plate Crossword Puzzles
science 2023-02-15
Across
- plate slide apart
- natural features of the earths surface
- denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate
- tectonic plates that lie under surfaceland masses
- mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces
- distance above sealevel
- tectonics plates that are at teh bottom of the ocean
- solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded and then dropped into a new place
- tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
- long crack
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- map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
- parallel pattern of rock
- when two plates move away from each other
- seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
- photos or images from taken of earth from space
- thicker line making every 5th contour line of the map
- processes by which water,ice,wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment
- study of shape of earths surface and its physical features
- difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of topo.map
- huge pices of lithospere
20 Clues: long crack • plate slide apart • distance above sealevel • parallel pattern of rock • huge pices of lithospere • natural features of the earths surface • when two plates move away from each other • photos or images from taken of earth from space • tectonic plates that lie under surfaceland masses • tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • ...
Planet Earth 2023-05-14
Across
- The thickest layer of the earth-made of Magma
- The layer of earth we live on
- What the mantle is made of
- The inner core is made of iron and ________
- The name for when a volcano explodes
- an active volcano in Taupo is called _______
- Plate boundaries that slide past each other
- When every continent was joined this was the name of the one large continent
- The tallest mountain in NZ
- The plate in which the ring of fire boarders
- The fault line that runs through the Southern Alps
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- A large amount of displaced water
- The trench of the east coast of NZ
- Vertical and horizontal waves in an earthquake
- The last name of the man who first suggested the theory of tectonic plates
- The plates that make up the called are known as _________ plates
- Magma on the outside of the earth
- The two types of tectonic plates are continental and ________
- The origin point of an earthquake
- Plate boundaries that push together
20 Clues: What the mantle is made of • The tallest mountain in NZ • The layer of earth we live on • A large amount of displaced water • Magma on the outside of the earth • The origin point of an earthquake • The trench of the east coast of NZ • Plate boundaries that push together • The name for when a volcano explodes • The inner core is made of iron and ________ • ...
EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE VOCAB - 2022 2022-09-14
Across
- measured in units of millions of years, and separated into the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras
- naturally occurring solid comprised of only one type of element or compound
- any naturally occurring solid mix of minerals
- where ‘sea-floor spreading’ takes place along a divergent plate boundary
- the type of plate boundary where two plates slide against each other
- rocks formed from lava or magma
- this is simply the place where two plates meet… not like, on a dinner date, but like the border between them
- rocks formed by the natural cementation of accumulated/deposited sediment
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic era/ early Mesozoic era
- the type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other and magma forms new crust
- the concept that the earth’s lithosphere is made up of plates that very gradually change shape and position over time
- wearing or breaking down of rock by chemical means, i.e., some kind of substance forms chemical compounds with the rock’s particles and cause them to be dissolved from the rock (e.g., acid rain, formation of rust)
- a solid that is formed from an ordered arrangement of a single type of atom or molecule
- rocks formed when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure
- layers of soil that are categorized by their color, texture, and particle size, as well as the kind of life that live there
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- the type of plate boundary where two plates come together and smash into each other
- outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and solid upper mantle
- a rupture in the earth’s crust that allows lava, ash, and hot gas to escape from the mantle
- the point where an earthquake begins/originates
- big ol’ chunks of the earth’s crust that (very slowly) move around and smash into each other
- the process by which each type of rock is created and then transformed into other types of rocks over time
- a sudden release of energy built up in the earth’s plates, a shaking of the earth’s crust caused by seismic waves
- geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and displaced by wind, water, etc.
- time scale for the history of the earth, based on geological and fossil records
- wearing or breaking down of rock by physical means, such as thermal expansion, ice freezing/melting, wind, friction, etc.
- it’s like a heat-driven conveyor belt that drives the tectonic movements of the earth’s plates
- when a lithospheric plate smashes into another plate, is pushed under that plate, and is forced back down into the mantle
- a crack or fracture in the earth’s surface
- a mix of organic matter, minerals, gas, liquid, and microorganisms, that together support complex life and make it possible
29 Clues: rocks formed from lava or magma • a crack or fracture in the earth’s surface • any naturally occurring solid mix of minerals • the point where an earthquake begins/originates • the type of plate boundary where two plates slide against each other • rocks formed when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure • ...
Residential Framing Review 2025-01-10
Across
- A stud the defines the edge of a rough opening and runs from bottom plate to header
- A header set directly above the rough opening
- Material used to reduce the transfer of heat through walls, ceilings, and floors
- The first and last stud on the end of each wall panel
- The edge of a sheet of sheathing (like OSB or drywall) where two sheets line up edge to edge
- A header set at the top of the wall, and fastened directly to the underside of the top plate
- Header assembled with a top and bottom header plate and one header board between. This header leaves the most room for insulation
- Regular pattern or interval where studs are placed in wall panel
- The distance across a rough opening
- The single horizontal 2x4 that runs along the top edge of a wall panel.
- A two-layer top plate used to strengthen corners and load bearing capacity of a wall
- The skinny side or a board or 2x4
- Any vertical 2x4 used on layout as the structural support of a wall panel
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- The space in a wall panel designed for a door or window
- Perfectly vertical in all directions
- The bottom horizontal 2x4 on a stud wall panel
- Driving of a nail at a roughly 30° angle to fasten two pieces of wood together, typically with their grains perpendicular.
- A vertical 2x4 that runs face-out in a wall panel, allowing a second wall panel to be connected and nailed to the wall at corners and Ts
- The horizontal and non-structural 2x4 that defines the bottom of a window rough opening
- Joining two boards that perfectly level or aligned, allowing them to fit together without any offset or overhang
- Lumber and other construction material that has been engineered to be straighter, stronger, and/or larger or longer
- A three-stud corner that allows for additional insulation
- The full-length and weight bearing stud - running from sill plate to top plate - that runs outside of a rough opening
- The wide or “flat” side of a board or 2x4
- A mark carpenters use (like an upside down V) to denote where a measurement lands
- A horizontal 2x4 laid horizontally on top of the top plate - creating a second layer - and allowing walls to overlap and fasten at the corners
- Small studs placed above and/or below a rough opening on layout
- The horizontal and load-bearing structure that spans a rough opening and transfers the load from from above the rough opening into the jack and king studs
28 Clues: The skinny side or a board or 2x4 • The distance across a rough opening • Perfectly vertical in all directions • The wide or “flat” side of a board or 2x4 • A header set directly above the rough opening • The bottom horizontal 2x4 on a stud wall panel • The first and last stud on the end of each wall panel • The space in a wall panel designed for a door or window • ...
Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025 2025-01-21
Across
- convection currents here cause plate tectonics
- theory that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time
- A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
- formed at converging continental plates
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface
- type of crust that is thinner and more dense
- formed from diverging continental plates
- a chain of islands formed over a hotspot
- Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents in the mantle
- extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
- a volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- this island in the chain will be furthest from the hotspot that formed it
- a branch of geology concerned with the structure of the crust of a planet and the formation of folds and faults in it
- an ancient landmass which separated into present-day continents
- faults and volcanoes are most often found here
- areas that are below sea level
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- Massive volcano that can produce unbelievably enormous, but rare, eruptions.
- this island in the chain will be closest to the hotspot that formed it
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- a supervolcano formed over a hotspot in the western United States
- a supercontinent that existed 300–200 million years ago, made up of all the continents on Earth
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
- undersea mountain range formed at diverging oceanic plates
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- a geologic process that creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges
- A break in the earth's crust
- formed where oceanic and continental crust converge
- A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
- A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves.
- well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
- Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- describes the location of hotspots in the mantle
- type of crust that is thicker and less dense
- One plate going under another plate
- how often supervolcanoes erupt
- scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in a single land mass
40 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • how often supervolcanoes erupt • areas that are below sea level • Magma that reaches Earth's surface • One plate going under another plate • formed at converging continental plates • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • formed from diverging continental plates • a chain of islands formed over a hotspot • ...
Plate Tectonics 2020-09-20
Across
- A reason why a farmer would live close to a volcano.
- The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes.
- The machine used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
- The reason why the plates move
- The origin of the earthquake within the earth's crust.
- The tube running up the middle of a volcano
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- The type of volcano formed at a constructive plate boundary.
- The city in Japan hit by an earthquake in 1995.
- The type of volcano formed at a destructive plate boundary.
- The type of crust which is like less dense.
- The type of plate boundary when the plates move away from each other.
- The type of crust which is dense.
- The type of plate boundary when the plates move towards each other.
13 Clues: The reason why the plates move • The type of crust which is dense. • The type of crust which is like less dense. • The tube running up the middle of a volcano • The city in Japan hit by an earthquake in 1995. • A reason why a farmer would live close to a volcano. • The origin of the earthquake within the earth's crust. • ...
En la mesa 2022-01-24
Printmaking 2020-09-10
Across
- A rubber roller used to spread ink over a surface
- Any of the processes where lines are sunken grooves in the plate
- Areas around each line are cut out of block of wood
- Type of print made from the raised portion of a rigid material
- Thick, flat material with design on its surface used to print repeated impressions
- Type of printmaking that involves drawing on a stone
- Lines incised into a metal plate with a burin
- Drawing directly on the metal plate with a sharp point creating a rough ridge of metal along the groove
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- Any process used to create raised or depressed surface, sometimes without ink
- Sharply pointed instrument used in printmaking
- A printing process by which areas are blocked out to keep ink from non-image areas
- A print made from an image built up with glue and other collage-type materials
- A print pulled in an edition of one
- Type of printmaking involves a metal plate and acid
- Method of rendering tone by means of dots and short strokes
- A round, smooth pad used to press paper
- An artwork created by making an impression of a design
17 Clues: A print pulled in an edition of one • A round, smooth pad used to press paper • Lines incised into a metal plate with a burin • Sharply pointed instrument used in printmaking • A rubber roller used to spread ink over a surface • Type of printmaking involves a metal plate and acid • Areas around each line are cut out of block of wood • ...
PLates 2022-11-16
10 Clues: together • a crater • Downwards • separation • slides past • Earth movement • Earth movement • A plate movement • A ridge in plate movement • A point of a plate movement
Beauty Therapy Nail Anatomy 2021-02-11
Across
- a sign of infection
- correct term for bitten nails
- Overlapping dead tissue on the nail plate
- 5 long bones in the hand
- Part of the nail that generates cells
- loosening of the nail plate
Down
- Every client needs one of these
- white spots on the nail plate
- A bone in the arm
- a fungal infection of the nail
- wavy ridges on the nail
- Protein found in hair and nails
12 Clues: A bone in the arm • a sign of infection • wavy ridges on the nail • 5 long bones in the hand • loosening of the nail plate • white spots on the nail plate • correct term for bitten nails • a fungal infection of the nail • Every client needs one of these • Protein found in hair and nails • Part of the nail that generates cells • Overlapping dead tissue on the nail plate
Plate Boundaries. Challenge it! 2023-10-02
11 Clues: rift • Magma • Trench • transform • Divergent • subduction • Convergent • plate oceanic plate • ridge Mid ocean ridge • Chains Mountain Chains • currents convection currents
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-06
Across
- When two tectonic plates move away from each other?
