earth day Crossword Puzzles

Chap. 23-Sec. 1 Vocab Words 2013-11-21

Chap. 23-Sec. 1 Vocab Words crossword puzzle
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  1. A round, three dimensional object.
  2. The day when the Sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south of the equator.
  3. Earth's yearly orbit around the sun.
  4. The imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins.
  5. Occurs when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator.
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  1. The spinning of Earth on it's axis.
  2. An elongated, closed curve.

7 Clues: An elongated, closed curve.A round, three dimensional object.The spinning of Earth on it's axis.Earth's yearly orbit around the sun.The imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins.Occurs when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator.The day when the Sun reaches it's greatest distance north or south of the equator.

poopy 2023-04-11

poopy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The best person on earth
  2. Jill to Nate
  3. The problem
  4. Best day ever
Down
  1. How much do i love you
  2. Misunderstood man
  3. Jill to Nate cont.

7 Clues: The problemJill to NateBest day everMisunderstood manJill to Nate cont.How much do i love youThe best person on earth

Juneteenth 2023 2023-06-15

Juneteenth 2023 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where did Harriet Tubman lead a military operation during the Civil War?
  2. When was the 13th amendment ratified?
  3. When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
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  1. In what state were the last slaves held captive?
  2. "Lift every voice and sing till earth and ________ ring."
  3. What day do we celebrate Juneteenth?
  4. Which president signed the Juneteenth National Independance Day Act?
  5. What year were the last slaves told of their freedom?

8 Clues: What day do we celebrate Juneteenth?When was the 13th amendment ratified?When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?In what state were the last slaves held captive?What year were the last slaves told of their freedom?"Lift every voice and sing till earth and ________ ring."Which president signed the Juneteenth National Independance Day Act?...

PE #2 2024-04-25

PE #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal
  2. the first meal of the day
  3. the body's major source of energy; sugars, breads
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  1. important substances you get from food that help your body survive and grow
  2. the main meal of the day
  3. the liquid that makes life on Earth possible, H2O
  4. is a unit of energy
  5. a sweet substance

8 Clues: a sweet substanceis a unit of energythe main meal of the daythe first meal of the daythe liquid that makes life on Earth possible, H2Othe body's major source of energy; sugars, breadsimportant substances you get from food that help your body survive and growquality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal

Earth's Spheres 2024-01-05

Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's dense, center layer
  2. The invisible gasses that surround Earth
  3. It comes from the Greek energeia, or activity meaning to do work
  4. 97% of all liquid on Earth is this
  5. 21% of the Earth is Ultraviolenthis gas
  6. Permanently frozen layer under Earth's surface
  7. Hot layer of rock between Earth's core and crust
  8. All the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary
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  1. The part of the Earth that is liquid
  2. The type of rays that are absorbed and reflected by Earth's atmosphere
  3. The mostly solid, rocky, part of Earth
  4. Made up of all living things on Earth
  5. This is a result of the increase of Earth's temperature, greenhouse gases, and melting polar ice
  6. A way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system
  7. 78% of the Earth is made up of this gas
  8. Anything that takes up space and can be weighed
  9. All of the frozen parts of Earth
  10. The spheres need to do this in order for life to be possible
  11. Thin, rigid, outermost layer of Earth

19 Clues: Earth's dense, center layerAll of the frozen parts of Earth97% of all liquid on Earth is thisThe part of the Earth that is liquidMade up of all living things on EarthThin, rigid, outermost layer of EarthThe mostly solid, rocky, part of Earth78% of the Earth is made up of this gas21% of the Earth is Ultraviolenthis gas...

GUESS TODAY'S LESSON 2022-11-07

GUESS TODAY'S LESSON crossword puzzle
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  1. an Argentenian dance
  2. everything comes to an ...
  3. our beloved planet
  4. Simba and mufasa
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  1. East,West, South, ...
  2. the tallest neck in the zoo
  3. we work during the day and sleep during the ...
  4. How Isaaq Newton discovered gravity
  5. a facility in which animals are housed within

9 Clues: Simba and mufasaour beloved planetan Argentenian danceEast,West, South, ...everything comes to an ...the tallest neck in the zooHow Isaaq Newton discovered gravitya facility in which animals are housed withinwe work during the day and sleep during the ...

Check your vocabulary 2024-11-17

Check your vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the day just before Monday
  2. a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
  3. the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves
  4. the meal you have in the evening
  5. (adverb) opposite of always
  6. when you let a metallic object under the rain for a long time, it turns red
  7. opposite of West
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  1. a small insect that is round and red, with black spots
  2. the meal you have between midday and one o'clock
  3. a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain
  4. the colour of grass (you can mix blue and yellow to obtain it)
  5. at a great distance
  6. what is studied at school, for example maths, history, English...
  7. verb used to sit on something such as a bicycle, motorbike, or horse totravel

14 Clues: opposite of Westat a great distancethe day just before Monday(adverb) opposite of alwaysthe meal you have in the eveningthe meal you have between midday and one o'clocka small insect that is round and red, with black spotsa storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rainthe colour of grass (you can mix blue and yellow to obtain it)...

Science stuff 2016-06-01

Science stuff crossword puzzle
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  1. Beth Johnson studies people's...
  2. It turns on the lights
  3. A planet made of hydrogen
  4. during the day it gives us sunlight
  5. Humans are of...
  6. We are made of them
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  1. It keeps us hydrated
  2. A planet that is a bit like Earth
  3. It gets rid of colds
  4. They give us oxygen
  5. at night it gives off a bit of light
  6. It runs through our body

12 Clues: Humans are of...They give us oxygenWe are made of themIt keeps us hydratedIt gets rid of coldsIt turns on the lightsIt runs through our bodyA planet made of hydrogenBeth Johnson studies people's...A planet that is a bit like Earthduring the day it gives us sunlightat night it gives off a bit of light

"a" sounds 2018-03-14

"a" sounds crossword puzzle
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  1. day of the week after Friday
  2. opposite of forwards
  3. Earth is one of them
  4. a music instrument with keyboards
  5. to hit someone
  6. animal that hop and live in burrows
  7. to stay together
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  1. you have to do this when standing on one leg
  2. to carry from one place to another with a vehicle
  3. a group of planets
  4. to be on a journey
  5. living things that move on legs

12 Clues: to hit someoneto stay togethera group of planetsto be on a journeyopposite of forwardsEarth is one of themday of the week after Fridayliving things that move on legsa music instrument with keyboardsanimal that hop and live in burrowsyou have to do this when standing on one legto carry from one place to another with a vehicle

Fun puzzle for ishbear 2023-09-09

Fun puzzle for ishbear crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Devanshi is
  2. Ishi fav body part in spear
  3. When we have parents around we say
  4. Spear ____ when no food
  5. Ishi needs when he tie
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  1. makkar loves
  2. Ishi cant live without
  3. Mushu hates
  4. Bharat can easily get
  5. Menace to this earth, should die and kill himself, even after taking his name everyones day gets ruined
  6. my dad is also famously known as
  7. Spear's cutest bean

12 Clues: Devanshi isMushu hatesmakkar lovesSpear's cutest beanBharat can easily getIshi cant live withoutIshi needs when he tieSpear ____ when no foodIshi fav body part in spearmy dad is also famously known asWhen we have parents around we sayMenace to this earth, should die and kill himself, even after taking his name everyones day gets ruined

Enjoy Nature 2023-10-24

Enjoy Nature crossword puzzle
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  1. Only appear during the night
  2. Something that we grow
  3. A type of birds that mostly found at the beach
  4. A huge pile of dirt and rock that can be climbed
  5. Animal that can fly
  6. Gives you oxygen
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  1. Animals and trees
  2. A plant that smells and look good
  3. Synonym of human
  4. Synonym of breeze
  5. Cover 70% of the earth surface
  6. Only appear during the day

12 Clues: Synonym of humanGives you oxygenAnimals and treesSynonym of breezeAnimal that can flySomething that we growOnly appear during the dayOnly appear during the nightCover 70% of the earth surfaceA plant that smells and look goodA type of birds that mostly found at the beachA huge pile of dirt and rock that can be climbed

Science - Fifth Class 2023-01-30

Science - Fifth Class crossword puzzle
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  1. Our Solar System
  2. Named the seventh day of the week
  3. Star at the center of our Solar System
  4. Device used to observe distant objects
  5. The Blue Planet
  6. Morning or evening star
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  1. Celestial bodies that orbit stars
  2. Largest planet in our Solar System
  3. Layers of gases that envelop a planet
  4. The Red Planet
  5. All of time and space and their contents
  6. Shining dots in the night sky

12 Clues: The Red PlanetThe Blue PlanetOur Solar SystemMorning or evening starShining dots in the night skyCelestial bodies that orbit starsNamed the seventh day of the weekLargest planet in our Solar SystemLayers of gases that envelop a planetStar at the center of our Solar SystemDevice used to observe distant objectsAll of time and space and their contents

Lesson 3 and 4 Review 2025-07-08

Lesson 3 and 4 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Oh no! It is _______.
  2. The last month of the year.
  3. When is the dance ______?
  4. On page 65 they are 20,000 won.
  5. On page 58 the pants are ____ thousand won.
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  1. On page 59 it is 15,000 won.
  2. When is your piano _____?
  3. The 2nd month of the year.
  4. When is your _____ party?
  5. Summer vacation month.
  6. On page 60 they're 10,000 won.
  7. Earth Day is on _____ 22nd.

12 Clues: Oh no! It is _______.Summer vacation month.When is your piano _____?When is your _____ party?When is the dance ______?The 2nd month of the year.The last month of the year.Earth Day is on _____ 22nd.On page 59 it is 15,000 won.On page 60 they're 10,000 won.On page 65 they are 20,000 won.On page 58 the pants are ____ thousand won.

test 2021-11-26

test crossword puzzle
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  1. Christmas is celebrated in Australia in which season?
  2. When the North Pole is inclined towards the sun, the places beyond which region experience continuous daylight for about six months?
  3. How many seasons are there in a year?
  4. What is the name of the latitude on the Earth, 23.5 degrees south of the equator?
  5. Earth receives light from the ____
  6. The movement of the earth around the sun in a fixed path or orbit
  7. Days and Nights are caused by which movement of the earth?
  8. What's the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?
  9. On 23rd September, it is spring season in which Hemisphere?
  10. The _____ of the earth make an angle of 66.5 with its orbital plane?
  11. The daily motion of the earth is called _____
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  1. The movement of the earth on its axis
  2. To complete one rotation around its axis earth takes ____ hours
  3. An ancient Indian astronomer
  4. Position of Earth when neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun is called ____________
  5. India is in which hemisphere?
  6. The plane formed by the orbit
  7. Which month has 29 days in a leap year?
  8. There are 366 days in _____year?
  9. Shape of the earth
  10. On 21st June, which Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?
  11. Position of Earth when the rays of the Sun fall directly on the Tropic of Capricorn is called ____________
  12. Position of Earth when the rays of the Sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer is called ___________
  13. Seasons are caused by which movement of the earth?

