plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Techtonics 2012-12-17

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
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  1. rock that changes shape
  2. layer of very hot rock
  3. stress that pushes rock in two different directions
  4. heat through two objects that are touching
  5. good tested concept
  6. who first discovered Continental Drift
  7. breaks the Earth’s crust where the rocks has slipped past each other
  8. a supercontinent discover by Wagener
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  1. force that pulls on crust
  2. metals like iron and nickel
  3. energy that travels through space
  4. ocean crust plunging below continental crust
  5. a thing that bounces waves off of under water objects
  6. a ball of solid metal Crust earths outer skin
  7. force that squeezes rock together
  8. layer of molten metal
  9. any trace of something in preserved rock
  10. occurs at deep valleys shaped like a V
  11. caused from the heat from the core
  12. like an egg shell that is broken into different parts

20 Clues: good tested concept • layer of molten metal • layer of very hot rock • rock that changes shape • force that pulls on crust • metals like iron and nickel • energy that travels through space • force that squeezes rock together • caused from the heat from the core • a supercontinent discover by Wagener • occurs at deep valleys shaped like a V • who first discovered Continental Drift • ...

plate tectonic 2013-03-03

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. magma once it has erupted onto the earths surface.
  2. a vent in the surface of earth through which nagma erupts.
  3. a weak point in the earths crust.
  4. used to measure the strength of an earthquake.
  5. a region in which earthquakes.
  6. the place where two or more plates in the earth crust meet.
  7. the maximum height of a wave crest or depth of a trough.
  8. an isstrument that records the motions of the earth.
  9. earthquake activity.
  10. the opening of the earth.
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  1. a measure of the strength of an earthquake.
  2. the innermost layers of the earth.
  3. a scientist who studies earthquakes.
  4. huge sea waves caused by earthquake.
  5. huge section which makes up the earths crust.
  6. movement of soil and rock downhill
  7. the point on the earths surface.
  8. shaking of the earth.
  9. volcanic rock.
  10. the thin outer layer of the earths surface.

20 Clues: volcanic rock. • earthquake activity. • shaking of the earth. • the opening of the earth. • a region in which earthquakes. • the point on the earths surface. • a weak point in the earths crust. • the innermost layers of the earth. • movement of soil and rock downhill • a scientist who studies earthquakes. • huge sea waves caused by earthquake. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2013-04-10

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. Valley when continental crust begins to separate, the stretched crust forms a long narrow depression
  2. Boundary two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  3. Boundary a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other, crust is neither destroyed nor formed
  4. basalt rock of sea floor records changing of earth’s magnetic field
  5. He knew that the continents moved but, did not show how they continents moved.
  6. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically relating to the reversals of Earth's magnetic poles
  7. Boundary regions where two tectonic plates are moving apart. Most are found along the seafloor in rift valleys
  8. the outer layer of the Earth
  9. Spreading the theory that explains how new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches
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  1. an imaginary line on a map that shows points that have the same age
  2. Arc as oceanic crust of the sinking plate melts, magma rises through the top plate, over time the flows build up a series of islands
  3. Drift continents can move away from each other and have done so in the past.
  4. The zone of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that consists of slowly flowing solid rock
  5. Reversal process in which Earth's north and south magnetic poles have switched places many times throughout Earth's history
  6. Push the process when the older portion of the seafloor sinks and the weight of the uplifted ridge is thought to push the oceanic plate toward the trench formed at the subduction zone
  7. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  8. All lands named for super continent.
  9. the process when two plates collide and the denser plate, eventually descends below the other, less-dense plate, three types are oceanic-oceanic, oceanic-continental and continental-continental
  10. long, narrow ditch.
  11. Pull the weight of a subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone much like a table cloth slipping off the table can pull articles off with it

20 Clues: long, narrow ditch. • the outer layer of the Earth • All lands named for super continent. • Boundary two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • an imaginary line on a map that shows points that have the same age • basalt rock of sea floor records changing of earth’s magnetic field • the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle • ...

