the earth Crossword Puzzles

Dynamic Earth 2022-01-27

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sphere that contains all of the Earth's waters
  2. systems where energy enters and leaves the system but matter does not
  3. The atmospheric layer that contains meteor showers
  4. The atmospheric layer that contains the Ozone Layer
  5. Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds
  6. Most of the algae that floats at the surface of the ocean
  7. The plate boundary where two plates are moving away from one another
  8. The plate boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  9. The plate boundary where two plates are coming at one another
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  1. The atmospheric layer closest to Earth
  2. systems that can exchange both matter and energy with its surroundings
  3. The atmospheric layer that is furthest from the Earth
  4. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
  5. a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
  6. The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers
  7. The theory that all of the continents were once one supercontinent
  8. The sphere that contains all of the Earth's life
  9. The change of a substance from a gaseous state to a liquid
  10. The continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
  11. The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers of air

20 Clues: The atmospheric layer closest to Earth • The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's life • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's waters • The sphere that contains all of the Earth's layers • The atmospheric layer that contains meteor showers • The atmospheric layer that contains the Ozone Layer • ...

Paging Earth! 2020-09-16

Paging Earth! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocker Sheryl
  2. Outside appearance
  3. Breakfast or lunch
  4. Prefix with ladder
  5. Hodgepodge
  6. Seaver's team
  7. Bill of ----
  8. Didn't hang up
  9. So. state
  10. Panty ---
  11. Ripped
  12. Type of student
  13. Popular shirt
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  1. Shaquille
  2. Word with year
  3. Shakespeare's stage
  4. Old CBS soap opera
  5. Garbage containers
  6. Digestive --- (food path)
  7. Remove wrinkles from
  8. Eagles' nests
  9. ' -- Alone'(film)

22 Clues: Ripped • Shaquille • So. state • Panty --- • Hodgepodge • Bill of ---- • Rocker Sheryl • Seaver's team • Eagles' nests • Popular shirt • Word with year • Didn't hang up • Type of student • ' -- Alone'(film) • Outside appearance • Old CBS soap opera • Breakfast or lunch • Prefix with ladder • Garbage containers • Shakespeare's stage • Remove wrinkles from • Digestive --- (food path)

Earth History 2022-03-03

Earth History crossword puzzle
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  1. Two pieces of land change their vertical position compared to one another.
  2. fossils of widely distributed organisms that lived during only one short period
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
  6. The age of a rock or fossil compared to the ages of other rock layers or fossils.
  7. the numeric age of an object or event, often stated in years before the present, as established by an absolute-dating process, such as radiometric dating
  8. event in which many types of living things become extinct at the same time
  9. A record of the geologic events and life forms in Earth's history.
  10. where magma cut through other rock layers underground
  11. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  12. Era middle life (245-144 million years ago); rise of mammals and dinosaurs; the rise of birds; extinction of dinosaurs, rise of flowering plants
  13. breaks down eras, distinguished by the type of rock layers laid down during that time.
  14. a broad span of geological time based on the general type of life existing during that time
  15. fossil that forms when entire organisms or parts of organisms are prevented from decaying by being trapped in rock, ice, tar, or amber.
  16. a drill core of ice that can help tell the climates of the past
  17. how earth/land has changed over time
  18. Era that began about 66 million years ago, known as the "Age of Mammals"
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  1. Era that covers from 4.6 billion to 544 million years ago. During this time life developed as bacteria and softbodied, multicelled organisms.
  2. length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. A stable atom that results from the decay of a radioactive atom.
  5. a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism
  6. (radioactive) Unstable form of the isotope
  7. fossil that forms when organisms or parts, like leaves, stems, flowers, fish, are pressed between layers of soft mud or clay that hardens squeezing almost all the decaying organism away leaving the carbon imprint in the rock.
  8. fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud that hardens into the shape of the organism
  9. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
  10. a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
  11. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  12. The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
  13. fossil that forms when sediments bury an organism and the sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.
  14. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  15. A technique used to determine the actual age of a fossil on the basis of the amount of a radioactive element it contains
  16. two pieces of land move horizontally past each other.
  17. the largest division of geologic time
  18. the part of geologic time 570-245 million years ago ; invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, ferns, and cone-bearing trees were dominant.
  19. breaks down periods, shortest span of time on the geological time scale.

37 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • how earth/land has changed over time • the largest division of geologic time • (radioactive) Unstable form of the isotope • where magma cut through other rock layers underground • two pieces of land move horizontally past each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

Earth Science 2022-02-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. The source of the release of energy that causes an earthquake.
  2. Type of plate boundary that two plates are moving towards one another.
  3. Gives the position north or south of the Equator.
  4. Zone Type of convergent boundary where one plate sinks and melts underneath the other.
  5. Molten rock that is on the surface of the earth.
  6. Mantle The middle layer of the earth made of cool, soft rock that flows like a liquid and does not break.
  7. Type of plate boundary that two plates are being pulled apart from each other.
  8. The movement or vibration of the earth caused by a release of energy.
  9. The type of volcano that is the largest.
  10. The outermost layer of the earth that "floats" on the mantle.
  11. The way that the surface of a mineral reflects light.
  12. The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus.
  13. Smaller less destructive earthquakes that come before a major earthquake.
  14. The type of rock that is formed when existing rocks are subjected to high heat and pressure.
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  1. Cone The type of volcano that is the most common.
  2. Gives the position east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  3. The type of rock that is formed by the cooling of molten materials.
  4. Molten rock that has not left the inside of the earth's crust.
  5. Any naturally occurring inorganic solid that possesses an orderly internal structure and definite chemical composition.
  6. type of volcano that is the most explosive.
  7. Type of plate boundary that two plates slide past one another.
  8. Any solid mass of mineral matter that occurs naturally.
  9. The type of rock that is formed through the break down and solidification of existing rocks.
  10. Smaller earthquakes that occur after a major earthquake.
  11. Mantle The middle layer of the earth made of cool, brittle rock that causes earthquakes.
  12. Core The inner layer of the earth that is made of super hot liquid metal.
  13. Core The inner most layer of the earth that is extremely hot but made of solid metal.

27 Clues: The type of volcano that is the largest. • type of volcano that is the most explosive. • Molten rock that is on the surface of the earth. • Cone The type of volcano that is the most common. • Gives the position north or south of the Equator. • The way that the surface of a mineral reflects light. • Gives the position east or west of the Prime Meridian. • ...

Earth Processes 2021-11-22

Earth Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
  2. Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes
  3. Rock that has been transformed by heat, pressure, or other natural causes e.g. in the folding of strata or the intrusion of igneous rocks
  4. The process of being liquified by heat
  5. Includes all forms of modern life ever heard of (plants, mammals, dinos)
  6. Rock having solidified from lava or magma
  7. Layers of rock formed of fragments of other rock that was transported and deposited into water
  8. A layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
  9. The innermost geological layer of the planet Earth
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  1. A planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements
  2. A material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
  3. The gradual destruction of a material due to wind, water, or other natural causes
  4. Single-celled organism life explodes - beginning of plate tectonics
  5. Photosynthetic Bacteria and multicellular organisms appear in fossil record
  6. A layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground
  7. Earth's transition from a protoplanet to an actual planet - giant fireball
  8. Any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age
  9. Molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed; found beneath the surface of the Earth
  10. The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite
  11. Relating to the structure of the Earth's crust and the processes that take place within it

20 Clues: The process of being liquified by heat • Rock having solidified from lava or magma • Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes • The innermost geological layer of the planet Earth • A layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground • Single-celled organism life explodes - beginning of plate tectonics • ...

Earth Crossword 2022-02-10

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. wear away earths surface
  2. heat transfer by direct contact
  3. super continent
  4. top part of mantle & crust
  5. layer of molten metal
  6. earth's outer skin
  7. 2nd layer of the earth
  8. heat transfer through empty space
  9. break in crust
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  1. 2 plates slip past each other
  2. continental crust
  3. heat transfer by movement of heated fluid
  4. core center of the earth
  5. ocean floor sinks into mantle
  6. 2 plates come together
  7. flow that transfers heat within fluid
  8. 2 plates split apart
  9. shape the surface
  10. soft britle layer
  11. ocean floor

20 Clues: ocean floor • break in crust • super continent • continental crust • shape the surface • soft britle layer • earth's outer skin • 2 plates split apart • layer of molten metal • 2 plates come together • 2nd layer of the earth • core center of the earth • wear away earths surface • top part of mantle & crust • 2 plates slip past each other • ocean floor sinks into mantle • ...

Earth Terminology! 2013-10-28

Earth Terminology! crossword puzzle
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  1. Under the Asthenosphere, is the strong lower part of the mantle.
  2. Mostly made of Iron, from the mantle to the core/center of the Earth, about the size of Mars.
  3. Fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
  4. Large, gently sloped volcano that forms from repeated, nonexplosive eruptions of lava.
  5. Stress that reduces the volume or length of a rock, as that produced by the convergence of plate margins.
  6. Fragments of rock that are created by explosive volcanic eruptions.
  7. Region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding PAST each other horizontally.
  9. Hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts, may include mineral crystals.
  10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
  11. Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
  12. Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
  13. Boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving AWAY from each other.
  14. Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
  15. Outermost layer of the Earth, 5-100km thick, thinnest layer.
  16. Piece of the Lithosphere that moves around on top of the Asthenosphere.
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  1. Solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
  2. Core is divided into two categories, this one is liquid and surrounds the inner core.
  3. Theory Theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
  4. Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics.
  5. Occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.
  6. A volcano made of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material.
  7. Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material.
  8. Theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
  9. Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
  10. Mountain that forms when molten rock, called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
  11. Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the Lithosphere move.
  12. Layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. Extremely thick, contains most of Earth's mass.
  13. Stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions, the rocks become longer in a lateral direction.
  14. Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano.

30 Clues: Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • Boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • Earth's major plaetes, known as plate tectonics. • Stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection. • Funnel shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano. • Amount of force per unit area that is put on given material. • ...

Earth Day 2014-04-10

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Related to the sun - _____ energy is clean and renewable.
  2. ____ appliances you are not using to avoid unnecessary energy use.
  3. To repeat a cycle or sequence of events and is one of the R's of waste reduction.
  4. When you reduce, reuse and recycle, you are being _______________ friendly.
  5. Use this instead of a dryer to save energy.
  6. Prefix that means "pertaining to the earth".
  7. Energy that comes from moving water.
  8. Renewable energy source made from plants and animals.
  9. More energy saved means a _________ planet.
  10. Popular colour on Earth Day.
  11. The first _____ Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970.
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  1. To use less.
  2. A resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.
  3. Solar power uses energy from this.
  4. Any long-term, lasting change in the weather patterns. (Two words).
  5. Symbol that identifies energy-efficient products. (Two words).
  6. Mixture of decaying organic matter used to improve soil structure and provide nutrients.
  7. It's all around us, we breathe it, and we should be careful not to pollute it.
  8. Remember to turn this off before you leave work.
  9. A _____ faucet can waste gallons of water.
  10. Turning off lights help converse ______.
  11. To use again.

22 Clues: To use less. • To use again. • Popular colour on Earth Day. • Solar power uses energy from this. • Energy that comes from moving water. • Turning off lights help converse ______. • A _____ faucet can waste gallons of water. • Use this instead of a dryer to save energy. • More energy saved means a _________ planet. • Prefix that means "pertaining to the earth". • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. / Hadean, Archean, Proterozioc Eons are commonly referred to as this
  2. / The largest time units
  3. / This Era contains fossils of early life forms, such as invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles & ferns
  4. / A nearly complete composite record of geologic time
  5. / Sedimentary rocks deposited without interruption
  6. / The process of determining the absolute age of rocks, minerals & fossils.
  7. / Unconformity in which sedimentary rocks lie on igneous rocks.
  8. / Age in years
  9. / Correlated rocks from many localities around the world.
  10. / Eons divide into ______
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  1. / Thin, widespread sedimentary layer that deposited rapidly.
  2. / The time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive sample to decompose
  3. / Measurement refers only to the order in which events occurred
  4. / Eras that are subdivided
  5. / Remains and other traces of prehistoric life preserved in rocks.
  6. / Tectonic activity titled older sedimentary rock layers, & erosion planed the off, before younger sediment accumulated
  7. / States that life forms have changed throughout geologic time
  8. / Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
  9. / This Era is when mammals and grasses became abundant.
  10. / Matched rocks of the same age from different localities

20 Clues: / Age in years • / The largest time units • / Eons divide into ______ • / Eras that are subdivided • / Sedimentary rocks deposited without interruption • / A nearly complete composite record of geologic time • / This Era is when mammals and grasses became abundant. • / Correlated rocks from many localities around the world. • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. A scientific instrument used to measure and record seismic waves.
  2. A thick, liquid layer inside the earth that forms a shell around the inner core.
  3. A fault in which the overlaying plate has been pushed upwards.
  4. The layer of mantle below the lithosphere.
  5. The action of continents splitting apart and rearranging themselves over extremely large portions of time.
  6. A hot liquid or semi-liquid found beneath the Earth's crust and becomes lava when cooled.
  7. A fault in which at least one of the plates has moved horizontally.
  8. The boundary between two plates where faults occur.
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  1. The point below the surface of the Earth where an earthquake begins.
  2. The solid, innermost part of the Earth that provides our planet with most of it's heat.
  3. The point on the surface on the Earth above where an earthquake begins.
  4. The shaking movement that occurs during an earthquake.
  5. The name given to a super-continent that existed several billion years ago, when each continent was together as one.
  6. The theory that the planet's crust is divided up into several pieces that fit together like a jigsaw, and are constantly moving.
  7. A Japanese word describing a giant oceanic wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
  8. The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock.
  9. The southernmost of the two continents formed when Pangaea split, comprising of what is noe Australia, Antarctica, South America, India and Africa, among others.
  10. A fault in which the overlaying plate has slipped downwards.
  11. The crust and upper mantle of the Earth.
  12. The part of the Earth found between the crust and the core, mad up up of semi-liquid rock.

20 Clues: The crust and upper mantle of the Earth. • The layer of mantle below the lithosphere. • The boundary between two plates where faults occur. • The shaking movement that occurs during an earthquake. • The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock. • A fault in which the overlaying plate has slipped downwards. • ...

Earth Science 2015-04-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. created by wind erosion
  2. minerals split
  3. outer shell of the earth
  4. molten rock
  5. sandstone
  6. broken down into smaller pieces
  7. a mold or cast in a rock
  8. center of the earth
  9. cooling
  10. a fracture
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  1. lacking in rainfall
  2. a solid inorganic substance
  3. laying down of rock-forming materials
  4. horizontal movement
  5. heat
  6. small crystals due to the rapidity of cooling
  7. the top of a wave
  8. contains hundreds of billion of stars
  9. pass into a solution
  10. eroding

20 Clues: heat • cooling • eroding • sandstone • a fracture • molten rock • minerals split • the top of a wave • lacking in rainfall • horizontal movement • center of the earth • pass into a solution • created by wind erosion • outer shell of the earth • a mold or cast in a rock • a solid inorganic substance • broken down into smaller pieces • laying down of rock-forming materials • ...

about earth 2015-02-12

about earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick
  2. measure intensity of earthquake based on eye witness accounts
  3. crust and upper most part of mantle
  4. last layer 780 miles thick
  5. idea that continents were once together in a large landmass called pangea and have moved over time
  6. when a fault breaks it causes
  7. there are layers of earth
  8. convection occurs here layer is plastic like
  9. helped prove continental drift remains or impression of prehistoric organism in petrified form
  10. first layer 20 miles thick
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  1. 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick
  2. based on 10 scale measures magnitude of earthquake
  3. sections that crust is broken into
  4. mostly solid heats asthenoshpere
  5. when rocks form at the bottom of the ocean the magnetic minerals line up with magnetic north not all the rock was formed at the same time this is what shows
  6. rocks from space made of iron and nickel
  7. large wave caused by earthquake underwater
  8. scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift but was rejected
  9. can act like a solid or liquid based on amount of pressure
  10. a break in the rock in which both sides of the rock are moving

20 Clues: last layer 780 miles thick • first layer 20 miles thick • when a fault breaks it causes • there are layers of earth • 3rd layer about 1400 miles thick • 2nd layer about 1700 miles thick • mostly solid heats asthenoshpere • sections that crust is broken into • crust and upper most part of mantle • rocks from space made of iron and nickel • ...

