plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Motion 2021-04-09

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_________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
______________________ study plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the ________________.
section, Cutting a core sample.
outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust.
boundary, These are the edges where two or more plates meet.
boundary, A ____________________________ occurs when two or more plates move away from each other.
boundary, A _____________________________ occurs when two or more plate move closer to each other.

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_____________ study the Earth and what it is made of.
The amount of times something happens.
Also known as the Global Positioning System.
When a part of Earth shakes.
sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth
plate, ______________ are giant slabs of rock covering the earth in the lithosphere.

14 Clues: When a part of Earth shakes. • section, Cutting a core sample. • The amount of times something happens. • Also known as the Global Positioning System. • outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust. • sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth • _____________ study the Earth and what it is made of. • _________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • ...

Plate motion 2021-09-12

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- a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
- a diagram to show what something looks like on the inside
- a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
- moving apart from something
- evidence from the past, like bones

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- a diagram or computer program to help people better understand things
- a very large section of a surface of a planet that can move and shift over time
- any of earth's large areas of land
- a hole in the ground that sends out hot steam and water
- to examine for detail and purpose
- an extinct animal that lived about 300 million years ago
- moved towards the same area
- hot liquid rock

14 Clues: - hot liquid rock • - moved towards the same area • - moving apart from something • - to examine for detail and purpose • - any of earth's large areas of land • - evidence from the past, like bones • - a sudden shaking of the earth's surface • - a feature that forms on the surface of a planet • - a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano • ...

idk 2017-08-28

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a result of converging continental plates
pulling apart
oceanic plate goes under continental plate
San Andreas _____

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tectonic plates interact here
earths crust is broken up into slabs
A result of divergent plate boundaries
moving toward each other
is a result of subduction
slide past each other

10 Clues: pulling apart • San Andreas _____ • slide past each other • moving toward each other • is a result of subduction • tectonic plates interact here • earths crust is broken up into slabs • A result of divergent plate boundaries • a result of converging continental plates • oceanic plate goes under continental plate

Nail diseases and disorders project chapter 10 2023-09-28

Nail diseases and disorders project chapter 10 crossword puzzle

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named for the nail bed color
a blood clot under the nail plate
inflammation
living skin around the nail plate
inflammation of the nail matrix
fungal infection of the natural nail plate.

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tiny pits
nails that turn a variety of colors
athlete foot
sometimes called furrows

10 Clues: tiny pits • athlete foot • inflammation • sometimes called furrows • named for the nail bed color • inflammation of the nail matrix • a blood clot under the nail plate • living skin around the nail plate • nails that turn a variety of colors • fungal infection of the natural nail plate.

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 2021-02-05

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Considered as a small earthquake in underground caverns and mines that are caused by seismic waves produced from the explosion of rock on the surface.
Rocks change their shape and volume when they are subjected to.
Flat sediment that result in the spreading of the sea floor.
Is when the denser plate sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a
The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost
These are depressions on the ocean floor.
It is the submerged volcanoes.
Where does the ridge push occur.
Which layer of the Earth has convection currents.
A fault rock which is cohesive with a poorly developed or absent planar fabric.
Is formed at the base of the continental rise about 4000 to 6000 meters deep.

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Is a central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges is the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges.
It is a mountain or hill formed around a vent or opening in the Earth’s crust through which hot materials are expelled.
Is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries.
Opposite of a convergent boundary.
Slab pull forces occur at which type of plate boundary.
Which boundary occurs when two plates move away.
Is the circulation of material caused by the differences in density.
Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault.
Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading.

21 Clues: It is the submerged volcanoes. • Where does the ridge push occur. • Opposite of a convergent boundary. • These are depressions on the ocean floor. • Which boundary occurs when two plates move away. • Which layer of the Earth has convection currents. • Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault. • Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading. • ...

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2016-11-14

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle

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the focal point or origin point of an earthquake
a plate on one side of a fault moves vertical in respect to the other plate
the deepest recorded part of the ocean, located near Japan
boundary between the crust and mantle
a supercontinent formed by Pangea that consists of Europe, Asia, and North America
when it erupts, lava is released from a linear vent in the earth
most animal life dies here because of a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water
the chemical compound of O3 that protects the earth from the sun's radiation and is mostly found in the stratosphere

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causes an extreme growth in algae and pollutes the necessary nutrients for water life
sea creatures exist and produce their own light within high pressure
hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks
under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle
two plates slide past each other
an underwater plain found deep in the ocean
one plate slides under another plate
the top layer of the ocean where light is visible and the warmest temperatures are recorded
too little oxygen in a body of water that leads to the death of many or all sea creatures within that area
a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava
land that separates water going into other bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, or streams
a volcano found in the ocean where there is seafloor spreading

20 Clues: two plates slide past each other • a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava • one plate slides under another plate • boundary between the crust and mantle • an underwater plain found deep in the ocean • the focal point or origin point of an earthquake • hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks • under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle • ...

fox 2023-01-13

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Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
plate boundary where two plates
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth

12 Clues: plate boundary where two plates • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago • ...

Gwyneth 6th 2024-10-10

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hole
type of volcano violent with cinders
type of volcano calm,lava flows
connects chambers to a vent
stores magma
hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
edge of Pacific plate

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Earth's heat
water heated by magma
opening
caved in volcano
middle of a plate
eruption of heated water
type of volcano alternating lava
when lava pours out

15 Clues: hole • opening • Earth's heat • stores magma • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • when lava pours out • water heated by magma • edge of Pacific plate • eruption of heated water • connects chambers to a vent • hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs • type of volcano calm,lava flows • type of volcano alternating lava • type of volcano violent with cinders

Random things 2025-03-30

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a dense type of plate
the outer planets that have no plates
good morning
Likes to chase mice
a type of zone
a light type of plate
sun gives you _____

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Has a trunk
the person who made sicko mode
Man's best friend
jumping animal
float on the earth's surface
where the plates float
Flying mammal
good night

15 Clues: good night • Has a trunk • good morning • Flying mammal • jumping animal • a type of zone • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • sun gives you _____ • a dense type of plate • a light type of plate • where the plates float • float on the earth's surface • the person who made sicko mode • the outer planets that have no plates

boundaries 2024-02-21

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the outer core of the earth
two plates going against each other
the liquid layer of the earth
supercontinent
two plates going opposite directions
the middle of the earth
the crust that's under the continents

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two plate boundaries sliding pass
the bigest part of the earth
the crust that's under the ocean
ocean plate collides with land plate

11 Clues: supercontinent • the middle of the earth • the outer core of the earth • the bigest part of the earth • the liquid layer of the earth • the crust that's under the ocean • two plate boundaries sliding pass • two plates going against each other • two plates going opposite directions • ocean plate collides with land plate • the crust that's under the continents

Plate Tectonice 2021-06-15

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scientist who invented theory of plate tectonics

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ and erosion produces sediment

2 Clues: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and erosion produces sediment • scientist who invented theory of plate tectonics

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An animal that eats plants or animals
An organism that breaks down materials
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Materials found in nature used by humans
To have the ability to do work
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats plants and animals
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Animals without a backbone
Living on land
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
An organism's role in its community
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Most active during the day
Decomposing by natural processes
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
A personal of social moral code
Animals with backbones
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
The number of a group of spieces in one area
A group of living things that are found together
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A plant that uses the sun to produce food

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Animals with backbones
An organism that breaks down materials
An organism's role in its community
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Animals without a backbone
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Decomposing by natural processes
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food

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An animal that eats plants or animals
An animal that eats plants and animals
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A personal of social moral code
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
A group of living things that are found together
Materials found in nature used by humans
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
To have the ability to do work
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Most active during the day
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Living on land
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
The number of a group of spieces in one area
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A group of living things that are found together
An organism's role in its community
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Materials found in nature used by humans
An organism that breaks down materials
Most active during the day
An animal that eats plants or animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
To have the ability to do work

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The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
A personal of social moral code
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Animals without a backbone
An animal that eats plants and animals
Decomposing by natural processes
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Animals with backbones
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Living on land
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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An organism that breaks down materials
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
An organism's role in its community
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An animal that eats plants and animals
Materials found in nature used by humans
An animal that eats plants or animals
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Decomposing by natural processes
To have the ability to do work
Animals without a backbone
Living on land
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A personal of social moral code
A group of living things that are found together
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism

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Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Animals with backbones
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
The number of a group of spieces in one area
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Most active during the day
A series of changes that go in a loop.

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An organism that breaks down materials • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Animals with backbones
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Living on land
Materials found in nature used by humans
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Decomposing by natural processes
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
A group of living things that are found together
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An animal that eats plants or animals

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A plant that uses the sun to produce food
An animal that eats plants and animals
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Most active during the day
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
An organism's role in its community
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Animals without a backbone
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
A personal of social moral code
An organism that breaks down materials
A series of changes that go in a loop.
To have the ability to do work

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A group of living things that are found together
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
An organism that breaks down materials
An animal that eats plants and animals
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Animals without a backbone
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
An organism's role in its community
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Materials found in nature used by humans
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
A plant that uses the sun to produce food

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Animals with backbones
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Most active during the day
A personal of social moral code
Decomposing by natural processes
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An animal that eats plants or animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Living on land
To have the ability to do work
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
A series of changes that go in a loop.

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A group of living things that are found together
Most active during the day
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
To have the ability to do work
Materials found in nature used by humans
Animals without a backbone
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
An organism that breaks down materials
A series of changes that go in a loop.
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Animals with backbones

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A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Decomposing by natural processes
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats plants and animals
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Living on land
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
An animal that eats plants or animals
An organism's role in its community
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A personal of social moral code

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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An animal that eats plants and animals
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Animals with backbones
Living on land
An organism that breaks down materials
Decomposing by natural processes
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Materials found in nature used by humans
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
An animal that eats plants or animals
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Most active during the day
Animals without a backbone
A personal of social moral code
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
To have the ability to do work
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A group of living things that are found together
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An organism's role in its community

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An organism that breaks down materials
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Animals with backbones
A group of living things that are found together
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
A personal of social moral code
Decomposing by natural processes
An animal that eats plants or animals
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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An animal that eats plants and animals
An organism's role in its community
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Living on land
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Animals without a backbone
To have the ability to do work
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Materials found in nature used by humans
Most active during the day
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The number of a group of spieces in one area
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake

Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2023-05-17

Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle

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This occurs when matter such as magma circulates within Earth.
A natural disaster that is described as a sudden, violent shifting of massive plates underneath Earth's surface.
Areas or columns where heat or rocks in the mantle are rising toward the Earth's surface.
It is the point within the Earth along the geological faults where the earthquake originates.
A mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rocks.
These are earthquakes that occur after a volcanic eruption.
These are controlled by the geological processes that formed them and act on them even after they have formed.
The study of earthquakes and seismic waves.
These are small earthquakes that is located underground and in mines that are caused by the disintegration of the roof of the mine or cavern of by massive land sliding.

