clay rich soil crossword Crossword Puzzles

Mesopotamia 2024-12-16

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
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  1. the people who developed the first city-states in Mesopotamia.
  2. Describes the hot and dry climate of Mesopotamia.
  3. The other major river that flowed through Mesopotamia.
  4. A system of exchange where goods are traded without using money.
  5. Describes the rich, nutrient-filled soil of Mesopotamia’s river valley.
  6. A raised structure built to prevent flooding from rivers.
  7. To tame plants and animals for human use.
  8. The king famous for creating one of the earliest written law codes.
  9. system of channels and ditches used to bring water to crops.
  10. Extra food produced by farmers, allowing specialization of jobs
  11. cities of ancient Mesopotamia.
  12. the belief in many gods, practiced by the Mesopotamians.
  13. Animals raised for food, labor, or other resources.
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  1. A professional writer or record keeper in ancient Mesopotamia.
  2. The world’s first system of writing, carved into clay tablets.
  3. complex society with cities, government, and social structure.
  4. A person who moves from place to place in search of food or pasture.
  5. one of the two major rivers that supported life in Mesopotamia
  6. Theruler who created the world’s first empire in Mesopotamia.
  7. A pyramid-shaped temple found in Mesopotamian cities
  8. A stone slab inscribed with important laws or achievements.

21 Clues: cities of ancient Mesopotamia. • To tame plants and animals for human use. • Describes the hot and dry climate of Mesopotamia. • Animals raised for food, labor, or other resources. • A pyramid-shaped temple found in Mesopotamian cities • The other major river that flowed through Mesopotamia. • the belief in many gods, practiced by the Mesopotamians. • ...

Properties of Soil 2022-01-12

Properties of Soil crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of loose material that covers most of earth's surface
  2. organism that lives in the soil
  3. organism that lives in the soil
  4. tiny pieces of different kinds of rock
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  1. material in soil made up of decayed plants and animals
  2. organism that lives in the soil
  3. feel of soil
  4. mixture of sand, silt, and clay
  5. organism that lives in the soil
  6. humus provides this for plants to grow

10 Clues: feel of soil • organism that lives in the soil • mixture of sand, silt, and clay • organism that lives in the soil • organism that lives in the soil • organism that lives in the soil • humus provides this for plants to grow • tiny pieces of different kinds of rock • material in soil made up of decayed plants and animals • ...

ECOLOGY 2016-01-25

ECOLOGY crossword puzzle
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  1. type of soil which drains slower, smaller tightly packed particles
  2. both species benefit.
  3. made up of weathered rock, minerals, humus, water and air.
  4. one species benefits, the other is harmed.
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  1. one species benefits, the other is neither helped or harmed.
  2. type of soil which drains quickly, large particles.
  3. not living and never was.
  4. one living thing.

8 Clues: one living thing. • both species benefit. • not living and never was. • one species benefits, the other is harmed. • type of soil which drains quickly, large particles. • made up of weathered rock, minerals, humus, water and air. • one species benefits, the other is neither helped or harmed. • type of soil which drains slower, smaller tightly packed particles

Types of Soil 2022-11-29

Types of Soil crossword puzzle
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  1. A bit of land used for growing plants.
  2. Chalk has a lot of this
  3. A type of soil made from dead plants.
  4. It's what happens when clay gets wet.
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  1. This is used to suck up water.
  2. A type of soil that's soft and dry.
  3. Used to help living things grow.
  4. This is added to soil to give nutrients to

8 Clues: Chalk has a lot of this • This is used to suck up water. • Used to help living things grow. • A type of soil that's soft and dry. • A type of soil made from dead plants. • It's what happens when clay gets wet. • A bit of land used for growing plants. • This is added to soil to give nutrients to

Clays Quilt 2024-09-15

Clays Quilt crossword puzzle
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  1. Main character
  2. Quilt maker
  3. Raised Clay
  4. Alma´s ex-husband
  5. Clay´s cousin
  6. Alma´s dad
  7. Anneth´s friend
  8. Cake´s mother
  9. Lolie´s husband
  10. Dreama´s father
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  1. Author
  2. Clay´s mother
  3. Dreama´s baby
  4. Easter´s husband
  5. Alma´s sister
  6. Clay´s real dad
  7. Plays the fiddle
  8. Married and divorced Dreama
  9. Anneth's third husband who killed Anneth
  10. Waitress at the Hilltop
  11. Clay´s friend

21 Clues: Author • Alma´s dad • Quilt maker • Raised Clay • Clay´s mother • Dreama´s baby • Alma´s sister • Clay´s cousin • Cake´s mother • Clay´s friend • Main character • Clay´s real dad • Anneth´s friend • Lolie´s husband • Dreama´s father • Easter´s husband • Plays the fiddle • Alma´s ex-husband • Waitress at the Hilltop • Married and divorced Dreama • Anneth's third husband who killed Anneth

Elements and Stages of Clay 2022-08-12

Elements and Stages of Clay crossword puzzle
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  1. liquid clay
  2. the "oven" that is used to fire clay
  3. the edge that encloses the mouth
  4. the act of rolling a long slender stick of clay
  5. pottery that has gone through the first firing
  6. small marks made in clay
  7. the upper opening of a pot
  8. a 3-d element that encloses volume
  9. clay that will hold its form and can be carved
  10. An element dealing with the sense of touch
  11. a vessel formed with only the hands
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  1. an element dealing with the area in and around objects
  2. the act of heating clay in a kiln
  3. the path of a moving dot
  4. the stage where clay no longer has any moisture
  5. decomposed rock
  6. pottery that has been fired twice
  7. the lights and darks in a picture
  8. completed unfired pottery
  9. flat pieces of clay
  10. clay that is workable
  11. The part of a clay pot that touches a table
  12. a 2-d element that encloses area
  13. An element dealing with reflected light

24 Clues: liquid clay • decomposed rock • flat pieces of clay • clay that is workable • the path of a moving dot • small marks made in clay • completed unfired pottery • the upper opening of a pot • the edge that encloses the mouth • a 2-d element that encloses area • the act of heating clay in a kiln • pottery that has been fired twice • the lights and darks in a picture • ...

Nic Strobel Puzzle 1 2020-08-17

Nic Strobel Puzzle 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. where clay is fired
  2. how many types of silica are there
  3. A mixture of silica and other oxides form what.
  4. what you must do to attach pieces of clay together
  5. The 4 components of clay are clays, fluxes, hardeners and...
  6. secondary clays
  7. without silica there won't be a what
  8. Combination of silica, aluminum oxide and water
  9. what type of glass is made when silica is melted
  10. unfired pottery
  11. What is 60% silica
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  1. A glass former
  2. What chemists call clay.
  3. Formed from volcanic ash
  4. Purest of primary clays
  5. SiO2
  6. silica occurs naturally as quartz rock, flint and...
  7. These alter melting temperature
  8. The 4 components of clay are clays, fluxes, openers and...
  9. highly plastic secondary clay

20 Clues: SiO2 • A glass former • secondary clays • unfired pottery • What is 60% silica • where clay is fired • Purest of primary clays • What chemists call clay. • Formed from volcanic ash • highly plastic secondary clay • These alter melting temperature • how many types of silica are there • without silica there won't be a what • A mixture of silica and other oxides form what. • ...

The Green Grid 2025-11-17

The Green Grid crossword puzzle
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  1. Substance added to soil to provide nutrients and help plants grow.
  2. A strong farm vehicle used to pull machinery or heavy loads.
  3. Growing different types of plants in the same area in sequential seasons to maintain soil health.
  4. Grass-covered land where cattle, sheep, or other animals graze.
  5. Elements found in all living things and released with fuels are burned.
  6. Chemical used to prevent or eliminate pests that damage crops.
  7. Animals raised on farms for meat, milk, wool, or work.
  8. The preparation of soil for sowing seeds.
  9. Energy sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas formed from ancient organisms.
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  1. The science of growing plants and raising animals for foods and products.
  2. The gradual increase of Earth’s average temperature.
  3. Long-term weather patterns of a region.
  4. The act of collecting mature crops from the field.
  5. Plants grown on farms for food, fiber, or raw materials.
  6. Turning organic waste into nutrient-rich material for soil.
  7. Working the land to grow crops and raise animals.
  8. Describes land that is suitable for growing crops.
  9. Describes a resource that can be naturally replaced.
  10. The top layer of earth where plants grow.

19 Clues: Long-term weather patterns of a region. • The top layer of earth where plants grow. • The preparation of soil for sowing seeds. • Working the land to grow crops and raise animals. • The act of collecting mature crops from the field. • Describes land that is suitable for growing crops. • The gradual increase of Earth’s average temperature. • ...

Clay 2024-10-08

Clay crossword puzzle
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  1. Drying the clay
  2. An oven where you cook clay
  3. Flat pancake of clay
  4. Mould the clay together
  5. Once the clay has been cooked
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  1. Making things out of clay
  2. Unfired clay that is dry
  3. Paint made of glass to make the clay shiny
  4. To seal the clay
  5. A Liquid clay
  6. Scratching wet clay where two pieces will join
  7. Long thin rope of clay

12 Clues: A Liquid clay • Drying the clay • To seal the clay • Flat pancake of clay • Long thin rope of clay • Mould the clay together • Unfired clay that is dry • Making things out of clay • An oven where you cook clay • Once the clay has been cooked • Paint made of glass to make the clay shiny • Scratching wet clay where two pieces will join

ADVANCED I-2 VOCABULARY 2021-12-27

ADVANCED I-2 VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
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  1. 9 of the top 10 most _____ snakes are in Australia.
  2. I broke the _____ and removed the letter from the envelope.
  3. Don't forget to _____ your resume to the email.
  4. Pink diamonds are _____ a lot of money.
  5. Many animal species are _____ and close to extinction.
  6. The government will _____ new coins next year.
  7. I'm going to _____ myself another drink.
  8. I like feeling the cool _____ on my face.
  9. They're rich. they _____ 3 houses and a fancy yacht.
  10. I work super hard. I _____ a pay raise.
  11. The video recording will _____ who the criminal is.
  12. My dog likes to _____ bones in the back yard.
  13. Before money, people used to _____ goods and services.
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  1. this _____ is perfect for growing tomatoes.
  2. Evidence recovered from he scene gave the detectives new _____ about the crime.
  3. Heaven is just one example of the _____ .
  4. People say my brother and I are _____ in many ways.
  5. Most animals _____ very quickly after death.
  6. the painting isn't real. it's a _____ .
  7. The little clay hut has a _____ roof.
  8. I want to build a zombie _____ to protect my family.
  9. I made the table from _____ I bought from the lumber yard.
  10. Some plants aren't _____ because they are poisonous.
  11. The birthday cake had seven _____ .

24 Clues: The birthday cake had seven _____ . • The little clay hut has a _____ roof. • Pink diamonds are _____ a lot of money. • the painting isn't real. it's a _____ . • I work super hard. I _____ a pay raise. • I'm going to _____ myself another drink. • Heaven is just one example of the _____ . • I like feeling the cool _____ on my face. • ...

Pottery Crossword 2021-10-11

Pottery Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. CLAY HAS BEEN FIRED ONCE AND IS NOW HARD AS A ROCK
  2. A LONG, THIN PIECE OF CLAY LIKE A ROPE OR SNAKE
  3. MISS B'S FAVORITE BAND
  4. USED TO REMOVE SMALL TO LARGE PIECES OF CLAY
  5. MEXICAN PAINTER KNOWN FOR HER SELF-PORTRAITS
  6. WHEN CLAY IS COMPLETELY DRY AND VERY FRAGILE
  7. WHAT DOES AMARILLO MEAN IN SPANISH?
  8. USED TO FINE TUNE AND ADD DETAIL
  9. ASTRONAUT FROM AMARILLO
  10. THE STAGE OF CLAY WHEN WE CONSTRUCT AND MODEL
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  1. TYPE OF POT MADE BY SQUEEZING CLAY W/ FINGERS
  2. USED TO CUT LARGE LUMPS OF CLAY
  3. TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE OF CLAY & JOIN 2 PIECES
  4. A FLAT PIECE OF CLAY
  5. SUPER WET SLOP THAT WE USE AS POTTERY "GLUE"
  6. THE LARGE "OVEN" USED TO FIRE OUR CLAY
  7. AMARILLO STEAKHOUSE WITH 72oz STEAK
  8. RIVERA MEXICAN MURALIST MARRIED TO FRIDA KAHLO
  9. WHEN CLAY IS HALFWAY DRY AND GOOD FOR CARVING
  10. USED TO SMOOTH THE SURFACE OF CLAY
  11. THE 2ND LARGEST CANYON IN AMERICA
  12. PAINTED ON OUR POTTERY TO MAKE IT SHINY AND SMOOTH
  13. BONHAM'S OFFICIAL SHADE OF BLUE
  14. SPANISH PAINTER KNOWN FOR CREATING CUBISM

24 Clues: A FLAT PIECE OF CLAY • MISS B'S FAVORITE BAND • ASTRONAUT FROM AMARILLO • USED TO CUT LARGE LUMPS OF CLAY • BONHAM'S OFFICIAL SHADE OF BLUE • USED TO FINE TUNE AND ADD DETAIL • THE 2ND LARGEST CANYON IN AMERICA • USED TO SMOOTH THE SURFACE OF CLAY • AMARILLO STEAKHOUSE WITH 72oz STEAK • WHAT DOES AMARILLO MEAN IN SPANISH? • THE LARGE "OVEN" USED TO FIRE OUR CLAY • ...

Sculpture 2023-12-21

Sculpture crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of low-firing process for ceramics, originating from Japan, known for its unpredictable and unique glaze effects from using items such as horse hair
  2. Liquified clay
  3. A furnace or oven used for firing ceramics or clay sculptures to a specific temperature
  4. Large-scale, immersive artworks created for a specific space, often transforming the viewer's experience.
  5. a skeleton or framework used by an artist to support a figure being modeled in soft plastic material.
  6. coloring polymer clay
  7. a method of molding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface to a lesser extent than in high relief
  8. a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet, and is dried and baked to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
  9. term for pots that have been fired for the first time
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  1. using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions of that material.
  2. lasting for a very short time.
  3. the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster
  4. Sculptures that incorporate movement, either through mechanical means or by responding to environmental factors such as wind or touch.
  5. dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids, or non-porous
  6. vitrified pottery with a white, fine-grained body that is usually translucent
  7. a liquid suspension of finely ground minerals, that after being applied to the bisque-fired clay form and heated to the proper temperature, melt to form a glassy coating on the clay surface.

16 Clues: Liquified clay • coloring polymer clay • lasting for a very short time. • term for pots that have been fired for the first time • vitrified pottery with a white, fine-grained body that is usually translucent • dense pottery fired at high temperatures to make it resistant to liquids, or non-porous • ...

