plate Crossword Puzzles

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquackes
  2. Deep, elongated depression in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  3. Name of the ancient supercontinent when all one landmass
  4. an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  7. New oceanic crust if formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  8. Insturments used to measure and record seismic waves
  9. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  10. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually Forms new crust and rift valleys
  11. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and valcanoes
Down
  1. plates large rigid pieces of the earth lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  2. hot material rises, cooler meterals sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. that occur over a longer time period
  4. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic
  5. A group of the same species living in the same area
  6. Sudden Events That led to a mass extinction
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  8. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  9. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  10. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

21 Clues: that occur over a longer time period • Sudden Events That led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Insturments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

Restless Earth Vocab List 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  2. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  4. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  5. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed
  7. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  9. A group of the same species living in the same area
  10. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earths crust
  11. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  12. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
Down
  1. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  3. Formed at plat boundaries usually when plate collide
  4. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundries
  5. Tectonic plates SLIDE past each other, causes Earth quakes
  6. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  7. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  8. Extinction events extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  9. Located between the mantle and the outer core

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earths crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Formed at plat boundaries usually when plate collide • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

Earth vocab thingy by damon 2024-04-12

Earth vocab thingy by damon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large, rigid pieces of the earths lithsosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  2. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  3. located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. a group of the same species living in the same area
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collied
  6. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  7. name of the acient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
Down
  1. hot material rises, cooler material sink. it drives plate tectonic
  2. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. fractures or zones of weakness in earths crust
  5. tectonic plates that move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  6. where tectonic plates slide past each other, causes earthquakes
  7. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  8. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  9. deep, elongated deprassions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  10. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  11. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  12. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  13. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • fractures or zones of weakness in earths crust • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Earth systems Tcap Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth systems Tcap Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonics plates pull apart from magma and rises
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  4. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  10. Tectonic plates move toward each other, uBoundaryforms mountains and volcanoes
  11. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. Where tectonics plates slide past each other, Causes earthquakes
  4. Hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  5. Deep,elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens
  8. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithopshere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  9. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  10. Extinction Events Extinction events that occur over a longer time period

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens • a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

restless earth vocab 2024-04-12

restless earth vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extinction events that occur over a long time period
  2. hot material rises,cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  3. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  4. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one land mass
  5. new ocean crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  6. fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  7. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. formed at the plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  9. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  10. a group of the same species living in the same area
  11. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  12. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
Down
  1. sudden events that led to mass extinction
  2. tectonic plates move toward eachtoher, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  3. located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. large,rigid pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. where tectonic plates slide past eachtoher. causes earthquakes
  6. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  7. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  8. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  9. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed

21 Clues: sudden events that led to mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • extinction events that occur over a long time period • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma
  2. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  3. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. causes earthquakes
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is decided into tectonics
  6. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed
  7. An opening in the Earth's crust through which Multan rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  8. Extinction events that occur over a longer period of time
  9. Large, rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundries
Down
  1. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  2. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  3. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  5. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. Fractures or zones of weakness in Earth's crust
  7. Hot material rises,cooler material sink. It drives plate tectonics
  8. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with abduction zones
  9. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  10. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  11. A group of the same species living in the same area
  12. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Fractures or zones of weakness in Earth's crust • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Restless Earth Vocab List 2024-04-12

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

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock Formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located between the mantle and the outer core.
  2. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  3. name of the acienct supercontinent when it was all one landmass.
  4. includes crust n upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  5. forms after weathering and erosion when sendments compact and cement.
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  7. sudden events that led to a mass extinction.
  8. tectonic plates move toward another,usually forms mountains n volcanoes.
  9. hot material rises, cooler materials sink, it drives plate tectonics.
  10. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
Down
  1. tectonic plates move away from one another, usually forms new crust n rift valleys.
  2. formed as a result of high temp and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. extinction events that occur over longer time period.
  4. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  5. formed plate boundaries usually when plates collide.
  6. where tectonic plates slide past each other
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust.
  8. large, rigid peices of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundries.
  9. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  10. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  11. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock.

21 Clues: where tectonic plates slide past each other • sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and the outer core. • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust. • formed plate boundaries usually when plates collide. • a group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

earth vocab 2024-04-12

earth vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located between the mantle and the outer core.
  2. large, rigid pieces if the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  3. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  4. extinction events that occur over a long time period.
  5. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys.
  6. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  2. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  3. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  4. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes
  5. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  6. sudden events that led to a mass extinction.
  7. an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock.
  8. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  9. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass.
  10. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  11. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  12. hot material rises, cooler material sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  13. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  14. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide.

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and the outer core. • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • a group of the same species living in the same area. • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • extinction events that occur over a long time period. • ...

Restless Earth Vocab List 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates move toward each other usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. a group of the same species living in the same area
  3. tectonic plates move away from each other usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. fractures or zones of weakness in the earth crust
  7. large rigid pieces of the earths litosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  8. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other couses earthquakes
  9. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  10. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  11. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
Down
  1. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  2. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  4. located between the mantle and the outer core
  5. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  6. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  7. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  8. deep elongated depressions in the ocean often associated with subduction zones
  9. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  10. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the earth crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Earth vocabulary 2024-04-12

Earth vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  3. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all oe landmass
  5. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  6. Hot material rises, cooler materials rink. It drives plat textonics
  7. A group of the same species living in the same area
  8. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates a new rock
  9. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  10. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
Down
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  2. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. Where tectonic plates SLIDE past eachother. Causes earthquakes
  4. Formed as result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing rock that already existed
  5. Sudden events that led to a mass extintion
  6. Tectonic plate moves toward eachother, usually forms mountains and valcanoes
  7. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  8. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate bounderies
  11. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extintion • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

science vocab 2024-04-12

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. located between the mantle and the outer core
  3. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  4. formed at plate boundarys usaully when plates collide
  5. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  6. name of the ancient super continent when it was all one land mass
  7. where tectonic plates slide past eachother. causes earthquakes
  8. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  9. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate techtonics.
Down
  1. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  3. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  4. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  5. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonis plates pull apart and magma rises
  6. tectonic plates move twoard each other, usually forms mountains or volcanoes.
  7. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into techtonic.
  9. fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  10. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  11. large, rigid pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with eachother along plate boundries
  12. a group of the same species living in the same area

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundarys usaully when plates collide • ...

Earth 2024-04-12

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Exticnction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  3. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  4. formemnd at plate boundaries usually when plates colide
  5. Large rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  8. located between mantle and the outer core
  9. the semi fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  10. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  11. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
Down
  1. tectonic plates move toward each other usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. an opening in the earth crust trough which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. Name of Acident supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  4. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  5. Hot material rises, cooler material sink. It drives plate tectonic
  6. tectonic plates slide past each other causes earthquakes
  7. Deep elongated depressions in the ocean often associated with subduction ones
  8. Includes the crust and upper part of mantle and is divided into tectonic plates
  9. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  10. A group of the same species living in the same area

21 Clues: located between mantle and the outer core • Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Exticnction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

earths vocabulary 2024-04-12

earths vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sudden events that led to mass extinction.
  2. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it dives plate tectonics.
  3. extinction events that occur over a larger time period.
  4. fractures or zones of weakness in earths crust.
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide.
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  7. where tectonic plates slide past each other causes earthquakes.
  8. the semi-fluids layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  9. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth charging a rock that already existed.
  10. boundary tectonic plates move toward each other, usually form mountains and volcanoes.
  11. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
Down
  1. located between the mantle and the outer core.
  2. rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens.
  3. large, riged pieces of the earths lithosphere that moves and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  4. deep elongated deprssions in the ocean often associated with subduction zones
  5. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  6. instrument used to measure and record seismic waves.
  7. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  8. an opening in earths crest through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock.
  9. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and divided into tectonic plates.
  10. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass.

21 Clues: sudden events that led to mass extinction. • located between the mantle and the outer core. • fractures or zones of weakness in earths crust. • rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens. • instrument used to measure and record seismic waves. • a group of the same species living in the same area. • extinction events that occur over a larger time period. • ...

Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

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

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

restless earth vocabulary crossword 2024-04-12

restless earth vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other alone plate boundaries
  2. Where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquakes
  3. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  4. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  5. an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushes out and creates rock
  6. sudden events led to amass extinction
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in earth;s crust
  8. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  9. formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  11. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  12. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink, it drives plate tectonics
  13. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
Down
  1. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  2. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  3. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  4. Events: Extinction events that occur over a larger time period
  5. A group of the same species living in the same area
  6. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  7. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  8. Located between the mantle and outer core

21 Clues: sudden events led to amass extinction • Located between the mantle and outer core • formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in earth;s crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

earth systems 2024-04-12

earth systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates a new rock
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  3. located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. extinction events that occur over a longer period of time
  5. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subductions
  8. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. causes earth quakes
  9. large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate bounderies
  10. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  11. a group of the same species living in the same area
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  1. tectonic plates move towards each other usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  3. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  8. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  10. formed as a result of high temperature or pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Restless Earth Vocabulary 2024-04-12

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

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Brinley Wourms 2023-02-08

Brinley Wourms crossword puzzle
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  1. the idea that Earth's surface is broken into plates
  2. the idea that many kinds of rocks form flat, horizontal layers
  3. the central opening in a volcanic area through which magma may flow
  4. hot, molten rock, below the Earth's surface
  5. the name for the super large continent
  6. a sensitive device that detects the shaking of Earth's crust during an earthquake
  7. heat from below Earth's surface
  8. giant ocean waves formed when an earthquake occurs under the ocean floor
  9. the idea that a super continent split apart into pieces, the continents, which drifted in time to their present location
  10. a very hot part of the Earth's mantle, where magma can melt through a plate moving above it
  11. a huge crack in the Earth's crust
  12. magma that reaches the Earth's surface and flows out of a vent
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  1. a vibration that spreads out away from a focus when an earthquake happens
  2. the amount of energy released by an earthquake
  3. the boundary where plates are sliding past each other
  4. the boundary where plates are colliding
  5. the sliding of a denser ocean plate under another plate when they collide
  6. the boundary where plates are moving apart from each other
  7. a cup like hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent
  8. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  9. Earth's solid, rocky surface containing the continents and ocean floor
  10. the point in the earth where an earthquake actually starts

22 Clues: heat from below Earth's surface • a huge crack in the Earth's crust • the name for the super large continent • the boundary where plates are colliding • hot, molten rock, below the Earth's surface • the amount of energy released by an earthquake • the idea that Earth's surface is broken into plates • the boundary where plates are sliding past each other • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2025-04-07

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

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • Located between the mantle and the outer core. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • A group of the same species living in the same area. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • ...

