earth day Crossword Puzzles
Geography Definitions 2013-09-09
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- Imaginary lines that run parallel east to west
- the point in the orbit of the planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
- a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers
- half of the earth
- any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
- an isolated flat - topped hill with steep sides
- a narrow waterway connecting two bodies of water
- a body of water particularly enclosed by land
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- a stream flowing between hills or mountains
- the height of an object or point in relation to sea level
- a dry, barren area of land
- a period of 24 hours of the earth spinning on its axis
- a river that flows into a larger river
- - Refers to all forms of plant life
- the height above a fixed reference point
- a slowly moving mass of ice
- a deep gorge, typically with a river flowing through it
- a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land
- a 3-D representation of the earth
- a waterway dug across land through which ships can pass through
20 Clues: half of the earth • a dry, barren area of land • a slowly moving mass of ice • a 3-D representation of the earth • - Refers to all forms of plant life • a river that flows into a larger river • the height above a fixed reference point • a stream flowing between hills or mountains • a body of water particularly enclosed by land • Imaginary lines that run parallel east to west • ...
Term 1 CTA 2021-03-09
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- study of the people , their culture and traditions on Earth
- reasons why a person leaves a country
- inaccuracies on a map due to projecting a spherical figure onto a flat surface
- when you travel west across the International Date Line, you ______ a day
- zero degrees longitude
- number of time zones in contiguous US
- worldwide leader in cork production
- region that includes norway, sweden, finland
- term for a map maker
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- religion that includes Allah and Muhammad
- term for when directions are given using what is around it- next to the stop sign, behind Walmart
- study of the landforms, climates and water sources on Earth
- for half of the Earth
- lines that run east and west but measure north and south
- government system where a small ruling class runs the country
- dominant government type in Europe today
- the chunnel connects mainland Europe to the British Isles through this body of water
- smaller country that makes up the British Isles
- religion that celebrates a bar mitzvah and Hanukkah
- vertical lines that measure distance east and west
- greenland is owned by this country today
- economic system where the government owns the factors of production
22 Clues: term for a map maker • for half of the Earth • zero degrees longitude • worldwide leader in cork production • reasons why a person leaves a country • number of time zones in contiguous US • dominant government type in Europe today • greenland is owned by this country today • religion that includes Allah and Muhammad • region that includes norway, sweden, finland • ...
Weather and Climate 2022-09-19
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- A wind system charctirized
- the state of the atmosphere at a certain time
- It extends from 12 to 50 killomiters
- Neaither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
- Is not a disticnt layer of the atmosphere
- the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
- Where Earth is gennerally warm
- if Earth was not rotating a rocket would go straight
- Occurs twice year when sun is directly overhead
- These are part of worldwide circulation
- the lowest layer of the Earths atmosphere
- The movement of a body in space
- You measure air pressure with it
- cool air from lands flows towards the water
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- Begins at 80 kilometers and goes into space
- force exerted by weight of a collum of air.
- Earths surface would be much cooler
- Gennarly cooler then the tropics
- cool air flows over water towards land
- A region of high ozone concentration
- A colorful display of light in the sky
- gennarly gold
- an altitude of 50-80 kilometers.
- Is mainly horizontel movement of air
- It causes day and night
- a wind that blows a short distance
- Jetstreams are caused by diffrences in pressure
27 Clues: gennarly gold • It causes day and night • A wind system charctirized • Where Earth is gennerally warm • The movement of a body in space • Gennarly cooler then the tropics • an altitude of 50-80 kilometers. • You measure air pressure with it • a wind that blows a short distance • Earths surface would be much cooler • It extends from 12 to 50 killomiters • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2024-10-31
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- planets similar to Jupiter, large gas and low density
- the cloud of gas and dust that stars form in
- a spherical object that orbits a star
- a collection of gravitationally bound stars
- when a star moves away from us its wavelengths will get longer
- the type of star that the sun will turn into next
- a measurement of a stars brightness
- the type of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength
- when a star moves towards us its wavelengths will get shorter
- a change in wavelength caused by movement
- everything known to exist
- a model of the solar system with the earth at the center
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- gas and dust combine together into larger pieces
- one of the white dwarf stars
- the theory that the universe began from a single point 13.7 billion years ago
- the planet with the highest density
- planets similar to the earth, small rocky and dense
- the type of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelength
- hydrogen molecules combine to make helium and release energy
- the planet with the longest day
- the galaxy we live in
- a model of the solar system with the sun at the center
- young average sized stars
23 Clues: the galaxy we live in • young average sized stars • everything known to exist • one of the white dwarf stars • the planet with the longest day • the planet with the highest density • a measurement of a stars brightness • a spherical object that orbits a star • a change in wavelength caused by movement • a collection of gravitationally bound stars • ...
Earth day Puzzle 2021-04-22
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- a large naturally occurring community
- a source of supply, support, or aid
- something within plant and animal species in an environment.
- the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions
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- a form of oxygen, O3, with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine
- a system, or a group of interconnected elements
6 Clues: a source of supply, support, or aid • a large naturally occurring community • a system, or a group of interconnected elements • the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions • something within plant and animal species in an environment. • a form of oxygen, O3, with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine
Chapter 11 Quiz 2012-11-03
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- Planet farthest away from the sun
- Name of the star in our solar system
- The Hottest planet
- Planet with the longest day
- two main substances found on planet Earth
- (True or False) Can light escape a black hole?
- Imaginary line planets spin on is known as the ______
- Planet with the most rings around it
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- Largest planet in the solar system
- What effects the tides on earth
- Asteroid belt is between these two planets
- Explosion when a star reaches the end of its life
- The Sun creates energy by nuclear _____
- constellation also known as Ursa Major
- Name of the celestial body that used to be a planet
- Also known as the "Martian Planet"
16 Clues: The Hottest planet • Planet with the longest day • What effects the tides on earth • Planet farthest away from the sun • Largest planet in the solar system • Also known as the "Martian Planet" • Name of the star in our solar system • Planet with the most rings around it • constellation also known as Ursa Major • The Sun creates energy by nuclear _____ • ...
The Sky 2025-01-23
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- The longest and shortest days of the year
- A planet's natural satellite
- The rotation of the earth on its axis
- The shifting of the earth's axis over a long period of time
- When the sun is blocked by the moon
- The earth's travel around the sun
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- The moon as it gets smaller
- The second layer of the atmosphere
- A star's natural satellite
- Days of the year in spring and autumn which have equal day and night lengths
- Relating to the moon
- The edge of your view
- The gases and particles surrounding the earth
- The moon as it gets larger
- The fullest phase of the moon that is not a full moon
- Relating to the sun
16 Clues: Relating to the sun • Relating to the moon • The edge of your view • A star's natural satellite • The moon as it gets larger • The moon as it gets smaller • A planet's natural satellite • The earth's travel around the sun • The second layer of the atmosphere • When the sun is blocked by the moon • The rotation of the earth on its axis • The longest and shortest days of the year • ...
Week 8 Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-31
Across
- half
- one
- five
- a period of 24 hours, reckoned from 1 midnight to the next, corresponding to 1 rotation of the Earth on its axis.
- the time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun.
- something small or less powerful that orbits around something bigger.
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- many
- a region of our solar system - between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - in which many small bodies orbit our sun.
- a small body of matter from outer space that comes into the atmosphere of the Earth and looks like a streak of light.
- many
- four
- cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the sun.
12 Clues: one • many • half • many • five • four • the time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the sun. • cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the sun. • something small or less powerful that orbits around something bigger. • a region of our solar system - between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter - in which many small bodies orbit our sun. • ...
THE WIND AND THE SUN 2021-05-18
10 Clues: earth • Sunny day • Woman's Scarf • Antonym of cold • We do when happy • Help to fly kite • Discuss something • Person who visit places • Big,bright,yellow,biggest star • Body part that connect our arms
Tyler's Crossword 2013-06-04
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- shape
- someone you can work with
- a snake
- a devise that lets you see vary fare away
- bumpy and not smooth
- moving your body to music
- planet
- helps you find words
- milk
- red
- black insects that are harmless
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- money
- a big rock
- type of book
- month of a year
- the boss of a school
- day of the week
- is someone that can help you when you are sick
- older girls
- you can do this with a TV
20 Clues: red • milk • shape • money • planet • a snake • a big rock • older girls • type of book • month of a year • day of the week • bumpy and not smooth • the boss of a school • helps you find words • someone you can work with • moving your body to music • you can do this with a TV • black insects that are harmless • a devise that lets you see vary fare away • is someone that can help you when you are sick
Olivia 2013-06-08
Across
- undergraduate college
- your mother
- your sister
- Joanie likes to hear
- what Joanie thinks you are
- fries favorite junk food
- age
- birth year
- graduate program
- what you get from Joanie every day
- what you actually are
- prized possession
- your brother
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- the pearly whites
- retrievers breed of dogs
- windows to your sould
- your father
- favorite drink
- favorite sport on earth
- greeting adjective
- Director current position
- naturally beautiful
- reliable
- male caller
- exercise
- current town of residents
- mascot
27 Clues: age • mascot • reliable • exercise • birth year • your father • your mother • your sister • male caller • your brother • favorite drink • graduate program • the pearly whites • prized possession • greeting adjective • naturally beautiful • Joanie likes to hear • windows to your sould • undergraduate college • what you actually are • favorite sport on earth • retrievers breed of dogs • fries favorite junk food • ...
Acts of the Holy Spirit 2017-09-23
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- Brother of James the Younger
- where Jesus ascended
- Tax collector
- Disciple of Royal blood
- eyewitnesses of Jesus
- Brother of John
- Day of
- Speaking in other languages
- turned into darkness
- John Baptized with this
- These were cast to choose a disciple
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- Peter quoted from this OT prophet
- a thread
- Promise of the Father
- turned into blood
- Calling on the name of the Lord
- what is seen in the heavens and in the earth
- Brother of Peter
- the doubter
- Wrote Book of Acts
20 Clues: Day of • a thread • the doubter • Tax collector • Brother of John • Brother of Peter • turned into blood • Wrote Book of Acts • where Jesus ascended • turned into darkness • Promise of the Father • eyewitnesses of Jesus • Disciple of Royal blood • John Baptized with this • Speaking in other languages • Brother of James the Younger • Calling on the name of the Lord • ...
movements and issues at home 1945-91 2024-01-04
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- iranian crisis
- rights act
- john paul
- declaration human rights
- cuban missile
- the war
- world war
- india gains
- united nation
- trials begin
- The wastegate
- apartheid in south africa
- revolution in iran
- Mlk speach
- summer of
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- d-day
- crisis in little rock
- space
- First earth dat
- Union collapses
- roe v
- voting right
- brown vs board
- Treaty
- mikhail gorbachev
- First televised
- fall of the berlin
- end of the war
- fust human on
- nato formed
30 Clues: d-day • space • roe v • Treaty • the war • john paul • world war • summer of • rights act • Mlk speach • india gains • nato formed • voting right • trials begin • cuban missile • united nation • The wastegate • fust human on • iranian crisis • brown vs board • end of the war • First earth dat • Union collapses • First televised • mikhail gorbachev • fall of the berlin • revolution in iran • crisis in little rock • ...
Astronomy Crossword puzzle 2023-09-27
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- Outer lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse
- Occurs when day and night are the same length
- The path the sun traces in the celestial sphere - the plane where Earth orbits the sun
- Small star cluster within a constellation
- Time it takes for one cycle of phases (New Moon to New Moon)
- North Star
- Imaginary sphere surrounding the Earth with stars fixed on its surface
- The longest and shortest days of the year
- Distance that is angled from the North or South horizon
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- Brightest star in the constellation Boötes
- Distance that is angular north or south of the celestial sphere
- Constellations through which the sun moves as it travels around the ecliptic (12)
- Group of stars forming a pattern in the night sky
- Inner, dark part of a shadow during an eclipse
- Brightest star in the constellation Leo
- Distance that is angular which is eastward along the celestial equator
- Time it takes for one complete orbit around the Earth
- Height angle above the horizon
- Brightest star in the constellation Virgo
- Figure eight shape which represents the sun’s position in the sky
20 Clues: North Star • Height angle above the horizon • Brightest star in the constellation Leo • Small star cluster within a constellation • Brightest star in the constellation Virgo • The longest and shortest days of the year • Brightest star in the constellation Boötes • Occurs when day and night are the same length • Inner, dark part of a shadow during an eclipse • ...
Universe 2024-05-02
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- star system,closest star system to our solr system,wolf centaur
- spiral galaxy larger than the milky way
- gravity force to revolve around something
- the cow jumps over the _
- NASA made thing that explores space 24/7
- a giant circular-looking place that contains billions of stars and some solar systems
- object built by humans and launched into space,detected for over 40 years
- factor in weight other than gravity
- out-worldly dust cloud
- ancient space rubble/rock
- hot sphere in space
- man made object(s) in space orbiting earth
- the star we orbit
- no motivation to move
- roughly 1 day in space
- sphere revolving around the sun
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- example:things orbiting something because of a force
- forever deep circular object in space
- ninety minutes to orbit around the earth
- called a spiral galaxy,people describe it as very preety,it's made up of stars,gas,and dust
- _2o, 2 _s and 1 oxygen=water
- icy donut home to pluto and arrokoth
- speed of light in 12 months
- The North Star
- small dim star in space
- image of stars
- sphere supporting life
- very bright galactic nucleus
28 Clues: The North Star • image of stars • the star we orbit • hot sphere in space • no motivation to move • out-worldly dust cloud • sphere supporting life • roughly 1 day in space • small dim star in space • the cow jumps over the _ • ancient space rubble/rock • speed of light in 12 months • _2o, 2 _s and 1 oxygen=water • very bright galactic nucleus • sphere revolving around the sun • ...
