plate Crossword Puzzles

Plate motion 2021-09-12

Plate motion crossword puzzle
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  1. - a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano
  2. - a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  3. - a diagram to show what something looks like on the inside
  4. - a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
  5. - moving apart from something
  6. - evidence from the past, like bones
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  1. - a diagram or computer program to help people better understand things
  2. - a very large section of a surface of a planet that can move and shift over time
  3. - any of earth's large areas of land
  4. - a hole in the ground that sends out hot steam and water
  5. - to examine for detail and purpose
  6. - an extinct animal that lived about 300 million years ago
  7. - moved towards the same area
  8. - hot liquid rock

14 Clues: - hot liquid rock • - moved towards the same area • - moving apart from something • - to examine for detail and purpose • - any of earth's large areas of land • - evidence from the past, like bones • - a sudden shaking of the earth's surface • - a feature that forms on the surface of a planet • - a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. something that is really hot.
  2. something that moves toward each other.
  3. rock something small ,round and holely .
  4. crust lithasphere.
  5. something that moves apart.
  6. a huge wave.
  7. something that erupts.
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  1. tall and ponity .
  2. a subject in school.
  3. to compare distence on a globe.
  4. a plate that causes friction.
  5. something that comes after earthquakes
  6. plates make up the earths surface .
  7. something you track earthquakes with.
  8. when tectonic plates hit each other.

15 Clues: a huge wave. • tall and ponity . • crust lithasphere. • a subject in school. • something that erupts. • something that moves apart. • a plate that causes friction. • something that is really hot. • to compare distence on a globe. • plates make up the earths surface . • when tectonic plates hit each other. • something you track earthquakes with. • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the point underground where magma is heated
  2. hot magma moving towards the surface, cools then sinks again
  3. two oceanic plates collide
  4. the earths crust and upper mantle
  5. a break in the earths crust due to movement
  6. plates below the continent
  7. two tectonic plates moving apart
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  1. The lithosphere broken into sections called plates that break and move.
  2. the plastic layer below the lithosphere
  3. boundaries between two plates that are colliding
  4. the less dense plate slides under the more dense plate
  5. two plates sliding past each other creating friction
  6. oceanic and continental plates colliding
  7. seafloor spreading

14 Clues: seafloor spreading • two oceanic plates collide • plates below the continent • two tectonic plates moving apart • the earths crust and upper mantle • the plastic layer below the lithosphere • oceanic and continental plates colliding • the point underground where magma is heated • a break in the earths crust due to movement • boundaries between two plates that are colliding • ...

Science Vocabulary 2016-10-10

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  3. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  4. The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago
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  1. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  5. spreading The process where molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  8. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

12 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-12-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary that pushes together
  2. When a Convergent boundary has a denser plate
  3. when one plate is forced under another
  4. process that adds new seafloor
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  1. Causes plates to move
  2. underground lava
  3. Boundary that slides next to another
  4. Boundary that pulls away
  5. occurs at divergent boundaries
  6. Broken pieces of lithosphere

10 Clues: underground lava • Causes plates to move • Boundary that pulls away • Broken pieces of lithosphere • Boundary that pushes together • process that adds new seafloor • occurs at divergent boundaries • Boundary that slides next to another • when one plate is forced under another • When a Convergent boundary has a denser plate

idk 2017-08-28

idk crossword puzzle
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  1. a result of converging continental plates
  2. pulling apart
  3. oceanic plate goes under continental plate
  4. San Andreas _____
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  1. tectonic plates interact here
  2. earths crust is broken up into slabs
  3. A result of divergent plate boundaries
  4. moving toward each other
  5. is a result of subduction
  6. slide past each other

10 Clues: pulling apart • San Andreas _____ • slide past each other • moving toward each other • is a result of subduction • tectonic plates interact here • earths crust is broken up into slabs • A result of divergent plate boundaries • a result of converging continental plates • oceanic plate goes under continental plate

Nail diseases and disorders project chapter 10 2023-09-28

Nail diseases and disorders project chapter 10 crossword puzzle
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  1. named for the nail bed color
  2. a blood clot under the nail plate
  3. inflammation
  4. living skin around the nail plate
  5. inflammation of the nail matrix
  6. fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
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  1. tiny pits
  2. nails that turn a variety of colors
  3. athlete foot
  4. sometimes called furrows

10 Clues: tiny pits • athlete foot • inflammation • sometimes called furrows • named for the nail bed color • inflammation of the nail matrix • a blood clot under the nail plate • living skin around the nail plate • nails that turn a variety of colors • fungal infection of the natural nail plate.

fox 2023-01-13

fox crossword puzzle
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  1. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  4. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  5. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  6. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. plate boundary where two plates
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth

12 Clues: plate boundary where two plates • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago • ...

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 2021-02-05

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Considered as a small earthquake in underground caverns and mines that are caused by seismic waves produced from the explosion of rock on the surface.
  2. Rocks change their shape and volume when they are subjected to.
  3. Flat sediment that result in the spreading of the sea floor.
  4. Is when the denser plate sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a
  5. The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost
  6. These are depressions on the ocean floor.
  7. It is the submerged volcanoes.
  8. Where does the ridge push occur.
  9. Which layer of the Earth has convection currents.
  10. A fault rock which is cohesive with a poorly developed or absent planar fabric.
  11. Is formed at the base of the continental rise about 4000 to 6000 meters deep.
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  1. Is a central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges is the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges.
  2. It is a mountain or hill formed around a vent or opening in the Earth’s crust through which hot materials are expelled.
  3. Is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  4. A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries.
  5. Opposite of a convergent boundary.
  6. Slab pull forces occur at which type of plate boundary.
  7. Which boundary occurs when two plates move away.
  8. Is the circulation of material caused by the differences in density.
  9. Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault.
  10. Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading.

21 Clues: It is the submerged volcanoes. • Where does the ridge push occur. • Opposite of a convergent boundary. • These are depressions on the ocean floor. • Which boundary occurs when two plates move away. • Which layer of the Earth has convection currents. • Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault. • Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading. • ...

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2016-11-14

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the focal point or origin point of an earthquake
  2. a plate on one side of a fault moves vertical in respect to the other plate
  3. the deepest recorded part of the ocean, located near Japan
  4. boundary between the crust and mantle
  5. a supercontinent formed by Pangea that consists of Europe, Asia, and North America
  6. when it erupts, lava is released from a linear vent in the earth
  7. most animal life dies here because of a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water
  8. the chemical compound of O3 that protects the earth from the sun's radiation and is mostly found in the stratosphere
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  1. causes an extreme growth in algae and pollutes the necessary nutrients for water life
  2. sea creatures exist and produce their own light within high pressure
  3. hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks
  4. under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle
  5. two plates slide past each other
  6. an underwater plain found deep in the ocean
  7. one plate slides under another plate
  8. the top layer of the ocean where light is visible and the warmest temperatures are recorded
  9. too little oxygen in a body of water that leads to the death of many or all sea creatures within that area
  10. a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava
  11. land that separates water going into other bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, or streams
  12. a volcano found in the ocean where there is seafloor spreading

20 Clues: two plates slide past each other • a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava • one plate slides under another plate • boundary between the crust and mantle • an underwater plain found deep in the ocean • the focal point or origin point of an earthquake • hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks • under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle • ...

Geography Vocab 2023-12-07

Geography Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra.
  2. The innermost part of the earth
  3. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
  4. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  5. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  6. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  7. the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
  8. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  9. When magma flows or erupts onto Earth's surface, it is called lava
  10. a volcano that produces low viscosity, runny lava, it spreads far from the source and forms a volcano with gentle slopes
  11. an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart.
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  1. the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior
  2. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  3. the movement of particles through a substance, transporting their heat energy from hotter areas to cooler areas
  4. a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments
  5. an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth, called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma.
  6. measure of the magnitude of an earthquake
  7. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  8. a boundary formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  9. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

20 Clues: The innermost part of the earth • the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior • measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • places where plates slide sideways past each other • a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments • an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart. • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, divided into plate tectonics
  2. Located between the mantle and outer core
  3. name of the ancient super continent when it was all one landmass
  4. Formed as a result of a high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
  5. The semifluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  6. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer period of time
  8. Sudden events that led to mass extinction
  9. deep,elongated depressions in the ocean often associated with subduction zones
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  1. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. where tectonic plates slide past each other causes earthquakes
  3. Hot material rises, cool materials sink It drives plate tectonics
  4. Rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens
  5. Tectonic plates move away from each other usually forms new crust and rift valley's
  6. New oceanic crust is formed a tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  7. Large Rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. A group of the same species living in the same area
  10. fractures or zones of weakness in the earth's crust
  11. an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock

20 Clues: Located between the mantle and outer core • Sudden events that led to mass extinction • Rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • fractures or zones of weakness in the earth's crust • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • Extinction events that occur over a longer period of time • ...

