the earth Crossword Puzzles

Pollution Unit Review 2025-04-14

Pollution Unit Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large scale cutting of trees
  2. pollution over a widespread area
  3. an example of something that is part of the hydrosphere
  4. all the ground, rocks, and minerals of Earth (nonliving things)
  5. the layer of gases that surround Earth
  6. Energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used
  7. chemical, biological, and physical status of water
Down
  1. temperatures on Earth have been increasing steadily over the past 100 years
  2. pollution from 1 source (traced back to one place)
  3. an example of a renewable energy source
  4. one of the main gases polluting the atmosphere
  5. all the living things on Earth
  6. contamination of the ari by harmful substances
  7. energy sources that are used faster than they can be replaced
  8. all the water on and in Earth and in the atmosphere
  9. an example of a living thing that is part of the biosphere
  10. an example of a nonrenewable energy source

17 Clues: large scale cutting of trees • all the living things on Earth • pollution over a widespread area • the layer of gases that surround Earth • an example of a renewable energy source • an example of a nonrenewable energy source • one of the main gases polluting the atmosphere • contamination of the ari by harmful substances • ...

Earth Moon Sun Relationship 2024-12-19

Earth Moon Sun Relationship crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lighter, outer part of a shadow cast during an eclipse.
  2. When the illuminated part of the Moon is increasing.
  3. The path a planet follows around a star.
  4. When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light.
  5. When only a small sliver of the Moon is visible.
  6. The darkest part of a shadow cast during an eclipse.
  7. When the Moon is opposite the Sun relative to Earth, appearing fully illuminated.
  8. The movement of a planet around a star (like Earth around the Sun) in a set path called an orbit.
  9. Smallest difference between high and low tides
  10. The alternate rise and fall of the oceans
Down
  1. An astronomical event where one celestial body passes in front of another, blocking its light.
  2. When the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.
  3. When more than half but not all of the Moon is visible.
  4. The different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, depending on the portion illuminated by the Sun.
  5. tides where there are the Largest difference between high and low tides
  6. The spinning motion of a planet around its axis, causing day and night.
  7. When the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun, appearing completely dark.
  8. When the illuminated part of the Moon is decreasing.
  9. An imaginary line through the center of a planet, connecting its North and South poles.

19 Clues: The path a planet follows around a star. • The alternate rise and fall of the oceans • Smallest difference between high and low tides • When only a small sliver of the Moon is visible. • When the illuminated part of the Moon is increasing. • The darkest part of a shadow cast during an eclipse. • When the illuminated part of the Moon is decreasing. • ...

Water Cycle Vocabulary for Science 2021-08-10

Water Cycle Vocabulary for Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the continuous movement of water between Earth's spheres
  2. A living object on Earth that affects its ecosystem
  3. The mixtures of gases on Earth
  4. The rocky, solid part of the Earth
  5. All of the liquid water on Earth
  6. The force of attraction between an object and the Earth
Down
  1. the process where plants release water vapor into the air
  2. All of the frozen water on Earth
  3. any form of water that falls from clouds
  4. A nonliving object on Earth that affects its ecosystem
  5. The part of Earth where life lives
  6. When a liquid changes into a gas

12 Clues: The mixtures of gases on Earth • All of the frozen water on Earth • When a liquid changes into a gas • All of the liquid water on Earth • The part of Earth where life lives • The rocky, solid part of the Earth • any form of water that falls from clouds • A living object on Earth that affects its ecosystem • A nonliving object on Earth that affects its ecosystem • ...

UNIT 5 2019-01-16

UNIT 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earth
  2. water vapor rising
  3. the skeleton of earth
  4. tiny duplets formed on grass
  5. hot or cold
Down
  1. to keep something warm or cold
  2. The star that provides life for earth
  3. all of the gasses on earth.
  4. everything!!!!!!!!!
  5. all the water on earth
  6. zone, polar points on earth
  7. the strength to do something

12 Clues: the earth • hot or cold • water vapor rising • everything!!!!!!!!! • the skeleton of earth • all the water on earth • all of the gasses on earth. • zone, polar points on earth • tiny duplets formed on grass • the strength to do something • to keep something warm or cold • The star that provides life for earth

Aiden's Science crossword 2024-03-11

Aiden's Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All living things on earth
  2. When clouds release water and it falls to the ground.
  3. when mountain ranges lie parallel to moist, coastal areas
  4. The sediment gets carried by a river, wind, or gravity
  5. All the rocks, minerals, and landforms on the surface of Earth
  6. Air that is moving across the land
  7. All The ice / frozen water on Earth
Down
  1. A large rock formation protruding from the ground
  2. The sediment stops moving and creates a delta or a new rock
  3. A long, narrow moving body of water that flows downhill
  4. All water on Earth
  5. A rock breaks into sediment
  6. The largest body of water, it makes up 97% of water on Earth.
  7. A mixture of gases that surround the Earth
  8. The edge between land and a body of water. Sometimes where we find a beach

15 Clues: All water on Earth • All living things on earth • A rock breaks into sediment • Air that is moving across the land • All The ice / frozen water on Earth • A mixture of gases that surround the Earth • A large rock formation protruding from the ground • When clouds release water and it falls to the ground. • The sediment gets carried by a river, wind, or gravity • ...

Alkaline Earth Metals 2022-05-06

Alkaline Earth Metals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnesium can be found in _____
  2. radium is used in ______ lights
  3. regulates muscle and nerve function
  4. used to make aircraft, cell phones and missiles
  5. there are ___ alkaline earth metals
Down
  1. the properties of alkaline earth metals are very similar to _____
  2. alkaline earth metals are found in group ___
  3. magnesium helps to control your ____ pressure and sugar
  4. radium glows a pale blue or ____
  5. alkaline earth metals have a low _____
  6. structural material in bones and teeth
  7. what were the radium girls painting
  8. alkaline earth metals react _____ with other elements
  9. alkaline earth metals only occur naturally in _____
  10. alkaline earth metals are soft and _____

15 Clues: magnesium can be found in _____ • radium is used in ______ lights • radium glows a pale blue or ____ • what were the radium girls painting • regulates muscle and nerve function • there are ___ alkaline earth metals • alkaline earth metals have a low _____ • structural material in bones and teeth • alkaline earth metals are soft and _____ • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The early atmosphere contained ammonia, carbon dioxide, water vapor, other gasses, and also this
  2. The first type of organism on Earth
  3. Provides tides in the ocean
  4. The universe’s beginning
  5. Our galaxy
  6. Includes the United States, Mexico,& Canada
  7. Stars are massive spheres of this
  8. Largest ocean
  9. How stars and planets were formed
  10. The Big Bang is thought to have occurred this many years ago
  11. Everything is made up of this
  12. The last stage of evolution of a star before a super nova
  13. What makes a star shine
  14. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east, and the Mediterranean sea to the North
  15. Iron sinking to the middle of a planet and lighter minerals migrate to the surface forming the crust
  16. A super nova exploding
  17. The event that caused it to rain on Earth
  18. Smallest major land mass
  19. The reason water is liquid on Earth
  20. Protects us from UV rays
Down
  1. A collapsing star
  2. The political boundary that separates North and South America
  3. The primary reference line for latitude
  4. General shape of the Earth
  5. The origin of life on earth came from here
  6. 10% of the earth is covered with this
  7. The accretion period lasted this many million years
  8. Something that continues to this day
  9. Heavy rains fell for this many years
  10. This formed around 4.6 billion years ago
  11. The Elements most abundant after the Big Bang
  12. This made heavy rains fall
  13. Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
  14. Includes all countries south of panama
  15. Continent of the south pole
  16. the color that penetrates ocean water the deepest
  17. The primary reference line for longitude
  18. Another name for latitude
  19. Second largest ocean

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 • Smallest major land mass • Protects us from UV rays • 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 • ...

Creation 2024-03-09

Creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. God divided it from the waters
  2. God said let there be
  3. God saw and God said it was
  4. gathering of the waters
  5. formed from the dust
  6. lesser light, ruler of the night
  7. ruler of the day
  8. first woman
  9. name of the garden
  10. name of the firmament
Down
  1. the day whales were created
  2. Be fruitful and _________________
  3. life that flies above the earth
  4. first man
  5. first thing God said was not good
  6. made in the image of God
  7. yield of the fruit tree
  8. Day, blessed and sanctified
  9. From the earth, watered the ground
  10. dry land

20 Clues: dry land • first man • first woman • ruler of the day • name of the garden • formed from the dust • God said let there be • name of the firmament • gathering of the waters • yield of the fruit tree • made in the image of God • the day whales were created • God saw and God said it was • Day, blessed and sanctified • God divided it from the waters • life that flies above the earth • ...

tectonic plates 2024-02-09

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of boundary that happens whenever two plates come together and collide
  2. their are 7 different __________ ______
  3. the lower part of the mantle is one part of this
  4. the crust and mantle are apart of this
  5. the solid part of the core
  6. the ring of fire was produced around a lost of these
  7. The theory that Alfred Wegnerthought of
Down
  1. the theory that Alfred Wegner
  2. A boundary that plates are going away from eachother
  3. the outermost layer of the earth
  4. The ability to resist damage
  5. the layer in between the crust and the core
  6. the mantle is the
  7. this is the type of boundary that creates faults
  8. the theory that Harry Hess came up with
  9. the two innermost layers of the earth
  10. the squishing or pushing together something
  11. the _______________ of something includes what it is made of
  12. a crack in the earth
  13. only completely liquid layer of the earth

20 Clues: the mantle is the • a crack in the earth • the solid part of the core • The ability to resist damage • the theory that Alfred Wegner • the outermost layer of the earth • the two innermost layers of the earth • the crust and mantle are apart of this • their are 7 different __________ ______ • the theory that Harry Hess came up with • The theory that Alfred Wegnerthought of • ...

science chapter 6 2023-03-07

science chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ___
  2. Hole on surface of the moon or other planet
  3. The red planet
  4. The tilt of the Earth gives us our _____
  5. Planet that takes longest to orbit the sun
  6. The phrase for the sun & bodies that orbit it
  7. Moon's gravity affects the ocean's ______
  8. The smallest planet
  9. A continual path around the sun
  10. When N.America is tilted toward sun,it's ___ season
  11. The four planets farthest from the sun are ___planets
  12. The Earth continuously spins or rotates on it's ___
Down
  1. The largest planet; has a Great Red spot
  2. The brightest planet; Earth's twin
  3. The sun is at the ___ of our solar system
  4. The planet tipped on it's side
  5. The only planet that is habitable
  6. Group of stars that make a picture
  7. Moon reflects light of this
  8. station scientists in space can live and work in this
  9. Means suitable for life
  10. The planet with rings
  11. Name of our Galaxy
  12. The star closest to Earth
  13. The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth

25 Clues: The red planet • Name of our Galaxy • The smallest planet • The planet with rings • Means suitable for life • The star closest to Earth • Moon reflects light of this • The planet tipped on it's side • A continual path around the sun • The only planet that is habitable • The brightest planet; Earth's twin • Group of stars that make a picture • The largest planet; has a Great Red spot • ...

Nadia Abu Qahouq P3 2023-12-14

Nadia Abu Qahouq P3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates moving away from each other
  2. volcano island in Indonesia
  3. 3rd layer of the earth
  4. stratovolcano in Japan
  5. 2 plates sliding past each other
  6. a big earthquake in alaska 1964
  7. biggest earthquake ever
  8. stratovolcano in Italy
  9. a big earthquake in Colombia 1906
Down
  1. plates moving towards each other
  2. volcano in Hawaii
  3. a big earthquake in Tohoku 2011
  4. 2nd layer of the earth
  5. last layer of the earth
  6. 2 continental plates towards each other
  7. 1st layer of the earth

16 Clues: volcano in Hawaii • 2nd layer of the earth • 3rd layer of the earth • stratovolcano in Japan • 1st layer of the earth • stratovolcano in Italy • last layer of the earth • biggest earthquake ever • volcano island in Indonesia • a big earthquake in Tohoku 2011 • a big earthquake in alaska 1964 • plates moving towards each other • 2 plates sliding past each other • ...

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  2. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  3. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  4. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  5. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  6. To deflect
  7. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  8. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
Down
  1. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  3. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  4. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  5. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  6. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  7. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  8. To throw or bend back from a surface
  9. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  10. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  11. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  12. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  13. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it

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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To throw or bend back from a surface
  2. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  3. To deflect
  4. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  5. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  6. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  7. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  8. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  9. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  10. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  11. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  12. The large lens at the front of a telescope
Down
  1. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  2. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  3. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  4. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  5. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  6. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  7. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  8. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  9. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun

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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. more dense things
  2. where 2 plates collide
  3. the thinnest layer of the earth
  4. layer of the earth below the mantle
  5. where 2 plates slide
  6. hottest layer of the earth
  7. less dense things
  8. where 2 plates separate
Down
  1. made up of crust and upper mantle
  2. what happens in the mantle when magma heats up and cools down
  3. what happens at a transform boundary
  4. what is created at a convergent boundary
  5. layer of the earth where convection currents take place
  6. ______ and nickel make up the core of the earth

14 Clues: more dense things • less dense things • where 2 plates slide • where 2 plates collide • where 2 plates separate • hottest layer of the earth • the thinnest layer of the earth • made up of crust and upper mantle • layer of the earth below the mantle • what happens at a transform boundary • what is created at a convergent boundary • ______ and nickel make up the core of the earth • ...

