plate Crossword Puzzles

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

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

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

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

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

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

nail structure and growth 2024-02-26

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

15 Clues: area where the nail bed cells form • slit or furrow on the sides of the nail • folds of skin that surround the nail plate • folds of skin that surrounds the nail plate • technical term for nails of the fingers or toes • nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • ...

Bryanna Segerstrom 3B 2015-04-30

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

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

Pangea and earth 2018-02-16

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

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

NJ MVC 2025-03-06

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

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

Earth Systems 2011-12-19

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

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

PLATE TECTONICS 2013-04-27

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ _____________ occurs at spreading ridges where magma cools and hardens, pushing the older rock farther away
  2. A divergent boundary found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
  3. These form when two continental plates move together
  4. Plate boundary at which tectonic plates come together
  5. Plate boundary at which tectonic plates slide past each other
  6. When an oceanic plate subducts below a continental plate a deep underwater valley called a ___________ forms.
  7. A ____________ valley commonly occurs when two continental plates move away from each other (hint: there is a famous example in Africa!)
Down
  1. Famous transform fault in California
  2. __________ _____________ happens subduction zones where one plate is pulled underneath another
  3. At the boundary between two oceanic plates a deep _________ ____________ forms
  4. Plate boundary at which tectonic plates move apart
  5. These currents occur in the mantle and help to drive plate movement

12 Clues: Famous transform fault in California • Plate boundary at which tectonic plates move apart • These form when two continental plates move together • Plate boundary at which tectonic plates come together • Plate boundary at which tectonic plates slide past each other • A divergent boundary found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean • ...

Geologic History 2021-03-10

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

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

Earthquakes 2022-08-01

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

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

Digital Radiography and PACS 2016-05-01

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

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

15 terms and definitions 2021-12-15

15 terms and definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone/The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  2. layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. boundary/A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. Wegener/The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. Drift/Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  6. ridge/The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  8. spreading/The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  10. of Plate Tectonics/Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  11. core/A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
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  1. boundary/A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. /The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. boundary/A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  4. currents/Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. core/Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  6. deep canyon on the ocean floor
  7. rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. valley/A deep valley where two plates move apart
  9. layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface

20 Clues: deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley/A deep valley where two plates move apart • layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • core/Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • Wegener/The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • ...

Tectonic plates 2024-10-31

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates meet their edges.
  2. A repetition of activity that can be used to theorize with.
  3. When two plates collide into each other and one plate subducts the other. This usually forms a trench underwater.
  4. Heat cycles in the air mantle and ocean. Controls plate tectonics movement.
  5. A liquid layer of earth also with nickel and iron. Borders inner core and the mantle.
  6. When the earth starts to shake violently due to plate tectonics reacting.
  7. A mid ocean ridge over the edges of the Atlantic Ocean.
  8. When magma or lava sprouts out from the mantle, or an eruption from volcanoes.
  9. The man that theorized continental drift in 1912 because of the similar fossils, rocks, and that Africa and South America fit together like a puzzle piece!.
  10. A hot dense ball in the middle of the earth with iron and nickel.
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  1. A large slab of rock composed of both the continental and the oceanic lithosphere.
  2. Can be formed in convergent plates or divergent plates, but not transform. And it sprouts out lava.
  3. Hard and dense Magyar underneath tectonic plates.
  4. When two plates slide against each other.
  5. When two plates go opposite each other and make a ridge. Forms a mid ocean ridge underwater.
  6. The speed or time how fast something goes.
  7. The hard solid rock underneath the land and water.
  8. The theory made by Alfred Wegener that all the continents were once one, and then drifted millions of years after.
  9. When one plate slips over another.
  10. A hot spring that erupts jets of water and vapor into steam in the air.

20 Clues: When two plates meet their edges. • When one plate slips over another. • When two plates slide against each other. • The speed or time how fast something goes. • Hard and dense Magyar underneath tectonic plates. • The hard solid rock underneath the land and water. • A mid ocean ridge over the edges of the Atlantic Ocean. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates crash together, __ are pushed up.
  2. A __ valley forms at the place where two continental plates pull apart.
  3. The earth's landmasses and oceans sit on top of the tectonic plates.
  4. When two tectonic plates move away from each other, the boundary between them is called a __ boundary.
  5. Plate tectonics is the study of the movement of earth's __.
  6. What lies on top of the asthenosphere?
  7. A __ zone is where a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide, forcing the oceanic plate under the less dense continental plate.
  8. A __ collision occurs when two continental plates collide, pushing the continental crust up to form mountains.
  9. Which type of scientist studies the Earth?
  10. Theory explains how _ drifted.
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  1. Is the layer of the Earth that is soft because it is almost, but not quite melted.
  2. When the molten magma meets the material of the lithosphere, it moves across the surface which way?
  3. Heat causes the magma to rise up in the __.
  4. Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at plate ___ too.
  5. What causes plates to move?
  6. New Crust is created when the seafloor moves apart. New magma continuously rises up to fill in the space. This process is called __ spreading.
  7. The lithosphere is __ and firm.
  8. Movement of plates changes the __ of the earth.
  9. When two tectonic plates push into each other, the place the two plates meet is called a __ boundary.
  10. When two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, the boundary between them is called a __ boundary.
  11. Geologists believe the Earth's plates move about on the asthenosphere like __ in a pan of hot water.
  12. Over __ of years, the plates change in size and shapes.

22 Clues: What causes plates to move? • Theory explains how _ drifted. • The lithosphere is __ and firm. • What lies on top of the asthenosphere? • Which type of scientist studies the Earth? • Heat causes the magma to rise up in the __. • Movement of plates changes the __ of the earth. • Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at plate ___ too. • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-01-10

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  2. boundary A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it in different directions
  3. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. zone The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  9. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  10. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  11. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
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  1. currents Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. Wegener German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  3. core Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  4. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  5. valley A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. Drift Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  9. of Plate Tectonics Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle

20 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • core Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

The Earth Moving 2022-10-23

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger
  2. The height of a seismic wave measured on a seismograph
  3. The force acting on a tectonic plate, causing it to change
  4. When plates rub next to each other and cause a chipping or breaking of the rock
  5. A tool to measure the speed and power of Earthquakes
  6. The type of plate boundary that experiences tension
  7. The exact place where the tectonic plate moved
  8. A pulling force on the tectonic plates, making them thinner
  9. A wave or series of waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, or asteroid.
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  1. The type of plate boundary that experiences Compression
  2. The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller
  3. The force acting on tectonic plates causing them to squeeze or break
  4. Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress
  5. A number that describes the size of an Earthquake
  6. The place above the focus where the Earthquake is felt the most
  7. The type of plate that experiences Shearing
  8. The tectonic plates moving under water is known as Ocean Floor ______

17 Clues: The type of plate that experiences Shearing • Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress • The exact place where the tectonic plate moved • The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger • The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller • A number that describes the size of an Earthquake • The type of plate boundary that experiences tension • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  4. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  5. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  6. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  7. Rock formations that result from molten material erupting underwater and rapidly cooling
  8. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
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  1. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
  4. The scientist who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift
  5. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  6. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  7. A device used to map the ocean floor
  8. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  10. A scientist who mapped parts of the ocean floor in the 1950s

18 Clues: A device used to map the ocean floor • A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A scientist who mapped parts of the ocean floor in the 1950s • ...

