the earth Crossword Puzzles

History of Solar System 2025-01-21

History of Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Early Greek Centre of the known Universe.
  2. German Astonomer who helped solidify the Heliocentric Model.
  3. Energy that is carried in the form of waves.
  4. What path do the planets follow in the Copernican Model.
  5. Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation.
  6. Came up with the model of the Universe that placed the Sun at the Centre.
  7. Sun Centred Universe.
  8. He was able to declare that the Sun was a huge ball of fire.
  9. Modern Centre of our Universe.
  10. Early philosopher who pondered the origins of the Universe.
  11. Said the earth floats on water.
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  1. Seen as the Supreme holder of Knowledge.
  2. Mathematician who proved the model of the Universe proposed by Copernicus.
  3. Egyptian Sun God.
  4. Earth Centred Universe.
  5. One who studies the Universe.
  6. An area such as the sea world, land world, spirit world and the sky world.
  7. Italian Scientist who was excommunicated because of his beliefs.
  8. Explain the retrograde motion of planets as seen from Earth.
  9. Early Greek astronomer who charted 850 stars.
  10. The force that keeps us stationary on Earth.
  11. An approach that takes into account the Spiritual and Physical Realms.
  12. The event that describes the Origins of the Universe.
  13. Proposed the Earth Centred Universe.

24 Clues: Egyptian Sun God. • Sun Centred Universe. • Earth Centred Universe. • One who studies the Universe. • Modern Centre of our Universe. • Said the earth floats on water. • Proposed the Earth Centred Universe. • Seen as the Supreme holder of Knowledge. • Early Greek Centre of the known Universe. • Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation. • ...

Geological History 2017-02-08

Geological History crossword puzzle
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  1. An element that is used to date rocks or non-living things
  2. Segment of Earth that helps life
  3. Dinosaurs that use only two legs
  4. This was when the oceans formed and the animals and plants appeared; first of three eras after precambrian
  5. A scientist that studies fossils\
  6. Lizard-hipped dinosaurs
  7. Rock that change from pressure and heat from the Earth
  8. This was the era of dinosaurs; second era after precambrian
  9. Warm blooded vertebrates; feeds its young milk
  10. A Supercontinent
  11. Animals that have no backbone
  12. Dinosaur dung that has been fossilized
  13. Rocks that are formed from cooled magma
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  1. Remain or traces of living things that have been preserved
  2. Bird-hipped dinosaur
  3. All the Water on the Earth
  4. Dinosaurs that use all four legs
  5. The rate of decay of a radioactive element
  6. A Gradual change in living things over long periods of time
  7. Rock that is formed from pressure and heat of the earth; also are the layers of the Earth
  8. Outer crust and mantle of the Earth
  9. Cold blooded vertebrates
  10. Rocks that are found in the digestive system of dinosaurs
  11. Animals that have a backbone
  12. Scientist that study origin, history and structure of the Earth
  13. A large amount of living things become extinct all at once
  14. Gases that are surrounding the Earth
  15. A theory that says the universe was created by a large explosion
  16. This is the present; the last of three eras after precambrian
  17. Used to date things as old as 50,000 years old; used to date living things

30 Clues: A Supercontinent • Bird-hipped dinosaur • Lizard-hipped dinosaurs • Cold blooded vertebrates • All the Water on the Earth • Animals that have a backbone • Animals that have no backbone • Dinosaurs that use all four legs • Segment of Earth that helps life • Dinosaurs that use only two legs • A scientist that studies fossils\ • Outer crust and mantle of the Earth • ...

the pedestrian and the wonder of our universe 2020-05-28

the pedestrian and the wonder of our universe crossword puzzle
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  1. the name of the galaxy
  2. what would happened if Mr. Mead were not out for a walk?
  3. so important thing which gives us our season
  4. If the Earth was no ....., there would be no life
  5. The author of the story "The Pedestrian"
  6. if it the Earth's size was smaller and gravity was weaker, it wouldn't ...... our oceans
  7. whose the metallic voice was in "The Pedestrian"?
  8. If the size of the Earth was bigger, gravity would be much......
  9. what type of society is in "the Pedestrian"?
  10. if the Earth became too hot, the oceans would be....
  11. the year where set in the story
  12. What were illegal in "The Pedestrian"?
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  1. the largest planet in our solar system
  2. what would happened if there were no gravity in our planet?
  3. What was the job of Mr. Leonard Mead?
  4. it is an adverb and a synonym of weak
  5. if the Earth didn't rotate, one side would be permanently hot, but what would happened to other side of the Earth?
  6. What would happens to our weather if there were no season?
  7. If the distance of the Earth from the sun was closer, there would be too much....
  8. The protagonist of "the Pedestrian"
  9. What would happened if a person read a book?

21 Clues: the name of the galaxy • the year where set in the story • The protagonist of "the Pedestrian" • What was the job of Mr. Leonard Mead? • it is an adverb and a synonym of weak • the largest planet in our solar system • What were illegal in "The Pedestrian"? • The author of the story "The Pedestrian" • so important thing which gives us our season • ...

Chapter One Vocabulary 2015-08-18

Chapter One Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. set of imaginary lines that around the earth over the poles
  2. mapmaker
  3. a two-dimensional graphic representation of selected parts of the earth
  4. each half of the globe
  5. location that is the exact lace on earth where a geographic feature is found
  6. location that describes a place in relation to other places around it
  7. the imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern halves
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  1. a representation of natural and man-made features on the earth
  2. meridian at zero used to measure longitude east and west
  3. technology that uses digital map information to create a databank
  4. the study of physical and human features on the earth
  5. a way of mapping the earth's surface that reduces distortion
  6. a series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth
  7. set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
  8. a three-dimensional representation of the earth

15 Clues: mapmaker • each half of the globe • a three-dimensional representation of the earth • the study of physical and human features on the earth • set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator • meridian at zero used to measure longitude east and west • set of imaginary lines that around the earth over the poles • ...

Lunar Nation Crossword 2019-11-13

Lunar Nation Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Jesus is the ____ of God (sounds the same but spelt differently)
  2. The time it takes for the Earth to spin once
  3. When the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching the Earth
  4. The time it takes for Earth to go around the Sun once
  5. When something spins around on an axis
  6. The phase of the moon when the moon can't be seen
  7. When it is the same time in different places on Earth we say they are in the same ____.
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  1. When the Earth is directly in between the Moon and the Sun
  2. The liquid that all living things need
  3. The phase of the moon when the moon is on the opposite side of the sun.
  4. The time on Earth when there is no sunlight
  5. Something you might call a famous person that you can also see in the sky
  6. The gas that plants produce
  7. "Mysterious as the dark side of the ______"
  8. A type of chocolate and also the name of something you can find in space
  9. The season where the sunlight spreads out the most due to the steep angle of Earth's surface
  10. The amount of time it takes for the Moon to orbit Earth once
  11. When one object goes around another object in space

18 Clues: The gas that plants produce • The liquid that all living things need • When something spins around on an axis • The time on Earth when there is no sunlight • "Mysterious as the dark side of the ______" • The time it takes for the Earth to spin once • The phase of the moon when the moon can't be seen • When one object goes around another object in space • ...

The Lunar Chronicles 2022-12-15

The Lunar Chronicles crossword puzzle
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  1. Title of Luna's Leader
  2. Human-like robot designed to help humans
  3. Now known as/in the European Federation
  4. People from Earth
  5. Part human part robot
  6. Ability of Lunars to make themselves appear different
  7. Plague on Earth made by Luna
  8. Replacement for cars on Earth
  9. Princess of Luna
  10. Colony on the Moon
  11. Main character of the series
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  1. Cinder's Job
  2. People from Luna
  3. Now known as/in the Eastern Commonwealth
  4. Head Wizard under the leader of Luna
  5. Tablet-like device
  6. Title of Eastern Commonwealth Leader
  7. Cinder's Android
  8. Name of Thorne's Spaceship
  9. Currency on Earth

20 Clues: Cinder's Job • People from Luna • Cinder's Android • Princess of Luna • People from Earth • Currency on Earth • Tablet-like device • Colony on the Moon • Part human part robot • Title of Luna's Leader • Name of Thorne's Spaceship • Plague on Earth made by Luna • Main character of the series • Replacement for cars on Earth • Head Wizard under the leader of Luna • ...

7SS Unit 1 Crossword 2018-09-07

7SS Unit 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. how places are similar or different; what makes places unique
  2. common types of general reference map that show human features
  3. describes where a place is in comparison to other places around it
  4. zero degrees longitude
  5. climate, landforms, and vegetation
  6. the exact place on earth where a geographic feature is located
  7. lines of longitude
  8. where something is
  9. the study of the earth’s physical features and the living things – humans, plants, and animals – that inhabit the planet
  10. a common type of general reference map that show landforms and bodies of water
  11. shows the ratio between a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on the earth
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  1. series of satellites that orbit the earth and scans the entire earth
  2. name for each half of the earth
  3. lines of latitude
  4. describe people who live in a place, including their religions, languages, etc.
  5. a way of drawing earth’s surface by presenting a round earth on flat paper
  6. how people, goods, and ideas travel around the world
  7. 180 degrees longitude
  8. map key
  9. how humans interact with their environment
  10. what it is like there
  11. mapmaker
  12. zero degrees latitude

23 Clues: map key • mapmaker • lines of latitude • lines of longitude • where something is • 180 degrees longitude • what it is like there • zero degrees latitude • zero degrees longitude • name for each half of the earth • climate, landforms, and vegetation • how humans interact with their environment • how people, goods, and ideas travel around the world • ...

EARTH FACTS 2023-02-02

EARTH FACTS crossword puzzle
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  1. YOU COULD FIT A ___________ EARTHS IN THE SUN.
  2. DAYS ON EARTH ARE GETTING ____________.
  3. __________ HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 300,000 YEARS.
  4. ________ HOLD ABOUT 96.5 PERCENT OF ALL EARTH'S WATER.
  5. EARTH IS THE __________ CLOSEST PLANT TO THE SUN.
  6. ___________ HAVE LOOKED ALL OVER THE SOLAR SYSTEM FOR PLANETS THAT HOST LIFE.
  7. AT THE BEGINNING, EARTH WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND FULL OF MOLTEN ____________.
  8. EARTH'S SURFACE IS MAINLY ___________.
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  1. EARTH IS 4.543 _____________ YEARS OLD.
  2. EARTH BULGES AROUND THE ___________ BY EXTRA 0.3 PERCENT.
  3. EARTH ___________ AT OVER 1600KM AN HOUR.
  4. WE ARE HELD CLOSE TO EARTH'S SURFACE BY __________.
  5. THE ONLY PLANET THAT SEEMS TO HAVE LIFE.
  6. EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IS MADE OF __________.
  7. THE SUPERCONTINENT.

15 Clues: THE SUPERCONTINENT. • EARTH'S SURFACE IS MAINLY ___________. • EARTH IS 4.543 _____________ YEARS OLD. • DAYS ON EARTH ARE GETTING ____________. • THE ONLY PLANET THAT SEEMS TO HAVE LIFE. • EARTH ___________ AT OVER 1600KM AN HOUR. • EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE IS MADE OF __________. • YOU COULD FIT A ___________ EARTHS IN THE SUN. • ...

Makena Shaffer 2025-04-25

Makena Shaffer crossword puzzle
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  1. volcanos that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt in the future
  2. A moving fluid mass composed of volcanic debris and water
  3. what happens when two blocks of the Earth slip past one another
  4. The innermost layer of the Earth
  5. one of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land on the globe
  6. Three-dimentional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in the velocity
  7. molten rock that issues from a volcano
  8. A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  9. the action or process of eroding
  10. A thin pasty suspension
  11. the outside layer of the Earth and is made out of solid rock
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  1. located between the inner core and the mantle
  2. The action of the weather conditions
  3. A fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
  4. German peophysicist who proposed the theory of the continental drift
  5. the continental landmasses were drifting across the Earth
  6. A vent in the crust of the Earth from which molten or hot rock and steam issue
  7. a natural feature of a land surface
  8. A hypothetical landmass near the end of the Paleozoic Era
  9. between the crust and the core of the Earth

20 Clues: A thin pasty suspension • The innermost layer of the Earth • the action or process of eroding • a natural feature of a land surface • The action of the weather conditions • molten rock that issues from a volcano • between the crust and the core of the Earth • located between the inner core and the mantle • A fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter • ...

Unit 2 2021-10-14

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocks formed from sediments in layers
  2. rocks melt and turn into this
  3. description that tells older rocks are under younger rocks
  4. explanation in science backed by a lot of research
  5. anything dealing with the earth is a part of it
  6. the continuous path that rocks go through for years and years
  7. all of the gases and air
  8. when an unstable isotope breaks down into a stable isotope
  9. the hardest known mineral
  10. the layer of the earth we stand on
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  1. warm air rising and cool air falling
  2. rocks formed from intense heat and pressure
  3. the hottest layer of the earth
  4. all living things
  5. the supercontinent
  6. the only liquid layer of the earth
  7. all water falls under this
  8. the thickest layer of the earth
  9. the time it takes half of the radiation to go
  10. found in sedimentary rocks that can tell of past
  11. a statement about a natural phenomenon
  12. rocks formed from cooling of lava

22 Clues: all living things • the supercontinent • all of the gases and air • the hardest known mineral • all water falls under this • rocks melt and turn into this • the hottest layer of the earth • the thickest layer of the earth • rocks formed from cooling of lava • the only liquid layer of the earth • the layer of the earth we stand on • warm air rising and cool air falling • ...

Astronomy 2023-04-13

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moon, sun, and the known planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter—orbit Earth
  2. The center of the Milky Way galaxy is a ___________ ___________.
  3. large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions
  4. The slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis due to a torque acting to change the direction of the first axis
  5. the duration of a complete rotation of the Milky Way, approximately 200 million years
  6. the point at which the moon is farthest from Earth
  7. the moon moves in a line directly between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow on Earth
  8. Most of the lunar surface is made up of densely pitted, light-colored areas
  9. an imaginary plane that connects Earth’s orbit with the celestial sphere
  10. The very darkest part of the moon's shadow is cone-shaped
  11. the shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse
  12. the time in January when Earth is closest to the sun
  13. _________ are caused mainly by differences in how much the moon's gravity pulls on different parts of Earth.
  14. When the moon is at a right angle to the sun
  15. Earth and the other planets orbit the sun
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  1. the motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space
  2. – a thin, gray layer on the surface of the moon, consisting of loosely compacted, fragmented material believed to have been formed by repeated impacts of meteorites
  3. the depression at the summit of a volcano or a depression produced by a meteorite impact
  4. the time it takes for Earth to make one complete rotation (360º) with respect to a star other than the sun
  5. designed and built instruments to measure the locations of the heavenly bodies
  6. the moon passes through Earth’s shadow
  7. a result of the motion of the moon and the sunlight that is reflected from its surface
  8. created a model of the universe that accounted for the movement of the planets
  9. the average distance between Earth and the sun
  10. a long channel associated with lunar maria
  11. He proposed a model of the solar system with the sun at the center
  12. the point at which the moon is closest to Earth
  13. an oval-shaped path
  14. any of a system of bright, elongated streaks, sometimes associated with a crater on the moon
  15. discovered three laws of planetary motion
  16. the apparent westward motion of the planets with respect to the stars
  17. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water
  18. the time in July when Earth is farthest from the sun
  19. the science that studies the universe
  20. relation to stars or constellations
  21. the turning, or spinning, of a body on its axis

36 Clues: an oval-shaped path • relation to stars or constellations • the science that studies the universe • the moon passes through Earth’s shadow • discovered three laws of planetary motion • Earth and the other planets orbit the sun • a long channel associated with lunar maria • When the moon is at a right angle to the sun • the average distance between Earth and the sun • ...

