomposes rocks
- Tiny grains of broken down rocks
- tectonics The theory that explains how tectonic plates move
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- Movement of the tectonic plates caused by convection in the asthenosphere
- A fan shaped pattern where sediments are deposited
- Standard method used to divide long natural history in manageable parts
- fan A fan shaped deposit that forms on land
- Block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
- part of the lithosphere that is thinner and is underwater, but less dense
- Where old rock is destroyed as new rock rises and cools becoming less dense
- a boundary When two tectonic plates slide pass each other horizontally
- a boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault
- The process which water, ice, wind, or ground move soil and sediment
20 Clues: Tiny grains of broken down rocks • fan A fan shaped deposit that forms on land • Movement of matter due to differences in density • A fan shaped pattern where sediments are deposited • Layers of deposited sediment that can form a flat area • Water located within the rounds below the earths surface • a boundary When two tectonic plates collide into each other • ...
8th Grade Science Review 2015-11-23
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- fault that moves down and away
- Himalayan Mountains are an example of this type of boundary
- formed at a divergent boundary
- man who discovered continental drift
- discovery that proved continental drift
- seismic wave that is the fastest
- sediments that are deposited
- how Hawaii was formed (it is over this)
- variable that's measured
- formed at a transform boundary
- steps used to solve a problem
- fault where crust moves up and over
- process where rocks change to other rocks
- theory that states earth's continents once formed one supercontinent
- plates that slide past each other
- stress that pushes together
- earth's thickest layer
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- stress that slides past
- formed on a convergent boundary
- plates that move together
- stress that pulls apart
- term used to describe how earth's layers formed based on density
- Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of this boundary
- outside layer of earth
- variable changed by the scientist
- tectonics theory that states the earth's crust is broken into plates
- when sediments are moved to another place
- fault that slides past each other
- formed at a hot spot
- rocks created from heat and pressure
- seismic wave that does the most damage
- rocks that are formed from compacted sediments
- rock that is broken down
- inside layer of earth
- San Andreas fault is an example of this type of boundary
- rocks created from magma cooling
- name of supercontinent
- seismic wave that arrives second and doesn't go through liquids
38 Clues: formed at a hot spot • inside layer of earth • outside layer of earth • name of supercontinent • earth's thickest layer • stress that slides past • stress that pulls apart • variable that's measured • rock that is broken down • plates that move together • stress that pushes together • sediments that are deposited • steps used to solve a problem • fault that moves down and away • ...
Earth science Crossword Finals 2024-01-11
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- type of plates that move towards each other
- are formed along spreading centers, typically beneath several kilometers of seawater.
- A Chaotic time because of several meteorite bombardment
- age where life forms are still limited to single-celled organisms without nucle
- type of plates that move away from each other
- Similar to midoceanic ridges, the transfer of heat and decompression result to magma generation.
- type of stress formed when plates move away from each other
- innermost layer of the Earth
- type of plates that slip past each other
- A mid-ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- age of mammals
- Physical weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks,causing the rock to break apart.
- are marker fossils used to define periods of geologic time.
- age of reptile
- outermost layer of the Earth
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- Chemical weathering is caused by rain water reacting with the mineral grains in rocks to form new minerals (clays) and soluble salts.
- eon where Earth started forming an ozone layer
- largest layer of the Earth
- the breakdown of rocks at the Earth’s surface.
- eon of hidden life
- thinnest but densest type of crust
- type of stress when plates move toward each other
- refers to Dynamic actions or events that occur at the Earth's surface due to application of natural forces
- age of ancient life
- type of stress when plates slip past each other
25 Clues: age of mammals • age of reptile • eon of hidden life • age of ancient life • largest layer of the Earth • innermost layer of the Earth • outermost layer of the Earth • thinnest but densest type of crust • type of plates that slip past each other • type of plates that move towards each other • type of plates that move away from each other • ...
page 430 2023-06-13
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- - created where two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together.
- - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- - The central or innermost portion of the Earth, lying below the mantle
- - break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
- - the relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses.
- – The layer beneath earth’s crust
- - hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano
- – the instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
- - a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction
- – when the plates are moving apart from one another.
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- - a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
- - What’s a deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking downwards called
- - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere,
- - a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
- - the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- – The depression in the ocean floor
- - an opening in a planet through which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt.
- - the point on the earth's surface vertically
- - the point where light rays originating from a point on the object converge.
20 Clues: – The layer beneath earth’s crust • – The depression in the ocean floor • - the point on the earth's surface vertically • - the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • – when the plates are moving apart from one another. • - hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano • - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, • ...
Earth Science Final Exam Review 2023-05-10
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- Rock found with Karst Topography.
- The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
- The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
- The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
- The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
- Our current era.
- Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
- Rocks that can have fossils.
- Warm water current around the Florida.
- Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
- Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
- Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
- The amount of space between sediment grains.
- Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
- Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
- The layers of soil.
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- Causes day and night.
- Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
- Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
- Largest region in Virginia.
- 80% of geological time.
- Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
- Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
- The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
- Length times width times height of a block.
- Color of mineral on white porcelain.
- Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
- Highest level clouds.
- Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________
29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...
Final Exam Review 2022-12-14
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- Rock found with Karst Topography.
- The effects of light color on plant growth. Color of light is…
- The driving force behind plate tectonics and land and sea breezes.
- The oldest region in Virginia (by rock age)
- The top of the zone of saturation marking groundwater fill line.
- Our current era.
- Type of rock that has colored (wavy) bands.
- Rocks that can have fossils.
- Warm water current around the Florida.
- Terraced landscape east of the fall line.
- Landfill waste could be used to make energy in the form of ________.
- Pollution that comes from a single source or incident. Example BP Oil Spill
- The amount of space between sediment grains.
- Crescent shaped and formed from a cut off meander.
- Region with the most Karst Topography in VA.
- The layers of soil.
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- Causes day and night.
- Can be determined using 3 seismic stations.
- Determines which wind belt you are in and how much direct sunlight an area receives.
- Largest region in Virginia.
- 80% of geological time.
- Granite has large crystals, because it is __________
- Source of oxygen in the atmosphere.
- The phase of the moon that occurs when the sun earth and moon are in a straight line.
- Length times width times height of a block.
- Color of mineral on white porcelain.
- Gas from car exhaust that is bad in the troposphere.
- Highest level clouds.
- Obsidian cooled fast and is _________________
29 Clues: Our current era. • The layers of soil. • Causes day and night. • Highest level clouds. • 80% of geological time. • Largest region in Virginia. • Rocks that can have fossils. • Rock found with Karst Topography. • Source of oxygen in the atmosphere. • Color of mineral on white porcelain. • Warm water current around the Florida. • Terraced landscape east of the fall line. • ...
Geography Terms 2022-12-14
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- the location of an area of high elevation that separates water flow on a large land mass
- zero degrees latitude
- a narrow piece of land between two larger landforms
- the height of a geographic feature above sea level
- a depression in the earth, often filled with water
- an area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
- description of weather patterns for an area
- a large area of ice that slowly flows down a mountain
- a large section of the earth's surface referred to in tectonics
- a protected area of water often used by ships
- an elevated largely flat land form
- a depression formed by the impact of a meteorite
- located above the arctic circle
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- a land form completely surrounded by water
- a narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water
- an imaginary vertical line used for navigation
- the location of the prime meridian
- a largely flat area of land
- an area marked by extreme dry conditions
- the land formed by dirt deposited by a river
- any form of water in the atmosphere that falls to earth
- a tidal wave
- land in arctic areas with light vegetation
- a crack in the earth's surface often associated with earthquakes
- one of the 7 large land areas on the planet
- a secondary river that flows into a larger river
- an area of land on a coastal area that protrudes into the ocean
27 Clues: a tidal wave • zero degrees latitude • a largely flat area of land • located above the arctic circle • the location of the prime meridian • an elevated largely flat land form • an area marked by extreme dry conditions • a land form completely surrounded by water • land in arctic areas with light vegetation • description of weather patterns for an area • ...
6th Grade Science Vocabulary Final 2025-04-14
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- The movement of heat through liquids and gases.
- cycle The process through which rocks change from one type to another over time.
- The transfer of heat through a material.
- The breaking down of rocks and soil by wind, water, or plants.
- The basic unit of life.
- A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce offspring.
- The process of sorting things into groups based on their characteristics.
- The energy of an object because of its motion.
- The transfer of heat through space, like sunlight.
- A large group of organisms, such as animals or plants.
- How much matter is packed into a certain space.
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- The movement of rocks or soil from one place to another by wind or water.
- The part of the cell that turns food into energy.
- A pure substance made of only one type of atom.
- The jelly-like substance inside a cell where chemical reactions occur.
- The energy that makes things warmer.
- The part of a cell that contains DNA and controls the cell's activities.
- The process of dropping off particles, such as in a river.
- The stored energy of an object because of its position.
- How hot or cold something is.
- tectonics The theory that Earth's surface is made of large, moving plates.
- A substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined.
- The basic unit of matter.
23 Clues: The basic unit of life. • The basic unit of matter. • How hot or cold something is. • The energy that makes things warmer. • The transfer of heat through a material. • The energy of an object because of its motion. • The movement of heat through liquids and gases. • A pure substance made of only one type of atom. • How much matter is packed into a certain space. • ...
Kelsey McCloskey 2025-04-29
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- molten rock in the ground
- a supercontinent formed during the late Paleozoic era that existed until the late Triassic era approximately 280-320 million years ago
- a dense, fast-moving,solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases
- the deepest and hottest layer of our planet
- the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid
- ancient super continent that incorporated present-day south America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar,India, Australia, and antarctica
- liquid layer of Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle
- heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
- originator of continental drift hypothesis
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial
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- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
- major fracture of the Earth's crust in extreme western north america
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
- not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time
- features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
- the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
- a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
- happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
20 Clues: molten rock in the ground • the outermost shell of a terrestrial • originator of continental drift hypothesis • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain • molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid • ...
Ellie Carbaugh 2025-04-29
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- currents heat-driven that occurs in the air ocean and mantle
- hot or cold mixture of water
- a mixture of molten and semi-molton rock found beneath the surface of the earth
- flow a hot chaotic mixture of roc fragments
- the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
- and supercon tinent formed during the late Paleozoic ear that existed until the late palezoic
- molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of liquid
- wegener climatologist and geologist
- ridge seismically active submaria ridge
- wearing away of rocks and other depostits on the earth surface by the active of water, ice, wind, etc.
- features on the earth surface that makes up terrian
- Andreas fault archactic variation of Spanish language
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- tectonics a theory that explains how major landforms are created as result of earth subterrean
- a loose piece of clothing sleeves that was worn obver other clothes crust the smallest layor of the top crust
- core liquid layor of the earth
- a large area of land that is believed to have exiates long ago
- steam erupt onto earths surface
- drift movement of continent resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- the earths plates shake
- boundraries location were two plates meets
- normal physical functions suspended
- a hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere near the end
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
- core intermost layor of the earth
24 Clues: the earths plates shake • hot or cold mixture of water • core liquid layor of the earth • steam erupt onto earths surface • core intermost layor of the earth • normal physical functions suspended • wegener climatologist and geologist • ridge seismically active submaria ridge • boundraries location were two plates meets • flow a hot chaotic mixture of roc fragments • ...
Oceannography - Jose 2025-09-30
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- The concentration of salts in water.
- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
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- Vent An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • ...
oceanagraphy 2025-10-02
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- The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches.
- Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth.
- The uppermost layer of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
- Reef A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by corals.
- Shelf The extended perimeter of each continent, which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas.
- A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin.
- A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances.
- An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that does not reach the surface.
- Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents.
- The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches.
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- The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light.
- An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
- The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters.
- The rising of cold, nutrient-rich water from deep in the ocean to the surface.
- Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea.
- Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed.
- The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor.
- The concentration of salts in water.
- A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often caused by tectonic activity.
20 Clues: The concentration of salts in water. • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed. • The deep ocean layer, where no sunlight reaches. • A flat, almost level area of the deep-ocean basin. • The deepest layer of the ocean, found in ocean trenches. • The middle layer of the ocean, receiving very little light. • ...
Earth Science EC Crossword 2016-11-02
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- the boundary where one surface plate is contained underneath another plate.
- A volcano that is not currently erupting and hasn't in some time but is anticipated to erupt in the future.
- A type of volcano categorized as a mix between the other two types.
- A plate boundary where two plates move side by side
- the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one
- The technology that allowed scientists to map the ocean floor.