24 Clues: Shape of the earthAn ancient Indian astronomerIndia is in which hemisphere?The plane formed by the orbitThere are 366 days in _____year?Earth receives light from the ____The movement of the earth on its axisHow many seasons are there in a year?Which month has 29 days in a leap year?The daily motion of the earth is called _____...

Words with -ful, -less, -er, un-, re- 2023-04-28

Words with -ful, -less, -er, un-, re- crossword puzzle
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  1. Please use your inside ______.
  2. I made a ____airplane.
  3. This is a multi _____ game.
  4. To get in the car you have to ______ it.
  5. When you have to read something again.
  6. I love my _____.
  7. They are my best _______.
Down
  1. When you have no hope.
  2. My favorite holiday is _____ day.
  3. That is a cool year book _______.
  4. Ms. Kelsey is_________ you will do your homework.
  5. The _____ I live in is the U.S.A.

12 Clues: I love my _____.When you have no hope.I made a ____airplane.They are my best _______.This is a multi _____ game.Please use your inside ______.My favorite holiday is _____ day.That is a cool year book _______.The _____ I live in is the U.S.A.When you have to read something again.To get in the car you have to ______ it....

Inca Puzzle - Bronson Williams 2023-12-07

Inca Puzzle - Bronson Williams crossword puzzle
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  1. A earlier group of people
  2. a neighboring group that attacked Cuzco
  3. Earth shaker is the English translation
  4. Olden day messaging
  5. the sun god
  6. Main wife of the Sapa Inca
  7. The center of the Inca empire
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  1. the legendary founder of the Inca dynasty
  2. A get away for the Inca Emperor
  3. the name of a larger group or clan
  4. The mail man for the Emperor
  5. Higher group of people

12 Clues: the sun godOlden day messagingHigher group of peopleA earlier group of peopleMain wife of the Sapa IncaThe mail man for the EmperorThe center of the Inca empireA get away for the Inca Emperorthe name of a larger group or clana neighboring group that attacked CuzcoEarth shaker is the English translationthe legendary founder of the Inca dynasty

TH final speech 2024-03-21

TH final speech crossword puzzle
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  1. Santa lives on the _____ pole
  2. something that should be cleaned/brushed every day
  3. another word for below
  4. we live on planet ______
  5. something to hang on a front door
  6. Eyes, nose and mouth
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  1. an animal that moves very slowly
  2. Birds fly ____ for the winter
  3. a type of walkway, maybe in the woods or a park
  4. take a deep ____
  5. a type of soup
  6. a promise someone makes

12 Clues: a type of souptake a deep ____Eyes, nose and mouthanother word for belowa promise someone makeswe live on planet ______Birds fly ____ for the winterSanta lives on the _____ polean animal that moves very slowlysomething to hang on a front doora type of walkway, maybe in the woods or a parksomething that should be cleaned/brushed every day

Science 5 2026-03-02

Science 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. Red planet
  2. Natural Satellite of Earth
  3. A phase when the dark side of the moon faces Earth.
  4. A point where the moon's orbit is nearest to the Earth
  5. Keeps the planets and objects in orbit around it.
  6. Derived from the Latin word terra
  7. Occurs when the lighted part of the moon forms crescent shape as viewed from Earth
  8. Process of iron mixing with oxygen to form rust
  9. Hottest planet
  10. Occurs when one-half of the illuminated side of the moon is seen from earth
  11. the smallest planet
  12. largest Object in the solar system
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  1. Almost all of the moon's lighted side can be seen from Earth.
  2. Largest planet
  3. A point where the moon's orbit is farthest to the Earth
  4. The stage before New moon phase
  5. Second largest planet
  6. Large round pits formed from the impact of meteorites to the moon.
  7. It has 16 moons including Triton
  8. refers to the apparent shape of the moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from Earth.
  9. The largest moon of Neptune.
  10. The larger moon of Mars.
  11. The lighted side of the moon appears to wane or grow smaller
  12. It rotates on it's axis every 17 earth hours
  13. All of the lighted parts of the Moon can be seen from Earth
  14. Biggest planet in the inner planets

26 Clues: Red planetLargest planetHottest planetthe smallest planetSecond largest planetThe larger moon of Mars.Natural Satellite of EarthThe largest moon of Neptune.The stage before New moon phaseIt has 16 moons including TritonDerived from the Latin word terralargest Object in the solar systemBiggest planet in the inner planets...

THE SUN 2021-09-08

THE SUN crossword puzzle
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  1. Giant flares of fire darting out from the sun.
  2. How hot is the sun on the outside?
  3. The spinning that makes day and night.
  4. The orbiting around the sun that takes one year.
  5. How many Earth's fit in the sun?
  6. fusion Little explosions that give the sun power.
  7. Lights in the night sky caused by solar flares.
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  1. The color of light the sun shines out.
  2. The type of eclipse when the sun is completely covered by the moon.
  3. The type of eclipse where the moon is only partially between the Earth and the sun.
  4. A layer of mists and gases that cover our Earth.
  5. Little cooler than the rest of the sun.
  6. The planets orbit around the...?
  7. The type of eclipse where the sun is directly behind the moon, but a ring of sunlight can be seen.

14 Clues: The planets orbit around the...?How many Earth's fit in the sun?How hot is the sun on the outside?The color of light the sun shines out.The spinning that makes day and night.Little cooler than the rest of the sun.Giant flares of fire darting out from the sun.Lights in the night sky caused by solar flares....

Earth science 2021-06-02

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of the earth's crust
  2. lets gas and liquid through it
  3. a part of an atom with neutral charge
  4. the result after a star collapses
  5. a living object that can function on its own
  6. when two atoms fuse together
  7. the patha celestial body follows
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  1. lowest temperature possible
  2. someone who studies planets and space
  3. a cloud of dust in space
  4. erosion by friction
  5. a celestial body made of rock
  6. a rock formed by clay
  7. a celestial body that orbits a sun
  8. rain when gas emissions combine with water

15 Clues: erosion by frictiona rock formed by claya cloud of dust in spacelowest temperature possiblewhen two atoms fuse togethera celestial body made of rocklets gas and liquid through itthe movement of the earth's crustthe result after a star collapsesthe patha celestial body followsa celestial body that orbits a sunsomeone who studies planets and space...

Earth Science 2022-09-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the part of Earth from its surface to its center
  2. study of materials that make up earth and the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet and its life-forms since its origins
  3. the frozen portion of water on Earth's surface
  4. Study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
  5. study of the interactions of humans with the enviornment
  6. a testable explanation of a situation
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  1. factor in an experiment that can change if the independent variable is changed
  2. factor that is manipulated by the experimenter in an experiment
  3. study of Earth's oceans including the creatures that inhabit its waters, its physical and chemical properties, and the effects of human activities.
  4. The study of the atmosphere, which is the air surrounding earth
  5. all the water in Earth's oceans, lakes, seas, rivers, and glaciers plus all the water in the atmosphere
  6. all of Earth's organisms and the environments in which they live
  7. method used by scientists to express a number as a value between 1 and 10 multiplied by the power of 10
  8. standard for comparison in an experiment
  9. blanket of gases surrounding Earth that contains about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent other gases

15 Clues: a testable explanation of a situationstandard for comparison in an experimentStudy of objects beyond Earth's atmospherethe frozen portion of water on Earth's surfacethe part of Earth from its surface to its centerstudy of the interactions of humans with the enviornmentfactor that is manipulated by the experimenter in an experiment...

Earth Science 2022-06-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Study of the earth's land, water, are, and outer space.
  2. Scientists who study air often depend on _____ to measure weather conditions high above the earth.
  3. Farmers rely on meteorologists to give them accurate reports on the _______.
  4. The study of the earth's air and weather
  5. A(n)_________ is a tool that helps scientists store and analyze information as well as communicate with other scientists.
  6. A(n)________ is a complicated tool astronomers use to study rocks on earth.
  7. Communities depend on a knowledge of _______ to determine the best ways to use the land and its resources.
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  1. Study of the earth's water.
  2. A very simple tool that helps a geologist study rock is a hand-held.
  3. Scientists usually base their measurements on the______.
  4. A strong warm climate system that repeats itself every three to seven years.
  5. A(n)________ is a scientist who might locate the oil that is used to powers buses and cars.
  6. To study the bottom of an ocean, oceanographers may use a(n)_________.
  7. The study of the surface and inside of the earth.
  8. The study of objects in space.

15 Clues: Study of the earth's water.The study of objects in space.The study of the earth's air and weatherThe study of the surface and inside of the earth.Study of the earth's land, water, are, and outer space.Scientists usually base their measurements on the______.A very simple tool that helps a geologist study rock is a hand-held....

Earth Science 2022-06-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented an improved telescope to observe and describe things in the solar system
  2. The heat transfer with a gas or liquid
  3. Earth going around the sun
  4. Water vaporizing into a gas
  5. Discovered that there is universe beyond the Milky Way
  6. Created geology
  7. Discovered plate tectonics
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  1. The measurement east or west
  2. Elevation above sea level
  3. The study of rocks
  4. The tool to measure air pressure
  5. The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
  6. Plenty supply of something
  7. The most solid layer of the Earth
  8. Discovered that the sun is in the center of the universe

15 Clues: Created geologyThe study of rocksElevation above sea levelEarth going around the sunPlenty supply of somethingDiscovered plate tectonicsWater vaporizing into a gasThe measurement east or westThe tool to measure air pressureThe most solid layer of the EarthThe heat transfer with a gas or liquidThe emission of energy as electromagnetic waves...

Earth Systems 2022-12-05

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. magma reaches the surface
  2. mountains cause cloud formation/precipitation on one side and dry air sinks down on the other side
  3. northern lights located in this layer
  4. winds increase - more upwelling
  5. winds reverse or slow - less upwelling
  6. topsoil mixed with humus
  7. plates move toward each other
  8. very little organic material "parent rock"
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  1. ocean crust dives beneath continental crust
  2. smaller rivers flow into one large river
  3. organic material, dead plants and animals
  4. plates move away from each other
  5. plates slide past each other
  6. lighter color, less organic material
  7. layer that contains ozone

15 Clues: topsoil mixed with humusmagma reaches the surfacelayer that contains ozoneplates slide past each otherplates move toward each otherwinds increase - more upwellingplates move away from each otherlighter color, less organic materialnorthern lights located in this layerwinds reverse or slow - less upwellingsmaller rivers flow into one large river...

Earth song 2017-03-26

Earth song crossword puzzle
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  1. an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact, typically one in which the skin is cut or broken
  2. the salty water that covers about three-quarters of the earth's surface
  3. an area of open land planted with crops, typically bounded by fences
  4. take air into the lungs and then expel it
  5. to formally declare or promise that something is or will be the case
  6. a very large marine mammal
  7. the planet on which we live
  8. an appeal or request for something, made in an intense or emotional way
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  1. the time in the morning when the sun appears or full daylight arrives
  2. a state of armed conflict
  3. the land along the edge of a sea or lake
  4. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote body like the sun
  5. to cause severe and extensive damage to
  6. sky
  7. a state or period in which there is no war

15 Clues: skya state of armed conflicta very large marine mammalthe planet on which we liveto cause severe and extensive damage tothe land along the edge of a sea or laketake air into the lungs and then expel ita state or period in which there is no waran area of open land planted with crops, typically bounded by fences...