- A fault in California that is an example of a transform boundary?
- When two tectonic plates collide?
- Who discovered the continental drift theory?
- When two continents meet head on?
- When one tectonic plate touches another?
- When to oceanic plates collide?
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- When the mountain chains that forms on ocean floor where tectonic plates pull apart?
- When a dense oceanc plate collide with a light,thick continental plate?
- When two tectonic plates slide past each other?
- When new oceanic lithosphere is formed at the midocean ridge as older material are pulled away pulled away from the ridge
- When one tectonic plate is being pushed under by another?
12 Clues: When to oceanic plates collide? • When two tectonic plates collide? • When two continents meet head on? • When one tectonic plate touches another? • Who discovered the continental drift theory? • When two tectonic plates slide past each other? • When two tectonic plates move away from each other? • When one tectonic plate is being pushed under by another? • ...
Contnental Drift 2024-11-11
Across
- the process of one plate going under another.
- Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
- the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart.
- Spreading the process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges.
- refers to the movement of Earth's plates.
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- part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea.
- currents in the mantle that drive plate movement.
- the rigid outer part of the Earth, involved in plate tectonics.
- remnants of ancient organisms used as evidence for continental drift.
- the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates.
- Wegener the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
- a crack or split, such as the one between separating continents.
12 Clues: Boundary where two tectonic plates meet. • refers to the movement of Earth's plates. • the process of one plate going under another. • currents in the mantle that drive plate movement. • part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea. • the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates. • ...
Plate Techtonics Vocab 2019-01-10
Across
- Island Arc / a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred kilometers from a trench where subduction of one oceanic slab beneath another is occurring
- Floor Spreading / the process which plate tectonics produce new oceanic lithospheres at the ocean ridges
- / a mechanism that may contribute to plate motion; it involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge due to gravity
- Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together
- / A sound navigation and ranging tool that calculates ocean depth by recording the time of an energy pulse
- Volcanic Arc / mountains formed in part by volcanic activity caused by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
- / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere
- Plume / a mass of hotter than normal mantle material that ascends toward the surface, where it can lead to igneous activity
- / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth
- Core / a layer beneath the mantle (2260 km thick) containing liquid iron and generating Earth's magnetic field
- Boundary / a boundary where two plates slide past each other without creating nor destroying the lithosphere
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- Boundary / a region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by the oceanic ridges
- Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature
- / the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench back to the mantle al a colliding plate boundary
- Tectonics / the theory that proposes the Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in numerous ways. These plates can produce volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, and the crust
- Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius)
- / the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over time
- Valley / deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries (can develop on seafloor or land)
- / The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
- Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor
- / a mechanism that contributes to plate motion in which cool, dense oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and pulls the lithosphere along
- / a proposed supercontinent that began to break about 200 million years ago and formed today's landmasses
22 Clues: / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth • Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor • Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together • / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere • Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature • Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius) • ...
The Changing Earth 2014-06-04
Across
- / Molten rock below the Earth's surface
- / When oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oceanic plate then sinks below the continental plate
- Arc / A chain of islands formed at the edges of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts
- Drift / The separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
- / An instruments that detects the seismic waves from an earthquakes
- Flow / A cloud of ash, rock and gas about 500°C that exists from a volcano like an avalanche
- / The rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates
- Wave / The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
- Stripping / Patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
- / The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
- Ground Station / A receiver and computer that can detect satellite signals and calculate its position on the Earth's surface
- / The place below ground where an earthquake starts
- Spots / Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
- Trench / A deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
- Wave / A longitudinal seismic wave that travels fast through the Earth
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- / A place where and extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
- / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
- Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor
- / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
- / The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
- Wave / A seismic wave that travels along the surface of the Earth in the crust
- Tectonics / The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the asthenosphere
- Crust / The crust that forms the continents
- Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other
- Boundary / Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
- Wave / A transverse seismic wave that travels through the Earth
- Boundary / Where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
- Spreading / The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
29 Clues: / Molten rock below the Earth's surface • Crust / The crust that forms the continents • Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor • / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • / The place below ground where an earthquake starts • Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other • / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • ...
Plate tectonics Crossword 2016-02-13
Across
- Tectonics, The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- Scale, A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves.
- fault, A type of fault in which rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion.
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
- Waves, Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- Wave, A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground.
- The shaking that results from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- Boundary, A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- Fault, a type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust.
- A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake,
- Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
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- Fault, A type of fault where the hanging wall slide upward; caused by compression in the crust.
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth.
- Wave, A type of seismic wave that forms when P waves and S waves reach Earth's surface.
- Boundary, A plate boundary where two plate boundaries move toward each other,
- The point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquakes focus.
- stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement.
- Boundary, A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- Valley, A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
- the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault.
- Scale, A scale that rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause at a particular place.
- Wall, The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault
- Wave, A type of seismic wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side.
25 Clues: Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • the block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault. • Wall, The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault • Valley, A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • The point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquakes focus. • ...
Earth's Interior 2025-05-16
Across
- Very long mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
- The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
- liquid portion of the core
- Dense oceanic plate slides under Less dense continental plate
- where rocks first move along the fault, at a location inside Earth
- scale that measures the total amount of energy released by the earthquake
- boundaries that Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- move at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels, slower, does NOT travel through liquids
- solid portion of the core
- a rigid layer including the crust and the uppermost mantle
- hypothesis that the continents are in constant motion on the Earth’s surface
- outer part of the magnetic field that affects the charged particles
- the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
- Supercontinent that has broken apart over time
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
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- vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth’s lithosphere, called faults
- plastic layer within the mantle
- boundaries that Form where two tectonic plates separate
- dense metallic center of Earth
- push-pull motion similar to a coiled spring,fastest
- this is the force that moves the tectonic plates
- rock that makes up the ocean floor
- move up and down in a rolling motion, causes most damage, slowest
- basalt is rich in this mineral
- Neither plate is subducted, the less dense plate folds and deforms and mountains are formed
- When the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
- the location on Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus
- forms near the edge of a continent at an ocean to continent boundary
- Scientist that researched whether all the continents had always been in the same place on Earth
- boundaries that form Where two plates collide
- brittle, rocky outer layer
- a break in Earth’s lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another
- Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
33 Clues: solid portion of the core • liquid portion of the core • brittle, rocky outer layer • dense metallic center of Earth • basalt is rich in this mineral • plastic layer within the mantle • rock that makes up the ocean floor • boundaries that form Where two plates collide • Supercontinent that has broken apart over time • this is the force that moves the tectonic plates • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
Across
- What phenomena did Alfred Wegener discover?
- What theory comprises the phenomenon that the plates "drift" across the lithosphere?
- What is the innermost layer of the Earth?
- What ridge is formed at a divergent plate boundary?
- What type of wave does a seismograph read?
- What scientific rule says that matter cannot be created nor destroyed?
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- How is old plate material "recycled" back into the Earth?
- Hess originally discovered this phenomena
- What type of valley forms at a divergent plate boundary?
- What force in the mantle moves the plates?
- What layer of the Earth has a convection cycle, ultimately causing plate tectonics?
- What is created at a transform boundary (besides an earthquake)?
12 Clues: Hess originally discovered this phenomena • What is the innermost layer of the Earth? • What force in the mantle moves the plates? • What type of wave does a seismograph read? • What phenomena did Alfred Wegener discover? • What ridge is formed at a divergent plate boundary? • What type of valley forms at a divergent plate boundary? • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-04-27
Across
- A landform that rises above the surrounding land sharply and is the result of a convergent boundary
- This ridge is located under the Atlantic ocean and is the product of a divergent plate boundary
- A place where magma rises to the lithosphere and causes several volcanoes in one spot
- The thicker section of Earth's crust that is under and includes the continents
- The name of the landmass that split 200 million years ago
- The soft layer of the mantle that the crust floats on
- The shaking that normally is a product of a transform boundary
- A valley caused by a divergent plate boundary
- The thinner section of Earth's crust that is located under the ocean
- A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
- the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
- The current in which the hot liquid rises to the top and the cool liquid sinks to the bottom
- The process that forms a new seafloor
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- When a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate;occurs at a convergent boundary
- The theory that states that before the continents of today, the continents were all joined into one super continent that split due to plate tectonics
- The layer of hot semisolid metal that is in between the crust and outermost layer of the core, this is this thickest layer of the Earth
- The rigid outermost layer of the earth that includes the crust and the top layer of the mantle
- A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away form each other
- The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of the Earth
- A mountain, normally with a crater at it's peak,that occasionally ejects lava from it's core;normally the cause of mass destruction if a structure is too close
- The layer right above the Inner Core that is liquid metal instead of solid
- A steep canyon on the ocean floor
- The sections of the Earth's crust that float on top of the mantle and move due to convection currents
- A boundary where two plates are sliding past each other
- A dip caused by a divergent plate boundary
25 Clues: A steep canyon on the ocean floor • The process that forms a new seafloor • A dip caused by a divergent plate boundary • A valley caused by a divergent plate boundary • the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth • The soft layer of the mantle that the crust floats on • A boundary where two plates are sliding past each other • ...
Tectonic Plates 2023-10-24
Across
- Divergent plate boundaries cause this landform to emerge
- The layer of the earth where tectonic plates are found
- Convergent plate boundaries form this landform
- The ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel
- The last name of the german scientist who came up with the theory behind continental drift.
- plates Large pieces of the earth's crust
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- This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes
- ______________ currents are responsible for moving the tectonic plates
- The _____ core is the Hottest layer of the earth
- The layer of the earth you would find convection currents in
- This plate boundary occurs when two plates are moving towards each other
- The name of the last supercontinent
12 Clues: The name of the last supercontinent • plates Large pieces of the earth's crust • This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes • Convergent plate boundaries form this landform • The _____ core is the Hottest layer of the earth • The ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel • The layer of the earth where tectonic plates are found • ...
Health Improvement Project 2025-04-23
10 Clues: being fat • overweight • You eat it • 2 of something • bad for your teeth • the opposite of unwell • another word for workout • something you put food on • category from food plate that is unhealthy • category from eatwell plate that helps bone health
Mountain crossword 2021-03-17
Across
- formed on a divergent boundary because the sreading of the walls.
- 2 plates pushing together compressing boundaries are warped and folded into mountains.
- magma rises up form a divergent boundary flows over the sides and hardens to make a mountain
- formed during the Laramide orogeny where a lot of plates go under the north american plate.
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- Is a chain of voacanoes formed above a subducting plate
- the upwellng of magma at midocean ridges as new area of oceanic crust form.
- 2 plates colliding where one slides under the other
- mountains that formed during pangea movemment where the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate collided
- 2 plates moving away from eachother
- ocean plate go under continental plate and create more heated magma that comes up as volcanic mountains.
