the earth Crossword Puzzles

Science - P2 review 2023-07-30

Science - P2 review crossword puzzle
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  1. The Sun gives us heat to keep us _____________.
  2. it's a grey or purple rock: ______________.
  3. A _____________ is a hard type of material.
  4. A mirror is made from _______________.
  5. Glass is a ____________ material.
  6. It's a with and clear rock: ____________.
  7. Plants need ______________ to grow.
  8. The Earth is like a _____________.
  9. The surface of the Earth is made of ________.
  10. The ________ help to make soil.
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  1. it's a white rock: _________________.
  2. it's a red or pink rock: _____________.
  3. Rubber is a __________________ material.
  4. Without the ____, the Earth would be very cold.
  5. it's a pink and black rock: ___________.
  6. The planet we live on is called _______________.
  7. The _____ is made of bits of rock, living things and living things that have died.
  8. Clothes are made from ____________.
  9. it's a clear and shiny rock: ____________.
  10. A ______________ is made from rubber.

20 Clues: The ________ help to make soil. • Glass is a ____________ material. • The Earth is like a _____________. • Clothes are made from ____________. • Plants need ______________ to grow. • it's a white rock: _________________. • A ______________ is made from rubber. • A mirror is made from _______________. • it's a red or pink rock: _____________. • ...

Science Ch. 6 Review Guide 2024-05-21

Science Ch. 6 Review Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. all natural objects in space are called
  2. the system of stars our solar system is a part of
  3. Orion, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper are all examples of _____.
  4. Who was the first man to step onto the moon?
  5. the Red Planet
  6. It takes the moon about one _____ to orbit Earth.
  7. large storm on Jupiter's surface
  8. earth's closest star that produces light and heat energy
  9. what Saturn's rings are made up of
  10. What makes the seasons?
  11. Earth's natural satellite
  12. a hole on the surface of a moon or planet made by asteroids and meteoroids have hit it
  13. only planet tipped on its side
  14. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have this common characteristic
  15. the hottest and brightest planet
  16. number of planets in our solar system
  17. the sun's _____ helps all the planets of the solar system orbit it
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  1. planet that is 300 times larger than Earth
  2. How do we account for the extra 1/4 day that it takes Earth to orbit the sun?
  3. planet with the longest orbit around the sun
  4. the earth rotates on its _____
  5. a tool that tells time by using the sun
  6. Earth is different from all other planets because it is _____
  7. What does the gravity of the moon pull that is on Earth?
  8. a giant ball of hot, glowing gas
  9. We send ______ to other planets and places that humans cannot explore
  10. another name for the outer planets
  11. the first four planets in the solar system
  12. The moon _____ the sun's light
  13. smallest planet in the solar system

30 Clues: the Red Planet • What makes the seasons? • Earth's natural satellite • the earth rotates on its _____ • The moon _____ the sun's light • only planet tipped on its side • a giant ball of hot, glowing gas • large storm on Jupiter's surface • the hottest and brightest planet • another name for the outer planets • what Saturn's rings are made up of • ...

Science - Earth Space Sciences 2025-05-05

Science - Earth Space Sciences crossword puzzle
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  1. The path planets follow around the Sun
  2. The hottest, innermost part of Earth
  3. A smaller quake that follows the main earthquake
  4. Large system of stars, gas, and dust
  5. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake
  6. The biggest planet in orbit of the Sun
  7. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun
  8. The outermost layer of the Earth
  9. The layer of gases around Earth
  10. Imaginary line through the center of Earth
  11. Type of boundary where plates move toward each other
  12. Boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally
  13. The rigid outer part of Earth, made of crust and upper mantle
  14. The planet closest to the Sun
  15. Our natural satellite
  16. The red planet, and the planet NASA visits most
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  1. Type of boundary where plates move apart
  2. Type of plate whose movement causes earthquakes
  3. Time taken for Earth to complete one rotation
  4. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  5. A fracture in Earth's crust where movement has occurred
  6. A planet known for its rings
  7. Large explosion marking the end of a massive star's life
  8. Atmospheric layer where the ozone layer is found
  9. A spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  10. Process that causes day and night
  11. Process where one plate slides beneath another
  12. Movement of Earth around the Sun
  13. The thick layer between Earth’s crust and core
  14. Instrument that detects and records earthquakes
  15. Small, rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly in the asteroid belt
  16. The star at the center of our solar system
  17. Season experienced in Australia during December
  18. Currents in the mantle that drive plate movement
  19. Molten rock that rises at divergent boundaries

35 Clues: Our natural satellite • A planet known for its rings • The planet closest to the Sun • The layer of gases around Earth • The outermost layer of the Earth • Movement of Earth around the Sun • Process that causes day and night • The hottest, innermost part of Earth • Large system of stars, gas, and dust • The path planets follow around the Sun • ...

plate crossword 2017-10-17

plate crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the biggest layer of the earth
  2. when one plate goes back to the earth crust.
  3. pieces of earth crust diverge
  4. seams that ran along a mountain
  5. when sea floor is moving apart
  6. supercontinent
  7. the thinnest part of the earth
  8. the upper layer of the oceanic portion
  9. a mountain with lava
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  1. a pieces that are broken by cracks
  2. breaks into earth's crust when rock slip past each other
  3. boundary when two plates collide
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. when the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater canyons
  6. when plates move away
  7. a bone that got turned to rock
  8. drew map showing features of the ocean floor
  9. a scientist
  10. a theory why plate move
  11. device using sound wave

20 Clues: a scientist • supercontinent • a mountain with lava • when plates move away • a theory why plate move • device using sound wave • pieces of earth crust diverge • the biggest layer of the earth • a bone that got turned to rock • when sea floor is moving apart • the thinnest part of the earth • seams that ran along a mountain • boundary when two plates collide • ...

Science - P2 review 2023-07-30

Science - P2 review crossword puzzle
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  1. Clothes are made from ____________.
  2. The Sun gives us heat to keep us _____________.
  3. it's a grey or purple rock: ______________.
  4. A mirror is made from _______________.
  5. Glass is a ____________ material.
  6. it's a clear and shiny rock: ____________.
  7. The Earth is like a _____________.
  8. The surface of the Earth is made of ________.
  9. The ________ help to make soil.
  10. It's a white and clear rock: ____________.
Down
  1. it's a red or pink rock: _____________.
  2. Rubber is a __________________ material.
  3. A ______________ is made from rubber.
  4. Plants need ______________ to grow.
  5. Without the ____, the Earth would be very cold.
  6. The planet we live on is called _______________.
  7. it's a pink and black rock: ___________.
  8. The _____ is made of bits of rock, living things and living things that have died.
  9. it's a with rock: _________________.
  10. A _____________ is a hard type of material.

20 Clues: The ________ help to make soil. • Glass is a ____________ material. • The Earth is like a _____________. • Clothes are made from ____________. • Plants need ______________ to grow. • it's a with rock: _________________. • A ______________ is made from rubber. • A mirror is made from _______________. • it's a red or pink rock: _____________. • ...

Lilyan´s Puzzle 2022-04-28

Lilyan´s Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. rotation, or single turn
  2. a kind of star formation
  3. occurs when light from the sun is cut off
  4. dust that orbits the sun
  5. the turning of earth
  6. a ship that used to be used for space travel
  7. milky
  8. a branch of science that deals with space
  9. the path a planet travels around the sun
  10. small rocky objects that orbit the sun
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  1. relating to the heavens or skies
  2. magnified objects to close distances
  3. earth, space, and all things in it
  4. a measure of distance in space
  5. shooting stars
  6. straight line around which earth turns
  7. having to do with the moon
  8. a man-made object that orbits earth
  9. movement, something that moves
  10. having to do with the sun

20 Clues: milky • shooting stars • the turning of earth • rotation, or single turn • a kind of star formation • dust that orbits the sun • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • a measure of distance in space • movement, something that moves • relating to the heavens or skies • earth, space, and all things in it • a man-made object that orbits earth • ...

Earth Space Honors Semester 1 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-08

Earth Space Honors Semester 1 Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the three mechanisms of plate motion; occurs at convergent boundaries
  2. Zone of rapid change in temperature with depth in the ocean
  3. Part of the Earth system that contains all of the ice
  4. Tool used to measure air pressure
  5. The study of the atmosphere and weather
  6. The variable that the scientist changes on purpose AKA independent or manipulated
  7. The largest reservoir (or sink) for both water and carbon dioxide
  8. Part of the Earth system that contains all of the living things
  9. Variable that is located on the y-axis of a bar or line graph
  10. Plate boundary that forms mountain ranges
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  1. Process in the water cycle that occurs when plants release excess water vapor into the air
  2. Part of the Earth system that is made up of liquid water
  3. Currents that are driven by wind
  4. Plate boundary where new seafloor forms
  5. Factor that can change in an experiment
  6. Part of the Earth system that contains all of the gases that surround Earth
  7. Plate boundary where MOST earthquakes occur
  8. Part of the Earth system that contains all of the rocks and Earth's interior
  9. Deep ocean currents are driven by changes in temperature and ___________
  10. The vertical movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
  11. Process in which cells convert sugars into usable energy

21 Clues: Currents that are driven by wind • Tool used to measure air pressure • Plate boundary where new seafloor forms • Factor that can change in an experiment • The study of the atmosphere and weather • Plate boundary that forms mountain ranges • Plate boundary where MOST earthquakes occur • Part of the Earth system that contains all of the ice • ...

Seasons 2023-11-26

Seasons crossword puzzle
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  1. The ___ revolves around the sun.
  2. 365.25 days is approximately a ____.
  3. The tropic of ___ is located north of the Equator.
  4. 98.6 degrees is the human body's average __.
  5. ___ sunlight causes lower temperatures.
  6. In the winter, the ___ are longer.
  7. The axis runs through the ___ and south poles.
  8. The ___ is the imaginary line across the Earth.
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  1. The tropic of ___ is located south of the Equator.
  2. ___ sunlight angles cause hotter temps.
  3. The path the Earth takes around the sun.
  4. The Earth's orbit is shaped in an ____.
  5. The Earth's ___ is tilted 23.5 degrees.
  6. The Earth ___ on its axis.
  7. There are 12 __ in a year.
  8. ___ sunlight causes more condensed heat.
  9. In the summer, the ___ are longer.
  10. The __ is what the axis points at in the NH.
  11. The star at the center of the solar system is the ___.
  12. ___ sunlight angles cause lower temps.

20 Clues: The Earth ___ on its axis. • There are 12 __ in a year. • The ___ revolves around the sun. • In the summer, the ___ are longer. • In the winter, the ___ are longer. • 365.25 days is approximately a ____. • ___ sunlight angles cause lower temps. • ___ sunlight angles cause hotter temps. • The Earth's orbit is shaped in an ____. • The Earth's ___ is tilted 23.5 degrees. • ...

chapter 1 vocabulary 2022-09-29

chapter 1 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. part of earth that is water
  2. projection- drawing of earths surface or part of it on a flat surface
  3. error in shape size or distance
  4. general form and shape of the land on earths
  5. interval- difference in elevation between on contour line and the next
  6. solid thin outer layerof earth
  7. measurement in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
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  1. innermost region of earth and center of the sun
  2. on a map or globe running from the north pole to the south pole among the earth surface
  3. line- line drawn on a map that connects all points having the same elevation
  4. envelope of gases that surrounds earth
  5. distance north or south of the equator in degrees
  6. height of point on earth above or below sea level
  7. solid part of earth
  8. thick layer of earth below on the crust

15 Clues: solid part of earth • part of earth that is water • solid thin outer layerof earth • error in shape size or distance • envelope of gases that surrounds earth • thick layer of earth below on the crust • general form and shape of the land on earths • innermost region of earth and center of the sun • distance north or south of the equator in degrees • ...

Ch. 1 & 3 Crossword 2014-11-21

Ch. 1 & 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. outer shell of solid rock
  2. relations of organisms to their physical surroundings
  3. system where material or matter can be gained or lost
  4. materials that occur in nature to be used
  5. measure of all the salts dissolved in water
  6. variety of life in the world or ecosystem
  7. heat is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature
  8. center of the earth
  9. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  10. regions of matter that make up the earth
  11. rigid outer part of the earth
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  1. regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  2. cycle where water processes through the earth and atmosphere
  3. water collects as droplets on a surface when humid air is in contact
  4. water comes off a surface into a gaseous phase
  5. meeting needs of the present generation, not hurting the future
  6. harsh chemicals in the environment
  7. physical system that doesn't exchange matter with its surroundings
  8. natural water from the ground, not the sea
  9. eroding by wind or water

20 Clues: center of the earth • eroding by wind or water • outer shell of solid rock • rigid outer part of the earth • harsh chemicals in the environment • regions of matter that make up the earth • materials that occur in nature to be used • variety of life in the world or ecosystem • natural water from the ground, not the sea • measure of all the salts dissolved in water • ...

Crossword astronomy lecture 4 DeGlopper Ova 2024-09-26

Crossword astronomy lecture 4 DeGlopper Ova crossword puzzle
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  1. protective eyewear for an eclipse
  2. a nearly full earth appears in the moons night sky
  3. the moon rotates exactly once with each orbit
  4. the full earth illuminates the lunar landscape
  5. part of the moon passes through umbra
  6. moon passes through the penumbra
  7. only occurs at full moon
  8. occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun
  9. moon passes through umbra
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  1. the earth and the moon cast shadows
  2. moon goes through phase cycle in 29.5 days
  3. apparent “wobble” of the moon from earth due to its tilt and shape
  4. the earth and moon are ,due to the gravitational tugging between the two
  5. refracted In earths atmosphere
  6. moon orbits once in 27.3 days

15 Clues: only occurs at full moon • moon passes through umbra • moon orbits once in 27.3 days • refracted In earths atmosphere • moon passes through the penumbra • protective eyewear for an eclipse • the earth and the moon cast shadows • part of the moon passes through umbra • moon goes through phase cycle in 29.5 days • the moon rotates exactly once with each orbit • ...

Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons 2020-12-11

Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons crossword puzzle
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  1. when there is equal amounts of daylight and night (occurs in fall and spring)
  2. 0 degrees latitude
  3. 90 degrees north
  4. the planet where we live
  5. 23 1/2 degrees South
  6. 23 1/2 degrees North
  7. causes seasons
  8. One complete orbit of Earth around the sun. Earth completes one every 365 ¼ days, or in one year.
  9. The imaginary line around which a planet turns. Earth turns around this which runs between its North and South poles.
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  1. 90 degrees south
  2. The path followed by an object in space, such as the path the Earth follows as it moves around the sun.
  3. 66 1/2 degrees North
  4. the longest and shortest days of the year (occurs in winter and summer)
  5. 66 1/2 degrees south
  6. The spinning motion of Earth. Earth takes about 24 hours to complete one rotation.

15 Clues: causes seasons • 90 degrees south • 90 degrees north • 0 degrees latitude • 66 1/2 degrees North • 66 1/2 degrees south • 23 1/2 degrees South • 23 1/2 degrees North • the planet where we live • the longest and shortest days of the year (occurs in winter and summer) • when there is equal amounts of daylight and night (occurs in fall and spring) • ...

Solar System 2017-05-03

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Our solar system is part of this galaxy
  2. Planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
  3. A planet with large rings around it that is sixth from the Sun.
  4. The Blue planet
  5. The Earth____ on its axis
  6. Closest star to Earth
  7. A single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point; spinning.
  8. Now called a dwarf planet
  9. A single journey along an orbital path. It takes Earth 365 1/4 days to do this around the sun.
  10. Layer of gas that surrounds a planet
  11. Distance traveled by light in a vacuum in one tropical year
  12. The Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun
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  1. A small reddish planet that is fourth from the Sun; a terrestrial planet,
  2. A large blue-green planet that is seventh from the Sun
  3. must be round, orbit the sun, and have cleared the region of the solar system along its orbit
  4. Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface
  5. Planet farthest from the sun
  6. Force that keeps a planet moving in orbit
  7. small bodies formed by rock and ice
  8. Smaller bodies in orbit around the Sun
  9. Caused by the Gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the Earth
  10. Largest planet in the Solar System
  11. Earth's only natural satellite
  12. This means to revolve around another object. Our Moon does this to Earth.

