plate Crossword Puzzles

Unit 4 Crossword 2020-11-16

Unit 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener's theory about the continents
  2. deepest, solid layer of the Earth
  3. stress found at a convergent boundary
  4. layer of the mantle that is solid but moves around like a liquid
  5. upper layer of the Earth
  6. plate that is nicknamed Ring of Fire
  7. stress found at a divergent boundary
  8. stress found at a transform boundary
  9. layer that makes up 67% of Earth's mass
  10. remains of plants and animals that provided evidence of continental drift
  11. made of liquid iron and nickel
Down
  1. boundary when plates separate
  2. boundary when plates collide
  3. movement in the mantle that causes the plates to move around
  4. when one plate slides under another plate
  5. made of continental crust and oceanic crust
  6. name of one supercontinent
  7. where most earthquakes & volcanoes are located
  8. layer that includes the crust and upper mantle

19 Clues: upper layer of the Earth • name of one supercontinent • boundary when plates collide • boundary when plates separate • made of liquid iron and nickel • deepest, solid layer of the Earth • plate that is nicknamed Ring of Fire • stress found at a divergent boundary • stress found at a transform boundary • Wegener's theory about the continents • ...

Science unit Ms.Brantley Tectonic plates 2024-02-08

Science unit Ms.Brantley Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The innermost layer of the Earth
  2. Plates slide past each other
  3. When oceanic plate meets continental plate and the oceanic plate goes below
  4. The innermost liquid portion of the Earth
  5. It is when tectonic plates drift apart
  6. The innermost portion of the Earth
  7. The crust and upper mantle
  8. floor of sea spreading created by Harry Hess
  9. It is the upper mantle but below lithosphere
Down
  1. Plates moving theory created by Alfred Wegner
  2. different layers of the earths model
  3. The mechanical layers of the earth
  4. force that squeezes something together
  5. tectonic plates come together and form a mountain
  6. Lower mantle
  7. Break between plates occurs from Transform boundary
  8. pieces of the Earth's crust that moves from convection currents
  9. The most solid bulk of the Earth's interior
  10. Outermost shell of a terrestrial planet

19 Clues: Lower mantle • The crust and upper mantle • Plates slide past each other • The innermost layer of the Earth • The mechanical layers of the earth • The innermost portion of the Earth • different layers of the earths model • force that squeezes something together • It is when tectonic plates drift apart • Outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • ...

Tectonic Plates 2012-10-01

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by two plates rubbing against each other
  2. The result of two plates seperating
  3. Includes the crust and the upper most part of the mantle
  4. Magma rotating in a circular motion due to temperature
  5. Formed by the friction of subduction
  6. Magma coming directly from the mantle and forming volcanoes
  7. In which boundray do two plates collide
  8. The deepest layer of the Earth
  9. Formed by subduction
  10. When gravity pulls down a slab of a plate
Down
  1. The area between two ridges
  2. In which boundaray do two plates seperate
  3. Includes the upper mantle
  4. The thickest layer of the Earth
  5. The liquid layer below the mantle
  6. When the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental plate
  7. The result of two plates colliding
  8. The Thinnest layer of the Earth
  9. In which boundaray do two plates rub against each other
  10. When two ridges seperate

20 Clues: Formed by subduction • When two ridges seperate • Includes the upper mantle • The area between two ridges • The deepest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The Thinnest layer of the Earth • The liquid layer below the mantle • The result of two plates colliding • The result of two plates seperating • Formed by the friction of subduction • ...

Pangaea-tectonic plates/layers of earth 2018-02-19

Pangaea-tectonic plates/layers of earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  2. where plates slide sideways past each other
  3. earth's crust and upper mantle
  4. major plate in eastern and southern hemispheres
  5. includes both South America and Atlantic Ocean
  6. containing continent of Antarctica
  7. lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
  8. tectonic plate straddling the equator and the prime meridian
Down
  1. location where greatest damage associated with the earthquake occurs
  2. originally part of ancient continent Gondwana which India broke away from
  3. where two plates are moving toward each other
  4. the main landmass has granitic core called craton
  5. formed because of fusion of Indian and Australian plate
  6. center of the earth
  7. a supercontinent
  8. a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick
  9. includes traditional continents of Europe and Asia
  10. violent shaking of the ground
  11. upper layer of earth's mantle below lithosphere
  12. when two plates are moving away from each other

20 Clues: a supercontinent • center of the earth • violent shaking of the ground • earth's crust and upper mantle • lies beneath the Pacific Ocean • containing continent of Antarctica • where plates slide sideways past each other • where two plates are moving toward each other • a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick • includes both South America and Atlantic Ocean • ...

Mya Browns science crossword 2024-03-20

Mya Browns science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates make this happen
  2. A heavy element used in coins and jewelry
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  4. the liquid rock underneath earths crust
  5. all the gases surrounding the earth
  6. all the body’s of water
  7. a hard solid substance that is bumpy
  8. the great size or extent of something
  9. also know as the lithosphere
  10. the hottest place in the earth
Down
  1. horse shoe volcanic circle
  2. A highly transparent rock the is shinny
  3. a very hard igneous rock containing mostly quartz and feldspar
  4. a rock that form by sea creatures
  5. all living organisms
  6. this is when the plates move toward each other
  7. something that make earthquakes
  8. outside of the earth
  9. this means when the plates move away from each other
  10. sometimes in this volcanos form and make a island here

20 Clues: all living organisms • outside of the earth • plates make this happen • all the body’s of water • horse shoe volcanic circle • also know as the lithosphere • the hottest place in the earth • something that make earthquakes • a rock that form by sea creatures • all the gases surrounding the earth • a hard solid substance that is bumpy • the great size or extent of something • ...

Canada's Food Guide 2022-02-09

Canada's Food Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A source of plant-based proteins
  2. These help to make healthy choices on food labels
  3. This is a better option then frying
  4. The drink of choice
  5. a good dairy option
  6. The healthy plate is _________ fruits and vegetables
  7. healthy choices _____________ health
  8. Canada's Food Guide looks at the _________ plate
  9. Antioxidants are found in this fruit
  10. Canada's Food Guide recommends to avoid __________ drinks
Down
  1. This meat protein is a healtier choice
  2. This colour of vegetables has a lot of folate
  3. this colour of fruits and vegetable contains vitamin C
  4. this product helps to support healthy digestion
  5. a health condition that may benefit from Canada's Food Guide
  6. Whole grains cover __________of the plate
  7. plant-based proteins are low in this fat
  8. Water helps to ____________ joints
  9. Red fruits and vegetables help to improve ________ quality
  10. Everyone should enjoy a __________of food
  11. this colour of fruit and vegetable helps keep bones strong

21 Clues: The drink of choice • a good dairy option • A source of plant-based proteins • Water helps to ____________ joints • This is a better option then frying • healthy choices _____________ health • Antioxidants are found in this fruit • This meat protein is a healtier choice • plant-based proteins are low in this fat • Whole grains cover __________of the plate • ...

Louisville PCR 2022-07-14

Louisville PCR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. added by Janus reformatter AFTER prep
  2. Combining multiple specimens for 1 patient
  3. Analyze samples in high ____
  4. Fecal QC
  5. Sample lysate solution
  6. Action when amp is poor or ambiguous
  7. Internal positive control
  8. Getting samples ready for extraction
  9. Has different extraction protocol
  10. PCR curve shape
  11. PCR dept only program for plate building
  12. Used to elute DNA
  13. Instrument used for running real-time PCR
Down
  1. enzyme needed in PCR reaction
  2. Action when sample neg and fails QCs
  3. Used to prep and dilute whole blood samples
  4. color to label gDNA plates
  5. Unit for PCR plate setup
  6. color to label cDNA plates
  7. Storing and organizing samples
  8. Example of something that does not need IPC
  9. Example of something that needs IPC
  10. Instrument used for extraction
  11. Positives reflex to microbiology
  12. Instrument used for setting up sample plate

25 Clues: Fecal QC • PCR curve shape • Used to elute DNA • Sample lysate solution • Unit for PCR plate setup • Internal positive control • color to label gDNA plates • color to label cDNA plates • Analyze samples in high ____ • enzyme needed in PCR reaction • Storing and organizing samples • Instrument used for extraction • Positives reflex to microbiology • Has different extraction protocol • ...

Lesson 14 Do you need a cup? 2023-05-11

Lesson 14 Do you need a cup? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lunch
  2. spoon
  3. plate
  4. bowl
  5. breakfast
Down
  1. pan
  2. chopsticks
  3. cup
  4. smell
  5. glass
  6. pot

11 Clues: pan • cup • pot • bowl • lunch • spoon • smell • plate • glass • breakfast • chopsticks

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long narrow mountains formed by magma at divergent boundaries
  2. Two plates move toward each other
  3. Vents in earth's crust through which molten rock flows
  4. Blocks of crust that move horizontally past each other
  5. The partially melted portion of the mantle
  6. The size of an earthquake
  7. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges push plates away from the ridge
  8. Earth is broken down into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  9. This rock is formed by erosion
  10. Two plates collide, one can sink other the other, when this happens it pulls on the rest of the plate
Down
  1. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  2. The crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  3. This rock is formed by heat and pressure
  4. The circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  5. Two plates move away from each other
  6. Magma that erupts onto earth's surface
  7. Molten rock stored beneath earth's surface
  8. A crack or fracture in earth's crust along which movement occurs
  9. A vibration caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a crack in earth's crust
  10. This rock is formed when hot molten rock crystallizes

20 Clues: The size of an earthquake • This rock is formed by erosion • Two plates move toward each other • Two plates move away from each other • Magma that erupts onto earth's surface • This rock is formed by heat and pressure • The crust and uppermost part of the mantle • Molten rock stored beneath earth's surface • The partially melted portion of the mantle • ...

Bone Histology, Growth, and Remodeling 2025-02-13

Bone Histology, Growth, and Remodeling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layers of bone tissue surrounding the entire bone.
  2. The region where chondrocytes enlarge in the epiphyseal plate.
  3. Growth in bone width due to osteoblast activity at the periosteum.
  4. The region where osteoblasts replace calcified cartilage with bone.
  5. The region where cartilage matrix begins to harden.
  6. The process of breaking down bone tissue.
  7. Layers of bone between osteons in compact bone.
  8. The process of adding new bone tissue.
  9. The lattice-like network of spongy bone.
  10. The region of resting cartilage in the epiphyseal plate.
  11. Small cavities within bone tissue housing osteocytes.
  12. Small channels that connect lacunae for nutrient exchange.
  13. Bone formation replacing a cartilage template.
  14. Bone formation occurring directly from mesenchymal tissue.
  15. Another term for bone formation.
Down
  1. The region where chondrocytes rapidly divide in the epiphyseal plate.
  2. Growth in bone length occurring at the epiphyseal plate.
  3. Canals connecting blood vessels of the central canals.
  4. The process of bone formation.
  5. The first center of bone formation in a developing bone.
  6. Later centers of ossification appearing in the epiphyses.
  7. The canal in the center of an osteon containing blood vessels and nerves.
  8. Layers of bone matrix in compact bone.
  9. The cartilage structure responsible for bone lengthening.

24 Clues: The process of bone formation. • Another term for bone formation. • The process of adding new bone tissue. • Layers of bone matrix in compact bone. • The lattice-like network of spongy bone. • The process of breaking down bone tissue. • Bone formation replacing a cartilage template. • Layers of bone between osteons in compact bone. • ...

Unit 2 Crossword - Science 7 2025-01-31

Unit 2 Crossword - Science 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what broken down pieces of rock get called
  2. assumption that all processes on Earth developed its surface regularly and constantly
  3. type of weathering done by chemical processes
  4. the name of the man who came up with continental drift
  5. the study of the Earth
  6. type of rock that went through change
  7. type of weathering done by physical force
  8. type of igneous rock formed from lava cooling
  9. rock formed from volcanic activity
  10. theory that all movement of Earth's crust is driven by convection in the mantle
  11. tool for measuring earthquakes
Down
  1. plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. process of breaking up rock
  3. outermost layer of Earth
  4. when bits of crust get scraped and chipped off during plate movement
  5. molten rock underground
  6. hypothesis that all of Earth's land masses are moving
  7. plate boundary where plates collide
  8. what happens to a rock when extreme heat and pressure deforms it
  9. belief that random disasters developed Earth's surface
  10. plate boundary where plates move apart
  11. layer of Earth just underneath the lithosphere made up of molten rock
  12. when broken down rock gets moved by water
  13. type of rock that is made up of other rocks
  14. type of igneous rock formed from magma cooling
  15. molten rock above ground

26 Clues: the study of the Earth • molten rock underground • outermost layer of Earth • molten rock above ground • process of breaking up rock • tool for measuring earthquakes • rock formed from volcanic activity • plate boundary where plates collide • type of rock that went through change • plate boundary where plates move apart • type of weathering done by physical force • ...