Restless Earth Vocab Study Guide 2025-04-07

Restless Earth Vocab Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass.
  2. Where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes.
  3. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  4. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  5. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust.
  6. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction.
  7. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  8. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys.
  9. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  10. Rocks formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
Down
  1. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide.
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock.
  3. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle and the outer core.
  5. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  6. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed.
  8. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  9. A group of the same species living in the same area.
  10. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  11. Located between the mantle and the outer core.

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • Located between the mantle and the outer core. • Rocks formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • A group of the same species living in the same area. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • ...

Earth and space basics 2023-05-10

Earth and space basics crossword puzzle
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  1. The regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
  2. a force that exists between any two objects that have mass and that pulls the objects together
  3. layer protects Earth from ultraviolet rays
  4. A resource that can be replaced within a reasonable amount of time
  5. innermost layer of the earth
  6. largest and second outermost layer of the earth
  7. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  10. A tropical storm that has winds of about 119 kilometers per hour or higher.
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. A large cloud of dust and gas in space. (Some are regions where new stars are beginning to form.)
  3. layer of water that makes up ¾ Earth's surface
  4. gaseous region that surrounds the earth
  5. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
  6. A resource that once used, cannot be replaced in a reasonable amount of time
  7. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  8. second innermost layer of the earth
  9. an imaginary line through the center of a body about which the body rotates.
  10. A measure of how hot or cold something is.

20 Clues: innermost layer of the earth • second innermost layer of the earth • gaseous region that surrounds the earth • layer protects Earth from ultraviolet rays • A measure of how hot or cold something is. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • layer of water that makes up ¾ Earth's surface • largest and second outermost layer of the earth • ...

Unit 5 Vocab Kennedy Hudson 2025-10-16

Unit 5 Vocab Kennedy Hudson crossword puzzle
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  1. A natural resource that is consumed faster than rate in which it is replaced.
  2. the transportation of material by a mobile agent
  3. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  4. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  5. rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  6. an natural,inorganic solid
  7. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  9. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  10. rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
Down
  1. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere
  2. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  3. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  4. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  5. A body of molten rock found at depth
  6. plate boundary two plates move away from each other
  7. a fracture in Earth along
  8. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock
  9. A device that records ground movements
  10. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  11. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  12. two plates move towards each other.
  13. naturally occurring mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  14. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks

24 Clues: a fracture in Earth along • an natural,inorganic solid • magma that reaches Earth's surface • two plates move towards each other. • A body of molten rock found at depth • A device that records ground movements • the transportation of material by a mobile agent • plate boundary two plates move away from each other • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was the mountain range formed when the Indian plate ran into the Eurasian plate?
  2. what is it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock is moving upwards?
  3. what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion
  4. what was the super continent formed 280 millions years ago
  5. where do two plates pull away from each other?
  6. what is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  7. what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma?
  8. what land structure is formed from a rupture in the earth's crust?
  9. what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
Down
  1. what is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  2. where do two plates collide?
  3. what's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the earth?
  4. what type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
  5. what is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater, and they tend to have more of a smooth shape?
  6. who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  7. where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?

16 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • where do two plates pull away from each other? • what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma? • what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion • where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  2. what was the mountain range formed when the Indian plate ran into the Eurasian plate?
  3. what is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  4. who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  5. what type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
  6. what land structure is formed from a rupture in the earth's crust?
  7. what's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the earth?
Down
  1. where do two plates collide?
  2. what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
  3. what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion
  4. where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?
  5. what was the super continent formed 280 millions years ago
  6. what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma?
  7. where do two plates pull away from each other?
  8. what is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater, and they tend to have more of a smooth shape?
  9. what is it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock is moving upwards?

16 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • where do two plates pull away from each other? • what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma? • what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion • where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • ...

Plate Motion Review 2024-01-02

Plate Motion Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. plates that move toward each other
  4. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  5. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  7. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  8. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
Down
  1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  5. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  6. plates that move away from each other
  7. a diagram that shows the inside of something
  8. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

16 Clues: the place where two plates meet • plates that move toward each other • plates that move away from each other • a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a diagram that shows the inside of something • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2024-02-20

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate.
  2. _______ Crust: The outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centers on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries
  3. The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  5. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  6. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  7. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  8. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
Down
  1. A vent or fissure in Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  2. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. The theory that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted.
  4. _______ Crust: The layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  5. A system for the detection of objects under water and for measuring the water's depth by emitting sound pulses and detecting or measuring their return after being reflected.
  6. _________ Current: Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  7. The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago
  8. An area of significantly increased elevation on Earth’s surface, usually rising to a summit

16 Clues: The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another • The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • A vent or fissure in Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled • ...

Tectonic Plate Review 2024-03-21

Tectonic Plate Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (2 words) type of fault where plates move past each other horizontally
  2. a vent or fissure in Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  3. a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  4. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  6. type of fault where hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  7. the point Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point or focus
  8. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
  9. (2 words) a sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
Down
  1. the supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago
  2. (2 words)a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
  3. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. (2 words) materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
  5. the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust, the change in the shape of a rock in response to stress
  6. (2 words) a wave of energy that travels through Earth and away from an earthquake in all directions
  7. type of fault where hanging wall moves up relative to footwall

16 Clues: the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • type of fault where hanging wall moves up relative to footwall • type of fault where hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall • (2 words) type of fault where plates move past each other horizontally • the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Motion Vocab 2024-09-16

Plate Motion Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock
  2. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  3. the outside or top layer of something
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. 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
  6. moving apart in different directions
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. moving toward the same place
Down
  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. the place where two plates meet
  6. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  7. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

16 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 • the outside or top layer of something • Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Biology 1 2024-09-16

Biology 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy currency
  2. packs protwin
  3. complex cell
  4. energyneeded
  5. rough smooth
  6. guard
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  1. jelly
  2. found end
  3. cell drinking
  4. met plate
  5. protein
  6. celavage furrow
  7. condensed
  8. term cell
  9. prokaryote dna

15 Clues: jelly • guard • protein • found end • met plate • condensed • term cell • complex cell • energyneeded • rough smooth • cell drinking • packs protwin • prokaryote dna • energy currency • celavage furrow

Poner La Mesa 2025-04-02

Poner La Mesa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Salt
  2. Cup
  3. Spoon
  4. Plate
  5. Pepper
  6. Chair/seat
  7. On top of
  8. To the left of
  9. I'm thirsty
Down
  1. Napkin
  2. Knife
  3. Glass
  4. To the right of
  5. Next to
  6. Fork
  7. I'm hungry

16 Clues: Cup • Salt • Fork • Knife • Glass • Spoon • Plate • Napkin • Pepper • Next to • On top of • Chair/seat • I'm hungry • I'm thirsty • To the left of • To the right of

Plate Tectonics Assignments 2015-02-04

Plate Tectonics Assignments crossword puzzle
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  1. Place where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each another that is characterized by long faults and shallow earthquakes.
  2. Wegener’s hypothesis that Earth’s continents were joined as a single landmass, called Pangaea, that broke apart about 200 million years ago and slowly moved to their present situations.
  3. Device used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in magnetic fields.
  4. Hess’s theory that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches; occurs in a continuous cycle of magma intrusion and spreading.
  5. Line on a map that connects points of the same age.
  6. Place where two of Earth’s tectonic plates are moving toward each other; is associated with trenches, inlands arcs, and folded mountains.
  7. Ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break apart about 200 million years ago.
  8. Tectonic process associated with convection currents in Earth’s mantle that occurs when the weight of an elevated ridge pushes an oceanic plate toward a subduction zone.
  9. Tectonic process associated with convection currents in Earth’s mantle that occurs as the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing lithosphere into a subduction zone.
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  1. Study of Earth’s magnetic record using data gathered from iron-bearing minerals in rocks that have recorded the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field at the time of their formation.
  2. States that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates, which are huge rock slabs that move in different directions and at different rates over Earth’s surface.
  3. Long, narrow depression that forms when continental crust begins to separate at a divergent boundary.
  4. Process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate.
  5. Place where two of Earth’s tectonic plates are moving apart; is associated with volcanism, earthquakes, and high heat flow, and is found primarily on the seafloor.
  6. Changes in Earth’s magnetic field over geologic time, recorded in ocean-floor rocks and continental basalt flows.

15 Clues: Line on a map that connects points of the same age. • Process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate. • Device used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in magnetic fields. • Long, narrow depression that forms when continental crust begins to separate at a divergent boundary. • ...

Matt Sieg 2015-04-30

Matt Sieg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field, especially the earth's magnetic field.
  2. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  3. Geology. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  4. a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's
  5. a portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.
  6. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
  7. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  8. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
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  1. Geology. the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture (subduction zone) of two plates.
  2. Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  3. a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.
  4. is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly
  5. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time. The slope of the line is related to the age of the rock or mineral suite
  6. a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
  7. a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwellings that accompany seafloor spreading.

15 Clues: is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly • Geology. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates. • is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field, especially the earth's magnetic field. • ...

History of Earth 2017-01-31

History of Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. made of molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel
  2. made of solid iron and nickel
  3. where two tectonic plates meet
  4. the theory that the Earth used to consist of one, large super-continent. The super continent was called Pangea and the theory was introduced by Alfred Wegener
  5. Plates Divide
  6. 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
  7. Plates Collide
  8. crust found on the ocean floor. It is thinner than continental crust
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  1. crust found on dry land. It is much thicker than oceanic crust
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection. They help move magma, heat, and energy throughout the Earth
  3. Holds the convection currents and magma. The mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  7. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  8. one plate going under another plate
  9. an deep valley that forms where two plates move apart, example is the Red Sea

17 Clues: Plates Divide • Plates Collide • made of solid iron and nickel • where two tectonic plates meet • one plate going under another plate • made of molten (liquid) Iron and Nickel • crust found on dry land. It is much thicker than oceanic crust • crust found on the ocean floor. It is thinner than continental crust • ...

