plate Crossword Puzzles
Plate Tectonics 2013-11-19
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- Boundary between 2 plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- Slated rock layers
- Sequence of rock layers
- Boundary between 2 plates that push into each other.
- Missing sequence of parallel rocks
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- The transfer of heat due to the movement of particles
- The inner-most layer of the Earth.
- The middle layer of the Earth.
- Break in the Earth's crust
- Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface
- Outermost layer of the Earth.
- Bending rock layers
- Boundary between 2 plates that are moving away from each other.
- Molten rock squeezing into existing ones
- The lower-middle layer of the Earth.
15 Clues: Slated rock layers • Bending rock layers • Sequence of rock layers • Break in the Earth's crust • Outermost layer of the Earth. • The middle layer of the Earth. • The inner-most layer of the Earth. • Missing sequence of parallel rocks • The lower-middle layer of the Earth. • Molten rock squeezing into existing ones • Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface • ...
Plate boundaries 2015-04-25
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- Where tectonic plates move away from each other
- Molten rock mixed with hot gas
- Occurs when a lot of pressure builds up and is released when the crust shifts
- The spot on the fault where the pressure first releases
- Where tectonic plates collide with each other
- Supply of magma
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- A scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
- The spot on the earth's surface directly above the hypocenter
- Where tectonic plates slide pass each other
- Was originally magma under the earth's surface
- A supercontinent that was formed approximately 300 million years ago
- An unpredictable earthquake that occurs shortly after the big seismic events
- An underwater volcano
- A type of volcano that hasn't erupted for a long time
- Openings in the ground that release energy from beneath the Earth
15 Clues: Supply of magma • An underwater volcano • Molten rock mixed with hot gas • Where tectonic plates slide pass each other • Where tectonic plates collide with each other • Was originally magma under the earth's surface • Where tectonic plates move away from each other • A scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake • ...
Plate Tectonics 2015-02-21
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- The middle layer of the earth
- Outermost shell of a rocky planet
- One of the major plates
- Where two plates are colliding.
- Outermost shell of the planet
- A mixture of molten or semi-molten rock.
- The movement of a physical quantity because of the movement of the matter.
- Where two plates are moving apart.
- A large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area
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- Concerned with the processes which control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust, and its evolution through time.
- A type of excavation or depression in the ground that is generally deeper than it is wide
- The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
- A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock
- A rupture on the crust
- Where plates slide passed each other.
15 Clues: A rupture on the crust • One of the major plates • The middle layer of the earth • Outermost shell of the planet • Where two plates are colliding. • Outermost shell of a rocky planet • Where two plates are moving apart. • Where plates slide passed each other. • A mixture of molten or semi-molten rock. • A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock • ...
Plate Tectonics 2020-01-15
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- Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
- These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation.
- (TWO words, no spaces) Scientists believe these are occuring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plates.
- (THREE words, no spaces) These form in the ocean at subduction zones when two plates converge under water.
- (THREE Words, no spaces) These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new ocean crust is formed.
- (TWO WORDS, no spaces) Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move on the asthenosphere.
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- The process when one tectonic plate moves underneath the other.
- Type of plate boundary where two plates collide.
- (TWO words, no spaces) This forms ON LAND at divergent plate boundaries. There is a FAMOUS one in Eastern Africa.
- (THREE Words) Process that happens at divergent oceanic boundaries when new oceanic crust is created.
- (TWO WORDS, no spaces) The name of Alfred Wegner's theory that continents were once joined as one large, single land mass.
- The name of the breaks that are along a transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a FAMOUS ONE in California.
- (Last Name Only) Scientist that proposed Earth's continets were once joined together in a single land mass.
- Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart.
- The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago.
15 Clues: Type of plate boundary where two plates collide. • The process when one tectonic plate moves underneath the other. • Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart. • The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago. • These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation. • ...
Plate Boundaries 2021-04-01
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- to plates move together
- plate sinks below
- two oceanic crust diverge
- new ocean floor created
- sea flor spreading
- coming together
- two continental crust diverge
- earthquakes cause them
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- to continental plates collide
- when two plates converge
- crust a thin layer of crust that under lines the basins
- moving apart
- two continental crust collide
- a long chain of volcanoes
- 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 • ...
Dead plate 2024-04-24
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- Where does the events take place?
- What is Rody?
- What happens to the food Rody tries to reheat?
- What did the rat become?
- What part of the cook's body got burned from Vince?
- What is Rody (the reason Manon broke up w him)
- What type of game is Dead plate?
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- What genre is the game?
- What is Vince?
- Vince's favorite food
- What part of Rody is missing after End 3?
- What can't Vince do?
- What did Vince become after End 4?
- What is Manon?
- the sixties When do the events happen?
15 Clues: What is Rody? • What is Vince? • What is Manon? • What can't Vince do? • Vince's favorite food • What genre is the game? • What did the rat become? • What type of game is Dead plate? • Where does the events take place? • What did Vince become after End 4? • the sixties When do the events happen? • What part of Rody is missing after End 3? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-05
17 Clues: - Ice • Drift • - Tall • tectonics • - hot lava • - Friction • - Move away • - hard, round • - Move towards • - orbits the sun • - Thing you eat on • - part of the crust • - Study of the earth • - movement of the earth • - hot liquid in the mantle layer • - top layer of the earth’s crust • - mostly solid bulk of the Earth’s interior
plate motion 2023-03-01
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- earths outermost layer
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath
- one of the earths very large sections of land
- a diagram to show what the inside of something looks like
- moving apart
- moving toward the same place
- large area of land on earths outer layer
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor
- a sudden shaking of earth's surface
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- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- any of the many processes where gas, lava, and ash are pushed out of the surface of the earth
- an underwater mountain formed when two plates move apart
- the place where two plates meet
- examine something
- 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 boundaries 2021-11-02
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- plates moving laterally
- movement of continents
- less dense but bigger
- containing crust and upper mantle
- all continents together
- crust going under crust
- founder of continental drift theory
- plates moving away from each other
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- with and without subduction
- underwater mountains
- cooled magma moving ocean crust
- black smoke and heated water
- how the continents move
- subduction against continent plate
- more dense but smaller
15 Clues: underwater mountains • less dense but bigger • movement of continents • more dense but smaller • plates moving laterally • how the continents move • all continents together • crust going under crust • with and without subduction • black smoke and heated water • cooled magma moving ocean crust • containing crust and upper mantle • subduction against continent plate • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-10-19
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- Is the line created by the intersection between any planar surface
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- Are faults that havent had a record but may still generate an earthquake
- A slow type of fault movement
- Are faults that may continue to cause earthquakes
- A series of associated faults spread over an area
- The force applied to rocks
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- When shearing and compression or tension combine
- Is formed when rocks are compressed
- May be a normal or reverse fault
- They are forced to move in parallel but opposite direction
- It slips in the direction of the strike
- Long, narrow, and steep sided on ocean floors
- A fracture or break in Earth's crust
- Forms an angle of dip that is less than 45°
15 Clues: The force applied to rocks • A slow type of fault movement • May be a normal or reverse fault • Is formed when rocks are compressed • A fracture or break in Earth's crust • It slips in the direction of the strike • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • Forms an angle of dip that is less than 45° • Long, narrow, and steep sided on ocean floors • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
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- A thin spot in the crust where magma forms a plume which allows volcanoes to form
- A circular cycle in the mantle with hotter material rising and cooler material sinking
- Type of boundary where two plates move alongside each other
- Type of boundary where two plates move apart
- Type of metamorphic rock that is formed from immense pressure
- An area where two plates meet in a convergent boundary and one plate goes underneath the other plate.
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- Type of rock formed by heat and pressure
- Type of metamorphic rock that is formed by heat yet it doesn't melt
- Layers in metamorphic rock
- Type of rock formed by magma cooling
- An area where magma from the mantle escapes through the ground
- Layers in sedimentary rock
- The process where rocks are formed and recycled
- Type of rock formed by cementation of sediments
- 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 2021-12-10
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- what boundary make mid-ocean ridges?
- what is a violent shaking in the ground?
- what rock is made from cooling magma outside of the volcano?
- what boundary makes earthquakes?
- what did Harry Hess find?
- what is a underwater mountain range?
- What rock is made under intense heat and pressure?
- what is a crack in the crust where magma flows?
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- what igneous rock is made in the volcano?
- what rock is made from sediments?
- what is melted rock in the groud?
- what boundary makes mountains?
- what did Alfred Wegener find?
- when the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate?
- melted rock above the group
15 Clues: what did Harry Hess find? • melted rock above the group • what did Alfred Wegener find? • what boundary makes mountains? • what boundary makes earthquakes? • what rock is made from sediments? • what is melted rock in the groud? • what boundary make mid-ocean ridges? • what is a underwater mountain range? • what is a violent shaking in the ground? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-03-13
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- Process where one plate moves under another.
- Mountain formed by eruptions of magma.
- Deep valley on the ocean floor at a subduction zone.
- Shaking of the ground caused by plate movement.
- Rigid outer layer of Earth, made of tectonic plates.
- Boundary where two plates move apart.
- Ancient supercontinent that broke apart over time.
- Boundary where two plates slide past each other.
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- Underwater mountain chain formed by plate movement.
- Layer of Earth beneath the crust, made of hot rock.
- Boundary where two plates collide.
- Landform created by a divergent boundary on land.
- Crack in Earth's surface where movement occurs.
- Semi-fluid layer on which tectonic plates move.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
15 Clues: Boundary where two plates collide. • Boundary where two plates move apart. • Mountain formed by eruptions of magma. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • Process where one plate moves under another. • Crack in Earth's surface where movement occurs. • Shaking of the ground caused by plate movement. • Semi-fluid layer on which tectonic plates move. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06
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- magma when it reaches the surface
- rising hot mantle material and sinking colder material
- when two plates pull apart from each other
- vents where lava erupt onto the Earth's surface
- where two or more plates meet
- A cloud formed from tiny ash particles and gases blasted from the volcano
- the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
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- a super continent
- molten rock that is formed in very hot conditions inside the earth
- when two plates slide past each other horizontally
- a large section of Earth's crust
- a large wave that is caused by a earthquake
- when one plate moves under another
- outpourings of molten rock from a vent onto Earth's surface during an effusive volcanic eruption
- the second layer in the earth
15 Clues: a super continent • the second layer in the earth • where two or more plates meet • a large section of Earth's crust • magma when it reaches the surface • when one plate moves under another • when two plates pull apart from each other • a large wave that is caused by a earthquake • vents where lava erupt onto the Earth's surface • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-05-11
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- Is a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
- Is the process that occurs when two tectonic plates meet at convergent boundaries.
- The solid outer part of the Earth.
- A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
- A horseshoe-shaped zone of intense seismic and volcanic activity that traces the boundaries of the pacific plate.
