the earth Crossword Puzzles
chapter 4 2024-11-19
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- The regions of Earth where life exists.
- A system where outputs affect inputs, either amplifying or reducing changes.
- The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth.
- Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
- Angular distance north or south of the equator.
- The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
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- The shape of Earth, which is slightly flattened at the poles.
- All the water on Earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, and rivers.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- A line of latitude circling Earth parallel to the equator.
- The frozen water part of Earth's system.
- The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking about one year.
- The latitude line at 0 degrees.
- Planets closer to the Sun, smaller and rockier than outer planets.
- Outer planets made mostly of gas and much larger than inner planets.
15 Clues: The latitude line at 0 degrees. • The regions of Earth where life exists. • The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth. • The frozen water part of Earth's system. • Angular distance north or south of the equator. • Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian. • The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun. • ...
Earth Systems 2022-10-24
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- All the water on earth
- The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
- Second lowest layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
- The part of Earth that contains all ice on Earth's surface
- Process in the water cycle during which streams and rivers carry water back to the oceans
- The region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
- Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
- A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere
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- Part of Earth that contains all living things
- Protective layer in atmosphere that contains ozone and shields Earth from harmful UV radiation
- The solid part of the earth consisting of rocks, soil and landforms
- Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
- The change of state from a gas to a liquid
- The change of state from a liquid to a gas
15 Clues: All the water on earth • The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere • A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • The change of state from a liquid to a gas • Part of Earth that contains all living things • Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant • ...
Five Themes of Geography 2024-06-11
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- hemi means half, half a circle around the world
- the climate, landforms, mountains, rivers, lakes, etc.
- shows topographical features (i.e., mountains, lakes, and rivers)
- exact location using longitude and latitude
- defined by what is in it
- position on Earth's surface (where you are at)
- lines on a map, measure the distance north & south of the equator
- shows borders that divide one nation from another
- a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart
- the ways people change, adapt to, and/or depend on the environment
- a symbolic display (diagram) of the physical features of an area of land or sea, showing roads, cities, directions...
- the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
- an area that has characteristics in common
- an idea that repeats in or is seen throughout a piece of art or literature taken to be an important part of the idea/purpose [(exp.)theme of a bday party Hello Kitty]
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- the section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
- shows how many people live in an area
- the half of the earth that lies south of the equator
- different maps that show different information
- of people's way of life (i.e., religion, language)
- the half of the earth to the east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.
- the half of the earth including North America, South America, and surrounding waters.
- lines on a map, measure the distance east & west of the Prime Meridian
- an imaginary circle around Earth dividing the Earth into two equal parts: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
- the way people, ideas, and goods move from one place to another
- the four main compass directions; north, south, east, and west
25 Clues: defined by what is in it • shows how many people live in an area • an area that has characteristics in common • exact location using longitude and latitude • different maps that show different information • position on Earth's surface (where you are at) • hemi means half, half a circle around the world • shows borders that divide one nation from another • ...
Chapter 7 and 8 Crossword 2019-01-28
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- what is the smallest ocean?
- how much ice is on earth?
- includes all countries south of panama
- oldest rocks
- discovered that stars and galaxies are receding from earth
- where is antartica?
- united nations established boundaries of oceans and continents
- what will the sun do after red giant?
- how stars and planets were formed
- how many continents?
- how much ice is on land?
- incandescent gas
- trade route for africa and asia
- how were oceans formed?
- are all ocean basins connected?
- ours is the milkyway
- what happens to the sun in 6 billion years?
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- aggregations of gas and dust
- how much of earth is water?
- how long did rain fall on earth?
- why does the moon have a metallic core?
- why do stars twinkle?
- how old is earth?
- birth of the universe
- early steps of organisms forming
- what is the largest ocean?
- youngest ocean
- how were planets formed?
- release of volatile substances and water vapor
- smallest continent
30 Clues: oldest rocks • youngest ocean • incandescent gas • how old is earth? • smallest continent • where is antartica? • how many continents? • ours is the milkyway • why do stars twinkle? • birth of the universe • how were oceans formed? • how were planets formed? • how much ice is on land? • how much ice is on earth? • what is the largest ocean? • what is the smallest ocean? • ...
Earth, moon and sun glossary Wordsearch 2024-02-02
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- the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from earth
- when the moon is completely darj
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to understand
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from earth
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- the border between light and dark on the moon
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- a planet outside our solar system
- a moon phase in which it looks like a half-circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around something much larger (like earth)
- the relative size to things
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
19 Clues: the relative size to things • a moon outside our solar system • when the moon is completely darj • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth • ...
Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-24
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- Phase that comes after the new moon.
- Visible light is decreasing.
- It takes about a ____ for the Moon to revolve around the Earth.
- Visible light is increasing.
- Phase that comes before the Full Moon.
- Shape of the light that is about 25% visible.
- Phase where no visible light is seen from Earth.
- Phase that comes one week before the New Moon.
- Shape of light that is 75% visible.
- The path the Moon travels around the Earth.
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- Visible light shaped like a football on the left side of the Moon.
- Phase opposite of the New Moon.
- One fourth of the way through the lunar cycle.
- The light on the left is about 25% visible from Earth.
- The movement of one object around another.
- The predictable pattern of the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
16 Clues: Visible light is decreasing. • Visible light is increasing. • Phase opposite of the New Moon. • Shape of light that is 75% visible. • Phase that comes after the new moon. • Phase that comes before the Full Moon. • The movement of one object around another. • The path the Moon travels around the Earth. • Shape of the light that is about 25% visible. • ...
Space 2013-09-09
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- Which planet is 300000 time bigger than earth?
- Which planet is closest to the sun?
- What planet do we live on?
- Which planet is the second lagest in our planet?
- The planet that has faint rings.
- Which planet has the strongest winds?
- The planet that they call the red planet.
- Who walks on the moon
- What do people wear in space?
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- What colour is uranus?
- They twinkle in the sky.
- What is the hottest planet?
- Who discovered that the earth wasnt the centre of the earth?
- What do astronauts practice in?
- Armstrong how was the first man on the moon?
- The planet they dont cant as a plant.
- The planet they think that rans diamonds.
- What colour is neptune?
18 Clues: Who walks on the moon • What colour is uranus? • What colour is neptune? • They twinkle in the sky. • What planet do we live on? • What is the hottest planet? • What do people wear in space? • What do astronauts practice in? • The planet that has faint rings. • Which planet is closest to the sun? • Which planet has the strongest winds? • The planet they dont cant as a plant. • ...
planet crossword puzzle 2021-05-26
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- - Its has a ring around it.
- - We live on it.m space into earth.
- - A rock that comes fro
- - The biggest planet.
- - closest planet to earth.
- - The closest to the sun.
- - It travels around space.
- - It comes out an night on earth.
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- - It takes 365 day to travel around earth.
- - Are big rocks floating around spaces.
- - Is is blue.
- - Is red.
- - A dwarf planet.
- - The coldest planet.
14 Clues: - Is red. • - Is is blue. • - A dwarf planet. • - The biggest planet. • - The coldest planet. • - A rock that comes fro • - The closest to the sun. • - closest planet to earth. • - It travels around space. • - Its has a ring around it. • - It comes out an night on earth. • - We live on it.m space into earth. • - Are big rocks floating around spaces. • ...
Earth Day 2024-04-22
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- we live on one
- a massive spill prompted Eath Day
- Agreement, city in France
- % of plastic recycled
- the spill was in this Western state
- tens of millions planted
- Earth Day is on April 22 due to
- gifts from China
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- the Democratic senator from Wisconsin, created Earth Day
- Earth Day is on April 22 due to
- only nine % is recycled
- third from the Sun
- April Full moon
- created after the first Earth Day
- billion people on earth
15 Clues: we live on one • April Full moon • gifts from China • third from the Sun • % of plastic recycled • only nine % is recycled • billion people on earth • tens of millions planted • Agreement, city in France • Earth Day is on April 22 due to • Earth Day is on April 22 due to • a massive spill prompted Eath Day • created after the first Earth Day • the spill was in this Western state • ...
Earth Day 2024-04-22
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- we live on one
- a massive spill prompted Eath Day
- Agreement, city in France
- % of plastic recycled
- the spill was in this Western state
- tens of millions planted
- Earth Day is on April 22 due to
- gifts from China
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- the Democratic senator from Wisconsin, created Earth Day
- Earth Day is on April 22 due to
- only nine % is recycled
- third from the Sun
- April Full moon
- created after the first Earth Day
- billion people on earth
15 Clues: we live on one • April Full moon • gifts from China • third from the Sun • % of plastic recycled • only nine % is recycled • billion people on earth • tens of millions planted • Agreement, city in France • Earth Day is on April 22 due to • Earth Day is on April 22 due to • a massive spill prompted Eath Day • created after the first Earth Day • the spill was in this Western state • ...
8GEO LANDFORMS - Kiran Baireddy 2015-10-06
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- The 'plastic' layer of the Earth
- The most devastating type of volcanic eruption
- A type of plate boundary that pushes into another plate boundary
- The 'skin' of the earth
- The thickness of liquids and lava
- Causes the eruptions in Hawaii
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- A release of ash, lava and pumice
- A layer of the Earth that is mainly made up of liquid iron
- A type of plate boundary that pulls away from another plate boundary
- Caused the destruction of Pompeii
- The layer of the Earth located beyond the outer core
- A release of pressure in the Earth's tectonic plates
- What the Earth is made up of
- Created by tectonic plates
- A massive wave
15 Clues: A massive wave • The 'skin' of the earth • Created by tectonic plates • What the Earth is made up of • Causes the eruptions in Hawaii • The 'plastic' layer of the Earth • A release of ash, lava and pumice • Caused the destruction of Pompeii • The thickness of liquids and lava • The most devastating type of volcanic eruption • The layer of the Earth located beyond the outer core • ...
Sun Earth moon 2023-01-31
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- an imaginary line that runs horizontally around earth's widest part
- the star that the axis is tilted towards
- the period when the lunar illumination is increasing
- the half of the earth above the equator
- the number of days from waxing crescent to full moon
- the darkest part of a shadow
- tide occurs when the solar and lunar tides cancel each other out during 1st and last quarter
- the number of days it takes the moon to travel a quarter of its orbit
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- when sun's rays hits the earth at a 90 degree angle
- the orbiting of the earth
- the spinning of the earth
- also known as a blood moon
- occurs when the earth's axis is tilted towards the sun
- a line that runs from the north to south pole
- created by the gravitational pull of the moon
- occurs when the earth's axis is tilted away from the sun
- when the moon is greater than 50% illuminated but less than full
- occurs when the moon is directly in between the earth and the sun
18 Clues: the orbiting of the earth • the spinning of the earth • also known as a blood moon • the darkest part of a shadow • the half of the earth above the equator • the star that the axis is tilted towards • a line that runs from the north to south pole • created by the gravitational pull of the moon • when sun's rays hits the earth at a 90 degree angle • ...
Weather and climate 2022-12-01
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- lowest part of the atmosphere
- fourth layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere
- the same way a clocks hands move
- how cold or hot it is outside
- southern point on earth and is the opposite side from the North Pole
- the four parts of the year (spring, summer, august, and winter
- a current in a fluid that results from convection
- the northern half of earth
- the result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents.
