plate Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. generates earthquakes
  2. a rock that is normally light colored
  3. when the oceanic crust bends down
  4. mountains under water
  5. any trace of anything ancient
  6. supercontinent
  7. force pressing on something
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  1. separating of the plates
  2. a dark fined grained rock
  3. core a part of the earths inner
  4. valley a deep valley
  5. wegeners idea that the continents move is called
  6. breaks in earths crust
  7. when somthing goes back into the mantle
  8. core the last layer in our earth
  9. tectonics the earth's motion into a single theory
  10. colliding of the plates
  11. a device that shows us down far below the ocean
  12. outer skin of the earth

19 Clues: supercontinent • valley a deep valley • generates earthquakes • mountains under water • breaks in earths crust • colliding of the plates • outer skin of the earth • separating of the plates • a dark fined grained rock • force pressing on something • any trace of anything ancient • core a part of the earths inner • core the last layer in our earth • when the oceanic crust bends down • ...

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

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

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

Plate Techtonics 2023-10-02

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Zones
  2. faulted mountain
  3. EARTHQUAKES
  4. rifting
  5. currents
  6. plates
  7. Mid-ocean
  8. magma
  9. TRENCH
  10. Boundaries
Down
  1. Lithosphere
  2. colliding
  3. plates
  4. Subduction
  5. Asthenosphere
  6. VOLCANOES
  7. sliding
  8. folded
  9. the plates to move
  10. Fault

20 Clues: Zones • magma • Fault • plates • folded • plates • TRENCH • sliding • rifting • currents • colliding • VOLCANOES • Mid-ocean • Subduction • Boundaries • Lithosphere • EARTHQUAKES • Asthenosphere • faulted mountain • the plates to move

Plate tectonics 2023-11-29

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the continents are slowly growing further apart
  2. a rumble of seismic plates after a build up from pressure
  3. a crack in the earth that is in California
  4. an ancient part of an animal or plant
  5. the thinner part of the crust
  6. molten rock
  7. when the plates are coming apart and the magma from the mantle refills the crust
  8. the spaces between the tectonic plates
  9. when plates are pulling apart from each other
  10. the guy who had a theory that the continents were whole and the split apart
  11. the thicker part of the crust
Down
  1. when heat rises and cools back down
  2. when two plates slide past each other
  3. the upper mantle and crust
  4. when two plates headbutt each other and make mountains
  5. a range of mountains in the Atlantic ocean
  6. the area of the oceanic crust as it slides under the continental crust
  7. a range of volcanoes in the Pacific
  8. what scientists believe was the first continent

19 Clues: molten rock • the upper mantle and crust • the thinner part of the crust • the thicker part of the crust • when heat rises and cools back down • a range of volcanoes in the Pacific • when two plates slide past each other • an ancient part of an animal or plant • the spaces between the tectonic plates • a crack in the earth that is in California • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-02-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural formation when two plate brush up to eachother and gives a space for magma to come out of
  2. where all living things are apart of
  3. hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  4. where two plates move away from eachother
  5. Earths surface
  6. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  7. lava underneath earths surface
  8. sphere where things that are out of our atmosphere are (Planets, stars, black holes)
  9. are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles
  10. form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure,
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  1. Where all ice is found
  2. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  3. upper part of mantle
  4. where two plates come together
  5. underneath the crust
  6. where two plates brush against eachother
  7. a natural formation when two plates move away from eachother
  8. the upper parts of the earth (where weather occurs)
  9. a natural formation where to plates brush against each other