ESS1-1 2022-11-10

ESS1-1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's rotation causes this
  2. slowly getting smaller
  3. Earth does this once every 24 hours
  4. heat and light from the sun
  5. something that orbits a planet
  6. another word for orbit
  7. Earth divided into two halves
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  1. occurring in cycles that are repeated
  2. slowly growing larger
  3. irregularly rounded shape
  4. how long it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  5. the darker innermost part of a shadow
  6. having to do with the moon
  7. when earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on earth
  8. an imaginary line on which something rotates
  9. curved shape with two pointed ends
  10. the lighter outermost part of a shaddow
  11. having to do with the sun

18 Clues: slowly growing larger • slowly getting smaller • another word for orbit • irregularly rounded shape • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • heat and light from the sun • Earth's rotation causes this • Earth divided into two halves • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • ...

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  2. giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  3. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  4. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  5. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  6. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  8. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  9. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
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  1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  3. force of attraction between objects
  4. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  6. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  7. path of one object in space around another
  8. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  9. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
  10. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  2. giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  3. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  4. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  5. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  6. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  8. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  9. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
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  1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  3. force of attraction between objects
  4. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  6. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  7. path of one object in space around another
  8. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  9. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
  10. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...

Astronomy 2013-05-30

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by the moon's pull on the earth as it spins
  2. energy during photosynthesis
  3. field protects the earth from cosmic radiation
  4. the moon's gravity _____ the tilt of the earth
  5. heat energy from the sun
  6. motion of a planet on its axis
  7. the wobble of the earth on its axis
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  1. heats and cools faster than water
  2. energy made in the sun by fusing hydrogen atoms
  3. discovered laws of planetary motion
  4. most widely accepted theory of the origin of the universe
  5. the point where two objects balance each other as they revolve
  6. motion of the earth around the sun
  7. the closer to the sun, the ____ the planet moves
  8. caused by the moon's gravity
  9. ______cubed equals time squared
  10. plantes revolve in these shapes, not circles
  11. caused by the tilt of the earth's axis

18 Clues: heat energy from the sun • energy during photosynthesis • caused by the moon's gravity • motion of a planet on its axis • ______cubed equals time squared • heats and cools faster than water • motion of the earth around the sun • discovered laws of planetary motion • the wobble of the earth on its axis • caused by the tilt of the earth's axis • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The physical layer of the earth that is made of solid rock that slowly flows and that tectonic plates move on.
  2. the outermost physical layer of the earth.
  3. What is the mantle mostly made of?
  4. The part of the Earth on which the tectonic plates move is the
  5. What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
  6. What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?
  7. This process moves layers of rock by heating and cooling
  8. The type of boundary that is formed when plates slide past each other?
  9. Where does seafloor spreading take place?
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  1. the thin and solid outermost above the mantle.
  2. What crustal features might you find at a transform boundary?
  3. Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory?
  4. the strong, lower part of the mantle is a physical layer called what?
  5. by using...?
  6. The type tectonic plate boundary that form from a collision between two tectonic plates is a.
  7. What type of boundary occurs when one plate slides UNDER another?
  8. Who came up with the idea of Sea-floor Spreading?
  9. The compositional layer of the earth that comprises of 67% of the Earth's mass.
  10. the deep interior of the earth can be
  11. The liquid layer of the earth?

20 Clues: by using...? • The liquid layer of the earth? • What is the mantle mostly made of? • Where does seafloor spreading take place? • the outermost physical layer of the earth. • the thin and solid outermost above the mantle. • Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory? • the deep interior of the earth can be • Who came up with the idea of Sea-floor Spreading? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2026-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 750-mile long fault in California that is created by a transform boundary
  2. Large chunks of lithosphere that gradually move
  3. Type of boundary where two plates collide
  4. The scientist credited for the Continental Drift theory
  5. Layer of the earth that contains magma
  6. Process where one plate moves below another plate
  7. This is the area where you will find most of the volcanoes in the world
  8. This is created in the ocean when subduction occurs
  9. This is where two tectonic plates meet
  10. The deepest part of the ocean floor
  11. This natural disaster is caused by plates moving
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  1. Lava that is below the Earth’s surface
  2. The prehistoric conglomerate of the 7 continents all combined
  3. Layer of the earth that contains the asthenosphere
  4. Type of boundary where two plates collide
  5. The mountain range in Colorado that is created by a
  6. Layer of the earth that includes crust and solid upper mantle
  7. The process of circulating liquid as it heats and cools
  8. Type of boundary where two plates separatecollision at a convergent boundary
  9. Contains liquid iron inside the earth
  10. The layer of the earth with the lowest density
  11. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  12. Contains solid iron inside the earth
  13. The theory that plates slowly move the continents over time

24 Clues: The deepest part of the ocean floor • Contains solid iron inside the earth • Contains liquid iron inside the earth • Lava that is below the Earth’s surface • Layer of the earth that contains magma • This is where two tectonic plates meet • Type of boundary where two plates collide • Type of boundary where two plates collide • The layer of the earth with the lowest density • ...

Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2021-09-21

Chapter 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a thick shell of Earth below the atmosphere that behave like a solid
  2. the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree
  3. a type of experiment where all of the variables are held constant except the one under study
  4. the surface water on earth
  5. anything living on Earth
  6. the global ecosystem; the biosphere. The sum total of all the various ecosystems on Earth
  7. when ice melts it turns to this
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  1. the center of the earth
  2. the upper part of the lithosphere
  3. the solid portion of the Earth's crust
  4. a grand oasis in space
  5. the layer of air surrounding Earth
  6. water in this form would be called ice
  7. water in this form would be called water vapor
  8. the norm unchanged part of an experiment

15 Clues: a grand oasis in space • the center of the earth • anything living on Earth • the surface water on earth • when ice melts it turns to this • the upper part of the lithosphere • the layer of air surrounding Earth • the solid portion of the Earth's crust • water in this form would be called ice • the norm unchanged part of an experiment • ...

ESS1-1 2022-11-10

ESS1-1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lighter outermost part of a shaddow
  2. when earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on earth
  3. curved shape with two pointed ends
  4. the darker innermost part of a shadow
  5. Earth does this once every 24 hours
  6. Earth's rotation causes this
  7. having to do with the sun
  8. something that orbits a planet
  9. Earth divided into two halves
  10. slowly growing larger
Down
  1. irregularly rounded shape
  2. occurring in cycles that are repeated
  3. how long it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  4. heat and light from the sun
  5. an imaginary line on which something rotates
  6. having to do with the moon
  7. another word for orbit
  8. slowly getting smaller

18 Clues: slowly growing larger • another word for orbit • slowly getting smaller • irregularly rounded shape • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • heat and light from the sun • Earth's rotation causes this • Earth divided into two halves • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • ...

ESS1-1 2022-11-10

ESS1-1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that orbits a planet
  2. slowly growing larger
  3. another word for orbit
  4. having to do with the sun
  5. when earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on earth
  6. Earth's rotation causes this
  7. irregularly rounded shape
  8. the darker innermost part of a shadow
  9. having to do with the moon
Down
  1. Earth divided into two halves
  2. occurring in cycles that are repeated
  3. curved shape with two pointed ends
  4. how long it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  5. heat and light from the sun
  6. slowly getting smaller
  7. an imaginary line on which something rotates
  8. Earth does this once every 24 hours
  9. the lighter outermost part of a shaddow

18 Clues: slowly growing larger • another word for orbit • slowly getting smaller • having to do with the sun • irregularly rounded shape • having to do with the moon • heat and light from the sun • Earth's rotation causes this • Earth divided into two halves • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • ...

Unit 2 crossword 2022-09-28

Unit 2 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first step of photosynthesis
  2. sphere of all earth all gases surrounding earth
  3. organelle site of photosynthesis
  4. second step of photosynthesis
  5. third step of aerobic respiration
  6. substances created during a chemical reaction made from reactants
  7. sphere of earth all living things on earth
  8. a situation when oxygen is not present
Down
  1. pigment in chloroplasts used to trap light energy
  2. first step of aerobic respiration
  3. substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction
  4. second step of anaerobic respiration
  5. process of using light energy to make glucose
  6. nutrient used in phosphate on nucleic acids
  7. second step of aerobic respiration
  8. type of organism that makes its own food
  9. adenosine triphosphate
  10. adenosine diphosphate
  11. of all earth all of the water on earth
  12. describes a situation when oxygen is present

20 Clues: adenosine diphosphate • adenosine triphosphate • first step of photosynthesis • second step of photosynthesis • organelle site of photosynthesis • first step of aerobic respiration • third step of aerobic respiration • second step of aerobic respiration • second step of anaerobic respiration • of all earth all of the water on earth • a situation when oxygen is not present • ...

LRhoades 2023-02-01

LRhoades crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wind Flow of charged particles from the Sun
  2. The magnetic field created by Earth
  3. a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters
  4. Theory that the crust is made of sections
  5. What makes something different
  6. Second layer of Earth
  7. Rock created from heat and pressure
  8. Plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. Changing direction
  2. Rock created from years of organic material piled up
  3. Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  4. Rock created from hardened lava
  5. The study of Earth’s structure and composition
  6. The middle of Earth
  7. Outermost layer of the Earth
  8. Igneous rock created by the cooling of lava
  9. Measures and charts seismic waves
  10. A type of igneous silicate rock

18 Clues: Changing direction • The middle of Earth • Second layer of Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • What makes something different • Rock created from hardened lava • A type of igneous silicate rock • Measures and charts seismic waves • Plates moving away from each other • The magnetic field created by Earth • a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters • Rock created from heat and pressure • ...

Cruciverbssssss 2020-05-28

Cruciverbssssss crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To sing without opening your mouth
  2. To jump or move somewhere suddenly
  3. To stop
  4. Without water or liquid on the surface
  5. If the Earth wasn't at an angle of 23.5° to the sun the Earth wouldn't have different ...
  6. To burn or shine very brightly or strongly
  7. If the Earth was closer to the sun, there would be to much of them
  8. Without it the harmful solar radiation would pass
  9. The sound that is made when something heavy falls
  10. Small villa
  11. If the Earth will stop ... one side of the word would be permanently hot
Down
  1. One of the twe part of the Earth
  2. Where you keep your mobile watch
  3. Without it the criminal would commit crimes freely
  4. It probably will continue to expand
  5. To stop before you do something, especially because you are nervous or not sure
  6. Without it we would fly
  7. Part inside
  8. A star after its explosion
  9. Where the pedestrians walk

20 Clues: To stop • Part inside • Small villa • Without it we would fly • A star after its explosion • Where the pedestrians walk • One of the twe part of the Earth • Where you keep your mobile watch • To sing without opening your mouth • To jump or move somewhere suddenly • It probably will continue to expand • Without water or liquid on the surface • ...

Atmosphere Worksheet (pp. 114-123) 2021-10-21

Atmosphere Worksheet (pp. 114-123) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. front cool air mass pushes under a warm air mass
  2. mass large body of air with temperature and moisture
  3. measurement of the distance above sea level
  4. winds large, circular belts around the earth
  5. layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth
  6. front no movement when air masses meet
  7. measures the speed of the wind
  8. thin blankets of gas that surround the earth
  9. easterlies winds blow eastward from poles
  10. upper layer of the stratosphere
  11. contains weather and comm. satellites
  12. an instrument used to measure air pressure
  13. vane an instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Down
  1. winds influence by temperature changes in a small area
  2. moving air
  3. boundary between two masses of air
  4. shields the earth from the sun
  5. layer of atmosphere farthest from the earth
  6. condition of the atmosphere at any moment
  7. front warm air moves over a slower cool air mass
  8. most meteors are burned up in this layer
  9. winds blow from the east toward the equator
  10. westerlies winds blow northward from west

23 Clues: moving air • shields the earth from the sun • measures the speed of the wind • upper layer of the stratosphere • boundary between two masses of air • contains weather and comm. satellites • front no movement when air masses meet • most meteors are burned up in this layer • condition of the atmosphere at any moment • westerlies winds blow northward from west • ...

Star Crossward 2025-05-16

Star Crossward crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is a space probe
  2. also known as the ISS
  3. the amount of matter an object contains
  4. the most abundant element
  5. the planet we live on
  6. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  7. also known as the north star
  8. the objects tendency to resist in motion
  9. a big hole that is causes by planets exploding
  10. what makes us stay on the ground
  11. the distance that light travels in one year
Down
  1. this is how lang it takes satellites to orbit are earth
  2. the big dipper is an example of one of these
  3. a region in outerspace beyond the orbut of neptune
  4. refers to a constellation
  5. makes space telescopes
  6. what we use to see what is in space
  7. the galaxy we live in
  8. the closest star to planet earth
  9. what are planet earth is doing right now
  10. the milky way is an example of this
  11. the earth is one of these
  12. are sun is a medium size of this

23 Clues: this is a space probe • also known as the ISS • the galaxy we live in • the planet we live on • makes space telescopes • refers to a constellation • the most abundant element • the earth is one of these • also known as the north star • the closest star to planet earth • what makes us stay on the ground • are sun is a medium size of this • what we use to see what is in space • ...

LRhoades 2023-02-01

LRhoades crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock created from hardened lava
  2. Rock created from heat and pressure
  3. Second layer of Earth
  4. Rock created from years of organic material piled up
  5. The magnetic field created by Earth
  6. The middle of Earth
  7. Plates moving away from each other
  8. Igneous rock created by the cooling of lava
  9. What makes something different
  10. Outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. Measures and charts seismic waves
  2. Theory that the crust is made of sections
  3. Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  4. A type of igneous silicate rock
  5. The study of Earth’s structure and composition
  6. Flow of charged particles from the Sun
  7. Changing direction
  8. a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters

18 Clues: Changing direction • The middle of Earth • Second layer of Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • What makes something different • Rock created from hardened lava • A type of igneous silicate rock • Measures and charts seismic waves • Plates moving away from each other • Rock created from heat and pressure • The magnetic field created by Earth • a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters • ...

