plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Tectonic Plates 2023-03-02

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Independent of tectonic plate boundaries
  2. Major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and the surrounding ocean and extends northwest
  3. Causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere, which will slide past one another.
  4. Major tectonic plate that includes much of the continent of Africa and the adjacent oceanic crust to the west and south
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  1. Oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million km2 (40 million sq mi), it is the largest tectonic plate.
  2. When two plates come together
  3. Tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia
  4. Tectonic plate covering most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland
  5. Major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean
  6. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  7. Tectonic plate containing the continent of Antarctica

11 Clues: When two plates come together • Independent of tectonic plate boundaries • Tectonic plate containing the continent of Antarctica • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia • Causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere, which will slide past one another. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

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

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

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-13

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a straight line of travel where data is being collected
  2. a transference of energy
  3. melted rock on Earth's surface
  4. the theory that the lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and then rejoin; considered the unifying theory of geology
  5. A break in the earth's crust
  6. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano (ex: Hawaii & Yellowstone)
  7. melted rock beneath Earth's surface
  8. a series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  10. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
  11. the idea that continents have moved and are still moving slowly across the Earth's surface
  12. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  13. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere; one plate under another
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  1. the region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  2. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  3. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  5. the distance from the center of a center of a circle to any point on its circumference
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  8. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  9. one of the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
  10. the border between two tectonic plates
  11. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust

24 Clues: a transference of energy • A break in the earth's crust • melted rock on Earth's surface • melted rock beneath Earth's surface • the border between two tectonic plates • a series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone • the region where two tectonic plates are in contact • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • ...

Tectonic Plates 2018-05-09

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused when two tectonic plates are ‘sliding past each other’.
  2. 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.
  3. The layer between the crust and the outer core.
  4. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. Name the second plate which the ‘Ring of Fire’ encircles.
  6. What is the most common plate boundary zone that we see on the Ring of Fire?
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates are ‘diverging’ or “moving away from each other’.
  2. Where one tectonic plate (usually the heavier plate) moves under or ‘subducts under’ the lighter Tectonic plate.
  3. Fragments or pieces of the earth’s crust
  4. When two plates of the same thickness will not give in to each other which causes the crust to squish like play dough and form mountains at the plate boundary.
  5. Name the trench north of New Zealand.
  6. The deepest parts of the ocean floor where one plate is subducting under another plate

12 Clues: Name the trench north of New Zealand. • Fragments or pieces of the earth’s crust • The layer between the crust and the outer core. • a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • Name the second plate which the ‘Ring of Fire’ encircles. • caused when two tectonic plates are ‘sliding past each other’. • ...

Natural Disaster 2015-08-12

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

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

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

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

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

Crossword 1 2024-12-07

Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The most distant relative to modern humans.
  2. The major evidence that supports plate tectonics.
  3. Another name for a test in an experiment.
  4. Name of the theory responsible for the formation of planets and stars.
  5. Principle that shows gaps of time in the rock record.
  6. The name of Our Galaxy.
  7. Material that makes up the majority of the Universe.
  8. Dating method that defines the order that events occur.
  9. Name of the Era for dinosaurs.
  10. The name of the scientist who proposed Continental Drift.
  11. The reference point for latitude.
  12. The _________ group contains the independent variable.
  13. The name of the eon that we presently live.
  14. Name of the Era for humans.
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  1. Unit of measure for measuring distances in the Universe.
  2. Dating method that defines an exact age for a substance.
  3. Transitional fossil between dinosaurs and Birds.
  4. Name of the first condensed form of matter.
  5. The closest relative to modern humans.
  6. Geologic principle that states that older events are found on the bottom.
  7. Tectonic plates “float” on the ______________.
  8. Reference point for longitude.
  9. Layer of the Earth where tectonic plates found.
  10. Gas present in the greatest abundance in the Earth’s Atmosphere.
  11. Largest geologic time unit.
  12. Another name for the experimental group.
  13. Substance with atoms arranged in a repetitive pattern.
  14. The ancient landform where all of the continents were connected.
  15. The _________ group does not contain the independent variable.
  16. The first element formed in our Universe.
  17. Which of the 4 C’s for a diamond do humans control?

31 Clues: The name of Our Galaxy. • Largest geologic time unit. • Name of the Era for humans. • Reference point for longitude. • Name of the Era for dinosaurs. • The reference point for latitude. • The closest relative to modern humans. • Another name for the experimental group. • Another name for a test in an experiment. • The first element formed in our Universe. • ...

Unit 2 Geography Review 2025-10-16

Unit 2 Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What form of glacial erosion is a rock dropped by a glacier
  2. What scientist is responsible for the theory of Continental Drift?
  3. What is the layer of the Earth that has so much pressure the metals are squeezed together and are unable to move?
  4. What form of glacial erosion is a hill shaped like an inverted spoon or half an egg?
  5. Water, Temperature, wind and gravity are examples of this kind of Weathering?
  6. What form of glacial erosion is a long ridge of sand and gravel?
  7. Who is the Canadian that proposed the theory of Plate tectonics?
  8. Likes to chase mice
  9. Flying mammal
  10. What form of glacial erosion is scraped off the land and carried by a glacier?
  11. What is the name of a string of volcanoes and earthquakes?
  12. What form of glacial erosion is found in valleys in mountainous regions
  13. What is magma?
Down
  1. What form of weathering uses Rust and Acid rain as examples?
  2. What is the Force that breaks the Earth's materials down into sediment?
  3. What is the layer of the Earth that is made up of iron and is very thick?
  4. Has a trunk
  5. What form of glacial erosion occupies large areas of land and moves under its own weight?
  6. What is the Force that uses wind water and glaciers/ice only to carry sediment from one place to another?
  7. Man's best friend
  8. Large marsupial
  9. What is the layer of rock and magma called?
  10. What is the layer of the Earth that is like the skin of an apple?

23 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • What is magma? • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • What is the layer of rock and magma called? • What is the name of a string of volcanoes and earthquakes? • What form of glacial erosion is a rock dropped by a glacier • What form of weathering uses Rust and Acid rain as examples? • ...

Unit 3 and 4 Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-18

Unit 3 and 4 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that is required or must be done.
  2. Resources Materials found in nature that people use, like water, trees, or minerals.
  3. Describing people who are the original inhabitants of a place.
  4. Diversity Having many different cultures or ways of life in one place.
  5. The long-term weather patterns of a place.
  6. Tectonics The theory explaining how Earth’s plates move and shape the planet.
  7. The growth of cities as more people move into them.
  8. The height of land above sea level (similar to altitude).
  9. Crop A crop grown mainly to be sold for profit, not for personal use.
  10. A high, flat area of land, especially in the Andes Mountains.
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  1. The variety of living things in an environment.
  2. A community of living things and their environment working together.
  3. An area of land that shares common features like climate or culture.
  4. Zone Regions of Earth with mild temperatures, not extremely hot or cold.
  5. The height of a place above sea level.
  6. Niño A weather pattern that warms ocean waters in the Pacific and changes weather around the world.
  7. To set someone free, especially from control or slavery.
  8. The science and practice of making maps.
  9. The movement of people or animals from one place to another.
  10. The shape and features of Earth’s surface, such as hills, valleys, and plains.
  11. One of Earth’s large landmasses, such as Africa or Asia.
  12. Winds Strong, steady winds that blow toward the equator.
  13. Niña A weather pattern that cools ocean waters in the Pacific and affects global climate.

23 Clues: The height of a place above sea level. • The science and practice of making maps. • The long-term weather patterns of a place. • Something that is required or must be done. • The variety of living things in an environment. • The growth of cities as more people move into them. • To set someone free, especially from control or slavery. • ...

Tectonics 2021-10-04

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - central part of the earth.
  2. - happens every year to help people prepare for an earthquake.
  3. - plate boundary where oceanic crust subducts beneath continental.
  4. - secondary effect created by earthquakes under the sea.
Down
  1. - scale that measures earthquake strength.
  2. - earthquake occurred here on 12 January 2010
  3. - currents which move the plates.
  4. - where an earthquake starts.
  5. - used to measure earthquake activity.
  6. - cover ______ hold.

10 Clues: - cover ______ hold. • - central part of the earth. • - where an earthquake starts. • - currents which move the plates. • - used to measure earthquake activity. • - scale that measures earthquake strength. • - earthquake occurred here on 12 January 2010 • - secondary effect created by earthquakes under the sea. • ...

Tectonics 2021-11-25

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - how thick or runny lava is.
  2. - layer between the crust and the core.
  3. - strength of an earthquake.
  4. - currents which move the earth's plates.
  5. - earthquake that occurred in January 2010 killing 200,000 people.
Down
  1. - on the surface directly above the focus where the an earthquake is the strongest.
  2. - boundary where one plate subducts below another.
  3. - secondary impact which results in buildings being damaged.
  4. - country where Eyjafjallajökull is located.
  5. - type of volcano found at a convergent plate boundary.

10 Clues: - strength of an earthquake. • - how thick or runny lava is. • - layer between the crust and the core. • - currents which move the earth's plates. • - country where Eyjafjallajökull is located. • - boundary where one plate subducts below another. • - type of volcano found at a convergent plate boundary. • - secondary impact which results in buildings being damaged. • ...

Ch.5 Nail Structure and Growth 2025-11-18

Ch.5 Nail Structure and Growth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. must be treated gently so an infection does not occur under the nail plate
  2. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  3. is composed mainly of keratin
  4. is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  5. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin
  6. what time of the year do nail plates grow the fastest
  7. is the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  8. normal color for a healthy nail
  9. part of the natural nail unit that protects the tips of the fingers and toes
  10. nail that grows the slowest
  11. the lateral nail fold is also known as...
Down
  1. nail grows the fastest
  2. includes the tip to the first knuckle
  3. proximal nail fold is the entire flap of skin that covers what?
  4. helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows
  5. what can make the nail plate grow thicker
  6. thicker than fingernails because the toenail matrix is longer

17 Clues: nail grows the fastest • nail that grows the slowest • is composed mainly of keratin • normal color for a healthy nail • includes the tip to the first knuckle • what can make the nail plate grow thicker • the lateral nail fold is also known as... • what time of the year do nail plates grow the fastest • helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows • ...

Tools in the kitchen 2020-01-08

Tools in the kitchen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. RACJK TOOLS FOR HAVE INSIDE PLATE
  2. DRINK PLACE
  3. TOOLS FOR CLEAN UP HOUSE
  4. TOOLS FOR PLACE FOOD/VEGETABLE
  5. TOOLS FOR PUT/PLACE FOOD
  6. TOOLS FOR EATING
  7. TOOLS FOR STORE FOOD MATTER
  8. TOOLS FOR STIR BATTER
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  1. TOOLS FOR CLEAN UP FLOOR
  2. TOOLS FOR WASH PLATE
  3. TOOLS FOR PARCH CAKE
  4. TOOLS FOR MAKE A JUICE
  5. TOOLS FOR STORING WATER
  6. TOOLS FOR POACH
  7. TOOLS FOR SLAUGHTER FOOD

15 Clues: DRINK PLACE • TOOLS FOR POACH • TOOLS FOR EATING • TOOLS FOR WASH PLATE • TOOLS FOR PARCH CAKE • TOOLS FOR STIR BATTER • TOOLS FOR MAKE A JUICE • TOOLS FOR STORING WATER • TOOLS FOR CLEAN UP FLOOR • TOOLS FOR CLEAN UP HOUSE • TOOLS FOR PUT/PLACE FOOD • TOOLS FOR SLAUGHTER FOOD • TOOLS FOR STORE FOOD MATTER • TOOLS FOR PLACE FOOD/VEGETABLE • RACJK TOOLS FOR HAVE INSIDE PLATE

Continental Drift 2023-11-23

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. Canada is on this Tectonic Plate
  3. Outer layer of the earth
  4. What lined up that made Wegener think the continents were once attached?
  5. Hawaii is located on this Tectonic Plate
  6. Center layer of the earth, a solid sphere
  7. The name of the theory suggesting that continents have moved
  8. Outer layer of the earth comprising the crust and upper mantle which is solid and rigid
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  1. The special name for information that supports a theory
  2. Supercontinent from 200 million years ago
  3. This continent has no plate edges running through it or along its edges
  4. The Tectonic Plate on which the UK (England) is located
  5. Layer beneath the earth's crust, the convection in the layer causes the movement of the tectonic plates
  6. Brazil is on this Tectonic Plate
  7. The century when Alfred Wegener developed his theory
  8. What ancient things did Wegener notice on many continents that couldn't have been in all those places had the continents not been attached?
  9. This country is part of both the Eurasian and North American Tectonic Plates

17 Clues: Outer layer of the earth • Canada is on this Tectonic Plate • Brazil is on this Tectonic Plate • Hawaii is located on this Tectonic Plate • Supercontinent from 200 million years ago • Center layer of the earth, a solid sphere • The century when Alfred Wegener developed his theory • The special name for information that supports a theory • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-02-22