- Formed where two tectonic plats pass laterally by one another.
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- Internal structure which includes crust, mantle and core.
- Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere.
- Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates.
- Occurs when two tectonic plates move apart, creating a crack that fills with magma and forms new crust.
- A linear lowland region created by tectonic plates pulling apart.
- An area on earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
- A portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid.
- The formation of new areas of oceanic crust.
- Processes that destroy landforms.
15 Clues: Processes that destroy landforms. • The solid outer part of the Earth. • The formation of new areas of oceanic crust. • Internal structure which includes crust, mantle and core. • Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere. • Formed where two tectonic plats pass laterally by one another. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-25
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- Moving together
- Mountain range made by continental continental convergence
- Movement of heat in solids or liquids
- More Dense crust
- Occur at all types of plate boundaries
- Mountain range made by oceanic continental convergence
- Place continent is splitting apart
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- One plate being pushed under another
- Less dense crust
- Moving side to side
- Form at divergent boundaries and subduction zones
- Forms in ocean at subduction zone
- Made up of oceanic, and continental,crust and upper mantle
- Moving apart
- A push or a pull
15 Clues: Moving apart • Moving together • Less dense crust • A push or a pull • More Dense crust • Moving side to side • Forms in ocean at subduction zone • Place continent is splitting apart • One plate being pushed under another • Movement of heat in solids or liquids • Occur at all types of plate boundaries • Form at divergent boundaries and subduction zones • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-10-21
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- The outermost layer of the core
- When two plated slide past each other
- When two plates move away from each other
- Created the theory of Continental drift
- They can move past into and away from this
- Alfred Wegener created a theory for these
- The continents were called this when they were still together
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- When two plates Come together
- he movement caused when the heat from magma causes a current to form
- Two plates can do this when the come together
- Thinnest layer of the Earth
- The inside of the earth has this inside
- Thickest layer of the earth
- The innermost layer of the core
- These form when two plates move apart
15 Clues: Thinnest layer of the Earth • Thickest layer of the earth • When two plates Come together • The outermost layer of the core • The innermost layer of the core • When two plated slide past each other • These form when two plates move apart • The inside of the earth has this inside • Created the theory of Continental drift • When two plates move away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-20
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- Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
- theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
- A deep valley where two plates move apart
- alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
- the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- A deep canyon on the ocean floor
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
- Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
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- A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it in different directions
- A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
- the name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
15 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-20
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- two plates slide past each other
- Most recent supercontinent
- liquid iron/nickel; Earth's magnetic field
- 2 plates meet;one crushed under the other
- outermost shell of Earth's layers. Thinnest layer.
- two plates move away from each other
- magma upwells from underground
- underwater ridge between major plates
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- Theory:Earth divided into moving plates
- where two plates meet
- hottest layer; dense ball of iron and nickel.
- thickest layer of lava under Earth's crust
- movement of plates on Earth's surface
- Hot "semi fluid" below Earth's crust.
- Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust.
15 Clues: where two plates meet • Most recent supercontinent • magma upwells from underground • two plates slide past each other • two plates move away from each other • movement of plates on Earth's surface • Hot "semi fluid" below Earth's crust. • underwater ridge between major plates • Theory:Earth divided into moving plates • 2 plates meet;one crushed under the other • ...
Plate Techtonics 2023-01-13
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- A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- A deep canyon on the ocean floor
- German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912
- A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
- the thickest layer of the earth
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
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- A deep valley where two plates move apart
- The name of the single landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
- What happens when two plates rub together.
- Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
15 Clues: the thickest layer of the earth • A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • What happens when two plates rub together. • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-24
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- A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
- Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
- Thickest layer of the Earth
- A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere
- a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
- The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago
- A deep canyon on the ocean floor
- German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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- the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
- The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
- a deep valley where two plates move apart
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
15 Clues: Thickest layer of the Earth • A deep canyon on the ocean floor • a deep valley where two plates move apart • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
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- When igneous rock cools above ground
- Is created from a subduction zone
- Where two oceanic plates collide and fold
- Igneous rock that cools underground
- Melted rock inside the earth
- The outermost layer of the earth
- When two continental plates collide and fold
- The heat source that's in the center of earth
- The boundary that a mid-ocean ridge occurs
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- What occurs at a convergent boundary
- can be made by a transform boundary
- the layer in which the mantle is in
- What occurs at a transform boundary
- Melted rock that has erupted from a volcano
- 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 2021-12-09
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- what is melted Rock which stays under the earths surface called?
- What are the slabs of rock which ride on convection currents called?
- what is the theory that the continents are moving with 6 pieces of evidence supporting it?
- what is the theory that new crust is formed at ridges in the ocean floor?
- What plate boundary is the main cause of sea floor spreading?
- what happens when an ocean plate and Continental plate converge?
- what is the middle part of the mantle which also holds the convection currents called?
- what is formed from magma getting stuck in the crust? this also erupts.
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- Which plate boundary causes mountains to form?
- what are the currents of which the plates themselves ride on?
- What is formed when 2 continental plates collide into each other?
- Which layer are the plates composed of?
- what is a major sign subduction is happening and is found in the ocean?
- what theory combines both theories of Sea floor spreading and continental drift, showing how the plates move and the different ways they do it?
- what is melted rock which is on top of the earths surface called?
15 Clues: Which layer are the plates composed of? • Which plate boundary causes mountains to form? • what are the currents of which the plates themselves ride on? • What plate boundary is the main cause of sea floor spreading? • what is melted Rock which stays under the earths surface called? • what happens when an ocean plate and Continental plate converge? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10
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- the idea that the continents were once one giant super continent
- Shaking of the ground
- Two plates coming together
- Two plates sliding past each other
- A rock type formed from sediment
- an opening in the earth's crust that erupts lava
- the outermost layer of Earth
- Two plates coming apart
- solid iron and nickel
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- the hardest part in the earth's interior
- formation of oceanic crust
- heat transferring by the movement of liquid or gasses
- a rock type changed by heat and pressure
- a rock type made by cooled magma
- liquid iron and nickel
15 Clues: Shaking of the ground • solid iron and nickel • liquid iron and nickel • Two plates coming apart • formation of oceanic crust • Two plates coming together • 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
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- plates move very
- what rises up from a volcanic eruption
- when magma cools it is called
- a convergent boundary is where two plates
- what is the name of the super continent earth had 225 million years ago
- when two plates move alongside each other what occurs
- hot material rises because it is less
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- at what plate boundary to oceanic trenches form
- what land form happens where plates subduct
- plates can vary in shapes and
- What is the process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock
- where do plates rest
- the earths surface is made up of
- when plates move earths surface
- divergent plate boundaries pull
15 Clues: plates move very • where do plates rest • plates can vary in shapes and • when magma cools it is called • when plates move earths surface • divergent plate boundaries pull • the earths surface is made up of • hot material rises because it is less • what rises up from a volcanic eruption • a convergent boundary is where two plates • what land form happens where plates subduct • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2021-12-10
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- A convergent boundary is where two plates___
- At what plate boundary do oceanic trenches form?
- What rises up from a volcanic eruption?
- Divergent plate boundaries pull ___
- Hot material rises because it is less ___
- When plates move, earths surface ___
- When magma cools it turns into ___
- Plates can vary in shapes and ___
- Plates move very ___
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- What land form happens where plates subduct?
- When two plates move alongside each other what occurs?
- What is the process in which water, wind, and heat break down rock?
- The earths surface is made up of ___
- What is the name of the super continent earth had 225 million years ago?
- Where do plates rest?
15 Clues: Plates move very ___ • Where do plates rest? • Plates can vary in shapes and ___ • When magma cools it turns into ___ • Divergent plate boundaries pull ___ • The earths surface is made up of ___ • When plates move, earths surface ___ • What rises up from a volcanic eruption? • Hot material rises because it is less ___ • What land form happens where plates subduct? • ...
Plate tectonics 2021-12-10
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- what igneous rock is made in a volcano?
- What rock is made under intense heat and pressure?
- what rock is made from cooling magma outside of the volcano?
- what boundary makes earthquakes?
- what is a violent shaking in the ground?
- what is a underwater mountain range?
- what did Harry Hess find?
- what did Alfred Wegener find?
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- when the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate?
- what rock is made from sediments?
- what boundary makes mountains?
- what is a crack in the crust where magma flows?
- what is melted rock in the ground?
- melted rock above the ground
- what boundary make mid-ocean ridges?
15 Clues: what did Harry Hess find? • melted rock above the ground • what did Alfred Wegener find? • what boundary makes mountains? • what boundary makes earthquakes? • what rock is made from sediments? • what is melted rock in the ground? • what is a underwater mountain range? • what boundary make mid-ocean ridges? • what igneous rock is made in a volcano? • ...
plate tectonic 2022-03-21
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- the prosses of where crust pushes downword into the mantle
- used to discribe
- plates slowly move apart of each other
- a large part of earthes crust that slowly moves
- was the first scientific case to support the theory of Continental drift
- where the crusts move sidways past each other
- bottom mountain ranges split down the middle by a deep crack
- are slowly collide together
- movment of oceans floor
- the uppermost solid part of the earths crust
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- circular patterns in magma
- a type of plant boundary where the
- v-shaped valleys that are the deepest part of ocean
- the branch of geology that deals with the movment that shapes the earths crust
- another name for the deep crack
15 Clues: used to discribe • movment of oceans floor • circular patterns in magma • are slowly collide together • another name for the deep crack • a type of plant boundary where the • plates slowly move apart of each other • the uppermost solid part of the earths crust • where the crusts move sidways past each other • a large part of earthes crust that slowly moves • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-04-07
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- split between 2 plates that used to be 1
- weaker part of mantle, flows beneath the lithosphere
- straight above the center/focus of an earthquake
- type of plates that move towards each other
- creates new seafloor and develops along well developed plate boundaries
- amount of force to an area
- type of plates that grind/slide past each other
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- area of the fracturing of rocks because of stress put on them
- strong layer formed from the earths crust and uppermost mantle
- the study of past direction and intensity of magnetic fields
- Pangaea is breaking apart and the pieces are drifting to where they are now
- when plates converge and one is pushed under the other
- type of plates that move away from each other
- boundary between plates
- the result of a hypothesis, and idea
15 Clues: boundary between plates • amount of force to an area • the result of a hypothesis, and idea • split between 2 plates that used to be 1 • type of plates that move towards each other • type of plates that move away from each other • type of plates that grind/slide past each other • straight above the center/focus of an earthquake • ...
Plate Tectonic 2013-10-09
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- a region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typically by the ocenicc riges
- a boundary in which 2 plates slide past eachhothere withoutncreating or destroying lithosphere
- The proposed super continent that 200 million years ago began to break and form the present landform
- sometimes show themselves on earths surface as hot spots amd volcanos
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma which rises to earths surface
- is thought to be the primary downward arm of convective flow
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- a magnetic field oppsite to that which esist at present
- the motion of matter resultiing from convection
- a hypothesis that origianly proposed that the continents had once been joined to become a super continent that broke and drifted.