19 Clues: Earths surface • upper part of mantle • underneath the crust • Where all ice is found • where two plates come together • lava underneath earths surface • where all living things are apart of • where two plates brush against eachother • where two plates move away from eachother • hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. • the upper parts of the earth (where weather occurs) • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcanic mountain that forms along a convergent boundary.
  2. A region where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other and one is forced beneath the other.
  3. The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle.
  4. The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary.
  5. The process by which one tectonic plate moves past another.
  6. The theory that explains how the Earth's lithosphere is broken into several plates that move relative to each other.
  7. A type of seismic wave that moves through the Earth's interior and can only be detected with special instruments.
Down
  1. A chain of volcanic islands that form along an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary.
  2. The layer of the Earth that is located beneath the crust and is composed of dense, solid rock.
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.
  4. The supercontinent that existed approximately 300 million years ago.
  5. A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
  6. A type of seismic wave that moves through the Earth's interior and can be detected on the Earth's surface.
  7. A type of boundary where two plates are moving apart and magma rises to fill the gap between them.
  8. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  9. A section of the Earth's lithosphere that moves as a single unit.
  10. The study of the Earth's crust and the processes that shape it.
  11. The type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  12. The process by which one tectonic plate moves beneath another and sinks into the mantle

19 Clues: The boundary between the Earth's crust and mantle. • A volcanic mountain that forms along a convergent boundary. • The process by which one tectonic plate moves past another. • The type of boundary where two plates slide past each other. • The study of the Earth's crust and the processes that shape it. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-06

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

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. • What is the name of the super continent. • This is an example of divergent boundaries. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's longest mountain range
  2. Causes convection currents
  3. Type of boundary where plates move apart
  4. Plates are moved by convection currents
  5. Deepest part of the ocean
  6. Causes seafloor spreading
  7. Discovered seafloor spreading
  8. Type of boundary where plates move together
Down
  1. evidence in rock layers across continents
  2. Was initially rejected due to lack of evidence
  3. Giant landmass from 250 million years ago
  4. Can form at convergent or divergent boundaries
  5. Theory Earth used to be one landmass called Pangaea
  6. Lithosphere is ___ plates
  7. Earth's core is comprised of
  8. Comprised of crust and upper mantle
  9. A less dense plate gets pushed under another plate
  10. Type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  11. Wegener compared them from continent to continent
  12. Created Continental Drift Theory

20 Clues: Lithosphere is ___ plates • Deepest part of the ocean • Causes seafloor spreading • Causes convection currents • Earth's core is comprised of • Discovered seafloor spreading • Earth's longest mountain range • Created Continental Drift Theory • Comprised of crust and upper mantle • Type of boundary where plates move apart • Plates are moved by convection currents • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-02-22

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

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

Plate Techtonics 2023-12-04

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point of origin of an earthquake
  2. A large wave of water often caused by earthquakes.
  3. Crust that is under the oceans.
  4. North and South on the equator
  5. the second layer of the Earth
  6. When tectonic plates move under the crust and cause the Earth to shake
  7. The name given to the super continent.
  8. The point on earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
Down
  1. where the oceanic and continental crust Collide.
  2. the outer shell of the Earths core
  3. where mountains formed under the ocean
  4. East and west on the equator
  5. outer most layer of the Earth
  6. A crack in the Earths crust
  7. the process where new ocean forms.
  8. the inner core of the Earths core
  9. molten rock beneath the Earths crust
  10. A flat plate under the Earth that shifts and moves
  11. A deep part of the ocean that is void of life.

19 Clues: A crack in the Earths crust • East and west on the equator • outer most layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • North and South on the equator • Crust that is under the oceans. • the inner core of the Earths core • the outer shell of the Earths core • the process where new ocean forms. • The point of origin of an earthquake • molten rock beneath the Earths crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area around the North Pole or the South Pole
  2. a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
  3. scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
  4. a name for all sediment
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. separate different regions of Earth.
  7. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
  8. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  9. the solid, outer part of Earth.
Down
  1. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
  3. a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
  4. preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
  5. is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
  6. a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  7. the movement of particles through a substance,
  8. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
  9. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
  10. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A _______is created at a transform boundary
  2. The person who discovered “seafloor spreading"
  3. What type of process is created by a divergent boundary.
  4. transfer of heat by direct contact
  5. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  6. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
  7. an underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor is formed
  8. The Mid-Ocean ___ is a seafloor mountain
  9. when plates move away from each other
  10. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. when plates move towards each other
  3. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. proposing the theory of continental drift
  6. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
  7. The mantle is made up of iron and ___
  8. caused by plate tectonics
  9. Supercontient