Earth Science 2014-09-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  2. spreading/ the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  3. boundary/ the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the
  5. fault/ a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  6. and the outer core
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. fault/ opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
  9. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
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  1. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  2. the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  3. layer
  4. mountains/ Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
  5. boundary/ the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. plate/ a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  7. drift/ the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  8. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. mountains/ Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
  11. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  12. fault/ A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
  13. boundary/ the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  14. tectonics/ the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's
  15. mountains/ When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.

24 Clues: layer • and the outer core • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the • the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • ...

Earth Day 2016-04-20

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3)
  2. contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances.
  3. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
  4. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
  5. maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
  6. protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
  7. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  8. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  9. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
  10. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
  11. trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place.
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  1. convert (waste) into reusable material.
  2. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  3. reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original.
  4. of, relating to, or derived from living matter.
  5. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
  6. (of a contract, agreement, etc.) capable of being renewed.
  7. a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.
  8. (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
  9. of, relating to, or determined by the sun.

20 Clues: convert (waste) into reusable material. • of, relating to, or determined by the sun. • of, relating to, or derived from living matter. • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer. • maintain (something) in its original or existing state. • (of a contract, agreement, etc.) capable of being renewed. • ...

Earth Hour 2023-03-24

Earth Hour crossword puzzle
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  1. Energy produced by splitting or joining the center of small particles called atoms
  2. Stored energy, such as the still water sitting behind a dam, ready to fall
  3. Energy produced by movement of charged particles
  4. Energy from the heat
  5. A resource that cannot be depleted
  6. Practices that can be continued indefinitely, with minimal harm to the natural environment, such as the use of renewable resources
  7. The vibrations of molecules as sound waves travel
  8. Materials that are extracted from the earth, such as coal, oil or natural gas
  9. A resource that can be depleted, such as fossil fuels
  10. A gas that is the main ingredient of both natural gas and biogas
  11. Energy of motion, water that is flowing over a dam
  12. Stored energy that can be released through chemical reaction, found in things like food and batteries
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  1. Energy generated by moving water
  2. Heat energy from inside the earth
  3. Contamination of the natural environment with the harmful substances such as consequence of human activities; a byproduct of many energy sources
  4. Things that are alive, such as plant material or animal watse that can be used to make biogas
  5. The ability to do work
  6. The category of energy that includes solar and light energy
  7. Energy from the sun's rays
  8. Output compared to input. If a device does as much work for us as energy we put into it

20 Clues: Energy from the heat • The ability to do work • Energy from the sun's rays • Energy generated by moving water • Heat energy from inside the earth • A resource that cannot be depleted • Energy produced by movement of charged particles • The vibrations of molecules as sound waves travel • Energy of motion, water that is flowing over a dam • ...

Earth Day 2022-04-15

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of gases surrounding earth
  2. to protect from harm or destruction
  3. convert into usable material
  4. trash of the sidewalk
  5. decayed organic material
  6. food produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides
  7. surroundings a person, plant or animal lives or operates
  8. capable of being renewed
  9. garbage dump
  10. to contaminate with harmful poisonous substance
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  1. reuse
  2. no longer in existence
  3. community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  4. relating to the sun
  5. branch of biology
  6. production and discharge of something
  7. able to be maintained at a certain level
  8. to maintain to its original state
  9. a colorless gas which is a poisonous form of oxygen
  10. where an animal lives

20 Clues: reuse • garbage dump • branch of biology • relating to the sun • trash of the sidewalk • where an animal lives • no longer in existence • decayed organic material • capable of being renewed • convert into usable material • layers of gases surrounding earth • to maintain to its original state • to protect from harm or destruction • production and discharge of something • ...

Earth Processes 2022-08-23

Earth Processes crossword puzzle
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  1. the distribution of parts or features on the surface
  2. water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface
  3. the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
  4. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
  5. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas
  6. process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
  7. a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel with the land surface
  8. a natural process that moves soil from one location to another by wind power
  9. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  10. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
Down
  1. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
  2. a process that causes rocks to crumble
  3. the removal of soil by water and transportation of the eroded materials away from the point of removal
  4. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms
  5. all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust,
  6. the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  7. the laying down of sediment
  8. processes that occur directly in association with glacial ice
  9. the draining away of water
  10. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
  11. a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater

21 Clues: the draining away of water • the laying down of sediment • a process that causes rocks to crumble • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • the distribution of parts or features on the surface • the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. • the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything • ...

changing earth 2023-01-08

changing earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what name does magma get once it erupts from a volcano
  2. what is the massive wave that can be caused by an earthquake called
  3. how many major tectonic plates are there
  4. where do earthquakes occur most
  5. what scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
  6. what was the name of the massive supercontinent that was comprised of all the other continents.
  7. who was the first person to support the theory of continental drift
  8. what are the massive moving pieces that make up earth's crust
Down
  1. what is hot liquid rock below earth's surface called
  2. what is a volcano called if it has erupted or will erupt soon
  3. which volcano caused lightning that resulted in the only deaths caused by the volcano
  4. which volcano spewed ash instead of lava in 1707
  5. what are the edges of plates called.
  6. what unusual natural phenomenon do volcanoes produce sometimes
  7. what is the theory that the continents started as one big supercontinent but slowly drifted apart
  8. what is the name of the major fault in california
  9. what boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  10. what instrument tracks seismic waves and there frequency
  11. how many locations are needed to find the location of an earthquake using seismic waves
  12. what is a volcano called if it will no longer erupt

20 Clues: where do earthquakes occur most • what are the edges of plates called. • how many major tectonic plates are there • which volcano spewed ash instead of lava in 1707 • what is the name of the major fault in california • what scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake. • what is a volcano called if it will no longer erupt • ...

Earth Day 2023-04-18

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of gases surrounding earth
  2. to protect from harm or destruction
  3. convert into usable material
  4. trash of the sidewalk
  5. decayed organic material
  6. food produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides
  7. surroundings a person, plant or animal lives or operates
  8. capable of being renewed
  9. garbage dump
  10. to contaminate with harmful poisonous substance
Down
  1. reuse
  2. no longer in existence
  3. community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  4. relating to the sun
  5. branch of biology
  6. production and discharge of something
  7. able to be maintained at a certain level
  8. to maintain to its original state
  9. a colorless gas which is a poisonous form of oxygen
  10. where an animal lives

20 Clues: reuse • garbage dump • branch of biology • relating to the sun • trash of the sidewalk • where an animal lives • no longer in existence • decayed organic material • capable of being renewed • convert into usable material • layers of gases surrounding earth • to maintain to its original state • to protect from harm or destruction • production and discharge of something • ...

Earth Day 2023-04-14

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
  2. convert (waste) into reusable material
  3. organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  4. reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
  5. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
  6. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
  7. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light
  8. having no living members; no longer in existence
  9. trash, wastepaper, or garbage
  10. energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed
Down
  1. relating to or derived from living matter
  2. maintain (something) in its original or existing state
  3. made of the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  4. a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil
  5. Contaminate
  6. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation
  7. geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms
  8. Protect
  9. relating to or determined by the sun
  10. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism

20 Clues: Protect • Contaminate • trash, wastepaper, or garbage • relating to or determined by the sun • convert (waste) into reusable material • relating to or derived from living matter • organic material used as a plant fertilizer • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level • having no living members; no longer in existence • ...

Earth Day 2023-04-16

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how good or bad something is
  2. something that may not exist for long
  3. use again
  4. take part in
  5. the action that changes or effects something
  6. created
  7. believed
  8. starting
  9. something that protects or stops harm
  10. able to be kept
  11. to celebrate
  12. materials that hurt the environment
Down
  1. show
  2. new plans to change something
  3. encouraging, to help something
  4. to give assistance to
  5. cycle again
  6. something that happens that is unusual
  7. the change that is caused by something
  8. cut use or make smaller
  9. express an objection or disagreement
  10. the natural world
  11. once a year

23 Clues: show • created • believed • starting • use again • cycle again • once a year • take part in • to celebrate • able to be kept • the natural world • to give assistance to • cut use or make smaller • how good or bad something is • new plans to change something • encouraging, to help something • materials that hurt the environment • express an objection or disagreement • ...

Earth Day 2023-04-24

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Poisonous; capable of causing serious harm or death.
  2. The type of flower mix handed out to our employees to celebrate Earth Day.
  3. The person who founded Earth Day in the 1960's.
  4. Reduce, Reuse, ________.
  5. A place where garbage is hauled and burned.
  6. Many people plant these on Earth Day.
  7. To contaminate the environment with man-made waste.
  8. A process is considered this, if it conserves and ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources.
Down
  1. Turns organic waste into rich soil for gardening.
  2. The species of tree that we had planted on the Huntington grounds for us last year. (Three Words)
  3. Turning off lights helps conserve ________.
  4. A popular color on Earth Day.
  5. The Huntington Schneider Electric facility is ________ waste to landfill.
  6. Earth is about 70% this.
  7. Planned management of natural resources to prevent waste, exploitation, or destruction.
  8. A place where garbage is hauled and buried.
  9. April 22nd. (Two Words)
  10. Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two Words)
  11. Please put your trash in the trash can; don't ________.
  12. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.

20 Clues: April 22nd. (Two Words) • Earth is about 70% this. • Reduce, Reuse, ________. • A popular color on Earth Day. • Many people plant these on Earth Day. • Turning off lights helps conserve ________. • A place where garbage is hauled and buried. • A place where garbage is hauled and burned. • Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two Words) • ...

earth day 2023-04-24

earth day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conditions in which an organism lives
  2. converting into usable material
  3. decayed organic matter
  4. way to create a product of high quality
  5. ability to be maintained
  6. branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms
  7. formed from oxygen with a pungent odor
  8. having no living organisms in a species
  9. trash on the ground
  10. capability of being reused
Down
  1. things derived from living matter
  2. maintain something
  3. gases surrounding earth
  4. a place to dispose of trash
  5. contamination of water and air
  6. production of gas
  7. biological community
  8. protecting an environment
  9. renewable energy
  10. natural home of a plant

20 Clues: renewable energy • production of gas • maintain something • trash on the ground • biological community • decayed organic matter • gases surrounding earth • natural home of a plant • ability to be maintained • protecting an environment • capability of being reused • a place to dispose of trash • contamination of water and air • converting into usable material • ...

Earth & Space 2023-04-03

Earth & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one tectonic plate moves underneath another
  2. the natural process of wearing away by wind, water or other natural agents
  3. molten rock below Earth’s surface
  4. a scientific instrument that detects seismic waves
  5. a molecule made of three oxygen atoms bonded together
  6. Earth’s rigid outer zone (crust and upper mantle), made up of tectonic plates
  7. a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts
  8. a sea wave caused by the displacement of water as a result of an earthquake or other disturbance
  9. all the water on Earth
  10. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Down
  1. frozen soil in the Arctic
  2. a break in Earth’s surface where blocks of rock slide past each other
  3. all of the living things on Earth
  4. the portion of Earth’s mantle underneath the lithosphere that can flow
  5. a measure of the amount of destruction caused by an earthquake
  6. Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers
  7. the origin of an earthquake
  8. a measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  9. the layer of gas that surrounds Earth and is 600 km thick
  10. molten rock above Earth’s surface
  11. an intense tropic storm that forms over warm oceans

21 Clues: all the water on Earth • frozen soil in the Arctic • the origin of an earthquake • all of the living things on Earth • molten rock below Earth’s surface • molten rock above Earth’s surface • a point in Earth’s crust where lava erupts • Earth’s middle layer, made up of two layers • when one tectonic plate moves underneath another • ...

Earth Day 2023-03-29

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of gases surrounding earth
  2. to protect from harm or destruction
  3. convert into usable material
  4. trash of the sidewalk
  5. decayed organic material
  6. food produced without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides
  7. surroundings a person, plant or animal lives or operates
  8. capable of being renewed
  9. garbage dump
  10. to contaminate with harmful poisonous substance
Down
  1. reuse
  2. no longer in existence
  3. community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  4. relating to the sun
  5. branch of biology
  6. production and discharge of something
  7. able to be maintained at a certain level
  8. to maintain to its original state
  9. a colorless gas which is a poisonous form of oxygen
  10. where an animal lives

20 Clues: reuse • garbage dump • branch of biology • relating to the sun • trash of the sidewalk • where an animal lives • no longer in existence • decayed organic material • capable of being renewed • convert into usable material • layers of gases surrounding earth • to maintain to its original state • to protect from harm or destruction • production and discharge of something • ...

Earth Day 2023-04-26

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
  2. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
  3. a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
  4. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  5. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  6. maintain (something) in its original or existing state
  7. contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances.
  8. protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
  9. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.
Down
  1. (of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence
  2. (of a contract, agreement, etc.) capable of being renewed
  3. relating to or derived from living matter.
  4. the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
  5. convert (waste) into reusable material.
  6. a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.
  7. trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place.
  8. reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
  9. a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3).
  10. relating to or determined by the sun.
  11. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

20 Clues: relating to or determined by the sun. • convert (waste) into reusable material. • relating to or derived from living matter. • a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • maintain (something) in its original or existing state • ...

Earth Science 2017-03-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent that broke apart over million of years
  2. Compositional layer made up of the inner and outer core
  3. happens at mid-ocean ridges
  4. divide
  5. happens at convergent boundaries
  6. The Earth feature found on the ocean floor at divergent boundaries
  7. happened at the end of eons when all of a species died
  8. A physical layer of the mantle
  9. Earth's broken crust
  10. discovered by Harry Hess and proves that continents spread apart over time
  11. The process by which new lithosphere is created
  12. Molten rock in the mantle
Down
  1. core Made of solid iron
  2. scientist who proposed the Continental Drift Theory
  3. The uppermost plastic layer of the mantle
  4. The compositional layer that includes the lithosphere and asthenosphere
  5. Occurs when denser oceanic lithosphere slides under continental lithosphere
  6. A unit of geologic time in which eras are divided
  7. happens when hot Earth material rises and cools in Earth's mantle
  8. The layer of Earth on which we live
  9. Collide
  10. The largest division of geologic time
  11. The place where plates meet
  12. A subdivision of a geologic period
  13. slide
  14. A unit of geologic time that includes two or more periods

26 Clues: slide • divide • Collide • Earth's broken crust • core Made of solid iron • Molten rock in the mantle • happens at mid-ocean ridges • The place where plates meet • A physical layer of the mantle • happens at convergent boundaries • A subdivision of a geologic period • The layer of Earth on which we live • The largest division of geologic time • The uppermost plastic layer of the mantle • ...

Earth Science 2017-06-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number that rates the strength of an earthquake
  2. precess where new material at a ridge or rift, pushed older material aside and tectonic plates move away from the ridge
  3. layer formed when early Earth cooled, the lighter elements, such as silicon and oxygen, separated from the molten material and floated to the top
  4. process of Earth's magnetic fields moving from time to time and completely reversing its direction
  5. sudden, ground shaking release of built-up energy at or under Earth's surface
  6. process where convection currents cause more magma to rise, the new magma forces apart the hardened material and continuously pushes older rock aside
  7. usually found along subduction zones where there are convergent plate boundaries
  8. a long chain of volcanic islands
  9. an area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface (weak spot)
  10. not found at plate boundaries bit instead form over hotspots
  11. one of the driving forces behind Earth's movement
  12. cause ground to compress and stretch in direction of wave
  13. refers to extent of ancient glaciers and to rock markings left behind
  14. study of earthquakes and seismic waves
  15. location inside Earth where an earthquake starts
  16. where magma cools and hardens when it breaks through Earth's surface
  17. plates that are spreading apart
  18. study of magnetic properties of ancient rocks
  19. Earth's thickest layer; solid
  20. faults at a transform plate
  21. when the age of a tectonic plate subduct deep into the mantle and pulls the rest pf the plate along with it
  22. record of ground motion produced by seismometers
  23. reading centre that occurs on land
  24. lies at Earth's centre; solid iron with some nickel
Down
  1. devices that measure amount of ground movement caused by and earthquake
  2. vibrations produced by energy released from earthquakes
  3. a long chain of volcanoes
  4. breaks in rock layers due to movement on either side
  5. a deep underwater valley
  6. the action of one plate being pushed under another
  7. a pattern of stripes in the direction that iron-containing minerals pointed on the sea floor; repeated on both side of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  8. area of subduction
  9. layer below mantle; liquid with mixture of iron and nickel
  10. occur when magma erupts through cracks in the lithosphere where there are diverging plate boundaries
  11. cause ground to compress and stretch in right angles to the direction of the waves
  12. plates that collide
  13. large, movable slabs of rock that Earth is broken into
  14. openings in Earth's surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock
  15. region where tectonic plates are in contact
  16. point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  17. pertly molten layer in the upper mantle
  18. made up of crust, and uppermost mantle; formed by tectonic plates
  19. molten rock from beneath Earth's surface

43 Clues: area of subduction • plates that collide • a deep underwater valley • a long chain of volcanoes • faults at a transform plate • Earth's thickest layer; solid • plates that are spreading apart • a long chain of volcanic islands • reading centre that occurs on land • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • pertly molten layer in the upper mantle • ...

