the earth Crossword Puzzles
Middle earth 2025-01-14
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- a box with no hinges key or lid yet golden treasure inside is hid
- The name of the beast the nazgul ride
- Who was originally saurons master
- the true name for olliphants
- the main antagonist in the hobbit
- The name of pass at the top of the secret stair
- The only place where the ring can be unmade
- Merry, pippin, frodo, sam, rosie, and bilbo are
- who is boramir and faramir's father
- The Name of the first king of the dwarves
- what is the elvish name for gandalf
- The third member to join the fellowship
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- The kingly name for aragorn
- who leads the battle of pellanor in the movies
- the name of the capitol of rohan
- who forged the three elven rings
- the first to find the ring after isildur loses it
- who is shelob spawn of
- Isildurs father
- Gandalfs horse
20 Clues: Gandalfs horse • Isildurs father • who is shelob spawn of • The kingly name for aragorn • the true name for olliphants • the name of the capitol of rohan • who forged the three elven rings • Who was originally saurons master • the main antagonist in the hobbit • who is boramir and faramir's father • what is the elvish name for gandalf • The name of the beast the nazgul ride • ...
Doughnut Earth 2025-01-27
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- Icelandic currency
- New _____ Wales
- Polynesia, Melanesia, ___________
- Line between Koreas, Abbreviated
- Island in-between Wales and Scotland
- Seattle's sister
- South American steppe
- South American desert
- North of Norway
- Main color in the flag of Bangladesh
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- Capital city river
- Lost NA colony
- The most populated country
- Island featuring the capital of Hawaii
- C of C.A.R.
- Second-largest island in Indonesia
- Third-largest Mediterranean island
- Potatoes and province
- Iberian territory of the UK
- Easter Island figure
- Capitol of Scotland
- Mountains and mints
22 Clues: C of C.A.R. • Lost NA colony • New _____ Wales • North of Norway • Seattle's sister • Capital city river • Icelandic currency • Capitol of Scotland • Mountains and mints • Easter Island figure • Potatoes and province • South American steppe • South American desert • The most populated country • Iberian territory of the UK • Line between Koreas, Abbreviated • Polynesia, Melanesia, ___________ • ...
Earth science 2024-12-04
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- When two plates come together
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another.
- calculates an age in years for geologic materials by measuring the presence of a short-life radioactive element,
- any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
- a neutrino or antineutrino emitted during the decay of naturally-occurring radionuclides in the Earth.
- The original unstable isotope is called the parent isotope, and the more stable form is called?
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- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
- composed of the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental lithosphere
- , region of the upper atmosphere between about 50 and 80 km (30 and 50 miles) above the surface of the Earth.
- the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
- The original unstable isotope
- vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even man-made explosions.
- heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
- is the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans.
- a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
- when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
20 Clues: When two plates come together • The original unstable isotope • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation • any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space • ...
Earth Systems 2025-09-11
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- to try something again using what you learned the last time
- a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- the solid part of Earth
- matter made of only one kind of atom or molecule
- when a gas turns into a liquid
- to put together pieces of information to understand something
- all the living things on Earth
- the things engineers think about and test to know how well something solves a problem
- the stuff that things are made of
- what you can observe or measure about something
- a process in which substances change into different substances
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- all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
- water in the form of invisible gas
- a person who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem
- a description of how something works or why something happens
- the air that surrounds Earth
- a group of parts that work together
- a supply of something that is useful
- water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
- when a liquid turns into a gas
- to try to make something new that solves a problem
21 Clues: the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • when a gas turns into a liquid • when a liquid turns into a gas • all the living things on Earth • the stuff that things are made of • water in the form of invisible gas • a group of parts that work together • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • ...
Earth Systems 2025-09-18
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- – The regions of Earth that support life.
- – The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere.
- – Effect caused by gases trapping heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
- – A large, rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves.
- – Rain, snow, hail, or sleet falling from clouds.
- – The process of liquid water turning into vapour.
- – All the water on Earth’s surface and underground.
- – A landform where molten rock escapes from Earth’s crust.
- & Clues
- – A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions.
- – Water that flows over the land surface into rivers and lakes.
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- – The breakdown of rocks by wind, water, and temperature.
- – A violent storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
- – The process of water vapour turning into liquid.
- – Small pieces of rock, soil, or sand carried by water or wind.
- – Process where plants use sunlight to make food.
- – A sudden shaking of the ground due to tectonic movement.
- – The solid part of Earth, including rocks and soil.
- – The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- – The movement of sediment from one place to another.
- – The element central to organic life and the carbon cycle.
21 Clues: & Clues • – The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • – The regions of Earth that support life. • – The most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere. • – Process where plants use sunlight to make food. • – Rain, snow, hail, or sleet falling from clouds. • – The process of water vapour turning into liquid. • – The process of liquid water turning into vapour. • ...
earth systems 2025-10-01
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- the thin outer layer of Earth that lies beneath the world's oceans,
- form from compressed sediment or precipitated minerals,
- a geological fault where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, rather than moving toward or away from one another
- a geological fault where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, rather than moving toward or away from one another
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- long narrow ditch
- the cooling of magma or lava
- a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space
- is the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the rapid release of stress built up in the crust.
- Intermost layer of the earth
- a region where Earth's lithosphere is being pulled apart, creating fractures and faults
- The process by which one tectonic plate is forced underneath another into the Earth's mantle.
- the first waves to arrive at a seismograph
- a tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other, causing magma to rise to the surface to create new oceanic crust
- a type of wave that travels along the surface or boundary between two different mediums
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- the layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves.
- the preserved remains, impressions, or traces of ancient living things, often over 10,000 years old, that provide scientists with evidence of past life and Earth's history
- occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- describes the processes and events related to the movement of molten rock (magma) from Earth's interior to the surface, leading to eruptions of lava, ash, gases, and creating volcanic landforms.
- a thick layer of rock found inside a planet or other celestial body that lies between its crust and its core, making up the majority of its volume
- heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
- occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles.
- the preserved remains, impressions, or traces of ancient living things, often over 10,000 years old, that provide scientists with evidence of past life and Earth's history
- outermost layer of earth surface
- the time elapsed since the oceanic crust was formed at mid-ocean ridges, a process determined by magnetic polarity patterns on the ocean floor
- form when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure
- a large, rigid slab of rock that forms part of Earth's outer shell, the lithosphere, which includes the crust and the uppermost mantle.
29 Clues: long narrow ditch • the cooling of magma or lava • Intermost layer of the earth • outermost layer of earth surface • the first waves to arrive at a seismograph • form from compressed sediment or precipitated minerals, • occurs when an atom loses one or a combination of particles. • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle. • ...
Earth surface 2025-10-29
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- the difference in elevation from one contour to the other
- A wall of rocks to prevent beach erosion
- wave washed sediment along a coast
- movement of sand along a beach
- a deposited of wind blown sand
- process in which water ice and wind moves weathered rock and soil
- the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of a area
- A loop like bend in a course of a river
- the process that breaks down the rocks through chemical change
- The land area that supplies water to a river
- Wide valley through which a river flood
- Wind erosion that removes surface materials
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- process in which sediment is laid down in a new location
- anyone of many processes which gravity makes sediment move downward
- large mass of moving ice and snow on land
- The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
- Ridge formed by sediments along a river channel
- The grinding away of rocks by other rock particles in the water
- a sudden violent flood that happens in hours to even minutes
- water that flows over the ground surface rather than socking into the ground
- A meander cut off from a river
- A land form made by sediments deposited at where river ends
- rush of water that flows rapidly back to the sea from the sand bar
- earths materials deposited by erosion
- process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks and freezes
- A line on a topographic map that connects lines with equal elevation
26 Clues: movement of sand along a beach • A meander cut off from a river • a deposited of wind blown sand • wave washed sediment along a coast • earths materials deposited by erosion • A loop like bend in a course of a river • Wide valley through which a river flood • A wall of rocks to prevent beach erosion • large mass of moving ice and snow on land • ...
Earth Systems 2025-10-27
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- A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water.
- A dry region on the downwind side of a mountain due to air losing moisture on the windward side.
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.
- The buildup of salt in soil due to irrigation or evaporation, reducing agricultural productivity.
- The movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface, supporting high productivity.
- Niña A periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters that typically causes opposite climate effects of El Niño.
- The semi-molten layer beneath the lithosphere where convection drives plate motion.
- Niño A periodic warming of surface waters in the Pacific Ocean that disrupts global weather patterns.
- A location where magma rises through the mantle outside of plate boundaries, forming volcanic islands like Hawaii.
- A large circular ocean current system formed by global wind patterns and Earth’s rotation.
- The dark, nutrient-rich organic material in soil formed from decomposed plant and animal matter.
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- A plate boundary where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust such as mid-ocean ridges.
- The process in which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
- The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
- A soil texture ideal for plant growth, containing a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay.
- A groundwater storage area in permeable rock or sediment that supplies wells and springs.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle.
- The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
- The land area that drains all precipitation to a single stream or river system.
- The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it.
20 Clues: The ability of soil or rock to allow water to flow through it. • The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle. • A measure of how much open space exists in soil or rock to hold water. • The movement of sediment or rock fragments by wind, water, ice, or gravity. • ...
Planet Earth 2026-01-11
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- Volunteers give their ___ to help at nature reserves (n).
- To help or back an environmental law or a wildlife charity (v).
- We need to save the ___ by protecting its environment (n).
- An eco-friendly lifestyle that tries to reduce waste (adj).
- What forests and oceans do to carbon dioxide from the air (v).
- Money collected, like ___ raised to build a wildlife sanctuary (n).
- Companies that provide money for a community clean-up event (n).
- Protecting endangered animals is a ___ many people believe in (n).
- Carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse ___ that trap heat (n).
- Forests, wetlands, and oceans are natural ___ for species (n).
- Pollution and deforestation ___ the survival of many animals (v).
- A signed request, e.g., asking the government to protect a forest (n).
- Our ___ is to reach zero net carbon emissions by 2050 (n).
- An organized effort, like a ___ to ban single-use plastics (n).
- To start a campaign, like one to clean up local rivers (v).
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- Refers to long-term weather patterns, as in ___ change (n).
- A charity run or a tree-planting day is an example of an ___ (n).
- To give money to a cause, like to an organization that plants trees (v).
- Pandas and polar bears are ___ at risk due to habitat loss (n).
- The ___ of rainforests is a major problem for biodiversity (n).
- What we must do to our use of plastic and energy (v).
- We reached our ___ of reducing plastic use by 50% this year (n).
- Every small action can make a ___ for the environment (n).
- Farming or energy sources that don't harm the planet's future (adj).
- Pollution can do this to coral reefs and animal habitats (v).
- This happens to wildlife populations when their habitats are destroyed (v).
- A person's carbon ___ measures their impact on climate change (n).
- The long-term shift in global weather patterns is called climate ___ (n).
28 Clues: What we must do to our use of plastic and energy (v). • Volunteers give their ___ to help at nature reserves (n). • We need to save the ___ by protecting its environment (n). • Every small action can make a ___ for the environment (n). • Our ___ is to reach zero net carbon emissions by 2050 (n). • Refers to long-term weather patterns, as in ___ change (n). • ...
Active Earth 2026-02-07
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- A place where two tectonic plates push towards each other
- The rigid outer layer of Earth; crust and upper mantle
- The movement of continents across Earth's surface
- A scientist who studies Earth
- A border between two neighboring plates
- Valley a long indent/vallet formed when a continent pulls aart
- Any rock formed by the cooling of magma and lava
- A single large landmass made of smaller continents
- A place where two tectonic plates slide past eachother
- A method to determine if one rock layer is older than another
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- rock Any rock that formed from a pre-existing rock
- Gluing together of sediments by new mineral crystals
- squeezing together of sediment by overlying layers
- rock The original rock from which a metamorphic rock is formed
- Wearing away and removal of rock
- a crack where two slabs of rock move past each other
- Forms as a crystal like structure and is the building block of rocks
- The outer most layer of Earth
- Boundary A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Small broken pieces of rocks
20 Clues: Small broken pieces of rocks • A scientist who studies Earth • The outer most layer of Earth • Wearing away and removal of rock • A border between two neighboring plates • Any rock formed by the cooling of magma and lava • The movement of continents across Earth's surface • rock Any rock that formed from a pre-existing rock • ...
Earth Day 2026-04-09
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- Animals living in their natural environment.
- Relating to plants and plant science.
- To protect and preserve natural resources.
- Not harmful to the environment; sustainable.
- Trash or garbage left carelessly in public places.
- A person who works to create social or environmental change.
- At risk of becoming extinct; nearly gone.
- Hazardous materials that pose a danger to health or environment.
