the earth Crossword Puzzles

Space Science Unit Crossword 2023-02-20

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

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

Earth systems vocab 2024-01-23

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

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

Natural Disasters Crossword 2022-05-05

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

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

Chemisty: Group 2 Elements 2023-12-18

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

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

MOON AND SEASONS CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2016-05-02

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

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

science vocab crossword 2022-05-09

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

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

Plate Motion 2025-10-23

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

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

Earth's Motion and Earth's Moon 2026-04-06

Earth's Motion and Earth's Moon crossword puzzle
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  1. Moon phase in image D.
  2. What is the season the northern hemisphere is experiencing in image E?
  3. It takes the Earth about ______ to make one complete revolution.
  4. We see the different phases of the moon because of the amount of light that is ______ in each position.
  5. The Earth's tilt and its revolution around the sun causes us to have ______.
  6. Moon phase in image A.
  7. Moon phase in image B.
  8. The moon phase in which the entire side of the moon facing the earth is illuminated.
  9. What moon phase cannot be seen because it is entirely in the shade (dark)?
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  1. This motion causes years; Earth moving around the sun.
  2. Moon phase in image C.
  3. What is the season the northern hemisphere is experiencing in image F?
  4. It takes Earth about ______ to make one complete rotation.
  5. This motion causes day and night; Earth spinning on its axis
  6. Where on Earth does the Earth get the most direct sunlight,which makes it the warmest area?
  7. Moon phases are caused by the _______ of the Earth, Sun, and Moon.
  8. Seasons are caused by the Earth's _____ and its revolution around the sun.
  9. What season comes right after winter?
  10. What season comes right after summer?

19 Clues: Moon phase in image C. • Moon phase in image D. • Moon phase in image A. • Moon phase in image B. • What season comes right after winter? • What season comes right after summer? • This motion causes years; Earth moving around the sun. • It takes Earth about ______ to make one complete rotation. • This motion causes day and night; Earth spinning on its axis • ...

Seasons Project 2023-11-03

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

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

Midterm Vocabulary Review 2020-12-11

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

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

Science 2017-08-03

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

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

Science 2017-08-03

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

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

Earth Sun Relationship 2023-01-17

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

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

earths satelites 2023-02-16

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

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

Sun, Earth, & Moon 2018-05-08

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

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

Our Place in Space 2024-01-26

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

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

Chap 1 & 2 Vocab 2025-01-14

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

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

Spelling Homework 2024-11-07

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

layers of earth 2014-11-11

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

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

Earth and Space Systems Test Review 2021-09-23

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

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

layers of earth 2023-11-07

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

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

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

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

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

Greek Bases 2025-04-09

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

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

Mia´s Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-06

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

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

Solar system crossword 2025-03-04

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

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

Earth Cycles 2024-05-28

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

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

Earthquakes Crossword 2024-10-29

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

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

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

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

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

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

project 2020-12-14

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

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

solar system 2022-07-05

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2014-09-28

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

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

Solar & Lunar Eclipse Middle School 2020-11-03

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

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

Puzzling Earth 2024-12-04

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

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

Earth Unit Words 2022-10-16

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

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

Earth's Spheres 2023-11-02

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

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

Planets Crossword 2014-10-26

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

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

Evans vocab work 2022-05-11

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

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

Formation of the Earth 2021-12-03

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

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

The Spheres Of Earth 2023-10-27

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

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

Earth Science Quest 6 2021-12-10

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

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

Space Systems 2025-01-16

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

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

spelling homework 2024-11-06

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

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

Mari. D- Space crossword 2023-04-21

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

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

Puzzling Earth 2024-12-04

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Vocab 2024-08-27

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

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

Plate tectonic menu crossword 2017-10-17

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

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

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

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

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

earth 2021-04-01

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place on earth where if erupts could be the biggest volcano ever
  2. what is used to measure earths movement
  3. a huge hunk of ice
  4. what happens when there is a earthquake in the ocean
  5. hardened sand and other materials
Down
  1. what is it called when the land slides
  2. melted rock and other materials
  3. a lava filled mountain
  4. the top layer of earth
  5. what are people that study the earth called
  6. the center of the planet
  7. where was the biggest earthquake
  8. 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