Earth Science B Final Review 2023-06-06

Earth Science B Final Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the biome that we live in.
  2. This biome has the most stable temperature.
  3. The qualitative scale that measures earthquake is known as the ___ scale.
  4. This biome has the most fertile soil.
  5. This biome has very little precipitation and it is very hot in temperature.
  6. The transfer of heat through fluids.
  7. The Moment of Magnitude scale measure the amount of __ in an earthquake.
  8. This is the only layer of the Earth that humans have gone to.
  9. The transfer of heat without a medium, usually in the form of light.
  10. Feedback loop in which it cycles
  11. This biome has a wet and dry season.
  12. The opposite of an acid is a __.
  13. This is the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful radiation.
  14. Light emitted from the sun is known as __.
  15. Moving further north or south from the equator changes this.
  16. This is the sphere that includes all of the rocks, land formations and soil.
  17. Feedback loop in which the situation gets more and more chaotic.
  18. Type of greenhouse gas that contains carbon and hydrogen.
  19. This type of plate boundary where the plates separate.
  20. This measures how hot or cold an object is.
  21. The amount of rain and snow is the __ of a biome.
Down
  1. This is the sphere that includes all of the living things.
  2. The theory that plate tectonics are moving.
  3. The inner core of the Earth emits energy due to compaction and __ __.
  4. This is the sphere that includes all of the gas.
  5. A lack of precipitation will lead to this.
  6. This type of ice melting is what causes sea levels to rise.
  7. The core of the earth is made up of __ and nickel.
  8. The transfer of heat through touch.
  9. This type of plate boundary where the plates slide past one another.
  10. This biome is covered in coniferous trees.
  11. Light is energy that travels in the form of __.
  12. This type of plate boundary where the plates collide.
  13. Light that is able to be absorbed by greenhouse gases.
  14. Layer of the Earth that is liquid in its state of matter.
  15. This layer of the Earth has convection currents that allow for plate tectonics to move.
  16. The scientist that came up with the Continental Drift Theory.
  17. This is the sphere that includes all of the water.
  18. Ocean acidification occurs when CO2 is __ into the oceans causing the pH to decrease.
  19. This is a very cold desert.
  20. Locations close to this is usually hotter in temperature.

41 Clues: This is a very cold desert. • Feedback loop in which it cycles • The opposite of an acid is a __. • This is the biome that we live in. • The transfer of heat through touch. • The transfer of heat through fluids. • This biome has a wet and dry season. • This biome has the most fertile soil. • A lack of precipitation will lead to this. • ...

Wall Framing 2024-11-28

Wall Framing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A specific way of performing a task or series of tasks.
  2. The process of calculating the approximate quantity and cost of materials needed for a construction project.
  3. Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor.
  4. Structural elements located at the corners of a frame, providing support and stability.
  5. Materials or devices installed in openings in a wall or floor assembly to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.
  6. Sloping framing member supporting the roof.
  7. A stud that runs continuously from the bottom plate to the top plate, positioned next to a window or door opening.
  8. The upper horizontal component of a wall frame, to which the studs are secured. There are typically two layers: the top plate and the double top plate for added strength.
  9. The boards or panel material used in the first layer of a wall or roof, providing a base for the application of weatherproofing and exterior finishes.
  10. A horizontal piece that lies directly on top of the foundation, serving as the base for constructing the wall frame. It's also the bottom-most horizontal layer that the studs and bottom plate rest on. Layout: The process or plan for the arrangement of elements or components in a construction project.
  11. A short stud placed above or below a window or door opening, which supports the header.
Down
  1. Metal (often steel) framing members used as an alternative to wood studs for constructing walls.
  2. A horizontal structural member located above windows, doors, and other openings in a wall, designed to carry the load from above the opening.
  3. Vertical framing members in a wall, providing structural support and space for insulation and running electrical wires and plumbing.
  4. The T-shaped intersections created when partition walls meet main walls, providing structural support and room division.
  5. Horizontal framing members found at the top and bottom of walls, to which vertical components are attached.
  6. Vertical framing members that support the header above a door or window opening; essentially another term for jack studs.
  7. Horizontal bracing between studs, providing structural stability, reducing the potential for stud twisting, and offering a nailing surface for interior finishes.
  8. Building structures from individual units laid and bound together by mortar; common materials include brick, stone, and concrete block.
  9. The method or material used to stabilize structures, preventing movement or shifting during and after construction.
  10. Panels used for interior wall covering.
  11. The method of building a structure's support system, including walls and ceilings, using structural members.
  12. The lower horizontal part of a wall frame, which is attached to the floor and to which the studs are connected.
  13. The outermost wall of a building, providing structural support and protection from the environment.

24 Clues: Panels used for interior wall covering. • Sloping framing member supporting the roof. • A specific way of performing a task or series of tasks. • Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor. • Structural elements located at the corners of a frame, providing support and stability. • ...

Lesson 6 2025-10-22

Lesson 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Glacier, a massive, continuous body of glacial ice that covers a vast area of land, such as a continent or a large part of one.
  2. a geological epoch that lasted from approximately 2.6 million years ago to about 11,700 years ago, marked by cycles of glacial advance and retreat
  3. the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
  4. Region, relating to or occurring between different regions.
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.
  7. relating to or occurring between different regions.
  8. Points, each of the four main points of the compass (north, south, east, and west).
  9. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
  10. a supercontinent that existed from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras, about 335 to 175 million years ago, when all of Earth's landmasses were joined into a single landmass.
  11. a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.
  12. an expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period, geographical region, or social phenomenon.
  13. Slipping, the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  14. the period of time before written records.
  15. an object made or modified by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.
Down
  1. Shelf, the submerged, relatively shallow, and gently sloping edge of a continent that extends from the coastline to the shelf break.
  2. Age, a glacial episode during a past geological period.
  3. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
  4. Period, a relatively warm phase between two glacial periods (ice ages), characterized by global warming and a retreat of ice sheets.
  5. a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
  6. a mass of rocks and sediment carried down and deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity.
  7. Period, a long, cold interval of time within an ice age when glaciers and ice sheets expand to cover large areas of the Earth's surface.
  8. relating to or occurring between different regions.
  9. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
  10. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  11. tectonic, the scientific theory that Earth's outer layer (lithosphere) is divided into large and small plates that move relative to one another, floating on the hotter, more mobile asthenosphere beneath

26 Clues: the period of time before written records. • relating to or occurring between different regions. • relating to or occurring between different regions. • Age, a glacial episode during a past geological period. • a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line. • Region, relating to or occurring between different regions. • ...

Chapter 10 Crossword 2013-05-16

Chapter 10 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
  2. spreading- it is the process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
  3. tectonics- it is the theory that the Earth’s crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the asthenosphere
  4. it is a layer of ‘plastic’ semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  5. it is the crust that forms the ocean floor
  6. it is the crust that forms the continents
  7. waves- it is the shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  8. it is between the Earth's core and crust and is hot but not as hot as the core
  9. boundary- it is where plates are colliding with each other
  10. it is the centre of the Earth and is very hot
  11. boundary- it is where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  12. it is when oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oceanic plate then sinks below the continental plate
  13. it is a line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the Earths surface
  14. it is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  15. it is a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
Down
  1. it is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  2. isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  3. it is patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
  4. drift- it is the separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
  5. it is a longitudinal seismic wave that travels fast through the Earth
  6. it is an instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  7. it is molten rock below the Earth’s surface
  8. it is the crust of the upper mantle of the Earth
  9. it is a transverse seismic wave that travels through the Earth
  10. it is a deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  11. it is the process of determining an approximate age for an artefact
  12. it is determining the relative order of past events, without determining the age
  13. it is a place where extremely hot material form inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  14. it is the rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates
  15. boundary- it is where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  16. it is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth’s surface

31 Clues: it is the crust that forms the continents • it is the crust that forms the ocean floor • it is molten rock below the Earth’s surface • it is the centre of the Earth and is very hot • it is the crust of the upper mantle of the Earth • boundary- it is where plates are colliding with each other • it is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth’s surface • ...

SES2 Vocabulary 2023-09-22

SES2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gradual sinking to a lower level
  2. vibration from underground movement along a fault line
  3. the amount per unit size
  4. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  5. the exertion of force to a surface
  6. Floor the bottom of a sea or ocean
  7. the central part of the Earth
  8. an increase in the density of something
  9. the formation of crystals
  10. the outer layer of the Earth
  11. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  12. a crack in the earth's crust
  13. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  14. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  15. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
  16. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust
  17. relating to or associated with heat
  18. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica
  19. Fault a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
  20. the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
Down
  1. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  2. a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
  3. Fault a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
  4. a stress that produces an elongation of a physical body
  5. the lower layer of the crust
  6. the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
  7. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
  8. Valley a valley with steep sides
  9. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
  10. Drift the gradual movement of very large land masses
  11. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
  12. Shelf the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  13. Tectonics the movement or study of movement of Earth's crust.
  14. an instrument for measuring movements of the ground
  15. alter the shape of (something) by stress
  16. Scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formally used to express the magnitude of an earthquake the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
  17. the branch of geology that studies rocks and land forms
  18. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  19. Fault an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.
  20. the accumulation of materials deposited by some natural process
  21. Movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
  22. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia
  23. molten rock in the earth's crust

43 Clues: the amount per unit size • the formation of crystals • the lower layer of the crust • the outer layer of the Earth • a crack in the earth's crust • the central part of the Earth • Valley a valley with steep sides • molten rock in the earth's crust • a gradual sinking to a lower level • the exertion of force to a surface • Floor the bottom of a sea or ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother.
Down
  1. A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  5. A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other.

8 Clues: A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother. • A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other. • ...