- the third layer of the atmosphere above the statosphere
- the outer layer of the atmosphere
- belt around earth near equator where there is little to no wind
- layer of atmosphere above the troposphere
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- cold winds that blow at the north and South Pole
- a sloping position or movement
- 30 degrees north and south of the equator with sunny skies and calm winds
- the opposite way of the way a clocks hands move
- belt of powerful upper level winds that sit atop the polar front
- the point in the northern hemisphere where earths axis meets its surface
- layers of gas surrounding the planet
- the souther half of earth
- mass per unit volume
- east to west winds that flow in earths equator
- imaginary line surrounding the middle of earth where latitude 0 is
24 Clues: mass per unit volume • the souther half of earth • the northern half of earth • lowest part of the atmosphere • how cold or hot it is outside • a sloping position or movement • the same way a clocks hands move • the outer layer of the atmosphere • layers of gas surrounding the planet • layer of atmosphere above the troposphere • east to west winds that flow in earths equator • ...
tic tac know 2021-12-15
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- a mountain that spews lava out
- the very center of the earth
- when fluid seeps through the crust and goes to the mantle
- an extint species thought to have
- ouccurs when plates smash into each other
- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
- the thin solid layer of the earth
- larges rocks that cause earthquakes
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- on pangea
- a person whio studies the earth
- what the earth was before it was broken apart
- the solid molten layer of the earth
- the liquid magma that surrounds the inner core
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- the transfer of heat movement through a fluid
- the remais of something that lived long ago
16 Clues: on pangea • the very center of the earth • a mountain that spews lava out • a person whio studies the earth • an extint species thought to have • the thin solid layer of the earth • the solid molten layer of the earth • larges rocks that cause earthquakes • ouccurs when plates smash into each other • the remais of something that lived long ago • ...
Water and the Crust 2025-02-10
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- tiny rock pieces broken off larger rocks
- water falling down onto Earth's surface
- how ice can break rocks
- gas layer surrounding the Earth
- water on Earth's surface moving downhill
- the gas in the air that humans need the most
- hard rocky layer of earth
- when tiny rock pieces are carried away by water or wind
- an underground rock formation caused by weathering
- when ice changes to liquid
- area of Earth that has living things
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- when rocks break down into new substances
- vapor molecules change into liquid
- the most common gas in the air
- the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
- after water seeps into the ground
- a substance with a very low pH
- liquid molecules fly away
- parts of a tree that can break down rock
- a collection of water droplets floating in sky
- liquid layer surrounding the Earth
- when liquid molecules lock into place
22 Clues: how ice can break rocks • liquid molecules fly away • hard rocky layer of earth • when ice changes to liquid • the most common gas in the air • a substance with a very low pH • gas layer surrounding the Earth • after water seeps into the ground • vapor molecules change into liquid • liquid layer surrounding the Earth • area of Earth that has living things • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2022-05-05
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- the word for the Earth's regular movement
- the circular path that a smaller object (like the moon) takes around a larger object (like the Earth)
- rotates around the earth
- the name for our solar system
- the patterns of warmth on earth as it rotates around the sun
- happens when your half of Earth is facing away from the sun
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- the amount of time it takes the moon to rotate around Earth
- happens when your half of earth is facing the sun
- the word for the Earth rotating around the sun one full time
- rotates around the sun
- the amount of time it takes the earth to complete one revolution
- the star that provides light for our solar system
12 Clues: rotates around the sun • rotates around the earth • the name for our solar system • the word for the Earth's regular movement • happens when your half of earth is facing the sun • the star that provides light for our solar system • the amount of time it takes the moon to rotate around Earth • happens when your half of Earth is facing away from the sun • ...
Space 2013-09-09
Across
- witch planet is 300000 time bigger than earth?
- the planet they dont cant as a plant.
- the planet that they call the red planet.
- how walks on the moon?
- what do people wear in space?
- Armstrong how was the first man on the moon?
- what do astronauts practice in?
- what planet do we live on?
- witch planet is closest to the sun?
- they twinkle in the sky.
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- how discovered that the earth wasnt the centre of the earth?
- the planet that has faint rings.
- witch planet has the strongest winds?
- what colour is uranus?
- wich planet is the second largest in our planet?
- what colour is neptune?
- the planet they think that rans diamonds.
- what is the hottest planet?
18 Clues: what colour is uranus? • how walks on the moon? • what colour is neptune? • they twinkle in the sky. • what planet do we live on? • what is the hottest planet? • what do people wear in space? • what do astronauts practice in? • the planet that has faint rings. • witch planet is closest to the sun? • witch planet has the strongest winds? • the planet they dont cant as a plant. • ...
Review 2025-06-05
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- a dirty snowball in space
- the only known planet with life
- the hottest planet in the solar system
- a dwarf planet that was once considered a planet
- the roman god of the ocean
- the largest type of storm on earth
- an organism that eats plants
- the organ system that includes the lungs
- the celestial body that is in the sky at night
- the most popular dinosaur
- the physical expression of a gene
- the fastest type of storm on earth
- the rocky layer of earth
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- the genetic coding of a gene
- a meat eating organism
- when the alleles are the same
- the largest planet in the solar system
- a large sheet of ice that moves over land
- an organism that makes its food from the sun
- a single living thing
- an organism that breaks down material and returns it to the soil
- an attractional force that holds everything together
- when the alleles are different
- organisms that went extinct from a meteor
- the celestial body that produces energy
- the stronger gene that is always expressed
- the layer of earth that has the gasses in it
- the weaker gene that needs to be homozygous
- a giant cloud of gas, dust, and ice in space
29 Clues: a single living thing • a meat eating organism • the rocky layer of earth • a dirty snowball in space • the most popular dinosaur • the roman god of the ocean • the genetic coding of a gene • an organism that eats plants • when the alleles are the same • when the alleles are different • the only known planet with life • the physical expression of a gene • ...
Natural Disasters 2013-02-18
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- Anceint animales traped in a hard rock.
- Little pices of objects.
- A mountain of hot magma and rock.
- The air around the earth
- A powerful force that causes ..........
- Likely to kill someone.
- An opparating volcano is ......
- A red and black liquid that comes out of a volcano.
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- A hot weather with no rain.
- A cloud of powdery ...
- Likely to harm someone or something.
- A violent shaking of the earth.
- the dinosaurs are .......
- A lot of rain makes a .....
- Soft earth running down a hill or volcano.
- Packs a ........ punch.
- Rock in the Earth
17 Clues: Rock in the Earth • A cloud of powdery ... • Packs a ........ punch. • Likely to kill someone. • Little pices of objects. • The air around the earth • the dinosaurs are ....... • A hot weather with no rain. • A lot of rain makes a ..... • A violent shaking of the earth. • An opparating volcano is ...... • A mountain of hot magma and rock. • Likely to harm someone or something. • ...
Science G2 Unit C Review 2018-12-19
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- small mound of land
- a mix of tiny rocks and bits of dead plants and animals
- a mineral in a pencil
- a mix of soil and rotting parts of plants and animals
- an opening in Earth's crust
- the outer layer of Earth
- the shape of a ball
- anything that makes water, air, or land dirty
- cut back on how much you use something
- a material from Earth that people use in daily life
- when rocks and soil move from a higher to lower ground
- used to break rocks
- the middle layer of Earth
- a mineral in magnets
- a large deep body of salt water
- use something again
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- a mineral in toothpaste
- low land between mountains or hills
- break down into smaller pieces
- a nonliving part of Earth
- a shake in Earth's crust
- area that is flat and wide
- make new items out of old ones
- a mineral used in jewelry
- one of the different shapes of Earth's land
- a high area of land
- water that is not salty
- the center of Earth
- water that flows over land and can not easily soak into the ground
- a model of Earth
- bits of rocks and soil that plants and animals need
31 Clues: a model of Earth • small mound of land • the shape of a ball • a high area of land • the center of Earth • used to break rocks • use something again • a mineral in magnets • a mineral in a pencil • a mineral in toothpaste • water that is not salty • a shake in Earth's crust • the outer layer of Earth • a nonliving part of Earth • a mineral used in jewelry • the middle layer of Earth • ...
Quarter 3 Vocabulary (Part 1) 2018-01-12
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- cycle the patterned, changing appearance of the moon due to the moon’s position to the sun as it revolves around the Earth
- tide a high tide where the gravity of the moon and sun are pulling the tides in different directions so as to keep the change in low to high tide less drastic
- an examination of a whole, its parts, and relationships
- four periods of the year beginning with either a solstice or equinox, caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis
- the gathering of information for a specific purpose
- a test used to prove a hypothesis correct or incorrect
- tide high tide when the gravitational pull of the Moon and sun work together to cause an extreme difference between low and high tide on Earth
- an educated guess of how an experiment will turn out based on research
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- moon a moon phase where the entire lit up side of the moon is visible from Earth
- information, usually numerical
- crescent a moon phase following the last quarter moon phase where the moon appears as a curved sliver from the Earth
- quarter moon a moon phase where the left half the moon disk (as seen from Earth) is illuminated by the sun
- moon a moon phase where no part of the lit up side of the moon faces Earth and the moon can not been from Earth
- the reason behind an experiment, a question or problem to solve
- Journal a publication for scientists to share discoveries and ideas
- crescent a moon phase following the new moon phase
- quarter moon a moon phase where the right half of the moon disk (as seen from Earth) is illuminated by the sun
17 Clues: information, usually numerical • crescent a moon phase following the new moon phase • the gathering of information for a specific purpose • a test used to prove a hypothesis correct or incorrect • an examination of a whole, its parts, and relationships • the reason behind an experiment, a question or problem to solve • ...
Science words 2021-11-02
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- A common rock-forming mineral in Earth's crust.
- Something that living things need to grow and stay healthy.
- Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil.
- materials, Any nonliving natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water.
- The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice.
- weathering, The process by which the minerals in a rock can change due to chemicals in water and air. It can cause to rocks to break apart.
- A mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles.
- a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
- The rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering.
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- A metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure.
- weathering, The process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging.
- A large amount of water flowing over land that is usually dry.
- Rocks that are smaller than sand, but bigger than clay.
- Are substances that are formed naturally in the Earth.
- The sudden movement of earth materials down a slope.
- A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite.
- The settling of sediments.
- A substance that geologists use to identify rocks that contain calcite.
- A large mass of ice moving slowly over land.
- A solid earth material made of two or more minerals.
20 Clues: The settling of sediments. • A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite. • A large mass of ice moving slowly over land. • A common rock-forming mineral in Earth's crust. • Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil. • The sudden movement of earth materials down a slope. • A solid earth material made of two or more minerals. • ...
Chapter 8 Review 2024-02-07
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- What is the strongest seismic wave?
- Are also called transverse waves.
- Fractures in Earth where movement has occurred.
- Tendency for deformed rock along a fault to spring back to kits original shape after an earthquake
- How can you tell the difference between foreshock and aftershocks.
- A seismic wave that travels along the surface of Earth.
- What can show all three types of seismic waves
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- a sphere composed mostly of an iron-nickel alloy.
- a soft, comparatively weak layer
- The outmost layer of Earth
- An instrument that records seismic waves
- Vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithoshpere.
- The location on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
- the rocky outer layer of Earth– is divided into oceanic and continental crust.
- A hazard caused by an earthquake.
- What is one of Earth's major layers
- What is one way to measure a earthquake?
- A series of waves formed when the ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake.