Earth Science 2021-09-22

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. is the use of knowledge to solve practical
  2. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies
  3. is the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion.
  4. an instrument for measuring and indicating temperature
  5. the study of living organisms
  6. the study of the universe beyond Earth.
  7. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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  1. the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
  2. is the study of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter.
  3. the degree of compactness of a substance.
  4. is a system of knowledge and the methods you use to find that knowledge.
  5. is the study of the origin,history, structure, and systems of Earth.
  6. the measurement or extent of something from end to end
  7. quantitative measure of inertia
  8. a small but exact copy of a thing

15 Clues: the study of living organismsquantitative measure of inertiaa small but exact copy of a thingthe study of the universe beyond Earth.the degree of compactness of a substance.is the use of knowledge to solve practicalan instrument for measuring and indicating temperaturethe measurement or extent of something from end to end...

Earth Science 2021-09-24

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. The branch of science
  2. The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
  3. proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
  4. study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields.
  5. The science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance, it’s history and the processes that act on it.
  6. The gathering of information about Planet earth’s physical, chemical, and biological system via remote sensing technologies.
  7. The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
  8. A measurement in the amount of matter in an object
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  1. An arithmetical multiplier for converting a quantity expressed in one set of units into another.
  2. A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
  3. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.
  4. The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two of the greatest of three dimensions of the body.
  5. A branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed.
  6. The degree of compactness of a substance
  7. A Process or a system used to describe Phenomena

15 Clues: The branch of scienceThe degree of compactness of a substanceA Process or a system used to describe PhenomenaA measurement in the amount of matter in an objectThe quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields....

Earth Science 2021-09-24

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of science
  2. The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
  3. proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
  4. study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields.
  5. The science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance, it’s history and the processes that act on it.
  6. The gathering of information about Planet earth’s physical, chemical, and biological system via remote sensing technologies.
  7. The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
  8. A measurement in the amount of matter in an object
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  1. An arithmetical multiplier for converting a quantity expressed in one set of units into another.
  2. A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
  3. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.
  4. The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two of the greatest of three dimensions of the body.
  5. A branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed.
  6. The degree of compactness of a substance
  7. A Process or a system used to describe Phenomena

15 Clues: The branch of scienceThe degree of compactness of a substanceA Process or a system used to describe PhenomenaA measurement in the amount of matter in an objectThe quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields....

earth science 2023-05-07

earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of winds around a central region of low air pressure
  2. a device that measures wind speed and direction
  3. the warming of the oceans surface above average sea surface temps
  4. the transfer heat energy through space by magnetic waves
  5. an instrument that measures air pressure
  6. the force exerted on a surface by the air above it
  7. the fraction of total radiation that is reflected back by the surface
  8. the natural movement of air and other gases relative to earths surface
Down
  1. a line connecting points of equal temperature
  2. any solid particles suspended in the atmosphere
  3. a wind from the direction that is predominant at a particular place or season
  4. a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms
  5. a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules
  6. large scale circulation of winds around a central region of high air pressure
  7. a seasonal prevailing wind in the south and southeast of Asia

15 Clues: an instrument that measures air pressurea line connecting points of equal temperatureany solid particles suspended in the atmospherea device that measures wind speed and directiona molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atomsthe force exerted on a surface by the air above itthe transfer heat energy through space by magnetic waves...

Earth Systems 2023-05-15

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other
  2. What happens to the mantel near the core.
  3. one plat is forced downwards andernearth another.
  4. Caused by a powerful earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  5. What happens to the mantel near the crust.
  6. The hottest section of the earth.
  7. Float on a layer of molten rock.
Down
  1. The point where an earthquake originates.
  2. What a Tsunami makes.
  3. A rock formed from magma.
  4. Is the thinest layer of the earth
  5. What is release during an earthquake?
  6. What happens in an earthquakes?
  7. A rohe that occurs when two plate pull apart.
  8. Molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.

15 Clues: What a Tsunami makes.A rock formed from magma.What happens in an earthquakes?Float on a layer of molten rock.Is the thinest layer of the earthThe hottest section of the earth.What is release during an earthquake?The point where an earthquake originates.What happens to the mantel near the core.What happens to the mantel near the crust....

Mighty Earth 2015-01-06

Mighty Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley with steep , rocky sides .
  2. A large section of the earth's surface.
  3. What runs thought the Grand Canyon
  4. ....../Desert
  5. DaSeade
  6. ......... Volcano
  7. To wear away land by water, ice or wind
Down
  1. A holle in the mountain
  2. Mountains/.....
  3. When 2 plates are going farword on each other it's formate a
  4. Highest mountain in the world
  5. Caves with __________.
  6. One of the wanders of the worlds - noynac dnarg?
  7. Malted rocks that has come out of a volcano.
  8. Where is Victoria falls?

15 Clues: DaSeade....../DesertMountains/.............. VolcanoCaves with __________.A holle in the mountainWhere is Victoria falls?Highest mountain in the worldWhat runs thought the Grand CanyonA large section of the earth's surface.To wear away land by water, ice or windA deep valley with steep , rocky sides .Malted rocks that has come out of a volcano....

Earth Science 2015-07-18

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone that deals with earthquakes
  2. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  3. a ridge or fold of stratified rock
  4. a raised elongated block of the earths crust lying between two faults
  5. a trough or fold of stratified rock
  6. the point on the earths surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  7. the sideways or downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earths crust
  8. hot molten rock
  9. a slight earthquake
Down
  1. hot fluid or semi-fluid within the earths crust
  2. a big mountain or hill
  3. each of several large land masses
  4. a long high sea wave
  5. scale a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake
  6. a hardened layer

15 Clues: hot molten rocka hardened layera slight earthquakea long high sea wavea big mountain or hilleach of several large land massesa ridge or fold of stratified rocksomeone that deals with earthquakesa trough or fold of stratified rocka sudden violent shaking of the groundhot fluid or semi-fluid within the earths crust...

Earth Science 2016-10-27

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton
  2. a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis
  3. is a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together
  4. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch
  5. is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface, which is commonly refined into various types of fuels
  6. is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity
  7. It is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater.
Down
  1. plates: are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  4. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments (> 2 mm) within a matrix of finer grained material
  5. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  7. a ridge-shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest
  8. It is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas.

15 Clues: with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a protonthe point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquakea trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axisIt is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas....

Earth Jamboree 2016-09-19

Earth Jamboree crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a marsupial
  2. hand pulling weeds from a lawn is this type of pest control
  3. an instrument for measuring wind speed
  4. furbearer that has their primary habitat in water
  5. has two pads and fingernails on front paw
Down
  1. type of pest that causes human illness
  2. when a plant is pollinated by animals
  3. Nebraska's number 1 industry
  4. the only true hollowed hair animal that lives in Nebraska
  5. something you should use to protect your skin from the sun's rays
  6. pollinator that is responsible for chocolate
  7. has 3 pads and no fingernails on front paw
  8. the only plant the monarch butterfly will lay its eggs on
  9. pests are dead or alive
  10. this document has information on where and how to apply a pesticide

15 Clues: a marsupialpests are dead or aliveNebraska's number 1 industrywhen a plant is pollinated by animalstype of pest that causes human illnessan instrument for measuring wind speedhas two pads and fingernails on front pawhas 3 pads and no fingernails on front pawpollinator that is responsible for chocolate...

Dynamic Earth 2017-11-16

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of the earth that is a fluid layer
  2. is a wave motion in a solid medium where the medium
  3. is a fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture
  4. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  5. underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  6. a layer of the earth that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust
  7. Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  8. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
Down
  1. a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
  2. the transfer of heat by the mass movement
  3. a geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall
  4. a map using a representation of relief usually using contour lines
  5. a method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantities
  6. A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall
  7. it is a record of the ground motion at a measuring station as a function of time

15 Clues: the transfer of heat by the mass movementa layer of the earth that is a fluid layeris a wave motion in a solid medium where the mediumunderwater mountain system formed by plate tectonicsa method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantitiesa map using a representation of relief usually using contour lines...

Dynamic Earth 2017-11-16

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
  2. A long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading.
  3. A current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. A fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  5. lithosphere is a layer called the asthenosphere. This is made up rock that is fluid and can move.
  6. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. The analysis of the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their base quantities.
Down
  1. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  2. The final type of boundary is one where the two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion.
  3. A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  4. A type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.
  5. Secondary waves, or shear waves are a type of elastic wave, and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves.
  6. A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
  7. A record produced by a seismograph.
  8. A fracture along which the blocks of crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture.

15 Clues: A record produced by a seismograph.A current in a fluid that results from convection.A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall....

Earth Science 2016-11-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the direction a compass always points toward
  2. instrument to find directions
  3. a ball of burning gases that gives off heat and light
  4. instrument used to magnify objects so they appear closer
  5. the number of weeks for the Moon to go from a new Moon to a first quarter Moon
  6. the direction in which Earth rotates
  7. the phase when the Moon is growing in size
  8. the phase when the Moon is shrinking in size
Down
  1. the number of weeks to complete a lunar cycle
  2. starts that are seen at different seasons of the year
  3. the dark area where an object has blocked the light
  4. a predictable pattern the Moon makes over and over
  5. Earth's natural satellite
  6. the number of weeks for the Moon to go from a new Moon to a third quarter Moon
  7. Earth's closest start

15 Clues: Earth's closest startEarth's natural satelliteinstrument to find directionsthe direction in which Earth rotatesthe phase when the Moon is growing in sizethe direction a compass always points towardthe phase when the Moon is shrinking in sizethe number of weeks to complete a lunar cyclea predictable pattern the Moon makes over and over...

Earth Layers 2021-12-02

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The very inside layers of the planet
  2. The hottest, most dense layer of our planet
  3. How much mass something has for the size (volume)
  4. The result of the movement of the Earth's crust
  5. The continental crust is made of ____________ (rock)
  6. Earth's Largest Layer
  7. The outermost layer of the planet
  8. most of the planet's layers are a _______
  9. We researched 6 distinct ______ of the Earth
Down
  1. The only liquid layer in our planet
  2. What The Earth's core is made of
  3. We live on the ______________ crust
  4. A solid layer that behaves like a liquid (2 words)
  5. 70 percent of the earth's surface is made of ______
  6. Earthquakes release energy as _________ waves

15 Clues: Earth's Largest LayerWhat The Earth's core is made ofThe outermost layer of the planetThe only liquid layer in our planetWe live on the ______________ crustThe very inside layers of the planetmost of the planet's layers are a _______The hottest, most dense layer of our planetWe researched 6 distinct ______ of the Earth...