Healthy Environment_David 2025-01-22
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- Natural fertilizer made from organic waste.
- The process of planting trees to restore environmental greenery.
- Gases released into the air from burning fossil fuels.
- Trash produced by human activities, often polluting the environment.
- A type of waste that is difficult to decompose naturally.
- The gas in the atmosphere we breathe every day.
- The interaction between living organisms and their environment.
- Resources used by humans, such as wind, water, and sunlight.
- The main medium for plant growth and terrestrial ecosystems.
- Replanting forests that have been deforested.
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- A place where various types of trees grow and serve as a home for many animals.
- The harmful impact caused by improper waste disposal.
- Efforts to preserve nature and prevent environmental damage.
- The natural home for animals and plants.
- The variety of living organisms on earth.
- Overflowing of water onto land caused by heavy rain or environmental damage.
- Contamination of air, water, or soil that harms the environment.
- The process of reprocessing used materials so they can be reused.
- A layer in the atmosphere that protects the earth from UV radiation.
- A natural resource essential for life on earth.
20 Clues: The natural home for animals and plants. • The variety of living organisms on earth. • Natural fertilizer made from organic waste. • Replanting forests that have been deforested. • The gas in the atmosphere we breathe every day. • A natural resource essential for life on earth. • The harmful impact caused by improper waste disposal. • ...
Moon phases and eclipses 2025-04-15
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- the side of the moon where the shadow starts during a lunar eclipse
- when the moon appears to lose light
- Latin for "shadow"
- nickname for a lunar eclipse
- the amount of the moon that is always lit by the sun
- the type of lunar eclipse when the moon completely enters Earth's umbra
- the order of the 3 objects involved in a lunar eclipse
- the shape the moon appears when the sun, earth, and moon are at an obtuse angle
- when the moon appears half lit and on the left
- the color the moon turns during a total lunar eclipse
- the shape the moon appears when the sun, earth, and moon are at an acute angle
- the type of eclipse when only part of the moon enters earth's umbra
- to bend light
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- the lighter part of earth's shadow
- what produces light in our solar system
- when the moon appears to gain light
- The month and day of the next total lunar eclipse
- A lunar eclipse happens during this phase
- Latin for "almost shadow"
- the phase that follows a new moon
- the darker part of earth's shadow
- located around the earth and refracts light
- when the moon appears half lit and on the right
23 Clues: to bend light • Latin for "shadow" • Latin for "almost shadow" • nickname for a lunar eclipse • the phase that follows a new moon • the darker part of earth's shadow • the lighter part of earth's shadow • when the moon appears to gain light • when the moon appears to lose light • what produces light in our solar system • A lunar eclipse happens during this phase • ...
Venus Crossward 2023-10-20
Across
- Venus is the third ________ thing in the sky
- Venus is named after the Greek Goddess ___
- it takes Venus 225 Earth days to ____ the sun
- A person would ________ not survive on Venus
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- Venus's internal is very ____ to Earth's
- ______ planet from the sun
- Venus has a ____ atmosphere
- ______ Venus day is 243 Earth days long
- Venus has no ____ or moons
9 Clues: ______ planet from the sun • Venus has no ____ or moons • Venus has a ____ atmosphere • ______ Venus day is 243 Earth days long • Venus's internal is very ____ to Earth's • Venus is named after the Greek Goddess ___ • Venus is the third ________ thing in the sky • A person would ________ not survive on Venus • it takes Venus 225 Earth days to ____ the sun
Around the Sun 2022-12-09
9 Clues: home • Orbited by 80 moons • Orbited by 27 moons • Olympus Mons is a volcano here • Sometimes called "Evening star" • Not solid, my year is 164.8 earth years • My core made of Fe Ni Si O2 then H2 and He • The temperature here is 800 F during the day • Dwarf planet 2.8 to 4.6 billion miles from the sun
Earth Day Festival! 2023-04-08
6 Clues: plant more ____! • bees and butterflies • reduce, reuse, and... • I "speak for the trees" • a sweet berry growing around campus • decayed organic matter used for fertilizer
Russia and the Republics 2023-01-13
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- the distance of a location from the ocean
- the average weather in a location over an entire year
- the earth is split into 24 sections, equal to the number of hours in a day
- rainfall not absorbed by the soil that runs into streams and rivers
- soil found in northern latitudes that is permanently frozen
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- country that spans 11 time zones; the largest on earth
- the deepest lake in the world, found in Russia
- distance from the equator
- rainfall in all forms
- Russian land east of the ural mountains and west of the Russian Far East region
- "Black Earth", the most fertile soil on the planet
- Russia has plenty of these but struggles to reach them
- the largest forest in the world found in northern latitudes
13 Clues: rainfall in all forms • distance from the equator • the distance of a location from the ocean • the deepest lake in the world, found in Russia • "Black Earth", the most fertile soil on the planet • the average weather in a location over an entire year • country that spans 11 time zones; the largest on earth • Russia has plenty of these but struggles to reach them • ...
green stuff 2024-04-29
12 Clues: wood • very hot! • it is a color • can be recycled • Anzac day flower • to be sustainable • the natural world • a planet with water • it is not made by mankind • need it to survive and drink • killing of animal in the wild • where the circle of life happens
Space 2025-05-05
12 Clues: Phone homeee • The red planet • The ice planet • Warmest planet • The rocky planet • Human beings home • No longer a planet • The largest planet • furthest from the sun • The planet with rings • The star that lights up the day • The white planet that looks like cheese
SG1 C8 L3 2022-06-04
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- The sun gives us this so that we can see.
- The planet that is closest to the sun
- This revolves around the Earth
- The planet that is most famous for its rings
- How many phases does the moon have?
- The biggest planet
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- When we can see the moon in a whole circle we call this the ______moon.
- When can you see the sun?
- The sun gives us this so that we can stay warm
- The red planet
- When can you see the moon?
- The sun is one of these
- The Earth revolves around this
13 Clues: The red planet • The biggest planet • The sun is one of these • When can you see the sun? • When can you see the moon? • This revolves around the Earth • The Earth revolves around this • How many phases does the moon have? • The planet that is closest to the sun • The sun gives us this so that we can see. • The planet that is most famous for its rings • ...
Earth and sun investigation 1.3 2020-09-29
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- The point between daylight and darkness
- The time between sunset and sunrise
- the season between winter and summer
- when days are long and temperatures are hot
- When half of the earth is in sunlight
- the season between summer and winter
- to travel around something in a circular pattern
- when days are short and temperatures are cold
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- To move around an object in a curved pattern
- The point between darkness and daylight
- A star right above the north pole
- turning around on an axis
- the imaginary line which the earth and the sky appear to meet
13 Clues: turning around on an axis • A star right above the north pole • The time between sunset and sunrise • the season between winter and summer • the season between summer and winter • When half of the earth is in sunlight • The point between daylight and darkness • The point between darkness and daylight • when days are long and temperatures are hot • ...
Sofia's Crossword 2016-11-10
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- What makes the Earth warmer?
- Water in the atmosphere also acts as a?
- What makes the Earth warmer?
- What takes in carbon dioxide and releases oxygen?
- What does carbon dioxide made to the ocean?
- Some sun energy is trapped by what?
- How's the temperature in the greenhouse?
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- What do what a roof of a greenhouse does?
- What makes the green house stronger?
- Where does most of the sun's energy goes to?
- Where does the heat is trapped?
- What is reflected back into space?
- During the day What does the sun warms up?
- What makes the greenhouse warm?
14 Clues: What makes the Earth warmer? • What makes the Earth warmer? • Where does the heat is trapped? • What makes the greenhouse warm? • What is reflected back into space? • Some sun energy is trapped by what? • What makes the green house stronger? • Water in the atmosphere also acts as a? • How's the temperature in the greenhouse? • What do what a roof of a greenhouse does? • ...
Our Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-01
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- THE SHAPE OF THE MOON AT NIGHT.
- SEASON IN WHICH THE SUN APPEARS HIGHEST IN THE SKY.
- WHEN EARTH BLOCKS THE SUN'S LIGHT FROM THE MOON.
- THE PATH AN OBJECT TAKES AS IT MOVES AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT.
- A LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF A SPINNING OBJECT.
- ABOUT HOW MANY WEEKS DOES IT TAKE FOR THE MOON TO COMPLETE ITS LUNAR CYCLE?
- TIME OF DAY WHEN THE SUN IS THE HIGHEST IN THE SKY.
- EARTH'S AXIS IS THIS, NOT STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.
- TO MOVE AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT.
- NEXT MOON PHASE AFTER THE NEW MOON.
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- WHEN SHADOWS ARE LONG AND STRETCH TO THE EAST.
- IT TAKES 24 ________ FOR EARTH TO MAKE A COMPLETE ROTATION.
- THE SUN APPEARS TO SET IN THIS DIRECTION EVERY EVENING.
- WORD USED TO DESCRIBE THINGS RELATED TO THE MOON.
- DAYLIGHT IS SHORTEST DURING THIS SEASON.
- MOON PHASES BEFORE AND AFTER THE FULL MOON.
- MOON PHASE 14 DAYS AFTER THE NEW MOON.
- AS THE MOON BECOMES MORE VISIBLE, IT IS SAID TO BE THIS.
- THE SUN SEEMS TO RISE IN THIS DIRECTION EVERY MORNING.
- HOW LONG IT TAKES EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN.
20 Clues: TO MOVE AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT. • THE SHAPE OF THE MOON AT NIGHT. • NEXT MOON PHASE AFTER THE NEW MOON. • MOON PHASE 14 DAYS AFTER THE NEW MOON. • DAYLIGHT IS SHORTEST DURING THIS SEASON. • HOW LONG IT TAKES EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN. • MOON PHASES BEFORE AND AFTER THE FULL MOON. • WHEN SHADOWS ARE LONG AND STRETCH TO THE EAST. • ...
Science 2023-10-17
Across
- Like dirty snowballs
- Chunk of rock or dust that is illuminated upon entering the atmosphere
- Third planet from the sun and the only one to support life
- Eighth planet from the sun
- Found in a belt between the inner and outer planets
- Fifth planet from the sun
- Seventh planet from the sun
- An invention that provided a lot of new information
- First planet from the sun
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- A group of small, close to the sun, rocky planets
- A group of large, far from the sun planets
- Second planet from the sun
- Causes earth day and night
- This keeps the planets revolving around the sun
- Sixth planet from the sun
- Fourth planet from the sun
16 Clues: Like dirty snowballs • Fifth planet from the sun • Sixth planet from the sun • First planet from the sun • Second planet from the sun • Eighth planet from the sun • Causes earth day and night • Fourth planet from the sun • Seventh planet from the sun • A group of large, far from the sun planets • This keeps the planets revolving around the sun • ...
Recovery Nest Puzzle for Traditional Ceremonies 2024-08-23
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- Shake it, move it, left foot in and right foot out
- Used for record keeping and sending messages to other nations
- Musical instrument
- Title holders
- The third day starts out with Kayu?kw^thu the ---Burning Thanksgiving Ceremony
- Traditionally celebrated for days
- Name of clan known as Medicine People, aka healers
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- Oneida lived in large homes made of a wooden frame covered with bark
- Done on annual cycle
- Name of clan that represents the path finders
- Ceremony celebrate 5 days after our new year moon
- Name of clan that represents the shifting of the earth and the cycles of the moon
- Friendship Medicine ---
- The --- Stone Game
- Used to symbolize our Mother Earth
- The higher power
16 Clues: Title holders • The higher power • Musical instrument • The --- Stone Game • Done on annual cycle • Friendship Medicine --- • Traditionally celebrated for days • Used to symbolize our Mother Earth • Name of clan that represents the path finders • Ceremony celebrate 5 days after our new year moon • Shake it, move it, left foot in and right foot out • ...
Round 2- Crossword puzzle 2020-12-09
Across
- To be able to withstand pain and danger
- Pattern of recurrence
- To work together on an activity or project
- An angler fish is found in this zone of the ocean
- A king
- Japanese art of paper folding
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- Day to day atmospheric condition such as temperature, humidity etc.
- A picture of oneself
- Movement of earth around the Sun
- Describing word is also called
10 Clues: A king • A picture of oneself • Pattern of recurrence • Japanese art of paper folding • Describing word is also called • Movement of earth around the Sun • To be able to withstand pain and danger • To work together on an activity or project • An angler fish is found in this zone of the ocean • Day to day atmospheric condition such as temperature, humidity etc.
Crossword 2024-06-13
Across
- - The number of people living in a particular area.
- - A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
- - A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
- - The typical weather conditions in a particular region over a long period.
- - The day-to-day state of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors.
- - A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.
- - A spherical model of the Earth.
- - A tool used to find direction (North, South, East, West).
- - The distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.
- - Materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain (e.g., forests, water, minerals).
- - A piece of land that is almost surrounded by water or projects out into a body of water.
- - A dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation.