- The point where an earthquake starts.
19 Clues: The outmost layer of Earth • a soft, comparatively weak layer • Are also called transverse waves. • A hazard caused by an earthquake. • What is the strongest seismic wave? • What is one of Earth's major layers • The point where an earthquake starts. • An instrument that records seismic waves • What is one way to measure a earthquake? • ...
Seasons 2013-02-07
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- It is winter when a hemisphere is tilted __________ from the sun.
- If Earth's axis was straight up and down, we would have different weather, but we would not have _________.
- The Earth's axis has a ________ of about 23.5 degrees.
- The top half of the Earth is called the Northern _____________.
- The Earth rotates, or spins in place, but it also __________, or orbits, around the Sun.
- Earth's ____________ causes day and night. (Rotation or revolution?)
- This is the name for the path that the Earth follows as it revolves around the Sun.
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- The imaginary pole that goes through the middle of the Earth from North to South is called Earth's ________.
- It takes 365 days, or one ________ for the Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun.
- When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the _________________ Hemisphere.
- If the Earth didn't rotate, we wouldn't have _________ or nights.
- Like the Earth and the Sun, ____________ orbit around the nucleus in an atom.
- The Earth ___________ once every 24 hours.
- It is summer when a hemisphere is tilted _________ the sun.
14 Clues: The Earth ___________ once every 24 hours. • The Earth's axis has a ________ of about 23.5 degrees. • It is summer when a hemisphere is tilted _________ the sun. • The top half of the Earth is called the Northern _____________. • It is winter when a hemisphere is tilted __________ from the sun. • If the Earth didn't rotate, we wouldn't have _________ or nights. • ...
Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
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- The political boundary that separates North and South America
- The primary reference line for latitude
- Everything is made up of this
- The first type of organism on Earth
- Something that continues to this day
- The event that caused it to rain on Earth
- A super nova exploding
- the color that penetrates ocean water the deepest
- Second largest ocean
- Smallest major land mass
- The accretion period lasted this many million years
- What makes a star shine
- Stars are massive spheres of this
- Our galaxy
- The origin of life on earth came from here
- The universe’s beginning
- This made heavy rains fall
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- Largest ocean
- Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east, and the Mediterranean sea to the North
- This formed around 4.6 billion years ago
- A collapsing star
- Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- Another name for latitude
- Protects us from UV rays
- Includes the United States, Mexico,& Canada
- Includes all countries south of panama
- 10% of the earth is covered with this
- Iron sinking to the middle of a planet and lighter minerals migrate to the surface forming the crust
- The Elements most abundant after the Big Bang
- Provides tides in the ocean
- The reason water is liquid on Earth
- The Big Bang is thought to have occurred this many years ago
- How stars and planets were formed
- The last stage of evolution of a star before a super nova
- General shape of the Earth
- Heavy rains fell for this many years
- Continent of the south pole
- The early atmosphere contained ammonia, carbon dioxide, water vapor, other gasses, and also this
- The primary reference line for longitude
39 Clues: Our galaxy • Largest ocean • A collapsing star • Second largest ocean • A super nova exploding • What makes a star shine • Protects us from UV rays • Smallest major land mass • The universe’s beginning • Another name for latitude • General shape of the Earth • This made heavy rains fall • Provides tides in the ocean • Continent of the south pole • Everything is made up of this • ...
Chapter 8 2019-01-29
Across
- Another name for latitude
- The early atmosphere contained ammonia, carbon dioxide, water vapor, other gasses, and also this
- Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east, and the Mediterranean sea to the North
- Includes the United States, Mexico,& Canada
- What makes a star shine
- The Big Bang is thought to have occurred this many years ago
- Iron sinking to the middle of a planet and lighter minerals migrate to the surface forming the crust
- Largest ocean
- The primary reference line for latitude
- Heavy rains fell for this many years
- This made heavy rains fall
- A super nova exploding
- Our galaxy
- Something that continues to this day
- Stars are massive spheres of this
- The event that caused it to rain on Earth
- Continent of the south pole
- This formed around 4.6 billion years ago
- The political boundary that separates North and South America
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- The Elements most abundant after the Big Bang
- The universe’s beginning
- Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- A collapsing star
- The last stage of evolution of a star before a super nova
- Protects us from UV rays
- The accretion period lasted this many million years
- Includes all countries south of panama
- The first type of organism on Earth
- The primary reference line for longitude
- How stars and planets were formed
- 10% of the earth is covered with this
- Second largest ocean
- the color that penetrates ocean water the deepest
- The reason water is liquid on Earth
- The origin of life on earth came from here
- Provides tides in the ocean
- Everything is made up of this
- Smallest major land mass
- General shape of the Earth
39 Clues: Our galaxy • Largest ocean • A collapsing star • Second largest ocean • A super nova exploding • What makes a star shine • The universe’s beginning • Protects us from UV rays • Smallest major land mass • Another name for latitude • This made heavy rains fall • General shape of the Earth • Provides tides in the ocean • Continent of the south pole • Everything is made up of this • ...
Science Crossword 2021-03-26
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- The upper most layer of Earth
- The name of the land when all the continents were together
- The guy who said that the Earth was once a single landmass
- The liquid part of Earth
- When two lands go away from each other
- The part that is the deepest in Earth
- Pieces of land
- when two lands come together
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- The largest peice of Earth
- When two lands slip past eachother
- Parts of earth that are moving
- When the Earth shakes
12 Clues: Pieces of land • When the Earth shakes • The liquid part of Earth • The largest peice of Earth • when two lands come together • The upper most layer of Earth • Parts of earth that are moving • When two lands slip past eachother • The part that is the deepest in Earth • When two lands go away from each other • The name of the land when all the continents were together • ...
Inventions and Technology Unit 1 Vocabulary Review 2023-09-22
Across
- one dot or piece of information on a CRT
- device to boost the strength of an electrical signal
- thick piece of flat wood used to press the paper against the letters
- the natural frequency at which something vibrates
- a satellite orbits around the earth at the same speed that the earth is moving so that it is always above the same point on the earth
- different styles of letters
- device storing information in magnetic fields or long term memory
- continuous signal
- parts of computer you can actually touch
- short term memory
- phosphor coated tube that translates electrical signals into pictures
- code using long and short signals to represent letters
- metal switch for completing an electrical circuit
- a satellite moves around the earth in a stretched circle around a particular part of the earth
- a group of satellites that orbit the earth and provide information that can be used by a receiver to accurately pinpoint the receiver's location anywhere on earth
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- amplitude/height of the carrier signal is modified to fit the original signal
- cable consisting of hundreds of tiny glass tubes that transmit pulses of light
- a satellite moves around the earth from North Pole to South Pole and back
- device to translate sound waves into electrical signals
- frequency of the carrier signal is modified to fit the original signal
- message sent by telegraph
- device containing an electromagnet making an audible click when current flows through it
- bulb made of semiconducting organic, carbon based material that contains electro-phosphorescent molecules
- device to select the desired signal
- part of computer that performs most of the calculations and controls other parts of the computer
- series of pulses
- mechanical device using beads to perform mathematical calculations
- flat panel screen with liquid or plasma that responds to electrical signals
- message is added to a carrier signal
- another name for pixel
- quick copy to check for mistakes
- electronic information stored or passed through a computer
32 Clues: series of pulses • continuous signal • short term memory • another name for pixel • message sent by telegraph • different styles of letters • quick copy to check for mistakes • device to select the desired signal • message is added to a carrier signal • one dot or piece of information on a CRT • parts of computer you can actually touch • ...
CELESTIAL BODIES 2024-04-20
15 Clues: air blanket • water layer • Blue planet • rocky layer • Earth's twin • layer of life • metallic body • deleted planet • Earth like shape • small rocky object • millions of galaxies • huge cluster of stars • nearest star to the Earth • natural satellite of the Earth • celestial body with head and tail
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
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- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- cube A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- Wall-E's pet
- The ship the humans live on
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
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- Your very best friend
- extinguisher The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The human driver of the Axiom
- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- Dolly The movie Wall-E watches
- The new red
- The planet the humans move to
- chair The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The cleaning robot
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The human driver of the Axiom • The planet the humans move to • York teh city Wall-E lived in • Dolly The movie Wall-E watches • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
Across
- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- cube A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- Wall-E's pet
- The ship the humans live on
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
Down
- Your very best friend
- extinguisher The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The human driver of the Axiom
- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- Dolly The movie Wall-E watches
- The new red
- The planet the humans move to
- chair The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The cleaning robot
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The human driver of the Axiom • The planet the humans move to • York teh city Wall-E lived in • Dolly The movie Wall-E watches • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
Output In Science 7 2014-03-15
Across
- the surrounding air from the ocean towards where the warm air rose in the land
- a layer found in the Troposphere
- the study of everything that is connected to Earth.
- extremities of the Earth
- a contiguous area of land surrounded by ocean
- astronomical alignment where the Earth is between the moon and Sun
- layer of gas in the planet Earth
- periodic Winds
- a partial illumination during an eclipse
- transmitted by dead organisms that is produced for million of years
- natural resources that can be replaced
- resources which man get their need
- a geographical feature which goes from west to east
- an energy that is produced by flowing water
- wind from south-west to north-east
- the effect of greenhouse effect
- the zone where the two monsoons interact
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- part of the Earth/Globe which is divide by the meridian or equator
- the upper most region of the Earth's Atmosphere
- deflection of moving objects when they are viewed in a rotating reference frame
- thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth
- used to move, to begin motion
- an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured
- the energy that is released by the sun
- in ________ the Earth's axis is tilted away from the sun
- any significant accumulation of water
- the part of the energy of an atomic nucleus, which can be released by fusion or fission or radioactive decay
- the higher the ________ the lower the temperature.
- 0 degrees latitude
- wind from north-east to south-west
30 Clues: periodic Winds • 0 degrees latitude • extremities of the Earth • used to move, to begin motion • the effect of greenhouse effect • a layer found in the Troposphere • layer of gas in the planet Earth • resources which man get their need • wind from south-west to north-east • wind from north-east to south-west • any significant accumulation of water • ...
Moon/Fossils 2021-09-13
Across
- the moon phase when it’s dark side is toward the Earth
- the moon phase where half of the lighted surface is visible
- the time needed for Earth to complete one rotation (24 hours)
- the moon phase when half of the lighted surface is visible
- the path an object in space takes as it revolves around another object (example: Earth orbits around the sun
- the time when the sun is on the other side of the Earth from you and you can’t see it’s light
- of the twelve parts in which the year is divided into
- a type of fossil that shows activity of an organism, but not the actual remains of the plant or animal itself
- the way something looks
- an angle of the moon to the earth so it appears differently every day
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- the moon phase when the moon appears to be completely illuminated
- to move around, or orbit, another object
- the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago
- a type of fossil that shows the impression of an organism
- a mold fossil that has filled in and turned to rock
- an imaginary line through the center of a planet, such as Earth, that the planet spins around
- something that happens in a regular and repeated way
- when the moon is increasing in size
- to make a complete spin on its axis, causing one day
- a natural object that revolves around a planet
- to become different
- when the moon is decreasing in size
22 Clues: to become different • the way something looks • when the moon is increasing in size • when the moon is decreasing in size • to move around, or orbit, another object • a natural object that revolves around a planet • a mold fossil that has filled in and turned to rock • something that happens in a regular and repeated way • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword 2022-05-05
Across
- to move away from each other; a movement of tectonic plates.