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

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

Plate Tectonic 2021-11-19

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break in the Earth's crust
  2. The supercontinent included almost all landmasses on earth in early geologic time
  3. New lithosphere is created
  4. The main landmasses on Earth
  5. Person who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. When tectonic plates push away from each other
  7. A tool used to measure earthquakes
  8. a process that causes the plates to move
  9. The theory that the Earth's continents have moved over time
Down
  1. A natural occurrence caused by the moving of tectonic plates
  2. Caused by plates colliding with each other
  3. The area where subduction occurs
  4. The center of an earthquake
  5. Caused by transform boundaries sliding past each other
  6. A bend in a rock due to stress
  7. When tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. A valley that forms at the edge of a continent
  9. When tectonic plates collide with each other
  10. Outermost layer of the Earth

19 Clues: New lithosphere is created • The center of an earthquake • A break in the Earth's crust • The main landmasses on Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • A bend in a rock due to stress • The area where subduction occurs • A tool used to measure earthquakes • a process that causes the plates to move • Caused by plates colliding with each other • ...

plate techtnoics 2013-12-11

plate techtnoics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the twisting of a rock
  2. lava gets pushed up
  3. an upside down U (arch)
  4. the plates slide past each other
  5. when the continents moved away from each other
  6. when the plates pull apart
  7. where all the lava comes from
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  1. being pulled apart
  2. continental drift plus sea floor spreading
  3. causes the plates to move
  4. when plates are pulled together
  5. warm stuff rises and cool stuff sinks
  6. it goes down and gets pulled back into the earth
  7. shaped like a U
  8. the name when all the continents were put together
  9. the gaps between the two plates
  10. when the plate goes under another plate
  11. A force over an area
  12. came up with continental drift but couldn't explain how it moved

19 Clues: shaped like a U • being pulled apart • lava gets pushed up • A force over an area • the twisting of a rock • an upside down U (arch) • causes the plates to move • when the plates pull apart • where all the lava comes from • when plates are pulled together • the gaps between the two plates • the plates slide past each other • warm stuff rises and cool stuff sinks • ...

plate tectonic 2023-11-15

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the big round thing we live on
  2. a land form that rises at least 1000
  3. broken pieces of land
  4. the name of the subcontinent
  5. the edges of earths plates when they meet at plate boundary's
  6. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison
  7. a measure of the amount of information
  8. when the oceanic crust bends downwards
  9. the structure of earths crust
  10. an ancient bone
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  1. rocks satcked on each other
  2. the outer layer containing rocks
  3. slowly moving
  4. the layer below the lithosphere
  5. hint lava
  6. the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge
  7. scientific theory that explains how major land forms are created
  8. the layer that goes underneath
  9. hot molten
  10. the outer layer of earth

20 Clues: hint lava • hot molten • slowly moving • an ancient bone • broken pieces of land • the outer layer of earth • rocks satcked on each other • the name of the subcontinent • the structure of earths crust • the big round thing we live on • the layer that goes underneath • the layer below the lithosphere • the outer layer containing rocks • a land form that rises at least 1000 • ...

Livia Ownby 3rd 2023-12-12

Livia Ownby 3rd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -A sleeping volcano currently not active but has leftover magma in the chamber.
  2. -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents.
  3. -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released.
  4. -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake.
  5. -The sudden shaking of the ground.
  6. -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form.
  7. -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again.
  8. -A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which the rock moves.
  9. -The way in which plates move to make a convergent plate boundary.
Down
  1. -The layer of the Earth that is completely solid and is made of mostly iron.
  2. -The way in which plates move to make a Divergent Plate boundary.
  3. -The layer of the Earth that makes the Earth's magnetic field.
  4. -The way in which plates move to make a Transform Plate boundary.
  5. -The location on the surface of Earth directly above the energy.
  6. -The outermost layer of the Earth.
  7. -A volcano that is erupting or showing signs that it could be.

16 Clues: -The sudden shaking of the ground. • -The outermost layer of the Earth. • -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again. • -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake. • -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form. • -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released. • -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents. • ...

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  3. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface.
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
Down
  1. Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  7. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.

14 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  3. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface.
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
Down
  1. Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  7. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.

14 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

nail structure and growth 2024-02-26

nail structure and growth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collectively; the nail bed (or sterile matrix), nail fold, eponychium, paronychium, and hyponychium
  2. 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
  3. also known as the sidewall; folds of skin that line the sides of the nail plate
  4. living skin underneath the PNF found at the nail plate’s base covering the matrix area
  5. slit or furrow on the sides of the nail
  6. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  7. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  8. folds of skin that surrounds the nail plate
  9. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
Down
  1. 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
  2. area where the nail bed cells form
  3. folds of skin that surround the nail plate
  4. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin
  5. technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
  6. nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate

15 Clues: area where the nail bed cells form • slit or furrow on the sides of the nail • folds of skin that surround the nail plate • folds of skin that surrounds 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 • ...

Bryanna Segerstrom 3B 2015-04-30

Bryanna Segerstrom 3B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide past each other
  2. changes direction in magnetic field of the Earth
  3. study of Earths magnetic field in rocks
  4. destructive plate boundary
Down
  1. constructive boundary
  2. a line on a isotope ratio diagram
  3. theory that Earth can be divided into several plates
  4. Occurs at mid ocean ridges
  5. movement of Earths continents
  6. causes plate to move away from the crest of ocean ridge
  7. landmass extended from pole to pole
  8. a sideways downward movement of the edge of a plate
  9. measures the intensity of magnetic field
  10. tectonic plate that can be accounted by subduction
  11. extending along the crest of a mid ocean ridge

15 Clues: constructive boundary • Occurs at mid ocean ridges • destructive plate boundary • movement of Earths continents • two plates slide past each other • a line on a isotope ratio diagram • landmass extended from pole to pole • study of Earths magnetic field in rocks • measures the intensity of magnetic field • extending along the crest of a mid ocean ridge • ...

Earth 2024-11-26

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
  2. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth
  3. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
  4. A process that originates from within Earth, such as magma activity and plate tectonics
  5. The process of wearing down or breaking down rocks, soil, and minerals through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biota
Down
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. An area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, and eventually to outflow points such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean
  3. Molten rock material under Earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed by cooling
  4. One of the four main components of the Earth system, which includes all living organisms
  5. The water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and fractures and spaces in rock formations
  6. The remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form
  7. A process that occurs on or near Earth's surface, such as weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition

12 Clues: The envelope of gases surrounding the earth • A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence • The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • Molten rock material under Earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed by cooling • A process that originates from within Earth, such as magma activity and plate tectonics • ...

Pangea and earth 2018-02-16

Pangea and earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Canal continent that is connected to Eurasia
  2. a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting
  3. The ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea.
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. part of the earth between the core and the
  6. state or process of changing
  7. plate where two plates are moving toward each other.
  8. the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  9. preserved remains
  10. the quasi-periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust.
Down
  1. when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a subduction zone.
  2. a fragment of crustal material formed on, or broken off from, one tectonic plate and accreted or "sutured" to crust lying on another plate.
  3. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  4. one of the seven continents
  5. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust.
  6. world's second largest and second most-populous continent.
  7. America a continent located in the western hemisphere, mostly in the southern hemisphere
  8. SuperContinent

18 Clues: SuperContinent • preserved remains • one of the seven continents • state or process of changing • part of the earth between the core and the • Canal continent that is connected to Eurasia • a gap or space made by cleaving or splitting • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust. • plate where two plates are moving toward each other. • ...

NJ MVC 2025-03-06

NJ MVC crossword puzzle
Across
  1. terrain vehicle, (3 words) what does ATV stand for?
  2. Meadowlands, (2words) what plate has a turtle on it?
  3. of state license, (4 words)you need a NJ title, out of state license and what else to get a 30 day temp.
  4. Registration code for a 4 year Commercial trailer?
  5. vehicle commission, (3words) what does MVC stand for?
  6. An suv is registered as what vehicle type?
  7. of sale, (3 words)What does pos stand for?
  8. forward, (2words) what is NJMVC'S moto?
  9. A vehicle with advertisement on it needs whay kind of plates?
Down
  1. What is the registration code for a mobile home?
  2. lien and title, (4words)What does ELT stand for?
  3. five, (2words) What is the registration code for a purple heart placard?
  4. to please, (3 words)what is the plate with the light house called?
  5. How many reassignments are i one book?
  6. of honor, (3 words) what is the fallen officer plate called?
  7. what plate has a ship on it?
  8. days, (2 days)How long are salvage inspection temp permit valid for?
  9. we stand, (3 words) what plate has a flag on it?

18 Clues: what plate has a ship on it? • How many reassignments are i one book? • forward, (2words) what is NJMVC'S moto? • An suv is registered as what vehicle type? • of sale, (3 words)What does pos stand for? • What is the registration code for a mobile home? • we stand, (3 words) what plate has a flag on it? • lien and title, (4words)What does ELT stand for? • ...

Earth Systems 2011-12-19

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The organism that is responsible for converting nitrogen into and out of its various forms
  2. The plate boundary where the less dense continental plate moves under the more dense oceanic plate
  3. Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas
  4. The plate boundary that is causing the Great Rift Valley in Africa.
  5. The type of feedback loop demonstrated by a predator and a prey.
  6. The nutrient found predominately in rock and must be mined or eroded
  7. Both natural and artificial means of water moving across the ground.
Down
  1. The form of carbon produced during respiration
  2. Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant
  3. Brings matter into a sink
  4. The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants
  5. The soft layer of the upper mantle that the tectonic plates sit on
  6. Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia
  7. Water soaks into the ground
  8. Matters leaves a sink
  9. The plate boundary that moves in opposite direction and causes earthquakes
  10. The type of feedback that causes a system to move to its extremes.
  11. Also known as a pool, of either carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus

18 Clues: Matters leaves a sink • Brings matter into a sink • Water soaks into the ground • Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant • The form of carbon produced during respiration • Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas • Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia • The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants • ...

Geologic History 2021-03-10

Geologic History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sedimentary rock with fossils of sea creatures
  2. Example of metamorphic rock created when limestone is recrystallized
  3. Earth's crust is broken into these pieces
  4. Type of plate movement causing earthquakes in California
  5. Type of plate movement that causes folding
  6. Mountains formed in North America during Paleozoic Era
  7. Period of geologic time
  8. Era when glaciers covered Canada
Down
  1. German scientist who believed that continents were in constant motion
  2. Type of igneous rock that forms the ocean crust
  3. Plate movement occurring when continental crust and ocean crust converge
  4. Huge mass of ice
  5. Era of dinosaurs when swamps covered Alberta
  6. Type of plate movement that creates new crust in the Atlantic
  7. Type of igneous rock that forms the continental crust
  8. Circular movement of gas/liquid caused by uneven heating and cooling
  9. Meaning "all land"
  10. Small particles of rock created by running water or wind

18 Clues: Huge mass of ice • Meaning "all land" • Period of geologic time • Era when glaciers covered Canada • Earth's crust is broken into these pieces • Type of plate movement that causes folding • Era of dinosaurs when swamps covered Alberta • Sedimentary rock with fossils of sea creatures • Type of igneous rock that forms the ocean crust • ...

Earthquakes 2022-08-01

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. line of broken crust that occur at plate boundaries
  2. earthquake wave that travel along the surface of the crust
  3. name given to place that is above the ocean
  4. instrument that measure the waves of an earthquake
  5. name given to plates of crust
  6. layer of the earth that the crust floats on
  7. method the earth transfers energy of an earthquake
  8. current caused by heat within the mantle
  9. when one plates moves past another plate
  10. waves that occur between primary and surface waves
Down
  1. when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
  2. brittle top layer of the earth
  3. may occur if the earthquake occurs underwater
  4. the measure of the magnitude of an earthquake
  5. first waves of an earthquake
  6. place on crust directly above where the earthquake was made
  7. measurement scale of damage caused by an earth quake
  8. place where plates move apart and make new crust

18 Clues: first waves of an earthquake • name given to plates of crust • brittle top layer of the earth • current caused by heat within the mantle • when one plates moves past another plate • name given to place that is above the ocean • layer of the earth that the crust floats on • may occur if the earthquake occurs underwater • the measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • ...

Digital Radiography and PACS 2016-05-01

Digital Radiography and PACS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to the number of grid lines per centimeter – Grid _____
  2. by a thin sheet of Aluminum that absorbs backscatter x-ray photons
  3. laser point radiates the imaging plate is _____ Reader Scan
  4. ____component of the pixel where information stores
  5. representation of numerical tone values of x-ray exposure
  6. each pixel, absorbs electron and generates electrical charge
  7. of imaging plate through the reader
  8. x-ray and produces light
  9. that absorb x-rays, resulting in electrical charge
  10. is for
  11. image recorded on a thin sheet of plastic – Image ____
  12. that traps electrons during exposure, made from Barium Fluorohalide
  13. imaging plates contain a ____ Phosphor layer
  14. of flat-panel with x-ray absorption material
  15. of details presented in any digital image
  16. undesirable densities on the processed image other from scatter
  17. of bits within a pixel – Bit ____
Down
  1. pixel - ____ pixels
  2. isolates each pixels and reacts like a ____ to send electrical charges to image processor
  3. lines projected onto imaging plate interfere with the image is ____ pattern
  4. light, more scatter, higher dose
  5. selenium
  6. layer that produces light when absorbing x-rays
  7. of the laser across imaging plate
  8. Iodide detector has almost no light spread because it consists from
  9. between height of the lead strips and the space between them is Grid ___
  10. amplification of stimulated emission of radiation
  11. photons converted into the light, light converted into electrical signal - ___Conversion
  12. least once a week the plate should be ____ to remove background\scatter radiation
  13. photons are absorbed and converted to electrical signal - ____ Conversion
  14. best spatial resolution in which Radiography?