Plate Tetonics 2014-02-28

Plate Tetonics crossword puzzle
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  1. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  2. layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  3. when magma reaches the surface
  4. a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch
  5. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  7. is a rock that usually is a light color and has a coarse texture
  8. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  9. a device that records ground movement caused by seismic waves as they move through earth
  10. a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
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  1. a fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley
  2. the molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  3. a weak spot in the crust where molten material, or magma, comes o the surface
  4. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  5. a giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
  6. a fountain of water and steam the erupts from the ground
  7. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions
  8. a huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain
  9. a layer of hot rock in the earth's interior
  10. supercontinent

20 Clues: supercontinent • when magma reaches the surface • layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin • a layer of hot rock in the earth's interior • a fold in rock that bends upward into an arch • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley • a huge hole left by the collapse of a volcanic mountain • ...

Plate Tectonic 2015-01-26

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
  2. It is a layer at the top of the Earth's surface.
  3. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other.
  4. The weight of a subducting plate helps pull the trailing lithosphere into subduction zone.
  5. Study of Earth's magnetic record using data gathered from iron-bearing minerals in rocks.
  6. a series of vibration induced in the Earth's cru
  7. The weight of the uplifted ridge is thought to push an oceanic plate toward the trench formed at the subduction zone.
  8. Hess's theory that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches
  9. It is the rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet
  10. process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate.
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  1. Changes in Earth's magnetic field over geologic time.
  2. a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled
  3. States that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates.
  4. It is a layer under the crust.
  5. Wegener's hypothesis that Earth's continents were joined as a single land mass about 200 million years ago.
  6. Line on a map that connects points of the same age.
  7. Device used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in magnetic fields.
  8. A person who introduced a plate tectonic theory.
  9. Ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break apart about 200 million years ago.
  10. It is hot regions of Earth's mantle where high-temperature plumes of mantle material rise toward the surface.

20 Clues: It is a layer under the crust. • It is a layer at the top of the Earth's surface. • A person who introduced a plate tectonic theory. • a series of vibration induced in the Earth's cru • It is the rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet • Line on a map that connects points of the same age. • Changes in Earth's magnetic field over geologic time. • ...

Plate tectonicts 2016-01-04

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer most layer of the earth it's what we live on
  2. a plastic like layer that is weak
  3. the second layer of the earth and the biggest
  4. what is made of basalt
  5. a ridged layer made up of the uppermost mantel and crust
  6. plates moving away
  7. what happens when two plates collide
  8. What continental plates are made of
  9. breaks in the crust
  10. the scientist that got the idea of continental dift
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  1. the outer layer of the center of the earth
  2. what can come from any plate boundary
  3. what is made of granite
  4. what happens when theres subduction
  5. what happens when oceanic plates and continental plates collide
  6. what oceanic plates are made of
  7. What is the center of the earth
  8. what happens when two plates slide past each other
  9. a ring that is bordered with volcanos
  10. what is a super continent called

20 Clues: plates moving away • breaks in the crust • what is made of basalt • what is made of granite • what oceanic plates are made of • What is the center of the earth • what is a super continent called • a plastic like layer that is weak • what happens when theres subduction • What continental plates are made of • what happens when two plates collide • ...

Plate Tetonics 2016-05-24

Plate Tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when oceanic plates diverge and magma rises through the crust and forms new crust
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor
  3. the theory that the continents have drifted away from each other
  4. the original super continent
  5. the process in which 2 plates are diverging forming new crust along the Mid Atlantic ridge
  6. plates situated throughout the lithosphere
  7. Molten rock
  8. when 2 continental plates slide horizontally past each other
  9. Soft layer of the mantle
  10. when 2 continental plates collide with each other
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  1. Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  2. The longest mid ocean ridge on the planet
  3. Usually near tectonic plates a tremor in the Earths surface
  4. when 2 plates collide with each other
  5. Came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  6. fractures in the earths crust
  7. formed when 2 continental plates diverge
  8. Line of volcanic islands formed by plates colliding and one plate sliding under the other
  9. when 2 plates diverge from each other
  10. when an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate

20 Clues: Molten rock • Soft layer of the mantle • the original super continent • fractures in the earths crust • Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • A deep valley along the ocean floor • when 2 plates collide with each other • when 2 plates diverge from each other • formed when 2 continental plates diverge • The longest mid ocean ridge on the planet • ...

