the earth Crossword Puzzles

Q4 Exam Review 2021-05-22

Q4 Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. If the lit part of the moon is growing larger
  2. first phase of the lunar cycle
  3. planet closest to the sun
  4. light from sun reflected by the moon
  5. Jupiter's moons
  6. planets furthest away from the sun
  7. The moon is usually between Earth and the sun
  8. holds the Earth and other objects in orbit
  9. moon orbits Earth in this direction
  10. object smaller than stars
  11. a galaxy that will collide with the Milky Way
Down
  1. number of years to reach Neptune
  2. season when the Earth tilts away from the sun
  3. one year
  4. a day
  5. type of sunlight received in summer
  6. season when the Earth tilts towards the sun
  7. planets closest to the sun are made of rock
  8. dwarf planet
  9. type of sunlight received in winter
  10. If the lit part of the moon is growing smaller
  11. composed mostly of ice and has a tail
  12. a star
  13. fourth planet from the sun
  14. only planet with oxygen, water, and life

25 Clues: a day • a star • one year • dwarf planet • Jupiter's moons • planet closest to the sun • object smaller than stars • fourth planet from the sun • first phase of the lunar cycle • number of years to reach Neptune • planets furthest away from the sun • type of sunlight received in summer • type of sunlight received in winter • moon orbits Earth in this direction • ...

Space Puzzle 2025-05-16

Space Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the weight of something
  2. Nasa space probe launched in 1977
  3. a constellation, the daughter of Cepheus
  4. the first element on the periodic table
  5. a triple star system
  6. a ____ takes pictures of the earth from space
  7. how fast light travels to reach something
  8. this orbits the earth every ninety minutes
  9. the earth is a _____
  10. giant space telescope
  11. newtons law of motion
  12. a hole in space
Down
  1. we live in the _____ galaxy
  2. we have this to stay on the ground
  3. the amount of time it takes the space station to orbit Earth
  4. pictures in the sky is a _____
  5. it comes from stars when its at the end of its life
  6. the earth _____(s) around the sun
  7. when you look up at the night sky you see ______
  8. the planet we live on
  9. we are in the Milky Way _______
  10. a program that had three missions
  11. a region beyond Neptunes orbit

23 Clues: a hole in space • a triple star system • the earth is a _____ • the planet we live on • giant space telescope • newtons law of motion • the weight of something • we live in the _____ galaxy • pictures in the sky is a _____ • a region beyond Neptunes orbit • we are in the Milky Way _______ • Nasa space probe launched in 1977 • the earth _____(s) around the sun • ...

CHAPTER 9 EARTH 2025-10-16

CHAPTER 9 EARTH crossword puzzle
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  1. CONSEQUENCES OF ENDOGONIC PROCESS
  2. OCCURS IN WETLANDS
  3. EARTH CRUST MOVEMENT
  4. LIFE ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
  5. WATER ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
  6. WHERE BURNING AND DESTRUCTION OF METEORITES OCCUR
  7. PRODUCED BY FOSSIL OF PLANTS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND HEAT
  8. EXAMPLE OF SURFACE WATER
  9. LAYER WITH LIGHT GASES SUCH AS HELIUM AND HYRDROGEN
  10. ROCK AND SOIL ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
  11. MATERIAL THAT CAN BE FOUND IN ALL ROCKS
  12. HOW MANY LAYERS THE ATMOSPHERE CONSISTS OF?
  13. PROCESS OF ROCK DECAY
  14. PROCESS THAT IS CAUSED BY FORCES FROM WITHIN THE EARTH
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  1. OCCURS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA
  2. PROCESS WHERE WATER IS HEATED NATURALLY BY EARTH
  3. TYPE OF ROCKS
  4. CONSISTS OF THE LITHOSPHERE, ASTHENOSPHERE AND MESOSPHERE
  5. ZONE WHERE LIGHT CANNOT PENETRATE
  6. A HABITAT FOR LARGE MARINE ANIMALS
  7. PROCESS THAT OCCURS ON EARTH'S SURFACE
  8. LAYER WHERE IT IS SUITABLE FOR AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS
  9. OBTAINED FROM DIGGING
  10. ALSO KNOWN AS IONOSPHERE
  11. PRODUCED BY THE CONTINUOUS DECOMPOSITION OF BACTERIA UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND HEAT
  12. EARTH'S TEMPERATURE RISES
  13. AIR ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
  14. ERODING PROCESS OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE

28 Clues: TYPE OF ROCKS • OCCURS IN WETLANDS • EARTH CRUST MOVEMENT • OBTAINED FROM DIGGING • PROCESS OF ROCK DECAY • ALSO KNOWN AS IONOSPHERE • EXAMPLE OF SURFACE WATER • EARTH'S TEMPERATURE RISES • AIR ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM • OCCURS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA • LIFE ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM • WATER ZONE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM • CONSEQUENCES OF ENDOGONIC PROCESS • ZONE WHERE LIGHT CANNOT PENETRATE • ...

Earth's Moon 2021-05-03

Earth's Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the time it takes for one rotation to occur
  2. less than a full circle
  3. the quarter moon that is waxing
  4. an object that orbits another object
  5. the phase where the moon is a sliver of light
  6. one object moving around another object
  7. the phase that occurs when the near side is fully lit
  8. the source of the moon's light
  9. how the moon appears to observers on Earth
  10. the amount of moonlight seen from Earth is decreasing
  11. a natural satellite
Down
  1. the force that pulls the moon towards Earth
  2. the darkest part of a shadow
  3. spinning on an axis
  4. one object in space casts a shadow on another object
  5. the number of moons that orbit Earth
  6. the amount of moonlight seen from Earth is increasing
  7. the number of Earth days for one rotation of the moon
  8. the phase when the near side of the moon is dark

19 Clues: spinning on an axis • a natural satellite • less than a full circle • the darkest part of a shadow • the source of the moon's light • the quarter moon that is waxing • an object that orbits another object • the number of moons that orbit Earth • one object moving around another object • how the moon appears to observers on Earth • the force that pulls the moon towards Earth • ...

Earth's Moon 2021-05-03

Earth's Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of moonlight seen from Earth is decreasing
  2. the number of moons that orbit Earth
  3. an object that orbits another object
  4. the phase that occurs when the near side is fully lit
  5. the phase when the near side of the moon is dark
  6. the force that pulls the moon towards Earth
  7. the darkest part of a shadow
  8. spinning on an axis
  9. how the moon appears to observers on Earth
  10. a natural satellite
Down
  1. less than a full circle
  2. the number of Earth days for one rotation of the moon
  3. the amount of moonlight seen from Earth is increasing
  4. one object moving around another object
  5. one object in space casts a shadow on another object
  6. the source of the moon's light
  7. the phase where the moon is a sliver of light
  8. the time it takes for one rotation to occur
  9. the quarter moon that is waning

19 Clues: spinning on an axis • a natural satellite • less than a full circle • the darkest part of a shadow • the source of the moon's light • the quarter moon that is waning • the number of moons that orbit Earth • an object that orbits another object • one object moving around another object • how the moon appears to observers on Earth • the force that pulls the moon towards Earth • ...

WWF Earth Hour Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-24

WWF Earth Hour Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. (it’s a movement for our ______)
  2. (assist in)
  3. (the time of day which Earth hour takes place)
  4. (does not contain toxic chemicals)
  5. (animal logo on WWF)
  6. (the month Earth hour takes place)
  7. (decayed plant and vegetable waste)
  8. (contamination of the surrounding)
  9. (resources that are always available)
  10. (something unwanted)
  11. (an __________ change to shape our future)
  12. (protecting something)
  13. (animals that are at risk of extinction)
  14. (a living thing that grows in the earth)
  15. (animals that live in the wild)
  16. (reuse)
  17. (the planet on which we live)
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  1. (World Wide Fund for Nature)
  2. (multiple nations)
  3. (the time Earth hour takes place)
  4. (ensure our own health, happiness, prosperity and even ________)
  5. (a ________ for positive environmental impact, driving major legislative changes)
  6. (a celestial body orbiting around the Sun)
  7. (all over the world)
  8. (keep safe)
  9. (raising awareness of nature loss and _______ change)
  10. (day where Earth hour takes place every year)
  11. (something is happening)
  12. (something needed to operate electricity)
  13. (harmless to environment)
  14. (products of the earth)
  15. (surrounding)

32 Clues: (reuse) • (assist in) • (keep safe) • (surrounding) • (multiple nations) • (animal logo on WWF) • (all over the world) • (something unwanted) • (protecting something) • (products of the earth) • (something is happening) • (harmless to environment) • (World Wide Fund for Nature) • (the planet on which we live) • (animals that live in the wild) • (it’s a movement for our ______) • ...

Cool science 2024-02-08

Cool science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid, outer part of the earth
  2. a geological process
  3. largest layer
  4. 1 percent of the earth
  5. force that squeezes something together
  6. two substances mixed together
  7. boundary plates move away from each other
  8. boundary plates slide sideways past each other
  9. boundary when two plates come together
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  1. portion of the earth's mantle
  2. properties involve a reaction to an applied load
  3. tectonics theory made by Alfred Wegner
  4. the highest layer of the atmosphere
  5. core hot, metal ball made of iron
  6. zone locations on earth
  7. cracks in the earth
  8. drift movement of tectonic plates
  9. plates slabs of rock
  10. center of the earth
  11. core layer that is 1300 miles thick

20 Clues: largest layer • cracks in the earth • center of the earth • a geological process • plates slabs of rock • 1 percent of the earth • zone locations on earth • portion of the earth's mantle • two substances mixed together • solid, outer part of the earth • drift movement of tectonic plates • the highest layer of the atmosphere • core layer that is 1300 miles thick • ...

Earth Science Unit Vocabulary Crossword 2021-02-08

Earth Science Unit Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 90 degree angle smallest difference between high and low tides.
  2. Boundaries go toward each other.
  3. Boundaries go away from each other.
  4. Happens about March 20th.
  5. The axle is not pointed towards or away from the Sun - equal sunligtht in both hemispheres, equal legnth days.
  6. The North Hemisphere axis is not pointed towards or away from the sun - equal sunlight in both hemispheres.
  7. The first phase of the moon as is appears unlit from Earth.
  8. Beach and environment exposed, organisms have adapted to long periods with limited water.
  9. The moon is 3 quarters of the way through it's cycle from Earth it appears to be half lit on the left.
  10. The change in appearance of the Moon as it makes on full revolution around the Earth.
  11. From Earth the moon is fully lit the Earth is between the sun and the moon.
  12. The North Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. Most direct sunlight, longer days, shorter nights, North Pole constant daylight.
  13. From Earth the moon appears to be more than half lit on the right - the light is shaped like a football.
  14. The lighted part of the moon as seen from Earth is increasing the light on the right is new and bright.
Down
  1. The lighted part of the moon as seen from Earth is decreasing on the left.
  2. Moon, Earth and Sun are all lined up.
  3. The North Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, most indirect sunlight, shorter days, longer nights, South Pole has constant daylight.
  4. Environment becomes flooded with ocean water, organisms have adapted.
  5. Day and Night are equal at the equator.
  6. The moon is one quarter of the way through the cycle from the Earth it appears to be half lit on the right.
  7. From the Earth the moon appears to be4 more than half lit on the left - the lighted part is now decreasing.
  8. Boundaries slide past each other.
  9. Happens about September 22nd
  10. Th longest and shortest days of the year - the sun reaches it's highest or lowest points.

24 Clues: Happens about March 20th. • Happens about September 22nd • Boundaries go toward each other. • Boundaries slide past each other. • Boundaries go away from each other. • Moon, Earth and Sun are all lined up. • Day and Night are equal at the equator. • The first phase of the moon as is appears unlit from Earth. • ...

Earth's Revolution 2024-04-10

Earth's Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  2. Range The difference between the levels of the ocean between high and low tides
  3. Darkest shadow of the moon
  4. Tides Occur when the Sun Earth and Moon are in a straight line. High tides are higher than normal and low tides are lower than normal
  5. The spinning of Earth on its axis, one full rotation takes 24 hours
  6. The day when the sun is directly above the equator, twice a year in March and September
  7. Tide The water level that is lower than the average sea level
  8. unit (AU) the average distance between the earth and the sun
  9. Force The difference on the gravitational force of the Sun and Moon across the earth
  10. 23.5 degrees, causes seasons
  11. Imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins
  12. Tide The water level that is higher than the average sea level
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  1. Shape of Earth's orbit, elongated closed curve
  2. Eclipse When the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing a shadow of the Earth to be cast on the Moon
  3. You see more than one half of the moon
  4. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
  5. Lighter shadow of the moon
  6. Eclipse When the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun
  7. You see less of the illuminated side of the moon
  8. The motion of Earth orbiting the Sun, one full revolution takes 365.25 days
  9. Phases Different forms that the moon appears to take
  10. You see more of the illuminated side of the moon
  11. Occurs when the Earth Sun and Moon are perfectly aligned
  12. The day the sun reaches it greatest distance north or south of the equator, twice a year in June and December
  13. Tides Occur when the Sun Earth and Moon are arranged in a right angle. There is less of a difference between high and low tides.

25 Clues: Darkest shadow of the moon • Lighter shadow of the moon • 23.5 degrees, causes seasons • You see more than one half of the moon • Shape of Earth's orbit, elongated closed curve • You see less of the illuminated side of the moon • You see more of the illuminated side of the moon • Imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins • ...

The Sun-Earth-Moon System (pgs. 300-303) 2024-02-27

The Sun-Earth-Moon System (pgs. 300-303) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Both the Earth and the Moon have this kind of surface.
  2. Earth contains this while the Moon doesn't.
  3. A path that one object takes around another in space.
  4. To move in an orbit.
  5. The distance from one side of a circle to the other.
  6. The Sun-Earth-Moon system is held together by this.
  7. Earth spins 1,600 km/hr here.
  8. A gas found in the Sun.
  9. Gravity pull these toward each other.
  10. Earth's atmosphere additionally contains this element.
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  1. Another gas found in the Sun.
  2. A space object spins in place like a top.
  3. The Sun, Earth, and Moon have distinct features called _____ .
  4. Takes 365 days for Earth to complete one of these.
  5. Earth's atmosphere contains this.
  6. Both the Earth and the Moon spin on this.
  7. The moon takes this long to complete one rotation.
  8. Earth's gravity pulls on this.

18 Clues: To move in an orbit. • A gas found in the Sun. • Another gas found in the Sun. • Earth spins 1,600 km/hr here. • Earth's gravity pulls on this. • Earth's atmosphere contains this. • Gravity pull these toward each other. • A space object spins in place like a top. • Both the Earth and the Moon spin on this. • Earth contains this while the Moon doesn't. • ...

Earth's Interior - Pages 16-24 2020-02-24

Earth's Interior - Pages 16-24 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is a dark,dense rock with a fine texture.
  2. Rock that forms the continents.
  3. Means weak
  4. Scientists who study the forces that make and shape planet Earth.
  5. Material that forms Earth's hard surface.
  6. These slowly wear away mounains and, eventually, every other feature on the suface of earth.
  7. What the inner core is.
  8. What the lithosphere does on top of the asthenosphere.
  9. Layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core.
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  1. Layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin.
  2. The study of Earth.
  3. Layer of the Earth that can bend like plastic.
  4. Means stone
  5. Uppermost part of the mantle.
  6. The deeper you travel into the Earth the more of this you have.
  7. Dense ball of solid metal.
  8. Shape surface of the earth by building up mountains and landmasses.
  9. Acts like a giant bar magnet.
  10. Mineral found in the crust.
  11. One of the two minerals found in the core.

