the earth Crossword Puzzles

Earthquakes!!! 2024-01-13

Earthquakes!!! crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 EarthArea of the Earth that we live onLowest number on the Richter ScaleMachine that measures seismic wavesHighest number on the Richter ScaleAppropriate name for "earthquake waves"Earthquake fault of two plates collidingPerson the invented the first seismographNumber of dragons on the first seismograph...

Tectonic Plates 2024-05-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  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 EarthCenter of EarthVolcanic LocalesWhen plates spreadCracks in Earth's crustMountains that erupt magmaMelted rock on Earth's surfaceThe outermost layer of the EarthWhen plates slide past each otherBorder between two tectonic platesThis occurs in divergent boundariesWhen plates move towards each otherA device used to track seismic wave...

Zachary 2024-03-18

Zachary crossword puzzle
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  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 apartmelted rockscome togethertectonic platssedimentary rockfossil digger upoutside of earthtop of some thingone of earth cruston divergent platsanimal in stedamentthing copped in halfplats that make movemetthe layer after the crustform on a convergent boundaryheat and pressure inside the earthpresser compacts Leaving cement sediments...

IA3 Vocabulary Review 2023-02-14

IA3 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  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 EarthAll water on EarthAll rocks on EarthAll living things on EarthAllows the flow of electricityPrevents the flow of electricityA change where a new substance is createdA change where no new substance is createdPurest form of matter, cannot be broken downTwo or more different atoms chemically joined...

Naut + Terr Review 2022-11-01

Naut + Terr Review crossword puzzle
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  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 worlda raised, flat mound of earthunder the surface of the earthan area, region, or piece of landa hollow stone lined with crystalsa fleet of ships to protect a nationrelated to sailing, sailors, or shipsto steer or direct a ship or airplanealmost or completely surrounded by landbaked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery...

Vocabulary Review 2024-06-26

Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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 sandall of the land on Earthall of the water on Eartha place where animals liveanother name for pollutantsthe air surrounding the Earthcan contribute to over fishingsomething observable in scienceall of the living things on Earththe force that pulls things to Earthcontributes to dirty air, water, and/or land...

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: EarthEarthRock lifeEarths platesShaking earthCenter of earthEarth movementsMountain with lavaThe changing of an organismStudy of dinosaurs and bonesOf the the earth surrounding usThe great big blue thing around uscycle The life cycle of rain waterThe way the weather changes around usLoitering or throwing trash into areas...

Genesis Chapter 7 2013-05-17

Genesis Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  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 21The ark _______ on the water. Verse 18Noah did as the Lord _________ him. Verse 5“I will send ____ on the earth” said God. Verse 4Everything ________ as God had told Noah. Verse 16The waters flooded the earth for 150 ____. Verse 24They had creatures that flew through the ___. Verse 14...

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

Group 2A: Alkaline Earth Metals crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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 carbonateexample of a calcium-fortified fooddiscovered in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davydiscovered in 1798 by Nicholas VauquelinWhat 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....

All About Earth 2016-11-29

All About Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
  2. The four stages of Earth's revolution
  3. hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
  4. solstice The day that starts spring
  5. What Earth rotates on
  6. A system to organize time
  7. Earth _____ on its axis
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  1. Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
  2. The day that a season starts
  3. Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
  4. A day of equal day and night
  5. A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
  6. solstice The day that starts winter
  7. solstice The day that starts summer
  8. solstice The day that starts fall

15 Clues: What Earth rotates onEarth _____ on its axisA system to organize timeThe day that a season startsA day of equal day and nightsolstice The day that starts fallsolstice The day that starts wintersolstice The day that starts springsolstice The day that starts summerThe four stages of Earth's revolutionEarth makes a full ________ around the sun...

Movement around the sun. 2019-10-14

Movement around the sun. crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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....

Puzzling Earth 2022-02-21

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. where two plates slide past each other
  2. crust that makes up the continents on Earth
  3. the isotope that decays
  4. the third layer of the Earth.
  5. the third highest layer of atmosphere
  6. denser and thinner then continental crust
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust
  9. layer that lies beneath the lithosphere
  10. the result of a type of heat transfer that only happens in fluids
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  1. the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
  2. the stable isotopes
  3. the innermost layer of Earth
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  5. pieces of Earth's crust and topmost mantle
  6. electron antineutrinos released in the decays of radioactive elements
  7. small natural object from space
  8. calculates an age in years for geologic materials
  9. vibrations in the earth that transmit energy
  10. thickest layer of earth

20 Clues: the stable isotopesthe isotope that decaysthickest layer of earththe innermost layer of Earththe third layer of the Earth.small natural object from spacethe third highest layer of atmospherewhere two plates slide past each otherlayer that lies beneath the lithospheredenser and thinner then continental crustpieces of Earth's crust and topmost mantle...

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer crossword puzzle
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  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 boundarythe movement of the transform boundarythe movement of the convergent boundaryThe earth was once one huge earth calledthe hot substance in the the core of the earthwhen subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms aBoundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary...

Earth and Space 2021-05-04

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the planet we live on
  2. debris from and object that survives its passage through Earth's atmosphere
  3. a system of billions of stars with gas and dust
  4. the outermost shell covering earths surface
  5. a luminous point in the night sky
  6. each of the aspects of the moon and planet
  7. a body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  8. the lowest layer of earths atmosphere
  9. the natural satellite of earth
  10. resembling the moon
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  1. an object consisting of ice and dust
  2. a repeating path that an object in space takes
  3. everything in space and beyond
  4. gasses surrounding earth or another planet
  5. to turn
  6. the outermost part of earths atmosphere
  7. the distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
  8. mostly solid layer of the earth that is in between the outer core and crust
  9. action of rotating around an axis
  10. the star that the earth orbits

20 Clues: to turnresembling the moonthe planet we live oneverything in space and beyondthe star that the earth orbitsthe natural satellite of earthaction of rotating around an axisa luminous point in the night skyan object consisting of ice and dustthe lowest layer of earths atmospherethe outermost part of earths atmosphere...

Chapter 3-5 Crossword 2023-11-16

Chapter 3-5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a mountain made from molten material
  2. the process of ocean floor going back into earth
  3. A type of stress that pushes objects together
  4. The process of new sea floor being made
  5. The strongest wave made by earthquakes
  6. An old bone found inside of earth
  7. when magma reaches the surface of a volcano
  8. Pieces of earths crust broken up
  9. The weakest wave made by earthquakes
  10. A underwater mountain
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  1. A current that happens in the mantle of the earth
  2. A belt with a lot of volcanoes
  3. Type of force that changes a objects shape
  4. The movement of continents with the convection current in the mantle
  5. A type of stress that pulls objects apart
  6. the transfer of heat through touch
  7. the outer edge of the earth
  8. A Supercontinent
  9. A machine that measures earthquakes
  10. The part of earth where the convection current takes place

20 Clues: A SupercontinentA underwater mountainthe outer edge of the earthA belt with a lot of volcanoesPieces of earths crust broken upAn old bone found inside of earththe transfer of heat through touchA machine that measures earthquakesa mountain made from molten materialThe weakest wave made by earthquakesThe strongest wave made by earthquakes...

Beyond the Earth 2022-10-18

Beyond the Earth crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 nighta _____ is a repeating cycle___ is repersented by a lionthe Earth _____ around the sun______ pulls us down to the groundthe ___ gives all life a source of energythe ____ takes a month to complete a full cycleat 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
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  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.
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  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 solidWhen eroded materials are droped or laid down.The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller piecesformed from cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground.Process where rocks that were formed underground are brought to the earth's surface....

Earth Systems and Layers 2021-07-29

Earth Systems and Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. All the water at and near the surface of the earth.
  2. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. forces Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth's surface.
  4. The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick
  5. the amount of mass in a given volume.
  6. A usually light colored, less dense, rock that is found in continental crust
  7. A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
  8. A term referring to all water that is temporarily frozen in polar ice caps, snow, permafrost, and glaciers
  9. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth. Source of Earth's interior heat
  10. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
  11. crust the portion of Earth's crust that is usually below the oceans, thinner and higher in density, made of basalt
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  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  2. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  3. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
  4. the outer layer of the earth. thinnest layer
  5. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, where convection currents take place
  6. A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  7. forces any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
  8. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
  9. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth.
  10. a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid due to changes in density and gravity

21 Clues: the amount of mass in a given volume.A mixture of gases that surrounds Earththe outer layer of the earth. thinnest layerthe transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.All the water at and near the surface of the earth.forces any natural process that builds up Earth's surfaceA rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust....

Astronomy study guide 2023-10-17

Astronomy study guide crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 snowballsnamed the rocky planetthe fifth planet for the sunthe sixth plant from the sunthe closest planet to the sunthe third planet from the sunthe forth planet from the sunthe eighth planet from the sunthe seventh planet from the sunsometimes called a shooting starlarge space rock that orbits the sunthe second closest planet to the sun...

ALEX'S CROSSWORD 2012-08-16

ALEX'S CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. An imaginary line creating the earth tilt.
  2. the study of the natural features of the earth's surface.
  3. One of te earth largest land masses.
  4. A country that has no water.
  5. An area of the earth surface were it's not to cold but not to hot.
  6. An imaginary line separeating the north and south hemisphere.
  7. The science of farming and life stock.
  8. Held a war from 1960 to 1970.
  9. Imaginary lines going across the earth surface.
  10. graphy the detailed mapping of the configuration of a region.
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  1. A coloured sea.
  2. One half of a sphere.
  3. A sport in Turkey.
  4. A dress in Japan.
  5. The main city is Istanbul.
  6. Prevailing area conditions of an area.
  7. Imagiary lines going through the earth surface.
  8. the Capital is New Deli
  9. The biggest county in asia.
  10. The biggest county partly in europe.

20 Clues: A coloured sea.A dress in Japan.A sport in Turkey.One half of a sphere.the Capital is New DeliThe main city is Istanbul.The biggest county in asia.A country that has no water.Held a war from 1960 to 1970.One of te earth largest land masses.The biggest county partly in europe.The science of farming and life stock....

Earth Science Vocabulary (Grade 5 Ohio) 2023-03-20

Earth Science Vocabulary (Grade 5 Ohio) crossword puzzle
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  1. the Earth spinning around its axis; this takes Earth 24 hours (1 day) to complete
  2. If the Earth is tilted towards the sun the temperature will be ______________.
  3. 365 _____________ is the amount of time it takes the Earth to revolve around the sun
  4. the luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light
  5. The 4 planets that have long orbits and are made of mostly gas
  6. the elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  7. the season with the least daylight hours
  8. If the Earth is tilted away from the sun the temperature will be ______________.
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  1. the way in which the Earth slants on its axis
  2. The 4 planets with the shortest orbits are known as the ______ planets
  3. an imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles
  4. a small, cold natural satellite that orbits planets in our solar system
  5. the Earth moving around the sun; this takes Earth 365 ¼ days (one year) to complete
  6. true or false-Earth's revolution around the sun is responsible for day and night.
  7. the season with the most daylight hours
  8. 24 _________ is the amount of time it takes Earth to make 1 rotation on its axis.

16 Clues: the season with the most daylight hoursthe season with the least daylight hoursthe way in which the Earth slants on its axisThe 4 planets that have long orbits and are made of mostly gasan imaginary line that passes through the North and South polesThe 4 planets with the shortest orbits are known as the ______ planets...

Space Systems Vocab and Concepts Review #1 2020-11-17

Space Systems Vocab and Concepts Review #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the direction in which the Earth rotates on its axis
  2. the two stars at the end of this constellation's "bowl" point to Polaris (two words)
  3. the name for the imaginary "line" (the path) that the sun appears to follow through the year (you might need to looks this one up on Google)
  4. the direction in which the Earth revolves around the sun
  5. the name for the side of the moon that always faces away from Earth (two words)
  6. the movement of the Earth that accounts for why the sun appears to rise and set
  7. also know as the North Star
  8. to go around another object
  9. refers to sun
  10. in the northern hemisphere, stars appear to move in a circular path around this important star
  11. refers to the shape of the moon at any specific time during a lunar cycle
  12. a synonym for revolve
  13. a synonym for rotate
  14. the location on Earth over which you will always find Polaris in the sky (two words)
  15. the celestial object that blocks the sun's rays during a lunar eclipse
  16. it takes the Earth one _____ to make a full revolution around the sun
Down
  1. general name for a group of stars that form a pattern
  2. the approximate number of hours it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis (compound word)
  3. the celestial object that blocks the sun's rays during a solar eclipse
  4. the compass direction in which most stars appear to rise
  5. refers to moon
  6. adjective that refers to the sky and the "heavens"
  7. refers to a series of circles or arcs that have the same center (hint...see page 5 of your packet!)
  8. an event in which a celestial object such as the moon or sun is blocked
  9. Polaris is the last star in the "handle" of this constellation (two words)
  10. the main object in space that the moon orbits
  11. the adjective that refers to the 13 different constellations that are visible from Earth at different times throughout the year
  12. it takes the Earth one ______ to make a full rotation on its axis
  13. to turn on an axis

29 Clues: refers to sunrefers to moonto turn on an axisa synonym for rotatea synonym for revolvealso know as the North Starto go around another objectthe main object in space that the moon orbitsadjective that refers to the sky and the "heavens"the direction in which the Earth rotates on its axisgeneral name for a group of stars that form a pattern...

