plate Crossword Puzzles
things for meals 2022-05-04
17 Clues: Glas • Menü • Gabel • Kunde • Olive • Ananas • Messer • Teller • Pfeffer • Tablett • Teelöffel • Basilikum • Serviette • Thunfisch • Verkäufer • Bestellung • Wechselgeld
Basic words / Cooks 2024-11-19
17 Clues: uuni • liha • liesi • annos • veitsi • lusikka • resepti • kattila • ainesosa • mausteet • lautanen • alkuruoka • ruokalaji • jälkiruoka • vihannekset • merenelävät • paistinpannu
Constructive and Destructive Forces 2024-02-02
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- transport sediment
- sediment deposited in water
- break down land
- plume of magma formed in the middle of a tectonic plate
- large mass of ice that moves across land
- building up land
- sliding down of a mass of Earth
- a vent that connects magma to Earth's surface
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- building up sediment
- break down sediment
- small pieces of rock
- curve in river
- fan sediment deposited on land
- formed at convergent plate boundaries
14 Clues: curve in river • break down land • building up land • transport sediment • break down sediment • building up sediment • small pieces of rock • sediment deposited in water • fan sediment deposited on land • sliding down of a mass of Earth • formed at convergent plate boundaries • large mass of ice that moves across land • a vent that connects magma to Earth's surface • ...
Seafloor Spreading and convection current 2024-09-29
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- -the theory that earth outer shell is though is divided into large slabs of solid rocks called plates that glide over earth mantle the rocky inner layer above earth cure
- -contact between two plates that slide herizontally past one another commonly connecting two mid ocean ridges
- -the upper most layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates
- -the solid outer part of the earth
- -the upper layer of the earths mantle below the lithosphere in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is though to occur
- -where an extre heavy plate a plate that is extremely heavy even gravity act upon it and pull them apart
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- -a theory that says the continental land masses were drifting across the earth sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other
- -a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above crust seafloor spreading the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges where ocean crust is created
- -the hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the Earth's crust
- -the formation of of new areas of oceanic crust which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and it's subsequent outward movement on either side
- -is a large fractures in the seafloor where the plate slip each other 12.mid ocean ridge the creation of new crust, subduction on the other hand destroy old crust
- -is a process of recycling it returns the material back to the mantle or one of the driving forces that allow the changes in the plate movement
- -a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonic that occurs at mid ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot cross
- -the location where two plates meet
14 Clues: -the solid outer part of the earth • -the location where two plates meet • -the upper most layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates • -the hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the Earth's crust • -where an extre heavy plate a plate that is extremely heavy even gravity act upon it and pull them apart • ...
Datorika 2018-02-26
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- Ekrāns, kuru pazīstam viss labāk.
- Datora izvadierīce.
- Virsma ko ļoti daudz izmantojam.
- Rīks ar kuru aktivizē ikonas.
- Sauc arī par tumbu.
- Jaudīgs mikro procesors.
- Viens no datoru veidiem.
- Līdzi nēsājamais dators.
- Plate Centrālā jeb montāžas plate.
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- Lai dators varētu veikt kādu darbību, tā atmiņā visu laiku jābūt ielādētai kādai ......
- Magnētiska datu glabāšanas ierīce.
- Datora ievad ierīce.
- Plaukstā turama ierīce.
- Kas tas ir iekārta, kas uzkrāj un apstrādā datus pēc iepriekš definētas procedūras?
- Ko cilvēki skatās datorā?
15 Clues: Datora izvadierīce. • Sauc arī par tumbu. • Datora ievad ierīce. • Plaukstā turama ierīce. • Jaudīgs mikro procesors. • Viens no datoru veidiem. • Līdzi nēsājamais dators. • Ko cilvēki skatās datorā? • Rīks ar kuru aktivizē ikonas. • Virsma ko ļoti daudz izmantojam. • Ekrāns, kuru pazīstam viss labāk. • Magnētiska datu glabāšanas ierīce. • Plate Centrālā jeb montāžas plate. • ...
Vocabulario 2 2022-05-24
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- people in the back of the baseball field
- baseball player
- used to catch a baseball
- to return something
- used to hit the tennis ball
- tennis/baseball
- the plate the batters stand on when they bat
- faster than walking
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- what the baseball players run around when they bat
- person behind the home plate that catches
- what a batter does
- what you do when someone throws a ball to you
- bat
- what a tennis ball passes over
- homerun
15 Clues: bat • homerun • baseball player • tennis/baseball • what a batter does • to return something • faster than walking • used to catch a baseball • used to hit the tennis ball • what a tennis ball passes over • people in the back of the baseball field • person behind the home plate that catches • the plate the batters stand on when they bat • what you do when someone throws a ball to you • ...
In the Kitchen and Bathroom 2024-11-04
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- you use with a spoon when eating
- to drink water
- to serve your food
- to fry an egg
- you used with toothpaste
- to take the water from the bathtub
- It can make a fire to cook
- to take the food from the plate
- to drink tea
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- to clean your teeth
- to dry your body after taking a bath
- to clean your hair
- a liquid to wash your body
- to clean your body
- big container for water
15 Clues: to drink tea • to fry an egg • to drink water • to clean your hair • to serve your food • to clean your body • to clean your teeth • big container for water • you used with toothpaste • a liquid to wash your body • It can make a fire to cook • to take the food from the plate • you use with a spoon when eating • to take the water from the bathtub • to dry your body after taking a bath
Volcanoes 2015-11-29
11 Clues: - middle • still alive • Flows freely • in the ground • -tectonic plate • Still in volcano • you use a gun to • middle of volcano • Out of volcano, Magma • what you use at dinner • when laver shoots out as a liquid
Plate tectonics and Earthquakes 2018-04-09
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- outer most earth layer
- the amount of major plates that make up earth's crust
- inner most earth layer
- boundary where ocean plate goes under continental plate
- rises to form the ocean floor
- form when two plates collide
- found below lithosphere
- found at transform boundaries
- moving away from each other
- found out diverging boundaries
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- found at converging boundaries
- sliding past each other
- the type of crust that is less dense
- the type of crust that is more dense
- another name for the earth's crust
- moving toward each other
16 Clues: outer most earth layer • inner most earth layer • sliding past each other • found below lithosphere • moving toward each other • moving away from each other • form when two plates collide • rises to form the ocean floor • found at transform boundaries • found at converging boundaries • found out diverging boundaries • another name for the earth's crust • ...
Tectonics, weathering and erosion! 2018-02-12
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- The Theory of Continental _____________.
- The name of the tectonic plate boundary when the plates move apart and cause rifts and valleys.
- Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner.
- Plate _____________.
- The type of plate boundary when two tectonic plates push against each other and cause mountains or volcanoes.
- The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity.
- _____________________ weathering is the type of weathering that occurs when roots, ice or other hard object break down rock.
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- Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit the coast of _________.
- The name of the tectonic plate boundary when two continents slide against each other. ____________ fault.
- The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust
- The name of the very centre core of Earth
11 Clues: Plate _____________. • The Theory of Continental _____________. • The name of the very centre core of Earth • The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust • The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity. • Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner. • ...
Plate Boundary Crossword 2022-10-19
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- The type of boundary that forms a mid ocean ridge.
- The type of boundary that forms a trench.
- The place where two plates meet.
- How often or fast something happens.
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- The sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano.
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago.
- A sudden shaking of Earth's surface.
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground.
- To examine in detail for a purpose.
- An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
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- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
- A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates.
20 Clues: 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. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth. • The type of boundary that forms a trench. • The type of boundary that forms a mid ocean ridge. • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. • ...
PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2020-10-08
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- When one plate is forced below another.
- The process of continents breaking up.
- A channel in the ocean floor formed when plates collide and the crust subducts (2 words).
- Type of boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions (2 words).
- A boundary where plates are moving apart is called a c----------- boundary.
- A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the mantle that the tectonic plates move on.
- A boundary where plates are moving apart is called a d-------- boundary.
- The place where an earthquake starts above ground.
- Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface.
- The place where an earthquake starts, below ground.
- The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into large pieces (2 words).
- The process of continents separating and drifting across the Earth (2 words)
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- A chain of islands at the edge of colliding tectonic plates (2 words).
- A device that measures earthquakes.
- Patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries (2 words).
- The crust that forms the ocean floor (2 words).
- Molten rock below the Earth's surface.
- A boundary where plates are colliding is called a c--------- boundary.
- A boundary where plates are colliding is called a d---------- boundary.
- The crust that forms the continents (2 words).
- The process of new crust forming at ocean ridges and spreading outwards (3 words).
21 Clues: A device that measures earthquakes. • The process of continents breaking up. • Molten rock below the Earth's surface. • When one plate is forced below another. • The crust that forms the continents (2 words). • The crust that forms the ocean floor (2 words). • The place where an earthquake starts above ground. • Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface. • ...
EXPLORING PLATE TECTONICS 2021-01-07
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- zone region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
- boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
- A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.
- a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
- the type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust.
- vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
- the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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- two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and form mountains
- drift hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
- scientist who studies earthquakes.
- credited with the theory of Continental Drift
- the name given to the super continent
- caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
- soft layer of the mantle
- This is the layer we walk on.
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- layer between the crust and the core
- the result of a force distributed over an area
- boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
20 Clues: soft layer of the mantle • This is the layer we walk on. • scientist who studies earthquakes. • layer between the crust and the core • the name given to the super continent • Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust. • credited with the theory of Continental Drift • the result of a force distributed over an area • caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking. • ...
EXPLORING PLATE TECTONICS 2021-01-07
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- layer between the crust and the core
- the type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.
- a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
- Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust.
- caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
- credited with the theory of Continental Drift
- This is the layer we walk on.
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- scientist who studies earthquakes.
- boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
- hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
- boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
- zone region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
- the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and form mountains
- the result of a force distributed over an area
- soft layer of the mantle
- the name given to the super continent
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
20 Clues: soft layer of the mantle • This is the layer we walk on. • scientist who studies earthquakes. • layer between the crust and the core • the name given to the super continent • Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust. • credited with the theory of Continental Drift • the result of a force distributed over an area • caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking. • ...
Plate motion vocabulary 2021-01-08
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- how often or fast something happens
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- 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
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- moving toward the same place
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- layer Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
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- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- the outside or top layer of something
- evidence of life from the past
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- moving apart in different directions
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- An underwater mountain range formed where two plates move apart
- boundary the place where two plates meet
26 Clues: moving toward the same place • evidence of life from the past • 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 • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-03-07
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- The thick, dense layer of rock, approximately 1,429 mi. (2,300 km) thick, between Earth's crust and its core.