20 Clues: Means weak • Means stone • The study of Earth. • What the inner core is. • Dense ball of solid metal. • Mineral found in the crust. • Uppermost part of the mantle. • Acts like a giant bar magnet. • Rock that forms the continents. • Is a dark,dense rock with a fine texture. • Material that forms Earth's hard surface. • One of the two minerals found in the core. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-05-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large Movable Segments of Earths Crust
  2. floor The Bottom of a Sea Ocean
  3. Caused By Earthquake or Earth Vibration
  4. drift The Theory of Plate Separation
  5. One Large Landmass of the Earth
  6. mass A Large Continues Extent of Land
  7. The Structure or Movement of Earths Crust
  8. A Split Between Two Bodies
  9. Any Way to Deform a Solid
  10. A Vent In the Surface of The Earth
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  1. An Area of Fracturing Between Rocks Due to Stress
  2. An Area of Rock That Has Been Bent by Stress
  3. A Large Wave Caused by an Earthquake in the Ocean
  4. The Process Where Plates Converge and Push One Under the Mantle
  5. The Uppermost Division of the Earth
  6. A Thick, Dense Layer of Rock Under Earths Crust
  7. trench A Deep Depression in the Ocean Floor
  8. The Point in Earth Directly Above the Hypocenter
  9. A Form of Stress Produced by A Force Onto Another
  10. The Center of the Earth
  11. Molten Rock in the Earths Crust

21 Clues: The Center of the Earth • Any Way to Deform a Solid • A Split Between Two Bodies • floor The Bottom of a Sea Ocean • One Large Landmass of the Earth • Molten Rock in the Earths Crust • A Vent In the Surface of The Earth • The Uppermost Division of the Earth • drift The Theory of Plate Separation • mass A Large Continues Extent of Land • Large Movable Segments of Earths Crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-10-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fracture
  2. waves by earthquake
  3. structure of earth crust
  4. stress built-in
  5. occurs at divergent plate boundaries
  6. the continents separated
  7. twist or move away
  8. dense, earth interior
  9. outer layer of the earth
  10. push away (stress)
  11. pushing down making "tense"
  12. shaped oddly
  13. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  14. a bend in a rock
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  1. above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
  2. the upper layer of earths mantle
  3. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  4. a change in earths magneti field
  5. the innermost area in the earth
  6. a sideways and downward movement
  7. Made up of All Earths Land
  8. fold and push together (stress)

22 Clues: a fracture • shaped oddly • stress built-in • a bend in a rock • twist or move away • push away (stress) • waves by earthquake • dense, earth interior • structure of earth crust • the continents separated • outer layer of the earth • Made up of All Earths Land • pushing down making "tense" • the innermost area in the earth • fold and push together (stress) • the upper layer of earths mantle • ...

Geography -- Chapter 1 2020-11-12

Geography -- Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the natural surroundings of a place
  2. shows more specialized information
  3. runs east to west, but measures distance on Earth in a north to south direction
  4. describes where a place is compared to another place
  5. shows direction - N, S, E, W
  6. the exact location of something
  7. portions of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and from one location
  8. the relationship between distances on the map and on the Earth
  9. the difference between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it
  10. the average weather in a place over a long period of time
  11. the shape and nature of the land
  12. places that are close to one another and share some characteristics
  13. the study of Earth and its people, places, and environments
  14. getting information from far away
  15. to convert the round earth to a flat earth
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  1. how much above or below seal level a feature is
  2. materials that can be used to produce crops or other products
  3. refers to Earth's features in terms of their location, shape, and relationships to one another
  4. the starting point for measuring longitude
  5. runs north to south, but measures distance on Earth in an east to west direction
  6. each half of the earth
  7. how a measured space on the map corresponds to the actual distances on Earth
  8. anyway that scientific discoveries are applied to practical use
  9. unlocks the meaning of the map by explaining the symbols, colors, and lines
  10. a line that circles the Earth

25 Clues: each half of the earth • shows direction - N, S, E, W • a line that circles the Earth • the exact location of something • the shape and nature of the land • getting information from far away • shows more specialized information • the natural surroundings of a place • the starting point for measuring longitude • to convert the round earth to a flat earth • ...

Earth Science Intro 2012-09-07

Earth Science Intro crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the universe beyond Earth
  2. the closed system consisting of the planet Earth and its atmosphere
  3. a system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with the surroundings
  4. the mostly solid part of the Earth
  5. the transfer of heat by movement or circulation within a fluid (liquid or gas)
  6. the portion of the Earth that is water
  7. energy sources that come from outside Earth’s spheres
  8. a place where matter or energy is stored.
  9. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
  10. the branch of geology that studies the movement of subsurface water through rocks and the effect of moving water on rocks, including their erosion
  11. the study of past and present climates
  12. the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity (touch)
  13. the transfer of energy between Earth’s spheres
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  1. the scientific study of the properties, distribution, use, and circulation of the water on Earth
  2. a complex whole formed from related parts
  3. the blanket of gasses that surrounds the Earth
  4. the transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves that travel out in all directions
  5. the part of the Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth
  6. the study of the ways in which humans interact with the environment
  7. the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
  8. the heat generated by radioactive decay within Earth’s interior
  9. physical substance that which occupies space and possesses mass
  10. the scientific study of Earth’s atmosphere
  11. the scientific study of the ocean
  12. a group of processes in which matter and energy repeatedly move through a series of reservoirs
  13. the study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the solid Earth
  14. a system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings

27 Clues: the scientific study of the ocean • the mostly solid part of the Earth • the study of the universe beyond Earth • the portion of the Earth that is water • the study of past and present climates • a complex whole formed from related parts • a place where matter or energy is stored. • the scientific study of Earth’s atmosphere • ...

Qutaybahs Science Crossword 2025-05-13

Qutaybahs Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the formation of fresh areas of oceanic crust
  2. wind blown sediment, usually yellowish brown
  3. equilibrium that exists between parts of the earths crust
  4. study of the physical features of earths surface
  5. winding curve or bend of a river
  6. the rate at which the temp increases with earths crust
  7. innermost layer of earth
  8. Landform created by the action of glaciers
  9. landform created by erosional processes
  10. this plate boundary has predominantly horizontal movement
  11. the magnetic field surrounding earth
  12. Region between the trench & volcanic arc
  13. Means “small hill” in French
  14. this landform got its name from the greek god of wind
  15. these hills consist of 1,776 mounds of the same general shape
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  1. this rock resembles a fungi
  2. a low area of land between hills or mountains typically with a river between
  3. Where earths tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
  4. outer part of earth consisting of crust and upper mantle
  5. an area on earth where 2 or more plates collide
  6. landforms that rise prominently above its surroundings
  7. a place of land almost surrounded by water/projecting into water
  8. bounded below by a core and above by a crust, solid interior of earth
  9. the inner layer of the earth (general term)
  10. flat elevated landform rises sharply above area on atleast 1 side
  11. outermost layer of earth
  12. exists between 2 plates moving away from eachother
  13. inner outer layer of earth
  14. most life-bearing planet
  15. also known as gorge

30 Clues: also known as gorge • innermost layer of earth • outermost layer of earth • most life-bearing planet • inner outer layer of earth • this rock resembles a fungi • Means “small hill” in French • winding curve or bend of a river • the magnetic field surrounding earth • landform created by erosional processes • Region between the trench & volcanic arc • ...

Earth Science Intro 2013-04-13

Earth Science Intro crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the universe beyond Earth
  2. the closed system consisting of the planet Earth and its atmosphere
  3. a system in which energy, but not matter, is exchanged with the surroundings
  4. the mostly solid part of the Earth
  5. the transfer of heat by movement or circulation within a fluid (liquid or gas)
  6. the portion of the Earth that is water
  7. energy sources that come from outside Earth’s spheres
  8. a place where matter or energy is stored.
  9. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines
  10. the branch of geology that studies the movement of subsurface water through rocks and the effect of moving water on rocks, including their erosion
  11. the study of past and present climates
  12. the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity (touch)
  13. the transfer of energy between Earth’s spheres
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  1. the scientific study of the properties, distribution, use, and circulation of the water on Earth
  2. a complex whole formed from related parts
  3. the blanket of gasses that surrounds the Earth
  4. the transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves that travel out in all directions
  5. the part of the Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth
  6. the study of the ways in which humans interact with the environment
  7. the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
  8. the heat generated by radioactive decay within Earth’s interior
  9. physical substance that which occupies space and possesses mass
  10. the scientific study of Earth’s atmosphere
  11. the scientific study of the ocean
  12. a group of processes in which matter and energy repeatedly move through a series of reservoirs
  13. the study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the solid Earth
  14. a system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings

27 Clues: the scientific study of the ocean • the mostly solid part of the Earth • the study of the universe beyond Earth • the portion of the Earth that is water • the study of past and present climates • a complex whole formed from related parts • a place where matter or energy is stored. • the scientific study of Earth’s atmosphere • ...

Sun, Earth, Moon. 2024-02-22

Sun, Earth, Moon. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has alot of craters
  2. To spin
  3. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  4. What shape the planets are
  5. To orbit
  6. a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.
  7. A imaginary line through the middle of a planet
  8. Holes made by asteroids or meterors
Down
  1. The different shapes of the lit portion of the Moon that can be seen from Earth
  2. Where all our planets are
  3. To fallow a path
  4. The sun is the only
  5. has human life
  6. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  7. An imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth
  8. One of the moon-phase
  9. There are eight of these in our solar syestem
  10. Big ball of gas.
  11. the shell of a planet.
  12. The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth or any other mass-carrying physical body.

20 Clues: To spin • To orbit • has human life • To fallow a path • Big ball of gas. • has alot of craters • The sun is the only • One of the moon-phase • the shell of a planet. • Where all our planets are • What shape the planets are • Holes made by asteroids or meterors • There are eight of these in our solar syestem • A imaginary line through the middle of a planet • ...

Map Skills 2024-04-16

Map Skills crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tells what the map shows
  2. an element of map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to the actual distance on the surface of Earth
  3. one half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
  4. a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map
  5. the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold
  6. the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west
  7. circle the earth east-west
  8. north-south lines
  9. the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions
  10. area south of the equator
  11. east-west lines
  12. a very large, unbroken area of land
Down
  1. circle the earth north-south
  2. divides the earth into two hemispheres
  3. the area between Earth’s tropical zones and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild
  4. one complete trip by Earth around the sun
  5. area north of the equator
  6. where two lines cross
  7. the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions
  8. a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map
  9. the system of imaginary lines used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes
  10. a diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west
  11. Zones: area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot
  12. the spinning motion of Earth around its axis
  13. the seven largest areas of land on Earth
  14. an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth.
  15. divides the earth into two hemispheres
  16. a system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map

28 Clues: east-west lines • north-south lines • where two lines cross • tells what the map shows • area north of the equator • area south of the equator • circle the earth east-west • circle the earth north-south • a very large, unbroken area of land • divides the earth into two hemispheres • divides the earth into two hemispheres • the seven largest areas of land on Earth • ...

Science Vocab 2021-11-22

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural preservation of life
  2. a type of rock made from lava/magma
  3. the center of earth (2 of them, outer and inner)
  4. lava before it reaches the surface
  5. a type of earth plate, plate boundary, type of mountain source
  6. the first fireball period on earth
  7. layers of earth between the core and the crust
  8. rocks formed by heat and pressure over time
  9. layers of sedimentary rocks from the deposition of sediments
Down
  1. when matter reaches a certain heat and changes form
  2. natural shaping by wind, rain, and snow (transfer or removal of sediments)
  3. pieces of sedimentary rock
  4. a type of rock made with sediments
  5. in relation to volcanos
  6. 3rd eon on earth, means proto (in the making)
  7. the second era, organ of life
  8. 4th eon on earth, first visible life
  9. force or gravity upon something
  10. top of earth's layers
  11. a break in earth's crust which blocks one side

20 Clues: top of earth's layers • in relation to volcanos • pieces of sedimentary rock • natural preservation of life • the second era, organ of life • force or gravity upon something • a type of rock made with sediments • lava before it reaches the surface • the first fireball period on earth • a type of rock made from lava/magma • 4th eon on earth, first visible life • ...

Vocabulay puzzle 2024-11-08

Vocabulay puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes the solar energy reflected from Earths surface back into space.
  2. The gasses that envelope any celestial body.
  3. Ozone is found in this layer of the Earth.
  4. The amount of force exerted over a surface area.
  5. Things like rain and snow contained in the Troposphere.
  6. Tool used to measure atmospheric pressure.
  7. Absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
  8. We live in this layer of the atmosphere.
Down
  1. The earths atmosphere is made of how many layers?
  2. What separates the layers of the atmosphere?
  3. After oxygen formed the sky turned.
  4. Our atmosphere came from.
  5. Almost all of Earth´s energy comes from.
  6. Meteors burn up in this layer of the Earth.
  7. Most of the atmosphere is made up of.
  8. Why are temperatures different around the Earth?
  9. The Aurora Borealis is found in this layer of the Earth.
  10. Humans use to breathe mostly contained in the Troposphere.
  11. Ozone protects us from.
  12. Satellites orbit in this layer of the Earth.

20 Clues: Ozone protects us from. • Our atmosphere came from. • Absorbs ultraviolet radiation. • After oxygen formed the sky turned. • Most of the atmosphere is made up of. • Almost all of Earth´s energy comes from. • We live in this layer of the atmosphere. • Ozone is found in this layer of the Earth. • Tool used to measure atmospheric pressure. • ...

Space 2019-11-27

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is blue
  2. by earth
  3. where the planets live
  4. has a ring
  5. big rock goes fast
  6. has life
  7. is the fir vest planet
  8. biggest planet
  9. dwarf planet
  10. pulls you down
Down
  1. something that sucks you in
  2. in the centre of the solar system
  3. red planet
  4. a place we’re humans live
  5. what a person is called in space
  6. rock near earth
  7. a dot in the sky
  8. car in space
  9. closest to sun
  10. what earth spins on

20 Clues: is blue • by earth • has life • red planet • has a ring • car in space • dwarf planet • closest to sun • biggest planet • pulls you down • rock near earth • a dot in the sky • big rock goes fast • what earth spins on • where the planets live • is the fir vest planet • a place we’re humans live • something that sucks you in • what a person is called in space • in the centre of the solar system

Earth/Space Science 2022-05-02

Earth/Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock that forms when magma cools and hardens
  2. explosive release of energy from the sun
  3. daily changes in the level of ocean water
  4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  5. mixture of mostly invisible gases that surrounds Earth
  6. all the liquid water on Earth
  7. mostly solid, rocky part of Earth
  8. dark areas that form on the surface of the sun
  9. cycle of warm air rising and cool air sinking
  10. solid outer layer of Earth
  11. rock that forms from sediment
  12. plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  13. A large group of stars and nebulae
  14. A small, body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust
Down
  1. plate boundary where plates move away
  2. plate boundary where plates collide
  3. all living things on Earth
  4. process by which sediment is moved around
  5. Small, rocky bodies that revolve around the sun
  6. theory that explains Earth's moving plates
  7. all frozen water on Earth
  8. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  9. rock that forms from pressure and heat

23 Clues: all frozen water on Earth • all living things on Earth • solid outer layer of Earth • all the liquid water on Earth • rock that forms from sediment • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • mostly solid, rocky part of Earth • A large group of stars and nebulae • plate boundary where plates collide • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • plate boundary where plates move away • ...

Earth, Moon and Sun system 2021-10-07

Earth, Moon and Sun system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earth does this around the sun
  2. what we humans live on
  3. has the shortest days and longest nights
  4. What the earth rotates on
  5. when the moon casts a shadow on the earth
  6. the kind of light that hits the moon
  7. the tilt of the earth on its axis causes this
Down
  1. provides light for our solar system
  2. a pattern that has a cycle
  3. when the earth casts a shadow on the moon
  4. an object that rotates around the earth
  5. the kind of light that hits the earth
  6. it has the longest days and shortest nights
  7. what the earth does on its axis
  8. a place that contains all of the planets

15 Clues: what we humans live on • What the earth rotates on • a pattern that has a cycle • what the earth does on its axis • the earth does this around the sun • provides light for our solar system • the kind of light that hits the moon • the kind of light that hits the earth • an object that rotates around the earth • has the shortest days and longest nights • ...

Volcano's 2023-02-02

Volcano's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is inside a volcano
  2. a large bowl shaped hole
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. the study of volcanoes
  5. a region around the pacific ocean
  6. the center layer of the earth
  7. the empty space when a volcano erupts
  8. a hotter area in the mantle
  9. scattered particles
  10. a black powder substance.
  11. an opening or crack in the ground
Down
  1. what magma is called when it comes out of a volcano
  2. relating to internal heat of the earth
  3. an eruption on the side of the volcano
  4. a slight earthquake
  5. the outbreak of a volcano
  6. extremely hot
  7. an opening in the side of a volcano
  8. the first layer of the earth
  9. a volcano that erupts boiling water

20 Clues: extremely hot • a slight earthquake • scattered particles • the study of volcanoes • what is inside a volcano • a large bowl shaped hole • the outbreak of a volcano • a black powder substance. • a hotter area in the mantle • the first layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the center layer of the earth • a region around the pacific ocean • an opening or crack in the ground • ...

