plate Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics 2022-11-16

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

10 Clues: A big crack in the Lithosphere • big wave created by earthquake • the theory that continents move • gigantic chunks of the Lithosphere • Molten rock that is inside the earth • a boundary were plates are pushed apart • small earthquakes that occur after big ones • a continent that was split up a long time ago • a boundary were the plates are pushed together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-08-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of the earth.
  2. What is magma called once it has reached the surface of the earth?
  3. The type of plate boundary that plates move towards each other.
  4. An example of an oceanic trench is the ___________ trench, found between the Pacific and Philippine plate.
  5. The type of crust that is denser and will subduct.
  6. __________ mountains form when continental crust collides with another continental crust.
Down
  1. What is in the center of the earth?
  2. The long, narrow depression found at subduction zone.
  3. The material that makes up the mantle.
  4. The type of crust that Ms Seah says resemble the characteristics of marshmallow.

10 Clues: The outermost layer of the earth. • What is in the center of the earth? • The material that makes up the mantle. • The type of crust that is denser and will subduct. • The long, narrow depression found at subduction zone. • The type of plate boundary that plates move towards each other. • What is magma called once it has reached the surface of the earth? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest layer of earth, 1800 miles thick
  2. Basalt 3-5 miles thick, very dense
  3. reason that the plates move
  4. Granite 25 miles thick, less dense
  5. all rocks and minerals
Down
  1. upper mantle and crust
  2. when one plate sinks under another
  3. when two plates push up and form magma
  4. when two plates come together
  5. magma plume rises and burns a hole in plate

10 Clues: upper mantle and crust • all rocks and minerals • reason that the plates move • when two plates come together • when one plate sinks under another • Basalt 3-5 miles thick, very dense • Granite 25 miles thick, less dense • when two plates push up and form magma • largest layer of earth, 1800 miles thick • magma plume rises and burns a hole in plate

Plate tectonics 2021-03-24

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. whats another name for earths crust
  2. whats it called when a plate goes under another plate
  3. best example for a transform boundary
  4. what boundary moves apart
  5. what is another name for the mantle
Down
  1. what boundary slides past each other
  2. what is it called when rocks change lots
  3. what spits lava
  4. what boundary comes together
  5. who thought of continental drift

10 Clues: what spits lava • what boundary moves apart • what boundary comes together • who thought of continental drift • whats another name for earths crust • what is another name for the mantle • what boundary slides past each other • best example for a transform boundary • what is it called when rocks change lots • whats it called when a plate goes under another plate

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ______ Mountain range occurred when India and Asia collided
  2. large pieces of Earth's crust and mantle
  3. has the properties of a solid but can flow slowly
  4. Limestone is a major ingredient in what household item?
  5. Forces plates to move because as it flows the plates move along with it.
  6. ____ and volcanoes occur between boundary plates
Down
  1. limestone is made mostly of _____
  2. proposed the theory of the continental drift
  3. are driven by the decay of radioactive material in the Earth
  4. _____, collision, spreading and subduction occur when the edge of plates meet

10 Clues: limestone is made mostly of _____ • large pieces of Earth's crust and mantle • proposed the theory of the continental drift • ____ and volcanoes occur between boundary plates • has the properties of a solid but can flow slowly • Limestone is a major ingredient in what household item? • are driven by the decay of radioactive material in the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  2. how many types of boundaries are there
  3. when one plate slides under another due to different densities
  4. When two plates move away from each other
  5. When two plates move towards each other
Down
  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. a split or break
  3. A landform caused by transform boundaries
  4. One of the landforms caused by convergent boundaries
  5. What is created during subduction

10 Clues: a split or break • What is created during subduction • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface • When two plates slide past each other • how many types of boundaries are there • When two plates move towards each other • A landform caused by transform boundaries • When two plates move away from each other • One of the landforms caused by convergent boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of boundary where two tectonic plates move against each other
  2. a natural disaster formed at a transform boundary where the pressure from the plates are released
  3. a process where thinner oceanic crust gets pulled underneath the thicker crust
  4. a type of boundary where two tectonic plates slide and grind against each other
  5. plates the plates that the crust of the Earth is divided into
Down
  1. a process in which warmer material rises, cools, and sinks.
  2. a landform formed by a divergent boundary where plates move apart and reveal a gap in the crust of the Earth where magma filled in
  3. landform made by a convergent boundary where the plates collide and form "mounds" of landmass
  4. a type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  5. molten rock

10 Clues: molten rock • a type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide • a process in which warmer material rises, cools, and sinks. • plates the plates that the crust of the Earth is divided into • a type of boundary where two tectonic plates move against each other • a process where thinner oceanic crust gets pulled underneath the thicker crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by subduction when pressure is built under the less dense which forces magma to the surface of the crust
  2. shaking of the Earth's surface
  3. the edges where two plates meet
  4. come together or overlap
  5. when new magma is coming up and filling the gap left by dividing plates. it happens on ocean floor
  6. the plate with more dense goes under the less dense plate
  7. molten rock
Down
  1. moving away in opposite directions
  2. slide past each other
  3. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle

10 Clues: molten rock • slide past each other • come together or overlap • shaking of the Earth's surface • the edges where two plates meet • moving away in opposite directions • pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • the plate with more dense goes under the less dense plate • when new magma is coming up and filling the gap left by dividing plates. it happens on ocean floor • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-07

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where do most earthquakes occur?
  2. what feature does a divergent-boundary cause?
  3. 2 plates overlap or come together
  4. 2 plates slide past each other
Down
  1. what happens when 2 plates slide back and forth
  2. what causes tectonic plates to move?
  3. 2 plates moving in opposite directions, or away from each other
  4. melted rocks
  5. valleys that occur at divergent boundaries
  6. when the ocean floor folds under a tectonic plate

10 Clues: melted rocks • 2 plates slide past each other • where do most earthquakes occur? • 2 plates overlap or come together • what causes tectonic plates to move? • valleys that occur at divergent boundaries • what feature does a divergent-boundary cause? • what happens when 2 plates slide back and forth • when the ocean floor folds under a tectonic plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An edible, customizable food
  2. Continents colliding and pushing upward
  3. A very cute, giant rodent that bites Do Not Pet
  4. The density of an object affecting its place in society
  5. The inventor of Continental Drift
Down
  1. Objects spreading apart
  2. An object that has gone under another
  3. The mass of an object compared to it's size
  4. When a car suddenly turns into an evil-fighting robot
  5. An object you put over your eyes during a sauna

10 Clues: Objects spreading apart • An edible, customizable food • The inventor of Continental Drift • An object that has gone under another • Continents colliding and pushing upward • The mass of an object compared to it's size • A very cute, giant rodent that bites Do Not Pet • An object you put over your eyes during a sauna • When a car suddenly turns into an evil-fighting robot • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-02-24

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates converge and overlap
  2. mid ocean ridges and
  3. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  4. convection currents in the molten rock or
  5. ______plates
Down
  1. tectonic plates descending under another
  2. result in different heating
  3. things that shift the ground
  4. ridge system located in the middle of an ocean basin .
  5. two plates slide past each other

10 Clues: ______plates • mid ocean ridges and • result in different heating • things that shift the ground • two plates converge and overlap • two plates slide past each other • tectonic plates descending under another • convection currents in the molten rock or • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ridge system located in the middle of an ocean basin .

