plate Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The age of the oldest continent
  2. A plate boundary where to plates slide past each other
  3. A big puff of hot mantle coming up from deep in the earth
  4. Molten rock under the surface of the earth
  5. She helped prove the theory of plate tectonics
  6. Anything having to do with vibration in the earth’s crust
  7. A period in history when glaciers covered most of the earth
  8. A plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  9. When the earth’s plates split apart from each other
  10. Where the crust is being pulled apart to form a trench
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  1. Part of the upper mantle that is solid but can flow
  2. Another word for the crust of the earth
  3. Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis
  4. It uses sound to detect things on or under water
  5. Movement in the mantle because of changes in temperature
  6. The study of the bottom of bodies of water
  7. An area that surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean where a lot of volcanoes erupt and earthquakes happen
  8. A supercontinent
  9. This volcano is located in Pompeii and erupted in 79 CE
  10. The part of the earth’s surface right above the starting point of an earthquake

20 Clues: A supercontinent • Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis • The age of the oldest continent • Another word for the crust of the earth • The study of the bottom of bodies of water • Molten rock under the surface of the earth • She helped prove the theory of plate tectonics • It uses sound to detect things on or under water • Part of the upper mantle that is solid but can flow • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most earthquakes occur at plate ___ where the stress is the greatest
  2. Measured by a seismograph
  3. The strength of an earthquake
  4. Body waves that are slower
  5. Amount of damage
  6. Body waves that are the fastest
  7. Slower moving waves that may cause the greatest damage
  8. A fracture between two or more blocks of rock
  9. Is there a reliable way to predict earthquakes?
  10. Types of ___ can affect how buildings respond to seismic waves
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  1. Instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  2. Spot on surface above the focus
  3. Measured by observation
  4. Location of the first motion in Earth
  5. The difference between arrival times of P and S waves
  6. Areas where no body waves are detected
  7. Tsunamis form when the epicenter is on the ___ floor
  8. A type of surface wave
  9. What an earthquake can cause (water)
  10. Secondary (S) waves travel through ___ only

20 Clues: Amount of damage • A type of surface wave • Measured by observation • Measured by a seismograph • Body waves that are slower • The strength of an earthquake • Spot on surface above the focus • Body waves that are the fastest • What an earthquake can cause (water) • Location of the first motion in Earth • Areas where no body waves are detected • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. slowest moving waves
  2. the theory that proposes that Earths outer shell consist of individual plates that interact in various ways
  3. how many types of surface waves
  4. the amount of layers Earth is made up of
  5. areas of low earthquake activity
  6. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
  7. caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault.
  8. measures ground motion and can be used to determine determine the distance seismic waves travel
  9. spot on surface above the focus
  10. fastest waves that travel through liquids or gases
  11. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
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  1. location of first motion in Earth
  2. what plates are made of
  3. the strength of an earthquake
  4. slower waves that travel through solids only
  5. areas where no body waves are detected
  6. refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction
  7. where plates slide past each other
  8. small earthquakes that precede a large earthquake
  9. the layer of earth we live on

20 Clues: slowest moving waves • what plates are made of • the strength of an earthquake • the layer of earth we live on • how many types of surface waves • spot on surface above the focus • areas of low earthquake activity • location of first motion in Earth • where plates slide past each other • areas where no body waves are detected • the amount of layers Earth is made up of • ...

plate tectonics 2024-02-08

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earths crust move and change shape
  2. the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations
  3. soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  5. the thickest layer of the earth
  6. the inner most layer of the earth
  7. these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc.
  8. strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  9. the layer of the earth that we live on
  10. alfred wegner
  11. this creates mountains, treches, earthquakes, etc.
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  1. tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  4. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  5. Harry Hess came up with this idea
  6. this layer of the earth takes up 33% of the the earth
  7. core the only liquid layer of the earth
  8. the nature of somethings ingredients
  9. plate there are 10 of these on earth

20 Clues: alfred wegner • the thickest layer of the earth • the inner most layer of the earth • Harry Hess came up with this idea • the nature of somethings ingredients • plate there are 10 of these on earth • the layer of the earth that we live on • core the only liquid layer of the earth • these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The strong lower part of the mantle.
  2. The thin layer/surface of our planet that we live on.
  3. The very hot and dense center of our planet made of iron and nickel.
  4. The inner most layer of the earth made up of solid iron and nickel.
  5. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load.srength,ductiily,impact resistance,and toughness.
  6. The only liquid layer of the planet that was discovered by seismic activity.
  7. The nature of something's ingredients or constituents.
  8. The plastic like layer of the mantle.
  9. When 2 tectonic plates go the opposite direction of each other.
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  1. A theory proposed by Alfred Wegner that pieces of the earths crust moves.
  2. Broken up parts of the Lithosphere.
  3. The process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the earths surface and solidifies.
  4. Tectonic plates that move which Alfred Wegener suggested and how that was Pangea was seperated.
  5. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object.
  6. The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations.
  7. The middle layer of the earth which is the largest and makes up 66 percent of the earth.
  8. A large crack in the earth's surface.
  9. When 2 plates slide past each other.
  10. When 2 tectonic plates push together.
  11. The layer that is composed of the crust and the upper mantle.

20 Clues: Broken up parts of the Lithosphere. • The strong lower part of the mantle. • When 2 plates slide past each other. • A large crack in the earth's surface. • When 2 tectonic plates push together. • The plastic like layer of the mantle. • The thin layer/surface of our planet that we live on. • The nature of something's ingredients or constituents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The only liquid layer of the Earth
  2. A hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass
  3. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load
  4. Strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. The theory that explains how plate tectonics move and change shape
  6. Tectonic plates move apart from each other
  7. Tectonic plates collide together
  8. The thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth
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  1. Something's ingredients or constituents
  2. Soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
  3. Solid outer layer of the outermost part of the Earth
  4. Innermost layer of the Earth
  5. The sinking of the regions of the Earth's crust
  6. The middle layer of the Earth
  7. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms
  8. Tectonic plates slide past each other
  9. A piece of lithosphere that floats on the asthenosphere
  10. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  11. A break in a body of rock
  12. The center of the Earth

20 Clues: The center of the Earth • A break in a body of rock • Innermost layer of the Earth • The middle layer of the Earth • Strong, lower part of the mantle • Tectonic plates collide together • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • Tectonic plates slide past each other • Something's ingredients or constituents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the Asthenosphere and the outer core.
  2. The soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  3. Solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  4. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  5. The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents
  6. The hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location.
  7. The center of the Earth, like a ball of hot metal and it is mostly iron and nickel.
  8. The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer.
  9. Tectonic plates move apart together and form depending on the types.
  10. Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness.
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  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  2. The only liquid layer of the planet.
  3. The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth ´ s crust move and change shape.
  4. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object.
  5. The sinking of regions of the Earth ´ s crust to lower elevations.
  6. Tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes.
  7. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.
  8. The inner most layer of the Earth.
  9. The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth.
  10. Tectonic plates collide together and from various land forms depending on the types that converge.

20 Clues: The inner most layer of the Earth. • The only liquid layer of the planet. • The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth. • The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents • The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer. • Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object. • ...

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of the earth
  2. The point of origin of an earthquake
  3. Huge wave caused by sudden plate movement
  4. the layer of hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core
  5. Continents have moved to a different place
  6. Vibration from underground movement
  7. A deep valley formed because of plate movement
  8. Melted rock on Earth’s surface
  9. A break in the earth's crust
  10. bending of rock layers
  11. A person who studies the properties of the earth
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  1. When plates meet and one slides under or over
  2. When plates crash into one another
  3. innermost layer of the earth, very hot
  4. When plates slide past each other
  5. An opening in the earth's crust where gases erupt
  6. Two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  7. Supercontinent
  8. How major landforms are created due to movement
  9. When molten adds new crust to the ocean floor

20 Clues: Supercontinent • bending of rock layers • A break in the earth's crust • Melted rock on Earth’s surface • The outermost layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other • When plates crash into one another • Vibration from underground movement • The point of origin of an earthquake • Two tectonic plates are pulling apart • innermost layer of the earth, very hot • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-04-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. plates move apart, or diverge
  2. sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  4. made of alternating layers of lava flows and ash flows
  5. a force that changes the shape or volume of rocks
  6. zipper line chains of undersea mountains
  7. molten rock flows up through the crack in earths crust and hardens into solid strips of new rock on both sides of the crack
  8. an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface, independent of plate boundary
  9. single number that geologists use to assign to an earthquake based on earthquake's size
  10. dead
  11. wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or landslide
  12. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions in a sideways movement
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  1. plates slip past each other
  2. a structure that forms in Earth's crust
  3. sleeping
  4. an idea that can be tested by experimentation or investigation
  5. plates come together
  6. undersea valleys that are the deepest parts of the ocean
  7. shaking and trembling that results from plate movement
  8. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  9. ideas that are supported by a vast, diverse array of evidence
  10. a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  11. once magma reaches the surface
  12. stress that stretches rocks is that it becomes thinner in the middle

24 Clues: dead • sleeping • plates come together • plates slip past each other • plates move apart, or diverge • once magma reaches the surface • a structure that forms in Earth's crust • zipper line chains of undersea mountains • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • a force that changes the shape or volume of rocks • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Where two tectonic plates meet
  2. This type of rock is by sediment that is compacted and cemented
  3. Upward movement of rock layers
  4. The dropping of pieces of weathered rock carried by water, wind, or ice
  5. The longest unit of time
  6. The outer part of the Earth
  7. The unit of time periods are broken up into
  8. An opening in the Earth's surface through which magma is released
  9. Melted rock that reaches the Earth's surface
  10. A process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to new places
  11. The type of plates that make up sections of the lithosphere
  12. Consists of three eons and includes much of the earth's history
  13. Process by which rock layers are squeezed together and pushed up
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  1. The permanent dying out of of a species or larger group of organisms
  2. This law states that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, older layers of rock lie under younger rock layers
  3. Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface
  4. These are the units that eons are divided up into
  5. This type of rock forms when existing rock is exposed to high heat, high pressure, or both
  6. Material that is deposited
  7. This type of fossil is of an organism that existed only for a short period of geologic time
  8. The study of earth's history, processes, and structures
  9. This type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens
  10. Is the age of an object in comparison to another object or event
  11. A great variety of living things appeared during this time
  12. The preserved remains of or evidence of organisms that lived in the distant past
  13. This breaks rock down to smaller pieces
  14. When there are no more of individuals of those species living on Earth
  15. A block of time during which unique rock layers were laid down
  16. Break or crack in the Earth's surface in which spreading occurs

29 Clues: The longest unit of time • Material that is deposited • The outer part of the Earth • Where two tectonic plates meet • Upward movement of rock layers • Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface • This breaks rock down to smaller pieces • The unit of time periods are broken up into • Melted rock that reaches the Earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. ‐ A huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor
  2. where two plates slide against each other
  3. ‐The border between two tectonic plates.
  4. melted rock on Earth’s surface.
  5. an area where two or more tectonic plates meet
  6. the layer of Earth between the core and the crust
  7. ‐ a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere
  8. ‐A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents
  9. is formed when very hot rock rises from the mantle and erupts through Earth’s crust.
  10. a divergent boundary occurs where two plates
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  1. melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  3. ‐ Any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
  4. ‐ The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago
  5. where one plate slides under another as the two are pushed together.
  6. the outermost layer of Earth.
  7. Zone ‐ An area where oceanic crust and continental crust are colliding.
  8. ‐A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other horizontially
  9. ‐ a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  10. plate ‐ a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere.

