plate Crossword Puzzles

Victoria Y 6th 2024-10-10

Victoria Y 6th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
  2. volcano,calm,lava flow
  3. eruption of heated water
  4. Earth's heat
  5. stores magma
  6. connects chambers to vent
  7. middle of a plate
Down
  1. edge of Pacific plate
  2. hole
  3. water heated by magma
  4. violent with cinders
  5. caved in volcano
  6. alternating lava
  7. when lava pours out
  8. opening

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword By Ryan Yeager 2017-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword By Ryan Yeager crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Can occur because of a transform boundary.
  2. Sliding plate boundary.
  3. Can form at a divergent boundary.
  4. Colliding plate boundary.
  5. Dividing plate boundary.
Down
  1. Can form because of a subducting convergent boundary.
  2. People against Wegener's continental drift theory.
  3. Can form at a convergent boundary.
  4. Creator of continental drift theory.
  5. When one convergent plate goes under the other.

10 Clues: Sliding plate boundary. • Dividing plate boundary. • Colliding plate boundary. • Can form at a divergent boundary. • Can form at a convergent boundary. • Creator of continental drift theory. • Can occur because of a transform boundary. • When one convergent plate goes under the other. • People against Wegener's continental drift theory. • ...

Chapter 2 Keyword Revision 2021-12-15

Chapter 2 Keyword Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates collide and the heavier plate is pushed under the lighter plate
  2. period of folding about 250 MYA when the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate collided
  3. a person who studies volcanoes
  4. a person who studies earthquakes
  5. a large, destructive wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
  6. period of folding about 30-35 MYA when the Alps were formed
  7. a volcano that erupts regularly
  8. the point on the Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins
Down
  1. the huge landmass where the continents were once joined together
  2. the opening at the top of the vent of a volcano
  3. a volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again
  4. the constructive boundary where two plates are pulling away from one another
  5. uring the Earth's resources in a responsible way so that they are still available for future generations
  6. the location in the Earth's crust where an earthquake begins
  7. magma when it has reached the surface
  8. a measure of the intensity of earthquakes
  9. a volcano that will never erupt again

17 Clues: a person who studies volcanoes • a volcano that erupts regularly • a person who studies earthquakes • magma when it has reached the surface • a volcano that will never erupt again • a measure of the intensity of earthquakes • the opening at the top of the vent of a volcano • period of folding about 30-35 MYA when the Alps were formed • ...

The Best Emma made the Plate tectonics 2022-04-01

The Best Emma made the Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fault boundaries strike-slip boundary
  2. boundaries zones three dimensional surface
  3. plates covering most of North America
  4. downward movement of the edge of a plate
  5. drift gradual movement of the continents
  6. rigid outer part of the earth
  7. American plates lies beneath the pacific ocean
  8. includes west of the continent of Eurasia
  9. plates a major tectonic division of the earth's crust
  10. to pull apart
Down
  1. boundaries where lithosphere collides
  2. affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  3. American plates a major tectonic plate
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. plates dramatic change in the form
  6. plates forming a continent

16 Clues: to pull apart • plates forming a continent • rigid outer part of the earth • upper layer of the earth's mantle • plates dramatic change in the form • boundaries where lithosphere collides • fault boundaries strike-slip boundary • plates covering most of North America • American plates a major tectonic plate • downward movement of the edge of a plate • ...

Plate Motion 2025-01-14

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large, rigid pieces of Earth's crust that moves over the mantle.
  2. Divergent boundaries in the middle of the ocean can form a __ when they move apart.
  3. In science, we often have to break things down or __ information in order to better understand a concept.
  4. A sudden shaking of the ground cause by movement in the Earth's crust.
  5. How quickly or slowly something happens, such as plate movement.
  6. In a __ boundary, plates move towards one another.
Down
  1. When magma reaches the Earth's surface or erupts, this is considered ___ ___. (an example of geologic activity)
  2. We live on the Earth's __ __, also known as the crust.
  3. The place where two tectonic plates meet.
  4. The middle view of an object if it were cut, typically used to view plate motion at a boundary.
  5. A type of plate boundary where two plates move apart.
  6. A repeated or consistent way something happens or is arranged.
  7. A thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and the core.
  8. A deep, underwater valley formed at a convergent plate boundary.

14 Clues: The place where two tectonic plates meet. • In a __ boundary, plates move towards one another. • A type of plate boundary where two plates move apart. • We live on the Earth's __ __, also known as the crust. • A thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and the core. • A repeated or consistent way something happens or is arranged. • ...

Ava6 2024-10-10

Ava6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. middle of plate
  2. connects chambers to vents
  3. calm,lava flows
  4. eruption of heated water
  5. stores magma
  6. edge of pacific plate
  7. hot gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
  8. opening
Down
  1. springs water heated by magma
  2. alternating lava
  3. Earth's heat
  4. hole
  5. when lava flows out
  6. violent with cinders
  7. caved in volcano

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

Nath m2/201 2015-06-23

Nath m2/201 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocky layer
  2. high temperature liquid
  3. deepest layer
  4. flooding of the earth
  5. pulling out earth's plate
  6. the earth's plate
  7. another hot liquid
Down
  1. pushing in earth plate
  2. earth floor
  3. Earth in the past

10 Clues: rocky layer • earth floor • deepest layer • Earth in the past • the earth's plate • another hot liquid • flooding of the earth • pushing in earth plate • high temperature liquid • pulling out earth's plate

Hazards recap 1 2025-01-29

Hazards recap 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. famous volcanic island in the Atlantic
  2. mountain range formed by a collision boundary
  3. when if fills creates small earthquakes
  4. can disrupt air travel
  5. wrote about the Vesuvius eruption in 79AD
  6. plate boundary round the Pacific
  7. one plate passes beneath another
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  1. deadly primary effect of an eruption
  2. you would be unlucky to get hit by one of these
  3. famous volcanic island chain in the Pacific
  4. a reason to live in volcanic regions
  5. our volcano case study
  6. volcanoes form but not near a plate boundary
  7. famous volcano in Japan

14 Clues: our volcano case study • can disrupt air travel • famous volcano in Japan • plate boundary round the Pacific • one plate passes beneath another • deadly primary effect of an eruption • a reason to live in volcanic regions • famous volcanic island in the Atlantic • when if fills creates small earthquakes • wrote about the Vesuvius eruption in 79AD • ...

Plates & Marine Geology 2022-10-05

Plates & Marine Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the changes in Earth's magnetic field over time.
  2. Area where 1 plate slides under another.
  3. Circular reefs around a lagoon with no land in it.
  4. Underwater volcanoes
  5. Boundaries where plates move towards each other
  6. Seamounts that form away from plate boundaries over a mantle plume.
  7. Tall hydrothermal vents with black "smoke".
  8. Areas where Earth's tectonic plates move apart.
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  1. Volcanic rock with high amounts of magnetite.
  2. Oxidizing hydrogen sulfide to make carbohydrates.
  3. Supercontinent proposed by Wegener.
  4. Boundaries where one plate slides past another
  5. Spreading boundaries
  6. Forms a convection cell
  7. Earth's magnetic field angle changes by latitude.
  8. Made of calcium carbonate skeletons of coral.

16 Clues: Spreading boundaries • Underwater volcanoes • Forms a convection cell • Supercontinent proposed by Wegener. • Area where 1 plate slides under another. • Tall hydrothermal vents with black "smoke". • Volcanic rock with high amounts of magnetite. • Made of calcium carbonate skeletons of coral. • Boundaries where one plate slides past another • ...

Listening To Earth 2021-10-20

Listening To Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fossils were found on both Africa and _
  2. An ancient lizard, lived 300 million years ago
  3. Two plates moving towards each other
  4. Shows the inside of what something looks like
  5. Two plates moving apart
  6. How often or fast something happens
Down
  1. Challenger Deep Canyon is part of this trench
  2. Powerful microphones used under water
  3. Earth's outer layer
  4. Hard, solid rock that makes up Earth outer layer
  5. Sceintists use this to study how plates move
  6. Plate motion in which Earth's surface shakes
  7. Evidence of life from the past such as a bone
  8. The continents and ocean rest on top of
  9. Examples include mountains,channels
  10. NOAA Scientist who studies plate boundaries

16 Clues: Earth's outer layer • Two plates moving apart • Examples include mountains,channels • How often or fast something happens • Two plates moving towards each other • Powerful microphones used under water • Fossils were found on both Africa and _ • The continents and ocean rest on top of • NOAA Scientist who studies plate boundaries • Sceintists use this to study how plates move • ...

Plates and plate boundaries 2024-03-15

Plates and plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the plates float on
  2. A landform that is created by two boundaries
  3. This is caused by two plates slipping past each other
  4. The top layer of earth
  5. The boundary that causes a plate to go under another plate
  6. The boundary that rubs against each other
Down
  1. The supercontinent that all continents used to make up
  2. They can form volcanoes
  3. This landform is caused by a plate getting pushed under another plate
  4. This is in the center of earth
  5. The boundary that diverts

11 Clues: The top layer of earth • They can form volcanoes • What the plates float on • The boundary that diverts • This is in the center of earth • The boundary that rubs against each other • A landform that is created by two boundaries • This is caused by two plates slipping past each other • The supercontinent that all continents used to make up • ...

rayven 1 2022-11-11

rayven 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma thicker
  2. arc-subduction of oceanic plates
  3. thearma-wateer heated
  4. flows
  5. magma chamber hardens
  6. chambers to a vent
  7. spot-middle of plate
  8. of fire-edge of pacific plate
  9. and down
  10. cone-violent with cinders
  11. lava
  12. erupting
Down
  1. liquid
  2. flow-when lava pours out
  3. lava
  4. side ways
  5. lava
  6. lava
  7. again
  8. neck-magma hardens up the pipe
  9. flow-hot gas,ash,cinders, and bombs
  10. chambers-stores magma

22 Clues: lava • lava • lava • lava • flows • again • liquid • and down • erupting • side ways • magma thicker • chambers to a vent • spot-middle of plate • thearma-wateer heated • magma chamber hardens • chambers-stores magma • flow-when lava pours out • cone-violent with cinders • of fire-edge of pacific plate • neck-magma hardens up the pipe • arc-subduction of oceanic plates • flow-hot gas,ash,cinders, and bombs

Chapter 7 2017-01-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot solid lion
  2. two plates move away from each other
  3. earth surface broken in large pieces
  4. plates of lithosphere float
  5. scientfic theory about plates
  6. collide
  7. north american plate
  8. thick plates
Down
  1. topmost layer
  2. solid layer on earth surface
  3. slide past each other
  4. thin plates
  5. cocos plate
  6. thick layer that surrounds the core
  7. liquid metal
  8. supercontient