- a boundary in which 2 plats move together.
- the naual remnant magnetism in rock bodies the permanent magneization acquired b rock that can be used to determine location of magnetic poles.
- the theory that proposes that earts outer shell consist of indivisual plates that interact in various was
- a magnetic field that is the same as that which is at prevent
- causes oceanic lithospher to slide down the sides of the oceanic ridge
- 1 of numerous rigid sections of lithosphere that moves as a unit over the material of the asthenoshpere
15 Clues: a boundary in which 2 plats move together. • the motion of matter resultiing from convection • a magnetic field oppsite to that which esist at present • is thought to be the primary downward arm of convective flow • a magnetic field that is the same as that which is at prevent • sometimes show themselves on earths surface as hot spots amd volcanos • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25
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- The movement of tectonic plates which then causes the ground to rapidly move in a wave motion.
- The molten rock under the earths surface.
- A deep trench in the ocean that goes much further than the bottom of the sea floor.
- When continents drift around the ocean after separating.
- The crust that is formed on the sea floor.
- A theory that the Earth has cracked and split into many different pieces the move around.
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- Molten rock that has erupted into the earths surface.
- An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake.
- When new crusts form, spreading outwards around the ocean ridges.
- When the continents break of and float around the sea.
- The shaking, wave motion movement on the ground when an earthquake happens.
- The point of the earths surface straight above the focus of an earthquake.
- A places where hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface.
- The crust is sinking down into the earth.
- A huge wave that occurs from an earthquake on the sea floor.
15 Clues: The molten rock under the earths surface. • The crust is sinking down into the earth. • The crust that is formed on the sea floor. • Molten rock that has erupted into the earths surface. • When the continents break of and float around the sea. • When continents drift around the ocean after separating. • A huge wave that occurs from an earthquake on the sea floor. • ...
plate tectonics 2014-11-25
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- trench: a long narrow depression in the sea bed marking subduction zones and marks the plate boundary's.
- crust: the outer layer of the earths surface.
- when two tectonic plates rub together shaking the ground above or around.
- the side ways and downwards movement of the earths crust.
- wave: an elastic wave caused by earth quakes.
- spreading: when new oceanic crust id formed from volcanic activity the crust then gradually moves away from the ridge.
- forms fissures or breaks
- molten rock that is stored below the earth that is realised during eruptions.
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- tectonics:
- drift: is the movement of the continents across the sea bed
- mountain that realises lava from the earths core.
- an instrument that records earthquakes and there power
- the centre of an earthquake
- a wave caused by subduction and earth quakes.
- crust: the relatively thin part of the ocean floor overlaying the basins
- molten rock below the earths surface.
16 Clues: tectonics: • forms fissures or breaks • the centre of an earthquake • molten rock below the earths surface. • crust: the outer layer of the earths surface. • wave: an elastic wave caused by earth quakes. • a wave caused by subduction and earth quakes. • mountain that realises lava from the earths core. • an instrument that records earthquakes and there power • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2016-08-06
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- A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth.
- This is where two continental plates move apart.
- The second layer of the Earth. It is the biggest and takes up 84 percent of the Earth.
- If two continental plates separate, it will form a _______ after millions of years.
- The layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
- The second to last layer of the Earth. It is a magma like liquid layer that surrounds the Inner Core and creates Earth's magnetic field.
- A geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced down into the mantle.
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- A continental transform fault that extends roughly 800 miles (1,300 km) through California and it is the deadliest translation.
- It is a collision of continental and oceanic plate.
- The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress accumulated along geologic faults or by volcanic activity.
- A method used for locating the epicenter of an earthquake.
- Two plates slide by one another in opposite directions.
- The molten rock material under the Earth's crust.
- The outer layer of the Earth, between the surface and the mantle, which is up to 40 miles deep.
15 Clues: This is where two continental plates move apart. • The molten rock material under the Earth's crust. • It is a collision of continental and oceanic plate. • Two plates slide by one another in opposite directions. • The layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. • A method used for locating the epicenter of an earthquake. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-02-28
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- sits between the asthenosphere and outer core
- shell of hot liquid metal
- pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
- global system of underwater mountains
- grand unifying theory of Earth science
- name of scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
- solid sphere of hot metal
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- warm liquid rock
- hypothesis that states that the continents move slowly over Earth's surface
- name of scientist who proposed the theory of seafloor spreading
- name of fossil found in both Africa and South Africa
- the sinking of the lithosphere into the mantle
- long, deep, steep troughs in the seafloor
- shell of cool and rigid rock
- lies under the lithosphere
15 Clues: warm liquid rock • shell of hot liquid metal • solid sphere of hot metal • lies under the lithosphere • shell of cool and rigid rock • global system of underwater mountains • grand unifying theory of Earth science • long, deep, steep troughs in the seafloor • pieces that the lithosphere is divided into • sits between the asthenosphere and outer core • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-03
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- A result of plates moving in the earth's crust
- The edge in which separates plates
- Plates that separate from each other
- The thinnest layers of the earth
- Plates that move toward each other
- How molten lava escapes the earth's mantle (as a result of tectonic shift)
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- The super continent
- The second innermost layer of the earth
- The layer of the earth that is directly under the plates
- What the core is made of
- The innermost layer of the earth
- What are formed by convergent plates
- What are formed by divergent plates
- When two convergent plates meet, one _____ into the soft, solid rock below.
- The number of continents there are on earth
15 Clues: The super continent • What the core is made of • The innermost layer of the earth • The thinnest layers of the earth • The edge in which separates plates • Plates that move toward each other • What are formed by divergent plates • What are formed by convergent plates • Plates that separate from each other • The second innermost layer of the earth • ...
Plate Motion 2023-02-22
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- When 2 plates slide against each other
- Plates that move toward each other
- Where 2 plates meet
- The thicker layer of rock under the crust
- An opening in the Earth's crust where magma and ash come through
- Formed when the space between 2 divergent plates is filled
- Rocks and minerals on Earth
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- The thin outer layer of the Earth
- Plates that move away from each other
- Landform that is formed when 2 plates move toward each other
- Pieces of Earth's crust that move and shift
- The study of rocks/landforms or the Earth
- A fracture between 2 plates
- Large plume of hot material rising from the mantle
- Molten rock that comes from volcanoes
15 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • A fracture between 2 plates • Rocks and minerals on Earth • The thin outer layer of the Earth • Plates that move toward each other • Plates that move away from each other • Molten rock that comes from volcanoes • When 2 plates slide against each other • The study of rocks/landforms or the Earth • The thicker layer of rock under the crust • ...
Plate Tectonics 2020-10-12
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- the process by which the the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle.
- created the theory of continental drift.
- when pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a ______ ______ forms.
- two plates come together at a _______ boundary
- Scientists used this in the mid 1900's to map the mid-ocean ridges.
- The lithosphere is broken into________,which float on top of the asthenosphere.
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- Alfred Wegener created the theory of ______ drift.
- plates move away from each other at this boundary.
- The crust is ______dense the farther you get from the mid-ocean ridge.
- geologists think the movement of the Earths plates is caused by convection currents in the ______.
- if subduction happens faster than oceanic crust is formed, the ocean will_______
- the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years age.
- used evidence from _______, or ancient organisms preserved in rock to support his hypothesis.
- Molten material lines up in the direction of the poles to form_________ stripes.
- a boundry where plates slip past each other.
15 Clues: created the theory of continental drift. • a boundry where plates slip past each other. • two plates come together at a _______ boundary • Alfred Wegener created the theory of ______ drift. • plates move away from each other at this boundary. • the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years age. • ...
Plate Boundaries 2021-04-01
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- plate sinks below
- to plates move together
- sea flor spreading
- moving apart
- two continental crust collide
- earthquakes cause them
- new ocean floor created
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- two oceanic crust diverge
- coming together
- sliding past each other
- when two plates converge
- to continental plates collide
- two continental crust diverge
- crust a thin layer of crust that under lines the basins
- a long chain of volcanoes
15 Clues: moving apart • coming together • plate sinks below • sea flor spreading • earthquakes cause them • sliding past each other • to plates move together • new ocean floor created • when two plates converge • two oceanic crust diverge • a long chain of volcanoes • two continental crust diverge • two continental crust collide • to continental plates collide • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-04-02
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- divergent when two plates separate
- convergent when two plates come together
- floats on top of the mantle
- where there are rift valleys
- when two plates come together
- Divergent causes earthquakes
- the sideways and downward
- between two divergent plates
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- oceanic upwelling magma
- a thin layer of crust
- convergent
- when two plates slide past
- caused when two convergent plates come together
- when two plates separate
- transform
15 Clues: transform • convergent • a thin layer of crust • oceanic upwelling magma • when two plates separate • the sideways and downward • when two plates slide past • floats on top of the mantle • where there are rift valleys • Divergent causes earthquakes • between two divergent plates • when two plates come together • divergent when two plates separate • ...
Plate Motion 2022-11-22
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- the place where two plates meet
- moving toward the same place
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- a diagram that shows the inside of something
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- moving apart in different directions
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- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- how often or fast something happens
- an underwater mountain range
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor
- a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface
15 Clues: moving toward the same place • an underwater mountain range • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • a sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonic 2022-11-17
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- an area in which a plate is being bent under an other
- a dropped zone were to plates move apart
- the point of origin of an earthquake
- A ___ Boundary is where two plates move together
- a(n)____is when to plates collide causing the ground to shake
- the theory that continents shift positions over time
- small earthquakes that occur after a large one.
- Mountains that launch lava and other nasty things
- any instrument used for measuring earthquakes.
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- A ___ Boundary is where two plates move apart
- a(n)______ flow is a fast moving flow of lava and other nasty things
- a large wave created by an earthquake
- the point that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake
- A ___ Boundary is where two plates slide past each other
- 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 Tectonics 2023-05-15
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- The supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener
- Found at transform boundaries
- The movement in the Earth's mantle that's responsible for plate boundaries
- How new ocean crust is formed
- A boundary where plates move apart from each other
- Formed when an oceanic plate subducts
- The boundary where plates slide against each other
- Formed when two continental crusts moves away from each other
- A theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener
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- Formed when two oceanic plates diverge
- Formed when two oceanic plates collide
- The boundary where plates collide
- Formed when a continental and oceanic plates collide
- The first scientist who proposed the idea of tectonic plates
- Formed when two continental crusts collide into each other
15 Clues: Found at transform boundaries • How new ocean crust is formed • The boundary where plates collide • Formed when an oceanic plate subducts • Formed when two oceanic plates diverge • Formed when two oceanic plates collide • A theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener • The supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener • A boundary where plates move apart from each other • ...