plate tectionces 2017-10-17

plate tectionces crossword puzzle
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  1. mostly iron
  2. system mesurement
  3. the crust and upper mantle
  4. a type of rock
  5. to strech
  6. oceanic trench
  7. geologic faults
  8. soild ball of hot iron and nickel
  9. geologic process
  10. bad jugement
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  1. scientist
  2. interdepent elements
  3. is more then two thousand miles thick
  4. move across the eaths surface
  5. supercontint
  6. comboined with three types of rocks
  7. is usually mass
  8. a rock
  9. doing something active
  10. dark color rock

20 Clues: a rock • scientist • to strech • mostly iron • supercontint • bad jugement • a type of rock • oceanic trench • is usually mass • geologic faults • dark color rock • geologic process • system mesurement • interdepent elements • doing something active • the crust and upper mantle • move across the eaths surface • soild ball of hot iron and nickel • comboined with three types of rocks • ...

plate tect 2017-10-18

plate tect crossword puzzle
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  1. supercontinent
  2. geologic faults
  3. is usually mass
  4. combined with three types of rocks
  5. interdependent elements
  6. system measurement
  7. oceanic trench
  8. doing something active
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  1. dark color rock
  2. move across the earth's surface
  3. the crust and upper mantle
  4. bad judgement
  5. a type of rock
  6. a rock
  7. to stretch
  8. geologic process
  9. is more than two thousand miles thick
  10. solid ball of hot iron and nickel
  11. mostly iron
  12. scientist

20 Clues: a rock • scientist • to stretch • mostly iron • bad judgement • supercontinent • a type of rock • oceanic trench • dark color rock • geologic faults • is usually mass • geologic process • system measurement • doing something active • interdependent elements • the crust and upper mantle • move across the earth's surface • solid ball of hot iron and nickel • combined with three types of rocks • ...

Plate Techonics 2023-11-20

Plate Techonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. The molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
  4. The hypotheies that the continents slowly move arcoss Eaths surface.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the astenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deepocean trench and back intp the mantle at a conveergent plate boundary.
  8. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  10. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
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  1. An undersea mountain chain where new oean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under th ocean.
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  3. The prreserved remains or traces of an organism that lives in the past.
  4. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  6. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  7. A string of volcanoes that form as the result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.
  8. A break in Eaths crust along which rocks move.
  9. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
  10. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  11. The measurement of how much mass of a substance is containce in a given volume.
  12. The theory that pieces of Earths lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  13. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 millon years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
  14. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.

24 Clues: A break in Eaths crust along which rocks move. • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

Plate Motion 2023-11-10

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

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

Plate Teutonic 2023-11-15

Plate Teutonic crossword puzzle
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  1. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
  2. a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  3. the shaking and trembling that results from movement in rock below earths surface
  4. A transfer of heat is occurring in Earth's mantle. Which of the following would best describe this process?
  5. japan and New Zealand are examples of strings of volcanic islands know as___
  6. seismic waves that move side to side
  7. Tectonic plate movements are generally measured in ___ per year
  8. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays
  9. reaches the surface
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  1. Heat transfer between materials that are touching are called ___
  2. On the ocean floor, rocks are youngest near a
  3. A volcano is a(n) ___ that forms in Earths crust when molten
  4. the area between below earths surface where rock that was under stress begins to break or move
  5. Yellowstone National Park marks the location of a huge ____
  6. the point on the surface directly above the focus
  7. volcanoes form along the mid-ocean ridges where two plates move ___
  8. Earth’s magnetic field results from movement of the material in the
  9. seismic waves that compress and expand ground
  10. waves move more slowly than S and P waves
  11. Old oceanic crust is denser than new oceanic crust because it is

20 Clues: reaches the surface • seismic waves that move side to side • waves move more slowly than S and P waves • On the ocean floor, rocks are youngest near a • seismic waves that compress and expand ground • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays • the point on the surface directly above the focus • Yellowstone National Park marks the location of a huge ____ • ...