- the element the signals the death of a star. Once this is made the star will begin to "die"
- The official name for the parts of the lithosphere that move around on the mantle of fluid rock.
- A scale used to determine how powerful any given earthquake is.
- A tool that is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
- The force the pulls the atoms in a star together (It also keeps us on Earth)
- The location on the Earth's surface directly above the Focus
- The waves that travel similarly to tapping the end of a stretched slinky. Also known as compression waves.
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- A type of volcano categorized by gentle slopes and nonexplosive eruptions.
- What happens in a star as smaller atoms combine into a bigger star
- When big enough stars explode they form this kind of gigantic explosion.
- This object is believed to have been created from a giant meteor impact that came crashing into Earth.
- The waves that travel side to side. These occur after the primary waves
- The idea that all the continents of the world were once one giant continent known as "Pangea"
- Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates
- the Theory that states the world started as a tiny speck that exploded into all of the universe as we know it
- A plate boundary where one plate is pushed down underneath another plate.
- A plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another
- The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling.
- A type of volcano categorized by steep slopes and explosive eruptions.
- A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another
- The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid.
27 Clues: A plate boundary where two plates move side by side • The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid. • The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling. • A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another • Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates • the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one • ...
WB p. A1, B1-B3 2022-09-07
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- abbreviation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- type of powerful microphones used to record sounds under water
- at a divergent plate boundary this liquid rock fills in the gap created by plates pulling apart and cools off to form solid rock
- the Mesosoraus did not have gills but instead had these
- What the word mesosaurus means (2)
- type of plate boundary that the Mariana Trench is located on
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- plates basically move only a few what a year
- name of the small earthquakes that are present before a large earthquake happens
- name of area where Bob Dziak sent the hydrophones down in the ocean
- plate motion causes these
- Mesosaurus fossils are both found on the African and what other continent
- if a plate sinks underneath another plate at a convergent plate boundary, the plate will melt and become part of what again?
- type of plate boundary that a mid-ocean is
13 Clues: plate motion causes these • What the word mesosaurus means (2) • type of plate boundary that a mid-ocean is • plates basically move only a few what a year • the Mesosoraus did not have gills but instead had these • type of plate boundary that the Mariana Trench is located on • type of powerful microphones used to record sounds under water • ...
PREPARING FOOD 2020-03-17
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- jack ..... looking at his eggs
- jack .... out some oils
- jack washed the plate with dishwashing ....
- jack ...... the oil into the skillet
- then, jack ...... the pan
- jack placed the ..... on the dining room table
- jack got a ...... damp
- jack ... out some eggs
- jack ....... the eggs into a bowl
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- the eggs ...... pretty on the white plate
- next, jack ...... on the heat
- next, jack ... the eggs on a plate
- jack ...... a skillet on the stove
- jack was ...... he walked to the kitchen
- jack stirred the ....
- then, jack poured the eggs into the ... skillet
- jack ... down in the large wooden chair
17 Clues: jack stirred the .... • jack got a ...... damp • jack ... out some eggs • jack .... out some oils • then, jack ...... the pan • next, jack ...... on the heat • jack ..... looking at his eggs • jack ....... the eggs into a bowl • next, jack ... the eggs on a plate • jack ...... a skillet on the stove • jack ...... the oil into the skillet • jack ... down in the large wooden chair • ...
Plate Tectonics - by Peter Lesikar 2013-02-08
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- plates Tremendus force
- boundary When two tectonic plates slide past each other
- boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other
- boundaries Occur where edges of plates moves
- boundary Where two tectonic plates push into one another
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- In 1915, this man published his 1st ideas about the continental drift
- plates They move apart
- line Fractures in the earth's crust from inches to miles long, along which movement occurs
- Includes asthenosphere, mesophere, inner core, lithosphere, and outer core
9 Clues: plates Tremendus force • plates They move apart • boundaries Occur where edges of plates moves • boundary When two tectonic plates slide past each other • boundary Where two tectonic plates push into one another • boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other • In 1915, this man published his 1st ideas about the continental drift • ...
Volcano crossword 2025-04-14
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- a destructive mudflow
- A mountain with a crater, vent and is over a magma chamber
- the vibration of a plate
- the denser crust
- the layer below the lithosphere
- a big hole that has a higher temperature than its surroundings
- the rock that volcanos are made of
- the lighter type of crust
- an island with a volcano
- the ring in the pacific ocean of earthquakes and volcanos
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- the plate under the pacific ocean
- the powdery residue from a volcano
- a destructive combination of hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected
- A volcano on a mountain
- above ground magma
- the boundary of a plate
- the layer above the asthenosphere
- when two plates push together
- when one plate goes under another
19 Clues: the denser crust • above ground magma • a destructive mudflow • A volcano on a mountain • the boundary of a plate • the vibration of a plate • an island with a volcano • the lighter type of crust • when two plates push together • the layer below the lithosphere • the plate under the pacific ocean • the layer above the asthenosphere • when one plate goes under another • ...
Earth Science EC Crossword 2016-11-02
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- the element the signals the death of a star. Once this is made the star will begin to "die"
- The waves that travel side to side. These occur after the primary waves
- A type of volcano categorized by steep slopes and explosive eruptions.
- A plate boundary where two plates move side by side
- The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid.
- The official name for the parts of the lithosphere that move around on the mantle of fluid rock.
- A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another
- A volcano that is not currently erupting and hasn't in some time but is anticipated to erupt in the future.
- A plate boundary where one plate is pushed down underneath another plate.
- A type of volcano categorized by gentle slopes and nonexplosive eruptions.
- the Theory that states the world started as a tiny speck that exploded into all of the universe as we know it
- The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling.
- A plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another
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- A type of volcano categorized as a mix between the other two types.
- Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates
- The technology that allowed scientists to map the ocean floor.
- The location on the Earth's surface directly above the Focus
- the boundary where one surface plate is contained underneath another plate.
- The idea that all the continents of the world were once one giant continent known as "Pangea"
- The waves that travel similarly to tapping the end of a stretched slinky. Also known as compression waves.
- A scale used to determine how powerful any given earthquake is.
- What happens in a star as smaller atoms combine into a bigger star
- This object is believed to have been created from a giant meteor impact that came crashing into Earth.
- A tool that is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
- the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one
- When big enough stars explode they form this kind of gigantic explosion.
- The force the pulls the atoms in a star together (It also keeps us on Earth)
27 Clues: A plate boundary where two plates move side by side • The only layer of the Earth that is completely liquid. • The concept of hot things rising and cold things falling. • A plate boundary where two plates move towards one another • Where the actual earthquakes takes place between two plates • the boundary where one surface plate hangs over another one • ...
pasach crossword for cool kidssss 2026-03-12
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- a bitter thing on the plate
- four of what we drink during the sedur
- somthing you cant do on pesach
- another vegtible on the sedur plate
- a weird sandwitch on the plate
- a leaf on the sedur plate
- a mitvah that takes the longest
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- the B in brows
- a mitzvah including eating non bread
- the R in brows
- the s in brows
- the w in brows
- zeroah in english
- beitzah in english
- the o in brows
15 Clues: the B in brows • the R in brows • the s in brows • the w in brows • the o in brows • zeroah in english • beitzah in english • a leaf on the sedur plate • a bitter thing on the plate • somthing you cant do on pesach • a weird sandwitch on the plate • a mitvah that takes the longest • another vegtible on the sedur plate • a mitzvah including eating non bread • ...
Layers of the earth/Plate tectonics crossword 2023-12-13
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- a destructive mud flow on the slopes of a volcano
- A type of volcano that is formed by ashes and cinders
- when oceanic crust is pushed under continental crust
- liquid layer, above the inner core
- the inner most layer of the earth
- a type of volcano that is formed by repeated eruptions
- the upper layer of the mantle, below the lithosphere
- the concentration of the earthquake
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- below the crust, generates earths convection currents
- where two or more plates meet on the earths crust
- an instrument used to measure and record the vibrations of an earthquake
- a piece of earth or rock sliding down a mountain caused by an earthquake
- the thinnest layer of the earth, the outermost
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a smaller quake in the same spot as the previous larger earth qauke
- a type of volcano that is formed by ashes and eruptions
16 Clues: the inner most layer of the earth • liquid layer, above the inner core • the concentration of the earthquake • the thinnest layer of the earth, the outermost • where two or more plates meet on the earths crust • a destructive mud flow on the slopes of a volcano • when oceanic crust is pushed under continental crust • the upper layer of the mantle, below the lithosphere • ...
The lazy burglar 2022-05-03
a 2025-03-13
What a disaster! 2020-11-12
Across
- Type of volcano that has not erupted for a while, but may do so again
- Second layer of the earth, made from molten rock
- Plate boundary where plates move apart
- Plate boundary where plates move alongside each other
- Point on the earth's surface where shockwaves are strongest
- Circular movements in the mantle that make plates move
- someone who studies volcanoes
- Word to describe the strength of an earthquake
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- Plate boundary when one oceanic and one continental plate move towards each other.
- The edge of plates
- Capital city of Haiti
- Machine for monitoring earth movements
- disease carried in water
- Machine for monitoring volcanoes
- Type of crust which is permanent and less dense.
- Large section of the earth's crust floating on the mantle
16 Clues: The edge of plates • Capital city of Haiti • disease carried in water • someone who studies volcanoes • Machine for monitoring volcanoes • Machine for monitoring earth movements • Plate boundary where plates move apart • Word to describe the strength of an earthquake • Second layer of the earth, made from molten rock • Type of crust which is permanent and less dense. • ...
Rocks 2017-10-11
Across
- What do we call a non-living animal preserved in stone?
- One kind of sedimentary rock that is made up of many tiny pieces of rock, and mineral.
- A rock has this when it is broken in half, and the sides are still smooth.
- What family of rock means “born of fire”?
- The kind of weathering where tree roots or other organic material break down rocks.
- Which rocks are quickly formed above the ground, and have little to no crystals?
- This type of rock is dark coloured and is made up of mostly magnesium and iron.
- The center of an earthquake.
- The only material with a hardness of 10.
- A coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
- What scale measures the hardness of a metal?
- What is the act of the continents slowly moving closer and apart?
- Happens when plate tectonics rub against each other, creating destruction around places like San Francisco, Japan, and Nepal.
- What is the layer of the earth that is made up of liquid metals?
- What does ‘morph’ mean?
- What animals produce calcite that surrounds their bodies that form massive reefs?
- The layer of the earth that is made of solid metal, part of the core.
- What class of rock is light-coloured and has little silicon in it?
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- What do we call an opening in the earth’s surface that erupts magma?
- The layer of the earth that is underneath the crust.
- Every rock goes through this cycle.
- Usually occur after or during an earthquake; large area of land sliding down a mountain range.
- The result of two plate tectonics rubbing against each other, creating a spiky-like texture in the earth’s surface.
- Frost-wedging is one form of this weathering..
- This metal is found in high amounts in large leafy vegetables.
- The type of weathering where a rock is broken down by a chemical substance such as acid rain.
- These rocks take a long time to cool underneath the earth’s surface.
- The act of hot water shooting into the air in a volcano like action.
- The type of rocks that form from sediments of other rocks.
- What rock cools quickly above the ground, bearing little to no minerals?
- What do scientists call the moving, broken up pieces of the earth’s crust?
- What is the process of moving sediments from one place to another?
- What kind of rock can float on water, using its little pocket of gas for help.
- What rocks mean to change shape?
- The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
- The process of breaking down rocks, minerals, and soil.
- When a rock is broken in half, and the two pieces are rough or jagged, the rock has this.
- A rock made up of sand grains cemented together.
- What is a naturally occurring solid material made up of minerals?
- The material used in order to make rocks.
- What is the science of finding out about the earth and what it’s made up off?
- The thinnest layer of the earth.
42 Clues: What does ‘morph’ mean? • The center of an earthquake. • What rocks mean to change shape? • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Every rock goes through this cycle. • The only material with a hardness of 10. • What family of rock means “born of fire”? • The material used in order to make rocks. • What scale measures the hardness of a metal? • ...
