the earth Crossword Puzzles
marince science 2025-03-03
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- relating to the North or South Pole.
- the upper most layer of earth
- the process of transferring heat through air or liquid currents
- a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid.
- lava before it comes out the earth
- Thermohaline circulation of the ocean
- average weather
- a phenomenon that occurs when unusually warm ocean water piles up along the equatorial west coast of South America.
- 71% of earth
- Downwelling is the downward movement of a fluid
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- winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region.
- an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body
- a hot, humid climate and region near the equator
- line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
- earths super continent
- a natural climate pattern that causes cooler temperatures and wetter winters in the United States
- the dissolved salt content of a body of water
- a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
- the center of the earth
- the middle layer of earth
20 Clues: 71% of earth • average weather • earths super continent • the center of the earth • the middle layer of earth • the upper most layer of earth • lava before it comes out the earth • relating to the North or South Pole. • Thermohaline circulation of the ocean • a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid. • the dissolved salt content of a body of water • ...
Layers Of The Earth 2024-02-08
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- Outer later of the earth
- 30 of Earth's mass
- Intense in the inner core
- Hottest Layer.
- Inner part of the earth
- "weakest" layer
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- Caused by Tectonic plates
- Sends magma through volcanic vents
- The 3 main layers of the earth
- The 5 layers of the Earth
- Outter part of the earth
- Thickest mantle part
- Rocks in the Asthenosphere
- Flows through most layers
- Middle part of the earth
15 Clues: Hottest Layer. • "weakest" layer • 30 of Earth's mass • Thickest mantle part • Inner part of the earth • Outer later of the earth • Outter part of the earth • Middle part of the earth • Caused by Tectonic plates • The 5 layers of the Earth • Intense in the inner core • Flows through most layers • Rocks in the Asthenosphere • The 3 main layers of the earth • ...
The Layers of the Earth 2024-02-06
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- The innermost layer
- The movement of sediment
- The transition between the crust and mantle
- The creation of sediment
- Made up of the Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
- Made up of the Crust, Mantle, Core
- Top Layer of the earth
- made up of 5 layers
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- The largest Composition
- The layer beneath the Lithosphere
- The smallest composition
- Sends up magma from the Asthenosphere
- The Biggest Layer
- The only layer that is liquid
- The innermost Composition
15 Clues: The Biggest Layer • The innermost layer • made up of 5 layers • Top Layer of the earth • The largest Composition • The smallest composition • The movement of sediment • The creation of sediment • The innermost Composition • The only layer that is liquid • The layer beneath the Lithosphere • Made up of the Crust, Mantle, Core • Sends up magma from the Asthenosphere • ...
Q1 Study giude 2024-10-25
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- the earth spinning on its axis
- The effect of gravities pull
- The name of the inner planets in our solar system
- fifth moon phase when the earth is just past the halfway mark
- The sun comes first, then the earth, then the moon
- Where fossils are discovered
- earths journey around the sun
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- The sun comes first, then the moon, then the earth
- Shows different periods in earths history underground
- When the earth is tilted away from the sun
- the name of the outer planets in our solar system
- Second moon phase
- Gravity's pull on earth which causes things to ______
- May be caused by the shift of tectonic plates
- What is left of a fossilized animal
- when the earth is tilted towards the sun
16 Clues: Second moon phase • The effect of gravities pull • Where fossils are discovered • earths journey around the sun • the earth spinning on its axis • What is left of a fossilized animal • when the earth is tilted towards the sun • When the earth is tilted away from the sun • May be caused by the shift of tectonic plates • the name of the outer planets in our solar system • ...
Crossword Game With Space Vocabulary 2023-05-22
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- The phases where the light of the moon is increasing, making it look bigger.
- A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine.
- When a celestial body makes the action of going around in an orbit or elliptical course.
- Spinning motion of an object about its own axis.
- A rocket-launched spacecraft that is used to make repeated journeys from Earth to Earth orbit and also it is able to land on an unpowered aircraft.
- When the moon orbits Earth but while doing it comes in between the sun and Earth which prevents any sunlight from reaching Earth
- Ocean Surface periodic rise and fall that happens because of the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun/Moon
- Machine sent to space usually orbiting around Earth or other plants to gather information/signal for example it helps scientists to tell the weather.
- Half-shadow area that develops when a light source is partly covered by an object.
- Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon
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- It was a special program whose goal was a crewed lunar landing and return to earth
- To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool
- Opposite of the waxing phase.
- Life Life that could exist or do exist on other planets outside of Earth even in another universe
- When a planet's poles are inclined towards or away from the star the planet orbits
- Occurs when the sun, Earth and Moon align or are in a straight line and the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
- When a celestial object or spacecraft goes around stars, moon, planets, or especially periodic elliptical revolution in a curved path.
- Unpiloted device that gathers scientific information and explores space.
- Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator.
- A celestial body's appearance changes depending on how much of its disk is lit by the Sun.
- Sunspot dark central part.
21 Clues: Sunspot dark central part. • Opposite of the waxing phase. • To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool • Spinning motion of an object about its own axis. • Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon • Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator. • A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine. • ...
Crossword Game With Space Vocabulary 2023-05-22
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- The phases where the light of the moon is increasing, making it look bigger.
- A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine.
- When a celestial body makes the action of going around in an orbit or elliptical course.
- Spinning motion of an object about its own axis.
- A rocket-launched spacecraft that is used to make repeated journeys from Earth to Earth orbit and also it is able to land on an unpowered aircraft.
- When the moon orbits Earth but while doing it comes in between the sun and Earth which prevents any sunlight from reaching Earth
- Ocean Surface periodic rise and fall that happens because of the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun/Moon
- Machine sent to space usually orbiting around Earth or other plants to gather information/signal for example it helps scientists to tell the weather.
- Half-shadow area that develops when a light source is partly covered by an object.
- Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon
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- It was a special program whose goal was a crewed lunar landing and return to earth
- To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool
- Opposite of the waxing phase.
- Life Life that could exist or do exist on other planets outside of Earth even in another universe
- When a planet's poles are inclined towards or away from the star the planet orbits
- Occurs when the sun, Earth and Moon align or are in a straight line and the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
- When a celestial object or spacecraft goes around stars, moon, planets, or especially periodic elliptical revolution in a curved path.
- Unpiloted device that gathers scientific information and explores space.
- Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator.
- A celestial body's appearance changes depending on how much of its disk is lit by the Sun.
- Sunspot dark central part.
21 Clues: Sunspot dark central part. • Opposite of the waxing phase. • To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool • Spinning motion of an object about its own axis. • Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon • Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator. • A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine. • ...
Day and night 2022-01-25
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- sunlight at midnight
- move
- time taken for Earth around the Sun
- P.M
- combination of temperature, cloudiness, wind
- helps the earth warm
- time taken from day to day
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- flowers bloom and trees are growing
- hottest temperature
- pattern that happens again and again
- doesn't move
- daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably
- mini model of earth
- snowy
- earth goes spin in
- earth's order in solar system
- cause of day and night
- a lot of light
18 Clues: P.M • move • snowy • doesn't move • a lot of light • earth goes spin in • hottest temperature • mini model of earth • sunlight at midnight • helps the earth warm • cause of day and night • time taken from day to day • earth's order in solar system • flowers bloom and trees are growing • time taken for Earth around the Sun • pattern that happens again and again • ...
Crossword Game With Space Vocabulary 2023-05-22
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- The phases where the light of the moon is increasing, making it look bigger.
- A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine.
- When a celestial body makes the action of going around in an orbit or elliptical course.
- Spinning motion of an object about its own axis.
- A rocket-launched spacecraft that is used to make repeated journeys from Earth to Earth orbit and also it is able to land on an unpowered aircraft.
- When the moon orbits Earth but while doing it comes in between the sun and Earth which prevents any sunlight from reaching Earth
- Ocean Surface periodic rise and fall that happens because of the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun/Moon
- Machine sent to space usually orbiting around Earth or other plants to gather information/signal for example it helps scientists to tell the weather.
- Half-shadow area that develops when a light source is partly covered by an object.
- Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon
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- It was a special program whose goal was a crewed lunar landing and return to earth
- To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool
- Opposite of the waxing phase.
- Life Life that could exist or do exist on other planets outside of Earth even in another universe
- When a planet's poles are inclined towards or away from the star the planet orbits
- Occurs when the sun, Earth and Moon align or are in a straight line and the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
- When a celestial object or spacecraft goes around stars, moon, planets, or especially periodic elliptical revolution in a curved path.
- Unpiloted device that gathers scientific information and explores space.
- Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator.
- A celestial body's appearance changes depending on how much of its disk is lit by the Sun.
- Sunspot dark central part.
21 Clues: Sunspot dark central part. • Opposite of the waxing phase. • To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool • Spinning motion of an object about its own axis. • Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon • Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator. • A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine. • ...
Crossword Game With Space Vocabulary 2023-05-22
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- The phases where the light of the moon is increasing, making it look bigger.
- A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine.
- When a celestial body makes the action of going around in an orbit or elliptical course.
- Spinning motion of an object about its own axis.
- A rocket-launched spacecraft that is used to make repeated journeys from Earth to Earth orbit and also it is able to land on an unpowered aircraft.
- When the moon orbits Earth but while doing it comes in between the sun and Earth which prevents any sunlight from reaching Earth
- Ocean Surface periodic rise and fall that happens because of the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun/Moon
- Machine sent to space usually orbiting around Earth or other plants to gather information/signal for example it helps scientists to tell the weather.
- Half-shadow area that develops when a light source is partly covered by an object.
- Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon
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- It was a special program whose goal was a crewed lunar landing and return to earth
- To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool
- Opposite of the waxing phase.
- Life Life that could exist or do exist on other planets outside of Earth even in another universe
- When a planet's poles are inclined towards or away from the star the planet orbits
- Occurs when the sun, Earth and Moon align or are in a straight line and the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
- When a celestial object or spacecraft goes around stars, moon, planets, or especially periodic elliptical revolution in a curved path.
- Unpiloted device that gathers scientific information and explores space.
- Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator.
- A celestial body's appearance changes depending on how much of its disk is lit by the Sun.
- Sunspot dark central part.
21 Clues: Sunspot dark central part. • Opposite of the waxing phase. • To see faraway objects astronomers use this tool • Spinning motion of an object about its own axis. • Means relation with the moon or resembling the moon • Subsolar point of a planet passes through its own equator. • A space vehicle that can reach great distances with a special engine. • ...
Space Crossword 2024-04-09
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- the nearest star to our solar system
- has a massive storm the size of Earth on it
- the neartest star to Earth
- the time for Earth to go around the sun
- the planet that has ring
- the 8th and blue planet
- the 7th planet
- the 1st planet
- what a light year measures
- the space telescope
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- earth's twin planet
- the red planet
- the time for Earth to spin on its axis
- 365 days
- all the planets could fit inside this planet
- the units to measure the distance from the Sun to Earth
- planet discovered in 1930
- 24 hours
18 Clues: 365 days • 24 hours • the red planet • the 7th planet • the 1st planet • earth's twin planet • the space telescope • the 8th and blue planet • the planet that has ring • planet discovered in 1930 • the neartest star to Earth • what a light year measures • the nearest star to our solar system • the time for Earth to spin on its axis • the time for Earth to go around the sun • ...
Science Chapter 1 Review 2023-09-24
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- a mineral that can be cut and polished
- small bits of weathered rock
- rock formed by heat and pressure below earth
- outer layer of earth
- scientists who study the earth
- layer of earth between the crust and core
- once part of a living thing
- magma flowing onto earth's surface
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- made of things that were never alive
- way a mineral reflects light
- rock formed from cooled magma or lava
- rock formed when layers of sediment hardened
- color of the mark made by a mineral
- inorganic substance found naturally in earth
- the center of the earth
- the structure of all minerals
- melted rock underground
17 Clues: outer layer of earth • the center of the earth • melted rock underground • once part of a living thing • way a mineral reflects light • small bits of weathered rock • the structure of all minerals • scientists who study the earth • magma flowing onto earth's surface • color of the mark made by a mineral • made of things that were never alive • rock formed from cooled magma or lava • ...