LRhoades 2023-02-01

LRhoades crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Igneous rock created by the cooling of lava
  2. Rock created from hardened lava
  3. What makes something different
  4. Rock created from heat and pressure
  5. Wind Flow of charged particles from the Sun
  6. Rock created from years of organic material piled up
Down
  1. Outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Measures and charts seismic waves
  3. Tectonics Theory that the crust is made of sections
  4. Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  5. The study of Earth’s structure and composition
  6. Changing direction
  7. The middle of Earth
  8. Second layer of Earth
  9. a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters
  10. A type of igneous silicate rock
  11. The magnetic field created by Earth
  12. Plates moving away from each other

18 Clues: Changing direction • The middle of Earth • Second layer of Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • What makes something different • Rock created from hardened lava • A type of igneous silicate rock • Measures and charts seismic waves • Plates moving away from each other • a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters • Rock created from heat and pressure • The magnetic field created by Earth • ...

Astronomy 2013-05-30

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by the moon's gravity
  2. field protects the earth from cosmic radiation
  3. the wobble of the earth on its axis
  4. the point where two objects balance each other as they revolve
  5. motion of a planet on its axis
  6. the moon's gravity _____ the tilt of the earth
  7. heats and cools faster than water
  8. caused by the moon's pull on the earth as it spins
Down
  1. the closer to the sun, the ____ the planet moves
  2. heat energy from the sun
  3. discovered laws of planetary motion
  4. energy during photosynthesis
  5. energy made in the sun by fusing hydrogen atoms
  6. caused by the tilt of the earth's axis
  7. plantes revolve in these shapes, not circles
  8. ______cubed equals time squared
  9. motion of the earth around the sun
  10. most widely accepted theory of the origin of the universe

18 Clues: heat energy from the sun • caused by the moon's gravity • energy during photosynthesis • motion of a planet on its axis • ______cubed equals time squared • heats and cools faster than water • motion of the earth around the sun • discovered laws of planetary motion • the wobble of the earth on its axis • caused by the tilt of the earth's axis • ...

GEOLOGY!! 2019-01-12

GEOLOGY!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is the basic units of Earth and is made by the bits and pieces in Earth
  2. Location where two plates collide
  3. Location where two plates move away from each other
  4. Rocks that are formed under the Earth’s surface with heat and pressure
  5. It is the part of the Earth between the core and the crust
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  7. Is an opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases
  8. The process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  9. It is the process of heat transfer where instead of two objects being in touch
  10. It is in the outer core of the Earth and it is a melted rock
  11. It is the process of when things stick together, in other words when rocks form
  12. Type of rock that is created by magma and lava
  13. It is the little bits that form sedimentary rocks
  14. Things that are constantly moving beneath the Earth's surface causing earthquakes
Down
  1. It is the process of when things are stuck together, forming rocks
  2. Earth’s geologic processes acted in the same manner and with essentially the same intensity in the past as they do in the present
  3. All the land and crust that is on Earth
  4. A crack in the Earth’s crust
  5. The layer that contains the crust and upper mantle
  6. Is molten rock that reaches the earth's surface through a volcano
  7. rocks that are made from sediments by cementing them together
  8. Is a shake of the earth's crust caused faults
  9. Is a large wave on the ocean, usually caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide
  10. Locations where tectonic plates collide with each other
  11. Science that involves about the Earth
  12. It’s the remains of animals in a rock
  13. The outer layer of the Earth, between the surface and the mantle
  14. It is the inner most layer of the Earth

28 Clues: A crack in the Earth’s crust • Location where two plates collide • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Science that involves about the Earth • It’s the remains of animals in a rock • All the land and crust that is on Earth • It is the inner most layer of the Earth • Is a shake of the earth's crust caused faults • Type of rock that is created by magma and lava • ...

L11 Sunita in space 2022-01-24

L11 Sunita in space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red planet
  2. First Indian man to go in space.
  3. Shape of earth
  4. coldest planet
  5. The path around a spacial body in which other one revolves .
  6. Force exerted by Earth on all objects
  7. Movement of earth on its own axis
  8. Hottest planet in the solar system
  9. largest planet
  10. Another name for force of gravity.
  11. group of astar
  12. Number of planets in solar system
  13. A celestial body which is called a dwarf planet.
Down
  1. No moon night.
  2. It has its own light
  3. The sky, stars, sun and moon are all in ................ .
  4. First person to walk on moon.
  5. Indian space research organisation
  6. Moving around another object
  7. Model of the earth
  8. A meteorite which catches fire when it enters the earth's atmosphere.
  9. is used for the TV, telephones and weather reports
  10. Night when moon it appears perfectly round in the sky.
  11. Organisation for which Sunita Williams works
  12. First Indian woman to go in space.
  13. Our planet
  14. A vehicle designed to travel in space
  15. Natural satellite of Earth
  16. An object that revolves around SUN

29 Clues: Red planet • Our planet • No moon night. • Shape of earth • coldest planet • largest planet • group of astar • Model of the earth • It has its own light • Natural satellite of Earth • Moving around another object • First person to walk on moon. • First Indian man to go in space. • Movement of earth on its own axis • Number of planets in solar system • Indian space research organisation • ...

Rotations, orbits, seasons 2022-05-25

Rotations, orbits, seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A space rock that lands on Earth.
  2. A round 3 dimensional object.
  3. When the sun is directly over the equator.
  4. The farthest north or south the sun reaches.
  5. An imaginary through the center of the Earth.
  6. The spinning of the Earth on its axis.
  7. One Earth rotation around its axis.
Down
  1. Everything that exists.
  2. One orbit around the sun.
  3. The the shape of the Earths path around the sun.
  4. A large cloud of duct that forms stars.
  5. An imaginary line that runs around the Earth.
  6. A force that exists between two objects.
  7. The outermost layer of the sun.
  8. One Earth revolution around the sun.

15 Clues: Everything that exists. • One orbit around the sun. • A round 3 dimensional object. • The outermost layer of the sun. • A space rock that lands on Earth. • One Earth rotation around its axis. • One Earth revolution around the sun. • The spinning of the Earth on its axis. • A large cloud of duct that forms stars. • A force that exists between two objects. • ...

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  2. path of one object in space around another
  3. giants, the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  4. Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe
  5. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  6. ,objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  7. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  8. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
  9. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  10. burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
Down
  1. force of attraction between objects
  2. planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  3. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  4. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  5. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  6. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  7. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  8. belt, these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  9. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  2. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  3. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  4. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  6. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. path of one object in space around another
  8. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  9. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  10. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
Down
  1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  3. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  4. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  5. force of attraction between objects
  6. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  7. the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  8. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
  9. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...

Integrated Science 2022-12-08

Integrated Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object that hold its shape and has a definite volume
  2. the settling out of sediment
  3. these waves occur on the surface of the earth
  4. when a wave bends
  5. the amount of space an object or substance takes up
  6. contains convection currents which cause tectonic plate movement
  7. a wave bouncing back
  8. the outermost rigid layer of earth
  9. the measure of gravitational force on an object
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates collide
  2. when matter changes from one state to another
  3. the liquid layer in earth
  4. this wave can travel through earth
  5. the moving of sediments from their original position
  6. the measure of mass in a given volume
  7. the process that changes one kind of rock into another
  8. the center of the earth
  9. the creation of smaller pieces of rock through physical or chemical means
  10. this wave stops when it approaches liquid layers
  11. the amount of matter in an object or substance

20 Clues: when a wave bends • a wave bouncing back • the center of the earth • the liquid layer in earth • the settling out of sediment • when two tectonic plates collide • this wave can travel through earth • the outermost rigid layer of earth • the measure of mass in a given volume • when matter changes from one state to another • these waves occur on the surface of the earth • ...

The Earth 2014-04-28

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. examines the origin and evolution of earth
  2. remains or traces of once living organisms
Down
  1. theories formulated through a specific scientific process
  2. states that the origin of our solar system involved the condensation and collapse of interstellar material in a spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy
  3. tentative explanations to a scientific problem
  4. a model for the evolution of the universe
  5. a combination of related parts that interact in an organized manner

7 Clues: a model for the evolution of the universe • examines the origin and evolution of earth • remains or traces of once living organisms • tentative explanations to a scientific problem • theories formulated through a specific scientific process • a combination of related parts that interact in an organized manner • ...

The Earth 2022-11-03

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. physical property were molecules are very close together.
  2. the top layer of the earth.
  3. a substance that takes the shape of its container.
  4. the layer at the center of the earth.
Down
  1. the only earth layer that is a liquid
  2. thick gooey substance that can flow.
  3. the earth layer that is between the crust and outer core.

7 Clues: the top layer of the earth. • thick gooey substance that can flow. • the only earth layer that is a liquid • the layer at the center of the earth. • a substance that takes the shape of its container. • the earth layer that is between the crust and outer core. • physical property were molecules are very close together.

THE EARTH 2018-06-08

THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's _____ is a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. It is composed of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of other gases.
  2. The trees, forests, birds and animals are some of the things that exist on Earth.
  3. The Earth has an _____ that is close to being circular
Down
  1. It is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.
  2. Earth's _____ is tilted from perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic that give us the four seasons of the year: Summer, Spring, Winter and Autumn.
  3. The diameter of the _____ is about one quarter of the diameter of the Earth.
  4. ______ is a measure of how an orbit deviates from circular.

7 Clues: The Earth has an _____ that is close to being circular • ______ is a measure of how an orbit deviates from circular. • The diameter of the _____ is about one quarter of the diameter of the Earth. • The trees, forests, birds and animals are some of the things that exist on Earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-08-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the area where you will find most of the volcanoes in the world
  2. The layer of the earth with the lowest density
  3. The theory that plates slowly move the continents over time
  4. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  5. Layer of the earth that includes crust and solid upper mantle
  6. Contains solid iron inside the earth
  7. Lava that is below the Earth’s surface
  8. Layer of the earth that contains magma
  9. This is created in the ocean when subduction occurs
  10. Process where one plate moves below another plate
  11. This is where two tectonic plates meet
  12. The process of circulating liquid as it heats and cools
Down
  1. The 750-mile long fault in California that is created by a transform boundary
  2. Large chunks of lithosphere that gradually move
  3. Layer of the earth that contains the asthenosphere
  4. This natural disaster is caused by plates moving
  5. The scientist credited for the Continental Drift theory
  6. Type of boundary where two plates separate
  7. The deepest part of the ocean floor
  8. The prehistoric conglomerate of the 7 continents all combined
  9. The mountain range in Colorado that is created by a collision at a convergent boundary
  10. Contains liquid iron inside the earth
  11. Type of boundary where two plates collide

23 Clues: The deepest part of the ocean floor • Contains solid iron inside the earth • Contains liquid iron inside the earth • Lava that is below the Earth’s surface • Layer of the earth that contains magma • This is where two tectonic plates meet • Type of boundary where two plates collide • Type of boundary where two plates separate • ...

Atmosphere Worksheet (pp. 114-123) 2021-10-21

Atmosphere Worksheet (pp. 114-123) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. front cool air mass pushes under a warm air mass
  2. mass large body of air with temperature and moisture
  3. measurement of the distance above sea level
  4. winds large, circular belts around the earth
  5. layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth
  6. front no movement when air masses meet
  7. measures the speed of the wind
  8. thin blankets of gas that surround the earth
  9. easterlies winds blow eastward from poles
  10. upper layer of the stratosphere
  11. contains weather and comm. satellites
  12. an instrument used to measure air pressure
  13. vane an instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Down
  1. winds influence by temperature changes in a small area
  2. moving air
  3. boundary between two masses of air
  4. shields the earth from the sun
  5. layer of atmosphere farthest from the earth
  6. condition of the atmosphere at any moment
  7. front warm air moves over a slower cool air mass
  8. most meteors are burned up in this layer
  9. winds blow from the east toward the equator
  10. westerlies winds blow northward from west

23 Clues: moving air • shields the earth from the sun • measures the speed of the wind • upper layer of the stratosphere • boundary between two masses of air • contains weather and comm. satellites • most meteors are burned up in this layer • condition of the atmosphere at any moment • an instrument used to measure air pressure • measurement of the distance above sea level • ...

Earth Science! 2022-10-23

Earth Science! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ sites are becoming more vulnerable because development often destroys natural defenses such as wetlands and sand dunes
  2. Examines the mixture of gasses that is held to the planet by gravity and thins rapidly with altitude
  3. science, the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth
  4. _____ produces a variety of weather, which creates the basic pattern of global climates
  5. External processes include erosional effects of water, ____ , and ice
  6. astronomy is useful in probing the ____, of our environment
  7. Oceanography is the study of the composition and movements of seawater, coastal processes,____ topography, and marine life
  8. _____ geology examines the materials composing Earth and seeks to understand the processes that operate beneath and upon its surface
  9. The global trend toward ____, concentrates millions of people into places that are vulnerable to natural hazards
  10. Strives to establish an orderly _____ arrangement of the physical and biological changes that have occurred in the geologic past
  11. Earth Science Is ____ Science. It explores important relationships between people and the natural environment
  12. Geologic time scale - divides the 4.6-***-year history into different units and provides a ____, time frame within which the events of the geologic past are arranged
  13. The scientific study of the universe, which includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena
Down
  1. _____ areas are exposed to seismic (earthquake) and volcanic hazards due to inappropriate land use and poor construction practices, along with rapid population growth
  2. ____ activities alter the composition of the atmosphere - air pollution and global climate change is an example of people influencing Earth Processes
  3. River flooding can be drastically ____ by clearing forests, building cities, and constructing dams
  4. Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; the study of ____ and climate
  5. ____ the scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena
  6. earth science includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and _______
  7. Sea level rise____ to global warming
  8. Geologic time is the span of time since the formation of Earth, about 4.6 ____ years
  9. ______ geology's goal is to understand the origin of Earth and the development through its 4.6-billion-year history
  10. the science that examines Earth, its form and composition, and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing aka "study of earth".
  11. geology comes before Earth history
  12. ______ includes water and soil, metallic and nonmetallic minerals, and energy. It also creates the foundation of modern civilization
  13. Internal forces include earthquakes, ____ , volcanic structures
  14. Natural ___, Includes volcanoes, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, and hurricanes
  15. Alterations to the environment that were intended to ____, society often have the opposite effect

28 Clues: geology comes before Earth history • Sea level rise____ to global warming • astronomy is useful in probing the ____, of our environment • ____ the scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena • Internal forces include earthquakes, ____ , volcanic structures • External processes include erosional effects of water, ____ , and ice • ...