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The upper layer of Earth's surface, consisting of a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and air.
  2. A mountain or hill with a vent or crater through which lava, rock fragments, ash, and gases are ejected from the Earth's interior.
  3. A cascade of water flowing from a height, often created by a river or stream flowing over a steep rock formation.
  4. 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.
  5. A large landmass on Earth, typically surrounded by water. There are seven on Earth, including Asia, Africa, and North America.
  6. 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.
  7. Natural hollow spaces or tunnels formed in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. A landmass that is completely surrounded by water.
  2. 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.
  3. A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
  4. A large body of water surrounded by land.
  5. A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley.
  6. 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

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relating to the land and Earth, as opposed to water or air.
  2. The place where humans and various organisms reside.
  3. The entire Earth, including its land, oceans, and inhabitants.
  4. The planet we live on, full of diverse ecosystems and life forms.
  5. The Earth represented as a spherical object.
  6. Another term for Earth, often used in science fiction.
  7. A celestial body that orbits around the sun and sustains life.
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  1. The natural environment or area where a specific organism lives.
  2. Earth A metaphorical term for Earth as a nurturing and life-giving entity.
  3. Marble A term used to describe Earth's appearance from space as a beautiful blue sphere.
  4. A three-dimensional object that is round and resembles a ball.
  5. of Life Earth is often referred to as the cradle of life due to its abundant biodiversity.
  6. Planet A nickname for Earth due to its prominent blue color from space.
  7. Planet Earth is often called the home planet for humanity and other life forms.
  8. 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. • ...

Planet Earth and Beyond 2023-11-21

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

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

Earth Sun & Moon Vocabulary Crossword 2023-09-26

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

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

Volcanoes 2025-08-12

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

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

The Earth System Review #1 2021-11-30

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

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

Science Vocab. Project 2021-10-25

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

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

Earth Unit Words 2022-10-16

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

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

Plate tectonic menu crossword 2017-10-17

Plate tectonic menu crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates sliding past each other
  2. , a giant wave usually created by a earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
  3. crust , the portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite
  4. core , fifth layer of earth
  5. Valley , long, narrow depression formed at divergent boundaries
  6. second layer of earth
  7. , fourth layer of earth
  8. , extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  9. , tee for the super continent which contained all the plates together
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  1. basin , areas that are below sea level
  2. , the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
  3. , third layer of earth
  4. crust , thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
  5. plates moving toward each other
  6. , process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plates descends below the other
  7. Wegener , proposed the theory of the continental drift
  8. , a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  9. plates moving apart
  10. , first layer of the earth
  11. 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

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

Science Chapter 6: Layers of Earth 2026-05-01

Science Chapter 6: Layers of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ can be formed when two plates collide under the land surfaces on earth
  2. made of hot liquid metal
  3. where most earthquakes occur
  4. to explode, as in a volcano
  5. earth's outer layer
  6. ______ energy is heat inside the earth
  7. ____ national park is known for its hot springs and geysters
  8. the most popular geyster at Yellowstone, erupts about every 75 minutes
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  1. the thickest layer of earth
  2. our planet
  3. the longest mountain range in the world
  4. a natural disaster that sometimes happens after an earthquake under the ocean floor
  5. hot water and steam shoot out of of the ground like a volcanic eruption
  6. hottest layer of earth
  7. 20 of these are all around our earth and constantly moving
  8. where two plates pass each other
  9. the natural disaster that occurs near faults
  10. the name of the supercontinent that is believed to once exist
  11. when two plates collide under the ocean floor, a ____ is formed
  12. the evidence that all the continents were once connected

20 Clues: our planet • earth's outer layer • hottest layer of earth • made of hot liquid metal • the thickest layer of earth • to explode, as in a volcano • where most earthquakes occur • where two plates pass each other • ______ energy is heat inside the earth • the longest mountain range in the world • the natural disaster that occurs near faults • ...

Third Grade Science Test #3 2025-11-28

Third Grade Science Test #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red Planet
  2. star always almost right above the North Pole
  3. planet tipped on its side
  4. our solar system is part of this galaxy
  5. the star that is closest to Earth; the moon reflects the light of it
  6. a small piece of space rock traveling in space
  7. a continual path around the sun
  8. the sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit it; the sun is the center
  9. the only planet that is habitable
  10. when all of the moon is visible
  11. the largest planet; has the Great Red Spot
  12. the tilt of the earth gives us these
  13. the earth continuously spins or rotates on this
  14. a hole on the surface of the moon or other planet
  15. sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is the what of the plants?
  16. these show the Earth is what for life: plant life, water cycle, weather, temperature, right atmosphere?
Down
  1. largest planet with rings
  2. something natural or man-made that orbits Earth
  3. the reason planets orbit the sun
  4. planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun
  5. things God created to stay the same
  6. a natural satellite of Earth
  7. the four planets farthest from the sun
  8. group of stars that make a picture
  9. the moon's gravity affects these
  10. when North America is tilted toward the sun
  11. word that means "suitable for life"
  12. scientists in space can live and work here
  13. smallest planet
  14. 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 • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2022-02-09