Gwyneth 6th 2024-10-10

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

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

Random things 2025-03-30

Random things crossword puzzle
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  1. a dense type of plate
  2. the outer planets that have no plates
  3. good morning
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. a type of zone
  6. a light type of plate
  7. sun gives you _____
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  1. Has a trunk
  2. the person who made sicko mode
  3. Man's best friend
  4. jumping animal
  5. float on the earth's surface
  6. where the plates float
  7. Flying mammal
  8. good night

15 Clues: good night • Has a trunk • good morning • Flying mammal • jumping animal • a type of zone • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • sun gives you _____ • a dense type of plate • a light type of plate • where the plates float • float on the earth's surface • the person who made sicko mode • the outer planets that have no plates

boundaries 2024-02-21

boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer core of the earth
  2. two plates going against each other
  3. the liquid layer of the earth
  4. supercontinent
  5. two plates going opposite directions
  6. the middle of the earth
  7. the crust that's under the continents
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  1. two plate boundaries sliding pass
  2. the bigest part of the earth
  3. the crust that's under the ocean
  4. ocean plate collides with land plate

11 Clues: supercontinent • the middle of the earth • the outer core of the earth • the bigest part of the earth • the liquid layer of the earth • the crust that's under the ocean • two plate boundaries sliding pass • two plates going against each other • two plates going opposite directions • ocean plate collides with land plate • the crust that's under the continents

Science Volcanoes 2020-05-27

Science Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. The hot thing that spews out of the Volcano
  2. The furthest section from the earths crust.
  3. When two plate boundaries hit each other straight on
  4. At the end of a plate (plate....)
  5. A result of cooled lava that starts with "P"
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  1. Lava that is underground
  2. The pieces that connect the earth, like a puzzle
  3. Volcano that can erupt
  4. A famous volcano eruption in Italy (Mount Vesuvius)
  5. The same type of volcano as Strato
  6. Directly above where the earthquake originates
  7. Where the earthquake starts

12 Clues: Volcano that can erupt • Lava that is underground • Where the earthquake starts • At the end of a plate (plate....) • The same type of volcano as Strato • The hot thing that spews out of the Volcano • The furthest section from the earths crust. • A result of cooled lava that starts with "P" • Directly above where the earthquake originates • ...

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2016-11-14

Earth Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. too little oxygen in a body of water that leads to the death of many or all sea creatures within that area
  2. the top layer of the ocean where light is visible and the warmest temperatures are recorded
  3. a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava
  4. the chemical compound of O3 that protects the earth from the sun's radiation and is mostly found in the stratosphere
  5. hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks
  6. causes an extreme growth in algae and pollutes the necessary nutrients for water life
  7. a plate on one side of a fault moves vertical in respect to the other plate
  8. two plates slide past each other
  9. the deepest recorded part of the ocean, located near Japan
  10. a supercontinent formed by Pangea that consists of Europe, Asia, and North America
  11. one plate slides under another plate
  12. when it erupts, lava is released from a linear vent in the earth
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  1. the focal point or origin point of an earthquake
  2. an underwater plain found deep in the ocean
  3. under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle
  4. boundary between the crust and mantle
  5. a volcano found in the ocean where there is seafloor spreading
  6. sea creatures exist and produce their own light within high pressure
  7. most animal life dies here because of a lack of dissolved oxygen in the water
  8. land that separates water going into other bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, or streams

20 Clues: two plates slide past each other • a bubbly, extrusive, basaltic lava • one plate slides under another plate • boundary between the crust and mantle • an underwater plain found deep in the ocean • the focal point or origin point of an earthquake • hot and less dense liquid rises and cools, then sinks • under the lithosphere and consists of the upper mantle • ...

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword 2020-08-05

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Outer part of Earth, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust
  2. Earth's largest layer by volume
  3. Plate boundary where plates move away or spread apart from each other
  4. The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
  5. Idea proposed by Harry Hess, new seafloor is formed at divergent ridges (2 words)
  6. Plate boundary where plates collide, and subduction can occur
  7. Measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake
  8. Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
  9. The study of earthquakes
  10. The slower of the two body waves (2 words)
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  1. The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words)
  2. The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
  3. Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii
  4. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
  5. Site within Earth where energy is released during an earthquake
  6. Idea that Pangaea broke apart and continents moved, proposed by Wegener (2 words)
  7. The interior-most layer of Earth
  8. Part of the mantle that behaves plastically and flows slowly
  9. Temperature below which magma/lava retain magnetic information (2 words)
  10. Earth's smallest layer by volume
  11. The shortened name of the boundary between the crust and mantle
  12. A boundary between Earth’s layers where seismic waves change velocity and direction
  13. The theory that explains the sudden release of energy in an Earthquake (2 words)
  14. Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks

24 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Earth's largest layer by volume • The interior-most layer of Earth • Earth's smallest layer by volume • The slower of the two body waves (2 words) • The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words) • Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii • Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks • ...

Plate Tectonics Terms 2019-01-04

Plate Tectonics Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. / Amount of force pushing on a surface or area.
  2. Transfer / the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
  3. core / solid part of the core
  4. / the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  5. Drift / hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  6. / soft layer of the mantle which the lithosphere floats on.
  7. core / this part is the molten part of the Earth's core.
  8. Tectonics / the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  9. / a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  10. / the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
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  1. / a system that determines the distance of an object underwater by recording echoes of soundwaves
  2. / transfer of heat by movements of a fluid
  3. / direct transfer of energy through empty space through electromagnetic waves
  4. / the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into mantle
  5. / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  6. / a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. / a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  8. / name of the single landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
  9. / a section of a lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  10. waves / A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.

20 Clues: core / solid part of the core • / transfer of heat by movements of a fluid • / Amount of force pushing on a surface or area. • / the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • / soft layer of the mantle which the lithosphere floats on. • ...

Plate Tectonic Unit Vocabulary 2024-09-11

Plate Tectonic Unit Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The downward movement of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.
  2. The large underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  3. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates.
  4. The name for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.
  5. Deep, steep depressions in the ocean floor, often formed by subduction zones.
  6. A type of fault caused by compression in Earth's crust.
  7. A rigid outer part of the Earth divided into plates.
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust formed by tension and pulling apart.
  9. The type of fault that slides horizontally.
  10. The phenomenon where two tectonic plates collide and one plate sinks below the other.
  11. A type of boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally.
  12. The process responsible for creating large mountain ranges over long periods of time.
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  1. These form when magma escapes from Earth's mantle.
  2. movements of molten rock within Earth's mantle, responsible for driving plate tectonics.
  3. A method used to map the ocean floor by emitting sound waves.
  4. The process of crust formation at divergent boundaries in the ocean.
  5. The type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  6. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  7. A system of underwater springs often found near mid-ocean ridges.
  8. process where plates move apart and create new crust.
  9. A break in the Earth's crust where plates move.
  10. The geological feature formed where tectonic plates pull apart, like the East African Rift.
  11. Earth movements caused by tectonic stress, leading to ground shaking.
  12. The edge where two tectonic plates meet.

24 Clues: The edge where two tectonic plates meet. • The type of fault that slides horizontally. • A break in the Earth's crust where plates move. • These form when magma escapes from Earth's mantle. • A rigid outer part of the Earth divided into plates. • process where plates move apart and create new crust. • The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • ...

Amplify Rock Transformations 2023-01-25

Amplify Rock Transformations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
  2. section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  3. the process of sediment being glued together
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. one of the many types of matter that make up rocks
  6. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  7. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
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  1. anything that has mass and takes up space
  2. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
  3. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  4. small pieces of rock
  5. the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  6. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  7. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
  8. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  9. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  10. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  11. the ability to make things move or change
  12. hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  13. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together

20 Clues: small pieces of rock • the place where two plates meet • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • the process of sediment being glued together • one of the many types of matter that make up rocks • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • ...

Rock Transformations Vocab 2024-10-09

Rock Transformations Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  2. the ability to make things move or change
  3. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  4. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
  5. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  6. the place where two plates meet
  7. small pieces of rock
  8. the process of sediment being glued together
  9. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  10. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  11. the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
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  1. everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
  2. one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
  3. anything that has mass and takes up space
  4. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  5. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  8. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  9. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together

20 Clues: small pieces of rock • the place where two plates meet • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Vocab (CS2) 2022-12-06

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Vocab (CS2) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extremely small particle that everything is made of. A group of these makes a molecule.
  2. type of wave that needs matter to travel. Hint: Starts with an M
  3. oldest rock on bottom, youngest on top = law of ________.
  4. hot air/liquids rise, cold air/liquids sink
  5. The ____ core is the only liquid layer of earth.
  6. another word for light wave. Travels the fastest in outer space.
  7. The least dense layer of Earth. We live on this layer
  8. layers of rocks
  9. the factor that changes in the experiment
  10. any living thing (ex. Human, bacteria, plant)
  11. The sliding of the lithosphere on the mantle. AKA continental drift is known as plate _____.
  12. stored energy
  13. the energy of motion
Down
  1. Plate boundary where two tectonic plates split.
  2. testable statement regarding the outcome of an experiment
  3. the band of light with the longest wavelength
  4. transfer of heat through light (no contact)
  5. similar to an experiment, but lacks a hypothesis. Uses observations.
  6. the average speed of an object’s molecules
  7. the study of the natural world
  8. The largest layer of the earth. Convection here powers plate tectonics
  9. how close an object's molecules are; thickness
  10. A science teacher.
  11. transfer of heat by direct touch
  12. the band of light with the highest energy/frequency
  13. any prehistoric organism preserved in rock
  14. scientist who studies earth and rocks
  15. plate boundary associated with the formation of mountains and volcanoes

28 Clues: stored energy • layers of rocks • A science teacher. • the energy of motion • the study of the natural world • transfer of heat by direct touch • scientist who studies earth and rocks • the factor that changes in the experiment • the average speed of an object’s molecules • any prehistoric organism preserved in rock • transfer of heat through light (no contact) • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of large continents
  2. _____ drift-another name for Plate tectonics
  3. ____ currents- how plates move
  4. The name of the 'super continent'
  5. The plate that Scotland is on
  6. The crust that is found under oceans
Down
  1. These were found on different continents, proving scientists theory of plate tectonics
  2. Plate____- where plates meet
  3. The number of smaller plates on earth
  4. 150____-the number of years ago the continents began to move
  5. It is around 2900km thick
  6. It consists of an inner and outer section

12 Clues: It is around 2900km thick • Plate____- where plates meet • The plate that Scotland is on • The number of large continents • ____ currents- how plates move • The name of the 'super continent' • The crust that is found under oceans • The number of smaller plates on earth • It consists of an inner and outer section • _____ drift-another name for Plate tectonics • ...