Earth Science 2020-02-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a remnant of organisms of the past.
  2. Referred to as a vent or a series of vents where lava, ash, and gases are released.
  3. Described as any mound or ridge of windblown sand rising to various heights.
  4. Shale becomes this by metamorphism.
  5. This scale measures the hardness of a mineral by scratch resistance.
  6. This is also called intrusive igneous rocks because molten rock solidifies at depth.
  7. A thick large mass of ice in remote areas that move very slowly.
  8. This process in chemical weathering breaks down a compound using water.
  9. A type of boundary that occurs when two plates move toward each other that the heavier plate is subducted.
  10. The recorded amplitude of seismic waves from an earthquake source.
  11. A part of the Earth that is also the largest.
  12. Rocks that have undergone extreme heat and pressure.
  13. The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere.
  14. This results from weathering and uplift transported to different areas.
  15. This property describes the reflection of light off a mineral's surface.
Down
  1. Referred to be the downward arch of a fold.
  2. This is a type of mass wasting where large masses of soil, rock, or regolith are displaced.
  3. This natural phenomenon happens when masses of warm moist air are rapidly forced upward into colder, dryer layers.
  4. A bend in the rock strata produced by horizontal compressive stresses.
  5. Defined as the accumulation of weathered sediments that form different landforms.
  6. Defined as the part of the earth where all of the water is at or near the surface.
  7. A whirling funnel-shaped cloud whose bottom of the funnel has an extremely low air pressure.
  8. Describes the severity of an earthquake on humans and their structures.
  9. An exogenic process transporting sediments to different places.
  10. Molten rock generated by partial melting of rocks in the Earth’s mantle.

25 Clues: Shale becomes this by metamorphism. • This is a remnant of organisms of the past. • Referred to be the downward arch of a fold. • A part of the Earth that is also the largest. • Rocks that have undergone extreme heat and pressure. • The most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere. • An exogenic process transporting sediments to different places. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2020-04-01

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The period where we first see a rapid increase in biodiversity
  2. Aid in survival to an environment
  3. Developed the Theory of Evolution, wrote the book "The Origin of Species"
  4. Structures that the same across different species but may have a different function
  5. The random change in gene frequencies (two words)
  6. Developed the idea that the layers of the earth are older as you go deeper into the earth
  7. Rapid loss of biodiversity
  8. Descent with modification
  9. Developed the idea that population size are limited by resources and competition
  10. Preserved structures in stone
  11. The first organisms
  12. A type of selection that occurs based on human involvement
  13. Structures that remain as part of an organism that no longer serve a major function
  14. Longest period of geologic time
Down
  1. Type of selection that works on one extreme or another
  2. Type of selection that works on the moderate adaptation, favoring the extremes
  3. Came up with the idea of evolution independently of Darwin
  4. Developed the idea of gradual geologic change
  5. A change in genetic code for proteins
  6. A type of selection that occurs on its own
  7. Type of selection that works on both extremes, favoring the moderate adaptation
  8. The mixing of genes through meiosis
  9. The movement of genes in or out of a population (two words)
  10. Developed the idea that animals can change over time

24 Clues: The first organisms • Descent with modification • Rapid loss of biodiversity • Preserved structures in stone • Longest period of geologic time • Aid in survival to an environment • The mixing of genes through meiosis • A change in genetic code for proteins • A type of selection that occurs on its own • Developed the idea of gradual geologic change • ...

Earth Review 2020-04-24

Earth Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A massive collection of slowly moving and compacting ice.
  2. The term for two tectonic plates that are crashing into each other.
  3. A type of volcano primarily formed through ash and cinders, creating a steep cone like shape.
  4. A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction.
  5. The violent explosion of a volcano.
  6. The ___________ is the invisible ocean of gas that surrounds the Earth, comprised mostly of Nitrogen and Oxygen.
  7. The thinest layer of the Earth, this is where we live!
  8. _______ plates are denser than continental plates.
  9. The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor.
  10. The ______ core is a solid ball of ultra hot rock and metal.
  11. ____________ cells can be found both in the movement of the mantle, and the movement of air in the atmosphere.
  12. This is the part of the plant that conducts photosynthesis
  13. When water condenses from a gas to a liquid.
Down
  1. This is the term for rock being lifted up due to tectonic movement.
  2. This kind of volcano is formed by slow flowing lava, and has a wide base and sloping sides.
  3. When condensed droplets get large enough to fall to the Earth, either as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
  4. The part of a plant that collects nutrients from the soil.
  5. Weathering agents can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces. We call this ________.
  6. When water goes from a liquid form to a gaseous form, usually due to the heat from the sun.
  7. This kind of rock is created after other rock goes through extreme pressure and heat under the Earth's surface.
  8. The violent shaking of the surface of the Earth, usually resulting from tectonic movement.
  9. Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust.
  10. The thickest layer of the Earth, this rock found here is semi-molten and flows in convection cells, creating plate tectonics.
  11. A specialized part of a plant, or a human.
  12. _____________ gases like ozone and methane help to trap heat from the sun
  13. Molten rock.

26 Clues: Molten rock. • The violent explosion of a volcano. • The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor. • A specialized part of a plant, or a human. • When water condenses from a gas to a liquid. • _______ plates are denser than continental plates. • A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction. • Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE! 2021-01-29

EARTH SCIENCE! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the crust
  2. a super hot pool of magma; creates islands
  3. type of seismic wave; passes through S,L,G
  4. creates the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. the reason we see different constellations
  6. travels slower than the P-wave
  7. the solid crust of earth
  8. slope, or steepness
  9. star directly above the northern axis
  10. tectonic plates collide
  11. lines connecting the N and S poles
  12. mass/volume; the compactness of an object
  13. 15 degrees per hour
Down
  1. this is what the tect. plates glide above
  2. location of sea floor spreading
  3. tectonic plates separate
  4. density x volume
  5. the lowest level of earth's atmosphere
  6. flatitude
  7. a cyclical flow of heat due to density diffs
  8. You're happy today, so you'll be happy tomorrow
  9. directly above the focus, on the surface
  10. the space an object occupies
  11. a violent shaking of the earth

24 Clues: flatitude • density x volume • slope, or steepness • 15 degrees per hour • a break in the crust • tectonic plates collide • tectonic plates separate • the solid crust of earth • the space an object occupies • travels slower than the P-wave • a violent shaking of the earth • location of sea floor spreading • lines connecting the N and S poles • star directly above the northern axis • ...

crossword earth 2021-01-08

crossword earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the central part of the earth below the mantle.
  2. the quality of a rock that is based on the sizes shapes and position of the rocks grain.
  3. a principle that states that geologic change occurs suddenly.
  4. the way in which a mineral reflects light.
  5. the process by which wind water ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
  6. the series of processes in which a rock forms changes from one type to another is destroyed and forms again by geologic processes.
  7. the scientific study of fossils.
  8. a substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds.
  9. a funnel shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano.
  10. a vent or fissure in the earths surface through which magma and gases are expelled.
  11. a block of lithosphere the consist of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle.
  12. a principle that states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by geologic process.
  13. the thin and solid outermost layer of the ear above mantle.
  14. the layer of rock between the earths crust and core.
  15. a volcanic active area of earths surface far from a tectonic plate boundary.
  16. a mineral that contains a combination of silicon oxygen and one or more metals.
  17. rock that forms as a result of volcanic activity at or near the earths surface.
  18. any method of determining whether an event or objects.
  19. the process in which material is laid down.
Down
  1. a mineral that does not contain compound of silicon oxygen.
  2. the manner in which a mineral breaks along either curved or irregular surface.
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
  4. the texture of metamorphic rock in which the mineral grains are arranged in planes of bands.
  5. the process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers.
  6. an opening at the surface of the earth through which volcanic material passes.
  7. the solid outer layer of the earth consist of the crust and rigid upper of the mantle.
  8. the process of returning land to the original condition after mining it completed.
  9. a natural material to be mined profitably.
  10. the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  11. a naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
  12. an arrangement of rock layers in which the oldest rocks are at the bottom.
  13. an area of deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other.
  14. a principle that states that younger rocks if the layers have not been disturbed.
  15. a naturally formed inorganic solid that has a definite crystalline structure.
  16. a wide flat land form that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spreads over a large area.
  17. the texture of metal morphic rock in which the mineral grains are not arranged in planes or bands.
  18. rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma beneath the earths surface.
  19. a measure of the ability of mineral to resist scratching.
  20. the ratio of the mass of substance to the volume to the substance.
  21. a solid whose atoms ions or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern.
  22. a large semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties and causes the ground above to sink.
  23. layers of rock.
  24. the color of the powder of a mineral.
  25. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  26. the splitting of a mineral along smooth flat surfaces.
  27. a substance that can not be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means.

46 Clues: layers of rock. • the scientific study of fossils. • the color of the powder of a mineral. • a natural material to be mined profitably. • the way in which a mineral reflects light. • the process in which material is laid down. • the body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • the central part of the earth below the mantle. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2020-11-30

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one plate moves under another
  2. is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic
  3. Occur at all three types of boundaries
  4. Center of an earthquake
  5. is a record written by a seismograph
  6. Reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
  7. crust, is the crust that is ender the world
  8. Island arc, a chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench
  9. boundary, Two plates sliding past each other
  10. Wegener, is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
  11. The central or innermost portion of the Earth
  12. boundary, Mountains are formed at
  13. spreading, The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
  14. range, Series of mountains
  15. drift, Slow movement of continents
  16. Hess, The seafloor spreading theory was proposed by
  17. is the mineral that's a major component or continental crust
Down
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  2. deposits, Evidence that Africa was once cold
  3. is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
  4. waves, Move faster through denser or move rigid materials
  5. boundary, type of boundary do plates moves away from each other
  6. Form mostly at converging and diverging plate boundaries
  7. Andreas Fault, It is one of the most famous transform fault
  8. plumes, is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle
  9. are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
  10. spot, a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  11. Forms from the mantle and its recycled back into the mantle
  12. lithosphere, Divided into several parts
  13. is the outermost layer of a planet
  14. is a layer inside a planetary body
  15. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth

32 Clues: Center of an earthquake • range, Series of mountains • boundary, Mountains are formed at • is the outermost layer of a planet • is a layer inside a planetary body • drift, Slow movement of continents • where one plate moves under another • is a record written by a seismograph • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Occur at all three types of boundaries • ...

Earth Science 2020-11-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a microplate very close to us
  2. government site monitoring earthquakes
  3. the word for magma exiting a volcano
  4. mountain build happens on this crust
  5. organ that collects oxygen from water
  6. history found in ocean bottom rock
  7. the iss takes pictures for students
  8. theory of movement of continents
  9. rigid upper mantle plus crusts
  10. the salmon found by the pointer finger
  11. helped to map Earth's internal structure
  12. he proposed the movement of continents
  13. the earth's natural satellite
  14. nasa probe that has left the solar system
Down
  1. mtns formed by India collision with Asia
  2. the denser of the 2 types of crust
  3. crust moving under another crust
  4. a plate found near Peru and Chile
  5. discovered by Harry Hess
  6. the solid part of the Earth's core
  7. both crusts moving toward each other
  8. a boundary, crusts are moving away
  9. protects earth from Sun's particles
  10. the fin on the back of a fish
  11. example is Africa splitting of continent
  12. minor plate at tip of Argentina
  13. the part of the mantle inside a volcano
  14. the bulk of Earth (84%)
  15. place new rock formed at ocean bottom
  16. name for landmass 260 million yrs ago
  17. your thumb reminds you of this fish
  18. salmon relating to your ring finger
  19. a drainage that collects all the water
  20. the planet that will host a helicopter
  21. large area of volcanoes and earthquakes

35 Clues: the bulk of Earth (84%) • discovered by Harry Hess • a microplate very close to us • the fin on the back of a fish • the earth's natural satellite • rigid upper mantle plus crusts • minor plate at tip of Argentina • crust moving under another crust • theory of movement of continents • a plate found near Peru and Chile • the denser of the 2 types of crust • ...

Earth 2 2021-05-05

Earth 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of weathering caused by chemical elements
  2. solid; rocky; relating to Earth
  3. are naturally occurring, solid, inorganic substances.
  4. people who study minerals
  5. One of the most ancient branches of astronomy, measuring the motion of astronomical beings
  6. rocks containing valuable materials
  7. a solid mass of geological materials
  8. physical and chemical breakdown of a rock
  9. The study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, comets, gases, galaxies, dust, and other non-earthly bodies & phenonema
  10. a chemical element with the symbol Au, making it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally.
  11. Huge celestial bodies made up of mostly hydrogen (H) and helium (He)
  12. a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
  13. angle bar an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section.
  14. is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties.
  15. An important figure who impacted astronomy greatly
  16. the transport of rock particles, sediments, and soils by water, wind, or glaciers.
  17. the type of weathering caused by physical elements
  18. the type of weathering caused by biological elements
Down
  1. thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food
  2. A group of stars that seem to form an image
  3. a chemical element with the symbol Cu.
  4. The largest & longest of the 88 modern constellations, which its name means 'snake' in Greek
  5. a type of rocks formed by physical or chemical changes to an existing rock
  6. a type of rock made by accumulation of sediments
  7. Scientists who study astronomy involving invisible, and sometimes purely theoretical things
  8. the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance
  9. A close cousin to astronomy
  10. a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction.
  11. The Greek plural term for 'clouds'
  12. a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous

30 Clues: people who study minerals • A close cousin to astronomy • solid; rocky; relating to Earth • The Greek plural term for 'clouds' • rocks containing valuable materials • a solid mass of geological materials • a chemical element with the symbol Cu. • physical and chemical breakdown of a rock • A group of stars that seem to form an image • ...

Planet Earth 2021-06-02

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hole in the earths crust that releases steam, ash and lava onto the surface
  2. Refers to the shininess of a material or how the light reflects off of it.
  3. The movement of rock and mineral grains from one place to another
  4. __________Scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
  5. How easily a mineral is to scratch.
  6. The name for the super-continent.
  7. The silt, sand, mud, and gravel carried by rivers.
  8. ____________weathering where living things cause the breakdown of rocks over time.
  9. A hole in the earths crust that releases steam, ash and lava onto the surface
  10. The rock form created from layers of sediment settling upon one another
  11. Event when a tectonic plate moves or breaks suddenly.
  12. The break up or disintegration of rocks caused by mechanical, chemical, or biological sources
Down
  1. ___________weathering is the physical break up or disintegration of rocks caused by gravity, temperature change and frost wedging.
  2. Solid center of the earth.
  3. hot liquid rock from the mantle of the earth.
  4. A large crack in a rock or the Earth's crust.
  5. Preserved impressions in rock that represent living organisms from millions of years ago.
  6. The naturally occurring building block materials that make up rocks.
  7. The hard surface of the earth that we live on.
  8. _________weathering where chemicals present on the surface or in the atmosphere that when mixed with water react and cause disintegration of the rock.
  9. Hot fluid rock that is still beneath the earths surface
  10. A scientist that studies the earth.
  11. The process of placing materials that are carried by wind water and ice
  12. A type of rock formed from intense heat and pressure.
  13. The rock form created from hot magma coming up to the surface and cooling.
  14. When tectonic plates come together.
  15. The way a material breaks apart. It will break with smooth and flat/planes.
  16. When tectonic plates move apart.
  17. Very hot solid rock underneath the crust.
  18. Liquid iron and nickel at the center of the earth.