Private passenger flight 2024-08-06
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- To become gas
- To approach the ground with a vehicle
- A flight into space
- The existence of living beings on Earth
- The outer layer of Earth
- The center of Earth
- To rotate around an object
- The measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
- A staff onboard a vehicle
- To make something more modern
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- usual, not special
- A person aboard a vehicle
- A nickname for Earth due to its appearance from space
- An adjective describing a system where the sun is the main star
- The amount of space between two places
- To become ice
- The Earth's axis is this (not straight)
- A spaceship in other words
- A natural satellite that orbits Earth
19 Clues: To become gas • To become ice • usual, not special • A flight into space • The center of Earth • The outer layer of Earth • A person aboard a vehicle • A staff onboard a vehicle • A spaceship in other words • To rotate around an object • To make something more modern • To approach the ground with a vehicle • A natural satellite that orbits Earth • The amount of space between two places • ...
Our Place in Space 2013-10-29
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- changing water levels
- the season in which leaves fall
- the force that pulls things to earth
- longest and shortest day
- growing season
- south pole
- slightly off centre
- the line that separates the hemispheres
- large burning ball of gas
- period of time in which we can see
- time between full moon and new moon
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- turn
- when there is no light
- time between new moon and full moon
- half of the earth
- weak tide
- imaginary lines going across the earth
- where the prime meridian is
- season associated with ice and snow
- summer, winter etc.
- hot season
- imaginary lines that go vertically around the earth
- our planet
- transition into Summer or Winter
- north pole
25 Clues: turn • weak tide • hot season • south pole • our planet • north pole • growing season • half of the earth • summer, winter etc. • slightly off centre • changing water levels • when there is no light • longest and shortest day • large burning ball of gas • where the prime meridian is • the season in which leaves fall • transition into Summer or Winter • period of time in which we can see • ...
Book Ch 2 Starting on P.40 2023-09-07
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- slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate
- process by which oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates often causing mountains to form
- piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers
- chemical or physical process that break down rocks into small pieces
- water areas of the earth
- outer layer of the earth a hard rocky shell that forms the Earth's surface
- part of the continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- a crack or break in the Earth's crust
- thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure
- innermost layer of the earth made up of super hot but solid
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- movement of the weathered rock and material by wind, water, or moving glaciers
- process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
- water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs
- thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth
- uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust continents and ocean basins
- plausible general principle offered to explain observed facts
- the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming
- moisture that falls to the Earth as rain sleet hail or snow
- underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
- part of the earth where life exists
- process of converting liquid into a gas
- molten rock that is located below Earth's Surface
- a globe shaped body
23 Clues: a globe shaped body • water areas of the earth • part of the earth where life exists • a crack or break in the Earth's crust • process of converting liquid into a gas • 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 • thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure • ...
Earth Science 2023-03-31
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- The box is _____ the shelf
- The backpack is _____ the table
- _____ is another word for time
- The metal in fornite is ____
- ____ is the 2nd layer of the earth
- You have to write _____ down
- The basketball court is in that _____
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- The center of the earth
- After time the rocks have _____
- _____ is the top layer of the earth
- ____ is is hot liquid
- Everything is ____
- Earth has many ______
- Inside the earth is _____
- _____ is a mineral
- The cylinder is ____ in the middle
16 Clues: Everything is ____ • _____ is a mineral • ____ is is hot liquid • Earth has many ______ • The center of the earth • Inside the earth is _____ • The box is _____ the shelf • The metal in fornite is ____ • You have to write _____ down • _____ is another word for time • After time the rocks have _____ • The backpack is _____ the table • ____ is the 2nd layer of the earth • ...
Earth's Movement in Space 2021-08-05
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- The third planet from the sun (and the one you live on!).
- When the sun is out, it is ____.
- The invisible line that Earth spins on.
- We have four of these, my favourite is Spring!
- The opposite of day.
- This movement makes sure Earth doesn't crash into the sun.
- It gets very hit during this season.
- The action of not sitting still.
- It lights up the night sky.
- It takes one these for Earth to revolve around the sun.
- It gives us light, it gives us seasons.
- This word means to spin.
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- This word means to go around.
- This force pulls Earth towards the sun.
- What is that twinkle in the night sky?
- Turn, rotate, ______; they all mean the same thing!
- The leaves change colour during this season.
- It gets very cold during this season.
- There are eight of these in our solar system.
- The flowers bloom during this season.
- It's full of galaxies, planets, stars and much more!
- Earth does this around the sun.
22 Clues: The opposite of day. • This word means to spin. • It lights up the night sky. • This word means to go around. • Earth does this around the sun. • When the sun is out, it is ____. • The action of not sitting still. • It gets very hit during this season. • It gets very cold during this season. • The flowers bloom during this season. • What is that twinkle in the night sky? • ...
Internal Structure of the Earth 2022-09-19
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- -scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
- -deepest layer of the Earth.
- -flat and broad areas that have no changes in elevation
- -outer solid part of the planet.
- -deep ravine between cliffs
- -innermost layer of the Earth.
- -study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state.
- -4% of the mantle-crust mass, can be regarded as a ball of very hot metals.
- -covers about 45% of Earth's land surface
- -separates the crust from the mantle.
- -natural physical features on the surface of Earth
- -circulating current in which liquid iron moves in a rotational pattern which is believed to be the source of magnetic field of the Earth.
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- -largest layer of the Earth.
- -a change in a planet's magnetic field.
- -innermost layer of the Earth separated into two parts.
- -study of current terrain features of a region
- -also called byland or biland
- -low-lying area of land situated between hills or mountains
- -formed by the accumulation of windblown dust
- -greek god of the winds
20 Clues: -greek god of the winds • -deep ravine between cliffs • -largest layer of the Earth. • -deepest layer of the Earth. • -also called byland or biland • -innermost layer of the Earth. • -outer solid part of the planet. • -separates the crust from the mantle. • -a change in a planet's magnetic field. • -covers about 45% of Earth's land surface • ...
Eclipses and Tides 2018-11-26
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- When the Sun appears to have a dark shadow on a small fraction of the Moon’s surface.
- When the Moon in front of the Sun looks like a dark disk on top of a larger sun-coloured disk.
- The planet in which humans live.
- The lowest water level of a tidal cycle.
- When the Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
- Occurs occurs when the moon moves in between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
- When the tidal force causes Earth’s oceans to bulge out on the side closest to and farthest from the moon.
- When the Earth moves in between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the sunlight that is reflected on the Moon.
- When an area experiences two high and two low tides per lunar day.
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- When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line.
- It is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked.
- Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow.
- When only the outer shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon’s surface.
- The star in which the Earth orbits.
- When an area experiences two high and two low tides of different size every lunar day.
- A regular pattern of one high tide and one low tide each lunar day.
- A celestial body that orbits the Earth.
- The partially shaded outer region of a shadow.
18 Clues: The planet in which humans live. • The star in which the Earth orbits. • A celestial body that orbits the Earth. • The lowest water level of a tidal cycle. • The partially shaded outer region of a shadow. • When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line. • Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow. • ...
Litosphere 2020-02-29
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- - point inside the Earth´s crust where the earthquakes originates from
- - the core consists iron and ......
- - the largest litospheric plate
- - very viscous lava
- - the top of the volcano (caldera)
- - carbonate rocks
- - depositional processes create flood plants, deltas
- - machine for measuring the shock waves
- - scientific study of Earth´s material and processes
- - ridge of sand formed by the wind, especially in a desert
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- - they create cliffs, arches, beaches
- - supercontinent
- - the remains of plants and animals that lived long ago
- - the hottest part of the Earth
- - scale of earthquakes
- - is the point on the earth´s surface immediatly above
- - place where the molten rocks are stored beneath the ground
- - the channel throught which magma travel on the Earth´s surface
- canoes - alternative layers of ash and lava
- - it is the large area that form the core of landmass
20 Clues: - supercontinent • - carbonate rocks • - very viscous lava • - scale of earthquakes • - the hottest part of the Earth • - the largest litospheric plate • - the top of the volcano (caldera) • - the core consists iron and ...... • - they create cliffs, arches, beaches • - machine for measuring the shock waves • canoes - alternative layers of ash and lava • ...
Perfect 10 Vocabulary 2022-03-31
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- process of water changing from to gas
- when water falls back to the earth
- when lava cools
- when magma cools
- process of being worn away transported
- continuous path that water follows
- natural fuel such as coal or gas
- all of the water that makes up the earth
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- the laying down of sediments
- all of the living things on the earth
- green plants use sunlight to make food
- all of the gases that surround the earth
- naturally occurring organic substance
- solid material that settles in water
- when water runs downhill due to gravity
- rock rock that is compacted and cemented
- series of geological processes of rock
- all of the rocks that makes up the earth
- repeating pattern within a solid
- process of being worn by the atmosphere
20 Clues: when lava cools • when magma cools • the laying down of sediments • repeating pattern within a solid • natural fuel such as coal or gas • when water falls back to the earth • continuous path that water follows • solid material that settles in water • all of the living things on the earth • process of water changing from to gas • naturally occurring organic substance • ...
Space 2024-07-02
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- The large object going around the Earth.
- A large object in space that shines light.
- A clock that uses the Sun and shadows to tell time.
- How many years are in 365 days?
- The Maya people made this by watching how the Sun, moon and planets moved.
- Billions of stars and planets together.
- Someone who studies space.
- When the Sun goes down.
- A big building we can use to see stars.
- The star that is closest to Earth.
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- The biggest planet in the solar system.
- Many stars that make a picture together.
- A small thing we can use to see stars.
- A large object that moves around the Sun.
- The black thing at the center of a galaxy.
- The blue air above us.
- The place outside of Earth.
- The planet we live on.
- The line where the sky and Earth meet.
- When the Sun goes up.
20 Clues: When the Sun goes up. • The blue air above us. • The planet we live on. • When the Sun goes down. • Someone who studies space. • The place outside of Earth. • How many years are in 365 days? • The star that is closest to Earth. • A small thing we can use to see stars. • The line where the sky and Earth meet. • The biggest planet in the solar system. • ...
The Solar System 2015-10-22
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- it keeps you grounded
- size of the Sun
- Pluto is this
- made mostly of gas
- life exists here
- our galaxy
- it takes Earth 365 days
- Our Moon's surface
- made of rocks and metals
- the path around the sun
- fourth planet from the sun
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- solid rocky surface
- Earth's orbit
- second planet from the sun
- Earth has one, Jupiter has the most
- people who study space
- it takes Earth 24 hours
- Moon's gravitational pull causes these
- first planet from the sun
- made of dirt and ice
- our solar system's star
21 Clues: our galaxy • Earth's orbit • Pluto is this • size of the Sun • life exists here • made mostly of gas • Our Moon's surface • solid rocky surface • made of dirt and ice • it keeps you grounded • people who study space • it takes Earth 365 days • it takes Earth 24 hours • our solar system's star • the path around the sun • made of rocks and metals • first planet from the sun • ...
The Restless Earth 2013-10-06
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- This category of rocks are made by heat and pressure.
- Sandstone belongs to this type of rock.
- Slemish mountain is an example of this.
- The place on the earths surface where we live.
- Formed outside the earths surface.
- A type of plate margin.
- Columns, an example is seen at Giant Causeway.
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- Where two plates move apart.
- The place where an earthquake occurred in the British Isles.
- Formed within the earths surface.
- Fold mountains are made at this type of plate margin.