31 Clues: is for • selenium • pixel - ____ pixels • x-ray and produces light • light, more scatter, higher dose • of the laser across imaging plate • of bits within a pixel – Bit ____ • of imaging plate through the reader • of details presented in any digital image • imaging plates contain a ____ Phosphor layer • of flat-panel with x-ray absorption material • ...

The Earth Moving 2022-10-23

The Earth Moving crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formation of islands like Hawaii is caused by this
  2. what was the name of the super continent
  3. the first person to propose that continents moved
  4. when one plate slides under another
  5. when two plates slide past each other
  6. outermost layer of the earth
  7. rocking and shaking of the earths crust
  8. tectonic plates forced apart
Down
  1. spews melted rock from under the earths surface
  2. tectonic plates moving towards each other
  3. tectonic plate moving away from each other
  4. the force that the sinking plate on the plate
  5. a huge wave often caused by an earthquake
  6. what is the name of the inner most core
  7. located between the crust and core
  8. a deep valley formed by subducting plates

16 Clues: outermost layer of the earth • tectonic plates forced apart • located between the crust and core • when one plate slides under another • when two plates slide past each other • what is the name of the inner most core • rocking and shaking of the earths crust • what was the name of the super continent • tectonic plates moving towards each other • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  2. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  3. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  4. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
  5. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  6. The place where two plates meet.
  7. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  8. The outside or top layer of something.
Down
  1. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  2. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  3. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  4. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  5. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
  6. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.

14 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart. • The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano. • ...

Landforms Unit 2025-01-27

Landforms Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens
  2. two or more substances mixed together
  3. weathered material is moved from one place to another
  4. a tectonic plate boundary
  5. weathered material is deposited and settles in a place
  6. breaking down rocks
  7. innermost layer of Earth; the hottest layer
  8. a substance dissolved in a liquid
  9. plate boundary where plates move toward each other
  10. plate boundary where plates move away from each other
Down
  1. outermost layer of Earth; the thinnest layer
  2. layer of Earth directly below the crust; the thickest layer
  3. type of rock formed when a rock undergoes extreme heat and pressure
  4. plate boundary where plates slip past each other
  5. third layer of Earth
  6. tiny pieces of rock created from weathering
  7. type of rock formed by sediment being compacted and cemented together
  8. large pieces of Earth's crust that move

18 Clues: breaking down rocks • third layer of Earth • a tectonic plate boundary • a substance dissolved in a liquid • two or more substances mixed together • large pieces of Earth's crust that move • tiny pieces of rock created from weathering • innermost layer of Earth; the hottest layer • outermost layer of Earth; the thinnest layer • ...

Do you know your Plate Tectonics?--Lily 2021-12-09

Do you know your Plate Tectonics?--Lily crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is an area beneath the surface that melted rock moves upwards
  2. Oceanic plates are ____
  3. What is the only divergent boundary on land called?
  4. What is the driving mechanism of plate
  5. what is it called when two plates are moving away from each at divergent boundaries?
  6. What kinda rock does a trench form?
  7. What is caused by a convergent boundary?
Down
  1. What type of boundary occurs between North american and Pacific Plate?
  2. Contintenal Plates are ___
  3. Which direction does convenction cycles move from each other?
  4. Which plate above the oceanic plate that a caused a deep trench?
  5. What is a plate boundary that moves along side each other called?
  6. What type of rock happens when edges collide between plates
  7. What type of boundary is when two plates move away from each other.
  8. What type of boundary is the Peru-Chile Trench?

15 Clues: Oceanic plates are ____ • Contintenal Plates are ___ • What kinda rock does a trench form? • What is the driving mechanism of plate • What is caused by a convergent boundary? • What type of boundary is the Peru-Chile Trench? • What is the only divergent boundary on land called? • What type of rock happens when edges collide between plates • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2017-06-13

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core- the layer below the mantle
  2. ridge- the region where magma breaks through Earth's surface, continually forcing apart old rock and forming new rock
  3. belt- a long chain of volcanoes
  4. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  5. the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle
  6. plates- plates that collide
  7. an area where molten rock rises to the earth's surface
  8. plates- plates that are spreading apart
  9. the molten layer of the upper mantle
Down
  1. the action of one plate pushing below another
  2. push- when old cooled magma is pushed aside by new molten lava from below
  3. a deep underwater valley that is formed when a oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and is forced to slide beneath it
  4. valley- a spreading centre on land, less common
  5. breaks in rock layers due to movement on either side
  6. core- mostly solid iron, at tremendous temperature and pressure
  7. the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated energy caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  8. an opening in Earth's surface that, when active, spews out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock
  9. fault- a fault that occurs at a transition plate boundary
  10. boundary- an area where two plates are in contact

19 Clues: plates- plates that collide • belt- a long chain of volcanoes • core- the layer below the mantle • the molten layer of the upper mantle • plates- plates that are spreading apart • the action of one plate pushing below another • valley- a spreading centre on land, less common • the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonic Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two ocean plates diverge, _____ rises to create ocean ridges.
  2. When one converging plate moves underneath the other often triggering volcanic eruptions.
  3. Continental Crust is made of ______ rock.
  4. Is about 1800 km thick and made of thick dense material.
  5. These are common along all 3 plate boundaries and happen all over the world.
  6. There are ____ different types of plate boundaries.
  7. Another word to describe when 2 plate boundaries converge.
Down
  1. Mountains, hills, raised rock, flat land are all examples of ______.
  2. Transformative plate boundaries is when 2 plates ______ each other.
  3. Existed 300 million years ago, means 'all earth.'
  4. Oceanic crust is made of Basalt rock which is cooled _______.
  5. Part of the Earth's crust where the tectonic plates are found.
  6. A volcano that looks like a massive bowl with no cone top.
  7. The Ring of Fire is located in the ____Ocean.
  8. A break in the Earth’s crust where movement occurs between the plates.
  9. Lava that is thick and it doesn’t travel far; creates rocks that have a recognizable shape.

16 Clues: Continental Crust is made of ______ rock. • The Ring of Fire is located in the ____Ocean. • Existed 300 million years ago, means 'all earth.' • There are ____ different types of plate boundaries. • Is about 1800 km thick and made of thick dense material. • A volcano that looks like a massive bowl with no cone top. • ...

plate boundaries 2025-10-10

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that states that the continents on the Earth are moving
  2. plate boundaries where plates are scraping along one another
  3. plate boundaries which are moving together
  4. formed by divergent plate boundaries under the ocean
Down
  1. outermost layer of the Earth
  2. common natural disaster which occurs along transform plate boundaries
  3. spots under a plate where magma will melt through and form islands or volcanoes
  4. form along convergent plate boundaries when one plate is pushed below another
  5. second most layer of the Earth from the surface
  6. plate boundaries which are moving away from one another

10 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth • plate boundaries which are moving together • second most layer of the Earth from the surface • formed by divergent plate boundaries under the ocean • plate boundaries which are moving away from one another • plate boundaries where plates are scraping along one another • the theory that states that the continents on the Earth are moving • ...

The Solid Earth 2025-03-06

The Solid Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one tectonic plate slides beneath another
  2. a transfer of heat by the emission and absorption of electromagnetic waves
  3. the sequence rock materials undergo that allows any type of rock to change into a different type
  4. the boundary formed when two tectonic plates move apart from each other
  5. the transfer of heat in fluids by circulation
  6. rock formed by the crystallization of magma on Earth's surface
  7. rock formed from existing rock due to heat, pressure, or added chemicals
  8. a transfer of heat within an object or between two objects that are touching
  9. one of many continental arrangements, where several modern continents were part of a single landmass
  10. heat energy generated and stored inside Earth's crust
  11. a process in which soil particles are pressed together, reducing the space between them
  12. the Van Allen ____ are two radiation belts that surround Earth, and contain charged particles from the Sun
  13. small particles becoming bound together by some other binding compound
  14. rock formed by the deposition of material on Earth's surface or within a body of water
  15. a naturally occurring substance that is often solid and inorganic; minerals make up rocks
Down
  1. a solid, homogeneous substance that has a defined structure
  2. the ____ field is the region surrounding any magnetic object, which can affect other magnetic or electrically charged matter
  3. a hard solid substance that is part of Earth's surface
  4. rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
  5. the boundary formed when two tectonic plates meet and move toward each other
  6. organic and inorganic particles resulting from weathering, often carried away by wind, water, and ice
  7. a system for measuring distance based on the amount of time it takes for an echo to return; sonar is an acronym for “sound navigation and ranging”
  8. molten rock found beneath Earth's surface
  9. relating to the structure of Earth's crust and the processes within
  10. the continental ____ theory that described Earth's continents "drifting" relative to each other through time; this theory has since been replaced by the science of plate tectonics
  11. the heat produced in Earth's interior by the radioactive decay of certain atoms
  12. the boundary formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  13. the colorful lights that often appear in the night sky near Earth's poles
  14. rock formed by the crystallization of magma under Earth's surface

29 Clues: molten rock found beneath Earth's surface • rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava • the transfer of heat in fluids by circulation • when one tectonic plate slides beneath another • heat energy generated and stored inside Earth's crust • a hard solid substance that is part of Earth's surface • a solid, homogeneous substance that has a defined structure • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-03-12

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ridge formed from a divergent plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean and considered the longest mountain range.
  2. layer of Earth that is soft, like hot plastic
  3. _________ Drift, a theory purposed by Alfred Wegner.
  4. a plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other.
  5. a plate boundary where plates are moving past each other in opposite directions.
Down
  1. - What is formed when two continental plates converge.
  2. a plate boundary where plates are moving toward each other.
  3. - What is formed when a continental plate and oceanic plate converge.
  4. Earth's rigid, solid layer aka Earth's crust
  5. igneous rock that makes up ocean floor
  6. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

11 Clues: igneous rock that makes up ocean floor • Earth's rigid, solid layer aka Earth's crust • layer of Earth that is soft, like hot plastic • _________ Drift, a theory purposed by Alfred Wegner. • - What is formed when two continental plates converge. • a plate boundary where plates are moving toward each other. • ...

Two-Dimensional Media 2015-04-11

Two-Dimensional Media crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / A type of relief print. (p. 145)
  2. / A way to produce prints. (p. 143)
  3. / A wax layer on a printing plate. (p. 146)
  4. / Printing made by drawing on a stone or metal. (p. 146)
  5. / A famous muralist. (p. 142)
  6. / The surface on which to make a picture or design to be printed. (p. 143)
  7. / Printing made by squeezing ink through a screen. (p. 147)
Down
  1. / A design composed of pieces of glass or stone set in cement. (p. 143)
  2. / pieces of stone or glass. (p. 143)
  3. / A plate covered with resin and place in acid. (p. 146)
  4. / painting onto wet plaster. (p. 142)
  5. / Intaglio print made by gouging a plate. (p. 146)
  6. / A type of printing that doesn't need to be gouged. (p. 146)
  7. / Italian for to cut in. (p. 146)
  8. / To put an engraved plate into acid. (p. 146)

15 Clues: / A famous muralist. (p. 142) • / Italian for to cut in. (p. 146) • / A type of relief print. (p. 145) • / A way to produce prints. (p. 143) • / pieces of stone or glass. (p. 143) • / painting onto wet plaster. (p. 142) • / A wax layer on a printing plate. (p. 146) • / To put an engraved plate into acid. (p. 146) • / Intaglio print made by gouging a plate. (p. 146) • ...

Benchmark 5 Vocabulary Review 2018-02-26

Benchmark 5 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of rock is formed when liquid rock (magma) cools
  2. Liquid rock
  3. When one plate and the rock formations on it are pushed up above Earth's surface
  4. Energy from inside of _________________ melts rock into liquid rock
  5. When sediment is glued together
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, one plate sinks into the mantle below the other plate
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  1. This type of rock is formed when a rock deep inside of Earth is exposed to heat and pressure
  2. When sediment is pushed together
  3. This type of rock is formed when sediment is pushed and glued together
  4. Energy from the _________________ causes rocks to weather
  5. When one plate and the rock formations on it are forced under another plate and under Earth's outer layer
  6. When wind, rain, ice or moving water interacts with rock and breaks it into small pieces
  7. Small pieces of rock that form from weathering
  8. When sediment is moved from one location to another

14 Clues: Liquid rock • When sediment is glued together • When sediment is pushed together • Small pieces of rock that form from weathering • When sediment is moved from one location to another • Energy from the _________________ causes rocks to weather • This type of rock is formed when liquid rock (magma) cools • ...