Down
- - The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat.
- - The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social groups.
- - Half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern by the Equator, or Eastern and Western by the Prime Meridian.
- City - The city where a country’s government is located.
- - A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
- - A piece of land surrounded by water.
- - A large landmass on Earth. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
- - A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
- - A natural feature of the Earth's surface (e.g., mountains, valleys, plateaus).
- - The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.
- - An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles.
- - A large body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface. The five oceans are the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.
- - A drawing or picture that shows the features of an area, such as roads, rivers, and cities.
25 Clues: - A spherical model of the Earth. • - A piece of land surrounded by water. • - The number of people living in a particular area. • City - The city where a country’s government is located. • - A large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. • - A tool used to find direction (North, South, East, West). • ...
Astronomy - Unit 4 - 11/15/2024 2024-11-14
Across
- refers to an object orbiting around another object
- A phenomenon that occurs in the weeks near the summer solstice, when the sun is visible at midnight.
- A measurement of how far north or south something is on Earth, relative to the equator
- Tropic of _____; Located at approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator, this is the farthest north the sun can appear directly overhead.
- Tropic of _____; Located at approximately 23.5 degrees south of the equator, this is the farthest south the sun can appear directly overhead.
- A phenomenon that occurs in the weeks near the winter solstice, when the sun never rises above the horizon.
- the slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis due to a torque, causes a “wobble”
- A measurement of how far east or west something is on Earth, relative to the prime meridian
- _____ Circle; Latitude line marking which locations on Earth experience 24 hours of daylight on June 21.
- _____ Cirlce; Latitude line marking which locations on Earth experience 24 hours of darkness on June 21.
Down
- refers to an object spinning around its own axis
- celestial coordinates used to pinpoint the location of a star or other celestial object on the sky, representing the north-south position relative to the celestial equator
- celestial coordinates used to pinpoint the location of a star or other celestial object on the sky, representing the east-west position along the celestial equator
- The angle between a planet's rotational axis and its orbital plane.
- The two times of year when the length of day is at its maximum or minimum. Solstices mark the start of summer and winter. The word comes from the Latin words from sol (sun)and stit (stop).
- The apparent path of the Sun across the sky
- Projection of Earth’s equator into space.
- The “North Star” in the current era
- A time of year when day and night are equal. The word comes from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night).
- The “North Star” around 3000 BC
20 Clues: The “North Star” around 3000 BC • The “North Star” in the current era • Projection of Earth’s equator into space. • The apparent path of the Sun across the sky • refers to an object spinning around its own axis • refers to an object orbiting around another object • The angle between a planet's rotational axis and its orbital plane. • ...
Space 2013-10-16
Across
- When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a straight line
- A Space Program tool
- To spin on an axis
- Sun is directly overhead of the equator
- Occurs at a First Quarter moon or a Third Quarter Moon
- A path an object follows as it travels in space.
Down
- The study of space
- An object which magnifies your view of space.
- Shortest or longest day of the year
- Traveling around another object
- The force that attracts all objects towards each other.
- Invisible line running through the Earth
12 Clues: The study of space • To spin on an axis • A Space Program tool • Traveling around another object • Shortest or longest day of the year • Sun is directly overhead of the equator • Invisible line running through the Earth • An object which magnifies your view of space. • A path an object follows as it travels in space. • When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a straight line • ...
Weather crossword 2023-04-03
Across
- The temperature at which water vapor condenses
- the measure of what the temperature feels like.
- water in the form of a gas.
- A physical property of matter.
- time it takes for earth to rotate once on its axis.
- a part of earth that can move its surface.
Down
- simple chemical (H2O).
- frozen precipitation crystals.
- energy that is transferred-the temperature between them .
- how much water is in the air
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- tiny water or ice particles that are grouped together
12 Clues: simple chemical (H2O). • rain, snow, sleet, or hail • water in the form of a gas. • how much water is in the air • frozen precipitation crystals. • A physical property of matter. • a part of earth that can move its surface. • The temperature at which water vapor condenses • the measure of what the temperature feels like. • time it takes for earth to rotate once on its axis. • ...
Comparisons 2023-01-23
Across
- 100 kg is ___________than 5 kg.
- China is bigger _______ Mexico.
- The boy is ___________than the man.
- The grandfather is ___________than his grandson.
- 5 kg is ___________ than 100 kg.
- The force of gravity on the Moon is _______than the force of gravity on Earth.
Down
- The day is _____________ than the night.
- The measure of brightness or dullness.
- The force of gravity on Earth is _______than the force of gravity on the Moon.
- The force of _________pulls things towards greater masses.
- A rock is _____________ than a diamond.
- Somalia is _____________than the United States.
12 Clues: 100 kg is ___________than 5 kg. • China is bigger _______ Mexico. • 5 kg is ___________ than 100 kg. • The boy is ___________than the man. • The measure of brightness or dullness. • A rock is _____________ than a diamond. • The day is _____________ than the night. • Somalia is _____________than the United States. • The grandfather is ___________than his grandson. • ...
Genesis 7:1-16 2021-04-15
Across
- Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ??, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation. Genesis 7:1 CSB
- 12 and the rain fell on the earth ?? days and ?? nights. Genesis 7:12 CSB
- 4 ?? days from now I will make it rain on the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living thing I have made I will wipe off the face of the earth.” Genesis 7:4 CSB
- 5 And Noah did everything that the Lord ?? him. Genesis 7:5 CSB
- 16 Those that entered, male and female of every creature, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the ?? shut him in. Genesis 7:16 CSB
- 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the sources of the vast watery depths burst open, the floodgates of the ?? were opened, Genesis 7:11 CSB
- 2 You are to take with you ?? pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals, and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female, Genesis 7:2 CSB
Down
- 14 They entered it with all the wildlife according to their kinds, all livestock according to their kinds, all the creatures that crawl on the earth according to their kinds, every flying ??—all the birds and every winged ??—according to their kinds. Genesis 7:14 CSB
- 15 Two of every creature that has the breath of ?? in it came to Noah and entered the ark. Genesis 7:15 CSB
- 7 So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives ?? the ark because of the floodwaters. Genesis 7:7 CSB
- 10 Seven ?? later the floodwaters came on the earth. Genesis 7:10 CSB
- 3 and seven pairs, male and female, of the birds of the sky—in order to keep offspring ?? throughout the earth. Genesis 7:3 CSB
- 6 Noah was ?? hundred years old when the flood came and water covered the earth. Genesis 7:6 CSB
13 Clues: 5 And Noah did everything that the Lord ?? him. Genesis 7:5 CSB • 10 Seven ?? later the floodwaters came on the earth. Genesis 7:10 CSB • 12 and the rain fell on the earth ?? days and ?? nights. Genesis 7:12 CSB • 6 Noah was ?? hundred years old when the flood came and water covered the earth. Genesis 7:6 CSB • ...
The Nicene Creed 2023-03-08
12 Clues: ...and earth • Light from... • Visible and... • I believe in the... • I believe in one... • ...hand of the father • procceeds from the... • Judge the... and dead • ...died and was buried • his... will have no end • rose again on the...day • ...of the virgin of Mary
Long A Crossword 2024-02-28
Across
- Compensation for work.
- Simple and unadorned.
- Malleable earth material.
- Outline or mark the path of.
- Flickering fire.
- Area sheltered from the sun.
Down
- Inlet of the sea.
- Small, hard seed or particle.
- Place of confinement.
- The present day.
- Structure supporting or enclosing something.
- Female domestic worker.
12 Clues: The present day. • Flickering fire. • Inlet of the sea. • Simple and unadorned. • Place of confinement. • Compensation for work. • Female domestic worker. • Malleable earth material. • Outline or mark the path of. • Area sheltered from the sun. • Small, hard seed or particle. • Structure supporting or enclosing something.
Long A Crossword 2024-02-28
Across
- Compensation for work.
- Simple and unadorned.
- Malleable earth material.
- Outline or mark the path of.
- Flickering fire.
- Area sheltered from the sun.
Down
- Inlet of the sea.
- Small, hard seed or particle.
- Place of confinement.
- The present day.
- Structure supporting or enclosing something.
- Female domestic worker.
12 Clues: The present day. • Flickering fire. • Inlet of the sea. • Simple and unadorned. • Place of confinement. • Compensation for work. • Female domestic worker. • Malleable earth material. • Outline or mark the path of. • Area sheltered from the sun. • Small, hard seed or particle. • Structure supporting or enclosing something.
Mystery of History Week 25 Crossword 2016-03-23
Across
- Roman language
- Ate a scroll
- Son of Hezekiah
- "to draw out"
- The Ishtar ____________
- Created on the third day
- Greek Mathmatician
- Location of floating bridge
- Five-sport event
- prophetess
- "Father of a Great Nation"
- Annual Greek theater event
- The Behistun ___________
Down
- Destroyed by a flood
- Celebration to remember Esther
- "huge rocks"
- Roman lower class
- Between the rivers
- Half bull/half man
- "Father of History"
- Third Chinese dynasty
- Capital of the Northern Kingdom
- "Enlightened One"
- Discovered Tut's tomb
24 Clues: prophetess • "huge rocks" • Ate a scroll • "to draw out" • Roman language • Son of Hezekiah • Five-sport event • Roman lower class • "Enlightened One" • Between the rivers • Greek Mathmatician • Half bull/half man • "Father of History" • Destroyed by a flood • Third Chinese dynasty • Discovered Tut's tomb • The Ishtar ____________ • Created on the third day • The Behistun ___________ • ...
वर्ग पहेली 2022-02-23
Across
- vegetation
- sea
- shrubs
- environment
- cloud
- dusk
- evening
- birds
- earthquake
- famine
- volcano
- nature
- dawn
- tree cutting
- flowers-leaves
- storms
- day
- valleys
- animal
- really hot
- rain
- earth
- winds
- floods
Down
- drizzle
- hay
- acid rain
- plateau
- pudle
- reduce
- desert
- mountain
- agriculture
- gasses
- dry
- sunlight
- pollution
- rivers
- farming
- night
- climate
- plants
- well
- pond
- plantation
- freezing cold
- shadow
47 Clues: hay • sea • dry • day • dusk • dawn • well • pond • rain • pudle • cloud • birds • night • earth • winds • reduce • desert • shrubs • gasses • rivers • famine • nature • plants • storms • shadow • animal • floods • drizzle • plateau • evening • farming • volcano • climate • valleys • mountain • sunlight • acid rain • pollution • vegetation • earthquake • plantation • really hot • environment • agriculture • tree cutting • freezing cold • flowers-leaves
CROSSWORD: OUTDOORS 2020-09-18
Across
- correr
- mirar
- en el exterior
- pajaro
- explorar
- abrir
- go
- respirar
- viento
- ser
- brillar
- y
- intentar
- familia
- poder
- volver
- techo
- por favor
- esperar
- cantar
- somos (verbo ser)
- atrapar
- todo
- por favor
Down
- finalmente
- dentro
- mi
- grande
- yo
- puerta
- nosotros
- escuchar
- debajo
- amar
- esconderse
- pared
- aire
- belleza
- cielo
- sentir
- la tierra
- fantastico
- fresco
- otra vez
- es
- día
- libre
47 Clues: y • mi • yo • go • es • ser • día • amar • aire • todo • mirar • abrir • pared • cielo • poder • techo • libre • dentro • correr • grande • pajaro • puerta • debajo • viento • sentir • volver • fresco • cantar • brillar • familia • belleza • esperar • atrapar • nosotros • explorar • escuchar • respirar • intentar • otra vez • la tierra • por favor • por favor • finalmente • esconderse • fantastico • en el exterior • somos (verbo ser)
Greek roots chapt. 2 2024-11-15
Across
- leisure, lecture
- earth
- nourishment
- rock, bolder
- bile, gall
- plant, herb
- change
- ball
- spider
- day
- forgetfulness
Down
- tent
- soul, mind
- pain
- tounge,language
- skill, craft, tool
- sea
- marketplace
- heart
- form
- head
- victory
- opinion
- minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees,(Biology: nymph* The juvenile stage of exopterygote [1] insects, especially terrestrial species, grasshoppers, cockroaches, and earwigs; bride,young woman
- pleasure
- voice ,sound
26 Clues: sea • day • tent • pain • form • head • ball • earth • heart • change • spider • victory • opinion • pleasure • soul, mind • bile, gall • nourishment • marketplace • plant, herb • rock, bolder • voice ,sound • forgetfulness • tounge,language • leisure, lecture • skill, craft, tool • ...
Spelling 2025-11-04
Across
- to feel pain
- solid and strong
- the earth or globe
- very large ocean animals
- young female children
- without any mistakes
- to get knowledge
- a leafy green plant
- not thin or narrow
- moves in a circle
- a unit of language
Down
- next after the second
- a person who helps the sick
- move or spin quickly
- groups of animals
- to give food or help
- back part of a ship
- to extend or make longer
- a small round gem from an oyster
- the day after Wednesday
20 Clues: to feel pain • solid and strong • to get knowledge • groups of animals • moves in a circle • the earth or globe • not thin or narrow • a unit of language • back part of a ship • a leafy green plant • move or spin quickly • to give food or help • without any mistakes • next after the second • young female children • the day after Wednesday • very large ocean animals • to extend or make longer • ...
