the earth Crossword Puzzles
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. • ...
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° • ...
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 • ...
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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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
Science 2022-11-04
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- 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. • ...
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
The Movement of the Earth 2026-02-11
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- The rapid turning or rotation of an object around its own internal axis.
- The specific route or direction along which something moves.
- Factual information or observations used to support a theory or prove a claim
- A heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory stating that Earth and other planets revolve around a stationary Sun.
- A position or direction directly across from or contrary to another.
- The third planet from the Sun and the only known celestial body to support life.
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- The four divisions of the year (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun.
- Movement in the direction opposite to the hands of a clock (also known as counter-clockwise)
- The imaginary straight line through the North and South Poles around which the Earth rotates.
- The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.
- A geocentric (Earth-centered) theory where the Sun, Moon, and planets revolve around a stationary Earth
- One half of the Earth (usually divided by the equator into North/South or the prime meridian into East/West).
- An imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the poles, dividing it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- The middle point of a circle, sphere, or system.
- The curved, repeating path that an object in space (like a planet or moon) takes around another object due to gravity.
15 Clues: The middle point of a circle, sphere, or system. • The specific route or direction along which something moves. • A position or direction directly across from or contrary to another. • The rapid turning or rotation of an object around its own internal axis. • Factual information or observations used to support a theory or prove a claim • ...
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. • ...
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? • ...
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. • ...
#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 • ...
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. • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
kate 3 2023-12-08
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- 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 • ...
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. • ...
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
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
Unit 1 Solar System 2023-10-04
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- 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 • ...
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. • ...
Choice board crossword puzzle 2021-11-26
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- 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 • ...
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) • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
Earth's History 2020-02-11
Across
- ___ 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. • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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? • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
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 • ...
Genesis Chapter 7 2013-05-17
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- They had creatures that flew through the ___. Verse 14
- The _______ came to Noah and the ark as God had said would happen. Verse 8
- Noah and his wife, and his ____ and their wives went together into the ark. Verse 7
- God told Noah to take _____ of every clean animal Verse 2
- Noah and his family entered the ark ________. Verse 13
- The waters lifted the ark ____ above the earth. Verse 17
- The waters kept rising until the _________ were all covered. Verse 20
- The waters flooded the earth for 150 ____. Verse 24
- The flood would destroy everything on the _____. Verse 4
- They had creatures that moved across the ______. Verse 14
- After seven days the _____ came on the earth. Verse 10
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- “I will send ____ on the earth” said God. Verse 4
- Everything ________ as God had told Noah. Verse 16
- Noah did as the Lord _________ him. Verse 5
- Noah and his family were told to go into the ___. Verse 1
- Everything on the earth ____. Verse 21
- The ark _______ on the water. Verse 18
- It was the 17th day of the second _____ of the year when the rain started to fall. Verse 11
- Noah was 600 _____ old when the flood came on the earth. Verse 6
- God told Noah and his family to take ___ of every animal that was not clean. Verse 2
20 Clues: Everything on the earth ____. Verse 21 • The ark _______ on the water. Verse 18 • Noah did as the Lord _________ him. Verse 5 • “I will send ____ on the earth” said God. Verse 4 • Everything ________ as God had told Noah. Verse 16 • The waters flooded the earth for 150 ____. Verse 24 • They had creatures that flew through the ___. Verse 14 • ...
Science Vocab 2025-05-02
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- Study of dinosaurs and bones
- Rock life
- Earths plates
- cycle The life cycle of rain water
- A big ball of burning gas making light in space exploding
- The changing and developing of a human or animal
- The changing of an organism
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- Center of earth
- A region of space with a gravity pull very strong
- Of the the earth surrounding us
- Earth movements
- Mr Krabs enemy and something whales eat
- The great big blue thing around us
- Earth
- The way the weather changes around us
- Mountain with lava
- Loitering or throwing trash into areas
- Shaking earth
- Earth
19 Clues: Earth • Earth • Rock life • Earths plates • Shaking earth • Center of earth • Earth movements • Mountain with lava • The changing of an organism • Study of dinosaurs and bones • Of the the earth surrounding us • The great big blue thing around us • cycle The life cycle of rain water • The way the weather changes around us • Loitering or throwing trash into areas • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
Earthquakes!!! 2024-01-13
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- Area surrounding Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquakes & volcanoes
- In 1906, a massive fire and earthquake destroyed 1/3 of the city
- Massive tidal wave frequently caused by earthquakes
- Earthquake occurred here during World Series
- Country that in 2004 had a massive tsunami kill over 230,000 people
- Lowest number on the Richter Scale
- Earth trembling due to pressure being released
- Number of dragons on the first seismograph
- Highest number on the Richter Scale
- Area of the Earth that we live on
- Abbreviation for the seismic wave that is felt first
- Area on the Earth where earthquakes frequently occur
- Area in the "middle" of the "Atlantic" Ocean with lots of earthquakes & volcanoes
- Rating given to the pressure released in an earthquake
- Scale the measures the magnitude of an earthquake
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- Person the invented the first seismograph
- Area of the Earth where earthquake waves cannot pass through
- Earthquake fault of two plates moving away from each other
- Molten rock inside the Earth
- Country where in 1556, an earthquake occurred killing 830,000 people
- Machine that measures seismic waves
- Abbreviation for the seismic wave felt second
- Abbreviation for the seismic wave traveling the surface
- Earthquake fault of two plates scraping next to each other
- Area ON THE SURFACE of the Earth above the focus
- Area of the Earth where pressure is released to start earthquakes
- Appropriate name for "earthquake waves"
- Earthquake fault of two plates colliding
- Area INSIDE the Earth where pressure is released
29 Clues: Molten rock inside the Earth • Area of the Earth that we live on • Lowest number on the Richter Scale • Machine that measures seismic waves • Highest number on the Richter Scale • Appropriate name for "earthquake waves" • Earthquake fault of two plates colliding • Person the invented the first seismograph • Number of dragons on the first seismograph • ...
