earth day Crossword Puzzles
Intro Astro Lecture #3 2024-09-26
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- Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is not Illuminated
- Apparent motion of the Sun against the stars
- What year BCE the zodiac was developed
- A pattern of stars that is not a constellation
- Longest and Shortest days of the year
- The unincluded 13th zodiacal constellation
- A belief that the movement of the planets, stars and the moon have meaning and influence on people’s lives.
- Phases of the moon where it appears to disappear
- The amount of constellation in the celestial sphere
- Day named after the Roman god Sol
- Apparent reversed motion of a planet among the constellations
- Season where the Earth is closest to the Sun
- The reason the Earth has its seasons
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- A region of the sky
- Days where the Sun rises and sets precisely due East and due West
- The point where the moon is closest to the Earth
- A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
- An observational science that studies celestial objects and phenomena
- A coordinate system that centers around the observer
- Misconception about what causes the phases of the moon
- The point where the moon is farthest from Earth
- Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is fully Illuminated
- Season where the Earth is farthest from the Sun
- The pursuit and application of knowledge of the natural and social world based on evidence
- Phases of the moon where it appears to reappear
- A coordinate system that centers on the Earth
- Amount in degrees each zodiac takes up in the ecliptic
27 Clues: A region of the sky • Day named after the Roman god Sol • The reason the Earth has its seasons • Longest and Shortest days of the year • What year BCE the zodiac was developed • The unincluded 13th zodiacal constellation • Apparent motion of the Sun against the stars • Season where the Earth is closest to the Sun • A coordinate system that centers on the Earth • ...
Climate Change 2023-03-21
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- what is the warmest climate zone?
- infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm
- If Earth did not have an atmosphere,some of the sun’s light would hit Earth and be absorbed to become thermal energy, which would warm the ground.
- Long-term, average weather over a large area.
- A result or effect of an action or conditiongas in the atmosphere has increased at about the same rate as global temperature increases.
- Coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
- day to day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally.
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- A result or effect of an action or condition
- Process of gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that
- radiation.
- Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb
11 Clues: radiation. • what is the warmest climate zone? • A result or effect of an action or condition • Long-term, average weather over a large area. • day to day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally. • infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm • Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb • ...
Grade 5M - Solar System Scientists 2017-05-07
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- This freezing cold dwarf planet has a surface temperature between -228 to -230 degrees celsius
- This dark, cold and windy planet takes 165 earth years to complete one orbit around the sun
- The smallest planet in the solar system
- The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun
- A day on this planet is longer than a year! (That is, it takes longer to rotate on its axis than it takes to orbit around the sun)
- One year on this planet is the same as 687 earth days
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- This planet has seven rings, made of chunks of ice and rock
- The largest planet in the solar system, where 1 day is 10 hours and 1 year equals about 12 earth years
- The third planet from the sun and fifth largest in the solar system
- There are ... planets in our solar system
- This planet appears to spin on its side
11 Clues: The smallest planet in the solar system • This planet appears to spin on its side • There are ... planets in our solar system • One year on this planet is the same as 687 earth days • The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun • This planet has seven rings, made of chunks of ice and rock • ...
Gundungurra Word List - 1st column 2025-02-24
15 Clues: fire • bird • river • night • father • gumtree • black cockatoo • bush [bah wah] • day [boo rahl] • sun [boon yahl] • earth [dah our re] • Dreaming [doo wih] • fire stick [done done] • eldest brother [dyih dyoong] • ancestors [boo rin gill ing]
Weather and Climate 2013-02-18
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- Study of cyclones, hail-storms, blizzards or bushfires.
- The layer of the atmosphere that stretches from ground level to 16km above the earth. Weather happens here.
- Called hurricanes in America and typhoons in Asia.
- The lines on a weather map joining places of equal atmosphere pressure.
- The name used in the United States for tropical cyclones.
- The warming of the atmosphere that has been attributed to the burning of fossil fuel.
- An intense fire which may generate strong winds that throw burning ember ahead of the main fire.
- Are fluffy, white piles that often evaporate. They can also turn into cumulonimbus clouds.
- Strong upwards air currents.
- the flat land on either side of a river that is covered with water during times if high run-off and floods
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- The state of the atmosphere, averaged over a long period of time.
- the band of gases surrounding the earth.
- Water returning to the earth in the form of rain. Hail, sleet or snow.
- A complex word for weather maps.
- Called tropical cyclones in Australia.
- The day to day condition of the atmosphere.
- water is heated by the sun and absorbed into the atmosphere as water vapour
- Clouds that are found between about 2.5 and 6 kilometres above the ground.
- where some satellites orbit. It extends for perhaps 10 000 km.
- Covered with Water.
20 Clues: Covered with Water. • Strong upwards air currents. • A complex word for weather maps. • Called tropical cyclones in Australia. • the band of gases surrounding the earth. • The day to day condition of the atmosphere. • Called hurricanes in America and typhoons in Asia. • Study of cyclones, hail-storms, blizzards or bushfires. • ...
Mr. Goldsbury Climate Change 2025-06-11
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- A loop where warming causes more warming (like melting ice).
- A period or process related to factories and machines, often linked with rising pollution.
- A type of fuel (like coal or oil) that releases CO₂ when burned.
- A measure of how much sunlight a surface reflects.
- Man-made chemicals that damage the ozone layer and trap heat.
- A powerful greenhouse gas released by farming and garbage.
- The average weather over a long time in one area.
- Day-to-day conditions like sun, rain, or wind.
- Huge sheets of ice that melt and raise sea levels.
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- The average height of the ocean, which rises as ice melts.
- Gases released into the air by cars, factories, or burning fuels.
- The “CO₂” part of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas.
- A key part of carbon dioxide, a gas that causes global warming.
- To take in energy or heat, like gases absorbing infrared.
- The process where gases trap heat around Earth, keeping it warm.
- To bounce energy away, like ice or clouds can do with sunlight.
- Energy from Earth or the Sun that travels in waves.
- When ice turns to water, often because of warming.
- A type of heat energy that Earth gives off into the atmosphere.
- Short for carbon dioxide, a main cause of climate change.
20 Clues: Day-to-day conditions like sun, rain, or wind. • The average weather over a long time in one area. • A measure of how much sunlight a surface reflects. • When ice turns to water, often because of warming. • Huge sheets of ice that melt and raise sea levels. • Energy from Earth or the Sun that travels in waves. • ...
Weather vs Climate 2021-08-13
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- day to day state of the atmosphere
- Life-threatening/ Dangerous
- Person who studies the atmospheric conditions (weatherman)
- Horizontal line across the center of the Earth
- Describes the long term weather conditions
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- a state of being
- Northern and Southern most points on earth
- Patterns for certain areas
8 Clues: a state of being • Patterns for certain areas • Life-threatening/ Dangerous • day to day state of the atmosphere • Northern and Southern most points on earth • Describes the long term weather conditions • Horizontal line across the center of the Earth • Person who studies the atmospheric conditions (weatherman)
outer space 2023-05-04
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- 1,281,485 orbits space _______
- mercury is the ________ planet
- ______ has 6 rings
- we are trting to ____ on mars
- _______ has 62 moons
- _____ the last terrestrial planet
- saturn is the most ___________ planet
- Meteoriods have __ orbit
- pluto has ____ moons
- the swiftest planet is ________
- earth has 8 billion _______
- venus has the ________ day
- jupiter has a great ___ spot
- neptune is the _______ planet
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- largest planet is _______
- Deimos is the _______ moon
- uranus is a _______ planet
- dwarf plants have _______
- 3,870 orbit _______
- 14 million ______ can fit into the sun
- _______ the hottest planet
- Smaller than our moon _______
- biggest moon _________
- this planet _______ is the windiest planet
- small little planets _____
- They have no orbit _______
26 Clues: ______ has 6 rings • 3,870 orbit _______ • _______ has 62 moons • pluto has ____ moons • biggest moon _________ • Meteoriods have __ orbit • largest planet is _______ • dwarf plants have _______ • Deimos is the _______ moon • uranus is a _______ planet • _______ the hottest planet • small little planets _____ • They have no orbit _______ • venus has the ________ day • ...
Week 10 4th Period 2021-11-01
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- solstice the longest day of the year
- like an underwater river
- partially frozen rain
- to win a battle and take control
- to have stopped someone's plan for success
- the point at which the curve of the earth can by seen
- soldiers
- a medical condition caused by freezing the skin
- a widespread lack of food
- having an advantage
- to mix
- how one earns a living
- vertical measure of the earth
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- to sleep for a season
- strong
- having to do with the weather
- having to do with the earth's natural energy
- the loss of land due to weather
- to carry across water
- describing something recent
- weak
21 Clues: weak • strong • to mix • soldiers • having an advantage • to sleep for a season • partially frozen rain • to carry across water • how one earns a living • like an underwater river • a widespread lack of food • describing something recent • having to do with the weather • vertical measure of the earth • the loss of land due to weather • to win a battle and take control • ...
Climate Change 2023-03-21
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- Process of gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm.
- Day-to-day variation of the atmosphere’s condition locally.
- fuels Coal,oil, and natural gas formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
- are near the equator
- Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide,methane,and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation.
- Tell you the temperature
- Long-term, average weather over a large area.
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- energy that is derived from natural sources
- Temperature of the earth
- Changes the weather every 3 months
10 Clues: are near the equator • Temperature of the earth • Tell you the temperature • Changes the weather every 3 months • energy that is derived from natural sources • Long-term, average weather over a large area. • Day-to-day variation of the atmosphere’s condition locally. • Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide,methane,and water vapor that absorb infrared radiation. • ...
Motion & Alignment 2023-08-11
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- the time required for the Earth to orbit once around the sun - 365 1/4 day
- imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center from the North to the South
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
- the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- the direction of Earth's orbit of the sun
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- moving around another object in space
- The shape of Earth's orbit
- short period of climate change in an area caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun. (winter, summer, autumn, spring)
- spinning on an axis
- Earths path as it revolves around the sun
11 Clues: spinning on an axis • The shape of Earth's orbit • moving around another object in space • the direction of Earth's orbit of the sun • Earths path as it revolves around the sun • the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis • A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses • A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. • ...
Boone - Chapter 1 Lesson 4 Astronomy 2021-11-09
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- Moon->Earth->Sun
- The side of the moon that always faces away from the Earth
- Earth->Moon->Sun
- The darkest part of the moon's shadow
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- The different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth
- Always faces the Earth
- Happens when an object comes between the sun and a third object
- On the moon it is the same length as a month on Earth
- The light part of the moon's shadow
9 Clues: Moon->Earth->Sun • Earth->Moon->Sun • Always faces the Earth • The light part of the moon's shadow • The darkest part of the moon's shadow • On the moon it is the same length as a month on Earth • The different shapes of the moon you see from the Earth • The side of the moon that always faces away from the Earth • ...
Earth Motion Vs Other Planets 2022-05-13
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- What is the coldest planet?
- What planet has the longest days at 243 Earth days?
- What phenomena is caused by Earths tilt?
- What planet has the most tilt?
- How long does one Earth revolution take?