- A tectonic process that results when plates converge and one plate forces the other down into Earth's mantle
- one of the three ways that tectonic plates interact - occurs when two plates grind past each other with only limited convergent or divergent activity
- form of stress which tries to reduce the size of a material
- The upper layer of Earth's interior, including the crust and the brittle portion at the top of the mantle
- a depression in earth's crust
- A general statement derived from a hypothesis that has withstood sufficient testing
- one of the three ways that tectonic plates interact - areas where plates move toward each other and collide
- the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other - theory made by Alfred Wegener
- A term describing a phenomenon whereby certain materials are subject to a form of decay brought about by the emission of high-energy particles or radiation
- the thin outer shell of the earth
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- An area of historical geology devoted to studying the direction and intensity of magnetic fields in the past, as discerned from the residual magnetization of rocks
- fracturing between rocks resulting from stress
- The theory that seafloors crack open along the crests of mid-ocean ridges and that new seafloor forms in those areas
- A split between two bodies (like two plates) that once were joined
- the hot and dense centre of the earth
- A branch of the earth sciences that combines aspects of geology and physics
- boundaries between plates
- A deep depression in the ocean floor caused by the convergence of plates and the resulting subduction of one plate
- one of the three ways that tectonic plates interact - areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid-oceanic ridges or rift valleys
20 Clues: boundaries between plates • a depression in earth's crust • the thin outer shell of the earth • the hot and dense centre of the earth • fracturing between rocks resulting from stress • form of stress which tries to reduce the size of a material • A split between two bodies (like two plates) that once were joined • ...
Mātes plate DMM 2023-03-23
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- Kam vajadzīga sistēm plate? Komponenšu ............?
- Kā sauc mazo batteriju sistēmplatē?
- Kas ir datora galvenā shēmas plate?
- Kā sauc vietu vecākās mātesplatēs kas savieno cpu ar atmiņu un citām komponentēm?
- Kā sauc moderno pieslēg vietu pie kā pieslēdz monitoru?
- Kāda video karte var būt iekša cpu?
- Kā sauc mātes plati kas ir vidēji liela?
- Kāds procesoru ražotājs lieto LGA-1200 soketu?
- Kā sauc disku ko pievieno tikai caur sata savienojumu?
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- Atmiņas tips kas tiek izmantots uz sistēmplates?
- Kāda ir mātesplates funkcija?
- CPU savienojums ar sistēmplati?
- Savienojums ar videokarti, M.2 sdd un citām?
- Kas atšķirās AMD un Intel mātes platēm?
- Kāda ir mātesplates programmatūra?
- Kā sauc mazāko mātesplati kas izpilda visas vajadzīgās funkcijas kā parstā ATX?
- Kā sauc vietu kur var pieslēkt dažādas perifērijas ierīces pie sistēmplates?
- Galvenais Sistēmplates veids kopš 1995?
- Kāds tilts ir atbildīgs par ātrajām komponentēm.
- Kādam cpu tipam atbilst AM5 sokets?
20 Clues: Kāda ir mātesplates funkcija? • CPU savienojums ar sistēmplati? • Kāda ir mātesplates programmatūra? • Kā sauc mazo batteriju sistēmplatē? • Kas ir datora galvenā shēmas plate? • Kāda video karte var būt iekša cpu? • Kādam cpu tipam atbilst AM5 sokets? • Kas atšķirās AMD un Intel mātes platēm? • Galvenais Sistēmplates veids kopš 1995? • ...
My Plate Vocab 2023-04-21
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- Nutrient-dense foods contain vitamins, minerals, complex carbohydrates, lean protein, and healthy fats.
- A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well.
- Fruits make up a huge part of a healthy diet. They contain essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that keep your body functioning well and protect it against harmful free radicals.
- Calories from solid fats and/or added sugars.
- Calcium is a vital mineral that our bodies need. Calcium's main role is building bones, but it also helps the heart, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels work.
- Measures the minimum amount of calories that your body needs to perform necessary functions.
- Protein is an essential nutrient that promotes growth, strength, energy, weight loss, and more.
- A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight or his or her body mass index (BMI) is over 30.
- Plant foods contain thousands of natural chemicals.
- Vegetables make up a huge part of a healthy diet. They contain essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that keep your body functioning well and protect it against harmful free radicals.
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- Sodium, or salt, is a mineral found in many foods, sometimes in very high amounts.
- Foods made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, or another cereal grain is a grain product.
- Average daily level of intake sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals.
- Whole grains are packed with health benefits -- fiber, vitamins, minerals, protein, and antioxidants.
- A unit for measuring the amount of energy we get from food.
- Improving your body by moving and being active.
- The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite.
- Dairy products are part of a healthy diet and a great source of vitamin D and calcium as well as B vitamins and protein.
- Drinking water is important to our health in many ways -- it keeps us hydrated, aids in digestion, nourishes our skin, and gives us energy, among other things.
- Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals which can play a role in heart disease, cancer, and other conditions.
- A substance in food that is necessary for good health.
21 Clues: Calories from solid fats and/or added sugars. • Improving your body by moving and being active. • Plant foods contain thousands of natural chemicals. • A substance in food that is necessary for good health. • A unit for measuring the amount of energy we get from food. • The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite. • ...
Tectonic Plate Boundaries 2023-05-28
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- hot fluid or semifluid under the earth's crust
- two plates moving away from one another
- scientist had the theory of continental drift
- a line on a rock surface
- formed by solidification and deposition of sediments
- violent shaking of the ground
- outermost layer of the planet
- contains most of earth's mass
- remains of prehistoric organisms
- formed new rocks caused by extreme pressure
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- hot molten rock erupted from a volcano
- formed by cooling and solidification of magma
- two plates move toward one another then collide
- tall mountain with a lot of pressure that shoots out lava
- technical name for crust and mantle
- piece of crust that floats in the mantle
- places where the seafloor spreading takes place
- made of iron with small amount of iron
- two plates slide against each other
- long and high sea waves caused by earthquakes
20 Clues: a line on a rock surface • violent shaking of the ground • outermost layer of the planet • contains most of earth's mass • remains of prehistoric organisms • technical name for crust and mantle • two plates slide against each other • hot molten rock erupted from a volcano • made of iron with small amount of iron • two plates moving away from one another • ...
Tectonic Plate Crossword 2012-05-14
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- the dense central region of a planet.
- Plates/Theory explaining the structure of the earth.
- of fire/The zone of volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
- A fault line that extends for about 600 miles through the length of coastal California.
- having the properties of a magnet.
- the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
- the bottom of the ocean.
- Trenches/Of or relating to the ocean.
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- the part of the earth above the mantle.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
- the sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.
- a continuous slow movement from one place to another.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle.
- Ocean/The Ocean near the west African coast.
- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter or colder, more dense or less dense materials.
- the planet we live on.
- an extended break in a body of rock.
20 Clues: the bottom of the ocean. • the planet we live on. • having the properties of a magnet. • Trenches/Of or relating to the ocean. • an extended break in a body of rock. • the dense central region of a planet. • Ocean/The Ocean near the west African coast. • the part of the earth above the mantle. • ...
Plate Tectonic Project 2014-02-24
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- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid.
- The amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume.
- The surface of land broken up into parts.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
- A device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- The transfer of energy through space.
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core.
- A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
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- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- The theory that pieces of Earth_tm)s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface.
- The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
- A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
20 Clues: The transfer of energy through space. • The surface of land broken up into parts. • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • The amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...
plate tectonics project 2015-10-22
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- stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
- the bending of rock layers do to stress.
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past eachother horizontally.
- the movement of amtter due to diffrences in density that are caused by tempature by tempature varations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat.
- the process by which new ocean lithospere sea floor forms when magma rises to earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing se floor moves away from the ridge.
- a block of lithospere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
- the location within earth along a fualt at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
- a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relitave to another.
- the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithospere, called plates, move and change shape.
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- stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
- the bending, tilting, and breaking of earth's crust; the cange in the shape of rock in response to stress.
- a movement or tenbilingof the ground that is cuased by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fualt move.
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are movig away from eachother.
- the supercontinent that formed 300 millon years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago.
- the edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement talking place between place the plates.
- the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its underformed shape.
- a break in a body of rock along when one block moves relatives to another.
- stress that occurs when forces act in parallel but opposite directions, pushing parts of a solid in opposite directions.
- the point on earth's surface directly abouve an earthquakes starting point, or focouse.
- the bending,tliting, and breaking of earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress.
21 Clues: the bending of rock layers do to stress. • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object. • the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its underformed shape. • ...
My Plate Vocab 2016-10-26
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- I have Two types and has to take insulin to fix.
- is an abnormal immune response to food.
- a rare and potentially fatal illness caused by a toxin.
- The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
- the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.
- excessive or extra weight.
- Comes from fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans.
- below a weight considered normal or desirable.
- The 5 groups foods can fall under.
- The amounts of servings per box.
- Come from Breads and Grains.
- a person who does not eat or use animal products.
- It is a plant-based nutrient.
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- obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.
- is a vegetarian who does not eat any meat.
- the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
- one of the most common forms of sugar in food.
- What is 2–5% in men, and 10–13% in women.
- On the back of all drinks, and boxed foods.
- is a vegetarian diet that includes dairy products.
- Comes From Meats.
- something that completes or enhances something else when added to it.
- I am used to fix diabetes.
- is unable to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs.
25 Clues: Comes From Meats. • excessive or extra weight. • I am used to fix diabetes. • Come from Breads and Grains. • It is a plant-based nutrient. • The amounts of servings per box. • The 5 groups foods can fall under. • is an abnormal immune response to food. • What is 2–5% in men, and 10–13% in women. • is a vegetarian who does not eat any meat. • ...
Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics 2017-04-22
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- measures earthquakes
- this is a type of wave that occurs on the surface
- a facture or break in the earths lithosphere
- a long high sea waves caused by an earthquake
- Scale measure energy released / rock strength / how much movement their was
- the time between where stations pick up the earthquake/ speed seismic waves travel
- a release in this in a fault or built rock causes earthquake
- a way to protect buildings in areas known for earthquakes and tsunamis
- fastest, solid, liquid, gas, known as the "p" wave
- when a Collison between an oceanic and continental plates and the continental plates go under.
- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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- a deep depression of the sea floor caused by subduction of one plate under another
- the act or process of liquefying or making liquid
- this theory gave evidence to support the theory of the continental drift
- 2nd fastest, solid
- older scale to track speed of ground movement
- process using 3 stations to find the focal point
- it the measurement of the strength of the earthquake
- a small earthquake occurring after a larger earthquake, causes more damage sometimes
- a valley shaped area of the earth in which the plates of the crust are moving away from each other forming cracks and faults
- when an oceanic crust melts due to this formation.
21 Clues: 2nd fastest, solid • measures earthquakes • a facture or break in the earths lithosphere • older scale to track speed of ground movement • a long high sea waves caused by an earthquake • process using 3 stations to find the focal point • the act or process of liquefying or making liquid • this is a type of wave that occurs on the surface • ...
Plate tectonics Crossword 2017-10-18
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- the ocean floor goes under a deep- ocean trench and then goes back into the mantle
- old bones of prehistoric animals
- the upper part of the crust and mantle
- Earth’s lithosphere or “the eggshell”
- German scientist who came up with the theory that all the contintents were joined together
- “seams” on the ocean floor
- geologist who drew details of the ocean floor based data from the ships
- two plates slide past each other
- two plates move in the same direction
- pieces of Earth’s crust moves apart on land, a deep valley
- breaks in earth’s crust
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- continents moved very slow over Earth’s surface
- pulls the older, denser oceanic crust down beneath the trench and back into the mantle.