24 Clues: The Blue planet • Closest star to Earth • The Earth____ on its axis • Now called a dwarf planet • Planet farthest from the sun • Earth's only natural satellite • Largest planet in the Solar System • small bodies formed by rock and ice • Layer of gas that surrounds a planet • Smaller bodies in orbit around the Sun • Our solar system is part of this galaxy • ...

Scott's Crossword 2016-03-03

Scott's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. number of earth's major layers
  2. also called lithospheric plate
  3. largest volcano on earth
  4. a volcano has an
  5. discovered same fossils in different parts of the world
  6. where the largest volcano is located
  7. layer between crust and outer core
  8. innermost layer of earth
  9. number of major tectonic plates
  10. when 2 plates crash into each other
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  1. in 1915 he proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. outermost layer of earth we live on
  3. hot liquid that comes out of volcano
  4. when 2 tectonic plates pull away
  5. surrounds the inner core
  6. 2nd layer of earth
  7. when the ground shakes
  8. supercontinent made up of all the continents
  9. study of earthquakes
  10. Mr. B.'s favorite superhero

20 Clues: a volcano has an • 2nd layer of earth • study of earthquakes • when the ground shakes • surrounds the inner core • largest volcano on earth • innermost layer of earth • Mr. B.'s favorite superhero • number of earth's major layers • also called lithospheric plate • number of major tectonic plates • when 2 tectonic plates pull away • layer between crust and outer core • ...

5th Grade Math Science Vocabulary Review Part 1 2022-04-06

5th Grade Math Science Vocabulary Review Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the solid part of the Earth
  2. A huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  3. All of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  4. when a gas turns into a liquid
  5. The process by which plants use sunlight to create food
  6. The layer of the atmosphere where weather forms
  7. when a liquid turns into a gas
  8. To move in a regular path around something
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  1. All living things on Earth
  2. A change in which substances change into different substances
  3. The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
  4. A change that is usually reversable, such as freezing water
  5. A period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
  6. The basic unit that makes up molecules
  7. rain, snow, sleep, or hail that falls to the ground
  8. An animal that only eats plants
  9. An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
  10. The air that surrounds the Earth
  11. When liquid water turns into a gas
  12. A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
  13. To move in a regular path around something

21 Clues: All living things on Earth • the solid part of the Earth • when a gas turns into a liquid • when a liquid turns into a gas • An animal that only eats plants • The air that surrounds the Earth • When liquid water turns into a gas • The basic unit that makes up molecules • All of the liquid water and ice on Earth • An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth • ...

Dynamic Earth Vocab. Mamou 2026-02-03

Dynamic Earth Vocab. Mamou crossword puzzle
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  1. Formed when the is a divergent boundary of only oceanic crust.
  2. The study of Earth's magnetic polarity.
  3. This scientist discovered mid-ocean ridges (Specifically the Atlantic mid-ocean ridge)
  4. This is the least dense layer of the Earth.
  5. Lies at the bottom of Earth's ocean basins.
  6. No one knows exactly how or why Earth's ________ periodically flips.
  7. This is the hottest and most dense layer of the Earth.
  8. The materials or elements of which each layer is composed.
  9. This rock makes up part of the oceanic crust.
  10. An arc-shaped chain of volcanoes.
  11. An iron-rich mineral found in igneous rocks.
  12. Forms Earth's land masses and is 25-70 km thick.
  13. Contains convection currents.
  14. In Greek it means, "all the Earth."
  15. When plates move apart.
  16. The tectonic plates move because they are part of these.
  17. The sides of plates are ______ when in a transform boundary.
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  1. Formed when there is a convergent boundary of only oceanic crust.
  2. This type of rock is mostly what continental plate are made of.
  3. When Earth's magnetic fields flip.
  4. This occurs when one denser plate slides under the other.
  5. This theory states that Earth's lithosphere is broken up into distinct plates.
  6. The way in which the layers behave due to pressure and heat.
  7. This is the liquid layer of the Earth.
  8. This scientist was buried in Greenland and is still there.
  9. This theory was ridiculed at the time, but turned out to be true.
  10. When plates slip past each other.
  11. Plates come together at what kind of boundary.
  12. The largest layer of the Earth.
  13. These help us understand the composition of the Earth.
  14. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath the Earth.

31 Clues: When plates move apart. • Contains convection currents. • The largest layer of the Earth. • When plates slip past each other. • An arc-shaped chain of volcanoes. • When Earth's magnetic fields flip. • In Greek it means, "all the Earth." • This is the liquid layer of the Earth. • The study of Earth's magnetic polarity. • This is the least dense layer of the Earth. • ...

Sun-Earth System 2026-01-29

Sun-Earth System crossword puzzle
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  1. The season between winter and summer when daylight increases and temperatures gradually warm.
  2. The season when a hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, receiving less direct sunlight and shorter days.
  3. The curved path Earth follows as it revolves around the Sun.
  4. The slant of Earth’s axis at 23.5 degrees, which affects the seasons.
  5. The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.
  6. The season when a hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, receiving more direct sunlight and longer days.
  7. An imaginary line that Earth spins around from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  8. The movement of Earth around the Sun, which impacts the seasons.
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  1. Sunlight that hits Earth straight on, near a 90 degree angle, making it warmer.
  2. Sunlight that hits Earth at a low angle, spreading out and providing less heat.
  3. Summer, Fall/Autumn, Winter, Spring.
  4. The period of time when a location on Earth is facing away from the Sun and is in darkness.
  5. A day of the year when day and night are about the same length all over the world.
  6. A day of the year with the longest or shortest amount of daylight, caused by Earth’s tilt.
  7. The type of energy the Sun emits in the form of heat and light.
  8. The season between summer and winter when daylight decreases and temperatures gradually cool.
  9. The period of time when a location on Earth is facing the Sun and receives light.

17 Clues: Summer, Fall/Autumn, Winter, Spring. • The curved path Earth follows as it revolves around the Sun. • The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night. • The type of energy the Sun emits in the form of heat and light. • The movement of Earth around the Sun, which impacts the seasons. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-12-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vent in the Earths surface
  2. The area where one plate is being pulled under another
  3. a vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  4. layer between the crust and the core
  5. A break in the Earths crust resulting from dipslacement
  6. horizontal plate boundary
  7. Solid dense layer of the Earth
  8. outermost,rigid layer of Earth
  9. Outermost layer of the Earth
  10. an instrument for measuring movement
Down
  1. the gradual movement of very large land masses
  2. Molten rock, gases, and solid crystals
  3. Liquid layer of Earth
  4. A dropped zone where plates are pulling apart
  5. Spreading Goelogical process in which the Lithosphere splits apart
  6. relating to or associated with heat
  7. Soft layer of mantle
  8. a crack in Earths crust
  9. Plates moving apart
  10. Moving towards each other

20 Clues: Plates moving apart • Soft layer of mantle • Liquid layer of Earth • a crack in Earths crust • horizontal plate boundary • Moving towards each other • A vent in the Earths surface • Outermost layer of the Earth • Solid dense layer of the Earth • outermost,rigid layer of Earth • relating to or associated with heat • layer between the crust and the core • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-25

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This galaxy is known as_________
  2. Stars twinkle because of elements being converted over to other elements, which gives off _____
  3. how long ago were there at least islands of continental crust on earth
  4. Earths iron core creates a magnetic field which protects the planet from ________
  5. what are scientists able to calculate from the radioactive elements found in a meteorite that decay at a particular rate
  6. If we imagine earth Earth's total 4.5 billion year history to be over the span of one day how long ago did humans begin to walk the earth
  7. special kind of water scientists look at in the ocean and comets to see if proportions match
  8. was the moon closer or farther when the earth was younger
  9. what processes formed the first clouds
  10. ______is the dominant scientific theory that occured 15 billion years ago that formed the universe
  11. _____of the clouds made heavy rain fall
  12. in 6 billion years, the sun will hypothetically turn into a ________
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  1. what are the scientists trying to determine when they look at the age of zircons in australia
  2. how many years did heavy rain fall before the oceans were formed
  3. how quickly is the moon moving away from the earth per year
  4. what name do scientists give to earth when the outer surface was completely molten
  5. during this time when the earth was liquid rock, what type of elements sank towards the earth's center
  6. what type of object can give information about the conditions in which the solid planets formed
  7. the explosion of a star
  8. what is the name of the small early planets, which formed through gravitational attraction attraction reaching sizes of a few miles to eventually the size of our moon

20 Clues: the explosion of a star • This galaxy is known as_________ • what processes formed the first clouds • _____of the clouds made heavy rain fall • was the moon closer or farther when the earth was younger • how quickly is the moon moving away from the earth per year • how many years did heavy rain fall before the oceans were formed • ...

Inv 4-6 Earth History Vocabulary 2025-05-11

Inv 4-6 Earth History Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. molten rock on Earth's surface
  2. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  3. an era when dinosaurs existed; means "middle animal life"
  4. the layer of Earth below the crust; upper part is solid and lower part is semi-solid
  5. a rock that has changed from another rock because of heat, pressure, or a chemical reaction
  6. the study of fossils
  7. the hard outer layer of Earth made of crust and hard, upper mantle; broken into tectonOuter core
  8. rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) cools and hardens
  9. any remains, trace, or imprint of animal or plant life preserved in Earth's crust
  10. Cycle transformation that changes one type of rock into another
  11. a subdivision of a geologic period
  12. a span of time within an era
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  1. an era when trilobites, corals, brachiopods, early fish, and early amphibians existed; means "ancient animal life"
  2. a crack in Earth's crust where movement can occur
  3. the fluid portion of the mantle that has special properties
  4. formed on the exterior of Earth
  5. a broad span of geological time based on the general type of life existing during that time
  6. a layer of hot, liquid metals surrounding the innercore
  7. the period of time ranging from the formation of Earth about 4.6 billion years ago to today
  8. formed in the interior of Earth
  9. molten rock under the earth's surface
  10. an orderly arrangement of atoms and molecules with a specific shape determined by its chemical composition
  11. a fossil that characterizes a particular period of time
  12. All the fossils throughout the history of the Earth
  13. Name for the time in earths early history that accounts for ninety percent of earth's time, but only cellular organisms lived.
  14. an era when mammals exist; means "recent animal life"
  15. Rigid outer layer of the Earth.
  16. the largest division of geologic time

28 Clues: the study of fossils • a span of time within an era • molten rock on Earth's surface • formed on the exterior of Earth • formed in the interior of Earth • Rigid outer layer of the Earth. • a subdivision of a geologic period • molten rock under the earth's surface • the largest division of geologic time • a crack in Earth's crust where movement can occur • ...

UNIT TEST : EARTH AND THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT 2023-04-26

UNIT TEST : EARTH AND THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT crossword puzzle
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  1. A large landmasses that's make the Earth surface.
  2. The coldest continent on Earth.
  3. An energy create by making a tall tower and propeller on the top, which turns on a generator and produces electricty.
  4. A horizontal line, which start from 0 degree to 90 degree.
  5. The world's largest ocean.
  6. A resources that can be replaces easily.
  7. The largest continent on Earth.
  8. A liquid portion of planet Earth.
  9. The only resources that came from the outside of the earth and cannot be replaced.
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  1. A consumption pertains to household activities, like bathing, washing clothes, cooking, cleaning, watering plants and of course drinking.
  2. A pair of numbers that describe the position of a point.
  3. A three dimensional spherical model of the Earth.
  4. A horizontal imaginary lines that run from the east to west of a map or a globe.
  5. Standing water system.
  6. A large bodies of standing water held in the deep areas called basin.
  7. A universal solvent.
  8. A natural resources that are in limited supply or once consumed, cannot be replaced.
  9. Permanent body of flowing water.

18 Clues: A universal solvent. • Standing water system. • The world's largest ocean. • The coldest continent on Earth. • The largest continent on Earth. • Permanent body of flowing water. • A liquid portion of planet Earth. • A resources that can be replaces easily. • A large landmasses that's make the Earth surface. • A three dimensional spherical model of the Earth. • ...

Unit 2: Complex Crust 2023-11-28

Unit 2: Complex Crust crossword puzzle
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  1. Outermost part of Earth
  2. Plate boundary that moves lateral to each other.
  3. Factors that drive people away from a place.
  4. All cities are at risk for this.
  5. Energy that has an unlimited supply.
  6. Moving broken down rock.
  7. Force that raises or builds up surface of Earth.
  8. Sustainablity criteria ensuring all stakeholders prosper.
  9. Factors that drive people to a place.
  10. Breaking down rock.
  11. Plate boundary that moves towards each other.
  12. Force that lowers or tears down the surface of the Earth.
  13. Innermost part of Earth
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  1. Energy that has a limited supply.
  2. Sustainablity criteria involving building new businesses and currency.
  3. Progression that meets the needs of the present without depleting resources.
  4. The rise and fall of liquid in the mantle due to differences in density.
  5. Theory that the crust of Earth is made of dozens of plates.
  6. Sustainablity criteria involving maintaining and enhancing our surroundings.
  7. Plate boundary that moves apart from each other.
  8. Mass divided by volume.

21 Clues: Breaking down rock. • Outermost part of Earth • Mass divided by volume. • Innermost part of Earth • Moving broken down rock. • All cities are at risk for this. • Energy that has a limited supply. • Energy that has an unlimited supply. • Factors that drive people to a place. • Factors that drive people away from a place. • Plate boundary that moves towards each other. • ...

Ch.19 Vocabulary 2015-03-02

Ch.19 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the attractive force between two objects; its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them
  2. the darkest part of a shadow
  3. Earth moving around the sun
  4. an imaginary line passing through the North and South poles in the center of the earth\
  5. the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon.
  6. Earth spins on its axis
  7. the movement of any body around another body
  8. the day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
  9. North and South of the equator
  10. slightly flattened oval shape
  11. one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
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  1. the day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere
  2. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon
  3. the two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees South or 23.5 degrees North
  4. study of the natural objects in space, stars, planets, meteorites, etc.
  5. the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
  6. the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.

17 Clues: Earth spins on its axis • Earth moving around the sun • the darkest part of a shadow • slightly flattened oval shape • North and South of the equator • the movement of any body around another body • the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part • one of the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth • ...

Chapter 7&8 2019-01-29

Chapter 7&8 crossword puzzle
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  1. Most commonly seen in classrooms, have become extremely accurate due to technology.
  2. Where is the saltiest sea?
  3. When the Earth first formed, what was the earth like?
  4. How are the ocean depths measured?
  5. What is the warmest ocean basin?
  6. Why stars winkle?
  7. Earth belongs to what galaxy?
  8. Earth’s iron core creates a magnetic field which protects the planet from ____
  9. Who first proved that all of the Earth’s oceans were connected (in 1519)?
  10. Was the moon closer or farther when the Earth was younger?
  11. What were the first organisms on Earth and when did they appear?
  12. What is the name of the very small early planets, which formed through gravitational attraction reaching sizes of a few miles to eventually the size of our moon?
  13. What is the name of the ancient supercontinent?
  14. Which civilization thought that a river ran around the edge of the world?
  15. What is the smallest ocean basin?
  16. Looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections.
  17. Where are the deepest points on Earth?
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  1. What are the smallest type of organisms found in the oceans?
  2. What is the second largest ocean basin?
  3. What type of object can give us information about the conditions in which the solid planets like (earth) formed?
  4. What is the name of the line drawn close to the 180-degree meridian that separates that separates neighbors by 24hrs?
  5. What special kind of water do scientists look at in the ocean and in the comets to see if the proportions match?
  6. Distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them.
  7. What planet is believed to have once had a magnetic field that disappeared when the planet’s iron core cooled?
  8. what are scientist able to calculate from the radioactive elements found in a meteorite that decay at a particular rate?
  9. Most accurate representation of the features of the earth.
  10. Which color travels the deepest in the ocean?
  11. What area of the Atlantic is notorious for having strange things to occur and instruments to malfunction?
  12. What is the largest ocean basin?
  13. What name did scientist give to the Earth when the outer surface was completely molten?

30 Clues: Why stars winkle? • Where is the saltiest sea? • Earth belongs to what galaxy? • What is the warmest ocean basin? • What is the largest ocean basin? • What is the smallest ocean basin? • How are the ocean depths measured? • Where are the deepest points on Earth? • What is the second largest ocean basin? • Which color travels the deepest in the ocean? • ...