10 Clues: 2 plates moving away from eachother • 2 plates colliding where one slides under the other • Is a chain of voacanoes formed above a subducting plate • formed on a divergent boundary because the sreading of the walls. • the upwellng of magma at midocean ridges as new area of oceanic crust form. • ...
Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025-06-26
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- Crack in Earth’s crust
- Underwater mountain feature from seafloor spreading
- Mantle movement that drives plate motion
- Plates slide past each other
- Boundary where plates collide
- Feature created by magma rising between separating oceanic plates
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- Earth’s outer rigid layer
- Process where one plate sinks under another
- Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones
- Boundary where plates move away from each other
- Result of sudden plate movement
- Landform from rising magma
12 Clues: Crack in Earth’s crust • Earth’s outer rigid layer • Landform from rising magma • Plates slide past each other • Boundary where plates collide • Result of sudden plate movement • Mantle movement that drives plate motion • Process where one plate sinks under another • Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones • Boundary where plates move away from each other • ...
GEOL 112 PASS Session 1 2017-07-16
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- The zone between the mantle and the crust
- Oceanic crust is _______ dense
- S-waves ______ pass through liquid
- A tectonic environment where mountains form
- The 'P' in P-waves stands for...
- The __________ is composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle
- A type of volcano which forms at convergent plate boundaries
- _______ accelerates with height
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- The loss of a crustal root
- Mountain building is a process called....
- A type of plate boundary where two plates meet
- The inner core is ...
- A type of volcano which forms at divergent plate boundaries
- A type of rock which the oceanic crust is composed of
- Earth is comprised of __ main layers
15 Clues: The inner core is ... • The loss of a crustal root • Oceanic crust is _______ dense • _______ accelerates with height • The 'P' in P-waves stands for... • S-waves ______ pass through liquid • Earth is comprised of __ main layers • The zone between the mantle and the crust • Mountain building is a process called.... • A tectonic environment where mountains form • ...
Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, and Faults 2024-04-24
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- How many cm the plates average in moving per year
- bottom part of the crust
- a boundary where plates come together with another
- a famous fault in the North American plate in this state
- the large land area that means all earth
- nickname for the area around the Pacific plate
- number of large plates on the earth
- a boundary where plates pull apart from another
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- the German scientist responsible for continental drift
- top part of the crust
- a freshwater dinosaur/fossil
- South America looks like it fits under this continent
- a boundary that slips past
- The occupation of the man who proposed the cont. drift theory
- largest plate on the planet
15 Clues: top part of the crust • bottom part of the crust • a boundary that slips past • largest plate on the planet • a freshwater dinosaur/fossil • number of large plates on the earth • the large land area that means all earth • nickname for the area around the Pacific plate • a boundary where plates pull apart from another • How many cm the plates average in moving per year • ...
Volcano crossword 2024-01-21
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- The word that means that the volcano is no longer going to erupt
- _____are openings of the Earth's surface.
- when magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called
- The liquid inside the volcano is called
- A ____ chain of islands may form when volcanism occurs at multiple spots along the edge of an oceanic plate.
- The word where a volcano constantly is erupting.
- a type of volcano where it has steep slopes and is formed like a cone shape
- these are large chunks of hardened lava.
- spot ______ is an area where lava frequently erupts at the surface
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- is a volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so again.
- magma moves up from the chamber through a ____.
- below the volcano is a magma _______.
- 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 _____
- some volcanoes have side _____ too!
- one of the things that burst out of the volcano that you can also find in a fireplace
- these are underwater mountains that rise hundreds or thousands of feet from the seafloor.
17 Clues: 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. • magma moves up from the chamber through a ____. • The word where a volcano constantly is erupting. • when magma reaches the surface of the earth it is called • ...
Max's Crossword 2024-12-04
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- English Service: A style of service where food is served on a platter, and guests serve themselves.
- A meal where guests serve themselves from a table of food.
- The utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons.
- Fine, clear glass used for elegant glasses and dishes.
- plate a large, beautifully decorated plate
- Service: A service where pre-plated food is brought to the table for each person.
- A gathering with food and drinks, often before or after an event.
- Plate: A large plate used to hold smaller plates or to serve a course, often removed after the starter.
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- All the dishes, utensils, and glasses used at the table.
- Service: A structured, elegant style of serving food, often with multiple courses and served by waitstaff.
- knives, forks, and spoons
- small portion of food before the meal
- d'Oeuvres: Small appetizers served before the main meal.
- Service: A style of dining where food is served in large dishes, and guests help themselves.
- to honor a person
- Serving items made of metal, like bowls, trays, or pitchers.
- The set of items (plate, utensils, glassware) for one person at the table.
- Setting: The arrangement of utensils, plates, and glasses for one person at the table.
18 Clues: to honor a person • knives, forks, and spoons • small portion of food before the meal • plate a large, beautifully decorated plate • Fine, clear glass used for elegant glasses and dishes. • All the dishes, utensils, and glasses used at the table. • d'Oeuvres: Small appetizers served before the main meal. • A meal where guests serve themselves from a table of food. • ...
Ag Earth Plate Tectonics. 2020-10-07
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- Rocks closer to the middle of a mid ocean ridge are _________.
- Heat transfer from a heated liquid or gas, moves the goopy mantle.
- Scientist who came up with Pangea and Continental drift
- Theory that the continents somehow broke away and moved apart over millions of years.
- Formed when two continental plates collide together.
- Plate boundary where the plates pull apart.
- Giant land mass the continents used to be.
- Heat transfer from indirect contact, like a heater.
- Scientist who discovered seafloor spreading.
- Thinnest of Earth's layers.
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- What is pushed and pulled by the heated mantle.
- Where convection takes place.
- Plate boundary where the plates come together.
- Heat transfer from direct contact.
- What Hess discovered to help prove the Theory of Pangea.
- One day geologists learn about Earth's interior (indirect way).
- Plate boundary where the plates slip and slide.
- Earth's layer that's made of nickel and iron.
18 Clues: Thinnest of Earth's layers. • Where convection takes place. • Heat transfer from direct contact. • Giant land mass the continents used to be. • Plate boundary where the plates pull apart. • Scientist who discovered seafloor spreading. • Earth's layer that's made of nickel and iron. • Plate boundary where the plates come together. • ...
Make it Rain 2022-05-04
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- Often the first meal of the day is this.
- Type of plate made from polymers.
- Eating utensil that is part fork, part spoon.
- Type of plate called for in make it rain lab.
- This is often eaten around noon.
- When ice melts it becomes this.
- Type of cup made from heated sand.
- This is often eaten closer to bedtime.
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- This is a frozen solid that falls from the sky.
- This is eaten between breakfast and lunch.
- These flakes are frozen and fall from the sky.
- Type of plate made from wood.
- When water boils it becomes this.
- This is liquid and falls from the sky.
- These hold moisture and produce rain.
- When water freezes it becomes this.
- Thick cloud of tiny water droplets in the air.
- When steam condenses it becomes this.
- Heat from this melts ice and evaporates water.
19 Clues: Type of plate made from wood. • When ice melts it becomes this. • This is often eaten around noon. • When water boils it becomes this. • Type of plate made from polymers. • Type of cup made from heated sand. • When water freezes it becomes this. • These hold moisture and produce rain. • When steam condenses it becomes this. • This is liquid and falls from the sky. • ...
puzzleschapter 7 Joel lacrone 2021-10-13
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- continents are in motion
- slab sings it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
- cold and rigid outermost rock layer
- circulation of materials caused by differense
- rising mantal materail at mid ocean ridges
- form where two plates slide past eacheother
- a state in which mangetized objects point north
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- forms where two plates separate
- where to plates collide
- a theory that all the continents were together
- mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
- magnetic field reverses polarity magnetized objects point south
- denser plates sinks below themore buoyant plate
- new crust forms along a midocean ridge
- tectonics earths surface is made up of rigid rocks
15 Clues: where to plates collide • continents are in motion • forms where two plates separate • cold and rigid outermost rock layer • new crust forms along a midocean ridge • mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean • rising mantal materail at mid ocean ridges • form where two plates slide past eacheother • circulation of materials caused by differense • ...
Earthquakes 2024-01-06
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- - Large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
- - Plate boundary - Plates slide past each other.
- - Plates - Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move.
- - Instrument that records earthquake waves.
- - Process where one tectonic plate moves beneath another.
- - Crack in the Earth's crust where earthquakes originate.
- - Area directly above the earthquake's origin.
- - Measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
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- - Primary seismic wave that compresses and expands particles.
- - Tectonics - A rigid segment of the Earth's lithosphere.
- - Measure of the earthquake's effects at specific locations.
- - Study of earthquakes and seismic waves.
- - Saturated soil temporarily loses strength during an earthquake.
- - Related to earthquakes or other vibrations of the Earth.
- - Small earthquakes that precede a larger one.
- - Smaller earthquake that follows the main shock.
- - Scale used to quantify earthquake magnitude.
- - Type of earthquake with a focus near the Earth's surface.
18 Clues: - Study of earthquakes and seismic waves. • - Instrument that records earthquake waves. • - Small earthquakes that precede a larger one. • - Scale used to quantify earthquake magnitude. • - Area directly above the earthquake's origin. • - Plate boundary - Plates slide past each other. • - Smaller earthquake that follows the main shock. • ...
Plate Tectonics Project 2025-11-05
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- wave in the earths produced by an earthquake
- plate where two tectonic plates move towards and collide
- type of seismic wave that moves through the earth's interior
- the process by heat or electricity being transmitted
- field moving electric charge within the force continental drift a theory where earth's continents move slowly
- spreading formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- outermost layer between the earth's crust
- crust thick part of the earth's crust
- plate two Tectonics plates move apart
- polarity a property of a magnet that defines two poles
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- rifting stretched and thinned by forces
- crust thin part of the earth's crust
- the innermost or most essential part of something
- movement caused within the fluid
- boundary where two plates Tectonics meet and interact
- fault two plates slide past each other
- plains found between continental margins and mid-ocean ridges
- a long narrow ditch
- the outer most solid layer
- layer of rock between earth's crust
20 Clues: a long narrow ditch • the outer most solid layer • movement caused within the fluid • layer of rock between earth's crust • crust thin part of the earth's crust • crust thick part of the earth's crust • plate two Tectonics plates move apart • fault two plates slide past each other • rifting stretched and thinned by forces • outermost layer between the earth's crust • ...
continental drift/Plate Tectonic Geo20 Sadie 2021-09-27
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- plates moving toward each other/colliding
- the number of inches plates move yearly
- theory that states the earth is made up of 13-20 plates
- most plates are made up of this and one other thing
- result of plate tectonic movement
- most plates are made up of this and one other thing
- plates slide past each other (horizontally)
- evidence of continental drift which involves an elevated portion of the earths crust
- evidence of continental drift which is like a puzzle
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- 90% of earths earthquakes happen here
- the layer plate tectonics move very slowly on
- person who developed the theory of continental drift
- evidence of continental drift which involves glaciers
- plates moving away from each other
- super-continent
- number of years ago the Theory of Plate Tectonics was developed
- the year the Theory of Continental Drift was introduced
- evidence of continental drift which involves animals
- plates are constantly...