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review 2021-12-06

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which volcano caused a "year without a summer" in 1816? Mount ___
  2. A place made of shield volcano islands (part of the USA)
  3. A ___ in the Earth can be found at a divergent boundary.
  4. The third layer of Earth, made from liquid metal
  5. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving AWAY FROM each other.
  6. Thickest layer of Earth, made from melted rock
  7. Hot, dusty particles that come out of a volcano
  8. A smaller earthquake after the main one (can be almost as strong as the main earthquake)
  9. A volcano that will never erupt again (99%)
  10. Melted rock that comes out of the earth and onto the crust
  11. An area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis happen
  12. A volcano that may explode at any time
  13. These are made at convergent boundaries. Ex: The Himalayas
  14. The largest, widest type of volcano
  15. The world's most active volcano, found on the island of Hawaii
  16. A volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in the year 79 AD
  17. Energy from earthquakes travels in ___ waves.
  18. A very small volcano, like a bubble of lava
  19. A place where 2 or more plates are touching is called a plate ___.
  20. The solid metal ball at the center of the Earth
  21. What volcano erupted in 1883, causing the loudest sound in human history?
  22. A word meaning explode
  23. A picture of an earthquake's energy drawn BY a machine
Down
  1. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving TOWARD each other.
  2. The center of an earthquake that has reached the CRUST
  3. Outside layer of Earth
  4. The place where an earthquake begins INSIDE the earth
  5. A medium-sized volcano made of ash
  6. A volcano that is "sleeping"
  7. There are ___ main types of plate boundaries.
  8. Vocab word meaning how strong/large an earthquake is
  9. A volcano that erupted in 1980 in the USA, sending giant clouds of ash into the air: Mount Saint ___
  10. Transform boundaries create ___ when they slide against each other.
  11. If an earthquake happens under the ocean, it can make a...
  12. A famous stratovolcano found in Japan
  13. A smaller earthquake before the main one
  14. A pointy shaped volcano with the most dangerous eruptions
  15. The country with the world's most active volcanoes
  16. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are sliding against each other/moving back and forth.
  17. A machine that draws a picture of an earthquake's energy
  18. A circular opening at the top of a volcano
  19. The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called tectonic ___.
  20. Melted rock inside the earth

43 Clues: Outside layer of Earth • A word meaning explode • A volcano that is "sleeping" • Melted rock inside the earth • A medium-sized volcano made of ash • The largest, widest type of volcano • A famous stratovolcano found in Japan • A volcano that may explode at any time • A smaller earthquake before the main one • A circular opening at the top of a volcano • ...

Wall Framing 2024-03-19

Wall Framing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A specific way of performing a task or series of tasks.
  2. The process of calculating the approximate quantity and cost of materials needed for a construction project.
  3. Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor.
  4. Structural elements located at the corners of a frame, providing support and stability.
  5. Materials or devices installed in openings in a wall or floor assembly to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.
  6. Sloping framing member supporting the roof.
  7. A stud that runs continuously from the bottom plate to the top plate, positioned next to a window or door opening.
  8. The upper horizontal component of a wall frame, to which the studs are secured. There are typically two layers: the top plate and the double top plate for added strength.
  9. The boards or panel material used in the first layer of a wall or roof, providing a base for the application of weatherproofing and exterior finishes.
  10. A horizontal piece that lies directly on top of the foundation, serving as the base for constructing the wall frame. It's also the bottom-most horizontal layer that the studs and bottom plate rest on. Layout: The process or plan for the arrangement of elements or components in a construction project.
  11. A short stud placed above or below a window or door opening, which supports the header.
Down
  1. Metal (often steel) framing members used as an alternative to wood studs for constructing walls.
  2. A horizontal structural member located above windows, doors, and other openings in a wall, designed to carry the load from above the opening.
  3. Vertical framing members in a wall, providing structural support and space for insulation and running electrical wires and plumbing.
  4. The T-shaped intersections created when partition walls meet main walls, providing structural support and room division.
  5. Horizontal framing members found at the top and bottom of walls, to which vertical components are attached.
  6. Vertical framing members that support the header above a door or window opening; essentially another term for jack studs.
  7. Horizontal bracing between studs, providing structural stability, reducing the potential for stud twisting, and offering a nailing surface for interior finishes.
  8. Building structures from individual units laid and bound together by mortar; common materials include brick, stone, and concrete block.
  9. The method or material used to stabilize structures, preventing movement or shifting during and after construction.
  10. Panels used for interior wall covering.
  11. The method of building a structure's support system, including walls and ceilings, using structural members.
  12. The lower horizontal part of a wall frame, which is attached to the floor and to which the studs are connected.
  13. The outermost wall of a building, providing structural support and protection from the environment.

24 Clues: Panels used for interior wall covering. • Sloping framing member supporting the roof. • A specific way of performing a task or series of tasks. • Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor. • Structural elements located at the corners of a frame, providing support and stability. • ...

science vocab pt2 2022-09-19

science vocab pt2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along fault move
  2. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density may be vertical circular or cyclical
  3. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  4. floor spreading Is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  5. rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its under formed shape
  6. What is the earth's mantle it is the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  7. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to the continent which then drifted to their present locations the movement of continents
  8. What is earth's core it is the central part of earth's below the mantle
  9. Is the theory that earth's outer layer is made up of of large moving pieces called tectonic plates the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  10. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  11. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic plate
  12. the asthenosphere is the soft layer of the mantel on which the tectonics plates move
  13. The bending,tilting and breaking of earth's crust the change in shape of rock in response to stress
  14. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
Down
  1. The lithosphere is the outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent convergent of transformation by the movement taking place between the plates
  3. reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically a change in the direction in which earth magnetic field points
  4. tectonics Is the theory that earth's outer layer is made up of of large moving pieces called tectonic plates the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  5. crust.What is earth's crust. Earth's crust the thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantel
  6. the mesosphere is the strong part of the mantel between the asthenosphere and the outer
  7. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  8. boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

22 Clues: boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • What is earth's core it is the central part of earth's below the mantle • rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its under formed shape • The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus • ...

Chapter 10 Cross Word Puzzle 2020-03-18

Chapter 10 Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place below the ground where an earthquake starts
  2. Plates are pulled apart at the mid-ocean ridges
  3. A chain is islands formed at the edge of colliding plates where 1 plate subducts
  4. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle on which Earth's tectonic plates move
  5. The name for the crust and the upper mantle together; Earth's tectonic plates
Down
  1. When 1 plate sinks below another plate during a collision
  2. Mountains formed by crust crumpling upwards as plates collide
  3. Transverse seismic wave that travels through Earth
  4. A longitudinal seismic wave the travels fast through Earth
  5. A depression in the ocean floor

10 Clues: A depression in the ocean floor • Plates are pulled apart at the mid-ocean ridges • Transverse seismic wave that travels through Earth • The place below the ground where an earthquake starts • When 1 plate sinks below another plate during a collision • A longitudinal seismic wave the travels fast through Earth • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-11-18

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area where two lithospheric plates collide
  2. a device used to detect small changes in magnetic fields
  3. an area were two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  4. a driving force for plate motion in the plates
  5. a fault along a plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
Down
  1. an old land mass made of the continents that broke apart
  2. a giant slab of rock made of the Earth's lithosphere
  3. the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  5. caused by sinking of the cold lithosphere into the asthenosphere

10 Clues: an area where two lithospheric plates collide • a driving force for plate motion in the plates • a giant slab of rock made of the Earth's lithosphere • an old land mass made of the continents that broke apart • a device used to detect small changes in magnetic fields • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • ...

Mark 22.03.2018 2018-03-22

Mark 22.03.2018 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. плитка
  2. мнение
  3. кувшин
  4. бревно
  5. упаковка
  6. буханка
  7. кусок
Down
  1. корыто
  2. фокус
  3. травмироваться (get+_____)
  4. громкий
  5. тарелка

12 Clues: фокус • кусок • корыто • плитка • мнение • кувшин • бревно • громкий • тарелка • буханка • упаковка • травмироваться (get+_____)

3C10(1) Charlie's Museum Adventure 2022-12-27

3C10(1) Charlie's Museum Adventure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 화석
  2. 뼈
  3. 공룡
  4. 아르마딜로
  5. 뿔
Down
  1. 코뿔소
  2. 뼈판, 골판
  3. 뒤에
  4. 타조
  5. 아마도
  6. 궁금해하다
  7. 갑옷

12 Clues: 뼈 • 뿔 • 뒤에 • 화석 • 타조 • 공룡 • 갑옷 • 코뿔소 • 아마도 • 궁금해하다 • 아르마딜로 • 뼈판, 골판

Print Technologies 2016-10-14

Print Technologies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. CMYK is what color model
  2. This type of designer only works in digital formats
  3. what type of printing is planographic
  4. Having only a single word on the last line of a paragraph is called a
  5. size what is a limitation of digital printing
  6. the process of using dots to create continuous tone imagery
  7. What type of printing can have a cylinder up to 10ft wide
  8. This is added to print marketing to lead people to your web page
  9. A common way Gravure cylinders are engraved
  10. A gravure cylinder is electroplated with a layer of this
  11. What order are inks applied in screen printing
  12. what type of Large format printing needs lamination for durability
  13. what web image format can be animated
  14. This type of plate speeds up letterpress make-ready time
  15. The creator of the first movable type printing press
  16. What helps apply the ink in screen printing
  17. What printer do we visit in Brooklyn Park
  18. Digital printing was made possible with Laserwriter, Pagemaker and
  19. A jpeg is an example of what type of compression
  20. A form of plateless printing
  21. Letterpress press that closes like a clam shell
Down
  1. A form of relief printing
  2. Transfers ink to the plate in flexography
  3. all the colors combined together in RGB make this
  4. Digital presses use this instead of ink
  5. offset web press that prints on both side of paper at the same time
  6. In the workflow, who is assigned to manage the entire process
  7. Businesses collect this using web/social media to help target consumers with VDP
  8. An advantage of digital printing
  9. assist helps prevents skips of halftone dots in gravure printing
  10. Adjusting the space between two characters is called
  11. process where the plate is right reading
  12. What is a porous type of printing
  13. This cylinder helps press the paper to the plate
  14. flexography plates are made from this
  15. what type of printing process is Gravure
  16. growth this happens on offset-web presses because the paper gains moisture as it cools

37 Clues: CMYK is what color model • A form of relief printing • A form of plateless printing • An advantage of digital printing • What is a porous type of printing • what type of printing is planographic • flexography plates are made from this • what web image format can be animated • Digital presses use this instead of ink • process where the plate is right reading • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2019-10-14

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waves of energy that travel through Earth and are the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion
  2. A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather
  3. Events in nature that may have a negative effect
  4. Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone
  5. Describing something so small that it can only be seen with a microscope
  6. Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  7. Earth's surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials
  8. Occurs when solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into a new place by wind, water, ice, and gravity
  9. Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust
  10. Extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem
  11. Relating to the whole world
  12. A group of interacting or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, as in all the factors or variables in an environment or all the variables that might affect a science experiment
Down
  1. Event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
  2. Distinctive part, quality, or characteristic of the Earth's outer layer
  3. Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
  4. The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere
  5. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
  6. the mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition
  7. the process by which water, ice, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another
  8. Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
  9. A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land

21 Clues: Relating to the whole world • Events in nature that may have a negative effect • A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land • Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust • A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather • The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere • ...