Dynamic Earth 2022-01-18

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very large body of salt water
  2. a small body of water surrounded by land
  3. when sediment moves to a new location
  4. low area of land between hills or mountains
  5. erosion that does sort sediment
  6. a raised flat piece of land
  7. made up of humus, living things and sediment
  8. a raised piece of land, higher and steeper than a hill
  9. erosion that does not sort sediment
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  1. a piece of land with water on three sides
  2. a large body of fresh water surrounded by land
  3. a piece of land with water all around it
  4. the new location of sediment
  5. a raised rounded piece of land
  6. a large stream of water flowing in a channel

15 Clues: a raised flat piece of landthe new location of sedimenta raised rounded piece of landa very large body of salt watererosion that does sort sedimenterosion that does not sort sedimentwhen sediment moves to a new locationa small body of water surrounded by landa piece of land with water all around ita piece of land with water on three sides...

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

earth sci 2023-12-12

earth sci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sonar
  2. convergent
  3. harryhess
  4. pangea
  5. trench
  6. asthenosphere
  7. CONTINENTALDRIFT
  8. convection
Down
  1. mid ocean
  2. alfred
  3. magnetometer
  4. divergent
  5. MAGNETICPOLARITY
  6. magma
  7. subduction

15 Clues: sonarmagmaalfredpangeatrenchmid oceanharryhessdivergentconvergentsubductionconvectionmagnetometerasthenosphereMAGNETICPOLARITYCONTINENTALDRIFT

Earth Science 2024-04-30

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A round pit on the moon’s surface
  2. A number representing the apparent brightness of a celestial body
  3. A scientist who studies the stars and other object in the sky
  4. The distance that light travels in one year
  5. The understanding of the nature of the universe
  6. The partial or total blocking of one object by another
  7. Largest Planet, 5th planet from the sun
  8. The galaxy that contains our Solar System
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  1. The presumed final stage of a white dwarf
  2. An object in space whose gravity is so stong not even light can escape
  3. Stars are always constantly moving even though they seem to either be still or move because of Earth’s motion
  4. third planet from the sun
  5. A very large star, much larger than the sun
  6. A natural object that orbits a planet
  7. Smallest planet, closest to the sun

15 Clues: third planet from the sunA round pit on the moon’s surfaceSmallest planet, closest to the sunA natural object that orbits a planetLargest Planet, 5th planet from the sunThe presumed final stage of a white dwarfThe galaxy that contains our Solar SystemThe distance that light travels in one yearA very large star, much larger than the sun...

earth 1 2024-05-17

earth 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock
  2. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates
  3. The Earth's outermost layer
  4. A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred
  5. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition
  6. The process of wearing away rocks and soil
  7. A large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
Down
  1. Particles of rock and soil that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
  3. The thick layer between the Earth's crust and core
  4. Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava
  5. The innermost layer of the Earth
  6. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
  7. Molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface
  8. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes

15 Clues: The Earth's outermost layerThe innermost layer of the EarthMolten rock beneath the Earth's surfaceThe process of wearing away rocks and soilThe thick layer between the Earth's crust and coreRock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lavaMolten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface...

Heating Earth 2024-12-05

Heating Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  2. all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers.
  3. the circular movement in fluids caused by uneven heating, where warmer, less dense fluid rises and cooler, denser fluid sinks.
  4. to soak up or take in energy, such as when a material takes in sunlight.
  5. any factor or condition that can change in an experiment and may affect the results.
  6. the process by which energy travels through space in the form of waves.
  7. heating the phenomenon where different surfaces heat up at different rates, affecting temperature.
  8. energy from the sun that provides heat and light.
  9. a device or material that captures and absorbs solar energy for heating purposes.
  10. the transfer of heat between materials that are in direct contact with each other.
Down
  1. the solid part of Earth, including rocks, land, sand, and gravel.
  2. an investigation designed to test a hypothesis or find out how variables affect outcomes.
  3. materials that prevent heat from passing in or out, helping maintain temperature.
  4. the movement of energy from one object or material to another, causing changes in temperature.
  5. to bounce off, as light does when it strikes a surface and does not get absorbed.

15 Clues: the layer of gases surrounding Earth.energy from the sun that provides heat and light.the solid part of Earth, including rocks, land, sand, and gravel.all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and glaciers.the process by which energy travels through space in the form of waves....

Dynamic Earth 2024-05-03

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge wave caused by an earthquake at sea
  2. The point on the Earth's surface where the earthquake is felt the most intensely
  3. The most destructive waves
  4. An opening in the Earth's crust
  5. When pressure is released between tectonic plates
  6. The name given to smaller earthquakes after the main quake
  7. A glass-like rock from an effusive eruption
  8. A rock with lots of holes from an explosive eruption
Down
  1. The hottest layer of the earth
  2. The name given to lava before it reaches the Earth's surface
  3. The outside layer of the Earth
  4. The point in the Earth's crust where the earthquake occurs
  5. Where a tsunami happened in 2011
  6. Runny lava eruption
  7. A type of short-term aid

15 Clues: Runny lava eruptionA type of short-term aidThe most destructive wavesThe hottest layer of the earthThe outside layer of the EarthAn opening in the Earth's crustWhere a tsunami happened in 2011A huge wave caused by an earthquake at seaA glass-like rock from an effusive eruptionWhen pressure is released between tectonic plates...

Planet Earth 2025-05-01

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Low land between hills.
  2. Full of tall trees.
  3. Earth's night companion.
  4. Falls from the clouds.
  5. Hot and sandy.
  6. Rises high above land.
  7. Floats in the sky.
  8. Moves the air.
Down
  1. A flowing water path.
  2. Makes the ground shake.
  3. Covers most of Earth.
  4. Erupts with lava.
  5. Warms the planet.
  6. Land surrounded by water.
  7. Covers the land in winter.

15 Clues: Hot and sandy.Moves the air.Erupts with lava.Warms the planet.Floats in the sky.Full of tall trees.A flowing water path.Covers most of Earth.Falls from the clouds.Rises high above land.Makes the ground shake.Low land between hills.Earth's night companion.Land surrounded by water.Covers the land in winter.

Dynamic Earth 2025-04-17

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. is a naturally occurring solid mixture composed of minerals, smaller rock fragments, organic matter, or glass.
  2. is something on Earth that living things use to meet their needs.
  3. are deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit.
  4. occurs when particles dissolved in a liquid or a melt solidify and form crystals.
  5. is the laying down or settling of eroded material.
  6. is the igneous rock formed when lava cools and crystallizes on Earth´s surface
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  1. is the process through which sediment turns into rock.
  2. is a large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly across Earth´s surface.
  3. is the igneous rock formed when magma cools and crystallizes inside Earth.
  4. is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition.
  5. any natural process that changes objects on Earth´s surface over time.
  6. describe the moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another.
  7. occurs when minerals dissolved in surrounding water crystallize between sediment grains of sediment.
  8. is capable of moving sand and finer sediment.
  9. is a sharp ridge of rock formed between two glaciers.

15 Clues: is capable of moving sand and finer sediment.is the laying down or settling of eroded material.is a sharp ridge of rock formed between two glaciers.is the process through which sediment turns into rock.is something on Earth that living things use to meet their needs.any natural process that changes objects on Earth´s surface over time....

Earth Sci 2024-09-17

Earth Sci crossword puzzle
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  1. Processes or phenomena that occur in nature without human influence.
  2. A system used in scientific research or experiments.
  3. Large bodies of water that impact climate and support marine life.
  4. Natural or man-made materials that support life and various activities.
  5. Substances that contaminate the environment and harm living organisms.
  6. The layer of gases surrounding Earth, which influences weather and climate.
  7. An area where living and non-living things interact with each other.
  8. Organisms that have life and carry out biological processes.
  9. The top layer of Earth that supports plant growth
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  1. The study of how organisms interact with their environment and one another.
  2. The act of noticing and recording phenomena or data
  3. Patterns in environmental data
  4. An essential element for life, which affects climate.
  5. Changes caused by human activities, such as pollution and deforestation.
  6. The solid part of Earth, including the crust and mantle

15 Clues: Patterns in environmental dataThe top layer of Earth that supports plant growthThe act of noticing and recording phenomena or dataA system used in scientific research or experiments.An essential element for life, which affects climate.The solid part of Earth, including the crust and mantleOrganisms that have life and carry out biological processes....

EARTH SPHERE 2025-08-29

EARTH SPHERE crossword puzzle
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  1. natural features on the earth surface that shape its terrain.
  2. The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  3. Any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere
  4. rain, snow.
  5. process by which plants lose water.
  6. thick layer of mostly solid rocks that lies between the earth dense core
  7. Outermost layer composed of solid rock and minerals.
  8. very hot very dense center of our planet.
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  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle:
  2. is the geological process where sediment, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
  3. liquid water transforms into vapor or gas
  4. All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water
  5. The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents:
  6. are large slabs of earth lithosphere.
  7. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

15 Clues: rain, snow.process by which plants lose water.are large slabs of earth lithosphere.liquid water transforms into vapor or gasvery hot very dense center of our planet.Outermost layer composed of solid rock and minerals.natural features on the earth surface that shape its terrain.The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet...

Earth Science 2025-09-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. a large, slow-moving mass of ice that carves our landforms.
  2. boundaries that collide and form mountains.
  3. the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces..
  4. boundaries that slide past each other and cause earthquakes.
  5. cause massive destruction along the earth's coastline.
  6. processes that "tear down" existing landforms.
  7. from volcanic eruptions cools and form land.
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  1. boundaries that move apart and form volcanoes.
  2. mountains that release molten rock, ash, and gas from inside the earth.
  3. the process of moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
  4. break apart earth's crust, causing damage
  5. processes that "build up" new landforms.
  6. the dropping of sediment in a new location.
  7. surface features on earth (valleys, mountains, hills, etc.).
  8. a fan-shaped mass of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river.

15 Clues: processes that "build up" new landforms.break apart earth's crust, causing damageboundaries that collide and form mountains.the dropping of sediment in a new location.from volcanic eruptions cools and form land.boundaries that move apart and form volcanoes.processes that "tear down" existing landforms....

Earth Science 2025-05-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. – A crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs.
  2. – Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
  3. – A mountain formed by erupting magma.
  4. – Small particles of rock and organic material.
  5. – Related to earthquakes.
  6. – A section of the Earth’s lithosphere that moves.
  7. – A large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
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  1. – The layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  2. – The force that pulls objects toward one another.
  3. – The breaking down of rocks over time.
  4. – The Earth’s outermost layer.
  5. – The path one body takes around another in space.
  6. – Preserved remains of ancient organisms.
  7. – Type of rock formed from cooled magma.
  8. – The process of wearing away rocks and soil.

15 Clues: – Related to earthquakes.– The Earth’s outermost layer.– A mountain formed by erupting magma.– The breaking down of rocks over time.– Type of rock formed from cooled magma.– Preserved remains of ancient organisms.– Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.– The process of wearing away rocks and soil.– Small particles of rock and organic material....

