the earth Crossword Puzzles
science 2022-09-02
Across
- ,energy that is taken in by earth
- ,state of balance
- ,the ability to do work
- ,the ground
- ,stored energy
- , energy transferred bc of temp differance
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- ,the air above earth
- , energy is scatterd into differant wave links
- ,most of earths energy is powered by
- ,energy in the for of waves
- , living parts of earth
- , energy being used
- ,water on earth
- , the amount of incoming or out going energy allowed
- , where all human life is.
15 Clues: ,the ground • ,stored energy • ,water on earth • ,state of balance • , energy being used • ,the air above earth • , living parts of earth • ,the ability to do work • , where all human life is. • ,energy in the for of waves • ,energy that is taken in by earth • ,most of earths energy is powered by • , energy transferred bc of temp differance • ...
Science Crossword 2014-01-13
Across
- device that measures air pressure
- winds that blow only in a small area
- the earth layer we live on
- a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea at day
- a dry and hot air mass
- a body of air with a given temperature, humidity, and pressure
- a tropical storm that forms on warm, ocean water
- two cold air masses with a warm in the middle
- device that measures humidity “relatively”
- the change in earth’s rotation
- earth layer that burns up meteors
- a wet and hot air mass
- if this earth layer wasn't here, we’d be overcooked meat
- device that measures wind speed
- a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slowly moving warm air mass
- a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
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- a rapidly moving warm air mass overtakes a slowly moving cold air mass
- what keeps gasses on earth
- same winds that blow all around the world
- a band of high speed winds blowing west to east
- a warm and cold air mass with equal power
- a narrow band of high speed winds found several miles above earth
- a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land at night
- a wet and cold air mass
- device that measures wind speed
- earth layer that reflects radio waves
- device that measures temperature
- we put satellites up in this earth layer of our atmosphere
- thunderstorms form in this cloud
- a swirling cumulonimbus cloud on land
30 Clues: a dry and hot air mass • a wet and hot air mass • a wet and cold air mass • what keeps gasses on earth • the earth layer we live on • the change in earth’s rotation • device that measures wind speed • device that measures wind speed • device that measures temperature • thunderstorms form in this cloud • device that measures air pressure • earth layer that burns up meteors • ...
Out of This World 2014-08-20
Across
- The scientist who suggested that the planets orbit in an elliptical orbit.
- The model of the solar system with the sun at the centre.
- The third planet from the sun.
- Day and night occur because of the __________ of the Earth on its axis.
- When an aircraft is travelling at a constant speed in the air, the forces acting on the aircraft are _____________.
- The force that keeps planets in orbit.
- A force is a push or ________
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- A force can change the shape, speed or __________ of an object.
- The distance light travels in one year.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- The model of the solar system in which the Earth is at the centre and all the planets orbit around the Earth.
- The galaxy that Earth is in.
- The time taken for the Earth to orbit around the sun is one _____.
- The scientist who invented the telescope.
- The planet closest to the sun.
- The north end of a bar magnet will ___________ the south end of another bar magnet.
- A cluster of solar systems held together by gravity.
17 Clues: The galaxy that Earth is in. • A force is a push or ________ • The planet closest to the sun. • The third planet from the sun. • The force that keeps planets in orbit. • The distance light travels in one year. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The scientist who invented the telescope. • A cluster of solar systems held together by gravity. • ...
Solar System 2024-10-31
Across
- the hottest planet
- has life
- 365 days
- 6th planet
- Mercury is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter is the _________ planet in order from the sun
- Mars has a lot of _______
- 30 times further away from the sun than earth
- Mercury is the ____ planet
- Earth is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- orbits around planets
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- Uranus is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- Saturn is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- the closest planet to the sun
- the biggest planet
- 24 hours
- red planet
- Neptune is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- Venus is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Mars is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it
- 4 times bigger than the earth
- the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in
23 Clues: has life • 24 hours • 365 days • red planet • 6th planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • orbits around planets • Mars has a lot of _______ • Mercury is the ____ planet • the closest planet to the sun • 4 times bigger than the earth • the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in • Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it • 30 times further away from the sun than earth • ...
sfdsd 2022-04-07
Across
- - the relative size of things
- - 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
- - a planet outside our solar system
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- - something we observe to be similar over and over again
- - to shine light on an object and make it visible
- Pull - the force that pulls two objects together due to their mass
- Moon - a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
- - a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity
- - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
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- - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- - the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object like Earth)
- - a moon outside our solar system
- - the force by which all things with mass or energy (including planets, stars, galaxies, and light) are brought towards one another
- Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark
- Phase - the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- - the circular movement of an object around its center (like a top spinning)
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
20 Clues: - the relative size of things • - a moon outside our solar system • - a planet outside our solar system • Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark • - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • - to shine light on an object and make it visible • - something we observe to be similar over and over again • - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged • ...
space puzzle 2022-04-13
Across
- Moon - a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
- - the force by which all things with mass or energy (including planets, stars, galaxies, and light) are brought towards one another
- - the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object like Earth)
- - to shine light on an object and make it visible
- - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- - something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
- Pull - the force that pulls two objects together due to their mass
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
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- - a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity
- Moon - a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- - the four parts of the year where weather, ecology, and number of daylight hours change as a result of Earth’s orbit around the sun
- - the circular movement of an object around its center (like a top spinning)
- Phase - the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- - a planet outside our solar system
- - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
- - a moon outside our solar system
- - the relative size of things
- Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark
20 Clues: - the relative size of things • - a moon outside our solar system • - a planet outside our solar system • Eclipse - when the moon is completely dark • - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • - to shine light on an object and make it visible • - something we observe to be similar over and over again • - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged • ...
HW 1.3 crossword review 2020-10-02
Across
- totality of life on earth and the place where living organisms can be found
- well tested and widely accepted view that explains certain observable facts.
- the water portion of our planet. It is a traditional subdivision of earths physical environment.
- A large continuous area of land that includes the adjacent continental shelf and islands that are structurally connected to the mainland.
- The solid earth and the largest of Earths four major spheres.
- An elongated depression in the sea floor produced by oceanic bending.
- Earth is viewed as a part of interacting parts and processes including the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and the hydrosphere.
- portion of the sea floor that lies between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.
- the theory that the sun and planets formed from the same cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space.
- the gently sloping surface at the base of continental slopes
- the gently sloping submerged portion of the continental margin.
- The part of the Continental crust that attained stability . It has a shield a stable platform.
- A rise on the ocean floor where new oceanic crust is created
- the water portion of the planet and it is one of the traditional subdivisions of earths physical environment.
- A deep submarine region that lies beyond the continental margin.
- the very thin outermost layer on earth
- A large expanse of ancient metamorphic rock within the stable continental interior.
- The part of a craton that is mantelled by relatively under formed sedimentary rocks .
- study of earth
- the 1800 mile thick layer of earth located below the crust
- A very level area of the deep ocean floor
- the gaseous portion of a planet and the planters envelope of air. It is one if the traditional subdivisions of earths physical environment. It is one of the traditional subdivisions of earths physical environment.
- method by which someone raises questions, gathers data and formulates and test scientific hypothesis.
- The rigid outer layer of earth.
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- a subdivision of the mantle situated below the lithosphere
- innermost layer of earth located between the mantle
- Portion of the sea floor adjacent to the continents
- a tentative explanation that is tested to determine if its valid.
- A interdisciplinary study that seeks to examine Earth as a system composed of numerous interacting parts.
- all sciences together that seek to understand Earth
- any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
- An isolated volcanic peak thta rises 3000 feet above the deep ocean floor.
- a dynamic system of interacting parts and processes including the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
- the deep gradient that leads to the deep ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of continental shelf.
- : 70 percent of the earths surface is covered by oceans. This is the scientific study of oceans.
- The span of time since the formation of the earth about 4.6 billion years ago.
- A rough area of geographically connected mountains ranges developed as the result of plate tectonics.
37 Clues: study of earth • The rigid outer layer of earth. • the very thin outermost layer on earth • A very level area of the deep ocean floor • innermost layer of earth located between the mantle • Portion of the sea floor adjacent to the continents • all sciences together that seek to understand Earth • a subdivision of the mantle situated below the lithosphere • ...
Earth's Motion and Shadow Patterns 2023-01-12
Across
- It takes Earth one ________ to rotate on its axis.
- Shadows cast just after sunrise and just before sunset are the (longest/shortest) shadows of the day.
- means an imaginary, horizontal line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
- The shadow is on the _____________ side of the object from the light source.
- means the spinning of an object on an axis
- The equator divides the earth (vertically/horizontally).
- means to lean to one side
- an imaginary, vertical line that an object spins or revolves around
- a clock that works by using the shadow of a pole in the center of a circle of numbers that stands for the hours in a day
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- It takes Earth one ________ to revolve around the sun.
- means one of the halves of the Earth as divided by the Equator (the earth has a northern and a southern one)
- the direction in which the sun sets
- the direction in which the sun rises
- means the circular path one object takes around another object
- means the movement of one object around another object
- Noontime shadows are the (longest/shortest) shadows of the day.
- True or false: The sun moves around the earth, causing day and night.
17 Clues: means to lean to one side • the direction in which the sun sets • the direction in which the sun rises • means the spinning of an object on an axis • It takes Earth one ________ to rotate on its axis. • It takes Earth one ________ to revolve around the sun. • means the movement of one object around another object • ...
Layers of Earth 2024-02-08
Across
- The inner core is...
- gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust
- lubricates plate tectonics
- This layer of Earth is liquid and a core
- outermost layer of Earth
- Why we feel earthquakes
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- the coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- This layer of Earth is solid/plastic
- The mantle is...
- Caused by the tectonic plates in the crust
- Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and Inner Core
- This layer of Earth is solid and a core
- You live here
- what the mantle, core, and crust are considered as.
- the outer core is...
15 Clues: You live here • The mantle is... • The inner core is... • the outer core is... • Why we feel earthquakes • outermost layer of Earth • lubricates plate tectonics • This layer of Earth is solid/plastic • gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust • the coldest layer of Earth's atmosphere • This layer of Earth is solid and a core • This layer of Earth is liquid and a core • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
Across
- This America includes U.S., Mexico, & Canada.
- Distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them.
- This ocean is the second largest, the major shipping ocean, and connects the Polar waters. It covers about 20% of the earth.
- This ocean is the smallest, coldest, and is also known as the Northern Sea.
- Earth rotates daily around this.
- This ocean is the warmest and is the trade route between Africa and Asia.
- Today can make very detailed and accurate maps of the earth using photographs from satellites and much improved data collected on earth.
- If you placed this in the water at the beach you would be connected to all of the waters that cover the earth.
- A half of a sphere; one half of the earth.
- This land mass is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West, the Red Sea to the East, and the Mediterranean Sea to the North.
- 4.5% is covered in ice.
- Is noted in degrees North or South of the Equator.
- This America includes all countries south of Panama.
- Most accurate representation of the features of the earth.
- What type of boundaries were established by the UN?
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- Stars do this at night because of turbulence of the earth's atmoshphere that makes light from the stars refract in different directions.
- In 1955, the UN established these.
- This ocean is the largest in size. It covers 1/3% of the earth.
- A unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially by ships and aircrafts.
- Is noted in degrees West or East of the Prime Meridian.
- Continent of the South Pole.
- All of the world's ocean basins are this.
- A ship attempting to travel the world ocean would be this.
- This type of mile is used and measured by marine and air navigators.
- 5.5% is covered in ice.
- Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia.
- Smallest land mass in size.
- The latitudinal line of reference.
- Ice covers about this percentage of the Earth.
- A term of tradition and is not used consistently. Some are enclosed lakes, or partially enclosed or isolated from other sections of oceans.
30 Clues: 5.5% is covered in ice. • 4.5% is covered in ice. • Smallest land mass in size. • Continent of the South Pole. • Earth rotates daily around this. • In 1955, the UN established these. • The latitudinal line of reference. • All of the world's ocean basins are this. • A half of a sphere; one half of the earth. • This America includes U.S., Mexico, & Canada. • ...
Plate Tectonic 2014-04-01
Across
- Opening where magma flows out.