EARTH IN SPACE 2023-10-05
Across
- unit of measurement
- Earth's path
- imaginary line from pole to pole
- study of space
- June 21st
- happens in the spring
- happens in the fall
Down
- half of the earth
- when noon sun is over the equator
- distance from the equator
- result of tilt and revolution
- causes day and night
- movement around another object
- one revolution around sun
14 Clues: June 21st • Earth's path • study of space • half of the earth • unit of measurement • happens in the fall • causes day and night • happens in the spring • distance from the equator • one revolution around sun • result of tilt and revolution • movement around another object • imaginary line from pole to pole • when noon sun is over the equator
Chapter 7 & 8 2019-01-29
Across
- latitude is known as
- what is the traditional term for body of water
- what does the earth do each day
- where is Antarctica
- longitude is known as
- celestial bodies moved by
- detailed and accurate maps of earth using photos from satelites
- what happens when stars stops shrinkage
- the most accurate map is a
- what creates tides
- Formation of stars and planets
- what is the longitudinal line of reference
- where is 0 degrees longitude
- why do stars shine
- In order for life to exist, heat and water is present
Down
- globes are
- what is the name of our galaxy
- star explosion is known as
- what is our sun's system
- what is the smallest continent
- when was the universe formed
- creates massive clouds
- A body of the star swells into a
- what causes molecules of life
- procects earth from uv light
- what is the reference line of latitude
- A solar nebula is like a
- Lines of latitude and longitude forms what
- what kind of star is the sun
- what are the building blocks of life
30 Clues: globes are • what creates tides • why do stars shine • where is Antarctica • latitude is known as • longitude is known as • creates massive clouds • what is our sun's system • A solar nebula is like a • celestial bodies moved by • star explosion is known as • the most accurate map is a • when was the universe formed • procects earth from uv light • what kind of star is the sun • ...
Geography Vocabulary 2013-09-11
Across
- Circle the imaginary line surrounding the North Pole
- an artificial waterway made to allow the passage of boats or ships in
- a large surface of land that is made by many countries
- a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water
- a large area of flat land and a few trees
- a group or chain of islands
- height above sea level
- map a map with contour lines
- a slowly moving mass or river of ice
- the imaginary line that goes through the earth, the earth spins on this line
Down
- when the one side of the earth rotates until the sun shines on it
- a narrow path connecting two seas
- directions North, South, East and West
- a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water
- where the body of water empties itself into another body of water
- a river or stream flowing into a bigger river or lake
- point furthest from the sun
- Circle the imaginary line surrounding the South Pole
- a book that holds different kinds of maps of the world and different continents
- a body of water partially enclosed by land
20 Clues: height above sea level • point furthest from the sun • a group or chain of islands • map a map with contour lines • a narrow path connecting two seas • a slowly moving mass or river of ice • directions North, South, East and West • a large area of flat land and a few trees • a body of water partially enclosed by land • Circle the imaginary line surrounding the North Pole • ...
space 2014-08-05
Across
- Monday is a (...) of the week.
- Summer, autumn, winter and spring are all (...)
- What orbit is shaped like an oval?
- What is the model where the earth is the orbital centre.
- What is the eclipse called when the moon passes directly behind the earth.
- When the sun passes over the equator this is known as the (...).
- What motion is the backward motion of planets?
- What is the path called that an object takes in space when it circles the planet?
- The moon goes through many different (....) in a month.
- What is the imagery line about which a body rotates on.
Down
- The amount of matter in a object is its (....).
- What is it called when the sun is between the moon and the earth?
- Ocean and the moons have these
- What is an object in orbit called?
- What theory places the sun as the centre of the universe?
- What is the complete orbit around a object called?
- What is the force that pulls you down?
- What is a satellite called that is man made?
- 365 days in a (....)
- There are 366 days in a (....) year
20 Clues: 365 days in a (....) • Ocean and the moons have these • Monday is a (...) of the week. • What is an object in orbit called? • What orbit is shaped like an oval? • There are 366 days in a (....) year • What is the force that pulls you down? • What is a satellite called that is man made? • What motion is the backward motion of planets? • ...
maps 2018-03-06
Across
- a line notionally drawn on the earth
- circle the zone immediately to the north is called the Southern Temperate
- a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.
- an imaginary line on Earth's surface defining the boundary between one day and the next
- the amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present
- each of four quarters of a circle.\
- geography that enables every location on Earth
- the circle marking the latitude
- The Arctic is a region of the planet, north of the...
- the angular distance of a place north or south
- refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map
Down
- a type of kinetic energy
- pole where Santa is
- the science or practice of drawing maps
- he tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding
- a period of time
- a direction show exactly where north is
- geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west
- where time is set differently
- longitude is defined to be 0°.
- two lines in a plane that do not intersect
- a way we use navigation these days in cars
22 Clues: a period of time • pole where Santa is • a type of kinetic energy • where time is set differently • longitude is defined to be 0°. • the circle marking the latitude • each of four quarters of a circle.\ • a line notionally drawn on the earth • the science or practice of drawing maps • a direction show exactly where north is • two lines in a plane that do not intersect • ...
Gardening 2022-03-09
Across
- degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
- to convert (a material, such as plant debris) to compost.
- Require 2 growing seasons to produce seed.
- upper layer of earth where plants grow, black dark brown material Seedling Young plants, especially plants grown from seed rather than cutting.
- indefinite growth can produce seed annually grasses,trees.
- Rocks made of soil, which are medium thick of sand and clay soil.
- the mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases that surrounds the earth.
- Water vapor in the atmosphere.
- Units counting during one-24th of the day.
- an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard.
Down
- package containing an embryo.
- process of seed to plant.
- relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter.
- complete life cycle in 1 growing season.
- the whole mass of air surrounding the earth
- It is found in large quantities in protein foods such as milk and dairy products and alternative foods such as beans, lentils, and nuts.
- the part of the world in which life can exist
- wild plants grown in unwanted places.
- the quality or state of being porous.
- Rock crumbled powder covering the earth's surface.
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 • ...
Unit 2 Test Review Geo 2023-10-05
Across
- condition of the atmosphere at a given time
- this graph shows the percipitation and temperature for a place over 12 months
- when plates slide past each other
- natural disaster that can occur near plate boundaries
- low latitudes are near this
- plate boundaries that move towards each other
- it is _____ year round at low latitudes
- when water forms clouds in the water cycle it-
- greatest influencer of climate
- breakdown of rock
- This causes the seasons
Down
- tilt of the earth in degrees
- the carrying of sediment to new places
- a rock is found in this sphere
- It takes the earth one _____ to rotate.
- found around the ring of fire, where lots of plate boundaries are
- the ocean is found in this sphere
- time it takes for the earth to complete one revolution
- when water turns to gas in the water cycle it-
- high latitudes are near these
- average weather over time
- sphere related to air
- a hawk is apart of this sphere
- it is ______ year round at high latitudes
- when plates spread apart
- Number of planets in the solar system
26 Clues: breakdown of rock • sphere related to air • This causes the seasons • when plates spread apart • average weather over time • low latitudes are near this • tilt of the earth in degrees • high latitudes are near these • a rock is found in this sphere • a hawk is apart of this sphere • greatest influencer of climate • the ocean is found in this sphere • when plates slide past each other • ...
week 20 Spelling 2023-03-24
Across
- something that we live on
- you need to sing
- a day at school you eat pizza
- a good friend
- something very annoy
- helps you go home
- a good friend
- bright light in the sky
Down
- a moth
- you sleep on it
- a place that you live in
- you can get books
- something at school
- grow in spring
- something at you write with
- something that is not real
- you read in it
- hops and hides eggs
- something that is very good
19 Clues: a moth • a good friend • a good friend • grow in spring • you read in it • you sleep on it • you need to sing • you can get books • helps you go home • something at school • hops and hides eggs • something very annoy • bright light in the sky • a place that you live in • something that we live on • something that is not real • something at you write with • something that is very good • ...
week 20 Spelling 2023-03-24
Across
- something that we live on
- you need to sing
- a day at school you eat pizza
- a good friend
- something very annoy
- helps you go home
- a good friend
- bright light in the sky
Down
- a moth
- you sleep on it
- a place that you live in
- you can get books
- something at school
- grow in spring
- something at you write with
- something that is not real
- you read in it
- hops and hides eggs
- something that is very good
19 Clues: a moth • a good friend • a good friend • grow in spring • you read in it • you sleep on it • you need to sing • you can get books • helps you go home • something at school • hops and hides eggs • something very annoy • bright light in the sky • a place that you live in • something that we live on • something that is not real • something at you write with • something that is very good • ...
week 20 Spelling 2023-03-24
Across
- something that we live on
- you need to sing
- a day at school you eat pizza
- a good friend
- something very annoy
- helps you go home
- a good friend
- bright light in the sky
Down
- a moth
- you sleep on it
- a place that you live in
- you can get books
- something at school
- grow in spring
- something at you write with
- something that is not real
- you read in it
- hops and hides eggs
- something that is very good
19 Clues: a moth • a good friend • a good friend • grow in spring • you read in it • you sleep on it • you need to sing • you can get books • helps you go home • something at school • hops and hides eggs • something very annoy • bright light in the sky • a place that you live in • something that we live on • something that is not real • something at you write with • something that is very good • ...
spelling list 10/19 2022-10-20
Across
- a greeting
- follow the commands
- brown and you can peel it
- salt water that covers 70% of Earth
- a plan or schedule
- past tense of write
- to wake up
- past tense for speak
- to come near
Down
- achievement towards an effort
- the day following today
- a repetition of sound
- torn or fractured
- to come after
- a piece of writing that rhymes
- the passage from the mouth to stomach
- a person who owns
- far advanced in years
18 Clues: a greeting • to wake up • to come near • to come after • torn or fractured • a person who owns • a plan or schedule • follow the commands • past tense of write • past tense for speak • a repetition of sound • far advanced in years • the day following today • brown and you can peel it • achievement towards an effort • a piece of writing that rhymes • salt water that covers 70% of Earth • ...
Gravity and Space 2023-09-12
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- a natural satellite of Earth
- South and south pole will do this
- One full rotation of Earth
- The force that is pulling us down
- North and South poles of a magnet will do this
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- Circular path taken by one object around another object
- Time facing away from the sun
- Time facing the sun
- Once around the sun
- Third planet from the sun
10 Clues: Time facing the sun • Once around the sun • Third planet from the sun • One full rotation of Earth • a natural satellite of Earth • Time facing away from the sun • South and south pole will do this • The force that is pulling us down • North and South poles of a magnet will do this • Circular path taken by one object around another object
Reasons For The Seasons 2014-11-17
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- The North Pole always points towards this star
- Opposite of South Pole
- Occurs on December twenty-first
- Where the only season is summer
- Occurs on September twenty-first
- Rays shine in a small concentrated area
- An imaginary straight line passing through the North Pole, the center of the Earth
- Dividing line at the middle of the Earth
- Not the North Pole
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- Complete orbit around sun
- Area with four seasons
- Rays are less concentrated and more spread out
- Occurs on March twenty-first
- The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- Responsible for the day cycle
- Occurs on June twenty-first
16 Clues: Not the North Pole • Opposite of South Pole • Area with four seasons • Complete orbit around sun • Occurs on June twenty-first • Occurs on March twenty-first • Responsible for the day cycle • Occurs on December twenty-first • Where the only season is summer • Occurs on September twenty-first • Rays shine in a small concentrated area • Dividing line at the middle of the Earth • ...
Environment Competition 2023-12-13
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- The instrument used to detect earthquakes
- The region on Earth produces 20% of the planet's oxygen is Amazon
- The study of weather
- Process of plastic and e-waste disposal method
- The most abundant natural gas on the earth’s atmosphere
- The headquarters of UNEP
- Earth Day is on the month of
- Global warming is caused due to the emission of Carbon
- Material that can be recovered from the recycling of soft drink cans
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- …………. utilization is the proper management of natural resources
- All the living and non-living elements around us
- Sunlight & Wind considered renewable
- Type of renewable energy
- Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) describes indoor
- The country with the most greenhouse gases
- COP28 is hosted in
16 Clues: COP28 is hosted in • The study of weather • Type of renewable energy • The headquarters of UNEP • Earth Day is on the month of • Sunlight & Wind considered renewable • The instrument used to detect earthquakes • The country with the most greenhouse gases • Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) describes indoor • Process of plastic and e-waste disposal method • ...
Earth Crossword 2025-02-03
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- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- move or cause to move into a sloping position
- a strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal
- he angular distance of a place east or west
- a region around a magnetic material
- innermost layer of Earth(iron&nickel)
- layer between the crust & the core
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth
- the solstice in June
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- the liquid layer of Earth's core
- form into a hard outer layer
- the angular distance of a place north or south
- when the length of day and night are equal
- upper layer of the earth's mantle
- slow circling of the rotation axis
- the curved path of a celestial object
16 Clues: the solstice in June • form into a hard outer layer • the liquid layer of Earth's core • upper layer of the earth's mantle • slow circling of the rotation axis • layer between the crust & the core • a region around a magnetic material • innermost layer of Earth(iron&nickel) • the curved path of a celestial object • an imaginary line drawn around the earth • ...