Earth and Space Science 2025-04-11

Earth and Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thicker, less dense part of Earth's crust forming continents
  2. Circular movement in the mantle that drives plate motion
  3. The massive ocean that surrounded Pangea
  4. Process where oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate
  5. A fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley
  6. Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere
  7. Type of boundary where one plate sinks beneath another
  8. Fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways
Down
  1. Process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges
  2. A break in the Earth's crust where the hanging wall moves down
  3. Type of boundary where new crust is created as plates move apart
  4. Type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  5. The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. Wegener's theory that continents move slowly over Earth's surface
  7. A zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the Pacific Ocean
  8. An underwater mountain chain where sea-floor spreading occurs
  9. An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust
  10. Thinner, denser part of Earth's crust beneath oceans
  11. A break in the Earth's crust where the hanging wall moves up
  12. Southern supercontinent that split from Pangea

20 Clues: The massive ocean that surrounded Pangea • Southern supercontinent that split from Pangea • Type of boundary where plates slide past each other • A fold in rock that bends downward to form a valley • Thinner, denser part of Earth's crust beneath oceans • Type of boundary where one plate sinks beneath another • Circular movement in the mantle that drives plate motion • ...

Sea Floor Features 2025-09-16

Sea Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental volcanic arc due to oceanic-continental plate convergence
  2. ocean with many active plate boundaries
  3. abundant features on the Pacific Ocean floor due to lack of sedimentation
  4. sediment derived from diatoms foraminifera and other organismal remains
  5. a superheated water spout found at midocean ridges
  6. finest particle size of sediment that takes the longest to settle
  7. an underwater volcano
  8. area of high earthquake and volcanic activity around the Pacific ocean due to convergent plate boundaries
  9. continental margin with a narrow shelf and steep slope
Down
  1. type of continental margin that does not mark a plate boundary
  2. stripes that form a symmetrical pattern around mid ocean ridges
  3. a linear lowland area between two uplifted areas found at a divergent plate boundary
  4. forms at convergent boundaries
  5. steepest part of a continental margin
  6. deepest flattest parts of the earth
  7. bump of sediment found at the base of a passive continental margin
  8. the Aleutian Islands and the islands of Japan are formed in this convergent boundary
  9. the earths crust
  10. molten lava from the upper mantle that wells up forming new seafloor
  11. sediment derived from weathering
  12. formed by the tests of diatoms and radiolarians specifically
  13. a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates
  14. volcanic island xxx that forms on the less dense of two oceanic plates at a subduction zone

23 Clues: the earths crust • an underwater volcano • forms at convergent boundaries • sediment derived from weathering • deepest flattest parts of the earth • steepest part of a continental margin • ocean with many active plate boundaries • a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates • a superheated water spout found at midocean ridges • ...

hhh 2023-10-06

hhh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the block above the fault moves up opposite of they lower one
  2. plates on the land
  3. each individual section of crust for earth
  4. movement in plates together
  5. the "hottest" part of a boundary
  6. sliding into each other
  7. plates on the ocean
Down
  1. highest layer of the earth
  2. when a plate goes below the crust under another plate
  3. bump in ocean made my plate convergent movement
  4. sliding apart from each other
  5. When forces are parallel but moving in opposite directions
  6. word for the plates
  7. low point usually in oceans
  8. sliding next to each other (north and south)

15 Clues: plates on the land • word for the plates • plates on the ocean • sliding into each other • highest layer of the earth • movement in plates together • low point usually in oceans • sliding apart from each other • the "hottest" part of a boundary • each individual section of crust for earth • sliding next to each other (north and south) • ...

NAIL STRUCTURE 2025-05-19

NAIL STRUCTURE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. end portion of the nail plate
  2. technical term for nail
  3. skin under the free edge
  4. color of a healthy nails
  5. hory, translucent plate of hard keratin
  6. the beginning of the nail found at the base
  7. folds of the skin overlapping the nail.
Down
  1. skin that overlaps the lunula
  2. study of nails
  3. overlapping skin around the nail
  4. slits or tracks in the skin at the side of the nails
  5. half-moon shape
  6. visible portion of the nail
  7. deep fold of the skin in which the nail root is embedded
  8. where the nail plate rests

15 Clues: study of nails • half-moon shape • technical term for nail • skin under the free edge • color of a healthy nails • where the nail plate rests • visible portion of the nail • end portion of the nail plate • skin that overlaps the lunula • overlapping skin around the nail • hory, translucent plate of hard keratin • folds of the skin overlapping the nail. • ...

Science words 2023-09-20

Science words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which new oceanic crust continuously forms along mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at ocean trenches
  2. The rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
  3. when magma erupts onto Earth's surface
  4. These impacts leave giant circular depressions in Earths' surface
  5. A wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume water
  6. when two plates move apart from each other
  7. The rapid downhill movement of soil loose rocks and boulders
  8. Deep underwater troughs on the seafloor
  9. A break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs
Down
  1. Any natural process that changes objects on Earth's surface over time
  2. When two plates move towards each other
  3. Molten rock below Earh's surface
  4. When plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. A semicircular hollow that formed by glacial erosion
  6. An area of many fractured pieces of curst along a large fault
  7. A supercontinent that later drifts apart
  8. As the denser Nazca Plate collides with South America Plate it is forced under the South American Plate
  9. A large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly across Earth's surface
  10. A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary
  11. A sharp ridge of rock formed between two glaciers

20 Clues: Molten rock below Earh's surface • when magma erupts onto Earth's surface • When two plates move towards each other • Deep underwater troughs on the seafloor • A supercontinent that later drifts apart • when two plates move apart from each other • When plates slide horizontally past each other • A sharp ridge of rock formed between two glaciers • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long narrow mountains formed by magma at divergent boundaries
  2. Two plates move toward each other
  3. Vents in earth's crust through which molten rock flows
  4. Blocks of crust that move horizontally past each other
  5. The partially melted portion of the mantle
  6. The size of an earthquake
  7. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges push plates away from the ridge
  8. Earth is broken down into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  9. This rock is formed by erosion
  10. Two plates collide, one can sink other the other, when this happens it pulls on the rest of the plate
Down
  1. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  2. The crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  3. This rock is formed by heat and pressure
  4. The circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  5. Two plates move away from each other
  6. Magma that erupts onto earth's surface
  7. Molten rock stored beneath earth's surface
  8. A crack or fracture in earth's crust along which movement occurs
  9. A vibration caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a crack in earth's crust
  10. This rock is formed when hot molten rock crystallizes

20 Clues: The size of an earthquake • This rock is formed by erosion • Two plates move toward each other • Two plates move away from each other • Magma that erupts onto earth's surface • This rock is formed by heat and pressure • The crust and uppermost part of the mantle • Molten rock stored beneath earth's surface • The partially melted portion of the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Form at divergent plate boundaries
  2. When two plates slide past each other
  3. always moving
  4. molten rock
  5. Formed by divergent plate boundaries
  6. when two plates come together
Down
  1. Has three types of it
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. Also forms during divergent plate boundaries
  4. Formed during convergent plate boundaries

10 Clues: molten rock • always moving • Has three types of it • when two plates come together • Form at divergent plate boundaries • Formed by divergent plate boundaries • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move away from each other • Formed during convergent plate boundaries • Also forms during divergent plate boundaries

14 Common Nail Disorders 2022-02-07

14 Common Nail Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot
  2. also known as bitten nails, is the result of a habit of chewing the nail or the hardened, damaged skin surrounding the nail plate
  3. are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal
  4. is a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears
  5. refers to split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
  6. is darkening of the fingernails or toenails
  7. also known as white spots, are whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix
  8. nails that turn a variety of colors, which may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
Down
  1. are soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out
  2. also known as folded nail, is a type of highly curved nail plate usually caused by injury to the matrix, but it may be inherited
  3. is caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows small amounts of blood flow
  4. sometimes called furrows or corrugations, are visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
  5. named for the nail bed color, is usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells
  6. are vertical lines running down the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging

14 Clues: is darkening of the fingernails or toenails • are soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out • are noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal • is a condition in which the living skin around the nail plate splits and tears • a condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tuzo wilson
  2. holmes
  3. theory
  4. zone
  5. tectonics
  6. plate
  7. plate
Down
  1. isotopes
  2. hess
  3. zones
  4. fault
  5. crust
  6. belts

13 Clues: hess • zone • zones • fault • crust • belts • plate • plate • holmes • theory • isotopes • tectonics • tuzo wilson

QUANTIFYING NOUNS 2024-09-02

QUANTIFYING NOUNS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a carton of ...
  2. a glass of ...
  3. a bottle of ...
  4. a can of ...
  5. a plate of ...
  6. a piece of ...
  7. a bowl of ...
Down
  1. a jar of ...
  2. a ... of spaghetti
  3. a slice of ...
  4. a spoon of ...
  5. cream a scoop of ...
  6. a ... of pizza
  7. a kilogram of ...
  8. a cup of ...
  9. a ... of salt

16 Clues: a jar of ... • a can of ... • a cup of ... • a ... of salt • a bowl of ... • a slice of ... • a glass of ... • a spoon of ... • a ... of pizza • a plate of ... • a piece of ... • a carton of ... • a bottle of ... • a kilogram of ... • a ... of spaghetti • cream a scoop of ...

PLAT TECTONICS 2016-12-09

PLAT TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  3. boundary boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  4. core liquid layer of the Earth's core
  5. boundary boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  6. core solid, dense center of the Earth
  7. drift theory that continents drift apart
  8. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  9. layer between the crust and the core
  10. a squeezing force
  11. outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. prevailing weather conditions of a region
  2. a pulling force
  3. boundary boundary between two colliding plates
  4. zone a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  5. soft layer of the mantle
  6. the bending of rock layers
  7. The person whos class this is
  8. spreading new lithosphere is created here
  9. tectonics the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • The person whos class this is • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • core liquid layer of the Earth's core • core solid, dense center of the Earth • ...

Pangaea-tectonic plates/layers of earth 2018-02-19

Pangaea-tectonic plates/layers of earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plate straddling the equator and the prime meridian
  2. formed because of fusion of Indian and Australian plate
  3. characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  4. major plate in eastern and southern hemispheres
  5. containing continent of Antarctica
  6. includes traditional continents of Europe and Asia
  7. a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick
  8. when two plates are moving away from each other
  9. where two plates are moving toward each other
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  1. earth's crust and upper mantle
  2. lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
  3. includes both South America and Atlantic Ocean
  4. originally part of ancient continent Gondwana which India broke away from
  5. the main landmass has granitic core called craton
  6. a supercontinent
  7. upper layer of earth's mantle below lithosphere
  8. center of the earth
  9. location where greatest damage associated with the earthquake occurs
  10. violent shaking of the ground
  11. where plates slide sideways past each other

20 Clues: a supercontinent • center of the earth • violent shaking of the ground • earth's crust and upper mantle • lies beneath the Pacific Ocean • containing continent of Antarctica • where plates slide sideways past each other • a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick • where two plates are moving toward each other • includes both South America and Atlantic Ocean • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-13

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

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

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-02

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What divergent boundary is located in
  2. All plates are called...
  3. What famous trench was formed by divergent plates?
  4. What is the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean called?...
  5. Divergent plate boundaries can sometimes form a..
  6. What famous mountain was created by convergent plates?
  7. What makes plate boundaries move?
Down
  1. What is above the mantle but underneath the Earth's crust?
  2. What type of layer of Earth makes oceans?
  3. What layer is denser and weak in the Mantle?
  4. What type of plates move away from each other?
  5. What plates shift or collide into each other?
  6. What layer of Earth is the hottest?
  7. Divergent boundaries can make...
  8. What plates shift past each other?
  9. What type of layer of Earth makes land?
  10. What layer of Earth is the thinnest?
  11. Transform and divergent boundaries can cause...
  12. When convergent and divergent plates move they can sometimes make...
  13. How many plate boundaries are there?

20 Clues: All plates are called... • Divergent boundaries can make... • What makes plate boundaries move? • What plates shift past each other? • What layer of Earth is the hottest? • What layer of Earth is the thinnest? • How many plate boundaries are there? • What divergent boundary is located in • What type of layer of Earth makes land? • What type of layer of Earth makes oceans? • ...

8th grade 2024-04-10

8th grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. negative charged particle
  2. in the outermost ring
  3. higher high tides and lower low tides
  4. central part of an atom
  5. a plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
  6. distance light travels
  7. law that says every action there's an opposite/equal reaction
  8. have properties of both metals and nonmetals
  9. law of acceleration of an object (F=m*a)
Down
  1. a plate boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
  2. a plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. law that says an object in motion/at rest will stay in motion/at rest unless acted upon
  4. shiny
  5. W=Force*Distance
  6. dull
  7. positive charged particle
  8. no charge(neutral)
  9. used to identify type and location of land features
  10. lower high tides and higher low tides
  11. classifies stars by their temperature, color, and absolute magnitude
  12. changes in the ocean water level

21 Clues: dull • shiny • W=Force*Distance • no charge(neutral) • in the outermost ring • distance light travels • central part of an atom • negative charged particle • positive charged particle • changes in the ocean water level • higher high tides and lower low tides • lower high tides and higher low tides • law of acceleration of an object (F=m*a) • have properties of both metals and nonmetals • ...

tectonic plates earthquakes and volcanoes 2025-01-30

tectonic plates earthquakes and volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. created when a volcano blows off it's cone and the magma chamber empties and collapses
  2. volcanoes which have alternate explosive and nonexplosive eruptions
  3. volcanoes with steep sides and violent erruptions
  4. point on surface where earthquake is strongest
  5. molten rock
  6. when one plate goes under another plate
  7. scale that measures intensity of a quake
  8. projectiles from volcano
  9. created by heated and cooling magma that causes tectonic plate movement
  10. volcanoes with gentle slopes and nonviolent erruptions
  11. the gas, ash and molten rock coming from a volcano
Down
  1. section of crust
  2. boundaries that come together
  3. the supercontinent before the continents drifted
  4. breaks created by crust movement
  5. volcanoes resulting in long breaks in the crust when divergent plates pull away from each other
  6. boundaries that move apart
  7. boundaries that move beside each other in opposite directions
  8. the point underground where earthquake first occurs
  9. waves created by the movement of tectonic plates

20 Clues: molten rock • section of crust • projectiles from volcano • boundaries that move apart • boundaries that come together • breaks created by crust movement • when one plate goes under another plate • scale that measures intensity of a quake • point on surface where earthquake is strongest • the supercontinent before the continents drifted • ...