19 Clues: Supercontient • caused by plate tectonics • when plates slide past each other • transfer of heat by direct contact • when plates move towards each other • The mantle is made up of iron and ___ • when plates move away from each other • The Mid-Ocean ___ is a seafloor mountain • proposing the theory of continental drift • A _______is created at a transform boundary • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-02-22

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

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

Plate Tectonic 2021-11-19

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent that began to break apart 200 million years ago
  2. theory of the formation and movement of the rigid pieces, or plates, that cover the Earth’s surface
  3. where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other
  4. the movement of continents resulting from convection currents in the mantle
  5. area in which crust plunges back into the Earth’s interior
  6. the region below the lithosphere where convection currents occur
  7. a scale indicating the magnitude, or energy output, of an earthquake
  8. the process of mountain building
  9. area of the Earth that does not receive vibrations from earthquakes
Down
  1. a layer of the Earth that extends from the bottom of the crust to the outer core
  2. energy that is generated by an earthquake that travels within the Earth or along its surface
  3. where two adjacent plates are moving away from each other
  4. vibrations caused by the sudden movement of Earth’s crust
  5. outer solid shell of the Earth that extends to a depth of about 100 km
  6. where two adjacent plates slides against each other in a sideways motion
  7. a system of cracks in the Earth’s crust through which molten material rises
  8. thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  9. innermost layer of the Earth
  10. a crack in Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred

19 Clues: innermost layer of the Earth • the process of mountain building • thin, outermost layer of the Earth • where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other • where two adjacent plates are moving away from each other • vibrations caused by the sudden movement of Earth’s crust • area in which crust plunges back into the Earth’s interior • ...

plate techtnoics 2013-12-11

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2012-11-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a synclinal fold
  2. the layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases
  3. a monoclinal structure or fold
  4. the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  5. the supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 250 million years ago
  6. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  7. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  10. rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
Down
  1. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  3. the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  5. the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  8. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  9. an anticlinal rock structure
  10. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another

20 Clues: a synclinal fold • an anticlinal rock structure • a monoclinal structure or fold • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of Earth below the mantle • the central part of Earth below the mantle • the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-01-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that states that continents have slowly to their current locations on earth.
  2. Single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together.
  3. Waves that travel outward from an earthquakes focus and move thought earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave.
  4. Vibrations caused by breaking rocks along faults.
  5. Scientist who study earthquakes and seismic waves.
  6. In an earthquake, the point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs.
  7. Large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapses.
  8. Waves that travel outward from an earthquake's focus and cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is moving.
  9. Plastic like layer below the lithosphere.
  10. Measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
  11. Earth's outermost layer, which varies in thickness from about 5km to 60km.
  12. Device used by seismologists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquakes.
  13. Surface along which rocks break and move.
Down
  1. Surface along which rocks break and move.
  2. Steep walled depression around a volcanos vent.
  3. Cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics.
  4. Theory that earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on a plastic like layer of the mantle.
  5. Largest layer inside earth, lying directly above the outer core.
  6. An opening on earth’s surface where magma is forced up and flows out as lava.
  7. Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquakes focus.

20 Clues: Surface along which rocks break and move. • Plastic like layer below the lithosphere. • Surface along which rocks break and move. • Steep walled depression around a volcanos vent. • Measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • Vibrations caused by breaking rocks along faults. • Scientist who study earthquakes and seismic waves. • ...