- How long does an Earth rotation take?
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- What planet has the longest year at 60,190 Earth days
- What planet has the shortest days at 9h 55m?
- What is the hottest planet?
- What planet has a tilt of 23.5 degrees?
- What planet has the shortest year at 88 Earth days
11 Clues: What is the coldest planet? • What is the hottest planet? • What planet has the most tilt? • How long does an Earth rotation take? • What planet has a tilt of 23.5 degrees? • What phenomena is caused by Earths tilt? • How long does one Earth revolution take? • What planet has the shortest days at 9h 55m? • What planet has the shortest year at 88 Earth days • ...
Our Place in Space 2020-05-06
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- The different seasons are caused by the ______ of the Earth on it's axis
- A group of stars that form a recognisable pattern
- The type of reactions that occur in stars
- The Earth ________ on it's axis
- What the half of Earth that is facing away from the Sun experiences
- During summer the days are ___________
- The time taken for a planet to complete one revolution around the Sun
- During winter the sunlight strikes Earth's surface with _____ intensity
- The number of minutes it takes light from the sun to reach Earth
- The season experienced in Australia when the southern hemisphere is leaning towards the sun
- The Earth _______ around the Sun
- The Earth spins from _______ to East
- The fifth biggest planet in our solar system
- The time taken for a planet to rotate on it's axis
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- A star map that aids in locating particular stars in the night sky
- A rocky object circling a planet that does not produce it's own light
- The scientific study of stars, planets and other celestial objects
- The galaxy our solar system is in (2 words)
- An imaginary line running through Earth
- The asteroid belt is located between Mars and _________
- The outer planets that consist of huge balls of gas with small rocky cores (2 words)
- During summer the sun rises ________ in the sky
- The shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- The season experienced in Australia when the southern hemisphere is leaning away from the sun
- The force that keeps planets orbiting around the Sun
- The name given to the path a planet takes whilst revolving
- Massive burning ball of hydrogen gas
27 Clues: The Earth ________ on it's axis • The Earth _______ around the Sun • The Earth spins from _______ to East • Massive burning ball of hydrogen gas • During summer the days are ___________ • An imaginary line running through Earth • The type of reactions that occur in stars • The shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun. • The galaxy our solar system is in (2 words) • ...
8th Grade End-of-Year Review -- Space 2022-05-17
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- the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
- a galaxy in which the stars and gas clouds are concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arms.
- a star and all the other objects that revolve around it
- the standard unit that astronomers use to measure the size of stars
- describes phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible
- Solar system model based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
- the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- the spinning motion of a object on its axis
- the tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- phase when the moon is located directly between the earth and sun
- A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface
- line above which polar day (24 hours of daylight) and polar night (24 hours of darkness) are possible
- the distance light travels in one year
- an object that revolves around another object in space
- the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
- A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small rocky bodies and dwarf planets
- describes phases following the full moon during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
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- regions close to the equator which receive direct sunlight nearly all year
- areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them
- A galaxy shaped like a round or flattened ball, generally containing only old stars
- The average distance between Earth and the sun, used to measure distances in the solar system
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
- the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide
- An oval shape as opposed to a circular shape
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
- A galaxy that has an undefined shape, large numbers of young stars, and greats amounts of gas and dust
- the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
- An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
- A loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions
- either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- the movement of an object around another object
33 Clues: the distance light travels in one year • the spinning motion of a object on its axis • An oval shape as opposed to a circular shape • the movement of an object around another object • phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated • the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis • an object that revolves around another object in space • ...
Miss Laaker's Unit One Vocabulary 2020-09-22
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- when the tides are the deepest
- to revolve
- happens every 4 years when we add a day to our calendar
- when over half the moon is lit
- a place that is empty of all matter
- to grow bigger
- the lighter part of the shadow cone
- when the moon completely covers the sun creating total darkness
- when the sun in at the highest position in the sky
- the darkest part of a shadow cone
- changes in the ocean levels caused by the gravitational pulls of the Sun and Moon
- factors in an experiment that change; 3 kinds: independent, dependent, and controlled
- an educated guess
- a process of figuring out the answer to a question
- when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
- when the amount of day and night are equal
- another word for the season of Fall
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- when the Earth comes between the Sun and Moon
- the dividing line between the light and dark sides on the moon
- when the sun is mostly covered by the moon
- when the tides are the shallowest
- to become smaller
- a natural body that revolves around a planet
- technology invented for space that we use on Earth
- the traditional beliefs, legends, or customs of people
- to spin
- when less than half the moon is lit
- to spread out
28 Clues: to spin • to revolve • to spread out • to grow bigger • to become smaller • an educated guess • when the tides are the deepest • when over half the moon is lit • when the tides are the shallowest • the darkest part of a shadow cone • a place that is empty of all matter • the lighter part of the shadow cone • when less than half the moon is lit • another word for the season of Fall • ...
Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocab 2024-09-30
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- The direction opposite of down; where the sky is
- A bright object in the sky that shines at night
- A constellation that represents a sea monster in Greek mythology
- The spinning of an object around its own axis, like how Earth spins to create day and night
- Facts or information that help prove something is true
- A small version or example used to show how something works
- A design or arrangement that repeats
- The complete journey an object makes around another object, like Earth around the Sun
- The direction towards the ground or floor
- System The Sun and all the planets that move around it
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- A constellation named after a flying horse in Greek mythology
- The force that pulls objects toward each other, like how Earth pulls us down
- A scientist who studies stars and planets
- A group of stars that forms a shape or picture in the sky
- The big, bright star that gives us light and warmth during the day
- The distance across a circle from one side to the other, passing through the center
- A famous constellation that is often called "The Hunter."
- To imagine or picture something in your mind
- A constellation that looks like a lion and is visible in the spring
- The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
20 Clues: A design or arrangement that repeats • A scientist who studies stars and planets • The direction towards the ground or floor • To imagine or picture something in your mind • A bright object in the sky that shines at night • The direction opposite of down; where the sky is • Facts or information that help prove something is true • ...
Crossword #3 2023-02-16
15 Clues: war plane • Every day • Breathable • Human being • Has planets • 4x4 Vehicle • Mobile Device • Has human life • Long travel distance • Physical altercation • Sport involving dunks • Has soldiers involved • Sport involving Fighting • Sport involving Touchdowns • Usually used in living rooms
Back to School 2025-04-11
13 Clues: math • study • earth • color • write • big & yellow • learn to read • Place to learn • Use them to cut • learn from them • measuring stick • carry your stuff • first day of school
Merry Christmas 2024-12-26
12 Clues: intermission • an Irish fairy • Earth Day month • to go on a trip • day after Thanksgiving • central part of the city • a penalty during gameplay • a spicy Indian dish or sauce • area of play marked with paint • plot with flowers or vegetables • chalk marks on baseball diamond • sound made to signal the end of a period
Astro crossword puzzle 2025-02-20
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- Competition between the US and SU
- Keeps us from flying away
- Longest day of the year
- Shortest day of the year
- Rocky planets
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- Caused by Earth's rotation
- Fire disaster
- Big Gas planets
- When rock fall into Earth's atmosphere
- Caused by the Moon's gravity and Sun and Earth rotation
- Space lab
- Caused by Earth's tilt
12 Clues: Space lab • Fire disaster • Rocky planets • Big Gas planets • Caused by Earth's tilt • Longest day of the year • Shortest day of the year • Keeps us from flying away • Caused by Earth's rotation • Competition between the US and SU • When rock fall into Earth's atmosphere • Caused by the Moon's gravity and Sun and Earth rotation
What causes day and night? 2025-10-07
9 Clues: spins around • the earth does this • we see them at night • the planet we live on • time after the sun rises • this never stops rotating • the time after the sun sets • the earth is like a spinning_______ • when light from the sun hists the earth
SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY 2013-09-10
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- Land mass, land mass above sea level
- Rose diagram of directions
- Height above sea level
- Circle line of latitude that marks the boundary of the arctic
- Sadness
- Extent or amount
- 20 hours, sunrise to sunset
- Misleading alterations
- parallel of latitude encircling Antarctica
- Directions The directions of north, west, east, and south
- Dry area
- Fall
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- Hemisphere Eastern half of the earth
- Book of maps
- Boxing the compass in the action of naming all thirty-two principal points of the compass in clockwise order
- Map with contour map
- Height above location
- Point in orbit farthest from the sun
- Line for measuring coordinates
- Imaginary circle around earth
20 Clues: Fall • Sadness • Dry area • Book of maps • Extent or amount • Map with contour map • Height above location • Height above sea level • Misleading alterations • Rose diagram of directions • 20 hours, sunrise to sunset • Imaginary circle around earth • Line for measuring coordinates • Hemisphere Eastern half of the earth • Land mass, land mass above sea level • ...
♻️🌍Earth Day🌍♻️ 2023-04-06
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- Harmful Materials
- Save the _!
- Animals that no longer exist
- To turn something old into something new
- Natural reproduction in nature
- Where sharks live
- Intro of harmful materials into the environment
- Birds, fish, deer, etc.
- What bottles are made up of
- Woody, tall plant
- 2019 Trend amongst many people
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- An interaction between social & economic factors
- Month Earth Day is celebrated
- Protect animals and spaces from harm
- What you drink
- Using less of something
- What you breathe
- Bad air
- To use again
- Smoke coming from cars
- What we are in the galaxy
- Trash thrown on ground
- Solid part of the Earth
23 Clues: Bad air • Save the _! • To use again • What you drink • What you breathe • Harmful Materials • Where sharks live • Woody, tall plant • Smoke coming from cars • Trash thrown on ground • Using less of something • Birds, fish, deer, etc. • Solid part of the Earth • What we are in the galaxy • What bottles are made up of • Animals that no longer exist • Month Earth Day is celebrated • ...
Climate & Climate Change Crossword - Holly Jaros 2020-04-27
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- Earth's condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time where it varies day to day (includes temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, etc.)
- The areas that are north and south of the equator. (The closer to the equator, the more direct radiation from the sun.)
- Result of uneven heating on Earth's surface, gravity, Coriolis Effect, and the location of the continents
- The ability of a surface to reflect away solar radiation. Different surfaces absorb different amounts of radiation (ie. white ice caps will reflect heat while dark paved streets will absorb more radiation.)
- Global winds that blow consistently from the same direction (ie. wind in CO often blows from the SW.)
- Consists of all life on Earth and where life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere.)
- All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans.
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- An eleven-year cycle where the sun emits more ultraviolet radiation that can affect the climate across the globe.
- Influence climate; carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) and sulfur dioxide are emitted, dust and ash are spewed which can block the sun, which causes the Earth to cool.
- Part of the greenhouse effect; Infrared radiation from the earth can be absorbed by greenhouse gases and re-emitted.
- Caused by how the Sun heats the Earth (high temps in tropics cause evaporation; cool air sinks, warms, absorbs the moisture then creates subtropical deserts; warm, wet air rises, cools, then rains; dry air I pushed towards the poles.)