Biomes of the Earth 2020-05-25

Biomes of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the average weather conditions over a long period of time
  2. warm, humid, diverse biome found near the equator
  3. the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
  4. referring to salt water environments
  5. biome with lots of rain and VERY tall trees
  6. term used to describe water biomes
  7. biome that is farthest north with permafrost and 2 seasons
Down
  1. nonliving things in an ecosystem
  2. biome with short vegetation and very fertile soil; middle of continents
  3. large area consisting of similar ecosystems
  4. biome also known as the shrubland; woody plants and dry
  5. community of interacting biotic and abiotic factors
  6. very dry biome with little life; can be hot or cold
  7. living things in an ecosystem
  8. biome with four seasons where broad leaves fall off the trees in the winter
  9. biome with coniferous forests in the higher latitudes
  10. term used to describe land biomes

17 Clues: living things in an ecosystem • nonliving things in an ecosystem • term used to describe land biomes • term used to describe water biomes • referring to salt water environments • large area consisting of similar ecosystems • biome with lots of rain and VERY tall trees • warm, humid, diverse biome found near the equator • community of interacting biotic and abiotic factors • ...

Earth Science Introduction 2022-09-05

Earth Science Introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of space occupied by an object
  2. Information received directly from our senses
  3. The application of science to solve problems
  4. The shell of gases that surrounds earth
  5. The study of Earth and other objects in space
  6. the property of matter that relates mass to volume for any particular material
  7. Physical objects that extend our senses
  8. Covers all of earth in water
  9. Observations made from using an instrument
  10. Science The study of our planet
Down
  1. The study of earth's shape at it's surface
  2. Imaginary "lines" that connect points of elevation
  3. This sphere consists of solid earth
  4. study of changing conditions in our atmosphere
  5. The imaginary line that circles earth halfway
  6. general conclusions that are drawn from observations
  7. The study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth
  8. The quantity of matter in an object

18 Clues: Covers all of earth in water • Science The study of our planet • This sphere consists of solid earth • The quantity of matter in an object • The shell of gases that surrounds earth • Physical objects that extend our senses • The amount of space occupied by an object • The study of earth's shape at it's surface • Observations made from using an instrument • ...

Academic Language 2017-11-02

Academic Language crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Way of learning about the natural world and the knowledge gained through the process
  2. A hot liquid layer surrounding the inner core that is made of a mixtures of metals
  3. Scientist who study the weather and climate of the Earth
  4. Thin layer of water that rests upon the geosphere
  5. A scientist who study fossils can be considered a ________________
  6. Mountains and volcanoes are part of this sphere
  7. The study of the solid Earth
  8. Thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth
Down
  1. The part of the Earth has temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move.
  2. The metric unit that measures liquid or volume
  3. All life on Earth
  4. The study of the Earth's atmosphere
  5. A __________________ is made of a number and a unit
  6. The study of the Earth’s oceans
  7. the thinnest layer of the Earth. Makes up 1% of the Earth
  8. The metric unit used to measure length or distance
  9. The largest layer of the Earth.

17 Clues: All life on Earth • The study of the solid Earth • The study of the Earth’s oceans • The largest layer of the Earth. • The study of the Earth's atmosphere • Thin layer of air that surrounds the Earth • The metric unit that measures liquid or volume • Mountains and volcanoes are part of this sphere • Thin layer of water that rests upon the geosphere • ...

Sun, Earth, Moon- B work 2021-02-16

Sun, Earth, Moon- B work crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when Moon pauses directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth
  2. darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse
  3. month where Earth is closest to the Sun
  4. dark, flat areas on Moon's surface which are made of cooled,hardened lava
  5. spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis
  6. twice-yearly, spring and fall, Sun directly over equator and equal hours of day and night
  7. created by material inside Earth's core and the Earth's rotation
  8. Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun
  9. this is the Sun's satellite
  10. phase following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible
  11. round 3-D object whose surface is the same distance from its center at all points
Down
  1. describes Earth's orbit, elongated, closed curve
  2. twice yearly point when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north/south of the equator
  3. It takes the Moon 27.3 days to do this once
  4. eclipse occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon
  5. curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
  6. NASA program where U.S. astronauts' made 11 spaceflights and walked on the moon.
  7. place where the Earth's circumference is greatest
  8. season when the northern hemisphere on Earth is closest to the Sun
  9. name for a depression on the Moon caused by an object striking its surface
  10. imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth around which Earth spins
  11. move or cause to move into a sloping position
  12. change in appearance of the Moon as viewed from the Earth

23 Clues: this is the Sun's satellite • month where Earth is closest to the Sun • spinning of Earth on its imaginary axis • It takes the Moon 27.3 days to do this once • darkest part of the shadow during an eclipse • move or cause to move into a sloping position • describes Earth's orbit, elongated, closed curve • Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the Sun • ...

Sun, Earth, Moon Vocabulary Review 2025-04-07

Sun, Earth, Moon Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the direction the sn sets in
  2. planet furthest from the sun
  3. the size star the sun is considered
  4. the direction the sun rises in
  5. planet closest to the sun
  6. the number of hours it takes Earth to make 1 rotation
  7. planet sixth closest to the sun
  8. the last 4 planets are known as ____ planets
  9. what the earth is considered
  10. when the Earth spins on its axis
  11. when the Earth goes around the sun
  12. when the sun comes up due to Earths rotation
  13. When onlt a small piece of moon is lit on the left side
  14. The moon and earth both have these bowl shaped holes
  15. what time of day are shadows the shortest
  16. what the moon is considered (no spaces)
Down
  1. planet seventh closest to the sun
  2. when the moon is completely lit (no spaces)
  3. planet fifth closest to the sun
  4. When the moon is half lit on the right side
  5. planet second closest to the sun
  6. the first 4 planets are known as ___ planets
  7. what the sun is considered
  8. how long it takes Earth to revolve around the sun
  9. When only a small piece of the moon is lit on the right side
  10. how long it takes the moon to revolve around the sun
  11. planet fourth closest to the sun
  12. The gas that surrounds the sun and earth is the ___
  13. when the sun goes down due to Earths rotation
  14. when the moon is completely dark (no spaces)
  15. what the moon and earth are made of
  16. planet third closest to the sun

32 Clues: planet closest to the sun • what the sun is considered • the direction the sn sets in • planet furthest from the sun • what the earth is considered • the direction the sun rises in • planet fifth closest to the sun • planet sixth closest to the sun • planet third closest to the sun • planet second closest to the sun • planet fourth closest to the sun • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Relationships 2021-03-30

Earth, Moon, and Sun Relationships crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the position the moon must be in for a lunar eclipse to occur
  2. When the amount of illumination on the Moon is decreasing
  3. occurs when the moon is between the earth and sun and appears invisible to us from earth
  4. an imaginary line that an object spins or rotates around
  5. the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object
  6. Earth has seasons because its axis is _________
  7. the second force that works with gravity to keep the planets in orbit
  8. a type of tide that occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are in a straight line producing an extreme tide
  9. the days are _________ during summer than during winter
Down
  1. When the amount of illumination on the Moon is increasing
  2. has the most influence on the high and low tides of the Earth’s oceans
  3. when the moon passes directly behind the Earth and into its shadow
  4. a force that exists between any two objects that have mass
  5. the temporary blockage of sunlight by the Moon as it travels between Earth and the Sun
  6. one ___________ of earth is equal to one day
  7. Produced when the sun, moon, and Earth align at a 90° angle producing the smallest rise and fall of tidal levels
  8. the strength of gravity relies on the mass and _____________ between the objects
  9. For part of our orbit the northern half of Earth is tilted toward the Sun resulting in ____________
  10. any moon that appears more than half lighted but less than full

19 Clues: one ___________ of earth is equal to one day • Earth has seasons because its axis is _________ • the days are _________ during summer than during winter • an imaginary line that an object spins or rotates around • When the amount of illumination on the Moon is increasing • When the amount of illumination on the Moon is decreasing • ...

Weather & Climate 2022-11-30

Weather & Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hemisphere: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  2. decrease in size, number, or range.
  3. easterlies: dry ice Lille winds that blow from the east.
  4. pressure: air that pushes the surface while gravity pulls down to earth.
  5. To become larger or extensive
  6. a line around the earth that equally divides both poles.
  7. a layer of earth atmosphere that is above the troposphere.
  8. a sloping position.
  9. winds: wind blowing steadily towards the equator.
  10. latitudes: a belt of air and water both in the northern hemisphere and southern Hemisphere between
  11. the compactness of a substance
  12. trade of wind and the westerlies.
Down
  1. the gasses that surrounded the earth and other planets.
  2. winds: a belt of strong winds that are in the subtropical region.
  3. Pole: either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.
  4. a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is above the stratosphere
  5. a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
  6. a region by the Atlantic Ocean that has calm, storms and light winds.
  7. the four divisions of every year made
  8. Pole: one of the poles on earth, it is in the northern hemisphere.
  9. the opposite direction that the hands on the clock move.
  10. hemisphere: one of the halves of the earth. It lies on the north side of earth.
  11. effect: circulating air that is deflected to the right coming to the northern hemisphere and to the left toward the southern hemisphere.
  12. a measurement of hot and coldness on a scale that includes Fahrenheit and Celsius.

24 Clues: a sloping position. • To become larger or extensive • the compactness of a substance • trade of wind and the westerlies. • decrease in size, number, or range. • the four divisions of every year made • winds: wind blowing steadily towards the equator. • the gasses that surrounded the earth and other planets. • easterlies: dry ice Lille winds that blow from the east. • ...

Earth systems vocab 2024-01-23

Earth systems vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surrounding area of a planet filled with different gasses
  2. the layer of earth made by rocks
  3. a section of soil thats different from the rest
  4. the outermost part of the earth
  5. any surface on Earth where life exist
  6. water that moves in streams instead of into the soil
  7. water under the surface
  8. a layer inside the earth just below the crust
  9. glacial ice moves from its original spot
  10. when water picks up soil and moves it
  11. Weathering rocks breaking or changing due to the elements
Down
  1. rocks underground that let water pass through
  2. the type of weather in a specific amount of time
  3. the system where water all comes together
  4. sediment moving around by the elements
  5. all the water on the planet
  6. pieces of earth being moved
  7. when wind moves soil from one place to another
  8. the center of the earth
  9. a 3d model of a plain or a region
  10. rocks naturally breaking apart

21 Clues: the center of the earth • water under the surface • all the water on the planet • pieces of earth being moved • rocks naturally breaking apart • the outermost part of the earth • the layer of earth made by rocks • a 3d model of a plain or a region • any surface on Earth where life exist • when water picks up soil and moves it • sediment moving around by the elements • ...

Natural Disasters Crossword 2022-05-05

Natural Disasters Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  2. Scale used to measure earthquake intensity
  3. Pile of ground built along a river bank to stop flooding
  4. Storms bring heavy rain causing flooding
  5. Giant sea wave caused by an earthquake under the sea
  6. Type of mountain from which lava, gas and steam erupt.
  7. Fine-grained material shot into the sky during an eruption
  8. Hot, molten rock flowing from a volcano
  9. Earthquakes occur along the San Andreas in California
  10. Instrument used to measure earthquake strength
  11. The central part of the Earth
  12. Soil removal of soil caused by flooding
  13. Vertical passageway through which magma moves upwards to a volcano
Down
  1. Place where earthquake reach the surface
  2. Current deep inside the Earth that causes the plates to move
  3. Outer layer of the Earth
  4. Funnel-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
  5. Tectonic movement of the Earth's crust
  6. Molten rock deep inside the Earth
  7. Person who studies rocks and movement of the Earth

20 Clues: Outer layer of the Earth • The central part of the Earth • Molten rock deep inside the Earth • Tectonic movement of the Earth's crust • Hot, molten rock flowing from a volcano • Soil removal of soil caused by flooding • Place where earthquake reach the surface • Storms bring heavy rain causing flooding • Scale used to measure earthquake intensity • ...

Weather and climate 2022-11-30

Weather and climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hemisphere: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  2. decrease in size, number, or range.
  3. easterlies: dry ice Lille winds that blow from the east.
  4. pressure: air that pushes the surface while gravity pulls down to earth.
  5. To become larger or extensive
  6. a line around the earth that equally divides both poles.
  7. a layer of earth atmosphere that is above the troposphere.
  8. a sloping position.
  9. winds: wind blowing steadily towards the equator.
  10. latitudes: a belt of air and water both in the northern hemisphere and southern Hemisphere between
  11. the compactness of a substance
  12. trade of wind and the westerlies.
Down
  1. the gasses that surrounded the earth and other planets.
  2. winds: a belt of strong winds that are in the subtropical region.
  3. Pole: either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.
  4. a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is above the stratosphere
  5. a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
  6. a region by the Atlantic Ocean that has calm, storms and light winds.
  7. the four divisions of every year made
  8. Pole: one of the poles on earth, it is in the northern hemisphere.
  9. the opposite direction that the hands on the clock move.
  10. hemisphere: one of the halves of the earth. It lies on the north side of earth.
  11. effect: circulating air that is deflected to the right coming to the northern hemisphere and to the left toward the southern hemisphere.
  12. a measurement of hot and coldness on a scale that includes Fahrenheit and Celsius.

24 Clues: a sloping position. • To become larger or extensive • the compactness of a substance • trade of wind and the westerlies. • decrease in size, number, or range. • the four divisions of every year made • winds: wind blowing steadily towards the equator. • the gasses that surrounded the earth and other planets. • easterlies: dry ice Lille winds that blow from the east. • ...

Earth Science Unit 2 2024-08-27

Earth Science Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. composed of all life in other spheres
  2. element vital to synthesizing proteins
  3. carrying ______ : maximum population that an ecosystem can support
  4. organisms that eat other organisms
  5. substance that cycles through all spheres except atmosphere
  6. organisms that break down dead or decaying material
  7. organisms that create their own food
  8. field that deflects solar winds
  9. blanket of gases that surrounds earth
  10. all the water systems on earth
Down
  1. release of liquid water from plants as vapor
  2. secondary source of external energy on earth
  3. upper part of the mantle which is cool and brittle
  4. the life-giving molecule
  5. system in which energy and matter are exchanged
  6. system in which only energy is exchanged
  7. ________ spheroid : shape of earth
  8. sphere composed of iron and nickel at earth's center
  9. all the rock on the surface and molten interior of earth
  10. the balance of energy entering and leaving earth
  11. main source of external energy on earth

21 Clues: the life-giving molecule • all the water systems on earth • field that deflects solar winds • organisms that eat other organisms • ________ spheroid : shape of earth • organisms that create their own food • composed of all life in other spheres • blanket of gases that surrounds earth • element vital to synthesizing proteins • main source of external energy on earth • ...

Space Science Unit Crossword 2023-02-20

Space Science Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This term takes the earth 1 day or 24 hours to complete and is done by earth spinning on its axis.
  2. These objects are made of small and large rocks and are found in the space between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. These are the results we get from earth revolving around the sun.
  4. This is what the moon gravity gives us.
  5. The term used when we are starting to see less and less of the moon (Full moon - New moon)
  6. This is roughly the amount of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the Earth (The actual time is 28 days).
  7. These planets are larger, have a gaseous surface and are farther from the sun.
  8. This term takes the Earth 1 year or 365 days to complete and is done so by earth going completely around the sun.
Down
  1. These objects rotate on their axis, orbit around a star, and are located in the Milky Way Galaxy.
  2. This is the moon phase that occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun.
  3. This is the result we get because of earth rotating on its axis.
  4. These planets are smaller, have a rocky surface and are closer to the sun.
  5. The term used when we are starting to see more and more of the moon (New moon - Full moon)
  6. The name of our home galaxy and where all the night time stars we see are located.
  7. This is the number of stars we have in our solar system.
  8. This is the moon phase that occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon.
  9. These objects are made of ice and dust and orbit out past Neptune.
  10. The only star in our solar system and the closest star to earth.
  11. This is a rock that does not light up. It reflects light from the sun as it revolves around the earth.

19 Clues: This is what the moon gravity gives us. • This is the number of stars we have in our solar system. • This is the result we get because of earth rotating on its axis. • The only star in our solar system and the closest star to earth. • These are the results we get from earth revolving around the sun. • ...