Earth Science 2018-12-09
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- the up and down movement of water
- the tool that a scientist uses to measure the size of an earthquake
- a landform that is flat and just above sea level
- mud moving quickly down a hillside
- a landform that is flat and high in elevation
- the part of Earth that is water
- the color of a powder left behind by a mineral
- sudden, strong movement of the Earth's crust
- how a mineral'l surface reflects light
- how a mineral resists being scratched
- the process by which weathered materials are moved from place to place
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- a large pice of a glacier that enters the ocean
- the air around the Earth
- the ground you walk on
- rock and dirt moving suddenly down hill
- when the rrof of a cave falls in
- flat model of the Earth's surface
- the outside layer of the Earth
- moving river of ice and snow
- a smaller river feeding into a main stream
- water from rain or snow that flows into streams
- a physical feature on the Earth's solid surface
22 Clues: the ground you walk on • the air around the Earth • moving river of ice and snow • the outside layer of the Earth • the part of Earth that is water • when the rrof of a cave falls in • the up and down movement of water • flat model of the Earth's surface • mud moving quickly down a hillside • how a mineral resists being scratched • how a mineral'l surface reflects light • ...
Earth Science 2018-12-12
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- Longest mountain range in the world.
- waves / a seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth.
- refers to the forces and events that lead to a large structural deformation of Earth's lithosphere.
- a term derived from a Greek word "tekton".
- elevated portions of land that are formed by geologic activities such as faulting.
- small earthquakes that commonly precede a major earthquake.
- Ortelius / who developed and published "Theartrum Orbis Terrarum".
- the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
- Boundary zone where two lithospheric plates move apart from each other
- waves / waves that cause the most damage to buildings and other structures.
- Oldest mountain range in North America
- also called table mountains.
- Fault Boundary is a zone between two plates that slide horizontally past one another.
- the border between two tectonic plates
- flat and broad land areas that have no great changes in elevation when measured with reference to the mean sea level.
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- refers to a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward.
- typically a low-lying triangular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, a sea, or an estuary.
- mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock called magma below the surface of the earth.
- / any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks.
- Boundary it occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other
- scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
- Wegener / he proposed the continential drift theory.
- defined as the natural physical features on the surface of the Earth.
- crust the solid ground where you stand.
- Largest mountain system in Europe
- Range / the highest mountain system and also the youngest in the world.
- / location on Earth's surface that have experienced active volcanic activities for a long period of time.
- Japanese word for "big wave in the port".
- Junction the point at which three plate boundaries meet.
- crack across which the rocks have been offset first.
30 Clues: also called table mountains. • Largest mountain system in Europe • Longest mountain range in the world. • Oldest mountain range in North America • the border between two tectonic plates • crust the solid ground where you stand. • Japanese word for "big wave in the port". • a term derived from a Greek word "tekton". • crack across which the rocks have been offset first. • ...
Earth Systems 2022-01-13
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- formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- any class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet carbohydrate
- found in lipids
- Reaction absorb heat
- doesn't contain the most highest number of hydrogen atoms
- class of sugar whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues
- substance insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform
- organic molecules consisting on a nucleoside and a phosphate.
- Energy minimum quantity of energy
- a carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together
- Acid broken down fats absorbed into blood
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- large, complex molecules
- class of sugar that cannot be broken down
- contains the most highest number of hydrogen atoms
- substance on which an enzyme acts
- substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to make a specific biochemical reaction
- Reaction release heat
- Acid long chainlike molecules composed of nucleotides
- molecule that can be broken down for energy
- Acid combine to form proteins
20 Clues: found in lipids • Reaction absorb heat • Reaction release heat • large, complex molecules • Acid combine to form proteins • substance on which an enzyme acts • Energy minimum quantity of energy • class of sugar that cannot be broken down • formed as a result of a chemical reaction • Acid broken down fats absorbed into blood • molecule that can be broken down for energy • ...
The Earth 2022-01-23
21 Clues: clan • gain • peers • quick • street • emerge • meadow • smooth • plenty • lack of • earlier • lie low • enormous • discover • difficult • primitive • sit around • wild forest • frightening • get together • stand up for
Earth Puzzle 2022-01-26
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- produced by the radioactive decay of the nuclei of another isotope
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
- There are 2 types of "Crust" Continental and...
- waves that travel through or over Earth
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the Isotope that undergoes decay to form a daughter isotope.
- places where plates slide sideways past each other
- a fluid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel that is above Earth's solid inner core
- when 2 plates come together
- a neutrino emitted in decay of radionuclide naturally occurring in the Earth
- a solid piece of debris from an object
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- calculates an age for geologic materials by measuring the amuont of a short-life radioactive element
- pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
- the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- a current in a fluid that results from convection.
- the fourth layer inside the Earth
- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- There are 2 types of "Crust" Oceanic and...
20 Clues: when 2 plates come together • the fourth layer inside the Earth • a solid piece of debris from an object • waves that travel through or over Earth • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • There are 2 types of "Crust" Oceanic and... • pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • There are 2 types of "Crust" Continental and... • ...
Dynamic Earth 2022-01-27
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- The sphere that contains all of the Earth's waters
- systems where energy enters and leaves the system but matter does not
- The atmospheric layer that contains meteor showers
- The atmospheric layer that contains the Ozone Layer
- Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds
- Most of the algae that floats at the surface of the ocean
- The plate boundary where two plates are moving away from one another
- The plate boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
- The plate boundary where two plates are coming at one another
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- The atmospheric layer closest to Earth
- systems that can exchange both matter and energy with its surroundings
- The atmospheric layer that is furthest from the Earth
- The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
- a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
- The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers
- The theory that all of the continents were once one supercontinent
- The sphere that contains all of the Earth's life
- The change of a substance from a gaseous state to a liquid
- The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
- The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers of air
20 Clues: The atmospheric layer closest to Earth • The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's life • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's waters • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers • The atmospheric layer that contains meteor showers • The atmospheric layer that contains the Ozone Layer • ...
Paging Earth! 2020-09-16
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- Rocker Sheryl
- Outside appearance
- Breakfast or lunch
- Prefix with ladder
- Hodgepodge
- Seaver's team
- Bill of ----
- Didn't hang up
- So. state
- Panty ---
- Ripped
- Type of student
- Popular shirt
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- Shaquille
- Word with year
- Shakespeare's stage
- Old CBS soap opera
- Garbage containers
- Digestive --- (food path)
- Remove wrinkles from
- Eagles' nests
- ' -- Alone'(film)
22 Clues: Ripped • Shaquille • So. state • Panty --- • Hodgepodge • Bill of ---- • Rocker Sheryl • Seaver's team • Eagles' nests • Popular shirt • Word with year • Didn't hang up • Type of student • ' -- Alone'(film) • Outside appearance • Old CBS soap opera • Breakfast or lunch • Prefix with ladder • Garbage containers • Shakespeare's stage • Remove wrinkles from • Digestive --- (food path)
Earth History 2022-03-03
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- Two pieces of land change their vertical position compared to one another.
- fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A break in the earth's crust
- a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
- The age of a rock or fossil compared to the ages of other rock layers or fossils.
- the numeric age of an object or event, often stated in years before the present, as established by an absolute-dating process, such as radiometric dating
- event in which many types of living things become extinct at the same time
- A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.
- where magma cut through other rock layers underground
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- Era middle life (245-144 million years ago); rise of mammals and dinosaurs; the rise of birds; extinction of dinosaurs, rise of flowering plants
- breaks down eras, distinguished by the type of rock layers laid down during that time.
- a broad span of geological time based on the general type of life existing during that time
- fossil that forms when entire organisms or parts of organisms are prevented from decaying by being trapped in rock, ice, tar, or amber.
- a drill core of ice that can help tell the climates of the past
- how earth/land has changed over time
- Era that began about 66 million years ago, known as the "Age of Mammals"
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- Era that covers from 4.6 billion to 544 million years ago. During this time life developed as bacteria and softbodied, multicelled organisms.
- length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- A stable atom that results from the decay of a radioactive atom.
- a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism
- (radioactive) Unstable form of the isotope
- fossil that forms when organisms or parts, like leaves, stems, flowers, fish, are pressed between layers of soft mud or clay that hardens squeezing almost all the decaying organism away leaving the carbon imprint in the rock.
- fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
- Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
- The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- fossil that forms when sediments bury an organism and the sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil on the basis of the amount of a radioactive element it contains
- two pieces of land move horizontally past each other.
- the largest division of geologic time
- the part of geologic time 570-245 million years ago ; invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, ferns, and cone-bearing trees were dominant.
- breaks down periods, shortest span of time on the geological time scale.
37 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • how earth/land has changed over time • the largest division of geologic time • (radioactive) Unstable form of the isotope • where magma cut through other rock layers underground • two pieces of land move horizontally past each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...
Earth Science 2022-02-25
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- The source of the release of energy that causes an earthquake.
- Type of plate boundary that two plates are moving towards one another.
- Gives the position north or south of the Equator.
- Zone Type of convergent boundary where one plate sinks and melts underneath the other.
- Molten rock that is on the surface of the earth.
- Mantle The middle layer of the earth made of cool, soft rock that flows like a liquid and does not break.
- Type of plate boundary that two plates are being pulled apart from each other.
- The movement or vibration of the earth caused by a release of energy.
- The type of volcano that is the largest.
- The outermost layer of the earth that "floats" on the mantle.
- The way that the surface of a mineral reflects light.
- The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus.
- Smaller less destructive earthquakes that come before a major earthquake.
- The type of rock that is formed when existing rocks are subjected to high heat and pressure.
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- Cone The type of volcano that is the most common.
- Gives the position east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- The type of rock that is formed by the cooling of molten materials.
- Molten rock that has not left the inside of the earth's crust.
- Any naturally occurring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly internal structure and definite chemical composition.
- type of volcano that is the most explosive.
- Type of plate boundary that two plates slide past one another.
- Any solid mass of mineral matter that occurs naturally.
- The type of rock that is formed through the break down and solidification of existing rocks.
- Smaller earthquakes that occur after a major earthquake.
- Mantle The middle layer of the earth made of cool, brittle rock that causes earthquakes.
- Core The inner layer of the earth that is made of super hot liquid metal.
- Core The inner most layer of the earth that is extremely hot but made of solid metal.
27 Clues: The type of volcano that is the largest. • type of volcano that is the most explosive. • Molten rock that is on the surface of the earth. • Cone The type of volcano that is the most common. • Gives the position north or south of the Equator. • The way that the surface of a mineral reflects light. • Gives the position east or west of the Prime Meridian. • ...
Earth Processes 2021-11-22
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- Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
- Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes
- Rock that has been transformed by heat, pressure, or other natural causes e.g. in the folding of strata or the intrusion of igneous rocks
- The process of being liquified by heat
- Includes all forms of modern life ever heard of (plants, mammals, dinos)
- Rock having solidified from lava or magma
- Layers of rock formed of fragments of other rock that was transported and deposited into water
- A layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
- The innermost geological layer of the planet Earth
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- A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements
- A material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
- The gradual destruction of a material due to wind, water, or other natural causes
- Single-celled organism life explodes - beginning of plate tectonics
- Photosynthetic Bacteria and multicellular organisms appear in fossil record
- A layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground
- Earth's transition from a protoplanet to an actual planet - giant fireball
- Any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age
- Molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed; found beneath the surface of the Earth
- The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite
- Relating to the structure of the Earth's crust and the processes that take place within it
20 Clues: The process of being liquified by heat • Rock having solidified from lava or magma • Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes • The innermost geological layer of the planet Earth • A layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground • Single-celled organism life explodes - beginning of plate tectonics • ...
Earth Crossword 2022-02-10
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- wear away earths surface
- heat transfer by direct contact
- super continent
- top part of mantle & crust
- layer of molten metal
- earth's outer skin
- 2nd layer of the earth
- heat transfer through empty space
- break in crust
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- 2 plates slip past each other
- continental crust
- heat transfer by movement of heated fluid
- core center of the earth
- ocean floor sinks into mantle
- 2 plates come together
- flow that transfers heat within fluid
- 2 plates split apart
- shape the surface
- soft britle layer
- ocean floor
20 Clues: ocean floor • break in crust • super continent • continental crust • shape the surface • soft britle layer • earth's outer skin • 2 plates split apart • layer of molten metal • 2 plates come together • 2nd layer of the earth • core center of the earth • wear away earths surface • top part of mantle & crust • 2 plates slip past each other • ocean floor sinks into mantle • ...
Earth Terminology! 2013-10-28
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- Under the Asthenosphere, is the strong lower part of the mantle.
- Mostly made of Iron, from the mantle to the core/center of the Earth, about the size of Mars.
- Fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
- Large, gently sloped volcano that forms from repeated, nonexplosive eruptions of lava.
- Stress that reduces the volume or length of a rock, as that produced by the convergence of plate margins.
- Fragments of rock that are created by explosive volcanic eruptions.
- Region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding PAST each other horizontally.
- Hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, may include mineral crystals.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
- Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
- Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
- Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other.
- Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
- Outermost layer of the Earth, 5-100km thick, thinnest layer.
- Piece of the Lithosphere that moves around on top of the Asthenosphere.
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- Solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
- Core is divided into two categories, this one is liquid and surrounds the inner core.
- Theory Theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
- Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics.
- Occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.
- A volcano made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material.
- Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material.
- Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- Mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
- Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Lithosphere move.
- Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. Extremely thick, contains most of Earth's mass.
- Stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions, the rocks become longer in a lateral direction.
- Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano.
30 Clues: Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics. • Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection. • Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano. • Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material. • ...
EARTH CROSSWORD 2013-11-05
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- the time earth was being composed
- a sticky substance between a solid and a liquid
- top of the earth
- when one plate moves under another
- an area where there are a lot of mountains and volcanoes
- what made the plates move
- third layer of the earth
- layer above outer core
- what thingsare made of
- where plates seperate
- made of metal
- middle of the earth
- layer above asthenosphee
- the compactness of an object
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- ball in the middle of the earth
- cooled lava
- wave that travels through solids only
- wave that can travel through solids or liquids
- natural disaster
- hole below sea level
- chunks of the earth
- silvery white metal
- person who studies earthquakes
- layer above inner core
24 Clues: cooled lava • made of metal • top of the earth • natural disaster • chunks of the earth • silvery white metal • middle of the earth • hole below sea level • where plates seperate • layer above outer core • what thingsare made of • layer above inner core • third layer of the earth • layer above asthenosphee • what made the plates move • the compactness of an object • ...
Earth Science 2012-11-29
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- / Hadean, Archean, Proterozioc Eons are commonly referred to as this
- / The largest time units
- / This Era contains fossils of early life forms, such as invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles & ferns
- / A nearly complete composite record of geologic time
- / Sedimentary rocks deposited without interruption
- / The process of determining the absolute age of rocks, minerals & fossils.
- / Unconformity in which sedimentary rocks lie on igneous rocks.
- / Age in years
- / Correlated rocks from many localities around the world.
- / Eons divide into ______
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- / Thin, widespread sedimentary layer that deposited rapidly.
- / The time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decompose
- / Measurement refers only to the order in which events occurred
- / Eras that are subdivided
- / Remains and other traces of prehistoric life preserved in rocks.
- / Tectonic activity titled older sedimentary rock layers, & erosion planed the off, before younger sediment accumulated
- / States that life forms have changed throughout geologic time
- / Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
- / This Era is when mammals and grasses became abundant.
- / Matched rocks of the same age from different localities
20 Clues: / Age in years • / The largest time units • / Eons divide into ______ • / Eras that are subdivided • / Sedimentary rocks deposited without interruption • / A nearly complete composite record of geologic time • / This Era is when mammals and grasses became abundant. • / Correlated rocks from many localities around the world. • ...
Earth Science 2012-11-17
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- A scientific instrument used to measure and record seismic waves.
- A thick, liquid layer inside the earth that forms a shell around the inner core.
- A fault in which the overlaying plate has been pushed upwards.
- The layer of mantle below the lithosphere.
- The action of continents splitting apart and rearranging themselves over extremely large portions of time.
- A hot liquid or semi-liquid found beneath the Earth's crust and becomes lava when cooled.
- A fault in which at least one of the plates has moved horizontally.
- The boundary between two plates where faults occur.
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- The point below the surface of the Earth where an earthquake begins.
- The solid, innermost part of the Earth that provides our planet with most of it's heat.
- The point on the surface on the Earth above where an earthquake begins.
- The shaking movement that occurs during an earthquake.
- The name given to a super-continent that existed several billion years ago, when each continent was together as one.
- The theory that the planet's crust is divided up into several pieces that fit together like a jigsaw, and are constantly moving.
- A Japanese word describing a giant oceanic wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
- The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock.
- The southernmost of the two continents formed when Pangaea split, comprising of what is noe Australia, Antarctica, South America, India and Africa, among others.
- A fault in which the overlaying plate has slipped downwards.
- The crust and upper mantle of the Earth.
- The part of the Earth found between the crust and the core, mad up up of semi-liquid rock.
20 Clues: The crust and upper mantle of the Earth. • The layer of mantle below the lithosphere. • The boundary between two plates where faults occur. • The shaking movement that occurs during an earthquake. • The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock. • A fault in which the overlaying plate has slipped downwards. • ...
Earth Science 2015-04-09
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- created by wind erosion
- minerals split
- outer shell of the earth
- molten rock
- sandstone
- broken down into smaller pieces
- a mold or cast in a rock
- center of the earth
- cooling
- a fracture
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- lacking in rainfall
- a solid inorganic substance
- laying down of rock-forming materials
- horizontal movement
- heat
- small crystals due to the rapidity of cooling
- the top of a wave
- contains hundreds of billion of stars
- pass into a solution
- eroding
20 Clues: heat • cooling • eroding • sandstone • a fracture • molten rock • minerals split • the top of a wave • lacking in rainfall • horizontal movement • center of the earth • pass into a solution • created by wind erosion • outer shell of the earth • a mold or cast in a rock • a solid inorganic substance • broken down into smaller pieces • laying down of rock-forming materials • ...
about earth 2015-02-12
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- 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick
- measure intensity of earthquake based on eye witness accounts
- crust and upper most part of mantle
- last layer 780 miles thick
- idea that continents were once together in a large landmass called pangea and have moved over time
- when a fault breaks it causes
- there are layers of earth
- convection occurs here layer is plastic like
- helped prove continental drift remains or impression of prehistoric organism in petrified form
- first layer 20 miles thick
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- 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick
- based on 10 scale measures magnitude of earthquake
- sections that crust is broken into
- mostly solid heats asthenoshpere
- 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
- rocks from space made of iron and nickel
- large wave caused by earthquake underwater
- scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift but was rejected
- can act like a solid or liquid based on amount of pressure
- a break in the rock in which both sides of the rock are moving
20 Clues: last layer 780 miles thick • first layer 20 miles thick • when a fault breaks it causes • there are layers of earth • 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick • 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick • mostly solid heats asthenoshpere • sections that crust is broken into • crust and upper most part of mantle • rocks from space made of iron and nickel • ...
Earth Science 2014-09-12
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- the bending of rock layers due to stress
- spreading/ the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
- boundary/ the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- The strong, lower part of the mantle between the
- fault/ a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
- and the outer core
- the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- fault/ opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
- Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
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- the central part of the Earth below the mantle
- the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
- layer
- mountains/ Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
- boundary/ the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
- plate/ a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
- drift/ the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
- mountains/ Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
- stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
- fault/ A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
- boundary/ the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- tectonics/ the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's
- mountains/ When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
24 Clues: layer • and the outer core • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the • the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • ...
Earth Hour 2023-03-24
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- Energy produced by splitting or joining the center of small particles called atoms
- Stored energy, such as the still water sitting behind a dam, ready to fall
- Energy produced by movement of charged particles
- Energy from the heat
- A resource that cannot be depleted
- Practices that can be continued indefinitely, with minimal harm to the natural environment, such as the use of renewable resources
- The vibrations of molecules as sound waves travel
- Materials that are extracted from the earth, such as coal, oil or natural gas
- A resource that can be depleted, such as fossil fuels
- A gas that is the main ingredient of both natural gas and biogas
- Energy of motion, water that is flowing over a dam
- Stored energy that can be released through chemical reaction, found in things like food and batteries
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- Energy generated by moving water
- Heat energy from inside the earth
- Contamination of the natural environment with the harmful substances such as consequence of human activities; a byproduct of many energy sources
- Things that are alive, such as plant material or animal watse that can be used to make biogas
- The ability to do work
- The category of energy that includes solar and light energy
- Energy from the sun's rays
- Output compared to input. If a device does as much work for us as energy we put into it
20 Clues: Energy from the heat • The ability to do work • Energy from the sun's rays • Energy generated by moving water • Heat energy from inside the earth • A resource that cannot be depleted • Energy produced by movement of charged particles • The vibrations of molecules as sound waves travel • Energy of motion, water that is flowing over a dam • ...
Earth Processes 2022-08-23
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- the distribution of parts or features on the surface
- water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface
- the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
- an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
- all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas
- process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
- a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel with the land surface
- a natural process that moves soil from one location to another by wind power
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
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- the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
- a process that causes rocks to crumble
- the removal of soil by water and transportation of the eroded materials away from the point of removal
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms
- all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust,
- the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
- the laying down of sediment
- processes that occur directly in association with glacial ice
- the draining away of water
- the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
- a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater
21 Clues: the draining away of water • the laying down of sediment • a process that causes rocks to crumble • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • the distribution of parts or features on the surface • the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. • the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything • ...
earth sysetem 2022-12-12
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- A group of parts that work together as a whole
- Bacteria changes nitrogen from a gas to a solid
- children in the air is removed by the nitrogen fixing
- Brittle,rocky layer on the outer layer of the earth
- A series of process moves the phosphorus among earth systems
- the thickest layer of the Earth
- When animals die the phosphorus returns to the environment by
- Continuous movements of water on,above, below on earth's surface.
- Heat flowing out of Earth as it cools is one form of ----- that drives the Earth system.
- Forces that wear down or destroy landmasses
- Some organisms excrete phosphorus in there
- The rigid, outermost shell of a rocky planet can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties.
- Organisms on earth use nitrogen to build
- A system returns data to itself about changes that occur through a process called
- What matter is exchanged with outer space and how much
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- Anything that has mass and takes up space
- mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
- Which sphere of the earth system includes trees grasses and squirrels
- What absorbs phosphorus when they eat plants
- Below the atmosphere it contains all earth's water; Oceans, glaciers, lakes, ice sheets, ponds and rivers.
- What is Erse principal source of external energy
- A series of processes that moves the carbon among the earth system.
- A naturally occurring inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- Largest Earth system, includes a thin layer of of soil and rocks on earth's surface it mainly solid, in the system it moves more slowly than gasses in the atmosphere
- Thin layer of gasses, that is surrounding the earth
- core it's the dense, metallic in the center of the earth
- What allows this absorb this phosphorus in there roots
- Blank that is moved from one area to another and builds in excess; sediment is carried by water, wind, and ice.
- In the atmosphere, it absorbs and re-radiates the thermal energy from the sun.
- Interaction among earth's system, it is a series of processes that changes rocks and forms to another.
30 Clues: the thickest layer of the Earth • Organisms on earth use nitrogen to build • Anything that has mass and takes up space • mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel. • Some organisms excrete phosphorus in there • Forces that wear down or destroy landmasses • What absorbs phosphorus when they eat plants • A group of parts that work together as a whole • ...
changing earth 2023-01-08
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- what name does magma get once it erupts from a volcano
- what is the massive wave that can be caused by an earthquake called
- how many major tectonic plates are there
- where do earthquakes occur most
- what scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
- what was the name of the massive supercontinent that was comprised of all the other continents.
- who was the first person to support the theory of continental drift
- what are the massive moving pieces that make up earth's crust
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- what is hot liquid rock below earth's surface called
- what is a volcano called if it has erupted or will erupt soon
- which volcano caused lightning that resulted in the only deaths caused by the volcano
- which volcano spewed ash instead of lava in 1707
- what are the edges of plates called.
- what unusual natural phenomenon do volcanoes produce sometimes
- what is the theory that the continents started as one big supercontinent but slowly drifted apart
- what is the name of the major fault in california
- what boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other
- what instrument tracks seismic waves and there frequency
- how many locations are needed to find the location of an earthquake using seismic waves
- what is a volcano called if it will no longer erupt
20 Clues: where do earthquakes occur most • what are the edges of plates called. • how many major tectonic plates are there • which volcano spewed ash instead of lava in 1707 • what is the name of the major fault in california • what scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake. • what is a volcano called if it will no longer erupt • ...
Earth Systems 2023-04-17
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- broad, flat volcano
- currently erupting volcano
- molten rock on the earth surface
- prefix meaning with or together
- plate boundary that forms most earthquakes
- large and long wave
- forms from converging plates
- layer at center of earth
- currents that move plates
- earth_________
- molten layer of the earth
- boundary where plates move apart
- element that creates magnetic field
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- place inside earth that caused earthquake
- place on surface above focus
- means pieces of rocks
- _______mometer
- molten rock inside the earth
- volcano that will never erupt again
- densest type of crust
- surface layer of the earth
- strength of earthquake
- a collapsed volcano
- section of the earth's crust
- opening of a volcano
25 Clues: _______mometer • earth_________ • broad, flat volcano • large and long wave • a collapsed volcano • opening of a volcano • means pieces of rocks • densest type of crust • strength of earthquake • layer at center of earth • currents that move plates • molten layer of the earth • currently erupting volcano • surface layer of the earth • place on surface above focus • ...
Earth & Space 2023-04-03
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- when one tectonic plate moves underneath another
- the natural process of wearing away by wind, water or other natural agents
- molten rock below Earth’s surface
- a scientific instrument that detects seismic waves
- a molecule made of three oxygen atoms bonded together
- Earth’s rigid outer zone (crust and upper mantle), made up of tectonic plates
- a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts
- a sea wave caused by the displacement of water as a result of an earthquake or other disturbance
- all the water on Earth
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
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- frozen soil in the Arctic
- a break in Earth’s surface where blocks of rock slide past each other
- all of the living things on Earth
- the portion of Earth’s mantle underneath the lithosphere that can flow
- a measure of the amount of destruction caused by an earthquake
- Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers
- the origin of an earthquake
- a measure of the energy released by an earthquake
- the layer of gas that surrounds Earth and is 600 km thick
- molten rock above Earth’s surface
- an intense tropic storm that forms over warm oceans
21 Clues: all the water on Earth • frozen soil in the Arctic • the origin of an earthquake • all of the living things on Earth • molten rock below Earth’s surface • molten rock above Earth’s surface • a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts • Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers • when one tectonic plate moves underneath another • ...