Unit 3 2025-02-12

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart.
  2. A deep underwater valley formed at subduction zones.
  3. A famous transform fault located in California.
  4. Formed when magma reaches the Earth's surface due to plate movement.
  5. The force that resists motion between two surfaces in contact, causing earthquakes.
  6. A mid-ocean ridge example formed at a divergent boundary.
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  1. The study of Earth's plates and their movements.
  2. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  3. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
  5. Remains of ancient organisms that provide evidence for plate tectonics.
  6. A type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
  7. When two continental plates push against each other, forming mountains.
  8. A reptile fossil found on different continents, supporting continental drift.
  9. A lowland region formed at a divergent boundary.

15 Clues: A famous transform fault located in California. • The study of Earth's plates and their movements. • A lowland region formed at a divergent boundary. • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. • A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • A deep underwater valley formed at subduction zones. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-01-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process in which an oceanic plate is forced into the mantle.
  2. The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving.
  3. Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust.
  4. The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
  5. The rigid outer shell of the earth that are made of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The type of plate boundary in which an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate.
  7. The type of boundary in which the two plates are moving away from each other.
  8. The super continent that drifted apart to make the continents we know today.
  9. The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust.
Down
  1. The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener about plate tectonics and their movement.
  2. A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred.
  3. Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust.
  4. Several volcanoes that form a geometric shape in and along the Pacific Ocean.
  5. The type of plate boundary in which the two plates grind against each other.

14 Clues: A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred. • Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust. • Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust. • The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust. • The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift. • The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving. • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17

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

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

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2021-12-16

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  6. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  9. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  11. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  12. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
Down
  1. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  2. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  3. The undersea mountain chain where the new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  5. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  7. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge landmass but have since then drifted apart
  8. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

20 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • ...

vocabulary 2025-08-22

vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks
  2. crater a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or
  3. ridge long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma
  4. with respect to each other.
  5. magma that erupts onto Earth's surface.
  6. tectonics theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that
  7. plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  8. a break or a crack in Earth’s crust.
  9. drift Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a
  10. molten rock stored below Earth's surface.
  11. drifted slowly to their current positions.
  12. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under
  13. a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
  14. space object by the impact of a meteorite.
  15. a crack or a fracture in Earth’s lithosphere along which movement
  16. rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
Down
  1. and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  2. boundary the boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  3. large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago
  4. name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart
  5. boundary the boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  6. spreading the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean
  7. volume of water.
  8. tectonic plate.
  9. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a
  10. trench a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under
  11. divergent plate boundaries.
  12. 200 million years ago.
  13. boundary the boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  14. zone an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
  15. the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth’s surface
  16. arc a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.

32 Clues: tectonic plate. • volume of water. • 200 million years ago. • with respect to each other. • divergent plate boundaries. • a break or a crack in Earth’s crust. • plate at a convergent plate boundary. • drifted slowly to their current positions. • space object by the impact of a meteorite. • magma that erupts onto Earth's surface. • ...

Landforms Unit 2025-01-27

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

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

Earth Science Crossword 2017-06-13

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

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

Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-02-28

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

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

plate boundaries 2025-10-10

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-04-07

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

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

Plate Tectonics! 2014-02-12

Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a large landmass.
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface.
  3. crust is a layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
  4. ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  6. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  7. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  8. trench A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
Down
  1. A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move.
  2. currents The movement of a fluid, caused by difference in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  3. valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  4. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents.
  5. waves is a mechanical vibration.
  6. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  8. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  9. is the point or line where one region ends and another begins.
  10. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

18 Clues: is a large landmass. • waves is a mechanical vibration. • A break in Earth’s crust along which rocks move. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • is the point or line where one region ends and another begins. • crust is a layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-03-12

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary where two plates are moving apart
  2. When one plate slides under another at a convergent plate boundary
  3. Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move on top of the mantle
Down
  1. Crust that is denser, thinner, and newer, will subduct at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries
  2. mainly at convergent and divergent plate boundaries and is the result of hot gasses, magma plumes, and pressure
  3. that is less dense, thicker, and older
  4. Result of tectonic plates moving past each other typically at transform and convergent plate boundaries
  5. Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. result of a stationary magma plume from inside the mantle that creates island or mountain chains
  7. Plate boundary where two plates are moving together
  8. form of divergent plate boundary where new ocean floor is made

11 Clues: that is less dense, thicker, and older • Plate boundary where two plates are moving apart • Plate boundary where two plates are moving together • Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • form of divergent plate boundary where new ocean floor is made • Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move on top of the mantle • ...

Two-Dimensional Media 2015-04-11

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

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

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition 2021-12-02

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denser TP moves under less dense TP
  2. Result of a convergent plate boundary
  3. Organization of soil
  4. Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist
  5. Material similar to bedrock
  6. Where earthquakes begin
  7. Region where mantle is heated
  8. Soil Organism
  9. Partially decomposed organic material
Down
  1. Earth's outermost rock layer
  2. Oceanic/Continental
  3. Parallel + Horizontal movement of plates
  4. These rest on plates
  5. Result of a divergent plate boundary
  6. Matter from remains of plants/animals
  7. Layer of Earth's crust that supports terrestrial life

16 Clues: Soil Organism • Oceanic/Continental • These rest on plates • Organization of soil • Where earthquakes begin • Material similar to bedrock • Earth's outermost rock layer • Region where mantle is heated • Denser TP moves under less dense TP • Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist • Result of a divergent plate boundary • Result of a convergent plate boundary • ...

Benchmark 5 Vocabulary Review 2018-02-26

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

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

G-G-G-G-Geology Crossword 2024-05-15

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

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

Plate motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
  2. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  3. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  4. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  5. The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
  6. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  7. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  8. Deepest part of the sea.
Down
  1. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
  2. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  3. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  4. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  5. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  6. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?