11 Clues: A type of plate margin. • Where two plates move apart. • Formed within the earths surface. • Formed outside the earths surface. • Sandstone belongs to this type of rock. • Slemish mountain is an example of this. • The place on the earths surface where we live. • Columns, an example is seen at Giant Causeway. • This category of rocks are made by heat and pressure. • ...
Earth Science Review I 2023-11-09
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- softest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale
- what diamond is on the Mohs Hardness Scale
- motion when plates move away from each other
- tallest mountain on Earth is this
- movement of molten rock in the mantle
- the rock __________
- the amount of space something takes up
- rocks are made of these
- how much stuff is in something
- this and pressure forms metamorphic rocks
- Alfred Wegener's theory of continental___________
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- size of crystals in igneous rocks
- hottest part of Earth
- plate motion that causes earthquakes
- left by a mineral on a streak plate
- Wegener found these on different continents
- pressure does this moving toward inside of Earth
- layers of a metamorphic rock
- rock that forms from cooled magma
- magma on outside of Earth
- motion when plates move toward each other
- Earth is broken into these
- outer most layer of Earth
- layer of Earth where convection currents are
- how light reflects off a mineral
25 Clues: the rock __________ • hottest part of Earth • rocks are made of these • magma on outside of Earth • outer most layer of Earth • Earth is broken into these • layers of a metamorphic rock • how much stuff is in something • how light reflects off a mineral • size of crystals in igneous rocks • tallest mountain on Earth is this • rock that forms from cooled magma • ...
Earth In Space 2018-08-27
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- a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
- the force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
- eclipse the shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
- the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
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- the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
- the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
- the path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
- moon the shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
- moon thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- eclipse the darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
- moon the phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
- The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
- moon the shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • moon the shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...
vocab 2024-01-24
Across
- a imaginary line running through earth
- when the sun moon and earth are in a straight line
- change in water level
- spinning on a axis
- when earth moon and sun are at a 90 degree angle
- line of latitude
- exists outside earth atmosphere
- the moon orbits earth
- period of time during the year
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- how hot or cold something is
- the force that draws things together
- a measure of the intensity of light
- imaginary line that runs east to west around earth
- move in a circle
- when both day and night are equal time
- changes in the atmosphere
- happens twice a year
17 Clues: move in a circle • line of latitude • spinning on a axis • happens twice a year • change in water level • the moon orbits earth • changes in the atmosphere • how hot or cold something is • exists outside earth atmosphere • period of time during the year • a measure of the intensity of light • the force that draws things together • a imaginary line running through earth • ...
EARTH'S MOTION 2023-04-26
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- Imaginary line in the center of Earth on which it rotates (2 words)
- A force that makes an object follow a curved path
- The Earth stays in orbit around the sun because of the sun's
- Smallest changes in seasonal temperatures are near the _______.
- Earth has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
- a path an object follows as it moves around another object
- Time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.(2 words)
- The direction in which the sun rises
- and the Earth's forward _______.
- The longest day of the year in one hemisphere
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- The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole
- If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______.
- the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once. (2
- How many equinoxes are there each year?
- If it is summer in the N Hemisphere, what season in S Hemisphere?
- motion of one object around another object
- spinning motion
- The day that the sun shines equally on both hemispheres and the
18 Clues: spinning motion • and the Earth's forward _______. • The direction in which the sun rises • How many equinoxes are there each year? • motion of one object around another object • The longest day of the year in one hemisphere • A force that makes an object follow a curved path • The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole • ...
Earth Formation 2024-01-03
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- Earth land masses
- A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- largest layer of the earth. This layer contains hot rock, below the crust.
- Earth's outermost layer.
- A group of parts that work together as a whole (Such as the Earth)
- Earth's outermost layer.
- Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- Core layer of a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth. It is solid due to immense pressure
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- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
- core layer of molten metal, movement of the liquid causes Earth's Magnetic Field
- the ability to do work
- A usually light colored igneous rock that is coarse grained and found in continental crust
- Forces that Build up Earth (Volcanoes & Earthquakes)
- dark, fine grained, makes up oceanic crust
- Forces that Wear away land (Weathering & Erosion)
- All the water on earth
- Occurs in mantle and outer core, heat transfer by movement of a liquid
- Force which pulled dust, ice, and gasses together to form Earth
22 Clues: Earth land masses • the ability to do work • All the water on earth • Earth's outermost layer. • Earth's outermost layer. • A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • dark, fine grained, makes up oceanic crust • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • Forces that Wear away land (Weathering & Erosion) • Forces that Build up Earth (Volcanoes & Earthquakes) • ...
Science 2013-06-28
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- space is a.........
- has feathers
- used to be part of the earth
- summer in the north winter in the south which month am I talking about
- how long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun
- dwarf planet
- means adapted from parents e.g haircolour
- because of where you live e.g natural tan
- spread out particles but some attached
- large star
- animal with a backbone
- Always wear ....... in the lab
- more than one cell
- the earth......the sun
- the closest planet to the sun
- the moon orbits the........
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- ..........keeps us from floating away
- Gives birth to live young
- connects a circuit
- last planet in solar system
- lives in and out of water
- particles packed together
- how long does it take for the earth to spin on its axis
- anamal without a backbone
- known as the red planet
- when the earth and the sun go in exact allignment
- Dry skin
- Spread out particle
- Don't ... in the lab
29 Clues: Dry skin • large star • has feathers • dwarf planet • connects a circuit • more than one cell • space is a......... • Spread out particle • Don't ... in the lab • animal with a backbone • the earth......the sun • known as the red planet • Gives birth to live young • lives in and out of water • particles packed together • anamal without a backbone • last planet in solar system • ...
World Geography- maps, continents and oceans 2025-08-27
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- which continent has only 4 letters
- tool used to find and show directions
- which continent is in all four hemispheres
- which direction is between south and east
- how many continents are on the Earth
- imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth connecting north and south pole
- one-half of the Earth
- which continent is located in both the western and northern hemispheres
- which ocean lies to the north of Antarctica
- when Earth's continents were combined to one
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- which ocean lies to the east of North America
- which symbol is located on the United States on assingnment 4 slide 5
- imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth
- which ocean lies to the north of Europe
- changes in the lands features caused by the Earth
- which continent is located both in the eastern and southern hemispheres
- the seven main land masses on Earth
- which continent is located to the west of Asia
- the county we live in
- which ocean is between Australia and Africa
20 Clues: one-half of the Earth • the county we live in • which continent has only 4 letters • the seven main land masses on Earth • how many continents are on the Earth • tool used to find and show directions • which ocean lies to the north of Europe • which direction is between south and east • which continent is in all four hemispheres • which ocean is between Australia and Africa • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- plates that move due to convection currents
- the innermost layer of the earth
- the outer part of the layer under the mantle
- the inner part of the layer under the mantle
- what something is made up of
- the biggest layer of the earth
- theory of plates moving because of convection currents
- 1% of the earth
- when multiple things are getting pushed against each other with force
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- A convergent boundary when the denser plate slides under the other plate
- founded by Alfred Wegener
- the outermost layer of the earth
- when 2 plates slide side ways past eachother
- how plates move and interact with eachother
- layer under mantle
- when 2 plates move away from each other
- founded by Harry Hess
- the layer that is under the lithosphere
- when 2 plates collide
- crack in the earth
20 Clues: 1% of the earth • layer under mantle • crack in the earth • founded by Harry Hess • when 2 plates collide • founded by Alfred Wegener • what something is made up of • the biggest layer of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • the innermost layer of the earth • when 2 plates move away from each other • the layer that is under the lithosphere • ...
Astronomy 2020 2020-11-19
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- The moon phases we see when 3/4th of the moon is showing.
- The scientist that came up with gravity and inertia.
- The planet that is red.
- The earth ____ around the sun once each year.
- The earth has day and night because it ____ on its axis.
- What eclipse occurs when the Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth? (HINT: you saw this one)
- The scientist that took careful observations for over 20 years.
- The changing angles of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the moon to change?
- A Greek scientist that believed in geocentric theories.
- The innermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, we see it as light.
- The planet with the large rings.
- The theory that everything revolves around the earth.
- The largest planet.
- The planet with the greatest temperature change, this is also the closest planet to the Sun.
- The planet with 70% water.
- The planet that has a thick layer of poisonous atmosphere making it appear always cloudy.
- the scientist that was good at math and show that the orbits of the planets were ellipses.
- The tide with the greatest difference between low and high, occurs during a full and new moon.
- The line that runs thru the earth at a 23.5-degree angle.
- The scientist that came up with the idea of heliocentric.
- When the Earth is neither tilted towards or away from the sun we in Nebraska have what season(HINT: we are in this
- The planet we found using math.
- When the earth has rotated 1 time on its axis how much time has passed?
- The nuclear reaction that creates energy on the sun by combining two hydrogen atoms into one helium atom.
- The Earth has seasons because it is ____ on its axis.
- The scientist that proved heliocentric,
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- The name for the outer planets
- The theory that everything revolves around the sun.
- The gases that shoot out of the sun.
- How many months does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun once?
- The middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, we see it as color.
- The tide with the least difference between low and high occurs during a quarter moon phase.
- The halo around the sun, the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere.
- The cooler dark spots on the Sun.
- The two forces that keep the planets orbiting around the sun.
- The moon phase we see when 1/4th of the moon is showing.
- What eclipse occurs when the Earth is in between the Sun and the Moon?
- Loops of gas that connect sunspots on the surface of the sun.
- The planet that rotates on its side.
- The moon phase we see when half of the moon is showing.
- The main characteristic of all the inner planets.
- now?
- The pull of the moon's ____ is what causes the tides on earth.
- When the Earth is tilted towards the sun Nebraska has what season?
- The center of the sun.
45 Clues: now? • The largest planet. • The center of the sun. • The planet that is red. • The planet with 70% water. • The name for the outer planets • The planet we found using math. • The planet with the large rings. • The cooler dark spots on the Sun. • The gases that shoot out of the sun. • The planet that rotates on its side. • The scientist that proved heliocentric, • ...
Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24
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- isotopes decaying creating heat
- space rock that lands on earth
- largest layer under crust
- ground above water
- where plates smash into each other
- New isotope formed from decay
- neutrino emitted from decay
- currents that transfer heat in the earth
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- Vibration caused by movement in the earth
- main part of mantle
- where plates move away from each other
- solid crust and upper mantle
- tectonic plates sliding beside each other
- isotope that decays
- ground under water
- dating technique used to date rocks
- theory of tectonic plates
- solid center of earth
- Liquid part of Earth´s center
- third layer of the atmosphere
20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...
Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24
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- isotopes decaying creating heat
- space rock that lands on earth
- largest layer under crust
- ground above water
- where plates smash into each other
- New isotope formed from decay
- neutrino emitted from decay
- currents that transfer heat in the earth
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- Vibration caused by movement in the earth
- main part of mantle
- where plates move away from each other
- solid crust and upper mantle
- tectonic plates sliding beside each other
- isotope that decays
- ground under water
- dating technique used to date rocks
- theory of tectonic plates
- solid center of earth
- Liquid part of Earth´s center
- third layer of the atmosphere
20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...
FOSSILS & SUN, EARTH, MOON 2025-04-30
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- liquid extracted from rocks.
- hard materials found in Earth.
- The source of all materials that we use.
- one information that we can NOT get from a fossil of leaves.
- remains of animals and plants that were once alive.
- gases found in Earth.
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- Earth spins around
- the smallest than Sun and Earth
- the path Earth takes to go around the Sun.
- oil extracted from these.
- the center in Solar System.
- The part of Earth experiences that the Sun is away.
- The part of Earth experiences when the Sun shines.
- an imaginary line where Earth spins
14 Clues: Earth spins around • gases found in Earth. • oil extracted from these. • the center in Solar System. • liquid extracted from rocks. • hard materials found in Earth. • the smallest than Sun and Earth • an imaginary line where Earth spins • The source of all materials that we use. • the path Earth takes to go around the Sun. • The part of Earth experiences when the Sun shines. • ...