- When a washcloth is placed in water, the water soaks into it. So, the ______ of the washcloth incr
- adds more crust to the ocean floor
- earth’s plates are in a slow, constant motion by convection currents in the mantle
- two plates move in opposite directions
- device that uses soundwaves to measure the distance of an object
- oceanic crust bends downwards and the ocean floor sinks down into the mantle
- supercontinent from about 300 million years
20 Clues: breaks in earth’s crust • “seams” on the ocean floor • old bones of prehistoric animals • two plates slide past each other • adds more crust to the ocean floor • Earth’s lithosphere or “the eggshell” • two plates move in the same direction • two plates move in opposite directions • the upper part of the crust and mantle • supercontinent from about 300 million years • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2018-12-12
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- waves / waves produced by earthquakes
- crust / the type of crust that makes up the seafloor
- / a sudden discharge of water from beneath the Earth's surface
- / a process in which a tectonic plate is pushed down into the mantle
- crust / the type of crust that makes up the continents
- / this is made up of the upper and middle mantle
- / molten rock in the Earth's crust
- plates / the large pieces of the crust that float atop the mantle
- / the element that makes up most of the core
- / the thickest layer of the Earth
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- boundary / a location at which two tectonic plates separate
- boundary / a location at which two tectonic plates come together
- currents / a type of movement in the mantle that cause the tectonic plates to move
- / this is made up of the crust and upper mantle
- / the element that the mantle has, but the crust doesn't
- / the supercontinent on which the dinosaurs lived
- boundary / a location at which two tectonic plates slide against each other
- / a rupture in the crust that allows magma and gases to escape the upper mantle
- core / the layer of the Earth made up mostly of iron in liquid state
- core / the hottest layer of the Earth
20 Clues: / the thickest layer of the Earth • / molten rock in the Earth's crust • waves / waves produced by earthquakes • core / the hottest layer of the Earth • / the element that makes up most of the core • / this is made up of the crust and upper mantle • / this is made up of the upper and middle mantle • / the supercontinent on which the dinosaurs lived • ...
T6 - Plate Tectonics 2022-03-22
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- A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- A fold in rock that bends downward to form a V shape.
- Measure of the energy released during an earthquake.
- A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
- A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
- A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression.
- An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean.
- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault line.
- A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
- A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust.
- The first geologist to envision some of the continents as having once been joined together.
- A force that pushes on or squeezes a material.
- A steep, cone-shaped hill or small mountain made of volcanic ash, cinders, and bombs piled up around a volcano's opening.
- A bend in a rock; bending of rock layers due to stress.
- A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth.
- A force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
- A low, flat, gently sloping volcano built from many slow flows of fluid, low-viscosity, basaltic lava.
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- The type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion.
- An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
- A volcano constructed of alternating layers of pyroclastics and rock solidified from lava flows.
- An invisible line that marks the extent of a territory.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A wide, flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spread over a large area.
- A hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
- A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1912.
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- Arating system that estimates the total energy released by an earthquake.
- A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust.
- The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and created today's individual continents.
- Specify a percentage of original size to enlarge or reduce the size of an object.
- The movement of one part of Earth's crust under another.
- Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement.
- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
- Put together from many different parts.
- A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch.
39 Clues: Put together from many different parts. • A force that pushes on or squeezes a material. • A fold in rock that bends upward into an arch. • Measure of the energy released during an earthquake. • A fold in rock that bends downward to form a V shape. • A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean. • An invisible line that marks the extent of a territory. • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocab 2021-11-19
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- a formed pre-existing rocK or pieces of once-living organisms.
- evolved toward those of the present.
- an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mold.
- a major division of time that is a subdivision of an eon and is itself subdivided into periods.
- The approximate age determination of rocks, fossils or minerals made by comparing whether the material is younger or older than other surrounding material.
- a part or length of material formed by pushing a material through a die with a particular cross-section.
- form out of malleable material.
- the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- when minerals replace the structure of an organism.
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
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- an organism outline of a fossil.
- a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata.
- the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
- a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found.
- a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains To many Americans
- (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults.
- a volcano not having erupted in recorded history.
- the weather, especially strong winds, heavy rain, and other kinds of bad weather.
- a division of time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself subdivided into ages, corresponding to a series in chronostratigraphy.
20 Clues: form out of malleable material. • an organism outline of a fossil. • evolved toward those of the present. • a volcano not having erupted in recorded history. • when minerals replace the structure of an organism. • (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults. • a formed pre-existing rocK or pieces of once-living organisms. • ...
Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-01-15
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- boundaries between plates
- the upper layer of earths interior, including the crust and the upper brittle portion of the earths mantle
- the theory thatthe configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
- the otter layer of the earth
- the center of the earth
- The theory that seafloors crack open along the crests of mid-ocean ridges and that new seafloor forms in those areas
- thick,dense,middle layer of the earth
- The study of tectonism, including its causes and effects, most notably mountain building
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- a form of stress produced by a force that acts to stretch a material
- a region of extremely high pressure underlying the lithosphere, where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses. (depth of 100-350km)
- an area of fracturing between rocks that has been bent by stress
- large movable segments of the lithosphere
- plates move away from one another
- any attempt to deform a solid
- sub marine mountain ridges where new seafloor is created by seafloor spreading
- plates move toward one another
- a long trough bounded by two or more faults
- an area of rock that has been bent by stress
- a split between two bodies (for example, two plates) that once was joined
- two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
20 Clues: the center of the earth • boundaries between plates • the otter layer of the earth • any attempt to deform a solid • plates move toward one another • plates move away from one another • thick,dense,middle layer of the earth • large movable segments of the lithosphere • a long trough bounded by two or more faults • an area of rock that has been bent by stress • ...
Plate Motion Vocab 2023-10-04
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- moving toward the same place
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- the place where two plates meet
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- how often or fast something happens
- the outside or top layer of something
- 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
- any of Earth's main continuous areas of land
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
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- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- moving apart in different directions
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
26 Clues: moving toward the same place • 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 • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • ...
Plate tectonic puzzle 2023-11-29
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- These things contain magma and when they erupt it becomes lava
- This is the closest thing to the core of the earth
- Something on the surface of earth
- Where 2 divergent plate boundaries are found there’s always a
- This is the very center of the earth
- We are standing on the _______ of the earth
- When two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
- large landforms such as America, Antarctica, Africa, etc
- Where 2 tectonic plates meet
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- Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
- Hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth
- Outside of the inner mantle there’s the
- There’s the crust of the earth but under the ocean it’s called the
- When the tectonic plates shake and cause a
- Old ancient bones from dinosaurs are called
- When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
- Natural hot springs that shoot out hot water and steam
- This happens when a volcano is under so much pressure that it
- This is the part of the earth that lets us stand on it
- There’s a famously known thing under the ocean named the Mariana
20 Clues: Where 2 tectonic plates meet • Something on the surface of earth • This is the very center of the earth • Outside of the inner mantle there’s the • When the tectonic plates shake and cause a • Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • Old ancient bones from dinosaurs are called • We are standing on the _______ of the earth • ...
Plate Motion (Spanish) 2023-11-10
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- de placas: el lugar donde se juntan dos placas
- un manantial natural que repentinamente lanza agua caliente y vapor hacia el aire desde
- geográfico: un rasgo que se forma sobre la superficie de un planeta, como una montaña,
- evidencia de vida del pasado, como huesos, huellas o impresiones de hojas fosilizados
- canal o una duna de arena
- volcánica: cualquiera de los muchos procesos (tales como erupciones y flujos de lava) en los
- una de las muy grandes secciones de roca dura y sólida que forman la capa externa de la Tierra
- que se mueven hacia el mismo lugar
- agujero en la tierra
- un conjunto de partes que interactúan formando un todo complejo
- qué tan frecuente o qué tan rápido pasa algo
- algo que observamos que sea similar una y otra vez
- un objeto, diagrama o programa de computadora que nos ayuda a entender algo haciéndolo
- un reptil ya extinguido que vivió hace cerca de 300 millones de años
- se expulse gas, lava y cenizas sobre la superficie de la Tierra
- examinar en detalle y con un propósito
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- transversal: un diagrama que muestra cómo es el interior de algo
- roca líquida y caliente bajo la superficie de la Tierra
- la expulsión repentina de algo, como la lava de un volcán
- que se mueven y se separan en diferentes direcciones
- simple o fácil de ver
- cualquiera de las principales áreas continuas de terreno de la Tierra, como África, Asia y
- vegetación y el agua
- la capa de roca sólida y blanda que se encuentra bajo las placas de la Tierra
- la parte exterior o la capa más externa de alg
- la separación lenta de terreno que es provocada por el movimiento de las placas
- una sacudida repentina de la superficie de la Tierra
- una hendidura larga y profunda en el piso oceánico que se forma cuando dos placas se juntan
- oceánica: una cadena montañosa submarina que se forma cuando se separan dos placas
- roca líquida y caliente sobre la superficie de la Tierra
- externa: la capa más exterior de la Tierra, hecha de roca dura y sólida, que está bajo el suelo,
31 Clues: vegetación y el agua • agujero en la tierra • simple o fácil de ver • canal o una duna de arena • que se mueven hacia el mismo lugar • examinar en detalle y con un propósito • qué tan frecuente o qué tan rápido pasa algo • de placas: el lugar donde se juntan dos placas • la parte exterior o la capa más externa de alg • algo que observamos que sea similar una y otra vez • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-11-14
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- Mountain chains on the ocean floor
- A boundary where plates move towards each other
- Long narrow, valley like depression on the ocean floor
- A form of stress where plates slip past each other
- A theory explaining the structure of the Earth
- A transfer of heat through waves
- The formation of new areas on the ocean floor
- A force acting on the plates
- A boundary where plates slip past each other
- Magma after it reaches the surface
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- Slow movement of the continents
- The scientist who originated Pangea
- A transfer of heat through liquids
- A mountain where lava erupts from it
- Where the Earth's plates connect
- A fracture between rocks
- A transfer of heat through direct contact
- A boundary where plates move away from each other
- An ancient supercontinent for 200 million years ago
- A hot fluid within the earth
20 Clues: A fracture between rocks • A force acting on the plates • A hot fluid within the earth • Slow movement of the continents • Where the Earth's plates connect • A transfer of heat through waves • Mountain chains on the ocean floor • A transfer of heat through liquids • Magma after it reaches the surface • The scientist who originated Pangea • A mountain where lava erupts from it • ...
Plate Tectonics Project 2023-11-15
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- A transfer of heat is occurring in Earth's mantle
- Earth’s magnetic field results from movement of the material in the
- The theory of seafloor spreading says that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at
- Which two land forms are caused by convergent plate boundaries?
- the name of an ancient fossil found on different continents
- How are scientists able to study Earth’s interior?