20 Clues: the outermost layer of Earth. • melted rock on Earth’s surface. • melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • ‐The border between two tectonic plates. • where two plates slide against each other • a divergent boundary occurs where two plates • an area where two or more tectonic plates meet • the layer of Earth between the core and the crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the major landform in San andreas
  2. large parts of the earth that move due to convection currents
  3. movement leading to faulting, folding of plates
  4. the way earth is built
  5. the hottest part of the earth
  6. the thickest layer of the earth
  7. plates move away from eachother
  8. Alfred wegener came up with this
  9. synonym of crust
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  1. a rock's response to stress
  2. Alfred Wegener's theory
  3. plates move towards eachother
  4. zone happens when oceanic plate goes under continental plate
  5. plates that move laterally past eachother
  6. Happens when 2 divergent boundaries move away from eachother
  7. the plasticy type material layer
  8. the densest layer and is solid
  9. plates Tectonics move on it
  10. the thinnest layer of the earth
  11. the part made of iron and nickel

20 Clues: synonym of crust • the way earth is built • Alfred Wegener's theory • a rock's response to stress • plates Tectonics move on it • plates move towards eachother • the hottest part of the earth • the densest layer and is solid • the thinnest layer of the earth • the thickest layer of the earth • plates move away from eachother • the plasticy type material layer • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-04-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic material
  2. theory explaining Earth's moving crust
  3. liquid layer below the mantle
  4. measure of earthquakes strength
  5. sudden movement across the fault line
  6. layer broken into tectonic plates
  7. measured in hertz
  8. part of earth's mantle under the lithosphere
  9. earthquake synonym
  10. top layer of the earth
  11. huge wave caused by underwater earthquake
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  1. cracks in earths crust
  2. the very middle of the earth
  3. lava before it erupts
  4. ground shakes due to tectonic movement
  5. echo of an earthquake
  6. built up force beneath the surface
  7. solid part of the earth
  8. mass/volume
  9. layer between the crust and the core

20 Clues: mass/volume • volcanic material • measured in hertz • earthquake synonym • lava before it erupts • echo of an earthquake • cracks in earths crust • top layer of the earth • solid part of the earth • the very middle of the earth • liquid layer below the mantle • measure of earthquakes strength • layer broken into tectonic plates • built up force beneath the surface • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-03

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

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

Plate Motion 2024-09-18

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

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

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

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

Plate tectonics 2024-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  2. these often happen at convergent boundaries when two plates colide
  3. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  4. When two plates move together and one goes under the other
  5. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand
  6. the layer under the land and ocean
  7. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  8. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  9. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  10. something we observe to be similar over and over again
Down
  1. Underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  3. the outside or top layer of something
  4. these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates
  5. The planet we live on
  6. our teacher
  7. when two plates slide next to each other
  8. There are 12 on earth
  9. The name of the puzzle
  10. when two plates are moving apart from each other
  11. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

21 Clues: our teacher • The planet we live on • There are 12 on earth • The name of the puzzle • the layer under the land and ocean • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • when two plates slide next to each other • when two plates are moving apart from each other • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are 12 on earth
  2. The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  3. the layer under the land and ocean
  4. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  5. The name of the puzzle
  6. Underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  7. the outside or top layer of something
  8. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  9. when two plates are moving apart from each other
  10. when two plates slide next to each other
  11. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand
  12. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
Down
  1. our teacher
  2. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  3. these often happen at convergent boundaries when two plates colide
  4. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  5. When two plates move together and one goes under the other
  6. The planet we live on
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  9. these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates

21 Clues: our teacher • There are 12 on earth • The planet we live on • The name of the puzzle • the layer under the land and ocean • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • when two plates slide next to each other • when two plates are moving apart from each other • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  3. when two plates are moving apart from each other
  4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. when two plates slide next to each other
  6. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  7. The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  8. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
Down
  1. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand
  2. There are 12 on earth
  3. The name of the puzzle
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  5. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  6. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  7. the layer under the land and ocean
  8. these often happen at convergent boundaries when two plates colide
  9. these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates
  10. our teacher
  11. When two plates move together and one goes under the other
  12. the outside or top layer of something
  13. The planet we live on

21 Clues: our teacher • There are 12 on earth • The planet we live on • The name of the puzzle • the layer under the land and ocean • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • when two plates slide next to each other • when two plates are moving apart from each other • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand
  2. The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  5. our teacher
  6. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  7. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  8. Underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  9. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  10. when two plates slide next to each other
Down
  1. When two plates move together and one goes under the other
  2. the layer under the land and ocean
  3. these often happen at convergent boundaries when two plates colide
  4. There are 12 on earth
  5. The name of the puzzle
  6. these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates
  7. the outside or top layer of something
  8. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  9. when two plates are moving apart from each other
  10. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  11. The planet we live on

21 Clues: our teacher • There are 12 on earth • The planet we live on • The name of the puzzle • the layer under the land and ocean • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • when two plates slide next to each other • when two plates are moving apart from each other • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the biggest layer of earths layers
  2. - Consists of Australia, Antarcticaand South America
  3. - The process in which one lithospheric plate collides with and is forced down under another plate and drawn back into the Earth's mantle
  4. - places where plates slide sideways past each other
  5. - The circular motion of liquids or gasses caused by density differences
  6. - The theory that the configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
  7. - Formed when two continental plates collide
  8. - happens in a trench
  9. - the uppermost layer of earth
  10. - created when a divergent boundary happens
Down
  1. - supercontinent that was in form 300 million years ago
  2. - The place where two plates meet.
  3. - German who came up with the plate tectonics theory
  4. isn’t declared a continent but close to a continent much like India
  5. - a layer made of of iron
  6. - boundary between two colliding plates
  7. - boundary between two plates moving away from each other.
  8. - happens in a trench
  9. - North America, Greenland, Europe and Asia
  10. - a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something
  11. - liquid, spans from 7200–9000 degrees

21 Clues: - happens in a trench • - happens in a trench • - a layer made of of iron • - the uppermost layer of earth • - The place where two plates meet. • - the biggest layer of earths layers • - liquid, spans from 7200–9000 degrees • - boundary between two colliding plates • - North America, Greenland, Europe and Asia • - created when a divergent boundary happens • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-05

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  2. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  3. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  4. a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
  5. 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. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  6. under another, and collision, where two plates crash together.
  7. formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another
  8. the quantity of something per unit volume, unit area, or unit length
  9. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  10. energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles
  11. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  12. massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle).
  13. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  14. a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
Down
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  3. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
  4. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  5. subduction, where one plate
  6. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  8. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  9. steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  10. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  11. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  12. the quantity of something per unit volume, unit area, or unit length

26 Clues: subduction, where one plate • steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • under another, and collision, where two plates crash together. • formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Harry Hess used it to map the ocean floor
  2. proposed the theory of continental drift
  3. extremely hot area that created the Hawaiian Islands
  4. created on land by divergent boundary
  5. smallest plate affecting the USA
  6. boundary that causes subduction
  7. boundary where plates move apart
  8. heat transfer mechanism found in the mantle
  9. short life but there were many
  10. impression of prehistoric organism
Down
  1. rigid layer formed by the crust and upper mantle
  2. Earth's plates are in ________ motion
  3. Mid Atlantic _________
  4. deepest part of the ocean
  5. sudden and violent movement that creates P and S Waves
  6. created when two oceanic plates converge
  7. the ring of fire surrounds this plate
  8. Law that states oldest layers are deeper
  9. where two plates interact
  10. all continents united as one
  11. type of boundary that produced the St Andreas
  12. denser crust that will subduct

22 Clues: Mid Atlantic _________ • deepest part of the ocean • where two plates interact • all continents united as one • denser crust that will subduct • short life but there were many • boundary that causes subduction • smallest plate affecting the USA • boundary where plates move apart • impression of prehistoric organism • Earth's plates are in ________ motion • ...

Plate Techtonics 2025-01-17

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lighter, older, and more buoyant of the two types of tectonic plates.
  2. Pieces of the Earth’s crust the shift and move.
  3. American geologist who proposed seafloor spreading as a mechanism for Plate Tectonics.
  4. Where two plates push into each other.
  5. Partially molten layer of the Earth that facilitates.
  6. The provider of heat for the mantle which drives plate tectonics.
  7. Outer layer of Earth’s geosphere, composed of the crust and outer mantle.
Down
  1. A shaking of the ground caused by plate interactions.
  2. Younger, denser, and less buoyant of the two types of tectonic plates.
  3. The process by which two continental plates split apart and form a new ocean.
  4. A chain of mountains and underwater volcanoes where new oceanic plate forms.
  5. A deep, narrow depression in the seafloor formed around subduction zones.
  6. The process where one plate sinks under another and melts into the Mantle.
  7. Where two plates pull apart.
  8. Where two plates slide past one another.
  9. The hard outermost layer of the Earth. Like the edges of bread.
  10. German meteorologist and geophysicist that proposed the theory of Continental Drift.
  11. Heat transfer method; when material rises and falls based off of temperature.
  12. The movement of the tectonic plates across the surface of the Earth, the formation and destruction of these plates, and the natural phenomena these processes cause.
  13. Valley formed from continental rifting.

20 Clues: Where two plates pull apart. • Where two plates push into each other. • Valley formed from continental rifting. • Where two plates slide past one another. • Pieces of the Earth’s crust the shift and move. • A shaking of the ground caused by plate interactions. • Partially molten layer of the Earth that facilitates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Material closer to crust —-> cools —-> density increases —-> _____
  2. The primary driving force for movement of tectonic plates
  3. Super continent containing all of the existing continents
  4. A chain of volcanic islands
  5. elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  6. How many lithospheric plates does earth have in total
  7. How many segments is earths lithosphere broken up into
  8. Material heated —-> density lowers —-> _____
  9. Boundary Two plates pull apart
  10. processes that deform earths crust to create major features
  11. A narrow, Elongated depression of the sea
Down
  1. Seven plates account for what percent of earths surface
  2. A deep canyon like structure
  3. Hypothesis that suggests that all continents were once a supercontinent
  4. German meteorologist and geophysicist
  5. The largest plate
  6. Boundary Two plates move together
  7. What way is heat continuously flowing from earths core
  8. A continuous elevated zone on the floor of all major ocean basins
  9. Plate boundary Two plates slide past one another

20 Clues: The largest plate • A chain of volcanic islands • A deep canyon like structure • Boundary Two plates pull apart • Boundary Two plates move together • German meteorologist and geophysicist • A narrow, Elongated depression of the sea • Material heated —-> density lowers —-> _____ • Plate boundary Two plates slide past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic striping when the seafloor is spreading and the oceanic crust is aging
  2. plates that slide horizontally past each other
  3. rocks that make up the oceanic crust
  4. helped find enemy submarines
  5. Primary waves
  6. is a liquid because the seismic waves that make up earthquakes
  7. a single super continent
  8. Secondary waves are samples of rocks or volcanic rocks
  9. moving plates over the mantle that are driven by deep heat and convection currents
  10. plates that move toward each other
Down
  1. Any flat areas although many are dotted with volcanic mountains
  2. The hot core warms up the base of the mantle which is called
  3. what is the brittle crust and uppermost mantle called
  4. rise up above the deep seafloor as a long chain of mountains
  5. makes up the continental crust
  6. who came up with the continental theory
  7. when the plates move the continents and slowly drift apart
  8. plates that move away from each other
  9. a device that measures the magnetic field intensity
  10. found at the edges of the continents or in the sea near chains of active volcanoes

20 Clues: Primary waves • a single super continent • helped find enemy submarines • makes up the continental crust • plates that move toward each other • rocks that make up the oceanic crust • plates that move away from each other • who came up with the continental theory • plates that slide horizontally past each other • a device that measures the magnetic field intensity • ...

Mātes plate 2025-09-23

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

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

Plate techtonics 2025-11-20

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-08-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the area where you will find most of the volcanoes in the world
  2. The layer of the earth with the lowest density
  3. The theory that plates slowly move the continents over time
  4. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  5. Layer of the earth that includes crust and solid upper mantle
  6. Contains solid iron inside the earth
  7. Lava that is below the Earth’s surface
  8. Layer of the earth that contains magma
  9. This is created in the ocean when subduction occurs
  10. Process where one plate moves below another plate
  11. This is where two tectonic plates meet
  12. The process of circulating liquid as it heats and cools
Down
  1. The 750-mile long fault in California that is created by a transform boundary
  2. Large chunks of lithosphere that gradually move
  3. Layer of the earth that contains the asthenosphere
  4. This natural disaster is caused by plates moving
  5. The scientist credited for the Continental Drift theory
  6. Type of boundary where two plates separate
  7. The deepest part of the ocean floor
  8. The prehistoric conglomerate of the 7 continents all combined
  9. The mountain range in Colorado that is created by a collision at a convergent boundary
  10. Contains liquid iron inside the earth
  11. Type of boundary where two plates collide

23 Clues: The deepest part of the ocean floor • Contains solid iron inside the earth • Contains liquid iron inside the earth • Lava that is below the Earth’s surface • Layer of the earth that contains magma • This is where two tectonic plates meet • Type of boundary where two plates collide • Type of boundary where two plates separate • ...