16 Clues: collide • thin plates • cocos plate • liquid metal • thick plates • topmost layer • supercontient • hot solid lion • north american plate • slide past each other • plates of lithosphere float • solid layer on earth surface • scientfic theory about plates • thick layer that surrounds the core • two plates move away from each other • earth surface broken in large pieces

baseball 2023-03-14

baseball crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hit in baseball that enables the batter to go around all the bases and score 13
  2. crouches directly behind home plate and is primarily responsible for receiving all of a pitcher's pitches
  3. a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove
  4. the part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines
  5. umpire
  6. a baseball batted into foul territory
  7. a division of a baseball game that consists of a turn at bat for each team
  8. to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging.
  9. form a diamond or square starting with home plate
  10. circle thing
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  1. to minimize or stop the runs of the opposition batsmen.
  2. a baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base
  3. any and all concessions, merchandise, novelties or other articles
  4. person that hits the ball
  5. a baseball pitch that is not hit fair or that passes through a certain area over home plate ( strike zone ) without being hit and that counts against the batter
  6. the diamond-shaped part of a baseball field inside the bases and home plate
  7. teams bench
  8. red and white

18 Clues: umpire • teams bench • circle thing • red and white • person that hits the ball • a baseball batted into foul territory • a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove • form a diamond or square starting with home plate • to minimize or stop the runs of the opposition batsmen. • to push or tap (a baseball) lightly with a bat without swinging. • ...

s 2021-03-18

s crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  2. disaster that results from transform fault
  3. tectonic plate boundary where crust separates
  4. transform fault in california
  5. results from continents colliding
  6. tectonic plate boundary where crust push in
  7. the second layer from the outside
  8. results from oceanic crust separating
Down
  1. the name for pieces of broken crust
  2. results from ocean and continental crust converging
  3. the state of matter of the mantle
  4. the type of crust that sits under continents
  5. the type of crust that sits under oceans
  6. the most outside layer of the earth, hard and cold
  7. results from continental crust separating
  8. tectonic plate boundary where crust slide past

16 Clues: transform fault in california • the state of matter of the mantle • results from continents colliding • the second layer from the outside • the name for pieces of broken crust • results from oceanic crust separating • the type of crust that sits under oceans • results from continental crust separating • disaster that results from transform fault • ...

Chapter 8 2025-01-08

Chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A slice of bread you usually heat for breakfast
  2. Coca-cola, Sprite, Fanta, etc.
  3. The British love drinking this all day long
  4. A red sauce made of tomatoes
  5. The British love to spread this on their bread instead of butter
  6. You can whip this and put on a cake
  7. Cow meat on a plate
Down
  1. Pig meat on a plate
  2. The Finns love to drink this in the morning
  3. This makes your dinner less dry
  4. You fry chips in this
  5. The Finns love this fish
  6. Some people put this in their coffee
  7. Tastes good with pancakes
  8. Sheep meat on a plate
  9. Some people put this in their tea

16 Clues: Pig meat on a plate • Cow meat on a plate • You fry chips in this • Sheep meat on a plate • The Finns love this fish • Tastes good with pancakes • A red sauce made of tomatoes • Coca-cola, Sprite, Fanta, etc. • This makes your dinner less dry • Some people put this in their tea • You can whip this and put on a cake • Some people put this in their coffee • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where 2 plates slide
  2. Boundary where 2 plates collide
  3. a mountain that erupts
  4. thin crust under the oceans
  5. a shaking of the ground
  6. a large chunk of crust
Down
  1. When one plate slides under another
  2. the cycle of rising, falling & sinking
  3. Boundary where 2 plates divide
  4. the nickname for the Pacific plate
  5. the thick crust we live on
  6. The supercontinent

12 Clues: The supercontinent • a mountain that erupts • a large chunk of crust • a shaking of the ground • the thick crust we live on • thin crust under the oceans • Boundary where 2 plates slide • Boundary where 2 plates divide • Boundary where 2 plates collide • the nickname for the Pacific plate • When one plate slides under another • the cycle of rising, falling & sinking

Plate Tectonics Magazine 2019-03-21

Plate Tectonics Magazine crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the earth is made of
  2. middle layer of earth that has convection inside of it
  3. inner layer of earth that is responsible for magnetic field
  4. that theory where the continents are slowly moving apart
  5. when a plate moves under another plate into the mantle
  6. what proves plate tectonics
  7. the space between each tectonic plate
Down
  1. what the earth's out shell is made of
  2. the act of the earth making a new ocean florr
  3. molten lava circulating in the mantle
  4. outer layer of earth

11 Clues: outer layer of earth • what the earth is made of • what proves plate tectonics • what the earth's out shell is made of • molten lava circulating in the mantle • the space between each tectonic plate • the act of the earth making a new ocean florr • middle layer of earth that has convection inside of it • when a plate moves under another plate into the mantle • ...

Chapter 7 Izaya Martin 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Izaya Martin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. circulation differences in density and materials
  2. the idea that all the continents were one
  3. when the magnets reverse direction
  4. The idea that continents slowly move
  5. the area that magnitude polarize and go north such as compos needles
  6. moves the lithosphere in different directions
  7. mountains in the ocean
  8. as a slab sink it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  9. the outermost coldest layer
  10. new crust that forms on the sea floor
Down
  1. forms when two plates seperate
  2. when two plates slide past there
  3. when two plates collide
  4. when magnets reverse
  5. plate sinks below the bouynet plate
  6. earths surface is made up by plates or slabs

16 Clues: when magnets reverse • mountains in the ocean • when two plates collide • the outermost coldest layer • forms when two plates seperate • when two plates slide past there • when the magnets reverse direction • plate sinks below the bouynet plate • The idea that continents slowly move • new crust that forms on the sea floor • the idea that all the continents were one • ...

Chapter 7 Izaya Martin 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Izaya Martin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. circulation differences in density and materials
  2. the idea that all the continents were one
  3. when the magnets reverse direction
  4. The idea that continents slowly move
  5. the area that magnitude polarize and go north such as compos needles
  6. moves the lithosphere in different directions
  7. mountains in the ocean
  8. as a slab sink it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  9. the outermost coldest layer
  10. new crust that forms on the sea floor
Down
  1. forms when two plates seperate
  2. when two plates slide past there
  3. when two plates collide
  4. when magnets reverse
  5. plate sinks below the bouynet plate
  6. earths surface is made up by plates or slabs

16 Clues: when magnets reverse • mountains in the ocean • when two plates collide • the outermost coldest layer • forms when two plates seperate • when two plates slide past there • when the magnets reverse direction • plate sinks below the bouynet plate • The idea that continents slowly move • new crust that forms on the sea floor • the idea that all the continents were one • ...

Crossword Vocabulary Hospitality 2023-10-18

Crossword Vocabulary Hospitality crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Set directly left to the plate.
  2. Extra items added on the plate to make it fancier.
  3. How much food or drink you get.
  4. Set directly right of the plate.
  5. How much a food item costs.
Down
  1. Set directly right of the knife
  2. What you use to clean spills.
  3. What you drink.
  4. Where all the solid food goes.
  5. Where all beverages go.

10 Clues: What you drink. • Where all beverages go. • How much a food item costs. • What you use to clean spills. • Where all the solid food goes. • Set directly right of the knife • Set directly left to the plate. • How much food or drink you get. • Set directly right of the plate. • Extra items added on the plate to make it fancier.

Plate tectonics 2022-03-04

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slide past
  2. going under
  3. plate division in south America
  4. move toward
Down
  1. huge peices of lithosphere
  2. plates shift releases energy
  3. move away
  4. plate division in Africa
  5. plate division in Eurasia
  6. area of oceanic crust

10 Clues: move away • slide past • going under • move toward • area of oceanic crust • plate division in Africa • plate division in Eurasia • huge peices of lithosphere • plates shift releases energy • plate division in south America

MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01

MChambers Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
  2. made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
  3. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
  4. plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
  5. the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
  6. jamming together of plate tectonics.
  7. largest part of earth’s interior.
Down
  1. how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
  2. a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
  3. area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
  4. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
  5. produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
  6. rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.
  7. heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
  8. areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
  9. plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
  10. light waves that bend.
  11. study of earth’s crust and its history.

18 Clues: light waves that bend. • largest part of earth’s interior. • jamming together of plate tectonics. • study of earth’s crust and its history. • a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • plate tectonics pulling away from each other. • regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere. • ...

Frasier 2024-11-24

Frasier crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sports show. bulldogs show name
  2. blown glass sculpture
  3. miles vanity license plate
  4. architectural lounge chair
  5. Peterson silicon valley billionaire
  6. French luxury glassmaker
  7. crepe pan maintenance
  8. radio station call letters
  9. thin sheet of wood
Down
  1. Mel's last name
  2. rdwrer
  3. barracuda Carlos del Gato. tewksberry Frasier's Harvard mentor
  4. portable musical instrument
  5. sweat plate condensation
  6. Lilith's maiden name
  7. bulldogs last name
  8. sauce cups

17 Clues: rdwrer • sauce cups • Mel's last name • bulldogs last name • thin sheet of wood • Lilith's maiden name • blown glass sculpture • crepe pan maintenance • French luxury glassmaker • miles vanity license plate • architectural lounge chair • sweat plate condensation • radio station call letters • portable musical instrument • sports show. bulldogs show name • ...

Q4 2024-05-22

Q4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest volcanoes which form from low viscosity lava creating gentle slopes that can form islands such as Hawaii.
  2. made of dense liquid rock and is the thickest interior layer of Earth
  3. the driving force of plate tectonics, occurs in the mantle
  4. when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  5. A massive slab or rock made up of Earth's lithosphere is called a
  6. contain non-toxic gasses and have no fiery particles that can destroy objects.
Down
  1. alternating polarities in ocean rock around diverging plate boundaries is evidence for what
  2. What is the location above the focus where an earthquake is the strongest and the most damage occurs
  3. volcanoes that made up of pyroclastic materials and are small, steep and only erupt once.
  4. liquid layer surrounding the inner core.
  5. An area where two or more tectonic plates bump into each other
  6. tall, volcanoes that form from high viscosity lava and can have explosive eruptions.
  7. The place inside Earth where an earthquake originates

13 Clues: liquid layer surrounding the inner core. • The place inside Earth where an earthquake originates • the driving force of plate tectonics, occurs in the mantle • when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate • An area where two or more tectonic plates bump into each other • A massive slab or rock made up of Earth's lithosphere is called a • ...

Year 9 EES 2020-12-02

Year 9 EES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where plates are sliding parallel to each other in opposite directions
  2. molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface
  3. the place below ground where an earthquake starts
  4. isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is collecting
  5. the theory that Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move
  6. where plates are moving apart in opposite directions
  7. an instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  8. molten rock below Earth's surface
  9. patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
Down
  1. the process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in water from the sea
  2. when one plate sinks below another plate during a collision
  3. a place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  4. the separating of continents by drifting across Earth's surface
  5. the rapid movement of the ground usually in a wave motion
  6. a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  7. where plates are colliding with each other
  8. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. a chain of islands formed at the edges of colliding tectonic plates

18 Clues: molten rock below Earth's surface • where plates are colliding with each other • molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface • the place below ground where an earthquake starts • where plates are moving apart in opposite directions • the rapid movement of the ground usually in a wave motion • when one plate sinks below another plate during a collision • ...

MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01

MChambers Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest part of earth’s interior.
  2. plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
  3. areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
  4. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
  5. study of earth’s crust and its history.
  6. made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
  7. light waves that bend.
  8. the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
  9. plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
  10. area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
  11. produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
Down
  1. heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
  2. how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
  3. jamming together of plate tectonics.
  4. a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
  5. produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
  6. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
  7. rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.

18 Clues: light waves that bend. • largest part of earth’s interior. • jamming together of plate tectonics. • study of earth’s crust and its history. • a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters. • plate tectonics pulling away from each other. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere. • ...

Plate tectonics Key words 2025-10-26

Plate tectonics Key words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slow, cyclic movement of Earth's semi-solid mantle rock, driven by heat from the core. These currents drive the movement of tectonic plates.
  2. when two plate boundaries slide horizontally past each other.
  3. when two plate boundaries move toward each other.
  4. part of the solid lithosphere, the thinnest, outermost layer of the earth’s structure.
  5. layer of the Earth’s structure between the outer core and crust. It is very hot and acts like a slow-moving liquid.
  6. a sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of strain energy in the Earth’s crust. They typically occur at transform boundaries.
  7. when two plate boundaries move away from each other.
  8. the supercontinent proposed by continental drift theory to have existed around 300 to 175 million years ago, where all of Earth’s present-day landmasses were joined together.
Down
  1. a geological process in which one tectonic plate slides beneath another at a convergent boundary; it explains the formation of mountain ranges and volcanoes.
  2. (2 words) the process that happens at mid-ocean ridges, forming new oceanic crusts at a divergent boundary.
  3. Typically forms at convergent boundaries between continental and continental crusts.
  4. a vent in the Earth's crust where molten rock (magma) erupts onto the surface as lava. They can form along convergent and divergent plate boundaries, as well as at hotspots.
  5. (2 words) an updated theory to explain many phenomena as a result of slow plate movements over a semi-fluid mantle.
  6. a graph that records seismic wave caused by an earthquake; it can help determine the epicentre of an earthquake.
  7. (2 words) an early theory that proposed continents moved over time from a supercontinent to where they are today.
  8. (2 words) is like an underwater mountain range, typically form at divergent boundaries between oceanic and oceanic crusts.

16 Clues: when two plate boundaries move toward each other. • when two plate boundaries move away from each other. • when two plate boundaries slide horizontally past each other. • Typically forms at convergent boundaries between continental and continental crusts. • part of the solid lithosphere, the thinnest, outermost layer of the earth’s structure. • ...

Planet Earth: Topic 4 The Moving Crust Crossword 2024-02-16

Planet Earth: Topic 4 The Moving Crust Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener was originally trained as this type of scientist.
  2. Plates that are moving apart.
  3. This famous Canadian scientist helped prove that continents move.
  4. The upper most layer of the Earth.
  5. What does the "A" stand for in SCUBA?
  6. This scientist came up with the theory of continental drift.
  7. An area where one plate is pushed under another plate.
  8. The giant supercontinent.
  9. A name for deep sea volcanic vents.
  10. Plates that are moving together.
Down
  1. The inner most layer of the Earth.
  2. Circular currents caused by a moving fluid.
  3. This dinosaur provides biological evidence that the continents move.
  4. What does the "N" stand for in SONAR?
  5. The outer core is made of iron and this element.
  6. The layer found directly under the crust.
  7. The Theory of Plate __________.
  8. The boat that Canadians use to examine the ocean floor.
  9. A technology that uses sounds waves.

19 Clues: The giant supercontinent. • Plates that are moving apart. • The Theory of Plate __________. • Plates that are moving together. • The inner most layer of the Earth. • The upper most layer of the Earth. • A name for deep sea volcanic vents. • A technology that uses sounds waves. • What does the "N" stand for in SONAR? • What does the "A" stand for in SCUBA? • ...

Noah Harrison Cross word 2015-05-07

Noah Harrison Cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one plate slides horizontally past another.
  2. is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  4. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.
  6. sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
Down
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  3. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  4. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  5. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  6. is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other
  7. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It formed approximately 300 million years ago and then began to break apart after about 100 million years.
  8. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism

14 Clues: one plate slides horizontally past another. • is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other • sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism • ...

Restless earth 2023-05-16

Restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The molten part of the earths centre.
  2. Is a current that makes hot magma rise.
  3. What tectonic plate it the UK located on?
  4. The outer layer of the earth that we live on.
  5. Plate boundary where they move past each other.
  6. Plate boundary where the plates move apart and form new plate.
Down
  1. Plate boundary where one goes under the other.
  2. What semi-molten rock can be found in the mantle?
  3. The earth's surface is divided up into these.
  4. The centre of the earth made of liquid iron.

10 Clues: The molten part of the earths centre. • Is a current that makes hot magma rise. • What tectonic plate it the UK located on? • The centre of the earth made of liquid iron. • The outer layer of the earth that we live on. • The earth's surface is divided up into these. • Plate boundary where one goes under the other. • Plate boundary where they move past each other. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-05-26

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of major primary plates in the world.
  2. When two plates push together and push each other up this is formed.
  3. The name of the biggest plate in the world.
  4. The name of the plate in which the Uk sits on.
  5. The action plates do when they meet.
  6. The name of the plate which gets forced underneath the other plate.
  7. A large piece of the crust which has broke from the Earth.
Down
  1. The movement which occurs underground when two tectonic plates collide.
  2. The name of the plate which gets on top of the other plate.
  3. A common natural disaster which normally is an after event once the tectonic plates have hit each other.

10 Clues: The action plates do when they meet. • The name of the biggest plate in the world. • The name of the plate in which the Uk sits on. • The number of major primary plates in the world. • A large piece of the crust which has broke from the Earth. • The name of the plate which gets on top of the other plate. • ...

Ring of fire 2018-07-04

Ring of fire crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of plate is the pasific plate
  2. the deepest part of the oceans floor where one plate is subducting under another
  3. what is the length of the ring of fire
  4. the second plate which the ring of fire encircles
  5. zone the most common plate boundary zone that we see on the ring of fire
  6. five percent what portion of the worlds volanos are in the ring of fire
Down
  1. New Zealand is on top of the pasific plate and ...
  2. the trench north on New Zealand
  3. how many volcanos are in the ring of fire
  4. one percent what is the portion of the largest earthquakes that occur in the ring of fire

10 Clues: the trench north on New Zealand • what is the length of the ring of fire • what type of plate is the pasific plate • how many volcanos are in the ring of fire • the second plate which the ring of fire encircles • New Zealand is on top of the pasific plate and ... • zone the most common plate boundary zone that we see on the ring of fire • ...

Challenge It! Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-28

Challenge It! Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates rubbing against each other
  2. convergent boundary where two plates of equal density collide
  3. place where two plates meet
  4. area on a tectonic plate moving apart to create lakes and oceans
Down
  1. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. two tectonic plates coming together
  3. convergent boundary where a more dense plate goes under a less dense plate
  4. gap in earth's crust where magma escapes through
  5. a place where magma flows underneath a moving plate to create islands and volcanoes
  6. molten rock underneath earth's surface

10 Clues: place where two plates meet • two tectonic plates coming together • molten rock underneath earth's surface • two tectonic plates rubbing against each other • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • gap in earth's crust where magma escapes through • convergent boundary where two plates of equal density collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The molten rock in the mantle.
  2. A geological land feature made at divergent boundaries.
  3. The place where a thinner plate slides under a thicker plate.
  4. The plate boundaries that move away from each other.
  5. The broken up pieces of Earth's crust.
  6. The places separating the tectonic plates.
Down
  1. The plate boundaries that slide past each other.
  2. Formed when tectonic plates jam together and then suddenly release at transform boundaries.
  3. The process that takes place in the upper mantle that helps to move the tectonic plates.
  4. The plate boundaries that move towards each other.

10 Clues: The molten rock in the mantle. • The broken up pieces of Earth's crust. • The places separating the tectonic plates. • The plate boundaries that slide past each other. • The plate boundaries that move towards each other. • The plate boundaries that move away from each other. • A geological land feature made at divergent boundaries. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-24

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Created when a more dense plate sinks beneath a less dense plate in a process called Subduction
  2. To develop in different directions
  3. The process or state of converging
  4. A line that marks the limits of an area
  5. Hot molten rock
Down
  1. The process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  2. The hard outer layer of Earth
  3. A massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's crust and upper mantle
  4. The process of being formed
  5. To make a change in form

10 Clues: Hot molten rock • To make a change in form • The process of being formed • The hard outer layer of Earth • To develop in different directions • The process or state of converging • A line that marks the limits of an area • A massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's crust and upper mantle • ...

Cate's Science Words 2013-02-19

Cate's Science Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Undersized; inferior in quality
  2. Any non-living thing of an ecosystem
  3. Hard to find; rare
  4. Near Earth's surface where life can exist
  5. Consist of all members or the same type
  6. Made up of all living and non-living things
  7. Having a rough, irregular surface
Down
  1. Any living thing of an ecosystem
  2. Edge of a tectonic plate
  3. Actions of two or more things that have an effect on each other
  4. Huge, irregular slabs of the Lithosphere
  5. A group of living things found in an ecosystem
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. To rely for support or maintenance
  8. Melted rock below Earth's surface

15 Clues: Hard to find; rare • Edge of a tectonic plate • A crack in Earth's crust • Undersized; inferior in quality • Any living thing of an ecosystem • Melted rock below Earth's surface • Having a rough, irregular surface • To rely for support or maintenance • Any non-living thing of an ecosystem • Consist of all members or the same type • Huge, irregular slabs of the Lithosphere • ...

THE TABLE SETTING 2014-03-05

THE TABLE SETTING crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A SPECIAL PLATE FOR SOUP
  2. IT IS USUALLY COMBINED WITH THE TABLECLOTHE
  3. IT IS USED TO POUR WATER OR WINE
  4. IT MUST BE CLEAN AND WELL IRONED
  5. FOR BREAD OR FRUIT
  6. IT COMES IN MANY TYPES, FOR WINE OR WATER
  7. AN AMERICAN SHAKER!
Down
  1. YOU NEED IT TO EAT A SOUP
  2. YOU USE IT FOR COFFEE
  3. IN ITALY IT IS USUALLY FILLED WITH OIL AND VINEGAR
  4. VERY CAREFUL WITH IT!
  5. A VERY BIG PLATE WITH EDGES USED FOR HOLDING AND CARRYING THINGS
  6. IT IS FILLED WITH SALT OR PEPPER
  7. IT GOES UNDER THE CUP
  8. IT CAN BE WHITE OR COLOURED

15 Clues: FOR BREAD OR FRUIT • AN AMERICAN SHAKER! • YOU USE IT FOR COFFEE • VERY CAREFUL WITH IT! • IT GOES UNDER THE CUP • A SPECIAL PLATE FOR SOUP • YOU NEED IT TO EAT A SOUP • IT CAN BE WHITE OR COLOURED • IT IS USED TO POUR WATER OR WINE • IT MUST BE CLEAN AND WELL IRONED • IT IS FILLED WITH SALT OR PEPPER • IT COMES IN MANY TYPES, FOR WINE OR WATER • ...

