the earth Crossword Puzzles
Natural Sciences 2023-11-06
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- Thin layer of air surrounding the Earth
- Earth is also known as ________
- The Earth takes a __________ to orbit around the Sun
- Imaginary line going from the top and bottom of the Earth
- The Sun is a __________
- Large Objects that orbit the Sun
- Large area of land surrounded by water
- The shape of the Earth
- This type of telescope measures frequencies
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- This type of telescope measures the Suns frequencies
- The Sun gives us __________ energy
- Outer most layer of the atmosphere
- Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun
- A __________ happens when one hemisphere faces the sun most directly
- A feature of Earth
- This type of telescope is used to look through
16 Clues: A feature of Earth • The shape of the Earth • The Sun is a __________ • Earth is also known as ________ • Large Objects that orbit the Sun • The Sun gives us __________ energy • Outer most layer of the atmosphere • Large area of land surrounded by water • Thin layer of air surrounding the Earth • Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun • ...
Third Grade Science Test #3 2025-11-28
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- Red Planet
- star always almost right above the North Pole
- planet tipped on its side
- our solar system is part of this galaxy
- the star that is closest to Earth; the moon reflects the light of it
- a small piece of space rock traveling in space
- a continual path around the sun
- the sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit it; the sun is the center
- the only planet that is habitable
- when all of the moon is visible
- the largest planet; has the Great Red Spot
- the tilt of the earth gives us these
- the earth continuously spins or rotates on this
- a hole on the surface of the moon or other planet
- sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is the what of the plants?
- these show the Earth is what for life: plant life, water cycle, weather, temperature, right atmosphere?
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- largest planet with rings
- something natural or man-made that orbits Earth
- the reason planets orbit the sun
- planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun
- things God created to stay the same
- a natural satellite of Earth
- the four planets farthest from the sun
- group of stars that make a picture
- the moon's gravity affects these
- when North America is tilted toward the sun
- word that means "suitable for life"
- scientists in space can live and work here
- smallest planet
- brightest planet; Earth's twin
30 Clues: Red Planet • smallest planet • largest planet with rings • planet tipped on its side • a natural satellite of Earth • brightest planet; Earth's twin • a continual path around the sun • when all of the moon is visible • the reason planets orbit the sun • the moon's gravity affects these • the only planet that is habitable • group of stars that make a picture • ...
Zach word thing 2024-01-30
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- hot liquid on earth
- mostly soild rock
- allows you to look at things closely
- natural spring send hot water
- found in lakes and oceans and rivers and it flows
- made of lots of gas
- another word for weathering
- lava coming out of volcano
- study of Earth
- plant we live on
- form form on surface of a planet
- outside of earth
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- to examine for a porpoise
- a free bee answer free
- rumbling on earth from tectonic plates moving
- moving toward the same place
- diagram of some thing cut inn half
- moving apart in different directions
- top layer of earth
- old stuff in sediment
- purple rock is quartz
- fake line around the earth
22 Clues: study of Earth • plant we live on • outside of earth • mostly soild rock • top layer of earth • hot liquid on earth • made of lots of gas • old stuff in sediment • purple rock is quartz • a free bee answer free • to examine for a porpoise • lava coming out of volcano • fake line around the earth • another word for weathering • moving toward the same place • natural spring send hot water • ...
Mining 2024-07-24
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- use a shovel for it
- when a material can only be used once, and doesn't naturally replenish itself
- type of mining where you take away small layers of earth
- type of mining that uses tunnels
- a precious metal in the earth that can be extracted
- the basic material that make up a product
- a shaft that goes down into the earth
- a material used to make jewellry
- substances naturally formed in the earth
- a material that is shiny when polished
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- a precious stone
- study of the earth
- type of mining where it becomes a big pit
- used to make a fire
- weathering, erosion and deposition are
- when one mineral is very highly concentrated in one area
- not made of living matter
- the substance of the land surface
- studies rocks
- what is dug up while mining
20 Clues: studies rocks • a precious stone • study of the earth • use a shovel for it • used to make a fire • not made of living matter • what is dug up while mining • type of mining that uses tunnels • a material used to make jewellry • the substance of the land surface • a shaft that goes down into the earth • weathering, erosion and deposition are • a material that is shiny when polished • ...
science 2024-02-08
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- the middle layer of the earth
- the objects of something
- the theory that hary hess developed
- plate spread apart
- the there that alfred wvegner came up with
- earth ___________ of many things
- the outermost layer
- when two plates slide past one another
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- the layer that has the crust and upper mantle
- the hardest part of the core
- when two plates come together
- innermost layer of the earth
- a crack in the earth from a earthquake
- zones where plates subduct
- the layer that has the upper and lower parts of the core
- the liquid part of the core
- has most to all of the mantle
- the many pieces of the earth
- when something squeeze
19 Clues: plate spread apart • the outermost layer • when something squeeze • the objects of something • zones where plates subduct • the liquid part of the core • the hardest part of the core • innermost layer of the earth • the many pieces of the earth • when two plates come together • the middle layer of the earth • has most to all of the mantle • earth ___________ of many things • ...
science 2024-02-08
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- the middle layer of the earth
- the objects of something
- the theory that hary hess developed
- plate spread apart
- the there that alfred wvegner came up with
- earth ___________ of many things
- the outermost layer
- when two plates slide past one another
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- the layer that has the crust and upper mantle
- the hardest part of the core
- when two plates come together
- innermost layer of the earth
- a crack in the earth from a earthquake
- zones where plates subduct
- the layer that has the upper and lower parts of the core
- the liquid part of the core
- has most to all of the mantle
- the many pieces of the earth
- when something squeeze
19 Clues: plate spread apart • the outermost layer • when something squeeze • the objects of something • zones where plates subduct • the liquid part of the core • the hardest part of the core • innermost layer of the earth • the many pieces of the earth • when two plates come together • the middle layer of the earth • has most to all of the mantle • earth ___________ of many things • ...
Plate tectonic menu crossword 2017-10-17
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- plates sliding past each other
- , a giant wave usually created by a earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- crust , the portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite
- core , fifth layer of earth
- Valley , long, narrow depression formed at divergent boundaries
- second layer of earth
- , fourth layer of earth
- , extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
- , tee for the super continent which contained all the plates together
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- basin , areas that are below sea level
- , the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
- , third layer of earth
- crust , thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
- plates moving toward each other
- , process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plates descends below the other
- Wegener , proposed the theory of the continental drift
- , a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- plates moving apart
- , first layer of the earth
- core , last layer of earth
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 • ...
Plate tectonic menu crossword 2017-10-17
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- , a giant wave usually created by a earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
- , first layer of the earth
- plates moving toward each other
- basin , areas that are below sea level
- plates sliding past each other
- second layer of earth
- , the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
- , a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
- Valley , long, narrow depression formed at divergent boundaries
- , tee for the super continent which contained all the plates together
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- , process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plates descends below the other
- , fourth layer of earth
- core , last layer of earth
- plates moving apart
- , third layer of earth
- Wegener , proposed the theory of the continental drift
- crust , the portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite
- core , fifth layer of earth
- crust , thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
- , extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
20 Clues: plates moving apart • second layer of earth • , third layer of earth • , fourth layer of earth • core , last layer of earth • , first layer of the 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 • ...
Earth Unit Words 2022-10-16
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- producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit; producing vegetation or crops plentifully
- 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
- a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the Earth’s surface
- Outermost layer of the Earth
- 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
- solid, innermost layer of Earth’s interior that is the hottest part of Earth and experiences the greatest amount of pressure
- movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound
- Earth’s outermost layer that is thinnest under the oceans and thickest through the mountains and contains all features of Earth’s surface
- cycle diagram that shows the slow, continuous process of rocks changing from one type to another
- rigid layer of Earth about 100 km thick, made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
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- largest layer of Earth’s interior that lies above the outer core and is solid and yet flows freely
- the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care
- cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids, and gas erupt onto Earth’s surface through a vent.
- the manner in which the parts of a thing are put together
- layer of Earth that lies above the inner core and it is thought to be composed mostly of molten metal
- mixture of weathered rock and mineral fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air that can take thousands of years to develop
- the outer layer of the Earth, about 6 miles deep under the ocean
- process in which surface materials are worm away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers
- 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
- the structure, feel, and appearance of something
- the outer layer of the earth, about 22miles deep under the continents
- 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 2021-04-01
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- the place on earth where if erupts could be the biggest volcano ever
- what is used to measure earths movement
- a huge hunk of ice
- what happens when there is a earthquake in the ocean
- hardened sand and other materials
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- what is it called when the land slides
- melted rock and other materials
- a lava filled mountain
- the top layer of earth
- what are people that study the earth called
- the center of the planet
- where was the biggest earthquake
- what happens when the tectonic plates sift
13 Clues: a huge hunk of ice • a lava filled mountain • the top layer of earth • the center of the planet • melted rock and other materials • where was the biggest earthquake • hardened sand and other materials • what is it called when the land slides • what is used to measure earths movement • what happens when the tectonic plates sift • what are people that study the earth called • ...
Earth 2023-06-27
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- The upper layer of Earth's surface, consisting of a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and air.
- A mountain or hill with a vent or crater through which lava, rock fragments, ash, and gases are ejected from the Earth's interior.
- A cascade of water flowing from a height, often created by a river or stream flowing over a steep rock formation.
- A large area covered with trees and other vegetation. They are home to numerous plants and animals and play a vital role in the Earth's ecosystem.
- A large landmass on Earth, typically surrounded by water. There are seven on Earth, including Asia, Africa, and North America.
- A dry, arid region with little or no vegetation. They can be sandy or rocky and are characterized by extreme temperatures and scarce water resources.
- Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust.
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- A landmass that is completely surrounded by water.
- A natural flowing watercourse that typically starts from a source, such as a mountain or a lake, and flows into another body of water, like an ocean or lake.
- A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley.
- A high landform that rises steeply above its surroundings, typically with a peak or summit.
13 Clues: A large body of water surrounded by land. • A landmass that is completely surrounded by water. • Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust. • A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley. • A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface. • ...
earth 2023-06-27
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- Relating to the land and Earth, as opposed to water or air.
- The place where humans and various organisms reside.
- The entire Earth, including its land, oceans, and inhabitants.
- The planet we live on, full of diverse ecosystems and life forms.
- The Earth represented as a spherical object.
- Another term for Earth, often used in science fiction.
- A celestial body that orbits around the sun and sustains life.
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- The natural environment or area where a specific organism lives.
- Earth A metaphorical term for Earth as a nurturing and life-giving entity.
- Marble A term used to describe Earth's appearance from space as a beautiful blue sphere.
- A three-dimensional object that is round and resembles a ball.
- of Life Earth is often referred to as the cradle of life due to its abundant biodiversity.
- Planet A nickname for Earth due to its prominent blue color from space.
- Planet Earth is often called the home planet for humanity and other life forms.
- A concept that views Earth as a self-regulating organism.
15 Clues: The Earth represented as a spherical object. • The place where humans and various organisms reside. • Another term for Earth, often used in science fiction. • A concept that views Earth as a self-regulating organism. • Relating to the land and Earth, as opposed to water or air. • A three-dimensional object that is round and resembles a ball. • ...
Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2023-11-14
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- Plate in water
- The innermost layer of the earth
- The thinnest layer of the earth
- The only liquid layer of the earth
- The process of magma from the mantle rising up and becoming ocean crust (No spaces!)
- Plate on land
- Last name of the person who first brought up the continental drift theory
- The type of plate boundary where the plates move apart
- Pieces of the earth, seperated by cracks
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- The theory in which the plates of the earth are slowly moving apart (No spaces!)
- The thickest layer of the earth
- The type of plate boundary where the plates move past each other
- A deep underwater canyon in which the oceanic crust bends downward into (No spaces!)
- A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- The type of plate boundary where the plates move toward each other
- What forms when plates diverge on land (No spaces!)
- The process of dense ocean crust falling under continental crust and into the mantle
- A crack in the oceanic crust that new oceanic crust comes out of (No spaces!)