Unit 4 Choice Board 2022-11-16
Across
- likely location of earthquakes
- areas of especially hot magma rising up to lithosphere
- plates move away from each other
- thin brittle layer of rock floating on mantle
- plates move toward each other
- one plate subducts under the other
- pattern of volcanoes and earthquackes all around pacific plate
- dense oceanic plate subducts beneath continental plate and melts
- soil pH nutrient content
- very outer layer of lithosphere, earths surface
- Dense mass of nickel, iron, radioactive elements
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- one plate subducts underneath the other, forcing surface crust upward
- Soft solid of magma surrounding core
- topsoil, layer of decomposed organic matter and minerals from parent material
- solid flexible outer layer of mantle
- plates slide past each other
16 Clues: soil pH nutrient content • plates slide past each other • plates move toward each other • likely location of earthquakes • plates move away from each other • one plate subducts under the other • Soft solid of magma surrounding core • solid flexible outer layer of mantle • thin brittle layer of rock floating on mantle • very outer layer of lithosphere, earths surface • ...
no 2025-03-05
19 Clues: crust • trench • volcano • mountain • hot spots • outer core • earthquake • convection • inner core • lithosphere • island arcs • oceanic crust • plate pressure • tectonic plate • continental drift • continental crust • divergent boundary • transform boundary • convergent boundary
science vocab 2022-09-14
Across
- reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points
- A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
- A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
- tectonics The theory that the earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
- spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to the earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
- The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
- drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
- The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
- The edge between two or more plates classified as deverigant, con vergent, or transform by the movement taking place between two plates
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
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- The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
- The solid, outer layer of the earth consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
- The central part of earth below the mantle
- the bending, tilting, and breaking of earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the thin outermost layer of earth
- The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus
- current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
- The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
24 Clues: the thin outermost layer of earth • The central part of earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape. • ...
Vocab 2022-05-24
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- Boundaries (oceanic/continental) - Oceanic goes under the continental plate and creates a subduction and a trench which creates a volcano
- Boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- - Process by which sediment is laid down in new locations
- - The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth’s surface
- - A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle
- of Superposition - States that new rock layers are formed on top of older rocker layers, unless some type of disturbance occurs.
- age - An approximate age of something
- Tectonics - Theory that great slabs or plates of Earth’s outer layer float on a hot, semi-molten mantle. All plates are moving slowly and have rafted continents to new positions over time
- Core - Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- Boundaries (continental/continental) - When two continental plates collide creating mountains
- Boundaries (oceanic/oceanic) - Plates move toward each other. The denser-older oceanic plates get subducted under the newer younger oceanic crust. Island Arcs form (Japanese Islands)
- Rock - Rock that is formed in layers by the deposition of weathered rock
- of Continental Drift - Theory that the continents are drifting, or moving
- - The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport soil and sediment from one location to another
- Fossils - indirect evidence of life in the past rather than the body of the animal itself (footprints, feces, tracks)
- Crust - Portion of the Earth’s crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and his 20-50 km thick
- Boundary - Boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
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- Currents - Heat energy transfer between two parts of a fluid of different temperatures. When hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink.
- Spreading - Magma rises on the sea floor causing it to spread
- Waves - Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- Crust - Earth’s crust located under the ocean
- - Thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- - the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
- - 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
- Time Scale - Chronological representation of Earth’s geologic history going back 4.6 billion years until the present day
- Core - Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- of Fire - A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
- - Preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past
- age - The most accurate way of determining an object’s age
- Fossils - Special fossils that help geologists determine the boundaries in geologic time
- - Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
- Valley - A valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
32 Clues: age - An approximate age of something • Crust - Earth’s crust located under the ocean • - the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • - Process by which sediment is laid down in new locations • age - The most accurate way of determining an object’s age • Spreading - Magma rises on the sea floor causing it to spread • ...
Tectonics-Honors Earth 2023-03-21
Across
- forms where Nazca plate subducts under South American plate
- form where one oceanic plate meets a continental plate
- circulating flow of dense, molten material driving plates
- forming along divergent boundaries (ex: atlantic ocean)
- patterns of these outline Earth's tectonic plates
- densest liquid layer of Earth composed of metallic material
- pieces of continent and ocean that move due to convection
- the thickest layer of Earth where convection currents flow
- convergent boundary between Asia and India
- form along an ocean-ocean convergent boundary in North Pacific Ocean
- the when you use 3 seismic stations to find an epicenter
- the ___ of an S-wave is used to help calculate Richer magnitude
- the thinnest layer of Earth that moves due to convection currents
- the point at the surface directly above the earthquake found using either damage or seismic waves
- form along subduction zones on the less dense plate
- the magnitude of an Earthquake can be assigned this number based on quantitative wave measurements
- theory explaining the cause of earthquakes
- they change speed as they move through denser or less dense layers of Earth
- the point where elastic rebound occurs for an earthquake
- the name given to the ancient supercontinent
- the interval between the arrival of primary and secondary waves
- evidence used to support the idea of a metallic core
- when two plates move along side one another but get stuck
- many continents appear to fit together due to their matching
- transform boundary along California coast
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- divergent boundary between Africa and SaudiArabia
- convergence where both plates are equal density
- when two or more plates collide head-on
- theory explaining how ocean plates behave at divergent boundaries
- convergence where denser plate subducts beneath less dense plate
- matching __ of the same type and age are found on different continents today
- deep chasms forming along convergent boundaries
- seismic wave traveling in a compression (push-pull) motion
- form where 2 continental plates converge
- Earth's liquid outer core either bends or blocks seismic waves to create these
- densest solid layer of Earth composed of metallic material
- the property that causes one plate to subduct while another does not
- when two plates pull away from one another
- less dense plate material, very old
- alternating north/south magnetism evidence that supports sea floor spreading
- identical __ are found on distant continents now separates by oceans
- theory that explains continental drift, how the plates move, and other modern evidence
- the strength of an earthquake assigned a number using damage and other qualitative observations
- theory that all landmasses were once connected but have been moving away since
- an area of activity located away from tectonic plate boundaries
- seismic wave traveling sideways as it also moves forwards
- slowest seismic waves causing the most damage
- denser plate material that subducts, much younger
48 Clues: less dense plate material, very old • when two or more plates collide head-on • form where 2 continental plates converge • transform boundary along California coast • convergent boundary between Asia and India • when two plates pull away from one another • theory explaining the cause of earthquakes • the name given to the ancient supercontinent • ...
Los Mariscos y Las Carnes 2021-03-04
21 Clues: fork • flan • cake • bowl • knife • spoon • glass • napkin • churros • desserts • teaspoon • ice cream • milkshake • mug or cup • table cloth • rice pudding • plate or dish • to set the table • sweet fried bread • "three milk cake" • saucer or small plate
Nail Care Quiz 2024-08-08
Across
- The technical term for nails
- the eight bones of the wrist
- The non-living epidermis around the base of the nail
- the thin layer between the nail bed and nail plate
- Another term for nail body
- The living skin at the base of the nail plate
- the skin that overlaps on the side of the nail plate
- also known as nail slits
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- Another name for the kneecap
- The color of the nail plate
- bitten nails
- The nail that extends past the nail plate
- Where you perform a manicure
- A type of muscle that spreads the fingers and toes apart
- The skin between the free edge and fingertip
15 Clues: bitten nails • also known as nail slits • Another term for nail body • The color of the nail plate • Another name for the kneecap • The technical term for nails • the eight bones of the wrist • Where you perform a manicure • The nail that extends past the nail plate • The skin between the free edge and fingertip • The living skin at the base of the nail plate • ...
hazards_Por 2019-03-13
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- This is formed when the plates has moved apart
- This is a example of a conservative plate boundary located in America
- The temperature of the inner core
- This layer surrounds the inner core
- This melts the oceanic crust which goes underneath the continental crust
- This pushes the plates together
- This is a type of boundary where the plates are just sliding past each other
- The less dense type of plate
- This is an example of a constructive boundary
- This is another name for a conservative plate boundary
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- Thinnest layer or the Earth
- The denser type of plate
- This is formed when there is a lot of pressure created by the friction force when the plates move past each other
- On the San Andreas Fault the Pacific Plate is the...
- This is a place where a new crust is created
- Where the convection currents are
- This pushes areas of ocean plates apart
- This layer is made of solid (metal)
18 Clues: The denser type of plate • Thinnest layer or the Earth • The less dense type of plate • This pushes the plates together • The temperature of the inner core • Where the convection currents are • This layer surrounds the inner core • This layer is made of solid (metal) • This pushes areas of ocean plates apart • This is a place where a new crust is created • ...
Briella's crossword 2023-12-06
Across
- this plate boundary one plate slides under the other plate.
- magma that reaches the surface.
- this plate boundary slides past each other.
- closes to the crust.
- this plate boundary come's together.
- the tool that measures earthquakes.
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- between mantle and inner core.
- this plate boundary pulls apart.
- the outside of the earth.
- this lava has low viscosity,high heat,and fast moving.
- the middle of the earth.
- this lava is slower moving,and cooler.
12 Clues: closes to the crust. • the middle of the earth. • the outside of the earth. • between mantle and inner core. • magma that reaches the surface. • this plate boundary pulls apart. • the tool that measures earthquakes. • this plate boundary come's together. • this lava is slower moving,and cooler. • this plate boundary slides past each other. • ...
Plaate Tectonics 2025-01-29
Across
- convection sinks
- supercontinent
- shakes sideways
- slidingg boundary
- located on the Earth's surface
- rercords Earthquake waves
- colliding boundary
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- found deep inside the crust
- liquid layer
- solid and brittle layer
- solid metal layer
- clay like layer
- separating boundary
- travels the fastest
- convection rises
- breakable
- currents that rise and sink
- gound shaking
- used to locate an epicenter
19 Clues: breakable • liquid layer • gound shaking • supercontinent • clay like layer • shakes sideways • convection sinks • convection rises • solid metal layer • slidingg boundary • colliding boundary • separating boundary • travels the fastest • solid and brittle layer • rercords Earthquake waves • found deep inside the crust • currents that rise and sink • used to locate an epicenter • ...
Chapter 3: Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics 2024-09-08
Across
- The Earth's surface is broken up into a number of ___________ plates.
- All continents in one landmass.
- At a __________ boundary, tectonic plates slide past one another.
- A ________ boundary is when two tectonic plates are moving away from one another.
- The flow of magma within Earth that can cause movement in tectonic plates.
- The crust, mantle and the core are categorized based on ________________.
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- Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsnumani are commonly seen around ______________ boundaries.
- The displacement of fluid as an object floats.
- A _________ records residual magnetism in the seafloor.
- S waves ________ pass through liquids.
- The ________ islands were formed by a hot spot.
- __________ is when one plates is forced under another.
- The layers of the Earth are arranged by _________.
- when two plates of ___________ density collide, you often see the formation of mountains.
- _________ waves travel though Earth.
- The Earths core is ___________ due to pressure.
16 Clues: All continents in one landmass. • _________ waves travel though Earth. • S waves ________ pass through liquids. • The displacement of fluid as an object floats. • The ________ islands were formed by a hot spot. • The Earths core is ___________ due to pressure. • The layers of the Earth are arranged by _________. • __________ is when one plates is forced under another. • ...
Convection, Plates, and Plate Movement 2022-11-09
Across
- the more dense type of crust found under oceans
- this represented the oceanic plate in the Great Towel Experiment
- the type of plate move that scrapes along side one another
- this represented the continental crust in the Great Towel experiment
- the layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic plates
- a very deep underwater valley
- the process in the mantle that makes plates move
- the type of plate movement that created the Himalayan Mountains
- these seismic activities occur at all types of plate boundaries
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- the type of plate movement that creates trenches and volcanoes
- a long crack in the crust that lets magma seep up to the Earth's surface
- the layer directly below the crust
- the thick type of crust that has continents attached
- the type of plate movement that has two plates moving away from one another
- the layer of the Earth that heats up the mantle
15 Clues: a very deep underwater valley • the layer directly below the crust • the more dense type of crust found under oceans • the layer of the Earth that heats up the mantle • the process in the mantle that makes plates move • the thick type of crust that has continents attached • the layer of Earth that is made up of tectonic plates • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-05-08
3 Clues: When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other, a Hot Spot • Plates A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle • Drift The theory that the plate tectonics on Earth’s surface always have and always will be moving
Development of a Theory 2026-04-07
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- not flexible
- a system that uses reflected sound waves to detect and locate objects underwater
- A geologist and an oceanographer who mapped the ocean floor and proved plate
- magma that erupts onto Earth's surface
- long narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent
- boundaries.
- each other.
- rock is near Ridges.
- a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth
- A description of surface features of land.