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A Canadian geophysicist and of the founders of the theory of plate tectonics.
It is a fault where the hanging wall moves downward.
The most common type of earthquake.
A line which may be visible or not that occurs on the Earth's surface
This refers to the processes and phenomena associated with the surficial discharge of molten rocks.
It is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter.
These are locations on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanic activities for a long period of time.
It is a fault in which two blocks of crusts slide past each other on the same plane.
It is a block of crust below the fault.
A block of crust above the fault.
It is an earthquake that results from the detonation of chemicals or nuclear devices.
This is the area where the fault occurs.
It is a crack across which the rocks have been offset first.
It is the roughness or harshness along the fault.
It is a fault in which the hanging wall moves upward.

24 Clues: A block of crust above the fault. • The most common type of earthquake. • It is a block of crust below the fault. • This is the area where the fault occurs. • The study of earthquakes and seismic waves. • It is the roughness or harshness along the fault. • It is a fault where the hanging wall moves downward. • It is a fault in which the hanging wall moves upward. • ...

Scientific Discoveries 2025-03-10

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Central part of an atom
Mapping of all human genes
Infectious agent that replicates inside living cells
Region in space with extreme gravity
Field explaining subatomic particles
Machines designed to think and learn
Study of Earth's physical structure
Global shift in temperature and weather
Used for communication and discovered by Hertz
Electric lamp invented by Thomas Edison
Theory developed by Albert Einstein
Communication device invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Hormone used to treat diabetes
Movement of ocean water due to the Moon
Positively charged atomic particle
Negatively charged atomic particle
Atmospheric layer that protects from UV radiation
Gas discovered by Joseph Priestley
Device for observing distant objects in space
Creating identical genetic copies
Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
Biological preparation to prevent diseases
Concentrated beam of light energy
Process by which plants make food
Preserved remains of ancient organisms

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Chart organizing chemical elements
First antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming
Device for magnifying tiny objects
Theory explaining the origin of the universe
Technology using sound waves underwater
Phenomenon discovered by Marie Curie
Immunization method pioneered by Edward Jenner
Machine that powered the Industrial Revolution
TECTONICS Theory explaining Earth's shifting crust
Method for determining the age of fossils
Essential nutrients discovered in food
Smallest unit of matter
Science of designing automated machines
Theory of natural selection by Charles Darwin
Neutral atomic particle
Structure carrying genetic information
Genetic material discovered by Watson and Crick
Force linking electricity and magnetism
RAY Medical imaging discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen
Force discovered by Isaac Newton
Microorganisms first observed by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Organisms that produce natural light
Idea that microorganisms cause disease
Study of heredity and DNA
Extinct relative of modern humans

50 Clues: Central part of an atom • Smallest unit of matter • Neutral atomic particle • Study of heredity and DNA • Mapping of all human genes • Hormone used to treat diabetes • Force discovered by Isaac Newton • Creating identical genetic copies • Extinct relative of modern humans • Concentrated beam of light energy • Process by which plants make food • Chart organizing chemical elements • ...

Arianna's Crossword 2022-11-11

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A large, special meal, often for many people, to celebrate someone or something
plates The name of plates that move towards each other and collide
American A member of any of the groups of people that lived in North America before the Europeans arrived
The ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years ago
A number by which another number is to be divided
A list at the back of a book, explaining difficult or unusual words and expressions used in the text
English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620
Group of people who make a journey, often a long and difficult one, to a special place for religious reasons
idea The most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
plates Tectonic plates that slip horizontally past one another
Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower
A number to be divided by another number

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A line that shows the time and the order in which events have happened
Scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation
details Specific pieces of information in a piece of writing that support the main idea or the topic sentence
text A piece of non-fiction writing that aims to educate or inform the reader about a topic
A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another
Refers to the result of one or more multiplications
The name of two whole numbers that if multiplied give us a product
plates Two tectonic plates that move away from each other

21 Clues: A number to be divided by another number • A number by which another number is to be divided • Refers to the result of one or more multiplications • A result obtained by dividing one quantity by another • Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • plates Two tectonic plates that move away from each other • ...

Science Volcanoes 2020-05-27

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The hot thing that spews out of the Volcano
The furthest section from the earths crust.
When two plate boundaries hit each other straight on
At the end of a plate (plate....)
A result of cooled lava that starts with "P"

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Lava that is underground
The pieces that connect the earth, like a puzzle
Volcano that can erupt
A famous volcano eruption in Italy (Mount Vesuvius)
The same type of volcano as Strato
Directly above where the earthquake originates
Where the earthquake starts

12 Clues: Volcano that can erupt • Lava that is underground • Where the earthquake starts • At the end of a plate (plate....) • The same type of volcano as Strato • The hot thing that spews out of the Volcano • The furthest section from the earths crust. • A result of cooled lava that starts with "P" • Directly above where the earthquake originates • ...

Continental Drift 2025-03-13

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Volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD79.
Supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
Shield volcano in Hawaii.
Metal in Earth's core that creates magnetic field.
Undersea mountain range formed by constructive plate margins.
Imprints of ancient animals found on multiple continents.
Number of major plates.

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German scientist who suggested continental drift.
Sinking of oceanic crust at destructive plate margin.
Molten rock in the mantle.
Plate margin where plates slide past each other.
Types of plates that form Earth's crust.

12 Clues: Number of major plates. • Shield volcano in Hawaii. • Molten rock in the mantle. • Volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD79. • Types of plates that form Earth's crust. • Plate margin where plates slide past each other. • German scientist who suggested continental drift. • Supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago. • Metal in Earth's core that creates magnetic field. • ...

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2016-11-14

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too little oxygen in a body of water that leads to the death of many or all sea creatures within that area
the top layer of the ocean where light is visible and the warmest temperatures are recorded
a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava
the chemical compound of O3 that protects the earth from the sun's radiation and is mostly found in the stratosphere
hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks
causes an extreme growth in algae and pollutes the necessary nutrients for water life
a plate on one side of a fault moves vertical in respect to the other plate
two plates slide past each other
the deepest recorded part of the ocean, located near Japan
a supercontinent formed by Pangea that consists of Europe, Asia, and North America
one plate slides under another plate
when it erupts, lava is released from a linear vent in the earth

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the focal point or origin point of an earthquake
an underwater plain found deep in the ocean
under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle
boundary between the crust and mantle
a volcano found in the ocean where there is seafloor spreading
sea creatures exist and produce their own light within high pressure
most animal life dies here because of a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water
land that separates water going into other bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, or streams

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword 2020-08-05

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle

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Outer part of Earth, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust
Earth's largest layer by volume
Plate boundary where plates move away or spread apart from each other
The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
Idea proposed by Harry Hess, new seafloor is formed at divergent ridges (2 words)
Plate boundary where plates collide, and subduction can occur
Measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake
Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
The study of earthquakes
The slower of the two body waves (2 words)

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The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words)
The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii
Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
Site within Earth where energy is released during an earthquake
Idea that Pangaea broke apart and continents moved, proposed by Wegener (2 words)
The interior-most layer of Earth
Part of the mantle that behaves plastically and flows slowly
Temperature below which magma/lava retain magnetic information (2 words)
Earth's smallest layer by volume
The shortened name of the boundary between the crust and mantle
A boundary between Earth’s layers where seismic waves change velocity and direction
The theory that explains the sudden release of energy in an Earthquake (2 words)
Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks

24 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Earth's largest layer by volume • The interior-most layer of Earth • Earth's smallest layer by volume • The slower of the two body waves (2 words) • The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words) • Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii • Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks • ...

Amplify Rock Transformations 2023-01-25

Amplify Rock Transformations crossword puzzle

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everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
the process of sediment being glued together
the place where two plates meet
one of the many types of matter that make up rocks
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid

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anything that has mass and takes up space
a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
small pieces of rock
the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
the ability to make things move or change
hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together

20 Clues: small pieces of rock • the place where two plates meet • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • the process of sediment being glued together • one of the many types of matter that make up rocks • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • ...

Rock Transformations Vocab 2024-10-09

Rock Transformations Vocab crossword puzzle

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the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
the ability to make things move or change
hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
the place where two plates meet
small pieces of rock
the process of sediment being glued together
the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion

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everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
anything that has mass and takes up space
the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

20 Clues: small pieces of rock • the place where two plates meet • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...

Unit 3 & 4 Lab Practical Vocab Review 2023-10-06

Unit 3 & 4 Lab Practical Vocab Review crossword puzzle

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The scientist that discovered HOW continental plates were moving.
The process that leads to the formation of rock layers, with the newer layers on top and the older layers further down.
_________ Energy is the energy of heat, caused by particles moving.
Hess’s discovery by using sonar to map the bottom of the ocean.
Can occur at convergent and transform boundaries as plates move past each other, get stuck, and then break free.
_________ plate boundaries where two plates move towards each other
An area of the mantle that is exceptionally hot. Can cause volcanoes to form even if not near a plate boundary.
Formed at divergent boundaries (O-O) where the sea floor spreads apart.
An object that is quick to change temperature, it does not take long for thermal equilibrium to be reached.
An object that is slow to change temperature, both heat transfer and time it takes to reach equilibrium is slow.
Formed in convergent plate boundaries (C-O) where magma rises up through the crust.
Thermal heat transfer by hot air/liquid rising and cold air/liquid sinking. Ex: hot air balloons or boiling water.
Hess’s theory that the continents were moved by convection currents in the asthenosphere.
__________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Continents fit together like puzzle pieces.