- A gas that contributes to global warming, concentrations have increased exponentially since the industrial revolution due to burning fossil fuels and it's a product of cellular respiration in humans and animals.
- Heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases. Without this, the earth would not be habitable for humans.
- Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere.
- The gases that surround the earth.
- The ability of one molecule of a given greenhouse gas to contribute to warming.
- Altitude; the geographic features of a location(higher altitude = colder temps, lower altitude = warmer temps.) These features affect the climate of the location.
- The average conditions in a location, based on long periods of time.
- Organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again.
- The solid part of the earth (mantle and crust.)
20 Clues: The gases that surround the earth. • The solid part of the earth (mantle and crust.) • The average conditions in a location, based on long periods of time. • All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans. • The ability of one molecule of a given greenhouse gas to contribute to warming. • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun DMS 2024 2024-02-13
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- the imaginary line that the Earth is tilted on
- the Earth's tilt and revolution around the Sun causes this
- season when Sun's rays are more direct
- happens in Spring and Fall when we have 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness
- the Sun's _____________ pull keeps Earth in orbit
- the Earth ____________ once every 24 hours causing day and night
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- another word for the season autumn
- season when Sun's rays are indirect or more at an angle
- happens in summer and winter and days are longest and shortest
- the Earth __________ around the Sun
- the imaginary line on Earth that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres
- another word for revolve
12 Clues: another word for revolve • another word for the season autumn • the Earth __________ around the Sun • season when Sun's rays are more direct • the imaginary line that the Earth is tilted on • the Sun's _____________ pull keeps Earth in orbit • season when Sun's rays are indirect or more at an angle • the Earth's tilt and revolution around the Sun causes this • ...
Inside the Earth 2020 2020-11-20
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- As an object heats up its density is ____ and it floats.
- The largest layer of the Earth.
- The kind of rock that makes up the continental crust is called?
- The process of going under another continent is called.
- ____ are an example of indirect evidence that scientists use to learn about the inside of the Earth.
- Earthquakes produce ____ waves that scientists use to study the inside of the Earth.
- An example of radiation is ____ that we feel outside every day.
- The middle of the Earth is called the.
- _____ samples are an example of direct evidence that scientists use to learn about the inside of the Earth.
- We think the heat that causes the convection currents in the mantle comes from the Earth's ____.
- The outer core of the Earth is in this phase of matter.
- Hot things become less dense and _____ in a convection current.
- At the mid-ocean _____ new crust is made.
- Heat transfer by mixing of hot and cold fluids.
- The layer of the Earth we live on.
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- As an object cools down its density ______ and it falls.
- The kind of rock that makes up the oceanic crust is called?
- The process of new crust being made is called sea-floor______
- The part of the mantle that is the soft part where convection currents occur.
- The name for the single landmass millions of years ago.
- One of the pieces of evidence that Wegener had suggested that the continents had moved.
- As you go deeper into the Earth both temperature and pressure ____.
- At the _____ old crust is pulled under the less dense crust.
- Heat transfer by touching.
- This is a kind of evidence that you can see and touch.
- The layer of the core we think is a solid iron ball.
- The measure of an object's mass and volume is called?
27 Clues: Heat transfer by touching. • The largest layer of the Earth. • The layer of the Earth we live on. • The middle of the Earth is called the. • At the mid-ocean _____ new crust is made. • Heat transfer by mixing of hot and cold fluids. • The layer of the core we think is a solid iron ball. • The measure of an object's mass and volume is called? • ...
Chant at the Moon Day Crossword 2024-07-11
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- the phase of the Moon when it is getting fuller
- "When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's ____."
- Popular wisdom holds that the Moon is made of ___ ___.
- the first human to walk on the Moon
- The Moon is in ____ ____ with the Earth, meaning that the Moon always shows Earth the same face.
- The second full moon in a month is called a ___ ___.
- a Pagan ritual called "___ ___ the Moon"
- The Moon is Earth's only permanent natural _____.
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- The moment when the Moon is closest to the Earth is called a ___ ____.
- An earthquake on the Moon is called a _____.
- If the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun in its orbit, then the back side of the Moon is lit up and the side facing the Earth is in darkness; this is called a ___ ____.
- The Moon's orbit around our planet is shaped like a slightly squashed circle known as an ____.
- The full moon of January is often called the ___ Moon.
- these mythological beasts are human during the day but turn into wolves by the light of the Moon
- The first spacecraft to reach the Moon was called ___ ___.
- when the Sun and Moon are aligned on opposite sides of the Earth
- The Moon is smaller than the Earth and therefore has less ____.
- A popular conspiracy theory argues that the moon is ____.
- Japanese folk tradition says that this animal lives in the Moon pounding rice cakes
- The rise and fall of the ___ on Earth is caused by the Moon.
- this bald super villain from a popular kid's movie franchise stole the Moon
21 Clues: the first human to walk on the Moon • a Pagan ritual called "___ ___ the Moon" • An earthquake on the Moon is called a _____. • the phase of the Moon when it is getting fuller • The Moon is Earth's only permanent natural _____. • The second full moon in a month is called a ___ ___. • Popular wisdom holds that the Moon is made of ___ ___. • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2024-03-15
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- when the moon is swollen on one side
- the first astronaut group named by NASA
- the phases of the moon shrinking
- summer is the longest day, winter is the shortest day
- two days a year when daytime and nighttime hours are equal
- the first American in space
- the first artificial satellite in space (Russian)
- the only star in Earth's solar system
- a season in the Northern hemisphere in which the North Pole is tilted away from the sun
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- a season in the Northern hemisphere in which the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
- the name of the space shuttle that exploded after liftoff in 1986
- when the Earth, Moon, and Sun line up and one blocks the other, can be lunar or solar
- the first man to set foot on the moon
- the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
- a tiny sliver of the moon
- the phases of the moon growing
- an invisible line between the North and South poles that goes through the center of Earth
17 Clues: a tiny sliver of the moon • the first American in space • the phases of the moon growing • the phases of the moon shrinking • when the moon is swollen on one side • the first man to set foot on the moon • the only star in Earth's solar system • the first astronaut group named by NASA • the first artificial satellite in space (Russian) • ...
Solar System Crossword 2021-09-13
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- when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is this season in North America
- gas that gives Neptune and Uranus their blue-green color
- Earth's spinning on its axis that causes day and night
- shape of Earth's orbit
- planet that rotates on its side
- sometimes called Earth's twin
- often called the red planet
- planet with an orbit that intersects the orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto
- length of time for Earth to orbit the sun once
- planet with little or no atmosphere because the solar winds blow it away
- an orbit around the sun
- all outer planets are composed mainly of this type of matter
- number of moons orbiting Mercury and Venus
- when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is this season in North America
- space object that was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
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- largest planet in the solar system
- this planet has the largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons
- length of time for Earth to spin on its axis once
- planet with an atmosphere that consists mainly of nitrogen and oxygen
- name of Earth's moon
- planet with the largest ring system
- where many asteroids are found; separates the inner and out planets
- contains over 99% of the mass of the solar system
- huge storm on Jupiter
- a natural satellite
25 Clues: a natural satellite • name of Earth's moon • huge storm on Jupiter • shape of Earth's orbit • an orbit around the sun • often called the red planet • sometimes called Earth's twin • planet that rotates on its side • largest planet in the solar system • planet with the largest ring system • number of moons orbiting Mercury and Venus • length of time for Earth to orbit the sun once • ...
Environment 2022-05-07
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- Convert waste into reusable material
- The biggest animal in the ocean
- Excessive "tree feeling" makes animals become homeless
- A rocklife formation in the sea. It's made by tiny animals (pl)
- Day Celebration all over the world to help this planet. People pick up trash and plant trees on April 22nd
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- The globe is getting hotter and hotter.
- The Earth is in trouble. Find a synonym for the Earth and one for "prblems".
- If animals don't have a place to live, they will die out. It already happened to mammuts and dinosaurus.
- It's represented by two crossed bones and a skull. Very dangerous
- Water sorrounded by land
10 Clues: Water sorrounded by land • The biggest animal in the ocean • Convert waste into reusable material • The globe is getting hotter and hotter. • Excessive "tree feeling" makes animals become homeless • A rocklife formation in the sea. It's made by tiny animals (pl) • It's represented by two crossed bones and a skull. Very dangerous • ...
Creation 2012-07-16
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- Venomous reptile
- The opposite of good
- What God started with?
- The start of something
- What Adam and Eve did in the creation myth
- where we celebrate Jesus and Gods story’s
- Things that grow in the ground and we depend on these
- Not allowed
- Gods little helpers
- What is an apple, banana and orange?
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- First man alive
- What God did on the last day
- First girl alive
- The land we live on
- What the sun makes
- An explosion
- The original bringing into existence of the universe by God.
- A story that is not always true
- Creator of Earth and is our father
- First book in the bible
20 Clues: Not allowed • An explosion • First man alive • Venomous reptile • First girl alive • What the sun makes • The land we live on • Gods little helpers • The opposite of good • What God started with? • The start of something • First book in the bible • What God did on the last day • A story that is not always true • Creator of Earth and is our father • What is an apple, banana and orange? • ...
earth 2020-05-10
15 Clues: bugs • safe • humans • plants • animals • dry area • food plants • rainy forest • breaking down • near extinction • how a plant eats • wet area (i think) • directional device • where an animal lives • an area with lots of trees
Earth 2012-10-10
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- The particle that Earth originally was
- The centre of the Earth creates a _______ field that keeps intergalactic rays from travelling into our atmosphere
- Earth is the only planet to have _______ plates
- Earth is around four point ____ billion years old
- The name astronomers gave to Earth's moon
- The shape of Earth is considered to be an oblate spheroid or an _______
- Earth is the _____ planet from the sun
- Earth's core is mainly made out of ______ and iron
- The atmosphere is mostly made out of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and _____
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- Earth's most special feature
- Troposphere, stratosphere, _________, thermosphere, exosphere
- Earth's latin name
- Water escaped the cracks in the _____ to form water vapour
- That layer of the atmosphere that ascends into space
- The nitrogen and oxygen in the thermosphere absorb _______ and change it to heat
15 Clues: Earth's latin name • Earth's most special feature • The particle that Earth originally was • Earth is the _____ planet from the sun • The name astronomers gave to Earth's moon • Earth is the only planet to have _______ plates • Earth is around four point ____ billion years old • Earth's core is mainly made out of ______ and iron • ...
earth 2015-02-17
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- us humans live on this layer
- solid rock to the core
- earths lithosphere broken into seperate sections called
- has 3 sections
- flow from the lithosphere
- contains liquid metal
- outer core contains this
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- contains a sold ball
- uppermost layer of the mantle
- results from movement in the outer core
- inner core contains this
- hot air rising, cooling, and falling
- soft layer of rock that can bend like plastic
- touching a stove and being burned
- heat from a fire
15 Clues: has 3 sections • heat from a fire • contains a sold ball • contains liquid metal • solid rock to the core • inner core contains this • outer core contains this • flow from the lithosphere • us humans live on this layer • uppermost layer of the mantle • touching a stove and being burned • hot air rising, cooling, and falling • results from movement in the outer core • ...