Tectonic Plate 2025-09-02

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

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

Plate Motion 2025-11-05

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dinosaur fossil that was found on both South America and Africa because of plate tectonics.
  2. Moving toward the same place.
  3. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  4. The place where two plates meet.
  5. Moving apart in different directions
  6. What is created by divergent plates moving apart.
  7. One of the continents that the Mesosaurus fossils were found on.
  8. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
Down
  1. The semi-fluid part of Earth’s layers, located right underneath the lithosphere.
  2. The very outer layer of the Earth.
  3. The very center of the Earth, made of hot solid iron.
  4. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates.
  5. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface.
  6. The force that moves Earth’s plates.
  7. What Earth’s outer layer is made out of under the ocean and land.
  8. What scientist Alfred Wegener named the supercontinent that was here long ago.
  9. How often or fast something happens.
  10. To examine in detail for a purpose.
  11. A long, deep indentation.
  12. The top part of the Earth that is thin and solid.

20 Clues: A long, deep indentation. • Moving toward the same place. • The place where two plates meet. • The very outer layer of the Earth. • To examine in detail for a purpose. • The force that moves Earth’s plates. • How often or fast something happens. • Moving apart in different directions • The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface. • What is created by divergent plates moving apart. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-11-05

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The top part of the Earth that is thin and solid.
  2. The very center of the Earth, made of hot solid iron.
  3. The dinosaur fossil that was found on both South America and Africa because of plate tectonics.
  4. The very outer layer of the Earth.
  5. Moving apart in different directions
  6. What is created by divergent plates moving apart.
  7. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  8. One of the continents that the Mesosaurus fossils were found on.
  9. How often or fast something happens.
  10. Moving toward the same place.
Down
  1. A long, deep indentation.
  2. The semi-fluid part of Earth’s layers, located right underneath the lithosphere.
  3. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface.
  4. The place where two plates meet.
  5. The force that moves Earth’s plates.
  6. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  7. What scientist Alfred Wegener named the supercontinent that was here long ago.
  8. What Earth’s outer layer is made out of under the ocean and land.
  9. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates.
  10. To examine in detail for a purpose.

20 Clues: A long, deep indentation. • Moving toward the same place. • The place where two plates meet. • The very outer layer of the Earth. • To examine in detail for a purpose. • The force that moves Earth’s plates. • Moving apart in different directions • How often or fast something happens. • The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface. • The top part of the Earth that is thin and solid. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A location where magma rises through the crust away from plate boundaries
  2. The shaking of Earth's surface caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates
  3. A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on land
  4. A theory that explains the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates
  5. Mountains formed when rocks are compressed at convergent boundaries
  6. When one plate sinks under another at a convergent boundary
  7. A famous transform fault in California
  8. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all continents were joined
  9. The force of a sinking plate pulling the rest of the plate with it
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. The process of new oceanic crust forming at mid-ocean ridges
  12. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  13. The idea that continents were once joined and have slowly moved apart
  14. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  15. A curved chain of volcanic islands caused by oceanic-oceanic subduction
Down
  1. The circular motion in the mantle that drives plate movement
  2. A landform formed when magma reaches Earth's surface, often at convergent boundaries
  3. A deep ocean valley formed at a subduction zone
  4. Patterns on the ocean floor showing Earth's magnetic field reversals
  5. A mountain range formed by continental-continental convergence
  6. A major area in the Pacific Ocean known for frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
  7. A soft, flowing layer of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
  8. Large pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere
  9. The amount of mass in a given volume; affects subduction and convection
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  11. The thin outermost layer of Earth
  12. A dense, solid layer of metal at Earth's center
  13. A break in Earth's crust where movement has occurred
  14. A liquid layer made of iron and nickel that creates Earth's magnetic field
  15. The thick, hot layer of rock beneath Earth's crust
  16. Island arc formed at an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
  17. An underwater mountain range formed by divergent plates
  18. The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle
  19. Technology used to measure the movement of tectonic plates
  20. Mountains formed at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary

35 Clues: The thin outermost layer of Earth • A famous transform fault in California • A deep ocean valley formed at a subduction zone • A dense, solid layer of metal at Earth's center • The thick, hot layer of rock beneath Earth's crust • A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on land • A break in Earth's crust where movement has occurred • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-01

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted rock that erupts onto the surface.
  2. The Earth’s outermost solid layer.
  3. Boundary where plates slide past each other.
  4. The ancient “supercontinent” that broke apart.
  5. Relating to structure and movement of Earth’s crust.
  6. A crack in the crust where movement occurs.
  7. The thick layer of hot rock beneath the crust.
  8. Deep valley in the ocean floor formed by subduction.
  9. Boundary where two plates move apart.
  10. ridge Underwater mountain chain formed by diverging plates.
  11. The Earth’s center, made mostly of iron and nickel.
Down
  1. Melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. The soft, flowing layer beneath the lithosphere.
  3. When one plate sinks beneath another.
  4. Sudden shaking of the ground from plate movement.
  5. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
  6. A large section of Earth’s crust that moves.
  7. Boundary where two plates collide.
  8. The rigid outer part of the Earth (crust + upper mantle).
  9. A mountain where lava, ash, and gas erupt.

20 Clues: The Earth’s outermost solid layer. • Boundary where two plates collide. • When one plate sinks beneath another. • Boundary where two plates move apart. • Melted rock that erupts onto the surface. • Melted rock found beneath Earth’s surface. • A mountain where lava, ash, and gas erupt. • A crack in the crust where movement occurs. • ...

Plate motion 2025-10-23

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

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

earthquakes and valcanoes 2023-01-24

earthquakes and valcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer surface
  2. the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. the super continent
  4. oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  5. Wegener
  6. of plate tectonics
  7. the boundary with each other, moving it in different directions
  8. lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  9. zone back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  10. currents
  11. plates move apart
  12. Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  13. core surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  14. core material at the center of the Earth
Down
  1. ridge The undersea mountain floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  2. mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  3. process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. spreading
  5. boundary two plates move toward each other
  6. of the mantle and the crust
  7. earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  8. canyon on the ocean floor
  9. two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  10. drift continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  11. valley

25 Clues: valley • Wegener • currents • spreading • outer surface • plates move apart • of plate tectonics • the super continent • canyon on the ocean floor • of the mantle and the crust • oceanic crust to the ocean floor • the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • mantle on which the lithosphere floats • core material at the center of the Earth • boundary two plates move toward each other • ...

Earth Science 2022-10-14

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

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

chapter 10 2025-04-16

chapter 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lithosphere forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies
  2. Study of the magnetic properties of rock
  3. where two plates slide past eachother horizontally
  4. a small,extinct land reptile
  5. another word for sinks
  6. Alfred Wegeners proposed hypothesis
  7. tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother
  8. landmass composed of all earths continents
  9. layer of plastic rock just below the lithospher
Down
  1. undersea mountain ranges that run steep valleys
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. theory that explains why and how continents move
  4. segments of a mid ocean ridge are connected by transform boundaries
  5. process by which a continent breaks apart
  6. molten rock
  7. narrow valley that forms where the plates seperate
  8. where one plate moves on to another plate
  9. ridged upper part of the mantle form a layer of earth
  10. movement of heated material due to differences in density
  11. the force exerted by the sinking plate

20 Clues: molten rock • another word for sinks • a small,extinct land reptile • forms where two plates collide • Alfred Wegeners proposed hypothesis • the force exerted by the sinking plate • Study of the magnetic properties of rock • process by which a continent breaks apart • where one plate moves on to another plate • landmass composed of all earths continents • ...

Plate Techtonics 2016-03-24

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

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

PLATE TECTONICS 2016-06-14

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent formed 250 million years ago
  2. a weaker place in the middle of a plate where magma comes up and volcanoes form
  3. the place where the earthquake is felt at the surface
  4. a scale that measures the strenght of an earthquake
  5. the flow of magma in the mantle that causes plates to move
  6. a big space filled with magma under the volcano
  7. boundary where two plates move apart
  8. when lava escapes the volcano via a weaker spot in the volcano
  9. the ocean around which we can find the ring of fire
  10. a famous example of a transform boundary in the USA
Down
  1. the continental plate is made from this material
  2. in this part of the mantle, convection currents take place
  3. the combination of the crust and the solid part of the mantle
  4. this plate is the thinnest
  5. a big wave formed when an earthquake takes place in the water
  6. short-term help given when a disaster took place
  7. at this boundary one can find explosive volcanoes
  8. this formed in the middle of the ocean at the divergent boundary
  9. the process in which one plate goes underneath the under
  10. magma at the earth's surface
  11. when a volcano explodes, it is called an ...
  12. a scale that measures the damage an earthquake causes

22 Clues: this plate is the thinnest • magma at the earth's surface • boundary where two plates move apart • supercontinent formed 250 million years ago • when a volcano explodes, it is called an ... • a big space filled with magma under the volcano • the continental plate is made from this material • short-term help given when a disaster took place • ...

plate tectonics 2016-08-02

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – when the earths crust is pushed up from its sides
  2. tube – a tube formed by cooling and solidifying of the lava walls while fluid lava continued to flow inside
  3. volcano – a volcano that is not very steep but can be big with non- explosive eruptions
  4. – the scale which measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  5. – the south side of Pangaea
  6. – the line which rocks break and move
  7. material – debris thrown from volcanos with viscous magma
  8. – largest type of crust
  9. – a form of closed lava tube (with a bulbous end) that forms when lava flows into water (e.g. a lake) and cools very rapidly
  10. – the super continent
  11. waves – the fastest travel waves with the greatest velocity
  12. – an earthquake that occurs before a larger seismic event
  13. waves – waves trapped near the surface, they are the slowest and most destructive
  14. – occurs on the tectonic plate boundaries
  15. – lava that is parcially cooled, low viscosity, thin (like water)
  16. – plates pushing together
  17. – plates pulling away from each other
  18. cone volcano – a volcano small in size with steep slopes, moderately explosive with shot eruptions
Down
  1. – smallest type of crust
  2. – the earths thickest layer
  3. – plates sliding against each other
  4. – lava with a high viscosity, blocky and rough
  5. – semi rigid part of the mantle
  6. vent – A point source of the Earth's surface through which lavas, pyroclastics, and gas are erupted.
  7. – the earths thinnest layer
  8. - the largest recorded shock
  9. volcano – most common type of volcano, explosive eruptions and lava flow
  10. – areas of the earths surface through which magma and volcanic gases pass
  11. core – what layer of the earth is solid due to tremendous pressure
  12. – the north side of Pangaea
  13. – an earthquake that occurs after a larger seismic event
  14. – the area on the ground directly above where an earthquake occurs
  15. core – what layer of the earth is liquid state due to extremely high temperatures
  16. – occurs in the middle of the plate tectonics
  17. - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  18. waves – waves that travel along the worlds outer layers
  19. – all material ejected from a volcano
  20. – the spot underground where rock breaks causing an earthquake
  21. – scientist behind the theory of the continental drift
  22. vent - an opening in the side of a volcano through which volcanic materials (like lava, gases, and pyroclastic debris) erupt.

40 Clues: – the super continent • – largest type of crust • – smallest type of crust • – plates pushing together • – the earths thickest layer • – the south side of Pangaea • – the earths thinnest layer • – the north side of Pangaea • - the largest recorded shock • – semi rigid part of the mantle • – plates sliding against each other • – the line which rocks break and move • ...