- To change inform,appearance or structure
- Energy released by an earthquake.
- Super continent.
- surrounds volcano opening.
- when rocks break they move.
- A large stable block of the earth crust forming the nucleus of a continent.
- Move up and down.
- Hot melted rock outside the earth.
- Broad with gentle slopes.
- Above focus.
- Tallest land forms on earth.
- Hot melted rock inside the earth.
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- Made from melted rock
- Theory.
- Move back and forth.
- Mid ocean ridge.
- A small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- Sudden plate movement.
- Erups gases,ash, and lava.
- A long narrow ditch
21 Clues: Theory. • Above focus. • Super continent. • Mid ocean ridge. • Move up and down. • A long narrow ditch • Move back and forth. • Made from melted rock • Sudden plate movement. • Broad with gentle slopes. • surrounds volcano opening. • Erups gases,ash, and lava. • when rocks break they move. • Tallest land forms on earth. • Opening where magma flows out. • Energy released by an earthquake. • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary 2023-10-20
Across
- Non-metal on periodic table
- Regions of matter that make Earth and it's atmosphere
- A group of words for one subject
- Regions of the surface
- Process where cells take energy
- Fuel made from remains of organisms
- Living
- Natural environment able to consume carbon
- Gases surrounding the Earth
- Parts of earth that contain carbon
- Waters on Earth's surface
- Organelle during respiration
- Individual life form
- Physical substance in general
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- Rigid outer part of Earth
- Green pigment in plants
- Respiration without oxygen
- Non-Living
- The process of a plant
- The process of a plant
- Intake of oxygen
- Process of burning something
- The ability to do work
- Plastid that contains chlorophyll
24 Clues: Living • Non-Living • Intake of oxygen • Individual life form • Regions of the surface • The process of a plant • The process of a plant • The ability to do work • Green pigment in plants • Rigid outer part of Earth • Waters on Earth's surface • Respiration without oxygen • Non-metal on periodic table • Gases surrounding the Earth • Process of burning something • Organelle during respiration • ...
FCPS SOL review: Rocks and the Rock Cycle 2023-05-08
Across
- Layer of the earth made out of liquid iron and nickel (key word: liquid)
- Metamorphic rock is formed with heat and ______
- Highly explosive volcano, aka stratovolcano
- Wide, bubbly volcano
- Solid core of the earth (key word: solid)
- Rock formed by other rocks compressed with heat
- _____ and chemical weathering
- Small pieces of rock
- How magma escapes
- Sedimentary rock is formed in ______
- Sharp, black igneous rock
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- Thinnest layer of the earth
- Moving of rocks
- Rock formed by compressed sediment
- Short, peaked volcano
- Three letters that strike fear into students
- Breakdown of rocks
- Melted metamorphic rock is ____
- Aboveground magma
- Rock formed by cooled lava
- Largest layer of the earth
21 Clues: Moving of rocks • Aboveground magma • How magma escapes • Breakdown of rocks • Wide, bubbly volcano • Small pieces of rock • Short, peaked volcano • Sharp, black igneous rock • Rock formed by cooled lava • Largest layer of the earth • Thinnest layer of the earth • _____ and chemical weathering • Melted metamorphic rock is ____ • Rock formed by compressed sediment • ...
Space 2022-07-21
Across
- partial shadow of eclipse
- type of eclipse, moon between earth and sun
- after a full moon
- summer solstice month
- a round 3-dimensional object
- winter solstice month
- spring equinox month
- shape of earth's orbit
- Sun rises in the ______.
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- type of eclipse, earth between moon and sun
- full shadow of eclipse
- after a new moon
- fall equinox month
- earth rotates on this
- the earth ______ around the sun
- time it takes to complete 1 rotation
- center of the moon
17 Clues: after a new moon • after a full moon • fall equinox month • center of the moon • spring equinox month • earth rotates on this • summer solstice month • winter solstice month • full shadow of eclipse • shape of earth's orbit • Sun rises in the ______. • partial shadow of eclipse • a round 3-dimensional object • the earth ______ around the sun • time it takes to complete 1 rotation • ...
Wordstudy 2025-07-31
Across
- the study of the Earth, its physical features, and how people interact with their environment.
- an expert in or student of geology.
- Geotechnical engineering studies the behavior of earth materials like soil and rock for construction and civil engineering projects.
- - taking or based on the earth as the center of perspective and valuation.
- an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.
- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogues.
- the study of groundwater and its physical and chemical interactions with the physical environment.
- the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
- relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance.
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- relating to the physics of the earth.
- Geothermal energy comes from the Earth's internal heat and can be used for heating, cooling, or electricity generation.
- based on or derived from the physical features of an area.
- the branch of geology concerned with the magnetic properties of the earth.
- the study of the chemical composition of the earth and its rocks and minerals.
- a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water. geohydrologic.
- an expert in the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.
- relating to politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors.
- relating to geometry, or according to its methods.
18 Clues: an expert in or student of geology. • relating to the physics of the earth. • relating to geometry, or according to its methods. • based on or derived from the physical features of an area. • relating to the study of the earth's physical structure and substance. • the branch of geology concerned with the magnetic properties of the earth. • ...
This Puzzle Rocks 2021-03-11
Across
- a course grain igneous rock
- rocks are made up of these
- a force that increases as you go deeper underground
- like metal
- the layer of the earth just below the crust
- a word that describes how hard something is
- the second layer from the centre of the earth
- has a mohs hardness scale of 7
- the process by which sediment is moved
- this describes how reflective a rock is
- a type of rock used to make buildings and sculptures
- you are most likely to find fossils in this type of rock
- the science of studying the earth
- glassy volcanic rock
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- the very centre of the earth
- the rock formed by the solidification of lava
- this is how rocks are broken down is size
- extrusive igneous rock has small one of these
- molten rock that is still underground
- the layer of the earth on which we live
- a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold
- The Rock __________
- the planet on which we live
- to change into another form
- a word used to describe how big something is
- you need intense heat and pressure to form this type of rock
- molten rock
- you get these when you scratch a rock sample on a unglazed tile
- the building blocks of sedimentary rock
29 Clues: like metal • molten rock • The Rock __________ • glassy volcanic rock • rocks are made up of these • a course grain igneous rock • the planet on which we live • to change into another form • 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 • ...
astronomy 2024-03-27
Across
- The approximate age of the earth.
- The formula for breathable oxygen
- wave caused by earthquakes
- average distance in plate movement in a year
- month in which the earth is closest to the sun
- point in a planets orbit farthest from the the sun
- instrument that measures seismic activity.
- name of the only star in our solar system
- planet furthest away from the sun
- higher frequency radio waves
- study of plate movement
- current north star
- source for water on earth
- primary green house gasses
- that leads you to the north magnetic pole.
- largest planet in our solar system
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- particle found in the outer van allen belt.
- tilt of the earths axis
- time for 1 revolution around the earth.
- planet closest to the sun
- chemical zone that destroys the ozone layer
- most abundant gas in earths atmosphere
- the process by which life produced oxygen
- hottest planet in our solar system
- average distance from the earth to the sun
- study of seismic waves
- chemical formula for ozone
- the sun, what is the brightest star seen from earth in the sky
- current north star
- primary metals found in earths core
- Type of pollution formed by car exhaust and burning coal.
31 Clues: current north star • current north star • study of seismic waves • tilt of the earths axis • study of plate movement • planet closest to the sun • wave caused by earthquakes • chemical formula for ozone • source for water on earth • primary green house gasses • higher frequency radio waves • The approximate age of the earth. • The formula for breathable oxygen • ...
Earth facts 2026-01-01
Across
- The most northern point around which Earth rotates (2 words, no space)
- The Earth's … is about 40,075km
- The longest day of the year (2 words no space)
- Day and night are equal length at this time
- The shortest day of the year (2 words no space)
- The earth rotates (spins) on its …
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- Each time zone is equal to … hour
- Earth’s tilt causes these to occur
- The earth can be divided into two …
- The globe is divided into 24 of these (no space)
- At 23.5 degrees he earth is on a …
- This rotation of the earth causes day and…
- It takes 24 hours for the earth to once.
- The time it takes the earth to orbit the sun is one …
14 Clues: The Earth's … is about 40,075km • Each time zone is equal to … hour • Earth’s tilt causes these to occur • At 23.5 degrees he earth is on a … • The earth rotates (spins) on its … • The earth can be divided into two … • It takes 24 hours for the earth to once. • This rotation of the earth causes day and… • Day and night are equal length at this time • ...
Solar System By Victor Renner 2024-10-31
Across
- the hottest planet
- has life
- 365 days
- 6th planet
- Mercury is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter is the _________ planet in order from the sun
- Mars has a lot of _______
- 30 times further away from the sun than earth
- Mercury is the ____ planet
- Earth is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- orbits around planets
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- Uranus is the ______ planet in order from the sun
- Saturn is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- the closest planet to the sun
- the biggest planet
- 24 hours
- red planet
- Neptune is the ________ planet in order from the sun
- Venus is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Mars is the _______ planet in order from the sun
- Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it
- 4 times bigger than the earth
- the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in
23 Clues: has life • 24 hours • 365 days • red planet • 6th planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • orbits around planets • Mars has a lot of _______ • Mercury is the ____ planet • the closest planet to the sun • 4 times bigger than the earth • the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in • Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it • 30 times further away from the sun than earth • ...
Topic 4 Tectonic Plates Crossword 2025-10-30
Across
- The thickest layer of Earth
- The transfer of heat through movement
- stretches and things the crust
- large solid slabs of Earth's outermost layer
- erupted from a volcano onto the Earth's surface
- hanging wall moves upward
- molten rock still beneath Earth's surface
- rigid outermost layer of Earth (containing crust of uppermost mantle)
- where two tectonic plates move passed eachother
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- where two tectonic plates move apart
- folds down into a V
- where two tectonic plates move together
- , The upper layer of the mantle
- hanging wall moves down
- third layer of Earth's atmosphere
- folds up into an arch
- vents in Earth's crust that release magma
- The middle of Earth
- The thinnest layer of Earth
- rocks bend or buckle due to compression
20 Clues: folds down into a V • The middle of Earth • folds up into an arch • hanging wall moves down • hanging wall moves upward • The thickest layer of Earth • The thinnest layer of Earth • stretches and things the crust • , The upper layer of the mantle • third layer of Earth's atmosphere • where two tectonic plates move apart • The transfer of heat through movement • ...
The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04
Across
- what mount Everest is
- when two plates go away from each other
- super continent
- the zone when the old oceanic crust goes back into the mantle
- the sphere that holds the continents and ocean
- the planet we live on
- the shifting of earths plates
- the hottest layer of earth
- the sphere beneath the lithosphere
- the biggest layer of earth
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- mount st.helen erupted that makes it a _______
- the layer before the inner core
- when two plates rub up against each other
- the crust of the ocean
- the crust under the continents
- is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
- the layer of earth we live on
- when two plates run into each other
- a scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
- drift the movement of the continents over the lithosphere
20 Clues: super continent • what mount Everest is • the planet we live on • the crust of the ocean • the hottest layer of earth • the biggest layer of earth • the layer of earth we live on • the shifting of earths plates • the crust under the continents • the layer before the inner core • the sphere beneath the lithosphere • when two plates run into each other • ...
Earth and Sun: Investigation 1 Vocabulary Word Search 2025-11-03
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- The path Earth takes around the Sun
- The direction light travels in straight lines
- The time when the Sun appears in the morning
- The line the Earth spins around
- The process of spinning on an axis
- The general way something moves or points
- What we see when an object blocks light
- A representation of something bigger
- The bright star at the center of our solar system
- The star that helps travelers find north
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- The path one object takes as it goes around another
- Tool used to find north, south, east, and west
- The time between sunset and sunrise
- The direction something faces or points
- The planet we live on
- The point on Earth farthest north
- The imaginary line where the sky seems to meet the ground
- A repeating change that happens over time
- When the Sun disappears below the horizon
- The time between sunrise and sunset
20 Clues: The planet we live on • The line the Earth spins around • The point on Earth farthest north • The process of spinning on an axis • The path Earth takes around the Sun • The time between sunset and sunrise • The time between sunrise and sunset • A representation of something bigger • The direction something faces or points • What we see when an object blocks light • ...