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Large volcanoes that are ranked an 8 (the highest possible score) on the Volcanic Eruption Index.
The scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents used to be one landform.
__________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Common fossils found across several continents now separated by oceans.
What is reached with two substances exchange heat and become the same temperature.
__________ plates that have the continents on them.
Is how heat is measured.
_________ plate boundaries where two plates move away from each other
Areas that have the same patterns of the layers of sediment, indicating that they were once located in the same area.
__________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Ex: tropical plants once in Antarctica and signs of past glaciers in South America and Africa.
Wegener’s hypothesis that all the continents were once one super continent that then separated apart. Referred to as _______________ theory.
_________ plate boundaries where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Formed at convergent boundaries (C-C). Also can be referred to as Fold _________.
_________ Energy is the energy of particle motion.
__________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis.Mountains end at the coastline of one continent and pick up at the coast of another continent.
The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
__________ plates that are located under the ocean.
This happens when two plates collide and the denser of the two plates goes underneath the less dense plate.
Thermal heat transfer by direct contact. Ex: touching a hot stove.
Formed at convergent boundaries (O-O)
Formed when a supervolcano erupts and collapses inward to the chamber where the magma was once stored.
Thermal heat transfer by heat moving through space. Ex: the sun, standing near a fire.
Formed at divergent boundaries (O-O) where magma rises up and cools from the seawater
Formed at a convergent boundary (O-C) where the oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.

37 Clues: Is how heat is measured. • Formed at convergent boundaries (O-O) • _________ Energy is the energy of particle motion. • __________ plates that have the continents on them. • __________ plates that are located under the ocean. • The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago. • Hess’s discovery by using sonar to map the bottom of the ocean. • ...

Challenge it! Crossword 2021-09-29

Challenge it! Crossword crossword puzzle

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Type of convergent boundary;ocean
There are 3;
mountain range
One of the 3 plate boundaries;pushing
Outline the continents

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Causes sea-floor spreading
Caused by transform boundaries
One of the 3 plate boundaries; pulling
One of 3 plate boundaries; rubbing
Type of convergent boundary; land

10 Clues: There are 3; • mountain range • Outline the continents • Causes sea-floor spreading • Caused by transform boundaries • Type of convergent boundary;ocean • Type of convergent boundary; land • One of 3 plate boundaries; rubbing • One of the 3 plate boundaries;pushing • One of the 3 plate boundaries; pulling

Plate motion crossword 2024-10-15

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the rock we stand on
these spew out hot rock from the mantle
the center of the earth
these happen on plate boundaries
the biggest layer of the earth
our planet

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these come from divergent plate boundaries
these come from convergent plate boundaries
super continent
think of Pangea

10 Clues: our planet • super continent • think of Pangea • the rock we stand on • the center of the earth • the biggest layer of the earth • these happen on plate boundaries • these spew out hot rock from the mantle • these come from divergent plate boundaries • these come from convergent plate boundaries

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Eliza's Vocab part 2 crossword 2024-03-18

Eliza's Vocab part 2 crossword crossword puzzle

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A series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
Elongate depression of the Earth's surface
Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
Long, narrow depression on the seafloor that forms at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed or subducts, beneath another
Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle
of Fire A major belt of volcanos that rims the Pacific Ocean
Stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions

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A landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above it's surrounding area
Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents

14 Clues: Elongate depression of the Earth's surface • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • Stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions • Stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle • Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • of Fire A major belt of volcanos that rims the Pacific Ocean • ...

LarryBoy Crossword 2022-05-19

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Temptation
She broke the plate
Made fun of LarryBoy
the robot
the main antagonist of LarryBoy
our plunger headed hero

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He was robbed $1.28
Yodelnapper
the creator of angry eyebrows
Weed The Queen of the Weeds
He broke the plate
Dance with me
He grows from people lying
Weed she spreads bad words

14 Clues: the robot • Temptation • Yodelnapper • Dance with me • He broke the plate • He was robbed $1.28 • She broke the plate • Made fun of LarryBoy • our plunger headed hero • He grows from people lying • the creator of angry eyebrows • Weed she spreads bad words • the main antagonist of LarryBoy • Weed The Queen of the Weeds

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Decomposing by natural processes
To have the ability to do work
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
An organism's role in its community
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Materials found in nature used by humans
Animals without a backbone
An animal that eats plants or animals
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
A personal of social moral code
Animals with backbones
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Animals that are hunted by other animals
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Living on land
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Most active during the day
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats plants and animals
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
A group of living things that are found together
A series of changes that go in a loop.
An organism that breaks down materials
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Decomposing by natural processes
To have the ability to do work
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
An organism's role in its community
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Materials found in nature used by humans
Animals without a backbone
An animal that eats plants or animals
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
A personal of social moral code
Animals with backbones
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Animals that are hunted by other animals
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Living on land
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Most active during the day
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats plants and animals
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
A group of living things that are found together
A series of changes that go in a loop.
An organism that breaks down materials
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Animals without a backbone
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Living on land
Animals with backbones
A group of living things that are found together
An animal that eats plants or animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A characteristic that improves chance of survival

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To have the ability to do work
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Materials found in nature used by humans
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
An organism that breaks down materials
An organism's role in its community
Decomposing by natural processes
Most active during the day
A personal of social moral code
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
An animal that eats plants and animals

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An organism that breaks down materials • A series of changes that go in a loop. • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Animals with backbones
Decomposing by natural processes
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An organism's role in its community
To have the ability to do work
An animal that eats plants or animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Materials found in nature used by humans
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Animals that are hunted by other animals
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
A group of living things that are found together

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Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An organism that breaks down materials
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
A personal of social moral code
Living on land
Most active during the day
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Animals without a backbone
A series of changes that go in a loop.
The number of a group of spieces in one area
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
An animal that eats plants and animals

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An organism that breaks down materials • A series of changes that go in a loop. • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
A group of living things that are found together
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Decomposing by natural processes
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An animal that eats plants or animals
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
To have the ability to do work
An organism that breaks down materials
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Materials found in nature used by humans
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A personal of social moral code
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An animal that eats plants and animals

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Most active during the day
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Living on land
Animals without a backbone
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Animals with backbones
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
An organism's role in its community
A series of changes that go in a loop.

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An organism that breaks down materials • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A group of living things that are found together
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Decomposing by natural processes
An animal that eats plants and animals
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
An animal that eats plants or animals
To have the ability to do work
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Most active during the day
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Animals with backbones
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A series of changes that go in a loop.

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The number of a group of spieces in one area
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Animals without a backbone
Materials found in nature used by humans
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
A personal of social moral code
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An organism that breaks down materials
An organism's role in its community
Living on land
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Animals that are hunted by other animals

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Decomposing by natural processes
To have the ability to do work
Animals with backbones
An organism's role in its community
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An organism that breaks down materials
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Living on land
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Most active during the day
A personal of social moral code
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
A group of living things that are found together
Forces wearing away parts of the earth

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Materials found in nature used by humans
An animal that eats plants or animals
An animal that eats plants and animals
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Animals without a backbone
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
A plant that uses the sun to produce food

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An animal that eats plants or animals
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An animal that eats plants and animals
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
An organism that breaks down materials
A series of changes that go in a loop.
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Animals without a backbone
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
To have the ability to do work
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Animals with backbones
Most active during the day

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The number of a group of spieces in one area
An organism's role in its community
Living on land
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Decomposing by natural processes
Materials found in nature used by humans
A group of living things that are found together
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A personal of social moral code
The decaying of rocks caused by weather

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • ...

A Few More Women in Science 2018-01-26

A Few More Women in Science crossword puzzle

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Proved the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
Lead the team that discovered plutonium 244 in nature
Developed filtration strategy that reduces cholera by 50%
Discovered Nerve growth factor
Coined the term nuclear fission, but overlooked for Nobel
Member of team who discovered the Higgs boson particle
Proved the existence of dark matter in the universe
Discovered the cause of “blue baby syndrome,” a heart birth defect that had a very high mortality rate
Discovery of DNA structure was based on her work, no credit
Developed drug to prevent kidney transplant rejection
Born 1821, first woman to graduate from medical school in US
Most famous primate scientist in history
In 1800s discovered the first known ichthyosaur fossil
Born 1971, has discovered 715 planets
22 year old rocket scientist working for Boeing while at MIT

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Studying El Nino and cholera, first to provide quantitative evidence of global climate change on infectious disease
United economists and ecologists, revolutionizing conservation
Pioneer in genetics in 1920s; didn't win Nobel til 1983
Discovered enzyme telomerase - now a target for cancer drugs
First woman to discover a comet
First female astronomy professor in U.S. (Vassar, 1865)
Research on how electrons course through silicon jump-started the computer age
In 1992, she became the first black woman in space
First woman to receive a Nobel for medicine
Helped discover that ozone loss was caused by chlorofluorocarbons
Proved that breast cancer can be inherited
Discovered the orbital speed of stars varies with their galaxies' brightness
Living only 24 years, this chemist revolutionized leprosy treatment
Only person to win 2 Nobel Prizes in different disciplines
Pioneered individualized chemotherapy treatments
Helped create robots that sense/respond to their environment
1960s author of Silent Spring, shaped environmental history

32 Clues: Discovered Nerve growth factor • First woman to discover a comet • Born 1971, has discovered 715 planets • Most famous primate scientist in history • Proved that breast cancer can be inherited • First woman to receive a Nobel for medicine • Pioneered individualized chemotherapy treatments • In 1992, she became the first black woman in space • ...

World? 2024-10-27

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The lowest layer of the atmosphere.
The coldest place on Earth.
Gas that depletes the ozone layer.
Earth's natural satellite.
Earth's orbit around the sun.
Wegener Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift.
The liquid layer within Earth's structure.
dioxide Gas that contributes to global warming.
Trench The deepest point on Earth's surface.
The 4th planet from the sun.
The location of a continent on the globe.
Artificial objects orbiting Earth.
level rise Rising sea levels due to melting glaciers.
The longest mountain range on Earth.
Elephant The largest land animal on Earth.
Type of pollution that harms Earth’s nature.
Rainforest The largest forest on Earth.
A factor affecting Earth's gravitational pull.
The earliest period of Earth's history.
dating Method used to determine the age of Earth.
A greenhouse gas responsible for climate change.