- The natural home or environment of an organism.
- A site where waste is buried underground.
- Areas of land saturated with water; marshes or swamps.
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- The total greenhouse gases produced by human activities.
- Dense tropical forest with high rainfall.
- Poisonous or harmful to living things.
- Energy from the sun used to generate electricity.
- The scenery or terrain of a particular area.
- A community of organisms and their physical environment.
- The surroundings or conditions in which something lives.
- Chemical used to kill harmful insects or pests.
- Seasonal movement of animals from one place to another.
20 Clues: Relating to plants and plant science. • Poisonous or harmful to living things. • Dense tropical forest with high rainfall. • At risk of becoming extinct; nearly gone. • A site where waste is buried underground. • To protect and preserve natural resources. • Animals living in their natural environment. • The scenery or terrain of a particular area. • ...
geo = land, earth 2015-02-09
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- a raised, flat mound of Earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
- a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections
- an angle greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line
- baked Earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
- almost or completely surrounded by land
- a hollow stone found on the Earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- under the surface of the Earth; underground
- the study of the Earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
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- having a good outcome; favorable
- a person who studies the regions of the Earth, including the climates and natural resources
- out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
- to destroy one's self
- an area, region, or piece of land
- the science of the Earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
- To cut into two pieces
15 Clues: to destroy one's self • To cut into two pieces • having a good outcome; favorable • an area, region, or piece of land • baked Earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • almost or completely surrounded by land • under the surface of the Earth; underground • out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth • ...
Earth Science 2018-04-12
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- ,formed when Earth's plates collide
- ,liquid inner layer of the Earth
- ,the place where the waves hit the surface, directly over the focus
- ,the movement of Earth caused by the sudden release of energy
- ,waves that move back and forth
- ,the solid inner layer of the Earth
- ,the process that causes new ocean crusts
- ,waves that bounce up and down
- ,formed when large sections of the crust are faulted and uplifted
- ,forms when one plate gets pushed under another plate
- ,a theory of how the plates move
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- ,moving because they rest on plasticlike layers within the mantle
- ,magma when it erupts through an opening or vent of the Earth's surface
- ,the cycle in which hot magma of forced up and cools
- ,formed when Earth's crust is stretched and pushed up by forces
- ,in the Earth's crust where plates rub against each other build energy that releases waves
- ,the exact spot inside the Earth where an earthquake starts
- ,melted rock
- ,the movement of continents
- ,the thickest layer of the Earth
20 Clues: ,melted rock • ,the movement of continents • ,waves that bounce up and down • ,waves that move back and forth • ,liquid inner layer of the Earth • ,the thickest layer of the Earth • ,a theory of how the plates move • ,formed when Earth's plates collide • ,the solid inner layer of the Earth • ,the process that causes new ocean crusts • ...
Eclipses 2025-10-16
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- The Moon phase needed for a solar eclipse
- The Moon phase needed for a lunar eclipse
- When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth
- Time when the eclipse is at its peak
- Small bright points of sunlight seen just before totality
- When the Moon blocks a star or planet
- Shadow region where only part of the Sun is blocked
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- When part of the Moon or Sun is covered
- Outer lighter part of a shadow
- The tilt of the Moon’s orbit
- The path the Moon takes around Earth
- The plane Earth orbits the Sun on
- A rare alignment of Earth, Moon, and Sun
- A repeating eclipse cycle (~18 years)
- When Earth passes between the Sun and Moon
- When the Moon completely covers the Sun
- The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
- The bright ring seen around the Sun during an annular eclipse
18 Clues: The tilt of the Moon’s orbit • Outer lighter part of a shadow • The plane Earth orbits the Sun on • The path the Moon takes around Earth • Time when the eclipse is at its peak • A repeating eclipse cycle (~18 years) • When the Moon blocks a star or planet • When part of the Moon or Sun is covered • When the Moon completely covers the Sun • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-10
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- Heat transferring through empty space
- waves made during an earthquake
- Heat transferred through contact with matter
- when two plates slide past eachother
- a mountain with magma in it
- a colorful rock found on the crust
- The second layer of the earth
- the 4 and last layer of the earth
- third layer of the earth
- happens when two plate pull away from eachother
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- the tectonic plates shaking when they move
- A black volcanic rock
- a part of the crust and upper mantle
- the reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
- The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
- An extended break in a body of rock
- when two plate collide
- super continents
- Granite and basalt is one
- first layer of the earth
20 Clues: super continents • A black volcanic rock • when two plate collide • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • Granite and basalt is one • a mountain with magma in it • The second layer of the earth • waves made during an earthquake • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • ...
Test Review Sheet 2023-02-03
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- As the tide rises, water moves toward the shore.
- Oblong bands of water around Earth.
- The Earth rotates on its ____________.
- The difference between high and low tide.
- When the moon is fully illuminated.
- The moon ________________ around earth.
- As the tide recedes, the water moves toward the shore.
- What the moon looks like from Earth at a particular time.
- When the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
- The highest point of a wave.
- When the illuminated part of the moon looks like a little sliver or is in a curved shape.
- The lowest point of a wave.
- When there is a smaller difference between high and low tide.
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- A horizontal movement of water accompanied by the rising and falling of the tide.
- When the high tide is very high and low tide is very low.
- The path the moon takes.
- When the moon is more than half illuminated, but not full.
- When the moon appears to be getting smaller.
- When the moon is in the middle of the Sun and Earth.
- When the moon casts a shadow on the moon.
- The moon’s _____________ is the cause of the tides.
- The blocking or darkening of a celestial body.
- When the moon is completely dark.
- When the moon appears to be getting larger.
- Very long period waves that move through the ocean in response to forces exerted by the Moon and Sun.
25 Clues: The path the moon takes. • The lowest point of a wave. • The highest point of a wave. • When the moon is completely dark. • Oblong bands of water around Earth. • When the moon is fully illuminated. • The Earth rotates on its ____________. • The moon ________________ around earth. • When the moon casts a shadow on the moon. • The difference between high and low tide. • ...
Space Science Crossword puzzle 2013-11-13
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- Lightest part of Earth's shadow.
- Outermost layer of the Moon.
- Occurs when the Moon appears close to the sun in the sky.
- At any time, ______ shines on half of the Moon's surface
- Dark covered rock that formed from lava.
- Lower areas of the Moon's surface filled with lava and then cooled.
- The half of the Moon that constantly faces Earth is called the ____ side.
- it takes about a month for the moon to _____ Earth and go through all the phases.
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- When the near side of the moon is more than half lit but not fully lit.
- It takes about a _____ for the moon to orbit Earth and go through all the phases.
- The breaking of the material from impacts of craters.
- The pull of ______ keeps the moon in orbit around Earth.
- In the ocean The average water level rises slowly for about 6 _____.
- _____ occur because the Moon's gravity changes the shape of Earth's oceans.
- Occurs when a shadow makes the sun or the moon seem to grow dark.
- A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between Earth and the ___.
- The darkest part of Earth's shadow.
- The dark area on the Moon is called a lunar ____.
- The Moon become dark during a ____ eclipse because it passes through Earth's shadow.
- The half of the moon that constantly faces away from Earth is called the ___ side.
20 Clues: Outermost layer of the Moon. • Lightest part of Earth's shadow. • The darkest part of Earth's shadow. • Dark covered rock that formed from lava. • The dark area on the Moon is called a lunar ____. • The breaking of the material from impacts of craters. • The pull of ______ keeps the moon in orbit around Earth. • At any time, ______ shines on half of the Moon's surface • ...
Movers and Shakers Vocab 2014-03-04
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- a wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
- what happens when hot molten rock spurts out of a volcano
- a region when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- the places where tectonic plates crash together
- the formation of new ocean floor
- the part of the earth between the crust and the core
- the amount of energy an earthquake lets out
- a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface
- the crust and upper mantle of the earth
- a landmass that existed before the continents were separated
- made up of different materials
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- the outer most part of the earth's core
- a zone of seismic and volcanic activity
- a region where two tectonic plates collide
- an earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth
- big slabs of rock under the surface of the earth that can cause earthquakes
- when tectonic plates shift under the earth's surface
- the hot molten rock that erupts out of a volcano
- a small volcano built of ash and cinder
- the innermost part of the earth's core
20 Clues: made up of different materials • the formation of new ocean floor • the innermost part of the earth's core • the outer most part of the earth's core • a zone of seismic and volcanic activity • a small volcano built of ash and cinder • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • a region where two tectonic plates collide • the amount of energy an earthquake lets out • ...
SPACE 2014-10-13
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- How many planets are in our solar system?
- Which planet is well known for it's rings?
- The sun is a star, true or false?
- What do we call it when the moon moves directly between the sun and the Earth?
- Which planet has the longest day?
- No longer recognised as a planet?
- The Earth orbits the sun twice every year, true or false?
- What is the largest planet?
- Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
- What is the third planet from the sun?
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- What colour are the hottest stars?
- When it is day in Australia, it is what in America?
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- Most of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in which direction?
- Closest planet to the sun?
- Which is not a moon phase? Gibbous, new, sliver or crescent?
- The Earth and all the other planets orbit what?
- Farthest planet from the sun?
- The sun provides Earth with heat and what?
- Known as the red planet?
20 Clues: Known as the red planet? • Closest planet to the sun? • What is the largest planet? • Farthest planet from the sun? • What is the name of our galaxy? • The sun is a star, true or false? • Which planet has the longest day? • No longer recognised as a planet? • What colour are the hottest stars? • What is the third planet from the sun? • How many planets are in our solar system? • ...
Historical Astronomy 2022-04-26
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- the type of moon before and after a new moon
- a planets path around the Sun
- Earth's _____ creates the seasons
- moon phase that follows a full moon
- the universe is _________ and galaxies are moving further apart from each other
- without this, our planet would fly off into space
- spinning on axis; makes day and night
- eclipse that occurs when the Earth creates a shadow on the moon
- occurs when Earth is tilted towards the Sun
- losing light
- gaining light
- eclipse that occurs when the moon is between the Earth & Sun
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- model of the solar system with the earth in the center
- a planet's trip around the Sun
- theory that estimates the universe is about 14 billion years old
- model of the solar system with the sun in the center
- phase that occurs when the moon is closest to the Sun
- the type of moon before and after a full moon
- shape of the planets' orbit
- without this, our moon would crash into earth
- moon phase that follows a first quarter moon
21 Clues: losing light • gaining light • shape of the planets' orbit • a planets path around the Sun • a planet's trip around the Sun • Earth's _____ creates the seasons • moon phase that follows a full moon • spinning on axis; makes day and night • occurs when Earth is tilted towards the Sun • the type of moon before and after a new moon • moon phase that follows a first quarter moon • ...
Science Midterm Chapter 1 2025-01-02
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- The location in the galaxy that is not too close to the inner core or outer arm
- The calendar we use today that fixed the number of leap years
- When there is an equal amount of daylight and nighttime
- The model where Sun is in the center of the solar system
- The lunar calendar that added an extra month so the holidays do not occur 11 days earlier each year
- The model where Earth is in the center of the solar system
- Equinox in March
- When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun
- The two types of solstices
- The calendar that has 12 months with 30 or 31 days, but has too many leap years
- The shape of Earth's orbit
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- All life on Earth
- Planets made mostly or entirely of gas
- The location around the Sun that is warm enough to support life
- Layer of gases around Earth
- Part of Earth made of water
- The lunar calendar whose holidays occur 11 days earlier each year
- Equinox in September
- Upper layer of Earth's crust
- planets Earthlike planets
20 Clues: Equinox in March • All life on Earth • Equinox in September • planets Earthlike planets • The two types of solstices • The shape of Earth's orbit • Layer of gases around Earth • Part of Earth made of water • Upper layer of Earth's crust • Planets made mostly or entirely of gas • When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun • ...