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is your stated opinion on something
  2. are the borders between two plates
  3. the direction plates move when going away from each other
Down
  1. is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes
  2. the direction plates move when going toward each other
  3. is what you can give to someone to help
  4. are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes
  5. a big section of water that takes up most of earth
  6. is a long narrow excavation in the ground
  7. the center of earth inside the outer core

10 Clues: are the borders between two plates • is your stated opinion on something • is what you can give to someone to help • is a long narrow excavation in the ground • the center of earth inside the outer core • is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes • a big section of water that takes up most of earth • are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Subduction
  2. Continental
  3. Earthquake
  4. Divergent
  5. Convergent
Down
  1. Transform
  2. Oceanic
  3. Convections
  4. Rift
  5. Plastic like material

10 Clues: Rift • Oceanic • Transform • Divergent • Subduction • Earthquake • Convergent • Convections • Continental • Plastic like material

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates come together
  2. Thinnest layer of the Earth
  3. What moves the plates
  4. Molten rock
Down
  1. When one plate goes into the upper mantle
  2. When to plates go apart
  3. When two plates slide past each other
  4. Spews lava
  5. Forms during a divergent boundary
  6. Second layer of the Earth

10 Clues: Spews lava • Molten rock • What moves the plates • When to plates go apart • Second layer of the Earth • Thinnest layer of the Earth • When two plates come together • Forms during a divergent boundary • When two plates slide past each other • When one plate goes into the upper mantle

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates come together
  2. Thinnest layer of the Earth
  3. What moves the plates
  4. Molten rock
Down
  1. When one plate goes into the upper mantle
  2. When to plates go apart
  3. When two plates slide past each other
  4. Spews lava
  5. Forms during a divergent boundary
  6. Second layer of the Earth

10 Clues: Spews lava • Molten rock • What moves the plates • When to plates go apart • Second layer of the Earth • Thinnest layer of the Earth • When two plates come together • Forms during a divergent boundary • When two plates slide past each other • When one plate goes into the upper mantle

Plate Boundaries 2023-04-27

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What creates new crust and igneous rock
  2. The boundary that occurs when two plates are coming towards each other
  3. One of the landforms a convergent boundary creates
  4. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
Down
  1. The scientist that invented the idea of continental drift, even though no one believed him.
  2. A convergent boundary, but the two plates have different densities so one goes under the other
  3. The layer of the earth below the crust that holds the lithosphere and asthenosphere
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. When two plates slide or scrape past each other
  6. The splitting apart of a tectonic plate

10 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • What creates new crust and igneous rock • The splitting apart of a tectonic plate • When two plates slide or scrape past each other • One of the landforms a convergent boundary creates • When two tectonic plates move away from each other • The boundary that occurs when two plates are coming towards each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hole on earth where hot lava spews out
  2. a geological event where a part of the earth's surface is shaking
  3. where two plates collide or overlap
  4. where two plates slide past each other
  5. molten rock
  6. the 1st and thinnest layer of the earth
Down
  1. where two plates move away from each other in opposite directions
  2. where one plate with a different density goes under another plate
  3. pieces of earth's crust floating on top of the mantle
  4. a geological feature created from divergent boundaries

10 Clues: molten rock • where two plates collide or overlap • where two plates slide past each other • the 1st and thinnest layer of the earth • a hole on earth where hot lava spews out • pieces of earth's crust floating on top of the mantle • a geological feature created from divergent boundaries • where two plates move away from each other in opposite directions • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-01-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / a theory that states that all of the continents were one joined together in a sinle large landmass
  2. / a valley made of rifts
  3. / means slding past each other
  4. / a theory that continents sit and move on crust beneath the surface
  5. / found at the top of the upper mantle
Down
  1. / when two tectonic plates collide and one subducts
  2. / about 245 mya the continents were once joined together as one single landmass. what is the name of the landmass?
  3. / means moving apart
  4. / a plastic like layer found underneath the lithosphere
  5. / large cracks in the crust

10 Clues: / means moving apart • / a valley made of rifts • / means slding past each other • / large cracks in the crust • / found at the top of the upper mantle • / when two tectonic plates collide and one subducts • / a plastic like layer found underneath the lithosphere • / a theory that continents sit and move on crust beneath the surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory of the formation and movement of plates that cover the Earth's surface.
  2. forms when two lithospheric plates slide past each other.
  3. form when two lithospheric plates move apart.
  4. giant land mass when all the continents were all joined together over 300 million years ago.
  5. the partially melted layer of the mantle that underlies the lithosphere.
  6. the outer shell of Earth that extends to a depth of 100 km.
  7. states that youngest rocks of ocean floor are at diverging boundaries, moving outward.
Down
  1. forms when two lithospheric plates come together.
  2. a number of rigid, but moving, pieces of the Earth's surface.
  3. the theory that all continents are fragments of Pangaea now drifting apart.

10 Clues: form when two lithospheric plates move apart. • forms when two lithospheric plates come together. • forms when two lithospheric plates slide past each other. • the outer shell of Earth that extends to a depth of 100 km. • a number of rigid, but moving, pieces of the Earth's surface. • the partially melted layer of the mantle that underlies the lithosphere. • ...

Nate's Plate 2013-11-22

Nate's Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has pepperoni on it, usually
  2. We had it for breakfast on Friday
  3. We had it for dessert on Thursday night
  4. Nate's favorite fruit
  5. Can be yellow, green or red
Down
  1. You need it for a sandwich
  2. Nate's *favorite* food
  3. Nate likes them scrambled, not fried
  4. Has a yellow peel
  5. Comes in apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, and other kinds too

10 Clues: Has a yellow peel • Nate's favorite fruit • Nate's *favorite* food • You need it for a sandwich • Can be yellow, green or red • Has pepperoni on it, usually • We had it for breakfast on Friday • Nate likes them scrambled, not fried • We had it for dessert on Thursday night • Comes in apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, and other kinds too

plate tectonics 2014-03-27

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, and ashes are released
  2. the solid outer layer of the Earth above the asthenosphere
  3. violent shaking of the Earth's crust that may cause destruction
  4. boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  5. tectonics theory that earths lithospehre is divided into 12 plates
  6. tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  7. of Fire The large series of volcanoes (some active) encircling the Pacific Ocean
Down
  1. the study of the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and minerals, and its history and origins
  2. a weak zone in the upper part of the Earth's mantle
  3. an idea of or belief about something arrived at through speculation

10 Clues: a weak zone in the upper part of the Earth's mantle • the solid outer layer of the Earth above the asthenosphere • violent shaking of the Earth's crust that may cause destruction • tectonics theory that earths lithospehre is divided into 12 plates • tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-10-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates: the name of the pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
  2. the place where tectonic plates meet
  3. two plates collide
  4. two plates move away
  5. layers: lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
  6. in between the crust and the core
Down
  1. spreading: the scientific theory about pangaea
  2. layers: crust, core and mantle
  3. two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. tectonics: large scale movements of Earth's lithosphere

10 Clues: two plates collide • two plates move away • layers: crust, core and mantle • in between the crust and the core • the place where tectonic plates meet • two plates move past each other horizontally • spreading: the scientific theory about pangaea • tectonics: large scale movements of Earth's lithosphere • plates: the name of the pieces that the lithosphere is divided into • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-10-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core Only liquid layer inside earth, mainly composed of iron
  2. Hess The man who came up with sea floor spreading
  3. Zone where the ocean plate pushes under the continental plate
  4. The "plastic" mantle
  5. Wegener The scientist who introduced the Theory of Continental Drift
Down
  1. Trench This is an example of a convergent, oceanic-oceanic
  2. Core The hottest layer of the earth
  3. Fault Two plates sliding horizontally past each other
  4. Two plates coming together
  5. Age Rocks of the ocean basins are much younger than continental rocks

10 Clues: The "plastic" mantle • Two plates coming together • Core The hottest layer of the earth • Hess The man who came up with sea floor spreading • Fault Two plates sliding horizontally past each other • Trench This is an example of a convergent, oceanic-oceanic • Core Only liquid layer inside earth, mainly composed of iron • ...

