the earth Crossword Puzzles

The Moon_ Ashley 2013-03-21

The Moon_ Ashley crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moons averge ________ from earth is 238,900
  2. there are fewer flat plains on the _____
  3. the moon has no _____ of its own
  4. the moons core is a hotmass prehaps made _____ of molten iron
  5. it would take more the 80 moons to match the _____ mass
  6. the moon has low ______
  7. humans did not see it ______ the apollo 8 flight of 1968
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  1. a small planet struck our ____ at a glancing blow
  2. full moons seem very bright but its actually reflecting barley 7 percent of the suns ____ toward earth
  3. gravity is a force that attracts objects _______
  4. we _____ get to see the farside of moon.
  5. the moon takes 27.3 to _______ the earth once
  6. the moon has no
  7. the moon is _____ drifting away
  8. the moon is belived to be 4.5 years ______
  9. on the moon ____ weigh only once one-sixth as much as on earth
  10. the moon is smaller then the earth and has _____ matter

17 Clues: the moon has no • the moon has low ______ • the moon is _____ drifting away • the moon has no _____ of its own • we _____ get to see the farside of moon. • there are fewer flat plains on the _____ • the moon is belived to be 4.5 years ______ • the moon takes 27.3 to _______ the earth once • the moons averge ________ from earth is 238,900 • ...

Astronomy Lesson 2024-02-05

Astronomy Lesson crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonic plates slide aqainst eachother
  2. The second layer of the Earth
  3. The liquid layer of the Earth that sits above the core
  4. The layer of Earth that has a high electric charge
  5. Tectonic plates move away from eachother
  6. Lowest atmospheric layer
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth
  8. Heat energy escapes from Earths interior to cooler region
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  1. Atmospheric layer that goes up to 50 km
  2. sorting major components of a planet by its density
  3. Tectonic plates move towards eachother
  4. Giant pieces of the Earths crust and upper mantle that slowly shift
  5. Layer that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun
  6. The solid, compressed layer of the earth made of mostly iron
  7. The third layer of the atmosphere which is directly above the Stratosphere
  8. Proposed the continental drift theory
  9. The plate with the most oceanic crust will push under another

17 Clues: Lowest atmospheric layer • The second layer of the Earth • The outermost layer of the Earth • Proposed the continental drift theory • Tectonic plates move towards eachother • Atmospheric layer that goes up to 50 km • Tectonic plates slide aqainst eachother • Tectonic plates move away from eachother • The layer of Earth that has a high electric charge • ...

ACarter Crossword 2023-02-01

ACarter Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any rock that is cooled from a molten state
  2. rocks that are made from shells and other rocks cemented together
  3. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior, most of the earth
  4. black igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava
  5. charged particles from the sun
  6. the region around a planet dominated by the planet's magnetic field.
  7. rocks made form pressure or heat that changes form chemically of physically
  8. when two plates move away from each other
  9. the flow of hot fluid upwards and cool downwards
Down
  1. vibrations that travel through the Earth
  2. The innermost part of the Earth
  3. a hard, granular, intrusive igneous rock
  4. to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  5. the outermost shell of the Earth
  6. change direction when it enters at an angle
  7. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
  8. the process of sorting the major components of planet by density
  9. a zone of charged energetic charged particles surrounding Earth

18 Clues: charged particles from the sun • The innermost part of the Earth • the outermost shell of the Earth • vibrations that travel through the Earth • a hard, granular, intrusive igneous rock • when two plates move away from each other • any rock that is cooled from a molten state • change direction when it enters at an angle • a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • ...

domains of earth 2021-10-13

domains of earth crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ of panama, strip of land linking north and south america
  2. deepest point on earth, inside pacific ocean
  3. island continent
  4. large land masses
  5. shape of pacific ocean
  6. largest ocean
  7. gaseous layer that surrounds the earth
  8. 78% portion in all the clean, dry air
  9. ocean that is triangular in shape
  10. largest continent
  11. 3 major latitudes pass through this continent
  12. large water bodies
  13. solid portion of the earth
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  1. water on earth
  2. 21% portion in clean, dry air
  3. keeps earth warm
  4. ________ strait connecting arctic ocean and pacific ocean
  5. number of continents
  6. second largest ocean
  7. europe + asia
  8. this continent has research continents of many countries
  9. narrow zone where we find land, water and air together
  10. worlds largest hot desert
  11. research station of india near the south pole
  12. _________ from industries, thermal power plants and vehicles pollute the air
  13. increase in CO2 levels, inturn increases global temperatures causing _________________
  14. __________ of air decreases with increase in height

27 Clues: europe + asia • largest ocean • water on earth • keeps earth warm • island continent • large land masses • largest continent • large water bodies • number of continents • second largest ocean • shape of pacific ocean • worlds largest hot desert • solid portion of the earth • 21% portion in clean, dry air • ocean that is triangular in shape • 78% portion in all the clean, dry air • ...

Quiz 1 2020-09-28

Quiz 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A well thought out explanation for a problem constructed by someone who plans on testing it to find the answer.
  2. The outer layer of the earth
  3. the study of the atmosphere and the weather
  4. The study of earth's oceans and other large bodies of water
  5. The “rigid outer layer”, includes the crust and the upper mantle.
  6. Expansive and flat pieces of land which are composed mainly of deformed metamorphic rocks
  7. The dense inner layer of earth that reaches extreme temperatures
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  1. The study of all living things on earth
  2. The less dense middle layer of earth
  3. The study of the universe and its solar systems
  4. after the hypothesis has been evaluated and determined that it cannot be complete, its status will change to…
  5. The interiors of all the continents
  6. A large body of land found on earth's surface (one of two main components that make up earth's surface)
  7. a gaseous envelope that surrounds the earth and is the main reason there is life on earth
  8. A giant mass of water which is constantly changing and on the move. Cycles water throughout our ecosystems
  9. “The study of earth”, is divided into two different areas.

16 Clues: The outer layer of the earth • The interiors of all the continents • The less dense middle layer of earth • The study of all living things on earth • the study of the atmosphere and the weather • The study of the universe and its solar systems • “The study of earth”, is divided into two different areas. • The study of earth's oceans and other large bodies of water • ...

Spacey Space Spacing 2025-04-23

Spacey Space Spacing crossword puzzle
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  1. around twice as far from the sun as Saturn
  2. is the measurement of the amount of matter, or stuff in an object
  3. a ratio of the size of a real object to the size of a model of that object
  4. Gravitational Force is measured with this unit
  5. rocky planet that has about half the diameter as Earth
  6. rocky planet closet to the sun
  7. reason for the seasons
  8. causes objects to be pulled toward each other
  9. Over 30 times farther from the sun than Earth
  10. rocky planet that is hottest
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  1. is the imaginary line passing through Earth’s North Pole and South Pole
  2. the amount of gravitational pull between two objects
  3. is when the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow
  4. rocky planet with a 23.5 degree tilt that causes seasons
  5. different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth
  6. is when the Moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun
  7. Almost 10 au from the sun
  8. is a scientist who studies objects and events beyond Earth’s atmosphere
  9. biggest planet

19 Clues: biggest planet • reason for the seasons • Almost 10 au from the sun • rocky planet that is hottest • rocky planet closet to the sun • around twice as far from the sun as Saturn • is when the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow • causes objects to be pulled toward each other • Over 30 times farther from the sun than Earth • Gravitational Force is measured with this unit • ...

8th earth and space 2021-02-08

8th earth and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. season in which Earth is tilted toward the sun resulting in more daylight and higher temperatures
  2. turning or spinning on an axis
  3. marks the longest or shortest day of the year (most or least sunlight)
  4. the Earth is not tilted away or toward the sun, equal day and night and moderate temps
  5. the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path
  6. moon phase where 100% of the moon is visible from Earth
  7. moon phase where more than half of the moon is visible from the Earth (waxing or waning)
  8. the season in which Earth is tilted away from the sun resulting in less daylight and lower temperatures
  9. the tide that occurs when ocean water is at its highest level
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  1. an imaginary line drawn around the Earth that divides it into northern and southern hemispheres
  2. a decreasing amount of visible light on the moon's surface (light on the left)
  3. an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet
  4. moon phase where less than half of the moon is visible from the Earth (waxing or waning)
  5. an increasing amount of visible light on the moon's surface (light on the right)
  6. equal day and night (happens twice a year)
  7. the tide that occurs when ocean water is at its lowest level
  8. the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object
  9. moon phase where no reflected light from the sun is visible

18 Clues: turning or spinning on an axis • equal day and night (happens twice a year) • moon phase where 100% of the moon is visible from Earth • an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet • moon phase where no reflected light from the sun is visible • the tide that occurs when ocean water is at its lowest level • ...

Topic 3 Vocabulary 2024-12-19

Topic 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. make a clear difference
  2. the top layer of the Earth
  3. the Earth system that includes all living things
  4. the Earth system that includes rocks, soil, and sediments
  5. things that depend on each other
  6. a collection of parts that work together
  7. snow, hail, rain, and fog are all examples of
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  1. warming of earth's atmosphere, land, and water
  2. all the water on, under, or above earth's surface
  3. made up of the outer, rocky parts of Earth
  4. the layer of mixed gases that surrounds Earth
  5. the inner most layer of the Earth
  6. a large, swirling tropical storm
  7. the thickest of Earth's layers

14 Clues: make a clear difference • the top layer of the Earth • the thickest of Earth's layers • a large, swirling tropical storm • things that depend on each other • the inner most layer of the Earth • a collection of parts that work together • made up of the outer, rocky parts of Earth • the layer of mixed gases that surrounds Earth • snow, hail, rain, and fog are all examples of • ...

Satellites and Space 2015-03-12

Satellites and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy.
  2. Anything that orbits a planet or moon.
  3. Orbit An orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth during several orbits.
  4. Radiation Another name for the heat energy that s transferred by radiation. IT can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty space).
  5. Orbit An orbit where the satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth, so it always stays over the same part of the Earth.
  6. Spectrum The family of waves that includes lights, infrared, microwaves and radio waves.
  7. A large objects that orbits a star. The Earth is a planet.
  8. The unit of force.
  9. All the galaxies and the space between them.
  10. The force of attraction between anything.
  11. Observatory Satellite A satellite used to take pictures of the Earth - for instance the to help forecast the weather.
  12. A space probe that lands on a planet or moon.
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  1. A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon.
  2. Light The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can detect with our eyes.
  3. Million of stars group together.
  4. Oval shaped. The shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun.
  5. Satellite A satellite used to transmit TV progammes or telephone calls.
  6. The path that a planet tales around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet.
  7. System A star with planets and other objects orbiting it.
  8. Satellite A satellite made by humans
  9. The amount of matters that that something is made of.
  10. Satellite A satellite this not made by humans. The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
  11. The amount of force with which gravity pulls something towards the Earth. It is measured in newtons(N).
  12. Probe An unmanned spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets.

24 Clues: The unit of force. • Million of stars group together. • Satellite A satellite made by humans • Anything that orbits a planet or moon. • The force of attraction between anything. • All the galaxies and the space between them. • A space probe that lands on a planet or moon. • The amount of matters that that something is made of. • ...

crossword puzzle anchor activity 2022-05-11

crossword puzzle anchor activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sunlight that is highly concentrated or focused; causes summer
  2. Sunlight that has low concentration or is spread across a large area; causes winter
  3. the lit-up part of the Moon grows from 50.1% to 99.9%
  4. occurs when the illumination of the Moon decreases from 49.9% to 0.1%
  5. a phenomenon whereby the moon appears bluish owing to smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere.
  6. The ____ is Earth's only natural satellite
  7. the season after winter and before
  8. between a half-moon and full moon.
  9. 90 degrees away from the sun in the sky and is half-illuminated from our point of view
  10. when the opposite half of the Moon is illuminated compared to the First Quarter.
  11. the season after summer
  12. the planet on which we live; the world.
  13. An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
  14. Earth has seasons because because its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun.
  15. one half of the earth
  16. The movement of an object around another object
  17. an intermediate phase of the Moon, which starts after the New Moon and lasts until the First Quarter
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  1. distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
  2. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
  3. is the phenomenon whereby the moon in total eclipse appears reddish in color as it is illuminated by sunlight filtered and refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
  4. when the earth lies between the sun and the moon so that the moon is visible as a fully illuminated disc
  5. the hemisphere north of the equator
  6. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  7. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
  8. the half of the Earth south of the equator
  9. The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma
  10. the coldest season of the year
  11. a moon that gets more sunlight on it as the days go by
  12. the warmest season of the year
  13. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
  14. 23.5 degrees
  15. the lunar disk is not visible to the unaided eye
  16. The spinning of Earth on its axis

33 Clues: 23.5 degrees • one half of the earth • the season after summer • the coldest season of the year • the warmest season of the year • The spinning of Earth on its axis • the season after winter and before • between a half-moon and full moon. • the hemisphere north of the equator • the planet on which we live; the world. • The ____ is Earth's only natural satellite • ...

5 b er de bedsteeee!!! 2020-10-30

5 b er de bedsteeee!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you put water in it
  2. Where you sit
  3. Something you eat
  4. Makes the earth light
  5. Mother's sister
  6. its outside your house
  7. Your house is on the planet
  8. you live in it
  9. Where you pee/poo
  10. Mother's father
  11. Mother's brother
  12. Makes the earth dark
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  1. Girl's best friend
  2. Where the tv is
  3. Mother's mother
  4. Father's wife
  5. Lives in the ocean
  6. Needs water to live
  7. Mother's husband
  8. Where you make food
  9. Boy's best friend
  10. They feed their children
  11. Where you sleep

23 Clues: Where you sit • Father's wife • you live in it • Where the tv is • Mother's mother • Mother's sister • Where you sleep • Mother's father • Mother's husband • Mother's brother • Something you eat • Boy's best friend • Where you pee/poo • Girl's best friend • Lives in the ocean • you put water in it • Needs water to live • Where you make food • Makes the earth dark • Makes the earth light • ...

3.1 Science Final Vocabulary 2023-12-18

3.1 Science Final Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bodies of salt water that cover large areas on Earth.
  2. A device that changes the moving energy from wind into electricity.
  3. Water that is found on or near the surface of Earth.
  4. Water in the form of a gas in Earth’s air.
  5. A liquid changes to a gas.
  6. Anything that we burn for energy.
  7. A material found naturally on or in the Earth that is necessary or useful to people.
  8. The energy from the Sun.
  9. Any water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth.
  10. Water that is found in the ground.
Down
  1. To use something carefully and not to waste it.
  2. A resource which is replaced naturally within a person’s lifetime.
  3. Water that has a lot of salt in it.
  4. A gas changes to a liquid.
  5. A resource that cannot be reused or replaced easily.
  6. Non-renewable resources that are formed naturally within the Earth from plants and animals that died millions of years ago.
  7. Water that has very little or no salt in it.
  8. The path that water follows as it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds and returns to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
  9. Water gathers in different water bodies like oceans, rivers, lakes and so on.

19 Clues: The energy from the Sun. • A gas changes to a liquid. • A liquid changes to a gas. • Anything that we burn for energy. • Water that is found in the ground. • Water that has a lot of salt in it. • Water in the form of a gas in Earth’s air. • Water that has very little or no salt in it. • To use something carefully and not to waste it. • ...

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 2021-11-30

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The stuff that makes up everything around you.
  2. The inside of the Earth is called the
  3. The measure of matter.
  4. What is the most important gas in our atmosphere.
  5. An imaginary line that divides Earth in half.
  6. The top layer of Earth.
  7. Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____.
Down
  1. The layer under the crust of the Earth.
  2. Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its
  3. A shooting star is a ______ from space, not a star.
  4. Magnetic power around the Earth is called
  5. Half the Earth.