New Continent Vocabulary 2023-02-01
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- Wegener's idea of continents moving apart - La idea de Wegener de que los continentes se separan
- an opening between the mantle and the crust - volcán
- outer most layer of earth on land - capa más externa de la tierra en la tierra, corteza continental
- expansión del fondo marinos
- the center of the earth where is it the hottest - el centro de la tierra donde hace mas calor
- where two tectonic plates come together and one goes under the other - donde dos placas tectónicas se juntan y una pasa debajo de la otra
- outer part of earth made of the crust and upper mantle - parte exterior de la tierra formada por la corteza y el manto superior
- super large areas of land under the ocean - áreas súper grandes de tierra bajo el océano,corteza oceánica
- who invented the idea of continental drift - quien invento la idea de la deriva continental
- falla en la tierra
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- part of the upper mantle under the lithosphere - parte del manto superior bajo la litosfera
- when all the continents were together - cuando todos los continentes estaban juntos
- part of the earth between the Crust and core - parte de la tierra entre la corteza y el núcleo
- the long mountain chain under the ocean - la larga cadena montañosa bajo el océano
- the theory that the earth is made of plates that move around - la teoría de que la tierra está hecha de placas que se mueven, placa tectonica
- Where part of continent is ripping apart and moving away from the main part - Donde parte del continente se está desgarrando y alejándose de la parte principal
- límite de placas tectonica
- hard, outer layer of the Earth - capa exterior dura de la Tierra
- 7 super large areas of land on earth - 7 super grandes áreas de tierra en la tierra, continente
- when two things move apart - divergente, cuando dos cosas se separan
- a deep gash in the earth- Una profunda herida en la tierra; zanja
- when the earth's plates move and shake the earth - terremoto
- to change - transformar
23 Clues: falla en la tierra • to change - transformar • límite de placas tectonica • expansión del fondo marinos • an opening between the mantle and the crust - volcán • when the earth's plates move and shake the earth - terremoto • hard, outer layer of the Earth - capa exterior dura de la Tierra • a deep gash in the earth- Una profunda herida en la tierra; zanja • ...
Earth Science Units 1-3 Vocabulary 2024-10-16
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- A map that shows elevations
- The part of Earth that is composed of water
- A map projection created by projecting the Earth's surface onto a cylinder
- When the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun
- All organisms that live on Earth
- The lighter part of a shadow
- A map projection created by projecting the Earth's surface onto a cone
- A map projection created by projecting the Earth's surface onto a plane
- The layer of gases that surround a planet
- The difference in elevation between adjacent contour lines
- The plane containing Earth's orbit around the Sun
- The region around a star in which liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet and can support advanced life
- The shape of the Earth
- The term to describe the growing visibility of the Moon
- When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
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- The art and science of making maps
- The rigid outer layer of the Earth, composed mostly of solid rock
- The term to describe the shrinking visibility of the Moon
- A massive system of stars, gravitationally bound to one another
- Lines on a topographic map
- The theory that the Sun is at the center of the Solar System
- When the Sun is highest in the sky
- When the Sun is lowest in the sky
- The darker part of a shadow
- Halfway between the solstices when there is an equal amount of daylight and nighttime
- A thick contour line
- The theory that the heavenly bodies and stars orbit the Earth
- The horizontal lines that run parallel to the Equator
- The vertical lines that meet at the poles
- A mathematical measurement of the rate of change of surface elevation
30 Clues: A thick contour line • The shape of the Earth • Lines on a topographic map • A map that shows elevations • The darker part of a shadow • The lighter part of a shadow • All organisms that live on Earth • When the Sun is lowest in the sky • The art and science of making maps • When the Sun is highest in the sky • The layer of gases that surround a planet • ...
Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-28
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- An object that sinks in water in _______ dense
- The bouncing of light when it strikes an object
- The breaking down of rocks
- When the Earth spins on it's axis, it makes a _______
- An item that does NOT attract electricity and heat
- The force that stops an object from moving
- Sediments being pushed together over time
- The time of day that your shadow is the shortest
- Two or more substances that can easily be separated
- About the amount of time it takes for the moon to revolve around Earth
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- The type of erosion that mainly caused the Grand Canyon to form
- An item that attracts electricity and heat
- The gathering of rocks
- The bending of light as it moves thru an object
- The moving away of sediments
- The planet between Mars and Saturn
- When the Earth goes around the sun, it makes a _______
- About the amount of time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun
- Two or more substances that can NOT easily be separated
- The third planet from the sun
20 Clues: The gathering of rocks • The breaking down of rocks • The moving away of sediments • The third planet from the sun • The planet between Mars and Saturn • Sediments being pushed together over time • An item that attracts electricity and heat • The force that stops an object from moving • An object that sinks in water in _______ dense • ...
Science Midterm Chapter 1 2025-01-02
Across
- The location in the galaxy that is not too close to the inner core or outer arm
- The calendar we use today that fixed the number of leap years
- When there is an equal amount of daylight and nighttime
- The model where Sun is in the center of the solar system
- The lunar calendar that added an extra month so the holidays do not occur 11 days earlier each year
- The model where Earth is in the center of the solar system
- Equinox in March
- When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun
- The two types of solstices
- The calendar that has 12 months with 30 or 31 days, but has too many leap years
- The shape of Earth's orbit
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- All life on Earth
- Planets made mostly or entirely of gas
- The location around the Sun that is warm enough to support life
- Layer of gases around Earth
- Part of Earth made of water
- The lunar calendar whose holidays occur 11 days earlier each year
- Equinox in September
- Upper layer of Earth's crust
- planets Earthlike planets
20 Clues: Equinox in March • All life on Earth • Equinox in September • planets Earthlike planets • The two types of solstices • The shape of Earth's orbit • Layer of gases around Earth • Part of Earth made of water • Upper layer of Earth's crust • Planets made mostly or entirely of gas • When the Earth is tilted towards or away from the Sun • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14
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- area around the North Pole or the South Pole
- a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
- scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
- a name for all sediment
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- separate different regions of Earth.
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- the solid, outer part of Earth.
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- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
- a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
- preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
- is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
- a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
- the movement of particles through a substance,
- a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
- When magma flows onto Earth's surface
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...
Earth Science 2024-04-29
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- Force of attraction
- frozen water on earth
- Rigid layer that includes the crust and the uppermost mantle
- Gasses around earth in space so we can live
- amount of mass
- liquid water on earth
- Rocky, outermost area of earth
- the solid part of earth
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- all living organisms on earth
- Layer of glasses around earth
- Solid ball of iron
- liquid ball of iron and nickel
- the thickest layer of the earth
- The answer is literally random
14 Clues: amount of mass • Solid ball of iron • Force of attraction • frozen water on earth • liquid water on earth • the solid part of earth • all living organisms on earth • Layer of glasses around earth • liquid ball of iron and nickel • The answer is literally random • Rocky, outermost area of earth • the thickest layer of the earth • Gasses around earth in space so we can live • ...
geography 2022-02-07
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- humans are superior and the most important species in the world
- all the water on earth
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- the value of a natural biophysical environment being impacted by human induced processes
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- the environment’s provision of raw materials and natural resources, e.g. food
- release of harmful materials into the environment
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
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- ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
24 Clues: all the water on earth • release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • humans are superior and the most important species in the world • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism • ...
Earth and the Universe 2013-05-20
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- This is very attractive.
- Ours is called the Milkyway.
- Biggest Planet
- The group of planets and the star Earth is part of.
- This kind of eclipse occurs when the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun.
- Closest planet to the Sun
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- Distances in space are measured in these
- Some planets are made of rock while others of this.
- A theory which explains the start of the Universe.
- The time it takes for one planet to complete one orbit.
- This kind of eclipse occurs when the Earth is situated in between the Sun and the moon.
- No longer a planet.
- An instrument used to observe the sky.
- This star gives us light.
- A natural satellite.
15 Clues: Biggest Planet • No longer a planet. • A natural satellite. • This is very attractive. • This star gives us light. • Closest planet to the Sun • Ours is called the Milkyway. • An instrument used to observe the sky. • Distances in space are measured in these • A theory which explains the start of the Universe. • Some planets are made of rock while others of this. • ...
forces within the earth 2016-02-17
Layer's of the Earth 2019-09-21
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- Lava before it erupts out of a Volcano.
- The Outside of the Earth/Where we live.
- This layer has two layers of rock, surrounding heated flowing rock.
- A scientist who studies the Earth's physical structure and features.
- Second-to-last layer of the Earth. Made of liquid molten lava.
- Tectonic Plates (Crust) can shift and create these landforms.
- Solid ball of iron and other minerals. Middle of the Earth's layers.
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- Earth has many different _____.
- ______ Plates are cracked pieces of the Earth's shell.
- Our Planet.
- Tectonic Plates shifting can cause this natural disaster.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- A place where water erupts from the ground.
- One of the minerals the Inner Core is made up of.
- Many rocks on the surface are _____ Magma
15 Clues: Our Planet. • Earth has many different _____. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • Lava before it erupts out of a Volcano. • The Outside of the Earth/Where we live. • Many rocks on the surface are _____ Magma • A place where water erupts from the ground. • One of the minerals the Inner Core is made up of. • ______ Plates are cracked pieces of the Earth's shell. • ...
Exploiting the earth-Photosynthesis 2020-10-14
Layers of the Earth 2023-11-27
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- This layer is the only liquid layer.
- The Earth has _______ layers.
- This layer is about 6,000 degrees Celcius!
- The outer core creates the Earth's ______ field.
- This zone is found where the oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.
- This layer is found at a depth of 2,900 km
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- This layer is broken into tectonic plates.
- As you can deeper into the Earth, the temperature gets __________.
- The inner core is made of _____________.
- This is the planet we live on.
- This type of crust is found under the oceans.
- Look at Figure 2, letter G is ____________.
- The continental crust is made up of ________.
- This is the outermost layer of the Earth.
- The inner core is as hot as the _______.
15 Clues: The Earth has _______ layers. • This is the planet we live on. • This layer is the only liquid layer. • The inner core is made of _____________. • The inner core is as hot as the _______. • This is the outermost layer of the Earth. • This layer is broken into tectonic plates. • This layer is about 6,000 degrees Celcius! • This layer is found at a depth of 2,900 km • ...
The layers of Earth 2024-02-08
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- thickest layer
- has magma/volcanic eruptions
- each layer has this in it
- is caused when liquid moves
- makes tectonic plates move (2 words)
- a material that is used
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- the layer we live on
- earth's liquid layer(2 words)
- units to measure
- has tectonic plates that move
- comes up out of volcanos
- moves(2 words)
- solid layer(2 words)
- huge piece of land
- in all of the layers
15 Clues: thickest layer • moves(2 words) • units to measure • huge piece of land • the layer we live on • solid layer(2 words) • in all of the layers • a material that is used • comes up out of volcanos • each layer has this in it • is caused when liquid moves • has magma/volcanic eruptions • earth's liquid layer(2 words) • has tectonic plates that move • makes tectonic plates move (2 words)
View From the Earth 2023-06-18
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- What is the event where the sun is highest in the sky on the northern side of the earth
- Prominent constellation visible in the night sky and known for my distinctive three-star belt
- The slow and gradual change in the orientation of the Earth's axis of rotation
- The point at which the moon is closest to earth
- To measure the direction of an object in the horizontal plane
- The position of a planet when it is at a right angle to the Sun as observed from Earth
- Vertical circle that runs due north and south
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- Eight-shaped curve that represents the apparent motion of the Sun in the sky
- Collective name for the 13 constellations
- Two intersection of moon orbit with ecliptic
- An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- A celestial coordinate used to measure the eastward angular distance from the vernal equinox.
- The coordinate system that based on earth's orbit around the sun
- The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse
- What is the degree of the star in the sky for the shape of a fist
15 Clues: Collective name for the 13 constellations • Two intersection of moon orbit with ecliptic • Vertical circle that runs due north and south • The darkest part of a shadow during an eclipse • The point at which the moon is closest to earth • To measure the direction of an object in the horizontal plane • The coordinate system that based on earth's orbit around the sun • ...
View from the Earth 2023-06-17
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- Altitude of 90 degrees from horizon is called
- The path of the Sun can also be called as
- The Big Dipper is a part of this constellation.
- Coordinate system that use azimuths & altitudes
- The apparent path of the Sun on the celestial sphere.
- Vernal equinox also known as the first point of
- The Moon rotates on its axis with a period that is the same as its orbital period is called
- Coordinate system that use latitudes & longitudes
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- Total solar eclipse is possible because the size is nearly equal.
- Summer solstice is when the sun is
- Solar eclipse is when the moon is in of the Sun and the earth
- Total solar eclipse can only be seen at the
- The lesser known the 13th zodiac is the
- The reason why we don’t have eclipse every month is because the moon’s is inclined by
- A super moon occurred when
15 Clues: A super moon occurred when • Summer solstice is when the sun is • The lesser known the 13th zodiac is the • The path of the Sun can also be called as • Total solar eclipse can only be seen at the • Altitude of 90 degrees from horizon is called • The Big Dipper is a part of this constellation. • Coordinate system that use azimuths & altitudes • ...
Motions of the Earth 2023-03-18
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- The path on which the Earth revolves around the Sun
- Duration of days in Summer
- An imaginary line passing through the centre of the Earth
- Spherical model of the Earth
- The season between winter & summer
- The Earth's movement around the Sun
- The position of the Earth's axis
- Season when one hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
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- The period between sunset and sunrise
- Direction of movement of the Earth
- Year with an extra day
- The daily motion of the Earth
- Time taken by the Earth's movement around the Sun
- Duration of days in Winter
- The season between summer & winter
15 Clues: Year with an extra day • Duration of days in Summer • Duration of days in Winter • Spherical model of the Earth • The daily motion of the Earth • The position of the Earth's axis • Direction of movement of the Earth • The season between winter & summer • The season between summer & winter • The Earth's movement around the Sun • The period between sunset and sunrise • ...