Plate Tectonics! 2018-04-06

Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the earths crust that moves
  2. Hess credited with the theory of Plate Tectonics
  3. Boundary when two plates pull apart
  4. Boundary when two plates come together
  5. of Continental Drift Theory that continents move due to a force
Down
  1. Wegener credited with the theory of Continental Drift
  2. large supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  3. large pieces of earths crust that move due to convection currents
  4. Boundary when two plates grind past each other
  5. depression formed at a subduction zone

10 Clues: Boundary when two plates pull apart • a break in the earths crust that moves • depression formed at a subduction zone • Boundary when two plates come together • Boundary when two plates grind past each other • Hess credited with the theory of Plate Tectonics • Wegener credited with the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-04-07

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates slide past each other without causing damage to the mantle
  2. the area under the crust
  3. the magma that causes the plates to move
  4. the sections of the earth's crust
  5. appears underwater, is the by-product of a convergent boundary
  6. when two plates collide
Down
  1. what is left by a divergent boundary
  2. is the area on the surface of the planet where humans live
  3. is the bubbling molten rock that makes up the convection currents
  4. when two plates move away from each other in opposite directions

10 Clues: when two plates collide • the area under the crust • the sections of the earth's crust • what is left by a divergent boundary • the magma that causes the plates to move • is the area on the surface of the planet where humans live • appears underwater, is the by-product of a convergent boundary • when two plates move away from each other in opposite directions • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle.
  2. The boundary between two colliding plates, often associated with mountain building, ocean trenches and volcanic islands
  3. A deep crack in the Earth's surface associated with divergent boundary.
  4. The highest part of a chain of underwater mountains.
  5. A surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction.
Down
  1. Where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust.
  2. Proposed by Alfred Wegener, that the continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart.
  3. Formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards.
  4. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
  5. The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, between continental and oceanic plates.

10 Clues: The highest part of a chain of underwater mountains. • The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle. • Where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust. • A deep crack in the Earth's surface associated with divergent boundary. • Formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-13

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates move
  2. in crust due to shearing
  3. plates pull apart
  4. where the plates pull apart
  5. in crust due to tension built up at a divergent boundary
Down
  1. in crust due to compression at convergent boundaries
  2. where the plates slide past each other
  3. of the super continent
  4. where plates come together
  5. when lava cools in water

10 Clues: when plates move • plates pull apart • of the super continent • in crust due to shearing • when lava cools in water • where plates come together • where the plates pull apart • where the plates slide past each other • in crust due to compression at convergent boundaries • in crust due to tension built up at a divergent boundary

Plate tectonics 2021-12-02

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force that proved wegener's theory
  2. the layer right under the crust of the earth
  3. when tectonic plates move towards each other
  4. when tectonic plates move against one another
  5. a large super continent that existed 250 million years ago
Down
  1. the inner most layer of the earth
  2. when tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. the 2nd most inner layer of the earth
  4. the thinnest layer of the earth
  5. the person who first proposed the theory of continental drift

10 Clues: the thinnest layer of the earth • the inner most layer of the earth • the 2nd most inner layer of the earth • the force that proved wegener's theory • the layer right under the crust of the earth • when tectonic plates move towards each other • when tectonic plates move against one another • when tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other.
  2. A sudden slip on a fault, violent ground shaking.
  3. Boundary where 2 plates are moving away from each other.
  4. "A conveyer belt for the plates".
Down
  1. The process where one plate is recycled under another.
  2. Hot liquid under the earth's crust.
  3. Boundary where 2 plates are moving towards each other.
  4. Geographic landform as a result of a transform boundary.
  5. Mid-Atlantic ____
  6. Crack/split/break in the earth

10 Clues: Mid-Atlantic ____ • Crack/split/break in the earth • "A conveyer belt for the plates". • Hot liquid under the earth's crust. • Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other. • A sudden slip on a fault, violent ground shaking. • The process where one plate is recycled under another. • Boundary where 2 plates are moving towards each other. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-18

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outer part of the earth.
  2. where plates slide passed each other.
  3. where two plates are moving apart.
  4. heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  5. Earth's seven continents all grouped together
Down
  1. where two plates are colliding.
  2. found under the oceans and formed at spreading centres on oceanic ridges
  3. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
  4. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  5. the part of the earth's interior beneath the crust and above the central core.

10 Clues: the outer part of the earth. • where two plates are colliding. • where two plates are moving apart. • where plates slide passed each other. • Earth's seven continents all grouped together • the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. • heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water. • ...

Plate Boundaries 2022-02-03

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed by volcanic activity on the seabed
  2. move apart from each other
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  4. a piece of land surrounded by water.
  5. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
Down
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  2. plates collide
  3. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface
  4. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava
  5. Plates slip sideways past each other

10 Clues: plates collide • move apart from each other • Plates slip sideways past each other • a piece of land surrounded by water. • formed by volcanic activity on the seabed • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Transform
  2. Convergent Oceanic-Oceanic
  3. Convergent Oceanic-Continental
  4. Divergent Oceanic-Oceanic
  5. Convergent Continental-Continental
Down
  1. Divide
  2. Faults
  3. Divergent Continental-Continental
  4. Slide
  5. Collide

10 Clues: Slide • Divide • Faults • Collide • Transform • Divergent Oceanic-Oceanic • Convergent Oceanic-Oceanic • Convergent Oceanic-Continental • Divergent Continental-Continental • Convergent Continental-Continental

Plate Boundaries 2022-02-03

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer part
  2. Sliding
  3. valley
  4. slide
  5. drift
Down
  1. collide
  2. Taking
  3. divorce
  4. downward movement
  5. Elevation

10 Clues: slide • drift • Taking • valley • collide • divorce • Sliding • Elevation • outer part • downward movement

Plate tectonics 2022-02-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot flowing fluid
  2. hot fluid with the earth's crust
  3. when two plates slide past each other
  4. solid bulk of the earth's interior
Down
  1. when to plates collide into each other
  2. caused by a transform boundary
  3. when two plates spread apart from each other
  4. compactness of a substance
  5. sideways and upwards movement of a plate
  6. occurs during a divergent boundary

10 Clues: hot flowing fluid • compactness of a substance • caused by a transform boundary • hot fluid with the earth's crust • occurs during a divergent boundary • solid bulk of the earth's interior • when two plates slide past each other • when to plates collide into each other • sideways and upwards movement of a plate • when two plates spread apart from each other

plate tectonics 2022-03-30

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a planar fracture
  2. responsible for tectonic plate movement
  3. rigid most outermost part of earth
  4. the upper layer of earths mantle
Down
  1. gradual caving or sinking
  2. third layer of earths surface
  3. to lift to a higher elevation
  4. contains most of earth's volume
  5. able to be bent
  6. earth outer layer

10 Clues: able to be bent • a planar fracture • earth outer layer • gradual caving or sinking • third layer of earths surface • to lift to a higher elevation • contains most of earth's volume • the upper layer of earths mantle • rigid most outermost part of earth • responsible for tectonic plate movement

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rays of energy
  2. thin outer most layer
  3. collide
Down
  1. one plate slides under the other
  2. slide past
  3. the mass of something
  4. push apart
  5. molten rock
  6. the speed of something
  7. the outer edge of something

10 Clues: collide • slide past • push apart • molten rock • rays of energy • the mass of something • thin outer most layer • the speed of something • the outer edge of something • one plate slides under the other

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of earth
  2. The layer of earth in between core and crust
  3. uneven heating causes this
  4. Plates move away from each other
Down
  1. hot liquid inside earth
  2. big rocks on earths crust
  3. two plates crashing into each other
  4. the heat source of the earths crust
  5. The hottest layer of Earth
  6. When plates "rub" against each other

10 Clues: hot liquid inside earth • big rocks on earths crust • uneven heating causes this • The hottest layer of Earth • The outermost layer of earth • Plates move away from each other • two plates crashing into each other • the heat source of the earths crust • When plates "rub" against each other • The layer of earth in between core and crust

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two tectonic plates convergent and overlap lap.
  2. Two tectonic plates moving in opposite directions.
  3. A hole in the ocean, or a pit that is empty and deep in the ocean.
  4. The layer below the crust.
Down
  1. It creates different types of volcanoes
  2. Causes tectonic plates to move.
  3. When two plates slide past each other.
  4. The idea of plate tectonics.
  5. A cone shape that blows out magma.
  6. Dense rock that forms the ocean floor, or mid-ocean rides.

