the earth Crossword Puzzles
Chapter 1 Natural Science 2020-09-24
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- interior parts of the continents.
- the study of how the Earth’s subsystems interact.
- the solid portion of the Earth.
- the weak rocks below the lithosphere.
- lies between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system. Comprises 30% of Earth’s surface.
- the portion of the sea floor adjacent to major land masses.
- the water portion of Earth.
- the span of time since the Earth was formed (4.6 billion years).
- the dense inner sphere of the Earth.
- the process of acquiring and testing knowledge. It moves people closer to a correct understanding.
- includes the hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. The belief that Earth acts as a system of interacting parts.
- the study of Earth’s place in the universe.
- a steep drop-off that extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf.
- a large, flat area on the ocean floor.
- a well-tested and widely accepted explanation for a phenomenon that happens in science.
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- oceanography, geology, meteorology, and astronomy are all found in this subject.
- the other division of Earth’s surface. The land component of the Earth’s surface.
- one of the two principal divisions of Earth’s surface. The flooded portions of Earth.
- divergent plate boundaries where the new sea floor is created.
- the gaseous envelope of the Earth.
- the description of the formation of the solar system.
- a thick layer of Earth that is located below the crust.
- it has two subdivisions. It examines the Earth’s materials and it examines the Earth’s history.
- a continental area that is covered by flat sediments.
- the study of Earth’s oceans and bodies of water.
- narrow parts at the bottom of the ocean.
- a scientist’s first explanation for an observation that they make. It must be tested with field investigations and lab work.
- a large system of mountains.
- submerged volcanic structures along the ocean floor.
- a large, stable area of the Earth’s crust.
- the rigid outer layer of Earth. Includes the crust and upper mantle.
- a gently sloping surface that is located at the base of the continental slope.
- very flat and close to the shoreline.
- the thin layer of the Earth, which makes up the Earth’s surface.
- the study of Earth’s weather and climate.
- the totality of life on Earth.
- a group of interacting parts that form a whole.
37 Clues: the water portion of Earth. • a large system of mountains. • the totality of life on Earth. • the solid portion of the Earth. • interior parts of the continents. • the gaseous envelope of the Earth. • the dense inner sphere of the Earth. • the weak rocks below the lithosphere. • very flat and close to the shoreline. • a large, flat area on the ocean floor. • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Aquatic Crossword 2019-01-29
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- What is the primary reference line of latitude?
- Ocean What ocean is the trade route between Africa & Asia?
- What percentage of ice covers the total surface of earth?
- When was Stanley millers experiment?
- Lines of latitude are also known as _____
- ____ of the oceans is covered in ice?
- Water collected in ____ when the surface of the earth cooled
- The continent of the south pole is ___?
- Ocean What name do scientists give to earth when the outer surface was completely molten?
- England What place does the primary reference line of longitude pass through?
- How many major continental land areas are there?
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- in How quickly is the moon moving away from the earth?
- billion years How long ago were there at least islands of continental crust on earth?
- The united nations established the boundaries of the oceans and continents when?
- Which ocean connects the polar waters?
- Hubble Who made the discovery that distant stars and galaxies are receding from the earth in all directions?
- What is the smallest ocean?
- What general shape does the earth have?
- (Release of volatile substances and water vapor) occurred everywhere and caused massive clouds in upper atmosphere.
- ____ of the land is covered In ice?
- The earth is divided into time zones that are ____ degrees wide
- What color can penetrate the ocean waters the deepest?
- What is the largest ocean?
- The ____ is a typical star?
- Winds Earth’s iron core creates a magnetic field which protects a planet from?
- What are scientists able to calculate from the radioactive elements found in a meterorite that decay at a particular time?
- What planet is believed to have once has a magnetic field that disappeared when the planet iron core cooled?
27 Clues: What is the largest ocean? • What is the smallest ocean? • The ____ is a typical star? • ____ of the land is covered In ice? • When was Stanley millers experiment? • ____ of the oceans is covered in ice? • Which ocean connects the polar waters? • What general shape does the earth have? • The continent of the south pole is ___? • Lines of latitude are also known as _____ • ...
Remi's space crossword 2025-05-16
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- It takes pictures of earth from space
- Its on toy story
- Our sun is this
- Its a space ____________ (inss) clue
- A workspace
- Its a space craft
- Milky way etc
- Property of matter
- It goes Jupiter etc etc its a huge circle
- It keeps us on earth so we do float on earth but if your in space you will float
- It can be a snowmobiles
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- Its a Galaxy
- Humans live on it
- It orbits stars
- A triple star system
- The earth ______ the sun
- Property of matter
- The simplest element
- How long something takes to orbit
- Cloud of dust
- TV series
- Leo the lion etc
- It has yellow orange and black on it
23 Clues: TV series • A workspace • Its a Galaxy • Cloud of dust • Milky way etc • It orbits stars • Our sun is this • Its on toy story • Leo the lion etc • Humans live on it • Its a space craft • Property of matter • Property of matter • A triple star system • The simplest element • It can be a snowmobiles • The earth ______ the sun • How long something takes to orbit • Its a space ____________ (inss) clue • ...
World Geography Crossword 2015-01-22
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- Is very closely related to elevation
- Language, religion, social groups, government, and economic activities define this
- cycle: Keeps water rates constant
- Describes a places location in relation to another place
- Effect: Earth rotates east, global winds are displaced
- They study of weather
- Prevailing winds blow this way because of the Coriolis Effect
- Earth travels in an orbit every ______ days
- Supports Life
- Made of plates
- The Tropic of _______________ is the southern most latitude to receive the sun’s direct waves
- The part of Earth that is covered by water
- The earth tilts on this
- Climates in high latitudes are the _______________ on earth
- Earth rotates on its axis one time each…
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- Earths revolution and its tilt in relation to the result in…
- Moves warm and cold water
- Made of hot, dense rock
- The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
- dioxide: Traps heat in the atmosphere
- A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their surroundings for survival
- June 21, Northern hemisphere’s longest day of sunlight
- When plates squeeze past the earth’s surface and create bends in layers of rock called
- A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil
- Part of Earth made of land
- Map making
- At the equator is a narrow, generally windless band called
- March 21, the sun’s rays fall directly on the equator
- Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel
29 Clues: Map making • Supports Life • Made of plates • They study of weather • Made of hot, dense rock • The earth tilts on this • Moves warm and cold water • Part of Earth made of land • cycle: Keeps water rates constant • Is very closely related to elevation • dioxide: Traps heat in the atmosphere • Earth rotates on its axis one time each… • Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel • ...
unit 2 vocab 2025-10-01
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- Nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes, is often limited
- Organell, site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
- Type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into compounmds into compounds, recyclers
- The First step of photosynthesis uses sunlight to split H2O and ATP and NADPH; O2 is released
- Organelle site of photosynthesis
- Substance at the beginning of a chemical reaction is changed into products
- Second step of anaerobic respiration. 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
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- The sphere of Earth, all the water on Earth
- Pigment of chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
- The sphere of Earth, all the gases surrounding Earth
- The sphere of Earth, all the solid and rocks on Earth
- Substances created during a chemical reaction, from reactants
- The sphere of Earth, all living things
- Nutrient, used in proteMitochondrions, must be "fixed" for living things to use.
- Adenosine triphosphate, a charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
- Anything that has mass and takes up space makes up everything
- Nutrient forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
- Adenosine diphosphate, an uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphate groups
20 Clues: Organelle site of photosynthesis • The sphere of Earth, all living things • The sphere of Earth, all the water on Earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • The sphere of Earth, all the gases surrounding Earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present • The sphere of Earth, all the solid and rocks on Earth • ...
Earth Systems Crossword 2020-12-10
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- layer above the troposphere.
- Wind that blows north and south is always bent or curved due to the rotation of Earth.
- The majority (~97%) of water on Earth
- soft, weak, and viscous (fluid-like) rock.
- When the sun warms plants, it causes water to evaporate out of the leaves through the small openings.
- outermost or most superficial layer of Earth
- found in solid, liquid, and vapor forms on Earth.
- flow away from the equator (In general)
- layer closest to Earth’s surface.
- plates covered with oceanic or continental crust (or both)
- All living things on Earth
- Includes snow, sea ice, lake, and river ice, icebergs, glaciers, and ice caps, ice sheets, and ice shelves, ______________ and seasonally frozen ground, and solid precipitation.
- innermost layer of Earth.
- crust that makes up the continents.
- hot, hard, and strong plastic-like rock.
- Means cold
- may be one of the first places where scientists are able to identify global changes in climate.
- outermost layer of the atmosphere
- middle layer of the atmosphere.
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- Describes all the water found on the Earth.
- middle clouds.
- clouds low clouds
- high clouds.
- the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
- Rock made from silica
- flow towards from the equator (In general)
- cycle We call the movement of water around Earth
- All rocks that are found in and on the Earth's Surface.
- Layer Contained in the Atmosphere and is used to block harmful UV light
- Means Air
- the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
- Means Ground
- middle layer of Earth
- Makes up most of the rocks in the crust
- The hydrosphere includes all the ____________found in lakes, rivers, streams, and in the ground.
- crust that covers the ocean floor.
- made of solid, cool, and rigid rock.
- Means Water
- above the mesosphere.
- Means LIfe
- contains oxygen, which is needed by animals to survive.
41 Clues: Means Air • Means cold • Means LIfe • Means Water • high clouds. • Means Ground • middle clouds. • clouds low clouds • Rock made from silica • middle layer of Earth • above the mesosphere. • innermost layer of Earth. • All living things on Earth • layer above the troposphere. • middle layer of the atmosphere. • layer closest to Earth’s surface. • outermost layer of the atmosphere • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23
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- thin part of the earth’s crust
- focus of an earthquake
- chain of volcanoes
- record earthquake wave
- depression in the seafloor
- a line of mountains connected by high ground
- fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
- plates that slide past each other
- thick part of the earth’s crust
- outer portion of the earth
- no significant movement
- record made
- vibration of earth
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- second type of earthquake wave
- molten rocks
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- continuous mass
- one plate moves under another
- mountains formed in part
- plates that moving apart each other
- underwater earthquake
- a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
- concentration of heat
- the first type of seismic wave
- studies earth
- plates that move toward each other
- movement has occurred
- tectonics moving lithospheric plate
- rigid sections
- consolidated mixture of minerals
30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • chain of volcanoes • vibration of earth • underwater earthquake • concentration of heat • movement has occurred • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • depression in the seafloor • outer portion of the earth • one plate moves under another • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23
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- plates that move toward each other
- second type of earthquake wave
- plates that moving apart each other
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- vibration of earth
- record earthquake wave
- molten rocks
- movement has occurred
- fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
- no significant movement
- underwater earthquake
- the first type of seismic wave
- studies earth
- one plate moves under another
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- focus of an earthquake
- mountains formed in part
- outer portion of the earth
- chain of volcanoes
- plates that slide past each other
- a line of mountains connected by high ground
- consolidated mixture of minerals
- tectonics moving lithospheric plate
- a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
- rigid sections
- record made
- concentration of heat
- thick part of the earth’s crust
- continuous mass
- depression in the seafloor
- thin part of the earth’s crust
30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • chain of volcanoes • vibration of earth • concentration of heat • movement has occurred • underwater earthquake • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • outer portion of the earth • depression in the seafloor • one plate moves under another • ...
astronamy 2022-04-28
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- when the earth blocks the sun from the moon
- the reference to the objects orbital movement
- when the moon block the sun from the earth
- the thing that gives us eclipse (part of the 3) and the celestial object that revolves around the earth
- when the penumbra is the part that is over us
- the movement of the earth around the sun is called it's
- the lighter shadow of the moon
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- when the moon is not completely in shadow of the earth
- when a celestial object blocks another and casts that object in shadow
- when the moon partially blocks the sun from earth
- is the angle between an objects rotational axis and its orbital axis
- when the moon completely blocks the sun from earth
- the movement around the earth's axis
- the darkening of an object or space
- the thing we all live on
- the darkest shadow of the moon
16 Clues: the thing we all live on • the lighter shadow of the moon • the darkest shadow of the moon • the darkening of an object or space • the movement around the earth's axis • when the moon block the sun from the earth • when the earth blocks the sun from the moon • the reference to the objects orbital movement • when the penumbra is the part that is over us • ...
Geography Ch 1 Sec 2-4 2026-02-06
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- The term for the process of breaking down rock on the earth.
- This term refers to elevated land that are generally flat on top.
- The term for the layer of gases above the earth.
- An area of slow water where rivers flatten out as they enter large bodies of water.
- The movement of rock and soil on the surface of the earth.
- The name of the German scientist whose theory developed into plate tectonics.
- The tropic latitude at 23.5 south of the equator.
- The term for cracks that form on the earth's surface.
- An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
- The amount of continents on the earth.
- The term for the earth moving around the sun.
- The total amount of oceans on the earth.
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- A narrow body of water that connects 2 larger bodies of water.
- A narrow area of land that separates 2 large bodies of water.
- The tropic latitude at 23.5 north of the equator.
- The term for the hot molten center of the earth.
- The term for when the sun is directly over the equator.
- A related series of islands.
- The spins on this at 23.5 degrees to the sun.
- An area of low lying generally flat land.
- The term for when the sun is directly over one of the tropics.
- This term refers to the height of a landform in relation to sea level.
22 Clues: A related series of islands. • The amount of continents on the earth. • The total amount of oceans on the earth. • An area of low lying generally flat land. • The spins on this at 23.5 degrees to the sun. • The term for the earth moving around the sun. • An area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides. • The term for the layer of gases above the earth. • ...
unit five part one vocab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2026-03-06
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- the rigid outer layer of earth, made of the crust and upper mantle.
- the thickest layer of earth between the crust and core.
- the thin outermost layer of earth where we live.
- a place where magma rises from deep inside earth.
- the solid super hot center of the earth.
- the crust under the ocean.
- a deep valley in the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another.
- a large piece of earth's crust that carries land/continents.
- a place where two plates slide past eachother which causes earthquakes.
- a place where two tectonic plates push together.
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- the soft, flowing layer of the mantle below the lithosphere.
- a place where two tectonic plates move apart.
- a huge part of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
- the invisible force around earth that protects us from the suns radiation.
- the part of earth's crust that forms land.
- a tectonic plate under the ocean.
- the liquid layer around the inner core which is made of iron and nickel.
- the edges where tectonic plates meet.
- something melted due to extreme heat.
19 Clues: the crust under the ocean. • a tectonic plate under the ocean. • the edges where tectonic plates meet. • something melted due to extreme heat. • the solid super hot center of the earth. • the part of earth's crust that forms land. • a place where two tectonic plates move apart. • the thin outermost layer of earth where we live. • ...
Radiation 2021-12-09
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- The slant of Earth's axis, causing the North Pole to always point toward the North Star. The reason for the seasons.
- An imaginary axle that a planet spins on.
- Energy that is radiated or transmitted through space in the form of rays or waves or particles.
- Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun causing varied amounts of sunlight on Earth; divides our year into quarters.
- The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
- The long-term prevailing pattern of weather.
- Direct light in the Northern Hemisphere, warmest season.
- Energy Energy that travels through air and space.
- The study of a region's climate over 30 or more years.
- Poles The Sun's rays hit Earth at a lower intensity, ~30° angle here.
- Observable evidence of energy.
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- A scientist who studies climate.
- Angle The angle at which the radiant energy from the Sun strikes the surface of Earth.
- Mixture of gases surrounding Earth.
- Shape of the Earth that causes the solar angle at high latitudes to be less than at the equator.
- Indirect light in the Northern Hemisphere, coldest season.
- One factor that can affect a region's climate; how far north or south a location is from the equator.
- 0° Latitude. The Sun's rays hit Earth at a high intensity, ~90° angle here.
- Energy Radiant energy from the Sun.
- A thin beam or line of radiant energy, such as light.
- To soak up or take in.
- Star The tilt of Earth at the North Pole always points toward the North Star.
- Energy Radiant energy that heats.
23 Clues: To soak up or take in. • Observable evidence of energy. • A scientist who studies climate. • Energy Radiant energy that heats. • Mixture of gases surrounding Earth. • Energy Radiant energy from the Sun. • An imaginary axle that a planet spins on. • The long-term prevailing pattern of weather. • Energy Energy that travels through air and space. • ...
Dynamic Earth 2025-08-13
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- Layer of gas that surrounds the earth
- Violent rotating column of air that is in contact with the surface of the earth
- Energy released during an earthquake
- Overflow of water that submerges normally dry land
- Sudden eruption of molten rock from a mountain
- Shaking of ground caused by tectonic plates moving
- The shaking of the land in Māori
- The thickest layer of earth
- Tool that records ground motion during an earthquake
- Point on earth's surface directly above the quakes origin
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- Wave of energy travelling through the ground
- Outside layer of the earth
- Sudden downhill movement of rock and soil
- Long period of time without rain
- Center of the earth
- Old term for a giant ocean wave
- Giant ocean waves caused by underwater quake
- Flooding in Māori
- Storm in Maori
- Rotating storm systems over warm ocean waters
20 Clues: Storm in Maori • Flooding in Māori • Center of the earth • Outside layer of the earth • The thickest layer of earth • Old term for a giant ocean wave • Long period of time without rain • The shaking of the land in Māori • Energy released during an earthquake • Layer of gas that surrounds the earth • Sudden downhill movement of rock and soil • ...
Moon Facts 2015-10-09
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- the name for the dark spots of solidified lava
- 7th phase of the moon
- name of the eclipse that happens when the moon goes into the earths umbra
- the type of tides that occur when the moon is either between the sun and the earth or behind the earth and the sun
- the amount of time it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth
- name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is behind the earth and the sun
- name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is between the earth and the sun
- the year the first man walked on the moon
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- the degree that earth revolves around the earth
- term that means the moons light is getting bigger
- the first person to set foot on the moon
- name of the third phase of the moon
- name of the eclipse that happens when the earth casts its shadow on the earth
- the type of tides that occur when the moon is at a 90 degree angle to the earth and the sun
- the first mission to put a man on the moon
15 Clues: 7th phase of the moon • name of the third phase of the moon • the first person to set foot on the moon • the year the first man walked on the moon • the first mission to put a man on the moon • the name for the dark spots of solidified lava • the degree that earth revolves around the earth • term that means the moons light is getting bigger • ...
World Geography Crossword 2015-01-22
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- Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel
- Language, religion, social groups, government, and economic activities define this
- At the equator is a narrow, generally windless band called
- dioxide Traps heat in the atmosphere
- They study of weather
- Earth rotates on its axis one time each…
- Is very closely related to elevation
- The part of Earth that is covered by water
- Supports Life
- March 21, the sun’s rays fall directly on the equator
- June 21, Northern hemisphere’s longest day of sunlight
- cycle Keeps water rates constant
- The earth tilts on this
- Made of hot, dense rock
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- Made of plates
- Climates in high latitudes are the _______________ on earth
- Effect Earth rotates east, global winds are displaced
- Describes a places location in relation to another place
- A group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their surroundings for survival
- The Tropic of _______________ is the southern most latitude to receive the sun’s direct waves
- Map making
- Part of Earth made of land
- Moves warm and cold water
- hundred sixty five Earth travels in an orbit every ______ days
- The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
- When plates squeeze past the earth’s surface and create bends in layers of rock called
- Earths revolution and its tilt in relation to the result in…
- Prevailing winds blow this way because of the Coriolis Effect
- A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil
29 Clues: Map making • Supports Life • Made of plates • They study of weather • The earth tilts on this • Made of hot, dense rock • Moves warm and cold water • Part of Earth made of land • cycle Keeps water rates constant • dioxide Traps heat in the atmosphere • Is very closely related to elevation • Earth rotates on its axis one time each… • Part of the Earth made of iron and nickel • ...
Chapter 22 "Origin of Modern Astronomy" 2014-05-05
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- the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth
- The science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
- Having or representing the earth as a center
- the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun
- the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram
- of or pertaining to the sun
- Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun
- a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b
- a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system
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- the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis
- the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth
- moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun
- Unit a unit of length, equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun: approximately 93 million miles
- the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km)
- the slow, conical motion of the earth's axis of rotation, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, and, to a smaller extent, of the planets, on the equatorial bulge of the earth
- the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes
- the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth
- the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 miles (142,796 km), a mean distance from the sun of 483.6 million miles (778.3 million km), a period of revolution of 11.86 years, and at least 14 moons. It is the largest planet in the solar system
- the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite
- any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun
20 Clues: of or pertaining to the sun • Having or representing the earth as a center • Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun • the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis • the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun • ...
Chapter 22 "Origin of Modern Astronomy" 2014-05-05
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- any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun
- the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun
- Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun
- the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth
- the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth
- the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth
- the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis
- The science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
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- a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b
- the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite
- moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun
- Unit a unit of length, equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun: approximately 93 million miles
- Having or representing the earth as a center
- the slow, conical motion of the earth's axis of rotation, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, and, to a smaller extent, of the planets, on the equatorial bulge of the earth
- the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 miles (142,796 km), a mean distance from the sun of 483.6 million miles (778.3 million km), a period of revolution of 11.86 years, and at least 14 moons. It is the largest planet in the solar system
- a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system
- of or pertaining to the sun
- the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km)
- the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram
- the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes
20 Clues: of or pertaining to the sun • Having or representing the earth as a center • Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun • the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis • the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23
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- focus of an earthquake
- molten rocks
- vibration of earth
- no significant movement
- underwater earthquake
- mountains formed in part
- concentration of heat
- a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
- thin part of the earth’s crust
- plates that move toward each other
- one plate moves under another
- depression in the seafloor
- studies earth
- outer portion of the earth
- the rigid outer part of the earth
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- continuous mass
- fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
- plates that moving apart each other
- the first type of seismic wave
- tectonics moving lithospheric plate
- chain of volcanoes
- rigid sections
- plates that slide past each other
- a line of mountains connected by high ground
- record earthquake wave
- movement has occurred
- thick part of the earth’s crust
- second type of earthquake wave
- record made
- consolidated mixture of minerals
30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • vibration of earth • chain of volcanoes • underwater earthquake • concentration of heat • movement has occurred • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • depression in the seafloor • outer portion of the earth • one plate moves under another • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23
Across
- thick part of the earth’s crust
- a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth
- movement has occurred
- continuous mass
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- mountains formed in part
- record earthquake wave
- tectonics moving lithospheric plate
- rigid sections
- plates that slide past each other
- the first type of seismic wave
- plates that moving apart each other
- second type of earthquake wave
- molten rocks
- outer portion of the earth
- no significant movement
- record made
Down
- concentration of heat
- underwater earthquake
- a line of mountains connected by high ground
- focus of an earthquake
- thin part of the earth’s crust
- vibration of earth
- depression in the seafloor
- plates that move toward each other
- chain of volcanoes
- studies earth
- one plate moves under another
- fault are exactly the opposite of normal fault
- consolidated mixture of minerals
30 Clues: record made • molten rocks • studies earth • rigid sections • continuous mass • vibration of earth • chain of volcanoes • concentration of heat • underwater earthquake • movement has occurred • focus of an earthquake • record earthquake wave • no significant movement • mountains formed in part • depression in the seafloor • outer portion of the earth • one plate moves under another • ...
Earth and space 2021-04-15
Across
- where the air is cooler, water vapor turns back into drops of water
- everything that exists
- occurs when one object passes through the shadow of another
- rain or snow
- when weathering changes things over time
- the path Earth takes as it revolves
- the planet we live on
- the center of the Earth
- Each point at Earth's orbits at which daylight hours are at their greatest or fewest hours
- the layer of rock beneath Earth's crust
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- the process of breaking rock into silt, clay, sand, and other tiny pieces.
- an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its north and south poles
- The process of liquid water changing to water vapor
- Large, round bodies that revolve around a star
- is the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time.
- the cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
- the 3rd layer of the Earth.
- when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same
- the distance light travels in one Earth year.
- the outer layer of the earth
- is a star and has a temperature of 5,778 degrees
21 Clues: rain or snow • the planet we live on • everything that exists • the center of the Earth • the 3rd layer of the Earth. • the outer layer of the earth • the path Earth takes as it revolves • the layer of rock beneath Earth's crust • when weathering changes things over time • the distance light travels in one Earth year. • Large, round bodies that revolve around a star • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-04-23
Across
- Melted rock inside the earth
- Area surrounding the pacific ocean where many volcanos form
- Layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere containing slow flowing rock
- Melted rock outside the earth
- Two tectonic plates moving towards each other
- A massive amount of lava and ash leaving a volcano
- Magma building up under the earth's surface, often near a tectonic place boundary
- The earths crust on the land
- The Earths crust on the sea floor
- When one tectonic plates slides under another
- A layer of the earth containing the crust and part of the mantle
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- Two tectonic plates moving past each other
- Two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- A shift of tectonic plates, often occurring at a transform plate boundary
- A massive, slowly moving piece of rock
- Large, heighten area of rock, typically caused by convergent plate boundaries
- Semi-solid layer of the earth
- Any form of volcanic activity
- The force from inside the earth that makes tectonic plates move
- The theory that the earth's crust is made of many, slowly moving plates
- A area underneath the crust of unusually high magma heat and pressure; causes volcanic island chains
21 Clues: Melted rock inside the earth • The earths crust on the land • Melted rock outside the earth • Semi-solid layer of the earth • Any form of volcanic activity • The Earths crust on the sea floor • A massive, slowly moving piece of rock • Two tectonic plates moving past each other • Two tectonic plates moving towards each other • When one tectonic plates slides under another • ...
Earth, Sun, and Moon Crossword 2024-02-28
Across
- It takes 29 days for moon to make one ______ around Earth
- Moon phase with the light on the right
- One spin around the axis
- Season when the Earth is tilted toward the sun
- Pull Force between any two objects
- When the ocean lowers due to the moon's gravity
- When the sun or the moon are covered in shadow
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- Moon phase with the light on the left
- Season when the Earth is tilted away from the sun
- Begins a new lunar cycle
- Moon phase when the moon is showing completely.
- Earth revolves around this once every 365 days
- Time it takes Earth to revolve once around sun
- When the ocean rises due to the moon's gravity
- Invisible line running through the Earth
- One spin of Earth's axis
- Tilt Reason for the seasons
17 Clues: Begins a new lunar cycle • One spin around the axis • One spin of Earth's axis • Tilt Reason for the seasons • Pull Force between any two objects • Moon phase with the light on the left • Moon phase with the light on the right • Invisible line running through the Earth • Earth revolves around this once every 365 days • Time it takes Earth to revolve once around sun • ...
d talley 2023-02-01
Across
- composed of different volcanic class silicates
- charged particles flow outward from the hot surface of the sun
- rock made out of fragments
- a rock that has cooled from a molten state
- slow motion within the mantle of earth that moves large segments of crust
- study of earth’s crust and shape of it surface
- separation of earth into layers different densities
- a zone of energetic charged particles
- light waves bend thought a telescope lens
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- composed of volcanic rock beneath the ocean
- detect the waves in a network shows liquid and solid layer of earth
- in witch energy transported from warm region to cooler region
- inner most layer of the earth
- the zone within which Earth’s magnetic field
- the top layer of earth
- produced when high temperature or pressure alters rock
- zone two plates come together and one plate is often forced beneath another
- the largest part of the solid earth
18 Clues: the top layer of earth • rock made out of fragments • inner most layer of the earth • the largest part of the solid earth • a zone of energetic charged particles • light waves bend thought a telescope lens • a rock that has cooled from a molten state • composed of volcanic rock beneath the ocean • the zone within which Earth’s magnetic field • ...
Earth and Life Science Group Quiz 2019-07-30
Across
- / James Hopwood Jeans and Harold Jeffreys Theory
- / Molten rocks
- / Second layer of the Earth
- / Fine-grained sedimentary rock formed through compaction
- / The process of transformation of parent rock to metamorphic rock
- / Liquid state of molten rocks
- / Kind of rock that is formed by volcanic activity
- / Central part of the Earth
- / Kind of Sedimentary rock that resulted from weathered rocks such as Igneous rock
- / The expanding universe theory
- / Kind of an Igneous rock that crystallizes at depth without reaching the surface
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- / The outermost layer of the Earth
- / Repetitive layering of thin sheets
- / Resulted from cooling of magma
- / Kind of sedimentary rock resulted form soluble material produced largely by chemical weathering
- / The main cause of movement of the Tectonic plates
- / The Kuba people of Central Africa believed in the creator god
- / Primal man whose head, feet, eyes and mind became the sky, Earth, sun and moon respectively
- / Protects life inside the Earth by absorbing the ultraviolet radiation
- / The creator of the whole universe which the Monotheistic Religion believed in
- / Set of all life forms on Earth
- / Hottest layer of the Atmosphere
- / Resulted from uplift and weathering which are then transported and deposited in different areas
- / Also known as the Primary waves
- / The belief that the world arose from an infinite sea at the first rising of the sun
- / Immanuel Kant and Pierre Simon Laplace theory
- / The theory of Expansion not an Explosion
- / Subsystem of the Earth that composes of Crust and Mantle
- / Third planet from the Sun
- / From latin word meaning Fire
30 Clues: / Molten rocks • / Second layer of the Earth • / Central part of the Earth • / Third planet from the Sun • / Liquid state of molten rocks • / From latin word meaning Fire • / The expanding universe theory • / Resulted from cooling of magma • / Set of all life forms on Earth • / Hottest layer of the Atmosphere • / Also known as the Primary waves • ...