Tugas XI Kuliner 1, 2, 3, 4 2023-10-25

Tugas XI Kuliner 1, 2, 3, 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bakteri yang dapat ditemukan dalam susu dan telur
  2. Teknik menggoreng menggunakan jumlah minyak banyak
  3. ....... Salad
  4. Waktu makan
  5. Salah satu metode dalam pengolahan panas kering
  6. Mother Sauce
  7. adalah salah satu bahan pengental saus
  8. Potongan ini biasa digunakan dalam memotong kentang
Down
  1. is one of the four main coffee bean varieties
  2. Dinner Plate, Dessert Plate, B&B Plate
  3. Zat gizi yang berfungsi sebagai sumber energi untuk tubuh
  4. Pasta
  5. Mie....adalah hidangan mie yang memiliki kuah kental serta memiliki isian dengan daun kucai dan kol
  6. Termasuk kedalam adonan batter
  7. adalah salah satu media komunikasi yang digunakan seorang Chef untuk berkomunikasi kepada pembeli

15 Clues: Pasta • Waktu makan • Mother Sauce • ....... Salad • Termasuk kedalam adonan batter • Dinner Plate, Dessert Plate, B&B Plate • adalah salah satu bahan pengental saus • is one of the four main coffee bean varieties • Salah satu metode dalam pengolahan panas kering • Bakteri yang dapat ditemukan dalam susu dan telur • Teknik menggoreng menggunakan jumlah minyak banyak • ...

Integumentary system 2022-05-10

Integumentary system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. release water, minerals, oil, and salt to the outside of the skin.
  2. Protect fingers and toes.
  3. Layer of naial you can see.
  4. The tube-like structure that keeps hair in your skin.
  5. Located under your skin, responsible for hair growth.
  6. Helps to keep heat in body.
  7. The middle layer of skin.
Down
  1. The bottom layer of skin.
  2. The part od the hair you can see, touch, and style.
  3. Largest, heaviest organ.
  4. The skin at the base of the nail plate.
  5. Skin under the nail plate.
  6. Moon-shaped part of your nail plate.
  7. Top layer of skin.
  8. The root of you nail.

15 Clues: Top layer of skin. • The root of you nail. • Largest, heaviest organ. • The bottom layer of skin. • Protect fingers and toes. • The middle layer of skin. • Skin under the nail plate. • Layer of naial you can see. • Helps to keep heat in body. • Moon-shaped part of your nail plate. • The skin at the base of the nail plate. • The part od the hair you can see, touch, and style. • ...

plate tectonics chapter 8 2018-12-10

plate tectonics chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. parallel forces acting in opposite directions
  2. zone an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
  3. mountain parallel ridges that form where blocks of crust move up or down along faults
  4. trench deep, underwater toughs created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary
  5. the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface
  6. is the equilibrium between continental crust the denser the magma below
  7. the downward motion of Earth's surface
  8. arc a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary
Down
  1. a change in the shape of rock caused by stress
  2. squeezing stress
  3. stress that pulls something apart
  4. mountain where large regions rise vertically with very little deformation
  5. fault where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  6. mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded

14 Clues: squeezing stress • stress that pulls something apart • the downward motion of Earth's surface • parallel forces acting in opposite directions • the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface • a change in the shape of rock caused by stress • mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded • fault where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other • ...

Printmaking 101 2025-04-03

Printmaking 101 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rolling tool use to ink a printing plate.
  2. A relief print carved into a wooden plate.
  3. The number of prints in an identical series.
  4. A type of print inscribed into the surface usually metal.
  5. Printing tool used to transfer an image to paper.
  6. Etching precise lines into the printing plate.
  7. A relief print made on a linoleum block.
  8. An artist who specializes in printmaking.
Down
  1. A print not in the edition (a rough draft or mess up).
  2. The printing plate or matrix is the surface to create your print.
  3. A screen & emulsion process to print on paper, fabric and more.
  4. A single use print typically paintined and pulled from a surface.
  5. Oil, acrylic water-based ink for printmaking.
  6. Proof A print for the artist to keep as art and reference.

14 Clues: A relief print made on a linoleum block. • An artist who specializes in printmaking. • A relief print carved into a wooden plate. • A rolling tool use to ink a printing plate. • The number of prints in an identical series. • Oil, acrylic water-based ink for printmaking. • Etching precise lines into the printing plate. • Printing tool used to transfer an image to paper. • ...

Austin 2015-04-30

Austin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It formed approximately 300 million years ago and then began to break apart after about 100 million years.
  3. an extensional boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  5. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
Down
  1. A transform fault or transform boundary, also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly
  2. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  3. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.
  4. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time. (Several hundred are known in the geological record.) Sometimes the north magnetic pole is near the geographic North Pole and sometimes near the South Pole in Antarctica.
  5. In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  6. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  7. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  8. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  10. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.

15 Clues: an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time • ...

Science and Nature 2013-01-08

Science and Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study of all living things
  2. supercontinent
  3. electrical storm
  4. type of tectonic plate
  5. study of outer space
  6. study of insects
  7. sea wave created by earthquake
  8. a pioneer in plate tectonics
  9. third planet from the Sun
  10. sky, atmosphere, weather
Down
  1. known as a twister
  2. tornado over water
  3. person studies weather
  4. a tropical storm
  5. vibration of the earth
  6. most active volcano in Hawaii
  7. eruption on Earth's surface
  8. knowledge from study & practice
  9. study of the earth
  10. arch of colors formed in the sky

20 Clues: supercontinent • a tropical storm • electrical storm • study of insects • known as a twister • tornado over water • study of the earth • study of outer space • person studies weather • vibration of the earth • type of tectonic plate • sky, atmosphere, weather • third planet from the Sun • study of all living things • eruption on Earth's surface • a pioneer in plate tectonics • ...

Household Furniture 2021-05-03

Household Furniture crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a source of various entertainment
  2. for sleeping or lying down
  3. to waste water
  4. for hanging clothes
  5. tool for Cooking rice
  6. Keeps food fresh
  7. to hold the food you Want to cut
  8. tool for mowing water
  9. to store water for drinking
Down
  1. function foor
  2. a were to write
  3. for rice
  4. Tools for washing clothes
  5. for storing clothes
  6. for sit
  7. keep hot water
  8. tool for cutting Food
  9. takes the food form the plate
  10. as a tool for sauteing food
  11. a place To fall asleep

20 Clues: for sit • for rice • function foor • to waste water • keep hot water • a were to write • Keeps food fresh • for storing clothes • for hanging clothes • tool for Cooking rice • tool for mowing water • tool for cutting Food • a place To fall asleep • Tools for washing clothes • for sleeping or lying down • as a tool for sauteing food • to store water for drinking • takes the food form the plate • ...

Long "A" Words 2021-09-28

Long "A" Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. better than good
  2. hurt
  3. speak
  4. flatware
  5. put color on a wall
  6. really sore
  7. to give money
  8. smooth stone to walk on
  9. old fashioned
  10. a child's friend
Down
  1. light black
  2. where a train travels
  3. a drama
  4. crack a plate in two
  5. meat sometimes cooked on a grill
  6. twisted joint, like a wrist or ankle
  7. pour through a colander
  8. a letter or package
  9. slide your feet on ice
  10. fire
  11. water from the sky
  12. feel bad about doing something
  13. go out on a boat

23 Clues: hurt • fire • speak • a drama • flatware • light black • really sore • to give money • old fashioned • better than good • go out on a boat • a child's friend • water from the sky • a letter or package • put color on a wall • crack a plate in two • where a train travels • slide your feet on ice • pour through a colander • smooth stone to walk on • feel bad about doing something • ...

Ariel-Mckenzie 4 2022-11-11

Ariel-Mckenzie 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
  2. thickness of a liquid
  3. calm, lava flows
  4. currently erupting
  5. connects chambers to a vent
  6. makes magma thicker
  7. edge of Pacific Plate
  8. sleeping
  9. earths heat
  10. eruption of heated water
  11. subduction of oceanic plates
  12. middle of a plate
  13. up and down
Down
  1. alternating lava
  2. magma hardens in the pipe
  3. hole
  4. cone violent with cinders
  5. runny lava
  6. caved in volcano
  7. water heated by magma
  8. never again
  9. when lava pours out
  10. opening
  11. magma chamber hardens
  12. sits sideways

25 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • runny lava • earths heat • never again • up and down • sits sideways • alternating lava • calm, lava flows • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • currently erupting • makes magma thicker • when lava pours out • thickness of a liquid • edge of Pacific Plate • water heated by magma • magma chamber hardens • eruption of heated water • magma hardens in the pipe • ...

oliver1 2022-11-11

oliver1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chambers to a vent
  2. gas,ash,cinders,and bombs
  3. erupting
  4. magma
  5. of pacific plate
  6. of oceanic plates
  7. chamber hardens
  8. lava pours out
  9. sideways
  10. lava
  11. of heated water
  12. heated by magma
Down
  1. in volcano
  2. magma thicker
  3. of a plate
  4. hardens in the pipe
  5. again
  6. of a liquid
  7. lava
  8. with cinders
  9. flows
  10. lava
  11. heat
  12. and down

24 Clues: lava • lava • heat • lava • again • magma • flows • erupting • sideways • and down • in volcano • of a plate • of a liquid • with cinders • magma thicker • lava pours out • chamber hardens • of heated water • heated by magma • of pacific plate • of oceanic plates • chambers to a vent • hardens in the pipe • gas,ash,cinders,and bombs

Household Furniture 2021-05-03

Household Furniture crossword puzzle
Across
  1. for rice
  2. for sleeping or lying down
  3. for storing clothes
  4. takes the food form the plate
  5. tool for Cooking rice
  6. to store water for drinking
  7. to hold the food you Want to cut
  8. Keeps food fresh
  9. a place To fall asleep
Down
  1. as a tool for sauteing food
  2. keep hot water
  3. is a source of various entertainment
  4. Tools for washing clothes
  5. to waste water
  6. function foor
  7. tool for mowing water
  8. a were to write
  9. for sit
  10. tool for cutting Food
  11. for hanging clothes

20 Clues: for sit • for rice • function foor • keep hot water • to waste water • a were to write • Keeps food fresh • for storing clothes • for hanging clothes • tool for mowing water • tool for Cooking rice • tool for cutting Food • a place To fall asleep • Tools for washing clothes • for sleeping or lying down • as a tool for sauteing food • to store water for drinking • takes the food form the plate • ...

datortermini 2018-10-01

datortermini crossword puzzle
Across
  1. perifērijas ierīce
  2. datora ievades iekārta
  3. programmatūras apakšklase
  4. ietilpst tādas atmiņas ierīces kā cietie diski
  5. iekārta, kas uzkrāj un apstrādā datus
  6. komercija preču un pakalpojumu tirdzniecība
  7. plate centrālā jeb galvenā montāžas plate
  8. ievadierice
Down
  1. disks magnētiska datu glabāšanas ierīce
  2. mazs līdznēsājams personālais dators
  3. vizuāli attēlo datorā apstrādāto informāciju
  4. Matematika un datorzinatne
  5. tīmeklis savienotu hiperteksta dokumentu sistēma
  6. programmatūras kopums
  7. datu kopa
  8. izvadierice
  9. tīkls datortīkls, kas nosedz lokālu platību
  10. faila pārsūtīšana
  11. procesors Centrālais procesors ir datora mezgls
  12. adrese unikāls kādas ierīces identifikators

20 Clues: datu kopa • izvadierice • ievadierice • faila pārsūtīšana • perifērijas ierīce • programmatūras kopums • datora ievades iekārta • programmatūras apakšklase • Matematika un datorzinatne • mazs līdznēsājams personālais dators • iekārta, kas uzkrāj un apstrādā datus • disks magnētiska datu glabāšanas ierīce • plate centrālā jeb galvenā montāžas plate • ...