Astronomy 2024-10-17

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outer planets are larger and are known as _______ giants
  2. the path a celestial object follows as it revolves around another object
  3. imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth from pole to pole
  4. moon phase where the moon looks a bit like a hunchback
  5. a large system composed of gasses, stars, planets, moons and other celestial objects
  6. the pole that receives 24 hours of daylight when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
  7. the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by their mass and...
  8. movement of Earth around its axis
  9. changes in the amount of light reflected off the moon as it revolves around Earth
  10. imaginary line around the center of the Earth dividing north and south
Down
  1. a measure of the amount of matter in an object
  2. seasons on earth are a result of the tilt of Earth on its axis and this type of movement
  3. occurs every four years to make up for the 365 1/4 days it takes Earth to revolve
  4. a lunar cycle where the light is increasing on the right
  5. gravitational pull between two objects as a result of their _________ to each other
  6. we only ever see the ________ side of the moon
  7. season that occurs when the Earth is tilted away from the sun
  8. type of eclipse that occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth
  9. the two hemispheres receive ________ amounts of light during the spring and fall

19 Clues: movement of Earth around its axis • a measure of the amount of matter in an object • we only ever see the ________ side of the moon • moon phase where the moon looks a bit like a hunchback • a lunar cycle where the light is increasing on the right • the outer planets are larger and are known as _______ giants • ...

seasons of the earth 2016-03-15

seasons of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the appearance of the moon's reflection
  2. an imaginary line at which a body rotates
  3. phase getting smaller
  4. the movement of an object around another object
  5. a diagonal path of sunlight
  6. either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days
  7. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
  8. when the moon is between the earth and sun
Down
  1. moon is not visible
  2. phase getting bigger
  3. a round solid 3d figure
  4. earth between sun and moon
  5. straight path of sunlight on something
  6. the action of rotating around an axis
  7. moon is between sun and earth
  8. move or cause to move into a sloping position
  9. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length

17 Clues: moon is not visible • phase getting bigger • phase getting smaller • a round solid 3d figure • earth between sun and moon • a diagonal path of sunlight • moon is between sun and earth • the action of rotating around an axis • straight path of sunlight on something • the appearance of the moon's reflection • an imaginary line at which a body rotates • ...

Layers of the Earth 2023-10-30

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A liquid layer that generates the Earth’s magnetic field due to its motion.
  2. A dark rock that primarily makes up the oceanic crust.
  3. A semi-fluid layer below the lithosphere where tectonic plates move.
  4. A layer beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock that flows slowly.
  5. A rigid layer consisting of the crust and upper part of the mantle.
  6. A solid sphere at the Earth's center, composed mainly of iron and nickel.
  7. The Earth's outermost layer, consisting of solid rock.
  8. A protective field generated by the outer core, shielding Earth from solar wind and cosmic rays.
  9. The innermost layer, consisting mainly of iron and nickel and divided into the inner and outer core.
Down
  1. Waves of energy that travel through the Earth’s layers, used in studying the internal structure.
  2. The dominant rock found in the Earth’s mantle.
  3. Large pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere that move due to mantle convection.
  4. A force that increases with depth within the Earth, affecting material states.
  5. The movement of material within the mantle, driving tectonic plate movement.
  6. A common rock found in the continental crust, lighter in color and density.
  7. A boundary separating the crust from the mantle, also known as the Moho.
  8. A process occurring in the outer core, generating the Earth’s magnetic field.

17 Clues: The dominant rock found in the Earth’s mantle. • A dark rock that primarily makes up the oceanic crust. • The Earth's outermost layer, consisting of solid rock. • A rigid layer consisting of the crust and upper part of the mantle. • A semi-fluid layer below the lithosphere where tectonic plates move. • ...

Layers of the earth. 2023-11-09

Layers of the earth. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land crust
  2. the asthenosphere of the earth
  3. lower crust
  4. it's temp is over 4000c
  5. water
  6. upper crust
  7. what materials something is made of
  8. the first layer of the earth
  9. fahrenheit and celsius
  10. water crust
Down
  1. the third and hottest layer of the earth
  2. found in middle mantle
  3. makes up 84% of earth's volume
  4. the last layer of the earth
  5. how much space an object or substance takes up
  6. lava rock
  7. ice, brick

17 Clues: water • lava rock • land crust • ice, brick • lower crust • upper crust • water crust • found in middle mantle • fahrenheit and celsius • it's temp is over 4000c • the last layer of the earth • the first layer of the earth • the asthenosphere of the earth • makes up 84% of earth's volume • what materials something is made of • the third and hottest layer of the earth • ...

Venus, the Earth Future? 2023-07-05

Venus, the Earth Future? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that covers from view
  2. To enclose or cover something by an item
  3. A device that allows to obtain information
  4. Lasting unchanged for a long time
  5. To gather or acquire something in quantity
  6. Something that resembles another feature
  7. The structure of how things are made or put together
  8. Part of the electromagnetic wave that the human eye cannot see
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  1. Human beings as a group
  2. To tell the outcome of the future
  3. Show great value of an act
  4. Stuck an unable to escape
  5. The ability to spread
  6. To support a necessity of life
  7. Well known for previous encounters
  8. To cover something
  9. To great degree of amazement

17 Clues: To cover something • The ability to spread • Human beings as a group • Stuck an unable to escape • Show great value of an act • To great degree of amazement • To support a necessity of life • Something that covers from view • To tell the outcome of the future • Lasting unchanged for a long time • Well known for previous encounters • To enclose or cover something by an item • ...

Sun, Earth, & Moon 2018-05-08

Sun, Earth, & Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A land area completely surrounded by water, found only on Earth.
  2. All living and non living things in a certain environment, only found on earth.
  3. The innermost layer of Earth and the Sun
  4. large holes formed by meteorites, found on the moon and Earth.
  5. A form of precipitation, found only on Earth
  6. The regular rise and fall of ocean levels on Earth caused by the pull of gravity from the Moon and sun
  7. Natural resources people breathe, found only on Earth.
  8. the solid form of water, found on both earth and the Moon.
Down
  1. A high area of land, often round, but not as high as mountains.
  2. The layer of air that surrounds Earth
  3. Cooler, dark spots on the Sun's surface
  4. A hard, nonliving thing made of minerals, found on the Moon and Earth.
  5. Group of water droplets or ice crystals floating in the air, found on Earth but not the sun or moon
  6. The motion Sun, Earth, and Moon make when they turn on their axis
  7. A plant that has leaves, branches, and wood, only found on Earth

15 Clues: The layer of air that surrounds Earth • Cooler, dark spots on the Sun's surface • The innermost layer of Earth and the Sun • A form of precipitation, found only on Earth • Natural resources people breathe, found only on Earth. • the solid form of water, found on both earth and the Moon. • large holes formed by meteorites, found on the moon and Earth. • ...

Chemisty: Group 2 Elements 2023-12-18

Chemisty: Group 2 Elements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - all alkaline earth metals besides beryllium react with what?
  2. - how many alkaline earth metals are there?
  3. - able to be worked, hammered, or shaped under pressure or blows without breaking
  4. - which element is good for making strong bones?
  5. - how many valence electrons do alkaline earth metals have?
  6. - fill in the blank: magnesium powder, sheets, and chips may spontaneously ____ on contact with air or moisture.
  7. - which element is the ninth most abundant element on earth?
  8. - allows heat or electricity to pass through
  9. - able to be deformed without losing toughness
Down
  1. - which element is used to make cellphones, missiles, and aircraft?
  2. - what happens to alkaline earth metals in the air after being cut?
  3. - which is the only radioactive alkaline earth metal?
  4. - fill in the blank: alkaline earth metals are found in the ____ group
  5. - alkaline earth metals are which of the following: metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?
  6. crust - where are alkaline earth metals found?
  7. - are the alkaline earth metals high or low density?
  8. - fill in the blank: beryllium in its powder or dust form is _____

17 Clues: - how many alkaline earth metals are there? • - allows heat or electricity to pass through • crust - where are alkaline earth metals found? • - able to be deformed without losing toughness • - which element is good for making strong bones? • - are the alkaline earth metals high or low density? • - which is the only radioactive alkaline earth metal? • ...

science vocab crossword 2022-05-09

science vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cell structure that carries out tasks
  2. when gas changes to a liquid
  3. 3rd layer where meters burn up
  4. the lowest layer of the earth
  5. puffy clouds
  6. the condition of earths atmosphere
  7. wispy clouds
  8. dark cloud ; means rain is coming
  9. when water changes from a liquid to a gas
  10. the outermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. a organelle only found in plants
  2. prefix for mid level clouds
  3. a cell organelle that stores materials
  4. outside layer of the thermosphere
  5. control center of the cell
  6. The envelope of gases around the earth
  7. clouds that form in flat layers
  8. putting harmful things into the earth
  9. the amount of water vapor in the air
  10. the second lowest layer of the earth
  11. the transfer of heat by movement

21 Clues: puffy clouds • wispy clouds • control center of the cell • prefix for mid level clouds • when gas changes to a liquid • the lowest layer of the earth • 3rd layer where meters burn up • clouds that form in flat layers • a organelle only found in plants • the transfer of heat by movement • the outermost layer of the earth • outside layer of the thermosphere • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-23

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents experience this over time
  2. last name of the scientist who found pangaea
  3. formed by convergent plate crashing into eachother
  4. the speed at wich something moves
  5. Plate“_____”
  6. under the Earths surface
  7. first name of the scientist who found pangaea
  8. caused by plates shifting
  9. when plates move apart
Down
  1. formed by divergent boundries
  2. when plates move towards each other
  3. how many continents there are
  4. scientist who studies the earth
  5. lava spewing mountains
  6. name of the supercontinent formed very long ago
  7. the water on the surface of earth
  8. ball of hot metal in the center of the earth
  9. massive landforms on the surface of the earth
  10. formed by convergent boundaries in the ocean
  11. the outer layer of the earth

20 Clues: Plate“_____” • lava spewing mountains • when plates move apart • under the Earths surface • caused by plates shifting • the outer layer of the earth • formed by divergent boundries • how many continents there are • scientist who studies the earth • the speed at wich something moves • the water on the surface of earth • when plates move towards each other • ...

Earth's Layers 2024-10-08

Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What theory explains the movement of the Earth's plates?
  2. What is the primary rock type found in oceanic crust?
  3. What term refers to how deep each layer of the Earth is?
  4. What type of rock primarily makes up the continental crust?
  5. What do we call the rigid layer made up of the upper mantle and the crust?
  6. What process caused heavier elements to sink to the center of the Earth?
  7. 25 miles is the approximate thickness of the continental___________ crust.
  8. What layer of the Earth is liquid and composed of iron and nickel?
  9. What formed about 4.5 billion years ago?
  10. 3 to 5 miles is the approximate thickness of the __________ crust.
  11. This layer is about 1,430 miles thick.
  12. What term describes how tightly packed the atoms are in a substance?
  13. What does the asthenosphere flow like?
  14. What type of waves do we study to learn about Earth's layers?
  15. What does the outer core help generate?
Down
  1. What is the semi-rigid part of the middle mantle called?
  2. What causes the movement in the mantle?
  3. What is the solid innermost layer of the Earth?
  4. What natural event helps us study the Earth's layers?
  5. This layer is about 750 miles thick.
  6. What state of matter is the inner core?
  7. What is the largest layer of the Earth?
  8. What term describes what materials make up each layer of the Earth?
  9. What can we study to learn about Earth's early composition?
  10. What characteristic increases as you go deeper into the Earth?
  11. What is one important role of the Earth's crust?
  12. What is a major component of both the crust and mantle?
  13. What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
  14. What increases significantly as you go deeper into the Earth?
  15. What element is found in high amounts in the crust?
  16. What state of matter is the outer core?

31 Clues: This layer is about 750 miles thick. • This layer is about 1,430 miles thick. • What does the asthenosphere flow like? • What causes the movement in the mantle? • What state of matter is the inner core? • What is the largest layer of the Earth? • What state of matter is the outer core? • What does the outer core help generate? • What formed about 4.5 billion years ago? • ...

Spelling Homework 2024-11-07

Spelling Homework crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - an earth shaped stone with crystals inside
  2. - math that deals with the measurement of the Earth
  3. - a level platform of Earth
  4. - an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
  5. - of or from outside the Earth or it's atmosphere
  6. - science that records facts about the Earth's surface
  7. - the science of agriculture
Down
  1. - a small dog of a breed originally used for turning out foxes and other burrowing animals from their lairs
  2. - the practice of eating Earth especially chalk or clay in famine-stricken regions
  3. - science that deals with Earth's history recorded in rocks
  4. - lying under the surface of the Earth
  5. - the sea located in the middle region of the Earth
  6. - to bury in the Earth
  7. - physical features of a region of the Earth
  8. - taking the Earth as the center

15 Clues: - to bury in the Earth • - a level platform of Earth • - the science of agriculture • - taking the Earth as the center • - lying under the surface of the Earth • - an earth shaped stone with crystals inside • - physical features of a region of the Earth • - of or from outside the Earth or it's atmosphere • - the sea located in the middle region of the Earth • ...

MOON AND SEASONS CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2016-05-02

MOON AND SEASONS CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The area of the Earth that has similar weather all year.
  2. Water on the moon is found as this.
  3. The type of eclipse when the moon blocks the sun.
  4. Is less on the moon so you would weigh less there.
  5. The time it takes the moon to rotate once around the Earth (about).
  6. The type of eclipse when the Earth blocks the sun.
  7. What causes craters on the moon.
  8. What did out craters on the moon.
  9. The rock and dirt thrown out to make a crater.
  10. The side of the moon we never see from Earth.
Down
  1. The season when the northern hemisphere is tilted to the sun.
  2. The phase when the moon is almost full.
  3. In March and September when the day and night are equal in length.
  4. During January in this place, the sun never sets.
  5. Warm weather in the northern hemisphere when the north pole is not tilted to or away from the sun.
  6. The reason the Earth has seasons.
  7. Dark rock type on the moon which was once old lava flows.
  8. When the side of the moon facing Earth receives no sunlight.
  9. Temperatures on the moon are this because the moon has no atmosphere.
  10. In June in the northern hemisphere, this is the shortest day of the year.
  11. The moon may have come from a piece of this when it was young.
  12. Without the moon there would be none of these on Earth.

22 Clues: What causes craters on the moon. • The reason the Earth has seasons. • What did out craters on the moon. • Water on the moon is found as this. • The phase when the moon is almost full. • The side of the moon we never see from Earth. • The rock and dirt thrown out to make a crater. • During January in this place, the sun never sets. • ...

Seasons Project 2023-11-03

Seasons Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth ________ around the Sun
  2. The season before winter
  3. latitude 0°
  4. The season after winter
  5. The center of our solar system
  6. The day when either day or night is the longest
  7. The Earth is separated into a Northern and Southern
Down
  1. The earth is tilted on its...
  2. Which star is the Earth tilted towards
  3. Which planet are we on
  4. When the Earth revolves around the Sun, the Earth changes ...
  5. The reason for seasons
  6. The season when the Northern Hemisphere is towards the Sun
  7. The season when the Southern Hemisphere is away the Sun
  8. Which energy lets us see
  9. The day when day and night are equal

16 Clues: latitude 0° • Which planet are we on • The reason for seasons • The season after winter • The season before winter • Which energy lets us see • The earth is tilted on its... • The center of our solar system • The Earth ________ around the Sun • The day when day and night are equal • Which star is the Earth tilted towards • The day when either day or night is the longest • ...