Water Cycle Vocabulary for Science 2021-08-10

Water Cycle Vocabulary for Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the continuous movement of water between Earth's spheres
  2. A living object on Earth that affects its ecosystem
  3. The mixtures of gases on Earth
  4. The rocky, solid part of the Earth
  5. All of the liquid water on Earth
  6. The force of attraction between an object and the Earth
Down
  1. the process where plants release water vapor into the air
  2. All of the frozen water on Earth
  3. any form of water that falls from clouds
  4. A nonliving object on Earth that affects its ecosystem
  5. The part of Earth where life lives
  6. When a liquid changes into a gas

12 Clues: The mixtures of gases on Earth • All of the frozen water on Earth • When a liquid changes into a gas • All of the liquid water on Earth • The part of Earth where life lives • The rocky, solid part of the Earth • any form of water that falls from clouds • A living object on Earth that affects its ecosystem • A nonliving object on Earth that affects its ecosystem • ...

Earth's Spheres 2024-01-22

Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All air is part of this sphere
  2. Main gas in the atmosphere
  3. Underground lava
  4. Number of spheres on earth
  5. Examples of _____ include deserts, forests, rainforests, and grasslands
  6. All living organisms are part of this sphere
  7. All earth is part of this sphere
Down
  1. All water is part of this sphere
  2. Another name for the geosphere
  3. Layer of the earth split into two sections
  4. Thickest layer of the earth
  5. Layer that protects the earth from harmful sun rays
  6. Thinnest layer of the earth

13 Clues: Underground lava • Main gas in the atmosphere • Number of spheres on earth • Thickest layer of the earth • Thinnest layer of the earth • Another name for the geosphere • All air is part of this sphere • All water is part of this sphere • All earth is part of this sphere • Layer of the earth split into two sections • All living organisms are part of this sphere • ...

Space 2022-02-10

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Furthest planet ever dicsoved in history 13,000 lightyears away
  2. big red
  3. the name of a yellow dog from micky mouse(small blue planet)
  4. it had a halo but you cant directly see it
  5. the closest planet to earth
  6. i guess its orange so the other red planet
  7. its made up of extraterrestrial bodies
  8. most known for its rings
  9. big bang made...
  10. its made up of other galaxys
  11. the closest planet to earth that is most likely inhabiting life (my favorite planet)
Down
  1. super cool and livable
  2. livable
  3. rather not say the name of this planet
  4. small white
  5. redplanet
  6. how hot is the sun
  7. star
  8. ringed planet
  9. theory that life on the earth originated from microorganisms or chemical precursors of life present in outer space and able to initiate life on reaching a suitable environment
  10. this name sounds cool

21 Clues: star • livable • big red • redplanet • small white • ringed planet • big bang made... • how hot is the sun • this name sounds cool • super cool and livable • most known for its rings • the closest planet to earth • its made up of other galaxys • rather not say the name of this planet • its made up of extraterrestrial bodies • it had a halo but you cant directly see it • ...

The planets 2021-11-28

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is my name
  2. has slot of volcanoes
  3. is dead
  4. is the coldest planet
  5. likes me
  6. people visit mars
  7. is a dad
  8. is mean
  9. people live on earth
  10. George loves word searches
  11. is the biggest planet
  12. is mean
Down
  1. has rings
  2. is not a planet
  3. the sun is really hot
  4. is a planet
  5. is my duck
  6. is pretty cold
  7. is dumb
  8. is nice
  9. a guibeapig
  10. close to the earth
  11. loves me
  12. isn't moms duck
  13. 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

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is my name
  2. has slot of volcanoes
  3. is dead
  4. is the coldest planet
  5. likes me
  6. people visit mars
  7. is a dad
  8. is mean
  9. people live on earth
  10. George loves word searches
  11. is the biggest planet
  12. is mean
Down
  1. has rings
  2. is not a planet
  3. the sun is really hot
  4. is a planet
  5. is my duck
  6. is pretty cold
  7. is dumb
  8. is nice
  9. a guibeapig
  10. close to the earth
  11. loves me
  12. isn't moms duck
  13. 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

Space 2024-05-23

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. from the sun
  2. fifth planet from the sun
  3. natural/manmade object orbiting a planet
  4. layers of gas
  5. one who travels to space
  6. 29.5 Earth years to orbit sun
  7. go around
  8. icy, dusty celestial object
  9. bright lights at the poles of Earth
  10. when light shines back
Down
  1. crash
  2. hottest planet in solar system
  3. a celestial body orbiting sun
  4. a space rock
  5. only planet with known life
  6. natural satellite around a planet
  7. small pieces rock in solar system
  8. a gas
  9. in the middle
  10. made from collisions

20 Clues: crash • a gas • go around • from the sun • a space rock • layers of gas • in the middle • made from collisions • when light shines back • one who travels to space • fifth planet from the sun • only planet with known life • icy, dusty celestial object • a celestial body orbiting sun • 29.5 Earth years to orbit sun • hottest planet in solar system • natural satellite around a planet • ...

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  2. To throw or bend back from a surface
  3. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  4. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  5. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  6. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  7. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  8. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  9. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  10. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  11. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
Down
  1. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  2. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  3. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  4. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  5. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  6. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  7. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  8. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  9. To deflect
  10. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it

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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  2. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  3. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  4. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  5. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  6. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  7. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  8. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  9. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  10. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  11. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  12. To throw or bend back from a surface
Down
  1. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  2. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  3. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  4. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  5. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  6. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  7. To deflect
  8. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  9. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it

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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  2. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  3. To throw or bend back from a surface
  4. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  5. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  6. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  7. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  8. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  9. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  10. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  11. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  12. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  13. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
Down
  1. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  2. To deflect
  3. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  4. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  5. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  6. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  7. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  8. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.

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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  3. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  4. To deflect
  5. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  6. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  7. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  8. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  9. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  10. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
Down
  1. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  2. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  3. To throw or bend back from a surface
  4. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  5. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  6. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  7. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  8. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  9. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  10. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  11. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees 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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  2. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  3. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  4. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  5. To throw or bend back from a surface
  6. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  7. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  8. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  9. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  10. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  11. To deflect
  12. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  13. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
Down
  1. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  2. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  3. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  4. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  5. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  6. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  8. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun

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 • ...

Sky and space 2021-07-12

Sky and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which planet takes 165 years to revolve around the sun
  2. which is the red planet
  3. which is the huge glowing sphere of hot gas
  4. The people who actually go into space, conduct experiments on space stations
  5. mass of water drops or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
  6. station which is home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live
  7. storm which storm from the sun affects the mobile signals on the Earth
  8. strange lights and objects flying through the sky
  9. which object from the space is believed to have killed the dinosaurus and other living objects in the Earth
  10. The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
  11. which planet takes 88 days to complete one revolution
  12. way the name of our galaxy is
  13. The layer which burns meteors and asteriods & protects the Earth
  14. an icy body in space which develops a tail when passing near the sun
  15. bang which explosion caused the planets to be formed
  16. The layer which has ions formation in the atmosphere
  17. any low pressure area with winds spiralling inwards that causes heavy rain when crossing the land from sea
Down
  1. rays Rays emitted from the sun
  2. natural satellite of the earth
  3. which planet can float on water because it is mostly made of gases
  4. which planet has 27 moons
  5. a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space
  6. Ozone is present in which layer of the atmosphere
  7. system sun and the planets together are called as
  8. which vehicle is used for launch satellite into space
  9. which is the only planet that spins clockwise
  10. small body that comes into the earth from the space and appears as a streak of light for a short time
  11. which is the fastest spinning planet in the solar system
  12. Which layer is site of all-weather on Earth
  13. which is the only planet not named after God

30 Clues: which is the red planet • which planet has 27 moons • natural satellite of the earth • rays Rays emitted from the sun • way the name of our galaxy is • Which layer is site of all-weather on Earth • which is the huge glowing sphere of hot gas • which is the only planet not named after God • which is the only planet that spins clockwise • ...

The Atmosphere 2025-09-16

The Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A belt of high speed-wind in the upper troposphere. Has a space.
  2. The change that Earth's rotation causes in the motion of objects. Has a space.
  3. The condition of of the atmosphere in a particular place at a particular time.
  4. Where earth is generally cold.There is a space.
  5. The protective shield surrounding earth.
  6. The force exerted by the weight of a column of air on a surface. There is a space
  7. The earth moving around the sun.
  8. Radiating the absorbed energy back to Earth's surface, warming the lower atmosphere. Has a space.
  9. Mark the beggining of spring and autumn.
  10. Cooler Air flows over the water toward land. Has a space.
Down
  1. Where earth is usually warm. There is a space.
  2. the earth moving on its axis
  3. The layer of the atmosphere that all life lives on
  4. Breezes that occur when land meets a large body of water. Has a space.
  5. The scientific term for 'Nothern lights.'
  6. The tool used to measure air pressure.
  7. The layer of the atmosphere planes and other aircraft travel across.
  8. Where the earth is cooler than tropic zones. There is a space.
  9. The last layer of the atmosphere with no known boundary.
  10. A wind system that is characterized by seasonal reversal of direction.
  11. The Layer of the atmosphere that meteorites burn up in before reaching earth.
  12. A non distinct atmosphere layer.
  13. Occurs on the two days each year when the sun is directly above at a latitude 23.5 North or 23.5 South.
  14. Cooler Air over land moves toward water. Has a space.
  15. Air flows from high pressure areas to low pressure areas.
  16. Winds that blow over long distances from a specific direction. Has a space.
  17. A region of high ozone concentration. Has a space.

27 Clues: the earth moving on its axis • A non distinct atmosphere layer. • The earth moving around the sun. • The tool used to measure air pressure. • The protective shield surrounding earth. • Mark the beggining of spring and autumn. • The scientific term for 'Nothern lights.' • Where earth is usually warm. There is a space. • Where earth is generally cold.There is a space. • ...

science project 2022-02-16

science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a middle school in mass
  2. What season do you see leo
  3. caused by the sun
  4. When you don't see the moon
  5. is a medium sized star.
  6. orbits around the earth because of bigger gravity.
  7. 6 are in the usa.
  8. less half of the moon is seen
  9. time when the suns rays doesn't go on the moon
Down
  1. place that has more of a mild climate
  2. what spins on its axis
  3. not with night time equal.
  4. has the most gravity in our solar system
  5. time shadows tilt.
  6. When half of the earth has a shadow
  7. is bigger than the sun
  8. shadows tilt north.
  9. a protoplanet hit earth
  10. 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 • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2023-09-08

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area that receives indirect and direct sunight and experiences moderate temperature (1.1)
  2. the area that lies south of the equator at 66* South (1.1)
  3. another name for north-south lines (1.2)
  4. oval-shaped path taken around the sun (1.1)
  5. another name for the imaginary east-west lines (1.2)
  6. the sun shines directly above this line of latitude on December 21st (1.1)
  7. a map tool that is a model of a compass (1.3)
  8. the size of the earth represented on a map (1.3)
  9. known as the polar zones lying between the arctic poles. (1.1)
  10. our surroundings (1.1)
  11. area that lies between the tropic oc Capricorn and cancer also known as the tropics (1.1)
  12. the study of the earth (1.2)
Down
  1. where map symbols are explained and displayed (1.3)
  2. nrth, south, east, and west (1.3)
  3. the sun shines directly above this line of latitude on June 21st (1.1)
  4. 1 complete turn that takes 24 hours (1.1)
  5. latitude line exactly halfway between the north pole and south pole (1.1)
  6. imaginary lines that run east-west around the earth (1.1)
  7. the imaginary line running through the earth that it spins on (1.1)
  8. area that lies north of the equator at 66* North (1.1)
  9. change in the accuracy or distance displayed on a map projection (1.3)
  10. a method of showing a map of the earth on a flat piece of paper (1.3)
  11. the imaginary lines that run north-south (1.2)
  12. a round model of the earth itself (1.3)
  13. are the units created by the latitude and longitude lines (1.2)

25 Clues: our surroundings (1.1) • the study of the earth (1.2) • nrth, south, east, and west (1.3) • a round model of the earth itself (1.3) • another name for north-south lines (1.2) • 1 complete turn that takes 24 hours (1.1) • oval-shaped path taken around the sun (1.1) • a map tool that is a model of a compass (1.3) • the imaginary lines that run north-south (1.2) • ...