- The ____ of the earth
- First name of the person who first brought up the continental drift theory
20 Clues: Plate on land • Plate in water • The ____ of the earth • The thickest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • The innermost layer of the earth • The only liquid layer of the earth • Pieces of the earth, seperated by cracks • What forms when plates diverge on land (No spaces!) • The type of plate boundary where the plates move apart • ...
5 element categories 2017-04-19
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- emotion for earth element
- body type: tall and slender, strong bones and joints, hard workers
- odor for water element
- body type: large features, strong legs, calm, generous
- body type: round features, strong digestion, loyal, enjoy movement
- direction of fire element
- environment for earth element
- sense organ for the wood element
- direction of wood element
- sense organ for the fire element
- emotion for metal element
- direction of earth element
- season for water element
- sound for water element
- direction of water element
- color for metal element
- direction of metal element
- developmental stage of earth element
- color for wood element
- developmental stage of water element
- fluid for metal element
- tissues for earth element
- odor for fire element
- tissues for fire element
- odor for wood element
- body type: triangular features, strong voice, meticulous, strong willed
- sense organ for the water element
- taste for the metal element
- sound for metal element
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- emotion for fire element
- color for fire element
- environment for wood element
- environment for fire element
- fluid for water element
- fluid for wood element
- tissues for wood element
- fluid for earth element
- body type:pointed features, small hands, quick, energetic
- odor for metal element
- season for metal element
- taste for the earth element
- sense organ for the earth element
- sound for wood element
- emotion for water element
- fluid for fire element
- season for spring element
- environment for metal element
- sound for fire element
- taste for the fire element
- developmental stage of metal element
- tissues for metal element
- season for earth element
- sense organ for the metal element
- developmental stages of fire element
- taste for the water element
- taste for the wood element
- season for fire element
- odor for earth element
- tissues for water element
- color for earth element
- emotion for wood element
- sound for earth element
- developmental stage of wood element
- environment for water element
64 Clues: odor for fire element • odor for wood element • color for fire element • fluid for wood element • odor for water element • odor for metal element • sound for wood element • fluid for fire element • sound for fire element • color for wood element • odor for earth element • fluid for water element • fluid for earth element • sound for water element • color for metal element • ...
study crossword 2025-11-13
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- Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun
- Sun’s rays hit Earth at a steep angle, making energy more concentrated
- one of the hottest planets in the solar system
- the thing the keeps us on the ground and keeps the planets order so they don't crash into each other
- takes the earth 365 day to orbit the sun
- The two times of year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator (summer and winter).
- the bottom Hemisphere
- The imaginary line dividing Earth into two hemispheres
- the hottest season
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- the top Hemisphere
- which planet has the most gravity in our solar system
- the planet that we live on
- Sun’s rays hit at a slanted angle, spreading energy over a larger area
- Half of Earth (Northern or Southern)
- The imaginary line Earth spins around
- the the planets do around the sun
- the farthest planet from the sun
- the coldest season
- has the slowest rotation speed and also moves the slowest in the solar system
- The two times of year when day and night are about equal in length
- the planets with the least amount of gravity and the closest to the sun
- The Earth is tilted 23.5° from vertical
22 Clues: the top Hemisphere • the coldest season • the hottest season • the bottom Hemisphere • the planet that we live on • the farthest planet from the sun • the the planets do around the sun • Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun • Half of Earth (Northern or Southern) • The imaginary line Earth spins around • The Earth is tilted 23.5° from vertical • ...
Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22
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- - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
- - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
- - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
- - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick).
- - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
- - Earthquake waves.
- - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
- - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
- - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
- - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
- - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
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- - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
- - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
- - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
- - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
- - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
- - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
- - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
- - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
- - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
- - A scientist who studies the Earth.
- - A town in Italy covered by ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
22 Clues: - Earthquake waves. • - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick. • - A scientist who studies the Earth. • - Trembling and vibrations of the ground. • - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano. • - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves. • - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth. • - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick). • ...
Lesson 25 - Space Words 2025-03-05
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- the path a planet travels around the sun
- shooting stars
- can be seen from Earth every few years
- a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun
- used to see into space
- a straight line around which the Earth turns
- the turning of Earth
- the Milky Way
- relating to the heavens or skies
- the study of the stars
- NASA has sent these to space
- having to do with the moon
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- Earth, space, and all things in it
- a synonym for movement
- occurs when light from the sun is cut off
- a measure of distance in space
- the motion of an object around another object
- a man-made object that orbits Earth
- having to do with the sun
- a kind of star formation
20 Clues: the Milky Way • shooting stars • the turning of Earth • a synonym for movement • used to see into space • the study of the stars • a kind of star formation • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • NASA has sent these to space • a measure of distance in space • relating to the heavens or skies • Earth, space, and all things in it • a man-made object that orbits Earth • ...
the science crossword 2023-12-08
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- a mechanical wave of energy that travel through earth
- the main that comes out a volcano when it erupts
- the outermost layer of earth
- where two plate boundaries meet and collide
- a hot mixture of volcano partials
- where the center of the earth is
- is when the earth shakes
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- where two plate boundaries slip and slide against each other
- the place where the volcano holds most of its lava
- the thing what erupts magma
- where the earth is divide from
- is where the strongest place of the earthquake is
- after the prime earthquake
- where two plate boundaries separate
- when a volcano has no more lava in its chamber
- the biggest part of the earth layers next to the crust
- where is the liquid part of the earth layers are
17 Clues: is when the earth shakes • after the prime earthquake • the thing what erupts magma • the outermost layer of earth • where the earth is divide from • where the center of the earth is • a hot mixture of volcano partials • where two plate boundaries separate • where two plate boundaries meet and collide • when a volcano has no more lava in its chamber • ...
Formation of the Earth 2021-12-03
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- Release of gasses from volcanoes forming the atmosphere.
- This layer of the Earth is made from iron and magnesium.
- Evaporation and precipitation caused this material to accumulate in the oceans.
- Comprises oceans, rivers, lakes and swamps.
- This blew the original hydrogen into outer space.
- This plus helium comprise the early atmosphere.
- Caused the layering of the earth's interior.
- The core of the Earth is made from this and iron.
- Small bodies that join to form planets.
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- Earliest organisms that released oxygen into the atmosphere.
- Major molecule missing from the earth's early atmosphere.
- Material crust is made from.
- Includes soil, minerals, and rock formations.
- Includes Carbon dioxide, air and clouds.
- The early oceans were filled with this type of water.
- Includes all living things.
- 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. • ...
Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22
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- - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
- - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
- - A scientist who studies the Earth.
- - Earthquake waves.
- - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
- - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
- - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
- - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
- - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
- - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
- - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
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- - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
- - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
- - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
- - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
- - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
- - A town in Italy covered by ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
- - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
- - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
- - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
- - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
- - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick).
22 Clues: - Earthquake waves. • - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick. • - A scientist who studies the Earth. • - Trembling and vibrations of the ground. • - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano. • - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth. • - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves. • - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways. • ...
Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2025-01-09
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- Author of THHGTTG
- Massively useful tool for hitch hikers
- The ship's voice
- Planet that Ford is from
- Restaurant Arthur thinks of when Earth is blown up
- Girl that leaves Earth with Zaphod
- Two words, answer to the meaning of life
- MOST intelligent creatures on Earth
- Main character Dent's first name
- Character Zaphod's last name
- Planet that Zaphod stole the ship from
- Two words, Earth's description in the Guide
- Character Dent's approximate age
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- Beings that blow up the Earth
- Destination of the ship
- Won an award for designing the Norwegian Fjords
- State of mind that Marvin the robot is
- Two words, computer that gave us the "Ultimate Answer"
- The one that burned initials onto Zaphod's brain
- Zaphod and Ford's family connection
- 3 words, ship stolen by Zaphod
- Character Ford's last name
- Reason the Earth is blown up
- Planet at the Western Spiral Arm of the Galaxy
24 Clues: The ship's voice • Author of THHGTTG • Destination of the ship • Planet that Ford is from • Character Ford's last name • Character Zaphod's last name • Reason the Earth is blown up • Beings that blow up the Earth • 3 words, ship stolen by Zaphod • Main character Dent's first name • Character Dent's approximate age • Girl that leaves Earth with Zaphod • ...
SOCIAL SIENCE 2024-05-14
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- We live on this Continent.
- They move around the star.
- The smallest planet is our solar Sysyem.
- They move around a planet.
- They emit light and heat.
- How many ocean in the world?
- Large bodies of salt water on earth.
- It is the last planet of our Solar system.
- The biggest satr in our Solar system.
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- How many phases of the Moon are there?
- The biggest planet is our Solar System.
- The Earth moves around the Sun in one...
- A layer ofsurrrounds the earth.
- The red Planet in our solar System.
- We live on this Planet.
- The Earth spins on itself in one...
- They are large extension of land, there are six
- The natural satellite of the Earth.
18 Clues: We live on this Planet. • They emit light and heat. • We live on this Continent. • They move around the star. • They move around a planet. • How many ocean in the world? • A layer ofsurrrounds the earth. • The red Planet in our solar System. • The Earth spins on itself in one... • The natural satellite of the Earth. • Large bodies of salt water on earth. • ...
crossword puzzle 2021-12-03
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- the coldest place in the north
- the north star
- when the sun is facing away
- a 1 zone that is always hot/warm
- when teg sunlight is less direct
- the earth orbiting the sun
- On time around the sun
- when the sunlight is more direct
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- the southern half of earth
- the south tropic
- the shape of the earths orbit
- what does the earth do around the sun
- the northern half of earth
- a bright star
- the opposite of clockwise
- the coldest place in the south
- another word for mistakes
- the north tropic
- a line down the middle of earth
19 Clues: a bright star • the north star • the south tropic • the north tropic • On time around the sun • the opposite of clockwise • another word for mistakes • the southern half of earth • the northern half of earth • the earth orbiting the sun • when the sun is facing away • the shape of the earths orbit • the coldest place in the north • the coldest place in the south • ...
Planets 2023-09-26
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- The sun is also known as this
- Brightest planet in the sky
- No longer known as a planet
- The Largest planet in the solar system
- Venus, Earth and Mars have these on their surfaces
- The Red Planet
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- Third planet from the sun
- Name of man to first walk on moon
- The planets travel around this
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- Saturns largest moon
- Number of Planets without Pluto
- The Planet wit rings
- Has a name called Triton
- Earth is located in this galaxy
- Force holding us to the Earth
- seventh planet from the sun
- Name of First satellite sent into space
- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as what planets?
- Planet farthest from the sun
20 Clues: The Red Planet • Saturns largest moon • The Planet wit rings • Has a name called Triton • Third planet from the sun • Brightest planet in the sky • No longer known as a planet • seventh planet from the sun • Planet farthest from the sun • The sun is also known as this • Force holding us to the Earth • The planets travel around this • Number of Planets without Pluto • ...
Geography Glossary 2024-02-04
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
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- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- All the water on earth
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere • ...
Lesson 1 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-11
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- a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map
- where a place is located in relation to another place
- a very large, unbroken area of land
- the seven largest areas of land on earth
- the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions
- the precise point where a place is located on Earth
- an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the surface of earth
- longitude that is labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. the prime meridian passes through greenwich, england.
- the four main directions on a compass rose north, south, east, and west
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- the line of latitude that circles earth exactly midway between the north and south poles
- the meridian of longitude located at 180º. by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line
- an imaginary line between the north and south poles that crosses the equator at right angles
- the spinning motion of earth around its axis
- one complete trip by earth around the sun
- a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
- a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
- an imaginary line around earth that runs parallel to the equator
- a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map
- one half of a sphere; earth can be divided into eastern and western or into northern and southern
- an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole through the center of earth
- a small diagram used to indicate directions on a map
21 Clues: a very large, unbroken area of land • the seven largest areas of land on earth • one complete trip by earth around the sun • the spinning motion of earth around its axis • the precise point where a place is located on Earth • a small diagram used to indicate directions on a map • where a place is located in relation to another place • ...