Termini 2018-09-27

Termini crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ievadierīce?
  2. Flešatmiņa?
  3. Ziņa,paziņojums?
  4. Portatīvais dators?
  5. Megabaits simbols?
  6. Gigabaita simbols?
  7. Datora adrese?
  8. Programma,kas pasargā no hakeriem?
  9. Ko nozīmē IT?
  10. Antivīrusa programma?
  11. Datora disku lasīšanas/rakstīšanas iekārta?
  12. Datorprogramma kura spēj inficēt datoru?
Down
  1. Datortīkla maršrutētājs?
  2. Elektroniskais pasts?
  3. Instrukciju saraksts, kas nosaka datoram veicamās darbības
  4. Bezvadu tīkls?
  5. Operatīvā atmiņa?
  6. Milzīgs dators?
  7. Kāda faila ielāde?
  8. plate Galvenā plate?
  9. Ierīce,kas dod iespēju parvīetot kursoru?
  10. Izvadierīce?
  11. Ievadierīce ar pogām?
  12. Datora centrālais procesors?
  13. Datora ekrāns?
  14. Herca termins?
  15. Kilobaitsa simbols?

27 Clues: Flešatmiņa? • Ievadierīce? • Izvadierīce? • Ko nozīmē IT? • Bezvadu tīkls? • Datora ekrāns? • Datora adrese? • Herca termins? • Milzīgs dators? • Ziņa,paziņojums? • Operatīvā atmiņa? • Kāda faila ielāde? • Megabaits simbols? • Gigabaita simbols? • Portatīvais dators? • Kilobaitsa simbols? • plate Galvenā plate? • Elektroniskais pasts? • Ievadierīce ar pogām? • Antivīrusa programma? • ...

Holly & Karli 2024-11-19

Holly & Karli crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Karli's least favorite household chore
  2. Restaurant Karli shares initials with
  3. Karli's favorite beer
  4. Age gap between Holly & Karli
  5. Karli's favorite liquor
  6. Holly's eye color
  7. Matron of Honor's first name
  8. Food Karli will eat off Holly's plate
  9. Food Holly will eat off Karli's plate
  10. Karli's favorite cheese
  11. Holly's birth month
Down
  1. Instrument Holly plays
  2. Karli's favorite dessert
  3. Holly's favorite cocktail
  4. Fantasy world Holly & Karli both love
  5. City of their first overnight adventure
  6. Wedding month
  7. Karli's birth month
  8. Best Man's first name
  9. Where Holly & Karli met

20 Clues: Wedding month • Holly's eye color • Karli's birth month • Holly's birth month • Karli's favorite beer • Best Man's first name • Instrument Holly plays • Karli's favorite liquor • Where Holly & Karli met • Karli's favorite cheese • Karli's favorite dessert • Holly's favorite cocktail • Matron of Honor's first name • Age gap between Holly & Karli • Restaurant Karli shares initials with • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2024-04-18

Tectonic Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geological feature that is made from two plates colliding.
  2. A geological event that is caused by a transform boundary.
  3. The continental plate that contains Europe and Asia
  4. The idea that Earth’s surface is made up of constantly moving plates.
  5. When two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  6. When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Down
  1. A geological feature is created from a divergent boundary in the ocean.
  2. Earth’s surface is divided into large moving pieces called _____________.
  3. The Continental plate that only has ocean on it.
  4. The continental plate we live on.
  5. When two tectonic plates move toward each other.
  6. When one plate goes under another.
  7. The name of the supercontinent where all the continents were together.

13 Clues: The continental plate we live on. • When one plate goes under another. • When two tectonic plates slide past each other. • The Continental plate that only has ocean on it. • When two tectonic plates move toward each other. • The continental plate that contains Europe and Asia • When two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

lily fry 4 2021-11-04

lily fry 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. middle of a plate
  2. water heated by magma
  3. thickness of a liquid
  4. opening
  5. up and down
  6. stores magma
  7. edge of pacific plate
  8. violent with cinders
  9. subduction of oceanic plates
  10. magma chamber hardens
  11. when lava pours out
  12. eruption of heated water
Down
  1. never again
  2. hot gas, ash
  3. magma hardens in the pipe
  4. currently erupting
  5. makes magma thicker
  6. caved in valcano
  7. calm lava flows
  8. hole
  9. thick lava
  10. connects
  11. earths heat
  12. sits sidways
  13. alternating lava
  14. sleeping
  15. runny lava

27 Clues: hole • opening • connects • sleeping • thick lava • runny lava • never again • up and down • earths heat • hot gas, ash • stores magma • sits sidways • calm lava flows • caved in valcano • alternating lava • middle of a plate • currently erupting • makes magma thicker • when lava pours out • violent with cinders • water heated by magma • thickness of a liquid • edge of pacific plate • magma chamber hardens • ...

Alyssa pt.3 2023-11-03

Alyssa pt.3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currently erupting
  2. eruption of heated water
  3. Eaths heat
  4. opening
  5. flow hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
  6. chamber stores magma
  7. neck magma hardens
  8. Arc subduvtion of oceania plates
  9. runny lava
  10. spot middle of plate
  11. springs water heated by magma
Down
  1. cone violent with cinders
  2. connects charmber a vent
  3. of fire edge of pacific plate
  4. up and down
  5. never again
  6. sleeping
  7. hole
  8. thick lava
  9. thinkmess of liquid
  10. sits sideways
  11. flow when lava pours out
  12. althnating lava
  13. makes magma thicker
  14. volcano calm lava flows

25 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • thick lava • Eaths heat • runny lava • up and down • never again • sits sideways • althnating lava • currently erupting • neck magma hardens • thinkmess of liquid • makes magma thicker • chamber stores magma • spot middle of plate • volcano calm lava flows • connects charmber a vent • eruption of heated water • flow when lava pours out • cone violent with cinders • ...

braylon 4 2022-11-11

braylon 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. up and down
  2. never again
  3. magma hardens in pipe
  4. opening
  5. sleeping
  6. middle of a plate
  7. stores magma
  8. magma chamber hardens
  9. water heated by magma
  10. runny lava
  11. makes magma thicker
  12. eruption of heated water
  13. currently erupting
Down
  1. edge of pacific plate
  2. connects chamber to vent
  3. alternating lava
  4. thick lava
  5. violent with cinders
  6. hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
  7. when lava pours out
  8. hole
  9. thickness of liquid
  10. calm eruption
  11. subduction of oceanic plates
  12. caved in volcano
  13. earths heat
  14. sideways

27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • sideways • thick lava • runny lava • up and down • never again • earths heat • stores magma • calm eruption • alternating lava • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • currently erupting • when lava pours out • thickness of liquid • makes magma thicker • violent with cinders • edge of pacific plate • magma hardens in pipe • magma chamber hardens • water heated by magma • ...

Size of Foods and Drinks 2025-09-04

Size of Foods and Drinks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A jar of
  2. A bunch of
  3. Nasi goreng
  4. I'd like to drink (teh)
  5. A pack of
  6. I'd like to eat (pisang)
  7. A bottle of
  8. A....of yogurt
  9. A slice of
  10. A....of noodle
  11. A....of watermelon
Down
  1. Acar
  2. Kopi
  3. A....of jam
  4. A glass of
  5. Sup
  6. I'd like to eat (mie goreng)
  7. Kue
  8. Susu
  9. A bowl of
  10. Bakso
  11. A cup of
  12. A....of water
  13. A plate of
  14. A carton of
  15. A....of satay
  16. A....of orange juice

27 Clues: Sup • Kue • Acar • Kopi • Susu • Bakso • A jar of • A cup of • A bowl of • A pack of • A glass of • A bunch of • A plate of • A slice of • A....of jam • Nasi goreng • A carton of • A bottle of • A....of water • A....of satay • A....of yogurt • A....of noodle • A....of watermelon • A....of orange juice • I'd like to drink (teh) • I'd like to eat (pisang) • I'd like to eat (mie goreng)

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fracture zone between two blocks of rock
  2. the mind behind the sea floor spreading theory
  3. the transfer of thermal energy through a liquid or gas: warmer substance rises and cooler substance falls
  4. the mind behind the continental drift theory
  5. two plates moving towards each other
  6. the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slaps of rock called plates
  7. the theory that the continents are moving due to plate tectonics
  8. iron was found in the oceanic crust which contributes to evidence of sea floor spreading
Down
  1. the layer of the earth where convection currents occur
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. plates sliding past one another
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  6. the theory that the ocean is spreading due to plate tectonics
  7. crust thin part of the Earth's crust which underlines the ocean basin

15 Clues: plates sliding past one another • two plates moving towards each other • plates that move away from each other • fracture zone between two blocks of rock • the mind behind the continental drift theory • the mind behind the sea floor spreading theory • the layer of the earth where convection currents occur • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-07-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wrfdbgfhy
  2. uikuikukiu
  3. ukuikuik
  4. sdfsdfdsfsdfdf
  5. 789257
  6. hgjhgjgj
  7. dfgdfgdg
Down
  1. gbujd
  2. werasd
  3. sdfgbbf
  4. ghjhjhgj
  5. fgfgfd
  6. sdfsdf
  7. ';.,/
  8. 3443655765

15 Clues: gbujd • ';.,/ • werasd • fgfgfd • sdfsdf • 789257 • sdfgbbf • ghjhjhgj • ukuikuik • hgjhgjgj • dfgdfgdg • wrfdbgfhy • uikuikukiu • 3443655765 • sdfsdfdsfsdfdf

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  2. The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is made of granite, older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
  5. A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  6. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
Down
  1. The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
  2. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  3. A tectonic plate boundary along which plates slide horizontally past one another in opposite directions.
  4. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  5. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  6. The portion of Earth's crust that is usually below the oceans and not associated with continental areas, thinner and higher in density than continental crust.
  7. The central part of the earth below the mantle.
  8. Process by which, a fluid or a gas is being heated, the warmer part (becomes less dense) of the mass will rise and the cooler portion (becomes more dense) will sink.
  9. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.