Latitude and Longitude 2021-02-04
Across
- the opposite direction that the hands of a clock rotate
- the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator
- the opposite side of the prime meridian that is 180 degrees
- objects that are adjacent to eachother and never cross paths
- move around in a circular orbit
- the western part of the globe including North and South America their islands and the surrounding waters
- measurement of distance in degrees north and south of the equator
- the eastern part of the globe including Asia Africa Austraila and Europe
- around or near pole of the earth
- the southern end of the earths axis and the southernmost point on earth
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- the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane especially above sea level on earth
- the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor and the 45th brightest star in the nght sky
- the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator
- to move around in a circle on an axis or center
- any method that uses numbers to represent a point or line
- measurement of distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
- the end of earths axis of rotation which marks the northernmost point on the earth
- longest line of latitude the divides the earth in half at 0 degrees
- objects that cross eachothers paths
- the rotations of hands of a clock
20 Clues: move around in a circular orbit • around or near pole of the earth • the rotations of hands of a clock • objects that cross eachothers paths • to move around in a circle on an axis or center • the opposite direction that the hands of a clock rotate • any method that uses numbers to represent a point or line • the opposite side of the prime meridian that is 180 degrees • ...
science project 2021-12-16
Across
- currents in the mantle are
- scale used to rate the hardness of a mineral
- not from a living thing
- type of sedimentary that forms as minerals in water crystallize
- study of the earth and its structure
- third rock from the sun
- an increase inside the earth as the depth increase
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- all the living things on earth
- point inside of the earth
- upwards bend in rock
- molten rock below earths surface
- a minerals ability to split easily along flat surfaces
- all the water on earth
- type of metamorphic rock with minerals arranged in bad layers
- hanging wall moves down the dip of the fault
- for the motion of the plates
16 Clues: upwards bend in rock • all the water on earth • not from a living thing • third rock from the sun • point inside of the earth • currents in the mantle are • for the motion of the plates • all the living things on earth • molten rock below earths surface • study of the earth and its structure • scale used to rate the hardness of a mineral • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-11-02
Across
- layer of earth below the mantle
- layer that sits on top of lithosphere
- boundary where plates slide past each other
- instrument used to map the ocean floor
- proposed the theory of continental drift
- layer of the earth below the crust
- outermost layer of the earth
- occurs when oceanic crust slides under continental crust
- occurs at mid-ocean ridges
- boundary where plates collide
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- less dense and thicker crust type
- innermost layer of the earth
- occurs in mantle and causes plate movement
- supercontinent
- number of main layers of the earth
- layer made of crust and upper mantle
- boundary where plates move away from each other
- more dense crust type
18 Clues: supercontinent • more dense crust type • occurs at mid-ocean ridges • innermost layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • boundary where plates collide • layer of earth below the mantle • less dense and thicker crust type • number of main layers of the earth • layer of the earth below the crust • layer made of crust and upper mantle • ...
LRhoades 2023-02-01
Across
- A type of igneous silicate rock
- What makes something different
- Theory that the crust is made of sections
- Measures and charts seismic waves
- The middle of Earth
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
- Rock created from heat and pressure
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- Second layer of Earth
- Plates moving away from each other
- Igneous rock created by the cooling of lava
- Changing direction
- Rock created from hardened lava
- a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters
- Flow of charged particles from the Sun
- Rock created from years of organic material piled up
- The magnetic field created by Earth
- The study of Earth’s structure and composition
- Outermost layer of the Earth
18 Clues: Changing direction • The middle of Earth • Second layer of Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • What makes something different • A type of igneous silicate rock • Rock created from hardened lava • Measures and charts seismic waves • Plates moving away from each other • a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters • The magnetic field created by Earth • Rock created from heat and pressure • ...
Earth, Moon & Sun Unit 2021-10-21
Across
- when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon
- Earth's only natrual sattelite
- the part of the illuminated Moon that we see from Earth
- evidence that meteors have hit the Moon's surface
- the Sun, planets and other objects that orbit the sun
- to make something visible
- the entire lit side of the Moon is facing Earth
- when the Moon's shadow falls on Earth
- time it takes for the Moon to make one orbit
Down
- the Moon's orbit is ___________ which is why eclipses do not happen every month
- the entire dark side of the Moon is facing Earth
- the Sun is mostly made up of this gas
- the line between light and dark on the Moon
- when we see more of the Moon each night
- time it takes for Earth to go around the Sun once
- the result of the Moon's gravity pulling on Earth's oceans
- The only planet that is known to support life
- the star in the center of our solar system
18 Clues: to make something visible • Earth's only natrual sattelite • the Sun is mostly made up of this gas • when the Moon's shadow falls on Earth • when we see more of the Moon each night • when the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon • the star in the center of our solar system • the line between light and dark on the Moon • time it takes for the Moon to make one orbit • ...
Latitude and Longitude 2015-01-04
Across
- the opposite direction that the hands of a clock rotate
- the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator
- the opposite side of the prime meridian that is 180 degrees
- objects that are adjacent to eachother and never cross paths
- move around in a circular orbit
- the western part of the globe including North and South America their islands and the surrounding waters
- measurement of distance in degrees north and south of the equator
- the eastern part of the globe including Asia Africa Austraila and Europe
- around or near pole of the earth
- the southern end of the earths axis and the southernmost point on earth
Down
- the height of anything above a given planetary reference plane especially above sea level on earth
- the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor and the 45th brightest star in the nght sky
- the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator
- to move around in a circle on an axis or center
- any method that uses numbers to represent a point or line
- measurement of distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
- the end of earths axis of rotation which marks the northernmost point on the earth
- longest line of latitude the divides the earth in half at 0 degrees
- objects that cross eachothers paths
- the rotations of hands of a clock
20 Clues: move around in a circular orbit • around or near pole of the earth • the rotations of hands of a clock • objects that cross eachothers paths • to move around in a circle on an axis or center • the opposite direction that the hands of a clock rotate • any method that uses numbers to represent a point or line • the opposite side of the prime meridian that is 180 degrees • ...
Science vocabulary 2021-09-23
Across
- a line of mountains connected by high ground
- transfer of heat by waves that can travel through air or space
- a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth
- a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the earth
- a flat elevated area
- transfer of heat through direct contact of molecules of matter
- the rocky outer layer of the earths surface; the two types of crust are continental and oceanic
- all water on earth
- transfer of heat through a liquid or gas by a current
- height of a land feature measured relative to sea level
- a feature of the earths surface
- wave of energy that radiates out from an earthquakes focus
- the upper layer of the earths mantle below the lithosphere
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- a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the earth
- current that flows through a liquid or gas because of differences in density
- a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock.
- a large natural elevation of earth
- difference in height of landforms in a region
- all of the living organisms on earth
- a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock
- amount of mass per unit of volume of a substance
- continuous physical force
- ability to work
- layer of solid, brittle, rock that makes up the earths surface composed of the crust and uppermost mantle
- changes in elevation for a given region
- the solid material found in the center of some planets
- a set of things working together as one
- a fluid layer about 2,400 km thick
- mixture of gases that surrounds a planet such as earth
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth
- low-lying continental areas that can be inland or coastal
- the middle layer of the earth, made of hot rock that circulates by convention and located between the crust and core
32 Clues: ability to work • all water on earth • a flat elevated area • continuous physical force • a feature of the earths surface • a large natural elevation of earth • a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock • a fluid layer about 2,400 km thick • all of the living organisms on earth • changes in elevation for a given region • a set of things working together as one • ...
Space Crossword 2016-05-25
Across
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
- An eclipse where all of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
- A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun
- A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered
- The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.
- rock or dust that makes a streak of light in the night sky.
- Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun.
- Everything that exists.
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- A manmade spacecraft.
- An object that has fallen to Earth from outer space.
- when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.
- A rocky inner planet, third from the Sun in the Solar System.
- where the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.
- A number solar systems grouped together
- Changes in weather and the temperature during the year
- The path taken by one body in space around another
- The period of time that half the earth is facing away from the sun
- Earth’s only natural satellite.
18 Clues: A manmade spacecraft. • Everything that exists. • Earth’s only natural satellite. • A number solar systems grouped together • A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered • Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun. • when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon. • ...
2025 ESS Final 2025-06-05
Across
- The cycle of carbon through Earth's spheres
- Location on Earth's surface where earthquake begins
- The conversion of nitrogen into its various forms
- Energy currency for cells
- Upward movement of cold nutrient rich water from the deep ocean
- Another name for a consumer
- Large piece of lithosphere that moves over Earth's asthenosphere
- Organism that eats secondary consumers
- The organelle responsible for photosynthesis
- Downward movement of surface water to the deep ocean
- Process plants undergo to create energy from sunlight
- Plates moving towards each other
- Another name for a producer
- Lowest point of a wave
- Process of one plate moving under another
- Tides occurring during new and full moons
- Solid innermost part of Earth's core
- Each step in the food chain
- The sphere of the Earth where all life is found
- Plates sliding past each other
- The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
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- Movement of water on Earth due to changes in temperature, wind and salinity
- Tides occurring during 1st and 3rd quarter moons
- Outermost Layer of the Earth
- The effect of Earth's rotation on wind and ocean currents
- Plates moving away from each other
- Transforming glucose into energy
- The powerhouse of the cell where ATP is made
- All water on Earth and in the atmosphere
- All solid parts of the Earth, including inner Earth
- The region where two tectonic plates meet
- Liquid layer of Earth's core
- The continuous movement of water throughout and above the Earth
- Organism that eats primary consumers
- Another name for a herbivore
- The gases surrounding Earth
- Organism that eats other organisms
- Highest point of a wave
- Scientist that proposed continental drift
- Location inside the Earth where earthquake begins
- The height of a wave
- Layer between the crust and the outer core
42 Clues: The height of a wave • Lowest point of a wave • Highest point of a wave • Energy currency for cells • Another name for a consumer • The gases surrounding Earth • Another name for a producer • Each step in the food chain • Outermost Layer of the Earth • Liquid layer of Earth's core • Another name for a herbivore • Plates sliding past each other • Transforming glucose into energy • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2024-04-16
Across
- When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun.
- The outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere that can be seen during a total solar eclipse.
- When one celestial body blocks light from another.
- A gravitational bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- An imaginary line passing through the center of Earth, around which the planet rotates.
- When the view of the Sun from Earth is blocked by the Moon.
- path of an object around a particular point in space.
- When Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun.
- an astronomical body that orbits a star
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- When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow.
- Large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit sun along with rocks, dust and ice
- The envelope of gases surrounding Earth or another planet.
- Objects orbital motion around other objects: Example earth revolves around the sun
- including planets, stars, galaxies and all other forms of matter and energy.
- The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun.
- Force between two masses which draws objects toward the center.
- Regular repeating path that one object in spaces takes around another.
- Region around a star in which an Earth like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- Huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars held together by gravity.
19 Clues: an astronomical body that orbits a star • When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow. • The path Earth takes as it moves around the Sun. • When one celestial body blocks light from another. • path of an object around a particular point in space. • When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun. • The envelope of gases surrounding Earth or another planet. • ...
Earth and Life Science Group Quiz 2019-07-30
Across
- / Third planet from the Sun
- / Second layer of the Earth
- / The belief that the world arose from an infinite sea at the first rising of the sun
- / From latin word meaning Fire
- / Kind of an Igneous rock that crystallizes at depth without reaching the surface
- / The theory of Expansion not an Explosion
- / Resulted from cooling of magma
- / Protects life inside the Earth by absorbing the ultraviolet radiation
- / Kind of Sedimentary rock that resulted from weathered rocks such as Igneous rock
- / Hottest layer of the Atmosphere
- / Repetitive layering of thin sheets
- / Primal man whose head, feet, eyes and mind became the sky, Earth, sun and moon respectively
- / Central part of the Earth
- / Immanuel Kant and Pierre Simon Laplace theory
- / Liquid state of molten rocks
Down
- / The Kuba people of Central Africa believed in the creator god
- / Subsystem of the Earth that composes of Crust and Mantle
- / James Hopwood Jeans and Harold Jeffreys Theory
- / Resulted from uplift and weathering which are then transported and deposited in different areas
- / Kind of sedimentary rock resulted form soluble material produced largely by chemical weathering
- / The creator of the whole universe which the Monotheistic Religion believed in
- / Kind of rock that is formed by volcanic activity
- / Set of all life forms on Earth
- / The process of transformation of parent rock to metamorphic rock
- / Also known as the Primary waves
- / The expanding universe theory
- / The main cause of movement of the Tectonic plates
- / Fine-grained sedimentary rock formed through compaction
- / The outermost layer of the Earth
- / Molten rocks
30 Clues: / Molten rocks • / Second layer of the Earth • / Central part of the Earth • / Third planet from the Sun • / From latin word meaning Fire • / Liquid state of molten rocks • / The expanding universe theory • / Set of all life forms on Earth • / Resulted from cooling of magma • / Also known as the Primary waves • / Hottest layer of the Atmosphere • ...
Geology Intro Puzzle Part I 2021-07-13
Across
- inner two layers of earth
- molten rock underground
- layer between the crust and mantle
- boundary where plates come together
- crust and outermost mantle
- evidence of past life
- living layer of the earth
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- boundary where two layers move apart
- thickest layer of the earth
- gases that surround the earth
- idea that all landform changes are abrupt
- the study of the physical and historical earth
- outermost layer of the earth
- liquid layer of earth
14 Clues: evidence of past life • liquid layer of earth • molten rock underground • inner two layers of earth • living layer of the earth • crust and outermost mantle • thickest layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • gases that surround the earth • layer between the crust and mantle • boundary where plates come together • boundary where two layers move apart • ...
Science Vocab crossword 2021-03-17
Across
- broken down rocks
- The outermost layer of earth
- earth materials being moved and deposited
- The largest layer of earth
- the outer solid parts of earth
- When two plates collide
- The older crust;mostly granite
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- When two plates pull apart
- When two plates slide past each other
- the magma parts of earth
- The innermost layer of earth
- The younger crust;mostly basalt
- When earth materials are worn away
- Solid,liquid,or gas
14 Clues: broken down rocks • Solid,liquid,or gas • When two plates collide • the magma parts of earth • When two plates pull apart • The largest layer of earth • The outermost layer of earth • The innermost layer of earth • the outer solid parts of earth • The older crust;mostly granite • The younger crust;mostly basalt • When earth materials are worn away • ...
geology 2016-10-12
Across
- waves/ stored energy that is released in the form of intense vibrations during an earthquake
- rock/ a rock formed by cooling and solidification
- the study of Earth and rocks
- instruments that record the vibrations of the Earth during and earthquake
- rock/ igneous rocks formed from the molten lava that flows onto the surface of the Earth
- below the lithosphere that plates float on
- two plates collide against one another
- the boundary between two plates that have been displaced
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- A portion of Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
- boundary/ two plates slide past each other
- two plates move away from one another
- theory that the continents were connected together at one point
- the position on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
- scientist who made a theory that the plates were moving
- theory that Earth's crust is made up of rigid plates that move
- a rock formed by heat and pressure
- people who study earthquakes
- rock/ a rock formed by weathering and erosion
- molten rock that triggers earthquakes and creates volcanoes as it rises within the Earth
- magma that rises to earth's suface
20 Clues: the study of Earth and rocks • people who study earthquakes • a rock formed by heat and pressure • magma that rises to earth's suface • two plates move away from one another • two plates collide against one another • boundary/ two plates slide past each other • below the lithosphere that plates float on • rock/ a rock formed by weathering and erosion • ...