Plate tectonics 2015-12-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates spread apart from each other
  2. reversal\shown by sea floor spreading
  3. mountains/feature forms with a converget collision
  4. and earthquake/ recorded over history
  5. a type of rock that forms on Icelands boundry
  6. that is surrounded by half divergent and half converget
  7. rest on
  8. of rocks/recorded by radioactive dating processes
  9. Andres fault/ example of a transform boundry
  10. a feature form with in a transform boundry causeing a crack in the earths surface
Down
  1. collision/when two continental plates come together
  2. ocean ridge/ a feature formes with divergetn boundry that caused the Mid Atlantic ridge
  3. two plates slide past each other
  4. color of the oldest land
  5. are plates located
  6. type of crust made from granite
  7. currents/in the mantle force the plates to move in a predictable motion
  8. of crust made from basalt
  9. example of a folded mountain
  10. eath crust is made up of moving plates

20 Clues: rest on • are plates located • color of the oldest land • of crust made from basalt • example of a folded mountain • type of crust made from granite • two plates slide past each other • plates spread apart from each other • reversal\shown by sea floor spreading • and earthquake/ recorded over history • eath crust is made up of moving plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-12-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates slide past each other
  2. Plate associated with the ring of fire
  3. color of the oldest rock
  4. color of the newest rcok
  5. The layer are earth sphere located
  6. Forms as a result of a transform boundary
  7. type of crust made of Granite
  8. plates rest on
  9. the mid ocean ridge is a place where ______________ crust is formed
  10. type of rock that forms on Icelands boundary
Down
  1. feature that forms on a subduction boundary
  2. Place where molten rock erupt through the Earth's crust
  3. oceanic crust is ____________________ than continental crust
  4. shaking in the ground,when plates move
  5. feature that is a result of a continental-oceanic convergent boundary
  6. 2 plates spread apart from each other
  7. a feature that can result from an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
  8. continental crust is ______________________ than oceanic crust
  9. An Example of a Folded mountain
  10. type of crust that is made from Basalt

20 Clues: plates rest on • color of the oldest rock • color of the newest rcok • type of crust made of Granite • An Example of a Folded mountain • The layer are earth sphere located • when 2 plates slide past each other • 2 plates spread apart from each other • Plate associated with the ring of fire • shaking in the ground,when plates move • type of crust that is made from Basalt • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The joining of all the landmasses on Earth; it means "all lands" in Greek
  2. The edges of plates
  3. The layer of rigid rock that includes all of the crust and the upper portion of the mantle
  4. A long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom.
  5. Cracks in the Earth’s crust
  6. Places where two plates grind past each other
  7. The sinking of older, more dense crust
  8. A German astronomer and meteorologist who created the “continental drift” theory
  9. Pieces of the earth's lithosphere
  10. A process in which new ocean floor is created from molten material rising in margins between plates or ridges and spreading out
  11. A depression of the Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies
Down
  1. A large area in which plates are moving away from each other, forming several fractures and faults
  2. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. A layer of solid rock that behaves like a fluid
  4. Places where two plates come together
  5. Separating plates beneath the ocean; the longest chain of mountains (or volcanoes) in the world; circles the Earth
  6. Heat that circulates in the Earth, causing magma to flow and tectonic plates to shift
  7. Places where two plates move apart or divide
  8. A continental transform fault that extends about 800 miles through California
  9. A mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  10. A belt of volcanoes and frequent seismic activity around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

21 Clues: The edges of plates • Cracks in the Earth’s crust • Pieces of the earth's lithosphere • Places where two plates come together • The sinking of older, more dense crust • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • Places where two plates move apart or divide • Places where two plates grind past each other • A layer of solid rock that behaves like a fluid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What Wegner called a landmass or supercontinent
  2. Connects points of equal elavation
  3. The layer immediately below the lithosphere
  4. The process by which new sea floor forms
  5. Two tectonic plates can move past one other in opposite directions
  6. Changes the chemical makeup of a rock
  7. Amount of force per area put on a body
  8. Studies of the sea floor revealed underwater mountain belts
  9. System of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world
  10. The process by which rock breaks down into smaller pieces or changes in comparison
  11. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in particular area
  12. The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
Down
  1. States that Earth's surface is made up of giant moving slabs
  2. Change of magnetic poles
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  4. The shape and size of the land features on Earth's surface
  5. When tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  6. Also called mechanical weathering is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces
  7. A thicker contour line that often has an elevation label
  8. Shows the shape of Earth's surface with lines that represent different evalations
  9. When two tectonic plates move away from one anotheror diverge
  10. Hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single landmass.
  11. The outermost physical layer of Earth
  12. Lays down rock, sediment, and soil
  13. Transports rock,sediment,and soil from one place to another

25 Clues: Change of magnetic poles • Connects points of equal elavation • Lays down rock, sediment, and soil • Changes the chemical makeup of a rock • The outermost physical layer of Earth • Amount of force per area put on a body • The process by which new sea floor forms • The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • The layer immediately below the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thin part of the crust that which lays under the oceans
  2. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake
  3. A large supercontinent which formed millions of years ago
  4. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
  5. A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise to the surface
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  7. The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that are continually moving
  8. A place where two tectonic plates colided which causes a large land mass to elevate
  9. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  10. the geologist which first thought of the thoery of continental drift
  11. Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean
  12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving together
  13. A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma
Down
  1. The transfer of the thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another
  2. The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
  4. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  5. Core The layer of the Earth which is responsible for the magnectic field
  6. Violent shaking of the Earth which is caused by rocks breaking under stress
  7. A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust
  8. The centre of the Earth
  9. The continual movement of the continents over time
  10. Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid
  11. Molten rocks which appear on the surface of the Earth
  12. A mountain with a vent where magma have or are erupted
  13. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  14. A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land
  15. A large leyer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of the Earth; Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes
  16. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  17. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth

30 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean • A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma • The continual movement of the continents over time • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer more dense the the continental crust
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. When two plates collide head on with each other
  4. The layer with the least density
  5. The shape most volcanoes come in
  6. Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes
  7. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  8. Molten rock that is beneath the earths surface
  9. Cooled lava
  10. A vent in the earths surface where magma and gases erupt
Down
  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. The layer of the earth under the crust
  3. Heat transfer in a gas/liquid by the rotation of currents from one region to another
  4. Portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  5. Happens when the force of two plates sliding past each other releases
  6. A type of excavation or depression in the ground
  7. An elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor
  8. Force proposed for plate motion in plate tectonics
  9. Where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen
  10. The downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle
  11. Usually caused by transform boundaries

21 Clues: Cooled lava • The layer with the least density • The shape most volcanoes come in • When two plates slide past each other • Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes • The layer of the earth under the crust • Usually caused by transform boundaries • When two plates move away from each other • Where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thin, dense lithospheric plates
  2. Molten rock that is beneath the earths surface
  3. Theory on how the pieces of the earth's surface move
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. Lower layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes
  7. Lithospheric plate sinking into the mantle
  8. Boundary where two plates come together
  9. Where most earthquakes and volcanoes happen
  10. Layer of earth under the crust
  11. Supercontinent
Down
  1. Thick, less dense lithospheric plates
  2. Movements within the earth's surface
  3. Long chains of undersea mountains
  4. Top layer of the mantle
  5. Boundary where two plates move apart
  6. A vent in the earths surface where magma and gases erupt
  7. Boundary where two plates slide by each other
  8. Cooled lava
  9. Valley in the ocean created where one lithospheric plate suducts another

20 Clues: Cooled lava • Supercontinent • Top layer of the mantle • Lower layer of the mantle • A break in the earth's crust • Layer of earth under the crust • Thin, dense lithospheric plates • Long chains of undersea mountains • Movements within the earth's surface • Boundary where two plates move apart • Thick, less dense lithospheric plates • Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that has reached the surface
  2. Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that float around on the asthenosphere
  3. What mountain range formed from the collision of the India and Eurasia plate?
  4. What mountain formed along the coast of South Africa as a result of plate subduction after a collision
  5. Heated, less dense air or liquid rises and cooler, more dense air or liquid sinks
  6. What islands were formed from the collision of two oceanic plates?
  7. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
  8. Theory that continents were once one big land mass and over time they drifted apart
  9. What type of plate boundary slides past the other to create fault lines?
  10. Cool, rigid outermost layer of the earth. Consists of the upper most part of the mantle and the crust
Down
  1. Hot, molten rock from deep within the earth
  2. Materialized remains of organisms that show how long an animal lived and the structure of their body
  3. When magma oozes from mid ocean ridges, creating new crust that gradually moves away from the ridge and makes one ocean bigger and the other smaller
  4. What islands were formed over a hotspot?
  5. When two plates collide and the more dense one sinks under the earths surface
  6. Who proposed the idea of plate tectonics?
  7. Solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere
  8. What type of plate boundary pulls away from the other to form rift valleys?
  9. What type of plate boundary collides with the other to create mountains?
  10. Area in the mantle from which magma rises from a narrow plume to form volcanic mountains

20 Clues: Magma that has reached the surface • What islands were formed over a hotspot? • Who proposed the idea of plate tectonics? • Hot, molten rock from deep within the earth • Who proposed the theory of continental drift? • What islands were formed from the collision of two oceanic plates? • What type of plate boundary collides with the other to create mountains? • ...

Plate tectonics 2017-10-19

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when ocean floor is pushed below continental crust
  2. what is used to prove something
  3. all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory
  4. a "mountain range" that rock comes out of from the mantle
  5. the scientist who founded the idea of continental drift
  6. rocks fall into the mantle and are then heated and part of the mantle
  7. rocks closer to the mid ocean ridge are warmer/ cooler
  8. rocks farther from the mid ocean ridge are denser/ less dense
  9. a boundary when two plates ram into each other
  10. the ocean continuously add new material to its floor
  11. where Earth’s crust diverges on land
Down
  1. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks slipped past each other
  2. a boundary where two plates separate
  3. rocks closer to the midocean ridge are denser/ less dense
  4. Wegener's idea that the continents have moved
  5. one of the types of evidence that Wegener used to prove the continents were together
  6. a rock or animal that was preserved in rock
  7. rocks further from the mid ocean ridge are warmer/ cooler
  8. a boundary when two plates run along each other
  9. an tool that uses sound waves and time to map the ocean floor
  10. a supercontinent from around 300 million years ago

21 Clues: what is used to prove something • a boundary where two plates separate • where Earth’s crust diverges on land • a rock or animal that was preserved in rock • Wegener's idea that the continents have moved • a boundary when two plates ram into each other • all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory • a boundary when two plates run along each other • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-19

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean ridge-When does sea floor spreading begin?
  2. As the plates move what do they do?
  3. boundaries- what boundaries is two plates that move slowly away from each other?
  4. drift-Wegener's idea that continents slowly moved over Earth's surface became known as?
  5. boundaries- What boundaries is where two plates slip past each other,moving past each other?
  6. was the name of the scientist?
  7. its when wegener made a what about the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart?
  8. valley-where peices of Earth's crust diverge on land,a deep valley called a ?
  9. supercontinent,or single landmass,about 300 million years ago.
  10. is any trace of any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
Down
  1. and shape-the processes of subduction and sea floor spreading can change what?
  2. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into a mantle is called?
  3. these pieces became the what?
  4. thing did wegener infer lived on a single landmass
  5. floor- part of what sinks back into the mantle at deep ocean trench?
  6. did scientist mapped mid ocean ridges using?
  7. floor spreading-what adds more crust to the ocean floor?
  8. boundaries-What boundaries is where two plates collide?
  9. ocean trench-At what trench does the oceanic crust bend downward?
  10. oceans- what ocean is expanding?

20 Clues: these pieces became the what? • was the name of the scientist? • oceans- what ocean is expanding? • As the plates move what do they do? • did scientist mapped mid ocean ridges using? • ocean ridge-When does sea floor spreading begin? • thing did wegener infer lived on a single landmass • boundaries-What boundaries is where two plates collide? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  3. The process by which oceanic trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  4. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  5. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
  6. lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
  8. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
  10. The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
  11. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
Down
  1. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature that transfer heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  2. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  3. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
  4. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface.
  5. A boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  6. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth's
  8. The transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another.
  9. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. is any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.