P8 Science Class 2021-05-31

P8 Science Class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pigment and it's where the process of photosynthesis happens
  2. another word for glucose
  3. natural disaster; violent shaking of the ground
  4. no charge particle
  5. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
  6. heat transfer that travels away from the source
  7. Second layer of the earth
  8. waves of energy that travel through earth's layer
  9. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  10. the formation of fresh areas of oceanic crust which occurs through magma at mid-ocean ridges and its outward movement on either side
  11. where majority of the water is stored
  12. first layer of the earth
  13. Measures and records details of earthquakes
  14. column of element; vertical
  15. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  16. natural disaster in the water; Huge wave
  17. a anabolic reaction
  18. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  19. 6C+H12+06
  20. smallest particle of an element
  21. positive charge particle
  22. Fourth layer of the earth
Down
  1. column of elements; horizontal
  2. erupts from a volcano or fissure
  3. rigid outer part of earth
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. small molecules build up
  6. all the earth as one
  7. located in the leaves of a plant
  8. palisade cells are located here
  9. reactant of photosynthesis that comes from the sun
  10. negative charge particle
  11. reactant of photosynthesis that is a gas
  12. internal part of seismograph
  13. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
  14. type of energy that plants use as fuel
  15. group 1 on the periodic table
  16. product of photosynthesis that is a gas
  17. portion of the outer rocky layer of the Earth that extends vertically from the surface
  18. reactant of photosynthesis that is a liquid
  19. Third layer of the earth

41 Clues: 6C+H12+06 • no charge particle • a anabolic reaction • all the earth as one • another word for glucose • small molecules build up • negative charge particle • first layer of the earth • Third layer of the earth • positive charge particle • rigid outer part of earth • Second layer of the earth • Fourth layer of the earth • column of element; vertical • internal part of seismograph • ...

Spaced Out 2013-12-03

Spaced Out crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Earth is tilted so the Northern Hemisphere is away from the sun, what season is it in the South?
  2. The force that causes the changes in water levels on Earth
  3. The number of hours it takes for Earth to complete one rotation
  4. When the moon is less than half lit
  5. The change in water levels on Earth
  6. A tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
  7. What lies between Mars and Jupiter
  8. A phase/position of the moon that causes a neap tide
  9. Word used to describe the amount of time it takes for a planet to rotate once around the sun
Down
  1. When the moon is more than half lit
  2. The number of outer planets
  3. The name of our galaxy
  4. When the moon is moving from a full moon to last quarter, it passes through which phase?
  5. The approximate number of days it takes Earth's natural satellite to orbit around the planet
  6. The planet closest to the sun
  7. The name used to describe a celestial body that orbits a star
  8. The biggest star in our solar system
  9. The only planet known to support life
  10. The Earth's natural satellite

19 Clues: The name of our galaxy • The number of outer planets • The planet closest to the sun • The Earth's natural satellite • What lies between Mars and Jupiter • When the moon is more than half lit • When the moon is less than half lit • The change in water levels on Earth • The biggest star in our solar system • The only planet known to support life • ...

The Planets of our Solar System 2014-10-21

The Planets of our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reclassified as a Dwarf Planet in 2006.
  2. Formed when a supergiant star dies, explodes and collapses due to gravity.
  3. The Planet closest to the sun made of heavy elements.
  4. The scientific theory of the formation of the Universe.
  5. Caused when the Earth rotates through the tail of a Comet.
  6. The least dense Planet in our Solar System.
  7. The Gas Giant that spins on its side.
  8. Rock that is flying through space.
  9. The largest Planet in our Solar System.
  10. The Star at the centre of our Solar System.
  11. The Planet sometimes considered to be Earth's evil twin.
  12. The Planet home to the only known life in our Solar System.
Down
  1. The Space Telescope launched in 1990 that orbits the Earth.
  2. Geologically incative mass that orbits Earth.
  3. Grouping of ice and dust that leaves a tail when it travels through the Inner Solar System.
  4. Groups of stars that form patterns in our night sky.
  5. Rock that lands on Earth from space as it does not completley burn as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
  6. Sometimes referred to as the Red Planet.
  7. Material left over from the formation of the Solar System that moves around the Solar System.
  8. The windiest Planet in our Solar System.
  9. Rock entering the Earth's atmosphere as a shooting star.

21 Clues: Rock that is flying through space. • The Gas Giant that spins on its side. • Reclassified as a Dwarf Planet in 2006. • The largest Planet in our Solar System. • Sometimes referred to as the Red Planet. • The windiest Planet in our Solar System. • The least dense Planet in our Solar System. • The Star at the centre of our Solar System. • ...

Seton Science 6 Quarter 1 Part 1 2025-05-22

Seton Science 6 Quarter 1 Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Found only in very cold parts of the world, where there are no tall growing plants, the soil is frozen for much of the year, and the growing season is less than 2 months
  2. The Inner ___ is the layer at the center of the Earth
  3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite ___
  4. The layer immediately below the Earth's crust
  5. Attracts certain types of metal to itself
  6. Gathering information through the use of the five sense
  7. 1,000 times
  8. A group of living things that share similar characteristics and can reproduce
Down
  1. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  2. The surface layer of the Earth
  3. The are of the Earth's crust where life exists
  4. Plant life
  5. An object in motion tends to stay in motion, and an object at rest tends to stay at rest
  6. Rock that is in a thick liquid state because of heat
  7. Scientists who study the Earth
  8. ___ biomes are primarily water
  9. The amount of matter in an object
  10. ___ plates are immense slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust
  11. The natural force by which objects on Earth are always pulled toward the center of the Earth
  12. The remains or traces of plants or animals that lived in the past

20 Clues: Plant life • 1,000 times • The surface layer of the Earth • Scientists who study the Earth • ___ biomes are primarily water • The amount of matter in an object • Anything that has mass and takes up space • Attracts certain types of metal to itself • The layer immediately below the Earth's crust • The are of the Earth's crust where life exists • ...

How Much Do YOU Know About The Solar System? 2013-06-02

How Much Do YOU Know About The Solar System? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fiery ball of hot gas
  2. Mercury's days are very ___
  3. Known as the Red Planet
  4. The biggest planet
  5. Planet closest to the sun
  6. Mercury's nights are very ____
  7. Planet furthest away from the sun
Down
  1. The sun is not a planet it is a ____
  2. Planet that has clearly visible rings encircling it
  3. Earth has ___ moon
  4. Number of Planets in the Solar System
  5. Compared to other planets Earth is very
  6. Force that keeps the planets orbiting the sun
  7. Like Earth Mars has sheets of ice at the top and bottom of the planet named _____. Hint: Earth has North and South _____
  8. How long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun

15 Clues: Earth has ___ moon • The biggest planet • A fiery ball of hot gas • Known as the Red Planet • Planet closest to the sun • Mercury's days are very ___ • Mercury's nights are very ____ • Planet furthest away from the sun • The sun is not a planet it is a ____ • Number of Planets in the Solar System • Compared to other planets Earth is very • ...

Galaxy Unit 5 Week 1 2023-06-09

Galaxy Unit 5 Week 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine that provides energy for electricity using sunlight.
  2. A rock in space.
  3. The closest planet to Earth.
  4. The planet closest to the Sun.
  5. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  6. It shines at night and is very close to the Earth.
  7. A giant building that astronauts live in while in space.
  8. A person who works in space.
  9. The planet that is home for humans/people.
  10. It is what the planets and stars live in.
  11. It is the object the provides light and heat to the Earth.
Down
  1. The largest planet in the solar system.
  2. The planet with the most rings.
  3. A machine that transports astronauts into space.
  4. A test using science materials to see what happens.
  5. They are visible at night and are sprinkled across the skies.
  6. To learn new things.
  7. The hottest planet.
  8. The coldest planet.

19 Clues: A rock in space. • The hottest planet. • The coldest planet. • To learn new things. • The closest planet to Earth. • A person who works in space. • The planet closest to the Sun. • The planet with the most rings. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • The largest planet in the solar system. • It is what the planets and stars live in. • The planet that is home for humans/people. • ...

sience project 2022-02-16

sience project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a middle school in mass
  2. What season do you see leo
  3. caused by the sun
  4. When you don't see the moon
  5. is a medium sized star.
  6. orbits around the earth because of bigger gravity.
  7. 6 are in the usa.
  8. less half of the moon is seen
  9. time when the suns rays doesn't go on the moon
Down
  1. place that has more of a mild climate
  2. what spins on its axis
  3. not with night time equal.
  4. has the most gravity in our solar system
  5. time shadows tilt.
  6. When half of the earth has a shadow
  7. is bigger than the sun
  8. shadows tilt north.
  9. a protoplanet hit earth
  10. 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 • ...

Alex's Crossword Puzzle. 2022-04-28

Alex's Crossword Puzzle. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. imaginary line planets spin on.
  2. the path a planet travels around the sun.
  3. shooting stars
  4. something you look through to see stuff closer from afar
  5. a measure of distance in space.
  6. a man made object that orbits earth.
  7. a kind of star formation.
  8. turning of Earth.
Down
  1. the many small objects between Mars and Jupiter.
  2. a rocket launched space craft.
  3. something flying around in space made of ice and dust.
  4. having to do with the sun.
  5. relating to the heavens or the skies.
  6. having to do with the moon.
  7. the milky way.
  8. Something people study to learn about space.
  9. a synonym for movement.
  10. it takes a year for the Earth to do this around the sun
  11. Earth space and all things in it.eclipse occurs when light from the sun is cut off.

19 Clues: shooting stars • the milky way. • turning of Earth. • a synonym for movement. • a kind of star formation. • having to do with the sun. • having to do with the moon. • a rocket launched space craft. • imaginary line planets spin on. • a measure of distance in space. • a man made object that orbits earth. • relating to the heavens or the skies. • ...

2nd nine week haven douglas 2023-12-06

2nd nine week haven douglas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break or crack in the earth
  2. where the plates touch
  3. low viscosity and fast flow
  4. erupted in 1883
  5. magma on the earth
  6. a belt around the pacific plate
  7. this type of wave moves slower up and down
  8. molten mixture of rock forming substances
  9. the most outer layer of the earth
Down
  1. simplest type
  2. mountains that contain molten rock
  3. slower moving and cooler tempature
  4. this is the point within the eart where 2 tectonic
  5. high in viscosity
  6. this is a device that measures seismic waves
  7. the biggest layer of the earth

16 Clues: simplest type • erupted in 1883 • high in viscosity • magma on the earth • where the plates touch • low viscosity and fast flow • a break or crack in the earth • the biggest layer of the earth • a belt around the pacific plate • the most outer layer of the earth • mountains that contain molten rock • slower moving and cooler tempature • molten mixture of rock forming substances • ...

Chapter 2 2024-10-07

Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A specific GNSS used worldwide
  2. The process of collecting information about Earth's surface from a distance
  3. A map scale expressed as a ratio
  4. A map scale expressed in words
  5. Lines on a map that connect points of equal value
  6. A system for storing, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data and maps
  7. map projection where the Earth is projected onto a cylinder
  8. A method for representing the curved surface of the Earth on a flat map
Down
  1. A map projection that shows the whole Earth
  2. A map projection where the Earth is projected onto a cone
  3. A map projection where the Earth is projected onto a flat surface
  4. ruler a map that shows the distances on the map to real-world distances
  5. Global navigation satellite systems
  6. A flat representation of Earth's surface
  7. A spherical model representing the entire Earth

15 Clues: A specific GNSS used worldwide • A map scale expressed in words • A map scale expressed as a ratio • Global navigation satellite systems • A flat representation of Earth's surface • A map projection that shows the whole Earth • A spherical model representing the entire Earth • Lines on a map that connect points of equal value • ...

dynamic earth 2024-05-14

dynamic earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up
  2. forest in maori
  3. outer layer of earth
  4. H2o
  5. the parts that make up earths centre
  6. natural disaster of the earth shaking
  7. natural disaster that spits out lava
Down
  1. our home planet
  2. one of the layers of earth
  3. god of the earth
  4. combustion reaction
  5. maori god of earthquakes
  6. maori god of sky

13 Clues: H2o • made up • our home planet • forest in maori • god of the earth • maori god of sky • combustion reaction • outer layer of earth • maori god of earthquakes • one of the layers of earth • the parts that make up earths centre • natural disaster that spits out lava • natural disaster of the earth shaking

idk 2024-04-19

idk crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a round circular object in space that causes the light from the sun to reflect a little bit off during the night
  2. Inner region of shadow
  3. repeating path that an object in space follows
  4. the earth does this to cause years when it revolves around the sun, also causing seasons.
  5. the earth is at this position to cause days, years, and seasons to be certain lengths
  6. When the moon moves into the earths shadow
  7. When the earth is completely engulfed in the moons shadow
  8. a different round object in space which produces light for all human beings on earth
Down
  1. Outer region of shadow
  2. When the moon is moves into the earths shadow partially
  3. When the earth is in the penumbra part of the moons shadow.
  4. total or partial blocking of one object in space by another
  5. When the moon travels between the sun and the earth]
  6. The earth does this to cause day and night.
  7. this can be caused by something that is getting in the way of something else, creating a dark replica

15 Clues: Outer region of shadow • Inner region of shadow • When the moon moves into the earths shadow • The earth does this to cause day and night. • repeating path that an object in space follows • When the moon travels between the sun and the earth] • When the moon is moves into the earths shadow partially • When the earth is completely engulfed in the moons shadow • ...