Planets 2023-09-26
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- The sun is also known as this
- Brightest planet in the sky
- No longer known as a planet
- The Largest planet in the solar system
- Venus, Earth and Mars have these on their surfaces
- The Red Planet
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- Third planet from the sun
- Name of man to first walk on moon
- The planets travel around this
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- Saturns largest moon
- Number of Planets without Pluto
- The Planet wit rings
- Has a name called Triton
- Earth is located in this galaxy
- Force holding us to the Earth
- seventh planet from the sun
- Name of First satellite sent into space
- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as what planets?
- Planet farthest from the sun
20 Clues: The Red Planet • Saturns largest moon • The Planet wit rings • Has a name called Triton • Third planet from the sun • Brightest planet in the sky • No longer known as a planet • seventh planet from the sun • Planet farthest from the sun • The sun is also known as this • Force holding us to the Earth • The planets travel around this • Number of Planets without Pluto • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-10-24
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- use convection currents to move on the asthenosphere
- two plates coming together
- outer layer of the earth under the continents
- two plates separating
- the portion of the earth between the crust and the core
- difference between high and low elevations
- atmosphere layer that includes the ozone layer
- model of earth's surface using contour lines
- magma like liquid layer under the mantle
- gaseous envelope surrounding the earth
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- the outer shell of the earth
- a solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core
- how plates move on the asthenosphere
- outer layer of the earth under the oceans
- plastic-like layer plates move on
- lateral movement of the continents
- supercontinent of 200 million years ago
- sliding plates
- atmosphere layer above the stratosphere layer
- lowest layer of the atmosphere
20 Clues: sliding plates • two plates separating • two plates coming together • the outer shell of the earth • lowest layer of the atmosphere • plastic-like layer plates move on • lateral movement of the continents • how plates move on the asthenosphere • gaseous envelope surrounding the earth • supercontinent of 200 million years ago • magma like liquid layer under the mantle • ...
Bradley switzer the land 2025-05-06
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- the weathering of rocks and other materials
- molten rock liquid or solid
- where 2 plates meet
- mixture of materials from volcanic eruption
- continental drift theororist
- outer layer of earth
- rocks breaking down
- theory that continents drift apart
- something that erupts
- the movement of tectonic plates
- the top layer of earth
- not active
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- large fault in california
- the deepest layer of earth
- there are 7 of them
- continent made from all continents
- hot liquid rock
- causes earth to shake
- middle layer of earth
- opposite of inner core
- features on Earth
21 Clues: not active • hot liquid rock • features on Earth • there are 7 of them • where 2 plates meet • rocks breaking down • outer layer of earth • causes earth to shake • middle layer of earth • something that erupts • opposite of inner core • the top layer of earth • large fault in california • the deepest layer of earth • molten rock liquid or solid • continental drift theororist • ...
Geography Glossary 2024-02-04
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
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- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- All the water on earth
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere • ...
Earth's Subsystem 2024-08-14
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- Terms:
- A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
- The rigid outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- A component of the Earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere).
- Factors: Nonliving physical and chemical factors in an ecosystem.
- The solid part of the Earth.
- The part of Earth where life exists.
- The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals through physical or chemical processes.
- Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of large-scale plates on the Earth's surface.
- System: The interconnected complex of physical, chemical, and biological processes operating on Earth.
- The laying down of sediments, soil, and rocks transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
- All water on, above, and below Earth's surface.
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- The process by which soil and rock are transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
- Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
- The study of the atmosphere and weather processes.
- The partially molten layer below the lithosphere.
- The study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean.
- The gaseous layer surrounding the Earth.
- Factors: Living organisms in an ecosystem.
- The long-term weather patterns in a particular area.
- The study of the Earth's physical structure and substance.
21 Clues: Terms: • The solid part of the Earth. • The part of Earth where life exists. • The gaseous layer surrounding the Earth. • Factors: Living organisms in an ecosystem. • All water on, above, and below Earth's surface. • The partially molten layer below the lithosphere. • The study of the atmosphere and weather processes. • The long-term weather patterns in a particular area. • ...
Astronomy is FUN 2021-10-12
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- When the moon isn't lit at all
- the distance light travels in a year
- When the moon is completely lit
- The theory that the Earth is in the middle of the Solar System
- The theory that the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System
- a ball of rock and ice that melts as it circles the sun
- The study of Space
- The closest star to Earth
- about the same size as Earth
- The planet we live on
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- The theory of how the universe began
- The first phase of the moon
- The distance from Earth to the Sun
- Proved the Big Bang Theory correct
- When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
- A meteor that has hit Earth
- The galaxy that we live in
- What do you use to look at distant objects
18 Clues: The study of Space • The planet we live on • The closest star to Earth • The galaxy that we live in • The first phase of the moon • A meteor that has hit Earth • about the same size as Earth • When the moon isn't lit at all • When the moon is completely lit • The distance from Earth to the Sun • Proved the Big Bang Theory correct • The theory of how the universe began • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-01-27
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- A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together
- pieces of earth's crust and the top of the mantle
- current in a liquid that results in convection
- top layer of the earth
- Creator Of The Pangea Theory
- thickest layer of the earth
- a tool used to show the magnitude of earthquakes
- earth's tilt
- the second deepest part of the earth, made from liquid iron
- where energy is released creating an earthquake
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- center of the earth, solid surface that only stays together due to the pressure
- the surface right above the focus
- energy released from a focus inside the earth that makes the ground shake and rumble
- what makes the continents move 1-4 centimeters every year
- outer part of the earth
- A hole in the surface of the earth created from plates pushing against each other
- where all countries and where we live are
- a preserved part of a long dead plant
18 Clues: earth's tilt • top layer of the earth • outer part of the earth • thickest layer of the earth • Creator Of The Pangea Theory • the surface right above the focus • a preserved part of a long dead plant • where all countries and where we live are • current in a liquid that results in convection • A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together • ...
Puzzling Earth 2024-01-19
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- When two tectonic plates come together
- Antineutrinos produced by the decay of the radioactive elements in the Earth.
- The solid, hot inner part of the mantle
- The more stable ending isotope after radioactive decay.
- The emission of energy (ionizing radiation)
- The thick part of Earth's crust that makes up land.
- The thinner, denser layer of Earth's crust made up of the ocean
- Measures the amount of radioactive material left in an object and compares it to the amount of decay product.
- Waves that are caused by sudden movement of materials in the Earth, tectonic plates.
- The original unstable isotope.
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- The theory of how land forms are created based on the movements inside the Earth.
- When two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Cycles that are driven by heat occurring in the mantle.
- The liquid outside layer around the Inner Core.
- A rock in space that falls down to Earth.
- Semi-solid thickest layer of the Earth.
- The solid, iron, innermost layer in the center of the Earth.
- The solid outer part of the Earth composed of the crust and upper mantle.
- The semi solid upper mantle underneath the lithosphere.
- When two tectonic plates slide past each other.
20 Clues: The original unstable isotope. • When two tectonic plates come together • Semi-solid thickest layer of the Earth. • The solid, hot inner part of the mantle • A rock in space that falls down to Earth. • The emission of energy (ionizing radiation) • The liquid outside layer around the Inner Core. • When two tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...
Unit 1 and 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-08
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- the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
- a sphere of the Earth that means "water"
- an instrument that shows direction and uses a magnet to show true North (N,E,S,W)
- a dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface
- a force that pulls objects, downward, toward the center of Earth
- a sphere of the Earth that means "ground"
- the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat
- the star at the center of our solar system. A medium-sized star
- the process by which earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces
- after the pieces are moved from one place to another, this is their landing place
- a natural satellite that orbits a planet
- 97% of the water on Earth falls under this category
- around 3% of the water on Earth falls into this category
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- the time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis (24 hours)
- the changes to water when it evaporates into air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth
- the passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere
- a line, real or imaginary, around which something spins
- bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet that are caused by a collision with another object
- the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing a gas to a liquid
- after pieces of the Earth are broken down, those pieces are moved from one place to another
- water droplets that fall from the atmosphere
- an instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun
- a planet in our solar system that has life on it
- a sphere of the Earth that means "air"
- a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern
- a sphere of the Earth that means "life"
- rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean
27 Clues: a sphere of the Earth that means "air" • a sphere of the Earth that means "life" • a sphere of the Earth that means "water" • a natural satellite that orbits a planet • a sphere of the Earth that means "ground" • water droplets that fall from the atmosphere • a planet in our solar system that has life on it • a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern • ...
Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22
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- - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
- - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
- - A scientist who studies the Earth.
- - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick).
- - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
- - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
- - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
- - Earthquake waves.
- - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
- - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
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- - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
- - A town in Italy covered by ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
- - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
- - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
- - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
- - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
- - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
- - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
- - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
- - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
- - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
- - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
22 Clues: - Earthquake waves. • - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick. • - A scientist who studies the Earth. • - Trembling and vibrations of the ground. • - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano. • - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth. • - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves. • - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick). • ...
Earth in Space 2022-11-30
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- The reason why we orbit the sun
- lasts 365 and 1/4 days
- the view of the Moon seen from Earth when the whole of its near side is in sunlight
- reaching a place on Earth
- Changes on thewater level along the coastlines
- the time period between the appearance of one new moon to the next
- the change in the Moon’s appearance between a new moon and the following full moon
- the sun rises from the...
- all of space and the matter and energy contained in it
- The result of the extra 1/4 in a year
- ...experiences summer when the Southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
- occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun so that all of the Sun’s light to a place on Earth is blocked by the Moon
- the turning of an object about its own axis (between the North and South poles)
- very high tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
- The sun sets in the...
- brightest object in the night sky
- occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon so that some or all of the Moon’s
- The way the Earth orbits around the sun
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- occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth
- ...the shortest day of the year
- the change in the Moon’s appearance between a full moon and the following new moon
- There is no... on the moon so the surface does not change
- a body such as a moon that orbits another celestial body of a larger size and mass
- number of phases of the moon
- ...holds the longest daylight hours
- The direction which the Earth rotates
- an attractive force between two objects which have mass
- Star at the center of the Solar system
- occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and prevents some of the
- the result of the Earth's tilt
- ...experiences summer when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
- does not receive light from the Sun and cannot be seen
- When the Earth spins it creates a bulge at the equator which causes... at the side opposite the moon
- An imaginary line
- days with the same number of daylight hours as night hours
- occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and prevents some or all of the sunlight reaching a place on Earth
- the regular rise and fall of water level
- Third planet from the sun
38 Clues: An imaginary line • lasts 365 and 1/4 days • The sun sets in the... • reaching a place on Earth • the sun rises from the... • Third planet from the sun • number of phases of the moon • the result of the Earth's tilt • ...the shortest day of the year • The reason why we orbit the sun • brightest object in the night sky • ...holds the longest daylight hours • ...
Geology - the study of Rock 2024-01-30
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- The study of rock
- the pushing out of something like lava from a volcano
- to examine in well detail for a specific reason
- earths main continuous areas of land, like Africa Asia and North America
- the solidification of magma deep in the earth
- the very center core of the earth
- matter that settles at the bottom of liquid
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
- the sudden vibrating of Earth
- the outer layer of earth
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- an extinct reptile crocodile thingy
- tho force that causes planets to pull things to its center
- hot boiling fluids
- something we observe to be similar repetitively
- moving toward the same place
- a planet in which we live on
- a solid substance having a geometrically, rock like glass
- a piece from the past that is fossilized
- separating into separate directions
- a natural spring that sprays hot water out of the earth
21 Clues: The study of rock • hot boiling fluids • the outer layer of earth • moving toward the same place • a planet in which we live on • the sudden vibrating of Earth • the very center core of the earth • an extinct reptile crocodile thingy • separating into separate directions • a piece from the past that is fossilized • matter that settles at the bottom of liquid • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-01-27
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- A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together
- pieces of earth's crust and the top of the mantle
- current in a liquid that results in convection
- top layer of the earth
- Creator Of The Pangea Theory
- thickest layer of the earth
- a tool used to show the magnitude of earthquakes
- earth's tilt
- the second deepest part of the earth, made from liquid iron
- where energy is released creating an earthquake
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- center of the earth, solid surface that only stays together due to the pressure
- the surface right above the focus
- energy released from a focus inside the earth that makes the ground shake and rumble
- what makes the continents move 1-4 centimeters every year
- outer part of the earth
- A hole in the surface of the earth created from plates pushing against each other
- where all countries and where we live are
- a preserved part of a long dead plant
18 Clues: earth's tilt • top layer of the earth • outer part of the earth • thickest layer of the earth • Creator Of The Pangea Theory • the surface right above the focus • a preserved part of a long dead plant • where all countries and where we live are • current in a liquid that results in convection • A Theory That All Continents Were Once Together • ...
