the earth Crossword Puzzles

Science 2013-06-28

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. space is a.........
  2. has feathers
  3. used to be part of the earth
  4. summer in the north winter in the south which month am I talking about
  5. how long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun
  6. dwarf planet
  7. means adapted from parents e.g haircolour
  8. because of where you live e.g natural tan
  9. spread out particles but some attached
  10. large star
  11. animal with a backbone
  12. Always wear ....... in the lab
  13. more than one cell
  14. the earth......the sun
  15. the closest planet to the sun
  16. the moon orbits the........
Down
  1. ..........keeps us from floating away
  2. Gives birth to live young
  3. connects a circuit
  4. last planet in solar system
  5. lives in and out of water
  6. particles packed together
  7. how long does it take for the earth to spin on its axis
  8. anamal without a backbone
  9. known as the red planet
  10. when the earth and the sun go in exact allignment
  11. Dry skin
  12. Spread out particle
  13. Don't ... in the lab

29 Clues: Dry skin • large star • has feathers • dwarf planet • connects a circuit • more than one cell • space is a......... • Spread out particle • Don't ... in the lab • animal with a backbone • the earth......the sun • known as the red planet • Gives birth to live young • lives in and out of water • particles packed together • anamal without a backbone • last planet in solar system • ...

World Geography- maps, continents and oceans 2025-08-27

World Geography- maps, continents and oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which continent has only 4 letters
  2. tool used to find and show directions
  3. which continent is in all four hemispheres
  4. which direction is between south and east
  5. how many continents are on the Earth
  6. imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth connecting north and south pole
  7. one-half of the Earth
  8. which continent is located in both the western and northern hemispheres
  9. which ocean lies to the north of Antarctica
  10. when Earth's continents were combined to one
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  1. which ocean lies to the east of North America
  2. which symbol is located on the United States on assingnment 4 slide 5
  3. imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth
  4. which ocean lies to the north of Europe
  5. changes in the lands features caused by the Earth
  6. which continent is located both in the eastern and southern hemispheres
  7. the seven main land masses on Earth
  8. which continent is located to the west of Asia
  9. the county we live in
  10. which ocean is between Australia and Africa

20 Clues: one-half of the Earth • the county we live in • which continent has only 4 letters • the seven main land masses on Earth • how many continents are on the Earth • tool used to find and show directions • which ocean lies to the north of Europe • which direction is between south and east • which continent is in all four hemispheres • which ocean is between Australia and Africa • ...

Private passenger flight 2024-08-06

Private passenger flight crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To become gas
  2. To approach the ground with a vehicle
  3. A flight into space
  4. The existence of living beings on Earth
  5. The outer layer of Earth
  6. The center of Earth
  7. To rotate around an object
  8. The measured amount of heat in a place or in the body
  9. A staff onboard a vehicle
  10. To make something more modern
Down
  1. usual, not special
  2. A person aboard a vehicle
  3. A nickname for Earth due to its appearance from space
  4. An adjective describing a system where the sun is the main star
  5. The amount of space between two places
  6. To become ice
  7. The Earth's axis is this (not straight)
  8. A spaceship in other words
  9. A natural satellite that orbits Earth

19 Clues: To become gas • To become ice • usual, not special • A flight into space • The center of Earth • The outer layer of Earth • A person aboard a vehicle • A staff onboard a vehicle • A spaceship in other words • To rotate around an object • To make something more modern • To approach the ground with a vehicle • A natural satellite that orbits Earth • The amount of space between two places • ...

Astronomy 2020 2020-11-19

Astronomy 2020 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moon phases we see when 3/4th of the moon is showing.
  2. The scientist that came up with gravity and inertia.
  3. The planet that is red.
  4. The earth ____ around the sun once each year.
  5. The earth has day and night because it ____ on its axis.
  6. What eclipse occurs when the Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth? (HINT: you saw this one)
  7. The scientist that took careful observations for over 20 years.
  8. The changing angles of the Sun, Moon, and Earth cause the moon to change?
  9. A Greek scientist that believed in geocentric theories.
  10. The innermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, we see it as light.
  11. The planet with the large rings.
  12. The theory that everything revolves around the earth.
  13. The largest planet.
  14. The planet with the greatest temperature change, this is also the closest planet to the Sun.
  15. The planet with 70% water.
  16. The planet that has a thick layer of poisonous atmosphere making it appear always cloudy.
  17. the scientist that was good at math and show that the orbits of the planets were ellipses.
  18. The tide with the greatest difference between low and high, occurs during a full and new moon.
  19. The line that runs thru the earth at a 23.5-degree angle.
  20. The scientist that came up with the idea of heliocentric.
  21. When the Earth is neither tilted towards or away from the sun we in Nebraska have what season(HINT: we are in this
  22. The planet we found using math.
  23. When the earth has rotated 1 time on its axis how much time has passed?
  24. The nuclear reaction that creates energy on the sun by combining two hydrogen atoms into one helium atom.
  25. The Earth has seasons because it is ____ on its axis.
  26. The scientist that proved heliocentric,
Down
  1. The name for the outer planets
  2. The theory that everything revolves around the sun.
  3. The gases that shoot out of the sun.
  4. How many months does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun once?
  5. The middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, we see it as color.
  6. The tide with the least difference between low and high occurs during a quarter moon phase.
  7. The halo around the sun, the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere.
  8. The cooler dark spots on the Sun.
  9. The two forces that keep the planets orbiting around the sun.
  10. The moon phase we see when 1/4th of the moon is showing.
  11. What eclipse occurs when the Earth is in between the Sun and the Moon?
  12. Loops of gas that connect sunspots on the surface of the sun.
  13. The planet that rotates on its side.
  14. The moon phase we see when half of the moon is showing.
  15. The main characteristic of all the inner planets.
  16. now?
  17. The pull of the moon's ____ is what causes the tides on earth.
  18. When the Earth is tilted towards the sun Nebraska has what season?
  19. The center of the sun.

45 Clues: now? • The largest planet. • The center of the sun. • The planet that is red. • The planet with 70% water. • The name for the outer planets • The planet we found using math. • The planet with the large rings. • The cooler dark spots on the Sun. • The gases that shoot out of the sun. • The planet that rotates on its side. • The scientist that proved heliocentric, • ...

Earth Science Review I 2023-11-09

Earth Science Review I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. softest mineral on Mohs Hardness Scale
  2. what diamond is on the Mohs Hardness Scale
  3. motion when plates move away from each other
  4. tallest mountain on Earth is this
  5. movement of molten rock in the mantle
  6. the rock __________
  7. the amount of space something takes up
  8. rocks are made of these
  9. how much stuff is in something
  10. this and pressure forms metamorphic rocks
  11. Alfred Wegener's theory of continental___________
Down
  1. size of crystals in igneous rocks
  2. hottest part of Earth
  3. plate motion that causes earthquakes
  4. left by a mineral on a streak plate
  5. Wegener found these on different continents
  6. pressure does this moving toward inside of Earth
  7. layers of a metamorphic rock
  8. rock that forms from cooled magma
  9. magma on outside of Earth
  10. motion when plates move toward each other
  11. Earth is broken into these
  12. outer most layer of Earth
  13. layer of Earth where convection currents are
  14. how light reflects off a mineral

25 Clues: the rock __________ • hottest part of Earth • rocks are made of these • magma on outside of Earth • outer most layer of Earth • Earth is broken into these • layers of a metamorphic rock • how much stuff is in something • how light reflects off a mineral • size of crystals in igneous rocks • tallest mountain on Earth is this • rock that forms from cooled magma • ...

Space Crossword 2024-04-09

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the nearest star to our solar system
  2. has a massive storm the size of Earth on it
  3. the neartest star to Earth
  4. the time for Earth to go around the sun
  5. the planet that has ring
  6. the 8th and blue planet
  7. the 7th planet
  8. the 1st planet
  9. what a light year measures
  10. the space telescope
Down
  1. earth's twin planet
  2. the red planet
  3. the time for Earth to spin on its axis
  4. 365 days
  5. all the planets could fit inside this planet
  6. the units to measure the distance from the Sun to Earth
  7. planet discovered in 1930
  8. 24 hours

18 Clues: 365 days • 24 hours • the red planet • the 7th planet • the 1st planet • earth's twin planet • the space telescope • the 8th and blue planet • the planet that has ring • planet discovered in 1930 • the neartest star to Earth • what a light year measures • the nearest star to our solar system • the time for Earth to spin on its axis • the time for Earth to go around the sun • ...

The Solar System 2015-10-22

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it keeps you grounded
  2. size of the Sun
  3. Pluto is this
  4. made mostly of gas
  5. life exists here
  6. our galaxy
  7. it takes Earth 365 days
  8. Our Moon's surface
  9. made of rocks and metals
  10. the path around the sun
  11. fourth planet from the sun
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  1. solid rocky surface
  2. Earth's orbit
  3. second planet from the sun
  4. Earth has one, Jupiter has the most
  5. people who study space
  6. it takes Earth 24 hours
  7. Moon's gravitational pull causes these
  8. first planet from the sun
  9. made of dirt and ice
  10. our solar system's star

21 Clues: our galaxy • Earth's orbit • Pluto is this • size of the Sun • life exists here • made mostly of gas • Our Moon's surface • solid rocky surface • made of dirt and ice • it keeps you grounded • people who study space • it takes Earth 365 days • it takes Earth 24 hours • our solar system's star • the path around the sun • made of rocks and metals • first planet from the sun • ...

Eclipses and Tides 2018-11-26

Eclipses and Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Sun appears to have a dark shadow on a small fraction of the Moon’s surface.
  2. When the Moon in front of the Sun looks like a dark disk on top of a larger sun-coloured disk.
  3. The planet in which humans live.
  4. The lowest water level of a tidal cycle.
  5. When the Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
  6. Occurs occurs when the moon moves in between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
  7. When the tidal force causes Earth’s oceans to bulge out on the side closest to and farthest from the moon.
  8. When the Earth moves in between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the sunlight that is reflected on the Moon.
  9. When an area experiences two high and two low tides per lunar day.
Down
  1. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line.
  2. It is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked.
  3. Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow.
  4. When only the outer shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon’s surface.
  5. The star in which the Earth orbits.
  6. When an area experiences two high and two low tides of different size every lunar day.
  7. A regular pattern of one high tide and one low tide each lunar day.
  8. A celestial body that orbits the Earth.
  9. The partially shaded outer region of a shadow.

18 Clues: The planet in which humans live. • The star in which the Earth orbits. • A celestial body that orbits the Earth. • The lowest water level of a tidal cycle. • The partially shaded outer region of a shadow. • When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line. • Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow. • ...

Eclipses and Tides 2026-01-13

Eclipses and Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Sun appears to have a dark shadow on a small fraction of the Moon’s surface.
  2. When the Moon in front of the Sun looks like a dark disk on top of a larger sun-coloured disk.
  3. The planet in which humans live.
  4. The lowest water level of a tidal cycle.
  5. When the Earth completely blocks direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
  6. Occurs occurs when the moon moves in between the Sun and the Earth, blocking the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
  7. When the tidal force causes Earth’s oceans to bulge out on the side closest to and farthest from the moon.
  8. When the Earth moves in between the Sun and the Moon and blocks the sunlight that is reflected on the Moon.
  9. When an area experiences two high and two low tides per lunar day.
Down
  1. When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line.
  2. It is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked.
  3. Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow.
  4. When only the outer shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon’s surface.
  5. The star in which the Earth orbits.
  6. When an area experiences two high and two low tides of different size every lunar day.
  7. A regular pattern of one high tide and one low tide each lunar day.
  8. A celestial body that orbits the Earth.
  9. The partially shaded outer region of a shadow.