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- Map made of the ages of the sea floor. Indicated oldest rock is near continents,
- the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older
- theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect
- molten rock stored below earth's surface
- The geologist that discovered sea floor spreading
- crust moves away from the ridge
- a convergent plate boundary.
- trench a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate
18 Clues: boundaries. • each other. • not flexible • rock is near Ridges. • a convergent plate boundary. • crust moves away from the ridge • magma that erupts onto Earth's surface • molten rock stored below earth's surface • A description of surface features of land. • The geologist that discovered sea floor spreading • ...
Laboratory equipment 2023-03-27
21 Clues: brush • tongs • pestle • beaker • mortar • funnel • spatula • balance • dropper • goggles • pipette • tweezers • hot plate • test tube • microscopi • ring stand • wire gauze • glass slide • watch glass • bunsen burner • graduated cylinder
Los Angeles cross word puzzle 2025-11-17
12 Clues: a city • Big wave • plate on land • ground shakes • plate on water • Earth's surface • a dip in the ground • type of boundaries and plate • when two plates merge together • a bunch of water in a certain area • when two plates go away from each other • one plate sliding under another or new crust forming
Plate_tectonics 2015-05-01
Across
- two plates sliding past each other
- when earths magnetic poles shift direction
- when the ocean floor gets pushed away by a ridge
- when one plate dives under another plate
- set of conditions that lead to same long term condition
- motion of tectonic plate accounted for by subduction
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- theory that outer layer of earth is divided into plates
- super continent "all of the earth"
- one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
- ocean floor moving away from ridge
- study of magnetic records in rocks
- two plates moving away from each other
- theory that continents move
- device that measures magnetic field
- linear lowlands formed in between highlands
15 Clues: theory that continents move • super continent "all of the earth" • two plates sliding past each other • ocean floor moving away from ridge • study of magnetic records in rocks • device that measures magnetic field • two plates moving away from each other • when one plate dives under another plate • when earths magnetic poles shift direction • ...
Climate Change 2022-05-09
Across
- complex computer programs that involve huge amounts of data on temperature, precipitation, and other variables
- used to refer specifically to the increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere near the surface.
- increase in atmospheric temperature, along with climate changes that have resulted from it.
- changes in the shape of Earth's orbit and the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation affect global climates over intermediate time scales
- over relatively short time scales, fluctuations in the amount of solar radiation can change global climates
- volcanic ash, dust and surfer-based aerosols in the air increase the amount of solar radiation that is reflected back into space
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- changes in ocean circulation caused by El Nino can also result in short-term climate fluctuations
- geographic changes in Earth's land and oceans due to plate tectonics caused changes in climate over very long periods.
- a natural warming of both Earth's lower atmosphere and Earth's surface
9 Clues: a natural warming of both Earth's lower atmosphere and Earth's surface • increase in atmospheric temperature, along with climate changes that have resulted from it. • changes in ocean circulation caused by El Nino can also result in short-term climate fluctuations • ...
San Francisco Earthquake🫨🌎 2024-08-29
10 Clues: City • death • Shake • damage • people • planet • natural disaster • under the Earth's crust • burns everything in its path • smoke and remains of buildings
Rocks 2017-10-11
Across
- What is the process of moving sediments from one place to another?
- What scale measures the hardness of a metal?
- Every rock goes through this cycle.
- What do scientists call the moving, broken up pieces of the earth’s crust?
- The only material with a hardness of 10.
- What rock cools quickly above the ground, bearing little to no minerals?
- Happens when plate tectonics rub against each other, creating destruction around places like San Francisco, Japan, and Nepal.
- The kind of weathering where tree roots or other organic material break down rocks.
- One kind of sedimentary rock that is made up of many tiny pieces of rock, and mineral.
- These rocks take a long time to cool underneath the earth’s surface.
- This metal is found in high amounts in large leafy vegetables.
- What rocks mean to change shape?
- A rock made up of sand grains cemented together.
- The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
- Which rocks are quickly formed above the ground, and have little to no crystals?
- The layer of the earth that is underneath the crust.
- The process of breaking down rocks, minerals, and soil.
- The center of an earthquake.
- What class of rock is light-coloured and has little silicon in it?
- The act of hot water shooting into the air in a volcano like action.
- The thinnest layer of the earth.
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- The material used in order to make rocks.
- What is the layer of the earth that is made up of liquid metals?
- The layer of the earth that is made of solid metal, part of the core.
- What do we call a non-living animal preserved in stone?
- What is the science of finding out about the earth and what it’s made up off?
- What kind of rock can float on water, using its little pocket of gas for help.
- Frost-wedging is one form of this weathering..
- What do we call an opening in the earth’s surface that erupts magma?
- When a rock is broken in half, and the two pieces are rough or jagged, the rock has this.
- What is the act of the continents slowly moving closer and apart?
- The type of rocks that form from sediments of other rocks.
- Usually occur after or during an earthquake; large area of land sliding down a mountain range.
- The type of weathering where a rock is broken down by a chemical substance such as acid rain.
- What does ‘morph’ mean?
- A coarse-grained metamorphic rock derived from sandstone.
- The result of two plate tectonics rubbing against each other, creating a spiky-like texture in the earth’s surface.
- What is a naturally occurring solid material made up of minerals?
- A rock has this when it is broken in half, and the sides are still smooth.
- This type of rock is dark coloured and is made up of mostly magnesium and iron.
- What family of rock means “born of fire”?
- What animals produce calcite that surrounds their bodies that form massive reefs?
42 Clues: What does ‘morph’ mean? • The center of an earthquake. • What rocks mean to change shape? • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Every rock goes through this cycle. • The only material with a hardness of 10. • The material used in order to make rocks. • What family of rock means “born of fire”? • What scale measures the hardness of a metal? • ...
Milk vocab 2022-01-06
18 Clues: spc • uht • curd • htst • ltlt • ropey • rennet • ripening • coalesce • churning • lipolysis • Buttermilk • thermization • standardized • solids-not-fat • vacuum-evaporation • ultrapasteurization • standard-plate-count
nail structure and growth 2024-02-26
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- nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
- area where the nail plate cells are formed; composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
- technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
- hard keratin plate on top of and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows; the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
- abbreviated PNF; entire flap of skin covering the matrix, extending from the edge of the visible nail plate to the first joint of the finger or toe
- part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
- slit or furrow on the sides of the nail
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- tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
- also known as the sidewall; folds of skin that line the sides of the nail plate
- all parts of the finger from the tip to the first knuckle; technically referred to as the onyx and is composed mainly of keratin
- living skin underneath the PNF found at the nail plate’s base covering the matrix area
- portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
- visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail
- folds of skin that surround the nail plate
- collectively; the nail bed (or sterile matrix), nail fold, eponychium, paronychium, and hyponychium
15 Clues: slit or furrow on the sides of the nail • folds of skin that surround the nail plate • technical term for nails of the fingers or toes • nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place • ...
Lesson 3-5 Vocab Crossword 2024-12-09
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- The transport of water from plant roots to leaves, where it evaporates into the atmosphere.
- Water located underground that fills pore spaces in soil and rock layers.
- Facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true.
- Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land; this includes: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
- A solid structure with atoms arranged in a repeating geometric pattern.
- Rock Igneous rock that forms when magma slowly hardens below Earth’s surface.
- The change in state from a gas to a liquid.
- The process by which a collision between two tectonic plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate.
- The change in state from a liquid to a gas.
- Cycle The global movement of water powered by energy from the sun and Earth’s gravity.
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- The process by which water falls to the ground from clouds in the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
- A prediction or statement based on limited evidence that can be tested by observation and experimentation.
- The process by which surface water flows downhill into rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
- Drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart
- A substance that is made of crystals and has a specific chemical composition and geometric shape.
- Spreading The process by which the rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge slowly pull away from each other, allowing molten rock to rise, solidify, and form new seafloor.
- The limitations on an engineering solution.
- Cycle The continuous set of processes by which rock can change from one type to another; a model of how the flow of energy drives the cycling of rock material in the geosphere.
- The requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful.
- A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena.
- The process by which surface water seeps into the ground through the soil and rock layers.
- Rock Igneous rock that forms when magma cools quickly on Earth’s surface.
- Rock Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma on or below Earth’s surface.
- Rock Rock changed in composition or texture by heat and pressure.
- Rock Rock formed from the deposition of dissolved materials, rock fragments, or the remains of organisms.
- Tectonics The scientific theory that the lithosphere is made up of rigid pieces, called tectonic plates, that move across Earth's surface.
- A break in Earth's crust where the rocks on either side have moved.
27 Clues: The limitations on an engineering solution. • The change in state from a gas to a liquid. • The change in state from a liquid to a gas. • Rock Rock changed in composition or texture by heat and pressure. • A break in Earth's crust where the rocks on either side have moved. • A solid structure with atoms arranged in a repeating geometric pattern. • ...
Unit 4 Week 1 2022-11-03
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- What is the lower mantle called
- what does divergent plate boundaries cause
- When the plates a rubbing up against each other
- what can be released from convergent plate boundaries
- type of plate
- What is the crust called
- When two plates are pushing toward each other
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- When two plates are pulling away from each other
- what causes tsunamis
- what is the earth made of
- long sea wave that can be caused by underwater landslides
- What is the upper mantle called
- What does convergent plate boundaries cause
- how many plate boundaries are there
14 Clues: type of plate • what causes tsunamis • What is the crust called • what is the earth made of • What is the lower mantle called • What is the upper mantle called • how many plate boundaries are there • what does divergent plate boundaries cause • What does convergent plate boundaries cause • When two plates are pushing toward each other • ...
Nail Structure and Growth 2024-02-26
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- part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
- slit or furrow on the sides of the nail
- visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail
- technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
- folds of skin that surround the nail plate
- nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
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- thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed
- collectively; the nail bed (or sterile matrix), nail fold, eponychium, paronychium, and hyponychium
- part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the
- area where the nail plate cells are formed; composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
- hard keratin plate on top of and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows; the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
- slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the nail plate, forming a protective barrier that prevents microorganisms from invading and infecting the nail bed
- living skin underneath the PNF found at the nail plate’s base covering the matrix area
- portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
- tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in placebed
15 Clues: slit or furrow on the sides of the nail • folds of skin that surround the nail plate • technical term for nails of the fingers or toes • nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • thin layer of tissue between the nail plate and the nail bed • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • ...
Unit 3 2023-08-29
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- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- When oceanic crust collides with a continent
- boundaries where the rigid plates are moving apart
- boundary where two plates slide past each other
- the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge under the pull of gravity
- a hypothesis that originally proposed that the continents had once been joined from a single supercontinent that broke into pieces and drifted into their present-day positions
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- the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance
- the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over time
- boundary describes a collision between two plates composed of oceanic lithosphere
- boundaries where two plates move together
- describes the collision of two tectonic plates composed of continental lithosphere
- the theory that proposes that Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
- the remains or traces of an organism preserved from the geologic past
- cool dense oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and pulls the trailing lithosphere along
- massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)
15 Clues: boundaries where two plates move together • When oceanic crust collides with a continent • boundary where two plates slide past each other • boundaries where the rigid plates are moving apart • the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance • the remains or traces of an organism preserved from the geologic past • ...
emily D first hour word wall 2022-11-11
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- caved in volcano
- water heated by magma
- up and down
- hole
- alternating lava
- stores magma
- calm lava flows
- when lava flows out of the hole
- subduction of oceanic plate
- sits sideways
- edge of pacific plate
- currently erupting
- makes thicker magma
- opening
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- hot gas ash cinders and bombs
- sleeping
- runny lava
- violent with cinders
- connects chambers to a vent
- earths heat
- thickness of a liquid
- magma chamber hardens
- magma hardens in the pipe
- middle of plate
- thick lava
- euruptions of hot water
- never again
27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • runny lava • thick lava • earths heat • up and down • never again • stores magma • sits sideways • calm lava flows • middle of plate • caved in volcano • alternating lava • currently erupting • makes thicker magma • violent with cinders • water heated by magma • thickness of a liquid • magma chamber hardens • edge of pacific plate • euruptions of hot water • magma hardens in the pipe • ...