- the remains of ancient organisms.
- ground shaking; a natural disaster.
- the layer between Earth's core and crust.
- the outermost layer of rock on Earth.
- a hot liquid within the earth; forms lava and igneous rock when cooled.
- a slab of solid rock on Earth that moves slowly over time.
- the center of the Earth consisting of liquid and solid.
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- the solid layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- adjective form of the land masses on Earth.
- a dividing line.
- to move toward each other and collide; a movement of tectonic plates.
- the processes relating to Earth's surface and how it evolves.
- the movement of tectonic plates.
- a supercontinent that connected almost all landmasses on Earth; existed 280-230 million years ago.
15 Clues: a dividing line. • the movement of tectonic plates. • the remains of ancient organisms. • ground shaking; a natural disaster. • the outermost layer of rock on Earth. • the layer between Earth's core and crust. • adjective form of the land masses on Earth. • the center of the Earth consisting of liquid and solid. • the solid layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
Across
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
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- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
Across
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
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- Earth-centered model of the universe
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
Across
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
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- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
Across
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
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- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary (Sun / Earth / Moon System) 2025-01-21
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- a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.
- the largest tidal range that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon form a straight line.
- a length of time that is one quarter of Earth's revolution. Results in changing weather conditions due solely to the directness of the Sun's light on Earth's surface.
- the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- the apparent shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth.
- the point in the orbit of a planet or other astronomical body, at which it is closest to the sun
- every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
- the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- the lowest tidal range that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the moon form a right angle.
- when the ocean's surface reaches its highest point due to the gravitational interaction of the moon and the ocean's water.
- when more of the Moon's near side is lit each night.
- the line around which an object rotates.
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- a half of a sphere (or half of Earth as divided by the equator).
- when the ocean's surface is at its lowest point due to the position of the Earth's surface relative to the moon and the force of gravity between them.
- a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body.
- when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
- an imaginary flat surface that describes the path of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- the orbit of one object around another object.
- when the Moon's shadow appears on the Earth's surface.
- an attractive force that exist between all objects that have mass.
- the period of time it takes for earth to complete one full rotation
- the spin of an object around its axis.
- roughly the time it takes for the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth and complete its phase cycle.
- The period of time that the Earth takes to complete one full revolution.
- the path an object follows as it moves around another object in space.
- when less of the Moon's near side is lit each night.
- the central, darker part of a shadow where light is totally blocked.
- the difference in water height between a high tide and a low tide.
- the point in the orbit of a planet or other astronomical body, at which it is farthest from the sun
29 Clues: the spin of an object around its axis. • the line around which an object rotates. • when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow. • the orbit of one object around another object. • when less of the Moon's near side is lit each night. • when more of the Moon's near side is lit each night. • when the Moon's shadow appears on the Earth's surface. • ...
Weather and Light Crossword 2025-11-02
Across
- How strong or bright the sunlight is.
- When light waves BEND such as when a pencil looks bigger or broken in water
- When water vapor is released from leaves during photosynthesis
- Imaginary lines on Earth that measure how far north or south a place is from the equator
- When liquid water changes to a gas
- The type of altitude location that is COLD
- The force that pulls water from the clouds
- The weight of air pressing down on Earth’s surface (HINT: 2 words - write it without a space)
- The source of energy for the changes in the water cycle
- The movement of Earth around the Sun It causes the seasons.
- The Earth in on a ___ so the sun’s radiation is more or less direct at various times of the year.
- A type of weather that is created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun when air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure
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- An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
- Water that falls from the sky — rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- The spinning of Earth on its axis It causes day and night.
- When water vapor cools and forms liquid water
- When light waves BOUNCE off of a surface
- The height of a place above sea level.
- When light waves go through a substance
- When radiation is taken in by a substance
- The amount of water vapor in the air
- The invisible line the Earth spins around
22 Clues: When liquid water changes to a gas • The amount of water vapor in the air • How strong or bright the sunlight is. • The height of a place above sea level. • When light waves go through a substance • When light waves BOUNCE off of a surface • When radiation is taken in by a substance • The invisible line the Earth spins around • The type of altitude location that is COLD • ...
Rocks 2022-04-20
Across
- the size of crystals found in extrusive igneous rocks
- when rocks are affected by precipitation or wind
- not banded
- igneous rocks formed outside of the earth
- formed from heat and pressure
- sediments are transported to a riverbed
- bands of crystals in metamorphic rock
- liquid outside the earth
- cycle that rocks go through when they are formed
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- when rocks are compressed or compacted
- the size of crystals in intrusive igneous rocks
- how metamorphic rocks formed
- formed my magma
- igneous rocks formed inside the earth
- made out of pieces of rocks
- when sediments are glued together
- liquid inside the earth
- when rocks land and where they are kept
18 Clues: not banded • formed my magma • liquid inside the earth • liquid outside the earth • made out of pieces of rocks • how metamorphic rocks formed • formed from heat and pressure • when sediments are glued together • igneous rocks formed inside the earth • bands of crystals in metamorphic rock • when rocks are compressed or compacted • sediments are transported to a riverbed • ...
Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
Across
- Heavy rains fell for this many years
- Includes all countries south of panama
- Smallest major land mass
- The last stage of evolution of a star before a super nova
- The accretion period lasted this many million years
- What makes a star shine
- General shape of the Earth
- 10% of the earth is covered with this
- A collapsing star
- Protects us from UV rays
- This formed around 4.6 billion years ago
- Second largest ocean
- The reason water is liquid on Earth
- The primary reference line for latitude
- Largest ocean
- The universe’s beginning
- Our galaxy
- Everything is made up of this
- Provides tides in the ocean
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- The Elements most abundant after the Big Bang
- Iron sinking to the middle of a planet and lighter minerals migrate to the surface forming the crust
- Another name for latitude
- How stars and planets were formed
- The primary reference line for longitude
- The early atmosphere contained ammonia, carbon dioxide, water vapor, other gasses, and also this
- The first type of organism on Earth
- The origin of life on earth came from here
- Continent of the south pole
- The Big Bang is thought to have occurred this many years ago
- the color that penetrates ocean water the deepest
- Stars are massive spheres of this
- Includes the United States, Mexico,& Canada
- A super nova exploding
- Something that continues to this day
- Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east, and the Mediterranean sea to the North
- Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- This made heavy rains fall
- The event that caused it to rain on Earth
- The political boundary that separates North and South America
39 Clues: Our galaxy • Largest ocean • A collapsing star • Second largest ocean • A super nova exploding • What makes a star shine • Smallest major land mass • Protects us from UV rays • The universe’s beginning • Another name for latitude • General shape of the Earth • This made heavy rains fall • Continent of the south pole • Provides tides in the ocean • Everything is made up of this • ...
Earth's Land By, Evan Dorenkott 2019-03-07
Across
- where the lava comes from
- example is Mount Everest
- large mesas
- constructive force
- made of salt water
- surrounded by water
- shakes some areas of Earth
- moving mass of ice
- formed by sand and sediment
- outside layer of Earth
- hottest place in Earth
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- a flat field
- magma comes out
- smaller than mountains
- a deep gorge with water
- caused by long air exposure
- the shape of landforms
- most common is made from sand
- most came from dinosaurs
- process of destruction
- most of them have flowers
- where we live
- made of fresh water
23 Clues: large mesas • a flat field • where we live • magma comes out • constructive force • made of salt water • moving mass of ice • surrounded by water • made of fresh water • smaller than mountains • the shape of landforms • process of destruction • outside layer of Earth • hottest place in Earth • a deep gorge with water • example is Mount Everest • most came from dinosaurs • where the lava comes from • ...
The Moon Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-19
Across
- The percent the Sun always illuminates the Moon
- The amount of times high tides and low tides happen daily
- The time of day a solar eclipse occurs
- An object spinning on its axis
- Eclipse when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth
- Lunar phase we can view 50% of the moon
- Tide the smallest tidal range of tides; occurs during the quarter moons
- Increasing illumination of the moon
- Illuminates the Moon
- A sliver of the moon is showing
- An celestial object orbital movement around another celestial object
- The angle the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned during spring tides
Down
- The angle the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned during neap tides
- A tool used to simulate a total solar eclipse
- More than a quarter of the moon is showing, but not quite fifty-percent
- Lunar phase we cannot view from Earth
- Tides are the result of the ____________________ effects of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
- The type of eclipse that needs eye protection to view safely
- Decreasing illumination of the moon
- When one celestial object blocks the view of another celestial object
- Eclipse when the Earth cast a shadow on the Moon
- The time of day a lunar eclipse occurs
- Tide the greatest tidal range of tides; occurs during new or full moon
23 Clues: Illuminates the Moon • An object spinning on its axis • A sliver of the moon is showing • Decreasing illumination of the moon • Increasing illumination of the moon • Lunar phase we cannot view from Earth • The time of day a solar eclipse occurs • The time of day a lunar eclipse occurs • Lunar phase we can view 50% of the moon • A tool used to simulate a total solar eclipse • ...
Kaycee's Super Silly Crazy Puzzle 2023-10-30
Across
- An attractive force between any two objects that have mass, On Earth, gravity pulls objects towards Earth's centre.
- A planet made up mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium
- Sometimes when the Moon orbits Earth, the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth. When this happens, the Moon blocks the light of the Sun from reaching Earth.
- an invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins
- an object that people have made and launched into orbit using rockets
- Any phase when more than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
- the length of time it takes the Earth to spin all the way around so that you get a night and a day
- The small portion of the moon visible in the sky on the day next to the new moon day
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- A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
- reaches the Earth's surface when there is no cloud cover between the sun and the Earth
- A model of the Solar System in which Earth is at the centre
- the invisible line that runs around the centre of Earth at zero degrees latitude
- a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
- small, rocky objects that orbit the sun
- When the moon appears as a full disc, the entire side facing us is lit up
15 Clues: small, rocky objects that orbit the sun • A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator • an invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins • A model of the Solar System in which Earth is at the centre • A planet made up mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium • an object that people have made and launched into orbit using rockets • ...
Science definition crossword 2022-12-02
Across
- Cells, a mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell for weather
- the opposite way that the hands of a clock turn
- Pole, the northern end of earth atmosphere
- to come together or thinner
- Pole, the northern end of earth atmosphere
- the four periods of the year
- a flowing movement in liquids, gas’s and other forms of matter
- Hemisphere, the southern side of the equator
- the gasses that surround earth
- to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
- to spread or stretch out
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- a imaginary line that forms a circle around the middle of the earth
- Westerlies, The west to east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
- pressure, the weight of air molecules pressing down on earth
- a measure of warmth or coldness of a object or substance
- the lowest layer of the atmosphere
- cells, the smallest and weakest cells
- the way that the hands of a clock turn
- a measure of mass per a unit
- the transfer of heat by circulation or movement of the heated parts of liquid or gas
- Winds, Winds that blow steadily from east to west and toward the equator
- the highest region of the atmosphere
- Hemisphere, the northern side of the equator
- is about 50 km (31 mi) above the Earth's surface is characterized by the presence of ozone gas
24 Clues: to spread or stretch out • to come together or thinner • a measure of mass per a unit • the four periods of the year • the gasses that surround earth • the lowest layer of the atmosphere • to lean, incline, slope, or slant. • the highest region of the atmosphere • cells, the smallest and weakest cells • the way that the hands of a clock turn • ...