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Everest The highest peak on Earth.
The direction of Earth's rotation.
Types of climates found on Earth.
energy The most abundant energy source on Earth.
Large landmasses separated by oceans.
storms An event that affects Earth's magnetic field.
gases The main cause of global climate change.
Valley The hottest place on Earth.
The metal found in Earth's core.
The area with the most ocean water.
The planet that is mostly covered in water.
The continent with the highest human population.
Natural resources in the Earth's crust.
The phenomenon of day and night caused by Earth's rotation.
Ocean The largest ocean on Earth.
tectonics The science that explains continental formation.
Rainforest The largest tropical rainforest on Earth.
The largest desert on Earth.
Agreement An important treaty in climate change.
Marineris The largest crater on Earth's surface.
The largest island on Earth.
The most densely populated city on Earth.
Total underground water resources.
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere.
Baikal The largest freshwater lake on Earth.
Falls The highest waterfall in the world.

47 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • The coldest place on Earth. • The 4th planet from the sun. • The largest desert on Earth. • The largest island on Earth. • Earth's orbit around the sun. • The metal found in Earth's core. • Types of climates found on Earth. • The direction of Earth's rotation. • Gas that depletes the ozone layer. • Ocean The largest ocean on Earth. • ...

Scientific Discoveries 2025-03-10

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Central part of an atom
Mapping of all human genes
Infectious agent that replicates inside living cells
Region in space with extreme gravity
Field explaining subatomic particles
Machines designed to think and learn
Study of Earth's physical structure
Global shift in temperature and weather
Used for communication and discovered by Hertz
Electric lamp invented by Thomas Edison
Theory developed by Albert Einstein
Communication device invented by Alexander Graham Bell
Hormone used to treat diabetes
Movement of ocean water due to the Moon
Positively charged atomic particle
Negatively charged atomic particle
Atmospheric layer that protects from UV radiation
Gas discovered by Joseph Priestley
Device for observing distant objects in space
Creating identical genetic copies
Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
Biological preparation to prevent diseases
Concentrated beam of light energy
Process by which plants make food
Preserved remains of ancient organisms

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Chart organizing chemical elements
First antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming
Device for magnifying tiny objects
Theory explaining the origin of the universe
Technology using sound waves underwater
Phenomenon discovered by Marie Curie
Immunization method pioneered by Edward Jenner
Machine that powered the Industrial Revolution
TECTONICS Theory explaining Earth's shifting crust
Method for determining the age of fossils
Essential nutrients discovered in food
Smallest unit of matter
Science of designing automated machines
Theory of natural selection by Charles Darwin
Neutral atomic particle
Structure carrying genetic information
Genetic material discovered by Watson and Crick
Force linking electricity and magnetism
RAY Medical imaging discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen
Force discovered by Isaac Newton
Microorganisms first observed by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Organisms that produce natural light
Idea that microorganisms cause disease
Study of heredity and DNA
Extinct relative of modern humans

Place Tectonics Crossword 2019-01-24

Place Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle

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A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
Large landform that stretches above surrounding land
Where 2 plates crash into each other
Large section of earths crust that move slowly due to convection currents
Mantles middle range
Valley A deep valley that forms when 2 plates move apart
Layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
Earths longest underwater mountain range where new ocean is formed
Sudden violent shaking of the ground
A scientist who came up with the continental drift theory

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Laying down of rocks and sediments
Where 2 plates slide past each other
Line on a topographic map that connects point of equal evaluation
Rigid outer part of earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Theory that states there was a super continent that split into our continents we know today
Transportation of rock and sediment to another place
Where 2 plates go away from each other
Process where oceanic plate sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench volcano
Transfer of heat by movement of fluid
A large super continent

20 Clues: Mantles middle range • A large super continent • Laying down of rocks and sediments • Where 2 plates slide past each other • Where 2 plates crash into each other • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • Transfer of heat by movement of fluid • Where 2 plates go away from each other • Large landform that stretches above surrounding land • ...

Tectonics and more! 2023-06-29

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Only country with a triangular flag
The point in the Earth's crust where movement happens
Type of margin where plates move apart
Type of margin where crust is neither created nor destroyed
Type of energy made using heat from inside the Earth
Mountain range in western USA
River that runs through Paris
Capital of China
Scale used to measure earthquake strength
River that runs through Abingdon
Capital of Canada
Lagos is in which west African country?
Layer of the Earth beneath the crust
Greenland is part of which European country
Continent with no permanent population

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The Himalayas are an example of...
The world's deepest ocean trench
How well or not a place is able to prepare for a hazard and cope afterwards
Capital of Egypt
Mountain range down the west coast of South America
The world's newest country
Usually the point of maximum damage from an earthquake
Nepal is on this type of margin
The soil near a volcano is very...
When one plate sinks down under another
Capital of Australia
Country known as "the rainbow nation"
Famous plate margin running through California
The UK's highest mountain
Major mountain range in central Europe

30 Clues: Capital of Egypt • Capital of China • Capital of Canada • Capital of Australia • The UK's highest mountain • The world's newest country • Mountain range in western USA • River that runs through Paris • Nepal is on this type of margin • The world's deepest ocean trench • River that runs through Abingdon • The Himalayas are an example of... • The soil near a volcano is very... • ...

37 2025-01-18

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Exposed rock layers
Water-saturated areas
High rock points
Elevated flat terrain
Peaks with snow cover
Dense tropical forests
Impact depressions
Powerful fast waterfalls
Elevated long crests
Natural Earth features
Steep rocky faces
Elevated flat regions
Edges of water bodies

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Terrain by mountains
Ecosystem of grasses
Tidal mouths of rivers
Raised underwater ridges
Flat area near rivers
Arctic treeless plains
Rock piles for landmarks
Study of Earth’s structure
Dry stream beds
Steep slope or cliff
Freshwater natural sources
Small natural hill
Solid natural substances
Crustal fractures
Valley formed by tectonics
Wetland with peat soils
Land between hills

30 Clues: Dry stream beds • High rock points • Steep rocky faces • Crustal fractures • Impact depressions • Small natural hill • Land between hills • Exposed rock layers • Terrain by mountains • Ecosystem of grasses • Steep slope or cliff • Elevated long crests • Water-saturated areas • Flat area near rivers • Elevated flat terrain • Peaks with snow cover • Elevated flat regions • Edges of water bodies • ...

crossword puzzle 2025-09-15

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spreading solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location
ocean ridge a vast, continuous underwater mountain range, often spanning the globe, where tectonic plates are pulling apart
dating a scientific method that can accurately determine the age of organic materials as old as approximately 60,000 years
a linear zone on the seafloor where the Earth's tectonic plates are pulling apart from one another
Anomalies the total magnetic field minus the main magnetic field of the Earth leaving only the crustal magnetic field.
ooze a type of biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor
sediments solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock and soil erosion.

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sediment marine sediment composed primarily of the skeletal remains of once-living organisms, such as plankton, mollusks, and corals, which collect on the ocean floor after the organisms die
tectonics the scientific theory explaining that the Earth's outermost layer, the lithosphere, is broken into large, moving slabs called tectonic plates
fossils that are so small they can only be identified and studied using a microscope
a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle
boundary a strain gradient from relatively low-strain rocks outside the shear zone to progressively more highly strained rocks traced toward the center of the shear zone
a deep, narrow, elongated hole or depression in the ground or seafloor.
a geological fracture in the seafloor where two blocks of rock have moved relative to each other.
draft the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
ooze anything composed of or containing calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), which is the main component of limestone, chalk, and shells

16 Clues: a deep, narrow, elongated hole or depression in the ground or seafloor. • spreading solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location • ooze a type of biogenic pelagic sediment located on the deep ocean floor • draft the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates • ...

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle 2024-04-12

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle crossword puzzle

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The process by which plates move
A boundary where one plate dives under another
The giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crust
The shaking of the ground caused by movement along plate boundaries

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A boundary where one plate slides past another
A boundary where plates move apart
When plates push together, mountains can form here
Molten rock that erupts from volcanoes, often found near plate boundaries
Massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake
Deep valley that forms where plates move apart

10 Clues: The process by which plates move • A boundary where plates move apart • A boundary where one plate slides past another • A boundary where one plate dives under another • Deep valley that forms where plates move apart • Massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake • The giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crust • When plates push together, mountains can form here • ...

Plate Boundaries 2024-10-10

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Where magma shoots out of Earth's surface
Where 2 plates of a plate boundary divide
A plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another
When 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks below
A natural feature of Earth's surface, such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
When 2 tectonic plate shake against one another and cause the ground to shake

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When 2 plates collide in a plate boundary
Where 2 plates meet
A crack or split in the Earth's plates
Hot liquid below Earth's crust

10 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • Hot liquid below Earth's crust • A crack or split in the Earth's plates • When 2 plates collide in a plate boundary • Where magma shoots out of Earth's surface • Where 2 plates of a plate boundary divide • When 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks below • A plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another • ...

boundarys 2022-12-07

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when 2 plates move away from eachother
when a plate goes under another
made by divergent plates
caused by transform plate

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7 of them on the earth
made by convergent plate
When to plates move towards eachother
being seperated my tectonic plates
causes earthquakes
underground lava

10 Clues: underground lava • causes earthquakes • 7 of them on the earth • made by convergent plate • made by divergent plates • caused by transform plate • when a plate goes under another • being seperated my tectonic plates • When to plates move towards eachother • when 2 plates move away from eachother

Ocampo Crossword 2020-09-01

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Is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of Earth's lithosphere, since tectonic processes began on Earth between 3.3 and 3.5 billion years ago.
Is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
Is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.
Is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced to sink due to high gravitational potential energy into the mantle.
Is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
Is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
Is hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
Is molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of some planets and some of their moons.

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Is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years.
Is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.
Is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
Are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, large landslides and large man-made explosions that give out low-frequency acoustic energy.
Is a volcano that has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future.
Is the point on the Earth's surface directly above a hypocenter or focus, the point where an earthquake or an underground explosion originates.
Is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
Is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground.
Is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.

20 Clues: Is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • Is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again. • Is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. • Is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground. • ...

Science Crossword 1 QTR 2024-09-28

Science Crossword 1 QTR crossword puzzle

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Proposed the continental Drift Theory.
Is the place where two lithospheric plates come together and one riding over the other.
Are mounds or small hills made up of sand.
Are high rocky coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea.
Earth's hydrosphere in the form of ive and permanent snow is mountain regions and it serves as key indicator for climate change.
Is almost similar to mesa as it has a flat-topped hill and steep sides and are formed in arid to semi-arid desert conditions.
This theory states that gravity and plated themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics.
It is the portion of the Earth that includes the planet's structure, rocks, minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape the Earth.
Natural features of the Earth's surface.
Also known as table lands or flat-topped mountains.
Is the study of current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular land form on a map.
Is a term derived from a Greek word "tekton", which means " carpenter " or "builder".
This is a point at whifh three boundaries meet.
which separates the crust from the mantle.
This plate boundary occurs when two plates are pushing toward each other.