The Moon 2025-04-30
Across
- the shape of the moon when less than half of its visible surface is illuminated by the Sun
- eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light and casting a shadow on Earth
- the orbital motion of a celestial body, like a planet, around a central object, such as a star
- This phase marks the point in the lunar cycle when the Moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around Earth. It's also known as a Half Moon.
- the flattened oval shape that planets and other celestial bodies follow when orbiting a star (like the Sun)
- the different shapes or illuminated portions of the Moon as seen from Earth as it orbits the Earth
- a point in time when a planet's poles are most inclined toward or away from the star it orbits, resulting in the longest and shortest days of the year
- a lunar where the entire illuminated side of the moon is visible from Earth
- a planet's spinning movement around its axis, an imaginary line passing through its center
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- made up of rock chips, mineral fragments, impact and volcanic glasses and a peculiar component only found on the Moon
- large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins
- the illuminated portion of the moon is decreasing, moving from a full moon to a new moon
- the shape of the moon that is described as round and is between half full and full
- the imaginary plane defined by Earth's orbit around the Sun
- the cyclical rise and fall of sea levels, primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans, and to a lesser extent, the Sun
- a lunar phase where half of the Moon's surface appears illuminated from Earth. This occurs roughly one week after the Full Moon
- a point in time when a planet's subsolar point (the point on the planet directly facing the sun) passes through its equator
- refers to its overall shape, which is roughly round
- eclipse occurs when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth's shadow to cast upon the Moon,
- the moon's illuminated portion is growing larger, transitioning from a new moon to a full moon
- the lunar phase when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, causing the side of the Moon facing Earth to be unlit, making it appear dark or invisible from Earth
21 Clues: refers to its overall shape, which is roughly round • the imaginary plane defined by Earth's orbit around the Sun • a lunar where the entire illuminated side of the moon is visible from Earth • the shape of the moon that is described as round and is between half full and full • ...
The Study of the Earth (7.1-7.3) 2026-02-02
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- the study of the Earth and its structure
- a place in the earth’s crust where magma can erupt as lava
- large areas of the earth’s crust
- the Earth’s largest bodies of water
- the imaginary line around the earth equally distant from the poles
- the layer of the Earth beneath the crust
- the largest land masses that rise out of the oceans
- the innermost part of the earth
- hot, liquid rock within the Earth
- half of a sphere
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- a scientist who studies the earth
- a break between two moving plates
- a solid layer of rock beneath the soil; made of two kinds— Oceanic crust and continental crust
- a natural formation of rock or soil on the earth’s surface
- water found beneath the Earth surface that supplies wells and springs
- a trembling or shaking in the earth’s crust caused by plate activity
16 Clues: half of a sphere • the innermost part of the earth • large areas of the earth’s crust • a scientist who studies the earth • a break between two moving plates • hot, liquid rock within the Earth • the Earth’s largest bodies of water • the study of the Earth and its structure • the layer of the Earth beneath the crust • the largest land masses that rise out of the oceans • ...
Layers of the Earth 2026-01-05
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- the layer of the Earth that accounts for almost 1/2 of the planet
- the outer core and the ____ are cooler on the top than the bottom
- the continental crust is made up primarily of _____
- the inner and outer _______ are rarely referred to as one
- the thinnest layer of the Earth (2 words)
- the oceanic and continental ____ are often referred as one layer
- there are four distinct ___ of the Earth
- the iron in the outer core is in ____ form
- core this layer is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
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- the thickness and the depth of the Earth are measured in
- the core at the center of Earth is called
- the Earth's surface is 70% water
- the hottest layer of the Earth (2 words)
- the coolest layer of the Earth (2words)
- the iron in the inner core is in ___ form
- the mantle of the Earth accounts for almost ____ of the planet's mass
16 Clues: the Earth's surface is 70% water • the coolest layer of the Earth (2words) • the hottest layer of the Earth (2 words) • there are four distinct ___ of the Earth • the core at the center of Earth is called • the iron in the inner core is in ___ form • the thinnest layer of the Earth (2 words) • the iron in the outer core is in ____ form • ...
Science puzzle 2024-02-01
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- the northernmost point on Earth
- or sea
- the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an
- the line along which the sky appears to meet the
- the time at which the Moon appears above the
- a wind that blows from the sea to the land
- transfer of heat through movement of a fluid
- horizon
- an maginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth
- that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle
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- the circular motion of a fluid (such as air)
- the half of Earth north of the equator
- which hot material rises while cold material sinks
- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- change from a gas to a liquid
- South Pole
- the time at which the Moon disappears below the
- on Earth
- an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole
19 Clues: or sea • horizon • on Earth • South Pole • change from a gas to a liquid • the northernmost point on Earth • the half of Earth north of the equator • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • a wind that blows from the sea to the land • the circular motion of a fluid (such as air) • the time at which the Moon appears above the • ...
Science puzzle 2024-02-01
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- the northernmost point on Earth
- or sea
- the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an
- the line along which the sky appears to meet the
- the time at which the Moon appears above the
- a wind that blows from the sea to the land
- transfer of heat through movement of a fluid
- horizon
- an maginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth
- that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle
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- the circular motion of a fluid (such as air)
- the half of Earth north of the equator
- which hot material rises while cold material sinks
- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- change from a gas to a liquid
- South Pole
- the time at which the Moon disappears below the
- on Earth
- an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole
19 Clues: or sea • horizon • on Earth • South Pole • change from a gas to a liquid • the northernmost point on Earth • the half of Earth north of the equator • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • a wind that blows from the sea to the land • the circular motion of a fluid (such as air) • the time at which the Moon appears above the • ...
Chapter 22 "Origin of Modern Astronomy" 2014-05-05
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- any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun
- the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun
- Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun
- the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth
- the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth
- the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth
- the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis
- The science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
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- a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b
- the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite
- moving in an orbit in the direction opposite to that of the earth in its revolution around the sun
- Unit a unit of length, equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun: approximately 93 million miles
- Having or representing the earth as a center
- the slow, conical motion of the earth's axis of rotation, caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon, and, to a smaller extent, of the planets, on the equatorial bulge of the earth
- the planet fifth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 88,729 miles (142,796 km), a mean distance from the sun of 483.6 million miles (778.3 million km), a period of revolution of 11.86 years, and at least 14 moons. It is the largest planet in the solar system
- a crater in the second quadrant of the face of the moon having an extensive ray system
- of or pertaining to the sun
- the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km)
- the standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one meter per second per second on a mass of one kilogram
- the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes
20 Clues: of or pertaining to the sun • Having or representing the earth as a center • Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun • the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis • the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun • ...
Space Crossword 2016-05-25
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- A number solar systems grouped together
- The path taken by one body in space around another
- when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.
- A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered
- Changes in weather and the temperature during the year
- Everything that exists.
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
- A rocky inner planet, third from the Sun in the Solar System.
- rock or dust that makes a streak of light in the night sky.
- An object that has fallen to Earth from outer space.
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- The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.
- A manmade spacecraft.
- where the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.
- Earth’s only natural satellite.
- An eclipse where all of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
- The period of time that half the earth is facing away from the sun
- Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun.
- A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun
18 Clues: A manmade spacecraft. • Everything that exists. • Earth’s only natural satellite. • A number solar systems grouped together • A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered • Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun. • The path taken by one body in space around another • ...
The planets 2014-10-30
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- The only other place besides Earth that man has walked on.
- There are eight of these in the solar system.
- Earth takes this long to orbit the Sun.
- Astronauts ride in these to space.
- The sun is a yellow one of these.
- The furthest planet from the Sun.
- The closest planet to the Sun.
- The second closest planet to the Sun.
- The fourth planet from the Sun after Earth.
- Planets close to the sun spin at this speed.
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- It is made up of eight planets.
- Takes Earth this long to spin completely around on its axis.
- Planets furthest from the sun spin at this speed.
- The sun is a star this size.
- Planets rotate around the sun.
- The largest planet.
- The sixth planet from the Sun after Jupiter.
- Third closest planet to the Sun that humans live on.
- The planet second furthest from the Sun.
- The star that is the center of the solar system.
20 Clues: The largest planet. • The sun is a star this size. • Planets rotate around the sun. • The closest planet to the Sun. • It is made up of eight planets. • The sun is a yellow one of these. • The furthest planet from the Sun. • Astronauts ride in these to space. • The second closest planet to the Sun. • Earth takes this long to orbit the Sun. • ...
Science Project - Crossword Puzzles 2022-04-15
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- occurs when plates separate from each other
- when magma from deep inside earth oozes up and fill in the crack of earth's crust
- the process of oceanic crust's formation at mid-ocean ridges
- transverse wave (can not travel through liquids)
- created due to the compression of the continental plate
- a layer of the earth that contains upper half and lower half
- the top solid layer of the earth
- occurs when plates moves towards each other
- a theory suggested by Alfred Wegener, relating to fossil evidence
- locations on earth that do not belong to the plate boundary, but seems to have continental volcanic or geothermic activity
- the current most recent supercontinent (all continents joined together)
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- the deepest and hottest (under extreme pressure) layer of the earth
- mountain ridges surrounding the ocean ocean floor
- waves that can be transmitted, refracted, and reflected
- occurs when continental crust floats over the oceanic crust
- the only liquid layer of the earth
- occurs when plates slide past each other
- long, slimy depressions appeared in the ocean floor
- when Earth's lithospheric plates moves over the asthenosphere
- take place when a sudden loose of energy occurs in the earth's surface
20 Clues: the top solid layer of the earth • the only liquid layer of the earth • occurs when plates slide past each other • occurs when plates separate from each other • occurs when plates moves towards each other • transverse wave (can not travel through liquids) • mountain ridges surrounding the ocean ocean floor • long, slimy depressions appeared in the ocean floor • ...
Solar system and space 2023-11-30
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- All of space and all the matter in it
- The natural satellite of the Earth
- A big gassy,light blue planet that spins on its side
- Imaginary line on which the earth rotates or spins
- The hottest planet in the solar system
- The smallest planet in the Solar System
- Causes day and night
- How long it takes the earth to complete a revolution
- System The sun and planets with their moons in orbit around the sun
- An object made of ice and dust that forms a tail when near the sun
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- A giant planet with large rings made of dust and gas
- A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft
- A system of billions of stars, planets and gas
- The biggest planet in the solar system
- A tool used to view far away objects in space
- The star that the Earth and other planets orbit
- Movement of the earth around the sun
- Huge balls of burning gases
- A planet that has 70% of its surface covered with liquid water
- A red planet with volcanoes and very high mountains
20 Clues: Causes day and night • Huge balls of burning gases • The natural satellite of the Earth • Movement of the earth around the sun • All of space and all the matter in it • The biggest planet in the solar system • The hottest planet in the solar system • The smallest planet in the Solar System • A tool used to view far away objects in space • ...
CANGING FACES OF THE EARTH - THE PROCESS - I 2020-04-10
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- the intensity of an earthquake is measured with an instrument called _____________.
- the science of the study of earthquakes is called _________.
- the point in the interior of the earths from where the earthquake tremors originate is called __________.
- ____________ is the solid outer crust forming the surface of the earth.
- this process of transformation of the rock from one to another is known as the __________.
- ___________ rocks are formed through the process of metamorphism.
- ___________ rocks are those rocks which have solidified from the molten material or the lava ejected from the interior of the earth.
- a ___________ is a naturally occurring substance having a definite chemical composition and physical properties.
- the point on the earths surface vertically above the focus is called _____________.
- the upper part of the mantle.
- tremors and vibration in the crust of the earth are called ____________.
- the other name for core.
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- ___________ rock are formed through consolidation of sediments deposited in water-bodies like river lakes and seas.
- ____________ is the uppermost layer of the earth and is also called lithosphere.
- remains of plants and animals trapped in layers of rocks.
- the upper part of the vent is often a cup or saucer shaped depression, called the ________ of the volcano.
- a _________ is the opening in the crust of the earth through which material from the interior of the earth is ejected on to the surface.
- due to the high temperature in the interior of the earth the rocks are in molten state called ___________.
- __________is the intermediate layer of the earths crust and core.
- ____________ is the outer lighter part and the upper crust.
- sometimes the material from the interior of the earth is ejected to the surface through a long crack like opening.such a volcano is called __________ volcano.
- ___________ is the lower part of the crust.
- people who study about earthquakes is called _________________.
- volcanic material that flows on the surface of the earth is called __________.
- the narrow opening of a volcano is called the ________.
- the metallic minerals like nickel (NI) and iron (FE) due to which the core is called _________ .
- _________ is the very hot,very dense center of the earth.
- any mass of harder portion of the earths crust can be called __________.
28 Clues: the other name for core. • the upper part of the mantle. • ___________ is the lower part of the crust. • the narrow opening of a volcano is called the ________. • remains of plants and animals trapped in layers of rocks. • _________ is the very hot,very dense center of the earth. • ____________ is the outer lighter part and the upper crust. • ...
Geological Forces Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-18
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- the layer of earth we live on
- plate movement where one tectonic plate goes under another plate
- pulling apart of two tectonic plates
- the crust and upper mantle
- fast moving, very hot, dark cloud of volcanic ash, gas, and rocks
- a crack in the earth's crust
- means "all lands"; a supercontinent of all the continents making one big land mass
- this machine measures seismic waves
- shaking of the earth's surface
- the layer of earth as hot as the sun;a solid ball of iron
- area around the pacific plate with most of the earth's volcanoes and earthquakes
- Alfred Wegener saw that the continents looked like they fit together like ____ pieces.
- type of volcano made of volcanic ash, volcanic clinkers, or volcanic cinder
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- type of volcano also called a stratovolcano;cone shaped with steep sides
- inside the earth where the earth moves or breaks;start of seismic waves
- type of volcano in the shape of a large, round dome
- a surface wave that rolls the earth's surface during an earthquake
- coming together of two tectonic plates
- body waves; the second waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the largest layer of the earth
- viscous, slow moving lava
- a surface wave the moves the earth side to side during an earthquake
- a giant wave caused by under ocean earthquakes or volcano eruptions
- the layer of earth made of melted iron and nickel
- fast moving lava with clinkers
- sliding boundary of two tectonic plates
- body waves;the first waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the study of the earth
28 Clues: the study of the earth • viscous, slow moving lava • the crust and upper mantle • a crack in the earth's crust • the layer of earth we live on • the largest layer of the earth • shaking of the earth's surface • fast moving lava with clinkers • this machine measures seismic waves • pulling apart of two tectonic plates • coming together of two tectonic plates • ...