Plate Teutonic 2023-11-15

Plate Teutonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
  2. a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  3. the shaking and trembling that results from movement in rock below earths surface
  4. A transfer of heat is occurring in Earth's mantle. Which of the following would best describe this process?
  5. japan and New Zealand are examples of strings of volcanic islands know as___
  6. seismic waves that move side to side
  7. Tectonic plate movements are generally measured in ___ per year
  8. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays
  9. reaches the surface
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  1. Heat transfer between materials that are touching are called ___
  2. On the ocean floor, rocks are youngest near a
  3. A volcano is a(n) ___ that forms in Earths crust when molten
  4. the area between below earths surface where rock that was under stress begins to break or move
  5. Yellowstone National Park marks the location of a huge ____
  6. the point on the surface directly above the focus
  7. volcanoes form along the mid-ocean ridges where two plates move ___
  8. Earth’s magnetic field results from movement of the material in the
  9. seismic waves that compress and expand ground
  10. waves move more slowly than S and P waves
  11. Old oceanic crust is denser than new oceanic crust because it is

20 Clues: reaches the surface • seismic waves that move side to side • waves move more slowly than S and P waves • On the ocean floor, rocks are youngest near a • seismic waves that compress and expand ground • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays • the point on the surface directly above the focus • Yellowstone National Park marks the location of a huge ____ • ...

Plate Techtonics 2025-01-17

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The layer that contains Earth’s plates.
  2. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  3. Where seafloor spreading begins.
  4. When 2 plates slip past each other.
  5. A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  6. A German scientist who hypothesized that the continents were once together.
  7. Changes in _______ affects the ocean floor.
  8. When 2 plates move away from each other.
  9. Where the convection current drive Earth’s plates.
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  1. Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  2. Adds more crust to the ocean floor and older stripes of rock move outward from either side of the ridge.
  3. Forms when to convergent continental crust collide.
  4. When 2 plates come together.
  5. Where pieces of Earth’s crust diverge on land.
  6. Oceanic crust is made up of mostly.
  7. What scientist use to discover the ocean floor.
  8. 2 plates come together.
  9. A supercontinent about 300 million years ago.
  10. Occurs when plates slip along the boundary that they form.
  11. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle again.

20 Clues: 2 plates come together. • When 2 plates come together. • Where seafloor spreading begins. • When 2 plates slip past each other. • Oceanic crust is made up of mostly. • The layer that contains Earth’s plates. • When 2 plates move away from each other. • Changes in _______ affects the ocean floor. • A supercontinent about 300 million years ago. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-01

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

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

Plate motion 2025-10-23

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

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

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

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

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

Plate Motion 2024-10-03

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

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

Plate Motion 2024-09-18

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

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

Mātes plate 2025-09-23

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

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

Plate techtonics 2025-11-20

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

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

Tectonic Plate 2025-09-02

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

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

Tectonic plates and the geosphere 2024-01-09

Tectonic plates and the geosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere
  2. heat transfer in the asthenosphere through the movement of either liquid or gas.
  3. an opening in which material removal forms a narrow opening in the ground.
  4. Boundaries the border between two plates
  5. consequences of plate movement
  6. a line that is a volcano (a crack in the earth that lava comes out of.
  7. a mountain that lava spews out of.
  8. 2 plate boundaries moving side to side and scraping against each other
  9. innermost layer of the earth
  10. plates that move towards each other
Down
  1. a particular hot spot that liquifies the lithosphere and makes a volcano
  2. a break in the earth's crust and where 2 plates meet
  3. plates that move away from each other
  4. The solid top most layer of earth. It includes the crust and the upper mantle. it is the ______ sphere
  5. a continental and oceanic plate collide and the oceanic plate goes under the other
  6. solid outermost layer of the earth. the crust is subdivided into the continental crust (dry land) and the oceanic crust (the wet crust)
  7. 2 plates smooshing together
  8. tectonic plates shaking
  9. mantle the thin uppermost part of the mantle. It is solid.
  10. liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel)

20 Clues: tectonic plates shaking • 2 plates smooshing together • innermost layer of the earth • consequences of plate movement • a mountain that lava spews out of. • plates that move towards each other • plates that move away from each other • liquid metal and rock (iron and nickel) • Boundaries the border between two plates • gooey melted rock that is under the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectontics / Faults Crossword Puzzle by Mollie Garris 2024-09-28