Geology Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-09
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- the thickest part of the earth, and is under the crust
- when two tectonic plates separate
- the theory that explains how large peices of the Earth's crust move and change shape
- the outermost part of the core
- a big crack in the earth, due to a transform boundary
- stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
- upper mantle
- the ring of fire is a good example of this
- the part of the earth we live on
- how the layers of the earth move and behave
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other, or one slides past another
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- gigantic pieces of the crust and upper mantle, they move due to convection currents and contenental drift
- a theory that Harry Hess discovered, and it is when magma comes out of the earth to make more (bank)
- the theory that the continents are moving
- the center of the earth, it is also under the mantle
- another name for the crust and upper mantle
- another name for lower mantle
- some of these layers are the continental crust, oceanic crust,mantle, and core
- when two tectonic plates come together
- the innermost part of the core, is also solid due to the pressure of all the other layers of the earth
20 Clues: upper mantle • another name for lower mantle • the outermost part of the core • the part of the earth we live on • when two tectonic plates separate • when two tectonic plates come together • the theory that the continents are moving • the ring of fire is a good example of this • another name for the crust and upper mantle • how the layers of the earth move and behave • ...
john shreve puzzle 2025-04-29
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- water in the the ground
- the edge of earth plates
- opening in the earth with lava
- the inner most layer.
- the surface on rocks are dissolving
- features of the earth
- motion rock ejected by volcano
- German meteorolgist
- a hot or cold mixture
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- large landmasses
- the wearing away of rocks
- currents, heat driven cycles
- not active
- inception living organisms
- drift the movement of continents
- molten rock ejected by volcanos in liquid form
- tectonics- a scientific theory about major landforms
- outer layer on the earth
- plates colliding
- the location where two plates
20 Clues: not active • large landmasses • plates colliding • German meteorolgist • the inner most layer. • features of the earth • a hot or cold mixture • water in the the ground • the edge of earth plates • outer layer on the earth • the wearing away of rocks • inception living organisms • currents, heat driven cycles • opening in the earth with lava • motion rock ejected by volcano • ...
Planets 2014-10-29
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- The sun is also known as this
- Brightest planet in the sky
- No longer known as a planet
- The Largest planet in the solar system
- Venus, Earth and Mars have these on their surfaces
- The Red Planet
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- Third planet from the sun
- Name of man to first walk on moon
- The planets travel around this
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- Saturns largest moon
- Number of Planets without Pluto
- The Planet wit rings
- Has a name called Triton
- Earth is located in this galaxy
- Force holding us to the Earth
- seventh planet from the sun
- Name of First satellite sent into space
- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as what planets?
- Planet farthest from the sun
20 Clues: The Red Planet • Saturns largest moon • The Planet wit rings • Has a name called Triton • Third planet from the sun • Brightest planet in the sky • No longer known as a planet • seventh planet from the sun • Planet farthest from the sun • The sun is also known as this • Force holding us to the Earth • The planets travel around this • Number of Planets without Pluto • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-03-28
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- what is the major landform in San andreas
- large parts of the earth that move due to convection currents
- movement leading to faulting, folding of plates
- the way earth is built
- the hottest part of the earth
- the thickest layer of the earth
- plates move away from eachother
- Alfred wegener came up with this
- synonym of crust
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- a rock's response to stress
- Alfred Wegener's theory
- plates move towards eachother
- zone happens when oceanic plate goes under continental plate
- plates that move laterally past eachother
- Happens when 2 divergent boundaries move away from eachother
- the plasticy type material layer
- the densest layer and is solid
- plates Tectonics move on it
- the thinnest layer of the earth
- the part made of iron and nickel
20 Clues: synonym of crust • the way earth is built • Alfred Wegener's theory • a rock's response to stress • plates Tectonics move on it • plates move towards eachother • the hottest part of the earth • the densest layer and is solid • the thinnest layer of the earth • the thickest layer of the earth • plates move away from eachother • the plasticy type material layer • ...
Discover Earthquakes Day 3 2022-01-31
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- moving parts of the crust of Earth
- movement of the surface of Earth
- toward the inside
- the center part of Earth
- part of Earth between the crust and core
- the outer part of Earth
- causes to be different
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- toward the outside
- pieces or sections
- having great power
- not having much power
- physically injure
- denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge
- to go from one place to another
- expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else
- our planet
- possess, own, or hold
17 Clues: our planet • physically injure • toward the inside • toward the outside • pieces or sections • having great power • not having much power • possess, own, or hold • causes to be different • the outer part of Earth • the center part of Earth • to go from one place to another • movement of the surface of Earth • moving parts of the crust of Earth • part of Earth between the crust and core • ...
crossword:) 2023-10-26
Across
- all living things on earth
- the liquid form of ice
- what we breath
- all water on earth
- all gasses on earth
- all the rocks on earth
- ores found on earth
Down
- what air is
- all living things do it
- water vapor in the sky
- where all living things live
- makes sape and oxygen
- large body of salt water
- 3D circle
- what we breath
- a large mass of rock on earth
- what cows eat
17 Clues: 3D circle • what air is • what cows eat • what we breath • what we breath • all water on earth • all gasses on earth • ores found on earth • makes sape and oxygen • water vapor in the sky • the liquid form of ice • all the rocks on earth • all living things do it • large body of salt water • all living things on earth • where all living things live • a large mass of rock on earth
Chapter 7 and 8 crossword 2019-01-28
Across
- looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
- temperature on earth is just right because of this
- distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them
- how much of the earth that is covered with the pacific ocean
- distance measured by marine and air navigators is in
- nmber of major ocean basins
- large land masses are called
- number of major land continents
- the half of earth north of equator
- the man who discovered the red shift
- continent of the south pole
- the explosion of a star
- the primary reference line for latitude
- are aggregations of gas and dust which may be several hundred kilometers in diameter
- the largest ocean basin
Down
- the color that penetrates water the deepest
- stars form in a
- process in which planets solidify
- protects us from UV
- the release of a volatile substance and water vapor
- number of moons the earth has
- a theory on how the earth started
- most commonly seen in a classroom. extremely accurate due to technology
- the oldest rocks found in Australia
- why stars twinkle
- the smallest ocean basin
- years till the sun will burst
- the general shape of the earth
- percentage of earth covered with ice
- most accurate representation of the features of the earth
- the smallest continent
- a single continuous land mass that contains Europe and asia
- the earths rotates around the
33 Clues: stars form in a • why stars twinkle • protects us from UV • the smallest continent • the explosion of a star • the largest ocean basin • the smallest ocean basin • nmber of major ocean basins • continent of the south pole • large land masses are called • number of moons the earth has • years till the sun will burst • the earths rotates around the • the general shape of the earth • ...
Introduction to Plate Tectonics 2021-02-04
Across
- ___________ crust is thicker
- the first super =continent
- the upper part of the mantle that the crust sits on top of
- contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth
- a person who studies geology
- the theory that the Earth is made of moving plates
- this scientist that gave evidence for the mid-atlantic ridge
- ____________ currents move tectonic plates
- molten rock found above the crust
- ________ waves are used to take measurements inside the Earth
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- the supercontinent making the countries in the northern hemisphere
- the scientist who first proposed continental drift
- the theory that the continents have moved over time
- the supercontinent made of Gondwana and Laurasia
- the branch of science studying the Earth
- ___________ spreading is responsible for forming ocean ridges
- molten rock found below the crust
- the centre of the Earth
- the supercontinent making the countries in the southern hemisphere
- the mid-_________ ridge runs along the west coast of America
- the solid, outer layer of the Earth
- continental _________ are underwater cliffs
- _________ crust is thinner
23 Clues: the centre of the Earth • the first super =continent • _________ crust is thinner • ___________ crust is thicker • a person who studies geology • molten rock found below the crust • molten rock found above the crust • the solid, outer layer of the Earth • the branch of science studying the Earth • contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth • ...
br@den space animal crossword 2021-01-12
Across
- biggest bird on earth
- a dwarf planet that orbits around the sun
- the last holiday of the year
- the closets planet to the sun
- the planet were all living in
- second most closets planet to earth
- second most closest planet to the sun
- a black circle that spawns after a hyper nova
- a planet that has a ring
- second biggest shark
- big red spot
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- scratches you
- you can live in it
- impossible wopper
- a huge area filled with water
- has feathers
- orbits around earth
- fastest animal in the grasslands
- the galaxy were living in
- has a long trunk
- the biggest animal on earth
- every planet orbits around it
- the tree you get for christmas
- cute and fluffy
24 Clues: has feathers • big red spot • scratches you • cute and fluffy • has a long trunk • impossible wopper • you can live in it • orbits around earth • second biggest shark • biggest bird on earth • a planet that has a ring • the galaxy were living in • the biggest animal on earth • the last holiday of the year • a huge area filled with water • the closets planet to the sun • ...
Periods 3 & 6 Crossword 2023-11-16
Across
- the system of interacting, living organisms on Earth
- the movement of energy through air & space
- the supercontinent before continents drifted
- large, bright Sun features extending outward from surface
- the force holding planets & Moons in orbit
- where life & weather happens in atmosphere
- the system of gas surrounding Earth
- a law that determines oldest rocks are below youngest rocks
- cooling & solidifying of molten rock creates . . .
- layer of Earth that's broken into plates
- layer of protection from UV rays around Earth
- the Moon getting smaller
- Earth center model
- the gravitational pull of the Moon causes these
- heat & pressure applied to previous rock creates . . .
- the system of natural, nonliving materials on Earth
- the system of ice on Earth
- type of energy transfer between rising & falling of fluids
- eruptions of radiation on the Sun
- a fracture/break in land
- darker spots on the Sun
- the settlement of rock in a new place
- an absolute dating technique
- determines locations East & West
- where convection happens in Earth's mantle
- energy from the Sun is considered this
- the movement of rock by wind, water, or gravity
- determines locations North & South
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- the outer part of Sun's atmosphere
- the system of water on Earth
- the breakdown of rock
- boundary where two plates pull apart
- the absence of day
- length of distance between Earth & Sun
- anything that takes up space & has mass (comes in 3 forms)
- Sun center model
- the source of day
- the movement of air
- study of rock layers
- distance light travels within a year
- revolves around Earth and shows different phases
- compaction of sediments creates . . .
- the Moon less than half lit
- the Moon more than half lit
- evidence of prehistoric organisms
- the amount of matter per space taken up
- spinning on an axis
- boundary where two plates push together
- an effect that keeps Earth warm
- where the ozone layer is
- when an isotope changes from parent to daughter
- boundary where two plates slide past each other
- the Moon getting bigger
53 Clues: Sun center model • the source of day • the absence of day • Earth center model • the movement of air • spinning on an axis • study of rock layers • the breakdown of rock • darker spots on the Sun • the Moon getting bigger • the Moon getting smaller • a fracture/break in land • where the ozone layer is • the system of ice on Earth • the Moon less than half lit • the Moon more than half lit • ...