G-G-G-G-Geology Crossword 2024-05-15

G-G-G-G-Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older crust moves away.
  2. Rock type that crystallizes at depth within the Earth’s crust.
  3. Rock formed from magma erupted onto the surface.
  4. Wegener's theory of continents moving over geologic time.
  5. Type of rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  6. Region of volcanic activity not associated with plate boundaries.
  7. Geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform.
  8. Location where tectonic plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals through contact with the Earth's atmosphere.
  10. Seismic events caused by the shifting of tectonic plates.
  11. Plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
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  1. Sediments piled up where a tectonic plate is being subducted under another.
  2. Process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water flow.
  3. Plate boundary where to tectonic plates are moving apart.
  4. Mountains formed by lava, tephra, and ash eruptions.
  5. Rock type formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles.
  6. Area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
  7. Theory that explains the global movements of Earth's lithosphere.
  8. Rock type altered in structure or composition by heat, pressure, or other activity.

19 Clues: Rock formed from magma erupted onto the surface. • Plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide. • Mountains formed by lava, tephra, and ash eruptions. • Area where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. • Plate boundary where to tectonic plates are moving apart. • Wegener's theory of continents moving over geologic time. • ...

science 2015-02-11

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core very dense, solid center od the Earth that is made of mostly iron with smaller amounts of oxygen, silicon, sulfur, or nickel
  2. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that is thought to be the force behind plate tectioncs
  3. fault break in rock due to tension forces, where rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface
  4. Earth's outermost layer, which varies in thickness from about 5km to 60km and is separated from the mantle by the Moho Discontinuity
  5. plastic-like layer below the lithosphere
  6. fault break in rock due to shearing forces, where rocks on either side of the fault suface move past each other with little upward or downward movement
  7. largest layer inside Earth, lying directly above the outer core and that is made mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron
  8. in an earthquake, the point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs
  9. device used by seimologists to record primary, secondary, suface waves from earthquakes
  10. rigid, outermost layer of Earth that is about 100km thick, and is composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  11. surface along which rocks break and move
  12. fault break in rock due to compression forces, where rocks above the fault surface move upward and over the rocks below the fault surface
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  1. waves energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus
  2. waves waves that travel outward from an earthquke's focus and move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave
  3. core liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core, and that is made mostly of iron
  4. drift hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that the states that continents have moved slowly to their current locations on Earth
  5. single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago
  6. measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  7. scientist who studiesearthquakes and seismic waves
  8. waves waves that travel outward from an Earthquake's focus and cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is moving
  9. point of Earth's surface directely above an earthquake's focus
  10. tectonics theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle

22 Clues: plastic-like layer below the lithosphere • surface along which rocks break and move • measure of the energy released by an earthquake • scientist who studiesearthquakes and seismic waves • point of Earth's surface directely above an earthquake's focus • in an earthquake, the point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs • ...

Astronomy Project 2024-03-27

Astronomy Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of planet that includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  2. The hottest planet in the solar system
  3. Weather occurs in this atmospheric layer along with containing nearly all the atmospheric gases
  4. The closest celestial object to earth
  5. The layers of Earth's atmosphere that contain the ozone layer
  6. The theory that rapid rotation and a conducting liquid metal core creates a magnetic field
  7. The planet with the largest most visible rings
  8. Type of pollution formed by car exhaust and burning coal
  9. The theorized source of water on Earth
  10. The force of air determined by temperature and the distance from sea level
  11. These transverse waves arrive second and can only travel through solids, not liquids
  12. Subatomic particle found in the outer Van Allen Belt
  13. The higher frequency radio waves
  14. The name of the only star in our solar system
  15. The study of seismic waves
  16. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space
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  1. Ignoring the Sun, the closest star to Earth
  2. These longitudinal(compression) waves are the first to arrive, they can travel through solids and liquids
  3. The only planet with liquid water on the surface
  4. Giant wave caused by an earthquake
  5. Once considered a planet, this object is now a dwarf planet out in the Kuiper Belt
  6. The type of planet that includes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,and Neptune
  7. The month in which the Earth is closest to the sun
  8. The layer of Earth's atmosphere immediately before space
  9. The semi-solid rock layer of Earth undergoes convection and is sometimes visible in rifts and volcanoes
  10. The month in which the northern hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight
  11. The point in a planets orbit which it is closest to the sun and traveling at the greatest speed
  12. The study of plate movement
  13. The 'supercontinent' land mass that was present 200 million years ago
  14. Events that are the source of seismic waves
  15. Instrument that leads to the magnetic north pole
  16. The instrument that records and measures seismic activity
  17. Our current North Star
  18. Type of fault the San ANdreas Fault would be considered as
  19. The average distance of plate movement in a year

35 Clues: Our current North Star • The study of seismic waves • The study of plate movement • The higher frequency radio waves • Giant wave caused by an earthquake • The closest celestial object to earth • The hottest planet in the solar system • The theorized source of water on Earth • Ignoring the Sun, the closest star to Earth • Events that are the source of seismic waves • ...

Chapter 3 - Plate Tectonics Extra Credit Crossword 2016-08-08

Chapter 3 - Plate Tectonics Extra Credit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  2. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  3. A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.
  4. Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at the convergent plate boundary.
  4. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  6. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

14 Clues: A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Layers of the Earth 2024-10-01

Plate Tectonics and Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed when two plates keep pressing into one another and folds upward
  2. also known as the Asthenosphere and flows like liquid
  3. boundary when plates slide past each other
  4. theory of how the surface of the earth works
  5. boundary when plates move away from each other
  6. plates run into each other
  7. plates that are more dense
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  1. caused when mantle is heated and acts like wheels to move plates
  2. broken up into plates made of land
  3. built up when plates rub against each other
  4. name of supercontinent when all the continents were together
  5. when one plate slides under the other plate
  6. where a divergent boundary is found
  7. caused when energy is released and the rocks break

14 Clues: plates run into each other • plates that are more dense • broken up into plates made of land • where a divergent boundary is found • boundary when plates slide past each other • built up when plates rub against each other • when one plate slides under the other plate • theory of how the surface of the earth works • boundary when plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outside or top layer of something.
  2. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
  3. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  4. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  5. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  6. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
  7. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
Down
  1. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  2. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  3. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  4. The place where two plates meet.
  5. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  6. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  7. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.

14 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart. • This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other. • ...

Eartquake/Volcano Crossword puzzle 2021-12-17

Eartquake/Volcano Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley where two plates move in opposite directions
  2. The thickest layer of earth that consist of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Alfred Wegener's theory that the Continents was once a huge landmass
  4. A plate boundary that hit each other, moving it in different directions
  5. What causes the tectonic plates to move through the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. A plate boundary that moves apart from each other
  7. A landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
  8. A molten layer of iron and nickel surrounding the earth's inner core
  9. A soft layer of the mantle and where the lithosphere floats
  10. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench and back into a convergent plate boundary
  11. A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor
  12. A ball of solid material at the center of the earth
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  1. Where molten material makes new ocean floor
  2. A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along
  3. A theory explaining the structure of the earth
  4. A layer that forms on the surface of the earth
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move together
  6. An underwater mountain chain where a divergent plate boundary creates new ocean floor
  7. A scientist who first learned about and told the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912
  8. A layer made up of part of the mantle and the crust

20 Clues: A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor • Where molten material makes new ocean floor • A theory explaining the structure of the earth • A layer that forms on the surface of the earth • A plate boundary where two plates move together • A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along • A plate boundary that moves apart from each other • ...

Earthquake/volcano crossword puzzle 2021-12-17

Earthquake/volcano crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley where two plates move in oppisite directions
  2. The thickest layer of earth that consist of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Alfred Wegener's theory that the Continents was once a huge landmass
  4. A plate boundary that hit each other, moving it in different directions
  5. What causes the tectonic plates to move through the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. A plate boundary that moves apart from each other
  7. A landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
  8. A molten layer of iron and nickle surrounding the earth's inner core
  9. A soft layer of the mantle and where the lithosphere floats
  10. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench and back into a convergent plate boundary
  11. A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor
  12. A ball of solid material at the center of the earth
Down
  1. Where molten material makes new ocean floor
  2. A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along
  3. A theory explaining the structure of the earth
  4. A layer that forms on the surface of the earth
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move together
  6. An underwater mountain chain where a divergent plate boundary creates new ocean floor
  7. A scientist who first learned about and told the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912
  8. A layer made up of part of the mantle and the crust

20 Clues: A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor • Where molten material makes new ocean floor • A theory explaining the structure of the earth • A layer that forms on the surface of the earth • A plate boundary where two plates move together • A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along • A plate boundary that moves apart from each other • ...

Geologic and Weather Hazards 2024-08-03

Geologic and Weather Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wet portions of Earth's crust
  2. top portion of Earth that we live on
  3. heat's movement from high to low concentration
  4. tectonic plate moving away from each other
  5. energy released from tectonic plate movement
  6. tectonic plate sliding past each other
  7. dry portions of Earth's crust
  8. loose ground sliding down a slope
  9. gooey layer of earth on which tectonic plate move
  10. large, slow second wave released in earthquake
  11. tectonic plates moving toward each other
  12. point on earth directly above earthquake location
  13. outdated earthquake scale measuring damage
  14. movement of ocean due to moon
  15. long period of time with low precipitation
  16. moves in waves and causes change to happen
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  1. device that measures earthquake waves
  2. earth pimple
  3. current earthquake scale measuring all energy release
  4. dangerous spinning storm associated with thunderstorms
  5. small, fast first wave released in earthquake
  6. fire that burns in the wild
  7. form of energy that moves through matter
  8. section of earth's crust that moves on mantle
  9. outdated earthquake scale measuring largest wave
  10. snow falling down slope
  11. winter storm with strong winds and low visibility
  12. huge ocean wave caused by earthquake or landslide
  13. space rock that can cause craters on impact
  14. unusually large amount of water
  15. dangerous ocean storm with high winds

31 Clues: earth pimple • snow falling down slope • fire that burns in the wild • wet portions of Earth's crust • dry portions of Earth's crust • movement of ocean due to moon • unusually large amount of water • loose ground sliding down a slope • top portion of Earth that we live on • device that measures earthquake waves • dangerous ocean storm with high winds • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-20

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  2. way in which heat travels by the movement of liquids or gases. It is the transfer of internal energy into or out of an object by the physical movement of a surrounding fluid that transfers the internal energy along with its mass
  3. is a type of tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  4. folded rock formations that have an upwards convex shape
  5. geologic process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  6. a magnitude or range value that describes an event or object that is measurable
  7. a map that shows all the major plate tectonics
  8. state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress
  9. (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. fractures in the Earth's crust where two blocks of rock slide past each other horizontally, with minimal vertical movement. This horizontal motion typically occurs along plate boundaries, and the friction between the rocks can lead to earthquakes
  11. engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits
  12. steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  13. the base or the floor of the ocean which is deep down the surface of water visible to us
  14. it describes the lateral movement of rock surfaces against each other, often caused by intense pressure under the earth's crust.
  15. force per unit area within materials that arises from externally applied forces, uneven heating, or permanent deformation
  16. Landform that rises prominently above its surroundings
  17. Extinction occurs when there are no more individuals of a particular species alive anywhere in the world.
  18. a series of ocean waves generated by the displacement of a large volume of water, often caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides
  19. molten or partially molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet or a moon onto its surface
  20. is a planar or gently curved fracture in the rocks of Earth’s crust, where compressional or tensional forces cause relative displacement of the rocks on the opposite sides of the fracture
  21. is a decrease in volume of any object or substance resulting from applied stress
  22. long depression of Earth’s surface
  23. sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks.
Down
  1. Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  2. geological process where layers of rock are bent or warped
  3. Force along the length of a medium
  4. geological fault where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall due to extensional forces
  5. large-scale horizontal movements of continents relative to one another and to the ocean basins during one or more episodes of geologic time
  6. are vibrations generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar energetic source and propagated within the Earth or along its surface
  7. is one of the larger continuous masses of land
  8. is defined as molten or partially molten rock from which igneous rocks form
  9. The mantle lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust. The mantle is about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) thick, and makes up a whopping 84 percent of Earth’s total volume.
  10. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics, underwater zipper-like mountains
  11. sudden, forceful coming together in direct contact of two bodies
  12. is a well-substantiated explanation of an aspect of the natural world.
  13. a fold of rock layers that slope upward on both sides of a common low point.
  14. a type of fault in geology where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall due to compressional forces.
  15. Tectonic plates are rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move over the semi-liquid asthenosphere.
  16. refers to substances that are in a liquid state due to intense heat
  17. is an area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth, called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma. The magma plume causes melting and thinning of the rocky crust and widespread volcanic activity.
  18. refers to the size or extent of something, and there are several uses of the term in different scientific fields.
  19. materials that consist of two or more chemically and physically different phases separated by a distinct interface.

42 Clues: Force along the length of a medium • long depression of Earth’s surface • is one of the larger continuous masses of land • a map that shows all the major plate tectonics • Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide • steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • Landform that rises prominently above its surroundings • ...