Earth Spheres Terms 2020-03-31

Earth Spheres Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The height of an object above the level of the sea
  2. Earth's center
  3. Parts of earth that contain living organisms
  4. Layer of variable gases that is a form of oxygen and is found in the stratosphere; this layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun immediately above the stratosphere
  5. Lowest layer of atmosphere where temperature varies
  6. Layer between thermosphere and stratosphere
  7. Layer between mesosphere and troposphere
  8. The outermost layer of earth, mostly made of nitrogen and oxygen
  9. Warming effect that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
  10. The ability to do work
Down
  1. The solid, outer part of the Earth that includes the uppermost part of the mantle as well as the Earth's crust
  2. The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere
  3. Hot layer of rock between the crust and core
  4. The outer layer of the thermosphere
  5. The lower part of the thermosphere
  6. The densest parts of earth that include the crust, mantle and core
  7. A group of parts that work together as a whole
  8. Part of the earth that contains liquid water; oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater and water vapor
  9. Thin, solid outermost layer of the earth in which we live
  10. All water in form of ice; glaciers, snowfields, ice caps

20 Clues: Earth's center • The ability to do work • The lower part of the thermosphere • The outer layer of the thermosphere • Layer between mesosphere and troposphere • The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere • Layer between thermosphere and stratosphere • Hot layer of rock between the crust and core • Parts of earth that contain living organisms • ...

Weather 2023-12-05

Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth
  2. fast moving winds in the atmosphere
  3. The half of earth on the south side
  4. in a opposite direction of a clock
  5. A climat characterized by the mild temps
  6. The smallest and weakest cells
  7. Either of 2 locations on the surface of earth
  8. region of air circulation between the equator
  9. A spell of listlessness or despondency
  10. A invisible line through the middle of earth
  11. the half of earth in the north side
Down
  1. Air flows poleward and eastward near the surface of earth
  2. In the same direction a clock goes
  3. A forcer exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it down
  4. The outermost layer of out atmosphere
  5. wind that blow east to west and just north and south of the equator
  6. Subtropical regions known for calm winds
  7. Air is deflated towards the right in the northern hemisphere and left of the southern hemisphere
  8. To increase something
  9. The layer of the atmosphere that stretches about 90 km
  10. The measurements of hoe tightly something is packed
  11. Either of 2 locations on the surface of earth
  12. Each 4 division of the year
  13. Move or cause to move

24 Clues: To increase something • Move or cause to move • Each 4 division of the year • The smallest and weakest cells • In the same direction a clock goes • in a opposite direction of a clock • fast moving winds in the atmosphere • The half of earth on the south side • the half of earth in the north side • The outermost layer of out atmosphere • A spell of listlessness or despondency • ...

ESS1-1 2022-11-10

ESS1-1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's rotation causes this
  2. slowly getting smaller
  3. Earth does this once every 24 hours
  4. heat and light from the sun
  5. something that orbits a planet
  6. another word for orbit
  7. Earth divided into two halves
Down
  1. occurring in cycles that are repeated
  2. slowly growing larger
  3. irregularly rounded shape
  4. how long it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  5. the darker innermost part of a shadow
  6. having to do with the moon
  7. when earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on earth
  8. an imaginary line on which something rotates
  9. curved shape with two pointed ends
  10. the lighter outermost part of a shaddow
  11. having to do with the sun

18 Clues: slowly growing larger • slowly getting smaller • another word for orbit • irregularly rounded shape • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • heat and light from the sun • Earth's rotation causes this • Earth divided into two halves • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • ...

ESS1-1 2022-11-10

ESS1-1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's rotation causes this
  2. slowly getting smaller
  3. Earth does this once every 24 hours
  4. heat and light from the sun
  5. something that orbits a planet
  6. another word for orbit
  7. Earth divided into two halves
Down
  1. occurring in cycles that are repeated
  2. slowly growing larger
  3. irregularly rounded shape
  4. how long it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
  5. the darker innermost part of a shadow
  6. having to do with the moon
  7. when earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on earth
  8. an imaginary line on which something rotates
  9. curved shape with two pointed ends
  10. the lighter outermost part of a shaddow
  11. having to do with the sun

18 Clues: slowly growing larger • slowly getting smaller • another word for orbit • irregularly rounded shape • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • heat and light from the sun • Earth's rotation causes this • Earth divided into two halves • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • ...

The Sun and the Earth 2021-12-17

The Sun and the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun can only be directly overhead between
  2. The North Star always points towards
  3. Which way does the shadow point?
  4. How much sunlight is there during the Winter Solstice?
  5. On an orbital diagram, summer is the one that
Down
  1. The earth revolves and rotates
  2. What is the angle of insolation during the Equinox?
  3. Where does the sun raise
  4. What is the angle of insolation during the Winter Solstice?
  5. What is the angle of insolation during the Summer Solstice?
  6. Where is the sun exactly at noon?
  7. How many hours of sunlight/darkness are there during the Equinoxes?
  8. Where does the sun set?
  9. How much sunlight is in a Summer Solstice?

14 Clues: Where does the sun set? • Where does the sun raise • The earth revolves and rotates • Which way does the shadow point? • Where is the sun exactly at noon? • The North Star always points towards • How much sunlight is in a Summer Solstice? • The sun can only be directly overhead between • On an orbital diagram, summer is the one that • ...

Earth's spheres 2024-01-24

Earth's spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the third layer in the atmosphere
  2. mean water
  3. mean life
  4. Earth is made up of systems that interact with each other
  5. means vapor
  6. all of the gasses surrounding earth
  7. The last layer in the atmosphere
Down
  1. all of the rock on earth
  2. How many layers are in the atmosphere
  3. the fourth layer in the atmosphere
  4. all of the water on earth
  5. The first layer in the atmosphere
  6. all of life on earth
  7. mean rock
  8. the second layer in the atmosphere

15 Clues: mean life • mean rock • mean water • means vapor • all of life on earth • all of the rock on earth • all of the water on earth • The last layer in the atmosphere • the third layer in the atmosphere • The first layer in the atmosphere • the fourth layer in the atmosphere • the second layer in the atmosphere • all of the gasses surrounding earth • How many layers are in the atmosphere • ...

Earth 2013-10-26

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock before it has erupted
  2. Largest continent of earth
  3. A major component of hydrosphere
  4. Thin outer skin of earth
  5. Part of the earth made up of rocks and minerals
  6. A major component of lithosphere
  7. Part of earth made up of living organisms
Down
  1. Part of earth made up of gases or vapours
  2. Smallest of all continents
  3. Part of the earth made up of water
  4. A dense, metal-rich ball inside the Earth
  5. Most common element found on earth

12 Clues: Thin outer skin of earth • Largest continent of earth • Smallest of all continents • A major component of lithosphere • Molten rock before it has erupted • A major component of hydrosphere • Part of the earth made up of water • Most common element found on earth • Part of earth made up of gases or vapours • A dense, metal-rich ball inside the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the continents are on
  2. Is under the plates
  3. Where all the plates are
  4. 4th layer of the earth
  5. The continental _____
  6. When one plate goes under another
  7. When two plates converge
  8. Are Made when 2 plates converge
  9. The type of boundary when plates brush past each other
  10. When plates come together (Example: Volcano)
  11. Are found in the crust of the earth
Down
  1. 2nd layer of the earth
  2. The supercontinentient
  3. When 2 plates hit each other
  4. When 2 plates collide a ____ happens
  5. happens at mid-ocean ridges
  6. 1st layer of the earth
  7. Type of crust (land)
  8. Type of crust (ocean)
  9. The type of boundary when plates go away from each other
  10. Person who studies plates

21 Clues: Is under the plates • Type of crust (land) • The continental _____ • Type of crust (ocean) • 2nd layer of the earth • The supercontinentient • 4th layer of the earth • 1st layer of the earth • Where all the plates are • When two plates converge • Person who studies plates • What the continents are on • happens at mid-ocean ridges • When 2 plates hit each other • ...

Earth's spheres 2024-01-24

Earth's spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the third layer in the atmosphere
  2. mean water
  3. mean life
  4. Earth is made up of systems that interact with each other
  5. means vapor
  6. all of the gasses surrounding earth
  7. The last layer in the atmosphere
Down
  1. all of the rock on earth
  2. How many layers are in the atmosphere
  3. the fourth layer in the atmosphere
  4. all of the water on earth
  5. The first layer in the atmosphere
  6. all of life on earth
  7. mean rock
  8. the second layer in the atmosphere

15 Clues: mean life • mean rock • mean water • means vapor • all of life on earth • all of the rock on earth • all of the water on earth • The last layer in the atmosphere • the third layer in the atmosphere • The first layer in the atmosphere • the fourth layer in the atmosphere • the second layer in the atmosphere • all of the gasses surrounding earth • How many layers are in the atmosphere • ...

Geology Yr10 2021-11-18

Geology Yr10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where one plate pulls away from another plate
  2. solid metal layer of the Earth
  3. the location within the Earth's crust where an earthquake occurs
  4. the location above the focus on the top of the crust
  5. the process by which plants release water vapour into the atmosphere
  6. the process by which liquid water turns to vapour form
  7. an area of the Earth's crust where superheated mantle can melt the crust to form a magma chamber
  8. boundary where one plate moves along the edge of another plate
  9. the process by which water vapour turns into liquid form
Down
  1. the movement of mantle due to the heat from the inner core
  2. the process by which liquid water in the clouds falls to the surface of the Earth (rain)
  3. top layer of the Earth
  4. the cutting down of large areas of forest
  5. liquid metal layer of the Earth
  6. pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle
  7. area where one plate is being pushed underneath another plate
  8. viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth
  9. boundary where one plate pushes against another plate
  10. third planet from the sun

19 Clues: top layer of the Earth • third planet from the sun • solid metal layer of the Earth • liquid metal layer of the Earth • viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth • the cutting down of large areas of forest • pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle • the location above the focus on the top of the crust • boundary where one plate pushes against another plate • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-02

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The longest day of the year
  2. Coldest season of the year
  3. When the Earth has 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night
  4. Caused Earth's tilt on its axis
  5. The duration of each season
  6. The shortest day of the year
  7. How long it takes for the Earth to rotate around the Sun once
Down
  1. The top half of Earth
  2. Object the Earth revolves around
  3. Earth performs a full ___ once every 24 hours
  4. The bottom half of Earth
  5. Causes the seasons along with Earth's revolution around the sun
  6. Occurs in the Northern Hemisphere while spring occurs in the South Hemisphere
  7. The hottest season of the year
  8. Scandinavian country that receives 24 hours of sunlight in the summer
  9. When farmers begin their growing season

16 Clues: The top half of Earth • The bottom half of Earth • Coldest season of the year • The longest day of the year • The duration of each season • The shortest day of the year • The hottest season of the year • Caused Earth's tilt on its axis • Object the Earth revolves around • When farmers begin their growing season • Earth performs a full ___ once every 24 hours • ...

EARTHS MOVEMENTS & SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - G5 2024-12-15

EARTHS MOVEMENTS & SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - G5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To turn around in a circle, like a top or the Earth turning on its axis.
  2. A mobile robot that explores the surfaces of planets and moons.
  3. Instrument used by astronomers to see faraway objects
  4. To watch something closely.
  5. A big, hot ball of gas in space that gives light and heat to Earth.
  6. The time when the Sun is shining, and it’s light outside.
  7. A launch vehicle to take things like satellites, telescopes and humans into space
  8. The time it takes the Earth to go all the way around the Sun once.
  9. The planet we live on; it’s round and has land, water, and air.
  10. An invisible line that the Earth spins around.
  11. The final, valid answer to the research question after investigation was done.
  12. The time when the Sun is not shining, and it’s dark outside.
  13. A statement, giving your own answer to a research question.
  14. A round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night because it reflects the sun’s light.
Down
  1. A device in space, used for communication, weather forecasting and research.
  2. Place where they live and conduct experiments and research
  3. A question about how things are working after observing something closely.
  4. To conduct experiments in order to find valid answers to research question
  5. A way to measure time; there are 24 hours in a day.
  6. The path that one object, like Earth, takes to go around another, like the Sun.

20 Clues: To watch something closely. • An invisible line that the Earth spins around. • A way to measure time; there are 24 hours in a day. • Instrument used by astronomers to see faraway objects • The time when the Sun is shining, and it’s light outside. • Place where they live and conduct experiments and research • ...

A/B2 2020 Kasani 2020-11-06

A/B2 2020 Kasani crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Destroys ozone
  2. The rising and falling of hot and cold air
  3. Caused by the Ionosphere
  4. Caused by the excessive heating of our planet
  5. Coldest layer
  6. Is responsible for our magnetic field
  7. Creates the Aurora Borealis
  8. When a planet absorbs more radiation than it can release, causing it to get hotter and hotter
  9. This is the highest in the Troposphere
  10. 93.8% of trace gasses
  11. 0.1% of our atmosphere's global composition
  12. Keeps the temperature of the Earth level
  13. Gasses that heat up the Earth
  14. Hottest layer
Down
  1. Takes place in lower altitudes
  2. Beyond our atmosphere
  3. Contains the ozone layer
  4. Most abundant gas on Earth
  5. Absorbs UV light
  6. Is 21% of our atmosphere
  7. Layer farthest from the Earth
  8. How long something stays in a system for
  9. Changes based on what layer you are in
  10. Layer closest to the Earth
  11. Makes up over 60% of the warming in the atmosphere

25 Clues: Coldest layer • Hottest layer • Destroys ozone • Absorbs UV light • Beyond our atmosphere • 93.8% of trace gasses • Contains the ozone layer • Is 21% of our atmosphere • Caused by the Ionosphere • Most abundant gas on Earth • Layer closest to the Earth • Creates the Aurora Borealis • Layer farthest from the Earth • Gasses that heat up the Earth • Takes place in lower altitudes • ...

Week 5 Review 2021-04-22

Week 5 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All living things on Earth
  2. Moisture falling from clouds
  3. Hottest layer of the atmosphere
  4. All water on Earth
  5. Directs everything that goes on in the cell
  6. Layer of the atmosphere in which humans and weather occur
  7. Produces protein for the cell
  8. state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
  9. Found in the plant cell: protects and gives cell its structure
Down
  1. Stores material in the cell until needed
  2. Rocky portion of earth
  3. Amount of water vapor in the air
  4. Envelope of gases that surround the Earth
  5. Average weather pattern over a long period of time
  6. Layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
  7. Layer of the atmosphere in which meteors burn up
  8. Water that changes from liquid to gas
  9. Frozen portions of water on Earth
  10. Water changes from gas to a liquid; process of forming clouds
  11. Provides energy for the cell
  12. Layer of the atmosphere closest to outer space
  13. Evaporation of water from leaves

22 Clues: All water on Earth • Rocky portion of earth • All living things on Earth • Moisture falling from clouds • Provides energy for the cell • Produces protein for the cell • Hottest layer of the atmosphere • Amount of water vapor in the air • Evaporation of water from leaves • Frozen portions of water on Earth • Water that changes from liquid to gas • ...