12 Clues: Half the Earth. • The measure of matter. • The top layer of Earth. • The inside of the Earth is called the • The layer under the crust of the Earth. • Magnetic power around the Earth is called • Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____. • Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its • An imaginary line that divides Earth in half. • ...

Module 1 Vocabulary 2023-07-24

Module 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of Earth's oceans
  2. a satellite navigation system that allows users to locate their approximate position on Earth
  3. the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  4. uses a database of information gathered by scientists, professionals, and students from around the world to create layers of information that can be placed on top of the other to create a comprehensive map
  5. lines on a map running parallel to the equator
  6. the difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines
  7. contour lines with hachures to represent areas of lower elevation that surrounding areas
  8. the use of sound waves to detect and measure objects underwater
  9. shows changes in elevation of Earth's surface; uses lines, symbols, and colors to represent changes in elevation & features on Earth's surface
  10. the study of materials that make up Earth, the processes that form and change these materials, and the history of the planet and its life-forms since its origin
  11. the application of scientific discoveries
  12. serves as the transition line for calendar days; the 180 degree meridian that runs through the Pacific Ocean
  13. the area from the surface of Earth down to its center; divided into 3 main parts - crust, mantle, and core
  14. all the water on Earth, including the water in the atmosphere
  15. explains what map symbols represent
  16. the study of interactions among organisms and their surroundings
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  1. includes all organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live
  2. record reflected wavelengths of energy from Earth's surface
  3. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
  4. represents 0 degrees longitude
  5. used to show the distribution, arrangement, and type of rocks located below the soil
  6. contour lines that are marked by numbers to represent their elevations
  7. made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point
  8. the study of forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather
  9. made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a paper cone
  10. the region of permanently frozen water on Earth
  11. a map that has parallel lines of latitude and longitude
  12. the science of mapmaking
  13. connects points of equal elevation on topographic maps
  14. the process of gathering data about Earth using instruments mounted on satellites, airplanes, or ships
  15. the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
  16. horizontally circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  17. the ratio between distances on a map and actual distances on the surface of the Earth

33 Clues: the science of mapmaking • the study of Earth's oceans • represents 0 degrees longitude • explains what map symbols represent • the application of scientific discoveries • the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth • the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere • lines on a map running parallel to the equator • the region of permanently frozen water on Earth • ...

Earthday 2021-04-27

Earthday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects lands from strong tsunamis and typhoons.
  2. Eats, sleeps, communicates, works, and reproduce.
  3. First people to invent technology
  4. Covers up most of Earth's surface.
  5. Floating cotton candy that cries from time to time.
  6. 4.543 billion years
  7. Gas produced by respiration.
  8. Earth's heat source
  9. Creator of Earth
  10. The basic unit of a chemical element.
  11. The study of Earth.
Down
  1. April 22
  2. Lives in bodies of water.
  3. The ability to get and use energy, reproduce, grow, and respond to change.
  4. harmful and poisonous to the environment
  5. coolest marine biology teacher.
  6. Going green
  7. Force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth.
  8. Study of marine life.
  9. What we breathe to survive.
  10. Imaginary horizontal line across the center of the Earth.
  11. Where money comes from.

22 Clues: April 22 • Going green • Creator of Earth • 4.543 billion years • Earth's heat source • The study of Earth. • Study of marine life. • Where money comes from. • Lives in bodies of water. • What we breathe to survive. • Gas produced by respiration. • coolest marine biology teacher. • First people to invent technology • Covers up most of Earth's surface. • ...

Science 2022-12-02

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lowest region of atmosphere
  2. cells, cells for storing electricity
  3. is third layer of atmosphere
  4. move to a sloping position
  5. Pole, situated in central Antarctic
  6. Pole, in the middle of the Arctic Ocean
  7. cells, earths wind circulation
  8. the degree of heat
  9. gas surrounding earth
  10. spoken agreement
  11. a line drawn around the earth
  12. effect, mass moving in a rotation system
  13. the outer most region of a planets atmosphere stratosphere, above the earth surface
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  1. pressure, force exerted by air
  2. state of inactivity
  3. easterlies, cold winds
  4. degree of compactness of a substance
  5. earth changeing position
  6. layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere
  7. cells, air rising at the equator
  8. winds, a wind blowing towering equator
  9. become larger
  10. same way hands of a clock move

23 Clues: become larger • spoken agreement • the degree of heat • state of inactivity • gas surrounding earth • easterlies, cold winds • earth changeing position • move to a sloping position • lowest region of atmosphere • is third layer of atmosphere • a line drawn around the earth • pressure, force exerted by air • cells, earths wind circulation • same way hands of a clock move • ...

Intro to Earth Science 2025-08-28

Intro to Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. line of constant elevation
  2. includes all life on earth
  3. unit for measuring latitude and longitude
  4. Earth's core is made of this
  5. __________ system; matter or energy in/out
  6. Thin rocky outer layer of the earth
  7. how far east or west of the prime meridian
  8. study of space
  9. evidence-supported explanation for phenomenon
  10. how far north or south of the equator
  11. untested explanation for phenomenon
  12. the inner layer of earth
Down
  1. study of the oceans
  2. ________ tectonics
  3. simplified representation of reality
  4. The cryosphere contains all Earth's ____
  5. The hydrosphere contains all of Earth's _______
  6. Resouces that can be replinished
  7. study of earth
  8. study of the atmosphere and weather
  9. __________ system; only energy in or out
  10. A blanket of air that is about 62 miles thick
  11. set of connected parts

23 Clues: study of earth • study of space • ________ tectonics • study of the oceans • set of connected parts • the inner layer of earth • line of constant elevation • includes all life on earth • Earth's core is made of this • Resouces that can be replinished • study of the atmosphere and weather • Thin rocky outer layer of the earth • untested explanation for phenomenon • ...

'Tis the Season to Learn About Space 2025-12-02

'Tis the Season to Learn About Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sky – What we see above Earth at night, including stars, the Moon, and planets.
  2. Moon – When the lit part of the Moon is getting larger each night.
  3. Planet – A small, rocky planet like Earth, Venus, Mars, or Mercury.
  4. Quarter – The phase when half of the Moon’s face is lit on the left side.
  5. The movement of Earth around the Sun that takes about one year.
  6. The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night.
  7. Belt – A region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets.
  8. – The phase when more than half, but not all, of the Moon’s face is lit.
  9. The middle of the day when the Sun is highest in the sky and shadows are shortest.
  10. System – The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
  11. – The force that pulls objects toward each other.
  12. of Light: The direction or tilt at which light hits an object.
  13. – The shape of the lit part of the Moon seen from Earth.
  14. – A push or pull that can change an object’s motion.
  15. The direction on Earth toward the South Pole.
  16. An imaginary line through Earth that it spins around.
  17. – The curved shape of the Moon when only a thin slice is lit.
  18. The time of day when the Sun is moving lower in the west and shadows point east.
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  1. Quarter – The phase when half of the Moon’s surface facing Earth is lit and appears on the right side.
  2. The direction where the Sun sets.
  3. The path one object takes as it moves around another in space.
  4. Directions: The four main directions on a compass (north, south, east, and west).
  5. Cycle – The repeating pattern of Moon phases that lasts about 29 days.
  6. – A huge ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat.
  7. – A natural object that orbits a planet.
  8. Moon – When the lit part of the Moon is getting smaller each night.
  9. The direction where the Sun rises.
  10. Moon – The phase when the Moon’s lit side faces away from Earth.
  11. – A group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky.
  12. The line where Earth and the sky seem to meet.
  13. – A large body that orbits a star and does not make its own light.
  14. The direction on Earth toward the North Pole.
  15. Rose: A symbol that shows directions on a map.
  16. Giant – A large planet made mostly of gas (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
  17. Source: An object that gives off light, such as the Sun or a lamp.
  18. The time when the Sun appears in the sky in the morning.
  19. A dark shape made when light is blocked by an object.
  20. The time of day when the Sun is rising and shadows are long and point west.
  21. The time when the Sun disappears below the horizon in the evening.
  22. Moon – The phase when the entire face of the Moon is lit.

40 Clues: The direction where the Sun sets. • The direction where the Sun rises. • – A natural object that orbits a planet. • The direction on Earth toward the North Pole. • The direction on Earth toward the South Pole. • The line where Earth and the sky seem to meet. • Rose: A symbol that shows directions on a map. • – The force that pulls objects toward each other. • ...

Earth 2022-12-02

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents they are the result of differential heating.
  2. It is the measure of hotness and coldness
  3. it is the layers of gases surrounding a planet.
  4. The part of the earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32° F and clouds rarely form. The HORSE LATITUDES are the latitudes about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. They are characterized by sunny skies, calm winds, and very little perception The SOUTH POLE is the southernmost point on the Earth. It is the precise point of the southern intersection of the Earth's axis and the Earth's surface. From the South Pole, all directions are north. The MESOSPHERE is a layer of Earth's atmosphere. The mesosphere is directly above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere.
  5. Something moving in the opposite direction of the hands on a clock.
Down
  1. the sun shines on different latitudes at different angles throughout the year
  2. JETSTEAMS, a belt of strong upper-level winds lying above regions of subtropical high pressure. The NORTHERN HEMISPHERE contains North America, the northern part of South America, Europe, the northern two-thirds of Africa, and most of Asia.
  3. it is a circle that divides the surface of an object into two equal halves.
  4. it is a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions.
  5. THERMOSPHERE is a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. A CONTRACT is an agreement between parties, creating mutual obligations that are enforceable by law. POLAR CELLS can be defined as an asymmetry in molecular composition or structure between two sides, thus defining a polarity axis along which cellular processes will be differentially regulated. CLOCKWISE: Two-dimensional rotation can occur in two possible directions. Clockwise motion proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back up to the top. TRADE WIND: A wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the northeast in the northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere, especially at sea. PREVAILING WESTERLIES are the winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude EXPAND: to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way: The air in the balloon expands when heated.
  6. easterlies They are dry and cold prevailing winds that blow from the east.
  7. troposphere is the first and lowest layer of the atmosphere of the Earth, and contains 75% of the total mass of the planetary atmosphere

12 Clues: It is the measure of hotness and coldness • it is the layers of gases surrounding a planet. • currents they are the result of differential heating. • Something moving in the opposite direction of the hands on a clock. • easterlies They are dry and cold prevailing winds that blow from the east. • ...

Earth 2023-12-08

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A force of attraction
  2. This gas is needed for life
  3. A structure that erupts
  4. Another word for water vapour
  5. The top layer of the earth
  6. Formed outside
Down
  1. Molten rock outside the earth
  2. Formed inside
  3. Molten rock inside the earth
  4. A rock formed by cooling lava
  5. The air around our planet

11 Clues: Formed inside • Formed outside • A force of attraction • A structure that erupts • The air around our planet • The top layer of the earth • This gas is needed for life • Molten rock inside the earth • Molten rock outside the earth • A rock formed by cooling lava • Another word for water vapour

Earth 2020-09-17

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Substance containing carbonate ions.
  2. The layers of gases that surround the Earth. The important gases in the atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide.
  3. The gain of oxygen, or loss of electrons, by a substance during a chemical reaction.
  4. A substance formed by the chemical union of two or more elements.
  5. When a substance breaks up and mixes completely with a solvent to produce a solution.
  6. gas A naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture.
  7. Information or material that shows something is true.
Down
  1. Turned from a gas or vapour into a liquid, usually as a result of cooling.
  2. fuel Natural, finite fuel formed from the remains of living organisms, eg oil, coal and natural gas.
  3. Living entity, eg animals, plants or microorganisms.
  4. oil Mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes, formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient dead marine organisms.

11 Clues: Substance containing carbonate ions. • gas A naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture. • Living entity, eg animals, plants or microorganisms. • Information or material that shows something is true. • A substance formed by the chemical union of two or more elements. • Turned from a gas or vapour into a liquid, usually as a result of cooling. • ...

Earth 2024-04-22

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There ______ types of hemisphere.
  2. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal halves, north and south.
  3. The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates
  4. his movement causes the changing of seasons.
Down
  1. This movement causes the cycle of day and night.
  2. The path that the Earth follows as it orbits around the Sun.
  3. How many spheres is the Earth divided into?
  4. four How many hours does it take to finish one rotation?
  5. This season is typically characterized by longer days, warmer temperatures, and blooming flowers. .
  6. another word for tilted.
  7. year The revolution of earth takes how many year to complete its movement around earth.

11 Clues: another word for tilted. • There ______ types of hemisphere. • How many spheres is the Earth divided into? • his movement causes the changing of seasons. • This movement causes the cycle of day and night. • The imaginary line around which the Earth rotates • four How many hours does it take to finish one rotation? • ...

Earthing and bonding 2016-02-19

Earthing and bonding crossword puzzle
Across
  1. By convention we take Earth to be at this voltage
  2. steel conduit is this type of conductive part
  3. colours used for a protective conductor
  4. this type of equation means 'impassable to heat'
  5. protective bonding conductor This conductor links incoming services to the M.E.T
  6. the ....... test spike is installed the furthest from an earth electrode under test
  7. type of Earth electrode
  8. For current to flow a ....... must exist
  9. this conductor connects an 'exposed conductive part' to the M.E.T
Down
  1. A conductor that can link an 'exposed conductive part' to an 'extraneous conductive part'
  2. This conductor links the M.E.T to the earth electrode in a T.T system
  3. Earth and neutral are connected here
  4. This type of conductive part is not part of the electrical installation however could introduce earth potential
  5. Earth system that utilises a PEN conductor

14 Clues: type of Earth electrode • Earth and neutral are connected here • colours used for a protective conductor • For current to flow a ....... must exist • Earth system that utilises a PEN conductor • steel conduit is this type of conductive part • this type of equation means 'impassable to heat' • By convention we take Earth to be at this voltage • ...

Tectonic Word Power 2024-04-11

Tectonic Word Power crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of force that squeezes rocks
  2. opening of Earth's crust where volcanic materials released
  3. the fastest surface wave
  4. solid, dense core of the Earth
  5. tectonic plate beneath the Ring of Fire
  6. outermost layer of the earth
  7. layer of the Earth that can be deform because of the heat
  8. German meteorologist
  9. fracture on the Earth's crust
  10. who studies earthquake and maps the Earth's structure
  11. measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  12. theory of Alfred Wegener
  13. bending of rocks layers forming mountains
Down
  1. boundary where 2 plates move away
  2. a slab or block of rock that moves
  3. supercontinent
  4. boundary between two colliding plates
  5. rigid layer of the earth composed of crust and upper mantle
  6. point on the crust directly above the focus
  7. bowl-shaped depression at the top of volcano
  8. process where dense plate sinks underneath
  9. boundary at which two plates slide past each other
  10. large ocean waves caused by underwater earthquakes
  11. layer between the crust and the core
  12. point where seismic energy is first released
  13. liquid core of the Earth
  14. force that pulls rocks apart

27 Clues: supercontinent • German meteorologist • the fastest surface wave • liquid core of the Earth • theory of Alfred Wegener • outermost layer of the earth • force that pulls rocks apart • fracture on the Earth's crust • solid, dense core of the Earth • boundary where 2 plates move away • type of force that squeezes rocks • a slab or block of rock that moves • ...