Earth 2022-06-22
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- the thickest section of the earth
- the plate that NZ sits on
- area of land directly above the focus of the earthquake
- a series of waves cause by earthquakes
- the thickest type of crust
- Magma that has come to the surface of the earth
- there are 3 different types of _______
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- the most dense type of crust
- A slab of rock made up of crust and upper mantle
- hot liquid rock in the core of our earth
- the active volcano located south of Taupō
- caused by 2 things rubbing together
- the thinnest layer of earth
- a natural disaster caused by friction
- rocks formed by magma
15 Clues: rocks formed by magma • the plate that NZ sits on • the thickest type of crust • the thinnest layer of earth • the most dense type of crust • the thickest section of the earth • caused by 2 things rubbing together • a natural disaster caused by friction • a series of waves cause by earthquakes • there are 3 different types of _______ • hot liquid rock in the core of our earth • ...
Earth 2023-06-17
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- The remains or traces of ancient plants and animals preserved in rocks, providing evidence of past life on Earth.
- A solid, natural material made up of minerals, often found on the Earth's surface or underground.
- A large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface, comprising different regions such as the Atlantic and Pacific.
- The long-term pattern of weather conditions in a particular region, including temperature, humidity, and precipitation.
- A rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud.
- A series of enormous ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide.
- One of the large landmasses on Earth, typically divided by geographical boundaries such as oceans and mountains.
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- A mountainous vent in the Earth's crust that erupts and releases molten rock, gases, and ash from beneath the surface.
- An extended period of time with little or no rainfall, leading to water shortages and impacts on ecosystems and agriculture.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley, often reshaping the landscape as it advances.
- A community of living organisms, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, and their physical environment in which they interact.
- The process of wearing away or removing soil, rock, or other materials from the Earth's surface through natural forces.
- The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including factors such as temperature, precipitation, and wind.
- A fracture or crack in the Earth's crust where rocks on either side have moved or slipped past each other.
- A large, rigid slab of the Earth's lithosphere that fits together with other plates to form the Earth's surface.
15 Clues: A solid, natural material made up of minerals, often found on the Earth's surface or underground. • A series of enormous ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide. • A fracture or crack in the Earth's crust where rocks on either side have moved or slipped past each other. • ...
Earth 2023-06-29
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- A barren and dry landscape with little or no vegetation, such as the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert.
- A flat or gently sloping elevated area with steep sides, often found between mountains, like the Colorado Plateau.
- A vast, treeless Arctic region with low temperatures, frozen subsoil, and short growing seasons, like the Siberian Tundra.
- A vast body of saltwater that covers a significant portion of the Earth's surface, such as the Pacific, Atlantic, or Indian Ocean.
- A high and steep natural elevation on the Earth's surface, often with rocky peaks, like the Himalayas or the Rocky Mountains.
- A landmass smaller than a continent and surrounded by water, like Hawaii or the Maldives.
- A large underground chamber or cave, often formed by the dissolution of limestone or other soluble rocks.
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- A natural flowing watercourse that typically leads to a lake, sea, or ocean, like the Nile, Amazon, or Mississippi River.
- A large area covered with many trees and various plants, often home to diverse wildlife, like the Amazon Rainforest or Boreal Forest.
- The gradual wearing away or weathering of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or other natural processes.
- One of the seven large landmasses on Earth, such as Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, or Antarctica.
- A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved by a river, like the Grand Canyon in the United States.
- A mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, and gases erupt from the Earth's interior.
- A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland, like the Iberian Peninsula.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, shaping the landscape over thousands of years, like the Greenland Ice Sheet.
15 Clues: A landmass smaller than a continent and surrounded by water, like Hawaii or the Maldives. • A barren and dry landscape with little or no vegetation, such as the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert. • The gradual wearing away or weathering of the Earth's surface by wind, water, or other natural processes. • ...
Earth & 2023-05-30
Across
- relationships of animals & environment
- one benefits but not the other
- G1, S, G2
- has 80 bones in its division
- cytoplasm dividing
- accessory organs to help digest food
- cells dividing
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- both organisms benefit
- system of muscles
- salivary enzyme
- enzyme in the stomach
- first stage of mitosis
- breaking down food & absorbing nutrients
- one benefits the other is not harmed
- smallest living unit of an organism
15 Clues: G1, S, G2 • cells dividing • salivary enzyme • system of muscles • cytoplasm dividing • enzyme in the stomach • both organisms benefit • first stage of mitosis • has 80 bones in its division • one benefits but not the other • smallest living unit of an organism • one benefits the other is not harmed • accessory organs to help digest food • relationships of animals & environment • ...
Science Crossword Challenge (get it right, win a prize!) 2020-06-19
Across
- American, Industrial or one year
- Rocks with fossils
- Biggest planet, greatest god
- Ours is "milky"
- Diamond, for example; or talc
- The end of a species
- Wall of water made by earthquakes
- Transformed by heat and pressure
- Mars has two, Venus none
- Roman god of war
- Rocks made of magma
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- Rocky, warm, small
- Planets of many moons, rings, gas
- Study of how Earth's plates move
- The "happy" part of an atom
- Bad stuff on land, air and sea
- Symbol of Mott Hall
- The study of objects beyond Earth
- The longest day
- Gases that keep Earth warm, like CO2
- Outer rock belt
- Spinning in astronomy
22 Clues: Ours is "milky" • The longest day • Outer rock belt • Roman god of war • Rocky, warm, small • Rocks with fossils • Symbol of Mott Hall • Rocks made of magma • The end of a species • Spinning in astronomy • Mars has two, Venus none • The "happy" part of an atom • Biggest planet, greatest god • Diamond, for example; or talc • Bad stuff on land, air and sea • American, Industrial or one year • ...
009 2024-07-01
Across
- Trees that lose their leaves in fall.
- Event when multiple meteors are observed.
- Measure of heat.
- Seasonal movement of animals.
- Process by which plants make food using sunlight.
- Changes in weather and daylight.
- Our planetary system.
- Period of dormancy in animals.
- Climate conditions at a particular time and place.
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- Breakdown of organic matter.
- Study of weather and climate.
- Layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- Regions of Earth where life exists.
- Community of living organisms.
- Material that retains heat.
- Force that attracts objects toward one another.
- Leaves of trees and plants.
- Large system of stars.
- Green pigment in plants.
- Time when day and night are of equal length.
20 Clues: Measure of heat. • Our planetary system. • Large system of stars. • Green pigment in plants. • Material that retains heat. • Leaves of trees and plants. • Breakdown of organic matter. • Study of weather and climate. • Seasonal movement of animals. • Community of living organisms. • Period of dormancy in animals. • Changes in weather and daylight. • Layer of gases surrounding Earth. • ...
Unit 1 Week 3 2025-09-10
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- What living things have
- Hard part of the Earth
- A single move when walking
- A big body of water surrounded by land
- A long line of color
- A flower with thorns
- Smart from learning and experience
- A day on the calendar
- A sudden "ah-choo!"
- A round model of the Earth
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- Flies through the sky with wings
- Good or bad fortune
- To move toward someone
- What you do when you are happy
- A school level or a mark on work
- Glide on ice with special shoes
- What rises from fire
- Something not new
- Small white grains often eaten with meals
- Very good or okay
20 Clues: Something not new • Very good or okay • Good or bad fortune • A sudden "ah-choo!" • What rises from fire • A long line of color • A flower with thorns • A day on the calendar • Hard part of the Earth • To move toward someone • What living things have • A single move when walking • A round model of the Earth • What you do when you are happy • Glide on ice with special shoes • ...
MEW 2025-09-16
Across
- A place where people live
- Person who teaches students
- Small raised land
- The planet we live on
- Place for learning
- Invisible, needed to breathe
- Entry of a room
- We drink it every day
- Precious yellow metal
- Played for fun
- Female ruler
- Shows directions and places
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- One who learns
- Above the earth
- Frozen water
- Water body surrounded by land
- Gives heat and light
- A musical composition
- Lets in light and air
- Moving to music
- Sound that pleases the ear
- White or gray in the sky
- Male ruler
- Symbol of a country
- Flows from mountain to sea
25 Clues: Male ruler • Frozen water • Female ruler • One who learns • Played for fun • Above the earth • Moving to music • Entry of a room • Small raised land • Place for learning • Symbol of a country • Gives heat and light • A musical composition • Lets in light and air • The planet we live on • We drink it every day • Precious yellow metal • White or gray in the sky • A place where people live • ...
Earth's Movement and Seasons 2013-03-12
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- a half of the earth
- the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
- the curved path an object follows as is goes around something else
- one of the four periods the year is commonly divided
- one side is higher than the other
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- one of the two times of the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator
- an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth
- the action of moving around something in a path that is similar to a circle
- a day when day and night are the same length
- the imaginary line that the earth turns around
10 Clues: a half of the earth • one side is higher than the other • a day when day and night are the same length • the imaginary line that the earth turns around • an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth • one of the four periods the year is commonly divided • the act or process of moving or turning around a central point • ...
Space Science 2025-02-12
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- This is the star in the solar system that Earth revolves around.
- is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
- Made out of dust and ice.
- The spring Equinox is in this month
- the force that holds everything in space.
- this is the coldest season of the year
- a group of planets located close to the sun and is made of rocks.
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- _______ 21 is the longest day of the year and represents the summer solstice.
- When it is winter in the north, what season will be in the south?
- a group of stars, dust and gas tightly bound by gravity.
- is an imaginary line that passes vertically through the north and South Pole of the Earth.
- This is when there is equal amount of day and night.
12 Clues: Made out of dust and ice. • The spring Equinox is in this month • this is the coldest season of the year • the force that holds everything in space. • This is when there is equal amount of day and night. • a group of stars, dust and gas tightly bound by gravity. • This is the star in the solar system that Earth revolves around. • ...
Holidays 2023-10-30
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- Day A day to raise awareness about environmental protection and conservation.
- Day A day to honor and celebrate the achievements of workers and labor movements.
- Day A patriotic holiday in the United States with fireworks and parades.
- A time to express gratitude and enjoy a special meal with family and friends.
- A fun holiday where people dress up in costumes and collect candy.
- Year's Day The start of a new year, marked by fireworks, parties, and resolutions.
- A holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus with egg hunts and special services.
- A Jewish holiday celebrated with the lighting of the menorah and gifts.
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- Day A day to show love and affection to others, often with cards and gifts.
- A month of fasting, prayer, and reflection for Muslims.
- A festive holiday celebrated with gifts and decorations, honoring the birth of Jesus.
- Gras A lively and colorful celebration with parades, masks, and festivities.
- A Hindu festival of lights, symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.
- New Year The beginning of the lunar new year, marked with parades and traditional customs.
- Day A day to honor and thank military veterans for their service.
15 Clues: A month of fasting, prayer, and reflection for Muslims. • Day A day to honor and thank military veterans for their service. • A fun holiday where people dress up in costumes and collect candy. • A Jewish holiday celebrated with the lighting of the menorah and gifts. • Day A patriotic holiday in the United States with fireworks and parades. • ...