8th Grade Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-16

8th Grade Earth Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain or hill out of which comes lava and hot gases.
  2. An underwater mountain range that forms at a plate boundary where two ocean plates are pulling apart.
  3. The surface of the earth is broken up into these, and they move.
  4. The idea that continents were once connected and have moved over time.
  5. A supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart.
  6. When one plate slides below another plate.
  7. This is the reason why the plates move.
  8. The idea that new rock is formed at the mid ocean ridge and the sea floor is moving.
  9. An area of the earths mantle that is hotter than other area. It is responsible for creating volcanic island chains.
  10. The place in the earth where convection currents occur.
  11. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move into each other.
  2. A long, narrow, steep-sided depression on the ocean floor.
  3. A type of rock formed deep in the earth under pressure and heat; it provides evidence that the rock of the mantle is semi-fluid like silly putty.
  4. A denser type of crust that makes up the ocean floor.
  5. A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

16 Clues: This is the reason why the plates move. • When one plate slides below another plate. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • A denser type of crust that makes up the ocean floor. • A plate boundary where two plates move into each other. • The place in the earth where convection currents occur. • A mountain or hill out of which comes lava and hot gases. • ...

Aarush's Plate Tectonics 2021-12-14

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

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

Jack's Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-17

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

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. • ...

Aarush's Plate Tectonics 2021-12-15

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

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

Ezaans Tic Tac Know Puzzle 2021-12-15

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

Tic Tac Know Project 2021-12-13

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

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 • ...

Tectonic hazards 2019-11-06

Tectonic hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.
  2. An area in the mantle where heat rises deep in the earth
  3. A plate boundary where the oceanic plate sinks under the continental crust
  4. Tectonic plates mover further away from each other, causing the continents to drift further apart
  5. Includes the very top of the mantle and the crust
  6. Thick,light,buoyant and made of granite
  7. A hot liquid substance that comes in different consistencies, out of a volcano
  8. A natural disaster that takes place when plates collide or meet
  9. The top parts of the earth's mantle, the plates move on this layer, it's partly molten rock an partly solid rock
  10. A crack on the earth's crust
  11. A plate boundary where they slide past each other and friction occurs
Down
  1. Boundaries in between the different plates
  2. All the continents joined together to form one big land
  3. Created and found at plate boundaries, lava comes out of them
  4. The heat from the outer core, moving up towards the crust,moving the plates apart
  5. Solid mainly made of solid iron and nickel and is a temperature of 3700 degrees
  6. A plate boundary where the plates move apart
  7. The crust is split into different plates across the earth, this consists of the continental and oceanic plates
  8. Hot and flows like a thick liquid, made of a semi-molten rock called magma
  9. Dense,thin,very heavy and made of basalt
  10. A liquid substance that is found in the mantle, after it comes out from the volcano it's called lava
  11. The earth's magnetic field which protects it
  12. A dark fine-grained volcanic rock

23 Clues: A crack on the earth's crust • A dark fine-grained volcanic rock • Thick,light,buoyant and made of granite • Dense,thin,very heavy and made of basalt • Boundaries in between the different plates • A plate boundary where the plates move apart • The earth's magnetic field which protects it • Includes the very top of the mantle and the crust • ...

8th Grade Science Terms Extra Credit 3/14/25 2025-03-14

8th Grade Science Terms Extra Credit 3/14/25 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere
  2. the theory that the pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion
  3. a deep valley that forms when two plates move apart
  4. the highest part of a wave
  5. observations and conclusions that have been repeated
  6. the term used to describe the metamorphic rocks that have grains arranged in parallel layers or bands
  7. the name of the supercontinent that began to break apart 200 million years ago
  8. the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
  9. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
  10. a plate boundary where two plate move away from each other
  11. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  12. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  13. the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
Down
  1. a wave made up of a combination of changing electric field and changing magnetic field
  2. the energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  4. an undersea mountain chain
  5. a deep valley along the ocean floor
  6. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  7. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface
  8. igneous rock that forms from lave on Eartj;s surface
  9. coal, oil, or natural gas that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient organisms
  10. a break in Earth's crust

23 Clues: a break in Earth's crust • the highest part of a wave • an undersea mountain chain • a deep valley along the ocean floor • a deep valley that forms when two plates move apart • observations and conclusions that have been repeated • igneous rock that forms from lave on Eartj;s surface • a plate boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

Tic-tack-know Project 2021-12-15

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

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

Tic-Tac-Know 2021-12-13

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

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

Unit 5 Terminology 2025-11-05

Unit 5 Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Visible cracks within the Earth’s surface where two tectonic plates meet
  2. These are the spot where two tectonic plates meet
  3. This theory states that magma rising at the mid-ocean ridge pushes crust away
  4. This theory states that the crust is broken up into pieces known as tectonic plates
  5. The idea that the continents once moved on mantle and move today
  6. This plate boundary has the plates moving AWAY from one another
  7. This is movement of magma due to warmer, less dense magma rising while cooler, more dense magma sinks
  8. The most famous supercontinent
  9. Last name of scientist who proposed seafloor spreading
  10. This was a specific fossilized animal found on South America and Africa
  11. This mountain range formed when The pacific plate slides below below the South American
  12. This is the process of magma rising at the mid-ocean ridge
  13. This plate boundary has the plates SLIDING AGAINST/PAST one another
Down
  1. This occurs when the heavier, more dense oceanic crust slides below the continental crust
  2. This mountain range formed when the Indian and Eurasian plates collided
  3. These remains of organisms were one piece of evidence used to support continental drift
  4. These form on land at a divergent boundary (There is one in Africa)
  5. Last name of scientist who proposed theory of continental drift
  6. These are vibrations in the ground as a result of tectonic plates brushing against one another
  7. Specific region where an oceanic plate slides below the continental, often creating a trench
  8. Openings within the Earth where magma rises
  9. This plate boundary has the plates moving TOWARDS one another
  10. This region within the Pacific with the highest concentration of volcanoes
  11. The most famous fault line found in California

24 Clues: The most famous supercontinent • Openings within the Earth where magma rises • The most famous fault line found in California • These are the spot where two tectonic plates meet • Last name of scientist who proposed seafloor spreading • This is the process of magma rising at the mid-ocean ridge • This plate boundary has the plates moving TOWARDS one another • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A convergent boundary where volcanic mountains and a deep-sea trench are formed.
  2. A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary
  3. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of the Earth.
  4. Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it. Magma like consistency.
  5. The name given to the landmass when the continents were all joined as one supercontinent.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  8. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  9. Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother.
  10. A convergent boundary takes place, and continents push against each other, creating fold mountains.
Down
  1. Where two plates slide past each other.
  2. Where a plate overtakes another and the denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate.
  3. A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other, going to collide.
  4. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundar
  5. Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move
  6. A convergent boundary where volcanic islands and a deep-sea trench are formed.
  7. The thin outer layer of the earth that contains the earth's continents
  8. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  9. Theory by Alfred Wegener that the continents on tectonic plates move.
  10. the innermost part of the earth, a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  11. a layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth

21 Clues: Where two plates slide past each other. • Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary • Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother. • ...

Tic Tac Know 2021-12-14

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

Chapter 27 Nail Tips & Wraps 2013-02-06

Chapter 27 Nail Tips & Wraps crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Technique used to apply a nail tip
  2. Product used to coat and secure fabric wraps to the natural nail and nail tip
  3. An implement similar to a nail clipper that is used on nail tips is a(n)
  4. The contact areas of nail tips are smoothed with a fine-grit block buffer held
  5. When removing dust from the natural nail plate, stroke the brush from
  6. Thing, tightly woven natural material that becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied
  7. Spray-on activator is used on No Light Gels to
  8. Fabric wraps that are slightly smaller than the nail plate prevent the wraps from
  9. Nail tips are longer wearing without an overlay
  10. Were the tip is adhered to the nail
Down
  1. Nail tips are softened with acetone or tip remover and are
  2. The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail
  3. Properly sized nail tips for a client should cover the nail plate from
  4. The wrap system is the heart of a nail wrap system
  5. Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and
  6. Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and what
  7. This helps to avoid the transfer of dust and oil onto the natural nail plate
  8. Made from a closely woven, heavy material
  9. How often should nail wraps be rebalanced with additional resin
  10. Made from a very thin synthetic mesh with loose weave
  11. Substance used to remove surface moisture and tiny amounts of oil left on the natural nail plate
  12. Small pieces of fabric used to strengthen a weak point in the nail
  13. Nail enhancements made by using nail-size pieces of cloth or paper

23 Clues: Technique used to apply a nail tip • Were the tip is adhered to the nail • Made from a closely woven, heavy material • Spray-on activator is used on No Light Gels to • Nail tips are longer wearing without an overlay • Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and • The wrap system is the heart of a nail wrap system • ...

8th Grade Science 2016-05-16

8th Grade Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are types of forces that help build of the earth
  2. One method of finding the volume of an object is water ______________
  3. Made when an oceanic plate subducts with a continental plate
  4. Energy released in the form of seismic waves
  5. Mass divided by volume
  6. This type of potential energy depends on the mass and height of an object
  7. These types of currents happen in the Asthenosphere
  8. Forces have ____________ and direction
  9. Igneous rock _____________ are always younger than the rocks they cut through
  10. The layer of the Earth where plates are located
  11. The type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  12. Between two traits, neither is dominant, so both traits show up
  13. Free body diagrams help us calculate the ______ force
  14. P-waves and S-waves are both types of ____________ waves
  15. This scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes
Down
  1. Where your genes are located
  2. Force equals mass times ____________
  3. One tectonic plate slips under another tectonic plate
  4. When two alleles are different from each other
  5. Surivial of the fittest
  6. The step of the scientific method when we set our variables
  7. Two continental plates converge
  8. A hotspot made this state
  9. This variable is the thing that the experimenter changes throughout the experiment
  10. The least dense layer of Earth
  11. The Law of Superposition says the ___________ layer of rock is on the bottom
  12. The type of reproduction that produces identical offspring
  13. This type of potential energy is highest when a spring is stretched as far as possible
  14. This force pulls objects towards the surface of Earth
  15. When sediments are moved to a new location

30 Clues: Mass divided by volume • Surivial of the fittest • A hotspot made this state • Where your genes are located • The least dense layer of Earth • Two continental plates converge • Force equals mass times ____________ • Forces have ____________ and direction • When sediments are moved to a new location • Energy released in the form of seismic waves • ...

Unit 5 Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-20

Unit 5 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the liquid outer portion of Earth's core, composed primarily of iron and nickel.
  2. large areas of rock that make up Earth's crust and move across the mantle
  3. The rocks of Earth's crust that make up the base of the continents.
  4. the soft and plastic layer in Earth's upper mantle, just below the lithosphere.
  5. the portion of Earth's crust that makes up the ocean floor and is generally denser and thinner than continental crust.
  6. a single bed of sedimentary rock, generally consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition.
  7. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull away from each other
  8. any water that collects on the surface of Earth
  9. the layer of solid rock between Earth’s crust and core
  10. the science guy
  11. a tectonic plate boundary at which two tectonic plates move away from each other
  12. the solid, inner portion of Earth's core, composed of an alloy of iron, nickel, and other heavy elements.
  13. When soil is moved from one location to another by wind or water.
  14. a supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago.
  15. the study of rocks and Earth
Down
  1. the part of Earth which is composed mostly of rocks; the crust and outer mantle.
  2. a German climatologist. Came up with the theory of continental drift.
  3. the sinking of an oceanic plate beneath a plate of lesser density at a convergent boundary
  4. Mr. McCullough's pet (2011-2014)
  5. a tectonic plate boundary at which two tectonic plates move toward each other, causing collisions and subduction zones.
  6. the movement of Earth's continents relative to each other.
  7. a tectonic plate boundary along which plates slide horizontally past one another in opposite directions

22 Clues: the science guy • the study of rocks and Earth • Mr. McCullough's pet (2011-2014) • any water that collects on the surface of Earth • a supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago. • the layer of solid rock between Earth’s crust and core • the movement of Earth's continents relative to each other. • ...