Ch.8: Nail Structure and Growth 2022-03-31

Ch.8: Nail Structure and Growth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  2. the technical term for the natural nail.
  3. the skin that surrounds the nail plate.
  4. the dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate.
  5. helps to guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows.
  6. the area where the nail plate cells are formed.
Down
  1. the hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the underlying nail bed.
  2. the living skin at the base of the nail plate covering the matrix.
  3. the slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate.
  4. the whitish half-moon shape underneath the base of the nail plate.
  5. is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.

11 Clues: the skin that surrounds the nail plate. • the technical term for the natural nail. • the area where the nail plate cells are formed. • is the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. • the dead, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate. • helps to guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows. • ...

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock that is changed by heat and pressure
  2. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
  3. The core is made mostly of this metal
  4. Outer layer of the Earth is the_____
  5. Plate boundaries that are moving away from each other
  6. Plate boundaries that are moving toward each other
  7. The color of a mineral in powder form.
  8. Movement on the ocean floor
  9. Scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  10. The bending or folding of rock
  11. The transfer of warm and cool liquids in a circular current
  12. Igneous rock cooled quickly outside the Earth
  13. The core that is liquid
  14. When one plate moves down underneath another plate
  15. The core that is solid
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  1. The hardness scale to test minerals
  2. The supercontinent that was one landmass
  3. The resistance to being scratched
  4. Tracks are an example of a _______ fossil
  5. Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
  6. The way a mineral reflcts light
  7. Melted rock under the Earth
  8. Naturally formed inorganic solid with crystal structure
  9. made of mixtures of minerals
  10. Layer under the crust is the______
  11. Crust is divided into sections called_______
  12. remains, or physical evidence of a once living thing
  13. Rock that is formed from layers of sediment
  14. Seismographs detect this movement
  15. Sedimentary rock contains fossils
  16. Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other

31 Clues: The core that is solid • The core that is liquid • Melted rock under the Earth • Movement on the ocean floor • made of mixtures of minerals • The bending or folding of rock • The way a mineral reflcts light • The resistance to being scratched • Seismographs detect this movement • Sedimentary rock contains fossils • Layer under the crust is the______ • ...

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock that is changed by heat and pressure
  2. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
  3. The core is made mostly of this metal
  4. Outer layer of the Earth is the_____
  5. Plate boundaries that are moving away from each other
  6. Plate boundaries that are moving toward each other
  7. The color of a mineral in powder form.
  8. Movement on the ocean floor
  9. Scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  10. The bending or folding of rock
  11. The transfer of warm and cool liquids in a circular current
  12. Igneous rock cooled quickly outside the Earth
  13. The core that is liquid
  14. When one plate moves down underneath another plate
  15. The core that is solid
Down
  1. The hardness scale to test minerals
  2. The supercontinent that was one landmass
  3. The resistance to being scratched
  4. Tracks are an example of a _______ fossil
  5. Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
  6. The way a mineral reflcts light
  7. Melted rock under the Earth
  8. Naturally formed inorganic solid with crystal structure
  9. made of mixtures of minerals
  10. Layer under the crust is the______
  11. Crust is divided into sections called_______
  12. remains, or physical evidence of a once living thing
  13. Rock that is formed from layers of sediment
  14. Seismographs detect this movement
  15. Sedimentary rock contains fossils
  16. Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other

31 Clues: The core that is solid • The core that is liquid • Melted rock under the Earth • Movement on the ocean floor • made of mixtures of minerals • The bending or folding of rock • The way a mineral reflcts light • The resistance to being scratched • Seismographs detect this movement • Sedimentary rock contains fossils • Layer under the crust is the______ • ...

Earth's Interior Review 2023-11-30

Earth's Interior Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lava flow with a smooth, ropy surface
  2. plate boundaries collide
  3. undersea mountain chains
  4. series of waves caused by earthquakes or volanoes
  5. or stratovolcanoes, large volcanoes with material in layers
  6. theory proposed by Alfred Wegener, continents are moving
  7. lava slow with a rough, rubbly surface
  8. solid part of mantle, below asthenosphere
  9. rising and falling of heat through the mantle
  10. plate boundaries slide past each other; where most earthquakes occur
  11. dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava, ash, and gas
  12. force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume
  13. a hot spring that erupts a column of water
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  1. point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  2. center of Earth
  3. plate boundaries divide
  4. weak spot in Earth's surface where magma comes to the surface
  5. place where an earthquake begins under Earth's surface
  6. volcano that forms when flows of lava form gently sloping, wide sides
  7. theory proposed by Harry Hess, the sea floor is spreading
  8. topmost layer of Earth, "skin"
  9. edge of the Pacific plate where many earthquakes and volcanoes occur
  10. low, steep volcano made of cinders
  11. rigid, means "stone", uppermost layer of the mantle
  12. weak or soft, below lithosphere
  13. when the ocean floor sinks below a continental plate
  14. break in the Earth's crust
  15. when a volcano collapses on itself

28 Clues: center of Earth • plate boundaries divide • plate boundaries collide • undersea mountain chains • break in the Earth's crust • topmost layer of Earth, "skin" • weak or soft, below lithosphere • low, steep volcano made of cinders • when a volcano collapses on itself • lava flow with a smooth, ropy surface • lava slow with a rough, rubbly surface • ...

ENVS Unit 1.2 Geology 2019-09-24

ENVS Unit 1.2 Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  2. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  3. One plate going under another plate
  4. plate a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  6. The central part of the earth below the mantle
  7. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
  8. rock rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
  9. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  10. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
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  1. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  2. a crack in the earth's crust
  3. rock rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  5. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  7. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  8. boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. rock The type of rock that is made of hardened sediment.
  10. Earth's outermost layer.

20 Clues: Earth's outermost layer. • a crack in the earth's crust • Magma that reaches Earth's surface • One plate going under another plate • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The central part of the earth below the mantle • rock rock that has been changed by heat and pressure • rock rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
  2. A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
  3. A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
  4. The inner most layer of the Earth
  5. A plate that has mostly land (continent)
  6. A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  7. Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
  8. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  9. Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
  10. The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
  11. A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
Down
  1. The name of the first continent
  2. The outer most layer of the earth
  3. A boundary where two plates collide
  4. A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
  5. A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
  6. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
  7. The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
  8. Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
  9. The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core

20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
  2. Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
  3. The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
  4. A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
  5. A boundary where two plates collide
  6. Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
  7. A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
  8. The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
  9. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
  10. Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
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  1. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  2. A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
  3. A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
  4. A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  5. The outer most layer of the earth
  6. A plate that has mostly land (continent)
  7. A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
  8. The inner most layer of the Earth
  9. The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core
  10. The name of the first continent

20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...

nails 2025-03-19

nails crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Considered an appendage of the skin.
  2. The free edge of the nail appears wider than the nail base.
  3. The nail bed is attached to the bone by specialized.
  4. Live tissue at the underside of the proximal nail fold that covers the new growth of the nail plate.
  5. A loosening or separation of the nail plate from the nail bed.
  6. Any disease, disorder, or condition of the nail.
  7. A contagious fungal infection, aka Tinea Unguium.
  8. The study of the structure and growth of the nails.
  9. This infection occurs on the surface of the nail as a green/yellow discoloration.
  10. A brown/black darkening of the nail that appears as a stripe running the length of the nail.
  11. The thin, pliable, colorless layers of non-living tissue that attaches to the nail bed.
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  1. The half-moon shape at the base of the nail.
  2. A nail disease caused by bacteria, aka greenies.
  3. Living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate at the proximal nail fold.
  4. Nails are made of a hardened protein called.
  5. Vertical depressions down the nail plate.
  6. The cause of disease, disorder, or conditions.
  7. An abnormal outgrowth or thickening of the nail plate.
  8. The living tissue under the free edge that prevents bacteria from entering the nail bed.
  9. Another term for bitten nails.

20 Clues: Another term for bitten nails. • Considered an appendage of the skin. • Vertical depressions down the nail plate. • The half-moon shape at the base of the nail. • Nails are made of a hardened protein called. • The cause of disease, disorder, or conditions. • A nail disease caused by bacteria, aka greenies. • Any disease, disorder, or condition of the nail. • ...

Earthquake 2024-10-05

Earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  2. Large pieces that float on the partly melted rock in the earth’s mantle
  3. The upper layer of the earth’s mantle, below the lithosphere
  4. Idea that the earth’s crust is made up of moving plates
  5. Measures the earthquakes magnitude
  6. The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
  7. A rigid layer made up of the crust and upper area of the mantle, it is 100 km (about 62 miles) thick
  8. Name of the fault when plate boundaries move apart forming a gap
  9. A machine used to measure the strength of the earthquake
  10. Strength of an earthquake’s seismic wave
  11. This wave moves in an up and down pattern
Down
  1. Breaks in the Earth’s surface along which rock can move.
  2. Beginning point of an earthquake
  3. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
  4. Scientists who study the movement of the earth
  5. plate boundaries move horizontally past each other
  6. Shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy that is stored in the bedrocks along the plate boundaries
  7. This wave moves in a straight path with a push and pull motion
  8. Name of the fault when plate boundaries push together forcing rock upward
  9. The energy waves released by an earthquake flowing out from the focus in all directions

20 Clues: Beginning point of an earthquake • Measures the earthquakes magnitude • Strength of an earthquake’s seismic wave • This wave moves in an up and down pattern • Scientists who study the movement of the earth • plate boundaries move horizontally past each other • The region where two tectonic plates are in contact • Idea that the earth’s crust is made up of moving plates • ...

Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2024-11-04

Tectonics and Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solid materials whose atoms are arranged in an ordered, repeating pattern. Crystallization can occur from cooling magma, precipitation from solution, or metamorphic processes.
  2. A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other, resulting in the formation of new crust as magma rises to the surface, typically found at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. A horseshoe-shaped zone of high seismic and volcanic activity that encircles the Pacific Ocean, characterized by numerous volcanoes and frequent earthquakes, primarily due to tectonic plate boundaries.
  4. The process of breaking down rocks and minerals at the Earth's surface through physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms, leading to the formation of soil and sediment.
  5. A type of sedimentary rock composed primarily of sand-sized mineral grains, commonly quartz, and formed through the compaction and cementation of sand deposits.
  6. The thick layer of semi-solid rock located between the Earth's crust and core, extending to about 2,900 kilometers deep. It is involved in the convection currents that drive plate tectonics.
  7. Elements that are typically characterized by high electrical and thermal conductivity, malleability, ductility, and luster. Many metals are derived from mineral ores through extraction processes.
  8. The innermost layer of the Earth, composed primarily of iron and nickel, which exists in a solid state in the inner core and a liquid state in the outer core. It plays a crucial role in generating the Earth's magnetic field.
  9. A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, approximately 335 to 175 million years ago. It eventually broke apart due to the processes of continental drift.
  10. A tectonic boundary where two plates slide past one another horizontally. This movement can cause earthquakes and is exemplified by the San Andreas Fault in California.
  11. The process by which sediments settle out of a fluid (such as water or air) and accumulate in layers, ultimately leading to the formation of sedimentary rocks.
  12. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure. Minerals are the building blocks of rocks and are classified based on their chemical and physical properties.
  13. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock that varies in thickness and composition, forming the continents and ocean floors. It is divided into continental and oceanic crust.
  14. Rock formed from the solidification of molten magma or lava. It is classified as intrusive (plutonic) if formed beneath the Earth's surface or extrusive (volcanic) if formed on the surface.
  15. A sedimentary rock primarily composed of calcium carbonate, often formed from the accumulation of biological debris such as shells and corals. It is commonly used in construction and industrial processes.
  16. The geological process in which one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle, often creating deep ocean trenches and associated volcanic activity.
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  1. The semi-fluid layer of the upper mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere, characterized by its ability to flow slowly, facilitating the movement of tectonic plates above it.
  2. A conceptual model that describes the continuous processes through which rocks are formed, altered, destroyed, and reformed over geological time, linking the three main rock types.
  3. Rock formed from the compaction and cementation of sediment particles, often layered and containing fossils, providing important geological and paleontological records.
  4. Underwater mountain ranges formed by the upwelling of magma at divergent plate boundaries, where tectonic plates move apart. They are sites of seafloor spreading and are characterized by hydrothermal activity.
  5. A scientific theory that describes the large-scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere. This movement accounts for geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, and continental drift.
  6. A tectonic boundary where two plates collide or move towards each other, often resulting in subduction, mountain building, or the formation of volcanic arcs.
  7. The hypothesis that continents have moved across the Earth's surface over geological time, leading to their current positions. This theory was first proposed by Alfred Wegener in the early 20th century.
  8. Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface, which can crystallize to form igneous rock upon cooling. It can also lead to volcanic eruptions when it rises to the surface.
  9. Particulate matter that is transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice, including fragments of rocks, minerals, and organic materials. Sediments can accumulate to form sedimentary rocks.
  10. A large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline rock, typically found at the core of continents. Shields are characterized by their stability and resistance to geological activity.
  11. Rock that has been transformed from an original rock type (igneous, sedimentary, or another metamorphic rock) through heat, pressure, and chemically active fluids, resulting in changes in mineralogy and texture.
  12. A naturally occurring solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. Rocks are classified into three main types: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

28 Clues: A tectonic boundary where two plates collide or move towards each other, often resulting in subduction, mountain building, or the formation of volcanic arcs. • The process by which sediments settle out of a fluid (such as water or air) and accumulate in layers, ultimately leading to the formation of sedimentary rocks. • ...