18 Clues: The planet in which humans live. • The star in which the Earth orbits. • A celestial body that orbits the Earth. • The lowest water level of a tidal cycle. • The partially shaded outer region of a shadow. • When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a direct line. • Occurs when only a part of the Moon enters Earth's shadow. • ...

Earth Formation 2024-01-03

Earth Formation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth land masses
  2. A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  3. largest layer of the earth. This layer contains hot rock, below the crust.
  4. Earth's outermost layer.
  5. A group of parts that work together as a whole (Such as the Earth)
  6. Earth's outermost layer.
  7. Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  10. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  11. Core layer of a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth. It is solid due to immense pressure
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  3. core layer of molten metal, movement of the liquid causes Earth's Magnetic Field
  4. the ability to do work
  5. A usually light colored igneous rock that is coarse grained and found in continental crust
  6. Forces that Build up Earth (Volcanoes & Earthquakes)
  7. dark, fine grained, makes up oceanic crust
  8. Forces that Wear away land (Weathering & Erosion)
  9. All the water on earth
  10. Occurs in mantle and outer core, heat transfer by movement of a liquid
  11. Force which pulled dust, ice, and gasses together to form Earth

22 Clues: Earth land masses • the ability to do work • All the water on earth • Earth's outermost layer. • Earth's outermost layer. • A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • dark, fine grained, makes up oceanic crust • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • Forces that Wear away land (Weathering & Erosion) • Forces that Build up Earth (Volcanoes & Earthquakes) • ...

EARTH'S MOTION 2023-04-26

EARTH'S MOTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Imaginary line in the center of Earth on which it rotates (2 words)
  2. A force that makes an object follow a curved path
  3. The Earth stays in orbit around the sun because of the sun's
  4. Smallest changes in seasonal temperatures are near the _______.
  5. Earth has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
  6. a path an object follows as it moves around another object
  7. Time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.(2 words)
  8. The direction in which the sun rises
  9. and the Earth's forward _______.
  10. The longest day of the year in one hemisphere
Down
  1. The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole
  2. If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______.
  3. the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once. (2
  4. How many equinoxes are there each year?
  5. If it is summer in the N Hemisphere, what season in S Hemisphere?
  6. motion of one object around another object
  7. spinning motion
  8. The day that the sun shines equally on both hemispheres and the

18 Clues: spinning motion • and the Earth's forward _______. • The direction in which the sun rises • How many equinoxes are there each year? • motion of one object around another object • The longest day of the year in one hemisphere • A force that makes an object follow a curved path • The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole • ...

Earth In Space 2018-08-27

Earth In Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  2. the force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
  3. eclipse the shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
  4. the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
  5. The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
Down
  1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
  2. the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  3. the path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
  4. moon the shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  5. The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
  6. moon thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  7. eclipse the darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
  8. moon the phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
  9. The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  10. moon the shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).

15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • moon the shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...

Seasons, moon phases and eclipses 2026-03-11

Seasons, moon phases and eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the moon appears to be 100% illuminated
  2. the closest star to Earth
  3. Unit of measurement for how far North or South an area us
  4. Another name for the moon
  5. When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon, turning it red
  6. Another term for Fall
  7. When the moon appears to grow larger each night
  8. The imaginary line that runs laterally across our Earth, dividing it into 2 different hemispheres
  9. When the moon is less than 50% illuminated from our perspective on Earth
  10. An object remains unchanged unless pushed or pulled upon by an outside force
  11. the next one of these that occurs in Hawaii will not be for another 80 years
  12. When the amount of night and day are equal
Down
  1. Marks the start of summer or winter, either the longest or shortest day of the year
  2. Unit of measurement for the height of an area or geological feature
  3. When the moon is 1/4 of the way through its orbit around Earth
  4. Tides with the largest tidal range
  5. This season begins in March
  6. The coolest season of the year
  7. the hottest season of they year
  8. Tides with the smallest tidal range
  9. The force that keeps things "grounded" on Earth
  10. The best football team in the NFL
  11. When the moon appears to grow small each night
  12. The object that orbits Earth, roughly 250,000 miles away
  13. When the moon is more than 50% illuminated from our perspective on Earth
  14. The month Mr. K and Mr. Cheek were both born

26 Clues: Another term for Fall • the closest star to Earth • Another name for the moon • This season begins in March • The coolest season of the year • the hottest season of they year • The best football team in the NFL • Tides with the largest tidal range • Tides with the smallest tidal range • When the amount of night and day are equal • When the moon appears to be 100% illuminated • ...

Creation Myths Crossword 2022-03-09

Creation Myths Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What started off as a vast hole/abyss.
  2. The little brothers animal.
  3. The earth mothers name.
  4. The second spirit mother earth gave birth to.
  5. The animal that councils the sky woman as a symbol of good fortune.
  6. The first people.
  7. He defended the earth mother from the sea ___ known as Genay-Big.
  8. The Haida believe in a world that lives ___ them.
  9. Weesahayjac could ___ into various forms.
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  1. Someone that the sky people respect.
  2. What Uranus was.
  3. The good Titan.
  4. It was setup in 5 rows.
  5. What each animal died from.
  6. The first two parents.
  7. How many groups of humans that raven child summoned.
  8. What the Haida story is about.
  9. What the two-headed totem pole was made of.
  10. What the other animals put in the sky.
  11. 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. • ...

Perfect 10 Vocabulary 2022-03-31

Perfect 10 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all of the rocks that makes up the earth
  2. all of the water that makes up the earth
  3. natural fuel such as coal or gas
  4. all of the living things on the earth
  5. continuous path that water follows
  6. when water falls back to the earth
  7. repeating pattern within a solid
  8. rock rock that is compacted and cemented
  9. process of water changing from to gas
  10. all of the gases that surround the earth
  11. the laying down of sediments
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  1. series of geological processes of rock
  2. naturally occurring organic substance
  3. when magma cools
  4. solid material that settles in water
  5. process of being worn away transported
  6. green plants use sunlight to make food
  7. when water runs downhill due to gravity
  8. when lava cools
  9. process of being worn by the atmosphere

20 Clues: when lava cools • when magma cools • the laying down of sediments • natural fuel such as coal or gas • repeating pattern within a solid • continuous path that water follows • when water falls back to the earth • solid material that settles in water • naturally occurring organic substance • all of the living things on the earth • process of water changing from to gas • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isotopes decaying creating heat
  2. space rock that lands on earth
  3. largest layer under crust
  4. ground above water
  5. where plates smash into each other
  6. New isotope formed from decay
  7. neutrino emitted from decay
  8. currents that transfer heat in the earth
Down
  1. Vibration caused by movement in the earth
  2. main part of mantle
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. solid crust and upper mantle
  5. tectonic plates sliding beside each other
  6. isotope that decays
  7. ground under water
  8. dating technique used to date rocks
  9. theory of tectonic plates
  10. solid center of earth
  11. Liquid part of Earth´s center
  12. third layer of the atmosphere

20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isotopes decaying creating heat
  2. space rock that lands on earth
  3. largest layer under crust
  4. ground above water
  5. where plates smash into each other
  6. New isotope formed from decay
  7. neutrino emitted from decay
  8. currents that transfer heat in the earth
Down
  1. Vibration caused by movement in the earth
  2. main part of mantle
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. solid crust and upper mantle
  5. tectonic plates sliding beside each other
  6. isotope that decays
  7. ground under water
  8. dating technique used to date rocks
  9. theory of tectonic plates
  10. solid center of earth
  11. Liquid part of Earth´s center
  12. 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 • ...

7H Solar System 2022-05-18

7H Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rocky object which orbits the earth
  2. The closest planet to the Sun
  3. The Earth is tiled on its ____
  4. The closest galaxy to The Milky Way
  5. An object which orbits something else
  6. The period in 24h when the sun is on the same side of the earth as you
  7. A word which describes the shape of the northern or southern region of the Earth
  8. The largest star in our solar system
  9. Objects look smaller as their _________ increases
  10. This increases or decreases depending on closeness to the sun
  11. A word to describe objects such as stars, which give off their own light
  12. Caused by the northern and southern hemispheres pointing towards or away from the sun
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  1. A collection of stars
  2. The force which pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth
  3. Used to be classed as a planet, but is now classed as a dwarf planet
  4. The period in 24h when the sun is on the opposite side of the earth to you
  5. the length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun fully
  6. This decreases on planets with weaker gravity and increases on planets with stronger gravity
  7. The largest type of star
  8. An objects which allows us to see objects further away than the eye can see
  9. The fourth planet from the sun
  10. The seventh planet from the sun

22 Clues: A collection of stars • The largest type of star • The closest planet to the Sun • The Earth is tiled on its ____ • The fourth planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The closest galaxy to The Milky Way • The largest star in our solar system • An object which orbits something else • The rocky object which orbits the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move due to convection currents
  2. the innermost layer of the earth
  3. the outer part of the layer under the mantle
  4. the inner part of the layer under the mantle
  5. what something is made up of
  6. the biggest layer of the earth
  7. theory of plates moving because of convection currents
  8. 1% of the earth
  9. when multiple things are getting pushed against each other with force
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  1. A convergent boundary when the denser plate slides under the other plate
  2. founded by Alfred Wegener
  3. the outermost layer of the earth
  4. when 2 plates slide side ways past eachother
  5. how plates move and interact with eachother
  6. layer under mantle
  7. when 2 plates move away from each other
  8. founded by Harry Hess
  9. the layer that is under the lithosphere
  10. when 2 plates collide
  11. crack in the earth

20 Clues: 1% of the earth • layer under mantle • crack in the earth • founded by Harry Hess • when 2 plates collide • founded by Alfred Wegener • what something is made up of • the biggest layer of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • the innermost layer of the earth • when 2 plates move away from each other • the layer that is under the lithosphere • ...

vocab 2024-01-24

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a imaginary line running through earth
  2. when the sun moon and earth are in a straight line
  3. change in water level
  4. spinning on a axis
  5. when earth moon and sun are at a 90 degree angle
  6. line of latitude
  7. exists outside earth atmosphere
  8. the moon orbits earth
  9. period of time during the year
Down
  1. how hot or cold something is
  2. the force that draws things together
  3. a measure of the intensity of light
  4. imaginary line that runs east to west around earth
  5. move in a circle
  6. when both day and night are equal time
  7. changes in the atmosphere
  8. happens twice a year

17 Clues: move in a circle • line of latitude • spinning on a axis • happens twice a year • change in water level • the moon orbits earth • changes in the atmosphere • how hot or cold something is • exists outside earth atmosphere • period of time during the year • a measure of the intensity of light • the force that draws things together • a imaginary line running through earth • ...