Unit 5 Test Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-13

Unit 5 Test Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of system where energy and matter cannot be exchanged.
  2. a type of system where both matter and energy can be exchanged.
  3. the smallest soil particle size.
  4. the medium soil particle size.
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  1. a type of system where matter cannot be exchanged but energy can.
  2. living components of ecosystems.
  3. nonliving components of ecosystems.
  4. the largest soil particle size.

8 Clues: the medium soil particle size. • the largest soil particle size. • living components of ecosystems. • the smallest soil particle size. • nonliving components of ecosystems. • a type of system where energy and matter cannot be exchanged. • a type of system where both matter and energy can be exchanged. • a type of system where matter cannot be exchanged but energy can.

Soil 2021-02-03

Soil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. smallest particle, good for water storage
  2. rock is broken up by ice, frost, wind, and water.
  3. the largest particle of soil, rough and gritty
  4. smooth to the touch, fairly fertile
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  1. good mix of all three soil materials
  2. what soil releases into the air
  3. what forms on the Earth's surface where plants grow

7 Clues: what soil releases into the air • smooth to the touch, fairly fertile • good mix of all three soil materials • smallest particle, good for water storage • the largest particle of soil, rough and gritty • rock is broken up by ice, frost, wind, and water. • what forms on the Earth's surface where plants grow

Ceramics Module 2 2025-01-06

Ceramics Module 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Chemically, when oxygen combines with another element.
  2. The action of natural forces like wind, water, and ice that causes mountains to crumble and disintegrate into rocks, sand, dirt, and finally clay.
  3. Clay that has been transported from its original rocky location by the action of wind and water.
  4. A refractory clay most often used to make firebricks.
  5. A very fine, extremely plastic clay.
  6. A granite-type rock that makes up almost half of the earth's crust.
  7. The natural process of chemical water molecules attaching to other mineral molecules.
  8. A general term applied to white dinnerware that imitates porcelain but is usually fired at a temperature lower than porcelain.
  9. Clay that is found in the same location where the parent rock disintegrated.
  10. Another term for Primary Clay.
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  1. An earthenware clay that is red when fired. Most often used as a sculptural medium.
  2. One of the three general groups of clay. Hard, strong, nonporous and vitreous when fired.
  3. Another term for Secondary Clay.
  4. Also known as China clay. The purest of the natural clays. The basic clay used in porcelain clay bodies.
  5. A surface clay used to make sun-dried bricks. Not fired.
  6. One of the three general groups of clay. A low-fire clay, porous and soft after firing.
  7. The two water molecules of the basic formula.
  8. A very plastic clay that is usually white or light in color.
  9. A material that aids or helps cause melting.

19 Clues: Another term for Primary Clay. • Another term for Secondary Clay. • A very fine, extremely plastic clay. • A material that aids or helps cause melting. • The two water molecules of the basic formula. • A refractory clay most often used to make firebricks. • Chemically, when oxygen combines with another element. • A surface clay used to make sun-dried bricks. Not fired. • ...

Clay Terminology 2023-01-23

Clay Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. a technique that involves using your hands to transform a ball into a small bowl-like form
  2. a machine used to heat up clay to a very high temperature
  3. slightly hardened clay ideal for carving
  4. clay mixed with water into a pudding-like or liquid consistency (also called slurry)
  5. the roughness/smoothness of clay
  6. the method of wedging we will use in class
  7. snake-like pieces of clay
  8. a __________ tool is used for trimming and has a metal loop and a wooden handle
  9. a squishy tool for smoothing clay or cleaning
  10. a piece of clay which has been made flat, usually by rolling with a rolling pin or slab roller
  11. a __________ cutter often has two wood pieces at the ends and is used for slicing clay
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  1. clay that becomes smaller in the duration of drying and the first firing process is called __________
  2. clay that when fired is strong, hard, durable, non-porous and stone-like
  3. soft, workable clay that can be easily molded and formed
  4. ceramic material with glaze applied and fired a second time
  5. a wheel pottery tool used for measuring
  6. breathing in large quantities of silica/dust can cause __________ __________ after years of exposure
  7. completely dry clay that has not been fired
  8. a __________ tool is often used in handbuilding for blending and shaping clay
  9. a simple spinning device that is like a lazy-susan
  10. a __________ tool is sharp and often used for scoring
  11. a term that means to draw or scratch lines into clay
  12. a metal or rubber tool used for smoothing or shaping clay

23 Clues: snake-like pieces of clay • the roughness/smoothness of clay • a wheel pottery tool used for measuring • slightly hardened clay ideal for carving • the method of wedging we will use in class • completely dry clay that has not been fired • a squishy tool for smoothing clay or cleaning • a simple spinning device that is like a lazy-susan • ...

Advanced Ceramics 2024-01-04

Advanced Ceramics crossword puzzle
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  1. tool that is pointy
  2. machine that recycles clay
  3. the material out bags are
  4. glaze that is fired at high temp
  5. to remove clay
  6. where clay comes from
  7. clay that is half dry
  8. oven that fires the clay
  9. clay that is airdy
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  1. tool that has a loop
  2. art is not realistic
  3. cannont be fired
  4. element in glaze that is glass
  5. what its called after firing
  6. to add clay
  7. glaze that is fired low temperature
  8. the fabric in table
  9. what its called to cook clay
  10. not shiny glaze

19 Clues: to add clay • to remove clay • not shiny glaze • cannont be fired • clay that is airdy • tool that is pointy • the fabric in table • tool that has a loop • art is not realistic • where clay comes from • clay that is half dry • oven that fires the clay • the material out bags are • machine that recycles clay • what its called after firing • what its called to cook clay • ...

Buommy 2023-05-11

Buommy crossword puzzle
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  1. Our neighbor
  2. Mode of island transportation
  3. Graduation trip
  4. An instrument played by Daddy and Chloe
  5. Chloe was this many days late
  6. A fall from here broke your wrist
  7. This paw is white
  8. Your Never Have I Ever crush
  9. A cat color
  10. Chloe's weird sunglasses
  11. Frequent Buommy dining place
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  1. A band the whole family likes
  2. Eat the Rich
  3. Collected by Chloe and Daddy
  4. An activity you enjoy
  5. Our first club show
  6. Common family interest
  7. Ron and ...
  8. A frequent song
  9. Monkey's other name
  10. The best hockey team

21 Clues: Ron and ... • A cat color • Eat the Rich • Our neighbor • Graduation trip • A frequent song • This paw is white • Our first club show • Monkey's other name • The best hockey team • An activity you enjoy • Common family interest • Chloe's weird sunglasses • Collected by Chloe and Daddy • Your Never Have I Ever crush • Frequent Buommy dining place • A band the whole family likes • ...

Ceramics I Review 2013-12-03

Ceramics I Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This lowers the melting point of a glaze
  2. This decoration technique is achieved by adding clay to the surface
  3. The name of the first firing that is fired to cone 06
  4. A series of lines, colors, shapes or forms repeated over and over in a planned design
  5. Clay found at high elevations
  6. The first stage of clay
  7. The final stage of clay
  8. A furnace or oven used to heat clay
  9. This glaze finish is smooth and shiny
  10. Clay body that uses clay from middle elevations, is grey/buff, high fire, most commonly used clay
  11. Clay found at the lowest elevations, is red and fires at a low temperature
  12. Clay and other materials put together to achieve desired goals
  13. Clay that is completely dry and ready to fire
  14. The way that a surface feels to the sense of touch
  15. This raises the melting point and adds strength and durability to a glaze
  16. This glaze ingredient is an example of a refractory
  17. This decorating technique is achieved by carving into the clay surface
  18. This glaze ingredient is the glass former
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  1. These flat sheets of clay dry very fast and require a lot of care
  2. This is the colorant in glaze
  3. This provides your pottery with decoration, water resistance and acid resistance
  4. This glaze finish is smooth and dull
  5. A piece of pottery that has a utilitarian purpose and can be used
  6. Clay body made up of Kaolin, is fired to high temperatures and is found at the highest elevations
  7. The equal distribution of visual weight in an artwork
  8. The general structure and design of a 3-Dimensional artwork with height, width and depth
  9. The third stage of clay
  10. Clay found at middle and low elevations in streams washes and swamps
  11. The insulation used in kilns
  12. Clay that is moldable and workable
  13. This glaze ingredient is an example of a flux

31 Clues: The first stage of clay • The final stage of clay • The third stage of clay • The insulation used in kilns • This is the colorant in glaze • Clay found at high elevations • Clay that is moldable and workable • A furnace or oven used to heat clay • This glaze finish is smooth and dull • This glaze finish is smooth and shiny • This lowers the melting point of a glaze • ...

Emma's Ceramic Crossword Puzzle 2017-02-21

Emma's Ceramic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Clay mixed with water, used to attach pieces of clay together
  2. Used for distributing water on wheel pieces, smoothes surface of clay pieces
  3. Used for measuring dimensions of a pottery piece, can help to determine how to make a lid
  4. A rubber, metal or wooden tool used to help wheel throwing
  5. Pressed or rolled flat sections of clay used in hand building
  6. kneading clay to make it compact and without air bubbles by rolling and pushing it down on a table firmly
  7. Critical step in throwing, done before making pottery on the wheel, where the clay is brought up and down until perfectly stable and balanced on the center of the wheel
  8. A wash used on one side of the kiln shelves to separate any glaze drips from the shelf
  9. Dry stage of clay where it is completely air dry
  10. Stage of the clay between plastic and bone dry. Clay is still damp enough to join it to other pieces using slip.
  11. Used to blend pieces of clay together
  12. Used for cutting clay and cutting pottery off of a wheel
  13. used to construct clay into a certain shape
  14. Pottery which has been fired once, ready to be glazed
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  1. First stage of clay where clay is damp and workable
  2. A piece of clay rolled like a rope, used in making pottery, done by hand
  3. A large looped metal tool that is used for trimming and carving
  4. A furnace for firing pottery
  5. Unfired pottery
  6. A dull glaze surface, not reflective when fired
  7. Used to create designs or score a piece of clay, for precise marks.
  8. Resist A waxy paste applied to the bottom of a piece or other places to prevent glaze from going on that area
  9. Forming plastic clay by hand without the wheel, using pinching, coiling, or slab construction
  10. Base of a ceramic piece
  11. Making pottery using a wheel

25 Clues: Unfired pottery • Base of a ceramic piece • A furnace for firing pottery • Making pottery using a wheel • Used to blend pieces of clay together • used to construct clay into a certain shape • A dull glaze surface, not reflective when fired • Dry stage of clay where it is completely air dry • First stage of clay where clay is damp and workable • ...

Social Studies 2021-08-30

Social Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. Oldest civilization in America
  2. Ancient Civilization on the Nile
  3. The time period when humans turned to farming for their main food supply
  4. Land bridge between Asia and America
  5. Rebirth of interest in Ancient Greece and Rome
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  1. A source created by someone who did not experience the event
  2. A source created by someone who experienced the event
  3. Name for the Stone Age
  4. River in Mesopotamia
  5. The European explorer who discovered America in 1492
  6. River in West Africa along which rich civilizations grew rich
  7. Clay used by Pueblo Native Americans for houses

12 Clues: River in Mesopotamia • Name for the Stone Age • Oldest civilization in America • Ancient Civilization on the Nile • Land bridge between Asia and America • Rebirth of interest in Ancient Greece and Rome • Clay used by Pueblo Native Americans for houses • The European explorer who discovered America in 1492 • A source created by someone who experienced the event • ...

Soil Pages 36-37 2023-10-31

Soil Pages 36-37 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Compost is a mix of soil and ______ parts of plants.
  2. The rotting tree in the photo on page 37 will become part of the ______.
  3. Mushrooms get ___ to live as they break things down.
  4. Over time rocks and soil break down into smaller _____________.
  5. You can see things decompose in the soil by making this type of pile.
  6. This layer of soil is beneath the topsoil.
Down
  1. What do we call soil that is rich with nutrients?
  2. What can plants not grow without?
  3. ______ and other small living things help break down the dead plants in soil.
  4. This is the top layer of soil and is best for growing plants.

10 Clues: What can plants not grow without? • This layer of soil is beneath the topsoil. • What do we call soil that is rich with nutrients? • Compost is a mix of soil and ______ parts of plants. • Mushrooms get ___ to live as they break things down. • This is the top layer of soil and is best for growing plants. • ...

Ceramics Vocabulary 2016-02-25

Ceramics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clay that has been fired once.
  2. A machine with a smooth steel disk on the top which potters use to throw their pots on.
  3. A layer of glass that is fused onto the surface of the clay of a pot or ceramic piece.
  4. In this state the clay is very moist and easy to work with.
  5. The art of working with clay or clay products.
  6. A technique in which you scratch into the clay to create designs.
  7. A ______ is made of coils of clay wound around a central base.
  8. To bake clay in a kiln.
Down
  1. Watered down clay that acts as glue when connected different pieces of clay.
  2. Clay that has not been fired and is called _____.
  3. State in which the clay is still somewhat moist. You can join multiple pieces of clay together and create sgraffito designs.
  4. The oven we fire our clay in.
  5. ______ is what you do to get rid it of air bubbles in your clay.
  6. State in which the clay has little or no moisture. It is very important for the clay to reach this stage before firing.
  7. A ball of clay that is pinched together into a pot is called...
  8. Your pot could ______ if you left air bubbles in it.
  9. Roughen clay to help it mesh/connect together with another piece of clay.

17 Clues: To bake clay in a kiln. • The oven we fire our clay in. • Clay that has been fired once. • The art of working with clay or clay products. • Clay that has not been fired and is called _____. • Your pot could ______ if you left air bubbles in it. • In this state the clay is very moist and easy to work with. • ...

INTRO TO CERAMICS 2025-01-07

INTRO TO CERAMICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clay and water mixture, muddy watered down clay
  2. enclosed structure like an oven designed to withstand high heat
  3. clay that is bone dry, all water has evaporated, the clay is ready to go in the kiln, FRAGILE!
  4. potters made drinking and cooking vessels this way
  5. clay that is almost dried out, but can be trimmed and can support more clay layers.
  6. carving or cutting into the clay with a sharp tool
  7. rolled out large pieces of clay, can be used to create geometric structures
  8. soft lower firing clay
Down
  1. clay that has been fired once, orange in color, hard and ready to be glazed or painted.
  2. using an object to press or stamp a design into clay
  3. makes pottery watertight, easy to clean, like a thin coat of glass
  4. things made from clay, the basic material for all clay creations
  5. clay that has been fired a second time with a glassy surface, hard, durable and ready for use.
  6. heating clay to high temperatures to change its state of matter.
  7. rolled out long, snake like pieces of clay
  8. clay that is workable, flexible and pliable, right out of the bag.
  9. created as a result of the decomposition of igneous rock

17 Clues: soft lower firing clay • rolled out long, snake like pieces of clay • clay and water mixture, muddy watered down clay • potters made drinking and cooking vessels this way • carving or cutting into the clay with a sharp tool • using an object to press or stamp a design into clay • created as a result of the decomposition of igneous rock • ...