Mythology 2022-11-25
Across
- The darkness created out of chaos.
- How the two pieces appeared to be.
- One of the four groups of human beings.
- How the many animals died after swimming.
- The evil twin of Sky woman.
- the period of great violence (The bronze age).
- The animals that saved the falling girl.
- The sea serpent who attacked the Earth mother.
- What the woman watching was made of.
- The little wolf brother of Wee-sa-hay-jac.
- The god of heaven.
- The sister of Corn and Squash.
- The Earth mother.
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- The "savior" of mankind because he stole fire from heaven.
- The one who made himself king of the universe.
- the one who disguised as a baby by wearing its skin.
- The good twin of Sky woman.
- The tremendous energy that hatched out of the egg.
- The Earth goddess.
- The frog responsible for controlling the insects of Earth.
- the thunderbird spirit.
- The titan child who became king.
- A shape-shifting trickster.
23 Clues: The Earth mother. • The Earth goddess. • The god of heaven. • the thunderbird spirit. • The good twin of Sky woman. • The evil twin of Sky woman. • A shape-shifting trickster. • The sister of Corn and Squash. • The titan child who became king. • The darkness created out of chaos. • How the two pieces appeared to be. • What the woman watching was made of. • ...
The planets 2021-11-27
Across
- is my name
- has slot of volcanoes
- is dead
- is the coldest planet
- likes me
- people visit mars
- is a dad
- is mean
- people live on earth
- George loves word searches
- is the biggest planet
- is mean
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- has rings
- is not a planet
- the sun is really hot
- is a planet
- is my duck
- is pretty cold
- is dumb
- is nice
- a guibeapig
- close to the earth
- loves me
- isn't moms duck
- is a dog
25 Clues: is dead • is dumb • is nice • is mean • is mean • likes me • is a dad • loves me • is a dog • has rings • is my name • is my duck • is a planet • a guibeapig • is pretty cold • is not a planet • isn't moms duck • people visit mars • close to the earth • people live on earth • has slot of volcanoes • the sun is really hot • is the coldest planet • is the biggest planet • George loves word searches
The planets 2021-11-28
Across
- is my name
- has slot of volcanoes
- is dead
- is the coldest planet
- likes me
- people visit mars
- is a dad
- is mean
- people live on earth
- George loves word searches
- is the biggest planet
- is mean
Down
- has rings
- is not a planet
- the sun is really hot
- is a planet
- is my duck
- is pretty cold
- is dumb
- is nice
- a guibeapig
- close to the earth
- loves me
- isn't moms duck
- is a dog
25 Clues: is dead • is dumb • is nice • is mean • is mean • likes me • is a dad • loves me • is a dog • has rings • is my name • is my duck • is a planet • a guibeapig • is pretty cold • is not a planet • isn't moms duck • people visit mars • close to the earth • people live on earth • has slot of volcanoes • the sun is really hot • is the coldest planet • is the biggest planet • George loves word searches
Final Exam 3 2025-06-12
Across
- An event or series of events that cause changes to the geosphere is a geologic ______
- any planet with a solid surface
- (two words) determine the direction of ocean currents
- this ocean current will transfer energy to cooler air above it
- the mixture of gasses surrounding a planet
- This area of Earth receives the least amount of energy from the sun
- this transfers from warm substances to colder substance
- the number of months it takes for the Moon to orbit Earth
- the amount of the moon we can see from Earth
Down
- What eclipse is when the Moon is completely dark because Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon
- light from the sun travels in _____ lines
- determine the direction of ocean currents
- a warm ocean current will ________ the temperature of the area it passes
- star that is main source of light and is at the center of our solar system
- a cold ocean current will ________ the temperature of the area it passes
- (two words)the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- This are of Earth receives the most amount of energy from the sun
17 Clues: any planet with a solid surface • light from the sun travels in _____ lines • determine the direction of ocean currents • the mixture of gasses surrounding a planet • the amount of the moon we can see from Earth • (two words) determine the direction of ocean currents • this transfers from warm substances to colder substance • ...
Season Searching Mayhem 2023-10-03
Across
- The Earth's imaginary line that Earth spins on
- The leaning of Earth's axis
- Where daylight is the longest, occurs on June 21st or 22nd
- When the Earth is tilted as far as it can be, it could face either towards or away from the sun
- The imaginary line that divides Earth into two hemispheres
- Also known as Vernal Equinox
- When the Earth Orbits the sun
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- The shape of planetary orbit
- When the one hemisphere experiences spring the other experiences
- Shape of Earth
- What season occurs when there is summer in the Northern hemisphere
- When Earth experiences equal hours of daylight and nighttime
- When the Earth spins on its axis
13 Clues: Shape of Earth • The leaning of Earth's axis • The shape of planetary orbit • Also known as Vernal Equinox • When the Earth Orbits the sun • When the Earth spins on its axis • The Earth's imaginary line that Earth spins on • Where daylight is the longest, occurs on June 21st or 22nd • The imaginary line that divides Earth into two hemispheres • ...
Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-10-27
Across
- One full revolution of the Earth around the sun takes this long
- What phase is the moon in when it is completely dark?
- In what season do hibernating animals start to come out of hibernation?
- The Earth’s axis is slightly tilted and part of the Earth is pointed a little more towards the sun than other parts. What does this give us?
- Lots of this type of cell in the eye helps an animal to see well in the dark
- This is another word for spin. The Earth does this action around its axistwenty-four How long does it take for the Earth to don one full rotation on its axis?
- What phase is the moon in when it’s fully lit by the sun?
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- What do you call an animal who is active in the night?
- The days are shortest in this season. What season is it?
- What star does planet Earth revolve around?
- This is the season with the most sunlight
- What do you call the curved path of the Earth as it revolves around the sun?
- What is the imaginary line through the centre of the Earth called?
- We have seasons because the Earth is doing this action around the sun.
- What season is it when deciduous trees turn colour and drop their leaves?
15 Clues: This is the season with the most sunlight • What star does planet Earth revolve around? • What phase is the moon in when it is completely dark? • What do you call an animal who is active in the night? • The days are shortest in this season. What season is it? • What phase is the moon in when it’s fully lit by the sun? • ...
chapter 1 2024-11-19
Across
- The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth.
- The shape of Earth, which is slightly flattened at the poles.
- All the water on Earth's surface, including oceans, lakes, and rivers.
- The frozen water part of Earth's system.
- The regions of Earth where life exists.
- Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
- The latitude line at 0 degrees.
- The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
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- A line of latitude circling Earth parallel to the equator.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- loop A system where outputs affect inputs, either amplifying or reducing changes.
- Planets closer to the Sun, smaller and rockier than outer planets.
- The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking about one year.
- Angular distance north or south of the equator.
- Outer planets made mostly of gas and much larger than inner planets.
15 Clues: The latitude line at 0 degrees. • The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth. • The regions of Earth where life exists. • The frozen water part of Earth's system. • Angular distance north or south of the equator. • Angular distance east or west of the prime meridian. • The point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun. • ...
Final Exam Review 2023-01-18
Across
- The eon when plants and animals are dominant
- This is located between Mars and Jupiter
- The center of the Earth
- The Mesozoic Era is the era of this animal
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are these types of planets
- In the Hadean Eon, this forms
- The complete death of a type of animal
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- This type of volcano is very flat
- The oldest fossils are always located at the _
- Here, two plates move side-to-side
- Pangea is considered a _, when all the continents were connected
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- An area (NOT at a boundary) where magma rises to the surface
- At a convergent boundary, two plates move _ each other
- This is a line of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
- Astronomy is the science that studies _
- The bottom point of the Earth's axis
- The Earth is 4.6 _ years old
- The tilt of Earth's axis and the Earth's revolution create the four _
- The first type of life (forms in the Archean Eon)
- The revolution of the Earth takes one _
- Mammals are animals that have hair and produce _
- This type of volcano is considered dead
- Something so hot that it is liquid
24 Clues: The center of the Earth • The Earth is 4.6 _ years old • In the Hadean Eon, this forms • The thickest layer of the Earth • This type of volcano is very flat • Something so hot that it is liquid • Here, two plates move side-to-side • The bottom point of the Earth's axis • The complete death of a type of animal • Astronomy is the science that studies _ • ...
Space Crossword- Nora T 2020-05-12
Across
- pluto is now classiffied as a _____
- not weight, but ___; same on all planets, quantity of matter
- the only thing other than earth humans have landed on
- the sun is also a ___
- most common theory on the origin of the universe
- the Milky Way, for example
- a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity
- either natural or artificial, orbits object in space
- all of space and time and its contents as we know it
- to circle around a larger object (in space)
- 365 days of travel at light speed
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- Earth is our
- Earth perceived as the center (not heliocentric but _)
- science of space
- magnifies,observes space/makes distant objects clear
- the things that surround and orbit the Sun
- not elliptical or irregular, rather ____
- often described as having a tail, hurtles through space
- the earth spins on it's __
- Einsteins Theory of ____ was a major step in physics
20 Clues: Earth is our • science of space • the sun is also a ___ • the Milky Way, for example • the earth spins on it's __ • 365 days of travel at light speed • pluto is now classiffied as a _____ • not elliptical or irregular, rather ____ • the things that surround and orbit the Sun • to circle around a larger object (in space) • most common theory on the origin of the universe • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-19
Across
- The scale used to measure an earthquake
- The process a rock goes through
- The smoke and dust from a volcanic eruption
- The middle layer of Earth
- The somewhat liquid material under Earth's crust
- The volcanic ring around the Pacific Plate
- Sudden violent shaking of the ground
- Center of Earth
- Hot semifluid rock that is from a volcano
Down
- Big flat rocks that move around
- Big rocks hurled by a volcanic explosion
- Depleting by wind, water, sand, etc.
- Chunk of material formed on the surface of Earth
- Caused by long atmosphere exposure
- A huge wave started by earthquake/s
- A rock that has gone through many changes
- Sediment thats been deposited by water and air
- Outside layer of Earth
- Mountain or hill that spews lava out of it
- Having solidified from lava or magma
20 Clues: Center of Earth • Outside layer of Earth • The middle layer of Earth • Big flat rocks that move around • The process a rock goes through • Caused by long atmosphere exposure • A huge wave started by earthquake/s • Depleting by wind, water, sand, etc. • Having solidified from lava or magma • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • The scale used to measure an earthquake • ...
Gr 5 T4 M1+2 Space and Earth Scavenger Hunt 2022-10-26
Across
- The line that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere on Earth.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- The soil layer BELOW topsoil.
- The layer of the Earth that is made up of magma rock.
- When a planet/moon spins on its axis.
- The largest soil particle.
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- The organic part of soil.
- The smallest soil particle.
- An organism that breaks down the remains of other organisms and returns the nutrients to the soil.
- When a celestial (space) object travels in a big circle around another celestial object.
- Soil is a home or __ for many organisms.
- The rocky object that orbits the Earth.
- The soil particle that has a medium size.
- A mixture of Clay, Sand, and Silt soil particles.
- The imaginary line that a planet spins on.
- The centre of the Earth
16 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The organic part of soil. • The largest soil particle. • The smallest soil particle. • The soil layer BELOW topsoil. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • When a planet/moon spins on its axis. • The rocky object that orbits the Earth. • Soil is a home or __ for many organisms. • The soil particle that has a medium size. • ...
