earth day Crossword Puzzles

Earth - Science 2017-02-20

Earth - Science crossword puzzle
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  1. a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
  2. the ability to do work or cause change
  3. a person who is studying or has expert knowledge of the natural/physical sciences
  4. the underground focus point of an earthquake
  5. Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observation
  6. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  7. the process of obtaining the magnitude of a quantity relative to an agreed standard
  8. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  9. An instrument for making records
  10. The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  11. The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
  12. A factor that can change in a experiment
  13. A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth
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  1. The amount of space an object takes up
  2. The amount of mass of a substance in a given volume
  3. A scientist who studies the cause of weather and tries to predict it
  4. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
  5. The central region of an object
  6. he planet on which we live; the world
  7. single landmass that broke apart over 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents'
  8. The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
  9. The shaking that results form the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  10. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  11. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  12. liquid magma that reaches the surface

25 Clues: The central region of an object • An instrument for making records • he planet on which we live; the world • liquid magma that reaches the surface • The amount of space an object takes up • the ability to do work or cause change • A factor that can change in a experiment • The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth • The spinning motion of a planet on its axis • ...

Earth Science 2017-06-16

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's thickest layer
  2. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
  3. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust
  4. Earth's outermost layer
  5. Earth's solid center
  6. The layer below Earth's mantle
  7. A deep valley that is formed when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate
  8. An opening in the Earth's surface
  9. The region where magma breaks through the surface
  10. Made up of crust and uppermost mantle
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  1. Sudden ground-shaking release of built up energy
  2. When magma rises to the Earth's surface, pushing rock aside
  3. Areas of subduction typically experience large earthquakes
  4. Large breaks in rocks
  5. Forms the lithosphere
  6. Area where molten rock rises to the Earth's surface
  7. Volcanoes that occur where magma erupts through long cracks in the lithosphere
  8. The region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  9. Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus where earthquakes form
  10. Partly molten layer in the Earth's upper mantle
  11. Steep sided valley formed on land

21 Clues: Earth's solid center • Large breaks in rocks • Forms the lithosphere • Earth's thickest layer • Earth's outermost layer • The layer below Earth's mantle • Steep sided valley formed on land • An opening in the Earth's surface • Made up of crust and uppermost mantle • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • Partly molten layer in the Earth's upper mantle • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2016-10-27

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
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  1. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  2. the process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water
  3. the layer of gases (air), that surrounds a planet or moon
  4. the loose upper layer of the Earth's surface where plants grow
  5. is a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together
  6. pertaining to fragmented rock material formed by a volcanic explosion or ejection from a volcanic vent
  7. a period of time in Earth's history when large ice sheets covered the Polar regions of the Earth
  8. a geological landform that rises significantly above the surrounding land
  9. the removal of sediments by wind/running water/gravity/ice
  10. a volcano that is composed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material, along with abundant dikes and sills. Viscous, intermediate lava may flow from a central vent
  11. change in phase from a liquid to a gas
  12. the gaseous state of water
  13. a ridge-shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest
  14. with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton
  15. weathering processes that are the result of chemical reactions
  16. outward movement of winds from a high-pressure zone
  17. rocks formed from years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard
  18. the direct change from the solid to the vapor phase
  19. is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface, which is commonly refined into various types of fuels
  20. molten rock under the Earth's surface
  21. a steep-sided rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano and forming a dome-shaped or bulbous mass above and around the volcanic vent
  22. a large wave produced from an earthquake underwater
  23. a description of the physical features of an area of land
  24. evidence in rock of the presence of past life, such as a dinosaur bone, an ancient clam shell, or the footprint of a long-extinct animal as well as life history artifacts.
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  1. the solid layer of rock under the loose surface (soil, clay, gravel, sand) of the Earth
  2. flat and low landform located near the mouth of a river
  3. breakdown of rock due to physical or chamical change
  4. a steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent
  5. the formation, advance and retreat of glaciers and the results of these activities
  6. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch
  7. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments (> 2 mm) within a matrix of finer grained material
  8. the outermost layer of the Earth
  9. the prediction that climate will warm as a result of the addition to the atmosphere of humanly produced greenhouse gases
  10. alignment of minerals in a metamorphic rock, producing a layered appearance
  11. the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
  12. are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
  13. the study of earthquakes, and of the structure of the Earth by both natural and artificially generated seismic waves
  14. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  15. it is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas.
  16. pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed by the emplacement of magma in pre-existing rocks
  17. is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity
  18. a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis
  19. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  20. glacial deposits laid down directly by glaciers or laid down in lakes, ocean, or streams as result of glacial activity
  21. it is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater.
  22. either the northern or southern half of the Earth as divided by the equator, or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian
  23. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  24. the condition of equilibrium, comparable to floating, of units of the lithosphere above the asthenosphere
  25. a mudflow composed chiefly of pyroclastic material on the flanks of a volcano
  26. a crack or fracture in the earth's surface in which there has been movement of one or both sides relative to the other

50 Clues: the gaseous state of water • the outermost layer of the Earth • molten rock under the Earth's surface • change in phase from a liquid to a gas • outward movement of winds from a high-pressure zone • the direct change from the solid to the vapor phase • a large wave produced from an earthquake underwater • breakdown of rock due to physical or chamical change • ...

Earth Science 2018-12-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. refers to a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward.
  2. typically a low-lying triangular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, a sea, or an estuary.
  3. waves that cause the most damage to buildings and other structures.
  4. the highest mountain system and also the youngest in the world.
  5. it occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other
  6. flat and broad land areas that have no great changes in elevation when measured with reference to the mean sea level.
  7. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks.
  8. Largest mountain system in Europe
  9. he proposed the continential drift theory.
  10. defined as the natural physical features on the surface of the Earth.
  11. small earthquakes that commonly precede a major earthquake.
  12. Longest mountain range in the world.
  13. the border between two tectonic plates
  14. Oldest mountain range in North America
  15. location on Earth's surface that have experienced active volcanic activities for a long period of time.
  16. also called table mountains.
  17. mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock called magma below the surface of the earth.
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  1. Japanese word for "big wave in the port".
  2. who developed and published "Theartrum Orbis Terrarum".
  3. zone where two lithospheric plates move apart from each other
  4. the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
  5. crack across which the rocks have been offset first.
  6. a seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth.
  7. refers to the forces and events that lead to a large structural deformation of Earth's lithosphere.
  8. scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
  9. crust the solid ground where you stand.
  10. Fault Boundary is a zone between two plates that slide horizontally past one another.
  11. elevated portions of land that are formed by geologic activities such as faulting.
  12. a term derived from a Greek word "tekton".
  13. Junction the point at which three plate boundaries meet.

30 Clues: also called table mountains. • Largest mountain system in Europe • Longest mountain range in the world. • the border between two tectonic plates • Oldest mountain range in North America • crust the solid ground where you stand. • Japanese word for "big wave in the port". • he proposed the continential drift theory. • a term derived from a Greek word "tekton". • ...

Dynamic Earth 2019-05-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake.
  2. An opening in a weak part of the Earth’s crust in which lava, steam, gases or ash is ejected
  3. A type of rock formed from cooled magma.
  4. Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma.
  5. The instrument used to record earthquakes.
  6. A type of rock which is formed by the compaction and cementation of sediments.
  7. A type of volcano which has steep sides and sticky, high viscosity lava.
  8. The name for the scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
  9. thickest internal layer of the Earth.
  10. core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth.
  11. tectonics, The theory that the crust is split into several plates which move due to mantle convection currents.
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  1. chamber, The name of the reservoir of magma within the earth's crust beneath a volcano.
  2. Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust.
  3. A type of rock that forms due to high pressures and temperatures.
  4. Sedimentary rocks often have a lot of ______________.
  5. A type of weathering that is caused by animals or plants.
  6. The type of plate boundary found near the North Island.
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originated.
  8. A volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so at some point is known as ___________________.
  9. A volcano which has erupted recently or is currently erupting.

20 Clues: thickest internal layer of the Earth. • A type of rock formed from cooled magma. • Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust. • The instrument used to record earthquakes. • Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma. • core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth. • waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake. • ...

Earth Science 2019-07-23

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System.
  2. Is the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.
  3. Is the star at the center of the Solar System.
  4. Is an era that has 3 stages.
  5. Is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.
  6. The temperature of the universe cooled down.
  7. A criteria that a mineral must have its Specific ________ Composition.
  8. A theory that is based in the Bible.
  9. Refers to how some minerals break predictably along flat planes when exposed to stress, such as being hit with a hammer.
  10. Is the theory where gas clouds were captured by our sun, which then mysteriously formed themselves at a distance into planets and moons.
  11. Is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our Solar
  12. Epoch where the 1st element was born.
  13. Creation of protons and neutrons
  14. Is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
  15. Rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism.
  16. Is the epoch where no matter exist.
  17. A theory of the universe where there is a collision of planets.
  18. Is the epoch where the universe undergoes an extremely rapid exponential expansion.
  19. Is the way the mineral's color displays in finely powdered form.
  20. Is the theory for the ultimate fate of the universe.
  21. Is the most observable way to identify a mineral but not reliable.
  22. In this era there was a dominance of radiation.
  23. Is the second planet from the Sun.
  24. A criteria that a mineral is not made by an organism.
  25. Is an epoch where the stars where formed.
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  1. Is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System.
  2. Is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
  3. A criteria that a mineral's subtance must be arranged in an _______ Structure.
  4. Is a type of metamorphism where rock minerals and texture are changed, mainly by heat, due to contact with magma.
  5. Is the theory where two stars collide.
  6. Bang a theory where the universe came from a singularity.
  7. Is the theory where the universe were born from clouds of interstellar gas and dust.
  8. Rocks that are formed from the solidification of molten rock material.
  9. Is a type of metamorphism where rock minerals were formed due to the collision of the tectonic plates.
  10. Leptons and Antileptons were born.
  11. Refers to the break along curved surfaces without a definite shape.
  12. Is a theory described which involves the capture of material from a light diffuse star which passed close to the Sun.
  13. Rocks where formed when magma reaches the Earth's surface a volcano and cools quickly.
  14. Is an epoch where the galaxies were formed.
  15. Rocks are formed when sediment is deposited out of air, ice, wind, gravity, or water flows carrying the particles in suspension.
  16. Is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.
  17. Is the way of identifying a mineral by being scratched by another mineral.
  18. Unification Is the epoch where the force of gravity separates from the other fundamental forces.
  19. the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
  20. Is the epoch where the Electromagnetic and Weak nuclear force seperated.
  21. Rocks formed when magma cools slowly below the Earth's surface.
  22. Is the building blocks of rocks
  23. A criteria that a mineral must be in a solid state.
  24. The study of the origin and development of the universe.
  25. A criteria that a mineral must be ________ Occurring.
  26. In this epoch the atoms were formed.

51 Clues: Is an era that has 3 stages. • Is the building blocks of rocks • Creation of protons and neutrons • Leptons and Antileptons were born. • Is the second planet from the Sun. • Is the epoch where no matter exist. • A theory that is based in the Bible. • In this epoch the atoms were formed. • Epoch where the 1st element was born. • Is the theory where two stars collide. • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Satellite orbiting Earth.
  2. all water on or surrounding the Earth's surface.
  3. underwater mountain chains.
  4. the crust and upper mantle.
  5. Outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere. Sometimes considered as an extra layer.
  6. when gas turns a liquid.
  7. Twenty- eighth element of the periodic table. Can be found in the core of Earth.
  8. a long narrow deep sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust.
  9. Seventh element on the periodic table. Dominate gas in the earth's atmosphere.
  10. Eighth element on the periodic table. Important gas in the atmosphere.
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  1. One of the major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere.
  2. the point within Earth where faulting begins.
  3. separates the crust and mantle.
  4. gas that protects Earth from harmful gases.
  5. a supercontinent formed by all of the continents that existed millions of years ago.
  6. the faulting point directly above the surface.
  7. Without this, no life would exist on Earth.
  8. a place where lava reaches the surfaces.
  9. a sudden release of stored energy created by tectonic forces.
  10. an underwater mountain

20 Clues: an underwater mountain • when gas turns a liquid. • Satellite orbiting Earth. • underwater mountain chains. • the crust and upper mantle. • separates the crust and mantle. • a place where lava reaches the surfaces. • gas that protects Earth from harmful gases. • Without this, no life would exist on Earth. • the point within Earth where faulting begins. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2012-06-25

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Winds rotating inward to an are of low atmospheric pressure.
  2. Results when one block slips down the fault line or plane of breakage.
  3. Process of within the Earth involving intense heat and/or pressure.
  4. A large volcanic range that runs along the middle of the ocean.
  5. Downward bending fold.
  6. Device for measuring movements in the Earth's crust.
  7. Theory which suggests that the Earth's crust is made of solid plates moving relative to each other.
  8. Igneous rock formed from magma that was cooled slowly beneath the Earth's surface.
  9. Results when one block slides up the fault line or plane of breakage.
  10. A bend in a layer of rock or in another planar feature such as foliation or the cleavage of the mineral.
  11. Coming closer together.
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  1. The circulating path of a liquid caused by the application of heat.
  2. Processes involving molten material in he Earth; rock formed from molten material.
  3. A violent movement crystal plates along cracks in the plate.
  4. Igneous rock which has cooled rapidly.
  5. Soli, rocky layer of Earth.
  6. Spread out.
  7. Position on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  8. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  9. A type of mountain having a vent or opening which lava, solid rock, cinder, ash and gases may erupt.
  10. Upward bending fold.

21 Clues: Spread out. • Upward bending fold. • Downward bending fold. • Coming closer together. • Soli, rocky layer of Earth. • Igneous rock which has cooled rapidly. • Device for measuring movements in the Earth's crust. • Winds rotating inward to an are of low atmospheric pressure. • A violent movement crystal plates along cracks in the plate. • ...