Tom's Earth, Sun & Moon Crossword 2019-10-27

Tom's Earth, Sun & Moon Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the moon is a full circle
  2. It causes the seasons
  3. When we see a quarter of a full moon
  4. when the moon goes in-between the earth and sun
  5. when most of the moon is lit
  6. The path the earth travels around the sun
  7. when you can't see the moon
  8. when the decreases in light
Down
  1. The thing that the earth orbits
  2. The earths Path
  3. when the earth goes in-beetween the sun and moon
  4. The earths Pull
  5. when most of the moon is dark
  6. The four different Weather times at earth
  7. January-December
  8. when the moon increases in light
  9. The imaginary line that runs though the earth

17 Clues: The earths Path • The earths Pull • January-December • It causes the seasons • when you can't see the moon • when the decreases in light • when most of the moon is lit • when most of the moon is dark • when the moon is a full circle • The thing that the earth orbits • when the moon increases in light • When we see a quarter of a full moon • The four different Weather times at earth • ...

earths satelites 2023-02-16

earths satelites crossword puzzle
Across
  1. previously known as the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project and NPP-Bridge
  2. formerly known as GOES-R before reaching geostationary orbit,
  3. It is part of the Jason satellite series and is named after Michael Freilich.
  4. is the largest modular space station in low Earth orbit.
  5. is the first of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's latest generation of U.S. polar-orbiting, non-geosynchronous
  6. is a weather satellite operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  7. originally called SAC-E by CONAE, is a dual satellite joint Earth observation mission
  8. is the second spacecraft and the first earth observation satellite launched into Earth orbit on 10 December 2001 by the SUPARCO Pakistan's national space agency
  9. is an Algerian satellite operated by the Algerian Space Agency for cartography, management of agriculture
  10. was launched on July 23, 1972, by a Delta 900 rocket from Vandenberg
  11. was a high-resolution commercial Earth observation satellite, owned by DigitalGlobe, launched in 2001 and reentered
  12. NASA, 1999, Studied sun's UV to infrared energy output.
  13. is Earth's only permanent natural satellite
  14. Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite is an Earth observation satellite and the world's first satellite dedicated to greenhouse gas monitoring
  15. whose mission was to study the Earth's ozone layer
  16. previously known as GeoEye-2, was a third generation commercial Earth observation satellite launched on 11 November 2016,
  17. is the first Earth observation satellite manufactured and operated solely by the National Space Organization
  18. Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.
  19. No.1, was a commercial Earth observation satellite capable of transmitting high-resolution imagery to the ground stations as it passed overhead.
  20. was a Russian satellite orbiting the Earth, before breaking up on January 4, 2023.
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  1. It was launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 v1.1 launch vehicle on 11 February 2015, from Cape Canaveral
  2. also known as Thaichote,
  3. is an Earth-orbiting satellite launched 17 February 1959
  4. was a joint satellite altimeter mission between NASA, the U.S. space agency; and CNES, the French space agency, to map ocean surface topography. Launched on August 10, 1992
  5. is a Spanish Earth observation and reconnaissance satellite
  6. is the seventh satellite of the Landsat program
  7. is a satellite which forms part of ESA's Living Planet Programme.
  8. is a satellite altimeter created by a partnership of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites and National Aeronautic and Space Administration.
  9. is Sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth that takes simultaneous measurements of Earth's atmosphere, land, and water
  10. was a Filipino nanosatellite. It was developed under the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite program and was jointly implemented by the University of the Philippines
  11. It is the second successful high-precision CO₂ observing satellite, after GOSAT.
  12. was intended to be the first satellite of independent Belarus
  13. is the first satellite to use ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite bus
  14. is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E
  15. is a NASA in orbit around the Earth, studying the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water.
  16. is an American Earth observation satellite launched on 11 February 2013. It is the eighth satellite in the Landsat program;
  17. It is the third major component of the Earth Observing System following on Terra and Aqua
  18. is a joint NASA and CNES environmental satellite, built in the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center
  19. is Indonesia’s first remote sensing satellite, made by the experts from National Institute of Aeronautics and Space and Technical University Berlin Germany
  20. was a commercial Earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery at 1- and 4-meter resolution

40 Clues: also known as Thaichote, • is Earth's only permanent natural satellite • is the seventh satellite of the Landsat program • whose mission was to study the Earth's ozone layer • NASA, 1999, Studied sun's UV to infrared energy output. • is an Earth-orbiting satellite launched 17 February 1959 • is the largest modular space station in low Earth orbit. • ...

Earth Sun Relationship 2023-01-17

Earth Sun Relationship crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions
  2. The movement responsible for day and night
  3. Northern Hemisphere season that begins in March
  4. Earth's farthest point from the Sun
  5. When every part of the Earth receives 12 hours of daylight
  6. Month when Earth is closest to the Sun
  7. Earth's closest point to the Sun
  8. Southern hemisphere season that begins in December
  9. North of this line in the Northern hemisphere receives no sunlight in the winter
  10. The wobbling of the Earth's axis
Down
  1. The movement responsible for the year
  2. Sunlight that hits Earth with a low angle of incidence (less than 90 degrees to the surface)
  3. Invisible line around Earth at 0 degrees latitude
  4. Location at 90 degrees latitude in the Northern hemisphere
  5. Sunlight that hits Earth with a high angle of incidence (90 degrees to the surface)
  6. Shortest day in the Northern hemisphere (2 words)
  7. Month when Earth is farthest from the Sun
  8. Earth's ___ of rotation is tilted 23.5 degrees
  9. The elliptical path the Earth takes around the Sun

19 Clues: Earth's closest point to the Sun • The wobbling of the Earth's axis • Earth's farthest point from the Sun • The movement responsible for the year • Month when Earth is closest to the Sun • Month when Earth is farthest from the Sun • The movement responsible for day and night • Earth's ___ of rotation is tilted 23.5 degrees • Northern Hemisphere season that begins in March • ...

Our Place in Space 2024-01-26

Our Place in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When your side of the Earth has rotated away from the sun.
  2. Imaginary revolving canopy of Earth containing all the constellations
  3. When a hemisphere of the Earth is tilted most away from the Sun.
  4. The name of our solar system's star.
  5. Brightest star in the Orion constellation
  6. One revolution of the Earth
  7. The name of Earth's Moon: The ______.
  8. 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness. When the sun is in line on its ecliptic orbit with the celestial equator.
  9. longest or shortest day of the year when the Sun is the highest or lowest in the sky.
  10. How long it takes Earth to return to face the stars in the same direction as they were the night before.
  11. One rotation of the Earth
Down
  1. The name of our galaxy.
  2. All of the existing matter and space. The ____.
  3. groups of stars in the sky that our ancestors connected together to make images.
  4. The distance light travels in a year. Used to measure long distances in space.
  5. Apparent path on the celestial sphere the Sun takes throughout the course of a year.
  6. Bright star closest to the north celestial pole
  7. When a hemisphere of the Earth is tilted most toward the Sun.
  8. A single spin of an object.
  9. How long it takes Earth to return to face the Sun in the same direction as it was the day before.

20 Clues: The name of our galaxy. • One rotation of the Earth • One revolution of the Earth • A single spin of an object. • The name of our solar system's star. • The name of Earth's Moon: The ______. • Brightest star in the Orion constellation • Bright star closest to the north celestial pole • All of the existing matter and space. The ____. • ...

Midterm Vocabulary Review 2020-12-11

Midterm Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a high-speed high altitude airstream
  2. Created by Wind deposition
  3. The Earth system for Ice
  4. the layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteroids
  5. Transfering heat through direct contact
  6. Blocks harmful UV rays
  7. All living things on Earth are part of this Earth system
  8. The tiniest grains of rocks
  9. 0-17km above Earth's surface
  10. The wind belt near the equator
  11. Flow of wind from the ocean to the coastline
  12. How the Sun's energy gets transferred to Earth
Down
  1. Water found underground
  2. The measurement of compactness of a substance
  3. Well-tested explanation
  4. The warming of the earth's surface due the trapping of greenhouse gases
  5. The movement of thermal energy in a fluid
  6. rocks grinding away at other rocks
  7. the horizontal movement of air from high pressure to low pressure
  8. all the landforms on Earth are in this Earth system
  9. a rule that describes
  10. Another name for physical weathering
  11. Causes rocks to turn reddish orange

23 Clues: a rule that describes • Blocks harmful UV rays • Water found underground • Well-tested explanation • The Earth system for Ice • Created by Wind deposition • The tiniest grains of rocks • 0-17km above Earth's surface • The wind belt near the equator • rocks grinding away at other rocks • Causes rocks to turn reddish orange • a high-speed high altitude airstream • ...

Science 2017-08-03

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the science that studies earth.
  2. mantle core boundary
  3. process by which the crust plunges back into earth.
  4. ________and north america complete the whole continental puzzle.
  5. the region below the lithosphere.
  6. depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process.
  7. branch of geology that deals with the movements that shape the earth's crust.
  8. a consolidated mixture of minerals.
  9. any break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
  10. All earth.
  11. ability of solid to flow.
  12. a break in a rock along which movements has taken place.
  13. abundant in the crust.
Down
  1. top most,solid part of the earth composed of several plates.
  2. German meteorologist, proposed pangaea.
  3. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
  4. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  5. the outer portion of the earth.
  6. the vibration of earth due to the rapid release of energy.
  7. a rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit.

20 Clues: All earth. • mantle core boundary • abundant in the crust. • ability of solid to flow. • the science that studies earth. • the outer portion of the earth. • the region below the lithosphere. • a consolidated mixture of minerals. • German meteorologist, proposed pangaea. • a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges. • process by which the crust plunges back into earth. • ...

Science 2017-08-03

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________and north america complete the whole continental puzzle.
  2. a break in a rock along which movements has taken place.
  3. the science that studies earth.
  4. German meteorologist, proposed pangaea.
  5. the outer portion of the earth.
  6. the region below the lithosphere.
  7. branch of geology that deals with the movements that shape the earth's crust.
  8. the vibration of earth due to the rapid release of energy.
  9. depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process.
Down
  1. abundant in the crust.
  2. process by which the crust plunges back into earth.
  3. All earth.
  4. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. a rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit.
  6. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  7. ability of solid to flow.
  8. top most,solid part of the earth composed of several plates.
  9. mantle core boundary
  10. any break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
  11. a consolidated mixture of minerals.

20 Clues: All earth. • mantle core boundary • abundant in the crust. • ability of solid to flow. • the science that studies earth. • the outer portion of the earth. • the region below the lithosphere. • a consolidated mixture of minerals. • German meteorologist, proposed pangaea. • a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges. • process by which the crust plunges back into earth. • ...

Chap 1 & 2 Vocab 2025-01-14

Chap 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. line on a map that connects points of equal elevation
  2. set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map
  3. angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian
  4. study of the earth's air and weather
  5. spinning of the earth or other or other object in space
  6. system of measurement used by scientists
  7. the point farthest south on the earth
  8. vertical distance between contour and lines on a topographic map
  9. study of the earth oceans
  10. part of a map that shows the major compass directions
  11. list of map symbols and their meanings
  12. imaginary line through the earth that connects the North and South poles
  13. small underwater research vessel
  14. point farthest north on the earth
  15. the study of outer space and the objects in it
  16. short lines that point toward the center of a depression on a topographic map
  17. drawings that show parts of the earth surface as seen from
  18. study of the solid parts of the earth
  19. that describes the distance north or south of the equator
Down
  1. area that has the same clock time
  2. known amount used for measuring
  3. map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface
  4. Scientist who studies the solid parts of earth and how they change
  5. half of the earth
  6. one of seven major land areas of the earth
  7. lline of zero degree longitude
  8. unit for measuring angles in a circle or sphere
  9. scientist who studies the air and weather
  10. line of longitude
  11. a scientist who studies outer space and objects in it
  12. imaginary line that defines the start of the day
  13. part of a map that shows the relationship between map distance and actual
  14. studies the earth's land, water, air, and outer space.
  15. line of latitude
  16. scientist who studies the oceans
  17. line of zero degrees latitude halfway between the poles.

36 Clues: line of latitude • half of the earth • line of longitude • study of the earth oceans • lline of zero degree longitude • known amount used for measuring • small underwater research vessel • scientist who studies the oceans • area that has the same clock time • point farthest north on the earth • study of the earth's air and weather • the point farthest south on the earth • ...

Greek Bases 2025-04-09

Greek Bases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rule, strength or power
  2. measurement of heat
  3. to measure around
  4. measurement of the earth
  5. device used for regulating temperatures
  6. hear or hot
  7. rule, strength or power
  8. instrument used for measuring the weight of the atmosphere
  9. mapping of the earth
Down
  1. one who maps the earth
  2. the area of geology that deals with distribution and movement of groundwater
  3. one who studies the earth
  4. pertaining to democracy
  5. science of the earth
  6. common people rule or have power
  7. measure
  8. earth

17 Clues: earth • measure • hear or hot • to measure around • measurement of heat • science of the earth • mapping of the earth • one who maps the earth • rule, strength or power • pertaining to democracy • rule, strength or power • measurement of the earth • one who studies the earth • common people rule or have power • device used for regulating temperatures • ...

Mia´s Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-06

Mia´s Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 2nd layer of Earth
  2. era of the dinosaurs
  3. hot fluid below the earth´s crust
  4. asia,africa,north america are all
  5. name of the ocean where the south american plate and african plate meet
  6. study of life
  7. person who made the theory of continental drift
  8. slowing moving away
  9. sphere of air
  10. when 2 plates move apart from each other
  11. the continent south of Europe
Down
  1. a scale used to represent periods of time
  2. scientist that studies earth
  3. an arrangement that repeats is called
  4. the study of earth
  5. 4th largest continent
  6. the very hot center of Earth
  7. violent shaking of the ground that causes great destruction
  8. right side of a number line
  9. left side of a number line
  10. when 2 plates move towards each other
  11. the planet we live on
  12. when one plate goes under the other
  13. the remains of a once living organism
  14. the outer layer of the planet
  15. a super continent that once existed

26 Clues: study of life • sphere of air • the study of earth • slowing moving away • era of the dinosaurs • 4th largest continent • the planet we live on • the 2nd layer of Earth • left side of a number line • right side of a number line • scientist that studies earth • the very hot center of Earth • the outer layer of the planet • the continent south of Europe • hot fluid below the earth´s crust • ...

Earthquakes Crossword 2024-10-29

Earthquakes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that keeps the interior of the earth liquid
  2. Part of the California coast is part of this plate
  3. The middle layer of Earth
  4. A large and dangerous wave caused by an undersea earthquake
  5. Movement along the earth's surface caused by an earthquake
  6. The solid part of the earth
  7. Areas under the earth where earthquake waves bounce off
  8. The area where the edges of two tectonic plates meet
Down
  1. An instrument that measures earthquakes
  2. The back and forth movement caused by an earthquake
  3. Earth movement that occurs after an earthquake
  4. A crack in the earth's crust along which rocks can move
  5. An instrument that measures changes in the tilt of the earth
  6. The scientist who invented the scale used to measure earthquakes
  7. A crack in the earth opened when two plates pull apart
  8. The point on the earth where surface waves start
  9. The force that keeps rocks from moving along a fault

17 Clues: The middle layer of Earth • The solid part of the earth • An instrument that measures earthquakes • Earth movement that occurs after an earthquake • The point on the earth where surface waves start • Part of the California coast is part of this plate • The back and forth movement caused by an earthquake • The force that keeps rocks from moving along a fault • ...

Earth's Formation, Relative & Absolute Dating 2023-05-02

Earth's Formation, Relative & Absolute Dating crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the reason the Earth is still HOT today, elements are breaking in half releasing heat. ________ Decay
  2. Which shadow zone is larger?
  3. This is the first reason the Earth is so hot, heat was created from objects colliding together creating what?
  4. When the Earth was molten (liquid), the layers formed based on
  5. What is the state of matter of the inner core?
  6. How can scientists study the layers of the Earth?
  7. Where do dense liquids go?
  8. P and S waves speed up when they travel through this type of material because it is more dense
  9. Magma intrudes into the rock layers creating this
  10. What is the state of matter of the outer core?
  11. The longest block of time in the geological time scale
  12. What happens to temperature, pressure, and density as you move to the core of the Earth?
Down
  1. P waves get ______ at the outer core
  2. This is caused by weathering and erosion, it is shown with a squiggly line in our practice
  3. Why is the inner core solid?
  4. What force is responsible for causing materials that formed the Earth to condense (come together)?
  5. What is the process where dense material (iron & nickel) sank to the center of the Earth when it was forming? Planetary _______.
  6. This law describes rock layers at the bottom are the oldest and the youngest are at the top
  7. Where do less dense liquids go?
  8. A circular area around the surface of Earth where P and S waves are not recorded by seismometers at earth recording stations
  9. S waves get ______ at the outer core because they can not go through liquid
  10. A break in the rocks
  11. What is the most dense layer?
  12. What happens to the speed of P waves as they travel through liquids, which are less dense?

24 Clues: A break in the rocks • Where do dense liquids go? • Why is the inner core solid? • Which shadow zone is larger? • What is the most dense layer? • Where do less dense liquids go? • P waves get ______ at the outer core • What is the state of matter of the inner core? • What is the state of matter of the outer core? • How can scientists study the layers of the Earth? • ...

layers of earth 2014-11-11

layers of earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by plates, these can sometimes spew magma
  2. liquid layer 2200km thick
  3. amout of total layers in earth
  4. made the theory of continental drift
  5. name of landmass where all earths land was connected
  6. bottom layer of a dense layer of rock in earth
  7. less than 1% of earths mass
  8. things cool and sink, then heat and rise here
  9. state of matter in lower mantle
  10. last layer inside earth
Down
  1. type of currents in layers of earth
  2. layer of rock under the sea
  3. what the crust is made of
  4. liquid in convection currents
  5. top layer of earth
  6. the planet we are studying the layers of
  7. name of the sections on top of easrth
  8. above the convection currents
  9. above the upper mantle
  10. plastic like layer below lithosphere
  11. unit used to measure thickness of earths layers
  12. state of matter in inner core
  13. amount of main layers inside earth
  14. also name of a coin, this makes ujp part of the outer core

24 Clues: top layer of earth • above the upper mantle • last layer inside earth • liquid layer 2200km thick • what the crust is made of • layer of rock under the sea • less than 1% of earths mass • liquid in convection currents • above the convection currents • state of matter in inner core • amout of total layers in earth • state of matter in lower mantle • amount of main layers inside earth • ...