Plate things 2023-11-13
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- Where two plates move parallel to each other
- Where two plates pull away from each other
- The theory that the sea is spreading outwards
- The middle mantle
- Transform boundaries cause this
- When the less-dense plate goes underneath another plate recycling the rock.
- What 2 Divergent continental plates cause
- The crust and upper mantle
- Happens in Convergent boundaries with one of them being an oceanic plate
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- Where two plates collide with each other
- The supercontinent 250 million years ago
- The theory that the plates used to be a big continent
- Where Sea floor spreading occurs
- A mountain made when convergent boundaries collide
- Land caused by Subduction in Ocean/Ocean convergent plates
15 Clues: The middle mantle • The crust and upper mantle • Transform boundaries cause this • Where Sea floor spreading occurs • Where two plates collide with each other • The supercontinent 250 million years ago • What 2 Divergent continental plates cause • Where two plates pull away from each other • Where two plates move parallel to each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-25
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- Liquid magma that reaches Earths surface
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickle
- A volcano that is no longer active
- The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earths surface
- A device that records movements caused by seismic waves
- An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake
- An opening that magma leaves a volcano
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- A break or crack in Earths lithosphere along which the rock moves
- A layer of molten iron and nickle that surrounds the Earth
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earths crust and core
- The layer of rock that forms Earths outer surface
- A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side
- A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake
15 Clues: A volcano that is no longer active • An opening that magma leaves a volcano • A dense sphere of solid iron and nickle • Liquid magma that reaches Earths surface • A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake • The layer of rock that forms Earths outer surface • An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake • A device that records movements caused by seismic waves • ...
Plate Boundaries 2024-03-14
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- Boundary where two plates collide
- Landform found at oceanic divergent boundaries
- When dense oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
- Landform found at a convergent boundary when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate
- The name of the supercontinent when all continents were connected
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- Landform found at a continental divergent boundary (hint: __ valley)
- Landform found at convergent boundary where two oceanic plates meet (hint: volcano islands in a line)
- Boundary where plates slide past each other
- Which type of crust is more dense?
- When two plates separate it is called a ____ boundary
- All of the crust and the upper mantle
- Cracks in Earth's crust where earthquakes occur
- Landform found at convergent boundaries when continent collides into continent
- Molten rock below Earth's surface
- Molten rock above Earth's surface
15 Clues: Boundary where two plates collide • Molten rock below Earth's surface • Molten rock above Earth's surface • Which type of crust is more dense? • All of the crust and the upper mantle • Boundary where plates slide past each other • Landform found at oceanic divergent boundaries • Cracks in Earth's crust where earthquakes occur • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
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- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
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- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- Deepest part of the sea.
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
12 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...
Volcanoes 2025-10-14
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- A sudden explosion of lava and gases from a volcano
- Hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
- The layer of the Earth below the crust
- Process where one tectonic plate sinks under another
- Hot column of mantle rock rising beneath a volcano
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- A type of plate boundary where plates move apart
- A plate boundary where plates collide or push together
- Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface
- Fine particles of rock and volcanic glass ejected during eruptions
- Shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults
- Area around the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes and earthquakes
- Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere
12 Clues: The layer of the Earth below the crust • Hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface • Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart • Hot column of mantle rock rising beneath a volcano • A sudden explosion of lava and gases from a volcano • ...
Set 1 Vocab 2025-04-02
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- A long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another
- plates: massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock, composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
- Spreading: A geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges
- Wegener: He is best known for proposing the theory of continental drift, suggesting that Earth's continents were once joined in a single supercontinent called Pangaea
- Forces: Those that build up or create new landforms
- of Continental Drift: This theory describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
- The view that the continents and oceans have always been generally as they are today
- Boundary: When two plates come together
- a mechanically weak, ductile region of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere
- forces: natural processes that contribute to the continuous change in the Earth's surface topography
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- of Fire: a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
- tectonics: the scientific theory that the Earth's lithosphere is composed of large, moving plates, causing phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building
- Boundary: a type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
- The solid, outer part of Earth
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- Valley: A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
- composition: consists of a solid inner core, a liquid outer core, a solid mantle, and a solid crust, with the outer layer being the lithosphere
- Boundary: When two tectonic plates move apart
19 Clues: The solid, outer part of Earth • Boundary: When two plates come together • Boundary: When two tectonic plates move apart • Forces: Those that build up or create new landforms • Valley: A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart • of Fire: a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • ...
Sec 4-6 2025-09-10
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- a large continent consisting of all of Earth’s continental lithosphere.
- a large, long valley on a continent, formed where the continent is pulled apart by forces produced when mantle material rises up beneath the continent.
- a large mass of igneous rock formed when magma intrudes and solidifies.
- a bend in a planar feature of rock.
- a region where lithospheric plates are moving horizontally in relation to one another.
- a long, narrow, elongated depression of the deep seafloor.
- a long crack in a lithospheric plate formed by hot mantle pushing up from below.
- the zone on Earth’s surface where two continents have collided and have been welded together to form a single continent.
- are assembled by plate tectonic processes of subduction and continent-continent collision.
- rock formed by volcanic activity.
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- a region where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other.
- boundary a region where two (or more) lithospheric plates move toward one another and collide.
- the record of the past orientation and polarity of Earth’s magnetic field recorded in rocks containing the mineral magnetite.
- a long, narrow belt in which one plate moves downward into the mantle beneath the edge of another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
- Earth’s most recent supercontinent, which was rifted apart about 200 million years ago
- a kind of volcanic igneous rock, usually dark colored, with a high content of iron.
- any evidence of past life preserved in sediments or rocks.
- a very hot spring on the ocean floor where heated, mineral-rich water exits from cracks in Earth’s crust.
- the growth of a continent along its edges.
19 Clues: rock formed by volcanic activity. • a bend in a planar feature of rock. • the growth of a continent along its edges. • any evidence of past life preserved in sediments or rocks. • a long, narrow, elongated depression of the deep seafloor. • a region where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other. • ...
Health 2025-11-20
15 Clues: meat • whole • glucose • fast food • best class • stored energy • half your plate • Simple and complex • repair body tissue • half of your plate • Protein and calcium • type of complex carbohydrate • helps regulate body processes • most important meal of the day • can only survive three days without
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23
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- When one plate goes under another, it's called
- Molten rock that lies underground
- The crust and upper mantle
- The type of plate boundary where the plates are moving toward each other
- landform that spits lava and ash caused by convergent plates
- The type of plate boundary where the plates are moving farther apart
- The surname of the scientist who came up with "continental drift".
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- The outermost layer of the earth
- The upper mantle
- The type of plate boundary where the plates are sliding past each other
- a split in the crust caused by divergent plates
- The landmass formed when all of the continents where together
12 Clues: The upper mantle • The crust and upper mantle • The outermost layer of the earth • Molten rock that lies underground • When one plate goes under another, it's called • a split in the crust caused by divergent plates • landform that spits lava and ash caused by convergent plates • The landmass formed when all of the continents where together • ...
Vocab Practice Crossword 1 2023-05-30
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- a divergent boundary within an ocean plate where new oceanic crust is created.
- volcanic regions created by a mantle plume coming from the mantle, then melting through the plate above. These are not near a plate boundary.
- When talking about caldera formation, the average timing of major, catastrophic events
- Tectonic region where two plates are moving away from each other.
- energy Energy that is stored in a system. The amount of stored energy can depend on the arrangement of objects within the system.
- An upward flow of hot material in the mantle. This material causes melting of the plate above.
- the constant, slow movement of oceanic and continental plates on Earth’s surface. Over millions of years, plate motion has changed the positions of continents on Earth’s surface.
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- Tectonic region where two plates are moving towards each other.
- The space around a magnet where certain objects experience a non-contact force.
- Areas on Earth’s surface closely associated with high thermal energy flow and/or linear patterns of volcanic and earthquake activity, like the Ring of Fire.
- Thin crust beneath Earth’s big oceans (Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean)
- Areas on Earth’s surface with little evidence of thermal energy flow and far away from the linear patterns of volcanic and earthquake activity.
- A black volcanic rock that is made from melted oceanic crust.
- a light-colored volcanic rock that is made primarily of continental plate material. This type of rock is usually associated with continental caldera volcanoes
- Thick crust with expanses of land (North America; South America; Asia)
15 Clues: A black volcanic rock that is made from melted oceanic crust. • Tectonic region where two plates are moving towards each other. • Tectonic region where two plates are moving away from each other. • Thin crust beneath Earth’s big oceans (Pacific Ocean; Atlantic Ocean) • Thick crust with expanses of land (North America; South America; Asia) • ...
plate tectonics 2017-10-01
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- the ocean plate
- a plate going under another
- The measuring of an earthquake
- plate a section of the earth's crust
- the area between the core and crust
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- shaking of the earth due to plates below moving
- the outer part of earth
- a plate that is a continent
- a hot substance that comes from vents or volcanoes
- the hottest and the center area of earth
10 Clues: the ocean plate • the outer part of earth • a plate that is a continent • a plate going under another • The measuring of an earthquake • the area between the core and crust • plate a section of the earth's crust • the hottest and the center area of earth • shaking of the earth due to plates below moving • a hot substance that comes from vents or volcanoes
Nail Technology 8E Chapter 4 Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-25
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- The __________ is the area where the nail plate cells are formed, extending from under the nail fold at the base of the nail plate.
- Some people have short lunulas that may be hidden by the_________ nail fold.
- The lateral nail fold is also referred to as the __________ .
- The skin surrounding the nail plate folds in toward the nail, forming the nail __________ on either side.
- The___________ is the hardened keratin plate that is on top of the nail bed.
- The ___________ is the slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge.
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- The natural nail is composed mainly of the same fiber protein found in_______________.
- The ___________ is the portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
- The__________is the living skin underneath the proximal nail fold at the base of the plate.
- The __________ is the colorless tissue attached to the nail plate.
10 Clues: The lateral nail fold is also referred to as the __________ . • The __________ is the colorless tissue attached to the nail plate. • The___________ is the hardened keratin plate that is on top of the nail bed. • Some people have short lunulas that may be hidden by the_________ nail fold. • ...
wyatt6 2024-10-10
15 Clues: hole • opening • stores magma • Earth's heat • calm lava flows • alternating lava • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • when lava pours out • violent with cinders • water heated by magma • eruption of heated water • edge of the Pacific plate • connects chambers to a vent • hot gas ash cinders and bombs
Sam6 2024-10-10
15 Clues: hole • opening • Earths heat • stores magma • calm lava flows • alternating lava • caved in volcano • middle of a plate • when lava pours out • violent with cinders • edge of Pacific plate • eruption of heated water • connects chambers to a vent • springs water heated by magma • hot, gas, ash, cinders and bombs
Volcano 2025-02-14
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- Crust= the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
- the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
- 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.
- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- Island= a large volcano that has erupted on the seafloor and has emerged above sea level, occurring in ocean basins or on ocean ridges.
- Rock= form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
- a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
- Moutain= A volcano is a vent or opening through which magma, ash, gases, and water vapor are ejected out.
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- relating to, consisting of, or denoting fragments of rock erupted by a volcano.
- Boundary= The location where two plates meet
- 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.
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, because of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent bounder
- Crust= the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- spot=a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
- Plate= The Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
- of fire= a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
20 Clues: Boundary= The location where two plates meet • a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • Rock= form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. • When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent bounder • ...
Unit 5 Vocab 1 2026-03-06
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- The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than Continental crust
- A deep valley on the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another. The Mariana Trench is the deepest one.
- A huge piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere. Their movements can cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
- The ridged outer layer of the Earth, made out of the crust and upper mantle. It's like the hard shell of the egg
- The solid, super-hot center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel. It's like a metal ball deep inside the planet
- A place where magma rises from deep inside Earth, forming volcanoes. Hawaii was created on a hot spot
- The edges where tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanoes often happen.
- The thickest layer of Earth, between the crust and core. It has hot, moving rock that slowly circulates, like a thick soup.
- A place where two plates push together. It can form mountains or volcanoes, like the Andes
- The thin, outermost layer of the Earth where we live. It's like the skin of an apple compared to the rest of the planet.
- The liquid layer around the inner core, also made from iron and nickel. It creates Earth's magnetic field
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- A large piece of Earth's crust that carries land (continents). These plates move very slowly, like a giant puzzle
- The soft, flowing layer of the mantle below the lithosphere. It's like warm, stretchy plastic, allowing plates to move
- A place where two tectonic plates move apart. It can create a new ocean floor, like in the Mid-Atlantic-Ridge.
- A place where two plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes, like the San Andreas Fault in California
- Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano
- The part of Earth's crust that forms land. It is thicker but lighter than Oceanic crust.
- The invisible force around Earth that protects us from the Sun's radiation. It makes compasses point north.
- A tectonic plate under the Ocean. It's thinner but denser than Continental plates
19 Clues: Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano • The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than Continental crust • A tectonic plate under the Ocean. It's thinner but denser than Continental plates • The part of Earth's crust that forms land. It is thicker but lighter than Oceanic crust. • ...
Geosphere Crossword 2023-10-12
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- Hanging wall sinks down below fault plane
- Hanging wall pushes up and over fault plane
- Solid Center
- putty-like semi-liquid layer
- Rock layers slide horizontal and parallel
- Plate boundary that separates apart
- flowing solid below crust
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- Plate boundary that slides past each other
- Plate boundary that collides together
- The crust and upper mantle
- Hanging wall pushes up above fault plane
- Liquid center
12 Clues: Solid Center • Liquid center • flowing solid below crust • The crust and upper mantle • putty-like semi-liquid layer • Plate boundary that separates apart • Plate boundary that collides together • Hanging wall pushes up above fault plane • Hanging wall sinks down below fault plane • Rock layers slide horizontal and parallel • Plate boundary that slides past each other • ...
Earth's Structure 2013-09-18
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- the plate that Japan rests on
- A large piece of crust
- when plates diverge and new crust is formed in the sea
- when one plate rides up on another
- the liquid metal layer
- a natural fountain
- the theory in which parts of the crust slowly move
- the place where two plates diverge
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- the place two plates slide against each other
- the physical remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago
- A park known for geysers in the US
- the rock that comprises most of the ocean floor
- the thick layer under the crust
- what the crust plus the solid upper mantle are called
- the place where one plate goes under another
- the hot hard center of the Earth
- Earth's thin outermost layer
17 Clues: a natural fountain • A large piece of crust • the liquid metal layer • Earth's thin outermost layer • the plate that Japan rests on • the thick layer under the crust • the hot hard center of the Earth • A park known for geysers in the US • when one plate rides up on another • the place where two plates diverge • the place where one plate goes under another • ...
Becki Mattern's Crossword Puzzle 2015-04-30
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- the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
- an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
- a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- a theory in geology: 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.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- 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.
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- 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.
- a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
- the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
- a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago
- Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
- the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed.
15 Clues: 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. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-08
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- two plates collide together
- two plates move apart
- when a transform boundary plate breaks
- crack in the tectonic plate
- the zone where a continental plate and an oceanic plate meet and collide in a certain way
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- two plates slide past each other
- created when a convergent boundary forms
- currents in the mantle
- plates on earth that can shift around
- hot rock underneath the mantle
10 Clues: two plates move apart • currents in the mantle • two plates collide together • crack in the tectonic plate • hot rock underneath the mantle • two plates slide past each other • plates on earth that can shift around • when a transform boundary plate breaks • created when a convergent boundary forms • ...
Earthquakes 2023-01-31
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- two plate boundaries pushing into each other
- slowest wave
- waves of energy that go through the earth
- the pulling between 2 plate boundaries
- a break in land
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- fastest wave
- a type of wave made of energy caused by earthquakes
- the sliding of plate boundaries next to each other
- the study of seismic waves
- disturbances of plate boundaries that Couse a mass shift in energy
10 Clues: fastest wave • slowest wave • a break in land • the study of seismic waves • the pulling between 2 plate boundaries • waves of energy that go through the earth • two plate boundaries pushing into each other • the sliding of plate boundaries next to each other • a type of wave made of energy caused by earthquakes • ...
Andrew Wright 2015-04-30
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- is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
- 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.
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle
- an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
- a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- the study of the magnetic record in rock is called
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- these magnetic reversals led scientists to the idea of
- is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
- is where two of the floats - two tectonic plates - side alongside each other. When this happens, the scraping of the two plates causes earthquakes.
- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
- is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
15 Clues: the study of the magnetic record in rock is called • these magnetic reversals led scientists to the idea of • is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • 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. • ...
Nate Libby 2015-05-01
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- is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
- measurement instruments used for two general purposes: to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
- a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
- , is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
- is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
- Ridge push or sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other
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- is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal
- portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle,
- a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
- a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- he 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.
- a supercontinent
15 Clues: a supercontinent • is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other • is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal • Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, • portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...
Plant tissue 2023-01-25
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- เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่บริเวณส่วนปลายของพืช
- เซลล์รูปร่างทรงกระบอกยาว ที่ปลายหัวท้ายเซลล์จะมีรูพรุนเรียกว่า Sieve plate
- เซลล์ที่ควบคุมการเปิดปิดของปากใบ
- เนื้อเยื่อที่แต่ละเซลล์มีผนังเซลล์หนาสม่ำเสมอ มีสาร Lignin สะสมอยู่ที่ secondary cell wall
- เนื้อเยื่อที่แต่ละเซลล์มีผนังเซลล์บาง ค่อนค้างกลมหรือรี เมื่ออยู่รวมกันจะเกิดช่องว่างระหว่างเซลล์
- บริเวณที่เคยมีไซโทพลาซึม แต่แห้งและกลายเป็นที่ว่างพบได้ใน Stone cell
- การเจริญเติบโตของพืชที่ขยายขนาดออกทางด้านข้าง
- เซลล์ที่มีผนังหนาและมีสารลิกนินสะสม เซลล์มีรูปร่างยาวขนาดด้านหัวและท้ายเซลล์มีลักษณะเป็นแผ่นที่มีช่องทะลุเรียกว่า Perforation plate
- เนื้อเยื่อที่ทำหน้าที่แบ่งเซลล์เพื่อสร้างเนื้อเยื่อลำเลียง
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- เนื้อเยื่อที่แต่ละเซลล์มีผนังเซลล์หนาไม่สม่ำเสมอ มักหนาตามมุมเซลล์ เพราะมีเพคตินมาสะสม
- เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่ระหว่างข้อตรงบริเวณเหนือข้อล่าง หรือโคนของปล้องบนมัก มักพบในพืชใบเลี้ยงเดี่ยวทั่วไป
- เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่ในแนวขนานกับเส้นรอบวง มีการแบ่งเซลล์ออกทางด้าน
- เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่รอบนอกสุดของพืชที่เจริญเติบโตในขั้นปฐมภูมิ
13 Clues: เซลล์ที่ควบคุมการเปิดปิดของปากใบ • เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่บริเวณส่วนปลายของพืช • การเจริญเติบโตของพืชที่ขยายขนาดออกทางด้านข้าง • เนื้อเยื่อที่ทำหน้าที่แบ่งเซลล์เพื่อสร้างเนื้อเยื่อลำเลียง • เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่รอบนอกสุดของพืชที่เจริญเติบโตในขั้นปฐมภูมิ • เนื้อเยื่อที่อยู่ในแนวขนานกับเส้นรอบวง มีการแบ่งเซลล์ออกทางด้าน • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-10
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- The scientist behind the tectonic plate theory
- when two plates spread
- The super continent that could have existed millions of years ago
- The boundry between 2 plates
- when two plates slide past eachother
- The largest tectonic plate
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- when two plates come together
- The less dense type of tectonic plate
- The theory that continents move slowly over time
- The more dense type of tectonic plate
10 Clues: when two plates spread • The largest tectonic plate • The boundry between 2 plates • when two plates come together • when two plates slide past eachother • The less dense type of tectonic plate • The more dense type of tectonic plate • The scientist behind the tectonic plate theory • The theory that continents move slowly over time • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-24
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- a boundary where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
- a type of crust that forms the continents
- a type of boundary where crust is formed
- the point below the ground where the earthquake starts
- a zone where earth's crust and mantle are being pulled apart
- the rapid movement of the ground due to the movement of tectonic plates
- the centre of the earth
- a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occuring in the seafloor
- a section of the earth's crust that moves about on the earth's surface
- molten rock that has erupted onto earth's surface
- a boundary where a section of earth's crust is sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
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- a place where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface
- a type of crust that forms the ocean floor
- name for the crust and upper mantle together
- an isolated place away from plate boundaries where a lot of magma is collected
- a boundary where plate collide with each other
- a type of boundary where lithosphere is destroyed
- the very outer layer of the earth
- when one plate sinks below another plate during a collision
- molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- layer beneath earth's crust
- the point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
22 Clues: the centre of the earth • layer beneath earth's crust • the very outer layer of the earth • molten rock beneath the earth's surface • a type of boundary where crust is formed • a type of crust that forms the continents • a type of crust that forms the ocean floor • name for the crust and upper mantle together • a boundary where plate collide with each other • ...
Table Manners 2016-06-11
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- Your ________ should never be on the table.
- We cut our meat with a knife and ________.
- Needed to eat soup.
- Utensils are held like holding a __________.
- We show adults and others _______ in the way we speak.
- Showing ________ is another way to be nice.