Arabella's Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-16
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- our galaxies name
- what happens after a huge star explodes
- a telescope in space launched in 1990
- a group of planet and stars
- a large spacecraft that holds astronauts
- a space craft
- A spacecraft launched by NASA 1977
- the simplest element
- the thing that makes up constellations
- our planet
- how the planet moves
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- a cloud of gas in outer space
- a region of cold planets like Pluto
- something in space
- our earth is an example of this
- a picture made up of stars
- the distance light travels in one year
- how heavy something is
- the north star
- newtons 1st law
- a triple star system
- one orbit of the earth
- the thing that pulls us to the earth
23 Clues: our planet • a space craft • the north star • newtons 1st law • our galaxies name • something in space • a triple star system • the simplest element • how the planet moves • how heavy something is • one orbit of the earth • a picture made up of stars • a group of planet and stars • a cloud of gas in outer space • our earth is an example of this • A spacecraft launched by NASA 1977 • ...
Rocks and minerals 2025-11-24
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- Innermost layer of the earth
- Small prices of rock
- An igneous rock used in benchtops
- When lava cools it becomes this type of rock
- Sediments being dropped in a location
- The process of breaking down rocks
- Outer layer of the earth
- A red mineral gem
- Preserved remains in rocks
- A mineral often used in engagement rings
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- The process showing how rocks can change between types
- Layer of the earth made of molten rock
- These rocks are made of sediments
- Heat & pressure makes these rocks
- These make up rocks
- Layer of the earth made of molten nickel and iron
- Molten rock under the earth's surface
- Sediments being moved
- A black mineral in minecraft
- Molten rock on the earth's surface
20 Clues: A red mineral gem • These make up rocks • Small prices of rock • Sediments being moved • Outer layer of the earth • Preserved remains in rocks • Innermost layer of the earth • A black mineral in minecraft • These rocks are made of sediments • Heat & pressure makes these rocks • An igneous rock used in benchtops • The process of breaking down rocks • Molten rock on the earth's surface • ...
I love that kook-in' for pop-eyes 2017-04-12
Across
- the study of the earth
- out of this world
- the planet's surface
- a raised,flat mound of earth that looks like a platform with
- the science of earth that deals with the regions or places
- an area,region,or piece of land
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- under the surface of the earth
- almost or completely surrounded by land
- sides
- baked earth;hard,brownish-red pottery
- crystal
- a person who studies the regions of earth
- a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside
13 Clues: sides • crystal • out of this world • the planet's surface • the study of the earth • under the surface of the earth • an area,region,or piece of land • baked earth;hard,brownish-red pottery • almost or completely surrounded by land • a person who studies the regions of earth • the science of earth that deals with the regions or places • ...
3rd Quarter Earth & Space Vocabulary Project. 2015-02-17
Across
- A Bowl-Shaped Depression Formed By The Impact Of A Meteorite Or Bomb.
- Earth Does This On Its Axis.
- Small Solar System Bodies That Orbit The Sun.
- Eclipse Occurs When Earth's Shadow Falls On The Moon.
- Earth's Orbit Around The Sun Is An Example Of This.
- How Many Moon Phases?
- A Relatively Small Solar System Body That Orbits The Sun.
- Both The Moon And Earth Have This.
- How Many Planets Are In The Solar System?
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- Two Times Of The Year When The Sun Crosses The Plane Of The Earth's Equator And Day And Night Are Of Equal Length.
- A Celestial Body Orbiting The Earth Or Another Planet.
- Two Points Throughout The Year, The Tilt Of The Earth’s Axis Reaches Its Maximum Angle Compared To The Sun, And Begins To Move Back The Other Direction.
- The Degree Of Compactness Of A Substance.
- Eclipse Occurs When The Moon Is Directly Between The Sun And Earth, And Cast A Shadow Over A Part Of Earth.
- Earth Does This Around The Sun.
- Cloud Of Gas And Dust In Space.
- How Many Astronomical Unit Is 149,597,871 kilometers?
- How Many Layers Are In The Atmosphere?
18 Clues: How Many Moon Phases? • Earth Does This On Its Axis. • Earth Does This Around The Sun. • Cloud Of Gas And Dust In Space. • Both The Moon And Earth Have This. • How Many Layers Are In The Atmosphere? • The Degree Of Compactness Of A Substance. • How Many Planets Are In The Solar System? • Small Solar System Bodies That Orbit The Sun. • ...
3rd Quarter Earth & Space Vocabulary Project. 2015-02-17
Across
- Cloud Of Gas And Dust In Space.
- Small Solar System Bodies That Orbit The Sun.
- Earth Does This Around The Sun.
- Earth's Orbit Around The Sun Is An Example Of This.
- Both The Moon And Earth Have This.
- A Bowl-Shaped Depression Formed By The Impact Of A Meteorite Or Bomb.
- How Many Moon Phases?
- Two Times Of The Year When The Sun Crosses The Plane Of The Earth's Equator And Day And Night Are Of Equal Length.
- How Many Planets Are In The Solar System?
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- Eclipse Occurs When The Moon Is Directly Between The Sun And Earth, And Cast A Shadow Over A Part Of Earth.
- The Degree Of Compactness Of A Substance.
- Eclipse Occurs When Earth's Shadow Falls On The Moon.
- A Celestial Body Orbiting The Earth Or Another Planet.
- How Many Layers Are In The Atmosphere?
- Two Points Throughout The Year, The Tilt Of The Earth’s Axis Reaches Its Maximum Angle Compared To The Sun, And Begins To Move Back The Other Direction.
- Earth Does This On Its Axis.
- A Relatively Small Solar System Body That Orbits The Sun.
- How Many Astronomical Unit Is 149,597,871 kilometers?
18 Clues: How Many Moon Phases? • Earth Does This On Its Axis. • Cloud Of Gas And Dust In Space. • Earth Does This Around The Sun. • Both The Moon And Earth Have This. • How Many Layers Are In The Atmosphere? • The Degree Of Compactness Of A Substance. • How Many Planets Are In The Solar System? • Small Solar System Bodies That Orbit The Sun. • ...
Vocabulary List 15 2022-02-16
Across
- A Soviet who travels into space.
- An area, region, or piece of land.
- A fleet of warships.
- A hollow stone with crystals inside.
- Baked earth, brownish-red pottery.
- Underground
- A raised, flat mound of earth.
- To steer a ship.
- Someone who plans the course of a ship.
- The study of earth's crust and rocks.
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- Not from this world.
- To travel around the earth.
- A person who travels into space.
- The science of the earth's regions.
- A person who took part in the Gold Rush.
- Almost or completely surrounded by land.
- Related to sailing.
- A person who studies the regions of the earth.
- A feeling like sea sickness.
- Wide or deep enough for ships to pass through.
20 Clues: Underground • To steer a ship. • Related to sailing. • Not from this world. • A fleet of warships. • To travel around the earth. • A feeling like sea sickness. • A raised, flat mound of earth. • A Soviet who travels into space. • A person who travels into space. • An area, region, or piece of land. • Baked earth, brownish-red pottery. • The science of the earth's regions. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-04-26
Across
- The amount of mass in a given volume
- Top layer of earth
- A crack in the Earth's crust
- Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
- The bending of rock layers
- Slide right past
- Earth shaking
- The tectonic plates are moving away from one another
- Movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
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- Round 2
- Central point
- Eruption
- Boundary Where two plates move toward each other
- Now known as North America
- How intense something is
- The amount of force pushing on a surface or area.
- covers 70% of the Earth
- A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
- Wave A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- Result in failure to stop
20 Clues: Round 2 • Eruption • Central point • Earth shaking • Slide right past • Top layer of earth • covers 70% of the Earth • How intense something is • Result in failure to stop • Now known as North America • The bending of rock layers • A crack in the Earth's crust • The amount of mass in a given volume • Boundary Where two plates move toward each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-04-26
Across
- The amount of mass in a given volume
- Top layer of earth
- A crack in the Earth's crust
- Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
- The bending of rock layers
- Slide right past
- Earth shaking
- The tectonic plates are moving away from one another
- Movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
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- Round 2
- Central point
- Eruption
- Boundary Where two plates move toward each other
- Now known as North America
- How intense something is
- The amount of force pushing on a surface or area.
- covers 70% of the Earth
- A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
- Wave A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- Result in failure to stop
20 Clues: Round 2 • Eruption • Central point • Earth shaking • Slide right past • Top layer of earth • covers 70% of the Earth • How intense something is • Result in failure to stop • Now known as North America • The bending of rock layers • A crack in the Earth's crust • The amount of mass in a given volume • Boundary Where two plates move toward each other • ...
plate tectonics 2022-10-03
Across
- when a new seafloor is formed
- all of or continents today connected
- to change shape or distort
- decrease in size of an object
- upper layer of earths mantle
- the center of the earth materials matter of which a thing is made by
- area on earth where 2 plates colide
- one plate pushed beneath another
- current that results from convection
- wave produced by earthquake
- zone of fractures between two rocks
- when 2 plates move away from another
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- state of being stretched tight
- theory states earth has moving plate
- when north and south poles switch
- connects to another plate boundary
- consists of crust and upper mantle
- the layer beneath the crust
- outermost layer of earth
- giant slabs of rock in core
- something thats in flattened state
- theory that states earth once fused
- third layer of atmosphere
23 Clues: outermost layer of earth • third layer of atmosphere • to change shape or distort • the layer beneath the crust • giant slabs of rock in core • wave produced by earthquake • upper layer of earths mantle • when a new seafloor is formed • decrease in size of an object • state of being stretched tight • one plate pushed beneath another • when north and south poles switch • ...
Geography terms 2022-02-01
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- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the worldview that thinks that Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- the worldview that refers to the perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- Occurs to land when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- All the water on earth
- the type of hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- the worldview that considers Humans to be superior and the most important species on earth
- The function that refers to the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- The function that refers to environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the function which refers to supporting life on earth without requing human action
- the function that refers to the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
Tools of Geography P&R p.10-23 2021-10-08
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- The seven largest areas of land on Earth.
- A very large, unbroken area of land.
- The line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles.
- One complete trip by Earth around the sun.
- The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
- The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions.
- An imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles.
- The area between Earth’s tropical zones and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild.
- The meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England
- The line of latitude at 66°33’S that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone.
- A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west.
- A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
- The line of latitude at 66°33’N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone.
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- Area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot.
- The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west.
- One half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
- An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map (such as an inch) relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth.
- A set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map.
- a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
- The area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole or between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold.
- A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
- Where a place is located in relation to another place.
- A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.
- the spinning motion of Earth around its axis.
- The meridian of longitude located at 180º. By international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line.
- An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth
- An imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator
- Another name for map legend.
- The system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes.
29 Clues: Another name for map legend. • A very large, unbroken area of land. • The seven largest areas of land on Earth. • One complete trip by Earth around the sun. • the spinning motion of Earth around its axis. • The precise point where a place is located on Earth. • Where a place is located in relation to another place. • ...
Planets and the Solar System 2021-01-11
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- The band of rocks that are found after the last planet.
- The red planet.
- The eighth planet from the sun.
- The collection of the planets their moons and the sun is called the ___________ System?
- One of the first men on the moon was called Neil ____________.
- The planets ____________ the sun.
- The number of planets around our Sun.
- The band of rocks that are found between the 4th and 5th planets.
- The galaxy that contains our Solar System is called the ___________ way?
- 71% of this planets surface is covered in water.
- Gas necessary for all life on Earth
- Closest planet to the sun.
- The sun is a very close one of these
- It produces heat and light.
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- The most famous dwarf planet.
- How many moons does the Earth have?
- The thin layer of gasses that surround some planets, especially this one.
- Known for the rings that surround it.
- The largest planet.
- The force responsible for causing the Earth and other planets to orbit the sun.
- A word for spin on it's axis.
- Second planet from the sun.
- The sun orbits the Earth 365 days a ____________.
- Seventh planet from the sun.