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

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

GS - UNIT 4 - REVISION 2022-12-09

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

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

Formation of the Earth 2021-12-03

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

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

The Earth System Vocabulary 2026-03-06

The Earth System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a process in which substances change into different substances
  2. the solid part of Earth
  3. all the living things on Earth
  4. a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem
  5. the stuff that things are made of
  6. the air that surrounds Earth
  7. water in the form of invisible gas
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  1. a description of how something works or why something happens
  2. matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  3. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  4. when a gas turns into a liquid
  5. when a liquid turns into a gas
  6. to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something
  7. a supply of something useful
  8. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  9. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  10. what you can observe or measure about something that helps you figure out what it is

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

study crossword 2025-11-13

study crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun
  2. Sun’s rays hit Earth at a steep angle, making energy more concentrated
  3. one of the hottest planets in the solar system
  4. the thing the keeps us on the ground and keeps the planets order so they don't crash into each other
  5. takes the earth 365 day to orbit the sun
  6. The two times of year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator (summer and winter).
  7. the bottom Hemisphere
  8. The imaginary line dividing Earth into two hemispheres
  9. the hottest season
Down
  1. the top Hemisphere
  2. which planet has the most gravity in our solar system
  3. the planet that we live on
  4. Sun’s rays hit at a slanted angle, spreading energy over a larger area
  5. Half of Earth (Northern or Southern)
  6. The imaginary line Earth spins around
  7. the the planets do around the sun
  8. the farthest planet from the sun
  9. the coldest season
  10. has the slowest rotation speed and also moves the slowest in the solar system
  11. The two times of year when day and night are about equal in length
  12. the planets with the least amount of gravity and the closest to the sun
  13. 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 • ...

science 2024-02-08

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle layer of the earth
  2. the objects of something
  3. the theory that hary hess developed
  4. plate spread apart
  5. the there that alfred wvegner came up with
  6. earth ___________ of many things
  7. the outermost layer
  8. when two plates slide past one another
Down
  1. the layer that has the crust and upper mantle
  2. the hardest part of the core
  3. when two plates come together
  4. innermost layer of the earth
  5. a crack in the earth from a earthquake
  6. zones where plates subduct
  7. the layer that has the upper and lower parts of the core
  8. the liquid part of the core
  9. has most to all of the mantle
  10. the many pieces of the earth
  11. 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

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle layer of the earth
  2. the objects of something
  3. the theory that hary hess developed
  4. plate spread apart
  5. the there that alfred wvegner came up with
  6. earth ___________ of many things
  7. the outermost layer
  8. when two plates slide past one another
Down
  1. the layer that has the crust and upper mantle
  2. the hardest part of the core
  3. when two plates come together
  4. innermost layer of the earth
  5. a crack in the earth from a earthquake
  6. zones where plates subduct
  7. the layer that has the upper and lower parts of the core
  8. the liquid part of the core
  9. has most to all of the mantle
  10. the many pieces of the earth
  11. 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 • ...

Earths Systems 2026-05-19

Earths Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hydrosphere is referring to
  2. A set of connected, interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. a sphere responsible for all frozen water on earth
  4. What sphere is responsible for all living things on earth
  5. The biosphere would be referring to
  6. a system able to exchange energy but not matter
  7. What sphere is responsible for all land on earth
  8. The geosphere is referred to
  9. How many major spheres does earth have
Down
  1. a feedback that stabilizes a system around a mean
  2. What sphere is responsible for all the gas on earth
  3. What is the outermost layer of the geosphere
  4. The atmosphere would be referring to
  5. What is the innermost layer of the geosphere
  6. the output of the system is used as an input
  7. a feedback that increase a departure from the mean
  8. What process can water shape mountains, valleys, and coastlines
  9. a system able to exchange matter, energy, and information
  10. The purposeful clearing of forest areas
  11. What sphere is responsible for all water on earth

20 Clues: The geosphere is referred to • The hydrosphere is referring to • The biosphere would be referring to • The atmosphere would be referring to • How many major spheres does earth have • The purposeful clearing of forest areas • What is the outermost layer of the geosphere • What is the innermost layer of the geosphere • the output of the system is used as an input • ...