- We begin here which using utensils.
- The side of the plate where we place our knife and spoon.
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- Should always be passed with the pepper.
- Do not hold your utensils like a ________ .
- Where our napkin is placed.
- We chew with our mouths __________ .
- The side of the plate where we place our fork.
- Another word for using our manners with others.
- We pass food __________ clockwise.
- These utensils are above our plate.
- Used to cut food to proper size for bites.
17 Clues: Needed to eat soup. • Where our napkin is placed. • We pass food __________ clockwise. • These utensils are above our plate. • We begin here which using utensils. • We chew with our mouths __________ . • Should always be passed with the pepper. • We cut our meat with a knife and ________. • Used to cut food to proper size for bites. • ...
Earthquake Terminology 2025-10-13
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- a readout of an earthquake's seismic waves
- the type of fault in which tension is applied
- the word describing the power of an EQ
- the surface point above the focus
- the force of plate when colliding
- the line between rock formations
- a large type of plate not dinner or paper
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- an instrument that measures an EQs waves
- the first surface wave felt after an EQ
- the force of plate when sliding past another
- the point where tectonic plates hit
- an earthquake's favorite dessert
- the type of fault where compression is used
- the second surface wave after an EQ
- the scale the measures the magnitude
- the force of plates when separating
- a type of ocean wave caused by an EQ
17 Clues: an earthquake's favorite dessert • the line between rock formations • the surface point above the focus • the force of plate when colliding • the point where tectonic plates hit • the second surface wave after an EQ • the force of plates when separating • the scale the measures the magnitude • a type of ocean wave caused by an EQ • the word describing the power of an EQ • ...
Volcano crossword 2024-01-21
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- these are large chunks of hardened lava.
- is a volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so again.
- a type of volcano where it has steep slopes and is formed like a cone shape
- A ____ chain of islands may form when volcanism occurs at multiple spots along the edge of an oceanic plate.
- when magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called
- _____are openings of the Earth's surface.
- The word where a volcano constantly is erupting.
- The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes.
- The liquid inside the volcano is called
- are giant waves caused by volcanic eruptions under the sea.
- There are ____ types of volcanoes.
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- spot ______ is an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface
- a type of volcano where it is in the middle of the tectonic plate
- island subduction of an oceanic plate under an adjacent oceanic plate can result in a _____
- one of the things that burst out of the volcano that you can also find in a fireplace
- some volcanoes have side _____ too!
- below the volcano is a magma _______.
- these are underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor.
- The word that means that the volcano is no longer going to erupt
- magma moves up from the chamber through a ____.
20 Clues: There are ____ types of volcanoes. • some volcanoes have side _____ too! • below the volcano is a magma _______. • The liquid inside the volcano is called • these are large chunks of hardened lava. • _____are openings of the Earth's surface. • The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes. • magma moves up from the chamber through a ____. • ...
APES U4 1 2024-05-08
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- The process of new oceanic crust from upward movement of magma
- Fast and often unexpected movement of Earth's crust from a release of energy
- Theory that lithosphere is divided into plates
- Where molten material from the mantle reaches the lithosphere
- Rock formed right from magma
- Crack that is in cooling rock
- Layer of Earth composed of semi-molten rock
- The outermost layer of the lithosphere
- Plate boundary where tectonic plates move towards each other
- Landform that ejects molten lava
- Type of rock that forms from cooled magma underground
- Outermost layer of Earth
- Activity the level of and amount of Earthquakes in a period of time
- The constant formation, change and destruction of rock material
- Process of one crustal plate passing under another
- Plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other
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- Layer of Earth that contains magma
- Type of rock that forms from cooled magma above ground
- Fracture in rock from movement of Earth's crust
- Molten rock
- Plate boundary where tectonic plates move sideways past each other
- Zone of Earth's interior composed mostly of iron and nickel
- Base-10 logarithmic scale measuring Earthquake intensity
- Processes that make and break down lithosphere
- Waves caused from seismic activity underseas
- Point on Earth's surface above the location where the rock ruptures in Earthquake
26 Clues: Molten rock • Outermost layer of Earth • Rock formed right from magma • Crack that is in cooling rock • Landform that ejects molten lava • Layer of Earth that contains magma • The outermost layer of the lithosphere • Layer of Earth composed of semi-molten rock • Waves caused from seismic activity underseas • Theory that lithosphere is divided into plates • ...
Judaism Crossword 2025-01-11
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- Where is the Torah kept in the synagogue?
- What is the Jewish Holy Book called?
- Who is described as the 'father of Judaism'?
- What is the name of the plate traditionally used in the passover celebration?
- On the seder plate this is made up of chopped apples,walnuts, honey, cinnamon and grape wine
- How does God speak to Moses?
- What did Israelites mark their doorposts with?
- What is Karpas (parsley) dipped in?
- What is the Jewish name for God?
- This is a symbol of mourning and determination to keep faith on the seder plate
- A covenant is an ....... between God and his people
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- What was the 10th plague?
- What is the name for a Jewish teacher/leader?
- Where do people stand to read from the Torah in the synagogue?
- What is the pointer called that is used to read the Torah?
- What is the celebration called for boys taking on the responsibility of their religion?
- What is the unrisen bread on the seder plate called?
- This word is used to describe the day of rest in Judaism
- What is the Jewish place of worship called?
- What is the Torah written in?
- Who put Moses in the basket and sent him down the River?
- Where did Moses receive the 10 commandments?
- What did Moses part?
23 Clues: What did Moses part? • What was the 10th plague? • How does God speak to Moses? • What is the Torah written in? • What is the Jewish name for God? • What is Karpas (parsley) dipped in? • What is the Jewish Holy Book called? • Where is the Torah kept in the synagogue? • What is the Jewish place of worship called? • Who is described as the 'father of Judaism'? • ...
Tectonic Crossword 2025-10-03
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- Number of major (Continental) plates.
- A crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred, mostly at plate boundaries.
- These plates slide horizontally past each other.
- Lines where two or more tectonic plates meet.
- These types of plates move together and collide, typically forcing one plate underneath the other.
- Number of minor plates.
- The process in which one plate slides underneath the other plate at Convergent boundaries.
- A large landform typically created when tectonic plates push together and force land upwards.
- (Partially) Molten rock found under the Earth's surface.
- Outermost layer of the planet.
- Large slabs of rock in the Earth's lithosphere are classified as Tectonic ________.
- These types of plates move away from each other creating a spreading center.
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- Hottest and most center most layer of the earth.
- Area on Earth that is above an abnormally hot region of the mantle.
- Outer part of Earth that consists of the crust and tectonic plates.
- Opening in the Earth, usually in the form of a mountain, where magma and gasses escape to the surface through eruptions and flows.
- The _____________ drift theory suggests Earth's continents were joined before they drifted apart.
- A mostly solid layer of rock located between the Earth's crust and it's core.
- A supercontinent that is said to have existed millions of years ago and was comprised of every continent.
- The earth has several _________ plates.
20 Clues: Number of minor plates. • Outermost layer of the planet. • Number of major (Continental) plates. • The earth has several _________ plates. • Lines where two or more tectonic plates meet. • Hottest and most center most layer of the earth. • These plates slide horizontally past each other. • (Partially) Molten rock found under the Earth's surface. • ...
Pathophysiology of epiphyseal fractures 2025-03-13
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- Process whereby hard callus forms into mature bones restoring it's original shape and strength
- A fracture through the growth plate, metaphysis, and epiphysis.
- discs of hyaline cartilage between the metphysis and epiphysis
- Process whereby the cartilgionous models of bones in the developing lower limb are transformed into bone
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- One of the most widely used classifications for fractures
- after the injury, blood vessels rupture causing a hematoma providing a foundation for healing
- A compression fracture of the growth plate, resulting in a decrease in space between the epiphysis and metaphysis on imaging studies.
- most common site of fractures
- A fracture through the growth plate and metaphysis, sparing the epiphysis.
- complication where the bone heals incorrectly, leading to deformity.
- A fracture through the growth plate and epiphysis, sparing the metaphysis.
- A transverse fracture through the growth plate, separating the epiphysis from the metaphysis
12 Clues: most common site of fractures • One of the most widely used classifications for fractures • discs of hyaline cartilage between the metphysis and epiphysis • A fracture through the growth plate, metaphysis, and epiphysis. • complication where the bone heals incorrectly, leading to deformity. • ...
Coye Eden's Crossword 2015-05-01
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- an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
- sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
- 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.
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- a singal laned mass made up of all the continets
- Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field
- the outer rigid layer of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a couple of dozen "plates" that move around across the earth's surface
- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- 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.
- a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
- is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed
- an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
15 Clues: a singal laned mass made up of all the continets • Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field • sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate • is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-11-05
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- Consists of Earth's crust and upper mantle and is where plate tectonics occur
- The study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals
- One plate sinks beneath the other
- The study of life on earth reflected in the fossil record
- Tectonic plate boundary where crust is destroyed as plates move toward each other
- Thinnest layer of the Earth, often described as rigid and fragile, while containing a majority of the elements found on Earth (>90% silicon and oxygen)
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- The study of earthquakes
- Tectonic plate boundary where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as plates slide past each other
- Tectonic plate boundary where new crust is formed as plates move apart from each other
- Thickest layer of the Earth made of molten rock, described as plasticity, and comprises of mainly the following elements: silicon, oxygen, and magnesium
- Within the upper mantle and is the weak, easily deformed layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates slide over
- Solid, dense ball made up of iron and nickel
- The study of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere (a.k.a. space, the final frontier)
- The study of the history of Earth and its life recorded in rocks
- Liquid molten rock, containing mostly iron and nickel
15 Clues: The study of earthquakes • One plate sinks beneath the other • Solid, dense ball made up of iron and nickel • Liquid molten rock, containing mostly iron and nickel • The study of life on earth reflected in the fossil record • The study of the history of Earth and its life recorded in rocks • ...
plate tectonics 2022-03-28
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- floor spreading A multi-word term used to describe the movement of oceanic crust at a divergent boundary.
- The branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes the earth’s crust.
- the uppermost solid part of earth's crust.
- the process in which the crust pushes downward into the mantle at a fault line.
- A large segment of earth's crust that slowly moves.
- Ocean Ridges ocean bottom mountain ranges split down the middle by a deep crack.
- the preserved remains of ancient once-living organisms .
- V-shaped valleys that are the deepest parts of the oceans where subduction occurs.
- valley Another name for the deep crack splits fault-block mid-ocean ridge mountains.
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- currents circulatory patterns of heat in the magma believed to be the driving force behind plate movement.
- Wegener A German scientist who was the first person to build a scientific case to support the theory of continental drift.
- 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.
- a type of plate boundary where the plates slowly move apart from each other.
- slip A type of plate boundary where the plates move horizontally past each other.