Earth Resoucres 2015-04-13

Earth Resoucres crossword puzzle
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  1. The wise use of water, land, and other other resources to minimize waste or loss
  2. The surroundings in which a person, animal or plant lives in
  3. General term for any hydrocarbon that maybe used as a fuel, including coal, oil and natural gas
  4. The introduction of harmful materials into our soil, air and/or water
  5. To use less or make less waste
  6. To make new things from old things
  7. Harnessed by tapping natural underground resources of steam and hot water
  8. The power generated by falling water
  9. Water pollution that comes from a known and specific location
  10. Rain or snow that is more acidic than normal
  11. Meant to be thrown away after one use
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  1. A resource that takes millions of years to form
  2. Something in nature that helps support life or meets people's needs
  3. Water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin
  4. A resource that is virtyally inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time spans
  5. Grown only with natural fertilizers
  6. Harnessed by constructing a dam across the mouth of a bay or an estuary in coastal areas
  7. A soil like mixture made from rotting plants and animal matter
  8. To use again
  9. A material from which a useful mineral or minerals can be mined at a profit

20 Clues: To use again • To use less or make less waste • To make new things from old things • Grown only with natural fertilizers • The power generated by falling water • Meant to be thrown away after one use • Rain or snow that is more acidic than normal • A resource that takes millions of years to form • The surroundings in which a person, animal or plant lives in • ...

Earth Science 2015-05-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. when a substance is cooled to below freezing
  2. forms when cold air masses overtake a warm air mass
  3. how direction of the wind is determined
  4. a gradual increase in the average global temperatures
  5. water vapor that has condensed very close to earths surface
  6. the formation larger droplets
  7. forms when cold air retreats from one area
  8. develops over warm, tropical oceans
  9. two thermometers mounted together
  10. when solid changes right into a gas
  11. stands for radio detection
  12. heavy storm with rain, thunder, lighting and strong winds
  13. the gaseous phase of water
  14. the movement of matter due to differences in density
  15. lowest layer of atmosphere
  16. gas molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms
  17. blows east to west from 30 degrees latitude to equator
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  1. cloud with a dark bottom and top that looks like cotton ball
  2. and form of water that falls to earths surface
  3. scientist that study past and present climate
  4. blows in upper troposphere
  5. uppermost layer of atmosphere
  6. fluffy looking object in the sky
  7. thee transfer of heat energy as heat through a material
  8. composed of ice crystals with the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky
  9. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  10. measures temperature, you use when you feel sick.
  11. measures wind speed
  12. mixture of gasses sounding earth
  13. a destructive rotating column of air

30 Clues: measures wind speed • blows in upper troposphere • stands for radio detection • the gaseous phase of water • lowest layer of atmosphere • the formation larger droplets • uppermost layer of atmosphere • fluffy looking object in the sky • mixture of gasses sounding earth • two thermometers mounted together • develops over warm, tropical oceans • when solid changes right into a gas • ...

Earth Science 2015-05-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. develops over warm, tropical oceans
  2. forms when cold air retreats from one area
  3. two thermometers mounted together
  4. measures temperature, you use when you feel sick.
  5. a gradual increase in the average global temperatures
  6. when a substance is cooled to below freezing
  7. blows east to west from 30 degrees latitude to equator
  8. water vapor that has condensed very close to earths surface
  9. a destructive rotating column of air
  10. blows in upper troposphere
  11. the movement of matter due to differences in density
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  1. an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  2. gas molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms
  3. heavy storm with rain, thunder, lighting and strong winds
  4. fluffy looking object in the sky
  5. the formation larger droplets
  6. uppermost layer of atmosphere
  7. cloud with a dark bottom and top that looks like cotton ball
  8. composed of ice crystals with the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky
  9. when raindrops are smaller than 0.5 mm in diameter
  10. scientist that study past and present climate
  11. forms when cold air masses overtake a warm air mass
  12. and form of water that falls to earths surface
  13. when solid changes right into a gas
  14. lowest layer of atmosphere
  15. stands for radio detection
  16. measures wind speed
  17. thee transfer of heat energy as heat through a material
  18. mixture of gasses sounding earth
  19. the gaseous phase of water
  20. how direction of the wind is determined

31 Clues: measures wind speed • lowest layer of atmosphere • stands for radio detection • the gaseous phase of water • blows in upper troposphere • the formation larger droplets • uppermost layer of atmosphere • fluffy looking object in the sky • mixture of gasses sounding earth • two thermometers mounted together • develops over warm, tropical oceans • when solid changes right into a gas • ...

Earth Science 2015-11-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the theory of plate tectonic
  2. what is the layer directly after the inner core
  3. a dividing line
  4. to turn into something
  5. the point of earths surface above earthquakes
  6. the layer of earth made of crust and upper mantle
  7. what collects water droplets
  8. the cycle of water
  9. the central point
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  1. the inside layer of the earth
  2. the middle layer of the earth
  3. scale of earthquakes
  4. that layer that protects humans
  5. the act of conducting
  6. rain sleet or snow
  7. what turns water into gas
  8. the movement of earths paltyes
  9. the transfer of heat by the circulation
  10. energy that moves in waves
  11. the layer of earth that humans live on

20 Clues: a dividing line • the central point • rain sleet or snow • the cycle of water • scale of earthquakes • the act of conducting • to turn into something • what turns water into gas • energy that moves in waves • the theory of plate tectonic • what collects water droplets • the inside layer of the earth • the middle layer of the earth • the movement of earths paltyes • ...

about earth 2015-02-12

about earth crossword puzzle
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  1. there are layers of earth
  2. when rocks form at the bottom of the ocean the magnetic minerals line up with magnetic north not all the rock was formed at the same time this is what shows
  3. first layer 20 miles thick
  4. scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift but was rejected
  5. helped prove continental drift remains or impression of prehistoric organism in petrified form
  6. large wave caused by earthquake underwater
  7. mostly solid heats asthenoshpere
  8. based on 10 scale measures magnitude of earthquake
  9. can act like a solid or liquid based on amount of pressure
  10. when a fault breaks it causes
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  1. a break in the rock in which both sides of the rock are moving
  2. idea that continents were once together in a large landmass called pangea and have moved over time
  3. measure intensity of earthquake based on eye witness accounts
  4. convection occurs here layer is plastic like
  5. last layer 780 miles thick
  6. crust and upper most part of mantle
  7. 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick
  8. rocks from space made of iron and nickel
  9. sections that crust is broken into
  10. 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick

20 Clues: last layer 780 miles thick • first layer 20 miles thick • there are layers of earth • when a fault breaks it causes • 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick • mostly solid heats asthenoshpere • 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick • sections that crust is broken into • crust and upper most part of mantle • rocks from space made of iron and nickel • ...

Earth Science 2014-11-30

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. It is the rising of cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface water that has been moved away.
  2. The basic building blocks of minerals that cannot be broken down.
  3. The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges.
  4. An atom with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons for a given element.
  5. The process of plants absorbing water and releasing into the atmosphere.
  6. A solid and rocky shell that extends to a depth of 2890 kilometers.
  7. A massive igneous body intruded between preexisting strata.
  8. The force per unit area acting on a solid.
  9. The transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves.
  10. A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements.
  11. The slope or steepness of a stream channel.
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  1. The opposite process of where water vapor changing to the liquid state.
  2. A molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms.
  3. This is the theory that proposes that the earth's outer shell consists of individual plates interacting in various ways and tghereby producing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself.
  4. The concept that earth's crust is floating in gravitational balance upon the material of the mantle.
  5. A line connecting points of equal temperature.
  6. A tabular igneous body formed when magma is injected along sedimentary.
  7. A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.
  8. A molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface.
  9. Any solid mass material or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet.

20 Clues: A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. • The force per unit area acting on a solid. • The slope or steepness of a stream channel. • A line connecting points of equal temperature. • A molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms. • A molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface. • A massive igneous body intruded between preexisting strata. • ...

Earth Science 2014-11-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. repeating pattern of a minerals particles
  2. describes how a minerals looks when it breaks apart in a irregular way
  3. any trace of ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  4. a fountain of water and stream that erupts from the ground
  5. an earthquake that occurs after a large earthquake in the same area
  6. stress that pushes a mass of rock into opposite direction
  7. stress force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  8. shapes and pictures for features on earth surface
  9. small solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
  10. running water, wind, or ice loosen and carry away fragments of rock
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  1. force pressing on area
  2. how light is reflected from a mineral surface
  3. when magma reaches the surface
  4. molding mixture of rock forming substances,gases and water from the mantle
  5. landform with high elevation and high relief
  6. transfer within a material or between materials that are touching
  7. ability to work or causes change
  8. ball shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent
  9. look and feel of rock surface
  10. transfer of heat through space
  11. answer to a scientific question
  12. flat model of all parts of Earth's surface seen from above
  13. shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  14. way of learning about the natural world
  15. dead
  16. layer of hot rock

26 Clues: dead • layer of hot rock • force pressing on area • look and feel of rock surface • when magma reaches the surface • transfer of heat through space • answer to a scientific question • ability to work or causes change • way of learning about the natural world • repeating pattern of a minerals particles • landform with high elevation and high relief • ...

solar earth 2014-09-05

solar earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something in 360 degrees
  2. plane a circle on the same as the planes.
  3. sphere an imaginary sphere of an investigation
  4. a session or time
  5. when day and night time are the same duration
  6. apsis
  7. an instrument for direction
  8. a round vault
  9. a measurement of a sphere
  10. a period of a turning axis
  11. a the opposite of north
Down
  1. a point or least greatest in body
  2. a turn
  3. day a time between meridian transits and the sun
  4. orientation of a rotational axis
  5. the line that goes horizontally in an east to west direction
  6. an event twice a year
  7. a half imaginary line
  8. meridian of or pertaining to afternoon
  9. a a direction easterly
  10. a curve on a plane
  11. a very small rotation
  12. a straight direction

23 Clues: apsis • a turn • a round vault • a session or time • a curve on a plane • a straight direction • an event twice a year • a half imaginary line • a very small rotation • a a direction easterly • a the opposite of north • something in 360 degrees • a measurement of a sphere • a period of a turning axis • an instrument for direction • orientation of a rotational axis • ...

Restless Earth 2014-08-26

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the earths plates meet
  2. an under water ridge
  3. fracturing of rock
  4. the recycling of material in the earths crust
  5. The process of rock breakdown
  6. the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
  7. a large segment of the earths crust that is slowly moving
  8. wearing down of beaches
  9. the buckling of rock due to earths pressure
  10. the seperation of oceanic plates
  11. mountain that resulted in folding from the earths crust
Down
  1. A sudden movement of the earths crust
  2. study of the earths movement of the earths plates
  3. an opening in the earths surface
  4. The wearing away of soft rocks
  5. The thin layer on the earth
  6. a large elongated depression with steep walls
  7. an underwater depression created when to plates move apart
  8. Caused by rain and wind
  9. the layer between earths core and crust

20 Clues: fracturing of rock • an under water ridge • Caused by rain and wind • wearing down of beaches • The thin layer on the earth • where the earths plates meet • The process of rock breakdown • The wearing away of soft rocks • an opening in the earths surface • the seperation of oceanic plates • A sudden movement of the earths crust • the layer between earths core and crust • ...

Earth terminologies 2016-10-19

Earth terminologies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large mass of ice that moves over the land
  2. A layer that compromises the Earth's crust, it's divided into tectonic plates
  3. Animal life
  4. The crust of the ocean
  5. the deepest core inside the Earth
  6. the layer that is before the outer core
  7. Plant life
  8. A mantle layer that is before the outer core
  9. Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere
  10. A land where little to no water is in it and filled with sand
Down
  1. Half of the earth's surface, there are 4 in total
  2. The plant and animal life on the Earth
  3. Molten rock that lies beneath the surface of the Earth
  4. A map which shows points of equal elevation as a line
  5. When all the continents separated
  6. The core after the inner core
  7. Forces that shape the Earth's surface
  8. The long term trend in weather conditions of an area
  9. The study of the interrelationships between life forms and their environment
  10. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface

20 Clues: Plant life • Animal life • The crust of the ocean • The core after the inner core • When all the continents separated • the deepest core inside the Earth • Forces that shape the Earth's surface • The plant and animal life on the Earth • Magma that reaches the Earth's surface • the layer that is before the outer core • A large mass of ice that moves over the land • ...

Earth Science 2023-10-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of energy that cannot be replenished or regenerated on a human time cycle.
  2. Rocks that are derived from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  3. Also known as the Continuous Creation Theory.
  4. The gases that surround the Earth (its air).
  5. A hydrocarbon that is mostly made up of methane and is lighter than air.
  6. Used to build and maintain an organism's body.
  7. All water found on Earth on, under, and over the surface of Earth.
  8. A product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds due to gravitational pull.
  9. Combination of two lighter atoms to form heavier atoms.
  10. The transition of a substance directly from a solid state to a gas state.
  11. Rocks that are formed at or near the surface of the Earth.
  12. An igneous rock that is formed from solidified magma underneath the Earth.
  13. Organisms use light or chemical energy to live.
  14. Influences how quickly atoms and molecules move.
  15. A hypothetical kind of matter that cannot be seen with a telescope.
  16. Occurs when water vapor changes state directly from a gas to a solid.
  17. It occurs when atoms of one species of chemical element are transformed into atoms of another species by nuclear change.
  18. A mineral that is most often associated with our teeth and bones.
  19. An igneous rock that is formed from solidified lava at or near the surface of the Earth.
  20. A basic concept in geology that describes transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types.
  21. Big Bang + Big Crunch.
  22. The largest electric power distribution company in the Philippines.
Down
  1. This happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level.
  2. A type of water that is located in the ocean.
  3. A process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapor).
  4. Proposed by Emanuel Swedenborg (1734).
  5. Rocks formed below the surface of the earth through the process of metamorphism.
  6. The other name for Geosphere.
  7. A gravitationally-bound system of stars.
  8. Known as the energy of the empty space.
  9. An inorganic, naturally occurring solid that has a definite chemical composition and atomic structure.
  10. A type of water that is located in rivers and lakes.
  11. A simple compound that is made of two atoms of hydrogen and one oxygen bonded together.
  12. A biogeochemical cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
  13. Traps heat and shields the surface from harmful radiation.
  14. Splitting of heavy atoms into lighter atoms.
  15. A process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water.
  16. Regarded as an extension of Standard Big Bang Theory.
  17. Dissolves and transports chemicals within and to and from a cell.
  18. Also known as the Parallel Universe.
  19. It is known as the oldest known energy source.
  20. Proposed by George Lemaitre (1927).
  21. A type of metamorphism that occurs in areas that have undergone considerable amount of mechanical deformation and chemical recrystallization during an orogenic event.
  22. A type of energy that can be replenished or regenerated on a human cycle.
  23. Includes the rocks and minerals on Earth.
  24. A naturally occurring liquid that is composed of complex hydrocarbons.
  25. A type of metamorphism that occurs when a pre-existing rock gets in contact with magma.
  26. The galaxy we live in.
  27. All life on Earth.
  28. A black combustible rock made up of elemental C, H, O, N, & varying amounts of S.