Earth Science 2017-03-09
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- The supercontinent that broke apart over million of years
- Compositional layer made up of the inner and outer core
- happens at mid-ocean ridges
- divide
- happens at convergent boundaries
- The Earth feature found on the ocean floor at divergent boundaries
- happened at the end of eons when all of a species died
- A physical layer of the mantle
- Earth's broken crust
- discovered by Harry Hess and proves that continents spread apart over time
- The process by which new lithosphere is created
- Molten rock in the mantle
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- core Made of solid iron
- scientist who proposed the Continental Drift Theory
- The uppermost plastic layer of the mantle
- The compositional layer that includes the lithosphere and asthenosphere
- Occurs when denser oceanic lithosphere slides under continental lithosphere
- A unit of geologic time in which eras are divided
- happens when hot Earth material rises and cools in Earth's mantle
- The layer of Earth on which we live
- Collide
- The largest division of geologic time
- The place where plates meet
- A subdivision of a geologic period
- slide
- A unit of geologic time that includes two or more periods
26 Clues: slide • divide • Collide • Earth's broken crust • core Made of solid iron • Molten rock in the mantle • happens at mid-ocean ridges • The place where plates meet • A physical layer of the mantle • happens at convergent boundaries • A subdivision of a geologic period • The layer of Earth on which we live • The largest division of geologic time • The uppermost plastic layer of the mantle • ...
Earth Science 2017-06-13
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- number that rates the strength of an earthquake
- precess where new material at a ridge or rift, pushed older material aside and tectonic plates move away from the ridge
- layer formed when early Earth cooled, the lighter elements, such as silicon and oxygen, separated from the molten material and floated to the top
- process of Earth's magnetic fields moving from time to time and completely reversing its direction
- sudden, ground shaking release of built-up energy at or under Earth's surface
- process where convection currents cause more magma to rise, the new magma forces apart the hardened material and continuously pushes older rock aside
- usually found along subduction zones where there are convergent plate boundaries
- a long chain of volcanic islands
- an area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface (weak spot)
- not found at plate boundaries bit instead form over hotspots
- one of the driving forces behind Earth's movement
- cause ground to compress and stretch in direction of wave
- refers to extent of ancient glaciers and to rock markings left behind
- study of earthquakes and seismic waves
- location inside Earth where an earthquake starts
- where magma cools and hardens when it breaks through Earth's surface
- plates that are spreading apart
- study of magnetic properties of ancient rocks
- Earth's thickest layer; solid
- faults at a transform plate
- when the age of a tectonic plate subduct deep into the mantle and pulls the rest pf the plate along with it
- record of ground motion produced by seismometers
- reading centre that occurs on land
- lies at Earth's centre; solid iron with some nickel
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- devices that measure amount of ground movement caused by and earthquake
- vibrations produced by energy released from earthquakes
- a long chain of volcanoes
- breaks in rock layers due to movement on either side
- a deep underwater valley
- the action of one plate being pushed under another
- a pattern of stripes in the direction that iron-containing minerals pointed on the sea floor; repeated on both side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- area of subduction
- layer below mantle; liquid with mixture of iron and nickel
- occur when magma erupts through cracks in the lithosphere where there are diverging plate boundaries
- cause ground to compress and stretch in right angles to the direction of the waves
- plates that collide
- large, movable slabs of rock that Earth is broken into
- openings in Earth's surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock
- region where tectonic plates are in contact
- point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
- pertly molten layer in the upper mantle
- made up of crust, and uppermost mantle; formed by tectonic plates
- molten rock from beneath Earth's surface
43 Clues: area of subduction • plates that collide • a deep underwater valley • a long chain of volcanoes • faults at a transform plate • Earth's thickest layer; solid • plates that are spreading apart • a long chain of volcanic islands • reading centre that occurs on land • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • pertly molten layer in the upper mantle • ...
Earth Science 2020-02-25
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- This is a remnant of organisms of the past.
- Referred to as a vent or a series of vents where lava, ash, and gases are released.
- Described as any mound or ridge of windblown sand rising to various heights.
- Shale becomes this by metamorphism.
- This scale measures the hardness of a mineral by scratch resistance.
- This is also called intrusive igneous rocks because molten rock solidifies at depth.
- A thick large mass of ice in remote areas that move very slowly.
- This process in chemical weathering breaks down a compound using water.
- A type of boundary that occurs when two plates move toward each other that the heavier plate is subducted.
- The recorded amplitude of seismic waves from an earthquake source.
- A part of the Earth that is also the largest.
- Rocks that have undergone extreme heat and pressure.
- The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere.
- This results from weathering and uplift transported to different areas.
- This property describes the reflection of light off a mineral's surface.
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- Referred to be the downward arch of a fold.
- This is a type of mass wasting where large masses of soil, rock, or regolith are displaced.
- This natural phenomenon happens when masses of warm moist air are rapidly forced upward into colder, dryer layers.
- A bend in the rock strata produced by horizontal compressive stresses.
- Defined as the accumulation of weathered sediments that form different landforms.
- Defined as the part of the earth where all of the water is at or near the surface.
- A whirling funnel-shaped cloud whose bottom of the funnel has an extremely low air pressure.
- Describes the severity of an earthquake on humans and their structures.
- An exogenic process transporting sediments to different places.
- Molten rock generated by partial melting of rocks in the Earth’s mantle.
25 Clues: Shale becomes this by metamorphism. • This is a remnant of organisms of the past. • Referred to be the downward arch of a fold. • A part of the Earth that is also the largest. • Rocks that have undergone extreme heat and pressure. • The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere. • An exogenic process transporting sediments to different places. • ...
Dynamic Earth 2020-04-01
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- The period where we first see a rapid increase in biodiversity
- Aid in survival to an environment
- Developed the Theory of Evolution, wrote the book "The Origin of Species"
- Structures that the same across different species but may have a different function
- The random change in gene frequencies (two words)
- Developed the idea that the layers of the earth are older as you go deeper into the earth
- Rapid loss of biodiversity
- Descent with modification
- Developed the idea that population size are limited by resources and competition
- Preserved structures in stone
- The first organisms
- A type of selection that occurs based on human involvement
- Structures that remain as part of an organism that no longer serve a major function
- Longest period of geologic time
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- Type of selection that works on one extreme or another
- Type of selection that works on the moderate adaptation, favoring the extremes
- Came up with the idea of evolution independently of Darwin
- Developed the idea of gradual geologic change
- A change in genetic code for proteins
- A type of selection that occurs on its own
- Type of selection that works on both extremes, favoring the moderate adaptation
- The mixing of genes through meiosis
- The movement of genes in or out of a population (two words)
- Developed the idea that animals can change over time
24 Clues: The first organisms • Descent with modification • Rapid loss of biodiversity • Preserved structures in stone • Longest period of geologic time • Aid in survival to an environment • The mixing of genes through meiosis • A change in genetic code for proteins • A type of selection that occurs on its own • Developed the idea of gradual geologic change • ...
Earth Review 2020-04-24
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- A massive collection of slowly moving and compacting ice.
- The term for two tectonic plates that are crashing into each other.
- A type of volcano primarily formed through ash and cinders, creating a steep cone like shape.
- A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction.
- The violent explosion of a volcano.
- The ___________ is the invisible ocean of gas that surrounds the Earth, comprised mostly of Nitrogen and Oxygen.
- The thinest layer of the Earth, this is where we live!
- _______ plates are denser than continental plates.
- The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor.
- The ______ core is a solid ball of ultra hot rock and metal.
- ____________ cells can be found both in the movement of the mantle, and the movement of air in the atmosphere.
- This is the part of the plant that conducts photosynthesis
- When water condenses from a gas to a liquid.
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- This is the term for rock being lifted up due to tectonic movement.
- This kind of volcano is formed by slow flowing lava, and has a wide base and sloping sides.
- When condensed droplets get large enough to fall to the Earth, either as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
- The part of a plant that collects nutrients from the soil.
- Weathering agents can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces. We call this ________.
- When water goes from a liquid form to a gaseous form, usually due to the heat from the sun.
- This kind of rock is created after other rock goes through extreme pressure and heat under the Earth's surface.
- The violent shaking of the surface of the Earth, usually resulting from tectonic movement.
- Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust.
- The thickest layer of the Earth, this rock found here is semi-molten and flows in convection cells, creating plate tectonics.
- A specialized part of a plant, or a human.
- _____________ gases like ozone and methane help to trap heat from the sun
- Molten rock.
26 Clues: Molten rock. • The violent explosion of a volcano. • The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor. • A specialized part of a plant, or a human. • When water condenses from a gas to a liquid. • _______ plates are denser than continental plates. • A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction. • Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust. • ...
Earth Systems 2020-12-08
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- How water moves through holes in leaves
- Water found below Earths surface
- Describes the air on Earth
- Describes all the ice on Earth
- Above troposphere
- 99% of Atmosphere
- Middle layer of Earth
- Large collections of drops of water
- Outer part of core
- Very thick,30-60km
- Describes all the water on Earth
- Describes all the rocks found on and in the Earths system
- Pressure exerted by the weight of air
- Innermost layer of Earth
- Third most common gas in atmosphere
- Top layer of the Geosphere
- A greenhouse gas
- Outer most layer of the atmosphere
- Lower part of mantle
- Outer layer of Earth
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- Describes all the living things on earth
- Closest layer of atmosphere to earth, 10km
- Blocks UV light
- Found in oceans and seas
- When water moves through the ground
- A measure of how much elements occurs naturally relative to other elements
- A diverse marine habitat
- Cycle through all of Earths Spheres
- Found in lakes,rivers, and streams
- When a tectonic plate sinks
- Very thin, 5-8km
- Slabs of lithosphere covered with crust
- Upper part of mantle
- A decomposer
- Satellites and space shuttles orbit in this layer
- Mineral that makes up the majority of rocks in crust
- Inner part of core
- When 2 tectonic plates move towards each other
- A measurement of atmospheric pressure
- Made up of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen
40 Clues: A decomposer • Blocks UV light • Very thin, 5-8km • A greenhouse gas • Above troposphere • 99% of Atmosphere • Outer part of core • Very thick,30-60km • Inner part of core • Upper part of mantle • Lower part of mantle • Outer layer of Earth • Middle layer of Earth • Found in oceans and seas • A diverse marine habitat • Innermost layer of Earth • Describes the air on Earth • ...
EARTH SCIENCE! 2021-01-29
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- a break in the crust
- a super hot pool of magma; creates islands
- type of seismic wave; passes through S,L,G
- creates the northern and southern hemispheres
- the reason we see different constellations
- travels slower than the P-wave
- the solid crust of earth
- slope, or steepness
- star directly above the northern axis
- tectonic plates collide
- lines connecting the N and S poles
- mass/volume; the compactness of an object
- 15 degrees per hour
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- this is what the tect. plates glide above
- location of sea floor spreading
- tectonic plates separate
- density x volume
- the lowest level of earth's atmosphere
- flatitude
- a cyclical flow of heat due to density diffs
- You're happy today, so you'll be happy tomorrow
- directly above the focus, on the surface
- the space an object occupies
- a violent shaking of the earth
24 Clues: flatitude • density x volume • slope, or steepness • 15 degrees per hour • a break in the crust • tectonic plates collide • tectonic plates separate • the solid crust of earth • the space an object occupies • travels slower than the P-wave • a violent shaking of the earth • location of sea floor spreading • lines connecting the N and S poles • star directly above the northern axis • ...
crossword earth 2021-01-08
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- the central part of the earth below the mantle.
- the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes shapes and position of the rocks grain.
- a principle that states that geologic change occurs suddenly.
- the way in which a mineral reflects light.
- the process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
- the series of processes in which a rock forms changes from one type to another is destroyed and forms again by geologic processes.
- the scientific study of fossils.
- a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
- a funnel shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano.
- a vent or fissure in the earths surface through which magma and gases are expelled.
- a block of lithosphere the consist of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle.
- a principle that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by geologic process.
- the thin and solid outermost layer of the ear above mantle.
- the layer of rock between the earths crust and core.
- a volcanic active area of earths surface far from a tectonic plate boundary.
- a mineral that contains a combination of silicon oxygen and one or more metals.
- rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the earths surface.
- any method of determining whether an event or objects.
- the process in which material is laid down.
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- a mineral that does not contain compound of silicon oxygen.
- the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surface.
- the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
- the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes of bands.
- the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers.
- an opening at the surface of the earth through which volcanic material passes.
- the solid outer layer of the earth consist of the crust and rigid upper of the mantle.
- the process of returning land to the original condition after mining it completed.
- a natural material to be mined profitably.
- the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
- a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
- an arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom.
- an area of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other.
- a principle that states that younger rocks if the layers have not been disturbed.
- a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure.
- a wide flat land form that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spreads over a large area.
- the texture of metal morphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands.
- rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the earths surface.
- a measure of the ability of mineral to resist scratching.
- the ratio of the mass of substance to the volume to the substance.
- a solid whose atoms ions or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern.
- a large semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink.
- layers of rock.
- the color of the powder of a mineral.
- the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
- the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces.
- a substance that can not be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.