Continental Drift 2025-03-13

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD79.
  2. Supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
  3. Shield volcano in Hawaii.
  4. Metal in Earth's core that creates magnetic field.
  5. Undersea mountain range formed by constructive plate margins.
  6. Imprints of ancient animals found on multiple continents.
  7. Number of major plates.
Down
  1. German scientist who suggested continental drift.
  2. Sinking of oceanic crust at destructive plate margin.
  3. Molten rock in the mantle.
  4. Plate margin where plates slide past each other.
  5. Types of plates that form Earth's crust.

12 Clues: Number of major plates. • Shield volcano in Hawaii. • Molten rock in the mantle. • Volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD79. • Types of plates that form Earth's crust. • Plate margin where plates slide past each other. • German scientist who suggested continental drift. • Supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago. • Metal in Earth's core that creates magnetic field. • ...

Unit 3 & 4 Lab Practical Vocab Review 2023-10-06

Unit 3 & 4 Lab Practical Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist that discovered HOW continental plates were moving.
  2. The process that leads to the formation of rock layers, with the newer layers on top and the older layers further down.
  3. _________ Energy is the energy of heat, caused by particles moving.
  4. Hess’s discovery by using sonar to map the bottom of the ocean.
  5. Can occur at convergent and transform boundaries as plates move past each other, get stuck, and then break free.
  6. _________ plate boundaries where two plates move towards each other
  7. An area of the mantle that is exceptionally hot. Can cause volcanoes to form even if not near a plate boundary.
  8. Formed at divergent boundaries (O-O) where the sea floor spreads apart.
  9. An object that is quick to change temperature, it does not take long for thermal equilibrium to be reached.
  10. An object that is slow to change temperature, both heat transfer and time it takes to reach equilibrium is slow.
  11. Formed in convergent plate boundaries (C-O) where magma rises up through the crust.
  12. Thermal heat transfer by hot air/liquid rising and cold air/liquid sinking. Ex: hot air balloons or boiling water.
  13. Hess’s theory that the continents were moved by convection currents in the asthenosphere.
  14. __________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Continents fit together like puzzle pieces.
Down
  1. Large volcanoes that are ranked an 8 (the highest possible score) on the Volcanic Eruption Index.
  2. The scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents used to be one landform.
  3. __________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Common fossils found across several continents now separated by oceans.
  4. What is reached with two substances exchange heat and become the same temperature.
  5. __________ plates that have the continents on them.
  6. Is how heat is measured.
  7. _________ plate boundaries where two plates move away from each other
  8. Areas that have the same patterns of the layers of sediment, indicating that they were once located in the same area.
  9. __________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis. Ex: tropical plants once in Antarctica and signs of past glaciers in South America and Africa.
  10. Wegener’s hypothesis that all the continents were once one super continent that then separated apart. Referred to as _______________ theory.
  11. _________ plate boundaries where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  12. Formed at convergent boundaries (C-C). Also can be referred to as Fold _________.
  13. _________ Energy is the energy of particle motion.
  14. __________ evidence used to support Wegener’s hypothesis.Mountains end at the coastline of one continent and pick up at the coast of another continent.
  15. The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago.
  16. __________ plates that are located under the ocean.
  17. This happens when two plates collide and the denser of the two plates goes underneath the less dense plate.
  18. Thermal heat transfer by direct contact. Ex: touching a hot stove.
  19. Formed at convergent boundaries (O-O)
  20. Formed when a supervolcano erupts and collapses inward to the chamber where the magma was once stored.
  21. Thermal heat transfer by heat moving through space. Ex: the sun, standing near a fire.
  22. Formed at divergent boundaries (O-O) where magma rises up and cools from the seawater
  23. Formed at a convergent boundary (O-C) where the oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.

37 Clues: Is how heat is measured. • Formed at convergent boundaries (O-O) • _________ Energy is the energy of particle motion. • __________ plates that have the continents on them. • __________ plates that are located under the ocean. • The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago. • Hess’s discovery by using sonar to map the bottom of the ocean. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Challenge it! Crossword 2021-09-29

Challenge it! Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of convergent boundary;ocean
  2. There are 3;
  3. mountain range
  4. One of the 3 plate boundaries;pushing
  5. Outline the continents
Down
  1. Causes sea-floor spreading
  2. Caused by transform boundaries
  3. One of the 3 plate boundaries; pulling
  4. One of 3 plate boundaries; rubbing
  5. Type of convergent boundary; land

10 Clues: There are 3; • mountain range • Outline the continents • Causes sea-floor spreading • Caused by transform boundaries • Type of convergent boundary;ocean • Type of convergent boundary; land • One of 3 plate boundaries; rubbing • One of the 3 plate boundaries;pushing • One of the 3 plate boundaries; pulling

Plate motion crossword 2024-10-15

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rock we stand on
  2. these spew out hot rock from the mantle
  3. the center of the earth
  4. these happen on plate boundaries
  5. the biggest layer of the earth
  6. our planet
Down
  1. these come from divergent plate boundaries
  2. these come from convergent plate boundaries
  3. super continent
  4. think of Pangea

10 Clues: our planet • super continent • think of Pangea • the rock we stand on • the center of the earth • the biggest layer of the earth • these happen on plate boundaries • these spew out hot rock from the mantle • these come from divergent plate boundaries • these come from convergent plate boundaries

LarryBoy Crossword 2022-05-19

LarryBoy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Temptation
  2. She broke the plate
  3. Made fun of LarryBoy
  4. the robot
  5. the main antagonist of LarryBoy
  6. our plunger headed hero
Down
  1. He was robbed $1.28
  2. Yodelnapper
  3. the creator of angry eyebrows
  4. Weed The Queen of the Weeds
  5. He broke the plate
  6. Dance with me
  7. He grows from people lying
  8. Weed she spreads bad words

14 Clues: the robot • Temptation • Yodelnapper • Dance with me • He broke the plate • He was robbed $1.28 • She broke the plate • Made fun of LarryBoy • our plunger headed hero • He grows from people lying • the creator of angry eyebrows • Weed she spreads bad words • the main antagonist of LarryBoy • Weed The Queen of the Weeds

Ocean 2017-10-19

Ocean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  2. hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart during the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.
  3. crust the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
  4. Drift Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  5. tending to develop different or be different
  6. Valley a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  7. ridge forms long chains of mountains.
  8. plates tectonic plate. noun. the two sub-layers of the earth's crust (lithosphere) that move, float, and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches. Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon.
  9. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
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  1. tectonics States that Earth’s plate are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. trench any long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom in which occur the maximum oceanic depths, approximately 7,300 to more than 11,000 metres (24,000 to 36,000 feet). They typically form in locations where one tectonic plate subducts under another.
  3. coming closer together
  4. Floor spreading 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.
  5. Sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  7. make a thorough or dramatic change

16 Clues: coming closer together • make a thorough or dramatic change • ridge forms long chains of mountains. • tending to develop different or be different • Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other • Drift Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Science Crossword 2025-07-09

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a subducting slab sinks into the hot mantle because of a difference in temperature.
  2. cracks on earth's crust.
  3. is the force that resists all forces associated with plate movement in subduction zones.
  4. These structures are constructed from accumulated lava flows,pyroclasts, and other igneous rocks that piled up over time.
  5. occurs when the lithosphere is pushed up by the asthenosphere because of convection currents from the mantle.
  6. either push tectonic plates toward one another or pull them apart.
  7. resists movement of lithospheric plates.
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  1. large landforms that rise well above the ground and have steep slopes and a peak generally higher than a hill.
  2. formed when a continental plate is subducted beneath another continental plate, the immense forces of compression fold the crust develop mountain ranges.
  3. occues when a heavey plate is pulled into the mantle but resists subduction because of friction.
  4. refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault plane.
  5. refers to the shaking of the earth as a result of the breaking or shifting of the rocks of the tectonic plates, which releases seismic energy.
  6. act against the driving forces of plate tectonics.
  7. occurs between two colliding plates, one subducting underneath the other, whereby convection currents in the upper mantle suck both plates down.