EARTHS MOVEMENTS & SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - G5 2024-12-15

EARTHS MOVEMENTS & SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION - G5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To turn around in a circle, like a top or the Earth turning on its axis.
  2. A mobile robot that explores the surfaces of planets and moons.
  3. Instrument used by astronomers to see faraway objects
  4. To watch something closely.
  5. A big, hot ball of gas in space that gives light and heat to Earth.
  6. The time when the Sun is shining, and it’s light outside.
  7. A launch vehicle to take things like satellites, telescopes and humans into space
  8. The time it takes the Earth to go all the way around the Sun once.
  9. The planet we live on; it’s round and has land, water, and air.
  10. An invisible line that the Earth spins around.
  11. The final, valid answer to the research question after investigation was done.
  12. The time when the Sun is not shining, and it’s dark outside.
  13. A statement, giving your own answer to a research question.
  14. A round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night because it reflects the sun’s light.
Down
  1. A device in space, used for communication, weather forecasting and research.
  2. Place where they live and conduct experiments and research
  3. A question about how things are working after observing something closely.
  4. To conduct experiments in order to find valid answers to research question
  5. A way to measure time; there are 24 hours in a day.
  6. The path that one object, like Earth, takes to go around another, like the Sun.

20 Clues: To watch something closely. • An invisible line that the Earth spins around. • A way to measure time; there are 24 hours in a day. • Instrument used by astronomers to see faraway objects • The time when the Sun is shining, and it’s light outside. • Place where they live and conduct experiments and research • ...

SST Puzzle 2021-05-03

SST Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 366 days make a _______ year
  2. A person who makes maps
  3. Maps put together in a book
  4. Model of the earth
  5. Maps that show mountains, rivers,etc
  6. The movement of the earth on its axis
  7. Water bodies are shown in this colour
  8. Distance between places on a map
  9. The movement of the earth around the sun
  10. Legend is also called this
Down
  1. North, South,East and West
  2. An imaginary line that passes through the centre of the earth on which the earth spins
  3. Horizontal lines which run from east to west
  4. The zero degree latitude
  5. It can be folded and carries easily everywhere to study different places on the earth
  6. Vertical lines which run from north to south

16 Clues: Model of the earth • A person who makes maps • The zero degree latitude • North, South,East and West • Legend is also called this • Maps put together in a book • 366 days make a _______ year • Distance between places on a map • Maps that show mountains, rivers,etc • The movement of the earth on its axis • Water bodies are shown in this colour • ...

Earth's spheres 2024-01-24

Earth's spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the third layer in the atmosphere
  2. mean water
  3. mean life
  4. Earth is made up of systems that interact with each other
  5. means vapor
  6. all of the gasses surrounding earth
  7. The last layer in the atmosphere
Down
  1. all of the rock on earth
  2. How many layers are in the atmosphere
  3. the fourth layer in the atmosphere
  4. all of the water on earth
  5. The first layer in the atmosphere
  6. all of life on earth
  7. mean rock
  8. the second layer in the atmosphere

15 Clues: mean life • mean rock • mean water • means vapor • all of life on earth • all of the rock on earth • all of the water on earth • The last layer in the atmosphere • the third layer in the atmosphere • The first layer in the atmosphere • the fourth layer in the atmosphere • the second layer in the atmosphere • all of the gasses surrounding earth • How many layers are in the atmosphere • ...

Crossword Milo Daykin 2022-06-07

Crossword Milo Daykin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  2. the force that draws objects toward its center
  3. rocks formed when rocks are subjected to high heat and high pressure
  4. closest planet to earth
  5. rocks that form through the deposition and solidification of sediment
  6. used to be a planet
  7. regions of matter that make up the earth
  8. the center of the solar system
  9. the layers of gases surrounding a planet
  10. a deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow
  11. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc
  12. the movement of the air in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction
Down
  1. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  2. center of earth
  3. the most beieived theory of how the universe formed
  4. Discovered gravity
  5. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds
  6. the process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
  7. rocks formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials
  8. planet we live on
  9. Discovered natural selection

21 Clues: center of earth • planet we live on • Discovered gravity • used to be a planet • closest planet to earth • Discovered natural selection • the center of the solar system • regions of matter that make up the earth • the layers of gases surrounding a planet • the force that draws objects toward its center • the most beieived theory of how the universe formed • ...

Moon Phases Vocab 2023-01-06

Moon Phases Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. describes phases following a new moon, as more of the moon's lighted side becomes visible
  2. a tide just after a NEW or FULL moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water levels
  3. imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole
  4. the moon is 3/4 of its way around the Earth. You can see the left half of the side facing Earth lit up
  5. the larger, lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked during an eclipse
  6. the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  7. moon phases when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated
  8. moon phase in which more than half of the moon appears to be illuminated
  9. time required for Earth to revolve around the sun
  10. to spin on an axis
Down
  1. an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the Earth's shadow
  2. the moon is quarter of the way around the Earth. You can see the right half of the side facing Earth lit up
  3. dates during the Earth's revolution around the sun when the North pole/South pole are tilted directly at the sun. Longest/shortest days of the year depending on which hemisphere is tilting towards/away
  4. to move around another object
  5. time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
  6. moon phase that occurs when the moon is between Earth and the Sun; the moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth
  7. becoming less bright, intense, or strong
  8. the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
  9. a tide just after the FIRST or LAST QUARTER moons, when there is the least difference between high and low water levels
  10. dates during the Earth's revolution around the sun when day/night are approximately equal (12 hours each). Start of spring/fall
  11. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon
  12. The smaller, darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse

22 Clues: to spin on an axis • to move around another object • becoming less bright, intense, or strong • time required for Earth to revolve around the sun • time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis • the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon • imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole • The smaller, darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse • ...

Chapter One Vocab 2013-07-25

Chapter One Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
  2. The area between the equator and 23.5 degrees south.
  3. One complete trip by Earth around the sun.
  4. The area north of 60.5 degrees and south of 60.5 degrees.
  5. A change in shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
  6. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth.
  7. The area between the equator and 23.5 degrees north.
  8. the system of imaginary lines (latitude and longitude) used to divide the surface of the Earth on maps and globes.
  9. Directions on a compass rose that are between the cardinal directions.
  10. 60.5 degrees north.
  11. A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.
  12. The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (1 rotation = 1 day).
  13. A set of numbers that describe the exact location of something.
  14. The area between the tropical zone and the polar zone
  15. 60.5 degrees south.
Down
  1. The line of latitude that circles the Earth exactly midway between the north and south poles.
  2. Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the equator.
  3. A diagram that shows direction on a map.
  4. The seven largest areas of land on Earth.
  5. The meridian, labeled 0 degrees, that runs through Greenwich England.
  6. Imaginary lines between the north and south poles that cross the equator at right angles.
  7. A very large, unbroken area of land.
  8. A precise point where a place is located on Earth
  9. The four main directions on a compass rose.
  10. The meridian of longitude located at 180 degrees.
  11. The area between 23.5 degrees north and 23.5 degrees south where the climate is generally hot.
  12. Where a place is located relative to other things or places.
  13. The part of the map that shows how a unit of distance on the map compares with actual distance on Earth’s surface.
  14. half of a sphere.
  15. A diagram on a map that shows what symbols used on a map mean.

30 Clues: half of a sphere. • 60.5 degrees north. • 60.5 degrees south. • A very large, unbroken area of land. • A diagram that shows direction on a map. • The seven largest areas of land on Earth. • One complete trip by Earth around the sun. • The four main directions on a compass rose. • A precise point where a place is located on Earth • ...

Austin's Earth, Sun & Moon Crossword 2019-10-27

Austin's Earth, Sun & Moon Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small portion of the moon is illuminated
  2. The path the earth travels around the sun
  3. the earths path
  4. The four different weather times at earth
  5. when the moon looks red
  6. The thing that provides us light at night
  7. When the moon is a full circle
  8. January-December
Down
  1. The imaginary line that runs through the earth
  2. It causes the seasons
  3. the thing that goes away when you enter space
  4. almost a full moon
  5. when the moon changes from a new moon to a full moon
  6. when the moon is between the earth and sun
  7. When we see a quarter of a full moon
  8. when the moon changes from a full moon to a new moon
  9. When you can't see the moon
  10. The thing the earth orbits

18 Clues: the earths path • January-December • almost a full moon • It causes the seasons • when the moon looks red • The thing the earth orbits • When you can't see the moon • When the moon is a full circle • When we see a quarter of a full moon • The path the earth travels around the sun • The four different weather times at earth • The thing that provides us light at night • ...

tectonic plates 2022-02-14

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest part of earth
  2. what shots out of volcanos
  3. when plates move upwards with eachother
  4. when the seafloor spreads
  5. hardened lava
  6. the theory of plate tectonics developed in the 1960
  7. an air vent to earths core
  8. vent at the bottom of the ocean
  9. a long narrow ditch
Down
  1. where plates meet
  2. a series of shaking in the earth
  3. the deepest part in the marianis trech
  4. the large amount of land that moves the earth
  5. the first name for the land
  6. the deepest trench in the world
  7. the top of the oceans water
  8. outside of the core
  9. when plates move and the grounderneath doesn't
  10. just underneath earths crust
  11. the outer most layer of the earth
  12. scale the instrument to measure earthquakes

21 Clues: hardened lava • where plates meet • outside of the core • a long narrow ditch • the hottest part of earth • when the seafloor spreads • what shots out of volcanos • an air vent to earths core • the first name for the land • the top of the oceans water • just underneath earths crust • the deepest trench in the world • vent at the bottom of the ocean • a series of shaking in the earth • ...

Unit 3 Review 2025-12-16

Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -Plastic solid layer under the lithosphere, convection currents located here
  2. - ________ currents are what move continents
  3. - Wegener used ________ climate data to show that continents have moved
  4. - _________ Spreading Theory provided an explanation for how continents move.
  5. - Earth's crust and top, solid portion of the mantle
  6. - Layers of Earth that are determined by what they are made of
  7. - When something is more dense it will _______.
  8. - These seismic waves cannot travel through the liquid outer core
Down
  1. - Wegener noticed that continents fit together like a _____ puzzle
  2. Core - Layer of Earth that is under the most pressure, made of solid iron and nickel
  3. - _________ zones are areas seismic waves cannot reach
  4. Layers of Earth that are determined by their physical properties
  5. - Earth's layers separate because of differences in _______.
  6. - Earth's surface, thinnest layer of Earth (Compositional)
  7. - solid layer of Earth below the asthenosphere
  8. - When a substance is heated, it becomes _____ dense and rises.
  9. - These seismic waves travel through all layers of Earth
  10. - ___ sequence refers to the order and age of rocks on far apart continents
  11. Core - Layer that makes Earth's magnetic field, is a liquid
  12. - Wegener found ___________ of the same species on continents that were separated by oceans
  13. - Thickest layer of Earth, is a plastic solid (Compositional)

21 Clues: - ________ currents are what move continents • - solid layer of Earth below the asthenosphere • - When something is more dense it will _______. • - Earth's crust and top, solid portion of the mantle • - _________ zones are areas seismic waves cannot reach • - These seismic waves travel through all layers of Earth • ...

Puzzling Earth 2024-01-09

Puzzling Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer part of the earth.
  2. Current made by moving fluid.
  3. Below lithosphere made of upper mantle.
  4. Ocean.
  5. Largest part of the inside of earth.
  6. Result of radioactive decay.
  7. What is destroyed due to radioactive decay.
  8. Land.
  9. Where two or more continental crusts meet.
  10. Something generated by radioactive decay.
Down
  1. Part of the lithosphere that moves.
  2. A rock that falls from space.
  3. Two or more plates move away from each other.
  4. This goes through the earth due to earth quakes and it can't be seen.
  5. This is in the earth and is 9,392 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. An unstable nucleus loses energy due to radioactivity.
  7. How you find a half life of an element.
  8. 84% of earths volume.
  9. Two or more plates slide past and nothing happens.
  10. Made of iron and makes magnetic field.

20 Clues: Land. • Ocean. • 84% of earths volume. • Outer part of the earth. • Result of radioactive decay. • A rock that falls from space. • Current made by moving fluid. • Part of the lithosphere that moves. • Largest part of the inside of earth. • Made of iron and makes magnetic field. • How you find a half life of an element. • Below lithosphere made of upper mantle. • ...

List 5 2022-09-30

List 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a technique for approaching a problem
  2. a long step
  3. like a bump, bruise, or small cut
  4. a device used to tell direction
  5. a tool
  6. the circle around the "waist" of the Earth
  7. Brooke is buckled into her seat with this
  8. yell
  9. like a pumpkin
  10. vertical lines around the Earth
Down
  1. horizontal lines around the Earth
  2. a shape with four sides of equal length
  3. move uncomfortably in place
  4. it is used to fasten wood together
  5. reach out as far as your muscles will allow
  6. half of the Earth
  7. smudge
  8. the ability to be strong
  9. you can tie knots with it
  10. making a small, high-pitched noise

20 Clues: yell • smudge • a tool • a long step • like a pumpkin • half of the Earth • the ability to be strong • you can tie knots with it • move uncomfortably in place • a device used to tell direction • vertical lines around the Earth • horizontal lines around the Earth • like a bump, bruise, or small cut • it is used to fasten wood together • making a small, high-pitched noise • ...

Chapter 1 Crossword 2024-02-08

Chapter 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large, dark flat areas on the moon.
  2. The most common gas in the atmosphere.
  3. The apparent backward motion of a planet.
  4. This person discovered three laws concerning how planets move.
  5. The apparent curving of projectiles due to the earth's rotation.
  6. The _______ of the earth is 23 1/2 degrees.
  7. When the moon casts a shadow on the earth.
  8. The pull of a planet or moon due to its mass.
  9. Geocentric explanation for why some planets sometimes go backwards.
  10. This person is known for creating a telescope from the spy glass.
  11. This person described gravity as the force which holds a planet in orbit.
  12. When the moon is closest to the earth.
  13. The earth has this in abundance.
  14. The second most common gas in the atmosphere.
  15. The pattern of light and shadow observed on the moon over a period of 28 days.
  16. The geocentric explanation for why a planet's brightness changes.
Down
  1. The most common surface feature of the moon.
  2. The first day of summer and winter.
  3. The earth is the center of the universe.
  4. The name of the earth's moon.
  5. The shift of position of closer stars compared to stars that are further away because we are going around the sun.
  6. The path of the sun through the sky.
  7. The name of a scientific device which demonstrates the earth's rotation.
  8. The person who said the earth is the center of the universe.
  9. When the earth casts a shadow on the moon.
  10. The physical force which causes the earth to have a bulge as it rotates.
  11. When the moon is furthest from the sun.
  12. The person who discovered that the sky changes.
  13. The first person to say the sun is in the center.
  14. The amount of speed an object would need to escape a planet's (or moon's) gravity.
  15. Channels for flowing lava on the moon.
  16. The first day of fall and spring.