Materials 2023-02-11

Materials crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something bad
  2. Not weak
  3. made from animal skin
  4. Has a lot of money
  5. Something good
  6. Made from wood
  7. Used to make plates and cups
  8. Does not have a lot of money
  9. Not strong
Down
  1. We get it from an animal
  2. Easy to break
  3. Used for shoes
  4. Used for building houses
  5. Does not need a lot of money
  6. From trees
  7. Needs a lot of money
  8. Used to make a lot of things.e.g water bottles

17 Clues: Not weak • From trees • Not strong • Something bad • Easy to break • Used for shoes • Something good • Made from wood • Has a lot of money • Needs a lot of money • made from animal skin • We get it from an animal • Used for building houses • Does not need a lot of money • Used to make plates and cups • Does not have a lot of money • Used to make a lot of things.e.g water bottles

Agriculture by Nate and Ben 2025-05-01

Agriculture by Nate and Ben crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rotating crops to maintain soil health
  2. Cutting and gathering crops
  3. Green pigment essential for photosynthesis
Down
  1. Man-made water supply system for crops
  2. Farm animal known for producing wool
  3. Type of farming using natural methods
  4. The process of planting and growing crops
  5. Layer of soil rich in organic matter
  6. Chemical used to kill pests
  7. Breaking up soil to prepare for planting

10 Clues: Chemical used to kill pests • Cutting and gathering crops • Farm animal known for producing wool • Layer of soil rich in organic matter • Type of farming using natural methods • Man-made water supply system for crops • Rotating crops to maintain soil health • Breaking up soil to prepare for planting • The process of planting and growing crops • ...

Geography of Mesopotamia 2025-10-06

Geography of Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crescent area of rich soil near Tigris & Euphrates
  2. fine rock the made rich soil
  3. one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia
  4. moved water from the river to crops
  5. land between rivers
Down
  1. getting water to the land
  2. a wall of earth built to hold back water
  3. area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
  4. one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia

9 Clues: land between rivers • getting water to the land • fine rock the made rich soil • moved water from the river to crops • a wall of earth built to hold back water • one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia • one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia • Crescent area of rich soil near Tigris & Euphrates • area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared

Building Materials – From Earth to Innovation: Explore the materials that shape architecture — traditional, natural, and cutting-edge. 2025-10-13

Building Materials – From Earth to Innovation: Explore the materials that shape architecture — traditional, natural, and cutting-edge. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Porous volcanic stone used in Roman construction
  2. Sustainable material made from plant stalks, popular in eco homes
  3. Man-made stone substitute used for flooring and counters
  4. Thin decorative stone or tile layer used for cladding
  5. Material made from iron, carbon, and alloys
  6. Recycled plastic and glass material used in green design
Down
  1. Lightweight, rust-resistant metal used in modern structures
  2. Reinforcing rods placed inside concrete
  3. Baked clay block used in masonry
  4. Compressed soil or clay blocks used in earthen architecture
  5. The most common building material, made from cement, sand, and gravel
  6. Flexible synthetic flooring material used in interiors
  7. Natural stone used in historical architecture like the Taj Mahal
  8. Transparent material used for windows and façades
  9. Strong natural material derived from trees

15 Clues: Baked clay block used in masonry • Reinforcing rods placed inside concrete • Strong natural material derived from trees • Material made from iron, carbon, and alloys • Porous volcanic stone used in Roman construction • Transparent material used for windows and façades • Thin decorative stone or tile layer used for cladding • ...

Mesopotamia Crossword Review 2024-11-08

Mesopotamia Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The next major American holiday coming up
  2. The number of oceans on Earth
  3. An invention Mesopotamians came up with to help move things easier
  4. The continent Mesopotamia is on (4 letter word)
  5. Using pictures to create sentences/writing
  6. The material used to write cuneiform (not paper but...)
  7. The item used to write cuneiform (can be found outside)
  8. The civilization we are currently studying
  9. George I. Sanchez's school mascot
  10. The number of continents on Earth
  11. Human-made waterway, allowed people to control water
  12. The knowledge, customs, beliefs, and values of a group of people
Down
  1. The number of dogs Mr. Padilla has
  2. The world first system of writing
  3. A Mesopotamian invention to help move "bathroom business" out of the city
  4. An organized society that functions within a specific area
  5. The king who created 282 laws (the code)
  6. A Mesopotamian invention to help move down the rivers faster
  7. Tiny rocks and rich soil that made farming easy, sat at the bottom of rivers
  8. The belief and worship of many gods
  9. The religious leader of Mesopotamia and the church
  10. Something building canals helped with
  11. The triangle shaped temple used for worship in Mesopotamia
  12. A Mesopotamian invention to tell time

24 Clues: The number of oceans on Earth • The world first system of writing • George I. Sanchez's school mascot • The number of continents on Earth • The number of dogs Mr. Padilla has • The belief and worship of many gods • Something building canals helped with • A Mesopotamian invention to tell time • The king who created 282 laws (the code) • ...

Ceramics Crossword 2025-11-11

Ceramics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clay and water mixed
  2. clay that is dry enough to carve
  3. method for attaching clay together
  4. ceramic pieces that have been fired once
  5. Mineral found in the earth
  6. Measurement of temperature
  7. clay oven
  8. completely dried out clay
Down
  1. protective layer that is painted on
  2. plate for the clay wheel
  3. ceramic pieces that have been fired twice
  4. process of joining wet clay together
  5. the base of a pot
  6. ancient technic for making simple vessels
  7. rolled out to make more complex forms
  8. clay snakes
  9. wet moldable clay

17 Clues: clay oven • clay snakes • the base of a pot • wet moldable clay • clay and water mixed • plate for the clay wheel • completely dried out clay • Mineral found in the earth • Measurement of temperature • clay that is dry enough to carve • method for attaching clay together • protective layer that is painted on • process of joining wet clay together • rolled out to make more complex forms • ...

Ceramics 1 Terms 2024-04-16

Ceramics 1 Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clay fired to a lower temperature in the kiln
  2. final firing of the kiln with glaze applied
  3. wooden, plastic, or metal tool for smoothing
  4. clay rolled into a ball and pinched into a small vessel
  5. machine used to create ceramic pottery pieces
  6. the "oven" where the clay gets baked
  7. wet clay used as glue
  8. paint that is applied to ceramics projects and fired
Down
  1. tool with round end to help remove/carve clay
  2. scratches made before attaching clay
  3. a knife used with clay
  4. sponge used to remove water or smooth surface
  5. removing clay from inside of pieces that are too thick
  6. clay snake
  7. pointy tool used for cutting into clay
  8. kneading of clay to remove air bubbles and rehomogenize clay
  9. a flat piece of clay

17 Clues: clay snake • a flat piece of clay • wet clay used as glue • a knife used with clay • scratches made before attaching clay • the "oven" where the clay gets baked • pointy tool used for cutting into clay • final firing of the kiln with glaze applied • wooden, plastic, or metal tool for smoothing • tool with round end to help remove/carve clay • ...

Buildings Book 2 Units 3-4 2023-11-24

Buildings Book 2 Units 3-4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a soil type with particles measuring between 0.002 mm and 0.02 mm in diameter.
  2. is a soil type with particles measuring less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
  3. is an examination and description of the surface features of a construction site.
  4. is a hole dug at a construction site in order to obtain soil samples.
  5. is a soil type with particles measuring between 630 micrometers and 5 mm in diameter
Down
  1. is an examination of the soil beneath the surface at a construction site to establish what is required for the foundation of the structure.
  2. is an examination of the top layer of soil at a construction site, primarily to establish drainage grades and landscaping requirements.
  3. is a description of the variation of soil types at a construction site.
  4. If something is ________, it is flat or at the same height in all places.
  5. is a soil type with particles measuring between 5 mm and 75 mm in diameter
  6. is a machine that digs a deep hole

11 Clues: is a machine that digs a deep hole • is a hole dug at a construction site in order to obtain soil samples. • is a soil type with particles measuring less than 0.002 mm in diameter. • is a description of the variation of soil types at a construction site. • If something is ________, it is flat or at the same height in all places. • ...

Rich Reading 2024-05-28

Rich Reading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 흙
  2. 사막
  3. 시끄럽다
  4. 공항
  5. 혼자, 홀로
  6. 쓰레기
  7. 쫓다
  8. 준비된
  9. 다람쥐
  10. 지각한
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  1. 이상한
  2. 재활용하다
  3. 새끼 고양이
  4. 이웃
  5. 연습
  6. 공간
  7. 잡초
  8. 줄기
  9. 뿌리

19 Clues: 흙 • 사막 • 이웃 • 공항 • 연습 • 공간 • 잡초 • 쫓다 • 줄기 • 뿌리 • 이상한 • 쓰레기 • 준비된 • 다람쥐 • 지각한 • 시끄럽다 • 재활용하다 • 새끼 고양이 • 혼자, 홀로

Lesson 2 Plants We Grow 2025-04-22

Lesson 2 Plants We Grow crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ability of a soil and crop system to hold water in the root zone.
  2. excess water filling the spaces in the soil. Water drains from the soil most quickly.
  3. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
  4. The embryo of a plant’ also kernels of corn, wheat, etc., which botanically are seedlike fruits, including the ovary wall.
  5. To develop into a plant from a seed, spore, or bulb.
  6. Any matter, defined as organic incorporated in or on the surface of the soil. It may include undecomposed plant matter and highly humidified—sometimes used interchangeably with humus.
  7. a group of textural classes in which the particles are finer than gravel but coarser than silt
  8. is a mixture of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth’s surface.
  9. A mineral, or minerals, classified with the micas, expands into scales and becomes a loose, absorbent mass with treatment at high temperatures.
  10. Process by which green plants, using chlorophyll and sunlight energy, produce carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
  11. Granular material of a size between sand and clay.
Down
  1. The relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in a mass of soil.
  2. Soil or soil-like material in which plants are grown, also referred to as medium.
  3. this nutrient helps the plant's immune system and rooting abilities
  4. A volcanic glass having numerous concentric cracks that give rise to the perlitic structure and are used in synthetic potting media mix.
  5. are part of the embryo and develop into the first leaves of the plant. Flowering plants are called angiosperms
  6. This helps a plant put on lush, green growth and helps break down organic matter in compost
  7. any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soils or plant tissues to supply one or more nutrients essential to plant growth
  8. water available for a plant to absorb
  9. Two cotyledons or two leaves. Have leaf veins that are in a netlike pattern and have taproots
  10. water that is unavailable to plants
  11. Moving a seedling or grown plant from one place to another
  12. A reading of the three main macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. A fertilizer label will read the percentage of each nutrient in the bag in percentages—for example, 20-10-5.
  13. The early growth stage of a plant grown from seed as it emerges above the ground surface.
  14. a domestically produced alternative fuel most commonly made from corn. It is also made from cellulosic feedstocks, such as crop residues and wood
  15. material (such as decaying leaves, bark, or compost) spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.
  16. Fibrous, partly decayed fragments of vascular plants that retain enough structure to identify the peat as originating from certain plants (e.g., sphagnum peat or sedge peat).
  17. One cotyledon or single leaf. Parallel leaf veins and fibrous roots such as corn
  18. helps the plant’s overall reproductive system, its flower and fruiting capability and its tissue strength

29 Clues: water that is unavailable to plants • water available for a plant to absorb • Granular material of a size between sand and clay. • To develop into a plant from a seed, spore, or bulb. • Moving a seedling or grown plant from one place to another • this nutrient helps the plant's immune system and rooting abilities • ...

Sedimentary 2021-11-01

Sedimentary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hardening and welding of clastic sediments
  2. consolidated sediments formed by the accumulation of fragments derived from preexisting rocks and transported as separate particles to their places of deposition by purely mechanical agents
  3. composed of clay-sized sediments and often contains fossils
  4. carbonate rich sediments consisting of fragments/shells of dead organisms
  5. composed of silt-sized sediments
  6. increase in the density by the weight of what is above
Down
  1. minerals dissolved in water that get left behind when said water evaporates
  2. Precipitates of biologic origin or cemented shell fragments
  3. a rock created by the compaction and cementation of shells. “ Oh Shelly!”
  4. lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular fragments larger than 2mm { opposite of Conglomerate }
  5. exhibits a crystal habit – “looks like a crystal”
  6. composed of sand-sized sediments and may display layering
  7. Naturally occurring, inflammable organic matter formed from kerogen in the process of petroleum generation
  8. lithified sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments greater than 2mm { opposite of Breccia }
  9. process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass

15 Clues: composed of silt-sized sediments • hardening and welding of clastic sediments • exhibits a crystal habit – “looks like a crystal” • increase in the density by the weight of what is above • composed of sand-sized sediments and may display layering • Precipitates of biologic origin or cemented shell fragments • ...

Mesopotamia Crossword 2024-12-06

Mesopotamia Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Method of supplying water to an area of land or crops.
  2. Political districts in which officials are chosen to govern and enforce the rulers laws.
  3. A region of the Middle East, that stretches in a large crescent shaped curve, from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
  4. A form of government in which priests and/or kings rule in the name of god or a deity as the supreme rule
  5. Territories and groups of people from different lands under one single rule.
  6. Long poems that tell story’s of heroes
  7. Meaning "the land between rivers" located in the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent.
  8. Massive religious temples built by the Sumerians.
Down
  1. Capable of producing abundant crops
  2. Record keepers who held honored positions in society
  3. are complex societies. They have cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, writing systems, etc.
  4. A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
  5. A belief in many gods
  6. Sumerian writing consisting of wedge shaped marks cut into damp clay tablets.
  7. A city that has its own government and rules over its own territory.

15 Clues: A belief in many gods • Capable of producing abundant crops • A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. • Long poems that tell story’s of heroes • Massive religious temples built by the Sumerians. • Record keepers who held honored positions in society • Method of supplying water to an area of land or crops. • ...

