plate Crossword Puzzles
Earth Science 2017-06-13
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- core- mostly solid iron, at tremendous temperature and pressure.
- plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions.
- are used to measure seismic wave energy.
- is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- is a very large sea wave produced when an earthquake occurs underwater.
- core- composed of liquid iron and nickel.
- is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle.
- plates- make up the lithosphere, which floats on the asthenosphere.
- are openings in Earth's surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock.
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- plate boundaries that come together.
- is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
- is the molten layer of the upper mantle.
- thickest layer, mostly solid except for upper mantle being able to flow like thick toothpaste.
- is the action of one plate pushing below another.
- is an area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface.
15 Clues: plate boundaries that come together. • is the molten layer of the upper mantle. • are used to measure seismic wave energy. • core- composed of liquid iron and nickel. • is the action of one plate pushing below another. • plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions. • is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle. • ...
Earth Science 2017-06-13
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- core- composed of liquid iron and nickel.
- are openings in Earth's surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock.
- is the molten layer of the upper mantle.
- core- mostly solid iron, at tremendous temperature and pressure.
- is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle.
- is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
- plate boundaries that come together.
- thickest layer, mostly solid except for upper mantle being able to flow like thick toothpaste.
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- is the action of one plate pushing below another.
- is an area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface.
- are used to measure seismic wave energy.
- plates- make up the lithosphere, which floats on the asthenosphere.
- is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- is a very large sea wave produced when an earthquake occurs underwater.
- plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions.
15 Clues: plate boundaries that come together. • are used to measure seismic wave energy. • is the molten layer of the upper mantle. • core- composed of liquid iron and nickel. • is the action of one plate pushing below another. • is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle. • plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions. • ...
Plate tectonics and seafloor spreading 2022-11-06
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- theory that pieces of the earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
- one of the clues about seafloor spreading involving the polarity of the earth
- a boundary where two plates move apart
- the phenomenon that explains how the continents moved into their current positions
- layer of hot solid material between the crust and core
- boundary that involves plates sliding past one another
- volcanoes can form here and it is not on a plate boundary
- layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface
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- a ridged layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
- events that can be found on all types of boundaries
- process by which oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
- boundary where two plates move toward each other
- these form when two continental plates collide
- the scientist who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading
- forms when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate
15 Clues: a boundary where two plates move apart • these form when two continental plates collide • boundary where two plates move toward each other • layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface • events that can be found on all types of boundaries • layer of hot solid material between the crust and core • boundary that involves plates sliding past one another • ...
you got this 2025-03-11
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- landform found at convergent boundaries on land
- Can be used as clues for what the climate of an area used to be like millions of years ago.
- One of Earth’s main continuous landmasses, like Africa or Asia.
- the reason why the mantle is a super hot solid instead of a liquid
- What Earth’s outer layer is made of.
- evidence that can be used to show that the continents used to be together
- landform found at oceanic convergent boundaries
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- A large section of Earth’s outer layer that moves over time.
- Plates interacting with the mantle at plate boundaries make these
- The hard, solid rock beneath soil, vegetation, and water.
- A sideways view of an object to show what is inside.
- Africa and South America have fossils of this long extinct lizard.
- landform made when plates move away from each other
- the plates can move over the mantle because the mantle is made out of
- Found near plate boundaries.
15 Clues: Found near plate boundaries. • What Earth’s outer layer is made of. • landform found at convergent boundaries on land • landform found at oceanic convergent boundaries • landform made when plates move away from each other • A sideways view of an object to show what is inside. • The hard, solid rock beneath soil, vegetation, and water. • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocaulary 2022-11-05
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- a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth
- the part of the earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
- a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses
- a dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below
- layer of the earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
- two plates comes together
- comes out of a volcano
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
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- two tectonic plates move away from each other
- is slid and 90% iron
- the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior
- places where plates slide sideways past each other
- anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption
- built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent
- abroad runded volcano that is built up by successive outpourings of very fluid lava
- sudden movement of the earth's lithosphere
- the eruption of molten rock (magma) onto the surface of a planet
18 Clues: is slid and 90% iron • comes out of a volcano • two plates comes together • the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior • 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 • ...
Paddock to plate 2021-09-06
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- Food that has seeds are known to be part of this.
- Comes from the cows udder.
- where you grow crops or breed animals.
- This animal produces milk.
- Made out of wheat, soon becomes dough and baked.
- Sea animal that is found while fishing.
- food that you can eat all parts.
- Sea products that you can eat.
- This animal makes honey.
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- A variety of unhealthy food.
- Bring something from a different country .
- An animal that lays egg and we eat.
- food from animal flesh
- Type of meat that comes from cows.
- Chicken lay this product.
- You consume it everyday to have energy.
- Similar to a goat but also different to a goat.
- Bee’s make this sweet product.
18 Clues: food from animal flesh • This animal makes honey. • Chicken lay this product. • Comes from the cows udder. • This animal produces milk. • A variety of unhealthy food. • Bee’s make this sweet product. • Sea products that you can eat. • food that you can eat all parts. • Type of meat that comes from cows. • An animal that lays egg and we eat. • where you grow crops or breed animals. • ...
tectonic plate movements 2021-04-27
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- a natural feature of the earth
- the layer below the outercore
- liquid that falls out of the landform caused by transform
- the layer below the mantle
- The outer layer of the earth
- this is caused by divergant
- the second disaster that is caused by transform
- two
- Two plates one oceanic and one continental collide together
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- the reason that tectonic plates move
- the thickest part of the earth
- a natural event that leads to diaster
- a natural disaster caused by transform
- the layer on the upper part of the mantle
- one oceanic sinks under the continental plates
- this is created due to subduction
- this forms because of Collison
- Two plates move away from eachother
18 Clues: two • the layer below the mantle • this is caused by divergant • The outer layer of the earth • the layer below the outercore • the thickest part of the earth • a natural feature of the earth • this forms because of Collison • this is created due to subduction • Two plates move away from eachother • the reason that tectonic plates move • a natural event that leads to diaster • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2018-10-02
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- Plate ____________: the theory that the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into parts, called plates, that move on top of the mantle
- Continental ___________: the hypothesis that states that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
- molten material that has come out of a volcano
- the instrument that records earthquake data
- Molten material inside the Earth
- the location directly above the focus of an earthquake where the most damage occurs
- A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
- ________________ currents: the cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking which propels plate movement
- ________ scale: a scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake from 1-10, with 10 being causing the most destruction
- The sudden shaking of the ground along a fault that is the result of movement within the Earth's crust
- The strength of an earthquake
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- The point inside Earth's crust where an earthquake begins
- The layer of the Earth that consist of the crust and the upper mantle
- Seafloor ______________: the theory that continents are moving apart due to the movement of heat and less dense material along faults in the oceans/seas creating mid-ocean ridges and other under water features.
- the plasticlike layer of earth below plates that allows for continental movement
- The place where lava, ash and rock erupt from a volcano
- Using seismograms from at least 3 different seismographs to determine the epicenter of an earthquake
- The name of the landmass that existed when all continents were joined as one
18 Clues: The strength of an earthquake • Molten material inside the Earth • the instrument that records earthquake data • molten material that has come out of a volcano • A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle • The place where lava, ash and rock erupt from a volcano • The point inside Earth's crust where an earthquake begins • ...
Plate tectonics Crossword 2022-02-10
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- a colorful rock found on the crust
- first layer of the earth
- The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
- A natural occurring substance in earths crust.
- A black volcanic rock
- Relating to vibration made in Earths crust
- third layer of the earth
- Heat transferred through contact with matter
- Heat transferring through empty space
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- The reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
- Two tectonic plates collide with each other
- The crust of the earth shaking when the tectonic plates move.
- The second layer of the earth
- Two tectonic plates slide past each other
- super continent
- two tectonic plates move away from each other
- An extended break in a body of rock
- the 4 and last layer of the earth
18 Clues: super continent • A black volcanic rock • first layer of the earth • third layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • Heat transferring through empty space • Two tectonic plates slide past each other • Relating to vibration made in Earths crust • ...
My Plate Crossword 2023-09-15
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- one cow plus three pigs plus one chicken
- half your grain consumption
- cheese, milk, yogurt
- greens
- seeds
- what five parts of our diet make up
- red fruit used to give teachers
- bone strentgh
- cow
- pasta
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- physical education
- if you are too scared and nervous people often call you this
- three cooking measurments
- Bug's Bunny's favorite snack
- on the side label on every food in bold number
- used to make crutons
- sizes recamended amount
- cooking technique browning sides
18 Clues: cow • seeds • pasta • greens • bone strentgh • physical education • cheese, milk, yogurt • used to make crutons • sizes recamended amount • three cooking measurments • half your grain consumption • Bug's Bunny's favorite snack • red fruit used to give teachers • cooking technique browning sides • what five parts of our diet make up • one cow plus three pigs plus one chicken • ...
Plate Tectonics Crosswords 2025-04-09
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- The theory that the continents were joined together in one large continent 225 million years ago.