30 Clues: Solid center of the earth. • When tectonic plates move apart. • The name for the super-continent. • How easily a mineral is to scratch. • A scientist that studies the earth. • When tectonic plates come together. • Very hot solid rock underneath the crust. • hot liquid rock from the mantle of the earth. • A large crack in a rock or the Earth's crust. • ...

Earth Systems 2021-05-17

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biosphere includes plants and animals, microscopic organisms such as
  2. rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen
  3. made of plastic-like rock
  4. this is the only layer of the geosphere from which we can obtain samples
  5. describes all the living things on Earth
  6. this layer contains more than 80% of all gas found in the atmosphere
  7. causes winds in the Northern hemisphere to spin clockwise and counterclockwise in the Southern hemisphere
  8. made of molten iron and nickel
  9. made of hot, hard and strong plastic-like rock, the lower mantle.
  10. the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
  11. water without salt in it
  12. is a mineral that makes up the majority of rocks in the crust
  13. the process of water seeping into the ground
  14. the international space station orbits in this layer of the atmosphere
  15. describes all the water on Earth
Down
  1. When a tectonic plate covered in oceanic crust converges or collides with a tectonic plate covered in continental crust, the oceanic plate sinks or _____ below the continental plate because it’s denser.
  2. the most abundant element in the atmosphere
  3. water evaporates out of the leaves through the small openings.
  4. the upper part of the mantle. It is made of soft, weak and viscous rock
  5. describes all the rocks found on and in Earth’s ground
  6. the most abundant element on Earth
  7. describes the air on Earth. It includes the gases that surround Earth
  8. made of solid iron and nickel
  9. crust is thick and made of granite. It is 30 to 60 km thick.
  10. the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
  11. made of solid, cool and rigid rock, tectonic plates
  12. crust is very thin and dense. It is 5 to 8 km thick.
  13. 97% of all water on earth is ____

28 Clues: water without salt in it • made of plastic-like rock • made of solid iron and nickel • made of molten iron and nickel • describes all the water on Earth • 97% of all water on earth is ____ • the most abundant element on Earth • rocks contain silica- silicon and oxygen • describes all the living things on Earth • the most abundant element in the atmosphere • ...

Earth Day 2022-04-25

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
  2. to or derived from living matter.
  3. being capable of being renewed
  4. something in its original or existing state
  5. production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation
  6. organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  7. natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
  8. as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place
Down
  1. (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances
  2. to or determined by the sun
  3. something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place from harm or destruction
  4. discarded objects in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or value than the original
  5. to be maintained at a certain rate or level
  6. colorless unstable toxic gas
  7. a species,family, or other group of animals or plants having no living members; no longer in existence
  8. layer of gases that surround the planet
  9. surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
  10. biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  11. again
  12. place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land

20 Clues: again • to or determined by the sun • colorless unstable toxic gas • being capable of being renewed • to or derived from living matter. • layer of gases that surround the planet • to be maintained at a certain rate or level • something in its original or existing state • organic material used as a plant fertilizer • ...

Planet Earth 2022-06-10

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person or animal that lives in a particular place,
  2. bank, the land at either edge of a river,
  3. a young animal (bear),
  4. an animal that hunts other animals,
  5. the condition of being extremely poor,
  6. the distance from one side to another,
  7. the solid surface of the earth that lies under the ocean,
  8. the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day,
  9. an area of water smaller than a lake,
  10. bulb, a rounded glass container that produces light,
  11. range, a group of hills or mountains,
Down
  1. a meeting especially one that happens by chance,
  2. (of the weather or the sea) having strong winds or big waves,
  3. eruption, an occasion when a volcano explodes,
  4. relating to forms of energy produced by for example the sun,
  5. the distance across something from one side to the other,
  6. the measurement of something from end to end,
  7. a movement of water in a particular direction,
  8. an animal that is killed for food by another animal,
  9. the ability to do things that need physical or mental effort,
  10. the distance down from the top of something to the bottom,
  11. the quality of being tall,
  12. not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants,

23 Clues: a young animal (bear), • the quality of being tall, • an animal that hunts other animals, • an area of water smaller than a lake, • range, a group of hills or mountains, • the condition of being extremely poor, • the distance from one side to another, • bank, the land at either edge of a river, • the measurement of something from end to end, • ...

earth science 2016-09-15

earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The saltiness of water
  2. A mass of glacial land ice
  3. The second layer of the ocean
  4. The land area where water enters the ground and replenish the ground water
  5. Sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years
  6. Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods
  7. The process in which liquid water changes into vapor
  8. The process that ice can directly transform into water vapor
  9. inland bodies of fresh or saline water
  10. The movement of water around the earth's surface
  11. An aquifer in which groundwater is free to rise up to its natural level
Down
  1. The total amount of empty pore spaces in the rock
  2. The water trapped and held down by pressure between rock above the aquifer
  3. Permanent body of ice
  4. Passageway where particles and dissolved substances are transported
  5. The total amount of water in the planet
  6. A moving body of surface water that flows downslope toward sea level because of gravity
  7. The are where the ground water where the groundwater flows out of the aquifer
  8. The average length of time spent by water molecule in a reservoir
  9. Fresh water found in the rock and soil layers beneath the surface
  10. The large bodies of fresh or saline water

21 Clues: Permanent body of ice • The saltiness of water • A mass of glacial land ice • The second layer of the ocean • inland bodies of fresh or saline water • The total amount of water in the planet • The large bodies of fresh or saline water • The movement of water around the earth's surface • The total amount of empty pore spaces in the rock • ...

Earth Structure 2016-10-19

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up a zone of rigid,brittle rock called?
  2. Which one of the earth layers that mostly consists of iron and nickel?
  3. ___ mantle has a temperature in a range of 1,400°C – 3,000°C
  4. Which part of earth's mantle with the thickness of only 100 km?
  5. The thinnest earth layer
  6. Inner core radiates its heat by?
  7. mostly of oxygen and ____.
  8. Term used when all the continents were joined to be one giant continent.
  9. made
  10. ____ in the outer core generates the magnetic field.
Down
  1. The middle layer of earth's interior layer.
  2. The theory of plate tectonics was proposed at the beginning of the last century by a German scientist named _____
  3. ___ layers differ in chemical composition.
  4. Tectonic plates move because of convection currents in the Earth’s mantle. These are driven by the ____ produced by the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth.
  5. The continental crust is broken into pieces called ____ plates.
  6. ____ rocks are made when molten rock cools down and solidifies.
  7. Texture of earth's inner core.
  8. ____ occur when molten rock pushes up through weaknesses in the crust.
  9. ____ layers differ in their strength or rigidity. These layers do not correspond on a one-to-one basis with the compositional layers.
  10. Type of earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.

20 Clues: made • The thinnest earth layer • mostly of oxygen and ____. • Texture of earth's inner core. • Inner core radiates its heat by? • ___ layers differ in chemical composition. • The middle layer of earth's interior layer. • ____ in the outer core generates the magnetic field. • Type of earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2016-10-27

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the condition of equilibrium, comparable to floating, of units of the lithosphere above the asthenosphere
  2. with no net electric charge and a mass slightly larger than that of a proton
  3. a geological landform that rises significantly above the surrounding land
  4. a steep-sided, usually circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent
  5. breakdown of rock due to physical or chamical change
  6. the layer of gases (air), that surrounds a planet or moon
  7. the study of earthquakes, and of the structure of the Earth by both natural and artificially generated seismic waves
  8. a ridge-shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest
  9. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch
  10. rocks formed from years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard
  11. pertaining to fragmented rock material formed by a volcanic explosion or ejection from a volcanic vent
  12. the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
  13. a crack or fracture in the earth's surface in which there has been movement of one or both sides relative to the other
  14. is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity
  15. a coarse-grained sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments (> 2 mm) within a matrix of finer grained material
  16. the process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water
  17. change in phase from a liquid to a gas
  18. a period of time in Earth's history when large ice sheets covered the Polar regions of the Earth
  19. the prediction that climate will warm as a result of the addition to the atmosphere of humanly produced greenhouse gases
  20. a mudflow composed chiefly of pyroclastic material on the flanks of a volcano
  21. is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface, which is commonly refined into various types of fuels
  22. a description of the physical features of an area of land
  23. alignment of minerals in a metamorphic rock, producing a layered appearance
  24. a steep-sided rounded extrusion of highly viscous lava squeezed out from a volcano and forming a dome-shaped or bulbous mass above and around the volcanic vent
  25. the outermost layer of the Earth
  26. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  27. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  28. evidence in rock of the presence of past life, such as a dinosaur bone, an ancient clam shell, or the footprint of a long-extinct animal as well as life history artifacts.
Down
  1. pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed by the emplacement of magma in pre-existing rocks
  2. a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis
  3. the formation, advance and retreat of glaciers and the results of these activities
  4. either the northern or southern half of the Earth as divided by the equator, or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian
  5. flat and low landform located near the mouth of a river
  6. outward movement of winds from a high-pressure zone
  7. molten rock under the Earth's surface
  8. the direct change from the solid to the vapor phase
  9. the solid layer of rock under the loose surface (soil, clay, gravel, sand) of the Earth
  10. are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
  11. weathering processes that are the result of chemical reactions
  12. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  13. a volcano that is composed of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material, along with abundant dikes and sills. Viscous, intermediate lava may flow from a central vent
  14. glacial deposits laid down directly by glaciers or laid down in lakes, ocean, or streams as result of glacial activity
  15. it is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater.
  16. a large wave produced from an earthquake underwater
  17. is a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together
  18. the gaseous state of water
  19. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  20. the removal of sediments by wind/running water/gravity/ice
  21. the loose upper layer of the Earth's surface where plants grow
  22. it is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas.

50 Clues: the gaseous state of water • the outermost layer of the Earth • molten rock under the Earth's surface • change in phase from a liquid to a gas • outward movement of winds from a high-pressure zone • the direct change from the solid to the vapor phase • a large wave produced from an earthquake underwater • breakdown of rock due to physical or chamical change • ...

Earth Science 2017-01-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the edge of a plate
  2. plate boundary in which the plates move toward each other
  3. continental margin far from a plate boundary
  4. rigid layer composed of rust and upper mantle
  5. solid outer layer of the earth
  6. zone where one plate moves under another plate
  7. level ocean floor
  8. plastic layer in the upper mantle
  9. The earth's lithosphere is composed of 8 large (and many small) _____.
Down
  1. melted rock from the mantle
  2. molten inner layer of the earth
  3. shallow seafloor surrounding continents
  4. underwater mountain range
  5. narrow deep ocean floor
  6. weather patterns of the ancient past
  7. plume of rising magma not on a plate boundary
  8. plate boundary in which the plates move away from each other
  9. solid center of the earth
  10. hot, deformable layer of the earth
  11. continental margin on a plate boundary
  12. plate boundary in which the plates move horizontally along the boundary
  13. Meteorologist who first proposed continental drift theory

22 Clues: level ocean floor • the edge of a plate • narrow deep ocean floor • underwater mountain range • solid center of the earth • melted rock from the mantle • solid outer layer of the earth • molten inner layer of the earth • plastic layer in the upper mantle • hot, deformable layer of the earth • weather patterns of the ancient past • continental margin on a plate boundary • ...

Earth Science 2018-04-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how a trait is expressed (example: brown hair)
  2. body system that moves the bones in your body
  3. body system that informs your body what to do through electrical signals in the brain
  4. the specific alleles for a trait (example: Rr)
  5. type of organism that consumes another organism as a source of energy
  6. cell organelle that turns sunlight into glucose in plant cells
  7. type of organism that can produce its own food
  8. cell organelle that is a jelly-like substance that fills the cell
  9. body system that spreads blood and nutrients around in your body
  10. body system that fights disease and infection
  11. body system that is made out of bone
  12. One organism benefits while the other is harmed over a long period of time
  13. Process that requires sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. It turns these ingredients into glucose and oxygen.
  14. body system that allows you to breathe and receive oxygen
Down
  1. type of cell with a nucleus
  2. cell organelle that stores water
  3. cell organelle that acts as the control center
  4. One organism benefits while the other is harmed
  5. type of cell that has no nucleus
  6. process that requires glucose and oxygen, it produces carbon dioxide, energy, and water.
  7. body system that processes your food and turns it into energy
  8. wall cell organelle that provides a rigid box shape to plant cells
  9. Both organisms benefit
  10. One organism benefits while the other is stays neutral
  11. cell organelle that produces energy for the cell

25 Clues: Both organisms benefit • type of cell with a nucleus • cell organelle that stores water • type of cell that has no nucleus • body system that is made out of bone • body system that moves the bones in your body • body system that fights disease and infection • how a trait is expressed (example: brown hair) • cell organelle that acts as the control center • ...

Earth Systems 2019-05-08

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Winds in a large area
  2. A mass of cold air
  3. The lower layer of the thermosphere
  4. How humid a place is compared to the temperature
  5. Prefix for middle
  6. Water turning into vapor and going to the air
  7. A mass of air that won't move
  8. This is where weather occurs
  9. Water falling from the air
  10. Only occurs in the troposphere
  11. Taking care of something
  12. Hair like clouds
  13. This is where the ozone layer is
  14. The quality of the air
  15. Rainy/Storm
Down
  1. Heat through fluids
  2. Winds in a small area
  3. the cover of gases surrounding the earth
  4. The middle layer of the atmosphere
  5. Usually associated with clear skies
  6. A difference in air pressure causing movement
  7. A mass of air
  8. Breezes from land to sea
  9. Evaporation on plants
  10. The theory that because the Earth is rotating, the wind will move in different directions
  11. The outermost layer in our atmosphere
  12. Breezes from the sea to land
  13. Layered clouds
  14. Usually associated with cloudy, rainy weather
  15. Bad air quality
  16. This contains the ionosphere and the exosphere are
  17. A narrow band of very strong air currents encircling the globe
  18. A mass of warm air
  19. Puffy clouds
  20. Rain Rain full of pollutants

35 Clues: Rainy/Storm • Puffy clouds • A mass of air • Layered clouds • Bad air quality • Hair like clouds • Prefix for middle • A mass of cold air • A mass of warm air • Heat through fluids • Winds in a small area • Winds in a large area • Evaporation on plants • The quality of the air • Breezes from land to sea • Taking care of something • Water falling from the air • Breezes from the sea to land • ...

Earth Sience 2019-11-14

Earth Sience crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a collection of one or more minerals.
  2. Cracking of rock mass by the expansion of water as it freezes in crevices and cracks.
  3. is a general term that refers to all changes in the original shape and size of a rock body.
  4. energy moving outward from the focus of an earthquake.
  5. magma that is forced to the surface.
  6. Mountain frequently occur in elongate linear belts.
  7. Processes at or near Earth's surface that cause rocks and minerals break down
  8. Molten rock from which minerals are formed.
  9. is a large wave occurring in an enclosed body of water such as a lake and sometimes referred to as a slosh.
  10. process of removing Earth minerals from their original sites through weathering and transport.
  11. is the force per unit area acting on a solid.
Down
  1. the total amount of water on a planet.
  2. is a change in shape or volume of a body of rock as a result of stress.
  3. rocks that are formed from the accumulation of deposited rock particles, fragments and organic material underwater.
  4. Changes in rock composition or texture.
  5. made of silicon and oxygen and make up 92% of Earth's crust.
  6. Flowing water will lift and carry small sediments such as silt and sand.
  7. Vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy.
  8. large ice fields that slowly flow downhill over time.
  9. thinnest section on earth’s crust is found beneath.

20 Clues: magma that is forced to the surface. • a collection of one or more minerals. • the total amount of water on a planet. • Changes in rock composition or texture. • Molten rock from which minerals are formed. • is the force per unit area acting on a solid. • Mountain frequently occur in elongate linear belts. • thinnest section on earth’s crust is found beneath. • ...