Earthy Terms 2022-03-30

Earthy Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth has a large satellite known as the ________
  2. numerous asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy ________.
  3. The most abundant chemical compound found in the Earth’s crust.
  4. 71% of the surface is covered in this
  5. the only planet known to have this
  6. the ‘sphere’ of the Earth that involves the robust movement and circulation of water on the Earth and that water commonly exists in 3 different phases.
Down
  1. The Earth hasn’t always looked like it does today. About a 1000-541Mya the Earth may have been completely covered in ice – known as “ _________ Earth”
  2. Nebular theory suggests that _________ formed about 4.5bya by accretion.
  3. a unique thing about the Earth is that it has a vibrant geological process whereby new continental crust is formed by the process of plate _______.
  4. The main part of Earth's magnetic field is generated in the core, the site of a _________ process that converts the kinetic energy of thermally and compositionally driven convection into electrical and magnetic field energy
  5. an adjective form of Earth similar to Earthling – often used in science fiction
  6. dating the age of the Earth is done in large part by the presence of grains of the mineral _____ which formed during the Hadean age.

12 Clues: the only planet known to have this • 71% of the surface is covered in this • The Earth has a large satellite known as the ________ • numerous asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy ________. • The most abundant chemical compound found in the Earth’s crust. • Nebular theory suggests that _________ formed about 4.5bya by accretion. • ...

Cycling Matter and Energy Vocab 2023-10-23

Cycling Matter and Energy Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of wind, rain, ice and other factors breaking large rocks into smaller pieces called sediments.
  2. a process during which one type of rock changes into another type of rock through geologic processes.
  3. A naturally occurring substance that takes a solid, crystal form and is made of only a single type of compound
  4. rock that formed when magma or lava cooled and crystallized on or below Earth's surface.
  5. Hot, molten rock inside Earth
  6. Rock formed from other rock that has been exposed over a long time to heat and pressure and has changed into different rock.
  7. The movement of soil, rock, or rock fragments, often created by weathering, from one place to another by water or wind.
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  1. A piece of Earth's crust that according to plate tectonics, is pushed by movement in the asthenosphere.
  2. The process by which heat is transferred directly from one material to another.
  3. Naturally forming material that is usually made of up to two or more distinct
  4. Rock that forms over time as sediments become compacted and cemented together.
  5. Tiny pieces of broken rocks that have been weathered by rain, wind, snow, plant roots, or other environmental agents.

12 Clues: Hot, molten rock inside Earth • Naturally forming material that is usually made of up to two or more distinct • Rock that forms over time as sediments become compacted and cemented together. • The process by which heat is transferred directly from one material to another. • ...

Layers of the earth 2023-09-22

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form.
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. a geologic structure that is formed by layers or beds of rock being bent or folded
  4. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. used as a convenient way to help identify minerals.
  6. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  7. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  8. a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties.
  9. the force acting on the unit area of a material.
  10. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
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  1. a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types—igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary—form and break down based on the different applications of heat and pressure over time.
  2. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  3. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  4. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  5. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  6. the deformation of a material from stress.
  7. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  8. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  9. rock formed at or near Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment (detrital rock) or by the precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures (chemical rock).
  10. form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  11. long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries
  12. the study of ancient pole positions and makes use of remanent magnetization to reconstruct the direction and strength of the geomagnetic field in the past.
  13. The action or process of changing in shape or distorting, especially through the application of pressure.
  14. the rising or settling of a portion of the Earth's lithosphere that occurs when weight is removed or added in order to maintain equilibrium
  15. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other

25 Clues: the solid, outer part of Earth. • the deformation of a material from stress. • the force acting on the unit area of a material. • places where plates slide sideways past each other • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • used as a convenient way to help identify minerals. • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Plate boundaries recap 2024-09-25

Plate boundaries recap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these power the plate movement
  2. denser type of plate
  3. less dense type of plate
  4. means 'moving apart'
  5. one plate moving down under another
  6. mountain range caused by a destructive plate boundary
Down
  1. example of a constructive boundary
  2. ground shaking casued by plate movements
  3. volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean
  4. country tht lies on a constructive boundary

10 Clues: denser type of plate • means 'moving apart' • less dense type of plate • these power the plate movement • example of a constructive boundary • one plate moving down under another • volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean • ground shaking casued by plate movements • country tht lies on a constructive boundary • mountain range caused by a destructive plate boundary

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

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

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

Plate Techtonics 2013-03-03

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Center of the Earth
  2. Person who studies earthquakes
  3. Most common element in the Earth's crust
  4. Force displayed by rocks sliding past each other
  5. A volcano that has not erupted in many years
  6. Type of wave that travels the fastest
  7. Sudden movement of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
  8. Force displayed by rocks being stretched apart
  9. Molten rock that flows from volcanoes
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  1. Place where an earthquake originates
  2. Layer of the Earth on which mountains are formed
  3. Occur where crustal plates move apart
  4. Area of an earchquake, directly above the origin
  5. Type of wave that produces the greatest destruction
  6. Tool used to measure seismic waves
  7. Layer of the Earth from which magma originates
  8. Zone in which seismic waves are not detected
  9. Caused by underwater earthquakes
  10. Type of fault formed by forces of tension

19 Clues: Center of the Earth • Person who studies earthquakes • Caused by underwater earthquakes • Tool used to measure seismic waves • Place where an earthquake originates • Occur where crustal plates move apart • Type of wave that travels the fastest • Molten rock that flows from volcanoes • Most common element in the Earth's crust • Type of fault formed by forces of tension • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-24

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of the interior of the Earth
  2. liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
  3. a large body of water on the earths outer layer
  4. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. a sudden shaking of the ground
  6. when two plates slide
  7. the dense center of Earth
  8. two plates going towards each other
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  1. driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  2. a portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid.
  3. the solid, outer part of Earth
  4. a large extinct marine reptile
  5. the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  6. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  7. the liquid inner layer of the earth from 400 to 1,800 miles below the surface
  8. two plates moving away from each other
  9. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  10. Areas where the plates meet
  11. explodes magma out of the top of this

19 Clues: when two plates slide • the dense center of Earth • Areas where the plates meet • the solid, outer part of Earth • a large extinct marine reptile • a sudden shaking of the ground • two plates going towards each other • a layer of the interior of the Earth • explodes magma out of the top of this • two plates moving away from each other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the innermost layer of the earth
  2. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  3. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  4. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  5. molten rock in Earth's crust
  6. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a squeezing force
  8. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  9. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  10. a pulling force
  11. outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  2. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. soft layer of the mantle
  5. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  6. the bending of rock layers
  7. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  8. a break in the Earth's crust

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • molten rock in Earth's crust • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  2. outermost layer of the Earth
  3. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  4. molten rock in Earth's crust
  5. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  6. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  7. the bending of rock layers
  8. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  9. soft layer of the mantle
  10. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
Down
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. a pulling force
  3. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. the innermost layer of the earth
  5. layer between the crust and the core
  6. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  7. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  8. a squeezing force
  9. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • molten rock in Earth's crust • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  2. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  3. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  4. outermost layer of the Earth
  5. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  6. a squeezing force
  7. layer between the crust and the core
  8. a pulling force
  9. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  10. molten rock in Earth's crust
Down
  1. the innermost layer of the earth
  2. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  3. soft layer of the mantle
  4. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  5. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  6. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a break in the Earth's crust
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. the bending of rock layers

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  3. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  5. a squeezing force
  6. a pulling force
  7. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  8. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  9. outermost layer of the Earth
  10. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
Down
  1. the bending of rock layers
  2. layer between the crust and the core
  3. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  4. soft layer of the mantle
  5. molten rock in Earth's crust
  6. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  7. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. the innermost layer of the earth

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2021-12-09

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is created when two continental plates are at a convergent boundary?
  2. How many plates are there?
  3. ________ rock is formed by heat and pressure
  4. A plate boundary where the plates move alongside each other
  5. The classification of molten rock above the surface
  6. _______ are found in areas of subduction
  7. What type of rock can have vesicles?
  8. What type of plate boundary causes mid-ocean ridges?
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  1. Plates rest on the ______
  2. Layers in sedimentary rock are called _______
  3. The main material that makes up the ocean plates/floor
  4. Which layer of the earth is completely liquid?
  5. What happens when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate?
  6. The type of metamorphism where molted rock heats up and changes surrounding rock
  7. Where are the tectonic plates located?
  8. Volcanoes can cause _________
  9. Nonexplosive eruptions occur when there is little water and ______

17 Clues: Plates rest on the ______ • How many plates are there? • Volcanoes can cause _________ • What type of rock can have vesicles? • Where are the tectonic plates located? • _______ are found in areas of subduction • ________ rock is formed by heat and pressure • Layers in sedimentary rock are called _______ • Which layer of the earth is completely liquid? • ...

plate tetonics 2012-10-22

plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of earth
  2. name of the hypothetical great continent thought to have split into the landmasses known today
  3. theory that continents drift apart
  4. boundary between two colliding plates
  5. layer between crust and core
  6. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  8. liquid layer of the core
Down
  1. movement of a fluid because of density differences.
  2. the sinking of regions of earth's crust to lower elevations.
  3. two plates moving toward each other resulting in both plates pushing upwards.
  4. melted rock beneath earth's surface.
  5. solid dense center of earth
  6. soft layer of the mantle
  7. outermost, rigid layer of the earth
  8. a break in the Earth's crust
  9. imaginary east-west line that circles earth halfway between geographic poles.
  10. opening in earth's crust where melted rock reaches earth's surface.
  11. large moving section of lithosphere that contains continents and seafloor.

19 Clues: outermost layer of earth • soft layer of the mantle • liquid layer of the core • solid dense center of earth • a break in the Earth's crust • layer between crust and core • theory that continents drift apart • outermost, rigid layer of the earth • melted rock beneath earth's surface. • boundary between two colliding plates • movement of a fluid because of density differences. • ...

Plate Tetconics 2014-04-03

Plate Tetconics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dense ball of solid metal
  2. Scientific Theory that describes the motion of the Lithosphere
  3. Found in continental crust
  4. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  5. The process that takes place at the convergent boundary
  6. The transfer of heat within a material between materials that are touching
  7. All life exists on this layer on Earth
  8. When two plates slide past each other
  9. Heat transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid
  10. This supercontinent, known as Pangaea, existed before the ______.
Down
  1. When two plates move away from each other
  2. Scientists say that the movement of this causes the Earth's magnetic field
  3. This layer's thickness is 2,867 km
  4. Located under the Lithosphere
  5. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspects of the world
  6. When two plates collide, one plate can slide under another into the subduction zone, or slide above another plate to form mountains
  7. The crust and the uppermost mantle
  8. Found in oceanic crust
  9. This is mass divided by volume

19 Clues: Found in oceanic crust • Dense ball of solid metal • Found in continental crust • Located under the Lithosphere • This is mass divided by volume • This layer's thickness is 2,867 km • The crust and the uppermost mantle • When two plates slide past each other • All life exists on this layer on Earth • When two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-03-31

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates or sliding past each other.
  2. When a continental and a oceanic collide
  3. A place where transform happens.
  4. The peace of land
  5. Where there is a lot of volcanos
  6. Oceanic goes under continental
  7. A part of water
  8. Two continental plate diverge make a.
  9. A plate is going under another.
  10. Converge Diverge transform are part of?
Down
  1. When there is transform and it make the earth shake
  2. when two continental plates converge making a.
  3. A place made because of diverging like the rift valley.
  4. plates are moving away from each other.
  5. Folded mountains
  6. Two plates are moving towards each other.
  7. Two plates are diverging in the ocean.
  8. the first layer of the earth.
  9. Two continental Plates collide and push each other.

19 Clues: A part of water • Folded mountains • The peace of land • the first layer of the earth. • Oceanic goes under continental • A plate is going under another. • A place where transform happens. • Where there is a lot of volcanos • Two continental plate diverge make a. • two plates or sliding past each other. • Two plates are diverging in the ocean. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-15

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where two plates meet
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  5. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  6. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. the rising and sinking of hot material; the reason Earth's plates are able to move
  8. a landform that releases gas, lava, and ash out onto the surface of Earth
  9. a landform that is created when two continental plates move toward each other
  10. global positioning system
Down
  1. the scientist who claimed the continents were all once one large landmass and he called it "Pangaea"
  2. a landform that is created when two continental plates move away from each other
  3. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. when two plates move away from each other
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  8. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  9. when two plates move toward each other

19 Clues: global positioning system • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates move toward each other • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • when two plates move away from each other • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-12

Chapter 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts though the crust above it.
  3. The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past.
  4. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  5. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
  4. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust on the ocean floor.
  6. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle.
  7. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as the result of subduction of one oceanic plate bneath a second oceanic plate
  9. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.

15 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface. • ...