Unit 5: Key Words/Vocabulary 2023-01-04

Unit 5: Key Words/Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is spreading under the ocean (on the floor), causing things such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  2. convergent boundary where and oceanic plate is pushed beneath a continental plate forming a trench. (forms volcanos)
  3. _____ core is a liquid part of Earth's core because of high temperatures.
  4. _____ boundary is a plate boundary where two plates collide
  5. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core (medium density)
  6. formed when two convergent plates collide and the crust crumbles.
  7. _______ currents are driven by rising hot rock and sinking cool rock.
  8. Crust + top part of mantle: outermost, rigid layer; divided into pieces called tectonic plates
  9. _____ boundary is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  10. proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading (last name)
  11. underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart (dividing) creating a new ocean floor
  12. Coach Price's favorite MLB team?
Down
  1. large movable plates made of lithosphere, under the Earth's surface
  2. the coolest teacher in all of San Angelo
  3. Coach Price's favorite NFL team?
  4. _____ core is a solid part of Earth's core because of increased pressure
  5. soft, weak layer, flows like putty, tectonic plates move on top of it because of convection currents
  6. _____ boundary is a plate boundary where plates slide passed each other.
  7. supercontinent named from the Greek origin and means "all lands"
  8. proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900's (last name)
  9. area of land that rises very high above the land around it, form around/near subduction zones
  10. equation for Force. (_=_ _)
  11. the thin and solid outermost COMPOSITIONAL layer of the earth

23 Clues: equation for Force. (_=_ _) • Coach Price's favorite NFL team? • Coach Price's favorite MLB team? • the coolest teacher in all of San Angelo • proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading (last name) • _____ boundary is a plate boundary where two plates collide • the thin and solid outermost COMPOSITIONAL layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics (Lessons 2.4 & 2.5) 2022-09-22

Plate Tectonics (Lessons 2.4 & 2.5) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pulling of a tectonic plate as its edge subducts deeper into the mantle.
  2. Tectonics Unifying theory for which all other geologic knowledge is derived
  3. Wegener German Scientist who formulated the theory of continental drift
  4. Heat transfer process within the mantle that drives Plate Tectonics.
  5. Stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  6. The process by which oceanic crust sinks under another plate andeventually back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. Boundary at which two plates come together
  8. The process in which new material at a ridge or rift pushes older material aside, moving the tectonic plates away from the ridge
  9. Compositional layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  10. Boundary Region where two plates interact
  11. Process by which new crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
  12. Divergent boundary at which seafloor spreading occurs
Down
  1. Feature created by the convergence of two continental plates
  2. Boundary at which two plates slide past each other
  3. Boundary at which two plates move apart
  4. The bending of rock layers due to stress
  5. A pulling force applied to rock layers.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  7. Greek word for "all lands"
  8. Drift The theory that the Earth's crust is composed of plates that are in constant motion
  9. A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one or both sides; often related to tectonic motion.
  10. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  11. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
  12. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust; Earth's outermost physical layer

24 Clues: Greek word for "all lands" • Boundary at which two plates move apart • A pulling force applied to rock layers. • The bending of rock layers due to stress • Boundary Region where two plates interact • Boundary at which two plates come together • Boundary at which two plates slide past each other • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • ...

8th grade science 2022-05-16

8th grade science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This force pulls objects towards the surface of Earth
  2. Surivial of the fittest
  3. Made when an oceanic plate subducts with a continental plate
  4. These types of currents happen in the Asthenosphere
  5. One tectonic plate slips under another tectonic plate
  6. One method of finding the volume of an object is water ______________
  7. P-waves and S-waves are both types of ____________ waves
  8. Where your genes are located
  9. This variable is the thing that the experimenter changes throughout the experiment
  10. Between two traits, neither is dominant, so both traits show up
  11. Force equals mass times ____________
  12. This type of potential energy depends on the mass and height of an object
Down
  1. Mass divided by volume
  2. This scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  3. Igneous rock _____________ are always younger than the rocks they cut through
  4. This type of potential energy is highest when a spring is stretched as far as possible
  5. Free body diagrams help us calculate the ______ force
  6. The step of the scientific method when we set our variables
  7. These are types of forces that help build of the earth
  8. The type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  9. The layer of the Earth where plates are located
  10. The least dense layer of Earth
  11. Forces have ____________ and direction
  12. When two alleles are different from each other
  13. Energy released in the form of seismic waves
  14. When sediments are moved to a new location
  15. The type of reproduction that produces identical offspring
  16. A hotspot made this state
  17. The Law of Superposition says the ___________ layer of rock is on the bottom
  18. Two continental plates converge

30 Clues: Mass divided by volume • Surivial of the fittest • A hotspot made this state • Where your genes are located • The least dense layer of Earth • Two continental plates converge • Force equals mass times ____________ • Forces have ____________ and direction • When sediments are moved to a new location • Energy released in the form of seismic waves • ...

Moving Earth 2023-10-11

Moving Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two continents crumple together to form a mountain range
  2. range a group of high ground features, commonly the result of tectonic collision
  3. plate boundary where crust is neither created or destroyed
  4. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘up' due to compression
  5. plate boundary where new crust is formed
  6. extremely hot liquid or semi-liquid rock within the mantle. When it erupts on the surface of the Earth it is called lava.
  7. a break in the crust where one side moves relative to the other
  8. core solid inner-most layer of the core under extreme pressure conditions, with an approximate 1200 km radius
  9. a stretching force
  10. a convergent plate boundary where one plate moves under another
  11. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘down' due to tension
  12. a smearing force
Down
  1. boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  2. tectonics a scientific theory that describes the relative movements and interaction of plates of the Earth's crust over the underlying mantle
  3. a highland between two normal faults
  4. drift movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time
  5. fault a break where the rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally due to shearing
  6. core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick
  7. hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  8. valleys a sunken lowland between two normal faults; a graben
  9. squeezing force
  10. boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another
  11. solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth
  12. a supercontinent that existed about 225 million years ago. All landmasses were joined together to form this supercontinent.

24 Clues: squeezing force • a smearing force • a stretching force • a highland between two normal faults • plate boundary where new crust is formed • solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth • hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel • core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick • boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

techtonic plates 2021-12-11

techtonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves
  2. a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move
  3. ocean mountain ranges split down the middle
  4. a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother
  5. the uppermost solid part of Earths crust
  6. the process in which crust pushes downward into the mantle at the fault line
  7. movement of the ocean crust
Down
  1. first person to build a scientific case to support the theory of the continental drift
  2. force behind plate movement
  3. v-shaped valleys that are the deepest parts of the oceans
  4. a super continent
  5. the branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes earths crust
  6. the preserved remains of anicient, once living organisms
  7. the plate boundry where the plates slowly collide into each other

14 Clues: a super continent • force behind plate movement • movement of the ocean crust • the uppermost solid part of Earths crust • ocean mountain ranges split down the middle • a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves • a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move • a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother • ...

Do you know your Plate Tectonics?--Lily 2021-12-09

Do you know your Plate Tectonics?--Lily crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is an area beneath the surface that melted rock moves upwards
  2. Oceanic plates are ____
  3. What is the only divergent boundary on land called?
  4. What is the driving mechanism of plate
  5. what is it called when two plates are moving away from each at divergent boundaries?
  6. What kinda rock does a trench form?
  7. What is caused by a convergent boundary?
Down
  1. What type of boundary occurs between North american and Pacific Plate?
  2. Contintenal Plates are ___
  3. Which direction does convenction cycles move from each other?
  4. Which plate above the oceanic plate that a caused a deep trench?
  5. What is a plate boundary that moves along side each other called?
  6. What type of rock happens when edges collide between plates
  7. What type of boundary is when two plates move away from each other.
  8. What type of boundary is the Peru-Chile Trench?

15 Clues: Oceanic plates are ____ • Contintenal Plates are ___ • What kinda rock does a trench form? • What is the driving mechanism of plate • What is caused by a convergent boundary? • What type of boundary is the Peru-Chile Trench? • What is the only divergent boundary on land called? • What type of rock happens when edges collide between plates • ...

Etching 2015-02-07

Etching crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do you wipe plates with?
  2. What is it called when the etching solution eats away the metal?
  3. What was stopping out varnish originally used for?
  4. What is the waxy substance you coat the plate with?
  5. Which is the softest metal: zinc, aluminium or copper?
  6. What do you use to smooth plate edges?
  7. What metal did Rembrandt etch on?
  8. Should your printing paper be wet or dry when it goes through the press/
Down
  1. What do you print your plate on
  2. What do you use to cover areas of the plate you don't want to etch?
  3. What is an etching solution called?
  4. What do you use to make dark areas light again?
  5. What type of printmaking process is etching?
  6. What do you scratching into the etching ground with?

14 Clues: What do you wipe plates with? • What do you print your plate on • What metal did Rembrandt etch on? • What is an etching solution called? • What do you use to smooth plate edges? • What type of printmaking process is etching? • What do you use to make dark areas light again? • What was stopping out varnish originally used for? • ...

science vocab 2023-01-26

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the upward vertical motion of Earth’s surface
  2. mountain - parallel ridges that form where blocks of crust move up or down along faults
  3. - a change in the shape of rock caused by stress
  4. - stress that pulls something apart
  5. mountain - layers of rocks that are folded
  6. trench - deep underwater troughs created by an oceanic plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary
Down
  1. - squeezing stress
  2. zone - an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
  3. - parallel forces acting in opposite directions
  4. - landform with low elevation and low elevation
  5. - the downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface
  6. - an area with low relief and high elevation
  7. - area of subsidence or religion with low elevation
  8. - stress that pulls something apart
  9. arc - a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary

15 Clues: - squeezing stress • - stress that pulls something apart • - stress that pulls something apart • mountain - layers of rocks that are folded • - an area with low relief and high elevation • - the upward vertical motion of Earth’s surface • - parallel forces acting in opposite directions • - landform with low elevation and low elevation • ...

Unit 6.4 2025-02-05

Unit 6.4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large piece of Earth's crust that moves slowly
  2. this happens when plates slide past each other and get stuck, then roughly become "unstuck"
  3. very dense crust made from basalt
  4. less dense than oceanic crust, made of granite
  5. In a convergent plate boundary, plates move _______ each other
  6. molten rock above the surface of Earth
Down
  1. In a divergent plate boundary, plates move _____ _____ each other
  2. a crack or fracture in the bedrock
  3. the point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake occurs
  4. loose material, like sand and dirt on Earth's surface
  5. solid rock found everywhere on earth (often under sediment)
  6. the type of rock formed when sediment is compressed
  7. In a transform plate boundary, plates move ______ each other
  8. molten rock below the surface of Earth

14 Clues: very dense crust made from basalt • a crack or fracture in the bedrock • molten rock below the surface of Earth • molten rock above the surface of Earth • less dense than oceanic crust, made of granite • a large piece of Earth's crust that moves slowly • the type of rock formed when sediment is compressed • loose material, like sand and dirt on Earth's surface • ...

Plate boundaries crossword puzzle 2024-12-06

Plate boundaries crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs at divergent boundaries
  2. plate boundary where tectonic plates come together/overlap
  3. plate boundary where tectonic plates move in opposite directions
  4. crust that makes up the continents
Down
  1. plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  2. layer of Earth; hot semisolid rock
  3. Earth’s crust found underneath the ocean
  4. steep-sided depression in the ocean
  5. molten rock in the mantle below Earth’s crust
  6. the plate with greater density slides underneath the less dense plate

10 Clues: occurs at divergent boundaries • layer of Earth; hot semisolid rock • crust that makes up the continents • steep-sided depression in the ocean • Earth’s crust found underneath the ocean • molten rock in the mantle below Earth’s crust • plate boundary where tectonic plates come together/overlap • plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • ...

Challenge of Natural Hazards key words 2025-11-23

Challenge of Natural Hazards key words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our LIC earthquake case study location
  2. When the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate
  3. The centre of the tropical storm
  4. Advises that hurricane conditions are expected, and that people should take immediate action
  5. this plate is thin and much denser than the continental plate
  6. long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
Down
  1. The amount of strength or energy the Tropical Storm has
  2. The state in the USA that was badly affected by Hurricane Irma
  3. This plate margin moves side to side and causes earthquakes
  4. Our HIC earthquake case study location
  5. The name given to explain why hurricanes do not form on the equator. Also named the spin of the earth.
  6. A natural event A natural event that threatens people or has the potential to cause damage, destruction and death

12 Clues: The centre of the tropical storm • Our LIC earthquake case study location • Our HIC earthquake case study location • long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns • The amount of strength or energy the Tropical Storm has • When the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate • This plate margin moves side to side and causes earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the scientist who drew maps of the ocean floor
  2. plate boundary where two plates slide alongside each other
  3. rising magma can produce mountains called
  4. the name of the scientist who proposed continental drift
  5. type of energy current in the mantle where hot magma rises and cold rock sinks
  6. Large layer of partially molten rock underneath the crust of the earth
Down
  1. tremmors in the crust caused by tectonic plate movement
  2. when an oceanic plate is pushed underneath a continental plate
  3. the weight of all the ocean and rock above the mantle
  4. molten material inside the Earth
  5. plate boundary where the seafloor is spreading

11 Clues: molten material inside the Earth • rising magma can produce mountains called • plate boundary where the seafloor is spreading • the weight of all the ocean and rock above the mantle • tremmors in the crust caused by tectonic plate movement • the name of the scientist who proposed continental drift • the name of the scientist who drew maps of the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-25

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary
  2. Where a plate overtakes another and the denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate.
  3. Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it. Magma like consistency.
  4. A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary
  5. The name given to the landmass when the continents were all joined as one supercontinent.
  6. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of the Earth.
  7. Occur at all plate boundaries.
  8. The thin outer layer of the earth that contains the earth's continents
  9. Where two plates slide past each other.
  10. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
Down
  1. The innermost part of the earth; a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  2. A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other, going to collide.
  3. Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move
  4. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  5. Theory by Alfred Wegener that the continents on tectonic plates move.
  6. A layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

18 Clues: Occur at all plate boundaries. • Where two plates slide past each other. • Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary • ...