5 element categories 2017-04-19

5 element categories crossword puzzle
Across
  1. emotion for earth element
  2. body type: tall and slender, strong bones and joints, hard workers
  3. odor for water element
  4. body type: large features, strong legs, calm, generous
  5. body type: round features, strong digestion, loyal, enjoy movement
  6. direction of fire element
  7. environment for earth element
  8. sense organ for the wood element
  9. direction of wood element
  10. sense organ for the fire element
  11. emotion for metal element
  12. direction of earth element
  13. season for water element
  14. sound for water element
  15. direction of water element
  16. color for metal element
  17. direction of metal element
  18. developmental stage of earth element
  19. color for wood element
  20. developmental stage of water element
  21. fluid for metal element
  22. tissues for earth element
  23. odor for fire element
  24. tissues for fire element
  25. odor for wood element
  26. body type: triangular features, strong voice, meticulous, strong willed
  27. sense organ for the water element
  28. taste for the metal element
  29. sound for metal element
Down
  1. emotion for fire element
  2. color for fire element
  3. environment for wood element
  4. environment for fire element
  5. fluid for water element
  6. fluid for wood element
  7. tissues for wood element
  8. fluid for earth element
  9. body type:pointed features, small hands, quick, energetic
  10. odor for metal element
  11. season for metal element
  12. taste for the earth element
  13. sense organ for the earth element
  14. sound for wood element
  15. emotion for water element
  16. fluid for fire element
  17. season for spring element
  18. environment for metal element
  19. sound for fire element
  20. taste for the fire element
  21. developmental stage of metal element
  22. tissues for metal element
  23. season for earth element
  24. sense organ for the metal element
  25. developmental stages of fire element
  26. taste for the water element
  27. taste for the wood element
  28. season for fire element
  29. odor for earth element
  30. tissues for water element
  31. color for earth element
  32. emotion for wood element
  33. sound for earth element
  34. developmental stage of wood element
  35. 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 • ...

Lesson 25 - Space Words 2025-03-05

Lesson 25 - Space Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path a planet travels around the sun
  2. shooting stars
  3. can be seen from Earth every few years
  4. a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun
  5. used to see into space
  6. a straight line around which the Earth turns
  7. the turning of Earth
  8. the Milky Way
  9. relating to the heavens or skies
  10. the study of the stars
  11. NASA has sent these to space
  12. having to do with the moon
Down
  1. Earth, space, and all things in it
  2. a synonym for movement
  3. occurs when light from the sun is cut off
  4. a measure of distance in space
  5. the motion of an object around another object
  6. a man-made object that orbits Earth
  7. having to do with the sun
  8. 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 • ...

Natural Sciences 2023-11-06

Natural Sciences crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thin layer of air surrounding the Earth
  2. Earth is also known as ________
  3. The Earth takes a __________ to orbit around the Sun
  4. Imaginary line going from the top and bottom of the Earth
  5. The Sun is a __________
  6. Large Objects that orbit the Sun
  7. Large area of land surrounded by water
  8. The shape of the Earth
  9. This type of telescope measures frequencies
Down
  1. This type of telescope measures the Suns frequencies
  2. The Sun gives us __________ energy
  3. Outer most layer of the atmosphere
  4. Earth is the _________ planet from the Sun
  5. A __________ happens when one hemisphere faces the sun most directly
  6. A feature of Earth
  7. 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 • ...

science 2024-11-07

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

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

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate in water
  2. The innermost layer of the earth
  3. The thinnest layer of the earth
  4. The only liquid layer of the earth
  5. The process of magma from the mantle rising up and becoming ocean crust (No spaces!)
  6. Plate on land
  7. Last name of the person who first brought up the continental drift theory
  8. The type of plate boundary where the plates move apart
  9. Pieces of the earth, seperated by cracks
Down
  1. The theory in which the plates of the earth are slowly moving apart (No spaces!)
  2. The thickest layer of the earth
  3. The type of plate boundary where the plates move past each other
  4. A deep underwater canyon in which the oceanic crust bends downward into (No spaces!)
  5. A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  6. The type of plate boundary where the plates move toward each other
  7. What forms when plates diverge on land (No spaces!)
  8. The process of dense ocean crust falling under continental crust and into the mantle
  9. A crack in the oceanic crust that new oceanic crust comes out of (No spaces!)
  10. The ____ of the earth
  11. 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 • ...