50 Clues: All life on Earth. • The galaxy we live in. • Big Bang + Big Crunch. • The other name for Geosphere. • Proposed by George Lemaitre (1927). • Also known as the Parallel Universe. • Proposed by Emanuel Swedenborg (1734). • Known as the energy of the empty space. • A gravitationally-bound system of stars. • Includes the rocks and minerals on Earth. • ...

Earth Word 2023-10-25

Earth Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a network of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth
  2. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  3. a chain or group of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone
  4. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  5. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  6. a long crack in the surface of the earth
  7. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
  8. he is most remembered as the originator of continental drift hypothesis
  9. the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
  10. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
  11. any of several continuous submarine mountain chains rising from the ocean floor
  12. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  13. When two plates come together
  14. smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event or "mainshock."
Down
  1. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
  3. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  4. the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface
  5. a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface
  6. the predicted future landmass might be extremely hot, plagued by volcanoes and largely inhospitable
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  8. the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth's surface
  9. The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault.
  10. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  11. The density- and heat-driven cycling, transfer or circulation of energy through which material initially warms up and becomes relatively less dense
  12. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  13. a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean
  14. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  15. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  16. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth

30 Clues: When two plates come together • a long crack in the surface of the earth • the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface • places where plates slide sideways past each other • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault. • ...

Earth Word 2023-10-25

Earth Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a network of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth
  2. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  3. a chain or group of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone
  4. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  5. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  6. a long crack in the surface of the earth
  7. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
  8. he is most remembered as the originator of continental drift hypothesis
  9. the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
  10. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
  11. any of several continuous submarine mountain chains rising from the ocean floor
  12. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  13. When two plates come together
  14. smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event or "mainshock."
Down
  1. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
  3. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  4. the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface
  5. a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface
  6. the predicted future landmass might be extremely hot, plagued by volcanoes and largely inhospitable
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  8. the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth's surface
  9. The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault.
  10. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  11. The density- and heat-driven cycling, transfer or circulation of energy through which material initially warms up and becomes relatively less dense
  12. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  13. a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean
  14. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  15. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  16. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth

30 Clues: When two plates come together • a long crack in the surface of the earth • the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface • places where plates slide sideways past each other • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault. • ...

Earth Layers 2014-11-13

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Minerals break along smooth surfaces
  2. Ocean Rock
  3. Color of minerals powder
  4. mantle and crust meet
  5. Latin phrase for Solid
  6. warmer layer of core
  7. Layer between crust and outer core
  8. Rocky and Brittle
  9. Latin phrase for Earth
  10. All layers of Earth
  11. cooler layer of core
Down
  1. cycle of lava movement
  2. Minerals break along irregular surfaces
  3. zone of upper mantle
  4. chemical element
  5. Earth is made of
  6. Number of spheres that make up Earth
  7. Number of interior layers of Earth
  8. layer above Basalt
  9. Mineral surface reflection
  10. Property
  11. Planet

22 Clues: Planet • Property • Ocean Rock • chemical element • Earth is made of • Rocky and Brittle • layer above Basalt • All layers of Earth • zone of upper mantle • warmer layer of core • cooler layer of core • mantle and crust meet • cycle of lava movement • Latin phrase for Solid • Latin phrase for Earth • Color of minerals powder • Mineral surface reflection • Number of interior layers of Earth • ...

Earth Crossword 2024-01-22

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pieces that make up the earth’s crust
  2. a liquid transfer of heat where the hotter fluid rises to the top
  3. one of Pharrell’s biggest hits with the Teriyaki Boys was titled Tokyo _____
  4. seismic measurement scale
  5. David Bowie x Queen
  6. the layer that makes up the majority of earth’s insides
  7. the study of these is called geology
  8. you feel more of this temperature in the summer
  9. when plates smoosh together and push the crust upward it creates a…
  10. the opposite of decompress
  11. the blue planet
  12. the hot fluid like material below the earth’s crust
  13. there are seven of this
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. an angry mountain with lava
  3. when one plate is forced below another
  4. (land formation)
  5. the part of the apple that the seeds are in
  6. the last name of the man who popularized the theory of continental drift
  7. a long narrow cut in the ground
  8. to change from one thing into another (like a robot into a car)
  9. a crack in the earths crust indicating movement
  10. a type of wave used to measure earthquakes
  11. Onions and ogres have these
  12. spreading, when plates split apart from eachother (water)
  13. earths outer most layer

26 Clues: the blue planet • (land formation) • the super continent • David Bowie x Queen • there are seven of this • earths outer most layer • seismic measurement scale • the opposite of decompress • an angry mountain with lava • Onions and ogres have these • a long narrow cut in the ground • the study of these is called geology • when one plate is forced below another • ...

Earth science 2024-01-10

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the slow moving hot rock, which is kind of like goo, and the layer directly under the lithosphere.
  2. this is when plates collide and create pressure
  3. an un smooth jagged cut
  4. this is an aggregate of minerals and other organic or inorganic matter.
  5. these are created when tectonic plates crash into each other
  6. this is a solid, inorganic, has a definite chemical composition, has an orderly crystalline structure, and is naturally occuring
  7. this is the innermost ;layer of earth it is the core.
  8. minerals that only have oxygen and silicon
Down
  1. the study of minerals
  2. this is heat transferred from liquid and gases.
  3. this is something that was never living
  4. this is the thin uppermost part of the mantle that is solid.
  5. the powdered form of a mineral
  6. Igneous rock underground
  7. shape a definite shape
  8. this is the opening that allows liquid rock in the atmosphere to come to the surface.
  9. somethings resistance to scratching
  10. this is the solid outermost layer of earth, and it is subdivided into the continental crust which is dry, and oceanic crust which is wet, but a liquid.
  11. this is the crust plus the upper mantle, which is solid
  12. a clean smooth cut along weak bonds

20 Clues: the study of minerals • shape a definite shape • an un smooth jagged cut • Igneous rock underground • the powdered form of a mineral • somethings resistance to scratching • a clean smooth cut along weak bonds • this is something that was never living • minerals that only have oxygen and silicon • this is heat transferred from liquid and gases. • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isotopes decaying creating heat
  2. space rock that lands on earth
  3. largest layer under crust
  4. ground above water
  5. where plates smash into each other
  6. New isotope formed from decay
  7. neutrino emitted from decay
  8. currents that transfer heat in the earth
Down
  1. Vibration caused by movement in the earth
  2. main part of mantle
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. solid crust and upper mantle
  5. tectonic plates sliding beside each other
  6. isotope that decays
  7. ground under water
  8. dating technique used to date rocks
  9. theory of tectonic plates
  10. solid center of earth
  11. Liquid part of Earth´s center
  12. third layer of the atmosphere

20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...

Dynamic Earth 2023-02-15

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer. It is only a few miles (5 km) thick under the oceans and averages 20 miles (30 km) thick under the continents.
  2. A huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor, like an undersea earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
  3. The boundary that occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other.
  4. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart.
  5. The zone where a collision between two continental plates crunches and folds the rocks at the boundary, lifting them up and leading to mountain formation.
  6. The zone where one plate is getting bent and pulled under the edge of another plate.
  7. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents. It is about 20 to 40 miles (35 to 70 km) thick and very old.
  8. Molten rock that flows beneath the earth's surface and is made up of gases, liquids, and crystals. When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.
  9. Made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle, this zone is divided into several constantly (very slowly) moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
  10. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed when magma fills the space between two tectonic plates that are spreading apart.
  11. A trembling and shaking of the earth's surface resulting from the sudden release of energy in the crust, either along fault lines or from volcanic activity.
Down
  1. The boundary that occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other.
  2. This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel about 2,300 km thick.
  3. The boundary that occurs where two plates slide past each other.
  4. Name given to the plates that are several large slabs of the lithosphere that hold the continents and oceans and are slowly but constantly moving around the earth.
  5. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction.
  6. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust. Magma oozes up from the mantle through a crack in the ocean floor, filling in the space between the plates and spreading out from the plate boundary.
  7. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel. The inner core is 3,200 to 3,960 miles (5,150 to 6,378 km) below the surface and about 750 miles (1,200 km) thick.
  8. This dense layer of the earth is made of hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust. It is about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) thick.
  9. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world. It is only 4 to 6 miles (7 to 10 km) thick and usually younger than continental crust.
  10. A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a continental plate.
  11. A hot, malleable semiliquid zone in the upper mantle, directly underneath the lithosphere, on which the plates of the lithosphere move (or float).
  12. The border between two tectonic plates.
  13. The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago

24 Clues: The border between two tectonic plates. • A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart. • The boundary that occurs where two plates slide past each other. • The boundary that occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other. • The boundary that occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2024-02-18

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of rock that is often used in jewelry making
  2. a renewable energy source that comes from plants and animals
  3. giant wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea
  4. is a seasonal wind shift over a region
  5. a giant continent that comprised the southern continents
  6. a precious metallic resource that is often made into jewelries
  7. type of stress that pushes rocks together
  8. the point on the ground directly above the focus
  9. a geologic feature that ejects materials such as lava, ash, and gases
  10. water that is not suitable for drinking
  11. a supercontinent
Down
  1. a type of stress that pulls rocks apart
  2. is a natural substance consisting of aggregate minerals
  3. southwest wind
  4. is an instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  5. is a type of rock that is formed from the cooling or the solidification of molten volcanic material
  6. water that is found near the coast that is a mix of fresh and salwater
  7. this material rises to the surface to form new oceanic crust
  8. a zone that is submerged during high tides and exposed during low tides
  9. refers to the highest point of shaking recorded on seismographs
  10. are the occurrence of widespread damage from hazards
  11. one of the R in 3Rs
  12. the block of rock below the fault plane
  13. a preserved impression, remnant, or trace of organic material
  14. a piece of land that is suitable for growing crops

25 Clues: southwest wind • a supercontinent • one of the R in 3Rs • is a seasonal wind shift over a region • a type of stress that pulls rocks apart • the block of rock below the fault plane • water that is not suitable for drinking • type of stress that pushes rocks together • the point on the ground directly above the focus • a piece of land that is suitable for growing crops • ...

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

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

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

Earth Systems 2024-04-12

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  2. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  3. extinction takes longer to form
  4. rock formed when lave or magma cools
  5. tectonic plates that move away from each other
  6. events before mass extinction
  7. where tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. located between the mantle and outer core
  9. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  10. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle
  11. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  12. a group of the same species
Down
  1. large, rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere
  2. an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. hot material rises, cooler materials sink, it drives plate tectonics.
  4. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  5. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magam rises.
  6. tectonic plates move toward each other
  7. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  8. instruments used to measure seismic waves
  9. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle

21 Clues: a group of the same species • events before mass extinction • extinction takes longer to form • the semi-fluid layer of the mantle • rock formed when lave or magma cools • tectonic plates move toward each other • located between the mantle and outer core • instruments used to measure seismic waves • where tectonic plates slide past each other • ...

Earth Systems 2024-04-12

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

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

Earth Science 2024-03-05

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of weather
  2. Ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
  3. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  4. The state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
  5. The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces.
  6. The range of all types of electromagnetic radiation
  7. The state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.
  8. Temporary state of the atmosphere in a region
  9. Energy cannot be created or destroyed
  10. A curve winding around a point for an increasing/decreasing distance
Down
  1. A series of steps used for acquiring knowledge and testing hypotheses.
  2. The uppermost part of the crust
  3. An arrangement of lenses and mirrors to magnify an object
  4. All of earth's water
  5. The study of Earth's water
  6. A device used to observe celestial bodies, planets stars, etc.
  7. A severe tropical storm,sometimes known as a typhoon
  8. Very hot, very dense center of the planet
  9. The rigid outer layer of the earth, consisting of the crust and the mantle
  10. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
  11. The most solid bulk of the earth's interior
  12. Protective layer of the atmosphere that protects from UV rays
  13. All life on earth
  14. An oval shaped path like a slightly elongated circle
  15. The study of the earth

25 Clues: All life on earth • The study of weather • All of earth's water • The study of the earth • The study of Earth's water • The uppermost part of the crust • Energy cannot be created or destroyed • Very hot, very dense center of the planet • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • The most solid bulk of the earth's interior • Temporary state of the atmosphere in a region • ...

Earth week 2024-03-26

Earth week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - results when sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) are emitted into the atmosphere
  2. – the variety of all living things and their interactions
  3. - astronomical, gravity
  4. – 28x potent than CO2
  5. - an international agreement, adopted in 1997, that set binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  6. – the coldest, driest and windiest continent on the planet with no human population.
  7. – rising temperature issue affecting our planet.
  8. - the action of clearing a wide area of tress, contribute to global warming.
  9. – an organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and their habitats.
  10. - the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi
  11. – voice actor for Our Plane
Down
  1. – a country in East Asia, known for its diverse wildlife and Mount Kilimanjaro
  2. – an international accord signed in 2015 aimed at addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  3. – referring to the amount of greenhouse gases emitted due to human activities.
  4. – the complete disappearance of a species from Earth
  5. – a young climate activist from Sweden.
  6. – a small bear-like mammal with reddish-brown fur, native to the Western Himalayas and Southwestern China
  7. - a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater
  8. - The Netflix series focuses on the wildlife and natural wonders of eight different ecosystems.
  9. – endangered Arctic carnivore with a white coat

20 Clues: – 28x potent than CO2 • - astronomical, gravity • – voice actor for Our Plane • – a young climate activist from Sweden. • – endangered Arctic carnivore with a white coat • – rising temperature issue affecting our planet. • – the complete disappearance of a species from Earth • - a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater • ...