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. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2024-05-21
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- Shaking of the Earth caused by Tectonic Plates
- Enormous waves mostly caused by earthquakes
- Mountains that erupt magma
- One of Earth's layers, in between crust and core
- The outermost layer of the Earth
- A state that is often hit by earthquakes
- When plates move towards each other
- Shell of Earth
- Areas of rock that have been bent by stress
- When plates spread
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- Waves of pressure that move through the Earth
- Volcanic Locales
- Cracks in Earth's crust
- Melted rock on Earth's surface
- Border between two tectonic plates
- Melted rock below the Earth's surface
- When plates slide past each other
- Center of Earth
- This occurs in divergent boundaries
- A device used to track seismic wave
20 Clues: Shell of Earth • Center of Earth • Volcanic Locales • When plates spread • Cracks in Earth's crust • Mountains that erupt magma • Melted rock on Earth's surface • The outermost layer of the Earth • When plates slide past each other • Border between two tectonic plates • This occurs in divergent boundaries • When plates move towards each other • A device used to track seismic wave • ...
Zachary 2024-03-18
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- animal in stedament
- form on a convergent boundary
- the layer after the crust
- one of earth crust
- plats that make movemet
- on divergent plats
- outside of earth
- melted rocks
- magma that rises from deep inside the earth cools as It reaches the surface hardening in to rock
- go apart
- top of some thing
- weathering brakes rock making sediment. Erosion move sediment to new places
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- presser compacts Leaving cement sediments
- sedimentary rock
- thing copped in half
- come together
- heat and pressure inside the earth
- fossil digger up
- hot temp deep in earth melts rocks forming magma j
- tectonic plats
20 Clues: go apart • melted rocks • come together • tectonic plats • sedimentary rock • fossil digger up • outside of earth • top of some thing • one of earth crust • on divergent plats • animal in stedament • thing copped in half • plats that make movemet • the layer after the crust • form on a convergent boundary • heat and pressure inside the earth • presser compacts Leaving cement sediments • ...
IA3 Vocabulary Review 2023-02-14
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- When water leaves plants and enters the atmosphere
- All gases on Earth
- Basic unit of matter, Single particle of an element
- When water flows from the atmosphere back to the Earth's surface
- The average amount of kinetic energy in the particles of a substance
- All rocks on Earth
- Prevents the flow of electricity
- Purest form of matter, cannot be broken down
- A substance made up of entirely one substance
- Wavelength/Frequency determines this in a light wave
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- When water flows into the surface of the Earth
- Determines the Brightness of a light/Volume of a sound
- When water leaves reservoirs and enters the atmosphere
- Two or more of the same or different atoms chemically joined
- All living things on Earth
- A change where a new substance is created
- Allows the flow of electricity
- All water on Earth
- A change where no new substance is created
- When water flows across the surface of the Earth
- Two or more different atoms chemically joined
- Two or more substances physically joined together
22 Clues: All gases on Earth • All water on Earth • All rocks on Earth • All living things on Earth • Allows the flow of electricity • Prevents the flow of electricity • A change where a new substance is created • A change where no new substance is created • Purest form of matter, cannot be broken down • Two or more different atoms chemically joined • ...
Naut + Terr Review 2022-11-01
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- wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through
- almost or completely surrounded by land
- a person who is trained to travel into outer space
- a person who studies the regions of the earth
- out of this world
- related to sailing, sailors, or ships
- a hollow stone lined with crystals
- to steer or direct a ship or airplane
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- to travel around the earth on water or in air
- a person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship
- under the surface of the earth
- affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
- a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space
- an area, region, or piece of land
- a fleet of ships to protect a nation
- the study of the earth's rocks and crust
- a raised, flat mound of earth
- a person who took part in the California Gold Rush
- baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
- the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
20 Clues: out of this world • a raised, flat mound of earth • under the surface of the earth • an area, region, or piece of land • a hollow stone lined with crystals • a fleet of ships to protect a nation • related to sailing, sailors, or ships • to steer or direct a ship or airplane • almost or completely surrounded by land • baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
Astronomy study guide 2023-10-17
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- this keeps planets in motion around the sun
- named the rocky planet
- the eighth planet from the sun
- _______ are the result of the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the surface waters of Earth
- The _______ of the Earth causes day and night
- like dirty snowballs
- the seventh planet from the sun
- sometimes called a shooting star
- the sixth plant from the sun
- The _______ of the moon are the result of the position the sun, the moon, and Earth are in relation to each other
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- the fifth planet for the sun
- large space rock that orbits the sun
- The _______ of the Earth causes the angle that sunlight hits the surface to vary during the year
- the closest planet to the sun
- these planets are Farther from the sun, very large, and made of gas
- the third planet from the sun
- these planets are Closer to the sun, small, and rocky
- this is the center of out solar system
- the forth planet from the sun
- Invention of the _______ provided powerful and confounding observations that challenged the Earth-centered model
- the second closest planet to the sun
21 Clues: like dirty snowballs • named the rocky planet • the fifth planet for the sun • the sixth plant from the sun • the closest planet to the sun • the third planet from the sun • the forth planet from the sun • the eighth planet from the sun • the seventh planet from the sun • sometimes called a shooting star • large space rock that orbits the sun • the second closest planet to the sun • ...
Group 2A: Alkaline Earth Metals 2014-02-03
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- Alkaline earth metals are ____ reactive than alkali metals.
- Many mountain ranges contain alkaline earth _______.
- Alkaline _____ metals are soft but harder than alkali metals.
- Alkaline earth metals are not found in ______ in the elemental state.
- example of a calcium-fortified food
- What kind of ion is at the center of each chlorophyll molecule?
- What is the condition in which bones become brittle and break easily?
- Alkaline earth metals react with _____ to form ionic halides.
- _____ is made by reduction of its oxide with aluminum at high temperature.
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- Slaked lime reacts with carbon dioxide to form ________.
- Barium ______ is used as a dry powdered bleach.
- When exposed to air alkaline earth metals quickly form a tough, thin ____ coating.
- What color is calcium carbonate
- Alkaline earth metals have a grey white _____ when freshly cut.
- What is a major component of bone and teeth?
- discovered in 1798 by Nicholas Vauquelin
- Alkaline earth metals react with ______ to form binary oxides.
- Magnesium ions forms a bond with each _____ atom.
- discovered in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy
- Salts of highly radioactive _____ are a by-product of uranium refining.
- Alkaline earth metals are strong _______ agents.