Camilo 4th 2022-11-11
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- middle of a plate
- water heated by magma
- thickness of liquid
- opening
- up and down
- stores lava
- edge of pacific plate
- voilent with cinders
- subduction of oceanic plate
- magma chamber hardens
- when lava pour out
- eruption of heated water
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- never again
- hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
- magma hardens in the pipe
- current
- makes magma thicker
- caved in volcano
- volcano calm,lava flows
- hole
- thick lava
- connects cambers to a vent
- earths heat
- sits sideways
- alternating lava
- sleeping
- runny lava
27 Clues: hole • current • opening • sleeping • thick lava • runny lava • never again • up and down • stores lava • earths heat • sits sideways • caved in volcano • alternating lava • middle of a plate • when lava pour out • makes magma thicker • thickness of liquid • voilent with cinders • water heated by magma • edge of pacific plate • magma chamber hardens • volcano calm,lava flows • eruption of heated water • ...
unit 5 earth's systems vocabulary 2026-03-06
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- core: the solid super hot center of the earth made of mostly iron and nickel
- boundary: a place where two tectonic plates push together
- spot: a place where magma rises from deep inside earth, forming volcanoes
- boundary: a place where two tectonic plates move apart
- the thickest layer of earth between the crust and the core it has hot moving rock that slowly circulates, like thick soup
- crust: the part of earth's crust that forms land
- field: the invisible force around the earth that protects us from the sun's radiation
- crust: the crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than continental crust
- boundary: the edges where tectonic plates meet
- the rigid, outermost shell of the Earth, encompassing the crust and the solid, brittle portion of the upper mantle.
- something melted due to extreme heat like lava from a volcano
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- boundary: a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes
- plate: a large piece of earth's crust that carries land
- core: the liquid layer around the inner core is also made of iron and nickel
- the flowing layer of the mantle that allows the tectonic plates to slide around.
- plate: a huge piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
- plate: a tectonic plate under the ocean, it is thinner but denser than a continental plate
- the thin outermost layer of earth where we live
- trench: a deep valley in the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another
19 Clues: boundary: the edges where tectonic plates meet • the thin outermost layer of earth where we live • crust: the part of earth's crust that forms land • boundary: a place where two tectonic plates move apart • plate: a large piece of earth's crust that carries land • boundary: a place where two tectonic plates push together • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword. 2017-01-26
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- The ancient super continent thought to be around million years old.
- Kilimanjaro: tallest mountain in Africa made by two continental plates.
- Mountains with magma from the earths core.
- Crust: This crust is less dense than the other.
- upper layer of the mantel under the lithosphere.
- Where two transform boundaries rub together causing earthquakes.
- of Fire: A hot spot around the pacific ocean causing a chain of volcanoes to form.
- Floor spreading: plates diverging causing magma to come up from the earth to the sea floor.
- Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together
- Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together
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- The layer directly underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere
- Crust: This crust is more dense than the other.
- Trench: Part of the world's longest mountain chain on the ocean floor.
- The solid outer section of the earths crust.
- Currents: currents in the earths mantle causing plates to shift.
- Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Andreas Fault: 800 mile transform fault in California.
- valley: A depression between two different fault lines.
19 Clues: Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away • When one plate goes under another plate. • Mountains with magma from the earths core. • Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together • Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together • The solid outer section of the earths crust. • Crust: This crust is more dense than the other. • Crust: This crust is less dense than the other. • ...
Ella1 2023-11-03
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- currently erupting
- makes magma thicker
- opening
- hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
- middle of a plate
- earth's heat
- runny lava
- violent with cinders
- subduction of ocean plate
- hole
- alternating lava
- eruption of heated water
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- up and down
- stores magma
- sits sideways
- magma chamber hardens
- when lava pours out
- connects chambers to a vent
- thickness of a liquid
- caved in volcano
- edge of Pacific plate
- thick lava
- magma hardens in the pipe
- water heated by magma
- never again
- sleeping
- calm, lava flows
27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • thick lava • runny lava • up and down • never again • stores magma • earth's heat • sits sideways • caved in volcano • calm, lava flows • alternating lava • middle of a plate • currently erupting • makes magma thicker • when lava pours out • violent with cinders • magma chamber hardens • thickness of a liquid • edge of Pacific plate • water heated by magma • eruption of heated water • ...
logan1 2022-11-11
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- magma hardens in the pipe
- runny lava
- never again
- edge of pacific plate
- calm, lava flows
- makes magma thicker
- sleeping
- hole
- thick lava
- sits side ways
- middle of a plate
- when lava pores out
- opening
- connects chamber to a vent
- up down
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- violent with cinders
- water heated by magma
- earths pipe
- stores magma
- eruption of heated water
- thickness of a liquid
- magma chamber hardens
- alternate lava
- flow hot gas ash cinder and bombs
- currently erupting
- subduction of oceanic plate
- caved in volcano
27 Clues: hole • opening • up down • sleeping • runny lava • thick lava • earths pipe • never again • stores magma • sits side ways • alternate lava • calm, lava flows • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • currently erupting • makes magma thicker • violent with cinders • when lava pores out • water heated by magma • edge of pacific plate • thickness of a liquid • magma chamber hardens • eruption of heated water • ...
Volcanoes 2021-12-22
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- What is formed beneath the ocean at a divergent boundary
- Lava from this Volcano flows slowly
- Plate boundaries that move towards each other
- These islands were formed by Shield Volcanoes
- Mountain which erupted in Washington in 1980
- When one plate collides and goes beneath another plate
- Very dangerous ash cloud that comes out of a Volcano quickly and can be deadly
- A spot with a lot of magma beneath the surface in the middle of a tectonic plate
- Explosive Volcano that looks like a giant mountain
- What is stored inside a Volcano
- Plate Boundaries that move away from each other
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- Most active region of Volcanoes
- When Magma cools beneath the surface it forms this
- This is what magma becomes when it reaches the surface
- Another name for a Composite Volcano
- Forms very quickly and can be explosive
- Can be found in the crater of other Volcanoes
- Where mamgma is stored beneath the Volcano
- This is the weak point in the surface and main place where lava escapes a volcano
19 Clues: Most active region of Volcanoes • What is stored inside a Volcano • Lava from this Volcano flows slowly • Another name for a Composite Volcano • Forms very quickly and can be explosive • Where mamgma is stored beneath the Volcano • Mountain which erupted in Washington in 1980 • Plate boundaries that move towards each other • These islands were formed by Shield Volcanoes • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword. 2017-01-26
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- Andreas Fault: 800 mile transform fault in California.
- valley: A depression between two different fault lines.
- Mountains with magma from the earths core.
- Crust: This crust is less dense than the other.
- Trench: Part of the world's longest mountain chain on the ocean floor.
- upper layer of the mantel under the lithosphere.
- Kilimanjaro: tallest mountain in Africa made by two continental plates.
- Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away
- The ancient super continent thought to be around million years old.
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- The layer directly underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere
- Crust: This crust is more dense than the other.
- Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together
- Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together
- The solid outer section of the earths crust.
- Currents: currents in the earths mantle causing plates to shift.
- Floor spreading: plates diverging causing magma to come up from the earth to the sea floor.
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- of Fire: A hot spot around the pacific ocean causing a chain of volcanoes to form.
- Where two transform boundaries rub together causing earthquakes.
19 Clues: Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away • When one plate goes under another plate. • Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together • Mountains with magma from the earths core. • Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together • The solid outer section of the earths crust. • Crust: This crust is more dense than the other. • Crust: This crust is less dense than the other. • ...
Unit 2B Vocabulary 2020-11-04
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- divergent boundary under the ocean where new seafloor forms.
- the motion of the continents over time
- plates split, new land forms
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
- the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust and mantle
- As the Earth's crust deforms, the rocks which span the opposing sides of a fault are subjected to shear stress. Slowly they deform, until their internal rigidity is exceeded.
- the force per unit area that is placed on a rock
- a change in shape or size resulting from applied forces
- Formed when molten rock rises through the crust and pushes up the rock layers above it
- the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface
- the change in size or shape of an object
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
- a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement
- an area of the Earth's surface where seismographs can only barely detect an earthquake after its seismic waves have passed through the Earth
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of Earth’s Plates
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph
- a large volcanic crater, especially one formed by a major eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano.
- sliding plate force is a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges
- a seismic water wave
- a type of elastic wave and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
- plates collide
- the quasi-periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.
- a line of mountains connected by high ground.
- a fluidized mixture of hot rock fragments, gases, and entrapped air that moves at high speed in thick, dark, turbulent clouds that hug the ground
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- the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.
- a fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate.
- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
- the superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea
- a record produced by a seismograph.
- a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media
- a soft, light permanent wave designed to give the hair fullness.
- volcanic activity or phenomena.
- a number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
- Continental Crust is pushed together and up
- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- process by which new crust forms at midocean ridges
- areas within tectonic plates where magma reaches the surface
- when one or stacks of originally flat and planar surfaces such as sedimentary beds become bent or curved
- fronts rise along normal faults as a result of crustal stretching
- a section of a fault that has produced earthquakes in the past but is now quiet.
- the shallow water area found in proximity to continents
- is that part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction
- plates slide past each other, forming faults and causing earthquakes
- describing the severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface and on humans and their structures
- an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
- a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart
52 Clues: plates collide • a seismic water wave • plates split, new land forms • volcanic activity or phenomena. • a record produced by a seismograph. • the motion of the continents over time • the change in size or shape of an object • Continental Crust is pushed together and up • a line of mountains connected by high ground. • the force per unit area that is placed on a rock • ...
Earthquakes 2019-11-21
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- surface is the crust.
- the part of the earth's surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake
- a shaking or trembling of a portion of the earth
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- tectonics a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.
- In physics, a shock wave, or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the medium
- strength or energy put forth
6 Clues: surface is the crust. • strength or energy put forth • a shaking or trembling of a portion of the earth • the part of the earth's surface directly above the starting point of an earthquake • In physics, a shock wave, or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the medium • ...
Chapter 2 Review 2024-09-09
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- sea plate and a continental plate collide
- Earth's super hot and solid inner part
- sea plates pull apart
- a layer of gases surrounding the earth
- rain, snow, or sleet
- the watery areas of Earth
- Earth's middle layer of hot dense rock
- When water wears away rock and moves soil
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- vapor converts into liquid
- liquid converts into vapor
- ocean water into freshwater; removing salt
- a crack or break within Earth's crust
- surface land areas of Earth's crust
- the parts of Earth which has existing life
- sea plate slides under a continental plate
- Earth's rocky shell
16 Clues: Earth's rocky shell • rain, snow, or sleet • sea plates pull apart • the watery areas of Earth • vapor converts into liquid • liquid converts into vapor • surface land areas of Earth's crust • a crack or break within Earth's crust • Earth's super hot and solid inner part • a layer of gases surrounding the earth • Earth's middle layer of hot dense rock • ...
CH 9 ES 2026-02-06
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- The study of the record of Earth’s magnetic field preserved in rocks, providing evidence for plate movement.
- A long chain of underwater mountains where new oceanic crust is formed as plates move apart.
- A system that uses sound waves to measure water depth and map the ocean floor.
- The process by which new ocean crust forms at mid-ocean ridges and moves outward as plates diverge.
- A chain of volcanoes that forms on a continent near a subduction zone where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate.
- A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally without creating or destroying crust.
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- A supercontinent that contained all of Earth’s landmasses before they broke apart and drifted to their current locations.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, often resulting in subduction or mountain building.
- One of the large, rigid pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise and create new crust.
- A valley that forms on land or along the ocean floor where tectonic plates are pulling away from each other.
- The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into plates that move and interact, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation.
- A long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor formed where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
- The process in which a denser tectonic plate sinks beneath a less dense plate and returns to the mantle.
14 Clues: A system that uses sound waves to measure water depth and map the ocean floor. • One of the large, rigid pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere. • A long chain of underwater mountains where new oceanic crust is formed as plates move apart. • ...
Nail Disorders 2024-01-03
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- Also known as spoon nails, inverted or concave nails
- A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
- Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
- Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
- Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging
- Named for the nail bed color; is usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells.
- Also known as bitten nails, chewed nails or chewed hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
- Thickening of the fingernails or toenails
- Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. These discolorations are usually due to the small injuries to the nail bed.
- Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows a small amount of blood flow
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- Sometimes called furrows or corrugations; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
- Also known as ram's horn or claw nails; an enlargement of the fingernails or toenails accompanied by increased thickening and curvature
- Also known as a trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature of the matrix the edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge
- Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge
- Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nail usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix. Not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiences.
- Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
- Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
- Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to the chemical nail enhancement products or an allergic skin reaction
18 Clues: Thickening of the fingernails or toenails • Also known as spoon nails, inverted or concave nails • A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears. • Also known as bitten nails, chewed nails or chewed hardened skin surrounding the nail plate. • ...