Earth & Space 2024-04-08

Earth & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. low temperatures and precipitation in the form of ice
  2. occurs when water is heated by the sun
  3. The Closest star to the Earth and therefore appears larger and brighter.
  4. Takes about 365 1 / 2 days. Earth's movement around the sun.
  5. formed when molten rock is cooled
  6. Takes about 24 hours, one complete spin on the Earth's Axis
  7. appears to change its shape every month due to the illuminated portions on what is seen on Earth
  8. when rocks are exposed to extreme heat and pressure
  9. orbit the sun, consist of frozen gas, dust, ice
  10. determined by the way a mineral looks when light strikes it
  11. Resources that are being used faster than they are being replaced
  12. consists of gas, dust, and many stars including objects that orbit the stars.
  13. has hot summers and cool winters
Down
  1. occurs when precipitation meets the land and runs downhill
  2. Composed of gas, have many moons, large planets
  3. made of fossils, small rocks, sand, and shells
  4. orbit the sun, made of rocky metal
  5. Natural resources that are replenished by the Earth
  6. when water droplets get large and heavy then fall back to Earth
  7. a minerals resistance to being scratched
  8. Receives very direct sunlight because of its closeness to the equator
  9. small, rocky planets that are closer to the Sun
  10. The process of weathered rocks moving from one place to another
  11. the way a mineral breaks
  12. the powder color of a mineral left begin when rubbed against a porcelain plate
  13. occurs when water vapor cools and turns liquid
  14. A spiral galaxy made up of over 100 billion other stars that range in size and range. The Earth and Sun belong to this galaxy.
  15. Composed of The Sun, the eight planets, satellites (moons) of the planets, asteroids, comets.
  16. The breaking down of rocks

29 Clues: the way a mineral breaks • The breaking down of rocks • has hot summers and cool winters • formed when molten rock is cooled • orbit the sun, made of rocky metal • occurs when water is heated by the sun • a minerals resistance to being scratched • made of fossils, small rocks, sand, and shells • occurs when water vapor cools and turns liquid • ...

Earth Science 2024-05-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust bending without breaking.
  2. A rock that has been changed from their original form.
  3. Hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano.
  4. The innermost part of Earth.
  5. One of the super continets that formed when pangaea split in two
  6. The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
  7. large portions of land on the earths surface.
  8. A metamorphic rock known as greenstone.
  9. Sandstone, limestone, and shale.
  10. liquid, is about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick.
  11. First landmass exists.
Down
  1. Parts of earths crust.
  2. hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  3. The molten rock in the mantel.
  4. 100km of rigid rock inculding part of the crust and upper mantel.
  5. When a rock is folded downwards.
  6. The hot Semi-solid layer beneath the crust.
  7. A large split or crack in earths crust.
  8. The outer layer of the earth.
  9. Blocks of rock broken apart pushed upwards.

20 Clues: Parts of earths crust. • First landmass exists. • The innermost part of Earth. • The outer layer of the earth. • The molten rock in the mantel. • crust bending without breaking. • When a rock is folded downwards. • Sandstone, limestone, and shale. • A large split or crack in earths crust. • A metamorphic rock known as greenstone. • The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere • ...

EARTH STUFF 2024-05-26

EARTH STUFF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Star at the center of our solar system
  2. Biblical crop damage
  3. Mythical creature that is half human, half fish
  4. Large body of freshwater surrounded by land
  5. Large marine mammal
  6. Two wheeled motorized vehicle
  7. Natural light displays in the polar sky
  8. Large sea wave caused by underwater disturbances
  9. Sport played on a course with clubs and a ball
  10. Liquid fossil fuel
  11. Ground shakes
Down
  1. Ancient triangular structure in Egypt
  2. Underwater vessel
  3. Collection of written or printed pages bound together
  4. Cold white flakes
  5. Activity for fitness
  6. Bathing pot
  7. Spews lava
  8. The red planet
  9. Periodical publication with articles and images
  10. Overflow of water onto land
  11. Marine organism that forms reefs
  12. Rapid combustion producing heat and light

23 Clues: Spews lava • Bathing pot • Ground shakes • The red planet • Underwater vessel • Cold white flakes • Liquid fossil fuel • Large marine mammal • Biblical crop damage • Activity for fitness • Overflow of water onto land • Two wheeled motorized vehicle • Marine organism that forms reefs • Ancient triangular structure in Egypt • Star at the center of our solar system • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What term encompasses all scientific disciplines related to the study of Earth, including geology and meteorology?
  2. What concept describes a universe that remains unchanged over time?
  3. Which branch of science focuses on celestial objects and the universe as a whole?
  4. What type of theory describes the rapid expansion of the universe from an extremely hot and dense initial state?
  5. What is the scientific study of weather and atmospheric conditions?
  6. What large body of saltwater covers most of the Earth's surface?
  7. What theory suggests that the universe began from a very dense and hot state and has been expanding ever since?
Down
  1. Who is known for developing the theory of relativity and has made significant contributions to our understanding of physics?
  2. What early model of the universe proposed a primordial state from which the universe expanded?
  3. What layer of gases surrounds the Earth and is crucial for supporting life?
  4. What term describes the layer of Earth consisting of all its water bodies, including oceans, rivers, and lakes?
  5. What is the force that acts between charged particles and is fundamental to electromagnetism?
  6. What system includes all the living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment?
  7. What theory proposes the existence of multiple, potentially infinite, universes?
  8. What remains or traces of ancient organisms are used to study past life on Earth?
  9. Which physicist is renowned for his laws of motion and universal gravitation?
  10. What term refers to the solid part of the Earth, including the crust and u
  11. What fundamental force attracts objects toward the center of the Earth and is responsible for weight?
  12. What is the study of oceans and their phenomena, including marine life and ocean currents?
  13. What field of science involves the study of the Earth's physical structure and substances?

20 Clues: What large body of saltwater covers most of the Earth's surface? • What concept describes a universe that remains unchanged over time? • What is the scientific study of weather and atmospheric conditions? • What term refers to the solid part of the Earth, including the crust and u • What layer of gases surrounds the Earth and is crucial for supporting life? • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
  2. The process of liquid water turning into vapor.
  3. Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  4. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
  5. A gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
  6. The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.
  7. All the water on Earth's surface.
  8. The process by which green plants make their food using sunlight.
  9. The innermost layer of Earth.
  10. Waves: Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the Earth or an explosion.
  11. The rigid outer layer of Earth.
Down
  1. Cycle: The process by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
  2. Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
  3. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
  4. The regions of Earth where living organisms exist.
  5. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  6. The solid part of Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms.
  7. The process by which rocks and soil are worn away by natural forces.
  8. The thin outer layer of Earth.
  9. Effect: The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases.

20 Clues: The innermost layer of Earth. • The thin outer layer of Earth. • The rigid outer layer of Earth. • All the water on Earth's surface. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • The process of liquid water turning into vapor. • The regions of Earth where living organisms exist. • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Described the universe as a static, steady-state, infinite universe.
  2. describes the universe as expanding, having originated from an infinitely tiny dense point around 14 billion years ago.
  3. Was Albert Einstein favored model after rejecting his own original model.
  4. It binds atoms into molecules.
  5. The study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the solid Earth.
  6. Predicted a universe that expanded but did not change its density.
  7. Is a possible explanation or solution to a problem.
  8. A scientific study of the Earth’s ocean.
  9. The study of the Earth’s atmosphere.
  10. American physicist Alan Guth proposed a model of the universe based on the big bang theory.
  11. It is the attraction between bodies.
Down
  1. Break down an atom’s nucleus and produces radioactive decay.
  2. It’s the process of objectively establishing facts through testing and experimentation.
  3. This theory sees the universe as of many “bubbles” that grew as a part of the _________.
  4. Binds proton and neutron together in the nucleus.
  5. It’s a space expanded out of a single concentrated point called _____.
  6. The study of the Earth’s place in the universe.
  7. nebula It eventually evolved into the sun.
  8. Based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.
  9. One of the books of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

20 Clues: It binds atoms into molecules. • The study of the Earth’s atmosphere. • It is the attraction between bodies. • A scientific study of the Earth’s ocean. • The study of the Earth’s place in the universe. • Binds proton and neutron together in the nucleus. • nebula It eventually evolved into the sun. • Is a possible explanation or solution to a problem. • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-15

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The life zone of the Earth and includes all living organisms.
  2. The plastic layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move.
  3. The Earth's atmosphere is composed of almost 78% of this.
  4. The Earth's magnetic field.
  5. It is the "blue" planet.
  6. According to this hypothesis, the biosphere is a self-regulating system that is capable of controlling its physical and chemical environment.
  7. Scientists who study Earth and the processes that have shaped earth over time.
  8. It is the lowest layer where temperature decreases.
  9. This is the highest layer of the atmosphere in which the gases are all mixed up.
  10. It is considered to be the thickest layer of Earth and holds 84% of the Earth's volume.
Down
  1. This comprises the solid Earth and includes both the Earth's surface and the various layers of the Earth's interior.
  2. This covers about 71% of the Earth's surface.
  3. The gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth and constitutes the transition between the vacuum of space.
  4. This contains both crust and uppermost layer of mantle.
  5. This includes all water on Earth.
  6. This contains ozone that protects life on the planet by filtering harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
  7. The core is made of Iron and what?
  8. A set of interconnected components that are interacting to form a unified whole.
  9. The outermost layer where energy and mineral resources are derived.
  10. The Earth receives energy from this and returns some of this energy to space.

20 Clues: It is the "blue" planet. • The Earth's magnetic field. • This includes all water on Earth. • The core is made of Iron and what? • This covers about 71% of the Earth's surface. • It is the lowest layer where temperature decreases. • This contains both crust and uppermost layer of mantle. • The Earth's atmosphere is composed of almost 78% of this. • ...

The earth 2024-05-22

The earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates move causing an ___________
  2. the part of the earth made up of rock
  3. the best soil for growing plants
  4. soil lies on top of this rock
  5. Dead and decayed remains of plants and animals
  6. moving sediments to another location
  7. rocks formed due to heat and pressure
  8. fragments of weathered rock
  9. The smallest particles of the soil
Down
  1. The process in which the rock breaks up
  2. movement of the earth's core causes a __________ field
  3. rocks formed from cooling and drying lava
  4. water seeping down through the soil
  5. acid rain is a form of ________ weathering
  6. radioactive material in the earth's core
  7. when rock fragments scrape against and break rocks
  8. dropping broken rocks in low lying areas
  9. the texture of silt
  10. the soil type with the most airspaces
  11. the mantle is made of this

20 Clues: the texture of silt • the mantle is made of this • fragments of weathered rock • soil lies on top of this rock • the best soil for growing plants • The smallest particles of the soil • water seeping down through the soil • moving sediments to another location • the part of the earth made up of rock • the soil type with the most airspaces • rocks formed due to heat and pressure • ...

Earth Structure 2024-09-30

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system of frozen water
  2. breakdown of rock
  3. the drying up of vegetation
  4. system of gas surrounding Earth
  5. system of interacting life
  6. zone where one plate sinks under another
  7. describes the "why" something happens in nature
  8. dating rocks for a guess at an age (is a scientific law)
  9. is the convecting fluid mantle
  10. describes the "what" in nature
  11. broken into plates; is the crust & upper, solid mantle
  12. movement of rock
  13. rock made of layers of compacted sediment
  14. is a testable educated guess
Down
  1. plates that slide past each other
  2. is cutting down trees for human use
  3. is the cycle of hot fluids rise & cold fluids fall
  4. system of water on, above, & below Earth
  5. plates that move into each other
  6. settlement of rock
  7. dating rocks for exact age
  8. most outer layer of Earth
  9. plates that move apart from each other
  10. a crack in Earth's crust
  11. system of natural, non-living material
  12. the growth of population & cities
  13. rock that's been changed under heat & pressure
  14. large amount of pressure on sediment
  15. most inner layer of Earth
  16. how hard rock becomes molten
  17. molten rock that is cooled & solidified becomes ____ rock
  18. lava & magma are considered ____ rock because they're liquid

32 Clues: movement of rock • breakdown of rock • settlement of rock • system of frozen water • a crack in Earth's crust • most outer layer of Earth • most inner layer of Earth • dating rocks for exact age • system of interacting life • the drying up of vegetation • how hard rock becomes molten • is a testable educated guess • is the convecting fluid mantle • describes the "what" in nature • ...

Early Earth 2023-04-10

Early Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of time scale that European geologists created
  2. mountain-building episodes
  3. dissolved the soluble minerals at Earth's surface
  4. period named for the Jura mountains in France and Switzerland
  5. era that means middle life; age of reptiles
  6. increased oxygen gas levels in the beginning of the Proterozoic
  7. Cycle where continents will come together to create a supercontinent ever 500 million years
  8. means before complex life
Down
  1. carbon or mineral-rich objects that bombarded Earth's surface
  2. a process that cyanobacteria used to produce nutrients needed to survive
  3. provides protection from harmful ultraviolet radiation
  4. era means old life
  5. "ancient"; eon regarding the formation of the Earth
  6. cannot survive without liquid water
  7. eon means visible life; includes three eras
  8. period since the beginning of the ice ages
  9. occurs when matter changes state from a gas to a liquid
  10. also called the Recent
  11. iron oxides; when iron reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere
  12. all of Earth's continents were once consolidated into a single landmass called
  13. volcanoes releasing water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and other gases
  14. era means new life; sometimes called the Age of Mammals

22 Clues: era means old life • also called the Recent • means before complex life • mountain-building episodes • cannot survive without liquid water • period since the beginning of the ice ages • eon means visible life; includes three eras • era that means middle life; age of reptiles • dissolved the soluble minerals at Earth's surface • ...

Earth Resources 2023-05-07

Earth Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
  2. Density-__________factors environmental factors like disease, parasites, and lack of food, that affect population growth
  3. A gas mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial degradation of organic matter and used as a fuel.
  4. resources natural resources that it is possible to use indefinitely without causing reduction in the available supply
  5. fuels energy sources that formed over geologic time as a result of the compression and partial decomposition of plants and other organic matter
  6. a plant material that is compressed by the weight of water and by other sediments that accumulate above it turning it into a light, spongy material
  7. A mixture of gravel, sand, and crushed stone that naturally accumulates on or close to Earth's surface.
  8. resources resources that exists in a fixed amount in various places in Earth's crust and can only be replaced by processes that take hundreds of millions of years
  9. the process whereby productive land becomes desert
  10. the planting of one species in a field
  11. the restoring of land to its original contours and the replanting of vegetation
  12. substances that can adversely affect the survival, health, or activities of organisms
  13. energy Involves global management of Earth's natural resources to ensure that current and future energy needs will be met without causing environmental damage.
  14. yield replaced through natural processes at the same rate as it's being used
  15. efficiency the use of energy resources in the ways that are most productive
  16. production of two usable forms of energy at the same time from the same process, which can conserve resources and generate income.
Down
  1. growth a pattern of growth in which population grows faster as it increases in size.
  2. a wide variety of different species (plants and/or animals)
  3. minerals left after an ore is extracted that may release harmful chemicals into ground water or surface water
  4. energy Energy produced by naturally occurring steam and hot water
  5. Density - __________ factors environmental factors like storms, droughts, floods and pollution, that affect population growth
  6. a natural resource that can be mined for a profit
  7. the use of organisms to clean up toxic wastes
  8. pollution occurs when pollutants in air are at quantities that become harmful to the health of humans and the environment.
  9. capacity the number of organisms that any given environment can support
  10. a gasoline and ethanol mixture used in conventional gasoline engines
  11. removal of trees from a forested area without adequate replanting
  12. resources materials or substances that the Earth provides
  13. __________cell Thin, transparent wafers made up of layers of boron- and phosphorus-enriched silicon that when exposed to sunlight produce an electrical current.
  14. process of removing salt from salt water through distillation

30 Clues: the planting of one species in a field • the use of organisms to clean up toxic wastes • a natural resource that can be mined for a profit • the process whereby productive land becomes desert • resources materials or substances that the Earth provides • a wide variety of different species (plants and/or animals) • ...