24 Clues: The red planet. • The largest planet. • Closest planet to the sun. • Second planet from the sun. • It produces heat and light. • Seventh planet from the sun. • The most famous dwarf planet. • A word for spin on it's axis. • The eighth planet from the sun. • The planets ____________ the sun. • How many moons does the Earth have? • Gas necessary for all life on Earth • ...
Earth,Moon and Sun 2021-02-02
Across
- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-02-02
Across
- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon: a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-02-02
Across
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- when the Moon is completely dark
- a moon outside our solar system
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet moon phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
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- a planet outside our solar system
- the relative size of things
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun 2025-03-11
Across
- when the moon is completely dark
- the sun, planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- the relative size of things
- a moon phase that in which the moon is not visible from earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- an object,diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making simpler or easier to see
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our universe
- a sphere that travels around a planetcrescentmoon a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from the earth
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- a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like a half a circle from earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars.
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the border between light and dark on the moon.
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like earth)
18 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • the border between light and dark on the moon. • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun 2024-02-02
Across
- system the sun, the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like half a circle from earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- the relative size of things
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a lager object (like earth)
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the star or stars
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- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
18 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like half a circle from earth • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth • ...
Weather and Climate Concept 2023-11-29
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- The opposite of the rotation on a clock
- The intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- Winds that blow from the east and west just north and south of the equator
- Circulating air is deflected toward the right in the northern hemisphere and towards the left in the southern hemisphere
- An increase in the volume of a substance while its mass remains the same
- The 4th layer of our atmosphere
- The 2nd layer in our atmosphere
- The angle between the planets rotation axis and its orbital axis
- The 1st layer of our atmosphere
- A region of air circulation between the equator and 30 degrees north and south
- The four divisions of the year
- The 3rd layer of our atmosphere
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- The southern end of the axis of rotation on earth
- The half of the earth that lies on the north of the equator
- The imaginary line in the middle of a planet
- Contains gasses surrounding the earth
- to become reduced in size
- A force exerted on a surface by the air above it as it pulls into the earth
- the pat of the earth that lies on the south of the equator
- The northern end of the axis of rotation on earth
- The smallest and weakest cells
- The 5th layer of our atmosphere
- The degree of compactness of a substance
- the same direction as the hands of a clock would move
24 Clues: to become reduced in size • The smallest and weakest cells • The four divisions of the year • The 4th layer of our atmosphere • The 2nd layer in our atmosphere • The 1st layer of our atmosphere • The 5th layer of our atmosphere • The 3rd layer of our atmosphere • Contains gasses surrounding the earth • The opposite of the rotation on a clock • ...
Solar System 2024-02-13
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- the invisible line the Earth spins on
- the planet with a thin atmosphere, canyons & riverbeds
- the outer planets
- if the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing
- the spinning motion the Earth does that causes day & night
- the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate
- how long does a moon phase take to complete
- when the entire moon is illuminated
- to light up
- the planet that looks like our moon and is the smallest
- the mnemonic device to remember the size order of planets
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- when the right side of the moon is illuminated
- the inner planets that are made from rock
- when none of the moon is illuminated
- the mnemonic device to remember the order of the planets
- the planet that has a cloud blanket that traps thermal energy
- the circular motion the Earth does that causes seasons
- the amount of time it takes for the Earth to revolve
- if the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is the northern hemisphere experiencing
- Quarter when the left side of the moon is illuminated
20 Clues: to light up • the outer planets • when the entire moon is illuminated • the invisible line the Earth spins on • when none of the moon is illuminated • the inner planets that are made from rock • how long does a moon phase take to complete • when the right side of the moon is illuminated • the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate • ...
Earth's Spheres Crossword 2023-09-06
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- the outer core of the Earth is _________.
- the sphere that contains the gaseous layers above the Earth
- this type of water makes up 97.5% of all the water on Earth
- the innermost layer of the Earth
- the sphere of solid Earth
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- the sphere that contains all water in Earth and in the atmosphere
- the middle layer of the Earth
- the section of mantle and crust that contains the tectonic plates
- the atmosphere thins rapidly with __________.
- the sphere that contains all living things
- the outermost layer of the Earth
- the inner core of the Earth is _________.
12 Clues: the sphere of solid Earth • the middle layer of the Earth • the outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the Earth • the outer core of the Earth is _________. • the inner core of the Earth is _________. • the sphere that contains all living things • the atmosphere thins rapidly with __________. • the sphere that contains the gaseous layers above the Earth • ...
Red Life 2022-04-28
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- The largest country on earth
- the small moon of mars
- the town will live in right now
- Ice found at the poles
- A person who studies the future
- the thinnest layer in earth
- A mountain with mantle inside and an opening at the top
- Fourth planet from the sun
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- canyon system on the mars equator
- the large moon of mars
- what is it called when its raining?
- What helps earth not burn from the sun
- there are 365 days in one _____ years
- Tallest mountain in our solar system
- the last layer inside the earth
15 Clues: the large moon of mars • the small moon of mars • Ice found at the poles • Fourth planet from the sun • the thinnest layer in earth • The largest country on earth • the town will live in right now • the last layer inside the earth • A person who studies the future • canyon system on the mars equator • what is it called when its raining? • Tallest mountain in our solar system • ...
Geology 2021-10-30
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- scientist who studies the structure and substance of the earth
- rock formed by heat and pressure
- small pieces of different materials from weathering and erosion
- remains/evidence of past life (animals,plants,etc)
- sedimentary rock made from dead organism
- igneous rock formed on the surface of the earth by lava
- physical or chemical break down of rocks/minerals
- formed from the remain of sea organisms
- rock formed by magma or lava
- formed by pre-existing rocks
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- hot mixture of molten rock and gas below the earth's surface
- light coloured rocks with mineral crystals
- process of rocks changing constantly throughout the earth
- hard dark rocks formed by lava or magma
- the removal of rock/soil caused by human activity or by wind/waves/etc.
- igneous rock formed below the earth's surface by
- gathering resources formed by the earth
- transforms sediment into rock
- flowing molten rock on the earth's surface
- formed from heat and pressure applied to limestone
- solid object made from different minerals of the earth
21 Clues: rock formed by magma or lava • formed by pre-existing rocks • transforms sediment into rock • rock formed by heat and pressure • hard dark rocks formed by lava or magma • gathering resources formed by the earth • formed from the remain of sea organisms • sedimentary rock made from dead organism • light coloured rocks with mineral crystals • ...
Science Unit Vocabulary 2023-12-10
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- the only planet that has life.
- Frozen precipitation that is large and forms during a strong updraft (or storm).
- Liquid precipitation.
- A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation.
- when you can see most but not all of the moon lit up.
- the star that all planets orbit around.
- conditions in an area over a long period of time.
- Earth has a 23.5 degree________.
- when you can see the entire moon lit up.
- When you can see half the moon lit up.
- Frozen precipitation that freezes in the clouds forming crystals.
- Frozen precipitation that freezes as its falling forming ice.
- When water vapor changes into water droplets and forms clouds.
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- when Earth spins causing day and night.
- The imaginary line the Earth spins around.
- when Earth travels around the sun.
- When water drops fall to the ground.
- When water changes into water vapor and rises.
- tool used to look at far away objects in space.
- the path a celestial body takes when it revolves around another celestial body.
- conditions in an area at a particular time.
21 Clues: Liquid precipitation. • the only planet that has life. • Earth has a 23.5 degree________. • when Earth travels around the sun. • When water drops fall to the ground. • When you can see half the moon lit up. • when Earth spins causing day and night. • the star that all planets orbit around. • when you can see the entire moon lit up. • ...
Solar System 2025-02-12
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- / the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate
- / the nemonic device to remember the order of the planets from the sun
- / the inner planets that are made from rock
- / if the southern hemisphere is tilted toward away from the sun, what is season is the northern hemisphere experiencing
- / to light up
- / when the entire moon illuminated
- / the outer planets
- / quarter when the left side of the moon is illuminated
- / the spinning motion the Earth does that causes day & night
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- / the invisible line the Earth spins on
- / if the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing
- / the circular motion the Earth does that causes seasons
- / the amount of time it takes Earth to revolve
- / when none of the moon is illuminated
- / the planet that has a cloud blanket that traps thermal energy
- / when the right side of the moon is illuminated
- / the planet that looks like our moon and is the smallest
- / how long does a moon phase take to complete
- / the planet with a thin atmosphere, canyons & riverbeds
19 Clues: / to light up • / the outer planets • / when the entire moon illuminated • / when none of the moon is illuminated • / the invisible line the Earth spins on • / the inner planets that are made from rock • / how long does a moon phase take to complete • / the amount of time it takes Earth to revolve • / when the right side of the moon is illuminated • ...
Natural Hazards Vocabulary Crossword 2023-03-03
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- in area in the mantle where heat rises
- a type of natural disaster
- the study of volcanoes, magma, lava and related topics
- a type of natural disaster
- molten rock mass ejected from a volcano during an eruption
- a city buried under a mound of us from a pyroclastic flow
- the system that contains all of the living things on earth
- a natural hazard that causes widespread injury, deaths property, damage, or damage to an ecosystem
- mountain with a magma chamber
- responsible for the cycling of matter and energy through the systems of the earth
- contains all of the air around the Earth
- a crater in a volcano formed from the collapsing of a magma chamber
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- a naturally occurring event that can have a negative effect on humans or the environment
- move from high to low
- a huge sea wave caused by earthquake or other geological disturbance
- the system of the Earth that includes all of the water on earth
- hot ash and rock moving at a fast pace down a mountainside
- is caused by hurricanes and Tsunamis
- opening in the earths crust that emits steam and gasses
- the channel where magma travels up the volcano
- occurs after of a volcano erupts, ice and snow melt from the heat and can run downhill this can last for years on hillsides when it rains ash material travel down hill
- Glowing hot molten rock
- the system of the earth that includes all the mineral and rock of the earth
- rapid shifting of tectonic plates
- a hot spring, where boiling water shoots up a tall column of water and stream
25 Clues: move from high to low • Glowing hot molten rock • a type of natural disaster • a type of natural disaster • mountain with a magma chamber • rapid shifting of tectonic plates • is caused by hurricanes and Tsunamis • in area in the mantle where heat rises • contains all of the air around the Earth • the channel where magma travels up the volcano • ...
Earth Science Crossword 1 2024-02-15
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- theory the Earth's continents slowly moved apart from each other
- the Earth has an internal ______.
- The Earth is ______________ billion years old.
- movement of heat in fluids where hot rises and cold sinks
- the Earth is not ____.
- the study of Earth
- scientist who proposed continental drift
- supercontinent that all continents were believed to be a part of
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- the innermost layer of the Earth
- early scientific thinkers like Galileo would be _____ for making scientific claims that went against popular belief at their time
- belief the Earth's surface developed in short time because of random disasters
- belief the Earth's surface developed over the course of billions of years because of natural, ongoing processes
- outermost layer of Earth
- layer of Earth made of molten rock that is just below the crust
- theory that Earth's crust gets moved because of heat cycling in the mantle
15 Clues: the study of Earth • the Earth is not ____. • outermost layer of Earth • the innermost layer of the Earth • the Earth has an internal ______. • scientist who proposed continental drift • The Earth is ______________ billion years old. • movement of heat in fluids where hot rises and cold sinks • layer of Earth made of molten rock that is just below the crust • ...
Abby's Season's Puzzle 2016-01-06
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- The season before spring
- The season opposite of fall
- _____ changes into heat causing different seasons to have different temperatures
- When the sun is directly above this it is the summer solstice in the southern hemisphere
- The product of light coming into our atmosphere
- How the earth is divided to show different seasons
- The line between light and dark on planets and moons
- The line dividing the earth in the northern and southern hemisphere and dividing the seasons
- Happens during the summer of the northern hemisphere
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- The imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole
- When the sun is directly above this it is the summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere
- These separate summer from spring and winter from fall
- The ________ of the earth causes days
- Happens during winter of the northern hemispheres
- The season before winter
- A place by the north pole that gets close to no sunlight in the winter
- The separate fall from summer and spring from winter
- ____ causes seasons on earth
- When the earth makes one __________ around the sun, one year has passed
- The season after spring
20 Clues: The season after spring • The season before spring • The season before winter • The season opposite of fall • ____ causes seasons on earth • The ________ of the earth causes days • The product of light coming into our atmosphere • Happens during winter of the northern hemispheres • How the earth is divided to show different seasons • ...
Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-25
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- one of the inner planets
- the type of star the sun will turn into
- the reason other planets arent habitable
- name of our galaxy
- Iron sunk to the middle of the planet and lighter minerals
- the lines that go horizontal on the globe
- what controls the tide on earth
- how the moon was made
- the scientist that helped find the origins of life
- the name of small planets
- how to find the age of the earth
- in how long the sun will turn into red giant
- when the universe first started
- what the earths core is made of
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- planet with rings around it
- the name of what the earth was when it was first made
- the lines that go vertical on the globe
- one of the reasons how the ocean got formed
- how long ago was the first surface of the earth made
- name of the dwarf planets
- age of the oldest fossils
- lasted 50-70 million years
- what makes a magnetic field around the earth
- Ocean where life first arose
- Early steps of organisms forming from organic building blocks
- what is the sun
26 Clues: what is the sun • name of our galaxy • how the moon was made • one of the inner planets • name of the dwarf planets • age of the oldest fossils • the name of small planets • lasted 50-70 million years • planet with rings around it • Ocean where life first arose • what controls the tide on earth • when the universe first started • what the earths core is made of • ...
Crossword 2024-01-25
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- hot dence ball of iron in the middle of the earth.
- bending of waves as they pass trough a medium.
- when the sun has the longest path in the sky
- molten rocks and metal lying beneath the lithosphere.
- when the night and day are equal in length, in fall
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- transverse waves that cannot travel through liquid.
- compressional waves that travel through earth.
- dense portion of the earths crust under the ocean
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- time in spiring when night and day are equal in length
- extends from earth's interior out into space
- a less dence portion of the earths crust under the continents
- boundary between crust and mantle
- seperation of earth into different layers of densities
- liquid iron layer of earth between the inner core and mantle
- waves that travel through earth.
16 Clues: waves that travel through earth. • boundary between crust and mantle • the rigid outer part of the earth • extends from earth's interior out into space • when the sun has the longest path in the sky • bending of waves as they pass trough a medium. • compressional waves that travel through earth. • dense portion of the earths crust under the ocean • ...
Movement and Domains of the earth 2024-12-05
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- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another object
- The portion of the earth which we live on
- Large landmasses on the earth
- An area where living and non living components thrive
- This helps in bringing changes in the weather and climate
- The axis of the earth is ____________ in nature
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- The zone where land , water and air are available
- The atmosphere comprises of 98% of this gas
- These greatly influence humans, plants, animals and their lifestyles
- The water domain of the earth
- Two magnetic ends of the earth
- There are _______ major oceans on the earth
- The earth is surrounded by a layer of _________
- A term for a region or territory
14 Clues: The water domain of the earth • Large landmasses on the earth • Two magnetic ends of the earth • A term for a region or territory • The portion of the earth which we live on • The atmosphere comprises of 98% of this gas • There are _______ major oceans on the earth • The earth is surrounded by a layer of _________ • The axis of the earth is ____________ in nature • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-02-02
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- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase: the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Geography terms 2022-02-01
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- the worldview that refers to the perspectives or views held by individuals re global environment based on values and assumptions
- the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
- the function that refers to the ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
- Release of harmful materials into the environment
- Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and responsible managers, or stewards, of the earth.
- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the function which refers to supporting life on earth without requing human action
- Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
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- meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
- The function that refers to the cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
- the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- All the water on earth
- Occurs to land when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild species.
- the worldview that thinks that Nature exists for all species on earth, not just humans, and humans are equal to other species
- The function that refers to environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
- the type of hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
- the worldview that considers Humans to be superior and the most important species on earth
24 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere • the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun Glossary 2021-02-02
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- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase: the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon: a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-02-02
Across
- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
uh oh mr well 2021-02-02
Across
- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Misconceptions 2021-11-19
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- ___sunlight causes concentrated areas
- Earth’s ___ is how the Earth goes around the sun
- The ___ zone is both the poles
- Earth's ___ causes seasons
- The Tropic of ___ is in the Northern Hemisphere
- ___ is the source of light
- The Antarctic circle is by the ___ pole
- We have a summer ___ when it is the longest day of the year
- The ___ circle is by the North pole
- When one side of the Earth is experiencing day the other side is experiencing ___
- A concentrated area has a ___ angle
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- There is 12 months in a ___
- The ___ changes throughout the year and makes us need to wear warmer or cooler clothes
- Earth’s ___ is hot all year round
- The Earth’s rotation goes ___
- Earth's ___ causes the changing of seasons
- Earth spins on its ___
- The ___ is by the north pole
- We live on ___
- In New Jersey we are closer to the ___ Pole
20 Clues: We live on ___ • Earth spins on its ___ • Earth's ___ causes seasons • ___ is the source of light • There is 12 months in a ___ • The ___ is by the north pole • The Earth’s rotation goes ___ • The ___ zone is both the poles • Earth’s ___ is hot all year round • The ___ circle is by the North pole • A concentrated area has a ___ angle • ___sunlight causes concentrated areas • ...
The Story of Creation 2024-04-10
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- / Light was created on the ______ day.
- / What was the dry ground called?
- / What was over the surface of the deep?
- / The earth was formless and ______.
- / How many days to create the heavens and earth?
- / God rested and ______ the seventh day.
- / What was the darkness called?
- / The birds were created on the ______ day.
- / Man was created to ______ over the earth.
- / What was created on the third day?
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- / What was created with the sun and moon?
- / What was created on the second day?
- / What was the light called?
- / What day was the livestock created on?
- / What was the waters called?
- / The ______ of God was hovering over the waters.
- / What day is considered Holy?
- / The sun and moon were created on the ______ day.
- / God created ______ in His own image.
- / Who created the heavens and earth?
20 Clues: / What was the light called? • / What was the waters called? • / What day is considered Holy? • / What was the darkness called? • / What was the dry ground called? • / The earth was formless and ______. • / What was created on the third day? • / Who created the heavens and earth? • / What was created on the second day? • / Light was created on the ______ day. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2020-05-06
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- a part of the earth in between the crust and mantle.
- a theory that all continents were once joined.
- Alfred _______ had a theory that all continents were once joined.
- a part of the earth that forms the oceans.
- large mountain in which lava and gas can escape from.
- underground hot volcanic areas.
- a massive wave.
- when two plates gradually move away from each other.
- a collection of ideas used to explain something that has not been confirmed.
- a collection of trustworthy facts.
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- the slow, gradual movement of continents.
- a theory involving the movement and structure of plates.
- a part of the earth that is in between the core and the crust.
- when two continents slide across each other.
- a hot fluid occurring beneath the surface of earth.
- movement in plate tectonics causing a violent shaking.
- a naturally occurring land feature.
- what remains of a prehistoric animal or plant.
- a part of the earth that forms the land masses.
- when two plates gradually move towards each other.
20 Clues: a massive wave. • underground hot volcanic areas. • a collection of trustworthy facts. • a naturally occurring land feature. • the slow, gradual movement of continents. • a part of the earth that forms the oceans. • when two continents slide across each other. • a theory that all continents were once joined. • what remains of a prehistoric animal or plant. • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun 2024-02-02
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- system the sun, the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like half a circle from earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- the relative size of things
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a lager object (like earth)
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the star or stars
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- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
18 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like half a circle from earth • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth • ...
Geology 2021-10-30
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- scientist who studies the structure and substance of the earth
- rock formed by heat and pressure
- small pieces of different materials from weathering and erosion
- remains/evidence of past life (animals,plants,etc)
- sedimentary rock made from dead organism
- igneous rock formed on the surface of the earth by lava
- physical or chemical break down of rocks/minerals
- formed from the remain of sea organisms
- rock formed by magma or lava
- formed by pre-existing rocks
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- hot mixture of molten rock and gas below the earth's surface
- light coloured rocks with mineral crystals
- process of rocks changing constantly throughout the earth
- hard dark rocks formed by lava or magma
- the removal of rock/soil caused by human activity or by wind/waves/etc.
- igneous rock formed below the earth's surface by
- gathering resources formed by the earth
- transforms sediment into rock
- flowing molten rock on the earth's surface
- formed from heat and pressure applied to limestone
- solid object made from different minerals of the earth
21 Clues: rock formed by magma or lava • formed by pre-existing rocks • transforms sediment into rock • rock formed by heat and pressure • hard dark rocks formed by lava or magma • gathering resources formed by the earth • formed from the remain of sea organisms • sedimentary rock made from dead organism • light coloured rocks with mineral crystals • ...
6th Grade Science 2023-11-15
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- one of the most abundant elements
- one of the most abundant elements
- hottest planet
- the force that pulls things towards the earth
- only planet with water in all 3 states of matter
- has the most moons
- coldest planet
- this variable never changes
- this variable is what you change
- a cloud of dust
- the purest substance on earth
- largest planet
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- this contains EVERYTHING
- Pluto isn't a planet because it doesn't ___ its orbit
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- this variable is what you measure, it is the outcome
- particle outside the nucleus that has a negative charge
- smallest planet
- The nebula started to heat up, contract, and ____.
- Neptune's twin
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- particle in the nucleus that has no charge
- this tells you the number of protons
- Earth is this many AUs from the sun
- Pluto is this type of planet
- measures things outside of our solar system
- particle in the nucleus that has a positive charge
- an atom of hydrogen has this many neutrons
- this contains our solar system plus lots of other stars and planets
29 Clues: hottest planet • Neptune's twin • coldest planet • largest planet • smallest planet • a cloud of dust • has the most moons • this contains EVERYTHING • this variable never changes • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Pluto is this type of planet • the purest substance on earth • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • this variable is what you change • one of the most abundant elements • ...
Space Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-16
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- A region in space located beyond the orbit of neptune
- The planet we live on
- What the Earth does around the sun
- The galaxy we currently are in
- The amount of matter in an object
- The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
- What the Earth is
- Telescope that starts with H
- A cloud of gas or dust in space
- A star system with 3 stars that is the closest stellar to us
- A huge hot ball in space
- A thing put in space to orbit Earth to send and receive information
- A clump of stars that makes an image
- Furthest man made object
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- Largest space station build
- Nearest major galaxy to ours
- A program trying to make advancements in spaceflight
- A area in space where gravity is so high that nothing can escape it
- A force that attracts a body towards the center of Earth
- Atomic number 1 in the periodic table
- 1 Hour and 30 Minutes
- The distance light travels in one year
- A system of millions of stars
23 Clues: What the Earth is • The planet we live on • 1 Hour and 30 Minutes • A huge hot ball in space • Furthest man made object • Largest space station build • Nearest major galaxy to ours • Telescope that starts with H • A system of millions of stars • The galaxy we currently are in • A cloud of gas or dust in space • The amount of matter in an object • What the Earth does around the sun • ...
Unit 4 Lesson 1-4 (ESS4) 2019-01-29
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- era when dinosaurs roamed the earth and went extinct
- the study of the origin, history, structure, and processes of Earth
- this sample can be used to tell about ancient climate
- law that states the present is the key to the past
- person who studies fossils
- dating that gives the absolute age of the rock by looking at its chemical composition
- Era when Pangaea formed
- provides the history of life on Earth
- type of fossil that was only in existence for a short time period
- the age of the ______ is 4.6 billion years old
- When the age of rocks is determined by looking at a comparison of other rock layers
- The law of _____ is when anything cuts across a rock layer - its younger than the layer it cut across
- animals
- earliest fossil
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- remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric plants or animals
- divides earth's history into time intervals
- law that states oldest rocks are on the bottom and youngest rocks are at the top
- cause of missing rock layers
- sudden change on earth
- fossilized tracks
- space rock used to help determine the age of the Earth
- current epoch
- The time needed for half of a sample of rock to undergo radioactive decay
- era when earth formed into a planet
- genetic code
- current era, polar ice caps form
- changes in the geologic time scale are based on changes in _________
- missing rock layers = missing time
- the precise (exact) age of a rock or rock layer
- pieces of rock found in other layers are always older than the rock layer
30 Clues: animals • genetic code • current epoch • earliest fossil • fossilized tracks • sudden change on earth • Era when Pangaea formed • person who studies fossils • cause of missing rock layers • current era, polar ice caps form • missing rock layers = missing time • era when earth formed into a planet • provides the history of life on Earth • divides earth's history into time intervals • ...