The Earth is Ours 2025-01-14
15 Clues: сырьё • инновация • последствия • обязанность • загрязнённый • вырубка лесов • биоразнообразие • разрушение, крах • обильный, богатый • экономический рост • управление, забота • право собственности • присущий, неотъемлемый • устойчивость, экологичность • эксплуатировать, использовать
The Earth is Ours 2025-01-14
15 Clues: сырьё • инновация • последствия • обязанность • загрязнённый • вырубка лесов • биоразнообразие • разрушение, крах • обильный, богатый • управление, забота • экономический рост • право собственности • присущий, неотъемлемый • устойчивость, экологичность • эксплуатировать, использовать
Laysers of the Earth 2023-11-09
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- I'm the 2nd layer of the Earth,I'm made of hot rock and tar-lake consistency, I'm also the thick layer of the Earth. What am I?
- I'm a state of mater that doesnt has shape. What am I?
- I'm a state of mater that has shape. What am I?
- I'm between the mantel and the lithosphere. I'm so hot that I melt the crust. What am I?
- I'm the pressure of the mantle. What am I?
- I'm a zone with rigid in Mantle and the Core. What am I?
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- I'm right under the crust and I make up the earth. What am I?
- I'm the 4th and last layers of the earth.I'm completly liquid lava. What am I?
- I'm a rock that gets melted by lava. What type of rock am I?
- I'm a tiny part of the layers. Some say that i'm right under the Sea levals. What am I?
- I'm the 3rd layer of the Earth, I'm made of iron and nickle and a soild. What am I?.
- I'm the name of each of the laysers separated. what am I?
- I'm 1st layer of the Earth,I'm made of rock and I'm the thinnest layer. You might be standing on me right now. What am I?
- I'm thing that measures how thick something is. What thing am I?
- I'm the thing expreasse how hot or cold something is. You can use a thermomete. What am I?
15 Clues: I'm the pressure of the mantle. What am I? • I'm a state of mater that has shape. What am I? • I'm a state of mater that doesnt has shape. What am I? • I'm a zone with rigid in Mantle and the Core. What am I? • I'm the name of each of the laysers separated. what am I? • I'm a rock that gets melted by lava. What type of rock am I? • ...
Parts of the Earth 2023-12-05
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- Flowing bodies of freshwater, often originating from mountains and flowing into lakes or oceans, shaping landscapes along their path.
- Dense and extensive areas covered with trees and other vegetation, providing habitats for diverse plant and animal species.
- Deep and narrow gorges or ravines, typically formed by the erosive activity of rivers or tectonic processes.
- Low-lying areas between mountains or hills, often formed by erosion and containing rivers or streams.
- Landforms surrounded by water on three sides, connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land, such as the Iberian Peninsula.
- Groups or chains of islands clustered together in a body of water, such as the Indonesian Archipelago or the Greek Islands.
- Dry and arid regions with minimal precipitation, often characterized by sand dunes, rocky landscapes, and extreme temperatures.
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- Large landmasses on Earth, such as Asia, Africa, and North America, characterized by distinct boundaries and diverse ecosystems.
- Elevated landforms with steep slopes and high peaks, often formed by tectonic forces or volcanic activity.
- Cold and treeless landscapes with permafrost, characterized by low-growing vegetation and adapted wildlife, often found in polar regions.
- Broad and flat expanses of land, usually with fertile soil, supporting agriculture and various human activities.
- Landmasses surrounded by water, smaller than continents, and often formed by volcanic activity or tectonic processes.
- Large inland bodies of water, surrounded by land, and often fed by rivers or streams, providing habitats for aquatic life.
- Elevated flat or gently sloping areas of land, often with steep sides, formed by geological forces or volcanic activity.
- Vast bodies of saltwater, including the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Oceans, covering a significant portion of the Earth's surface.
15 Clues: Low-lying areas between mountains or hills, often formed by erosion and containing rivers or streams. • Elevated landforms with steep slopes and high peaks, often formed by tectonic forces or volcanic activity. • Deep and narrow gorges or ravines, typically formed by the erosive activity of rivers or tectonic processes. • ...
Layers of the Earth 2024-02-05
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- a hot dense ball, mostly made of iron
- the inner core is mostly made of this
- the outermost shell of the Earth
- the center of the Earth
- The ___ of the outer core is 1300 miles
- the material of the lower part of the earth's crust, underlying both the ocean and the continents
- a part of the Earth's crust formed of hard igneous or metamorphic rock that lies beneath the cover of soft sedimentary rock, sediment, and soil
- the temperature of the core is around 6000 ___
- the bulk of Earth's interior
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- The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere
- liquid,about 1300 miles thick
- the layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves.
- the solid outer part of the Earth
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithosphere
- the material of the upper or continental part of the earth's crust
15 Clues: the center of the Earth • the bulk of Earth's interior • liquid,about 1300 miles thick • the outermost shell of the Earth • the solid outer part of the Earth • a hot dense ball, mostly made of iron • the inner core is mostly made of this • The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere • The ___ of the outer core is 1300 miles • the temperature of the core is around 6000 ___ • ...
The Earth And Landforms 2024-10-07
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- the area of land that has many kinds of grass with few trees.
- the area of land that elevate higher than its surroundings.
- the natural features that create the earth's surface.
- all things outside the earth's atmosphere.
- the body part of water that flows through the lands.
- the earth needs 365 days to finish a ______
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- the earth needs 24 hour to do a ______
- the large area of salt water near the lands.
- the largest body part of salt water.
- we live in a ______ called Milky Way.
- the force that keep us on the ground.
- the large area of grassland with no trees.
- the higher area of land that is smaller than a mountain.
- the third planet of our solar system.
- the lower area of land between the hills or mountains.
15 Clues: the largest body part of salt water. • we live in a ______ called Milky Way. • the force that keep us on the ground. • the third planet of our solar system. • the earth needs 24 hour to do a ______ • the large area of grassland with no trees. • all things outside the earth's atmosphere. • the earth needs 365 days to finish a ______ • ...
Layers of the Earth 2025-09-23
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- liquid iron and nickel; convection currents in this layer creates Earth's magnetic field
- lowest part of the mantle
- solid iron and nickel; densest and hottest layer
- convection currents in this layer moves Earth's lithosphere
- thickest under mountains; composed of granite
- thickest layer
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- source that provides continuous heat energy in Earth's inner core
- process by which the denser portions of a planet will sink to the center; while less dense materials rise to the surface
- crust + uppermost part of mantle; makes up tectonic plates
- anything that has mass and volume
- the force that pulls matter towards Earth’s center
- outermost and thinnest layer
- nearly constant in thickness & very dense; composed of basalt
- how much matter occupies a given amount of space
- a natural power that pushes or pulls on an object
15 Clues: thickest layer • lowest part of the mantle • outermost and thinnest layer • anything that has mass and volume • thickest under mountains; composed of granite • solid iron and nickel; densest and hottest layer • how much matter occupies a given amount of space • a natural power that pushes or pulls on an object • the force that pulls matter towards Earth’s center • ...
Earth's thermal energy 2025-10-31
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- where does thermal energy come from?
- when is earth farthest from the sun?
- what reflects insolation from the sun?
- the day with the most daylight hours
- which hemisphere is colder
- which hemisphere has more land?
- short for incoming solar radiation
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- the day with the least daylight hours
- what traps insolation in the earth
- is 23.5 degrees
- what is another word for light energy
- if it is summer in the northern hemisphere what is it in the southern hemisphere?
- what type of orbit does the earth have?
- is earth closest to the sun?
- how is thermal energy distributed?
- what does the earth spin on?
16 Clues: is 23.5 degrees • which hemisphere is colder • is earth closest to the sun? • what does the earth spin on? • which hemisphere has more land? • what traps insolation in the earth • how is thermal energy distributed? • short for incoming solar radiation • where does thermal energy come from? • when is earth farthest from the sun? • the day with the most daylight hours • ...
Year 7 From Heaven to Earth 2025-09-14
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- the milky way is an example of this
- found between mars and jupiter
- the brightest planet in the sky
- this month has an extra day every four years
- another name for the layers of air surrounding the earth
- the season when days are long and nights are short
- this layer prevents harmful ultra violet light from entering the earth's atmosphere
- the atoms of this gas are fusing together in the sun to produce helium
- the path of a planet around the sun
- a term to describe the upper half or lower half of the earth
- this was once considered as the ninth planet in our solar system
- the sun is an example of this
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- the sun, the planets, the galaxies are all part of this.
- a person who studies the stars and planets
- the darker cooler areas of the sun
- satellite of the earth
- another term for the earth spinning on its axis to give us day and night
- closest planet to the sun
- the biggest planet in our solar system
- these happen twice a day due to the gravitational pull of the moon
- this appears in the sky with a long tail
- third planet from the sun
- the number of minutes it takes light to reach the earth from the sun
- when the sun or moon is hidden from our view
24 Clues: satellite of the earth • closest planet to the sun • third planet from the sun • the sun is an example of this • found between mars and jupiter • the brightest planet in the sky • the darker cooler areas of the sun • the milky way is an example of this • the path of a planet around the sun • the biggest planet in our solar system • this appears in the sky with a long tail • ...
Astronomy 2017-09-17
Across
- A sphere of plasma held together by it's own gravity that produces light. The nearest to earth is the Sun
- The series of weather patterns caused by the tilt of the earth towards or away from the sun at a particular time in a year
- the collection of the planets and smaller objects orbit the sun.
- The only object in the Universe known to harbor life, formed 4 billion years ago
- The largest planet in our solar system
- A gas giant,composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It is the coldest planet in our solar system.
- The time when the moon is between the sun and the earth.
- The Maori name for a dwarf planet that was considered the 9th planet from the sun until 2006.
- The farthest planet from the sun.
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The period of time in which the sun can be seen from a point on Earth
- The astronomical body that orbits planet Earth
- Our nearest star
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- The fourth planet from the Sun, scientists are figuring out ways to inhabit it.
- Maori for "eyes of god"
- A group of stars that form a particular shape in the sky
- The smallest and innermost planet in our Solar System
- The period of time in which the sun can not be seen from a point on Earth
- A body of mass that has it's own gravity and orbits the sun
- the Maori name for the sixth planet from the sun
- The rising and falling of coastal sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon
- The Maori name for the second planet from the sun.
22 Clues: Our nearest star • Maori for "eyes of god" • The farthest planet from the sun. • The largest planet in our solar system • The path a planet takes around the sun • The astronomical body that orbits planet Earth • the Maori name for the sixth planet from the sun • The Maori name for the second planet from the sun. • The smallest and innermost planet in our Solar System • ...
what's shaking? Crossword 2021-10-14
Across
- layer directly beneath the lithosphere
- the cool solid outer layer of earth
- layer of earth directly beneath the crust
- moving away
- outer layer of earth
- pulling apart
- layer surrounding the inner core of earth
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- objects that bend or stretch under force
- moving towards
- object that breaks easily under force
- pushing together
- long narrow ditch
- center of earth
- sliding side to side
- moving past
15 Clues: moving away • moving past • pulling apart • moving towards • center of earth • pushing together • long narrow ditch • outer layer of earth • sliding side to side • the cool solid outer layer of earth • object that breaks easily under force • layer directly beneath the lithosphere • objects that bend or stretch under force • layer of earth directly beneath the crust • ...
Stars, constellations, and a bit more 2023-01-09
Across
- The ___'s orbit is shaped like an egg, not a circle
- We have _____ because of the tilt of the Earth.
- Stars are made of ________.
- Stars make their own __________.
- When part of the Earth faces the sun, it is ____time.
- _______ is when the Earth goes around the sun.
- One revolution of the Earth is 365 ______________.
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- A ____________ is a group of stars.
- ___________is when the Earth spins on its axis.
- _______don't twinkle. Their light just bends.
- When the Earth faces away from the sun, it is ___time.
- One rotation of the Earth is 24 _____________.
- We have ________ seasons.
13 Clues: We have ________ seasons. • Stars are made of ________. • Stars make their own __________. • A ____________ is a group of stars. • _______don't twinkle. Their light just bends. • One rotation of the Earth is 24 _____________. • _______ is when the Earth goes around the sun. • ___________is when the Earth spins on its axis. • We have _____ because of the tilt of the Earth. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-21
Across
- The Ring of Fire circles what ocean?