- The area below the lithosfere. It's more 'plastic' than the lithosphere, so it's easier to bend and move.
- The energy is transferred when convection current contacts the ______.
- A mountain range running the length of the Atlantic Ocean.
- One of the two types of crust.
- American geologist who used sonar scans to support Wegener's idea of continental drift.
- One of the two types of crust.
- The Theory of Continental ________.
- Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.
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- Stays around the core and rises to the crust when it gains enough thermal energy.
- The process where the magma around the core gains the thermal energy, rises to the crust, and pushes on the crust before cooling and sinking back down.
- The layer of the Earth below the crust.
- Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted.
- The outermost solid portion of the planet Earth.
- Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America fit into the coast of this continent, just like a jigsaw puzzle.
- The layer where the tectonic activity occurs.
- Source of heat in the mantle.
- The Earth's _________ field is created in the outer core.
- Plate ________.
19 Clues: Plate ________. • Source of heat in the mantle. • One of the two types of crust. • One of the two types of crust. • The Theory of Continental ________. • The layer of the Earth below the crust. • The layer where the tectonic activity occurs. • The outermost solid portion of the planet Earth. • The Earth's _________ field is created in the outer core. • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
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- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moving toward the same place
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- Moving apart in direction directions
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Outer layer of earth
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
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- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Outer layer of earth
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
- Moving apart in direction directions
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Plate Motion Unit 2025-10-06
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- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- moving toward the same place
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- how often or fast something happens
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- moving apart in different directions
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- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- 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
- the place where two plates meet
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
18 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...
tectonics- Joel Carlton 2014-08-28
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- a category of landform
- type of volcano
- equipment used to measure the impact of a volcano
- point in earths crust where an earthquake begins
- a ...... plate
- raised flat land
- type of fault
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- type of plate boundrary
- technique to reduce impact of earthquake
- type of process that creates a landform
- contour lines are clustered on a map
- cause of a volcano
12 Clues: type of fault • a ...... plate • type of volcano • raised flat land • cause of a volcano • a category of landform • type of plate boundrary • contour lines are clustered on a map • type of process that creates a landform • technique to reduce impact of earthquake • point in earths crust where an earthquake begins • equipment used to measure the impact of a volcano
South America and Nazca Plates 2025-11-13
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- Narrow and long hole
- Mountain or hill with a large crater
- A continental plate
- A violent shaking of the ground
- Numerical measurement of an earthquakes size
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- A place giving temporary protection
- A oceanic pate
- A plate type
- A volcano that hasn't erupted but will likely in the future.
- A country in western South America
- The direction of the sea
- Hot molten
12 Clues: Hot molten • A plate type • A oceanic pate • A continental plate • Narrow and long hole • The direction of the sea • A violent shaking of the ground • A country in western South America • A place giving temporary protection • Mountain or hill with a large crater • Numerical measurement of an earthquakes size • A volcano that hasn't erupted but will likely in the future.
Grade 8 - Exam Review Unit 3 2022-01-17
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- Earth's thin outer shell. It is made primarily of low-density materials called silicates.
- The formation of the solar system was similar to the differentiation of Earth into layers because in both processes the densest materials moved to the _____.
- Cycling of material due to differences in density.
- The point of Earth's surface directly above the focus.
- Type of stress associated with transform boundaries.
- Type of boundary where plates slide past one another.
- The process of _____ decay generated heat during Earth's formation and is still a source of heat in Earth's interior.
- A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move.
- A _____ boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- Type of stress associated with convergent boundaries.
- Type of stress associated with divergent boundaries.
- the process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate.
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- _____ tectonics is the scientific theory explaining that the lithosphere is divided into moving slabs.
- A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle is a _____ plate.
- Type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
- A change of the magnetic poles is a magnetic ___.
- The hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single landmass, or supercontinent, called Pangaea is _____ drift.
- Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.
- The process by which new seafloor forms is seafloor ____.
- ___ is caused by stress and is the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock.
- At the center of Earth. Contains very dense elements, mainly iron and a small amount of nickel.
- A place within Earth along which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
- The compositional layer below the crust. It contains silicate materials, but has more dense elements as well.
23 Clues: A change of the magnetic poles is a magnetic ___. • Cycling of material due to differences in density. • Type of stress associated with transform boundaries. • Type of stress associated with divergent boundaries. • Type of boundary where plates move toward each other. • Type of boundary where plates slide past one another. • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary - Charlie Moore 2023-03-05
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- when one plate moves under another
- a place where two plates start to move away from eachother
- A organic component of soil
- A shaking of the ground that releases seismic waves.
- the innermost geologic layer of planet Earth
- A natural material that can be hardened
- A type of wave produced by a earthquake, faster than seismic waves.
- a squeezing force
- when the continents move away from eachother
- waves created by a earthquake
- the process of creation of new plate material as part of plate tectonics
- The liquid layer between the inner core and the lower mantle.
- the place where two plates move past eachother
- A stretching force
- The layer that comes before the crust, it is still solid, just softer.
- The rough outer part of the earth
- a wave that travels parrallel to earths surface
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- the place where two plates move together
- A long, deep depression in the earth that form and the edges of tectonic plates.
- a supercontinent formed 300 million years ago
- the lateral movement of one rock against another.
- a very large wave mostly caused by a underwater earthquake.
- A natural landform that rises high into the air, usually at a steep angle.
- a current in fluid, this causes tectonic plate movements
- the loose surface material on earth, made of organic materials
- A type of soil that is rich in organic matter.
- large pieces of earths crust that very slowly shift positions
- The hard, thin outer layer of earth.
- the softer outer layer of earths mantle
- The intersection of two plates
- A spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- a ring of subduction zones
- the second wave to hit a seismograph, caused by a earthquake
- the lower area of land between hills and/or mountains
34 Clues: a squeezing force • A stretching force • a ring of subduction zones • A organic component of soil • waves created by a earthquake • The intersection of two plates • The rough outer part of the earth • when one plate moves under another • The hard, thin outer layer of earth. • A natural material that can be hardened • the softer outer layer of earths mantle • ...
Vocab 2022-10-05
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- where two plates are moving toward each other.
- the solid, outer part of Earth
- a factures or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks
- spot a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
- Boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's
- a line of mountains connected by high ground.
- Crust the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins.
- created when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along strike-slip faults or transform faults.
- along, narrow ditch.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- plates that move slowly over the mantle layer.
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- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region.
- three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
- an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
- a line across a habitat or part of a habitat.
- Crust the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
- Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
21 Clues: along, narrow ditch. • the solid, outer part of Earth • a line across a habitat or part of a habitat. • a line of mountains connected by high ground. • where two plates are moving toward each other. • plates that move slowly over the mantle layer. • a factures or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks • ...
Vocab 2022-10-05
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- where two plates are moving toward each other.
- the solid, outer part of Earth
- a factures or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks
- spot a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
- Boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's
- a line of mountains connected by high ground.
- Crust the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins.
- created when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along strike-slip faults or transform faults.
- along, narrow ditch.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- plates that move slowly over the mantle layer.
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- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region.
- three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
- an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
- a line across a habitat or part of a habitat.
- Crust the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
- Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
21 Clues: along, narrow ditch. • the solid, outer part of Earth • a line across a habitat or part of a habitat. • a line of mountains connected by high ground. • where two plates are moving toward each other. • plates that move slowly over the mantle layer. • a factures or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks • ...
Amazing Rocks 2021-05-18
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- when water is doing this state change, it can split rocks
- pieces of broken rock being carried along
- The breaking down (disintegration) or rocks/minerals
- Water is squeezed out from between the pieces of rock and crystals of different salts form. The crystals stick the pieces of rock together
- an opening in the Earth's crust. It allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface
- Core, hottest layer of the earth
- plate underneath the land
- semi-molten rock underneath the earths crust
- rock type laid down in layers
- remains of dead animals and plants found in rocks
- rock type formed by change through heat and pressure
- The movement of broken rocks or soil from one location to another
- humans live here
- deposited rocks build up in layers, called sediments
- examples are diamond, ruby or emerald
- have rounded edges
- a solid, naturally occurring pure substance
- Igneous rock, large crystal, different colours
- have regular shapes and sharp edges
- happens to rocks in the mantle
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- a load of transported rock and sediment settling to the bottom
- thickest layer of the earth
- sedimentary rock, causes a fizzing reaction with lemon juice
- happens to rocks when the solidify
- Sedimentary rock, red,
- Erupted, cooled quickly on the surface
- semi-molten rock above the earths surface
- plate underneath the ocean
- Igneous rock, dark black
- a solid mass of minerals
- Stayed deep underground, cooled slowly
- the main transporter of weathered rock
- metamorphic rock, white with crystals
- Core, made of liquid nickel and iron
- metamorphic rock, black, found in layers
- falls from clouds
- rock typed formed from cooled semi-molten
- The weight of the sediments on top squashes the sediments at the bottom
- plate, large, moving sections of the earths crust
- a sudden shockwave caused by rocks being under stress from the movements of plates at plate boundaries
40 Clues: humans live here • falls from clouds • have rounded edges • Sedimentary rock, red, • Igneous rock, dark black • a solid mass of minerals • plate underneath the land • plate underneath the ocean • thickest layer of the earth • rock type laid down in layers • happens to rocks in the mantle • Core, hottest layer of the earth • happens to rocks when the solidify • ...