The 100 2026-03-02

The 100 crossword puzzle
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  1. how the 100 got to Earth
  2. war why could people not live on Earth
  3. one of the 100
  4. oxygen why did the kids have to go to Earth
  5. what was the substance that was stolen
  6. what were on the 100 wrists
  7. why was glass confined
  8. what did clarke get confined for
  9. when the book was written
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  1. why could luke and glass not be together
  2. what was bellamy and octavia punishment
  3. what did clarke study to be
  4. where they landed and set up camp
  5. what were clarkes parents testing on kids
  6. who shot the chancellor
  7. place where no one has lived in centuries
  8. what the people were called when going down to earth

17 Clues: one of the 100 • why was glass confined • who shot the chancellor • how the 100 got to Earth • when the book was written • what did clarke study to be • what were on the 100 wrists • what did clarke get confined for • where they landed and set up camp • what was the substance that was stolen • what was bellamy and octavia punishment • why could luke and glass not be together • ...

The 100 2026-03-02

The 100 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how the 100 got to Earth
  2. war why could people not live on Earth
  3. one of the 100
  4. oxygen why did the kids have to go to Earth
  5. what was the substance that was stolen
  6. what were on the 100 wrists
  7. why was glass confined
  8. what did clarke get confined for
  9. when the book was written
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  1. why could luke and glass not be together
  2. what was bellamy and octavia punishment
  3. what did clarke study to be
  4. where they landed and set up camp
  5. what were clarkes parents testing on kids
  6. who shot the chancellor
  7. place where no one has lived in centuries
  8. what the people were called when going down to earth

17 Clues: one of the 100 • why was glass confined • who shot the chancellor • how the 100 got to Earth • when the book was written • what did clarke study to be • what were on the 100 wrists • what did clarke get confined for • where they landed and set up camp • what was the substance that was stolen • what was bellamy and octavia punishment • why could luke and glass not be together • ...

The Atmosphere 2023-12-01

The Atmosphere crossword puzzle
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  1. rainfall that occurs when cold air meets warm air in a 'weather front'
  2. thin layer of gases that surround the earth
  3. Layered cloud thats low lying and causes drizzle & rain over a long time
  4. Full and fluffy clouds that brings heavy rain
  5. the atmosphere is mostly made up of what gas
  6. effect that causes the winds to deflect to the right & left due to the earth spinning
  7. rainfall that is formed when air cools as it rises over hills or mountains
  8. the hottest area of the earth
  9. the pathway of water between the earth’s surface and atmosphere.
  10. the most frequent winds in an area
  11. rainfall that occurs when the sun's energy heats the surface of the Earth
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  1. the way in which heat from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere
  2. the coldest regions in the earth
  3. the closest layer to the of the atmosphere to the earth
  4. Water vapor rises into the air and cools
  5. when the gulf stream mixes with the atlantic ocean
  6. Thin and Wispy cloud thats high in sky and has Fine dry weather
  7. cold current that travels past the coast of north-east Canada and Greenland.

18 Clues: the hottest area of the earth • the coldest regions in the earth • the most frequent winds in an area • Water vapor rises into the air and cools • thin layer of gases that surround the earth • the atmosphere is mostly made up of what gas • Full and fluffy clouds that brings heavy rain • when the gulf stream mixes with the atlantic ocean • ...

Geo and Crat/Cracy 2022-03-06

Geo and Crat/Cracy crossword puzzle
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  1. from the Greek word for “farmer,” or worker in the “earth”
  2. “rule by” the people
  3. of an “Earth”-centered Universe
  4. one who studies the solid parts of the “Earth”
  5. “rule by” people who own property, or military leaders
  6. relating to “rule” by the people
  7. “rule by” a single, all-powerful person
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  1. one who supports people “ruling”
  2. mathematics which measures the features of the “Earth”
  3. study of the physical or solid “Earth”
  4. “ruler” in a timocracy
  5. the best “ruler”
  6. study of the nations and peoples of the “Earth”
  7. “rule by” the best

14 Clues: the best “ruler” • “rule by” the best • “rule by” the people • “ruler” in a timocracy • of an “Earth”-centered Universe • one who supports people “ruling” • relating to “rule” by the people • study of the physical or solid “Earth” • “rule by” a single, all-powerful person • one who studies the solid parts of the “Earth” • study of the nations and peoples of the “Earth” • ...

Unit 9 Space 2023-05-08

Unit 9 Space crossword puzzle
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  1. How close or far away something is
  2. Made of layers that surround the Earth
  3. Another name for the outer planets
  4. The 4 planets closest to the Sun, also called rocky/terrestrial
  5. An object moving around another object - Earth does this around the Sun which causes seasons and takes one year
  6. The force that is responsible for all of the planets orbiting around the Sun
  7. The object in our solar system that has the most gravitational pull.
  8. Planets that are before the goldilocks zone will be ___ _____.
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  1. This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere.
  2. One main function of the atmosphere is ____________ of Earth.
  3. There are this many layers in the atmosphere.
  4. The zone that allow for the right temperature for life
  5. The planet that is known for its large rings.
  6. The planet that is closest to the Sun.
  7. An object spinning - Earth does this and it takes 24 hours and causes night and day
  8. A liquid that is present on Earth that makes it habitable.
  9. There are many things that are _______ in order for life to live on Earth. Ex: Oxygen
  10. Planets that are past the goldilocks zone will be ___ _______.
  11. The 4 planets furthest away from the Sun

19 Clues: How close or far away something is • Another name for the outer planets • The planet that is closest to the Sun. • Made of layers that surround the Earth • The 4 planets furthest away from the Sun • There are this many layers in the atmosphere. • The planet that is known for its large rings. • This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere. • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-16

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system.
  2. Moon _____ - The shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth.
  3. Losing light
  4. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  5. A moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth.
  6. An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
  7. A moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth.
  8. A rocky sphere that travels around a planet.
  9. The border between light and dark on the moon.
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  1. The relative size of things.
  2. Lunar _____ - When the Moon is completely darkened by Earth's shadow.
  3. A moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth.
  4. Gaining light
  5. To shine light on an object and make it visible.
  6. A moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth.
  7. A moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth.
  8. The nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).

17 Clues: Losing light • Gaining light • The relative size of things. • 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 half a circle from Earth. • A moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth. • ...

Science Crossword 2020-12-17

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Potassium nitrate is used in.
  2. The closest planet to the Sun.
  3. Process of taking in food and using it for growth
  4. The blue planet
  5. The first calculating device
  6. Organ of the body that produces the fluid known as bile
  7. The gas usually filled in an electric bulb.
  8. The hardest substance available on earth
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  1. The force holding us to the Earth.
  2. Scientist who introduced the idea of evolution
  3. Planet closest in size to Earth
  4. Fungi are plants that lack
  5. Another name for your voice box
  6. Animals that eat both plants and animals.
  7. The element common to all acids.
  8. Microprocessors are used in.
  9. Botany is the study of
  10. Used to make pencil lead
  11. What substance are nails made of
  12. A large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

20 Clues: The blue planet • Botany is the study of • Used to make pencil lead • Fungi are plants that lack • Microprocessors are used in. • The first calculating device • Potassium nitrate is used in. • The closest planet to the Sun. • Planet closest in size to Earth • Another name for your voice box • The element common to all acids. • What substance are nails made of • ...

STEM Review Crossword 2012-12-18

STEM Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Matter that does not have any specific shape or volume
  2. Matter that holds its own shape
  3. Several atoms bonded together
  4. Molten rock when inside the Earth
  5. An animal that is hunted by other animals
  6. Matter that takes the shape of its container
  7. An animal that hunts other animals
  8. The outermost layer of the earth, made of solid rocks
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  1. To stay alive
  2. The study of life and living things
  3. The science of matter and the changes it goes through
  4. Molten rock when outside the earth
  5. To get used to something
  6. The study of the earth
  7. The middle layer of the earth, made of molten rock
  8. The smallest particle of matter

16 Clues: To stay alive • The study of the earth • To get used to something • Several atoms bonded together • Matter that holds its own shape • The smallest particle of matter • Molten rock when inside the Earth • Molten rock when outside the earth • An animal that hunts other animals • The study of life and living things • An animal that is hunted by other animals • ...

Earthquake Vocabulary. 12345 2024-03-07

Earthquake Vocabulary. 12345 crossword puzzle
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  1. A number that expresses the size on an earthquake
  2. A fracture in the crust of the earth
  3. An underwater earthquake/ volcanic eruption
  4. Energy that travels back and fourth
  5. Thick nickel and iron composed liquid
  6. Happened in Turkey
  7. several forms of math taking movement
  8. Pieces Pieces of the earths crust
  9. The sides of bread and the outside of the earth
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  1. A scale that vibrations of earthquakes
  2. Thicker layer of rock in the earth
  3. Thick layer of Olivine (rock) in the earth
  4. The largest earthquake in the sequence of earthquakes
  5. continents drifting
  6. The center of the earth
  7. Mini quakes that occur usually weeks, months, years etc... after a large earthquake

16 Clues: Happened in Turkey • continents drifting • The center of the earth • Pieces Pieces of the earths crust • Thicker layer of rock in the earth • Energy that travels back and fourth • A fracture in the crust of the earth • Thick nickel and iron composed liquid • several forms of math taking movement • A scale that vibrations of earthquakes • ...

Geographical Terms October 13 2024-10-15

Geographical Terms October 13 crossword puzzle
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  1. the geographic study of the distribution of animals and plants on the planet.
  2. physical geography that involves the study of the atmosphere.
  3. half of a sphere. since the earth is a sphere it means half the earth. The earth is divided by the equator into two: the Northern and the Southern. The eastern and western can also be divided.
  4. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.
  5. the damp heaviness in the air. It is the result of the water vapour content in the atmosphere.
  6. a fuel that is derived from living or natural matter; gas, alcohol, and dead biological materials are known as biofuel.
  7. imaginary vertical lines used to determine exact geographic coordinates that run along the eastern and western hemisphere of the earth.
  8. the art of making maps or mapping.
  9. region where a species of animals or plants reside.
  10. molten rock that is below the surface of the earth; found in the mantle or crust of the planet.
  11. the plants of a specific region, geographic location, or geological period. For example, on Baffin Island mosses, lichens, sedge and cottongrass.
  12. all the animal life present in a particular region or time. Typical fauna of Baffin Island are polar bears, arctic foxes, hares and wolves, caribou, seals and walruses.
  13. air, gases, and suspended articles surrounding the earth; 78% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and less than 1% consisting of 19 other gases.
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  1. the vertical height above the sea level.
  2. massive layers covering an extensive area that is superior to 50,000 square kilometres. They can currently be found in Antarctica and Greenland.
  3. gradual increase in the Earth's temperature
  4. a group of islands such as the in the arctic. Baffin island is the largest of this group.
  5. a well-engineered manner of watering agriculture.
  6. the assortment of species, flora and fauna, found in a specific area.
  7. source of heat that originates from the Earth.
  8. imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that are utilized to specify the north or south position of a coordinate on the Earth's surface.
  9. natural fuel such as gas or coal; fuel source formed by natural processes or organisms.
  10. an airstream having a high-velocity and high-altitude which blows from the west to the east.

23 Clues: the art of making maps or mapping. • the vertical height above the sea level. • gradual increase in the Earth's temperature • source of heat that originates from the Earth. • a well-engineered manner of watering agriculture. • region where a species of animals or plants reside. • physical geography that involves the study of the atmosphere. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. supercontinent that began to break apart 200 million years ago
  2. theory of the formation and movement of the rigid pieces, or plates, that cover the Earth’s surface
  3. where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other
  4. the movement of continents resulting from convection currents in the mantle
  5. area in which crust plunges back into the Earth’s interior
  6. the region below the lithosphere where convection currents occur
  7. a scale indicating the magnitude, or energy output, of an earthquake
  8. the process of mountain building
  9. area of the Earth that does not receive vibrations from earthquakes
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  1. a layer of the Earth that extends from the bottom of the crust to the outer core
  2. energy that is generated by an earthquake that travels within the Earth or along its surface
  3. where two adjacent plates are moving away from each other
  4. vibrations caused by the sudden movement of Earth’s crust
  5. outer solid shell of the Earth that extends to a depth of about 100 km
  6. where two adjacent plates slides against each other in a sideways motion
  7. a system of cracks in the Earth’s crust through which molten material rises
  8. thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  9. innermost layer of the Earth
  10. a crack in Earth’s crust along which movement has occurred

19 Clues: innermost layer of the Earth • the process of mountain building • thin, outermost layer of the Earth • where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other • where two adjacent plates are moving away from each other • vibrations caused by the sudden movement of Earth’s crust • area in which crust plunges back into the Earth’s interior • ...

Earth and space 2021-04-15

Earth and space crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of rock beneath Earth's crust
  2. when the hours of daylight and darkness are the same
  3. when weathering changes things over time
  4. the center of the Earth
  5. the distance light travels in one Earth year.
  6. the process of breaking rock into silt, clay, sand, and other tiny pieces.
  7. Each point at Earth's orbits at which daylight hours are at their greatest or fewest hours
  8. everything that exists
  9. the outer layer of the earth
  10. Large, round bodies that revolve around a star
  11. the path Earth takes as it revolves
  12. an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its north and south poles
  13. The process of liquid water changing to water vapor
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  1. where the air is cooler, water vapor turns back into drops of water
  2. the 3rd layer of the Earth.
  3. the cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment
  4. is a star and has a temperature of 5,778 degrees
  5. when layer of sediment are squeezed together they form this
  6. the planet we live on
  7. rocks that form when melted rock hardens
  8. a rock changed by heat or pressure but not completely melted
  9. is the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time.
  10. rain or snow
  11. occurs when one object passes through the shadow of another

24 Clues: rain or snow • the planet we live on • everything that exists • the center of the Earth • the 3rd layer of the Earth. • the outer layer of the earth • the path Earth takes as it revolves • the layer of rock beneath Earth's crust • when weathering changes things over time • rocks that form when melted rock hardens • the distance light travels in one Earth year. • ...

Choice Board Project Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-25

Choice Board Project Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The time of year when the Earth reaches the equal amount of day and night time.
  2. A direction that points straight.
  3. When a clock hand revolves the opposite way.
  4. The Earth’s natural satellite.
  5. The Earth's 23.5 ____.
  6. We have 4 of them per year.
  7. The planet we live on.
  8. A very hot glowing ball made of gas in space.
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  1. The Earth revolves on its ____ once every 24 hours.
  2. A direction that points slanted.
  3. The Earth makes one _______ per day.
  4. When the moon only has a small sliver of light.
  5. The time of year when the Earth reaches its longest and shortest daylight times
  6. The Earth makes one ________ around the Sun per year.
  7. Different forms a matter can exist as.

15 Clues: The Earth's 23.5 ____. • The planet we live on. • We have 4 of them per year. • The Earth’s natural satellite. • A direction that points slanted. • A direction that points straight. • The Earth makes one _______ per day. • Different forms a matter can exist as. • When a clock hand revolves the opposite way. • A very hot glowing ball made of gas in space. • ...

Chapter 1 Astronomy 2023-01-13

Chapter 1 Astronomy crossword puzzle
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  1. during a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth's _________________.
  2. when sun pulls at right angle to moon and tides have least difference between high and low
  3. when tides are at their lowest low and highest high
  4. when we are seeing less of the moon
  5. the 2 factors that combine to keep Earth and the moon in their orbits
  6. the Earth has these because it's axis it tilted as it moves around the sun
  7. these structures on the moon were formed from ancient lava flows
  8. the temperature of the moon's surface varies greatly from day to night because the moon does not have one of these
  9. this can occur during the full moon phase
  10. Earth's rotation around its axis takes 24 of these
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  1. this occurs when the new moon is directly between the Earth and the sun
  2. it takes the Earth about 1 year to complete this around the sun
  3. all objects are attracted to each other by this force
  4. occur when the sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a line
  5. the strength of the force of gravity depends on these 2 things
  6. the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place
  7. when we are seeing more of the moon lit up
  8. a pattern or group of stars imagined by people to represent a figure
  9. you never see this side of the moon because the moon rotates once for each revolution around Earth
  10. the different shapes of the moon seen from Earth
  11. this occurs when neither hemisphere is tiled towards the sun

21 Clues: when we are seeing less of the moon • this can occur during the full moon phase • when we are seeing more of the moon lit up • the different shapes of the moon seen from Earth • Earth's rotation around its axis takes 24 of these • when tides are at their lowest low and highest high • all objects are attracted to each other by this force • ...