The Natural Processes that Formed the Manawatu Gorge 2024-07-31

The Natural Processes that Formed the Manawatu Gorge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Collapse of unstable mountain sides in a gorge due to erosion
  2. Layer of hot, semi-molten rock beneath tectonic plates also known as the asthenosphere
  3. A general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity
  4. Group of processes which involves the actions of rivers and streams shaping the Earth's surface
  5. Process at converging plate boundary where one plate moves beneath another
  6. Shallow body of water connecting larger water bodies. The Manawatu Inlet was one of these before it became a gorge.
  7. The centre of the Earth, which due to radioactivity reaches temperatures of up to 6000°C
  8. Landmass formed by uplift in the East Coast 1 million years ago that was not connected to the rest of the North Island.
  9. A significant object made by nature
  10. Giant rafts of rock in the Earth's crust which move on the mantle
  11. A process that uses the power of running water to wear away rock and soil
  12. Lighter, thicker, granite plate in subduction zones
  13. A water body that separated the North Island from the South-east Island about 1 million years ago.
Down
  1. A water gap gorge where the Manawatu River cuts through the rising Ruahine and Taraua Ranges
  2. A process whereby molten rock moves in a circular motion caused by heating and cooling of rock in the mantle
  3. Unique gorge where a river predates the surrounding mountains
  4. Erosion caused by water pressure against rock and soil
  5. Denser, thinner, basalt plate in subduction zones
  6. Feature or event that can be observed, usually considered extraordinary or remarkable
  7. Rainwater draining from a region
  8. Most mass wasting occurs due to persistent or heavy rainfall which can ___________ the slope
  9. A series of events in nature that shapes the environment
  10. A process which builds mountain ranges due to pressure when plates converge or transform
  11. Type of erosion whereby water smashes sediment into the bed and sides of rivers, breaking them down.

24 Clues: Rainwater draining from a region • A significant object made by nature • Denser, thinner, basalt plate in subduction zones • Lighter, thicker, granite plate in subduction zones • Erosion caused by water pressure against rock and soil • A series of events in nature that shapes the environment • Collapse of unstable mountain sides in a gorge due to erosion • ...

Earth Science Terms 2023-05-05

Earth Science Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The second layer of the earth
  2. The number of large tectonic plates
  3. The stronger lower part of the mantle
  4. These can be formed at convergent boundaries where one continental plate rises over another
  5. Part of the earth that contains both the crust and the upper mantle
  6. Theory that there are large peices of the crust that move slowly over time causing continents to drift
  7. This feature is found in the ocean at convergent plate boundaries, where deep sections are present
  8. This forms at convergent boundaries as a result of magma rising up under the service
  9. The first major type of evidence that supports continental drift
  10. Continental plates move 1 to 10 ________________________ every year
  11. One of the supercontinents that existed 250 million years ago
  12. The denser of the two types of crust
  13. The age of magnetic bands that are the furthest to the rift valley
  14. The part of the core that is the hottest but also solid
Down
  1. Happens when oceanic crust is pulled under continental crust as it is destroyed in the mantle
  2. The type of plate boundary where two plates collide causing the denser crust to be melted back into the mantle
  3. The top taffy like part of the mantle
  4. The top layer of the earth
  5. These are underwater mountain ranges
  6. The part of the core that is liquid
  7. The consistency of the mantle
  8. The thickest type of the two types of crust
  9. The last name of the scientist that came up with the idea of continental drift
  10. This forms at divergent boundaries right at where the plates separate at
  11. The age of magnetic bands that are closest to the rift valley
  12. The type of currents of that are present in the mantle
  13. One of the supercontinents that existed 300 million years ago
  14. These are where earthquakes occur as tectonic plates slip pass each other
  15. The type of plate boundary where two plates move apart from each, allowing for new crust to be formed

29 Clues: The top layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • The consistency of the mantle • The number of large tectonic plates • The part of the core that is liquid • These are underwater mountain ranges • The denser of the two types of crust • The top taffy like part of the mantle • The stronger lower part of the mantle • The thickest type of the two types of crust • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2021-12-06

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt
  2. It is a process of changing the characteristics of a rock as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or reactions with hot fluids
  3. internal heat, It fuels the planet’s dynamic processes including plate movements, earthquakes, and volcanism.
  4. rocks, This is a type of rock formed from preexisting rocks and fossils of organisms
  5. When magma rises to the crust it can displace the host or country rock to form structures called?
  6. Refers to transferring of unconsolidated earth’s material via agents like human animal wind and water.
  7. It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other.
  8. plates, These are slabs of the brittle lithosphere which can be able to move due to the plasticity of the underlying asthenosphere
  9. erodibility, It is the vulnerability of soil to erosion caused by rainfall intensity soil properties crop cover and slope.
  10. It is a dynamic planet composed of interacting subsystems, namely: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the biosphere.
  11. It is the rigid outermost layer of earth that is composed of crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle
  12. It is an aggregate of minerals or minerals which may not contain organic matter.
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  1. This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement.
  2. push, This is a force that causes hotter less dense material to force itself up through a ridge
  3. , It is a process where there is growth in the size of mineral grains of pre-existing materials
  4. Known as radioactive dating of hotspots show age differences based on plate movements.
  5. These are substances that evaporate easily and can exist in gaseous form on the surface of earth
  6. It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface.
  7. It occurs along the plate boundaries or margins and sometimes within the plate.
  8. wedging, It is a process that involves repeated cycles of freezing and thawing of ice.

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. • ...

Unit 4 Earth Systems-Part 1 2025-04-15

Unit 4 Earth Systems-Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals
  2. The breakdown of rocks and minerals by chemical reactions, the dissolving of chemical elements from rocks, or both
  3. Rock that forms when sedimentary rock, igneous rock, or other metamorphic rock is subjected to high temperature and pressure
  4. Rock formed directly from magma
  5. rock Rock that forms when magma cools above the surface of Earth
  6. A vent in the surface of Earth that emits ash, gases, or molten lava
  7. An area where tectonic plates move sideways past each other
  8. The formation of new ocean crust as a result of magma pushing upward and outward from Earth’s mantle to the surface
  9. In geology, a crack that occurs in rock as it cools
  10. A large expanse of rock where a fault has occurred
  11. The frequency and intensity of earthquakes experienced over time
  12. A place where molten material from Earth’s mantle reaches the lithosphere
  13. The process of one crustal plate passing under another
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  1. The layer of Earth located in the outer part of the mantle, composed of semi-molten rock
  2. The innermost zone of Earth’s interior, composed mostly of iron and nickel. It includes a liquid outer layer and a solid inner layer
  3. The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma
  4. An area beneath the ocean where tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. Rock that forms when sediments such as muds, sands, or gravels are compressed by overlying sediments
  6. The outermost layer of Earth, including the mantle and crust
  7. An area where plates move toward one another and collide
  8. A scale that measures the largest ground movement that occurs during an earthquake
  9. rock Igneous rock that forms when magma rises up and cools in a place underground
  10. Precipitation high in sulfuric acid and nitric acid from reactions between water vapor and sulfur and nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere
  11. In geology, the chemically distinct outermost layer of the lithosphere
  12. Molten rock
  13. A fracture in rock caused by a movement of Earth’s crust

26 Clues: Molten rock • Rock formed directly from magma • The mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals • A large expanse of rock where a fault has occurred • The layer of Earth above the core, containing magma • In geology, a crack that occurs in rock as it cools • The process of one crustal plate passing under another • An area where plates move toward one another and collide • ...

7.2A VolcaNow! 2025-12-12

7.2A VolcaNow! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large volcanic crater, formed by the collapse of the volcano summit as the result of a major eruption.
  2. A tectonic plate made up of light rocks that forms the continents.
  3. The semi-solid, thick, very hot layer beneath the crust.
  4. The solid surface of the Earth (including the seafloor beneath the oceans).
  5. The average number of years between eruptions; this gives a measure of how often or how rarely a volcano erupts.
  6. The location where tectonic plates collide and one sinks under the other, destroying rock.
  7. A property of a substance meaning liquefied by heat.
  8. A steep-sided, often cone-shaped volcanic peak, formed by layers of ash, relatively sticky lava and other eruption products.
  9. A linear volcanic vent or vents through which lava and gases erupt.
  10. An indicator used to describe and compare eruption size based on the volume of material erupted by a volcano.
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  1. A broad, dome-shaped volcano with gently sloping sides formed by layers of relatively fluid lava.
  2. A tectonic plate at the bottom of the ocean made of dark rocks.
  3. The melted material from the mantle and crust while it is beneath the surface of the earth.
  4. To change a liquid material into a solid by removing or releasing thermal energy.
  5. The emission of volcanic products such as lava, ash, and gases from a volcano; as a geologic process, volcanic eruptions usually occur as sudden events.
  6. The location where tectonic plates separate and new rock is formed.
  7. Volcanic regions generated by a mantle plume originating from the mantle that melts through the overlying plate, not related to tectonic plate boundaries.
  8. A large piece of Earth’s crust that is on top of the mantle
  9. To change a solid material into liquid by adding thermal energy.
  10. A special kind of solid which has a regular shape, often with shiny surfaces.
  11. Melted rock that is emitted from a volcano or vent and flows onto the surface; also refers to the hardened rock that forms as it cools.

21 Clues: A property of a substance meaning liquefied by heat. • The semi-solid, thick, very hot layer beneath the crust. • A large piece of Earth’s crust that is on top of the mantle • A tectonic plate at the bottom of the ocean made of dark rocks. • To change a solid material into liquid by adding thermal energy. • ...