Earth Systems 2021-05-17
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- the biosphere includes plants and animals, microscopic organisms such as
- rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen
- made of plastic-like rock
- this is the only layer of the geosphere from which we can obtain samples
- describes all the living things on Earth
- this layer contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere
- causes winds in the Northern hemisphere to spin clockwise and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere
- made of molten iron and nickel
- made of hot, hard and strong plastic-like rock, the lower mantle.
- the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
- water without salt in it
- is a mineral that makes up the majority of rocks in the crust
- the process of water seeping into the ground
- the international space station orbits in this layer of the atmosphere
- describes all the water on Earth
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- When a tectonic plate covered in oceanic crust converges or collides with a tectonic plate covered in continental crust, the oceanic plate sinks or _____ below the continental plate because it’s denser.
- the most abundant element in the atmosphere
- water evaporates out of the leaves through the small openings.
- the upper part of the mantle. It is made of soft, weak and viscous rock
- describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground
- the most abundant element on Earth
- describes the air on Earth. It includes the gases that surround Earth
- made of solid iron and nickel
- crust is thick and made of granite. It is 30 to 60 km thick.
- the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
- made of solid, cool and rigid rock, tectonic plates
- crust is very thin and dense. It is 5 to 8 km thick.
- 97% of all water on earth is ____
28 Clues: water without salt in it • made of plastic-like rock • made of solid iron and nickel • made of molten iron and nickel • describes all the water on Earth • 97% of all water on earth is ____ • the most abundant element on Earth • rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen • describes all the living things on Earth • the most abundant element in the atmosphere • ...
judas unit 5 vocab 2024-03-15
Across
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- The color of a mineral in powdered form
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- the uneven breakage of a mineral
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
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- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
25 Clues: the uneven breakage of a mineral • magma that reaches Earth's surface • The color of a mineral in powdered form • The way a mineral reflects light from its surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • ...
Unit 5 Vocab - Isabel G 2024-10-18
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- a inorganic solid that looks like a crystal and is a chemical composition
- spreading when plate tectonics make new oceanic lithosphere at the oceans crust
- a solid mixture of minerals or other organic matter
- a liquids resistance to flow or the thickness of it
- small particles created by erosion or weathering of a rock
- a plate boundary when they go past each other
- when a rock breaks down into sediment
- magma that is on the surface
- a source that cannot be replaced at the same rate it is being consumed
- a fracture on earth where movement happened
- a natural material that can be replaced at the same rate that it is being used
- a plate boundary where two plates divide
- a rock that was made from heat deep within the earth along with pressure or other chemicals
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- a plate boundary where two plates for towards each other
- the outer part of the earth made of the crust and upper mantle
- soft upper layer of the mantle under the lithosphere that holds plates on it
- a place directly above a focus
- transportation of materials by wind,water, or ice
- a rock that was made by cooled molten lava
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma that soon becomes lava
- when a rock is broken down by a chemical to make sediment
- a point under earths surface when a rocks breaks and causes a earthquake
- a rock that was made from different minerals being crushed ontime over tim
- a body of molton rock inside of earth that has dissolved minerals or gas in it
- a device that record the grounds movement using the seismic waves
- vibrations that travel through earth when a earthquake happens
26 Clues: magma that is on the surface • a place directly above a focus • when a rock breaks down into sediment • a plate boundary where two plates divide • a rock that was made by cooled molten lava • a fracture on earth where movement happened • a plate boundary when they go past each other • transportation of materials by wind,water, or ice • ...
Volcanic Game 2025-02-13
Across
- form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
- A landform that erupts lava
- a special class of mountains
- the solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means
- a hot (typically >800 °C, or >1,500 °F ), chaotic mixture of rock fragments, gas, and ash that travels rapidly (tens of meters per second) away from a volcanic vent or collapsing flow front
- a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
- the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source
- A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
- an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
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- the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans
- melted rock underground
- the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantle, essentially the rocky outer part of the planet
- a portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid
- the layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
- a string of underwater volcanoes and earthquake sites around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
- melted rock above ground
- an island of volcanic origin
- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
- a spot that is very hot underground in the asthenosphere
20 Clues: melted rock underground • melted rock above ground • A landform that erupts lava • a special class of mountains • an island of volcanic origin • form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies • a spot that is very hot underground in the asthenosphere • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...
CROSSWORD PT 2 2021-02-05
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- Newly-formed plates at oceanic ridges are warm, and so have a higher elevation at the oceanic ridge than the colder, denser plate material farther away from the divergent boundary.
- A fault on which the two blocks slide past one another.
- A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other.
- Folds are chaotic, random and disconnected. Typical of sedimentary slump folding, migmatites and decollement detachment.
- These are regions that are below sea level. About 70% of these areas hold the planet’s water.
- Measurements of ocean depths and the charting of the shape or topography of the ocean floor.
- A fracture separating plates from one another. One of the boundaries known is divergent boundary.
- An American geophysicist who proposed seafloor spreading theory.
- Occurs when two plates move toward each other.
- Linear, strata normally dip away from axial center, oldest strata in center.
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- These are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically.
- A central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges as the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges. The molten materials push the seafloor away from the ridges and towards the trenches.
- Formed when two tectonic plates converge, the heavier plate is forced downward, creating a subduction zone.
- Angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges.
- A fault rock which is cohesive and characterized by a well-developed planar fabric resulting from tectonic reduction of grain size.
- Older, colder plates sink at subduction zones because as they cool, they become denser than the underlying mantle – so the sinking plate pulls the rest of the plate along behind it.
- Caused by forces that are exerted on the edges or interior of a material.
- It occurs when two plates move away.
- A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries, creating a fault line.
- The circulation of material caused by the differences in density.
20 Clues: It occurs when two plates move away. • Occurs when two plates move toward each other. • Angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges. • A fault on which the two blocks slide past one another. • An American geophysicist who proposed seafloor spreading theory. • The circulation of material caused by the differences in density. • ...
Earth Systems 2021-05-17
Across
- the biosphere includes plants and animals, microscopic organisms such as
- rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen
- made of plastic-like rock
- this is the only layer of the geosphere from which we can obtain samples
- describes all the living things on Earth
- this layer contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere
- causes winds in the Northern hemisphere to spin clockwise and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere
- made of molten iron and nickel
- made of hot, hard and strong plastic-like rock, the lower mantle.
- the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
- water without salt in it
- is a mineral that makes up the majority of rocks in the crust
- the process of water seeping into the ground
- the international space station orbits in this layer of the atmosphere
- describes all the water on Earth
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- When a tectonic plate covered in oceanic crust converges or collides with a tectonic plate covered in continental crust, the oceanic plate sinks or _____ below the continental plate because it’s denser.
- the most abundant element in the atmosphere
- water evaporates out of the leaves through the small openings.
- the upper part of the mantle. It is made of soft, weak and viscous rock
- describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground
- the most abundant element on Earth
- describes the air on Earth. It includes the gases that surround Earth
- made of solid iron and nickel
- crust is thick and made of granite. It is 30 to 60 km thick.
- the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
- made of solid, cool and rigid rock, tectonic plates
- crust is very thin and dense. It is 5 to 8 km thick.
- 97% of all water on earth is ____
28 Clues: water without salt in it • made of plastic-like rock • made of solid iron and nickel • made of molten iron and nickel • describes all the water on Earth • 97% of all water on earth is ____ • the most abundant element on Earth • rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen • describes all the living things on Earth • the most abundant element in the atmosphere • ...
Aliyah D1 - 3 2023-02-08
Across
- A very hot part of the Earth's mantle, where magma can melt through a plate moving above it.
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out of a vent
- waves A vibration that spreads out away from a focus when and earthquake happens
- The central opening in a volcanic area through which magma may escape
- The amount of energy released by an earthquake
- The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- floor spreading The idea that new crust is forming at ridges in the sea floor, spreading apart the crust on either side of the ridges
- A sensitive device that detects the shaking of Earth's crust during an earthquake
- horizontality The idea that many kinds of rock form flat, horizontal layers
- tectonics The idea that Earth's surface is broken into plates that slide slowly across the
- drift The idea that a supercontinent split apart into pieces, the continents, which drifted in time to their present location
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- volcano A cone formed from explosive eruptions of hot rocks followed by a flow of lava, over and over
- A huge crack in Earth's crust at or below the surface, the sides of which may show evidence of motions
- Shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake
- A cuplike hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent
- The sliding of a denser ocean plate under another plate when they collide
- Hot, molten rock below Earth's surface
- energy Heat from below Earth's surface
- Earth's solid, rocky surface containing the continents and ocean floor
- cone volcano A steep sided cone that forms from explosive eruptions of hot rocks, ranging from particles to boulders.