3-1 Earth's Interior 2017-10-22
Across
- The process where materials with high densities were pulled to the center of the Earth and materials with low densities were pushed toward the surface.
- A physical layer that is solid, thin, and lies below the lithosphere - it is putty-like.
- A primary type of seismic wave that squeezes rock - can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.
- A type of low-density material found in Earth's crust.
- A wave of energy that travels through Earth and away from an earthquake in all directions.
- A physical layer that makes up the lower part of the mantle.
- Rocks or other materials from space that have crashed onto Earth.
- A compositional layer found at the center of the Earth.
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- The region of the core that is liquid due to very high temperatures.
- A giant cloud of gas and dust that condensed to form the sun.
- A compositional layer that is the thin, outer shell of the Earth.
- The process where unstable materials break down and give off heat or energy.
- The compositional layer found below the crust.
- The region of the core that is solid due to higher pressure.
- The outermost physical layer of the Earth - it is solid and rigid.
- A secondary type of seismic wave that moves rock side to side - can only travel through solids.
- Area of the Earth's surface where seismographs cannot detect an earthquake after the waves have passed through the earth.
- Solid chunk of mantle rock that comes to the Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption.
18 Clues: The compositional layer found below the crust. • A type of low-density material found in Earth's crust. • A compositional layer found at the center of the Earth. • The region of the core that is solid due to higher pressure. • A physical layer that makes up the lower part of the mantle. • A giant cloud of gas and dust that condensed to form the sun. • ...
Science and Nature 2013-01-08
Across
- study of all living things
- supercontinent
- electrical storm
- type of tectonic plate
- study of outer space
- study of insects
- sea wave created by earthquake
- a pioneer in plate tectonics
- third planet from the Sun
- sky, atmosphere, weather
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- known as a twister
- tornado over water
- person studies weather
- a tropical storm
- vibration of the earth
- most active volcano in Hawaii
- eruption on Earth's surface
- knowledge from study & practice
- study of the earth
- arch of colors formed in the sky
20 Clues: supercontinent • a tropical storm • electrical storm • study of insects • known as a twister • tornado over water • study of the earth • study of outer space • person studies weather • vibration of the earth • type of tectonic plate • sky, atmosphere, weather • third planet from the Sun • study of all living things • eruption on Earth's surface • a pioneer in plate tectonics • ...
Seasons 2024-04-29
Across
- One full rotation of the Earth
- The Red Planet
- Fall Equinox
- Distance from Earth to sun in Jan
- Spring Equinox
- The Blue Planet
Down
- Winter Solstice
- Summer Solstice
- Distance from Earth to sun in July
- The Ringed Planet
- THE PLANET
- One revolution of the Earth around the Sun
- What 4 Across, 12 Across, 6 Down, and 7 down have in common
13 Clues: THE PLANET • Fall Equinox • The Red Planet • Spring Equinox • Winter Solstice • Summer Solstice • The Blue Planet • The Ringed Planet • One full rotation of the Earth • Distance from Earth to sun in Jan • Distance from Earth to sun in July • One revolution of the Earth around the Sun • What 4 Across, 12 Across, 6 Down, and 7 down have in common
A Closer Look 2c Review 2024-08-27
Across
- bits of rocks and soil that plants and animals need
- The part of Earth that we live on
- the mineral used for toothpaste
- a nonliving part of Earth
- a material from Earth that people use in daily life
- to make something new out of old items
- when plants and animals rot
- one of the different shapes of Earth's land
- anything that makes water, air, or land dirty
Down
- a mix of tiny rocks and bits of dead plants and animals
- the mineral used for pencils
- water that is not salty
- a shake in Earth's crust
- to cut back on how much you use
- an opening in Earth's crust
- The center of the Earth
- to use something again
- a large, deep body of water
- water that flows over land and cannot easily soak into the ground.
- the very hot layer under the crust
20 Clues: to use something again • water that is not salty • The center of the Earth • a shake in Earth's crust • a nonliving part of Earth • an opening in Earth's crust • a large, deep body of water • when plants and animals rot • the mineral used for pencils • the mineral used for toothpaste • to cut back on how much you use • The part of Earth that we live on • ...
tecplat 2025-03-21
Across
- / Theory that continents move over time.
- / Boundary where two plates collide.
- / A crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
- / Boundary where plates slide past each other.
- / Process where one plate moves under another.
- / Semi-fluid layer below the lithosphere.
- / Sudden shaking of Earth's surface.
- / Area around the Pacific Ocean with many volcanoes.
- / Deep depression in the ocean floor.
- / The thick layer of rock beneath Earth's crust.
Down
- / The outermost layer of Earth.
- / Boundary where two plates move apart.
- / The edge where two tectonic plates meet.
- / Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
- / Rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust.
- / A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary.
- / A mountain that erupts lava and ash.
- / Ancient supercontinent that once existed.
- / Large section of Earth's crust that moves.
- / Relating to the structure of Earth's crust.
- / The innermost layer of Earth.
- / Volcanic region fed by heat from deep within Earth.
22 Clues: / The outermost layer of Earth. • / The innermost layer of Earth. • / Boundary where two plates collide. • / Sudden shaking of Earth's surface. • / Deep depression in the ocean floor. • / Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • / A mountain that erupts lava and ash. • / Boundary where two plates move apart. • / Theory that continents move over time. • ...
space 2013-11-27
Across
- rocks that fly through space at high speeds.
- life on other planets.
- the seventh planet.
- the fith planet.
- a vihicle that flys through space.
- the first planet.
- the third planet
- unidentified flying object.
- a black circle that sucks things into it.
- take images of earth and other planets while flying through space.
Down
- the ninth planet.
- the fourth planet.
- the galaxy we live in.
- the second planet.
- the eigth planet.
- there are nine of them.
- the sixth planet.
- a human that goes into space.
- afects tthe weather on earth.
- all the planets orbit around it.
20 Clues: the fith planet. • the third planet • the ninth planet. • the eigth planet. • the sixth planet. • the first planet. • the fourth planet. • the second planet. • the seventh planet. • the galaxy we live in. • life on other planets. • there are nine of them. • unidentified flying object. • a human that goes into space. • afects tthe weather on earth. • all the planets orbit around it. • ...
space 2013-11-27
Across
- rocks that fly through space at high speeds.
- life on other planets.
- the seventh planet.
- the fith planet.
- a vihicle that flys through space.
- the first planet.
- the third planet
- unidentified flying object.
- a black circle that sucks things into it.
- take images of earth and other planets while flying through space.
Down
- the ninth planet.
- the fourth planet.
- the galaxy we live in.
- the second planet.
- the eigth planet.
- there are nine of them.
- the sixth planet.
- a human that goes into space.
- afects tthe weather on earth.
- all the planets orbit around it.
20 Clues: the fith planet. • the third planet • the ninth planet. • the eigth planet. • the sixth planet. • the first planet. • the fourth planet. • the second planet. • the seventh planet. • the galaxy we live in. • life on other planets. • there are nine of them. • unidentified flying object. • a human that goes into space. • afects tthe weather on earth. • all the planets orbit around it. • ...
Powerful Map Vocabulary 2024-10-01
Across
- where a latitude and longitude line cross
- a model of the whole planet
- half of Planet Earth
- imaginary lines that circle the Earth N to S
- the opposite of North
- half
Down
- means Earth
- the opposite of South
- the latitude line that is right in the middle
- imaginary lines that circle the Earth E to W
- a circle that is equally round, tall and wide like a basketball
- the opposite of East
- the opposite of West
- the study of land, water and people on Earth
14 Clues: half • means Earth • the opposite of East • half of Planet Earth • the opposite of West • the opposite of South • the opposite of North • a model of the whole planet • where a latitude and longitude line cross • imaginary lines that circle the Earth E to W • imaginary lines that circle the Earth N to S • the study of land, water and people on Earth • ...
The planets 2021-11-27
Across
- George loves word searches
- is my name
- a guibeapig
- is not a planet
- is a planet
- has slot of volcanoes
- is the coldest planet
- is a dad
- is dumb
- the sun is really hot
- is pretty cold
- has rings
Down
- is a dog
- people live on earth
- close to the earth
- is dead
- loves me
- is nice
- is my duck
- isn't moms duck
- is the biggest planet
- people visit mars
- is mean
- likes me
- is mean
25 Clues: is dead • is nice • is dumb • is mean • is mean • is a dog • loves me • is a dad • likes me • has rings • is my name • is my duck • a guibeapig • is a planet • is pretty cold • is not a planet • isn't moms duck • people visit mars • close to the earth • people live on earth • has slot of volcanoes • is the biggest planet • is the coldest planet • the sun is really hot • George loves word searches
Vocab 2024-02-02
Across
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the shape or the illuminated part id the moon as it appears from earth.
- a plannet outside our solar system.
- when the moon is completely dark
- the relative size of things
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet.
- the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a light object.
- a moon out side our solar system
- amount of time it takes for a planet to make it around a star or stars
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler and easier to see.
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like more than half of a circle from earth
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- a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from earth.
- a moon phase that looks like half-circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like less than half of a circle from earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
19 Clues: the relative size of things • when the moon is completely dark • a moon out side our solar system • a plannet outside our solar system. • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet. • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like half-circle from earth • ...
crossword 2015-11-06
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- naturally ocuring combination of minerals
- a bend in a layer mass believed to have broken up into todays continents
- a place in earths surface where hot magma is forced up forming a mountain that erupts lava and gasses
- the outer layer of earth, mostly solid rock
- the exact place in the earth where an earthquake begins.
- the name of the earths crust that rests and moves on the semi mantle.
- a sedimentary rock made from material (such as shell) produced by living organisms.
- of fire and area around the rim of the pacific ocean where volcano and earthquake activity occcus.
- rocks the rocks formed when sedimentary or igneous rocks undergo change due to pressure or heat in the earth
- the water beneath the surface of the earth between saturated soil and rock that supplies wells and springs
- rock the rock formed by the crystallation of magma
- the name of the land mass believed to have broken up into todays continents
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- rock in melted form
- the manner of a mineral a or rock to break in a certain shape
- a crack in the earths crust where peices of the rock rub against eachother relation energy waves during and earthquake
- an instrument that record earthquake waves
- the spot on the earth surface that is above the focus of an earthquake
- a natural rise in the earths surface having steep sides
- the layer of the earth that lies between the crust & core.
- the salt water covering 72% of the earths surface
20 Clues: rock in melted form • naturally ocuring combination of minerals • an instrument that record earthquake waves • the outer layer of earth, mostly solid rock • the salt water covering 72% of the earths surface • rock the rock formed by the crystallation of magma • a natural rise in the earths surface having steep sides • ...
Ancient Astronomers 2025-11-11
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- Greek philosopher who realized the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight and correctly explained the causes of lunar phases.
- Polish astronomer who revived the heliocentric theory, showing that Earth and other planets orbit the Sun rather than the Earth being the center of the universe.
- Greek-Egyptian astronomer whose Almagest described the geocentric model with Earth at the center, dominating astronomy for over a thousand years.
- German mathematician and astronomer who used Brahe’s data to formulate the three laws of planetary motion describing elliptical orbits.
- English scientist who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, explaining how planetary motion confirmed the heliocentric system.