Ceramics 2025-12-01

Ceramics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A coloured clay slip used to decorate pottery.
  2. mill A machine that mixes and softens clay.
  3. A soft material used to smooth clay or clean surfaces.
  4. The clay getting smaller as it dries and is fired.
  5. Clay that is partly dry and firm, but you can still carve it.
  6. A device used to weigh clay or materials.
  7. Soft, natural earth used to make pottery.
  8. A place that provides light and ventilation in the studio.
  9. A tool (wood, metal, or rubber) used to smooth and shape clay.
Down
  1. A tool shaped like a cone used to pour liquids cleanly.
  2. To press and fold clay to remove air bubbles.
  3. A liquid coating that melts in the kiln and makes pottery shiny or colorful.
  4. A hand-building technique where you shape clay by pinching it with your fingers.
  5. A very fine, white, strong type of clay fired at high temperatures.
  6. A spinning machine used to shape clay.
  7. storage The place where clay is kept.
  8. A tool used to press patterns or designs into clay.
  9. A very hot oven used to fire pottery.
  10. The entrance to the pottery workspace or kiln room.

19 Clues: storage The place where clay is kept. • A very hot oven used to fire pottery. • A spinning machine used to shape clay. • A device used to weigh clay or materials. • Soft, natural earth used to make pottery. • mill A machine that mixes and softens clay. • To press and fold clay to remove air bubbles. • A coloured clay slip used to decorate pottery. • ...

Geography of Mesopotamia 2025-10-06

Geography of Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crescent-shaped area of rich soil near Tigris & Euphrates
  2. fine rock the made rich soil
  3. one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia
  4. moved water from the river to crops
  5. land between rivers
Down
  1. getting water to the land
  2. a wall of earth built to hold back water
  3. area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
  4. one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia

9 Clues: land between rivers • getting water to the land • fine rock the made rich soil • moved water from the river to crops • a wall of earth built to hold back water • one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia • one of the largest rivers in Mesopotamia • area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared • Crescent-shaped area of rich soil near Tigris & Euphrates

APES CROSSWORD 2022-05-06

APES CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soil horizon layers
  2. Setting aside areas & protecting them from human activities
  3. perfect agricultural soil with equal portions of sand, silt, clay
  4. underground layers of porous rock allow water to move slowly
  5. The ability to meet humanity's current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
  6. Feedback When a changing in some conditions triggers a response that intensifies the changing condition
  7. Feedback When a change in some conditions triggers a response that intensifies the changing condition
  8. Removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards through soil
  9. deposit of leached material in lower soil layers
  10. ammonia is converted to nitrate ions
  11. A rock that contains a large enough concentration of a mineral making it profitable to extract
  12. allows use of resources in a responsible manner
  13. Plants convert CO2 into complex carbs (glucose)
Down
  1. organic, dark material remaining after decomposition by microorganisms
  2. The living components of an ecosystem
  3. Inorganic N is converted into organic molecules such as DNA/amino acids & proteins
  4. decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia
  5. Greek goddess Mother Earth
  6. good= disinfection of water, bad= forms trihalomethanes
  7. Professional growing of trees
  8. The nonliving components of an ecosystem
  9. Plowed, planted, and haversted to provide forage for an animals
  10. Bacteria convert ammonia back into N
  11. time between a stimulus and the response of a system
  12. all of the land that drains into the body of water

25 Clues: soil horizon layers • Greek goddess Mother Earth • Professional growing of trees • Bacteria convert ammonia back into N • ammonia is converted to nitrate ions • The living components of an ecosystem • The nonliving components of an ecosystem • decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia • allows use of resources in a responsible manner • ...

Ceramics Vocab 2024-09-10

Ceramics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lets clay act like a sponge.
  2. Keeps pieces off kiln shelf.
  3. Useful ceramic items.
  4. Moist and workable
  5. A rope of clay.
  6. Very wet clay used like glue.
  7. Clay becomes stone in high temps.
  8. Kneading clay to work out air bubbles.
  9. Best time to carve and connect.
  10. Another name for bone dry.
  11. No moisture and easily broke.
Down
  1. Pieces made primarily for decoration.
  2. Decoration that cannot be fired.
  3. Makes clay flexible.
  4. Method that attaches clay by squeezing it together.
  5. Roughing up surface using a series of lines.
  6. Machine used to fire clay.
  7. Pieces that have been fired once.
  8. Metal, wood, or plastic tool used to smooth surfaces.
  9. Pieces that have been glazed.

20 Clues: A rope of clay. • Moist and workable • Makes clay flexible. • Useful ceramic items. • Machine used to fire clay. • Another name for bone dry. • Lets clay act like a sponge. • Keeps pieces off kiln shelf. • Very wet clay used like glue. • Pieces that have been glazed. • No moisture and easily broke. • Best time to carve and connect. • Decoration that cannot be fired. • ...

Rocks 2021-11-05

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extrusive rock that looks like black glass
  2. molten rock on earth surface
  3. clay,silt,sand,pebbles,cobbles,boulders
  4. a type of igneous rock formed inside earth
  5. intrusive rock with crystals larger than 10mm
  6. a name for layers in rocks
  7. extrusive rock that makes up our oceanic crust
  8. means gas pockets or air bubbles in rock
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  1. a monomineralic igneous intrusive rock made of Olivine only
  2. extrusive rock with air bubbles that floats
  3. remains of past life in a rock
  4. variety of igneous rock dark in color rich in iron
  5. in Greek means fire
  6. a type of igneous rock formed on earth surface
  7. molten rock inside earth
  8. intrusive rock used for counter tops
  9. variety of igneous rock light in color rich in silicates

17 Clues: in Greek means fire • molten rock inside earth • a name for layers in rocks • molten rock on earth surface • remains of past life in a rock • intrusive rock used for counter tops • clay,silt,sand,pebbles,cobbles,boulders • means gas pockets or air bubbles in rock • extrusive rock that looks like black glass • a type of igneous rock formed inside earth • ...

sustainable cross word puzzle 2023-08-28

sustainable cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rotation Systematic approach of planting crops from season to season or year to year.
  2. Principles
  3. Phosphorus, and Potassium are the three primary nutrients
  4. cropping- Growing crops in a systematic arrangement across a field.
  5. Conservation Promises future production and use of the soil.
  6. Cycles
  7. will raise the pH value in soils
  8. Microbiology Just a few grams of soil (less than a teaspoonful) is the home to hundreds of millions and sometimes billions of microorganism.
Down
  1. Cropping Cover crops are plants seeded into agricultural fields, either within or outside of the regular growing season, with the primary purpose of improving or maintaining ecosystem quality.
  2. to Soils
  3. Compost is the use of once living material to create a nutrient-rich material to add to soil.
  4. obtain nutrients from the soil using roots.
  5. plantings
  6. contamination results when hazardous substances are either spilled or buried directly in the soil
  7. Tilling is used to remove weeds.

15 Clues: Cycles • to Soils • plantings • Principles • will raise the pH value in soils • Tilling is used to remove weeds. • obtain nutrients from the soil using roots. • Phosphorus, and Potassium are the three primary nutrients • Conservation Promises future production and use of the soil. • cropping- Growing crops in a systematic arrangement across a field. • ...

Ceramics/Clay Word Search 2022-12-08

Ceramics/Clay Word Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ceramics that you cannot use like a statue or art
  2. watery clay used to stick pieces together after scoring
  3. clay that keeps it's shape after being fired
  4. decomposed rock with water over time
  5. dried out clay ready to be fired in the kiln
  6. heating up clay
  7. plastic, leatherhard, bonedry, or unfired clay
  8. kneading or working the clay and eliminating air bubbles
  9. has been through the kiln once and is ready to glaze
Down
  1. a method where you roll clay into snake-like shapes to create a pot
  2. pottery or ceramics you can use
  3. a method where you create a ball, then a hole, and squeeze sides to make a pot
  4. an oven-like structure that fires clay at high temperatures
  5. you can carve and add pieces to this stage
  6. stretchy elastic-like, moldable clay, stage 1
  7. flatten out clay to create a foundation for a pot
  8. ceramics such as vases and bowls
  9. been through the kiln twice, finished product
  10. when you etch lines into clay in order to attach pieces

19 Clues: heating up clay • pottery or ceramics you can use • ceramics such as vases and bowls • decomposed rock with water over time • you can carve and add pieces to this stage • clay that keeps it's shape after being fired • dried out clay ready to be fired in the kiln • stretchy elastic-like, moldable clay, stage 1 • been through the kiln twice, finished product • ...

Emily Frentzel - Puzzle 1 fixed 2020-08-25

Emily Frentzel - Puzzle 1 fixed crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the furnace clay is fired in
  2. highly plastic secondary (too slippery to use alone)
  3. allows clay to be manipulated
  4. the glassy substance used with most pottery
  5. unfired pottery
  6. a combination of silica, aluminium oxide and water
  7. the only substance similar to silica
  8. clay that has been moved from original spot
  9. mixed with silica, and have the effect of bringing down the melting temperature
Down
  1. clay mixed with water
  2. the purest of primary clay
  3. used for making drain pipes and brick
  4. a method of kneading
  5. making art out of clay
  6. used to "paint" your project
  7. flat pieces of clay
  8. a glassy substance in natural rocks
  9. creating rope shaped pieces of clay
  10. highly plastic secondary formed from volcanic ash
  11. the stage where clay is bone dry

20 Clues: unfired pottery • flat pieces of clay • a method of kneading • clay mixed with water • making art out of clay • the purest of primary clay • the furnace clay is fired in • used to "paint" your project • allows clay to be manipulated • the stage where clay is bone dry • a glassy substance in natural rocks • creating rope shaped pieces of clay • the only substance similar to silica • ...

INTRO TO CERAMICS 2025-01-07

INTRO TO CERAMICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clay and water mixture, muddy watered down clay
  2. enclosed structure like an oven designed to withstand high heat
  3. clay that is bone dry, all water has evaporated, the clay is ready to go in the kiln, FRAGILE!
  4. potters made drinking and cooking vessels this way
  5. clay that is almost dried out, but can be trimmed and can support more clay layers.
  6. carving or cutting into the clay with a sharp tool
  7. rolled out large pieces of clay, can be used to create geometric structures
  8. soft lower firing clay
Down
  1. clay that has been fired once, orange in color, hard and ready to be glazed or painted.
  2. using an object to press or stamp a design into clay
  3. makes pottery watertight, easy to clean, like a thin coat of glass
  4. things made from clay, the basic material for all clay creations
  5. clay that has been fired a second time with a glassy surface, hard, durable and ready for use.
  6. heating clay to high temperatures to change its state of matter.
  7. rolled out long, snake like pieces of clay
  8. clay that is workable, flexible and pliable, right out of the bag.
  9. created as a result of the decomposition of igneous rock

17 Clues: soft lower firing clay • rolled out long, snake like pieces of clay • clay and water mixture, muddy watered down clay • potters made drinking and cooking vessels this way • carving or cutting into the clay with a sharp tool • using an object to press or stamp a design into clay • created as a result of the decomposition of igneous rock • ...

ecology 2016-01-27

ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. non living factor
  2. eats dead animals
  3. how a ecosystem changes over time
  4. eats both meat and plants
  5. makes is own food
Down
  1. a living thing (now dead)
  2. 1 living thing
  3. eats plants
  4. provides the energy for the food chain
  5. eats meat
  6. all living things in a area
  7. sand, loam, clay

12 Clues: eats meat • eats plants • 1 living thing • sand, loam, clay • non living factor • eats dead animals • makes is own food • a living thing (now dead) • eats both meat and plants • all living things in a area • how a ecosystem changes over time • provides the energy for the food chain

Soil Formation 2025-01-15

Soil Formation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of breaking down rock using wind, water, or ice into smaller pieces
  2. A solid piece of the Earth's surface
  3. A mixture of sand, silt, clay and rock
Down
  1. A type of soil that has a rough and gritty texture
  2. To rot and breakdown dead matter such as animals and plants
  3. A type of soil that has very tiny grains; feels very soft

6 Clues: A solid piece of the Earth's surface • A mixture of sand, silt, clay and rock • A type of soil that has a rough and gritty texture • A type of soil that has very tiny grains; feels very soft • To rot and breakdown dead matter such as animals and plants • The process of breaking down rock using wind, water, or ice into smaller pieces

Science Revision 2023-08-24

Science Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. material made from liquid tree sap, latex
  2. green pigment present in all green plants
  3. part of the plant that transports nutrients from the roots to the leaves and flowers
  4. type of soil where particles are medium sized and can be carried away by water
  5. soil with very low nutrients that doesn’t hold water very well
  6. when earthworms move under the ground they help mix the …
  7. terrestrial invertebrate that lives under the ground
Down
  1. energy that is essential for the process of photosynthesis
  2. Hard material from the plant’s trunk, extracted to build house, furniture and other thinks
  3. soft, fluffy fiber found in plants that can be used to make fabric
  4. type of soil which holds water very well but there’s no space for plants to grow
  5. dark organic matter made of decomposed animals and plants
  6. part of the plant where photosynthesis happens
  7. process in which plants turn sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into energy
  8. best type of soil for growing plants
  9. Part of the plant that gathers nutrients from the ground

16 Clues: best type of soil for growing plants • material made from liquid tree sap, latex • green pigment present in all green plants • part of the plant where photosynthesis happens • terrestrial invertebrate that lives under the ground • Part of the plant that gathers nutrients from the ground • dark organic matter made of decomposed animals and plants • ...

Art 8 Crossword 2024-02-15

Art 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Used for making clay flat, ready to cut.
  2. You use this to roll clay evenly.
  3. One of three ingredients in clay.
  4. Another way to refer to clay.
  5. Gadget for making handles out of clay.
  6. Mrs Cruikshank's most often said words.
Down
  1. Process used to ensure uniform clay and no air bubbles.
  2. Another ingredient in clay which can make your hands itchy
  3. Special oven for "cooking" ceramics.
  4. Material best used for working in clay on.
  5. Makes ceramics not food safe.
  6. What you need to cut the 2D shape into your clay.
  7. The word grade 8s most commonly giggle at.
  8. Makes ceramics food safe.
  9. Do this before using slip.
  10. How you keep the bag your clay is in.
  11. Harmful byproduct of working in clay.
  12. The "glue" in ceramic hand-building.

18 Clues: Makes ceramics food safe. • Do this before using slip. • Makes ceramics not food safe. • Another way to refer to clay. • You use this to roll clay evenly. • One of three ingredients in clay. • Special oven for "cooking" ceramics. • The "glue" in ceramic hand-building. • How you keep the bag your clay is in. • Harmful byproduct of working in clay. • ...