Plate Tectontics / Faults Crossword Puzzle by Mollie Garris crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Secondary waves cannot move through _______________.
  2. A theory stating that the earth's surface is _______ into plates that move.
  3. _________ _________occurs when rocks push together until they force a section of rock upward.
  4. Scientist believe that the Earth is made up of _______ that float on the partly melted rock of Earth's mantle.
  5. The ________ where two tectonic plates are in contact is a plate boundary.
  6. Reverse plate boundaries push __________ forcing rock upward.
  7. _______ _________occurs when rocks move apart, a section of rock may fall between the separating rocks.
  8. Faults are __________ in the earth's surface along which rock can move.
  9. Breaks in the earth's surface along which _______ can move.
  10. Primary waves can move through both __________ and liquids.
Down
  1. _________ ____________move quickly.
  2. A _________________ is used to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth.
  3. another name for a reverse fault.
  4. Strike-slip plate boundaries move ________ past each other.
  5. Primary waves travel in a _________ path.
  6. Large pieces that float on the partly melted rock in the earth's mantle.
  7. ________ _ _______ ________ occurs as rocks move horizontally past each other.
  8. ___________ wave moves slowly.
  9. Normal plate boundaries move apart forming a ________.
  10. The crust and the top part of the mantle are broken into giant pieces of rock called __________ __________.
  11. Secondary waves travel in a up and ________ zigzag motion.

21 Clues: ___________ wave moves slowly. • another name for a reverse fault. • _________ ____________move quickly. • Primary waves travel in a _________ path. • Secondary waves cannot move through _______________. • Normal plate boundaries move apart forming a ________. • Secondary waves travel in a up and ________ zigzag motion. • ...

Hibok-Hibok crossword 2025-02-14

Hibok-Hibok crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock formed form cooled molten magma or lava.
  2. A landform that erupts built-up magma.
  3. A dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively.
  4. The Earth's crust that is found under the oceans.
  5. A spot in the asthenosphere that is very hot.
  6. A mountain that is formed from a continental-oceanic convergent plate boundary.
  7. Melted rock below ground.
  8. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is flow convection currents.
  9. A sudden shaking of the ground, as a result of movements within the earth's crust.
Down
  1. An island with a volcano origan.
  2. A plate boundary where the plates are crashing into each other.
  3. The downward movement of a tectonic plate into the mantle.
  4. A place in the lithosphere where two tectonic plates meet.
  5. The Earth's crust that makes up the planet's continents.
  6. The Pacific plate is the tectonic plate that covers most of the Pacific Ocean and is moving northwest.
  7. Mixtures of water, volcanic ash, tephra, rock fragments, and chunks of ice that can flow.
  8. The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
  9. A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
  10. The hard rocky layer of the earth's crust.
  11. Melted rock above ground.

20 Clues: Melted rock below ground. • Melted rock above ground. • An island with a volcano origan. • A landform that erupts built-up magma. • The hard rocky layer of the earth's crust. • Rock formed form cooled molten magma or lava. • A spot in the asthenosphere that is very hot. • The Earth's crust that is found under the oceans. • ...

Forces of Change 2022-10-26

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

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

Geoscience:Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-22

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

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

wyatt v&e 2023-02-14

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

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

Earth's Interior 2017-04-07

Earth's Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere
  2. layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
  3. hot solid material between earth's crust and core
  4. pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion
  5. a layer of molten iron and nickel
  6. trace of an ancient organism
  7. plate boundary where two plates move from each other
  8. transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another
Down
  1. wave of energy that travels
  2. plate boundary where two plates move to each other
  3. transfer of heat by movement
  4. rigid layer
  5. dense sphere of solid iron and nickel
  6. plate boundary where two plates move past each other
  7. the continents slowly move across earth's surface
  8. single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  9. soft layer
  10. break in earth's crust

18 Clues: soft layer • rigid layer • break in earth's crust • wave of energy that travels • transfer of heat by movement • trace of an ancient organism • a layer of molten iron and nickel • dense sphere of solid iron and nickel • layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • hot solid material between earth's crust and core • the continents slowly move across earth's surface • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-04-20