Dynamic Earth 2026-01-06

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Small pieces of rock, soil, or minerals that come from weathering
  2. Weathering The breakdown of rocks due to chemical reactions
  3. The crust and upper mantle of the earth
  4. Rock formed when magma or lava cools and hardens
  5. The process where mineral glues sediments together to form rock
  6. A large, slow moving mass of ice
  7. When layers of sediment are pressed together
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  1. When sediment is dropped and settles in place
  2. Cycle The continuous process when rocks are formed, broken down, and changed over time
  3. The process in which rocks breakdown
  4. Rock that forms when lava cools and hardens on Earth’s surface
  5. A naturally occurring, solid substance
  6. The process where broken down rocks move from place to place
  7. A landform made of deposited sediment
  8. Rock that forms when magma cools and hardens below Earth’s surface
  9. A natural solid made of one or more minerals

16 Clues: A large, slow moving mass of iceThe process in which rocks breakdownA landform made of deposited sedimentA naturally occurring, solid substanceThe crust and upper mantle of the earthA natural solid made of one or more mineralsWhen layers of sediment are pressed togetherWhen sediment is dropped and settles in place...

Dynamic Earth 2026-01-07

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, ice, plants, or changes in temperature.
  2. It’s a type of rock that forms when heat and pressure change an existing rock into a new kind
  3. A delta is the triangle-shaped area at the end of a river made of sand, mud, and silt that the river drops off.
  4. The process where sediments are pressed together under pressure, so the spaces between the particles get smaller and they stick together.
  5. The process where weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  6. It’s the process where a liquid cools or evaporates, and solid crystals form from it.
  7. The squishy, slowly flowing layer under the Earth’s crust that lets plates slide around
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  1. It’s a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens
  2. Small pieces of rock, soil, or other materials that have been broken down by weathering and moved by erosion.
  3. It’s the rigid, outer layer of the Earth made of the crust and the top part of the mantle.
  4. When sand, mud, or tiny rocks get squished and glued together to make a real rock.
  5. It’s a type of rock that forms when layers of sand, mud, or tiny pieces of rock are pressed and cemented together over time
  6. It’s the process where sediment, soil, or rocks are dropped and added to a new location
  7. A naturally occurring, nonliving solid that has a crystal shape and a specific chemical makeup.
  8. cycle It’s the never-ending process that shows how one type of rock can turn into another over time.
  9. A naturally occurring solid made up of one or more minerals.

16 Clues: A naturally occurring solid made up of one or more minerals.It’s a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardensWhen sand, mud, or tiny rocks get squished and glued together to make a real rock.It’s the process where a liquid cools or evaporates, and solid crystals form from it....

Earth & Space 2026-01-08

Earth & Space crossword puzzle
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  1. large object orbiting a star
  2. rock changed by heat or pressure
  3. wearing away of rock
  4. rock formed from layers
  5. mixture of rock particles and organic matter
  6. naturally occurring solid material
  7. rock formed from cooled magma
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  1. movement around another object
  2. breaking down of rock
  3. force that holds planets in orbit
  4. natural satellite of a planet
  5. spinning on an axis
  6. relating to the Sun
  7. remains of a once-living organism
  8. path taken by a planet or moon

15 Clues: spinning on an axisrelating to the Sunwearing away of rockbreaking down of rockrock formed from layerslarge object orbiting a starnatural satellite of a planetrock formed from cooled magmamovement around another objectpath taken by a planet or moonrock changed by heat or pressureforce that holds planets in orbitremains of a once-living organism...

Environment Questions 2021-07-22

Environment Questions crossword puzzle
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  1. what is the theme of Environment day 2021?
  2. What does an anemologist study ?
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  1. The study of weather is called?
  2. Where was Environment Day Anthem Launched?
  3. 22- Which day is earth day?

5 Clues: 22- Which day is earth day?The study of weather is called?What does an anemologist study ?Where was Environment Day Anthem Launched?what is the theme of Environment day 2021?

Earth Science 2021-05-27

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. they make up the crust and upper mantle
  2. all life and habitats on Earth
  3. explanation based on observations and repeated experiments
  4. satellite ___poseidon
  5. studies Earth's material and processes that make them
  6. part of Earth's hydrosphere
  7. unit of mass
  8. application of scientific discoveries
  9. study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
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  1. a standard for comparison in an experiment
  2. variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable
  3. the basic fact that describes a natural phenomenon
  4. part of the lithosphere
  5. gas that makes up part of our atmosphere
  6. study of Earth's atmosphere

15 Clues: unit of masssatellite ___poseidonpart of the lithospherestudy of Earth's atmospherepart of Earth's hydrosphereall life and habitats on Earthapplication of scientific discoveriesthey make up the crust and upper mantlegas that makes up part of our atmospherea standard for comparison in an experimentstudy of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere...

Earth Quakes 2022-03-29

Earth Quakes crossword puzzle
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  1. when the tectonic plates hit they...
  2. plates series of plates beneath the earth
  3. a country in Asia that has the most quakes
  4. They can explode because earthquakes trigger
  5. big waves created after earthquakes
  6. biggest Earthquake ever recorded
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  1. when earthquakes happen may erupt and...
  2. things that occur after and earthquake
  3. the ground shakes this is called...
  4. place on the world where plates are hitting
  5. many different waves that form an earthquake
  6. usually when they happen things fall in
  7. most earthquakes are small you can feel them
  8. rain forests and south eastern island
  9. the earth does this when the plates hit

15 Clues: biggest Earthquake ever recordedthe ground shakes this is called...big waves created after earthquakeswhen the tectonic plates hit they...rain forests and south eastern islandthings that occur after and earthquakeusually when they happen things fall inthe earth does this when the plates hitwhen earthquakes happen may erupt and......

The earth 2021-12-10

The earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  2. When two plates collide and one goes under the other.
  3. A long deep narrow canyon in the ocean
  4. rock A rock that is formed from the cooling of magma
  5. 28 million years ago where all the plates were together.
  6. the layer of earth where convection currents happen
  7. When two plates move towards each other
  8. rock A rock that is formed from erosion and weathering and is compacted in layers.
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  1. When two plates move away from each other
  2. A hot spring in which water boils becoming hot
  3. A massive weird shaped rock that is found in the mantle and moves due to convection currents
  4. rock A rock that is formed from immense heat rand pressure deep in the earth
  5. The heat source of the earth and the hottest part of the earth
  6. When two plates slide past each other.
  7. A mountain that has vents which magma and gasses can erupt from

15 Clues: A long deep narrow canyon in the oceanWhen two plates slide past each other.A sudden violent shaking of the ground.When two plates move towards each otherWhen two plates move away from each otherA hot spring in which water boils becoming hotthe layer of earth where convection currents happenrock A rock that is formed from the cooling of magma...

Earth systems 2022-01-24

Earth systems crossword puzzle
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  1. A volcano with many layers
  2. A chimney like volcano
  3. what the crust is broken up into
  4. something building up inside the volcano
  5. When two plates collide the earth shakes
  6. A "sleeping" volcano
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  1. waves that cause earthquakes
  2. A volcano that will never erupt again
  3. A volcano that is erupting
  4. A place were tectonic plates meet
  5. something that comes out of a volcano
  6. directly above the focus
  7. A volcano that is flat with runny lava
  8. A place were volcanoes form away from tectonic plates
  9. Directly below the epicenter

15 Clues: A "sleeping" volcanoA chimney like volcanodirectly above the focusA volcano with many layersA volcano that is eruptingwaves that cause earthquakesDirectly below the epicenterwhat the crust is broken up intoA place were tectonic plates meetA volcano that will never erupt againsomething that comes out of a volcano...

Earth science 2021-06-02

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. zero, lowest temperature possible
  2. tectonics, the movement of the earth's crust
  3. a cloud of dust in space
  4. living object that can function on its own
  5. a celestial body that orbits a sun
  6. lets gas and liquid through it
  7. rock, a rock formed by clay
  8. rain, when gas emissions combine with water
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  1. someone who studies planets and space
  2. erosion by friction
  3. hole, the result after a star collapses
  4. the patha celestial body follows
  5. fission, when two atoms fuse together
  6. a part of an atom with neutral charge
  7. a celestial body made of rock

15 Clues: erosion by frictiona cloud of dust in spacerock, a rock formed by claya celestial body made of rocklets gas and liquid through itthe patha celestial body followszero, lowest temperature possiblea celestial body that orbits a sunsomeone who studies planets and spacefission, when two atoms fuse togethera part of an atom with neutral charge...

Dynamic earth 2017-12-08

Dynamic earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A transverse earthquake wave.
  2. Comparing and converting different dimensions.
  3. Happens when wall goes up.
  4. ridges Mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific oceans.
  5. boundaries The location where two tectonic plates interact.
  6. mantle The layer just beneath the crust of the earth.
  7. map A map showing topographic features with contour lines.
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  1. A record produced by a seismograph.
  2. currents Transfer of heat.
  3. boundaries When two plates slide past each other.
  4. When the earth's plates have an error.
  5. Happens when wall slides down.
  6. boundaries The plates move away from each other.
  7. When parts change a direction.
  8. core Is the second to last layer.

15 Clues: currents Transfer of heat.Happens when wall goes up.A transverse earthquake wave.Happens when wall slides down.When parts change a direction.core Is the second to last layer.A record produced by a seismograph.When the earth's plates have an error.Comparing and converting different dimensions.boundaries The plates move away from each other....

Dynamic Earth 2018-04-24

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Core is one of the earth's fluid layers and about 2,400 km thick.
  2. Analysis is using the fact that physical quantities added to or equated with each other must be expressed in terms of the same fundamental quantities for inferences to be made about the relations between them.
  3. wave a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
  4. fault A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Reverse faults occur where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.
  5. wave is a wave motion in a solid medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave
  6. is discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock.
  7. Ridges a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading.
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  1. Currents is a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  2. Map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail, usually using contour lines.
  3. Boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  4. Mantle is made up rock that is a fluid and can move. It is this fluidity that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust.
  5. Boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which eventually become rift valleys.
  6. a record produced by a seismograph
  7. boundaries area tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface.
  8. fault geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall. Normal faults occur where two blocks of rock are pulled apart, as by tension.

15 Clues: a record produced by a seismographCurrents is a current in a fluid that results from convection.Core is one of the earth's fluid layers and about 2,400 km thick.Boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each otherMap is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail, usually using contour lines....

Earth science 2017-10-10

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  2. an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe.
  3. an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.
  4. a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
  5. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  6. the explosion of a star
  7. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
  8. the displacement of spectral lines toward longer wavelengths (the red end of the spectrum) in radiation from distant galaxies and celestial objects. This is interpreted as a Doppler shift that is proportional to the velocity of recession and thus to distance.
  9. is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
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  1. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
  2. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
  3. the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang
  4. is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
  5. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
  6. he force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.

15 Clues: the explosion of a starthe uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bangan elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe.a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic....

Dynamic Earth 2018-05-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.
  2. analysis using the fact that physical quantities added to or equated with each other must be expressed in terms of the same fundamental quantities (such as mass, length, or time) for inferences to be made about the relations between them.
  3. This is made up rock that is fluid and can move. It is this fluidity that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust.
  4. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  5. In geology, a place where sections of the crust of the Earth move relative to each other.
  6. a fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  7. fault A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
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  1. fault where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  3. Earth's outer layer, the crust, is divided into a set of large moving plates. The lines where they meet are called
  4. a record produced by a seismograph.
  5. wave a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph. Expand. Also called primary wave
  6. boundaries A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  7. wave or shear wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  8. boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other

15 Clues: a record produced by a seismograph.a current in a fluid that results from convection.boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each otherfault where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.In geology, a place where sections of the crust of the Earth move relative to each other....