Science Review 2024-02-12
Across
- This plate is light less dense thicker and made of granite
- This plate is heavier more dense thinner and made of basalt
- Plates move away from each other
- This is the day when direct sunlight reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
- This theory states Earth's crust is broken into plates which float around & move
- Caused by the revolution of the moon
- This is when the Sun is directly above Earth's equator and daylight hours are nearly equal all over Earth
- On top of the Earth
- Formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together
- Occurs when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon
- Rocks and other natural materials which have been broken into smaller pieces
- Solid thin outermost layer of Earth
- Removal of rock particles by wind water ice or gravity
- Earth spins on its axis causing night and day
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- Plates slide past each other
- A time of year marked by a change in weather ecology and amount of daylight
- This type of tide occurs when the Earth Sun and Moon are in a straight line (new moon and full moon phases)
- Rock that forms when heat pressure or chemicals act on a rock and change its form or composition
- This type of tide occurs when the Sun Earth and Moon are at a right angle (1st and 3rd quarter phases)
- Inside the Earth
- Formed when magma or lava cools and hardens
- Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun
- Part of the Earth that is made of dense material like iron and nickel
- The ______________ of Earth's axis causes seasons
- The regular rise and fall of ocean water levels
- In the ______________ the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun
- The Sun is lower in the sky during this season
- Plates move toward each other
- This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
- Occurs when the moon moves directly in between the Earth and Sun and casts its shadow on the Earth
30 Clues: Inside the Earth • On top of the Earth • Plates slide past each other • Plates move toward each other • Plates move away from each other • Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun • Solid thin outermost layer of Earth • Caused by the revolution of the moon • Formed when magma or lava cools and hardens • Earth spins on its axis causing night and day • ...
2A - Victoria Coward 2021-04-19
Across
- carbon moves from plant to animal or animal to animal by the ____ chain
- has always been present on earth/all plants and animals need this
- dead plants and animals decomposing, and nitrogen is converted by a process called
- all the water on earth
- 97% of earths water is ____water
- nitrate is returned to the atmosphere
- all the organisms on earth
- water stored under the surface of earth
- a large body of water
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- the process of plants converting energy into food
- the process where water is converted into gas
- forms of rain and snow
- also known as co2
- plants use water to help make energy, and they also lose some water to the surrounding air
- the process where water vapor is changed into water
- plants need nitrogen to ____
- earth is 3% _____ water
- all the rocks on earth
- bacteria and ________ break nitrogen bonds
- when you exhale you put co2 into the __________
- also known as the hydrologic cycle
21 Clues: also known as co2 • a large body of water • forms of rain and snow • all the rocks on earth • all the water on earth • earth is 3% _____ water • all the organisms on earth • plants need nitrogen to ____ • 97% of earths water is ____water • also known as the hydrologic cycle • nitrate is returned to the atmosphere • water stored under the surface of earth • ...
What do you know about Space? 2021-08-23
Across
- Earth has ___ moon.
- This is the largest planet in the solar system
- only one ____ of the earth can face the sun at any time
- The planet famous for having visible rings is called:
- An _____ is a path that one object in space takes around another one.
- The sun provides light, warmth and ____ to earth.
- It takes earth about 365 _____ to orbit the sun
- Everything that is bound to the sun by gravity is known as being in the _______ system
- The sun is roughly one _____ times the size of earth
- The second planet from the sun
- This planet is closest to the sun
Down
- It takes earth approximately 24 ____ to rotate around itself.
- This is the eighth planet from the sun
- Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.
- This is a huge ball of glowing, hot gas
- A scientist who studies space is called an:
- An object in orbit is called a _______.
- This is the hottest planet in the solar system
- The four closest planets to the sun are known as the _____ planets.
- The four furthest planets from the sun are known as ____ planets and you could fall right through them!
- Even though this is the seventh planet, it is the coldest
- This is the largest object in the solar system.
22 Clues: Earth has ___ moon. • The second planet from the sun • This planet is closest to the sun • This is the eighth planet from the sun • Earth is the _____ planet from the sun. • This is a huge ball of glowing, hot gas • An object in orbit is called a _______. • A scientist who studies space is called an: • This is the largest planet in the solar system • ...
Seasons Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-27
Across
- something that earth tilts on
- something that changes year round there are 4
- something that the earth revolves around
- comes after summer
- comes after fall
- comes after winter
- 365.25 days
Down
- the north star
- hemisphere has a pair in the north on the earth
- something that the sun produces
- hemisphere it has a pair in the south on the earth
- revolves around the sun
- 24 hours
- something that revolves around the earth
- something that planets do around the sun
- comes after spring
16 Clues: 24 hours • 365.25 days • the north star • comes after fall • comes after summer • comes after winter • comes after spring • revolves around the sun • something that earth tilts on • something that the sun produces • something that the earth revolves around • something that revolves around the earth • something that planets do around the sun • ...
Geography Glossary 2022-02-01
Across
- All the water on earth
- A term that describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- worldviews; perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- energy, Ensure access to affordable and sustainable modern energy for all
- worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans
- part of Earth in which life exists including land and water, and air or atmosphere
- the natural home or environment of an animal or plant or other organism
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
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- function, The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper mantle
- function, the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- worldview, We can manage the earth for our benefit but have to be responsible
- function, supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person or animal or plant lives or operates
- waste, hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- warming, An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future generations
- function, The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
23 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans • action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • ...
Year 7 revision 2019-11-03
Across
- phases of the moon when only a thin sliver of the moon can be seen
- the area of partial shadow during an eclipse
- Mars, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter
- a ___ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun (the sun can not be seen)
- caused by bulges of water pulled towards the moon
- phase of the moon when following a new moon you can see a half circle of the moon’s surface
- the celestial body that puts the moon in shadow during a lunar eclipse
- a ___ eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun (the moon can not be seen)
- phases of the moon when you can see all but a thin sliver of the surface of the moon
- a time of darkness, facing away from the sun
- ____ tides describe the highest tides, caused by the sun and moon being in alignment
- the Earth completes one ___ every 23 hours and 56 minutes
- when the moon is becoming more visible over the lunar cycle
- a giant ball of gas that sends light and heat energy to earth
- occurs on the side of Earth facing the sun
- the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
- the time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun
Down
- the season in which the tilt of the Earth minimises the length of the day
- the season in which the tilt of the Earth maximises the length of the day
- when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky, giving either the longest or shortest day of the year
- the Earth completes one ___ of the sun every 365.256 days
- tides are created because Earth’s water is drawn to the gravity of this celestial body
- the Earth rotates on this to cause night and day
- when day and night are of equal length because the Sun crosses the plane of the Earth's equator
- a description of the moon when you can see it as a complete circle
- orbited by the Earth
- when the moon is becoming less visible over the lunar cycle
- describes the path of the planets around the sun
- solves the problem of each year being 365.25 days long
- the area in which a total eclipse can be seen
- the force that pulls water towards the moon to cause tides
- ____ tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the Earth, and are not all aligned
- phase of the moon when it is completely in shadow
33 Clues: orbited by the Earth • Mars, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter • occurs on the side of Earth facing the sun • the area of partial shadow during an eclipse • a time of darkness, facing away from the sun • the area in which a total eclipse can be seen • the time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun • the Earth rotates on this to cause night and day • ...
Earth 2017-03-27
Across
- determining an actual age for an object or a date of occurence for an event.
- sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet
- the time taken for radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
- the underlying geological material in which soil horizons form.
- emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles.
- is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon.
- states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity .
- the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
Down
- States layers of rocks above are younger than the ones they are on top of.
- is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
- Lived in a particular geologic age, and can be used to identify or date the rock or rock layer in which it is found.
- ordering events or objects in time without assigning actual ages or dates.
- A crack in the earths crust.
13 Clues: A crack in the earths crust. • sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet • the underlying geological material in which soil horizons form. • the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants. • emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles. • States layers of rocks above are younger than the ones they are on top of. • ...
Earth 2022-08-04
Across
- Cycle of heating
- Broken pieces of the Earth's crust
- Plastic-like layer of the mantle
- Proposed the idea of seafloor spreading
- Type of boundary when plates move together
- Where oceanic and continental plates collide
Down
- Type of boundary when plates move apart
- Plate on dry land
- Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle
- One huge continent long ago
- hot, less dense material below Earth’s crust rises toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridges
- Person responsible for the Continental Drift Theory
- Type of boundary when plates slide past each other
13 Clues: Cycle of heating • Plate on dry land • One huge continent long ago • Plastic-like layer of the mantle • Broken pieces of the Earth's crust • Type of boundary when plates move apart • Proposed the idea of seafloor spreading • Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle • Type of boundary when plates move together • Where oceanic and continental plates collide • ...
Earth 2023-06-27
Across
- The upper layer of Earth's surface, consisting of a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and air.
- A mountain or hill with a vent or crater through which lava, rock fragments, ash, and gases are ejected from the Earth's interior.
- A cascade of water flowing from a height, often created by a river or stream flowing over a steep rock formation.
- A large area covered with trees and other vegetation. They are home to numerous plants and animals and play a vital role in the Earth's ecosystem.
- A large landmass on Earth, typically surrounded by water. There are seven on Earth, including Asia, Africa, and North America.
- A dry, arid region with little or no vegetation. They can be sandy or rocky and are characterized by extreme temperatures and scarce water resources.
- Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust.
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- A landmass that is completely surrounded by water.
- A natural flowing watercourse that typically starts from a source, such as a mountain or a lake, and flows into another body of water, like an ocean or lake.
- A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley.
- A high landform that rises steeply above its surroundings, typically with a peak or summit.
13 Clues: A large body of water surrounded by land. • A landmass that is completely surrounded by water. • Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust. • A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley. • A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface. • ...
Earth 2023-06-24
Across
- The upper layer of Earth's surface, consisting of a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and air.
- A mountain or hill with a vent or crater through which lava, rock fragments, ash, and gases are ejected from the Earth's interior.
- A cascade of water flowing from a height, often created by a river or stream flowing over a steep rock formation.
- A large area covered with trees and other vegetation. They are home to numerous plants and animals and play a vital role in the Earth's ecosystem.
- A large landmass on Earth, typically surrounded by water. There are seven on Earth, including Asia, Africa, and North America.
- A dry, arid region with little or no vegetation. They can be sandy or rocky and are characterized by extreme temperatures and scarce water resources.
- Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust.
Down
- A landmass that is completely surrounded by water.
- A natural flowing watercourse that typically starts from a source, such as a mountain or a lake, and flows into another body of water, like an ocean or lake.
- A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
- A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley.
- A high landform that rises steeply above its surroundings, typically with a peak or summit.
13 Clues: A large body of water surrounded by land. • A landmass that is completely surrounded by water. • Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust. • A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley. • A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface. • ...
Earth 2025-08-31
Across
- The largest part of Earth's hydrosphere
- Another name for lithosphere
- The sphere with layers of gas
- Lowest point on Earth
- The sphere that contains all of the Earth's water
Down
- The sphere that is made up of the Earth's crust
- The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- Highest point on Earth
- The common name of a large landmass
- The sphere that contains all the living organisms on Earth
- The 4th largest planet
- Includes mountains, hills, plains and plateaus
- Deepest depression on Earth
13 Clues: Lowest point on Earth • Highest point on Earth • The 4th largest planet • Deepest depression on Earth • Another name for lithosphere • The sphere with layers of gas • The common name of a large landmass • The largest part of Earth's hydrosphere • The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere • Includes mountains, hills, plains and plateaus • ...
CSexton 2023-02-01
Across
- the thinnest layer of the earth
- vibration which travels through the earth
- rock produced by the cooling of magma
- The type of rock creating the continental crust
- the force which pushes the magnetosphere into a non-spherical shape
- the circular motion created by the rising of hotter material
- the lines of magnetism surrounding the earth
- hot area in the earth’s mantle which bubbles through the crust creating island chains
- the bending of waves caused by a shift in material
Down
- the densest layer of the earth
- the shifting of tectonic plates moving side to side
- the layering of materials due to difference of densities
- the area surrounding the earth that catches particles from solar wind
- Tool used for measuring waves which travel through the earth
- The type of rock creating the oceanic crust
- rock produced by the layered cementation of eroded material
- the largest layer of the earth
- the side-by-side movement of tectonic plates
18 Clues: the densest layer of the earth • the largest layer of the earth • the thinnest layer of the earth • rock produced by the cooling of magma • vibration which travels through the earth • The type of rock creating the oceanic crust • the lines of magnetism surrounding the earth • the side-by-side movement of tectonic plates • The type of rock creating the continental crust • ...