- Lavapillows and magnetic striping patterns provide evidence for
- The old oceanic crust is denser than new oceanic crust because it is
- A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
- On the ocean floor, rocks are the youngest near a
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- Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by
- Subduction zones are found at which of the plate boundaries
- The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as
- Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
- The place where two tectonic plates move away from each other is called a
- the name of the German scientist that discovered the theory of continental drift
- Tectonic plate movements are generally measured in _?_ per year
- A place where two tectonic plates move toward each other is called a
- In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
- the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
20 Clues: A transfer of heat is occurring in Earth's mantle • On the ocean floor, rocks are the youngest near a • How are scientists able to study Earth’s interior? • Subduction zones are found at which of the plate boundaries • the name of an ancient fossil found on different continents • Tectonic plate movements are generally measured in _?_ per year • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-11-14
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- the supercontinent that was discovered by Alfred Wegener
- a mountain where lava can erupt or explode out of
- heat transfers like this when there is direct contact of two objects
- a certain flow which transfers heat
- a measure of mass in a given volume of a substance
- a device powered by sound waves which measures the distance to an object
- an idea introduced by Alfred Wegener that suggests the continents slowly moved over Earths surface
- sections of Earths crust that are constantly in motion in motion
- a process where mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
- a process where old ocean floor is sucked into the mantle
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- long passageways to the inside of the Earth where old seafloor is sucked in and turned into new seafloor
- cracks in Earths crust where there has been moving plates
- heat transfers like this when in the form of a liquid
- a tectonic boundary where plates are moving into each other
- a deep valley of Earths crust that has diverged onto land
- a mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle that is underground
- a tectonic boundary where plates are moving away from each other
- heat transfers like this when there is energy coming directly from a source like the sun or fire
- a long underwater chain of mountains
- a piece of an ancient organism that was preserved in rock
- a tectonic boundary where plates are sliding past each other
21 Clues: a certain flow which transfers heat • a long underwater chain of mountains • a mountain where lava can erupt or explode out of • a measure of mass in a given volume of a substance • heat transfers like this when in the form of a liquid • the supercontinent that was discovered by Alfred Wegener • cracks in Earths crust where there has been moving plates • ...
Science Plate Tectonics 2023-12-21
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- where one edge of a plate is shoved below the edge of another
- processes affecting the structure of earth's crust
- rock slabs covering all of earth that divides earth's crust
- plates that slide past each other
- a small area with hotter temperature compared to the areas surrounding it
- contains the crust and upper-most solid mantle. the outer layer of the earth
- a type of igneous rock where magma from inside the earth flows out
- plates that come together
- caused by the earth's plates getting stuck at their edges
- the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock
- rock that is formed by molten rock cooling
- theory that plates drift across the earth
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- the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface
- plates that move away from each other
- the layer below the lithosphere. denser and weaker than the lithosphere
- the solid area of earth's interior between the core and the crust
- a mountain with vents where lava, small rocks, and gas erupt through the earth's crust
- a type of igneous rock where magma goes through older rock and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface
- scientists who study the materials, processes, and history of earth
- caused by seafloor movement. made by landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc.
20 Clues: plates that come together • plates that slide past each other • plates that move away from each other • theory that plates drift across the earth • rock that is formed by molten rock cooling • the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface • the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock • processes affecting the structure of earth's crust • ...
Plate motion crossword 2023-10-27
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- earths outer layer
- a feature that forms on land
- the pushing of something such as magma, or lava
- when one plate goes under the other into the mantle
- underneath the earths crust
- gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, generally exhibiting steep slopes
- when magma erupts underwater then cools causing hot black smoke to come out
- when two plates push together and cause earthquakes and volcanos
- a model that shows the inside of something
- a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth's crust
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- the lines in connecting the plates
- when two plates come together
- an opening in earths crust which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt
- when convergent plates push together underwater they cause this
- a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
- when two plates slide away from each other
- a deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- a large continuous mass of land
- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
20 Clues: earths outer layer • underneath the earths crust • a feature that forms on land • when two plates come together • a large continuous mass of land • the lines in connecting the plates • when two plates slide away from each other • a model that shows the inside of something • the pushing of something such as magma, or lava • when one plate goes under the other into the mantle • ...
MONKE13 | Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- how plates move and interact with each other
- contains the crust and upper mantle
- 1 percent of the earth is covered by this; the thinnest layer of the earth
- liquid part of core
- discovered by alfred wegener
- pressing something into a smaller space
- largest layer; part of mantle
- what something is made up of
- when two plates come apart from each other
- when two plates come together
- a convergent boundary where one plate slides under the other or subducts
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- theory that the plates are moving due to convection currents
- plates that move due to convection currents
- most of upper mantle
- solid part of core made of iron and nickel
- fracture of zone of fractures in the earths crust at a plate boundary
- ball shaped part at the center of the earth; split into two parts
- when two plates slide past each other; can cause fault lines or earthquakes
- discovered by harry hess
- thickest part of the earth
20 Clues: liquid part of core • most of upper mantle • discovered by harry hess • thickest part of the earth • discovered by alfred wegener • what something is made up of • largest layer; part of mantle • when two plates come together • contains the crust and upper mantle • pressing something into a smaller space • solid part of core made of iron and nickel • ...
Plate Tectonics Quiz 2024-09-27
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- Type of crust that is lighter and less dense.
- The molding together of wet sediments and/or rock.
- Rock that is formed from extreme heat and pressure underground.
- Rock that is formed due to cooled magma.
- This type of boundary results in the formation of volcanoes and mountains due to collision.
- Type of crust that is heavier and more dense.
- The remains of long deceased organisms. Wegner used their shared presence across multiple continents as evidence for Continental Drift.
- The moving of rock
- This layer of Earth is pulled upon by convection currents to move crust.
- The division of Earth's crust in sections known as plates.
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- The pressing together of sediment and/or rock.
- New rock is located on the surface and Old rock is further beneath the surface.
- The break down of rock
- Folding of heavier and more dense crust underneath less dense crust.
- The movement of magma; hot magma rises, pulls on the crust and moving it. The cooler magma sinks back down to the core.
- When plates separate, new crust is made. This generally occurs on the ocean floor.
- The rock is settled into a new location.
- This layer of Earth includes all of Earth's solidified rock.
- This type of boundary results in strong earthquakes when the plates slide.
- This type of boundary results in continental drift and new oceanic crust due to division.
- The idea that Earth's continents are moving away from each other.
- Rock that is formed through layering of previously weathered sediments.
22 Clues: The moving of rock • The break down of rock • The rock is settled into a new location. • Rock that is formed due to cooled magma. • Type of crust that is lighter and less dense. • Type of crust that is heavier and more dense. • The pressing together of sediment and/or rock. • The molding together of wet sediments and/or rock. • ...
Plate Tectonic Vocab 2024-05-17
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- an opening in the Earth’s surface that causes a landform and is caused by divergent and convergent boundaries
- caused by the sudden movement from Earth’s crust that results in waves of shaking
- type of crust that makes up the sea floor
- a type of boundary where the plates slide sideways past each other
- a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground
- very hot and dense center of Earth and is below the mantle
- occurs along divergent boundaries where new ocean floor is created when the Earth’s tectonic plates spread apart
- happens at divergent boundaries and leads to the creation of a newer ocean floor
- a flat region where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart
- large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust
- a type of boundary that collides then one plate slides under the other
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- a supercontinent that was predicted to have broken apart millions of years ago
- A crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary
- a chain of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific ocean
- a landform that’s formed by convergent plates that collide up
- he made the theory of seafloor spreading
- the way which heat travels
- his hypothesis was that the continents had once formed a single landmass called Pangaea before breaking apart and drifting to their current location
- largest layer of Earth and is in-between the crust and outer core
- the process of continents moving
- a type of wave caused by an earthquake
- the solid outer part of Earth that consists of the crust and the outer mantle
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
- type of crust that makes up the continents on Earth
- a type of boundary that moves away from each other
- a crack in the Earth’s lithosphere that occurs between two pieces of rock
26 Clues: the way which heat travels • the process of continents moving • a type of wave caused by an earthquake • he made the theory of seafloor spreading • type of crust that makes up the sea floor • large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust • a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground • a type of boundary that moves away from each other • ...
Tectonic Plate Review 2024-12-04
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- Trait of Iron that determines polarity of the Earth
- Fissures in the ocean floor that release heated water from the Earth's crust
- Hess's theory that the ocean floor is like a conveyer belt
- Outermost layer of the Mantle
- Wegener's name for a supercontinent
- The core of the Earth is made up of this metal along with Nickel
- Two plates sliding horizontally against one another in different directions
- Wegener's idea that the continents were once together then drifted apart
- Two plates that come together
- When one oceanic plate subducts, it goes down an ocean
- When one plate goes underneath a less dense one
- What is denser, a continental or oceanic plate
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- Two plates that move apart from one another
- Middle layer of mantle, slow moving liquid
- Place where two tectonic plates meet
- Outermost layer of the Earth
- Liquid rock in core is located here; switches polarity
- When two of these plates meet on land they may converge to form mountains
- Where two oceanic plates diverge and magma rises
- Why the center of the Earth is solid rock (core)
- Lowest layer of mantle
- Came up with the theory of continental drift
- These waves measure plate movement (the pen does not move but the paper does)
- His theory of seafloor spreading supported Continental Drift
- An educated guess
- How closely packed atoms are together
- Rising of warm fluid that cools, sinks, and repeats the process; helps move tectonic plates
- Fossils of creatures who lived in abundance for a short time then went extinct
- Theory that the Earth's crust is divided into different plates that move
- Solid center of the Earth; is magnetic
- Hess and other geologists used this to map the seafloor, discovering ridges and trenches
- When two plates come together and create mountains
32 Clues: An educated guess • Lowest layer of mantle • Outermost layer of the Earth • Outermost layer of the Mantle • Two plates that come together • Wegener's name for a supercontinent • Place where two tectonic plates meet • How closely packed atoms are together • Solid center of the Earth; is magnetic • Middle layer of mantle, slow moving liquid • ...
Plate Motion 1 2025-04-08
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- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- section: a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- moving apart in different directions
- how often or fast something happens
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth magma: roca líquida y caliente bajo la superficie de la Tierra
- layer Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- ridge an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
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- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America convergent: moving toward the same place
- the outside or top layer of something
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together volcanic activity: 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
24 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...
Plate Motion 1 2025-04-08
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- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- section: a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- moving apart in different directions
- how often or fast something happens
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth magma: roca líquida y caliente bajo la superficie de la Tierra
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together volcanic activity: 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
- ridge an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
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- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America convergent: moving toward the same place
- the outside or top layer of something
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- layer Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
24 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...
Plate Motion 1 2025-04-08
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- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- the outside or top layer of something
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together volcanic activity: 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
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- layer Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
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- moving toward the same place
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- moving apart in different directions
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- how often or fast something happens
25 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • ...
Plate Motion 1 2025-04-08
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- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- layer Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- how often or fast something happens
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- moving toward the same place
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- the outside or top layer of something
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- 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
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- moving apart in different directions
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
26 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • ...
Plate Tectonics Crosswor 2024-10-23
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- The layer on the upper mantle below the lithosphere
- Two plates moving towards each other
- The solid shell of the planet
- Two plates moving away from each other
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- Center of the earth
- Another name for this thing is supercontinent
- An opening in the earth's surface
- Liquid layer of the earth
- tectonic plates from the earth's lithosphere split apart from each other
- Hot fluid within the earth's crust
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- Plates slide past each other
- long narrow depressions on the ocean floor
- Two tectonic plates meet and one slides beneath the other
- The movement of continents form plate tectonics
- This person created the theory of continental drift
- a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes and a song by Johnny Cash
- Crack in the earth's crust that occurs between two pieces of rock
- Huge slab of rock made up by the earth lithosphere
- a slowly drifting rigid layer of the Earth's crust
20 Clues: Center of the earth • Liquid layer of the earth • Plates slide past each other • The solid shell of the planet • An opening in the earth's surface • Hot fluid within the earth's crust • Two plates moving towards each other • Two plates moving away from each other • long narrow depressions on the ocean floor • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-01-27
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- - a string of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean/Plate
- - vents(openings) in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock flows
- - a break in the Earth’ surface, in which rocks may move, causing earthquakes
- - the location on the Earth’s surface, directly above the focus
- - the place where two tectonic plates meet
- - new crust forms from cooling lava along the mid-ocean ridge and pushes older crust away from the middle.