10 Clues: The layer below the crust. • The idea of plate tectonics. • Causes tectonic plates to move. • A cone shape that blows out magma. • When two plates slide past each other. • It creates different types of volcanoes • Two tectonic plates convergent and overlap lap. • Two tectonic plates moving in opposite directions. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-09-29

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most outermost of earth
  2. plate movement is caused by
  3. 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 • most outermost of earth • plate movement is caused by • occur at divergent boundary • caused at transform boundary's • where tectonic plates converge • 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

plate motion 2023-10-17

plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. alarm a warning that is generated for a specific area, even though no emergency or disaster occurs
  2. a formal design that is supported by evidence and submitted for discussion and review
  3. a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor
  4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. a natural disaster on earth such as an, earthquake, tornado, or a flood
Down
  1. the size or strength of something such as an earthquake or tsunami
  2. a devoice that detects information in its environment and responds
  3. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  4. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  5. most successful, considering the situation

10 Clues: most successful, considering the situation • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor • the size or strength of something such as an earthquake or tsunami • a devoice that detects information in its environment and responds • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first name of the proponent of Continental Drift Theory
  2. A system of ideas intended to explain a phenomena
  3. Super Continental Land Mass
  4. The smallest ocean in the world
  5. an extinct genus of reptile from the Early Permian of southern Africa and South America.
  6. It is the largest ocean in the world
Down
  1. The last name of the proponent of Continental Drift Theory
  2. an extinct genus of herbivorous dicynodont therapsids from the late Permian and Early Triassic epochs
  3. These are the available the facts or information
  4. The remains of prehistoric organisms

10 Clues: Super Continental Land Mass • The smallest ocean in the world • The remains of prehistoric organisms • It is the largest ocean in the world • These are the available the facts or information • A system of ideas intended to explain a phenomena • The last name of the proponent of Continental Drift Theory • The first name of the proponent of Continental Drift Theory • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-10-23

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sections of the lithosphere
  2. A theory that says earths outer layers are made of moving plates
  3. The molten layer at the center of the earth
  4. Hard outer layer of crust and hard upper mantle
  5. Fluid portion of the mantle
Down
  1. molten rock
  2. A tyoe of heat energy transfer
  3. Edge of a tectonic plate
  4. solid layer in the center of the earth
  5. Rigid outer layer of the Earth

10 Clues: molten rock • Edge of a tectonic plate • Sections of the lithosphere • Fluid portion of the mantle • A tyoe of heat energy transfer • Rigid outer layer of the Earth • solid layer in the center of the earth • The molten layer at the center of the earth • Hard outer layer of crust and hard upper mantle • A theory that says earths outer layers are made of moving plates

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of boundary where two plates go away
  2. Colliding or coming together
  3. Where the more dense of two converging plates goes under the less dense plate
  4. Type of boundary where two plates collide
Down
  1. the sudden release of strain energy in the earths crust
  2. A crustal feature formed by two converging plates
  3. a chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean
  4. Boundary where two plates meet
  5. Large piece of earth's crust
  6. Crustal feature formed by two converging tectonic plates

10 Clues: Colliding or coming together • Large piece of earth's crust • Boundary where two plates meet • Type of boundary where two plates go away • Type of boundary where two plates collide • A crustal feature formed by two converging plates • a chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean • the sudden release of strain energy in the earths crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mantle
  2. Fault
  3. Focus
  4. Collision Zone
Down
  1. Subduction zone
  2. MidoceanRidge
  3. Transect
  4. Rift
  5. Seafloor Spreading
  6. Asthenosphere

10 Clues: Rift • Fault • Focus • Mantle • Transect • MidoceanRidge • Asthenosphere • Collision Zone • Subduction zone • Seafloor Spreading

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Underwater feature created when oceanic and continental crust collide.
  2. Lava underground.
  3. A boundary where plates move apart.
  4. When one plate goes under another.
  5. The older and thicker crust.
  6. Broken up parts of earths crust.
Down
  1. A boundary where plates collide.
  2. A boundary where plates slide past each other.
  3. Occurs while two plates are transforming.
  4. The newer and thinner crust.

10 Clues: Lava underground. • The newer and thinner crust. • The older and thicker crust. • A boundary where plates collide. • Broken up parts of earths crust. • When one plate goes under another. • A boundary where plates move apart. • Occurs while two plates are transforming. • A boundary where plates slide past each other. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-12-07

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary where two plates collide
  2. A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
  3. The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
  4. An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
  5. The boundary where two plates move apart
  6. The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
  1. A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
  2. Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
  3. The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
  4. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust

10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...

plate tectonics 2023-12-14

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundry where 2 plates move toward eachother
  2. the theory thst pieces of the earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. the amount of force pushing on a surface
  4. the transfer of energy through empty space
  5. the study of planet earth
  6. a plate boundry where 2 plates move away from eachother
Down
  1. a break in earths crust where slabs of rock slip past eachother
  2. a dense sphere of iron and nickel in center of the earth
  3. type of crust found under earths oceans
  4. the transfer of heat by direct contact of particles of matter

10 Clues: the study of planet earth • type of crust found under earths oceans • the amount of force pushing on a surface • the transfer of energy through empty space • a plate boundry where 2 plates move toward eachother • a plate boundry where 2 plates move away from eachother • a dense sphere of iron and nickel in center of the earth • ...

plate tectonics 2023-12-14

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in earths crust where slabs of rock slip past eachother
  2. the transfer of energy through empty space
  3. a plate boundry where 2 plates move away from eachother
  4. a plate boundry where 2 plates move toward eachother
Down
  1. type of crust found under earths oceans
  2. the theory thst pieces of the earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. the amount of force pushing on a surface
  4. a dense sphere of iron and nickel in center of the earth
  5. the study of planet earth
  6. the transfer of heat by direct contact of particles of matter

10 Clues: the study of planet earth • type of crust found under earths oceans • the amount of force pushing on a surface • the transfer of energy through empty space • a plate boundry where 2 plates move toward eachother • a plate boundry where 2 plates move away from eachother • a dense sphere of iron and nickel in center of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock
  2. theory that the rigid, cool outer layer of Earth is divided
  3. an idea we want to put forward
  4. name of Earth when it was one large continent
  5. when the crust shifts
Down
  1. plates moving away from each other
  2. old crust is destroyed
  3. large pieces of Earths outer layer
  4. formed at plate boundaries
  5. Earths outer layer

10 Clues: melted rock • Earths outer layer • when the crust shifts • old crust is destroyed • formed at plate boundaries • an idea we want to put forward • plates moving away from each other • large pieces of Earths outer layer • name of Earth when it was one large continent • theory that the rigid, cool outer layer of Earth is divided

Plate Boundaries 2023-09-19

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Q.The solid upper layer of the crust and location of the tectonic plates.
  2. Crust Q.Floats on top of the mantle
  3. of Fire Q.A long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific ocean.
  4. Q.Coming together.
  5. Q.Slides apart
Down
  1. Q.The putty-like second layer of the Earth where convection causes the movement of the tectonic plates.
  2. crust Q.consists mainly of basalt
  3. currents Q.Transfers energy form the mantle
  4. Q.any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
  5. Q.Dividing or moving apart