Plate Techtonics 2017-04-20

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

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 2017-02-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
  2. The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the continents.
  3. A rupture in the crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
  4. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
  5. Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of an earthquake, explosion, or a volcano.
  6. A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  7. The outermost solid rocky shell of Earth.
  8. States that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.
  9. The shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  10. The region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core.
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  1. An actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  2. Supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  3. Meteorologist that came up with the theory of continental drift.
  4. A current in a fluid that results from convection.
  5. The uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
  6. Theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere.
  7. Fluid layer composed of iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  8. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  9. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter to rise, and colder to sink.
  10. Earth's innermost part It is composed of an iron and nickel.

20 Clues: The outermost solid rocky shell of Earth. • A current in a fluid that results from convection. • Earth's innermost part It is composed of an iron and nickel. • The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere. • The uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate. • The uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-18

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the earth's motion into a single theory
  2. core a part of the earths inner
  3. a rock that is normally light colored
  4. outer skin of the earth
  5. colliding of the plates
  6. when the oceanic crust bends down
  7. mountains under water
  8. generates earthquakes
  9. a dark fined grained rock
  10. a device that shows us down far below the ocean
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  1. core the last layer in our earth
  2. wegeners idea that the continents move is called
  3. when somthing goes back into the mantle
  4. separating of the plates
  5. force pressing on something
  6. valley a deep valley
  7. any trace of anything ancient
  8. breaks in earths crust
  9. supercontinent

19 Clues: supercontinent • valley a deep valley • mountains under water • generates earthquakes • breaks in earths crust • outer skin of the earth • colliding of the plates • separating of the plates • a dark fined grained rock • force pressing on something • any trace of anything ancient • core a part of the earths inner • core the last layer in our earth • when the oceanic crust bends down • ...

Plate tectonics 2017-10-17

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

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 • Black rock that comes from volcanos • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Makes tectonic plates move
  2. Currents Never ending cycle
  3. Plates Collide
  4. Earthquakes
  5. Three
  6. Continetal vs Continetal
  7. Plates below the continent
  8. Black people like
  9. Crust
  10. Crust
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  1. Plates below the ocean
  2. Plastic Layer Under lithosphere
  3. Crust and part of the upper mantle
  4. Plates divided
  5. Two PLates sliding past each other
  6. Oceanic vs Oceanic
  7. Plates
  8. What do Plates cause
  9. Continental vs Oceanic
  10. Fat people rubbing causes

20 Clues: Three • Crust • Crust • Plates • Earthquakes • Plates divided • Plates Collide • Black people like • Oceanic vs Oceanic • What do Plates cause • Plates below the ocean • Continental vs Oceanic • Continetal vs Continetal • Fat people rubbing causes • Makes tectonic plates move • Plates below the continent • Currents Never ending cycle • Plastic Layer Under lithosphere • ...

plate tectonic 2023-11-15

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2024-04-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
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  6. sdfasdf
  7. dfgre
  8. sdfgdfgdfgdfg
  9. asdfsdf
  10. sdfgdsfgfdsgfds
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  1. asdfdf
  2. fdgdsfg
  3. asdffga
  4. ghjert
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  6. fhdshdfgsfgsdfg
  7. asdfsdf
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  10. gsdfgert

20 Clues: asdf • dfgre • asdfdf • ghjert • fdgdsfg • asdffga • sdfasdf • asdfsdf • asdfsdf • sdfgrtew • asdfasdf • gsdfgert • sdfgfdsfg • fhrthwrhw • asdfasdfwet • fgdfgsfhgdshf • sdfgdfgdfgdfg • sdfgsdfgdfgdsfg • fhdshdfgsfgsdfg • sdfgdsfgfdsgfds

plate tectonics 2025-03-07

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spot a stationary warm area
  2. plates plates below the continents
  3. tectonics earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called plates
  4. mid-oceanic ridges form from these
  5. how many types of boundaries are there?
  6. plastic layer below the lithopsphere
  7. current hot magma moves towards the surface, cools, sinks again
  8. forms from the friction of transform boundaries
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  1. the earth's crust and upper mantle, earth's outer shell
  2. ridges under water mountains
  3. subduction zones happen here
  4. mountains when 2 continental plates collide creates what?
  5. zones where less dense plates slide under the more dense plates
  6. lava erupting from the earth's surface
  7. 2 plates that slide past each other cause friction, than an earthquake
  8. 2 oceanic plates colliding
  9. plates plates below the ocean
  10. valleys a feature of divergent boundaries
  11. do hot spots ever move?