15 Clues: The central part of the earth below the mantle. • The layer of the earth between the crust and the core • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other. • A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates move (diverge or converge) along their borders and build up energy
  2. A theory that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move
  3. Long crack, fissure, or trough that forms between tectonic plates moving apart at plate boundaries
  4. waves Wave in the Earth produced by an earthquake
  5. A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
  6. Measure of the energy released during an earthquake
  7. Type of seismic earthquake waves that are slower and only travel through solids
  8. Seismic waves that travel along the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Waves that travel outward from an earthquake's focus and cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is moving
  2. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  3. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  4. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake focus
  5. A type of plate movement that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate
  6. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  7. The belief that the Earth's continents were once one big supercontinent

15 Clues: waves Wave in the Earth produced by an earthquake • Measure of the energy released during an earthquake • Seismic waves that travel along the Earth's surface • The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake focus • A theory that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move • A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other • ...

plate tectonics 2021-04-01

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates move away from each other
  2. the elevation decreases,a hole
  3. 2 plates collide one moves under another
  4. the lines indicating the elevation
  5. the change in elevation between lines
  6. what used to be a supercontinent
  7. a very vertical slope
  8. theory of earth structures movement
Down
  1. lines indicating the elevation increase or decrease
  2. slope at normal sea level
  3. level past or under sea level
  4. past life
  5. a map showing the elevation of the land
  6. 2 plates slide past each other
  7. the top of a mountain(highest point)

15 Clues: past life • a very vertical slope • slope at normal sea level • level past or under sea level • the elevation decreases,a hole • 2 plates slide past each other • what used to be a supercontinent • 2 plates move away from each other • the lines indicating the elevation • theory of earth structures movement • the top of a mountain(highest point) • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-04-01

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to plates move together
  2. plate sinks below
  3. two oceanic crust diverge
  4. new ocean floor created
  5. sea flor spreading
  6. coming together
  7. two continental crust diverge
  8. earthquakes cause them
Down
  1. to continental plates collide
  2. when two plates converge
  3. crust a thin layer of crust that under lines the basins
  4. moving apart
  5. two continental crust collide
  6. a long chain of volcanoes
  7. sliding past each other

15 Clues: moving apart • coming together • plate sinks below • sea flor spreading • earthquakes cause them • to plates move together • new ocean floor created • sliding past each other • when two plates converge • two oceanic crust diverge • a long chain of volcanoes • two continental crust collide • two continental crust diverge • to continental plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slip A type of plate boundary where the plates move horizontally past each other.
  2. floor spreading A multi-word term used to describe the movement of oceanic crust at a divergent boundary.
  3. a type of fault where the crust moves sideway past each other.
  4. the process in which the crust pushes downward into the mantle at a fault line.
  5. A type of plate boundary where the plates slowly collide into each other.
  6. a type of plate boundary where the plates slowly move apart from each other.
Down
  1. the preserved remains of ancient once-living organisms .
  2. The branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes the earth’s crust.
  3. the uppermost solid part of earth's crust.
  4. Wegener A German scientist who was the first person to build a scientific case to support the theory of continental drift.
  5. V-shaped valleys that are the deepest parts of the oceans where subduction occurs.
  6. currents circulatory patterns of heat in the magma believed to be the driving force behind plate movement.
  7. A large segment of earth's crust that slowly moves.
  8. OceanRidges ocean bottom mountain ranges split down the middle by a deep crack.
  9. Valley another name for the deep crack splits fault-block mid-ocean ridge mountains.

15 Clues: the uppermost solid part of earth's crust. • A large segment of earth's crust that slowly moves. • the preserved remains of ancient once-living organisms . • a type of fault where the crust moves sideway past each other. • A type of plate boundary where the plates slowly collide into each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thin spot in the crust where magma forms a plume which allows volcanoes to form
  2. A circular cycle in the mantle with hotter material rising and cooler material sinking
  3. Type of boundary where two plates move alongside each other
  4. Type of boundary where two plates move apart
  5. Type of metamorphic rock that is formed from immense pressure
  6. An area where two plates meet in a convergent boundary and one plate goes underneath the other plate.
Down
  1. Type of rock formed by heat and pressure
  2. Type of metamorphic rock that is formed by heat yet it doesn't melt
  3. Layers in metamorphic rock
  4. Type of rock formed by magma cooling
  5. An area where magma from the mantle escapes through the ground
  6. Layers in sedimentary rock
  7. The process where rocks are formed and recycled
  8. Type of rock formed by cementation of sediments
  9. Type of boundary where two plates collide

15 Clues: Layers in metamorphic rock • Layers in sedimentary rock • Type of rock formed by magma cooling • Type of rock formed by heat and pressure • Type of boundary where two plates collide • Type of boundary where two plates move apart • The process where rocks are formed and recycled • Type of rock formed by cementation of sediments • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Break in a body of rock when one block moves relative to another
  2. Zone Location where two plates collide and the denser ocean plate descends below the other.
  3. type of plate boundary - two plates move slide past each other
  4. Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  5. _______Drift- the idea that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. Name for the super continent which contained all the plates together.
  8. ______ Ridge- Underwater mountain ranges where new seafloor is created at a divergent boundary.
Down
  1. Openings in Earth's crust from which molten rock, dust, ash, and hot gases flow or erupt
  2. tectonics The theory that the Earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle).
  3. The boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates.
  4. sudden, violent movements of the tectonic plates along a boundary
  5. The thin and solid outermost compositional layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  6. _____Arc -Formed by two oceanic plates colliding volcanoes to form new land
  7. type of crust in land, made of granite, less dense
  8. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate.
  9. type of crust, ocean floor, made of basalt, more dense

17 Clues: type of crust in land, made of granite, less dense • type of crust, ocean floor, made of basalt, more dense • The boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates. • type of plate boundary - two plates move slide past each other • sudden, violent movements of the tectonic plates along a boundary • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest plate?
  2. When two plates come towards each but one goes upward one goes downward?
  3. What do convergent boundary make?
  4. What do divergent boundaries make?
  5. what rock is formed when magma cools slowly underneath the earths surface?
  6. A rock that gets formed by heat and pressure?
  7. How many major plates are there?
  8. How many minor plates are there?
Down
  1. Forms when two plates pull apart from each other?
  2. When two plates slide past each other?
  3. When two plates pull apart from each other?
  4. Where does convection currents happen
  5. What do Transformed boundary cause?
  6. When two plates go towards each other?
  7. Igneous-rock What rock forms when lava cools quickly above surface?

15 Clues: What is the largest plate? • How many major plates are there? • How many minor plates are there? • What do convergent boundary make? • What do divergent boundaries make? • What do Transformed boundary cause? • Where does convection currents happen • When two plates slide past each other? • When two plates go towards each other? • When two plates pull apart from each other? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When igneous rock cools above ground
  2. Is created from a subduction zone
  3. Where two oceanic plates collide and fold
  4. Igneous rock that cools underground
  5. Melted rock inside the earth
  6. The outermost layer of the earth
  7. When two continental plates collide and fold
  8. The heat source that's in the center of earth
  9. The boundary that a mid-ocean ridge occurs
Down
  1. What occurs at a convergent boundary
  2. can be made by a transform boundary
  3. the layer in which the mantle is in
  4. What occurs at a transform boundary
  5. Melted rock that has erupted from a volcano
  6. The asphalt like rock that plates float on

15 Clues: Melted rock inside the earth • The outermost layer of the earth • Is created from a subduction zone • can be made by a transform boundary • the layer in which the mantle is in • What occurs at a transform boundary • Igneous rock that cools underground • What occurs at a convergent boundary • When igneous rock cools above ground • Where two oceanic plates collide and fold • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat transferring by the movement of liquid or gasses
  2. Two plates coming apart
  3. the hardest part in the earth's interior
  4. a rock type changed by heat and pressure
  5. formation of oceanic crust
  6. a rock type made by cooled magma
Down
  1. Two plates coming together
  2. liquid iron and nickel
  3. solid iron and nickel
  4. A rock type formed from sediment
  5. the outermost layer of Earth
  6. Two plates sliding past each other
  7. an opening in the earth's crust that erupts lava
  8. Shaking of the ground
  9. the idea that the continents were once one giant super continent

15 Clues: solid iron and nickel • Shaking of the ground • liquid iron and nickel • Two plates coming apart • Two plates coming together • formation of oceanic crust • the outermost layer of Earth • A rock type formed from sediment • a rock type made by cooled magma • Two plates sliding past each other • the hardest part in the earth's interior • a rock type changed by heat and pressure • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which boundary is where plates are moving away from each other?
  2. Which land form is created when 2 continental plates diverge?
  3. Which layer of the earth contains the rigid part of the mantle and crust?
  4. What is created from rocks eroding and weathering?
  5. Which boundary is where plates are moving alongside each other?
  6. Which boundary is where plates are moving towards each other?
  7. Which layer do the plates ride on?
Down
  1. Where two plates meet
  2. Which type of volcano is created when the lava is thin and runny?
  3. What is created at transform boundaries
  4. What material makes volcanic eruptions explosive?
  5. Which type of rock can have fossils?
  6. Which type of rock is created with high pressure and temperature?
  7. Which land form is created underwater due to subduction?
  8. Which type of rock is created when magma or lava cools down?

15 Clues: Where two plates meet • Which layer do the plates ride on? • Which type of rock can have fossils? • What is created at transform boundaries • What material makes volcanic eruptions explosive? • What is created from rocks eroding and weathering? • Which land form is created underwater due to subduction? • Which type of rock is created when magma or lava cools down? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  2. where plates slide sideways past each other.
  3. -the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. -one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time.
  5. -the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. -an area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth
  7. -the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.
Down
  1. -when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. -All the earth
  3. -the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere
  4. -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer.
  5. -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. -about 2,200 kilometers (1,367 miles) thick, is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  7. -of a substance is its mass per unit volume.
  8. -the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

15 Clues: -All the earth • -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer. • -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • where plates slide sideways past each other. • -of a substance is its mass per unit volume. • -when two tectonic plates move away from each other • -a current in a fluid that results from convection. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a celestial body
  2. a forest of living
  3. assign
  4. chemical related
  5. the floor of ?
  6. a large land
Down
  1. use
  2. crash together
  3. joined
  4. transformed
  5. slide
  6. collide
  7. go apart
  8. hold back
  9. a fiery substance

15 Clues: use • slide • joined • assign • collide • go apart • hold back • transformed • a large land • crash together • the floor of ? • a celestial body • chemical related • a fiery substance • a forest of living

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the Earth on top of the mantle.
  2. The region where two or more tectonic plates meet. It is a zone of intense seismic activity.
  3. Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe.
  4. A term used to describe a liquid substance (eg rock, glass or metal) formed by heating a solid.
  5. When two plates slide past each other in different directions or the same direction at different speeds.
  6. Where two plates move apart (diverge), causing a release in pressure that results in a volcanic eruption.
  7. A zone of hot rock in the interior of the earth located between the outer crust and the molten core. It has the properties of a solid, although it can also flow, very slowly.
  8. Occurs when older, denser tectonic plates sink into the mantle, pulling newer and less dense sections of plate along behind.
Down
  1. When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other.
  2. Something that is partly melted.
  3. Force exerted over an area. The greater the pressure, the greater the force exerted over the same area.
  4. A sudden shaking of the ground which releases energy and results from underground movement along a fault plane.
  5. When two tectonic plates move towards one another. The oceanic crust is forced to sink back into the mantle, whilst the continental crust rises above. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found here.
  6. Relating to the ocean.
  7. Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure.