10 Clues: Q.Slides apart • Q.Coming together. • Q.Dividing or moving apart • crust Q.consists mainly of basalt • Crust Q.Floats on top of the mantle • currents Q.Transfers energy form the mantle • of Fire Q.A long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific ocean. • Q.The solid upper layer of the crust and location of the tectonic plates. • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-03-28

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. graphical crack or separation
  2. ground shaking
  3. mountain or hill with a vent at the top
  4. two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  5. a seafloor mountain
Down
  1. one of the plates moves under the other
  2. plates that move slide sideways past each other
  3. a long cut in the ground
  4. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air and ocean
  5. two tectonic plates move away from each other

10 Clues: ground shaking • a seafloor mountain • a long cut in the ground • graphical crack or separation • one of the plates moves under the other • mountain or hill with a vent at the top • two or more lithospheric plates collide. • two tectonic plates move away from each other • plates that move slide sideways past each other • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air and ocean

Plate Boundaries 2024-03-21

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one plate moves under the other plate
  2. the layer below the crust
  3. two tectonic plates come together
  4. molton rock
  5. two plates sliding past eachother
  6. two plates moving away from eachother
Down
  1. a geological feature of divergent boundarys
  2. a geological feature created at a convergent boundary
  3. a geological feature created from a transform boundary
  4. a rock that forms continental plates

10 Clues: molton rock • the layer below the crust • two tectonic plates come together • two plates sliding past eachother • a rock that forms continental plates • one plate moves under the other plate • two plates moving away from eachother • a geological feature of divergent boundarys • a geological feature created at a convergent boundary • ...

plate tectonics 2024-02-12

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alfred Wegnerthis theory
  2. liquid part of the earth
  3. to plates come together
  4. if it shifts it can cause an earthquake
  5. the action of compressing
Down
  1. they move past each other
  2. the thickest part of the earth
  3. what we live on
  4. the inside of the earth
  5. hardness,toughness,brittleness,ext.

10 Clues: what we live on • the inside of the earth • to plates come together • Alfred Wegnerthis theory • liquid part of the earth • they move past each other • the action of compressing • the thickest part of the earth • hardness,toughness,brittleness,ext. • if it shifts it can cause an earthquake

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates slide past one another
  2. the amount of big plates on Earth
  3. when one plate moves underneath the other
  4. when plates move apart from one another
  5. the type of crust that we live on
Down
  1. when plates move towards each other
  2. structure that forms and becomes a range
  3. structure that forms that may explode or ooze
  4. the outermost layer of earth
  5. thin and dense crust

10 Clues: thin and dense crust • the outermost layer of earth • the amount of big plates on Earth • the type of crust that we live on • when plates slide past one another • when plates move towards each other • when plates move apart from one another • structure that forms and becomes a range • when one plate moves underneath the other • structure that forms that may explode or ooze

plate boundaries 2026-01-07

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. down lava
  2. lava and magma comes from this
  3. plates move past each other
  4. when pates move away from each other
  5. a crack, split, or break in something
  6. 2 plate boundaries collide to make tall things
  7. drop down
Down
  1. a small piece of land with palm trees
  2. when plates go into each other
  3. when transform boundaries get stuck and then let go off of eachother

10 Clues: down lava • drop down • plates move past each other • when plates go into each other • lava and magma comes from this • when pates move away from each other • a small piece of land with palm trees • a crack, split, or break in something • 2 plate boundaries collide to make tall things • when transform boundaries get stuck and then let go off of eachother

plate boundreis 2026-01-07

plate boundreis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cooled lava
  2. to plates move apart
  3. two pieces slide past each other
  4. when tectonic plates slide horizontic
  5. a tiny piece of land
Down
  1. goes under neath the crust
  2. two platesmove close
  3. a big bump in the ground
  4. a big mountain that explodes
  5. a crack, split

10 Clues: cooled lava • a crack, split • two platesmove close • to plates move apart • a tiny piece of land • a big bump in the ground • goes under neath the crust • a big mountain that explodes • two pieces slide past each other • when tectonic plates slide horizontic

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 2025-01-20

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory proposed by Alfred Wegener
  2. where convection currents occur
  3. the name given to the large supercontinent
  4. plates that are moving sliding past one another
  5. a boundary where plate move away from each other
  6. plate that subducts in subduction zones
  7. plates that move away from each other
  8. the border between two plates
  9. forms mountains, trenches, volcanoes and volcanic islands
Down
  1. forms rift valleys, and mid ocean ridges
  2. forms faults or fracture zones
  3. process where two plates divide causing new lithosphere
  4. the theory that states that the lithosphere is broken down into moving plates

13 Clues: the border between two plates • forms faults or fracture zones • where convection currents occur • theory proposed by Alfred Wegener • plates that move away from each other • plate that subducts in subduction zones • forms rift valleys, and mid ocean ridges • the name given to the large supercontinent • plates that are moving sliding past one another • ...

Plate Boundaries 2024-10-01

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one convergent plate is more dense than the other
  2. Two tectonic plates suddenly shifting
  3. Slides past each other
  4. A crack or split in the earth because of tectonic plates
  5. A connected series of mountains
Down
  1. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. Oceanic plates Subducting
  3. Outermost shell of earth
  4. Housed in the mantle
  5. Tectonic plates come together

10 Clues: Housed in the mantle • Slides past each other • Outermost shell of earth • Oceanic plates Subducting • Tectonic plates come together • A connected series of mountains • Two tectonic plates suddenly shifting • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • one convergent plate is more dense than the other • A crack or split in the earth because of tectonic plates

Plate Motion 2024-09-06

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening made by splitting or separation
  2. An early aquatic relative of reptiles
  3. Second layer of the Earth
  4. A spring that dramatically spews hot water and steam
  5. Molten erupted from a volcano
  6. A long, narrow ditch
Down
  1. Intense shaking of the Earth’s surface
  2. Preserved remains from plants or animals in stone
  3. Molten rock under the Earth’s surface
  4. Large slab of solid rock

10 Clues: A long, narrow ditch • Large slab of solid rock • Second layer of the Earth • Molten erupted from a volcano • An early aquatic relative of reptiles • Molten rock under the Earth’s surface • Intense shaking of the Earth’s surface • An opening made by splitting or separation • Preserved remains from plants or animals in stone • ...

Plate Motion 2024-09-07

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  2. any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  3. moving toward the same place
  4. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  5. to examine in detail for a purpose
  6. moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  2. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

10 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano • evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints • ...

plate tectonics 2025-11-14

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the boundaries
  2. what Pangaea is made out of
  3. one of the plates
  4. the man who couldn't find out why the continent moved
  5. includes convergent
  6. the subject where you learn Pangaea
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. found to connect the continents
  3. another name of a plate
  4. the layer Pangaea is on

10 Clues: one of the plates • the super continent • includes convergent • one of the boundaries • another name of a plate • the layer Pangaea is on • what Pangaea is made out of • found to connect the continents • the subject where you learn Pangaea • the man who couldn't find out why the continent moved

Plate tectonics 2025-11-19

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A valley formed at a divergent boundary where land splits apart.
  2. When one plate sinks under another plate into the mantle.
  3. Large pieces of Earth's crust that move on the mantle.
  4. A place where two plates move toward each other.
  5. The theory the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
Down
  1. A place where two plates slide past each other.
  2. A crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  3. An underwater mountain range where new crust forms at a divergent boundary.
  4. A place where two plates move apart.
  5. Hot molten rock inside Earth.