7H Solar System 2022-05-18
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- The rocky object which orbits the earth
- The closest planet to the Sun
- The Earth is tiled on its ____
- The closest galaxy to The Milky Way
- An object which orbits something else
- The period in 24h when the sun is on the same side of the earth as you
- A word which describes the shape of the northern or southern region of the Earth
- The largest star in our solar system
- Objects look smaller as their _________ increases
- This increases or decreases depending on closeness to the sun
- A word to describe objects such as stars, which give off their own light
- Caused by the northern and southern hemispheres pointing towards or away from the sun
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- A collection of stars
- The force which pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth
- Used to be classed as a planet, but is now classed as a dwarf planet
- The period in 24h when the sun is on the opposite side of the earth to you
- the length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun fully
- This decreases on planets with weaker gravity and increases on planets with stronger gravity
- The largest type of star
- An objects which allows us to see objects further away than the eye can see
- The fourth planet from the sun
- The seventh planet from the sun
22 Clues: A collection of stars • The largest type of star • The closest planet to the Sun • The Earth is tiled on its ____ • The fourth planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The closest galaxy to The Milky Way • The largest star in our solar system • An object which orbits something else • The rocky object which orbits the earth • ...
Perfect 10 Vocabulary 2022-03-31
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- all of the rocks that makes up the earth
- all of the water that makes up the earth
- natural fuel such as coal or gas
- all of the living things on the earth
- continuous path that water follows
- when water falls back to the earth
- repeating pattern within a solid
- rock rock that is compacted and cemented
- process of water changing from to gas
- all of the gases that surround the earth
- the laying down of sediments
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- series of geological processes of rock
- naturally occurring organic substance
- when magma cools
- solid material that settles in water
- process of being worn away transported
- green plants use sunlight to make food
- when water runs downhill due to gravity
- when lava cools
- process of being worn by the atmosphere
20 Clues: when lava cools • when magma cools • the laying down of sediments • natural fuel such as coal or gas • repeating pattern within a solid • continuous path that water follows • when water falls back to the earth • solid material that settles in water • naturally occurring organic substance • all of the living things on the earth • process of water changing from to gas • ...
Creation Myths Crossword 2022-03-09
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- What started off as a vast hole/abyss.
- The little brothers animal.
- The earth mothers name.
- The second spirit mother earth gave birth to.
- The animal that councils the sky woman as a symbol of good fortune.
- The first people.
- He defended the earth mother from the sea ___ known as Genay-Big.
- The Haida believe in a world that lives ___ them.
- Weesahayjac could ___ into various forms.
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- Someone that the sky people respect.
- What Uranus was.
- The good Titan.
- It was setup in 5 rows.
- What each animal died from.
- The first two parents.
- How many groups of humans that raven child summoned.
- What the Haida story is about.
- What the two-headed totem pole was made of.
- What the other animals put in the sky.
- The Greek God who saw he must sweep the earth clean if people.
20 Clues: The good Titan. • What Uranus was. • The first people. • The first two parents. • It was setup in 5 rows. • The earth mothers name. • What each animal died from. • The little brothers animal. • What the Haida story is about. • Someone that the sky people respect. • What started off as a vast hole/abyss. • What the other animals put in the sky. • ...
Social Studies 2021-10-26
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- something in the middle of the Earth that is west of the meridian
- he shortest course between two points on the surface of a sphere
- measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
- the angular distance of a place east or west
- when someone limpes something that is not theirs said in the good Dominican
- the half of the earth containing Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- parallels and meridians that form an imaginary grid over the Earth’s surface
- a line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles
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- used to portray all or part of the round Earth on a flat surface
- something used to longitude and latitude system.
- the half of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
- a person who draws or produces maps.
- the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.
- a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
- refers to a position on the Earth
- a spherical model of Earth
16 Clues: a spherical model of Earth • refers to a position on the Earth • a person who draws or produces maps. • the angular distance of a place east or west • the half of Earth that is south of the Equator. • something used to longitude and latitude system. • the half of the Earth that is north of the Equator. • measurement of distance north or south of the Equator • ...
Earth In Space 2018-08-27
Across
- The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
- The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
- The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
- The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
- The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
- The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
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- The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
- The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
- The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
- The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
- The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
- The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • ...
Science Vocabulary Review 2024-01-01
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- it takes the Earth 365 days to __________ around the Sun
- True or False - The Sun moves around the Earth.
- In general, the ________ a star, the larger and brighter it will appear
- the Earth's _________ creates day and night
- the Earth's revolution around the Sun creates the __________
- constellations appear to move during the year because of the Earth's __________ around the sun
- the side of the Earth facing the Sun is experiencing ________
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- 365 days is equivalent to one __________
- The Sun appears to be the largest star because it is the ________ star to the Earth
- every 24 hours the Earth __________
- blue stars are ___________ than red stars
- the Earth is tilted on its ___________
- the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun is experiencing _______
- group of stars
- the star closest to Earth
15 Clues: group of stars • the star closest to Earth • every 24 hours the Earth __________ • the Earth is tilted on its ___________ • 365 days is equivalent to one __________ • blue stars are ___________ than red stars • the Earth's _________ creates day and night • True or False - The Sun moves around the Earth. • it takes the Earth 365 days to __________ around the Sun • ...
EARTH'S MOTION 2023-04-26
Across
- Earth has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
- motion of one object around another object
- The Earth stays in orbit around the sun because of the sun's
- A force that makes an object follow a curved path
- spinning motion
- Imaginary line in the center of Earth on which it rotates (2 words)
- The day that the sun shines equally on both hemispheres and the
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- If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______.
- How many equinoxes are there each year?
- The direction in which the sun rises
- Time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.(2 words)
- The longest day of the year in one hemisphere
- The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole
- Smallest changes in seasonal temperatures are near the _______.
- and the Earth's forward _______.
- the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once.
- If it is summer in the N Hemisphere, what season in S Hemisphere?
- a path an object follows as it moves around another object
18 Clues: spinning motion • and the Earth's forward _______. • The direction in which the sun rises • How many equinoxes are there each year? • motion of one object around another object • The longest day of the year in one hemisphere • A force that makes an object follow a curved path • If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______. • ...
Sun-Earth-Moon System 2022-03-17
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- another name for moon
- "growing"
- Shortest day in Northern Hemisphere (two words)
- different shapes of the moon as seen from earth
- Earth’s _______ of rotation is tilted 23.5°
- occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
- Invisible line around Earth’s waist
- Southern Hemisphere season that begins in December
- Earth’s orbit is not a perfect________.
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- "shrinking"
- when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Full Moon and blocks the Sun's direct rays from lighting up the Moon.
- when the moon is more than half visible
- Northern Hemisphere season that begins in March
- When the Sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator
- Earth’s farthest point from the Sun
- Month when Earth is closest to the Sun
- caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as the Earth travels around the sun
- when the moon is less than half visible
18 Clues: "growing" • "shrinking" • another name for moon • Earth’s farthest point from the Sun • Invisible line around Earth’s waist • Month when Earth is closest to the Sun • when the moon is more than half visible • when the moon is less than half visible • Earth’s orbit is not a perfect________. • Earth’s _______ of rotation is tilted 23.5° • ...
Earth In Space 2018-08-27
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- The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
- The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- moon The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
- The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
- The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
- The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
- moon Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
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- The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
- moon The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
- The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
- The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
- moon The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
- The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
- The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • moon The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...
Earth In Space 2018-08-27
Across
- The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
- The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
- Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
- A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
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- The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
- The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
- The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
- The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
- The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
- The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
- The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
- The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • ...
Earth In Space 2018-08-27
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- Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
- The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
- A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
- The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
- The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
- The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
- The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
- The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
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- The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
- The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
- The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
- The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
- The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
- The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...
Earth in Space 2022-01-24
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- Darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
- Moon appears completely lit
- Phase with a small sliver of the moon lit
- When the moon's shadow falls on earth
- Amount of the moon always lit by the sun
- One spin of the earth; 24 hours
- The name for phases of the moon when the lit portion is decreasing
- Not the darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
- Theory explaining that the moon was created after a collision between Earth and a Mars-like planet
- Season caused by the earth tilting away from the sun
- Either the longest or shortest day of the year
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- Phase with a large portion of the moon lit, but not a full moon
- Season caused by the earth tilting toward the sun
- When the earth's shadow falls on the moon
- Type of eclipse where the moon is too far from the sun to cast a large shadow on Earth
- When the amount of sunlight is equal to the amount of darkness
- Imaginary line passing through the North and South Pole
- One orbit around the sun; 365.25 days
- Caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth
- The name for the phases of the moon then the lit portion is increasing
- Type of eclipse where the penumbra falls on an object
- Moon appears dark
22 Clues: Moon appears dark • Moon appears completely lit • One spin of the earth; 24 hours • Darkest part of an eclipse's shadow • One orbit around the sun; 365.25 days • When the moon's shadow falls on earth • Amount of the moon always lit by the sun • When the earth's shadow falls on the moon • Phase with a small sliver of the moon lit • Caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth • ...
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- Earth is Mostly Iron, _____ and Silicon
- fourth planet from the sun
- mars has two ____
- how many moons orbit mars?
- Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the
- mars has ___ active rovers
- field The Earth's Molten Iron Core Creates a ______
- The ____ is constantly spinning
- earth is 92.96 _____ mi from the sun
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- how many people have been to mars___
- Earth is a ______ planet
- 70% of the Earth's Surface is Covered in ___
- earth is_____
- ______is not a perfect sphere
- earth is about 4.54___ years old
15 Clues: earth is_____ • mars has two ____ • Earth is a ______ planet • how many moons orbit mars? • mars has ___ active rovers • fourth planet from the sun • ______is not a perfect sphere • The ____ is constantly spinning • earth is about 4.54___ years old • how many people have been to mars___ • earth is 92.96 _____ mi from the sun • Earth is Mostly Iron, _____ and Silicon • ...
Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24
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- isotopes decaying creating heat
- space rock that lands on earth
- largest layer under crust
- ground above water
- where plates smash into each other
- New isotope formed from decay
- neutrino emitted from decay
- currents that transfer heat in the earth
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- Vibration caused by movement in the earth
- main part of mantle
- where plates move away from each other
- solid crust and upper mantle
- tectonic plates sliding beside each other
- isotope that decays
- ground under water
- dating technique used to date rocks
- theory of tectonic plates
- solid center of earth
- Liquid part of Earth´s center
- third layer of the atmosphere
20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...
Maya's Crossword Puzzle 2017-02-06
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- image/ made up
- visually descriptive
- relating to the magnetic field of earth
- study of outer space
- center of the earth
- form a mental image
- someone who flies to space
- branch of math that studies shapes/ lines
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- something to do with space
- extremely large
- something that you make up
- an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurement
- internal heat of the earth
- the science of earth
- rocky airless worlds that orbit the sun
- photo
- earth
17 Clues: photo • earth • image/ made up • extremely large • center of the earth • form a mental image • visually descriptive • study of outer space • the science of earth • something to do with space • something that you make up • internal heat of the earth • someone who flies to space • relating to the magnetic field of earth • rocky airless worlds that orbit the sun • ...
Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24
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- isotopes decaying creating heat
- space rock that lands on earth
- largest layer under crust
- ground above water
- where plates smash into each other
- New isotope formed from decay
- neutrino emitted from decay
- currents that transfer heat in the earth
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- Vibration caused by movement in the earth
- main part of mantle
- where plates move away from each other
- solid crust and upper mantle
- tectonic plates sliding beside each other
- isotope that decays
- ground under water
- dating technique used to date rocks
- theory of tectonic plates
- solid center of earth
- Liquid part of Earth´s center
- third layer of the atmosphere
20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...
J.gerardo 2023-02-01
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- Largest part of the earth on the inside.
- Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
- The innermost layer of the Earth.
- waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
- Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
- A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
- The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
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- When two plates move in opposite directions
- tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
- when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath
- two boundaries converge together
- 100 meters
- Rocks produced by high temperatures.
- The outer layer of the earth.
- structure of the earth and beneath its surface
- wind The energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
- composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
- Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by
18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-01-12
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- A type of crust
- this happens in the mantle
- the energy of an earthquake
- the core surrounding the inner core
- a boundary type that moves in opposite directions
- a boundary type that moves together
- they sit on top of the lithosphere
- The second pysical layer of earth
- The first physical layer of earth
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- the center of an earthquake on the surface
- where convection happens
- A type of crust
- I burst and errupt with magma or lava
- the center of the earth
- the outer layer of earth
- a boundary type that moves apart
- The outside of a tectonic plate
- I happen at all boundary types
- The third physical layer of earth
19 Clues: A type of crust • A type of crust • the center of the earth • where convection happens • the outer layer of earth • this happens in the mantle • the energy of an earthquake • I happen at all boundary types • The outside of a tectonic plate • a boundary type that moves apart • The third physical layer of earth • The second pysical layer of earth • The first physical layer of earth • ...
Review Lesson 1 and 2 2024-09-09
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- Which theme of Geography studies the religion of an area?
- Large slabs of rock that divide the Earth´s crust.
- One geographic tool that is located in the space orbit and it helps for navigation, communication, weather forecasting, Earth observation, research, etc.
- It is the sphere of the Earth that includes the water in the oceans, lakes and rivers and under the ground.
- Geography also studies the physical and human characteristics of a
- It´s the center of the Earth, and it is made of a solid ball of iron.
- The landforms, climate, and ecosystems are examples of these type of characteristics.
- The ____________Location of Washington DC is 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W.
- Is the study of the Earth's physical structure and history.
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- Layer of the Earth that is hot and liquid.
- Is the study of where people, place, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
- Thick layer of the Earth that is made mostly of solid rock.
- It is the sphere of the Earth that includes the air, water and substances above the surface of the Earth.
- Sonar, satellites, GPS are examples of these.
- Naturally occurring formations of land.
- Population is a _____________ characteristic of a place.
- Surface layer of the Earth where humans walk on.
17 Clues: Naturally occurring formations of land. • Layer of the Earth that is hot and liquid. • Sonar, satellites, GPS are examples of these. • Surface layer of the Earth where humans walk on. • Large slabs of rock that divide the Earth´s crust. • Population is a _____________ characteristic of a place. • Which theme of Geography studies the religion of an area? • ...
Space Weather 2014-05-27
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- area beyond Earth's atmosphere
- what happens to Earth's climate when no sunspots happen
- envelope of gases surrounding Earth
- a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field
- a problem with electronics caused by solar flares
- changes outside the Earth's atmosphere influenced by the Sun
- impedes the direct entry of solar wind plasma on Earth
- what the Sun is
- third planet from the Sun
- gives life to our planet
- period of greatest solar activity
- a system by which electrical power comes to your home
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- the study of the Sun-Earth connection
- visual phenomena associated with the Sun
- flows from the Sun to the edge of the solar system
- explosion in the Sun;s atmosphere
- the magnetic field in and around Earth
- gaseous envelope of the Sun
- travels at 300,000 kilometres per second
- cool dark area on the surface of the Sun
20 Clues: what the Sun is • gives life to our planet • third planet from the Sun • gaseous envelope of the Sun • area beyond Earth's atmosphere • explosion in the Sun;s atmosphere • period of greatest solar activity • envelope of gases surrounding Earth • the study of the Sun-Earth connection • the magnetic field in and around Earth • visual phenomena associated with the Sun • ...
Science Crossword 2024-02-08
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- Where pieces of the Earth are broken into parts that move.
- Harry Hess' theory also at a divergent boundry.
- The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the crust.
- The layer between the crust and the core.
- "Properties that involve a reaction to an added load."
- The most outer layer of the Earth.
- What something is made of.
- One plate sinks under another.
- Same as the mantle.
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- Pressure against the plates.
- Where two plates move apart.
- The layer that's made of liquid iron and nickle.
- Where the continents move apart.
- The most inner layer of the Earth.
- Where two plates come together.
- Where two plates slide past each other.
- Big pieces of the earth that continually move.
- Made of iron and nickel.
- Layer beneath the lithosphere.
- A long/big crack in Earth's crust.
20 Clues: Same as the mantle. • Made of iron and nickel. • What something is made of. • Pressure against the plates. • Where two plates move apart. • Layer beneath the lithosphere. • One plate sinks under another. • Where two plates come together. • Where the continents move apart. • The most inner layer of the Earth. • The most outer layer of the Earth. • A long/big crack in Earth's crust. • ...
kate 3 2023-12-08
Across
- a shock after an earthquake
- the volcanoes hole
- when magma hits the surface
- a break or crack
- movement in the earth
- a trench in the ocean
- the 3 layer of the earth
- the inside of the earth
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- measures an earthquake
- a theory that the plate where once together ocean trench
- hot molten materiel
- when to plates slide
- plates
- dust and debris
- the second layer of the earth
- the outside of the earth
16 Clues: plates • dust and debris • a break or crack • the volcanoes hole • hot molten materiel • when to plates slide • movement in the earth • a trench in the ocean • measures an earthquake • the inside of the earth • the outside of the earth • the 3 layer of the earth • a shock after an earthquake • when magma hits the surface • the second layer of the earth • ...
Science 2022-11-04
Across
- Molten rock visible on Earth.
- A major tectonic plate.
- The outer layer of the Earth.
- Broken piece of lithosphere.
- The current era in the history of Earth.
- Currents that occur below the Earth's surface.
- The state of liquified rock.
- Type of rock that contains fossils.
- A major tectonic plate.
- The first vertebrates on Earth.
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- The state rock that flows like plastic putty.
- The layer below the crust.
- Evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
- The middle of the Earth.
- Earth's crust and upper mantle layer.
- This type of fossil tells the age of a rock layer.
- The plates move __.5 cm each year.
- The scientist who believed Pangaea existed.
- A marine animal that has existed since 4.6 bya.
- Different layers of rock and sediment.
- An animal fossil found on several continents
- The name of the supercontinent.
22 Clues: A major tectonic plate. • A major tectonic plate. • The middle of the Earth. • The layer below the crust. • Broken piece of lithosphere. • The state of liquified rock. • Molten rock visible on Earth. • The outer layer of the Earth. • The name of the supercontinent. • The first vertebrates on Earth. • The plates move __.5 cm each year. • Type of rock that contains fossils. • ...
seasons 2021-12-01
16 Clues: hot • asia • cold • night • leaves • moving • america • flowers • 365 days • North star • biggest star • top of the earth • bottom of the earth • center of the earth • middle of the earth • 12 of them in a year
seasons 2021-12-01
16 Clues: hot • asia • cold • night • leaves • moving • america • flowers • 365 days • North star • biggest star • top of the earth • bottom of the earth • center of the earth • middle of the earth • 12 of them in a year
seasons 2021-12-01
16 Clues: hot • asia • cold • night • leaves • moving • america • flowers • 365 days • North star • biggest star • top of the earth • bottom of the earth • center of the earth • middle of the earth • 12 of them in a year
Creation Myths Crossword 2022-03-09
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- What started off as a vast hole/abyss.
- The little brothers animal.
- The earth mothers name.
- The second spirit mother earth gave birth to.
- The animal that councils the sky woman as a symbol of good fortune.
- The first people.
- He defended the earth mother from the sea ___ known as Genay-Big.
- The Haida believe in a world that lives ___ them.
- Weesahayjac could ___ into various forms.
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- Someone that the sky people respect.
- What Uranus was.
- The good Titan.
- It was setup in 5 rows.
- What each animal died from.
- The first two parents.
- How many groups of humans that raven child summoned.
- What the Haida story is about.
- What the two-headed totem pole was made of.
- What the other animals put in the sky.
- The Greek God who saw he must sweep the earth clean if people.
20 Clues: The good Titan. • What Uranus was. • The first people. • The first two parents. • It was setup in 5 rows. • The earth mothers name. • What each animal died from. • The little brothers animal. • What the Haida story is about. • Someone that the sky people respect. • What started off as a vast hole/abyss. • What the other animals put in the sky. • ...
Rock Cycle & Techtonic Plates Crossword Puzzle 2012-04-24
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- The most common rock.
- The smallest layer of the Earth.
- Transform causes what?
- The colliding of plates that push up on the Earth that make mountains.
- A rock that is formed by heat and pressure.
- A rock that is formed from the piling of layers through weathering and erosion.
- Ice, Wind, and Water cause this.
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- The largest layer of the Earth.
- When plates rub against each other.
- The pulling away of plates that make trenchs.
- The plates under the Earth on top of the crust.
- North America is on a Continental Plate true or false?
- A rock formed from the cooling of magma.
- The second larest layer of the Earth.
- What is the hardest rock on Earth?
- The softest mineral of Earth.
16 Clues: The most common rock. • Transform causes what? • The softest mineral of Earth. • The largest layer of the Earth. • The smallest layer of the Earth. • Ice, Wind, and Water cause this. • What is the hardest rock on Earth? • When plates rub against each other. • The second larest layer of the Earth. • A rock formed from the cooling of magma. • ...
The Earth System 2023-03-09
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- when a gas turns into a liquid
- all the living things on Earth
- when a liquid turns into a gas
- water that gathers up on the ground (like puddles, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc)
- any form of water that falls from clouds (ice, snow, rain, sleet, etc)
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- all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
- the stuff that everything is made of
- all the air that surrounds Earth
- a supply of something that is useful
- water in the form of a gas
- a person who uses science knowledge to solve problems
11 Clues: water in the form of a gas • when a gas turns into a liquid • all the living things on Earth • when a liquid turns into a gas • all the air that surrounds Earth • the stuff that everything is made of • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • a person who uses science knowledge to solve problems • ...
The Fruits of the Earth 2023-08-08
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- Latin word for hay
- Latin word for myrtle-trees
- Latin word for pot herbs
- Latin word for herbs
- Latin word for strawberries
- Latin word for meadow
- Latin word for field
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- Latin word for stones
- Latin word for mushrooms
- Latin word for corn
- Latin word for minerals
- Latin word for metals
- Latin word for flowers
- Latin word for grass
- Latin word for come up
15 Clues: Latin word for hay • Latin word for corn • Latin word for herbs • Latin word for grass • Latin word for field • Latin word for stones • Latin word for metals • Latin word for meadow • Latin word for flowers • Latin word for come up • Latin word for minerals • Latin word for mushrooms • Latin word for pot herbs • Latin word for myrtle-trees • Latin word for strawberries
Unit 1 Solar System 2023-10-04
Across
- shadow of the moon falls on Earth; moon moves between the sun & Earth
- means the part of the moon we see is getting smaller
- shine day and night but only visible after the sun sets
- groups of stars in specific patterns
- first person to design an instrument that demonstrated Earth's rotation.
- change in the sunlit area of one celestial body
- Earth is between the Moon and Sun
- visible fraction of the sunlit moon continues to decrease
- sun rises in the
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- shadow of Earth falls on the moon; Earth is between the moon and the sun
- from Earth's Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the moon appears fully
- sun sets in the
- occurs when the sun appears to be completely blocked except for a bright halo of light.
- thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to grow
- happens when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
- period of time when the sun is directly shining on an area of Earth.
- path that a body follows as it travels around another body
- moon is between Earth and the sun
18 Clues: sun sets in the • sun rises in the • Earth is between the Moon and Sun • moon is between Earth and the sun • groups of stars in specific patterns • change in the sunlit area of one celestial body • means the part of the moon we see is getting smaller • shine day and night but only visible after the sun sets • visible fraction of the sunlit moon continues to decrease • ...