Across the Universe 2025-05-07

Across the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Apparent motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic as Earth wobbles on its axis
  2. Amount of mass which doesn’t reflect or emit any light (2)
  3. Imaginary sphere with earth located at its center (2)
  4. Shape of Earth according to Greek during 500BC
  5. Planet visible to the eye
  6. Observed the shadows that the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse to predict Earth’s shape
  7. Gave the most accurate size of spherical Earth
  8. Season that falls on Mar 21 – Jun 21
  9. Eclipse when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth
  10. A unit of length equal to the distance that light would travel in a vacuum in one year
  11. Apparent daily revolution of the celestial sphere around celestial poles (2)
  12. Explained clearly than Aristarchus that Sun is center of universe
  13. Study the universe overall & ask questions about the origin of everything
  14. Earth-centered universe model
  15. Shape of Earth according to Pythagoras & his pupils
  16. Study of the physics of celestial bodies
  17. Terrestrial motion that is innate characteristics of humans and animals
  18. Causes the annual motion and changes to length of daytime & night time, & different seasons
  19. Antenna pointed into space that allowed scientist to discover background radiation
  20. Cycle in the sky which is based on seasons
  21. The disappearance of these was one of the argument of Aristotle for a spherical Earth
  22. Stars that keep changing position, aka planets
Down
  1. Law that expresses the velocity at which a galaxy is speeding away from Earth
  2. Size of the Earth to be approximately 25000 stadia
  3. Because of these difference in which planet orbits the Sun, it creates the apparent retrograde motion
  4. Due to this presence, gravity is actually causing space to expand and accelerate (2)
  5. Equal to 3.26 light years
  6. Added in the model of Aristotle, aka Cronos
  7. Proposed that the universe is made of 27 concentric spheres
  8. One of the elements in the terrestrial realm
  9. imaginary line that the earth spins around (2)
  10. The effect which occurs with light emitted by an object away from the Earth.
  11. Days where the sun is the furthest away from the celestial equator
  12. Not convinced by concentric spheres instead proposed sun-centered universe
  13. Theorized that the universe began in a state of highly compressed hot ___
  14. The line that the sun traces in its movement across the sky
  15. Anticlockwise motion or normal motion of planets
  16. Sun-centered universe model
  17. Motion in the universe that is perfect & circular according to the ancient Greeks
  18. Motivated his students to explain their observation on the movement of planets
  19. The only celestial object that significantly changes appearance
  20. Point that doesn’t move at all; experiences no lateral motion as the earth rotates (2)
  21. Proposed by Eudoxos and Aristotle to be the center of the universe
  22. Hemisphere that experiences longer days during winter since the axis of rotation is titled away
  23. Shapes of stars that can be traced by connecting the dots
  24. Theory developed by Russian-American physicists George Gamov (2)
  25. Any of the planets whose orbit is further away from the Sun than the Earth’s
  26. Proposed Earth-centered model of universe using concept of deferent instead of concentric spheres.
  27. Means to move backward
  28. When the sun crosses the celestial equator on Mar 21 or Sept 22

50 Clues: Means to move backwardEqual to 3.26 light yearsPlanet visible to the eyeSun-centered universe modelEarth-centered universe modelSeason that falls on Mar 21 – Jun 21Study of the physics of celestial bodiesCycle in the sky which is based on seasonsAdded in the model of Aristotle, aka CronosOne of the elements in the terrestrial realm...

Planet Earth 2020-10-06

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural or artificial body that orbits a planet
  2. An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator
  3. A huge ball of very hot gases in space
  4. the relationship between the distance shown on a map and the actual distance
  5. Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Greenwich Meridian
  6. A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface
  7. The imaginary line around which Earth rotates
  8. Imaginary line that runs around the earth and divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  9. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
  10. Numbers used to give the exact location of a place on the Earth
  11. An imaginary line that connects the North Pole and the South Pole
Down
  1. Imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, from the North to the South pole at 0 degrees longitude
  2. Distance between a place on the Earth's surface and the Equator
  3. Sun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sun
  4. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  5. A map that shows surface features of an area such as mountains, rivers, roads
  6. A large group of stars and planets held together by gravity
  7. The name of our galaxy, that contains the Earth and the Solar System
  8. Areas between two meridians sharing the same time
  9. The science of making maps
  10. One half of the Earth

21 Clues: One half of the EarthThe science of making mapsA huge ball of very hot gases in spaceThe imaginary line around which Earth rotatesA natural or artificial body that orbits a planetAreas between two meridians sharing the same timeSun, planets, and other objects that orbit the sunAn imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Equator...

Vocabulary Review 2024-06-26

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

18 Clues: small stones and sandall of the land on Earthall of the water on Eartha place where animals liveanother name for pollutantsthe air surrounding the Earthcan contribute to over fishingsomething observable in scienceall of the living things on Earththe force that pulls things to EarthChesapeake Bay is the largest one in America...

All About Earth 2016-11-29

All About Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A day of equal day and night
  2. hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
  3. solstice The day that starts spring
  4. What Earth rotates on
  5. Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
  6. solstice The day that starts winter
  7. A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
Down
  1. Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
  2. The four stages of Earth's revolution
  3. hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
  4. The day that a season starts
  5. A system to organize time
  6. solstice The day that starts fall
  7. Earth _____ on its axis
  8. solstice The day that starts summer

15 Clues: What Earth rotates onEarth _____ on its axisA system to organize timeA day of equal day and nightThe day that a season startssolstice The day that starts fallsolstice The day that starts springsolstice The day that starts wintersolstice The day that starts summerThe four stages of Earth's revolutionEarth makes a full ________ around the sun...

All About Earth 2016-11-29

All About Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solstice The day that starts fall
  2. solstice The day that starts winter
  3. Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
  4. Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
  5. A system to organize time
  6. hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
  7. solstice The day that starts summer
  8. A day of equal day and night
Down
  1. The day that a season starts
  2. What Earth rotates on
  3. Earth _____ on its axis
  4. hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
  5. The four stages of Earth's revolution
  6. solstice The day that starts spring
  7. A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight

15 Clues: What Earth rotates onEarth _____ on its axisA system to organize timeThe day that a season startsA day of equal day and nightsolstice The day that starts fallsolstice The day that starts wintersolstice The day that starts springsolstice The day that starts summerThe four stages of Earth's revolutionEarth makes a full ________ around the sun...

Ch 1. and Ch 3. Crossword 2014-11-24

Ch 1. and Ch 3. Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  3. effect the trapping of the sun's warmth
  4. the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  5. regions of matter that make up the earth
  6. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
  7. plates the two-sub layers of the earth's crust that move
  8. deals with the relations of organisms
Down
  1. the lowest region of the atmosphere
  2. the layer of the earth's atmosphere
  3. practice of farming
  4. resource materials or substances such as minerals,forests,and water
  5. destruction
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth
  7. the emission of electromagnetic waves
  8. interior of the earth between the core
  9. a substance that is harmful that goes into the environment
  10. outermost layer of a planet
  11. the central region of the earth

19 Clues: destructionpractice of farmingoutermost layer of a planetthe central region of the earththe rigid outer part of the earththe lowest region of the atmospherethe layer of the earth's atmospherethe upper layer of the earth's mantlethe emission of electromagnetic wavesdeals with the relations of organismsinterior of the earth between the core...

IA3 Vocabulary Review 2023-02-14

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

22 Clues: All gases on EarthAll water on EarthAll rocks on EarthAll living things on EarthAllows the flow of electricityPrevents the flow of electricityA change where a new substance is createdA change where no new substance is createdPurest form of matter, cannot be broken downA substance made up of entirely one substance...

hehe 2023-04-21

hehe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shuttle that is the farthest out into space
  2. man-made satellite that humans occupy
  3. measured in kilograms
  4. first element on the periodic table
  5. third planet in the solar system
  6. space cloud
  7. space x program
  8. newtons first law
  9. has lots of mass packed into a tiny space, and sucks up anything that enters its event horizon
  10. on earth it's 9.8m/s
  11. distance that takes one year for light to traverse
Down
  1. how long does it take for the ISS to orbit earth?
  2. collection of stars that seem to make a shape in the sky
  3. outer belt of asteroids
  4. nearest galaxy to the milky way
  5. is one of the man-made satellites of Earth and is a telescope
  6. some kind of object that orbits another object in space
  7. the galaxy in which Earth resides
  8. nearest star to the solar system other than the sun
  9. what the moon does to the earth
  10. large collection of mass in a concentrated space
  11. large space sphere object that isn't a star or black hole
  12. the sun

23 Clues: the sunspace cloudspace x programnewtons first lawon earth it's 9.8m/smeasured in kilogramsouter belt of asteroidsnearest galaxy to the milky waywhat the moon does to the earththird planet in the solar systemthe galaxy in which Earth residesfirst element on the periodic tableman-made satellite that humans occupy...

All About Earth 2016-11-29

All About Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solstice The day that starts fall
  2. The four stages of Earth's revolution
  3. What Earth rotates on
  4. solstice The day that starts summer
  5. hemisphere A part of the Earth north from the equator
  6. A part of the Earth that gets the most direct sunlight
  7. The day that a season starts
Down
  1. A system to organize time
  2. solstice The day that starts winter
  3. Earth _____ on its axis
  4. hemisphere A part of the Earth south form the equator
  5. Earth has a _____ to revolve around the sun
  6. Earth makes a full ________ around the sun
  7. A day of equal day and night
  8. solstice The day that starts spring

15 Clues: What Earth rotates onEarth _____ on its axisA system to organize timeA day of equal day and nightThe day that a season startssolstice The day that starts fallsolstice The day that starts wintersolstice The day that starts summersolstice The day that starts springThe four stages of Earth's revolutionEarth makes a full ________ around the sun...

Eras of the earth 2015-03-13

Eras of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. era who's name means old life
  2. last period of mesozoic era
  3. a time when glaciers cover the earth
  4. dinosaur with 3 horns on its head
  5. period that had an explosion of life
  6. tyrant king dinosaur
  7. large reptiles during mesozoic era
Down
  1. movie -------- park
  2. first period of the mesozoic era
  3. flying reptile dinosaurs
  4. scientific name for humans
  5. feathered reptile, link between reptiles and birds
  6. the arthropod to first develop eyes
  7. the present era, name means new life
  8. the cenozoic era is sometimes called the age of ________
  9. large elephant like mammal with a hairy coat

16 Clues: movie -------- parktyrant king dinosaurflying reptile dinosaursscientific name for humanslast period of mesozoic eraera who's name means old lifefirst period of the mesozoic eradinosaur with 3 horns on its headlarge reptiles during mesozoic erathe arthropod to first develop eyesa time when glaciers cover the earth...

The Earth Week 30 2022-02-16

The Earth Week 30 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. four distinct times of the year defined by temperature
  2. the movement of the Earth on its axis
  3. The North Star
  4. the longest and shortest days of the year
  5. the 23.5 degree angle of the Earth
  6. one of two imaginary sections of the Earth
  7. 366 days
  8. 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days
  9. the imaginary pole through the center of the Earth running north and south
  10. the movement of planets around the Sun
  11. the day during the year when there is the same amount of day and night
Down
  1. stars that seem to revolve around the North Star
  2. divides the northern and southern hemispheres
  3. pictures made by connecting stars
  4. a internation laboratory that is circling the Earth in space
  5. the constellations Leo, Sagittarius, Libra, Gemini are all a part of this

16 Clues: 366 daysThe North Star12 months, 52 weeks, 365 dayspictures made by connecting starsthe 23.5 degree angle of the Earththe movement of the Earth on its axisthe movement of planets around the Sunthe longest and shortest days of the yearone of two imaginary sections of the Earthdivides the northern and southern hemispheres...

The Earth 6 Problem 2024-10-27

The Earth 6 Problem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who, What, When, _____, Why
  2. To locate something
  3. Moving pictures
  4. To do something with caution
  5. The word for 'Tú' in English
  6. "__ The Road Again" by Willie Nelson
  7. A name I call myself
  8. The Cat in the Hat has two of these
Down
  1. Earth 6's favorite Coldplay song
  2. To deliberate (past tense)
  3. "__ Are Family" by Sister Sledge
  4. The opposite of pleasant
  5. Where fresh water emerges from the ground (plural)
  6. Equal
  7. Dire need
  8. In addition to

16 Clues: EqualDire needIn addition toMoving picturesTo locate somethingA name I call myselfThe opposite of pleasantTo deliberate (past tense)Who, What, When, _____, WhyTo do something with cautionThe word for 'Tú' in EnglishEarth 6's favorite Coldplay song"__ Are Family" by Sister SledgeThe Cat in the Hat has two of these"__ The Road Again" by Willie Nelson...