- Plates move over a layer of _______ rock
- An area of magma under the Earth that's hotter than the surrounding magma
- What country collided with Asia to create the Himalayas?
- Came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
- The uppermost part of the mantle and the crust create this layer
- The top layer of the Earth
- This is what the super-continent was called
- An area where two plates move horizontally along each other
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- Created from continents slamming into each other
- An area where two or more plates collide
- The mechanically weak layer of the upper mantle
- A piece of evidence from animals that supports the super continent theory
- The Theory of Continental Drift stated that the continents were ________
- The second to top layer of the Earth
- The Earth is made up of many ______
- An area where two plates move away from each other
- Plates rubbing into each other cause _______
- These are formed by rising magma erupting through cracks in the Earth
- South America and _______ fit together
20 Clues: The top layer of the Earth • The Earth is made up of many ______ • The Ring of Fire circles what ocean? • The second to top layer of the Earth • South America and _______ fit together • An area where two or more plates collide • Plates move over a layer of _______ rock • This is what the super-continent was called • Came up with the Theory of Continental Drift • ...
Environmental Change and Management 2022-02-07
Across
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- humans are superior and the most important species in the world
- all the water on earth
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- the value of a natural biophysical environment being impacted by human induced processes
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- the environment’s provision of raw materials and natural resources, e.g. food
- release of harmful materials into the environment
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
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- ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
24 Clues: all the water on earth • release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • humans are superior and the most important species in the world • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism • ...
ESS Crossword 2023-12-14
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- the solid, outer part of Earth.
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
- scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
- the movement of particles through a substance,
- preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
- a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
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- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- area around the North Pole or the South Pole
- separate different regions of Earth.
- a name for all sediment
- When magma flows onto Earth's surface
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
- a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
- a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
- a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...
Environment (Geography) 2022-02-07
Across
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- an increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
- humans are superior and the most important species in the world
- all the water on earth
- the solid outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- the value of a natural biophysical environment being impacted by human induced processes
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- the environment’s provision of raw materials and natural resources, e.g. food
- release of harmful materials into the environment
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly to benefit from their work
- hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
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- ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
- the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
24 Clues: all the water on earth • release of harmful materials into the environment • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • humans are superior and the most important species in the world • the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant or other organism • ...
Physical Feature & Russia 2025-02-12
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- The flat areas of land that are often found in Russia
- the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
- The process of ice forming and moving across land
- Plates Large sections of the Earth's crust that move and shift
- Shaping A natural process that shapes the Earth's surface
- valley a valley with a U-shaped cross-section, formed by glacial erosion
- The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface
- the outermost layer of the Earth
- the innermost layer of the Earth
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- The term for the movement of land due to tectonic activity
- The physical features of the land, including mountains and valleys
- A geological feature that erupts lava, ash, and gases
- chamber a large underground pool of liquid rock beneath a volcano
- The large body of water that borders Russia to the north
- Solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth
- the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a large, bowl-shaped depression caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite
- the natural elevation of the earth's surface with great height
- The country known for its vast landscape and cold climate
- the pointed top of a mountain
- The type of climate found in Siberia
21 Clues: the pointed top of a mountain • the outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the Earth • The type of climate found in Siberia • The process of ice forming and moving across land • The flat areas of land that are often found in Russia • A geological feature that erupts lava, ash, and gases • the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • ...
Ecology 2022-01-20
Across
- the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- an area where a species lives
- gasses surrounding the planet
- Plants
- A waterbird that most likely everyone has seen
- All the waters on earths surface and sometimes over earths surface in the clouds
- Non living organisms
- upper layer of earth that grows things
- very large sea on earth
- worldwide sum of all ecosystems
- series of 5 lakes between us and canada
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- organisms that feed on producers
- The variety of life in a habitat/ecosystem
- The planet we live on
- geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
- All living organisms
- Organisms that break down dead organisms
- rigid outer part of earth with crust and upper mantle
- The planet that shines and brings us heat during the day
- moisture from the atmosphere that falls to earth in several drops
20 Clues: Plants • All living organisms • Non living organisms • The planet we live on • very large sea on earth • an area where a species lives • gasses surrounding the planet • worldwide sum of all ecosystems • organisms that feed on producers • upper layer of earth that grows things • series of 5 lakes between us and canada • Organisms that break down dead organisms • ...
Moon Phase Crossword 2025-10-08
Across
- becoming less bright, intense, or strong
- An object that revolves around another object in space
- Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
- More than half but less than fully illuminated
- the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
- the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
- When one hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun it experiences more direct rays from the Sun that strike Earth at higher angles (closer to 90 degrees) causes warmer temperatures.
- when the sun is on the opposite side of Earth from you
- Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
- describes phases following a new moon, as more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible
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- the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
- When one hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun it experiences indirect rays from the Sun that strike Earth at lower angles cause cooler temperatures.
- the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- Caused by indirect/direct sunlight and Earth's tilt
16 Clues: becoming less bright, intense, or strong • More than half but less than fully illuminated • the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth • Caused by indirect/direct sunlight and Earth's tilt • the time required for Earth to rotate once on its axis • An object that revolves around another object in space • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion • ...
Chapter 1 2020-09-24
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- describes the formation of the solar system
- the process by which we test hypotheses
- a well tested and widely accepted explanation
- geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere
- the study of the the weather
- the innermost layer of the earth
- the system of all the rock and sediment
- the system of all living things on earth
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- the study of the earth
- prediction made on the basis of observations
- the span of time since the formationof earth
- the system made up of the layers of air
- the system made up of all of earth's water
- the study of earth's oceans
- the study of earth's materials and their history
- the study of the earth and space
16 Clues: the study of the earth • the study of earth's oceans • the study of the the weather • the innermost layer of the earth • the study of the earth and space • geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere • the system made up of the layers of air • the process by which we test hypotheses • the system of all the rock and sediment • the system of all living things on earth • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEN 2023-05-03
Across
- Center of the Solar system
- The Giant Gas
- The Blue Planet
- The solid Earth
- Nearest to the sun
- the study of the oceans.
- The Red Planet
- has 15 moons
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- All the water on Earth
- The windiest planet
- the study of our planet
- All the gases surrounding the Earth
- the study of the Earth's motions and objects in space.
- the study of the atmosphere; weather and climate.
- The Hottest Planet
- Surrounded by Ring
16 Clues: has 15 moons • The Giant Gas • The Red Planet • The Blue Planet • The solid Earth • The Hottest Planet • Surrounded by Ring • Nearest to the sun • The windiest planet • All the water on Earth • the study of our planet • the study of the oceans. • Center of the Solar system • All the gases surrounding the Earth • the study of the atmosphere; weather and climate. • ...
"terr,terra,geo" and "naut,naus,nav" Crossword 2013-10-05
Across
- a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space
- the science of the Earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
- a person who took part in the California Gold Rush by traveling west in search of gold from 1848-1849
- out of this world, above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
- hard brownish-red pottery
- under the surface of the earth
- wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through
- affected with a feeling of sickness in the stomach that feels like sea sickness
- a raised flat mound of earth that looks like a platform with slopping sides
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- to travel around the earth on water or in the air
- a person who studies the regions of the Earth,including the climates and natural resources
- a lost or completely surrounded by land
- relating to sailing, sailors, or the ships
- a hollow stone found on Earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- the study of Earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
- a person who is trained to plan the course and drive a ship
16 Clues: hard brownish-red pottery • under the surface of the earth • a lost or completely surrounded by land • relating to sailing, sailors, or the ships • to travel around the earth on water or in the air • a Soviet who is trained to travel into outer space • wide or deep enough for ships to be able to pass through • a person who is trained to plan the course and drive a ship • ...
Reason For Seasons CrossWord Puzzle 2023-12-04
Across
- the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north
- The degree that the earth is tilted
- The revolution around the sun
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ south
- sunlight that is concentrated
- During summer when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, the sunlight is
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
- happens during winter when the sun is positioned lower in the sky, and there are fewer daylight hours.
- the measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius
- a bright star that can be seen in the sky in the north
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
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- in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front
- sunlight that is more unconcentrated
- the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours
- The planet that we live on
- the mild temperature areas located between the subtropical and the polar regions
- The period of light in a twenty-four-hour period
- the star around which the earth moves and that provides light and heat for the earth:
- the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun
20 Clues: The planet that we live on • The revolution around the sun • sunlight that is concentrated • The degree that the earth is tilted • sunlight that is more unconcentrated • the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north • the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ south • an imaginary line about which a body rotates. • the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours • ...
The Planets 2014-10-27
Across
- It takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun.
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- The closest planet to the Earth.
- A planet famous for having a big red spot on it?
- Which galaxy is Earth located in?
- The seventh planet from the sun.
- Is the sun a star or planet?
- Rises at night.
- What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
- They make-up our Solar System
- What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
- All the planets orbit around it.
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- A planet O----- around the sun.
- Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
- Is Neptune bigger then Earth?
- What is the furthest planet from the sun?
- What is the second smallest planet in the Solar System?
- Known as the 'Red Planet"
- Can Human's breathe normally in space like they can on Earth?
- What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?
20 Clues: Rises at night. • Known as the 'Red Planet" • Is the sun a star or planet? • Is Neptune bigger then Earth? • They make-up our Solar System • A planet O----- around the sun. • The closest planet to the Earth. • The seventh planet from the sun. • All the planets orbit around it. • Which galaxy is Earth located in? • What is the furthest planet from the sun? • ...
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Review 2023-11-29
Across
- early earth can be describe as being like this
- this wave can travel through any layer of earth
- this piece of evidence is equal to 5.5g/cm
- what something is made of
- this layer is made of nickel and iron
- this piece of evidence occurs when rocky, metallic bodies crash onto earth's surface
- this is the force that caused earth to be layered
- this is the densest, hottest, and most pressurized layer
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- this is made when seismic waves are not detected on seismographs due to changes in the layer's physical properties
- this type of crust is thick but less dense and is made of granite
- this is the process by which earth became layered as it cooled down
- this is the least dense physical layer
- this is a piece of evidence for earth's interior; is made when volcanoes erupt rock from deep within earth
- this is made when the liquid outer core moves around the solid inner core
- this layer is divided into chunks called tectonic plates
- this wave cannot travel through the outer core
- this source of heat still occurs today inside of earth's core
- this layer is made of silicates
- this is a flexible, but solid layer of earth; physical layer
- these are waves of energy that travel through earth that provide evidence of earth's interior
- this type of crust is made of basalt and is very dense
21 Clues: what something is made of • this layer is made of silicates • this layer is made of nickel and iron • this is the least dense physical layer • this piece of evidence is equal to 5.5g/cm • early earth can be describe as being like this • this wave cannot travel through the outer core • this wave can travel through any layer of earth • ...
earth words 2023-11-06
Across
- a planet that produces oxygen from the process of photosynthesis
- the atmospheric layer that includes of all water on earth
- a very large body of water
- the atmospheric layer that includes of all living beings on earth
- not a solid or gas
- protects us from astroids
- the fluid we drink
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- water in a condensed gas state
- not a liquid or gas
- to take in air into the lungs
- the atmospheric layer that includes of all rock and minerals
- the invisible gases that surround the Earth
- a living organism
- the gas we breathe in
- our home planet
- a solid material that is exposed of the surface of the earth
- a circle with 3D proportions
17 Clues: our home planet • a living organism • not a solid or gas • the fluid we drink • not a liquid or gas • the gas we breathe in • protects us from astroids • a very large body of water • a circle with 3D proportions • to take in air into the lungs • water in a condensed gas state • the invisible gases that surround the Earth • the atmospheric layer that includes of all water on earth • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2014-08-13
Across
- Magma comes out of it
- An act of moving
- Something very old (historic)
- The A******c Ocean
- it is made up of magma
- Causes the Earth to shake
- the centre of the earth
- found in the core
- found in the core
- made up of the upper mantle and the crust
- A scientific proposal that has not been proven yet
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- Comes out of volcanoes
- Drift The movement of the Earth’s continents
- the rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet
- What we stand on
- Layer of gasses surrounding earth
- The processes which control the structure and the properties of the earth’s Crust
- Semi Solid Rock
- The first name of the man who discovered the continental drift
- Our Planet
20 Clues: Our Planet • Semi Solid Rock • An act of moving • What we stand on • found in the core • found in the core • The A******c Ocean • Magma comes out of it • Comes out of volcanoes • it is made up of magma • the centre of the earth • Causes the Earth to shake • Something very old (historic) • Layer of gasses surrounding earth • made up of the upper mantle and the crust • ...
Space 2020-12-30
Across
- Another word for moon
- First game played on the moon
- planet with the largest set of rings
- Bodies made of gas
- Small body of Ice and dust and particles that orbit the sun
- The earth orbits it
- Imaginary line along which planets move
- The closest planet to the Sun
- First man on the moon
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- How the universe began
- Farthest planet in our solar system
- planet named after a goddess.