- The point where an earthquake starts as rocks begin to slide past each other
- volcanoes A wide, gently sloped cone forms from flows of lava
- The layer beneath Earth's crust
23 Clues: The layer beneath Earth's crust • Hot, molten rock below Earth's surface • energy Heat from below Earth's surface • The amount of energy released by an earthquake • Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out of a vent • Shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake • A cuplike hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent • ...
End of Year Cumulative Review_Open Notes_Major Grade 2024-04-29
Across
- Sea floor spreading is an example of what type of plate boundary?
- What is the name for Earth’s upper mantle and crust?
- What type of plate boundary usually results in earthquakes?
- What extra protective layer do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
- Materials like metal allow the flow of thermal energy to flow through them easily.
- Differences in air pressure result in ______.
- Warm water current that impacts weather on the Eastern coast of the US
- What is the transfer of thermal energy through space? (*Not touching)
- An organ system is made up of many _________ working together for a similar function.
- A ribbon of cold or warm air that flows around the globe.
- Solids are packed tightly together and vibrate, meaning they have _____ kinetic energy than liquids.
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- Which cellular process is in charge of breaking down food into energy (ATP)?
- What variable is represented on the Y-axis?
- Heat and pressure applied to existing rock creates ______________ rocks.
- As the wavelength increases, so does its ______________.
- The digestive system works with the ___________ system by sending nutrients throughout the body.
- What variable is referred to as the “manipulated variable” and is the ONE thing changed in an experiment
- What type of cell has a rigid structure and must make its own food from solar radiation?
- What organelle is responsible for making sugar for plants through photosynthesis?
- What type of plate boundary where one plate slips under another, typically forming volcanoes?
- What is the part of a wave that is trough to trough or crest to crest?
- All living things are made up of one or more __________.
- As altitude increases, air pressure _____________.
- A group of specialized cells working together for a common function makes ________.
- The center of Earth is solid and is called the _______.
25 Clues: What variable is represented on the Y-axis? • Differences in air pressure result in ______. • As altitude increases, air pressure _____________. • What is the name for Earth’s upper mantle and crust? • The center of Earth is solid and is called the _______. • As the wavelength increases, so does its ______________. • ...
Landforms Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- A deep valley with steep sides, usually formed by river erosion over time.
- A mountain or hill that forms when magma from within Earth erupts through the surface.
- A landform created by the buildup of sediment where a river flows into a larger body of water.
- – A natural feature on Earth’s surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.
- A crack or break in Earth’s crust where movement has occurred due to plate activity.
- The process by which wind, water, or ice move soil and rock from one place to another.
- Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth’s crust is broken into plates that slowly move over the mantle.
- The solid part of the Earth that includes rocks, minerals, soil, and landforms.
- The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces like water, wind, and temperature changes.
- The process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another into the mantle.
- The frozen water part of Earth’s system, including glaciers, ice caps, and snow.
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- The layer of gases surrounding Earth that supports life and weather.
- All living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment.
- The way in which Earth’s spheres affect and influence one another (e.g., rainfall causing erosion in the geosphere).
- All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
- A large, slow-moving body of ice that shapes the land through erosion and deposition.
- Boundary A boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
- Boundary A location where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.
- Boundary A boundary where two plates move apart, creating a new crust as magma rises to the surface.
- The process of sediments being laid down or added to a landform in a new location.
- Plate A large, rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves over the semi-fluid mantle.
21 Clues: The layer of gases surrounding Earth that supports life and weather. • All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater. • A deep valley with steep sides, usually formed by river erosion over time. • All living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment. • ...
Earth Vocabulary List 2021-06-14
Across
- - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the Earth’s crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
- boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are colliding
- - is when plate tectonics from one crustal plate is descending below the other plate
- - a very hard, igneous rock
- - The hydrosphere includes all the water on Earth. This includes all the water on the surface such as clouds and vapour
- - was a supercontinent
- - violent shaking of the ground which is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
- - the structure and properties of Earths crust
- - a massive slab of rock which is mostly composed of continentals and oceanic lithosphere
- - an ancient supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic and began to break up during the Jurassic period
- - a high sea waves that are caused by an earthquake and other disturbance in the ocean
- currents - is a current that is inside the fluid which results in convection
- boundary - boundaries between two plates that are sliding past each other
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- boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are moving apart or rifting
- - all plants and animals that live on Earth
- - a point on the surface of Earth that is vertically above the centre of the earthquake
- - This part consists of the crust and upper mantle. It is the rigid outer part of the Earth
- - Molten rock that has come out of the interior of a terrestrial planet or moon
- - the study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth
- - The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- - it is the upper layer of the Earth’s mantle but it is below the lithosphere
- - is inside of the Earth’s crust where the earthquake originates
- - is a fine-grained volcanic rock
- - fractures of two block of rock
24 Clues: - was a supercontinent • - a very hard, igneous rock • - fractures of two block of rock • - is a fine-grained volcanic rock • - all plants and animals that live on Earth • - the structure and properties of Earths crust • boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are colliding • - The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2021-12-06
Across
- It is the vulnerability of soil to erosion caused by rainfall intensity soil properties crop cover and slope.
- It is an aggregate of minerals or minerals which may not contain organic matter.
- It is a process where there is growth in the size of mineral grains of pre-existing materials
- It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other.
- When magma rises to the crust it can displace the host or country rock to form structures called?
- This is a force that causes hotter less dense material to force itself up through a ridge
- it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt
- It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface.
- It is a process of changing the characteristics of a rock as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or reactions with hot fluids
- Refers to transferring of unconsolidated earth’s material via agents like human animal wind and water.
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- It occurs along the plate boundaries or margins and sometimes within the plate.
- These are substances that evaporate easily and can exist in gaseous form on the surface of earth
- Known as radioactive dating of hotspots show age differences based on plate movements.
- These are slabs of the brittle lithosphere which can be able to move due to the plasticity of the underlying asthenosphere
- It fuels the planet’s dynamic processes including plate movements, earthquakes, and volcanism.
- This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement.
- It is the rigid outermost layer of earth that is composed of crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle
- It is a process that involves repeated cycles of freezing and thawing of ice.
- This is a type of rock formed from preexisting rocks and fossils of organisms
- It is a dynamic planet composed of interacting subsystems, namely: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the biosphere.
20 Clues: It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface. • it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt • This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement. • It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other. • ...
Taal, Volcano 2025-02-27
Across
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a horseshoe-shaped region around the Pacific Ocean that experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
- Boundary- The location where two plates meet
- coming closer together
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this
- the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance
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- an island of volcanic origin
- oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
- form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed.
- the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- -a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
- a special class of mountains. A volcano is a vent or opening through which magma, ash, gases, and water vapor are ejected out
20 Clues: coming closer together • an island of volcanic origin • Boundary- The location where two plates meet • a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. • form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance • oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean • ...
Unit 5 vocab- Taylor hinson 2025-10-16
Across
- rock that is formed by the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted, and cemented
- plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
- process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridge
- natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- a liquids resistance to flowing or the thickness of a liquid
- process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- concentration of heat in the middle capable of producing magma, which rises to earths surface
- device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through earth
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- rock formed by the crystallization of molten magama
- plate boundary where 2 plates move past eachother in opposite directions
- plate boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
- the soft upper layer of the mantle below the lithosphere, lithospheric plates float on top of it
- natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced
- transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- the point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- natural occurring inorganic solid that has a structure and a definite chemical composition
- the rigid outer part of the Earth, crust and upper mantle
- natural occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
- body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals
- magma that reaches earths surface
25 Clues: magma that reaches earths surface • rock formed by the crystallization of molten magama • plate boundary where 2 plates move toward each other • plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • the rigid outer part of the Earth, crust and upper mantle • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • ...
Unit 5 vocab 2025-10-16
Across
- the process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces
- a liquid resistance to flowing or the thickness of a liquid
- a natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent such as wind water or ice
- process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks
- a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- rigid outer port of the earth
- vibration that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- a natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
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- the process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions changes the rocks molecular composition
- magma that reaches earth surface
- a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- the point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- a body of molten rock found at depth
- a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves
- soft upper layer of the mantle below the lithosphere
- the point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma which rises to the surface
- a fracture in earth along which movements has occurred
- a naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal substance
- rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion
- a natural occurring solid mixture of one or more organic material
- formed by the alteration of preexistiong solid deep within the earth
26 Clues: rigid outer port of the earth • magma that reaches earth surface • a body of molten rock found at depth • loose particles created by weathering and erosion • rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • soft upper layer of the mantle below the lithosphere • a fracture in earth along which movements has occurred • ...
Plate tectonics Crossword 2022-02-10
Across
- The crust of the earth shaking when the tectonic plates move.