46 Clues: layers of rock. • the scientific study of fossils. • the color of the powder of a mineral. • a natural material to be mined profitably. • the way in which a mineral reflects light. • the process in which material is laid down. • the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • the central part of the earth below the mantle. • ...
Planet Earth 2020-10-06
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- A natural or artificial body that orbits a planet
- An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator
- A huge ball of very hot gases in space
- the relationship between the distance shown on a map and the actual distance
- Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Greenwich Meridian
- A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface
- The imaginary line around which Earth rotates
- Imaginary line that runs around the earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
- Numbers used to give the exact location of a place on the Earth
- An imaginary line that connects the North Pole and the South Pole
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- Imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, from the North to the South pole at 0 degrees longitude
- Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Equator
- Sun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sun
- A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- A map that shows surface features of an area such as mountains, rivers, roads
- A large group of stars and planets held together by gravity
- The name of our galaxy, that contains the Earth and the Solar System
- Areas between two meridians sharing the same time
- The science of making maps
- One half of the Earth
21 Clues: One half of the Earth • The science of making maps • A huge ball of very hot gases in space • The imaginary line around which Earth rotates • A natural or artificial body that orbits a planet • Areas between two meridians sharing the same time • Sun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sun • An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator • ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2020-11-30
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- where one plate moves under another
- is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic
- Occur at all three types of boundaries
- Center of an earthquake
- is a record written by a seismograph
- Reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
- crust, is the crust that is ender the world
- Island arc, a chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench
- boundary, Two plates sliding past each other
- Wegener, is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
- The central or innermost portion of the Earth
- boundary, Mountains are formed at
- spreading, The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
- range, Series of mountains
- drift, Slow movement of continents
- Hess, The seafloor spreading theory was proposed by
- is the mineral that's a major component or continental crust
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- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- deposits, Evidence that Africa was once cold
- is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
- waves, Move faster through denser or move rigid materials
- boundary, type of boundary do plates moves away from each other
- Form mostly at converging and diverging plate boundaries
- Andreas Fault, It is one of the most famous transform fault
- plumes, is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle
- are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
- spot, a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
- Forms from the mantle and its recycled back into the mantle
- lithosphere, Divided into several parts
- is the outermost layer of a planet
- is a layer inside a planetary body
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
32 Clues: Center of an earthquake • range, Series of mountains • boundary, Mountains are formed at • is the outermost layer of a planet • is a layer inside a planetary body • drift, Slow movement of continents • where one plate moves under another • is a record written by a seismograph • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Occur at all three types of boundaries • ...
Earth Science 2020-11-25
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- a microplate very close to us
- government site monitoring earthquakes
- the word for magma exiting a volcano
- mountain build happens on this crust
- organ that collects oxygen from water
- history found in ocean bottom rock
- the iss takes pictures for students
- theory of movement of continents
- rigid upper mantle plus crusts
- the salmon found by the pointer finger
- helped to map Earth's internal structure
- he proposed the movement of continents
- the earth's natural satellite
- nasa probe that has left the solar system
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- mtns formed by India collision with Asia
- the denser of the 2 types of crust
- crust moving under another crust
- a plate found near Peru and Chile
- discovered by Harry Hess
- the solid part of the Earth's core
- both crusts moving toward each other
- a boundary, crusts are moving away
- protects earth from Sun's particles
- the fin on the back of a fish
- example is Africa splitting of continent
- minor plate at tip of Argentina
- the part of the mantle inside a volcano
- the bulk of Earth (84%)
- place new rock formed at ocean bottom
- name for landmass 260 million yrs ago
- your thumb reminds you of this fish
- salmon relating to your ring finger
- a drainage that collects all the water
- the planet that will host a helicopter
- large area of volcanoes and earthquakes
35 Clues: the bulk of Earth (84%) • discovered by Harry Hess • a microplate very close to us • the fin on the back of a fish • the earth's natural satellite • rigid upper mantle plus crusts • minor plate at tip of Argentina • crust moving under another crust • theory of movement of continents • a plate found near Peru and Chile • the denser of the 2 types of crust • ...
Earth 2 2021-05-05
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- the type of weathering caused by chemical elements
- solid; rocky; relating to Earth
- are naturally occurring, solid, inorganic substances.
- people who study minerals
- One of the most ancient branches of astronomy, measuring the motion of astronomical beings
- rocks containing valuable materials
- a solid mass of geological materials
- physical and chemical breakdown of a rock
- The study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, comets, gases, galaxies, dust, and other non-earthly bodies & phenonema
- a chemical element with the symbol Au, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
- Huge celestial bodies made up of mostly hydrogen (H) and helium (He)
- a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
- angle bar an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section.
- is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties.
- An important figure who impacted astronomy greatly
- the transport of rock particles, sediments, and soils by water, wind, or glaciers.
- the type of weathering caused by physical elements
- the type of weathering caused by biological elements
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- thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food
- A group of stars that seem to form an image
- a chemical element with the symbol Cu.
- The largest & longest of the 88 modern constellations, which its name means 'snake' in Greek
- a type of rocks formed by physical or chemical changes to an existing rock
- a type of rock made by accumulation of sediments
- Scientists who study astronomy involving invisible, and sometimes purely theoretical things
- the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance
- A close cousin to astronomy
- a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.
- The Greek plural term for 'clouds'
- a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous
30 Clues: people who study minerals • A close cousin to astronomy • solid; rocky; relating to Earth • The Greek plural term for 'clouds' • rocks containing valuable materials • a solid mass of geological materials • a chemical element with the symbol Cu. • physical and chemical breakdown of a rock • A group of stars that seem to form an image • ...
Planet Earth 2021-06-02
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- A hole in the earths crust that releases steam, ash and lava onto the surface
- Refers to the shininess of a material or how the light reflects off of it.
- The movement of rock and mineral grains from one place to another
- __________Scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
- How easily a mineral is to scratch.
- The name for the super-continent.
- The silt, sand, mud, and gravel carried by rivers.
- ____________weathering where living things cause the breakdown of rocks over time.
- A hole in the earths crust that releases steam, ash and lava onto the surface
- The rock form created from layers of sediment settling upon one another
- Event when a tectonic plate moves or breaks suddenly.
- The break up or disintegration of rocks caused by mechanical, chemical, or biological sources
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- ___________weathering is the physical break up or disintegration of rocks caused by gravity, temperature change and frost wedging.
- Solid center of the earth.
- hot liquid rock from the mantle of the earth.
- A large crack in a rock or the Earth's crust.
- Preserved impressions in rock that represent living organisms from millions of years ago.
- The naturally occurring building block materials that make up rocks.
- The hard surface of the earth that we live on.
- _________weathering where chemicals present on the surface or in the atmosphere that when mixed with water react and cause disintegration of the rock.
- Hot fluid rock that is still beneath the earths surface
- A scientist that studies the earth.
- The process of placing materials that are carried by wind water and ice
- A type of rock formed from intense heat and pressure.
- The rock form created from hot magma coming up to the surface and cooling.
- When tectonic plates come together.
- The way a material breaks apart. It will break with smooth and flat/planes.
- When tectonic plates move apart.
- Very hot solid rock underneath the crust.
- Liquid iron and nickel at the center of the earth.
30 Clues: Solid center of the earth. • When tectonic plates move apart. • The name for the super-continent. • How easily a mineral is to scratch. • A scientist that studies the earth. • When tectonic plates come together. • Very hot solid rock underneath the crust. • hot liquid rock from the mantle of the earth. • A large crack in a rock or the Earth's crust. • ...
Earth Systems 2021-05-17
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- the biosphere includes plants and animals, microscopic organisms such as
- rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen
- made of plastic-like rock
- this is the only layer of the geosphere from which we can obtain samples
- describes all the living things on Earth
- this layer contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere
- causes winds in the Northern hemisphere to spin clockwise and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere
- made of molten iron and nickel
- made of hot, hard and strong plastic-like rock, the lower mantle.
- the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
- water without salt in it
- is a mineral that makes up the majority of rocks in the crust
- the process of water seeping into the ground
- the international space station orbits in this layer of the atmosphere
- describes all the water on Earth
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- When a tectonic plate covered in oceanic crust converges or collides with a tectonic plate covered in continental crust, the oceanic plate sinks or _____ below the continental plate because it’s denser.
- the most abundant element in the atmosphere
- water evaporates out of the leaves through the small openings.
- the upper part of the mantle. It is made of soft, weak and viscous rock
- describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground
- the most abundant element on Earth
- describes the air on Earth. It includes the gases that surround Earth
- made of solid iron and nickel
- crust is thick and made of granite. It is 30 to 60 km thick.
- the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
- made of solid, cool and rigid rock, tectonic plates
- crust is very thin and dense. It is 5 to 8 km thick.
- 97% of all water on earth is ____
28 Clues: water without salt in it • made of plastic-like rock • made of solid iron and nickel • made of molten iron and nickel • describes all the water on Earth • 97% of all water on earth is ____ • the most abundant element on Earth • rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen • describes all the living things on Earth • the most abundant element in the atmosphere • ...
Planet Earth 2022-06-10
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- a person or animal that lives in a particular place,
- bank, the land at either edge of a river,
- a young animal (bear),
- an animal that hunts other animals,
- the condition of being extremely poor,
- the distance from one side to another,
- the solid surface of the earth that lies under the ocean,
- the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day,
- an area of water smaller than a lake,
- bulb, a rounded glass container that produces light,
- range, a group of hills or mountains,
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- a meeting especially one that happens by chance,
- (of the weather or the sea) having strong winds or big waves,
- eruption, an occasion when a volcano explodes,
- relating to forms of energy produced by for example the sun,
- the distance across something from one side to the other,
- the measurement of something from end to end,
- a movement of water in a particular direction,
- an animal that is killed for food by another animal,
- the ability to do things that need physical or mental effort,
- the distance down from the top of something to the bottom,
- the quality of being tall,
- not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants,
23 Clues: a young animal (bear), • the quality of being tall, • an animal that hunts other animals, • an area of water smaller than a lake, • range, a group of hills or mountains, • the condition of being extremely poor, • the distance from one side to another, • bank, the land at either edge of a river, • the measurement of something from end to end, • ...
Earth Science! 2022-10-23
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- ____ sites are becoming more vulnerable because development often destroys natural defenses such as wetlands and sand dunes
- Examines the mixture of gasses that is held to the planet by gravity and thins rapidly with altitude
- science, the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth
- _____ produces a variety of weather, which creates the basic pattern of global climates
- External processes include erosional effects of water, ____ , and ice
- astronomy is useful in probing the ____, of our environment
- Oceanography is the study of the composition and movements of seawater, coastal processes,____ topography, and marine life
- _____ geology examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the processes that operate beneath and upon its surface
- The global trend toward ____, concentrates millions of people into places that are vulnerable to natural hazards
- Strives to establish an orderly _____ arrangement of the physical and biological changes that have occurred in the geologic past
- Earth Science Is ____ Science. It explores important relationships between people and the natural environment
- Geologic time scale - divides the 4.6-***-year history into different units and provides a ____, time frame within which the events of the geologic past are arranged
- The scientific study of the universe, which includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena
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- _____ areas are exposed to seismic (earthquake) and volcanic hazards due to inappropriate land use and poor construction practices, along with rapid population growth
- ____ activities alter the composition of the atmosphere - air pollution and global climate change is an example of people influencing Earth Processes
- River flooding can be drastically ____ by clearing forests, building cities, and constructing dams
- Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; the study of ____ and climate
- ____ the scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena
- earth science includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and _______
- Sea level rise____ to global warming
- Geologic time is the span of time since the formation of Earth, about 4.6 ____ years
- ______ geology's goal is to understand the origin of Earth and the development through its 4.6-billion-year history
- the science that examines Earth, its form and composition, and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing aka "study of earth".
- geology comes before Earth history
- ______ includes water and soil, metallic and nonmetallic minerals, and energy. It also creates the foundation of modern civilization
- Internal forces include earthquakes, ____ , volcanic structures
- Natural ___, Includes volcanoes, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, and hurricanes
- Alterations to the environment that were intended to ____, society often have the opposite effect
28 Clues: geology comes before Earth history • Sea level rise____ to global warming • astronomy is useful in probing the ____, of our environment • ____ the scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena • Internal forces include earthquakes, ____ , volcanic structures • External processes include erosional effects of water, ____ , and ice • ...
Earth Processes 2022-08-21
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- the removal of soil by water
- the center part of the earth
- the laying down of sediment carried by the wind
- a thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
- water leaving the land or surface
- the solid part of earth's interior
- is the solid earth made of rock soil, minerals that exist on the surface.
- the physical wearing of earths surface by wind
- is the place where life exists in all forms.
- the arrangement of features on the surface of the earth
- causes rocks to crumble
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- dont know-
- a body of rock that holds groundwater.
- the weather conditions in the area
- water that is beneath the earth's surface
- dont know.
- is water that is on the surface of the earth
- an area of land that separates water flowing to different rivers.
- is the solid outer part of the earth
- dont know yet
- breaking down of substances such as rocks and minerals
21 Clues: dont know- • dont know. • dont know yet • causes rocks to crumble • the removal of soil by water • the center part of the earth • water leaving the land or surface • the weather conditions in the area • the solid part of earth's interior • is the solid outer part of the earth • a body of rock that holds groundwater. • water that is beneath the earth's surface • ...