- - slower earthquake waves that move in an “up-down” motion and travel only through solids. (causes more damage)
- - the theory that the continents slowly moved across the surface of the Earth.
- - a machine used to detect earthquake waves
- - a huge piece of the crust (rock) that moves because of convection currents.
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- - a large ocean wave often caused by an earthquake in/near the ocean
- - a large mountain range below the ocean-bigger than any on land
- - the point underground where the earthquake begins
- - the rising, spreading and sinking of molten material, in a circular motion in the mantle, which causes the plates to move
- - the theory that the Earth’s surface is made of hard slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
- - the fastest earthquake wave, that moves in a “push-pull” motion and travels through solids, liquids & gasses
- - one large continent, with all the land connected together
- - vibrations in the ground that happen because of plates moving/faults
- - areas in the middle of a plate where molten rock escapes from the mantle
- - energy from an earthquake that travels as vibrations
20 Clues: - the place where two tectonic plates meet • - a machine used to detect earthquake waves • - the point underground where the earthquake begins • - a string of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean/Plate • - energy from an earthquake that travels as vibrations • - one large continent, with all the land connected together • ...
plate tectonic crossword 2025-10-29
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- molten mixture
- shaking from the movement of rock beneath earth
- boundary were two plates move away from earth other
- area were magma from deep within the mantle melts
- a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
- boundary were two plates move toward each other
- term used to describe a volcano that is currently no active
- boundary where two plates move past each other
- vibrations that travel through earth
- giant wave
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- process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions
- measurement of an earthquake's strength
- term used to describe a volcano that is likely not going to erupt again
- under sea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
- process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
- layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
- stress that stretches rock
- liquid magma that reaches the surface
- hot solid material between earth's crust and core
20 Clues: giant wave • molten mixture • stress that stretches rock • vibrations that travel through earth • liquid magma that reaches the surface • measurement of an earthquake's strength • layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • boundary where two plates move past each other • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • boundary were two plates move toward each other • ...
Plate Tectonics Review 2025-11-18
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- Will rise or float
- Tectonic plates are made of this mechanical layer
- Provided by the core, creates convection currents
- Solid pieces of lithosphere that move slowly over time
- Type of crust that is more dense and thinner
- Scientist who documented evidence for continental drift
- Currents created by rising and sinking of materials
- The mechanical layer that moves tectonic plates
- The compositional layer below the crust
- Number of inches an average plate moves in a year
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- Increases as you go towards Earth's center
- Will sink
- These fit together, for some continents, like pieces of a puzzle
- Outermost compositional layer of the Earth
- Describes the amount of movement energy molecules have
- The year of the last big earthquake on Washington's coast
- Geologists found similarities in their features across distant continents
- Layer that is made of metal but is liquid
- Type of crust that is less dense and thicker
- The amount of mass in a certain space
- Evidence of these were found in Africa, indicating a different climate in the past
- Remains or impressions of living things, provide evidence of continental drift
- The solid, innermost layer of Earth
23 Clues: Will sink • Will rise or float • The solid, innermost layer of Earth • The amount of mass in a certain space • The compositional layer below the crust • Layer that is made of metal but is liquid • Increases as you go towards Earth's center • Outermost compositional layer of the Earth • Type of crust that is more dense and thinner • ...
My plate Crossword 2025-08-28
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- An alternative dairy source for lactose intolerant people
- one of the largest food groups on the my plate chart
- what your body needs to repair tissues
- Grains that have the brain and germ removed
- helps lower blood cholesterol
- provides energy for your body
- The smallest food group on the my plate chart
- Grains with the brain and germ
- essential for life
- used as an energy reserve
- a vegetarian option for protein
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- the only kind of juice that counts as your fruit for the day
- fruits help to reduce the chance of these
- Fruits do not have this
- assist in biochemical reactions
- Fruits and vegetables help reduce the risk of this
- fiber also helps lower the risk of this
- one of the healthiest meat choices
- Grains with vitamin b reintroduced
- Contained in fruits and vegetables helps with bowel movements
- Dairy is needed to build these
- people need to choose these meats more often
22 Clues: essential for life • Fruits do not have this • used as an energy reserve • helps lower blood cholesterol • provides energy for your body • Dairy is needed to build these • Grains with the brain and germ • assist in biochemical reactions • a vegetarian option for protein • one of the healthiest meat choices • Grains with vitamin b reintroduced • ...
My Plate crossword 2025-08-28
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- what source of nutrient is vegetables important for
- Main nutrient of fruit
- Letter E on myplate is called
- 3 things vegans can eat to get protein
- What conditions do fruits reduce
- What nutrient is not added back
- Letter D on myplate is called
- Main nutrient of Diary
- Dietary fiber ruduce and lowers what
- What two subgroups do grains have
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- Main nutrient of Grains
- what 2 foods are the largest
- What food group is the smallest
- Most people in the us eat enough total grain foods however,the blank is off
- What options do most people need to choose
- What can vegetables lower the risk of
- Refined grains have been blank a process that removes the bran and germ
- Main nutrient of vegetables
- Letter C on myplate is called
- Element of the body that protein builds
- Letter B on myplate is called
- Fiber is important for what function
- Main nutrient of protein
- Letter A on myplate is called
- How much grains should we eat that need to be whole grains
25 Clues: Main nutrient of fruit • Main nutrient of Diary • Main nutrient of Grains • Main nutrient of protein • Main nutrient of vegetables • what 2 foods are the largest • Letter E on myplate is called • Letter C on myplate is called • Letter B on myplate is called • Letter D on myplate is called • Letter A on myplate is called • What food group is the smallest • ...
Plate tectonics puzzle 2025-10-23
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- When two plates move away from each other
- Man who came up with plate tectonics
- What makes volcanos in the middle of tectonic plates
- When two plates converge on each other
- Large wave made by sea earthquakes
- What made the Hawaiian islands
- Superheated ball of iron and nickel
- Where sea floor is destroyed
- When plates grind, then slip past one another
- Supercontinent
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- Layer of liquid metal
- Showed evidence of continental drift
- When two plates move side to side in opposite directions
- Thin layer of cooled rock
- How strong an earthquake is
- When new sea floor is made and destroyed
- An sudden explosion that releases ash and lava from a volcano
- What moves the plates
- Where convection currents are
- Crack where magma seeps through
20 Clues: Supercontinent • Layer of liquid metal • What moves the plates • Thin layer of cooled rock • How strong an earthquake is • Where sea floor is destroyed • Where convection currents are • What made the Hawaiian islands • Crack where magma seeps through • Large wave made by sea earthquakes • Superheated ball of iron and nickel • Showed evidence of continental drift • ...
science class 2021-09-30
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- - a human body but just the bones
- - the amount of iowa state things in the class
- - tectonic plate that slide aganst eachother
- - tectonic plate that comes together
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- -where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- - his favorite nfl team
- -a place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface
- - a red and black team
- - tectonic plate that pules apart
- - the teachers name
10 Clues: - a red and black team • - his favorite nfl team • - the teachers name • - a human body but just the bones • - tectonic plate that pules apart • - tectonic plate that comes together • - tectonic plate that slide aganst eachother • - the amount of iowa state things in the class • -where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • ...
science class 2021-09-30
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- - a human body but just the bones
- - the amount of iowa state things in the class
- - tectonic plate that slide aganst eachother
- - tectonic plate that comes together
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- -where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- - his favorite nfl team
- -a place where the fault can be seen or mapped on the surface
- - a red and black team
- - tectonic plate that pules apart
- - the teachers name
10 Clues: - a red and black team • - his favorite nfl team • - the teachers name • - a human body but just the bones • - tectonic plate that pules apart • - tectonic plate that comes together • - tectonic plate that slide aganst eachother • - the amount of iowa state things in the class • -where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • ...
plate boundary 2022-09-20
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- a process where one plate sinks beneath the other plate
- predominantly sliding motion of transform boundary
- mountain chains
- other term for transform boundary
- steep sided valley of ocean floor that created by subduction
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- a denser plate that usually subducted beneath the other
- part where an oceanic crust begins to melt when it is forced down
- other term for divergent boundary
- spreading boundary
- two or more plates collide
10 Clues: mountain chains • spreading boundary • two or more plates collide • other term for divergent boundary • other term for transform boundary • predominantly sliding motion of transform boundary • a process where one plate sinks beneath the other plate • a denser plate that usually subducted beneath the other • steep sided valley of ocean floor that created by subduction • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2017-10-17
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- layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
- the process of oceanic crust entering the mantle.
- Name of a single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago
- theory that the plates are in slow constant motion
- used to see the sea floor
- The process of the seafloor renewing because of convection currents
- causes rift valleys if on land
- something you eat off of
- boundary that produces mountains with 2 continental plates
- movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature
- layer of hot, solid material between the crust and core
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- Undersea mountain chain where a new ocean floor is produced
- remains of organisms that lived in the past
- break in Earth’s crust
- point of subduction
- causes earthquakes
- theory that the continents are moving across the Earth
- scientist that came up with continental drift
- there is a popular blank in Iceland
- mountain with molten lava that can rise to the surface
20 Clues: causes earthquakes • point of subduction • break in Earth’s crust • something you eat off of • used to see the sea floor • causes rift valleys if on land • there is a popular blank in Iceland • remains of organisms that lived in the past • scientist that came up with continental drift • layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2018-02-28
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- a plate pulled under another plate at a convergent boundary
- feature that forms when sediment is carried from a river into another body of water
- slope of a river
- process where two plates collide, causing the plates to fold onto itself
- feature that forms when a river deposits sediment on land
- a tall landform formed by convergent boundaries or convection currents
- pressure causing rock layers to fold downward
- a process which breaks down landforms
- area around a river where sediment is deposited when it overflows
- a crack in the Earth's surface caused by pressure
- tiny pieces of natural material
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- the outer layer of the Earth
- processes that help build up landforms
- natural process that not only alters the soil and rocks but also the plants and animals
- a destructive process where sediment is moved to another place
- the slow, broad upward movement of Earth’s surface
- circulating magma in the crust
- a valley formed by glaciers
- valley formed by rivers and erosion
- the boundary where two plates collide
20 Clues: slope of a river • a valley formed by glaciers • the outer layer of the Earth • circulating magma in the crust • tiny pieces of natural material • valley formed by rivers and erosion • the boundary where two plates collide • a process which breaks down landforms • processes that help build up landforms • pressure causing rock layers to fold downward • ...
plate tectonic vocabulary 2012-12-17
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- one of the six or seven land masses on the globe
- theory that states that Earth's crust and upper manle are broken into sections, which move around on a special layer of the mantle
- a squeezing force
- cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
- area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle
- a system of connected underwater mountain ranges that run throughout the world's oceans. There is a rift valley in the center of the mid-ocean ridge, where magma rises up from the mantle, and pushes out to either side, producing seafloor spreading.