- result of plate tectonic movement
20 Clues: super-continent • plates are constantly... • result of plate tectonic movement • result of plate tectonic movement • plates moving away from each other • 90% of earths earthquakes happen here • the number of inches plates move yearly • plates moving toward each other/colliding • plates slide past each other (horizontally) • the layer plate tectonics move very slowly on • ...
Jac Carter 2023-02-01
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- a rock cooled down from magma or lava
- largest layer of earth, comes after crust
- charged particles from the sun
- theory explaining how landforms have been moving
- the study of earth’s crust and its history
- this moves the tectonic plates and found in the mantle
- a machine used to record earthquakes
- when two plate slide against each other
- an igneous rock made from quartz and feldspar
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- the thinnest layer of earth
- a zone where one plate descends beneath another plate
- when high temperature or pressure alters rocks physically or chemically
- an elastic wave produces my earthquakes or other mean
- a part of earth’s magnetosphere
- when two plates move away from each other
- large plume of hot mantle rising from within the Earth
- when two plates come together
- fragments of rock deposited and cemented together without melting
18 Clues: the thinnest layer of earth • when two plates come together • charged particles from the sun • a part of earth’s magnetosphere • a machine used to record earthquakes • a rock cooled down from magma or lava • when two plate slide against each other • largest layer of earth, comes after crust • when two plates move away from each other • ...
Spanish vocab 2016-02-02
Ch. 5 Vocabulary Review 2020-04-24
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- ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
- Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
- current the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions-like the San Andreas in California
- core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
- The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
- trench a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- core A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
- waves vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
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- supercontinent
- A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
- the transfer of energy through space
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
- Mass per unit volume
- A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
- The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
- a device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects to map the ocean floor
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- theory a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
30 Clues: supercontinent • Mass per unit volume • the transfer of energy through space • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...
Regina Crane Rodeo 2025-09-08
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- ear protection
- An Safety committee representative
- Plate _ _ _ _ _ ( lifting device for plate)
- Not allowed on shop floor( communication)
- wood we use to stack steel
- summers worry Heat _ _ _ _ _
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- safety wear
- eye protection
- How often safety committee meets
- dangerous loading area
- muster _ _ _ _ _
- who is retiring soon
- in place( emergency evacuation area)
- todays event Crane _ _ _ _ _
- truck deck _ _ _ _
- where I store material over 30 inches in height
16 Clues: safety wear • ear protection • eye protection • muster _ _ _ _ _ • truck deck _ _ _ _ • who is retiring soon • dangerous loading area • wood we use to stack steel • todays event Crane _ _ _ _ _ • summers worry Heat _ _ _ _ _ • How often safety committee meets • An Safety committee representative • in place( emergency evacuation area) • Not allowed on shop floor( communication) • ...
Printmaking Vocab - Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-31
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- an impression made from a printing plate to check
- flat surface which a design is etched or engraved
- print created from high and low areas
- process of making an image on a plate
- carved out lines and shapes on a linoleum piece
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- tool used for stamping, made of rubber
- roller used to spread ink
- tool used for printing
- the number of prints pulled from one plate
- a copy made using the printing process
10 Clues: tool used for printing • roller used to spread ink • print created from high and low areas • process of making an image on a plate • tool used for stamping, made of rubber • a copy made using the printing process • the number of prints pulled from one plate • carved out lines and shapes on a linoleum piece • an impression made from a printing plate to check • ...
Healthy eating 2021-07-07
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- A healthy plate should contain …… plate of fruits and vegetables
- Wholegrains provide us with ….
- Banana is an example of
- egg and fish are example of
- ....makes people physically active and improve strength
- We should always follow the “...... …….” to eat healthily and obtain sufficient nutrition.
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- drinking enough ….. can prevent us from falling sick
- Broccoli is an example of
- A healthy plate should contain …… plate of proteins and wholegrains
- brown rice is an example of?
10 Clues: Banana is an example of • Broccoli is an example of • egg and fish are example of • brown rice is an example of? • Wholegrains provide us with …. • drinking enough ….. can prevent us from falling sick • ....makes people physically active and improve strength • A healthy plate should contain …… plate of fruits and vegetables • ...
EN LA MESA 2022-02-27
Module 2 Vocab 2023-10-05
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- magma erupts onto Earth's surface
- molten rock below Earth's surface
- break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs
- two plate move apart from each other
- name of one single land mass
- underwater troughs on seafloor
- plates slide horizontally past each other
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- vent in Earth's crust where molten rock flows
- rapid downhill movement of soil, rocks ad boulders
- one tectonic plate moves under another plate
- a wave that forms when there is an ocean disturbance
- sudden movement of rocks along a break in Earth's crust
- two plates moving toward each other
13 Clues: name of one single land mass • underwater troughs on seafloor • magma erupts onto Earth's surface • molten rock below Earth's surface • two plates moving toward each other • two plate move apart from each other • plates slide horizontally past each other • one tectonic plate moves under another plate • vent in Earth's crust where molten rock flows • ...
science vocabulary 2025-09-22
14 Clues: ring of fire • plate tectonics • rocky mountains • large ocean waves • scientific theory • shaking the ground • ash,lava, and gases • two plates move away • outer layer of earth • flowing layer of earth • thickest layer of earth • new oceanic crust to form • currents heat by radiator • rapid movement of mass rock
plate tectnics trinity tran 2018-12-05
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- / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
- trenches / the name of the canyons that the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater
- / the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
- boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- spreading / the process of mid-ocean ridges continually adding new material to the ocean floor
- / the continents were joined all together creating a supercontinent about 300 million years ago
- valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
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- ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move
- drift / the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- boundary a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- tectonics / the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by currents in the mantle
13 Clues: / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move • valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock • boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...
ESCI 2021-03-04
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- Where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
- Mountain ridges along the ocean floor
- Process of magma rising to the surface to creat new ocean crust
- The centre of the ridge has a crack
- Deep valleys in the ocean floor
- The super continent
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- Earth's deepest layer and is also the hottest.
- Only layer that is liquid
- This is a thin layer of solid rock surrounding the earth.
- this plate boundary is where two tectonic plates colide.
- this plate boundary is where two tectonic plates move apart.
- Below the crust
- As older rock gets pushed aside it accumulates this layer
- tectonics Explains how and why continents move
- Proposed the continental drift theory
15 Clues: Below the crust • The super continent • Only layer that is liquid • Deep valleys in the ocean floor • The centre of the ridge has a crack • Mountain ridges along the ocean floor • Proposed the continental drift theory • Earth's deepest layer and is also the hottest. • tectonics Explains how and why continents move • this plate boundary is where two tectonic plates colide. • ...
Tectonic Word Power 2023-10-03
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- A process where a dense tectonic plate sinks underneath a light one
- Boundary between two colliding plates.
- Point on Earth's crust directly above an earthquake's hypocenter.
- A scientist who studies earthquakes and maps Internal structure.
- The subducted tectonic plate beneath the Ring of Fire.
- Fracture on Earth's crust.
- Rigid layer of Earth that composed of crust and uppermost mantle.
- An opening on Earth's surface through which volcanic materials are released.
- Layer between the crust and the core.
- Two plates are moving away from each other.
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- Liquid core of the Earth.
- Measure the released by an Earthquake.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- Large ocean wave that may result from underwater earthquakes.
- Boundary at which two plates slide past each other.
- DRIFT Theory of Alfred Wegener.
- PLATE A block of rocks that comprise the crust.
- Large landmass that is also known as supercontinent.
18 Clues: Liquid core of the Earth. • Fracture on Earth's crust. • DRIFT Theory of Alfred Wegener. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • Layer between the crust and the core. • Measure the released by an Earthquake. • Boundary between two colliding plates. • Two plates are moving away from each other. • PLATE A block of rocks that comprise the crust. • ...
J.gerardo 2023-02-01
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- Largest part of the earth on the inside.
- Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
- The innermost layer of the Earth.
- waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
- Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
- A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
- The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
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- When two plates move in opposite directions
- tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
- when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath
- two boundaries converge together
- 100 meters
- Rocks produced by high temperatures.
- The outer layer of the earth.
- structure of the earth and beneath its surface
- wind The energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
- composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
- Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by
18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...
Contnental Drift 2024-11-11
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- the process of one plate going under another.
- Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
- the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart.
- Spreading the process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges.
- refers to the movement of Earth's plates.
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- part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea.
- currents in the mantle that drive plate movement.
- the rigid outer part of the Earth, involved in plate tectonics.
- remnants of ancient organisms used as evidence for continental drift.
- the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates.
- Wegener the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
- a crack or split, such as the one between separating continents.
12 Clues: Boundary where two tectonic plates meet. • refers to the movement of Earth's plates. • the process of one plate going under another. • currents in the mantle that drive plate movement. • part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea. • the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates. • ...
Plates 2022-10-19
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- When Earth’s surface shakes
- The sudden pushing of something
- the soft, solid layer of rock below Earth's plates
- Hot liquid rock on Earth's surface
- How fast something happens
- The landform formed at a Convergent plate boundary
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- When two plates are moving away from each other
- The hottest layer of Earth
- The pieces making up Earth's outer layer
- Slow pulling apart of land caused by plate activity
- When two plates are moving towards each other
- Hot Liquid rock below Earth's surface
- Where two plates meet
13 Clues: Where two plates meet • The hottest layer of Earth • How fast something happens • When Earth’s surface shakes • The sudden pushing of something • Hot liquid rock on Earth's surface • Hot Liquid rock below Earth's surface • The pieces making up Earth's outer layer • When two plates are moving towards each other • When two plates are moving away from each other • ...
8S Lessons 5.3-5.5 Vocabulary Crossword 2024-12-11
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- A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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- An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back to the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
- The hypothesis that the continents move slowly across earth’s surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents
13 Clues: A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past • ...
iLeY rInG oF fIrE 2018-07-04
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- How many volcanos lie on the Ring of Fire
- One of New Zealand's Largest Volcanos
- The 2 plates New Zealand lies on
- The Shape of the Ring of fire
- A hole in the earth that spits out magma
- An ocean
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- How long is the ring of fire
- The type of plate the Pacific Plate is
- I fell into a burning ______ __ ____ (It's a song)
- One of the main Plates in the Ring of fire
- The other plate of the Ring of fire
- A type of Jewelry
- A burning substance
13 Clues: An ocean • A type of Jewelry • A burning substance • How long is the ring of fire • The Shape of the Ring of fire • The 2 plates New Zealand lies on • The other plate of the Ring of fire • One of New Zealand's Largest Volcanos • The type of plate the Pacific Plate is • A hole in the earth that spits out magma • How many volcanos lie on the Ring of Fire • ...