Geological Forces Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-18
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- the layer of earth we live on
- plate movement where one tectonic plate goes under another plate
- pulling apart of two tectonic plates
- the crust and upper mantle
- fast moving, very hot, dark cloud of volcanic ash, gas, and rocks
- a crack in the earth's crust
- means "all lands"; a supercontinent of all the continents making one big land mass
- this machine measures seismic waves
- shaking of the earth's surface
- the layer of earth as hot as the sun;a solid ball of iron
- area around the pacific plate with most of the earth's volcanoes and earthquakes
- Alfred Wegener saw that the continents looked like they fit together like ____ pieces.
- type of volcano made of volcanic ash, volcanic clinkers, or volcanic cinder
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- type of volcano also called a stratovolcano;cone shaped with steep sides
- inside the earth where the earth moves or breaks;start of seismic waves
- type of volcano in the shape of a large, round dome
- a surface wave that rolls the earth's surface during an earthquake
- coming together of two tectonic plates
- body waves; the second waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the largest layer of the earth
- viscous, slow moving lava
- a surface wave the moves the earth side to side during an earthquake
- a giant wave caused by under ocean earthquakes or volcano eruptions
- the layer of earth made of melted iron and nickel
- fast moving lava with clinkers
- sliding boundary of two tectonic plates
- body waves;the first waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the study of the earth
28 Clues: the study of the earth • viscous, slow moving lava • the crust and upper mantle • a crack in the earth's crust • the layer of earth we live on • the largest layer of the earth • shaking of the earth's surface • fast moving lava with clinkers • this machine measures seismic waves • pulling apart of two tectonic plates • coming together of two tectonic plates • ...
Science Activity thing 2023-09-20
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- The outer layer of the Earth
- The Transmission of heat, Electricity, or Sound
- Relating to or being Associated with Heat
- Molten Rock In the Earths Crust
- A crack in the Earths Crust
- An instrument for Measuring the Movements of the Ground
- The Central Part of the Earth
- One of the large Landmasses of the Earth
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- Movement of the edge of one Tectonic plate onto another
- A gradual Sinking to a Lower Point
- Vibrations from Underground Movement along a Fault Plane
- Lift Up from the Earth, as by Geological Forces
- The accumulation of Matter deposited by natural Processes
- The Formation of Crystals
- A Rigid Layer of the Earths Crust
- The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- The branch of Geology that studies Rocks and Land Forms
- A hypothetical continent that broke up later into North America, Europe, and Asia
- The exertation of force to a Surface
- The lower layer of the crust
- The amount per unit size
21 Clues: The amount per unit size • The Formation of Crystals • A crack in the Earths Crust • The outer layer of the Earth • The lower layer of the crust • The Central Part of the Earth • Molten Rock In the Earths Crust • A Rigid Layer of the Earths Crust • A gradual Sinking to a Lower Point • The exertation of force to a Surface • One of the large Landmasses of the Earth • ...
Themanateeteacher!!! 2026-03-06
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- the rigid outer layer of the earth
- a tectonic plates under the ocean
- the invisable force around the earth that protects us from radiation
- soft flowing layer of the mantle bellow the lithelesphere
- a large peice of Earth's crust that carries land
- thin layer of the earth were we live
- the part of the Earth's crust that forms land
- the thickest layer of the earth
- the solid super hot center of the earth
- a deep valley in the ocean floor
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- a place where the tectonic plates move apart
- a huge piece of lithelesphere that moves the asthenoshpere
- a place where to tectonic plates push together
- a place where magma rises to the surface
- the crust under the ocean
- eges where the tectonic plates meet
- something melted due to extreme heat
- the liquid layer around the inner core
- place where tectonic plates slide past eachother
19 Clues: the crust under the ocean • the thickest layer of the earth • a deep valley in the ocean floor • a tectonic plates under the ocean • the rigid outer layer of the earth • eges where the tectonic plates meet • something melted due to extreme heat • thin layer of the earth were we live • the liquid layer around the inner core • the solid super hot center of the earth • ...
Sun, Earth, and moon 2026-03-10
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- when the moons shadow appears on earths surface, blocking out the sun
- 4 periods of a year where there are changes in how the suns energy hits the earth
- earths path
- occurs during first and third quarter moon phases
- spin
- part of earth that is tilted away from the sun
- solid rocky body,revolves around the earth
- more of the moons visible surface is lit each night
- between winter and summer
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- part of the earth that is tilted toward the sun
- between summer and winter
- occurs during new moon and full moon phases
- when the moon moves into the earths shadow
- line around the middle of the earth
- 1 year/365 days
- the earth revolves around the sun
- less of the moons visible surface is lit each night
17 Clues: spin • earths path • 1 year/365 days • between summer and winter • between winter and summer • the earth revolves around the sun • line around the middle of the earth • when the moon moves into the earths shadow • solid rocky body,revolves around the earth • occurs during new moon and full moon phases • part of earth that is tilted away from the sun • ...
My singin monsta 2025-03-21
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- earth,cold,plant,air
- earth,water,plant
- Cold,water,plant,fire
- earth,cold,water,air
- water,plant,air,fire
- earth,cold,plant,air,fire
- earth,water,plant,air
- Cold,water,plant,air,fire
- earth,water,plant,air,fire
- air
- Earth,air,fire
- Cold,water,fire
- Earth,cold,water,fire
- Earth,cold,air,fire
- Earth,cold,water,air,fire
- Plant,air,fire
- cold,fire
- earth,cold,plant
- water,plant,air
- Cold,plant,air,fire
- Earth,water,air,fire
- earth,fire
- cold,water,plant
- Earth,cold,plant,fire
- cold,plant
- Earth,water,fire
- fire
- earth,cold,water
- cold,water,air
- Cold,water,air,fire
- cold,air
- earth
- Cold,air,fire
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- water
- earth,plant
- Earth,cold,fire
- plant,fire
- earth,cold,air
- earth,plant,air
- earth,cold,water,plant,air
- cold,water
- plant,air
- cold,water,plant,air
- cold
- Earth,water,plant,fire
- earth,water
- cold,plant,air
- water,air
- Water,air,fire
- plant
- earth,air
- earth,cold
- water,plant
- Cold,plant,fire
- Earth,cold,water,plant,fire
- water,plant,fire
- earth,cold,water,plant
- water,fire
- earth,plant,fire
- Earth,plant,air,fire
- earth,water,air
- air,fire
62 Clues: air • cold • fire • water • plant • earth • cold,air • air,fire • plant,air • water,air • earth,air • cold,fire • plant,fire • cold,water • earth,cold • earth,fire • water,fire • cold,plant • earth,plant • earth,water • water,plant • Cold,air,fire • earth,cold,air • cold,plant,air • Earth,air,fire • Water,air,fire • Plant,air,fire • cold,water,air • Earth,cold,fire • earth,plant,air • Cold,water,fire • water,plant,air • Cold,plant,fire • ...
Stars and Galaxies 2025-12-24
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- The most popular insterstellar gas
- Shape of the Milky Way
- Our home planet
- The distance form the Earth to the Sun
- The largest planet in the Solar System
- Our planetary system
- The farthest planet from the Sun
- A collapsed star at the centre of our galaxy
- The star the Earth orbit
- The Earth natural staellite
- Object made of rock, have it own atmosphere
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- The closet planet to the Sun
- The Earth's twin
- Used to be a planet until 2006
- Force pull the objects to orbit around the Sun
- The Red planet
- The planets with rings
- Object made of rock, but too small to be a planet
- Our galaxy
- The clestial emits light
20 Clues: Our galaxy • The Red planet • Our home planet • The Earth's twin • Our planetary system • Shape of the Milky Way • The planets with rings • The star the Earth orbit • The clestial emits light • The Earth natural staellite • The closet planet to the Sun • Used to be a planet until 2006 • The farthest planet from the Sun • The most popular insterstellar gas • ...
Geological Forces Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-18
Across
- the layer of earth we live on
- plate movement where one tectonic plate goes under another plate
- pulling apart of two tectonic plates
- the crust and upper mantle
- fast moving, very hot, dark cloud of volcanic ash, gas, and rocks
- a crack in the earth's crust
- means "all lands"; a supercontinent of all the continents making one big land mass
- this machine measures seismic waves
- shaking of the earth's surface
- the layer of earth as hot as the sun;a solid ball of iron
- area around the pacific plate with most of the earth's volcanoes and earthquakes
- Alfred Wegener saw that the continents looked like they fit together like ____ pieces.
- type of volcano made of volcanic ash, volcanic clinkers, or volcanic cinder
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- type of volcano also called a stratovolcano;cone shaped with steep sides
- inside the earth where the earth moves or breaks;start of seismic waves
- type of volcano in the shape of a large, round dome
- a surface wave that rolls the earth's surface during an earthquake
- coming together of two tectonic plates
- body waves; the second waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the largest layer of the earth
- viscous, slow moving lava
- a surface wave the moves the earth side to side during an earthquake
- a giant wave caused by under ocean earthquakes or volcano eruptions
- the layer of earth made of melted iron and nickel
- fast moving lava with clinkers
- sliding boundary of two tectonic plates
- body waves;the first waves that come from the focus of an earthquake
- the study of the earth
28 Clues: the study of the earth • viscous, slow moving lava • the crust and upper mantle • a crack in the earth's crust • the layer of earth we live on • the largest layer of the earth • shaking of the earth's surface • fast moving lava with clinkers • this machine measures seismic waves • pulling apart of two tectonic plates • coming together of two tectonic plates • ...
Planet Earth Vocabulary 2022-01-05
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- An imaginary semicircle, drawn around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole that represents a constant longitude.
- A line connecting places of the same temperature within a temperature field or on a weather map.
- The nearly spherical shape of the Earth.
- The gently sloping region at the edge of a continent that extends from the shore toward the ocean basin.
- A line connecting points of the same value within a field.
- The difference in height between two adjacent contour lines.
- The angular distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
- The shell of gases that surrounds the Earth.
- The liquid water part of the Earth including the oceans, lakes, streams, and groundwater.
- The solid portion of the Earth below the atmosphere and hydrosphere.
- The angular distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
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- The transition zone made up of the continental shelf and the continental slope.
- The time when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky.
- The science of locating your position on the Earth.
- The region at the edge of the continental shelf towards the ocean basin.
- The shape of the land surface.
- The height, measured in degrees, of an object above the horizon of an observer.
- The lowest layer of air.
- An imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.
19 Clues: The lowest layer of air. • The shape of the land surface. • The nearly spherical shape of the Earth. • The shell of gases that surrounds the Earth. • The science of locating your position on the Earth. • The time when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky. • A line connecting points of the same value within a field. • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-12-15
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- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon outside our solar system
- moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth
- when the Moon is completely dark
- shine light on an object and make it visible
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
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- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- planet outside our solar system
- moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
- moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
- the relative size of things
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
19 Clues: the relative size of things • moon outside our solar system • planet outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • rocky sphere that travels around a planet • shine light on an object and make it visible • the border between light and dark on the Moon • moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth • ...
Space Crossword 2016-05-25
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- Everything that exists.
- A number solar systems grouped together
- Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun.
- when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.
- A rocky inner planet, third from the Sun in the Solar System.
- A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered
- An object that has fallen to Earth from outer space.
- Changes in weather and the temperature during the year
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- where the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.
- The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.
- A manmade spacecraft.
- An eclipse where all of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
- rock or dust that makes a streak of light in the night sky.
- The path taken by one body in space around another
- A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun
- The period of time that half the earth is facing away from the sun
- Earth’s only natural satellite.
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
18 Clues: A manmade spacecraft. • Everything that exists. • Earth’s only natural satellite. • A number solar systems grouped together • A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • A eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered • Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun. • when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon. • ...
Elsewhere Glossary and Characters 2015-05-31
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- The ___________________ Center is where Elsewhere residents go to be healed when they have been injured.
- A job; one that the employee truly enjoys doing
- The language of cats
- Abbreviation for message in a bottle
- Liz's counselor and advisor on Elsewhere; allergic to emotions
- The language of dogs
- Thandi's cousin on Elsewhere with whom Thandi lives
- A place located underwater where Elsewhere residents can make Contact with people still on Earth
- Lead singer of Liz's favorite band, The Machine
- The form of currency used in Elsewhere
- ___________________ Syndrome is the official term for the addiction of watching Earth from the Observation Decks.
- The stream of water which takes Elsewhere residents back to Earth
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- Dr. ___________________ is Liz's biology teacher back on earth who did not come to her funeral.
- When a resident of Elsewhere is able to directly communicate with a resident of Earth
- An ___________________ Appointment is an orientation all new residents of Elsewhere must attend on their first day of residency.
- Residents of Elsewhere who die at the age of 16 and under are eligible to return to Earth early if they make their intentions known within the first year of residency is known as the Sneaker ___________________.
- Liz's pet dog on Elsewhere
- The building where the Office of Acclimation is located
- The building where the Division of Domestic Animals is located
- Similar to an Earth DMV; mostly used to take away licenses when Elsewhere residents become too young to use them
- The act of leaving Elsewhere and returning to Earth
- Liz's pet pug dog that opens the novel
- Dr. ___________________, Liz's principal, was the speaker at her funeral who talked about traffic safety.
- A person who is 16 or under who goes back to Earth before living out their full "life" in Elsewhere
- Name of the young girl Liz meets on the SS Nile who becomes her friend
- Owen's wife
26 Clues: Owen's wife • The language of cats • The language of dogs • Liz's pet dog on Elsewhere • Abbreviation for message in a bottle • Liz's pet pug dog that opens the novel • The form of currency used in Elsewhere • A job; one that the employee truly enjoys doing • Lead singer of Liz's favorite band, The Machine • The act of leaving Elsewhere and returning to Earth • ...
Finish the sentence. The Earth 2. 2024-04-30
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- Air is made up of many gases, such as _________, which we breath, and carbon dioxide, which is used by plants.
- You could sail right around the Earth without seeing land.
- About a tenth of the Earth's surface is always covered with ______.
- The Earth is surrounded by a layer of ________ about 500 kilometers thick, called the atmosphere.
- There are seven big pieces of land called _________________.
- Above 12 kilometres of the atmosphere there are no ____________ and the Sun always shines in the daytime.
- Only about a ____________ of the Earth's surface is land.
- The Poles are the _____________ places on Earth.
- The higher you go into the atmosphere, the less air there is and the harder it is to __________ .
- We cannot see air but we feel it as _______.
- _____________ usually flies higher than the weather, about 13-22 kilometres above the Earth.
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- Atmosphere stops dangerous _________ from the Sun burning up life on Earth.
- Many ______________ are too high and cold for plants and animals to survive there.
- Nearly three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by _______ .
- People carry oxygen tanks when they ________ mountains.
- The further you travel from the equator, the ___________ it is.
- The four __________ are all joined together.
- Mount _________ is the highest mountain on Earth, it is 8850 metres high,
- All our _________ happens in the first twelve kilometres of the atmosphere.
19 Clues: The four __________ are all joined together. • We cannot see air but we feel it as _______. • The Poles are the _____________ places on Earth. • People carry oxygen tanks when they ________ mountains. • Only about a ____________ of the Earth's surface is land. • You could sail right around the Earth without seeing land. • ...