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement on the ocean floor
  2. Plate boundaries that are moving toward each other
  3. Crust is divided into sections called_______
  4. Outer layer of the Earth is the_____
  5. Seismographs detect this movement
  6. Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other
  7. Sedimentary rock contains fossils
  8. Naturally formed inorganic solid with crystal structure
  9. Igneous rock cooled quickly outside the Earth
  10. remains, or physical evidence of a once living thing
  11. The core that is liquid
  12. The core that is solid
  13. The supercontinent that was one landmass
  14. Layer under the crust is the______
Down
  1. The color of a mineral in powder form.
  2. The core is made mostly of this metal
  3. The hardness scale to test minerals
  4. When one plate moves down underneath another plate
  5. The bending or folding of rock
  6. The transfer of warm and cool liquids in a circular current
  7. Scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  8. The way a mineral reflcts light
  9. Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
  10. Rock that is changed by heat and pressure
  11. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
  12. made of mixtures of minerals
  13. Rock that is formed from layers of sediment
  14. Tracks are an example of a _______ fossil
  15. Plate boundaries that are moving away from each other
  16. Melted rock under the Earth

30 Clues: The core that is solid • The core that is liquid • Movement on the ocean floor • Melted rock under the Earth • made of mixtures of minerals • The bending or folding of rock • The way a mineral reflcts light • Seismographs detect this movement • Sedimentary rock contains fossils • Layer under the crust is the______ • The hardness scale to test minerals • ...

Earth's Systems Crossword 2025-04-10

Earth's Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The semi-fluid layer below the lithosphere that plates move on.
  2. The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  3. A boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  4. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  5. A scale used to describe Earth’s history over billions of years.
  6. A landform created when magma reaches the surface.
  7. The rigid outer layer of Earth broken into tectonic plates.
  8. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  9. The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  10. A deep underwater valley formed by subduction.
  11. The process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  12. The idea that continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  13. An underwater mountain range formed at divergent boundaries.
Down
  1. A destructive force that wears away landforms.
  2. The laying down of sediment in new locations.
  3. The outermost layer of Earth.
  4. A boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
  5. Large pieces of Earth's crust that move over time.
  6. A sudden shaking caused by movement along plate boundaries.
  7. The thick layer of Earth where convection currents occur.
  8. A boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other.
  9. The movement of heat through fluids, responsible for driving plate movement.
  10. Remains of ancient organisms used as evidence of plate movement.
  11. Strata used to study Earth's history and plate movements.
  12. The center of Earth, which provides the heat that powers convection.

25 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • A boundary where tectonic plates collide. • The laying down of sediment in new locations. • A destructive force that wears away landforms. • A deep underwater valley formed by subduction. • Large pieces of Earth's crust that move over time. • A landform created when magma reaches the surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface 2022-03-15

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gives rise to the Himalayas
  2. the plates slip past each other in this boundary
  3. in this boundary earthquakes and volcanoes occur here
Down
  1. occurs when both pletes are oceanic (p 347)
  2. the crust and upper part of the mantle (p 341)
  3. this boundary converges plates
  4. dense crust that is found at the bottom of the ocean
  5. this boundary is in mid ocean ridges and rift valleys

8 Clues: gives rise to the Himalayas • this boundary converges plates • occurs when both pletes are oceanic (p 347) • the crust and upper part of the mantle (p 341) • the plates slip past each other in this boundary • dense crust that is found at the bottom of the ocean • this boundary is in mid ocean ridges and rift valleys • ...

en la mesa 2022-04-18

en la mesa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fork
  2. to serve
  3. to eat
  4. teaspoon
  5. to order, ask for
  6. to set the table
  7. clear the table (L)
  8. to sit down (Daily Routines notes!)
  9. napkin
  10. spoon
Down
  1. silverware
  2. table
  3. small plate, saucer
  4. plate
  5. to stand up (Daily Routines notes!)
  6. clear the table (Q)
  7. tablecloth
  8. cup, glass (no handle)
  9. mug, cup (has a handle)
  10. chair

20 Clues: fork • table • plate • chair • spoon • to eat • napkin • to serve • teaspoon • silverware • tablecloth • to set the table • to order, ask for • small plate, saucer • clear the table (Q) • clear the table (L) • cup, glass (no handle) • mug, cup (has a handle) • to stand up (Daily Routines notes!) • to sit down (Daily Routines notes!)

The Earth and its Oceans #1 2025-01-14

The Earth and its Oceans #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path of an object as it moves around a larger object
  2. Abnormally long wave with extremely high energy that can cause massive widespread destruction
  3. Type of plate boundary where plates slide along each other
  4. Thinner and more dense type of tectonic plate
  5. Furthest planet from The Sun in the Solar System
  6. The innermost layer of The Earth
  7. Type of plate boundary where subduction occurs
Down
  1. The Earth has an a___ which is responsible for its seasons
  2. Type of plate boundary responsible for seafloor spreading and mid-ocean ridges
  3. Earth is split into a Northern and Southern __________
  4. Thicker and less dense type of tectonic plate
  5. Closest planet to the Sun
  6. The outer layer of The Earth
  7. How many planets are in The Solar System

14 Clues: Closest planet to the Sun • The outer layer of The Earth • The innermost layer of The Earth • How many planets are in The Solar System • Thicker and less dense type of tectonic plate • Thinner and more dense type of tectonic plate • Type of plate boundary where subduction occurs • Furthest planet from The Sun in the Solar System • ...

Nails vocab 2024-11-15

Nails vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nail plate; this skin has been keratinized, which hardens the skin cells
  2. originates in the upper portion of the fibular from just below theknee to the heel•Bends the foot down
  3. The front portion of the nail matrix that creates a half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate. It appears lighter in color when visible, but for some, the lunula is under the PNF and can’t be seen. The nail plate cells in this area are softer, thinner and much easier to penetrate through to the underlying nail bed. Proper care during a manicure is important to preserve the nail plate.
  4. along the base of the small toe.Flexes the joint of the small toe
  5. under the skin, to the nail matrix. Its job is to protect the matrix.
  6. living tissue and cannot be clipped.
  7. create the cuticle.
  8. The fold of skin at the base above the nail
  9. It extends from the first joint of the finger to the visible nail plate,
  10. creates a barrier against harmful bacteria and chemicals. This portion
  11. originates in the upper two-thirds of the outer fibula•Bends the foot and ankle down and out
  12. muscle on the inside of the back of the lower leg•Curls the second, third, fourth and fifth toesoriginates in the lower third of the fibula•Bends the foot down and out
  13. outside of the lower leg•Bends the foot up and extends the toes
Down
  1. The area where the PNF meets
  2. (calf muscle)back of the leg attached to the lower, rear surface of the heel•Pulls the foot down
  3. Creates nail cells that harden and flatten as they move
  4. originates.
  5. The thin, pliable, colorless layer of nonliving tissue that has been shed by the specialized cells in the eponychium. It attaches to the nail plate, creating a seal between the PNF and the nail plate, which helps keep bacteria out of the nail matrix area.
  6. The area underneath the free edge that creates a seal to prevent bacteria from entering the nail bed. Sometimes it can attach to the underside of the free edge and extend past the fingertip, requiring maintenance or special attention.
  7. the new growth of the nail plate; houses specialized stem cells
  8. largest tendon in the body; at the back of the leg•Joins muscles in the back of the leg and attaches to the bone of the heel•This is a tendon, not a muscle
  9. covers the front of the shin•Bends the foot upward and inward
  10. The live tissue at the underside portion of the PNF
  11. to form the nail plate. The matrix is below the PNF and is where
  12. thin muscle between the tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus Extends the big toe
  13. across the ball of the foot beneath the toes•Flexes the toes
  14. runs along the interior border of the foot•Moves the big toe away from the other toes
  15. runs along the outside border of the foot and connects to the heel•Moves the smallest toe away from the other toes

28 Clues: originates. • create the cuticle. • The area where the PNF meets • living tissue and cannot be clipped. • The fold of skin at the base above the nail • The live tissue at the underside portion of the PNF • Creates nail cells that harden and flatten as they move • across the ball of the foot beneath the toes•Flexes the toes • ...

Form 4 - Tectonics 2017-03-26

Form 4 - Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the suface
  2. The line of weakness that ruptures during an earthquake
  3. This disease was a secondary impact following the Haiti Earthquake.
  4. _____ Waves. The ‘ripple’ of energy through the ground following an earthquake.
  5. The point on the earth’s surface above the earthquake rupture.
  6. When the ground behaves like a fluid during an earthquake.
  7. Smaller earthquakes that follow the main one.
  8. The outer layer of the earth.
  9. _____-____ Ridge. The spreading locations at a constructive plate boundary.
  10. ___ Valley. The start of two plates being pulled apart.
  11. The point at which an earthquake occurs
Down
  1. A long tube that allows magma to escape towards the surface
  2. A river of ash that can occur following a volcanic eruption.
  3. This type of crust is thick, old and has a low density.
  4. Volcano with lava of a low viscosity.
  5. When two plates move past each other along a plate boundary.
  6. ______ Zone. 2 Continental crusts moving towards each other.
  7. A volcano that has erupted recently and is likely to erupt again.
  8. One of the metals that the core is made of.
  9. Magma _______. An underground store of magma.
  10. _________ Zone. Where one plate is forced underneath another.
  11. Volcano with alternate layers of ash and lava
  12. _____ Mountains. When sediment is squeezed together and uplift to form mountain ranges.
  13. _____ Plate. The oceanic plate found to the East of NZ.

24 Clues: Molten rock on the suface • The outer layer of the earth. • Volcano with lava of a low viscosity. • The point at which an earthquake occurs • One of the metals that the core is made of. • Magma _______. An underground store of magma. • Smaller earthquakes that follow the main one. • Volcano with alternate layers of ash and lava • ...

Eartquake/Volcano Crossword puzzle 2021-12-17

Eartquake/Volcano Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory explaining the structure of the earth
  2. A scientist who first learned about and told the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912
  3. A soft layer of the mantle and where the lithosphere floats
  4. A molten layer of iron and nickel surrounding the earth's inner core
  5. A plate boundary that moves apart from each other
  6. A landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
  7. What causes the tectonic plates to move through the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Down
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench and back into a convergent plate boundary
  2. Alfred Wegener's theory that the Continents was once a huge landmass
  3. The thickest layer of earth that consist of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A layer made up of part of the mantle and the crust
  5. A plate boundary that hit each other, moving it in different directions
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move together
  7. Where molten material makes new ocean floor
  8. A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along
  9. An underwater mountain chain where a divergent plate boundary creates new ocean floor
  10. A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor
  11. A deep valley where two plates move in opposite directions
  12. A ball of solid material at the center of the earth
  13. A layer that forms on the surface of the earth

20 Clues: A deep and wide crack on the ocean floor • Where molten material makes new ocean floor • A theory explaining the structure of the earth • A layer that forms on the surface of the earth • A plate boundary where two plates move together • A crack in the lithosphere which rocks move along • A plate boundary that moves apart from each other • ...

science 2021 2021-11-25

science 2021 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. non-living factors
  2. subduction plate movement
  3. biggest part of brain
  4. acidic or basic
  5. lateral plate movement
  6. living organisms
  7. any substance found in vaccines
  8. excess nutrients in water
Down
  1. spreading plate movement
  2. biotic and abiotic factors working together
  3. regulation of body factors
  4. blood sugar
  5. nerve cell

13 Clues: nerve cell • blood sugar • acidic or basic • living organisms • non-living factors • biggest part of brain • lateral plate movement • spreading plate movement • subduction plate movement • excess nutrients in water • regulation of body factors • any substance found in vaccines • biotic and abiotic factors working together

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  2. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  3. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  4. outermost layer of the Earth
  5. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  6. a squeezing force
  7. layer between the crust and the core
  8. a pulling force
  9. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  10. molten rock in Earth's crust
Down
  1. the innermost layer of the earth
  2. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  3. soft layer of the mantle
  4. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  5. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  6. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a break in the Earth's crust
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. the bending of rock layers

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

Common Ancestry 2022-05-05

Common Ancestry crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ homologies show structural commonalities found in embryos are found in all chordates.
  2. He used evidence of past life on Earth to develop new, challenging, scientific ideas.
  3. Though the fossil record provides evidence to support the theory of __________ ancestry
  4. He believed that organisms evolved into different forms, but did not necessarily become extinct. He believed that changes in the environment led to an organism's use or disuse of a structure, causing an organism to change.
  5. Fossil form in ________ rock
  6. After many months of observation he came to the conclusion that different species are found in different locations.
  7. ____________ homologies show
  8. What caused these continents to move in the first place? Scientists studying Earth came up with the theory of plate __________.
Down
  1. The study of __________ allows scientists to determine how the distribution of plants and animals has changed based on
  2. many pieces of evidence support the theory that birds and dinosaurs are related. One such piece of evidences called _______ record.
  3. or anatomical traits that are similar, which is another piece of evidence that suggests biological evolution and common ancestry.
  4. is the relatedness or similarities in traits between organisms that suggest common ancestry.
  5. in Earth’s geography
  6. is the one large landmass that broke apart to form continents.
  7. breaking apart and movement of continents from one massive landform is called ________ drift.
  8. He is known for developing a classification system that organizes organisms based on various characteristics.
  9. the process of inherited, genetic changes over several generations in a population is ___________ evolution.