Nature 2023-04-24

Nature crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plant that is smaller than a tree.
  2. An area of water surrounded by land.
  3. A tall plant that is made from wood and has branches.
  4. The invisible gas that your breathe.
  5. A long thin plant that grows across the ground or up things.
  6. The darkness produced when something blocks sunlight.
  7. The hard solid stuff that the Earth is made from.
  8. An area of land that rises much higher than its surroundings.
  9. A very hot and very dry area covered with sand.
  10. The physical world and everything in it.
  11. The salt water that covers the Earth´s surface; bigger than a sea.
  12. The tiny pieces of rock that cover the beach.
  13. A small stream.
  14. A poetic name for the sky above.
  15. The round silver thing in the night sky.
  16. An open area without trees or buildings.
  17. Where birds lay their eggs and care for their babies.
  18. Small pieces of rock.
  19. A Heavy section of a tree that has fallen down.
Down
  1. The round yellow thing in the sky.
  2. A hollow place in the ground.
  3. The salt water that covers the Earth´s surface; smaller than an ocean.
  4. The Earth and all the people in it.
  5. A natural flow of water that crosses the land.
  6. A natural flow of water; smaller than a river but bigger than a brook.
  7. An area of land surrounded by water.
  8. The solid part of the Earth; a large area of ground.
  9. Land that is outside of cities and towns.
  10. The surface of the earth.
  11. A flat are of land covered with tall grass.
  12. Part of a tree that grows from the trunk.
  13. The little object from which a plant grows.
  14. Moving water raised above the earth.
  15. The part of a plant that grows underground.
  16. The clear, tasteless liquid that we drink.
  17. Loose earth or soil.
  18. A rounded area of land that is higher than its surroundings.

37 Clues: A small stream. • Loose earth or soil. • Small pieces of rock. • The surface of the earth. • A hollow place in the ground. • A poetic name for the sky above. • The round yellow thing in the sky. • The Earth and all the people in it. • A plant that is smaller than a tree. • An area of water surrounded by land. • The invisible gas that your breathe. • ...

GLOBE-The Model Of The Earth 2019-09-10

GLOBE-The Model Of The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Model of the earth
  2. ________is a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines used to identify locations on a map
  3. ___________is the imaginary horizontal lines on the globe running from East to West
  4. ____________is the name given to 23 1/2 degree North latitude
  5. A line which is located 23 1/2 south of the equator
  6. ____________is a semi circular lines that are drawn from the North to South
  7. Another word for Meridian
  8. ___________is the bottom most point of the axis of the globe.
  9. ______gives you the information needed for the map
Down
  1. Imaginary lines running from north to South
  2. One half of the Earth
  3. 66 1/2 degree south latitude
  4. Imaginary line around which the Earth rotates
  5. The 0 degree and 180 degree meridians together divide the Earth vertically into __________equal halves
  6. The zero degree latitude
  7. The Greek astronomer who invented the system of latitudes and longitudes
  8. A drawing of the globe on a flat surface or a paper

17 Clues: Model of the earth • One half of the Earth • The zero degree latitude • Another word for Meridian • 66 1/2 degree south latitude • Imaginary lines running from north to South • Imaginary line around which the Earth rotates • ______gives you the information needed for the map • A line which is located 23 1/2 south of the equator • ...

Lines on the Earth 2019-10-10

Lines on the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another name for line of longitude
  2. hundred sixty total number of degrees of longitude on the earth
  3. latitude and longitude together are the location of a place
  4. the unit of measurement to determine absolute location
  5. latitude and longitude measured
  6. the lines of latitude
  7. the lines of longitude
  8. a round model of the Earth that shows the continents and the oceans in their true shapes
Down
  1. half of the earth
  2. number of degrees in the northern hemisphere
  3. Meridian the reference point from which east and west longitude lines are measured at 0 degrees
  4. 0 degrees latitude
  5. an imaginary line that circle Earth parallel to the Equator
  6. hundred eighty total number of degrees of latitude on the earth

14 Clues: half of the earth • 0 degrees latitude • the lines of latitude • the lines of longitude • latitude and longitude measured • another name for line of longitude • number of degrees in the northern hemisphere • the unit of measurement to determine absolute location • latitude and longitude together are the location of a place • ...

Time and the Earth 2024-10-01

Time and the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – There are 24 of these in one day.
  2. – There are 60 of these in one hour.
  3. – The time when the sun is highest in the sky, usually 12 PM.
  4. – Describes something that is correct or exact.
  5. – To give permission for something to happen.
  6. – To stop being visible, like the sun at night.
  7. – What the Earth does on its axis to create day and night.
Down
  1. To increase a number by repeating it a certain number of times.
  2. – To separate something into smaller parts or groups.
  3. – A unit of time equal to about 30 or 31 days.
  4. – The smallest unit of time, 60 of these make one minute.
  5. – To find the size, amount, or degree of something.
  6. – Having the same value or amount as something else.
  7. – A unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 days.

14 Clues: – There are 24 of these in one day. • – There are 60 of these in one hour. • – To give permission for something to happen. • – A unit of time equal to about 30 or 31 days. • – Describes something that is correct or exact. • – To stop being visible, like the sun at night. • – A unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 days. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2025-03-06

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up of liquid iron and nickel
  2. made of very viscous material that can flow like a liquid
  3. thinner and denser
  4. made up of solid iron and nickel
  5. hot enough to melt but is solid because of the pressure
  6. rigid, outermost layer of the Earth
  7. form over long periods from broken rocks, chemical sediment, and debris
  8. rocks that have been exposed to lots of high pressure and very hot temperatures
Down
  1. rigid layer of the mantle beneath the asthenosphere
  2. made from solid and melted rock
  3. thinnest and least dense layer
  4. rock that is formed from magma that has cooled and hardened inside the Earth
  5. the movement of particles through a substance, transporting their heat energy from hotter areas to cooler areas
  6. thicker and less dense

14 Clues: thinner and denser • thicker and less dense • thinnest and least dense layer • made from solid and melted rock • made up of solid iron and nickel • made up of liquid iron and nickel • rigid, outermost layer of the Earth • rigid layer of the mantle beneath the asthenosphere • hot enough to melt but is solid because of the pressure • ...

History of the Earth 2025-02-14

History of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vein of rock that cuts across a rock's layer is younger than the surrounding layers.
  2. Fossils can be used to identify the relative age of the layers of a rock formation.
  3. The method of putting events in order in which they happened.
  4. A gap in the geological record that shows where rock layers have been lost due to erosion.
  5. Sediments are originally deposited in horizontal layers.
  6. Sedimentary layers extend sideways in all directions until they thin out or reach a barrier.
  7. The era in which modern human live.
Down
  1. Any part of a previous rock layer, like a piece of stone, is older than the layer containing it.
  2. In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.
  3. A scientist that studies dinosaurs
  4. The longest span of time at the beginning of Geologic time.
  5. The largest divisions of time on the geologic time scale
  6. The study of rock and rock formations.
  7. Scientist suggest that our Earth is more than ____ billion years old.

14 Clues: A scientist that studies dinosaurs • The era in which modern human live. • The study of rock and rock formations. • Sediments are originally deposited in horizontal layers. • The largest divisions of time on the geologic time scale • The longest span of time at the beginning of Geologic time. • The method of putting events in order in which they happened. • ...

Do Now Review 2023-05-30

Do Now Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a gas turns into a liquid
  2. to describe how something works or why something happens
  3. water that falls back to Earth's surface
  4. all organisms on Earth
  5. when a liquid turns into a gas
  6. a group of parts that work together
  7. water in the form of an invisible gas
Down
  1. all the land on Earth
  2. matter that is made of more than one substance
  3. to pull on an object, even without touching it
  4. a group of atoms joined in a particular way
  5. when water falls back to Earth and refills bodies of water (rivers, lakes, oceans)
  6. the stuff that things are made of
  7. all the water on Earth
  8. a person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem
  9. a tiny piece of matter that is too small to see
  10. all the air on Earth
  11. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  12. a supply of something that is useful
  13. able to dissolve in water or another liquid

20 Clues: all the air on Earth • all the land on Earth • all the water on Earth • all organisms on Earth • when a gas turns into a liquid • when a liquid turns into a gas • the stuff that things are made of • a group of parts that work together • a supply of something that is useful • water in the form of an invisible gas • water that falls back to Earth's surface • ...

Earths Geology 2022-05-23

Earths Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  2. Type of waves that cause the most damage
  3. Molten rock that break through the surface of Earth
  4. Thinnest compositional layer of Earth
  5. Fossils are found in this type of rock
  6. Layer of Earth mostly made of iron and nickel
  7. Type of force at a convergent boundary
  8. Type of force at a divergent boundary
Down
  1. Process where rocks are worn down
  2. Ocean crust is made of what rock
  3. Plastic mechanical layer of Earth
  4. How many mechanical layers does Earth have?
  5. Type of force at a transform boundary
  6. How many compositional layers does Earth have?
  7. Layer responsible for the magnetic field

15 Clues: Ocean crust is made of what rock • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • Process where rocks are worn down • Plastic mechanical layer of Earth • Thinnest compositional layer of Earth • Type of force at a transform boundary • Type of force at a divergent boundary • Fossils are found in this type of rock • Type of force at a convergent boundary • ...

Year 7 science mega crossword 2016-11-28

Year 7 science mega crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the seasons.
  2. One of the seasons.
  3. Dr. Bowman's first name.
  4. Made up of living and non-living things.
  5. A key used to classify organisms.
  6. A push or pull.
  7. A non-living factor.
  8. A solution made with water.
  9. One of the seasons.
  10. Negatively charged particle.
  11. Kingdom that humans belong to.
  12. 4th plant from the sun.
  13. The path of the Earth around the sun.
  14. Where an organisms lives.
Down
  1. Dissolved in the solvent.
  2. Eats plants.
  3. The name of our planet.
  4. A device that helps to separate blood.
  5. Eats animals.
  6. Satellite of the Earth.
  7. 2nd planet from the sun.
  8. When we rubbed wool onto a perspex rod.
  9. When a solvent and solute combine.
  10. A mixture in your body.
  11. When forces are equal and opposite.
  12. Caused by the moon's gravity.
  13. One of the seasons.
  14. The moon is covered in these.
  15. Able to dissolve substances.
  16. A living factor.
  17. Pull towards the centre of the Earth.

31 Clues: Eats plants. • Eats animals. • A push or pull. • A living factor. • One of the seasons. • One of the seasons. • One of the seasons. • One of the seasons. • A non-living factor. • The name of our planet. • Satellite of the Earth. • A mixture in your body. • 4th plant from the sun. • Dr. Bowman's first name. • 2nd planet from the sun. • Dissolved in the solvent. • Where an organisms lives. • ...

Science— Noah Wadkins 2024-01-30

Science— Noah Wadkins crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How a mineral reflects light
  2. The rainbow is made of these
  3. Melted rocks that are really hot
  4. Huge rock formations
  5. Naturally formed solid stance with crystals inside
  6. Large crack in the ground
  7. Something you use to tell the difference between two things
  8. Solid formed from mixtures of minerals
  9. The hardest mineral on the earth also found in old mountains
  10. Someone that studies rocks
  11. Frozen chunks of freash water
Down
  1. If the earth was this the crust would only be its skin
  2. Mountains that have lava and magma in them
  3. The most fragile mineral on earth
  4. Found in minerals.
  5. Magma is formed in the upper part of this layer
  6. When two tectonic plates rub to together
  7. The thinnest layer earth has
  8. What the world was called before the continents formed
  9. The color of a mineral when it is in powder form

20 Clues: Found in minerals. • Huge rock formations • Large crack in the ground • Someone that studies rocks • How a mineral reflects light • The rainbow is made of these • The thinnest layer earth has • Frozen chunks of freash water • Melted rocks that are really hot • The most fragile mineral on earth • Solid formed from mixtures of minerals • When two tectonic plates rub to together • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2019-01-16

Unit 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what everything is made of
  2. cause to change from a gas or vapor to a liquid
  3. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  4. all the air on earth
  5. the layer of the atmosphere which holds the ozone layer
  6. the ability to do work
  7. a day to day change
Down
  1. the process of turning from a liquid into vapor
  2. the state or quality of being humid
  3. all the non living organisms on earth
  4. all the living organisms on earth
  5. all the frozen water on earth
  6. all the water on earth
  7. the star around which we orbit
  8. over a long period of time

15 Clues: a day to day change • all the air on earth • all the water on earth • the ability to do work • what everything is made of • over a long period of time • all the frozen water on earth • the star around which we orbit • all the living organisms on earth • the state or quality of being humid • all the non living organisms on earth • the process of turning from a liquid into vapor • ...

The Earth and Beyond Gr 5 NST 2016-10-25

The Earth and Beyond Gr 5 NST crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plants do this not to blow away
  2. Found in top layer of Earth's surface
  3. Our main source of energy
  4. Soil contains... that plants need to grow.
  5. Water is a common...
  6. Earth spins around its own...
  7. Without ... we will suffocate
  8. The pathway around the sun is...
Down
  1. Earth ... the Sun
  2. Rotation is the same as...
  3. Earth takes 365 & 1/4 days to... an orbit.
  4. the sun rises in the...
  5. The surface of the Earth
  6. Makes day and night possible
  7. The second layer of land
  8. 24 Hours

16 Clues: 24 Hours • Earth ... the Sun • Water is a common... • the sun rises in the... • The surface of the Earth • The second layer of land • Our main source of energy • Rotation is the same as... • Makes day and night possible • Earth spins around its own... • Without ... we will suffocate • Plants do this not to blow away • The pathway around the sun is... • ...

9/22 2025-09-18

9/22 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the water on Earth’s surface, including oceans, lakes, and rivers.
  2. A solid, naturally occurring substance with a specific chemical composition.
  3. The movement of weather, water, and ice that wears away rock and soil.
  4. The constant spinning of Earth around its axis.
  5. extinction A period of widespread and rapid decrease in biodiversity.
  6. The central part of Earth beneath the mantle.
  7. The outer layer of Earth found between the crust and the core.
  8. time The long time scale covering Earth’s history.
Down
  1. The science dealing with the mechanical properties of fluids, often used in engineering.
  2. Water stored in a substance or compound.
  3. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces through chemical or physical processes.
  4. The outermost solid layer of the Earth.
  5. The gaseous layer surrounding Earth.
  6. The theory and science of how land and water are arranged on Earth’s surface.
  7. plate A rigid piece of Earth’s lithosphere that moves slowly over the mantle.
  8. The study of Earth, its rocks, and the processes that shape it.

16 Clues: The gaseous layer surrounding Earth. • The outermost solid layer of the Earth. • Water stored in a substance or compound. • The central part of Earth beneath the mantle. • The constant spinning of Earth around its axis. • time The long time scale covering Earth’s history. • The outer layer of Earth found between the crust and the core. • ...

EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION 2021-12-14

EARTH'S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opposite of cold
  2. opposite of north
  3. scientists who study the stars and objects in space
  4. type of Sun that appears all day long in the sky
  5. time of day when the Sun appears to come up
  6. time for Earth to make one complete rotation
  7. made by the axis of Earth with the orbital plane, it equals 66 degrees
  8. time for Earth to make one complete revolution
Down
  1. when one object turns around another, or orbits
  2. time of day when the Sun appears to go down
  3. body Earth revolves around
  4. the year with February 29
  5. imaginary line Earth rotates around
  6. describes any object spinning around an axis
  7. to guess
  8. opposite of arctic

16 Clues: to guess • opposite of cold • opposite of north • opposite of arctic • the year with February 29 • body Earth revolves around • imaginary line Earth rotates around • time of day when the Sun appears to go down • time of day when the Sun appears to come up • describes any object spinning around an axis • time for Earth to make one complete rotation • ...