L2 2024-01-23
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- Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to Earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridges
- A process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
- The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth's magnetic field points
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- The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
- The theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonics plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as mountains buildings and earthquakes
6 Clues: A process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces • Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical • ...
CROSSWORD L2 2024-01-23
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- the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to Earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and soilidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
- the process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic sounth pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points.
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- the process by which one lithosphere pplate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
- any movement of mater that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
- tectonics the theory that earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plattes interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building.
- the hypothesis that single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continets, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
6 Clues: the process by which one lithosphere pplate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces • any movement of mater that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical • ...
Tectonic/Plate Boundaries Crossword 2021-01-06
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- oceans all rest on large, moving plates called
- plate pushed underneath the continental plate
- plates slide past each other
- alfred wegener dicovered the theory of
- plates move toward each other
- an example of an oceanic divergent boundary
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- a dense oceanic plate collides with a relatively light, thick continental plate
- an example of a transform boundary
- plates move away from each other
- formed at a midocean ridge is referred to as
- convergent, divergent, and transform are example of
- plate touches another plate
12 Clues: plate touches another plate • plates slide past each other • plates move toward each other • plates move away from each other • an example of a transform boundary • alfred wegener dicovered the theory of • an example of an oceanic divergent boundary • formed at a midocean ridge is referred to as • plate pushed underneath the continental plate • ...
PREPARING FOOD 2020-03-12
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- next, jack ... the eggs on a plate
- jack placed the ..... on the dining room table
- jack washed the plate with dishwashing ....
- the eggs ...... pretty on the white plate
- jack was ...... he walked to the kitchen
- jack ...... while the eggs cooked
- jack ....... about the day ahead
- jack ...... the oil into the skillet
- jack ....... the eggs into a bowl
- then, jack poured the eggs into the ... skillet
- jack got a ...... damp
- jack ..... the eggs cooking
- jack ... down in the large wooden chair
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- finally, jack ..... down the table
- the eggs ...... in the oil
- jack ...... a skillet on the stove
- the eggs ...... for two minutes
- jack ... out some eggs
- next, jack ....... tv
- jack .... out some oils
- then, jack ...... the pan
- jack ..... looking at his eggs
- next, jack ...... on the heat
- jack stirred the ....
- jack ... the eggs with a spoon
25 Clues: next, jack ....... tv • jack stirred the .... • jack ... out some eggs • jack got a ...... damp • jack .... out some oils • then, jack ...... the pan • the eggs ...... in the oil • jack ..... the eggs cooking • next, jack ...... on the heat • jack ..... looking at his eggs • jack ... the eggs with a spoon • the eggs ...... for two minutes • jack ....... about the day ahead • ...
Table/eating manners/etiquette 2020-09-28
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- After the meal you should _____ the cook.
- If food is hot it is not polite to ___ on it.
- Your napkin should go on your ___ when eating.
- Place your drink to the ___ of your plate.
- Keep your phone on ____ so it doesn't interrupt.
- Drink quietly do not ______.
- It's ok to talk while chewing. True or false?
- Always ___ food before adding seasoning.
- Offer to clean table after? Yes or no?
- If you go to bathroom place napkin on ____.
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- Finish chewing before taking a _____.
- ___ your hands before eating.
- Use your _______ often.
- What side of the plate should the napkin go?
- Wait for the ___ to start eating before you do.
- Use the proper _______.
- Elbows should stay off the table. True of False?
- Always pass the salt and peeper _____.
- After using place your utensils on plate.
- Don't __ when trying get something across table.
20 Clues: Use your _______ often. • Use the proper _______. • Drink quietly do not ______. • ___ your hands before eating. • Finish chewing before taking a _____. • Always pass the salt and peeper _____. • Offer to clean table after? Yes or no? • Always ___ food before adding seasoning. • After the meal you should _____ the cook. • After using place your utensils on plate. • ...
Bryanna Mendoza 2021-05-18
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- swing the foot backwards and only two strikes floor
- both toe and heel plate strike the floor
- striking the floor with toe plate
- a dance which has plates on the shoes
- land on one toe plate
- rap music dance
- famous child actress and tap dancer
- a performance dance originated in the renaissance(tutus)
- ballet turn in place on one leg
- swing the foot forward and only two strike floor
- a step in which one foot chases the other foot
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- dance BE CREATIVE AND CREAT YOUR OWN MOVES ON BEAT
- an expressive style of dance
- our tap dance song
- weight change when both toe and heel plate strike floor
- brush spank
- Our Dance teachers name
- dig spank toe heel
- bending and straightening of knees (ballet)
- a beating action of the extended or bent leg
20 Clues: brush spank • rap music dance • our tap dance song • dig spank toe heel • land on one toe plate • Our Dance teachers name • an expressive style of dance • ballet turn in place on one leg • striking the floor with toe plate • famous child actress and tap dancer • a dance which has plates on the shoes • both toe and heel plate strike the floor • ...
Table Manners & Etiquette 2021-03-22
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- After the meal you should _____ the cook.
- If food is hot it is not polite to ___ on it.
- Your napkin should go on your ___ when eating.
- Place your drink to the ___ of your plate.
- Keep your phone on ____ so it doesn't interrupt.
- Drink quietly do not ______.
- It's ok to talk while chewing. True or false?
- Always ___ food before adding seasoning.
- Offer to clean table after? Yes or no?
- If you go to bathroom place napkin on ____.
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- Finish chewing before taking a _____.
- ___ your hands before eating.
- Use your _______ often.
- What side of the plate should the napkin go?
- Wait for the ___ to start eating before you do.
- Use the proper _______.
- Elbows should stay off the table. True of False?
- Always pass the salt and pepper _____.
- After using place your utensils on plate.
- Don't __ when trying get something across table.
20 Clues: Use your _______ often. • Use the proper _______. • Drink quietly do not ______. • ___ your hands before eating. • Finish chewing before taking a _____. • Always pass the salt and pepper _____. • Offer to clean table after? Yes or no? • Always ___ food before adding seasoning. • After the meal you should _____ the cook. • After using place your utensils on plate. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2024-12-17
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- Giant bodies of rock traveling around the sun in space
- 2 Plate Boundaries Dividing from eachother
- Formed by convergent boundaries
- A celestial body revolving around the sun
- Continental and Oceanic plate colliding
- Causes the plates to move around,found in the mantle
- A force of attraction between 2 objects
- Natural disaster formed by Transform boundaries
- Smaller bodies of rock with a streak of ice and dust behind it
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- Created the tehory of continental drift
- Formed by divergent boundaries underwater
- Formed by Convergent subduction boundary with oceanic and continental
- The cracks in the crust that split the plates
- Able to live
- The pieces the crust are broken into
- 2 Plate Boundaries Sliding past eachother
- 2 Plate Boundaries colliding with eachother
- Formed by Convergent subduction boundary with oceanic and oceanic
- Small Rocky objects that are seen in the sky as a streak of light
- Landform formed by Transform Boundary
20 Clues: Able to live • Formed by convergent boundaries • The pieces the crust are broken into • Landform formed by Transform Boundary • Created the tehory of continental drift • Continental and Oceanic plate colliding • A force of attraction between 2 objects • Formed by divergent boundaries underwater • A celestial body revolving around the sun • ...
Plate Motion 2022-10-19
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- A feature that forms on the surface of a planet
- The top layer of something
- Where two plates meet
- Earth’s main continuous areas of land
- Underwater mountain range formed at a divergent plate boundary
- Slow pulling apart of land caused by plate activity
- The landform formed at an underwater Convergent plate boundary
- Hot Liquid rock below Earth's surface
- The sudden pushing of something
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- The pieces making up Earth's outer layer
- A diagram of the inside of something
- To examine in detail for a purpose
- Hot liquid rock on Earth's surface
- How fast something happens
- A natural spring sending hot water and steam suddenly into the air
- When two plates are moving towards each other
- When Earth’s surface shakes
- The soft, solid layer of rock below Earth's plates
- When two plates are moving away from each other
- The hottest layer of Earth
20 Clues: Where two plates meet • The top layer of something • How fast something happens • The hottest layer of Earth • When Earth’s surface shakes • The sudden pushing of something • To examine in detail for a purpose • Hot liquid rock on Earth's surface • A diagram of the inside of something • Earth’s main continuous areas of land • Hot Liquid rock below Earth's surface • ...
Unit 4 Vocab 2025-11-07
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- the geological process of the Earth's crust stretching and pulling apart.
- the process where an unstable atomic nucleus of a star or other celestial object spontaneously transforms into a different nucleus, releasing energy or particles.
- the theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large.
- the process where gases in a planet's atmosphere trap heat from its star.
- is a natural light display in the sky, like colorful curtains or rays.
- Waves energy vibrations that travel through a celestial body's internal layers.
- energy vibrations that travel through a celestial body's internal layers
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- a measure of how much mass (matter) is packed into a certain volume (space).
- a process that occurs on Earth (and potentially other terrestrial planets with plate tectonics), not in space.
- create their own food (sugars) and oxygen from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
- A supercontinea that existed hundreds of years ago.
- the gaseous envelope surrounding a celestial body.
- primary seismic waves that are used to study the internal structure of planets and moons within our solar system.
- a natural light display in the sky, like colorful curtains or rays.
- the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).
- Spheroid a slightly flattened sphere that bulges at its equator, like a squashed ball.
- the type of seismic waves that are used to study the internal structure of planetary bodies.
17 Clues: the gaseous envelope surrounding a celestial body. • A supercontinea that existed hundreds of years ago. • the theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large. • a natural light display in the sky, like colorful curtains or rays. • is a natural light display in the sky, like colorful curtains or rays. • ...
Carbon Cycle 2023-10-10
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- Carbon baring sediment is continually being deposited on the seafloor. Plate tectonics causes more denser layers to submerge in a process called subduction.
- The reverse process of photosynthesis. CO2 is released back into the atmosphere.
- Seafloor carbon is pushed deeper into earth and eventually melts.
- Carbon is absorbed and released where the oceans surface meets the air.
- Carbonic acid forms when CO2 and water react. Weak acid rain fall as precipitation. Reacts with minerals and dissolves them.
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- Green plants use solar energy to turn atmospheric CO2 into carbohydrates.
- Dissolved minerals are carried in surface water to the ocean. shells settle to the ocean floor and eventually form limestone.
- Rapid chemical combination of a substance with oxygen involving the production of heat, light, and the release of CO2.
- Carbon enters the soil as dead plant and animal matter. It is broken down by decay and CO2 is released back into the atmosphere.
9 Clues: Seafloor carbon is pushed deeper into earth and eventually melts. • Carbon is absorbed and released where the oceans surface meets the air. • Green plants use solar energy to turn atmospheric CO2 into carbohydrates. • The reverse process of photosynthesis. CO2 is released back into the atmosphere. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2024-12-17
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- Able to live
- Small Rocky objects that are seen in the sky as a streak of light
- Formed by convergent subduction with oceanic and continental
- Formed by divergent boundaries underwater
- Smaller bodies of rock with a streak of ice and dust behind it
- The cracks in the crust that split the plates
- 2 Plate Boundaries Sliding past eachother
- A celestial body revolving around the sun
- 2 Plate Boundaries Dividing from eachother
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- Natural disaster formed by Transform boundaries
- Causes the plates to move around,found in the mantle
- Giant bodies of rock traveling around the sun in space
- Created the Theory of Continental drift
- Formed by convergent boundaries
- 2 Plate Boundaries colliding with eachother
- A force of attraction between 2 objects
- Landform formed by Transform Boundary
- Continental and Oceanic plate colliding
- Formed by Convergent subduction with oceanic and oceanic
- The pieces the crust are broken into
20 Clues: Able to live • Formed by convergent boundaries • The pieces the crust are broken into • Landform formed by Transform Boundary • Created the Theory of Continental drift • A force of attraction between 2 objects • Continental and Oceanic plate colliding • Formed by divergent boundaries underwater • 2 Plate Boundaries Sliding past eachother • ...
C4 Nail Disorders and Disease Review 2023-09-11
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- separation of the nail plate and bed
- The nail turns different colors
- deformity or disease of the natural nail
- Damaged skin around the nail plate
- bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate
- Depressions running across the Width of nail plate
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- rapidly growing and contagious bacteria
- nail bitters have this
- inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
- Thin white nail plate
- Inflammation of the matrix
- known as "trumpet nail"
12 Clues: Thin white nail plate • nail bitters have this • known as "trumpet nail" • Inflammation of the matrix • The nail turns different colors • Damaged skin around the nail plate • separation of the nail plate and bed • rapidly growing and contagious bacteria • deformity or disease of the natural nail • Depressions running across the Width of nail plate • ...