The Planets 2014-10-30

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Uranus is classified as an ___ giant pplanet.
  2. How many planets are in our solar system?
  3. The sun is mainly made up of______.
  4. Which planet is the coldest?
  5. Jupiter has the ________ day io all the planets.
  6. What planet is the largest of the dwarf planets?
  7. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
  8. What colour is Mars known to be?
  9. A solar eclipseis when the Moon passes in front of the Sun casting a_____ on Earth.
  10. Earth is the _____ planet from the sun.
Down
  1. The rise and fall of the _____ on Earth is caused by the Moon
  2. Which is the furthest planet from the sun?
  3. Terristrial planet, second from the sun.
  4. Mercury is the most _____ planet in the Solar System
  5. Which planet is closest to the sun?
  6. Neptune is the ______ of the ice giants.
  7. Apollo 11 landed on what planet?
  8. Which planet is known for its rings?
  9. What is the only planet that inhabits humans?
  10. Pluto is now considered a ______ planet.

20 Clues: Which planet is the coldest? • Apollo 11 landed on what planet? • What colour is Mars known to be? • The sun is mainly made up of______. • Which planet is closest to the sun? • Which planet is known for its rings? • Earth is the _____ planet from the sun. • Terristrial planet, second from the sun. • Neptune is the ______ of the ice giants. • ...

Earthquake crossword 2014-03-28

Earthquake crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate Plate with an ocean on the surface
  2. A natural elevation of the earth's surface
  3. An instrument used to measure the shaking of the earth
  4. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
  5. Melting
  6. Molten rock inside the earth
  7. The surface of the earth
  8. The point on the earth surface above where an earthquake starts
  9. mantle A layer of molten rock underneath the crust.
Down
  1. Molten rock on the earth's surf
  2. plate Plate with land on the surface
  3. A graph that shows the information of an earthquake
  4. melted
  5. The act when the Volcano erupts
  6. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry
  7. Two plates moving apart
  8. boundary The boundary between two plates.
  9. Water heated up underground rises to the surface under enormous pressure
  10. Shaking caused by an earthquake

19 Clues: melted • Melting • Two plates moving apart • The surface of the earth • Molten rock inside the earth • Molten rock on the earth's surf • The act when the Volcano erupts • Shaking caused by an earthquake • plate Plate with land on the surface • plate Plate with an ocean on the surface • A natural elevation of the earth's surface • boundary The boundary between two plates. • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  2. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  3. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  4. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  5. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. Sun-centered model of the universe
  7. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  8. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  9. Earth-centered model of the universe
  10. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
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  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  2. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  3. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  4. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  5. the ocular lens of a telescope
  6. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  7. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  8. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  9. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  10. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  11. 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) • ...

CHAPTER 4 2024-07-31

CHAPTER 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere
  2. A spherical and more accurate kind of map
  3. Nomadic tribes who live in the desert rely on food such as rice and dates that are dry and easily _____.
  4. Large body of salt water that covers 72% of the Earth. There are 5 of this on Earth
  5. The continent where countries like Brunei and Malaysia are located
  6. This climate is characterized with their lushious citrus trees
  7. The climate of Brunei; hot and humid, with high rainfall and is covered in thick and lush vegetation
  8. Tropical grassland gets its name from having many species of this vegetation. What is this vegetation?
  9. The coldest temperature ever recorded was in this part of Antarctica
  10. The Average weather pattern recorded over long periods of time.
  11. The coldest season in the temperate climate
  12. A climate that has four seasons
  13. This monsoon blows from December to March. Brunei receives more rainfall in this season
  14. The ocean that is located at the Southern of India
  15. Also known as Tropical Grassland
  16. The smallest and northernmost ocean. For most part of the year, it is covered in ice-cap
  17. One of the three elements of weather aside from Precipitation and Air temperature
  18. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemisphere
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  1. This monsoon blows from June to September. Brunei receives less rainfall in this season
  2. This layer of the rainforest receives the least amount of sunlight
  3. State of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. It was Sunny and windy yesterday
  4. An imaginary line that is located at 23.5 degrees North from the Equator
  5. Animals sleep for a very long time during the Winter season as a way to survive the cold
  6. Replica of the earth, but is drawn flat for easier visualization
  7. The driest and hottest climate on Earth
  8. The warmest season in the temperate climate
  9. The uppermost layer of the rainforest
  10. The coldest climate on Earth
  11. Violent spinning funnels of air
  12. Water/moisture that falls to earth; this include rain, snow hail, mist.
  13. This climate possesses two types of vegetation/ecosystem. Located 23.5 degree North and South between the Equator
  14. People living in the Arctic has a diet high in protein and ____ to help them
  15. Large land masses. There are 7 of this on Earth
  16. The continent where the USA and Canada
  17. Areas with high elevation possesses this climate

35 Clues: The coldest climate on Earth • Violent spinning funnels of air • A climate that has four seasons • Also known as Tropical Grassland • The uppermost layer of the rainforest • The continent where the USA and Canada • The driest and hottest climate on Earth • A spherical and more accurate kind of map • The warmest season in the temperate climate • ...

A Grid System on a Globe: Terms Review 2024-09-30

A Grid System on a Globe: Terms Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Point that the earth's axis passes through
  2. Spinning of the earth
  3. Imaginary line through the earth
  4. Angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian
  5. _______ date line: marks the place on the earth where each new day begins
  6. Angle that describes the distance north or south of the equator
  7. Unit for measuring angles in a circle or sphere
Down
  1. _____ Meridian: line of 0° longitude
  2. Line of latitude
  3. Line of longitude
  4. One of the seven major land areas of the earth
  5. Half the earth
  6. time zone: an area that has the same clock time
  7. Set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map
  8. Line of 0° latitude

15 Clues: Half the earth • Line of latitude • Line of longitude • Line of 0° latitude • Spinning of the earth • Imaginary line through the earth • _____ Meridian: line of 0° longitude • Point that the earth's axis passes through • Set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map • One of the seven major land areas of the earth • time zone: an area that has the same clock time • ...

Earth Science 2021-12-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how the earth works
  2. how to predict the size of a earthquake
  3. round cooled lava
  4. thin layer of the earth that moves rocks
  5. heat under a volcanic island
  6. preexisting rock
  7. shaking on the earths surface
  8. solid layer of the earth
  9. gasses coming out of a mountain
  10. how rocks are formed
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  1. magma cooled after heat and pressure
  2. liquid layer of the earth
  3. oceanic and continental meet
  4. plates moving towards each other
  5. plates moving along side each other
  6. plates moving away from each other

16 Clues: preexisting rock • round cooled lava • how the earth works • how rocks are formed • solid layer of the earth • liquid layer of the earth • oceanic and continental meet • heat under a volcanic island • shaking on the earths surface • gasses coming out of a mountain • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • plates moving along side each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. make of the crust and upper mantle
  2. responsible for Earth's magnetic field
  3. outermost compositional layer of the Earth
  4. all of the water on Earth
  5. boundary where plates move apart
  6. the southernmost continent
  7. boundary where plates come together
  8. blanket of gases around the Earth
  9. scientist who was ridiculed for Continental Drift Theory
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  1. all life on Earth
  2. 365 days
  3. made of liquid iron and nickel
  4. upper soft part of the mantle on which plates float
  5. 24 hours
  6. boundary where plates slide past one another
  7. large supercontinent

16 Clues: 365 days • 24 hours • all life on Earth • large supercontinent • all of the water on Earth • the southernmost continent • made of liquid iron and nickel • boundary where plates move apart • blanket of gases around the Earth • make of the crust and upper mantle • boundary where plates come together • responsible for Earth's magnetic field • outermost compositional layer of the Earth • ...

Latin Crossword Puzzle 2016-04-14

Latin Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sailors
  2. with the girls
  3. the cookies
  4. from the waters
  5. of the earth
  6. of the girl
  7. the waters
  8. to the farmer
  9. of the spear
  10. with a spear
  11. to the islands
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  1. the island
  2. the girl
  3. the grape
  4. by the cookies
  5. the earth
  6. for the brother
  7. the water
  8. the grapes
  9. the spears

20 Clues: the girl • the grape • the earth • the water • the island • the waters • the grapes • the spears • the sailors • the cookies • of the girl • of the earth • of the spear • with a spear • to the farmer • by the cookies • with the girls • to the islands • from the waters • for the brother

science chapter 6 2023-03-07

science chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The four planets farthest from the sun are ___planets
  2. The planet with rings
  3. Moon's gravity affects the ocean's ______
  4. Hole on surface of the moon or other planet
  5. Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ___
  6. The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth
  7. Name of our Galaxy
  8. Group of stars that make a picture
  9. The star closest to Earth
  10. The tilt of the Earth gives us our _____
  11. The smallest planet
  12. The brightest planet; Earth's twin
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  1. A continual path around the sun
  2. The phrase for the sun & bodies that orbit it
  3. The red planet
  4. The largest planet; has a Great Red spot
  5. Means suitable for life
  6. The only planet that is habitable
  7. The planet tipped on it's side
  8. Moon reflects light of this
  9. The sun is at the ___ of our solar system
  10. The Earth continuously spins or rotates on it's ___
  11. station scientists in space can live and work in this
  12. When N.America is tilted toward sun,it's ___ season
  13. Planet that takes longest to orbit the sun

25 Clues: The red planet • Name of our Galaxy • The smallest planet • The planet with rings • Means suitable for life • The star closest to Earth • Moon reflects light of this • The planet tipped on it's side • A continual path around the sun • The only planet that is habitable • Group of stars that make a picture • The brightest planet; Earth's twin • The largest planet; has a Great Red spot • ...

Earth's Interior: Day 12 Vocab 2023-06-29

Earth's Interior: Day 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tectonic plate that is mostly a continent
  2. where plates pull apart from each other
  3. layers of earth that are made of different materials and separated by their densities
  4. the name of the super continent, all the continents together
  5. a field that protects our earth from charged rays from the sun and cosmic radiation
  6. found in the asthenosphere where cooler temperature magma is pushed down to be heated and then rises
  7. outermost layer of earth that is brittle rocky and where we live
  8. found under the lithosphere but above the lower mantel made up of hot rocks the flow very slowly
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  1. where one plate sinks into the mantel under the other
  2. where pates move towards each other and collide
  3. where plates slide past each other
  4. the structure of earth's crust that hold certain plates
  5. the most dense layer center of the earth mostly made up of iron and nickel
  6. layers of earth that move and act due to the rigidity strength and pressure
  7. mass er volume of something used to help determine where things would go
  8. found under the crust which is very hot but still a solid
  9. a tectonic plat the consists mainly of the ocean
  10. vibrations generated by abrupt movements within earth

18 Clues: where plates slide past each other • where plates pull apart from each other • a tectonic plate that is mostly a continent • where pates move towards each other and collide • a tectonic plat the consists mainly of the ocean • where one plate sinks into the mantel under the other • vibrations generated by abrupt movements within earth • ...

science chapter 6 2023-03-07

science chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Moon reflects light of this
  2. The tilt of the Earth gives us our _____
  3. Hole on surface of the moon or other planet
  4. The phrase for the sun & bodies that orbit it
  5. The only planet that is habitable
  6. Group of stars that make a picture
  7. The smallest planet
  8. The planet tipped on it's side
  9. The sun is at the ___ of our solar system
  10. Planet that takes longest to orbit the sun
  11. Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ___
Down
  1. station scientists in space can live and work in this
  2. The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth
  3. Means suitable for life
  4. Name of our Galaxy
  5. The red planet
  6. A continual path around the sun
  7. The four planets farthest from the sun are ___planets
  8. Moon's gravity affects the ocean's ______
  9. The brightest planet; Earth's twin
  10. When N.America is tilted toward sun,it's ___ season
  11. The planet with rings
  12. The Earth continuously spins or rotates on it's ___
  13. The star closest to Earth
  14. The largest planet; has a Great Red spot

25 Clues: The red planet • Name of our Galaxy • The smallest planet • The planet with rings • Means suitable for life • The star closest to Earth • Moon reflects light of this • The planet tipped on it's side • A continual path around the sun • The only planet that is habitable • The brightest planet; Earth's twin • Group of stars that make a picture • The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth • ...

World Geography 2016-08-26

World Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hemisphere/the half of the earth that lies north of the equator
  2. map/ map that shows the location of natural features such as mountains and rivers ; can also show cities and countries
  3. meridian/the meridian of 0 degrees longitude from which other longitudes are calculated
  4. hemisphere/the part of earth east of the atlantic ocean including europe,asia,australia,and africa;longitude 20w and 160E often considered its boundaries
  5. north or south from the equator measured in degrees
  6. directions/the courses or routes of northeast , northwest , southeast , southwest
  7. size of a picture , plan , or model of a thing compared to the size of the thing itself
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  1. hemisphere/the half of the earth comprising north and south america and surrounding waters ; longitude 20W and 160E often considered its boundaries
  2. measured by degrees or time east or west from the prime meridian
  3. specific place on earth
  4. location / location in relation to other places
  5. location/the exact position of a place on the earths surface
  6. directions/the four principal courses or routes of north , south , east ,and west
  7. system/pattern formed as the lines of latitude and longitude cross one another
  8. parallel of 0 degrees latitude from which other latitudes are calculated
  9. of a sphere or globe , as in the earths northern and southern hemispheres
  10. rose/a map tool that indicates direction
  11. hemisphere/the half of the earth that lies south of the equator
  12. map legend
  13. bar/shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distance on earth

20 Clues: map legend • specific place on earth • rose/a map tool that indicates direction • location / location in relation to other places • north or south from the equator measured in degrees • location/the exact position of a place on the earths surface • hemisphere/the half of the earth that lies north of the equator • ...