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. piece of land poking above the ocean
  2. layer upon which tectonic plates move
  3. the layer below the crust
  4. shaking of the ground that occurs when plates move
  5. magma from melted plates produces these
  6. plate boundary that pushes together
Down
  1. plate boundary that scrapes past each other
  2. uppermost layer of earth
  3. layer that includes the crust and very upper mantle
  4. plate boundary that pulls apart
  5. deep points in the ocean where plates push down
  6. light crust that makes up land masses
  7. system of broken crust pieces moving
  8. process of a plate being pushed under another and melting
  9. molten rock from melting plates
  10. dense crust under the ocean

16 Clues: uppermost layer of earth • the layer below the crust • dense crust under the ocean • plate boundary that pulls apart • molten rock from melting plates • plate boundary that pushes together • piece of land poking above the ocean • system of broken crust pieces moving • light crust that makes up land masses • layer upon which tectonic plates move • ...

Food, drinks and containers 2023-04-04

Food, drinks and containers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bowl
  2. glass
  3. cup
  4. bottle
  5. salad
  6. bag
  7. tea
  8. noodles
  9. milkshake
Down
  1. bag
  2. lemonade
  3. cereal
  4. plate
  5. sandwich
  6. crisps

15 Clues: bag • cup • bag • tea • bowl • glass • plate • salad • cereal • bottle • crisps • noodles • lemonade • sandwich • milkshake

Plate Techtonics 2016-03-24

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

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

Plate techtonics 2013-01-03

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

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

Plate Tectonic 2013-12-02

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

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

Plate tectonic 2022-03-09

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

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

tech plate 2022-04-21

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

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

Plate Motion 2022-09-12

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

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

Plate Motion 2022-09-12

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

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

Plate Tectonic 2022-01-14

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

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

Plate motion 2022-10-19

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

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

Plate motion 2022-10-27

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

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

Plate Motion 2023-12-10

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

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

Plate Motion 2023-03-31

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

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

Plate Motion 2024-10-18

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-16

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-25

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

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

Mātes plate 2025-09-23

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

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

Plate Motion 2025-09-19

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

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

Plate Motion 2025-10-31

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

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

Plate tectonic 2024-08-30

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

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

Forces of Change 2022-10-26

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

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

Earth Science 2022-10-14

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

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

Forces of Change 2022-10-26

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

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

Tectonics Crossword 2013-09-26

Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundaries with plates that move apart.
  2. The heaviest type of plate.
  3. The lightest type of plate.
  4. The first continent that was all continents put together.
  5. The smallest layer of the Earth.
  6. Earthquakes can cause these tidal effects.
  7. The largest layer of the Earth.
  8. Crystals that are large have cooled...
Down
  1. This material is formed from slow cooling rock.
  2. Crystals that are small have cooled...
  3. These explosive features are created by convergent and divergent plate boundaries.
  4. Boundaries with plates that push into one another.
  5. Plates moving cause these vibrations.
  6. Plates that slide side by side.
  7. Magma above the ground.
  8. What is the crust split up into.
  9. This material is formed from fast cooling rock.

17 Clues: Magma above the ground. • The heaviest type of plate. • The lightest type of plate. • Plates that slide side by side. • The largest layer of the Earth. • What is the crust split up into. • The smallest layer of the Earth. • Plates moving cause these vibrations. • Crystals that are small have cooled... • Crystals that are large have cooled... • ...

Semester 1 Review 2025-12-11

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

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

nail diseases and disorders 2013-10-17

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

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

VOCABULARY UNIT 2 2021-11-21

VOCABULARY UNIT 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. comb
  2. lamp
  3. spoon
  4. fork
  5. mirror
  6. plate
  7. toothbrush
Down
  1. blanket
  2. bowl
  3. pillow
  4. scissors
  5. hairbrush
  6. knife
  7. cup

14 Clues: cup • comb • bowl • lamp • fork • spoon • knife • plate • pillow • mirror • blanket • scissors • hairbrush • toothbrush

Year 1 Spelling Crossword 2024-03-19

Year 1 Spelling Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dent
  2. Brush
  3. Make
  4. Spells
  5. Speak
  6. Yells
Down
  1. Wells
  2. Bottom
  3. Tell
  4. Bells
  5. Plate
  6. Sixty
  7. Ready
  8. Plus