The Internal Structure of the Earth 2022-09-17

The Internal Structure of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region of the upper mantle that is involved in plate tectonic movement and isostatic adjustments
  2. also called rock pedestal
  3. another term for canyons
  4. also known as table lands or flat-topped mountains
  5. huge, slow-moving bodies of ice
  6. a greek god : where the name of Aeolian Landforms derive from
  7. found at the deepest region of the planet
  8. opening at the top of a volcano
Down
  1. scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
  2. mounds or small hills made up of sand
  3. second most common element in the crust
  4. study of the current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular landform on a map
  5. natural physical features on the surface of the earth
  6. also known as biland or byland
  7. most common element in the crust
  8. the highly viscous layer of the mantle
  9. separates the crust from the mantle, another term for Mohorovicic discontinuity
  10. third most common element in the crust
  11. outermost layer of Earth
  12. another term for valleys

20 Clues: another term for canyonsoutermost layer of Earthanother term for valleysalso called rock pedestalalso known as biland or bylandhuge, slow-moving bodies of iceopening at the top of a volcanomost common element in the crustmounds or small hills made up of sandthe highly viscous layer of the mantlethird most common element in the crust...

space vocabulary Alanna Langdon core 1 1/13/15 2016-01-13

space vocabulary Alanna Langdon core 1 1/13/15 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the partial or total cover of one object in space by another.
  2. a system for organizing time
  3. top and bottom half of earth from the north and south pole to the equator
  4. the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
  5. dark flat areas on the moon [called seas]
  6. attracts all objects toward each other
  7. law where an object will stay in motion or at rest until an outside force acts on it
  8. the force of gravity acting on an object [can change depending on it's location
Down
  1. the degree that earth is tilted on it's axis
  2. law that every object in the universe attracts to each other
  3. an imaginary line that passes through the center of earth and the north and south poles, which the earth rotates
  4. the spinning of the earth on it's axis
  5. the path the earth follows around the sun
  6. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  7. different shapes of the moon
  8. the yearly cycle of winter, summer, spring, and autumn caused by the tilt on earth from it's axis as it revolves around the sun
  9. the study of the moon, stars, and objects in space
  10. the movement of one object around another
  11. a push or pull exerted on an object
  12. the amount of matter in an object

20 Clues: a system for organizing timedifferent shapes of the moonthe amount of matter in an objecta push or pull exerted on an objectthe spinning of the earth on it's axisattracts all objects toward each otherthe path the earth follows around the sundark flat areas on the moon [called seas]the movement of one object around another...

Moon Phases 2024-09-19

Moon Phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. carry out research or study into (a subject, typically one in a scientific or academic field) so as to discover facts or information.
  2. make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up.
  3. appearing smaller
  4. when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up
  5. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
  6. occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun. It covers most of the Sun leaving its outer edge visible as a bright ring around the darkened Moon.
  7. a moon that appears more than half full but not fully illuminated when viewed from Earth
  8. move or cause to move into a sloping position.
  9. the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth
  10. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
Down
  1. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
  2. occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking some or all of the Sun's light from reaching Earth. T
  3. a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water
  4. considered in relation or in proportion to something else.
  5. a part of a whole.
  6. the Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section appearsGibbous moon
  7. happens when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, blocking sunlight that would otherwise reflect off the Moon's surface.
  8. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
  9. the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated.
  10. appearing larger

20 Clues: appearing largerappearing smallera part of a whole.move or cause to move into a sloping position.considered in relation or in proportion to something else.the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated.make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up....

Key Words - Solar System 2020-06-11

Key Words - Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On or relating to the Earth.
  2. the star round which the earth orbits.
  3. A continuous area or expanse which is free.
  4. There are many of these in the milky way.
  5. It pulls us down to Earth.
  6. A body of matter that enters the earth atmosphere.
  7. The natural satellite of the Earth.
  8. They are basically dusty snowballs that orbit the sun.
Down
  1. A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  2. An artificial body placed in orbit around the Earth.
  3. The place where many people live on.
  4. The earth is on its ____.
  5. Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark.
  6. Decive used to see things from far away.
  7. Part of a 24 hour period when it is light.

15 Clues: The earth is on its ____.It pulls us down to Earth.On or relating to the Earth.The natural satellite of the Earth.A small rocky body orbiting the sun.The place where many people live on.the star round which the earth orbits.Decive used to see things from far away.Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark.There are many of these in the milky way....

Earth and Space Crossword: ES2 2023-11-19

Earth and Space Crossword: ES2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A historical model of our solar system that puts the Earth at the centre of the universe.
  2. A change in the moons appearance from Earth
  3. Earth’s atmosphere is made up mainly of nitrogen and _______.
  4. What is it called when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on Earth.
  5. The 4th planet from the sun
  6. The largest planet in our solar system.
  7. Earth's 24 hour rotation on its axis.
  8. The heliocentric model of the solar system was created by? (Last name only)
  9. Earth is divided into these halves.
  10. It takes the moon approx one-month to complete an orbit of Earth, this is called the _____ cycle.
Down
  1. 365 day orbit.
  2. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
  3. The first person to view and study space through a telescope.
  4. If the moon is 'waning', is it getting bigger or smaller?
  5. Earth's rotation around the sun on its titled axis causes different weather at different times of the year called _______.
  6. The planet which is closest to the sun
  7. A star. Produces all heat and light for our solar system.
  8. Pluto is the 9th planet of our solar system.
  9. Earth rotates on its ____
  10. Planets further away from the sun consist mostly of gases and liquids are called _____ planets.

20 Clues: 365 day orbit.Earth rotates on its ____The 4th planet from the sunEarth is divided into these halves.Earth's 24 hour rotation on its axis.The planet which is closest to the sunThe largest planet in our solar system.A change in the moons appearance from EarthPluto is the 9th planet of our solar system....

Solar system crossword puzzle 2023-05-17

Solar system crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest planet to the sun
  2. it's what orbits our planet
  3. earth is the most _________ planet in the solar system
  4. the air that we breathe on earth is what makes up the _________
  5. this is the circular path that a planet follows around the sun
  6. this is the fifth planet, also the largest
  7. the planet known for its rings is _________
  8. the color that the surface of venus looks like because of the clouds
  9. we call the sun and the planets the solar _______
  10. the hottest planet
Down
  1. there are thousands of these on venus, along with mountains and valleys
  2. our home planet
  3. also known as the red planet, it's next to earth
  4. -dioxide, the gas that's part of what makes up the atmosphere on venus
  5. this planet orbits the sun at a distance of 2.8 billion miles
  6. the _________ on mars is much less than earth, a 220 pound person on earth would weigh 83 pounds on mars
  7. this planet was discovered in 1930, and is much smaller than any other planet in the solar system. Now it's known as a dwarf planet
  8. this planet is next to saturn and has a bluish color
  9. there is a _______ on jupiter that is at least 2 times larger than the earth!
  10. this is the actual name of our sun

20 Clues: our home planetthe hottest planetclosest planet to the sunit's what orbits our planetthis is the actual name of our sunthis is the fifth planet, also the largestthe planet known for its rings is _________also known as the red planet, it's next to earthwe call the sun and the planets the solar _______...

6th grade 2nd vocab 2025-10-01

6th grade 2nd vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. on time; not late
  2. honesty and moral soundness
  3. the scientific study of the origin and structure of the earth
  4. ability to control oneself
  5. honesty and fairness in one’s beliefs and actions.
  6. a standard of right and wrong
  7. Course: a path or direction __
  8. Geology: the scientific study of the origin and __ of the earth
  9. Geography: the scientific study of the __ of the earth–its natural features
Down
  1. Prefix geo- ___ to the earth
  2. Waste: useless __
  3. Considerate: __ of others; kind
  4. Lie: to __
  5. Respectful: __ and polite
  6. vulgar
  7. Lay: to __ something
  8. Self-discipline: the ability to __ oneself, often for improvement

17 Clues: vulgarLie: to __Waste: useless __on time; not lateLay: to __ somethingRespectful: __ and politeability to control oneselfhonesty and moral soundnessPrefix geo- ___ to the eartha standard of right and wrongCourse: a path or direction __Considerate: __ of others; kindhonesty and fairness in one’s beliefs and actions....

The Planets 2014-10-17

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name given to the eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth
  2. The galaxy our solar system is part of
  3. I am the fastest moving planet
  4. I am considered to be a dwarf planet
  5. The planet furthest from the sun
  6. I am the only planet that has only 1 moon
  7. the category of planets that include the four closest planets to the sun
  8. the name given to the eclipse that occurs when the moon passes into the earth's shadow
  9. I stop people and things on earth from floating away
  10. The planet with the most visible rings
Down
  1. I control the tides on Earth
  2. the curbed path a planet takes around the sun is called its....
  3. I am the gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth
  4. The largest planet in our solar system
  5. the name given to a group of stars that make patterns in the sky
  6. all of the planets in our solar system orbit me
  7. Sometimes called the 'Red Planet'
  8. a meteoroid enters into the earths atmosphere
  9. the planet that is second from the sun
  10. the Earth has a tilt of approx 23* on its.....

20 Clues: I control the tides on EarthI am the fastest moving planetThe planet furthest from the sunSometimes called the 'Red Planet'I am considered to be a dwarf planetThe galaxy our solar system is part ofThe largest planet in our solar systemthe planet that is second from the sunThe planet with the most visible rings...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1st landmasses
  2. Convergent boundaries cause
  3. Divergent boundaries cause
  4. When the plate splits
  5. Most Dense Layer of Earth
  6. Age of Continental
  7. Less dense layer
  8. Transform boundaries cause
  9. More dense layer
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  1. What is within the mantle?
  2. When the plates rub together
  3. Age of Oceanic
  4. causes collisions, to pull apart and/or scrape against
  5. Number of Layers of the earth
  6. When Plates Come together
  7. Refers to deformation of crust
  8. Events caused by plates
  9. Least Dense Layer of Earth
  10. Types of plates
  11. where we live

20 Clues: where we live1st landmassesAge of OceanicTypes of platesLess dense layerMore dense layerAge of ContinentalWhen the plate splitsEvents caused by platesWhen Plates Come togetherMost Dense Layer of EarthWhat is within the mantle?Divergent boundaries causeLeast Dense Layer of EarthTransform boundaries causeConvergent boundaries cause...

Structures of Earth 2020-05-06

Structures of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 2 metals that make up Earth's core are nickel and _____
  2. The gases surrounding the Earth
  3. Outer layer of Earth
  4. Hot rock inside Earth melts into this liquid
  5. The 2 main gases in Earth's atmosphere are nitrogen and _____
  6. This layer of Earth is divided into several slow-moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans
  7. The only liquid layer of Earth
  8. Thick layer of Earth made up of upper and lower
  9. Deep crack in rocks found near tectonic plates
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  1. Lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
  2. Makes up the dry land on Earth
  3. Hot, solid sphere of iron and nickel at center of Earth
  4. The hot semi-liquid zone in upper mantle
  5. Makes up the ocean floor
  6. The imaginary line around Earth's middle
  7. A vent in the planet's crust which lava, ash, rock, and gases erupt

16 Clues: Outer layer of EarthMakes up the ocean floorMakes up the dry land on EarthThe only liquid layer of EarthThe gases surrounding the EarthLowest layer of Earth's atmosphereThe hot semi-liquid zone in upper mantleThe imaginary line around Earth's middleHot rock inside Earth melts into this liquidDeep crack in rocks found near tectonic plates...

How Geographers Look at the World 2021-09-07

How Geographers Look at the World crossword puzzle
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  1. Found at 23 ½ degrees north, it’s the Northernmost point on Earth to receive direct sunlight
  2. The earth’s crust and uppermost mantle
  3. Side of the mountain with more precipitation
  4. High ______(far from the equator) = colder climate, Low _____ (close to the equator) = warmer climate
  5. Side of the mountain with less precipitation and a rain shadow
  6. Block rain and wind. This creates a rain shadow
  7. Latitude region of earth that has the dramatic seasons
  8. Found at 23 ½ degrees south, it’s the Southernmost point on Earth to receive direct sunlight
  9. Earth's water including water in the atmosphere
Down
  1. Warmer winds and water in western North America and South America = warmer climate = more storms
  2. The part of the earth where plants and animals live
  3. Thin layer of gases that surround earth, where weather and climate occur
  4. Type of boundary that moves like <--- --->
  5. Places close to the ocean have more steady temperatures
  6. Low _______= warmer climate; High ______ = colder climate
  7. Type of boundary that moves like ----> <--- and creates mountains
  8. Type of boundary that creates earthquakes
  9. Type of boundary that creates trenches volcanoes and earthquakes
  10. Latitude region of earth that has hot temperatures, high precipitation, lush vegetation and lots of sunlight
  11. Latitude region of earth that has the poles and cold temperatures year round

20 Clues: The earth’s crust and uppermost mantleType of boundary that creates earthquakesType of boundary that moves like <--- --->Side of the mountain with more precipitationBlock rain and wind. This creates a rain shadowEarth's water including water in the atmosphereThe part of the earth where plants and animals live...