WJEC Earth 2023-07-05

WJEC Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that states that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into several large and small plates
  2. Supercontinent made up of all the continents joined together. It was this that ‘drifted’ apart in the idea of continental drift
  3. Rocks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean are younger than those at the edge. This shows evidence of _____ _____ ________
  4. The type of fit of the edges of the continents observed by Wegener
  5. The opening at the top of a volcano
  6. These are found in the mantle and cause the movement of the tectonic plates
  7. Similar ones found on different continents and provide evidence for continental drift
  8. The boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  9. The scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift
  10. The unit of measurement for the distance moved by tectonic plates each year
  11. Solid, hot and made of iron and nickel
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  1. The explosive release of volcanic ash, gases, and rocks
  2. These form at constructive and destructive plate boundaries
  3. A sudden shaking or trembling of the ground caused by volcanic activity
  4. The boundary where two tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other
  5. The molten rock that erupts from a volcano
  6. Found outside the earth's crust
  7. The boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  8. The solid outermost layer of the Earth
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  10. Liquid iron and nickel too and very hot
  11. The layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core

22 Clues: Found outside the earth's crust • The opening at the top of a volcano • The solid outermost layer of the Earth • Solid, hot and made of iron and nickel • Liquid iron and nickel too and very hot • The molten rock that erupts from a volcano • The boundary where two tectonic plates collide • The boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • ...

Restless Earth 2024-01-05

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the theory that explains how large pieces of tectonic plates move and change shape
  2. What is magma that flows on Earth's surface
  3. What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  4. What is an opening at the surface of Earth through which volcanic material passes
  5. What is the block below the fault plane
  6. What is the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. What is the movement of matter due to differences in density
  8. What is molten rock material that contains trapped gas under the Earth's surface
  9. What is a vent or fissure in Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  10. What type of stress squeezes or pushes rock together
  11. What is the block above all blocks except a vertical vault
Down
  1. What is the process by which rock changes shape under stress
  2. What is the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other
  3. What type of stress stretches or pulls rocks apart
  4. Name the location where two fault blocks meet
  5. What is a volcanically active area of Earth's surface
  6. What type of stress pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  7. What is the supercontinent thst formed 300 million years ago
  8. What is the boundary between tectonic plates that colliding
  9. Name the process that occurs when rock layers bend under stress

20 Clues: What is the block below the fault plane • What is magma that flows on Earth's surface • Name the location where two fault blocks meet • What type of stress stretches or pulls rocks apart • What type of stress squeezes or pushes rock together • What is a volcanically active area of Earth's surface • What is the block above all blocks except a vertical vault • ...

EARTH (Easy) 2023-11-29

EARTH (Easy) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Used to compare means of two groups?
  2. Simulation model used to calculate outcomes from random variables
  3. type ____, false-positive error
  4. extreme data point
  5. hypothesis denoted by H0
  6. measures dispersion in squared units
  7. _____ is used to determine the relationship between two variables
  8. correlation that results from bias or manipulation of data
  9. simplest measure of dispersion
  10. what is the standard error with standard deviation of 30 and sample size of 25?
Down
  1. hypothesis denoted by H1
  2. non-robust measure of dispersion, abbr
  3. type ____, false-negative error
  4. best professor ever!
  5. non-robust measure of central tendency
  6. a mass movement of Earth material down a slope
  7. divides the data into four equal segments
  8. difference denoted by (y-ŷ)
  9. analysis tool for variance
  10. robust measure of central tendency
  11. Assumes sampling distribution of mean will be normal abbr

21 Clues: extreme data point • best professor ever! • hypothesis denoted by H1 • hypothesis denoted by H0 • analysis tool for variance • difference denoted by (y-ŷ) • simplest measure of dispersion • type ____, false-negative error • type ____, false-positive error • robust measure of central tendency • Used to compare means of two groups? • measures dispersion in squared units • ...

Earth Science 2023-11-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the sun starts rising and the ocean starts receding.
  2. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
  3. a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.
  4. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  5. Happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
  6. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
  7. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust.
  8. a space of partial illumination between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
  9. the tidal phase during which the tidal current is flowing seaward
Down
  1. the second layer of a star's atmosphere, located above the photosphere and below the solar transition region and corona.
  2. water at its lowest level, as in a stream
  3. When a tidal current moves toward the land and away from the sea
  4. the bottom of a sea or ocean.
  5. The oldest eon and dates from 4.5–4.0 billion years ago.
  6. coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
  7. an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.
  8. the season between winter and summer.
  9. The third season of the year, coming after summer and before winter.
  10. a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
  11. The warmest season of the year

20 Clues: the bottom of a sea or ocean. • The warmest season of the year • the season between winter and summer. • water at its lowest level, as in a stream • coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring. • the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust • Happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. • ...

Earth Science 2024-05-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust bending without breaking.
  2. A rock that has been changed from their original form.
  3. Hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano.
  4. The innermost part of Earth.
  5. One of the super continets that formed when pangaea split in two
  6. The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
  7. large portions of land on the earths surface.
  8. A metamorphic rock known as greenstone.
  9. Sandstone, limestone, and shale.
  10. liquid, is about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick.
  11. First landmass exists.
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  1. Parts of earths crust.
  2. hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  3. The molten rock in the mantel.
  4. 100km of rigid rock inculding part of the crust and upper mantel.
  5. When a rock is folded downwards.
  6. The hot Semi-solid layer beneath the crust.
  7. A large split or crack in earths crust.
  8. The outer layer of the earth.
  9. Blocks of rock broken apart pushed upwards.

20 Clues: Parts of earths crust. • First landmass exists. • The innermost part of Earth. • The outer layer of the earth. • The molten rock in the mantel. • crust bending without breaking. • When a rock is folded downwards. • Sandstone, limestone, and shale. • A large split or crack in earths crust. • A metamorphic rock known as greenstone. • The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere • ...

Earth Day 2024-04-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Main Character's favorite place on the weekends
  2. Bright light and warmth from the sun
  3. Something you plant
  4. when you re use something
  5. Miranda invited this person to the park
  6. Material that should be used less to protect the environment
  7. Power that comes from sources like the sun or wind
  8. Essential resource for all living things
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  1. Putting seeds or young plants into the ground to grow
  2. main character
  3. Color associated with environmental awareness and leaves
  4. Cars _____ the air
  5. Colorful insect that pollinates flowers
  6. together we can ____ the earth
  7. Energy from the sun
  8. Colorful arc in the sky after rain
  9. today is _____ Day
  10. Fragrant flower often given as a symbol of love
  11. The invisible gas surrounding the Earth
  12. Her brother

20 Clues: Her brother • main character • Cars _____ the air • today is _____ Day • Energy from the sun • Something you plant • when you re use something • together we can ____ the earth • Colorful arc in the sky after rain • Bright light and warmth from the sun • Colorful insect that pollinates flowers • Miranda invited this person to the park • The invisible gas surrounding the Earth • ...

Earth Rover 2024-03-07

Earth Rover crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Native name of Italian city, shares etymology with a French Emperor (6)
  2. Korean food made from salted and fermented vegetables (6)
  3. Holiday resort nation in the Indian Ocean (8)
  4. African River (Two nations take their name from it) (5)
  5. Nicknamed the 'City of Eternal Spring', was once home to Pablo Escobar's cartel (8)
  6. Body of airplane (8)
  7. Commonly spoken language in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique & Portugal (10)
  8. Country name is translated, meaning 'village' (6)
  9. Italian flat bread combined with tomato and cheese (5)
  10. Made up French Indochina along with Vietnam & Cambodia (4)
  11. Part of the name of 4 countries, etymology is the Portuguese word for black people living South of the River Senegal (6)
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  1. Capital of second largest South American country (11)
  2. Asian capital city, roughly the size of Wales (5)
  3. Spanish archipelago off the coast of Africa, also a yellow songbird (6)
  4. This city is the birthplace of Jazz (10)
  5. Northernmost city of the United Kingdom (9)
  6. Lake in Western Europe, has a Freddie Mercury statue overlooking it (6)
  7. Its capital cities could be either Tbilisi or Atlanta (7)
  8. Code for airport named after young American President (3)
  9. Country of origin of music styles ska and reggae (7)
  10. Code for airport named after French WW2 Hero & President (3)
  11. Location of the Oracle in Ancient Greece (6)

22 Clues: Body of airplane (8) • This city is the birthplace of Jazz (10) • Northernmost city of the United Kingdom (9) • Location of the Oracle in Ancient Greece (6) • Holiday resort nation in the Indian Ocean (8) • Asian capital city, roughly the size of Wales (5) • Country name is translated, meaning 'village' (6) • Country of origin of music styles ska and reggae (7) • ...

Earth Word 2023-10-25

Earth Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a network of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth
  2. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  3. a chain or group of islands that forms from volcanic activity along a subduction zone
  4. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  5. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  6. a long crack in the surface of the earth
  7. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
  8. he is most remembered as the originator of continental drift hypothesis
  9. the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
  10. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
  11. any of several continuous submarine mountain chains rising from the ocean floor
  12. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  13. When two plates come together
  14. smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event or "mainshock."
Down
  1. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
  3. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  4. the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface
  5. a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface
  6. the predicted future landmass might be extremely hot, plagued by volcanoes and largely inhospitable
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  8. the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth's surface
  9. The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault.
  10. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  11. The density- and heat-driven cycling, transfer or circulation of energy through which material initially warms up and becomes relatively less dense
  12. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  13. a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean
  14. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  15. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  16. a transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth

30 Clues: When two plates come together • a long crack in the surface of the earth • the movement of an ice sheet over a land surface • places where plates slide sideways past each other • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The relative movement between the two sides of a geologic fault. • ...

Earth Science 2023-10-16

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid thickest layer of the Earth.
  2. It create their own food.
  3. The meaning of this word is vapor or steam.
  4. He postulated the idea that the planet is formed out of nebula.
  5. The totality of all the life form on Earth.
  6. The northern lights is found in the _____.
  7. Smallest known particle.
  8. It is the outermost layer.
  9. It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
Down
  1. Carl Friedrich Von Weizsacker proposed the ________.
  2. An interstellar cloud of dust and gases.
  3. Negatively charged atom.
  4. All the abiotic and biotic factors are found in this area.
  5. The building blocks of matter.
  6. It is formed of a dense interstellar cloud.
  7. It is considered as the third and last boundary.
  8. Gerald P. Kuiper is what kind of astronomer.
  9. It slows down the meteors that enter our Earth.
  10. According to _______, the sun extended the hot atmosphere throughout the solar system.
  11. It is considered as a closed system.

20 Clues: Negatively charged atom. • Smallest known particle. • It create their own food. • It is the outermost layer. • The building blocks of matter. • It is considered as a closed system. • The solid thickest layer of the Earth. • An interstellar cloud of dust and gases. • It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere. • The northern lights is found in the _____. • ...

Earth Science 2023-10-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is an inorganic, naturally occurring solid that has definite chemical composition and atomic structure.
  2. What is this theory that also known as Parallel Universe?
  3. This is mostly made up of methane simple chemical compound that is made up of C & H atoms.
  4. This is the operation of logging trees or clearing of forested land.
  5. What is this theory that implies that the universe started from a point of singularity?
  6. What is this theory that presented by Alan Guth,Andrei Linde,Paul Steinhart & Andy Albrecht in 1980?
  7. What is a device that stores enery?
  8. What is this hypothetical kind of matter that cannot be seen w/ telescope?
  9. Who proposed the Bigbang Theory?
  10. This is used to build and maintain an organism's body.
  11. What is the other term or name of the lithosphere?
  12. Cannot be replenished or regenerated on a human time cycle.
  13. This includes the rocks of the crust & mantle,the metalic liquid outer core, and the solid metalic inner core.
  14. What is the process where liquid vapor changes into water droplets?
  15. Can be replenished or regenerated on a human time cycle.
  16. This dissolves & transports chemicals within and to and from a cell.
  17. What is the organisms that use light or chemical energy to run their life processes?
  18. This is the water that falls to the earth when it's raining.
  19. This is the movement of water into the ground from the surface.
  20. What do you find in atmosphere that surround the Earth's air?
  21. What is the rock that form from exposure to intense heat or pressure?
  22. It is the ability to resist being scratched.
Down
  1. What is the process where liquid water changes into water vapor?
  2. What is the energy that offers an enormous & clean energy?
  3. What is this theory that proposed by Albert Einstein & Richard Tolman (1930)?
  4. What is the loose surface material that covers most land?
  5. What is the rock that form the compaction and cementation of sediments?
  6. This is the movement of solid, liquid and gaseous water through the atmosphere.
  7. This influences how quickly atoms & molecules move.
  8. This subsystem is the total amount of water that includes water on the surface, underground, and air.
  9. This is when a mineral breaks irregularly.
  10. What is the rock that form from the cooling & solidification of lava or magma?
  11. This is the way in which a mineral breaks along smooth flat planes.
  12. This is a great cloud of gas & dust (nebula) collapse because of a gravitational pull.
  13. What is the Electric power distribution company in the Philippines?
  14. What is this theory that expands has no beginning or end?
  15. What is a thin gaseous layer that envelopes the lithosphere?
  16. This is the color of the powdered mineral.
  17. This is defined as a gravitationally bound system of stars.
  18. What is the enery that utilizes kinetic energy of falling or running water to turn a turbine generator & generate electricity?
  19. What is this energy of the empty space & is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate?
  20. This is the set of all life forms on Earth.
  21. This is the process where ice and snow change into water vapor, skipping the liquid phase.
  22. It is how a mineral reflects light.
  23. This is when the evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere.
  24. This is naturally occuring liquid composed of complex hydrocarbons.
  25. What is the oldest known energy source?
  26. What is the most obvious properties of a mineral?
  27. Black combustible rock made up of elemental C,H,O,N & varying amounts of S.
  28. This is the process where water vapor changes into ice, skipping the liquid phase.

50 Clues: Who proposed the Bigbang Theory? • What is a device that stores enery? • It is how a mineral reflects light. • What is the oldest known energy source? • This is when a mineral breaks irregularly. • This is the color of the powdered mineral. • This is the set of all life forms on Earth. • It is the ability to resist being scratched. • ...

Earth Sci 2023-10-16

Earth Sci crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Consists of different tissues organized together
  2. the air we breathe
  3. Water found at the surface
  4. postively charged atoms
  5. meaning rock
  6. Hypothesis proposed by Carl Weizsacker
  7. negatively charged atoms
  8. german philosopher
  9. consists of all community in the same area
  10. the outer core is the _ phase
Down
  1. Water found underground
  2. Innermost Layer of the Earth
  3. Dutch Astronomer
  4. Emmanuel Swedenborg's Nationality
  5. 2nd Layer of the Earth
  6. Basic unit of life
  7. 71% of Earths surface
  8. Outermost Layer of the Earth
  9. Smallest Unit of Matter
  10. cloud of dust and gas

20 Clues: meaning rock • Dutch Astronomer • the air we breathe • Basic unit of life • german philosopher • 71% of Earths surface • cloud of dust and gas • 2nd Layer of the Earth • Water found underground • postively charged atoms • Smallest Unit of Matter • negatively charged atoms • Water found at the surface • Innermost Layer of the Earth • Outermost Layer of the Earth • the outer core is the _ phase • ...