14 Clues: cracks on earth's crust. • resists movement of lithospheric plates. • act against the driving forces of plate tectonics. • either push tectonic plates toward one another or pull them apart. • refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault plane. • when a subducting slab sinks into the hot mantle because of a difference in temperature. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Eliza's Vocab part 2 crossword 2024-03-18

Eliza's Vocab part 2 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. Elongate depression of the Earth's surface
  4. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  5. Long, narrow depression on the seafloor that forms at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed or subducts, beneath another
  6. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. Stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle
  8. of Fire A major belt of volcanos that rims the Pacific Ocean
  9. Stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions
Down
  1. A landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above it's surrounding area
  2. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. Drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
  5. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents

14 Clues: Elongate depression of the Earth's surface • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • Stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions • Stress that stretches rock so it becomes thinner in the middle • Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • of Fire A major belt of volcanos that rims the Pacific Ocean • ...

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle 2024-04-12

Shifting Ground: A Plate Boundary Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which plates move
  2. A boundary where one plate dives under another
  3. The giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crust
  4. The shaking of the ground caused by movement along plate boundaries
Down
  1. A boundary where one plate slides past another
  2. A boundary where plates move apart
  3. When plates push together, mountains can form here
  4. Molten rock that erupts from volcanoes, often found near plate boundaries
  5. Massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake
  6. Deep valley that forms where plates move apart

10 Clues: The process by which plates move • A boundary where plates move apart • A boundary where one plate slides past another • A boundary where one plate dives under another • Deep valley that forms where plates move apart • Massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake • The giant, rigid slabs that make up Earth's crust • When plates push together, mountains can form here • ...

Plate Boundaries 2024-10-10

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where magma shoots out of Earth's surface
  2. Where 2 plates of a plate boundary divide
  3. A plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another
  4. When 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks below
  5. A natural feature of Earth's surface, such as earthquakes and volcanoes.
  6. When 2 tectonic plate shake against one another and cause the ground to shake
Down
  1. When 2 plates collide in a plate boundary
  2. Where 2 plates meet
  3. A crack or split in the Earth's plates
  4. Hot liquid below Earth's crust

10 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • Hot liquid below Earth's crust • A crack or split in the Earth's plates • When 2 plates collide in a plate boundary • Where magma shoots out of Earth's surface • Where 2 plates of a plate boundary divide • When 2 plates collide and the denser one sinks below • A plate boundary where 2 plates slide against one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust?
  2. What is the second layer of Earth
  3. Why is it important to know about plate tectonics?
  4. What is the bowl-shaped basin in the top of the volcano called?
Down
  1. What can subduction create?
  2. What can cause plate tectonics?
  3. convergent plates move?
  4. lava What are the characteristics of a shield volcano?
  5. plate boundaries where are earthquakes created?
  6. Ridge where could we see an example of a constructive plate boundary?

10 Clues: convergent plates move? • What can subduction create? • What can cause plate tectonics? • What is the second layer of Earth • Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust? • plate boundaries where are earthquakes created? • Why is it important to know about plate tectonics? • lava What are the characteristics of a shield volcano? • ...

boundarys 2022-12-07

boundarys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates move away from eachother
  2. when a plate goes under another
  3. made by divergent plates
  4. caused by transform plate
Down
  1. 7 of them on the earth
  2. made by convergent plate
  3. When to plates move towards eachother
  4. being seperated my tectonic plates
  5. causes earthquakes
  6. underground lava

10 Clues: underground lava • causes earthquakes • 7 of them on the earth • made by convergent plate • made by divergent plates • caused by transform plate • when a plate goes under another • being seperated my tectonic plates • When to plates move towards eachother • when 2 plates move away from eachother

Diseases & Disorders of the Nails 2014-08-26

Diseases & Disorders of the Nails crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any disease, disorder or condition of the nail
  2. disorder in which the nail grows into the edge of the grooves, ingrown nails
  3. small white spots in the nail, caused by injury
  4. technical name for ringworm
  5. blood trapped under the nail plate
  6. another name for onychauxis
  7. systemic, long term illness or nervous disturbance
  8. thickening of the nail plate, abnormal outgrowth
Down
  1. caused by bacteria infection, infected hang nail, washing hands too often
  2. indented vertical lines down the nail plate
  3. an increased curvature of the nail
  4. indicates split or brittle nails
  5. a yellow-green discoloration on the nail is a indication of which type of disease
  6. improper filing, injuries of harsh chemicals
  7. inflammation of the matrix

15 Clues: inflammation of the matrix • technical name for ringworm • another name for onychauxis • indicates split or brittle nails • an increased curvature of the nail • blood trapped under the nail plate • indented vertical lines down the nail plate • improper filing, injuries of harsh chemicals • any disease, disorder or condition of the nail • ...

OCEAN FLOOR #1 (TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL) 2016-04-25

OCEAN FLOOR #1 (TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ONE OF THE FEATURES FOUND ON THE BASIN FLOOR
  2. HYDROTHERMAL VENTS HAS _______ RICH WATER
  3. CONTINENTAL MARGINS ARE NEAR THESE...
  4. TYPE OF LAND CREATED AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE
  5. WHAT HAPPENS TO LAND AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH
  6. LOTS OF THIS FOUND ON THE ABYSSAL PLAIN
  7. NAME OF THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH
  8. NAME OF ISLANDS THAT WERE ONCE SEAMOUNTS
Down
  1. PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE TWO PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  2. OCEAN WHERE THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN IS CALM
  3. RISES AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE TO CREATE NEW LAND
  4. MID-OCEAN RIDGE IS THE _____ FEATURE ON EARTH
  5. FEATURES FOUND ON THE CONTINENTAL MARGINS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
  6. AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH ONE PLATE GOES _____ ANOTHER PLATE
  7. PLAINS THAT ARE DEEP AND FLAT

15 Clues: PLAINS THAT ARE DEEP AND FLAT • NAME OF THE DEEPEST PLACE ON EARTH • CONTINENTAL MARGINS ARE NEAR THESE... • LOTS OF THIS FOUND ON THE ABYSSAL PLAIN • NAME OF ISLANDS THAT WERE ONCE SEAMOUNTS • HYDROTHERMAL VENTS HAS _______ RICH WATER • OCEAN WHERE THE CONTINENTAL MARGIN IS CALM • TYPE OF LAND CREATED AT THE MID-OCEAN RIDGE • WHAT HAPPENS TO LAND AT A DEEP OCEAN TRENCH • ...

Science - Hot Crossed Plates 2021-10-07

Science - Hot Crossed Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mostly-solid bulk of Earths interior
  2. plate of south
  3. effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.
  4. long, curved chain of oceanic islands associated with intense volcanic
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth
  6. the quality of being easily shaped or molded
Down
  1. special class of mountains.
  2. fluid layer about 1,500 mi thick
  3. plate of north
  4. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading
  5. the upper layer of the earths mantle
  6. the end of a pizza
  7. plate of pacific
  8. ong, narrow depressions
  9. a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron

15 Clues: plate of north • plate of south • plate of pacific • the end of a pizza • ong, narrow depressions • special class of mountains. • fluid layer about 1,500 mi thick • the rigid outer part of the earth • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • the upper layer of the earths mantle • the mostly-solid bulk of Earths interior • the quality of being easily shaped or molded • ...

Vocabulary Crossword 2025-03-13

Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denser type of plate, found underwater.
  2. Boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. Solid rock
  4. When two plates get stuck and then snap out of it.
  5. An opening in Earth's crust where lava, gas, and ash escapes.
  6. A narrow and long stretch of raised land.
  7. When two things are related, but one does not cause the other to happen.
Down
  1. Layer of liquid rock below plates.
  2. Less dense type of plate.
  3. Boundary where two plates move towards each other.
  4. Boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  5. A gradual shape change of a rock.
  6. When one thing causes something to happen.
  7. Pieces of bedrock between fault lines.
  8. Liquid rock found below Earth's surface.

15 Clues: Solid rock • Less dense type of plate. • A gradual shape change of a rock. • Layer of liquid rock below plates. • Pieces of bedrock between fault lines. • Denser type of plate, found underwater. • Liquid rock found below Earth's surface. • A narrow and long stretch of raised land. • When one thing causes something to happen. • Boundary where two plates slide past each other. • ...

Crust thinnest and densest layer 2022-04-07

Crust thinnest and densest layer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very hard, granular, crystalline igneous rock.
  2. plate, a large piece of the earths surface.
  3. plat, a tectonic plate moves the islands.
  4. the upper layer of the earth’s mantle.
  5. the degree of compactness of a substance.
  6. really hot fire that turned into a liquid, and the magma comes from volcanoes of a hot spot.
  7. describes the movement of the mantle.
Down
  1. made of rock, and lava.
  2. the outermost shell of the earth.
  3. a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock.
  4. the thinnest layer of the earth.
  5. core, the inner core is primarily a solid ball.
  6. plate, the crust of the ocean.
  7. field, moves electrical charges.
  8. core, a part of the earth that is made out of fluid.

15 Clues: made of rock, and lava. • plate, the crust of the ocean. • the thinnest layer of the earth. • field, moves electrical charges. • the outermost shell of the earth. • a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock. • describes the movement of the mantle. • the upper layer of the earth’s mantle. • plat, a tectonic plate moves the islands. • the degree of compactness of a substance. • ...