Science Activity thing 2023-09-20
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- The outer layer of the Earth
- The Transmission of heat, Electricity, or Sound
- Relating to or being Associated with Heat
- Molten Rock In the Earths Crust
- A crack in the Earths Crust
- An instrument for Measuring the Movements of the Ground
- The Central Part of the Earth
- One of the large Landmasses of the Earth
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- Movement of the edge of one Tectonic plate onto another
- A gradual Sinking to a Lower Point
- Vibrations from Underground Movement along a Fault Plane
- Lift Up from the Earth, as by Geological Forces
- The accumulation of Matter deposited by natural Processes
- The Formation of Crystals
- A Rigid Layer of the Earths Crust
- The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- The branch of Geology that studies Rocks and Land Forms
- A hypothetical continent that broke up later into North America, Europe, and Asia
- The exertation of force to a Surface
- The lower layer of the crust
- The amount per unit size
21 Clues: The amount per unit size • The Formation of Crystals • A crack in the Earths Crust • The outer layer of the Earth • The lower layer of the crust • The Central Part of the Earth • Molten Rock In the Earths Crust • A Rigid Layer of the Earths Crust • A gradual Sinking to a Lower Point • The exertation of force to a Surface • One of the large Landmasses of the Earth • ...
Earths structure and plate tectonics 2017-02-21
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- the belief that all the contents made one giant land mass
- this is the second layer of the earth
- _________ mantle
- these plates along with the mantle are located in the _________
- propoesed the theory of sea floor spreading
- the earths crust is made of _____________ plates
- when the earth "swallows" up the old crust
- a Rift Valley is formed when this boundary happends
- when magma reaches the earth surface
- flats are a result of this boundary
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- the person who cam up with the idea of Pangea
- the upper/lower mantle and the mantle is a part of the _______
- this is the third layer of earth
- the result of two plates rubbing against each other
- the mantle's state of mater a a solid with _______
- one of the two types of techtonic plates (land)
- the other type of techtonic plate (ocean)
- mountains, volcanoes and deep sea trenches form with this boundary
- the outermost layer of the earth
- _____core, the last layer
20 Clues: _________ mantle • _____core, the last layer • this is the third layer of earth • the outermost layer of the earth • flats are a result of this boundary • when magma reaches the earth surface • this is the second layer of the earth • the other type of techtonic plate (ocean) • when the earth "swallows" up the old crust • propoesed the theory of sea floor spreading • ...
Ch. 2 Review 2020-08-27
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- the largest planet
- the Earth's crust is broken into ____ plates
- the largest ocean
- _______ Trench is deepest part of oceans
- the smallest planet
- when liquid water turns into water vapor
- Only 3% of Earth's water is __________
- the third planet from the Sun
- a crack in the Earth's surface
- air surrounding the earth
- sphere that includes all Earth's land
- type of erosion that created the Great Lakes
- gas that makes up 80% of atmosphere
- when water vapor turns into liquid water
- one of the metal's that makes up the Earth's core
- layer of earth between core and crust
- tallest mountain on Earth
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- can be rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- _____ theory says the earth's continents have spread apart
- an underwater spring or river
- sphere that includes all Earth's water
- a small rock in outer space
- the breakdown of rock on Earth's surface
- hot, molten metal inside the Earth
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the _____ planets
- sphere that includes all Earth's life
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the _____ planets
- The Ring of _____ is where most volcanoes and earthquakes occur
28 Clues: the largest ocean • the largest planet • the smallest planet • air surrounding the earth • tallest mountain on Earth • a small rock in outer space • an underwater spring or river • the third planet from the Sun • a crack in the Earth's surface • can be rain, snow, sleet, or hail • hot, molten metal inside the Earth • gas that makes up 80% of atmosphere • ...
Astronomy Review 2022-01-25
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- The season on Earth when the sun is high in the sky at a 90 degree angle.
- All of space and everything in it.
- The name for the 24 hour rotation of Earth on its axis.
- The path Earth takes around the sun in its revolution.
- The name for our glaxay.
- Two times in the year when Earth is not tilted towards or away from the sun.
- Two examples of this arrangement of the stars are Big Dipper and Little Dipper.
- A chunk of rock or dust in space.
- The month of our winter solstice.
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- The month of our summer solstice.
- This line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Two reasons we have seasons is our tilt and __________ around the sun.
- A synonym for spins or turns on an axis.
- The study of the moon, stars, planets and everything in space.
- The season on Earth when the sun is at a 45 degree angle.
- Another word for the north star.
- Our solar system has ______ star(s).
- The name for the 365 1/4 days it takes Earth to orbit the sun.
18 Clues: The name for our glaxay. • Another word for the north star. • The month of our summer solstice. • A chunk of rock or dust in space. • The month of our winter solstice. • All of space and everything in it. • Our solar system has ______ star(s). • A synonym for spins or turns on an axis. • The path Earth takes around the sun in its revolution. • ...
God's Creation 2024-07-14
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- What did God create on the first day? (Genesis 1:3)
- Complete the phrase: "The earth is the Lord's, and the ________ thereof.
- God created the earth and ___________ on the third day (Genesis 1: 9-13)
- Over what creatures did God give man dominion? (Hint: Birds and ____)
- In Psalm 139:13-14, what word describes how we are made by God?
- God created great whales and every ________ fowl on the fifth day? (Genesis 1:20-21)
- Who is the creator of the earth? (Isaiah 45:18)
- What did God gather together to form dry land? (Genesis 1:9)
- What does Isaiah 45:18 say God created the earth to be? (Isaiah 45:18)
- And God made the ______ of the earth after his kind (Génesis 1:25)
- What did God create to rule the day? (Genesis 1:16)
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- How are God's works described in Psalm 92:5?
- God maketh Arcturus, Orion, and ___________ (Job 9:9)
- Who is the owner of the earth? (Psalm 24:1)
- According to Job 9:9, what did God make?
- What did God create on the second day? (Genesis 1:8)
- Wath word describes God's works in Psalm 92:5?
- What did God create to divide the waters? (Genesis 1:6-7)
- What was created by God to be signs for seasons, days, and years? (Genesis 1:14)
- "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof;The ________,and they that dwell therein.
- What did God create in His own image on the sixth day?
- What did God say to man about the herbs and trees with seeds? (Hint:They shall be for ____)
22 Clues: According to Job 9:9, what did God make? • Who is the owner of the earth? (Psalm 24:1) • How are God's works described in Psalm 92:5? • Wath word describes God's works in Psalm 92:5? • Who is the creator of the earth? (Isaiah 45:18) • What did God create on the first day? (Genesis 1:3) • What did God create to rule the day? (Genesis 1:16) • ...
Genesis 1 - Creation (KJV) 2023-11-15
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- And the ___________ of God moved upon the face of the waters.
- So God created man in his own image... male and ________ created he them.
- And God saw the ________, that it was good: and God divided the ________ from the darkness.
- And God created... every winged fowl after his ________:
- And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was ________ good.
- And God said, Let there be ________ in the firmament of the heaven,
- In the ____________ God created the heaven and the earth.
- And God made the ________ of the earth after his kind,
- And the earth was without form, and ___________...
- And God called the dry land ________;
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- The atmosphere that divides the waters below from the waters above.
- And... God said unto them... have ________ over... the sea, and over... the air, and over... the earth.
- And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding ________... after his kind,
- And God called the firmament ________.
- And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and ________, and fill the waters in the seas,
- and ____________ was upon the face of the deep.
- And God said, Let us make man in our ________, after our likeness:
- And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed... to you it shall be for ________.
- And God said unto them, Be fruitful, and... replenish the earth, and ________ it:
- And God said, Let the ________ bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life,
20 Clues: And God called the dry land ________; • And God called the firmament ________. • and ____________ was upon the face of the deep. • And the earth was without form, and ___________... • And God made the ________ of the earth after his kind, • And God created... every winged fowl after his ________: • In the ____________ God created the heaven and the earth. • ...
THE UNIVERSE 2018-11-22
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- The first of the outer planets
- It's called the blue planet.
- The name of our gallaxy
- Huge ball of gas where nuclear reactions take place
- This person invented the telescope and proved Copernicus' theory.
- This scientist suggested the heliocentric model of the solar system.
- A rocky irregular mass that orbit the Sun
- The most brilliant planet in the night sky.
- Small pieces of asteroids or comet that orbit the Sun
- It's the first day of Summer and Winter
- Dwarf planet
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- It's the name of a belt of asteroids
- This movement of the Earth takes 24 hours
- They are classified according to their shape.
- Celestial body that orbit a star.
- The nearest star to the Earth
- Imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
- The Equator is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into 2 _________________
- A natural satellite that orbit the Earth
- It occurs thanks to the Earth's revolution
20 Clues: Dwarf planet • The name of our gallaxy • It's called the blue planet. • The nearest star to the Earth • The first of the outer planets • Celestial body that orbit a star. • It's the name of a belt of asteroids • It's the first day of Summer and Winter • A natural satellite that orbit the Earth • This movement of the Earth takes 24 hours • ...
Science Vocabulary Appetizer 2014-11-04
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- How much stuff (elements) something is made up of
- Gases that change and vary through time
- Fake Science, Opinions not based on the scientific method
- Kinds of gases that stay the same
- Energy of Motion
- The day when the North Pole leans toward the Sun
- Energy from the Sun
- A process where plants use the sun's energy to make food
- The day when the sun shines directly on the Earth
- Become larger or more extensive
- When Earth and the Sun are closest to each other
- A piece of information that is definitely true
- Someone that is poorly educated and science and does not understand
- Layers of gases that surround planet Earth
- Tighten
- A testable explanation of something
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- Imaginary axle that Earth spins on
- What everything is made up of
- When the Earth makes one turn on its axis
- Energy including light, radio waves, and gamma rays
- When Earth and the Sun are farthest from each other
- A procedure that includes observation, testing, and changing of hypotheses
- A structure of ideas that proves or disproves something
- Weather systems that are intense and possibly harmful
- What everything is made up of
- Energy transfer through physical contact
- When the Earth makes a full trip around the Sun
- True facts that can prove or disprove a belief
- degree of heat
- To release energy as radiation
30 Clues: Tighten • degree of heat • Energy of Motion • Energy from the Sun • What everything is made up of • What everything is made up of • To release energy as radiation • Become larger or more extensive • Kinds of gases that stay the same • Imaginary axle that Earth spins on • A testable explanation of something • Gases that change and vary through time • ...
Geography Vocab Part 1 2024-04-15
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- a a river and all of its tributaries
- geographic features that come from nature
- an area of flat land alongside an ocean
- an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
- a long low area between hills or mountains
- one of the five themes of geography tells what it's like there
- one of the main landmasses of the Earth
- where a place is located in relation to other places
- all the plant life of an area
- a stream or river that flows into a larger stream of river
- a series of connected mountains
- a low area surrounded by higher land
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- features on the surface of the Earth such as plains, mountains, etc.
- half of the Earth
- five ideas that help you learn about the Earth and everything on it
- lines that define the border of a state or country
- an area of flat land with a higher elevation
- a dry region with very little rainfall
- one of the five themes of geography tells where a place is
- part of an ocean partly surrounded by land
- an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
- a deep valley with steep sides
- an area of flat or gently rolling land
- the location of a place on Earth identified by a grid system such as latitude and longitude
24 Clues: half of the Earth • all the plant life of an area • a deep valley with steep sides • a series of connected mountains • a a river and all of its tributaries • a low area surrounded by higher land • a dry region with very little rainfall • an area of flat or gently rolling land • an area of flat land alongside an ocean • one of the main landmasses of the Earth • ...
Plate tetonics 2012-06-21
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- tectonics the title
- that top of the center of a earthquake
- top layer of the earth
- layer of earth under the crust
- layer of earth that is broken up into plate tetonics
- a device used to measure a earthquakes power
- a graph of ground movement from a earthquake
- scale the sacale used to measure magnitude
- the place where plate tectonics meet
- center of the earth
- center of a earthquake
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- what happens when a earthquake happens in the ocean
- core second deepest layer of the earth
- boundary a boundary where two plate tectonics collide and make mountains
- what happens at a transforming boundary
- what happens after a earthquake
- boundary where two plates move apart from eachother
- study of earthquakes
- a mountain with magma inside
- of fire really active plate tetonics boundarys (3 spaces)
20 Clues: tectonics the title • center of the earth • study of earthquakes • top layer of the earth • center of a earthquake • a mountain with magma inside • layer of earth under the crust • what happens after a earthquake • the place where plate tectonics meet • core second deepest layer of the earth • that top of the center of a earthquake • what happens at a transforming boundary • ...
Plate motion 2024-10-24
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- A landform witch lava comes out
- One of the big boundaries of a map
- a similar puzzle that repeats and repeats
- A word send for school in an hour
- The deepest part of the earth core
- different or becoming different from something else
- A cool word to use for experimenting
- A land mass that can be different
- a sudden shake of earths surface
- An under water mountain range.
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- Large scale process affecting earth crust
- A very hot area underneath earth crust
- Gas, ash and lava get launched out of a mountain
- Plates move toward the same place
- A purposed question about the natural world
- earth outmost layer no hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water.
- An indent into the ocean floor
- The center of earth
- The layer of soft solid underneath earths surface
- to examine in detail for a purpose
20 Clues: The center of earth • An indent into the ocean floor • An under water mountain range. • A landform witch lava comes out • a sudden shake of earths surface • Plates move toward the same place • A word send for school in an hour • A land mass that can be different • One of the big boundaries of a map • The deepest part of the earth core • to examine in detail for a purpose • ...
Crossword 2025-05-16
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- earth is in _____ around the sun
- a large body of matter
- the resistance to change in motion
- a unit of measurement we use in space
- a giant cloud of dust
- A famous astronomer
- the closest star to earth
- an element that makes up an star
- the brightest star we can see
- our sun is this
- our galaxy
- stars that make up a shape in the sky
- this pulls us all down
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- something that orbits earth with people living inside
- a region in the solar system that includes pluto
- an hour and a half
- something we send into space
- not even light can escape
- the milky way is an example of this
- Greek princess who was saved by perseus
- what earth is
- the planet in which we exit on
- the farthest man-made object in space
23 Clues: our galaxy • what earth is • our sun is this • an hour and a half • A famous astronomer • a giant cloud of dust • a large body of matter • this pulls us all down • not even light can escape • the closest star to earth • something we send into space • the brightest star we can see • the planet in which we exit on • earth is in _____ around the sun • an element that makes up an star • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-19
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- study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state
- they are formed by various forces of nature of Earth
- a resistant rock that usually surrounds table mountains
- also called byland or biland
- formed when moving water in a stream erodes the out banks then widens its valley
- high rocky coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea
- a product of glacial activity in an area
- extends from the surface of Earth to a depth of about 70-100 km
- they may be dome-shaped, crescent-shaped, star-shaped, linear-shaped, or parabolic
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- its name originated from a French word which means "hillock" or small hill
- scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
- the last and innermost layer of Earth and is separated into two
- refers to the sediment that has accumulated due to the interaction of delta and bodies of water
- influenced by water and wind erosion over a long period of geologic time
- the Greek god of the winds; where the word Aeolian is derived from
- portion of lands elevated thousands of feet above their surroundings
- the most common type of dune found on Earth
- study of the current terrain features of a region
- largest layer of Earth
- divided into five layers
- makes up only about one percent of Earth
21 Clues: largest layer of Earth • divided into five layers • also called byland or biland • a product of glacial activity in an area • makes up only about one percent of Earth • the most common type of dune found on Earth • study of the current terrain features of a region • they are formed by various forces of nature of Earth • ...