- Ancient Greek observer who created the first star catalog and discovered the precession of the equinoxes, improving measurement of celestial motions.
- Greek mathematician who believed the planets and stars moved in perfect circles and that numbers could explain the harmony of the universe.
- Danish astronomer who made precise naked-eye observations of the planets and stars, creating data that helped disprove the geocentric model.
- Chinese scientist of the Han Dynasty who mapped stars, recorded eclipses and comets, and invented an early seismoscope for studying Earth and sky.
- Babylonian ruler-astronomer who established a fixed calendar era beginning in 747 BCE, allowing long-term tracking of astronomical cycles.
- Arab astronomer who refined the length of the solar year, improved trigonometric astronomy, and influenced later European scientists like Copernicus.
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- Librarian of Alexandria who used geometry and shadow measurements to accurately calculate the circumference of Earth.
- Greek philosopher who predicted a solar eclipse around 585 BCE and was among the first to explain celestial events using natural causes instead of mythology.
- Italian astronomer who used the telescope to observe Jupiter’s moons and Venus’s phases, providing strong evidence for the heliocentric model.
- Influential Greek philosopher who argued that Earth was spherical based on lunar eclipses and promoted a geocentric view of the universe.
- Greek astronomer who first proposed a heliocentric model with the Sun at the center, suggesting Earth moves around it long before Copernicus.
- Andalusian Arab astronomer who improved the astrolabe and developed precise solar tables used for navigation and calendar reform.
- Early Greek thinker who proposed that Earth floats freely in space without any physical support, using natural laws instead of myths to describe the cosmos.
- Italian philosopher who supported the heliocentric model and proposed that stars are distant suns surrounded by their own planets.
- Indian mathematician-astronomer who proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and correctly explained lunar and solar eclipses using geometry.
20 Clues: Librarian of Alexandria who used geometry and shadow measurements to accurately calculate the circumference of Earth. • Greek philosopher who realized the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight and correctly explained the causes of lunar phases. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2025-10-02
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- A nutrient that forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
- A situation where oxygen is present
- substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants
- Organelle, cite of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
- Adenosine triphospate: charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorous groups
- A sphere of Aarth that includes all gasses surrounding Earth
- Process of using light enerfgy to make glucose
- Anything that has mass and taks up space, makes up everything
- Organelle, cite of photosynthesis
- Type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
- Type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds
- A sphere of Earth that includes all soil and rocks on Earth
- Type of organism that is able to make its own food; base of the food chain
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- A sphere of Earth that includes all living things on Earth
- A sphere of Earth that includes all water on Earth
- Substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products
- first step of aerobic respiration; breaks down glucose into pyruvate
- Adenosine diphosphate: uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
- Process of breaking down glucose to make ATP
19 Clues: Organelle, cite of photosynthesis • A situation where oxygen is present • Process of breaking down glucose to make ATP • Process of using light enerfgy to make glucose • A sphere of Earth that includes all water on Earth • A sphere of Earth that includes all living things on Earth • A sphere of Earth that includes all soil and rocks on Earth • ...
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
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- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- cube A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- Wall-E's pet
- The ship the humans live on
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
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- Your very best friend
- extinguisher The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The human driver of the Axiom
- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- Dolly The movie Wall-E watches
- The new red
- The planet the humans move to
- chair The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The cleaning robot
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The human driver of the Axiom • The planet the humans move to • York teh city Wall-E lived in • Dolly The movie Wall-E watches • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
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- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- cube A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- Wall-E's pet
- The ship the humans live on
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
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- Your very best friend
- extinguisher The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The human driver of the Axiom
- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- Dolly The movie Wall-E watches
- The new red
- The planet the humans move to
- chair The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The cleaning robot
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The human driver of the Axiom • The planet the humans move to • York teh city Wall-E lived in • Dolly The movie Wall-E watches • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
Science 2020-11-03
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- These tides cause a low tidal range meaning that they have low high tides and high low tides
- The number of tides there are in a day
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- light on the RIGHT side of the moon
- Occurs during a full moon when the moon is directly behind the Earth
- Occurs during a new moon when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking the sunlight from reaching earth.
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- The movement of one object around another object
- The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space
- The amount of time it takes Earth to rotate (spin on its axis) once
- The time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun
- Earth has these because its axis is titled as it moves around the sun.
- Light on the RIGHT side of the moon
- Tides that occur during a full or new moon
- the rise and fall of the ocean's water that occur due to the gravitational pull by the moon.
- The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
15 Clues: The spinning of Earth on its axis • Light on the RIGHT side of the moon • light on the RIGHT side of the moon • The number of tides there are in a day • Tides that occur during a full or new moon • The movement of one object around another object • The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth • The study of the moon, stars and other objects in space • ...
Spheres of Earth Test 2024-05-04
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- When a gas turns into a liquid.
- All the gases surrounding the earth.
- All of the rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans on Earth.
- To spin or turn around a central point, like the Earth around its axis.
- To spin or turn around a central point, like the Earth around its axis.
- An invisible force that pulls any object down, toward the center of a planet, moon, or other object.
- A group of stars in the night sky that form a pattern.
- An imaginary line that goes through the North Pole and South Pole of the Earth
- All the rock, soil and sediments that make up Earth’s land.
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- Water that falls to the ground. Comes in 3 main forms: rain, snow, and hail.
- All the living things on Earth.
- Underground water.
- When a liquid turns into a gas.
- To circle another object, like the Earth around the Sun.
- The cycle of the water evaporating and condensing on earth.
15 Clues: Underground water. • When a gas turns into a liquid. • All the living things on Earth. • When a liquid turns into a gas. • All the gases surrounding the earth. • All of the rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans on Earth. • A group of stars in the night sky that form a pattern. • To circle another object, like the Earth around the Sun. • ...
pace terms 2024-11-27
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- the sun light reflecting in the night
- how many moons does Uranus have
- is earth a gas planet
- what is the third planet to the sun
- is earth the only planet that life is on
- examples,Titan,triton,Phobos,Europa,minus,lo
- closest planet to the sun
- is the hottest planet
- collection of the solar system, including billions of stars
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- examples-jupiter, mars saturn
- how much moons does earth have
- what is the farthest planet from the sun
- examples- milky way,Andromeda,cygnun A,virgo A
- celestrail bodies orbit planets
- system exampels-sirus,Polaris,rigal,vega,pleiades,antares
- how many moons does mercury have?
- exampels-hally,chronic,encke,arend,Roland,hale-bopp
- how much planets is there in the solar system
- is Saturn a gas planet
19 Clues: is earth a gas planet • is the hottest planet • is Saturn a gas planet • closest planet to the sun • examples-jupiter, mars saturn • how much moons does earth have • how many moons does Uranus have • celestrail bodies orbit planets • how many moons does mercury have? • what is the third planet to the sun • the sun light reflecting in the night • ...
Grade 5 Crossword 2 2021-11-10
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- The pathway that a planet takes around the sun is said to be its _____
- This is at the centre of our solar system
- Plants take in ___ dioxide for photosynthesis
- It takes one ____ for the Earth to revolve around the Sun
- You can find a spring in a ____ stick
- A material that returns to its original shape is said to be _____
- Soil, air, water and _____ support life on Earth
- moving object has _____ energy
- The imaginary line that goes through the centre of the earth from the North pole to the South Pole
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- The movement of a planet around the sun is said to be ______
- To store energy in this, you have to pull back the rubber strips
- It takes one ____ for the earth to rotate once on its axis
- The Earth spinning on its own axis
- To push or squeeze together
- The Earth rotates _____ times in one week
15 Clues: To push or squeeze together • moving object has _____ energy • The Earth spinning on its own axis • You can find a spring in a ____ stick • This is at the centre of our solar system • The Earth rotates _____ times in one week • Plants take in ___ dioxide for photosynthesis • Soil, air, water and _____ support life on Earth • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
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- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Earth-centered model of the universe
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- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Earth, Moon and Sun Crossword 2025-03-10
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- the border between light and dark on the moon
- the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
- moon: a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- the relative size of things
- phase: the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from Earth
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of out solar system
- a moon outside our solar system
- Eclipse: When the moon is completely dark
- Moon: a moon phase that looks like half-circle from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
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- moon: a moon phase that looks like more than a half a circle from Earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around star or stars
- Moon: a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth luna crescent
- Moon: A moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
- a rocky sphere that travels around the planet
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- system: the sun the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbits the sun
18 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • Eclipse: When the moon is completely dark • the border between light and dark on the moon • a rocky sphere that travels around the planet • to shine light on an object and make it visible • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Geography 1 Unit test 2021-10-05
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- process that brings soils & rocks by air
- shapes or types of land
- outer skin of the Earth
- broken huge pieces of crust
- plants that grow there naturally
- The complete turn of the Earth on its axis for 24 hours
- Another name for Latitude
- landforms that is usually more than 2000
- These circles divide the globe into units
- surrounding the earth with thick gasses
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- method of putting a map of the Earth onto a flat piece of paper
- Earth’s circular journey around the sun
- Uppermost branches
- types of climates in middle latitudes
- a region or flat land
- Polar region with Tundra vegetation
- This is the line in the middle of the globe
- lines that circles the globe from north to south
- single landmass that scientist theorize existed millions of years ago
19 Clues: Uppermost branches • a region or flat land • shapes or types of land • outer skin of the Earth • Another name for Latitude • broken huge pieces of crust • plants that grow there naturally • Polar region with Tundra vegetation • types of climates in middle latitudes • Earth’s circular journey around the sun • surrounding the earth with thick gasses • ...
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
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- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- cube A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- Wall-E's pet
- The ship the humans live on
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
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- Your very best friend
- extinguisher The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The human driver of the Axiom
- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- Dolly The movie Wall-E watches
- The new red
- The planet the humans move to
- chair The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The cleaning robot
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The human driver of the Axiom • The planet the humans move to • York teh city Wall-E lived in • Dolly The movie Wall-E watches • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
Eclipses, Transit, and Occultation 2023-11-16
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- The orbital plane of the earth around the sun
- An eclipse where either the earth or the moon does not line up perfectly, causing an off-balanced view
- When an object is hidden from its observer by another object that intercepts in between them
- Naturally-formed bodies that orbit planets in space
- When the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun but does not completely cover the Sun's disk
- The hot ball of plasma from which the Earth orbits
- The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse
- Wispy, white streamers of plasma that radiate out from the surface of the Sun
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- A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth
- Occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon or Earth
- When earth’s shadow is cast on the moon, sometimes projecting a striking red on the surface
- When one object crosses in front of another in space
- To cast a shadow over an object in space
- Occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow
- A dark shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface
15 Clues: To cast a shadow over an object in space • The orbital plane of the earth around the sun • The hot ball of plasma from which the Earth orbits • Naturally-formed bodies that orbit planets in space • When one object crosses in front of another in space • Occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon or Earth • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
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- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
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- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
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- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
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- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
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- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
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- Sun-centered model of the universe
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
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- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
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- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
Across
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
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- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- Sun-centered model of the universe
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11
Across
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
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- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Wall-E crossword mark 1 2014-08-25
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- The ship the humans live on
- The cleaning robot
- Your very best friend
- The thing that really annoys Wall-E and helps him fly in space
- The thing which eve makes fire with.
- The robot that cleans up earth.