Volcano's 2025-02-18

Volcano's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcano Mountain is a cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers. Volcano Mountain is called Nelrúna in the Northern Tutchone language
  2. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
  3. Geologically, a volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term high island can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs.
  4. An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  5. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  6. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  7. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  8. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. The Ring of Fire is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about 40,000 km long and up to about 500 km wide, and surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean
  10. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
Down
  1. The Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million km², it is the largest tectonic plate. The plate first came into existence as a microplate 190 million years ago, at the triple junction between the Farallon, Phoenix, and Izanagi plates.
  2. Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. The magma can be derived from partial melts of existing rocks in either a planet's mantle or crust.
  3. A pyroclastic flow is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of 100 km/h but is capable of reaching speeds up to 700 km/h.
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  9. a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
  10. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

20 Clues: a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

unite 5 vocab part 2 2024-03-08

unite 5 vocab part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
  4. long narrow depression on the seafloor that forms at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts beneath another
  5. elongate depression of Earth's surface
  6. a series of extremely long waves caused by large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually as a result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor
  7. stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions
  8. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantel at a convergent plate boundary
Down
  1. a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. stress that squeezes rocks until folds or breaks
  6. stress that stretches rocks so that it becomes thinner in the middle

14 Clues: elongate depression of Earth's surface • stress that squeezes rocks until folds or breaks • a major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • stress that pushes a mass of rock in opposite directions • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the types of connections between tectonic plates.
  2. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  3. molten rock
  4. When two plates come together
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Down
  1. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. one tectonic plate converges with a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the other and sinks into the mantle.
  3. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
  4. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  5. the splitting apart of a single tectonic plate into two or more tectonic plates separated by divergent plate boundaries.

10 Clues: molten rock • When two plates come together • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • the types of connections between tectonic plates. • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust • ...

Plate Motion 2023-09-14

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence from the past such as foot prints
  2. Landform only found at convergent plate boundaries
  3. A feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  4. When plates move away from each other
  5. When plates move toward each other
  6. Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  7. Made of soft solid rock
  8. Shows you what the inside of something looks like
Down
  1. Where two plates meet
  2. A section of the outer layer
  3. Landform only found at divergent plate boundaries
  4. Made of hard solid rock

12 Clues: Where two plates meet • Made of hard solid rock • Made of soft solid rock • A section of the outer layer • When plates move toward each other • When plates move away from each other • Sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • Evidence from the past such as foot prints • A feature that forms on the surface of a planet • Landform only found at divergent plate boundaries • ...

Alexis Smith 2023-03-07

Alexis Smith crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the global economy is shifting
  2. the planet that we live on
  3. rifting or seafloor spreading causes plate
  4. range sits near a convergent plate boundary
  5. They hold widely divergent opinions
  6. The San Andreas Fault and Queen Charlotte
  7. floor large slabs of Earth's lithosphere
Down
  1. Sea level changes are mostly due to glaciation
  2. She watched the sun set behind
  3. line thus prone to violent earthquakes
  4. volcanoes I stood up were like a volcano erupting.
  5. of fire Volcanoes in Antarctica,including Mount

12 Clues: the planet that we live on • She watched the sun set behind • the global economy is shifting • They hold widely divergent opinions • line thus prone to violent earthquakes • floor large slabs of Earth's lithosphere • The San Andreas Fault and Queen Charlotte • rifting or seafloor spreading causes plate • range sits near a convergent plate boundary • ...

PRINT TERMS 2024-05-21

PRINT TERMS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Adjusting images to optimize values for highlight and shadow, neutral tones, skin tones, and sharpness, to compensate for impurities in the printing ink and color separation.
  2. A splicer unit that bonds a new web to the existing web without stopping any operations on a web-fed press.
  3. A group of cylinders used to transfer images from the printing plate to the substrate. In a lithographic press, the printing system consists of a plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder, and an impression cylinder.
  4. A printing method in which inked images are offset or transferred from one surface to another.
  5. A resilient material that is attached to a cylinder and used as an image transfer material from the plate cylinder to the substrate.
  6. A printing system component that brings the paper to be printed into contact with the blanket cylinder.
  7. A duplicate relief plate that is produced from a mold through an electrochemical process.
  8. The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric.
  9. Imaging systems that expose fully-paginated digital materials to plates in platesetters or imagesetters without creating film intermediates.
  10. The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads.
  11. A measurement that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, as measured on the pH scale.
  12. A relief printing process that uses flexible printing plates for printing long run jobs.
  13. A group of rollers designed to carry ink to the image area of the printing plate.
  14. A process in which a power source feeds electrical charges between the impression roller and the printing cylinder, creating a force that helps release ink from the etched cells.
  15. A control device that prevents more than one sheet of paper from entering the press.
  16. A group of rollers designed to apply moisture to the nonimage area of the printing plate.
Down
  1. Percentage of area per square inch in a fabric through which ink can pass.
  2. A continuous dampening system that uses a brush roller to transfer fountain solution from the fountain roller to the rest of the system.
  3. Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once.
  4. A relief press that prints by pressing a type form or plate against a platen, the surface that holds the paper to be printed.
  5. A printing process that uses a squeegee to force ink through a porous fabric covered by a stencil that blocks the nonimage areas. The ink pressed through the open image areas produces the image on a substrate.
  6. A curved or triangular plane that serves as the folding surface on a web-fed press.
  7. A uniform stack of paper that accepts sheets from the delivery system of a sheet-fed press.
  8. Plastic relief plates commonly used in flexographic printing. The surface contains a light-sensitive polymer coating that hardens after exposure.
  9. A printing system component that holds the plate on the press.
  10. A rubber or plastic blade used to force ink through the open areas of a screen-printing stencil.
  11. A single thread
  12. A device used to bond a new roll to the end of an existing web on a web-fed press.
  13. Solvents added to ink to change the viscosity of the ink. They do not affect drying time.
  14. A method of printing from cells or depressions that are engraved below the nonimage area of the printing cylinder.

30 Clues: A single thread • A printing system component that holds the plate on the press. • The number of threads (or strands) per linear inch in a fabric. • Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate at once. • The distance across individual open areas between adjacent threads. • Percentage of area per square inch in a fabric through which ink can pass. • ...

Footing, Foundation & WALL 2025-01-20

Footing, Foundation & WALL crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rare or to standout from the rest.
  2. valley of a roof protrudes in.
  3. A stud that used above or below a rough opening in between the King, and these studs over a door are anchored to the header and top plate. When under a window these studs are anchored to the windowsill and bottom plate. When over a window they are anchored to the header and top plate.
  4. Where all studs are anchored to at the bottom.
  5. A cut that is made where the vertical plane of the saw blade is more or less than 90degrees and the horizontal plane of the saw blade is changed more or less than 90 degrees?
  6. The bottom of a window in between jack studs and above cripple studs.
  7. Treat others how you would like to be treated?
  8. The bottom rough structural wood is anchored to foundation.
  9. A cut perfectly straight up and down that is more or less than 90 degrees from the fence.
  10. A cut made 90 degrees from the fence but the saw blade’s vertical plane has changed more or less than 90 degrees?
  11. A Horizontal member of rough opening that supports the load over a door or window. It Is anchored to king studs and jack studs .
  12. Outer part of Rough Opening that runs vertical next to Jack Stud and anchored to the Bottom Plate, Top Plate jack stud, and Header.
  13. Is always straighter than a cut.
  14. Runs vertical Not part of a rough opening that is anchored to Top plate and bottom plate.
  15. Perfectly straight up and down?
  16. A pre-drilled hole that prevents stress and cracking when putting in a screw?
  17. short spanding large dimensional lumber used to support the flooring and platforms of the house.
Down
  1. Internal consistency or lack of corruption
  2. Osb or plywood installed over joists on which the finished floor will be laid.
  3. Something that has to be done by a certain time?
  4. What is a cut that is made with a stop clamped to the fence?
  5. A cut that is made perfectly straight up and down and 90 degrees from the fence?
  6. Ridge of a roof protrudes out.
  7. Boaders all joists
  8. The top of framed walls that runs most of the time horizontal and sometimes at a upward angle and all studs are anchored to it expect jack studs, and when cripplers are under a window.
  9. Long spanding metal or wood that sits on Columns.
  10. Part of Rough Opening that runs vertically from Bottom Plate to Header and runs on the inside the King Stud.
  11. To set the depth of the screw below the surface of the lumber?
  12. Concrete structures that is anchor to Earth that distributes weight of structure to the ground on the outside border of structure.
  13. The framed in opening, slightly bigger than a window or a door. That consists of Jack stud, King stud, Header, Crippler Studs, Sill.
  14. Vertically plumb goes in between footing and beam or girder.
  15. Concrete poured in a deep trench to support Columns that distributes weight to the ground that is inside foundation border
  16. Stating the facts of reality ?
  17. Perfectly straight up and down and level?