The Moon 2021-01-28
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- growing larger
- narrow sliver of he moon's circle shape
- the force that pulls objects towards the ground
- the meaning of the word luna
- measurement of the amount of matter an object has
- eclipse when the moon is casting a shadow on the earth
- any object that travels around another object
- the most prominent feature on the moon
- one kind of science uses ____________________ and observations to understand the present
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- identifies how much of the near side of the moon is lit by the sun
- eclipse when the earth casts a shadow on the moon
- when one object passes into the shadow of another object
- shrinking
- light colored streaks
- complete spin of the moon on its axis
- moon's path around the earth
- made of basalt
- slightly flattened circle
- complete trip of the moon around the earth
- one kind of science uses ________________________ of the present to understand the past
- side of the moon that cannot be seen from earth
21 Clues: shrinking • growing larger • made of basalt • light colored streaks • slightly flattened circle • moon's path around the earth • the meaning of the word luna • complete spin of the moon on its axis • the most prominent feature on the moon • narrow sliver of he moon's circle shape • complete trip of the moon around the earth • any object that travels around another object • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-01-12
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- the chemistry of the earth's crust
- evidence
- the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
- the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
- relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- molten rock in the earth's crust
- the longest unit of geological time
- relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
- subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
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- a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
- use again after processing
- a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons
- a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
- the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
- relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- atom with same atomic number, different number of neutrons
21 Clues: evidence • use again after processing • molten rock in the earth's crust • the chemistry of the earth's crust • the longest unit of geological time • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters • the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist • ...
I lime the songing monstre 2022-12-19
Across
- Plant-Water-Earth
- Plant-Air
- Earth
- Plant-Air-Water
- Plant-Cold-Water-Earth
- Cold-Air
- Plant-Air-Water-Earth
- Cold
- Cold-Air-Water-Earth
- Water
- Cold-Earth
- Air-Water-Earth
- Cold-Water
- Air-Water
Down
- Plant-Air-Earth
- Plant-Cold-Air-Water
- Air-Earth
- Cold-Air-Water
- Water-Earth
- Plant-Cold-Air-Earth
- Plant-Earth
- Air
- Cold-Air-Earth
- Plant-Water
- Plant
- Plant-Cold-Water
- Cold-Water-Earth
- Plant-Cold-Air-Water-Earth
- Plant-Cold-Air
- Plant-Cold
- Plant-Cold-Earth
31 Clues: Air • Cold • Earth • Plant • Water • Cold-Air • Plant-Air • Air-Earth • Air-Water • Plant-Cold • Cold-Earth • Cold-Water • Water-Earth • Plant-Earth • Plant-Water • Cold-Air-Water • Cold-Air-Earth • Plant-Cold-Air • Plant-Air-Earth • Plant-Air-Water • Air-Water-Earth • Plant-Cold-Water • Cold-Water-Earth • Plant-Cold-Earth • Plant-Water-Earth • Plant-Cold-Air-Water • Plant-Cold-Air-Earth • Cold-Air-Water-Earth • ...
Earth,Moon,Sun Test study guide practice 2025-02-24
Across
- All of the planets _______ around the Sun.
- The earth is the only planet which has an _____________ we can breathe.
- Why do we have day and night,The earth ___around the Sun.
- The earth is the largest of the inner planets. True or false.
- What shape is Earth's orbit around.
- This is the atmosphere we breathe.
- The Earth spins _________.
- The sun's radiation from ___________ warms our planets.
- The outer planets are called _________ giants.
- Days which have equal hours of daylight/night are called ______.
Down
- Our sun is a huge ball of___________.
- The Sun rises in the _________.
- The inner planets are ________.
- The earth axis is _______.
- During a solar eclipse we cannot see the ___________.
- Our atmosphere is mostly a mix of what gas ?
- The shortest day of the year is called ________________.
- What kind of tides would you expect to experience during this moon phase?
- When the moon is waning ,it appears to be __________.
19 Clues: The earth axis is _______. • The Earth spins _________. • The Sun rises in the _________. • The inner planets are ________. • This is the atmosphere we breathe. • What shape is Earth's orbit around. • Our sun is a huge ball of___________. • All of the planets _______ around the Sun. • Our atmosphere is mostly a mix of what gas ? • ...
Earth's Components 2022-12-16
Across
- gasses in the earth make up the ___________
- the gas that is most abundant in the atmosphere
- temperature decreases in the troposphere and ________ as altitude increases
- Glaciers and oceans are part of the ________
- This layer of the earth is the most dense
- the atmospheric layer that is most dense
- metal found in the earth's core
Down
- this is how the layers of the Earth and atmosphere are sorted
- earth sphere that is encompasses the solid rock
- this protective layer is found in the stratosphere
- the semi-solid layer of the upper mantle
- the earth layer that is completely liquid
- earth sphere that encompasses all life
- the layer that has convection currents
- the least dense earth layer
15 Clues: the least dense earth layer • metal found in the earth's core • earth sphere that encompasses all life • the layer that has convection currents • the semi-solid layer of the upper mantle • the atmospheric layer that is most dense • the earth layer that is completely liquid • This layer of the earth is the most dense • gasses in the earth make up the ___________ • ...
Earth Moon and Sun 2023-02-14
Across
- From earth we can only see the half of the moon that is ________________us
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the star or stars
- when the Moon is completely dark (2 words)
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- the relative size of things
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- ________________eclipses can only happen when Earth is in between the sun and the Moon.
- It takes about one___________for the Moon to orbit Earth
Down
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- There is a ___________________to the position of the Moon because the Moon orbits around Earth.
- The sun _________________the Moon
- It takes about one month to see the full pattern of moon_____________
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth (2 words)
- Light from the sun travels in ______________lines
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- The moon does not make its own____________
- The sun illuminates the ___________of the moon that is facing it
18 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • The sun _________________the Moon • when the Moon is completely dark (2 words) • The moon does not make its own____________ • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • Light from the sun travels in ______________lines • ...
Jasyman 2024-03-14
Across
- the study of earth and how we use it
- naturally formed solid substance
- somthing that erupts lava
- air that moves fast and produces pressure
- a mixture of rock,minerial particles, and organic materials
- the study of earth
- this is formed by heat and pressure over time.
- when the ground shakes and causes homes to fall apart.
- the color of a mineral
Down
- the ______ rock is pieces of other rock, minerals and living things.
- magma but liquid more
- force of attraction between two objects
- remains, impression, track, or other evidence of somthing.
- almost lava but not liquid enough
- has large mineral grains
- the rocky sphere part of earth
- solid earth materials
- core the most middle part of earth
- this rock is formed from high temperatures deep in the earths crust.
- the tendency of a material
20 Clues: the study of earth • magma but liquid more • solid earth materials • the color of a mineral • has large mineral grains • somthing that erupts lava • the tendency of a material • the rocky sphere part of earth • naturally formed solid substance • almost lava but not liquid enough • core the most middle part of earth • the study of earth and how we use it • ...
My Singing Monsters 2020-12-04
Across
- Werdo of Cold and Water Island
- Mech + Crystal
- Light + Fire
- Plant + Cold + Earth
- Shadow + Poison
- Fire + Cold
- Celestial of Mech
- Wublin that creates a digitized flute sound.
- Fire + Air + Water
- Light + Plant + Cold
- Earth + Plant
- Faerie + Earth + Fire + Cold
- Wublin that sings it's name in a warbly voice.
- Fire + Earth
- Wublin that sings "Wake Up The Wublins".
- Faerie + Fire
- Mech + Poison
- Light + Plant + Fire
- Air + Water + Earth
- Earth
- Werdo of Plant, Cold, and Earth Island
- Celestial of Plant
- Fire + Water + Cold
- Bone + Earth + Fire
- Celestial of Air
- Faerie
- Fire + Plant + Cold
- Plasma + Shadow
- Plant + Cold + Water
- Bone + Earth + Water
- Fire + Air + Plant + Earth
- Wublin that creates a cymbal-crash sound.
- Light + Plant + Fire + Cold
- Wublin that sings "Get Down and Funky" in a rough, scratchy voice.
- Air + Earth + Cold + Water
- Celestial of Water
- Psychic + Fire
- Shadow + Crystal
- Werdo of Air and Earth Island
- Water + Earth + Plant + Air
- Kayna + Glowl
- Plasma + Crystal
- Plasma
- Water
- Air + Cold + Earth
- Cold + Plant
- Earth + Cold
- Plant
- T-Rox + Bowgart
- Slug-like Wublin that creates a synth sound.
- Air + Cold + Plant
- Wublin that sings in a rough, scratchy voice.
- Bone + Water
- Faerie + Earth + Cold
- Fire + Air + Earth
- Fire + Air + Water + Cold
- Wublin that creates an organ sound.
- Bug-like Wublin that creates a synth sound.
- Wublin that creates several simultaneous percussion sounds.
- Psychic + Water
- Fire
- Fire + Plant + Water
- Plant + Water + Earth
- Plant + Air
- Mech
- Bone + Earth
- Psychic
- Water + Air
- Light + Plant
- Wublin that creates a chiptune sound.
Down
- Fire + Air + Cold
- Celestial of Electricity
- Light + Cold
- Fire + Air
- Thumpies + Congle
- Air + Cold + Water
- Faerie + Earth
- Fire + Plant
- Fire + Water
- Earth + Water
- Electricity
- Bone + Water + Fire
- Werdo of Plant, Air, and Water Island
- Air Island Mythical
- Earth + Cold + Plant + Air
- Crystal + Poison
- The first Legendary Monster
- Plant Island Mythical
- Plant + Earth + Cold + Water
- Wublin that creates a bass sound.
- Shadow
- Cold
- Earth + Air
- Faerie + Cold
- Bone
- Cold + Water
- + Fire + Earth + Cold
- Bone + Earth + Fire + Water
- Water + Plant
- Wublin that creates a saxophone sound.
- Fire + Earth + Water
- Shadow + Mech
- Psychic + Plant + Fire + Water
- Light
- Celestial of Poison
- Fire + Air + Plant
- Light + Cold + Fire
- Pango + PomPom
- Faerie + Earth + Fire
- Poison
- Celestial of Cold
- Wublin that sings in a high-pitched, wavery voice.
- Psychic + Plant + Fire
- Tweedle + Riff
- Wublin that creates a kazoo sound.
- Cold + Water + Plant + Air
- Earth + Cold + Water
- Air + Earth + Plant
- Psychic + Plant + Water
- Celestial of Earth
- Crystal
- Wublin that sings body parts in a robotic voice.
- Cold + Air
- Celestial of Fire
- Bone + Fire
- Wublin that creates a drumkit sound.
- Spunge + Scups
- Psychic + Water + Fire
- Wublin that creates several individual percussion sounds.
- Air
- Plasma + Poison
- Fire + Plant + Earth
- Celestial of Crystal
- Celestial of Plasma
- Faerie + Cold + Fire
- Plasma + Mech
- Wublin that creates a kick-drum sound.
- Psychic + Plant
- Celestial of Shadow
- Air + Water + Plant
140 Clues: Air • Cold • Bone • Fire • Mech • Earth • Light • Water • Plant • Shadow • Faerie • Poison • Plasma • Crystal • Psychic • Fire + Air • Cold + Air • Fire + Cold • Electricity • Earth + Air • Bone + Fire • Plant + Air • Water + Air • Light + Cold • Light + Fire • Fire + Plant • Fire + Water • Fire + Earth • Cold + Water • Cold + Plant • Earth + Cold • Bone + Water • Bone + Earth • Earth + Water • Earth + Plant • Faerie + Fire • Mech + Poison • Faerie + Cold • ...
The Crossword of Doomed (hey that's what the human race is) 2024-12-05
Across
- The Non-living materials found in a ecosystem
- The forms of water on earth
- the heating up of earth thanks to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses
- bad
- The different types of living things in a system of life
- The ability to keep renewing and using natural resources
- The living things of earth
Down
- The gasses and air of earth, usually surrounding the earth
- A effect where a certain change keeps happening, which can lead to a positive or negative _________
- The rocky, solid parts of earth (like the mantle)
- A gas that heats up the atmosphere, made by fossil fuels
- Living
- the max amount of a species a ecosystem can hold
- Not living
- Then ice and glaciers of earth
- A collection of living things that work in harmony to keep this place stable
16 Clues: bad • Living • Not living • The living things of earth • The forms of water on earth • Then ice and glaciers of earth • The Non-living materials found in a ecosystem • the max amount of a species a ecosystem can hold • The rocky, solid parts of earth (like the mantle) • A gas that heats up the atmosphere, made by fossil fuels • ...
Earthquake Revision 2018-06-19
Across
- Tectonic plates that grind against each other
- Shaking of the ground when tectonic plates move
- Cracks between tectonic plates are called ____ lines
- The study of earthquakes
- The thickest tectonic plates
- Tectonic plates that separate from each other
- The thinnest tectonic plates
- The scale that measures the damage an earthquake causes
- The name of the continent when all land on Earth was together
Down
- Tectonic plates that crush together
- The centre of an earthquake
- A tool used to measure the size and location of earthquakes
- The Earth is more than 4.5 _____ years old
- These are often found in the same regions as earthquakes
- The crust is broken into large pieces called _____ plates
- The large landmass originally made from Australia, South America, Africa and Antarctica
- The centre layer of the Earth
- The scale that measures the energy of an earthquake
- The solid outer layer of the Earth that tectonic plates are made from
- The liquid layer of the Earth that moves tectonic plates
20 Clues: The study of earthquakes • The centre of an earthquake • The thickest tectonic plates • The thinnest tectonic plates • The centre layer of the Earth • Tectonic plates that crush together • The Earth is more than 4.5 _____ years old • Tectonic plates that grind against each other • Tectonic plates that separate from each other • Shaking of the ground when tectonic plates move • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-03-09
20 Clues: small • slides • smaller • collide • separate • together • movement • Big plate • At the top • separation • To the left • At the middle • Biggest plate • parts of earth • Under north america • upper part of earth • Small piece of land • biggest part of earth • There are 7 major plates • We talked about it in class
weather 2023-03-30
Across
- water that falls from the clouds to earth
- gases that have no color or smell
- weight of air as it presses down on earth
- largest gas around earth
- rain that freezes as it falls
- measures air pressure
- weather conditions in an area
- most common type of precipitation
Down
- layers of air the surround the earth
- change of state from liquid to gas
- change of state from a gas to a liquid
- conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time
- clouds that are formed close to the ground
- the number of atmospheres
- water is gas form
- movement of water into air and back to earth
- height above sea level
- a large body of air that has the same tempature
- measures the speed of wind
19 Clues: water is gas form • measures air pressure • height above sea level • largest gas around earth • the number of atmospheres • measures the speed of wind • rain that freezes as it falls • weather conditions in an area • gases that have no color or smell • most common type of precipitation • change of state from liquid to gas • layers of air the surround the earth • ...