10 Clues: Hot molten rock inside Earth. • A place where two plates move apart. • A place where two plates slide past each other. • A crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs. • A place where two plates move toward each other. • Large pieces of Earth's crust that move on the mantle. • When one plate sinks under another plate into the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2026-03-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The degree of compactness in object
  2. Core Made of liquid,Iron and Nickel
  3. Spot A stationary hot plume of magma breaks through the crust
  4. Core Solid ball mainly made of Iron and Nickel
  5. Lines Lines that illustrate changes in elevation
  6. Layer located beneath the crust but above the outer core
Down
  1. Currents Heat driven patterns in liquids and gases
  2. The degree of heat present in a substance or object
  3. Zone When two plates collide and he denser plates slips under the other one
  4. Thinnest layer apart of earth

10 Clues: Thinnest layer apart of earth • The degree of compactness in object • Core Made of liquid,Iron and Nickel • Core Solid ball mainly made of Iron and Nickel • Lines Lines that illustrate changes in elevation • Currents Heat driven patterns in liquids and gases • The degree of heat present in a substance or object • ...

Rock Transformation 2023-08-21

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

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

Fold Mountains 2022-09-21

Fold Mountains crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of plate boundary that forms fold mountains
  2. Plate that collided with the Eurasian plate to form Ireland fold mountains
  3. Period of folding that formed much of the World's younger fold mountains
  4. A famous Irish fold mountain
Down
  1. Period of folding that formed Irish mountains
  2. The upfold or ridge of a fold mountain
  3. The downfold or valley of a fold mountain
  4. Fold mountain range in South America

8 Clues: A famous Irish fold mountain • Fold mountain range in South America • The upfold or ridge of a fold mountain • The downfold or valley of a fold mountain • Period of folding that formed Irish mountains • Type of plate boundary that forms fold mountains • Period of folding that formed much of the World's younger fold mountains • ...

M4 Science Unit 4 Vocabulary 2024-08-14

M4 Science Unit 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The majority of earthquakes occur along tectonic plate ________
  2. The type of fault found at a convergent boundary
  3. The type of plate boundary where a slip strike fault occurs
Down
  1. The deepest Earthquakes occur at ________ plate boundaries when the crust subducts into the mantle
  2. The type of fault found at divergent boundaries
  3. Earthquakes are __________ in the ground
  4. To change shape
  5. A break in the rock of Earth's lithosphere

8 Clues: To change shape • Earthquakes are __________ in the ground • A break in the rock of Earth's lithosphere • The type of fault found at divergent boundaries • The type of fault found at a convergent boundary • The type of plate boundary where a slip strike fault occurs • The majority of earthquakes occur along tectonic plate ________ • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2024-12-16

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large clump of ice that orbits the sun
  2. A plate boundary where 2 plates collide
  3. A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  4. A plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  5. Rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun
Down
  1. Supports life
  2. A streak of light produced by stuff burning in the atmosphere
  3. A force of attraction between 2 objects

8 Clues: Supports life • A plate boundary where 2 plates collide • A force of attraction between 2 objects • A large clump of ice that orbits the sun • Rocky metallic objects that orbit the sun • A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • A plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • A streak of light produced by stuff burning in the atmosphere

TECTONIC PLATES 2025-04-11

TECTONIC PLATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Liquid rock found below or within the Earths crust
  2. the section of the crust between earthquake lines
  3. the point on earths surface directly above where an earthquake occured
  4. loose earth materials, such as sand, soil and rocks
  5. crust plate material containing dense rock that is usually found under the ocean
Down
  1. under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move and shift
  2. the size of something
  3. crust plate material containing less dense granite, usually found underground or on continental land
  4. Crack in the Earth's crust where rock has slipped or moved past eachother.
  5. The movement of the bedrock caused by plates getting stuck on each other
  6. A type of rock formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above
  7. A type of rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava

12 Clues: the size of something • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • Liquid rock found below or within the Earths crust • loose earth materials, such as sand, soil and rocks • the point on earths surface directly above where an earthquake occured • under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move and shift • ...

4.2 Vocabulary 2024-12-17

4.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust
  2. A type of plate boundary where 2 plates scrape past each other resulting in faults
  3. A type of plate boundary where plates press toward each other, causing mountains
  4. A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
  5. A break in the earth's crust
  6. A bend in layers of rock
Down
  1. Stress that pushes rock in opposite directions until it breaks
  2. A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust
  3. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates pull away from each other, forming mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys
  5. Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  6. A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust

12 Clues: A bend in layers of rock • A break in the earth's crust • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust • Stress that pushes rock in opposite directions until it breaks • A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust • ...

Random Tectonic plate and topographic vocabs! 2023-07-15

Random Tectonic plate and topographic vocabs! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of tectonic plate where 2 plates move away from each over as. Causes seafloor spreading in oceanic plates.
  2. An old and stable part of the continental lithosphere, which consists of Earth's two topmost layers, the crust and the uppermost mantle
  3. The study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies
  4. A collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate.
  5. solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon
  6. A type of tectonic plate where 2 plates move into each other. A cause of mountains.
Down
  1. The scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere is comprised a number of large tectonic plates which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago
  2. A type of tectonic plate where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. The study of the forms and features of land surfaces.
  4. A wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake, volcanic eruption, magma movement, a large landslide, and a large man-made explosion

10 Clues: The study of the forms and features of land surfaces. • A type of tectonic plate where 2 plates move into each other. A cause of mountains. • A type of tectonic plate where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions. • The study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or other planetary bodies • ...

Plate Margins 2022-06-22

Plate Margins crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate margin where 2 plates are moving past each other
  2. process in the mantle where hot rock rises and cold rock sinks
  3. the ground suddenly shaking as a result of a release of energy between 2 tectonic plates
  4. plate margin where 2 plates are moving apart
Down
  1. plate margin where 2 plates are moving together
  2. the layer of the earth you are currently sitting on
  3. long narrow ditch in the ground, used by soldiers in World War 2
  4. a mountain from which lava and gas erupts
  5. the centre of the earth

9 Clues: the centre of the earth • a mountain from which lava and gas erupts • plate margin where 2 plates are moving apart • plate margin where 2 plates are moving together • the layer of the earth you are currently sitting on • plate margin where 2 plates are moving past each other • process in the mantle where hot rock rises and cold rock sinks • ...

Grecia T. 2022-04-29

Grecia T. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drift
  2. tectonics is a theory demonstrating the structure of our planets crust, and many other phenomena. It moves slowly over the mantle.
  3. drift used to be a theory that explanation the continents shifting position on the earths surface.
  4. into different directions, dividing each other.
Down
  1. sideway and downward movements the edge of a plate on the earths crust into a mantle under another plate.
  2. is also a sediment rock, made by water or air
  3. is a matter that settles on the bottom of a sort of liquid.
  4. is something coming closer all together.
  5. is is a rock that is solidified by lava or magma.
  6. is a rock that transforms by heat, pressure, and other natural causes.
  7. a dramatic change in shape, appearance, personality, etc.
  8. tectonics

12 Clues: Drift • tectonics • is something coming closer all together. • is also a sediment rock, made by water or air • into different directions, dividing each other. • is is a rock that is solidified by lava or magma. • a dramatic change in shape, appearance, personality, etc. • is a matter that settles on the bottom of a sort of liquid. • ...

Taveuni Volcano 2024-03-22

Taveuni Volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
  2. a broad domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. Where the Taveuni volcano is located
  5. moon.
  6. an act or instance of erupting.
  7. Shield volcanos
  8. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  9. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
Down
  1. molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet
  2. a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
  3. moderately explosive eruptions of basaltic magma with moderate gas content.
  4. is the third-largest island in Fiji

13 Clues: moon. • Shield volcanos • an act or instance of erupting. • is the third-largest island in Fiji • Where the Taveuni volcano is located • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • moderately explosive eruptions of basaltic magma with moderate gas content. • molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet • ...