21 Clues: The theory that pieces of Earth's • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • A boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • The transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How scientists study the inside of Earth since we can’t drill down that far
  2. When plates move away from each other
  3. When oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  4. Measure of how much mass there is in an object
  5. When plates come together
  6. A break in Earth’s crust where rocks slipped past each other
  7. When molten material is added to make new oceanic crust
  8. Theory of how the continents spread away from each other
  9. The theory that Earth’s plates are in a slow, constant motion
  10. The remains of a prehistoric organism
Down
  1. Scientist that came up with the theory of continental drift
  2. What scientists use to explore the ocean floor
  3. Valley along the ocean floor where oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  4. Where seafloor spreading begins
  5. When pieces of Earth’s crust diverges on land
  6. When plates slip past each other
  7. Causes the plates to move
  8. 3rd layer of Earth that is very hot, yet solid where convection currents are
  9. Supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago
  10. Produced when 2 continental plates collide

20 Clues: When plates come together • Causes the plates to move • Where seafloor spreading begins • When plates slip past each other • When plates move away from each other • The remains of a prehistoric organism • Produced when 2 continental plates collide • When pieces of Earth’s crust diverges on land • What scientists use to explore the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earths deepest layer
  2. A type of heat transfer
  3. The ability to do work
  4. Earth's outer skin
  5. Forces that build up land
  6. Forces that break down land
  7. process where the ocean floor goes back into the mantle
  8. Plates slide past each other
  9. An ancient organism that's been preserved in rock
  10. Process that continuously adds new material to the ocean floor
  11. Super continent that Alfred Wegener named 250 million years ago
  12. Where pieces of of Earth’s crust diverge on land
Down
  1. Where the ocean floor goes back into the mantle
  2. Top layer of the mantle
  3. Tectonic Plates split apart
  4. Idea that continents slowly moved across Earth’s surface
  5. Happen when earthquakes occur
  6. Plates collide
  7. Underwater Mountain ranges
  8. Earth’s second layer
  9. What’s produced from a transform boundary

21 Clues: Plates collide • Earth's outer skin • Earths deepest layer • Earth’s second layer • The ability to do work • Top layer of the mantle • A type of heat transfer • Forces that build up land • Underwater Mountain ranges • Tectonic Plates split apart • Forces that break down land • Plates slide past each other • Happen when earthquakes occur • What’s produced from a transform boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The crust is ________ dense farther from the mid- ocean ridge.
  2. What landform is made when two continental plates collide?
  3. ________ theorized the continents moved.
  4. These are created when magma cools immediately once erupted from the ridge.
  5. The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years.
  6. Subduction and seafloor spreading act like a ______.
  7. This boundary divides.
  8. The supercontinent that formed about 200 million years ago.
  9. This boundary slides.
  10. ______ dense materials rise.
Down
  1. Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor.
  2. Movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down.
  3. What did scientists use to map out the sea floor?
  4. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  5. Where does oceanic crust bend downward in the ocean floor?
  6. A break in the Earth's crust.
  7. This part of the Earth contains our crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  8. Energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.
  9. Changes in what affect the ocean floor?
  10. The _______ has convection currents which cause continental drift.

20 Clues: This boundary slides. • This boundary divides. • ______ dense materials rise. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Changes in what affect the ocean floor? • ________ theorized the continents moved. • Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor. • What did scientists use to map out the sea floor? • The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-11-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced (usually at a divergent boundary)
  2. current the movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  3. the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
  4. the name of the single land mass that broke apart and gave rise to today's continents
  5. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. Weak, partially melted layer composed of semi-molten rocks
  7. trench a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  8. tectonics the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  9. valley a deep valley where two plates move apart
  10. the transfer of heat by movement of fluid
Down
  1. core a dense sphere of solid iron (Fe) and nickel(Ni) at the center of the Earth
  2. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  3. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  5. drift the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  6. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  7. the transfer of energy through space
  8. the process by which molten materials add new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
  10. core a layer of molten iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) that surrounds the inner solid core of the Earth

20 Clues: the transfer of energy through space • the transfer of heat by movement of fluid • valley a deep valley where two plates move apart • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. • Weak, partially melted layer composed of semi-molten rocks • a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The uppermost layer in the Earth.
  2. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  3. Two plates that slide past each other.
  4. A process where mid-ocean ridges add new material to the ocean floor.
  5. A theory that said the continents move.
  6. A German Scientist that had the theory of Continental Drift
  7. A device that uses sound waves to explore places far away.
  8. Evidence Evidence used to support the theory of Continental Drift
  9. A process where oceanic crust is pulled back into the mantle.
  10. A opening where oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle.
  11. A ridge in the ocean that releases molten rock from the mantle.
  12. A land form that forms when two convergent boundaries hit each other.
Down
  1. A famous volcano responsible for Pompeii.
  2. A super continent formed 240 million years ago.
  3. Two plates that move towards each other.
  4. A layer in the Earth that has molten rock.
  5. Two plates that move away from each other.
  6. The crust in the ocean
  7. A deep valley caused by diverging plates.
  8. Cracks in the Earth that move caused by convection currents.

20 Clues: The crust in the ocean • The uppermost layer in the Earth. • Two plates that slide past each other. • A theory that said the continents move. • Two plates that move towards each other. • A famous volcano responsible for Pompeii. • A deep valley caused by diverging plates. • A layer in the Earth that has molten rock. • Two plates that move away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth's interior between the crust and the core
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth in the upper mantle also
  3. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
  4. Drift a theory that explained continents were together once
  5. Boundary when the plates slide sideways past each other
  6. an extended break in in a body of rock
  7. Boundary when two plates are moving toward each other
  8. each of the several rigid pieces of the earth’s lithosphere
  9. trench any long,narrow,steep-sided depression in ocean
  10. Valley a linear shaped lowland between several highlands
Down
  1. the sideways and downwards movement of edges of a plate
  2. Boundary the plate tectonics move away from each other
  3. the upper layer of the earth’s mantle below lithosphere
  4. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic
  5. ridge underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  6. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism persevered
  7. Wegener a German scientist who proposed the theory of Pangea
  8. the degree of compactness of the substance
  9. floor spreading the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  10. Tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust

20 Clues: an extended break in in a body of rock • the degree of compactness of the substance • earth's interior between the crust and the core • Boundary when two plates are moving toward each other • Boundary the plate tectonics move away from each other • trench any long,narrow,steep-sided depression in ocean • the sideways and downwards movement of edges of a plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that rub against each other
  2. A former supercontinent on the Earth in the distant past a large landmass
  3. Wegener- the person that came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  4. drift- Continents slowly move on Earth's surface
  5. ocean ridge-a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the oceanic mantle.
  6. soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  7. core-the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the Mantle and surrounds the inner Core
  8. valley-A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  9. an ancient organisms that has been preserved in rock
Down
  1. - plates collide together to make mountains
  2. ocean ridge-an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary.
  3. middle of the ocean contribute to seafloor spreading
  4. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  5. solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  6. tectonics-a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  7. core-a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  8. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  9. floor spreading- the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  10. the outer layer of the Earth
  11. Fractures in rock

20 Clues: Fractures in rock • the outer layer of the Earth • plates that rub against each other • - plates collide together to make mountains • drift- Continents slowly move on Earth's surface • middle of the ocean contribute to seafloor spreading • an ancient organisms that has been preserved in rock • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries- What boundaries is where two plates slip past each other,moving past each other?
  2. is any trace of any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  3. ocean ridge-When does sea floor spreading begin?
  4. drift-Wegener's idea that continents slowly moved over Earth's surface became known as?
  5. its when wegener made a what about the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have since drifted apart?
  6. supercontinent,or single landmass,about 300 million years ago.
  7. thing did wegener infer lived on a single landmass
  8. oceans- what ocean is expanding?
  9. boundaries- what boundaries is two plates that move slowly away from each other?
  10. floor spreading-what adds more crust to the ocean floor?
Down
  1. boundaries-What boundaries is where two plates collide?
  2. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into a mantle is called?
  3. was the name of the scientist?
  4. these pieces became the what?
  5. As the plates move what do they do?
  6. did scientist mapped mid ocean ridges using?
  7. floor- part of what sinks back into the mantle at deep ocean trench?
  8. and shape-the processes of subduction and sea floor spreading can change what?
  9. valley-where peices of Earth's crust diverge on land,a deep valley called a ?
  10. ocean trench-At what trench does the oceanic crust bend downward?

20 Clues: these pieces became the what? • was the name of the scientist? • oceans- what ocean is expanding? • As the plates move what do they do? • did scientist mapped mid ocean ridges using? • ocean ridge-When does sea floor spreading begin? • thing did wegener infer lived on a single landmass • boundaries-What boundaries is where two plates collide? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-03-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a steep-sided mount that forms when lava is extruded viciously
  2. activity having to do with earthquakes
  3. the opening of a volcano
  4. point on the earth's surface directly above hypocenter
  5. a weak point in earth's crust
  6. the place where two or more plates meet
  7. one or a series of huge waves caused by an earthquake
  8. one of the sections that makes up earth's crust
  9. smoke over a volcano
  10. an area in the middle lithosphere
Down
  1. a primary wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first wave to be recorded
  2. seismic wave that travels through the earth
  3. thin layer of earth's surface
  4. magna once it has erupted
  5. erupting mountain
  6. shaking caused by sudden movement of plates
  7. innermost layer of earth
  8. layer of rock that lies between the crust and the outer layer
  9. an earthquake that follows a larger earthquake
  10. a movement of ash-sized particles

20 Clues: erupting mountain • smoke over a volcano • innermost layer of earth • the opening of a volcano • magna once it has erupted • thin layer of earth's surface • a weak point in earth's crust • a movement of ash-sized particles • an area in the middle lithosphere • activity having to do with earthquakes • the place where two or more plates meet • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. focus of an earthquake
  2. molten rocks
  3. vibration of earth
  4. no significant movement
  5. underwater earthquake
  6. mountains formed in part
  7. concentration of heat
  8. a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
  9. thin part of the earth’s crust
  10. plates that move toward each other
  11. one plate moves under another
  12. depression in the seafloor
  13. studies earth
  14. outer portion of the earth
  15. the rigid outer part of the earth
Down
  1. continuous mass
  2. fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
  3. plates that moving apart each other
  4. the first type of seismic wave
  5. tectonics moving lithospheric plate
  6. chain of volcanoes
  7. rigid sections
  8. plates that slide past each other
  9. a line of mountains connected by high ground
  10. record earthquake wave
  11. movement has occurred
  12. thick part of the earth’s crust
  13. second type of earthquake wave
  14. record made
  15. consolidated mixture of minerals

30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • vibration of earth • chain of volcanoes • underwater earthquake • concentration of heat • movement has occurred • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • depression in the seafloor • outer portion of the earth • one plate moves under another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thick part of the earth’s crust
  2. a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
  3. movement has occurred
  4. continuous mass
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth
  6. mountains formed in part
  7. record earthquake wave
  8. tectonics moving lithospheric plate
  9. rigid sections
  10. plates that slide past each other
  11. the first type of seismic wave
  12. plates that moving apart each other
  13. second type of earthquake wave
  14. molten rocks
  15. outer portion of the earth
  16. no significant movement
  17. record made
Down
  1. concentration of heat
  2. underwater earthquake
  3. a line of mountains connected by high ground
  4. focus of an earthquake
  5. thin part of the earth’s crust
  6. vibration of earth
  7. depression in the seafloor
  8. plates that move toward each other
  9. chain of volcanoes
  10. studies earth
  11. one plate moves under another
  12. fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
  13. consolidated mixture of minerals

30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • vibration of earth • chain of volcanoes • concentration of heat • underwater earthquake • movement has occurred • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • depression in the seafloor • outer portion of the earth • one plate moves under another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hardened pieces of lava
  2. this occurs when rock layers bend under stress
  3. type of fault common along convergent boundaries
  4. materials that are made of hot ash and bits of rock
  5. any place where gas, ash, or melted rock come out of the ground
  6. the Appalachian Mountains are this kind of mountain
  7. type of stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
  8. type of boundary in which two plates move past each other horizontally
  9. type of volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides
  10. type of stress that stretches or pulls rock apart
  11. directly above the focus on Earth’s surface
  12. the single large landmass that existed before the continents moved to their present-day location
  13. the outermost, rigid layer of Earth; divided up into pieces called tectonic plates
  14. a place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  15. seafloor spreading takes place at mid-ocean ______________
  16. type of volcano that has alternating layers of hardened lava flows and pyroclastic material
  17. the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other
  18. opening of a volcano
Down
  1. large basin-shaped depression that forms due to a collapsed magma chamber
  2. movement of material due to differences in density
  3. this national park has a hot spot on land
  4. region of hot, slow-flowing, solid rock; located between the core and the crust
  5. the process in which the shaking of an earthquake turns soft soil into liquid mud
  6. a series of long waves that can travel outward in all directions from the point where an earthquake occurred
  7. __________ eruptions happen when lava flows from giant cracks in Earth’s surface
  8. magma that has reached Earth’s surface
  9. the process by which rocks change shape when under stress
  10. in the late 1800, he proposed the hypothesis of continental drift
  11. substance found in magma that determines the force of an eruption
  12. _________ rebound is the return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation
  13. the outermost solid layer of Earth
  14. type of stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  15. melted rock

33 Clues: melted rock • opening of a volcano • hardened pieces of lava • the outermost solid layer of Earth • magma that has reached Earth’s surface • this national park has a hot spot on land • directly above the focus on Earth’s surface • this occurs when rock layers bend under stress • type of fault common along convergent boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into many _____________ plates.
  2. This is the thickest layer of the Earth.
  3. Rock formed from cooling magma.
  4. An tremor that causes the earth to shake.
  5. The area where two plates collide and one goes beneath the other and is destroyed.
  6. These are mainly formed at transform boundaries.
  7. This is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
  8. The first hundred kilometers of the Earth is called ______.
  9. These boundaries can cause subduction zones.
  10. Spews ash and magma.
Down
  1. Two plates moving apart makes a ______ boundary.
  2. Rock formed from Cementation and Compaction
  3. The ______ is the less dense plate.
  4. The center of the Earth.
  5. When two tectonic _______ collide they can cause earthquakes.
  6. Rock formed from heat and pressure.
  7. Earthquakes and faults are mainly made at this boundary.
  8. The _____ plate is denser than the continental plates.
  9. A formation where two plates fold and go up.
  10. Melted rock above ground.