19 Clues: do hot spots ever move? • 2 oceanic plates colliding • spot a stationary warm area • ridges under water mountains • subduction zones happen here • plates plates below the ocean • plates plates below the continents • mid-oceanic ridges form from these • plastic layer below the lithopsphere • lava erupting from the earth's surface • how many types of boundaries are there? • ...

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-21

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
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  1. Occurs when one plate sinks beneath another, often creating a trench and volcanic activity.
  2. Boundary Where two plates move toward each other.
  3. Ridge A long, underwater mountain chain, typically a divergent boundary where new oceanic crust is formed.
  4. Building Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted.
  5. Spreading Creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates diverge.
  6. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape.
  7. plates large slabs of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere)
  8. Boundary Where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  9. Boundary Where two plates move away from each other.
  10. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, from which the current continents broke apart and drifted.
  11. Trench A very deep valley on the ocean floor, usually formed at a subduction zone where an oceanic plate sinks beneath another.
  12. the rigid outer layer of the Earth)
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  1. the soft pliable layer of the mantle)
  2. Currents The circular motion of the mantle's hot, less dense material rising and cooler, denser material sinking, which drives the movement of tectonic plates
  3. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  4. A break in the Earth's crust where movement occurs, which can cause earthquakes.
  5. The soft, ductile layer of the upper mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  6. Drift The theory that the continents were once joined and have since drifted apart.
  7. of Fire A major belt of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  8. Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  9. A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart.

21 Clues: the rigid outer layer of the Earth) • the soft pliable layer of the mantle) • Boundary Where two plates move toward each other. • Boundary Where two plates move away from each other. • A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart. • Boundary Where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by the motion of plates.
  2. The process where the older, denser ocean floor plunges back into the interior of the Earth through a trench
  3. A large section of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth’s outer layer
  4. The country whose plate collided with Asia to form the Himalayan mountains
  5. The general term for evidence of life from the past preserved in rock
  6. The type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. Hot liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth.
  8. The type of plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  9. The large mountain range, visible above water, formed underwater where two plates move apart
  10. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move toward each other, resulting in subduction
  11. The name of the scientist from Princeton who suggested the theory of seafloor spreading
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  1. The country located directly on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where the divergent boundary can be seen on land
  2. The soft, solid rock layer located beneath Earth’s plates on which they float
  3. The name Alfred Wegener gave to the single giant land mass that once contained all the continents
  4. The slow pulling apart of land caused by divergent plate movement.
  5. How fast plate motion occurs, typically measured in centimeters per year
  6. An extinct reptile fossil, unable to swim long distances, found on both South America and Africa
  7. The meteorologist who proposed the initial theory of continental drift
  8. Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land.

19 Clues: Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land. • Hot liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth. • The slow pulling apart of land caused by divergent plate movement. • A sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by the motion of plates. • A large section of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth’s outer layer • ...

UNIT 5 PLATE TECTONICS 2016-11-19

UNIT 5 PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  2. Sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  3. A type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal, in either a sinistral or dextral direction.
  4. An actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise.
  6. A change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  7. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates.
  8. Theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
Down
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
  4. When the hot and neutral connections at a receptacle are wired “backwards.”
  5. The movement, formation, or re-formation of continents described by the theory of plate tectonics.
  6. A hypothetical super-continent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic Period.
  7. Where the magnetic north points (roughly) towards the geographic north pole.
  8. Sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.