Earth and Space Systems Test Review 2021-09-23

Earth and Space Systems Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A planet with similar size and mass to Earth.
  2. Created geocentric model of solar system
  3. Between Mars and Jupiter is an ____ belt.
  4. Planet closest to the sun.
  5. When the moon appears to be getting larger
  6. have.
  7. Oxygen and ____ mostly make up Earth's atmosphere
  8. A meteroid that has hit Earth's surface
  9. Supported geocentric model of solar system
  10. Earth spinning on its axis
  11. Largest Planet
  12. Which object's gravity affects tides the most?
  13. Planet that rotates completely on its side
  14. Sun-centered model of the solar system.
Down
  1. First country to orbit human around the Earth
  2. One complete trip of Earth around the sun.
  3. Force that holds all planets in orbiting position around the sun.
  4. Earth centered model of the solar system.
  5. Created heliocentric model of solar system
  6. When the moon appears to be getting smaller
  7. Supported heliocentric model of solar system
  8. Number of moons Earth, Jupiter, Uranus and
  9. Planet with lowest density and large number of rings.
  10. Smallest planet
  11. Earth is a ____ planet (terrestrial)
  12. Could not clear its neighborhood and became a dwarf planet.

26 Clues: have. • Largest Planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun. • Earth spinning on its axis • Earth is a ____ planet (terrestrial) • A meteroid that has hit Earth's surface • Sun-centered model of the solar system. • Created geocentric model of solar system • Between Mars and Jupiter is an ____ belt. • Earth centered model of the solar system. • ...

layers of earth 2023-11-07

layers of earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by plates, these can sometimes spew magma
  2. liquid layer 2200km thick
  3. amout of total layers in earth
  4. made the theory of continental drift
  5. name of landmass where all earths land was connected
  6. bottom layer of a dense layer of rock in earth
  7. less than 1% of earths mass
  8. things cool and sink, then heat and rise here
  9. state of matter in lower mantle
  10. last layer inside earth
Down
  1. type of currents in layers of earth
  2. layer of rock under the sea
  3. what the crust is made of
  4. liquid in convection currents
  5. top layer of earth
  6. the planet we are studying the layers of
  7. name of the sections on top of easrth
  8. above the convection currents
  9. above the upper mantle
  10. plastic like layer below lithosphere
  11. unit used to measure thickness of earths layers
  12. state of matter in inner core
  13. amount of main layers inside earth
  14. also name of a coin, this makes ujp part of the outer core

24 Clues: top layer of earth • above the upper mantle • last layer inside earth • liquid layer 2200km thick • what the crust is made of • layer of rock under the sea • less than 1% of earths mass • liquid in convection currents • above the convection currents • state of matter in inner core • amout of total layers in earth • state of matter in lower mantle • amount of main layers inside earth • ...

Puzzle - 15: Trivia and General Knowledge 2023-10-15

Puzzle - 15: Trivia and General Knowledge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly.
  2. The painting with a mysterious smile.
  3. The number of bones in the adult human body
  4. The national flower of Japan.
  5. The largest mammal on Earth.
  6. The element with the chemical symbol Fe.
  7. The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
  8. The largest planet in our solar system.
  9. The longest river in the world.
  10. The process of plants converting sunlight into energy.
  11. The planet known as the "Red Planet".
Down
  1. The year the Titanic sank.
  2. The birthplace of the Renaissance.
  3. The chemical symbol for gold.
  4. The capital of France.
  5. The chemical symbol for water.
  6. The author of "Romeo and Juliet".
  7. The largest ocean on Earth
  8. The number of continents on Earth.
  9. The star closest to Earth

20 Clues: The capital of France. • The star closest to Earth • The year the Titanic sank. • The largest ocean on Earth • The largest mammal on Earth. • The chemical symbol for gold. • The national flower of Japan. • The chemical symbol for water. • The longest river in the world. • The author of "Romeo and Juliet". • The birthplace of the Renaissance. • The number of continents on Earth. • ...

solar system 2022-07-05

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The earth spins on its _____
  2. Imaginary line around the middle of the earth
  3. When the moon gets between the sun and the earth it is called _____ eclipse
  4. The size of a planet is measured by its _____
  5. Comes after Jupiter
  6. The coldest planet
  7. It takes a _____ for earth to make one rotation
  8. It takes a _____ for earth to make one revolution
Down
  1. Comes before Mars
  2. The 4th planet
  3. When an object in the solar system moves between the sun and that object
  4. Comes before Neptune
  5. The hottest planet
  6. The closest planet to the sun
  7. The largest planet
  8. When the earth get between the sun and the moon it is called _____ eclipse

16 Clues: The 4th planet • Comes before Mars • The hottest planet • The largest planet • The coldest planet • Comes after Jupiter • Comes before Neptune • The earth spins on its _____ • The closest planet to the sun • Imaginary line around the middle of the earth • The size of a planet is measured by its _____ • It takes a _____ for earth to make one rotation • ...

Solar system crossword 2025-03-04

Solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Amount of moons on Earth (SPELLED WITH LETTERS)
  2. Our solar system's dwarf planet
  3. Has a "tail"
  4. Second planet from the sun
  5. The coldest planet
  6. A model that proves the sun is the center of the solar system
  7. Amount of moons on Mars (SPELLED WITH LETTERS)
  8. Color of Neptune
  9. The star that supports all life on Earth
  10. Shines bright, made of gas
Down
  1. Killed the dinosaurs
  2. The last planet from the sun
  3. Earth has one of these orbiting it
  4. A model that shows that Earth is the center of the solar system
  5. 5th planet from the sun
  6. Closest planet to the sun
  7. Color of Mars
  8. Very famous for its rings
  9. Mars' biggest moon
  10. The planet we live in

20 Clues: Has a "tail" • Color of Mars • Color of Neptune • The coldest planet • Mars' biggest moon • Killed the dinosaurs • The planet we live in • 5th planet from the sun • Closest planet to the sun • Very famous for its rings • Second planet from the sun • Shines bright, made of gas • The last planet from the sun • Our solar system's dwarf planet • Earth has one of these orbiting it • ...

Solar & Lunar Eclipse Middle School 2020-11-03

Solar & Lunar Eclipse Middle School crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of an object around another
  2. occurs when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
  3. the moon's orbital ______ prevents lunar eclipses from happening every month
  4. lighter shadow caused by partial blockage of light
  5. solar ___________ caused by moon blocking the light from reaching earth
  6. satellite of the Earth
  7. occurs when a hemisphere is titled toward the sun
  8. lunar eclipse causes a __________ hue of the moon
  9. _________ eclipse causes a reddish hue of the moon
  10. force of attraction between two objects
Down
  1. _________ eclipse occurs about every 18 months in different areas
  2. the ___________ revolves around the earth
  3. during a lunar eclipse, the earth blocks the ______ from the moon
  4. lunar ____________ occurs during full moon
  5. spinning of an object on its axis
  6. _________ eclipse is when the earth blocks sunlight to the moon
  7. __________ of the earth experiences a lunar eclipse at a time
  8. are caused by tilting of earth
  9. one factor that determines gravitational pull
  10. total blockage of sunlight
  11. path object takes when it REVOLVES around another object
  12. the ____________ revolves around the sun

22 Clues: satellite of the Earth • total blockage of sunlight • are caused by tilting of earth • spinning of an object on its axis • force of attraction between two objects • the movement of an object around another • the ____________ revolves around the sun • the ___________ revolves around the earth • lunar ____________ occurs during full moon • ...

project 2020-12-14

project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. step 4 of the water cycle
  2. uniform, grayish clouds
  3. the lower part of the mantle.
  4. between the mantle and the inner core.
  5. water without salt in it
  6. dark gray clouds associated with continuous falling rain or snow
  7. step 6 of the water cycle
  8. describes all the water on Earth.
  9. appear as gray, puffy masses that form in groups
  10. is the only substance on Earth that is naturally found as solid ice and gas
  11. Oxygen and silicon are often found bound together. Together, they form
  12. the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
  13. the top layer of the geosphere
  14. innermost layer of Earth.
  15. crust that covers the ocean floor.
  16. step 7 of the water cycle
  17. gray or blue-gray, made of ice crystals and water droplets
  18. step 1 of the water cycle
  19. outermost layer of the atmosphere.
  20. water with salt in in
  21. Describes all the ice on earth.
Down
  1. step 3 of the water cycle
  2. the outermost layer or shell of Earth.
  3. large collections of tiny “cloud droplets.”
  4. describes all the living things on Earth.
  5. the middle layer of Earth.
  6. describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground.
  7. low puffy, gray clouds
  8. slabs of lithosphere covered with crust.
  9. the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
  10. step 2 of the water cycle
  11. made of hot, solid rock.
  12. covers Earth’s surface and is found within Earth.
  13. call the movement of water around Earth
  14. the upper part of the mantle.
  15. describes the air on Earth.
  16. contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere.
  17. step 5 of the water cycle
  18. crust that makes up the continents.

39 Clues: water with salt in in • low puffy, gray clouds • uniform, grayish clouds • water without salt in it • made of hot, solid rock. • step 3 of the water cycle • step 4 of the water cycle • step 6 of the water cycle • step 2 of the water cycle • innermost layer of Earth. • step 7 of the water cycle • step 5 of the water cycle • step 1 of the water cycle • the middle layer of Earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When oceanic plate subducts under continental plate
  2. One of the two original continents that Pangaea split into.
  3. Innermost layer of Earth.
  4. Waves that are sent out and are timed coming back to map out objects
  5. Longest mountain chain
  6. The valley between two diverging plates
  7. Chunks of the Earth that float on the lithosphere.
  8. The other of the two continents that Pangaea split into.
  9. It means “millions of years ago”
  10. When two plates float toward each other.
  11. Melted rock
  12. Outer layer of Earth.
  13. Fault the runs through California.
  14. Layer of molten metal that covers the inner core.
  15. Crust that makes up the continents.
  16. smaller, less important plates
  17. Thickest layer of Earth.
  18. The seven major land masses on the planet Earth.
  19. Where hot rocks rise, and cool rocks fall creating a flowing circle
  20. First living organism
  21. When a divergent boundary occurs and the magma helps create a new part of the plate.
  22. String of mountains
  23. Produced by the inner core spinning within the outer core.
  24. Molten rock.
  25. Created theory of continental drift
  26. Immense forces that are sent up through the Earth.
  27. Solid ball of iron in the center of the Earth.
Down
  1. Earth’s supercontinent from over 200 MYA.
  2. Amount of force pressing on an object.
  3. Deepest trench in the world.
  4. One who studies geology.
  5. When two plates float apart.
  6. Upper layer of the mantle.
  7. Where lava erupts of out the earth
  8. Crust located under the ocean.
  9. Lower layer of the mantle.
  10. The study of tectonic plates.
  11. Forces that destroy landmasses.
  12. Forces that build landmasses.
  13. The study of the planet Earth.
  14. When two plates grind against each other.
  15. The landmass that is created when two plates come together along a Upper
  16. When one plate slides underneath the other.
  17. The theory of how the continents got where they are today.
  18. Vibrations that travel through the Earth.
  19. Where geology was first founded
  20. Larger, more important plate
  21. Magma that has come out of the earth
  22. A place where move relative to each other

49 Clues: Melted rock • Molten rock. • String of mountains • Outer layer of Earth. • First living organism • Longest mountain chain • One who studies geology. • Thickest layer of Earth. • Innermost layer of Earth. • Upper layer of the mantle. • Lower layer of the mantle. • Deepest trench in the world. • When two plates float apart. • Larger, more important plate • The study of tectonic plates. • ...

Formation of the Earth 2021-12-03

Formation of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Release of gasses from volcanoes forming the atmosphere.
  2. This layer of the Earth is made from iron and magnesium.
  3. Evaporation and precipitation caused this material to accumulate in the oceans.
  4. Comprises oceans, rivers, lakes and swamps.
  5. This blew the original hydrogen into outer space.
  6. This plus helium comprise the early atmosphere.
  7. Caused the layering of the earth's interior.
  8. The core of the Earth is made from this and iron.
  9. Small bodies that join to form planets.
Down
  1. Earliest organisms that released oxygen into the atmosphere.
  2. Major molecule missing from the earth's early atmosphere.
  3. Material crust is made from.
  4. Includes soil, minerals, and rock formations.
  5. Includes Carbon dioxide, air and clouds.
  6. The early oceans were filled with this type of water.
  7. Includes all living things.
  8. This size rock hit the Early earth forming debris that became the moon

17 Clues: Includes all living things. • Material crust is made from. • Small bodies that join to form planets. • Includes Carbon dioxide, air and clouds. • Comprises oceans, rivers, lakes and swamps. • Caused the layering of the earth's interior. • Includes soil, minerals, and rock formations. • This plus helium comprise the early atmosphere. • ...

The Spheres Of Earth 2023-10-27

The Spheres Of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a liquid evaporates to...
  2. a green plant that animals like to feed on especially cows
  3. a large body of water that covers 75 percent of the world
  4. a living organism that can walk around or hunt
  5. when someone or something causes something to happen to a person or object
  6. the planet we live on
  7. when tectonic plates push up, they form...
  8. all the water in the world
  9. a tall organism that can shelter animals
Down
  1. all the layers of the earth
  2. the gas that we breathe
  3. a substance that is not a liquid
  4. to send something somewhere else
  5. all the life on earth
  6. all the gases on the world
  7. a liquid substance that all organisms need to live
  8. we eat and sleep to gain______ for the next day

17 Clues: all the life on earth • the planet we live on • the gas that we breathe • all the gases on the world • all the water in the world • all the layers of the earth • When a liquid evaporates to... • a substance that is not a liquid • to send something somewhere else • a tall organism that can shelter animals • when tectonic plates push up, they form... • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When oceanic plate subducts under continental plate
  2. One of the two original continents that Pangaea split into.
  3. Innermost layer of Earth.
  4. Waves that are sent out and are timed coming back to map out objects
  5. Longest mountain chain
  6. The valley between two diverging plates
  7. Chunks of the Earth that float on the lithosphere.
  8. The other of the two continents that Pangaea split into.
  9. It means “millions of years ago”
  10. When two plates float toward each other.
  11. Melted rock
  12. Outer layer of Earth.
  13. Fault the runs through California.
  14. Layer of molten metal that covers the inner core.
  15. Crust that makes up the continents.
  16. smaller, less important plates
  17. Thickest layer of Earth.
  18. The seven major land masses on the planet Earth.
  19. Where hot rocks rise, and cool rocks fall creating a flowing circle
  20. First living organism
  21. When a divergent boundary occurs and the magma helps create a new part of the plate.
  22. String of mountains
  23. Produced by the inner core spinning within the outer core.
  24. Molten rock.
  25. Created theory of continental drift
  26. Immense forces that are sent up through the Earth.
  27. Solid ball of iron in the center of the Earth.
Down
  1. Earth’s supercontinent from over 200 MYA.
  2. Amount of force pressing on an object.
  3. Deepest trench in the world.
  4. One who studies geology.
  5. When two plates float apart.
  6. Upper layer of the mantle.
  7. Where lava erupts of out the earth
  8. Crust located under the ocean.
  9. Lower layer of the mantle.
  10. The study of tectonic plates.
  11. Forces that destroy landmasses.
  12. Forces that build landmasses.
  13. The study of the planet Earth.
  14. When two plates grind against each other.
  15. The landmass that is created when two plates come together along a Upper
  16. When one plate slides underneath the other.
  17. The theory of how the continents got where they are today.
  18. Vibrations that travel through the Earth.
  19. Where geology was first founded
  20. Larger, more important plate
  21. Magma that has come out of the earth
  22. A place where move relative to each other