- The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
- Heat transferred through contact with matter
- The reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
- two tectonic plates move away from each other
- super continent
- third layer of the earth
- first layer of the earth
- a colorful rock found on the crust
- the 4 and last layer of the earth
- An extended break in a body of rock
- Relating to vibration made in Earths crust
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- A natural occurring substance in earths crust.
- Heat transferring through empty space
- Two tectonic plates collide with each other
- The second layer of the earth
- A black volcanic rock
- Two tectonic plates slide past each other
18 Clues: super continent • A black volcanic rock • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • Heat transferring through empty space • Two tectonic plates slide past each other • Relating to vibration made in Earths crust • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- Hot solid rock from under earths surface
- The creator of the Pangea theory
- an indent in the ocean floor
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends up water
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- What all the continents connected looks like
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of earth made of soft solid rock
- The way something repeats over and over
- Outer layer of earth
- the ground shakes
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An old dinosaur
- Hot liquid rock from earths surface
- Moving apart in different directions
18 Clues: An old dinosaur • the ground shakes • Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • how often something happens • an indent in the ocean floor • Moving toward the same place • The creator of the Pangea theory • Hot liquid rock from earths surface • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in different directions • A natural spring that sends up water • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
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- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Outer layer of earth
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
- Moving apart in direction directions
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
La cocina 2024-12-08
Plate Tectonics 2021-04-22
7 Clues: how are plate boundary's formed • When 2 plates go toward each other • When 2 plates go towards each other • Created by transform plate boundary's • Created by convergent plate boundary's • When 2 plates go apart from each other • ranges Created by divergent plate boundary's
Geology 2024-03-05
Across
- processes - processes that deform Earth's crust to create major structural features, such as mountains, continents, and ocean basins
- island ar - a chain of volcanic island: generally located a fewVOLCANIC hundred km from a trench where there is active OCEANIC CRUST of one oceanic plate beneath another
- ridge system - elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism.
- drift - a hypothesis which suggested that all present continents once existed as a single supercontinent. Further, beginning about 200 million years ago
- plate boundary - a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere
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- trench - a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
- ridges- elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism.
- plate boundary a boundary in which two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new seafloor
- spreading - a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by Harry Hess, which suggested that new oceanic crust is produced at the crests of mid-ocean ridges, which are the sites of divergence
- plate boundary - boundary in which two plate move together, resulting in oceanic lithosphere being thrust beneath an overriding plate, eventually to be reabsorbed into the mantle.
10 Clues: trench - a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • ridges- elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism. • ridge system - elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism. • plate boundary - a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere • ...
Unit 4 - les 1-2 A 2020-03-20
Kitchen 2024-10-28
Plate Tectonics 2022-01-31
10 Clues: Molten rock • Convergent land form • Causes plate movement • made by subduction zones • Two boundaries moving apart • Two boundaries coming together • ridge Causes seafloor spreading • Converging oceanic + continental plate • Two boundaries sliding past each other • Earth layer with convection currents move
Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23
Across
- Breaks in the Earth's crust where blocks of crust are moving in different directions.
- A valley or depression in the land bordered by fault zones and separating tectonic plates.
- Theory that the continental landmasses drifted across the Earth.
- A geological process in which the edge of a lithospheric plate slides underneath the edge of an adjacent plate.
- Type of boundary where two plates are pushing toward each other.
- When a heavier oceanic plate subducts beneath a lighter continental plate, this is formed.
Down
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other at midocean ridges.
- Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
- Boundary where 2 plates are moving apart form each other.
- Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other.
10 Clues: Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other. • Boundary where 2 plates are moving apart form each other. • Theory that the continental landmasses drifted across the Earth. • Type of boundary where two plates are pushing toward each other. • Breaks in the Earth's crust where blocks of crust are moving in different directions. • ...
Predicting Volcanos & Earthquakes 2025-09-26
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- Scientific instruments that detect and measure ground vibrations from earthquakes and volcanic activity
- The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another plate, usually when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
- The edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact with each other.
- Changes in the shape or elevation of Earth's surface, often indicating underground pressure changes.
- A horseshoe-shaped area around the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's active volcanoes
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- Where plates move towards each other
- Pictures taken from space that help scientists observe large changes on Earth's surface
- Smaller earthquakes that sometimes occur before a larger, main earthquake.
- Hot, melted rock found beneath Earth's surface that can rise up and form volcanoes
- A satellite technology that can measure the movement of tectonic plates with extreme accuracy
10 Clues: Where plates move towards each other • The edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact with each other. • Smaller earthquakes that sometimes occur before a larger, main earthquake. • Hot, melted rock found beneath Earth's surface that can rise up and form volcanoes • Pictures taken from space that help scientists observe large changes on Earth's surface • ...
Ring of Fire 2018-05-09
Across
- It encircles the _______ Ocean.
- Shape of the ring.
- It is the deepest parts of the ocean floor where an Oceanic Plate (in this case the Pacific plate) is subducting under a continental plate.
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- About 90% of the world's ___________ occur along the Ring of Fire.
- True or false 22 out 25 of the world's largest volcanic eruptions occurred at volcanoes outside of the Ring of Fire.
- Four hundered and fifty ___ Number of volcanoes located along this ring.
- The _____ plate was once believed to be apart of the Pacific Plate.
- One of these was Lake Taupo in New Zealand(relating to the other true or false question).
8 Clues: Shape of the ring. • It encircles the _______ Ocean. • About 90% of the world's ___________ occur along the Ring of Fire. • The _____ plate was once believed to be apart of the Pacific Plate. • Four hundered and fifty ___ Number of volcanoes located along this ring. • One of these was Lake Taupo in New Zealand(relating to the other true or false question). • ...
Dean Vaughn Module 6 2021-09-06
20 Clues: In • Ray • Lip • Twin • Fear • Wall • Hard • Root • Plate • Small • Cavity • Change • Cavity • Machine • Fork-shaped • Quiet, calm • Wall, fence • Heel, stone • Walk, take steps • In front of, before
fairyland 4 food 6ab 2024-02-27
19 Clues: лайм • дыня • кола • мука • пакет • манго • лемон • кокос • арбуз • лемонад • бутылка • тарелка • буханка • клубника • виноград • стеклянная банка • растительное масло • жестяная банка (из-под колы) • тетрапак (картонная упаковка для сока)
Erin’s Birthday 2025 2025-02-13
19 Clues: son • mood • gift • Abby • Chris • month • trait • Daughter • lover of • character • profession • Birth mother • social child • number years • assists many • Birthday _____ • youngest child • much on her plate • manages effectively
Erin’s Birthday 2025 2025-02-13
19 Clues: son • Abby • mood • gift • Chris • month • trait • Daughter • lover of • character • profession • assists many • social child • number years • Birth mother • Birthday _____ • youngest child • much on her plate • manages effectively
Translate from Swedish to English 2023-08-30
19 Clues: Kök • Skål • Sked • Olja • Rörde • Hällde • Tallrik • Hungrig • Väntade • Knäckte • Poppade • Tvättade • Slutligen • Tillagades • Tvättsvamp • Gjord av trä • Stekpanna (längre ord) • Stekpanna (kortare ord) • Ägg i plural (flera ägg)
Spanish Vocab 2024-10-14
20 Clues: but • How? • when • why? • who? • what • where? • a spoon • because • a plate • a knife • how many • a napkin • how much? • some toys • some cups • some forks • which one? • some dishes • some glasses
Erin’s Birthday 2025 2025-02-13
19 Clues: son • mood • Abby • gift • Chris • trait • month • Daughter • lover of • character • profession • social child • assists many • number years • Birth mother • Birthday _____ • youngest child • much on her plate • manages effectively
Andrew Poris 2023-03-06
Across
- a circle with a lot of Volcanoes
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- is a three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity (speed or direction) of motion of one lithospheric plate relative to the adjacent lithospheric plate.
- the bottom the ocean.
- something changes into something else.
- a planet with life on it.
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- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
- A mountain with magma in it.
- A Fault in California
- The Continent with the USA on it.
- Parts of the earth
- The Continent with Brazil on it
12 Clues: Parts of the earth • A Fault in California • the bottom the ocean. • a planet with life on it. • A mountain with magma in it. • The Continent with Brazil on it • a circle with a lot of Volcanoes • The Continent with the USA on it. • something changes into something else. • ...
Spanish 2024-11-18
EFY 2 UNIT 4 2016-10-11
PICNIC 2018-03-08
Long A, I 2021-09-13
Woche 12 Vokabeln 2022-04-28
14 Clues: dassalz • diewand • aussehen • bestehen • diegabel • schaffen • derteller • dasmesser • derpfeffer • derloeffel • derverkehr • sichaendern • dieserviette • dieuntertasse
Test 1 2022-10-27
Unit 3 - revision 2018-12-07
4.1 2024-12-02
Soil/Agriculture Crossword 2022-01-25
Across
- the type of plate boundary in which plates move away from each other
- a type of rock formed by compressing sand, gravel, etc. from overlaying sediments.