Unit 5 Terminology Review 2023-11-02
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- A process where newly formed crust at the mid-ocean ridge pushes older crust away
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
- The movement of substances due to differences in density. Less dense move up while more dense move down
- Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- Preserved remains of once-living organisms
- The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
- Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
- An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
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- A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The point where two tectonic plates meet
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
- The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- A theory stating that the earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that move.
- The idea that the more dense edge of a plate is pulled under a less dense edge of another plate
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
18 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth's surface • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The point where two tectonic plates meet • Preserved remains of once-living organisms • A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...
Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2022-11-04
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- an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is created
- type of boundary where two plates move away from each other
- surface feature that forms along a convergent boundary between two continental crusts
- surface that can happen at any type of plate boundary due to the tectonic plates shifting
- surface that forms when one plate subducts under another
- a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- process that powers the movements of earth's tectonic plates
- type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
- the process where the denser plate goes under another plate
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- the layer of hot solid material between earth's crust and core
- supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago
- a dense spear of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
- type of boundary where two plates move towards each other
- a layer of molten lava and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
- a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
- term used to describe the location where two tectonic plates meet
- scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
- the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
18 Clues: the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago • scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • type of boundary where two plates slide past each other • surface that forms when one plate subducts under another • type of boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...
Changes to Earth's Surface 2024-05-09
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- Both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are caused by _______ movement.
- Volcanoes, mountains, and earthquakes all result from the _____________ of the Earth's plates.
- A mountain made of lava, ash or other materials from eruptions.
- This is one of the Earth's layers that contains soft areas on which plates float.
- The Hawaiian islands were formed by a plate slowly moving over a hot _____, producing a chain of volcanoes.
- You would most likely find a _______ near a river's mouth.
- This is a type of landform that contains rocks, sand, and clay carried from a glacier forming a low hill.
- A sand ______ is a hill of sand made and shaped by the wind.
- All the kinds of landforms in a certain place.
- A movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust.
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- The process by which sediment drops out of water.
- A natural land shape or feature.
- Landforms such as canyons can be formed by moving water, or water __________.\
- Many ____________ form where plates come together. The edge of the denser plate is forced into the mantle, while the less dense plate is pushed up.
- Water, wind and plants can cause ____________ and erosion against rocks.
- A break in Earth's crust.
- Molten rock under Earth's surface.
- A large, thick sheet of ice.
18 Clues: A break in Earth's crust. • A large, thick sheet of ice. • A natural land shape or feature. • Molten rock under Earth's surface. • All the kinds of landforms in a certain place. • The process by which sediment drops out of water. • You would most likely find a _______ near a river's mouth. • A sand ______ is a hill of sand made and shaped by the wind. • ...
The Fox and the Stork 2021-09-07
Les partie de repas 2021-12-06
11 Clues: drinks • dessert • main dish • deli plate • veggie tray • food (type) • green salad • cheese plate • food (general) • pre-dinner drink • after dinner drink
Science 2021-12-07
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- Fills imprint
- What has plate Tectonics created
- How was the hypothesis viewed?
- Earth shakes
- What does the Continental Drift Hypothesis prove?
- Who is credited for continental Drift?
- Outside of middle
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- One big continent
- Shield around the Earth
- Middle of earth
- Is plate Tectonic movement over?
- Can cause earthquake
- Layer under Crust
- Imprint
- Outer skin of earth
15 Clues: Imprint • Earth shakes • Fills imprint • Middle of earth • One big continent • Layer under Crust • Outside of middle • Outer skin of earth • Can cause earthquake • Shield around the Earth • How was the hypothesis viewed? • What has plate Tectonics created • Is plate Tectonic movement over? • Who is credited for continental Drift? • What does the Continental Drift Hypothesis prove?
The table 2023-01-25
15 Clues: cow meat • pig meat • sheep meat • not cooked • cooked bread • too much fire • table behaviour • similar to dish • for cutting food • for picking up food • use it for eating soup • use it to wipe your mouth • using your teeth to eat food • ice cream, cake, etc., after dinner • sometimes people watch TV with a plate here
NMI History Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-15
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- accepted or habitual practice.
- a submerged mountain
- the descendants of one individual.
- a community of people smaller than a village.
- a person who inhabits a particular place.
- a shipwrecked person.
- change in form or character.
- make inhabitants to accept the values and characteristics of Spanish society.
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- science that deals with the earth's physical structure, substance, and its history.
- earth's lithosphere that together make up the earth's surface
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class.
- man-made object
- the Pacific Ocean plate that goes under the Philippine plate forming a long deep valley.
- expel from a community or group.
- the place where something beings
15 Clues: man-made object • a submerged mountain • a shipwrecked person. • change in form or character. • accepted or habitual practice. • expel from a community or group. • the place where something beings • the descendants of one individual. • a person who inhabits a particular place. • a community of people smaller than a village. • ...
science work 2020-05-21
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- the hot thing that leaks or shots out of volcanoes
- the furthest section of the earth layers away from the crust
- when two plate boundaries hit each other straight on.
- the same type of volcano as a strato
- the puzzle pieces of the earth.
- lava thats under ground
- a result of cooled lava starting with p
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- a volcano that can explode
- famous volcano eruption in Italy MT Vesuvius
- directly above where the earthquake originates.
- where an earthquake starts
- at the end of an plate(plate....)
- the whole thing that connects to the earth and contains ash among other things.
- a dead volcano
- a measurement tool of earthquakes
15 Clues: a dead volcano • lava thats under ground • a volcano that can explode • where an earthquake starts • the puzzle pieces of the earth. • at the end of an plate(plate....) • a measurement tool of earthquakes • the same type of volcano as a strato • a result of cooled lava starting with p • famous volcano eruption in Italy MT Vesuvius • ...
Platemaking 2023-06-25
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- The raised image on a flexographic printing plate.The relief of a plate makes up about 1/4 to 1/2 of the total thickness.
- A measure of the hardness of a printing plate
- A thin protective coating applied by the plate manufacturer to the surface of sheet photopolymer plates
- A method of plate registration and mounting which uses video cameras to locate, magnify and align small registration marks on photopolymer printing plates.
- Exposure Exposure of a photopolymer with ultraviolet light to create the plate floor.
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- A removable cylinder covering on which plates are mounted. Cylinder sleeves can be removed and stored, with plates left mounted, after a press run.
- Distortion of the surface of image characters on a printing plate into a cup shape
- The amount of photopolymer material washed away in a set period of time
- A measure of distance equal to 1/1000 of an inch
- The variation in thickness within one plate, usually expressed in mils
10 Clues: A measure of the hardness of a printing plate • A measure of distance equal to 1/1000 of an inch • The variation in thickness within one plate, usually expressed in mils • The amount of photopolymer material washed away in a set period of time • Distortion of the surface of image characters on a printing plate into a cup shape • ...
Oceanography Unit 1 2021-09-22
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- The second layer of the physical structure of the Earth.
- First ship built and equipped for oceanic research.
- Where was Robert Ballard when he discovered the first hydrothermal vent community?
- The study of past civilizations.
- Plate boundaries that slide past each other.
- Which Ferdinand was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
- This kind of plate boundary creates rift valleys.
- What is the name of the organization that studies the ocean and atmosphere?
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- These vents form at the mid-ocean ridge.
- Underwater mountain created by convergent plate boundaries.
- What kind of organisms live in hydrothermal vents?
- What controls tidal patterns in the ocean?
- Last name of the scientist on the HMS Beagle expedition.
- This is the deepest and largest ocean.
- What kind of margin is on the US West Coast?
- Deepest trench in the ocean.
- The ocean absorbs what fraction of the Earth's CO2?
- Name of an eroded volcanic island.
18 Clues: Deepest trench in the ocean. • The study of past civilizations. • Name of an eroded volcanic island. • This is the deepest and largest ocean. • These vents form at the mid-ocean ridge. • What controls tidal patterns in the ocean? • What kind of margin is on the US West Coast? • Plate boundaries that slide past each other. • ...
Printing Department Quiz 2024-08-28
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- Device to adjust the color
- Marker use to separate the lot when non-conformance detected
- Printing press that applies ink to both side to paper in single pass
- Substance use to clean the plate
- Device use to transfer paper one by one to the feeder board
- Chemical use to avoid smudging problem
- Dampening solution for SM machine
- A device that shut off the feeder if more than one sheet pass
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- Transfer the image from the plate to the printing surface
- A thing use for reference during printing
- Medium that transfer ink onto the offset plate
- Device use to make sure the alignment are not out of position
- Defect that cause by poor registration
- Paper size 25x35
- A document that need to refer before run machine
- Condition where the paper folded
- Dampening solution for SM/SORD/KORD machine
- Printing machine that can run four-color printing
- Paper size 31x43
19 Clues: Paper size 25x35 • Paper size 31x43 • Device to adjust the color • Substance use to clean the plate • Condition where the paper folded • Dampening solution for SM machine • Defect that cause by poor registration • Chemical use to avoid smudging problem • A thing use for reference during printing • Dampening solution for SM/SORD/KORD machine • ...
Jeremy's crossword 2024-04-25
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- used on Minecraft seep
- markers for fabric
- use for cuting paper
- to hold straight pins
- measure inches
- to not poke yourself when sewing
- big wheel on right side of machine
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- to hold cloth
- needles for a machine
- chaulk for fabrick
- when sewing with needles with a needle
- trace special wax paper
- measuring yards
- small metal ruler
- ripping seams
- plate metal plate under machine
16 Clues: to hold cloth • ripping seams • measure inches • measuring yards • small metal ruler • chaulk for fabrick • markers for fabric • use for cuting paper • needles for a machine • to hold straight pins • used on Minecraft seep • trace special wax paper • to not poke yourself when sewing • big wheel on right side of machine • plate metal plate under machine • ...
Plate Tectonics Terminology 2020-06-10
Nail diseases and disorders 2025-06-18
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- superficial vertical ridges on nail plate
- discoloured and thickened nails, can have greenish tinge
- weak nails with ragged edges, often exposing the hyponychium
- itchy, red and scaly skin often between toes
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- brittle and split nails
- white spots on the nail plate
- deep horizontal ridges in the nail plate
- inflamed, swollen, and red matrix
- split cuticle that sticks up or out
- overgrown cuticle, hardened and stuck to nail plate
10 Clues: brittle and split nails • white spots on the nail plate • inflamed, swollen, and red matrix • split cuticle that sticks up or out • deep horizontal ridges in the nail plate • superficial vertical ridges on nail plate • itchy, red and scaly skin often between toes • overgrown cuticle, hardened and stuck to nail plate • ...
Pa Puzzle 2022-04-05
8 Clues: Hard boiled egg. • Crunchy flat bread. • Lettuce on the plate. • The meal that you eat. • Sheep bone on the plate. • Bitter green veg on the plate. • Sweet or sour paste on the plate. • Celery or other green veg on the plate.
Pate Tectonics 2023-12-14
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- 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
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
- The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
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- A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
- Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
- Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sidewasy motion
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
- Stress that squeezed rock until it folds or breaks
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock first breaks nder stress and causes an earthquacke
- tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
13 Clues: Stress that squeezed rock until it folds or breaks • A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus • Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle • ...