Chapter 1 test review 2023-09-02

Chapter 1 test review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heating up material that rises, expands, cools, and sinks
  2. earths outer layer, its crust
  3. as you move toward the core the temperature
  4. Pressure in the inner core of the earth has caused it to be this state of matter.
  5. instrument used to detect small changes in earth's magnetic fields
  6. Heat transfer by wave motion
  7. supercontinent made from all the continents 250 million years ago
  8. these plate boundaries move toward each other and create subduction zones
  9. plate boundaries that move past each other and create faults such as the San Andreas fault line
  10. The Hawaiian islands were formed by
  11. used climate, fossil and rock data to support theory of continental drift
  12. Aristotle is the father of _______.
Down
  1. Increasing the temperature of a material will cause its density to ____.
  2. a change in earth's magnetic field
  3. this layer of earth is liquid and where Earth's magnetic field is generated
  4. the amount of matter in an object
  5. sound waves used to measure water depth
  6. This scientist was known as the father of deductive reasoning
  7. This part of the mantle is like putty, it is one reason for plate tectonics
  8. This scientist discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (last name)
  9. over 60% of earth is this
  10. True or False: Tectonic plates interact at plate BOUNDARIES

22 Clues: over 60% of earth is this • Heat transfer by wave motion • earths outer layer, its crust • the amount of matter in an object • a change in earth's magnetic field • The Hawaiian islands were formed by • Aristotle is the father of _______. • sound waves used to measure water depth • as you move toward the core the temperature • ...

Victorias very amazing crossword puzzle. (It’s amazing btw) 2024-03-14

Victorias very amazing crossword puzzle. (It’s amazing btw) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air that has sand and dust, it’s also kinda annoying in the winter because it’s fast air.
  2. almost lava but not liquid enough
  3. island from a volcano
  4. after they break up they make this.
  5. large crakes in the earth
  6. the ____ rock is pieces of other rock, minerals, and living thing.
  7. After the plate boundary go together they make this
  8. The plate boundary wanted to break up.
  9. the plates of t water
Down
  1. A type of Sedimentary rock, this stone loves the beach!
  2. its a type of igneous rock, its granited it amazing!
  3. the earth shaking from plate movement
  4. Magma but liquid more
  5. a mixture of rocks, minerals, and organic material.
  6. this rock is formed from high temperatures deep in the earths crust.
  7. The plate boundary got back together.
  8. A type of Metamorphic rock! I would make a joke about it but i dont know if it’s pronounced genius or not…
  9. the thing that makes it so we dont float on earth.
  10. plates go in it when they go together.
  11. the plates bumped into each other but instead of walking away they slide next to eachother awkwardly
  12. This is formed from heat and pressure over time.

21 Clues: Magma but liquid more • island from a volcano • the plates of t water • large crakes in the earth • almost lava but not liquid enough • after they break up they make this. • the earth shaking from plate movement • The plate boundary got back together. • plates go in it when they go together. • The plate boundary wanted to break up. • ...

unit 5 vocab words 2024-01-24

unit 5 vocab words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluid and the falling of cooler,denser fluid
  2. a place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving torward each other,resulting in volcanic activity when a denser oceanic plate subducts or moves below a continental plate or another oceanic plate
  4. The mechanical or chemical processes by which gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller pieces
  5. the cool rigid outermost layer of earth that consists of the crust
  6. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  7. The distance above sea level
  8. the solid layer plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere;lithospheric plates "float" and move on this layer
  9. The difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of a map
  10. Photos or images taken of Earth from space
  11. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment from one place to another
  12. deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
Down
  1. A line on a map that connects points with the same elevation
  2. drift the theory that continents were once connected but drifted apart
  3. A map showing changes in elevation of Earth’s surface
  4. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  5. a major geological process;occurs when continental plates of equal density converge;creating mountains
  6. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment
  7. A phenomenon by which magma from Earth’s mantle comes up at the mid-ocean ridge and creates new oceanic crust
  8. the theory that the crust is divided into larger pieces called tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the mantle
  9. the mineralized remains of organisms,showing how long-dead organisms lived
  10. Earth’s surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials

22 Clues: The distance above sea level • Photos or images taken of Earth from space • A map showing changes in elevation of Earth’s surface • A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • a place where two tectonic plates move away from each other • A line on a map that connects points with the same elevation • ...

Earthquakes and volcanoes 2023-01-22

Earthquakes and volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. Earthquakes occur
  4. mountain built from magma.
  5. where volcanoes occur
  6. melted rock that was found beneath the surface of the earth
  7. When rocks that are under stress suddenly break, a series of ground vibrations is set off
  8. a break in the Earth’s crust
Down
  1. Directly above the focus, on the Earth’s surface
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The point beneath the surface where the rocks break and move
  5. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart

15 Clues: Earthquakes occur • where volcanoes occur • mountain built from magma. • a break in the Earth’s crust • A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Directly above the focus, on the Earth’s surface • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Dynamic Earth's Crust 2023-12-01

Dynamic Earth's Crust crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the plates move energy is released when they get caught up and break.
  2. Heat distribution in fluids where heat rises as cool material falls.
  3. Proposed the theory of Continental Drift.
  4. An example of a divergent plate boundary.
  5. The bending, tilting, or breaking of the earth's crust.
  6. The earth's crust is made up of tectonic _____.
Down
  1. Plate boundary where two plates move apart.
  2. Plate boundary where two plates move past each other.
  3. The outer most layer of the earth.
  4. Proposed the theory of Sea Floor Spreading.
  5. As these thaw and freeze they add and subtract a lot of mass from a piece of crust.
  6. The modern theory that describes our dinamic crust and its movements.
  7. The super continent that Wegener proposed.
  8. Plate boundary where two plates come together.
  9. The movement of the crust up and down as material is gained or lost on the surface.

15 Clues: The outer most layer of the earth. • Proposed the theory of Continental Drift. • An example of a divergent plate boundary. • The super continent that Wegener proposed. • Plate boundary where two plates move apart. • Proposed the theory of Sea Floor Spreading. • Plate boundary where two plates come together. • The earth's crust is made up of tectonic _____. • ...

volcanos and inside the earth 2013-08-06

volcanos and inside the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slides/ earthquakes can cause tsunamis and what else?
  2. ocean/ the biggest ocean in the world.
  3. America/ a major plate, crosses with Nazca
  4. people live on
  5. causes faults in the ground near the plates
  6. America/ a major plate, crosses with the Atlantic Ocean.
  7. the movement happens
  8. can rub together to cause an earthquake, or they could have one above another to form a mountain or volcano, they can also form trenches.
  9. wave/An earthquake wave in which rock particles vibrate parallel to the direction of wave travel. It can travel through solids and liquids.
  10. something hot stays near ice, what happens to the ice?
  11. shakes the earth and forms trenches when two plates go side by side
  12. name of a huge wave that washes over buildings and homes and destroys lives.
  13. after shock from an earthquake.
  14. also called airhfall is volcanic ash that falls from an ashcloud or a volcanic column.
  15. made of dirt, water, grass, and is the earths surface
  16. the oragan gooy liquaid that flows and errups out of a volcano.
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  1. Australia/ another major plate, crosses with pacific and Philippine plates.
  2. plate/ major plate, crosses with the Arabian plate.
  3. core/ made of lava, and is the outer core of the inner core.
  4. shock wave/compressed air that is formed by a volcanic eruption.
  5. Richter scale/ a way of measuring the strength of an earthquake
  6. core/ made of nickel and iron, the last earths layers.
  7. above the focus and where the fear on the surfaces.
  8. before it comes out of the volcano.
  9. shock/ are small earthquakes that occur after a large earthquake
  10. earthquake wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel. It can travel through solids but not through liquids.
  11. wave/
  12. made of hot rock, magma, and is one of the layers of the earth
  13. gets lava erupted from the top of it, and can be formed but two plates one on top of the other.
  14. line/ where earthquakes happen.

30 Clues: wave/ • people live on • the movement happens • after shock from an earthquake. • line/ where earthquakes happen. • before it comes out of the volcano. • ocean/ the biggest ocean in the world. • America/ a major plate, crosses with Nazca • causes faults in the ground near the plates • plate/ major plate, crosses with the Arabian plate. • ...

Volcanic Crossword 2025-02-14

Volcanic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source
  2. a large volcano that has erupted on the seafloor and has emerged above sea level, occurring in ocean basins or on ocean ridges.
  3. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano.
  4. the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  5. a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
  6. the process that occurs when two tectonic plates meet at convergent boundaries, and one of the plates moves under the other one due to gravity and differences in density
  7. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  8. fire-born,” meaning that they are formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock.
  9. the liquid or molten rock found beneath Earth's surface.
  10. This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
Down
  1. an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
  2. a special class of mountains
  3. the solid remnants of fires.
  4. a portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid
  5. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  6. plate boundary is a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
  7. the rigid, outermost layer of the Earth's rocks and minerals, which consists of the crust and upper mantle
  8. a hot (typically >800 °C, or >1,500 °F ), chaotic mixture of rock fragments, gas, and ash that travels rapidly (tens of meters per second) away from a volcanic vent or collapsing flow front
  9. molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid
  10. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.

20 Clues: a special class of mountains • the solid remnants of fires. • the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor • molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid • the liquid or molten rock found beneath Earth's surface. • This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide • an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean • ...

Cade Harrison 2015-05-01

Cade Harrison crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land mass that used to be all the continents
  2. movements of earths continents across the ocean floor
  3. plates slide past each other
  4. large depression in the ocean with very steep walls
  5. plates move away from each other
  6. line on a diagram or map connecting points to the same time or equal times
  7. study of earths magnetic field in rocks
  8. plates move toward each other
  9. process that occurs at the mid ocean ridges where new crust is formed from volcanic activity
  10. cold dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches
Down
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  2. change in direction of the earths magnetic field
  3. used to measure magnetic forces
  4. the earth is divided into number of plates which float over the mantle independently
  5. sliding plate force proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics

15 Clues: plates slide past each other • plates move toward each other • used to measure magnetic forces • plates move away from each other • study of earths magnetic field in rocks • land mass that used to be all the continents • change in direction of the earths magnetic field • large depression in the ocean with very steep walls • ...

Tectonics crossword 2022-09-20

Tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A feature seen at both destructive and constructive plate boundaries
  2. Earthquakes are found at destructive and ____ boundaries
  3. There are two types of crust; continental and ____
  4. The name of the plate between the Pacific and South American plates
  5. The island created along a constructive plate boundary
  6. The type of boundary where two plates are colliding
Down
  1. A piece of the Earth’s crust that moves on top of the mantle
  2. The thickest layer of the Earth’s structure
  3. The hottest layer of the earth
  4. A cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking
  5. Cooled magma on the Earth's surface
  6. An example of a conservative plate boundary
  7. The outermost layer of the earth

13 Clues: The hottest layer of the earth • The outermost layer of the earth • Cooled magma on the Earth's surface • The thickest layer of the Earth’s structure • An example of a conservative plate boundary • A cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking • There are two types of crust; continental and ____ • The type of boundary where two plates are colliding • ...

Simmons 4th pd - Elijah Sandlin Plates 2021-05-03

Simmons 4th pd - Elijah Sandlin Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed by convergent collision
  2. what the form of the mantle is called (not solid nor liquid)
  3. formed by Transform
  4. most of Europe, Russia, and parts of Asia ( it is in eurasia)
  5. when two continental plates move away from each other
  6. the outermost layer of the earth
  7. the name for the water plate
  8. formed by convergent subduction
  9. the core outside the inner core
Down
  1. when two continental plates collide
  2. the rough outer layer of the earth (not the crust)
  3. when an oceanic and a continental plate collide
  4. formed by divergent
  5. located below the crust (not the mantle)
  6. hot liquid that comes out of a volcano
  7. what all the plates move on
  8. when two continental plates slide past each other
  9. the core in the very middle of the earth
  10. the name for the crust plate

19 Clues: formed by divergent • formed by Transform • what all the plates move on • the name for the water plate • the name for the crust plate • formed by convergent collision • formed by convergent subduction • the core outside the inner core • the outermost layer of the earth • when two continental plates collide • hot liquid that comes out of a volcano • ...

Rayna's Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-04

Rayna's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lateral movements of continents
  2. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock
  3. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. actively deforming region where two tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  5. change in a planet's magnetic field
  6. process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down
  7. theory that all of the continents were once one super continent
Down
  1. process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises
  2. Wegeners Theory
  3. an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field
  4. portion of motion of a tectonic plate
  5. when two plates move beside each other
  6. sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  7. a line on an isotope ratio diagram
  8. linear-shaped lowland between several mountain ranges

15 Clues: Wegeners Theory • lateral movements of continents • a line on an isotope ratio diagram • change in a planet's magnetic field • portion of motion of a tectonic plate • when two plates move beside each other • linear-shaped lowland between several mountain ranges • magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock • ...