Astronomy 2020-09-04
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- force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth or a large celestial body
- Planets that are small, dense, rocky
- Distance light travels in 1 year
- First to believe in a heliocentric model
- The shortest or longest day of the year
- The star visible during the day, provides energy/heat
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- Planet known for being red, next to Earth
- Discovered existence of other galaxies
- Time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun
- Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length
- the path that a object/body follows as it travels around another object/body in space
- An object resists change in motion
- Earth's "Twin" that has a very high temperature
- All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- Credited with discovery of gravity
- Known for very violent winds
- A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
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- planets that have large atmospheres, made of hydrogen and helium
- Space and all the matter
- The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
- the average distance between the earth and the sun
- Planet tipped on it side
- Earth's natural satellite
- A large, hot, bright ball of gas that is millions of kilometers from Earth
- Time it takes for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- The planet closest to the Sun
- Civilization, used astronomy in everyday life
- A large, reddish star late in its life cycle
- Time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth
- The sun and its eight planets
- the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
- The reason we can stay on Earth's surface
- Believed Earth was the center of the universe
- Instrument used to view objects in outer space
- The largest planet in the solar system,many moons
- an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
- Known for its rings
- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- Believed the planets orbited the Sun in an ellipse
- Planet covered mainly by water
42 Clues: Known for its rings • Space and all the matter • Planet tipped on it side • Earth's natural satellite • Known for very violent winds • The planet closest to the Sun • The sun and its eight planets • Planet covered mainly by water • Distance light travels in 1 year • The spinning of Earth on its axis • An object resists change in motion • Credited with discovery of gravity • ...
Earth's History 2020-02-11
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- Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
- Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
- Energy from the ___ split water molecules and put oxygen into our atmosphere.
- The first three Eons.
- The first form of life on Earth.
- Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
- When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
- The Eon life first appeared.
- Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are ___.
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- The largest mass extinction.
- Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
- Where on Earth life first lived.
- When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
- The Eon we live in.
- ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
- Which came first, oceans or rain?
- The Era we live in.
- Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___.
19 Clues: The Eon we live in. • The Era we live in. • The first three Eons. • The largest mass extinction. • The Eon life first appeared. • Where on Earth life first lived. • The first form of life on Earth. • Which came first, oceans or rain? • ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction. • Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___. • Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks. • ...
seasons 2021-12-01
16 Clues: hot • asia • cold • night • leaves • moving • america • flowers • 365 days • North star • biggest star • top of the earth • bottom of the earth • center of the earth • middle of the earth • 12 of them in a year
Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-25
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- (a color less, gas)
- (gives off energy to Earth)
- ( gases surrounding the Earth or another planet)
- (collects and drains water)
- (Meridians starts to measure at the number)
- ( planets that lie outside the asteroid belt)
- ( 2nd largest ocean)
- ( a strong focus)
- Giant ( what the Earth will become in 6 billion years)
- vapor (gaseous form of water)
- Ocean ( smallest)
- (adopted as the zero of longitude)
- (coldest place)
- (whole day)
- (largest ocean
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- (had a gravitational field)
- (layers of water )
- (a big explosion)
- (North)
- (a layer)
- (production of complex cells)
- (shape of Earth)
- (3rd largest ocean)
- (east or west)
- Way (our own galaxy)
- (the way the Earth moves)
- (a strong force)
- (An imaginary line)
28 Clues: (North) • (a layer) • (whole day) • (east or west) • (largest ocean • (coldest place) • (shape of Earth) • (a strong force) • (a big explosion) • ( a strong focus) • Ocean ( smallest) • (layers of water ) • (a color less, gas) • (3rd largest ocean) • (An imaginary line) • ( 2nd largest ocean) • Way (our own galaxy) • (the way the Earth moves) • (had a gravitational field) • (gives off energy to Earth) • ...
Choice board crossword puzzle 2021-11-26
Across
- the zone right above the equator
- our sunlight comes from this big star
- what tropic is on top
- the zone north pole is in
- bottom of globe
- invisible line through the earth
- a invisible horizontal line that u could measure coordinates with
- when the earth is tilted toward the sun we have
- what tropic is on the bottom
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- what we all live on
- the opposite of clockwise
- happens every 12 months
- top of the globe
- when the earth is tilted away from the sun
- these occur when the Sun never rises
- when the Sun remains above the horizon bringing 24-hrs of daylight
- what u call the degrees outside
- a invisible line the earth tilts on
- a invisible vertical line you could measure coordinates with
- there is 12 of these in a year
20 Clues: bottom of globe • top of the globe • what we all live on • what tropic is on top • happens every 12 months • the opposite of clockwise • the zone north pole is in • what tropic is on the bottom • there is 12 of these in a year • what u call the degrees outside • the zone right above the equator • invisible line through the earth • a invisible line the earth tilts on • ...
Unit 2 Review 2025-09-05
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- water vapor rising into the atmosphere due to the heat from the sun
- the second layer of the earth made out of molten magma
- precipitation runs into groundwater and into rivers/oceans
- the two days a year we have equal hours of sunlight and darkness
- liquid layer between the mantle and inner core
- the spinning of earth around the axis
- ocean around which the ring of fire is located
- the tilted imaginary pole the earth rotates around
- movement of earth through space around the sun
- the days each year when we receive the most (summer) and least (winter) sun
- the outer layer of the earth where the tectonic plates are located
- water vapor cools and condenses back into droplets, forming clouds
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- very far inside layer of the earth
- the kind of volcano that is not explosive, but lava trickles out
- the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
- mountain with a crater/vent through which lava, ash, and rock can come out
- shaking of the earth's surface due to plates colliding
- water falling back to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
- these times of year are caused by the tilt of the axis
- the boundary where two different air masses meet
- the name for the types of plates on earths surface
22 Clues: very far inside layer of the earth • the spinning of earth around the axis • liquid layer between the mantle and inner core • ocean around which the ring of fire is located • movement of earth through space around the sun • the boundary where two different air masses meet • the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time • ...
#217 Braeden Rooney 2023-03-02
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- The sun is made with plenty of______.
- Gravity is a_____of attraction between two or more objects
- Earth has only one______it orbits Earth about once a month.
- The earth is tilted at a 23.5______angle so we have different shadows every hour.
- Australia has_____from January-March and Winter from June-September.
- Sunset is the exact moment when the sun falls below the________.
- The northern and southern hemisphere experience__seasons.
- Earth makes one complete_______on its axis every 23 hours and 56 minutes .
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- As the sun takes its arc-shaped path across the sky the shadows_________.
- The sun is a____and the sun is extremely hot.
- When the sun is directly overhead very little_____is observed
- down You can feel yourself being_________toward earth.
- The sun looks________and brighter than other stars because it is closer to earth.
- The position of Earth and the sun over the course of a______rotation cause sunrise, day, Sunset and night.
- The distance from the sun_____affect seasons.
- The____also rotates on its axis just like the sun and the planets.Shadow When the sun is directly overhead very little_____is observed.
- Force is a______gravity type of pull.
- It takes___full month for the moon to circle around earth.
18 Clues: The sun is made with plenty of______. • Force is a______gravity type of pull. • The sun is a____and the sun is extremely hot. • The distance from the sun_____affect seasons. • down You can feel yourself being_________toward earth. • The northern and southern hemisphere experience__seasons. • Gravity is a_____of attraction between two or more objects • ...
The Rocky Part of the Earth 2020-10-30
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- is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.
- the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form".
- is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen.
- is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
- the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks, without the protolith melting into liquid magma.
- is the process of letting suspended material settle by gravity.
- is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
- is the name of a group of rock-forming minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks such as basalt.
- is the process by which solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.
- is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions.
- is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
- makes up a whopping 84% of Earth's total volume.
- the emplacement of magma within and at the surface of the outer layers of a terrestrial planet, which solidifies as igneous.
- are solid substances that are present in nature and can be made of one element or more elements combined together.
- is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene.
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- is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface.
- is any member of a family of anions consisting of silicon and oxygen.
- is the laying down of sediment carried by the wind, water, or ice.
- describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- is the movement of material across the Earth's surface by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
- is the very hot, very dense center of our planet.
- represents approximately 56% of Earth's total volume, between the transition zone and the outer core.
- worn away soil and rock particles by moving agents such as wind, water, or ice and gravity elsewhere.
- is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO²⁻ ₄.
- group of sheet silicate minerals includes several closely related materials having nearly perfect basal cleavage.
- includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.
- is a salt of carbonic acid, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion.
- is a group of inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals.
- zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.
- types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral.
30 Clues: makes up a whopping 84% of Earth's total volume. • is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. • describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO²⁻ ₄. • is the process of letting suspended material settle by gravity. • is the laying down of sediment carried by the wind, water, or ice. • ...
Science_Quiz 2025-09-26
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- Cold air that replaces warm air
- Where weather happens
- Heat or electrical transfer of energy through contact between objects or particles.
- The outcome/result of the changed
- Gradually thins into outer space
- Where the aurora borealis appears
- What stays the same
- Where meteors disintegrate
- Weight of the air
- When water/any form of water falls back to the Earth
- Life on Earth
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- Heat energy transfer in gases and liquids from the movement heated particles
- Warm air that replaces retreating cold air
- A layer of gases that envelop the Earth
- Includes the ozone layer
- What is changed/manipulated
- Earth’s amount (total) of water existent
- The land on Earth;What Earth is made of (discluding water)
- A large body of air
- Waves or particles of energy
20 Clues: Life on Earth • Weight of the air • What stays the same • A large body of air • Where weather happens • Includes the ozone layer • Where meteors disintegrate • What is changed/manipulated • Waves or particles of energy • Cold air that replaces warm air • Gradually thins into outer space • The outcome/result of the changed • Where the aurora borealis appears • ...
Phases of the moon and more 2023-12-15
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- Phase of the moon that is all dark
- The system of revolution
- Right angle tides
- Makes the earth go around the sun
- it takes to revolve around the sun
- Invisible line in the earth
- Bottom of the earth
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- Turns the planet
- Neapand Spring ____
- phase of the moon that shows light
- The coldest month
- Hottest month
- What the Earth revolves around
- The number of days for the moon to change through all phases
- revolves tSolarrth
- Top of the earth
16 Clues: Hottest month • Turns the planet • Top of the earth • The coldest month • Right angle tides • revolves tSolarrth • Neapand Spring ____ • Bottom of the earth • The system of revolution • Invisible line in the earth • What the Earth revolves around • Makes the earth go around the sun • phase of the moon that shows light • Phase of the moon that is all dark • ...
Phases of the moon and more 2023-12-15
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- Phase of the moon that is all dark
- The system of revolution
- Right angle tides
- Makes the earth go around the sun
- it takes to revolve around the sun
- Invisible line in the earth
- Bottom of the earth
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- Turns the planet
- Neapand Spring ____
- phase of the moon that shows light
- The coldest month
- Hottest month
- What the Earth revolves around
- The number of days for the moon to change through all phases
- revolves tSolarrth
- Top of the earth
16 Clues: Hottest month • Turns the planet • Top of the earth • The coldest month • Right angle tides • revolves tSolarrth • Neapand Spring ____ • Bottom of the earth • The system of revolution • Invisible line in the earth • What the Earth revolves around • Makes the earth go around the sun • phase of the moon that shows light • Phase of the moon that is all dark • ...
astronomy but its geology crossword 2023-02-01
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- another word for bend
- rocks formed by the cooling of magma
- waves that travel through the earth
- the study of rocks and the earth
- rocks formed by the compression of sediment into rock
- rocks that are changed from other types of rock by heat or pressure
- why the earth’s continents slowly move
- an igneous rock formed by the slow cooling of magma
- charged particles released by the sun
- the 2nd layer of the earth; composed of molten rock
- the cold & solid top layer of the earth
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- hot material rises, cools, cool material falls, and heats up, in a cycle
- materials earth is made of separate into layers based off density
- measures seismic activity
- the magnetic field produced by the planet
- the 3rd layer of the earth; composed of solid and liquid metal
- an igneous rock formed by rapid cooling of lava
- 1,000 meters
18 Clues: 1,000 meters • another word for bend • measures seismic activity • the study of rocks and the earth • waves that travel through the earth • rocks formed by the cooling of magma • charged particles released by the sun • why the earth’s continents slowly move • the cold & solid top layer of the earth • the magnetic field produced by the planet • ...