NuMbEr 1 2020-10-30

NuMbEr 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you put water in it
  2. Where you sit
  3. Something you eat
  4. Makes the earth light
  5. Mother's sister
  6. its outside your house
  7. Your house is on the planet
  8. you live in it
  9. Where you pee/poo
  10. Mother's father
  11. Mother's brother
  12. Makes the earth dark
Down
  1. Girl's best friend
  2. Where the tv is
  3. Mother's mother
  4. Father's wife
  5. Lives in the ocean
  6. Needs water to live
  7. Mother's husband
  8. Where you make food
  9. Boy's best friend
  10. Children's _______
  11. Where you sleep

23 Clues: Where you sit • Father's wife • you live in it • Where the tv is • Mother's mother • Mother's sister • Where you sleep • Mother's father • Mother's husband • Mother's brother • Something you eat • Boy's best friend • Where you pee/poo • Girl's best friend • Lives in the ocean • Children's _______ • you put water in it • Needs water to live • Where you make food • Makes the earth dark • Makes the earth light • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2025-01-07

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  2. SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. BIGGEST PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. saturn´s largest moon
  6. fourth planet of the solar system
  7. GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS
  8. CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE
  9. ENVELOPE OF GASES SURROUNDING EARTH
  10. PATH THAT PLANETS FOLLOW AROUND THE SUN
  11. spins tilted
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  1. icy planet
  2. CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN
  3. BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS
  5. OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET
  6. IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  7. LIQUID SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH
  8. GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE
  9. PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE
  10. MOONS THAT SHAPE THE RINGS OF SATURN
  11. EARTH´S SATELITE
  12. color caused by the interaccion of iron and O2

23 Clues: icy planet • spins tilted • EARTH´S SATELITE • saturn´s largest moon • PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE • OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET • CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE • BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM • HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS • GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS • fourth planet of the solar system • GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE • CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN • ...

Igneous Rocks 2025-09-26

Igneous Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the three minerals that makes up Granite
  2. one of the products from a volcano
  3. Rocks formed from cooling magma
  4. Rocks formed from magma cooling underground
  5. Crystals formed slowly are usually......
  6. The thickest earth layer
  7. Rocks formed by magma reaching the surface
  8. Crystals bformed very quickly are .....
  9. The study of rocks
  10. The outer core of the earth is thisw
Down
  1. A Light coloured igneous rock with large crystals
  2. A volcanic glass
  3. Chemical substances that rocks are made from
  4. A dark igneous rock with very small crystals
  5. The outer layer of the earth
  6. Crystals that have grown into one another
  7. One of ther minerals that makes up Granite
  8. Hot molten rock
  9. A light grey igneous rock with trapped gas bubbles
  10. The inner core of the earth is this.
  11. A dark volcanic rock with many holes, denser than pumice
  12. Magma that has reached the surface

22 Clues: Hot molten rock • A volcanic glass • The study of rocks • The thickest earth layer • The outer layer of the earth • Rocks formed from cooling magma • one of the products from a volcano • Magma that has reached the surface • The inner core of the earth is this. • The outer core of the earth is thisw • Crystals bformed very quickly are ..... • ...

Weather climate and ecosystems 2021-09-19

Weather climate and ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. just like air masses the ocean can bring it warmer or colder air
  2. where sea levels rise due to a hurricane
  3. layers of CO2 allow heat of the sun in but not out of the earth causing he earth to raise temperature
  4. the hight above sea level
  5. large chunks of air that bring different weather
  6. average weather
  7. what the atmosphere is like right now
  8. a low air pressure climatic hazard here there are strong winds and heavy rains
  9. the weight of the air pushing down the earth
  10. the way in which carbon moves between stores e.g respiration e.g atmosphere via flows
  11. a high are pressure climate hazard where there is too little/ no precipitation
  12. a period of time when the earth was much colder and has a lot more ice and snow
Down
  1. energy source that cannot be used again
  2. a large windmill type structures in one area that create renewable energy
  3. time when the earth was much colder and areas were covered in ice
  4. a community with living and non living organisms
  5. connections between different animals and plants which they rely on each other for food
  6. a time when the earth was warmer than it the ice age
  7. a large scale ecosystem
  8. a Theory thar was thought a natural cause of climate change: there was a huge eruption which released a huge cloud of ash that stopped sunlight from getting into earth
  9. a energy source that can be used more than once
  10. the way something is facing
  11. a theory that was thought a natural cause of climate change:The earths orbit of the sun changes and when it does it makes areas colder.

23 Clues: average weather • a large scale ecosystem • the hight above sea level • the way something is facing • what the atmosphere is like right now • energy source that cannot be used again • where sea levels rise due to a hurricane • the weight of the air pushing down the earth • a energy source that can be used more than once • a community with living and non living organisms • ...

Unit 7-8 Review 2019-01-29

Unit 7-8 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warm air cools and moisture condences
  2. explosion of a star
  3. different forms of masses forming layers
  4. looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
  5. All of the worlds oceans are if you place your ___ in the water at a beach, you would be connected to all of the oceans
  6. what ocean is the smallest and the coldest in the northern sea
  7. water, moon, sun, right temperature are all reasons there is
  8. releasing of gas
  9. distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them
  10. how long did it take to make the oceans
  11. most accurate representation of the features of the earth
  12. big red star big enough to swallow the rock planets
  13. activity of accurately asserting ones position
  14. north america includes mexico, canada, and
Down
  1. what ocean is the warmest
  2. south america includes everything south of
  3. most commonly seen in the classrooms
  4. how long ago did earth form
  5. earth is in what galaxy
  6. why do stars twinkle
  7. how much water is covered by ice
  8. What ocean is the second largest
  9. What ocean is the largest
  10. A ship attempting to travel the world oceans would be
  11. south most land mass
  12. smallest land mass
  13. how much ice covers earth
  14. the pacific ocean covers how much of the earth
  15. cloud of gas in space
  16. what were the first organisms to survive on earth

30 Clues: releasing of gas • smallest land mass • explosion of a star • why do stars twinkle • south most land mass • cloud of gas in space • earth is in what galaxy • what ocean is the warmest • What ocean is the largest • how much ice covers earth • how long ago did earth form • how much water is covered by ice • What ocean is the second largest • most commonly seen in the classrooms • ...

Mayank109252_Generalscience_3rd 2023-01-30

Mayank109252_Generalscience_3rd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nearest planet to Earth
  2. The middle layer of the earth is?
  3. The center of the earth is called
  4. Line that passes through the earth’s surface
  5. The outer cool part of the earth is?
  6. Nearest planet to Sun
  7. How many hours in a day
Down
  1. People who have gone to outer space
  2. Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called
  3. This planet is at 3rd position in Solar System
  4. Color of Earth from Space
  5. natural satellite of the earth

12 Clues: Nearest planet to Sun • Nearest planet to Earth • How many hours in a day • Color of Earth from Space • natural satellite of the earth • The middle layer of the earth is? • The center of the earth is called • People who have gone to outer space • The outer cool part of the earth is? • Line that passes through the earth’s surface • Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called • ...

Fast Changes 2020-03-05

Fast Changes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Severe snowstorm
  2. Funnel-shaped cloud with high wind
  3. Core Very center of the earth
  4. Prolonged period of low rainfall
  5. Sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  6. Tropical cyclone with high winds and heavy rain
  7. Core liquid layer of the earth
  8. Hot fluid from which lava is formed
  9. Electrical discharge between a cloud and the ground
  10. Crack in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Mountain or hill with a vent through which lava erupts
  2. Overflowing of large amounts of water
  3. Sliding down of a mass of earth or rock
  4. Thin shell on the outside of the earth
  5. Plates massive slab of rock
  6. Large, bowl-shaped cavity or hole
  7. Wear away or change the appearance of something
  8. Gradual destruction
  9. Frozen rain
  10. Long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake

20 Clues: Frozen rain • Severe snowstorm • Gradual destruction • Crack in the Earth's crust • Plates massive slab of rock • Core Very center of the earth • Core liquid layer of the earth • Prolonged period of low rainfall • Large, bowl-shaped cavity or hole • Funnel-shaped cloud with high wind • Hot fluid from which lava is formed • Overflowing of large amounts of water • ...

Earth and Space 6th Grade Science 2022-10-27

Earth and Space 6th Grade Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the universe and home to our solar system
  2. the Earth completes one of these every 24 hours
  3. when the moon appears to be growing in size
  4. when day and night are equal
  5. when more than half of the moon is visible
  6. the imaginary line the Earth rotates on
  7. the Earth makes one of these around the sun once every 365 1/4 days
  8. of Earth causes the change in the seasons
  9. when the sun, Earth and moon are lined up in this order
Down
  1. when the moon appears to be shrinking in size
  2. when the sun, moon and Earth are lined up in this order
  3. shortest day in the northern hemisphere
  4. when less than half of the moon is visible
  5. longest day in the northern hemisphere
  6. natural force of attraction between any two massive bodies

15 Clues: when day and night are equal • longest day in the northern hemisphere • shortest day in the northern hemisphere • the imaginary line the Earth rotates on • of Earth causes the change in the seasons • when less than half of the moon is visible • when more than half of the moon is visible • when the moon appears to be growing in size • ...

Solar System 2021-04-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet that has the longest length of year
  2. The Earth makes a complete rotation in 24
  3. A "dwarf" planet
  4. The HOTTEST planet
  5. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are gas
  6. Earth ______ every 24 hours on its axis
  7. distance from the sun measuring unit
  8. The sun is a ...
  9. The planet closest to the sun
Down
  1. A large object in space that orbits a star
  2. planet has the longest day (hours)
  3. The planet that has liquid water and supports life
  4. The LARGEST planet
  5. The center of our Solar System
  6. A natural satellite that orbits a planet
  7. Jupiter, The ASTEROID BELT is located between
  8. A dark area on the sun's surface
  9. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the 4 planets
  10. Every object ____ around the Sun in this path

19 Clues: A "dwarf" planet • The sun is a ... • The LARGEST planet • The HOTTEST planet • The planet closest to the sun • The center of our Solar System • A dark area on the sun's surface • planet has the longest day (hours) • distance from the sun measuring unit • Earth ______ every 24 hours on its axis • A natural satellite that orbits a planet • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are gas • ...

Miles' Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-21

Miles' Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what you do down a hill
  2. total
  3. invisible line going from top to bottom around the earth
  4. someone without parents
  5. not a fact
  6. on the end of your hand
  7. referring to a thing or animal
  8. used to close a shirt
  9. to get something
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  1. taken without permission
  2. to leave out
  3. to make a deal
  4. number following 10
  5. line going through the middle of the earth
  6. invisible line going around the earth
  7. to know for sure
  8. tells direction
  9. fast
  10. a type of cow
  11. not able

20 Clues: fast • total • not able • not a fact • to leave out • a type of cow • to make a deal • tells direction • to know for sure • to get something • number following 10 • used to close a shirt • what you do down a hill • someone without parents • on the end of your hand • taken without permission • referring to a thing or animal • invisible line going around the earth • ...

Unit 1 2017-09-18

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wave / An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  2. / The part of earth that contains living organisms
  3. / The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume
  4. / The layer of hot,solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  5. / The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  6. / Is the relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
  7. / A dark,dense,igneous rock with a fine texture,found in oceanic crust
  8. / A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  9. Core / A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  10. / The soft layer of the mantle
  11. force / The process by which rock is broken down
  12. / Is the ability to do work
Down
  1. / The densest part of the earth that includes crust mantle outer core and inner core
  2. / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  3. / The transfer of thermal energy by movement of a fluid
  4. core / A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel que center of earth
  5. / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole
  6. force / Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
  7. / Contains all of earth's water
  8. / is the outermost layer of the earth
  9. / Usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  10. / continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

22 Clues: / Is the ability to do work • / The soft layer of the mantle • / Contains all of earth's water • / is the outermost layer of the earth • force / The process by which rock is broken down • / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • / The part of earth that contains living organisms • / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole • ...

Unit 1 2017-09-18

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume
  2. / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole
  3. core / A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel que center of earth
  4. / continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  5. / A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. / The layer of hot,solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  7. / is the outermost layer of the earth
  8. / The soft layer of the mantle
  9. / Usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
Down
  1. / A dark,dense,igneous rock with a fine texture,found in oceanic crust
  2. / The densest part of the earth that includes crust mantle outer core and inner core
  3. / The part of earth that contains living organisms
  4. wave / An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  5. / Is the ability to do work
  6. force / Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
  7. / The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  8. / Contains all of earth's water
  9. force / The process by which rock is broken down
  10. / Is the relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
  11. / The transfer of thermal energy by movement of a fluid
  12. / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  13. Core / A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

22 Clues: / Is the ability to do work • / The soft layer of the mantle • / Contains all of earth's water • / is the outermost layer of the earth • force / The process by which rock is broken down • / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • / The part of earth that contains living organisms • / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole • ...

Unit 1 2017-09-18

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. force / The process by which rock is broken down
  2. / The soft layer of the mantle
  3. / The part of earth that contains living organisms
  4. / The transfer of thermal energy by movement of a fluid
  5. / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  6. / A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  7. wave / An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  8. / The densest part of the earth that includes crust mantle outer core and inner core
  9. / A dark,dense,igneous rock with a fine texture,found in oceanic crust
  10. / is the outermost layer of the earth
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  1. / Contains all of earth's water
  2. force / Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
  3. / Is the ability to do work
  4. / continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  5. Core / A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  6. / The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  7. / The layer of hot,solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  8. / Is the relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
  9. core / A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel que center of earth
  10. / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole
  11. / The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume
  12. / Usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust

22 Clues: / Is the ability to do work • / The soft layer of the mantle • / Contains all of earth's water • / is the outermost layer of the earth • force / The process by which rock is broken down • / The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • / The part of earth that contains living organisms • / Is a group of parts that work together as a whole • ...

Earth Systems Crossword 2020-12-10

Earth Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. may be one of the first places where scientists are able to identify global changes in climate.
  2. Rock made from silica
  3. Means LIfe
  4. middle clouds.
  5. cycle We call the movement of water around Earth
  6. plates covered with oceanic or continental crust (or both)
  7. high clouds.
  8. Layer Contained in the Atmosphere and is used to block harmful UV light
  9. Wind that blows north and south is always bent or curved due to the rotation of Earth.
  10. All living things on Earth
  11. When the sun warms plants, it causes water to evaporate out of the leaves through the small openings.
  12. clouds low clouds
  13. All rocks that are found in and on the Earth's Surface.
  14. Describes all the water found on the Earth.
  15. layer above the troposphere.
  16. The majority (~97%) of water on Earth
  17. soft, weak, and viscous (fluid-like) rock.
  18. the total volume of that element compared to the volume of other elements
  19. above the mesosphere.
  20. middle layer of the atmosphere.
  21. innermost layer of Earth.
  22. Makes up most of the rocks in the crust
  23. made of solid, cool, and rigid rock.
Down
  1. flow away from the equator (In general)
  2. crust that covers the ocean floor.
  3. crust that makes up the continents.
  4. flow towards from the equator (In general)
  5. layer closest to Earth’s surface.
  6. The hydrosphere includes all the ____________found in lakes, rivers, streams, and in the ground.
  7. Includes snow, sea ice, lake, and river ice, icebergs, glaciers, and ice caps, ice sheets, and ice shelves, ______________ and seasonally frozen ground, and solid precipitation.
  8. outermost or most superficial layer of Earth
  9. contains oxygen, which is needed by animals to survive.
  10. middle layer of Earth
  11. found in solid, liquid, and vapor forms on Earth.
  12. Means Air
  13. Means Ground
  14. Means cold
  15. the total mass of that element compared to the mass of other elements
  16. outermost layer of the atmosphere
  17. hot, hard, and strong plastic-like rock.
  18. Means Water

41 Clues: Means Air • Means LIfe • Means cold • Means Water • high clouds. • Means Ground • middle clouds. • clouds low clouds • Rock made from silica • middle layer of Earth • above the mesosphere. • innermost layer of Earth. • All living things on Earth • layer above the troposphere. • middle layer of the atmosphere. • layer closest to Earth’s surface. • outermost layer of the atmosphere • ...