Vocabulary Exam 2020-10-21

Vocabulary Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of sentence that gives an order.
  2. The hotest season of the year.
  3. The semicircular path Earth follows around the sun.
  4. The natural satellite of Earth. Visible at night by reflected sunlight.
  5. The imaginary line that crosses Earth from north pole to south pole.
  6. Phenomenon that occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun; or when Earth is between the moon and the sun.
  7. The puzzle you are solving right now.
  8. The place at school where children enjoy recess.
  9. The coldest season of the year
  10. A contest where you need to repeat a word letter by letter.
  11. A machine that you can use to surf the internet
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  1. The month we are currently in.
  2. Season of the year when the leaves of the trees fall.
  3. When a person moves to a different country or city to live.
  4. Videogame where you need to find the impostor before he kills you.
  5. The force that keeps us on the ground
  6. The place where you go to wash your clothes.
  7. The store where you can buy meat.
  8. It's celebrated every year on October 31st. Kids wear costumes and go out door to door asking for candies.
  9. A paved path for you to walk safe, at the side of a road.

20 Clues: The month we are currently in. • The hotest season of the year. • The coldest season of the year • The store where you can buy meat. • Type of sentence that gives an order. • The force that keeps us on the ground • The puzzle you are solving right now. • The place where you go to wash your clothes. • A machine that you can use to surf the internet • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  3. The gradual movement and formation of continents, as described by plate tectonics
  4. A land mass that projects well above its surroundings
  5. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism that's petrified
  6. Each of several large landmasses thought to have divided to form the present continents
  7. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  8. an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates
  9. a hypothetical continent including all the landmasses of the earth put together
  10. A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
  11. The lower layer of the crust
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  1. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth
  2. The transfer of heat through a fluid
  3. A mountain formed by volcanic material
  4. The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  5. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges
  6. The outer layer of Earth
  7. Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
  8. A German meteorologist, geophysicist and polar researcher who outlined his theory of Continental Drift.
  9. Molten rock in the earth's crust

20 Clues: The outer layer of Earth • The lower layer of the crust • Molten rock in the earth's crust • The transfer of heat through a fluid • A mountain formed by volcanic material • consisting of the crust and outer mantle • Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth • ...

Vocabulary 2024-05-10

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way a mineral reflects light
  2. Molten rock below the earth's surface
  3. refers to the process of Lava moving across the surface
  4. opening in the earth's crust
  5. making city greener
  6. the ability to do work
  7. plates move away from each other
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  1. tearing down of forest
  2. Study of earth
  3. third rock from the sun
  4. Heat and pressure
  5. Force per unit area, which increases inside earth as the depth increases
  6. east and west
  7. all the living on earth
  8. North and south

15 Clues: east and west • Study of earth • North and south • Heat and pressure • making city greener • tearing down of forest • the ability to do work • third rock from the sun • all the living on earth • opening in the earth's crust • The way a mineral reflects light • plates move away from each other • Molten rock below the earth's surface • ...

Earth, Moon and Solar System 2015-01-02

Earth, Moon and Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occurs when the Earth and Moon are in line with the Sun
  2. Eclipse which occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon
  3. Large planet with clear rings
  4. Caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis
  5. Eclipse which occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and Earth
  6. Shadow in which a total eclipse may be observed
  7. Shadow in which a partial eclipse will occur
  8. Dark regions on the Moon. Once believed to be water
  9. Different ways the Moon appears
Down
  1. Greek who estimated the size of the Earth
  2. Worlds which orbit the Sun
  3. Side of the Moon we never see
  4. Occurs when Ireland is leaning towards the Sun during the day
  5. Third planet from the Sun
  6. Biggest planet in the Solar System
  7. Where asteroids struck the Moon

16 Clues: Third planet from the Sun • Worlds which orbit the Sun • Large planet with clear rings • Side of the Moon we never see • Where asteroids struck the Moon • Different ways the Moon appears • Biggest planet in the Solar System • Caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis • Greek who estimated the size of the Earth • Shadow in which a partial eclipse will occur • ...

Introduction to Earth Science 2014-09-25

Introduction to Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the solid earth and its layers
  2. weather is part of this branch of earth science
  3. the earth's layer directly under the crust
  4. first determined the circumference of earth
  5. caused by gravity and helped form the sun
  6. added oxygen to the atmosphere
  7. formed by gases erupting from volcanoes at earth's birth
  8. evidence for the spherical nature of earth
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  1. composed of solid iron and nickel
  2. the mass per volume of a substance
  3. the study of the ocean and its currents
  4. condensed into water and accumulated as oceans
  5. device used by astonomers to study space
  6. outer most layer of the earth
  7. not quite a perfect sphere

15 Clues: not quite a perfect sphere • outer most layer of the earth • added oxygen to the atmosphere • composed of solid iron and nickel • the mass per volume of a substance • the study of the ocean and its currents • device used by astonomers to study space • caused by gravity and helped form the sun • the earth's layer directly under the crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-06-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Japanese word meaning harbour wave
  2. sudden violent shaking in the ground
  3. earth's outer layer made of minerals
  4. path in the pacific with frequent disasters
  5. the cycle that rocks go through
  6. tend to meet at a point
  7. breaking down or dissolving of rocks
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  1. rupture in the earth where lave escapes
  2. layer of earth made of metal
  3. molten rock
  4. layer of the earth made of liquid iron
  5. a system of ideas to explain something
  6. going in different directions; separating
  7. facts to support a theory
  8. a series of mountains close together
  9. steep depressions in the ocean
  10. layer of the earth made of silicates

17 Clues: molten rock • tend to meet at a point • facts to support a theory • layer of earth made of metal • steep depressions in the ocean • the cycle that rocks go through • a Japanese word meaning harbour wave • sudden violent shaking in the ground • earth's outer layer made of minerals • a series of mountains close together • layer of the earth made of silicates • ...

Earth Science Introduction 2025-01-09

Earth Science Introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid Earth, the largest of Earth's four major spheres.
  2. The scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena.
  3. A well-tested and widely accepted view that explains certain observable facts.
  4. (Ch 11) The procedure of calculating the absolute ages of rocks and minerals that contain radioactive isotopes.
  5. The name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth. It includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy.
  6. The science that examines Earth, its form and composition, and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing.
  7. An elongated depression in the seafloor produced by bending of oceanic crust during subduction. Also called simply a trench.
  8. The totality of life on Earth; the parts of the solid Earth, hydrosphere, and atmosphere in which living organisms can be found.
  9. Large, continuous areas of land that include the adjacent continental shelf and islands that are structurally connected to the mainland.
  10. The span of time since the formation of Earth, about 4.6 billion years.
  11. An isolated volcanic peak that rises at least 1000 meters (3000 feet) above the deep-ocean floor.
  12. The water portion of our planet; one of the traditional subdivisions of Earth's physical environment.
  13. The innermost layer of Earth, located beneath the mantle. The core is divided into an outer core and an inner core.
  14. The very thin outermost layer of Earth.
  15. (Ch11) A principle by which layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position.
  16. (mid-ocean ridge) A broad, linear ridge or rise on the ocean floor. The rift at the crest of the ridge represents a divergent plate boundary, where new oceanic crust is generated. Also called mid-ocean ridge or oceanic rise.
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  1. (Ch 11) A principle which states that in any undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each bed is older than the one above and younger than the one below.
  2. The portion of the seafloor adjacent to the continents. It may include the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.
  3. The gaseous portion of a planet; the planet's envelope of air. One of the traditional subdivisions of Earth's physical environment.
  4. A subdivision of the mantle situated below the lithosphere that is made of weak material and easily deformed.
  5. basin A deep submarine region that lies beyond the continental margins.
  6. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  7. The basic idea that the Sun and planets formed from the same cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space.
  8. With respect to a resource, a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time spans.
  9. The scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; the study of weather and climate.
  10. The 2900-kilometer- (1800-mile-) thick layer of Earth located below the crust.
  11. A tentative explanation that is tested to determine whether it is valid.

27 Clues: The very thin outermost layer of Earth. • The scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena. • The solid Earth, the largest of Earth's four major spheres. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • basin A deep submarine region that lies beyond the continental margins. • ...

Space Crossword Puzzel 2020-05-15

Space Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the galaxy that contains the Solar System
  2. The space station where Apollo 11 took off from and landed back
  3. A person trained to pilot, command, or serve as a member in space
  4. The pull on Earth
  5. the envelope of gases surrounding a planet
  6. The star around which the earth orbits
  7. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
  8. First spacecraft that landed humans on the moon
  9. the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
Down
  1. the different ways the Moon looks from Earth over about a month
  2. Something that can be propelled to a great height or distance into space
  3. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  4. First person to walk the moon
  5. The United States Federal Government responsible for the civilian space program
  6. the natural satellite of the earth, visible by reflected light from the sun
  7. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  8. Move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center
  9. An instrument to see space clearer from on Earth
  10. An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication
  11. an imaginary line about which a body rotates

20 Clues: The pull on Earth • First person to walk the moon • The star around which the earth orbits • the galaxy that contains the Solar System • the envelope of gases surrounding a planet • an imaginary line about which a body rotates • First spacecraft that landed humans on the moon • An instrument to see space clearer from on Earth • ...

P8 Science Class 2021-05-31

P8 Science Class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pigment and it's where the process of photosynthesis happens
  2. another word for glucose
  3. natural disaster; violent shaking of the ground
  4. no charge particle
  5. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
  6. heat transfer that travels away from the source
  7. Second layer of the earth
  8. waves of energy that travel through earth's layer
  9. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  10. the formation of fresh areas of oceanic crust which occurs through magma at mid-ocean ridges and its outward movement on either side
  11. where majority of the water is stored
  12. first layer of the earth
  13. Measures and records details of earthquakes
  14. column of element; vertical
  15. the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  16. natural disaster in the water; Huge wave
  17. a anabolic reaction
  18. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  19. 6C+H12+06
  20. smallest particle of an element
  21. positive charge particle
  22. Fourth layer of the earth
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  1. column of elements; horizontal
  2. erupts from a volcano or fissure
  3. rigid outer part of earth
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. small molecules build up
  6. all the earth as one
  7. located in the leaves of a plant
  8. palisade cells are located here
  9. reactant of photosynthesis that comes from the sun
  10. negative charge particle
  11. reactant of photosynthesis that is a gas
  12. internal part of seismograph
  13. the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
  14. type of energy that plants use as fuel
  15. group 1 on the periodic table
  16. product of photosynthesis that is a gas
  17. portion of the outer rocky layer of the Earth that extends vertically from the surface
  18. reactant of photosynthesis that is a liquid
  19. Third layer of the earth

41 Clues: 6C+H12+06 • no charge particle • a anabolic reaction • all the earth as one • another word for glucose • small molecules build up • negative charge particle • first layer of the earth • Third layer of the earth • positive charge particle • rigid outer part of earth • Second layer of the earth • Fourth layer of the earth • column of element; vertical • internal part of seismograph • ...

volcano, earthquakes, plate techtonics 2015-11-24

volcano, earthquakes, plate techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rigid outer layer of the earth
  2. temporarily inactive
  3. the violent shock of an earthquake
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. an opening on the Earth's surface where lava flows out
  6. a device that measures the measurement of an earthquake
  7. rocks and particles blown out of a volcano eruption
  8. along high wave caused by an earthquake
  9. sideways and downward movements of the plates.
  10. something that is both a liquid and solid
  11. a large volcanic crater
  12. earth before the earth continents separated
  13. earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Down
  1. a large igneous rock deep in the earth's crust
  2. a crack in the earth's surface is a ___________
  3. the center of the Earth
  4. scale that rates the size of an earthquake
  5. hot fluid that is below the earth's surface
  6. a grey powder after something burns
  7. the great size of something

20 Clues: temporarily inactive • the center of the Earth • a large volcanic crater • the great size of something • upper layer of the earth's mantle • the rigid outer layer of the earth • the violent shock of an earthquake • a grey powder after something burns • along high wave caused by an earthquake • something that is both a liquid and solid • ...

How Much Do YOU Know About The Solar System? 2013-06-02

How Much Do YOU Know About The Solar System? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fiery ball of hot gas
  2. Number of Planets in the Solar System
  3. Earth has ___ moon
  4. Planet closest to the sun
  5. Force that keeps the planets orbiting the sun
  6. The biggest planet
  7. Mercury's nights are very ____
  8. Planet that has clearly visible rings encircling it
  9. Known as the Red Planet
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  1. Mercury's days are very ___
  2. Planet furthest away from the sun
  3. How long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun
  4. Compared to other planets Earth is very
  5. The sun is not a planet it is a ____
  6. Like Earth Mars has sheets of ice at the top and bottom of the planet named _____. Hint: Earth has North and South _____

15 Clues: Earth has ___ moon • The biggest planet • A fiery ball of hot gas • Known as the Red Planet • Planet closest to the sun • Mercury's days are very ___ • Mercury's nights are very ____ • Planet furthest away from the sun • The sun is not a planet it is a ____ • Number of Planets in the Solar System • Compared to other planets Earth is very • ...