21 Clues: What color is calcium carbonate • example of a calcium-fortified food • discovered in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy • discovered in 1798 by Nicholas Vauquelin • What is a major component of bone and teeth? • Barium ______ is used as a dry powdered bleach. • Alkaline earth metals are strong _______ agents. • Magnesium ions forms a bond with each _____ atom. • ...
Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21
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- Wegener the scientist who invented the continental drift theory
- ocean ridge when two plates in the oceanic crust divide it forms a
- the movement of the transform boundary
- The earth was once one huge earth called
- the movement of the convergent boundary
- boundary when to plates are colliding it forms what boundary
- drift the theory that the earth was once one huge earth called Pangaea and then separated.
- Plates pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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- Hess the scientist who invented the sea floor spreading theory
- floor spreading the theory that the earth sea floor spreads and generates new earth and gets rid of old earth
- the movement of the divergent boundary
- the hot substance in the the core of the earth
- Valley when two plates in the continental crust divide it forms a
- boundary when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary
- when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- Boundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
- Crust the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
19 Clues: the movement of the divergent boundary • the movement of the transform boundary • the movement of the convergent boundary • The earth was once one huge earth called • the hot substance in the the core of the earth • when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a • Boundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary • ...
Earth and Space 2021-05-04
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- the planet we live on
- debris from and object that survives its passage through Earth's atmosphere
- a system of billions of stars with gas and dust
- the outermost shell covering earths surface
- a luminous point in the night sky
- each of the aspects of the moon and planet
- a body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- the lowest layer of earths atmosphere
- the natural satellite of earth
- resembling the moon
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- an object consisting of ice and dust
- a repeating path that an object in space takes
- everything in space and beyond
- gasses surrounding earth or another planet
- to turn
- the outermost part of earths atmosphere
- the distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
- mostly solid layer of the earth that is in between the outer core and crust
- action of rotating around an axis
- the star that the earth orbits
20 Clues: to turn • resembling the moon • the planet we live on • everything in space and beyond • the star that the earth orbits • the natural satellite of earth • action of rotating around an axis • a luminous point in the night sky • an object consisting of ice and dust • the lowest layer of earths atmosphere • the outermost part of earths atmosphere • ...
Chapter 3-5 Crossword 2023-11-16
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- a mountain made from molten material
- the process of ocean floor going back into earth
- A type of stress that pushes objects together
- The process of new sea floor being made
- The strongest wave made by earthquakes
- An old bone found inside of earth
- when magma reaches the surface of a volcano
- Pieces of earths crust broken up
- The weakest wave made by earthquakes
- A underwater mountain
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- A current that happens in the mantle of the earth
- A belt with a lot of volcanoes
- Type of force that changes a objects shape
- The movement of continents with the convection current in the mantle
- A type of stress that pulls objects apart
- the transfer of heat through touch
- the outer edge of the earth
- A Supercontinent
- A machine that measures earthquakes
- The part of earth where the convection current takes place
20 Clues: A Supercontinent • A underwater mountain • the outer edge of the earth • A belt with a lot of volcanoes • Pieces of earths crust broken up • An old bone found inside of earth • the transfer of heat through touch • A machine that measures earthquakes • a mountain made from molten material • The weakest wave made by earthquakes • The strongest wave made by earthquakes • ...
Vocabulary Review 2024-06-26
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- another name for pollutants
- when sediments are placed somewhere by wind or water
- all of the land on Earth
- the breaking down of the Earth through weathering
- ____ features have been created by people - buildings, roads, playgrounds, statues
- all of the water on Earth
- all of the living things on Earth
- water ____ occurs when there is more water than the land can absorb.
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- a place where animals live
- small stones and sand
- the air surrounding the Earth
- something observable in science
- the force that pulls things to Earth
- contributes to dirty air, water, and/or land
- continued exposure to wind, water, or ice leads to erosion over time
- Chesapeake Bay is the largest one in America
- can contribute to over fishing
- ____ features often existed before humans- trees, seas, lakes, rivers, mountains
18 Clues: small stones and sand • all of the land on Earth • all of the water on Earth • a place where animals live • another name for pollutants • the air surrounding the Earth • can contribute to over fishing • something observable in science • all of the living things on Earth • the force that pulls things to Earth • contributes to dirty air, water, and/or land • ...
Space Systems Vocab and Concepts Review #1 2020-11-17
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- the direction in which the Earth rotates on its axis
- the two stars at the end of this constellation's "bowl" point to Polaris (two words)
- the name for the imaginary "line" (the path) that the sun appears to follow through the year (you might need to looks this one up on Google)
- the direction in which the Earth revolves around the sun
- the name for the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth (two words)
- the movement of the Earth that accounts for why the sun appears to rise and set
- also know as the North Star
- to go around another object
- refers to sun
- in the northern hemisphere, stars appear to move in a circular path around this important star
- refers to the shape of the moon at any specific time during a lunar cycle
- a synonym for revolve
- a synonym for rotate
- the location on Earth over which you will always find Polaris in the sky (two words)
- the celestial object that blocks the sun's rays during a lunar eclipse
- it takes the Earth one _____ to make a full revolution around the sun
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- general name for a group of stars that form a pattern
- the approximate number of hours it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis (compound word)
- the celestial object that blocks the sun's rays during a solar eclipse
- the compass direction in which most stars appear to rise
- refers to moon
- adjective that refers to the sky and the "heavens"
- refers to a series of circles or arcs that have the same center (hint...see page 5 of your packet!)
- an event in which a celestial object such as the moon or sun is blocked
- Polaris is the last star in the "handle" of this constellation (two words)
- the main object in space that the moon orbits
- the adjective that refers to the 13 different constellations that are visible from Earth at different times throughout the year
- it takes the Earth one ______ to make a full rotation on its axis
- to turn on an axis
29 Clues: refers to sun • refers to moon • to turn on an axis • a synonym for rotate • a synonym for revolve • also know as the North Star • to go around another object • the main object in space that the moon orbits • adjective that refers to the sky and the "heavens" • the direction in which the Earth rotates on its axis • general name for a group of stars that form a pattern • ...
ALEX'S CROSSWORD 2012-08-16
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- An imaginary line creating the earth tilt.