English Vocabulary 2023-03-31

English Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement to and fro or around something,
  2. The place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates
  3. The emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space
  4. The lowest layer of the atmosphere of the Earth.
  5. The available body of facts or information
  6. The Permanent winds that blow in the middle latitudes
  7. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  8. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance
  9. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
Down
  1. The ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth
  2. The ozone layer helps protect us from ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun
  3. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  4. A body of water or air moving in a definite direction
  5. Relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere
  6. The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  7. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  8. When two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  9. Study the internal structure of the Earth

18 Clues: Movement to and fro or around something, • Study the internal structure of the Earth • The available body of facts or information • The lowest layer of the atmosphere of the Earth. • The ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth • A body of water or air moving in a definite direction • The Permanent winds that blow in the middle latitudes • ...

Earth Science Test 1 Vocabulary 2025-08-12

Earth Science Test 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way things really are, the whole of reality.
  2. The wise and prudent management of the things entrusted to us.
  3. A testable, informed prediction, based on a theory, of what will happen under certain circumstances.
  4. The collection of all organisms that live on Earth along with the environments in which they live.
  5. The rigid outer layer of Earth, composed mostly of solid rock.
  6. The study of the atmosphere.
  7. The layer of gasses that surround a planet such as Earth.
  8. A statement that is supported by evidence and that is correct so far as we know.
  9. The study of the materials that make up Earth and the processes that change Earth over time.
Down
  1. The part of Earth composed of water, including oceans, lakes, rivers and groundwater.
  2. A natural resource that is not replaced when it is removed from nature for human use.
  3. The study of the oceans.
  4. The best model or explanation we have at present for a body of facts.
  5. A natural resource that can be replaced as it is used.
  6. science that tests hypotheses by conducting planned, repeatable, well-controlled experiments.
  7. Natural _____, any material or substance provided by Earth that human beings can use.
  8. a scientific investigation about events that happened in the past. These events can be modeled but cannot be repeated.
  9. the ability of processes in a scale model to work in the same way as processes do in nature.

18 Clues: The study of the oceans. • The study of the atmosphere. • The way things really are, the whole of reality. • A natural resource that can be replaced as it is used. • The layer of gasses that surround a planet such as Earth. • The wise and prudent management of the things entrusted to us. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, composed mostly of solid rock. • ...

Vocab Crossword 2025-01-16

Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clearing of forests
  2. the natural environment
  3. any individual living thing
  4. maintaining or protecting something from harm
  5. a vast body of saltwater
  6. upper layer of Earth's crust
  7. global sum of all ecosystems
  8. laws that help protect the environment
  9. a gas essential for breathing
  10. management of natural resources
  11. harmful substances in the environment
  12. protected areas for wildlife
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  1. chemical found in all living things
  2. the solid parts of earth
  3. variety of life forms on earth
  4. the layer of gases surrounding earth
  5. fair and just
  6. caused by human activities
  7. all water on earth
  8. produced by living organisms
  9. tiny plastics found in the ocean
  10. causes disturbance to natural systems
  11. relating to the production of goods in a economy
  12. the movement of goods
  13. what you're surrounded by

25 Clues: fair and just • all water on earth • clearing of forests • the movement of goods • the natural environment • the solid parts of earth • a vast body of saltwater • what you're surrounded by • caused by human activities • any individual living thing • produced by living organisms • upper layer of Earth's crust • global sum of all ecosystems • protected areas for wildlife • ...

Ecosystems and Earth's Spheres 2025-05-14

Ecosystems and Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid, rocky part of Earth
  2. Living parts of an ecosystem
  3. All living things on Earth
  4. One benefits, the other is not affected
  5. Organism that eats other organisms
  6. The role a species plays in its environment
  7. All the water on Earth
  8. One animal hunts and eats another
  9. Study of relationships between living things and their environment
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  1. Animal that eats dead animals
  2. The layer of gases around Earth
  3. Organism that makes its own food
  4. Two or more species needing the same resource
  5. A large region with a specific climate and life
  6. Non-living parts of an ecosystem
  7. Both species benefit
  8. When things rely on each other to survive
  9. One benefits, the other is harmed
  10. The place where an organism lives
  11. Breaks down dead things into nutrients

20 Clues: Both species benefit • All the water on Earth • All living things on Earth • Living parts of an ecosystem • Animal that eats dead animals • The solid, rocky part of Earth • The layer of gases around Earth • Organism that makes its own food • Non-living parts of an ecosystem • One benefits, the other is harmed • The place where an organism lives • One animal hunts and eats another • ...

Unit E Section 2 & 4 2024-06-13

Unit E Section 2 & 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a trace of once-living things preserved in rocks
  2. rock that forms under intense heat and pressure
  3. ____________ prospecting using instruments to detect mineral deposits
  4. molten rock under the surface of the earth
  5. the substances that make up rock
  6. when a mineral breaks into a smooth surface
  7. rock that forms from layers of sediment
  8. made up of minerals
  9. layers of sedimentary rock
  10. era with the dinosaurs
  11. igneous rock that forms under the surface of the earth
  12. rock that forms from cooled lava or magma
Down
  1. ____________ prospecting using chemical analysis of samples to detect minerals present
  2. era where the earth formed and live began
  3. era with the first reptiles, insects, land plants, and fish with jaws
  4. a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
  5. when a mineral breaks with rough uneven surface
  6. molten rock on the surface of the earth
  7. era with humans and grasses
  8. the colour of the powder that is left behind when its rubbed against a surface
  9. igneous rock that forms on the surface of the earth
  10. the way the surface of a mineral reflects light

22 Clues: made up of minerals • era with the dinosaurs • layers of sedimentary rock • era with humans and grasses • the substances that make up rock • molten rock on the surface of the earth • rock that forms from layers of sediment • era where the earth formed and live began • rock that forms from cooled lava or magma • molten rock under the surface of the earth • ...

Earth Processes 2016-12-15

Earth Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melting - the removal and segregation from a melt of mineral precipitates
  2. - hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock are formed by cooling.
  3. -consisting of thin sheets or laminae.
  4. -formed by the intrusion.
  5. containing a group of dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals such as pyroxene and olivine.
  6. - the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  7. melting - involves the upward movement of the earth's mantle to an area of lower pressure.
  8. -Denoting rocks the earth's surface as lava or other volcanic deposits.
  9. -a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite.
Down
  1. - a hard, unreactive, colorless compound that occurs as the mineral quartz and as a principal constituent of sandstone and other rocks.
  2. - It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic
  3. -formed around igneous intrusions where the temperatures are high but the pressures are relatively low and equal in all directions (confining pressure).
  4. - the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance
  5. -It is this crystalline structure which gives steel and cast iron their magnetic properties and is the classic example of a ferromagnetic material.
  6. - a group of light-colored minerals including feldspar, feldspathoids, quartz, and muscovite.
  7. vapor - the gaseous phase of water.
  8. - the crystals are so fine that individual minerals cannot be distinguished with the naked eye, are extrusive
  9. - low precipitation of crystals from a solution of a substance.
  10. - extrusive igneous rocks that are usually light to dark gray in color.

19 Clues: -formed by the intrusion. • vapor - the gaseous phase of water. • -consisting of thin sheets or laminae. • - the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance • - low precipitation of crystals from a solution of a substance. • - It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic • ...

Changing Earth 2013-05-29

Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A world-known mountain range caused by the collision of two continental plates millions of years ago (9)
  2. A form of weathering which wears away rocks by the expansion of rots and animal behaviour (10)
  3. The Transportation of weathered rocks (7)
  4. The gradual warming of the world due to fossil fuels being burnt (6,7) (13)
  5. The layer present in the atmosphere present to protect our skin from harmful UV rays coming from the Sun (5)
  6. The process in which land rises a bit higher each year due to rubbing of plate tectonic plates (6)
  7. The physical, chemical and biological process in which there is a breakdown of rocks (9)
  8. This metamorphic rock is kept in a place called a quarry (5)
Down
  1. The process in which all three rock forms are connected in an ongoing _ _ _ _ _ _ (4,5) (9)
  2. Liquid form of pollution which kills living things when it rains (4,4) (8)
  3. Metamorphic rock formed when limestone is pressured, it is normally used for building due to looks an strength (durability) (6)
  4. A rock formation formed by a large pressure building from top layers on the bottommost compressing them into rocks (11)
  5. Rocks created from magma cooled down in sills or dykes or formed outside volcanoes (7)
  6. Evidence of living things stored in sediment
  7. A glass house here plants are kept in different temperatures for tropical plants to be grown (10)
  8. ROCKS Rocks made from old rocks due to being put under pressure or heated (11,5) (16)
  9. When rocks are heated the will _ _ _ _ _ _ (6)
  10. The result of tectonic plates colliding will form _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  11. An igneous rock which is a tough rock that resits weathering and is used for buildings. (7)

19 Clues: The Transportation of weathered rocks (7) • Evidence of living things stored in sediment • When rocks are heated the will _ _ _ _ _ _ (6) • This metamorphic rock is kept in a place called a quarry (5) • The result of tectonic plates colliding will form _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • Liquid form of pollution which kills living things when it rains (4,4) (8) • ...

Absolute Earth 2013-11-12

Absolute Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A place deep in the Earth that something disastrous can originate in
  2. a device that's very sensitive
  3. the movement of soil from one area to the other
  4. women love these elements or compounds
  5. masses of rock that can be felt when they come in contact with each other
  6. a fossil that does not impress the dentist
  7. indirect remains of ancient life
  8. the main materials of some igneous rocks
  9. one of the longest sub division in earths history
  10. one of the two ways of folding actions
  11. a chimney for magma
  12. very sleepy volcano
Down
  1. some materials do not like this because it breaks them down
  2. ancient compost that can be found in cars
  3. one of the two ways of folding actions
  4. a hard natural substance
  5. layers of sedimentary rocks
  6. One of the 2 ways to form Sedimentary rocks
  7. under the crust
  8. The Earth's protective surface shield

20 Clues: under the crust • a chimney for magma • very sleepy volcano • a hard natural substance • layers of sedimentary rocks • a device that's very sensitive • indirect remains of ancient life • The Earth's protective surface shield • one of the two ways of folding actions • women love these elements or compounds • one of the two ways of folding actions • ...

Earth Science 2021-02-03

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ultrafine-grained glassy-looking material, usually black and flinty in appearance, occurring as thin planar veins, injection.
  2. occurs when two plates move toward each other. The crust is destroyed when two plates converge.
  3. A dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below.
  4. When divergent boundaries occur in continental plates, a different geological feature, called a blank, is formed.
  5. a central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges as the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges.
  6. occurs when plates slide horizontally and past one another.
  7. A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries, creating a fault line.
  8. a geologic process in which tectonic plates –large slabs of Earth’s lithosphere-split apart from each other.
  9. They are geological features formed by convergent boundaries. When two tectonic plates converge, the heavier plate is forced.
  10. a fault rock which is cohesive with a poorly developed or absent planar fabric, or which is incohesive.
  11. When two continental plates converge, neither of the buoyant plates can give way and subduct beneath the other.
Down
  1. another geological feature that results from a subduction zone.
  2. is a break in the Earth's crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks.
  3. a fault rock which is cohesive and characterized by a well-developed planar fabric resulting from tectonic reduction of grain.
  4. Opposite of a convergent boundary, a divergent boundary is formed by the spreading of a tectonic plate.
  5. form when the hanging wall moves up.
  6. the submerged outer edge of the continent where continental crust transitions into oceanic crust.
  7. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. It allows the blocks to move relative to each other.
  8. are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically.
  9. occurs when two plates move away. occur along the crest of oceanic ridges. When the plates move apart.

20 Clues: form when the hanging wall moves up. • occurs when plates slide horizontally and past one another. • another geological feature that results from a subduction zone. • are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically. • A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries, creating a fault line. • ...

Earth History 2021-12-06

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When sediments are deposited in flat, horizontal layers.
  2. Rocks that change due to heat and pressure.
  3. The final way landforms are shaped.
  4. __________ ________ allow rock layers to be correlated by age.
  5. One way landforms are shaped.
  6. ___________ ______ can reveal information about where a rock formed.
  7. Some examples of the word are the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  8. Lower layers are older than higher layers due to this principle.
  9. Every place on Earth's surface has a unique geological ___________.
  10. Deposited over Earth's surface through wind, water, and/or ice.
  11. Changes rocks to other types of rocks using melting deposition, pressure, and other processes.
Down
  1. Drives plate tectonics.
  2. Allow us to infer events and environments on Earth.
  3. The way things are happening now has happened before and will continue that way.
  4. _______________ time extends from Earth's origin to modern times.
  5. Are formed by plate interactions.
  6. The _________ __________ represents what we know about ancient life.
  7. The relative ages of rocks can be determined by the _____________ of layers.
  8. Another way landforms are shaped.

19 Clues: Drives plate tectonics. • One way landforms are shaped. • Are formed by plate interactions. • Another way landforms are shaped. • The final way landforms are shaped. • Rocks that change due to heat and pressure. • Allow us to infer events and environments on Earth. • When sediments are deposited in flat, horizontal layers. • ...

Earth Day 2022-04-25

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

19 Clues: use again • a colorless unstable toxic gas • relating to or determined by the sun • relating to or derived from living matter • the layer of gases that surround the planet • a contract, agreement capable of being renewed • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • maintain something in its original or existing state • ...

EARTH DAY 2024-04-19

EARTH DAY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crucial for the production of oxygen.
  2. Waste that harms the environment.
  3. Organisms that live alongside humans on Earth.
  4. Used to write on, made from trees.
  5. necessary for human survival.
  6. A type of pollution that harms the air.
  7. To make for re-use.
  8. Process of cutting down forests.
  9. To save/maintain.
  10. Celebrates the environmental diversity of Earth.
Down
  1. Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather. patterns.
  2. capable of being broken down by living things.
  3. The planet we live on.
  4. Community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment.
  5. Prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the earth.
  6. The planet we live on.
  7. The act of cutting down the usage of something.
  8. The air we breathe.
  9. Industrial buildings that create pollution.
  10. The natural science of the relationships among living organisms.

20 Clues: To save/maintain. • The air we breathe. • To make for re-use. • The planet we live on. • The planet we live on. • necessary for human survival. • Process of cutting down forests. • Waste that harms the environment. • Used to write on, made from trees. • Crucial for the production of oxygen. • A type of pollution that harms the air. • Industrial buildings that create pollution. • ...

Earth Week 2023-03-22

Earth Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something invented to make work easier
  2. A variety of ecosystem
  3. Things that you can use
  4. To use less of something
  5. warming up the earth
  6. To make something last longer
  7. The planet that we live on
  8. Things that can reused
  9. A type of fuel
  10. To contaminate things and to make things dirty
Down
  1. The weather
  2. The original things
  3. To protect a area
  4. To cut down a lot of trees
  5. A type of chemical
  6. To use up things
  7. To reuse materials
  8. Something that can be used again and again
  9. Places where animals live

19 Clues: The weather • A type of fuel • To use up things • To protect a area • A type of chemical • To reuse materials • The original things • warming up the earth • A variety of ecosystem • Things that can reused • Things that you can use • To use less of something • Places where animals live • To cut down a lot of trees • The planet that we live on • To make something last longer • ...