Our Universe Cross Words Puzzle 2023-09-29

Our Universe Cross Words Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Protects us from the suns radiation.
  2. Radiation from the sun. Gives us sunburns too.
  3. The most massive object(s) in space.
  4. Has 3 types, A,B,&C.
  5. A steam of particles blowing out from a star.
  6. Keeps things from floating away. Also makes things fall.
  7. A type of radiation that the sun emits.
  8. The only known planet with life. Also has water.
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  1. Creates the years.
  2. Creates the seasons.
  3. Layer of gas around Earth.
  4. Closest star to Earth. A G-Class star.
  5. A planetary system that includes 8 planets, including the Earth, and the sun.
  6. Helps everywhere get sunlight and the days and nights.
  7. The point in which the Earth spins around.

15 Clues: Creates the years. • Creates the seasons. • Has 3 types, A,B,&C. • Layer of gas around Earth. • Protects us from the suns radiation. • The most massive object(s) in space. • Closest star to Earth. A G-Class star. • A type of radiation that the sun emits. • The point in which the Earth spins around. • A steam of particles blowing out from a star. • ...

Earth/Environmental 2024-05-08

Earth/Environmental crossword puzzle
Across
  1. blocks near the fault move horizontally past one another
  2. shaking or trembling
  3. type of rock that forms from heat and pressure
  4. a series of processes on the surface and inside earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  5. process of using data from at least 3 seismographs to locate the epicenter of an earthquake
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  1. secondary seismic waves that travel only through solids
  2. all the water on earth
  3. fastest seismic wave that travels through liquids and solids
  4. plates moving past each other
  5. the breaking down of rocks
  6. molten rocks below earth surface
  7. process by rocks being moved from one place to another
  8. molten rocks above earth surface
  9. outermost layer of the earth
  10. innermost layer of the earth

15 Clues: shaking or trembling • all the water on earth • the breaking down of rocks • outermost layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • plates moving past each other • molten rocks below earth surface • molten rocks above earth surface • type of rock that forms from heat and pressure • process by rocks being moved from one place to another • ...

Science 2025-09-25

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the weather happens and where we breathe
  2. what changed
  3. it is in space and where rockets and satellites are floating
  4. a mass of warm temperature covering the colder temperatures from rising higher up in the sky
  5. a mass of cold temperature making the warmer temperatures rise higher up in the sky
  6. it is where meteorites fall down and burn up
  7. Any part of the earth that is inside and is solid
  8. patterns
  9. when huge bodies of air stretch high and wide for thousands of miles
  10. a kind of substance falling from the clouds
  11. Any living animal on earth that breathes
  12. All the water in the earth
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  1. the result of something
  2. when cold substances go down and hotter substance rise up
  3. The border of the earth that makes up the air and space in our world
  4. daily changes
  5. the definition of conduction is heat coming through a material through contact with something directly
  6. this layer absorbs all the harmful things from the sun
  7. what stayed the same
  8. the force exerted by air on any surface
  9. this is where the Northern Lights appear
  10. the definition of radiation is the energy from the sun coming onto the Earth

22 Clues: patterns • what changed • daily changes • what stayed the same • the result of something • All the water in the earth • the force exerted by air on any surface • this is where the Northern Lights appear • Any living animal on earth that breathes • a kind of substance falling from the clouds • it is where meteorites fall down and burn up • ...

mars crossword puzzle 2022-04-28

mars crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3rd planet from the sun
  2. it is both hot and cold
  3. it is on earth
  4. A robotic spacecraft that leaves Earth orbit
  5. A space exploration vehicle
  6. the planet has a lot of
  7. it is above clouds
  8. it is on the surface
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  1. a person who studies the future
  2. ice found at the poles
  3. the biggest moon on mars
  4. is on earth
  5. the smallest planet on mars
  6. the stuff you breath
  7. 4th planet from the sun

15 Clues: is on earth • it is on earth • it is above clouds • the stuff you breath • it is on the surface • ice found at the poles • 3rd planet from the sun • it is both hot and cold • 4th planet from the sun • the planet has a lot of • the biggest moon on mars • the smallest planet on mars • A space exploration vehicle • a person who studies the future • A robotic spacecraft that leaves Earth orbit

Vocabulary 2024-05-10

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way a mineral reflects light
  2. Molten rock below the earth's surface
  3. refers to the process of Lava moving across the surface
  4. opening in the earth's crust
  5. making city greener
  6. the ability to do work
  7. plates move away from each other
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  1. tearing down of forest
  2. Study of earth
  3. third rock from the sun
  4. Heat and pressure
  5. Force per unit area, which increases inside earth as the depth increases
  6. east and west
  7. all the living on earth
  8. North and south

15 Clues: east and west • Study of earth • North and south • Heat and pressure • making city greener • tearing down of forest • the ability to do work • third rock from the sun • all the living on earth • opening in the earth's crust • The way a mineral reflects light • plates move away from each other • Molten rock below the earth's surface • ...

Vocabulary 2024-05-10

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way a mineral reflects light
  2. Molten rock below the earth's surface
  3. refers to the process of Lava moving across the surface
  4. opening in the earth's crust
  5. making city greener
  6. the ability to do work
  7. plates move away from each other
Down
  1. tearing down of forest
  2. Study of earth
  3. third rock from the sun
  4. Heat and pressure
  5. Force per unit area, which increases inside earth as the depth increases
  6. east and west
  7. all the living on earth
  8. North and south

15 Clues: east and west • Study of earth • North and south • Heat and pressure • making city greener • tearing down of forest • the ability to do work • third rock from the sun • all the living on earth • opening in the earth's crust • The way a mineral reflects light • plates move away from each other • Molten rock below the earth's surface • ...

Vocabulary 2024-05-10

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way a mineral reflects light
  2. Molten rock below the earth's surface
  3. refers to the process of Lava moving across the surface
  4. opening in the earth's crust
  5. making city greener
  6. the ability to do work
  7. plates move away from each other
Down
  1. tearing down of forest
  2. Study of earth
  3. third rock from the sun
  4. Heat and pressure
  5. Force per unit area, which increases inside earth as the depth increases
  6. east and west
  7. all the living on earth
  8. North and south

15 Clues: east and west • Study of earth • North and south • Heat and pressure • making city greener • tearing down of forest • the ability to do work • third rock from the sun • all the living on earth • opening in the earth's crust • The way a mineral reflects light • plates move away from each other • Molten rock below the earth's surface • ...

Caring For Creation 2022-11-18

Caring For Creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. making electricity from organic objects
  2. a solution for global warming
  3. using earth heat to power machinery
  4. created the earth
  5. first man on earth
  6. source of oxygen
  7. water on the earth
  8. the flow of air on earth
Down
  1. sun power
  2. a huge global problem right now
  3. all trees and plants have it
  4. first woman on earth
  5. also a form of climate change

13 Clues: sun power • source of oxygen • created the earth • first man on earth • water on the earth • first woman on earth • the flow of air on earth • all trees and plants have it • a solution for global warming • also a form of climate change • a huge global problem right now • using earth heat to power machinery • making electricity from organic objects

Chapter 19 Earth, Moon, and Sun 2015-03-01

Chapter 19 Earth, Moon, and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. time - determined by the moon's movement around the Earth
  2. when an object is space comes between the sun and a third object, and casts a shadow on that object
  3. refers to 2 full moons occurring in the same month
  4. time - determined by Earth's rotation around its axis
  5. the darkest part of the moon's shadow
  6. location where sunlight hits the Earth's surface most directly
  7. slightly flattened circle, or oval shape
  8. the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
  9. the day of the year that marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere
  10. season in the Northern Hemisphere when the north end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
  11. movement of Earth around its axis
  12. an arrangement of time into days, weeks, months, and years
  13. the distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees
  14. the sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees north or south at this time
  15. the star ancient Egyptians used to determine the length of a year (365 days)
  16. the star near where the north end of Earth's axis points
  17. the sun is directly overhead at the equator at this time
  18. time - determined by the Earth's movement around the sun
Down
  1. different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
  2. the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part; the larger part of the shadow cast by the moon
  3. the attractive force between two objects
  4. the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  5. the day of the year that marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere
  6. caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis
  7. movement of Earth around the sun
  8. season in the Northern Hemisphere when the south end of Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
  9. the blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is between the sun and Earth
  10. one who studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space
  11. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and moon
  12. an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the poles
  13. the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on shores every 12.5 hours or so

31 Clues: movement of Earth around the sun • movement of Earth around its axis • the darkest part of the moon's shadow • caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis • the attractive force between two objects • slightly flattened circle, or oval shape • different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth • refers to 2 full moons occurring in the same month • ...

Ezra S. Astronomy 2021-01-22

Ezra S. Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The brightest star in the night sky.
  2. A group of stars in the night sky that make up a certain pattern.
  3. A star that we can currently see supernova-ing.
  4. How bright a star appears in the night sky.
  5. Every 4 years there is a ____.
  6. The brightness of a star.
  7. The galaxy we are in.
  8. The event that should have been called "the everywhere stretch".
  9. 13 constellations that move along the ecliptic.
  10. Similar to longitude on Earth, but uses hours to measure along the celestial equator.
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  1. Bottom half of Earth.
  2. A flat map of the celestial sphere.
  3. A star that is visble above the horizon year-round.
  4. An ancient monument that was used to keep track of the solar and lunar cycles.
  5. The distance light travels in one year.
  6. How bright a star actually is at a distance of 10 parsecs from Earth.
  7. A famous German theoretical physicist.
  8. Also known as the northern star.
  9. A constellation with the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel in it.
  10. A huge collection of gas, dust, and stars in space.
  11. The study of the zodiac constellations.
  12. The idea that the Earth revolves around the sun.
  13. The top half of Earth.

23 Clues: Bottom half of Earth. • The galaxy we are in. • The top half of Earth. • The brightness of a star. • Every 4 years there is a ____. • Also known as the northern star. • A flat map of the celestial sphere. • The brightest star in the night sky. • A famous German theoretical physicist. • The distance light travels in one year. • The study of the zodiac constellations. • ...

Science 2025-09-25

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the weather happens and where we breathe
  2. what changed
  3. it is in space and where rockets and satellites are floating
  4. a mass of warm temperature covering the colder temperatures from rising higher up in the sky
  5. a mass of cold temperature making the warmer temperatures rise higher up in the sky
  6. it is where meteorites fall down and burn up
  7. Any part of the earth that is inside and is solid
  8. patterns
  9. when huge bodies of air stretch high and wide for thousands of miles
  10. a kind of substance falling from the clouds
  11. Any living animal on earth that breathes
  12. All the water in the earth
Down
  1. the result of something
  2. when cold substances go down and hotter substance rise up
  3. The border of the earth that makes up the air and space in our world
  4. daily changes
  5. the definition of conduction is heat coming through a material through contact with something directly
  6. this layer absorbs all the harmful things from the sun
  7. what stayed the same
  8. the force exerted by air on any surface
  9. this is where the Northern Lights appear
  10. the definition of radiation is the energy from the sun coming onto the Earth

22 Clues: patterns • what changed • daily changes • what stayed the same • the result of something • All the water in the earth • the force exerted by air on any surface • this is where the Northern Lights appear • Any living animal on earth that breathes • a kind of substance falling from the clouds • it is where meteorites fall down and burn up • ...

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  2. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  3. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  4. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  5. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  6. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  7. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  8. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  9. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  10. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  11. To throw or bend back from a surface
Down
  1. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  2. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  3. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  4. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  5. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  6. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  7. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  8. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  9. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  10. To deflect

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

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  3. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  4. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  5. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  6. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  7. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  8. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  9. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  10. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  11. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
Down
  1. To deflect
  2. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.
  3. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  4. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  5. To throw or bend back from a surface
  6. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  7. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  8. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  9. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  10. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun

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 • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-11-09

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solid iorn rich zone in the Earth
  2. A scientific theory that explains how
  3. landforms were created
  4. Plates pushing together
  5. Heat curents in the magma causes a
  6. Plates sliping side by side
  7. Solid rockey layer in the Earth
  8. What rises from the hot spots in the
  9. The solid outer part of the Earth
  10. of the Earth's crust
  11. A large scale processes affecting the
  12. to push through
  13. The lighter outer skin of the Earth
  14. The molten metallic layer of the
  15. The hypothesis that the Earth's
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  1. plate and slides beneath
  2. When an oceanic plate runs into a
  3. A ring of volcanos
  4. have moved
  5. When all of Earth's landmasses
  6. The relatively thin partof the Earth's
  7. A device that can monitor the Earth's
  8. of the crust, while lava is
  9. The upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  10. Plates pulling apart
  11. which underlies the ocean basins
  12. A natural feature of the Earth's
  13. together to form one

28 Clues: have moved • to push through • A ring of volcanos • Plates pulling apart • of the Earth's crust • together to form one • landforms were created • Plates pushing together • plate and slides beneath • Plates sliping side by side • of the crust, while lava is • When all of Earth's landmasses • Solid rockey layer in the Earth • The hypothesis that the Earth's • The molten metallic layer of the • ...