Reasons for the Seasons 2023-11-27

Reasons for the Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point where the sun's rays can’t hit the hemisphere directly.
  2. the angular distance of a place north or south for the equater
  3. The section of the earth that is north of the equator.
  4. The point where the sun's rays can hit the hemisphere directly.
  5. What most people believe but is wrong.
  6. A curved path of an object around stars,planets,or a moon.
  7. The point where the sun's rays can hit the hemisphere directly.
  8. the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of
Down
  1. The angle where the sun's rays can’t hit the hemisphere directly.
  2. The section of the earth that is south of the equator
  3. measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales, such as Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin.
  4. is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth
  5. the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis
  6. the angular distance of a place east or west
  7. The amount of time for the earth to do a whole orbit around the sun.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
  10. the planet on which we live; the world.
  11. A period of time between the same dates in successive calendar months.
  12. is the most southern circle of latitude on earth

20 Clues: What most people believe but is wrong.the star around which the earth orbits.the planet on which we live; the world.the angular distance of a place east or westan imaginary line about which a body rotates.is the most southern circle of latitude on earthis the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth...

Star Puzzle 2025-05-16

Star Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the milky way is a ___
  2. opposite of a white hole
  3. ethiopian princess in greek mythology
  4. the earth ___ the sun
  5. the third planet from the sun
  6. cloud of dust and gas in space
  7. the north star
  8. an object that orbits a celestial body
  9. you need 2 of these molecules to make water
  10. shiny objects in the sky
  11. how we measure in space
  12. icy objects beyond the orbit of neptune
  13. the ISS takes this much time to orbit earth once
Down
  1. earth is in the galaxy ___
  2. the earth is the 3rd ___ to the sun
  3. closest star system
  4. ISS
  5. newtons first law is the law of ___
  6. ___ space telescope
  7. keeps us from floating
  8. a group of stars that look like a picture
  9. the most distant man made object in space
  10. amount of matter in an object

23 Clues: ISSthe north starclosest star system___ space telescopethe earth ___ the sunthe milky way is a ___keeps us from floatinghow we measure in spaceopposite of a white holeshiny objects in the skyearth is in the galaxy ___the third planet from the sunamount of matter in an objectcloud of dust and gas in spacethe earth is the 3rd ___ to the sun...

Earthquakes 2024-10-11

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer layer of the earth
  2. ruined
  3. the 2nd layer of the earth
  4. not smooth
  5. structures
  6. big body of water
  7. second shock
  8. centre of the earth
Down
  1. side of a plate
  2. big peace of land
  3. shaking of the earth
  4. tidal wave
  5. mild movement of the earth
  6. our planet

14 Clues: ruinedtidal wavenot smoothour planetstructuressecond shockside of a platebig peace of landbig body of watercentre of the earthshaking of the earthouter layer of the earththe 2nd layer of the earthmild movement of the earth

Geography Vocab 2022-09-04

Geography Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map
  2. one half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
  3. the system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes
  4. where a place is located in relation to another place
  5. a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
  6. the precise point where a place is located on Earth
  7. the line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles
  8. the directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions
  9. the spinning motion of Earth around its axis
Down
  1. area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot
  2. one complete trip by Earth around the sun
  3. a diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west
  4. the area between Earth’s tropical zones and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild
  5. the meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured.
  6. a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map
  7. an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth
  8. a system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map
  9. the seven largest areas of land on Earth
  10. a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface
  11. the four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west
  12. an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth
  13. a very large, unbroken area of land

22 Clues: a very large, unbroken area of landthe seven largest areas of land on Earthone complete trip by Earth around the sunthe spinning motion of Earth around its axisthe precise point where a place is located on Earthwhere a place is located in relation to another placea way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface...

Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-19

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
  2. also called byland or biland
  3. formed when moving water in a stream erodes the out banks then widens its valley
  4. the last and innermost layer of Earth and is separated into two
  5. makes up only about one percent of Earth
  6. its name originated from a French word which means "hillock" or small hill
  7. extends from the surface of Earth to a depth of about 70-100 km
  8. they are formed by various forces of nature of Earth
  9. a resistant rock that usually surrounds table mountains
  10. the Greek god of the winds; where the word Aeolian is derived from
Down
  1. refers to the sediment that has accumulated due to the interaction of delta and bodies of water
  2. portion of lands elevated thousands of feet above their surroundings
  3. largest layer of Earth
  4. they may be dome-shaped, crescent-shaped, star-shaped, linear-shaped, or parabolic
  5. study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state
  6. influenced by water and wind erosion over a long period of geologic time
  7. divided into five layers
  8. study of the current terrain features of a region
  9. a product of glacial activity in an area
  10. the most common type of dune found on Earth

20 Clues: largest layer of Earthdivided into five layersalso called byland or bilandmakes up only about one percent of Eartha product of glacial activity in an areathe most common type of dune found on Earthstudy of the current terrain features of a regionthey are formed by various forces of nature of Earth...

Earth Science vocabulary words 2023-01-02

Earth Science vocabulary words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All organisms & environments on the Earth
  2. region of frozen water on Earth
  3. below Earth's mantle
  4. all water on Earth & atmosphere
  5. blanket of gases that surrounds the planet
  6. study of materials that make up the Earth
  7. area from the Earth surface to core
  8. applications of science discoveries
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  1. thin rocky outer layer of the Earth
  2. Layer of Earth that is molten lava
  3. 1300 km or 808 miles below Earth's surface
  4. interaction of organism & surroundings
  5. study of Earth's oceans
  6. study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
  7. study of forces & process the weather

15 Clues: below Earth's mantlestudy of Earth's oceansregion of frozen water on Earthall water on Earth & atmosphereLayer of Earth that is molten lavathin rocky outer layer of the Eartharea from the Earth surface to coreapplications of science discoveriesstudy of forces & process the weatherinteraction of organism & surroundings...

Unit 5 8th Grade 2023-11-29

Unit 5 8th Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The tilt of the Earth on its axis plays a role in Earths changing ________.
  2. A 3/4 Moon is also known as a _________.
  3. ________ tides have the smallest daily tidal range.
  4. ________ range is the difference between the levels of ocean water at high and low tide.
  5. When the moon is showing at 1/4 (looks like a fingernail) it is called a ________.
  6. During a _______ Moon, the Earth, Moon, and sun are aligned in a 90 degree angle.
  7. A force that pulls other objects with a mass towards themselves.
  8. During a _______ Eclipse, the when the moon moves through Earth's shadow.
  9. How long it takes the earth to complete one revolution around the sun.
  10. An event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another object.
  11. During a ______ Moon, the Moon is directly between the sun and the Earth.
  12. The Gravitational pull of the _______ causes the tides on Earth.
Down
  1. The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis.
  2. During a _______ eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth so that the sun is totally or partially obscured.
  3. When the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and minimum in the other.
  4. _________ tides have the largest daily tidal range.
  5. The darkest part of the shadow that is cast by an object during an eclipse.
  6. Spreading cone of lighter shadow that is cast on an object during an eclipse.
  7. The motion of a body that travels around another body in space.
  8. A body that orbits a larger body.
  9. Daily changes in the level of ocean water.
  10. The time it takes the earth to complete on rotation on its axis.
  11. Time on earth that is characterized by a pattern of temperature and weather trends.
  12. During a ______ Moon, the Earth is directly between the Moon and the sun.
  13. When the sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

25 Clues: A body that orbits a larger body.A 3/4 Moon is also known as a _________.Daily changes in the level of ocean water._________ tides have the largest daily tidal range.________ tides have the smallest daily tidal range.The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis.The motion of a body that travels around another body in space....

Earth and Space Crossword 2024-01-17

Earth and Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cycle The time period when the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases. Takes about 29 days.
  2. The driving force of water cycle and is the center of our solar system
  3. Happens in the West (PM)
  4. When water fills every available pore space in soil. New rain has no where to go and flooding is very likely.
  5. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  6. The movement of one object around another object. Orbit
  7. Has a rocky surface and has a very THIN atmosphere
  8. The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere.
  9. Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
  10. Has a rocky surface and has an atmosphere
  11. The time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun
Down
  1. Water collecting in rivers, oceans, and streams
  2. The flow of water through soil and porous or cracked rock
  3. belt Separates the inner and outer planets.
  4. The time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis
  5. Causes the rise and fall of ocean tides
  6. Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun
  7. ...planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
  8. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
  9. Happens in the East (AM)
  10. ...planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
  11. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. (What you can expect)
  12. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Changes day-to-day. (What you get)

23 Clues: Happens in the West (PM)Happens in the East (AM)The spinning of Earth on its axis.Causes the rise and fall of ocean tides...planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.Has a rocky surface and has an atmospherebelt Separates the inner and outer planets....planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.Water collecting in rivers, oceans, and streams...

Reasons for the Seasons 2023-11-27

Reasons for the Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point where the sun's rays can’t hit the hemisphere directly.
  2. the angular distance of a place north or south for the equater
  3. The section of the earth that is north of the equator.
  4. The point where the sun's rays can hit the hemisphere directly.
  5. What most people believe but is wrong.
  6. A curved path of an object around stars,planets,or a moon.
  7. The point where the sun's rays can hit the hemisphere directly.
  8. the star of the northern hemisphere toward which the axis of
Down
  1. The angle where the sun's rays can’t hit the hemisphere directly.
  2. The section of the earth that is south of the equator
  3. measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales, such as Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin.
  4. is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth
  5. the angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis
  6. the angular distance of a place east or west
  7. The amount of time for the earth to do a whole orbit around the sun.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
  10. the planet on which we live; the world.
  11. A period of time between the same dates in successive calendar months.
  12. is the most southern circle of latitude on earth

20 Clues: What most people believe but is wrong.the star around which the earth orbits.the planet on which we live; the world.the angular distance of a place east or westan imaginary line about which a body rotates.is the most southern circle of latitude on earthis the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth...

planets wow 2023-04-21

planets wow crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shuttle that is the farthest out into space
  2. man-made satellite that humans occupy
  3. measured in kilograms
  4. first element on the periodic table
  5. third planet in the solar system
  6. space cloud
  7. space x program
  8. newtons first law
  9. has lots of mass packed into a tiny space, and sucks up anything that enters its event horizon
  10. on earth it's 9.8m/s
  11. distance that takes one year for light to traverse
Down
  1. how long does it take for the ISS to orbit earth?
  2. collection of stars that seem to make a shape in the sky
  3. outer belt of asteroids
  4. nearest galaxy to the milky way
  5. is one of the man-made satellites of Earth and is a telescope
  6. some kind of object that orbits another object in space
  7. the galaxy in which Earth resides
  8. nearest star to the solar system other than the sun
  9. what the moon does to the earth
  10. large collection of mass in a concentrated space
  11. large space sphere object that isn't a star or black hole
  12. the sun

23 Clues: the sunspace cloudspace x programnewtons first lawon earth it's 9.8m/smeasured in kilogramsouter belt of asteroidsnearest galaxy to the milky waywhat the moon does to the earththird planet in the solar systemthe galaxy in which Earth residesfirst element on the periodic tableman-made satellite that humans occupy...

Science project 2023-12-05

Science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer that is above the stratosphere
  2. The weight the air molecules on earth
  3. a period of time with no activity
  4. to become larger
  5. a process that moves energy
  6. The very last layer of earths atmospheres
  7. the northern part at the end of the axis
  8. the layer above the troposphere
  9. a belt with strong winds
  10. the lowest layer of the atmospheres
  11. winds that blow towards the equator
Down
  1. the way the clock hand rotate
  2. a bunch of gasses that surround the whole earth
  3. the amount a substance is compacted
  4. A part of the earth that’s on the bottom
  5. the invisible line that separates the earth for hemispheres that goes through the poles
  6. intensity of heat with an object
  7. the 4th layer of earths atmosphere
  8. opposite of the way the hand of a clock rotates
  9. is decrease in size (or a legal document)
  10. 4 times of the year marked with weather patterns
  11. the southern part at the end of the axis
  12. moves in a tilted position
  13. A part of the earth that is on the top half of the earth

24 Clues: to become largera belt with strong windsmoves in a tilted positiona process that moves energythe way the clock hand rotatethe layer above the troposphereintensity of heat with an objecta period of time with no activitythe 4th layer of earths atmospherethe amount a substance is compactedthe lowest layer of the atmospheres...

E1 Key Vocabulary 2014-07-06

E1 Key Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ..... give us light.
  2. The ....... divide earth into two hemispheres.
  3. There are 4 ....... in one year.
  4. 365,25 day in one ..........
  5. ....... is in the east.
  6. ....... has short days and long nights.
  7. 12 ......... in one year.
  8. Earth ....... around the sun in one year.
  9. Earth ....... on its own axis.
Down
  1. It is dark at ...........
  2. Earth has a northern and southern .........
  3. Earth's ..... is tilted by 23,5 degrees.
  4. ....... is in the west.
  5. We live on planet .......
  6. ....... has long days and short nights.
  7. Abu Dhabi Capital Gate Tower is ..... to one side.
  8. I can see the ...... at night time.
  9. There's a lot of light in the ......... time.