Taveuni Volcano 2024-03-22

Taveuni Volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
  2. a broad domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. Where the Taveuni volcano is located
  5. moon.
  6. an act or instance of erupting.
  7. Shield volcanos
  8. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  9. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
Down
  1. molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet
  2. a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
  3. moderately explosive eruptions of basaltic magma with moderate gas content.
  4. is the third-largest island in Fiji

13 Clues: moon. • Shield volcanos • an act or instance of erupting. • is the third-largest island in Fiji • Where the Taveuni volcano is located • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • moderately explosive eruptions of basaltic magma with moderate gas content. • molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet • ...

Uinit 20 Vocab 2025-10-24

Uinit 20 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate
  2. gold
  3. to give a gift
  4. cash
  5. change
  6. to return or come back
  7. to eat lunch
  8. hand crafted
  9. together
Down
  1. to exchange
  2. to return an item
  3. expensive
  4. to give
  5. cheap
  6. quality
  7. silver
  8. department store

17 Clues: gold • cash • plate • cheap • silver • change • to give • quality • together • expensive • to exchange • to eat lunch • hand crafted • to give a gift • department store • to return an item • to return or come back

Volcanoes 2022-01-24

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dense fast moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash and hot ash
  2. Process which happens when two plates collide
  3. Method to reduce the risks of volcanoes
  4. Type of mountain created by destructive plate boundaries
  5. Hot liquid that flows beneath the earths surface
  6. Type of volcano
  7. Natural substance released as magma crystallises
  8. Fault in a volcano which magma flows through
  9. Region with frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
Down
  1. Scientists who study volcanoes
  2. Thick lava that flows slowly
  3. Type of plate boundary
  4. A layer of the earth
  5. A volcanic mudflow that contains a mixture of rocky debris, ash and water
  6. Volcano that has not erupted for many years but activity is detected
  7. Type of energy sources brought by nearby volcanoes
  8. What magma flows through

17 Clues: Type of volcano • A layer of the earth • Type of plate boundary • What magma flows through • Thick lava that flows slowly • Scientists who study volcanoes • Method to reduce the risks of volcanoes • Fault in a volcano which magma flows through • Process which happens when two plates collide • Region with frequent earthquakes and volcanoes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-11-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large tidal wave caused by a large displacement of water.
  2. The supercontinent.
  3. A type of boundary where two plates move apart.
  4. The strong upper 100km of the Earth or the tectonic plates.
  5. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
Down
  1. When two plates move parallel to each other.
  2. Movement of the continents relative to each other.
  3. A type of boundary where two plates come together.
  4. Violent shaking of the Earth.
  5. A vent or crack where magma can burst out to the surface.

10 Clues: The supercontinent. • Violent shaking of the Earth. • When two plates move parallel to each other. • A type of boundary where two plates move apart. • Movement of the continents relative to each other. • A type of boundary where two plates come together. • A vent or crack where magma can burst out to the surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place where faults form
  2. A large break in Earth’s crust
  3. Broken pieces of Earth’s crust
  4. The place where a rift valley forms
  5. When the ocean floor sinks into the mantle
  6. The place where mountains form
Down
  1. An underwater canyon
  2. The adding of new material to the ocean floor
  3. valley A deep valley in Earth’s crust
  4. The theory that the plates are moving

10 Clues: An underwater canyon • The place where faults form • A large break in Earth’s crust • Broken pieces of Earth’s crust • The place where mountains form • The place where a rift valley forms • valley A deep valley in Earth’s crust • The theory that the plates are moving • When the ocean floor sinks into the mantle • The adding of new material to the ocean floor

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mid-ocean ridges add material to the ocean floor
  2. earths plates & plate motions into a theory
  3. diverge; moving away
  4. supercontinent
  5. when Earth’s crust diverge on land and a deep valley forms
Down
  1. continents slowly moving over the surface overtime
  2. come together
  3. trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  4. the ocean floor sinking under a deep ocean trench & back into the mantle
  5. breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks slip past each other

10 Clues: come together • supercontinent • diverge; moving away • earths plates & plate motions into a theory • trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock • mid-ocean ridges add material to the ocean floor • continents slowly moving over the surface overtime • breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks slip past each other • when Earth’s crust diverge on land and a deep valley forms • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet that we know of with plate tectonics.
  2. The crust and the top parts of the mantle form this part of the tectonics.
  3. Parts of New England and Canada used to be part of _____________.
  4. Earth's land and oceans are constantly ______________.
  5. This ocean is still opening.
Down
  1. South America broke away from Africa when ___________ rock changed the direction of plate movement.
  2. The early Earth was much _______________ than it is today.
  3. The Earth is made up of many _______________.
  4. The scientist who determined that earth's landmasses fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
  5. No ocean is more than two hundred ______________ years old.

10 Clues: This ocean is still opening. • The Earth is made up of many _______________. • The only planet that we know of with plate tectonics. • Earth's land and oceans are constantly ______________. • The early Earth was much _______________ than it is today. • No ocean is more than two hundred ______________ years old. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-04-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Created at the convergent boundaires
  2. Bands and has reversals
  3. Created at subduction zones
  4. Large Plates
  5. ______ or so plates
  6. Henry ____ was the man behind the theory of seafloor spreading
Down
  1. _________ Zones
  2. _____ Tectonics
  3. Too dense for subduction
  4. where the movement occurs

10 Clues: Large Plates • _________ Zones • _____ Tectonics • ______ or so plates • Bands and has reversals • Too dense for subduction • where the movement occurs • Created at subduction zones • Created at the convergent boundaires • Henry ____ was the man behind the theory of seafloor spreading

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area created when cooler, denser fluid material sinks and the warmer, less dense fluid material rises to the surface
  2. the idea that Earth's lithosphere is broken into several large pieces of land that move around Earth's convecting asthenosphere
  3. occur when plates slide and grind past one another along a fracture in the lithosphere
  4. the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface
  5. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
Down
  1. a boundary where one denser plate collides and sinks under less dense crust
  2. enormous moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere
  3. a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
  4. theory that new seafloor is formed at a divergent plate boundary, when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
  5. molten rock beneath Earth's surface

10 Clues: molten rock beneath Earth's surface • enormous moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere • the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • a boundary where one denser plate collides and sinks under less dense crust • ...

plate tectonics 2013-02-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arch shape fold in rock layers
  2. hanging wall moves up in relation to footwalls
  3. hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall
  4. walls move side by side
  5. downward fold in a rock layer
Down
  1. top layer of the earth
  2. outer shell of earth
  3. one side of fold is higher than the other
  4. melted layer of the mantle that underlines the lithosphere
  5. theory the continents were all one

10 Clues: outer shell of earth • top layer of the earth • walls move side by side • downward fold in a rock layer • arch shape fold in rock layers • theory the continents were all one • one side of fold is higher than the other • hanging wall moves up in relation to footwalls • hanging wall moves down in relation to the footwall • ...

plate tectonics 2013-09-04

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The weight of a subducting plate helps pull the trailing lithosphere into the subduction zone
  2. It is a hypothesis which proposed that earth's continents had once been joined in one big landmass
  3. A greek word that means "all the earth"
  4. This is a change in earth's magnetic field.
  5. A device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields.
  6. A line on a map that connects points that have the same age
  7. states that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches
Down
  1. one of the two plates is descending beneath the other
  2. states that earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into enormous slabs called plates
  3. The study of this magnetic record

10 Clues: The study of this magnetic record • A greek word that means "all the earth" • This is a change in earth's magnetic field. • one of the two plates is descending beneath the other • A device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields. • A line on a map that connects points that have the same age • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents / Formed when magma rises and flows under the plates.
  2. / There are 7 of these of plates.
  3. / The upper mantle.
  4. / What pulls the crust away from he ridge as it cools.
  5. / The hot semi-solid rock in the asthenosphere.
Down
  1. Eruption / An effect of continental drift.
  2. Drift / The name for the process of continents changing their configuration.
  3. / The heat produced from this process in the earth's core is the driving force for continental drift.
  4. / The centre of the earth contains this and heavy atoms.
  5. plates / Plates larger than continents that float on the asthenosphere.