Earth Systems 2024-04-12

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  3. Large, rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  4. formed at plate boundaries when plates collide
  5. new oceanic crust is formed as when it was all one land mass plates pull apart and magma rises
  6. Hot material rises cool material falls It drives plate tectonics
  7. Extinction events that occur over a long period of time
  8. Includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  9. Formed after weathering and erosion when sediments compacts and cement
Down
  1. An opening to the Earth's crust which through molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  2. Tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  3. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  4. Sudden events that lead to mass extinction
  5. Fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. A group of the same species living in the same place
  8. Name of the ancient supercontinent
  9. located between the mantle and the outer core
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  11. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
  12. Rock form when lava or magma cools and hardens

21 Clues: Name of the ancient supercontinent • Sudden events that lead to mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • formed at plate boundaries when plates collide • Rock form when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquackes
  2. Deep, elongated depression in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  3. Name of the ancient supercontinent when all one landmass
  4. an opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  7. New oceanic crust if formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  8. Insturments used to measure and record seismic waves
  9. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  10. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually Forms new crust and rift valleys
  11. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and valcanoes
Down
  1. plates large rigid pieces of the earth lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  2. hot material rises, cooler meterals sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. that occur over a longer time period
  4. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic
  5. A group of the same species living in the same area
  6. Sudden Events That led to a mass extinction
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  8. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  9. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  10. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

21 Clues: that occur over a longer time period • Sudden Events That led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Insturments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into plate tectonics
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which motlen rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. instruments used to measure and record seismic wave
  4. Name of ancient supercontinent when it was all on land mass
  5. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  6. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  7. extinction events that occur over a longer period
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compactsConvectionnt
  9. Large, Rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  10. Deep, elongated dreppions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
Down
  1. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. cause earthquakes
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  3. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  4. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  5. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. Cycles Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  7. Fractures of zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  8. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  9. A group of the same species living in the same area
  10. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the Earth
  11. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • extinction events that occur over a longer period • instruments used to measure and record seismic wave • Fractures of zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • ...

Earth matters 2024-06-16

Earth matters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tlo
  2. nesigurnost
  3. migracija
  4. biser
  5. patiti
  6. hlad
  7. osnivač
  8. onečišćenje
  9. zabava
  10. uvala
  11. špilja
  12. siromaštvo
Down
  1. bolest
  2. sječa drva
  3. ponor
  4. sigurnost
  5. pustinja
  6. podvala
  7. većina
  8. trenutno
  9. očuvan
  10. posaditi
  11. kisik

23 Clues: tlo • hlad • ponor • biser • kisik • uvala • bolest • većina • očuvan • patiti • zabava • špilja • podvala • osnivač • pustinja • trenutno • posaditi • sigurnost • migracija • sječa drva • siromaštvo • nesigurnost • onečišćenje

Earth Science 2024-09-10

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large cloud of gas and dust, such as the one that formed our solar system
  2. is an educated guess that aims to answer the given problem
  3. a force that is causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate
  4. allows scientists to be curious of their surroundings
  5. how long it takes for it to travel a complete orbit around the Sun
  6. results which have been obtained through measurements
  7. means everything
  8. variables that are quantities or items that are kept constant throughout the experiment
  9. an assembly of stars and related matter and gas
  10. a variable that is the one that is changed by the scientist
Down
  1. the law of periods
  2. the law of areas
  3. is the process used to plan and carry out a reliable scientific experiment and find an answer to a question
  4. results can be quickly noted down as descriptions while a raw data table, chart, or graphs
  5. applies to soundwaves
  6. a theory that the universe formed in a huge explosion
  7. oval shape centered on 2 points instead of 1 point
  8. the law of orbits
  9. the galaxy Earth is located in
  10. variables that are the result of the changes that happened to the independent variable

20 Clues: the law of areas • means everything • the law of orbits • the law of periods • applies to soundwaves • the galaxy Earth is located in • an assembly of stars and related matter and gas • oval shape centered on 2 points instead of 1 point • allows scientists to be curious of their surroundings • a theory that the universe formed in a huge explosion • ...

Shaping Earth 2024-10-17

Shaping Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bend in the rock layer where plates move together and slowly "scrunch"
  2. a sudden and powerful shaking of the Earth's crust
  3. the vibrations caused by earthquakes which move in all directions from the epicenter
  4. solid rock that makes up Earth's outermost layer
  5. a tall landform that rises at the peak
  6. a high landform with a flat top
  7. a mountain that forms around an opening in Earth's crust
  8. a long narrow crack in the crust where plates are pushed and pulled
  9. melted rock that erupts from a volcano
  10. underwater mountains
  11. a machine that detects and records earthquakes
  12. huge ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes
Down
  1. the sphere of solid material at Earth's center, the hottest part, probably iron and nickel and solid because of its great pressure
  2. the gently slanting area from the beach into the ocean
  3. melted rock inside a volcano
  4. the steep slope going to the ocean floor
  5. formed when a river meets an ocean or other large water way and depots derbis in a triangle pattern
  6. the liquid layer below the mantle mostly made of iron and nickel
  7. the layer of rock below the crust that can move or change shape with pressure and high temperatures
  8. thin places in Earth’s crust where volcanoes can form

20 Clues: underwater mountains • melted rock inside a volcano • a high landform with a flat top • a tall landform that rises at the peak • melted rock that erupts from a volcano • the steep slope going to the ocean floor • a machine that detects and records earthquakes • solid rock that makes up Earth's outermost layer • huge ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes • ...

Planet Earth 2024-12-05

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. Supercontinent that existed 160 million years ago
  3. When a rock breaks into pieces with jagged edges
  4. Uses sound waves to map the seafloor
  5. A mass of slowly moving ice
  6. The crust and the solid upper mantle
  7. This country was formed by two divergent plates
  8. The lithosphere is broken up into large areas called ______
  9. This kind of igneous rock is made from cooled lava
  10. Measures the intensity of an earthquake
  11. The center of the Earth: A solid layer made mostly of iron and nickel
  12. This deepsea valley is the deepest point in the ocean
  13. When a mineral breaks into pieces with smooth surfaces
Down
  1. When a heavier crust collides and goes under a lighter crust
  2. The color of the powdered form of a mineral
  3. Boundary where plates go toward each other
  4. Natural substances that make up rocks
  5. Scientist who studies Earth
  6. This process breaks rocks
  7. This kind of rock has changed its form due to heat and pressure
  8. This property of minerals is measured by the Mohs Scale
  9. This kind of igneous rock is made from cooled magma
  10. When rocks get moved by wind, gravity, or water
  11. What makes the plates move
  12. Mountain range where Mount Everest can be found
  13. This theory says that an old supercontinent split apart
  14. Boundary where two plates move apart

27 Clues: This process breaks rocks • What makes the plates move • Scientist who studies Earth • A mass of slowly moving ice • Uses sound waves to map the seafloor • The crust and the solid upper mantle • Boundary where two plates move apart • Natural substances that make up rocks • Measures the intensity of an earthquake • Boundary where plates go toward each other • ...

Earth & Life 2024-12-02

Earth & Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaking down of complex molecules
  2. Breakdown of rocks into sediment
  3. The study of parts and structure of organisms
  4. explains the diversity of life on Earth through mechanisms like natural selection.
  5. Process of wearing away Earth's surface
  6. Interacting living and non-living components
  7. Rock formed from sediment
  8. Rock formed from magma
  9. Cycle Formation and transformation of rocks
  10. Remains or traces of ancient organisms
Down
  1. Naturally occurring inorganic substance
  2. the study of the functions of each part
  3. the process by which organisms maintain a stable internal environment
  4. Variety of life forms
  5. theory states that all living things are made up of cells
  6. Tectonics Movement of Earth's crust
  7. study of cells
  8. Hollow rock formation
  9. study of heredity
  10. Rock altered by pressure/heat
  11. the study of the relationships between living organisms

21 Clues: study of cells • study of heredity • Variety of life forms • Hollow rock formation • Rock formed from magma • Rock formed from sediment • Rock altered by pressure/heat • Breakdown of rocks into sediment • Breaking down of complex molecules • Tectonics Movement of Earth's crust • Remains or traces of ancient organisms • Naturally occurring inorganic substance • ...

Earth Science 2024-11-15

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spots that are particularly hot in the mantle. They can melt the lithosphere and for volcanoes. They are referred to as mantle plumes.
  2. Part of the cause of mountains changing. It is the breaking down of rocks on the Earth's surface.
  3. What do you call the process of an oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate?
  4. Tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide away from each other. This creates crust.
  5. The thickest layer of the Earth that creates convection currents.
  6. Tectonic plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  7. The very center of the Earth with two layers (inner and outer).
  8. The thinnest layer of the Earth that holds all of the plates on which the continents and the ocean rest.
  9. The hottest part of the mantle that is in between the lithosphere and the lower mantle.
  10. A break in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. Tectonic plate boundary where two plates crash into each other.
  2. Where the edge of plates meet.
  3. Deep holes underwater, formed from Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundaries.
  4. Liquids in the Earth that move tectonic plates.
  5. They are formed from plate tectonics pulling apart creating a crack in the Earth.
  6. Part of the cause of mountains changing. It is the movement of the sediments from where they were.
  7. The part of the Earth that is made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
  8. Things that float on the mantle and are the crust of the Earth broken up into many pieces.
  9. A sudden movement of sediments caused by gravity, such as a landslide.
  10. Large-scale uplift.

20 Clues: Large-scale uplift. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Where the edge of plates meet. • Liquids in the Earth that move tectonic plates. • Tectonic plate boundary where two plates crash into each other. • The very center of the Earth with two layers (inner and outer). • The thickest layer of the Earth that creates convection currents. • ...

Beyond Earth 2024-11-13

Beyond Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the amount of light reflected by a planet or any celestial objects
  2. Composed of ice, frozen gas, rocks and dust
  3. tail forms as gases and plasma escape from the nucleus
  4. Planets that are farthest from the sun
  5. shower is a celestial event in which several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere
  6. The other planets that orbit the sun lie near the plane of Earth’s orbit
  7. survives frictional heating with Earth’s atmosphere and strikes the ground
  8. kuiper named kuiper belt
  9. are small chunks of outer space debris that are attracted by Earth’s gravity.
  10. originates from the constellation Orion.
  11. Planets that are nearer to the sun
Down
  1. That extends from the nucleus
  2. originates from the debris of the asteroid 2003EH1
  3. Belt comes from another region closer to the sun lying roughly near the Neptune and some distance beyond pluto.
  4. Oort The name of a dutch astronomer
  5. Solar System Includes the four terrestrial planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  6. A large bright cloud of dust and gas
  7. Cloud Is a large spherical cloud around the orbits of the planets
  8. it is also called “shooting star” or “falling star”
  9. originates from the constellation Perseus.
  10. Belt Between the inner and outer solar systems
  11. originates from the constellation Leo.
  12. originates from the debris of an asteroid named 3200 Phaeton
  13. Comet is the most popular and famous short-period comet
  14. tail Long visible, glowing tail that forms when the comet is near the sun.

25 Clues: kuiper named kuiper belt • That extends from the nucleus • Planets that are nearer to the sun • Oort The name of a dutch astronomer • A large bright cloud of dust and gas • Planets that are farthest from the sun • originates from the constellation Leo. • originates from the constellation Orion. • originates from the constellation Perseus. • ...

Earth Science 2025-01-23

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A building block to all living things
  2. Non Living
  3. Can not be broken down chemically
  4. Can be unicellular or multicellular
  5. The ability to do work
  6. An idea supported by knowledge
  7. A material that is hard and reflects light.
  8. Stored energy
  9. A type of rock formed from heat and pressure
  10. How much matter is compacted into something
Down
  1. Living
  2. Always unicellular
  3. Make up the outer most layer of Earth
  4. The top layer of the Earth
  5. Population sharing an area
  6. Were abiotic and biotic factors live together
  7. Energy in motion
  8. Measures heat
  9. Contains Cells DNA
  10. Combining two or more elements

20 Clues: Living • Non Living • Measures heat • Stored energy • Energy in motion • Always unicellular • Contains Cells DNA • The ability to do work • The top layer of the Earth • Population sharing an area • Combining two or more elements • An idea supported by knowledge • Can not be broken down chemically • Can be unicellular or multicellular • Make up the outer most layer of Earth • ...

Restless Earth 2025-04-07

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pangaea
  2. Faults
  3. Igneous
  4. Sedimentary
  5. Metamorphic
  6. Trenches
  7. Convergent
  8. Volcanoes
  9. Asthenosphere
  10. Divergent
  11. Mountains
Down
  1. Gradual
  2. Lithosphere
  3. Population
  4. Mesosphere
  5. Seismographs
  6. Convection
  7. Sea-Floor
  8. Tectonic
  9. rapid

20 Clues: rapid • Faults • Gradual • Pangaea • Igneous • Trenches • Tectonic • Sea-Floor • Volcanoes • Divergent • Mountains • Population • Mesosphere • Convection • Convergent • Lithosphere • Sedimentary • Metamorphic • Seismographs • Asthenosphere

Earth science 2025-06-10

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a a place where the atmosphere and hydrosphere of earth has living organisms
  2. When heat is getting transferred through something
  3. solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
  4. when earth makes a full rotation around the sun.
  5. When something is shiny.
  6. another word for force that starts with a p
  7. fusion Is the process when two light atomic nuclei combine to form one.
  8. your birthday happens once a ----
  9. irregularly shaped slab of rock that makes up the crust and upper mantel.
  10. mineral composed of mostly silicon dioxide
  11. 5th planet from the sun
  12. Layer The layer of the atmosphere that protects us from harmful UV rays.
  13. horizontal axis.
Down
  1. when something gets worn down over time.
  2. its an ingredient found in sunscreen that is on the periodic table
  3. Half of a planet divided by the equator
  4. solar panels are an example of --------- ------
  5. Type of rock that are compacted together over time.
  6. in the Earth's crust for millions of years
  7. how we have seasons
  8. the light used in tanning beds.
  9. How compacted a substance is
  10. thing lava comes out of.
  11. The time or day (twice a year when the sun crosses the celestial equate.
  12. a system with millions of stars get held together by gravity.

25 Clues: horizontal axis. • how we have seasons • 5th planet from the sun • When something is shiny. • thing lava comes out of. • How compacted a substance is • the light used in tanning beds. • your birthday happens once a ---- • Half of a planet divided by the equator • when something gets worn down over time. • solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune • ...

Earth Systems 2025-10-01

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The solid and liquid parts of Earth, including the core, the mantle, rocks and soil.
  2. – The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  3. - evidence of ancient life used to support the theory of plate tectonics
  4. - evaporation of water from plants
  5. – A scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift, suggesting that continents once formed a single landmass and have since moved apart.
  6. – The regions of Earth that support life.
  7. – Earth’s thin, outermost layer where we live. It is made of solid rock and divided into continental and oceanic.
  8. - magnetic element that makes up Earth's core
  9. – Process where plants use sunlight to make food, created Earth's oxygen
  10. - _________ from the core and mantle drives the movement of the tectonoic plates
  11. – The center of Earth, made of two parts: a solid inner core (iron and nickel) and a liquid outer core that generates Earth’s magnetic field.
  12. – Rain, snow, hail, or sleet falling from clouds.
Down
  1. – The cycle that is partially driven by the movement of tectonic plates.
  2. – The process of water vapour turning into liquid.
  3. – A supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, when all of Earth’s continents were joined together before breaking apart.
  4. – The thick, middle layer of Earth between the crust and the core. It is mostly solid rock but can flow slowly over time.
  5. – The rigid outer layer of Earth, made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
  6. - bacteria; Earth’s first life
  7. – The process of liquid water turning into vapour.
  8. – Water that flows over the land surface into rivers and lakes.
  9. – A soft, semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.
  10. – A large, rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves.
  11. – All the water on Earth’s surface and underground.

23 Clues: - bacteria; Earth’s first life • - evaporation of water from plants • – The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • – The regions of Earth that support life. • - magnetic element that makes up Earth's core • – 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 science 2025-10-17

earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The acronym that stands for how to use the fire extinguisher.
  2. When the wind or water decides to “borrow” your favorite rock pieces and move them somewhere else.
  3. When you get something in your eye during class you go to the ____.
  4. The last name of a teacher that teaches a type of science.
  5. When a rock breaks apart slowly over time, it’s not crying, it’s just going through (?).
  6. She is crying, so she must be sad. (What skill?)
  7. The glowing ____ looked beautiful in the lights off as I got dismissed from class.
  8. Science Lab ____ ____. Does this sound familiar?
  9. A mountain that literally loses its temper and throws lava everywhere.
  10. I saw 3 dogs walking down the street. (What type of observation?)
Down
  1. Lab assessment—the assignment you used pennies for.
  2. The reason your pencil, your eraser, a
  3. The movies that our teacher is obsessed with.
  4. I’m a guess—a strong one, closer to an estimate. What am I?
  5. Something that has to do with the planet we are on and this class.
  6. When you break any glass, what’s the label of the container you put it in?
  7. She has blond hair and blue eyes. (What type of observation?)
  8. When using Gizmos, we were experimenting, but once seeing the aftermath we wrote the ____ in the chart and formed a conclusion.
  9. “Today we are learning about a certain planet, can you guess it?” “Saturn?” “Nope.”
  10. He is almost everywhere in our classroom and from a favorite movie of Mrs. Baffa’s.