Mining 2024-07-24

Mining crossword puzzle
Across
  1. use a shovel for it
  2. when a material can only be used once, and doesn't naturally replenish itself
  3. type of mining where you take away small layers of earth
  4. type of mining that uses tunnels
  5. a precious metal in the earth that can be extracted
  6. the basic material that make up a product
  7. a shaft that goes down into the earth
  8. a material used to make jewellry
  9. substances naturally formed in the earth
  10. a material that is shiny when polished
Down
  1. a precious stone
  2. study of the earth
  3. type of mining where it becomes a big pit
  4. used to make a fire
  5. weathering, erosion and deposition are
  6. when one mineral is very highly concentrated in one area
  7. not made of living matter
  8. the substance of the land surface
  9. studies rocks
  10. 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 • ...

The Earth: Rotation and Orbit 2021-11-22

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

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

Zach word thing 2024-01-30

Zach word thing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid on earth
  2. mostly soild rock
  3. allows you to look at things closely
  4. natural spring send hot water
  5. found in lakes and oceans and rivers and it flows
  6. made of lots of gas
  7. another word for weathering
  8. lava coming out of volcano
  9. study of Earth
  10. plant we live on
  11. form form on surface of a planet
  12. outside of earth
Down
  1. to examine for a porpoise
  2. a free bee answer free
  3. rumbling on earth from tectonic plates moving
  4. moving toward the same place
  5. diagram of some thing cut inn half
  6. moving apart in different directions
  7. top layer of earth
  8. old stuff in sediment
  9. purple rock is quartz
  10. 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 • ...

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
  2. - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
  3. - A scientist who studies the Earth.
  4. - Earthquake waves.
  5. - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
  6. - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
  7. - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
  8. - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
  9. - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
  10. - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
  11. - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
Down
  1. - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
  2. - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
  3. - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
  4. - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
  5. - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
  6. - A town in Italy covered by ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
  7. - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
  8. - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
  9. - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
  10. - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
  11. - 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. • ...

the science crossword 2023-12-08

the science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mechanical wave of energy that travel through earth
  2. the main that comes out a volcano when it erupts
  3. the outermost layer of earth
  4. where two plate boundaries meet and collide
  5. a hot mixture of volcano partials
  6. where the center of the earth is
  7. is when the earth shakes
Down
  1. where two plate boundaries slip and slide against each other
  2. the place where the volcano holds most of its lava
  3. the thing what erupts magma
  4. where the earth is divide from
  5. is where the strongest place of the earthquake is
  6. after the prime earthquake
  7. where two plate boundaries separate
  8. when a volcano has no more lava in its chamber
  9. the biggest part of the earth layers next to the crust
  10. 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 • ...

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
  2. - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
  3. - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
  4. - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick).
  5. - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
  6. - Earthquake waves.
  7. - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
  8. - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
  9. - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
  10. - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
  11. - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
Down
  1. - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
  2. - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
  3. - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
  4. - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
  5. - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
  6. - Molten rock that flows out of a volcano.
  7. - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
  8. - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
  9. - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
  10. - A scientist who studies the Earth.
  11. - 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). • ...

crossword puzzle 2021-12-03

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the coldest place in the north
  2. the north star
  3. when the sun is facing away
  4. a 1 zone that is always hot/warm
  5. when teg sunlight is less direct
  6. the earth orbiting the sun
  7. On time around the sun
  8. when the sunlight is more direct
Down
  1. the southern half of earth
  2. the south tropic
  3. the shape of the earths orbit
  4. what does the earth do around the sun
  5. the northern half of earth
  6. a bright star
  7. the opposite of clockwise
  8. the coldest place in the south
  9. another word for mistakes
  10. the north tropic
  11. 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 • ...