Plate Tectonics by Eemonie Moore 2016-03-29
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- a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
- The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance
- The transfer of heat by movements of a fluid
- two tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide,____ boundary
- the thickest layer of the earth
- the center of the earth. This is made out of iron and nickel
- this item contains ice and brought water to earth
- The process by which ocenic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- the thinnest layer of the earth
- has a sliding motion and causes a lot of earthquakes,______ boundary
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- A hot fluid below the earths crust which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
- The direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic wave
- exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other, _____boundary
- an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
- a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena
- when magma rises through the cracks of the earth and erupts it forms______
- Transfer of heat from one substance to another by direct contact of particles of matter
- The amount of mass in given space
- The amount of force pushing on a surface or area
- this is made from debris of the earth when another planet hit earth. It orbits the earth
20 Clues: the thickest layer of the earth • the thinnest layer of the earth • The amount of mass in given space • The transfer of heat by movements of a fluid • The amount of force pushing on a surface or area • this item contains ice and brought water to earth • the center of the earth. This is made out of iron and nickel • ...
Facts about the Earth, Sun, and Moon 2015-12-06
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- The first man to walk on the Moon
- The only planet known to have life
- The Moon uses this to affect the tides of the ocean
- The Earth, Sun, and Moon live here
- Our Sun is this kind of star
- This does not exist on the Moon
- Transmits data to Earth
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- The moon does this around the Earth every 29 days
- Occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
- The moon has 1/6th of this compared to the Earth
- Occurs when Earth is between the Sun and Moon
- The sun is one of these
- The center of the solar system
- Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun
- Our solar system is found in this part of the universe
15 Clues: The sun is one of these • Transmits data to Earth • Our Sun is this kind of star • The center of the solar system • This does not exist on the Moon • The first man to walk on the Moon • The only planet known to have life • The Earth, Sun, and Moon live here • Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun • Occurs when Earth is between the Sun and Moon • ...
CHAPTER 9 : EARTH (SCIENCE FORM 1) 2025-11-23
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- Earth’s outermost layer
- Processes shaping Earth’s surface from outside
- Large ocean wave caused by underwater disturbance
- Molten rock on Earth’s surface
- Layer of gases surrounding Earth
- Movement of weathered material
- Sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- Rock formed from compacted sediments
- All water on Earth including oceans and rivers
- Opening in Earth where lava and ash escape
- Rock changed by heat and pressure
- Internal Earth processes that change the surface
- Small pieces of rock or soil
- Breaking down of rocks
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- Naturally heated groundwater
- Rigid outer layer of Earth
- Water found on Earth’s surface
- Minerals important for industry and economy
- Liquid metal layer under the mantle
- Hot water activity beneath Earth
- The zone that contains all living things
- THIS LAYER Contains light gases such as helium and hydrogen.
- It has a glowing lure on its head to attract prey.
- A slow-moving mass of ice
- Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
- Natural disasters caused by Earth processes
- Layer beneath the crust
- Laying down of sediments
- Rock formed from cooled magma or lava
- Solid part of Earth made of rocks and soil
- Preserved remains of ancient organisms
- Solid center of Earth
- Water stored underground
33 Clues: Solid center of Earth • Breaking down of rocks • Earth’s outermost layer • Layer beneath the crust • Laying down of sediments • Water stored underground • A slow-moving mass of ice • Rigid outer layer of Earth • Naturally heated groundwater • Small pieces of rock or soil • Water found on Earth’s surface • Molten rock on Earth’s surface • Movement of weathered material • ...
Environmental change 2022-03-31
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- made of non human sources
- ability to biodegrade
- sustain earth without human interaction
- source is not replenished in a human life
- the weather over a long period of time
- humans are the most important
- earths ability to provide natural resources
- the surroundings in which we live
- where humans and animals live
- wearing away of beach or rock
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- connection to the land
- we should minimise our impacts
- responsible to use earth sustainably and live with the animals as our equal
- i am the most important on earth
- source in no danger of running out
- describes land forms and features
- layer of gases that surround the earth
- source replenished quickly
- all water on earth
- made of human sources
20 Clues: all water on earth • ability to biodegrade • made of human sources • connection to the land • made of non human sources • source replenished quickly • humans are the most important • where humans and animals live • wearing away of beach or rock • we should minimise our impacts • i am the most important on earth • describes land forms and features • the surroundings in which we live • ...
Earth's History 2020-02-11
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- ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
- The first form of life on Earth.
- Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
- The first three Eons.
- The Eon life first appeared.
- Which came first, oceans or rain?
- Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
- The largest mass extinction.
- Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are ___.
- The Era we live in.
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- Where on Earth life first lived.
- Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
- When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
- Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
- When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
- Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
- Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___.
- The Eon we live in.
- Energy from the ___ split water molecules and put oxygen into our atmosphere.
19 Clues: The Eon we live in. • The Era we live in. • The first three Eons. • The Eon life first appeared. • The largest mass extinction. • Where on Earth life first lived. • The first form of life on Earth. • Which came first, oceans or rain? • ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction. • Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___. • Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks. • ...
Earth's History Timeline Summary 2020-02-12
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- Where on Earth life first lived.
- When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
- The first form of life on Earth.
- The Eon life first appeared.
- Energy from the ___ split water molecules and put oxygen into our atmosphere.
- When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
- The Eon we live in.
- Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
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- Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
- ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
- The first three Eons.
- Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
- The largest mass extinction.
- The Era we live in.
- Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
- Which came first, oceans or rain?
- Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are
- Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
- Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___.
19 Clues: The Era we live in. • The Eon we live in. • The first three Eons. • The largest mass extinction. • The Eon life first appeared. • Where on Earth life first lived. • The first form of life on Earth. • Which came first, oceans or rain? • ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction. • Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___. • Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks. • ...
I love trees 2022-07-18
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- The part of Earth that is the living bit
- I am functional in service
- We are the managers of the Earth
- I need sustenance
- It's the bibliography
- We are equal to the species around us
- The thing we destroy a lot
- The water bit of the Earth
- A great Creo song
- ITS A MYTH!! HORSE PASTE NOT VACCINES!! BY THE WAY THE EARTH IS FLAT AND NASA GUARDS THE BORDER!!
- The rocky bit
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- Taking an unfair advantage of something
- views of the world about the environment
- Nukes can also do this
- we make land degrade
- I am a functional sink
- Zap but its cool
- I am superior to all beings
- Urgent actions about climate change
- The topic that this is about
- A nuke would do this
- Difference in ecosystems
- cough cough wheeze factories aahhhh
- I am God
24 Clues: I am God • The rocky bit • Zap but its cool • I need sustenance • A great Creo song • we make land degrade • A nuke would do this • It's the bibliography • Nukes can also do this • I am a functional sink • Difference in ecosystems • I am functional in service • The thing we destroy a lot • The water bit of the Earth • I am superior to all beings • The topic that this is about • ...
Weather and Climate 2025-02-13
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- Sun's energy trapped by gases and causes the Earth to warm.
- the measure of energy of an object
- Energy of motion
- Thick blanket of gases around the Earth
- Circulating air flow due to temperature changes, heat rises, cold sinks
- Heat is transferred through electromagnetic radiation
- Water from the plant leaves that goes into the atmosphere
- Weather conditions over a long period of time
- The solid portion of the Earth
- The water portion of the Earth
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- How hot or cold something is
- water from the sky
- Heat transferred directly through touch from one object to another
- Energy from the sun
- Gases that absorb heat, ex Water Vapor, CO2
- Heat transferred through the movement of liquid
- Movement of gas or liquid
- Gaseous water
- The living part of the Earth
- Water going from the gas to liquid phase
- Water going from the liquid to gas phase
21 Clues: Gaseous water • Energy of motion • water from the sky • Energy from the sun • Movement of gas or liquid • How hot or cold something is • The living part of the Earth • The solid portion of the Earth • The water portion of the Earth • the measure of energy of an object • Thick blanket of gases around the Earth • Water going from the gas to liquid phase • ...
SPACE 2014-11-06
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- Has rings around it.
- Clostet planet to the Sun
- Closest planet to Earth.
- What galaxy is Earth in?
- We see it every night.
- What month was neptune discoverd.
- Which planet has land and seas.
- Strike any planet at any point.
- What planet did NASA send the rover to?
- What planet suffers from violent weather?
- What is the sister plane to Earth?
- What is the biggest star in our solar system called?
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- How many phases of the moon are they?
- fly to space and explore
- What planet has the big spot?
- how do people get into space?
- parts of rock brocken off.
- What holds us to Earth?
- what planet is known as the cold planet?
- You need it to breathe.
20 Clues: Has rings around it. • We see it every night. • What holds us to Earth? • You need it to breathe. • fly to space and explore • Closest planet to Earth. • What galaxy is Earth in? • Clostet planet to the Sun • parts of rock brocken off. • What planet has the big spot? • how do people get into space? • Which planet has land and seas. • Strike any planet at any point. • ...
Tectonic Plate Crossword 2024-10-25
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- Tectonic plates that slide past each other
- When tectonic plates shake
- A mountain that spits out lava
- Crack's in the Earth's crust where there is movement
- The top layer of the earth
- Layer of magma under the crust
- Tectonic plates that come together
- The center of the Earth
- A super continent from millions of years ago
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- North America and South America are ________
- Molten rock underground
- There are _____ tectonic plates on earth
- The deepest point on earth is the _______ trench
- When a plate goes under another plate
- Tectonic plates that spread apart
- Molten rock on the surface
- A large body of water on the surface
- A cliff underwater where plates diverge
- A spherical body in space (like Earth)
- A ridge on land on where plates converge
20 Clues: Molten rock underground • The center of the Earth • When tectonic plates shake • Molten rock on the surface • The top layer of the earth • A mountain that spits out lava • Layer of magma under the crust • Tectonic plates that spread apart • Tectonic plates that come together • A large body of water on the surface • When a plate goes under another plate • ...
Earths layers crossword puzzle 2025-02-03
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- Equinox The day in March when day and night are equal in length.
- The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- The spinning of Earth on its axis.
- The imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
- The point in Earth's orbit where it is closest to the Sun.
- The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
- The thick layer of Earth located between the crust and core.
- The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle.
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- The point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun.
- Core The solid, dense center of the Earth.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- Day The time it takes for Earth to complete one rotation relative to distant stars.
- The movement of Earth around the Sun.
- Solstice The shortest day of the year, occurring in December.
- Crust The thinner, denser type of Earth's crust found under oceans.
- Core The liquid layer of Earth's core surrounding the inner core.
16 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • The spinning of Earth on its axis. • The movement of Earth around the Sun. • Core The solid, dense center of the Earth. • The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. • The point in Earth's orbit where it is closest to the Sun. • The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. • ...
The Universe and planet Earth 2025-10-28
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- the Earth takes one...... to rotate around itself
- how many planets are in the Solar System?
- the shape of the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
- the sun rises in the .....
- the 7th planet from the Sun
- the sun sets in the .....
- the longest day in the summer
- area that has a specific time that all citizens set their clock to
- something that isn't straight (for example: the Earth's axis is not vertical, it's ....)
- the shape of the Milky Way
- the Earth goes around the Sun
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- the theory that explains the origin of the universe
- the imaginary lines which divide the world into different time zones
- an imaginary line that runs from the North pole to the South pole
- the coldest planet
- what vehicle do astronauts travel to space in?