14 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17

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

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

Eartquake/Volcano Crossword puzzle 2021-12-17

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

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

Earthquake/volcano crossword puzzle 2021-12-17

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

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

World geography 2016-09-07

World geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer layer of rock forming the earth's surface
  2. occurs when the folded land can't be beat
  3. shelf an underwater extension of a coastal plain
  4. wind carrying rocks or soil from one place to another
  5. cycle the regular movement of water
  6. when a cloud has more water than it can hold
  7. the air we breath, thin layer of gas above the earth's surface
  8. warm air cools and can't return all of the vapor
  9. changing liquid into vapor
  10. oceanic plate being pushed apart
  11. compacted snow that formed into large piece of ice
  12. plates may grind or slide past each other
Down
  1. land makes it up, the earth's crust
  2. when the heavier oceanic plate dives under the continental plate
  3. tectonics creates many of earth's physical features
  4. River, Lakes, and any other bodies of water
  5. when pieces of earth come together slowly as the oceanic plate goes under the continental
  6. a layer of hot thick rock
  7. water fresh water that's under ground
  8. ways to remove salt from ocean water
  9. moving rocks that squeeze the earth's surface until it buckles
  10. the very center of the earth , very hot but solid
  11. when earth is changed by physical or chemicals
  12. the part of the earth that supports life
  13. when glaciers recede and melt to a place
  14. molten rock
  15. underground slow movement of water

27 Clues: molten rock • a layer of hot thick rock • changing liquid into vapor • oceanic plate being pushed apart • underground slow movement of water • land makes it up, the earth's crust • cycle the regular movement of water • ways to remove salt from ocean water • water fresh water that's under ground • the part of the earth that supports life • ...

Geologic and Weather Hazards 2024-08-03

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

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

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

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

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

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

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

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

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

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

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

Earth's Interior Review 2023-11-30

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

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

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition 2021-12-02

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denser TP moves under less dense TP
  2. Result of a convergent plate boundary
  3. Organization of soil
  4. Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist
  5. Material similar to bedrock
  6. Where earthquakes begin
  7. Region where mantle is heated
  8. Soil Organism
  9. Partially decomposed organic material
Down
  1. Earth's outermost rock layer
  2. Oceanic/Continental
  3. Parallel + Horizontal movement of plates
  4. These rest on plates
  5. Result of a divergent plate boundary
  6. Matter from remains of plants/animals
  7. Layer of Earth's crust that supports terrestrial life

16 Clues: Soil Organism • Oceanic/Continental • These rest on plates • Organization of soil • Where earthquakes begin • Material similar to bedrock • Earth's outermost rock layer • Region where mantle is heated • Denser TP moves under less dense TP • Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist • Result of a divergent plate boundary • Result of a convergent plate boundary • ...

ENVS Unit 1.2 Geology 2019-09-24

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

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

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

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

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

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

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

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

nails 2025-03-19

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

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

Earthquake 2024-10-05

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

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

Vocabulary: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics 2021-12-14

Vocabulary: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture or break in the rocks that make up Earth’s crust
  2. The process that occurs at midocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed.
  3. scrapes on rock where a glacier once moved
  4. The deepest parts of the ocean floor
  5. German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. The type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  7. The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide.
  8. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  9. An underwater mountain range formed where two of Earth’s oceanic tectonics plates move apart or separate
  10. The location where one tectonic plate comes in contact with another.
Down
  1. The process in Earth’s mantle that scientists believe is driving the movement of the plates due to the heating and cooling of magma.
  2. A lowland region that forms where two of Earth's continental tectonic plates move apart or separate
  3. The broken sections of Earth’s crust; they constantly move around on Earth’s mantle
  4. The process that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate because it is more dense
  5. The supercontinent that included all current land masses before they split apart
  6. A curved chain of volcanic islands
  7. A theory stating that all of the continents on Earth used to be joined as one giant landmass and have since slowly drifted to their current locations

17 Clues: A curved chain of volcanic islands • The deepest parts of the ocean floor • scrapes on rock where a glacier once moved • The type of plate boundary where two plates collide • A fracture or break in the rocks that make up Earth’s crust • German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide. • ...

Plate boundaries recap 2024-09-25

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

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

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

All about Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-02-28

All about Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of the Earth that contains tectonic plates
  2. The Earth's innermost layer
  3. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  4. The Earth's outermost layer
  5. The area where two tectonic plates meet
  6. Type of boundary where plates move apart
  7. OF TECTONIC PLATE The force that causes earthquakes and volcanoes
  8. The place within the Earth where an earthquake originates
  9. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. The type of boundary where one plate is forced under another
  2. The type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other
  3. The molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
  4. The process by which continents move
  5. The theory that describes the movement of Earth's plates
  6. Hot molten or semi-molten rock that erupts from a volcano
  7. OCEAN RIDGE A place where new oceanic crust forms
  8. The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  9. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  10. The type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other

19 Clues: The Earth's innermost layer • The Earth's outermost layer • The process by which continents move • The area where two tectonic plates meet • Type of boundary where plates move apart • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • The molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • OCEAN RIDGE A place where new oceanic crust forms • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-09-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is another word for a fault?
  2. a feature of divergent boundaries
  3. plates below the ocean
  4. which is the density of the plate that slides under the more dense plate?
  5. plates below the continent
  6. the lithosphere plates does what on top of the asthenosphere?
  7. two plates that go away from each other (divide)
  8. when one plate slides under the other
  9. what is caused when an ocean plates collides with one another?
  10. caused from a subduction zone
  11. the outer shell of the earths crust that are divided into large slabs of rock
Down
  1. the plastic layer below the lithosphere
  2. a feature of divergent boundaries
  3. what is it called when two plates slide past one another?
  4. what is it called when hot magma rises and when it cools it falls back down, then repeats.
  5. two plates that collide or come together
  6. what is caused in the transform boundary?
  7. the rigid outer part of the crust and upper mantle
  8. what is caused when two continental plates collide with each other?
  9. what is it called when a sea floor is spreading?

20 Clues: plates below the ocean • plates below the continent • caused from a subduction zone • a feature of divergent boundaries • what is another word for a fault? • a feature of divergent boundaries • when one plate slides under the other • the plastic layer below the lithosphere • two plates that collide or come together • what is caused in the transform boundary? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the seperate.
  2. When they collide together.
  3. These are circular movements caused by heat rising a cold sinking.
  4. it's a line between two cities.
  5. It is a bunch of volcanoes in a circle.
  6. Mid-_________
  7. The thing called __________ is next to the earth's crust.
  8. What is it called where the plates meet?
  9. A big wave that is a natural disaster.
Down
  1. A crust but thin.
  2. It is a type of zone.
  3. What have the continents done?
  4. When they slide past eachother.
  5. A crust but thick
  6. What is it called when our earth shakes?
  7. What is the book by Alfred Wegner called?
  8. The seafloor is ________!
  9. Who created the continental drift theory?
  10. It's what comes out of volcanoes.