- The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom
- A puzzle which eve solves in seconds on earth
- The organism Eve responds to on Earth
- The female human Wall-E meets on the Axiom
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- The word eve first tells Wall-E
- The things the humans on the Axiom travel around on.
- The planet the humans move to
- The new red
- The human driver of the Axiom
- York teh city Wall-E lived in
- The movie Wall-E watches
- The thing girls wear under there cloths on there uper body
- Wall-E's pet
- The robot Wall-E meets and falls in love with
- The Auto pilot of the axiom
21 Clues: The new red • Wall-E's pet • The cleaning robot • Your very best friend • The movie Wall-E watches • The ship the humans live on • The Auto pilot of the axiom • The planet the humans move to • The human driver of the Axiom • York teh city Wall-E lived in • The word eve first tells Wall-E • The robot that cleans up earth. • The male Wall-E meets on the Axiom • ...
GKE Gravity in Space 2022-12-14
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- The first person to describe the law of gravity as an interaction between two masses.
- The minimum speed required to leave Earth's orbit.
- The gravitational __________ on Mars is 3.7 m/s/s.
- The force of gravity depends on the size of the masses and the ________ between them.
- The International _________ orbits the Earth at about 400km above the Earth.
- Newton realized that gravity explained ______ motion as well as the movement of objects on Earth.
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- A large object held in Earth's orbit by the force of gravity.
- A force of attraction between masses.
- Astronauts feel this way because they are in free fall.
- The force on an object moving around another object, pulling it toward the center.
- Large _____+_ are pulled toward Earth with more force than smaller ones.
- Newton's _________ was a thought experiment that was used to understand the effect of gravity.
- The moon affects ________ on Earth because of its gravitational pull on the Earth.
- The color of rocks on Mars.
- You cannot "escape" gravity because it is a ____ surrounding the Earth.
15 Clues: The color of rocks on Mars. • A force of attraction between masses. • The minimum speed required to leave Earth's orbit. • The gravitational __________ on Mars is 3.7 m/s/s. • Astronauts feel this way because they are in free fall. • A large object held in Earth's orbit by the force of gravity. • ...
Plate Tectonics and Parts of the Earth 2024-03-27
Across
- found out the movement of the continents
- Similar glacial deposits and striations exist in South America and Africa.
- Two plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
- Discovered the missing link for Wegners Theory.
- The innermost part of the Earth.
- a line that marks the limits of an area/a dividing line.
- The mountain ranges on the east coast of North America and northern Europe are made of the same type of rock which formed at the same time.
- A region where two tectonic plates converge into each other.
- Magma from the Earth's mantle rises to the crust and causes 2 plates to diverge from each other.
- The coastline of the continents seem to fit together
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- Is subdivided into tectonic plates.
- derived from the Latin expression “entire earth.”
- THe molten rock found in the mantle.
- Greek word for rock or stone.
- There are boundaries between them, as they shift, they interact with each other in these boundary areas.
- Sits in the center of the Earth (the core) and spins in a liquid
- Middle Region of the Earth.
- Scientists use the size and development of bone to determine the period and lifespan of animals.
- The motion or movement of the continents over the years.
- Outermost Region of the Earth.
20 Clues: Middle Region of the Earth. • Greek word for rock or stone. • Outermost Region of the Earth. • The innermost part of the Earth. • Is subdivided into tectonic plates. • THe molten rock found in the mantle. • found out the movement of the continents • Discovered the missing link for Wegners Theory. • derived from the Latin expression “entire earth.” • ...
Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11
Across
- Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
- A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
- A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
- Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
- A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
- A device used to measure an object's azimuth
- Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
- Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
- The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
- All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
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- A device used to measure the altitude of an object
- Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
- Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
- The large lens at the front of a telescope
- To throw or bend back from a surface
- Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
- Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
- To deflect
- A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
- The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
21 Clues: To deflect • To throw or bend back from a surface • The large lens at the front of a telescope • A device used to measure an object's azimuth • A device used to measure the altitude of an object • All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets) • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • ...
Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11
Across
- Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
- Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
- A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
- Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
- A device used to measure the altitude of an object
- The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
- A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
- A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
- The large lens at the front of a telescope
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- A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
- Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
- To throw or bend back from a surface
- Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
- Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
- Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
- The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
- All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
- To deflect
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
- A device used to measure an object's azimuth
- Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
21 Clues: To deflect • To throw or bend back from a surface • The large lens at the front of a telescope • A device used to measure an object's azimuth • A device used to measure the altitude of an object • All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets) • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • ...
Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13
Across
- Earth-centered model of the universe
- the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
- a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
- all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
- the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
- Sun-centered model of the universe
- the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
- a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
- groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
- the ocular lens of a telescope
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
- a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
- the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
- the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
- determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
- the device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
- a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
- celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...
Space 2013-09-09
Across
- witch planet is 300000 time bigger than earth?
- the planet they dont cant as a plant.
- the planet that they call the red planet.
- how walks on the moon?
- what do people wear in space?
- Armstrong how was the first man on the moon?
- what do astronauts practice in?
- what planet do we live on?
- witch planet is closest to the sun?
- they twinkle in the sky.
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- how discovered that the earth wasnt the centre of the earth?
- the planet that has faint rings.
- witch planet has the strongest winds?
- what colour is uranus?
- wich planet is the second largest in our planet?
- what colour is neptune?
- the planet they think that rans diamonds.
- what is the hottest planet?
18 Clues: what colour is uranus? • how walks on the moon? • what colour is neptune? • they twinkle in the sky. • what planet do we live on? • what is the hottest planet? • what do people wear in space? • what do astronauts practice in? • the planet that has faint rings. • witch planet is closest to the sun? • witch planet has the strongest winds? • the planet they dont cant as a plant. • ...
Location: 😁 2025-10-27
Across
- : The set of latitude and longitude used to find a specific location.
- : Another name for lines of latitude because they never meet.
- : The unit used to measure latitude and longitude.
- : The continent located east of the Atlantic Ocean and east of the Caribbean.
- : The direction where the sun sets.
- : Half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator.
- : Lines that run north to south but measure east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- : An instrument used to find direction.
- Meridian : The line of longitude marked at 0°, dividing the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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- : The northernmost and southernmost points on Earth.
- : The four main directions used on a map—north, south, east, and west.
- : The direction pointing toward the top of most maps.
- : Lines that do not really exist but are drawn on maps to help locate places.
- : Another name for lines of longitude
- : Lines that run east to west but measure north or south of the Equator.
- : Imaginary lines near the Equator that mark hot regions of the Earth.
- : The opposite of north.
- : The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- : The direction where the sun rises.
19 Clues: : The opposite of north. • : The direction where the sun sets. • : The direction where the sun rises. • : Another name for lines of longitude • : An instrument used to find direction. • : The unit used to measure latitude and longitude. • : The northernmost and southernmost points on Earth. • : The direction pointing toward the top of most maps. • ...
Lithos, Petros, Geo Crossword 2024-10-15
Across
- hard or stony in nature
- fix in amazement, terror, or shock
- the description of the world
- Greek name meaning stone or rock
- relating to international politics influenced by geographic factors
- heat energy from the inside of the earth
- the liquid mixture of oil in certain rock
- pertaining to the later Stone Age
- prefix from Greek gaia meaning earth
- Greek root meaning stone
- the measurement of the earth and the things in it
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- Anglicized form of the Greek name meaning rock
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- the process of turning to stone or hardening
- a huge prehistoric stone
- pertaining to the Early Stone Age
- the study of rocks and earth structures
- a monument a single large stone
18 Clues: hard or stony in nature • a huge prehistoric stone • Greek root meaning stone • the description of the world • a monument a single large stone • Greek name meaning stone or rock • pertaining to the Early Stone Age • pertaining to the later Stone Age • fix in amazement, terror, or shock • prefix from Greek gaia meaning earth • the solid part of the earth's surface • ...
Space Crossword 2013-06-28
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- The closest star to earth
- Our planet
- The red planet
- Plantes______the sun
- What we use to look into space
- The process of enlarging the size of something
- The earth spins on its_____
- A _____is a huge sphere of very hot glowing gas
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- The name of our/earths moon
- The asteroid______can be found can be found between the planets mars and jupiter
- The force that attracts a body towards the center of earth
- Put in space to orbit earth or another planet to collect information
- Planet closest to the sun
- When the moon passes in front of the sun
- One name for a collection of millions of stars
15 Clues: Our planet • The red planet • Plantes______the sun • The closest star to earth • Planet closest to the sun • The name of our/earths moon • The earth spins on its_____ • What we use to look into space • When the moon passes in front of the sun • The process of enlarging the size of something • One name for a collection of millions of stars • ...
Earth's Systems 2021-05-18
Across
- the system dealing only with the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals that make up the land on Earth
- the part of the water cycle where liquid water turns into vapor and rises up into the sky
- the layer of the atmosphere that includes the Ozone Layer
- the layer of the atmosphere where satellites orbit Earth
- the system that includes all the living animals and plants on Earth
- the type of rock made from lava cooling down
- the layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteors
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- the layer of the earth underneath the crust and made of magma
- the layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens
- the layer of the earth right under our feet
- the system including all the water in Earth including rivers, lakes, oceans, and ice
- the part of the water cycle where it rains or snows
- the type of rock made from sediment being packed together
- the system that includes all of the gasses on the planet
- the type of rock made under extreme heat and pressure
- the part of the water cycle where clouds are formed
16 Clues: the layer of the earth right under our feet • the type of rock made from lava cooling down • the layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteors • the part of the water cycle where it rains or snows • the part of the water cycle where clouds are formed • the layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens • the type of rock made under extreme heat and pressure • ...
Group Project : Motions of the Earth 2024-10-10
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- The part of Earth where India is located
- The extra day is added to this month in a leap year
- The amount of time Earth takes to orbit the sun
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- The movement of the Earth causing day and night
- The year with 366 days
- The rays from the sun fall less directly in this season
- Pole The place where the sun never sets in June
- The imaginary line on which the Earth spins
- The longest day in the Northern Hemisphere happens in this month
- The number of hours Earth takes to complete one rotation
- This divides the Earth into two equal parts
- The Northern and Southern divisions of the Earth
- The Earth’s movement around the sun
13 Clues: The year with 366 days • The Earth’s movement around the sun • The part of Earth where India is located • The imaginary line on which the Earth spins • This divides the Earth into two equal parts • The movement of the Earth causing day and night • Pole The place where the sun never sets in June • The amount of time Earth takes to orbit the sun • ...
sience project 2022-02-16
Across
- a middle school in mass
- What season do you see leo
- caused by the sun
- When you don't see the moon
- is a medium sized star.
- orbits around the earth because of bigger gravity.
- 6 are in the usa.
- less half of the moon is seen
- time when the suns rays doesn't go on the moon
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- place that has more of a mild climate
- what spins on its axis
- not with night time equal.
- has the most gravity in our solar system
- time shadows tilt.
- When half of the earth has a shadow
- is bigger than the sun
- shadows tilt north.
- a protoplanet hit earth
- keeps the planets and all the stuff on the earth in one place.
19 Clues: caused by the sun • 6 are in the usa. • time shadows tilt. • shadows tilt north. • what spins on its axis • is bigger than the sun • a middle school in mass • a protoplanet hit earth • is a medium sized star. • What season do you see leo • not with night time equal. • When you don't see the moon • less half of the moon is seen • When half of the earth has a shadow • ...