Earth Science 2012-10-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. consists of clay and other particles washed down from the A horizon, but little humus.
  2. process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface.
  3. loose weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow.
  4. grinding away of the rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, ind or gravity.
  5. weathering process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
  6. measure of how well the soil supports plant growth.
  7. soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand and silt.
  8. soild layer of rock beneath the soil.
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  1. dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay.
  2. iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in a process.
  3. material is full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it.
  4. crumbly dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay and other minerals.
  5. weathering rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.
  6. removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity
  7. wedging process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.

15 Clues: soild layer of rock beneath the soil.measure of how well the soil supports plant growth.removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravityweathering rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in a process.soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand and silt....

Earth science 2012-06-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. / ...... and pressure
  2. / an earthquake on the sea
  3. / rock meta means change
  4. / comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire
  5. / Moving something
  6. / Humans live on it
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  1. / beneath the surface
  2. / which settles at the bottom of a liquid deposit
  3. / one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on
  4. / Hard and solid
  5. / a massive friction as one pate is pushed under another plate
  6. / Shakes the earth
  7. / one plate slides to the other
  8. / Liquid inside a volcano
  9. / where the actual earthquake happens

15 Clues: / Hard and solid/ Shakes the earth/ Moving something/ Humans live on it/ beneath the surface/ ...... and pressure/ rock meta means change/ Liquid inside a volcano/ an earthquake on the sea/ one plate slides to the other/ where the actual earthquake happens/ one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on/ comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire...

Earth science 2012-06-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. beneath the surface
  2. Shakes the earth
  3. one plate slides to the other
  4. rock meta means change
  5. a massive friction as one pate is pushed under another plate
  6. comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire
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  1. Liquid inside a volcano
  2. an earthquake on the sea
  3. where the actual earthquake happens
  4. Moving something
  5. ...... and pressure
  6. Hard and solid
  7. which settles at the bottom of a liquid deposit
  8. one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on
  9. Humans live on it

15 Clues: Hard and solidMoving somethingShakes the earthHumans live on itbeneath the surface...... and pressurerock meta means changeLiquid inside a volcanoan earthquake on the seaone plate slides to the otherwhere the actual earthquake happensone of the tectonic plate that N.z sits oncomes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire...

Earth Science. 2015-03-24

Earth Science. crossword puzzle
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  1. the center of the earth
  2. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  3. the outer layer of the earth
  4. The bending or rock layers due to stress in the earths crust
  5. the upper layer of the mantle
  6. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  7. where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. the hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts.
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  1. where 2 tectonic plates move away form each other
  2. the slow movement of the continents across the earth
  3. the biggest layer of the earth
  4. The rigid outer part of the Earth
  5. the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
  6. A break in the Earth's crust.
  7. where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other

15 Clues: the center of the earththe outer layer of the earththe upper layer of the mantleA break in the Earth's crust.the biggest layer of the earthThe rigid outer part of the Earththe formation of new areas of oceanic crustwhere 2 tectonic plates slide past each otherwhere 2 tectonic plates move away form each other...

The Earth 2016-03-04

The Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. area where an oceanic plate goes into the mantle
  2. boundary where two plates move apart
  3. the inner most layer of Earth; made completely of dense metal
  4. the largest layer of earth
  5. cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  6. a rigid layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle
  7. plasticlike layer of Earth
  8. sections of the lithosphere
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  1. theory that the continents slowly moved apart
  2. place where two plates move together
  3. plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  4. the continent that is believed to once be all the continents together
  5. a plate found under the sea floor
  6. a plate found on land
  7. outermost layer of Earth

15 Clues: a plate found on landoutermost layer of Earththe largest layer of earthplasticlike layer of Earthsections of the lithospherea plate found under the sea floorplace where two plates move togetherboundary where two plates move aparttheory that the continents slowly moved apartcycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking...

Earth science 2023-10-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to keep something longer
  2. enough, full
  3. synonym of air
  4. a statement that need to proof
  5. land creatures
  6. extinction
  7. replace
  8. decided
  9. Micro Organisms
  10. target, position
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  1. take care of environment
  2. activate something
  3. distract, abrupt
  4. huger
  5. died, extinction

15 Clues: hugerreplacedecidedextinctionenough, fullsynonym of airland creaturesMicro Organismsdistract, abruptdied, extinctiontarget, positionactivate somethingtake care of environmentto keep something longera statement that need to proof

Earth Science 2023-10-26

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air
  2. hypothesis with evidence
  3. cause force on someone
  4. change
  5. interrupt
  6. enough
  7. hungry
  8. lives that live on the ground
  9. a device on a gun that you can pull and it will shoot.
Down
  1. keep going or maintain
  2. a status that makes you feel scared
  3. proper position
  4. humans who are responsible for environment
  5. dead
  6. small alive organism

15 Clues: airdeadchangeenoughhungryinterruptproper positionsmall alive organismkeep going or maintaincause force on someonehypothesis with evidencelives that live on the grounda status that makes you feel scaredhumans who are responsible for environmenta device on a gun that you can pull and it will shoot.

Violent Earth 2024-01-12

Violent Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. that you cannot avoid or prevent
  2. very bad, harmful or unsuccessful
  3. to become greater in size
  4. sending people away from a dangerous place
  5. clear and accurate
  6. to discover or notice something
  7. to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
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  1. an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident
  2. to take the place of somebody/something
  3. the top of a mountain
  4. person who sees something
  5. used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time
  6. the gray or black powder that is left after something burns
  7. threw out melted rock and smoke
  8. facts or information

15 Clues: clear and accuratefacts or informationthe top of a mountainperson who sees somethingto become greater in sizethrew out melted rock and smoketo discover or notice somethingthat you cannot avoid or preventvery bad, harmful or unsuccessfulto take the place of somebody/somethingsending people away from a dangerous place...

earth history 2024-02-14

earth history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in the Earth's crust
  2. minerals stick the grains of sediment together - just like cement
  3. an animal without backbone
  4. a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
  5. radioactive elements occur naturally in igneous rock
  6. this is the number of years since a rock formed, it is hard to know the number exactly but scientists can trace it to date range
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  1. the surface where new rock meets a much older rock surface
  2. lava that hardens on the surface of earth
  3. a long cylinder of glacial ice recovered by drilling through glaciers
  4. organisms are preserved in ice, amber or tar
  5. an animal with backbone
  6. the age of rocks compared to other rocks, this comparison uses words like older or younger
  7. states that horizontal sedimentary rock layers, the oldest rock are at the bottom and each higher layer is younger than the layer below it
  8. a solid copy of the shape of an organism
  9. the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive element to decay or be stable

15 Clues: an animal with backbonebreak in the Earth's crustan animal without backbonea solid copy of the shape of an organismlava that hardens on the surface of earthorganisms are preserved in ice, amber or tarradioactive elements occur naturally in igneous rockthe surface where new rock meets a much older rock surface...

Earth Month 2024-04-24

Earth Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tall woody plants with a single main stem or trunk and many branches
  2. To make something smaller or use less of it
  3. To convert waste into reusable material
  4. A living thing that grows in soil and has a stem, leaves, and roots
  5. The long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature
  6. The physical world and everything in it; not made by the people
  7. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Down
  1. Waster material that is discarded improperly
  2. A synthetic material; one of the main pollution for marine life and ecosystems
  3. The introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  4. Natural or artificial substance that improves plant growth and productiveness
  5. To use something again, especially for a different purpose
  6. Waste material that is no longer needed or wanted
  7. The planet on which we live
  8. A huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth's surface

15 Clues: The planet on which we liveTo convert waste into reusable materialTo make something smaller or use less of itWaster material that is discarded improperlyWaste material that is no longer needed or wantedThe long-term warming of the planet's overall temperatureThe introduction of harmful materials into the environment...

Earth&Environmental 2024-05-08

Earth&Environmental crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of rock formed from the broken sediment
  2. movement of air
  3. type of rock created by heat and pressure
  4. melted rock that flows below surface
  5. average weather conditions
  6. layer above the troposphere
Down
  1. lowest region of the atmosphere
  2. removal and transporting of Earth materials
  3. able to transmit liquids
  4. unable to transmit liquids
  5. layer above the stratosphere
  6. type of rock formed from the cooling of liquid rock
  7. highest layer of the atmosphere
  8. the breaking of rock
  9. melted rock that flows above surface

15 Clues: movement of airthe breaking of rockable to transmit liquidsunable to transmit liquidsaverage weather conditionslayer above the tropospherelayer above the stratospherelowest region of the atmospherehighest layer of the atmospheremelted rock that flows below surfacemelted rock that flows above surfacetype of rock created by heat and pressure...

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
Down
  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter"the star around which the earth orbits.energy radiant energy emitted by the sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

Earth History 2022-10-14

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geological processes explained by geological processes
  2. trace remains of organisms in rocks
  3. determine the absolute age of an object
  4. weather conditions over a period of time
  5. divide Earth´s history
  6. a break in geologic record
  7. ordered arrangement of rock layers
  8. time required for radioactive isotope to break down
Down
  1. radioactive isotope
  2. younger rocks lay above older rocks
  3. whether a object is older or younger than other objects
  4. measuring the age of an event or object in years
  5. fossilized structure in sedimentary rock
  6. study of history and structure of Earth
  7. long cylinder of ice

15 Clues: radioactive isotopelong cylinder of icedivide Earth´s historya break in geologic recordordered arrangement of rock layersyounger rocks lay above older rockstrace remains of organisms in rocksdetermine the absolute age of an objectstudy of history and structure of Earthfossilized structure in sedimentary rockweather conditions over a period of time...

Changing Earth 2022-05-18

Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock type formed when magma or lava cools
  2. rock type formed from intense heat and pressure
  3. molten rock that has reached the surface
  4. a crack in the Earth's crust
  5. layer of molten iron and nickel
  6. the breaking up of rock into sediments
  7. boundary where plates move apart
  8. sliding plate boundary
Down
  1. solid iron and nickel
  2. one large land mass when all continents were connected
  3. the thickest layer of Earth
  4. plate boundary where plates come together
  5. the wearing away and removal of sediments
  6. the thinnest layer of Earth
  7. a rock type formed when sediments cement together

15 Clues: solid iron and nickelsliding plate boundarythe thickest layer of Earththe thinnest layer of Eartha crack in the Earth's crustlayer of molten iron and nickelboundary where plates move apartthe breaking up of rock into sedimentsmolten rock that has reached the surfacerock type formed when magma or lava coolsplate boundary where plates come together...

Dynamic Earth 2023-05-25

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This part of the earth is made up of a semi-molten rock called magma
  2. Zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  3. Molten rock underground.
  4. Pacific and Australian plate meet.
  5. When two plates move apart.
  6. A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener.
Down
  1. Size of an earthquake is measured in ...
  2. Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake.
  4. The rim around the pacific ocean.
  5. Mudflow caused by a volcanic eruption.
  6. The outer solid part of the earth.
  7. Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
  8. A tectonic plate boundary where shaking occurs.
  9. The study of earthquakes.