- Earth has one comes out at night
- vehicle used to travel to space
- A person who travels to space
- Creature from another planet
- One name for the collection of millions of stars
- The green Planet
- Belt of rocks between Earth and Mars
- The red planet
- The name of our galaxy
21 Clues: The red planet • The green Planet • Bodies made of gas • The earth orbits it • Another word for moon • First man on the moon • How the universe began • The name of our galaxy • Creature from another planet • planet named after a goddess. • First game played on the moon • A person who travels to space • The closest planet to the Sun • vehicle used to travel to space • ...
Science 2017-06-01
Across
- Whats the last layer of the Earth.
- Only the divergent boundary creates this.
- The transform boundary doesn't create this.
- All three boundaries create this.
- The boundary that slides.
- Whats the third layer of the Earth.
- The second largest tectonic plate.
- The convergent boundary creates this landform
- The country that Alfred Wegener died in.
- The second layer of the Earth.
- The plate thats under North America.
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- The boundary that collides.
- The tectonic plate that has two continents in it.
- The boundary that divides.
- The plate under the North American plated
- He proposed the continental drift theory.
- What country looks like it fits into Africa.
- The divergent boundary creates this landform.
- The first layer of the Earth.
- The name that Alfred Wegener proposed for this ancient landmass that mean't " all lands."
20 Clues: The boundary that slides. • The boundary that divides. • The boundary that collides. • The first layer of the Earth. • The second layer of the Earth. • All three boundaries create this. • Whats the last layer of the Earth. • The second largest tectonic plate. • Whats the third layer of the Earth. • The plate thats under North America. • The country that Alfred Wegener died in. • ...
Astronomy 2022-03-30
Across
- a type of galaxy
- moon’s closest point to Earth
- the archer
- North Star
- dirty snowball
- ringed planet
- point directly overhead
- moon’s farthest point from Earth
- the hunter
- star’s apparent brightness
- god of the sea
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- the red planet
- largest gas giant
- large groups of stars
- the twins
- minor planet
- third rock from sun
- large space rock
- group of stars forming an image
- sun’s path through constellations
- the lion
21 Clues: the lion • the twins • the archer • North Star • the hunter • minor planet • ringed planet • the red planet • dirty snowball • god of the sea • a type of galaxy • large space rock • largest gas giant • third rock from sun • large groups of stars • point directly overhead • star’s apparent brightness • moon’s closest point to Earth • group of stars forming an image • moon’s farthest point from Earth • ...
Cumulative Science Review 2025-01-21
Across
- The object in the sky that orbits Earth
- The amount of space an object takes up
- The force that slows things down
- a push or a pull
- The amount of time it takes for the earth to rotate once
- A force that pulls objects toward Earth's center
- The ability to make things move or change
- The change in position of an object
- The invisible line Earth rotates around
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- The movement of Earth spinning on its axis
- The movement of Earth orbiting the sun
- anything that takes up space and has weight
- The time it takes Earth to revolve around the Sun
- The path Earth follows around the Sun
14 Clues: a push or a pull • The force that slows things down • The change in position of an object • The path Earth follows around the Sun • The amount of space an object takes up • The movement of Earth orbiting the sun • The object in the sky that orbits Earth • The invisible line Earth rotates around • The ability to make things move or change • ...
Voyage of the Ark 2013-04-18
Across
- Gen 9:12 This is the sign of the ... I am making between me and you
- Gen 6:6 His heart was filled with ...
- Gen 8:6 and sent out a ... and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up
- Gen 6:8 But Noah found ... in the eyes of God
- Gen 8:20 he sacrificed ... on it
- Gen 6:5 The Lord saw how great man's ... on the earth had become.
- Gen 6:9 Noah was a ... man
- Gen 6:14 So make yourself an ark of ... wood
- Gen 7:24 The waters flooded the earth for a ...
- Gen 7:2 Take with you ... of every kind of ... animal
- Gen 6:12 God saw how ... the earth had become
- Gen 7:6 Noah was ... years old when the flood waters came on the earth
- Gen 7:20 The waters rose and covered the mountain to a depth of more than ...
- Gen 9:13 I have set my ... in the clouds, and it will be with sign of the covenant between me and the earth
- Gen 9:11 Never again will there be a flood to destroy the ...
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- Gen 8:11 When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in it beak was a freshly plucked ...
- Gen 8:21 ... again will I curse the ground
- Gen 6:13 I am surely going to ... both them and the earth
- Gen 7:12 And rain fell on the earth for ... and ...
- Gen 6:10 Noah had 3 sons
- Gen 6:20 ... of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature
- Gen 8:4 the ark came to rest on the mountains of ...
- Gen 8:8 Then he sent out a ... to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground
23 Clues: Gen 6:10 Noah had 3 sons • Gen 6:9 Noah was a ... man • Gen 8:20 he sacrificed ... on it • Gen 6:6 His heart was filled with ... • Gen 8:21 ... again will I curse the ground • Gen 6:14 So make yourself an ark of ... wood • Gen 6:8 But Noah found ... in the eyes of God • Gen 6:12 God saw how ... the earth had become • Gen 7:24 The waters flooded the earth for a ... • ...
Vocab choice 5 2022-02-16
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- Moon a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
- Moon a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object like Earth)
- System the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- Eclipse when the moon is completely dark
- a moon outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- Eclipse The moment that the moon orbits directly between the sun and the Earth
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- a planet outside our solar system
- Pull the force that pulls two objects together due to their mass
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- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity
- Phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- Moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- the relative size of things
- Moon a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the circular movement of an object around its center (like a top spinning)
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- Moon a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
- the four parts of the year where weather, ecology, and number of daylight hours change as a result of Earth’s orbit around the sun
- the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
- the force by which all things with mass or energy (including planets, stars, galaxies, and light) are brought towards one another
23 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • Eclipse when the moon is completely dark • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • to shine light on an object and make it visible • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-10
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- Heat transferring through empty space
- waves made during an earthquake
- Heat transferred through contact
- when two plates slide past eachother
- a mountain with magma in it
- A rock mostly found on continents
- The second layer of the earth
- Inner most layer of Earth
- third layer of the earth
- happens when two plate pull away from eachother
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- the tectonic plates shaking when they move
- A black rock found on the ocean floor
- a part of the crust and upper mantle
- the reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
- The part the rest on the asthenosphere
- An extended break in a body of rock
- when two plate collide
- super continents
- Granite and basalt is one
- first layer of the earth
20 Clues: super continents • when two plate collide • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • Granite and basalt is one • Inner most layer of Earth • a mountain with magma in it • The second layer of the earth • waves made during an earthquake • Heat transferred through contact • A rock mostly found on continents • An extended break in a body of rock • ...
.~*+Weather & Climate+*~. 2019-01-17
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- The envelope of gas that surrounds Earth
- Water in vaporous form
- The part of Earth's surface between the tropics of cancer,and the tropics of capricorn. In a hot climate
- All living things on Earth
- A bad natural event that may cause; harm or loss
- Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface
- A layer in the Strato-sphere that protects Earth from UV rays
- The action of entering
- Water that has condensed on a surface overnite
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- The transfer of heat through liquid
- All water (Oceans, lakes, ponds, etc,.) on Earth
- The part of Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole
- The process of liquid becoming gas on a hot day
- Water (Snow, hail, sleet, etc,.) falling from clouds
- Anything that takes up space
- All ice on Earth
- All rocks & minerals on earth
17 Clues: All ice on Earth • Water in vaporous form • The action of entering • All living things on Earth • Anything that takes up space • All rocks & minerals on earth • The transfer of heat through liquid • The envelope of gas that surrounds Earth • Water that has condensed on a surface overnite • The process of liquid becoming gas on a hot day • ...
Geology Terms 2025-03-28
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- moving apart under the ocean
- the inner part of the core
- massive plates that constantly move
- located between asthenosphere and outer core
- when a plate moves under another
- thinnest layer of the Earth
- when the continents move apart
- hottest layer of the earth
- Earth's ______ is composed of 3 layers
- when plates move apart
- a theory about plate tectonics
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- being squeezed together because of pressure
- when two plates slide past each other
- the distinct layers
- when the plates move quickly because of pressure
- rift valleys where rock has been stretched
- biggest layer of the Earth
- the outer layer of the Earth
- a mountain where lava comes out of it
- when two plates move toward each other
- upper layer of the earth's mantle
21 Clues: the distinct layers • when plates move apart • the inner part of the core • biggest layer of the Earth • hottest layer of the earth • thinnest layer of the Earth • moving apart under the ocean • the outer layer of the Earth • when the continents move apart • a theory about plate tectonics • when a plate moves under another • upper layer of the earth's mantle • ...
Water Systems Crossword-Ata 2026-01-24
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- Water falling to Earth as rain, snow, or hail
- The largest body of salty water on Earth
- The point at which a liquid turns into a solid
- A type of glacier found in mountains
- The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- The measure of the amount of salt dissolved in water
- The continuous movement of water on Earth
- The solid rocky ground of the Earth's crust
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- Water found underground in cracks in the soil
- All of the water on Earth
- The air surrounding the Earth
- The change of state from a liquid to a gas
- Water that flows over the surface of the ground
- Large chunk of ice that breaks off a glacier into the ocean
- The source of energy that drives the water cycle
- The amount of mass in a certain volume of substance
- A large moving mass of compressed ice and snow
- The force that pulls rain and running water downward
- A deep crack or fracture in a glacier
- A type of massive glacier covering a large area of land
20 Clues: All of the water on Earth • The air surrounding the Earth • A type of glacier found in mountains • A deep crack or fracture in a glacier • The largest body of salty water on Earth • The continuous movement of water on Earth • The change of state from a liquid to a gas • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • The solid rocky ground of the Earth's crust • ...
The Book of Genesis Chapter 1 2025-06-21
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- Heavenly lights created on day four
- What covered the earth initially
- What humans were to have over creation
- Created to rule the day
- Time period of creation
- Winged creatures of day five
- What God called the dry ground
- What God called the darkness
- Creator of heaven and earth
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- God’s gift to humans for food
- Moved over the waters
- What God spoke to create
- Created in God’s image
- Separated waters above from below
- God’s command to fill the earth
- First thing God created
- What God did on the seventh day
- God’s assessment of creation
18 Clues: Moved over the waters • Created in God’s image • Created to rule the day • First thing God created • Time period of creation • What God spoke to create • Creator of heaven and earth • Winged creatures of day five • What God called the darkness • God’s assessment of creation • God’s gift to humans for food • What God called the dry ground • God’s command to fill the earth • ...
Rocks & Minerals 2025-01-22
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- not liquid or gas
- rocks that cool inside the earth
- smaller piece of rock
- liquid rock inside the earth
- main characteristic of minerals
- the first earth rocks
- made of sediments of other minerals
- galena is an example
- was never alive
- prefix meaning outside
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- liquid rock outside the earth
- color of a mineral's powder
- a mineral's resistance to being scratched
- how it reflects light
- squeezing sediments together
- breaking rocks into smaller pieces
- forms from repeating pattern of atoms
- aka table salt
- what "morphic" in metamorphic means
19 Clues: aka table salt • was never alive • not liquid or gas • galena is an example • how it reflects light • smaller piece of rock • the first earth rocks • prefix meaning outside • color of a mineral's powder • squeezing sediments together • liquid rock inside the earth • liquid rock outside the earth • main characteristic of minerals • rocks that cool inside the earth • ...