18 Clues: ....... is in the west........ is in the east.The ..... give us light.It is dark at ...........We live on planet .......12 ......... in one year.365,25 day in one ..........Earth ....... on its own axis.There are 4 ....... in one year.I can see the ...... at night time........ has long days and short nights........ has short days and long nights....

Space Crossword 2014-05-16

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line on which Earth and the moon rotate
  2. The Earth's natural satellite
  3. A chunk of rock or metal floating through space
  4. A big ball of fire
  5. The study of objects and their supposed effect on Earth
  6. A chunk of rock or metal going through Earth's atmosphere
  7. The shape of Earth's orbit
  8. The shortest day of the year
  9. The longest day of the year
  10. The idea that the solar system revolves around the earth
  11. This person believed that the universe was sun centered
  12. This happens on September 21
  13. The idea that the solar system revolves around the sun
  14. The motion of an object around another object
  15. An object that revolves around a planet
  16. The now called "Dwarf Planet"
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  1. The study of the planets
  2. This happens on March 21
  3. A chunk of rock or metal that hit the ground
  4. This person believed that the universe was Earth centered
  5. The point of the planets' orbit closest to the sun
  6. Grouping of stars used for navigation
  7. The planet closest to the sun
  8. Our planet
  9. The movement of Earth on its axis
  10. The point of the planets' orbit farthest from the sun

26 Clues: Our planetA big ball of fireThe study of the planetsThis happens on March 21The shape of Earth's orbitThe longest day of the yearThe shortest day of the yearThis happens on September 21The Earth's natural satelliteThe planet closest to the sunThe now called "Dwarf Planet"The movement of Earth on its axisGrouping of stars used for navigation...

Gaw Der To project 2018-02-14

Gaw Der To project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vent in the crust of the earth from which molten rock, ask and steam are ejected
  2. when magma is called when it reaches the surface of the Earth
  3. Deepest part of the ocean
  4. part of the earth that goes around the core and is solid
  5. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by stress along a geologic fault
  6. The process of wearing away or grinding something down
  7. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle
  8. Paleontologist noticed that these were the same on different continent's even though the continents were separated by ocean
  9. Plates that slide horizontally against each other
  10. The process by which earths crust breaks apart, can occur within continental crust or organic crust
  11. The outermost shell of the earth
Down
  1. Innermost part of the earth
  2. plates that are moving towards each other
  3. Molten rock when it is underground
  4. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing in the Earth's surface
  5. plates that are moving away from each other
  6. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle
  7. A Supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago which include most of the earth's landmass
  8. Rock that is formed when magma cools and hardens
  9. Continental land masses the move relatives to one another

20 Clues: Deepest part of the oceanInnermost part of the earthThe outermost shell of the earthMolten rock when it is undergroundplates that are moving towards each otherplates that are moving away from each otherRock that is formed when magma cools and hardensPlates that slide horizontally against each other...

Unit 2 choice board Biology 2024-09-19

Unit 2 choice board Biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  2. adenosine triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  3. sphere of earth, all living things on earth
  4. type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  5. type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
  6. organelle- site of photosynthesis
  7. adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  8. type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds, recyclers
  9. sphere of earth all the soil and rocks on earth
  10. anything that has mass and takes up space
Down
  1. first step of aerobic respiration, breaks down glucose into pyruvate, makes some nadh
  2. nutrient, forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
  3. substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed in products
  4. organelle, site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
  5. pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  6. substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants
  7. sphere of earth, all the water on earth
  8. nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids, and phospholipids of membranes, often limited
  9. describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  10. sphere of earth, all the gasses surrounding earth

20 Clues: organelle- site of photosynthesissphere of earth, all the water on earthanything that has mass and takes up spacesphere of earth, all living things on earthdescribes a situation in which oxygen is presentsphere of earth all the soil and rocks on earthsphere of earth, all the gasses surrounding earth...

Key Words - Solar System 2020-06-11

Key Words - Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On or relating to the Earth.
  2. An artificial body placed in orbit around the Earth.
  3. Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark.
  4. The natural satellite of the Earth.
  5. The place where many people live on.
  6. The earth is on its ____.
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  1. They are basically dusty snowballs that orbit the sun.
  2. A continuous area or expanse which is free.
  3. It pulls us down to Earth.
  4. A body of matter that enters the earth atmosphere.
  5. Decive used to see things from far away.
  6. There are many of these in the milky way.
  7. the star round which the earth orbits.
  8. A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  9. Part of a 24 hour period when it is light.

15 Clues: The earth is on its ____.It pulls us down to Earth.On or relating to the Earth.The natural satellite of the Earth.A small rocky body orbiting the sun.The place where many people live on.the star round which the earth orbits.Decive used to see things from far away.There are many of these in the milky way.Part of a 24 hour period when it is dark....

Astronomy 2022-06-10

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eclipse Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and blocks the sun/casts a shadow over part of Earth
  2. cycle Our moon's cycle ( new moon to full moon to new) is about 1 month long.
  3. Inner Planets: smaller, rocky, terrestrial
  4. Planets: large, low-density gas giants, Jovian
  5. Huge, hot, bright balls of gas that make light/ energy by nuclear fusion (converting Hydrogen to Helium)
  6. A curved path a planet takes around a star
  7. pull The force between two objects like the Earth and the Sun and the Earth and the moon.
  8. Sun the largest star closest to Earth. It is a main sequence star
  9. Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun. Winter solstice:Dec 21, Summer Solstice: June 21
  10. An escaped asteroid (meteoroid) that has hit earth's surface. (A meteor is the flash of light you see as it burns up in the atmosphere)
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  1. An object traveling around another on a set path or orbit.
  2. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
  3. All of space and everything in it
  4. phases The changing appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth. New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous,full moon, waning gibbous,last quarter and waning crescent .
  5. A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  6. eclipse Occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
  7. becoming less bright, intense, or strong
  8. A spinning motion of a planet about its axis.
  9. A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
  10. the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
  11. A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that reflects light from sun
  12. system sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
  13. bang The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
  14. A collection of billions of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity. We live in the spiral shaped MILKY WAY
  15. of Earth Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted 23.5 degrees; the tilted axis always points toward the North Star (Polaris)

25 Clues: All of space and everything in itbecoming less bright, intense, or strongInner Planets: smaller, rocky, terrestrialA curved path a planet takes around a starA spinning motion of a planet about its axis.Planets: large, low-density gas giants, JovianA natural satellite that revolves around a planet....

Space Science 212 2023-02-13

Space Science 212 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a hemisphere is getting more direct light, it will have this season where it’s very warm.
  2. The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience opposite _______ at the same time.
  3. Groton-Dunstable’s school mascot.
  4. The ______ of the moon visible by Earth depends on the moon phase the Moon is going through.
  5. The bigger the object the stronger the ________________.
  6. When the Sun shines on a face of the Earth or Moon.
  7. Because of Earth’s rotation, one face of the Earth will have this while the other face will have darkness.
  8. A force that pulls or attracts objects.
  9. Moon phases are the portion of the Moon _______ by Earth.
  10. When the Sun shines on objects in the morning, it casts shadows that point ____.
Down
  1. The ____ and gravity of the Sun is enough to make everything in our galaxy orbit around it.
  2. Each face of the Earth gets about 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness because of Earth’s _______.
  3. Where _______ point depends on what time of day it is.
  4. As time passes, in the evening, shadows will point ____.
  5. Because of Earth’s tilt, one hemisphere will always get more direct ________.
  6. The Moon cycles through these each month.
  7. These are the beams of sunlight from the Sun that shine on the Earth.
  8. Stars give off this in the form of light.
  9. Seasons are caused by the ____ of Earth and direct and indirect light shining on Earth.

19 Clues: Groton-Dunstable’s school mascot.A force that pulls or attracts objects.The Moon cycles through these each month.Stars give off this in the form of light.When the Sun shines on a face of the Earth or Moon.Where _______ point depends on what time of day it is.As time passes, in the evening, shadows will point ____....

plates 2016-11-16

plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a dense oceanic plate is forced under a less dense plate
  2. theory that breaks earth’s lithosphere into plates
  3. less dense layer of earth where the continents are found
  4. an instrument used to measure earthquakes
  5. an arc of islands in an ocean formed by subduction
  6. dense rock layer of earth under the ocean
  7. (abyssal plain) - large, deep, flat area of an ocean
  8. dangerous places where lava forms new rock
  9. the boundary where two plates are moving past each other
  10. a sudden movement of tectonic plates
  11. solid, very hot and dense, mostly iron layer of earth
  12. underwater mountain range caused by two diverging tectonic plates
  13. the boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
Down
  1. these enabled us to map the layers earth’s interior
  2. theory that states the continents are moving on earth
  3. the movement of material due to a difference in density
  4. the number of different plate boundary types
  5. a large mass of Earth or rock that rises high above earth’s surface
  6. the most viscous and explosive type of magma, rich in oxygen and silicon Maficmagma runny, iron rich magma that comes from deep inside earth
  7. least dense layer of Earth that makes up our tectonic plates (crust)
  8. magma that reaches the surface of earth
  9. Earth’s largest layer, plastic-like, and where convection occurs
  10. a fracture in earth’s crust that is caused by tectonic forces
  11. liquid, very hot and dense, mostly iron layer of earth
  12. the boundary type where mountains and trenches are formed
  13. deep, steep valley in the ocean, caused by subduction

26 Clues: a sudden movement of tectonic platesmagma that reaches the surface of earthan instrument used to measure earthquakesdense rock layer of earth under the oceandangerous places where lava forms new rockthe number of different plate boundary typestheory that breaks earth’s lithosphere into platesan arc of islands in an ocean formed by subduction...

Third Grade Science Test #1 2025-10-17

Third Grade Science Test #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the very center of the earth
  2. a place in the earth where magma can erupt as lava
  3. matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid
  4. the shaking of the earth's crust
  5. the place where a river begins, usually high in the mountains
  6. to plant different crops from year to year
  7. hot, liquid rock found in the earth's mantle
  8. large mass of moving rock or soil from a mountain or cliff
  9. precipitation on land that eventually trickles into streams
  10. be a good one by recycling, repurposing, conserving water etc.
  11. resources like water, the right kind of air, and good soil are examples
  12. the coldest parts of the earth
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  1. the outer layer of the earth
  2. there are seven on earth
  3. the top layer of the earth's crust
  4. soil in which plants grow well
  5. a natural formation of rock or soil on the earth's surface
  6. the loss of topsoil by water and wind
  7. a new landform made by soil deposited at the end of a river
  8. covers 70% of the earth's surface
  9. material in the soil that is made from living things that are broken down or decayed
  10. a substance in the earth that has never been alive
  11. a ditch formed where soil washed away
  12. the imaginary line around the earth halfway between the North and South Poles

24 Clues: there are seven on earththe very center of the earththe outer layer of the earthsoil in which plants grow wellthe coldest parts of the earththe shaking of the earth's crustcovers 70% of the earth's surfacethe top layer of the earth's crustthe loss of topsoil by water and winda ditch formed where soil washed away...

science project 2021-11-19

science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of earth below the crust
  2. the third eon photo synthetic bacteria appeared
  3. the center of the earth
  4. old matter being preserved in stone or mud
  5. the process of something liquefying due to heat
  6. rocks formed by sediments limestone
  7. layers of sedimentary rock
  8. plates beneath the surface of the earth moving
  9. the modern eon visible life
  10. the first eon fireball earth named after hades
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  1. rocks formed by lava or magma lava rock
  2. a proses related a volcano and its activity
  3. small pieces of debris created through erosion
  4. a defect in a tectonic plate
  5. he top layer of the earth
  6. rocks formed by heat and pressure marble
  7. the proses of a thing disintegrating over time
  8. second eon single celled bodies formed
  9. a prospect used to compress matter
  10. lava before going to the surface molten rock

20 Clues: the center of the earthhe top layer of the earthlayers of sedimentary rockthe modern eon visible lifea defect in a tectonic platethe layer of earth below the crusta prospect used to compress matterrocks formed by sediments limestonesecond eon single celled bodies formedrocks formed by lava or magma lava rockrocks formed by heat and pressure marble...

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 in remains
  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 liquid 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 to bottom of water
  5. the process of being worn away and transported
  6. green plants use sunlight to make food
  7. when water runs downhill due to gravity
  8. when lava cools
  9. the process of being worn by the atmosphere

20 Clues: when lava coolswhen magma coolsthe laying down of sedimentsrepeating pattern within a solidcontinuous path that water followswhen water falls back to the earthnaturally occurring organic substanceall of the living things on the earthseries of geological processes of rockgreen plants use sunlight to make foodwhen water runs downhill due to gravity...