- the study of the natural features of the earth's surface.
- One of te earth largest land masses.
- A country that has no water.
- An area of the earth surface were it's not to cold but not to hot.
- An imaginary line separeating the north and south hemisphere.
- The science of farming and life stock.
- Held a war from 1960 to 1970.
- Imaginary lines going across the earth surface.
- graphy the detailed mapping of the configuration of a region.
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- A coloured sea.
- One half of a sphere.
- A sport in Turkey.
- A dress in Japan.
- The main city is Istanbul.
- Prevailing area conditions of an area.
- Imagiary lines going through the earth surface.
- the Capital is New Deli
- The biggest county in asia.
- The biggest county partly in europe.
20 Clues: A coloured sea. • A dress in Japan. • A sport in Turkey. • One half of a sphere. • the Capital is New Deli • The main city is Istanbul. • The biggest county in asia. • A country that has no water. • Held a war from 1960 to 1970. • One of te earth largest land masses. • The biggest county partly in europe. • The science of farming and life stock. • ...
Puzzling Earth 2022-02-21
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- where two plates slide past each other
- crust that makes up the continents on Earth
- the isotope that decays
- the third layer of the Earth.
- the third highest layer of atmosphere
- denser and thinner then continental crust
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust
- layer that lies beneath the lithosphere
- the result of a type of heat transfer that only happens in fluids
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- the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
- the stable isotopes
- the innermost layer of Earth
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
- pieces of Earth's crust and topmost mantle
- electron antineutrinos released in the decays of radioactive elements
- small natural object from space
- calculates an age in years for geologic materials
- vibrations in the earth that transmit energy
- thickest layer of earth
20 Clues: the stable isotopes • the isotope that decays • thickest layer of earth • the innermost layer of Earth • the third layer of the Earth. • small natural object from space • the third highest layer of atmosphere • where two plates slide past each other • layer that lies beneath the lithosphere • denser and thinner then continental crust • pieces of Earth's crust and topmost mantle • ...
IA3 Vocabulary Review 2023-02-14
Across
- When water leaves reservoirs and enters the atmosphere
- The average amount of kinetic energy in the particles of a substance
- When water flows from the atmosphere back to the Earth's surface
- Prevents the flow of electricity
- When water flows across the surface of the Earth
- Two or more of the same or different atoms chemically joined
- Determines the Brightness of a light/Volume of a sound
- Basic unit of matter, Single particle of an element
- When water leaves plants and enters the atmosphere
- Wavelength/Frequency determines this in a light wave
- A change where a new substance is created
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- A change where no new substance is created
- All living things on Earth
- All gases on Earth
- All water on Earth
- Purest form of matter, cannot be broken down
- When water flows into the surface of the Earth
- Allows the flow of electricity
- Two or more substances physically joined together
- A substance made up of entirely one substance
- Two or more different atoms chemically joined
- All rocks on Earth
22 Clues: All gases on Earth • All water on Earth • All rocks on Earth • All living things on Earth • Allows the flow of electricity • Prevents the flow of electricity • A change where a new substance is created • A change where no new substance is created • Purest form of matter, cannot be broken down • A substance made up of entirely one substance • ...
Movement around the sun. 2019-10-14
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- The imaginary line that goes through the middle of the earth from top to bottom.
- The inbetween season that occurs after summer.
- The movement of an object around another object.
- An object that orbits a planet.
- The direction that the earth is rotating.
- The fixed path in which the earth moves around the sun.
- The sun and all the objects that orbit the sun.
- The inbetween season that occurs after winter.
- The name of the dwarf planet that exists in the Kuiper belt.
- The season that the southern hemisphere experience when it is tilted less towards the sun.
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- The part of the earth that faces the sun.
- That which is between Mars and Jupiter.
- The imaginary line that goes around the earth which divides it into two halves.
- The earth's closest star.
- An object that orbits a star.
- The turning movement of an object around its own axis.
- The amount of planets in our solar system.
- The tilting of the earth causes this phenomenon to occur.
- The season that the southern hemisphere experience when it is tilted more towards the sun.
- The shape of an orbit.
20 Clues: The shape of an orbit. • The earth's closest star. • An object that orbits a star. • An object that orbits a planet. • That which is between Mars and Jupiter. • The part of the earth that faces the sun. • The direction that the earth is rotating. • The amount of planets in our solar system. • The inbetween season that occurs after summer. • ...
Planet Earth 2020-10-06
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- A natural or artificial body that orbits a planet
- An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator
- A huge ball of very hot gases in space
- the relationship between the distance shown on a map and the actual distance
- Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Greenwich Meridian
- A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface
- The imaginary line around which Earth rotates
- Imaginary line that runs around the earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
- Numbers used to give the exact location of a place on the Earth
- An imaginary line that connects the North Pole and the South Pole
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- Imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, from the North to the South pole at 0 degrees longitude
- Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Equator
- Sun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sun
- A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- A map that shows surface features of an area such as mountains, rivers, roads
- A large group of stars and planets held together by gravity
- The name of our galaxy, that contains the Earth and the Solar System
- Areas between two meridians sharing the same time
- The science of making maps
- One half of the Earth
21 Clues: One half of the Earth • The science of making maps • A huge ball of very hot gases in space • The imaginary line around which Earth rotates • A natural or artificial body that orbits a planet • Areas between two meridians sharing the same time • Sun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sun • An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator • ...
Earth Systems and Layers 2021-07-29
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- All the water at and near the surface of the earth.
- The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- forces Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.
- The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick
- the amount of mass in a given volume.
- A usually light colored, less dense, rock that is found in continental crust
- A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
- A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in polar ice caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers
- a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth. Source of Earth's interior heat
- Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
- crust the portion of Earth's crust that is usually below the oceans, thinner and higher in density, made of basalt
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- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
- the outer layer of the earth. thinnest layer
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, where convection currents take place
- A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
- forces any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
- The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
- a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth.
- a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid due to changes in density and gravity
21 Clues: the amount of mass in a given volume. • A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth • the outer layer of the earth. thinnest layer • the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. • All the water at and near the surface of the earth. • forces any natural process that builds up Earth's surface • A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. • ...