Earthquakes and volcanoes 2014-03-28
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- shaking caused by an earthquake
- the strength of an earthequake, measured with numbers from 1 to 10, where ten is the most powerful
- the prowdery reisdue of matter that remains after burning
- the point on the earth's surface above where an earthquake starts
- solid ball inside the world
- is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water.
- plate with land on the surface
- an opening in the surface or crust of the earth directly connected with the inside of the world
- melting
- first super continent
- molten rock inside the earth
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- a layer of molten rock underneath the crust
- the tresult of a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust.
- heated water underground rises to the surface due to pressure
- plate with an ocean on the surface
- the outermost major layer of the earth (10 to 65 KM thick)
- where the erath's plates meet
- molten rock ion the earth's surface
- an instrument that is used for measuring the strength of earthquakes
- a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one
20 Clues: melting • first super continent • solid ball inside the world • molten rock inside the earth • where the erath's plates meet • plate with land on the surface • shaking caused by an earthquake • plate with an ocean on the surface • molten rock ion the earth's surface • a layer of molten rock underneath the crust • a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one • ...
Ch.5 lesson 2 Kelsey obergefell 2015-09-30
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- currents different temps in the mantle causes currents, which causes the plates(which are in the lithosphere to move
- Atlantic ridge It is in the Atlantic ocean, where new seafloor crust is formed at the rate of about 3 centimeters per year
- an under water mountain range in the Atlantic that was moving apart
- plates move toward each other on the ocean floor
- where plates collide
- higher than pennslyia
- they are like Japanse islands
- a German scientist
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- they are like Mt. St. Helens and with magma coming out of them
- Andreas Fault on land it is the most noticeable transform boundary between the North American plate and the Pacific plate
- a new rock exerts a sideways force
- plate the slowmovement of the continents over eons
- is broken into pieces, or plates, that slide over the magma in the mantle
- caused by magma flowing up by between the plates and then harding
- the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate
- where plstes that slide past each other
- where plates move apart
- super continent
- hot, fluid rock bellow bellow Earth's surface
- records at one time Antarctica was near the equator
20 Clues: super continent • a German scientist • where plates collide • higher than pennslyia • where plates move apart • they are like Japanse islands • a new rock exerts a sideways force • where plstes that slide past each other • hot, fluid rock bellow bellow Earth's surface • plates move toward each other on the ocean floor • the oceanic plate slides under the continental plate • ...
Earth Science Crossword 2017-06-16
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- Force of oceanic plate falling into the mantle is called _____
- The build-up of pressure
- Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness
- Devices used to detect earthquakes
- Places where magma rises to the surface
- Force behind the growth of the Atlantic Ocean.
- The scale used to measure earthquakes
- The point directly above the focus of an Earthquake
- Areas where one plate pushes under another
- The hottest part of the Earth
- Type of waves used to study the interior of the Earth
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- The layer that makes up the tectonic plates
- The last super continent to exist in Earth's history
- The man who theorized the tectonic plate theory
- The most liquid part of Earth's interior
- Driving force behind plate movement
- Forms over thin, weak points in the Earth's crust(hint: I forgot the E)
- The largest type of volcanos, are flatter than your average volcano, and one is the Hawaiian islands
- The part of the Earth that the plates move on
- The depth of the _______ is a factor in earthquake damage
- The part of Earth with the largest volume
- Young mountians created by continental-continental plate convergence and are in Asia
22 Clues: The build-up of pressure • The hottest part of the Earth • Devices used to detect earthquakes • Driving force behind plate movement • The scale used to measure earthquakes • Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness • Places where magma rises to the surface • The most liquid part of Earth's interior • The part of Earth with the largest volume • ...
EARTH AND SPACE 2023-10-19
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- the outermost layer of the earth
- the largest tectonic plate on earth
- this is the second layer of the Earth that makes 60% of the planet's mass.
- it is composed of the upper mantle and crust
- giant pieces of the earth's crust
- elements found in the inner and outer core
- this is formed when subduction happens
- it is the study of the earth
- this is the process where the plates move below another plate
- plate boundaries that slide past each other
- these are plate boundaries that moves away from each other
- plates that are found on land
- the solid core
- it is the movement of the upper mantle
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- the supercontinent
- These is the plates that are found under the sea
- the part of the upper mantle where magma flows
- this is the device that measures the waves of the ground
- the liquid core
- plate boundary that moves towards each other
- states that a long time ago there is one supercontinent on earth
- the ocean around the supercontinent
- these are formed above convergent boundaries
- the German Geologist who proposed the Continental Drift Theory
24 Clues: the solid core • the liquid core • the supercontinent • it is the study of the earth • plates that are found on land • the outermost layer of the earth • giant pieces of the earth's crust • the largest tectonic plate on earth • the ocean around the supercontinent • this is formed when subduction happens • it is the movement of the upper mantle • ...
Earthquakes and Plate Movement 2024-10-11
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- What's the study of earthquakes and magnitudes called?
- What plates create low shallow earthquakes?
- How is the scale measured?
- What is the scale called?
- What convergent plate forms volcanoes?
- What plates have no volcano activity?
- How much does it increase by? hint: Video
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- Who did Gutenberg collaborate with?
- another word for plate movement
- Who did Ritcher collaborate with?
- What plates have a weaker plate and a strong plate?
- What measures the movement of the earth?
- What convergent plate forms mountains?
13 Clues: What is the scale called? • How is the scale measured? • another word for plate movement • Who did Ritcher collaborate with? • Who did Gutenberg collaborate with? • What plates have no volcano activity? • What convergent plate forms mountains? • What convergent plate forms volcanoes? • What measures the movement of the earth? • How much does it increase by? hint: Video • ...
Unit 7.2 Volcano Vocabulary 2022-01-21
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- Type of volcano found at convergent boundaries.
- Two plates moving towards one another is a _____ boundary.
- Magma loosing thermal energy and hardening.
- When one plate move below the other and melts, we call this ______.
- Two plate move away from each other is a _____ boundary.
- Type of volcano found at divergent boundaries.
- Grey colored Rock. Both crust types.
- The light colored rocks. Continental Crust.
- This builds pressure inside of our volcanoes. Where the magma is stored.
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- The theory of ______. How our plates move.
- What forms a volcano in the middle of a plate.
- Dark colored rock. Oceanic Crust.
- Type of volcano formed from a hot spot and continental crust.
- This starts the system for our volcanoes. Starts with the core.
- When crust is heated by thermal energy. This happens around the magma chamber.
- Region of ____. Low thermal energy, middle of plate.
- The top most layer of the earth.
- Old crust melts and new crust forms. (three words)
- Region of ____. High thermal energy, plate boundaries.
- How often a volcano erupts is its ____.
- Type of volcano formed from hot spots and oceanic crust.
- Layer of the Earth below the crust
22 Clues: The top most layer of the earth. • Dark colored rock. Oceanic Crust. • Layer of the Earth below the crust • Grey colored Rock. Both crust types. • How often a volcano erupts is its ____. • The theory of ______. How our plates move. • Magma loosing thermal energy and hardening. • The light colored rocks. Continental Crust. • What forms a volcano in the middle of a plate. • ...
Yr 9 Social Science 2023 2023-10-31
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- Plate boundary where plates are sliding next to each other
- The permanent movement of people from one location to another, often to new countries
- Current capital city
- What ancient Egyptians used to write on
- God of fertility, agriculture, dead,resurrection
- One of the battles that took place during World War 1
- A family that rules a country or region
- Where the Nile spreads out, the river deposits out sediment
- Maori Name for Russell
- Motlen rock below the earths surface
- The movement of no drinking in New Zealand
- When there is movement in the earth and causes shaking at the surface
- Plate boundary where plates are coming towards each other
- River in Egypt
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- The movement of one plate under another, the plate going under starts to remelt
- The Egyptian process of preserving a body
- Earthquakes that occur after an initial earthquake
- Fighting for the right to vote
- One of the battles that took place during World War 1
- ______ flow that is superheated rocks, ash, lava that can be as fast as 130km/hr
- Molten rock above the earths surface
- Plate boundary where plates are moving apart
- Something natural that can impact people or property negatively
- Where the treaty was signed
24 Clues: River in Egypt • Current capital city • Maori Name for Russell • Where the treaty was signed • Fighting for the right to vote • Molten rock above the earths surface • Motlen rock below the earths surface • What ancient Egyptians used to write on • A family that rules a country or region • The Egyptian process of preserving a body • The movement of no drinking in New Zealand • ...
Tectonic plates and the geosphere 2024-01-09
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- plates that move towards each other
- heat transfer through the movement of either liquid or gas.
- smooshing together
- a particular hot spot that liquifies the lithosphere and makes a volcano
- an opening in which material removal forms a narrow opening in the ground.
- solid outermost layer of the earth. the crust is subdivided into the continental crust (dry land) and the oceanic crust (the wet crust)
- Boundaries the border between two plates
- The solid top most layer of earth. It includes the crust and the upper mantle.
- Volcanoes a line that is a volcano (a crack in the earth that lava comes out of.
- plates that move away from each other
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- a mountain that lava spews out of.
- consequences of plate movement
- 2 plate boundaries moving side to side and scraping against each other
- gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere
- tectonic plates shaking
- mantle the thin uppermost part of the mantle. It is solid.
- innermost layer of the earth
- liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel)
- a break in the earth's crust and where 2 plates meet
- a continental and oceanic plate collide and the oceanic plate goes under the other
20 Clues: smooshing together • tectonic plates shaking • innermost layer of the earth • consequences of plate movement • a mountain that lava spews out of. • plates that move towards each other • plates that move away from each other • liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel) • Boundaries the border between two plates • gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere • ...
SCIENCE 2023-09-14
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- a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- oceanic trenches are formed by the process of subduction
- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- destructive plate boundary
- the binding together of particles or other things by cement
- discover or reveal through detailed examination
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earths crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic
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- an idealized cycle of process undergone by rocks in the earths crust
- plutonic rock
- is derived from magma that was poured out or ejected at earths surface
- places where two of the earths tectonic plates move past one another in the horizontal plane
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earths crust
- the process of crystals forming
- increasing the density
- the points where two or more tectonic plate meets
- a continuous moving band of fabric
- drift movement of the continents across the earth's surface
- a crack in the Earth's surface
20 Clues: plutonic rock • increasing the density • destructive plate boundary • a crack in the Earth's surface • the process of crystals forming • a continuous moving band of fabric • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • discover or reveal through detailed examination • the points where two or more tectonic plate meets • hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano • ...
Edexcel A Level Geography Tectonics 2025-11-19
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- — quality of political management influencing hazard impacts
- — fast-moving hot gas, ash and rock from explosive eruptions
- — actions to reduce the impact of a hazard
- — model showing root causes and unsafe conditions
- — point on the surface directly above the focus
- — plates sliding past one another
- — zone of friction between a subducting and overriding plate
- — size or energy released by an earthquake
- — hazards that occur away from plate boundaries
- — a diagram comparing characteristics of hazards
- — one plate forced beneath another
- — how susceptible a population is to harm
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- — plates moving towards each other
- — semi-molten layer beneath the lithosphere
- — rigid outer shell of the Earth
- — region exposed to several hazard types
- — extremely large-scale disasters with widespread impacts
- — when saturated ground loses strength during shaking
- — rising column of hot mantle causing hotspot volcanism
- — plates moving apart
- — location within the crust where an earthquake begins
- — evidence for seafloor spreading using magnetic stripes
- — force generated by magma rising at constructive boundaries
- — volcanic mudflows of ash, water and debris
- — force of a sinking plate pulling the rest of the plate
25 Clues: — plates moving apart • — rigid outer shell of the Earth • — plates sliding past one another • — plates moving towards each other • — one plate forced beneath another • — region exposed to several hazard types • — how susceptible a population is to harm • — actions to reduce the impact of a hazard • — size or energy released by an earthquake • ...