- a type of rock formed by the cooling of magma
- highest layer of the Earth's crust
- the type of plate boundary in which plates slide past each other
- the type of plate boundary in which plates move towards each other
- when your body is lacking in nutrients
- the higher amount of concentration of a toxin at higher levels of a food chain
- Tall and short crops are grown in between alternating alleys of trees to prevent wind erosion. Also known as intercropping
- Integrated Pest Management
- when your body is getting improper nutrients
Down
- Planting bushes, trees, etc. around an entire field to attract animals to control pests and reduce wind erosion
- the development of increasingly toxic pesticides to combat pests that are becoming increasingly resistant
- Reduces soil erosion on steep slopes by series of broad terraces that run across land contour
- planting in rows across a slope
- liquid, plastic-like layer of the Earth's crust, below the lithosphere
- a type of rock formed by exposing already existing rock to heat and pressure
- Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act
- the preparation of land for growing crops
19 Clues: Integrated Pest Management • planting in rows across a slope • highest layer of the Earth's crust • when your body is lacking in nutrients • the preparation of land for growing crops • when your body is getting improper nutrients • a type of rock formed by the cooling of magma • Federal Insecticide Fungicide Rodenticide Act • ...
Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-10
Across
- The sphere that involves the rock cycle and all of our studies of plate tectonics.
- line A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
- Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
- Quarter You can see exactly half of the illuminated part of the moon.
- Moon You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon.
- The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
- A gas made up of oxygen molecules that each have 3 oxygen atoms.
- Contains all of the Earth’s water.
- The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere.
- Gibbous More than half of the illuminated part of the moon is seen.
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- Plate large plates of lithosphere.
- Plate Boundaries When two plates meet and slip/grind alongside one another. This often causes earthquakes.
- The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth.
- The largest layer of the Earth.
- The part of Earth in which living things interact with nonliving things.
- moon Less than half of the illuminated part moon can be seen.
- The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere.
- A sea of gases that support and protect the entire biosphere.
- The lowest region of the atmosphere.
- Boundaries Boundary between two plates that are moving apart or rifting.
20 Clues: The largest layer of the Earth. • Plate large plates of lithosphere. • Contains all of the Earth’s water. • The lowest region of the atmosphere. • The outermost layer of the atmosphere. • The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth. • The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere. • Moon You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon. • ...
Rock Transformation Review 2023-12-07
Across
- small pieces of rock
- to plate motion
- the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
- the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
- the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing
- the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing
- the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
- the place where two plates meet
- the process of sediment being glued together
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
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- a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
- the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle
- one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
- everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
- the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
- the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
19 Clues: to plate motion • small pieces of rock • the place where two plates meet • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • the process of sediment being buried and pressed together • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...
Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-03
Across
- A central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges as the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges. The molten materials push the seafloor away from the ridges and towards the trenches.
- Are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically.
- Formed when two tectonic plates converge, the heavier plate is forced downward, creating a subduction zone.
- Occurs when two plates move toward each other.
- The circulation of material caused by the differences in density.
- A fault rock which is cohesive and characterized by a well-developed planar fabric resulting from tectonic reduction of grain size.
- A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. Faults allow the blocks to move relative to each other.
- occurs when two plates move away.
- A fracture separating plates from one another. One of the boundaries known is divergent boundary.
- Newly-formed plates at oceanic ridges are warm, and so have a higher elevation at the oceanic ridge than the colder, more dense plate material farther away from the divergent boundary.
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- Older, colder plates sink at subduction zones because as they cool,they become denser than the underlying mantle – so the sinking plate pulls the rest of the plate along behind it.
- Folds are chaotic, random and disconnected. Typical of sedimentary slump folding, migmatites and decollement detachment
- Linear, strata normally dip away from axial center, oldest strata in center.
- Caused by forces that are exerted on the edges or interior of a material.
- Are regions that are below sea level. About 70% of these areas hold the planet’s water.
- An American geophysicist who proposed seafloor spreading theory.
- Angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges.
- A fault on which the two blocks slide past one another.
- measurements of ocean depths and the charting of the shape or topography of the ocean floor.
- A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries, creating a fault line.
20 Clues: occurs when two plates move away. • Occurs when two plates move toward each other. • Angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges. • A fault on which the two blocks slide past one another. • An American geophysicist who proposed seafloor spreading theory. • The circulation of material caused by the differences in density. • ...
Module 4 - Science 7 2023-11-27
Across
- This natural hazard occurs when a large volume of water overflows its boundaries.
- This scale is a numerical rating system that measures the energy, or magnitude, of the largest seismic waves produced by an Earthquake
- phenomenon that causes wet soil to weaken and act more like a liquid due to the shaking of an earthquake
- Volcanic _____ is a mixture of tiny particles of rock and glass.
- This scale measures the intensity of an earthquake based on descriptions of its effects on people and structures
- Tornado ______ is a place in the central U.S. including Texas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska where tornadoes are most common
- a tool used to measure the waves produced by an earthquake
- the rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders
- Plate ________ are where earthquakes occur most often.
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- a large ocean wave generated by the vertical motion of the seafloor during an earthquake
- This scale is a rating scale that measures the energy released by an earthquake, taking into account the size of the fault that breaks, the motion that occurs along the fault, and the strength of the rocks that break during an earthquake
- This natural hazard is an extended period of well below average rainfall.
- A violent, whirling column of air in contact with the ground.
- a break in the Earth's crust along which movement occurs
- An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119km/h
- A volcano that is not associated with a plate boundary, and instead forms in the middle of a plate where a mantle plume rises to the crust
- A major volcanic belt that surrounds the Pacific Ocean and is associated with convergent plate boundaries
- the slow movement of lava from a volcano
- ___________ flows are avalanches of hot gas, ash, and rock that travel at high speeds down a volcanic mountain
- Hurricanes occur on the ________ coast of the U.S.
20 Clues: the slow movement of lava from a volcano • Hurricanes occur on the ________ coast of the U.S. • An intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119km/h • Plate ________ are where earthquakes occur most often. • a break in the Earth's crust along which movement occurs • a tool used to measure the waves produced by an earthquake • ...
Earth Science Terms 2024-05-17
Across
- The type of currents of that are present in the mantle
- The number of large tectonic plates
- The denser of the two types of crust
- The part of the core that is the hottest but also solid
- The last name of the scientist that came up with the idea of continental drift
- What causes the volcanoes on Hawai'i
- Part of the earth that contains both the crust and the upper mantle
- This forms at divergent boundaries right at where the plates separate at
- This feature is found in the ocean at convergent plate boundaries, where deep sections are present
- Continental plates move 1 to 10 ________________________ every year
- This forms at convergent boundaries as a result of magma rising up under the service
- The top taffy like part of the mantle
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- The age of magnetic bands that are closest to the rift valley
- These are where earthquakes occur as tectonic plates slip pass each other
- One of the supercontinents that existed 300 million years ago
- The first major type of evidence that supports continental drift
- The second layer of the earth
- These can be formed at convergent boundaries where one continental plate rises over another
- The age of magnetic bands that are the furthest to the rift valley
- The type of plate boundary where two plates move apart from each, allowing for new crust to be formed
- These are underwater mountain ranges
- The type of plate boundary where two plates collide causing the denser crust to be melted back into the mantle
- The stronger lower part of the mantle
- The thickest type of the two types of crust
- Theory that there are large peices of the crust that move slowly over time causing continents to drift
- The part of the core that is liquid
- Happens when oceanic crust is pulled under continental crust as it is destroyed in the mantle
- The top layer of the earth
28 Clues: The top layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • The number of large tectonic plates • The part of the core that is liquid • The denser of the two types of crust • These are underwater mountain ranges • What causes the volcanoes on Hawai'i • The stronger lower part of the mantle • The top taffy like part of the mantle • ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2021-12-06
Across
- This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement.
- wedging It is a process that involves repeated cycles of freezing and thawing of ice.
- It is a process of changing the characteristics of a rock as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or reactions with hot fluids
- It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other.
- It fuels the planet’s dynamic processes including plate movements, earthquakes, and volcanism.
- erodibility It is the vulnerability of soil to erosion caused by rainfall intensity soil properties crop cover and slope.
- When magma rises to the crust it can displace the host or country rock to form structures called?
- Refers to transferring of unconsolidated earth’s material via agents like human animal wind and water.
- This is a force that causes hotter less dense material to force itself up through a ridge
- It occurs along the plate boundaries or margins and sometimes within the plate.
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- It is a process where there is growth in the size of mineral grains of pre-existing materials
- Known as radioactive dating of hotspots show age differences based on plate movements.
- This is a type of rock formed from preexisting rocks and fossils of organisms
- These are substances that evaporate easily and can exist in gaseous form on the surface of earth
- It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface.
- It is the rigid outermost layer of earth that is composed of crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle
- plates These are slabs of the brittle lithosphere which can be able to move due to the plasticity of the underlying asthenosphere
- It is an aggregate of minerals or minerals which may not contain organic matter.
- It is a dynamic planet composed of interacting subsystems, namely: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the biosphere.