14 Clues: Dent • Tell • Make • Plus • Wells • Brush • Bells • Plate • Sixty • Ready • Speak • Yells • Bottom • Spells

REVISION 2016-01-13

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

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

My home 2024-05-21

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

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

Tectonics 2025-04-14

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

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

Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2013-05-27

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

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

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

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

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

Plate tectonics quiz Crossword vocab review 2023-10-18

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

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

Ceiling Joist & Roof Framing 2023-08-23

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

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

The Science Brain Game 2014-11-14

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

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

Year 8 Geography Test Revision 2015-09-01

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

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

Aydan 2023-10-28

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

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

RMS CHanging earth 2 2025-11-27

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 7: Science 2017-01-19

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

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

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

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

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

Tectonics 2024-10-08

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

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

tectonics 2023-04-17

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

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

Tectonics 2025-10-31

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

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

Alex Science Crossword 2017-12-10

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

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

Plate tectonic crossword 2022-02-21

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

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

Geology 2012-06-06

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

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

Appetizer Crossword Israel Finks 2024-12-11

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

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

Tectonic Plates Vocabulary 2024-06-23

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

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

Earth Science Unit 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-08

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

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

Tectonics 2023-09-28

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

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

Tectonics 2023-11-30

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

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

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

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

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

SCIENCE OUTPUT #3 2020-11-25

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

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

Earth Science 2023-11-09

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

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

DAGO 01 2026-02-25

DAGO 01 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land almost surrounded by water
  2. Surname of the prize founder Alfred
  3. Playwright of Hamlet and Macbeth
  4. Palace associated with Louis XIV
  5. Relating to philosopher René Descartes
  6. Japanese city devastated by atomic bomb in 1945
  7. Inventor of the movable-type printing press
  8. U.S. constitutional ban on alcohol (1920–1933)
  9. Constructed international auxiliary language
  10. Study of Soviet or Russian political affairs
  11. Canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea
  12. Astronomer tried by the Roman Inquisition
  13. Longest side of a right triangle
  14. 1215 English charter limiting royal power
  15. Ancient Egyptian writing system
  16. Treeless Arctic biome
  17. Volcano that destroyed Pompeii
  18. Battle marking Napoleon’s final defeat
  19. Measurement east or west of the Prime Meridian
  20. Ancient city later known as Constantinople
  21. Anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa’s president
  22. Study of Earth’s crustal plate movement
  23. Cultural rebirth beginning in 14th-century Europe
Down
  1. World’s largest hot desert
  2. Moscow fortress complex and seat of power
  3. World’s highest mountain above sea level
  4. Roman city buried by volcanic ash
  5. Chain or cluster of islands
  6. Temperature scale used primarily in the U.S.
  7. Process by which plants convert light into energy
  8. Tribunal established to suppress heresy
  9. River Julius Caesar crossed, defying Rome
  10. Mathematician known for a famous number sequence
  11. Legal principle requiring a person be brought before a judge
  12. Astronomer who proposed heliocentrism
  13. Author of The Prince
  14. Study of heat and energy transfer
  15. Greek philosopher sentenced to death by Athens
  16. Ancient citadel overlooking Athens
  17. 18th-century intellectual movement valuing reason

40 Clues: Author of The Prince • Treeless Arctic biome • World’s largest hot desert • Chain or cluster of islands • Volcano that destroyed Pompeii • Land almost surrounded by water • Ancient Egyptian writing system • Playwright of Hamlet and Macbeth • Palace associated with Louis XIV • Longest side of a right triangle • Roman city buried by volcanic ash • Study of heat and energy transfer • ...

Tectonics-Earth Science 2023-03-21

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

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

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

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

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

WA State Geography Review Crossword 2021-09-23

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

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

Lithosphere Crossword- Zack F 2023-02-03

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

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

Rocks Crossword 2016-01-19

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

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

Natural Disaster 2015-08-12

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

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

Benchmark 2 Review 2015-12-07

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

juan 2023-03-07

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

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

ES1 2023-11-03

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

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