20 Clues: Spews ash and magma. • The center of the Earth. • Melted rock above ground. • Rock formed from cooling magma. • The ______ is the less dense plate. • Rock formed from heat and pressure. • This is the thickest layer of the Earth. • This is the thinnest layer of the Earth. • An tremor that causes the earth to shake. • Rock formed from Cementation and Compaction • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-01-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The center of the earth
  2. Currents that transfer heat from one place to another
  3. A region where one tectonic plate dives under another
  4. An elastic wave produced by an earthquake
  5. Volcanic regions that are underlined by hot mantle
  6. Part of the earth between the core and the crust
  7. The upper layer of the earth's mantle
  8. Boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
  10. Hot liquid in the earth's crust
Down
  1. The outer layer of the earth
  2. Movement of the continents across the earth
  3. The two sub-layers of the earth's crust
  4. _________ can be divergent,convergent, and transform
  5. The outer most shell that contains the crust
  6. A violet shaking of the ground
  7. An instrument that measures and records earthquakes
  8. Where plates slide sideways past each other
  9. A former supercontinent
  10. A crack in the earth's crust

20 Clues: The center of the earth • A former supercontinent • The outer layer of the earth • A crack in the earth's crust • A violet shaking of the ground • Hot liquid in the earth's crust • The upper layer of the earth's mantle • The two sub-layers of the earth's crust • An elastic wave produced by an earthquake • Movement of the continents across the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outermost layer of the earth
  2. The rigid, outermost shell of earth
  3. The upper layer of the earths mantle
  4. Type of excavation or depression in the ground
  5. The central, spherical part of the earth below the mantle
  6. Plates are moving away from one another
  7. Movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down
  8. A long, high sea wave
  9. Supercontinent
  10. The amount of force per unit of area that is put on a given material
  11. An extended break in a body of rock
Down
  1. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  2. A squeezing force
  3. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent
  4. Plates that are moving toward one another
  5. Sideways and downward movement of a plate beneath another plate
  6. Drift Theory that all of earths continents were once joined together into a single landmass
  7. Formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
  8. Plates are sliding past one another
  9. Layer between the crust and the core

20 Clues: Supercontinent • A squeezing force • A long, high sea wave • Outermost layer of the earth • The rigid, outermost shell of earth • Plates are sliding past one another • An extended break in a body of rock • The upper layer of the earths mantle • Layer between the crust and the core • Plates are moving away from one another • Plates that are moving toward one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-01-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock.
  2. Boundary moving side by side.
  3. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  4. Boundary moving towards each other.
  5. This occurs in Continental Boundary (Ocean vs. Continent).
  6. Example of Transform-Fault Boundary (Hint: It is a fault).
  7. Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics.
  8. A living organism; tree, shrub, herb, grass, and flower.
  9. A person.
Down
  1. The separation of the continents by plate tectonics.
  2. The crustal plates are moving over the mantle.
  3. Example of Convergent Boundary.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  6. Boundary moving apart from each other.
  7. This happens in a Convergent Boundary (Continent vs. Continent).
  8. Example of Divergent Boundary (Hint: It is a ridge).
  9. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  10. A living organism that feeds on organic matter; fish, deer, snake, bird, and coyote.
  11. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.

20 Clues: A person. • Boundary moving side by side. • Example of Convergent Boundary. • Boundary moving towards each other. • Boundary moving apart from each other. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics. • The crustal plates are moving over the mantle. • The separation of the continents by plate tectonics. • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2013-01-15

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A SUDDEN RELEASE OF ENERGY IN THE EARTH'S CRUST THAT CREATES SEISMIC WAVES.
  2. WHERE TWO CONTINENTS COLLIDE.
  3. WHERE TWO PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER IN A SIDEWAYS MOTION.
  4. WHAT MAKES UP 2/3S OF THE WORLD.
  5. A PLACE WHERE ON PLATE WITH LARGER MASS DIVES BENEATH ANOTHER WITH LESS MASS.
  6. A LARGE LAND FORM THAT IS MADE WHEN TWO PLATE COLLIDE AND THE LAND IS FORCED UPWARD.
  7. THE THOERY WHERE ALL THE CONTINENTS CREATED ONE BIG SUPER CONTINENT.
  8. THE RIGID OUTER MOST SHELL OF THE EARTH.
Down
  1. THE TRANSFER OF HEAT BY THE ACTUAL MOVEMENT OF THE HEATED MATERIAL.
  2. THE MECHANICALLY WEAK AND DUCTILELY-DEFORMING REGION OF THE UPPER MANTLE.
  3. THE TOP LAYER OF THE EARTHS CRUST.
  4. A THIN LAYER OF ROCK THAT SITS IN THE MANTLE.
  5. AN UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN SYSTEM.
  6. A PLANAR FRACTURE OR DICONTINUITY IN A VOLUME OF ROCK.
  7. AN OPENING OR RUPTURE IN A PLANETS SURFACE OR CRUST.
  8. WHERE TWO PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
  9. WHERE TWO PLATES COME TOGETHER.
  10. A TYPE OF EXCAVATION OR DEPRESSION IN THE GROUND CAUSED BY PLATES MOVING APART.
  11. VERY LARGE LLAND MASSES ON EARTH
  12. A PLACE WHERE OCEANIC CRUST IS MADE BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.

20 Clues: WHERE TWO CONTINENTS COLLIDE. • AN UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN SYSTEM. • WHERE TWO PLATES COME TOGETHER. • VERY LARGE LLAND MASSES ON EARTH • WHAT MAKES UP 2/3S OF THE WORLD. • THE TOP LAYER OF THE EARTHS CRUST. • THE RIGID OUTER MOST SHELL OF THE EARTH. • A THIN LAYER OF ROCK THAT SITS IN THE MANTLE. • WHERE TWO PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-01-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the innermost layer of the earth?
  2. The mesosphere underlies what?
  3. What is the study of the plates on earths surface and their movement called?(2 words)
  4. What do tectonic plates float on?
  5. What is it called when one plate is pushed under another plate?
  6. What lies directly beneath the crust?
  7. What are the silicate liquids beneath the earths surface?
Down
  1. The outer core is ______ dense than the mantle.
  2. How thick on average is oceanic crust (in km)?
  3. What causes magma to curculate in the mantle?(2 words)
  4. What is a common rock found in oceanic crust?
  5. The inner core is composed of _____ and ______.(2 words)
  6. What kind of clouds comes out of the top of a volcano with the lava?
  7. Who first proposed the theory of continential drift?
  8. What kind of natural disaster is produced whe to plates rub against eachother?
  9. The continential crust is _______ than oceanic crust.
  10. What is the outermost layer of the earth?
  11. The San Andreas fault is a _______ boundary.
  12. What is the super continent formed millions of years ago?
  13. The silicate liquids that have flowed out of the earths crust?

20 Clues: The mesosphere underlies what? • What do tectonic plates float on? • What lies directly beneath the crust? • What is the innermost layer of the earth? • What is the outermost layer of the earth? • The San Andreas fault is a _______ boundary. • What is a common rock found in oceanic crust? • How thick on average is oceanic crust (in km)? • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2013-01-10

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  3. the solid, dense center of the Earth
  4. the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  5. when Earth's magnetic pole changes places
  6. the solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
  7. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations
  9. when rocks are pulled apart because of tension
  10. downward, trough-like folds of rock layers
Down
  1. the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
  2. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. upward-arching folds of rock layers
  4. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  5. the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer move and change shape
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  7. when rocks are pushed together by compression
  8. a process in which areas rise without deforming
  9. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
  10. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

20 Clues: upward-arching folds of rock layers • the solid, dense center of the Earth • the bending of rock layers due to stress • when Earth's magnetic pole changes places • downward, trough-like folds of rock layers • when rocks are pushed together by compression • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • when rocks are pulled apart because of tension • ...

Plate techtonics 2013-01-03

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The very center of the Earth.
  2. The 'super continent' that existed 200 billion years ago.
  3. The spot at a divergent boundary where hot magma rises from the mantle and cools on the surface.
  4. The layer of the Earth that contains the Upper Manlte and the Lower crust.
  5. The zone at a convergent boundary where a plate is being destroyed.
  6. The theory most scientists believe now where the Earth consists of several plates on it's crust that are always moving.
  7. The part of the mantle where convection currents occur.
  8. The type of plate that contains the planet's oceans.
  9. The type of boundary where two plates are moving away from one another.
  10. The type of plate that contains a continent.
Down
  1. The Earthquake intensity scale based on observation.
  2. The type of heat transfer used in the mantle.
  3. The type of boundary where two plates rub against one another, ofen causing an earthquake.
  4. The idea that the continents were once one but have gradually moved apart.
  5. Pieces of the Earth's Crust that float around on the mantle.
  6. The outer layer of Earth.
  7. The type of boundary where two plates are moving towards one another.
  8. The scientist who first proposed the idea of continental drift.
  9. The Earthquake intensity scale based on the measurement of instruments.
  10. The material that makes up most of the core.

20 Clues: The outer layer of Earth. • The very center of the Earth. • The type of plate that contains a continent. • The material that makes up most of the core. • The type of heat transfer used in the mantle. • The Earthquake intensity scale based on observation. • The type of plate that contains the planet's oceans. • The part of the mantle where convection currents occur. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening in the earths crust that expels lava magma and other substances
  2. two boundaries that move toward each other.
  3. two boundaries that move away from each other.
  4. the molten rock inside the earth
  5. the section of earth beneath the earth's crust
  6. a ridge underneath the Atlantic ocean that expels magma
  7. caused by two continental convergent plates
  8. the super continent
Down
  1. two boundaries that slide against each other.
  2. his first name is Alfred, people made fun of his theory
  3. the molten rock exposed in earth's crust
  4. the pieces of the earths crust and lithosphere make up this
  5. caused by one continental plate and one oceanic plate.
  6. the spastic shaking of the earths crust.
  7. the scientist that confirmed the theory of sea floor spreading
  8. the crust and upper mantle make up this
  9. under water earthquakes can cause this.
  10. caused by divergent boundaries
  11. the center of the earth
  12. caused by transform boundaries

20 Clues: the super continent • the center of the earth • caused by divergent boundaries • caused by transform boundaries • the molten rock inside the earth • the crust and upper mantle make up this • under water earthquakes can cause this. • the molten rock exposed in earth's crust • the spastic shaking of the earths crust. • two boundaries that move toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of force per unit area.
  2. currents Circular movement of a substance due to changes in temperature and density.
  3. Convection currents occur in it.
  4. Boundary Two plates moving towards each other.
  5. When oceanic crust meets continental crust.
  6. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  7. boundary Sliding past each other horizontally.
  8. Wegener Credited with the theory of Continental Drift.
Down
  1. Tectonics Theory that crust is broken into plates and move around.
  2. Occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
  3. drift The theory that continents can drift apart from one another.
  4. boundary Plates moving away from each other.
  5. The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
  6. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
  7. Shakes the Earth.
  8. spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges.
  9. An ancient super-continent.
  10. Breaks in crust.
  11. Hess Credited with the theory of Plate Tectonics.
  12. valley Formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard.