49 Clues: Melted rock • Molten rock. • String of mountains • Outer layer of Earth. • First living organism • Longest mountain chain • One who studies geology. • Thickest layer of Earth. • Innermost layer of Earth. • Upper layer of the mantle. • Lower layer of the mantle. • Deepest trench in the world. • When two plates float apart. • Larger, more important plate • The study of tectonic plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deepest trench in the world.
  2. The seven major land masses on the planet Earth.
  3. The landmass that is created when two plates come together along a Upper
  4. Forces that build landmasses.
  5. A place where move relative to each other
  6. Lower layer of the mantle.
  7. Where hot rocks rise, and cool rocks fall creating a flowing circle
  8. Crust located under the ocean.
  9. When a divergent boundary occurs and the magma helps create a new part of the plate.
  10. Solid ball of iron in the center of the Earth.
  11. One of the two original continents that Pangaea split into.
  12. When two plates float toward each other.
  13. Produced by the inner core spinning within the outer core.
  14. Waves that are sent out and are timed coming back to map out objects
  15. Fault the runs through California.
  16. Layer of molten metal that covers the inner core.
  17. Outer layer of Earth.
  18. The study of tectonic plates.
  19. Where geology was first founded
  20. Amount of force pressing on an object.
  21. Longest mountain chain
  22. Created theory of continental drift
  23. Earth’s supercontinent from over 200 MYA.
  24. When oceanic plate subducts under continental plate
  25. Molten rock.
Down
  1. One who studies geology.
  2. String of mountains
  3. When two plates float apart.
  4. Where lava erupts of out the earth
  5. Innermost layer of Earth.
  6. Crust that makes up the continents.
  7. The valley between two diverging plates
  8. Melted rock
  9. Larger, more important plate
  10. Thickest layer of Earth.
  11. Forces that destroy landmasses.
  12. The theory of how the continents got where they are today.
  13. Immense forces that are sent up through the Earth.
  14. When two plates grind against each other.
  15. Upper layer of the mantle.
  16. When one plate slides underneath the other.
  17. Vibrations that travel through the Earth.
  18. Chunks of the Earth that float on the lithosphere.
  19. smaller, less important plates
  20. First living organism
  21. The study of the planet Earth.
  22. The other of the two continents that Pangaea split into.
  23. Magma that has come out of the earth
  24. It means “millions of years ago”

49 Clues: Melted rock • Molten rock. • String of mountains • Outer layer of Earth. • First living organism • Longest mountain chain • One who studies geology. • Thickest layer of Earth. • Innermost layer of Earth. • Lower layer of the mantle. • Upper layer of the mantle. • Deepest trench in the world. • When two plates float apart. • Larger, more important plate • Forces that build landmasses. • ...

Earth Cycles 2024-05-28

Earth Cycles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moon blocks the suns light to earth
  2. Length of day and night are the same
  3. A natural satellite orbiting a planet
  4. A tide with little difference between high and low tide
  5. The changing appearance of the moon
  6. The first phase of the moon cycle
  7. Results from the change in position of the earth as it orbits the sun
  8. The earth blocks the suns light to the moon
Down
  1. A very high or low tide
  2. The time it takes for the planet to orbit the sun
  3. The hemisphere New Zealand is in
  4. Year with an extra day
  5. Marks the longest and shortest days of the year.
  6. The number of hours for the earth to rotate on its axis once
  7. The circle dividing the earth into two halves
  8. Imaginary line running through Earth from pole to pole
  9. The time it takes for the earth to rotate once on its axis
  10. Path followed by one object around another

18 Clues: Year with an extra day • A very high or low tide • The hemisphere New Zealand is in • The first phase of the moon cycle • The changing appearance of the moon • Length of day and night are the same • A natural satellite orbiting a planet • The moon blocks the suns light to earth • Path followed by one object around another • The earth blocks the suns light to the moon • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-12-04

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another.
  2. the innermost layer of the Earth
  3. A type of plate boundarie were two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontily
  4. A layer within the Earth within the bettwen the crust and core
  5. A process that involves the movement from one place to another that is coused by difrences in tempriture and density between a liquid or a
  6. Makes up the seafloor of the Earth
  7. The process by which a unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
  8. The third layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  9. Produces the magnetic field around the earth
Down
  1. the coolest and most rigid part of Earth
  2. A linier feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. The upper layer of Earth's mantel,below the lithosphere
  4. ontinentalcrust is thickened by the compressive forces related to subduction or continental collision
  5. Amitted during the decay of naturally acurrign RadioNucleids in the earth
  6. An elastic wave produced an earthqueke or other means
  7. A massive, irregular shaped slabs of solid rock within the earth
  8. The first stage is an isotope during radioactive decay
  9. A rock or other matter that has landed on Earth
  10. A technique used to determine the age of materials, such as rocks or fossils.

19 Clues: the innermost layer of the Earth • Makes up the seafloor of the Earth • The third layer of Earth's atmosphere. • the coolest and most rigid part of Earth • Produces the magnetic field around the earth • A rock or other matter that has landed on Earth • An elastic wave produced an earthqueke or other means • The first stage is an isotope during radioactive decay • ...

Earth's Spheres 2023-11-02

Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a minerals form
  2. a liquid humans consume
  3. water vapor into the air
  4. a tall landform
  5. air that humans breathe out
  6. bunch of tiny rocks
  7. all the rocks in the world
  8. all the water in the Earth
  9. all living
Down
  1. all the gas around the Earth
  2. all frozen water
  3. a living organ
  4. crust of the Earth
  5. to put another object in another place
  6. a modern language
  7. water around the Earth
  8. the planet we live on

17 Clues: all living • a living organ • a minerals form • a tall landform • all frozen water • a modern language • crust of the Earth • bunch of tiny rocks • the planet we live on • water around the Earth • a liquid humans consume • water vapor into the air • all the rocks in the world • all the water in the Earth • air that humans breathe out • all the gas around the Earth • ...

Earth Unit Words 2022-10-16

Earth Unit Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit; producing vegetation or crops plentifully
  2. a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the Earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph; this type of wave usually shakes the Earth
  3. a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the Earth’s surface
  4. Outermost layer of the Earth
  5. longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the Earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph; this type of wave push-pull the earth
  6. solid, innermost layer of Earth’s interior that is the hottest part of Earth and experiences the greatest amount of pressure
  7. movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound
  8. Earth’s outermost layer that is thinnest under the oceans and thickest through the mountains and contains all features of Earth’s surface
  9. cycle diagram that shows the slow, continuous process of rocks changing from one type to another
  10. rigid layer of Earth about 100 km thick, made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
Down
  1. largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies above the outer core and is solid and yet flows freely
  2. the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care
  3. cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids, and gas erupt onto Earth’s surface through a vent.
  4. the manner in which the parts of a thing are put together
  5. layer of Earth that lies above the inner core and it is thought to be composed mostly of molten metal
  6. mixture of weathered rock and mineral fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air that can take thousands of years to develop
  7. the outer layer of the Earth, about 6 miles deep under the ocean
  8. process in which surface materials are worm away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers
  9. inorganic, solid material found in nature that always has the same chemical makeup, atoms arranged in an orderly pattern, and properties such as cleavage and fracture, color, hardness, and streak and luster
  10. the structure, feel, and appearance of something
  11. the outer layer of the earth, about 22miles deep under the continents
  12. air surrounding Earth

22 Clues: air surrounding Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • the structure, feel, and appearance of something • the manner in which the parts of a thing are put together • the outer layer of the Earth, about 6 miles deep under the ocean • a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the Earth’s surface • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword 2025-02-19

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the seventh planet from the Sun?
  2. The Earth takes ______ ____ to revolve around the Sun.
  3. Days that have an equal amount of daylight and night are called _______.
  4. The Earth rises in the east because it spins ________________.
  5. The United States and Australia have opposite seasons because they are in different ___________.
  6. What is the eighth planet from the Sun?
  7. What is the closest planet to the Sun?
  8. What is the second planet from the Sun?
  9. The Earth is the largest of the inner planets. True or False?
Down
  1. The shortest day of the year is called the ______ _______.
  2. The Sun's radiation from nuclear ______ warms our planet.
  3. What is the sixth planet from the Sun?
  4. We have day and night because the Earth rotates on it's ____.
  5. Our Sun is a huge ball of ______.
  6. What is the third planet from the Sun?
  7. The Earth is the only planet that is known to have ____.
  8. What is the fifth planet from the Sun?
  9. The outer planets are called the ___ Giants.
  10. All of the planets _______ around the Sun.
  11. The four inner planets are called the _____ planets
  12. The Earth orbits the Sun in this shape.
  13. Earth's seasons are caused by the ____ on it's axis.
  14. What is the fourth planet from the Sun?

23 Clues: Our Sun is a huge ball of ______. • What is the sixth planet from the Sun? • What is the third planet from the Sun? • What is the fifth planet from the Sun? • What is the closest planet to the Sun? • What is the eighth planet from the Sun? • The Earth orbits the Sun in this shape. • What is the second planet from the Sun? • What is the fourth planet from the Sun? • ...

Sun, Moon, and Earth Crossword 2013-11-14

Sun, Moon, and Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Orbits the earth.
  2. These giant ribbons of hot gas reach as far as 620,000 miles into space and loop back to the sun.
  3. This is the sun's outermost surface, and is made up of extremely hot gas.
  4. _______ are cool spots on the sun.
  5. The sun produces _____.
  6. The earth ____ on it's axis.
  7. This is at the center of the earth and sun.
  8. Made of gas.
Down
  1. The moon ____ the earth.
  2. The sun also produces _____.
  3. This is the part of the sun that is visible from earth.
  4. The sun is made of _____.
  5. The sun is a _____.
  6. This is only on the earth.
  7. These are on the moon's and earth's surface.
  8. Has life.

16 Clues: Has life. • Made of gas. • Orbits the earth. • The sun is a _____. • The sun produces _____. • The moon ____ the earth. • The sun is made of _____. • This is only on the earth. • The sun also produces _____. • The earth ____ on it's axis. • _______ are cool spots on the sun. • This is at the center of the earth and sun. • These are on the moon's and earth's surface. • ...

Planets Crossword 2014-10-26

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet in the Solar System that has life
  2. Everything that exists including planets, stars, galaxies and all forms of matter and energy
  3. The smallest planet in the Solar System, which has now become a dwarf planet
  4. The galaxy of where our Solar System belongs
  5. A planet that is surrounded by rings and is the second biggest planet
  6. A planet that is too small to be considered a regular planet
  7. A huge bright ball of burning gas held together by gravity. The sun is one
  8. The biggest planet,300 times the mass of Earth
  9. A small object that is part of the solar system, it orbits the sun and is made up of ice, dust and small rocky particles
  10. The number of planets in our Solar System
  11. One of the four gas only planets, it is the second last planet away from the Sun and appears blue in colour
  12. Known as the red planet and sits next to Earth and also has similar time to Earth
Down
  1. The planet that is closest to the Sun
  2. The first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969
  3. The seventh planet from the Sun and cannot be seen from Earth without a telescope
  4. The study of objects and matter outside the Earth's surface
  5. A person trained to be a member of a spacecraft, a space travel professional
  6. The star that gives life to Earth and which all planets orbit around
  7. The planet that is second closest to the Sun and sits in between Mercury and Earth
  8. Orbits the Earth and is made up of craters. Can be seen from the Earth during the day and night

20 Clues: The planet that is closest to the Sun • The number of planets in our Solar System • The galaxy of where our Solar System belongs • The biggest planet,300 times the mass of Earth • The only planet in the Solar System that has life • The first person to step foot on the Moon in 1969 • The study of objects and matter outside the Earth's surface • ...

Earth Science Quest 6 2021-12-10

Earth Science Quest 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Putty-like and largest layer of the Earth
  2. The center of the Earth
  3. Human excellence that is nurtured by wonder
  4. A geologist who makes neat videos
  5. The process the moves the Earth's plates
  6. The sort of time that Hutton discovered
  7. The geological word for rock layers
  8. What an orogeny makes
  9. Hutton's and Stewart's home country
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  1. Top layer of the Earth
  2. Hawaiian harbor bombed in December 1941
  3. Kind of rock that is formed in water
  4. A rock dropped from a melting glacier
  5. The father of geology
  6. One of the forces that makes landscapes
  7. An(unspecified)space object that hits Earth
  8. The holiday when we celebrate Jesus' birth
  9. Spews lava
  10. Terunofuji's sport
  11. According to scripture, the Earth is his

20 Clues: Spews lava • Terunofuji's sport • The father of geology • What an orogeny makes • Top layer of the Earth • The center of the Earth • A geologist who makes neat videos • The geological word for rock layers • Hutton's and Stewart's home country • Kind of rock that is formed in water • A rock dropped from a melting glacier • Hawaiian harbor bombed in December 1941 • ...

spelling homework 2024-11-06

spelling homework crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an earth shaped stone with crystals inside
  2. math that deals with the measurement of the earth
  3. a level platform of earth
  4. an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
  5. of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere
  6. science that records facts about the earth's surface
  7. the science of agricrlture
Down
  1. a small dog of a breed originally used for turning out foxes and other burrowing animals
  2. the practice of eating earth, especially chalk or clay in famine-stricken regions
  3. science that deals with earth's history recorded in rocks
  4. lying under the surface of the earth
  5. the sea located in the middle region of the earth
  6. to bury in the earth
  7. physical features of a region of the earth
  8. taking the earth as the center

15 Clues: to bury in the earth • a level platform of earth • the science of agricrlture • taking the earth as the center • lying under the surface of the earth • an earth shaped stone with crystals inside • physical features of a region of the earth • of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere • the sea located in the middle region of the earth • ...

Mari. D- Space crossword 2023-04-21

Mari. D- Space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our galaxy
  2. gravity is so strong that nothing can ever get out
  3. other____ like earth
  4. every______minutes the ISS orbits the earth
  5. has living creatures
  6. big dipper, little dipper
  7. Our sun is a giant____
  8. keeps us on the ground
  9. closest galaxy to ours
Down
  1. space probe launched by NASA in 1977
  2. orbiting around earth
  3. a constellation in space
  4. Can either be a stellar or a planetary
  5. 186,000 miles long
  6. a satellite orbiting earth
  7. how heavy something is
  8. H2
  9. all the planets_____ around the sun
  10. triple star system

19 Clues: H2 • our galaxy • 186,000 miles long • triple star system • other____ like earth • has living creatures • orbiting around earth • how heavy something is • Our sun is a giant____ • keeps us on the ground • closest galaxy to ours • a constellation in space • big dipper, little dipper • a satellite orbiting earth • all the planets_____ around the sun • space probe launched by NASA in 1977 • ...

Space Systems 2025-01-16

Space Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet in our solar system.
  2. Our home galaxy.
  3. Buildings with telescopes where astronomers can study the universe from Earth.
  4. The movement of the Earth around the Sun, takes a little more than 365 days.
  5. Imaginary line that runs through the middle of the Earth.
  6. Collections of stars, gas clouds, and dust particles.
  7. Glowing balls of hot gas.
  8. A small mobile robot that is used to study the surface of planets and moons.
  9. All the objects that orbit around the sun.
  10. The spinning motion of the Earth, takes about 24 hours.
  11. Our home planet.
  12. The colors of stars are dependent on its _____.
  13. Where astronauts spend weeks or months during space explorations.
  14. The largest and most massive stars.
  15. Tool that takes pictures of galaxies and other space objects.
Down
  1. The Earth is _____ on its axis.
  2. Caused by the way the Earth moves around the Sun.
  3. The Earth's natural satellite.
  4. The size of a star plays a role in its _____.
  5. The hot, glowing ball at the center of our solar system.
  6. The ocean's _____ are influences by gravity.
  7. People throughout history would use these to tell time because they are predictable.
  8. How far light can travel in one year.
  9. The study of stars, planets, and space.
  10. The empty area where everything exists, including planets, stars, and galaxies.
  11. Represent the average distance between the Sun and the Earth.
  12. Tool that sends information by sending signals from space to receivers on Earth.
  13. A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky.
  14. The moon goes through different _____.
  15. The path an object takes as it moves around another object.
  16. Force of nature that affects all objects with mass.

31 Clues: Our home galaxy. • Our home planet. • Glowing balls of hot gas. • The Earth's natural satellite. • The Earth is _____ on its axis. • The largest and most massive stars. • How far light can travel in one year. • The moon goes through different _____. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The study of stars, planets, and space. • All the objects that orbit around the sun. • ...