MSM Naturals 2026-02-26
Across
- Cold
- Air Water Cold
- Air Water Earth Cold
- Earth
- Plant Water Cold
- Air Plant Earth Cold
- Air
- Air Water Earth
- Plant Earth Cold
- Water
- Water Cold
- Air Water
- Plant Water
- Air Plant Water
Down
- Air Cold
- Air Plant
- Water Earth Cold
- Air Plant Water Cold
- Water Earth
- Plant Water Earth Cold
- Air Plant Water Earth
- Air Plant Cold
- Earth Cold
- Air Plant Water Earth Cold
- Air Plant Earth
- Plant Water Earth
- Plant Earth
- Air Earth Cold
- Air Earth
- Plant Cold
- Plant
31 Clues: Air • Cold • Earth • Water • Plant • Air Cold • Air Plant • Air Earth • Air Water • Earth Cold • Plant Cold • Water Cold • Water Earth • Plant Earth • Plant Water • Air Water Cold • Air Plant Cold • Air Earth Cold • Air Plant Earth • Air Water Earth • Air Plant Water • Water Earth Cold • Plant Water Cold • Plant Earth Cold • Plant Water Earth • Air Plant Water Cold • Air Water Earth Cold • Air Plant Earth Cold • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-02
Across
- waves of energy
- instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
- travel through inner layers of the earth
- known as rock salt
- sediments are move along by the moving agents
- outer solid part of the earth
- breaking down of rock in lithosphere
- form by solidification of molten rock
- magma cools fast in the surface of the earth to form extrusive rock.
- laying down of sediments
- source of the earth's internal heat
- most common mineral on earth
- metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure and turns into magma
- a term used for a very large group of minerals
- known as volcanic
- travel through surface of the earth
Down
- form by transformations of preexisting rocks
- process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.
- hardest mineral
- known as the compositional layer
- compaction and cementation
- common sedimentary rock component
- any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds.
- largest layer of the earth
- compounds of metallic cations and oxygen
- concept used to explain how the three basic rock types are related
- outermost layer of the earth
- worn away soil and rock particles
- known as plutonic
- a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
30 Clues: hardest mineral • waves of energy • known as plutonic • known as volcanic • known as rock salt • laying down of sediments • compaction and cementation • largest layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • most common mineral on earth • outer solid part of the earth • known as the compositional layer • common sedimentary rock component • worn away soil and rock particles • ...
Science Vocabulary Appetizer 2014-11-04
Across
- What everything is made up of
- Energy from the Sun
- A piece of information that is definitely true
- When the Earth makes one turn on its axis
- Kinds of gases that stay the same
- Energy including light, radio waves, and gamma rays
- A procedure that includes observation, testing, and changing of hypotheses
- Weather systems that are intense and possibly harmful
- Tighten
- Energy of Motion
- Layers of gases that surround planet Earth
- True facts that can prove or disprove a belief
- Someone that is poorly educated and science and does not understand
Down
- degree of heat
- The day when the North Pole leans toward the Sun
- Fake Science, Opinions not based on the scientific method
- A testable explanation of something
- To release energy as radiation
- Energy transfer through physical contact
- A process where plants use the sun's energy to make food
- Imaginary axle that Earth spins on
- When the Earth makes a full trip around the Sun
- The day when the sun shines directly on the Earth
- Become larger or more extensive
- How much stuff (elements) something is made up of
- A structure of ideas that proves or disproves something
- Gases that change and vary through time
- What everything is made up of
- When Earth and the Sun are closest to each other
- When Earth and the Sun are farthest from each other
30 Clues: Tighten • degree of heat • Energy of Motion • Energy from the Sun • What everything is made up of • What everything is made up of • To release energy as radiation • Become larger or more extensive • Kinds of gases that stay the same • Imaginary axle that Earth spins on • A testable explanation of something • Gases that change and vary through time • ...
science puzzle 2022-02-11
Across
- black smooth igneous rock
- a part of the earth
- drift were pangai moved apart
- rigid outer part of earth
- the layer on the top of the earth
- how dense something is
- center of the earth
- forces the processes of forces to build up the earth
Down
- forces process of breaking down land and rocks
- plates zenith the earth
- the upper layer of the earth mantle
- a dead animal that was covered up after the years
- corseted grain igneous rock
- movement caused with the fluent of tendinitis
14 Clues: a part of the earth • center of the earth • how dense something is • plates zenith the earth • black smooth igneous rock • rigid outer part of earth • corseted grain igneous rock • drift were pangai moved apart • the layer on the top of the earth • the upper layer of the earth mantle • movement caused with the fluent of tendinitis • forces process of breaking down land and rocks • ...
astronomy 2022-05-12
Across
- Sunlight that is highly concentrated or focused; causes summer
- distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
- first moon fase
- the season after summer
- Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
- 23.5 degrees
- the warmest season of the year
- The movement of an object around another object
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- hemisphere north of the equator
- one half of the earth
Down
- Sunlight that has low concentration or is spread across a large area; causes winter
- the coldest season of the year
- the season after winter and before summer
- An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
- the half of the Earth south of the equator
- An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
18 Clues: 23.5 degrees • first moon fase • one half of the earth • the season after summer • the coldest season of the year • the warmest season of the year • hemisphere north of the equator • The spinning of Earth on its axis • the season after winter and before summer • the half of the Earth south of the equator • The movement of an object around another object • ...
Space 2024-10-27
Across
- the name of what hit the moon to create craters
- farthest planet from the sun
- the center of our solar system, has the most gravitational force
- will change from planet to planet - depends on gravity
- when we can see all of the moon we say it is a ____ Moon
- the "invisible pencil" in the middle of the Earth
- when the Earth goes around the sun
- the reason we have seasons on Earth
- large pits on the moon's surface created by asteroids
Down
- an object that is the size of this, hit the Earth to create the moon
- does not change from planet to planet - the amount of matter in an object
- something that orbits something else in space
- closest planet to the sun
- when we can't see the moon we say it is a _____ Moon
- when the Earth spins on its axis
- means 'to cover' - we talked about lunar and solar
- we live here
- a force of attraction between objects
18 Clues: we live here • closest planet to the sun • farthest planet from the sun • when the Earth spins on its axis • when the Earth goes around the sun • the reason we have seasons on Earth • a force of attraction between objects • something that orbits something else in space • the name of what hit the moon to create craters • the "invisible pencil" in the middle of the Earth • ...
WALL-E 2024-05-16
Across
- This tiny insect is WALL-E's loyal companion on Earth
- The _______ that EVE finds proves that Earth can be revitalized
- This company is responsible for the mess on Earth
- WALL-E's primary directive is _____ allocation
- When the plant was discovered, it represented _______ to return to Earth
- EVE has a defense mechanism when she uses this weapon from her eyes
- The massive piles of trash WALL-E compacts
- WALL-E's compacted trash often is this shape
- WALL-E enjoys watching these on his tiny screen
- The lazy humans on the Axiom rely on these for everything
- WALL-E's job is to clean up this polluted environment
- WALL-E spends his das doing this with trash
- WALL-E uses his _____ to show EVE a beautiful image.
Down
- What color do the humans clothes change into with the push of a button?
- WALL-E's journey with EVE is a story of _______ and perseverance
- the sleek robot sent to Earth on a mission
- WALL-E and EVE use ______ to communicate
- A malfunctioning robot might need this
- The luxurious spaceship where humans live
- There is so much ________ on Earth, humans had to leave
- The plant EVE found was sitting in this
- WALL-E gets his energy from this type of power
- A tiny, sassy robot that is really the one in charge of the spaceship the humans are on
- WALL-E's way of showing affection
- WALL-E hides from this scary weather event on Earth
25 Clues: WALL-E's way of showing affection • A malfunctioning robot might need this • The plant EVE found was sitting in this • WALL-E and EVE use ______ to communicate • The luxurious spaceship where humans live • the sleek robot sent to Earth on a mission • The massive piles of trash WALL-E compacts • WALL-E spends his das doing this with trash • ...
KARENS 2017-05-07
Across
- IT KEEPS THE GARDEN PRIVATE
- ALEXA DID THIS BEFORE SHE BOUGHT THE FLOWERS INSIDE
- ARRANGED NEATLY-NOT MESSY
- THEY SOMETIMES SMELL
- WE KEEP GARDEN EQUIPMENT HERE
- REMOVED FROM THE EARTH WITH A SPADE
- PUT IN THE EARTH TO GROW
- WE DON'T WANT THEM IN THE GARDEN
- PLANTS GIVEN A DRINK
- THE EARTH IS BROKEN UP
- USED FOR WALKING ON
Down
- REPAIRED
- THESE CAN BE BAKED IN THE OVEN
- THE HEDGE LOOKED NEAT IT HAD BEEN _______
- THEY ARE USUSALLY GREEN AND BUSHY
- A BRUSH WAS USED FOR THIS TASK
- PULLED FROM THE EARTH
- A PLANT GROWS FROM HERE
- THE LEAVES WERE ____ AWAY
- PUT UP
20 Clues: PUT UP • REPAIRED • USED FOR WALKING ON • THEY SOMETIMES SMELL • PLANTS GIVEN A DRINK • PULLED FROM THE EARTH • THE EARTH IS BROKEN UP • A PLANT GROWS FROM HERE • PUT IN THE EARTH TO GROW • ARRANGED NEATLY-NOT MESSY • THE LEAVES WERE ____ AWAY • IT KEEPS THE GARDEN PRIVATE • WE KEEP GARDEN EQUIPMENT HERE • THESE CAN BE BAKED IN THE OVEN • A BRUSH WAS USED FOR THIS TASK • ...
Seasons 2023-11-03
Across
- Earth's axis tilts towards this star
- coldest season of the year
- the direction the sun spins(2 words)
- marked by the longest and shortest days of the year
- when the light from the sun hits earth at an angle(2 words)
- half of the earth that lies south of the equator(2 words)
- warmest season of the year
Down
- when the light from the sun hits earth directly(2 words)
- half of the earth that lies north of the equator(2 words)
- slant of Earths axis
- Earth ______ around the sun
- star that the planets revolve around
- when day and night are approximately equal lengths
- straight line that earth rotates around
- the Earth ________ around the sun
15 Clues: slant of Earths axis • coldest season of the year • warmest season of the year • Earth ______ around the sun • the Earth ________ around the sun • Earth's axis tilts towards this star • the direction the sun spins(2 words) • star that the planets revolve around • straight line that earth rotates around • when day and night are approximately equal lengths • ...
Maps Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-14
Across
- latitude lines that runs around the middle of the earth
- the half of the Earth north of the equator
- lines that run east and west around the earth called parallels
- half of the earth west of the Prime Meridian
- what time it is in a particular place
- squares formed by lines on a map that make finding a location easier
- the half of the earth south of the equator
- imaginary line of the map that shows the boundary between one day and the next
Down
- a large area of land
- northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
- a grid that uses letters and numbers to label the grid lines
- important line of latitude that contains the Southern Ocean
- half of sphere half of the earth
- half of the earth east of the prime merdian
- vertical lines that go from the North Pole to the South Pole around the earth
15 Clues: a large area of land • half of sphere half of the earth • what time it is in a particular place • northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest • the half of the Earth north of the equator • the half of the earth south of the equator • half of the earth east of the prime merdian • half of the earth west of the Prime Meridian • ...
Aadhav's geology puzzle 2024-02-01
Across
- A boundary in which the plates are moving away from each other.
- The converging of plates.
- A boundary in which plates move side to side
- The thickkest layer of the Earth.
- The thinnest layer of the earth.
- It is the middle part of the earth
- A crack in Earth's crust. And it happens between transform boundaries.
- The upper layer of the Earth contaning the crust.
- The outermost part of the core.
- It has more layers than normal layer of earth.
Down
- The reason why the continents look how it looks today.
- What a object is made of.
- Innermost part of the core.
- Out-most part of the core.
- Plates that make up the Earth's crust.
- A zone in which oceanic plate goes under the continental plate.
- A object experiencing a lot of pressure.
- Another thing that proved continental drift.
- It has the convection currents that moves the plates.
- A layer under the asthenosphere.
20 Clues: What a object is made of. • The converging of plates. • Out-most part of the core. • Innermost part of the core. • The outermost part of the core. • The thinnest layer of the earth. • A layer under the asthenosphere. • The thickkest layer of the Earth. • It is the middle part of the earth • Plates that make up the Earth's crust. • A object experiencing a lot of pressure. • ...
Science puzzle 2024-02-01
Across
- the South Pole
- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- which hot material rises while cold material sinks.
- an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.
- 90° angle
- the time at which the Moon disappears below the
- transfer of heat through movement of a fluid
- the northernmost point on Earth.
- horizon
- current the circular motion of a fluid (such as air)
- the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an
- an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole
- the line along which the sky appears to meet the
Down
- on Earth
- that strikes Earth’s surface at close to
- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- or sea
- hemisphere the half of Earth north of the equator
- change from a gas to a liquid
- the time at which the Moon appears above the
- horizon
21 Clues: or sea • horizon • horizon • on Earth • 90° angle • the South Pole • change from a gas to a liquid • the northernmost point on Earth. • that strikes Earth’s surface at close to • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • transfer of heat through movement of a fluid • ...
Earth's Layers and Plate tectonics 2016-12-08
Across
- Outer most layer
- the crust is different from the mantle and it moves like crust
- Slide past each other
- Layer of the mantle that comes with the liquid outtercore
- Layer of Earth that lies above the inner core
- Is an energy that through the earth
- To move away from each other
- Is the largest layer of the earth
- The thickest part of the tectonics plates
- Its an underground water where the sea spreading takes place
- The mass that compare the size and the volume of it
- Dense layer composed of mostly sold iron
Down
- Is an oceanic fault between two plates
- Its like plastic below the lithosphere
- Its an instrument that make vibration happen
- It makes a new oceanic lithosphere and it forms a magma
- The thinnest layer of the earth
- Is the upper part of the mantle
- Release the Earth's crust causing the earth to shake
- To move towards each other
20 Clues: Outer most layer • Slide past each other • To move towards each other • To move away from each other • The thinnest layer of the earth • Is the upper part of the mantle • Is the largest layer of the earth • Is an energy that through the earth • Is an oceanic fault between two plates • Its like plastic below the lithosphere • Dense layer composed of mostly sold iron • ...