Seasons Vocabulary 2023-01-17
Across
- Reason Earth has seasons
- When the sun's altitude is higher, we have days that are _______.
- During this season, light from the sun approaches Earth at close to a 90-degree angle
- Imaginary line around Earth's middle that divides it into northern and southern halves
- Earth moves around the sun in this direction
- Pathway Earth follows around the sun
- One of these occurs every 24 hours
- A natural satellite that moves around the earth once every 28 days
Down
- Australia experiences this season when the North Pole is tilted towards the sun and the South Pole is tilted away
- In Australia, this is on June 21st (2 words)
- This object in the sky has been used by many cultures to navigate because its location never changes (2 words)
- Longest day of the year (2 words)
- Earth completes on of these every 365 days
- Seattle is located in the Northern ______.
- As the angle of sunlight gets less direct, the temperature will _______.
- Distance northward or southward
- Its gravity is so massive that everything in our solar system moves around it
- Occurs twice a year when day and night are the same length
- Earth spins around its ______, which is angled at 23.4 degrees.
- Earth has four of these, which are marked by particular temperatures, weather patterns, and daylight hours
20 Clues: Reason Earth has seasons • Distance northward or southward • Longest day of the year (2 words) • One of these occurs every 24 hours • Pathway Earth follows around the sun • Earth completes on of these every 365 days • Seattle is located in the Northern ______. • In Australia, this is on June 21st (2 words) • Earth moves around the sun in this direction • ...
Motions in our Solar System 2014-04-21
Across
- The earth tilts directly away or toward the sun
- Responsible for day and night
- The wobble of the earth
- Reason for the seasons
- As the moon heads towards its New Moon phase
- When day and night are the same length
- When the moon appears to be getting more full
- Direct shadow
- Explained by Ptolemy's epicycles, better explained by Kepler(2 words)
- Tides are caused by the moon's __________ as well as inertia
- The tide caused when the sun is in line with the moon on either side of the earth
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- Orbital shape
- Orbital Radius is measured in ____________ (2 words)
- The imaginary line that the Earth rotates around
- The area of the Earth that sees a partial lunar eclipse is within this type of shadow cast by the moon
- The type of eclipse caused by the shadow of the earth
- When the Moon is perpendicular to the Sun, this tide occurs
- Responsible for the time of year
- The future north star
- The type of eclipse caused by the shadow of the moon
- The current north star
21 Clues: Orbital shape • Direct shadow • The future north star • Reason for the seasons • The current north star • The wobble of the earth • Responsible for day and night • Responsible for the time of year • When day and night are the same length • As the moon heads towards its New Moon phase • When the moon appears to be getting more full • The earth tilts directly away or toward the sun • ...
Geography Glossary 2022-02-01
Across
- All the water on earth
- A term that describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- worldviews; perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- energy, Ensure access to affordable and sustainable modern energy for all
- worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans
- part of Earth in which life exists including land and water, and air or atmosphere
- the natural home or environment of an animal or plant or other organism
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
Down
- function, The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper mantle
- function, the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- worldview, We can manage the earth for our benefit but have to be responsible
- function, supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person or animal or plant lives or operates
- waste, hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- warming, An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future generations
- function, The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
23 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • worldview, Nature exists for all species on earth not just humans • action, Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • worldview, Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • ...
RIVERS OF THE EARTH 2023-06-01
Across
- The second-longest river in Africa, flowing through central and western Africa.
- A major river in Italy that flows from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea.
- The world's largest river by discharge and second-longest river after the Nile, flowing through South America.
- A major river in South Asia that flows through China, India, and Bangladesh.
- A major river in North America that flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
- A river in the Middle East that flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
- A major river in Southeast Asia that flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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- A major river in the southwestern United States that flows through the Grand Canyon.
- A major river in southern Africa that flows through Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
- The second-longest river in Europe, flowing from Germany to the Black Sea.
- The longest river in Europe, flowing through Russia.
- A major river in South Asia that flows through Pakistan and India.
- A river in the Middle East that flows through Turkey and Iraq.
- A major river in India that is considered sacred by Hindus.
- A major river in West Africa that flows through Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria.
- The longest river in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa.
- A major river in Europe that flows from Switzerland to the Netherlands.
17 Clues: The longest river in Europe, flowing through Russia. • A major river in India that is considered sacred by Hindus. • A river in the Middle East that flows through Turkey and Iraq. • A major river in South Asia that flows through Pakistan and India. • A major river in Italy that flows from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea. • ...
Features of the Earth 2021-12-13
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- a group of parts that all work together
- a landform with high elevation and high relief
- features such as coastlines, dunes, and mountains
- the shape of the land
- the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of an area
- the thin layer of gases that covers the earth
- all the water on the earth
- all the living creatures and the remains of the dead creatures on the Earth
- these type of forces break landmarks down
- when a river reaches an ocean, the water slows and sand, clay, and sediment sink. When the sediment builds up, it makes this landform.
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- the height of a point above sea level on Earth's surface
- these type of forces build up landmarks
- a hill of sand piled up by the wind
- all the frozen water on the earth
- the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake
- all the rocks and minerals below the atmosphere
- a natural stream of water that flows into another body of water such as an ocean, lake, or another river
17 Clues: the shape of the land • all the water on the earth • all the frozen water on the earth • a hill of sand piled up by the wind • a group of parts that all work together • these type of forces build up landmarks • these type of forces break landmarks down • the thin layer of gases that covers the earth • a landform with high elevation and high relief • ...
Layers of The Earth 2022-05-20
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- unstable atomic nucleus losing energy
- 4000-8000 F
- third layer of the earth
- layer below the lithosphere
- movement in the mantle
- ocean floor
- three main of these
- universal force holding us to the earth
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- outer part of the earth, crust and mantle
- dry land
- what the layer is made of
- fourth layer inside the earth
- magnetic influence on moving electric charges
- made of lithosphere and asthenosphere
- third layer of the atmosphere
- thickest layer
- Outermost
17 Clues: dry land • Outermost • 4000-8000 F • ocean floor • thickest layer • three main of these • movement in the mantle • third layer of the earth • what the layer is made of • layer below the lithosphere • fourth layer inside the earth • third layer of the atmosphere • unstable atomic nucleus losing energy • made of lithosphere and asthenosphere • universal force holding us to the earth • ...
Earth: The Water Planet 2024-10-25
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- area of permeable rock or soil that is saturated with water
- man-made hole drilled below the water table in order to obtain groundwater from an aquifer
- place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
- type of hot spring which begins to rise through narrow passages being forced out by heated gases and steam from below
- 97% of Earth's water
- Continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment
- 3% of Earth's water
- broken, or glaciers that have calved into ocean
- molecules on the surface of water that cause a tightness
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- layers of rock and soil above the water table that are not able to be saturated
- water is known as the _____ because many substances dissolve in it.
- Comes from precipitation that soaks into the ground
- Huge mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over land
- well which water rises because of pressure within an aquifer
- A river and all its tributaries
- layer of rock or sediment that holds water
- Three common types are marshes, swamps and bogs
17 Clues: 3% of Earth's water • 97% of Earth's water • A river and all its tributaries • layer of rock or sediment that holds water • Three common types are marshes, swamps and bogs • broken, or glaciers that have calved into ocean • Comes from precipitation that soaks into the ground • Huge mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over land • ...
science midterm 2015-01-20
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- outer ring of the earth
- refers to the imaginary lines that bisect the globe through the North and South Poles
- the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
- number the total number of protons and neutrons in a nucleus.
- study of earth
- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- all the waters on the earth's surface
- middle of the earth
- science name of group of science
- made up of all life forms
- a visual description of the service technical organization
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- the study of the hollunivers
- interval lines are the principal means used to show the shape and elevation of the land surface. Each line represents an area of equa
- the study the atmosphere
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere
- the study of the sea
- a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- inside earth
20 Clues: inside earth • study of earth • middle of the earth • the study of the sea • outer ring of the earth • the study the atmosphere • made up of all life forms • the study of the hollunivers • science name of group of science • all the waters on the earth's surface • a visual description of the service technical organization • ...
geography 2024-02-04
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- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable,sustainable and modern energy for all
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planetBiodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- particular habitat or ecosystem
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land,water, and air or atmosphere
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
- All the water on earth
22 Clues: All the water on earth • particular habitat or ecosystem • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • ...
Earth Science 2024-08-14
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- The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
- The process of liquid water turning into vapor.
- Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
- Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
- A gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
- The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.
- All the water on Earth's surface.
- The process by which green plants make their food using sunlight.
- The innermost layer of Earth.
- Waves: Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the Earth or an explosion.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth.
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- Cycle: The process by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
- Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- The regions of Earth where living organisms exist.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- The solid part of Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms.
- The process by which rocks and soil are worn away by natural forces.
- The thin outer layer of Earth.
- Effect: The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
20 Clues: The innermost layer of Earth. • The thin outer layer of Earth. • The rigid outer layer of Earth. • All the water on Earth's surface. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • The process of liquid water turning into vapor. • The regions of Earth where living organisms exist. • ...
Layers of the Earth Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-30
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- Force of attraction between objects
- Thick middle layer
- rocky part of the Earth
- Liquid water on Earth
- A layer of gasses surrounding the Earth
- A shape
- Plastic, flowing layer
- Dense part of Earth
- Rigid layer
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- The solid part of the Earth
- Outer part of the magnetic field
- metal
- All living organisms on Earth
- Frozen water on Earth
- Amount of mass, or substance, in a material
15 Clues: metal • A shape • Rigid layer • Thick middle layer • Dense part of Earth • Liquid water on Earth • Frozen water on Earth • Plastic, flowing layer • rocky part of the Earth • The solid part of the Earth • All living organisms on Earth • Outer part of the magnetic field • Force of attraction between objects • A layer of gasses surrounding the Earth • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 crossword 2019-01-29
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- Continuous land mass that contains Europe and Asia
- when did earth form
- imaginary line running through the earth
- percent of land covered in ice
- smaller than the ocean
- measure of speed
- why earth is suitable for humans
- continent of the south pole
- smallest continent
- percent of earth covered in ice
- first organisms on earth
- why do stars twinkle
- smallest ocean
- includes all countries south of panama
- second largest
- largest ocean
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- warmest ocean
- accurate representation of the features on earth
- northern and southern
- percent of ocean covered in ice
- distorts continents by not slicing into them
- UN established major boundaries
- exploding of stars
- earth belongs to what galaxy
- shrinks under its own weak gravity
- body of a star that swells into a
- practice of drawing maps
- how long did it have to rain to make oceans
- includes US,Mexico,and Canada
- similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
30 Clues: warmest ocean • largest ocean • smallest ocean • second largest • measure of speed • exploding of stars • smallest continent • when did earth form • why do stars twinkle • northern and southern • smaller than the ocean • practice of drawing maps • first organisms on earth • continent of the south pole • earth belongs to what galaxy • includes US,Mexico,and Canada • percent of land covered in ice • ...
Science exam 2025-06-18
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- The suns fuel
- What turns chemical energy to electrical energy
- Which sphere of the earth contains all the land animals
- gases Colourless, odourless, nonreactive
- Which sphere of the earth contains water
- Low boiling point, soluble in water,highly reactive
- metals Hard, dense, high boiling point, less reactive
- A device that turns electrical energy into another form of energy
- E-
- Another word for wire
- Earth Metals Silver/white, soft, highly reactive
- Which sphere of the earth contains the tectonic plates
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- Which sphere of the earth contains air
- year 9.5 trillion km
- N=
- A variety of organisms in an ecosystem
- Metals Soft, silver, highly reactive
- P+
- unit 150 million km
- Unit of resistance
20 Clues: N= • P+ • E- • The suns fuel • Unit of resistance • unit 150 million km • year 9.5 trillion km • Another word for wire • Metals Soft, silver, highly reactive • Which sphere of the earth contains air • A variety of organisms in an ecosystem • gases Colourless, odourless, nonreactive • Which sphere of the earth contains water • What turns chemical energy to electrical energy • ...
geography 2024-02-04
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- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable,sustainable and modern energy for all
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planetBiodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- particular habitat or ecosystem
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land,water, and air or atmosphere
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
- All the water on earth
22 Clues: All the water on earth • particular habitat or ecosystem • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • ...
geography 2024-02-04
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- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable,sustainable and modern energy for all
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planetBiodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- particular habitat or ecosystem
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land,water, and air or atmosphere
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
- All the water on earth
22 Clues: All the water on earth • particular habitat or ecosystem • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • ...