Earths Interior 2022-05-24
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- can travel through solids and liquids
- the earths curst is mostly composed of a molecule called
- earths core is believed to be made up of
- Evidence suggests that the core is composed mostly of
- rocks that come from the upper mantle are called
- can only travel through solids
- layers are separated based on how they
- Transfer of heat as electromagnetic waves
- The (...) is made of liquid iron and nickel
- is made of Earth’s middle and lower mantle. Scientists believe this layer is a fluid, semi-solid
- show that earthquake waves change velocity as they move through the earth.
- is a hot, semi-solid layer just below the lithosphere.
- is made of solid iron and nickel
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- The group of scientists that study what the layers are made of look at
- tells us that the center of the earth is so squished that the iron and nickel are in a solid state of matter
- tells us there is a lot of iron and nickel in the center of the earth.
- Transfer of heat from one place to another in a fluid motion
- peridotite xenoliths rocks have very high (...) points
- is the solid outer layer of the earth.
- is evidence of earths core
- It is made of Earth’s upper core
- This is the innermost portion of the Earth
- The group of scientists that study how the layers interact look at
- Transfer of heat that occurs when atoms vibrate against one another
- tells us that those heavy elements sink
- Outer most layer of the Earth.
- Thick, hot layer in the middle of the earth
27 Clues: is evidence of earths core • can only travel through solids • Outer most layer of the Earth. • It is made of Earth’s upper core • is made of solid iron and nickel • can travel through solids and liquids • is the solid outer layer of the earth. • layers are separated based on how they • tells us that those heavy elements sink • earths core is believed to be made up of • ...
6th Grade Science 2023-11-15
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- one of the most abundant elements
- one of the most abundant elements
- hottest planet
- the force that pulls things toward the earth
- only planet with water in all 3 states of matter
- has the most moons
- coldest planet
- this variable never changes
- this variable is what you change
- a cloud of dust
- the purest substance on earth
- largest planet
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- this contains EVERYTHING
- Pluto isn't a planet because it doesn't ___ its orbit
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- this variable is what you measure, it is the outcome
- particle outside the nucleus that has a negative charge
- smallest planet
- The nebula started to heat up, contract, and ____.
- Neptune's twin
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- particle in the nucleus that has no charge
- this tells you the number of protons
- Earth is this many AUs from the sun
- Pluto is this type of planet
- measures things outside of our solar system
- particle in the nucleus that has a positive charge
- an atom of hydrogen has this many neutrons
- this contains our solar system plus lots of other stars and planets
29 Clues: hottest planet • Neptune's twin • coldest planet • largest planet • smallest planet • a cloud of dust • has the most moons • this contains EVERYTHING • this variable never changes • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Pluto is this type of planet • the purest substance on earth • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • this variable is what you change • one of the most abundant elements • ...
Science Crossword Puzzle #1 2022-01-07
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- or easier to see
- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
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- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it
- moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- a planet outside our solar system
20 Clues: or easier to see • the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
science 2016-10-19
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- 1st layer of earth
- wind that is located along the equator
- wind blowing steadily toward the equator
- winds from the west toward the east
- a wind that occurs in a small area
- a breeze that happens at night
- layer of earth that contains the ozone layer
- blanket of gas around earth
- a breeze that happens in the day
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- wind that extend from the poles
- fast flowing currents
- part of the thermosphere
- the effect why the winds curve
- wind patterns
- protects us from meteors
- very hot layer of earth
- movement of air
17 Clues: wind patterns • movement of air • 1st layer of earth • fast flowing currents • very hot layer of earth • part of the thermosphere • protects us from meteors • blanket of gas around earth • the effect why the winds curve • a breeze that happens at night • wind that extend from the poles • a breeze that happens in the day • a wind that occurs in a small area • ...
Science 2022-08-25
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- a naturally occurring and compound element
- the second layer of the earth which is the mostly-solid bulk of earth's interior- the layer under the crust.
- the study of rocks and earth
- core- the inner part of the core
- forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition
- a glass looking rock
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- the third layer of earth which is the only liquid layer
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- molten rock crystallises and solidifies
- hot fluid within or below the earth's crust
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- the centre of the earth
- igneous rock found throughout the continental crust
- relating or denoting rock that has been extruded
- the top layer of the earth
15 Clues: a glass looking rock • the centre of the earth • the top layer of the earth • the study of rocks and earth • the rigid outer part of the earth • core- the inner part of the core • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • molten rock crystallises and solidifies • a naturally occurring and compound element • hot fluid within or below the earth's crust • ...
Structure of the Earth Crossword 2021-11-19
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- Turned liquid by heat
- This is the 2nd primary ingredient in the earth's core.
- When one plate gets pushed under another; convergent boundaries form these
- Outermost layer of earth
- Outer part of earth, along with rigid, uppermost part of mantle
- the earth's inner core is made of ______ and nickel.
- This makes up 80% of earth's volume
- Deepest layer of earth
- The earth's crust is broken up into _______ plates.
- Only liquid layer of the earth
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- The ________ crust forms the continents.
- These make up most of the mantle
- Upper part of mantle, under the lithosphere
- Magma over the earth's surface
- Able to be easily molded and shaped
- These boundaries form rifts and ridges.
- The denser crust, found under oceans
- molten rock under the earth's surface
- Boundaries that cause earthquakes
- Boundaries that come together
20 Clues: Turned liquid by heat • Deepest layer of earth • Outermost layer of earth • Boundaries that come together • Magma over the earth's surface • Only liquid layer of the earth • These make up most of the mantle • Boundaries that cause earthquakes • Able to be easily molded and shaped • This makes up 80% of earth's volume • The denser crust, found under oceans • ...
XWord PS 2026-01-20
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- curved path Earth follows around the sun
- thick low‑density crust forming continents
- equal daylight and darkness in both hemispheres
- dense metal making up much of Earth’s core
- shortest daylight period in the northern hemisphere
- region influenced by Earth’s magnetic forces
- time from one noon to the next noon
- Earth traveling once around the sun
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- longest daylight period in the northern hemisphere
- process separating Earth materials by density
- Earth’s closest distance to the sun
- marks start of autumn with equal daylight
- thin dense crust beneath oceans
- Earth’s farthest distance from the sun
- Earth spinning once on its axis
- imaginary line Earth rotates around
16 Clues: thin dense crust beneath oceans • Earth spinning once on its axis • Earth’s closest distance to the sun • time from one noon to the next noon • imaginary line Earth rotates around • Earth traveling once around the sun • Earth’s farthest distance from the sun • curved path Earth follows around the sun • marks start of autumn with equal daylight • ...
The 100 2020-12-16
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- The 100 lived in a forest.
- Dean is the producer of the 100.
- Lincoln was in love with octavia.
- The 100 lived on a ship.
- Lexa was the leader of the trikru.
- Raven helpt the 100 with their ship.
- The sister of Bellamy, she was missing.
- They Lived in the sky.
- Trikru was a tribe on earth.
- She is one of the main characters.
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- The 100 where prisoners on arkadia.
- there are three books about the 100.
- Grounders are the people who born on earth.
- The chancellor is the leader in the sky.
- The punishment if you do something wrong.
- they had a war with a lot of people.
- It was the first time they came to earth.
- Arkadia is the name of the ship.
- they send a hundred children to the ground.
- He is one of the main characters.
20 Clues: They Lived in the sky. • The 100 lived on a ship. • The 100 lived in a forest. • Trikru was a tribe on earth. • Dean is the producer of the 100. • Arkadia is the name of the ship. • Lincoln was in love with octavia. • He is one of the main characters. • Lexa was the leader of the trikru. • She is one of the main characters. • The 100 where prisoners on arkadia. • ...
SCIENCE!!!!!!! 2016-05-20
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- a scientist who studies fossils
- the force that makes things stop
- earth materials deposited by erosion
- a prediction about the outcome of an experiment
- any kind of rock breaking down
- a flat grassland
- process where sediment is laid down.
- all of one species is dead.
- a large stream
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- the remains of something dead.
- the force that keeps everything on the earth
- solid layer of rock beneath the soil.
- the crust and outer mantle.
- the process by which living things change over time
- a little scale model of the earth.
- a meander cut off of a river.
- an imaginary line around the earth.
- the three golden triangles in hyrule
- was never alive.
- a stream that flows into a larger stream
- the ability to do work or make change.
21 Clues: a large stream • was never alive. • a flat grassland • the crust and outer mantle. • all of one species is dead. • a meander cut off of a river. • the remains of something dead. • any kind of rock breaking down • a scientist who studies fossils • the force that makes things stop • a little scale model of the earth. • an imaginary line around the earth. • ...
Gadola 4 ED 2025-02-01
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- the earth is divided into four of these, north, south, east, and west
- shortest day of the year
- the reason we have seasons
- the very inside of the earth, solid
- longest day of the year
- the very inside of the earth, liquid
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- closest to the sun
- in september, the day and night are equal
- where the prime meridian is located at 0 degrees
- away from the sun
- in march, the day and night are equal
- where the equator is located at 0 degrees
- a metal located inside the inner and outer core
- located at 0 degrees latitude
- the way the earth goes around the sun
- the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
16 Clues: away from the sun • closest to the sun • longest day of the year • shortest day of the year • the reason we have seasons • located at 0 degrees latitude • the very inside of the earth, solid • the very inside of the earth, liquid • in march, the day and night are equal • the way the earth goes around the sun • in september, the day and night are equal • ...
Winter Break Review #2 2025-01-14
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- the variable the is measured in an experiment
- the time it takes for the moon to make one revolution around the Earth
- the amount of time it takes for the Earth to make one spin on its axis
- to shine light on an object
- an educated guess
- the ability to cause a change
- the solid parts of the Earth (rocks)
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- the variable that is changed in an experiment
- the variable in the experiment that stay the same for all groups
- the amount of time it takes for the Earth to go around the sun
- all of the water on Earth
- all of the gases that surround the Earth
- the act of going around another object
- all of the living things on Earth
14 Clues: an educated guess • all of the water on Earth • to shine light on an object • the ability to cause a change • all of the living things on Earth • the solid parts of the Earth (rocks) • the act of going around another object • all of the gases that surround the Earth • the variable that is changed in an experiment • the variable the is measured in an experiment • ...
Flat Earth 2024-12-03
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- Flat Earthers claim that this atmospheric layer is a dome enclosing the flat Earth.
- Samuel ________; 19th-century proponent of Flat Earth theory.
- Flat Earthers assert that this type of imagery is manipulated to promote a spherical Earth.
- Flat Earthers claim that this type of travel is impossible and that all related missions are fabricated.
- Flat Earthers assert that this celestial body is much closer and smaller than mainstream science suggests.
- Flat Earthers believe that this phenomenon is caused by unknown celestial bodies, not Earth's shadow.
- Flat Earthers often reference this ancient text to support their beliefs.
- Flat Earthers assert that this force is an illusion, proposing alternative explanations like density and buoyancy.
- Flat Earthers argue that this natural phenomenon should be visible in photos if Earth were spherical.
- Flat Earthers argue that this scientific concept, explaining Earth's rotation, is a hoax.
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- Flat Earthers assert that this phenomenon, where the Sun appears to set, is due to perspective, not Earth's curvature.
- Organization founded in 1956 promoting Flat Earth beliefs.
- Flat Earthers claim that this effect, which causes moving objects to deflect due to Earth's rotation, does not exist.
- Flat Earthers argue that this visual boundary always appears flat, supporting their model.
- Flat Earthers claim that this navigational tool's behavior contradicts a spherical Earth.
- Flat Earthers assert that this natural force, which causes objects to fall, is misunderstood or misrepresented.
- Flat Earthers claim this icy barrier encircles the Earth's edge.