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Is a naturally occurring rock that resembles the shape of a mushroom.
Are land forms formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
It can be found at the deepest region of the Earth.
It is the largest Delta in the world.
Are the largest mountain system in Europe.
Is caused by the release of massive amount of energy at Earth's crust that allows seismic waves to propagatw along Earth's surface.
This plain is found at the deepest part of the ocean.
Is the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
Is typically a low-lying triagular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, seas, or estuaries.
It is the study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state under conditions at which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.
It is a theory where earth is likened to a grape shape.
It is a boarder between two tectonic plates.
The point on Earth's surface directly aboce the focus.
glacier A type of glacier that is formed in high mountains.
Are elevated portions of land that are usually covered with grass and are used for grazing lands.
This is the world's largest and highest plateau.
Is the outer layer of the Earth.

32 Clues: Is the outer layer of the Earth. • It is the largest Delta in the world. • Proposed the continental Drift Theory. • Natural features of the Earth's surface. • Are the largest mountain system in Europe. • Are mounds or small hills made up of sand. • which separates the crust from the mantle. • It is a boarder between two tectonic plates. • ...

Units 4 and 5 Review Crossword 2025-10-07

Units 4 and 5 Review Crossword crossword puzzle

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Land degradation in arid areas resulting in desert-like conditions
Harvesting only certain trees while maintaining forest structure
Volcanic region fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot
Controlled fire used to manage forests and reduce fuel loads
Underlying rock from which soil develops
Sudden release of energy in Earth's crust causing ground shaking
Period of agricultural innovation involving high-yield crops, fertilizers, and irrigation
Distinct layers in soil profile (O, A, B, C horizons)
Agricultural practice avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
Physical and chemical breakdown of rocks
Transport of weathered rock and soil by wind, water, or ice
Layer where minerals accumulate from upper layers
Growing a single crop species over a large area
Breakdown of rock through chemical reactions
(IPM) Pest control strategy combining biological, cultural, and chemical methods
Modified Organisms Organisms whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering
Growing multiple crop species together on the same land
Opening in Earth's crust where magma erupts to the surface
Moving livestock to different areas as forage becomes depleted
Chemicals used specifically to kill unwanted plants/weeds

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Artificial application of water to crops
boundary Plates moving apart, creating new crust
Clearing land by cutting and burning vegetation to release nutrients into soil
Compression of soil particles reducing pore space
Removal of topsoil by wind or water
Removing all trees from an area at once
Rock formed from cooling and solidification of magma or lava
Accumulation of salts in soil, often from irrigation
Saturation of soil with water, reducing oxygen availability
Upper layer of soil containing most nutrients and organic matter
Organic layer at soil surface
Process of rock formation, breakdown, and reformation
Region around Pacific Ocean with high volcanic and seismic activity
One tectonic plate moving beneath another
boundary Plates moving toward each other, causing subduction or mountain formation
boundary Plates sliding past each other horizontally
Rock formed by heat and pressure altering existing rock
Traditional farming method where land is cleared, farmed for a few years, then abandoned to regenerate
Substances added to soil to increase nutrient availability for plants
Physical breakdown of rock without chemical change(physical)
Rock formed from compressed sediments
Mixture of minerals, organic matter, water, and air supporting plant life
tectonics Theory explaining movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
Chemical substances used to kill or control pests
Surface soil rich in organic matter and minerals
Chemicals used to kill insects

46 Clues: Organic layer at soil surface • Chemicals used to kill insects • Removal of topsoil by wind or water • Rock formed from compressed sediments • Removing all trees from an area at once • Artificial application of water to crops • Underlying rock from which soil develops • Physical and chemical breakdown of rocks • One tectonic plate moving beneath another • ...

Diseases & Disorders of the Nails 2014-08-26

Diseases & Disorders of the Nails crossword puzzle

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any disease, disorder or condition of the nail
disorder in which the nail grows into the edge of the grooves, ingrown nails
small white spots in the nail, caused by injury
technical name for ringworm
blood trapped under the nail plate
another name for onychauxis
systemic, long term illness or nervous disturbance
thickening of the nail plate, abnormal outgrowth

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caused by bacteria infection, infected hang nail, washing hands too often
indented vertical lines down the nail plate
an increased curvature of the nail
indicates split or brittle nails
a yellow-green discoloration on the nail is a indication of which type of disease
improper filing, injuries of harsh chemicals
inflammation of the matrix

15 Clues: inflammation of the matrix • technical name for ringworm • another name for onychauxis • indicates split or brittle nails • an increased curvature of the nail • blood trapped under the nail plate • indented vertical lines down the nail plate • improper filing, injuries of harsh chemicals • any disease, disorder or condition of the nail • ...

OCEAN FLOOR #1 (TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL) 2016-04-25

OCEAN FLOOR #1 (TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL) crossword puzzle

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ONE OF THE FEATURES FOUND ON THE BASIN FLOOR
HYDROTHERMAL VENTS HAS _______ RICH WATER
CONTINENTAL MARGINS ARE NEAR THESE...
TYPE OF LAND CREATED AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE
WHAT HAPPENS TO LAND AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
LOTS OF THIS FOUND ON THE ABYSSAL PLAIN
NAME OF THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH
NAME OF ISLANDS THAT WERE ONCE SEAMOUNTS

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PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
OCEAN WHERE THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN IS CALM
RISES AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE TO CREATE NEW LAND
MID-OCEAN RIDGE IS THE _____ FEATURE ON EARTH
FEATURES FOUND ON THE CONTINENTAL MARGINS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH ONE PLATE GOES _____ ANOTHER PLATE
PLAINS THAT ARE DEEP AND FLAT

15 Clues: PLAINS THAT ARE DEEP AND FLAT • NAME OF THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH • CONTINENTAL MARGINS ARE NEAR THESE... • LOTS OF THIS FOUND ON THE ABYSSAL PLAIN • NAME OF ISLANDS THAT WERE ONCE SEAMOUNTS • HYDROTHERMAL VENTS HAS _______ RICH WATER • OCEAN WHERE THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN IS CALM • TYPE OF LAND CREATED AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE • WHAT HAPPENS TO LAND AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH • ...

Science - Hot Crossed Plates 2021-10-07

Science - Hot Crossed Plates crossword puzzle

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the mostly-solid bulk of Earths interior
plate of south
effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.
long, curved chain of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic
the rigid outer part of the earth
the quality of being easily shaped or molded

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special class of mountains.
fluid layer about 1,500 mi thick
plate of north
a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading
the upper layer of the earths mantle
the end of a pizza
plate of pacific
ong, narrow depressions
a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron

15 Clues: plate of north • plate of south • plate of pacific • the end of a pizza • ong, narrow depressions • special class of mountains. • fluid layer about 1,500 mi thick • the rigid outer part of the earth • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • the upper layer of the earths mantle • the mostly-solid bulk of Earths interior • the quality of being easily shaped or molded • ...

Vocabulary Crossword 2025-03-13

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Denser type of plate, found underwater.
Boundary where two plates move away from each other.
Solid rock
When two plates get stuck and then snap out of it.
An opening in Earth's crust where lava, gas, and ash escapes.
A narrow and long stretch of raised land.
When two things are related, but one does not cause the other to happen.

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Layer of liquid rock below plates.
Less dense type of plate.
Boundary where two plates move towards each other.
Boundary where two plates slide past each other.
A gradual shape change of a rock.
When one thing causes something to happen.
Pieces of bedrock between fault lines.
Liquid rock found below Earth's surface.

15 Clues: Solid rock • Less dense type of plate. • A gradual shape change of a rock. • Layer of liquid rock below plates. • Pieces of bedrock between fault lines. • Denser type of plate, found underwater. • Liquid rock found below Earth's surface. • A narrow and long stretch of raised land. • When one thing causes something to happen. • Boundary where two plates slide past each other. • ...

Crust thinnest and densest layer 2022-04-07

Crust thinnest and densest layer crossword puzzle

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a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock.
plate, a large piece of the earths surface.
plat, a tectonic plate moves the islands.
the upper layer of the earth’s mantle.
the degree of compactness of a substance.
really hot fire that turned into a liquid, and the magma comes from volcanoes of a hot spot.
describes the movement of the mantle.

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made of rock, and lava.
the outermost shell of the earth.
a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock.
the thinnest layer of the earth.
core, the inner core is primarily a solid ball.
plate, the crust of the ocean.
field, moves electrical charges.
core, a part of the earth that is made out of fluid.

15 Clues: made of rock, and lava. • plate, the crust of the ocean. • the thinnest layer of the earth. • field, moves electrical charges. • the outermost shell of the earth. • a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock. • describes the movement of the mantle. • the upper layer of the earth’s mantle. • plat, a tectonic plate moves the islands. • the degree of compactness of a substance. • ...

science 2015-02-11

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fault break in rock due to compression forces, where rocks above the fault surface move upward and over the rocks below the fault surface
measure of the energy released by an earthquake
core very dense, solid center od the Earth that is made of mostly iron with smaller amounts of oxygen, silicon, sulfur, or nickel
Earth's outermost layer, which varies in thickness from about 5km to 60km and is separated from the mantle by the Moho Discontinuity
waves waves that travel outward from an earthquke's focus and move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave
waves waves of energy that reach Earth's surface during an earthquake, travel outward from the epicenter, and move rock particles up and down, and side to side
rigid, outermost layer of Earth that is about 100km thick, and is composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle
device used by seimologists to record primary, secondary, suface waves from earthquakes
plastic-like layer below the lithosphere
drift hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that the states that continents have moved slowly to their current locations on Earth
fault break in rock due to shearing forces, where rocks on either side of the fault suface move past each other with little upward or downward movement

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in an earthquake, the point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs
point of Earth's surface directely above an earthquake's focus
waves waves that travel outward from an Earthquake's focus and cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is moving
largest layer inside Earth, lying directly above the outer core and that is made mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron
fault break in rock due to tension forces, where rock above the fault surface moves downward in relation to rock below the fault surface
core liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core, and that is made mostly of iron
current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that is thought to be the force behind plate tectioncs
tectonics theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle
surface along which rocks break and move
spreading theory that magma from below Earth's crust is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge, flows from the cracks as the seafloor spreads apart and bcomes solid as it cools, forming new seafloor
scientist who studiesearthquakes and seismic waves
waves energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus
single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago

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

Science Crosswords 1 QTR 2024-09-28

Science Crosswords 1 QTR crossword puzzle

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Proposed the continental Drift Theory.
Is the place where two lithospheric plates come together and one riding over the other.
Are mounds or small hills made up of sand.
Are high rocky coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea.
Earth's hydrosphere in the form of ive and permanent snow is mountain regions and it serves as key indicator for climate change.
Is almost similar to mesa as it has a flat-topped hill and steep sides and are formed in arid to semi-arid desert conditions.
This theory states that gravity and plated themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics.
It is the portion of the Earth that includes the planet's structure, rocks, minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape the Earth.
Natural features of the Earth's surface.
Also known as table lands or flat-topped mountains.
Is the study of current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular land form on a map.
Is a term derived from a Greek word "tekton", which means " carpenter " or "builder".
This is a point at whifh three boundaries meet.
which separates the crust from the mantle.
This plate boundary occurs when two plates are pushing toward each other.