Unit #5 Vocabulary Preview 2020-10-22
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- A process where newly formed crust at the mid-ocean ridge pushes older crust away
- The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
- A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
- The idea that the more dense edge of a plate is pulled under a less dense edge of another plate
- An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
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- A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
- The point where two tectonic plates meet
- Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
- The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
- Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
- The movement of substances due to differences in density. Less dense move up while more dense move down
- Preserved remains of once-living organisms
- A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
18 Clues: Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The point where two tectonic plates meet • Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface • Preserved remains of once-living organisms • A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...
Heat Transfer and Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30
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- Transfer of heat by direct touch
- When two plates push together
- The amount of matter in something
- Volcanoes formed due to subduction
- How much space something takes up
- Mass divided by volume
- When two plates slide past each other
- Part of the Earths crust
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- The transfer of heat by movement of fluid or gas
- Caused by a transform boundary, responsible for many of California's earthquakes
- Transfer of heat through empty space
- The part of Earth where convection currents take place
- When a more dense plate goes below another plate at a convergent boundary
- When two plates pull apart
- the top layer of Earth where plate tectonics are
- What molecules become when they heat up, the reason they become less dense
- The center of the Earth, and also the heat source
17 Clues: Mass divided by volume • Part of the Earths crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates push together • Transfer of heat by direct touch • The amount of matter in something • How much space something takes up • Volcanoes formed due to subduction • Transfer of heat through empty space • When two plates slide past each other • ...
Digital Image Receptors 2022-03-02
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- Luminescence, energy of these trapped electrons is released by exposure to a laser is called
- Range, the range of exposure intensities that an image receptor can respond to and acquire image data
- network of transmitting and exchange of patient images and data display
- Quantum Efficiency, an expression of the radiation exposure level that is required to produce an optimal image
- made of lightweight plastic
- Plate, a plate made up of several layers that stores x-ray energy
- Transfer Function, measure of the ability of the system to preserve signal contrast
- Indicator, represents the exposure level of the PSP plate and the values are vendor specific
- Array, replace what was historically the Bucky assembly
- used to sense light released from the PSP plate during scanning
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- Of Interest, determine what section of histogram data set should be included in the displayed image
- a device that absorbs x-ray and creates electrical charges
- emission of light form the screen when stimulated by radiation
- process by which washing works exposes the film to water that contains less thiosulfate than the film
- Image, visible image
- absorbs x-ray energy and emits visible light in response
- area products, a measurement of exposure in air followed by a computation to estimate absorbed dose to the patient
- Analysis, a graphic representation of a data set
- Latitude, the range of exposure values to the receptor that produce an acceptable range of densities
- Image, invisible image
- Reader, a device equipped with a drive system and optical system that converts the stored image on a PSP plate
- Radiography Systems, digital imaging system that uses a detector array in place of a Bucky assembly
- Film Transistor, electronic components layered onto a glass substrate that include the readout, charge collector, and light sensitive elements
- Radiography Systems, digital imaging system that uses a cassette
- Coupled Device, light sensitive semiconductor device that generates an electrical charge
25 Clues: Image, visible image • Image, invisible image • made of lightweight plastic • Analysis, a graphic representation of a data set • Array, replace what was historically the Bucky assembly • absorbs x-ray energy and emits visible light in response • a device that absorbs x-ray and creates electrical charges • emission of light form the screen when stimulated by radiation • ...
Nails 2014-04-24
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- The portion of living skin that supports that nail plate
- The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
- The initiator added to polymer powder to start the chain reaction of curing the nail enhancement
- The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
- Implements should be removed from a disinfectant solution using what?
- The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nails?
- a short chain of monomers that is not long enough to be considered a polymer
- The natural nail is part of what system?
- Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and:
- The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail
- A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold moisture in the skin
- The amount of polymer powder and liquid monomer used to create a product bead
- Use of a nipper to clip away loosened nail enhancement product can damage the nail plate and perpetuate what?
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- A think, tightly woven natural material that becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied
- Which type of nail polish remover is recommended when removing nail polish from nail enhancements
- Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail
- The most visible and functional part of the nail unit
- Wrap resins
- Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and?
- Odorless products harden more slowly, which creates the tacky layer called:
- The area of the nail where the nail plate cells are formed
- A measure of how much electricity a UV bulb consumes is:
- A colorless polish layer applied to the natural nail to improve the adhesion of polish
- The second UV gel layer applied is called:
24 Clues: Wrap resins • The natural nail is part of what system? • The second UV gel layer applied is called: • Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and: • The most visible and functional part of the nail unit • The portion of living skin that supports that nail plate • A measure of how much electricity a UV bulb consumes is: • ...
Volcanoes in Southeast Asia 2014-01-17
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- an island group in southeast asia
- the tectonic plate under the pacific ocean
- an undersea trench near java
- another volcano on java, name starts with M
- a large city on luzon in the Philippines
- huge waves caused by volcanoes and earthquakes
- solid material blown out of a volcano
- the tectonic plate under australia
- a large basin formed by the collapse of a volcano
- avalanches of mud
- a tropical storm in the pacific
- lava flung by a volcano
- --- of fire
- the tectonic plate under europe and asia
- a volcano on sumbawa in indonesia
- an island in southeast asia, name starts with S
- an island in southeast asia, sounds like ball
- heavy rains that occur in june to october in southeast asia
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- a volcano on bali
- a volcano near manila on luzon, it erupted in 1991
- the tectonic plate that is under the philippines
- another name for coffee, also an island in southeast asia
- magma above ground
- javanese term for volcanic mudflow
- the deepest undersea trench in the world
- a volcano on java, name starts with K
- also known as stratovolcano
- a group of hunter gatherers who lived on mt. pinatubo
- another name for krakatoa
- avalanches of rock and hot ash
- an under sea trench near the philippines
- where tectonic plates collide
- plates that form the earth's surface
- a volcano on luzon, name starts with T
- the northern most large island in the philippines
- the southern most country in south east asia, also the biggest
- ash blown out of a volcano
- french term for clouds of volcanic ash and gas
- a strait between java and sumatra
- a dome made of lava
- another volcano on luzon, name sounds like mayo
- when a tectonic plate sinks beneath another
42 Clues: --- of fire • a volcano on bali • avalanches of mud • magma above ground • a dome made of lava • lava flung by a volcano • another name for krakatoa • ash blown out of a volcano • also known as stratovolcano • an undersea trench near java • where tectonic plates collide • avalanches of rock and hot ash • a tropical storm in the pacific • an island group in southeast asia • ...
Science TEKS 8.9 A (Historical Plate Tectonic Theory) & B (Formation of Crustal Features) 2022-11-01
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- A break or crack in the Earth’s lithosphere along which rocks move.
- Alfred Wegener’s explanation of continents moving slowly and changing their positions
- The most dense portion of the Earth’s crust
- The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- Part of Earth’s mantle that is just below the lithosphere.
- Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- an area where there is an abundance of volcanoes and earthquakes caused by the amount of movement of tectonic plates in the area.
- Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
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- A German scientist responsible for the hypothesis of continental drift.
- A long, active volcano ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin where magma rises up and makes new crust; associated with seafloor spreading
- The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
- Features that make up the earth’s surface.
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- The outermost layer of the Earth (lithosphere) is divided into plates that move, by convection currents, relative to each other causing continental drift, seafloor spreading and the formation of major physical features on the Earth’s surface.
- a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface; a rift valley
- The layer of Earth that lies between the core and crust.
- plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- The crust and uppermost mantle.
- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature that transfers thermal energy from one part of the fluid to another.
- The least dense portion of Earth’s crust.
- a line that marks the limits of an area
21 Clues: The crust and uppermost mantle. • a line that marks the limits of an area • The least dense portion of Earth’s crust. • Features that make up the earth’s surface. • The most dense portion of the Earth’s crust • Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • The layer of Earth that lies between the core and crust. • ...
AlEc LaPpIn 2015-04-30
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- 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 linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fualt.
- sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- occurs at mid ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and the gradually moves away from the ridge.
- theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
- 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.
- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
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- the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
- an actively deforming region where two plates or fragments move toward one another and collide.
- portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
- a line on a isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time.
- places where plates slide sideways past each other.
- a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
- was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
15 Clues: places where plates slide sideways past each other. • the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates. • sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...
Plate Boundaries 2023-02-16
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- Where 2 plates crash into each other
- The scientist that created the theory of continental drift
- 7 regions of the world
- What 7 regions formed before continental drift
- What caused Pangaea to become 7 continents
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- Where a denser plate moves under a less denser plate.
- Where 2 plates slide past each other
- Caused by convergent plate boundaries
- Caused by divergent plate boundaries
- Where 2 plates move away from each other
10 Clues: 7 regions of the world • Where 2 plates slide past each other • Where 2 plates crash into each other • Caused by divergent plate boundaries • Caused by convergent plate boundaries • Where 2 plates move away from each other • What caused Pangaea to become 7 continents • What 7 regions formed before continental drift • Where a denser plate moves under a less denser plate. • ...
Madison Kloster 2015-05-02
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- 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.
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- 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.
- a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- 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 large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface.
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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.
- a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
- an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined.
- where two of the tectonic plates slide alongside each other.
- 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.
15 Clues: where two of the tectonic plates slide alongside each other. • the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined. • 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. • ...
Neuroscience 2021-02-19
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- Chemical process by which pioneer axons are directed towards their target location.
- First step of neural development. Radial cells give rise to the neurons of the cortex.
- First layer that forms during cell migration.
- Cells that differentiate into neuronal and glial cells to eventually from all the glial and neuronal cells within the CNS.
- The preliminary nervous system of an embryo that eventually becomes the central nervous system.
- Layer of cells that becomes Layer I of the cerebral cortex after cell migration.
- The outermost tissue layer of an embryo in early development that becomes the neural plate.
- End of a neurite that guides the axon or dendrite into the correct target location
- Stage of embryonic development in which the neural plate folds in on itself to form the neural tube.
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- Cell division that results in two identical daughter radial glial cells
- The buildup of CSF in the ventricles of the brain. Causes increased intracranial pressure and can be fatal
- Cell division that results in one radial glial cell and one neural precursor cell.
- Layers develop in an inside-out pattern, consists of Layer I, Layer II, Layer III, Layer IV, Layer V and Layer VI.
- The part of the ectoderm that folds into the neural plate during cell development.
- Neural progenitors that that give rise to all the neurons within the cortex,
- Projections coming from the cell body of a neuron, can include axons or dendrites.
- The step of neural development that follows proliferation. Cells move towards their final location.
- Region that is lateral to the neural plate and which detaches from the neural plate when it becomes the neural tube. Eventually becomes all the cells of the PNS.
- Bulge-like features that form on the neural tube shortly after the tube closes. Three primary are called forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain.