GeoScience - Space 2023-05-22

GeoScience - Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. frozen gasses, very small
  2. sixth planet from the sun, has 8 big rings
  3. can be seen from earth, thousands of them
  4. used to travel into space
  5. separates gas giants and rocky planets
  6. people who go to space
  7. fourth planet from the sun, red
  8. biggest star, can see it from earth, hot
  9. farthest planet from the sun, blue
Down
  1. used to be a planet, dwarf planet
  2. first planet to the sun, gray, smallest planet
  3. created when 2 suns die
  4. floats around space, can crash into us
  5. very pretty, forms when a star dies
  6. fifth planet to the sun, biggest planet
  7. can be seen from earth, fly very fast
  8. third planet from the sun, living, our home
  9. the name of our solar system
  10. seventh planet from the sun, coldest planet
  11. we live in it

20 Clues: we live in it • people who go to space • created when 2 suns die • frozen gasses, very small • used to travel into space • the name of our solar system • fourth planet from the sun, red • used to be a planet, dwarf planet • farthest planet from the sun, blue • very pretty, forms when a star dies • can be seen from earth, fly very fast • floats around space, can crash into us • ...

Human Geography Crossword 2014-09-18

Human Geography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
  2. relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
  3. the time at the prime meridian
  4. an area organized around a node or focal point
  5. name givin to a place in Earth
  6. posiions that occupies on Earth surface
  7. the relationship between size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earths surface
  8. is a place of land that is created by draining water from an area
  9. the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearence of a phenomenon with incresing distance from its orgin
  10. extent of a features spread over space
  11. the scientific method of transfering loctions on Earth to a flat map
  12. system that accurately determines the percise poition of something on earth
  13. process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
  14. the geometric arrangment of objects in space
  15. all living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microrganisms
  16. a two diminsional or flat scale of Earth surface
Down
  1. aquisition of data about Earths surface from a satellite arbiting Earth
  2. location of a place relative to other places
  3. the science of mapmaking
  4. an arc that follow 180 degrees longitude when rossing east, the clock moves back a day and when crossing west it goes forward a day
  5. maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
  6. the geographic study of human enviroment relationships
  7. Earths crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
  8. the numbering system used to indicate the location of the meridians drawn on a globe and mesuring distane east and west of the prime meridian
  9. the use of earths renewble and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future
  10. 0 degrees longitude
  11. are drawn between the North and south poles
  12. an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social ad physical phenomenon in a particular study area
  13. circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
  14. an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
  15. numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel
  16. an area in which everyone shares in common one or more disinctive characteristics
  17. composed of living organisms
  18. all of the water on and near earths surface
  19. an internal representation of a portion of earths surface
  20. a substance in the enviroment that is usful to people
  21. a place from which an innovation origionates
  22. computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
  23. specific location on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic

39 Clues: 0 degrees longitude • the science of mapmaking • composed of living organisms • the time at the prime meridian • name givin to a place in Earth • extent of a features spread over space • posiions that occupies on Earth surface • are drawn between the North and south poles • all of the water on and near earths surface • location of a place relative to other places • ...

Intro To Geography 2023-08-21

Intro To Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The latitude line that runs just north of the Equator.
  2. The line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is the prime ______.
  3. The word 'hemisphere' means half of a ________.
  4. The very top point in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. The word 'hemisphere' means _____ of a sphere.
  6. The very bottom point in the Southern Hemisphere
  7. The hemisphere on the 'top half' of the Earth
  8. Half of a sphere
  9. The Equator and Prime Meridian are both ________ lines that help us divide up the Earth.
  10. The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
  11. The horizontal lines on a globe that are all parallel to eachother.
  12. The latitude line that runs just south of the equator
  13. The direction that is 'left' when you are looking at a map.
  14. The direction that is 'right' when you are looking at a map.
  15. The equator is located _________ between the North Pole and the South Pole
Down
  1. The 'left side' of the Earth is the __________ Hemisphere.
  2. The vertical lines on a globe
  3. The line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is the _______.
  4. The direction that is 'up' when you are looking at a map.
  5. The hemisphere on the 'bottom half' of the Earth
  6. The direction that is 'down' when you are looking at a map.
  7. The latitude line that runs just south of the North Pole.
  8. The line that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is the ______ Meridian.
  9. The latitude line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  10. The 'right side' of the Earth is the ____________ Hemisphere

25 Clues: Half of a sphere • The vertical lines on a globe • The very top point in the Northern Hemisphere • The hemisphere on the 'top half' of the Earth • The word 'hemisphere' means _____ of a sphere. • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • The word 'hemisphere' means half of a ________. • The hemisphere on the 'bottom half' of the Earth • ...

Geothermal 2020-04-05

Geothermal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greek word for Earth.
  2. Three words for area of geothermal energy
  3. Mountain with geothermal energy.
  4. prefix for water
  5. Outer layer of the Earth
  6. Replenished in a short time.
  7. Center of the Earth
  8. The Earth's crust has pieces called ___.
  9. Geothermal energy is caused by __________.
Down
  1. Geothermal area used for bathing.
  2. Where geothermal energy is located.
  3. Melted iron
  4. Produced by a geothermal plant
  5. Produced by volcanos
  6. Underground geothermal pool
  7. Greek work for heat
  8. Layer of Earth with magma

17 Clues: Melted iron • prefix for water • Center of the Earth • Greek work for heat • Produced by volcanos • Greek word for Earth. • Outer layer of the Earth • Layer of Earth with magma • Underground geothermal pool • Replenished in a short time. • Produced by a geothermal plant • Mountain with geothermal energy. • Geothermal area used for bathing. • Where geothermal energy is located. • ...

The Coldest Place On Earth 2018-04-11

The Coldest Place On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not cold
  2. good - __________ - the best
  3. past of 'break'
  4. people from England
  5. past of 'catch'
  6. past of 'find'
  7. past of 'speak'
  8. past of 'wear'
  9. the opposite of 'easy'
  10. feet
  11. the opposite of 'north'
  12. If you don't sleep for a long time you are _________ .
Down
  1. sledge
  2. bad - ___________ - the worst
  3. letter
  4. people from Norway
  5. past of 'leave'
  6. If you don't eat for a long time you are ________.
  7. past of 'come'
  8. happy - happier - the _______________
  9. a small horse
  10. cold - _________ - the coldest
  11. foot
  12. tent

24 Clues: foot • feet • tent • sledge • letter • not cold • a small horse • past of 'come' • past of 'find' • past of 'wear' • past of 'break' • past of 'leave' • past of 'catch' • past of 'speak' • people from Norway • people from England • the opposite of 'easy' • the opposite of 'north' • good - __________ - the best • bad - ___________ - the worst • cold - _________ - the coldest • ...

GOD’S PURPOSE FOR THE EARTH 2020-06-30

GOD’S PURPOSE FOR THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of the mouth Isa 35:6
  2. submissive. Matt 5:5
  3. growth in forest. Isa 65:22
  4. understructure. Psm 104:5
  5. whole globe 1 Chron 16:30
  6. in. Isa 45:18
  7. Matt 6:10
  8. we live 1 Co 10:26
  9. Phil 4:7
  10. Psm 37:29
  11. down. Isa:32:18
  12. John 17:3
  13. see. Isa 35:5,6
  14. defect. Prov 2:21
  15. Isa 54:13
  16. Psm 37:22
Down
  1. light in the sky. Psm 72:7
  2. sky above. Psm 115:16
  3. Isa 55:11
  4. a battle. Isa 25:8
  5. Psm 119:90
  6. of honor. 2 Pet 3:13
  7. at same time Eccl 1:4
  8. after death Matt5:5
  9. Psm 37:9
  10. a spell on. Psm 37:22
  11. Matt 15:31
  12. Rev 11:18
  13. receive from a will Psm 7:34
  14. Isa 46:9,10
  15. stringy plant. Micah 4:4
  16. Isa 11:9
  17. from eyes. Rev 21:4

33 Clues: Psm 37:9 • Phil 4:7 • Isa 11:9 • Isa 55:11 • Rev 11:18 • Matt 6:10 • Psm 37:29 • John 17:3 • Isa 54:13 • Psm 37:22 • Psm 119:90 • Matt 15:31 • Isa 46:9,10 • at same time Eccl 1:4 • after death Matt5:5 • in. Isa 45:18 • defect. Prov 2:21 • a spell on. Psm 37:22 • down. Isa:32:18 • a battle. Isa 25:8 • of the mouth Isa 35:6 • understructure. Psm 104:5 • ...

Shaping the Earth Double Check 2023-03-24

Shaping the Earth Double Check crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A shallow body of water formed by retreating glaciers when ice chunks break off and melt under the sediment.
  2. Chunks of ice that break off a glacier into the ocean.
  3. Formations that hang from the ceiling of caves.
  4. The process of water carrying soluble substances or small particles through rock or soil.
  5. A fan shaped deposit at the bottom of a hill deposited by water that doesn't always flow.
  6. Long smooth canoe shaped hills usually found in groups.
  7. Rapid movement of rocks downhill.
  8. Most common form of biological weathering.
  9. Created when a smaller glacier empties into a large one.
  10. A bowl-shaped valley on the side of a mountain, often with a glacier in it.
  11. Formed when the roof of a cave collapses
  12. Till The dirt and rocks that pushed in front of a glacier
  13. Large rocks with a different composition than the surrounding land.
Down
  1. Underground areas hallowed out by water.
  2. Organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays.
  3. In front of a glacier melt-water washes out dirt and creates a braided river.
  4. When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet.
  5. Slow movement of soil down a hill.
  6. The original rock that is underneath an area.
  7. A thin spike of rock formed by 2 glaciers moving side by side.
  8. Rapid movement downhill of large portions of land.
  9. Formations that build up from the floor of a cave.
  10. A pointed mountain formed by several glaciers.
  11. Large sheets of ice that move slowly across the land because of gravity.
  12. All the material that collects at the bottom of a steep hill.
  13. The pile of till at the end of a glacier that has receded
  14. All glaciers form these.

27 Clues: All glaciers form these. • Rapid movement of rocks downhill. • Slow movement of soil down a hill. • Underground areas hallowed out by water. • When a stalactite and a stalagmite meet. • Formed when the roof of a cave collapses • Most common form of biological weathering. • The original rock that is underneath an area. • A pointed mountain formed by several glaciers. • ...

The Sun-Earth-Moon System 2023-01-10

The Sun-Earth-Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
  2. day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the Sun
  3. spinning motion
  4. central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked
  5. day when Earth's axis is not leaning toward or away from the Sun
  6. daily rise and fall of sea level
  7. imaginary line that divides Earth into its northern and southern hemispheres
  8. occurs when the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface
  9. large, dark, flat areas on the Moon
  10. occurs when more of the Moon's near side is lit each night
  11. object that orbits a larger object other than a star
  12. meteoroid that strikes Earth
Down
  1. occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
  2. streak of light created when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere
  3. motion of an object around another object
  4. occurs when less of the Moon's near side is lit each night
  5. Earth's average distance from the Sun, nearly 150 million km
  6. orbits the Sun, is large enough to be nearly spherical in shape, and has no other large object in its orbital path
  7. line on which an object rotates
  8. solar system object that is smaller than an asteroid or a comet
  9. orbits the Sun and is nearly spherical in shape, but shares its orbital path with other objects of similar size
  10. compounds composed mostly of silicon and oxygen, with smaller amounts of other atoms
  11. path an object follows as it moves around another object
  12. lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth

24 Clues: spinning motion • meteoroid that strikes Earth • line on which an object rotates • daily rise and fall of sea level • large, dark, flat areas on the Moon • motion of an object around another object • occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow • object that orbits a larger object other than a star • occurs when the Moon's shadow appears on Earth's surface • ...

Treasures of the Earth ''Metals" 2021-01-21

Treasures of the Earth ''Metals" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What happened when you burn malachite?
  2. Which one on the periodic table has the number 29?
  3. Which one on the periodic table has the number 26?
  4. All that bonding with atoms make this?
  5. What did carbon dioxide and iron make?
  6. What is the name for pure carbon?
  7. Which metal doesn't bond well with gold?
  8. Are always in the elements?
  9. What type of copper was formed as weapons?
  10. Which form of copper was produced first?
  11. Which one on the periodic table has the number 13?
Down
  1. What did copper do in Egyptian times as surgical utensils?
  2. What are the positive atoms?
  3. The most beautiful metal is?
  4. What weakness metals after you are done smelting it?
  5. What element mixed with tin and copper create this?
  6. What are the negative atoms?
  7. What is invisible to people's eyes?
  8. Which one of these elements was mixed with steel?
  9. What is the name of this combination of metal and rubber?

20 Clues: Are always in the elements? • What are the positive atoms? • The most beautiful metal is? • What are the negative atoms? • What is the name for pure carbon? • What is invisible to people's eyes? • What happened when you burn malachite? • All that bonding with atoms make this? • What did carbon dioxide and iron make? • Which metal doesn't bond well with gold? • ...

MAJOR DOMAINS OF THE EARTH 2021-07-22

MAJOR DOMAINS OF THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large landmasses are known as
  2. meaning of atmos vapour
  3. The smallest continent
  4. the narrow zone where we find
  5. 78 percent of air is
  6. the largest ocean
  7. There are no permanent human settlements in
Down
  1. Highest mountain peak
  2. Only ocean named after a country
  3. and air together
  4. Area of the earth’s surface, covered by water
  5. This gas increases global temperatures
  6. Mountain range separating Europe from Asia
  7. S shaped Ocean
  8. The largest continent
  9. elevation of land is taken as
  10. world's longest river
  11. The solid portion of the earth
  12. The first woman to reach Mt. Everest
  13. The gaseous layers that surround the earth

20 Clues: S shaped Ocean • and air together • the largest ocean • 78 percent of air is • Highest mountain peak • The largest continent • world's longest river • The smallest continent • meaning of atmos vapour • the narrow zone where we find • elevation of land is taken as • The solid portion of the earth • Only ocean named after a country • The large landmasses are known as • ...

The internal processes of earth & 2022-10-06

The internal processes of earth & crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of flow of matter that is primarily in liquid state.
  2. A volcanic mountain which is identified from its opening at the top.
  3. This protects us from the harmful rays emitted by the sun.
  4. The plain found in the deepest part of the ocean.
  5. A natural physical feature on the earth’s surface.
  6. The outer solid part of the planet.
  7. Mounds or small hills that are made up of sand.
  8. World’s largest and highest plateau, also known as the “roof of the world.”
  9. A bend in the sinuous watercourse of the river.
  10. The study of landforms and the processes that shape them.
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  1. Rock: A rock that resembles the shape of a mushroom.
  2. Landforms This is formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
  3. This covers 45% of earth’s land surface.
  4. The last and innermost layer of earth, it separates into the liquid outer core.
  5. ________ represents 4% of the mantle-crust mass.
  6. Found in the deepest region of the planet.
  7. This is caused by the immense pressure that crystallizes the superhot iron into a solid ball.
  8. Silt-sized sediment formed which was from the accumulation of windblown dust.
  9. High rocky coasts that plunge down to the edge of the sea.
  10. The largest layer of earth.