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Is a naturally occurring rock that resembles the shape of a mushroom.
Are land forms formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
It can be found at the deepest region of the Earth.
It is the largest Delta in the world.
Are the largest mountain system in Europe.
Is caused by the release of massive amount of energy at Earth's crust that allows seismic waves to propagatw along Earth's surface.
This plain is found at the deepest part of the ocean.
Is the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
Is typically a low-lying triagular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, seas, or estuaries.
It is the study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state under conditions at which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.
It is a theory where earth is likened to a grape shape.
It is a boarder between two tectonic plates.
The point on Earth's surface directly aboce the focus.
glacier A type of glacier that is formed in high mountains.
Are elevated portions of land that are usually covered with grass and are used for grazing lands.
This is the world's largest and highest plateau.
Is the outer layer of the Earth.

Science Crosswords 1 QTR 2024-09-28

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Proposed the continental Drift Theory.
Is the place where two lithospheric plates come together and one riding over the other.
Are mounds or small hills made up of sand.
Are high rocky coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea.
Earth's hydrosphere in the form of ive and permanent snow is mountain regions and it serves as key indicator for climate change.
Is almost similar to mesa as it has a flat-topped hill and steep sides and are formed in arid to semi-arid desert conditions.
This theory states that gravity and plated themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics.
It is the portion of the Earth that includes the planet's structure, rocks, minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape the Earth.
Natural features of the Earth's surface.
Also known as table lands or flat-topped mountains.
Is the study of current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular land form on a map.
Is a term derived from a Greek word "tekton", which means " carpenter " or "builder".
This is a point at whifh three boundaries meet.
which separates the crust from the mantle.
This plate boundary occurs when two plates are pushing toward each other.

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Is a naturally occurring rock that resembles the shape of a mushroom.
Are land forms formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
It can be found at the deepest region of the Earth.
It is the largest Delta in the world.
Are the largest mountain system in Europe.
Is caused by the release of massive amount of energy at Earth's crust that allows seismic waves to propagatw along Earth's surface.
This plain is found at the deepest part of the ocean.
Is the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
Is typically a low-lying triagular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, seas, or estuaries.
It is the study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state under conditions at which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.
It is a theory where earth is likened to a grape shape.
It is a boarder between two tectonic plates.
The point on Earth's surface directly aboce the focus.
glacier A type of glacier that is formed in high mountains.
Are elevated portions of land that are usually covered with grass and are used for grazing lands.
This is the world's largest and highest plateau.
Is the outer layer of the Earth.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

unite 5 vocab part 2 2024-03-08

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the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
long narrow depression on the seafloor that forms at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts beneath another
elongate depression of Earth's surface
a series of extremely long waves caused by large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually as a result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor
stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions
the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantel at a convergent plate boundary

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a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
stress that squeezes rocks until folds or breaks
stress that stretches rocks so that it becomes thinner in the middle

14 Clues: elongate depression of Earth's surface • stress that squeezes rocks until folds or breaks • a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Key Words 2014-01-08

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definite shape
the path of each planet around the sun is an ellipse
anything that takes up space
movement caused within a fluid
the taste when you drink ocean water
hydrogen atoms collide
the point of rupture within earth
like water
rain
heat or electricity is transmitted through a substance
like when you hit rock bottom,the lowest point
theory of how the earth was made
comes after the earthquake
breaking down of rock fragments
formed by heat and pressure
forward and back, primary
formed from cooling and hardeing of magma
side sweeping
transfer of energy through empty space
pulling apart
formed from sediments
the amount or matter in an object
measure of magnitude of the largest wave
like a hookah pen
involves sea rising and doing damage
point on surface above earthquake focus
sinking of ground
the movement of the break down rock fragments

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up and down, secondary
sediments
come days, weeks, or years before the main earthquake
includes crust and upper most part of the most
crashing
passage of gas
presses sediments together
currents caused by very hot material
length of time it takes a planet to orbit the sun is porportional to its distance from the sun
neither definite volume or shape
an instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake
like a hookah bar with vapor
oldest on bottom, youngest on the top
plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere
shaped like a U
shallow and narrow body of fluid condensation, like a hookah pen
includes top of mantle below the lithosphere
an amount of water that flows through the river bed
made from rock fragments
lithification of sediments or particles
equal areas covered in equal times
low triangular area

50 Clues: rain • crashing • sediments • like water • side sweeping • pulling apart • definite shape • passage of gas • shaped like a U • like a hookah pen • sinking of ground • low triangular area • formed from sediments • up and down, secondary • hydrogen atoms collide • made from rock fragments • forward and back, primary • presses sediments together • comes after the earthquake • formed by heat and pressure • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A personal of social moral code
An animal that eats plants and animals
Decomposing by natural processes
Most active during the day
Animals without a backbone
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
A series of changes that go in a loop.
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Animals that are hunted by other animals

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Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
An animal that eats plants or animals
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An organism's role in its community
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Materials found in nature used by humans
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Living on land
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
To have the ability to do work
An organism that breaks down materials
Animals with backbones
A group of living things that are found together
The number of a group of spieces in one area

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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An organism that breaks down materials
Animals with backbones
Materials found in nature used by humans
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
A personal of social moral code
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Animals without a backbone
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
The number of a group of spieces in one area
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A series of changes that go in a loop.
An animal that eats plants or animals
Most active during the day
To have the ability to do work

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A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Decomposing by natural processes
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An animal that eats plants and animals
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
An organism's role in its community
Living on land
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
A group of living things that are found together
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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The number of a group of spieces in one area
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
An animal that eats plants or animals
Most active during the day
A personal of social moral code
A series of changes that go in a loop.
A group of living things that are found together
Materials found in nature used by humans
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
To have the ability to do work
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival

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Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An organism's role in its community
Decomposing by natural processes
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
Animals without a backbone
Animals with backbones
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Living on land
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
An animal that eats plants and animals
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
An organism that breaks down materials
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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A series of changes that go in a loop.
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
An organism's role in its community
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Most active during the day
Living on land
Decomposing by natural processes
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Animals that are hunted by other animals
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Materials found in nature used by humans
An animal that eats plants or animals
A group of living things that are found together
Animals without a backbone
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive

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To have the ability to do work
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
An organism that breaks down materials
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An animal that eats plants and animals
Animals with backbones
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
A personal of social moral code
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
A personal of social moral code
A group of living things that are found together
Animals with backbones
Living on land
To have the ability to do work
Decomposing by natural processes
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
Most active during the day

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Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit an organism
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
A series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
A series of changes that go in a loop.
An organism's role in its community
Total number of animals an area is able to support
Animals without a backbone
An animal that eats plants or animals
An organism that breaks down materials
web A systems of many food chains linked together
Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Materials found in nature used by humans
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
A resource that can be replaced quickly
An animal that eats plants and animals
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
The number of a group of spieces in one area
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
A plant that uses the sun to produce food

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Weather Crossword 2022-03-11

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The boundary between 2 air masses of different density, moisture or temperature
Water falling from clouds
A line on a weather map that connects points of equal barometric pressure (or air pressure)
Process of changing from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid
Model A set of symbols used on a weather map to show the weather conditions at a specific location
All of the water on the Earth’s surface
A small, violent, swirling low pressure system that moves in a narrow path over land
humidity The amount of water vapor in the air, compared to how much the air could hold at that temperature (expressed as a percentage)
The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
point The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms
A line on a weather map that connects points of equal temperature
Heat energy transferred through the flow of material (remember “convection currents” from plate tectonics??)
The amount of water vapor in the air

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A group of chemical compounds responsible for destroying ozone (CFC)
Heat energy transferred by waves or rays (like the sun)
Process of changing from a liquid to a gas
The study of weather
pressure The force applied on an area by the surrounding air molecules
Heat energy transferred through direct contact (when you touch the stove it is hot)
Effect Natural heating that occurs when certain gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat.
Layer The layer of the stratosphere responsible for absorbing most of the sun’s harmful UV radiation
A large swirling low pressure system that forms over the warm ocean (also known as a typhoon or a cyclone)
A person who studies weather and its impact on the world
Mass A large body of air that has uniform properties such as pressure, temperature and humidity
Earth’s air; a relatively thin layer of gasses, solids and liquids that surround the planet.

25 Clues: The study of weather • Water falling from clouds • The amount of water vapor in the air • All of the water on the Earth’s surface • Process of changing from a liquid to a gas • Heat energy transferred by waves or rays (like the sun) • Process of changing from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid • A person who studies weather and its impact on the world • ...

SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2024-09-28

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A LARGE ELEVATED LANDFORM
ROBERT DIETZ COINED THIS TERM IN 1961.
A PIECE OF LAND THAT PROJECTS INTO A BODY OF WATER & IS CONNECTED TO THE MAINLAND BY AN ISTHMUS.
IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF EARTH.
THE LARGEST DELTA IN THE WORLD.
DEEP RAVINE BETWEEN CLIFFS.
FORCES & EVENTS THAT LEAD TO A LARGE STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION OF EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE.
A THEORY THAT EXPLAINED HOW CONTINENTS SHIFT POSITION ON EARTHS SURFACE.
PORTION OF LANDS ELEVATED THOUSANDS OF FEET ABOVE THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
LOW-LYING TRIANGULAR AREA LOCATED AT THE MOUTH OF RIVERS WHERE IT MEETS AN OCEAN, SEA, OR ESTUARY.
SILT-SIZED SEDIMENT FORMED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF WINDBLOWN DUST.
ELEVATED PORTIONS OF LANDS THAT ARE FORMED BY GEOLOGIC ACTIVITIES.
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN SYSTEM & ALSO THE YOUNGEST IN THE WORLD.
A BEND IN A SINUOUS WATERCOURSE OF RIVER.
FLAT & BROAD LAND AREAS.