Eclipses-Oliver Wells 2024-03-25
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- Totality lasts________
- When the order is sun, moon, earth and the moon blocks out the sun it is called an_____________
- The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse
- When the moon only partly blocks out the sun
- When the moon blocks out the sun entirely
- the shadow from the earth blocks out the ____ during a lunar eclipse
- The partial shadow during an eclipse
- The phase of the moon during a solar eclipse
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- When the order is Sun, earth, moon
- A total solar eclipse happens in the same place about once every________
- A solar eclipse happens during the ___
- The darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse
- a lunar eclipse happens during the _____
- the shadow from the _____ blocks out the moon during a lunar eclipse
- When the moon is in the furthest part of its orbit and there is a ring of light around the moon
- When the sun, moon, and earth line up it is called an_______
- the moon blocks out the___ during a solar eclipse
17 Clues: Totality lasts________ • When the order is Sun, earth, moon • The partial shadow during an eclipse • A solar eclipse happens during the ___ • a lunar eclipse happens during the _____ • When the moon blocks out the sun entirely • The phase of the moon during a lunar eclipse • When the moon only partly blocks out the sun • The phase of the moon during a solar eclipse • ...
EU Astronomy review 2022-01-11
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- the attractional force between two objects. What keeps us on earth.
- what fuels a star and makes the light and energy
- a streak of light seen when a space rock enters earth's atmosphere and burns up
- a rocky object orbiting the sun between jupiter and mars
- earth spinning on its axis giving us day and night.
- the cyclic rise and fall of local sea level due to the moon's gravity.
- how bright a star is and how much energy it gives off.
- a chunk of ice and rock orbiting the outer solar system near the sun
- earth spins on its
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- a cloud of dust and gas in space.
- earth orbiting the sun giving us a year.
- the degree of ovalness of a celestial body's orbit.
- a model where the earth is in the center of the universe.
- an oval
- a ball of gas that is fueled by nuclear fusion.
- caused by the tilt of earth's axis and the revolution around the sun.
- a model where the sun is in the center of our solar system.
17 Clues: an oval • earth spins on its • a cloud of dust and gas in space. • earth orbiting the sun giving us a year. • a ball of gas that is fueled by nuclear fusion. • what fuels a star and makes the light and energy • the degree of ovalness of a celestial body's orbit. • earth spinning on its axis giving us day and night. • how bright a star is and how much energy it gives off. • ...
Wheel of the Year 2025-02-03
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- Early spring & seeking Brigid's blessing.
- Celebration of fertility & rebirth of Spring.
- Shortest day of the year, with feasting & gifts.
- Summer when hours of day & night are equal.
- Symbolizes the new year & honors the ancestors.
- The time of the First Harvest & give thanks.
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- Midsummer, the longest day of the year.
- Celebration of balance between day & night hours.
- To mark seasons, lunar phases, & rhythms of the earth.
- Fall when time is balanced between day & night.
10 Clues: Midsummer, the longest day of the year. • Early spring & seeking Brigid's blessing. • Summer when hours of day & night are equal. • The time of the First Harvest & give thanks. • Celebration of fertility & rebirth of Spring. • Fall when time is balanced between day & night. • Symbolizes the new year & honors the ancestors. • ...
The Sun 2022-03-23
9 Clues: The Sun is a______. • The _________ is a star. • the sun gives out ______. • the sun gives out ______. • The _________ orbits the Sun. • When the Earth faces the Sun. • The _________ orbits the Earth. • The Sun is a big ball of _____. • When the Earth faces away from the Sun.
Rotation of the Earth 2022-09-15
Across
- This word means spins (gira): ____________.
- The Earth _______________ or spins.
- One rotation takes one _________.
- The Earth's axis is ________________.
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- It takes______________for the Earth to do one rotation.
- Earth is a _______________.
- The Earth rotates around its __________.
- The Earth's rotation causes the cycle of __________________.
8 Clues: Earth is a _______________. • One rotation takes one _________. • The Earth _______________ or spins. • The Earth's axis is ________________. • The Earth rotates around its __________. • This word means spins (gira): ____________. • It takes______________for the Earth to do one rotation. • The Earth's rotation causes the cycle of __________________.
Roots 11-20 2021-08-22
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- speak
- to bring into existence
- a stainless steel bottle that keeps your water cool on a hot summer day
- write
- an animal that feeds on plants
- a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks
- fasten
- birth
- a piece of equipment or furniture that is fixed in position in a building or vehicle
- say or read aloud
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- plant
- an account of someone's life written by someone else
- blood
- a disease of the blood
- carry
- move from one place to another
- the act/ manner/ or process of carrying on
- earth
- water
- lead
20 Clues: lead • plant • blood • speak • carry • write • birth • earth • water • fasten • say or read aloud • a disease of the blood • to bring into existence • move from one place to another • an animal that feeds on plants • the act/ manner/ or process of carrying on • an account of someone's life written by someone else • a stainless steel bottle that keeps your water cool on a hot summer day • ...
Planets Crossword 2014-10-06
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- A group of stars, dust and gas held together by gravity
- We can use this to see the stars?
- Our galaxy
- We live on ______
- The red planet
- An alien's spaceship
- A rock that orbits the Sun
- The Sun gives ________
- Halley's________
- There are billions of these in the universe
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- Who says "to infinity and beyond"?
- Amount of time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis
- Furthest away from the Sun
- a chocolate bar
- The closest planet to the Sun
- Can fly to the moon
- A planet with rings
- Who can walk on the moon?
- It comes out at night
- The moon is covered in these
20 Clues: Our galaxy • The red planet • a chocolate bar • Halley's________ • We live on ______ • Can fly to the moon • A planet with rings • An alien's spaceship • It comes out at night • The Sun gives ________ • Who can walk on the moon? • Furthest away from the Sun • A rock that orbits the Sun • The moon is covered in these • The closest planet to the Sun • We can use this to see the stars? • ...
Unit 1 Crossword 2025-10-10
Across
- A division of the year marked by changes in weather and daylight.
- The time when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator.
- The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
- The time when day and night are of equal length.
Down
- An imaginary line around which Earth rotates, tilted at 23.5 degrees.
- The angle of Earth’s axis, which affects the intensity of sunlight received.
- Earth's orbit around the sun, taking about 365.25 days.
- Energy Energy from the sun that influences temperature and climate.
- The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
- Zone Regions of Earth divided by temperature and precipitation patterns.
10 Clues: The time when day and night are of equal length. • Earth's orbit around the sun, taking about 365.25 days. • The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night. • The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. • A division of the year marked by changes in weather and daylight. • ...
Patterns in the Sky 2024-12-06
Across
- what we have when we face away from the sun
- the moon phase where it is all lit up
- something that repeats predictably
- the moon is covered with these
Down
- the force that holds the moon near the earth
- when the moon casts a shadow on Earth
- it gives the earth light and heat energy
- Orbits the Earth every 28 days
- what the moon is made of
- this lasts 24 hours
10 Clues: this lasts 24 hours • what the moon is made of • Orbits the Earth every 28 days • the moon is covered with these • something that repeats predictably • when the moon casts a shadow on Earth • the moon phase where it is all lit up • it gives the earth light and heat energy • what we have when we face away from the sun • the force that holds the moon near the earth
Science Review 2024-03-12
Across
- Acceleration = a change in ____________
- The circular path of the planets around the Sun. Caused by the Sun's HUGE gravity
- Newton's third law: For every action/ force, there is an _________ but opposite reaction
- Newton's second law: an object's acceleration depends on its _________ and the size of the FORCE acting on it
- Moving energy
- The summer ___________ is when the norther hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight of the year. The longest day of the year
- Light is predictable! Light from the sun strikes the Earth in straight and ___________ lines!
- Stored energy. The higher it is, the more it has.
- This force pulls ALL objects with mass TOWARDS each other. It is what holds the moon in orbit around the sun
- When the moon is waxing (getting bigger) which side is lit up?
- Which object in the solar system has the MOST gravity?
- All life is made of ____________
- Newton's first law: The only way to change the motion of an object is to apply an unbalanced ________
- All forces come in ___________
Down
- The lunar cycle takes about a ___________.
- The moon doesn't actually light up! It only __________ sunlight
- The more ____________ an object has, the stronger its gravity
- What is the study of living things called?
- The ____________ solstice is when the northern hemisphere receives the least amount of sunlight. Longest night of the year
- The ability to make change. Also, all living things need to be able to produce their own!
- When the sun is 90 degrees to the equator, it is either ________ or Fall. Also, day and night are the exact same length
- The two days of the year when day and night are the exact same number of hours
- The ____________ of the sun, the moon and Earth determines which phase we see
- This word means the same thing as an object's MASS/ how much "stuff" it is made of
- The reason earth has seasons is that its axis is __________. This causes one half of the Earth to get more direct sunlight than the other
25 Clues: Moving energy • All forces come in ___________ • All life is made of ____________ • Acceleration = a change in ____________ • The lunar cycle takes about a ___________. • What is the study of living things called? • Stored energy. The higher it is, the more it has. • Which object in the solar system has the MOST gravity? • ...
Dear aunty 2021-03-05
The Universe 2017-05-16
Across
- Person who travels past Earth
- Small rocks orbiting the sun
- Provides light during the day
- Our galaxy
- What do astronauts travel in?
- Closest planet to the sun
- Provides light during the night
Down
- Famous for its rings
- Our group of planets, moons, stars and the sun
- Small red planet
- No longer considered a planet
- Our home planet
12 Clues: Our galaxy • Our home planet • Small red planet • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to the sun • Small rocks orbiting the sun • Person who travels past Earth • Provides light during the day • What do astronauts travel in? • No longer considered a planet • Provides light during the night • Our group of planets, moons, stars and the sun
17.04.2005: the day earth began 2024-04-16
Across
- messy artform for messy feelings
- lilian thinks im ...
- how long lilian will love you
- best place no one ever cried
- what kind of birthday
- classic literary work to relate to in every and all life situations
- a real hot girl birthday activity
- what hot girls do on their birthdays (but i hope you dont)
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- a crossword maker
- the day on which you are celebrated for existing
- how much love lilian has for you (... and beyond)
- owner of the best place to cry
- deadly celeb crush
- crosswords are (...) to make (6,4)
- your face and attached physique
15 Clues: a crossword maker • deadly celeb crush • lilian thinks im ... • what kind of birthday • best place no one ever cried • how long lilian will love you • owner of the best place to cry • your face and attached physique • messy artform for messy feelings • a real hot girl birthday activity • crosswords are (...) to make (6,4) • the day on which you are celebrated for existing • ...
Soap Suds 2024-04-11
14 Clues: lawn • author • reveals • brand of • black dog • Head high • the day is • great boom • Yellow ball • visited when • with a telescope • angry voice cries • one earth and one star • the walls of the bathroom
Earth, Sun and Moon 2022-05-17
8 Clues: Earth is a ____. • The ____ is a star • The moon is a ____. • We live on planet____. • We can see the moon at ____. • We can see the sun in the ____. • Planet Earth has soil,____ and air. • People and animals____ on planet Earth.