16 Clues: Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, occurs at mid-ocean ridges. • Theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. • When the hot and neutral connections at a receptacle are wired “backwards.” • The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Plate Techonics 2023-09-13

Plate Techonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ridge: An underwater mountain range formed at divergent boundaries, where new oceanic crust is continuously created.
  2. Massive, rigid sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move and interact, leading to geological changes.
  3. The continuous motion of Earth's lithosphere, driven by forces like mantle convection and gravitational pull.
  4. Earthquake and volcanic events resulting from the movement and interactions of tectonic plates.
  5. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes along faults.
  6. A semi-fluid layer in Earth's upper mantle where tectonic plates "float" and move due to convection currents.
  7. A curved chain of volcanic islands formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate subducts beneath another.
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  1. Boundaries Interaction: The dynamic processes and geological features created by the interactions of tectonic plates.
  2. Something wiggling
  3. Boundary Zone: Areas where tectonic plates interact, including subduction zones, transform faults, and rifts.
  4. When two tectonic plates meet head-on, causing intense pressure and leading to mountain building and earthquakes.
  5. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.
  6. Zone: An area where one tectonic plate is
  7. Plume: A rising column of hot mantle material that can cause volcanic activity away from plate boundaries, creating hotspots.
  8. A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on continents, such as the East African Rift.
  9. Boundary: Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, causing compression and often leading to mountain formation.
  10. After affect of tectonic plates moving related to water

17 Clues: Something wiggling • Zone: An area where one tectonic plate is • After affect of tectonic plates moving related to water • A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on continents, such as the East African Rift. • Earthquake and volcanic events resulting from the movement and interactions of tectonic plates. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2023-02-16

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

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

Plate Tectonic Assignment 2013-10-08

Plate Tectonic Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that the Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into plates.
  2. Two tectonic plates are moving apart
  3. means "all the earth"
  4. Where one plate goes under another
  5. Is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth.
  6. Developed hypothesis of continental drift.
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  1. Forms when one oceanic plate descends below another plate.
  2. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. One big ocean
  4. Where plate tectonics interact,there are 3 types
  5. Result in volcanoes erupting along the edge of the continental plate
  6. NO subduction, forms mountain ranges
  7. Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other

13 Clues: One big ocean • means "all the earth" • Where one plate goes under another • NO subduction, forms mountain ranges • Two tectonic plates are moving apart • Developed hypothesis of continental drift. • Where plate tectonics interact,there are 3 types • Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other • ...

Plate tectonics 2026-04-04

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process where one plate goes under another
  2. Movement inside Earth that drives plate motion
  3. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
  4. Rigid outer layer made of crust and upper mantle
  5. The thickest layer of Earth
  6. The supercontinent that once joined all landmasses
  7. Boundary where plates collide
  8. Thinner and denser type of plate
  9. The outermost layer of Earth
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  1. Liquid layer responsible for Earth’s magnetic field
  2. Area around the Pacific with many volcanoes and earthquakes
  3. Plates moving apart form this boundary
  4. Scientist who proposed continental drift
  5. Boundary where plates slide past each other
  6. Shaking of the ground caused by plate movement

15 Clues: The thickest layer of Earth • The outermost layer of Earth • Boundary where plates collide • Thinner and denser type of plate • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface • Plates moving apart form this boundary • Scientist who proposed continental drift • Process where one plate goes under another • Boundary where plates slide past each other • ...

Tectonic plates 2024-10-31

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

20 Clues: When one plate slips over another. • When two plates meet at their edges. • When two plates slide against each other. • The speed or time how fast something goes. • Hard and dense magma 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 2023-01-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the plate with greater density will go underneath the less dense plate
  2. what makes plate boundaries move
  3. what plate slides across from each other
  4. what plate moves apart
  5. this forms as the plate jam together and release suddenly
  6. a divergent boundary forms this feature
Down
  1. what occurs in divergent boundaries
  2. what plate moves towards each other
  3. this is made by transform boundary
  4. a feature of convergent boundary

10 Clues: what plate moves apart • what makes plate boundaries move • a feature of convergent boundary • this is made by transform boundary • what occurs in divergent boundaries • what plate moves towards each other • a divergent boundary forms this feature • what plate slides across from each other • this forms as the plate jam together and release suddenly • ...