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. • ...
KITCHENWARE 2025-11-07
15 Clues: to bake • to cook • to fry food • to heat food • to boil water • to peel fruit • to cook sauce • a place to eat • to grate cheese • to flip pancake • to mix ingredients • to cut ingredients • to simmer liquid food • to scoop food from plate • a place to chop ingredients
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2025-05-05
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- (sound navigation and ranging) is a technology that uses sound waves to detect and navigate in water.
- is a force that drives plate tectonics, specifically at mid-ocean ridges.
- the pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight.
- is the theory that the Earth's surface is made of tectonic plates that move over the mantle.
- the slow, circular movement of material within Earth's mantle, driven by heat from the core and radioactive decay.
- is a tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
- a change in the Earth's magnetic field where the magnetic north and south poles switch places.
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- are huge pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move slowly over time.
- are localized zones of intense heat in Earth's mantle, beneath the crust, that cause volcanic activity.
- a deep, elongated depression in the Earth's crust that forms when tectonic plates pull apart.
- proposed the theory of seafloor spreading
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, approximately 300 to 200 million years ago
- the theory that Earth's continents move over time.
- proposed the Continental Drift theory
- the downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
15 Clues: proposed the Continental Drift theory • proposed the theory of seafloor spreading • the theory that Earth's continents move over time. • is a force that drives plate tectonics, specifically at mid-ocean ridges. • are huge pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move slowly over time. • ...
Earth Space Honors Semester 1 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-08
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- One of the three mechanisms of plate motion; occurs at convergent boundaries
- Zone of rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean
- Part of the Earth system that contains all of the ice
- Tool used to measure air pressure
- The study of the atmosphere and weather
- The variable that the scientist changes on purpose AKA independent or manipulated
- The largest reservoir (or sink) for both water and carbon dioxide
- Part of the Earth system that contains all of the living things
- Variable that is located on the y-axis of a bar or line graph
- Plate boundary that forms mountain ranges
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- Process in the water cycle that occurs when plants release excess water vapor into the air
- Part of the Earth system that is made up of liquid water
- Currents that are driven by wind
- Plate boundary where new seafloor forms
- Factor that can change in an experiment
- Part of the Earth system that contains all of the gases that surround Earth
- Plate boundary where MOST earthquakes occur
- Part of the Earth system that contains all of the rocks and Earth's interior
- Deep ocean currents are driven by changes in temperature and ___________
- The vertical movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
- Process in which cells convert sugars into usable energy
21 Clues: Currents that are driven by wind • Tool used to measure air pressure • Plate boundary where new seafloor forms • Factor that can change in an experiment • The study of the atmosphere and weather • Plate boundary that forms mountain ranges • Plate boundary where MOST earthquakes occur • Part of the Earth system that contains all of the ice • ...
Volcano crossword 2024-01-21
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- these are large chunks of hardened lava.
- is a volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so again.
- a type of volcano where it has steep slopes and is formed like a cone shape
- A ____ chain of islands may form when volcanism occurs at multiple spots along the edge of an oceanic plate.
- when magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called
- _____are openings of the Earth's surface.
- The word where a volcano constantly is erupting.
- The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes.
- The liquid inside the volcano is called
- are giant waves caused by volcanic eruptions under the sea.
- There are ____ types of volcanoes.
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- spot ______ is an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface
- a type of volcano where it is in the middle of the tectonic plate
- island subduction of an oceanic plate under an adjacent oceanic plate can result in a _____
- one of the things that burst out of the volcano that you can also find in a fireplace
- some volcanoes have side _____ too!
- below the volcano is a magma _______.
- these are underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor.
- The word that means that the volcano is no longer going to erupt
- magma moves up from the chamber through a ____.
20 Clues: There are ____ types of volcanoes. • some volcanoes have side _____ too! • below the volcano is a magma _______. • The liquid inside the volcano is called • these are large chunks of hardened lava. • _____are openings of the Earth's surface. • The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes. • magma moves up from the chamber through a ____. • ...
Weather Vocabulary 2025-02-06
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- the middle value after the data has been listed from smallest to largest
- adding all the values and dividing the sum by the total number of values
- transfer of thermal energy
- the height of land above sea level
- scientists who study the distribution and movement of Earth’s water
- any form of water that falls from Earth’s atmosphere to the ground
- used to describe the outdoor conditions at a specific time and place
- the distance north or south of the equator
- scientists who study weather
- plate boundaries that move together
- the value that appears most often
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- regular movements of large amounts of ocean water
- one plate pushed under another and destroyed
- the average weather in a place over a long period of time
- scientists who study Earth’s climates
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass
- plate boundaries that move away from each other
- counterclockwise rotation of Earth affecting wind
- the amount of water vapor that is in the air
- factual information or data that support or refute a claim
- mixture of gases (air) that surrounds planet Earth
- Severe, widespread, & long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving thunderstorms
- plate boundaries that move past each other
23 Clues: transfer of thermal energy • scientists who study weather • the value that appears most often • the height of land above sea level • plate boundaries that move together • scientists who study Earth’s climates • the distance north or south of the equator • plate boundaries that move past each other • one plate pushed under another and destroyed • ...
Earth Science Revision 2024-11-10
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- The point at which the rock breaks releasing the energy in an earthquake.
- The layer of the Earth that is 2900 km thick.
- A place that experiences no volcanic activity or major earthquakes because it is far from any plate boundaries is referred to as ___________ stable.
- A type of boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
- A type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving adjacent to each other.
- The type of wave in an earthquake that caused the most destruction.
- What the S stands for in S-waves.
- The point on Earth's surface at the centre of the earthquake.
- Another name for boundaries where subduction occurs.
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- Boundaries in which two tectonic plates move towards each other.
- Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.
- The outer part of the mantle in which rock is malleable.
- The fastest type of seismic wave.
- The crust with the highest density.
- The layer of the Earth that is made of solid rock and forms the crust.
- A process in which an oceanic plate is pulled under another tectonic plate into the mantle.
- When two continental plates converge this type of mountain is formed.
- Molten rock that has reached the earth surface.
- A scale that measures the amplitude of seismic waves.
- During magnetic _________ a compass needle changes from 'magnetic north' to 'magnetic south'.
20 Clues: The fastest type of seismic wave. • What the S stands for in S-waves. • The crust with the highest density. • Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth. • The layer of the Earth that is 2900 km thick. • Molten rock that has reached the earth surface. • Another name for boundaries where subduction occurs. • A scale that measures the amplitude of seismic waves. • ...
Concept 2 2026-01-08
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- Region around the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes and earthquakes
- Area where magma rises and forms volcanoes away from plate boundaries
- Curved chain of volcanic islands formed above a subduction zone
- Opening in Earth’s surface where magma, ash, and gases escape
- Process where new oceanic crust forms as plates move apart
- Large piece of Earth’s lithosphere that moves slowly
- Location where two tectonic plates meet
- Shape and features of Earth’s surface
- Deep valley on the ocean floor formed by subduction
- Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
- Boundary where two plates move toward each other
- Process where a denser plate sinks beneath a less dense plate
- Long depression formed where plates pull apart on land
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- Boundary where two plates slide past one another
- Underwater mountain range formed by seafloor spreading
- Fault where rocks slide past each other horizontally
- Break in Earth’s crust where rocks move
- Line on a map that connects points of equal elevation
- Boundary where two plates move away from each other
- Fault formed by tension where rocks move apart
- Theory that Earth’s surface is broken into moving plates
- Molten rock that reaches Earth’s surface
- Convergent boundary where two continental plates collide
- Fault formed by compression where rocks are pushed together
- Shaking of Earth caused by sudden movement along a fault
- Group of connected mountains formed by plate movement
26 Clues: Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface • Shape and features of Earth’s surface • Break in Earth’s crust where rocks move • Location where two tectonic plates meet • Molten rock that reaches Earth’s surface • Fault formed by tension where rocks move apart • Boundary where two plates slide past one another • Boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...
Plate boundaries 2021-01-06
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- created b subduction
- under the oceon
- when a dense plate collides with a reletivaly light,thick one
- the process a new lithosphere is made
- when two plates move towards eachother
- what contenents are on
- when two plates meet head on
- when a plate goes underneath another plate
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- when two plates move away from eachother
- when two plates collide
- was created by subducting
- in earths mantal
12 Clues: under the oceon • in earths mantal • created b subduction • what contenents are on • when two plates collide • was created by subducting • when two plates meet head on • the process a new lithosphere is made • when two plates move towards eachother • when two plates move away from eachother • when a plate goes underneath another plate • ...
Earth Science 2012-11-14
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- by magma pushing through the the crust
- current of which hot air rises and cool air falls
- giant wave of which is caused by movement of the Earth underwater
- of North America, Europe and Asia
- scientist who had the theory of continental drift Alfred *******
- name of the single continent
- layer of which is approximatley 100km thick that convers the Earth
- type of movement where tectonic plates collide
- denser of the two crusts
- LINESCracks in the Earth's crust caused by plates sliding together
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- process of which the forces of gravity pull the oceanic plate under the continential plate
- TECTONICS/The theory of the formation and movement of the plates that cover the Earth's surface
- by rapid movement of the ground and a rpaid release of energy as plates move
- type of movement where tectonic plates move away from each other
- instrument capable of of detecting plate movement not perciptible to humans
- layer of hot semi-solid rock material that the crust of the Earth floats on
- light crust made from aluminium and silicon
- continent of which South America, Australia, Antarctica and Africa once consisted of
- ******* magnitude scale was developed by Charles F *******
- DRIFT/The theory that the continents are all part of the single continent Pangeae
20 Clues: denser of the two crusts • name of the single continent • of North America, Europe and Asia • by magma pushing through the the crust • light crust made from aluminium and silicon • type of movement where tectonic plates collide • current of which hot air rises and cool air falls • ******* magnitude scale was developed by Charles F ******* • ...
Geography Revision 2013-10-13
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- A _____ boundary is where two plates of similar density collide
- core The layer of the earth that creates the magnetosphere
- The plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- The type of plate made of basalt
- Molten rock
- A _____ boundary is where two plates of different density collide
- _______ soils are created after a volcanic eruption, ideal for farmers
- The type of plate which is made of granite
- The point in where the energy is released causing an earthquake
- A substance released in a volcanic eruption
- Cross ______ are a method of reducing the damage of earthquakes
- The layer of the earth, where convection currents occur
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- Mauna Loa is an example of a _______ volcano
- The instrument used to measure the magnitude
- The process that occurs when two plates of different density collide
- ________ could be strengthened to reduce the impact of earthquakes
- The plate boundary where two plates slide against each other
- The point above the region where the ennergy was released causing an earthquake
- The San Andreas ____ are an example of a conservative boundary
- A ____ volcano has steep sides
- _________ plans could be created so less deaths are made when an earthquake strikes
- An explosive type of magma
- A type of magma which is not very viscous
- The layer which is split into plates
24 Clues: Molten rock • An explosive type of magma • A ____ volcano has steep sides • The type of plate made of basalt • The layer which is split into plates • A type of magma which is not very viscous • The type of plate which is made of granite • A substance released in a volcanic eruption • Mauna Loa is an example of a _______ volcano • The instrument used to measure the magnitude • ...