19 Clues: Mid-_________ • A crust but thin. • A crust but thick • When the seperate. • It is a type of zone. • The seafloor is ________! • When they collide together. • What have the continents done? • When they slide past eachother. • it's a line between two cities. • It's what comes out of volcanoes. • A big wave that is a natural disaster. • It is a bunch of volcanoes in a circle. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

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

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

Plate Techtonics 2013-03-03

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

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

Plate Techonics 2014-10-27

Plate Techonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics/ The theory of that the earth's surface is broken into plates that slide over the magma in the mantle
  2. the point below the surface where the earthquake started
  3. of fire A large connection of volcanoes that form the edge of the Pacific plate
  4. lines
  5. Drift The slow movement of of continents over the mantle
  6. Smaller earthquake after major earthquake
  7. Wave A wave that vibrates threw the earth that is produced by earthquakes and volcano eruptions
  8. Boundary A boundary at where plates collide into each other
  9. of the earth that is water
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  1. crust and the rigid part of the mantle's surface
  2. boundary A boundary at where plates slide past each other,no crust in made or destroyed (lots of earth quakes happen here)
  3. rock for the mantle
  4. A crack or break in rock
  5. lines
  6. Boundary A boundary at where plates move apart and new crust is formed
  7. An instrument that records the energy of the earthquake vibrations
  8. The point directly on top of the surface where the earthquake started
  9. Spreading/The moving apart of plates on the ocean floor
  10. A super continent that existed 200-300 million years ago when all plates were connected
  11. Wagner/A German scientist that proposed that there was one a super continent called pangea

20 Clues: lines • lines • rock for the mantle • A crack or break in rock • of the earth that is water • Smaller earthquake after major earthquake • crust and the rigid part of the mantle's surface • Spreading/The moving apart of plates on the ocean floor • the point below the surface where the earthquake started • Drift The slow movement of of continents over the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-02-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / a large mass of igneous rock in Earth's crust that, if exposed at the surface, covers an area of at least 100 km
  2. Boundaries / the boundary at which two tectonics plates slide past one another horizontally
  3. / the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. / the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonics plate move
  5. / the layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
  6. Terrane / a piece of lithosphere that becomes a part of a larger landmass when tectonic plates collide at
  7. Drift / the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
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  1. / a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. / machines that measure the time seismic waves take to travel various distance from an earthquake's center
  3. Andreas Fault System / a transform plate boundary that California is home to
  4. Boundaries / the boundaries at which two tectonic plates collide
  5. / the central part of Earth below the Mantle
  6. Boundaries / the boundary at which two tectonic plates separate
  7. / single large continents, Greek for "all Earth"
  8. / the process by which the shape of a rock changes in response to stress
  9. Faults / when rocks are pushed together by compression, _______ ______ form
  10. Faults / when rocks are moved horizontally by opposing forces, ______-____ ______ form
  11. / the bending of rock layers due to stress
  12. Faults / when rocks are pulled apart because of tension, ______ ______ is form

19 Clues: / the bending of rock layers due to stress • / the central part of Earth below the Mantle • / single large continents, Greek for "all Earth" • / the layer of rock between Earth's crust and core • Boundaries / the boundary at which two tectonic plates separate • Boundaries / the boundaries at which two tectonic plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-04-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Convergent boundaries create this feature.
  2. Ash, cinder, rocks, gases, and bombs that are considered lava is termed this.
  3. One of the Earth's cores that is made of liquid.
  4. The measure of a material (lava or magma) resistance to flow.
  5. Transform boundaries create this feature.
  6. Type of currents that make continents move.
  7. Last name of the man who developed the theory of continental drift.
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  1. Divergent boundaries create this type of stress.
  2. Plate boundary where the plates slide against each other.
  3. The thickest layer of the Earth.
  4. Convergent boundaries create this type of stress.
  5. Transform boundaries create this type of stress. Ridge: Divergent boundaries create this feature.
  6. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  7. Plate boundary where the plates move towards each other.
  8. Plate boundary where the plates move away from each other.
  9. Last name of the man that developed the theory of seafloor spreading.
  10. Found at convergent boundaries where ocean crust subducts.
  11. This is where seafloor is destroyed.
  12. This is where new seafloor is formed.

19 Clues: The thickest layer of the Earth. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • This is where seafloor is destroyed. • This is where new seafloor is formed. • Transform boundaries create this feature. • Convergent boundaries create this feature. • Type of currents that make continents move. • Divergent boundaries create this type of stress. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-04-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ash, cinder, rocks, gases, and bombs that are considered lava is termed this.
  2. Last name of the man who developed the theory of continental drift.
  3. Plate boundary where the plates move towards each other.
  4. Last name of the man that developed the theory of seafloor spreading.
  5. The measure of a material (lava or magma) resistance to flow.
  6. Transform boundaries create this type of stress. Ridge: Divergent boundaries create this feature.
  7. Type of currents that make continents move.
  8. The thickest layer of the Earth.
  9. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
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  1. Plate boundary where the plates move away from each other.
  2. Convergent boundaries create this type of stress.
  3. This is where new seafloor is formed.
  4. Divergent boundaries create this type of stress.
  5. Transform boundaries create this feature.
  6. This is where seafloor is destroyed.
  7. One of the Earth's cores that is made of liquid.
  8. Plate boundary where the plates slide against each other.
  9. Convergent boundaries create this feature.
  10. Found at convergent boundaries where ocean crust subducts.

19 Clues: The thickest layer of the Earth. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • This is where seafloor is destroyed. • This is where new seafloor is formed. • Transform boundaries create this feature. • Convergent boundaries create this feature. • Type of currents that make continents move. • Divergent boundaries create this type of stress. • ...

Plate tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. San Andreas Fault line
  2. Supercontinent that includes all current landmasses
  3. Black rock that comes from volcanos
  4. Very large aera of land
  5. Theory of global tectonics
  6. spreading: Process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  7. Part of Earth were living thing exist
  8. something caused by an earthquake
  9. Remains or trace of a living thing
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  1. Relating to the ocean
  2. German researcher geophysicst and metorologist
  3. Shaking of the ground
  4. Thick, dence layer of rock that underlines Earth's crust
  5. slow movement of Earth's continents
  6. Tectonic process
  7. mountain which can burst any time
  8. Large aera of land
  9. Thin, outer portion of the Earth
  10. Sound navigation and ranging

19 Clues: Tectonic process • Large aera of land • Relating to the ocean • Shaking of the ground • San Andreas Fault line • Very large aera of land • Theory of global tectonics • Sound navigation and ranging • Thin, outer portion of the Earth • mountain which can burst any time • something caused by an earthquake • Remains or trace of a living thing • slow movement of Earth's continents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / What is the top layer of the Earth, the layer we live on?
  2. / How many types of plates are there?
  3. / Which boundary has sliding plates?
  4. / What type of plate boundary spreads ridges?
  5. / What are tectonic plates made of?
  6. / What is the layer of molten magma?
  7. cells / What moves the plates?
  8. / What was the continents called when they were all together?
  9. / How many plates are there?
  10. / How many types of convergent boundaries are there?
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  1. / What is continental to Oceanic boundary also called?
  2. to Continental boundaries / Which convergent boundary forms mountains?
  3. / Are Earthquakes and vlocanoes linked to the margins of the tectonic plates?
  4. / What is the layer made of hot metal?
  5. / What is under the lithosphere?
  6. / What is an example of a divergent plate boundary?
  7. / Are Earthquakes randomly distributed around the world?
  8. to Oceanic boundary / Which boundary forms a Subduction zone?
  9. spots / What are hot plumes in the middle of a tectonic plate?