- the theory that the growth gone of a neurite is guided to its target
20 Clues: First layer that forms during cell migration. • the theory that the growth gone of a neurite is guided to its target • Cell division that results in two identical daughter radial glial cells • Neural progenitors that that give rise to all the neurons within the cortex, • Layer of cells that becomes Layer I of the cerebral cortex after cell migration. • ...
Nails 2014-04-24
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- Wrap resins
- The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
- The initiator added to polymer powder to start the chain reaction of curing the nail enhancement
- The second UV gel layer applied is called:
- The nail tip adhesive used to secure the nail tip to a natural nail
- The natural nail is part of what system?
- A colorless polish layer applied to the natural nail to improve the adhesion of polish
- a short chain of monomers that is not long enough to be considered a polymer
- A petroleum by-product that has excellent sealing properties to hold moisture in the skin
- Implements should be removed from a disinfectant solution using what?
- The portion of living skin that supports that nail plate
- The amount of polymer powder and liquid monomer used to create a product bead
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- A measure of how much electricity a UV bulb consumes is:
- Odorless products harden more slowly, which creates the tacky layer called:
- The water content of the natural nail directly affects the nails?
- A think, tightly woven natural material that becomes transparent when wrap resin is applied
- Shallow depressions that serve as contact points for nail tips and the natural nail
- Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and:
- The most visible and functional part of the nail unit
- The slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
- Which type of nail polish remover is recommended when removing nail polish from nail enhancements
- Cutting nail tips with a nail or toenail clipper will cause the nail tip to weaken and?
- The area of the nail where the nail plate cells are formed
- Use of a nipper to clip away loosened nail enhancement product can damage the nail plate and perpetuate what?
24 Clues: Wrap resins • The natural nail is part of what system? • The second UV gel layer applied is called: • Fabric wraps are made from silk, fiberglass, and: • The most visible and functional part of the nail unit • A measure of how much electricity a UV bulb consumes is: • The portion of living skin that supports that nail plate • ...
Processes that shape the Earth 2024-01-15
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- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- A description of surface features of land.
- One plate going under another plate
- the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
- the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
- A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
- The process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup
- supercontinent
- on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
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- The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- A map that shows the surface features of an area.
- A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere
- Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
- The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
23 Clues: supercontinent • One plate going under another plate • A description of surface features of land. • A map that shows the surface features of an area. • Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...
Marine Biology Plate Tectonics 2025-09-09
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- Flat topped underwater volcanic mountains
- plates, Large rigid pieces of Earths lithosphere that move over the mantle
- crust, The thin dense layer of crust that forms the ocean floor mostly made of basalt
- Underwater volcanic mountains that rise from the ocean floor but do not reach the surface
- drift, The theory that continents slowly move across the Earths surface over time
- tectonics, The theory that Earths lithosphere is broken into plates that move and interact at boundaries
- ocean ridge, An underwater mountain range where new oceanic crust forms at divergent plate boundaries
- The thick layer of Earth between the crust and core made of hot solid rock that flows slowly
- margin, A continental margin located near a plate boundary with frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
- margin, A continental margin far from plate boundaries with little earthquake or volcanic activity
- The central part of the Earth composed mostly of iron and nickel divided into inner and outer layers
- A dark dense volcanic rock that makes up much of the oceanic crust
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- margin, The zone where the continental crust meets the oceanic crust
- rise, The gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope made of sediments
- shelf, The shallow submerged edge of a continent extending into the ocean
- A light colored coarse grained rock that makes up much of the continental crust
- anomalies, Variations in the Earths magnetic field caused by the movement of seafloor rocks
- The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle
- canyon, A steep sided valley cut into the continental shelf and slope often leading to the deep ocean
- The supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago before breaking apart into todays continents
- plains, Flat deep areas of the ocean floor found between the continental rise and mid ocean ridges
- Deep narrow depressions in the ocean floor formed at subduction zones
- The outermost layer of the Earth which includes continental and oceanic crust
- spreading, The process by which new oceanic crust forms at mid ocean ridges and moves outward
24 Clues: Flat topped underwater volcanic mountains • A dark dense volcanic rock that makes up much of the oceanic crust • margin, The zone where the continental crust meets the oceanic crust • Deep narrow depressions in the ocean floor formed at subduction zones • shelf, The shallow submerged edge of a continent extending into the ocean • ...
Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes & Earthquakes 2023-12-08
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- volcanic mudflow
- theory of moving plates
- fastest seismic waves and can move through solid, liquid, or gas
- thinner denser crust
- type of volcano made with less viscous magma
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- when a plate moves under another plate
- composition of the core
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- name for belt of tectonically active place around the Pacific Ocean
- plate boundary that is moving away from each other
- real name of volcanic ash
- point of origin of an earthquake
- between the crust and the outer core
13 Clues: volcanic mudflow • thinner denser crust • composition of the core • theory of moving plates • real name of volcanic ash • point of origin of an earthquake • between the crust and the outer core • when a plate moves under another plate • measures the magnitude of an earthquake • type of volcano made with less viscous magma • plate boundary that is moving away from each other • ...
Skeletal System 2014-11-17
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- an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone
- the shaft or central part of a long bone
- articulation that permits free movement, a freely movable joint (also called synovial joint)
- a cavity or depression, especially in bone
- the formation of bone
- a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton and new bone tissue is formed
- an anatomical feature of the infant human skull comprising any of the soft membranous gaps (sutures) between the cranial bones that make up the calvaria of a fetus or an infant
- a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted
- system the cylindrical, column-like structures in compact bones, it consists of microscopic cylindrical structures oriented parallel to the long axis of a bone
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- a type of continuous, slightly movable joint
- microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone, its radiating processes of the osteocytes (called filo podia) project into these canals; these cytoplasmic processes are joined together by gap junctions
- the state of being jointed
- a cell that has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it
- a thin layer, membrane, scale, or plate like tissue or part, especially in bone tissue
- plate a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, its plate is found in children and adolescents; in adults who have stopped growing, the plate is replaced by an epiphyseal line
- the production of blood cells and platelets, which occurs in the bone marrow
- a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint
- the absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue
- a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints
- a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation
- membrane the soft tissue found between the articular capsule (joint capsule) and the joint cavity of synovial joints
21 Clues: the formation of bone • the state of being jointed • the shaft or central part of a long bone • a cavity or depression, especially in bone • a type of continuous, slightly movable joint • an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone • a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation • the absorption into the circulation of cells or tissue • ...
7th Grade Science Final 2022 2022-05-24
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- The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
- Theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.
- Resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time.
- A rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
- The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
- Energy from the sun.
- Electricity produced by flowing water.
- Deep, underwater troughs created by an oceanic plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
- A solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, and has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition.
- Things that have all the characteristics of life.
- A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring.
- A deposit of minerals that is large enough to be mined for a profit.
- The way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface.
- Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface.
- The color of a mineral's powder.
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- The laying down or settling of eroded material.
- Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
- Energy released from atomic reactions.
- Name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 290 million years ago.
- The movement of Earth's continent's over time.
- A pile of windblown sand.
- Energy produced by burning organic matter, such as wood, food scraps, and alcohol.
- Resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes.
- The moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another.
- A large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that moves slowly across Earth's surface.
- The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock.
- Thermal energy from Earth's interior
27 Clues: Energy from the sun. • A pile of windblown sand. • The color of a mineral's powder. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • Thermal energy from Earth's interior • Energy released from atomic reactions. • Electricity produced by flowing water. • Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface. • The movement of Earth's continent's over time. • ...
Earth Systems 2025-10-27
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- A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water.
- A dry region on the downwind side of a mountain due to air losing moisture on the windward side.
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.
- The buildup of salt in soil due to irrigation or evaporation, reducing agricultural productivity.
- The movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface, supporting high productivity.
- Niña A periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters that typically causes opposite climate effects of El Niño.
- The semi-molten layer beneath the lithosphere where convection drives plate motion.
- Niño A periodic warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean that disrupts global weather patterns.
- A location where magma rises through the mantle outside of plate boundaries, forming volcanic islands like Hawaii.
- A large circular ocean current system formed by global wind patterns and Earth’s rotation.
- The dark, nutrient-rich organic material in soil formed from decomposed plant and animal matter.
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- A plate boundary where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust such as mid-ocean ridges.
- The process in which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
- The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
- A soil texture ideal for plant growth, containing a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
- A groundwater storage area in permeable rock or sediment that supplies wells and springs.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle.
- The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
- The land area that drains all precipitation to a single stream or river system.
- The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it.
20 Clues: The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it. • The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle. • A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water. • The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity. • ...
plate tectonics trinity tran 2018-12-05
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- boundary a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- tectonics / the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by currents in the mantle
- / the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
- trenches / the name of the canyons that the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater
- spreading / the process of mid-ocean ridges continually adding new material to the ocean floor
- boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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- valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move
- / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
- ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- drift / the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- / the continents were joined all together creating a supercontinent about 300 million years ago
- boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
13 Clues: / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move • valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock • boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...
karas astronomy crossword 2023-02-01
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- the study of earth and the processes that have shaped its surface throughout time
- a type of igneous rock formed by cooling magma
- rocks formed through the cooling and crystallization of magma in earth’s interior
- plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- heat rising from the mantle from subduction zones
- slow motions within the earth cause sections of the crust to shift over time
- heat travels upwards, is cooled as it reaches the surface, and sinks back down again
- radiation belts of highly charged particles surrounding the earth in the magnetosphere
- charged particles from earth generate a magnetic field around earth that protects it
- charged particles that flow outwards from the sun
- plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
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- oceanic crust sinks below continental crust at convergent plate boundaries
- high temperatures or pressures physically or chemically alter other rocks
- very dense inner layer of the earth that is part liquid and part solid
- separation of earth into layers of different densities
- the thickest layer of the earth that is between the crust and the core
- plate boundary where layers of the crust slide opposite each other
- fragments of other rock or shells that have been cemented together
18 Clues: a type of igneous rock formed by cooling magma • heat rising from the mantle from subduction zones • charged particles that flow outwards from the sun • separation of earth into layers of different densities • plate boundary where two plates move towards each other • plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2025-01-07
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- An example of an underwater ridge formed by a divergent boundary.
- A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction.
- A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by plate motion.
- An underwater mountain ridge formed by two plates moving away from each other.
- An example of a mountain range that was formed by two continental plates colliding.
- A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust.
- An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes.
- A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle.
- Where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust.
- Where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often forming mountains.
- An area where one plate moves under another, creating deep ocean trenches.
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- A deep valley caused by the movement of two continental plates moving away from each other.
- Where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions, causing earthquakes.
- The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction.
- The rigid outer layer of the Earth. Floats on top of the asthenosphere. Also called the crust.
- An example of a mountain range that was formed by an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding.
- A well-known transform boundary that causes frequent earthquakes.
- A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary.