- boundary between two plates that are moving apart
- rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
- largest layer of Earth's surface, composed mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron
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- one large landmass hypothesized to have broken apart about 200 million years ago into continents
- hypothesis that continents have moved slowly to their current locations
- boundary that occurs when two plates slide past one another
- plastic like layer of Earth's surface below the lithosphere
- Hess's theory that new seafloor os formed when magma is forced up to the surface at mid-ocean ridges
- place where two plates move together
- outermost layer of Earth's surface
- the bending of rock layers
- solid, dense center of the Earth
- liquid layer of the Earth's core
- a break in the Earth's crust
20 Clues: a squeezing force • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • solid, dense center of the Earth • liquid layer of the Earth's core • outermost layer of Earth's surface • place where two plates move together • cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • one of the six or seven land masses on the globe • boundary between two plates that are moving apart • ...
Plate Tectonic Project 2014-02-24
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- A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
- The transfer of energy through space.
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core.
- techtonics The theory that pieces of Earth_tm)s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- The amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume.
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- A device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
- The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
- The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid.
- The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface.
- boundry A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The surface of land broken up into parts.
- boundry A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface.
- waves Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
20 Clues: The transfer of energy through space. • The surface of land broken up into parts. • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • The amount of mass in a given space; mass per unit volume. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocab 2013-11-21
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- an explanation that ties together many hypotheses and observations
- the part of the earth’s crust that underlies the oceans, made of basalt.
- consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
- fracture in the earth's crust
- the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate being drawn down or overridden by another
- to become fractured along a plane.
- a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other
- the layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
- A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains.
- the idea that continents move around on Earth’s surface.
- – an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
- shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface.
- the movement of plates that make up the surface of Earth.
- a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly.
- a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another.
- a summary of many experimental results and observations
- an ancient supercontinent.
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- a curved chain of islands
- a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises between plates or ridges and spreads out.
- a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another.
- the transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid or gas
- a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other.
- thick, less-dense lithospheric plates that are made of granite and form the continents
- a long narrow zone of faulting
- the top of an established mantle plume
- the part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents, made of granite, less dense
- , dense lithospheric plates that are made of basalt and form the ocean floor
- a long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor.
- The border between two tectonic plates
- the rocky outer layer of Earth.
30 Clues: a curved chain of islands • an ancient supercontinent. • fracture in the earth's crust • a long narrow zone of faulting • the rocky outer layer of Earth. • to become fractured along a plane. • the top of an established mantle plume • The border between two tectonic plates • shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface. • A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains. • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-04
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- the solid mineral material
- reversal process that happens when Earth's magnetic poles change place
- Wegner a man explains why continents seem to fit together
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
- two huge continents split
- Core its innermost part of Earth primarily solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km
- one of the broken up land mass
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- Super Continent
- Mid Ocean Ridge
- a living organism that feeds on organic matter
- change the change in global climate patterns
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- Sections of earth crust
- Hot melted rock inside the earth
- areas where sea-floor spreading takes place
- Core is a liquid layer about 2,266 km thick composed of iron and nickel
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- huge continent 180 million years ago
- how many landmasses did all continents once form
- drift Continents movement
20 Clues: Super Continent • Mid Ocean Ridge • Sections of earth crust • two huge continents split • drift Continents movement • the solid mineral material • one of the broken up land mass • Hot melted rock inside the earth • huge continent 180 million years ago • areas where sea-floor spreading takes place • change the change in global climate patterns • ...
Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-01-14
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- boundaries between plates
- the upper layer of earths interior, including the crust and the upper brittle portion of the earths mantle
- the theory thatthe configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
- the otter layer of the earth
- the center of the earth
- The theory that seafloors crack open along the crests of mid-ocean ridges and that new seafloor forms in those areas
- thick,dense,middle layer of the earth
- The study of tectonism, including its causes and effects, most notably mountain building
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- a form of stress produced by a force that acts to stretch a material
- a region of extremely high pressure underlying the lithosphere, where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses. (depth of 100-350km)
- an area of fracturing between rocks that has been bent by stress
- large movable segments of the lithosphere
- plates move away from one another
- any attempt to deform a solid
- sub marine mountain ridges where new seafloor is created by seafloor spreading
- plates move toward one another
- a long trough bounded by two or more faults
- an area of rock that has been bent by stress
- a split between two bodies (for example, two plates) that once was joined
- two plates slide past one another in opposite directions
20 Clues: the center of the earth • boundaries between plates • the otter layer of the earth • any attempt to deform a solid • plates move toward one another • plates move away from one another • thick,dense,middle layer of the earth • large movable segments of the lithosphere • a long trough bounded by two or more faults • an area of rock that has been bent by stress • ...
Plate motion vocabulary 2022-11-01
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- the distance of a place north and south of Earth's equator
- a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the
- the ability to make things move or change
- imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- To use any of the five senses to gather information about something.
- winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
- general weather patterns over a long time period
- the outside or top layer of something
- to move from one object to another or one place to another
- a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
- the distance of a place east or Earth's prime meridian
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- ocean water flowing in a continuous path
- A measure of how hot or cold something is, the average speed
- the layer of gases surrounding the earth or another planet, that is held in place by gravity
- an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
- related to the sun
- a giant pattern of moving water spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle
- the study of weather patterns over a long period of time
- an event or process that leads to a result or change
- a result or change that happens because of an event or process
- any of the earth's main continuous area of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
22 Clues: related to the sun • the outside or top layer of something • ocean water flowing in a continuous path • the ability to make things move or change • general weather patterns over a long time period • an event or process that leads to a result or change • the distance of a place east or Earth's prime meridian • the study of weather patterns over a long period of time • ...
Plate motion vocabulary 2022-11-01
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- a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
- the distance of a place north and south of Earth's equator
- related to the sun
- imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- general weather patterns over a long time period
- A measure of how hot or cold something is, the average speed
- the study of weather patterns over a long period of time
- the distance of a place east or Earth's prime meridian
- the ability to make things move or change
- a result or change that happens because of an event or process
- winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
- the layer of gases surrounding the earth or another planet, that is held in place by gravity
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- any of the earth's main continuous area of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- an event or process that leads to a result or change
- to move from one object to another or one place to another
- a giant pattern of moving water spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle
- To use any of the five senses to gather information about something.
- the outside or top layer of something
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface of the
- ocean water flowing in a continuous path
- an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know
22 Clues: related to the sun • the outside or top layer of something • ocean water flowing in a continuous path • the ability to make things move or change • general weather patterns over a long time period • an event or process that leads to a result or change • the distance of a place east or Earth's prime meridian • the study of weather patterns over a long period of time • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocaulary 2022-11-05
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- the part of the earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
- the eruption of molten rock (magma) onto the surface of a planet
- the first waves to arrive at a seismograph
- places where plates slide sideways past each other
- a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
- a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth
- anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption
- the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior
- two plates comes together
- a dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below
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- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent
- a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or refracted
- two tectonic plates move away from each other
- is slid and 90% iron
- comes out of a volcano
- sudden movement of the earth's lithosphere
- a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses
- a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth
- layer of the earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
20 Clues: is slid and 90% iron • comes out of a volcano • two plates comes together • the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior • the first waves to arrive at a seismograph • sudden movement of the earth's lithosphere • two tectonic plates move away from each other • places where plates slide sideways past each other • anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption • ...
tectonic plate crossword 2022-11-17
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- formed when these impressions are filled with other types of sediment that form rocks, which take the place of the animal or plant.
- the size of the earthquake.
- gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
- an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
- the edges where two plates meet.
- occurs when the organic matter is completely replaced by minerals and the fossil is turned to stone
- one of the six or seven great divisions of land on the globe
- a series of large waves of extremely long wavelength and period usually generated by a violent, impulsive undersea disturbance or activity near the coast or in the ocean.
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- ancient supercontinent that included almost all of the Earth's land area
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus or hypocenter of an earthquake
- the imprint left by the shell on the rock that surrounded it
- This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- the very hot, very dense center of our planet.
- when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
- the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
20 Clues: the size of the earthquake. • the edges where two plates meet. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • the very hot, very dense center of our planet. • gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide • ...
Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-10-05
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- of Fire - Shaped like a horseshoe and found around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, contains most of earth's volcanoes and earthquakes
- - When two tectonic plates move towards each other
- - Cracks in the earth’s crust as a result of the tectonic plates moving. The cracks can be big or small
- - The thinnest layer of the earth, it makes up the Earth's surface and lies on top of the mantle
- - These land forms are made when two continental plates collide
- - The study of planet Earth (its history, materials, processes, procuts and physical nature)
- - A natural disaster that occurs when two tectonic plates suddenly slip past each other
- - Fracture zone along the bottom of the ocean where molten mantle material comes to the surface and creates a new ocean floor
- - Measurement unit for measuring earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
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- - There are three main types of ______: divergent, convergent and transform
- - When two tectonic plates move away from each other
- - When two tectonic plates slide past each other
- - Extreme amounts of heat and ____ within the earth causes magma to flow in convection currents, these currents cause the moments of tectonic plates
- - Process of one tectonic plate melting, sliding, or falling beneath another plate
- - These land forms are made when tectonic plates move towards each other. A type of mountain that has magma and lava.
- - The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- - Name for the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle
- - Number of major tectonic plates
- - Lies between the crust and the outer core. Makes up 84% of the Earth’s volume
- - A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
20 Clues: - Number of major tectonic plates • - When two tectonic plates slide past each other • - When two tectonic plates move towards each other • - When two tectonic plates move away from each other • - These land forms are made when two continental plates collide • - A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword 2021-06-17
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- - the upper layer of the Earth's mantle
- - when the plates crash into each other
- - ______ and erosion
- - an eruption that explodes and shoots out lava + magma
- - The sudden energy of the Earth's crust shaking
- - granite
- - a volume of rocks across which there has been significant displacements
- - when the plates move sideways
- - the second wave you feel in an earthquake
- - anthracite
- - A ______ ______ based on rocks
- - an area where most volcano and earthquake disasters happen
- - theory of ___________ ______
- - seismic _____
- - the size of the earthquake's power
- - conglomerate
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- - the study of volcanoes
- - the seismic wave that shakes the rocks forth and back
- - Scientist that discovered plate tectonics
- - the process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the earth's mantle
- - when the plates move apart
- - the study of earthquakes
- - the point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter
- - the movement of. tectonic plates is related to ___________ _______ in the earth's mantle
- - the rigid part of the crust
- - when the plates start moving together
- - the earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centers on oceanic ridges
- - a series of water forming a big wave
- - volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle
29 Clues: - granite • - anthracite • - conglomerate • - seismic _____ • - ______ and erosion • - the study of volcanoes • - the study of earthquakes • - when the plates move apart • - the rigid part of the crust • - theory of ___________ ______ • - when the plates move sideways • - A ______ ______ based on rocks • - the size of the earthquake's power • - a series of water forming a big wave • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocab 2023-11-30
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- molten rock in the Earth's crust
- regions of Earth where living organisms exist
- to use again after processing
- linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart
- relating to ocean depths from 2000-5000 meters
- having undergone transformation by heat/pressure
- stack of originally linear surfaces that are bent or curved during permanent deformation
- oceanic lithosphere and continental recycle into Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
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- chemistry of Earth's crust
- solid outer part of Earth that includes crust and upper mantle
- slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure; lithosphere floats on this
- outermost solid shell of a planet
- bottom of sea or ocean
- of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the PreCambrian Eon
- geologist who uses physical principles to study properties of the Earth
- subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
- innermost geological layer
- process of covering the earth with masses of ice
- branch of geology studying folding and faulting of Earth's crust
- part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
20 Clues: bottom of sea or ocean • chemistry of Earth's crust • innermost geological layer • to use again after processing • molten rock in the Earth's crust • outermost solid shell of a planet • regions of Earth where living organisms exist • relating to ocean depths from 2000-5000 meters • process of covering the earth with masses of ice • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-11-09
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- An opening in Earth's crust where lave escapes
- A string of volcanic mountains at a subduction zone
- The plastic-like layer of the mantle.