19 Clues: / How many plates are there? • cells / What moves the plates? • / What is under the lithosphere? • / What are tectonic plates made of? • / Which boundary has sliding plates? • / What is the layer of molten magma? • / How many types of plates are there? • / What is the layer made of hot metal? • / What type of plate boundary spreads ridges? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a low temperature of the atmosphere.
  2. when the plates move towards each other and collide.
  3. It is the soild, outer part of the earth.
  4. is the layer of the earth that is below the lithosphere.
  5. is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of soild rock.
  6. is the result of collision between two landmasses.
  7. there are there diffrent plate boubfary is convergent, divergent and transform.
  8. the palces where plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. the brown outer part, at the bottem of the sea floor.
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  1. is when earth starts to violently shake the ground cuasing a grate destitoin.
  2. is the only liquid layer and a small amount of the other substances.
  3. happens when subdcution rides on top on of each other.
  4. basin are the largest deperssions on the Earth.
  5. it occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. when plates come together and one ride on top of each other.
  7. is when the goo that comes out when the volcano erupts.
  8. core is the deepest hottest layer in the earth.
  9. is a method that converts a mixture or solution of chemical substances.
  10. is when the lava is cooling down.

19 Clues: is when the lava is cooling down. • is a low temperature of the atmosphere. • It is the soild, outer part of the earth. • basin are the largest deperssions on the Earth. • core is the deepest hottest layer in the earth. • is the result of collision between two landmasses. • when the plates move towards each other and collide. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Person who studies rocks
  2. Period of time
  3. Largest unit of geological time
  4. In reference to the oceans
  5. Very old
  6. Solid substance that occurs naturally
  7. Region of the Earth where organisms exist
  8. Earth's outer crust
  9. The process of covering the Earth's surface with ice
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  1. One of earth's large landmasses
  2. Sudden volcanic discharge
  3. Caused by earthquakes or volcanic activity
  4. Molten lava on the Earth's crust
  5. Phenomena associated with volcanic activity
  6. Crash together with violent impact
  7. Not flexible, unable to bend
  8. To reduce to a liquid state
  9. Relates to the movement of the Earth's crust
  10. To become separated

19 Clues: Very old • Period of time • To become separated • Earth's outer crust • Person who studies rocks • Sudden volcanic discharge • In reference to the oceans • To reduce to a liquid state • Not flexible, unable to bend • One of earth's large landmasses • Largest unit of geological time • Molten lava on the Earth's crust • Crash together with violent impact • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of current that causes movement of tectonic plates
  2. huge pieces of rock that the lithosphere is broken into
  3. underwater mountain range at a boundary
  4. place where subduction occurs
  5. boundary type where plates collide
  6. ring around the Pacific Ocean with lots of volcanoes
  7. all the land masses combined together
  8. theory that explains how tectonic plates move
  9. boundary type where plates scrape past each other
  10. continents move just a few of these each year
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  1. one piece of crust is pushed under another
  2. oceanic plates moving apart
  3. layer containing the crust and top of the mantle
  4. places where tectonic plates meet
  5. hypothesis that the continents have slowly moved
  6. fluid-like layer beneath the lithosphere
  7. thinner but more dense type of crust
  8. thicker but less dense type of crust
  9. boundary type where plates move away from each other

19 Clues: oceanic plates moving apart • place where subduction occurs • places where tectonic plates meet • boundary type where plates collide • thinner but more dense type of crust • thicker but less dense type of crust • all the land masses combined together • underwater mountain range at a boundary • fluid-like layer beneath the lithosphere • ...

plate tectonic 2024-02-09

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. - Name of the supercontinent in the idea of continental drift that our continents today were all joined together to form. Covered about one third of Earth’s surface.
  2. - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge.
  3. Convection (Current) - The movement of a fluid in the mantle, caused by differences in density and temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. Drives tectonic plate motion.
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. contains more dense elements than the crust such as magnesium and iron.
  5. the division division of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
  6. Zone - an area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust at a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. broken into pieces called tectonic plates.
  8. - Gravitational force pulling a tectonic plate as it subducts deep into the mantle.
  9. The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. of Plate Tectonics - States that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into huge, moving slabs of rock driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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  1. Reversal - A switch in the direction of Earth’s magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  2. - The geologist that used sonar to discover seafloor spreading at a mid ocean ridge.
  3. - (1880-1930): Continental drift (1915) hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was not accepted until the 1950’s, when numerous discoveries provided conclusive evidence (plate tectonics).
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  5. - The hypothesis that today’s continents were once part of a single land mass (Pangaea) and drifted to their present day location.
  6. The central part of the earth below the mantle, contains the most dense elements of Earth's interior.
  7. Spreading - The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  8. Earth's outermost layer, made of primarily less dense materials called silicates. Classified as oceanic and continental crust.
  9. crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter
  10. - Slabs of continental and oceanic crust that move slowly on top of the asthenosphere.

20 Clues: crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter • - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge. • The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two or more plates meet
  2. Earths outer layer divided into plates
  3. Where one plate slides under another
  4. Breaking apart due to faulting
  5. Molten rock that breaks through Earth's surface
  6. Innermost layer of Earth
  7. Process that turns any rock into magma
  8. Plates moving away from each other
  9. Caused by tectonic plates that are moving apart
  10. Liquified rock that is underground
  11. the rigid outer part of earth
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  1. A giant supercontinent
  2. Hardens magma and turns it into igneous rock
  3. Movement of continents spreading apart from each other
  4. Plates rubbing against each other
  5. The formation of new oceanic crust
  6. the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms large landmasses
  7. Process that turns any rock into magma
  8. Narrow depressions on the seafloor at the boundary where one plate slides under another
  9. A solid material that is moved to a new location

20 Clues: A giant supercontinent • Innermost layer of Earth • Where two or more plates meet • the rigid outer part of earth • Breaking apart due to faulting • Plates rubbing against each other • The formation of new oceanic crust • Plates moving away from each other • Liquified rock that is underground • Where one plate slides under another • Earths outer layer divided into plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means "all land" and refers to the idea that the continents were once one large land mass
  2. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  3. a break in the Earth's crust which rocks move
  4. fit Wegener's evidence that stated the continents today use to fit together like a puzzle
  5. valley a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  6. boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. plate a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  8. spot areas of volcanic activities that result from plumes of hot solid material that have risen from deep inside Earth's mantle
  9. striations Wegener's evidence that states glacier scrapes are found in warm climates today
  10. Hess Princeton geologist who proposed seafloor spreading in 1962 as the reason for Pangea's break-up
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  1. spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  2. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. tectonics Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  4. ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  5. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. Wegener A German meteorologist who proposed a hypothesis in 1915 that stated that all the continents were once joined together in a single land mass in the past and they have moved apart since.
  7. and landforms Wegner's evidence that the Appalachian Mountain range matches well with those on the British Isles as well as other places
  8. ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  9. evidence Wegener's evidence that stated plants and animal fossils are found today in places they could not exist today due to climate or distance from origin