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MOUNDS OR SMALL HILLS MADE UP OF SAND.
HAS A FLAT-TOPPED HILL & STEEP SIDES.
THE BORDER BETWEEN TWO TECTONIC PLATES.
THE NATURAL PHYSICAL FEATURES ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH.
FORMED BY THE CHEMICAL & MECHANICAL ACTION OF THE WIND.
A NATURAL PHENOMENON THAT'S CHARACTERIZED BY A SUDDEN, VIOLENT SHIFTING OF MASSIVE PLATES UNDERNEATH EARTH'S SURFACE.
GENERATED WHEN THE OCEAN FLOOR ABRUPTLY DEFORMS & VERTICALLY DISPLACES THE OVERLAYING WATER.
THE MOSTLY SOLID BULK OF EARTH'S INTERIOR.
REGIONS IN EARTH CHARACTERIZED BY VERY STRONG EARTHQUAKES WHICH OCCUR BECAUSE THE ACTION OF THE DOWN GOING SLAB INTERACTS WITH THE OVERRIDING SLAB.
AN EARTHQUAKE THAT RESULTS FROM DENOTATION OF CHEMICALS OR NUCLEAR DEVICES.
LANDFORM THAT HAS A OPENING AT THE TOP CALLED VENT.
DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PLATE TECTONICS.
PLAINS THAT R FOUND AT THE DEEPEST PART OF THE PCEAN
HUGE, SLOW-MOVING BODIES OF ICE.
LOW LYING AREA OF LAND SITUATED BETWEEN HILLS OR MOUNTAINS.
HIGH ROCKY COASTS THAT PLUNGE DOWN TO THE EDGE OF THE SEA.
LARGEST MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN EUROPE.

32 Clues: FLAT & BROAD LAND AREAS. • A LARGE ELEVATED LANDFORM • DEEP RAVINE BETWEEN CLIFFS. • THE LARGEST DELTA IN THE WORLD. • IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF EARTH. • HUGE, SLOW-MOVING BODIES OF ICE. • LARGEST MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN EUROPE. • HAS A FLAT-TOPPED HILL & STEEP SIDES. • DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PLATE TECTONICS. • MOUNDS OR SMALL HILLS MADE UP OF SAND. • ...

Geology words 2024-08-28

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A fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.
The innermost part of the Earth, composed of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core, primarily made of iron and nickel.
The process by which soil, rock, and other surface materials are worn away and transported by wind, water, or ice.
A type of rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
The gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface over geological time.
Rocks that have undergone transformation due to high pressure and temperature without melting.
The layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core, made up of semi-solid rock.
Layers of rock or sediment that have accumulated over time, often visible in cliffs or other rock formations.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions.

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The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.
The breaking down of rocks and minerals by various factors such as water, wind, and temperature changes.
A hollow rock lined with crystals or mineral matter on the inside.
The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
A rupture in the Earth's crust that allows lava, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface.
Waves Waves of energy that travel through the Earth as a result of an earthquake or other underground explosion.
The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock.
Rocks formed by the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles over time.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and a crystalline structure.
The preserved remains or traces of ancient living organisms found in rocks.
Molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface that can form igneous rock when it cools.

20 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock. • A hollow rock lined with crystals or mineral matter on the inside. • Magma that reaches the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions. • The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. • The preserved remains or traces of ancient living organisms found in rocks. • ...

Plate Motion 2023-09-14

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Evidence from the past such as foot prints
Landform only found at convergent plate boundaries
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet
When plates move away from each other
When plates move toward each other
Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
Made of soft solid rock
Shows you what the inside of something looks like

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Where two plates meet
A section of the outer layer
Landform only found at divergent plate boundaries
Made of hard solid rock

12 Clues: Where two plates meet • Made of hard solid rock • Made of soft solid rock • A section of the outer layer • When plates move toward each other • When plates move away from each other • Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • Evidence from the past such as foot prints • A feature that forms on the surface of a planet • Landform only found at divergent plate boundaries • ...

Alexis Smith 2023-03-07

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the global economy is shifting
the planet that we live on
rifting or seafloor spreading causes plate
range sits near a convergent plate boundary
They hold widely divergent opinions
The San Andreas Fault and Queen Charlotte
floor large slabs of Earth's lithosphere

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Sea level changes are mostly due to glaciation
She watched the sun set behind
line thus prone to violent earthquakes
volcanoes I stood up were like a volcano erupting.
of fire Volcanoes in Antarctica,including Mount

12 Clues: the planet that we live on • She watched the sun set behind • the global economy is shifting • They hold widely divergent opinions • line thus prone to violent earthquakes • floor large slabs of Earth's lithosphere • The San Andreas Fault and Queen Charlotte • rifting or seafloor spreading causes plate • range sits near a convergent plate boundary • ...

nlkbvcgdfxzs 2025-11-20

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plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's crust
type of rocks made of sediments
rocks formed by magma/lava
a hot semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
a sudden violent shaking of the ground

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a big sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
can be in a dormant state and can erupt when active
plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's ocean floors
magma above land
rock made by intense heat and pressure

10 Clues: magma above land • rocks formed by magma/lava • type of rocks made of sediments • rock made by intense heat and pressure • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • can be in a dormant state and can erupt when active • plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's crust • a big sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance • ...

PRINT TERMS 2024-05-21

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Adjusting images to optimize values for highlight and shadow, neutral tones, skin tones, and sharpness, to compensate for impurities in the printing ink and color separation.
A splicer unit that bonds a new web to the existing web without stopping any operations on a web-fed press.
A group of cylinders used to transfer images from the printing plate to the substrate. In a lithographic press, the printing system consists of a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder.
A printing method in which inked images are offset or transferred from one surface to another.
A resilient material that is attached to a cylinder and used as an image transfer material from the plate cylinder to the substrate.
A printing system component that brings the paper to be printed into contact with the blanket cylinder.
A duplicate relief plate that is produced from a mold through an electrochemical process.
The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric.
Imaging systems that expose fully-paginated digital materials to plates in platesetters or imagesetters without creating film intermediates.
The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads.
A measurement that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, as measured on the pH scale.
A relief printing process that uses flexible printing plates for printing long run jobs.
A group of rollers designed to carry ink to the image area of the printing plate.
A process in which a power source feeds electrical charges between the impression roller and the printing cylinder, creating a force that helps release ink from the etched cells.
A control device that prevents more than one sheet of paper from entering the press.
A group of rollers designed to apply moisture to the nonimage area of the printing plate.

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Percentage of area per square inch in a fabric through which ink can pass.
A continuous dampening system that uses a brush roller to transfer fountain solution from the fountain roller to the rest of the system.
Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once.
A relief press that prints by pressing a type form or plate against a platen, the surface that holds the paper to be printed.
A printing process that uses a squeegee to force ink through a porous fabric covered by a stencil that blocks the nonimage areas. The ink pressed through the open image areas produces the image on a substrate.
A curved or triangular plane that serves as the folding surface on a web-fed press.
A uniform stack of paper that accepts sheets from the delivery system of a sheet-fed press.
Plastic relief plates commonly used in flexographic printing. The surface contains a light-sensitive polymer coating that hardens after exposure.
A printing system component that holds the plate on the press.
A rubber or plastic blade used to force ink through the open areas of a screen-printing stencil.
A single thread
A device used to bond a new roll to the end of an existing web on a web-fed press.
Solvents added to ink to change the viscosity of the ink. They do not affect drying time.
A method of printing from cells or depressions that are engraved below the nonimage area of the printing cylinder.

30 Clues: A single thread • A printing system component that holds the plate on the press. • The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric. • Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once. • The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads. • Percentage of area per square inch in a fabric through which ink can pass. • ...

Footing, Foundation & WALL 2025-01-20

Footing, Foundation & WALL crossword puzzle

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Rare or to standout from the rest.
valley of a roof protrudes in.
A stud that used above or below a rough opening in between the King, and these studs over a door are anchored to the header and top plate. When under a window these studs are anchored to the windowsill and bottom plate. When over a window they are anchored to the header and top plate.
Where all studs are anchored to at the bottom.
A cut that is made where the vertical plane of the saw blade is more or less than 90degrees and the horizontal plane of the saw blade is changed more or less than 90 degrees?
The bottom of a window in between jack studs and above cripple studs.
Treat others how you would like to be treated?
The bottom rough structural wood is anchored to foundation.
A cut perfectly straight up and down that is more or less than 90 degrees from the fence.
A cut made 90 degrees from the fence but the saw blade’s vertical plane has changed more or less than 90 degrees?
A Horizontal member of rough opening that supports the load over a door or window. It Is anchored to king studs and jack studs .
Outer part of Rough Opening that runs vertical next to Jack Stud and anchored to the Bottom Plate, Top Plate jack stud, and Header.
Is always straighter than a cut.
Runs vertical Not part of a rough opening that is anchored to Top plate and bottom plate.
Perfectly straight up and down?
A pre-drilled hole that prevents stress and cracking when putting in a screw?
short spanding large dimensional lumber used to support the flooring and platforms of the house.

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Internal consistency or lack of corruption
Osb or plywood installed over joists on which the finished floor will be laid.
Something that has to be done by a certain time?
What is a cut that is made with a stop clamped to the fence?
A cut that is made perfectly straight up and down and 90 degrees from the fence?
Ridge of a roof protrudes out.
Boaders all joists
The top of framed walls that runs most of the time horizontal and sometimes at a upward angle and all studs are anchored to it expect jack studs, and when cripplers are under a window.
Long spanding metal or wood that sits on Columns.
Part of Rough Opening that runs vertically from Bottom Plate to Header and runs on the inside the King Stud.
To set the depth of the screw below the surface of the lumber?
Concrete structures that is anchor to Earth that distributes weight of structure to the ground on the outside border of structure.
The framed in opening, slightly bigger than a window or a door. That consists of Jack stud, King stud, Header, Crippler Studs, Sill.
Vertically plumb goes in between footing and beam or girder.
Concrete poured in a deep trench to support Columns that distributes weight to the ground that is inside foundation border
Stating the facts of reality ?
Perfectly straight up and down and level?