Geology 2021-12-01
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- continuous force against a object
- A Earth period when earth was just a giant fireball
- layers of rock formed from fragments of other rock or sediments
- The heating of rock until it turns to liquid
- A period on Earth when the crust first cooled and solidified
- A layer or layers of rock/rocks in the ground
- traces of living things that have turned to Rock with time and pressure
- The center of the earth very hot
- photosynthetic bacteria and multicellular organisms appear in fossil record
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- Process in which wind water or other natural causes turn material in sediments
- molten or partly melted rocks or minerals
- A thick layer of magma below the crust of the earth
- something that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
- Rock having solidified from magma or lava
- The outer shell of Earth
- Mountains made from pressure pusing magma to the surface and then cooling
- A rock formed from other types of rock through heat and pressure
- is the process by which magma affects the structures and properties of earth's crust
- The first time visible life appears in the fossil record
- a break or weak point in the Earth’s crust
20 Clues: The outer shell of Earth • The center of the earth very hot • continuous force against a object • molten or partly melted rocks or minerals • Rock having solidified from magma or lava • a break or weak point in the Earth’s crust • The heating of rock until it turns to liquid • A layer or layers of rock/rocks in the ground • ...
space... 2023-02-12
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- a GD school color
- extremely hot dense mass of gases
- orbits around earth
- the second GD school color
- stars give off light, heat and
- there is no seasonal change at this place o the earth
- has only one moon
- when the whole surface of the moon is visible to earth
- the moon cycles through phases once a
- when one part of the earth turns away from the sun
- set of stars that make a pattern
- a huge hot ball that gives off heat
- the earth's gravity pulls you
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- when one part of the earth faces the sun
- gradually change direction throughout the day based on the sun direction
- gravity is a force that pulls objects to the
- this seasons has the longest days
- the moon rotates on an
- there is no gravity in
- used to determine the time of day before clocks and watches
- the North Pole leans away from the sun in December
- the sun rises in the
- when the sun rises its light cast ______ shadows that point to the west
- the sun sets in the
- the number of hours of sunlight everyday of the year on the equator
- the number of seasons
- What is the Groton dunstable mascot
- shadows become longer as the hour approaches
28 Clues: a GD school color • has only one moon • orbits around earth • the sun sets in the • the sun rises in the • the number of seasons • the moon rotates on an • there is no gravity in • the second GD school color • the earth's gravity pulls you • stars give off light, heat and • set of stars that make a pattern • extremely hot dense mass of gases • this seasons has the longest days • ...
Out of the silent planet 2022-10-23
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- frog-like creatures that are engenders
- Malacandrian meaning Valley or low earth
- malacandrian for the earth/ground
- feathered creatures who are scholars
- an exalted eldil who rules malacandria
- Malacandrian meaning mountain of high earth
- the antagonist mercenary who knows ransom
- malacandrian meaning human or man
- malacandrian meaning “suns blood” or gold
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- Malacandrian meaning angels that are semi see through
- Malacandrian meaning earth (the planet)
- the antagonist scientist who invents space travel
- shark-like creatures
- Marz
- friendly otter-like creators who are poets
- malacandrian version of Jesus
- the protagonist who wants to go back to earth
17 Clues: Marz • shark-like creatures • malacandrian version of Jesus • malacandrian for the earth/ground • malacandrian meaning human or man • feathered creatures who are scholars • frog-like creatures that are engenders • an exalted eldil who rules malacandria • Malacandrian meaning earth (the planet) • Malacandrian meaning Valley or low earth • ...
Our Solar System 2013-04-03
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- The planets _______ the sun.
- The sun is a ________ sized star.
- It pulls everything towards the centre of the planet.
- Most of the planets were named after _________.
- The centre of our solar system.
- The second planet from the sun.
- Our galaxy is called the _________.
- It takes 1 day for the Earth to _________ on it's axis.
- The dwarf planet.
- The only planet where life has been found.
- Saturn is famous for it's ________ that surround it.
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- Mars is often called the _____ planet.
- The smallest planet.
- There is _____ gravity on the moon than on Earth.
- It orbits the Earth.
- The planet with the largest mass.
- It has 27 moons.
- The sixth planet from the sun.
- The sun is not a planet it is a _______.
- There are __________ planets in our solar system.
20 Clues: It has 27 moons. • The dwarf planet. • The smallest planet. • It orbits the Earth. • The planets _______ the sun. • The sixth planet from the sun. • The centre of our solar system. • The second planet from the sun. • The sun is a ________ sized star. • The planet with the largest mass. • Our galaxy is called the _________. • Mars is often called the _____ planet. • ...
Science crossword 2023-11-30
Across
- a current in a fluid that’s coming from a convection
- the opposite direction of a clocks normal rotation
- The angle from an object's axis of rotating and its orbit axis
- the measure of hot or cold
- the belt circling around the Earth very close to the equator
- An imaginary line that goes around the earth
- A mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth
- Third layer of the atmosphere
- the direction the hands of a clock rotate regularly
- winds winds that blow north and south of the equator
- The second layer of the atmosphere
- The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere
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- an apparent force that is caused because of the earth rotating
- winds that blow across the earth’s surface from the polar regions all the way to north and south.
- The lowest region in the atmosphere
- a molecule that has one end that is slightly positive and the other end is negative
- Four divisions of the year, spring, winter, summer, and fall
- regions that are located around 30 degrees north and south of the equator
- a substance's mass that is measured by the unit of volume
- A pressure of a force exerted on a surface
- 50°-60° latitude lines in the northern and southern hemispheres
- the atmospheric region, from ∼85 to ∼500 km altitude
- The northernmost point on earth
- The southernmost point on earth
24 Clues: the measure of hot or cold • Third layer of the atmosphere • The northernmost point on earth • The southernmost point on earth • The second layer of the atmosphere • The lowest region in the atmosphere • A pressure of a force exerted on a surface • An imaginary line that goes around the earth • A mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth • ...
Atmospheric Features 2023-11-29
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- The third layer of the atmosphere surrounding earth.
- The fifth layer of the atmosphere surrounding earth.
- Calms of the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
- To close in.
- The half of Earth that is north of the Equator.
- The force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.
- An effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force.
- The degree of compactness of a substance.
- They are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation.
- Can be Fahrenheit or Celsius.
- Opposite of South Pole.
- A way in which heat travels.
- Dry and cold prevailing winds that blow from the east.
- There’s four in a year.
- A weak meridional circulation in the high-latitude troposphere characterized by ascending motion in the subpolar latitudes.
- An atmospheric cell lying between the Polar cell and the Hadley cell.
- It has five layer’s.
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- An invisible line spanning the entire earth.
- A pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm air rises near the equator, cools as it travels poleward at high altitude, sinks as cold air, and warms as it travels equatorward.
- Winds that reliably blow east to west just north and south of the equator.
- The first layer of the atmosphere surrounding earth.
- This is located around the 30° latitude line.
- Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
- To open out.
- No
- A body of moving water.
- Opposite of clockwise.
- Prevailing winds that blow from the west at midlatitudes.
- Opposite of counterclockwise.
- A belt of powerful upper-level winds that sits atop the polar front.
- Opposite of North Pole.
- The fourth layer of the atmosphere surrounding earth.
- The second layer of the atmosphere surrounding earth.
33 Clues: No • To close in. • To open out. • It has five layer’s. • Opposite of clockwise. • A body of moving water. • Opposite of South Pole. • Opposite of North Pole. • There’s four in a year. • A way in which heat travels. • Can be Fahrenheit or Celsius. • Opposite of counterclockwise. • The degree of compactness of a substance. • An invisible line spanning the entire earth. • ...
Chapter 2 Lesson 1, 2 & 3 Vocabulary 2021-11-01
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- a large unbroken mass
- a place where 2 tectonic plates grind against each other
- is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
- the solid, outer part of the Earth
- any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth
- the part of a continent that extends into the ocean in a plateu, then drops sharply to the ocean floor
- the process of turning from liquid into vapor
- the moment when Earth is tilted as far away from or as close to the sun as it will be all year
- all the water in, on, and around the planet Earth
- a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll
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- one of the 16 pieces of earth's crust
- the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
- when the sun passes directly over the equator
- the process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind or ice
- the area of air and gas enveloping objects in space, like stars and planets, or the air around any location
- a flat area that rises above the surrounding land
- shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere
- a regular, repeating path that one object takes around another object or center of gravity.
- an invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins
19 Clues: a large unbroken mass • the solid, outer part of the Earth • one of the 16 pieces of earth's crust • when the sun passes directly over the equator • the process of turning from liquid into vapor • a flat area that rises above the surrounding land • all the water in, on, and around the planet Earth • is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists • ...
INNER PLANETS 2025-04-25
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- Venus takes about 8 months to rotate on its ________________
- Many of the planets contain this gas in the atmosphere
- A landform found on every inner planet
- Venus is called Earth's sister______
- The planet that is half the diameter of Earth
- The planet that has water in three different forms
- The polar ice caps on Mars shrink in the _______________
- Mercury is the planet closest to the __________
- Earth has the only suitable _____________ in the solar system to sustain life
- The ______________ of Mercury can get hotter than 420 degrees celsius
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- Venus’s atmosphere has droplets of________
- The surface of Mars is primarily __________________
- Earth has at atmosphere primarily composed of _________________
- The ___________________ on Mars is about 1% of that on Earth
- The planet that has no atmosphere
- The orange color on Mars comes from the ______________ of iron
- The planet with carbon dioxide and acid rain clouds
- Many of the rocky planets are covered in ______________
18 Clues: The planet that has no atmosphere • Venus is called Earth's sister______ • A landform found on every inner planet • Venus’s atmosphere has droplets of________ • The planet that is half the diameter of Earth • Mercury is the planet closest to the __________ • The planet that has water in three different forms • The surface of Mars is primarily __________________ • ...
Пъзел 2026-02-23
Across
- body of water.
- we breathe.
- that makes honey.
- part of the Earth.
- in the world.
- summer.
- animal.
- rings.
- with shaking of the Earth.
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- of ice crystals.
- in the world.
- gives us light.
- “king of the animals.”
- the tree under the ground.
- which Bulgaria is located.
- territory.
- the Earth.
- France.
- after the god of war.
- in the ocean.
- of the human body with which we see.
21 Clues: rings. • France. • summer. • animal. • territory. • the Earth. • we breathe. • in the world. • in the world. • in the ocean. • body of water. • gives us light. • of ice crystals. • that makes honey. • part of the Earth. • after the god of war. • “king of the animals.” • the tree under the ground. • which Bulgaria is located. • with shaking of the Earth. • of the human body with which we see.
Phases of the Moon Review 2026-02-26
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- when half of the moon is visible
- the moon _________ the Earth
- when the entire moon is lit up and visible, it is a ____ moon
- when the entire moon is dark, it is a _____ moon
- it take the moon this long to complete all the phases
- to increase in light
- the earth will ______ on its axis
- when only a small part of the moon is visible
- how many phases of the moon are there?
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- it takes the earth one ________ to revolve around the sun
- the moon is 4.5 _______ years old
- the moon gets its light from this
- to decrease in light
- the moon's gravity causes ___________
- it take the earth one ______ to rotate on its axis
- tides are caused by the moon's _______
- the earth will ________ around the sun
17 Clues: to decrease in light • to increase in light • the moon _________ the Earth • when half of the moon is visible • the moon is 4.5 _______ years old • the moon gets its light from this • the earth will ______ on its axis • the moon's gravity causes ___________ • tides are caused by the moon's _______ • the earth will ________ around the sun • how many phases of the moon are there? • ...
Earth's Interior 2024-11-19
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- The energy waves that are released by earthquakes Seismic
- The amount of mass that an object has in a defined area (volume)
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
- All of the rock at and below Earth's surface
- The solid/rigid mechanical layer of Earth that is made of the crust and the upper mantle
- This is a process in which more dense materials of a planet sink to the center, while less dense materials stay on the surface
- Core The (mechanical) layer of Earth that is liquid iron/nickel
- The solid, non-flowing (mechanical) layer that makes up the lower mantle. Means "middle-layer
- The amount of space an object takes up
- Seismic wave that is the second to arrive and can only travel through solids
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- The thick, middle layer in the solid part of Earth (compositional)
- Seismic wave that is the first to arrive and can travel through solids and liquids (P-wave)
- Core The (mechanical) layer of Earth that is under so much pressure that it remains solid iron/nickel
- The (5) layers of Earth that are defined on their physical properties (how they move, strength)
- The branch of geology concerned with the magnetic field of the earth
- Information gathered by noticing facts and occurrences using your five senses
- Earth's outermost layer (compositional)
- The dense, metallic center of Earth (compositional)
- The mechanical layer below the lithosphere that, while still solid, flows like plastic or putty
19 Clues: The amount of space an object takes up • Earth's outermost layer (compositional) • Anything that has mass and takes up space • All of the rock at and below Earth's surface • The dense, metallic center of Earth (compositional) • The energy waves that are released by earthquakes Seismic • Core The (mechanical) layer of Earth that is liquid iron/nickel • ...
Huffdaddy's Crossword 2021-12-02
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- currents a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another
- Cracks in the earth's crust where there is movement
- An elevated piece of crust
- The landform in which all of the continents on earth were joined together
- A boundary where two plates are sliding past from each other
- Things that happen to the earth that are negative
- A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- The uppermost part of the earth
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- pieces of the crust's uppermost part
- A crack in the earth's crust that spews magma and ash
- the area extending from a stream to its valley walls
- the part of the earth below the crust
- A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
- The process of displacing rock layers
- the slow upward movement of the earths surface
- Things that happen to the earth that are positive
- The innermost part of the earth
17 Clues: An elevated piece of crust • The innermost part of the earth • The uppermost part of the earth • pieces of the crust's uppermost part • the part of the earth below the crust • The process of displacing rock layers • the slow upward movement of the earths surface • Things that happen to the earth that are positive • Things that happen to the earth that are negative • ...