34 Clues: Boaders all joists • valley of a roof protrudes in. • Ridge of a roof protrudes out. • Stating the facts of reality ? • Perfectly straight up and down? • Is always straighter than a cut. • Rare or to standout from the rest. • Perfectly straight up and down and level? • Internal consistency or lack of corruption • Where all studs are anchored to at the bottom. • ...

nlkbvcgdfxzs 2025-11-20

nlkbvcgdfxzs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's crust
  2. type of rocks made of sediments
  3. rocks formed by magma/lava
  4. a hot semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
  5. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. a big sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance
  2. can be in a dormant state and can erupt when active
  3. plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's ocean floors
  4. magma above land
  5. rock made by intense heat and pressure

10 Clues: magma above land • rocks formed by magma/lava • type of rocks made of sediments • rock made by intense heat and pressure • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • can be in a dormant state and can erupt when active • plate a tectonic plate that forms the earth's crust • a big sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2024-01-05

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere,carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  4. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  5. The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  6. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  7. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
Down
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  3. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  5. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  6. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  7. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  8. A string of volcanoes that form as a result of subduction of one oceanic plate beneath a second oceanic plate.

15 Clues: The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface. • The pressured remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Benjamin Sproston 2015-04-30

Benjamin Sproston crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges
  2. branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks
  3. linear feature
  4. earth that is divided into small plates
  5. sliding plate force
  6. a instrument used for measuring magnetic forces
  7. sideways or downward movement of a plate
  8. portion of motion of a tectonic plate
  9. long steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block
Down
  1. land mass that existed when the continents were joined
  2. actively disforming region
  3. changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field
  4. the moving of earth
  5. the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface
  6. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times

15 Clues: linear feature • the moving of earth • sliding plate force • actively disforming region • portion of motion of a tectonic plate • upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges • earth that is divided into small plates • sideways or downward movement of a plate • a instrument used for measuring magnetic forces • land mass that existed when the continents were joined • ...

SCI-Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-06

SCI-Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  2. Rising mantle material makes plates move away from the ridge
  3. Dense plate, sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a force.
  4. Is the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source.
  5. Is a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
  6. Deep area in the ocean floor between two plates where subduction is occurring.
  7. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
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  1. Is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  2. Is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
  3. One plate is being pulled down into the mantle.

10 Clues: One plate is being pulled down into the mantle. • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Rising mantle material makes plates move away from the ridge • Is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. • Dense plate, sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a force. • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2022-01-11

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  2. a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere
  3. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  4. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. thickest layer of the earth
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago
  8. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  6. a deep canyon on the ocean floor
  7. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth

15 Clues: thickest layer of the earth • a deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • ...

Plates 2021-11-19

Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. and Henry Creator of plate tectonics
  2. Plate Boundary Collides into each other
  3. Rift Valley in Africa Cause of diverged boundary
  4. The plate that destroys crust
  5. of Fire A long train of volcanoes
  6. Currents Transfers energy in the mantle
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  1. Plate Boundary Divides from each other
  2. Crust Manly consist of basalt
  3. Plate Boundary Slides past each other
  4. Crust Forms shallow sea beds

10 Clues: The plate that destroys crust • Crust Forms shallow sea beds • Plate Boundary Slides past each other • Plate Boundary Collides into each other • Plate Boundary Divides from each other • Crust Manly consist of basalt • Currents Transfers energy in the mantle • and Henry Creator of plate tectonics • ...

Science 2020-04-14

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both plates move away from each other
  2. the old plate goes underneath the newer plate
  3. subducts under the continental plate
  4. thick part of the earth's crust
  5. lines slide past each other
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  1. it is a convergent boundary, but one plate is an oceanic crust
  2. thin part of earth's crust
  3. plates slide against each other
  4. lines meet

9 Clues: lines meet • thin part of earth's crust • lines slide past each other • plates slide against each other • thick part of the earth's crust • subducts under the continental plate • both plates move away from each other • the old plate goes underneath the newer plate • it is a convergent boundary, but one plate is an oceanic crust

Table Setting 2020-05-13

Table Setting crossword puzzle
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  1. Place _____ on the top left corner of the table.
  2. the _____ is set in the middle of the table setting.
  3. The _____ is placed to the right of the plate.
  4. The _____ is set on the table.
  5. Put the _____ on the top right corner of the table.
  6. The _____ is put to the right of the knife
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  1. The _____ is placed on the butter plate
  2. Set the _____ on the main course plate
  3. Place the _____ behind the plate
  4. the _____ is put to the left of the maincoursefork

10 Clues: The _____ is set on the table. • Place the _____ behind the plate • Set the _____ on the main course plate • The _____ is placed on the butter plate • The _____ is put to the right of the knife • The _____ is placed to the right of the plate. • Place _____ on the top left corner of the table. • the _____ is put to the left of the maincoursefork • ...

vocab list 2025-11-06

vocab list crossword puzzle
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  1. theory explaining Earth's lithospheric plate movement.
  2. fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  3. plates move toward each other; form mountains/trenches.
  4. rigid outer layer of the Earth (crust + upper mantle).
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  1. plates move apart; create new crust at ridges.
  2. process of rock formation and transformation.
  3. plates slide past each other; cause earthquakes.
  4. magma is below surface; lava is above surface.
  5. semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere allowing plate movement.
  6. one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.

10 Clues: process of rock formation and transformation. • plates move apart; create new crust at ridges. • magma is below surface; lava is above surface. • plates slide past each other; cause earthquakes. • fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs. • one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle. • theory explaining Earth's lithospheric plate movement. • ...

Framing 2024-05-02

Framing crossword puzzle
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  1. shortened stud
  2. piece across top of opening
  3. Large marsupial
  4. sheathing material placed on outside of frame to enclose the structure
  5. Flying mammal
  6. Vertical board between top plate and sole plate
  7. replace rafter assemblies
  8. Man's best friend
  9. Likes to chase mice
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  1. stud same as trimmer stud
  2. sets height of header
  3. Has a trunk
  4. block Helps prevent fire between studs
  5. backbone of a house frame
  6. pieces that make up the roof structure
  7. Support floor and walls
  8. The Bearded Dragon

17 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • shortened stud • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • The Bearded Dragon • Likes to chase mice • sets height of header • Support floor and walls • backbone of a house frame • replace rafter assemblies • piece across top of opening • stud same as trimmer stud • pieces that make up the roof structure • block Helps prevent fire between studs • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. 2023-01-24

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. crossword puzzle
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  1. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  2. A huge mountain built with Magma.
  3. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  4. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  6. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  7. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  8. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
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  1. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis.
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A huge mountain built with Magma. • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis. • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review 2023-11-01

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The Earth's inner core is mainly made up of _________ and nickle.
  2. This type of plate movement occurs when plates move away from one another.
  3. The speed and ___________ of waves change depending on the material the wave is moving through.
  4. This layer of the Earth is made up of cool and rigid rock. It contains the upper mantle and the crust.
  5. This layer of the Earth only makes up about 1% of the Earth's total mass.
  6. This type of seismic wave can travel through solids and liquids.
  7. This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle.
  8. Name of the waves scientists use to study the inside of the Earth.
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  1. This type of plate movement can build mountains.
  2. The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________.
  3. This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes.
  4. This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest.
  5. Most activity on the Earth occurs at or near plate _____________.
  6. Density ___________ as you move towards the center of the Earth.
  7. This type of seismic wave arrives second.

15 Clues: This type of seismic wave arrives second. • This type of plate movement can build mountains. • This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle. • The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________. • This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest. • This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes. • ...

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features 2023-10-26

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features crossword puzzle
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  1. Originator of Continental Drift theory
  2. a long cut in the ground : ditch
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  7. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  8. the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates
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  1. a tectonic plate that consists primarily of continental crust
  2. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  4. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved closer together over time
  7. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other

15 Clues: a long cut in the ground : ditch • Originator of Continental Drift theory • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • places where plates slide sideways past each other • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a tectonic plate that consists primarily of continental crust • ...

This Week's Crossword 2025-11-12

This Week's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The person who proposed the tectonic plate theory
  2. The -- theory is the theory where the continents have moved over time, separating from the supercontinent Pangea
  3. The places where tectonic plates meet
  4. At a convergent boundary, one plate sinks into another, sinking into the mantle.
  5. A geological feature made by convergent boundaries, both plates pushing upward, resulting in...
  6. Tectonic plates slide against each other in this boundary
  7. The supercontinent that existed a long time ago, uniting Earth's lands
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  1. Tectonic plates meet and push against each other in this boundary
  2. Tectonic plates separate from each other in this boundary
  3. A place within a tectonic plate where hot mantle wells up from under the plate
  4. A notable underwater mountain range near a divergent boundary
  5. A geological feature made by convergent boundaries in subduction zones, where molten rock wells up in the continental crust
  6. Slabs of the lithosphere that slide across the asthenosphere because of the mantle's convection currents
  7. A geological feature where plates pull away from each other and result in a canyon-like structure
  8. New oceanic crust gets created through this process

15 Clues: The places where tectonic plates meet • The person who proposed the tectonic plate theory • New oceanic crust gets created through this process • Tectonic plates separate from each other in this boundary • Tectonic plates slide against each other in this boundary • A notable underwater mountain range near a divergent boundary • ...

science plate tectonics 2021-12-10

science plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary. when two plates are pushed together.
  2. igneous rock. when magma/lava cools below the ground it becomes rock.
  3. rock. deeply buried/subject to high temp and pressure from rocks above it.
  4. magma or lava erupts from.
  5. igneous rock. when magma/lava cools above ground it becomes rock
  6. two plates are moving blank from each other and new crust is being formed beneath the water of the ocean as magma rise from the mantle.
  7. when one plate cab go under the other plate melts then erupts as a volcano.
  8. boundary when two plates move along each other/earthquake.
  9. what type of plate boundary is the mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic Ocean?
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  1. rock. cooling and solidifying of magma/lava.
  2. a shaking in the ground.
  3. cycle when heat and pressure make it less dense. it pushes the material together.
  4. what is an example of a hotspot.
  5. the trench formed because the pacific plate is made of?
  6. a hotspot is an area beneath the surface where melted rock is moving blank in a plume.