19 Clues: a break in the Earth's crust which rocks move • valley a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-24

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

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

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

Earth Science Crossword 2021-12-09

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2016-12-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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.
  2. In oceanic-oceanic convergence, the denser plate sinks beneath the _______ _______ plate
  3. a stress that squeezes or shortens material.
  4. stress a stress that causes material to twist or become distorted.
  5. the layer immediately below the lithosphere.
  6. the process by which Earth's lithosphere pulls apart to form long, narrow, faulted rift valleys.
  7. the hypothesis that today's continents were once one big landmass
  8. boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  9. boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
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  1. convection one process thought by scientists to be a cause of tectonic plate movement.
  2. boundary where the two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion.
  3. the process by which new sea floor forms
  4. the process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate.
  5. a stress that lengthens a material or pulls a material apart.
  6. the outermost physical layer of Earth.
  7. the bending, tilting and breaking of rock.
  8. ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.
  9. trenches deepest land forms found on the ocean floor.
  10. a system of ideas that explain many related observations about the natural world.

19 Clues: the outermost physical layer of Earth. • the process by which new sea floor forms • the bending, tilting and breaking of rock. • a stress that squeezes or shortens material. • the layer immediately below the lithosphere. • trenches deepest land forms found on the ocean floor. • a stress that lengthens a material or pulls a material apart. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-11-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves / vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  2. / a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  3. / the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
  4. / the transfer of heat by movement of fluid
  5. / the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  6. / the transfer of energy through space
  7. / Weak, partially melted layer composed of semi-molten rocks
  8. / a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of the continental and oceanic crust
  9. core / a layer of molten iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) that surrounds the inner solid core of the Earth
  10. core / a dense sphere of solid iron (Fe) and nickel(Ni) at the center of the Earth
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  1. ridge / an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced (usually at a divergent boundary)
  2. trench / a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  3. / the process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath the deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  4. / A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  5. / the name of the single land mass that broke apart and gave rise to today's continents
  6. drift / the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  7. / the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  8. spreading / the process by which molten materials add new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. / a device that determines the distance of an object underwater by recording echoes

19 Clues: / the transfer of energy through space • / the transfer of heat by movement of fluid • / 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 • / the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core • ...

Plate tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of Earth were living thing exist
  2. Theory of global tectonics
  3. Large aera of land
  4. Very large aera of land
  5. Supercontinent that includes all current landmasses
  6. Thick, dence layer of rock that underlines Earth's crust
  7. mountain which can burst any time
  8. something caused by an earthquake
  9. Black rock that comes from volcanos
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  1. slow movement of Earth's continents
  2. German researcher geophysicst and metorologist
  3. Tectonic process
  4. San Andreas Fault line
  5. Thin, outer portion of the Earth
  6. Shaking of the ground
  7. spreading: Process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  8. Sound navigation and ranging
  9. Relating to the ocean
  10. Remains or trace of a living thing

19 Clues: Tectonic process • Large aera of land • Shaking of the ground • Relating to the ocean • San Andreas Fault line • Very large aera of land • Theory of global tectonics • Sound navigation and ranging • Thin, outer portion of the Earth • mountain which can burst any time • something caused by an earthquake • Remains or trace of a living thing • slow movement of Earth's continents • ...

Plate Techtonics 2017-04-20

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of the earth between the crust and the core
  2. tectonics/theory that the earth is made of moving plates
  3. directly above the focus of the earthquake
  4. core/ solid innermost part of the earth
  5. that records the intensity,duration,and nature of an earthquake
  6. melted rock beneath the ground
  7. core/ liquid part of the core
  8. continent
  9. melted rock on the surface
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  1. the plates collide
  2. the plates move apart
  3. where the earthquake begins
  4. in the rock
  5. shaking or movement of the earth
  6. of energy released by an earthquake
  7. earthquake after the main earthquake
  8. layer of the earth
  9. they move past each other
  10. in rocks

19 Clues: in rocks • continent • in the rock • the plates collide • layer of the earth • the plates move apart • they move past each other • melted rock on the surface • where the earthquake begins • core/ liquid part of the core • melted rock beneath the ground • shaking or movement of the earth • of energy released by an earthquake • earthquake after the main earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are the peices of earth's lithosphere
  2. Is the record of earthquake's seismic waves
  3. This is a break in earth's crust
  4. This is the movement of a fluid,caused by diffrences in temperature
  5. The point of earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  6. This is known as a super continent
  7. This is a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  8. Mountain that form when mountains move along faults
  9. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
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  1. The flow of ash,anders,bombs and gases down the side of a volcano
  2. These are vibrations that travel through earth
  3. This is a big wave
  4. A small earthquake following a major earthquake
  5. This is where the plates converge together
  6. This is where the plates slip by one another
  7. A long narrow excavation in the ground
  8. Mountains that formed by the bending of rocks
  9. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
  10. This is an undersea mountain chain

19 Clues: This is a big wave • This is a break in earth's crust • This is known as a super continent • This is an undersea mountain chain • A long narrow excavation in the ground • This is where the plates converge together • These are the peices of earth's lithosphere • Is the record of earthquake's seismic waves • This is where the plates slip by one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-18

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

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

plate tetonics 2012-10-22

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2012-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust:Crust that's part of continents
  2. pieces of earths crust that move due to convection
  3. rises and new crust is formed
  4. Scale:Measures how strong the earthquake is.
  5. floor spreading:when two oceanic plates pull apart,
  6. currents occur in it. It is solid and hot.
  7. arc:a chain of volcanic mountains formed at an ocean-continental convergent boundary
  8. in crust. plates slip past each other.
  9. of Plate Tectonics:Theory that plates that move
  10. Crust:Dense crust below the ocean.Earths crust located under the ocean
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  1. range:formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary
  2. formed at a subduction zone.
  3. to convection currents
  4. Atlantic Ridge:divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
  5. Tectonics:Theory that crust is broken into plates and move around.
  6. oceanic crust meets continental crust,
  7. currents:circular movement of a substance dueto changes in temperature and density
  8. arc:a chain of volcanic islands formed at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary
  9. oceanic crust goes under and melts in the mantle.