SOCIAL SIENCE 2024-05-14

SOCIAL SIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We live on this Continent.
  2. They move around the star.
  3. The smallest planet is our solar Sysyem.
  4. They move around a planet.
  5. They emit light and heat.
  6. How many ocean in the world?
  7. Large bodies of salt water on earth.
  8. It is the last planet of our Solar system.
  9. The biggest satr in our Solar system.
Down
  1. How many phases of the Moon are there?
  2. The biggest planet is our Solar System.
  3. The Earth moves around the Sun in one...
  4. A layer ofsurrrounds the earth.
  5. The red Planet in our solar System.
  6. We live on this Planet.
  7. The Earth spins on itself in one...
  8. They are large extension of land, there are six
  9. 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. • ...

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2025-01-09

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author of THHGTTG
  2. Massively useful tool for hitch hikers
  3. The ship's voice
  4. Planet that Ford is from
  5. Restaurant Arthur thinks of when Earth is blown up
  6. Girl that leaves Earth with Zaphod
  7. Two words, answer to the meaning of life
  8. MOST intelligent creatures on Earth
  9. Main character Dent's first name
  10. Character Zaphod's last name
  11. Planet that Zaphod stole the ship from
  12. Two words, Earth's description in the Guide
  13. Character Dent's approximate age
Down
  1. Beings that blow up the Earth
  2. Destination of the ship
  3. Won an award for designing the Norwegian Fjords
  4. State of mind that Marvin the robot is
  5. Two words, computer that gave us the "Ultimate Answer"
  6. The one that burned initials onto Zaphod's brain
  7. Zaphod and Ford's family connection
  8. 3 words, ship stolen by Zaphod
  9. Character Ford's last name
  10. Reason the Earth is blown up
  11. 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 • ...

Planets 2023-09-26

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun is also known as this
  2. Brightest planet in the sky
  3. No longer known as a planet
  4. The Largest planet in the solar system
  5. Venus, Earth and Mars have these on their surfaces
  6. The Red Planet
  7. Smallest planet in the solar system
  8. Third planet from the sun
  9. Name of man to first walk on moon
  10. The planets travel around this
Down
  1. Saturns largest moon
  2. Number of Planets without Pluto
  3. The Planet wit rings
  4. Has a name called Triton
  5. Earth is located in this galaxy
  6. Force holding us to the Earth
  7. seventh planet from the sun
  8. Name of First satellite sent into space
  9. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as what planets?
  10. 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

Geography Glossary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  2. hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
  3. 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.
  4. The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
  5. the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
  6. Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
  7. part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
  8. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  9. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
  10. perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
Down
  1. Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
  2. the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
  3. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  4. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  5. Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
  6. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  7. All the water on earth
  8. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  9. The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
  10. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  11. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  12. supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
  13. Release of harmful materials into the environment
  14. 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 • ...

Planets 2023-09-26

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun is also known as this
  2. Brightest planet in the sky
  3. No longer known as a planet
  4. The Largest planet in the solar system
  5. Venus, Earth and Mars have these on their surfaces
  6. The Red Planet
  7. Smallest planet in the solar system
  8. Third planet from the sun
  9. Name of man to first walk on moon
  10. The planets travel around this
Down
  1. Saturns largest moon
  2. Number of Planets without Pluto
  3. The Planet wit rings
  4. Has a name called Triton
  5. Earth is located in this galaxy
  6. Force holding us to the Earth
  7. seventh planet from the sun
  8. Name of First satellite sent into space
  9. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are known as what planets?
  10. 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 • ...

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes 2020-09-22

Earth Science - Earth, Quakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Molten rock below the surface of the Earth.
  2. - Trembling and vibrations of the ground.
  3. - A scientist who studies the Earth.
  4. - The thickest part of the Earth (2900 km thick).
  5. - The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake.
  6. - The first place that the rocks break below the surface.
  7. - A "Harbor Wave" that occurs when an Earthquake occurs under the ocean.
  8. - Earthquake waves.
  9. - The area around the Pacific ocean where most of the world's volcanos are found.
  10. - A type of fault where the earth moves sideways.
Down
  1. - An opening in the Earth's crust were lava, rock, ash and gasses escape.
  2. - A town in Italy covered by ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
  3. - An island with the most active volcano in the world.
  4. - A number that shows the magnitude of the Earthquake.
  5. - Hot liquid rock 2200 km thick.
  6. - A device that measures minute changes in the angle of the ground's slope.
  7. - A large fault that runs through San Francisco, California.
  8. - A crack in the crust where the Earth moves.
  9. - The thin, outer layer of the Earth with mountains, valleys and ocean floors.
  10. - Hot, solid Iron and Nickel in the middle of the Earth.
  11. - A recording of the Earth's movement made by a Seismograph.
  12. - 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). • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-10-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. use convection currents to move on the asthenosphere
  2. two plates coming together
  3. outer layer of the earth under the continents
  4. two plates separating
  5. the portion of the earth between the crust and the core
  6. difference between high and low elevations
  7. atmosphere layer that includes the ozone layer
  8. model of earth's surface using contour lines
  9. magma like liquid layer under the mantle
  10. gaseous envelope surrounding the earth
Down
  1. the outer shell of the earth
  2. a solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core
  3. how plates move on the asthenosphere
  4. outer layer of the earth under the oceans
  5. plastic-like layer plates move on
  6. lateral movement of the continents
  7. supercontinent of 200 million years ago
  8. sliding plates
  9. atmosphere layer above the stratosphere layer
  10. 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 • ...