32 Clues: The name of the earth's moon. • The earth has this in abundance. • The first day of fall and spring. • The first day of summer and winter. • The path of the sun through the sky. • The most common gas in the atmosphere. • When the moon is closest to the earth. • Channels for flowing lava on the moon. • The large, dark flat areas on the moon. • ...

bob 2021-06-17

bob crossword puzzle
Across
  1. period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land
  2. hot liquid
  3. solidified lava
  4. mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  5. sideways or downward movement of techtonicplates
  6. rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet
  7. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  8. coarse-grained igneous rock
  9. scientist that formulates the theory of tectonic plates
Down
  1. fine-grained extrusive igneous rock
  2. seven massive plates
  3. common type of carbonate sedimentary rock
  4. a natural science about the earth
  5. liquid layer of the earth
  6. outer layer of the earth
  7. solid layer of the earth
  8. a person who studies the earths porpeties

17 Clues: hot liquid • solidified lava • seven massive plates • outer layer of the earth • solid layer of the earth • liquid layer of the earth • coarse-grained igneous rock • a natural science about the earth • fine-grained extrusive igneous rock • mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • common type of carbonate sedimentary rock • a person who studies the earths porpeties • ...

Space Review 6.2abcd 2021-05-05

Space Review 6.2abcd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is at the center of our solar system.
  2. Large chunks of rock left over from the formation of the planets.
  3. Where does the source of gravity come from that holds the moon in place and causes it to keep revolving around the Earth?
  4. The _________ planets have rocky surfaces.
  5. The name of the first man to walk on the moon.
  6. The _____ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.
  7. The planet that is farthest from our sun in our solar system.
Down
  1. The name of the first artificial satellite sent into orbit around the Earth.
  2. The first human to go into space.
  3. The Red Planet
  4. When an astronaut goes to the moon, the astronaut's _____ changes.
  5. Means the sun is the center of the solar system.
  6. ________ keeps the Earth in orbit around the sun.
  7. A natural or artificial object that revolves around the Earth.
  8. The planet that has the great red spot.
  9. What two factors keep the planets in orbit? _____ and gravity
  10. The ______ ______ have deep, gaseous atmospheres.
  11. Means the Earth is the center of the solar system

18 Clues: The Red Planet • The first human to go into space. • The planet that has the great red spot. • This is at the center of our solar system. • The _________ planets have rocky surfaces. • The name of the first man to walk on the moon. • Means the sun is the center of the solar system. • ________ keeps the Earth in orbit around the sun. • ...

Science Plate Tectonics 2023-12-21

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one edge of a plate is shoved below the edge of another
  2. processes affecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. rock slabs covering all of earth that divides earth's crust
  4. plates that slide past each other
  5. a small area with hotter temperature compared to the areas surrounding it
  6. contains the crust and upper-most solid mantle. the outer layer of the earth
  7. a type of igneous rock where magma from inside the earth flows out
  8. plates that come together
  9. caused by the earth's plates getting stuck at their edges
  10. the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock
  11. rock that is formed by molten rock cooling
  12. theory that plates drift across the earth
Down
  1. the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. the layer below the lithosphere. denser and weaker than the lithosphere
  4. the solid area of earth's interior between the core and the crust
  5. a mountain with vents where lava, small rocks, and gas erupt through the earth's crust
  6. a type of igneous rock where magma goes through older rock and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface
  7. scientists who study the materials, processes, and history of earth
  8. caused by seafloor movement. made by landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc.

20 Clues: plates that come together • plates that slide past each other • plates that move away from each other • theory that plates drift across the earth • rock that is formed by molten rock cooling • the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface • the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock • processes affecting the structure of earth's crust • ...

Seasons and Tides 2026-01-08

Seasons and Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spring and neap tides occur twice per ______.
  2. The pole tilted _______ from the sun experiences winter.
  3. An imaginary line that runs directly through a spinning object's center.
  4. The pole tilted _______ the sun experiences summer.
  5. This type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90° angle.
  6. To move around (something) in a path that is similar to a circle.
  7. The difference in height between the high and low tide.
  8. To spin around an axis.
  9. An imaginary line around the center of the Earth, dividing it into the North and South Hemispheres.
  10. The Earth completes one rotation each _____.
Down
  1. One half of the Earth
  2. This hemisphere is located above the equator.
  3. The Earth completes one revolution each _____.
  4. During this season the sun's path is longer causing more hours of daylight.
  5. During this season the sun's path is shorter causing fewer hours of daylight.
  6. This hemisphere is located below the equator.
  7. This type of tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line.
  8. This season occurs after summer.
  9. The tilt of Earth's axis causes this.
  10. The regular rise and fall of the oceans.
  11. The number of high and low tides each day.

21 Clues: One half of the Earth • To spin around an axis. • This season occurs after summer. • The tilt of Earth's axis causes this. • The regular rise and fall of the oceans. • The number of high and low tides each day. • The Earth completes one rotation each _____. • This hemisphere is located above the equator. • Spring and neap tides occur twice per ______. • ...

Science Chapter 4 2021-10-15

Science Chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a biological natural resource is:
  2. secular geologist think age of earth: 2
  3. more dense than the mantle
  4. invisible protected barrier for earth
  5. natural resource valua found (2words)
  6. found between crust and mantle
  7. way to conserve nonrenewable resource
  8. perfect distance from sun (2 words)
  9. ageing rocks to be very old (2)
  10. belief that earth process are slow
Down
  1. way to gather inner earth data (2)
  2. earth's crust divisions (2 words)
  3. thinnest layer of earth
  4. historical geology example (2)
  5. core is made mostly of this material
  6. introduced uniformitarianism geology(2)
  7. study of earth
  8. we must protect our planet from
  9. important for life
  10. seasons caused by
  11. earth's orbital shape
  12. protects earth from harmful radiatio(2)

22 Clues: study of earth • seasons caused by • important for life • earth's orbital shape • thinnest layer of earth • more dense than the mantle • historical geology example (2) • found between crust and mantle • we must protect our planet from • ageing rocks to be very old (2) • earth's crust divisions (2 words) • a biological natural resource is: • way to gather inner earth data (2) • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun!! 2024-02-05

Earth, Moon, and Sun!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from the Earth
  2. a moon outside our solar system
  3. a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
  4. when the Moon is completely dark
  5. to shine light on an object and make it visible
  6. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  7. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler to see
  8. the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
  9. a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
Down
  1. the border between light and dark on the Moon
  2. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  3. a planet outside our solar system
  4. a moon phase that looks likes a half-circle from Earth
  5. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
  6. a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like the Earth)
  9. the relative size of things
  10. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system

19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography 2023-01-24

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth
  2. The direction that water always flows
  3. The movement of heat energy within the mantle
  4. Where two oceanic tectonic plates move apart from each other, forming an uplifted line of new crust on the ocean floor.
  5. When one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another moving overtop
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  7. An area where molten crust material rises to the Earth's surface to form a volcano, like Hawaii
  8. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces
  10. The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth
  11. Region of the Earth from the middle-mantle to the upper-mantle
  12. Evidence used to prove the theory of continental drift
  13. Divergent plate boundary on land where new crust collapses as plates move apart
  14. The semisolid layer of the Earth where convection currents drive plate tectonics
  15. When two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Down
  1. The placement of broken down rock material into a new location from its origin
  2. Dangerous events that occur due to sudden shifts in the Earth crust and tectonic plates
  3. Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary
  4. Theory that describes how the continents drift over the Earth's mantle
  5. Surface features of the earth created by the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
  7. Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle
  8. Ancient supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  9. The outermost layer of the Earth
  10. Theory developed by Alfred Wegener describing the changing surface land of the Earth
  11. when layers of rocks and sediment are deposited on top of each other, the older layers are deeper and the younger layers are nearer to the surface
  12. The movement of broken down of rock material
  13. Openings in the Earth's crust where magma makes its way to the surface
  14. Plate boundary where two plates slip and slide past each other

29 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • The direction that water always flows • The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth • The movement of broken down of rock material • The movement of heat energy within the mantle • The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth • Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary • Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle • ...

Tectonic Plates and Pangaea 2022-10-11

Tectonic Plates and Pangaea crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a part of the planet earth, it is solid.
  2. occurs when underground rock crumbles including in violent shaking.
  3. the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere.
  4. The scorching hot, dense center of our planet.
  5. large quantities of land across the world. There are only seven in total for example Asia, Antarctica, Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, and South America.
  6. the movement of continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.
  7. the upper layer of the mantle the earth contains, it is below the lithosphere where there is low resistance
  8. A feature on the Earth’s surface that is part of the terrain.
  9. based on a theory that explains how major landforms are made as a result of earth’s subterranean movements.
  10. The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth’s surface.
Down
  1. the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere
  2. a mountain or hill that has a crater or vent through lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas
  3. the third planet from our solar system. It is substance of the land surface;soil. We also live on this planet.
  4. a theory that the world was once a supercontinent.
  5. The outermost shell of the planet earth.
  6. The rough interior of the earth.
  7. the remains of prehistoric organisms preserved in preserved in a petrified form.
  8. A path on the coastlines of the Pacific Ocean fulled with active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
  9. the outer part of the earth involving the upper mantle and crust.
  10. lies within the earth it is a liquid although the mantle is solid.

20 Clues: The rough interior of the earth. • The outermost shell of the planet earth. • is a part of the planet earth, it is solid. • The scorching hot, dense center of our planet. • a theory that the world was once a supercontinent. • the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere • the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere. • ...

GALAXIES & FORMING OF SOLAR SYSTEM 2024-10-30

GALAXIES & FORMING OF SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed that the Earth & planets ORBITED around the sun in ovals
  2. EVERY OBJECT in the universe EXERTS a GRAVITATIONAL FORCE on every other object
  3. clouds of gas & dust between stars, in
  4. particles IN SPACE THAT COLLIDED and stuck together forming planets & satellites
  5. grouped together in CLUSTERS bound by gravity.
  6. large CLOUD OF DUST & GAS in space that
  7. small pieces of rock that enter the Earth’s ATMOSPHERE.
  8. philosopher used GEOCENTRIC (EARTH-CENTERED) model of the solar system to explain phases of the moon
  9. large part of the Earth BLASTED into space AFTER BEING STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK
  10. CENTRAL PARTS of distant galaxies when they were
Down
  1. explained that GRAVITY is the FORCE that keeps planets and satellites in ORBIT AROUND the sun
  2. meteoroids that HIT the Earth’s surface.
  3. MODEL COLLAPSE OF NEBULA into a FLAT ROTATING DISK due to GRAVITY FORMING A STAR AND SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. DEBRIS from the Earth and the IMPACTING body began to CLUMP TOGETHER TO FORM MOON
  5. probably leftover material, made from DUST & ICE, from when the solar system formed
  6. proposed a HELIOCENTRIC (SUN-CENTERED) model where the Earth & planets ORBIT the sun in perfect CIRCLES.
  7. QUASI-STELLAR RADIO SOURCE
  8. Earth STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK
  9. force which PULLS things TOGETHER
  10. added that the sun, moon and planets ORBITED (REVOLVED) around the Earth in perfect CIRCLES.
  11. result from meteorite IMPACT on Earth’s SURFACE
  12. larger groups of galaxy clusters.
  13. oval or egg shaped
  14. collection of stars, dust, & gas bound by gravity
  15. the ACCUMULATION OF MATTER THAT FORMS PLANETS AND SATELLITES

25 Clues: oval or egg shaped • QUASI-STELLAR RADIO SOURCE • force which PULLS things TOGETHER • larger groups of galaxy clusters. • clouds of gas & dust between stars, in • large CLOUD OF DUST & GAS in space that • Earth STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK • meteoroids that HIT the Earth’s surface. • grouped together in CLUSTERS bound by gravity. • ...

Earth Science Basics 2024-09-13

Earth Science Basics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. endothermic animal with hair and mammary glands
  2. the innermost layer of Earth
  3. the largest ocean on Earth
  4. star at center of Milkyway
  5. native marsh grass found in Charleston
  6. they revolve around the Sun
  7. orbits around the Earth
  8. when the sun is blocked by the moon
  9. third planet from the Sun
Down
  1. a type of pollinator that can sting
  2. the number of oceans on Earth
  3. the smallest planet
  4. a species not originally from this area
  5. used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet
  6. the South Carolina state "tree"
  7. the number of continents

16 Clues: the smallest planet • orbits around the Earth • the number of continents • third planet from the Sun • the largest ocean on Earth • star at center of Milkyway • they revolve around the Sun • the innermost layer of Earth • the number of oceans on Earth • the South Carolina state "tree" • a type of pollinator that can sting • when the sun is blocked by the moon • ...

20 Words A Geographer Must Know 2024-09-16

20 Words A Geographer Must Know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A detailed picture of the earth
  2. The latitude of the equator
  3. A map that shows the divisons humans made on earth
  4. Residential area near b/w an urban and rural area
  5. Any map used for a specific reason
  6. The degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian
  7. Measure of the height of earth's surface above sea level
  8. Small town
  9. Half of the earth
  10. The degrees north or south of the equator
  11. Explains the use of colors and map symbols
  12. To bring goods into a country
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  1. A map that shows the natural features of our earth
  2. A book of maps
  3. To send goods out of a country for profit
  4. Total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year
  5. Average number of pople living in a square unit of area
  6. Average money earned per person per year
  7. Explains the relationship between distance on earth and a printed map
  8. City

20 Clues: City • Small town • A book of maps • Half of the earth • The latitude of the equator • To bring goods into a country • A detailed picture of the earth • Any map used for a specific reason • Average money earned per person per year • To send goods out of a country for profit • The degrees north or south of the equator • Explains the use of colors and map symbols • ...