Earth Science Vocabulary (Grade 5 Ohio) 2023-03-20
Across
- the Earth spinning around its axis; this takes Earth 24 hours (1 day) to complete
- If the Earth is tilted towards the sun the temperature will be ______________.
- 365 _____________ is the amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun
- the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light
- The 4 planets that have long orbits and are made of mostly gas
- the elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
- the season with the least daylight hours
- If the Earth is tilted away from the sun the temperature will be ______________.
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- the way in which the Earth slants on its axis
- The 4 planets with the shortest orbits are known as the ______ planets
- an imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles
- a small, cold natural satellite that orbits planets in our solar system
- the Earth moving around the sun; this takes Earth 365 ¼ days (one year) to complete
- true or false-Earth's revolution around the sun is responsible for day and night.
- the season with the most daylight hours
- 24 _________ is the amount of time it takes Earth to make 1 rotation on its axis.
16 Clues: the season with the most daylight hours • the season with the least daylight hours • the way in which the Earth slants on its axis • The 4 planets that have long orbits and are made of mostly gas • an imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles • The 4 planets with the shortest orbits are known as the ______ planets • ...
Beyond the Earth 2022-10-18
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- at the end of the day we see the amazing ______
- the Earth _____ around the sun
- the ___ gives all life a source of energy
- ______ pulls us down to the ground
- to teach children about stars teachers make _______ online
- ___ is repersented by a lion
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- the ____ takes a month to complete a full cycle
- the Earth ____ and gives the illusion that the sun is moving
- we see the _____ at night
- ___ is the name of a constellation and the name of a god
- a _____ is a repeating cycle
11 Clues: we see the _____ at night • a _____ is a repeating cycle • ___ is repersented by a lion • the Earth _____ around the sun • ______ pulls us down to the ground • the ___ gives all life a source of energy • the ____ takes a month to complete a full cycle • at the end of the day we see the amazing ______ • ___ is the name of a constellation and the name of a god • ...
The Dynamic Earth 2023-10-18
Across
- forms when existing rock is exposed to large changes in temperature, pressure, or both.
- Fragments of weathered rocks.
- When eroded materials are droped or laid down.
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- The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.
- The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another.
- The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
- Process where rocks that were formed underground are brought to the earth's surface.
- Process where rocks materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes.
- are formed from sediments that are deposited, then compacted and compressed together.
- formed from cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground.
- a naturally occuring, inorganic solid
11 Clues: Fragments of weathered rocks. • a naturally occuring, inorganic solid • When eroded materials are droped or laid down. • The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces • formed from cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground. • Process where rocks that were formed underground are brought to the earth's surface. • ...
space vocabulary Alanna Langdon core 1 1/13/15 2016-01-13
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- the partial or total cover of one object in space by another.
- a system for organizing time
- top and bottom half of earth from the north and south pole to the equator
- the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
- dark flat areas on the moon [called seas]
- attracts all objects toward each other
- law where an object will stay in motion or at rest until an outside force acts on it
- the force of gravity acting on an object [can change depending on it's location
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- the degree that earth is tilted on it's axis
- law that every object in the universe attracts to each other
- an imaginary line that passes through the center of earth and the north and south poles, which the earth rotates
- the spinning of the earth on it's axis
- the path the earth follows around the sun
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- different shapes of the moon
- the yearly cycle of winter, summer, spring, and autumn caused by the tilt on earth from it's axis as it revolves around the sun
- the study of the moon, stars, and objects in space
- the movement of one object around another
- a push or pull exerted on an object
- the amount of matter in an object
20 Clues: a system for organizing time • different shapes of the moon • the amount of matter in an object • a push or pull exerted on an object • the spinning of the earth on it's axis • attracts all objects toward each other • the path the earth follows around the sun • dark flat areas on the moon [called seas] • the movement of one object around another • ...
All About Earth 2016-11-29
Across
- hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
- The four stages of Earth's revolution
- hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
- solstice The day that starts spring
- What Earth rotates on
- A system to organize time
- Earth _____ on its axis
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- Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
- The day that a season starts
- Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
- A day of equal day and night
- A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
- solstice The day that starts winter
- solstice The day that starts summer
- solstice The day that starts fall
15 Clues: What Earth rotates on • Earth _____ on its axis • A system to organize time • The day that a season starts • A day of equal day and night • solstice The day that starts fall • solstice The day that starts winter • solstice The day that starts spring • solstice The day that starts summer • The four stages of Earth's revolution • Earth makes a full ________ around the sun • ...
The Internal Structure of the Earth 2022-09-17
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- region of the upper mantle that is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments
- also called rock pedestal
- another term for canyons
- also known as table lands or flat-topped mountains
- huge, slow-moving bodies of ice
- a greek god : where the name of Aeolian Landforms derive from
- found at the deepest region of the planet
- opening at the top of a volcano
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- scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
- mounds or small hills made up of sand
- second most common element in the crust
- study of the current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular landform on a map
- natural physical features on the surface of the earth
- also known as biland or byland
- most common element in the crust
- the highly viscous layer of the mantle
- separates the crust from the mantle, another term for Mohorovicic discontinuity
- third most common element in the crust
- outermost layer of Earth
- another term for valleys
20 Clues: another term for canyons • outermost layer of Earth • another term for valleys • also called rock pedestal • also known as biland or byland • huge, slow-moving bodies of ice • opening at the top of a volcano • most common element in the crust • mounds or small hills made up of sand • the highly viscous layer of the mantle • third most common element in the crust • ...
Ch 1. and Ch 3. Crossword 2014-11-24
Across
- the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- effect the trapping of the sun's warmth
- the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- regions of matter that make up the earth
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
- plates the two-sub layers of the earth's crust that move
- deals with the relations of organisms
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- the lowest region of the atmosphere
- the layer of the earth's atmosphere
- practice of farming
- resource materials or substances such as minerals,forests,and water
- destruction
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- the emission of electromagnetic waves
- interior of the earth between the core
- a substance that is harmful that goes into the environment
- outermost layer of a planet
- the central region of the earth
19 Clues: destruction • practice of farming • outermost layer of a planet • the central region of the earth • the rigid outer part of the earth • the lowest region of the atmosphere • the layer of the earth's atmosphere • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • the emission of electromagnetic waves • deals with the relations of organisms • interior of the earth between the core • ...