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features 2023-10-25

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creator of the theory of pangea
  2. process in plate tectonics of edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  3. when two plate slide against each other in different directions
  4. process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earths mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out
  5. long cut in the ground
  6. when two plates move apart
  7. a tectonic plate that consists of primarily of continental crust
  8. theory of continents thats slowly drift apart
Down
  1. when two plates come together
  2. a theory explaining the earths crust
  3. plates that are located beneath the ocean
  4. formed when there is two tectonic plates meet under the ocean
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth
  6. an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows
  7. a super continent

15 Clues: a super continent • long cut in the ground • when two plates move apart • when two plates come together • creator of the theory of pangea • the rigid outer part of the earth • a theory explaining the earths crust • plates that are located beneath the ocean • theory of continents thats slowly drift apart • formed when there is two tectonic plates meet under the ocean • ...

Unit 1.1 to 1.2 Vocabulary 2023-11-13

Unit 1.1 to 1.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that the continents split and moved away from each other.
  2. caused when plates move away from each other and magma creates new crust
  3. the outer part of the Earth made of the crust and mantle
  4. caused when plates collide with each other and push land upward
  5. the super-continent that our current continents split from
  6. caused when plates begin to move apart
  7. caused when oceanic plates collide and make a row of islands
  8. the creation of new oceanic crust with magma from ocean ridges
  9. an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate into the mantle
Down
  1. caused when an oceanic plate moves under a continental plate and create a dip
  2. when tectonic plates collide with each other
  3. boundary when tectonic plates move across each other in opposite directions
  4. when tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. the upper mantle that causes convection currents
  6. caused when plates cross each other

15 Clues: caused when plates cross each other • caused when plates begin to move apart • when tectonic plates collide with each other • when tectonic plates move away from each other • the upper mantle that causes convection currents • the outer part of the Earth made of the crust and mantle • the super-continent that our current continents split from • ...

Chapter 18 Crossword 2024-12-04

Chapter 18 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cloth that covers the entire table
  2. food served after dinner
  3. a long, narrow cloth that "runs" the length of the table
  4. the beverage glass sits just above the tip of the _
  5. refers to any item used for serving and eating food
  6. used to serve beverages, the choices are stemware and tumblers
  7. tableware is available in many different _
  8. includes knives, forks, and spoons
Down
  1. the tableware needed by one person to eat a meal
  2. serving containers made of silver, silver plate, or stainless steel
  3. used when there are too many people to sit comfortably at a dining table
  4. includes items like the dinner plate, salad plate, cup and saucer, etc.
  5. the salad plate or bowl is placed to the left of the forks, above the _
  6. napkins come in different _
  7. the folded napkin is placed to the _ of the forks

15 Clues: food served after dinner • napkins come in different _ • includes knives, forks, and spoons • a cloth that covers the entire table • tableware is available in many different _ • the tableware needed by one person to eat a meal • the folded napkin is placed to the _ of the forks • the beverage glass sits just above the tip of the _ • ...

Crossword 2025-03-26

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jordkloden
  2. offisielt
  3. stykker
  4. hav
  5. plate
  6. nabo
Down
  1. anerkjenne
  2. masse
  3. kontinent
  4. skorpe
  5. stein/fjellgrunn

11 Clues: hav • nabo • masse • plate • skorpe • stykker • offisielt • kontinent • anerkjenne • jordkloden • stein/fjellgrunn

Lauren Joya 2022-04-29

Lauren Joya crossword puzzle
Across
  1. denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies, e.g. in the folding of strata or the nearby intrusion of igneous rocks.
  2. relating to or involving volcanic processes.
  3. and oceanic lithosphere.
  4. (of rock) that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  5. naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles.
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  7. a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone
  8. hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.
Down
  1. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially
  2. A tectonic plate is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both
  3. when plates move towards each other and collide. When a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the thinner, denser, and more flexible oceanic plate sinks beneath the thicker, more rigid continental plate.

11 Clues: and oceanic lithosphere. • relating to or involving volcanic processes. • (of rock) that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • A tectonic plate is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. • ...

Katelyn Ross 2015-05-01

Katelyn Ross crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of fault boundry
  2. a sliding plate
  3. a process that occurs at middle ocean ridges
  4. the change in a planets magnetic field
  5. super continent
  6. the destructive plate boundry
  7. a technique of radiometric dating
  8. a process that takes place at convergent boundries
  9. the record of earths magnetic field in rocks
Down
  1. earths outer shell is divided into pieces
  2. a motion of a tectonic plate
  3. a device used to calculate the depth of the ocean floor
  4. the movement of earths continents
  5. a constructive or extentional boundry
  6. a linear shaped lowland between highlands

15 Clues: a sliding plate • super continent • a type of fault boundry • a motion of a tectonic plate • the destructive plate boundry • the movement of earths continents • a technique of radiometric dating • a constructive or extentional boundry • the change in a planets magnetic field • earths outer shell is divided into pieces • a linear shaped lowland between highlands • ...

L1 Geo Earthquakes #2 2024-01-29

L1 Geo Earthquakes #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crack caused by plate movement
  2. Modified Mercalli Scale measures damage
  3. Measures earthquake magnitude
  4. Separate building from foundations
  5. Land turns to quicksand during quake
  6. City affected by large earthquake in 1931, New Zealand
  7. point inside the earth where the earthquake started
  8. New Zealand's largest fault line
Down
  1. Studies earthquakes, records earth movement
  2. Major landform along South Island fault line
  3. where one plate slides under another
  4. Area greatly affected by earthquakes
  5. where one plate slides past another
  6. location on the surface of Earth above where earthquake starts.
  7. City next to San Andreas Fault

15 Clues: Measures earthquake magnitude • Crack caused by plate movement • City next to San Andreas Fault • New Zealand's largest fault line • Separate building from foundations • where one plate slides past another • where one plate slides under another • Area greatly affected by earthquakes • Land turns to quicksand during quake • Modified Mercalli Scale measures damage • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-01-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Man's best friend
  2. Earth's outer layer that can be oceanic or continental.
  3. Large marsupial
  4. ___ Wegener was the first scientist to propose the theory of plate tectonics.
  5. The landform that was all the continents fit together like a puzzle.
  6. The ___ crust is older and more buoyant.
  7. A ___ boundary is when two plates slide passed each other.
  8. A ___ boundary is when two plates move away from each other.
  9. Another name for Earth's outermost layer besides The Crust.
  10. Caused by an oceanic plate being pushed under a continental plate.
  11. The Famous Geological Feature: The San Andreas ___
  12. The layer in between the core and the crust that is split into two layers.
  13. Organisms preserved in rock when heat and pressure is applied.
Down
  1. The ___ crust is younger and more dense.
  2. Seafloor ___ is caused by a divergent boundary.
  3. A ___ boundary is when two plates move towards each other.
  4. Flying mammal
  5. They are caused by movement in the Earth's crustal formations.
  6. Molten rock under the Earth's crust.
  7. The super continent Pangaea, was split into two parts named, Laurasia and ___.
  8. Plate ___ is the study of Earth's lithosphere divided into different moving plates.
  9. Has a trunk
  10. Where magma escapes the Earth to form islands.
  11. Likes to chase mice
  12. A Divergent boundary: The Mid Atlantic _­­__

25 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Molten rock under the Earth's crust. • The ___ crust is younger and more dense. • The ___ crust is older and more buoyant. • A Divergent boundary: The Mid Atlantic _­­__ • Seafloor ___ is caused by a divergent boundary. • Where magma escapes the Earth to form islands. • ...

Science Crossword 2023-06-01

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where plates are colliding with each other.
  2. The rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and own in a wave motion, due to the movement of tectonic plates.
  3. When one plate sinks below another plate during a collision.
  4. The place below the ground where an earthquake starts.
  5. Name for the crust and upper mantle together, Earth's tectonic plates.
  6. The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in water from the sea.
  7. Layer beneath Earths crust.
  8. a layer of "plastic" semi-solid rock in the lower mantle on which Earth's tectonic plates move.
Down
  1. A chain of islands formed at the edge of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts.
  2. A huge wave cause by an earthquake occurring on the sea floor.
  3. Molten rock that has erupted onto the earth's surface.
  4. The Centre of the earth.
  5. Mountains formed by crust crumpling upwards as plates collide.
  6. Earth's Outermost solid layer.
  7. An instrument that detects seismic waves from an earthquake.
  8. A depression in the ocean floor.
  9. The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  10. Isolated place away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is collecting.
  11. A zone where the earth's mantle and crust are being pulled apart.
  12. Molten rock below Earths surface.

20 Clues: The Centre of the earth. • Layer beneath Earths crust. • Earth's Outermost solid layer. • A depression in the ocean floor. • Molten rock below Earths surface. • Where plates are colliding with each other. • Molten rock that has erupted onto the earth's surface. • The place below the ground where an earthquake starts. • ...

Unit 2 Crossword - Science 7 2025-01-31

Unit 2 Crossword - Science 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of weathering done by physical force
  2. plate boundary where plates collide
  3. type of weathering done by chemical processes
  4. the study of the Earth
  5. type of rock that went through change
  6. assumption that all processes on Earth developed its surface regularly and constantly
  7. rock formed from volcanic activity
  8. when broken down rock gets moved by water
  9. layer of Earth just underneath the lithosphere made up of molten rock
  10. hypothesis that all of Earth's land masses are moving
  11. what broken down pieces of rock get called
  12. the name of the man who came up with continental drift
  13. belief that random disasters developed Earth's surface
  14. type of igneous rock formed from magma cooling
  15. type of rock that is made up of other rocks
Down
  1. theory that all movement of Earth's crust is driven by convection in the mantle
  2. molten rock underground
  3. process of breaking up rock
  4. plate boundary where plates move apart
  5. outermost layer of Earth
  6. what happens to a rock when extreme heat and pressure deforms it
  7. molten rock above ground
  8. plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  9. when bits of crust get scraped and chipped off during plate movement
  10. tool for measuring earthquakes
  11. type of igneous rock formed from lava cooling

26 Clues: the study of the Earth • molten rock underground • outermost layer of Earth • molten rock above ground • process of breaking up rock • tool for measuring earthquakes • rock formed from volcanic activity • plate boundary where plates collide • type of rock that went through change • plate boundary where plates move apart • type of weathering done by physical force • ...

Seafloor 2025-09-17

Seafloor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. finest particle size of sediment that takes the longest to settle
  2. a linear lowland area between two uplifted areas found at a divergent plate boundary
  3. molten lava from the upper mantle that wells up forming new seafloor
  4. stripes that form a symmetrical pattern around mid ocean ridges showing ancient pole reversals
  5. the Aleutian Islands and the islands of Japan are formed in this convergent boundary
  6. formed by the tests of diatoms and radiolarians specifically
  7. forms at convergent boundaries
  8. deepest flattest parts of the earth
  9. sediment derived from weathering
  10. bump of sediment found at the base of a passive continental margin
  11. volcanic island shape that forms on the less dense of two oceanic plates at a subduction zone
  12. area of high earthquake and volcanic activity around the Pacific ocean due to convergent plate boundaries
Down
  1. a superheated water spout found at midocean ridges
  2. sediment derived from diatoms foraminifera and other organismal remains
  3. steepest part of a continental margin
  4. an underwater volcano
  5. a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates
  6. the earths crust
  7. continental margin with a narrow shelf and steep slope
  8. continental volcanic arc due to oceanic-continental plate convergence
  9. type of continental margin that does not mark a plate boundary

21 Clues: the earths crust • an underwater volcano • forms at convergent boundaries • sediment derived from weathering • deepest flattest parts of the earth • steepest part of a continental margin • a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates • a superheated water spout found at midocean ridges • continental margin with a narrow shelf and steep slope • ...

Earth and Geological changes 2018-02-18

Earth and Geological changes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and and density.
  2. A German scientist that proposed the continental drift hypothesis.
  3. The process that results when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a more buoyant plate along a subduction zone, pulling the rest of the plate that trails behind it.
  4. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  5. The boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  6. Name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago.
  7. When the magnetic field reverses direction.
  8. A type of rock that forms when lava cools.
  9. The boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
Down
  1. A state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point north.
  2. The process that results when magma rises at a mid-ocean ridge and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions away from the ridge.
  3. Wegener's hypothesis which suggested that the continents are in constant motion on Earth's surface.
  4. The boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  5. Magma on Earth's surface.
  6. A state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point south.
  7. The rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust.
  8. Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean.
  9. Used to measure and record the magnetic signature of rocks.
  10. The layer of sediment that becomes thick enough to make the seafloor smooth.
  11. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.

20 Clues: Magma on Earth's surface. • A type of rock that forms when lava cools. • When the magnetic field reverses direction. • Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean. • The boundary between two plates that slide past each other. • Used to measure and record the magnetic signature of rocks. • The boundary between two plates that move toward each other. • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2020-03-11

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long, narrow ditch
  2. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  3. A type of convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is plunging beneath another, overriding plate
  4. A type of current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  5. To drip through a small opening or to filter a liquid
  6. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
  7. A break in the earth's crust
  8. These plates are sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  9. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. A split, break, or breach
  11. Interval the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
  12. A natural feature of the Earth’s surface.
Down
  1. A type of plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. Height above Sea Level
  4. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  5. An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water
  6. A kind of map that shows the surface features of an area.
  7. Image picture of Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit
  8. The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick
  9. A type of plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  10. Last name of a German Meteorologist who proposed the theory of continental drift (the idea that the continents were moving)
  11. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

23 Clues: a long, narrow ditch • Height above Sea Level • A split, break, or breach • A break in the earth's crust • A natural feature of the Earth’s surface. • To drip through a small opening or to filter a liquid • A kind of map that shows the surface features of an area. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • ...