15 Clues: a shaking in the ground. • magma or lava erupts from. • what is an example of a hotspot. • rock. cooling and solidifying of magma/lava. • boundary. when two plates are pushed together. • the trench formed because the pacific plate is made of? • boundary when two plates move along each other/earthquake. • igneous rock. when magma/lava cools above ground it becomes rock • ...

Tectonic Vocabulary 2023-09-25

Tectonic Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. - the degree of compactness of a substance determined by the mass/volume.
  2. - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision.
  3. - the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of plates and the interactions between
  4. - string of volcanoes and earthquakes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of all
  5. - two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma. It creates the
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  1. - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
  2. - created when Earth tectonics plates move apart and can be found on both land and water.
  3. and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here.
  4. - Depressions of the sea floor, narrow in width, but very long. Deepest parts of the ocean floor.
  5. - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart.
  6. mountain chain in the world.
  7. - plate boundary where two plates slide parallel against one another.
  8. - thicker, less dense crust that makes up land. Does not subduct.
  9. - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together.

14 Clues: mountain chain in the world. • and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here. • - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart. • - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision. • - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together. • - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. • ...

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics 2025-02-20

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
  2. sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger "mainshock"
  4. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  5. the point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins
  6. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  7. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  8. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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  1. a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  2. a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth
  3. the area of maximum damage from an earthquake
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
  6. the geological activity that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate

14 Clues: the area of maximum damage from an earthquake • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle • ...

Earthquake crossword 2025-02-23

Earthquake crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters)
  2. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters)
  3. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts. (5 letters)
  4. The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters)
  5. The location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. (8 letters)
  6. A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other. (9 letters)
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  1. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters)
  2. The type of plate boundary where one plate is forced under another. (10 letters)
  3. Plate _________ The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates. (13 letters)
  4. The shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy. (10 letters)
  5. What city in Aotearoa New Zealand had a major earthquake along the pacific and Australian plates in Feb 2011? (12 letters)
  6. The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters)
  7. A type of seismic wave that moves through solids but not liquids. (5 letters)
  8. The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters)

14 Clues: The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters) • The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters) • The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters) • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters) • A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters) • A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters) • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that is really hot.
  2. something that moves toward each other.
  3. rock something small ,round and holely .
  4. crust lithasphere.
  5. something that moves apart.
  6. a huge wave.
  7. something that erupts.
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  1. tall and ponity .
  2. a subject in school.
  3. to compare distence on a globe.
  4. a plate that causes friction.
  5. something that comes after earthquakes
  6. plates make up the earths surface .
  7. something you track earthquakes with.
  8. when tectonic plates hit each other.

15 Clues: a huge wave. • tall and ponity . • crust lithasphere. • a subject in school. • something that erupts. • something that moves apart. • a plate that causes friction. • something that is really hot. • to compare distence on a globe. • plates make up the earths surface . • when tectonic plates hit each other. • something you track earthquakes with. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  2. another word for oceans
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. big wave
  5. when the earth rumbles
  6. when one plate goes under another
  7. study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
  8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  9. ocean but three letters
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  1. largest layer of the earth
  2. type plates that are located beneath the ocean
  3. the outermost shell of a planet
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  6. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

15 Clues: big wave • when the earth rumbles • another word for oceans • ocean but three letters • largest layer of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • when one plate goes under another • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • very hot, very dense center of our planet • type plates that are located beneath the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  2. the outermost shell of a planet
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  5. ocean but three letters
  6. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  7. type plates that are located beneath the ocean
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  1. when the earth rumbles
  2. big wave
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
  5. another word for oceans
  6. when one plate goes under another
  7. largest layer of the earth
  8. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

15 Clues: big wave • when the earth rumbles • another word for oceans • ocean but three letters • largest layer of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • when one plate goes under another • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • very hot, very dense center of our planet • type plates that are located beneath the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Scientists that developed the theory of continental drift
  2. The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the aesthenosphere
  3. Crust and uppermost solid mantle, sits on aesthenosphere
  4. the crust that forms the continents
  5. The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outward
  6. plates colliding with each other
  7. plates moving apart from each other
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  1. The oceanic crust collides with the continental crust and sinks below it
  2. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  3. The movement of lava in the aesthenosphere
  4. The separating of continents by drifting by drifting across the oceans
  5. Scientists who developed the theory of seafloor spreading
  6. plates sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  7. patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries

14 Clues: plates colliding with each other • the crust that forms the continents • plates moving apart from each other • The movement of lava in the aesthenosphere • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • Crust and uppermost solid mantle, sits on aesthenosphere • Scientists that developed the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-11-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary, where plates slip past each other
  2. the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. spreading, molten rock flows through a crack in Earth's crust and hardens into solid strips on both sides of the crack
  4. cyclical movement of fluids or gases due to temperature differences
  5. an idea that can be tested by experimentation
  6. boundary, where plates move together
  7. crust, this crust is more dense
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  1. refers to Earth's crust and the large scale processes that occur within it
  2. ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains
  3. ideas that are supported by a vast diverse array of evidence
  4. of Fire, places along the edges of the Pacific Plate where there are many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
  5. boundary, where plates move apart where seafloor spreading occurs
  6. crust, this crust is less dense
  7. trenches, undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean

14 Clues: crust, this crust is less dense • crust, this crust is more dense • boundary, where plates move together • boundary, where plates slip past each other • an idea that can be tested by experimentation • ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains • the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle • ...

Plate Movement 2021-11-08

Plate Movement crossword puzzle
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  1. An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. how often or fast something happens
  6. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.
  7. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates.
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  1. a sudden shaking of earth's surface
  2. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
  3. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the Earth.
  4. when plates are coming together
  5. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  6. when plates are moving apart in different directions

14 Clues: when plates are coming together • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • when plates are moving apart in different directions • Something we observe to be similar over and over again • The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The solid portion on which we stand on
  2. The innermost part of the Earth
  3. The study of the formation and movement of these plates is called?
  4. These travel at about 6-7 km per second
  5. How have scientist learned what makes up the planet's interior
  6. These waves are picked up by seismographs
  7. When lithospheric plates slide past each other, a break or crack in the earth can occur
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  1. These are created when heating causes material to expand and rise
  2. the crust and the upper portion of the mantle
  3. Ocean The largest belt is located where?
  4. layer within the mantle
  5. This occurs when stresses build up and fractures occur
  6. How many layers of Earth are there?
  7. A plastic but solid material

14 Clues: layer within the mantle • A plastic but solid material • The innermost part of the Earth • How many layers of Earth are there? • The solid portion on which we stand on • These travel at about 6-7 km per second • These waves are picked up by seismographs • the crust and the upper portion of the mantle • Ocean The largest belt is located where? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates move past each other
  2. seven or eight major plates
  3. transfer of heat by circulation
  4. the Earth's crust slowly drifts atop a liquid core
  5. mantle rises in margins between plates and spreads
  6. two plates are moving away from each other
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  1. forcing one under the other
  2. the crust is divide
  3. deepest parts of the ocean floor
  4. divergent, convergent, transform
  5. high sea wave that can be caused by an earthquake
  6. violent shaking of the ground
  7. two, or more tectonic plates toward one another and collide
  8. running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge

14 Clues: the crust is divide • forcing one under the other • plates move past each other • seven or eight major plates • violent shaking of the ground • transfer of heat by circulation • deepest parts of the ocean floor • divergent, convergent, transform • running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the supercontinent that exists 200 million years ago
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. Mid-oceanic _______ that forms as a result of sea-floor spreading
  4. The type of currents found in the mantle that drive plate motion
  5. Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  6. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed at subduction zones
  7. Last name of the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theoery
  8. Earth's outermost layer
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  1. Large section of the lithosphere that moves and interacts with others
  2. Layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  3. Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  5. A sudden release of energy from the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Where one plate is forced underneath another

14 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • Boundary where two tectonic plates collide • Where one plate is forced underneath another • Layer of Earth between the crust and the core • Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards • ...