- Place under Earth's crust where the earthquake happens
- A boundary where plates move together
- Large vibrations moving through Earth's crust
- The lighter, older, and thicker crust.
- A boundary where plates move apart.
- Kind of volcano with alternating layers of lava
- Largest type of volcano with gently sloping sides
- German scientist who came up with Continental Drift
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- A place where two tectonic plates meet.
- A deep canyon formed in a subduction zone.
- Place where most earthquakes happened
- Rock and solid lava falling from the sky
- When a denser plate slides under another plate.
- An area of volcanic activity in the middle of a plate
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- A boundary where plates slide past one another
- The crust making up the ocean floor.
- __plates are able to move, bend, or break while floating
- The thickest layer of Earth just below the crust.
- The name of the ocean where you find the Ring of Fire
- A mid-ocean ___ is an underwater mountain range.
- The crust and rigid upper part of the mantle.
- Place on Earth's crust where earthquake is located
26 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • A boundary where plates move apart. • The crust making up the ocean floor. • Place where most earthquakes happened • The plastic-like layer of the mantle. • A boundary where plates move together • The lighter, older, and thicker crust. • A place where two tectonic plates meet. • Rock and solid lava falling from the sky • ...
Plate tectonics crossword 2023-11-14
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- how much matter or mass is in something.
- the measure of matter.
- a theory that sea floor spreading is the cause of what we have today.
- canyons that are in the ocean and absorb land.
- a line or point where a region ends and a new one begins.
- when two plates shear against each other.
- ridges in the land that form big mountains.
- the amount of how much space is being taken up.
- alfred wegner called a supercontinent this.
- the outermost layer of the earth.
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- an area where molten rock rises and forms magma.
- when mid-ocean ridges form new land.
- a big landmass
- when denser material goes below the less dense material.
- a mountain that forms when magma rises from the earth.
- a major belt of some volcanos.
- a mixture of molten rock.
- a flow of liquids that rise and fall.
- a long string of islands.
- forms when molten rock go to the surface.
20 Clues: a big landmass • the measure of matter. • a mixture of molten rock. • a long string of islands. • a major belt of some volcanos. • the outermost layer of the earth. • when mid-ocean ridges form new land. • a flow of liquids that rise and fall. • how much matter or mass is in something. • when two plates shear against each other. • forms when molten rock go to the surface. • ...
Plate Tectonic Vocab 2024-05-17
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- an opening in the Earth’s surface that causes a landform and is caused by divergent and convergent boundaries
- caused by the sudden movement from Earth’s crust that results in waves of shaking
- type of crust that makes up the sea floor
- a type of boundary where the plates slide sideways past each other
- a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground
- very hot and dense center of Earth and is below the mantle
- occurs along divergent boundaries where new ocean floor is created when the Earth’s tectonic plates spread apart
- happens at divergent boundaries and leads to the creation of a newer ocean floor
- a flat region where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart
- large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust
- a type of boundary that collides then one plate slides under the other
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- a supercontinent that was predicted to have broken apart millions of years ago
- A crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary
- a chain of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific ocean
- a landform that’s formed by convergent plates that collide up
- he made the theory of seafloor spreading
- the way which heat travels
- his hypothesis was that the continents had once formed a single landmass called Pangaea before breaking apart and drifting to their current location
- largest layer of Earth and is in-between the crust and outer core
- the process of continents moving
- a type of wave caused by an earthquake
- the solid outer part of Earth that consists of the crust and the outer mantle
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
- type of crust that makes up the continents on Earth
- a type of boundary that moves away from each other
- a crack in the Earth’s lithosphere that occurs between two pieces of rock
26 Clues: the way which heat travels • the process of continents moving • a type of wave caused by an earthquake • he made the theory of seafloor spreading • type of crust that makes up the sea floor • large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust • a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground • a type of boundary that moves away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonic Vocab 2024-05-17
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- a landform that’s formed by convergent plates that collide up
- a chain of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific ocean
- largest layer of Earth and is in-between the crust and outer core
- a type of wave caused by an earthquake
- a supercontinent that was predicted to have broken apart millions of years ago
- A crust plate forced beneath another at a plate boundary
- a crack in the Earth’s lithosphere that occurs between two pieces of rock
- type of crust that makes up the sea floor
- happens at divergent boundaries and leads to the creation of a newer ocean floor
- the way which heat travels
- the process of continents moving
- a type of boundary that collides then one plate slides under the other
- he made the theory of seafloor spreading
- type of crust that makes up the continents on Earth
- a flat region where Earth’s tectonic plates move apart
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- an opening in the Earth’s surface that causes a landform and is caused by divergent and convergent boundaries
- large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust
- a type of boundary that moves away from each other
- occurs along divergent boundaries where new ocean floor is created when the Earth’s tectonic plates spread apart
- the solid outer part of Earth that consists of the crust and the outer mantle
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
- very hot and dense center of Earth and is below the mantle
- his hypothesis was that the continents had once formed a single landmass called Pangaea before breaking apart and drifting to their current location
- a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground
- a type of boundary where the plates slide sideways past each other
- caused by the sudden movement from Earth’s crust that results in waves of shaking
26 Clues: the way which heat travels • the process of continents moving • a type of wave caused by an earthquake • he made the theory of seafloor spreading • type of crust that makes up the sea floor • large slabs of rock that divide Earth’s crust • a deep hole or also called a ditch in the ground • a type of boundary that moves away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-04-23
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- The uppermost division of the solid earth
- The thick part of Earth's crust that forms continents. Older than oceanic crust
- Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that forms at the boundary of tectonic plates
- The process in which new ocean crust is continually coming into being and spreading along the ocean floor
- Large landmass that is thought to have been made of all continents before drifting apart
- Tectonic plates compromised of oceanic crust
- When one lithosphere plate collides with another and is forced under another plate
- cracks in the Earth's crust along where there is movement
- The drifting of the continents
- Boundary made when two tectonic plates move towards each other
- The sudden shaking of Earth's crust caused by energy release along fault line or volcanic activity
- A large continuous mass of land
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- the theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into large, plate like sections
- Where the tectonic plates float
- Tectonic plates comprised of mainly continental crust
- The thick, dense layer of rock between Earth's crust and its core
- Boundary made when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- A large volcanic Crater formed by an eruption and collapse of a volcano
- A mountain or hill that has a crater or vent from where lava and gas have erupted from earth's crust
- Hot fluid below or within the earth's crust
- The upper layer of Earth's interior made up of the crust and upper mantle that is broken up into rocky plates
- The boundary between two tectonic plates
- Boundary made when two tectonic plates move in opposite directions against each other
23 Clues: The drifting of the continents • Where the tectonic plates float • A large continuous mass of land • The boundary between two tectonic plates • The uppermost division of the solid earth • Hot fluid below or within the earth's crust • Tectonic plates compromised of oceanic crust • Tectonic plates comprised of mainly continental crust • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-04-23
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- Melted rock inside the earth
- Area surrounding the pacific ocean where many volcanos form
- Layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere containing slow flowing rock
- Melted rock outside the earth
- Two tectonic plates moving towards each other
- A massive amount of lava and ash leaving a volcano
- Magma building up under the earth's surface, often near a tectonic place boundary
- The earths crust on the land
- The Earths crust on the sea floor
- When one tectonic plates slides under another
- A layer of the earth containing the crust and part of the mantle
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- Two tectonic plates moving past each other
- Two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- A shift of tectonic plates, often occurring at a transform plate boundary
- A massive, slowly moving piece of rock
- Large, heighten area of rock, typically caused by convergent plate boundaries
- Semi-solid layer of the earth
- Any form of volcanic activity
- The force from inside the earth that makes tectonic plates move
- The theory that the earth's crust is made of many, slowly moving plates
- A area underneath the crust of unusually high magma heat and pressure; causes volcanic island chains
21 Clues: Melted rock inside the earth • The earths crust on the land • Melted rock outside the earth • Semi-solid layer of the earth • Any form of volcanic activity • The Earths crust on the sea floor • A massive, slowly moving piece of rock • Two tectonic plates moving past each other • Two tectonic plates moving towards each other • When one tectonic plates slides under another • ...
Tectonic Plate Boundaries 2023-05-28
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- outermost layer of the planet
- contains most of earth's mass
- remains of prehistoric organisms
- tall mountain with a lot of pressure that shoots out lava
- hot fluid or semifluid under the earth's crust
- two plates move toward one another then collide
- formed by solidification and deposition of sediments
- violent shaking of the ground
- long and high sea waves caused by earthquakes
- scientist had the theory of continental drift
- made of iron with small amount of iron
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- a line on a rock surface
- two plates slide against each other
- two plates moving away from one another
- piece of crust that floats in the mantle
- places where the seafloor spreading takes place
- hot molten rock erupted from a volcano
- formed by cooling and solidification of magma
- technical name for crust and mantle
- formed new rocks caused by extreme pressure
20 Clues: a line on a rock surface • outermost layer of the planet • contains most of earth's mass • violent shaking of the ground • remains of prehistoric organisms • two plates slide against each other • technical name for crust and mantle • hot molten rock erupted from a volcano • made of iron with small amount of iron • two plates moving away from one another • ...
Plate Tectonics 6.4 2025-04-11
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- the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together
- a sudden or violent shaking of the ground as a result of movement under earth's surface
- loose earth materials found on the surface of the Earth (rocks, sand, soil, etc.)
- a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
- layer of hot, solid rock between the crust and the core of the Earth
- a series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
- the point on Earth's surface that is directly above where an earthquake has occurred
- the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
- center of the Earth, made up of solid metals and rock materials
- the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface
- layer of molten/liquid rock and metals between the mantle and core of the Earth
- process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
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- a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
- these two forces work together to transform rocks deep inside Earth's crust
- thick, solid layer of rock underneath Earth's surface
- relating to earthquakes
- outer layer of the Earth, makes up all land and sea floor
- a crack or fracture in the bedrock
- entire piece of rock between two fault lines
- processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
- rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
21 Clues: relating to earthquakes • a crack or fracture in the bedrock • entire piece of rock between two fault lines • rock that has been changed by heat and pressure • thick, solid layer of rock underneath Earth's surface • process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • outer layer of the Earth, makes up all land and sea floor • ...