Vocabulary Review 2024-06-26
Across
- the force that pulls things to Earth
- the breaking down of the Earth through weathering
- small stones and sand
- ____ features have been created by people - buildings, roads, playgrounds, statues
- can contribute to over fishing
- ____ features often existed before humans- trees, seas, lakes, rivers, mountains
- another name for pollutants
- all of the living things on Earth
- something observable in science
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- Chesapeake Bay is the largest one in America
- the air surrounding the Earth
- all of the land on Earth
- contributes to dirty air, water, and/or land
- a place where animals live
- continued exposure to wind, water, or ice leads to erosion over time
- water ____ occurs when there is more water than the land can absorb.
- all of the water on Earth
- when sediments are placed somewhere by wind or water
18 Clues: small stones and sand • all of the land on Earth • all of the water on Earth • a place where animals live • another name for pollutants • the air surrounding the Earth • can contribute to over fishing • something observable in science • all of the living things on Earth • the force that pulls things to Earth • Chesapeake Bay is the largest one in America • ...
Across the Universe 2025-05-07
Across
- Apparent motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic as Earth wobbles on its axis
- Amount of mass which doesn’t reflect or emit any light (2)
- Imaginary sphere with earth located at its center (2)
- Shape of Earth according to Greek during 500BC
- Planet visible to the eye
- Observed the shadows that the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse to predict Earth’s shape
- Gave the most accurate size of spherical Earth
- Season that falls on Mar 21 – Jun 21
- Eclipse when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth
- A unit of length equal to the distance that light would travel in a vacuum in one year
- Apparent daily revolution of the celestial sphere around celestial poles (2)
- Explained clearly than Aristarchus that Sun is center of universe
- Study the universe overall & ask questions about the origin of everything
- Earth-centered universe model
- Shape of Earth according to Pythagoras & his pupils
- Study of the physics of celestial bodies
- Terrestrial motion that is innate characteristics of humans and animals
- Causes the annual motion and changes to length of daytime & night time, & different seasons
- Antenna pointed into space that allowed scientist to discover background radiation
- Cycle in the sky which is based on seasons
- The disappearance of these was one of the argument of Aristotle for a spherical Earth
- Stars that keep changing position, aka planets
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- Law that expresses the velocity at which a galaxy is speeding away from Earth
- Size of the Earth to be approximately 25000 stadia
- Because of these difference in which planet orbits the Sun, it creates the apparent retrograde motion
- Due to this presence, gravity is actually causing space to expand and accelerate (2)
- Equal to 3.26 light years
- Added in the model of Aristotle, aka Cronos
- Proposed that the universe is made of 27 concentric spheres
- One of the elements in the terrestrial realm
- imaginary line that the earth spins around (2)
- The effect which occurs with light emitted by an object away from the Earth.
- Days where the sun is the furthest away from the celestial equator
- Not convinced by concentric spheres instead proposed sun-centered universe
- Theorized that the universe began in a state of highly compressed hot ___
- The line that the sun traces in its movement across the sky
- Anticlockwise motion or normal motion of planets
- Sun-centered universe model
- Motion in the universe that is perfect & circular according to the ancient Greeks
- Motivated his students to explain their observation on the movement of planets
- The only celestial object that significantly changes appearance
- Point that doesn’t move at all; experiences no lateral motion as the earth rotates (2)
- Proposed by Eudoxos and Aristotle to be the center of the universe
- Hemisphere that experiences longer days during winter since the axis of rotation is titled away
- Shapes of stars that can be traced by connecting the dots
- Theory developed by Russian-American physicists George Gamov (2)
- Any of the planets whose orbit is further away from the Sun than the Earth’s
- Proposed Earth-centered model of universe using concept of deferent instead of concentric spheres.
- Means to move backward
- When the sun crosses the celestial equator on Mar 21 or Sept 22
50 Clues: Means to move backward • Equal to 3.26 light years • Planet visible to the eye • Sun-centered universe model • Earth-centered universe model • Season that falls on Mar 21 – Jun 21 • Study of the physics of celestial bodies • Cycle in the sky which is based on seasons • Added in the model of Aristotle, aka Cronos • One of the elements in the terrestrial realm • ...
Eras of the earth 2015-03-13
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- era who's name means old life
- last period of mesozoic era
- a time when glaciers cover the earth
- dinosaur with 3 horns on its head
- period that had an explosion of life
- tyrant king dinosaur
- large reptiles during mesozoic era
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- movie -------- park
- first period of the mesozoic era
- flying reptile dinosaurs
- scientific name for humans
- feathered reptile, link between reptiles and birds
- the arthropod to first develop eyes
- the present era, name means new life
- the cenozoic era is sometimes called the age of ________
- large elephant like mammal with a hairy coat
16 Clues: movie -------- park • tyrant king dinosaur • flying reptile dinosaurs • scientific name for humans • last period of mesozoic era • era who's name means old life • first period of the mesozoic era • dinosaur with 3 horns on its head • large reptiles during mesozoic era • the arthropod to first develop eyes • a time when glaciers cover the earth • ...
The Earth Week 30 2022-02-16
Across
- four distinct times of the year defined by temperature
- the movement of the Earth on its axis
- The North Star
- the longest and shortest days of the year
- the 23.5 degree angle of the Earth
- one of two imaginary sections of the Earth
- 366 days
- 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days
- the imaginary pole through the center of the Earth running north and south
- the movement of planets around the Sun
- the day during the year when there is the same amount of day and night
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- stars that seem to revolve around the North Star
- divides the northern and southern hemispheres
- pictures made by connecting stars
- a internation laboratory that is circling the Earth in space
- the constellations Leo, Sagittarius, Libra, Gemini are all a part of this
16 Clues: 366 days • The North Star • 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days • pictures made by connecting stars • the 23.5 degree angle of the Earth • the movement of the Earth on its axis • the movement of planets around the Sun • the longest and shortest days of the year • one of two imaginary sections of the Earth • divides the northern and southern hemispheres • ...