Earth science 2023-02-09

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  2. accumulation of decomposed and disintegrated plant remains
  3. mass of a unit volume of a material substance
  4. testable statement between two or more variables
  5. perennial accumulation of crystalline ice
  6. solidified from lava or magma
  7. a joint that divides the rock into two or more pieces
  8. any characteristics that can take on different values
  9. molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface
  10. brings together intellectually diverse researchers
  11. forms when magma is trapped
  12. hot fluid within the earth's crust
  13. icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cav
  14. minerals to split along crystallographic planes
Down
  1. a way for heat to move
  2. laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  3. the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation
  4. earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces
  5. landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes
  6. formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water
  7. color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder
  8. an element that remains unchanged
  9. rocks consisting of thin layers that can be separated
  10. process of mineral assemblage and texture variation
  11. science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance
  12. formed from pre-existing rocks
  13. natural opening in the earth
  14. rocks are composed of broken pieces of older rocks
  15. appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflective qualities

29 Clues: a way for heat to move • forms when magma is trapped • natural opening in the earth • solidified from lava or magma • formed from pre-existing rocks • an element that remains unchanged • hot fluid within the earth's crust • perennial accumulation of crystalline ice • mass of a unit volume of a material substance • minerals to split along crystallographic planes • ...

Earth science 2023-02-09

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  2. accumulation of decomposed and disintegrated plant remains
  3. mass of a unit volume of a material substance
  4. testable statement between two or more variables
  5. perennial accumulation of crystalline ice
  6. solidified from lava or magma
  7. a joint that divides the rock into two or more pieces
  8. any characteristics that can take on different values
  9. molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface
  10. brings together intellectually diverse researchers
  11. forms when magma is trapped
  12. hot fluid within the earth's crust
  13. icicle-shaped formation that hangs from the ceiling of a cav
  14. minerals to split along crystallographic planes
Down
  1. a way for heat to move
  2. laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  3. the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation
  4. earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces
  5. landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes
  6. formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water
  7. color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder
  8. an element that remains unchanged
  9. rocks consisting of thin layers that can be separated
  10. process of mineral assemblage and texture variation
  11. science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance
  12. formed from pre-existing rocks
  13. natural opening in the earth
  14. rocks are composed of broken pieces of older rocks
  15. appearance of a mineral surface in terms of its light-reflective qualities

29 Clues: a way for heat to move • forms when magma is trapped • natural opening in the earth • solidified from lava or magma • formed from pre-existing rocks • an element that remains unchanged • hot fluid within the earth's crust • perennial accumulation of crystalline ice • mass of a unit volume of a material substance • minerals to split along crystallographic planes • ...

Earth Science 2022-11-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something revolving around another thing
  2. The invisible line splitting the planet into the southern and northern hemispheres
  3. The planet we live on
  4. hot molten rock
  5. The action of rotating around an axis or center
  6. The weather in a certain area
  7. The study of the sea
  8. When you closely observe something and record results
  9. The moon controls them
  10. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism
  11. Someone who studies astronomy
  12. The study of space and celestial bodies
Down
  1. The outer layer of earth
  2. The study of the atmosphere
  3. The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center
  4. A specific point in history
  5. Changing from liquid to gas
  6. Something that is living
  7. The study of rocks
  8. A particular time of something
  9. The state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
  10. A proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth
  11. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  12. An area with a distinct climate

24 Clues: hot molten rock • The study of rocks • The study of the sea • The planet we live on • The moon controls them • The outer layer of earth • Something that is living • The study of the atmosphere • A specific point in history • Changing from liquid to gas • The weather in a certain area • Someone who studies astronomy • A particular time of something • An area with a distinct climate • ...

Earth Science 2022-10-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when gravitational forces of moon/Sun are perpendicular
  2. material deposited from 1 area to another
  3. made from molten rock
  4. rocks are made of 1+ _______
  5. 2 plates slide past one another
  6. tilt + rotation of Earth makes wind and water move
  7. crust collides with another oceanic plate or continental plate
  8. belt of active faults/volcanoes in Pacific Ocean
  9. has dry air components, dry gas, water vapor, solid particles (dust from soil, etc.)
Down
  1. oil, coal, gas
  2. compaction, compress sediments
  3. Sun is farthest from Earth's equitorial plane
  4. theory that explains the: movement of the continents and changes in Earth's crust caused by internal forces
  5. oceanic plate, dense, slides under continental plate
  6. 2 plates move away from each other
  7. new & diff minerals b/c of chemical reactions with heated water/dissolved minerals
  8. rocks are broken down into smaller rocks, no
  9. when Earth, Sun, moon are in line
  10. Alps, Himalayas, Appalachian Mts.
  11. rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle
  12. how Pangaea was broken

21 Clues: oil, coal, gas • made from molten rock • how Pangaea was broken • rocks are made of 1+ _______ • compaction, compress sediments • 2 plates slide past one another • when Earth, Sun, moon are in line • Alps, Himalayas, Appalachian Mts. • 2 plates move away from each other • rigid blocks of crust and upper mantle • material deposited from 1 area to another • ...

Earth Science 2022-05-10

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a water vapor process
  2. cresent shaped lake
  3. the process that breaks rocks apart
  4. energy released in the form of a particle
  5. gas made of three oxygen atoms
  6. the dropping of sediment
  7. process by which heat is transferred
  8. spherical concentrations of matter
  9. air flow from sea to land
Down
  1. all the waters on earths surface
  2. a wetland that forms rivers
  3. the frozen part of the earth
  4. process that happens in solids and liquids
  5. the state of the atmosphere
  6. a depression in the ground
  7. process in which materials are worn away naturally
  8. the average weather in one area over time
  9. very strong air currents
  10. a cloud that touches the ground
  11. disintegration of rocks

20 Clues: cresent shaped lake • a water vapor process • disintegration of rocks • the dropping of sediment • very strong air currents • air flow from sea to land • a depression in the ground • a wetland that forms rivers • the state of the atmosphere • the frozen part of the earth • gas made of three oxygen atoms • a cloud that touches the ground • all the waters on earths surface • ...

Earth Science 2023-05-24

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mud flow from a volcano.
  2. Tectonic plates float on this layer of molten rock.
  3. Boundaries that occur when two plates pull apart.
  4. Rocks that are formed from magma.
  5. The height of the zig-zag line on a seismograph.
  6. Solid rock layer that we live on.
  7. AN instrument used to record an earthquake or the shaking of the ground.
  8. When a volcano has not recently erupted but could erupt again.
  9. Large portions of land on the earths surface.
  10. In the North Island this plate is subducting under the Australian plate.
Down
  1. The first person to propose the theory of plate tectonics.
  2. Molten rock on the surface.
  3. This crust is dense and is found under the sea floor.
  4. These rocks form from grains of eroded rock or undecomposed plant or animal parts.
  5. Sticky airborne solids from explosive eruptions like a lava bomb.
  6. Wave that is caused by an earthquake.
  7. The inner and outer core are made up of molten iron and.
  8. This current is in the mantle and is caused by difference in temperature.
  9. The first landmass that existed.
  10. Crack formed when part of the crust breaks as it shifts.

20 Clues: Molten rock on the surface. • The mud flow from a volcano. • The first landmass that existed. • Rocks that are formed from magma. • Solid rock layer that we live on. • Wave that is caused by an earthquake. • Large portions of land on the earths surface. • The height of the zig-zag line on a seismograph. • Boundaries that occur when two plates pull apart. • ...

Earth Science 2023-10-01

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's outermost layer, forming the planet's solid surface?
  2. A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions?
  3. The preserved remains of a once-living organism, often found in rocks?
  4. The type of energy derived from the Earth's internal heat?
  5. A massive, slow-moving river of ice formed from compacted snow?
  6. What are tiny particles of rock and organic material carried by wind or water?
  7. A violent, rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
  8. The scientific study of the Earth's structure, composition, and processes?
  9. The scientific study of earthquakes and seismic waves?
  10. The study of the Earth's oceans, including their composition and currents?
Down
  1. The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth?
  2. The layer of the Earth beneath the crust and above the core?
  3. The boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle?
  4. A fracture in Earth's crust along which movement has occurred?
  5. A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases?
  6. A large, rigid slab of Earth's lithosphere that can move?
  7. The Earth's total water, including oceans, lakes, and groundwater?
  8. The process of wearing away the Earth's surface by wind, water, or other natural forces?
  9. The study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather?
  10. A round rock with a hollow cavity lined with crystals?

20 Clues: The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth? • The study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather? • A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases? • The boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle? • The scientific study of earthquakes and seismic waves? • A round rock with a hollow cavity lined with crystals? • ...

Moving Earth 2023-10-11

Moving Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two continents crumple together to form a mountain range
  2. range a group of high ground features, commonly the result of tectonic collision
  3. plate boundary where crust is neither created or destroyed
  4. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘up' due to compression
  5. plate boundary where new crust is formed
  6. extremely hot liquid or semi-liquid rock within the mantle. When it erupts on the surface of the Earth it is called lava.
  7. a break in the crust where one side moves relative to the other
  8. core solid inner-most layer of the core under extreme pressure conditions, with an approximate 1200 km radius
  9. a stretching force
  10. a convergent plate boundary where one plate moves under another
  11. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘down' due to tension
  12. a smearing force
Down
  1. boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  2. tectonics a scientific theory that describes the relative movements and interaction of plates of the Earth's crust over the underlying mantle
  3. a highland between two normal faults
  4. drift movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time
  5. fault a break where the rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally due to shearing
  6. core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick
  7. hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  8. valleys a sunken lowland between two normal faults; a graben
  9. squeezing force
  10. boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another
  11. solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth
  12. a supercontinent that existed about 225 million years ago. All landmasses were joined together to form this supercontinent.

24 Clues: squeezing force • a smearing force • a stretching force • a highland between two normal faults • plate boundary where new crust is formed • solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth • hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel • core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick • boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

Earth Systems 2024-09-25

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of gasses that surrounds a planet or star.
  2. Forces that build up land
  3. Different mountain ranges in one region make up a mountain...
  4. Features of land like coastlines, dunes and mountains
  5. All of Earth's water
  6. A group of parts that works together
  7. The boundary between land and a body of water
  8. The earth has ______ main spheres or subsystems
  9. All of Earth's living organisms
  10. A hill of sand piled up by wind
  11. The change in elevation from one contour line to another
  12. The mountain range that formed when India collided with Asia
  13. A landform that has high elevation and low relief
  14. The state that has the longest coastline
Down
  1. Every fifth contour line that is darker than the other is called an...
  2. Feedback that reinforces or causes a process to speed up
  3. A landform that has low elevation and low relief
  4. The landform that is made when sediments build up after being deposited into a body of water
  5. Feedback that causes a process to slow down or go in reverse
  6. This state has the highest and lowest point of elevation in the contiguous U.S.
  7. The height of Earth's surface above sea level
  8. The rock and metal that make up Earth
  9. The shape of the land
  10. Earth's surface is constantly changing because of constructive and destructive...
  11. The difference between the highest and lowest points of a landform
  12. A landform with high elevation and high relief
  13. Dunes on coastlines protect the land from these...
  14. A natural stream of water
  15. These show elevation, relief and slope on a map
  16. The frozen part of the hydrosphere
  17. The direction to the right of the compass rose

31 Clues: All of Earth's water • The shape of the land • Forces that build up land • A natural stream of water • All of Earth's living organisms • A hill of sand piled up by wind • The frozen part of the hydrosphere • A group of parts that works together • The rock and metal that make up Earth • The state that has the longest coastline • The height of Earth's surface above sea level • ...

Earth Science 2024-11-15

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust the layer of the crust that makes up the ocean
  2. boundaries The boundaries between plates, there are a lot of these
  3. a long, narrow piece of raised land
  4. The Asthenosphere is made up of the upper mantle and the a part of the lower mantle
  5. A very very deep hole at the conversion bouldering
  6. Crust the top layer of crust that makes the surface
  7. Earth's surface shaking due to plate movement
  8. core the deepest and hottest layer of the Earth
  9. A mountain that spews molten rock that can turn into igneous rocks
Down
  1. Convergent are plates that move together that cause mountains
  2. the outermost layer of Earth, made of the crust and the highest layer of the mantle
  3. Fault is a crack in the earth that is not very big but not very small.
  4. Core the most dense layer that is made from nickel and iron
  5. Divergent are plates that move away from each other that cause cracks in the earth
  6. activity anything that is formed by tectonic plates, for example earthquakes
  7. the largest layer of the Earth
  8. Transform are plates that slide against each other, causing earthquakes
  9. deposition weathering and erosion move sediments
  10. currents heat risers cools and falls, It can occur a lot and makes the plates move
  11. the outermost layer of the Earth

20 Clues: the largest layer of the Earth • the outermost layer of the Earth • a long, narrow piece of raised land • Earth's surface shaking due to plate movement • core the deepest and hottest layer of the Earth • deposition weathering and erosion move sediments • A very very deep hole at the conversion bouldering • Crust the top layer of crust that makes the surface • ...

Earth Systems 2025-04-28

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  2. severe weather, like hurricanes and tornadoes
  3. the long term patterns of weather in a particular area
  4. heat, sunshine, wind, rain, snow (short period)
  5. instrument for measuring the speed of wind
  6. Harmful substances released into the environment
  7. buildings, roads, power supplies
  8. carbon blank (usage)
  9. the height of the oceans surface
Down
  1. prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, shortage of water
  2. Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat, like carbon dioxide
  3. type of climate (Mexico, Peru, Brazil)
  4. suitable for living
  5. science of practice of farming. cultivation of soil
  6. energy obtained from the sun
  7. submerging of normally dry land with large amount of water
  8. instrument for measuring the humidity of the air
  9. uncontrolled fires in forest areas, which can be influenced by climate change
  10. Type of climate (Canada,Greenland,Sweden)
  11. instrument for measuring temperature

20 Clues: suitable for living • carbon blank (usage) • energy obtained from the sun • buildings, roads, power supplies • the height of the oceans surface • instrument for measuring temperature • type of climate (Mexico, Peru, Brazil) • Type of climate (Canada,Greenland,Sweden) • instrument for measuring the speed of wind • severe weather, like hurricanes and tornadoes • ...