Module 13: Plate Tectonics 2025-04-09

Module 13: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates are moving apart from each other. (page 357)
  2. Wegener found similar _____ of several different types of animals and plants that once lived on or near land had been found on widely separated continents. (page 346)
  3. Hypothesis developed by Wegner that proposed that Earth’s continents had once been joined as a single landmass and then broke apart. (page 345 – two words)
  4. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another. (page 362)
  5. Type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other. (page 357)
  6. A device that helps study the depth of the ocean floor by using sound waves to measure distance by measuring the time it takes for sound waves sent from a ship to bounce off the seafloor and return to the ship. (page 349)
  7. Forms from the compaction and decomposition of accumulations of ancient swamp plants that grew in warm, wet regions, but were found in extremely cold environments. (page 347 – two words)
  8. Theory that describes how tectonic plates move and shape Earth’s surface. (page 356 – two words)
  9. The theory that explains how new oceanic crust forms at ocean ridges, slowly moves away from ocean ridges, and is destroyed at deep-sea trenches. (page 355 – two words)
  10. A narrow, elongated depression in the seafloor that can be thousands of kilometers long and many kilometers deep. (page 350 – three words)
  11. Observations of ocean-floor sediments revelated that the _____ of the sediments increases with distance from an ocean ridge. (page 351)
  12. Wegener observed that ____ in the Appalachian Mountains were identical to those in the mountains of Greenland and Europe. (page 346)
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  1. Form parallel to a trench when two oceanic plates collide. (page 358 – two words)
  2. The name of the supercontinent that contained all the Earth’s continents as a single landmass. (page 345)
  3. A device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields that was used to study the ocean floor. (page 349)
  4. Earth’s magnetic field is generated by the flow of _____ in the outer core. (page 352 – two words)
  5. Found in Africa, India, Australia, and South America indicating that were once covered by a thick ice cap and then drifted to warmer locations. (page 347 – two words)
  6. Two features that are created when an oceanic and continental plate collide. (page 358 – two words)
  7. A continuous mountain chain on the ocean floor where new ocean rock forms. (page 357 – three words)
  8. Long, narrow depression that forms when continental crust begins to separate. (page 357 – two words)
  9. Occurs when the flow in the outer core changes, and Earth’s magnetic field changes direction. (page 352 – two words)
  10. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past each other. (page 360).
  11. Huge pieces of crust and upper mantle that fit together at their edges to cover Earth’s surface. (page 356 – two words)
  12. German meteorologist that first proposed the scientific hypothesis that the continents were moving. (page 344 – two words)
  13. The age of oceanic crust consistently _____ with distance from a ridge. (page 351)
  14. A process where the denser plate descends below a less-dense plate when they collide. (page 357)

26 Clues: Form parallel to a trench when two oceanic plates collide. (page 358 – two words) • The age of oceanic crust consistently _____ with distance from a ridge. (page 351) • Type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other. (page 357) • Type of plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past each other. (page 360). • ...

U3 Le couvert, les repas et le petit déjeuner 2025-12-19

U3 Le couvert, les repas et le petit déjeuner crossword puzzle
Across
  1. some coffee
  2. a meal
  3. a glass
  4. some butter
  5. lunch
  6. some jam
  7. fork
  8. cheese shop
  9. a cup
Down
  1. knife
  2. butcher shop
  3. breakfast
  4. some bread
  5. a plain yogurt
  6. some cereal
  7. pork butcher shop
  8. some orange juice
  9. plate

18 Clues: fork • knife • lunch • plate • a cup • a meal • a glass • some jam • breakfast • some bread • some coffee • some butter • some cereal • cheese shop • butcher shop • a plain yogurt • pork butcher shop • some orange juice

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
  2. A dip between 2 areas of higher ground
  3. A sloping line of high-ground contour lines forming a "V" or "U" shape
  4. A deep,narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
  5. A natural elevation smaller than a mountain
Down
  1. A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region
  2. A hole in the ground or a sinkhole
  3. A low land between mountain ranges that often have streams or rivers
  4. A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls
  5. A vertical or near vertical feature;It is an abrupt change of land

10 Clues: A hole in the ground or a sinkhole • A dip between 2 areas of higher ground • A natural elevation smaller than a mountain • A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region • A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls • A vertical or near vertical feature;It is an abrupt change of land • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cooled and solid rock from the Earth's upper mantle and the crust
  2. A type of boundary where plates slide past one another
  3. One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older
  4. Where continental crust collides with oceanic crust, causing the oceanic crust to slide under the continental crust
  5. A type of boundary where plates come together and collide
Down
  1. The big mass of land on earth before the plates moved away from each other
  2. The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics
  3. The zone above a subduction zone where there is a deep, narrow depression in the oceanic crust
  4. A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other
  5. One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates

10 Clues: The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics • A type of boundary where plates slide past one another • A type of boundary where plates come together and collide • One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older • A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other • One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates • ...

Plate boundaries 2014-03-13

Plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is the zones of weaknesses in the crust and earthquakes occur repeatly in these areas
  2. it is an area where two plates meet or collide with each other
  3. it is the lower portion of the upper mantle that is molten and flowing
Down
  1. it is the study of earthquakes and waves they create
  2. it is the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the underground rock masses that suddenly shift in position
  3. it is under the continents
  4. areas that do not produce earthquakes
  5. it is an area where two plates move sideways or slide pass each other, scraping and deforming the edge of the continents without destruction and formation of new crust
  6. it is the plate under the ocean
  7. it is an area where two plates move away from each other, causing fractures in the lithosphere

10 Clues: it is under the continents • it is the plate under the ocean • areas that do not produce earthquakes • it is the study of earthquakes and waves they create • it is an area where two plates meet or collide with each other • it is the lower portion of the upper mantle that is molten and flowing • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates.
  2. The crust is the outermost layer of the earth. Compared to the other layers, the crust is very thin and cold.
  3. Boundaries Areas where plates move toward each other and collide.
  4. Boundaries These happen when 2 plates move away from each other. When this happens lava has room to come up through the cracks and form new crust.
  5. Currents The circular movement of a liquid or a gas as it heats. It is believed that convection currents are what moves continental plates.
  6. The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents.
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  1. Boundaries where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction.
  2. Drift The theory that the earth’s continent s used to be joined as a single, large landmass called Pangaea. Pangaea started breaking up millions of years ago. The continents slowly moved to their present positions.
  3. The core is the center of the earth. It is made of solid iron and nickel, surrounded by melted iron and nickel.
  4. The mantle is the middle layer of the earth. The mantle is made of liquid and solid rock that moves and churns.

10 Clues: Boundaries Areas where plates move toward each other and collide. • Boundaries where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction. • Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates. • The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What flows in the mantel?
  2. Plates moving in one direction cause
  3. What is the largest layer of the earth?
  4. Rocks changed by the effect of heat and pressure of existing rocks under the earth's surface
Down
  1. Eight continents formed a super-continent known as
  2. Rocks that are formed by cementing together by small grains
  3. Earthquakes formed under the ocean cause
  4. What causes the breakdown of rocks?
  5. A rock that is formed in molten rock cools under or on top of the earth's surface
  6. What is the thinnest and coolest layer of the earth?

10 Clues: What flows in the mantel? • What causes the breakdown of rocks? • Plates moving in one direction cause • What is the largest layer of the earth? • Earthquakes formed under the ocean cause • Eight continents formed a super-continent known as • What is the thinnest and coolest layer of the earth? • Rocks that are formed by cementing together by small grains • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Explains the formation, movement, and subduction of the Earth's plates
  2. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  3. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath the mantle
  4. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
  5. A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth
Down
  1. A place where two plates slip past each other
  2. When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______.
  3. How the continents slowly move across the Earth
  4. A super continent that included all landmasses of the Earth
  5. The transfer of heat through space

10 Clues: The transfer of heat through space • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • A place where two plates slip past each other • How the continents slowly move across the Earth • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______. • A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A super continent that included all landmasses of the Earth
  2. When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______.
  3. Explains the formation, movement, and subduction of the Earth's plates
  4. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  5. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. A place where two plates slip past each other
  2. A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth
  3. The transfer of heat through space
  4. How the continents slowly move across the Earth
  5. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath the mantle

10 Clues: The transfer of heat through space • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • A place where two plates slip past each other • How the continents slowly move across the Earth • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______. • A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth • ...

PLATE TECTIONICS 2013-10-08

PLATE TECTIONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. IF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS WERE FOOD THEY WOULD BE SITTING ON?
  2. WHEN THE CONTINENTS WERE IN PANGAEA THEY MOVED IN SUCH AWAY KNOW AS?
  3. THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH?
  4. A THEORY THAT WAS PROPOSED BY HESS THAT MAGMA ROSE THEREFOR SPREADING THE SEAFLOOR?
  5. UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN RANGES FORM?
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  1. OCCURS IN THE MANTLE AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PLATE TECTONICS?
  2. THIS LAYER IS USUALLY LESS SENSE THEN THE LAYER BENEATH IT?
  3. AN IDEA OR BELIEF BUT NOT ALWAYS LAW?
  4. THE REMAINS OF A SPECIES THAT WAS WIDESPREAD GEOGRAPHICALLY AND WAS VERY ABUNDANT?
  5. THE THEORY WHERE ALL OF THE CONTINENTS WERE TOGETHER?