19 Clues: to convection currents • formed at a subduction zone. • rises and new crust is formed • Crust:Crust that's part of continents • oceanic crust meets continental crust, • in crust. plates slip past each other. • currents occur in it. It is solid and hot. • Scale:Measures how strong the earthquake is. • of Plate Tectonics:Theory that plates that move • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cone A steep-sided volcano formed by the explosive eruption of cinders that form by a vent
  2. lava fragments about 1cm in diameter
  3. wave secondary wave
  4. shaking of the Earth caused by a sudden movement of rock beneath its surface
  5. wave primary wave
  6. the thin outer layer of the earths surface
  7. the circular depression containing a volcanic vent
  8. Volcano A volcano that is currently erupting, or has erupted during recorded history
  9. the layer of rock that lies between the crust and the outer core
  10. molten rock
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  1. pertaining to igneous rock bodies that form at great depth
  2. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake
  3. to bend or change direction
  4. of or having to do with earthquakes
  5. to bounce back from a surface
  6. Boundary the place where two or more plates in the earth's crust meet
  7. the innermost layer of the earth
  8. a risk
  9. the term used for magma

19 Clues: a risk • molten rock • wave primary wave • wave secondary wave • the term used for magma • to bend or change direction • to bounce back from a surface • the innermost layer of the earth • of or having to do with earthquakes • lava fragments about 1cm in diameter • the thin outer layer of the earths surface • the circular depression containing a volcanic vent • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-02-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  2. device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects and then records the echo's of these sound waves
  3. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
  4. place where two plates slide past eachother.
  5. a tall, cone-shaped mountain in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash and other volcanic materials
  6. squeezing rocks till they fold or break
  7. plates where two boundaries come together or collide.
  8. when the edge of a contiental plate collides with an oceanic plate
  9. pushing a massive rock in two different directions
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  1. bends in the rock to form when compression shortens and thickens the Earth's crust.
  2. a wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions.
  3. large waves produced by earthquakes in the ocean floor.
  4. plates where two plates move apart.
  5. rise in the asthenosphere and spread out beneath the lithosphere.
  6. stretching rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  7. weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surface
  8. fold in a rock that bends upward.
  9. the motion or trembling of the ground produced by sudden displacement of rock in the Earth's crust.
  10. when magma reaches the surface.

19 Clues: when magma reaches the surface. • fold in a rock that bends upward. • plates where two plates move apart. • squeezing rocks till they fold or break • place where two plates slide past eachother. • pushing a massive rock in two different directions • plates where two boundaries come together or collide. • large waves produced by earthquakes in the ocean floor. • ...

Plate Tetconics 2014-04-03

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2021-02-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earthquakes occur here
  2. this type of material describes both magma and lava
  3. home state of the San Andreas fault
  4. Mount Everest is part of this mountain range
  5. the study of the oceans
  6. type of valley that occurs at a divergent boundary
  7. one who studies weather patterns; Wegner was one
  8. used by scientists to measure plate movements
  9. type of heat transfer involving density
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  1. type of boundary where plates are moving away from each other
  2. subduction occurs at this type of plate boundary
  3. where one would find a mid-ocean ridge
  4. ocean that hosts the "Ring of Fire"
  5. word that describes two or more objects moving toward each other
  6. type of crust that is more dense
  7. type of plates that make up the surface of Earth
  8. 115 million years ago Australia was attached to this continent
  9. underwater volcanoes
  10. a good guess based on scientific facts

19 Clues: underwater volcanoes • earthquakes occur here • the study of the oceans • type of crust that is more dense • ocean that hosts the "Ring of Fire" • home state of the San Andreas fault • where one would find a mid-ocean ridge • a good guess based on scientific facts • type of heat transfer involving density • Mount Everest is part of this mountain range • ...

plate tectonics 2021-02-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convective heat transfer, often referred to simply as convection, is the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of fluids
  2. volcanic activity or phenomena
  3. a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain
  4. one of the plates oceanic crust and lithosphere mantle is pushed or subducted under the other it mixes with the overlying mantle and the addition of water to the hot mantle lowers the crusts melting point and leads to the formation of magma
  5. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. a rigid layer of the earths crust is believed to drift slowly
  7. oceanic crust is often forced down into the mantle where it begins to melt
  8. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  9. gravitational forces acting on the young, raised oceanic lithosphere around mid-ocean ridges
  10. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it
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  1. a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface
  2. Two plates sliding past each other
  3. a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and as a pioneer of polar research
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere in which there is low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
  5. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  7. is the movement of the plates that make up earths crust lightest most buoyant rock layer
  8. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  9. the pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight

19 Clues: volcanic activity or phenomena • Two plates sliding past each other • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain • a rigid layer of the earths crust is believed to drift slowly • large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist who thought of the theory of continental drift.
  2. Continental to ____, is when two different plants collide.
  3. What was left behind to help us believe continental drift existed.
  4. What can convergent boundaries create.
  5. Ocean to ___, is when two same plats collide.
  6. What is another name for continental drift.
  7. Boundaries that move apart.
  8. Continental to ____, is when two same plats collide.
  9. The part of land that is moving is the Earth's surface is called ___.
  10. Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  11. San Andreas Fault is found in ____.
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  1. Boundaries that slid pass each other.
  2. Convection currents make the ocean floor_____.
  3. Going under.
  4. Is the deepest part of the ocean.
  5. The other scientists did what to Wegener's theory.
  6. This is an example of divergent boundaries.
  7. The theory of a big land mass moving apart.
  8. Boundaries that come together.
  9. What can transform boundaries create.

20 Clues: Going under. • Boundaries that move apart. • Boundaries that come together. • Is the deepest part of the ocean. • San Andreas Fault is found in ____. • Boundaries that slid pass each other. • What can transform boundaries create. • What can convergent boundaries create. • This is an example of divergent boundaries. • The theory of a big land mass moving apart. • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-03-31

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

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

Plate tectonics 2022-10-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these can be boundaries and can form underwater
  2. top layer of earth
  3. largest convention current in the
  4. these boundaries cause oceans to grow
  5. divergent boundary occurs
  6. when plates collide it will be
  7. oceanic crust melts it can form
  8. ___ plates
  9. these can grow as plates grow apart
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  1. mountain range was formed from collisions
  2. when two plates hit each other
  3. these boundaries can cause shallow
  4. the lower mantle
  5. when plates collide
  6. lava that hasn’t touched the earth
  7. depression of the sea floor caused by subduction
  8. plate boundary and new crust is created
  9. when two plates slide past each other
  10. generates earths heat

19 Clues: ___ plates • the lower mantle • top layer of earth • when plates collide • generates earths heat • divergent boundary occurs • when two plates hit each other • when plates collide it will be • oceanic crust melts it can form • largest convention current in the • these boundaries can cause shallow • lava that hasn’t touched the earth • these can grow as plates grow apart • ...

plate tectonic 2024-02-09

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Name of the supercontinent in the idea of continental drift that our continents today were all joined together to form. Covered about one third of Earth’s surface.
  2. - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge.
  3. Convection (Current) - The movement of a fluid in the mantle, caused by differences in density and temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. Drives tectonic plate motion.
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. contains more dense elements than the crust such as magnesium and iron.
  5. the division division of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
  6. Zone - an area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust at a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. broken into pieces called tectonic plates.
  8. - Gravitational force pulling a tectonic plate as it subducts deep into the mantle.
  9. The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. of Plate Tectonics - States that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into huge, moving slabs of rock driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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  1. Reversal - A switch in the direction of Earth’s magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  2. - The geologist that used sonar to discover seafloor spreading at a mid ocean ridge.
  3. - (1880-1930): Continental drift (1915) hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was not accepted until the 1950’s, when numerous discoveries provided conclusive evidence (plate tectonics).
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  5. - The hypothesis that today’s continents were once part of a single land mass (Pangaea) and drifted to their present day location.
  6. The central part of the earth below the mantle, contains the most dense elements of Earth's interior.
  7. Spreading - The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  8. Earth's outermost layer, made of primarily less dense materials called silicates. Classified as oceanic and continental crust.
  9. crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter
  10. - Slabs of continental and oceanic crust that move slowly on top of the asthenosphere.