Year 7 Geography 2024-05-13
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- The name of Africa's biggest desert
- The plate margin where two plates come together
- The name of a section of the earth's crust
- The name of the dam built by Ethiopia
- A country that experienced a volcano in 2010
- The thicker plate
- When the soil is full of water this happens
- the name of all the continents when they were together millions of years ago
- The plate margin where plates move apart
- When a country governs itself
- These are factors to do with the natural environment
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- Another desert in Africa
- A country that experienced a large earthquake in 2016
- The name of a mountain range in Africa
- When people shoot animals for their tusks
- The name of the longest river in the UK
- The top of the settlement hierarchy
- to take the resources of another country and use them for your own
- This means the average number of people living in a place per square kilometre
- These are factors to do with people
- When the Europeans took over lots of African Countries
- These are factors to do with money
- The name of the dam built by Egypt
- The continent where we studied hazards and water
- A River that flows through 10 countries
- The name of the movement of magma in the mantle the
26 Clues: The thicker plate • Another desert in Africa • When a country governs itself • These are factors to do with money • The name of the dam built by Egypt • The name of Africa's biggest desert • The top of the settlement hierarchy • These are factors to do with people • The name of the dam built by Ethiopia • The name of a mountain range in Africa • ...
Tectonic Plates 2023-12-14
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- helps us identify the age of rocks
- the US state that the river that carves the Grand Canyon is named after
- Earth's interior
- zone where one plate goes under the other
- flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
- lithosphere is a layer of rigid rock that consists of the crust and the upper part of Earth’s mantle
- A _____ slope erodes faster
- we used this to model erosion
- When met with a continental plate, this plate sinks under
- a boundary that forms trenches
- an ancient oceanic plate that subducted under North America
- relatively thick part of the earth that forms large landmasses
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- a supercontinent before Pangaea
- the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals
- an accurate way to measure ocean depths
- a geologic feature that can be created by a convergent boundary
- one of the plates that is responsible for the Mariana Trench
- maps out the sequence of events
- a boundary that forms ridges
- plates that are ______ sink under other plates
- they used this to first "discover" the depth of the Mariana Trench
- process where earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
- the mountains where the Colorado River starts
- enormous, slowly-moving sections of Earth’s crust
24 Clues: Earth's interior • A _____ slope erodes faster • a boundary that forms ridges • we used this to model erosion • a boundary that forms trenches • a supercontinent before Pangaea • maps out the sequence of events • helps us identify the age of rocks • an accurate way to measure ocean depths • zone where one plate goes under the other • ...
Volcano crossword 2024-01-21
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- these are large chunks of hardened lava.
- is a volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so again.
- a type of volcano where it has steep slopes and is formed like a cone shape
- A ____ chain of islands may form when volcanism occurs at multiple spots along the edge of an oceanic plate.
- when magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called
- _____are openings of the Earth's surface.
- The word where a volcano constantly is erupting.
- The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes.
- The liquid inside the volcano is called
- are giant waves caused by volcanic eruptions under the sea.
- There are ____ types of volcanoes.
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- spot ______ is an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface
- a type of volcano where it is in the middle of the tectonic plate
- island subduction of an oceanic plate under an adjacent oceanic plate can result in a _____
- one of the things that burst out of the volcano that you can also find in a fireplace
- some volcanoes have side _____ too!
- below the volcano is a magma _______.
- these are underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor.
- The word that means that the volcano is no longer going to erupt
- magma moves up from the chamber through a ____.
20 Clues: There are ____ types of volcanoes. • some volcanoes have side _____ too! • below the volcano is a magma _______. • The liquid inside the volcano is called • these are large chunks of hardened lava. • _____are openings of the Earth's surface. • The ring of ____ is a circle of volcanoes. • magma moves up from the chamber through a ____. • ...
Plate tectonics Assignment 2024-10-15
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- when two plates slide against each others
- The point of origin of an earthquake
- when two plates move apart
- A collisional boundary occurs where two land masses on plates are pushed together
- melted rock beneath Earth's surface
- the melted rock on Earth's surface
- A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart.
- the outermost layer of earth
- is formed when very hot rock rises through mantle and erupt through Earth's crust
- a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
- The point on earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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- A huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor
- The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago
- A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
- Any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
- when one plate slides under another plate
- The upper part of the Earth including the crust and upper mantle
- the layer of Earth between the core and the crust
- A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a continental plate.
- a trembling or shaking of the earth surface results in sudden surge of energies from Earth's crust
20 Clues: when two plates move apart • the outermost layer of earth • the melted rock on Earth's surface • melted rock beneath Earth's surface • The point of origin of an earthquake • when two plates slide against each others • when one plate slides under another plate • the layer of Earth between the core and the crust • A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart. • ...
Plate tectonics: crossword puzzle 2026-01-20
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- the Process where new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges.
- Events such as earthquakes and volcanoes caused by Earths processes.
- the outermost layer of the Earth.
- A deep valley in the ocean floor formed by subduction.
- Type of crust found under oceans.
- Where two continental plates collide.
- a very large landmass made of all continents joined together.
- Early theory stating continents slowly move over Earth’s surface.
- Sudden shaking of Earth caused by plate movement.
- A large ocean wave caused by undersea earthquakes or eruptions.
- a naturally occurring solid material that makes up Earth.
- a plate boundary where plates move apart.
- Earth’s outer rocky layer.
- The thick layer beneath Earth’s crust
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- Long underwater mountain chains.
- Process where one plate sinks beneath another.
- The point underground where an earthquake begins.
- A volcanic area fed by magma from deep within Earth.
- a plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
- the theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
- Preserved remains or traces of ancient life.
- Scientist who proposed sea-floor spreading.
- the ancient super continent that existed millions of years ago.
- The solid center of the Earth.
- Rigid outer layer made of crust and upper mantle.
- Molten rock that erupts from volcanoes.
- Vibrations that travel through Earth during an earthquake.
- A crack or break where Earth’s crust is pulling apart.
28 Clues: Earth’s outer rocky layer. • The solid center of the Earth. • Long underwater mountain chains. • the outermost layer of the Earth. • Type of crust found under oceans. • Where two continental plates collide. • The thick layer beneath Earth’s crust • Molten rock that erupts from volcanoes. • a plate boundary where plates move apart. • ...
SeaFloor Spreading & Plate Tectonics 2025-02-19
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- An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- Geologist that suggested continental drift.
- A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
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- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
- One of the huge broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere.
- Geologist that discovered the processes of Seafloor Spreading and subduction.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
12 Clues: Geologist that suggested continental drift. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • One of the huge broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface. • ...
My Healthy Plate 2021-10-27
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- Meat and others are the main source of proteins and ________.
- My Healthy Plate guides us to fill a ___________ of our plate with fruit and vegetables.
- Singaporeans can use ____________ from My Healthy Plate to eat healthily.
- We should fill a quarter of our plate with ______ rice and wholemeal bread according to My Healthy Plate guidelines.
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- Wholegrains are the main sources of carbohydrates, vitamins, _________ and dietary fibre.
- My Healthy Plate categorises commonly eaten food into _______ food groups.
- Besides eating healthily, being physically _______ is essential to maintaining good health.
- ________ should be consumed instead of sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the risk of obesity.
- We need to consume healthier _______ in moderation.
- Fruit and vegetables should be consumed to reduce the risk of getting coronary heart diseases or _______.
10 Clues: We need to consume healthier _______ in moderation. • Meat and others are the main source of proteins and ________. • Singaporeans can use ____________ from My Healthy Plate to eat healthily. • My Healthy Plate categorises commonly eaten food into _______ food groups. • My Healthy Plate guides us to fill a ___________ of our plate with fruit and vegetables. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2026-01-21
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- When two plates of the same density collide and push up creating mountains
- A type of plate boundary, when two plates slide past each other
- Circulation of a material due to differences in density and temperature
- A type of plate boundary, when two plates collide
- The new crust that forms at mid-ocean ridges when two plates separate
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- Happens at a convergent plate boundary, when the denser plate sinks below the lighter plate
- HUGE rock plates that are sliding, crashing into each other and pulling apart
- Happens when two plates separate, when new Oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge
- Forms from subduction, and erupts magma out of the top
- A type of plate boundary, when two plates divide
10 Clues: A type of plate boundary, when two plates divide • A type of plate boundary, when two plates collide • Forms from subduction, and erupts magma out of the top • A type of plate boundary, when two plates slide past each other • The new crust that forms at mid-ocean ridges when two plates separate • ...
science vocab 2023-01-10
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- The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
- Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers,the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
- Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
- A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
- Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
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- the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- alfredwegener'shypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
- The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
- A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
- A deep valley where two plates moveapart A deep canyon on the ocean floor
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
15 Clues: Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • ...
plate tectonics 2021-06-18
Across
- is the layer of gases known as air
- the core of the earth
- occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- first layer of the earth
- comes from a Japanese word
- Another word for gravity waves
Down
- movement of the tectonic plates in the crust
- the most rigid layer of the earth
- earthquake scale
- forms in the water when subduction occurs
- occurs when something is squeezed
- the first wave
- happen when tectonic plates collide
- is the bones found in the earth
- a break in the earth's crust
15 Clues: the first wave • earthquake scale • the core of the earth • first layer of the earth • comes from a Japanese word • a break in the earth's crust • Another word for gravity waves • is the bones found in the earth • the most rigid layer of the earth • occurs when something is squeezed • is the layer of gases known as air • happen when tectonic plates collide • ...
plate tectonics 2021-06-18
Across
- is the layer of gases known as air
- the core of the earth
- occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- first layer of the earth
- comes from a Japanese word
- Another word for gravity waves
Down
- movement of the tectonic plates in the crust
- the most rigid layer of the earth
- earthquake scale
- forms in the water when subduction occurs
- occurs when something is squeezed
- the first wave
- happen when tectonic plates collide
- is the bones found in the earth
- a break in the earth's crust
15 Clues: the first wave • earthquake scale • the core of the earth • first layer of the earth • comes from a Japanese word • a break in the earth's crust • Another word for gravity waves • is the bones found in the earth • the most rigid layer of the earth • occurs when something is squeezed • is the layer of gases known as air • happen when tectonic plates collide • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-01-13
Across
- Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
- Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
- A deep canyon on the ocean floor
- a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
- A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Down
- A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
- Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
- A deep valley where two plates move apart
- The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
- The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
15 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...