Cape Henlopen State Park 2025-04-28
9 Clues: Finger Nipper • Mulch location • Busy Volunteer • Race on June 1st • 57 Annual Festival • Bird Migration site • Friends Summit location • Earth Day cleanup location • National Trails Day meeting place
Sun, Earth, and Moon System 2018-12-17
Across
- the central, darkest part of a shadow
- the phase of the Moon between New Moon and Quarter Moons
- more of the Moon is lit each night; it appears to grow
- the outer, lighter part of a shadow
- occurs when the Moon creates a shadow on Earth and blocks out the Sun
- the imaginary line that an object spins around
- less of the Moon is lit each night; it appears to shrink
- day when Earth's axis is pointed most toward or away from the Sun
- the phase of the Moon between Quarter Moons and Full Moons
- the tide during New Moon and Full Moon phases in which high tides are very high and low tides are very low
- the cycle of the phases of the moon that takes approximately a month
Down
- the portion of the Moon that appears sunlit from Earth
- the path that an object follows as it moves around another
- occurs when the Moon moves into the shadow of the Earth
- the motion of one object around another
- the tide during Quarter phases of the Moon in which high tides are not too high and low tides are not too low
- day when Earth's axis is neither pointed toward nor away from the Sun
- the spinning motion of an object
18 Clues: the spinning motion of an object • the outer, lighter part of a shadow • the central, darkest part of a shadow • the motion of one object around another • the imaginary line that an object spins around • the portion of the Moon that appears sunlit from Earth • more of the Moon is lit each night; it appears to grow • ...
The Reason for Seasons 2022-12-01
Across
- What shape is the Earth?
- In our diagrams, the Earth's axis should always point towards which side of the paper?
- Which hemisphere is pointing more directly towards the Sun during Summer in Australia?
- The path of the Sun through the sky
- the ____________ solstice is the shortest and darkest day of the year.
- The winter solstice occurs when the Sun is directly above the tropic of _____________.
- The equator divides the globe into two equal _________________
- The two days of the year where day and night are the same length
- The summer solstice occurs when the Sun is directly above the tropic of ___________.
- The tropic of capricorn is the furthest _________ you can go and have the Sun be directly over your head.
- Things light can pass through are transparent. Objects light cannot pass through are _____________
- The ___________ equinox on March 21 marks the beginning of Spring in the northern hemisphere.
Down
- Which hemisphere of the Earth is point more directly towards the Sun during OUR summer?
- The _____________ of cancer is the most northern latitude you would see the Sun at an altitude of 90 degrees.
- These day mark the beginning of Summer or Winter
- During the winter months, the altitude of the Sun is very __________ which means the energy will be more spread out over a larger area, making it colder
- Sunlight hits Earth in straight and ____________ lines.
- Local __________ is the point where the sun is at its highest point in the sky. Also marks the line of symmetry on a shadow plot.
- The invisible line that the Earth rotates around
- As altitude decreases, the energy from the Sun becomes more __________ out causing it to be darker and colder.
- The equinoxes occur when the Sun is directly above the ____________
- During summer, the energy of the Sun is very _____________, which will make it very hot!
- Which hemisphere is pointing more directly towards the Sun during Spring and Fall?
- You would use a _____________ plot to find the altitude of the sun (NEVER look directly into the Sun!)
- Earth's axis is always pointed towards the _________ direction in space.
25 Clues: What shape is the Earth? • The path of the Sun through the sky • These day mark the beginning of Summer or Winter • The invisible line that the Earth rotates around • Sunlight hits Earth in straight and ____________ lines. • The equator divides the globe into two equal _________________ • The two days of the year where day and night are the same length • ...
CHASE'S AWESOME SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2023-11-23
Across
- X and Y ????
- where sun sets
- the time the moon shines on us
- life beyond earth
- the best teacher ever
- what the sun does when its morning
- the time the sun shines on us
Down
- our home
- what the son does in the evening
- the fifth planet from the sun
- force of pull in space
- where sun rises
- what gives us light and warmth
13 Clues: our home • X and Y ???? • where sun sets • where sun rises • life beyond earth • the best teacher ever • force of pull in space • the fifth planet from the sun • the time the sun shines on us • the time the moon shines on us • what gives us light and warmth • what the son does in the evening • what the sun does when its morning
Science review 2023-02-01
Across
- when light rays bend
- The sun rises in the ______
- What the Earth's revolution causes
- The Earth takes about 1 ____ to make a revolution around the Sun
- When liquid becomes a gas
- Another word for oil
- short term changes in the atmosphere
- The sun sets in the ______
- traits you get from your parent
- Another word for revolution
- the second planet from the sun
- dissolves in water
- definite shape AND definite volume
- when rocks break apart
- How you spell your science teacher's last name
- ecosystem made of water
Down
- The Moon takes about 1 _____ to make a revolution around the Earth
- when sediments move
- What the Earth's rotation causes (3 words)
- Water, Air, and animals are all ____ because they can be easily replaced
- long term weather changes in the atmosphere
- The Earth takes about 1 ____ to make a rotation
- when sediments pile up
- When Earth goes around the sun
- The layer of rock that you would find the oldest fossils in
- when light rays bounce off an object
- ecosystem made of land
- When gas becomes a liquid
- When the Earth spins on it's axis
- Light always travels in a ______ line
- coal is formed underneath a ______
31 Clues: dissolves in water • when sediments move • when light rays bend • Another word for oil • when sediments pile up • ecosystem made of land • when rocks break apart • ecosystem made of water • When liquid becomes a gas • When gas becomes a liquid • The sun sets in the ______ • The sun rises in the ______ • Another word for revolution • When Earth goes around the sun • ...
God's power in Creation 2023-03-27
7 Clues: Dry ground • Called light • shine on earth at night • water separated from the ground • created in the image and likeness of God. • on the sixth day the earth produced every sort of • The space that separates the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens.
Patterns of the Solar System 2023-03-26
Across
- The path of an object around a particular point in space.
- Relating to or determined by the sun.
- An object's orbital motion around another object.
- One distinct part of a cycle
- Of, determined by, or resembling the moon.
- An imaginary line an object rotates around
- To lean, slant, incline.
- Earth's only natural satellite
Down
- A change in position
- When one object in space blocks another from view.
- The time it takes the Earth to rotate once around its axis
- The time it takes the Earth to revolve once around the Sun.
- The star at the center of the Solar System
- When something turns or spins around a point located at its center
- Recurring cycles of weather conditions on Earth; there's four of them!
- Third planet from the Sun and the only known planet with life in our Solar System
16 Clues: A change in position • To lean, slant, incline. • One distinct part of a cycle • Earth's only natural satellite • Relating to or determined by the sun. • The star at the center of the Solar System • Of, determined by, or resembling the moon. • An imaginary line an object rotates around • An object's orbital motion around another object. • ...
Earth 2014-03-18
Across
- The central portion of the earth which lies below the mantle.
- A type of oxygen that is produced by electricity and is in the air, mostly after a thunderstorm.
- Spheroid this is the shape of the Earth slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- Large areas of salt water that surround much of the earth's surface.
- The act of rotating around a center or axis.
- a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.
- this is the imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- a woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
Down
- a colorless, odorless reactive gas
- A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment.
- A living organism lacking the ability to move
- The outer layer of the earth's surface.
- The process of moving around a center or axis.
- the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
15 Clues: a colorless, odorless reactive gas • The outer layer of the earth's surface. • The act of rotating around a center or axis. • A living organism lacking the ability to move • The process of moving around a center or axis. • All of the living human inhabitants of the earth • The central portion of the earth which lies below the mantle. • ...
Earth 2024-05-14
Across
- A natural satellite that orbits a planet, such as Earth's moon.
- Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land, such as Asia or Africa.
- A huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravitational forces.
- The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet.
- A small, icy body that orbits the Sun, typically with a tail of gas and dust.
- An artificial object placed into orbit around the Earth or another planet.
- The path that an object follows as it travels around another object in space.
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- A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
- A small, rocky body that orbits the Sun, typically found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern as seen from Earth.
- A bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a planet or moon.
- A large, spherical celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Sun.
- The star around which the Earth orbits, a source of light and heat.
- A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
- A luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity.
15 Clues: A bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a planet or moon. • A luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. • The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet, such as Earth's moon. • A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface. • ...
Earth 2024-10-09
15 Clues: Natural fuel • Energy source • greenhouse gas • What we breath • A part of earth • Living organisms • Planet we live on • Water in the earth • Living part of earth • Weather in the earth • Power and electricity • Sorted chemical energy • Living things on earth • The hard crust in earths • Energy from plants and animals
Puzzle 3 2013-11-28
Across
- Number of days in November
- A stitch in time saves _ _ _ _.
- Name of our planet
- Cork daily newspaper - The Irish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
- Capital city of England
- December 25th
- City in the West of Ireland
Down
- Number of years for golden jubilee
- Day after Monday
- Number of months in a year
- Number of days in a week
- Day before Thursday
- Many hands make light _ _ _ _.
13 Clues: December 25th • Day after Monday • Name of our planet • Day before Thursday • Capital city of England • Number of days in a week • Number of days in November • Number of months in a year • City in the West of Ireland • Many hands make light _ _ _ _. • A stitch in time saves _ _ _ _. • Number of years for golden jubilee • Cork daily newspaper - The Irish _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Earth Day Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-17
10 Clues: Use again • What we breathe • Earth is a ______ • Weather conditions • Rescue and Protect • Month of Earth Day • Trash in the environment • The color of a 4-leaf clover • Convert into reusable material • Harmful substances to the air, water, and land
Crossword thing 2023-10-19
12 Clues: 24 hours • 365.25 days • planet made of ice • planet made of gas • see them in the sky • when the moon is full • the galaxy that we are in • in the middle of the earth • what the earth does to the sun • small version of the solar system • keeps planets in the solar system • rock in space, not dinosaurs friend
Climate Change 2023-03-21
Across
- infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm
- radiation.
- A result or effect of an action or conditiongas in the atmosphere has increased at about the same rate as global temperature increases.
- day to day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally.
Down
- A result or effect of an action or condition
- Coal, oil, and natural gas formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
- If Earth did not have an atmosphere,some of the sun’s light would hit Earth and be absorbed to become thermal energy, which would warm the ground.
- Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb
- what is the warmest climate zone?
- Long-term, average weather over a large area.
10 Clues: radiation. • what is the warmest climate zone? • A result or effect of an action or condition • Long-term, average weather over a large area. • day to day variation of the atmosphere's condition locally. • infrared light and redirect it back toward Earth, which keeps Earth warm • Gases in the atmosphere like carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor that absorb • ...