Continental drift 2025-02-05

Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crack or fracture in Earth’s crust
  2. Act of which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another
  3. Wegener German scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  4. plate Massive slab of rock made up of Earth’s lithosphere
  5. ridge Located at the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
  6. Broken up landmasses from Pangaea
  7. solid layer of Earth; thin layer of rock surrounding the entire Earth
  8. The inner layer of the Earth consisting of a liquid layer and a solid layer
  9. core Solid layer of Earth’s core
  10. Molten rock stored under Earth’s surface
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  1. One huge landmass; existed 300 million years ago
  2. The layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the uppermost mantle
  3. Hot molten rock erupted from a volcano
  4. trenches Steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  5. Upper layer of the Earth’s mantle asthenosphere
  6. core Liquid layer of Earth’s core
  7. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  8. A trace of an ancient organism
  9. Largest and thickest layer of Earth
  10. A mountain or hill in which lava has erupted

20 Clues: A trace of an ancient organism • core Solid layer of Earth’s core • Broken up landmasses from Pangaea • core Liquid layer of Earth’s core • Crack or fracture in Earth’s crust • Largest and thickest layer of Earth • Hot molten rock erupted from a volcano • Molten rock stored under Earth’s surface • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • ...

Earth Science 2025-10-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relating to earthquakes or vibrations in Earth
  2. A type of crust found under the oceans
  3. A type of crust that forms the landmasses
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move apart
  5. A mountain that erupts with molten rock
  6. The rigid outer layer of Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  7. A valley formed where tectonic plates pull apart
  8. The layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  9. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another
  10. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
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  1. Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move slowly
  2. The innermost layer of Earth
  3. A fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs
  4. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plate movement
  5. The movement of heated material that drives plate motion
  6. The location where two tectonic plates meet
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  8. The outermost solid layer of Earth
  9. A plate boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally
  10. A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes

20 Clues: The innermost layer of Earth • The outermost solid layer of Earth • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface • A type of crust found under the oceans • A mountain that erupts with molten rock • A type of crust that forms the landmasses • The location where two tectonic plates meet • A plate boundary where two plates move apart • Relating to earthquakes or vibrations in Earth • ...

B3 2020 McRary 2020-11-06

B3 2020 McRary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer where temperatures increase as altitude increase
  2. the throwback back by a body or surface of light
  3. the atmospheric conditions at locations at exact time
  4. the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
  5. upper most layer of Earth´s atmosphere
  6. studying climate from the past´s effects
  7. the lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases
  8. a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
  9. gases such as vapor, carbon dioxide, chlorine or methane
  10. the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  11. radiation generated by the thermal motion of charged particles in matter
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  1. the change in the natural average of the earth´s temperatures
  2. temp decreases as altitude increases
  3. height above sea level or the earth´s surface
  4. earth´s atmosphere traps solar radiation
  5. a fuel derived from renewable, biological sources
  6. does not reflect back
  7. the permanent removal of standing forests
  8. increase in the average temperature of the earth´s atmosphere
  9. the total of carbon gases produced by human activities
  10. thermal heat and thermal energy
  11. a greenhouse gas process sent into the atmosphere
  12. uses evidence such as fossils, sediments
  13. abosorbs UV rays form the sun
  14. absorbs any type of greenhouse gases and stores it

25 Clues: does not reflect back • abosorbs UV rays form the sun • thermal heat and thermal energy • temp decreases as altitude increases • upper most layer of Earth´s atmosphere • a mixture of gases that surrounds Earth • earth´s atmosphere traps solar radiation • studying climate from the past´s effects • uses evidence such as fossils, sediments • ...

Save the Earth 2020-01-09

Save the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stratosphere is in the
  2. what plants breathe in
  3. water that touches the ground
  4. what happens when ice sits out
Down
  1. opposite of cool
  2. water as a gas
  3. first word starts with g second starts with W
  4. moisture in the air
  5. "the ________ is great today!"
  6. fuel thats from bones

10 Clues: water as a gas • opposite of cool • moisture in the air • fuel thats from bones • stratosphere is in the • what plants breathe in • water that touches the ground • "the ________ is great today!" • what happens when ice sits out • first word starts with g second starts with W

Protect the earth! 2023-04-18

Protect the earth! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fog that pollutes the oxygen
  2. Non renewable energy, sources such as coal, coal products, natural gas
  3. Geographical area, persons, animals, or plants live there.
  4. Contaminate and affect the environment
  5. Rainfall formed from acid and pollution
  6. Make reusable material
Down
  1. To not waste resources
  2. Object or substance that can be decomposed
  3. Energy that avoid nuclear power and fossil fuels use.
  4. Gas formed from oxygen.

10 Clues: To not waste resources • Make reusable material • Gas formed from oxygen. • Fog that pollutes the oxygen • Contaminate and affect the environment • Rainfall formed from acid and pollution • Object or substance that can be decomposed • Energy that avoid nuclear power and fossil fuels use. • Geographical area, persons, animals, or plants live there. • ...

The Earth Day 2026-04-21

The Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy from moving air
  2. The layer that protects Earth from sun
  3. Waste that breaks down naturally
  4. Protecting nature and resources
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  1. Harmful gases in the air
  2. Dirty water is called water
  3. Using things in a way that lasts long
  4. Gas that causes global warming
  5. Cutting down too many trees is called
  6. Type of energy from water

10 Clues: Energy from moving air • Harmful gases in the air • Type of energy from water • Dirty water is called water • Gas that causes global warming • Protecting nature and resources • Waste that breaks down naturally • Using things in a way that lasts long • Cutting down too many trees is called • The layer that protects Earth from sun

Chapter 7 & 8 2019-02-03

Chapter 7 & 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean covered by ice
  2. earths galaxy
  3. used to measure speed
  4. smallest continent
  5. navigation of ships based of celestial bodies
  6. late state of evolution
  7. why stars twinkle
  8. a half of the earth
  9. major shipping ocean
  10. injection of gasses into the earths atmosphere
  11. includes greenland,mexico and canada
  12. land covered by ice
  13. earth covered by ice
  14. known as northern sea
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  1. earths accretion
  2. earths formation
  3. type of boundary UN established
  4. includes all countries south of panama
  5. imaginary line running through the earth on which the earth rotates
  6. unit used in measuring distance at sea
  7. how long it rain to form the oceans
  8. explains the composition of earth
  9. continent of the south pole
  10. person who produces maps
  11. largest ocean
  12. single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
  13. explosion of a star
  14. term of tradition
  15. UN established major boundaries
  16. cloud of gas in outer space

30 Clues: earths galaxy • largest ocean • earths accretion • earths formation • why stars twinkle • term of tradition • smallest continent • a half of the earth • explosion of a star • land covered by ice • ocean covered by ice • major shipping ocean • earth covered by ice • used to measure speed • known as northern sea • late state of evolution • person who produces maps • continent of the south pole • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-25

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first ______ were formed by heavy rains for 10 million years.
  2. By looking at ______ in Australia, scientists are trying to find the age of the earths crust.
  3. The Earth is 4.6 _______ years old.
  4. The first clouds on Earth were formed by steam released from ________.
  5. The Earths iron core creates a magnetic field to protect it from solar ____.
  6. The process by which volcanoes steam created clouds is called __________.
  7. When the surface of the Earth was completely molten, it was known as _____ ocean.
  8. The Big Bang Theory is about the creation of the ________.
  9. The explosion of a star is called a _________.
  10. The Milky Way is the ______ that contains the earth.
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  1. as the Earth grew older, the ____ moved further away.
  2. Six million years from now the sun will _______ from consuming other planets.
  3. The process by which the planets solidified.
  4. Small early planets the formed from gravitational attraction.
  5. When _____ get extremely old they turn into a red giant.
  6. Scientists can determine a meteors ___ by the radioactive elements found in the meteors.
  7. These were similar to the first organisms found on earth.
  8. this planet was believed to have once had water.

18 Clues: The Earth is 4.6 _______ years old. • The process by which the planets solidified. • The explosion of a star is called a _________. • this planet was believed to have once had water. • The Milky Way is the ______ that contains the earth. • as the Earth grew older, the ____ moved further away. • When _____ get extremely old they turn into a red giant. • ...

earth layers :) 2022-02-17

earth layers :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Liquid magma that reaches the surface; also the rock formed when liquid lava hardens.
  2. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  3. layers Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
  4. field A field that surrounds the Earth because of earth's convection currents in earth's liquid iron core.
  5. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core. The Largest Layer of the earth. Makes up 2/3 of Earth’s Mass. Convection currents can be found here.
  6. The Outer layer of the Earth. Earth’s thinnest layer. Composed aluminum, silicon, oxygen
  7. Waves Waves (earthquakes) that help us study the inner layers of Earth.
  8. core a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth. Earth’s only completely liquid layer.
  9. core solid, dense center of the Earth. Made of iron.
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  1. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the upper mantle.
  2. Crust Thicker, less dense crust
  3. Crust thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
  4. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  5. plate (Plate Tectonics) Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  6. molten rock in the earth's Mantle
  7. Current the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, heated fluid rises, and cooler fluid sinks

16 Clues: Crust Thicker, less dense crust • molten rock in the earth's Mantle • layers Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core • core solid, dense center of the Earth. Made of iron. • Crust thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust • Waves Waves (earthquakes) that help us study the inner layers of Earth. • ...

Space Puzzle 2022-04-13

Space Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - to shine light on an object and make it visible
  2. Pull - the force that pulls two objects together due to their mass
  3. System - the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
  4. (Cosmos) - all of space and its contents
  5. - the four parts of the year where weather, ecology, and number of daylight hours change as a result of Earth’s orbit around the sun
  6. Phase - the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
  7. - the border between light and dark on the Moon
  8. - a moon outside our solar system
  9. Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark
  10. Moon - a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
  11. - the force by which all things with mass or energy (including planets, stars, galaxies, and light) are brought towards one another
  12. Eclipse - The moment that the moon orbits directly between the sun and the Earth
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  1. - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
  2. Moon - a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
  3. Moon - a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
  4. - the relative size of things
  5. Moon - a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
  6. Moon - a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
  7. - the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
  8. - something we observe to be similar over and over again
  9. - the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object like Earth)
  10. - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  11. - a planet outside our solar system
  12. - the circular movement of an object around its center (like a top spinning)
  13. - a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity

25 Clues: - the relative size of things • - a moon outside our solar system • - a planet outside our solar system • (Cosmos) - all of space and its contents • Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark • - 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 • ...

Earth, Sun, Moon Vocabulary 2024-04-18

Earth, Sun, Moon Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moon Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
  2. half of a sphere (Earth)
  3. The time at which the tide reaches its highest level
  4. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
  5. The time at which the tide reaches its lowest level
  6. A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 27.3 days.
  7. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  8. Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  9. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  10. ring-shaped
  11. Circular movement around an axis
  12. to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant
  13. moon moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated.
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  1. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
  2. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
  3. The path of an object as it revolves (moves around) around another object in space
  4. The movement of an object around another object
  5. A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  6. Earth's orbit is shaped like an ellipse, which looks like a circle that has been squashed or flattened a little bit
  7. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  8. The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  9. Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.
  10. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere; this looks like long, thread-like strands of plasma coming out from the Sun's surface
  11. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
  12. not complete; favoring one side over another; showing a strong liking for someone or something
  13. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  14. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
  15. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases

28 Clues: ring-shaped • half of a sphere (Earth) • Circular movement around an axis • The darkest part of the moon's shadow • The darkest part of the moon's shadow • to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant • The movement of an object around another object • The time at which the tide reaches its lowest level • The time at which the tide reaches its highest level • ...

Earth and Space 2014-10-06

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thin and rocky outer layer of the Earth.
  2. The unit for weight.
  3. When our hemisphere tilts away from the sun, we are in...
  4. Day and night is caused by the Earth...
  5. These rocks are formed by heat and pressure.
  6. The unit for mass.
  7. Contains billions of stars.
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  1. Gravity pulls us towards the centre of the ...
  2. When we burn fossil fuels we release .... dioxide.
  3. This astronomer came up with a heliocentric model of the universe.
  4. Molten rock.
  5. The value of gravity on Earth.
  6. This type of rock is formed when sediment is compacted.
  7. A large burning ball of gas.
  8. Slow cooling magma forms these size crystals.
  9. The layer of the Earth that can flow slowly.
  10. Carbon dioxide dissolves in rainwater, making it....

17 Clues: Molten rock. • The unit for mass. • The unit for weight. • Contains billions of stars. • A large burning ball of gas. • The value of gravity on Earth. • Day and night is caused by the Earth... • The thin and rocky outer layer of the Earth. • These rocks are formed by heat and pressure. • The layer of the Earth that can flow slowly. • ...

Total Geography Review 2025-09-11

Total Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line at 0° longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  2. The physical and human features that make a location unique.
  3. the precise point where a place is found on Earth, often given using coordinates of latitude and longitude.
  4. The imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  5. The branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth
  6. Imaginary lines that run east–west on a map and measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  7. Maps that show countries, states, and borders.
  8. A naturally occurring part of the Earth's surface. They are shaped over millions of years by natural forces like wind, water, and shifting tectonic plates.
  9. The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes
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  1. The way people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place.
  2. a structure, monument, or place that was built or created by people and is easily recognized, important, or historically significant.
  3. where a place is in relation to other places, using landmarks, directions, or distances (for example, “Kansas is west of Missouri”)
  4. How people change and adapt to their surroundings.
  5. Where a place is found on Earth.
  6. An area that has common features, like climate, culture, or geography.
  7. Maps that show natural features like mountains, rivers, and deserts.
  8. Imaginary lines that run north–south on a map and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  9. A flat representation of Earth.
  10. A book of maps.
  11. The study of Earth and it's features.

20 Clues: A book of maps. • A flat representation of Earth. • Where a place is found on Earth. • The study of Earth and it's features. • Maps that show countries, states, and borders. • How people change and adapt to their surroundings. • The way people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place. • The physical and human features that make a location unique. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-23

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what can make plate move away from eachother
  2. the study of Earth
  3. plate boundaries moving towards each other
  4. what causes to form volcanoes
  5. plate boundaries moving apart
  6. A supercontinent made up of all continents
  7. what was the earliest eon in history
  8. what can create mass destruction by erupting
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  1. where most earth quakes and volcanoes occur
  2. what is found in zicronium minerals
  3. what is the largest landmasses of the earth
  4. What is the thinnest layer of the earth
  5. What is the thickest layer of the earth
  6. what floods cities
  7. Causes earthquakes and tsunamis
  8. plate boundaries slide past each other

16 Clues: the study of Earth • what floods cities • what causes to form volcanoes • plate boundaries moving apart • Causes earthquakes and tsunamis • what is found in zicronium minerals • what was the earliest eon in history • plate boundaries slide past each other • What is the thinnest layer of the earth • What is the thickest layer of the earth • ...

Sun, Earth, Moon 2022-08-19

Sun, Earth, Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Point at which the Sun is the highest in the sky and when shadows are the shortest.
  2. Describes phases following a new moon, as more of the Moo's lighted side becomes visible.
  3. Any of the dark, irregular spots that usually appear in groups on the surface of the Sun.
  4. - Elongated, closed curve that describes Earth's yearlong orbit around the Sun.
  5. Moon phase that occurs when the moon is between Earth and Sun, at which point the moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark half is facing Earth
  6. change in appearance of the moon as viewed from Earth, due to the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
  7. a continuous stream of plasma ejected by the sun, flowing outwardly from the sun's corona.
  8. when one solar system object passes between the sun and another object, casting a shadow.
  9. display of light in sky, usually at high latitudes; formed where particles from the sun enter Earth's atmosphere and magnetic fields.
  10. A curved path that one object takes as it moves around another object.
  11. phase that occurs when the Moon's entire surface facing Earth reflects lights.
  12. A round, three-dimensional object whose surface is the same distance from its center from its center at all points.
  13. daily rise and fall of the oceans, caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon.
  14. when ocean water sinks to its lowest level.
  15. A smaller body that revolves around a larger body.
  16. The spinning of an object around a central axis-one complete turn. One rotation of Earth makes one day.
  17. the darkening of the moon as it passes through Earth's shadow, this will happen during a full moon.
  18. The surface of the Sun
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  1. The half of the Earth that is South of the equator
  2. describes phases that occur after a full moon, as the visible lighted side of the moon grows smaller.
  3. The half of the Earth that is north of the equator.
  4. the sun's outter atmosphere, it is only visible during a total eclipse and it appears as a pearly white crown.
  5. Star of the northern hemisphere towards which the axis of the Earth points.
  6. Imaginary vertical line cutting through the center of Earth, and around which Earth spins.
  7. The Northern lights
  8. Radiant energy given off by the sun.
  9. Twice-yearly point at which the Sun is directly over the equator and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are equal worldwide.
  10. Twice-yearly point at which the sun reaches its greatest distance north and south of the equator
  11. The result of different amounts of sunlight falling on a hemisphere at different times of the year.
  12. when ocean water swells to its highest point.