Evans vocab work 2022-05-11

Evans vocab work crossword puzzle
Across
  1. almost or completely surrounded by land
  2. to break ties with a group; to end a friendship; to sever a relationship
  3. the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
  4. a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  5. a group of people who have gathered based on similar goals or beliefs
  6. a fellow worker or friend (usually related to an office or job)
  7. the study of how people get along
  8. an area, region, or piece of land
  9. not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group
  10. baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
Down
  1. the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  2. against the basic rules of a group, harmful to the people in a group
  3. friendly; a person who enjoys companions
  4. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  5. a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder
  6. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  7. a diagram that represents each person's friends in a classroom
  8. under the surface of the earth; underground
  9. a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
  10. a person who is important or of high rank within a specific group- usually fashionable or popular

20 Clues: the study of how people get along • an area, region, or piece of land • almost or completely surrounded by land • baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • friendly; a person who enjoys companions • under the surface of the earth; underground • a person who suffers from an antisocial mental disorder • not social; having or showing a dislike for others in a group • ...

The Earth System Review #1 2021-11-30

The Earth System Review #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place where water is collected
  2. 3% of Earth's water is this
  3. The process where water is heated, turning it from liquid to a gas
  4. The sphere that contains all living things
  5. When sediments are carried away
  6. This process where water is recycled and renewed
  7. the process where water is cooled, turning it from gas to liquid
  8. This process happens when one side of the mountain does not receive any rain
  9. The sphere that contains all the gas on Earth
  10. Most of Earth's freshwater is trapped here
Down
  1. The sphere that contains all the water on Earth
  2. The process where water is absorbed into the ground
  3. This water is trapped under the surface of the Earth
  4. The process where water falls back down onto Earth as rain, hail, sleet, or snow
  5. 97% of Earth's water is this
  6. The sphere that contains all the rocks, sediments, and landforms on Earth
  7. 70% of Earth is covered in this
  8. The breakdown of rocks and minerals
  9. 30% of Earth is this

19 Clues: 30% of Earth is this • 3% of Earth's water is this • 97% of Earth's water is this • When sediments are carried away • 70% of Earth is covered in this • The place where water is collected • The breakdown of rocks and minerals • The sphere that contains all living things • Most of Earth's freshwater is trapped here • The sphere that contains all the gas on Earth • ...

Chapter 2 Vocab 2024-08-27

Chapter 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of Earth's physical features
  2. thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
  3. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  4. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  5. the part of the Earth where life exists
  6. chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  7. The layer of the Earth directly surrounding the inner core made of liquid iron and nickel
  8. molten rock that is located below Earth's surface
  9. part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  10. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  11. outer layer of the Earth, a hard rocky shell forming Earth's surface
  12. underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
  13. piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers
  14. is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.
Down
  1. water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs
  2. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  3. regular movement of Earth's water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean
  4. the process of converting into vapor, or gas
  5. moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
  6. the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
  7. the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  8. The innermost layer of the Earth made of a solid ball of iron and nickel
  9. the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water
  10. the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming

24 Clues: the part of the Earth where life exists • the process of converting into vapor, or gas • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers • molten rock that is located below Earth's surface • part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow • ...

Plate tectonic menu crossword 2017-10-17

Plate tectonic menu crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , tee for the super continent which contained all the plates together
  2. , first layer of the earth
  3. crust , thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
  4. plates moving apart
  5. crust , the portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite
  6. , process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plates descends below the other
  7. second layer of earth
  8. core , last layer of earth
  9. , fourth layer of earth
  10. core , fifth layer of earth
Down
  1. Wegener , proposed the theory of the continental drift
  2. plates sliding past each other
  3. , the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
  4. basin , areas that are below sea level
  5. plates moving toward each other
  6. , third layer of earth
  7. , a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  8. , a giant wave usually created by a earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
  9. , extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  10. Valley , long, narrow depression formed at divergent boundaries

20 Clues: plates moving apart • second layer of earth • , third layer of earth • , fourth layer of earth • , first layer of the earth • core , last layer of earth • core , fifth layer of earth • plates sliding past each other • plates moving toward each other • basin , areas that are below sea level • Wegener , proposed the theory of the continental drift • ...

Planet Earth and Beyond 2023-11-21

Planet Earth and Beyond crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outer core is the only __________ layer, made up of iron and nickel
  2. Burning Fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the ____________.
  3. Pieces of broken rock deposited by wind or water
  4. Earth spinning on its own axis
  5. The path of a planet or star around another.
  6. The layer of the earth that creates the earth's magnetic field.
  7. soil made up of gritty, course grains
  8. the layer of the earth where all people, creatures and plants live
  9. A layer of dead plant and animal that mixes with topsoil
  10. Rock formed from dead sea creatures
  11. Shale is rock formed from _______.
  12. The Asteroid belt lies between _____ and Mars
  13. The Earth's ____________ takes 365 days.
Down
  1. The process of fossilisation takes _______ of years.
  2. A fossil of the physical remains of an animal, plant or object.
  3. _____________ is where gases released from burning fossil fuels heat up the planet and causes climate change.
  4. The primary source of energy for all life on earth
  5. A fossilized impression or footprint
  6. The __________ form because of Earth's orbit around the sun.
  7. The third Planet from the sun
  8. Uranus is known as the _____ giant.
  9. Which Planet is the Hottest?
  10. Remains or impressions preserved in rock over time.
  11. During photosynthesis, the waste product is ________.
  12. The time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation
  13. the process of plants making their own food
  14. Which Planet is known as the Red Planet?
  15. the centre of the earth made up of a solid iron ball
  16. Plants grow best in this soil
  17. The four things needed to sustain all life on earth are _____, air, water and sunlight.
  18. the thickest layer of the earth

31 Clues: Which Planet is the Hottest? • The third Planet from the sun • Plants grow best in this soil • Earth spinning on its own axis • the thickest layer of the earth • Shale is rock formed from _______. • Uranus is known as the _____ giant. • Rock formed from dead sea creatures • A fossilized impression or footprint • soil made up of gritty, course grains • ...

Earth Sun & Moon Vocabulary Crossword 2023-09-26

Earth Sun & Moon Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This shape describes the moon being less than 1/2 lit.
  2. It takes the moon 27.3 days to complete one _____.
  3. It takes the moon 27.3 days to complete one _____.
  4. These are changes to the water level caused by the pull of the moon and sun.
  5. Earth receives more _____ sunlight during the summer.
  6. This occurs during a new moon when the moon passes directly between the earth and sun.
  7. This is an egg shape that describes the moon being more than 1/2 lit.
  8. The moon's furthest point from earth in its orbit.
  9. This type of tide happens during every full and new moon.
  10. When it is hottest in Ohio it is _____ in South America.
  11. The outer part of a shadow that only partially obscures an object.
  12. The moon's closest point to earth in its orbit.
Down
  1. If the moon is 1/2 in the umbra there is a _____ lunar eclipse.
  2. The path of totality is the path this takes across earth's surface.
  3. Earth cools in winter because it receives more _____ sunlight.
  4. _____ tides are caused by a point on earth rotating into alignment with the moon.
  5. These tides form at a right angle to the moon.
  6. The numerical difference between H & L tides.
  7. This season occurs when the earth tilt's towards the sun.
  8. An _____ occurs when there is equal day and night and earth doesn't tilt towards or away from the sun.
  9. This type of eclipse can happen when the moon is at apogee.
  10. _____ tides are caused by a point on earth rotating out of alignment with the moon.
  11. These tides occur during the quarter moons.
  12. The summer _____ occurs when the earth's tilt towards the sun is at its maximum.
  13. This causes the moon to turn red as it passes into the earth's umbra.

25 Clues: These tides occur during the quarter moons. • The numerical difference between H & L tides. • These tides form at a right angle to the moon. • The moon's closest point to earth in its orbit. • It takes the moon 27.3 days to complete one _____. • It takes the moon 27.3 days to complete one _____. • The moon's furthest point from earth in its orbit. • ...

Volcanoes 2025-08-12

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. About to erupt
  2. Type of rock
  3. A fast movement
  4. Concentrating
  5. Stop drop and hold
  6. Semi molten rock
  7. A large bowl shape
  8. The outer layer of the earth
  9. Point in the earth surface
  10. These cause earth quakes
Down
  1. People who study earth quakes
  2. Type of rock
  3. Hot molten
  4. Used to measure earth quakes
  5. Resistance
  6. Type of rock
  7. Strength
  8. No longer going to erupt
  9. Inactive
  10. Moving under or on top of each other

20 Clues: Strength • Inactive • Hot molten • Resistance • Type of rock • Type of rock • Type of rock • Concentrating • About to erupt • A fast movement • Semi molten rock • Stop drop and hold • A large bowl shape • No longer going to erupt • These cause earth quakes • Point in the earth surface • Used to measure earth quakes • The outer layer of the earth • People who study earth quakes • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-12-04

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A massive, irregular shaped slabs of solid rock within the earth
  2. where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another.
  3. A type of plate boundarie were two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontily
  4. Produces the magnetic field around the earth
  5. Amitted during the decay of naturally acurrign RadioNucleids in the earth
  6. A linier feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. A rock or other matter that has landed on Earth
  2. A process that involves the movement from one place to another that is coused by difrences in tempriture and density between a liquid or a gas
  3. The process by which a unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
  4. is thickened by the compressive forces related to subduction or continental collision
  5. A layer within the Earth within the bettwen the crust and core
  6. the coolest and most rigid part of Earth
  7. A technique used to determine the age of materials, such as rocks or fossils.
  8. the innermost layer of the Earth
  9. The first stage is an isotope during radioactive decay
  10. An elastic wave produced an earthqueke or other means
  11. Makes up the seafloor of the Earth
  12. The third layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  13. The upper layer of Earth's mantel,below the lithosphere

19 Clues: the innermost layer of the Earth • Makes up the seafloor of the Earth • The third layer of Earth's atmosphere. • the coolest and most rigid part of Earth • Produces the magnetic field around the earth • A rock or other matter that has landed on Earth • An elastic wave produced an earthqueke or other means • The first stage is an isotope during radioactive decay • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientific study of earthquakes and elastic waves that pass through the earth.
  2. The outermost shell of the earth.
  3. Innermost part of the earth.
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes.
  5. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outermost mantle.
  6. Crust that houses an ocean basin.
  7. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide creating a mountain or subduction zone.
  8. Supercontinent that existed 175 million years ago before breaking apart and forming the continents we know today.
  9. The region of the interior of the earth between the core and the crust.
Down
  1. Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
  2. The upper layer of the earths mantle, below the lithosphere, where convection is though to occur.
  3. Boundary where two tectonic plates divide letting magma fill the pace creating new crust.
  4. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle.
  5. Large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
  6. Crust made up of rock that forms the continents.
  7. A vent in the crust of the earth from which molten rock, ash, and steam are ejected.
  8. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by stress along a geologic fault.
  9. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the earths surface.
  10. Molten rock when it is underground.
  11. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth.

20 Clues: Innermost part of the earth. • The outermost shell of the earth. • Crust that houses an ocean basin. • Molten rock when it is underground. • Crust made up of rock that forms the continents. • Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics. • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle. • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth. • ...

Science Vocab. Project 2021-10-25

Science Vocab. Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon
  2. the longest day
  3. decreasing
  4. the movement of one object around another
  5. a meter that makes it all the way through Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground
  6. moon passes between Earth and sun and Earth doesn't get light
  7. half
  8. spring
  9. Earth spinning on it's axis
  10. empty
  11. full
Down
  1. small object in between planets
  2. more than half
  3. the shortest day
  4. dirty snowball
  5. increasing
  6. A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere
  7. less than half
  8. chunk of rock in space
  9. autumn

20 Clues: half • full • empty • spring • autumn • increasing • decreasing • more than half • dirty snowball • less than half • the longest day • the shortest day • chunk of rock in space • Earth spinning on it's axis • small object in between planets • the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon • the movement of one object around another • A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere • ...

science 2024-11-07

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Degrees earth Imaginary line tilts at.
  2. How many rotations does Earth completein one year
  3. is earth like a large magnet
  4. What is the time change
  5. what is the area to the north
  6. when dose happen Summer solstice
  7. what rotates earth
  8. Phase of moon when all lit up
  9. how long does it take Earth to rotate
  10. is earth farthest is around July 4.
Down
  1. Earth revolves around ?
  2. Sun is directly above earth’s equator
  3. earth tilted at 23.5 degrees- SEASONS
  4. phase of moon when completely dark
  5. when dose Winter
  6. seen in the north
  7. which side is facing Earth?
  8. what does earth spin on.
  9. does earth tilted at 23.5 degrees

19 Clues: when dose Winter • seen in the north • what rotates earth • Earth revolves around ? • What is the time change • what does earth spin on. • which side is facing Earth? • is earth like a large magnet • what is the area to the north • Phase of moon when all lit up • when dose happen Summer solstice • does earth tilted at 23.5 degrees • phase of moon when completely dark • ...

The Earth: Rotation and Orbit 2021-11-22

The Earth: Rotation and Orbit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many seasons are there?
  2. The solid layer.
  3. When the Earth rotates on it's axis.
  4. The movement of rotation produces day and _____.
  5. The Earth's middle layer
  6. The outer layer of the Earth.
  7. The layer of water.
Down
  1. The 3D version of a circle.
  2. This layer of the Earth is made of metals.
  3. when the Earth goes around the sun.
  4. The name of our planet.
  5. The layer of air that surrounds the Earth.
  6. The Earth completes it's orbit in one ____.
  7. There are 24 hours in one ___.
  8. Another word for rotates.

15 Clues: The solid layer. • The layer of water. • The name of our planet. • The Earth's middle layer • Another word for rotates. • The 3D version of a circle. • How many seasons are there? • The outer layer of the Earth. • There are 24 hours in one ___. • when the Earth goes around the sun. • When the Earth rotates on it's axis. • This layer of the Earth is made of metals. • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2022-02-09

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moon has less of this than Earth
  2. composed of gases
  3. the Earth does not ___________ it's own light
  4. at noon your shadow will be
  5. has no atmosphere
  6. bowl shaped indentations or cavities on the surface of a planet or moon
  7. an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth
  8. to move around another object in space
  9. the spinning of a planet, moon, or other object on it's axis
Down
  1. you are on the side of the Earth facing away from the sun
  2. experiences low and high tides
  3. the ________ of the moon is dry and rocky
  4. causes the features on the moon you can easily see from here
  5. where the sun sets
  6. protects the Earth from meteorites
  7. your shadow right before the sun goes down
  8. the dark image cast on some surface or thing blocking the light of the sun
  9. the time it takes for Earth to make a complete rotation on it's axis

18 Clues: composed of gases • has no atmosphere • where the sun sets • at noon your shadow will be • experiences low and high tides • protects the Earth from meteorites • the moon has less of this than Earth • to move around another object in space • the ________ of the moon is dry and rocky • your shadow right before the sun goes down • the Earth does not ___________ it's own light • ...

GS - UNIT 4 - REVISION 2022-12-09

GS - UNIT 4 - REVISION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to shoot out suddenly
  2. break something open
  3. a low-lying area along the border between land and sea
  4. a volcano that erupts lava and ash which builds up into a cone-shaped mountain
  5. small flat organs on a fish's body whih help it to swim
  6. a huge wave which happens when an earthquake starts under the sea
  7. materials that make up the surface of the Earth
  8. a shaking of the Earth
  9. melted rocks
  10. a mass of rock and soil that slides down a slope
  11. materials that make up the inside of the Earth
  12. a large hole at the top of a volcano where material erupts
Down
  1. the point on the surface of the Earth immediately above the focus
  2. a way in which energy travels
  3. the possibility ofsomething happening
  4. changes into
  5. the outer layer of the Earth
  6. a flat uplifted area of rocks
  7. a hole
  8. the layer of the Earth below the crust which consists of magma
  9. the point in the crust under the Earth's surface where the earthquake starts
  10. the centre of the Earth
  11. to separate solids from the liquid they are in
  12. magma that reaches the surface of the Earth
  13. a small volcano that erupts on the side of the main volcano
  14. an organ that fish have to allow them to breathe
  15. burnt material
  16. the part of a bird used to catch and hold food

28 Clues: a hole • changes into • melted rocks • burnt material • break something open • to shoot out suddenly • a shaking of the Earth • the centre of the Earth • the outer layer of the Earth • a way in which energy travels • a flat uplifted area of rocks • the possibility ofsomething happening • magma that reaches the surface of the Earth • to separate solids from the liquid they are in • ...