20 Clues: The reason your pencil, your eraser, a • The movies that our teacher is obsessed with. • She is crying, so she must be sad. (What skill?) • Science Lab ____ ____. Does this sound familiar? • Lab assessment—the assignment you used pennies for. • The last name of a teacher that teaches a type of science. • I’m a guess—a strong one, closer to an estimate. What am I? • ...

Beyond Earth 2025-10-20

Beyond Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. asteroids spends most of their time in Earth’s orbit
  2. “shooting star”
  3. The small bodies being part of the Solar system are referred as _____.
  4. asteroid made up of nickel and silicate
  5. It separates the eight planets into half.
  6. The farthest distance from the sun.
  7. the cloud where most comets come from
  8. coined the term “asteroid”
  9. The four planets farther to the sun are the ____ solar system.
  10. the biggest asteroid
  11. When several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at great speeds.
  12. the asteroids that are bright
  13. the amount of light reflected by a celestial object
  14. the solid mass in a comet
  15. the task force who assigns names to meteor showers
  16. the meteor shower that originates from Orion
  17. It means that the orbits are not confined to the plane of the solar system.
  18. “planetoid / miniature planets”
Down
  1. the meteor shower that came from an asteroid 2003EH1
  2. It is the system of stars.
  3. small chunks of space debris
  4. “dirty snowballs”
  5. The center of our solar system.
  6. formed when a comet gets closer to the Sun
  7. asteroids that cross but spend most of their time outside Earth’s orbit
  8. the meteor shower that originates from Leo
  9. the meteor shower that originates from Perseus
  10. the impact crater that hit Mexico
  11. The four planets closest to the sun are the ____ solar system.
  12. It is a diagram that shows the sun is the center.
  13. asteroids that approach but do not cross Earth’s orbit.
  14. when it hits the Earth’s ground
  15. asteroids mostly made up of carbon
  16. It is composed of the sun and the eight planets.
  17. The closest distance from the sun.
  18. way We are in this galaxy.

36 Clues: “shooting star” • “dirty snowballs” • the biggest asteroid • the solid mass in a comet • It is the system of stars. • coined the term “asteroid” • way We are in this galaxy. • small chunks of space debris • the asteroids that are bright • The center of our solar system. • when it hits the Earth’s ground • “planetoid / miniature planets” • the impact crater that hit Mexico • ...

Combined Earth 2025-11-18

Combined Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. minor tremor preceding a major quake
  2. condition of being at or near an epicenter
  3. of or like a seismogram
  4. soil capable of liquefaction
  5. describing the size of an earthquake
  6. spreading energy from a quake
  7. formed by sinkhole processes
  8. caused by pushing forces
  9. caused by pulling forces
  10. shape of secondary waves
  11. susceptible to falling structures
  12. formed by lightning in sand
  13. sudden flow of snow or debris
  14. related to the Earth’s crust
  15. rigid outer Earth layer
  16. deepest ocean zone
  17. formed by volcanic steam explosions
  18. generating lake or pool waves
  19. shape of primary waves
  20. located on the ocean floor
  21. movement along huge subduction faults
  22. relating to ground vibrations
  23. U-shaped river curve
  24. crescent-shaped sand dune
  25. strengthened for quake safety
  26. broken by stress
  27. related to underground igneous rock
  28. slope of loose rocks
  29. shape of seismic waves
  30. increase in shaking or earthquake impact
  31. fertile soil
  32. able to recover from quake damage
  33. broken along a fault
  34. caused by wearing away
  35. measurement of earthquake waves
  36. downhill movement of earth
  37. relating to calderas
  38. occurring during the quake
  39. earthquake activity of a region
  40. depression formed by ice melt
  41. process of creating a fault in rock
  42. flattened by erosion
  43. related to frozen water
  44. soil disturbed by freezing
  45. pertaining to ground movement
  46. uplifted crust block
  47. shaped by river sediment
  48. relating to an earthquake’s hypocenter
  49. happening within a plate
  50. related to a sequence of small quakes
  51. pertaining to subduction zones
Down
  1. large-scale crustal motion
  2. producing tsunami waves
  3. closeness to epicenter
  4. displayed by strength distribution
  5. relationship of quakes and faults
  6. consequences of earthquakes
  7. focused at the hypocenter
  8. weathered rock
  9. traveling along Earth’s surface
  10. arch-shaped rock fold
  11. notified of earthquake risk
  12. moved to safety
  13. relating to plate movements
  14. experiencing shaking
  15. river-deposited rock
  16. shaped by wind erosion
  17. honeycomb rock cavities
  18. causing extreme damage
  19. relating to moment magnitude
  20. mountain-building processes
  21. calcium-rich soil
  22. capable of turning liquid under shaking
  23. rebuilt after disaster
  24. relating to recording earthquake waves
  25. highly salty
  26. windblown silt
  27. glacially deposited mound
  28. shaking or trembling
  29. in a manner related to earthquakes
  30. side-to-side movement of rocks
  31. potentially dangerous
  32. similar to Earth’s mantle
  33. sloping debris pile
  34. resembling a tectonic plate
  35. able to forecast quakes
  36. related to soil layers
  37. surface-traveling seismic wave
  38. having a plate boundary
  39. scientist studying earthquakes
  40. capable of producing a tsunami
  41. planning for earthquake safety
  42. hardened glacial deposits
  43. of loose surface rock
  44. adapted to dry climates
  45. relating to the Richter scale
  46. volcanic ash deposit
  47. waterlogged soil
  48. full of broken rock fragments
  49. showing fissures or fractures

100 Clues: highly salty • fertile soil • weathered rock • windblown silt • moved to safety • broken by stress • waterlogged soil • calcium-rich soil • deepest ocean zone • sloping debris pile • experiencing shaking • river-deposited rock • U-shaped river curve • shaking or trembling • slope of loose rocks • broken along a fault • relating to calderas • flattened by erosion • volcanic ash deposit • ...

Earth Science 2025-12-03

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. restoring something to the way it should be by paying a price
  2. shows names, boundaries & shapes of countries, states, cities, etc
  3. a pure substance made of one kind of atom
  4. a push or pull
  5. a theme or unifying idea
  6. atom with more or fewer electrons than protons
  7. explains, model scientists use as a framework to explain their observations
  8. liquid to solid
  9. describes, can be expressed as equations
  10. energy moving objects
  11. correct conclusions drawn from scientists gathering data
  12. energy object is still but has the potential to move
  13. distance between two crests of a wave
  14. particles change directly from vapor to solid
  15. the ability to do work
  16. idea we assume to be true but isn't yet proven
  17. change from liquid to vapor
Down
  1. a workable explanation of what scientists think is happening
  2. anything that takes up space and has mass
  3. person who makes maps
  4. names, symbols & locations of manmade & natural physical features
  5. solid to liquid
  6. opposite of vaporization
  7. solids change directly to vapor
  8. vaporization at temp below the boiling point
  9. the flow of thermal energy from a warmer to a cooler place
  10. a force that acts on an object
  11. an initial explanation for a scientific problem
  12. physical combination of two or more substances
  13. map that shows elevation & landform

30 Clues: a push or pull • solid to liquid • liquid to solid • person who makes maps • energy moving objects • the ability to do work • a theme or unifying idea • opposite of vaporization • change from liquid to vapor • a force that acts on an object • solids change directly to vapor • map that shows elevation & landform • distance between two crests of a wave • ...

Earth Science 2025-12-01

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks formed by heat and pressure
  2. Scientist who proposed continental drift
  3. Layer of Earth where convection currents happen
  4. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  5. Volcano that is not erupting but may someday
  6. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
  7. Solid outermost layer of the Earth
  8. Boundary where plates move apart
  9. Evidence found on different continents showing plates once connected
  10. Center of an earthquake underground
Down
  1. Rock type formed from cooling magma or lava
  2. Massive slabs of the lithosphere
  3. Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust
  4. Boundary where plates collide
  5. Opening of a volcano where gas/ash escape
  6. Melted rock found on Earth’s surface
  7. Thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  8. Melted rock found below Earth’s surface
  9. Boundary where plates slide past one another
  10. of Fire, Major volcanic zone around the Pacific
  11. Cycle, Cycle that creates, changes, and destroys rocks
  12. Small pieces of broken rock

22 Clues: Small pieces of broken rock • Boundary where plates collide • Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust • Massive slabs of the lithosphere • Boundary where plates move apart • Rocks formed by heat and pressure • Solid outermost layer of the Earth • Center of an earthquake underground • Melted rock found on Earth’s surface • Thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • ...

Planet Earth 2026-03-17

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mineral containing silicon and oxygen.
  2. relating to the side; sideways movement or position.
  3. an imaginary line around Earth dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  4. material laid down by natural processes (e.g., sediment).
  5. thick and sticky; resists flowing easily.
  6. a large quantity or plentiful amount.
  7. moving apart (e.g., tectonic plates separating).
  8. a 3D shape similar to a sphere but slightly flattened or stretched.
  9. flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator.
  10. rock rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
Down
  1. containing salt.
  2. next to or close to something.
  3. a crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs.
  4. relating to Earth or land.
  5. all water on Earth (oceans, rivers, ice, etc.).
  6. a long period with little or no rainfall.
  7. to refill or restore something used up.
  8. the thick layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  9. organisms that require oxygen to live.
  10. vapour water in its gaseous state.

20 Clues: containing salt. • relating to Earth or land. • next to or close to something. • vapour water in its gaseous state. • a large quantity or plentiful amount. • organisms that require oxygen to live. • to refill or restore something used up. • a mineral containing silicon and oxygen. • a long period with little or no rainfall. • thick and sticky; resists flowing easily. • ...

Earth Resources 2026-03-10

Earth Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of weathering where rocks are broken down by changes in their minerals (like acid rain).
  2. A group of parts that work together as a whole.
  3. Rock formed from layers of sand, shells, and pebbles squeezed together over time.
  4. A crack in the Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  5. A boundary where two tectonic plates collide or push together.
  6. The shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in the crust.
  7. A solid material made of one or more minerals.
  8. The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms found in rock.
  9. The process of dropping or depositing sediment in a new location.
  10. A type of weathering where rocks are broken into smaller pieces without changing their composition (like ice wedging).
  11. Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure.
Down
  1. A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
  3. Having a connection where two or more things affect each other.
  4. The movement of sediment from one place to another by wind, water, or ice.
  5. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  6. The only liquid layer of the Earth, made of iron and nickel.
  7. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock and gases escape.
  8. Large sections of the Earth's crust that move on the mantle.
  9. The solid, hottest innermost layer of the Earth.
  10. The thin, rocky outermost layer of the Earth.
  11. Rock formed from the cooling of molten rock (magma or lava).
  12. The thick layer of hot, solid-like rock located between the crust and the core.

23 Clues: The thin, rocky outermost layer of the Earth. • A solid material made of one or more minerals. • A group of parts that work together as a whole. • The solid, hottest innermost layer of the Earth. • A crack in the Earth's crust where movement occurs. • The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces. • Rock that has been changed by extreme heat and pressure. • ...

Earth Day 2026-04-02

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We need to care more about this
  2. Large flowers/shrubs that turn blue or pink based on soil acidity
  3. Living things need clean _ to live
  4. Plants with one-season life cycle
  5. Remove overgrown/dead branches to improve the plant
  6. Calming Flower
  7. Can Used to water plants
  8. Plants that return annually
  9. Layer that protects us from the sun
  10. Material placed on soil to keep moisture and keep weeds away
  11. Easy to grown bulb-based spring flowers
  12. Famous flower for it's fragrance/diversity
Down
  1. Tool to help move around heavy or bulky materials
  2. Protects your hands
  3. Cultivator Tool ideal for breaking up soil and mixing in compost
  4. Tool used to gather leaves/various objects
  5. Fast growing plant with bright yellow petals
  6. Tool crucial for planting and potting
  7. Reduce, reuse, and
  8. Plant used for its "keep bugs away" properties
  9. Loosening soil to encourage air and water penetration

21 Clues: Calming Flower • Reduce, reuse, and • Protects your hands • Can Used to water plants • Plants that return annually • We need to care more about this • Plants with one-season life cycle • Living things need clean _ to live • Layer that protects us from the sun • Tool crucial for planting and potting • Easy to grown bulb-based spring flowers • ...

moon earth and sun 2025-03-12

moon earth and sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A moon phase that look like a full more then a half moon
  2. To shine light on an object
  3. The nearly path smaller object like the moon travels around the earth
  4. The border between light and dark side of moon
  5. A moon phase in which the moon is not as visible from earth
  6. The amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  7. The relative size of things
  8. The sun the planets that orbit the earth
  9. The stars that is main source of light at center of of are solar system
Down
  1. A planet outside are solar system
  2. A rocky sphere that travels
  3. A moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
  4. Something we observe over and over again
  5. When moon is completely dark
  6. An object diagram our computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler
  7. The shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  8. A moon outside our solar system
  9. moon A phase that looks like less then half a circle from earth

18 Clues: A rocky sphere that travels • To shine light on an object • The relative size of things • When moon is completely dark • A moon outside our solar system • A planet outside are solar system • Something we observe over and over again • The sun the planets that orbit the earth • The border between light and dark side of moon • ...

moon earth and sun 2025-03-12

moon earth and sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something we observe over and over again
  2. The border between light and dark side of moon
  3. A moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
  4. An object diagram our computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler
  5. A moon outside our solar system
  6. The relative size of things
  7. The sun the planets that orbit the earth
  8. moon A phase that looks like less then half a circle from earth
  9. The amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  10. The nearly path smaller object like the moon travels around the earth
Down
  1. The shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  2. A moon phase in which the moon is not as visible from earth
  3. When moon is completely dark
  4. A moon phase that look like a full more then a half moon
  5. The stars that is main source of light at center of of are solar system
  6. A rocky sphere that travels
  7. A planet outside are solar system
  8. To shine light on an object

18 Clues: A rocky sphere that travels • To shine light on an object • The relative size of things • When moon is completely dark • A moon outside our solar system • A planet outside are solar system • Something we observe over and over again • The sun the planets that orbit the earth • The border between light and dark side of moon • ...