15 Clues: Molten rock underground.The study of earthquakes.When two plates move apart.The rim around the pacific ocean.Pacific and Australian plate meet.The outer solid part of the earth.A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener.Mudflow caused by a volcanic eruption.Size of an earthquake is measured in ...Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust...

Earth science 2025-04-07

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a round pit on the moon surface
  2. A large cloud of gas and dust in space
  3. the rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
  4. A meteor that has hit earth service
  5. largest plane
  6. a scientist who studies the stars
  7. A natural object that orbits a planet
  8. all of space and everything in it
Down
  1. an object that revolves around another object in space
  2. the explosion of a dying star
  3. The smallest planet closest to the sun
  4. third planet from the sun
  5. Gravity, so strong that light can’t even escape
  6. a device Built to observed, distant objects
  7. the path of an object As it revolves around another object in space

15 Clues: largest planethird planet from the sunthe explosion of a dying stara round pit on the moon surfacea scientist who studies the starsall of space and everything in itA meteor that has hit earth serviceA natural object that orbits a planetA large cloud of gas and dust in spaceThe smallest planet closest to the sun...

CROSSLY EARTH 2025-08-29

CROSSLY EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the depositing o eroded soil at a new location
  2. thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean
  3. nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles
  4. the removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  5. consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet
  6. large plates of lithosphere
Down
  1. fresh water found underground
  2. the introduction of phosphorus and nitrogen into a body of water that leads to an overgrowth of algae and other producers
  3. features such as mountains (above and beneath the ocean's surface), islands and continents.
  4. a spongelike formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water
  5. matter that organisms require for their life process
  6. a layer of very hot but mostly solid rock
  7. made of all the rock at and below Earth's surface
  8. consists of all the planet's living or once-living things and the nonliving parts of the environment with which they interact
  9. water moves from bodies of water and moist soil into the atmosphere

15 Clues: large plates of lithospherefresh water found undergrounda layer of very hot but mostly solid rockthe depositing o eroded soil at a new locationmade of all the rock at and below Earth's surfacematter that organisms require for their life processthe removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet...

Earth Structure 2025-11-10

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number after 5
  2. The second main layer.
  3. Decayed plant and animal material.
  4. This core is the center of the Earth.
  5. Type of crust that is the outer layer exposed to air.
  6. This core is the closest to the mantle
  7. Dean
  8. Where we are
Down
  1. Number before 8
  2. The upper layer of soil
  3. Below the topsoil and contains bigger pieces of rock.
  4. The solid layer of crust that seems firmly attached to Earth.
  5. This means melted>made up of iron and nickel
  6. Type of crust that is under the oceans.
  7. Organism we are going to hatch in the aquarium.

15 Clues: DeanWhere we areNumber after 5Number before 8The second main layer.The upper layer of soilDecayed plant and animal material.This core is the center of the Earth.This core is the closest to the mantleType of crust that is under the oceans.This means melted>made up of iron and nickelOrganism we are going to hatch in the aquarium....

Space 2024-03-26

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our current North Star
  2. The point in a planet´s orbit farthest from the Sun
  3. the ´supercontinent´ land mass that was present 200 million years ago
  4. the layer of earth atmosphere immediately before space
  5. the planet with the largest most visible rings
  6. The type of planet that includes jupiter,Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  7. The largest planet in the solar system
  8. The most abundant gas in earth atmosphere
  9. particles found in the outer van allen belt
  10. the process by which life produced oxygen
  11. the month in which the earth is closest to the sun
  12. the radio frequency that has the ability to reflect off the ionosphere
  13. The only planet with liquid water on the surface
  14. is the closest star to earth, other than the sun
  15. the layer of earth´s atmosphere that contains highly charged particles
Down
  1. Once considered a planet, this object is now dwarf out in the kuiper belt
  2. the study of seismic waves
  3. The theorized source of water on earth
  4. the region around earth influenced by earth magnectic field
  5. the hottest planet in the solar system
  6. the type of planet that includes mercury that includes mercury, venus, earth, and mars
  7. The month in which the Earth is closest to the Sun
  8. the closest celestial object to the earth
  9. the largest thing in the solar system
  10. type of fault
  11. the average distance of plate movement in a year

26 Clues: type of faultOur current North Starthe study of seismic wavesthe largest thing in the solar systemThe theorized source of water on earththe hottest planet in the solar systemThe largest planet in the solar systemthe closest celestial object to the earthThe most abundant gas in earth atmospherethe process by which life produced oxygen...

Key Term Vocab 2023-10-05

Key Term Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maps shows the location of the geographic areas for which census data are tabulated and disseminated
  2. the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment
  3. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator,
  4. its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude
  5. maps shows legal, jurisdictional, political, or administrative boundaries.
  6. an imaginary line on the Earth that officially marks the beginning of one day and the end of another.
  7. location a description of how a place is related to other places.
  8. the study of the processes that shape the Earth's surface, the animals and plants that inhabit it, and the spatial patterns they exhibit.
  9. maps uses elevation contour lines to show the shape of the Earth's surface
  10. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the
  11. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
Down
  1. distance above sea level.
  2. The prime meridian is the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth
  3. show large areas like countries or huge geographic areas such as continents
  4. the line or course on which something is moving, or at which it is aimed to move, or toward which something is pointing or facing
  5. maps a map created to display information about a topic or theme
  6. show a smaller amount of area with a greater amount of detail.
  7. maps usually include labels for features such as mountain ranges and bodies of water.
  8. maps a type of map that uses lines of constant value to represent data values.
  9. the way something is spread out or arranged over a geographic area.
  10. a thematic map that distorts the size of regions to be directly proportional to a selected variable.
  11. the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground

22 Clues: distance above sea level.show a smaller amount of area with a greater amount of detail.maps a map created to display information about a topic or themelocation a description of how a place is related to other places.the way something is spread out or arranged over a geographic area....

Genesis 1 2025-08-31

Genesis 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What did God think of all his creations?
  2. What day were the evening and mornings created?
  3. On which day did God create man?
Down
  1. Fill in the blank, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness"
  2. What was the first thing God commanded into existence?
  3. What was on the face of the deep?
  4. Who created everything?
  5. What did God call the dry land?

8 Clues: Who created everything?What did God call the dry land?On which day did God create man?What was on the face of the deep?What did God think of all his creations?What day were the evening and mornings created?What was the first thing God commanded into existence?Fill in the blank, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness"

Final Review: Planetary Science 2014-12-03

Final Review: Planetary Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  2. These are also known as "shooting stars'.
  3. A ______ eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
  4. A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.
  5. A ______ planet is an object that orbits the Sun and is big enough to be round, but doesn't clear the neighborhood of objects near its orbit.
  6. A layer of gases that surround an object held in place by gravity.
  7. This mission's destination was Jupiter, and it was sent to collect data on the magnetosphere of the planet and to study its moons (see Space Missions).
  8. Part of the Mars ______ mission's goal was to investigate the structure of Mars' atmosphere, surface meteorology and geology, as well as the form, structure, and elemental composition of rocks and soil (see Space Missions).
  9. A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun.
  10. ______ craters often have central peaks and ejecta thrown out in long rays.
  11. The path and length of time it takes for one object to travel around another.
  12. On these two days, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the Sun.
  13. Traveling around something is called ______.
  14. Eratosthenes was the first to accurately estimate the ______ of the Earth.
  15. To give off.
  16. A ______ crater is the result of a large impact that releases magma from beneath the surface.
  17. ______ lines are bright lines show the visible wavelength of emitted light.
  18. Astronomers calculate that the ______ ______ happened about 13.73 billion years ago. (2 words)
  19. The different shapes the Moon takes as it orbits the Earth.
  20. A large, hot ball of gas, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
  21. ______ lines are dark areas that show that the light at certain wavelengths is being absorbed, so it is not seen.
  22. An enormous collection of tens of millions to hundreds of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust.
  23. A chunk of ice, dust, and rock material a few kilometers in size.
  24. One ______-year (ly) is the distance light travels in 1 year, at the speed of about 300,000 km/second.
Down
  1. Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.
  2. A ______ occurs when either the North or South Pole are "leaning" toward the Sun.
  3. The ______ Space Telescope's goals are to provide deep and clear views of the universe, from the solar system to extremely remote young galaxies (see Space Missions).
  4. If a planet passes directly in front of its star, the event is called a ______.
  5. Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______.
  6. A small or medium-sized piece of rock or metal that orbits the Sun.
  7. We can use a planet's orbital period and orbit ______ and the temperature of the star to calculate a planet's probable temperature.
  8. We measure huge distances in the cosmos in ______ units (abbreviated AU).
  9. A tool used to study the spectrum of colors coming from a light source.
  10. A ______ Moon is nearly round on the side facing the Sun, with a bulge on the other side.
  11. Halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  12. A change in the land created by an impact.
  13. A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
  14. This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with many volcanoes on its surface.
  15. Planets circling stars outside our solar system are called ______.
  16. The ______ Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune made up of millions of small icy bodies.
  17. Halfway between the new Moon and the full Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  18. Colors with shorter wavelengths have ______ energy.
  19. This planet is sometimes called "the Red Planet" because of its oxidized (rusty) soil.
  20. This planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets, but is still the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
  21. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows larger from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  22. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows smaller from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  23. Small bowl-shaped craters with a fairly uniform blanket of ejecta distributed around the rim are ______ craters.

47 Clues: To give off.A natural satellite that orbits a planet.These are also known as "shooting stars'.A change in the land created by an impact.A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.Traveling around something is called ______.Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______....