Middle earth 2025-01-14

Middle earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a box with no hinges key or lid yet golden treasure inside is hid
  2. The name of the beast the nazgul ride
  3. Who was originally saurons master
  4. the true name for olliphants
  5. the main antagonist in the hobbit
  6. The name of pass at the top of the secret stair
  7. The only place where the ring can be unmade
  8. Merry, pippin, frodo, sam, rosie, and bilbo are
  9. who is boramir and faramir's father
  10. The Name of the first king of the dwarves
  11. what is the elvish name for gandalf
  12. The third member to join the fellowship
Down
  1. The kingly name for aragorn
  2. who leads the battle of pellanor in the movies
  3. the name of the capitol of rohan
  4. who forged the three elven rings
  5. the first to find the ring after isildur loses it
  6. who is shelob spawn of
  7. Isildurs father
  8. Gandalfs horse

20 Clues: Gandalfs horse • Isildurs father • who is shelob spawn of • The kingly name for aragorn • the true name for olliphants • the name of the capitol of rohan • who forged the three elven rings • Who was originally saurons master • the main antagonist in the hobbit • who is boramir and faramir's father • what is the elvish name for gandalf • The name of the beast the nazgul ride • ...

Doughnut Earth 2025-01-27

Doughnut Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Icelandic currency
  2. New _____ Wales
  3. Polynesia, Melanesia, ___________
  4. Line between Koreas, Abbreviated
  5. Island in-between Wales and Scotland
  6. Seattle's sister
  7. South American steppe
  8. South American desert
  9. North of Norway
  10. Main color in the flag of Bangladesh
Down
  1. Capital city river
  2. Lost NA colony
  3. The most populated country
  4. Island featuring the capital of Hawaii
  5. C of C.A.R.
  6. Second-largest island in Indonesia
  7. Third-largest Mediterranean island
  8. Potatoes and province
  9. Iberian territory of the UK
  10. Easter Island figure
  11. Capitol of Scotland
  12. Mountains and mints

22 Clues: C of C.A.R. • Lost NA colony • New _____ Wales • North of Norway • Seattle's sister • Capital city river • Icelandic currency • Capitol of Scotland • Mountains and mints • Easter Island figure • Potatoes and province • South American steppe • South American desert • The most populated country • Iberian territory of the UK • Line between Koreas, Abbreviated • Polynesia, Melanesia, ___________ • ...

Earth science 2024-12-04

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates come together
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  3. formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another.
  4. calculates an age in years for geologic materials by measuring the presence of a short-life radioactive element,
  5. any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
  8. a neutrino or antineutrino emitted during the decay of naturally-occurring radionuclides in the Earth.
  9. The original unstable isotope is called the parent isotope, and the more stable form is called?
Down
  1. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  2. composed of the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental lithosphere
  3. , region of the upper atmosphere between about 50 and 80 km (30 and 50 miles) above the surface of the Earth.
  4. the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
  5. The original unstable isotope
  6. vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even man-made explosions.
  7. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
  8. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  9. is the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans.
  10. a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
  11. when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

20 Clues: When two plates come together • The original unstable isotope • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation • any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-12-04

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. the product which remains after an original isotope has undergone radioactive decay.
  3. emitted during the decay of naturally-occurring radionuclides in the earth
  4. A technique used to determine the age of materials, such as rocks or fossils.
  5. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  6. A rock or other matter from space that has landed on Earth
  7. The third layer of Earth´s atmosphere.
  8. A process that involves the movement of energy from one plce to another and is causeed by differences in temperature and density within a liquid or gas.
  9. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
  10. The process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.
  11. The first form of an isotope during radioactive decay
  12. massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock in the Earth.
Down
  1. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  2. is thickened by the compressive forces related to subduction or continental collision.
  3. A type of plate boundary where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. Produces the magnetic field around the earth
  5. Makes up the seafloor of the Earth
  6. the innermost layer of the Earth.
  7. a layer within the Earth between the crust and the core.
  8. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

20 Clues: the innermost layer of the Earth. • Makes up the seafloor of the Earth • The third layer of Earth´s atmosphere. • Produces the magnetic field around the earth • The first form of an isotope during radioactive decay • a layer within the Earth between the crust and the core. • A rock or other matter from space that has landed on Earth • ...

Earth Systems 2025-09-11

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to try something again using what you learned the last time
  2. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  3. the solid part of Earth
  4. matter made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  5. when a gas turns into a liquid
  6. to put together pieces of information to understand something
  7. all the living things on Earth
  8. the things engineers think about and test to know how well something solves a problem
  9. the stuff that things are made of
  10. what you can observe or measure about something
  11. a process in which substances change into different substances
Down
  1. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  2. water in the form of invisible gas
  3. a person who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem
  4. a description of how something works or why something happens
  5. the air that surrounds Earth
  6. a group of parts that work together
  7. a supply of something that is useful
  8. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  9. when a liquid turns into a gas
  10. to try to make something new that solves a problem

21 Clues: the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • when a gas turns into a liquid • when a liquid turns into a gas • all the living things on Earth • the stuff that things are made of • water in the form of invisible gas • a group of parts that work together • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • ...

Earth Systems 2025-09-18

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The regions of Earth that support life.
  2. – The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere.
  3. – Effect caused by gases trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
  4. – A large, rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves.
  5. – Rain, snow, hail, or sleet falling from clouds.
  6. – The process of liquid water turning into vapour.
  7. – All the water on Earth’s surface and underground.
  8. – A landform where molten rock escapes from Earth’s crust.
  9. & Clues
  10. – A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions.
  11. – Water that flows over the land surface into rivers and lakes.
Down
  1. – The breakdown of rocks by wind, water, and temperature.
  2. – A violent storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
  3. – The process of water vapour turning into liquid.
  4. – Small pieces of rock, soil, or sand carried by water or wind.
  5. – Process where plants use sunlight to make food.
  6. – A sudden shaking of the ground due to tectonic movement.
  7. – The solid part of Earth, including rocks and soil.
  8. – The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  9. – The movement of sediment from one place to another.
  10. – The element central to organic life and the carbon cycle.

21 Clues: & Clues • – The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • – The regions of Earth that support life. • – The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere. • – Process where plants use sunlight to make food. • – Rain, snow, hail, or sleet falling from clouds. • – The process of water vapour turning into liquid. • – The process of liquid water turning into vapour. • ...

earth systems 2025-10-01

earth systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thin outer layer of Earth that lies beneath the world's oceans,
  2. form from compressed sediment or precipitated minerals,
  3. a geological fault where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, rather than moving toward or away from one another
  4. a geological fault where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, rather than moving toward or away from one another
  5. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  7. long narrow ditch
  8. the cooling of magma or lava
  9. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space
  10. is the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the rapid release of stress built up in the crust.
  11. Intermost layer of the earth
  12. a region where Earth's lithosphere is being pulled apart, creating fractures and faults
  13. The process by which one tectonic plate is forced underneath another into the Earth's mantle.
  14. the first waves to arrive at a seismograph
  15. a tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other, causing magma to rise to the surface to create new oceanic crust
  16. a type of wave that travels along the surface or boundary between two different mediums
Down
  1. the layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves.
  2. the preserved remains, impressions, or traces of ancient living things, often over 10,000 years old, that provide scientists with evidence of past life and Earth's history
  3. occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles.
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. describes the processes and events related to the movement of molten rock (magma) from Earth's interior to the surface, leading to eruptions of lava, ash, gases, and creating volcanic landforms.
  6. a thick layer of rock found inside a planet or other celestial body that lies between its crust and its core, making up the majority of its volume
  7. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
  8. occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles.
  9. the preserved remains, impressions, or traces of ancient living things, often over 10,000 years old, that provide scientists with evidence of past life and Earth's history
  10. outermost layer of earth surface
  11. the time elapsed since the oceanic crust was formed at mid-ocean ridges, a process determined by magnetic polarity patterns on the ocean floor
  12. form when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure
  13. a large, rigid slab of rock that forms part of Earth's outer shell, the lithosphere, which includes the crust and the uppermost mantle.

29 Clues: long narrow ditch • the cooling of magma or lava • Intermost layer of the earth • outermost layer of earth surface • the first waves to arrive at a seismograph • form from compressed sediment or precipitated minerals, • occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles. • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle. • ...

Planet Earth 2025-10-09

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very large area of land (like Africa).
  2. The force that pulls you down to Earth.
  3. A mountain that can spit out lava and ash.
  4. A giant slow-moving river of ice.
  5. The rising and falling of the sea.
  6. A flowing body of fresh water that moves to the sea.
  7. The blanket of air that surrounds Earth.
  8. Land surrounded by water.
  9. The path one object takes around another (like Earth around the Sun).
Down
  1. Very tall land that reaches high into the sky.
  2. A large round world that orbits a star.
  3. The bright star that gives Earth warmth and light.
  4. Huge salty water that covers most of Earth.
  5. Hot, dry place with very little rain.
  6. Thick, wet forest full of plants and animals.
  7. Imaginary line around Earth that is hot and midway.
  8. To use materials again instead of throwing away.
  9. A place with many trees.
  10. Dirt where plants grow.
  11. Earth’s shiny nighttime companion.

20 Clues: Dirt where plants grow. • A place with many trees. • Land surrounded by water. • A giant slow-moving river of ice. • The rising and falling of the sea. • Earth’s shiny nighttime companion. • Hot, dry place with very little rain. • A large round world that orbits a star. • The force that pulls you down to Earth. • A very large area of land (like Africa). • ...

Earth surface 2025-10-29

Earth surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the difference in elevation from one contour to the other
  2. A wall of rocks to prevent beach erosion
  3. wave washed sediment along a coast
  4. movement of sand along a beach
  5. a deposited of wind blown sand
  6. process in which water ice and wind moves weathered rock and soil
  7. the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of a area
  8. A loop like bend in a course of a river
  9. the process that breaks down the rocks through chemical change
  10. The land area that supplies water to a river
  11. Wide valley through which a river flood
  12. Wind erosion that removes surface materials
Down
  1. process in which sediment is laid down in a new location
  2. anyone of many processes which gravity makes sediment move downward
  3. large mass of moving ice and snow on land
  4. The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
  5. Ridge formed by sediments along a river channel
  6. The grinding away of rocks by other rock particles in the water
  7. a sudden violent flood that happens in hours to even minutes
  8. water that flows over the ground surface rather than socking into the ground
  9. A meander cut off from a river
  10. A land form made by sediments deposited at where river ends
  11. rush of water that flows rapidly back to the sea from the sand bar
  12. earths materials deposited by erosion
  13. process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks and freezes
  14. A line on a topographic map that connects lines with equal elevation

26 Clues: movement of sand along a beach • A meander cut off from a river • a deposited of wind blown sand • wave washed sediment along a coast • earths materials deposited by erosion • A loop like bend in a course of a river • Wide valley through which a river flood • A wall of rocks to prevent beach erosion • large mass of moving ice and snow on land • ...

Earth Systems 2025-10-27

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water.
  2. A dry region on the downwind side of a mountain due to air losing moisture on the windward side.
  3. A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.
  4. The buildup of salt in soil due to irrigation or evaporation, reducing agricultural productivity.
  5. The movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface, supporting high productivity.
  6. Niña A periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters that typically causes opposite climate effects of El Niño.
  7. The semi-molten layer beneath the lithosphere where convection drives plate motion.
  8. Niño A periodic warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean that disrupts global weather patterns.
  9. A location where magma rises through the mantle outside of plate boundaries, forming volcanic islands like Hawaii.
  10. A large circular ocean current system formed by global wind patterns and Earth’s rotation.
  11. The dark, nutrient-rich organic material in soil formed from decomposed plant and animal matter.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust such as mid-ocean ridges.
  2. The process in which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  3. The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  4. A soil texture ideal for plant growth, containing a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
  5. A groundwater storage area in permeable rock or sediment that supplies wells and springs.
  6. The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
  8. The land area that drains all precipitation to a single stream or river system.
  9. The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it.

20 Clues: The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it. • The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle. • A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water. • The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity. • ...

Earth Science 2025-12-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shaking of the ground.
  2. Vent for erupting magma.
  3. Rock formed from accumulation of particles.
  4. Process of moving sediment.
  5. Rock changed by heat and pressure.
  6. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.
  7. Large wave caused by quake.
  8. Theory of moving plates.
  9. Solid with ordered atomic structure.
  10. Gas that blocks UV rays.
  11. Preserved remains of ancient organisms.
  12. Effect that traps heat.
  13. Layer containing ozone.
  14. Naturally occurring inorganic solid.
  15. Liquid turning to vapor.
Down
  1. Layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  2. The center of the Earth.
  3. All water on Earth.
  4. Breakdown of rocks.
  5. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.
  6. Moving mass of ice.
  7. One plate moving under another.
  8. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  9. Measures air pressure.
  10. Rock formed from cooling magma or lava.
  11. The outer layer of the Earth.
  12. Rigid outer part of the earth.
  13. Lowest atmospheric layer.
  14. The layer between the crust and core.
  15. Underground water layer.

30 Clues: All water on Earth. • Breakdown of rocks. • Moving mass of ice. • Shaking of the ground. • Measures air pressure. • Effect that traps heat. • Layer containing ozone. • Vent for erupting magma. • The center of the Earth. • Theory of moving plates. • Gas that blocks UV rays. • Liquid turning to vapor. • Underground water layer. • Lowest atmospheric layer. • Process of moving sediment. • ...