3D DESIGN TERMINLOGY 2016-09-08

3D DESIGN TERMINLOGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The base or bottom
  2. Coarse high-firing clay. Has lots of grog on it to make it rough.
  3. A rope of clay or pottery which is made by layering ropes of clay one on top of each other.
  4. Functional containers made of clay.
  5. An area without material. A void or impression in the sculpture.
  6. Using a paddle to smooth or shape the surface of a pot
  7. Oven for baking clay that heats to a very hot temperature
  8. Porous- to have small holes - not waterproof
  9. Flat piece of clay or pottery which is made from rolled out sheets of clay.
  10. Matte- dull, no glass, Shiny- gives ff light, reflective, glossy.
  11. When one element is very different than the another. Black contrast against white, rough against smooth, and color against black and white
  12. White, highest firing clay, very fine, slick clay.
  13. To add various materials not typically used in art to a sculpture
  14. To make sculpture by adding material
  15. The objects
  16. Low firing clay about 1700 degrees Tjjis is the clay we use in class.
  17. To mix up clay with your hands, (knead) to get the air out and mix up the clay.
  18. The volume of the sculptures. The substance weight of the sculpture.
  19. To remove material by digging into the surface
  20. Capable of being dissolvd in water.
Down
  1. Small three sided cone that is placed in the kiln to shut it off
  2. When several elements are tied or work together as one
  3. Thee object is the positive shape and the air and space around it s negative
  4. To make the art look 3-D instead of flat
  5. Cotta Red earthenware clay. Red flower pots are an example of terra cotta.
  6. The relation of one thing to another in size, degree, or amount
  7. Building Pots which are made using only your hands and simple tools; no machines or wheels.
  8. The opening
  9. Shrinkage The contraction of clay when it dries. I shrinkage occurs to quickly the clay will crack or break.
  10. Dry (bone dry), unfired clay projects that will be fired.
  11. Pottery which is made by pinching clay between the thumb and forefinger.
  12. Rough- up the clay surface for joining two pieces of clay
  13. To look the same on both sides
  14. The framework or skeleton of the artwork
  15. Working clay on the potter's wheel
  16. Prongs used to lift the clay off the kiln floor
  17. The area in and around the object
  18. The dimensions and proportion of an object. The size of the object.

38 Clues: The opening • The objects • The base or bottom • To look the same on both sides • The area in and around the object • Working clay on the potter's wheel • Functional containers made of clay. • Capable of being dissolvd in water. • To make sculpture by adding material • To make the art look 3-D instead of flat • The framework or skeleton of the artwork • ...

Ava Puzzle 1 2020-08-19

Ava Puzzle 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. getting the air bubbles out of the clay 12
  2. The ability to be shaped 18
  3. something that clay cooks in 2
  4. the purest of primary clay 3
  5. substances used in glazes 15
  6. Rock you can find silica in 16
  7. Secondary Clay formed from volcanic ash 4
  8. can cause explosions 17
  9. clay found higher up 6
Down
  1. pure primary clay, very white 13
  2. SiO2 1
  3. ready to glaze after firing 10
  4. too slippery to use by itself 5
  5. when clay becomes ceramic 14
  6. clay you can find in rivers 7
  7. Found below coal beds 8
  8. a mixture to help connect wet clay together 11
  9. hardens the clay to a more rocky state 9

18 Clues: SiO2 1 • clay found higher up 6 • Found below coal beds 8 • can cause explosions 17 • The ability to be shaped 18 • when clay becomes ceramic 14 • the purest of primary clay 3 • substances used in glazes 15 • clay you can find in rivers 7 • ready to glaze after firing 10 • something that clay cooks in 2 • Rock you can find silica in 16 • too slippery to use by itself 5 • ...

Egyptian crossword 2012-11-19

Egyptian crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of irrigation that helped farmers make ot easier to farm.
  2. very good soil that helps with farming
  3. the land beetwen two rivers very rich for farming.
  4. someone trained to do a specific job or to have a special skill.
  5. tall structures that are shaped as pyramids used to bury dead people usually had booby traps
  6. a group of people who have the same economic or social status, it is a division of society
  7. a flat slab or peice of stone or clay, especially one used for writing
  8. goverment by law; laws are rules which a group of people follow and are enforced by a king, ruler, or other ruler
Down
  1. the most powerful god the god of the sun
  2. characters, like letters, which were used by ancient people in writing; the characters are often shaped like triangles
  3. the first written code of laws in human history.
  4. flat land that is high up
  5. the river that flows south of mesopotamia
  6. the river that flows north of mesopotamia
  7. a person whose job is to copy important documents before the invention of printing.

15 Clues: flat land that is high up • very good soil that helps with farming • the most powerful god the god of the sun • the river that flows south of mesopotamia • the river that flows north of mesopotamia • the first written code of laws in human history. • the land beetwen two rivers very rich for farming. • type of irrigation that helped farmers make ot easier to farm. • ...

Soil 2023-01-09

Soil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a dark, spongy, crumbly mass
  2. land used for grazing livestock
  3. practice of raising crops and livestock
  4. organisms break down parent material
  5. land used to raise plants for human use
  6. the use of new technology
  7. soil with an even mixture of the three
  8. a hard layer resulting from plowing
Down
  1. substances chemically interact
  2. dissolved particles move down
  3. each layer of soil
  4. a complex plant-supporting system
  5. uniform planting of a single crop
  6. the continuous mass of solid rock
  7. a measure of soil’s “clumpiness”
  8. material most nutritious for plants
  9. the dislodging and movement of soil

17 Clues: each layer of soil • the use of new technology • a dark, spongy, crumbly mass • dissolved particles move down • substances chemically interact • land used for grazing livestock • a measure of soil’s “clumpiness” • a complex plant-supporting system • uniform planting of a single crop • the continuous mass of solid rock • material most nutritious for plants • ...

SOIL 2025-02-28

SOIL crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small mineral fragments, organic material, water, and air that can support the growth of vegetation
  2. These areas get some water from under the ground, but when it evaporates it leaves behind salts that can kill plants.
  3. the proportion of different-sized soil particles
  4. breaks down (makes a mess)
  5. a method to maintain the fertility of the soil by protecting the soil from erosion and nutrient loss
  6. The heavy rain leaches nutrients from the topsoil. Crops can be grown year round because of the warm soil temperature, so plants are using nutrients from the soil year round.
  7. beneath soil
  8. TRANSPORTS soil (cleans up)
  9. the removal of substance that can be dissolved from rock or layers of soil due to the passing of water
Down
  1. the arrangement of soil particles
  2. Frequent changes in temperature in this climate lead to frost action, which allows thick fertile soil to develop. The soils in this climate are some of the most productive in the world.
  3. dark organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals
  4. a soil conservation technique that prevents erosion of SLOPING HILLS by heavy rains
  5. a soil conservation technique that helps RESTORE NUTRIENTS to the soil
  6. A soil conservation technique that prevents erosion on STEEP HILLS by heavy rains.
  7. source of all energy on Earth
  8. low soil temperature and little rain causes soil to form slowly. Decomposition of plants and animals slows or stops and limits the amount of humus

17 Clues: beneath soil • breaks down (makes a mess) • TRANSPORTS soil (cleans up) • source of all energy on Earth • the arrangement of soil particles • the proportion of different-sized soil particles • a soil conservation technique that helps RESTORE NUTRIENTS to the soil • A soil conservation technique that prevents erosion on STEEP HILLS by heavy rains. • ...

Soil 2025-09-09

Soil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tiny spaces in the soil that hold water and oxygen (5)
  2. Natural soil fertiliser from animal wastes (6)
  3. Soil condition characterised by how particles clump together (8)
  4. Essential nutrient often linked with leaf growth (8)
  5. Process by which plants make glucose (12)
  6. Nutrient often difficient in acidic soils, important for plant growth (7)
  7. Process to increase air flow in soil (8)
  8. Practice of chaging crops in a cyclic manner to imrove soil nutrients (12)
  9. The size of soil paticles determines this (7)
Down
  1. Nutrient often deficient in acidic soils, important for plant growth (9)
  2. Maori practice that reflects respect and care for the soil
  3. Soil amendment made from decomposed organic material (5)
  4. Water movement into and through the soil (11)
  5. Soil organisms that fix nitrogen from the air (8)
  6. Soil nutrient essential for root development (10)
  7. Process where water moves from soil to air through the plants (13)
  8. Physical arrangementof soil particles (9)
  9. Soil test measure of acidity or alkalinity (2)

18 Clues: Process to increase air flow in soil (8) • Physical arrangementof soil particles (9) • Process by which plants make glucose (12) • Water movement into and through the soil (11) • The size of soil paticles determines this (7) • Natural soil fertiliser from animal wastes (6) • Soil test measure of acidity or alkalinity (2) • ...

Land and Soil 2022-09-06

Land and Soil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : I am present in rocks and soil. Who am I?
  2. :The removal of the topsoil by the action of wind, rain, and running water is called soil ____
  3. :____ is made up of rotten leaves and decayed bodies of animals and plants.
  4. soil : The soil that has equal quantities of sand and clay is called ____
Down
  1. : Protecting soil from washing away is called ____
  2. : We are farmer's friend. Who are we?
  3. : The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces such as the Sun's heat, wind and rain is called ____ of rocks.
  4. :____ is the top layer of the earth where plants grow.
  5. : plant and animal wastes used to make the soil fertile is called ____

9 Clues: : We are farmer's friend. Who are we? • : I am present in rocks and soil. Who am I? • : Protecting soil from washing away is called ____ • :____ is the top layer of the earth where plants grow. • : plant and animal wastes used to make the soil fertile is called ____ • soil : The soil that has equal quantities of sand and clay is called ____ • ...

UFLI Lesson 84 2024-04-18

UFLI Lesson 84 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ for your turn.
  2. A day of the week.
  3. To stay
  4. Used to make art.
  5. A word that means a lot.
  6. Sadness
  7. "What did you ____?"
  8. One part of soil.
Down
  1. to get
  2. A possibility but not for sure.
  3. The hero of a story, the ______ character.
  4. Something used for carrying items.
  5. The day in between yesterday and tomorrow.
  6. A sport done on the water.

14 Clues: to get • To stay • Sadness • Used to make art. • One part of soil. • A day of the week. • "What did you ____?" • _______ for your turn. • A word that means a lot. • A sport done on the water. • A possibility but not for sure. • Something used for carrying items. • The hero of a story, the ______ character. • The day in between yesterday and tomorrow.

Harry's Crossword 2022-04-05

Harry's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one who speaks at a funeral
  2. outlier
  3. greatest living actor
  4. Minimalist composer who wrote the opera 'Akhnaten'
  5. Lear's favourite daughter
  6. round monk
  7. substance used to pave roads
  8. showy birds
  9. surprised on imessage
  10. kanye west album
  11. surface for 11 across
  12. fade away from someone
  13. Capital city of Australia
  14. Argentine author of stories such as 'The Map and the Compass'
  15. moray ___
Down
  1. 44th President's promise
  2. home of the musician Björk
  3. the french open
  4. andy samberg's wife
  5. Australian poet who wrote 'an exequy'
  6. light-bodied red wine made in Verona
  7. this
  8. Pasta which looks like a little biscuit
  9. Nietzche's one-time home
  10. supports
  11. drink for sports people
  12. lamecigarette

27 Clues: this • outlier • supports • moray ___ • round monk • showy birds • lamecigarette • the french open • kanye west album • andy samberg's wife • greatest living actor • surprised on imessage • surface for 11 across • fade away from someone • drink for sports people • 44th President's promise • Nietzche's one-time home • Lear's favourite daughter • Capital city of Australia • home of the musician Björk • ...

soil 2019-09-15

soil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soil is home for many
  2. mixture of clay,silt and sand
Down
  1. this soil lets most of the water to pass through
  2. particles are tightly packed
  3. soil that is good for plant growth

5 Clues: soil is home for many • particles are tightly packed • mixture of clay,silt and sand • soil that is good for plant growth • this soil lets most of the water to pass through

Ceramics Terms 2024-05-01

Ceramics Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the last 10 minutes of class to make it look great for the next class
  2. the process of kneading the clay with the hands to remove air bubbles
  3. These help get the right thickness of clay while rolling it out
  4. The potter rolls the clay into these, stacks them together, and joins them through pressure creating a vessel.
  5. This device is used to roll out consistent clay slabs (By Hand)
  6. The term given to clay objects that have not been fired.
  7. he device where a potterer will use a foot-powered pedal to make the wheel turn to make round pottery objects
  8. This is a material you place over your wet clay piece to keep it wet overnight
  9. This tool is used to cut clay off a new clay body for use
  10. These can cause your piece to explode in the kiln if the clay is not wedged
  11. Tool The
long
heavy
pointy tool
set
into
wooden,
metal,
or
plastic
handles.
 One
of
the
most
versatile
tools
in
pottery.
Used to make small holes in pottery.
Down
  1. Term used when a bisque piece has this applied to it to make it shine. The second firing
  2. Scratching cross hatched lines into the clay where you want to join two pieces of clay
  3. These are used to recycle and reclaim clay in pottery studios
  4. The oven where we fire our pottery to a bisque stage or glaze stage.
  5. sometimes referred to as liquid clay, is essentially a liquid mix of pieces of clay in water. It normally has a consistency like thick cream when mixed together. Used to bind clay pieces together
  6. Clay that is completely dry - no water in clay-body
  7. Technique
to
move
the
clay
in
the
middle
of
a
wheel
so you can throw
it without wobbles
  8. This object is used to smooth out leather-hard or bone-dry pottery. It is also used to soak up extra water in your pieces
  9. Clay that has slightly dried, but can still be worked with
  10. These are ceramic tools made of plastic, wood, metal and rubber and are used to smooth clay or scrape clay away from a piece. Also used to clean off pottery wheel base.
  11. The term given to clay objects that have not been fired once
  12. pottery made from a flat sheet of clay. Unlike the other hand-building methods (coil pottery and pinch pottery), you make your constructions using these to make specific shapes or boxes.
  13. The material we paint or dip our bisqueware in to create a shiny finished piece

24 Clues: Clay that is completely dry - no water in clay-body • The term given to clay objects that have not been fired. • This tool is used to cut clay off a new clay body for use • Clay that has slightly dried, but can still be worked with • The term given to clay objects that have not been fired once • These are used to recycle and reclaim clay in pottery studios • ...

Clay Terms 2022-03-25

Clay Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drying time for clay before it is fired in the kiln
  2. used to store clay and keep it moist
  3. remove air pockets by turning clay over on the table and pushing with palms of hands
  4. tool used to roll out slabs
  5. make a disc of clay with your hands by turning round and round
  6. product used to paint clay
  7. a tool that can be used in slab clay decoration
  8. roughing up two pieces of clay so they stick together also called scoring
Down
  1. a flat sheet or wall of clay
  2. an oven clay is baked in
  3. tool used to cut clay
  4. tools used in combination with a rolling pin to keep slabs from getting too thin
  5. the clay should not be thinner than this
  6. clean dirt from the ground used to make pottery
  7. tool used to score clay
  8. rolling clay into a long snake
  9. the clay should not be thicker than this

17 Clues: tool used to cut clay • tool used to score clay • an oven clay is baked in • product used to paint clay • tool used to roll out slabs • a flat sheet or wall of clay • rolling clay into a long snake • used to store clay and keep it moist • the clay should not be thinner than this • the clay should not be thicker than this • clean dirt from the ground used to make pottery • ...