Farm to Plate 2025-03-03
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- government agency which monitors the production and distribution of all food products except meat and poultry
- remove from or to reduce the size of a herd
- materials which extinguish various agricultural pests, including weeds and insects
- practice of varying successive crops in the same field
- keep in confinement or to keep isolated
- process of getting food from the farm or processing plant to the consumer or food service facility
- reproduction process in which pollen grains are carried from plant to plant
- public health agency accountable for food safety
- practice involving growing two or more crops in the same field
- covering the ground with compost to prevent evaporation or erosion
- giving manufacturers exclusive rights to a process, design or new invention
- documented steps which must be followed in the food industry to ensure proper cleaning of product contact and non-contact surfaces
- organism which has been modified genetically for better quality
- food items grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones; controlled by USDA standards
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- getting food ready to eat
- growing the plans we harvest or raising the animals we use for food
- crop plants which were grown in the past and have been bred to be adapted to a specific environment
- government agency which oversees the application of safety, animal welfare and quality standards of agricultural processes
- utilization of resources to make them last for an extended period of time
- the period it takes for an antibiotic to leave an animal's system
- antibiotics which have not completely left the animals' system before slaughter
- method of planting multiple crops on one piece of land
- process by which a plant grows from a seed
- changing plants or animals into what we recognize as food
- infectious diseases of animals which can be transferred to humans
25 Clues: getting food ready to eat • keep in confinement or to keep isolated • process by which a plant grows from a seed • remove from or to reduce the size of a herd • public health agency accountable for food safety • practice of varying successive crops in the same field • method of planting multiple crops on one piece of land • ...
Plate motion project 2024-10-21
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- a proposed answer to a question about the natural world.
- something we observe that happens over and over again
- A long narrow groove that forms where water,lava,or other liquid that flows
- to examine in detail for purpose
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates meet Trench move together
- Earths outer most layer of hard,solid rock
- the place where two plates meet
- part of earth
- a sudden shaking of earths surface
- when two plates move away
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
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- when two plates move apart
- an object,diagram,or computer program that helps us understand bye making it easier to see
- when two plates come together
- the layers inside earth
- one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that makes up earths outer layer
- the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates
- a diagram that shows the inside of something
- this is a device that records the measurements of plate motion
- earths outer layer
20 Clues: part of earth • earths outer layer • the layers inside earth • when two plates move away • when two plates move apart • when two plates come together • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for purpose • a sudden shaking of earths surface • Earths outer most layer of hard,solid rock • a diagram that shows the inside of something • ...
Plate Motion terms 2024-10-25
Across
- the ridged outer part of earth
- the place where two plates meet
- the only place on earth where convection currents happen
- made of hard solid rock
- an underwater mountain range formed when 2 plates move apart
- moving towards the same place
- measure quantity or frequency measured some other quantity or frequency
- Inner most part of earth
- a sudden shaking of earths surface
Down
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plate
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- one of the many processes lava flows
- sliding across eachother
- moving apart in different directions
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
- the outermost layer of our planet
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that made up earths outer layer
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
20 Clues: made of hard solid rock • sliding across eachother • Inner most part of earth • moving towards the same place • the ridged outer part of earth • the place where two plates meet • the outermost layer of our planet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earths surface • one of the many processes lava flows • moving apart in different directions • ...
Plate motion puzzle 2025-11-04
Across
- Earths outer layer
- Hot substance from a volcano
- A break in the Earths crust
- Largest body of water
- The process where one plate is forced underneath another
- A scientist who named something Pangea
- A mountain or hill that produces lava
- Where two plates slide
- A set of different parts forming a complex whole
- Moving apart in different directions
- Earths upper mantle layer below lithosphere
- When two plates come together
- Something we observe over and over again
Down
- A sudden shaking of Earths ground
- Evidence gathered over time by many scientists
- Massive rigid slabs of rock
- Something that repeats in order
- The remains of a prehistoric organism
- How fast or often something happens
- Rigid most outer layer of Earth
- A diagram that show what the inside of something looks like
- A ton of solid minerals millions of years old
- Earths second layer
- A diagram of sorts that helps us understand
- Deep sea canyon formed and a convergent boundary
25 Clues: Earths outer layer • Earths second layer • Largest body of water • Where two plates slide • Massive rigid slabs of rock • A break in the Earths crust • Hot substance from a volcano • When two plates come together • Something that repeats in order • Rigid most outer layer of Earth • A sudden shaking of Earths ground • How fast or often something happens • ...
Plate motion puzzle 2025-11-04
Across
- A sudden shaking of Earths ground
- The remains of a prehistoric organism
- When two plates come together
- An educated guess to something
- A mountain or hill that produces lava
- A diagram that show what the inside of something looks like
- Largest body of water
- Hot substance from a volcano
- A scientist who named something Pangea
- Deep sea canyon formed and a convergent boundary
- How fast or often something happens
- The process where one plate is forced underneath another
- Rigid most outer layer of Earth
Down
- A set of different parts forming a complex whole
- Earths upper mantle layer below lithosphere
- Moving apart in different directions
- Evidence gathered over time by many scientists
- Earths second layer
- Something we observe over and over again
- Where two plates slide
- A break in the Earths crust
- A ton of solid minerals millions of years old
- Earths outer layer
- Something that repeats in order
- A diagram of sorts that helps us understand
- Massive rigid slabs of rock
26 Clues: Earths outer layer • Earths second layer • Largest body of water • Where two plates slide • A break in the Earths crust • Massive rigid slabs of rock • Hot substance from a volcano • When two plates come together • An educated guess to something • Something that repeats in order • Rigid most outer layer of Earth • A sudden shaking of Earths ground • ...
Capitolo 5: A Tavola! 2012-10-08
21 Clues: salt • fork • sugar • spoon • glass • drink • knife • check • plate • butter • waiter • pepper • napkin • vinegar • dessert • waitress • sidedish • appetizer • first dish • second dish • cover charge
Unit 1-2 2015-08-18
22 Clues: dom • jej • zły • mały • zlew • jego • duży • kosz • szafa • długi • krótki • głodny • statek • ludzie • talerz • krzesło • lodówka • kolczyk • zmęczony • filiżanka • spragniony • czajniczek
Unit 1 - Find your place 2020-12-12
20 Clues: Wut • Käfig • lecker • Gefahr • Teller • Tauchen • beachten • weit weg • reagieren • Erfahrung • Verhalten • unhöflich • meinstens • entwickeln • laut, gemäß • vorschlagen • vergleichbar • Verschwendung • entspannt,locker • Fantasie, Vorstellungskraft
Unit 1 - Find your place 2020-12-12
20 Clues: Wut • Käfig • lecker • Gefahr • Teller • Tauchen • beachten • weit weg • reagieren • Erfahrung • Verhalten • unhöflich • meinstens • entwickeln • laut, gemäß • vorschlagen • vergleichbar • Verschwendung • entspannt,locker • Fantasie, Vorstellungskraft
Les repas 2020-12-16
20 Clues: pot • cup • meal • bowl • fork • salt • spoon • knife • lunch • plate • glass • sugar • dinner • pepper • napkin • to snack • breakfast • tablecloth • snacktime (for kids) • silverware/place setting
Ristsõna 2016-12-18
22 Clues: naer • laat • pats • lõhe • hobi • kulm • auhind • kaaren • hunnik • äratus • pääsuke • telekas • nahkhiir • ettevõte • linnapea • sugulane • künkanõlv • riidekapp • kaunistus • põhjapõder • Prantsusmaa • vilepillipuhuja
French Cooking 2018-04-09
22 Clues: - Bol • - Cuire • - Frais • - Plein • - Mixer • - Lisse • - Poêle • - Sucre • - Fouet • - Étaler • - Couper • - Affamé • - Ajouter • - Spatule • - Couteau • - Cuillère • - Mélanger • - Cuisiner • - Assiette • - Dégoûtant • - Deliceaux • - Fourchette
Słówka unit 5 2024-02-21
20 Clues: nóż • bułki • słony • miska • płacić • stołek • odpady • talerz • smażyć • brokuły • dodawać • groszek • ankieta • czerstwy • wskazówki • zadowolony • kotlet schabowy • tłuczone ziemniaki • stoisko z jedzeniem • miejsce, przestrzeń
SIMON 24.4 2023-04-24
21 Clues: pole • łatwy • sufit • szyja • pająk • jesień • wiadro • Niemcy • piasek • talerz • Włochy • pociąg • uśmiech • widelec • słownik • wzgórze • uprzejmy • pustynia • przyjacielski • krótkie spodenki • bluza z kapturem
WELCOME TO VEGETABLE, INSIDE OUR KITCHEN, AND VERBing 2025-04-30
21 Clues: Cabe • Gelas • Bayam • Garpu • Sutil • Kubis • Piring • Kompor • Sendok • Buncis • Berlari • Bermain • Membaca • Tertawa • Kentang • Mangkuk • Berjalan • Mendengar • Terong Ungu • Mengendarai • Kacang Tanah
Unit 8-9 2025-05-05
20 Clues: vaza • mesti • šakutė • stogas • peilis • lėkštė • spirti • vaikai • fotelis • lentyna • šokėjai • židinys • kilimas • kaminas • šaukštas • stiklinė • užuolaidos • važiuoti riedlente • važiuoti riedučiais • šokinėti per virvutę
Spanish Vocab 2024-03-12
20 Clues: now • bill • salt • tall • fork • hair • long • gray • brown • blond • sugar • woman • knife • young • napkin • to want • to bring • plate dish • rich, tasty • good looking
Unit 11 2022-03-24
22 Clues: tekk • kurk • mahl • kook • tigu • mõte • mets • tass • veidi • redis • terve • vorst • tirima • piknik • inimene • pakkima • porgand • taldrik • maasikas • mesilane • suupiste • mootorratas
Words 2022-10-22
20 Clues: нож • пол • сад • чашка • кухня • стена • вилка • крыша • ложка • внизу • вверху • одежда • тарелка • потолок • занятие • свобода • разведенный • room спальня • испытывать жажду • status статус замужества
4000-essential-english-words-unit-22 2025-11-13
20 Clues: - zıt • - ödül • - kapı • - tabak • - almak • - gizem • - gerçek • - çalmak • - hırsız • - müşteri • - yönetmek • - kazanmak • - ayarlamak • - şaşırtmak • - şarj etmek • - dahil etmek • - rahatlatmak • - teslim etmek • - temas kurmak • - meydana gelmek
Essen & Trinken 2025-11-15
22 Clues: jam • tea • milk • fork • plate • salad • spoon • fruit • fries • bread • knife • lunch • cheese • coffee • potato • dinner • dessert • icecream • breakfast • chocolate • vegetables • orange juice
Skills Chapter 4 2025-11-02
Hazards 2023-01-04
Across
- tropical storms to form, the ocean needs to be between 6-70 metres in _________.
- What effect causes tropical storms to spin causing a rotating mass of clouds?
- For tropical storms to form, what temperature does the ocean need to be?
- In deserts you expect to find hot and ______ weather.
- The type of weather you expect to find at the equator is hot and ______________.
- What are the names of the cells you expect to find between 0 and 20 degrees N and S of the equator?
- On either side of the eye is a tall bank of cloud called the ________________?
Down
- Once formed, the hurricane is carried across the ocean by the prevailing winds (normally east to west).
- At a _________________________ plate margin, you expect to see two plates moving past each other. Friction between these plates causes earthquakes.
- At a ____________________ plate margin, two plates are moving apart.
- What type of wind sheer (wind that remains constant and does not change with height) allows storm clouds to rise and not be ripped apart?
- At a _______________________ plate margin, two plates are moving towards one another. The denser plate is subducted beneath the less dense plate.
- What is the central part of a tropical storm called? This is a small area where relatively cold air sinks towards the ground and warms up. There are no clouds here and conditions are calm.
13 Clues: In deserts you expect to find hot and ______ weather. • At a ____________________ plate margin, two plates are moving apart. • For tropical storms to form, what temperature does the ocean need to be? • What effect causes tropical storms to spin causing a rotating mass of clouds? • On either side of the eye is a tall bank of cloud called the ________________? • ...