The Planets 2014-10-23
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- The closest planet to the sun
- A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun
- Famous for its ring system
- The system of planets and other objects orbiting the sun
- A small object orbiting a larger one. There are many electronic objects that orbit the Earth
- The only planet to support life
- The distance which a ray of light would travel in one year
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- 1 year on this planet lasts 165 Earth years
- The "red planet"
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- An object from Outer Space that falls into the Earth and lands on its surface
- Has the shortest day out of all the planets
- The brightest planet, also known as the sister planet to earth
- smallest of the "Four Giants"
- A grouping of stars which have been given names by astronomers
- The "Dwarf planet"
- A rock, or Minor Planet orbiting the Sun
- Our Galaxy
- A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
- A cloud of gas and dust
20 Clues: Our Galaxy • The "red planet" • The "Dwarf planet" • A cloud of gas and dust • Famous for its ring system • The closest planet to the sun • smallest of the "Four Giants" • The only planet to support life • The path a planet takes around the sun • A rock, or Minor Planet orbiting the Sun • Has the shortest day out of all the planets • 1 year on this planet lasts 165 Earth years • ...
The Geosphere 2013-09-25
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- Thin outer layer of Earth
- Mountains that are located between the Indian and Asian continents
- An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
- A boundary also known as a destructive plate boundary
- Shaking of the ground
- The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- Shows progression of how and when rocked form
- The scientist who theorized continental drift
- Point on the earth's surface above the focus of an earthquake
- Long high sea wave caused by disturbances such as earthquakes
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- The point where seismic waves originate
- A mountain that explodes causing lava to come out
- A boundary also known as conservative plate boundary
- The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- Hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth
- Spots A small area or region with a relatively hot temperature
- The number of centimeter that Earth moves each year
- A break in the Earth
- Also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary
- Layer between the crust and core of the Earth
20 Clues: A break in the Earth • Shaking of the ground • Thin outer layer of Earth • The point where seismic waves originate • Shows progression of how and when rocked form • The scientist who theorized continental drift • Layer between the crust and core of the Earth • A mountain that explodes causing lava to come out • The number of centimeter that Earth moves each year • ...
Intro Astronomy 2021-09-28
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- Shape of the Earth trajectory around the Sun.
- Amount of matter measured on kilograms
- Force from the Earth to each body on its surface
- Movement of a planet around the Sun.
- current I in international system
- International system of units
- 23.74 degrees tilt Earth axis.
- unit to measure the light intensity in metric system.
- Change of the velocity over time.
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- Change of the position over time
- Time unit in the metric system.
- G
- Force of attraction between masses.
- Amount.
- Responsible for the change of the north star every 26000 years.
- Temperature unit in international system
- Motion of the Earth on its axis.
- Dimension, [L]
- Astronomical unit
- unit to measure current in International system.
- Path of the Sun.
21 Clues: G • Amount. • Dimension, [L] • Path of the Sun. • Astronomical unit • International system of units • 23.74 degrees tilt Earth axis. • Time unit in the metric system. • Change of the position over time • Motion of the Earth on its axis. • current I in international system • Change of the velocity over time. • Force of attraction between masses. • Movement of a planet around the Sun. • ...
Grade Nine Geography 2022-10-28
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- The _____ includes all the water bodies
- The blanket of gases that surrounds the earth.
- The lighter layer of the earth's crust
- An example of a sedimentary rock
- This sphere relates to the land
- There are ___ main branches of Geography
- The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- The study of rocks
- These rocks contains layers
- The lowest level of the atmosphere
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- There are ____ themes in Geography
- The study of changes in the earths landform
- This sphere includes all living things on the earth.
- The innermost layer of the earth
- Rocks formed by change
- An example of a metamorphic rock
- The study of the climate
- The process by which rocks become magma
- These rocks are formed from molten material
- The layer of the earth accounts for most of the volume
20 Clues: The study of rocks • Rocks formed by change • The study of the climate • These rocks contains layers • This sphere relates to the land • The innermost layer of the earth • An example of a metamorphic rock • An example of a sedimentary rock • There are ____ themes in Geography • The lowest level of the atmosphere • The lighter layer of the earth's crust • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
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- Neighbor of the earth
- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Compendium of all galaxies
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- The hottest
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- The largest planet
- satellite of the earth
- The eighth of the solar system
- has large rings
- dwarf planet
- Lumbrera major of the day
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- System Set of stars and planets
- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- Home of humanity
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • satellite of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
What Causes the Seasons? Article Crossword Puzzle 2026-01-24
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- The large object believed to have hit Earth long ago
- The season when the Sun’s rays are most spread out
- The shape of Earth’s orbit, not a perfect circle
- The imaginary line Earth spins around
- The time it takes Earth to go once around the Sun (in days)
- The path Earth follows as it moves around the Sun
- The half of Earth north of the equator
- The name of Earth’s natural satellite
- The daily movement of Earth that causes day and night
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- When light spreads out over a larger area
- The point in Earth’s orbit when it is closest to the Sun
- The farthest point from the Sun in Earth’s orbit
- The angle (in degrees) of Earth’s tilt
- The force that warms Earth from the Sun
- The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the Sun’s rays are most direct
15 Clues: The imaginary line Earth spins around • The name of Earth’s natural satellite • The angle (in degrees) of Earth’s tilt • The half of Earth north of the equator • The force that warms Earth from the Sun • When light spreads out over a larger area • The shape of Earth’s orbit, not a perfect circle • The farthest point from the Sun in Earth’s orbit • ...
WhatIsGodsPurposeForTheEarth? 2021-02-24
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- By means of Jesus serving as __ ,God will eliminate sickness, aging and death.
- People who obey God now and in the future, will live in __.
- Jesus gave a __ to indicate when the end of suffering would be near.
- Jehovah put our parents out of Eden because they __ him.
- Paradise will be __ on earth during Jesus' rule as God's King.
- Has Jehovah abandoned his original purpose for obedient mankind?
- Who was the first Woman on earth?
- Because God already created angels to live in heaven, he created humans to live on?
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- Jehovah is preparing __ of people for life in the future Paradise.
- Psalms 115:16 says, "the heavens belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has __ to the sons of men."
- Jesus will lead God's angels and destroy all who oppose God in a battle called?
- God's original __ was for the first human couple to fill the earth and subdue it.
- Jesus sent his followers to search for __ people and teach them how to become acceptable to God.
- According to what you have learned, is it possible for Janet to enjoy life on earth __.
- The first gardenlike paradise was called?
- The earth will never be destroyed, it will always be mankind's __.
- Who was the first Man on earth?
17 Clues: Who was the first Man on earth? • Who was the first Woman on earth? • The first gardenlike paradise was called? • Jehovah put our parents out of Eden because they __ him. • People who obey God now and in the future, will live in __. • Paradise will be __ on earth during Jesus' rule as God's King. • Has Jehovah abandoned his original purpose for obedient mankind? • ...
Moon Phases 2021-05-27
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- the phase of the moon when a thin part of the moon's near side is sunlit
- the last fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth
- a mutual physical force attracting two bodies that are influence by the mass and distance of the objects
- the motion of a sphere which is spinning around its own axis
- to move in an orbit or circle around something
- The phase of the moon when an light is increasing
- when one body in space blocks the view of another body in space
- to make lighter or brighter
- The different ways the moon looks throughout the month.
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- the first fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth
- where the earth interrupts light shining on the moon
- The phase of the moon when all of the moon's near side is lit
- a hole caused by an object hitting the surface of a planet or moon or a depression around the opening of a volcano
- the periodic rise and fall due to the moon's gravitational pull on earth
- this side of the moon is not visible on earth because the similar rotations of earth and the moon
- the phases of the moon when a decreasing amount of the moon's near side is sunlit
- the phase of the moon when half of the moon's near side is sunlit
- the phase of the moon when the moon's near side receives no sunlight
- a natural satellite in space that orbits another large object (Earth)
- the path followed by an object in space as it goes around another object
20 Clues: to make lighter or brighter • to move in an orbit or circle around something • The phase of the moon when an light is increasing • where the earth interrupts light shining on the moon • The different ways the moon looks throughout the month. • the motion of a sphere which is spinning around its own axis • The phase of the moon when all of the moon's near side is lit • ...
Plate Tectonics 2015-11-04
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- hard, outermost layer of the earth
- an act of changing physical location
- a line that marks the limits of an area
- region of the interior of the earth between the core and the crust
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a thin, flat sheet or strip of a material
- a section of the crust of the earth that moves relative to each other
- upper layer of the earth's mantle
- a system of ideas intended to explain something
- a mountain or hill having a vent which lava is being erupted from the earth's crust
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- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance
- to go in a different direction
- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined
- oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
- to slide past
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- coming closer together
- long, narrow hilltop, or mountain range
- the remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form
- the central portion of the earth
20 Clues: to slide past • coming closer together • to go in a different direction • the central portion of the earth • upper layer of the earth's mantle • hard, outermost layer of the earth • an act of changing physical location • a line that marks the limits of an area • long, narrow hilltop, or mountain range • a thin, flat sheet or strip of a material • ...
10GEO Environment Marissa and Mady 2016-05-29
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- Is one of the four layers that surround the Earth.
- The physical world and everything in it.
- Increased in the overall temreature of the Earth's atmosphere.
- The cultivating of the soil, producing of crops, and raising of livestock.
- Oblications to protect Earth.
- A change in global or regional climate patterns.
- The removal of trees and other plant life.
- The promotion of consumer's interests.
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- All of the Earth's water, including surface water.
- Complex community made up of living organisms.
- The whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth.
- The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life.
- Any substance that is released into the environment that causes damage.
- Divostion to human welfare
- The outer part of he solid Earth.
- A gas, such as carbon dioxide, that absorbs radiation from the Suns Ray's trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
- A forests area found in tropical areas.
- A living thing that is not human or a plant.
- The average height of the seas surface.
- A group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a paticular kind of goods or services.
20 Clues: Divostion to human welfare • Oblications to protect Earth. • The outer part of he solid Earth. • The promotion of consumer's interests. • A forests area found in tropical areas. • The average height of the seas surface. • The physical world and everything in it. • The removal of trees and other plant life. • A living thing that is not human or a plant. • ...
10GEO Environment Marissa and Mady 2016-05-29
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- The whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth.
- The ongoing capacity of Earth to maintain all life.
- The average height of the seas surface.
- Divostion to human welfare
- The outer part of he solid Earth.
- A gas, such as carbon dioxide, that absorbs radiation from the Suns Ray's trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
- The cultivating of the soil, producing of crops, and raising of livestock.
- Any substance that is released into the environment that causes damage.
- A group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a paticular kind of goods or services.
- Complex community made up of living organisms.
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- Is one of the four layers that surround the Earth.
- The promotion of consumer's interests.
- All of the Earth's water, including surface water.
- Increased in the overall temreature of the Earth's atmosphere.
- A change in global or regional climate patterns.
- A living thing that is not human or a plant.
- Oblications to protect Earth.
- The removal of trees and other plant life.
- A forests area found in tropical areas.
- The physical world and everything in it.
20 Clues: Divostion to human welfare • Oblications to protect Earth. • The outer part of he solid Earth. • The promotion of consumer's interests. • The average height of the seas surface. • A forests area found in tropical areas. • The physical world and everything in it. • The removal of trees and other plant life. • A living thing that is not human or a plant. • ...
The Reasons For The Seasons 2023-11-28
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- Lower Half of Earth.
- The only planet in the solar system that currently contains life
- A belief that is wrong due to incorrect thinking.
- North Star
- A star at the center of the Solar System.
- Sunlight that is straight and is more concentrated in a smaller area.
- The Surface where the Southern part of the axis penetrates the Surface of Earth.
- The line that separates the NH and SH.
- The amount of heat in a certain area or object.
- The Surface where the Northern part of the axis penetrates the Surface of Earth.
- The time it takes for an object to make a revolution around another object.
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- Oval-like shape.
- Sunlight that is less concentrated but covers a bigger area.
- An imaginary line that something rotates on.
- he Path an object takes to complete a revolution around a bigger object.
- The motion an object takes to complete one full orbit
- Upper half of Earth.
- The motion of an object spinning on its axis.
- 23.5 degrees.
- The amount of time for an object to rotate once on its axis.
20 Clues: North Star • 23.5 degrees. • Oval-like shape. • Lower Half of Earth. • Upper half of Earth. • The line that separates the NH and SH. • A star at the center of the Solar System. • An imaginary line that something rotates on. • The motion of an object spinning on its axis. • The amount of heat in a certain area or object. • A belief that is wrong due to incorrect thinking. • ...