Earth/Moon/Sun Glossary 2025-03-11

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

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

Space Science 2025-12-21

Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An event when the Sun is partially blocked by the Moon
  2. The period of about two weeks where the illuminated part of the Moon is increasing from a new moon to a full moon
  3. A name given to the Moon during a lunar eclipse while it is completely in Earth’s shadow
  4. An event when the Sun partly or completely disappears from view, while the Moon moves between it and the Earth
  5. An imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth, equidistant between the North and South poles
  6. A model where the Earth was the centre of the universe
  7. The half of the Earth north of the equator
  8. The region in a shadow where the light is completely blocked
  9. The alignment in astronomy of three objects in a straight line
  10. The region in a shadow where the light is partially blocked
  11. One complete orbit
  12. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet or moon
  13. The region around a mass where another object can experience its gravity or pull
  14. The half of the Earth south of the equator
  15. The point in the Moon’s orbit when it is furthest from the Earth
  16. A model with the Sun as the centre of the solar system
Down
  1. The period of about two weeks where the illuminated part of the Moon is decreasing from a full moon to a new moon
  2. Occurs when one rotation of an orbiting body takes the same length of time as one orbit
  3. The bright area of the Moon and its shape when seen from Earth
  4. An event when a full moon becomes dark as it enters the Earth’s shadow
  5. A year that happens every four years and has an extra day on 29 February
  6. The time taken to complete one orbit or revolution
  7. The point in the Moon’s orbit when the Moon is closest to the Earth
  8. An event when the Moon blocks the Sun, but the Moon is not at its closest point to Earth, so the outer edge of the Sun is still visible
  9. An optical instrument for making distant objects appear nearer and larger
  10. An event when the Sun is completely blocked by the Moon

26 Clues: One complete orbit • The half of the Earth north of the equator • The half of the Earth south of the equator • The time taken to complete one orbit or revolution • An event when the Sun is partially blocked by the Moon • A model where the Earth was the centre of the universe • A model with the Sun as the centre of the solar system • ...

cross word science edition 2023-05-18

cross word science edition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest current animal
  2. magma creates a ____ which makes a cycle
  3. middle of the earth
  4. a condition that makes too much mucus and sweat
  5. rain snow and hail are in ____
  6. helps plants grow and warms up the earth
  7. the powerhouse of the cell
  8. creates food for plants
  9. a mix of chemicals and pollutants in the atmosphere that warms up the earth
  10. the lowest point of a wave
Down
  1. the gas portion of the earth
  2. the strongest bone in the body
  3. uses glucose to make atp
  4. chemicals and gases in the air are examples of ____
  5. a major buildup of trash is ____
  6. the measure of the height of the wave
  7. highest point of a wave is ____
  8. the length between two waves
  9. the measure of frequency
  10. two hydrogen + one oxygen =

20 Clues: middle of the earth • creates food for plants • uses glucose to make atp • the measure of frequency • the biggest current animal • the powerhouse of the cell • the lowest point of a wave • two hydrogen + one oxygen = • the gas portion of the earth • the length between two waves • the strongest bone in the body • rain snow and hail are in ____ • highest point of a wave is ____ • ...

cross word science edition 2023-05-18

cross word science edition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest current animal
  2. magma creates a ____ which makes a cycle
  3. middle of the earth
  4. a condition that makes too much mucus and sweat
  5. rain snow and hail are in ____
  6. helps plants grow and warms up the earth
  7. the powerhouse of the cell
  8. creates food for plants
  9. a mix of chemicals and pollutants in the atmosphere that warms up the earth
  10. the lowest point of a wave
Down
  1. the gas portion of the earth
  2. the strongest bone in the body
  3. uses glucose to make atp
  4. chemicals and gases in the air are examples of ____
  5. a major buildup of trash is ____
  6. the measure of the height of the wave
  7. highest point of a wave is ____
  8. the length between two waves
  9. the measure of frequency
  10. two hydrogen + one oxygen =

20 Clues: middle of the earth • creates food for plants • uses glucose to make atp • the measure of frequency • the biggest current animal • the powerhouse of the cell • the lowest point of a wave • two hydrogen + one oxygen = • the gas portion of the earth • the length between two waves • the strongest bone in the body • rain snow and hail are in ____ • highest point of a wave is ____ • ...

Geo sphere 2024-02-14

Geo sphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. created by divergent boundary and lava coming up from the mantel
  2. a plate boundary that collides together creates mountains
  3. created by convergent plate boundary continental-continental super tall
  4. the second layer in the earth, is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. the type of plate the continents are
  6. the third layer in the earth, it is made of liquid nickel and iron.
  7. move because of convection currents
  8. a plate boundary type that creates earth quakes
  9. created at a transform boundary when two plates slide past each other
  10. the most inner layer of the earth, it is the most dense layer of the earth
Down
  1. the super continent 250 million years ago created by all the continents we have today
  2. created by convergent plate boundary oceanic-continental magma rises from the plate subduction
  3. the top layer in the earth also known as the lithosphere
  4. a plate boundary that pulls apart creates new crust
  5. rock type formed from tiny pieces of rock
  6. the theory that all the continents used to form one big continent and have drifted to where they are now
  7. rock changed under extreme pressure and heat
  8. Rock type formed from cooled magma
  9. the type of plate at the bottom of the ocean
  10. created in a subduction zone continental-oceanic usually found in the ocean

20 Clues: Rock type formed from cooled magma • move because of convection currents • the type of plate the continents are • rock type formed from tiny pieces of rock • rock changed under extreme pressure and heat • the type of plate at the bottom of the ocean • a plate boundary type that creates earth quakes • a plate boundary that pulls apart creates new crust • ...

7th Grade Science Vocabulary 2025-03-30

7th Grade Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state of matter with a definite shape and volume
  2. The process of a liquid turning into a gas
  3. The energy source of the solar system
  4. The smallest unit of a chemical element
  5. The spinning of Earth on its axis
  6. The liquid state of water when it falls from clouds
  7. The force that pulls objects toward the Earth
  8. The planet we live on
  9. An animal that eats only plants
  10. A push or pull on an object
  11. The center of an atom
  12. The basic unit of life
  13. A vertebrate animal that lays eggs and has feathers
  14. The process of breaking down food for energy
  15. The change from gas to liquid
  16. An animal that eats both plants and meat
Down
  1. An object that attracts iron
  2. A substance made of only one type of atom
  3. A scientist who studies the stars and planets
  4. A material that allows electricity to pass through
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth
  6. The natural satellite of Earth
  7. The layer of air surrounding Earth
  8. The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly
  9. The energy stored in food
  10. A gas that humans breathe in
  11. An instrument that measures temperature
  12. The planet closest to the Sun
  13. The process by which plants make their own food
  14. A tool used to see tiny objects

30 Clues: The planet we live on • The center of an atom • The basic unit of life • The energy stored in food • A push or pull on an object • An object that attracts iron • A gas that humans breathe in • The planet closest to the Sun • The change from gas to liquid • The natural satellite of Earth • An animal that eats only plants • A tool used to see tiny objects • ...

Unit 2 Crossword 2024-10-02

Unit 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  2. Organelle, site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
  3. Adenosine triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  4. Nutrients used in proteins and nucleic acids, must be 'fixed' for living things to use, often limited
  5. Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth
  6. Organelle, site of Photosynthesis
  7. sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth
  8. Process of using light energy to make glucose, starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 and O2
  9. Pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
Down
  1. Describes a situation on which oxygen is not present
  2. Type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  3. Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of food chain
  4. second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic energy
  5. Sphere of earth, all living things on earth
  6. Adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  7. Anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything
  8. Sphere of earth, all of the water on earth
  9. Type of organism that breaks down biotic components into abiotic components, recyclers
  10. Nutrient, forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
  11. nutrient used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes, often limited

20 Clues: Organelle, site of Photosynthesis • Sphere of earth, all of the water on earth • Sphere of earth, all living things on earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth • sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth • Describes a situation on which oxygen is not present • ...

Chapter 17 & 18 Crossword 2013-06-10

Chapter 17 & 18 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sheer type of body wave
  2. oceianic portion of a tectonic plate decends into the mantle
  3. vibration through Earth's crust
  4. type of seismic wave that travels through earth
  5. string of valcanoes
  6. spot of earths surface directly above an earthquake focus
  7. location of an earthquake's origin
  8. the solid center of earth
  9. area between two tectonic plates
  10. one of 12 large and 20 smaller sections of Earth's lithosphere
  11. created by the movement of tectonic plates
  12. layar of earth that is most dense
  13. the region of earths internal structure
  14. place where magma reaches earths surface
Down
  1. convection currents that occur in the mantle
  2. compression type of body wave
  3. type of a transform boundary
  4. small region of very hot mantle
  5. an extensive elongated depression of the sea
  6. a push originating from the mid-ocean
  7. the fluid like layar of mantle
  8. center of earth
  9. crust layar of earth that is liquid
  10. type of seismic wave

24 Clues: center of earth • string of valcanoes • type of seismic wave • sheer type of body wave • the solid center of earth • type of a transform boundary • compression type of body wave • the fluid like layar of mantle • vibration through Earth's crust • small region of very hot mantle • area between two tectonic plates • layar of earth that is most dense • location of an earthquake's origin • ...

Ecosystem Organization 2025-08-29

Ecosystem Organization crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very adaptable organism with a large range of tolerance
  2. The unique role an organism plays in its ecosystem
  3. All living things on earth
  4. Data that includes numbers and measurements
  5. An organism that hunts and kills other species
  6. The gases that surround earth
  7. Data made of observations and descriptions
  8. Nonliving things
  9. When two species live together and benefit each other
  10. The part of earth made of rocks, minerals, and soil
Down
  1. All biotic and abiotic factors in a certain area
  2. All frozen water on earth
  3. All of the water on earth surface and in the atmosphere
  4. Living things
  5. Able to be replenished in a short amount of time
  6. All of the interacting populations in an area
  7. An organism that has a very narrow range of tolerance
  8. When one species benefits at the expense of another
  9. A resource that does not replenish itself and will run out
  10. A species that is hunted as a food source
  11. Provides the necessary resources for an organism

21 Clues: Living things • Nonliving things • All frozen water on earth • All living things on earth • The gases that surround earth • A species that is hunted as a food source • Data made of observations and descriptions • Data that includes numbers and measurements • All of the interacting populations in an area • An organism that hunts and kills other species • ...

moon earth and sun 2025-03-12

moon earth and sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something we observe over and over again
  2. The border between light and dark side of moon
  3. A moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
  4. An object diagram our computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler
  5. A moon outside our solar system
  6. The relative size of things
  7. The sun the planets that orbit the earth
  8. moon A phase that looks like less then half a circle from earth
  9. The amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  10. The nearly path smaller object like the moon travels around the earth
Down
  1. The shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  2. A moon phase in which the moon is not as visible from earth
  3. When moon is completely dark
  4. A moon phase that look like a full more then a half moon
  5. The stars that is main source of light at center of of are solar system
  6. A rocky sphere that travels
  7. A planet outside are solar system
  8. To shine light on an object

18 Clues: A rocky sphere that travels • To shine light on an object • The relative size of things • When moon is completely dark • A moon outside our solar system • A planet outside are solar system • Something we observe over and over again • The sun the planets that orbit the earth • The border between light and dark side of moon • ...

Moon and sun 2025-03-12

Moon and sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something we observe over and over again
  2. The border between light and dark side of moon
  3. A moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
  4. An object diagram our computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler
  5. A moon outside our solar system
  6. The relative size of things
  7. The sun the planets that orbit the earth
  8. moon A phase that looks like less then half a circle from earth
  9. The amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  10. The nearly path smaller object like the moon travels around the earth
Down
  1. The shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  2. A moon phase in which the moon is not as visible from earth
  3. When moon is completely dark
  4. A moon phase that look like a full more then a half moon
  5. The stars that is main source of light at center of of are solar system
  6. A rocky sphere that travels
  7. A planet outside are solar system
  8. To shine light on an object

18 Clues: A rocky sphere that travels • To shine light on an object • The relative size of things • When moon is completely dark • A moon outside our solar system • A planet outside are solar system • Something we observe over and over again • The sun the planets that orbit the earth • The border between light and dark side of moon • ...

Ecosystems 2023-09-11

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Getting energy from organic molecules like carbohydrates in the presence of oxygen
  2. The accumulation of toxins are consumed at a greater rate then discarded
  3. Getting energy from organic molecules like carbohydrates without oxygen
  4. Aquatic based ecosystem
  5. Land based ecosystem
  6. chemical that is necessary for survival
  7. The hard part of the atmosphere
  8. All living parts of a community
  9. The total amount of energy in a total area
  10. The process of changing solar energy to chemical energy
  11. A category of organisms defined by how they get energy
  12. The efficiency of conversion between trophic levels
Down
  1. All parts of a interacting community
  2. The process in which nutrient levels in a aquatic ecosystem increase and the population of primary producers increase
  3. Gasses preventing heat from exiting the atmosphere thus heating the earth
  4. The layers of gasses above earth
  5. Rain,snow, for that is unnaturally acidic due to gasses in the atmosphere
  6. All the water on earth
  7. Nonliving elements
  8. The regions of earth where living this exist
  9. An ecosystem that is capable of withstanding pressure
  10. warming of the earth by gasses

22 Clues: Nonliving elements • Land based ecosystem • All the water on earth • Aquatic based ecosystem • warming of the earth by gasses • The hard part of the atmosphere • All living parts of a community • The layers of gasses above earth • All parts of a interacting community • chemical that is necessary for survival • The total amount of energy in a total area • ...

haqqs crossword puzzle 2023-05-25

haqqs crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Lakes and Rivers.
  2. The Earth weighs
  3. The Indian Ocean covers
  4. Mount Everest
Down
  1. The Atlantic Ocean covers
  2. The Earth distance from the sun
  3. The deserts are
  4. Light travels at the rate of
  5. The Pacific Ocean covers
  6. Sound travels at the rate of
  7. The Producing Land
  8. The Hills and Mountains
  9. The earth travels
  10. The circumference of the Planet Earth
  11. The area of the water

15 Clues: Mount Everest • The deserts are • The Earth weighs • The earth travels • The Producing Land • The Lakes and Rivers. • The area of the water • The Hills and Mountains • The Indian Ocean covers • The Pacific Ocean covers • The Atlantic Ocean covers • Light travels at the rate of • Sound travels at the rate of • The Earth distance from the sun • The circumference of the Planet Earth

Geography Crossword - Aydin 2024-03-11

Geography Crossword - Aydin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known for Maines Rocky Mountains
  2. The City of Light
  3. Imaginary line that splits the western and eastern hemispheres
  4. 66 degrees north
  5. The biggest Maine county
  6. Opposite of East
  7. Opposite of Eastern
  8. Opposite of North
  9. Big Ben
  10. The top of the earth
  11. Two Halves of a globe
Down
  1. the line that seperates earth by north and south
  2. Opposite of South
  3. Extensive Farmlands
  4. The State of the Lone Star
  5. Opposite of Western
  6. Opposite of Southern
  7. Opposite of Northern
  8. The bottom of the earth
  9. Opposite of West

20 Clues: Big Ben • 66 degrees north • Opposite of East • Opposite of West • Opposite of South • The City of Light • Opposite of North • Extensive Farmlands • Opposite of Western • Opposite of Eastern • Opposite of Southern • Opposite of Northern • The top of the earth • Two Halves of a globe • The bottom of the earth • The biggest Maine county • The State of the Lone Star • Known for Maines Rocky Mountains • ...

Chapter 2 Key Terms 2021-09-20

Chapter 2 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bends in layers of rock
  2. the molten rock below the Earth's surface
  3. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  4. pieces of oceanic plates slide under continental plate at a shallow angle, slowly
  5. when oceanic plates are pushed apart
  6. breaks down Earth's surface and wears away by wind, glaciers, and moving water
  7. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  8. an underwater extension of the coastal plain
  9. the layer below crust made of hot, dense rock
Down
  1. cracks in the Earth's crust from grinding or sliding
  2. breaks down rocks and remain in the same area
  3. heavier oceanic plate dives beneath the lighter continental plate
  4. all of the physical processes that create many of the Earth’s physical features
  5. the upper layer of land
  6. debris left by glaciers when they receded, resulting in large piles of rocks
  7. the theory that the continents were once a supercontinent then drifted away
  8. large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
  9. the outer layer of the Earth, forming Earth's surface
  10. innermost layer of the Earth made up of super-hot solid and liquid parts
  11. the part of the Earth where life exists
  12. occurs when folded land cant be bend any further
  13. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

22 Clues: bends in layers of rock • the upper layer of land • when oceanic plates are pushed apart • the part of the Earth where life exists • the molten rock below the Earth's surface • an underwater extension of the coastal plain • breaks down rocks and remain in the same area • the layer below crust made of hot, dense rock • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-10-25

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The natural satellite of the earth (other planets have them too).
  2. The sun is composed of hydrogen and __.
  3. Sphere-shaped group of small rock and ice that are the furthest objects from the sun.
  4. The third planet from the sun.
  5. The closest planet to the sun
  6. The farthest planet from the sun
  7. Debris from comets that would be meteors if they enter earth's atmosphere.
  8. These orbit the sun and are located between Mars and Jupiter.
  9. When an object spins on its axis
  10. Disk-shaped group of small rock and ice beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  11. Force of attraction between two objects due to their masses.
Down
  1. The process in which plants create oxygen and chemical energy, which is one reason why life exists on earth.
  2. The earth is 78% __.
  3. These burn when entering the atmosphere, causing light.
  4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all __ planets.
  5. The earth is 21% __.
  6. These form large tails of gas and dust, melt when they near the sun, and originate from the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud.
  7. The largest and hottest object in our solar system.
  8. When an object moves around another object.
  9. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  10. Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets.
  11. The collection of planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around the sun.

22 Clues: The earth is 78% __. • The earth is 21% __. • The closest planet to the sun • The third planet from the sun. • The farthest planet from the sun • When an object spins on its axis • The sun is composed of hydrogen and __. • When an object moves around another object. • The largest and hottest object in our solar system. • Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets. • ...