Earth vs. Moon 2012-12-01

Earth vs. Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is at the center of both the Earth and the moon.
  2. Both the Earth and the moon have these because something hit the surface.
  3. When you look up on Earth you see this instead of black space on the moon.
  4. volcanoes These are on the moon and once had lava in them.
  5. The movement of air on the Earth. This does not happen on the moon.
Down
  1. This is an area on them moon that means seas.
  2. A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth.
  3. Both the Earth and moon have this but on the moon it is frozen.
  4. These are seen when the sun's light reflects off the moon.
  5. The appearance of the Earth's crust changes when this happens.
  6. This is the distance around both the Earth and the moon. The Earth's is larger.
  7. On Earth you can grow crops and other plants by putting seeds in this.
  8. plates These cause earthquakes.
  9. Both the Earth and the moon have smaller solid pieces of themselves lying on top of the crust.
  10. These low, flat lands appear on both the Earth and the moon.

15 Clues: plates These cause earthquakes.A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth.This is an area on them moon that means seas.This is at the center of both the Earth and the moon.These are seen when the sun's light reflects off the moon.volcanoes These are on the moon and once had lava in them.These low, flat lands appear on both the Earth and the moon....

Our earth in Motion 2013-10-27

Our earth in Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Moon surface increasing in size
  2. Moon surface decreasing in size
  3. A turning action
  4. The opposite of light
  5. The Earth spins on its..
  6. The line that separates the northern and souther hemisphere
  7. Vertical measuring points around the Earth
  8. We have four each year which change the weather
Down
  1. Main attraction in the night sky
  2. The season with the coldest temperatures
  3. The opposite season to Spring
  4. The name of our planet
  5. Shape of the moon
  6. When the sun is up
  7. The season for flowers to bloom
  8. Gives us day and night
  9. The home of time
  10. The hottest season
  11. Horizontal measuring points around the Earth
  12. A weak tide

20 Clues: A weak tideA turning actionThe home of timeShape of the moonWhen the sun is upThe hottest seasonThe opposite of lightThe name of our planetGives us day and nightThe Earth spins on its..The opposite season to SpringMoon surface increasing in sizeMoon surface decreasing in sizeThe season for flowers to bloomMain attraction in the night sky...

Earth Science 2023-06-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. change of a liquid to a gas
  2. the use of resources
  3. the outermost layer of Earth
  4. relating to the whole world
  5. to soak up
  6. the sum of all living things on Earth
  7. a rising body of water
  8. when plants lose water vapor through leaves
  9. rain, snow, or hail that falls from clouds
  10. Earth's water and ice
  11. the force that causes objects to attract each other
  12. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  13. air around the earth
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  1. rock formed when lava or magma cools
  2. when water soaks into the ground
  3. a repeated sequence of events
  4. process of sediments being moved
  5. the permanent disappearance of a species
  6. the process of rocks being broken down
  7. very small
  8. the solid part of the earth
  9. average per person
  10. a prediction of future events

23 Clues: very smallto soak upaverage per personthe use of resourcesair around the earthEarth's water and icea rising body of waterchange of a liquid to a gasrelating to the whole worldthe solid part of the earththe outermost layer of Eartha repeated sequence of eventsa prediction of future eventswhen water soaks into the ground...

genesis 1 2021-02-22

genesis 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters _________ the waters.
  2. / And the evening and the morning were the _________ day.
  3. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the _________ and the morning were the second day.
  4. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered _________ unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
  5. And God saw the light, that it was _________: and God divided the light from the darkness.
  6. And to every beast of the earth, and to _________ fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
  7. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called _________. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
  8. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was _________ the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
  9. And God _________ the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
  10. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose _________ is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
  11. And God _________, Let there be light: and there was light.
  12. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, _________ their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
  13. And God made the _________, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
Down
  1. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and _________, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
  2. In the _________ God created the heaven and the earth.
  3. And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw _________ it was good.
  4. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have _________ over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
  5. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the _________ of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
  6. And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the _________ to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
  7. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was _________ good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
  8. And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to _________ light upon the earth: and it was so.
  9. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living _________ after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
  10. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion _________ the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
  11. the evening and the _________ were the fourth day.
  12. And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly _________ the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
  13. And the earth brought forth _________, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
  14. And the evening and the morning were the _________ day.
  15. And God _________ the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
  16. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to _________ the night: he made the stars also.
  17. So God _________ man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
  18. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the _________,

31 Clues: the evening and the _________ were the fourth day.In the _________ God created the heaven and the earth.And the evening and the morning were the _________ day.And God _________, Let there be light: and there was light./ And the evening and the morning were the _________ day....

Science - Geology 2024-02-06

Science - Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the center of the earth that's divided into two: outer and inner
  2. a volcano that could erupt again
  3. contains all the water in the Earth
  4. a scale used to measure earthquakes
  5. the supercontinent where all continents were together as one
  6. the process in water cycle where gas transforms to water vapour
  7. the ground level of the Earth, in other words the land we're standing on
  8. continuously modifying the Earth's surface because of the action of wind and water
Down
  1. the process where liquid water turns to gas
  2. the opening of the volcano that allows magma to rise
  3. the process where water from clouds pour to the ground, which we call rain or snow
  4. the second layer of the Earth, which contains semiliquid rock
  5. a violent movement of the ground, and occur on the boundaries between tectonic plates
  6. a volcano that will erupt again
  7. the outermost layer of the Earth's surface; solid rock
  8. semi-liquid rock BELOW the Earth's surface
  9. semi-liquid rock ON the Earth's surface
  10. the domain that pertains to all the life on Earth
  11. the domain which contains all the air of the Earth
  12. a volcano that will never erupt again

20 Clues: a volcano that will erupt againa volcano that could erupt againcontains all the water in the Eartha scale used to measure earthquakesa volcano that will never erupt againsemi-liquid rock ON the Earth's surfacesemi-liquid rock BELOW the Earth's surfacethe process where liquid water turns to gasthe domain that pertains to all the life on Earth...

Earth science Crossword 2024-08-14

Earth science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of glaciers
  2. Greek philosopher believed in a primordial universe and explained their original state
  3. Larger asteroid-sized aggregates called planetesimals were born
  4. All the water on earth's surface
  5. The Solar system began with a ___ from an interstellar cloud
  6. are large sea waves mostly caused by earthquakes
  7. thin outer layer of the earth
  8. The study of Earth's atmosphere
  9. The belief that the universe originated from a divine creation
  10. The study of Earth's place in the universe
  11. The study of the origin, history, processes, and structure of the solid Earth
  12. The innermost layer of the earth
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  1. The study of Earth's oceans
  2. small, solid objects thought to be building blocks of planets
  3. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
  4. the regions of the earth where living organisms exist including land, water, and the atmosphere
  5. The breaking down of rocks and minerals on earths surface due to atmospheric conditions
  6. Formed near the central portion of the solar nebula
  7. The earth's surface where magma from beneath the surface, escapes.
  8. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  9. The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms

21 Clues: The study of glaciersThe study of Earth's oceansthin outer layer of the earthThe study of Earth's atmosphereAll the water on earth's surfaceThe innermost layer of the earthThe layer of gases surrounding the Earth.The study of Earth's place in the universeare large sea waves mostly caused by earthquakes...

Earth vs. Moon 2012-12-01

Earth vs. Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth.
  2. plates These cause earthquakes.
  3. The appearance of the Earth's crust changes when this happens.
  4. These are seen when the sun's light reflects off the moon.
  5. These low, flat lands appear on both the Earth and the moon.
  6. volcanoes These are on the moon and once had lava in them.
  7. This is the distance around both the Earth and the moon. The Earth's is larger.
  8. Both the Earth and the moon have smaller solid pieces of themselves lying on top of the crust.
Down
  1. Both the Earth and the moon have these because something hit the surface.
  2. This is at the center of both the Earth and the moon.
  3. This is an area on them moon that means seas.
  4. Both the Earth and moon have this but on the moon it is frozen.
  5. On Earth you can grow crops and other plants by putting seeds in this.
  6. When you look up on Earth you see this instead of black space on the moon.
  7. The movement of air on the Earth. This does not happen on the moon.

15 Clues: plates These cause earthquakes.A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth.This is an area on them moon that means seas.This is at the center of both the Earth and the moon.These are seen when the sun's light reflects off the moon.volcanoes These are on the moon and once had lava in them.These low, flat lands appear on both the Earth and the moon....

chapter 7 & 8 crossword 2019-01-29

chapter 7 & 8 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Make up everything in the universe
  2. Earth divided into 4 sections
  3. times How much further does sound travel in water
  4. Single land mass that includes Indonesia, Philippines
  5. Covers 1/10th of the earth
  6. Bordered by the Indian ocean to the east
  7. How are ocean depths measured today
  8. m yrs How long it rained to create the oceans
  9. Smallest continent
  10. to five b yrs when earth formed
  11. 4 1/2 is covered in ice
  12. yrs How long accretion lasted
  13. ocean Largest ocean
  14. ocean The warmest ocean and the trade route from Africa to Asia
  15. america Includes all countries south of panama
Down
  1. What planet used to have a magnetic field
  2. What type of element sank towards earth surface
  3. connected Are all ocean basins connected
  4. Deepest points on earth
  5. How do you measure longitude
  6. First organism on earth
  7. ocean Second largest ocean, connects the polar waters
  8. Continent of the south pole
  9. energy Why do stars twinkle
  10. sea The saltiest sea
  11. way The galaxy earth orbits in
  12. ocean The smallest and coldest ocean
  13. 5 1/2 is covered in ice
  14. Bang Theory What event occurred 15 b. yrs ago
  15. america Continent that includes, USA,Mexico,Canada

30 Clues: Smallest continentocean Largest oceanDeepest points on earthFirst organism on earth5 1/2 is covered in ice4 1/2 is covered in iceCovers 1/10th of the earthContinent of the south polesea The saltiest seaHow do you measure longitudeenergy Why do stars twinkleEarth divided into 4 sectionsyrs How long accretion lasted...

Water Cycle Vocabulary 2025-11-19

Water Cycle Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of a liquid turning into a gas
  2. the light and heat that is given off by the sun
  3. when water evaporates directly from plant leaves
  4. the Earth system that includes all living things on earth
  5. water in the form of a gas
  6. the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface below Earth's surface
  7. the process of a gas turning into a liquid
  8. the Earth system that includes all the land, rocks, and minerals on earth
  9. water that soaks into Earth and is stored below Earth's surface
Down
  1. the Earth system that includes all water on earth
  2. any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth due to gravity
  3. the Earth system that includes all the air surrounding the earth
  4. water that flows across the surface of Earth
  5. the gathering of water in bodies like lakes and oceans

14 Clues: water in the form of a gasthe process of a liquid turning into a gasthe process of a gas turning into a liquidwater that flows across the surface of Earththe light and heat that is given off by the sunwhen water evaporates directly from plant leavesthe Earth system that includes all water on earth...

Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-25

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collected in (stores and releases water)
  2. (left)
  3. (right)
  4. primary reference line (Earths zero longitude)
  5. so sun can penetrate (gases surrounding the Earth)
  6. Earth and Ocean are an indirect result of (explosion)
  7. Iron sunk to the middle of the planet (cold dense water)
  8. A typical star (main star that gives off light to Earth)
  9. 2nd largest Oceans (located in the middle of a map)
  10. smallest Ocean (connects to south and north pole)
  11. Where Earth and other planets in our solar system reside (it's our galaxy)
  12. The Earth ____ (moves)
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  1. material concentrated into a proto sun and outer material formed (distant planets)
  2. (down)
  3. is a primary reference line ( an imaginary line drawn around the Earth)
  4. early atmosphere (colorless, odorless flammable gas)
  5. immediately right or left of the date line are ( whole day)
  6. Protects us from the UV (layer in Earths stratosphere) Ozone layer
  7. shape is the Earth (sphere)
  8. is the equator ( in between -1 and 1)
  9. What's the largest ocean( West on a map)
  10. atmosphere included (gaseous phase of water)
  11. and Nucleotides could be formed. (focused)
  12. 6 billion years from now the sun will turn into (enormous)
  13. Early steps of organisms forming (production of complex molecules)
  14. Had a magnetic field (close to Earth)
  15. 3rd Largest Ocean (it's a country in South Asia)
  16. contains the south pole (ice)
  17. star dust, and grass our held together (a strong force)

29 Clues: (down)(left)(right)The Earth ____ (moves)shape is the Earth (sphere)contains the south pole (ice)is the equator ( in between -1 and 1)Had a magnetic field (close to Earth)collected in (stores and releases water)What's the largest ocean( West on a map)and Nucleotides could be formed. (focused)atmosphere included (gaseous phase of water)...