30 Clues: The Northern lights • The surface of the Sun • Radiant energy given off by the sun. • when ocean water sinks to its lowest level. • when ocean water swells to its highest point. • The half of the Earth that is South of the equator • A smaller body that revolves around a larger body. • The half of the Earth that is north of the equator. • ...

This Puzzle Rocks 2021-03-11

This Puzzle Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this describes how reflective a rock is
  2. rocks are made up of these
  3. this is how rocks are broken down is size
  4. the layer of the earth on which we live
  5. you get these when you scratch a rock sample on a unglazed tile
  6. a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold
  7. a word that describes how hard something is
  8. you need intense heat and pressure to form this type of rock
  9. glassy volcanic rock
  10. a course grain igneous rock
  11. the second layer from the centre of the earth
  12. molten rock that is still underground
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  1. you are most likely to find fossils in this type of rock
  2. extrusive igneous rock has small one of these
  3. a type of rock used to make buildings and sculptures
  4. the rock formed by the solidification of lava
  5. The Rock __________
  6. like metal
  7. the planet on which we live
  8. the very centre of the earth
  9. the building blocks of sedimentary rock
  10. the process by which sediment is moved
  11. to change into another form
  12. a force that increases as you go deeper underground
  13. the layer of the earth just below the crust
  14. a word used to describe how big something is
  15. has a mohs hardness scale of 7
  16. the science of studying the earth
  17. molten rock

29 Clues: like metal • molten rock • The Rock __________ • glassy volcanic rock • rocks are made up of these • the planet on which we live • to change into another form • a course grain igneous rock • the very centre of the earth • has a mohs hardness scale of 7 • the science of studying the earth • molten rock that is still underground • the process by which sediment is moved • ...

Engineering Design 2026-03-27

Engineering Design crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
  2. limitation or restriction
  3. A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
  4. consistency of measurement
  5. Reservoir A place where carbon is stored.
  6. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
  7. Cycle The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
  8. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
  9. how good or bad something is
  10. A measure of the relationship In which one variable directly influences a second.
  11. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  12. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
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  1. increase in the concentration of acid
  2. All the water at and near the surface of the earth
  3. gases in the atmosphere that trap energy and warm the Earth
  4. One variable that is changing at the same time as another.
  5. a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided
  6. amount
  7. A substance in the environment that is useful to people.
  8. pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
  9. Sink A natural environment that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases
  10. A scientific process that involves the systematic and careful collection of data.
  11. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  12. an alternative that we sacrifice when we make a decision

24 Clues: amount • limitation or restriction • consistency of measurement • how good or bad something is • increase in the concentration of acid • pertaining to a sense of beauty or art • Reservoir A place where carbon is stored. • All the water at and near the surface of the earth • A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. • ...

G5 OW Unit 7 Volcanoes 2025-10-22

G5 OW Unit 7 Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle layer of the earth
  2. the shape of a volcano
  3. another word for make
  4. when volcanoes go boom
  5. ice cream does this
  6. not thick
  7. when a volcano is sleeping
  8. the center of the earth
  9. when a volcano erupts, melted rock cools to form ___
  10. Hallasan is an extinct _______
  11. not thin
  12. what we breathe
  13. when ash falls to the ground to the earth
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  1. the outer layer of something
  2. bombs and volcanoes do this
  3. the bottom of the ocean is ____
  4. the outer layer of the earth
  5. chill
  6. dinosaurs and dodo birds are _______
  7. when you take a shower it makes _____
  8. if you drop your tablet on the ground
  9. what is left after a volcano erupts, can also be left by meteors
  10. you need this in the winter

23 Clues: chill • not thin • not thick • what we breathe • ice cream does this • another word for make • the shape of a volcano • when volcanoes go boom • the center of the earth • when a volcano is sleeping • bombs and volcanoes do this • you need this in the winter • the outer layer of something • the outer layer of the earth • the middle layer of the earth • Hallasan is an extinct _______ • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-29

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

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. • ...

Changing Earth 2012-12-03

Changing Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A layer of liquid metals that surrounds the inner core
  2. When one plate sinks beneath another
  3. Huge underwater mountain ranges
  4. the force exerted when an object presses on, pulls on or pushes against another object
  5. the switch in direction where the north pole becomes the south pole and the south pole becomes the north pole
  6. a fracture, or break, in Earths lithosphere, along which blocks of rock move past each other
  7. A hypothesis created by alfred Wegener
  8. Thin layer of cool rock
  9. plates Parts of the lithosphere broken into many large slaps of rock
  10. a super continent of all the continents joined together; alfred Wegener called it this
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  1. a layer of hotter softer rock in the upper mantle
  2. A ball of hot solid metals
  3. the energy transfer by the movement of material
  4. the shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of large blocks of rock along a fault
  5. A motion that transfer heat energy in a material
  6. as ridges continue to widen creating a gap called this
  7. Earth's thickest layer, measuring nearly 2900 kilometers (1700 miles)
  8. the point on Earths surface directly above the focus
  9. A place where heated rock rises in plumes, or thin columns from the mantle
  10. Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form this
  11. the point underground where rock first begins to move

21 Clues: Thin layer of cool rock • A ball of hot solid metals • Huge underwater mountain ranges • When one plate sinks beneath another • A hypothesis created by alfred Wegener • the energy transfer by the movement of material • A motion that transfer heat energy in a material • a layer of hotter softer rock in the upper mantle • the point on Earths surface directly above the focus • ...

Earth Science 2012-11-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. by magma pushing through the the crust
  2. current of which hot air rises and cool air falls
  3. giant wave of which is caused by movement of the Earth underwater
  4. of North America, Europe and Asia
  5. scientist who had the theory of continental drift Alfred *******
  6. name of the single continent
  7. layer of which is approximatley 100km thick that convers the Earth
  8. type of movement where tectonic plates collide
  9. denser of the two crusts
  10. LINESCracks in the Earth's crust caused by plates sliding together
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  1. process of which the forces of gravity pull the oceanic plate under the continential plate
  2. TECTONICS/The theory of the formation and movement of the plates that cover the Earth's surface
  3. by rapid movement of the ground and a rpaid release of energy as plates move
  4. type of movement where tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. instrument capable of of detecting plate movement not perciptible to humans
  6. layer of hot semi-solid rock material that the crust of the Earth floats on
  7. light crust made from aluminium and silicon
  8. continent of which South America, Australia, Antarctica and Africa once consisted of
  9. ******* magnitude scale was developed by Charles F *******
  10. DRIFT/The theory that the continents are all part of the single continent Pangeae

20 Clues: denser of the two crusts • name of the single continent • of North America, Europe and Asia • by magma pushing through the the crust • light crust made from aluminium and silicon • type of movement where tectonic plates collide • current of which hot air rises and cool air falls • ******* magnitude scale was developed by Charles F ******* • ...

Earth Day 2013-04-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds.
  2. To keep alive or in existence.
  3. A mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
  4. Able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process.
  5. The branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
  6. A system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
  7. Able to be renewed.
  8. No longer in existence.
  9. Objects strewn or scattered about.
  10. To process (used goods or waste material) so as to produce something that is often better than the original.
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  1. The natural environment of an organism.
  2. Of or pertaining to the sun.
  3. To make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products.
  4. An act or instance of emitting.
  5. To prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of.
  6. The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth.
  7. The aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences.
  8. It is found in the atmosphere.
  9. A low area of land that is built up from deposits of solid refuse in layers covered by soil.
  10. To use again in the original form or with minimal alteration.

20 Clues: Able to be renewed. • No longer in existence. • Of or pertaining to the sun. • To keep alive or in existence. • It is found in the atmosphere. • An act or instance of emitting. • Objects strewn or scattered about. • The natural environment of an organism. • The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth. • To prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of. • ...

Earth Science 2013-06-04

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocky body that orbit in a region in the solar system known as the asteroid belt
  2. hard-shelled animal whose body had three sections
  3. two plates slide past each other
  4. forces that cause rocks on either side of faults to push in opposite directions
  5. crust and top of mantle
  6. instrument that records and measures seismic waves
  7. mineral that is mined because they contain useful metals or nonmetals
  8. chunk of rock that strikes the surface of a planet or moon
  9. forms when rocks are changed into different kinds of rocks by heat and pressure
  10. two plates come together and collide
  11. use symbols to protray the land as if viewed from above
  12. trait or behavior that helps organisms survive
  13. the age of one object compared to the age of another object
  14. come from the remains of living things
  15. chunk of rock that burns up in a planet's atmosphere
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  1. divided into epochs
  2. forms when a mold is filled with sand or mud and hardens into the shape of the organism
  3. top portion of the mantle
  4. forms when molten rock (magma) cools and hardens
  5. states that each rock layer is older than the one above it
  6. divided into periods
  7. two plates are moving apart
  8. point on Earth's surface directly above where the energy is released in an earthquake
  9. forms from the compaction and/or cementation of sediments
  10. gives important information about past life and environments on Earth
  11. forces that push or squeeze rocks together
  12. huge,looping eruptions of gas
  13. forces that pull rocks apart

28 Clues: divided into epochs • divided into periods • crust and top of mantle • top portion of the mantle • two plates are moving apart • forces that pull rocks apart • huge,looping eruptions of gas • two plates slide past each other • two plates come together and collide • come from the remains of living things • forces that push or squeeze rocks together • ...

Earth Day!! 2014-04-23

Earth Day!! crossword puzzle
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  1. I help you, animals and plants breath and grow
  2. I'm the reason behind everything that functions
  3. We're living things
  4. I'm a beauty that always surrounds you
  5. I help save
  6. When air gets dirty, we replace it with fresh air
  7. I help people use again
  8. Life begins and ends in me
  9. I'm free of anything artificial
  10. I make a recyclable into another product again
  11. I am newborn and will one day become a tree
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  1. Without me, earth would be 75% less of what it is now
  2. I lessen and save the environment
  3. I bring the elements of nature, fire, water and air together
  4. I am the first step for reaping fruits of nature
  5. I am an equilibrium
  6. I have no limit, everyone claims they can reach me
  7. Earth would be a garbage dump if it weren't for me
  8. I'm the study of the environment
  9. My shine helps keep all living things on earth alive

20 Clues: I help save • We're living things • I am an equilibrium • I help people use again • Life begins and ends in me • I'm free of anything artificial • I'm the study of the environment • I lessen and save the environment • I'm a beauty that always surrounds you • I am newborn and will one day become a tree • I help you, animals and plants breath and grow • ...

Earth Quakes 2014-01-16

Earth Quakes crossword puzzle
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  1. large waves
  2. where plates slide past each other
  3. man credited with Theory of Plate Tectonics
  4. thickest type of crus
  5. boundary where plates pull apart
  6. Wegener man credited with Theor of Continental Drift
  7. forms at an ocean-ocean divergent boundary
  8. this forms above a subduction zone where plates converge
  9. name of super continent that existed 250 million years ago
  10. forms at a continental-continental divergent boundary
  11. ___ plate
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  1. forms at continental-continental convergent boundary
  2. zone where one plate sinks below another
  3. tectonic______
  4. when the ground shakes because of movement of plate boundaries
  5. forms at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary
  6. it is not lava till it reaches the surface
  7. crust that always sinks at a convergent boundary
  8. shoots out lava
  9. earths layer that is broken into large moving pieces

20 Clues: ___ plate • large waves • tectonic______ • shoots out lava • thickest type of crus • boundary where plates pull apart • where plates slide past each other • zone where one plate sinks below another • forms at an ocean-ocean divergent boundary • it is not lava till it reaches the surface • man credited with Theory of Plate Tectonics • ...

Earth Science 2013-11-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who proposed theory of continental drift
  2. type of stress that pulls rocks apart
  3. Plate _________________
  4. boundary where 2 plates collide together
  5. A fault is a _______ in rock along which rocks on either side of break move
  6. fault where 2 rocks move past each other
  7. type of stress that pushes rocks in opposite horizontal directions
  8. A fold is when there is a bend in rocks ________ breaking.
  9. an upcurved fold
  10. bending of te rock without breaking
  11. when all continents were together as 1 giant landmass
  12. force that applies pressure to rocks in the earths crust
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  1. a gently dipped bend
  2. boundary where 2 plates move apart
  3. a downcurved fold
  4. fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
  5. type of stress that pushes rocks together
  6. fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall
  7. boundary where 2 plates move past each other
  8. break in rock along which rocks on either side of the break move

20 Clues: an upcurved fold • a downcurved fold • a gently dipped bend • Plate _________________ • boundary where 2 plates move apart • bending of te rock without breaking • type of stress that pulls rocks apart • who proposed theory of continental drift • boundary where 2 plates collide together • fault where 2 rocks move past each other • type of stress that pushes rocks together • ...

Beyond Earth 2015-07-27

Beyond Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. They neither spiral nor elliptical
  2. is a congregation of solar system, stars, dusts, and gases held together by gravity
  3. are large groups of smaller galaxy clusters or galaxy groups and are among the largest known structures of the cosmos
  4. are composed of alloys of iron and nickel
  5. outer visible layer of the sun
  6. is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite
  7. is a natural science which is the study of celestial objects
  8. are composed of a mixture of stony silicate material and iron.
  9. asteroids that orbits outside the outer solar system
  10. most common type of meteorites
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  1. common type of galaxy
  2. is a unit of length used informally to express astronomical distances
  3. is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun, a stellar remnant, or a brown dwarf
  4. Stars including their creation, evolution ,and death
  5. refers to group or stars within the galaxy that resembles each other in terms of age, spartial distribution, or chemical composition
  6. is the cloud of gas that became the sun
  7. used to study the features of the sun
  8. are minor planets that circe the Sun in a region called the Asteriod Belt
  9. are glowing fragment of rock matter in space that burn and glow upon entering the atmosphere of Earth.
  10. is the large, dim region surrounding the entire galaxy

20 Clues: common type of galaxy • outer visible layer of the sun • most common type of meteorites • They neither spiral nor elliptical • used to study the features of the sun • is the cloud of gas that became the sun • are composed of alloys of iron and nickel • Stars including their creation, evolution ,and death • asteroids that orbits outside the outer solar system • ...

Beyond Earth 2015-04-12

Beyond Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. closer to the sun warmer mostly rock
  2. when a planet spins on its axis
  3. heavily cratered rock, ice crust, ice mantle, rock core
  4. sixth planet in order, ringed, very low density
  5. probes that found new information about outer planets
  6. The earth and other planets revolve around the sun
  7. the sun and planets make up this
  8. the way planets revolve around the sun
  9. second planet to the sun, atmosphere thick and toxic
  10. largest known volcano in the solar system
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  1. largest planet in solar system and fifth planet in order
  2. 4 gaseous planet
  3. largest moon in solar system
  4. the gas or air that surrounds the planet
  5. Vast disks of icy comets, located near Neptune's orbit
  6. third planet from sun, water exists as 3 states of matter
  7. farthest from the sun mostly gaseous planets
  8. last of gas planet, orbit overlaps Pluto's, dark spot, bluish tint
  9. the orbit at which a planet spins around the sun
  10. smallest planetoid to the sun , different orbital plane tilted 17 degrees
  11. closest planet to the sun, weak magnetic field
  12. smallest gas planet,7th planet ,bluish tint, spins like tire
  13. fourth planet from the sun, red planet, surface iron oxide dust

23 Clues: 4 gaseous planet • largest moon in solar system • when a planet spins on its axis • the sun and planets make up this • closer to the sun warmer mostly rock • the way planets revolve around the sun • the gas or air that surrounds the planet • largest known volcano in the solar system • farthest from the sun mostly gaseous planets • ...