Earth science! 2025-12-16

Earth science! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measures the magnetude
  2. a break in the Earth's crust
  3. very small pieces of rock
  4. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING
  5. the liquid rock below Earth's crust
  6. something that helps build the earth up
  7. the part of earth that we live on
  8. drops it
  9. a place where hot gasses, smoke, and melted rock come out of
  10. made of liquid nickel and iron
Down
  1. the strength of an earthquake
  2. the thick layer of earth beneath earth
  3. something that destroys the earth
  4. erosion can happen by this
  5. usually happens after a earthquake
  6. _____ slides
  7. takes it
  8. a shaking in Earth's crust
  9. the hottest part of the earth
  10. breaks it

20 Clues: takes it • drops it • breaks it • _____ slides • measures the magnetude • very small pieces of rock • erosion can happen by this • a shaking in Earth's crust • a break in the Earth's crust • the strength of an earthquake • the hottest part of the earth • made of liquid nickel and iron • something that destroys the earth • the part of earth that we live on • ...

space 2014-08-05

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A full moon refers to a (....) of the moon.
  2. There are how many days in a (...)
  3. Satellite What is a satellite called that is man made?
  4. What is it called when the sun is between the moon and the earth?
  5. When the sun passes over the equator this is known as the (...).
  6. What motion is the backwards motion of planets?
  7. What is an object in orbit called?
  8. Summer, autumn, winter ,spring are all.
Down
  1. What is the eclipse when the moon passes directly behind the earth.
  2. What is the force that pulls you down?
  3. What is the path called that an object takes in space when it circles a planet?
  4. What theory places the sun as the centre of the universe?
  5. 366 days in a (....) year.
  6. What is the imagery lines about which a body rotates?
  7. What model describes where earth is at the orbit centre.
  8. What orbit is shaped like an oval?
  9. The motion of one body around another is called a (....).
  10. The ocean and the moon have these.
  11. The amount of matter in an object.
  12. Monday is a (...) of the week.

20 Clues: 366 days in a (....) year. • Monday is a (...) of the week. • There are how many days in a (...) • What orbit is shaped like an oval? • The ocean and the moon have these. • The amount of matter in an object. • What is an object in orbit called? • What is the force that pulls you down? • Summer, autumn, winter ,spring are all. • A full moon refers to a (....) of the moon. • ...

Physics_Metric Conversion_Measurements and Experimentation 2020-07-09

Physics_Metric Conversion_Measurements and Experimentation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. prefix for hundredth
  2. duration of 10 years
  3. non-metric bigger unit of length (2 words)
  4. another non-metric bigger unit of length (2 words)
  5. prefix for thousand
  6. prefix for thousandth
  7. the time in which the earth completes one revolution around the sun
  8. another non-metric bigger unit of length
  9. prefix for tenth
  10. non-metric unit of mass (3 words)
  11. prefix for 10 raised to 12
  12. duration of 60 minutes
  13. S.I. unit of mass
Down
  1. prefix for 10 raised to 15
  2. prefix for 10 raised to minus 15
  3. prefix for hundred
  4. another non-metric smaller unit of length
  5. duration of 60 second
  6. duration of 1000 years
  7. prefix for ten
  8. S.I. unit of time
  9. S.I. unit of length
  10. prefix for 10 raised to 9
  11. the time taken by the earth to rotate once on its own axis
  12. non-metric smaller unit of length
  13. time taken by the earth (2 words)
  14. prefix for 10 raised to minus 6
  15. duration of 100 years
  16. prefix for 10 raised to minus 12
  17. prefix for 10 raised to minus 9
  18. prefix for 10 raised to 6

31 Clues: prefix for ten • prefix for tenth • S.I. unit of time • S.I. unit of mass • prefix for hundred • S.I. unit of length • prefix for thousand • prefix for hundredth • duration of 10 years • duration of 60 second • prefix for thousandth • duration of 100 years • duration of 1000 years • duration of 60 minutes • prefix for 10 raised to 9 • prefix for 10 raised to 6 • prefix for 10 raised to 15 • ...

Gardening 2022-03-09

Gardening crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wild plants grown in unwanted places.
  2. the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases that surrounds the earth.
  3. It is found in large quantities in protein foods such as milk and dairy products and alternative foods such as beans, lentils, and nuts.
  4. package containing an embryo.
  5. the whole mass of air surrounding the earth
  6. process of seed to plant.
  7. the part of the world in which life can exist
  8. an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard.
  9. complete life cycle in 1 growing season.
  10. Units counting during one-24th of the day.
  11. upper layer of earth where plants grow, black dark brown material Seedling Young plants, especially plants grown from seed rather than cutting.
Down
  1. degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
  2. Water vapor in the atmosphere.
  3. to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost.
  4. the quality or state of being porous.
  5. Require 2 growing seasons to produce seed.
  6. Rock crumbled powder covering the earth's surface.
  7. relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter.
  8. Rocks made of soil, which are medium thick of sand and clay soil.
  9. indefinite growth can produce seed annually grasses,trees.

20 Clues: process of seed to plant. • package containing an embryo. • Water vapor in the atmosphere. • wild plants grown in unwanted places. • the quality or state of being porous. • complete life cycle in 1 growing season. • Require 2 growing seasons to produce seed. • Units counting during one-24th of the day. • the whole mass of air surrounding the earth • ...

The Martian Crossword 2022-09-26

The Martian Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape
  2. The Martian book protagonist
  3. a control compartment of a spacecraft
  4. traveling between planets
  5. the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System
  6. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  7. a void of nothingness, as in parts of outer space
  8. Mars Ascent Vehicle
  9. a starchy plant tuber which is one of the most important food crops, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
  10. third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the solar system in terms of size and mass
  11. the third human mission to Mars
  12. a day experienced on Mars, as opposed to on earth
Down
  1. the scientific study of forms and transfers of energy
  2. the crew transport spacecraft of the Ares Program, built to transport astronauts from Earth to Mars orbit and back
  3. the release of energy caused by particulate decay
  4. the Chinese National Space Administration
  5. Mars Descent Vehicle
  6. the scientific study of plants and their structures
  7. a vehicle for exploring the surface of a planet or moon
  8. NASA's portable, collapsible Martian "colony," where Watney lives and works

20 Clues: Mars Ascent Vehicle • Mars Descent Vehicle • traveling between planets • The Martian book protagonist • the third human mission to Mars • a control compartment of a spacecraft • the Chinese National Space Administration • strong cloth-backed waterproof adhesive tape • the release of energy caused by particulate decay • the National Aeronautics and Space Administration • ...

Space 2013-10-30

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a planet with ring made of ice.
  2. named after the sea god.
  3. all our planets and stars are in this.
  4. made of ice, rock, co2 or methane mixed with dust.
  5. part of a rocket.
  6. the 2nd closest planet to the sun.
Down
  1. a group of stars, dust, gas, and dark matters
  2. a planet full of methane.
  3. the largest planet in the solar system.
  4. also know as the 'red planet'.
  5. also known as the 'dwarf planet.
  6. our largest star that you see in the day.
  7. you would use this to look at star and planet.
  8. the colsest planet to the sun.
  9. circles the earth.
  10. one of the only planets that you can live on.

16 Clues: part of a rocket. • circles the earth. • named after the sea god. • a planet full of methane. • also know as the 'red planet'. • the colsest planet to the sun. • a planet with ring made of ice. • also known as the 'dwarf planet. • the 2nd closest planet to the sun. • all our planets and stars are in this. • the largest planet in the solar system. • ...

Jesus 2023-06-13

Jesus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus
  2. The place where Jesus was crucified
  3. The number of Gospels that the story of Jesus death appears in
  4. Name of the event which happens on Easter day
  5. The name of Jesus' mother
  6. The idea that God came to earth in human form
Down
  1. The surname of Mary, the first person to see Jesus after he had risen
  2. The method used to kill Jesus
  3. ______ Pilate, the man who sentenced Jesus to death
  4. The day on which Jesus was killed
  5. The name of the event which took place 40 days after Easter Day

11 Clues: The name of Jesus' mother • The method used to kill Jesus • The day on which Jesus was killed • The place where Jesus was crucified • Name of the event which happens on Easter day • The idea that God came to earth in human form • The festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus • ______ Pilate, the man who sentenced Jesus to death • ...

New Beginnings 2022-01-30

New Beginnings crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Before the tower of babel, all people spoke the same ----
  2. Number of days it rained when Noah was in the ark
  3. The first animal that left the ark after the rains
  4. He wrote the first five books of the bible
Down
  1. One of Noah's sons
  2. God created this on the first day
  3. The sign that God will not destroy the earth with water again
  4. Name of the first man on earth
  5. Name of the first woman on earth

9 Clues: One of Noah's sons • Name of the first man on earth • Name of the first woman on earth • God created this on the first day • He wrote the first five books of the bible • Number of days it rained when Noah was in the ark • The first animal that left the ark after the rains • Before the tower of babel, all people spoke the same ---- • ...

Jupiter 2023-11-19

Jupiter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jupiter is the ________ planet from our Sun.
  2. Jupiter is eleven times the size of ________.
  3. One ________on Jupiter is the same as 11.8 Earth ________s.
  4. The name given to the eight planets that orbit the Sun.
  5. Jupiter has _______ like Saturn, but they are faint.
Down
  1. The largest planet in our Solar System.
  2. One Jupiter day is equal to about ten Earth _______
  3. Jupiter is known as a gas _______ and doesn't have a solid surface.
  4. How many rings does it have?

9 Clues: How many rings does it have? • The largest planet in our Solar System. • Jupiter is the ________ planet from our Sun. • Jupiter is eleven times the size of ________. • One Jupiter day is equal to about ten Earth _______ • Jupiter has _______ like Saturn, but they are faint. • The name given to the eight planets that orbit the Sun. • ...

Earth Day 2023 2023-04-04

Earth Day 2023 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Insect with large colorful wings.
  2. We drink__.
  3. The planet we live on.
Down
  1. Grass is a __.
  2. Insect that makes a buzz sound.
  3. Large woody plant.

6 Clues: We drink__. • Grass is a __. • Large woody plant. • The planet we live on. • Insect that makes a buzz sound. • Insect with large colorful wings.

Neptune Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-26

Neptune Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Neptune is made of hot _____ fluids.
  2. Neptunes most popular moon is?
  3. A year on Neptune is ___ years for Earth.
  4. Who was Neptune found by?
  5. Neptune doesn't have earthquakes nor ________.
  6. What are Neptunes moons made from?
Down
  1. What Roman god is associated with Neptune?
  2. The atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helieum with traces of _______.
  3. A day on Neptune is __ hours and 6 minutes.
  4. Neptune has a small _____ center.
  5. What is the eighth planet in our solar system?
  6. If you were 100lbs on Earth how much would you way on Neptune? (lbs after)
  7. Neptune has a _______ surface.
  8. Neptune is a ___ giant.

14 Clues: Neptune is a ___ giant. • Who was Neptune found by? • Neptunes most popular moon is? • Neptune has a _______ surface. • Neptune has a small _____ center. • What are Neptunes moons made from? • Neptune is made of hot _____ fluids. • A year on Neptune is ___ years for Earth. • What Roman god is associated with Neptune? • A day on Neptune is __ hours and 6 minutes. • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2018-03-15

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length
  2. A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
  3. Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided
  4. The vertical difference between the high tide and the succeeding low tide
  5. A colorless, odorless, flammable gas
  6. Created the theory that the Earth was at the center of the universe and that the sun and the other planets all revolved around the Earth
  7. The process of combining two or more things together into one
  8. Having or representing the sun as a center
  9. Having or representing the earth as a center
  10. A tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low water
  11. A natural body that revolves around a planet
Down
  1. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
  2. The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
  3. The large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon
  4. To move or cause to move into a sloping position
  5. Force that attracts a body to the center of the earth, or to any other physical body having mass
  6. An eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
  7. A spot or patch appearing from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings
  8. A period of 365 or 366 days
  9. A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time
  10. Proved that other galaxies existed beyond the Milky Way
  11. An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
  12. A gradual increase in magnitude or extent
  13. One of the first people to use a telescope to observe objects in space
  14. A distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something's development

25 Clues: A period of 365 or 366 days • A colorless, odorless, flammable gas • A gradual decrease in magnitude or extent • A gradual increase in magnitude or extent • Having or representing the sun as a center • Having or representing the earth as a center • A natural body that revolves around a planet • A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time • ...

The Solar System 2023-05-04

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Comets grow ___ from being heated up.
  2. How many times per day does Mar's largest moon orbits the planet?
  3. Venus has a thick and ___ atmosphere that would make it impossible to live on.
  4. The third brightest object in the sky viewed from earth.
  5. Uranus is named after the Greek god of what?
  6. The fifth largest planet in the Milky way.
  7. Is the largest moon to Mars.
  8. NASA sends ____ to Mars.
  9. This planet has seasons, volcanos, and polar ice caps.
  10. In history, meteors were known for great _____.
  11. Jupiter has no ___ so you would fall to the inside of the planet.
  12. This planet's moons are named after characters from Shakespeare's and Alexander Pope's works.
  13. Like the moon, Mercury has many ___ on its surface.
  14. One of the largest known dwarf planets in our solar system.
  15. This moon's orbit is opposite of its planet's.
Down
  1. If the Sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a ____.
  2. The total mass of all the ______ combined are less than that of our moon.
  3. Are most commonly known as shooting stars.
  4. Jupiter's moon has ___ all over the surface because of the volcanos.
  5. How old was the person who named the dwarf planet, Pluto?
  6. This planet has the fastest rotation.
  7. Pluto and it's moon, ____, orbit each other.
  8. Saturn is the namesake for what day of the week?
  9. Jupiter's moon that is slightly larger than Earth's moon and volcanic.
  10. These rocks in the sky are made of dust and ice.
  11. Has short days, but VERY long years.
  12. Neptune has the most ____ weather out of all the other planets.
  13. This dwarf planet can either be farther or closer to earth than Neptune.
  14. This planet has a thin atmosphere and does not have any moons.
  15. The atmosphere on the largest dwarf planet is so frozen, it collapses on the surface as what?
  16. Nine Earths can fit into this planet.
  17. Asteroids are rich in what material.

32 Clues: NASA sends ____ to Mars. • Is the largest moon to Mars. • Has short days, but VERY long years. • Asteroids are rich in what material. • Comets grow ___ from being heated up. • This planet has the fastest rotation. • Nine Earths can fit into this planet. • Are most commonly known as shooting stars. • The fifth largest planet in the Milky way. • ...