15 Clues: Relating to the ocean. • Something that is partly melted. • The outer layer of the Earth on top of the mantle. • Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe. • When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other. • Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries where plates slide past each other
  2. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  3. type of volcano rock that makes up the mid-ocean ridges, plates, and the oceans basins
  4. zone Where seafloor is forced underneath continental plates
  5. Deepest part of the ocean
  6. When two plates move toward each other
  7. plate Two plates that pull away from one another
Down
  1. Where new seafloor is created
  2. The outer part of the earth's crust
  3. Hot molten rock deep below the earth's surface
  4. plates The structure of the earth's surface
  5. Crack in the earths surface between two divergent plates
  6. The outer solid portion of the planet earth
  7. The scientist who first proposed the theory of the continental drift
  8. The section below Earth's crust

15 Clues: Deepest part of the ocean • Where new seafloor is created • The section below Earth's crust • upper layer of the earth's mantle • The outer part of the earth's crust • When two plates move toward each other • The outer solid portion of the planet earth • plates The structure of the earth's surface • boundaries where plates slide past each other • ...

plate teconics 2022-04-22

plate teconics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when tectonic plates slide under each other
  2. a giant ring of volcaons
  3. there is seven of them
  4. ____ are caused by tectonic plates shifting
  5. a place where three teconic plates meet
  6. when tectonic plates slide into each other
  7. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  8. the super continent
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. when tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. whats in between the earth's crust and the outer core
  4. the highest places in the world
  5. ___ is a outdated way to measure earthquakes
  6. A ____ is an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that allows material hotter than its surroundings to escape from its interior
  7. a device that measures earthquakes

15 Clues: the super continent • there is seven of them • a giant ring of volcaons • the highest places in the world • a device that measures earthquakes • a place where three teconic plates meet • when tectonic plates slide past each other • when tectonic plates slide into each other • when tectonic plates slide under each other • ____ are caused by tectonic plates shifting • ...

Plate Tetonics 2017-04-26

Plate Tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thickest layer, second most outward layer.
  2. Boundaries where plates go in opposite directions, rubbing against each other.
  3. Part of crust that is thinnest.
  4. How energy from plates is released and causes earthquakes.
  5. Part of crust that is the thickest.
  6. Crust and upper layer of the mantle that make up a zone of rigid, brittle rock.
  7. Occurs at mid-ocean ridges, the sea floor spreads apart and new crust forms.
  8. The layer below the lithosphere that is a zone of asphalt like consistency.
  9. What state of matter the outer core is.
Down
  1. Caused by pressure from the plates being released as energy.
  2. Caused by convergent plates coming together.
  3. Happen in the mantle, causes plates to move.
  4. The super continent that was made up of all continets, split apart, and formed today's continents.
  5. Theory that the contients are slowly drifing apart from each other.
  6. Made of the lightest materials, basalts and granites.

15 Clues: Part of crust that is thinnest. • Part of crust that is the thickest. • What state of matter the outer core is. • Thickest layer, second most outward layer. • Caused by convergent plates coming together. • Happen in the mantle, causes plates to move. • Made of the lightest materials, basalts and granites. • How energy from plates is released and causes earthquakes. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the two plates is descending beneath the other
  2. a Greek word that means "all the Earth."
  3. the study of Earth's magnetic field
  4. boundary places where two tectonic plates are moving apart.
  5. of plot tectonics which states that Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into enormous slabs called plates.
  6. boundary places where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.
Down
  1. pull the weight of a subduction plate helps pull the trailing lithosphere into the subduction zone.
  2. drift proposed that Earth's continents had once been joined as a single landmass.
  3. boundary a place where two plates slide horizontally past each other.
  4. push the weight of the uplifted ridge is thought to push and oceanic plate toward the trench formed in the subduction zone.
  5. spreading states that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches.
  6. a device that can detect small changes in the magnetic field
  7. a line on a map that connects point that have the same age
  8. reversals change in Earth's magnetic field
  9. valley when continental crust begins to separate, the stretched crust forms a long, narrow depression.

15 Clues: the study of Earth's magnetic field • a Greek word that means "all the Earth." • reversals change in Earth's magnetic field • one of the two plates is descending beneath the other • a line on a map that connects point that have the same age • boundary places where two tectonic plates are moving apart. • a device that can detect small changes in the magnetic field • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 225 millions years ago all the major continents formed a giant super continent called ______________
  2. When two plates collide and one plate slides under the other, it is called a ________ boundary.
  3. When two plates push against each other, it is called a _______ boundary.
  4. The violent jerk when the tension between two plates is released.
  5. When two plates move away from each other, itis called a _________ boundary.
  6. Thes are formed when two plates push against each other.
  7. The edge of the Pacific ocean prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
  8. The highest mountains in the world )and still growing)
Down
  1. Melting magma making its way to the surface creating a _______
  2. Molten rock
  3. The line on which two different plates move against each other.
  4. The theory that the Earths surface is made of plates.
  5. ________ float on the mantle.
  6. A deep crack where new earth surface is continuously being formed
  7. WHen two plates move against each other and neither create or consume crust, ________ boundaries are created.

15 Clues: Molten rock • ________ float on the mantle. • The theory that the Earths surface is made of plates. • The highest mountains in the world )and still growing) • Thes are formed when two plates push against each other. • Melting magma making its way to the surface creating a _______ • The line on which two different plates move against each other. • ...

Plate tectonics 2014-10-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where plates collide
  2. Name of the supercontinent which began to "break up" 180 million years ago
  3. Large segments of the Earth’s crust that move in relation to other plates
  4. Place where plates meet
  5. Place where plates move apart
  6. A mountain range that is still rising
  7. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
Down
  1. another word for the place where the plates interact
  2. A large wave caused by an undersea earthquake
  3. Liquid rock below the earth’s surface
  4. The outer layer of the earth, divided into tectonic plates
  5. This happens when one plate is destroyed underneath another at destructive margins
  6. Place where plates slide past each other
  7. The German scientist who developed the continental drift theory
  8. The core is made mainly of iron and _____

15 Clues: Where plates collide • Place where plates meet • Place where plates move apart • Liquid rock below the earth’s surface • A mountain range that is still rising • Place where plates slide past each other • The core is made mainly of iron and _____ • A large wave caused by an undersea earthquake • another word for the place where the plates interact • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface
  2. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. a type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground
  5. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  6. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
  7. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in sideways movement
  8. stress that stretches rock until it becomes thinner in the middle
Down
  1. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
  2. a type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side
  3. a type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
  4. a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  5. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

15 Clues: stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • a type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground • stress that stretches rock until it becomes thinner in the middle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking
  2. what the Earth's crust is broken in to
  3. the theory that all the continents where once one supercontinent
  4. the tool used to study earthquakes
  5. who proposed continental drift
  6. the material moving in the mantle
  7. what is created when two plates collide
  8. most of these can be found in the "Ring of Fire"
Down
  1. the boundary that divides
  2. the boundary that collides
  3. the boundary that slides
  4. the name of the supercontinent
  5. the outermost layer of the Earth
  6. evidence to support continental drift
  7. where convection occurs

15 Clues: where convection occurs • the boundary that slides • the boundary that divides • the boundary that collides • the name of the supercontinent • who proposed continental drift • the outermost layer of the Earth • the material moving in the mantle • the tool used to study earthquakes • evidence to support continental drift • what the Earth's crust is broken in to • ...

Plate Motion 2023-03-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large area of land on Earth's outer layer that sticks up above the ocean, such as Africa and North America
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in gas,lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the Earth
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by plate movement
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. how often or fast something happens
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
Down
  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  3. earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. the plate where two plates meet

15 Clues: moving toward the same place • the plate where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

plate motion 2023-03-01

plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths outermost layer
  2. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath
  3. one of the earths very large sections of land
  4. a diagram to show what the inside of something looks like
  5. moving apart
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. large area of land on earths outer layer
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor
  9. a sudden shaking of earth's surface
Down
  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. any of the many processes where gas, lava, and ash are pushed out of the surface of the earth
  3. an underwater mountain formed when two plates move apart
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. examine something
  6. how often or fast something happens

15 Clues: moving apart • examine something • earths outermost layer • moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of earth's surface • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath • large area of land on earths outer layer • a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor • one of the earths very large sections of land • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by Harry Hess
  2. when the supercontinent began breaking into smaller continents to their present location
  3. average amount of seafloor spreading that happens
  4. occurs when igneous rocks melt over a temp range
  5. a boundary which when two plates move together resulting in oceanic lithosphere being thrust beneath an overriding plates
Down
  1. deep canyon like structure
  2. Volcanos grow up from the ______ instead upon a continental platfrom.
  3. fixed geographic positions and were ancient
  4. A boundary in which two plates move apart resulting in a upwelling of material from the mantle to create a new sea floor
  5. supercontinent containing all of the existing continents
  6. _____ were formed when India "rammed" into Asia
  7. Heat is continuously flowing outward from Earth's interior, causing convection in the _____.
  8. another name for the upwelling of material from the mantle to create new seafloor
  9. a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
  10. also equals low angle of descent

15 Clues: deep canyon like structure • also equals low angle of descent • fixed geographic positions and were ancient • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • _____ were formed when India "rammed" into Asia • occurs when igneous rocks melt over a temp range • average amount of seafloor spreading that happens • a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by Harry Hess • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths crust located under the ocean
  2. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  3. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
  4. hypothesis that says continents look like they fit together like a puzzle; Ancient Fossils of the same land animals have been found on different continents across oceans; glacier evidence shows that the continents have drifted; Age of the rock on the ocean floor shows that the sea floor is spreading.
  5. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  6. Earth's outermost layer.
  7. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where sea floor spreading occurs.
  3. the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  4. a tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other; Can cause mountain building or abduction depending on converging plate types; folded mountains.
  5. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  6. Plate Boundary formed between two tectonic plates as they separate and move apart at this border; forms a rift valley or mid-ocean ridge.
  7. A super continent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions and increases risk of earthquakes.