Tides and Lunar Cycle 2025-02-17
Across
- half of the Moon is visible
- extra high/low tide during a new or full moon
- Earth moves between the Sun and Moon
- more than half of the Moon is visible
- entire Moon is bright and visible
- small silver of Moon before a new moon again
- Half of the Moon is visible again
- different shapes of the Moon
Down
- small sliver of the Moon appears
- 29.5 day cycle of Moon's changing appearance
- ocean water rises to its highest level
- weaker tides at the 1st or 3rd quarter moon phase
- Moon gets smaller
- ocean water drops to its lowest level
- rise and fall of ocean water
- Moon moves between the Sun and Earth
- moon completely dark between Earth and the Sun
17 Clues: Moon gets smaller • half of the Moon is visible • rise and fall of ocean water • different shapes of the Moon • small sliver of the Moon appears • entire Moon is bright and visible • Half of the Moon is visible again • Earth moves between the Sun and Moon • Moon moves between the Sun and Earth • more than half of the Moon is visible • ocean water drops to its lowest level • ...
ESP Vocab Day 2 2024-05-16
Across
- not present in class
- kind and respecting others
- say sorry or ask forgiveness
- vibrations caused by shifting tectonic plates
- closest star to the earth
- mid-day meals
- remains yellow in acid, turns red in base
- used to be the farthest known planet from the sun
Down
- smart or intellectual
- a very common solvent, H2O
- attentively hear and try to understand
- electricity generator from heat within the earth
- process in water cycle where water droplets fall from the sky
- unsure and full of questions
- enthusiastic
- help and guide
- sick or unwell
17 Clues: enthusiastic • mid-day meals • help and guide • sick or unwell • not present in class • smart or intellectual • closest star to the earth • a very common solvent, H2O • kind and respecting others • unsure and full of questions • say sorry or ask forgiveness • attentively hear and try to understand • remains yellow in acid, turns red in base • ...
Rise of Modern Science 2023-04-27
Across
- law of uniform acceleration
- first permanent scientific society of the modern age
- formulated the principles of modern day scientific method
- said that the planets including earth revolved the sun
- greek philosopher
- the basic science of matter & energy
- sun-centered
- planets orbit the sun in oval-shaped paths
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- remembered, or stating the theories of relativity
- Galileo made this 3x stronger
- the language of science
- philosophical college
- laws of planetary motion
- law of universal gravitation
- describe the circulation of blood in the human body
- earth centered
- father of anatomy
17 Clues: sun-centered • earth centered • greek philosopher • father of anatomy • philosophical college • the language of science • laws of planetary motion • law of uniform acceleration • law of universal gravitation • Galileo made this 3x stronger • the basic science of matter & energy • planets orbit the sun in oval-shaped paths • remembered, or stating the theories of relativity • ...
Science 2 2024-12-18
Across
- One of four times of the year with different weather patterns, caused by Earth’s tilt and orbit.
- A stage or step in a process; the Moon has these as its shape seems to change.
- The study of stars, planets, and all things in space.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other, holding us to the Earth.
- A tool that helps us see distant objects in space more clearly.
- An imaginary line through the center of Earth that it spins around.
- Times of the year when day and night are about the same length.
- Times of the year when we have the longest day or the longest night.
Down
- A characteristic of matter, like color, shape, or hardness.
- A huge group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity.
- A group of two or more atoms joined together.
- To mix completely with a liquid so that you can’t see the separate particles anymore.
- The smallest unit of matter.
- A very small piece of matter.
- To watch and study something carefully.
- Something that can change in an experiment.
- The path one object takes as it goes around another object, like Earth around the Sun.
- A type of mixture where one substance dissolves completely into another.
18 Clues: The smallest unit of matter. • A very small piece of matter. • To watch and study something carefully. • Something that can change in an experiment. • A group of two or more atoms joined together. • The study of stars, planets, and all things in space. • A characteristic of matter, like color, shape, or hardness. • ...
Seasons 2021-02-26
Across
- Summer, spring, autumn, winter
- what a hot bright day
- a very cold season
- heavy rain, strong wind, with thunder and lightning
- there maybe a heat stroke
- The average weather of the year
- Strike of the light that is followed by thunder
- the daily situation of the sky in the air
Down
- The imaginary line of the earth
- leaves changes color and fall
- The weather during autumn
- it often happens before rains
- The earth goes around the ..
- the air during winter
- the climate in Indonesia
- Season in which flower blooms
- One season in Indonesia
17 Clues: a very cold season • what a hot bright day • the air during winter • One season in Indonesia • the climate in Indonesia • The weather during autumn • there maybe a heat stroke • The earth goes around the .. • leaves changes color and fall • it often happens before rains • Season in which flower blooms • Summer, spring, autumn, winter • The imaginary line of the earth • ...
Gen 6-7 2017-07-17
Across
- The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth and his heart was deeply ________. (6:6)
- The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human ________ was only evil all the time. (6:5)
- Name of one of Noah's son.
- The sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were __________, and married any of them they chose. (6:2)
- Noah did everything just as God _______ him. (6:22)
- In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month – on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the _________ of the heavens were opened. (7:11)
- The earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of __________. (6:11)
- Name of one of Noah's son.
- Noah was _______ among the people of his time. (6:9)
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- Noah was a _________ man,... (6:9)
- The _________ were on the earth in those days – and also afterward – when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them.
- Name of one of Noah's son.
- I am going to bring _________ on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. (6:17)
- Noah walked _________ with God. (6:9)
14 Clues: Name of one of Noah's son. • Name of one of Noah's son. • Name of one of Noah's son. • Noah was a _________ man,... (6:9) • Noah walked _________ with God. (6:9) • Noah did everything just as God _______ him. (6:22) • Noah was _______ among the people of his time. (6:9) • The earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of __________. (6:11) • ...
PES - Science Crossword 2025-11-25
Across
- An attempt to find out about something.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.
- Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.
- It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete one full _________.
- To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.
- Careful and orderly.
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- The Earth takes 365 days to ______ the sun.
- An arrangement of stars seen from Earth.
- A description of how something works or why something happens.
- System, The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.
- The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching.
- A period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime.
- The only star in our solar system.
- A scientist that studies the stars, planets, moons, and galaxies.
- Information that supports an answer to a question.
16 Clues: Careful and orderly. • The only star in our solar system. • An attempt to find out about something. • An arrangement of stars seen from Earth. • The Earth takes 365 days to ______ the sun. • Information that supports an answer to a question. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation. • ...
Our earth,Our home 2023-06-12
9 Clues: Our ____, Our Home • Kind and caring people • Renewable sources of energy • Making smart choices every day • disasters Big problems on Earth • Beautiful landscapes and ecosystems • Helping each other during a disaster • Protecting and taking care of our Earth • actions Actions that make natural disasters worse
Spring Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-29
Across
- spring pollinators
- season before spring
- April ____ bring May flowers
- another name for the first day of spring
- ____ Day is celebrated on April 22nd
- Indian festival of colors that marks the start of spring
- Roman goddess of spring
- season that follows spring
Down
- popular spring sport
- what ends for many animals in the spring
- spring egg holiday
- animals that sing more in the spring
- causes spring allergies
- month that spring begins
14 Clues: spring pollinators • spring egg holiday • popular spring sport • season before spring • causes spring allergies • Roman goddess of spring • month that spring begins • season that follows spring • April ____ bring May flowers • ____ Day is celebrated on April 22nd • animals that sing more in the spring • what ends for many animals in the spring • ...
Seasons Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-27
Across
- The line of latitude that is 23¹/₂ degrees north of the equator
- The star that is in the center of our solar system which Earth revolves around
- An imaginary line that goes through a planet which they also rotate on
- The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth
- The shape of the path Earth takes around the Sun
- The planet which can sustain animal and human life.
- The movement of the Earth around the sun
- When the Sun is high in the sky and directly casting its rays on the surface
- The part of Earth’s surface that is around the North and South Pole.
- The brightest star in the constellation called Ursa Minor
- Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
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- When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point at noon, resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year
- The part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- The southern point of the Earth's axis
- The path the Earth takes around the Sun
- When the Sun is low in the sky and indirectly casting its rays on the surface
- The northern point of the Earth's axis
- The line of latitude that is 23¹/₂ degrees south of the equator
- An object's spinning motion on its own axis.
- The part of the Earth’s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle or between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle.
20 Clues: The southern point of the Earth's axis • The northern point of the Earth's axis • The path the Earth takes around the Sun • The movement of the Earth around the sun • An object's spinning motion on its own axis. • Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth • The shape of the path Earth takes around the Sun • The planet which can sustain animal and human life. • ...
Season Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-27
Across
- An object's spinning motion on its own axis.
- When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point at noon, resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year
- When the Sun is high in the sky and directly casting its rays on the surface
- The shape of the path Earth takes around the Sun
- The line of latitude that is 23¹/₂ degrees north of the equator
- The part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- An imaginary line that goes through a planet which they also rotate on
- The star that is in the center of our solar system which Earth revolves around
- The northern point of the Earth's axis
- The planet which can sustain animal and human life.
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- The time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth
- The path the Earth takes around the Sun
- The part of the Earth’s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the arctic circle or between Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle.
- The southern point of the Earth's axis
- When the Sun is low in the sky and indirectly casting its rays on the surface
- The movement of the Earth around the sun
- Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
- The brightest star in the constellation called Ursa Minor
- The line of latitude that is 23¹/₂ degrees south of the equator
- The part of Earth’s surface that is around the North and South Pole.
20 Clues: The southern point of the Earth's axis • The northern point of the Earth's axis • The path the Earth takes around the Sun • The movement of the Earth around the sun • An object's spinning motion on its own axis. • Imaginary line around the middle of the Earth • The shape of the path Earth takes around the Sun • The planet which can sustain animal and human life. • ...
The Solar System 2023-10-02
Across
- the biggest planet
- about the size of the earth
- this makes it day and night time.
- a planet with a ring
- the only planet with life.
- the ice giant
- the smallest planet
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- this takes 1 year.
- the second smallest planet
- when the sea rises and falls 2 times a everyday
- the last planet
- a giant star
- light up the sky at night time
13 Clues: a giant star • the ice giant • the last planet • this takes 1 year. • the biggest planet • the smallest planet • a planet with a ring • the second smallest planet • the only planet with life. • about the size of the earth • light up the sky at night time • this makes it day and night time. • when the sea rises and falls 2 times a everyday
Unit 3 Review 2023-12-15
Across
- the months of March, April,and May fall in this season
- this season comes after summer
- when the sea is below sea level
- takes 1 year (365 days)
- when the moon appears to grow smaller
- This event happens on December 21
- when no light on the moon is visible
- occurs when the sun moon and earth are aligned in that order
- this season contains the solstice where the day is the shortest
- the months of June July and August happen in this season
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- when the moon appears full
- when the tide is above sea level (happens two times a day)
- when the sun earth and moon make a right triangle this creates
- when the days are the same length in the north and south
- when the moon appears half-full
- when the moon appears to grow bigger
- where the amount of daylight is swapped between the north and south hemispheres
- when most of the moon is visible
18 Clues: takes 1 year (365 days) • when the moon appears full • this season comes after summer • when the sea is below sea level • when the moon appears half-full • when most of the moon is visible • This event happens on December 21 • when the moon appears to grow bigger • when no light on the moon is visible • when the moon appears to grow smaller • ...