Earth Science Introduction 2025-01-09

Earth Science Introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The science that examines Earth, its form and composition, and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing.
  2. The span of time since the formation of Earth, about 4.6 billion years.
  3. A well-tested and widely accepted view that explains certain observable facts.
  4. The very thin outermost layer of Earth.
  5. The innermost layer of Earth, located beneath the mantle. The core is divided into an outer core and an inner core.
  6. (Ch 11) The procedure of calculating the absolute ages of rocks and minerals that contain radioactive isotopes.
  7. A subdivision of the mantle situated below the lithosphere that is made of weak material and easily deformed.
  8. With respect to a resource, a resource that is virtually inexhaustible or that can be replenished over relatively short time spans.
  9. The scientific study of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; the study of weather and climate.
  10. An elongated depression in the seafloor produced by bending of oceanic crust during subduction. Also called simply a trench.
  11. Large, continuous areas of land that include the adjacent continental shelf and islands that are structurally connected to the mainland.
  12. The water portion of our planet; one of the traditional subdivisions of Earth's physical environment.
  13. (mid-ocean ridge) A broad, linear ridge or rise on the ocean floor. The rift at the crest of the ridge represents a divergent plate boundary, where new oceanic crust is generated. Also called mid-ocean ridge or oceanic rise.
  14. The 2900-kilometer- (1800-mile-) thick layer of Earth located below the crust.
  15. (Ch 11) A principle which states that in any undeformed sequence of sedimentary rocks, each bed is older than the one above and younger than the one below.
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  1. (Ch11) A principle by which layers of sediment are generally deposited in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position.
  2. The totality of life on Earth; the parts of the solid Earth, hydrosphere, and atmosphere in which living organisms can be found.
  3. The basic idea that the Sun and planets formed from the same cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space.
  4. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. The portion of the seafloor adjacent to the continents. It may include the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.
  6. The scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena.
  7. The name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth. It includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy.
  8. The gaseous portion of a planet; the planet's envelope of air. One of the traditional subdivisions of Earth's physical environment.
  9. An isolated volcanic peak that rises at least 1000 meters (3000 feet) above the deep-ocean floor.
  10. basin A deep submarine region that lies beyond the continental margins.
  11. A tentative explanation that is tested to determine whether it is valid.
  12. The solid Earth, the largest of Earth's four major spheres.

27 Clues: The very thin outermost layer of Earth. • The scientific study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena. • The solid Earth, the largest of Earth's four major spheres. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • The span of time since the formation of Earth, about 4.6 billion years. • ...

Climate Change 2014-12-03

Climate Change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the pattern of weather over a thirty year period or longer
  2. variations in the earths orbit around the sun
  3. the study of tree rings
  4. ancient remains of plant and animals that have been stored underground for millions of years (2 words)
  5. power derived from heat under the earth
  6. the way we are living at the moment is not ____________
  7. gas from decoomposing organic materials
  8. the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time
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  1. a well know greenhouse gas
  2. people who know about the weather
  3. what surrounds earth
  4. zany and brainy
  5. how hot it is
  6. the type of radiation let off by the sun
  7. a type of power made by the ocean
  8. the type of energy the earth radiates
  9. power made by the sun
  10. contain a record of hundreds of thousand of years of the past climate
  11. the earth is on a _____

19 Clues: how hot it is • zany and brainy • what surrounds earth • power made by the sun • the study of tree rings • the earth is on a _____ • a well know greenhouse gas • people who know about the weather • a type of power made by the ocean • the type of energy the earth radiates • power derived from heat under the earth • gas from decoomposing organic materials • ...

Earth and its Seasons 2021-12-03

Earth and its Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star located North
  2. The word for the heat outside
  3. The shortest day of the year
  4. The highest pole on Earth
  5. The zone the U.S. is located in
  6. The process of the Earth spinning around the Sun
  7. it is always summer here
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  1. The longest day of the year
  2. The first day of spring
  3. The zone where it is always warm out
  4. The first day of fall
  5. The zone that the North and south pole are in
  6. 365 days
  7. The lowest pole on Earth
  8. The earth rotates on this

15 Clues: 365 days • The first day of fall • The star located North • The first day of spring • The lowest pole on Earth • it is always summer here • The highest pole on Earth • The earth rotates on this • The longest day of the year • The shortest day of the year • The word for the heat outside • The zone the U.S. is located in • The zone where it is always warm out • ...

Geography exam 1-MS 2017-10-27

Geography exam 1-MS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. man-centered way of thinking
  2. type of industry that produces services
  3. age of European nations creating vast empires
  4. process of the fall of water to earth
  5. typical weather of a region over a long period of time
  6. basic tool of geography
  7. power went from "divine right of kings" to the "will of the people"
  8. age that began modern age of history
  9. type of farming to grow just enough for one's family
  10. the belief that canyons and other land forms are a result of billions of years of natural forces
  11. the ability to read and write
  12. another world for a catastrophe
  13. boundary that uses latitude and longitude to set the geometric points
  14. boundary that limits the state's authority
  15. term for the water on the earth
  16. credited with the first to use the world geography
  17. type of government that elects national leaders
  18. the most obvious evidence of the sun's influence
  19. ban on exports
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  1. term for the air around the earth
  2. patterns that air masses move in
  3. economic system used in Medieval History
  4. type of family that western civilization focuses
  5. study of the earth
  6. most extreme form or authoritarian government
  7. world's largest lake
  8. type of government that rules with the military
  9. foundation of society
  10. sending of messages through electronic messages
  11. world's longest river
  12. largest island in the world
  13. type of economy where government owns most of business
  14. ground that is frozen year round
  15. line that divides the earth into north and south
  16. term for the land of the earth
  17. came up with the geometric view
  18. what history began with
  19. prevailing winds that are the strongest
  20. the physical map that shows height and depth of land features
  21. world's most important alloy
  22. where does the axis of the earth point
  23. first people to study geography

42 Clues: ban on exports • study of the earth • world's largest lake • foundation of society • world's longest river • basic tool of geography • what history began with • largest island in the world • man-centered way of thinking • world's most important alloy • the ability to read and write • term for the land of the earth • came up with the geometric view • another world for a catastrophe • ...

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics 2021-05-20

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of the Earth
  2. The thinnest earth layer and the only layer humans have ever dug
  3. molten rock that is within the Earth
  4. Tectonic plates move because of convection currents in the Earth’s mantle. These are driven by the ____ produced by the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth.
  5. Which of the earth layers mostly consists of iron and nickel?
  6. A thin layer of Earth, about 150 miles thick, at the border between the mantle and the crust. It is very hot and nearly a liquid.
  7. Geologic formations that form when plates collide and one is pushed under the other. The Mariana ------- is an example.
  8. The middle layer of Earth's interior
  9. Primary state of matter of Earth's outer core
  10. Alfred Wegener proposed this theory at the beginning of the last century. It states that the continents were once all together in one land mass.
  11. Geologic formations that form when plates collide and push upward
Down
  1. The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up this zone of rigid, brittle rock
  2. ____ occur when molten rock pushes up through weaknesses in the crust.
  3. A ---- is a crack between tectonic plates. Earthquakes often occur there.
  4. Earth's core is mostly made of this
  5. Inner core radiates its heat by....?
  6. A natural disaster that is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  7. Earth's crust is broken into pieces called ____ plates.
  8. Primary state of matter of Earth's inner core
  9. ____ rocks are made when molten rock cools down and solidifies.

20 Clues: Earth's core is mostly made of this • molten rock that is within the Earth • Inner core radiates its heat by....? • The middle layer of Earth's interior • Primary state of matter of Earth's inner core • Primary state of matter of Earth's outer core • Earth's crust is broken into pieces called ____ plates. • Which of the earth layers mostly consists of iron and nickel? • ...

This crossword ROCKS! 2015-03-05

This crossword ROCKS! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The second layer of the Earth
  2. A metamorphic rock that is used to make statues
  3. Sideways movement of plates
  4. The outer core is in a _________ state
  5. The most common igneous rock in Auckland
  6. A small grain or particle that can be compressed to form a rock
  7. This theory explains the movement of the tectonic plates on Earth
  8. An igneous rock that will float on water
  9. Limestone is formed from ______
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  1. The process of sediments being compressed and glued together is called
  2. An example of an intrusive igneous rock
  3. These plates move on the Earth
  4. Molten rock inside the Earth
  5. An igneous rock formed inside the earth is called an __________ igneous rock
  6. Plates moving away from each other
  7. A rock from from magma

16 Clues: A rock from from magma • Sideways movement of plates • Molten rock inside the Earth • The second layer of the Earth • These plates move on the Earth • Limestone is formed from ______ • Plates moving away from each other • The outer core is in a _________ state • An example of an intrusive igneous rock • The most common igneous rock in Auckland • ...

science chapter 6 2023-03-07

science chapter 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Moon reflects light of this
  2. The tilt of the Earth gives us our _____
  3. Hole on surface of the moon or other planet
  4. The phrase for the sun & bodies that orbit it
  5. The only planet that is habitable
  6. Group of stars that make a picture
  7. The smallest planet
  8. The planet tipped on it's side
  9. The sun is at the ___ of our solar system
  10. Planet that takes longest to orbit the sun
  11. Planets orbit the sun because of the sun's ___
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  1. station scientists in space can live and work in this
  2. The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth
  3. Means suitable for life
  4. Name of our Galaxy
  5. The red planet
  6. A continual path around the sun
  7. The four planets farthest from the sun are ___planets
  8. Moon's gravity affects the ocean's ______
  9. The brightest planet; Earth's twin
  10. When N.America is tilted toward sun,it's ___ season
  11. The planet with rings
  12. The Earth continuously spins or rotates on it's ___
  13. The star closest to Earth
  14. The largest planet; has a Great Red spot

25 Clues: The red planet • Name of our Galaxy • The smallest planet • The planet with rings • Means suitable for life • The star closest to Earth • Moon reflects light of this • The planet tipped on it's side • A continual path around the sun • The only planet that is habitable • The brightest planet; Earth's twin • Group of stars that make a picture • The ____ is a natural satellite of Earth • ...

Space Unit Test Study Guide 2020-09-30

Space Unit Test Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A star's spectral lines are shifted toward the red side of the visible light spectrum. this indicated that sthe star is moving _____ from earth.
  2. Pluto and other objects past Neptune orbit the sun in the ___________ _______.
  3. The size of Earth's moon, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
  4. Moons are small bodies that ________ planets.
  5. Venus, with its thick CO2 atmosphere, is the Slar System's hottest planet due to the ___________ effect.
  6. A star's distance affects how bright it appears from Earth. This is __________ magnitude.
  7. Venus' "twin" planet in the Solar System.
  8. A contellation is a fixed, recognizable _________ of stars and galaxies, as well as the region of space around them.
  9. The brightest object in the sky have the most ____________ numbers.
  10. The color of the coolest stars.
  11. Uranus' "twin planet," it is blue due to its frozen methane gas.
  12. The method used to calculate the distance of stars less than 1,000 light-years from earth.
  13. The distance light travels in a year - about six ____________ miles.
Down
  1. ____________ magnitude compares stars by their true brightness, not taking their distance into account.
  2. A star moving toward an observer would have spectral lines shifted toward the ______ part of the spectrum.
  3. A famous storm on Jupiter that has lasted for centuries is the:
  4. Several planets have rings, but Saturn's are clearly the most __________.
  5. Earth supports life due to its moderate temperatures, liquid water and ________-rich atmosphere.
  6. Due to its location close to the sun, this planet experiences the Solar System's widest temperature swings between day and night.
  7. Viewing spectra of light from stars allow us to learn a star's temperature and ___________ from afar.
  8. planet with recognizable volcanos.
  9. Between the inner and outer planets is a region of small objects known as the ____________ belt.
  10. Changing water levels on earth, they are caused by gravitational attraction between the moon, sun and earth.

23 Clues: The color of the coolest stars. • planet with recognizable volcanos. • Venus' "twin" planet in the Solar System. • Moons are small bodies that ________ planets. • A famous storm on Jupiter that has lasted for centuries is the: • Uranus' "twin planet," it is blue due to its frozen methane gas. • The brightest object in the sky have the most ____________ numbers. • ...