FOSSILS & SUN, EARTH, MOON 2025-04-30

FOSSILS & SUN, EARTH, MOON crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid extracted from rocks.
  2. hard materials found in Earth.
  3. The source of all materials that we use.
  4. one information that we can NOT get from a fossil of leaves.
  5. remains of animals and plants that were once alive.
  6. gases found in Earth.
Down
  1. Earth spins around
  2. the smallest than Sun and Earth
  3. the path Earth takes to go around the Sun.
  4. oil extracted from these.
  5. the center in Solar System.
  6. The part of Earth experiences that the Sun is away.
  7. The part of Earth experiences when the Sun shines.
  8. an imaginary line where Earth spins

14 Clues: Earth spins around • gases found in Earth. • oil extracted from these. • the center in Solar System. • liquid extracted from rocks. • hard materials found in Earth. • the smallest than Sun and Earth • an imaginary line where Earth spins • The source of all materials that we use. • the path Earth takes to go around the Sun. • The part of Earth experiences when the Sun shines. • ...

Earth in Space 2022-01-24

Earth in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
  2. Moon appears completely lit
  3. Phase with a small sliver of the moon lit
  4. When the moon's shadow falls on earth
  5. Amount of the moon always lit by the sun
  6. One spin of the earth; 24 hours
  7. The name for phases of the moon when the lit portion is decreasing
  8. Not the darkest part of an eclipse's shadow
  9. Theory explaining that the moon was created after a collision between Earth and a Mars-like planet
  10. Season caused by the earth tilting away from the sun
  11. Either the longest or shortest day of the year
Down
  1. Phase with a large portion of the moon lit, but not a full moon
  2. Season caused by the earth tilting toward the sun
  3. When the earth's shadow falls on the moon
  4. Type of eclipse where the moon is too far from the sun to cast a large shadow on Earth
  5. When the amount of sunlight is equal to the amount of darkness
  6. Imaginary line passing through the North and South Pole
  7. One orbit around the sun; 365.25 days
  8. Caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth
  9. The name for the phases of the moon then the lit portion is increasing
  10. Type of eclipse where the penumbra falls on an object
  11. Moon appears dark

22 Clues: Moon appears dark • Moon appears completely lit • One spin of the earth; 24 hours • Darkest part of an eclipse's shadow • One orbit around the sun; 365.25 days • When the moon's shadow falls on earth • Amount of the moon always lit by the sun • When the earth's shadow falls on the moon • Phase with a small sliver of the moon lit • Caused by the 23.5 degree tilt of the earth • ...

Social Studies 2021-10-26

Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something in the middle of the Earth that is west of the meridian
  2. he shortest course between two points on the surface of a sphere
  3. measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
  4. the angular distance of a place east or west
  5. when someone limpes something that is not theirs said in the good Dominican
  6. the half of the earth containing Europe, Asia, and Africa.
  7. parallels and meridians that form an imaginary grid over the Earth’s surface
  8. a line notionally drawn on the earth equidistant from the poles
Down
  1. used to portray all or part of the round Earth on a flat surface
  2. something used to longitude and latitude system.
  3. the half of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  4. a person who draws or produces maps.
  5. the half of Earth that is south of the Equator.
  6. a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
  7. refers to a position on the Earth
  8. a spherical model of Earth

16 Clues: a spherical model of Earth • refers to a position on the Earth • a person who draws or produces maps. • the angular distance of a place east or west • the half of Earth that is south of the Equator. • something used to longitude and latitude system. • the half of the Earth that is north of the Equator. • measurement of distance north or south of the Equator • ...

EARTH'S MOTION 2023-04-26

EARTH'S MOTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
  2. motion of one object around another object
  3. The Earth stays in orbit around the sun because of the sun's
  4. A force that makes an object follow a curved path
  5. spinning motion
  6. Imaginary line in the center of Earth on which it rotates (2 words)
  7. The day that the sun shines equally on both hemispheres and the
Down
  1. If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______.
  2. How many equinoxes are there each year?
  3. The direction in which the sun rises
  4. Time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun.(2 words)
  5. The longest day of the year in one hemisphere
  6. The way the Earth spins if looking at the North Pole
  7. Smallest changes in seasonal temperatures are near the _______.
  8. and the Earth's forward _______.
  9. the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate once.
  10. If it is summer in the N Hemisphere, what season in S Hemisphere?
  11. a path an object follows as it moves around another object

18 Clues: spinning motion • and the Earth's forward _______. • The direction in which the sun rises • How many equinoxes are there each year? • motion of one object around another object • The longest day of the year in one hemisphere • A force that makes an object follow a curved path • If the earth had no tilt, there would be no _______. • ...

Science Vocabulary Review 2024-01-01

Science Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it takes the Earth 365 days to __________ around the Sun
  2. True or False - The Sun moves around the Earth.
  3. In general, the ________ a star, the larger and brighter it will appear
  4. the Earth's _________ creates day and night
  5. the Earth's revolution around the Sun creates the __________
  6. constellations appear to move during the year because of the Earth's __________ around the sun
  7. the side of the Earth facing the Sun is experiencing ________
Down
  1. 365 days is equivalent to one __________
  2. The Sun appears to be the largest star because it is the ________ star to the Earth
  3. every 24 hours the Earth __________
  4. blue stars are ___________ than red stars
  5. the Earth is tilted on its ___________
  6. the side of the Earth facing away from the Sun is experiencing _______
  7. group of stars
  8. the star closest to Earth

15 Clues: group of stars • the star closest to Earth • every 24 hours the Earth __________ • the Earth is tilted on its ___________ • 365 days is equivalent to one __________ • blue stars are ___________ than red stars • the Earth's _________ creates day and night • True or False - The Sun moves around the Earth. • it takes the Earth 365 days to __________ around the Sun • ...

The Fruits of the Earth 2023-08-08

The Fruits of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Latin word for hay
  2. Latin word for myrtle-trees
  3. Latin word for pot herbs
  4. Latin word for herbs
  5. Latin word for strawberries
  6. Latin word for meadow
  7. Latin word for field
Down
  1. Latin word for stones
  2. Latin word for mushrooms
  3. Latin word for corn
  4. Latin word for minerals
  5. Latin word for metals
  6. Latin word for flowers
  7. Latin word for grass
  8. 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

The Movement of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rapid turning or rotation of an object around its own internal axis.
  2. The specific route or direction along which something moves.
  3. Factual information or observations used to support a theory or prove a claim
  4. A heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory stating that Earth and other planets revolve around a stationary Sun.
  5. A position or direction directly across from or contrary to another.
  6. The third planet from the Sun and the only known celestial body to support life.
Down
  1. The four divisions of the year (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits the Sun.
  2. Movement in the direction opposite to the hands of a clock (also known as counter-clockwise)
  3. The imaginary straight line through the North and South Poles around which the Earth rotates.
  4. The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.
  5. A geocentric (Earth-centered) theory where the Sun, Moon, and planets revolve around a stationary Earth
  6. One half of the Earth (usually divided by the equator into North/South or the prime meridian into East/West).
  7. An imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the poles, dividing it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  8. The middle point of a circle, sphere, or system.
  9. 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 • ...

Earth In Space 2018-08-27

Earth In Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
  2. The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
  3. The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
  4. The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  5. The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
  6. The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
Down
  1. The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  2. A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  3. The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
  4. Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  5. The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
  6. The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
  7. The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
  8. The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
  9. The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • ...

Earth In Space 2018-08-27

Earth In Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
  2. The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
  3. moon The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
  4. The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
  5. The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
  6. The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
  7. moon Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
Down
  1. The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  2. moon The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  3. A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  4. The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
  5. The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
  6. moon The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
  7. The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  8. The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).

15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • moon The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...

Earth In Space 2018-08-27

Earth In Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  2. The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
  3. The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
  4. Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  5. The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
  6. The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
  7. A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
Down
  1. The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).
  2. The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  3. The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
  4. The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
  5. The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
  6. The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
  7. The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
  8. The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • ...

Earth In Space 2018-08-27

Earth In Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thin curved shape of the moon when only one part of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  2. The shape of the moon when about two-thirds of its face is lit up, as seen from Earth (p. 116).
  3. The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104).
  4. A representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
  5. The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  6. The periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, occurring about every 12 hours.
  7. The force of attraction between any two objects for example between a person and Earth (p. 67).
  8. The shadow cast on the earth when the moon is between the sun and the earth (p. 117).
  9. The phase of the moon when its face is almost invisible from Earth (p. 116).
Down
  1. The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105).
  2. The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
  3. The darkening of the moon by the shadow of Earth when Earth is between the sun and the moon (p. 117).
  4. The path followed by an object in space as it revolves around another object (p. 105).
  5. The imaginary circle around the earth's surface, It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  6. The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116).

15 Clues: The spinning or turning of the earth on its axis (p. 104). • The half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator. • The half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator. • The movement of the earth around the sun along a curved path (p. 105). • The shape of the moon when its face is seen fully from Earth (p. 116). • ...

Creation Myths Crossword 2022-03-09

Creation Myths Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What started off as a vast hole/abyss.
  2. The little brothers animal.
  3. The earth mothers name.
  4. The second spirit mother earth gave birth to.
  5. The animal that councils the sky woman as a symbol of good fortune.
  6. The first people.
  7. He defended the earth mother from the sea ___ known as Genay-Big.
  8. The Haida believe in a world that lives ___ them.
  9. Weesahayjac could ___ into various forms.
Down
  1. Someone that the sky people respect.
  2. What Uranus was.
  3. The good Titan.
  4. It was setup in 5 rows.
  5. What each animal died from.
  6. The first two parents.
  7. How many groups of humans that raven child summoned.
  8. What the Haida story is about.
  9. What the two-headed totem pole was made of.
  10. What the other animals put in the sky.
  11. 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

Sun-Earth-Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another name for moon
  2. "growing"
  3. Shortest day in Northern Hemisphere (two words)
  4. different shapes of the moon as seen from earth
  5. Earth’s _______ of rotation is tilted 23.5°
  6. occurs when the moon gets between Earth and the sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.
  7. Invisible line around Earth’s waist
  8. Southern Hemisphere season that begins in December
  9. Earth’s orbit is not a perfect________.
Down
  1. "shrinking"
  2. when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Full Moon and blocks the Sun's direct rays from lighting up the Moon.
  3. when the moon is more than half visible
  4. Northern Hemisphere season that begins in March
  5. When the Sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator
  6. Earth’s farthest point from the Sun
  7. Month when Earth is closest to the Sun
  8. caused by the tilt of Earth's axis as the Earth travels around the sun
  9. 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° • ...

m͉͖̮̬̼̘̥̃ͫ̒ͫa͔̱͖̜̯̩̎r̥̰̟̮̒̈́ͭ̎ͅs̘̟͕̥͙̦ͨ͐ͭ ̟̍͗a͙̣̥̖̝ͪͦ̒ͫn̹̙͍̟̫̗̒d̲͉̬͉͚͙̓́ͬ͗ͤͦ͗ ͖͈̯̙͇̭̗́ͨe̪͍̲̰̯̬̾͛ͦa͓̖̳̤̙̻͎͂͌͐ͯ̔͑̾r͎͉̖̼ͮ͑̌ͅṫ͓͓̬̦͗̆̊̓ḫ̺̱̻̼ͅ 2022-04-28

m͉͖̮̬̼̘̥̃ͫ̒ͫa͔̱͖̜̯̩̎r̥̰̟̮̒̈́ͭ̎ͅs̘̟͕̥͙̦ͨ͐ͭ ̟̍͗a͙̣̥̖̝ͪͦ̒ͫn̹̙͍̟̫̗̒d̲͉̬͉͚͙̓́ͬ͗ͤͦ͗ ͖͈̯̙͇̭̗́ͨe̪͍̲̰̯̬̾͛ͦa͓̖̳̤̙̻͎͂͌͐ͯ̔͑̾r͎͉̖̼ͮ͑̌ͅṫ͓͓̬̦͗̆̊̓ḫ̺̱̻̼ͅ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is Mostly Iron, _____ and Silicon
  2. fourth planet from the sun
  3. mars has two ____
  4. how many moons orbit mars?
  5. Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the
  6. mars has ___ active rovers
  7. field The Earth's Molten Iron Core Creates a ______
  8. The ____ is constantly spinning
  9. earth is 92.96 _____ mi from the sun
Down
  1. how many people have been to mars___
  2. Earth is a ______ planet
  3. 70% of the Earth's Surface is Covered in ___
  4. earth is_____
  5. ______is not a perfect sphere
  6. earth is about 4.54___ years old