The Earth 6 Problem 2024-10-27
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- Who, What, When, _____, Why
- To locate something
- Moving pictures
- To do something with caution
- The word for 'Tú' in English
- "__ The Road Again" by Willie Nelson
- A name I call myself
- The Cat in the Hat has two of these
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- Earth 6's favorite Coldplay song
- To deliberate (past tense)
- "__ Are Family" by Sister Sledge
- The opposite of pleasant
- Where fresh water emerges from the ground (plural)
- Equal
- Dire need
- In addition to
16 Clues: Equal • Dire need • In addition to • Moving pictures • To locate something • A name I call myself • The opposite of pleasant • To deliberate (past tense) • Who, What, When, _____, Why • To do something with caution • The word for 'Tú' in English • Earth 6's favorite Coldplay song • "__ Are Family" by Sister Sledge • The Cat in the Hat has two of these • "__ The Road Again" by Willie Nelson • ...
Star Puzzle 2025-05-16
Across
- the milky way is a ___
- opposite of a white hole
- ethiopian princess in greek mythology
- the earth ___ the sun
- the third planet from the sun
- cloud of dust and gas in space
- the north star
- an object that orbits a celestial body
- you need 2 of these molecules to make water
- shiny objects in the sky
- how we measure in space
- icy objects beyond the orbit of neptune
- the ISS takes this much time to orbit earth once
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- earth is in the galaxy ___
- the earth is the 3rd ___ to the sun
- closest star system
- ISS
- newtons first law is the law of ___
- ___ space telescope
- keeps us from floating
- a group of stars that look like a picture
- the most distant man made object in space
- amount of matter in an object
23 Clues: ISS • the north star • closest star system • ___ space telescope • the earth ___ the sun • the milky way is a ___ • keeps us from floating • how we measure in space • opposite of a white hole • shiny objects in the sky • earth is in the galaxy ___ • the third planet from the sun • amount of matter in an object • cloud of dust and gas in space • the earth is the 3rd ___ to the sun • ...
All About Earth 2016-11-29
Across
- A day of equal day and night
- hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
- solstice The day that starts spring
- What Earth rotates on
- Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
- solstice The day that starts winter
- A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
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- Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
- The four stages of Earth's revolution
- hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
- The day that a season starts
- A system to organize time
- solstice The day that starts fall
- Earth _____ on its axis
- solstice The day that starts summer
15 Clues: What Earth rotates on • Earth _____ on its axis • A system to organize time • A day of equal day and night • The day that a season starts • solstice The day that starts fall • solstice The day that starts spring • solstice The day that starts winter • solstice The day that starts summer • The four stages of Earth's revolution • Earth makes a full ________ around the sun • ...
All About Earth 2016-11-29
Across
- solstice The day that starts fall
- solstice The day that starts winter
- Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
- Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
- A system to organize time
- hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
- solstice The day that starts summer
- A day of equal day and night
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- The day that a season starts
- What Earth rotates on
- Earth _____ on its axis
- hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
- The four stages of Earth's revolution
- solstice The day that starts spring
- A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
15 Clues: What Earth rotates on • Earth _____ on its axis • A system to organize time • The day that a season starts • A day of equal day and night • solstice The day that starts fall • solstice The day that starts winter • solstice The day that starts spring • solstice The day that starts summer • The four stages of Earth's revolution • Earth makes a full ________ around the sun • ...
Moon Phases 2024-09-19
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- carry out research or study into (a subject, typically one in a scientific or academic field) so as to discover facts or information.
- make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up.
- appearing smaller
- when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up
- the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun. It covers most of the Sun leaving its outer edge visible as a bright ring around the darkened Moon.
- a moon that appears more than half full but not fully illuminated when viewed from Earth
- move or cause to move into a sloping position.
- the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth
- the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
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- happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
- occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking some or all of the Sun's light from reaching Earth. T
- a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water
- considered in relation or in proportion to something else.
- a part of a whole.
- the Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section appearsGibbous moon
- happens when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, blocking sunlight that would otherwise reflect off the Moon's surface.
- a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
- the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated.
- appearing larger
20 Clues: appearing larger • appearing smaller • a part of a whole. • move or cause to move into a sloping position. • considered in relation or in proportion to something else. • the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated. • make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up. • ...
The Planets 2014-10-17
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- the name given to the eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth
- The galaxy our solar system is part of
- I am the fastest moving planet
- I am considered to be a dwarf planet
- The planet furthest from the sun
- I am the only planet that has only 1 moon
- the category of planets that include the four closest planets to the sun
- the name given to the eclipse that occurs when the moon passes into the earth's shadow
- I stop people and things on earth from floating away
- The planet with the most visible rings
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- I control the tides on Earth
- the curbed path a planet takes around the sun is called its....
- I am the gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth
- The largest planet in our solar system
- the name given to a group of stars that make patterns in the sky
- all of the planets in our solar system orbit me
- Sometimes called the 'Red Planet'
- a meteoroid enters into the earths atmosphere
- the planet that is second from the sun
- the Earth has a tilt of approx 23* on its.....
20 Clues: I control the tides on Earth • I am the fastest moving planet • The planet furthest from the sun • Sometimes called the 'Red Planet' • I am considered to be a dwarf planet • The galaxy our solar system is part of • The largest planet in our solar system • the planet that is second from the sun • The planet with the most visible rings • ...
All About Earth 2016-11-29
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- solstice The day that starts fall
- The four stages of Earth's revolution
- What Earth rotates on
- solstice The day that starts summer
- hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
- A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
- The day that a season starts
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- A system to organize time
- solstice The day that starts winter
- Earth _____ on its axis
- hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
- Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
- Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
- A day of equal day and night
- solstice The day that starts spring
15 Clues: What Earth rotates on • Earth _____ on its axis • A system to organize time • A day of equal day and night • The day that a season starts • solstice The day that starts fall • solstice The day that starts winter • solstice The day that starts summer • solstice The day that starts spring • The four stages of Earth's revolution • Earth makes a full ________ around the sun • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-02-13
Across
- 1st landmasses
- Convergent boundaries cause
- Divergent boundaries cause
- When the plate splits
- Most Dense Layer of Earth
- Age of Continental
- Less dense layer
- Transform boundaries cause
- More dense layer
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- What is within the mantle?