- According to Flat Earth theory, the Sun and Moon move in this pattern above the Earth.
- Flat Earthers believe that this phenomenon, where ships disappear hull-first over the horizon, is an optical illusion.
- Flat Earthers believe that this space agency fabricates images to support the spherical Earth model.
20 Clues: Organization founded in 1956 promoting Flat Earth beliefs. • Samuel ________; 19th-century proponent of Flat Earth theory. • Flat Earthers claim this icy barrier encircles the Earth's edge. • Flat Earthers often reference this ancient text to support their beliefs. • Flat Earthers claim that this atmospheric layer is a dome enclosing the flat Earth. • ...
Chapter 1 - Physical Geography: Earth Environments & System 2025-06-11
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- Arrangement of a feature as it is distributed through Earth space.
- Constantly changing relationship among the variables of a system, which produces a balance between the amounts of energy and/or materials that enter a system and the amounts that leave.
- Considering all aspects of a situation or system, rather than focusing solely on individual parts or elements.
- Solid crust of Earth that forms one of the major Earth subsystems. In a more technical definition related to tectonic plate theory, the lithosphere consists of Earth’s crust and the uppermost rigid zone of the mantle, which is divided into individual plates that move independently on the plastic material of the asthenosphere.
- Science that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment.
- Interacting and interdependent units (e.g., oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle) that together provide an environment within which life can exist.
- Process whereby different phenomena are linked or interconnected, and, as a result, impact one another through Earth space.
- Specialization in the systematic study of geography that focuses on the location, distribution, and spatial interaction of human (cultural) phenomena.
- Condition within a system that causes dramatic and often irreversible change for long periods of time to all variables in the system.
- Areas identified by certain characteristics they contain that make them distinctive and separates them from surrounding areas.
- State of balance between the interconnected components of an organized whole.
- Surroundings, whether of man or of any other living organism; includes physical, social, and cultural conditions that affect the development of that organism.
- System in which no substantial amount of energy and/or materials can cross its boundaries.
- System in which energy and/or materials can freely cross its boundaries.
- Sequence of changes in the elements of a system, which ultimately affects the element that was initially altered to begin the sequence.
- Study of Earth phenomena; includes an analysis of distributional patterns and interrelationships among these phenomena.
- Reaction to initial change in a system that counteracts the initial change and leads to dynamic equilibrium in the system.
- Blanket of air, composed of various gases, that envelops Earth.
- Group of interacting and interdependent units that together form an organized whole.
- Location of an object on the basis of mathematical coordinates on an Earth grid.
- Location of an object in respect to its position relative to some other object or feature.
- Separate system operating within the boundaries of a larger Earth system.
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- Location and extent of an area or areas where a feature exists.
- Three-dimensional representation of all or a portion of Earth’s surface.
- Reaction to initial change in a system that reinforces the initial change and leads to imbalance in the system.
- The life forms, human, animal, or plant, of Earth that form one of the major Earth subsystems.
- Image in the mind of an Earth feature or landscape as derived from personal experiences.
- Energy and material leaving an Earth system.
- Term used when defining geography as the science that examines phenomena as it is located, distributed, and interacting with other phenomena throughout Earth space.
- Set of interrelated components or variables (e.g., atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere), which interact and function together to make up Earth as it is currently constituted.
- Computer-generated representation of an area or Earth system using statistical data.
- A useful simplification of a more complex reality that permits prediction.
- Alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological balance of the environment that has adverse effects on the normal functioning of all life forms, including humans.
- Conceptual model of special significance in geography because it consists of spatial information.
- Major Earth subsystem consisting of the waters of Earth, including oceans, ice, freshwater bodies, groundwater, and water within the atmosphere and biomass.
- Specialization in the systematic study of geography that focuses on the location, distribution, and spatial interaction of physical (environmental) phenomena.
- Specialization in the systematic study of geography that focuses on the location, distribution, and spatial interaction of phenomena organized within arbitrary areas of Earth space designated as regions.
- Path of change as its effects move through the variables of a system until the effects impact the variable originally experiencing change.
- Any element, material, or organism existing in nature that may be useful to humans.
- Community of organisms functioning together in an interdependent relationship with the environment which they occupy.
- Energy and material entering an Earth system.
- Representation of a portion of Earth’s surface by means of maps, photographs, graphs, or diagrams.
- One of a set of objects and/or characteristics of objects, which are interrelated in such a way that they function together as a system.
43 Clues: Energy and material leaving an Earth system. • Energy and material entering an Earth system. • Location and extent of an area or areas where a feature exists. • Blanket of air, composed of various gases, that envelops Earth. • Arrangement of a feature as it is distributed through Earth space. • ...
solar system 2023-02-09
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- Day time is the_____in summer and the shortest in winter and spring and fall have the same number of daylight hours
- Stars shine by giving off ______ that spreads in different directions.
- We have weight depending on how much____of gravity is on us
- As the moon moves around the earth the sunlight and that's why we have different moon phases
- In the winter the sun is more______so the shadows point more north.
- What color are hot stars?
- The moon_____always has one side dark and one side light.
- The to sun from the earth is not the cause of the seasons.
- What color are cold stars
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- As the earth rotates around on it's_____it takes 24 hours which makes the day and night.
- the sun is brighter than other stars because it's ____.
- The moon changes_______depending on how much light from the sun is blocked out from the earth.
- At______an object's shadow is shortest but as the sun moves the sun makes the shadows get longer.
- The sun has a gravity that gravity is keeps the earth in the ____ of the sun's.
- What is the GD mascot
- Gravity pulls us to the _____ of the earth's
- Seasons are by indirect or direct sunlight.
- Different parts of the earth are______to the sun during different when one side is closer it’s summer.
- Shawdos in the summer point to the east and .
- There are 6 time zones in the USA each time zone is based on the of the sun.
20 Clues: What is the GD mascot • What color are hot stars? • What color are cold stars • Gravity pulls us to the _____ of the earth's • Seasons are by indirect or direct sunlight. • Shawdos in the summer point to the east and . • the sun is brighter than other stars because it's ____. • The moon_____always has one side dark and one side light. • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2021-02-02
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- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- phase, the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
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- a planet outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- the relative size of things
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Earth, Moon, And Sun 2021-02-02
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- the relative size of things
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a moon outside our solar system
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- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the Moon is completely dark
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth).
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the Moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
ASTRONOMY VOCAB 2025-05-14
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- The Sun and everything that orbits it.
- Rocky planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
- Day and night are equal in length. (March 20, September 22)
- When the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.
- The appearance of the lit part of the moon from Earth. (takes 29.5 days or one MOONth).
- All space, time, and matter. (Ours is 13.8 BILLION years old)
- A galaxy with arms that spiral outward
- Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5°, causing seasons
- A ball of hot gas powered by nuclear fusion.
- The spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.
- A massive group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
- Turning around an axis (one day)
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- The longest or shortest day of the year. (December 21, June 21)
- One complete orbit around another object. (one year)
- The process where atoms combine to release energy.
- When Earth blocks sunlight from the moon.
- An imaginary line that Earth spins around.
- The attraction between objects with mass
- An object’s resistance to change in motion
- Large outer planets made mostly of gases (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
20 Clues: Turning around an axis (one day) • The Sun and everything that orbits it. • A galaxy with arms that spiral outward • The attraction between objects with mass • When Earth blocks sunlight from the moon. • An imaginary line that Earth spins around. • An object’s resistance to change in motion • A ball of hot gas powered by nuclear fusion. • ...
Unit 1 Test 2021-10-22
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- Describes a metamorphic rock with layers or bands
- Describes a mineral that splits evenly along a flat surface
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a definite chemical composition
- Molten rock found above the Earth's surface
- The location on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of the earthquake
- A scale that measures the hardness of a mineral
- One of the main layers of the earth that is made of solid rock and includes dry land and the ocean floor
- Type of rock formed by lava freezing
- A layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- One of the main layers of the Earth found at the center of the Earth
- A type of heat transfer that moves liquids in a circular motion. Found in the mantle
- Describes an igneous rock formed by magma under the Earth
- Type of sedimentary rock formed by fragments squeezed together
- Type of rock formed by heat and pressure
- A volcanic belt around the pacific plate
- One of the main layers of the Earth made up of molten rock. Largest layer of the Earth
- The measure of the intensity of an earthquake
- The landmass on Earth before continents drifted apart
- The color of a mineral as a powder
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- A horizontal line on a map of the world
- Describes an igneous rock formed by lava under the Earth
- This occurs at a convergent boundary where one plate slips underneath the other
- Describes a mineral that breaks apart in an irregular way
- Molten rock found under the Earth
- A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
- Tectonic plates moving away from each other due to new molten rock forming in the center of the ocean
- The measure of the amount of damage an earthquake does
- A type of boundary where plates move away from each other
- A large wave caused by an underwater earthquake
- A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands
- A vertical line on a map of the world
- A type of boundary where plates slide across from each other
- The location where the earthquake originates from rocks breaking and sliding across each other
- A type of seismic wave that moves in a side to side motion
- Type of rock formed by erosion and deposition
- The hypothesis that all continents once were joined together in a single landmass
- Describes the light reflected from a mineral's surface
- A weak spot in the Earth's crust where magma comes to the surface
- A type of boundary where plates collide
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle rises up to the surface
40 Clues: Molten rock found under the Earth • The color of a mineral as a powder • Type of rock formed by lava freezing • A vertical line on a map of the world • A horizontal line on a map of the world • A type of boundary where plates collide • Type of rock formed by heat and pressure • A volcanic belt around the pacific plate • Molten rock found above the Earth's surface • ...
Geography Terminology 2025-01-23
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- Important Facts about the world
- 3D shape of the Earth
- A point on a grid has two numbers to identify its position.
- Half a sphere
- Vertical lines. Parallel to the Greenwich Meridian or Prime Meridian. Meet at the North and South Pole.
- The half of the Earth to the right of the Greenwich Meridian
- The list at the back of an atlas that lists all the places names in alphabetical order.
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- The half of the Earth above the Equator
- Contain more than maps and places; they can provide useful information.
- The half of the Earth below the Equator
- The half of the Earth to the left of the Greenwich Meridian
- Horizontal Line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.
- Horizontal lines. Parallel to the equator. North or South of the Equator
- The study of the Earth's surface, including its physical features, inhabitants, and environments
- Verrtical line that runs through London and divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemisphere.
15 Clues: Half a sphere • 3D shape of the Earth • Important Facts about the world • The half of the Earth above the Equator • The half of the Earth below the Equator • The half of the Earth to the left of the Greenwich Meridian • A point on a grid has two numbers to identify its position. • The half of the Earth to the right of the Greenwich Meridian • ...
The Biosphere 2024-02-25
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- the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives
- the variety of species on earth or in any one environment on earth
- give birth to young, are warm-blooded, have hair, and can produce milk
- the earth system that is composed all the living things on earth
- a large region on earth with a specific climate that contains certain species
- the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms
- of protozoans, certain algae, spores, etc. consisting of a single cell
- distribution
- group of diverse species and their nonliving environment including water, soil, and air
- animals with a backbone and/or spinal cord
- contain mostly grasses and few trees
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- organisms with cells that have a nucleus
- a cold, dry climate where few plants can survive
- a group of organisms of the same type that are capable of reproducing together
- act in such a way as to have an effect on another
- life
- (of an organism or part) having or consisting of many cells
- when a species no longer exists on earth
- an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
- arrangement
20 Clues: life • arrangement • distribution • contain mostly grasses and few trees • organisms with cells that have a nucleus • when a species no longer exists on earth • animals with a backbone and/or spinal cord • a cold, dry climate where few plants can survive • act in such a way as to have an effect on another • an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form • ...
Layers Of The Earth Crossword: Hard By Kimara McCree 2023-03-01
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- The solid, outer part of Earth.
- The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- The fluid layer mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
- The deepest part of the mantle is the ___ where temperatures and pressures get so high that the rock becomes more rigid and doesn't flow as easily.
- The rocks of the lithosphere are not vicious but considered _____.