20 Clues: Breaks in crust. • Shakes the Earth. • An ancient super-continent. • Convection currents occur in it. • The amount of force per unit area. • The thin, outermost layer of the Earth. • When oceanic crust meets continental crust. • Occurs when forces act to stretch an object. • boundary Plates moving away from each other. • Boundary Two plates moving towards each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 225million years ago
  2. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of the Earth (2wrds)
  3. amount of force pushing on an area
  4. a deep valley that forms where 2 plates move away from each other
  5. a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  6. where the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
  7. a boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
  8. a soft layer which floats on the lithosphere
  9. a system that determines the distance of an object under water.
  10. the layer of rock that forms Earths outer core
  11. a boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
Down
  1. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved across the Earth’s surface
  2. the layer of hot solid material between the core and crust
  3. a ridge layer made up in the upper most part of the mantle
  4. a break in the lithosphere
  5. the movement of a fluid caused by difference in temperature (2wrds)
  6. a vibration that travels through Earth carrying energy released in an earthquake (2 wds)
  7. a layer of molten iron and nickel(2wrds0
  8. the amount of mass in a given space
  9. a boundary that moves away from each other

20 Clues: a break in the lithosphere • amount of force pushing on an area • the amount of mass in a given space • a layer of molten iron and nickel(2wrds0 • a boundary that moves away from each other • a soft layer which floats on the lithosphere • the layer of rock that forms Earths outer core • a boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vibration that travels through Earth carrying energy released in an earthquake (2 wds)
  2. a mountain chain under water
  3. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved across the Earth’s surface
  4. a layer of molten iron and nickel(2wrds0
  5. a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  6. amount of force pushing on an area
  7. where the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
  8. a boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  9. a break in the lithosphere
  10. a boundary that moves away from each other
Down
  1. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 225million years ago
  2. the movement of a fluid caused by difference in temperature (2wrds)
  3. the layer of hot solid material between the core and crust
  4. a deep valley that forms where 2 plates move away from each other
  5. the layer of rock that forms Earths outer core
  6. a boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
  7. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of the Earth (2wrds)
  8. a soft layer which floats on the lithosphere
  9. a ridge layer made up in the upper most part of the mantle
  10. the amount of mass in a given space
  11. a system that determines the distance of an object under water.

21 Clues: a break in the lithosphere • a mountain chain under water • amount of force pushing on an area • the amount of mass in a given space • a layer of molten iron and nickel(2wrds0 • a boundary that moves away from each other • a soft layer which floats on the lithosphere • the layer of rock that forms Earths outer core • a boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A line on a map that connects points that have the same age
  2. A mushroom shaped pluton
  3. A device that can detect small changes
  4. Bowl shaped depression
  5. The internal resistance to flow
  6. Where lava erups through; an opening
  7. Where the earthquake originates
  8. A Greek word "all the earth"
  9. Forces per unit area acting on a material
Down
  1. Intrusive igneous rock bodies
  2. Directly above the focus
  3. Largest plutons
  4. One of the two plates beneath the other
  5. Apluton that cuts across preexisting rocks
  6. Resulting fracture or system of fractures
  7. Larger depressions
  8. Smaller and irregular plutons
  9. Rock fragments thrown into the air during an volcanic eruption
  10. Deformation of materials in response to stress
  11. A pluton that forms when magma intrudes parallel layers of rock

20 Clues: Largest plutons • Larger depressions • Bowl shaped depression • Directly above the focus • A mushroom shaped pluton • A Greek word "all the earth" • Intrusive igneous rock bodies • Smaller and irregular plutons • The internal resistance to flow • Where the earthquake originates • Where lava erups through; an opening • A device that can detect small changes • ...

Plate Tectonic 2013-05-31

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Arc /a chain of volcanic mountains formed at an ocean-continental convergent boundary
  2. Zone /the more dense plate us pulled into the mantle under the less dense plate
  3. Valley /formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard
  4. Tectonics /Theory that plates that move due to convection currents
  5. /another name for them mantle
  6. Currents /circular movement of a substance due to changes in temperature and density
  7. Range /formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary
  8. Boundary /when two plates pull apart
  9. Floor Spreading /when two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises and new crust is formed
  10. /another name for the crust
  11. /thickest layer of the Earth, part liquid part solid where convection currents are found
  12. Wegener /credited with the theory of Continental Drift
  13. /outer layer of the Earth, the thinnest layer
Down
  1. Boundary /when two plates come together
  2. /large pieces of earths crust that move due to convection currents
  3. Crust /earths crust made of land
  4. /depression formed at a subduction zone
  5. /large supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  6. Boundary /when two plates grind past each other
  7. Atlantic Ridge /divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
  8. Arc /a chain of volcanic islands formed at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary
  9. Crust /earths crust located under the ocean
  10. Hess /credited with the theory of Plate Tectonics
  11. /a break in the earths crust that moves

24 Clues: /another name for the crust • /another name for them mantle • Crust /earths crust made of land • Boundary /when two plates pull apart • /depression formed at a subduction zone • /a break in the earths crust that moves • Boundary /when two plates come together • /outer layer of the Earth, the thinnest layer • Boundary /when two plates grind past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mound or mountain composed of extrusive igneous rock.
  2. Core The zone of Earth between the mantle and the inner core.
  3. The mostly solid part of Earth between the crust and the outer core.
  4. Waves Waves that only travel through solids and not liquids or gases.
  5. Raised up; as in mountain building.
  6. Wave The energy wave given off by an earthquake.
  7. The process by which one plate is pushed down and beneath the other.
  8. A supercontinent that existed on the Earth millions of years ago and covered about one-third of its surface.
  9. Core The innermost zone of Earth's core.
  10. The outermost portion of Earth's solid lithosphere.
Down
  1. Trench The long, steep, and narrow depression produced by the bending down of subducting plates, which warps the crust.
  2. The bends in layered rock due to movement in the lithosphere; a type of deformed rock.
  3. A crack in a mass of a rock or soil along which there has been displacement, shifting, or movement of the rock or soil on each side of the crack.
  4. Very fast large wavelength ocean wave or waves produced by impact events and disturbances of the ocean floor caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
  5. The whole crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
  6. The place on Earth's surface lying directly above the focus, or the origin of an earthquake.
  7. Ridge A mountain range at the bottom of the ocean; forms at zones of diverging plates.
  8. Plate Section of the lithosphere that moves around Earth's solid surface.
  9. Waves The fastest moving of all earthquake waves.
  10. Wegener Man who gave us Continental Drift Theory.

20 Clues: Raised up; as in mountain building. • Core The innermost zone of Earth's core. • Wave The energy wave given off by an earthquake. • Waves The fastest moving of all earthquake waves. • Wegener Man who gave us Continental Drift Theory. • The outermost portion of Earth's solid lithosphere. • The whole crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2013-12-02

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

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

Plate tectonics 2014-04-29

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago.
  2. Powerful seismic sea wave that can travel thousands of kilometers in all directions and that begins over an earthquake focus.
  3. Point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  4. Earth's outermost layer.
  5. The point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs, in a earthquake.
  6. Waves that travel outward from an earthquake's focus and move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave.
  7. Waves Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus.
  8. 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.
  9. Largest layer inside Earth, lying directly above the outer core.
  10. Core Liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core.
  11. Device used by seismologists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquake.
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  1. Surface along which rocks break and move.
  2. Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle.
  3. 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.
  4. Core Earths innermost part.
  5. Rigid, outermost layer of Earth that is about 100km thick, and is composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle.
  6. A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava and that is found mostly where Earth's plates come together.
  7. Scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic wave.
  8. Large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapse.
  9. Cone Steep-sided volcano made of loosely packed tephra.
  10. A broad volcano with gently sloping sides.

21 Clues: Earth's outermost layer. • Core Earths innermost part. • Surface along which rocks break and move. • A broad volcano with gently sloping sides. • Scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic wave. • Cone Steep-sided volcano made of loosely packed tephra. • Large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapse. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-02-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer between the crust and the core
  2. boundary between two colliding plates
  3. Name of the hypothetical great continent
  4. the bending of rock layers
  5. a break in the Earth's crust
  6. theory that continents drift apart
  7. Movement of a fluid because of density differences.
  8. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  9. Deep valley which runs down the middle of a mid-ocean ridge
  10. outermost layer of the Earth
  11. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
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  1. Long chain of underwater mountains
  2. a pulling force
  3. Large moving section of lithosphere that contains continents and seafloor
  4. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  5. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  6. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  7. a squeezing force
  8. soft layer of the mantle
  9. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • Long chain of underwater mountains • theory that continents drift apart • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • boundary between two colliding plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most layer of earths surface
  2. layer of earths surface, composed mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron
  3. ridges/where new ocean crust is formed
  4. sea trenches/where ocean crust is destroyed
  5. magma forced upward mantle at mid-ocean ridges produce seafloor
  6. boundary/place where two plates move together
  7. tectonics/theory that states that earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections, which move around on a special layer of the mantle
  8. large landmass hypothesized to have broken apart about 200 million years ago into continents
  9. layer of earths surface made up of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  10. people to consider the moving of landmasses
  11. rate that south america is moving away from Africa
  12. current/cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
Down
  1. valley/long, narrow depression
  2. drift/hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  3. wegner/his hypothesis was the continental drift
  4. the earth/pangaea means
  5. layer of earth's surface below the lithosphere
  6. boundary/boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  7. boundary/plate boundary that occurs when two plates slide past one another
  8. of earths crust and upper mantle
  9. Hess/proved Alferd Wegners hypothesis

21 Clues: the earth/pangaea means • most layer of earths surface • valley/long, narrow depression • of earths crust and upper mantle • Hess/proved Alferd Wegners hypothesis • ridges/where new ocean crust is formed • sea trenches/where ocean crust is destroyed • people to consider the moving of landmasses • boundary/place where two plates move together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the earth
  2. Last name of the scientist who proposed the continental drift theory
  3. Carries heat from the inner mantle to the outer mantle
  4. Continental __________ Theory
  5. Mountain range thought to have formed when India drifted into Asia
  6. Occurs after a sudden movement in the Earth's crust
  7. Raised area or mountain range lying under the ocean
  8. Liquid rock found under the surface of the Earth
  9. The continent believed to fit perfectly into Africa
  10. Formed when magma rises to the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Crust that lays under the ocean
  2. ______________ plate is when two plates move away from each other
  3. Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken up into pieces known as ____________ _________
  4. When two plates mtle / ove towards each other and collide, they are known as _____________ plates
  5. A deep valley forming at the edge of a continent when subduction takes place
  6. A ____________ plate movement is when two plates slide past each other
  7. Name of the one continent before continental drift
  8. The portion of the Earth between the crust and the core
  9. When one plate is forced sideways and down into the mantle below another plate
  10. The centre of the Earth

20 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The outer layer of the earth • Continental __________ Theory • Crust that lays under the ocean • Formed when magma rises to the Earth's surface • Liquid rock found under the surface of the Earth • Name of the one continent before continental drift • Occurs after a sudden movement in the Earth's crust • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2014-10-18

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cone / A type of volcano formed by slow-flowing lava
  2. / A vast continental area or supercontinent comprising all the continental crust of the earth.
  3. / A slow flowing lava with a toothpaste like consistency.
  4. / When two tectonic plates converge they form a _____
  5. / A volcano ejects _____
  6. / Pahoehoe is _____
  7. chamber / A reservoir of magma within the earth beneath a volcano
  8. / The location where the earthquake begins.
  9. / A sliding movement that occurs when two tectonic plates meet.
  10. / The point of the earth’s surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  11. / A type of volcano formed by fast-flowing lava
  12. / The consistency of lava refers to its _____
  13. / The theory of continental drift was discovered by Alfred _____
  14. / When the stiffness of soil is disturbed by an earthquake causing it to act like liquid.
  15. / A type of volcano formed by a combination of both slow and fast flowing lava
  16. / The instrument used to measure the force of an earthquake
  17. Scarp / A step on the ground surface where one side of a fault has moved vertically in respect to another.
  18. / A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
  19. / Smaller tremors endured prior to a stronger earthquake
  20. / The process of two tectonic plates meeting and forming a volcano.
  21. / The southernmost subcontinent formed after the initial split of the super continent.
Down
  1. conduit/ The spout magma travels up to exit a volcano.
  2. / A mountain or hill created by molten material that rises from the earth’s mantle to the surface.
  3. / A fast flowing lava with a honey like consistency.
  4. / The force of an earthquake is measured in _____
  5. / A large ocean wave typically caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  6. scale / The scale used to measure the force of an earthquake.
  7. / The northernmost subcontinent formed after the initial split of the super continent.
  8. / The rigid outer part of the earth.
  9. / When two tectonic plates _____ they form mountains.
  10. / Relating to the structure of the earth’s crust and the large scale processes which take place within it.
  11. / When two tectonic plates _____ they cause seafloor spreading
  12. current / A fast moving current of hot gas and rock
  13. vibrations / The shaking of the ground during an earthquake is called _____
  14. / A volcano contains _____
  15. Spreading / a process that forms new oceanic crust.
  16. / Smaller tremors endured after a stronger earthquake
  17. / A sudden violent shaking of the ground as two tectonic plates meet.
  18. / Any of the world’s main expanses of land.