20 Clues: crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter • - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge. • The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the denser weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  2. The thickest layer of all three layers that is responsible for convection currents
  3. Pangaea had broken apart into are country this breakage is called
  4. A part of the earths center that is liquid
  5. When two plates move away from each other
  6. The center of the earth
  7. When two plates move side by side
  8. The last mechanical layer that is made of Iron and Nikel
  9. The small layer that makes up the crust and upper mantle
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  1. Occurs as tectonic plates are pushed together and the crust becomes shorter and thicker
  2. Lines crated my plate moments
  3. When two plates come together
  4. A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  5. The earths crust is split into ____
  6. Discovered by Harry Hess
  7. When a oceanic plate moves under a continental plate
  8. This is the stiffer part of the mantle under the asthenosphere
  9. A thin top most area of the earth surface that is divided into plates
  10. The rigid outer layer of the Earth that remains mechanically strong over geological time spans

19 Clues: The center of the earth • Discovered by Harry Hess • Lines crated my plate moments • When two plates come together • When two plates move side by side • The earths crust is split into ____ • When two plates move away from each other • A part of the earths center that is liquid • When a oceanic plate moves under a continental plate • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The core mantle boundary of Earth is between the earth’s mantle and outer core
  2. boundary Is something that is between two combined tectonic plates
  3. the area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust
  4. the process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean floor
  5. deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle at a convergent boundary
  6. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  7. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  8. the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  9. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved apar
  10. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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  1. a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  2. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  3. created by two pieces of continental crust converging or coming together
  4. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent boundary
  5. boundaries occur when two continental plates move towards each other.
  6. a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental
  7. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  8. he result of differential heating. Lighter warm material rises while heavier cool material sinks.
  9. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another
  10. the theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant slow motion

20 Clues: the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • the area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust • any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock • boundary Is something that is between two combined tectonic plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-06-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Remains of extinct animals
  2. A layer of mostly iron and nickel
  3. An split between all 7 continents formed from magma swelling up through the weakness of the crust
  4. A outer part of the Earth
  5. An inside layer of a planetary body found below the core and above the crust
  6. Layer of rock under the lithosphere
  7. When two plates move away from eachother
  8. A volcano in the middle of a plate
  9. Area where many volcanoes and earthquakes occur
  10. The outer layer of Earth
  11. A fracture or zone of all fractures between 2 layers of rock
Down
  1. Person who discovered Pangea
  2. An theory that scientists make of what will happen in the future
  3. A type of convergent when one plate sinks under the other
  4. When two plates collide
  5. Plates that move around earth
  6. When two plates slide past eachother
  7. A violent shake that can cause many destruction
  8. When two plates collide
  9. All 7 continents grouped together

20 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates collide • The outer layer of Earth • A outer part of the Earth • Remains of extinct animals • Person who discovered Pangea • Plates that move around earth • A layer of mostly iron and nickel • All 7 continents grouped together • A volcano in the middle of a plate • Layer of rock under the lithosphere • When two plates slide past eachother • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-06-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Remains of extinct animals
  2. A layer of mostly iron and nickel
  3. An split between all 7 continents formed from magma swelling up through the weakness of the crust
  4. A outer part of the Earth
  5. An inside layer of a planetary body found below the core and above the crust
  6. Layer of rock under the lithosphere
  7. When two plates move away from eachother
  8. A volcano in the middle of a plate
  9. Area where many volcanoes and earthquakes occur
  10. The outer layer of Earth
  11. A fracture or zone of all fractures between 2 layers of rock
Down
  1. Person who discovered Pangea
  2. An theory that scientists make of what will happen in the future
  3. A type of convergent when one plate sinks under the other
  4. When two plates collide
  5. Plates that move around earth
  6. When two plates slide past eachother
  7. A violent shake that can cause many destruction
  8. When two plates collide
  9. All 7 continents grouped together

20 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates collide • The outer layer of Earth • A outer part of the Earth • Remains of extinct animals • Person who discovered Pangea • Plates that move around earth • A layer of mostly iron and nickel • All 7 continents grouped together • A volcano in the middle of a plate • Layer of rock under the lithosphere • When two plates slide past eachother • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This happens at a mid-oceanic ridge where two plates are moving apart and new crust is forming.
  2. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world. It is only 4 to 6 miles (7 to 10 km)thick and usually younger than continental crust.
  3. Plate boundary where the plates collide
  4. One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate
  5. melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  6. a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure; the lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel about 1,400 miles (2,300 km) thick.
  8. Made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle, this zone is divided into several constantly (very slowly) moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
Down
  1. Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
  2. where the plates move apart
  3. melted rock on Earth’s surface.
  4. The dividing line where tectonic plates meet
  5. This happens at a mid-oceanic ridge where two plates are moving apart and new crust is forming.
  6. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel. The inner core is 3,200 to 3,960 miles (5,150 to 6,378 km) below the surface and about 750 miles (1,200 km) thick.
  7. This dense layer of the earth is made of hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust. It is about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) thick.
  8. The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago, in which the present‐day continents were joined together in one large landmass.
  9. the process of transferring heat through air or liquid currents.
  10. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move-- these sections can include both continental and oceanic crust
  11. the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source.
  12. The border between two tectonic plates

20 Clues: where the plates move apart • melted rock on Earth’s surface. • melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • The border between two tectonic plates • Plate boundary where the plates collide • The dividing line where tectonic plates meet • One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate • Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-24

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very hot area underneath earth crust
  2. a sudden shake of earths surface
  3. Plates move toward the same place
  4. An indent into the ocean floor
  5. A land mass that can be different
  6. One of the big boundaries of a map
  7. A cool word to use for experimenting
  8. Gas, ash and lava get launched out of a mountain
  9. The layer of soft solid underneath earths surface
Down
  1. A landform witch lava comes out
  2. The deepest part of the earth core
  3. a similar puzzle that repeats and repeats
  4. A purposed question about the natural world
  5. The center of earth
  6. Large scale process affecting earth crust
  7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  8. different or becoming different from something else
  9. earth outmost layer no hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water.
  10. An under water mountain range.

19 Clues: The center of earth • An indent into the ocean floor • An under water mountain range. • A landform witch lava comes out • a sudden shake of earths surface • Plates move toward the same place • A land mass that can be different • The deepest part of the earth core • to examine in detail for a purpose • One of the big boundaries of a map • A cool word to use for experimenting • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-15

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

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