- Earth's frozen regions including ice
- The crust makes up only 1% of the volume of ____
- The person who discovered the earth had layers
- It is thicker, less dense, and mostly made up of rock granite.
- Earth's living things
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- It is thinner, denser, and mostly made up of the rock basalt.
- The ___ layer of the Earth is the core.
- Earth's air surrounding our planet
- The innermost geologic layer of planet Earth.
- Earth's water
- The lithosphere includes the ___ upper portion of the mantle and the crust.
- The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- The denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle.
- The uppermost region of Earth's atmosphere as it gradually fades into the vacuum of space.
- Spins as the planet rotates and creates Earth's magnetic field.
20 Clues: Earth's water • Earth's living things • The solid, outer part of Earth. • Earth's air surrounding our planet • Earth's frozen regions including ice • The ___ layer of the Earth is the core. • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • The innermost geologic layer of planet Earth. • ...
The Birth of the Earth 2023-09-21
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- Third rock from the sun
- The smallest continent.England is on this continent
- Means without life
- The Nile River and Sahara Desert are here
- The ultimate thirst quencher
- The Amazon is found on this continent
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- No one lives here and it is shared by the world
- The continent you live on
- This is the only continent that is also a country
- The opposite of ice
- This imaginary line divides the world into north and south
- The largest continent. Russia and Asia are on here
- Poisonous
13 Clues: Poisonous • Means without life • The opposite of ice • Third rock from the sun • The continent you live on • The ultimate thirst quencher • The Amazon is found on this continent • The Nile River and Sahara Desert are here • No one lives here and it is shared by the world • This is the only continent that is also a country • The smallest continent.England is on this continent • ...
Noah's Ark Crossword 2024-04-09
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- Sent out 3 times to check for land
- Covered the whole earth
- Days and night of rain on the whole earth
- Represents God's promise to never again flood the earth
- The Almighty who saved Noah and his family
- Man God chose to build the ark
- Agreement made between God and all life on the earth
- One of Noah's sons with 4 letters
- Type of boat Noah was commanded to build
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- Completely covered with water during the flood
- 40 days and nights of this
- Because of sin God used this to destroy the earth
- Described how God found Noah to be
- What separates us from God and makes God send a flood
- A pair of every one was on the ark with Noah's family
- One of Noah's sons with 3 letters
16 Clues: Covered the whole earth • 40 days and nights of this • Man God chose to build the ark • One of Noah's sons with 4 letters • One of Noah's sons with 3 letters • Sent out 3 times to check for land • Described how God found Noah to be • Type of boat Noah was commanded to build • Days and night of rain on the whole earth • The Almighty who saved Noah and his family • ...
Earth Moon and sun glossary 2024-02-02
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- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from earth
- eclipse when the moon is completely
- moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon outside our solar system
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- moon a moon phase that looks like less half a circle a circle from earth
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- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
- the sun the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- a planet outside our solar system
- an object diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- the amount of time it take for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- phase the shape in which the moon is not visible from earth
- moon a moon phase in which the moon us not visible from earth
- the relative size of things
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • eclipse when the moon is completely • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth • ...
Earth Moon and sun glossary 2024-02-02
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- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from earth
- eclipse when the moon is completely
- moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a moon outside our solar system
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- moon a moon phase that looks like less half a circle a circle from earth
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- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
- the sun the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- a planet outside our solar system
- an object diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- the amount of time it take for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- phase the shape in which the moon is not visible from earth
- moon a moon phase in which the moon us not visible from earth
- the relative size of things
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • eclipse when the moon is completely • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth • ...
Space Words by Ella N 2022-04-29
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- ice ball and dust ball
- The turning of earth
- Heavens or skies
- A star formation
- Space ship
- Sun
- The study of space
- All things in space
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- A car is in
- small rocky objects that orbit the sun
- The path a planet travels around the sun
- a single turn
- something to see the stars
- shooting star
- Earth is spinning on a
- moon
- Earth is in its own milky way
- The measuring of space
- Day to night
- a man made or natural object
20 Clues: Sun • moon • Space ship • A car is in • Day to night • a single turn • shooting star • Heavens or skies • A star formation • The study of space • All things in space • The turning of earth • ice ball and dust ball • Earth is spinning on a • The measuring of space • something to see the stars • a man made or natural object • Earth is in its own milky way • small rocky objects that orbit the sun • ...
7&8 Graders 2021-06-30
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- Common Symbol in Math
- Formed by the deposition of mineral
- ____& variables
- Science Method.
- Types of book in nonfiction
- Rise/Run
- Water Cycle
- The layers of earth
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- Depression
- the process is caused by natural agents
- computer, school
- Earth layer below the lithosphere
- Mathematical operation
- 2a
- The calculation of Area uses Pi
- not native to an ecosystem and causes harm
- The rigid outer part of the earth
- An intense suppressed emotion
- corresponding in size or amount to something else.
- Raining, stormy
20 Clues: 2a • Rise/Run • Depression • Water Cycle • ____& variables • Science Method. • Raining, stormy • computer, school • The layers of earth • Common Symbol in Math • Mathematical operation • Types of book in nonfiction • An intense suppressed emotion • The calculation of Area uses Pi • Earth layer below the lithosphere • The rigid outer part of the earth • Formed by the deposition of mineral • ...
Emma's Volcano Crossword 2012-06-26
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- another word for destruction.
- has lava in side.
- in the earth and they can make earthquakes etc.
- we live on.
- magma thats cooled down makes a.
- another word for hot.
- when you rub two things together it makes.
- melted rock.
- something hard and soild.
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- when one plate slides under another its called.
- another word for magma.
- when the earth shakes it is called.
- place where an earthquake is falt on the surface.
- the outer layer of the earth.
- whats in the middle of the earth
15 Clues: we live on. • melted rock. • has lava in side. • another word for hot. • another word for magma. • something hard and soild. • another word for destruction. • the outer layer of the earth. • magma thats cooled down makes a. • whats in the middle of the earth • when the earth shakes it is called. • when you rub two things together it makes. • ...
Hazards_Pinn 2019-03-13
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- The centre of the earth
- Melted material
- Hot magma rises and sinks as it cools
- To explode
- A burst of magma
- When two plates scrape pass each other
- The rocks in the mantle are like this
- The outer layer of the earth
- Thailand is located on this plate
- Super continent
- The thickest layer of the earth
- An underwater mountain range where new ocean crust is formed
- Where the edges of two (or more) tectonic plates meet
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- Large, moving piece of the earth’s crust
- When two plates move away from each other
- When two plates move toward each other
- The theory that continents were once joined together but move apart over time
- A sudden movement of the earth
- Ocean where plates move apart
- Molten rock
20 Clues: To explode • Molten rock • Melted material • Super continent • A burst of magma • The centre of the earth • The outer layer of the earth • Ocean where plates move apart • A sudden movement of the earth • The thickest layer of the earth • Thailand is located on this plate • Hot magma rises and sinks as it cools • The rocks in the mantle are like this • ...
space cross words 2015-05-08
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- named after the Godess of love
- space transport
- the red planet
- another name for the moon
- the largest planet
- the dwarf planet
- space rock
- hole the dark spot in outer space
- the planet with rings
- the planet we live on
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- they light up the sky at night
- furtherest from the sun
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- your bottom
- the second smallest planet
- The moon ...... Earth
- our galaxy
- the final frontier
- it circles earth every day
- 3 2 1 blast off
- from the sun
21 Clues: our galaxy • space rock • your bottom • from the sun • the red planet • space transport • 3 2 1 blast off • the dwarf planet • the largest planet • the final frontier • The moon ...... Earth • the planet with rings • the planet we live on • furtherest from the sun • another name for the moon • the second smallest planet • it circles earth every day • named after the Godess of love • ...
A Level Science 2 C8 2023-03-03
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- The Moon has these.
- This causes day and night.
- An imaginary centre line.
- The coldest season.
- Earth is_______ and this creates seasins.
- Earth and Sun belong to this.
- Go round and round a central object.
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- The season before summer.
- The Sun.
- Earth is one of these.
- When we sleep.
- The tree has a short shadow.
- Sun consists of this.
- The Sun has risen up.
- What Earth does all the time.
- What the Moon is made of.
16 Clues: The Sun. • When we sleep. • The Moon has these. • The coldest season. • Sun consists of this. • The Sun has risen up. • Earth is one of these. • The season before summer. • An imaginary centre line. • What the Moon is made of. • This causes day and night. • The tree has a short shadow. • Earth and Sun belong to this. • What Earth does all the time. • Go round and round a central object. • ...
seasons, moon phases, space and tides 2025-06-25
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- the sun is our one of these
- The International …... Station
- Waxing …...
- Coldest season
- The moons …... phases
- The moon …... around the earth
- Waning ……
- I just got …... shoes
- Earth rotates on its …...
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- The ocean has …...
- the planet we live on
- …... Gibbous
- …... moon/ the cup is…...
- opposite of spring tide
- …... Cresent
- The season that comes before summer
- The hottest season
17 Clues: Waning …… • Waxing …... • …... Gibbous • …... Cresent • Coldest season • The ocean has …... • The hottest season • the planet we live on • The moons …... phases • I just got …... shoes • opposite of spring tide • …... moon/ the cup is…... • Earth rotates on its …... • the sun is our one of these • The International …... Station • The moon …... around the earth • ...
Climate and Weather 2021-04-07
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- frozen iceballs that fall from the sky
- when something evaporates instead of melting
- rock outer layer of earth
- ice that falls from the clouds and melts before it hits the ground
- all the water on earth
- a state of the atmosphere
- living things on earth
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- when liquids fall from the sky
- how far a place is from the equator
- height above sea level
- gases around the earth
- clouds at ground level
- the amount of moisture in the air
- Liquid turning to gas
- a gas turning to liquid
- melted and refreezed ice that falls from the sky
- how fast or slow particles move
- the movement of air
18 Clues: the movement of air • Liquid turning to gas • height above sea level • gases around the earth • clouds at ground level • all the water on earth • living things on earth • a gas turning to liquid • rock outer layer of earth • a state of the atmosphere • when liquids fall from the sky • how fast or slow particles move • the amount of moisture in the air • ...
Layers of the Earth Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-20
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- a mountain that spews out lava and pyroclastic matirial
- the study of earthquakes
- two plates pushing against each other at a fault is called a __________ boundary
- the top part of this is the tectonic plates
- if you cut the earth in half the you get ______
- what the inner parts of the earth are made of
- the outer most layer of the earth
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- a layer of the earth containing the crust and mantle
- the outer core is made of this
- the lower layers of the crust are made of this
- two plates pushing away from each other at a fault is called a _________ boundary
- the study of rocks
- where we all live
- the upper layers of the crust are made of this
- the solid center of the earth
15 Clues: where we all live • the study of rocks • the study of earthquakes • the solid center of the earth • the outer core is made of this • the outer most layer of the earth • the top part of this is the tectonic plates • what the inner parts of the earth are made of • the lower layers of the crust are made of this • the upper layers of the crust are made of this • ...
Earth Science 2023-01-05
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- Plate tectonics that slide against each other
- The liquid layer outside the inner core
- The largest layer of the Earth between the inner core and the asthenosphere
- The layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- Plate tectonics that separate from each other
- A neutrino formed from radioactive decay
- The process of the parent isotope decaying into the daughter isotope
- The plastic-y layer below the crust that moves the crust with convection currents
- The outer part of Earth above the water
- A wave that moves through the earth that comes from an earthquake, explosion, etc.
- A method that can give a relative date to an old object
- The upper part of the mantle
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- The outer part of Earth under the water
- The center of Earth made mostly of solid iron
- Pieces of the Earth’s crust that move around from the convection currents of the asthenosphere
- A meteor that has entered Earth’s atmosphere
- The result of the parent isotope’s decaying
- Plate tectonics that smash into each other
- A collection of radioactive chemicals that decay into the daughter isotope
19 Clues: The upper part of the mantle • The outer part of Earth under the water • The liquid layer outside the inner core • The outer part of Earth above the water • A neutrino formed from radioactive decay • Plate tectonics that smash into each other • The result of the parent isotope’s decaying • A meteor that has entered Earth’s atmosphere • ...