18 Clues: A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust. • A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction. • An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes. • The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction. • A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle. • A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary. • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-10-03
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- largest layer of the earth, mostly solid, “stretches like silly putty, flows like maple syrup”
- deepest point on the ocean floor in the Pacific Ocean, formed at a subduction zone
- an area in the mantle that is hotter than the surrounding mantle
- a German scientist who came up with the Continental drift Hypothesis
- the rigid outer part of the earth which consists of the crust and upper part of the mantle, cold and brittle, broken into plates
- the circular movement of energy in which heat rises and cold sinks
- a plate boundary which occurs where 2 plates are moving away from each other ( dividing)
- large underwater mountain chain formed at a divergent plate boundary (spreading center)
- a plate boundary in which 2 plates are sliding horizontally past each other
- a plate boundary which occurs where 2 plates are moving towards each other
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- melting which occurs due to a reduction in pressure
- the upper layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere moves
- a supercontinent which existed at the end of the paleozoic when all of the continents were together as 1 land mass
- the only liquid layer of the Earth composed of molten iron and nickel
- a process which occurs at the mid ocean ridge where magma comes to the surface and new ocean crust is formed
- long, narrow depressions on the seafloor caused at subduction zones; deepest parts of the ocean
- oceanic lithosphere is pushed under another plate at a convergent boundary and melts, creating the “fuel” for a volcano
- the center of the Earth composed of solid iron and nickel
18 Clues: melting which occurs due to a reduction in pressure • the center of the Earth composed of solid iron and nickel • the upper layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere moves • an area in the mantle that is hotter than the surrounding mantle • the circular movement of energy in which heat rises and cold sinks • ...
Nail structure and growth 2024-02-26
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- technical term for nails of the fingers or toes
- folds of skin that line the sides of the nail
- nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
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- portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
- collectively; the nail bed collectively; the nail bed
- slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the nail plate, forming a protective barrier that prevents microorganisms from invading and infecting the nail bed
- part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
- hard keratin plate on top of and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows; the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
- area where the nail plate cells are formed; composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
- visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; whitish half-moon shape at the base of the nail
10 Clues: folds of skin that line the sides of the nail • technical term for nails of the fingers or toes • collectively; the nail bed collectively; the nail bed • nonliving colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • ...
Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2021-12-14
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- , Plate boundary where two plates move apart.
- , Opening in the earth's crust where lava erupts from.
- , Plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
- , Lava below the surface of the earth.
- , A hole left in the top of the volcano.
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- , Where one plate goes under the other.
- , Country where an earthquake happened in 2010.
- , Point of origin of an earthquake underground.
- , An avalanche of hot molten rock that flows down the side of a volcano.
- , Point above the ground where the earthquake first hits.
- , Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
11 Clues: , Where one plate goes under the other. • , Plate boundary where two plates move apart. • , Lava below the surface of the earth. • , A hole left in the top of the volcano. • , Country where an earthquake happened in 2010. • , Point of origin of an earthquake underground. • ...
Unit Revision 2013-10-22
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- in the mantle, what causes plate boundaries to move
- the Earth's structure is made up of crust, _______ and core
- the two types of plate are oceanic and _________
- what is the bigger version of a normal volcano
- there are primary and ___________ effects of a volcano
- an advantage linked with humans living in the Alps
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- the Alps is an example of these
- volcanoes are formed along destructive and _________ plate boundaries
- a feature found at the top of a volcano
- an example of a destructive plate volcano
- how many large tectonic plates is the Earth made up of
11 Clues: the Alps is an example of these • a feature found at the top of a volcano • an example of a destructive plate volcano • what is the bigger version of a normal volcano • the two types of plate are oceanic and _________ • an advantage linked with humans living in the Alps • in the mantle, what causes plate boundaries to move • ...
Plate Tectonics Dictionary - Alex Lee 2017-01-04
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- The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
- The shaking or sudden shock of the ground caused by the movement of the Earth’s outer surface called the crust.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
- A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
- Forms when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a subduction zone.
- An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
- The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into enormous slabs, or plates, that are in motion.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
- Where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
- A device used by semiologists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquakes.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- Convection currents in the mantle that occur because hot rock in the lower part of the mantle is less dense and rises, and cooler rock in the upper part of the mantle cools, becomes denser, and sinks.
- Where two tectonic plates move toward each other.
- Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus.
- The measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
- A break in rock along which rock slabs have moved. The shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates can produce a fault, along which earthquakes may occur.
18 Clues: Where two tectonic plates move toward each other. • The measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • Where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced. • ...
The Dynamic Earth 2017-12-05
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- / molten rock beneath the earth's surface
- / A shaking or sliding of the ground. It is caused by the sudden movement of masses of rock along a fault or by changes in the size and shape of masses of rock far beneath the earth's surface.
- Boundary / The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- / extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
- Boundary / The boundary formed by the collision of two plates
- / process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plate descends below the other
- current / this type of energy transfer is believed to drive plate movement
- / The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- spreading / The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
- of Fire / a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
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- / Magma that flows onto Earth's surface; the rock that forms when lava cools and solidifies
- Tectonics / The theory that the earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere
- ridge / an underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries
- Spot / An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
- / The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
- valley / long, narrow depression formed at divergent boundaries
- Drift / The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
- / the term for the supercontinent which contained all the plates together
- / A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- Boundary / The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- / The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- Wegener / Proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s
22 Clues: / molten rock beneath the earth's surface • Wegener / Proposed the continental drift theory in the 1900s • Boundary / The boundary formed by the collision of two plates • / A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • / The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...
Topic 4 Plate Tectonics 2025-02-25
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- liquid magma that reaches the surface
- a break in earth's crust along which rocks move
- boundary a plate boundary where to plates move toward each other
- a type of stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
- a type of stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite dir4ections, in a sideways movement
- a giant wave usually causes by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
- a type of stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
- term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but able to become active in the future
- a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
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- boundary a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active and unlikely to erupt again
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
- spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
- trench an undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
- the measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
- spot an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
- a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
- boundary a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
21 Clues: liquid magma that reaches the surface • a break in earth's crust along which rocks move • a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume • a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • a type of stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • boundary a plate boundary where to plates move toward each other • ...
Printmaking 2024-05-07
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- The process of gluing adding material(foam) to a surface to make a print later?
- The printed image in front of the background
- Each time you remove the paper from the plate its called a what?
- Behind the image
- Multiple prints from the same plate
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- What do you call the surface that you create the original image on, the one you use to print/stamp.
- Taking a plate and making a print, also the unit we are working on.
- Rubber roller for ink
- The process of carving away at the surface to make an image.
- The material used to spread onto your plate to make an image.
10 Clues: Behind the image • Rubber roller for ink • Multiple prints from the same plate • The printed image in front of the background • The process of carving away at the surface to make an image. • The material used to spread onto your plate to make an image. • Each time you remove the paper from the plate its called a what? • ...
Earth Vocab 2023-05-01
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- where two plates separate
- force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate
- where two plates slide by each other
- theory that Earth’s surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other
- circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
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- where two plates collide
- cold, rigid outermost rock layer of Earth
- force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge
- capable of being molded or changing shape
- sinking of a denser plate below a more buoyant plate at a convergent plate boundary
10 Clues: where two plates collide • where two plates separate • where two plates slide by each other • cold, rigid outermost rock layer of Earth • capable of being molded or changing shape • circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density • force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate • ...
Reagan 4th 2021-11-04
Across
- sleeping
- thickness of a liquid
- makes magma thicker
- middle of a plate
- opening
- up and down
- stores magma
- never again
- subduction of oceanic plates
- lava pours out
- connects chambers to a vent
- magma chamber hardens
- violent lava flows
- alternating lava
Down
- magma hardens in the pipe
- calm lava flows
- gas,ash,cinders,bombs
- currently erupting
- caved in volvano
- hole
- earth's heat
- edge of pacific plate
- sits sideways
- thick lava
- water heated by magma
- eruption of heated water
- runny lava
27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • thick lava • runny lava • up and down • never again • earth's heat • stores magma • sits sideways • lava pours out • calm lava flows • caved in volvano • alternating lava • middle of a plate • currently erupting • violent lava flows • makes magma thicker • gas,ash,cinders,bombs • thickness of a liquid • edge of pacific plate • water heated by magma • magma chamber hardens • ...
Sara H P4 2021-11-04
Across
- edge of pacific plate
- caved in volcano
- thickness of liquid
- when lava pours out
- opening
- connects chambers to a vent
- thick lava
- sleeping
- middle of a plate
- violent with cinders
- water heated by magma
- currently erupting
- sits sideways
- hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
Down
- stores magma
- up and down
- magma chamber hardens
- magma hardens in the pipe
- hole
- volcano calm lava flows
- eruption of heated water
- never going to explode again
- earth's heat
- runny lava
- makes magma thicker
- subduction of oceanic plates
- alternating lava
27 Clues: hole • opening • sleeping • runny lava • thick lava • up and down • stores magma • earth's heat • sits sideways • caved in volcano • alternating lava • middle of a plate • currently erupting • thickness of liquid • when lava pours out • makes magma thicker • violent with cinders • edge of pacific plate • magma chamber hardens • water heated by magma • volcano calm lava flows • eruption of heated water • ...
Volcanoes 2021-11-04
Across
- thick lava
- opening
- alternating lava
- hot gas, ash, cinders, and bombs
- makes magma thicker
- hole
- up and down
- runny lava
- edge of pacific plate
- never again
Down
- calm, lava flow
- magma chamber hardens
- water heated by magma
- thickness of a liquid
- when lava pours out
- violent with cinders
- magma hardens in the pipe
- subduction of oceanic plates
- currently erupting
- stores magma
- caved in volcano
- connects chambers to a vent
- sits sideways
- eruption of heated water
- earth's heat
- middle of plate
26 Clues: hole • opening • thick lava • runny lava • up and down • never again • stores magma • earth's heat • sits sideways • calm, lava flow • middle of plate • alternating lava • caved in volcano • currently erupting • when lava pours out • makes magma thicker • violent with cinders • magma chamber hardens • water heated by magma • thickness of a liquid • edge of pacific plate • eruption of heated water • ...
Adrianna 2021-11-04
Across
- SLow lava flows
- Connects chambers to a vent
- up and down
- makes magma thicker
- Currently errupting
- middle of a plate
- Earths heat
- Magma chamber hardens
- Hole
- opening
- Subductions of ocean platers
- sits sideways
- thick lava
- Violent with Cinders
Down
- Stores magma
- Magma hardens
- Edge of a pacific plate
- Sleeping
- Runny lexxa
- Flow Hot gas, ash and bombs
- Never again
- Alternating lava
- water heated by magma
- when lava pours out
- Caved in volcano
- Thickness of a liquid
- Erupts heated water
27 Clues: Hole • opening • Sleeping • thick lava • up and down • Runny lexxa • Never again • Earths heat • Stores magma • Magma hardens • sits sideways • SLow lava flows • Alternating lava • Caved in volcano • middle of a plate • makes magma thicker • Currently errupting • when lava pours out • Erupts heated water • Violent with Cinders • water heated by magma • Magma chamber hardens • Thickness of a liquid • ...