20 Clues: The largest layer of earth. • The outer solid part of the planet. • This covers 45% of earth’s land surface. • Found in the deepest region of the planet. • Mounds or small hills that are made up of sand. • A bend in the sinuous watercourse of the river. • ________ represents 4% of the mantle-crust mass. • The plain found in the deepest part of the ocean. • ...

The Physical Features of Earth 2016-10-23

The Physical Features of Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A part of the sea which is almost surrounded by land.
  2. A fertile place in the desert with water and trees.
  3. A long stretch of water ending in the sea.
  4. An area of level land.
  5. An area of soft land which is saturated with salt water and is a swamp drying up.
  6. A large barren land waterless and treeless covered with sand.
  7. A high point of land jutting out into the sea.
  8. An area of land almost surrounded by water but connected to main land.
  9. A regular rise and fall of level at the sea.
  10. A piece of land surrounded by water.
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  1. An underground stream of water that horizontally goes through layers of rocks.
  2. An area of low lying land, saturated with water covered with water plants.
  3. A hole in the land.
  4. A large area filled with trees.
  5. A narrow inlet of water from the sea shore.
  6. A mass of high land going to a peak.
  7. A fall of water usually in a river at land.
  8. A stretch of low land between mountains.
  9. A narrow passage of water connecting to seas.
  10. An expanse of land high above sea level.
  11. A water body surrounded by land.

21 Clues: A hole in the land. • An area of level land. • A large area filled with trees. • A water body surrounded by land. • A mass of high land going to a peak. • A piece of land surrounded by water. • A stretch of low land between mountains. • An expanse of land high above sea level. • A long stretch of water ending in the sea. • A narrow inlet of water from the sea shore. • ...

Features of the Earth (Geography) 2023-05-22

Features of the Earth (Geography) crossword puzzle
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  1. a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes.
  2. A raised mound of land.
  3. A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent.
  4. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
  5. Area of level land often covered with grasses.
  6. A large body of salt water often connected to an ocean.
  7. A deep valley with steep sides carved by a river.
  8. The boundary between land and water
  9. A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it.
  10. Part of the sea partly enclosed by a curve in the land.
  11. Large mass of ice that carves through earth.
  12. Smaller rivers that feed into a large river.
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  1. A part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land.
  2. A cluster or chain of islands.
  3. A flowing body of water which empties in an ocean.
  4. A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides.
  5. Mountain or hill created from the release of magma.
  6. Land that rises sharply from surrounding land.
  7. A high, steep, face of rock.
  8. A piece of land with water on all four sides.
  9. Area of low land between hills or mountains.
  10. A large body of water surrounded by land on all sides

22 Clues: A raised mound of land. • A high, steep, face of rock. • A cluster or chain of islands. • The boundary between land and water • Area of low land between hills or mountains. • Large mass of ice that carves through earth. • Smaller rivers that feed into a large river. • A piece of land with water on all four sides. • Land that rises sharply from surrounding land. • ...

People's and the Earth Ecosystem 2024-02-03

People's and the Earth Ecosystem crossword puzzle
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  1. Group, community
  2. A dense forest with high rainfall, home to diverse species of plants and animals.
  3. Earth's surface is not covered by water, providing habitat for various organisms.
  4. Sunlight conversion, plant process
  5. CYCLE Nutrient cycling, ecosystem processes
  6. Air around us
  7. Tiny particle, chemical structure
  8. living aspect of an ecosystem.
  9. An organism that obtains energy by consuming other organisms.
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  1. Producers, self-feeders
  2. Breathable gas, life sustainer
  3. The force that attracts objects toward each other
  4. Essential elements, nourishment
  5. Air components, atmosphere
  6. Non-living components in ecosystems.
  7. A series of events that repeat in a predictable pattern
  8. The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment
  9. The vast body of saltwater covering much of the Earth's surface.
  10. The process by which a body of water becomes overly enriched with nutrients
  11. Organisms whose cells have a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

20 Clues: Air around us • Group, community • Producers, self-feeders • Air components, atmosphere • Breathable gas, life sustainer • living aspect of an ecosystem. • Essential elements, nourishment • Tiny particle, chemical structure • Sunlight conversion, plant process • Non-living components in ecosystems. • CYCLE Nutrient cycling, ecosystem processes • ...

Earth the Biography: Volcanoes 🌋 2024-05-21

Earth the Biography: Volcanoes 🌋 crossword puzzle
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  1. Found in the deepest part of the oceans that support diverse life.
  2. New Zealand mountain range formed when the Pacific Plate collided with the Australian Plate.
  3. Volcanoes created the conditions for a great _ leap forward.
  4. Where an earthquake caused the Himalayas to grow 6 feet in October of 2005
  5. One of Jupiter’s moons that might be like what Earth was 700 million years ago.
  6. Mountain range in South America.
  7. Source of Earth’s internal heat.
  8. Use dissolved carbon in the oceans for photosynthesis and to make their shells. They become part of the ocean floor when they die.
  9. One of the most volcanically active places on Earth, located in New Zealand.
  10. Mountain range in Europe.
  11. Name of the river in South America that erodes the Andes mountains into the Indian Ocean.
  12. Created by and destroyer of mountains.
  13. ​​A period of colder global temperatures and recurring glacial expansion capable of lasting hundreds of millions of years.
  14. Found where plates collide and contribute to the cycling of carbon back into the atmosphere.
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  1. Gas pumped out by volcanoes that traps heat in the atmosphere.
  2. One of the oldest life forms on Earth.
  3. What Earth would become if the tectonic plates stopped moving.
  4. Shield volcano located in Eastern Africa that has a lava lake in its crater. AKA "Smoking Mountain"
  5. The first fossils that provided evidence of complex life on Earth.
  6. Name of the supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago.
  7. Form when plates collide.
  8. Runs through Iceland separating the North American Plate from the Eurasian Plate.
  9. Saint Helens Name of the subduction volcano that erupted on May 18th, 1980 and is currently building for another eruption.
  10. Mountains of central Asia.
  11. Location with hot springs heated by a magma plume that is relatively close to the surface of the Earth.
  12. Provided Earth with the warmth, water, and chemicals that allowed life to emerge.
  13. Thought to have ended at least one of Earth’s ice ages.
  14. The name of the island created by a volcanic eruption in Iceland in 1963.
  15. Subduction volcanoes
  16. Planet with more carbon dioxide in its atmosphere than Earth.

30 Clues: Subduction volcanoes • Form when plates collide. • Mountain range in Europe. • Mountains of central Asia. • Mountain range in South America. • Source of Earth’s internal heat. • One of the oldest life forms on Earth. • Created by and destroyer of mountains. • Thought to have ended at least one of Earth’s ice ages. • ...

Processes that shape the Earth 2024-02-13

Processes that shape the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. liquefied by heat
  2. rock rock made form sediment compacted together
  3. a form of mass movement in which a large section of a slope slides downhill all at once
  4. movement of sediment from one location to another
  5. the study of Earth's makeup and formation
  6. molten material from Earth's mantle after it has reached Earth's surface
  7. the outer part of Earth's surface
  8. rock rock made of magma or lava that has cooled or hardened
  9. spot in geology, a plume of magma that causes eruptions through Earth's crust without plates interacting
  10. moving together
  11. the size or extent of an earthquake
  12. the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces
  13. rock rock that forms when igneous or sedimentary rock is placed under tremendous heat or pressure
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  1. the remains of an organism preserved in rock form
  2. small pieces of rock or other hard material that has broken down over time
  3. molten material from Earth's mantle below Earth's surface
  4. a hole in Earth's surface that develops when the ground collapses into space beneath it
  5. a wave or series of waves caused by displaced water
  6. an opening in Earth's crust through which lava erupts onto the surface
  7. in geology, a large fragment of Earth's crust and upper mantle
  8. hazard an extreme event in nature that can cause harm to living things or structures
  9. related to vibration of Earth
  10. a mountain emerging from the ocean floor that does not emerge above the surface of the water
  11. a scientist who studies what Earth is made of and how it changes over time
  12. shaking of the ground caused by a seismic wave
  13. moving part
  14. the part of Earth's interior that is between the crust and the core

27 Clues: moving part • moving together • liquefied by heat • related to vibration of Earth • the outer part of Earth's surface • the size or extent of an earthquake • the study of Earth's makeup and formation • shaking of the ground caused by a seismic wave • the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces • the remains of an organism preserved in rock form • ...

Interior layers of the earth 2024-08-20

Interior layers of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. volcanic eruptions can sometimes cause these
  2. second hottest part of the interior
  3. the crust is divided up into these
  4. this is the closest fault line to us here in AZ
  5. the tallest mountain in the world from base to summit
  6. a magnitude 5.0 earth quake is times as strong as a 4.0 earthquake
  7. this is when plates slide past one another
  8. this phenomena allows for volcanos to form in locations where they normally would not
  9. coldest layer of the earth
  10. the boundary of the Pacific plate is called this
  11. This happens due to wind, water, ice or other factors wearing away parts of the earth
  12. the number we give earthquakes to rate their power
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  1. most seismic activity occurs near these
  2. you cannot (blank) an earthquake that is under 2.0
  3. these happen when water underground is heated via geothermal sources and forces upwards to the surface
  4. These are caused by seismic events near or under the sea
  5. as magma heats and cools it circulates
  6. It's magma until it comes out of the earth
  7. part of the mantle that is closest to the surface
  8. consists of the crust and the upper mantle
  9. solid, hottest part of the interior

21 Clues: coldest layer of the earth • the crust is divided up into these • second hottest part of the interior • solid, hottest part of the interior • as magma heats and cools it circulates • most seismic activity occurs near these • It's magma until it comes out of the earth • this is when plates slide past one another • consists of the crust and the upper mantle • ...

HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE 2025-09-10

HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. A large crater formed after a volcano collapses.
  3. Volcanic zone around the Pacific Ocean known for frequent eruptions and quakes.
  4. The planet we live on, home to volcanoes and earthquakes.
  5. Molten rock that flows on the surface after an eruption.
  6. Place where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  7. Natural features of the Earth’s surface like mountains, valleys, or plains.
  8. Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movements of Earth’s crust.
  9. The Earth’s thin, outermost layer.
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  1. The theory explaining the movement of Earth’s plates.
  2. A famous Indonesian volcano that erupted violently in 1883.
  3. The edges where tectonic plates meet.
  4. Ocean Largest ocean, bordered by the Ring of Fire.
  5. Related to Earth’s physical structure and processes.
  6. The hot, dense center of the Earth.
  7. The sudden release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.
  8. Describes an extremely destructive natural event.
  9. Energy that drives the movement of magma beneath Earth’s crust.
  10. Mountains that erupt molten rock and gases.
  11. The thick layer of rock beneath the crust.

20 Clues: The Earth’s thin, outermost layer. • The hot, dense center of the Earth. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • The edges where tectonic plates meet. • The thick layer of rock beneath the crust. • Mountains that erupt molten rock and gases. • A large crater formed after a volcano collapses. • Describes an extremely destructive natural event. • ...

4 Spheres of the Earth 2025-10-31

4 Spheres of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and crystalline structure.
  2. Materials or substances found in nature that are used by living organisms, such as water, minerals, and air.
  3. The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth, including oxygen, nitrogen, and other trace gases.
  4. The introduction of harmful substances into the environment, affecting the balance of ecosystems.
  5. The protection and wise use of natural resources to ensure their availability for future generations.
  6. (2 words)Resources that are finite and cannot be replaced in a short period, such as fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas).
  7. (2 words)The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
  8. The part of Earth where living organisms exist, including land, water, and air.
  9. The specific place where an organism or a group of organisms live and can find the resources they need.
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  1. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  2. (2 words)Resources that can be replenished naturally over time, such as sunlight, wind, and water.
  3. The part of Earth that includes all water in the form of oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and water vapour in the atmosphere.
  4. A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
  5. The surroundings or conditions in which an organism, person, or thing lives.
  6. The study of the Earth's physical structure, processes, history, and the materials that make up the Earth.
  7. The average weather conditions in a specific area over a long period of time.
  8. The mixture of gases in the Earth's atmosphere, primarily nitrogen and oxygen.
  9. A large geographical area with distinct climate, vegetation, and animal life.
  10. The day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation.
  11. (2 words)A sequence of organisms in which each one is eaten by the next member in the sequence.

20 Clues: A large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface. • The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • The surroundings or conditions in which an organism, person, or thing lives. • The average weather conditions in a specific area over a long period of time. • ...

Forces that shape the Earth 2025-12-01

Forces that shape the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along a fault
  2. Force that pulls rocks apart, stretching Earth’s crust
  3. Huge pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly over the mantle
  4. Point underground where an earthquake starts
  5. Force that pushes rocks together, squeezing Earth’s crust
  6. Instrument that records earthquake waves
  7. Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
  8. Force that causes rocks to slide past each other in opposite directions
  9. Break in rock where one block is pushed up over the other, caused by compression
  10. Movement of Earth’s plates that slowly changes the surface over time
  11. Break in Earth’s crust where rocks move and earthquakes happen
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  1. Plate boundary where plates collide
  2. Plate boundary where plates move apart
  3. General word for a push or pull on rock
  4. Hot, melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
  5. Plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  6. Fault where rocks slide past each other sideways with little up-and-down movement
  7. Opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gases come out
  8. Break in rock where one block slides down compared to the other, caused by tension
  9. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
  10. Energy wave released during an earthquake

21 Clues: Plate boundary where plates collide • Plate boundary where plates move apart • General word for a push or pull on rock • Hot, melted rock beneath Earth’s surface • Instrument that records earthquake waves • Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface • Energy wave released during an earthquake • Point underground where an earthquake starts • ...

Shaping the earth word puzzle 2025-11-15

Shaping the earth word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. it crashes into rocks and eventually breaks it
  2. weathering Living things like plant roots go in a rock crack and splits it
  3. Bedrock breaking into flat sheets caused because of expansion
  4. something that has weathered rocks and organic material
  5. valley Created once a smaller glacier empties
  6. sheets Very thick and made of ice and can cause rocks under to break
  7. weathering Rocks breaking down by changing the chemical formula
  8. material When a rock is under an area and not changing what it is
  9. And organic material part of the soil
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  1. when metal is inside a rock and then rusts
  2. process that breaks down rocks
  3. topography Something that is acid and in the ground and eats away at limestone
  4. When rocks break down because of friction by other rocks
  5. Process that moves soil/rocks to reshape the land
  6. A pointed mountain made by several glaciers
  7. Large sheets of ice that move slowly across the land
  8. Movement of nutrients from soil because of rain
  9. Most common glaciers that are mainly in mountains
  10. Bowl shaped valley on the side of a mountain
  11. movement Lots of rocks/soil moving because of gravity

20 Clues: process that breaks down rocks • And organic material part of the soil • when metal is inside a rock and then rusts • A pointed mountain made by several glaciers • Bowl shaped valley on the side of a mountain • it crashes into rocks and eventually breaks it • Movement of nutrients from soil because of rain • Process that moves soil/rocks to reshape the land • ...