Geography Glossary 2024-02-04

Geography Glossary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  2. hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
  3. 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.
  4. The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
  5. the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
  6. Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
  7. part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
  8. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  9. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
  10. perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
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  1. Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
  2. the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
  3. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  4. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  5. Humans are superior and the most important species on earth
  6. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  7. All the water on earth
  8. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  9. The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
  10. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  11. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  12. supports life on earth without requing human action eg. decomposition
  13. Release of harmful materials into the environment
  14. 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

Lesson 1 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map
  2. where a place is located in relation to another place
  3. a very large, unbroken area of land
  4. the seven largest areas of land on earth
  5. the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions
  6. the precise point where a place is located on Earth
  7. an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the surface of earth
  8. longitude that is labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. the prime meridian passes through greenwich, england.
  9. the four main directions on a compass rose north, south, east, and west
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  1. the line of latitude that circles earth exactly midway between the north and south poles
  2. the meridian of longitude located at 180º. by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line
  3. an imaginary line between the north and south poles that crosses the equator at right angles
  4. the spinning motion of earth around its axis
  5. one complete trip by earth around the sun
  6. a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
  7. a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
  8. an imaginary line around earth that runs parallel to the equator
  9. a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map
  10. one half of a sphere; earth can be divided into eastern and western or into northern and southern
  11. an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole through the center of earth
  12. 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 • ...

Earth in Space 2022-11-30

Earth in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The reason why we orbit the sun
  2. lasts 365 and 1/4 days
  3. the view of the Moon seen from Earth when the whole of its near side is in sunlight
  4. reaching a place on Earth
  5. Changes on thewater level along the coastlines
  6. the time period between the appearance of one new moon to the next
  7. the change in the Moon’s appearance between a new moon and the following full moon
  8. the sun rises from the...
  9. all of space and the matter and energy contained in it
  10. The result of the extra 1/4 in a year
  11. ...experiences summer when the Southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
  12. 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
  13. the turning of an object about its own axis (between the North and South poles)
  14. very high tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
  15. The sun sets in the...
  16. brightest object in the night sky
  17. occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon so that some or all of the Moon’s
  18. The way the Earth orbits around the sun
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  1. occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth
  2. ...the shortest day of the year
  3. the change in the Moon’s appearance between a full moon and the following new moon
  4. There is no... on the moon so the surface does not change
  5. a body such as a moon that orbits another celestial body of a larger size and mass
  6. number of phases of the moon
  7. ...holds the longest daylight hours
  8. The direction which the Earth rotates
  9. an attractive force between two objects which have mass
  10. Star at the center of the Solar system
  11. occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and prevents some of the
  12. the result of the Earth's tilt
  13. ...experiences summer when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
  14. does not receive light from the Sun and cannot be seen
  15. When the Earth spins it creates a bulge at the equator which causes... at the side opposite the moon
  16. An imaginary line
  17. days with the same number of daylight hours as night hours
  18. occurs when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun and prevents some or all of the sunlight reaching a place on Earth
  19. the regular rise and fall of water level
  20. 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 • ...