Happy Birthday! 2021-07-16

Happy Birthday! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. home to the undisputed best crazy golf course
  2. coastal towns have one, resembles a friend
  3. an ex-profession
  4. this animal has an entire group of emperors
  5. travel, also the last name of a famous Tom
  6. the driest place on the planet
  7. home to an army of clay
  8. a church and a tree
Down
  1. pink-purple plant,from the Caribbean
  2. what you are doing right now...
  3. the power base of the Doney family
  4. marvel of geometry - potential built by aliens
  5. large but incredibly fluffy animal
  6. home of the rather amazing paella
  7. ex-dutch island famous for diving

15 Clues: an ex-profession • a church and a tree • home to an army of clay • the driest place on the planet • what you are doing right now... • home of the rather amazing paella • ex-dutch island famous for diving • the power base of the Doney family • large but incredibly fluffy animal • pink-purple plant,from the Caribbean • coastal towns have one, resembles a friend • ...

Tyler O Chapter 4 section 1 + 2 2021-12-10

Tyler O Chapter 4 section 1 + 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. King Phillips and his newfound allies _____ 12 towns
  2. Dutch gave land to rich families to encourage farming more
  3. The soil of New England's colony was not _____
  4. The Royale Colony New Jersey had the freedom of what
  5. 20 people were accused and executed for it in Salem in 1692
  6. The type of colony established in New Jersey
  7. Puritans fled here for biblical laws
  8. The settlers made a _______ house so they could discuss problem with their colony
  9. William Penn and Roger William felt that indians should be treated like this
  10. Dr. A Hamilton noticed that merchants were opening _______
  11. Governing colonies largest town
Down
  1. Puritans _____ plan to build a new society
  2. The 2 biggest city in the new colonies
  3. Settlers wanted this because it was very cheap
  4. Types of towns that Puritans built because of worship and how they worked together
  5. Separated New Jersey from New York that was a river
  6. The soil in New Jersey was healthy and ______
  7. 5 Groups of ______ came too New Jersey and settled there
  8. In the New Netherland they allowed African ______

19 Clues: Governing colonies largest town • Puritans fled here for biblical laws • The 2 biggest city in the new colonies • Puritans _____ plan to build a new society • The type of colony established in New Jersey • The soil in New Jersey was healthy and ______ • Settlers wanted this because it was very cheap • The soil of New England's colony was not _____ • ...

Crossword Soil Mechanics 2023-05-04

Crossword Soil Mechanics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (2 words) A semi-circle formed on the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion plot that represents the strength of the soil
  2. (2 words) The angle at which the soil slips during failure, and the single most important strength parameter for coarse-grained soils
  3. (2 words) Study of the properties and behaviour of soil and how it interacts with structures built upon it
  4. (2 words) The ability of the soil to support the weight of the roadway and the vehicles that travel on it
  5. A state of being pressed or squashed down by force
  6. A type of stress that acts parallel to a surface and tends to slide the material along the surface
  7. When the soil turns into a fluid-like material
  8. (2 words) Represents the stickiness of the soil, typically present in clay but not in coarse-grained soils
Down
  1. (4 words) A way to represent the strength of soils as a line on a graph
  2. (2 words) The resistance of the soil to sliding due to interlocking forces between the particles
  3. (2 words) The maximum load that a soil can support before failure occurs
  4. When the particles in the soil are connected to each other in a way that creates resistance to sliding

12 Clues: When the soil turns into a fluid-like material • A state of being pressed or squashed down by force • (4 words) A way to represent the strength of soils as a line on a graph • (2 words) The maximum load that a soil can support before failure occurs • (2 words) The resistance of the soil to sliding due to interlocking forces between the particles • ...

Crossword Soil Mechanics 2023-05-04

Crossword Soil Mechanics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (2 words) A semi-circle formed on the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion plot that represents the strength of the soil
  2. (2 words) The resistance of the soil to sliding due to interlocking forces between the particles
  3. (2 words) The ability of the soil to support the weight of the roadway and the vehicles that travel on it
  4. (2 words) Represents the stickiness of the soil, typically present in clay but not in coarse-grained soils
  5. When the soil turns into a fluid-like material
Down
  1. A state of being pressed or squashed down by force
  2. A type of stress that acts parallel to a surface and tends to slide the material along the surface
  3. (2 words) Study of the properties and behaviour of soil and how it interacts with structures built upon it
  4. (4 words) A way to represent the strength of soils as a line on a graph
  5. (2 words) The angle at which the soil slips during failure, and the single most important strength parameter for coarse-grained soils
  6. When the particles in the soil are connected to each other in a way that creates resistance to sliding
  7. capacity (2 words) The maximum load that a soil can support before failure occurs

12 Clues: When the soil turns into a fluid-like material • A state of being pressed or squashed down by force • (4 words) A way to represent the strength of soils as a line on a graph • capacity (2 words) The maximum load that a soil can support before failure occurs • (2 words) The resistance of the soil to sliding due to interlocking forces between the particles • ...

Geography 2016-04-15

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. farming method that was restricted by the government
  2. soil formed by leaching of laterific rocks
  3. first established in 1850
  4. national waterway 3
Down
  1. this kind of soil has iron oxide
  2. this part of soil is rich in humus
  3. roadways for swift movement
  4. found in mountain areas
  5. expensive means of transport

9 Clues: national waterway 3 • found in mountain areas • first established in 1850 • roadways for swift movement • expensive means of transport • this kind of soil has iron oxide • this part of soil is rich in humus • soil formed by leaching of laterific rocks • farming method that was restricted by the government

Changing ecosystems 2024-11-15

Changing ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The final, stable stage of ecological succession in a land ecosystem.
  2. - Material broken down by weathering and transported by water, wind, or gravity.
  3. - Succession that occurs in areas where an existing ecosystem has been disturbed but soil remains.
  4. - The process of a body of water becoming rich in nutrients.
  5. - Pioneer species that help break down rock to form soil.
  6. - The process that breaks down rocks, contributing to sediment.
Down
  1. - Organisms that can grow in nutrient-rich water, reducing oxygen for other aquatic life.
  2. - The first species to colonize new or undisturbed land.
  3. - The gradual process of ecological change in an ecosystem.
  4. - Type of succession that occurs on new land with little or no soil.

10 Clues: - The first species to colonize new or undisturbed land. • - Pioneer species that help break down rock to form soil. • - The gradual process of ecological change in an ecosystem. • - The process of a body of water becoming rich in nutrients. • - The process that breaks down rocks, contributing to sediment. • ...

ME 2025-11-06

ME crossword puzzle
Across
  1. manipulating water
  2. eye for an eye
  3. good soil on the moon
  4. more than enough
  5. ---- is to civilisation as city is to country
Down
  1. NOT ciggarette
  2. soil + rocks
  3. upper, middle, and lower class
  4. poor or rich

9 Clues: soil + rocks • poor or rich • NOT ciggarette • eye for an eye • more than enough • manipulating water • good soil on the moon • upper, middle, and lower class • ---- is to civilisation as city is to country

Wallace and Gromit 2017-03-15

Wallace and Gromit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wallace's pet dog
  2. To take care of, to look after (three words)
  3. A brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay in modelling
  4. A boardgame for two players with 16 pieces each
  5. Gromit's human friends
  6. A hospital for people who are dying
  7. Wallace and Gromit's homewtown
Down
  1. Not thinking or worrying about other people or feelings
  2. Thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks and containers
  3. Faithful
  4. An object or a machine that has been invented for a particular purpose
  5. A representative figure

12 Clues: Faithful • Wallace's pet dog • Gromit's human friends • A representative figure • Wallace and Gromit's homewtown • A hospital for people who are dying • To take care of, to look after (three words) • A boardgame for two players with 16 pieces each • Not thinking or worrying about other people or feelings • ...

America's Pastime 2025-09-08

America's Pastime crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To many, solving a crossword is like creating ____ out of chaos.
  2. Crossword puzzles became especially popular during this holiday in 1913.
  3. The London newspaper that once editorialized against crosswords.
  4. In 2006, this documentary brought crossword fandom into the spotlight.
  5. Wynne’s original name for the puzzle: “____-Cross.”
  6. Crossword rules required “all over ____” (grid must be fully interconnected).
  7. Librarians complained that puzzle fans swarmed the reference _____.
  8. Annual event where solvers compete: American Crossword Puzzle _____.
  9. Simon & Schuster gave away one of these with their first puzzle book.
  10. Margaret Petherbridge ____ urged the New York Times to adopt the puzzle during WWII.
Down
  1. In 1942, this paper finally launched its crossword (three words).
  2. Blackout hours during this global conflict made puzzles a welcome escape (two words/Roman numeral).
  3. A lover of crossword puzzles is sometimes called a ____ (one word from Latin roots).
  4. A famous palindrome that may have inspired Wynne’s design (five letters, one word).
  5. The first American crossword was published in what newspaper in 1913 (three words)
  6. Liverpool native credited with inventing the American crossword (last name).
  7. Early crossword clue: “Nard” is an aromatic ____.
  8. Times puzzles gradually get more tricky from Monday to ____.
  9. The amateur group formed to standardize puzzles: The Amateur Cross Word Puzzle ____ of America.
  10. The puzzle’s sudden popularity was called a national _____.

20 Clues: Early crossword clue: “Nard” is an aromatic ____. • Wynne’s original name for the puzzle: “____-Cross.” • The puzzle’s sudden popularity was called a national _____. • Times puzzles gradually get more tricky from Monday to ____. • To many, solving a crossword is like creating ____ out of chaos. • The London newspaper that once editorialized against crosswords. • ...

Geography of Egypt 2023-01-26

Geography of Egypt crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crop that grew well in Egypt
  2. Longest river in the world
  3. The nile empties into this body of water
  4. a triangle shaped area of land formed by silt
  5. The Nile did this every year
  6. Capital city near Nile Delta
  7. Total number of cataracts on the Nile
  8. A series of rulers from same family
Down
  1. rapids on a river
  2. Symbolic of Lower Egypt rule
  3. Nutrient rich soil
  4. Natural barrier to east and west
  5. Symbolic of Upper Egypt rule
  6. Northern Egypt
  7. Desert are of land in Egypt
  8. This was built in 1970s to control floods
  9. nutrient rich area in Egypt
  10. Southern Egypt
  11. 1st pharaoh of Egypt

19 Clues: Northern Egypt • Southern Egypt • rapids on a river • Nutrient rich soil • 1st pharaoh of Egypt • Longest river in the world • Desert are of land in Egypt • nutrient rich area in Egypt • Symbolic of Lower Egypt rule • Crop that grew well in Egypt • Symbolic of Upper Egypt rule • The Nile did this every year • Capital city near Nile Delta • Natural barrier to east and west • ...

Maddie V Puzzle 3 2020-09-03

Maddie V Puzzle 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clays can be improved in work ability by what
  2. this is composed of alternate layers of silica and gibbsite
  3. what is silica's formula
  4. as the water dries out of clay, that particles are brought ____
  5. what is aluminum oxide's formula
  6. fine clay shrinks more than what clay during drying
  7. water of plasticity is the ___ between the particles
  8. you cannot see this type of crystals with the naked eye
Down
  1. the shape and form of the clay crystal are dependent upon its what
  2. what type of clays are more plastic than coarse ones
  3. fine clay contains more of what in most clays
  4. clay that has strong friction and stickiness is what type of plastic clay
  5. what is the ture size of an average clay crystal
  6. what is plasticity water's formula
  7. what is the combined silica-gibbsite later is attached to other by hydroxyl bonds to form crystals
  8. during the firing hydroxides are released and become water which in turn becomes what
  9. what is bound water's formula
  10. what is the linking force in clay
  11. the word ___ is used to describe the individual pieces of clay involved
  12. in extreme cases this water of plasticity could account for what percent of the weight of plastic clay
  13. each sheet of aluminium silicate structure contains thousands of what

21 Clues: what is silica's formula • what is bound water's formula • what is aluminum oxide's formula • what is the linking force in clay • what is plasticity water's formula • clays can be improved in work ability by what • fine clay contains more of what in most clays • what is the ture size of an average clay crystal • fine clay shrinks more than what clay during drying • ...

Rocks 2022-12-02

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
  2. horizon a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath.
  3. the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
  4. weathering changes the molecular structure of rocks and soil
  5. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  6. the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
  7. profile a vertical succession of horizons
  8. soil those materials that have been moved from their place of origin, by gravity, wind, water, glaciers, or human activity
  9. erosion the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface water runoff
Down
  1. A chemical reaction that takes place when a substance comes into contact with oxygen or another oxidizing substance.
  2. wedging a process where water freezes inside rocks.
  3. come apart or be shed
  4. weathering causes rocks to crumble
  5. erosion occurs when runoff water forms small channels as it concentrates down a slope.
  6. soil a soil material which is the result of weathering and decomposition of rocks that has not been transported from its original place.

15 Clues: come apart or be shed • weathering causes rocks to crumble • profile a vertical succession of horizons • wedging a process where water freezes inside rocks. • the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch. • weathering changes the molecular structure of rocks and soil • the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere. • ...

Rocks 2021-11-05

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extrusive rock that looks like black glass
  2. molten rock on earth surface
  3. clay,silt,sand,pebbles,cobbles,boulders
  4. a type of igneous rock formed inside earth
  5. intrusive rock with crystals larger than 10mm
  6. a name for layers in rocks
  7. extrusive rock that makes up our oceanic crust
  8. means gas pockets or air bubbles in rock
Down
  1. a monomineralic igneous intrusive rock made of Olivine only
  2. extrusive rock with air bubbles that floats
  3. remains of past life in a rock
  4. variety of igneous rock dark in color rich in iron
  5. in Greek means fire
  6. a type of igneous rock formed on earth surface
  7. molten rock inside earth
  8. intrusive rock used for counter tops
  9. variety of igneous rock light in color rich in silicates

17 Clues: in Greek means fire • molten rock inside earth • a name for layers in rocks • molten rock on earth surface • remains of past life in a rock • intrusive rock used for counter tops • clay,silt,sand,pebbles,cobbles,boulders • means gas pockets or air bubbles in rock • extrusive rock that looks like black glass • a type of igneous rock formed inside earth • ...