10 Clues: THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH? • UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN RANGES FORM? • AN IDEA OR BELIEF BUT NOT ALWAYS LAW? • THE THEORY WHERE ALL OF THE CONTINENTS WERE TOGETHER? • THIS LAYER IS USUALLY LESS SENSE THEN THE LAYER BENEATH IT? • IF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS WERE FOOD THEY WOULD BE SITTING ON? • WHEN THE CONTINENTS WERE IN PANGAEA THEY MOVED IN SUCH AWAY KNOW AS? • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-02-04

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sections of earths crust under the ocean
  2. large moving piece of earth's crust
  3. Boundary where two plates collide
  4. Boundary where plates move oppositely
  5. Boundary where plates are moving apart
Down
  1. Molten rock between the core and crust
  2. outer layer of the earth
  3. where ocean crust slides under continent
  4. large landmass
  5. where magma is found

10 Clues: large landmass • where magma is found • outer layer of the earth • Boundary where two plates collide • large moving piece of earth's crust • Boundary where plates move oppositely • Molten rock between the core and crust • Boundary where plates are moving apart • sections of earths crust under the ocean • where ocean crust slides under continent

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The margin or boundary between two tectonic plates.
  2. Tectonic plate margin where rising magma adds new material to plates that are diverging or moving apart.
  3. A sudden or violent movement within the Earth’s crust followed by a series of shocks.
  4. Molten liquid rock above the surface of the Earth.
Down
  1. A rigid segment of the Earth’s crust that can ‘float’ across the heavier, semi-molten rock below. Continental crust is less dense but thicker than oceanic crust.
  2. Tectonic plate margin where two plates are converging or coming together and the continental crust is subducted. It can be associated with violent earthquakes and explosive volcanoes.
  3. Tectonic plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  4. The type of crust that forms the Earth's continents.
  5. The type of crust found under oceans.
  6. Molten liquid rock below the surface of the Earth.

10 Clues: The type of crust found under oceans. • Molten liquid rock below the surface of the Earth. • Molten liquid rock above the surface of the Earth. • The margin or boundary between two tectonic plates. • The type of crust that forms the Earth's continents. • Tectonic plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-05-18

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth
  2. New oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust move away from the ridge
  3. magnetic field reverses directions
  4. the cold and ridge outermost rock layers are called
  5. continents were once part of a supercontinent called
  6. The mountain range in the middle of the ocean are called
Down
  1. Forms where two plates seperate
  2. polarity, magnetic objects such as compass needles , will orient themselves to point north
  3. earths surface is made of ridge slabs of rocks or plates , that move with respect to each other
  4. polarity, reverse direction and orient themselves and point south

10 Clues: Forms where two plates seperate • magnetic field reverses directions • the cold and ridge outermost rock layers are called • continents were once part of a supercontinent called • The mountain range in the middle of the ocean are called • continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth • polarity, reverse direction and orient themselves and point south • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cause tectonic plates to drift
  2. valley that forms at a divergent boundary
  3. 2 tectonic plates sliding past each other
  4. 2 tectonic plates spreading apart
  5. what earth looked like 200 million years ago
Down
  1. __zone where one plate dunks under the other
  2. long, narrow dip on the seafloor from subduction
  3. Earth's outermost layer, broken into pieces
  4. 2 tectonic plates pushing together
  5. molten rock; located in the mantle

10 Clues: cause tectonic plates to drift • 2 tectonic plates spreading apart • 2 tectonic plates pushing together • molten rock; located in the mantle • valley that forms at a divergent boundary • 2 tectonic plates sliding past each other • Earth's outermost layer, broken into pieces • __zone where one plate dunks under the other • what earth looked like 200 million years ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock, under the ground
  2. when two plates converge and the lighter one slides under the other plate
  3. the layer of the earth under the crust, consists of a upper and lower part
  4. the currents in the mantle that make the plates move
Down
  1. a landform made when two plates collide with each other
  2. the pieces of the crust that can move around, causing earthquakes, mountains, or more crust
  3. a boundary where plates move apart
  4. a boundary where plates bump into each other, making mountains
  5. the plate that is underwater, can subduct
  6. a boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes

10 Clues: melted rock, under the ground • a boundary where plates move apart • the plate that is underwater, can subduct • the currents in the mantle that make the plates move • a landform made when two plates collide with each other • a boundary where plates bump into each other, making mountains • a boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes • ...

plate tectonics 2023-09-29

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of earth
  2. plate movement is caused by
  3. what boundary is where tectonic plates converge
  4. happens at transform boundary's
Down
  1. rocks break as the plates grind past eachother
  2. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. caused at transform boundary's
  4. occur at divergent boundary
  5. where the convection currents are located
  6. molten rock

10 Clues: molten rock • outermost layer of earth • plate movement is caused by • occur at divergent boundary • caused at transform boundary's • happens at transform boundary's • where the convection currents are located • two tectonic plates move away from each other • rocks break as the plates grind past eachother • what boundary is where tectonic plates converge

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convection currents
  2. come together
  3. fissure in rock
  4. movement of currents
Down
  1. away from each other
  2. plates moving
  3. massive area of land
  4. sliding against each other
  5. opening in earths surface
  6. crust broken up

10 Clues: plates moving • come together • crust broken up • fissure in rock • convection currents • away from each other • massive area of land • movement of currents • opening in earths surface • sliding against each other

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock under the Earth's surface
  2. cause the movement of earth's tectonic plates
  3. when plates move away from each other
  4. a fracture between two blocks of rock
Down
  1. when plates come together and overlap
  2. when an oceanic plate begins to slide under a continental plate
  3. openings in the earth where lava erupts to the surface
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. formation made from divergent boundaries
  6. shaking of the earth caused by moving plates

10 Clues: when plates slide past each other • when plates come together and overlap • molten rock under the Earth's surface • when plates move away from each other • a fracture between two blocks of rock • formation made from divergent boundaries • shaking of the earth caused by moving plates • cause the movement of earth's tectonic plates • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-08-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock material?
  2. A piece of land surrounded by water on all its sides?
  3. Record of earthquake?
  4. Secondary wave order on any seismographic station?
  5. Second layer in the internal structure of earth?
  6. A type of plate boundary tectonics plate move towards each other?
Down
  1. Waves causing most damage?
  2. Boundary between mantle and core?
  3. A layer of earth beneath lithosphere where the material is jelly like form?
  4. Transportation of weathered rock material?

10 Clues: Molten rock material? • Record of earthquake? • Waves causing most damage? • Boundary between mantle and core? • Transportation of weathered rock material? • Second layer in the internal structure of earth? • Secondary wave order on any seismographic station? • A piece of land surrounded by water on all its sides? • ...

Plate Motion 2024-04-25

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  2. to examine in detail for a purpose
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. moving toward the same place
  5. hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth
  6. how often or fast something happens
Down
  1. the place where two plates meet
  2. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

10 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 the Earth's surface • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...

plate tectonics 2024-02-15

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot mantle rock
  2. valley example of divergent boundary
  3. 2 plates slide against each other
  4. formed with transform boundary
  5. when one plate goes under the other
  6. formed from subduction
Down
  1. formed with convergent boundary
  2. 2 plates divided
  3. 2 plates colliding
  4. of fire located in pacific ocean

10 Clues: hot mantle rock • 2 plates divided • 2 plates colliding • formed from subduction • formed with transform boundary • formed with convergent boundary • 2 plates slide against each other • of fire located in pacific ocean • when one plate goes under the other • valley example of divergent boundary

plate boundarys 2024-02-15

plate boundarys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin layer of crust that underlines the ocean basin
  2. molten rock, housed in mantle
  3. occurs at divergent boundary
  4. 2 tectonic plates that move away from eachother
  5. when 2 plates slide past eachother
Down
  1. large pieces of earths crust
  2. location where 2 tectonic plates meet
  3. floor spreading process where new crust is formed by 2 diverging oceanic plates
  4. 2 tectonic plates that meet
  5. occurs at convergent

10 Clues: occurs at convergent • 2 tectonic plates that meet • large pieces of earths crust • occurs at divergent boundary • molten rock, housed in mantle • when 2 plates slide past eachother • location where 2 tectonic plates meet • 2 tectonic plates that move away from eachother • thin layer of crust that underlines the ocean basin • ...

plate teptonics 2023-02-15

plate teptonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slides past
  2. the rising and sinking of heat
  3. descoverd the theroy of contental drift
  4. makes mountains
Down
  1. the inner most layre
  2. the layre one under the crust
  3. the only liquid layre of the earth
  4. gets farther away
  5. the outermost layre of the earth
  6. a very large super-contente

10 Clues: slides past • makes mountains • gets farther away • the inner most layre • a very large super-contente • the layre one under the crust • the rising and sinking of heat • the outermost layre of the earth • the only liquid layre of the earth • descoverd the theroy of contental drift

Plate Techtonics 2023-02-24

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  2. Current​ current in a fluid that results from convection.
  3. two tectonic plates move past one another
  4. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
Down
  1. When two plates come together
  2. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading.
  3. Molten rock
  4. a crack, split, or break in something
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. ​
  6. two tectonic plates move away from each other

10 Clues: Molten rock • When two plates come together • a crack, split, or break in something • two tectonic plates move past one another • two tectonic plates move away from each other • Current​ current in a fluid that results from convection. • a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary
  2. A current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. When two plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. All the Earth
  5. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Down
  1. When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary
  2. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater which there has been an eruption from
  3. 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.
  4. One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments

10 Clues: All the Earth • A current in a fluid that results from convection • When two plates slide past each other horizontally • When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary • One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments • The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure • When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary
  2. A current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. When two plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. All the Earth
  5. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Down
  1. When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary
  2. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater which there has been an eruption from
  3. 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.
  4. One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments

10 Clues: All the Earth • A current in a fluid that results from convection • When two plates slide past each other horizontally • When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary • One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments • The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure • When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our planet home
  2. moving or extending in different directions
  3. a line of volcanoes
  4. a massive earthquake
Down
  1. a long carck in the surface
  2. to change in composition
  3. what is at the bottom of the ocean
  4. a line that marks the limits of an area
  5. a big mountain that spits lava
  6. a big landscape that goes up

10 Clues: Our planet home • a line of volcanoes • a massive earthquake • to change in composition • a long carck in the surface • a big landscape that goes up • a big mountain that spits lava • what is at the bottom of the ocean • a line that marks the limits of an area • moving or extending in different directions

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spits out lava
  2. line A line around something
  3. of fire Fire around it
  4. off limits
  5. A big piece of land
  6. Puzzle peices of the earth.
Down
  1. move past
  2. come together
  3. Has a bunch of water on top
  4. A big ball

10 Clues: move past • A big ball • off limits • come together • Spits out lava • A big piece of land • of fire Fire around it • Has a bunch of water on top • Puzzle peices of the earth. • line A line around something

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spits out lava
  2. line A line around something
  3. of fire Fire around it
  4. off limits
  5. A big piece of land
  6. Puzzle peices of the earth.
Down
  1. move past
  2. come together
  3. Has a bunch of water on top
  4. A big ball

10 Clues: move past • A big ball • off limits • come together • Spits out lava • A big piece of land • of fire Fire around it • Has a bunch of water on top • Puzzle peices of the earth. • line A line around something

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  2. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  3. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  4. the solid, plastic layer of mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each-other horizontally.
Down
  1. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies at mid-ocean ridge.
  2. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically as it relates to to reversal of Earth's magnetic poles.
  3. a long, undersea mountain chain that has steep, narrow vally at its center, that forms as magma rises from the asthenosphere and that creates new oceanic lithosphere.(sea floor)
  4. the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape.
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each-other.