Astronomy is FUN 2021-10-12

Astronomy is FUN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the moon isn't lit at all
  2. the distance light travels in a year
  3. When the moon is completely lit
  4. The theory that the Earth is in the middle of the Solar System
  5. The theory that the Sun is in the middle of the Solar System
  6. a ball of rock and ice that melts as it circles the sun
  7. The study of Space
  8. The closest star to Earth
  9. about the same size as Earth
  10. The planet we live on
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  1. The theory of how the universe began
  2. The first phase of the moon
  3. The distance from Earth to the Sun
  4. Proved the Big Bang Theory correct
  5. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
  6. A meteor that has hit Earth
  7. The galaxy that we live in
  8. 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 • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-19

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates come together
  2. Antineutrinos produced by the decay of the radioactive elements in the Earth.
  3. The solid, hot inner part of the mantle
  4. The more stable ending isotope after radioactive decay.
  5. The emission of energy (ionizing radiation)
  6. The thick part of Earth's crust that makes up land.
  7. The thinner, denser layer of Earth's crust made up of the ocean
  8. Measures the amount of radioactive material left in an object and compares it to the amount of decay product.
  9. Waves that are caused by sudden movement of materials in the Earth, tectonic plates.
  10. The original unstable isotope.
Down
  1. The theory of how land forms are created based on the movements inside the Earth.
  2. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. Cycles that are driven by heat occurring in the mantle.
  4. The liquid outside layer around the Inner Core.
  5. A rock in space that falls down to Earth.
  6. Semi-solid thickest layer of the Earth.
  7. The solid, iron, innermost layer in the center of the Earth.
  8. The solid outer part of the Earth composed of the crust and upper mantle.
  9. The semi solid upper mantle underneath the lithosphere.
  10. 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. • ...

Geology - the study of Rock 2024-01-30

Geology - the study of Rock crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of rock
  2. the pushing out of something like lava from a volcano
  3. to examine in well detail for a specific reason
  4. earths main continuous areas of land, like Africa Asia and North America
  5. the solidification of magma deep in the earth
  6. the very center core of the earth
  7. matter that settles at the bottom of liquid
  8. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
  9. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  10. the sudden vibrating of Earth
  11. the outer layer of earth
Down
  1. an extinct reptile crocodile thingy
  2. tho force that causes planets to pull things to its center
  3. hot boiling fluids
  4. something we observe to be similar repetitively
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. a planet in which we live on
  7. a solid substance having a geometrically, rock like glass
  8. a piece from the past that is fossilized
  9. separating into separate directions
  10. 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 • ...

Unit 1 and 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-08

Unit 1 and 2 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
  2. a sphere of the Earth that means "water"
  3. an instrument that shows direction and uses a magnet to show true North (N,E,S,W)
  4. a dark area caused when an object blocks light falling on a surface
  5. a force that pulls objects, downward, toward the center of Earth
  6. a sphere of the Earth that means "ground"
  7. the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat
  8. the star at the center of our solar system. A medium-sized star
  9. the process by which earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces
  10. after the pieces are moved from one place to another, this is their landing place
  11. a natural satellite that orbits a planet
  12. 97% of the water on Earth falls under this category
  13. around 3% of the water on Earth falls into this category
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  1. the time it takes the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis (24 hours)
  2. the changes to water when it evaporates into air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates down to Earth
  3. the passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere
  4. a line, real or imaginary, around which something spins
  5. bowl-shaped indents or cavities on the surface of a planet that are caused by a collision with another object
  6. the cooling of water in the atmosphere changing a gas to a liquid
  7. after pieces of the Earth are broken down, those pieces are moved from one place to another
  8. water droplets that fall from the atmosphere
  9. an instrument that measures the time of day using the position of the sun
  10. a planet in our solar system that has life on it
  11. a sphere of the Earth that means "air"
  12. a group of stars that form a recognizable pattern
  13. a sphere of the Earth that means "life"
  14. 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's Subsystem 2024-08-14

Earth's Subsystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Terms:
  2. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  3. The rigid outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  4. A component of the Earth system (atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere).
  5. Factors: Nonliving physical and chemical factors in an ecosystem.
  6. The solid part of the Earth.
  7. The part of Earth where life exists.
  8. The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals through physical or chemical processes.
  9. Tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of large-scale plates on the Earth's surface.
  10. System: The interconnected complex of physical, chemical, and biological processes operating on Earth.
  11. The laying down of sediments, soil, and rocks transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  12. All water on, above, and below Earth's surface.
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  1. The process by which soil and rock are transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  2. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
  3. The study of the atmosphere and weather processes.
  4. The partially molten layer below the lithosphere.
  5. The study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean.
  6. The gaseous layer surrounding the Earth.
  7. Factors: Living organisms in an ecosystem.
  8. The long-term weather patterns in a particular area.
  9. 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. • ...