1st nine weeks Earth and Space 2023-10-03

1st nine weeks Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of earthquake wave cannot travel through liquids.
  2. In this state of matter, the particles slide past each other freely.
  3. This device allows us to measure the strength of an earthquake.
  4. These structures are features that have lost their original function or usefulness due to evolution
  5. It occurs when an animal dies in a dry, protected location, like an arid cave, and it's remains dry out or desiccate.
  6. To preserve (an organism) so that it becomes a fossil.
  7. In this state of matter, the particles are moving very fast and filling their container.
  8. This is the layer of the Earth that we stand on.
  9. This plate motion occurs when the 2 plates slide past each other.
  10. This type of crust is the thinnest.
Down
  1. When one tectonic plate goes under another.
  2. This type of fault usually occurs at a transform boundary.
  3. This type of earthquake wave is the first and can travel through solids and liquids.
  4. This surrounds the inner core and is composed mostly of liquid iron and nickel.
  5. The theory that life on earth came from outer space.
  6. The change in heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
  7. When one tectonic plate goes over top of another.
  8. Fossilized tree sap that sometimes contains ancient insects.
  9. This plate motion occurs when the 2 plates move away from each other.
  10. These structures are parts that look alike but have different functions in different species.
  11. This plate motion occurs when the 2 plates move toward each other.
  12. Examples of this state of matter are lightning and the sun.
  13. This is the center of the Earth and is composed mostly of iron.
  14. In this state of matter, the particles are close together and vibrating.

24 Clues: This type of crust is the thinnest. • When one tectonic plate goes under another. • This is the layer of the Earth that we stand on. • When one tectonic plate goes over top of another. • The theory that life on earth came from outer space. • To preserve (an organism) so that it becomes a fossil. • This type of fault usually occurs at a transform boundary. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-12-15

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

Dynamic Earth 2025-02-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when tectonic plates move apart, this is the type of interaction
  2. the crust of the Earth is broken up into this, and they move very slowly in different ways
  3. the height of a wave; how tall it is and how much energy it carries
  4. molten rock that forms lava & igneous rocks when it flows from the upper mantle
  5. these exciting features occur at boundaries that create space for magma to emerge and erupt from the crust
  6. property describing how much matter is "packed" into a certain volume; or the ratio between mass and volume
  7. these are formed wherever two plates interact in various ways
  8. a more dense tectonic plate that is under the sea
  9. least dense, thinnest, rigid layer of Earth
  10. this "sphere" contains the crust and upper mantle and all their interactions
  11. the least dense kind of plate that is under land
  12. this happens when one plate goes underneath another plate
  13. the number of wave forms in a given period of time
Down
  1. when tectonic plates come together, this interaction occurs
  2. thickest, "gooey" layer where convection currents affect plate movement
  3. the distance between two wave forms
  4. very dense, very hot, solid layer; contains Fe and Ni
  5. how fast something is
  6. the area that describes the "pull" or attractive force of a magnet
  7. a (very familiar!)hard, solid combination of minerals produced from the cycle of composition and breaking down of the lithospher
  8. liquid, metallic layer that surrounds the solid center
  9. these "folded" features are formed at continental convergent boundaries
  10. trembling, shaking events that occur due to seismic waves
  11. how heat moves in a liquid or gas

24 Clues: how fast something is • how heat moves in a liquid or gas • the distance between two wave forms • least dense, thinnest, rigid layer of Earth • the least dense kind of plate that is under land • a more dense tectonic plate that is under the sea • the number of wave forms in a given period of time • very dense, very hot, solid layer; contains Fe and Ni • ...

221-2 Crossword 2025-08-11

221-2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ are important because they reduce scatter radiation
  2. A layer that contains photostimulable phosphor that “traps” electrons during exposure
  3. The cassette has a __________ or sticker that matches image information with patient identifier & information
  4. Uses one laser point at a time to scan the plate and convert the image into a digital signal.
  5. Smaller ______________ reduces scatter
  6. During ______________, energy bounces between both ends causing the atoms to collide
  7. Poor light production creates a grainy image called_____________
  8. The _____________ in the reader direct the beam to the imaging plate surface
  9. A layer of soft polymer that protects the back of the cassette
  10. The penetrating power of the beam
  11. How many photons are in the beam and contribute to dose
  12. The __________ is backed by aluminum and consists of antistatic material
  13. A layer where Semi-rigid material that provides strenght
  14. A layer that directs light forward, may be black to limit light spread, and reduces resolution
Down
  1. Based on simultaneous stimulation of the imaging plate one line at a time.
  2. __________ is created when photons move in the same direction
  3. It removes unneccesary parts of an image
  4. Using the correct technical settings is important for both patient safety and clear image ________.
  5. is the amount of detail present in any image.
  6. In PSP (photostimulable phosphor) imaging, the _________ X-ray beam interacts with barium fluorohalide crystals in the imaging plate.
  7. A layer that absorbs and reduces static electricity
  8. the assignment of a numeric value to each light photon
  9. Some newer plates have a layer between the active and support layers that absorbs stimulating light and reflects emitted light.
  10. The reader scans the plate with a red light in a _________ pattern
  11. A layer of Thin, tough, clear plastic protects the phosphor layer.

25 Clues: The penetrating power of the beam • Smaller ______________ reduces scatter • It removes unneccesary parts of an image • is the amount of detail present in any image. • A layer that absorbs and reduces static electricity • the assignment of a numeric value to each light photon • How many photons are in the beam and contribute to dose • ...

Study of Nails 2022-01-07

Study of Nails crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study of the structure and growth of the nails
  2. inflammation of the skin around the nail;also called felon
  3. represents an increased curvature of the nails; claw nails
  4. shedding or falling off of nails
  5. refers to a loosening or separation of the nail
  6. white spots cause by injury to the nail, heredity, systemic disorders or nutritional deficiency
  7. hangnail;split cuticle;loose skin partially separated from the cuticle
  8. overlapping dead tissue that is loose and pliable around the nail
  9. living tissue underneath the free edge of the nail
  10. active tissue that generates cells that harden as they move outward to form the nail plate
  11. ingrown nails
  12. any disease, disorder or condition of the nail
Down
  1. the living tissue that overlies the nail plate on the sides of the nail
  2. atrophy or wasting away of the nail
  3. nail product that is mixed with monomer to form an acrylic nail;powder in form
  4. thickening of the nail plate
  5. athlete's foot or ringworm of the foot
  6. ringworm of the nail;tinea unguium
  7. fold of skin on either side of the nails
  8. split or brittle nails
  9. nails with a concave shape; caused by systemic or long-term illness or nerve disturbance; spoon nails
  10. cause of a disease, disorder or condition
  11. indented vertical line down the nail plate
  12. ringworm of the hand
  13. living skin attached to nail plate either at the eponychium or hyponychium
  14. technical term for the nail
  15. bitten nails
  16. inflammation of the nail matrix
  17. half moon shape at the base of the nail;visible part of the matrix

29 Clues: bitten nails • ingrown nails • ringworm of the hand • split or brittle nails • technical term for the nail • thickening of the nail plate • inflammation of the nail matrix • shedding or falling off of nails • ringworm of the nail;tinea unguium • atrophy or wasting away of the nail • athlete's foot or ringworm of the foot • fold of skin on either side of the nails • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle #1 2023-01-27

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid.
  2. Word used to describe the state of the mantle.
  3. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in one single land mass
  4. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults.
  5. Layer of earth with the lowest temperature.
  6. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust.
  7. Earths thickest layer.
  8. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation.
  9. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientist believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plates.
  10. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs. continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains.
Down
  1. Theory that the continents were once as one large, single land mass.
  2. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid.
  3. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite.
  4. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart.
  5. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries.
  6. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this.
  7. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in Eastern Africa.
  8. Areas along the transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California.
  9. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new ocean crust is formed.
  10. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide.

20 Clues: Earths thickest layer. • Layer of earth with the lowest temperature. • Word used to describe the state of the mantle. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide. • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite. • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust. • Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid. • ...

Geoscience Crossword Puzzle 2025-06-11

Geoscience Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates - These plates, like the North American, Pacific, and Eurasian plates, interact with each other at their boundaries, causing geological events like earthquakes and volcanic activity
  2. - describes the reciprocal evolutionary change that occurs between two or more species, where each species's evolution is influenced by interactions with the other
  3. - a mode of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids
  4. - When oxygen is not present
  5. Boundary - a geological feature where tectonic plates move away from each other, resulting in the creation of new crust
  6. Tectonics - the theory that Earth's rigid outer layer, the lithosphere, is broken into several large, moving plates
  7. a version of an element that has the same number of protons
  8. Zone - a geological feature where one tectonic plate dives beneath another at a convergent plate boundary
  9. dating- determines the sequence of events or objects, indicating which is older or younger, without providing specific numerical ages
  10. - Non-living
  11. Boundary - a type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
Down
  1. Forces - natural processes that break down or alter the Earth's surface. They include weathering, erosion, volcanic activity, and tectonic movements
  2. Forces - processes that build up or create landforms on Earth's surface
  3. Boundary - a plate boundary where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  4. - When oxygen is present
  5. - Living
  6. - the study of earthquakes and their associated phenomena, including seismic waves that travel through the Earth
  7. - the study and description of the surface features of the Earth, including its mountains, valleys, plains, and other landforms
  8. age- the actual age of a rock, fossil, or other geological material, measured in years, using methods like radiometric dating
  9. - the study of Earth's ancient magnetic field, preserved in rocks, minerals, and sediments

20 Clues: - Living • - Non-living • - When oxygen is present • - When oxygen is not present • a version of an element that has the same number of protons • - a mode of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids • Forces - processes that build up or create landforms on Earth's surface • Boundary - a plate boundary where two or more lithospheric plates collide • ...

Types of Pediatric Fractures 2024-03-20

Types of Pediatric Fractures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the classification system of growth plate of physeal injuries that is based on the fracture pattern
  2. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that passes from the joint space into the growth plate/physis and epiphysis.
  3. A ___fracture occurs when the fracture is incomplete, one side of the bon breaks and the opposite side bends. Occurs in children due to the increased flexibility of bones.
  4. Also called a torus fracture, a ___fracture occurs when force is put on one end of the bone and causes the bone to bulge on either side, common with falling onto outstretched arms.
  5. A ____ fracture occurs in the midfoot region and involves broken bones as well as torn ligaments. Named after the French surgeon who first observed these injuries in the 1800s in calvary soldiers.
  6. A ____fracture describes small cracks in the bone that develop over time due to repetitive movements or overuse. May also occur in adults with osteoporosis.
  7. A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine.
  8. A ____fracture, also called a compound fracture, occurs when the fractured bone pokes through the skin. Requires careful debridement and antibiotics to prevent infection.
  9. A _____ fracture is a fracture of the 5th metacarpal, named as it typically occurs when punching an object.
  10. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that extends through the growth plate and into the metaphysis of the bone.
Down
  1. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that involves crushing or compression of the growth plate.
  2. A ____ fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus above the elbow joint. These fractures often require surgical treatment with the use of pins to hold the fracture in place while healing.
  3. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that involves the epiphysis, physis and metaphysis. An example is a triplane fracture in the ankle.
  4. An _____fracture occurs when a piece of bone is pulled off by an attached ligament or tendon. Commonly seen in athletes.
  5. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a growth plate injury that extends through the physis or within the growth plate. Commonly appears as widening of the growth plate on xrays.
  6. A ____ fracture us a fracture of the distal phalanx that also include soft-tissue injury. These may include avulsion of the nail plate.
  7. A ______ fracture is the fracture of one of the small bones in the wrist below the base of the thumb. This bone has poor blood supply and can take a long time to heal or may require surgery.
  8. A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments.
  9. A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head.
  10. A _______ fracture occurs when the fracture curves around the bone, typically from a twisting injury.

20 Clues: A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments. • A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine. • A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head. • ...