10 Clues: the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each-other. • the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each-other horizontally. • the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-31

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. mountains under the ocean
  3. convergent is colliding
  4. the forming of a volcano
  5. transform is sliding
Down
  1. were the ground gets deeper
  2. divergent is divergent is dividing
  3. when two plates spread it creates a
  4. the spin in the mantle
  5. lava

10 Clues: lava • transform is sliding • the spin in the mantle • convergent is colliding • the forming of a volcano • mountains under the ocean • were the ground gets deeper • divergent is divergent is dividing • when two plates spread it creates a • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Made by a convergant boundary
  2. Collision Boundary
  3. Makes tectonic plates flow
  4. Lava that is made in the mantle
Down
  1. Two plates with diffrent densitys collide
  2. Sliding Boundary
  3. Made by a subduction zone
  4. Naturual disaster made by a transform boundary
  5. Seperateing Boundary
  6. Made by a divergant boundary

10 Clues: Sliding Boundary • Collision Boundary • Seperateing Boundary • Made by a subduction zone • Makes tectonic plates flow • Made by a divergant boundary • Made by a convergant boundary • Lava that is made in the mantle • Two plates with diffrent densitys collide • Naturual disaster made by a transform boundary

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates more one under the other
  2. Two Tectonic Plates Moving Apart
  3. Molten Rock
  4. What causes tectonic plates to move
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere,
  6. Two Tectonic Plates come together
Down
  1. innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  2. composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  3. when two tectonic plates move up and down
  4. layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

10 Clues: Molten Rock • Two Tectonic Plates Moving Apart • Two Tectonic Plates come together • What causes tectonic plates to move • when two plates more one under the other • when two tectonic plates move up and down • innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth. • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geological feature created in divergent boundaries
  2. the type of boundary where the plates collide
  3. the type of boundary where the plates slide together
  4. geological feature that is created in convergent boundaries
  5. causes tectonic plates to move
Down
  1. one convergent plate is more dense than the other
  2. rise up and form new crust
  3. the type of boundary where the plates divide
  4. geological feature created in transform boundaries
  5. forms between two divergent boundary plates

10 Clues: rise up and form new crust • causes tectonic plates to move • forms between two divergent boundary plates • the type of boundary where the plates divide • the type of boundary where the plates collide • one convergent plate is more dense than the other • geological feature created in divergent boundaries • geological feature created in transform boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pangaea means "All _____"
  2. also known as lithospheric plates
  3. a Southern smaller supercontinent
  4. a type of crust that consists of basalt and gabbro rocks
  5. a term that "equal standstill"
Down
  1. a Northern smaller supercontinent
  2. the proponent of Continental Drift Theory
  3. a vast ocean surrounding the Pangaea
  4. a Greek word that means carpenter or builder
  5. the supercontinent

10 Clues: the supercontinent • Pangaea means "All _____" • a term that "equal standstill" • a Northern smaller supercontinent • also known as lithospheric plates • a Southern smaller supercontinent • a vast ocean surrounding the Pangaea • the proponent of Continental Drift Theory • a Greek word that means carpenter or builder • a type of crust that consists of basalt and gabbro rocks

plate techtions 2021-10-29

plate techtions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. move apart
  2. grind past
  3. the result of a transform boundary
  4. when the densities cause one to fall under
  5. alfred wegener's idea
Down
  1. what the lesson is about
  2. molten lava
  3. move together
  4. occurs at divergent boundarys
  5. magma pushed into earth's crust

10 Clues: move apart • grind past • molten lava • move together • alfred wegener's idea • what the lesson is about • occurs at divergent boundarys • magma pushed into earth's crust • the result of a transform boundary • when the densities cause one to fall under

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates separate or move apart.
  2. Two tectonic plates collide with one another.
  3. Divided into 3 types.
  4. A danger of plate tectonics.
  5. Example of Oceanic-Oceanic Collisions.
Down
  1. Example of Transform Boundaries.
  2. Example of Continental-Oceanic Collisions.
  3. Something we can get from plate tectonics.
  4. Occur beneath oceanic and continental crust.
  5. Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises.

10 Clues: Divided into 3 types. • A danger of plate tectonics. • Example of Transform Boundaries. • Example of Oceanic-Oceanic Collisions. • When two plates separate or move apart. • Example of Continental-Oceanic Collisions. • Something we can get from plate tectonics. • Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises. • Occur beneath oceanic and continental crust. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Also known as hypocenter
  2. tells how much a certain area was shaken when the earthquake reached that area.
  3. an ocean wave produce by the displacement of the sea floor due to an earthquake
  4. It is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
  5. The angle between the fault plane and the horizontal.
Down
  1. It is an instrument for measuring the ground vibrations generated by earthquakes.
  2. It is a fracture or break in Earth’s crust where earthquakes are most likely to occur repeatedly.
  3. stands for PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale.
  4. It is a fault zone where blocks of land moves horizontally than vertically along a fault plane.
  5. The force applied to rocks.

10 Clues: Also known as hypocenter • The force applied to rocks. • stands for PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale. • The angle between the fault plane and the horizontal. • It is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus. • tells how much a certain area was shaken when the earthquake reached that area. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Outermost physical layer of earth.
  2. when tectonic plates pass each other going in opposite directions.
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of a rock
  4. When tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.
Down
  1. The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces.
  2. Layer below the lithosphere, a solid layer of weak rock.
  3. boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. rupture in the crust of earth
  5. a thin shell on the outside of Earth.
  6. region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

10 Clues: rupture in the crust of earth • a thin shell on the outside of Earth. • The Outermost physical layer of earth. • The bending, tilting, and breaking of a rock • The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces. • Layer below the lithosphere, a solid layer of weak rock. • When tectonic plates move towards each other and collide. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

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

10 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theroy that pieces of Earth's lithosphere, called plates, move around on top of the asthenosphere
  2. the type of plate boundary where the two plates move TOWARD each other
  3. the process in which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as the older crust moves away
  4. a depression in the ocean floor formed when a plate sinks through a subduction zone and bends
  5. what Wegener named the ancient supercontinent
Down
  1. the process where old oceanic plates sink into the mantle as seafloor spreading occurs
  2. the continents move slowly across Earth's surface in a process called
  3. the type of boundary where the plates slide past each other
  4. the type of plate boundary where the two plates move AWAY from each other
  5. movement of Earths lithosphere that occurs when rocks in earths

10 Clues: what Wegener named the ancient supercontinent • the type of boundary where the plates slide past each other • movement of Earths lithosphere that occurs when rocks in earths • the continents move slowly across Earth's surface in a process called • the type of plate boundary where the two plates move TOWARD each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates cause them to form
  2. where two lithospheric plates join
  3. when two plates slide past eachother
  4. when oceanic crust is destroyed
  5. molten rock
Down
  1. tectonic plates can cause them to happen
  2. When two tectonic plates divide
  3. there are three different types
  4. ocean ridges that occur at divergent boundaries
  5. two tectonic plates come together

10 Clues: molten rock • When two tectonic plates divide • there are three different types • when oceanic crust is destroyed • two tectonic plates come together • tectonic plates cause them to form • where two lithospheric plates join • when two plates slide past eachother • tectonic plates can cause them to happen • ocean ridges that occur at divergent boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Created when transform boundaries slide
  2. Plates that split apart
  3. Currents in the mantle that move thecrust
  4. Occur when Divergent plates split apart
  5. Created sea floor spreading theory
Down
  1. Created Continental drift theory
  2. Form when convergent boundaries collide
  3. Plates that slide past one another
  4. Plates that collide
  5. When older crust falls under new crust

10 Clues: Plates that collide • Plates that split apart • Created Continental drift theory • Plates that slide past one another • Created sea floor spreading theory • When older crust falls under new crust • Form when convergent boundaries collide • Created when transform boundaries slide • Occur when Divergent plates split apart • Currents in the mantle that move thecrust

Plate Motion 2021-12-16

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving away from each other
  2. evidence of past life
  3. large sections of Earth's outer layer
  4. supercontinent
  5. moving toward each other
Down
  1. to examine in detail
  2. technology used to measure plate movement
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  4. soft solid rock
  5. how often or fast something happens

10 Clues: supercontinent • soft solid rock • to examine in detail • evidence of past life • moving toward each other • moving away from each other • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • large sections of Earth's outer layer • technology used to measure plate movement

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. You might feel this if two plates are moving in opposite directions.
  2. Section of the Earth below the crust.
  3. Name of supercontinent that broke apart to form today's continents.
  4. Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.
  5. The part of the Earth that makes up land and the ocean floors.
Down
  1. The movement of Earth's crust.
  2. Two plates that are pulling away from each other.
  3. Hotspot where magma is forced to the surface of the earth.
  4. Scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift.
  5. Action where the seafloor is forced under a continental plate.

10 Clues: The movement of Earth's crust. • Section of the Earth below the crust. • Two plates that are pulling away from each other. • Hotspot where magma is forced to the surface of the earth. • Scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift. • Action where the seafloor is forced under a continental plate. • ...

Plate tectonics :) 2022-04-09

Plate tectonics :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates divide apart from each other
  2. a theory that all continents were once together
  3. geological feature that can be created by a divergent boundary
  4. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  5. there are thee types of these ____ convergent, divergent, and transform _______
  6. when two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. molten rock beneath earth's surface
  2. 2nd word that goes with this is ____ tectonic
  3. when two plates collide together
  4. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics

10 Clues: when two plates collide together • molten rock beneath earth's surface • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates divide apart from each other • 2nd word that goes with this is ____ tectonic • a theory that all continents were once together • geological feature that can be created by a divergent boundary • ...