Plate Types 2014-01-03
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- destructive is also known as
- an example of a destructive continental to continental
- other than young fold mountains what is formed at destructive oceanic to continental
- what is formed at destructive continental to continental
- other than deep sea trenches what is formed at destructive oceanic to oceanic
- an example of a constructive under sea boundary
- what plate boundary is this describing : plates move past each other or parallel
- an example of destructive oceanic to continental
- constructive is also known as
- an example of a constructive plate boundary
- can you get all 3 hazards at oceanic to oceanic boundaries
- what landforms do you get at conservative boundaries
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- what hazard can you get at conservative boundaries
- an example of a destructive oceanic to oceanic
- as well as earthquakes what hazards are there at constructive boundaries
- what plate boundary is this describing : plates move apart under the sea or on land
- an example of a constructive on land boundary
- what is formed at constructive under sea boundaries
- what plate boundary is this describing : plate moves together
- can you get all 3 hazards at continental to continental boundaries
- what is formed at constructive On land boundaries
21 Clues: destructive is also known as • constructive is also known as • an example of a constructive plate boundary • an example of a constructive on land boundary • an example of a destructive oceanic to oceanic • an example of a constructive under sea boundary • an example of destructive oceanic to continental • what is formed at constructive On land boundaries • ...
Volcanoes 2025-02-13
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- layer of earth below the lithosphere that has convection currents
- volcanic rock in a volcano
- an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
- a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
- a mountain with lava in it that erupts
- the powdery substance formed after something is burnt
- downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- a type of plate formed in the ocean
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- a rock formed by cooling lava
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- landforms created by volcanic activity, typically formed through the eruption of magma from beneath the Earth's crust.
- a type of crust formed under the land
- hot liquid in the asthenosphere
- chaotic mixture of rock fragments, gas, and ash that travels rapidly
- two plate poudries the come together to form a mountain
- the layer on top of the Asthenosphere
- a large volcano on above sea level
- a boundry between the plates of the earth
- a spot with hot mantle that forms a line of volcanos
- a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about 40,000 km long and up to about 500 km wide
20 Clues: volcanic rock in a volcano • a rock formed by cooling lava • hot liquid in the asthenosphere • a large volcano on above sea level • a type of plate formed in the ocean • a type of crust formed under the land • the layer on top of the Asthenosphere • a mountain with lava in it that erupts • a boundry between the plates of the earth • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • ...
Tectonic plates and the geosphere 2024-01-09
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- plates that move towards each other
- heat transfer through the movement of either liquid or gas.
- smooshing together
- a particular hot spot that liquifies the lithosphere and makes a volcano
- an opening in which material removal forms a narrow opening in the ground.
- solid outermost layer of the earth. the crust is subdivided into the continental crust (dry land) and the oceanic crust (the wet crust)
- Boundaries the border between two plates
- The solid top most layer of earth. It includes the crust and the upper mantle.
- Volcanoes a line that is a volcano (a crack in the earth that lava comes out of.
- plates that move away from each other
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- a mountain that lava spews out of.
- consequences of plate movement
- 2 plate boundaries moving side to side and scraping against each other
- gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere
- tectonic plates shaking
- mantle the thin uppermost part of the mantle. It is solid.
- innermost layer of the earth
- liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel)
- a break in the earth's crust and where 2 plates meet
- a continental and oceanic plate collide and the oceanic plate goes under the other
20 Clues: smooshing together • tectonic plates shaking • innermost layer of the earth • consequences of plate movement • a mountain that lava spews out of. • plates that move towards each other • plates that move away from each other • liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel) • Boundaries the border between two plates • gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere • ...
Earth's Interior and Crust (revised) 2022-05-10
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- rock that makes up the ocean floor
- boundaries that Form where two tectonic plates separate
- this is the force that moves the tectonic plates
- plastic layer within the mantle
- forms near the edge of a continent at an ocean to continent boundary
- liquid portion of the core
- boundaries that form Where two plates collide
- Scientist that researched whether all the continents had always been in the same place on Earth
- When the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
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- Dense oceanic plate slides under Less dense continental plate
- Supercontinent that has broken apart over time
- Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
- basalt is rich in this mineral
- the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
- dense metallic center of Earth
- Neither plate is subducted, the Lless dense plate folds and deforms and mountains are formed
- The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
- hypothesis that the continents are in constant motion on the Earth’s surface
- brittle, rocky outer layer
- Very long mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
- a rigid layer including the crust and the uppermost mantle
- solid portion of the core
- outer part of the magnetic field that affects the charged particles
- boundaries that Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other
24 Clues: solid portion of the core • brittle, rocky outer layer • liquid portion of the core • basalt is rich in this mineral • dense metallic center of Earth • plastic layer within the mantle • rock that makes up the ocean floor • boundaries that form Where two plates collide • Supercontinent that has broken apart over time • this is the force that moves the tectonic plates • ...
Earthquakes and volcanoes 2014-03-28
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- the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning
- an instrument that is used for measuring the strength of earthquakes
- plate with land on the surface
- plate with an ocean on the surface
- melting
- melted
- inside of the world
- the strength of an earthquake, measured with numbers from 1 to 10, where 10 is the most powerful
- molten rock on the earth`s surface
- the point on the earth`s surface above where an earthquake forms
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- is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water
- heated water underground rises to the surface due to pressure
- shaking caused by an earthquake
- where plates meet
- is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
- a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one
- an opening in the surface or crust of the Earth
- molten rock insinde the earth
- a layer of molten rock underneath the crust
- it is the outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide. The uppermost 15-35 km of crust is brittle enough to produce earthquakes
20 Clues: melted • melting • where plates meet • inside of the world • molten rock insinde the earth • plate with land on the surface • shaking caused by an earthquake • plate with an ocean on the surface • molten rock on the earth`s surface • a layer of molten rock underneath the crust • an opening in the surface or crust of the Earth • a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one • ...
Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-23
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- This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
- Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
- A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
- The place where two plates meet.
- Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
- A sudden shake on earths surface.
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Hot liquid below the surface earth.
- This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
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- The outside or top layer of something.
- This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
- Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
- The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
- An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation outer and water layer.
20 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • Hot liquid below the surface earth. • The outside or top layer of something. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...
Tectonic Plates 2017-05-21
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- When oceanic plates collide with continental plates a __________ will form between the two plates.
- When two continental plates collide large __________ will usually form.
- ridges, Underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart creating new ocean floor.
- The __________ mountain range was formed from the collision of the Indian plate colliding into the Eurasian plate.
- When plates collide the plate that is __________ will subduct.
- Ridge, The __________-__________ __________ is an example of a divergent boundary.
- A region where oceanic plates sink down.
- floor spreading, The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created.
- plates, like pieces of a puzzle
- Tectonic Theory, theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into.
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- Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines.
- The San Andreas Fault in California is a __________ plate boundary.
- a place where two tectonic plates meet.
- When a divergent boundary occurs on land a __________, or separation, will arise and over time, that mass of land will break between them.
- boundaries, The boundary where two tectonic plates meet and push into one another.
- Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________.
- At a __________ plate boundary, new crust is created as two or more plates pull away from each other.
- There are __________ major tectonic plates.
- Currents, A circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area then cools and sinks in another area, flowing in a continuous loop
- When oceanic crust melts it can result in the formation of a __________.
20 Clues: plates, like pieces of a puzzle • a place where two tectonic plates meet. • A region where oceanic plates sink down. • There are __________ major tectonic plates. • Earthquakes often occur at __________ lines. • Transform boundaries (faults) cause __________. • When plates collide the plate that is __________ will subduct. • ...
Final Science 2025 2025-05-29
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- In order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo
- At convergent boundaries, the process of one plate being forced beneath the other and melted is called
- first piece of evidence for continental drift where the coastlines of South America and Africa fit like a
- In order for any rock to turn into sediments, those rocks must undergo
- Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologic
- the rock forming substances are naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and Crystal Shape
- at convergent boundaries where ocean floor collides wit a continent, this underwater feature is called a
- the collision of plates at this type of plate boundary creates mountains
- As you dig deeper into the Earth's surface, the lower rock layers are much
- the super active earthquake and volcano Zone that surrounds the pacific ocean is called the
- Oceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundary
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- in order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergo
- in order for any rock to become metamorphic, it must be exposed to millions of years of
- this terms means not living or did not come from a living thing
- As you go closer to the coastline on an oceanic plate, the age of the rocks becomes
- Circular flows of energy driven by heat in the Earth's mantle are known as
- Mohs scale from 1-10 that tells a minerals ability to scratch or be scratched
- the plate which is forced beneath the other plate at a convergent boundary is almost more ________ than the other plate
- this property is a bad way to identify minerals because it is the same or similar for many minerals
- The close you are to a mid ocean ridge on the ocean floor, the _________ the rocks
- test that shows the color of a minerals powder after you scrape the mineral on a surface
- Caused by an undersea Earthquake pushing tremendous volumes of water onto land
- this is a way the minerals reflect light, brilliant metallic or glassy
- the process of the ocean floor separating at divergent plate boundaries is known as
24 Clues: Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologic • Oceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundary • in order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergo • this terms means not living or did not come from a living thing • In order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo • ...
Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-11-06
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- This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
- Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
- A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
- The place where two plates meet.
- Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
- A sudden shake on earths surface.
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Hot liquid below the surface earth.
- This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
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- The outside or top layer of something.
- This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
- Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
- The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
- An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation outer and water layer.
20 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • Hot liquid below the surface earth. • The outside or top layer of something. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...
q1 2023-11-05
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- Consolidated mixtures of minerals forming the Earth's crust.
- The scientific study of the Earth, including its composition, structure, and processes.
- The outermost layer of the Earth's structure.
- A break in a material where there is no significant movement.
- Molten rock, including dissolved gases and crystals, found beneath the Earth's surface.
- (S) Wave: A type of seismic wave recorded by seismographs, typically slower than primary waves.
- Crust: The thick, solid part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents and is not located under the oceans.
- A fracture in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.
- Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates, leading to geological phenomena like earthquakes, mountains, and volcanoes.
- A device used to record seismic waves and detect earthquakes.
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- The record produced by a seismograph, showing the ground motion during an earthquake.
- BOUNDARY: A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.
- Boundary: A boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other.
- VOLCANIC ARC: A chain of volcanoes located along the boundary of a continent.
- (P) Wave: The first type of seismic wave recorded by seismographs.
- Crust: The thinner part of the Earth's crust found beneath the oceans.
- The shaking or vibration of the Earth's surface caused by the rapid release of energy.
- Rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move as distinct units.
- Spot: A region in the Earth's mantle with elevated heat that can create magma and lead to volcanic activity.
- Ridge: A long undersea mountain range formed by the upwelling of magma at divergent boundaries in the ocean.
20 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth's structure. • Consolidated mixtures of minerals forming the Earth's crust. • A break in a material where there is no significant movement. • A device used to record seismic waves and detect earthquakes. • (P) Wave: The first type of seismic wave recorded by seismographs. • ...
Chapter 1: Landform Patterns 2022-01-07
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- a large flat to gently rolling region.
- boundary a place where two plates of the lithosphere move away from each other.
- soft weak layer under the lithosphere upon which the tectonic plates move.
- the point on Earth’s directly above the location of an earthquake.
- molten rock flowing from a volcano.
- a high flat region that has been lifted by movement of Earth’s surface.
- Boundary a place where side-by-side platers grind past each other.
- Boundary a place where two plates of the lithosphere come together.
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- the natural features that make up Earth’s surface.
- the breaking down of rocks by physical or chemical processes.
- extremely hot fluid, or semi-fluid material under Earth’s crust.
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s surface is made up of rigid plates that are pushed by forces inside the planet.
- a tool that measures and records the magnitude and duration of a disturbance of the ground especially earthquakes.
- an opening in Earth’s crust from which molten rock or magma escapes to reach the surface.
- release of energy through Earth’s crust due to changes taking places beneath it.
- the base rock of an ancient mountain region that has been worn away leaving a flat rocky landform region.
- flow a circular motion created when warmer material rises and draws down cooler material, which replaces it.
- the outer solid layer Earth made up of moving plates.
- the wearing away of Earth’s surface by wind water of glacial action.
19 Clues: molten rock flowing from a volcano. • a large flat to gently rolling region. • the natural features that make up Earth’s surface. • the outer solid layer Earth made up of moving plates. • the breaking down of rocks by physical or chemical processes. • extremely hot fluid, or semi-fluid material under Earth’s crust. • ...
Tectonic plates 2022-03-10
10 Clues: Europe's plate. • Africa's plate. • Pacific's plate. • Australia's plate. • Antarctica's plate. • South America's plate. • North America's plate. • when two plates collide • when two plates slide past each other. • when two plates move away from each other.