Liturgical seasons 2021-10-26

Liturgical seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the coldest season
  2. the day when Jesus was born
  3. the colour priests wear on lent and a
  4. the day we rest
Down
  1. when
  2. when the Holy Spirit came to earth
  3. the colour of Christmas and Easter
  4. the season of new beginnings

8 Clues: when • the day we rest • the coldest season • the day when Jesus was born • the season of new beginnings • when the Holy Spirit came to earth • the colour of Christmas and Easter • the colour priests wear on lent and a

Lesson 2 Vocab 2021-09-01

Lesson 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of dropping eroded material
  2. molten rock under Earth's surface
  3. process of breaking down rocks
  4. process of removing soil
Down
  1. process involving huge chunks of mantle/crust of Earth
  2. a crack in Earth's crust
  3. longest day or night
  4. equal day and night

8 Clues: equal day and night • longest day or night • a crack in Earth's crust • process of removing soil • process of breaking down rocks • molten rock under Earth's surface • process of dropping eroded material • process involving huge chunks of mantle/crust of Earth

Greta Thunberg 2021-05-14

Greta Thunberg crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when you call for something
  2. you only have one chance of
  3. a day befor the weekend
  4. something you don't eat with no animal
Down
  1. something you live on
  2. it changes the time and day
  3. your habitats
  4. something you can re yous

8 Clues: your habitats • something you live on • a day befor the weekend • something you can re yous • it changes the time and day • when you call for something • you only have one chance of • something you don't eat with no animal

Social Science Unit 6 2021-06-02

Social Science Unit 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A day has 24 ____.
  2. A day has three parts: morning, afternoon and ____.
  3. One hour has 60 ____.
Down
  1. The sun is a _____.
  2. At night we can see the ____.
  3. The Earth moves around the ____.
  4. A year has four ____.
  5. There are 12 months in a _____.

8 Clues: A day has 24 ____. • The sun is a _____. • A year has four ____. • One hour has 60 ____. • At night we can see the ____. • There are 12 months in a _____. • The Earth moves around the ____. • A day has three parts: morning, afternoon and ____.

Days, Months, Years 2023-02-16

Days, Months, Years crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A month is caused by the revolution of what?
  2. A day is one _____ of the Earth.
Down
  1. A year is one revolution around what?
  2. A day is 24 _____.
  3. A month is one ______ of the Moon around the Earth
  4. A year is 365.25 _____.

6 Clues: A day is 24 _____. • A year is 365.25 _____. • A day is one _____ of the Earth. • A year is one revolution around what? • A month is caused by the revolution of what? • A month is one ______ of the Moon around the Earth

Misty Mystery of April 2023-04-14

Misty Mystery of April crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Day of pranking
  2. ____ month of the year
  3. Birthstone of April
  4. Well known holiday in April including bunnies
Down
  1. ______ showers bring May flowers :)
  2. ______ day occurs on the 22nd of April
  3. Half month birthday of people born in April
  4. Birth flower of April

8 Clues: Day of pranking • Birthstone of April • Birth flower of April • ____ month of the year • ______ showers bring May flowers :) • ______ day occurs on the 22nd of April • Half month birthday of people born in April • Well known holiday in April including bunnies

Weather Vs Climate 2021-07-26

Weather Vs Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. element affects weather
  2. elements affect climate
  3. Average of weather for a certain period of time
  4. Study of change in weather
  5. Amount of water vapour in the air
Down
  1. The way by which earth receives water
  2. Study of change in climate
  3. rain of ice stone/ type of precipitation
  4. it affects day to day routine

9 Clues: element affects weather • elements affect climate • Study of change in climate • Study of change in weather • it affects day to day routine • Amount of water vapour in the air • The way by which earth receives water • rain of ice stone/ type of precipitation • Average of weather for a certain period of time

Human Space Exploration and Working/Living in Space 2013-05-26

Human Space Exploration and Working/Living in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chris Hadfield installed this part of the ISS in 2001.
  2. The ISS is a facility for _____________.
  3. The ISS completes 15.7 __________ in a day.
  4. Astronauts are responsible for cleaning and __________________.
  5. The ISS is the largest ______________ object to orbit earth.
  6. Operating state-of-the-art ___________ is also one of the responsibilities of working in space.
  7. A rocket-launched spacecraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.
  8. How many countries have contributed to the ISS?
Down
  1. What does "ISS" stand for?
  2. One of the six crew members who lived on the ISS in 2009.
  3. Other than working, astronauts also need time to rest and ____________.

11 Clues: What does "ISS" stand for? • The ISS is a facility for _____________. • The ISS completes 15.7 __________ in a day. • How many countries have contributed to the ISS? • Chris Hadfield installed this part of the ISS in 2001. • One of the six crew members who lived on the ISS in 2009. • The ISS is the largest ______________ object to orbit earth. • ...

Planet review 2021-04-11

Planet review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1 day= 1 rotation= 243 Earth days
  2. known as the red planet
  3. Only planet covered with 75 % water
  4. Large gas planets furthest from the Sun
  5. Planet that appears blue due to methane in the atmosphere
  6. Planet with massive hurricane
  7. Planet spinning once on its axis; causes day and night
  8. Planet with extreme hot and cold temperatures
  9. Furthest planet from the Sun
Down
  1. Planet with hottest temperatures due to carbon dioxide in its atmosphere
  2. Small rocky planets closest to the Sun
  3. 365 days= 1 revolution for this planet
  4. units Used to measure distances in space
  5. Orbiting the Sun once; Earth takes 365 days
  6. planet known for its rings
  7. 1 day=1 rotation= 58.7 Earth days

16 Clues: known as the red planet • planet known for its rings • Furthest planet from the Sun • Planet with massive hurricane • 1 day= 1 rotation= 243 Earth days • 1 day=1 rotation= 58.7 Earth days • Only planet covered with 75 % water • Small rocky planets closest to the Sun • 365 days= 1 revolution for this planet • Large gas planets furthest from the Sun • ...

Science Homework 4.10 2025-04-08

Science Homework 4.10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun sets in the
  2. Made out of two gases which burn really hot
  3. _______ circuit when electricity can fully travel through turning on lights
  4. It orbits the earth and takes 28-30 days to complete its phases
  5. 12:00pm is during the _______
  6. 12:00AM is during the _______
  7. The sun rises from the
  8. causes the seasons
Down
  1. the 6th planet from the sun
  2. causes the day and night cycle
  3. __________ circuit is when the circuit is not working
  4. This is always on the opposite side of the sun
  5. The only planet with water, life, craters, and landforms

13 Clues: causes the seasons • The sun sets in the • The sun rises from the • the 6th planet from the sun • 12:00pm is during the _______ • 12:00AM is during the _______ • causes the day and night cycle • Made out of two gases which burn really hot • This is always on the opposite side of the sun • __________ circuit is when the circuit is not working • ...

Rotation and revolution 2024-10-12

Rotation and revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.
  2. When the Sun is at its highest or lowest point at noon.
  3. The spinning of Earth on its axis causing day and night.
Down
  1. The movement of Earth around the Sun causing seasons.
  2. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
  3. When day and night are of equal length.

6 Clues: When day and night are of equal length. • An imaginary line around which Earth rotates. • The movement of Earth around the Sun causing seasons. • When the Sun is at its highest or lowest point at noon. • The spinning of Earth on its axis causing day and night. • The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.

RCC Crossword 2021-03-12

RCC Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A good ---------
  2. something you put on your feet
  3. the yellow House
  4. a physical sport
  5. a special place above the Earth
  6. another name for the robber
Down
  1. the red House
  2. a person that goes to Church
  3. the Son of God
  4. the purple House
  5. the green House
  6. a special day

12 Clues: the red House • a special day • the Son of God • the green House • the purple House • A good --------- • the yellow House • a physical sport • another name for the robber • a person that goes to Church • something you put on your feet • a special place above the Earth

UOI Unit Words 2020-03-05

UOI Unit Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates collide
  2. what separated Pangea
  3. A volcano explodes or
  4. a lot of water
  5. it is very hot today
  6. under water volcano
Down
  1. search
  2. UOI is based on
  3. I am alive
  4. something that controls the day
  5. global
  6. the planet that we live on

12 Clues: search • global • I am alive • a lot of water • UOI is based on • under water volcano • it is very hot today • what separated Pangea • A volcano explodes or • the planet that we live on • two tectonic plates collide • something that controls the day

UOI Unit Words 2020-03-05

UOI Unit Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates collide
  2. what separated Pangea
  3. A volcano explodes or
  4. a lot of water
  5. it is very hot today
  6. under water volcano
Down
  1. search
  2. UOI is based on
  3. I am alive
  4. something that controls the day
  5. global
  6. the planet that we live on

12 Clues: search • global • I am alive • a lot of water • UOI is based on • under water volcano • it is very hot today • what separated Pangea • A volcano explodes or • the planet that we live on • two tectonic plates collide • something that controls the day

vocab 8 crossword 2024-12-10

vocab 8 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. last light
  2. the peak of something
  3. a being inhabiting a heaven
  4. the middle of the earth
  5. sun over the equator
  6. has to do with winter
Down
  1. groups of stars
  2. star signs
  3. longest or shortest day of the year
  4. is active during the night
  5. canyon
  6. northern lights

12 Clues: canyon • last light • star signs • groups of stars • northern lights • sun over the equator • the peak of something • has to do with winter • the middle of the earth • is active during the night • a being inhabiting a heaven • longest or shortest day of the year

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-21

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force of attraction between all masses in the universe.
  2. How many planets are in the solar system
  3. The science of celestial bodies.
  4. Planets made of silicate, rock, water, and/or carbon
  5. When you can see the whole moon.
  6. What galaxy are we in?
  7. The only planet that can sustain life.
  8. The second planet from the sun.
Down
  1. Too small to be a planet.
  2. Large planet composed of gas.
  3. How many moons does Mars have?
  4. How many rings does Uranus have?
  5. The science of the movements of and relative positions of celestial bodies.
  6. How long is one day on Earth?
  7. The star at the center of the universe.

15 Clues: What galaxy are we in? • Too small to be a planet. • Large planet composed of gas. • How long is one day on Earth? • How many moons does Mars have? • The second planet from the sun. • How many rings does Uranus have? • The science of celestial bodies. • When you can see the whole moon. • The only planet that can sustain life. • The star at the center of the universe. • ...

Earth Day 2024 2024-04-21

Earth Day 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. footprint
  2. warming
  3. change
Down
  1. icecap
  2. fuel
  3. gases
  4. dioxide

7 Clues: fuel • gases • icecap • change • warming • dioxide • footprint

les mois de l'année 2022-01-31

les mois de l'année crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jour de la Terre/Earth Day
  2. la Statue de la Liberté
  3. le nouvel an, 2022
  4. la rentrée scolaire
  5. Fête de la Saint-Patrick
  6. l'automne
Down
  1. jour de Saint Valentin
  2. Cinco de Mayo
  3. vacances de fin d'année
  4. au revoir, GDS!
  5. Thanksgiving
  6. le soleil et sa chaleur

12 Clues: l'automne • Thanksgiving • Cinco de Mayo • au revoir, GDS! • le nouvel an, 2022 • la rentrée scolaire • jour de Saint Valentin • vacances de fin d'année • la Statue de la Liberté • le soleil et sa chaleur • Fête de la Saint-Patrick • Jour de la Terre/Earth Day

UOI Unit Words 2020-03-05

UOI Unit Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates collide
  2. what separated Pangea
  3. A volcano explodes or
  4. a lot of water
  5. it is very hot today
  6. under water volcano
Down
  1. search
  2. UOI is based on
  3. I am alive
  4. something that controls the day
  5. global
  6. the planet that we live on

12 Clues: search • global • I am alive • a lot of water • UOI is based on • under water volcano • it is very hot today • what separated Pangea • A volcano explodes or • the planet that we live on • two tectonic plates collide • something that controls the day

Language 2023-10-07

Language crossword puzzle
Across
  1. happening every day
  2. very cold
  3. very difficult to believe
  4. to go back
  5. very scary
  6. very big
  7. the surface of the earth that is not sea
Down
  1. a person who lives in a village
  2. very interesting
  3. attractive in appearance
  4. not clever
  5. the group of people who control a country

12 Clues: very big • very cold • not clever • to go back • very scary • very interesting • happening every day • attractive in appearance • very difficult to believe • a person who lives in a village • the surface of the earth that is not sea • the group of people who control a country

Science Crossword Puzzle: By Kenji Bautista 7-Nationalism 2016-03-04

Science Crossword Puzzle: By Kenji Bautista 7-Nationalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere
  2. Point where Earth is at it's furthest from the Sun
  3. One of the main component gases of the Sun
  4. Greenhouse gases originating from air conditioners and refrigerators
  5. Entire trip around the Sun by the Earth
  6. Areas of the photosphere that is cooler than the rest
  7. 50 km above the ground, aircraft pilots take advantage of it's properties
  8. Giant column of hot gases extending towards the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere
  9. Snow that melted and was refrozen through layers of cold air
  10. Point where the Moon closest to the Earth
  11. eclipse Shadow created by the Moon when blocking the Sun's light
Down
  1. Air masses originating from the ocean
  2. breeze Wind that blows from the land to the sea
  3. Days where day and night are of equal length
  4. Transfer of water from the atmosphere to the ground
  5. Layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn
  6. Discharge of electrical energy between positive and negatively charged areas
  7. Regular fluctuations in the Earth's ocean caused by gravitational forces
  8. Large outer part of a shadow
  9. Fraction of radiation reflected back to space

20 Clues: Large outer part of a shadow • Outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere • Air masses originating from the ocean • Entire trip around the Sun by the Earth • Point where the Moon closest to the Earth • One of the main component gases of the Sun • Days where day and night are of equal length • Layer of the atmosphere where meteoroids burn • ...

Motion on Earth and Space 2018-06-25

Motion on Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gradient of a distance time graph tells us
  2. day and night are caused by the ___ of the earth
  3. force of attraction between two objects
  4. usually measured in metres, tells us how far somethings moved
  5. a line with a negative gradient on a distance time graph shows something is
  6. biggest planet in our solar system
  7. means how steep a line is
  8. planet most known for its rings
  9. too small to be considered a planet but it used to be known as one
  10. planet named after the roman god of war
  11. planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun
Down
  1. closest planet to the sun
  2. a horizontal line on a distance time graphs shows something is
  3. a line with a positive gradient on a distance time graph show something is
  4. has moons named Oberon, Titania and Miranda
  5. only planet we have discovered life on so far
  6. hottest planet
  7. how heavy something is, measured in Newtons
  8. ____ are caused by the tilt of the earth
  9. how much there is of something, measured in Kg
  10. usually measured in seconds, use a stopwatch to record it

21 Clues: hottest planet • closest planet to the sun • means how steep a line is • planet most known for its rings • biggest planet in our solar system • force of attraction between two objects • planet named after the roman god of war • ____ are caused by the tilt of the earth • has moons named Oberon, Titania and Miranda • how heavy something is, measured in Newtons • ...