Patterns of Earth & Sky Science Test Review 2025-12-15

Patterns of Earth & Sky Science Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A push or pull that can make an object move, stop, or change direction
  2. Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
  3. A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
  4. An object made by a person such as a tool, pottery, or decoration
  5. Away from Earth
  6. To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
  7. Towards Earth
  8. A period of time when Earth completes 1 orbit around the Sun
  9. An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
  10. A repeated set of events (synonym: pattern)
  11. When Earth spins on its axis causing day and night
  12. The force that pulls us towards Earth’s center
  13. The imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole of the Earth
  14. Something that happens in a regular or repeated way (synonym: cycle)
  15. Information that supports an answer to a question
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  1. An attempt to find out about something
  2. A description of how something works or why something happens
  3. A period time equal to 24 hours
  4. Using your senses to notice and learn about something
  5. Scientists who study people from long ago and their activities
  6. Moving around something
  7. Shows what the measurement of a model is in real life
  8. Using evidence to explain what might happen
  9. The only star in our solar system
  10. When Earth orbits the Sun
  11. A physical representation of something else; used to answer questions about the real world
  12. Any huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  13. When Earth faces away from the sun
  14. When Earth faces the sun

29 Clues: Towards EarthAway from EarthMoving around somethingWhen Earth faces the sunWhen Earth orbits the SunA period time equal to 24 hoursThe only star in our solar systemWhen Earth faces away from the sunAn attempt to find out about somethingAn arrangement of stars as seen from EarthUsing evidence to explain what might happen...

Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-10-03

Plate Tectonic Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock that has been bent by stress.
  2. Two plates moving towards each other.
  3. rift Split between two plate that were formally connected.
  4. The center of the Earth.
  5. Two plates the slide against each other.
  6. Boundaries between the tectonic plates.
  7. Theory and specialization of Earth's plates.
  8. A tectonic process where plates move toward each other.
  9. The shaking of Earth, a result of two tectonic plate colliding.
  10. Two plates moving away from each other.
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  1. the upper layer of Earth interior, top of the mantle.
  2. The attempt to deform a solid.
  3. Theory continents were different than they are today.
  4. A form of stress that stretches a material.
  5. Layer of rock between the core and crust of the Earth.
  6. Area of fracture between plates from stress.
  7. A long narrow crater in the ground.
  8. A hypothesis of a scientific matter.
  9. The uppermost layer of Earth.
  10. Moving segments of the lithosphere.

20 Clues: The center of the Earth.The uppermost layer of Earth.The attempt to deform a solid.Rock that has been bent by stress.A long narrow crater in the ground.Moving segments of the lithosphere.A hypothesis of a scientific matter.Two plates moving towards each other.Boundaries between the tectonic plates.Two plates moving away from each other....

The Good Earth 2020-11-05

The Good Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A colour or a form of currency.
  2. A person who owns or manages a farm.
  3. Part of earth's surface that is not covered by water.
  4. Chance or luck.
  5. A celebration of love.
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  1. A type of drink.
  2. A person who is forced to work without pay or human rights.
  3. Customs or beliefs that pass from one generation to the next.
  4. Opposite of a daughter.
  5. An aminal use to plough farms
  6. A lucky colour for Chinese

11 Clues: Chance or luck.A type of drink.A celebration of love.Opposite of a daughter.A lucky colour for ChineseAn aminal use to plough farmsA colour or a form of currency.A person who owns or manages a farm.Part of earth's surface that is not covered by water.A person who is forced to work without pay or human rights....

The Reasons for the Seasons Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-28

The Reasons for the Seasons Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The half of the earth which is north from the equator.
  2. The angle of sunrays where there is less concentrated energy.
  3. The shortest or longest day of the year.
  4. Sunrays where a small amount of area is covered.
  5. One ____ of the Earth on it's axis is equal to one day.
  6. One ______ of the Earth around the sun is equal to one year.
  7. When day and night are equal, September 21st and March 21st.
  8. The path that the Earth takes to revolve around the sun.
  9. The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
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  1. The degrees of Earth's tilt.
  2. The angle of sunrays where there is more concentrated energy.
  3. The brightest star in the constellation.
  4. A circle of latitude which is north of the equator.
  5. The opposite of clockwise
  6. Sunrays where there is more area covered
  7. The shape of Earth's orbit.
  8. A circle of latitude which is south of the equator.
  9. The distance in degrees north and south of the equator.
  10. Scientific word for northstar.
  11. An imaginary line which the Earth rotates on.
  12. An imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

21 Clues: The opposite of clockwiseThe shape of Earth's orbit.The degrees of Earth's tilt.Scientific word for northstar.The brightest star in the constellation.Sunrays where there is more area coveredThe shortest or longest day of the year.An imaginary line which the Earth rotates on.Sunrays where a small amount of area is covered....

Science Revision 2025-11-04

Science Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It takes this about 28 days to orbit the Earth
  2. The type of energy that is stored and ready to be used
  3. The energy input the car in the story uses to run
  4. An appliance that uses electricity to make heat
  5. The main source of energy for life on Earth
  6. An appliance that uses chemical energy to make light
  7. It takes 24 of these for the Earth to spin once
  8. How the hot energy from the car's engine is described
  9. The name for the moon phase when it is not visible
  10. The special path the Earth takes around the Sun
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  1. How the Earth spins on its axis
  2. Useful energy output from the headlights
  3. Energy a machine needs to make it work
  4. The useful energy output of a car (movement)
  5. These use energy from the Sun to make their own food
  6. The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun (365 days)
  7. Useful energy output from the car radio
  8. The different ways the Moon looks during the month
  9. An energy chain shows how energy is ________ from one thing to another
  10. The name for the moon phase when it is a complete circle

20 Clues: How the Earth spins on its axisEnergy a machine needs to make it workUseful energy output from the car radioUseful energy output from the headlightsThe main source of energy for life on EarthThe useful energy output of a car (movement)It takes this about 28 days to orbit the EarthAn appliance that uses electricity to make heat...

Introduction - Earth Science 2024-01-16

Introduction - Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is the melted rocks
  2. It is the solid part of the Earth.
  3. It is the study of materials and processes on Earth
  4. It is the branch of Earth Science that includes all objects outside the Earth's atmosphere.
  5. It is the layer that is made of liquid iron and nickel
  6. How many major branches of Earth Science
  7. It is the gases surrounding Earth
  8. It is all life on Earth and the environment
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  1. It is all of the water in Earth
  2. It is the layer that has heavy rocks that is rich in iron, magnesium, and silicon
  3. It is the study of the atmosphere
  4. It is the layer that is made of solid iron and nickel
  5. It is the contamination of the environment with waste products or impurities
  6. It is the made of light rocks which is high in silicon and oxygen.
  7. It is the study of the Earth and the Atmopshere
  8. It is the study of water

16 Clues: It is the melted rocksIt is the study of waterIt is all of the water in EarthIt is the study of the atmosphereIt is the gases surrounding EarthIt is the solid part of the Earth.How many major branches of Earth ScienceIt is all life on Earth and the environmentIt is the study of the Earth and the Atmopshere...

Rock Project 2024-01-17

Rock Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scale used to measure a rock's hardness
  2. Fools gold aka:
  3. A stone
  4. The study of Earth
  5. Rocks formed with erosion
  6. Igneous rock cooled on the surface of the Earth
  7. Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
  8. Rocks that have changed from one kind into another
  9. The Law of "..." helps date rock
  10. Symbol Fe on the periodic table
  11. The Statue of Liberty is made out of:
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  1. Molten rock in the Earth's core
  2. Most common rock on Earth
  3. Metamorphic rock showing bands/layers
  4. Rocks formed by magma
  5. A girls best friend
  6. The process of obtaining minerals from a mine
  7. This causes Lady Liberity's iconic complection
  8. Rocks are combinations of minerals
  9. Second most common rock
  10. The third planet from the sun, a common home
  11. Mass divided by volume
  12. The study of rock layers
  13. Not a liquid or a gas
  14. A mineral containing a valuable resource

25 Clues: A stoneFools gold aka:The study of EarthA girls best friendRocks formed by magmaNot a liquid or a gasMass divided by volumeSecond most common rockThe study of rock layersMost common rock on EarthRocks formed with erosionMolten rock in the Earth's coreSymbol Fe on the periodic tableThe Law of "..." helps date rockRocks are combinations of minerals...

Catch Me If You Can 2025-03-22

Catch Me If You Can crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Have the maximum hold of water on the Earth
  2. Residents of the forest
  3. Earth is containing water
  4. The first feature to recall about atmosphere
  5. Combination of Sand and Aluminium
  6. Always surrounds us
  7. Environment has this kind of element too
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  1. Illegal trafficking of animals
  2. Variety of life on the Earth
  3. Here we get water table
  4. Here we find all rocks and soil
  5. The base mineral of Earth crust
  6. Releasing magma from interior
  7. Shaking of the Earth surface
  8. It is utmost important for wildlife
  9. We all are living on this

16 Clues: Always surrounds usHere we get water tableResidents of the forestEarth is containing waterWe all are living on thisVariety of life on the EarthShaking of the Earth surfaceReleasing magma from interiorIllegal trafficking of animalsHere we find all rocks and soilThe base mineral of Earth crustCombination of Sand and Aluminium...

Space Crossword 2014-05-16

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line on which Earth and the moon rotate
  2. A chunk of rock or metal going through Earth's atmosphere
  3. A chunk of rock or metal floating through space
  4. The point of the planets' orbit closest to the sun
  5. This person believed that the universe was sun centered
  6. The planet closest to the sun
  7. The motion of an object around another object
  8. The longest day of the year
  9. An object that revolves around a planet
  10. A big ball of fire
  11. Grouping of stars used for navigation
  12. Our planet
  13. The Earth's natural satellite
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  1. The point of the planets' orbit farthest from the sun
  2. This person believed that the universe was Earth centered
  3. The movement of Earth on its axis
  4. A chunk of rock or metal that hit the ground
  5. The idea that the solar system revolves around the sun
  6. The shortest day of the year
  7. This happens on September 21
  8. The idea that the solar system revolves around the earth
  9. The shape of Earth's orbit
  10. The study of the planets
  11. This happens on March 21
  12. The study of objects and their supposed effect on Earth

25 Clues: Our planetA big ball of fireThe study of the planetsThis happens on March 21The shape of Earth's orbitThe longest day of the yearThe shortest day of the yearThis happens on September 21The planet closest to the sunThe Earth's natural satelliteThe movement of Earth on its axisGrouping of stars used for navigation...

Intro Astro Lecture #3 2024-09-26

Intro Astro Lecture #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is not Illuminated
  2. Apparent motion of the Sun against the stars
  3. What year BCE the zodiac was developed
  4. A pattern of stars that is not a constellation
  5. Longest and Shortest days of the year
  6. The unincluded 13th zodiacal constellation
  7. A belief that the movement of the planets, stars and the moon have meaning and influence on people’s lives.
  8. Phases of the moon where it appears to disappear
  9. The amount of constellation in the celestial sphere
  10. Day named after the Roman god Sol
  11. Apparent reversed motion of a planet among the constellations
  12. Season where the Earth is closest to the Sun
  13. The reason the Earth has its seasons
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  1. A region of the sky
  2. Days where the Sun rises and sets precisely due East and due West
  3. The point where the moon is closest to the Earth
  4. A collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method
  5. An observational science that studies celestial objects and phenomena
  6. A coordinate system that centers around the observer
  7. Misconception about what causes the phases of the moon
  8. The point where the moon is farthest from Earth
  9. Phase of the Moon where the surface of the moon facing Earth is fully Illuminated
  10. Season where the Earth is farthest from the Sun
  11. The pursuit and application of knowledge of the natural and social world based on evidence
  12. Phases of the moon where it appears to reappear
  13. A coordinate system that centers on the Earth
  14. Amount in degrees each zodiac takes up in the ecliptic

27 Clues: A region of the skyDay named after the Roman god SolThe reason the Earth has its seasonsLongest and Shortest days of the yearWhat year BCE the zodiac was developedThe unincluded 13th zodiacal constellationApparent motion of the Sun against the starsSeason where the Earth is closest to the SunA coordinate system that centers on the Earth...

Earth Science 2015-11-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory of plate tectonic
  2. what is the layer directly after the inner core
  3. a dividing line
  4. to turn into something
  5. the point of earths surface above earthquakes
  6. the layer of earth made of crust and upper mantle
  7. what collects water droplets
  8. the cycle of water
  9. the central point
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  1. the inside layer of the earth
  2. the middle layer of the earth
  3. scale of earthquakes
  4. that layer that protects humans
  5. the act of conducting
  6. rain sleet or snow
  7. what turns water into gas
  8. the movement of earths paltyes
  9. the transfer of heat by the circulation
  10. energy that moves in waves
  11. the layer of earth that humans live on

20 Clues: a dividing linethe central pointrain sleet or snowthe cycle of waterscale of earthquakesthe act of conductingto turn into somethingwhat turns water into gasenergy that moves in wavesthe theory of plate tectonicwhat collects water dropletsthe inside layer of the earththe middle layer of the earththe movement of earths paltyes...