The Changing Earth Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-14

The Changing Earth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rock changed by heat and pressure
  2. The continuous process that changes rocks from one type to another
  3. Hardened tree resin that can preserve insects
  4. Small solid pieces that make up sedimentary rocks
  5. A property describing how easily a mineral can be scratched
  6. Rock formed when magma or lava cools
  7. An Australian ore used to make aluminium
  8. The complete history of life on Earth
  9. The movement of broken rock by wind, water or ice
  10. A fossil made when an organism leaves an impression in rock
  11. A dating method that uses radioactive elements
  12. The idea that older rock layers are found below younger ones
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  1. The centre of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel
  2. The layer of the Earth beneath the crust where convection currents occur
  3. The thin outer layer of the Earth where we live
  4. The breaking down of rocks without moving them
  5. A method used to determine the age of fossils by comparing layers
  6. A shiny or dull appearance of a mineral
  7. Rock formed from layers of sediment
  8. Preserved remains or traces of ancient life
  9. A rock that contains enough valuable mineral to be mined
  10. Visible repeating shapes found in minerals
  11. The solid outer shell of the Earth made of the crust and upper mantle
  12. The process where sediments are dropped or settled
  13. A naturally occurring solid with a fixed chemical composition

25 Clues: Rock changed by heat and pressure • Rock formed from layers of sediment • Rock formed when magma or lava cools • The complete history of life on Earth • A shiny or dull appearance of a mineral • An Australian ore used to make aluminium • Visible repeating shapes found in minerals • Preserved remains or traces of ancient life • Hardened tree resin that can preserve insects • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Formed by convergent collision
  2. Formed by transform (not earthquakes)
  3. Continental plates collide together
  4. Oceanic and continental plates one goes under
  5. Below the lithosphere layer
  6. Stays up during convergent subduction
  7. Formed by convergent subduction
  8. Least dense layer of Earth
  9. Amount for oceanic and continental plates in convergent subduction
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  1. Formed by divergent
  2. Second most dense layer of the Earth
  3. Plates seperate
  4. Middle of the earth
  5. Biggest layer of Earth
  6. Formed by transform (not fault line)
  7. Goes under in convergent subduction
  8. Amount of major plates there are
  9. Plates slide up and down
  10. Amount of oceanic plates in convergent collision
  11. Amount of continental plates in convergent collision

20 Clues: Plates seperate • Formed by divergent • Middle of the earth • Biggest layer of Earth • Plates slide up and down • Least dense layer of Earth • Below the lithosphere layer • Formed by convergent collision • Formed by convergent subduction • Amount of major plates there are • Continental plates collide together • Goes under in convergent subduction • ...

Out of the silent planet 2022-10-23

Out of the silent planet crossword puzzle
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  1. Malacandrian meaning angels that are semi see through
  2. Malacandrian meaning Valley or low earth
  3. Malacandrian meaning earth (the planet)
  4. the protagonist who wants to go back to earth
  5. Malacandrian meaning mountain of high earth
  6. malacandrian for the earth/ground
  7. the antagonist mercenary who knows ransom
  8. feathered creatures who are scholars
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  1. frog-like creatures that are engenders
  2. Marz
  3. an exalted eldil who rules malacandria
  4. friendly otter-like creators who are poets
  5. malacandrian version of Jesus
  6. shark-like creatures
  7. the antagonist scientist who invents space travel

15 Clues: Marz • shark-like creatures • malacandrian version of Jesus • malacandrian for the earth/ground • feathered creatures who are scholars • frog-like creatures that are engenders • an exalted eldil who rules malacandria • Malacandrian meaning earth (the planet) • Malacandrian meaning Valley or low earth • the antagonist mercenary who knows ransom • ...

Earth and Space 2020-11-23

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun
  2. longest night time hours of the year
  3. farthest point from the earth in the moon's orbit
  4. moon passes between sun and earth casting a shadow on the earth
  5. uses parabolic mirrors to focus light
  6. daytime and nighttime are the same length
  7. material thrown out when a meteor hits the moon
  8. closest point to the earth in the moon's orbit
  9. moon's face always faces the Earth
  10. the loose rocks and dirt of the moon's surface
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  1. the amount of light reflected by the moon
  2. longest daylight hours of the year
  3. dark semi-smooth areas of the moon's surface
  4. tech developed because of space program
  5. using many telescopes to get a better picture
  6. when the moon passes into the earth's shadow

16 Clues: longest daylight hours of the year • moon's face always faces the Earth • longest night time hours of the year • uses parabolic mirrors to focus light • tech developed because of space program • the amount of light reflected by the moon • the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun • daytime and nighttime are the same length • dark semi-smooth areas of the moon's surface • ...

Tools of Geography P&R p.10-23 2021-10-08

Tools of Geography P&R p.10-23 crossword puzzle
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  1. The system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes.
  2. The seven largest areas of land on Earth.
  3. Where a place is located in relation to another place.
  4. An imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles.
  5. A very large, unbroken area of land.
  6. Another name for map legend.
  7. A system of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map.
  8. An imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator
  9. The four main directions on a compass rose: north, south, east, and west.
  10. a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
  11. A diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west.
  12. Area between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer and between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot.
  13. The northernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down. This line marks the northern limit of the tropical zone.
  14. A set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place on a map.
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  1. The area between Earth’s tropical zones and polar zones, where the climate is relatively mild.
  2. The precise point where a place is located on Earth.
  3. One half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western hemispheres or into northern and southern hemispheres.
  4. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth
  5. The directions on a compass rose, such as southeast, that are located between the cardinal directions.
  6. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
  7. The meridian of longitude located at 180º. By international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of this line.
  8. The meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees, from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England
  9. the line of latitude that circles Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles.
  10. A box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map.
  11. The line of latitude at 66°33’N that marks the boundary of the northern polar zone.
  12. 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.
  13. the spinning motion of Earth around its axis.
  14. The line of latitude at 66°33’S that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone.
  15. The southernmost line of latitude where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down. This line marks the southern limit of the tropical zone.
  16. 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.
  17. One complete trip by Earth around the sun.

31 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. • ...

bella 2021-04-22

bella crossword puzzle
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  1. process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
  2. 75% water and 25% land
  3. plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and single-celled organisms
  4. where most of the fresh water is stored
  5. made up of mostly nitrogen, some oxygen
  6. process which water is converted from its liquid state to the gaseous state
  7. rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers and moisture in the air
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  1. most of the nitrogen on Earth is in the
  2. rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth
  3. the layer of the Earth where water is present
  4. travels between living and non-living parts of our planet
  5. has remained about the same since our planet's formation
  6. N2 occurs when two atoms of nitrogen are bonded together very
  7. the process where water moves above, on, and below the Earth's surface
  8. 3% is...
  9. all processes on Earth are driven by - spheres
  10. 97% is...
  11. water stored under the surface of the Earth
  12. determines the type of precipitation that falls from the clouds
  13. water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, or freezing rain

20 Clues: 3% is... • 97% is... • 75% water and 25% land • most of the nitrogen on Earth is in the • where most of the fresh water is stored • made up of mostly nitrogen, some oxygen • water stored under the surface of the Earth • the layer of the Earth where water is present • all processes on Earth are driven by - spheres • has remained about the same since our planet's formation • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2022-02-23

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  2. SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. BIGGEST PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. saturn´s largest moon
  6. fourth planet of the solar system
  7. GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS
  8. CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE
  9. ENVELOPE OF GASES SURROUNDING EARTH
  10. PATH THAT PLANETS FOLLOW AROUND THE SUN
  11. spins tilted
Down
  1. icy planet
  2. CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN
  3. BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS
  5. OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET
  6. IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  7. LIQUID SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH
  8. GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE
  9. PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE
  10. MOONS THAT SHAPE THE RINGS OF SATURN
  11. EARTH´S SATELITE
  12. color caused by the interaccion of iron and O2

23 Clues: icy planet • spins tilted • EARTH´S SATELITE • saturn´s largest moon • PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE • OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET • CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE • BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM • HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS • GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS • fourth planet of the solar system • GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE • CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-12-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sliding down of rock or earth from a cliff or mountain
  2. earthquakes under the ocean cause this
  3. Coming together
  4. When stress builds, then releases, violently shaking the plates
  5. Magma exploding through the surface
  6. Super continent
  7. When lots of stress builds up, causing rock to break
  8. A massive slide of mud and earth
  9. An above average sized volcano
  10. Dividing
  11. A force that acts on rock to change shape or volume
Down
  1. The size of an earthquake or other things
  2. A big plume of hot mantle, rising from deep in the earth
  3. Vibrations traveling through earth, carrying energy.
  4. Volcanoes that are constantly erupting or are going to in the furture
  5. Magma once it reaches the earths surface
  6. The point on earths surface directly above the focus of the earthquake
  7. Melted rock beneath the earths surface
  8. under water, where 2 plate diverge create this
  9. Sliding

20 Clues: Sliding • Dividing • Coming together • Super continent • An above average sized volcano • A massive slide of mud and earth • Magma exploding through the surface • earthquakes under the ocean cause this • Melted rock beneath the earths surface • Magma once it reaches the earths surface • The size of an earthquake or other things • under water, where 2 plate diverge create this • ...

My science crossword puzzle. 2020-11-30

My science crossword puzzle. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the longest and shortest days of the year
  2. the second-coldest season of the year, with an Equinox in it.
  3. the hemisphere north of the equator
  4. the places that are furthest north and south respectively
  5. The different parts of the year, separated by the amount of sunlight in the hemisphere it is taking place in.
  6. the planet we all live on
  7. the star that The Earth orbits.
Down
  1. days where sunlight is equal across the earth
  2. the hemisphere south of the equator
  3. the coldest season of the year, with the shortest day in it
  4. the hottest season of the year, with the longest day in it
  5. The imaginary line that The Earth spins on.
  6. The two "halves" of the Earth, which are Southern and Northern.
  7. an imaginary line that goes across The Earth, and has only one season.
  8. The warmest season of the year, with an equinox in it

15 Clues: the planet we all live on • the star that The Earth orbits. • the hemisphere south of the equator • the hemisphere north of the equator • the longest and shortest days of the year • The imaginary line that The Earth spins on. • days where sunlight is equal across the earth • The warmest season of the year, with an equinox in it • ...

Geology 2022-01-20

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a deadly wave usually triggered by another natural disaster
  2. warmer materials are less dense, and colder materials are more dense
  3. directly above the focus
  4. magma after being expelled from the earth
  5. a rock formed in magma or lava
  6. under lithosphere
  7. there are seven big ones and many little ones
  8. the scale that measure the severity of earthquakes
  9. the wave that shakes the ground
  10. supercontinent
Down
  1. a rock that used to be a different kind of rock
  2. below mantle
  3. rigid part of the earth
  4. the collision of the earth’s plates
  5. centre of the earth
  6. typically the first signal received from an earthquake
  7. where an earthquake originates
  8. records motion of ground during an earthquake
  9. a fracture or zone of fractures in the earth
  10. when plates move away from eachother
  11. igneous rocks are formed from this

21 Clues: below mantle • supercontinent • under lithosphere • centre of the earth • rigid part of the earth • directly above the focus • where an earthquake originates • a rock formed in magma or lava • the wave that shakes the ground • igneous rocks are formed from this • the collision of the earth’s plates • when plates move away from eachother • magma after being expelled from the earth • ...

Igneous Rocks 2015-04-21

Igneous Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the three minerals that makes up Granite
  2. one of the products from a volcano
  3. Rocks formed from cooling magma
  4. Rocks formed from magma cooling underground
  5. Crystals formed slowly are usually......
  6. The thickest earth layer
  7. Rocks formed by magma reaching the surface
  8. Crystals bformed very quickly are .....
  9. The study of rocks
  10. The outer core of the earth is thisw
Down
  1. A Light coloured igneous rock with large crystals
  2. A volcanic glass
  3. Chemical substances that rocks are made from
  4. A dark igneous rock with very small crystals
  5. The outer layer of the earth
  6. Crystals that have grown into one another
  7. One of ther minerals that makes up Granite
  8. Hot molten rock
  9. A light grey igneous rock with trapped gas bubbles
  10. The inner core of the earth is this.
  11. A dark volcanic rock with many holes, denser than pumice
  12. Magma that has reached the surface

22 Clues: Hot molten rock • A volcanic glass • The study of rocks • The thickest earth layer • The outer layer of the earth • Rocks formed from cooling magma • one of the products from a volcano • Magma that has reached the surface • The inner core of the earth is this. • The outer core of the earth is thisw • Crystals bformed very quickly are ..... • ...

stars 2025-05-16

stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the circle that the earth goes in
  2. earth is one of them
  3. the distance bright stuff travels in a year
  4. there is a space telescope made by ____
  5. a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  6. the princess that Perseus saved
  7. man made things orbiting the earth
  8. f=_xa
  9. __+oxygen=water
  10. a pattern the stars make
  11. when you're moving forward ___ keeps you moving forward
  12. travels around the world in 90 mins
Down
  1. our solarsystem
  2. the planet we live on
  3. a star system made of three stars
  4. outside ofNeptune dwarf planets and stuff are there
  5. north star
  6. ISS travels around the world in _____
  7. millions of them in the sky
  8. a place in the universe where even light can't go
  9. we are in the milky way ___
  10. what keeps us down
  11. flies by Jupiter and Saturn made by us

23 Clues: f=_xa • north star • our solarsystem • __+oxygen=water • what keeps us down • earth is one of them • the planet we live on • a pattern the stars make • millions of them in the sky • we are in the milky way ___ • the princess that Perseus saved • the circle that the earth goes in • a star system made of three stars • man made things orbiting the earth • travels around the world in 90 mins • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary Review 2019-02-18

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Object that orbits a planet
  2. Thin curved slice phase of the Moon
  3. Daily changes in the height of water along coasts
  4. Shadows caused by the Earth or Moon
  5. Taking turns or changing back and forth
  6. Moves in a path around another object
  7. Spins on an axis
  8. Shadow made on the Moon by the Earth
  9. Hump shaped phase of the Moon
  10. Moon phase where you see half of the lighted surface
  11. Phases of the Moon that are getting smaller
Down
  1. A push or a pull
  2. Regular changes in how the Moon looks from Earth
  3. Imaginary line straight through something
  4. Shadow made on the Earth by the Moon
  5. Slanted or tipped
  6. Spring, summer, fall, and winter
  7. Revolves in a way that is controlled by gravity
  8. Tool invented to keep track of time
  9. Phases of the Moon that are getting bigger
  10. A force that pulls things together

21 Clues: A push or a pull • Spins on an axis • Slanted or tipped • Object that orbits a planet • Hump shaped phase of the Moon • Spring, summer, fall, and winter • A force that pulls things together • Thin curved slice phase of the Moon • Shadows caused by the Earth or Moon • Tool invented to keep track of time • Shadow made on the Earth by the Moon • Shadow made on the Moon by the Earth • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary Review 2019-02-18

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spring, summer, fall, and winter
  2. Tool invented to keep track of time
  3. Imaginary line straight through something
  4. Moves in a path around another object
  5. Spins on an axis
  6. Phases of the Moon that are getting bigger
  7. Shadows caused by the Earth or Moon
  8. Shadow made on the Moon by the Earth
  9. Daily changes in the height of water along coasts
  10. Hump shaped phase of the Moon
Down
  1. Phases of the Moon that are getting smaller
  2. Shadow made on the Earth by the Moon
  3. A force that pulls things together
  4. Taking turns or changing back and forth
  5. Revolves in a way that is controlled by gravity
  6. Moon phase where you see half of the lighted surface
  7. Thin curved slice phase of the Moon
  8. A push or a pull
  9. Slanted or tipped
  10. Regular changes in how the Moon looks from Earth
  11. Object that orbits a planet

21 Clues: A push or a pull • Spins on an axis • Slanted or tipped • Object that orbits a planet • Hump shaped phase of the Moon • Spring, summer, fall, and winter • A force that pulls things together • Tool invented to keep track of time • Thin curved slice phase of the Moon • Shadows caused by the Earth or Moon • Shadow made on the Earth by the Moon • Shadow made on the Moon by the Earth • ...