Continental Drift 2023-11-23

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2018-05-09

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

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

Tools in the kitchen 2020-01-08

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

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

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 • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-03-02

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

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

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

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

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

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

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

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

nail structure and growth 2024-02-26

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

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

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-13

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

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

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes By Ben Sheth 2012-11-10

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes By Ben Sheth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outer core is about ______ long
  2. there are ____ layers of the earth
  3. earthquakes mostly occur on plate __________
  4. steel and ______ support help keep buildings standing
  5. suggested sea floor spreading
  6. a crack in the earth where lava flows out
  7. suggested continental drift
  8. are huge, fast,and strong waves
  9. directly above the focus; on the earth's surface
  10. is the layer below the lithosphere
  11. the ________ plate covers Asia
  12. volcanoes are formed in __________ zones
  13. tsunamis can tech a height of ______ meters
  14. it takes at least _____ stations to locate an epicenter
  15. the Juan De Fuca plate is near __________
  16. waves are the fastest
  17. primary waves travel _____ as fast as secondary waves
  18. a _______ is a collapsed crater
  19. waves are the second to fastest
  20. cone volcanoes that have steep sides
  21. super continent
Down
  1. volcanoes can erupt quietly or violently
  2. the _____ plate to the west of the South American plate
  3. part of a seismograph that doesn't move in an earthquake
  4. boundaries where plates collide
  5. waves do the most damage to buildings
  6. volcanoes that have broad, gently sloping sides
  7. makes up tectonic plates
  8. a seismograph produces a __________
  9. boundaries where plates pull apart
  10. the Antarctic plate is on the _____ side of the world
  11. this turns the ground to muck; buildings sink into it
  12. helped map the sea floor
  13. used to measure the strength of an earthquake
  14. boundaries where plates move side by side
  15. the _____ core is solid
  16. where two continental plates collide
  17. valleys are formed when plates pull apart
  18. are breaks in the crust that spew magma, ashes, and gases
  19. the _____ is a layer of magma near the crust

40 Clues: super continent • waves are the fastest • the _____ core is solid • makes up tectonic plates • helped map the sea floor • suggested continental drift • suggested sea floor spreading • the ________ plate covers Asia • boundaries where plates collide • are huge, fast,and strong waves • a _______ is a collapsed crater • waves are the second to fastest • ...

Earth Science 2024-11-15

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spots that are particularly hot in the mantle. They can melt the lithosphere and for volcanoes. They are referred to as mantle plumes.
  2. Part of the cause of mountains changing. It is the breaking down of rocks on the Earth's surface.
  3. What do you call the process of an oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate?
  4. Tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide away from each other. This creates crust.
  5. The thickest layer of the Earth that creates convection currents.
  6. Tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  7. The very center of the Earth with two layers (inner and outer).
  8. The thinnest layer of the Earth that holds all of the plates on which the continents and the ocean rest.
  9. The hottest part of the mantle that is in between the lithosphere and the lower mantle.
  10. A break in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. Tectonic plate boundary where two plates crash into each other.
  2. Where the edge of plates meet.
  3. Deep holes underwater, formed from Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundaries.
  4. Liquids in the Earth that move tectonic plates.
  5. They are formed from plate tectonics pulling apart creating a crack in the Earth.
  6. Part of the cause of mountains changing. It is the movement of the sediments from where they were.
  7. The part of the Earth that is made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
  8. Things that float on the mantle and are the crust of the Earth broken up into many pieces.
  9. A sudden movement of sediments caused by gravity, such as a landslide.
  10. Large-scale uplift.

20 Clues: Large-scale uplift. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Where the edge of plates meet. • Liquids in the Earth that move tectonic plates. • Tectonic plate boundary where two plates crash into each other. • The very center of the Earth with two layers (inner and outer). • The thickest layer of the Earth that creates convection currents. • ...