Final Review: Planetary Science 2014-12-03

Final Review: Planetary Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.
  2. An enormous collection of tens of millions to hundreds of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust.
  3. The ______ Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune made up of millions of small icy bodies.
  4. This planet is sometimes called "the Red Planet" because of its oxidized (rusty) soil.
  5. On these two days, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the Sun.
  6. Part of the Mars ______ mission's goal was to investigate the structure of Mars' atmosphere, surface meteorology and geology, as well as the form, structure, and elemental composition of rocks and soil (see Space Missions).
  7. A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.
  8. The different shapes the Moon takes as it orbits the Earth.
  9. A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun.
  10. Traveling around something is called ______.
  11. Eratosthenes was the first to accurately estimate the ______ of the Earth.
  12. The ______ Space Telescope's goals are to provide deep and clear views of the universe, from the solar system to extremely remote young galaxies (see Space Missions).
  13. A ______ crater is the result of a large impact that releases magma from beneath the surface.
  14. A chunk of ice, dust, and rock material a few kilometers in size.
  15. We can use a planet's orbital period and orbit ______ and the temperature of the star to calculate a planet's probable temperature.
  16. ______ lines are dark areas that show that the light at certain wavelengths is being absorbed, so it is not seen.
  17. A change in the land created by an impact.
  18. A ______ planet is an object that orbits the Sun and is big enough to be round, but doesn't clear the neighborhood of objects near its orbit.
  19. A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
  20. One ______-year (ly) is the distance light travels in 1 year, at the speed of about 300,000 km/second.
  21. This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with many volcanoes on its surface.
Down
  1. A large, hot ball of gas, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
  2. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows smaller from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  3. A ______ eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
  4. ______ craters often have central peaks and ejecta thrown out in long rays.
  5. A ______ Moon is nearly round on the side facing the Sun, with a bulge on the other side.
  6. Astronomers calculate that the ______ ______ happened about 13.73 billion years ago. (2 words)
  7. If a planet passes directly in front of its star, the event is called a ______.
  8. This planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets, but is still the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
  9. This mission's destination was Jupiter, and it was sent to collect data on the magnetosphere of the planet and to study its moons (see Space Missions).
  10. Colors with shorter wavelengths have ______ energy.
  11. A layer of gases that surround an object held in place by gravity.
  12. A tool used to study the spectrum of colors coming from a light source.
  13. Halfway between the new Moon and the full Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  14. ______ lines are bright lines show the visible wavelength of emitted light.
  15. To give off.
  16. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  17. We measure huge distances in the cosmos in ______ units (abbreviated AU).
  18. Small bowl-shaped craters with a fairly uniform blanket of ejecta distributed around the rim are ______ craters.
  19. A ______ occurs when either the North or South Pole are "leaning" toward the Sun.
  20. A small or medium-sized piece of rock or metal that orbits the Sun.
  21. These are also known as "shooting stars'.
  22. Planets circling stars outside our solar system are called ______.
  23. Halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  24. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows larger from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  25. The path and length of time it takes for one object to travel around another.
  26. Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______.

47 Clues: To give off.A natural satellite that orbits a planet.These are also known as "shooting stars'.A change in the land created by an impact.A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.Traveling around something is called ______.Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______....

6th Grade Science Chapter 6 2024-12-11

6th Grade Science Chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers
  2. the outermost solid shell of the Earth
  3. physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials
  4. bodies of water on the earth
  5. processes through which rock types transform from one into another
  6. fluid layer that lies below the mantle
  7. welding of sediments by the precipitation of minerals in the pores
  8. cause a portion of the earth's surface to rise above adjacent areas
  9. part of the Earth between the crust and the core
  10. a vent in the crust from which molten rock issues
  11. rocks formed by solidification of magma
Down
  1. process of gradual destruction by wind and water
  2. part of the world in which life can exist
  3. process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landmass
  4. mass of air surrounding the earth
  5. molten rock material within the Earth
  6. solid innermost layer of the Earth
  7. solid portions of the Earth
  8. molten rock that issues from a volcano
  9. rocks that changed form due to high heat and pressure
  10. rocks formed by deposits of material
  11. central part of the Earth

22 Clues: central part of the Earthsolid portions of the Earthbodies of water on the earthmass of air surrounding the earthsolid innermost layer of the Earthrocks formed by deposits of materialmolten rock material within the Earththe outermost solid shell of the Earthfluid layer that lies below the mantlemolten rock that issues from a volcano...

Science vocab study 2022-08-25

Science vocab study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
  2. the time required for Earth to orbit once around the sun.
  3. the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month.
  4. the spin of a body on its axis.
  5. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space, one complete trip along an orbit.
  6. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.
  7. the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans and other large bodies of water
Down
  1. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass.
  2. the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide
  3. the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator.
  4. a shadow that blocks sunlight.
  5. a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
  6. a tide of increased range that occurs two times a month, at the new and full moons.
  7. the outer part of a shadow such as the shadow cast by Earth or the moon in which sunlight is only partially blocked.
  8. a tide of minimum range that occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.
  9. a division of the year that is characterized by recurring weather conditions and determined by both Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun.
  10. the point at which the sun is as far North or as far South of the equator as possible.

17 Clues: a shadow that blocks sunlight.the spin of a body on its axis.the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axisthe time required for Earth to orbit once around the sun.the moment when the sun appears to cross the celestial equator.the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide...

I AM A NATURE LOVER 2022-03-01

I AM A NATURE LOVER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a form of oxygen
  2. turning waste into useable material
  3. to use again
  4. All the physical surroundings on Earth
  5. the capacity for doing work
  6. keeping and protecting from waste
Down
  1. relationships between living things and their surroundings
  2. a place that an animal lives
  3. harmful materials into the environment
  4. like the weather, but over a long time.
  5. each of the twenty-four-hour periods
  6. a color between blue and yellow

12 Clues: to use againa form of oxygenthe capacity for doing worka place that an animal livesa color between blue and yellowkeeping and protecting from wasteturning waste into useable materialeach of the twenty-four-hour periodsharmful materials into the environmentAll the physical surroundings on Earthlike the weather, but over a long time....

week 8 2023-12-12

week 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. February's birth sign
  2. The top of a mountain
  3. awake at night
  4. When it is mid day at the equator
  5. happens in winter
  6. happens in the middle of summer
  7. the bottom of a bowl
Down
  1. The formation of stars
  2. What is heaven like
  3. When you can clearly see the stars
  4. At night in Alaska you can see this in the sky
  5. there are 2 of these on earth

12 Clues: awake at nighthappens in winterWhat is heaven likethe bottom of a bowlFebruary's birth signThe top of a mountainThe formation of starsthere are 2 of these on earthhappens in the middle of summerWhen it is mid day at the equatorWhen you can clearly see the starsAt night in Alaska you can see this in the sky

Spring Crossword 2014-02-25

Spring Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the temperature becomes _________
  2. Spring is a time in which nature shows signs of __________ after winter.
  3. On _______________ Day supposedly the arrival of Spring may be predicted.
  4. what red fruit is seasonal to late spring/early summer, and contrary to it's name is not a berry!
  5. While it is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
Down
  1. "April showers bring May _________"
  2. The days become _________
  3. latin word meaning "equal night".
  4. During Springtime the axis of the Earth ____________ towards the Sun.
  5. During Spring break, many WIC students take part in travel __________
  6. "Springtime" can refer to the season, as well as the idea of _________.
  7. the official first day of Spring is in what month?

12 Clues: The days become _________the temperature becomes _________latin word meaning "equal night"."April showers bring May _________"the official first day of Spring is in what month?During Springtime the axis of the Earth ____________ towards the Sun.During Spring break, many WIC students take part in travel __________...

Unit 2 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-03

Unit 2 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. actions that people do
  2. something that you give to someone, usually on a special day
  3. to do something enjoyable because it is a special day
  4. a person that comes to a place for a short period of time
  5. join or participate in an activity with other people
  6. suitable or liked by many people
Down
  1. the best or most important part of something
  2. the surface of the Earth
  3. doing things in a way that has been done for a long time
  4. the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a country or group of people
  5. series of events in the past related to a place, subject, or person
  6. having good things happen to you

12 Clues: actions that people dothe surface of the Earthsuitable or liked by many peoplehaving good things happen to youthe best or most important part of somethingjoin or participate in an activity with other peopleto do something enjoyable because it is a special daydoing things in a way that has been done for a long time...

Planet Review 2020-10-22

Planet Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This moon is Saturn's largest and a candidate for liquid under its ice surface.
  2. What is our solar system made of?
  3. The largest moon in the solar system.
  4. This compound is what makes the ice giants blue.
  5. Neptune has this.
  6. Mars is home to this huge volcano.
  7. Ceres, Eris, and Makemake are examples of this category.
  8. Although bitterly cold at night, this planet can reach 20 to 50 degrees F during the day.
  9. This planet has an average temperature of over 860 degrees, day and night
  10. Venus rotates this way.
  11. Located between Mars and Jupiter.
  12. Pluto is about one-third ___.
  13. This planet has a highly elliptical orbit
  14. Pluto resides in this.
  15. Its day lasts only 10 hours.
  16. This planet has the most moons
Down
  1. All the terrestrials have this inside.
  2. These block the Sun for months at a time on Mars.
  3. Saturn has a north pole in this shape.
  4. The most volcanically active place in the solar system.
  5. The names of the two ice giants.
  6. The only planet located in the Goldilocks Zone.
  7. This is the coldest planet in the solar system.
  8. The name of Earth's single moon.
  9. Both of these planets have days longer than their years.
  10. Pluto has ___ moons.
  11. This many of the Jovian planets have rings.
  12. This planet has a very strong magnetic field, that produces amazing auroras.
  13. This planet has 6 rings and 14 moons.

29 Clues: Neptune has this.Pluto has ___ moons.Pluto resides in this.Venus rotates this way.Its day lasts only 10 hours.Pluto is about one-third ___.This planet has the most moonsThe names of the two ice giants.The name of Earth's single moon.What is our solar system made of?Located between Mars and Jupiter.Mars is home to this huge volcano....

Rob's Trivia Crossword 2022-05-14

Rob's Trivia Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of signs in the Zodiac
  2. Non-platypus monotreme
  3. First movie rated PG-13
  4. Dried plums
  5. Egypt is also known as the "____ of the Nile"
  6. Capital of Canada
  7. Famed collaborator on the communist manifesto
  8. Henry VIII's first wife was named "Catherine of ______"
  9. Lowest rank in the US army
  10. Color of a polar bear's skin
  11. "H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O"
  12. Rarest M&M color
  13. Topical Mexican beer
  14. Hottest planet in the Solar System
  15. name for a group of dragons
  16. General pH level of water
Down
  1. What color eyes do most humans have?
  2. name for a group of hippos
  3. Chess piece which cannot move in a straight line
  4. Methane is also known as "_____ Gas"
  5. Nephrology is the study of what organ.
  6. Last name of the man credited with creating the world's first car
  7. Shakespeare's longest play
  8. Location of the smallest bone in the human body
  9. What month does World Environment Day take place in?
  10. Animal constitutionally protected in Florida
  11. First woman on earth in Greek mythology
  12. Largest bird
  13. Largest lake in America is "Lake ________"
  14. Most common gas in Earth's atmosphere
  15. Strongest bone in the human body
  16. Largest artery in the human body.
  17. Common phrase starting with "Heart of the"
  18. The day after Christmas is called "______ Day"
  19. Number of red stripes on the American flag

35 Clues: Dried plumsLargest birdRarest M&M colorCapital of Canada"H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O"Topical Mexican beerNon-platypus monotremeFirst movie rated PG-13General pH level of watername for a group of hipposShakespeare's longest playLowest rank in the US armyname for a group of dragonsColor of a polar bear's skinNumber of signs in the Zodiac...

GEOGRAPHY 2021-01-04

GEOGRAPHY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When barometer reading suddenly dips
  2. Deepest surface depression on Earth
  3. Tropical storm in China
  4. A portion of a continent that is submerged beneath an area of relatively shallow water
Down
  1. the realm of living things
  2. Largest desert
  3. Atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves
  4. Anti-trade wind
  5. A dying star
  6. When day and night are of equal duration
  7. Intermingling of salt water and fresh water
  8. Tropical grasslands of brazil

12 Clues: A dying starLargest desertAnti-trade windTropical storm in Chinathe realm of living thingsTropical grasslands of brazilDeepest surface depression on EarthWhen barometer reading suddenly dipsAtmospheric layer reflecting radio wavesWhen day and night are of equal durationIntermingling of salt water and fresh water...