- the Earth takes one ...... to revolve around the Sun
- the direction the Earth moves in when it's rotating
- the movement of the Earth moving in a circle on itself
- the four stages of the Earth's rotation ( summer,autumn,winter,spring )
- the 2nd planet from the Sun
- the most important star in the Milky Way
22 Clues: the coldest planet • the sun sets in the ..... • the sun rises in the ..... • the shape of the Milky Way • the 7th planet from the Sun • the 2nd planet from the Sun • the longest day in the summer • the Earth goes around the Sun • the most important star in the Milky Way • how many planets are in the Solar System? • what vehicle do astronauts travel to space in? • ...
Sc7: pp 302-307 2025-03-11
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- the moon takes 27.3 days, or about a _____ to orbit Earth once
- the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
- people who travel to space
- appears to grow each day
- the fourth week
- when half of the near side of th moon is in the sunlight, the moon has completed one-quarter of its cycle
- the second week
- this would take 20 days to cover the distance from Earth to the moon
- cycle monthly
- appears to shrink each day
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- the third week
- one object in space casts a shadow onto another object
- a body that orbits a larger body
- the moon passes between the sun and Earth
- the moon is only visible from Earth when it reflects the ______
- orbits earth
- darkest part of the shadow
- spreading cone of lighter shadow
18 Clues: orbits earth • cycle monthly • the third week • the fourth week • the second week • appears to grow each day • people who travel to space • darkest part of the shadow • appears to shrink each day • a body that orbits a larger body • spreading cone of lighter shadow • the shadow of Earth falls on the moon • the moon passes between the sun and Earth • ...
Astronomical Phenomena 2025-11-23
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- When the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from reaching Earth.
- The changing shapes of the Moon we see from Earth each month.
- The longest or shortest day of the year, depending on the season.
- Colourful lights in the sky caused by particles from the Sun hitting Earth’s atmosphere.
- Something related to space, stars, planets, or the universe.
- The time when your part of Earth is turned away from the Sun.
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- The slight angle of Earth that causes the seasons.
- When Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon.
- The four parts of the year that change because Earth orbits the Sun and is tilted.
- Events or occurrences in space or nature that we can observe.
- A day when Earth gets equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
- The path one object takes as it travels around another in space.
- The planet we live on that orbits the Sun once each year.
- The time when your part of Earth faces the Sun.
- The star at the center of our solar system that gives Earth heat and light.
15 Clues: The time when your part of Earth faces the Sun. • The slight angle of Earth that causes the seasons. • The planet we live on that orbits the Sun once each year. • Something related to space, stars, planets, or the universe. • Events or occurrences in space or nature that we can observe. • A day when Earth gets equal amounts of daylight and darkness. • ...
Geology Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-08
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- the thickest part of the earth, and is under the crust
- when two tectonic plates separate
- the theory that explains how large peices of the Earth's crust move and change shape
- the outermost part of the core
- a big crack in the earth, due to a transform boundary
- stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
- upper mantle
- the ring of fire is a good example of this
- the part of the earth we live on
- how the layers of the earth nove and behave
- when two tectonic plates slide past eachother, or one slides past another
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- gigantic pices of the crust and upper mantle, they move due to convection currents and contenental drift
- a theory that Harry Hess discovered, and it is when magma comes out of the earth to make more (bank)
- the theory that the tectonic plates are moving
- the center of the earth, it is also under the mantle
- another name for the crust and upper mantle
- another name for lower mantle
- some of these layers are the contenental crust, oceanic crust,mantle, and core
- when two tectonic plates come together and result in a landmarck
- the innermost part of the core, is also soli due to the pressure of all the other layers of the earth
20 Clues: upper mantle • another name for lower mantle • the outermost part of the core • the part of the earth we live on • when two tectonic plates separate • the ring of fire is a good example of this • another name for the crust and upper mantle • how the layers of the earth nove and behave • the theory that the tectonic plates are moving • ...
Unit 2 Vocal 2025-06-19
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- when one plate pushed another underneath
- a type of weathering where substances are changed
- the trembling of the earth caused by plate movement
- swells or ridges produced by wind
- follows the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
- a type of weathering that changes the physical rocks
- are like rivers flowing through the ocean
- a zone in the pacific where most active volcanoes are located
- magma that has reached the surface of the earth
- naturally formed features on the surface of the earth
- Land masses above water on Earth
- makes us the water elements of the water elements of the earth
- type of boundary movement that spreads apart
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- the outermost later of the earth
- the inner core is ____
- the name of the supercontinent
- molten rock
- when to plate meet and results in formation of mountain ridges
- type of boundary where plates slide past one another
- the center of the earth
- detects the earthquakes
- moving pieces of the earth's lithosphere
- small pieces of rocks
- consists of the sun and nine known planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun
- the outer core is ____
- contains most of the earth's mass
- occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity
27 Clues: molten rock • small pieces of rocks • the inner core is ____ • the outer core is ____ • the center of the earth • detects the earthquakes • the name of the supercontinent • the outermost later of the earth • Land masses above water on Earth • swells or ridges produced by wind • contains most of the earth's mass • when one plate pushed another underneath • ...
Moon phases 2025-05-07
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- the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon.
- the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the varying amounts of its sunlit surface that we can see.
- occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon.
- occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, causing the Moon's sunlit side to face away from Earth.
- we live on
- occurs when less than half of the moon's visible surface is illuminated, appearing as a thin, curved sliver
- refers to the phases of the moon where its visible surface area is decreasing.
- a phase of the moon where more than half of the illuminated surface is visible from Earth, but it's not yet fully illuminated
- the lunar phase where the entire, round, illuminated face of the Moon is visible from Earth
- half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle
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- a thin, sliver-shaped crescent of light on the right side of the moon in the Northern Hemisphere.
- any lunar phase between the new moon and the full moon, where the visible illuminated portion of the moon increases each night.
- goes through the moon phases
- occurs after the First Quarter moon and before the Full Moon, when more than half of the Moon's face is illuminated and the illuminated area is growing
- when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and moon
- when half of the Moon's face is illuminated by the Sun, and it appears as a half-circle from Earth
- goes around the earth
- caused by how much of the sunlit side of the Moon we can see as it orbits
- ooks like a half-illuminated circle. One side of the moon is illuminated, and the other half is shadowed.
- circles around
20 Clues: we live on • circles around • goes around the earth • goes through the moon phases • the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon. • occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon. • half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle • when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and moon • ...
A.Dacruz 2023-02-01
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- A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
- Spot the hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
- waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
- molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
- Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
- Largest part of the earth on the inside.
- composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
- tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
- The innermost layer of the Earth.
- Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
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- The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
- wind the energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
- Rocks produced by high temperatures.
- The outer layer of the earth.
- 100 meters
- two boundaries converge together
- When two plates move in opposite directions
- Allen belts a part of earth’s dynamic magnetic energy
18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • molten rock crystallizes and solidifies • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...
International Space Station Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-10
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- Path the station follows around Earth
- How water is treated on the station
- Russian spacecraft that serves as an escape pod
- Observatory module with seven windows
- Shape of the station's path around Earth
- Mechanical arms used to assemble station parts
- Person who lives and works on the ISS
- Direction pointing toward Earth
- Space junk that poses collision risks
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- Direction facing away from Earth
- Near weightless environment on the ISS
- The absence of air in space
- Connected compartments that form the station
- Essential gas produced by the life support system
- Activity performed outside the station
- Astronomer who predicted humans would live in space
- Where scientific experiments are conducted
- Vehicle that delivered many ISS components
- Arrays that provide power to the station
- Orbiting laboratory 250 miles above Earth
20 Clues: The absence of air in space • Direction pointing toward Earth • Direction facing away from Earth • How water is treated on the station • Path the station follows around Earth • Observatory module with seven windows • Person who lives and works on the ISS • Space junk that poses collision risks • Near weightless environment on the ISS • Activity performed outside the station • ...
Moon phases 2025-05-07
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- when half of the Moon's face is illuminated by the Sun, and it appears as a half-circle from Earth
- the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the varying amounts of its sunlit surface that we can see.
- refers to the phases of the moon where its visible surface area is decreasing.
- circles around
- occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon.
- ooks like a half-illuminated circle. One side of the moon is illuminated, and the other half is shadowed.
- goes through the moon phases
- we live on
- any lunar phase between the new moon and the full moon, where the visible illuminated portion of the moon increases each night.
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- a thin, sliver-shaped crescent of light on the right side of the moon in the Northern Hemisphere.
- half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle
- caused by how much of the sunlit side of the Moon we can see as it orbits
- the lunar phase where the entire, round, illuminated face of the Moon is visible from Earth
- occurs after the First Quarter moon and before the Full Moon, when more than half of the Moon's face is illuminated and the illuminated area is growing
- occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, causing the Moon's sunlit side to face away from Earth.
- a phase of the moon where more than half of the illuminated surface is visible from Earth, but it's not yet fully illuminated
- the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon.
- goes around the earth
- occurs when less than half of the moon's visible surface is illuminated, appearing as a thin, curved sliver
- when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and moon
20 Clues: we live on • circles around • goes around the earth • goes through the moon phases • the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon. • half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle • occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon. • when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and moon • ...
6th Grade Science Review 2023-05-24
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- rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
- layers of rock
- the color of a minerals powder
- type of soil with largest grain size
- a planet makes one trip around its orbital path
- alive, or once was
- a vibration inside the earth that shakes the surface of the earth
- the slow, natural process that causes all of the rocks on earth to change over time
- largest layer of earth
- type of soil with smallest grain size
- solid metal and densest layer of Earth
- how light reflects off of a mineral
- these are mainly caused on Earth by the moon's gravity
- the breaking down of rocks
- larger, less dense, gas giants (4 of them)
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- a mixture of all types of soil, best for growing plants
- when you can see less than half of the moon
- the most powerful force of weathering on Earth
- rock formed by compacted sediment, commonly found on Earth's surface
- not alive, never was
- longest and shortest days of the year, June 21 and Dec 21
- equal amounts of daytime and night time, March 21 and Sept 21
- the outer layer of the Earth
- boundary where two tectonic plates pull apart
- can be solar or lunar, when a shadow is cast in space
- boundary where two tectonic plates collide
- a planet makes one spin around its axis
- rock formed by cooling magma/lava
- when the moon appears to be growing
29 Clues: layers of rock • alive, or once was • not alive, never was • largest layer of earth • the breaking down of rocks • the outer layer of the Earth • the color of a minerals powder • rock formed by cooling magma/lava • how light reflects off of a mineral • when the moon appears to be growing • type of soil with largest grain size • type of soil with smallest grain size • ...
Moon and Eclipses 2022-12-05
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- means shrinking or decreasing in illumination.
- an event in space where an object comes between the sun and a 3rd object and casts a shadow on the object
- the area in which the shadow is partial (less dark) during both a partial lunar and solar eclipse
- when the moon passes between the sun and earth, blocking our view of the sun, casting a shadow on earth
- Moon’s closest point in orbit around Earth
- the spinning motion of an object (planet or moon) on its imaginary (fake) axis
- any space object (natural or artificial) that orbits a larger object (often a planet)
- means growing or expanding in illumination.
- The revolving of one object around another in an oval-shaped path (ellipse)
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- the force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth
- Moon’s farthest point in orbit around Earth
- The movement of an object (planet or moon) around another object in space
- the area in which the shadow is darkest during both a total lunar and solar eclipse
- refers to the phase where the moon is less than half illuminated.
- the Earth is between the sun and the moon blocking the sun's light, Earth's shadow falls on the moon making it darken.
- phases where moon is more than half illuminated.
- 1of 8 planets that revolve around the Sun, 3rd planet from the sun on which we live.
- a natural satellite of the earth; revolves around the earth every 27 days approximately.
18 Clues: Moon’s farthest point in orbit around Earth • Moon’s closest point in orbit around Earth • means growing or expanding in illumination. • means shrinking or decreasing in illumination. • phases where moon is more than half illuminated. • the force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth • refers to the phase where the moon is less than half illuminated. • ...