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 2026-01-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot stuff under Earth
  2. boundary collide into each other
  3. made from transform plate boundary
  4. boundary slide past
  5. made from convergent plate subduction
Down
  1. the thinner plate go below the thicker plate
  2. boundary move apart
  3. made from convergent plate collision
  4. can be made from convergent plate subduction
  5. features of a divergent boundary

10 Clues: boundary move apart • boundary slide past • hot stuff under Earth • boundary collide into each other • features of a divergent boundary • made from transform plate boundary • made from convergent plate collision • made from convergent plate subduction • the thinner plate go below the thicker plate • can be made from convergent plate subduction

Digital Radiography and PACS 2016-05-01

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

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

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
Down
  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.
Down
  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.
Down
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Dynamic Earth Vocab by Marco Noujaim 2026-02-03

Dynamic Earth Vocab by Marco Noujaim crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first scientist that made a mapping of the ocean floor scientifically.
  2. The supercontinent that made the understanding of plate tectonics more clear.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
  4. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
  5. a lowland region that forms where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  7. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.
  8. A Molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  9. A sudden shaken of the ground caused by seismic waves passing through Earth's crust.
  10. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
  11. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  12. The layer of that forms Earth's outer layer.
  13. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  14. The shaking that results from movement of rock beneath the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. the solid, outer part of Earth, including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust.
  2. The process of by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  3. A chain of islands formed by subduction of one plate under another.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  6. An undersea valley that represents the deepest parts of the ocean.
  7. thought of continental drift.
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  9. what oceanic crust is made of.
  10. The heat transfer drives plate motion due to density differences.
  11. the theory that all continents were once one big supercontinent that eventually drifted apart.

25 Clues: thought of continental drift. • what oceanic crust is made of. • The layer of that forms Earth's outer layer. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced. • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • ...

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
Down
  1. when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
  2. brittle top layer of the earth
  3. may occur if the earthquake occurs underwater
  4. the measure of the magnitude of an earthquake
  5. first waves of an earthquake
  6. place on crust directly above where the earthquake was made
  7. measurement scale of damage caused by an earth quake
  8. place where plates move apart and make new crust

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

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

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

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

Livia Ownby 3rd 2023-12-12

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

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

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.
Down
  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 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 • ...

The Earth Moving 2022-10-23

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

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

Plate 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
Down
  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 • ...

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. • ...

Pangea and earth 2018-02-16

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

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

NJ MVC 2025-03-06

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

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

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 • ...

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.
Down
  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. • ...

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 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. • ...

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 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. • ...

lymphoma 2026-02-03

lymphoma crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mutation
  2. brusing
  3. fever
  4. plate
  5. basophils
  6. skin
  7. jointpain
Down
  1. fatigue
  2. bonemarrow
  3. neutrophils
  4. t-cells
  5. x-rays
  6. eosinophils
  7. stemcell

14 Clues: skin • fever • plate • x-rays • fatigue • t-cells • brusing • mutation • stemcell • basophils • jointpain • bonemarrow • neutrophils • eosinophils

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 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
Down
  1. spreading the creation of new sea floor material
  2. an opening in Earth's surface where lava erupts
  3. arc a string of islands
  4. the transfer of heat through and empty space
  5. of fire a string of volcanoes where earthquakes often occur
  6. boundary creates mountain ranges
  7. big super continent
  8. the transfer of heat from direct contact with it
  9. extremely hot liquid inside of earth
  10. carbon dioxide had a _____ of 2

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

Plate Techtonics 2013-03-03

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

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

Plate 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
Down
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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.
Down
  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?
Down
  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.
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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
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 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
Down
  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
Down
  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
Across
  1. a layer of the interior of the Earth
  2. liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
  3. a large body of water on the earths outer layer
  4. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. a sudden shaking of the ground
  6. when two plates slide
  7. the dense center of Earth
  8. two plates going towards each other
Down
  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 • ...

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 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 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. • ...