15 Clues: earth is_____ • mars has two ____ • Earth is a ______ planet • how many moons orbit mars? • mars has ___ active rovers • fourth planet from the sun • ______is not a perfect sphere • The ____ is constantly spinning • earth is about 4.54___ years old • how many people have been to mars___ • earth is 92.96 _____ mi from the sun • Earth is Mostly Iron, _____ and Silicon • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isotopes decaying creating heat
  2. space rock that lands on earth
  3. largest layer under crust
  4. ground above water
  5. where plates smash into each other
  6. New isotope formed from decay
  7. neutrino emitted from decay
  8. currents that transfer heat in the earth
Down
  1. Vibration caused by movement in the earth
  2. main part of mantle
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. solid crust and upper mantle
  5. tectonic plates sliding beside each other
  6. isotope that decays
  7. ground under water
  8. dating technique used to date rocks
  9. theory of tectonic plates
  10. solid center of earth
  11. Liquid part of Earth´s center
  12. third layer of the atmosphere

20 Clues: ground under water • ground above water • main part of mantle • isotope that decays • solid center of earth • theory of tectonic plates • largest layer under crust • neutrino emitted from decay • solid crust and upper mantle • Liquid part of Earth´s center • third layer of the atmosphere • New isotope formed from decay • space rock that lands on earth • isotopes decaying creating heat • ...

J.gerardo 2023-02-01

J.gerardo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest part of the earth on the inside.
  2. Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
  3. The innermost layer of the Earth.
  4. waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
  5. Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
  6. A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
  7. The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
Down
  1. When two plates move in opposite directions
  2. tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
  3. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath
  4. two boundaries converge together
  5. 100 meters
  6. Rocks produced by high temperatures.
  7. The outer layer of the earth.
  8. structure of the earth and beneath its surface
  9. wind The energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
  10. composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
  11. Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by

18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of crust
  2. this happens in the mantle
  3. the energy of an earthquake
  4. the core surrounding the inner core
  5. a boundary type that moves in opposite directions
  6. a boundary type that moves together
  7. they sit on top of the lithosphere
  8. The second pysical layer of earth
  9. The first physical layer of earth
Down
  1. the center of an earthquake on the surface
  2. where convection happens
  3. A type of crust
  4. I burst and errupt with magma or lava
  5. the center of the earth
  6. the outer layer of earth
  7. a boundary type that moves apart
  8. The outside of a tectonic plate
  9. I happen at all boundary types
  10. 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 • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-24

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isotopes decaying creating heat
  2. space rock that lands on earth
  3. largest layer under crust
  4. ground above water
  5. where plates smash into each other
  6. New isotope formed from decay
  7. neutrino emitted from decay
  8. currents that transfer heat in the earth
Down
  1. Vibration caused by movement in the earth
  2. main part of mantle
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. solid crust and upper mantle
  5. tectonic plates sliding beside each other
  6. isotope that decays
  7. ground under water
  8. dating technique used to date rocks
  9. theory of tectonic plates
  10. solid center of earth
  11. Liquid part of Earth´s center
  12. 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 • ...

The Rocky Part of the Earth 2020-10-30

The Rocky Part of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.
  2. the transformation of existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form".
  3. is a chemical compound consisting of one part silicon and two parts oxygen.
  4. is a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element in its chemical formula.
  5. the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks, without the protolith melting into liquid magma.
  6. is the process of letting suspended material settle by gravity.
  7. is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  8. is the name of a group of rock-forming minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks such as basalt.
  9. is the process by which solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.
  10. is an inorganic anion of sulfur with the chemical formula S2− or a compound containing one or more S2− ions.
  11. is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid.
  12. makes up a whopping 84% of Earth's total volume.
  13. the emplacement of magma within and at the surface of the outer layers of a terrestrial planet, which solidifies as igneous.
  14. are solid substances that are present in nature and can be made of one element or more elements combined together.
  15. is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene.
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  1. is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface.
  2. is any member of a family of anions consisting of silicon and oxygen.
  3. is the laying down of sediment carried by the wind, water, or ice.
  4. describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  5. is the movement of material across the Earth's surface by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  6. is the very hot, very dense center of our planet.
  7. represents approximately 56% of Earth's total volume, between the transition zone and the outer core.
  8. worn away soil and rock particles by moving agents such as wind, water, or ice and gravity elsewhere.
  9. is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO²⁻ ₄.
  10. group of sheet silicate minerals includes several closely related materials having nearly perfect basal cleavage.
  11. includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.
  12. is a salt of carbonic acid, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion.
  13. is a group of inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals.
  14. zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.
  15. types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral.

30 Clues: makes up a whopping 84% of Earth's total volume. • is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. • describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula SO²⁻ ₄. • is the process of letting suspended material settle by gravity. • is the laying down of sediment carried by the wind, water, or ice. • ...

Science End-of-year Choice Board 2026-04-28

Science End-of-year Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of reaction
  2. evenly spread
  3. all the rock on Earth
  4. lava below the surface
  5. layer of the earth below the crust
  6. layer that tectonic plates slide on
  7. all biological organisms on Earth
  8. process for plants to get energy
  9. all the water on Earth
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  1. powerhouse of the cell
  2. parts of a cell
  3. between Earth and space
  4. outermost level of Earth
  5. the theory on plate movements
  6. not evenly spread

15 Clues: evenly spread • parts of a cell • type of reaction • not evenly spread • all the rock on Earth • powerhouse of the cell • lava below the surface • all the water on Earth • between Earth and space • outermost level of Earth • the theory on plate movements • process for plants to get energy • all biological organisms on Earth • layer of the earth below the crust • ...

Science 2022-11-04

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock visible on Earth.
  2. A major tectonic plate.
  3. The outer layer of the Earth.
  4. Broken piece of lithosphere.
  5. The current era in the history of Earth.
  6. Currents that occur below the Earth's surface.
  7. The state of liquified rock.
  8. Type of rock that contains fossils.
  9. A major tectonic plate.
  10. The first vertebrates on Earth.
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  1. The state rock that flows like plastic putty.
  2. The layer below the crust.
  3. Evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago.
  4. The middle of the Earth.
  5. Earth's crust and upper mantle layer.
  6. This type of fossil tells the age of a rock layer.
  7. The plates move __.5 cm each year.
  8. The scientist who believed Pangaea existed.
  9. A marine animal that has existed since 4.6 bya.
  10. Different layers of rock and sediment.
  11. An animal fossil found on several continents
  12. 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. • ...

Maya's Crossword Puzzle 2017-02-06

Maya's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. image/ made up
  2. visually descriptive
  3. relating to the magnetic field of earth
  4. study of outer space
  5. center of the earth
  6. form a mental image
  7. someone who flies to space
  8. branch of math that studies shapes/ lines
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  1. something to do with space
  2. extremely large
  3. something that you make up
  4. an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurement
  5. internal heat of the earth
  6. the science of earth
  7. rocky airless worlds that orbit the sun
  8. photo
  9. 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 • ...

Space Weather 2014-05-27

Space Weather crossword puzzle
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  1. area beyond Earth's atmosphere
  2. what happens to Earth's climate when no sunspots happen
  3. envelope of gases surrounding Earth
  4. a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field
  5. a problem with electronics caused by solar flares
  6. changes outside the Earth's atmosphere influenced by the Sun
  7. impedes the direct entry of solar wind plasma on Earth
  8. what the Sun is
  9. third planet from the Sun
  10. gives life to our planet
  11. period of greatest solar activity
  12. a system by which electrical power comes to your home
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  1. the study of the Sun-Earth connection
  2. visual phenomena associated with the Sun
  3. flows from the Sun to the edge of the solar system
  4. explosion in the Sun;s atmosphere
  5. the magnetic field in and around Earth
  6. gaseous envelope of the Sun
  7. travels at 300,000 kilometres per second
  8. 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

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where pieces of the Earth are broken into parts that move.
  2. Harry Hess' theory also at a divergent boundry.
  3. The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the crust.
  4. The layer between the crust and the core.
  5. "Properties that involve a reaction to an added load."
  6. The most outer layer of the Earth.
  7. What something is made of.
  8. One plate sinks under another.
  9. Same as the mantle.
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  1. Pressure against the plates.
  2. Where two plates move apart.
  3. The layer that's made of liquid iron and nickle.
  4. Where the continents move apart.
  5. The most inner layer of the Earth.
  6. Where two plates come together.
  7. Where two plates slide past each other.
  8. Big pieces of the earth that continually move.
  9. Made of iron and nickel.
  10. Layer beneath the lithosphere.
  11. 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

Review Lesson 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Which theme of Geography studies the religion of an area?
  2. Large slabs of rock that divide the Earth´s crust.
  3. One geographic tool that is located in the space orbit and it helps for navigation, communication, weather forecasting, Earth observation, research, etc.
  4. It is the sphere of the Earth that includes the water in the oceans, lakes and rivers and under the ground.
  5. Geography also studies the physical and human characteristics of a
  6. It´s the center of the Earth, and it is made of a solid ball of iron.
  7. The landforms, climate, and ecosystems are examples of these type of characteristics.
  8. The ____________Location of Washington DC is 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W.
  9. Is the study of the Earth's physical structure and history.
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  1. Layer of the Earth that is hot and liquid.
  2. Is the study of where people, place, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
  3. Thick layer of the Earth that is made mostly of solid rock.
  4. It is the sphere of the Earth that includes the air, water and substances above the surface of the Earth.
  5. Sonar, satellites, GPS are examples of these.
  6. Naturally occurring formations of land.
  7. Population is a _____________ characteristic of a place.
  8. 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? • ...

Unit 2 Review 2025-09-05

Unit 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapor rising into the atmosphere due to the heat from the sun
  2. the second layer of the earth made out of molten magma
  3. precipitation runs into groundwater and into rivers/oceans
  4. the two days a year we have equal hours of sunlight and darkness
  5. liquid layer between the mantle and inner core
  6. the spinning of earth around the axis
  7. ocean around which the ring of fire is located
  8. the tilted imaginary pole the earth rotates around
  9. movement of earth through space around the sun
  10. the days each year when we receive the most (summer) and least (winter) sun
  11. the outer layer of the earth where the tectonic plates are located
  12. water vapor cools and condenses back into droplets, forming clouds
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  1. very far inside layer of the earth
  2. the kind of volcano that is not explosive, but lava trickles out
  3. the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
  4. mountain with a crater/vent through which lava, ash, and rock can come out
  5. shaking of the earth's surface due to plates colliding
  6. water falling back to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  7. the condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
  8. these times of year are caused by the tilt of the axis
  9. the boundary where two different air masses meet
  10. 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 • ...