The Earth 2024-04-04

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ¿Qué animal hace un sonido de "relincho"?waterfall Type of water that falls
  2. frío La Antártida es el ___ lugar de la Tierra.
  3. ¿La Antártida es un qué?
  4. Una colina muy grande.
  5. ¿Qué sonido hace una vaca?
Down
  1. lugar más frío de la Tierra
  2. Palabra que describe el clima cuando hay viento.Hot Describe the weather when it's warm

7 Clues: Una colina muy grande. • ¿La Antártida es un qué? • ¿Qué sonido hace una vaca? • lugar más frío de la Tierra • frío La Antártida es el ___ lugar de la Tierra. • ¿Qué animal hace un sonido de "relincho"?waterfall Type of water that falls • Palabra que describe el clima cuando hay viento.Hot Describe the weather when it's warm

The Earth 2025-09-04

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Semi-molten rock found in the mantle.
  2. Circular movements in the Mantle
  3. The outermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. The original supercontinent
  2. The German man responsible for the theory of Continental Drift
  3. A metal found in the inner core.
  4. It's 6000 degrees celsius here.

7 Clues: The original supercontinent • It's 6000 degrees celsius here. • A metal found in the inner core. • Circular movements in the Mantle • The outermost layer of the earth • Semi-molten rock found in the mantle. • The German man responsible for the theory of Continental Drift

The Earth 2025-11-17

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Released gases to form the atmosphere
  2. One of the oldest plants
  3. Can have major effects,causing asthma attacks and even death
  4. Coal contains carbon and
Down
  1. Absorbs Carbon dioxide
  2. A toxic gas that is flammable
  3. Produced due to the burning of fuels

7 Clues: Absorbs Carbon dioxide • One of the oldest plants • Coal contains carbon and • A toxic gas that is flammable • Produced due to the burning of fuels • Released gases to form the atmosphere • Can have major effects,causing asthma attacks and even death

Space Crossword 2025-05-16

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a star collapses under its own gravity, this is made
  2. Newtons first law is also called the law of _______
  3. Stars distance from Earth is usually measured in these
  4. The ______ telescope that has provided lots of information for us
  5. Nearest major galaxy to our galaxy
  6. A connection of stars people see as an image in the sky
  7. The measurement for an objects amount of matter in it
  8. Where new stars are born
  9. Earth ______ around the Sun
  10. The place in space that the astronauts go to when they are on a mission, their "home" in the sky
  11. Stars are usually made of _______ and helium
Down
  1. Earth is the third ______ away from the sun
  2. The force that keeps us on Earth and on the ground
  3. The planet we live on
  4. Alpha Centauri A and B and Proxima Centauri are in this star system
  5. Our galaxy is called the _____ ___
  6. The north stars actual name
  7. The orbital period of the ISS around Earth
  8. A tiny bright dot in the night sky with the moon
  9. A donut shaped region of icy objects that are beyond the orbit of Neptune
  10. The milky way is a ______
  11. A piece of spacecraft launched in the mission Voyager
  12. Elon Musk owns some and they are collectively called StarLink

23 Clues: The planet we live on • Where new stars are born • The milky way is a ______ • The north stars actual name • Earth ______ around the Sun • Our galaxy is called the _____ ___ • Nearest major galaxy to our galaxy • The orbital period of the ISS around Earth • Earth is the third ______ away from the sun • Stars are usually made of _______ and helium • ...

Revision The Sun and the Moon 2023-11-16

Revision The Sun and the Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Sun provide _______and light
  2. The people, equipment, or other spacecraft carried to space.
  3. The Moon has no _____________
  4. a round hole made by something that has fallen.
  5. The number of Moons that that fit across the diameter of the Earth.
  6. the pull that holds things on the Earth.
  7. The Sun's diameter is 110 times bigger than that of the __________
  8. The ________is the Earth's closest star.
  9. The Moon is _____________and made of rock.
  10. The Sun is the Earth's __________star.
  11. The _______system is the Sun and all the object's that move around it
  12. The Moon has no _______________water or proper soil.
  13. The Sun is made of _____________
  14. The coldest planet.
Down
  1. A tall structure that is propelled into space.
  2. Heat from the Sun is needed to make water ________and start the water cycle which brings freshwater to Earth through rain
  3. The Sun is a _____________ because it is a ball of very hot gas.
  4. Other stars do not provide us with heat because they are too ____
  5. water on planets closer to the Sun __________ because it is too hot.
  6. Closest object to Earth in space.
  7. We call rain, hail or snow _____________
  8. Light from the Sun starts the _________chain.
  9. The phase of the Moon after full moon.
  10. The changing pattern of Sunlight on the Moon.
  11. The pattern of sunlight repeats itself every 29.5 _______
  12. Without heat from the Sun the Earth would be c_____
  13. The pathway in which Earth moves around the Sun is called an _____
  14. The _______is at the centre of the solar system.

28 Clues: The coldest planet. • The Moon has no _____________ • The Sun provide _______and light • The Sun is made of _____________ • Closest object to Earth in space. • The phase of the Moon after full moon. • The Sun is the Earth's __________star. • We call rain, hail or snow _____________ • the pull that holds things on the Earth. • The ________is the Earth's closest star. • ...

Earth's Structure and Rocks 2024-04-03

Earth's Structure and Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___________boundaries are where plates break apart
  2. __________rock forms when other rocks go through extreme heat and pressure.
  3. ___________rock forms from magma or lava that hardens.
  4. _________boundaries are where plates crash together
  5. This layer includes the crust and tectonic plates.
  6. This is the hardest mineral on the planet.
  7. Extremely hot,innermost layer of metal.
  8. Melted rock that escapes to earth's surface.
  9. _________boundaries are where plates grind past each other.
  10. These igneous rocks form on the surface of earth.
Down
  1. These igneous rocks form inside the earth.
  2. These are what form rocks, over 4000 of them.
  3. This is the largest tectonic plate.
  4. This is a layer of partially melted rock in the mantle.
  5. The thin,cool,outermost layer of the earth
  6. These giant plates of rock float on the asthenosphere.
  7. _________rock forms from bits of sand,rock, and minerals.
  8. Melted rock within the earth.
  9. The thickest layer of the earth.
  10. These are formed when minerals replace bones.

20 Clues: Melted rock within the earth. • The thickest layer of the earth. • This is the largest tectonic plate. • Extremely hot,innermost layer of metal. • These igneous rocks form inside the earth. • The thin,cool,outermost layer of the earth • This is the hardest mineral on the planet. • Melted rock that escapes to earth's surface. • These are what form rocks, over 4000 of them. • ...

Science crossword 2022-06-07

Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What force destroys mountains?
  2. What is the planet most known for its rings?
  3. What is the best planet?
  4. What is the name of our Star in our solar system?
  5. What planet is closest to the earth?
  6. What is all water on earth called?
  7. What planet do we live on?
  8. What force builds mountains?
Down
  1. What process do plants go through to produce oxygen?
  2. What shifts to cause earthquakes?
  3. What rock type is formed by molten rock?
  4. Who is the best teacher at HMS?
  5. What Gene is the opposite of a Dominant gene?
  6. What is the powerhouse of the cell
  7. What is all life and plants on earth called?
  8. What is the ability to move called?
  9. What rock type is formed by heat and pressure
  10. What is any form of water falling from the sky?
  11. What is all land/rock on earth called?
  12. What rock type contains Sediments?
  13. What is the name of the force that keeps us on the ground?

21 Clues: What is the best planet? • What planet do we live on? • What force builds mountains? • What force destroys mountains? • Who is the best teacher at HMS? • What shifts to cause earthquakes? • What is the powerhouse of the cell • What rock type contains Sediments? • What is all water on earth called? • What is the ability to move called? • What planet is closest to the earth? • ...

Earth, the Moon, and the Sun 2018-11-28

Earth, the Moon, and the Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth _____________ around the sun.
  2. The Earth _____________ on an axis and is the reason for day and night.
  3. an imaginary line that the Earth rotates around
  4. A hot glowing ball of gas
  5. When the Earth is not facing the sun
  6. A synonym for rotation
Down
  1. A ____________ revolves around planets
  2. The ____________ of the Earth causes days
  3. the planet that we live on
  4. A satellite ______________ something in space.
  5. There are four ________________ in 1 year
  6. When the Earth is facing the sun
  7. The __________ of the Earth causes seasons

13 Clues: A synonym for rotation • A hot glowing ball of gas • the planet that we live on • When the Earth is facing the sun • When the Earth is not facing the sun • A ____________ revolves around planets • The Earth _____________ around the sun. • The ____________ of the Earth causes days • There are four ________________ in 1 year • The __________ of the Earth causes seasons • ...

Gadola 4 CD 2025-02-14

Gadola 4 CD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. between earths crust and the mantle
  2. the outermost layer of the earth
  3. the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  4. core the earths deepest layer
  5. distance north or south of the equator
  6. divides the earth into the north and south
  7. metal that makes up a large part of the earth
  8. planet is slanted
  9. revolves around a planet, star
Down
  1. half of the earth
  2. lines running from north and south
  3. thick layer of the earth beneath the crust
  4. day the time it takes for the sun to return
  5. core liquid layer of earth
  6. forming layers inside a planet

15 Clues: half of the earth • planet is slanted • core liquid layer of earth • core the earths deepest layer • forming layers inside a planet • revolves around a planet, star • the outermost layer of the earth • lines running from north and south • between earths crust and the mantle • distance north or south of the equator • thick layer of the earth beneath the crust • ...

Geological Processes 2023-11-10

Geological Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A naturally occuring material whose atoms are in a crystal form.
  2. A solid ball of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.
  3. An earth material made using pressure and heat.
  4. The thinnest layer of Earth.
  5. See 13 Down.
  6. A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it.
  7. Water that goes beneath Earth's surface.
  8. Bits of rock that have been carried by wind or water.
  9. The place where two tectonic plates meet.
  10. What we call the massive pieces of land that move as fast as your fingernail grows.
  11. The type of rock created by melting and cooling.
Down
  1. A prefix that means "Earth or earth materials".
  2. A trait of rocks like uranium.
  3. The leftover radioactive material produced by nuclear reactors.
  4. A type of rock created through long exposure to heat and pressure.
  5. Losing something in order to gain something else.
  6. A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater.
  7. (With 10 Across)The common name for the movement of the ground.
  8. Factual information that or data that supports or refutes a claim.

19 Clues: See 13 Down. • The thinnest layer of Earth. • A trait of rocks like uranium. • Water that goes beneath Earth's surface. • The place where two tectonic plates meet. • A prefix that means "Earth or earth materials". • An earth material made using pressure and heat. • The type of rock created by melting and cooling. • Losing something in order to gain something else. • ...

Sun, Earth, and Moon 2023-03-01

Sun, Earth, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. quarter Waning moon phase: half of the lighted side can be seen from Earth.
  2. basin Hollow area on the moon created by an object striking its surface.
  3. eclipse When the moon temporarily blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.
  4. When the sun's position is directly over the equator.
  5. eclipse When Earth's shadow falls on the moon.
  6. Earth's yearly orbit around the sun.
  7. The amount of the moon's lighted side is increasing.
Down
  1. Point at which the sun reaches its greatest point north or south of the equator.
  2. Dark-colored flat regions of the moon.
  3. An elongated closed curve.
  4. The imaginary line around which a planet spins.
  5. Round 3-D object whose surface is the same distance from the center at all points.
  6. moon Moon Phase when all of the moon's surface facing Earth is lit up.
  7. The spinning of Earth on its axis; causes day and night.
  8. quarter Waxing moon phase: half of the lighted side can be seen from Earth.
  9. moon Moon phase when the moon is between the Earth and the Sun and the moon cannot be seen.
  10. phases The changing appearances of the moon as seen from Earth.
  11. When the amount of the moon's lighted side is becoming smaller.

18 Clues: An elongated closed curve. • Earth's yearly orbit around the sun. • Dark-colored flat regions of the moon. • eclipse When Earth's shadow falls on the moon. • The imaginary line around which a planet spins. • The amount of the moon's lighted side is increasing. • When the sun's position is directly over the equator. • ...

Unit 3 Crossword 2025-02-27

Unit 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcano that cannot erupt
  2. The layer between the crust and the outer core of the earth.
  3. The type of rock formed by volcanoes
  4. Molten rock which flows out of a volcano.
  5. Material which forms a cloud during a volcanic eruption
  6. A volcano which can erupt
  7. The outer, rocky layer of the earth.
  8. When lava comes out of a volcano
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickel inside the earth
Down
  1. Currents in the earth's mantle
  2. The central layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel
  3. Molten rock inside the earth
  4. Can be caused by an earthquake in the ocean
  5. Violent shaking of the earth
  6. The channels inside a volcano through which lava flows
  7. The part of the volcano from where lava comes out

16 Clues: A volcano which can erupt • A volcano that cannot erupt • Molten rock inside the earth • Violent shaking of the earth • Currents in the earth's mantle • When lava comes out of a volcano • The type of rock formed by volcanoes • The outer, rocky layer of the earth. • Molten rock which flows out of a volcano. • Can be caused by an earthquake in the ocean • ...

TetroMonsters 2025-09-21

TetroMonsters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth water plant
  2. Earth plant fire
  3. plant water
  4. Light
  5. Cold plant
  6. cold plant air
  7. Fire
  8. Cold
  9. Psychic Light
  10. Fire light
  11. Cold plant fire
  12. Plant psychic
  13. faerie light bone
  14. plant
  15. earth water plant air
  16. Earth water Fire
  17. Earth cold fire
  18. Earth water air fire
  19. psychic faerie bone
  20. Earth
  21. Psychic faerie
  22. Plant light
  23. water plant fire psychic
  24. Fire plant
  25. Cold plant fire light
  26. plant fire light
  27. plant water psychic
  28. cold fire faerie
  29. Earth water plant fire
  30. Psychic bone
  31. Fire faerie
  32. Cold air fire
  33. water fire bone
  34. earth cold fire faerie
  35. Earth cold plant fire
  36. earth fire faerie
  37. water fire psychic
  38. Water bone
  39. cold fire plant
  40. water plant fire
  41. earth bone
  42. Bone light
  43. Water plant air
  44. light psychic bone
  45. Fire earth
  46. Cold water plant air
  47. Fire psychic
  48. Cold water Fire
  49. plant fire psychic
  50. water plant air fire
  51. psychic
  52. Earth air fire
  53. earth water bne
  54. Air cold
  55. Bone
  56. earth fire bone
Down
  1. earth water fire bone
  2. Earth cold water air
  3. Earth cold water
  4. Faerie bone
  5. Earth cold plant
  6. Earth, Cold
  7. Earth cold plant air
  8. Earth cold water plant air
  9. earth water plant air fire
  10. Fire cold
  11. Cold plant air fire
  12. Air water
  13. Earth cold water fire
  14. water
  15. Cold water plant
  16. Pshychic faerie bone light
  17. Earth water air
  18. Plant earth
  19. Cold light
  20. Earth cold water plant fire
  21. Faerie
  22. Water cold
  23. Cold faerie
  24. earth faerie
  25. Fire water
  26. Air earth
  27. Cold water plant air fire
  28. Water air fire
  29. Earth cold air
  30. Earth plant air fire
  31. psychic light bone
  32. Plant air fire
  33. earth cold plant air fire
  34. Earth plant air
  35. plant cold light
  36. Water psychic
  37. Earth water
  38. earth cold faerie
  39. Cold water plant fire
  40. Fire bone
  41. Cold water air
  42. Cold water air fire
  43. faerie light
  44. plant air
  45. Air
  46. Earth cold water plant
  47. Fire air
  48. Earth cold air fire
  49. Earth cold water air fire

105 Clues: Air • Fire • Cold • Bone • Light • water • plant • Earth • Faerie • psychic • Fire air • Air cold • Fire cold • Air water • Air earth • Fire bone • plant air • Cold plant • Fire light • Cold light • Water cold • Fire water • Fire plant • Water bone • earth bone • Bone light • Fire earth • plant water • Faerie bone • Earth, Cold • Plant earth • Cold faerie • Plant light • Fire faerie • Earth water • earth faerie • Psychic bone • faerie light • Fire psychic • ...