Earth Day 2015-04-28

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Trash thrown on the ground
  2. wise use of material
  3. capable of being supported
  4. place where something lives
  5. comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals
  6. keep safe from harm
  7. ejected or discharged
  8. it can be reused
  9. to process goods or material in this way
  10. Harmfull chemical waste
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  1. species died out
  2. to protect waste
  3. varrious organisms that are decaying
  4. Community of living organisms
  5. social and culture that shapes your life
  6. Vapor in the sky
  7. a form of oxygen
  8. reflection of the sun
  9. dealing with relations and interactions
  10. a low area of land caving in on its self

20 Clues: species died out • to protect waste • Vapor in the sky • a form of oxygen • it can be reused • keep safe from harm • wise use of material • ejected or discharged • reflection of the sun • Harmfull chemical waste • Trash thrown on the ground • capable of being supported • place where something lives • Community of living organisms • varrious organisms that are decaying • ...

Earth terminologies 2016-10-19

Earth terminologies crossword puzzle
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  1. Forces that shape the Earth's surface
  2. A large mass of ice that moves over the land
  3. map: A map which shows points of equal elevation as a line
  4. When all the continents separated
  5. Half of the earth's surface, there are 4 in total
  6. the layer that is before the outer core
  7. Plant life
  8. The study of the interrelationships between life forms and their environment
  9. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
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  1. A land where little to no water is in it and filled with sand
  2. Molten rock that lies beneath the surface of the Earth
  3. Zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere
  4. The crust of the ocean
  5. A mantle layer that is before the outer core
  6. A layer that compromises the Earth's crust, it's divided into tectonic plates
  7. the deepest core inside the Earth
  8. The long term trend in weather conditions of an area
  9. The plant and animal life on the Earth
  10. The core after the inner core
  11. Animal life

20 Clues: Plant life • Animal life • The crust of the ocean • The core after the inner core • the deepest core inside the Earth • When all the continents separated • Forces that shape the Earth's surface • The plant and animal life on the Earth • Magma that reaches the Earth's surface • the layer that is before the outer core • A large mass of ice that moves over the land • ...

Earth Science 2016-09-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process in which liquid water changes into vapor
  2. the change from vapor into liquid or solid
  3. The movement of water around earth's surface
  4. The saltiness of water
  5. During rain, water moves downhill towards a surface water body
  6. Rain that falls into the land surface penetrates the soil in a process
  7. Are large inland bodies of fresh or saline water
  8. Short distance, the water enters the channels and becomes
  9. A moving body of surcafe water that flows downslope toward sea level
  10. Land areas where water covers the surface for significant periods is referred to as
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  1. A permanent body of ice which consists largely of recrystallized snow
  2. Is a natural event wherein an area that is usually dry is submerged under water
  3. Are characterized by intense, high-velocity torrent of water that occurs in an existing river channel with little to no notice
  4. Are small and shallow lakes
  5. The average length of time spent by water molecule in a reservoir
  6. A soil rock or sediment that is frozen for more than 2 consecutive years
  7. The line that seperates individual drainage basin
  8. The narrow elongated landform seperating individual streams within a basin
  9. are constructred along streams to contain the flow of water
  10. A mass of glacial land ice

20 Clues: The saltiness of water • A mass of glacial land ice • Are small and shallow lakes • the change from vapor into liquid or solid • The movement of water around earth's surface • Are large inland bodies of fresh or saline water • The line that seperates individual drainage basin • The process in which liquid water changes into vapor • ...

earth science 2016-09-15

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

20 Clues: Permanent body of ice • The saltiness of water • The second layer of the ocean • sheet. A mass of glacial land ice • Large inland bodies of fresh or saline water • The total amount of empty pore spaces in the rock • The process in which liquid water changes into vapor • water budget. The total amount of water in the planet • ...

Earth Science 2016-11-01

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
  2. -a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.
  3. -theweather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
  4. -a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  5. -the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  6. layer -that prevents dangerous radiation from the Sun from reaching the surface of the Earth.
  7. -A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  8. circle - is the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth.
  9. -the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere
  10. -the lowest region of the atmosphere.
  11. -a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
  12. -a very large expanse of sea, in particular, each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.
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  1. - the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  2. -a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
  3. -low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
  4. -(of a river or road) follow a winding course.
  5. rocks -the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow.
  6. -a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
  7. -the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude
  8. -the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere
  9. -the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
  10. core - is the second to last layer of the Earth.
  11. -an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
  12. -Earth's innermost part and according to seismological studies.
  13. -the tough outer part of a loaf of bread.

25 Clues: -the lowest region of the atmosphere. • -the tough outer part of a loaf of bread. • -a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • -(of a river or road) follow a winding course. • rocks -the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow. • -the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch. • core - is the second to last layer of the Earth. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2016-10-27

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  2. the distance between two successive wave crests or troughs.
  3. property possessed by certain rocks of breaking with relative ease along parallel planes or nearly parallel surfaces in their crystal structures where the bonds are weakest.
  4. a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.
  5. a term applied to large areas of basaltic lava presumably extruded from fissures.
  6. A rocky space object that can be from a few hundred feet to several hundred km wide.
  7. the tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
  8. a sedimentary rock composed of combustible matter derived from the partial decomposition of plant material.
  9. The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed.
  10. A zone of the earth's mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere and consists of several hundred kilometers of deformable rock.
  11. a type of thermal spring which ejects water intermittently with considerable force.
  12. Is the part of the earth between the core and the the crust.
  13. The change occurs primarily due to heat, pressure, and the introduction of chemically active fluids.
  14. it is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  15. weathering processes that are the result of chemical reactions. Example: the transformation of orthoclase to kaolinite.
  16. a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances, absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis.
  17. The outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  18. is the combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.
  19. a supercontinent that existed from the Jurassic to Early Tertiary after splitting from Pangea.
  20. A type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements including metals that can be economically extracted from the rock.
  21. The temperature at which a liquid changes to a vaporous state.
  22. Is a hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses, believed to have been in existence before the continents broke apart during the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.
  23. A smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake, in the same area of the main shock.
  24. Any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
  25. It is measured by assessing the patterns of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time.
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  1. a slowly moving mass of ice.
  2. turbulent stream water flow down a steep gradient, but not as steep as in a waterfall.
  3. the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe.
  4. a seismic body wave that involves particle motion, alternating compression and expansion, in the direction of wave propagation. It is the fastest seismic wave. compare S-wave .
  5. a seismic body wave that involves particle motion from side to side, perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.A waves are slower than P-waves and cannot travel through a liquid.
  6. He molten rock material that originates under the Earth's crust and forms igneous rock when it has cooled.
  7. the vertical distance between the crest and adjacent trough of a wave.
  8. ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  9. the dust-sized, sharp-edged, glassy particles resulting from an explosive volcanic eruption.
  10. A caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.
  11. energy that travels through space in the form of waves without the intervention of matter, as in the transport of heat from the Sun to the Earth.
  12. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  13. The innermost part of a core, specif. a solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core of the Earth.
  14. the process by which an unconsolidated deposit of sediments is converted in to solid rock.
  15. The branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
  16. A pure substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant.
  17. the amount of water vapor in the air. Water vapor is the gaseous state of water and is invisible.
  18. Pertaining to igneous rocks or features formed from lava released on the Earth's surface.
  19. The state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it.
  20. Cracks in rock are a mechanism of brittle deformation in response to stress.
  21. The definition of air pressure is the force exerted onto a surface by the weight of the air.
  22. a group of changes.
  23. A segment of continental crust, usually in the interior of a continent, that has been tectonically stable for a long time commonly a billion years or longer.
  24. a naturally occurring chemical compound.
  25. the smallest component of an element.

50 Clues: a group of changes. • a slowly moving mass of ice. • the smallest component of an element. • a naturally occurring chemical compound. • the distance between two successive wave crests or troughs. • Is the part of the earth between the core and the the crust. • ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • ...

earth vocabulary 2020-02-25

earth vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rising up
  2. the middle relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth's surface as lava or other volcanic deposits.
  3. a glacial period
  4. the density of the item
  5. chain the type of mountain range
  6. time age of rocks
  7. fossil
  8. that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  9. big crack
  10. the formula or bond of chemicals
  11. the place where the lava is stored.
  12. erosion beneath the Hercynian unconformity has removed most of the Westphalian strata
  13. solified from lava or magma
Down
  1. fossil record bacteria
  2. causing disruptiveness or annoyance
  3. the action of arranging something in layers.
  4. when the necleus loses strenght from raioactivitie.
  5. the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
  6. consisting of thin sheets or laminae
  7. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying
  8. placing one thing above another so they coincide.
  9. type measurment of weight and composition
  10. the record of a fossil shape and sizes and models of the fossils
  11. outer layer
  12. the changable material
  13. layers of rocks
  14. big

27 Clues: big • fossil • big crack • outer layer • the rising up • layers of rocks • a glacial period • time age of rocks • fossil record bacteria • the changable material • the density of the item • solified from lava or magma • the formula or bond of chemicals • chain the type of mountain range • causing disruptiveness or annoyance • the place where the lava is stored. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2021-02-04

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when two plates moves toward each other
  2. when the hanging wall moves up
  3. folds in adjacent layers with different wavelengths and shape
  4. strata dip away from axial center
  5. is a force acting on a rock per unit area, Any rock can be strained. Strain can be elastic, brittle, or ductile
  6. occurs when the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall
  7. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  8. strata dip toward axial center
  9. bottom of the ocean
  10. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
Down
  1. occurs when two plates moves away
  2. strata dip toward center in all direction
  3. a break in earths crust where older rocks are pushes above younger rock
  4. a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
  5. youngest strata in the center
  6. strata dip away from center in all direction
  7. is the result of gravitational forces acting on the young, raised oceanic lithosphere around mid-ocean ridges
  8. force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight.
  9. angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges
  10. oldest strata in the center

20 Clues: bottom of the ocean • oldest strata in the center • youngest strata in the center • when the hanging wall moves up • strata dip toward axial center • occurs when two plates moves away • strata dip away from axial center • strata dip toward center in all direction • strata dip away from center in all direction • occurs when two plates moves toward each other • ...

Active earth 2020-05-12

Active earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. line / a crack in earths crust created by movement of tectonic plates.
  2. / the thinnest part of the earth that we live on
  3. core / hottest part of the earth
  4. volcano / A type of volcano that is rounded at the top
  5. hole / a hole that occurs in the earth from a movement of tectonic plates
  6. crust / the thinner type of crust
  7. / when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. / What happens when the volcano reaches a certain time
  9. current / movement of magma in the mantle
  10. / an earthquake that happens within a singular tectonic plate
  11. / a piece of technology used to measure the power of earthquakes
  12. / thickest part of the inner earth
  13. / the word that is used where the earthquake exactly happens
  14. core / second hottest part of the earth
  15. crust / the thicker part of the earths crust
  16. / hot liquid that comes
  17. plate / The thing under the crust that moves our continents
  18. plate / the plate that Australia is on
  19. / a mountain that spews out hot lava and ash once every few years
  20. / The way that plates move when mountains are formed
Down
  1. flow / the flow of hot ash that can reach 100 mph
  2. / the place on the crust of the earth that is exactly above the origin of the earthquake
  3. / the way that plates collide to create an earthquake
  4. / upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. / a type of volcano that is very tall and pointy
  6. / when the oceanic plate gets forced up by continental plates
  7. / name of former super continent
  8. earthquake / earthquakes that involve two different plates
  9. volcano / volcano that can still erupt
  10. / a word to describe power of a earthquake E.G. 3.6
  11. zone / cracks in an area of usually a shield volcano
  12. volcano / a volcano that the top has eroded and become a bowl at the top
  13. / when two tectonic plates rub against each other
  14. / a layer of hot, semi-molten rock below the crust
  15. floor spreading / when the floor of the sea separates.
  16. wave / a wave not as powerful as a tsunami but is caused by the tide not the tectonic plates
  17. activity / the phrase used to describe earthquakes or other earth vibrations
  18. Wegener / name of the scientist who came up with the tectonic plate theory
  19. / a large wave usually caused by a volcanoes and earthquakes
  20. of fire / A ring around the pacific ocean where 75% of the worlds volcanoes are
  21. scale / the way we measure earthquake shocks

41 Clues: / hot liquid that comes • / name of former super continent • core / hottest part of the earth • crust / the thinner type of crust • / thickest part of the inner earth • / upper layer of the earth's mantle • volcano / volcano that can still erupt • plate / the plate that Australia is on • core / second hottest part of the earth • ...

Earth Science 2021-03-04

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pluton is derived from this word
  2. example of viscosity from the book
  3. ejected lava fragments that harden in the air
  4. when a volcano's activity ends
  5. plume hotter-than-normal mantle material
  6. volcanic activity that occurs within a plate
  7. a pluton that forms where magma flows between parallel layers of sedimentary rock
  8. Broad and gentle slopes
  9. a landform made of magma that hardened in a volcano's pipe and later was exposed by erosion
  10. an opening to the surface
  11. large volcanic mountain composed of layers of both lava and pyroclastic deposits
  12. a lens-shaped pluton that has pushed the overlying rock layers upward
  13. a body of intrusive igneous rock that has a surface exposure of more than 100 square kilometers
  14. the long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific Ocean
  15. substance's resistance to flow
Down
  1. a scorching mixture of glowing volcanic particles and gases that sweep rapidly down the volcano's flanks
  2. particles produced in volcanic eruptions
  3. eruptions of lava that eventually build a mountain
  4. a volcanic landform produced by a repeated eruptions of very fluid, basaltic lava
  5. volcano that started to erupt in 1999 in Ecuador
  6. a pluton that forms when magma moves into fractures that cut across rock layers
  7. magma outside of the volcano
  8. water-soaked volcanic ash and rock slide rapidly downhill
  9. steep-walled depression located at the summit of a volcano
  10. structures that result from the cooling and hardening of magma beneath Earth's surface

25 Clues: Broad and gentle slopes • an opening to the surface • magma outside of the volcano • when a volcano's activity ends • substance's resistance to flow • pluton is derived from this word • example of viscosity from the book • particles produced in volcanic eruptions • plume hotter-than-normal mantle material • volcanic activity that occurs within a plate • ...