Astronomy 2020-09-04

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth or a large celestial body
  2. Planets that are small, dense, rocky
  3. Distance light travels in 1 year
  4. First to believe in a heliocentric model
  5. The shortest or longest day of the year
  6. The star visible during the day, provides energy/heat
  7. The spinning of Earth on its axis
  8. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  9. Planet known for being red, next to Earth
  10. Discovered existence of other galaxies
  11. Time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun
  12. Each of the two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length
  13. the path that a object/body follows as it travels around another object/body in space
  14. An object resists change in motion
  15. Earth's "Twin" that has a very high temperature
  16. All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
  17. Credited with discovery of gravity
  18. Known for very violent winds
  19. A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
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  1. planets that have large atmospheres, made of hydrogen and helium
  2. Space and all the matter
  3. The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
  4. the average distance between the earth and the sun
  5. Planet tipped on it side
  6. Earth's natural satellite
  7. A large, hot, bright ball of gas that is millions of kilometers from Earth
  8. Time it takes for Earth to rotate once on its axis
  9. The planet closest to the Sun
  10. Civilization, used astronomy in everyday life
  11. A large, reddish star late in its life cycle
  12. Time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth
  13. The sun and its eight planets
  14. the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
  15. The reason we can stay on Earth's surface
  16. Believed Earth was the center of the universe
  17. Instrument used to view objects in outer space
  18. The largest planet in the solar system,many moons
  19. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  20. Known for its rings
  21. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  22. Believed the planets orbited the Sun in an ellipse
  23. 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 1 Solar System 2023-10-04

Unit 1 Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shadow of the moon falls on Earth; moon moves between the sun & Earth
  2. means the part of the moon we see is getting smaller
  3. shine day and night but only visible after the sun sets
  4. groups of stars in specific patterns
  5. first person to design an instrument that demonstrated Earth's rotation.
  6. change in the sunlit area of one celestial body
  7. Earth is between the Moon and Sun
  8. visible fraction of the sunlit moon continues to decrease
  9. sun rises in the
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  1. shadow of Earth falls on the moon; Earth is between the moon and the sun
  2. from Earth's Northern Hemisphere, the right half of the moon appears fully
  3. sun sets in the
  4. occurs when the sun appears to be completely blocked except for a bright halo of light.
  5. thin sliver of the moon becomes visible and continues to grow
  6. happens when the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  7. period of time when the sun is directly shining on an area of Earth.
  8. path that a body follows as it travels around another body
  9. 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 • ...

#217 Braeden Rooney 2023-03-02

#217 Braeden Rooney crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun is made with plenty of______.
  2. Gravity is a_____of attraction between two or more objects
  3. Earth has only one______it orbits Earth about once a month.
  4. The earth is tilted at a 23.5______angle so we have different shadows every hour.
  5. Australia has_____from January-March and Winter from June-September.
  6. Sunset is the exact moment when the sun falls below the________.
  7. The northern and southern hemisphere experience__seasons.
  8. Earth makes one complete_______on its axis every 23 hours and 56 minutes .
Down
  1. As the sun takes its arc-shaped path across the sky the shadows_________.
  2. The sun is a____and the sun is extremely hot.
  3. When the sun is directly overhead very little_____is observed
  4. down You can feel yourself being_________toward earth.
  5. The sun looks________and brighter than other stars because it is closer to earth.
  6. The position of Earth and the sun over the course of a______rotation cause sunrise, day, Sunset and night.
  7. The distance from the sun_____affect seasons.
  8. The____also rotates on its axis just like the sun and the planets.Shadow When the sun is directly overhead very little_____is observed.
  9. Force is a______gravity type of pull.
  10. 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 • ...

kate 3 2023-12-08

kate 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a shock after an earthquake
  2. the volcanoes hole
  3. when magma hits the surface
  4. a break or crack
  5. movement in the earth
  6. a trench in the ocean
  7. the 3 layer of the earth
  8. the inside of the earth
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  1. measures an earthquake
  2. a theory that the plate where once together ocean trench
  3. hot molten materiel
  4. when to plates slide
  5. plates
  6. dust and debris
  7. the second layer of the earth
  8. 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 • ...

Earth's History 2020-02-11

Earth's History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
  2. Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
  3. Energy from the ___ split water molecules and put oxygen into our atmosphere.
  4. The first three Eons.
  5. The first form of life on Earth.
  6. Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
  7. Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
  8. When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
  9. The Eon life first appeared.
  10. Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are ___.
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  1. The largest mass extinction.
  2. Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
  3. Where on Earth life first lived.
  4. When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
  5. The Eon we live in.
  6. ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
  7. Which came first, oceans or rain?
  8. The Era we live in.
  9. 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

Choice board crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the zone right above the equator
  2. our sunlight comes from this big star
  3. what tropic is on top
  4. the zone north pole is in
  5. bottom of globe
  6. invisible line through the earth
  7. a invisible horizontal line that u could measure coordinates with
  8. when the earth is tilted toward the sun we have
  9. what tropic is on the bottom
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  1. what we all live on
  2. the opposite of clockwise
  3. happens every 12 months
  4. top of the globe
  5. when the earth is tilted away from the sun
  6. these occur when the Sun never rises
  7. when the Sun remains above the horizon bringing 24-hrs of daylight
  8. what u call the degrees outside
  9. a invisible line the earth tilts on
  10. a invisible vertical line you could measure coordinates with
  11. 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

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (a color less, gas)
  2. (gives off energy to Earth)
  3. ( gases surrounding the Earth or another planet)
  4. (collects and drains water)
  5. (Meridians starts to measure at the number)
  6. ( planets that lie outside the asteroid belt)
  7. ( 2nd largest ocean)
  8. ( a strong focus)
  9. Giant ( what the Earth will become in 6 billion years)
  10. vapor (gaseous form of water)
  11. Ocean ( smallest)
  12. (adopted as the zero of longitude)
  13. (coldest place)
  14. (whole day)
  15. (largest ocean
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  1. (had a gravitational field)
  2. (layers of water )
  3. (a big explosion)
  4. (North)
  5. (a layer)
  6. (production of complex cells)
  7. (shape of Earth)
  8. (3rd largest ocean)
  9. (east or west)
  10. Way (our own galaxy)
  11. (the way the Earth moves)
  12. (a strong force)
  13. (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) • ...

Rock Cycle & Techtonic Plates Crossword Puzzle 2012-04-24

Rock Cycle & Techtonic Plates Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The most common rock.
  2. The smallest layer of the Earth.
  3. Transform causes what?
  4. The colliding of plates that push up on the Earth that make mountains.
  5. A rock that is formed by heat and pressure.
  6. A rock that is formed from the piling of layers through weathering and erosion.
  7. Ice, Wind, and Water cause this.
Down
  1. The largest layer of the Earth.
  2. When plates rub against each other.
  3. The pulling away of plates that make trenchs.
  4. The plates under the Earth on top of the crust.
  5. North America is on a Continental Plate true or false?
  6. A rock formed from the cooling of magma.
  7. The second larest layer of the Earth.
  8. What is the hardest rock on Earth?
  9. 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. • ...

seasons 2021-12-01

seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot
  2. night
  3. asia
  4. biggest star
  5. leaves
  6. america
  7. center of the earth
  8. middle of the earth
  9. top of the earth
  10. moving
Down
  1. 12 of them in a year
  2. bottom of the earth
  3. North star
  4. 365 days
  5. flowers
  6. cold

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

Science_Quiz 2025-09-26

Science_Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cold air that replaces warm air
  2. Where weather happens
  3. Heat or electrical transfer of energy through contact between objects or particles.
  4. The outcome/result of the changed
  5. Gradually thins into outer space
  6. Where the aurora borealis appears
  7. What stays the same
  8. Where meteors disintegrate
  9. Weight of the air
  10. When water/any form of water falls back to the Earth
  11. Life on Earth
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  1. Heat energy transfer in gases and liquids from the movement heated particles
  2. Warm air that replaces retreating cold air
  3. A layer of gases that envelop the Earth
  4. Includes the ozone layer
  5. What is changed/manipulated
  6. Earth’s amount (total) of water existent
  7. The land on Earth;What Earth is made of (discluding water)
  8. A large body of air
  9. Waves or particles of energy

20 Clues: Life on Earth • Weight of the air • What stays the same • A large body of air • Where weather happens • Includes the ozone layer • Where meteors disintegrate • What is changed/manipulated • Waves or particles of energy • Cold air that replaces warm air • Gradually thins into outer space • The outcome/result of the changed • Where the aurora borealis appears • ...

Phases of the moon and more 2023-12-15

Phases of the moon and more crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phase of the moon that is all dark
  2. The system of revolution
  3. Right angle tides
  4. Makes the earth go around the sun
  5. it takes to revolve around the sun
  6. Invisible line in the earth
  7. Bottom of the earth
Down
  1. Turns the planet
  2. Neapand Spring ____
  3. phase of the moon that shows light
  4. The coldest month
  5. Hottest month
  6. What the Earth revolves around
  7. The number of days for the moon to change through all phases
  8. revolves tSolarrth
  9. 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

Phases of the moon and more crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phase of the moon that is all dark
  2. The system of revolution
  3. Right angle tides
  4. Makes the earth go around the sun
  5. it takes to revolve around the sun
  6. Invisible line in the earth
  7. Bottom of the earth
Down
  1. Turns the planet
  2. Neapand Spring ____
  3. phase of the moon that shows light
  4. The coldest month
  5. Hottest month
  6. What the Earth revolves around
  7. The number of days for the moon to change through all phases
  8. revolves tSolarrth
  9. 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 • ...

seasons 2021-12-01

seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot
  2. night
  3. asia
  4. biggest star
  5. leaves
  6. america
  7. center of the earth
  8. middle of the earth
  9. top of the earth
  10. moving
Down
  1. 12 of them in a year
  2. bottom of the earth
  3. North star
  4. 365 days
  5. flowers
  6. cold

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

seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot
  2. night
  3. asia
  4. biggest star
  5. leaves
  6. america
  7. center of the earth
  8. middle of the earth
  9. top of the earth
  10. moving
Down
  1. 12 of them in a year
  2. bottom of the earth
  3. North star
  4. 365 days
  5. flowers
  6. cold

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

seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot
  2. night
  3. asia
  4. biggest star
  5. leaves
  6. america
  7. center of the earth
  8. middle of the earth
  9. top of the earth
  10. moving
Down
  1. 12 of them in a year
  2. bottom of the earth
  3. North star
  4. 365 days
  5. flowers
  6. cold

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

The Earth System 2023-03-09

The Earth System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a gas turns into a liquid
  2. all the living things on Earth
  3. when a liquid turns into a gas
  4. water that gathers up on the ground (like puddles, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc)
  5. any form of water that falls from clouds (ice, snow, rain, sleet, etc)
Down
  1. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  2. the stuff that everything is made of
  3. all the air that surrounds Earth
  4. a supply of something that is useful
  5. water in the form of a gas
  6. 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 • ...

astronomy but its geology crossword 2023-02-01

astronomy but its geology crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for bend
  2. rocks formed by the cooling of magma
  3. waves that travel through the earth
  4. the study of rocks and the earth
  5. rocks formed by the compression of sediment into rock
  6. rocks that are changed from other types of rock by heat or pressure
  7. why the earth’s continents slowly move
  8. an igneous rock formed by the slow cooling of magma
  9. charged particles released by the sun
  10. the 2nd layer of the earth; composed of molten rock
  11. the cold & solid top layer of the earth
Down
  1. hot material rises, cools, cool material falls, and heats up, in a cycle
  2. materials earth is made of separate into layers based off density
  3. measures seismic activity
  4. the magnetic field produced by the planet
  5. the 3rd layer of the earth; composed of solid and liquid metal
  6. an igneous rock formed by rapid cooling of lava
  7. 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 • ...