39 Clues: / Pahoehoe is _____ • / A volcano ejects _____ • / A volcano contains _____ • / The rigid outer part of the earth. • / The location where the earthquake begins. • / Any of the world’s main expanses of land. • / The consistency of lava refers to its _____ • / A type of volcano formed by fast-flowing lava • / The force of an earthquake is measured in _____ • ...

Plate tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths outest most layer and earths thinnest layer.
  2. vibrations caused by the tectonic plates slipping against each other.
  3. an igneous rock having abundant light-colored minerals.
  4. a black or dark coloured volcanic glass, usually composed of rhyolite.
  5. A type of eruption consisting of the explosive ejection of incandescent fragments of new viscous lava, usually on the form of blocks.
  6. and area surrounded by a lava flow.
  7. a submarine volcano
  8. an opening formed by a collapse in the roof of a lava tube.
  9. a person who studies in earthquakes.
  10. plate/ It is the plate where the Australian main land sits.
  11. Term used to describe volcanic rock or magma composed chiefly of dark-coloured, iron- and magnesium-rich minerals.
  12. Igneous rocks made mostly of the mafic minerals hypersthene, augite, and/or olivine.
  13. it's a smaller earthquake which happens after a bigger one
  14. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  15. drift/ The theory, first advanced by Alfred Wegener, that Earth's continents were originally one land mass. Pieces of the land mass split off and migrated to form the continents.
  16. scale/ We use this type of scale to measure the strength of the earthquake.
  17. fine particles of pulverized rock blown from an explosion vent.
  18. boundaries/ the movement of two tectonic plates moving into each other.
  19. core/ a liquid core that surrounds the earths inner core.
  20. the process by which solid, liquid, and gaseous materials are ejected into the earth's atmosphere and onto the earth's surface by volcanic activity.
  21. core/ innest most layer and it is solid due to tremendous pressure.
  22. the reflection of light from the surface of a mineral.
  23. It’s the flow of lava that comes out and sets smooth and comes out slowly.
  24. volcanic ash that has fallen through the air from an eruption cloud.
  25. It's a molten, liquid rock found under the surface of the earth.
  26. a small earthquake.
  27. earths thickest layer
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  1. the solid matter in which a fossil or crystals embedded.
  2. single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago.
  3. a slop formed at the base of a steeper slope, made of fallen and disintegrated materials.
  4. Materials of all types and sizes that are erupted from a crater or volcanic vent and deposited from the air.
  5. a passage followed by magma in a volcano.
  6. boundaries/ the movement of two tectonic plates sliding past each other.
  7. the strength of an earthquake, measured with numbers 1 to 10.
  8. A crystal that resembles a phenocryst in igneous rock, but is a foreign to the body of rock in which it occurs.
  9. a person who studies in volcanoes
  10. A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano, through which magmatic materials have passed. Commonly filled with volcanic breccia and fragments of older rock.
  11. The opening at the earth's surface through which volcanic materials issue forth.
  12. an instrument that is used for measuring the strength of earthquakes.
  13. It’s the name you call lava when it sets really rough.
  14. the force of an earthquake which effects places far away.
  15. A small air pocket or cavity formed in volcanic rock during solidification.
  16. boundaries/ the movement of two tectonic plates moving away from each other.
  17. A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano, through which magmatic materials have passed. Commonly filled with volcanic breccia and fragments of older rock.
  18. the area of land directly over the centre of an earthquake.
  19. a word to describe an inactive volcano.
  20. a Hawaiian term for lava with a smooth, billowy, or ropy surface.
  21. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  22. magma which has reached the surface through a volcanic eruption.
  23. A weak point in the Earth's crust and upper mantle where the rock layers have ruptured and slipped.

50 Clues: a submarine volcano • a small earthquake. • earths thickest layer • a person who studies in volcanoes • and area surrounded by a lava flow. • a person who studies in earthquakes. • a word to describe an inactive volcano. • a passage followed by magma in a volcano. • earths outest most layer and earths thinnest layer. • It’s the name you call lava when it sets really rough. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-12-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform at a divergent boundary
  2. sea-floor spreading expert
  3. one plate forced under another
  4. diverging on the ocean floor
  5. the crust and upper part of the mantle
  6. where plates move apart
  7. suggested Continental Drift
  8. type of crust made of granite
  9. type of crust made of basalt
Down
  1. mountains like the Himalayas
  2. what the tectonic plates ride on
  3. way heat is transferred in the mantle
  4. the process of tectonic plates sliding past each other
  5. example of an island chain formed by a hot spot
  6. said the plates move because of currents in the mantle
  7. where the edges of plates meet
  8. where plates come together
  9. where plates slide past each other
  10. deep hole in the ocean floor where plates meet
  11. found at divergent and convergent boundaries

20 Clues: where plates move apart • sea-floor spreading expert • where plates come together • suggested Continental Drift • mountains like the Himalayas • diverging on the ocean floor • type of crust made of basalt • type of crust made of granite • one plate forced under another • where the edges of plates meet • landform at a divergent boundary • what the tectonic plates ride on • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  2. __________ often occur when transform plates slide past each other
  3. A huge mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over the land
  4. _______ is where new ocean floor is produced
  5. ___________ happens when continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  6. A deep valley along the ocean floor
  7. Opposite of a normal fault
  8. There is approximately 12 major ______
  9. The ______ is between the crust and core
  10. The process that breaks down rock at the earth's surface
  11. Pushing against or going toward each other
Down
  1. Was called a supercontinent
  2. Moving away from each other
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  4. The rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion
  5. Moves fragments of rock and soil
  6. Tension in Earth's crust pulls rock apart, causing _______
  7. The center of the earth
  8. Sliding by each other
  9. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it and is deposited in a new location

20 Clues: Sliding by each other • The center of the earth • Opposite of a normal fault • Was called a supercontinent • Moving away from each other • Moves fragments of rock and soil • A deep valley along the ocean floor • There is approximately 12 major ______ • The ______ is between the crust and core • Pushing against or going toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics, theory of structure of earths crust
  2. move away from each other
  3. science concerned with earthquakes
  4. one of 2 waves
  5. shear waves
  6. sideways and downwards movement of earth’s crust
  7. movement of magma inside a volcano
  8. waves, surface waves
  9. a long sea wave
  10. large scale model
Down
  1. sudden and violent shaking ground
  2. one slides beneath another
  3. waves, horizontal polarized surfaced waves
  4. points, initial rupture or focus
  5. connects to another plate
  6. ruptures in crust of mass object
  7. sliding down mass of earth and rock
  8. waves, elastic wave in earth produced by earthquakes
  9. geyser is a volcano
  10. hot lava and volcanic ash

20 Clues: shear waves • one of 2 waves • a long sea wave • large scale model • geyser is a volcano • waves, surface waves • connects to another plate • move away from each other • hot lava and volcanic ash • one slides beneath another • points, initial rupture or focus • ruptures in crust of mass object • sudden and violent shaking ground • science concerned with earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics, theory of structure of earths crust
  2. move away from each other
  3. science concerned with earthquakes
  4. one of 2 waves
  5. shear waves
  6. sideways and downwards movement of earth’s crust
  7. movement of magma inside a volcano
  8. waves, surface waves
  9. a long sea wave
  10. large scale model
Down
  1. sudden and violent shaking ground
  2. one slides beneath another
  3. waves, horizontal polarized surfaced waves
  4. points, initial rupture or focus
  5. connects to another plate
  6. ruptures in crust of mass object
  7. sliding down mass of earth and rock
  8. waves, elastic wave in earth produced by earthquakes
  9. geyser is a volcano
  10. hot lava and volcanic ash

20 Clues: shear waves • one of 2 waves • a long sea wave • large scale model • geyser is a volcano • waves, surface waves • connects to another plate • move away from each other • hot lava and volcanic ash • one slides beneath another • points, initial rupture or focus • ruptures in crust of mass object • sudden and violent shaking ground • science concerned with earthquakes • ...

plate tectonics :) 2021-02-25

plate tectonics :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
  4. solid bulk of Earth's interior
  5. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
  6. a supercontinent
  7. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  8. the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time
  9. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
  10. the person whoformulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
Down
  1. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. name of wegeners theory
  3. a mountain with magma inside
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. a line of mountains connected by high ground.
  6. its lightest, most buoyant rock layer.
  7. the fraction of the pore space occupied by water
  8. the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  9. a fluid layer thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core
  10. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat

20 Clues: a supercontinent • name of wegeners theory • a mountain with magma inside • solid bulk of Earth's interior • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • its lightest, most buoyant rock layer. • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • a line of mountains connected by high ground. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge- an underwater mountain range that stretches along the center of much of Earth's ocean floor that forms when two oceanic plates diverge
  2. spreading- hot, less dense material below Earth's crust rises toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridges, flows sideways, carrying the seafloor away from the ridge in both directions leaving the youngest rocks at/near the ridge and the oldest farther away
  3. – all of the crust and the upper solid portion of the mantle
  4. – boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other; causes earthquakes
  5. – the plastic-like layer of the mantle located below the lithosphere
  6. Wegener- German scientist who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift; his ideas were initially rejected
  7. – reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
  8. – fossil plant found in Africa, Australia, India, South America, and Antarctica
  9. – boundary that forms when two plates collide; causes subduction, trenches, mountains, volcanoes
  10. a sensing device used to detect magnetic fields on the rocks on the ocean floor
Down
  1. Drift – Wegener’s hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their present-day locations.
  2. – boundary that forms when two plates move apart; causes mid-ocean ridges, rift zones, earthquakes
  3. Hess- proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960s
  4. mountains- mountains similar to those in Greenland and Europe
  5. tectonics – the theory that Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called plates that move on a plastic-like layer of the mantle (asthenosphere)
  6. – sections of Earth’s crust and upper part of the mantle (the lithosphere)
  7. current – the cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that occurs in the mantle that is the driving force of plate tectonics
  8. valley - a valley that forms when two plates diverge
  9. – the process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle where the crust is melted and recycled
  10. ocean trench – feature formed where subduction occurs; island arcs and volcanic arcs can be created
  11. when Earth's magnetic force runs the opposite way. Recorded in the rocks along the mid-ocean ridge. Occurs over thousands or millions of years

21 Clues: – reptile fossil found in South America and Africa • valley - a valley that forms when two plates diverge • Hess- proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960s • – all of the crust and the upper solid portion of the mantle • mountains- mountains similar to those in Greenland and Europe • ...