10 Clues: / The upper mantle. • / There are 7 of these of plates. • Eruption / An effect of continental drift. • / The hot semi-solid rock in the asthenosphere. • / What pulls the crust away from he ridge as it cools. • / The centre of the earth contains this and heavy atoms. • currents / Formed when magma rises and flows under the plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large sections of Earth's crust and upper mantle, lithosphere.
  2. Ocean created when the super continent broke apart.
  3. Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle.
  4. Solid core composed of dense iron and nickel.
  5. The largest layer inside Earth.
Down
  1. Crust and upper mantle.
  2. Outer most layer of Earth.
  3. Reptile fossil found in South America and in Africa.
  4. Liquid core composed of iron and nickel.
  5. Super continent that existed 200 million years ago.

10 Clues: Crust and upper mantle. • Outer most layer of Earth. • The largest layer inside Earth. • Liquid core composed of iron and nickel. • Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle. • Solid core composed of dense iron and nickel. • Ocean created when the super continent broke apart. • Super continent that existed 200 million years ago. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2015-01-19

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid layer
  2. pulling force
  3. bending rocks
  4. squeezing force
  5. soft mantle
Down
  1. core crust
  2. crack in crust
  3. pieces moves
  4. solid dense of earth
  5. outermost layer

10 Clues: core crust • rigid layer • soft mantle • pieces moves • pulling force • bending rocks • crack in crust • squeezing force • outermost layer • solid dense of earth

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock formed from magma
  2. Only plate that does not involve magma
  3. made from the lighter piece of basalt
  4. Edge of a plate
  5. Formed by a Convergent Boundary
Down
  1. Caused by plates sliding against one another...common at the San Andreas fault
  2. Moving away from one another
  3. No magma fills the gap
  4. Plates go towards each other
  5. formed by the collision of 2 plates with different density

10 Clues: Edge of a plate • Rock formed from magma • No magma fills the gap • Moving away from one another • Plates go towards each other • Formed by a Convergent Boundary • made from the lighter piece of basalt • Only plate that does not involve magma • formed by the collision of 2 plates with different density • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature formed when 2 tectonic plates collide
  2. this event occurs at all plate boundaries
  3. 2 plates that come together or collide
  4. the ridge created on the seafloor
  5. a type of crust
Down
  1. rock type that makes up the crust
  2. feature that is created at a subduction zone
  3. 2 plates that are separating
  4. 2 plates that slide past each other
  5. the type of crust that is the seafloor

10 Clues: a type of crust • 2 plates that are separating • rock type that makes up the crust • the ridge created on the seafloor • 2 plates that slide past each other • 2 plates that come together or collide • the type of crust that is the seafloor • this event occurs at all plate boundaries • feature that is created at a subduction zone • feature formed when 2 tectonic plates collide

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valley Linear shaped lowland
  2. boundary When two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. Lava that is beneath the earth's surface
  4. currents Hot currents that move Hawaiian islands
Down
  1. boundary When two tectonic plates move in opposite directions and magma flows through
  2. An edge where two plates meet
  3. boundary When two tectonic plates come together
  4. plates Places in the crust that cause earthquakes
  5. Landform that you can climb
  6. Where convection currents come from

10 Clues: Landform that you can climb • valley Linear shaped lowland • An edge where two plates meet • Where convection currents come from • Lava that is beneath the earth's surface • boundary When two tectonic plates come together • currents Hot currents that move Hawaiian islands • plates Places in the crust that cause earthquakes • ...

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 2021-03-19

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Instrument used to measure earthquakes.
  2. A type of boundary that is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
  3. Floats out in the deep sea and is used to detect pressure changed caused by tsunamis.
  4. a type of boundary where an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  5. one plate will bend and slide under the other. This process is called__________
  6. A layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
Down
  1. A plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. What this crossword puzzle is about.
  3. A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water.
  4. The molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.

10 Clues: What this crossword puzzle is about. • Instrument used to measure earthquakes. • A layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. • one plate will bend and slide under the other. This process is called__________ • The molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a plate slides under another, ___ happens
  2. When plates separate, they ___.
  3. When plates collide, they ___.
  4. Underwater valley made by plates spreading apart
  5. The last name of the scientist who proved continental drift
  6. When plates slide past each other, they ___.
Down
  1. Movement in the biggest layer
  2. The last name of the scientist who theorized continental drift
  3. The thin, least dense layer of the earth
  4. The biggest layer of the earth

10 Clues: Movement in the biggest layer • When plates collide, they ___. • The biggest layer of the earth • When plates separate, they ___. • The thin, least dense layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other, they ___. • When a plate slides under another, ___ happens • Underwater valley made by plates spreading apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thin, least dense layer of the earth
  2. When plates separate, they ___.
  3. When plates collide, they ___.
  4. The last name of the scientist who proved continental drift
  5. When plates slide past each other, they ___.
Down
  1. The biggest layer of the earth
  2. When a plate slides under another, ___happens
  3. The last name of the scientist who theorized continental drift
  4. Movement in the biggest layer
  5. Underwater valley made by plates spreading apart

10 Clues: Movement in the biggest layer • The biggest layer of the earth • When plates collide, they ___. • When plates separate, they ___. • the thin, least dense layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other, they ___. • When a plate slides under another, ___happens • Underwater valley made by plates spreading apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent named by Wegener
  2. two plates that slide past
  3. theory of tectonic plates
  4. came up with the theory of seafloor spreading
  5. originated the theory of continental drift
  6. theory of Alfred Wegener
Down
  1. two plates that collide
  2. Harry Hess’ hypothesis
  3. two plates that separate
  4. individually sites of upwelling material

10 Clues: Harry Hess’ hypothesis • two plates that collide • two plates that separate • theory of Alfred Wegener • theory of tectonic plates • two plates that slide past • supercontinent named by Wegener • individually sites of upwelling material • originated the theory of continental drift • came up with the theory of seafloor spreading

plate tectonics 2022-03-30

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths rocky outer layer
  2. pull apart
  3. hot liquid under earths crust
  4. forms when tectonic plate move apart
  5. slide past
  6. low dense rock that forms plates
Down
  1. rock that forms on ocean floor
  2. super continent theory
  3. push together
  4. made of rock or ices

10 Clues: pull apart • slide past • push together • made of rock or ices • super continent theory • earths rocky outer layer • hot liquid under earths crust • rock that forms on ocean floor • low dense rock that forms plates • forms when tectonic plate move apart

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer most layer of the Earth. This is the layer we walk on.
  2. When two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and mountains are formed.
  3. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
  4. Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust.
  5. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.
  6. scientist who studies earthquakes.
Down
  1. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
  2. The name given to the super continent from the well-supported theory that all the continents used to be connected as one.
  3. Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
  4. When one tectonic plate converges under another due to density differences.

10 Clues: scientist who studies earthquakes. • Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust. • The outer most layer of the Earth. This is the layer we walk on. • Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking. • A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other. • A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards 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 2022-02-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break of plates
  2. valley when two continental plates separate
  3. two plate move towards each other
  4. two plates move a way from each other
  5. oceanic and continental plates convert
Down
  1. happens when a divergent happens
  2. two plates slide pass each other
  3. happens when two plates transform
  4. two continental plates move towards each other
  5. island form when convergent happens

10 Clues: a break of plates • happens when a divergent happens • two plates slide pass each other • happens when two plates transform • two plate move towards each other • island form when convergent happens • two plates move a way from each other • oceanic and continental plates convert • valley when two continental plates separate • two continental plates move towards each other