CHAPTER 9 : EARTH (SCIENCE FORM 1) 2025-11-23

CHAPTER 9 : EARTH (SCIENCE FORM 1) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outermost layer
  2. Processes shaping Earth’s surface from outside
  3. Large ocean wave caused by underwater disturbance
  4. Molten rock on Earth’s surface
  5. Layer of gases surrounding Earth
  6. Movement of weathered material
  7. Sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  8. Rock formed from compacted sediments
  9. All water on Earth including oceans and rivers
  10. Opening in Earth where lava and ash escape
  11. Rock changed by heat and pressure
  12. Internal Earth processes that change the surface
  13. Small pieces of rock or soil
  14. Breaking down of rocks
Down
  1. Naturally heated groundwater
  2. Rigid outer layer of Earth
  3. Water found on Earth’s surface
  4. Minerals important for industry and economy
  5. Liquid metal layer under the mantle
  6. Hot water activity beneath Earth
  7. The zone that contains all living things
  8. THIS LAYER Contains light gases such as helium and hydrogen.
  9. It has a glowing lure on its head to attract prey.
  10. A slow-moving mass of ice
  11. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
  12. Natural disasters caused by Earth processes
  13. Layer beneath the crust
  14. Laying down of sediments
  15. Rock formed from cooled magma or lava
  16. Solid part of Earth made of rocks and soil
  17. Preserved remains of ancient organisms
  18. Solid center of Earth
  19. 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 • ...

Plate Tectonics by Eemonie Moore 2016-03-29

Plate Tectonics by Eemonie Moore crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  2. The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance
  3. The transfer of heat by movements of a fluid
  4. two tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide,____ boundary
  5. the thickest layer of the earth
  6. the center of the earth. This is made out of iron and nickel
  7. this item contains ice and brought water to earth
  8. The process by which ocenic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  9. the thinnest layer of the earth
  10. has a sliding motion and causes a lot of earthquakes,______ boundary
Down
  1. A hot fluid below the earths crust which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
  2. The direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic wave
  3. exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other, _____boundary
  4. an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
  5. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena
  6. when magma rises through the cracks of the earth and erupts it forms______
  7. Transfer of heat from one substance to another by direct contact of particles of matter
  8. The amount of mass in given space
  9. The amount of force pushing on a surface or area
  10. 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 • ...

Earth's History 2020-02-11

Earth's History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
  2. The first form of life on Earth.
  3. Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
  4. The first three Eons.
  5. The Eon life first appeared.
  6. Which came first, oceans or rain?
  7. Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
  8. The largest mass extinction.
  9. Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are ___.
  10. The Era we live in.
Down
  1. Where on Earth life first lived.
  2. Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
  3. When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
  4. Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
  5. When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
  6. Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
  7. Our atmosphere currently has about 20% ___.
  8. The Eon we live in.
  9. 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

Earth's History Timeline Summary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where on Earth life first lived.
  2. When a large percentage of species disappears from the Earth.
  3. The first form of life on Earth.
  4. The Eon life first appeared.
  5. Energy from the ___ split water molecules and put oxygen into our atmosphere.
  6. When most major animal groups suddenly developed on Earth.
  7. The Eon we live in.
  8. Eon when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.
Down
  1. Plants and animals we know have existed on Earth for a ___ time.
  2. ___ went extinct during the K-T extinction.
  3. The first three Eons.
  4. Formed when plants and fungus broke down rocks.
  5. The largest mass extinction.
  6. The Era we live in.
  7. Which came first, single or multi celled organisms?
  8. Which came first, oceans or rain?
  9. Compared to the age of the Earth, the Himalayan, Alps, Andes and Rocky Mountains are
  10. Mass extinctions often marked the end of one ___ and the beginning of another.
  11. 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

I love trees crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of Earth that is the living bit
  2. I am functional in service
  3. We are the managers of the Earth
  4. I need sustenance
  5. It's the bibliography
  6. We are equal to the species around us
  7. The thing we destroy a lot
  8. The water bit of the Earth
  9. A great Creo song
  10. ITS A MYTH!! HORSE PASTE NOT VACCINES!! BY THE WAY THE EARTH IS FLAT AND NASA GUARDS THE BORDER!!
  11. The rocky bit
Down
  1. Taking an unfair advantage of something
  2. views of the world about the environment
  3. Nukes can also do this
  4. we make land degrade
  5. I am a functional sink
  6. Zap but its cool
  7. I am superior to all beings
  8. Urgent actions about climate change
  9. The topic that this is about
  10. A nuke would do this
  11. Difference in ecosystems
  12. cough cough wheeze factories aahhhh
  13. 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

Weather and Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sun's energy trapped by gases and causes the Earth to warm.
  2. the measure of energy of an object
  3. Energy of motion
  4. Thick blanket of gases around the Earth
  5. Circulating air flow due to temperature changes, heat rises, cold sinks
  6. Heat is transferred through electromagnetic radiation
  7. Water from the plant leaves that goes into the atmosphere
  8. Weather conditions over a long period of time
  9. The solid portion of the Earth
  10. The water portion of the Earth
Down
  1. How hot or cold something is
  2. water from the sky
  3. Heat transferred directly through touch from one object to another
  4. Energy from the sun
  5. Gases that absorb heat, ex Water Vapor, CO2
  6. Heat transferred through the movement of liquid
  7. Movement of gas or liquid
  8. Gaseous water
  9. The living part of the Earth
  10. Water going from the gas to liquid phase
  11. 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

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has rings around it.
  2. Clostet planet to the Sun
  3. Closest planet to Earth.
  4. What galaxy is Earth in?
  5. We see it every night.
  6. What month was neptune discoverd.
  7. Which planet has land and seas.
  8. Strike any planet at any point.
  9. What planet did NASA send the rover to?
  10. What planet suffers from violent weather?
  11. What is the sister plane to Earth?
  12. What is the biggest star in our solar system called?
Down
  1. How many phases of the moon are they?
  2. fly to space and explore
  3. What planet has the big spot?
  4. how do people get into space?
  5. parts of rock brocken off.
  6. What holds us to Earth?
  7. what planet is known as the cold planet?
  8. 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

Environmental change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made of non human sources
  2. ability to biodegrade
  3. sustain earth without human interaction
  4. source is not replenished in a human life
  5. the weather over a long period of time
  6. humans are the most important
  7. earths ability to provide natural resources
  8. the surroundings in which we live
  9. where humans and animals live
  10. wearing away of beach or rock
Down
  1. connection to the land
  2. we should minimise our impacts
  3. responsible to use earth sustainably and live with the animals as our equal
  4. i am the most important on earth
  5. source in no danger of running out
  6. describes land forms and features
  7. layer of gases that surround the earth
  8. source replenished quickly
  9. all water on earth
  10. 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 • ...

Facts about the Earth, Sun, and Moon 2015-12-06

Facts about the Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first man to walk on the Moon
  2. The only planet known to have life
  3. The Moon uses this to affect the tides of the ocean
  4. The Earth, Sun, and Moon live here
  5. Our Sun is this kind of star
  6. This does not exist on the Moon
  7. Transmits data to Earth
Down
  1. The moon does this around the Earth every 29 days
  2. Occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
  3. The moon has 1/6th of this compared to the Earth
  4. Occurs when Earth is between the Sun and Moon
  5. The sun is one of these
  6. The center of the solar system
  7. Earth is the _______ planet from the Sun
  8. 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 • ...

The Universe and planet Earth 2025-10-28

The Universe and planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Earth takes one...... to rotate around itself
  2. how many planets are in the Solar System?
  3. the shape of the revolution of the Earth around the Sun
  4. the sun rises in the .....
  5. the 7th planet from the Sun
  6. the sun sets in the .....
  7. the longest day in the summer
  8. area that has a specific time that all citizens set their clock to
  9. something that isn't straight (for example: the Earth's axis is not vertical, it's ....)
  10. the shape of the Milky Way
  11. the Earth goes around the Sun
Down
  1. the theory that explains the origin of the universe
  2. the imaginary lines which divide the world into different time zones
  3. an imaginary line that runs from the North pole to the South pole
  4. the coldest planet
  5. what vehicle do astronauts travel to space in?
  6. the Earth takes one ...... to revolve around the Sun
  7. the direction the Earth moves in when it's rotating
  8. the movement of the Earth moving in a circle on itself
  9. the four stages of the Earth's rotation ( summer,autumn,winter,spring )
  10. the 2nd planet from the Sun
  11. 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? • ...

Moon phases 2025-05-07

Moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when half of the Moon's face is illuminated by the Sun, and it appears as a half-circle from Earth
  2. the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the varying amounts of its sunlit surface that we can see.
  3. refers to the phases of the moon where its visible surface area is decreasing.
  4. circles around
  5. occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon.
  6. ooks like a half-illuminated circle. One side of the moon is illuminated, and the other half is shadowed.
  7. goes through the moon phases
  8. we live on
  9. any lunar phase between the new moon and the full moon, where the visible illuminated portion of the moon increases each night.
Down
  1. a thin, sliver-shaped crescent of light on the right side of the moon in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle
  3. caused by how much of the sunlit side of the Moon we can see as it orbits
  4. the lunar phase where the entire, round, illuminated face of the Moon is visible from Earth
  5. 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
  6. occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, causing the Moon's sunlit side to face away from Earth.
  7. a phase of the moon where more than half of the illuminated surface is visible from Earth, but it's not yet fully illuminated
  8. the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon.
  9. goes around the earth
  10. occurs when less than half of the moon's visible surface is illuminated, appearing as a thin, curved sliver
  11. 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 • ...

International Space Station Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-10

International Space Station Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Path the station follows around Earth
  2. How water is treated on the station
  3. Russian spacecraft that serves as an escape pod
  4. Observatory module with seven windows
  5. Shape of the station's path around Earth
  6. Mechanical arms used to assemble station parts
  7. Person who lives and works on the ISS
  8. Direction pointing toward Earth
  9. Space junk that poses collision risks
Down
  1. Direction facing away from Earth
  2. Near weightless environment on the ISS
  3. The absence of air in space
  4. Connected compartments that form the station
  5. Essential gas produced by the life support system
  6. Activity performed outside the station
  7. Astronomer who predicted humans would live in space
  8. Where scientific experiments are conducted
  9. Vehicle that delivered many ISS components
  10. Arrays that provide power to the station
  11. Orbiting laboratory 250 miles above Earth

20 Clues: The absence of air in space • Direction pointing toward Earth • Direction facing away from Earth • How water is treated on the station • Path the station follows around Earth • Observatory module with seven windows • Person who lives and works on the ISS • Space junk that poses collision risks • Near weightless environment on the ISS • Activity performed outside the station • ...