Sixth Grade Alien 2025-08-23
10 Clues: Number • Not From Earth • planet we live on • Nutritional substance • Relating to an allergy • second meal of the day • Institution of education • Food with 2 pieces of bread • Preserve made from fruit juice • with whom one has a mutual bond
8th Grade_Solar System 2023-02-01
10 Clues: inner planets • first person in space • largest planet in size • Highest density planet • planet with longest day • natural satellite of Earth • green planet of solar system • Deepest point from sea level • Red planet of the solar system • planet taking shortest revolution
Weather 2016-04-28
Across
- Atoms and molecules have this.
- Formed by the cold, moisture, and warm air rising/cold air sinking.
- Gases are made up of ______ and atoms.
- Whirling mass of cool, dry air.
- Humans live in the _____ layer.
- The atmosphere is a mixture of?
- What layer is called the middle atmosphere.
- What atmospheric layer does a shuttle fly?
- The instrument that measures air pressure?
- Whirling mass of warm, moist air.
- Has a lot of moisture, light wind sheer, near equator, and warm water around 80 degrees.
- Formed by supercell up drafting and down drafting.
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- ____ is the day-to-day conditions of a certain place.
- Large/strong updraft for rain to cool off and down draft due to strong winds.
- ____ is the weight of the atmosphere pressing on the earth
- ____ is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.
- Has warm/cold air, moisture, and unstable air.
- A word that describes air with a lot of water vapor.
- The atmospheric layer meteors occur.
- Gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
20 Clues: Atoms and molecules have this. • Whirling mass of cool, dry air. • Humans live in the _____ layer. • The atmosphere is a mixture of? • Whirling mass of warm, moist air. • The atmospheric layer meteors occur. • Gases are made up of ______ and atoms. • What atmospheric layer does a shuttle fly? • The instrument that measures air pressure? • ...
Weather 2016-04-28
Across
- Gases are made up of ______ and atoms.
- A word that describes air with a lot of water vapor.
- Atoms and molecules have this.
- Formed by supercell up drafting and down drafting.
- Gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- Formed by the cold, moisture, and warm air rising/cold air sinking.
- Has warm/cold air, moisture, and unstable air.
- ____ is the weight of the atmosphere pressing on the earth
- The atmosphere is a mixture of?
- What atmospheric layer does a shuttle fly?
- The instrument that measures air pressure?
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- Large/strong updraft for rain to cool off and down draft due to strong winds.
- Has a lot of moisture, light wind sheer, near equator, and warm water around 80 degrees.
- Whirling mass of warm, moist air.
- Whirling mass of cool, dry air.
- ____ is the average weather conditions over a long period of time.
- What layer is called the middle atmosphere.
- Humans live in the _____ layer.
- ____ is the day-to-day conditions of a certain place.
- The atmospheric layer meteors occur.
20 Clues: Atoms and molecules have this. • Whirling mass of cool, dry air. • Humans live in the _____ layer. • The atmosphere is a mixture of? • Whirling mass of warm, moist air. • The atmospheric layer meteors occur. • Gases are made up of ______ and atoms. • What atmospheric layer does a shuttle fly? • The instrument that measures air pressure? • ...
One Crazy Year of Math (By Sam) 2021-04-27
Across
- The ninja of earth (ninjago)
- Our favorite activity at Garret's garden
- Mustard cheese
- ________ Box
- William's nickname
- That vegan teacher
- Mixture of the names Joe and anna
- __________ Badelia
- Rhymes with Law Bree
- Geometry Dash Pro
- Mayor and future president of the earth
- The name of Buford's whaleamingo freind
- Craig
- loves cheese
- _______ the buddha
- Does video games in his corner all day
- Long hair
- Played Sharpay in the school play
- Rhymes with arson
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- Rhymes with Sophia
- Sits closest to the door
- Conner's nickname
- Kahoot! on steroids
- Name starts with a young horse
- The one who created this crossword
- Likes to make Sam feel sad
- Everybody's favorite subject!
- Issac was the ______ of Biztown
- The Dark Knight
- A lane? Uh...
- "MEE-OW!"
- "PEASANTS!"
- Sits next to Graham
- Rhymes with tank
- There is an impostor __________.
- Our teacher
- Sits with ledbetter every day
- Type of class we take in math
- Scarlet's brother
- The fairy
40 Clues: Craig • "MEE-OW!" • The fairy • Long hair • "PEASANTS!" • Our teacher • ________ Box • loves cheese • A lane? Uh... • Mustard cheese • The Dark Knight • Rhymes with tank • Conner's nickname • Geometry Dash Pro • Scarlet's brother • Rhymes with arson • Rhymes with Sophia • William's nickname • That vegan teacher • __________ Badelia • _______ the buddha • Kahoot! on steroids • Sits next to Graham • ...
april 2024-04-26
8 Clues: a fluffy animal • blooms in spring • something in a basket • the birthstone of April • something you plant flowers • the zodiac sign of this month • fool's day a day about jokes • day a day about our world
Science project #207 2023-02-22
Across
- the light from the sun reflects off the ____ so that is why the ____ “glows”
- The _____ is the star for our solar system.
- When the sun sets in the west your shadow points to the ______
- What is the GD mascot?
- _____ means the moon is "grows"
- in the middle of the day you _________ shortens to almost nothing.
- Each side of the Earth has approximately 12 hours of ______
- the side of the earth that faces away from the Sun would be _____
- pulls everything toward the Center of the Earth
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- _____ is a push or pull
- As the _____ orbits us we block some of the sunlight which means less and less reflected light is reflecting off the___ .
- When it's summer in the ________ hemisphere it is tilted towards the sun
- The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its_________
- When the sun rises in the east that means your ________ is pointing in the west.
- _____ means the moon is “shrinking”
- _______is a force
- the side of the earth that faces toward the sun would be ____
- big ball of gas and fire
- our sun is a medium sized ______
19 Clues: _______is a force • What is the GD mascot? • _____ is a push or pull • big ball of gas and fire • _____ means the moon is "grows" • our sun is a medium sized ______ • _____ means the moon is “shrinking” • The _____ is the star for our solar system. • pulls everything toward the Center of the Earth • The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its_________ • ...
Diurnal Animals-2 2023-06-11
Across
- - Small mongoose known for its daytime social behavior
- - Furry mammal known for its daytime activity
- - Hoofed mammal often seen grazing in daylight
- - Small bird known for its melodious singing, active during the day
- - Male chicken known for its crowing at dawn
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- - Lizard species that basks in the sun during the day
- - Flightless bird that hunts for fish during the day
- - Domesticated bird that is active during the day
- - Freshwater fish species active during the day
- - Largest bird on Earth, active during the day
10 Clues: - Male chicken known for its crowing at dawn • - Furry mammal known for its daytime activity • - Hoofed mammal often seen grazing in daylight • - Largest bird on Earth, active during the day • - Freshwater fish species active during the day • - Domesticated bird that is active during the day • - Flightless bird that hunts for fish during the day • ...
Rotation vs. Revolution 2025-12-02
Across
- The two times in a year when day and night are nearly equal length, occurring when the Sun is directly above the equator.
- The two times in a year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator, resulting in the longest and shortest days of the year.
- The collection of planets and other celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Our solar system includes Earth and seven other planets.
- The time it takes for a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis. For Earth, this is 24 hours.
- The angle at which a planet's axis is inclined from vertical. Earths is about 23.5 degrees and is responsible for the seasons.
- The movement of a planet around the Sun. Earth's revolution takes about 365 days, defining a year.
- an imaginary line around the middle of a planet, equidistant from the poles, dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres.
- The force that attracts a planet towards the Sun, keeping it in orbit. It also holds everything on a planet's surface.
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- The path a planet follows as it revolves around the Sun. Orbits can be circular or elliptical.
- Half of a spherical body, like a planet. Earth is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
- An imaginary line through the center of a planet around which it rotates. Earth's axis is tilted, which affects the seasons.
- The spinning of a plant on its axis. For Earth, this process takes approximately 24 hours, resulting in day and night.
- An elongated circle or oval shape. Most planetary orbits are elliptical rather than perfect circle.
- Relating to outer space or the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. Celestial bodies includes planets, stars, and seven other planets.
- The time is takes for a planet to complete one full revolution around the Sun. For Earth, this is approximately 365 .25 days
15 Clues: The path a planet follows as it revolves around the Sun. Orbits can be circular or elliptical. • The movement of a planet around the Sun. Earth's revolution takes about 365 days, defining a year. • An elongated circle or oval shape. Most planetary orbits are elliptical rather than perfect circle. • ...
Patterns of Earth and Sky 2022-09-09
Across
- the only star in our solor system
- a description of how or why
- an observation that is repeated and similar
- a scientist who studies stars and planets
- planets and objects that orbit the sun
- the pull between Earth and other objects
- recorded observations or measurements
- a smaller representation of something in the world
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- to make a picture in your mind
- an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
- information that supports an answer
- an attempt to find out about something
- to move in a regular path around something
- an object in space that gives off heat and light
- a period of time that is 24 hours long
- the length of time it take for Earth to orbit once
16 Clues: a description of how or why • to make a picture in your mind • the only star in our solor system • information that supports an answer • recorded observations or measurements • an attempt to find out about something • planets and objects that orbit the sun • a period of time that is 24 hours long • the pull between Earth and other objects • ...
Weather 2023-11-18
Across
- Autumn/Fall's old name
- The only continent pumpkin does not grow on
- The country that hosts the snowiest city on earth
- The Netherlands sees it once a month (if we are lucky)
- The tallest of all cloud types
- Amount of thunderstorms on the earth per day
- Number of snow categories
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- Ritual to attempt to invoke rain
- Amount of minutes it takes for the sunlight to reach the earth
- Country which hosts the International Hair Freezing Contest every year in February
- Noah Kahan's most famous song
- The study of clouds
- City with one recorded instance of twin snowflakes
- Self forming snowball
- Warmest city in December (on average)
- First scientist to admit that tides were caused by the Moon in 150BC
16 Clues: The study of clouds • Self forming snowball • Autumn/Fall's old name • Number of snow categories • Noah Kahan's most famous song • The tallest of all cloud types • Ritual to attempt to invoke rain • Warmest city in December (on average) • The only continent pumpkin does not grow on • Amount of thunderstorms on the earth per day • ...
Science Review 2025-09-25
Across
- Blocking of light
- the direction your shadow faces when it is the shortest
- the only star in our solar system
- The Red planet
- The planet closest to the Sun
- a dwarf planet that used to be the ninth planet
- Earth orbiting the Sun
- the gravity on the moon causes this on Earth
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- The direction objects in motion want to travel
- the group of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
- the time of day your shadow is the shortest
- the hottest planet in our solar system
- the force that keeps Earth orbiting the Sun
- The planet most famous for having rings
- The largest planet in our solar system
- the invisible line from the North to the South Pole
16 Clues: The Red planet • Blocking of light • Earth orbiting the Sun • The planet closest to the Sun • the only star in our solar system • the hottest planet in our solar system • The largest planet in our solar system • The planet most famous for having rings • the time of day your shadow is the shortest • the force that keeps Earth orbiting the Sun • ...