Earth Systems 2021-03-18

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The stuff that things are made of
  2. When a liquid turns into a gas
  3. A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  4. A supply of something that is useful
  5. All of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  6. To try something again using what you learned the last time you tried it
  7. To put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something
  8. The air that surrounds the Earth
Down
  1. A description of how something works or why something happens
  2. A person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem
  3. All the living things on the Earth
  4. substances
  5. When gas turns into a liquid
  6. To try to make something new to solve a problem
  7. A process in which substances change into different substances
  8. The solid part of the Earth
  9. What you can observe or measure about something that helps you figure out what it is
  10. Water that has been used and now contains
  11. A group of parts that work together
  12. Matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule

20 Clues: substances • The solid part of the Earth • When gas turns into a liquid • When a liquid turns into a gas • The air that surrounds the Earth • The stuff that things are made of • All the living things on the Earth • A group of parts that work together • A supply of something that is useful • All of the liquid water and ice on Earth • Water that has been used and now contains • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2017-03-28

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A a geomorphological feature, an irregularly shaped hill or mound composed of sand, gravel and till that accumulates in a depression on a retreating glacier, and is then deposited on the land surface with further melting of the glacier
  2. A process whereby portions of a glacier's leading edge break off as icebergs into an adjacent body of water
  3. Chemical reaction of water with other substances
  4. Breakup of rock due to exposure to processes that occur at earth's surface.
  5. Bends or curves in a river channel
  6. A stream valley that has been glaciated, usually to a typical catenary, or U-shaped, cross section
  7. A U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water
  8. Downslope transportation of large masses of earth by gravity
  9. A depression in the ground formed by a chunk of the glacier that melted after being buried with sediments
  10. Peeling of surface layers from exposed bed rock
  11. Soil layer with physical and chemical properties different than other layers
  12. A long narrow winding ridge consisting of stratified sand and gravel
  13. The process by which sediments are placed onto a surface
  14. A freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river
  15. An ridge of unsorted sediments deposited by a glacier
Down
  1. Top of soil, contains organic materials
  2. A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers
  3. Weathering away rock material by grinding
  4. A ridge of unsorted sediments deposited by a glacier
  5. Area of land drained by a river
  6. The area around a stream that could drain into the stream
  7. A thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center
  8. An amphitheater valley formed by glacial erosion
  9. Sand and silt deposited along the front of a glacier by the meltwater streams of a glacier
  10. The area along the banks of a meandering river that are prone to flooding at various times
  11. Rain water contains unusually high amounts of acid
  12. A large mass of ice found at high elevations or high latitudes
  13. Removal and transportation of materials by natural agents
  14. Chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances
  15. A teardrop-shaped deposit of sediments re-shaped by a glacier pointing in the direction of glacial movement

30 Clues: Area of land drained by a river • Bends or curves in a river channel • Top of soil, contains organic materials • Weathering away rock material by grinding • Peeling of surface layers from exposed bed rock • Chemical reaction of water with other substances • An amphitheater valley formed by glacial erosion • Chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances • ...

earth systems 2019-05-06

earth systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contains most of sea breezes and land breezes
  2. air blowing in different directions
  3. the dangerous/toxic things in air and water
  4. the jobs to tend to the air and earth
  5. a breeze from the sea
  6. the second layer of the atmosphere
  7. the layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
  8. how good the air is
  9. when the earth rotates and wind occurs
  10. winds that are named from the direction they blow
  11. a state where clouds do occur
  12. stretched out clouds
  13. an advancing mass of cold air
  14. an advancing mass of warm air
  15. evaporation of water from plants
  16. the layer in which protects us from arias
  17. the last layer of the atmosphere
  18. cold air sinks and warm air rises
  19. middle
Down
  1. the layers around earth/the gasses around earth
  2. thin wispy clouds high up
  3. storm cloud
  4. a measure of water vapor and air
  5. the layer of the atmosphere in which meteors burn up
  6. when water gets heated and changes into a gas
  7. a pair of air masses in which neither can overpower the other
  8. pollution mixing with rain
  9. rain fall
  10. a state in which teh sky is clear
  11. a band of western air masses
  12. a breeze from the land
  13. the event where heat,cold,windy,dryness,suniness, rain occurs
  14. the fourth layer of the atmosphere
  15. any type of wind
  16. huge puffy clouds

35 Clues: middle • rain fall • storm cloud • any type of wind • huge puffy clouds • how good the air is • stretched out clouds • a breeze from the sea • a breeze from the land • thin wispy clouds high up • pollution mixing with rain • a band of western air masses • a state where clouds do occur • an advancing mass of cold air • an advancing mass of warm air • a measure of water vapor and air • ...

Earth Day 2016-04-19

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / mixture of various decaying organic substances
  2. / to keep something in its original state
  3. / made without chemicals
  4. / the surroundings or conditions in which a person,animal or plant lives
  5. / a place to dispose of garbage and other waste material
  6. / things like air,water and soil together
  7. / contamination of water and air with harmful substances
  8. / sun energy
  9. / to process used goods or waste so as to produce something that is often better
Down
  1. / a layer in the Earth's atmosphere
  2. / layer of gases surrounding a planet
  3. / capable of being supported
  4. / to make something new out of used object
  5. / doesn't exist anymore
  6. / restored or replaced by natural process
  7. / the natural home or environment of an animal,plant or organism
  8. / a substance discharged into the air
  9. / trash on the ground
  10. / to protect something
  11. / deals with the relations of organisms to one another

20 Clues: / capable of being supported • / sun energy • / doesn't exist anymore • / trash on the ground • / to protect something • / made without chemicals • / layer of gases surrounding a planet • / restored or replaced by natural process • / things like air,water and soil together • ...

Earth History 2018-12-15

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the genetic makeup of a cell or organism; defined by certain alleles for a particular trait.
  2. remains or traces of animals, plants and other organisms from the past; usually at least 10000 years old
  3. Dating determining the age or order of things from the past or past events without knowing or calculating the actual age
  4. Variation the characteristics that make members of the same species different from one another.
  5. Time Scale timeline that illustrates Earth's past. This timeline includes the divisors of the 4.6 billion years of Earth's geologic and biologic existence, and divides time into eons, eras, periods, and epochs. The divisions of the time scale are based on major events that have caused major geologic or biologic change throughout history, such as mass extinctions.
  6. anatomy the analysis of body structures (body systems , skeletal systems) between two or more different species that provides insight into the genetic/biologic similarities and differences across species
  7. fracture along which blocks of the Earth's crust that can be caused by the shifting or dislodging of the Earth's crust. Types include normal, strike slip, or reverse
  8. rock rock formed by deposition of sand, clay and other pieces of rock that are compacted together under pressure
  9. classification the organization and identification of an organism from general to specific by identifying the organisms' Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, and Species
  10. Body Structures Similar body structures and systems between different species; evidence for biologic evolution
  11. Plate the part of Earth's crust that underlies the oceans
  12. -the complete elimination (dying out) of a species due to the species inability to survive and therefore adapt to its environment.
  13. rock rock created from the transformation of other types of rock through heat and pressure
  14. a beneficial trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  15. Change the change in a geographic area caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains forming, and other natural phenomena.
  16. the physical appearance that is a result of the genotype.
  17. Core a core sample of ice removed from a sheet of ice. Properties of the ice and the crystallized components in the ice are used to reconstruct climatic record
  18. radioactive heavy metal that is an abundant source of nuclear energy that has 14 known isotopes used in radioactive dating
Down
  1. of Evolution the theory that organisms/species change over time, caused by the natural selection of advantageous traits for survival in a particular environment. This theory also proposes that all organisms evolved from a common ancestor.
  2. Change change in an organism's genetic makeup, DNA, that occurs through natural selection of advantageous traits for survival over an extended period of time.
  3. the study of the rocks, processes, and history of Earth
  4. (radioactive)Dating measurement of the known rates of decay of radioactive materials that an object contains in order to determine the age of the object
  5. Selection explanation of how organisms in a population develop traits that allow them to survive and reproduce
  6. a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
  7. similarities liknesses in the embryonic stage of development between different species; evidence for evolution.
  8. rocks type of rock formed under or above ground when magma or lava cools
  9. Plate the crust that makes up the continents
  10. of Crosscutting Relationships states rock layers that cut across other rock layers are younger than those they cut
  11. are the different forms of a trait.
  12. Fossil fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to determine the date of the rock layer in which it was found
  13. Tectonics the Earth's lithosphere is broken into major and minor plates of continental or oceanic crust that are in constant motion due to their position above the convection currents of the asthenosphere. The movement of the tectonic plates is responsible for geologic and subsequent biologic change over time.

31 Clues: are the different forms of a trait. • Plate the crust that makes up the continents • the study of the rocks, processes, and history of Earth • a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents. • Plate the part of Earth's crust that underlies the oceans • the physical appearance that is a result of the genotype. • ...

Earth Science 2018-12-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in Earth’s crust
  2. force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
  3. preserved remains or traces of once living things
  4. transfer of energy by movement of particles
  5. The greatest teacher to ever live
  6. naturally occurring, inorganic solid with crystal like structure and chemical composition
  7. carry energy of an earthquake away from the focus
  8. weak spot in Earth's crust where molten material comes to the surface
  9. number of years since a rock formed
  10. process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it
  11. age of flowering plants
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  1. molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases and water from the mantle
  2. how light reflects off a minerals surface
  3. age of Fishes
  4. when particles get carried away from their source by wind or water
  5. magma that cools and hardens into a mass of igneous rock beneath the surface
  6. the age of a rock compared to that of another rock
  7. color of a minerals powder
  8. transfer of energy through contact of particles
  9. vibrations in the ground that result from movement along faults
  10. transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, or energy that can travel through space
  11. age of homosapiens
  12. when a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way

23 Clues: age of Fishes • age of homosapiens • break in Earth’s crust • age of flowering plants • color of a minerals powder • The greatest teacher to ever live • number of years since a rock formed • how light reflects off a minerals surface • transfer of energy by movement of particles • transfer of energy through contact of particles • when a mineral breaks apart in an irregular way • ...

Earth Day 2024-04-30

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large area of land covered with trees and other plants
  2. Trash on the ground
  3. Flying insects that help pollinate plants
  4. Something in the air that plants produce and people need to breathe
  5. At risk of extinction
  6. Collecting things that would be thrown away and turning them into new products
  7. The air surrounding the Earth
  8. Earth Day is celebrated every year on ______ 22nd.
  9. Use something again instead of throwing it away
Down
  1. Harmful material that hurts the environment
  2. Sun energy
  3. Man-made material used to make bottles and other item that can be recycled
  4. Protecting our environment and the wildlife that lives in it
  5. The layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation
  6. Science that studies living things and their surroundings
  7. The color of grass and many other plants
  8. Trash and food waste that is thrown away
  9. Air in motion
  10. Decaying plant and food waste used as fertilizer
  11. the place where a plant or animal lives
  12. A metal often used to make cans and other items

21 Clues: Sun energy • Air in motion • Trash on the ground • At risk of extinction • The air surrounding the Earth • the place where a plant or animal lives • The color of grass and many other plants • Trash and food waste that is thrown away • Flying insects that help pollinate plants • Harmful material that hurts the environment • A metal often used to make cans and other items • ...

Planet Earth 2024-06-16

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of fault that involves plates moving past each other
  2. Breakdown of rocks
  3. Layer that is semi-solid and very dense
  4. Type of rock formed from pressure and has layers
  5. Layer that is completely liquid
  6. Type of volcano that is tall and steep
  7. Seismic waves that come first
  8. Seismic waves that come second
  9. Type of volcano that has a crater
  10. Moving of rock pieces
  11. Outer layer and thinnest layer of the Earth
  12. Molten rock on the surface
  13. Type of fault that involves plates moving apart
Down
  1. Type of rock formed from other rocks being heated and compressed
  2. Molten rock under the surface
  3. Later that is the hottest, but is solid due to pressure
  4. Type of rock that is formed from melting magma or lava
  5. Type of fault that involves plates moving together
  6. middle of an earthquake on the surface
  7. The supercontinent from hundreds of millions of years ago
  8. Type of volcano that forms islands and oozes lava
  9. Middle of an earthquake below the surface

22 Clues: Breakdown of rocks • Moving of rock pieces • Molten rock on the surface • Molten rock under the surface • Seismic waves that come first • Seismic waves that come second • Layer that is completely liquid • Type of volcano that has a crater • Type of volcano that is tall and steep • middle of an earthquake on the surface • Layer that is semi-solid and very dense • ...

Earth Science 2023-09-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These lines tell us how far north or south of the equator we are.
  2. An atom with an electrical charge due to the gain or loss of one or more electrons.
  3. A substance that is made from two or more chemical elements in a fixed proportion, whose atoms are bonded together.
  4. This form of matter has definite shape and volume.
  5. This sphere of earth contains all the water on earth.
  6. These are chemically the most basic and simplest substances.
  7. There are ______ states of matter.
  8. This form of matter doesn't have a definite volume or shape.
  9. A ______ table organizes and shows us all the elements
  10. This is anything that consists of interacting parts.
  11. This is the outermost layer of earth.
  12. An educated guess that answers a question
Down
  1. This form of matter has a definite volume but a fluid shape.
  2. _____ fuels are the main example of non-renewable resources
  3. The atomic ______ represents the number of protons
  4. These lines tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian we are.
  5. This type of resource can be replenished in a short time.
  6. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid substance with an orderly crystalline structure and a definite chemical composition.
  7. This sphere of earth contains all the life on earth.
  8. This is the innermost layer of earth.
  9. The atomic ________ represents the number of protons AND neutrons.

21 Clues: There are ______ states of matter. • This is the innermost layer of earth. • This is the outermost layer of earth. • An educated guess that answers a question • The atomic ______ represents the number of protons • This form of matter has definite shape and volume. • This sphere of earth contains all the life on earth. • ...

Earth Systems 2023-11-15

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up of all living things on Earth
  2. the process of liqid water becoming vapor.
  3. the largest Earth system, includes soil and rocks
  4. the process of water being released by plants
  5. the process of depositing something
  6. frozen solid pieces of the hydrosphere
  7. gradual destruction of diminution of something
  8. how plants make energy
  9. the most abundant gaseous element in our atmosphere
  10. when gas and lava are released from the inside the Earth
Down
  1. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  2. gas in our atmosphere necessary for human respiration
  3. a substance that provides nourishment for growth
  4. the process of water falling from clouds
  5. a living thing
  6. the process of water vapor becoming liquid
  7. outermost Earth system, a mixture of gases
  8. solid, crystalline componenets of the geosphere
  9. contains all the Earth's water
  10. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust

20 Clues: a living thing • how plants make energy • contains all the Earth's water • the process of depositing something • made up of all living things on Earth • frozen solid pieces of the hydrosphere • the process of water falling from clouds • the process of liqid water becoming vapor. • the process of water vapor becoming liquid • outermost Earth system, a mixture of gases • ...

EARTH (Easy) 2023-11-28

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

20 Clues: extreme data point • 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 • ...

Dynamic Earth. 2024-05-10

Dynamic Earth. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner layer of the earth
  2. A volcanic rock
  3. Melted down siltstone turns into...
  4. The biggest plate
  5. Used to measure the size of an earthquake
  6. Made of small rocks and glass fragments during a volcano eruption
  7. The name of the plate for the land
  8. directly above the form focus
  9. The super continet
  10. While erupting can spew hot magma/lava
Down
  1. The name of the plates that run under the ocean
  2. Form when magma is cooled slowly in a rock
  3. A glass-like black rock
  4. A type of rock formed when other rocks or living things washed into oceans and lakes
  5. Magma that has reached the surface
  6. A rock formed by high heat and heavy pressure
  7. A shake caused by two plates sliding past each other
  8. What the crust is made up
  9. A remain or imprint of a remain stuck in a rock
  10. A metamorphic rock formed from limestone

20 Clues: A volcanic rock • The biggest plate • The super continet • A glass-like black rock • What the crust is made up • The inner layer of the earth • directly above the form focus • Magma that has reached the surface • The name of the plate for the land • Melted down siltstone turns into... • While erupting can spew hot magma/lava • A metamorphic rock formed from limestone • ...

Earth Day 2024-04-24

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Able to be maintained
  2. Trash that is left lying in public places
  3. Part of biology that deals with the relationships of organisms and how they relate
  4. The layer of gas that surrounds the Earth
  5. An area trash is disposed of
  6. A population that has no living members left
  7. Relating to living matter
  8. Maintain something in its original state
  9. A gas that protects us from harmful UV radiation
Down
  1. A biological community where organisms interact
  2. Reusing discarded material to make it into a product of higher value
  3. To contaminate something with a toxic substance
  4. Discharge of gas or radiation
  5. The surroundings in which an organism lives
  6. Can be used without running out
  7. Convert trash into useful material
  8. The natural home or environment of an organism
  9. Prevent something from being harmed
  10. Decayed material used for fertilizing plants
  11. Relating to the Sun

20 Clues: Relating to the Sun • Able to be maintained • Relating to living matter • An area trash is disposed of • Discharge of gas or radiation • Can be used without running out • Convert trash into useful material • Prevent something from being harmed • Maintain something in its original state • Trash that is left lying in public places • The layer of gas that surrounds the Earth • ...