Moon phases 2025-05-07

Moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the final phase in the lunar cycle, preceding the New Moon.
  2. the different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the varying amounts of its sunlit surface that we can see.
  3. occurs after the Full Moon and before the Third Quarter moon.
  4. occurs when the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, causing the Moon's sunlit side to face away from Earth.
  5. we live on
  6. occurs when less than half of the moon's visible surface is illuminated, appearing as a thin, curved sliver
  7. refers to the phases of the moon where its visible surface area is decreasing.
  8. a phase of the moon where more than half of the illuminated surface is visible from Earth, but it's not yet fully illuminated
  9. the lunar phase where the entire, round, illuminated face of the Moon is visible from Earth
  10. half of the Moon's face illuminated, resembling a half-circle
Down
  1. a thin, sliver-shaped crescent of light on the right side of the moon in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. any lunar phase between the new moon and the full moon, where the visible illuminated portion of the moon increases each night.
  3. goes through the moon phases
  4. 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
  5. when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and moon
  6. when half of the Moon's face is illuminated by the Sun, and it appears as a half-circle from Earth
  7. goes around the earth
  8. caused by how much of the sunlit side of the Moon we can see as it orbits
  9. ooks like a half-illuminated circle. One side of the moon is illuminated, and the other half is shadowed.
  10. 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

Geology Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thickest part of the earth, and is under the crust
  2. when two tectonic plates separate
  3. the theory that explains how large peices of the Earth's crust move and change shape
  4. the outermost part of the core
  5. a big crack in the earth, due to a transform boundary
  6. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  7. upper mantle
  8. the ring of fire is a good example of this
  9. the part of the earth we live on
  10. how the layers of the earth nove and behave
  11. when two tectonic plates slide past eachother, or one slides past another
Down
  1. gigantic pices of the crust and upper mantle, they move due to convection currents and contenental drift
  2. a theory that Harry Hess discovered, and it is when magma comes out of the earth to make more (bank)
  3. the theory that the tectonic plates are moving
  4. the center of the earth, it is also under the mantle
  5. another name for the crust and upper mantle
  6. another name for lower mantle
  7. some of these layers are the contenental crust, oceanic crust,mantle, and core
  8. when two tectonic plates come together and result in a landmarck
  9. 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

Unit 2 Vocal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate pushed another underneath
  2. a type of weathering where substances are changed
  3. the trembling of the earth caused by plate movement
  4. swells or ridges produced by wind
  5. follows the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
  6. a type of weathering that changes the physical rocks
  7. are like rivers flowing through the ocean
  8. a zone in the pacific where most active volcanoes are located
  9. magma that has reached the surface of the earth
  10. naturally formed features on the surface of the earth
  11. Land masses above water on Earth
  12. makes us the water elements of the water elements of the earth
  13. type of boundary movement that spreads apart
Down
  1. the outermost later of the earth
  2. the inner core is ____
  3. the name of the supercontinent
  4. molten rock
  5. when to plate meet and results in formation of mountain ridges
  6. type of boundary where plates slide past one another
  7. the center of the earth
  8. detects the earthquakes
  9. moving pieces of the earth's lithosphere
  10. small pieces of rocks
  11. consists of the sun and nine known planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun
  12. the outer core is ____
  13. contains most of the earth's mass
  14. 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 • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2024-10-25

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates that slide past each other
  2. When tectonic plates shake
  3. A mountain that spits out lava
  4. Crack's in the Earth's crust where there is movement
  5. The top layer of the earth
  6. Layer of magma under the crust
  7. Tectonic plates that come together
  8. The center of the Earth
  9. A super continent from millions of years ago
Down
  1. North America and South America are ________
  2. Molten rock underground
  3. There are _____ tectonic plates on earth
  4. The deepest point on earth is the _______ trench
  5. When a plate goes under another plate
  6. Tectonic plates that spread apart
  7. Molten rock on the surface
  8. A large body of water on the surface
  9. A cliff underwater where plates diverge
  10. A spherical body in space (like Earth)
  11. 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 • ...

Genesis Chapter 7 2013-05-17

Genesis Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They had creatures that flew through the ___. Verse 14
  2. The _______ came to Noah and the ark as God had said would happen. Verse 8
  3. Noah and his wife, and his ____ and their wives went together into the ark. Verse 7
  4. God told Noah to take _____ of every clean animal Verse 2
  5. Noah and his family entered the ark ________. Verse 13
  6. The waters lifted the ark ____ above the earth. Verse 17
  7. The waters kept rising until the _________ were all covered. Verse 20
  8. The waters flooded the earth for 150 ____. Verse 24
  9. The flood would destroy everything on the _____. Verse 4
  10. They had creatures that moved across the ______. Verse 14
  11. After seven days the _____ came on the earth. Verse 10
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  1. “I will send ____ on the earth” said God. Verse 4
  2. Everything ________ as God had told Noah. Verse 16
  3. Noah did as the Lord _________ him. Verse 5
  4. Noah and his family were told to go into the ___. Verse 1
  5. Everything on the earth ____. Verse 21
  6. The ark _______ on the water. Verse 18
  7. It was the 17th day of the second _____ of the year when the rain started to fall. Verse 11
  8. Noah was 600 _____ old when the flood came on the earth. Verse 6
  9. 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 • ...

Earths layers crossword puzzle 2025-02-03

Earths layers crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Equinox The day in March when day and night are equal in length.
  2. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  4. The imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
  5. The point in Earth's orbit where it is closest to the Sun.
  6. The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
  7. The thick layer of Earth located between the crust and core.
  8. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle.
Down
  1. The point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun.
  2. Core The solid, dense center of the Earth.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. Day The time it takes for Earth to complete one rotation relative to distant stars.
  5. The movement of Earth around the Sun.
  6. Solstice The shortest day of the year, occurring in December.
  7. Crust The thinner, denser type of Earth's crust found under oceans.
  8. 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. • ...

Earthquakes!!! 2024-01-13

Earthquakes!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Area surrounding Pacific Ocean with lots of earthquakes & volcanoes
  2. In 1906, a massive fire and earthquake destroyed 1/3 of the city
  3. Massive tidal wave frequently caused by earthquakes
  4. Earthquake occurred here during World Series
  5. Country that in 2004 had a massive tsunami kill over 230,000 people
  6. Lowest number on the Richter Scale
  7. Earth trembling due to pressure being released
  8. Number of dragons on the first seismograph
  9. Highest number on the Richter Scale
  10. Area of the Earth that we live on
  11. Abbreviation for the seismic wave that is felt first
  12. Area on the Earth where earthquakes frequently occur
  13. Area in the "middle" of the "Atlantic" Ocean with lots of earthquakes & volcanoes
  14. Rating given to the pressure released in an earthquake
  15. Scale the measures the magnitude of an earthquake
Down
  1. Person the invented the first seismograph
  2. Area of the Earth where earthquake waves cannot pass through
  3. Earthquake fault of two plates moving away from each other
  4. Molten rock inside the Earth
  5. Country where in 1556, an earthquake occurred killing 830,000 people
  6. Machine that measures seismic waves
  7. Abbreviation for the seismic wave felt second
  8. Abbreviation for the seismic wave traveling the surface
  9. Earthquake fault of two plates scraping next to each other
  10. Area ON THE SURFACE of the Earth above the focus
  11. Area of the Earth where pressure is released to start earthquakes
  12. Appropriate name for "earthquake waves"
  13. Earthquake fault of two plates colliding
  14. 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 • ...

Moon and Eclipses 2022-12-05

Moon and Eclipses crossword puzzle
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  1. means shrinking or decreasing in illumination.
  2. an event in space where an object comes between the sun and a 3rd object and casts a shadow on the object
  3. the area in which the shadow is partial (less dark) during both a partial lunar and solar eclipse
  4. when the moon passes between the sun and earth, blocking our view of the sun, casting a shadow on earth
  5. Moon’s closest point in orbit around Earth
  6. the spinning motion of an object (planet or moon) on its imaginary (fake) axis
  7. any space object (natural or artificial) that orbits a larger object (often a planet)
  8. means growing or expanding in illumination.
  9. The revolving of one object around another in an oval-shaped path (ellipse)
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  1. the force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth
  2. Moon’s farthest point in orbit around Earth
  3. The movement of an object (planet or moon) around another object in space
  4. the area in which the shadow is darkest during both a total lunar and solar eclipse
  5. refers to the phase where the moon is less than half illuminated.
  6. the Earth is between the sun and the moon blocking the sun's light, Earth's shadow falls on the moon making it darken.
  7. phases where moon is more than half illuminated.
  8. 1of 8 planets that revolve around the Sun, 3rd planet from the sun on which we live.
  9. 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. • ...

A.Dacruz 2023-02-01

A.Dacruz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
  2. Spot the hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  3. waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
  4. molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  5. Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
  6. Largest part of the earth on the inside.
  7. composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
  8. tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
  9. The innermost layer of the Earth.
  10. Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
Down
  1. The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
  2. wind the energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
  3. Rocks produced by high temperatures.
  4. The outer layer of the earth.
  5. 100 meters
  6. two boundaries converge together
  7. When two plates move in opposite directions
  8. 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. • ...

Sc7: pp 302-307 2025-03-11

Sc7: pp 302-307 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moon takes 27.3 days, or about a _____ to orbit Earth once
  2. the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
  3. people who travel to space
  4. appears to grow each day
  5. the fourth week
  6. when half of the near side of th moon is in the sunlight, the moon has completed one-quarter of its cycle
  7. the second week
  8. this would take 20 days to cover the distance from Earth to the moon
  9. cycle monthly
  10. appears to shrink each day
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  1. the third week
  2. one object in space casts a shadow onto another object
  3. a body that orbits a larger body
  4. the moon passes between the sun and Earth
  5. the moon is only visible from Earth when it reflects the ______
  6. orbits earth
  7. darkest part of the shadow
  8. spreading cone of lighter shadow

18 Clues: orbits earth • cycle monthly • the third week • the fourth week • the second week • appears to grow each day • people who travel to space • darkest part of the shadow • appears to shrink each day • a body that orbits a larger body • spreading cone of lighter shadow • the shadow of Earth falls on the moon • the moon passes between the sun and Earth • ...

Astronomical Phenomena 2025-11-23

Astronomical Phenomena crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from reaching Earth.
  2. The changing shapes of the Moon we see from Earth each month.
  3. The longest or shortest day of the year, depending on the season.
  4. Colourful lights in the sky caused by particles from the Sun hitting Earth’s atmosphere.
  5. Something related to space, stars, planets, or the universe.
  6. The time when your part of Earth is turned away from the Sun.
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  1. The slight angle of Earth that causes the seasons.
  2. When Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon.
  3. The four parts of the year that change because Earth orbits the Sun and is tilted.
  4. Events or occurrences in space or nature that we can observe.
  5. A day when Earth gets equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
  6. The path one object takes as it travels around another in space.
  7. The planet we live on that orbits the Sun once each year.
  8. The time when your part of Earth faces the Sun.
  9. 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. • ...