Types of Pediatric Fractures 2024-03-20

Types of Pediatric Fractures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that involves the epiphysis, physis and metaphysis. An example is a triplane fracture in the ankle.
  2. A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments.
  3. A ______ fracture is the fracture of one of the small bones in the wrist below the base of the thumb. This bone has poor blood supply and can take a long time to heal or may require surgery.
  4. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that passes from the joint space into the growth plate/physis and epiphysis.
  5. A _______ fracture occurs when the fracture curves around the bone, typically from a twisting injury.
  6. A ____fracture, also called a compound fracture, occurs when the fractured bone pokes through the skin. Requires careful debridement and antibiotics to prevent infection.
  7. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a growth plate injury that extends through the physis or within the growth plate. Commonly appears as widening of the growth plate on xrays.
  8. An _____fracture occurs when a piece of bone is pulled off by an attached ligament or tendon. Commonly seen in athletes.
  9. A ___fracture occurs when the fracture is incomplete, one side of the bon breaks and the opposite side bends. Occurs in children due to the increased flexibility of bones.
  10. The name of the classification system of growth plate of physeal injuries that is based on the fracture pattern
  11. A ____ fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus above the elbow joint. These fractures often require surgical treatment with the use of pins to hold the fracture in place while healing.
Down
  1. Also called a torus fracture, a ___fracture occurs when force is put on one end of the bone and causes the bone to bulge on either side, common with falling onto outstretched arms.
  2. A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine.
  3. A ____ fracture us a fracture of the distal phalanx that also include soft-tissue injury. These may include avulsion of the nail plate.
  4. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that extends through the growth plate and into the metaphysis of the bone.
  5. A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head.
  6. A ____fracture describes small cracks in the bone that develop over time due to repetitive movements or overuse. May also occur in adults with osteoporosis.
  7. A _____ fracture is a fracture of the 5th metacarpal, named as it typically occurs when punching an object.
  8. A ____ fracture occurs in the midfoot region and involves broken bones as well as torn ligaments. Named after the French surgeon who first observed these injuries in the 1800s in calvary soldiers.
  9. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that involves crushing or compression of the growth plate.

20 Clues: A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments. • A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine. • A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head. • ...

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review 2023-10-30

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other
  2. This landform is created at convergent boundaries
  3. This is where new ocean floor is created
  4. This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other
  5. This plate boundary occurs when oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
  6. ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics
Down
  1. Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift
  2. This is the upper portion of the mantle. Plates slide on this layer
  3. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
  4. This is the technology that allowed us to map the ocean floor after WWII
  5. The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches
  6. This is the feature where old ocean floor is forced back into the Earth

12 Clues: This is where new ocean floor is created • ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics • Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift • This landform is created at convergent boundaries • The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches • This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other • ...

Types of Pediatric Fractures 2024-03-20

Types of Pediatric Fractures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine.
  2. A _______ fracture occurs when the fracture curves around the bone, typically from a twisting injury.
  3. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that extends through the growth plate and into the metaphysis of the bone.
  4. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that involves the epiphysis, physis and metaphysis. An example is a triplane fracture in the ankle.
  5. The name of the classification system of growth plate of physeal injuries that is based on the fracture pattern
  6. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a intra-articular fracture that passes from the joint space into the growth plate/physis and epiphysis.
  7. A ____ fracture occurs in the midfoot region and involves broken bones as well as torn ligaments. Named after the French surgeon who first observed these injuries in the 1800s in calvary soldiers.
  8. A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head.
  9. A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments.
Down
  1. A ____fracture describes small cracks in the bone that develop over time due to repetitive movements or overuse. May also occur in adults with osteoporosis.
  2. A ____ fracture is a fracture of the distal humerus above the elbow joint. These fractures often require surgical treatment with the use of pins to hold the fracture in place while healing.
  3. A ___fracture occurs when the fracture is incomplete, one side of the bon breaks and the opposite side bends. Occurs in children due to the increased flexibility of bones.
  4. A _____ fracture is a fracture of the 5th metacarpal, named as it typically occurs when punching an object.
  5. Also called a torus fracture, a ___fracture occurs when force is put on one end of the bone and causes the bone to bulge on either side, common with falling onto outstretched arms.
  6. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a growth plate injury that extends through the physis or within the growth plate. Commonly appears as widening of the growth plate on xrays.
  7. A ____ fracture us a fracture of the distal phalanx that also include soft-tissue injury. These may include avulsion of the nail plate.
  8. A Salter Harris Type ___ fracture describes a fracture that involves crushing or compression of the growth plate.
  9. A ______ fracture is the fracture of one of the small bones in the wrist below the base of the thumb. This bone has poor blood supply and can take a long time to heal or may require surgery.
  10. A ____fracture, also called a compound fracture, occurs when the fractured bone pokes through the skin. Requires careful debridement and antibiotics to prevent infection.
  11. An _____fracture occurs when a piece of bone is pulled off by an attached ligament or tendon. Commonly seen in athletes.

20 Clues: A _____ fracture occurs when the bone is broken in three or more pieces or fragments. • A ________ fracture occurs when the bone is crushed, typically occurring in the bones of the spine. • A ____fracture is a fracture of the proximal ulna with an associated dislocation of the radial head. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-05-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giant rodent.
  2. the mass in an object
  3. how earth plates move.
  4. one plate moves past another.
  5. when one plate goes over another plate.
  6. when two plates collide.
  7. bread meat cheese
  8. two boundary's move away from eachother.
Down
  1. when warm air rises and cold air falls.
  2. moving land.
  3. person who created the theory of continental drift.
  4. vinegar cucumber.

12 Clues: moving land. • giant rodent. • vinegar cucumber. • bread meat cheese • the mass in an object • how earth plates move. • when two plates collide. • one plate moves past another. • when warm air rises and cold air falls. • when one plate goes over another plate. • two boundary's move away from eachother. • person who created the theory of continental drift.

Unit 7 Project 2017-01-25

Unit 7 Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  2. Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth
  3. Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other
  4. Currents-Caused by very hot hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling,sinking again then heating rising and repeating
  5. the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top, a thin semi-solid layer in the upper mantle
  6. Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other
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  1. Plate-Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  2. most layer of the Earth made of the crust of the solid portion of the upper mantle
  3. Continent
  4. Core- Liquid metal that surrounds the Inner Corenner Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  5. Plates-Thin plates that are made of baseaet that form the ocean floor and are denser that continental plates
  6. thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly sold material
  7. Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  8. of Plate Tectonics-Scientific theory explaining how the pates move on Earth's surface
  9. layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface

15 Clues: Continent • Core-A sphere of hot solid metal • Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other • layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other • Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth • ...

Science crossword 2023-01-13

Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  2. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  3. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
Down
  1. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  2. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  4. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  6. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

15 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Unit 7 Project 2017-01-25

Unit 7 Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Currents-Caused by very hot hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling,sinking again then heating rising and repeating
  2. Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  3. Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  4. Plate-Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  5. the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top, a thin semi-solid layer in the upper mantle
  6. layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  7. Core- Liquid metal that surrounds the Inner Corenner Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
Down
  1. Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other
  2. of Plate Tectonics-Scientific theory explaining how the pates move on Earth's surface
  3. thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly sold material
  4. Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth
  5. Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other
  6. Continent
  7. most layer of the Earth made of the crust of the solid portion of the upper mantle
  8. Plates-Thin plates that are made of baseaet that form the ocean floor and are denser that continental plates

15 Clues: Continent • Core-A sphere of hot solid metal • Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other • layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other • Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-22

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults
  2. The word used to describe the state of the mantle
  3. The cool, outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  4. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  5. The layer just below the lithosphere
  6. Layer of Earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid
  7. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together as a single land mass
  8. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientists believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonics plates
  9. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new crust is formed
  10. Areas along a transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California
  11. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries
  12. Earth's thickest layer
  13. Scientists study these in order to learn about the interior of the Earth
  14. Layer of Earth with the lowest temperature
  15. Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt
Down
  1. Layer of Earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid
  2. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite
  3. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust
  4. Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move on the asthenosphere
  5. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in eastern Africa
  6. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart
  7. The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago
  8. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains
  9. Theory that they continents were once joined as one large, single land mass
  10. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this
  11. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation
  12. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

27 Clues: Earth's thickest layer • The layer just below the lithosphere • Layer of Earth with the lowest temperature • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust • The word used to describe the state of the mantle • Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt • ...

science vocabulary 2017-01-19

science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  2. the color of a mineral in powdered form
  3. The deepest part of the ocean floor; made up of rolling hills and flat plains.
  4. a naturally formed, inorganic solid that has a specific chemical formula and repeating three-dimensional structure
  5. the movement of material due to differences in density that are caused by differences in temperature
  6. the comparison of the density of one material as it relates to another
  7. the way the surface of a mineral reflects light
  8. A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  11. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  12. earth's crust and solid upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates
  13. a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
  14. geological event in which the shaking of earth's surface occurs due to the movement of rock at plate boundaries.
  15. Earth's rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes
Down
  1. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  2. Geological event in which molten rock spews out from the mantel to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases
  3. A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
  4. the process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  5. Geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge, resulting in mountain chains
  6. a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume.
  7. a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
  8. a current caused by the rising of heated material and sinking of cooled material
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

24 Clues: the color of a mineral in powdered form • the way the surface of a mineral reflects light • a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched • the region where two tectonic plates are in contact • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2019-07-28

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is located below the Crust
  2. The earth is split up into...
  3. Contains the Crust and Upper Mantle
  4. It covers the Earth and is solid
  5. The state of matter of the Outer Core
  6. The deformation of the lithosphere
  7. Is the top layer of the Earth that contains Ocean
  8. When two tectonic plates move away and no new plate material is made
  9. Crust Is the top layer of the Earth that contains continents
  10. The forces that move the tectonic plates around
  11. It partly makes up the second centre layer of the Earth
  12. Is the second centre layer of the Earth
  13. What comes out of a volcano one it erupts
  14. The outline of tectonic plates on Earth
  15. Is the product of magma erupting through the crust
  16. The movement of plates moving away from each other
  17. Where two plates meet
  18. A study that includes plate tectonics
  19. Is caused by two plates pushing together forming land
  20. The name of the one continent before they split up
Down
  1. Is the upper part of the mantle
  2. The product of two plates under the ocean pushing together
  3. When a plate sinks underneath another plate
  4. When a tectonic plate has been bent by stress
  5. The theory of tectonic plates moving on the Earth
  6. The term for what tectonic plates are made of
  7. What happens when two tectonic plates crash together
  8. Depression is the Earths crust that can be caused by earthquakes
  9. Is the aftermath of subduction
  10. The state of matter of the Inner Core
  11. The centre of the Erath is made up of this
  12. Is the top layer of the Earth
  13. When plates move away under the ocean and magma creates more plate material
  14. Is the centre of the Earth
  15. Is what makes the inner core solid
  16. Makes up the mantle and is liquid
  17. What comes from the mantle and can form a land mass (eg. islands)
  18. The movement of plates coming together
  19. The product of two plates splitting up
  20. The movement of two plates moving alongside each other in different directions

40 Clues: Where two plates meet • Is located below the Crust • Is the centre of the Earth • The earth is split up into... • Is the top layer of the Earth • Is the aftermath of subduction • Is the upper part of the mantle • It covers the Earth and is solid • Makes up the mantle and is liquid • The deformation of the lithosphere • Is what makes the inner core solid • ...

7E Planet Earth 2021-05-19

7E Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the replacement of a dead organisms's tissues with minerals
  2. rock formed from the compaction and cementation of other small rocks and minerals
  3. the shininess of a mineral
  4. the name of the theory first proposed by Aldred Wegener (2 words)
  5. downwards, U-shaped bends in the layers of the crust
  6. the way a mineral breaks
  7. wind or water picking up and carrying sediment away from a location
  8. a solid, pure substance commonly found in Earth's crust
  9. the layer of Earth responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field (2 words)
  10. a plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other
  11. layers of different rock forming the Earth's surface
  12. rock that been created by intense heat and pressure
  13. an extended break or crack in Earth's crust
  14. rock formed from solidifed lava
  15. how difficult a mineral is to scratch
  16. a system of classifiying rock strata within different periods of Earth's history (3 words)
  17. the study of Earth and the materials that make it up
Down
  1. a section of Earth's crust (2 words)
  2. the supercontinent that existed before the modern continents split apart
  3. a fossil that is the actual remains of an ancient organism
  4. when one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate at a converging boundary
  5. mountains formed by the rising or dropping of crust along large cracks
  6. a solid substance made from a combination of minerals
  7. mountains formed from the scrunching of Earth's crust
  8. a plate boundary where trenches are commonly found
  9. the outermost layer of Earth
  10. the sudden movement of a tectonic plate
  11. the thickest layer of Earth
  12. a fossil formed from the imprint of an ancient organism
  13. the trace remains of an ancient organism
  14. the scale used to describe the hardness of minerals
  15. the layer of Earth made from solid iron and nickel (2 words)
  16. a plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  17. the scale used to measure the strength of earthquakes

34 Clues: the way a mineral breaks • the shininess of a mineral • the thickest layer of Earth • the outermost layer of Earth • rock formed from solidifed lava • a section of Earth's crust (2 words) • how difficult a mineral is to scratch • the sudden movement of a tectonic plate • the trace remains of an ancient organism • an extended break or crack in Earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientists study these in order to learn about the interior of the earth.
  2. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new ocean crust is formed.
  3. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid.
  4. Theory that the continents were once as one large, single land mass.
  5. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries.
  6. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientist believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plates.
  7. Earths thickest layer.
  8. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in Eastern Africa.
  9. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide.
  10. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  11. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in one single land mass
Down
  1. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation.
  2. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this.
  3. The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago.
  4. Word used to describe the state of the mantle.
  5. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart.
  6. The cool, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle.
  7. Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt.
  8. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs. continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains.
  9. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults.
  10. The layer just below the lithosphere.
  11. Layer of earth with the lowest temperature.
  12. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust.
  13. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite.
  14. Areas along the transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California.
  15. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid.

26 Clues: Earths thickest layer. • The layer just below the lithosphere. • Layer of earth with the lowest temperature. • Word used to describe the state of the mantle. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide. • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite. • Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt. • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust. • ...