- it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt
20 Clues: It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface. • it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt • This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement. • It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other. • ...
Geography Revision Mr. Mc Donnell 2022-04-06
Across
- The name of the Gas field off the coast of Mayo
- This movement of magma in the mantle cause the tectonic plate to move
- The layer of Planet Earth wher convection currents take place
- A huge fast wave caused by an undersea earthquake
- The Giant's Causeway is made from this type of rock
- Fold mountains in Kerry are from this time period
- Point that gets most power from an earthquake
- Opening at the top of a volcano
- Metamorphic rock made from sandstone
- Molten material that comes out of a volcano
- Loose material as a result of freeze thaw action
- Calcite formation hanging from the roof of a cave
- Type of energy that can be used over and over again but won't run out
- Process that weathers limestone
- These fold mountains were made by the Nazca plate and South American plate colliding
- The ouside layer of Planet Earth
- Material that forms stalactites and stalagmites
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- The ???? is a well known Karst region in Ireland
- Most common rock in Ireland
- Molten rock found in the mantle
- The type of energy we get from the Sun
- The name of the main dam on the River Lee
- Point where an earthquake starts
- Igneous rock formed underground
- A well known cave in The Burren
- Instrument used to record the power of an earthquake
- Metamorphic rock made from limestone
- This river runs through Cork City
- The type of energy created by water falling through a dam
- A gap in a Limestone Pavement
- This type of rain is formed as a result of burning fossil fuels in large power plants
- Fold mountains in Dublin are from this time period
- Process where one tectonic plate sinks under another
33 Clues: Most common rock in Ireland • A gap in a Limestone Pavement • Molten rock found in the mantle • Igneous rock formed underground • A well known cave in The Burren • Opening at the top of a volcano • Process that weathers limestone • Point where an earthquake starts • The ouside layer of Planet Earth • This river runs through Cork City • Metamorphic rock made from limestone • ...
Schrocks with Rock! 2025-09-20
Across
- 80-200km; just below the crust
- in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary or volcanic rock layers, the oldest layers are found at the bottom, and the youngest layers are at the top
- made hypothesis of seafloor spreading
- Proposed the hypothesis of Continental Drift
- The scientific theory that Earth's continents move across the planet's surface over geologic time
- a geologic process at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust forms from rising magma, pushing older crust away and expanding the ocean floor
- liquid core
- Largest layer of the Earth
- the plate tectonic process by which Earth's continents repeatedly merge into a single massive landmass and then break apart again over hundreds of millions of years
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- a type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past each other, parallel to the fault line
- the scientific theory that Earth's outer shell, the lithosphere, is broken into several large and small plates that slowly move and interact, shaping Earth's surface features and causing geological events like earthquakes and volcanoes
- Long word that starts with the letter P.
- a geological area where two or more lithospheric plates move toward and collide with each other
- the layer that we live on and most studied
- Is much hotter and has ability to flow
- area of volcanic activity when magma rises in a plume; can only be used to measure plate movement
- a tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust as magma rises from the Earth's mantle to fill the gap
- an underwater mountain range formed by the divergent movement of Earth's tectonic plates, where magma rises from the mantle to create new oceanic crust.
- a geological process where tectonic plates stretch and pull apart, thinning the Earth's crust and leading to the formation of rift valleys and eventually new ocean basins
- solid core center of the Earth
20 Clues: liquid core • Largest layer of the Earth • 80-200km; just below the crust • solid core center of the Earth • made hypothesis of seafloor spreading • Is much hotter and has ability to flow • Long word that starts with the letter P. • the layer that we live on and most studied • Proposed the hypothesis of Continental Drift • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary- Maci Bailey 2025-10-21
Across
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- the rigid outer part of the earth,
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystal
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
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- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
25 Clues: the rigid outer part of the earth, • magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks • ...
Chase's Continental Drift Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-12
Across
- The liquid layer that surrounds the inner core that is made up of liquid iron and nickel.
- A valley that forms when two plates move away from each other.
- The middle of the earth, made mostly of iron and nickel.
- The theory that the continents are gradually moving across earth's surface.
- the layer of earth responsible for plate movement.
- The man who discovered continental drift.
- The thicker part of the crust that forms landforms.
- layer of earth's surface that is composed of the crust and upper mantle.
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- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are running into each other.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- pieces of earth's crust that move because of convection current.
- The densest and hottest layer of earth that is a solid metal ball.
- The thin, rocky outer layer of Earth.
- When one plate moves under another plate and into the mantle.
- The upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere.
- Currents found in the mantle that make tectonic plates move.
- A supercontinent that existed about 225 million years ago.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates sliding past each other.
- The remains of a very old organism preserved in rock.
19 Clues: The thin, rocky outer layer of Earth. • The man who discovered continental drift. • the layer of earth responsible for plate movement. • The thicker part of the crust that forms landforms. • The remains of a very old organism preserved in rock. • The middle of the earth, made mostly of iron and nickel. • A supercontinent that existed about 225 million years ago. • ...
Baseball Crossword 2013-03-19
Across
- the number of balls and strikes a batter has
- when a baserunner successfully gets to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate
- When the batter swings and misses
- fielding position between second and third base
- when the batter reaches home base in one play without any fielding errors
- A substitute batter
- To deliberately bat the ball weakly
- a count where the batter has three balls and two strikes
- A ball that is hit up in the air
- When a fielder touches the baserunner, that is between bases, with their hand or glove while holding a live ball
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- When the batter does not swing and the pitch is outside the strike zone
- The middle outfield player position
- Area over the home plate between bottom of knee caps and to of shoulders
- When the baserunner reaches a base without being put out
- the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start a play
- when a team is no longer able to play
- generic term for three player positioned furtherest from the batter
- Player positioned behind the homeplate
- When the umpire raises right arm with a clenched fist and their elbow forms a right angle
19 Clues: A substitute batter • A ball that is hit up in the air • When the batter swings and misses • The middle outfield player position • To deliberately bat the ball weakly • when a team is no longer able to play • Player positioned behind the homeplate • the number of balls and strikes a batter has • fielding position between second and third base • ...
Volcano-Earthquakes 2016-12-08
Across
- Arc String of islands
- Weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surface.
- scale A way to classify earthquakes
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- of Fire Volcanic belt formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean
- eruptions flow easily, dark colored, oozes quietly from the vent and flows for many kilometers.
- eruptions light colored, thick and sticky, builds up in the volcano’s pipe until there is enough
- bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano
- Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
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- Flow Are covered by lava as it comes out of the volcano
- Boundary Plates push away
- spot area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma.
- molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
- Boundary Plate come together
- Long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth’s surface
- An opening where molten rock and gas leave the volcano
- Andreas Fault separates Pacific plate from the North American plate
- Tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
- Crust the thin part of the earth's crust that is underneath the ocean basins
19 Clues: Arc String of islands • Boundary Plates push away • Boundary Plate come together • scale A way to classify earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • An opening where molten rock and gas leave the volcano • bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano • Flow Are covered by lava as it comes out of the volcano • ...
Plate Tectonics ASHLEY HASTY 2017-10-19
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- Crust Crust that had water landforms on it
- Ocean Trench A part where Earth’s crust goes back into the mantle by a passage formed when by continental drift
- Crust Crust that has land on it
- Part of the crust that is broken up into uneven areas in constant motion
- Boundary The part that two plates move apart when they were once connected
- Valley Forms by a divergent boundary while being a space that there is no plate ther e
- The bottom of a sea or ocean
- A supercontinent that was together when the Neoproterozoic era began
- The evidence and remains that proves theories
- A scientist that first suggested the continental drift theory
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- A part when all of the continents we're connected into one
- Ridge An underwater area where parts from the mantle come up; it is like a mountain range
- Boundary Part where two continental plates come together and collide
- The process of Earth’s crust sinking back into the mantle
- The most recent super continent
- Mountain or hills that are formed from plate tectonics
- Boundary Part where two continental plates slide in opposite directions while scraping on the edges
- Parts where rift valleys have been stretched formed by divergent properties
- A device used to measure the tectonic plates’ movement.
19 Clues: The bottom of a sea or ocean • The most recent super continent • Crust Crust that has land on it • Crust Crust that had water landforms on it • The evidence and remains that proves theories • Mountain or hills that are formed from plate tectonics • A device used to measure the tectonic plates’ movement. • The process of Earth’s crust sinking back into the mantle • ...
Basic Baseball Terms 2024-08-18
Across
- - A ball hit outside the field's boundary lines.
- - What happens when a batter or base runner is retired.
- - The player who throws the ball to the batter.
- Play - A play in which two outs are recorded.
- - A segment of the game where each team has a turn to bat and field.
- - The leather mitt used by players to catch the ball.
- Zone - The area over home plate where a pitch must pass to be called a strike.
- - The player who catches the pitches behind home plate.
- - One of four points that a player must reach to score a run.
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- - A soft hit where the batter lightly taps the ball, often to advance runners.