17 Clues: in Earth’s geography • Fossil form in ________ rock • ____________ homologies show • is the one large landmass that broke apart to form continents. • He used evidence of past life on Earth to develop new, challenging, scientific ideas. • Though the fossil record provides evidence to support the theory of __________ ancestry • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-12

Chapter 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A string of volcanoes that form as the result of subduction of one oceanic plate bneath a second oceanic plate
  4. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  5. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past.
  8. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts though the crust above it.
Down
  1. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust on the ocean floor.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle.
  5. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.

15 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface. • ...

CROSSWORD - FOOD AND DRINKS 2016-02-01

CROSSWORD - FOOD AND DRINKS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bowl
  2. tea
  3. soup
  4. vegetable
  5. plate
  6. salad
Down
  1. bottle
  2. cup
  3. coffee
  4. cheese
  5. sandwich
  6. glass
  7. pasta

13 Clues: cup • tea • bowl • soup • glass • plate • pasta • salad • bottle • coffee • cheese • sandwich • vegetable

Review Kitchen Vocabulary 2024-05-10

Review Kitchen Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. table
  2. door
  3. plate
  4. spoon
  5. kitchen
  6. milk
  7. garbage
Down
  1. toaster
  2. oven
  3. cabinet
  4. fork
  5. sink
  6. fridge

13 Clues: door • oven • fork • sink • milk • table • plate • spoon • fridge • toaster • cabinet • kitchen • garbage

our restless earth 2014-04-28

our restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes the earths crust
  2. a landscape with lots of trees
  3. erupts
  4. drop cover hold on
  5. a landscape with cactus
  6. when two plates moveagainst each other
  7. a natural water disaster
Down
  1. constructive plate boundary
  2. name of the plate under africa
  3. 2nd layer of the earth
  4. type of plate boundary
  5. rivers, mountains, volcanoes
  6. our planet
  7. mt everest

14 Clues: erupts • our planet • mt everest • drop cover hold on • 2nd layer of the earth • type of plate boundary • makes the earths crust • a landscape with cactus • a natural water disaster • constructive plate boundary • rivers, mountains, volcanoes • name of the plate under africa • a landscape with lots of trees • when two plates moveagainst each other

The Kitchen 2024-02-22

The Kitchen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fork
  2. Spoon
  3. Glass
  4. Toaster
  5. Oven
  6. Knife
  7. Microwave
Down
  1. Bowl
  2. Plate
  3. Sink
  4. Fridge
  5. Pan
  6. Mug

13 Clues: Pan • Mug • Bowl • Fork • Sink • Oven • Spoon • Plate • Glass • Knife • Fridge • Toaster • Microwave

Plate Tectonics & Crustal Features 2024-05-15

Plate Tectonics & Crustal Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates goes under into the mantle
  2. transform boundary can form
  3. move away from each other
Down
  1. plates collide and push up form
  2. move towards each other
  3. move past each other

6 Clues: move past each other • move towards each other • move away from each other • transform boundary can form • plates collide and push up form • plates goes under into the mantle

Nails Review 2025-11-10

Nails Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the structure and growth of the nails.
  2. Nail Wrap ______ is a woven material applied over the natural nails or nails with tips to add strength to the nails as part of a nail wrap service or to repair natural nails that crack or break.
  3. Technical term for the nail.
  4. A Nail ___________ Product removes moisture, oil, dust and debris from nail plate; helps polish/coatings and nail enhancements adhere to the nail plate; dehydrates and cleanses nail plate.
  5. Areas the nail is subdivided into to create a consistent nail structure while applying nail enhancements.
  6. Gluelike products that create a bond between two incompatible surfaces.
  7. A(n) Cuticle _______ is a product containing a chemical to soften and loosen cuticle tissue; enables the cuticle to be easily removed from the nail plate.
  8. Slightly sticky, semi-solid cosmetic product; light-cured product used to create nail enhancements.
  9. General term for inflammation of the proximal nail fold (PNF) or lateral nail folds (sidewalls).
  10. Also called Horizontal Grooves or Beau’s lines; horizontal depressions across the width of the nail.
  11. Hypertrophy; thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail.
  12. Horizontal wavy ridges across the nail; caused by injury, systemic conditions.
  13. Gel ______ is also called a Gel primer; thin gel or liquid that ensures adhesion of gel product to nail.
  14. Tinea _______ or Unguis refers to ringworm of the nail.
  15. Nail _____ are temporary attachments with an adhesive backing; placed under the free edge of the natural nail to help sculpt an extension; removed once product has cured.
  16. The live tissue at the underside portion of the proximal nail fold (PNF) covering the new growth of the nail plate; houses specialized stem cells that create the cuticle.
  17. Front portion of the nail matrix that creates a half-moon shape at the base of the nail plate; appears lighter in color when visible.
  18. Used to smooth surface of the nail.
  19. Colorless polish that evens out the nail plate, holds nail color to the nail, and prevents pigments from penetrating and staining the nail plate.
  20. White spots caused by injury to the nail, heredity, systemic disorders or nutritional deficiency.
  21. Nail enhancements created using a gel-like product containing acrylic oligomers; uses a light source to harden the product.
  22. Also called Vertical Grooves; vertical depressions down the nail plate.
  23. Atrophy or wasting away of the nail.
  24. The area underneath the free edge that creates a seal to prevent bacteria from entering the nail bed.
  25. Folds of skin on either side of the nail plate. Also, the area of a nail enhancement that is closest to the nail groove.
  26. A(n) ______ Dish is a small glass jar used to hold product and avoid cross-contamination.
  27. Also called eggshell nails; very thin, soft nails that sometimes curve over the free edge.
  28. A liquid _______; Also known as acrylic liquid and is used in the liquid and powder nail system; combined with powder polymer to form a nail enhancement.
  29. Also called agnails; split(s) in proximal nail fold (PNF) or lateral nail fold (sidewall).
  30. A product's resistance to flow; usually dependent on how thin or thick a product is from liquid to solid.
  31. Structure that creates nail cells that harden and flatten as they move outward to form the nail plate; located below the proximal nail fold (PNF) where growth originates.
  32. Split or brittle nails.
  33. Also known as Ingrown Nails; nails grow into the edge of the lateral nail fold, cutting into the skin, or become deeply embedded and/or infected.
  34. Part of the nail plate that extends beyond the tip of the finger or toe.
Down
  1. Shedding or loss of the nail plate with separation occurring at the nail matrix.
  2. A(n) _______ Nail is a nail condition identified by dark, purplish discoloration under the nail; caused by trauma to nail or blood trapped underneath.
  3. Nail area that extends from the free edge to the matrix; made of layers of hard, nonliving, keratinized nail cells, with no nerves or blood vessels is called the Nail _____.
  4. Nail enhancement application method; product is applied over the natural nail.
  5. Product applied to the skin to reduce pathogens on hands before examination.
  6. A(n) ______ manicure/pedicure/polish is when the free edge of the nail is polished white with an emphasized “smile line” and the entire nail is then painted a sheer pink or natural beige.
  7. Also known as sidewall or lateral nail folds; folds of living tissue/skin on either side of the nail bed and plate; purpose is to keep bacteria out of the sides.
  8. Gel ______ is a thin gel product that creates a high-shine finish and seals product.
  9. Nails with a concave shape; caused by systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance; also called spoon nails.
  10. Nail product that is usually a clear polish; applied prior to the base coat; used to prevent nails from splitting and peeling; provides moisture to dry, brittle nails.
  11. Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail.
  12. Living skin attached to nail plate either at the eponychium (dorsal pterygium) or hyponychium (inverse pterygium).
  13. Bitten nails.
  14. Plastic extensions that are applied on top of the free edge of the natural nail using nail adhesive.
  15. Tinea Manus/Manuum refers to ________ of the hand.
  16. Represents an increased curvature of the nails; also called “claw nails.”
  17. Also known as cuticle conditioner/hydrator; moisturizing product used to soften the cuticle and surrounding skin, aid in cuticle removal, increase nail plate flexibility and prevent hangnails.
  18. The Nail ___ is the area where the nail plate rests; nerves and blood vessels found here supply nourishment to the nail.
  19. Also known as whitlow; inflammation of the skin around the nail.
  20. Indented vertical line down the nail plate.
  21. Product used to remove dead skin manually or chemically.
  22. Refers to a loosening or separation of the nail.
  23. Blue color in skin under nails; caused by systemic problems of the heart, poor circulation or injury.
  24. _____ Pedis refers to Athlete's foot or ringworm of the feet.
  25. Ingrown nails; causes include environmental or poor nail trimming practices; can become infected.
  26. Nail enhancements created by applying resin or gel and powder polymer over the natural nails for added strength and color.
  27. Tinea unguium; also known as ringworm of the nail; fungal infection of the fingernail or toenail; contagious.
  28. The Nail _______ are tracks on either side of the nail that the nail moves on as it grows.
  29. Group of monomers that bond together to create larger, more complex compounds.
  30. ________ Nails are a nail enhancement created over a nail form, rather than using a tip for added length.

64 Clues: Bitten nails. • Split or brittle nails. • Technical term for the nail. • Used to smooth surface of the nail. • Atrophy or wasting away of the nail. • Indented vertical line down the nail plate. • Study of the structure and growth of the nails. • Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail. • Refers to a loosening or separation of the nail. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  2. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  3. the bending of rock layers
  4. molten rock in Earth's crust
  5. a squeezing force
  6. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  7. a pulling force
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  10. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  11. layer between the crust and the core
Down
  1. outermost layer of the Earth
  2. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  3. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  4. a break in the Earth's crust
  5. soft layer of the mantle
  6. the innermost layer of the earth
  7. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other

19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...

tectonic plates crossword 2024-10-18

tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landforms created from the moving and shifting of plates
  2. convergent,divergent, and transform faults
  3. large plates of crust that span the lengths of continents and oceans
  4. plate below fault zone
  5. cause of rock deformities
  6. area around fault
Down
  1. plate above fault zone
  2. cycles of heated magma in the mantle
  3. large pieces of crust on top of the mantle
  4. a scientist who studies the earth and rocks
  5. the area between plates
  6. when the denser plate slides under the less dense plate
  7. supercontinent that formed millions of years ago
  8. instrument used to measure the size of earthquakes

14 Clues: area around fault • plate above fault zone • plate below fault zone • the area between plates • cause of rock deformities • cycles of heated magma in the mantle • large pieces of crust on top of the mantle • convergent,divergent, and transform faults • a scientist who studies the earth and rocks • supercontinent that formed millions of years ago • ...

Dynamic Earth 2025-10-08

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. –places where two tectonic plates move away from each other, forming new crust
  2. –circulating currents in fluids (like magma) caused by differences in temperature and density
  3. –cracks or fractures in Earth's crust along which movement has occurred
  4. –the edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact
  5. –a fault caused by compression where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall
  6. –primary seismic wave that travels fastest and moves particles in the same direction as the wave
  7. –the record produced by a seismograph showing the waves of an earthquake
Down
  1. –the liquid layer of Earth's core made mostly of iron and nickel that lies above the inner core and below the mantle
  2. –a fault caused by tension where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall
  3. –underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics where new ocean floor is created
  4. –secondary seismic wave that moves more slowly and shakes particles perpendicular to the direction of travel
  5. –a map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
  6. –places where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  7. –a mathematical technique used to convert one set of units to another using conversion factors
  8. –the part of Earth's mantle just below the crust that is solid but can flow slowly; part of the lithosphere and asthenosphere

15 Clues: –the edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact • –places where two plates slide past each other horizontally • –cracks or fractures in Earth's crust along which movement has occurred • –the record produced by a seismograph showing the waves of an earthquake • –places where two tectonic plates move away from each other, forming new crust • ...

Earth’s Interior and Processes 2018-12-19

Earth’s Interior and Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth. __________ core
  2. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at convergent plate boundary
  3. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of the earth. __________ core
  4. theory that all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart. __________ __________ theory
  5. a block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault. __________ wall
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other. __________ plate boundary
  7. the theory that pieces of earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. __________ __________ theory
  8. a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other side-ways with little up or down movement. __________-__________ fault
  9. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. __________ plate boundary
  10. the name of a single landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents
  11. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust. __________ fault
Down
  1. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  2. a break or crack in earth’s lithosphere along which the rocks move
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. __________ plate boundary
  4. current in earth’s mantle cause by density changes due to heating of matter. __________ currents
  5. a block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault
  6. stress that stretches the rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  7. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  8. the layer of rock that forms earth’s outer surface
  9. the layer of hot, solid material between earth’s crust and core
  10. a rigid layer made up of the upper part of the mantle and the crust
  11. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by compression in the crust. __________ fault

22 Clues: stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • the layer of rock that forms earth’s outer surface • a block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault • the layer of hot, solid material between earth’s crust and core • a break or crack in earth’s lithosphere along which the rocks move • a rigid layer made up of the upper part of the mantle and the crust • ...