15 Clues: Earth's outermost layer. • earths crust located under the ocean • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of Earth that is VERY hot, made of metal, solid
  2. Geologic feature that made when plates collide; cool at the top; many people climb them
  3. Part of the crust that is older, less dense, and thicker
  4. Plates sliding past each other
  5. Geologic feature where magma rises to the surface of Earth
  6. Plates coming together
  7. Plates pulling apart
  8. Geologic feature that forms from a subduction zone; term for type of warfare in WWI
Down
  1. Portion of the crust that slowly moves and shifts
  2. Layer of Earth with convection currents, semi solid
  3. Molten rock
  4. What Earth formed from in the solar system, specifically gas and dust; term for extra food
  5. Part of the crust that is younger, more dense, and thinner
  6. Layer of Earth that is made of rocks and is cool
  7. Process by which Earth separated into layer based on density long ago

15 Clues: Molten rock • Plates pulling apart • Plates coming together • Plates sliding past each other • Layer of Earth that is made of rocks and is cool • Portion of the crust that slowly moves and shifts • Layer of Earth with convection currents, semi solid • Layer of Earth that is VERY hot, made of metal, solid • Part of the crust that is older, less dense, and thicker • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2024-02-20

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  2. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding away from one another
  4. the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations
  5. the rising of regions of the Earth’s crust to higher elevations
  6. the hypothesis that states that continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  7. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core
Down
  1. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth’s outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  4. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  6. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  7. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  8. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

15 Clues: the central part of the Earth below the mantle • the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations • the rising of regions of the Earth’s crust to higher elevations • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-04-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates moving past each other in horizontal motion- called a __ boundary.
  2. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
  3. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  4. Massive slabs of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)
  5. The theory proposed in 1912 (Wegner's Continental __)
  6. Produced from the melted rock deep in the subduction zone.
  7. Two plates colliding together called a __ boundary.
Down
  1. An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
  2. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  3. The process, condition, or result of being covered by glaciers or ice sheets.
  4. The Super-continent on Earth 200 million years ago
  5. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  6. Two plates moving apart is called a __ boundary.
  7. The motion involved in a transform boundary.
  8. The title someone who holds while professionally studying plate tectonics

15 Clues: The motion involved in a transform boundary. • Two plates moving apart is called a __ boundary. • The Super-continent on Earth 200 million years ago • Two plates colliding together called a __ boundary. • The theory proposed in 1912 (Wegner's Continental __) • Produced from the melted rock deep in the subduction zone. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that moves toward each other.
  2. really hot.
  3. something that shakes and can cause damage.
  4. the outermost shell.
  5. a rock that erupts.
  6. split apart from each other.
  7. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere
  8. where magma is hotter than surrounding magma.
Down
  1. mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. tall and pointy.
  3. a tool that is used for earthquakes.
  4. the rapid back-and-forth motion of a physical object
  5. a plate that causes friction.
  6. something that moves apart.
  7. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust.

15 Clues: really hot. • tall and pointy. • a rock that erupts. • the outermost shell. • something that moves apart. • split apart from each other. • a plate that causes friction. • a tool that is used for earthquakes. • mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • something that moves toward each other. • something that shakes and can cause damage. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a deep canyon on the ocean floor
  2. name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. valley, a deep valley where two plates move apart
  4. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  5. drift, Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  6. currents, cause the plates to move between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
Down
  1. Wegener, German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912
  2. boundary, a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. thickest layer of the Earth, consists of two layers-the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. the layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. boundary, a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. a soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  7. core, dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  8. a break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  9. core, layer of molten iron and nickel that surround the inner core of the Earth

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  4. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  5. Thickest layer of the Earth
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
Down
  1. causes the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

15 Clues: Thickest layer of the Earth • 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 • The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago • ...

plate tectonic 2022-08-17

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench, depression in the ocean floor
  2. crust that is heavier than the continental
  3. a volcano that has secondary cone
  4. magma reaches the earth surface
  5. a broad base volcano with gentle sloping sides
  6. opening of the earth's surface
  7. plates boundary that will not create volcano
  8. boundary , the place where two plates meet
  9. A very beautiful composite volcano at the summit covered by ice found in Japan
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  1. located in the middle of the earth
  2. lava that is thin
  3. current, reason for plates to move
  4. lava that cools and solidifies quickly
  5. earth's crust which float on magma in the mantle
  6. ridge, underwater mountain

15 Clues: lava that is thin • ridge, underwater mountain • opening of the earth's surface • magma reaches the earth surface • a volcano that has secondary cone • located in the middle of the earth • current, reason for plates to move • trench, depression in the ocean floor • lava that cools and solidifies quickly • crust that is heavier than the continental • ...

plate tectonics 2022-11-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. intense shaking of Earth’s surface
  2. arupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  3. the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  5. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
  6. The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle.♦
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  1. the layer of earth's crust under the lithosphere
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side the formation of new areas
  4. a terrestrial or inner planet consisting of a thin outer crust, an intermediate mantle, and a dense inner core
  5. heated molten rock beneath the surface
  6. the solid, outer part of the Earth
  7. also called pallium, plural pallia, or palliums, in biology, soft covering, formed from the body wall, of brachiopods and mollusks; also, the fleshy outer covering, sometimes strengthened by calcified plates, of barnacles
  8. the physics of the earth.
  9. an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock

15 Clues: the physics of the earth. • intense shaking of Earth’s surface • the solid, outer part of the Earth • heated molten rock beneath the surface • the layer of earth's crust under the lithosphere • The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle.♦ • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...

plate tectonic 2022-11-17

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. an area in which a plate is being bent under an other
  2. a dropped zone were to plates move apart
  3. the point of origin of an earthquake
  4. A ___ Boundary is where two plates move together
  5. a(n)____is when to plates collide causing the ground to shake
  6. the theory that continents shift positions over time
  7. small earthquakes that occur after a large one.
  8. Mountains that launch lava and other nasty things
  9. any instrument used for measuring earthquakes.
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  1. A ___ Boundary is where two plates move apart
  2. a(n)______ flow is a fast moving flow of lava and other nasty things
  3. a large wave created by an earthquake
  4. the point that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  5. A ___ Boundary is where two plates slide past each other
  6. large chunk of the lithosphere

15 Clues: large chunk of the lithosphere • the point of origin of an earthquake • a large wave created by an earthquake • a dropped zone were to plates move apart • A ___ Boundary is where two plates move apart • any instrument used for measuring earthquakes. • small earthquakes that occur after a large one. • A ___ Boundary is where two plates move together • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, _______ rock.
  2. Earth’s plates move on top of a soft, solid layer of rock called the ________.
  3. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  4. The place where two plates meet
  5. At _________ plate boundaries, one plate moves underneath the other plate and sinks into the mantle.
  6. Evidence of life from the past
  7. A sudden shaking of Earth's crust
  8. The plates of Earth’s outer layer ______.
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  1. Earth’s outer layer is divided into sections called ________.
  2. An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. Geologists look for ________ in landforms and in geologic events in order to better understand Earth.
  4. Earth’s plates travel at a rate too _______ to be experienced by humans.
  5. At _________ plate boundaries, rock rises from the mantle and hardens, adding new solid rock to the edges of both plates
  6. It takes a _______ time for Earth’s plates to travel great distances.
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

15 Clues: Evidence of life from the past • The place where two plates meet • A sudden shaking of Earth's crust • The plates of Earth’s outer layer ______. • Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, _______ rock. • Earth’s outer layer is divided into sections called ________. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Boundary type of plates simply passing by eachother
  2. The Earth's crust is made up of these
  3. Below the first layer of earth under the plates
  4. A thin boundary type, usually created when crust subducts thinner crust underneath it
  5. a horseshoe shaped region around the pacific ocean which experiences some of the most seismic and volcanic activity in the world
  6. a boundary type where plates move in the opposite directions at different speeds
  7. last name of the german scientist well known for the theory of plate tectonics
  8. molten rock beneath the earth's crust
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  1. A boundary type that occurs when two plates move away from eachother
  2. The result of two plates grinding against eachother creating seismic activity
  3. A lithosphere type with water above it
  4. The result of two plates grinding against eachother or moving away, causes earthquakes and erupts lava
  5. a process of creating mountains
  6. Rigid outermost rocky layer
  7. A solid lithosphere type

15 Clues: A solid lithosphere type • Rigid outermost rocky layer • a process of creating mountains • The Earth's crust is made up of these • molten rock beneath the earth's crust • A lithosphere type with water above it • Below the first layer of earth under the plates • Boundary type of plates simply passing by eachother • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-07-24

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Theory that explains why continents are slowly drifting apart.
  2. Large, rigid pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move over the mantle.
  3. The theory that Earth’s crust is split into slow-moving sections.
  4. The boundary where two plates slide past one another horizontally.
  5. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
  6. The ancient supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor formed by subduction.
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  1. A chain of underwater mountains formed at divergent boundaries.
  2. A rapid shaking of Earth’s crust, often along plate boundaries.
  3. Name for when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. Mountains formed primarily where two continental plates collide.
  5. What convection currents in the mantle help to move.
  6. The solid outermost layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface; found in the mantle.
  8. Deep cracks in Earth’s surface where plates meet and earthquakes can occur.

15 Clues: What convection currents in the mantle help to move. • The ancient supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface; found in the mantle. • A deep valley along the ocean floor formed by subduction. • Name for when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Theory that explains why continents are slowly drifting apart. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-09-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  3. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin
  4. A type of boundary where two plates slide past each othe
  5. The type of boundary where two plates collide
  6. Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact
  7. What type of rock is created under high pressure and temperature
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  1. The process by which new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridge
  2. Seafloor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by...
  3. the movement of sediment from one location to another
  4. the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
  5. The shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  6. What type of rock is formed from cooled magma?
  7. What is it called when one plate goes under another
  8. What supercontinent existed about 300 million years ago?

15 Clues: The type of boundary where two plates collide • What type of rock is formed from cooled magma? • What is it called when one plate goes under another • the movement of sediment from one location to another • A type of boundary where two plates slide past each othe • What supercontinent existed about 300 million years ago? • ...

earth crossword puzzle 2015-02-18

earth crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. name of the big continent that existed a millions of years ago.
  2. occurs from transform boundary.
  3. made out of liquid solid metal.
  4. boundary where two plates collide.
  5. the type of plate that we live on.
  6. forms with the crust, ocean and continents lay on top of.
  7. occurs in the deep ocean trench.
  8. the layer of the earth that we live on.
  9. section of mantle that is soft, bends like plastic.
  10. transfer of heat through two materials touching.
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  1. (another name for lower mantle) solid piece below the mesosphere.
  2. name of when the lithosphere is broken into separate sections.
  3. transfer of heat without direct contact.
  4. transfer of heat through currents.
  5. section of the lithosphere.
  6. center of the earth.
  7. boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  8. boundary where two plates go separate ways.

18 Clues: center of the earth. • section of the lithosphere. • occurs from transform boundary. • made out of liquid solid metal. • occurs in the deep ocean trench. • boundary where two plates collide. • transfer of heat through currents. • the type of plate that we live on. • the layer of the earth that we live on. • transfer of heat without direct contact. • ...

Facts about earthquake 2022-06-26

Facts about earthquake crossword puzzle
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  1. structure that can withstand hazard
  2. the largest ocean in the world
  3. a thin shell on the outside of Earth
  4. areas around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common
  5. the oceanic crust that collides with South American Plate
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  1. sudden shaking of land
  2. a scale that measure the amount of energy released
  3. layer lies below the lithosphere, and the rocks are in plastic state
  4. the unit that reflect the amount of energy released at the focus
  5. when two plates collide, the denser plate sink below the lighter plate
  6. Series of big waves caused by the vertical movement of seafloor
  7. waves of energy released during the violent plate movements
  8. The point on the surface which directly above the focus

13 Clues: sudden shaking of land • the largest ocean in the world • structure that can withstand hazard • a thin shell on the outside of Earth • a scale that measure the amount of energy released • The point on the surface which directly above the focus • the oceanic crust that collides with South American Plate • waves of energy released during the violent plate movements • ...