- - The call made when a runner reaches a base without being tagged or forced out.
- - The official who calls balls, strikes, and outs.
- - The point scored when a player reaches home plate.
- - Where the players sit when not on the field.
- - A mistake by a fielder that allows a batter or runner to advance.
- Drive - A ball hit sharply and directly in the air.
- - When the batter swings and misses, or the ball is in the strike zone and not hit.
- - The tool a batter uses to hit the ball.
- Run - When the batter hits the ball out of the park and scores.
- - The object thrown by the pitcher and hit by the batter.
20 Clues: - The tool a batter uses to hit the ball. • Play - A play in which two outs are recorded. • - Where the players sit when not on the field. • - The player who throws the ball to the batter. • - A ball hit outside the field's boundary lines. • - The official who calls balls, strikes, and outs. • Drive - A ball hit sharply and directly in the air. • ...
m 2021-10-12
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- Lie along boundaries of tectonic plates where earthquakes occur frequently
- A shell mostly made up of solid rocks and minerals
- One of the main metals in the Earth's core
- Able to be shaped and molded easily
- Occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is made
- The state of matter where matter is most tightly packed
- Beneath the crust and made mostly of rocks and mineral
- At the border of divergent plates, and can occur both on land and underwater
- The moving of Earth's magma, making tectonic plates too move
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- A group of islands scattered across a body of water
- Occurs when two convergent plates collide
- Deposit of dead plants compressed and heated over the course of millions of years
- The remains of dead animals and plants after long periods of time
- An oceanic plate which also happens to be the largest plate on Earth
- The outer part of the Earth containing the crust and outer mantle
- Either created by erosion or by subduction
- The state of matter where matter is less tightly packed than a solid but not gaseous
- the centermost layer of the Earth, comprised of iron and nickel
- Scientist who proposed the continental drift theory
- One of the main metals in the Earth's core
- The innermost layer of the Earth, comprised of mostly iron and nickel
21 Clues: Able to be shaped and molded easily • Occurs when two convergent plates collide • Either created by erosion or by subduction • One of the main metals in the Earth's core • One of the main metals in the Earth's core • A shell mostly made up of solid rocks and minerals • A group of islands scattered across a body of water • ...
Rock Transformations 2021-12-10
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- a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
- section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- the ability to make things move or change
- the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing
- the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing
- the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
- the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
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- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
- small pieces of rock
- a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
- the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle
- the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
- the process of sediment being glued together
- the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
- to plate motion
19 Clues: to plate motion • small pieces of rock • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...
Earth Science Vocabulary Crossword 2024-01-15
Across
- Core Fifth part of the earth from out to in 6000 degrees composed of iron and nickel liquid.
- Currents When gasses or liquids move at the temperature they are at.
- Mantle The third layer of earth from out to in all solid.
- Both plates are on the ocean and meet in the ocean.
- Holds the tectonic plates and is in between the mantle and the crust.
- When one plate goes under another generally ocean crust slides under continental.
- Continental Both plates are on land and meet on land.
- When two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- Core Most inner part of the earth 9000 degrees and made up of iron and nickel.
- Boundaries The boundaries where plates meet
- The outermost layer of the earth.
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- Tectonic events that spits out lava
- In the upper mantle just below the lithosphere (consistency of rubber or cement)
- Events Consequences of continental drift or plates connecting and the reason why volcanoes and earthquakes happen.
- When a plate meets essentially on the beach (island arcs and volcanic mountains.) are features.
- When two plates are pushing against each other.
- Crust Crust on the bottom of the ocean.
- Crust Crust on land.
- Breaks in the earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
- Tectonic events that are caused by movement of the plates
20 Clues: Crust Crust on land. • The outermost layer of the earth. • Tectonic events that spits out lava • When two plates are pushing against each other. • Boundaries The boundaries where plates meet • Crust Crust on the bottom of the ocean. • Both plates are on the ocean and meet in the ocean. • Continental Both plates are on land and meet on land. • ...
Rock Transformation Vocabulary Crossword 2024-02-01
Across
- a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
- roca líquida y caliente bajo la superficie de la Tierra
- rock the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing
- the ability to make things move or change
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
- to plate motion
- small pieces of rock
- the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- rock the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
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- one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
- rock the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
- materials: everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
- the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
- the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing
- the process of sediment being glued together
- formation a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
22 Clues: to plate motion • small pieces of rock • boundary the place where two plates meet • the ability to make things move or change • anything that has mass and takes up space • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • roca líquida y caliente bajo la superficie de la Tierra • ...
Rock Transformations 2022-11-29
Across
- to plate motion
- the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing
- the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle
- anything that has mass and takes up space
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- rock the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
- the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
- the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
- the ability to make things move or change
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- small pieces of rock
- the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
- one of the many different types of matter that make up rocks
- materials everything made of rock: magma, sediment, and all rock types
- a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
- the process of sediment being glued together
- formation a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
- the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing
- section 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
21 Clues: to plate motion • small pieces of rock • boundary the place where two plates meet • anything that has mass and takes up space • the ability to make things move or change • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...
Unit 12 Oliver Twist 2014-10-23
16 Clues: pot • Laib • bowl • dirt • beard • novel • thief • Teller • except • secret • füttern • lock up • immer noch • unterbrechen • wagen, sich trauen • zwinkern, blinzeln
Plate Tectonics 2022-03-31
10 Clues: the speed • pull apart • slide past • molten rock • ray of energy • two plates colliding • the outer edge of something • the thin outer most layer of earth • one plate sliding under another plate • the mass of a substance per unit volume
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-01
10 Clues: molten rock • creates volcanos • occurs ocean floor • plates come together • involves convection currents • plates slide past one another • Valley occurs on the land mass • plates move away from one another • occurs in convergent plate boundaries • occur from transform plate boundaries
COREY ANDREW BRODIE'S CROSSWORD SPELLING 2023-10-05
10 Clues: see storm • no water die • cold warm air • evacuate people • cool area of land • after kitchen plate • school is angry about it • kitchen plate under earth • big wave can be from space rock • can be after big wave from space rock
TABLEWARE 2023-07-10
10 Clues: Deep dish for food • Utensil with prongs • Round dish for meals • Small plate for a cup • Container for drinking • Fabric for wiping mouth • Utensil with a sharp edge • Transparent drinking vessel • Utensil with a shallow bowl • Protective covering for table
Geology 2024-03-05
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- processes - processes that deform Earth's crust to create major structural features, such as mountains, continents, and ocean basins
- island ar - a chain of volcanic island: generally located a fewVOLCANIC hundred km from a trench where there is active OCEANIC CRUST of one oceanic plate beneath another
- ridge system - elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism.
- drift - a hypothesis which suggested that all present continents once existed as a single supercontinent. Further, beginning about 200 million years ago
- plate boundary - a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere
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- trench - a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
- ridges- elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism.
- plate boundary a boundary in which two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new seafloor
- spreading - a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by Harry Hess, which suggested that new oceanic crust is produced at the crests of mid-ocean ridges, which are the sites of divergence
- plate boundary - boundary in which two plate move together, resulting in oceanic lithosphere being thrust beneath an overriding plate, eventually to be reabsorbed into the mantle.
10 Clues: trench - a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • ridges- elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism. • ridge system - elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism. • plate boundary - a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere • ...
marine 2024-05-04
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- caused by transform plate boundaries which results in great distruction
- Layer of earth made or iron creates a magnetic field
- is the coldest and smallest ocean
- downward movement of one plate beneath the other plate
- current a type of current in the mantle that moves in different directions under the crust
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- is formed when When two plates converge
- Regular rising and falling of the sea level
- Outer most layer of earth made by tectonic plates.
- A narrow powerful current moving from a beach out to the ocean.
- ocean is the largest and deepest ocean
- are large interconnected bodies of seawater that encircles the earth
11 Clues: is the coldest and smallest ocean • ocean is the largest and deepest ocean • is formed when When two plates converge • Regular rising and falling of the sea level • Outer most layer of earth made by tectonic plates. • Layer of earth made or iron creates a magnetic field • downward movement of one plate beneath the other plate • ...
Science 2023-10-03
Across
- boundary-places where plates slide sideways past each other.
- three-dimensional surface or zone
- boundary-when two plates come together
- extremely hot liquid and semi-extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
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- the splitting apart of a single tectonic plate into two or more tectonic plates separated by divergent plate boundaries
- boundary-occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Zone-where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle,
- ridge-molten rock rises to the seafloor, producing enormous volcanic eruptions of basalt.
- seconds)
- plate-large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust,
- elongate depression of the Earth's surface
11 Clues: seconds) • three-dimensional surface or zone • boundary-when two plates come together • elongate depression of the Earth's surface • plate-large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust, • boundary-places where plates slide sideways past each other. • Zone-where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle, • ...
kseniya words 2024-09-05
15 Clues: слива • школа • после • ластик • платье • каждый • неделя • ананас • барабан • тарелка • наушники • посещать • доска (белая) • электронная почта • одеяло, покрывало