Clay Review - Studio 3D, Mrs. Criscione 2024-10-28

Clay Review - Studio 3D, Mrs. Criscione crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Do red and white clay both need to be fired in the kiln?
  2. What item that is also used for painting can also be used to smooth small details in clay?
  3. What is the machine called the ‘bakes’ clay?
  4. What needs to be done to keep a project from drying out before it is finished?
  5. What is the Italian word for the phrase, ‘to scratch’?
  6. What needs to be done to clay to avoid air pockets?
  7. What kind of glaze is used on clay before it has been fired?
  8. What does slip act as when joining two pieces of clay?
  9. At what stage of dryness do clay projects go in the kiln?
  10. If a ceramic piece has been fired what time it is _____ware?
  11. Can fired clay be recycled into new, usable clay?
Down
  1. What household item can be used to smooth the surface of clay?
  2. How many layers of glaze need to be applied for an even coat?
  3. What tool is used to score clay?
  4. What tool is used to carve or scratch imagery through glaze in clay?
  5. Slip is a mixture of what two things?
  6. Is a fired ceramic piece microwave safe?
  7. Is an unglazed, fired ceramic piece food safe?
  8. What element makes red clay the color it is?
  9. Can unfired ceramic clay that is scrap be recycled?
  10. What metal tool can be used to smooth the surface of clay
  11. Tool What two-sided tool can be used to hollow out or remove excess clay?
  12. If a piece has air bubbles in it, what will happen during firing?
  13. What is done to attach two pieces of clay together?

24 Clues: What tool is used to score clay? • Slip is a mixture of what two things? • Is a fired ceramic piece microwave safe? • What is the machine called the ‘bakes’ clay? • What element makes red clay the color it is? • Is an unglazed, fired ceramic piece food safe? • Can fired clay be recycled into new, usable clay? • Can unfired ceramic clay that is scrap be recycled? • ...

Ceramics Fall 2021 Study Guide 2021-11-10

Ceramics Fall 2021 Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first method of hand-building that we learned.
  2. Before glazing, ________ is painted 1/4” around the base and up the sides of your bisque ware.
  3. _____ ware is clay that has been fired one time.
  4. This is an oven-like chamber used for the firing of materials, such as clay and glaze, to form ceramics.
  5. Wet slop. Can be used as pottery glue.
  6. You spray this on clay to keep it from getting too dry.
  7. A mixture of water and powdered glass used to color, decorate, strengthen, or waterproof a bisque object.
  8. The small slash marks made in wet clay to help join two pieces of wet clay together.
  9. Clay that is too dry or too overworked to use is __________.
  10. A flat rolled-out piece of clay.
Down
  1. A tool that is good for carving clay and hollowing clay that is too thick.
  2. Hand-rolled "ropes" or "snakes" of clay.
  3. What you must do to remove air bubbles from recycled clay.
  4. The cabinet where you 1st put your clay artwork to dry for at least one night. ______ dry cabinet.
  5. This tool is blue, made out of plastic, and you use it to blend clay seams.
  6. Hard Clay that is dried but still damp. It is good for carving.
  7. ______ dry. Air-dried clay that is ready for the bisque fire.
  8. What we use to build projects in ceramics class.

18 Clues: A flat rolled-out piece of clay. • Wet slop. Can be used as pottery glue. • Hand-rolled "ropes" or "snakes" of clay. • _____ ware is clay that has been fired one time. • What we use to build projects in ceramics class. • The first method of hand-building that we learned. • You spray this on clay to keep it from getting too dry. • ...

Composting Vocabulary 2013-04-03

Composting Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any material that will not decompose in the composting process (includes glass, metal, plastic, and styrofoam).
  2. The process by which worms convert organic waste into worm castings (rich in plant material).
  3. A liquid extracted from compost that contains nutrients.
  4. Biological degradation of organic matter under aerobic conditions to a relatively stable hummus-like material.
  5. Food or other organic waste that is sorted to remove contamination and recyclables at the location where waste is generated (an acronym).
  6. The dark or black carbon-rich relatively stable residue resulting from the decomposition of organic matter.
  7. Sludge Solid portion of waste from sewage treatment plants (contains human waste).
Down
  1. Soil that contains minerals from the subsoil and humus from the organic layer. It is the layer of soil where most plant and animal life can be found.
  2. Occurs naturally when an organism dies; its remains are attacked by microorganisms and invertebrates in the soil and its decomposed into hummus.
  3. A tunnel formed when an earthworm eats its way through soil or pushes soil aside to form a place to live.
  4. Matter Chemical substances of animal or vegetable origin, consisting of hydrocarbons and their derivatives.
  5. content The percent of a substance comprised of water.

12 Clues: content The percent of a substance comprised of water. • A liquid extracted from compost that contains nutrients. • Sludge Solid portion of waste from sewage treatment plants (contains human waste). • The process by which worms convert organic waste into worm castings (rich in plant material). • ...

Test July 2016-07-18

Test July crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a house should have a well - planned _________ system
  2. _______ is the home to millions of tiny insects
  3. ____________ makes the soil fertile
  4. ____________ contains cow dung and decaying leaves
Down
  1. cross the road at ______________
  2. _____ soil is a mixture of sand and clay
  3. our _____ is full of wonderful things

7 Clues: cross the road at ______________ • ____________ makes the soil fertile • our _____ is full of wonderful things • _____ soil is a mixture of sand and clay • _______ is the home to millions of tiny insects • ____________ contains cow dung and decaying leaves • a house should have a well - planned _________ system

Ceramics I Vocabulary 2020-12-09

Ceramics I Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most effective hand-building technique used to create a tall, rounded vase
  2. In creating a pinch pot, one wedges the clay and then forms into a _________
  3. A high temperature oven used to heat clay is called a(n) __________
  4. The technique that is used to take away clay in order to create a decorative design
  5. When creating a slab using a rolling pin, you must use ________ sticks to ensure an even thickness in the finished slab
  6. The stage of clay while it is watered down in a muddy form
  7. When a clay piece is in progress an artist must store it in plastic to retain __________
  8. The technique that is used to add clay in order to create a decorative design
  9. You must _________ your clay first to eliminate air bubbles and homogenize the clay
  10. The stage of clay after it has dried out but before it is first fired
  11. A second glaze layer can only be applied after the first layer is _________
  12. The element of art that is defined as the three-dimensional shape of an object
  13. Most effective way to assure that two clay pieces stay connected is to _________ and slip
Down
  1. The stage of clay after it has been glazed and fired
  2. Most effective hand-building technique used to create a cube-shaped structure
  3. The stage of clay while it is soft and malleable
  4. The stage of clay after it is fired the first time
  5. The element of art described as demonstrating the tactile or visual feel of an object
  6. When a clay piece is cooked in a kiln it is said to be _________
  7. Most effective hand-building technique used to create a small, short bowl structure
  8. 1800 degrees fahrenheit is the __________ temperature that earthenware clay should be fired to in a kiln
  9. The stage of clay when it is about halfway dry and best to carve into
  10. Ram's head and _________ are two methods used for wedging clay
  11. how many stages does clay go through?

24 Clues: how many stages does clay go through? • The stage of clay while it is soft and malleable • The stage of clay after it is fired the first time • The stage of clay after it has been glazed and fired • The stage of clay while it is watered down in a muddy form • Ram's head and _________ are two methods used for wedging clay • ...

CLAY SCULPTURE 2016-06-25

CLAY SCULPTURE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A suspension of ceramic materials in water. (Clay Glue)
  2. Any slab used as a base for throwing or hand building clay.
  3. Finished leather-hard or bone-dry clay pieces not yet fired.
  4. When referring to clay, it’s ability to be maneuvered without breaking.
  5. All ware with a permeable or porous body after firing.
  6. Unglazed but fired ware, usually accomplished in a low temperature firing.
  7. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rock; when combined with water, clay is plastic enough to be shaped; When dry, it is strong; and when it is subjected to red heat or above, it will become progressively more dense and rock-like.
  8. Moving and shaping clay, usually with the fingers,
  9. Age-old method of constructing hollow forms by rolling and attaching ropes of soft clay.
  10. Heating in a kiln to the required temperature for clay or glaze, at least to red heat, 1300 F
  11. Flat piece of clay from which shapes can be fabricated.
Down
  1. A loosely-used term; often means earthenware or just any clay piece that has been fired.
  2. Stage in which clay is stiff enough to support itself but can still be altered.
  3. Pyramids made of clay and glaze constituents that soften and bend at specific temperatures. Cones are placed in the kiln during firing as a guide, and to indicate the final heat; they are classified by numbers coded to their softening point.
  4. The process of forming clay on a revolving potter’s wheel from solid humps into hollow pieces.
  5. Art and science of forming objects from earth materials and firing them in a kiln to at least 1300 F.
  6. A cross-hatch and moistening method of putting together coils, slabs, or other clay forms in the wet or leather-hard stage.
  7. Unfired clay body that is completely dry and free from moisture; Clay at this stage is ready for bisque firing.
  8. Provides decoration and color, prevents the penetration of liquids or acids, and yields a matte or glossy, easily cleaned, functional surface.
  9. Furnace for firing clay.

20 Clues: Furnace for firing clay. • Moving and shaping clay, usually with the fingers, • All ware with a permeable or porous body after firing. • A suspension of ceramic materials in water. (Clay Glue) • Flat piece of clay from which shapes can be fabricated. • Any slab used as a base for throwing or hand building clay. • ...

AmayaWayman Week2 Puzzle 2020-08-28

AmayaWayman Week2 Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a slimy mixtue of clay and water
  2. can withstand thermal shock
  3. heats up ceramics
  4. contains oxides
  5. The montmorillinotes mineral that resembles clay in its plasticity
  6. used for tin-glazed ware
  7. a rust red from iron oxide
  8. Clay that takes place in their original origin
  9. what clay turns into after firing
  10. can withstand the highest temperatures without deformation
  11. contains china clay for whiteness and some ball clay for strength and plasticity
  12. specially prepared bodies and tend to be short when they are suffeciently pure and white
  13. clay of low plasticity
Down
  1. The opposite of refractory clays
  2. decomposed from feldspar and succeeded in remaining free of colouring impirities
  3. Clay that has been transported from their place of origin to be settled somewhere else
  4. a classification of property that can be possessed by any clay
  5. can be gathered as are bubbles in ceramic and can cause explosions
  6. mature slowly when fired
  7. contains iron oxide in a reduced state
  8. done in a kiln
  9. can be mined from the position they decomposed from the parent rock
  10. clay that has been subjected to pressure
  11. prepared bodies blened in with china clay

24 Clues: done in a kiln • contains oxides • heats up ceramics • clay of low plasticity • mature slowly when fired • used for tin-glazed ware • a rust red from iron oxide • can withstand thermal shock • The opposite of refractory clays • a slimy mixtue of clay and water • what clay turns into after firing • contains iron oxide in a reduced state • clay that has been subjected to pressure • ...

Ceramics Crossword 2022-03-17

Ceramics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. three-dimensional shape and structure of an object.
  2. to heat in a kiln, essentially ‘cooking’ the clay.
  3. objects made of clay fired to a high temperature, over 1550 degrees.
  4. a furnace or oven built of heat-resistant materials for firing pottery.
  5. rolled flat sections of clay.
  6. one of the oldest art forms of mankind.
  7. a combination of small clay and glass particles mixed with water, applied to bisque ware before firing. Forms a hard, durable ‘shell’. Can be colored, clear, matte, shiny, opaque, or translucent.
  8. kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and excess water.
  9. enclosed air spaces with clay that must be removed or they create cracks or cause explosions
Down
  1. clay that has been fired once at a low temperature and is hard but still porous and absorbent.
  2. scratching or cutting the clay surface in preparation for joining clay pieces together.
  3. a vessel formed by a potter pinching a ball of clay until a bowl shape is formed.
  4. rolled snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
  5. construction processes that include pinching, coiling, or building with slabs.
  6. clay particles mixed with water, used as a ‘glue’ after scoring.
  7. fine grained earth materials used to create ceramics. Plastic when wet, strong when dry, and rock hard when exposed to red heat (fired).
  8. clay is too firm to bend, yet soft enough to carve.
  9. unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
  10. dry no visible moisture and no dampness to the touch. Clay is ready to be fired.

19 Clues: rolled flat sections of clay. • one of the oldest art forms of mankind. • unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing. • to heat in a kiln, essentially ‘cooking’ the clay. • three-dimensional shape and structure of an object. • clay is too firm to bend, yet soft enough to carve. • kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and excess water. • ...

Ceramics Vocabulary 2021-12-13

Ceramics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of handbuilding using rolled coils of clay.
  2. A hand building process using rolled flat sections of clay.
  3. The process of kneading air out of the clay.
  4. A hand building method that is formed by pinching clay with your fingers.
  5. The glass coating that is fused to the surface of finished clay products.
  6. The stage of clay when all moisture is gone. Clay is ready for firing.
  7. The quality of clay that allows it to hold it's shape.
  8. The process of making scratches into two pieces of clay prior to joining them together.
  9. A wooden or plastic disk used for storing projects.
  10. A machine that is used to spin clay to make pottery.
Down
  1. The stage of clay when half of the moisture has evaporated.
  2. The process of raising the temperature of clay to a specific point to chemically change the clay into rock.
  3. Wettest stage of clay. Used as ceramic glue.
  4. Completely finished clay product. Food safe.
  5. The stage of clay where most building happens.
  6. The large oven that ceramic ware is fired in.
  7. The stage of clay where it has been fired once. It is now rock hard.

17 Clues: Wettest stage of clay. Used as ceramic glue. • The process of kneading air out of the clay. • Completely finished clay product. Food safe. • The large oven that ceramic ware is fired in. • The stage of clay where most building happens. • A type of handbuilding using rolled coils of clay. • A wooden or plastic disk used for storing projects. • ...

Clay Vocabulary Puzzle 2025-09-02

Clay Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when water is fired out of the clay and the project reduces in size
  2. projects that have gone through their first firing
  3. a slab of clay will 'remember' being bent or curled
  4. the clay when it's ready to fire the first time
  5. clay
  6. Add pieces of clay together so they stick when dry
  7. a mixture of clay and water for 'gluing' clay pieces together
Down
  1. fired and glazed, a finished project
  2. small glass pieces that melt plus water
  3. wet and not fired projects
  4. a measure for optimum drying time
  5. clay that has been rehydradted
  6. for finished objects waiting to be fired
  7. a method for creating projects with flattened clay
  8. for writing our name and cutting clay
  9. used for wet clay (current) projects
  10. refined silt and water

17 Clues: clay • refined silt and water • wet and not fired projects • clay that has been rehydradted • a measure for optimum drying time • fired and glazed, a finished project • used for wet clay (current) projects • for writing our name and cutting clay • small glass pieces that melt plus water • for finished objects waiting to be fired • the clay when it's ready to fire the first time • ...