Basic Astronomy 2021-11-04

Basic Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ball of ice
  2. darkest part of a shadow
  3. the planet we live on
  4. a place in a galaxy filled with planets
  5. planets farthest to the sun
  6. the moon between the sun and earth
  7. lightest part of a shadow
  8. not full eclipse
  9. ball of rock
  10. what we see in the sky
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  1. full eclipse
  2. smaller than a meteor
  3. our type of galaxy
  4. our galaxy
  5. the object that orbits the earth
  6. who receives the shadow in a lunar eclipse
  7. the earth between the sun and moon
  8. who receives the shadow during a solar eclipse
  9. planets closest to the sun
  10. what killed the dinosaurs
  11. can be total or partial

21 Clues: our galaxyball of icefull eclipseball of rocknot full eclipseour type of galaxysmaller than a meteorthe planet we live onwhat we see in the skycan be total or partialdarkest part of a shadowlightest part of a shadowwhat killed the dinosaursplanets closest to the sunplanets farthest to the sunthe object that orbits the earth...

Climates of the Earth 2022-09-15

Climates of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "equal night"
  2. warming the Earth
  3. 365 days
  4. cold or warm stream of seawater
  5. water in the desert
  6. physical characteristics of the surface of the land
  7. major type of ecological community
  8. windless area near the Equator
  9. June 21 and December 22
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  1. prevailing winds caused by the Earth’s rotation
  2. continuous daylight
  3. condition of the atmosphere in one place over a short period of time
  4. runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
  5. pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region
  6. permanently frozen layer
  7. average weather conditions as measured over many years

16 Clues: 365 days"equal night"warming the Earthcontinuous daylightwater in the desertJune 21 and December 22permanently frozen layerwindless area near the Equatorcold or warm stream of seawatermajor type of ecological communityruns from the North Pole to the South Poleprevailing winds caused by the Earth’s rotation...

Layers of the Earth 2024-02-07

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core Liquid and extremely hot
  2. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion
  3. magnetic silver
  4. Solid outer part of earth
  5. any substance that has a defined composition
  6. Core Hot dense ball of iron
  7. The plant we live on
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  1. Coldest layer of earth
  2. the act or process of composing
  3. a highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms
  4. a solid collection of minerals
  5. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
  6. The denser, weaker layer
  7. The central or innermost portion of the Earth
  8. the upper rigid part of the lithosphere,
  9. energy that is transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature.

16 Clues: magnetic silverThe plant we live onColdest layer of earthThe denser, weaker layerSolid outer part of earthCore Hot dense ball of ironCore Liquid and extremely hota solid collection of mineralsthe act or process of composingthe upper rigid part of the lithosphere,any substance that has a defined composition...

The Earth and Plates 2024-08-04

The Earth and Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. A fracture in Earth's crust where rock on either side has moved.
  3. The liquid layer of the Earth's core.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  6. The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's plates.
  7. The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago.
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  1. The solid innermost layer of the Earth's core.
  2. A crack or break in the Earth's crust, often at a divergent boundary.
  3. A type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
  4. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  5. The process of new oceanic crust forming at mid-ocean ridges and spreading outwards.
  6. The process by which heat is transferred through fluids like magma, driving plate movements.
  7. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  8. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  9. The thick, semi-solid layer between the crust and the core.

16 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth.The liquid layer of the Earth's core.The solid innermost layer of the Earth's core.The thick, semi-solid layer between the crust and the core.The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago.The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's plates....

Layers of the Earth 2025-10-17

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of solid iron
  2. currents Process that occurs in the mantle. This is the engine that causes hotter magma to rise and sink when it cools.
  3. core Layer of the Earth above the Inner Core. Made of liquid metal
  4. Crust Part of the crust that made up of rocks that form continents. This is where you live.
  5. Layer of the Earth above the Outer Core. Location where Convection currents Occur
  6. Boundary that causes plates to collide
  7. Boundary that causes plates to slide
  8. Layer of the Earth above the Mantle. Made of oceans and continents. Layer with the least pressure, temperature and density.
  9. Supercontinent
  10. Pieces of the crust
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  1. Crust Part of the crust made out of rocks that forms the ocean floors.
  2. Boundary that causes plates to spread apart
  3. Drift Theory that the landmasses move apart.
  4. core Layer of the Earth that has the greatest temperature, pressure and density.
  5. Spreading Geologic event that occurs when magma rises causing seafloor to spread. This is a divergent boundary.
  6. Deformation
  7. Landmasses
  8. Tectonics Theory that pieces of the crust are deformed from the convection currents in the mantle.

18 Clues: LandmassesDeformationof solid ironSupercontinentPieces of the crustBoundary that causes plates to slideBoundary that causes plates to collideBoundary that causes plates to spread apartDrift Theory that the landmasses move apart.core Layer of the Earth above the Inner Core. Made of liquid metal...

Lesson 30 2016-05-03

Lesson 30 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through
  2. the study of earth,specifically rocks and the planet's crust
  3. a fleet of ships; all the warships of a nation
  4. the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planets surface
  5. a person who is trained to travel into outer space
  6. a raised, flat mound of earth that looks like a platform with sloping sides
  7. a hollow stone found on earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  8. out of this world
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  1. a person who took part in the California Gold Rush
  2. to steer or direct a ship or airplane
  3. a person who is trained to plan the course of and drive a ship
  4. almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. a person who studies the regions of the earth, including climates and natural resources
  6. baked earth
  7. under the surface of the earth
  8. affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
  9. an area,region,or piece of land
  10. related to sailing, sailors, or ships

18 Clues: baked earthout of this worldunder the surface of the earthan area,region,or piece of landto steer or direct a ship or airplanerelated to sailing, sailors, or shipsalmost or completely surrounded by landa fleet of ships; all the warships of a nationa person who took part in the California Gold Rusha person who is trained to travel into outer space...

Choice Board (2nd choice) 2023-12-01

Choice Board (2nd choice) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of heat in something
  2. a line of latiude , which is an imaginary horizontal line around the Earth
  3. when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun
  4. A triple star
  5. Shaded areas
  6. when the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our tempernorthern hemisphereNorthernHemisphere
  7. the area of Earth that is south of the Equator
  8. An imaginary line an object turns around.
  9. 365 days
  10. more concentrated heat, which tends to be warmer but also covers a smaller surface area
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  1. regions of Earth that lie roughly in the middle of the globe
  2. 365 days in which the earth revolves around the sun completely
  3. one twelve of the 365 days in which the earth revolves around the sun completely
  4. its distance north or south of the equator
  5. the section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  6. the time between dusk and dawn there's there's no daylight
  7. The act of revolving or turning around on an axis or a center
  8. A place where the climate usually has a temputure of below-freezing
  9. is the length of time it takes the Earth to spin all the way around so that you get a night and a day
  10. repeating path that one object takes around another

20 Clues: 365 daysShaded areasA triple starThe amount of heat in somethingAn imaginary line an object turns around.its distance north or south of the equatorthe area of Earth that is south of the Equatorrepeating path that one object takes around anotherwhen the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun...

Chant at the Moon Day Crossword 2024-07-11

Chant at the Moon Day Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the phase of the Moon when it is getting fuller
  2. "When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's ____."
  3. Popular wisdom holds that the Moon is made of ___ ___.
  4. the first human to walk on the Moon
  5. The Moon is in ____ ____ with the Earth, meaning that the Moon always shows Earth the same face.
  6. The second full moon in a month is called a ___ ___.
  7. a Pagan ritual called "___ ___ the Moon"
  8. The Moon is Earth's only permanent natural _____.
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  1. The moment when the Moon is closest to the Earth is called a ___ ____.
  2. An earthquake on the Moon is called a _____.
  3. If the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun in its orbit, then the back side of the Moon is lit up and the side facing the Earth is in darkness; this is called a ___ ____.
  4. The Moon's orbit around our planet is shaped like a slightly squashed circle known as an ____.
  5. The full moon of January is often called the ___ Moon.
  6. these mythological beasts are human during the day but turn into wolves by the light of the Moon
  7. The first spacecraft to reach the Moon was called ___ ___.
  8. when the Sun and Moon are aligned on opposite sides of the Earth
  9. The Moon is smaller than the Earth and therefore has less ____.
  10. A popular conspiracy theory argues that the moon is ____.
  11. Japanese folk tradition says that this animal lives in the Moon pounding rice cakes
  12. The rise and fall of the ___ on Earth is caused by the Moon.
  13. this bald super villain from a popular kid's movie franchise stole the Moon

21 Clues: the first human to walk on the Moona Pagan ritual called "___ ___ the Moon"An earthquake on the Moon is called a _____.the phase of the Moon when it is getting fullerThe Moon is Earth's only permanent natural _____.The second full moon in a month is called a ___ ___.Popular wisdom holds that the Moon is made of ___ ___....

Earths Layers 2022-12-18

Earths Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the crust under the ocean is
  2. amount of mass a object has in volume...
  3. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  4. below asthenosphere is the
  5. the fourth layer of Earth
  6. the first three layers is in
  7. less dense than oceanic crust
  8. the center of earth
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  1. the outer layer of Earth
  2. the third layer of Earth
  3. the thickest layer of earth
  4. earths magnetic sphere
  5. the only liquid layer
  6. the plastic layer of Earth
  7. the force pulling objects to the center of earth
  8. the material that the core is made out of

16 Clues: the center of earththe only liquid layerearths magnetic spherethe outer layer of Earththe third layer of Earththe fourth layer of Earthbelow asthenosphere is thethe plastic layer of Earththe thickest layer of earththe crust under the ocean isthe first three layers is inless dense than oceanic crusta cloud of gas and dust in outer space...

SEASONS 2021-10-12

SEASONS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUN
  2. THE EARTH IS TILTED 23 DEGREES ON ITS
  3. SUN REACHES ITS HIGHEST ALTITUDE
  4. EARTH HAS 4 OF THEM
  5. EARTH REVOLVES AROUND EARTH IN THIS PATTERN
  6. MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SPRING
  7. EARTH IS FARTHEST FROM SUN DURING REVOLUTION
  8. EARTH IS CLOSEST TO SUN DURING REVOLUTION
Down
  1. NORTHERN LIGHT AURORAS OCCUR DURING
  2. SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR
  3. THE EARTH SPINS
  4. WHEN SUN RISE AND SET DUE EAST AND WEST
  5. WORD FROM LATIN THAT MEANS 'STILL SUN'
  6. ASTRONOMICAL UNIT

14 Clues: THE EARTH SPINSASTRONOMICAL UNITEARTH HAS 4 OF THEMSHORTEST DAY OF THE YEARTHE EARTH GOES AROUND THE SUNMARKS THE BEGINNING OF SPRINGSUN REACHES ITS HIGHEST ALTITUDENORTHERN LIGHT AURORAS OCCUR DURINGTHE EARTH IS TILTED 23 DEGREES ON ITSWORD FROM LATIN THAT MEANS 'STILL SUN'WHEN SUN RISE AND SET DUE EAST AND WEST...

Our Place in Space 2013-10-29

Our Place in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the regular rise and fall of the water level f the ocean
  2. when the earth spins so that the southern hemisphere faces away from the sun leaving us only guided by the light of the moon and stars
  3. we live in the southern ....
  4. a line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. around the world there are 24 ....
  6. when the sun shines on earth lighting up the morning signalling a new day
  7. when the new moon begins to appear, it gets larger everyday
  8. the full moon is a .... of the moon
  9. what you see in the sky at night, the only ever see one side of it
  10. an illuminated ball that makes daytime
Down
  1. the earth does this around the sun
  2. a horizontal measurement on a globe
  3. a vertical measurement on a globe
  4. a weaker high and low tide
  5. the prime meridian passes through here
  6. a very high tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
  7. the turning of the earth about its own axis
  8. the planet we live on
  9. the moons appearance between a full moon and the following new moon
  10. the earth rotates on its....

20 Clues: the planet we live ona weaker high and low tidewe live in the southern ....the earth rotates on its....a vertical measurement on a globethe earth does this around the sunaround the world there are 24 ....a horizontal measurement on a globethe full moon is a .... of the moonthe prime meridian passes through herean illuminated ball that makes daytime...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2021-04-01

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates are moving apart
  2. They are created by subduction
  3. A fine grained volcanic rock formed by the partial of the mantle
  4. A dark intrusive igneous rock
  5. The pieces of earths crust
  6. Where two plates are colliding.
  7. A fracture or zone of fractures in the earth along which there has been a displacement of the sides relative to one another
  8. The solid outer portion of the earth
  9. Molten material erupted at the surface of the earth
  10. Atom with same atomic number, different number of neutrons
  11. The act of imitating the behaviour of some situation
  12. The outer layer of the earth
  13. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  14. Large section of earths crust and upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere
Down
  1. Molten rock in the earths crust
  2. A specialist in the history of the earth in rocks
  3. Rigid layer made out of and upper mantle
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. The lower layer of the crust
  6. Where plates slide passed each other

20 Clues: The pieces of earths crustThe lower layer of the crustThe outer layer of the earthA dark intrusive igneous rockThey are created by subductionMolten rock in the earths crustWhere two plates are colliding.Where two plates are moving apartWhere plates slide passed each otherThe solid outer portion of the earthRigid layer made out of and upper mantle...