34 Clues: Boaders all joists • valley of a roof protrudes in. • Ridge of a roof protrudes out. • Stating the facts of reality ? • Perfectly straight up and down? • Is always straighter than a cut. • Rare or to standout from the rest. • Perfectly straight up and down and level? • Internal consistency or lack of corruption • Where all studs are anchored to at the bottom. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

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The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.

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A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

Benjamin Sproston 2015-04-30

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upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges
branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks
linear feature
earth that is divided into small plates
sliding plate force
a instrument used for measuring magnetic forces
sideways or downward movement of a plate
portion of motion of a tectonic plate
long steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block

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land mass that existed when the continents were joined
actively disforming region
changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field
the moving of earth
the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface
a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times

15 Clues: linear feature • the moving of earth • sliding plate force • actively disforming region • portion of motion of a tectonic plate • upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges • earth that is divided into small plates • sideways or downward movement of a plate • a instrument used for measuring magnetic forces • land mass that existed when the continents were joined • ...

Science Crossword Challenge (get it right, win a prize!) 2020-06-19

Science Crossword Challenge (get it right, win a prize!) crossword puzzle

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American, Industrial or one year
Rocks with fossils
Biggest planet, greatest god
Ours is "milky"
Diamond, for example; or talc
The end of a species
Wall of water made by earthquakes
Transformed by heat and pressure
Mars has two, Venus none
Roman god of war
Rocks made of magma

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Rocky, warm, small
Planets of many moons, rings, gas
Study of how Earth's plates move
The "happy" part of an atom
Bad stuff on land, air and sea
Symbol of Mott Hall
The study of objects beyond Earth
The longest day
Gases that keep Earth warm, like CO2
Outer rock belt
Spinning in astronomy

22 Clues: Ours is "milky" • The longest day • Outer rock belt • Roman god of war • Rocky, warm, small • Rocks with fossils • Symbol of Mott Hall • Rocks made of magma • The end of a species • Spinning in astronomy • Mars has two, Venus none • The "happy" part of an atom • Biggest planet, greatest god • Diamond, for example; or talc • Bad stuff on land, air and sea • American, Industrial or one year • ...

SCI-Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-06

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Is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
Rising mantle material makes plates move away from the ridge
Dense plate, sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a force.
Is the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source.
Is a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
Deep area in the ocean floor between two plates where subduction is occurring.
Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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Is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
Is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
One plate is being pulled down into the mantle.

10 Clues: One plate is being pulled down into the mantle. • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Rising mantle material makes plates move away from the ridge • Is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. • Dense plate, sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a force. • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2022-01-11

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle

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A deep valley where two plates move apart
a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere
A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
thickest layer of the earth
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth

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A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
a deep canyon on the ocean floor
Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth

15 Clues: thickest layer of the earth • a deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. 2023-01-24

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. crossword puzzle

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Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
A huge mountain built with Magma.
A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago

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The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis.
A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
A deep valley where two plates move apart
A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A huge mountain built with Magma. • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis. • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review 2023-11-01

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review crossword puzzle

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The Earth's inner core is mainly made up of _________ and nickle.
This type of plate movement occurs when plates move away from one another.
The speed and ___________ of waves change depending on the material the wave is moving through.
This layer of the Earth is made up of cool and rigid rock. It contains the upper mantle and the crust.
This layer of the Earth only makes up about 1% of the Earth's total mass.
This type of seismic wave can travel through solids and liquids.
This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle.
Name of the waves scientists use to study the inside of the Earth.

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This type of plate movement can build mountains.
The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________.
This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes.
This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest.
Most activity on the Earth occurs at or near plate _____________.
Density ___________ as you move towards the center of the Earth.
This type of seismic wave arrives second.

15 Clues: This type of seismic wave arrives second. • This type of plate movement can build mountains. • This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle. • The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________. • This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest. • This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes. • ...

This Week's Crossword 2025-11-12

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The person who proposed the tectonic plate theory
The -- theory is the theory where the continents have moved over time, separating from the supercontinent Pangea
The places where tectonic plates meet
At a convergent boundary, one plate sinks into another, sinking into the mantle.
A geological feature made by convergent boundaries, both plates pushing upward, resulting in...
Tectonic plates slide against each other in this boundary
The supercontinent that existed a long time ago, uniting Earth's lands

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Tectonic plates meet and push against each other in this boundary
Tectonic plates separate from each other in this boundary
A place within a tectonic plate where hot mantle wells up from under the plate
A notable underwater mountain range near a divergent boundary
A geological feature made by convergent boundaries in subduction zones, where molten rock wells up in the continental crust
Slabs of the lithosphere that slide across the asthenosphere because of the mantle's convection currents
A geological feature where plates pull away from each other and result in a canyon-like structure
New oceanic crust gets created through this process

15 Clues: The places where tectonic plates meet • The person who proposed the tectonic plate theory • New oceanic crust gets created through this process • Tectonic plates separate from each other in this boundary • Tectonic plates slide against each other in this boundary • A notable underwater mountain range near a divergent boundary • ...

Zahra Jamaluddin 2021-12-15

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This is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
This is a geologist who studies the processes involved in the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes and their current and historic eruptions.
This is a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
This is an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
This is where two plates move away from each other.
This is a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in the air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.
This is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
When lava and gas are released from a volcano.

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This is an area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma.
Adjustments that take place after a major earthquake generate smaller earthquakes.
This is the place within Earth where earthquake waves originate.
This is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
A circular cone of hardened lava, ash, and tephra around a single vent.
This is an opening at the Earth's surface through which magma erupts or volcanic gases are emitted.
This is the circular surface depression caused by volcanic activity.
This is the measurement of the amount of energy released during an earthquake.
Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock are formed on cooling.
Hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.

20 Clues: When lava and gas are released from a volcano. • This is where two plates move away from each other. • The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • This is the place within Earth where earthquake waves originate. • This is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
An animal that eats plants and animals
An organism's role in its community
Decomposing by natural processes
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Materials found in nature used by humans
Animals without a backbone
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
A series of changes that go in a loop.
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Most active during the day
An organism that breaks down materials
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
A group of living things that are found together
A personal of social moral code

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An animal that eats plants or animals
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
To have the ability to do work
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Living on land
Animals with backbones
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
The number of a group of spieces in one area
Animals that are hunted by other animals
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • An animal that eats plants and animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
A personal of social moral code
Animals without a backbone
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
Decomposing by natural processes
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Living on land
An animal that eats plants or animals
An organism's role in its community
Most active during the day
A group of living things that are found together

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Materials found in nature used by humans
The number of a group of spieces in one area
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
A series of changes that go in a loop.
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
An organism that breaks down materials
Animals with backbones
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
To have the ability to do work
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
An animal that eats plants and animals
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Web A systems of many food chains linked together

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Animals without a backbone • Most active during the day • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • A series of changes that go in a loop. • An organism that breaks down materials • ...

Camp Crossword Puzzle 2017-10-09

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Food, water, shelter, and other resources that suit and organism
Most active during the day
A plant that uses the sun to produce food
Everything surrounding an organism; non living and living
Animals with backbones
An animal that eats plants and animals
Series of major changes in appearance in an organism's life
An organism that breaks down materials
An organism's role in its community
Decomposing by natural processes
Web A systems of many food chains linked together
The break of the earth's crust cause two sides collide together; resulting an earthquake
Species Plants and animals in danger of becoming extinct
A group of living things that are found together
Living on land
Animals that are hunted by other animals
Materials found in nature used by humans
Coloration An organism that changes color, or camouflage, to help to survive
Tectonics The movement of the earth's crust causing geologic events
To have the ability to do work
A personal of social moral code

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Capacity Total number of animals an area is able to support
An animal that eats other living materials; can't make its own food
An animal that eats plants or animals
Natural resources that do not regenerate themselves
Animals without a backbone
The decaying of rocks caused by weather
Forces wearing away parts of the earth
A process which green plants use sunlight to make food
The number of a group of spieces in one area
The imitation of an organism being another; improves chance of survival
A characteristic that improves chance of survival
An Indian tribe that roamed the coast and desert
Resource A resource that can be replaced quickly
A series of changes that go in a loop.

35 Clues: Living on land • Animals with backbones • Most active during the day • Animals without a backbone • To have the ability to do work • A personal of social moral code • Decomposing by natural processes • An organism's role in its community • An animal that eats plants or animals • Forces wearing away parts of the earth • An animal that eats plants and animals • ...

OCCT Vocabulary 2013-03-19

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war- a war that involves nuclear weapons
attempt to destroy a whole people
heritage- a characteristic of a people belonging to a group sharing the same language, religion and culture
people's beliefs and practices about the exsistence, nature and worship of a god or gods
desire for a particular good or service
perspective- a way of looking at the world using geographic tools and concepts
trait- idea or way of doing things that is common in certain culture
organizations- an organization that crosses borders, such as a large corporation with stores in multiple countries
child policy- China's family planning policy: under this law, many married couples are only allowed to have one child
good or services sold within a country that is produced in another country
relief- when organizations send goods and supplies to countries that are suffering
goods or services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
storm much like a hurricane
official South African government policy of keeping white and black South Africans apart
stability-when politics proceed without violence or disruption
population- decline in population due to declining birth rates

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imagery- picture of Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit
the change when arable land dries out and become desert
tectonics- theory that explains how huge blocks of Earth's crust called "plates" move
leader with complete control over the government usually by force
amount of a good or service that is available for use
seasonal winds
corridor-areas that are heavily industrialized
war- a war that does not involve nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons
series of huge waves
mortality rate- number of infant deaths out of 1,000
farming- a farming technique on a slope that uses steps, so that a rain does not wash the nutrients away
monarch- system of government in which the monarch has unlimited power over the government

28 Clues: seasonal winds • series of huge waves • storm much like a hurricane • attempt to destroy a whole people • desire for a particular good or service • war- a war that involves nuclear weapons • corridor-areas that are heavily industrialized • mortality rate- number of infant deaths out of 1,000 • amount of a good or service that is available for use • ...

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