Earth science 2024-05-07

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high temperatures deep in the earths crust causes rocks and minerals to melt
  2. rocks from from quickly cooled lava
  3. over time heat and pressure inside the earth squeeze and melt existing rocks
  4. streak is the color of a mineral in powder form
  5. the atoms or ions of a mineral are arranged in a certain pattern
  6. large mineral grains
  7. is the tendency of a mineral to break in a way that is not along a flat surface
  8. magma that reaches to the surface
  9. beneath the oceans/ earth
Down
  1. pieces of rocks, minerals, remains of living things, and dissolved minerals that come out of water
  2. is a rock that has been changed in form by pressure and heat
  3. a mineral may be one color or many color you cannot identify a mineral by color alone
  4. solid earth materials formed from a mixture of minerals and sometimes other materials
  5. new layers of sediment build up over time, pressing down on older layers underneath
  6. is the tendency of a mineral to break along a flat surface
  7. is a ability of a mineral to resist being scratched
  8. hot temperatures deep inside the earth melts rocks, forming magma
  9. formed when magma or lava cools and becomes solid
  10. forms when minerals come out of solution and settle on the ocean floor
  11. this property describes how a mineral reflects light from its surface

20 Clues: large mineral grains • beneath the oceans/ earth • magma that reaches to the surface • rocks from from quickly cooled lava • streak is the color of a mineral in powder form • formed when magma or lava cools and becomes solid • is a ability of a mineral to resist being scratched • is the tendency of a mineral to break along a flat surface • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-14

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the scientific study of the ocean.
  2. is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature.
  3. is a hypothetical cosmological model concerning the ultimate fate of the universe.
  4. was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist,[7] widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology.
  5. was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
  6. occur where two plates slide toward each other to form either a subduction zone.
  7. A ______ is a material or object that produces a magnetic field.
  8. is a layer of gasses that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object.
  9. Who discovered carbon dioxide.
  10. the outer layer composed of pastry or salt.
Down
  1. is a hypothetical scenario for the ultimate fate of the universe.
  2. also called the ecosphere.
  3. is the combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet, minor planet, or natural satellite.
  4. is used to provide an inert protective atmosphere for making fibre optics and semiconductors.
  5. is a hypothetical scenario where the universe continues to expand forever and eventually all matter reaches a final uniform state.
  6. He invented calculus and provided a clear understanding of optics.
  7. planar rock fractures showing evidence of relative movement.
  8. These are where two plates slide apart from each other.
  9. is a substance's mass per unit of volume.
  10. occur where plates are neither created nor destroyed.
  11. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.

21 Clues: also called the ecosphere. • Who discovered carbon dioxide. • is the scientific study of the ocean. • is a substance's mass per unit of volume. • the outer layer composed of pastry or salt. • occur where plates are neither created nor destroyed. • These are where two plates slide apart from each other. • planar rock fractures showing evidence of relative movement. • ...

Earth science 2024-08-14

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What term encompasses all scientific disciplines related to the study of Earth, including geology and meteorology?
  2. What concept describes a universe that remains unchanged over time?
  3. Which branch of science focuses on celestial objects and the universe as a whole?
  4. What type of theory describes the rapid expansion of the universe from an extremely hot and dense initial state?
  5. What is the scientific study of weather and atmospheric conditions?
  6. What large body of saltwater covers most of the Earth's surface?
  7. What theory suggests that the universe began from a very dense and hot state and has been expanding ever since?
Down
  1. Who is known for developing the theory of relativity and has made significant contributions to our understanding of physics?
  2. What early model of the universe proposed a primordial state from which the universe expanded?
  3. What layer of gases surrounds the Earth and is crucial for supporting life?
  4. What term describes the layer of Earth consisting of all its water bodies, including oceans, rivers, and lakes?
  5. What is the force that acts between charged particles and is fundamental to electromagnetism?
  6. What system includes all the living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment?
  7. What theory proposes the existence of multiple, potentially infinite, universes?
  8. What remains or traces of ancient organisms are used to study past life on Earth?
  9. Which physicist is renowned for his laws of motion and universal gravitation?
  10. What term refers to the solid part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle?
  11. What fundamental force attracts objects toward the center of the Earth and is responsible for weight?
  12. What is the study of oceans and their phenomena, including marine life and ocean currents?
  13. What field of science involves the study of the Earth's physical structure and substances?

20 Clues: What large body of saltwater covers most of the Earth's surface? • What concept describes a universe that remains unchanged over time? • What is the scientific study of weather and atmospheric conditions? • What layer of gases surrounds the Earth and is crucial for supporting life? • Which physicist is renowned for his laws of motion and universal gravitation? • ...

Earth Science 2024-08-26

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientific study of the solid Earth's origin, history, processes, and structure is known as ...
  2. ... braves the high temperatures and molten lava of volcanoes
  3. ... studies the composition and structure of minerals
  4. sciences assumes that natural events, or phenomena, can be explained through careful observation and ...
  5. meteorologists use weather maps, satellite images, and computer models to make ...
  6. ... study glaciers and ice
  7. ... monitor earthquakes worldwide to help protect people and property from harm
  8. the sun basically is a ...
  9. the scientific study of Earth’s oceans
  10. someone who make maps
  11. another area of Earth science
  12. an animal live in the north pole
  13. a fruit that is hard outside but soft and watery inside
  14. the founder of telescope
  15. geology analyze the forces within the Earth to forecast ...
  16. study the ways in which humans interact with their environment in a relatively new field of science called ... science
  17. ... oceanography studies the natural elements in ocean water and pollutants
  18. ... study how old rocks are and determine how different rock layers formed
  19. the earth and the planets circled the ...
  20. earth science is the study of Earth and of the ... around it
  21. natural phenomenon when lava comes out of a mountain
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  1. one type of telescope
  2. ... focus on ecosystems, the complex relationship of all life forms and the environment in a given place
  3. ... focuses on underground water found between soil and rock particles
  4. the maya community was lived in ...
  5. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
  6. geologists focus on studying ... to gain insights into Earth's past
  7. short periode of time
  8. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  9. our galaxy
  10. the study of Earth’s atmosphere
  11. an animal live in the south pole
  12. most branches of science are ... with other branches
  13. the Maya used these observations to create accurate
  14. ... oceanography is the study of the processes in the ocean itself, like waves and ocean currents
  15. long periode of time
  16. the founder of telescope is a/an ...
  17. the number of branches of earth science that we have
  18. for many centuries, scientific discoveries were limited to observations of phenomena that could be seen with the ...
  19. one type of telescope
  20. the study of the universe beyond Earth
  21. the first telescope was basically a tube containing ...
  22. the ... tracked the movements of the sun, the moon, and the planets
  23. ... studies inland waters like rivers and lakes
  24. energy sources that can be found in the earth's crust
  25. the special car for moon and mars study
  26. a branch of science that investigates changes in populations of organisms in relation to place over time
  27. examines layers of rock beneath the surface
  28. the only planet where life is possible
  29. energy sources that can be found in the earth's crust

50 Clues: our galaxy • long periode of time • one type of telescope • short periode of time • someone who make maps • one type of telescope • the founder of telescope • ... study glaciers and ice • the sun basically is a ... • another area of Earth science • the study of Earth’s atmosphere • an animal live in the south pole • an animal live in the north pole • the maya community was lived in ... • ...

Scorched Earth 2023-07-15

Scorched Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Relax
  2. He almost suffocated the band with smokes bombs
  3. A perm did not suit him
  4. The Ballroom Broadcast
  5. Mr Badger
  6. The colour of Paul's hippyish plane
  7. The worst goalkeeper in the band
  8. Next
  9. Theatre where BBC In Concert was recorded
Down
  1. Martyn Hanks' description of a band members girlfriends face
  2. A band Scorched Earth once supported
  3. I don't think he makes wooden barrels?
  4. Too many of these
  5. Tommy who?
  6. It rained a lot at this gig!
  7. Paul never had any of this
  8. Producer of EP
  9. A regular venue for the band
  10. Arch Enemy
  11. Definately not a winner
  12. Will tomorrow ever arrive?

21 Clues: Next • Relax • Mr Badger • Tommy who? • Arch Enemy • Producer of EP • Too many of these • The Ballroom Broadcast • A perm did not suit him • Definately not a winner • Paul never had any of this • Will tomorrow ever arrive? • It rained a lot at this gig! • A regular venue for the band • The worst goalkeeper in the band • The colour of Paul's hippyish plane • A band Scorched Earth once supported • ...

Earth CH21 2023-03-23

Earth CH21 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 convergent plates run together and one slips under the other.
  2. natural inorganic solid that makes up rocks.
  3. wave that moves only along Earth's surface and causes the most damage.
  4. rock that is formed in layers and holds fossils.
  5. directly above the focus on the focus on the surface.
  6. also called secondary wave, second to reach recording stations, and cannot move through liquids.
  7. where the earthquake starts.
  8. also called primary wave, first to reach the recording station.
Down
  1. rock that is form from other rocks due to extreme heat and pressure.
  2. weathering that does not change its chemical composition.
  3. the waves that are a direct result from earthquakes.
  4. the thing that the continents move on.
  5. boundary where 2 plates move away from each other.
  6. rock that is formed from cooled and solidified magma.
  7. liquid metal that erupts out of a volcano.
  8. land mass of all the continents.
  9. the removal and transportation of weathered materials by gravity, wind, water, waves, ice, and underground water.
  10. boundary where 2 plates move into each other.
  11. mountain with a hole that spews magma and lava.
  12. where the plate boundaries touch and where most earthquakes originate.
  13. =mass/volume.

21 Clues: =mass/volume. • where the earthquake starts. • land mass of all the continents. • the thing that the continents move on. • liquid metal that erupts out of a volcano. • natural inorganic solid that makes up rocks. • boundary where 2 plates move into each other. • mountain with a hole that spews magma and lava. • rock that is formed in layers and holds fossils. • ...

Earth Science 2023-03-18

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. White objects __ light
  2. Climate near equator where weather is hot
  3. Measures humidity
  4. Removing wide area of trees
  5. Thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  6. Rural area
  7. Measures wind speed
  8. Urban area
  9. Farming
  10. Hunting and gathering
  11. Climate with warm, wet winters, hot, dry summers
  12. Measures atmospheric pressure
Down
  1. Rigid layer, uppermost part of mantle
  2. Climate above tree line and cold, icy, snowy, windy
  3. Gasses released into the air, especially by cars and factories
  4. Harmful material that can enter the biosphere
  5. Process of removal
  6. One who studies climates
  7. Dark objects __ light
  8. Measures precipitation
  9. Gases surrounding Earth
  10. Measures wind direction

22 Clues: Farming • Rural area • Urban area • Measures humidity • Process of removal • Measures wind speed • Dark objects __ light • Hunting and gathering • White objects __ light • Measures precipitation • Gases surrounding Earth • Measures wind direction • One who studies climates • Removing wide area of trees • Measures atmospheric pressure • Rigid layer, uppermost part of mantle • ...

Earth vocabulary 2021-10-21

Earth vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that is the colder counterpart of El Niño
  2. fluid or gas particles from one place to another
  3. The trade winds or easterlies are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds
  4. volume of air defined by its temperature
  5. is the temperature at or near a surface
  6. is the emission or transmission of energy
  7. is essentially a clockwise flow of dry, sinking air
  8. pattern of circulation in the atmosphere with associated weather
  9. Southern Oscillation and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific, including the area off the Pacific coast of South America
  10. together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico
  11. is used differently, and often loosely, in different contexts
  12. map showing the state of the weather over a large area
  13. is the amount of water vapor in the air.
  14. also known as electromagnetic radiation
  15. is radiant light and heat from the Sun
  16. prevailing winds from the west toward the east
Down
  1. has lower pressure at its center than the areas around it
  2. boundary of an advancing mass of warm air
  3. an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation.
  4. low-pressure system.
  5. winds that occur in belts that go all around the planet
  6. are winds that blow consistently in a given direction over a particular region on Earth.
  7. the whole mass of air that surrounds the earth
  8. climatic tendency the climate, the air conditions
  9. are the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity
  10. are fast flowing, narrow, meandering, air currents in the atmospheres
  11. tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center
  12. average weather in a given area over a longer period of time.

28 Clues: low-pressure system. • is radiant light and heat from the Sun • is the temperature at or near a surface • also known as electromagnetic radiation • volume of air defined by its temperature • is the amount of water vapor in the air. • boundary of an advancing mass of warm air • is the emission or transmission of energy • the whole mass of air that surrounds the earth • ...

science + earth 2021-10-30

science + earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Au
  2. tornados on earth are how many KM an hour
  3. most common tiger
  4. did Egyptians wee in oat seeds to see if they were pregnant?
  5. invented microphone
  6. to make a potato clock you need copper and...
  7. Got throne after Edward the confessor
  8. is sulphur found on mercury?
  9. "living fossil"
  10. southmost cat
  11. Tornados on Neptune can reach how many KM
Down
  1. who brought castle building to Britain
  2. Fireflies emit...
  3. Sudan has how many pyramids
  4. invented metal detector
  5. first queen to give birth under an anaesthetic
  6. earthquake capital of UK
  7. northmost cat
  8. Romans called Scotland...
  9. water
  10. the III hyenas are brown spotted and...
  11. One gas Jupiter is mostly made of
  12. Egypt has how many pyramids

23 Clues: Au • water • northmost cat • southmost cat • "living fossil" • Fireflies emit... • most common tiger • invented microphone • invented metal detector • earthquake capital of UK • Romans called Scotland... • Sudan has how many pyramids • Egypt has how many pyramids • is sulphur found on mercury? • One gas Jupiter is mostly made of • Got throne after Edward the confessor • ...

Earth Space 2021-10-24

Earth Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars with low brightness and high temperature
  2. equal amount of light
  3. when an object spins on its axis
  4. actual brightness of a star
  5. one of two things that cause seasons
  6. c shape on a moon
  7. moon phase where light is a round shape and on the left
  8. another term for revolution
  9. giants stars with high brightness and high temperature
  10. season you experience when the hemisphere receives direct light
  11. more or less amount of light
  12. light is on the right
  13. round shape on a moon
  14. light is on the left
  15. brightness seen from earth
Down
  1. season you experience when you get indirect light and the sun is at its lowest point
  2. phase where the moon is in between sun and earth
  3. type of eclipse where the earth casts a shadow on the moon
  4. direction the moon revolves around earth
  5. type of light that provides the most amount of heat
  6. who's gravity has the strongest effect on tides
  7. when an object goes around another object
  8. tides with low high tides and high low tides
  9. star with high brightness and low temperature
  10. stars with various temperatures and brightness where most stars are located
  11. phase where the earth is in between the sun and moon
  12. tides that have the highest high tide and low low tides
  13. star with medium brightness and temperature red
  14. type of eclipse where the moon blocks the sun

29 Clues: c shape on a moon • light is on the left • equal amount of light • light is on the right • round shape on a moon • brightness seen from earth • actual brightness of a star • another term for revolution • more or less amount of light • when an object spins on its axis • one of two things that cause seasons • direction the moon revolves around earth • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2021-12-06

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt
  2. It is a process of changing the characteristics of a rock as a result of changes in temperature, pressure, or reactions with hot fluids
  3. internal heat, It fuels the planet’s dynamic processes including plate movements, earthquakes, and volcanism.
  4. rocks, This is a type of rock formed from preexisting rocks and fossils of organisms
  5. When magma rises to the crust it can displace the host or country rock to form structures called?
  6. Refers to transferring of unconsolidated earth’s material via agents like human animal wind and water.
  7. It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other.
  8. plates, These are slabs of the brittle lithosphere which can be able to move due to the plasticity of the underlying asthenosphere
  9. erodibility, It is the vulnerability of soil to erosion caused by rainfall intensity soil properties crop cover and slope.
  10. It is a dynamic planet composed of interacting subsystems, namely: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the biosphere.
  11. It is the rigid outermost layer of earth that is composed of crust and the uppermost layer of the mantle
  12. It is an aggregate of minerals or minerals which may not contain organic matter.
Down
  1. This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement.
  2. push, This is a force that causes hotter less dense material to force itself up through a ridge
  3. , It is a process where there is growth in the size of mineral grains of pre-existing materials
  4. Known as radioactive dating of hotspots show age differences based on plate movements.
  5. These are substances that evaporate easily and can exist in gaseous form on the surface of earth
  6. It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface.
  7. It occurs along the plate boundaries or margins and sometimes within the plate.
  8. wedging, It is a process that involves repeated cycles of freezing and thawing of ice.

20 Clues: It is the process of breaking down rocks present at earth’s surface. • it is a hill or mountain where lava pyroclastic materials and gases erupt • This is one of the types of mass wasting that have a slow downhill movement. • It is a discernible displacement where rocks grind or slide past each other. • ...