Constructive and Destructive Forces 2017-06-03

Constructive and Destructive Forces crossword puzzle
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  1. a constructive and destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary and continental-oceanic plate interaction
  2. a constructive and destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary with oceanic-oceanic plate interaction
  3. when something wears away over a long period of time and is a destructive force
  4. a process by which sediments are added to a landmass and is a constructive force
  5. a constructive surface feature that has a divergent boundary and oceanic-oceanic plate interaction
  6. when crust is destroyed
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  1. happens when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  2. happens when two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions
  3. not constructive or destructive and has a convergent boundary
  4. a destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary
  5. a constructive surface feature that has a divergent boundary and continental-continental plate interaction
  6. happens when two tectonic plates move away from one another, or divide
  7. when new crust is created
  8. not constructive or destructive and has a transform boundary

14 Clues: when crust is destroyed • when new crust is created • a destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary • not constructive or destructive and has a transform boundary • not constructive or destructive and has a convergent boundary • happens when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy waves that originates from an earthquake
  2. formed by the collision of plate Tectonic boundary
  3. the discontinuity which separates crust and mantle
  4. type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. a plane along which there is movements of rocks
  6. The boundary where tectonic plates slides each other
Down
  1. the composition of continental crust
  2. A discontinuity which separates mantle and core
  3. the composition of oceanic waves
  4. the low velocity zone of mantle
  5. topography found along the divergent plate boundary
  6. the molten rock material
  7. the middle layer in internal structure of earth

13 Clues: the molten rock material • the low velocity zone of mantle • the composition of oceanic waves • the composition of continental crust • A discontinuity which separates mantle and core • energy waves that originates from an earthquake • a plane along which there is movements of rocks • the middle layer in internal structure of earth • ...

Constructive and Destructive Forces 2017-06-02

Constructive and Destructive Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a constructive and destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary with oceanic-oceanic plate interaction
  2. not constructive or destructive and has a convergent boundary
  3. when new crust is created
  4. when crust is destroyed
  5. not constructive or destructive and has a transform boundary
  6. a constructive surface feature that has a divergent boundary and continental-continental plate interaction
  7. happens when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  8. a process by which sediments are added to a landmass and is a constructive force
Down
  1. a destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary
  2. a constructive and destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary and continental-oceanic plate interaction
  3. happens when two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions
  4. happens when two tectonic plates move away from one another, or divide
  5. when something wears away over a long period of time and is a destructive force
  6. a constructive surface feature that has a divergent boundary and oceanic-oceanic plate interaction

14 Clues: when crust is destroyed • when new crust is created • a destructive surface feature that has a convergent boundary • not constructive or destructive and has a transform boundary • not constructive or destructive and has a convergent boundary • happens when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Mātes plate 2017-02-14

Mātes plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Atmina
  2. Ligzdas
  3. Ports
  4. Motherboard
  5. Processors
  6. Sistema
  7. Ierices
Down
  1. pamatplate
  2. Operativa
  3. Sistemplate
  4. Cipsets
  5. BIOS
  6. Slots
  7. Shema

14 Clues: BIOS • Ports • Slots • Shema • Atmina • Cipsets • Ligzdas • Sistema • Ierices • Operativa • pamatplate • Processors • Sistemplate • Motherboard

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. Theory that parts of Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core
  3. Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart
  4. Region where 2(or more) tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
  5. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
  6. High energy wave
  7. 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
Down
  1. deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary
  2. Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other
  3. Location where tectonic plates meet
  4. Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  6. A large chunk of Earth's crust
  7. a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust

14 Clues: High energy wave • A large chunk of Earth's crust • Location where tectonic plates meet • deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary • Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart • Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates • Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  2. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  3. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
  4. an underwater chain of mountains.
  5. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
Down
  1. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  2. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  3. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
  4. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  5. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  6. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  7. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  8. when one tectonic plates dives under another
  9. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart

14 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  2. a very deep hole
  3. layer in earth that is mostly composed of melted rock
  4. crust that forms the ocean floor
  5. moving away from each other
  6. the place where two plates meet
Down
  1. pieces of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. moving side by side
  3. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. moving towards each other
  6. an underwater mountain range
  7. crust that forms the land
  8. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

14 Clues: a very deep hole • moving side by side • moving towards each other • crust that forms the land • moving away from each other • an underwater mountain range • the place where two plates meet • crust that forms the ocean floor • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • pieces of the crust and the upper part of the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the name of the super continent that was once made up of all the continents that are present today?
  2. Plate tectonics is a theory based on the Earth's plates ___ in different directions
  3. when molten rock is heated up by the core and begins to rise (becoming less dense), then cooling down (becoming denser) and sinking, starting to create a circular cycle
  4. What is the process called when a rock is recycled through the Earth in multiple possible ways?
  5. Sediments turn into sedimentary rock through _________
  6. Magma turns into metamorphic and/or igneous rock through ___ above/below the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Rocks turn into sediments through _________
  2. Plates moving/spreading can cause a variety of ___ and boundaries
  3. A ___ boundary causes a variety of land formations when two plates move in the same direction (into each other
  4. A ___ boundary causes faults and earthquakes when two plates move against each other
  5. A ___ boundary causes sea floor spreading when two plates move opposite directions (away from each other)
  6. What happens to sedimentary rock when it is put under heat and pressure
  7. ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface
  8. Igneous rock turn into magma through ___ in the Earth's mantle
  9. ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface

15 Clues: Rocks turn into sediments through _________ • ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface • ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface • Sediments turn into sedimentary rock through _________ • Igneous rock turn into magma through ___ in the Earth's mantle • Plates moving/spreading can cause a variety of ___ and boundaries • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the Earth (also called the lithosphere)
  2. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  3. A series of large waves caused by an underwater earthquake
  4. The centre of the Earth
  5. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  6. The word for when two tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  7. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
Down
  1. The theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart
  2. The movement of the continents over time
  3. A large layer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of Earth
  4. The word for when two tectonic plates are moving together
  5. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  6. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  7. The word for when two tectonic plates are moving apart

14 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The movement of the continents over time • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • The word for when two tectonic plates are moving apart • A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved • The word for when two tectonic plates are moving together • The outer layer of the Earth (also called the lithosphere) • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain that can erupt with magma and smoke
  2. A big crack in the Lithosphere
  3. a continent that was split up a long time ago
  4. a boundary where plates are pushed past each other
  5. gigantic chunks of the Lithosphere
  6. mostly solid bulk of earth's interior
  7. a boundary where plates are pushed apart
Down
  1. the theory that continents move
  2. big wave created by earthquake
  3. small earthquakes that occur after big ones
  4. a boundary were the plates are pushed together
  5. the innermost layer of the earth's interior
  6. Molten rock that is inside the earth
  7. the uppermost layer of the earth's interior

14 Clues: big wave created by earthquake • A big crack in the Lithosphere • the theory that continents move • gigantic chunks of the Lithosphere • Molten rock that is inside the earth • mostly solid bulk of earth's interior • a boundary where plates are pushed apart • small earthquakes that occur after big ones • the innermost layer of the earth's interior • ...

Plate Motion 2023-09-27

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  2. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf print
  5. the place where two plates meet
  6. moving apart in different directions
  7. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  8. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
Down
  1. a scientist that studies the history of life through the fossil record
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  5. moving towards the same place
  6. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago

14 Clues: moving towards the same place • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-04-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unlikely to erupt again
  2. Liquid magma that reaches the surface
  3. spot An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  4. Working; in action
  5. A plate boundary where the two plates move towards each other
  6. by a vast and diverse array of evidence
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. Describes something that is made of a mixture of different parts or elements
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  4. Term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active
  5. Term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but able to become active in the future
  6. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  7. An idea that has been studied and investigated and is

14 Clues: Working; in action • unlikely to erupt again • Liquid magma that reaches the surface • by a vast and diverse array of evidence • An idea that has been studied and investigated and is • Term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • ...

Plate Boundaries 2025-02-20

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous mountains that travel trough India,Pakistan,Nepal,China and Bhutan
  2. a mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic ocean
  3. oceanic + continental
  4. when two oceanic crust diverge
  5. Both plates colliding together
  6. fault in California
Down
  1. dividing or moving apart
  2. Sliding past each other
  3. plates start sliding past each other and make the earth crack
  4. big wave comes by
  5. Oceanic + Oceanic
  6. oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and gradually moves outward from the ridge
  7. two continental crust diverge
  8. continental + continental

14 Clues: big wave comes by • Oceanic + Oceanic • fault in California • oceanic + continental • Sliding past each other • dividing or moving apart • continental + continental • two continental crust diverge • when two oceanic crust diverge • Both plates colliding together • a mid-ocean ridge in the Atlantic ocean • plates start sliding past each other and make the earth crack • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-15

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

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

Plate Motion 2025-09-17

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  3. how often or fast something happens
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  6. any of the many processes in which gas, lava and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth
  7. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  8. something we observe to be similar over and over again
Down
  1. the place where two plates meet
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
  3. moving apart in a different direction
  4. an underwater moutain range formed when two plates move apart
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

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

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-22

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. The soft, ductile layer of the upper mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  3. Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted.
  4. Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other.
  5. Spreading: Creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates diverge.
  6. Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other.
Down
  1. Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. Currents: The circular motion of the mantle's hot, less dense material rising and cooler, denser material sinking, which drives the movement of tectonic plates
  3. plates (large slabs of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere)
  4. Occurs when one plate sinks beneath another, often creating a trench and volcanic activity.
  5. Valley: A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart.
  6. (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle)
  7. (the rigid outer layer of the Earth)
  8. Tectonics: The scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

14 Clues: (the rigid outer layer of the Earth) • (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle) • Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other. • Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other. • Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted. • ...