Science Vocab 2025-05-02

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Study of dinosaurs and bones
  2. Rock life
  3. Earths plates
  4. cycle The life cycle of rain water
  5. A big ball of burning gas making light in space exploding
  6. The changing and developing of a human or animal
  7. The changing of an organism
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  1. Center of earth
  2. A region of space with a gravity pull very strong
  3. Of the the earth surrounding us
  4. Earth movements
  5. Mr Krabs enemy and something whales eat
  6. The great big blue thing around us
  7. Earth
  8. The way the weather changes around us
  9. Mountain with lava
  10. Loitering or throwing trash into areas
  11. Shaking earth
  12. 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 • ...

6th Grade Science Review 2023-05-24

6th Grade Science Review crossword puzzle
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  1. rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  2. layers of rock
  3. the color of a minerals powder
  4. type of soil with largest grain size
  5. a planet makes one trip around its orbital path
  6. alive, or once was
  7. a vibration inside the earth that shakes the surface of the earth
  8. the slow, natural process that causes all of the rocks on earth to change over time
  9. largest layer of earth
  10. type of soil with smallest grain size
  11. solid metal and densest layer of Earth
  12. how light reflects off of a mineral
  13. these are mainly caused on Earth by the moon's gravity
  14. the breaking down of rocks
  15. larger, less dense, gas giants (4 of them)
Down
  1. a mixture of all types of soil, best for growing plants
  2. when you can see less than half of the moon
  3. the most powerful force of weathering on Earth
  4. rock formed by compacted sediment, commonly found on Earth's surface
  5. not alive, never was
  6. longest and shortest days of the year, June 21 and Dec 21
  7. equal amounts of daytime and night time, March 21 and Sept 21
  8. the outer layer of the Earth
  9. boundary where two tectonic plates pull apart
  10. can be solar or lunar, when a shadow is cast in space
  11. boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  12. a planet makes one spin around its axis
  13. rock formed by cooling magma/lava
  14. 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 • ...

IA3 Vocabulary Review 2023-02-14

IA3 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When water leaves plants and enters the atmosphere
  2. All gases on Earth
  3. Basic unit of matter, Single particle of an element
  4. When water flows from the atmosphere back to the Earth's surface
  5. The average amount of kinetic energy in the particles of a substance
  6. All rocks on Earth
  7. Prevents the flow of electricity
  8. Purest form of matter, cannot be broken down
  9. A substance made up of entirely one substance
  10. Wavelength/Frequency determines this in a light wave
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  1. When water flows into the surface of the Earth
  2. Determines the Brightness of a light/Volume of a sound
  3. When water leaves reservoirs and enters the atmosphere
  4. Two or more of the same or different atoms chemically joined
  5. All living things on Earth
  6. A change where a new substance is created
  7. Allows the flow of electricity
  8. All water on Earth
  9. A change where no new substance is created
  10. When water flows across the surface of the Earth
  11. Two or more different atoms chemically joined
  12. 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

Naut + Terr Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through
  2. almost or completely surrounded by land
  3. a person who is trained to travel into outer space
  4. a person who studies the regions of the earth
  5. out of this world
  6. related to sailing, sailors, or ships
  7. a hollow stone lined with crystals
  8. to steer or direct a ship or airplane
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  1. to travel around the earth on water or in air
  2. a person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship
  3. under the surface of the earth
  4. affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
  5. a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space
  6. an area, region, or piece of land
  7. a fleet of ships to protect a nation
  8. the study of the earth's rocks and crust
  9. a raised, flat mound of earth
  10. a person who took part in the California Gold Rush
  11. baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
  12. 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 • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-05-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shaking of the Earth caused by Tectonic Plates
  2. Enormous waves mostly caused by earthquakes
  3. Mountains that erupt magma
  4. One of Earth's layers, in between crust and core
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth
  6. A state that is often hit by earthquakes
  7. When plates move towards each other
  8. Shell of Earth
  9. Areas of rock that have been bent by stress
  10. When plates spread
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  1. Waves of pressure that move through the Earth
  2. Volcanic Locales
  3. Cracks in Earth's crust
  4. Melted rock on Earth's surface
  5. Border between two tectonic plates
  6. Melted rock below the Earth's surface
  7. When plates slide past each other
  8. Center of Earth
  9. This occurs in divergent boundaries
  10. 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

Zachary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animal in stedament
  2. form on a convergent boundary
  3. the layer after the crust
  4. one of earth crust
  5. plats that make movemet
  6. on divergent plats
  7. outside of earth
  8. melted rocks
  9. magma that rises from deep inside the earth cools as It reaches the surface hardening in to rock
  10. go apart
  11. top of some thing
  12. weathering brakes rock making sediment. Erosion move sediment to new places
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  1. presser compacts Leaving cement sediments
  2. sedimentary rock
  3. thing copped in half
  4. come together
  5. heat and pressure inside the earth
  6. fossil digger up
  7. hot temp deep in earth melts rocks forming magma j
  8. 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 • ...

Group 2A: Alkaline Earth Metals 2014-02-03

Group 2A: Alkaline Earth Metals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alkaline earth metals are ____ reactive than alkali metals.
  2. Many mountain ranges contain alkaline earth _______.
  3. Alkaline _____ metals are soft but harder than alkali metals.
  4. Alkaline earth metals are not found in ______ in the elemental state.
  5. example of a calcium-fortified food
  6. What kind of ion is at the center of each chlorophyll molecule?
  7. What is the condition in which bones become brittle and break easily?
  8. Alkaline earth metals react with _____ to form ionic halides.
  9. _____ is made by reduction of its oxide with aluminum at high temperature.
Down
  1. Slaked lime reacts with carbon dioxide to form ________.
  2. Barium ______ is used as a dry powdered bleach.
  3. When exposed to air alkaline earth metals quickly form a tough, thin ____ coating.
  4. What color is calcium carbonate
  5. Alkaline earth metals have a grey white _____ when freshly cut.
  6. What is a major component of bone and teeth?
  7. discovered in 1798 by Nicholas Vauquelin
  8. Alkaline earth metals react with ______ to form binary oxides.
  9. Magnesium ions forms a bond with each _____ atom.
  10. discovered in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy
  11. Salts of highly radioactive _____ are a by-product of uranium refining.
  12. 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. • ...

Astronomy study guide 2023-10-17

Astronomy study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this keeps planets in motion around the sun
  2. named the rocky planet
  3. the eighth planet from the sun
  4. _______ are the result of the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the surface waters of Earth
  5. The _______ of the Earth causes day and night
  6. like dirty snowballs
  7. the seventh planet from the sun
  8. sometimes called a shooting star
  9. the sixth plant from the sun
  10. The _______ of the moon are the result of the position the sun, the moon, and Earth are in relation to each other
Down
  1. the fifth planet for the sun
  2. large space rock that orbits the sun
  3. The _______ of the Earth causes the angle that sunlight hits the surface to vary during the year
  4. the closest planet to the sun
  5. these planets are Farther from the sun, very large, and made of gas
  6. the third planet from the sun
  7. these planets are Closer to the sun, small, and rocky
  8. this is the center of out solar system
  9. the forth planet from the sun
  10. Invention of the _______ provided powerful and confounding observations that challenged the Earth-centered model
  11. 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 • ...

Vocabulary Review 2024-06-26

Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another name for pollutants
  2. when sediments are placed somewhere by wind or water
  3. all of the land on Earth
  4. the breaking down of the Earth through weathering
  5. ____ features have been created by people - buildings, roads, playgrounds, statues
  6. all of the water on Earth
  7. all of the living things on Earth
  8. water ____ occurs when there is more water than the land can absorb.
Down
  1. a place where animals live
  2. small stones and sand
  3. the air surrounding the Earth
  4. something observable in science
  5. the force that pulls things to Earth
  6. contributes to dirty air, water, and/or land
  7. continued exposure to wind, water, or ice leads to erosion over time
  8. Chesapeake Bay is the largest one in America
  9. can contribute to over fishing
  10. ____ 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 • ...

Movement around the sun. 2019-10-14

Movement around the sun. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line that goes through the middle of the earth from top to bottom.
  2. The inbetween season that occurs after summer.
  3. The movement of an object around another object.
  4. An object that orbits a planet.
  5. The direction that the earth is rotating.
  6. The fixed path in which the earth moves around the sun.
  7. The sun and all the objects that orbit the sun.
  8. The inbetween season that occurs after winter.
  9. The name of the dwarf planet that exists in the Kuiper belt.
  10. The season that the southern hemisphere experience when it is tilted less towards the sun.
Down
  1. The part of the earth that faces the sun.
  2. That which is between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. The imaginary line that goes around the earth which divides it into two halves.
  4. The earth's closest star.
  5. An object that orbits a star.
  6. The turning movement of an object around its own axis.
  7. The amount of planets in our solar system.
  8. The tilting of the earth causes this phenomenon to occur.
  9. The season that the southern hemisphere experience when it is tilted more towards the sun.
  10. 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. • ...

Beyond the Earth 2022-10-18

Beyond the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. at the end of the day we see the amazing ______
  2. the Earth _____ around the sun
  3. the ___ gives all life a source of energy
  4. ______ pulls us down to the ground
  5. to teach children about stars teachers make _______ online
  6. ___ is repersented by a lion
Down
  1. the ____ takes a month to complete a full cycle
  2. the Earth ____ and gives the illusion that the sun is moving
  3. we see the _____ at night
  4. ___ is the name of a constellation and the name of a god
  5. 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

The Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms when existing rock is exposed to large changes in temperature, pressure, or both.
  2. Fragments of weathered rocks.
  3. When eroded materials are droped or laid down.
Down
  1. The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.
  2. The process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another.
  3. The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
  4. Process where rocks that were formed underground are brought to the earth's surface.
  5. Process where rocks materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes.
  6. are formed from sediments that are deposited, then compacted and compressed together.
  7. formed from cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground.
  8. 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. • ...

Day and night on Earth 2026-04-30

Day and night on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One full orbit around the Sun
  2. An imaginary line the Earth spins around
  3. What helps us see during the day
  4. When our side of Earth faces away from the Sun
  5. The path the Earth takes around the Sun
  6. The star that gives us heat and light
  7. The planet we live on
  8. The movement of the Earth around the Sun
Down
  1. Different parts of the year
  2. When our side of Earth faces the Sun
  3. The movement of the Earth around its axis that causes day and night
  4. What the Earth does on its axis
  5. The Earth is not straight up and down
  6. A dark shape made when light is blocked

14 Clues: The planet we live on • Different parts of the year • One full orbit around the Sun • What the Earth does on its axis • What helps us see during the day • When our side of Earth faces the Sun • The Earth is not straight up and down • The star that gives us heat and light • The path the Earth takes around the Sun • A dark shape made when light is blocked • ...

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener the scientist who invented the continental drift theory
  2. ocean ridge when two plates in the oceanic crust divide it forms a
  3. the movement of the transform boundary
  4. The earth was once one huge earth called
  5. the movement of the convergent boundary
  6. boundary when to plates are colliding it forms what boundary
  7. drift the theory that the earth was once one huge earth called Pangaea and then separated.
  8. Plates pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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  1. Hess the scientist who invented the sea floor spreading theory
  2. floor spreading the theory that the earth sea floor spreads and generates new earth and gets rid of old earth
  3. the movement of the divergent boundary
  4. the hot substance in the the core of the earth
  5. Valley when two plates in the continental crust divide it forms a
  6. boundary when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary
  7. when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a
  8. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  9. Boundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary
  10. 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.
  11. 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 • ...