- When the plates rub together
- Age of Oceanic
- causes collisions, to pull apart and/or scrape against
- Number of Layers of the earth
- When Plates Come together
- Refers to deformation of crust
- Events caused by plates
- Least Dense Layer of Earth
- Types of plates
- where we live
20 Clues: where we live • 1st landmasses • Age of Oceanic • Types of plates • Less dense layer • More dense layer • Age of Continental • When the plate splits • Events caused by plates • When Plates Come together • Most Dense Layer of Earth • What is within the mantle? • Divergent boundaries cause • Least Dense Layer of Earth • Transform boundaries cause • Convergent boundaries cause • ...
Key Words - Solar System 2020-06-11
Across
- On or relating to the Earth.
- the star round which the earth orbits.
- A continuous area or expanse which is free.
- There are many of these in the milky way.
- It pulls us down to Earth.
- A body of matter that enters the earth atmosphere.
- The natural satellite of the Earth.
- They are basically dusty snowballs that orbit the sun.
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- A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
- An artificial body placed in orbit around the Earth.
- The place where many people live on.
- The earth is on its ____.
- Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark.
- Decive used to see things from far away.
- Part of a 24 hour period when it is light.
15 Clues: The earth is on its ____. • It pulls us down to Earth. • On or relating to the Earth. • The natural satellite of the Earth. • A small rocky body orbiting the sun. • The place where many people live on. • the star round which the earth orbits. • Decive used to see things from far away. • Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark. • There are many of these in the milky way. • ...
hehe 2023-04-21
Across
- shuttle that is the farthest out into space
- man-made satellite that humans occupy
- measured in kilograms
- first element on the periodic table
- third planet in the solar system
- space cloud
- space x program
- newtons first law
- has lots of mass packed into a tiny space, and sucks up anything that enters its event horizon
- on earth it's 9.8m/s
- distance that takes one year for light to traverse
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- how long does it take for the ISS to orbit earth?
- collection of stars that seem to make a shape in the sky
- outer belt of asteroids
- nearest galaxy to the milky way
- is one of the man-made satellites of Earth and is a telescope
- some kind of object that orbits another object in space
- the galaxy in which Earth resides
- nearest star to the solar system other than the sun
- what the moon does to the earth
- large collection of mass in a concentrated space
- large space sphere object that isn't a star or black hole
- the sun
23 Clues: the sun • space cloud • space x program • newtons first law • on earth it's 9.8m/s • measured in kilograms • outer belt of asteroids • nearest galaxy to the milky way • what the moon does to the earth • third planet in the solar system • the galaxy in which Earth resides • first element on the periodic table • man-made satellite that humans occupy • ...
Earthquakes 2024-10-11
14 Clues: ruined • tidal wave • not smooth • our planet • structures • second shock • side of a plate • big peace of land • big body of water • centre of the earth • shaking of the earth • outer layer of the earth • the 2nd layer of the earth • mild movement of the earth
6th grade 2nd vocab 2025-10-01
Across
- on time; not late
- honesty and moral soundness
- the scientific study of the origin and structure of the earth
- ability to control oneself
- honesty and fairness in one’s beliefs and actions.
- a standard of right and wrong
- Course: a path or direction __
- Geology: the scientific study of the origin and __ of the earth
- Geography: the scientific study of the __ of the earth–its natural features
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- Prefix geo- ___ to the earth
- Waste: useless __
- Considerate: __ of others; kind
- Lie: to __
- Respectful: __ and polite
- vulgar
- Lay: to __ something
- Self-discipline: the ability to __ oneself, often for improvement
17 Clues: vulgar • Lie: to __ • Waste: useless __ • on time; not late • Lay: to __ something • Respectful: __ and polite • ability to control oneself • honesty and moral soundness • Prefix geo- ___ to the earth • a standard of right and wrong • Course: a path or direction __ • Considerate: __ of others; kind • honesty and fairness in one’s beliefs and actions. • ...
Space 2026-01-19
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- The red planet, fourth from the Sun.
- The angle of the Earth’s axis that causes seasons.
- The closest planet to the Sun.
- The time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis.
- The hottest planet in the Solar System.
- Our home planet, the third from the Sun.
- The largest planet in the Solar System.
- The Sun and all the objects that orbit it.
- The value that shows how strong gravity is at a location.
- The force of gravity acting on an object’s mass.
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- The amount of matter in an object, not affected by gravity.
- The planet famous for its rings.
- The natural satellite that orbits the Earth.
- The time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun once.
- The shape of the Earth.
- The yearly cycle of weather changes caused by the tilt of the Earth.
- The curved path of a planet or moon around a star or planet.
- A luminous sphere of gas, like the Sun.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other.
- A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity.
- All of space and everything in it, including galaxies.
21 Clues: The shape of the Earth. • The closest planet to the Sun. • The planet famous for its rings. • The red planet, fourth from the Sun. • The hottest planet in the Solar System. • The largest planet in the Solar System. • A luminous sphere of gas, like the Sun. • Our home planet, the third from the Sun. • The Sun and all the objects that orbit it. • ...
Earth and Space Crossword: ES2 2023-11-19
Across
- A historical model of our solar system that puts the Earth at the centre of the universe.
- A change in the moons appearance from Earth
- Earth’s atmosphere is made up mainly of nitrogen and _______.
- What is it called when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on Earth.
- The 4th planet from the sun
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- Earth's 24 hour rotation on its axis.
- The heliocentric model of the solar system was created by? (Last name only)
- Earth is divided into these halves.
- It takes the moon approx one-month to complete an orbit of Earth, this is called the _____ cycle.
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- 365 day orbit.
- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
- The first person to view and study space through a telescope.
- If the moon is 'waning', is it getting bigger or smaller?
- Earth's rotation around the sun on its titled axis causes different weather at different times of the year called _______.
- The planet which is closest to the sun
- A star. Produces all heat and light for our solar system.
- Pluto is the 9th planet of our solar system.
- Earth rotates on its ____
- Planets further away from the sun consist mostly of gases and liquids are called _____ planets.
20 Clues: 365 day orbit. • Earth rotates on its ____ • The 4th planet from the sun • Earth is divided into these halves. • Earth's 24 hour rotation on its axis. • The planet which is closest to the sun • The largest planet in our solar system. • A change in the moons appearance from Earth • Pluto is the 9th planet of our solar system. • ...