Science Plate Tectonics 2023-12-21

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one edge of a plate is shoved below the edge of another
  2. processes affecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. rock slabs covering all of earth that divides earth's crust
  4. plates that slide past each other
  5. a small area with hotter temperature compared to the areas surrounding it
  6. contains the crust and upper-most solid mantle. the outer layer of the earth
  7. a type of igneous rock where magma from inside the earth flows out
  8. plates that come together
  9. caused by the earth's plates getting stuck at their edges
  10. the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock
  11. rock that is formed by molten rock cooling
  12. theory that plates drift across the earth
Down
  1. the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. the layer below the lithosphere. denser and weaker than the lithosphere
  4. the solid area of earth's interior between the core and the crust
  5. a mountain with vents where lava, small rocks, and gas erupt through the earth's crust
  6. a type of igneous rock where magma goes through older rock and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface
  7. scientists who study the materials, processes, and history of earth
  8. caused by seafloor movement. made by landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc.

20 Clues: plates that come together • plates that slide past each other • plates that move away from each other • theory that plates drift across the earth • rock that is formed by molten rock cooling • the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface • the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock • processes affecting the structure of earth's crust • ...

The Earth, the Sun and the Moon 2023-10-11

The Earth, the Sun and the Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The season which sees lots of animals out and about, as well as mild weather and plants blooming
  2. The star at the center of our solar system which creates heat and light for the Earth
  3. The amount of time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun
  4. A day of the year where the nighttime or daytime is at its longest
  5. One of four portions of the year with distinct weather patterns, and other characteristics
  6. A large object which orbits the Earth
  7. The planet we live on
  8. The season which sees leaves fall from trees, and the weather begin to cool
Down
  1. The circular path the Earth takes around the sun
  2. A day of the year where the length of day and night is equal
  3. The cycle of the moon is split up into different stages with this name
  4. The season which sees the most hot weather
  5. What the Earth is doing to create the cycle of day and night
  6. The time that the Sun does not shine on a part of the Earth
  7. The season which sees the coldest weather, and animals hibernate
  8. The time that the Sun shines on a part of the Earth

16 Clues: The planet we live on • A large object which orbits the Earth • The season which sees the most hot weather • The circular path the Earth takes around the sun • The time that the Sun shines on a part of the Earth • The time that the Sun does not shine on a part of the Earth • A day of the year where the length of day and night is equal • ...

Flat Earth 2024-12-03

Flat Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Flat Earthers argue that this scientific concept, explaining Earth's rotation, is a hoax.
  2. Flat Earthers argue that this natural phenomenon should be visible in photos if Earth were spherical.
  3. Flat Earthers claim that this effect, which causes moving objects to deflect due to Earth's rotation, does not exist.
  4. Flat Earthers assert that this type of imagery is manipulated to promote a spherical Earth.
  5. Flat Earthers claim this icy barrier encircles the Earth's edge.
  6. Eclipse Flat Earthers believe that this phenomenon is caused by unknown celestial bodies, not Earth's shadow.
  7. Flat Earthers assert that this force is an illusion, proposing alternative explanations like density and buoyancy.
  8. Earth Society Organization founded in 1956 promoting Flat Earth beliefs.
  9. Flat Earthers assert that this celestial body is much closer and smaller than mainstream science suggests.
  10. Flat Earthers believe that this phenomenon, where ships disappear hull-first over the horizon, is an optical illusion.
Down
  1. Flat Earthers often reference this ancient text to support their beliefs.
  2. Flat Earthers argue that this visual boundary always appears flat, supporting their model.
  3. Samuel ________; 19th-century proponent of Flat Earth theory.
  4. Flat Earthers claim that this navigational tool's behavior contradicts a spherical Earth.
  5. Flat Earthers believe that this space agency fabricates images to support the spherical Earth model.
  6. According to Flat Earth theory, the Sun and Moon move in this pattern above the Earth.
  7. Flat Earthers claim that this atmospheric layer is a dome enclosing the flat Earth.
  8. Flat Earthers assert that this natural force, which causes objects to fall, is misunderstood or misrepresented.
  9. Flat Earthers assert that this phenomenon, where the Sun appears to set, is due to perspective, not Earth's curvature.
  10. Travel Flat Earthers claim that this type of travel is impossible and that all related missions are fabricated.

20 Clues: Samuel ________; 19th-century proponent of Flat Earth theory. • Flat Earthers claim this icy barrier encircles the Earth's edge. • Earth Society Organization founded in 1956 promoting Flat Earth beliefs. • Flat Earthers often reference this ancient text to support their beliefs. • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the crust and upper mantle.
  2. when a gas turns into a liquid.
  3. underwater mountain chains.
  4. a place where lava reaches the surface.
  5. the point within Earth where faulting begins.
  6. separates the crust and the mantle.
  7. a supercontinent formed by all the other continents millions of years ago.
  8. a sudden release of stored energy caused by tectonic forces.
  9. the point directly above the surface.
  10. gas that protects Earth from ultra-violent waves.
Down
  1. records earthquake events
  2. transfers energy from one point on Earth to another point on Earth.
  3. parts of the crust that move above the mantle.
  4. when a liquid turns into a gas.
  5. mixture of gases that surround Earth.
  6. the lower part of the upper mantle that has plastic, flowing properties.
  7. the thinnest part of Earth's structure.
  8. total amount of energy released from an earthquake.
  9. Hot material rises while cool material sinks.
  10. when electromagnetic waves that travel through space.

20 Clues: records earthquake events • the crust and upper mantle. • underwater mountain chains. • when a gas turns into a liquid. • when a liquid turns into a gas. • separates the crust and the mantle. • mixture of gases that surround Earth. • the point directly above the surface. • a place where lava reaches the surface. • the thinnest part of Earth's structure. • ...

rocks and stuff 2021-11-19

rocks and stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first eon, fireball earth, named after Hades
  2. a type of rock, formed by sediments, mainly created in water
  3. rock/nature gets deformed and becomes a different shape
  4. a force pressing together
  5. Mountains formed by lava or magma
  6. The process of mountains forming because of tectonic plates
  7. small chunks of rock
  8. when a point in the crust breaks and rocks rub against each other
  9. the thinnest layer in the earth and the farthest layer from the core
Down
  1. when a rock had pressure and heat applied to it; marble
  2. the center of the earth
  3. the first visible life that appears on earth
  4. photosynthetic life bacteria appears
  5. a layer in the earth that is in between the crust and the core
  6. liquidation caused by heat
  7. layers of sedimentary rocks
  8. single-cell organisms start to appear; bacteria
  9. when magma/lava cools underground rapidly or slowly
  10. Molten rock is similar to lava but underground
  11. dead life preserved in rock, sand, ice, etc.

20 Clues: small chunks of rock • the center of the earth • a force pressing together • liquidation caused by heat • layers of sedimentary rocks • Mountains formed by lava or magma • photosynthetic life bacteria appears • the first visible life that appears on earth • dead life preserved in rock, sand, ice, etc. • Molten rock is similar to lava but underground • ...

Science 8 pages 170-175 2025-11-24

Science 8 pages 170-175 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid, center of the Earth; under more pressure and is solid
  2. waves that only travel through solids
  3. outermost, physical layer of the crust
  4. the ring around the s-wave shadow zone
  5. bodies of "rock" from space that have crashed into Earth
  6. give scientists actual samples of Earth's upper mantle
  7. a characteristic, such as rigidity
  8. compositional layer of Earth below the crust
  9. solid, thin layer of mantle below the lithosphere
Down
  1. this part of the center of the Earth is liquid due to high temperatures
  2. contains dense elements at the center of the Earth
  3. the chemical makeup of matter
  4. thin, dense crust underneath the ocean
  5. waves that travel through solids, liquids, and gases
  6. circular area of missing s-waves
  7. waves of energy that travel through rock released by Earthquakes
  8. thick, less-dense crust under mountains
  9. lower part of the mantle
  10. low-density materials
  11. Earth's thin, outer shell

20 Clues: low-density materials • lower part of the mantle • Earth's thin, outer shell • the chemical makeup of matter • circular area of missing s-waves • a characteristic, such as rigidity • waves that only travel through solids • thin, dense crust underneath the ocean • outermost, physical layer of the crust • the ring around the s-wave shadow zone • ...

Dike Crossword 2023-04-20

Dike Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What men lived in during Dike's stay on earth
  2. Constellation that represented Dike
  3. What did men not have during Dike's stay on earth
  4. Dike belonged to the second-generation___
  5. goddess of justice and moral order
  6. Reason that Dike got enraged and left the earth
  7. Father of Dike
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  1. Dike represented human___
  2. What Dike is sometimes depicted holding
  3. Age that men entered after Dike left the earth
  4. One age that Dike lived through on earth
  5. Dike's gender
  6. Where Dike lived during the first two Ages of Man
  7. Mother of Dike
  8. Another age that Dike lived through on earth

15 Clues: Dike's gender • Mother of Dike • Father of Dike • Dike represented human___ • goddess of justice and moral order • Constellation that represented Dike • What Dike is sometimes depicted holding • One age that Dike lived through on earth • Dike belonged to the second-generation___ • Another age that Dike lived through on earth • What men lived in during Dike's stay on earth • ...

Keywords from lessons 2.01 - 2.05 2024-04-04

Keywords from lessons 2.01 - 2.05 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate interaction when two plates move closer to each other.
  2. Gaps on land created by divergence of two continental plates.
  3. The place at which two boundaries slide past each other.
  4. Name of rocks that are created from magma cooling. This also stores magnetic information.
  5. A deep hole in the ocean created by convergence of oceanic and continental crusts.
  6. Name of rocks that stores information on Earth’s magnetic field.
  7. An area where two plates meet.
  8. The thickest layer of Earth..
  9. Evidence that supports the Continental Drift Theory: “Continent fit like a __________.”
  10. Produces high heat in the outer core.
  11. Area where magma erupts to the surface of Earth.
  12. Anywhere on Earth where living things exist.
  13. Second evidence that strongly supports existence of Pangaea.
  14. Another word for an ocean mountain created by two oceanic plate divergence.
  15. Name of crusts that are on land.
  16. A thin semi-liquid layer under the Earth's crust that allows crust to move around.
  17. System of Earth that that accounts for all gases.
Down
  1. Shaking of Earth's crust due to plate interaction or movement.
  2. Name of crusts that are under the ocean.
  3. System of Earth that accounts for all water, in all forms of state.
  4. Land feature created when two continental plates converge.
  5. Last name of the German scientist who suggested the Continental Drift theory.
  6. Movement of liquid or gas due to heat. This drives tectonic plate movement.
  7. Melted rocks, found in the mantle.
  8. Plate interaction when two plates slide past each other, also called Transform.
  9. Layer of Earth that produces Earth's magnetic field.
  10. Name for Earth's crust that is broken in to big pieces that fit like a puzzle.
  11. Plate interaction when two plates move away from each other.
  12. System of Earth that accounts for all the rocks.
  13. The solid layer of Earth.
  14. A series of volcanos that surround Pacific Ocean, accounts for 75% of all volcanos on Earth.
  15. When one plate pushes down underneath the other plate in convergent boundaries.

32 Clues: The solid layer of Earth. • The thickest layer of Earth.. • An area where two plates meet. • Name of crusts that are on land. • Melted rocks, found in the mantle. • Produces high heat in the outer core. • Name of crusts that are under the ocean. • Anywhere on Earth where living things exist. • Area where magma erupts to the surface of Earth. • ...

Eclipse 2022-04-25

Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path of a celestial object revolving around a celestial object
  2. when the Earth covers up the moon from the sun
  3. a dark area created by something blocking something else
  4. the moon is covering the Sun with the Earth in the moons shadow
  5. the darker part of a shadow by the Earth or moon
  6. Only part of the moon is covering the sun
  7. a celestial object that revolves around a planet
  8. the Earth blocks all sunlight from the sun to the moon
  9. when a celestial object finishes an orbit
  10. when a celestial object passes over another celestial object blocking its sunlight
Down
  1. the moon covers up the Sun and its sunlight to the Earth
  2. going around in a circle
  3. when something is not straight up and down but angled to the left or right
  4. lighter part of a shadow from the moon or the Earth
  5. the Earth blocks some of the sunlight to the moon
  6. moon

16 Clues: moon • going around in a circle • Only part of the moon is covering the sun • when a celestial object finishes an orbit • when the Earth covers up the moon from the sun • the darker part of a shadow by the Earth or moon • a celestial object that revolves around a planet • the Earth blocks some of the sunlight to the moon • ...

Eclipse 2023-05-10

Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path of a celestial object revolving around a celestial object
  2. when the Earth covers up the moon from the sun
  3. a dark area created by something blocking something else
  4. the moon is covering the Sun with the Earth in the moons shadow
  5. the darker part of a shadow by the Earth or moon
  6. Only part of the moon is covering the sun
  7. a celestial object that revolves around a planet
  8. the Earth blocks all sunlight from the sun to the moon
  9. when a celestial object finishes an orbit
  10. when a celestial object passes over another celestial object blocking its sunlight
Down
  1. the moon covers up the Sun and its sunlight to the Earth
  2. going around in a circle
  3. when something is not straight up and down but angled to the left or right
  4. lighter part of a shadow from the moon or the Earth
  5. the Earth blocks some of the sunlight to the moon
  6. moon

16 Clues: moon • going around in a circle • Only part of the moon is covering the sun • when a celestial object finishes an orbit • when the Earth covers up the moon from the sun • the darker part of a shadow by the Earth or moon • a celestial object that revolves around a planet • the Earth blocks some of the sunlight to the moon • ...