Weathering & Erosion Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-15

Weathering & Erosion Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dropping of eroded sediment.
  2. a hard sedimentary rock, used as building material and in the making of cement.
  3. the breaking apart of rocks without changing their mineral composition.
  4. the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface.
  5. the wearing away and moving of weathered rock and soil.
  6. a ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier.
  7. the layer of soil directly below the topsoil.
Down
  1. a mixture of tiny pieces of weathered rock in the remains of plants and animals.
  2. rocks that have gone through the process of weathering, where they are weakened and broken down.
  3. process in which minerals combine with oxygen to form new substances.
  4. soil and rock fragments.
  5. an iron oxide, usually reddish-brown, formed by the reaction of iron and oxygen
  6. the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel.
  7. the breaking apart of rocks caused by a change in their chemical makeup.
  8. fan-shaped area of land formed when sediment is deposited where a river empties into a lake or an ocean.
  9. fan-shaped area of land deposited where a mountain stream moves on to flat land.
  10. the top layer of soil, rich with remains of plants and animals.
  11. a huge moving body of ice on land.

18 Clues: soil and rock fragments. • the dropping of eroded sediment. • a huge moving body of ice on land. • a ridge of sediment deposited by a glacier. • the layer of soil directly below the topsoil. • the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface. • the wearing away and moving of weathered rock and soil. • the top layer of soil, rich with remains of plants and animals. • ...

Terra/Geo 2024-04-25

Terra/Geo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. or small animals (such as turtles) indoors
  2. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  3. a geographic area belonging to an authority
  4. buried in the ground
  5. ocean between Europe and Africa
  6. the study of the earth
  7. heat generated from inside the earth (as from volcanoes, hot springs)
  8. a paved area next to a building
  9. the study of the physical features of the earth
Down
  1. an area of land or its surface features
  2. an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
  3. one who studies the earth, ground, soil
  4. a being from another world
  5. a clay-based unglazed ceramic
  6. transparent enclosure for keeping or raising

15 Clues: buried in the ground • the study of the earth • a being from another world • a clay-based unglazed ceramic • ocean between Europe and Africa • a paved area next to a building • an area of land or its surface features • one who studies the earth, ground, soil • or small animals (such as turtles) indoors • a geographic area belonging to an authority • ...

California's Resources 2025-01-03

California's Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ports
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Rich Soil
  4. Rivers
Down
  1. Lush Valleys
  2. Fish
  3. Gold
  4. Animals
  5. Timber

9 Clues: Fish • Gold • Ports • Timber • Rivers • Animals • Rich Soil • Lush Valleys • Pacific Ocean

The Earth 2022-05-17

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock below the Earth's crust
  2. a type of small particle found in soil
  3. substance that makeup rock
  4. a type of large particle found in soil
Down
  1. a molten rock
  2. a liquid state
  3. when grains of sand were pressed together (sedimentary rock)
  4. small fragments of rock

8 Clues: a molten rock • a liquid state • small fragments of rock • substance that makeup rock • molten rock below the Earth's crust • a type of small particle found in soil • a type of large particle found in soil • when grains of sand were pressed together (sedimentary rock)

Mesopotamia 2021-10-07

Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wriing wedge shape and wrtten on clay tables
  2. soil soft soil . silt
  3. the land between to rivers
  4. a rectanglar that temple or terrced mound erected by the ancient assyrians and babylonians like a church citystate each state had there own goverment
  5. a complez hilhy orgazed soial order
  6. fine soil found on river bottoms that comes from the mountains
Down
  1. king of babylon brouth much of meoptamia
  2. his empire created law code .cut off a part of your body for breaking his code
  3. bringing water to crops whith pipes and canals
  4. you were born into this . u had pharoh priest scibes and nobles farmets peasants slaves
  5. growing crops and raising animals
  6. someone that make art

12 Clues: soil soft soil . silt • someone that make art • the land between to rivers • growing crops and raising animals • a complez hilhy orgazed soial order • king of babylon brouth much of meoptamia • wriing wedge shape and wrtten on clay tables • bringing water to crops whith pipes and canals • fine soil found on river bottoms that comes from the mountains • ...

OATS and Mesopotamia 2025-09-25

OATS and Mesopotamia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tool that broke through soil that improved farming
  2. recycling bottles is an example of this
  3. the world's first system of writing
  4. picture symbols that represented an idea
  5. a worker has a specialized task
  6. sharp tools used on clay tablets
  7. the arc of fertile farmland
  8. supplying water to an area of land
  9. Sumerian invention that led to the cart and plow
  10. computers are an example of this
  11. a long poem that tells of a hero
  12. more than is needed
Down
  1. a name meaning land between two rivers
  2. a river in Mesopotamia
  3. a pyramid-shaped temple
  4. a mythical creature who appeared on ancient maps
  5. man-made waterways
  6. the empire state building
  7. a mixture of soil and small rocks
  8. the symbol for a capital city on a map
  9. two people arguing
  10. a worker who was a writer
  11. the science of building

23 Clues: man-made waterways • two people arguing • more than is needed • a river in Mesopotamia • a pyramid-shaped temple • the science of building • the empire state building • a worker who was a writer • the arc of fertile farmland • a worker has a specialized task • sharp tools used on clay tablets • computers are an example of this • a long poem that tells of a hero • ...

clay 2025-03-11

clay crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first kiln firing.
  2. Thin sheet of clay.
  3. Applying a thin layer of watered down clay to join clay together.
  4. A liquid mixture of minerals and pigments that when fired form a glass like coating.
  5. rolling out snake like pieces and stacking them.
  6. Cooking the clay in a furnace like oven.
Down
  1. Functional objects that can hold items or liquids.
  2. Shaping and molding clay into various forms.
  3. Technique used during hand building. It starts with a small ball and fingers are used to open the shape.
  4. Unfired clay objects
  5. Creating shallow scratches or grooves on the surface to help attach clay together.
  6. The final stage of the kiln firing. glaze turns to glass.

12 Clues: Thin sheet of clay. • Unfired clay objects • the first kiln firing. • Cooking the clay in a furnace like oven. • Shaping and molding clay into various forms. • rolling out snake like pieces and stacking them. • Functional objects that can hold items or liquids. • The final stage of the kiln firing. glaze turns to glass. • ...

clay 2023-04-10

clay crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of car and month
  2. you
  3. my best friend
  4. blubbbbbb
  5. my favorite position
  6. my favorite video game
  7. where we went on first date
Down
  1. Birthday month
  2. i listen to him all the time
  3. favorite pet
  4. my favorite position
  5. favorite food
  6. body workout

13 Clues: you • blubbbbbb • favorite pet • body workout • favorite food • Birthday month • my best friend • my favorite position • my favorite position • name of car and month • my favorite video game • where we went on first date • i listen to him all the time

CLAY 2025-09-05

CLAY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clay that has been fired once, making it hard but porous.
  2. Using the fingers to gently pinch and shape the clay.
  3. Mixture of clay and glass particles applied to clay. (painting your clay)
  4. Objects made of clay and fired at high temperatures.
  5. Completely dry and brittle, ready for the first firing.
  6. A general term for methods like coiling, pinching, and slab rolling.
Down
  1. A high-temperature furnace used to "cook" clay objects.
  2. The process of heating clay in a kiln to a specific temperature to harden it and make it durable.
  3. A stage where the clay has dried slightly but is damp enough to be carved or joined.
  4. Rolling out rope-like lengths of clay and stacking them to build forms.
  5. Soft and easily moldable clay.
  6. Rolling out sheets of clay to cut into shapes and assemble.

12 Clues: Soft and easily moldable clay. • Objects made of clay and fired at high temperatures. • Using the fingers to gently pinch and shape the clay. • A high-temperature furnace used to "cook" clay objects. • Completely dry and brittle, ready for the first firing. • Clay that has been fired once, making it hard but porous. • ...

China’s terracotta Army 2020-02-08

China’s terracotta Army crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They discovered the Terracotta Army.
  2. An ancient cemetery where emperors were buried.
  3. The country where the Terracotta Army was found.
  4. The life that Chinese people believe begins after death.
  5. Qin Shi Huang was China's first ..........
Down
  1. Another name for clay.
  2. The Terracotta Soldiers were found by farmers digging a water ......
  3. Each military figure was ......... (one of a kind).
  4. They were found among the soldiers and the horses.
  5. Soft, sticky soil from which China's soldiers were made.

10 Clues: Another name for clay. • They discovered the Terracotta Army. • Qin Shi Huang was China's first .......... • An ancient cemetery where emperors were buried. • The country where the Terracotta Army was found. • They were found among the soldiers and the horses. • Each military figure was ......... (one of a kind). • ...

Chapter 11 Making Things 2025-09-13

Chapter 11 Making Things crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who makes beautiful designs and paintings
  2. house A house made of mud and natural materials
  3. A special oven used to bake pots and bricks
  4. Building houses or other structures
Down
  1. A person who makes pots from clay
  2. Old ways or customs people follow
  3. Designs or shapes repeated
  4. helmet A hat worn to protect from injury at work
  5. A small block used to build walls and houses
  6. Wet soil used for making pots and bricks

10 Clues: Designs or shapes repeated • A person who makes pots from clay • Old ways or customs people follow • Building houses or other structures • Wet soil used for making pots and bricks • A special oven used to bake pots and bricks • A small block used to build walls and houses • house A house made of mud and natural materials • helmet A hat worn to protect from injury at work • ...

Agriculture 2025-11-13

Agriculture crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Without horns, naturally or by removal.
  2. Wearing away of soil by wind or water.
  3. Substance used to kill harmful insects or organisms on plants.
  4. Planting crops to protect or enrich the soil.
  5. Science of cultivating fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants
  6. Female horse kept for breeding.
Down
  1. Breed of dairy cattle known for black and white markings.
  2. Relating to cattle or cows.
  3. Land suitable for growing crops
  4. Meat from a mature sheep
  5. Artificial application of water to land to help crops grow.
  6. Upper layer of soil rich in nutrients.
  7. Crop grown for oil production.
  8. Gathering mature crops from the field

14 Clues: Meat from a mature sheep • Relating to cattle or cows. • Crop grown for oil production. • Land suitable for growing crops • Female horse kept for breeding. • Gathering mature crops from the field • Wearing away of soil by wind or water. • Upper layer of soil rich in nutrients. • Without horns, naturally or by removal. • Planting crops to protect or enrich the soil. • ...

China Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-14

China Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. household products that people buy
  2. largest plateau
  3. rich in minerals
  4. high banks of soil along a river
  5. tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean
  6. put money into a business
  7. fertile soil deposited by wind
Down
  1. metal used in electrical equipment
  2. government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole
  3. desert that is mostly rock
  4. mountain range found in southern China
  5. longest river in China
  6. capital of China

13 Clues: largest plateau • rich in minerals • capital of China • longest river in China • put money into a business • desert that is mostly rock • fertile soil deposited by wind • high banks of soil along a river • metal used in electrical equipment • household products that people buy • tropical storms in the Pacific Ocean • mountain range found in southern China • ...

SECTION 1: THE THREE REGIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA 2022-11-21

SECTION 1: THE THREE REGIONS OF NORTH DAKOTA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Beneath the surface of the Missouri Plateau lie deposits of what?
  2. middle region of the state
  3. ancient lake bed beaches rising up.
  4. formal name for the edge of the RRV.
  5. were a good water source for animals which drew the attention of bison hunters
  6. is broad and flat
  7. The region west of the Drift Prairie and the Missouri Escarpment is called the __________
  8. western edge of the Missouri Plateau
Down
  1. Soldiers and explorers wanted land that can be farmed or for _________?
  2. a rise of ground that separates the flow of rivers
  3. were shaped by wind and water
  4. soil of the Drift Prairie
  5. clay soil that tends to hold moisture
  6. Rise 300 feet above the northern sec.
  7. Glacial melt caused small ponds
  8. Sheyenne River delta formed dry sand ______

16 Clues: is broad and flat • soil of the Drift Prairie • middle region of the state • were shaped by wind and water • Glacial melt caused small ponds • ancient lake bed beaches rising up. • formal name for the edge of the RRV. • western edge of the Missouri Plateau • clay soil that tends to hold moisture • Rise 300 feet above the northern sec. • ...

Earth Science 2015-01-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rock often used for countertops
  2. a type of energy powered by the sun
  3. mineral used to make pennies
  4. central region of Earth
  5. a large creature that lived in prehistoric times
  6. the outer layer of Earth
  7. the study of Earth
  8. to change the appearance or texture of something
  9. rock consisting of sand or quartz grains
  10. something that ruins the atmosphere
  11. the top layer of soil
  12. the organic component of soil
  13. used with steel to ignite sparks
Down
  1. something that comes out of a volcano
  2. an oil well
  3. a material used to make ceramics
  4. a fracture in rock containing a deposit of minerals or ore
  5. state of rotting or decomposing
  6. to melt a rock
  7. a mineral, rock, or metal that can be mined
  8. time of dinosaurs
  9. a popular gem in jewelry
  10. avery common mineral
  11. a glasslike volcanic rock
  12. something geologists dig up

25 Clues: an oil well • to melt a rock • time of dinosaurs • the study of Earth • avery common mineral • the top layer of soil • central region of Earth • the outer layer of Earth • a popular gem in jewelry • a glasslike volcanic rock • something geologists dig up • mineral used to make pennies • the organic component of soil • state of rotting or decomposing • a material used to make ceramics • ...

Water in Our World 2025-05-29

Water in Our World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bacteria that is often found in water
  2. My absolute favorite teacher in junior high
  3. The movement of water on the Earth
  4. Rain, snow, sleet, hail
  5. Giant wave caused by an earthquake
  6. The amount of salt in something
  7. Where techtonic plates meet under water
  8. Completely full of water
  9. These help to breakdown sewage waste
Down
  1. Wind that blows over cold glaciers
  2. This causes glaciers to be clear on the bottom
  3. One kilometer of land off the coast
  4. Underwater volcano top above the surface
  5. Part of a glacier that breaks off
  6. When the sun turns a liquid into a gas
  7. When water seeps into the soil
  8. Rocky Mountains in Canada
  9. Where a glacier can still be found on Earth
  10. Layer of clay and soil that water does not go through
  11. Underwater volcano
  12. Inland trapped body of water

21 Clues: Underwater volcano • Rain, snow, sleet, hail • Completely full of water • Rocky Mountains in Canada • Inland trapped body of water • When water seeps into the soil • The amount of salt in something • Part of a glacier that breaks off • Wind that blows over cold glaciers • The movement of water on the Earth • Giant wave caused by an earthquake • One kilometer of land off the coast • ...