Ellie Morrow 2025-04-25
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- the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
- landmass that existed when all continents were joined about 300 to 200 million years ago
- the thickest layer of the earth and the solid bulk of earth's interior
- a fluid layer of the earth composed of iron and nickel, that lies above Earth's inner core
- dense, fast-moving flow of lava, volcanic ash, and hot gases
- the process that causes exposed rock to decompose
- waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source
- the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away
- the molten, fluid rock that comes from a volcano
- the most extensive chain of mountains on earth
- the outside layer of the earth
- heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
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- molten rock in the ground
- earth's subterranean movements that explain how the major landforms are created
- the main landmasses of the globe
- a landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano
- a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth
- inner most layer of the earth
- when a volcano is temporarily inactive
- a mountain that has lava expelled through a cup-like crater at the summit
20 Clues: molten rock in the ground • inner most layer of the earth • the outside layer of the earth • the main landmasses of the globe • when a volcano is temporarily inactive • the most extensive chain of mountains on earth • the molten, fluid rock that comes from a volcano • the process that causes exposed rock to decompose • ...
Earth and Moon 2014-10-21
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- hundred sixty-five it takes the Earth three hundred sixty-five days to complete one full orbit
- the Earth is less dense than the moon
- the moon has 1/4 of the diameter of the Earth and much less mass
- the Earth and moon both orbit larger bodies
- Earth has oxygen witch helps us live
- the moons gravitational pull is 1/6 of the Earths pull
- the Earth is a planet
- the moon orbits around the Earth
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- it takes the moon twenty-eight to thirty-one days to complete a full orbit
- the Earth obits around the sun
- The moon is smaller compared to the Earth
- the moon has no living life
- the moon is a satellite
- the Earth and moon are both made out of rock bodies
14 Clues: the Earth is a planet • the moon is a satellite • the moon has no living life • the Earth obits around the sun • the moon orbits around the Earth • Earth has oxygen witch helps us live • the Earth is less dense than the moon • The moon is smaller compared to the Earth • the Earth and moon both orbit larger bodies • the Earth and moon are both made out of rock bodies • ...
Kyla Himes - Vocabulary 2025-04-29
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- hills, moutains, canyons, and valley
- process of continuous heating up of liquid.
- Any of several large geographical
- molten or partially molten rock
- landmasses were drifting across the earth
- innermost layer of the earth
- breaking down or dissolving
- the earth
- lifeblood and the heartbeat of the earth
- the liquid layer of the earth core
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- massive, irregulary shaped slab
- along the convergent plate boundaries the edge boundaries
- a hot (typically > 800 c or > 1,,500) chaotic mixture of rocks
- a large area of land that is believed
- a super continent of the Northen Hemisphere made up of landmasses
- openings, or vents where lava, streams erupt
- a german geophysicist
- solid bulk of earth's inter of
- action that the surface processes
- hot or cold mixture of water
20 Clues: the earth • a german geophysicist • breaking down or dissolving • innermost layer of the earth • hot or cold mixture of water • solid bulk of earth's inter of • massive, irregulary shaped slab • molten or partially molten rock • Any of several large geographical • action that the surface processes • the liquid layer of the earth core • hills, moutains, canyons, and valley • ...
Carson Huelsman 2023-02-08
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- The point on earth surface focus of an earthquake
- volcano Hot rock fllowed by a flow of lava over and over
- A very hot part of the earth mantle
- a huge crack in earth crust at or below the surface the side
- The amount of energy released by an earthquake
- The idea that many kinds of rocks form flat
- Hot moltn rock below Earth surface
- opening in a volcanic area through which magma may escape
- Earth's rocky surface containing the continents
- a steep sided cone that forms
- spreads out away from a focus when an earthquake happens
- a wide gently sloped con that forms from flows of lava
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- new crust is forming at ridges in the sea
- A sensitive device that detects the shaking of earth crust during an earthquake
- the point where an earthquake starts as rocks begin to
- The sliding of a denser ocean plate under another
- heat from below earth surface
- broken into plates that
- shaking of an earthquake
- drift supetrcontinent split apsrt into piecesa
- layer beneath
- top of a volcano around the vent
- Earth surface and flows out a vent
23 Clues: layer beneath • broken into plates that • shaking of an earthquake • heat from below earth surface • a steep sided cone that forms • top of a volcano around the vent • Earth surface and flows out a vent • A very hot part of the earth mantle • Hot moltn rock below Earth surface • new crust is forming at ridges in the sea • The idea that many kinds of rocks form flat • ...
Earth, moon, and sun 2025-03-10
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- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun and other objects orbit the sun
- moon outside our solar system
- the nearly circular path the moon travels around the earth
- Moon a moon phase that looks less than half a circle from earth
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like a half circle from the earth
- eclipse when the moon is completely dark
- moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- the border between light and dark on the moon
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a phase in which the moon is not visible from earth
- moon a moon phase that looks more than a half circle from earth
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears on earth
- the amount of time it takes earth to orbit the sun completely
- a planet outside our solar system
- an object or diagram that can help us give a better understanding about a topic
- the relative size of things
- a rocky sphere that travels around the planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • eclipse when the moon is completely dark • a rocky sphere that travels around the planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a phase in which the moon is not visible from earth • ...
Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- the hot substance in the the core of the earth
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
- pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
- when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a
- the movement of the divergent boundary
- when to plates are colliding it forms what boundary
- The earth was once one huge earth called
- when two plates in the continental crust divide it forms a
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- when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary
- the movement of the transform boundary
- when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary
- when two plates in the oceanic crust divide it forms a
- the movement of the convergent boundary
- the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
- the scientist who invented the continental drift theory
- the theory that the earth was once one huge earth called Pangaea and then separated.
- the theory that the earth sea floor spreads and generates new earth and gets rid of old earth
- the scientist who invented the sea floor spreading theory
19 Clues: the movement of the transform boundary • the movement of the divergent boundary • the movement of the convergent boundary • The earth was once one huge earth called • the hot substance in the the core of the earth • when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary • when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary • ...
Vocab 2023-12-03
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- the southernmost part of earth
- when half of the earth is facing the sun
- the act of moving around an axis or center
- the word for how cold or hot it is
- the earth rotates this way
- the northernmost part of earth
- when the moon passes in front of the sun
- the kind of sunlight that the poles receive
- the curved path of a celestial body or spacecraft around a star or planet
- the 3 planet in the solar system
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- the earth has a ___ degree tilt
- something that is commonly believed as factual but is not.
- the thing that lights up the sky in the day time
- the kind of sunlight that the equator receives most of
- when half of the earth is facing away from the sun
- the star that is above magnetic north
- one of the reasons for earth's seasons
17 Clues: the earth rotates this way • the southernmost part of earth • the northernmost part of earth • the earth has a ___ degree tilt • the 3 planet in the solar system • the word for how cold or hot it is • the star that is above magnetic north • one of the reasons for earth's seasons • when half of the earth is facing the sun • when the moon passes in front of the sun • ...
Ethan White 2025-04-25
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- Gigantic continent that broke into two supercontinents
- Earth materials that are worn away
- Supercontinent that broke in the northern hemisphere
- Thick layer of iron and nickel above the inner core
- Theory that continents move
- Large geographical regions
- The features of the Earth that make up its terrain
- Hot molten rock
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- Supercontinent that broke in the southern hemisphere
- Hot/cold mixture of water and studies fragments
- Geological science that studies parts of Earth's crust
- Effect of two blocks of Earth slipping past each other
- Wearing down of rocks
- Lava spewing fissure in the Earth's crust
- Any of several large geographical regions
- Innermost layer of the Earth
- Outside layer of Earth
- Volcanoes that haven't erupted in a long time
- Hot liquid that pours from volcano's
- Layer within Earth, between the crust and core
20 Clues: Hot molten rock • Wearing down of rocks • Outside layer of Earth • Large geographical regions • Theory that continents move • Innermost layer of the Earth • Earth materials that are worn away • Hot liquid that pours from volcano's • Lava spewing fissure in the Earth's crust • Any of several large geographical regions • Volcanoes that haven't erupted in a long time • ...
The Planets 2014-09-17
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- A ________ year is the distance that _______ travels in a year
- What planet is closest in size to Earth?
- The Sun, its planets and all the objects moving around them is called the?
- True or false? Uranus is the coldest planet
- The moon Titan orbits what planet?
- What is the name of the dwarf planet?
- What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
- What planet do we live on?
- Earth has only one __________
- This planet takes 84 Earth years to orbit the sun
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- What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth?
- True or false? Does the sun orbit the Earth?
- Neptune has how many moons in total?
- Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
- There are 8 of these in our galaxy
- What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
- Venus is often called the Earth’s ________ planet
- Earth is located in which galaxy?
- What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?
- What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
- It takes just under ten hours for the planet to do a full rotation
- Mars has how many moons?
- What planet is nicknamed the ‘Red Planet’?
- is a ball of hot, burning gases
24 Clues: Mars has how many moons? • What planet do we live on? • Earth has only one __________ • is a ball of hot, burning gases • Earth is located in which galaxy? • There are 8 of these in our galaxy • The moon Titan orbits what planet? • Neptune has how many moons in total? • What is the name of the dwarf planet? • What planet is closest in size to Earth? • ...
Astronomy terms 2025-04-29
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- when the moon is farthest from Earth
- season in which the earth is tilted toward the sun
- sun-centered model of the solar system
- the position where the planet is closest to the sun
- earth-centered model of the solar system
- when the moon casts a shadow on the earth
- season in which the arc of the sun is lowest
- the moon phase in which the moon is totally dark
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- the position where the planet is farthest from the sun
- the darkest part of the shadow of an eclipse
- when a planet spins on its axis
- when the moon is closest to Earth
- moon phase just before the full moon
- the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun
- when just a sliver of the moon is visible
- when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon
- shadow of an eclipse but not the darkest part
- how to calculate the ovalness of an ellipse
- when a planet orbits the sun
- first day of spring or fall
- first day of winter
21 Clues: first day of winter • first day of spring or fall • when a planet orbits the sun • when a planet spins on its axis • when the moon is closest to Earth • when the moon is farthest from Earth • moon phase just before the full moon • sun-centered model of the solar system • earth-centered model of the solar system • the shape of Earth's orbit around the sun • ...
GEOGRAPHY 2019-09-23
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- tells you what the map is about
- distance from the equator
- shows a regions landforms and water forms
- large areas of water (Earth has 4)
- north, south, east, and west
- states grouped together based on things they have in common
- shows how much smaller the map is than the real world
- map lines that are drawn parallel to the equator
- most northern point on Earth
- refers to the typical weather of a specific place on earth
- large land masses (Earth has seven)
- human boundaries that are imaginary lines determined by people
- rain or snow
- physical characteristic of land such as mountains, plains or deserts
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- explains what each symbol on the map or globe means
- drawings, lines, or dots that stand for something else
- northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast
- lines drawn parallel to the prime meridian
- flat model of earth
- most southern point on Earth
- small round model of Earth
- an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole to the South pole
- a system of producing and distributing products and services
- an imaginary line drawn around the center of a globe or map of Earth
- distance from sea level (the higher up you go, for example up a mountain, the higher your ______ is)
- map symbol that shows directions
26 Clues: rain or snow • flat model of earth • distance from the equator • small round model of Earth • most southern point on Earth • north, south, east, and west • most northern point on Earth • tells you what the map is about • map symbol that shows directions • large areas of water (Earth has 4) • large land masses (Earth has seven) • shows a regions landforms and water forms • ...
geography 2024-02-04
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- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable,sustainable and modern energy for all
- Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planetBiodiversity the variety of life in the world or in a
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species
- supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
- particular habitat or ecosystem
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
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- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- the natural home or environment of an animal,plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land,water, and air or atmosphere
- Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
- All the water on earth
22 Clues: All the water on earth • particular habitat or ecosystem • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Humans are superior and the most important species on earth • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • ...
plate tectonics 2024-02-08
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- the theory that explains how large pieces of the earths crust move and change shape
- the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations
- soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
- a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
- the thickest layer of the earth
- the inner most layer of the earth
- these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc.
- strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- the layer of the earth that we live on
- alfred wegner
- this creates mountains, treches, earthquakes, etc.
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- tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes
- solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
- properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
- Harry Hess came up with this idea
- this layer of the earth takes up 33% of the the earth
- core the only liquid layer of the earth
- the nature of somethings ingredients
- plate there are 10 of these on earth
20 Clues: alfred wegner • the thickest layer of the earth • the inner most layer of the earth • Harry Hess came up with this idea • the nature of somethings ingredients • plate there are 10 of these on earth • the layer of the earth that we live on • core the only liquid layer of the earth • these make a new seafloor, rift-valleys, etc. • ...
Earth Science 2024-08-14
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- The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water.
- The solid part of Earth, including rocks, minerals, and landforms.
- The process by which rocks and soil are worn away by natural forces.
- The innermost layer of Earth.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- The process of liquid water turning into vapor.
- Waves: Waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the Earth or an explosion.
- Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
- The thin outer layer of Earth.
- Any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
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- The rigid outer layer of Earth.
- Cycle: The process by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.
- All the water on Earth's surface.
- The regions of Earth where living organisms exist.
- The process by which green plants make their food using sunlight.
- Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
- The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere.
- A gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.
- Effect: The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
20 Clues: The innermost layer of Earth. • The thin outer layer of Earth. • The rigid outer layer of Earth. • All the water on Earth's surface. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • The process of liquid water turning into vapor. • The regions of Earth where living organisms exist. • ...
WORLD WE LIVE IN 2021-05-14
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- longest latitude
- when latitudes and longitudes cross each other
- tell us how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian
- large landmass on earth
- how many continents
- prime meridian passes through this village
- 74% of earth
- 26% of earth
- second largest continent
- connects north and south pole
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- vertical lines running from north to south pole
- drawing of earth on flat sheet
- how many latitudes pass through Africa
- model of the earth
- who said earth is round
- latitude that divides the earth
- drawn at an interval of 1*
- shape of earth
- most populated continent
19 Clues: 74% of earth • 26% of earth • shape of earth • longest latitude • model of the earth • how many continents • who said earth is round • large landmass on earth • second largest continent • most populated continent • drawn at an interval of 1* • connects north and south pole • drawing of earth on flat sheet • latitude that divides the earth • how many latitudes pass through Africa • ...
Roots - geo, dict, scribe/script, grad/gres, ject 2020-06-10
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- Latin root meaning 'step'
- Latin root word meaning 'to throw'
- Latin root also for 'step'
- one who studies the solid parts of the “Earth”
- ‘write’ on
- a ‘stepping’ forward
- ‘speaking’ of the truth
- ‘say’ beforehand
- tells how to ‘say’ words
- a ‘stepping’ back
- to make a ‘written’ copy
- Latin word meaning 'write'
- ‘throw’ back
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- Latin word meaning 'say' or 'speech'
- ‘write’ beforehand
- study of the physical or solid “Earth”
- a common name from the Greek word or worker in the “earth”.
- study of the nations and peoples of the “Earth”
- to take the next ‘step’ in one’s education
- ‘sayer’ of rules
- an academic ‘step’
- Greek word for 'earth'
- ‘throw’ out
- ‘throw’ under
- Latin word meaning 'write'
- ‘throw’ in the way
26 Clues: ‘write’ on • ‘throw’ out • ‘throw’ back • ‘throw’ under • ‘sayer’ of rules • ‘say’ beforehand • a ‘stepping’ back • ‘write’ beforehand • an academic ‘step’ • ‘throw’ in the way • a ‘stepping’ forward • Greek word for 'earth' • ‘speaking’ of the truth • tells how to ‘say’ words • to make a ‘written’ copy • Latin root meaning 'step' • Latin root also for 'step' • Latin word meaning 'write' • ...
Our Place in Space 2013-10-29
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- spin
- the moon creates them in water
- lots of baby animals are born in this season
- planet that has life on it
- lean to a side
- the coldest season
- the opposite to Arctic
- divides the southern and northern hemispheres
- the opposite to Antarctic
- pitch black
- Earth takes 365 days to go around
- the earth goes around the sun on one of these
- the hottest season
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- spins around the earth and you see it at night time
- fall
- a force that keeps us on earth
- lines on a map that go up or down
- lines on a map that go across
- the moon goes through these and one of them is a crescent
- summer, autumn, winter and spring
20 Clues: spin • fall • pitch black • lean to a side • the coldest season • the hottest season • the opposite to Arctic • the opposite to Antarctic • planet that has life on it • lines on a map that go across • the moon creates them in water • a force that keeps us on earth • lines on a map that go up or down • summer, autumn, winter and spring • Earth takes 365 days to go around • ...
Earthquake 2014-02-05
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- The amount of energy released from the earthquake
- the source of the earthquake inside the earth
- an objective measure of the strength of an earthquake
- A force that acts on rocks to change its shape of volume
- the uppermost layer of the earth
- Scientist who studies earthquakes
- Individual sections of the lithosphere of the earth
- the amount of shaking and type of damage at a particular location
- Melted rock under the surface of the Earth
- A break or separation in rock
- The top layer of the earth
- A smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area
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- the layer beneath the crust
- Written recording of the earth's vibrations
- A subjective measure of the strength of an earthquake
- A fold that bends upward in an arch
- The point directly above the focus
- This happens when loose, moist soil or sand is shaken
- Vibrations that move through the earth in a way similar to waves moving in water
- A substance formed from the skeletons or sea life
20 Clues: The top layer of the earth • the layer beneath the crust • A break or separation in rock • the uppermost layer of the earth • Scientist who studies earthquakes • The point directly above the focus • A fold that bends upward in an arch • Melted rock under the surface of the Earth • Written recording of the earth's vibrations • the source of the earthquake inside the earth • ...
Natural Resources Key terms crossword 2022-02-23
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- reusable resources
- the process that water goes through
- the surface of the earth
- non-reusable resources
- outer edge of the earth's sky
- section of the earth that contains life
- resources that last
- life other than human life
- staple in plant life
- connections of routines within the earth's environment
- found within the natural earth
- opposite of wildlife
- nonliving resources
- fuel made by dead matter from living things
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- resources that don't last
- section of the earth that contains water
- resources found in the earth
- living resources
- staple in human and environmental life
- common weather conditions in an area
- movement of air in the earth's atmosphere
21 Clues: living resources • reusable resources • resources that last • nonliving resources • staple in plant life • opposite of wildlife • non-reusable resources • the surface of the earth • resources that don't last • life other than human life • resources found in the earth • outer edge of the earth's sky • found within the natural earth • the process that water goes through • ...
Everett Science 1 2025-10-02
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- Matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid is...
- A ditch formed where soil washed away.
- Large mass of moving rock or soil from a mountain or cliff.
- Material in the soil that is made from living things that are broken down or decayed
- The very center of the earth.
- To plant different crops from year to year.
- The loss of topsoil by water and wind
- The shaking of the earth's crust.
- The top layer of earth's crust.
- A place in the earth where magma can erupt as lava is a...
- Water; the right kind of air, and good soil are examples of natural...
- There are ... continents on the earth.
- A natural formation of rock or soil on the earth's surface is called a ...
- Seventy percent of the earth is covered by...
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- Soil in which plants grow well.
- The coldest parts of the earth are the...
- A new landform made by soil deposited at the end of a river is a ...
- The imaginary line around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles
- The place where a river begins, usually high in the mountains, is its...
- A substance in the earth that has never been alive.
- Precipitation on land that eventually trickles into streams
- The outer layer of the earth
22 Clues: The outer layer of the earth • The very center of the earth. • Soil in which plants grow well. • The top layer of earth's crust. • The shaking of the earth's crust. • The loss of topsoil by water and wind • A ditch formed where soil washed away. • There are ... continents on the earth. • The coldest parts of the earth are the... • To plant different crops from year to year. • ...
Earth's Materials & Rock Cycle 2019-01-31
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- A Gentle Shine off A Reflective Object
- The Binding Together of Particles
- A Rigid Outer Part of Earth
- Rocks Made in The Magma
- A hot Fluid or Semifluid Below or Within Earth's Crust
- Layers of The Earth
- The Center of Earth
- A Rock That has Been Solidified from Lava or Magma
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- Weathering, Erosion,And Deposition
- A Rock That has Been Formed from Heat and Pressure
- Right Outside the Center of The Earth
- A Solid Inorganic Substance
- The upper Layer of Earth's Mantle
- Multiple Layers of Minerals or Rocks
- The Sideways and Downward Movement of The Tectonic Plates
- The Force of Pressure below Earth
- The Thickest Layer of Earth
- A Long Thin Line or Mark from A Different Substance
18 Clues: Layers of The Earth • The Center of Earth • Rocks Made in The Magma • A Rigid Outer Part of Earth • A Solid Inorganic Substance • The Thickest Layer of Earth • The Binding Together of Particles • The upper Layer of Earth's Mantle • The Force of Pressure below Earth • Weathering, Erosion,And Deposition • Multiple Layers of Minerals or Rocks • Right Outside the Center of The Earth • ...
Dakoda and breanna 2012-10-29
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- rarest rock
- 1/3 of earth
- branch of science
- 3rdlayerof earth
- formed underwater
- magnesium is used for this
- whats the last inner layerof the earth
- rock from sand
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- used for bench tops
- whats another name for magma
- renuable rock
- hard igneous rock
- what word comes from latin word ignis meaning fire
- what rock is changed by the heat or pressure
- what layer of earth is thickest
- rock craftsman name
- pencil is made of
- what is the first outer layerof the earth
18 Clues: rarest rock • 1/3 of earth • renuable rock • rock from sand • 3rdlayerof earth • branch of science • hard igneous rock • formed underwater • pencil is made of • used for bench tops • rock craftsman name • magnesium is used for this • whats another name for magma • what layer of earth is thickest • whats the last inner layerof the earth • what is the first outer layerof the earth • ...
Earth 2017-03-27
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- the time taken for radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.
- states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity .
- sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet
- is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
- A crack in the earths crust.
- the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
- the underlying geological material in which soil horizons form.
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- States layers of rocks above are younger than the ones they are on top of.
- ordering events or objects in time without assigning actual ages or dates.
- determining an actual age for an object or a date of occurence for an event.
- emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles.
- Lived in a particular geologic age, and can be used to identify or date the rock or rock layer in which it is found.
- is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon.
13 Clues: A crack in the earths crust. • sample that is typically removed from an ice sheet • the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants. • the underlying geological material in which soil horizons form. • emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles. • States layers of rocks above are younger than the ones they are on top of. • ...
Earth 2020-05-12
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- frozen water falls down from sky
- a day when Sun shine
- we don´t have food and we are hungry.
- a water miss flow of river.
- place when we cross the road.
- when is happend something bad like corona.
- place where bus stoped.
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- time when the wind blows.
- a big wave in the Sea
- a white object on the sky.
- things what you do at the morning
- when it didn´t rain fot a long time.
- it´s frozen water.
13 Clues: it´s frozen water. • a day when Sun shine • a big wave in the Sea • place where bus stoped. • time when the wind blows. • a white object on the sky. • a water miss flow of river. • place when we cross the road. • frozen water falls down from sky • things what you do at the morning • when it didn´t rain fot a long time. • we don´t have food and we are hungry. • ...