Year 8 Geography Term 2 Glossary Words 2019 2019-05-17

Year 8 Geography Term 2 Glossary Words 2019 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Also known as the lithosphere, this is the thin exterior layer of the Earth
  2. A particular location on the surface of the earth
  3. The study of every living and non-living component of the surface of the earth and atmosphere
  4. The process of rock breaking down into smaller segments
  5. Ice or snow, any form of water in its solid state of matter
  6. A feature that's created and formed by nature
  7. A harmful process that happens naturally, which puts humans at risk
  8. The process of rock buckling because of pressure
  9. The ridge in the Mid-Atlantic
  10. Actions for reducing the possible or actual effects of a hazard.
  11. A crack on an area of the earth's crust
  12. A major area of the earth's crust that is slowly moving
  13. Plants, animals and biomes; the living contents on Earth
  14. The earth's crust folding and creating a mountain
  15. Destruction of life and/or property are effects to this hazardous event
  16. A thin layer made of gases surrounding the earth
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  1. The oceanic plates separating
  2. The amount of all water on Earth, including water on the surface, underground and in the air
  3. Natural forces causing an event that may result in serious cases such as death and/or property loss
  4. Occurs when eroded material is laid down in a spot and builds up over time
  5. A feature of the earth's surface formed naturally
  6. A manmade feature
  7. Places of symbolic cultural and spiritual value to specific groups of people
  8. Material of the earth that is solid: rocks, soil and landforms
  9. Plans, actions and tactics to cater for the effects on a hazard
  10. Material wearing down and moving by elements like water, wind or ice
  11. Refers to an area of the earth's surface that consists of a variety of features that give it a unique character
  12. An area that consists of numerous places

28 Clues: A manmade feature • The oceanic plates separating • The ridge in the Mid-Atlantic • A crack on an area of the earth's crust • An area that consists of numerous places • A feature that's created and formed by nature • The process of rock buckling because of pressure • A thin layer made of gases surrounding the earth • A particular location on the surface of the earth • ...

Science Crossword 2012-12-18

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the transfer if energy through space?
  2. What protects the Earth from the suns harmful rays?
  3. Who came up with the continental drift theory?
  4. Deep in the Ocean the tempature is near ______.
  5. What is the process called that moved the continents on Earths surface
  6. When you are far away from the mid ocean ridge is the rock older of newer?
  7. How many tectonic plates are there?
  8. The ocean floor plunges into deep under water canyon called ______?
Down
  1. How many layers are in the Earth?
  2. How many million years ago did Pangea start to drift apart?
  3. Along what boundary do most Earth Quakes accure?
  4. Earth has 2 poles. (true or false)
  5. What is the movement of heat through liquids?
  6. Breaks in the Earths crust are called_____?
  7. What is the ridgid layer that the upper most part of the mantle and the crust form?
  8. What two continents have the same Mesosaurus fosills. One is Africa, what is the other?
  9. What layer of Earth is completely liquid?
  10. What was the super continent called?
  11. What is the device called that uses sound to fund objects under water?

19 Clues: How many layers are in the Earth? • Earth has 2 poles. (true or false) • How many tectonic plates are there? • What was the super continent called? • What layer of Earth is completely liquid? • Breaks in the Earths crust are called_____? • What is the transfer if energy through space? • What is the movement of heat through liquids? • ...

Moon 2023-04-25

Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. listen to Luke(missions to the Moon)
  2. Moon gets smaller
  3. causes the seasons
  4. dark spots on the Moon
  5. Breathe Air(air sphere)
  6. coral in Bermuda
  7. hours in a day in 50 billion years
  8. period of asteroids crashing into the Earth and the Moon
  9. the Moon was created ___________years ago.
  10. send out
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  1. Earth's nickname
  2. Scientist who suspected that the Moon was drifting
  3. Earthquakes on the Moon
  4. what keeps us on the Earth
  5. Moon or Earth covers Sun
  6. tilt causes it
  7. the study of objects in space that send out radio waves
  8. Moon gets bigger
  9. movement away
  10. pulled around a body

20 Clues: send out • movement away • tilt causes it • Earth's nickname • Moon gets bigger • coral in Bermuda • Moon gets smaller • causes the seasons • pulled around a body • dark spots on the Moon • Earthquakes on the Moon • Breathe Air(air sphere) • Moon or Earth covers Sun • what keeps us on the Earth • hours in a day in 50 billion years • listen to Luke(missions to the Moon) • ...

2A- Kaiya McGhee 2021-04-19

2A- Kaiya McGhee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest source of carbon
  2. the form of nitrogen commonly used by plants.
  3. the first level in the atmosphere.
  4. the 4th level of the atmosphere where you can see the
  5. the sphere that mainly consists of everything natural and lifeless on Earth's surface such as rocks, sediments, and plants.
  6. the breakdown of plants and animals.
  7. the air that surrounds the Earth, mostly made up of nitrogen.
  8. dissolved nitrite can be returned to the atmosphere by certain bacteria through this process.
  9. water stored under the surface of the Earth.
Down
  1. the third level in the atmosphere (where meteors show up).
  2. 97% of Earth is made up of this.
  3. all of the waters on Earth's surface.
  4. all living organisms on Earth.
  5. second level of the atmosphere(
  6. 3% of Earth is made up of this.
  7. breaks down different forms and changes them into new ways plants and animals can use.
  8. this cycle occurs due to gravity and erosion.
  9. the 5th level of the atmosphere, farthest from us.
  10. the cycle relies on gravity and sun to give us precipitation and can be found in 3 different states of matter.
  11. the element that plants and animals need to produce proteins, amino acids, and dna structures.

20 Clues: the largest source of carbon • all living organisms on Earth. • second level of the atmosphere( • 3% of Earth is made up of this. • 97% of Earth is made up of this. • the first level in the atmosphere. • the breakdown of plants and animals. • all of the waters on Earth's surface. • water stored under the surface of the Earth. • the form of nitrogen commonly used by plants. • ...

Earth Science Astronomy and space science 2024-05-02

Earth Science Astronomy and space science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. walked on the moon in 1968
  2. object that revolves around another object in an orbit
  3. this type of magnitude measures the amount of light received on Earth
  4. The Milky way is this type of galaxy
  5. A star system has at least ____ stars
  6. surface is frozen nitrogen
  7. a large cloud of contracting gas and dust
  8. built by 16 nations and has been manned every day since 2000
  9. most galaxies are moving away from each other, which means the universe is ____.
  10. known as the red planet
  11. has at least 60 moons
  12. Earth is thought to be the center of the solar system in this model
  13. astronimical units
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  1. during these phases more of the moon's near side is lit each night
  2. this type of magnitude measures the amount of light a star gives off
  3. a huge group of stars, systems, clusters, dust and gas
  4. A path around the sun
  5. one complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes this long
  6. A star is ____ when nuclear fusion starts
  7. dark flat areas on the moon formed from lava 3-5 billion years ago
  8. when Earth or the moon cast a shadow on the other
  9. the different forms the moon takes in its appearance from Earth
  10. at the end of a mission the shuttle can return to Earth and land like a ___.
  11. when Earth is not leaning toward or away from the sun
  12. during these phases less of the illuminated half of a moon is visible
  13. ususually come from comets and astroids
  14. day and night are causd by Earth's _____ on its axis
  15. all objets are attracted to each other by the force of ___
  16. First planet closest to the sun
  17. the Earth's motion around the sun causes the ____ to change

30 Clues: astronimical units • A path around the sun • has at least 60 moons • known as the red planet • walked on the moon in 1968 • surface is frozen nitrogen • First planet closest to the sun • The Milky way is this type of galaxy • A star system has at least ____ stars • ususually come from comets and astroids • A star is ____ when nuclear fusion starts • ...

6th Grade 2022-05-11

6th Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. naturally occurring, inorganic, solid, crystalline substance which has a fixed structure and a chemical composition
  2. located between mars and jupiter
  3. material that humans need and value such as land, air, and water
  4. the name of our galaxy
  5. 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases
  6. moving air caused by differences in air pressure
  7. a large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
  8. process by which one tectonic moves beneath another
  9. an object that revolves or orbits around another in space
  10. the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines caused by the interaction of the Earth, moon, and sun
  11. the central part of the earth below the mantle
  12. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
  13. made of combinations of minerals
Down
  1. moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated
  2. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a plate boundary or from volcanic activity
  3. the distance light travels in a year
  4. the movement of water on the surface of the ocean caused by wind
  5. A mixture of mineral particles and organic material that covers the land, and in which terrestrial plants grow
  6. the amount of water vapor in the air
  7. about how long it takes for the moon to orbit earth
  8. as seen from earth, objects in the sky rise from this cardinal direction
  9. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  10. type of fuel that includes coal, oil, and natural gas
  11. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth
  12. spherical because of gravity, has cleared out its orbit, and primarily orbits its parent star
  13. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

26 Clues: the name of our galaxy • located between mars and jupiter • made of combinations of minerals • the distance light travels in a year • the amount of water vapor in the air • 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases • the central part of the earth below the mantle • moving air caused by differences in air pressure • about how long it takes for the moon to orbit earth • ...

DMS Unit 6 Astronomy 2019 2019-03-14

DMS Unit 6 Astronomy 2019 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 29.5 days
  2. slanted, not straight
  3. Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
  4. Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator.
  5. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  6. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
  7. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
Down
  1. getting smaller
  2. the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
  3. The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
  4. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  5. getting bigger
  6. The moon orbits the Earth at about a 5 degree tilt in comparison to the Earth's orbit around the sun. This is why we do not always have a solar/lunar eclipse each month.
  7. travels in a path around the sun

14 Clues: getting bigger • getting smaller • slanted, not straight • travels in a path around the sun • Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator. • The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth • an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another • A sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth once every 29.5 days • ...

Earth Day 2023-06-06

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Natural Resource that cannot be used up
  2. We can choose to eat ____ foods, which are healthy and do not have pesticides
  3. Cars can create _____ that is released into the air
  4. Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't ___
  5. Community of interacting organisms and their environment
  6. Turning off lights helps conserve
  7. To use again
  8. Our planet
  9. Pollution is bad for the _____
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  1. When using less, you ___
  2. What month does Earth Day fall in?
  3. The protection of something so that it will not be destroyed
  4. Reduce, Reuse, ____
  5. A clear healthy liquid we drink
  6. A popular color on Earth Day
  7. Energy from the sun
  8. Many people plant these on Earth Day
  9. The temperature around the world is rising. This is referred to as global _____

18 Clues: Our planet • To use again • Reduce, Reuse, ____ • Energy from the sun • When using less, you ___ • A popular color on Earth Day • Pollution is bad for the _____ • A clear healthy liquid we drink • Turning off lights helps conserve • What month does Earth Day fall in? • Many people plant these on Earth Day • Natural Resource that cannot be used up • ...

Earth Systems 2011-12-19

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The organism that is responsible for converting nitrogen into and out of its various forms
  2. The plate boundary where the less dense continental plate moves under the more dense oceanic plate
  3. Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas
  4. The plate boundary that is causing the Great Rift Valley in Africa.
  5. The type of feedback loop demonstrated by a predator and a prey.
  6. The nutrient found predominately in rock and must be mined or eroded
  7. Both natural and artificial means of water moving across the ground.
Down
  1. The form of carbon produced during respiration
  2. Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant
  3. Brings matter into a sink
  4. The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants
  5. The soft layer of the upper mantle that the tectonic plates sit on
  6. Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia
  7. Water soaks into the ground
  8. Matters leaves a sink
  9. The plate boundary that moves in opposite direction and causes earthquakes
  10. The type of feedback that causes a system to move to its extremes.
  11. Also known as a pool, of either carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus

18 Clues: Matters leaves a sink • Brings matter into a sink • Water soaks into the ground • Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant • The form of carbon produced during respiration • Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas • Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia • The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants • ...

Earth Day 2012-04-16

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Man's best friend
  2. largest plant that is used to make paper.
  3. people do to keep something in its current state.
  4. we drink to survive.
  5. disrespectful people do with their trash.
  6. require this to grow crops.
  7. Flying mammal
  8. month that earth-day occurs in.
  9. sweet-smelling plant that is commonly used for decoration.
Down
  1. system that consists of a group of certain animals and plants.
  2. herbivores eat.
  3. Large marsupial
  4. the Earth's large bodies of water are called.
  5. Likes to chase mice
  6. happens when people litter or too many fumes are produced.
  7. you should do with plastics and cans.
  8. planet we live on.
  9. Has a trunk

18 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • herbivores eat. • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • planet we live on. • Likes to chase mice • we drink to survive. • require this to grow crops. • month that earth-day occurs in. • you should do with plastics and cans. • largest plant that is used to make paper. • disrespectful people do with their trash. • the Earth's large bodies of water are called. • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2023-10-17

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. protects the Earth from solar winds
  2. a curved path of a celestial body around a star
  3. time at which the Earth has its maximum tilt toward the sun
  4. point in which the orbit of a planet is closest to the sun
  5. amount of sun energy reaching the Earth at a given time and place
  6. closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth
  7. this area of the atmosphere makes radio communication possible
  8. satellites orbit in this layer of the atmosphere
Down
  1. length of time daylight is received at any given place
  2. this layer of the atmosphere absorbs solar energy. Aurora is displayed here.
  3. background radiation emitted by naturally occurring radioactive compounds
  4. meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere
  5. the Ozone layer is found in this layer of the atmosphere
  6. point in which the orbit of a planet is furthest from the sun
  7. measurement of how high the Sun is in the sky at any given time and place
  8. time at which one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the sun
  9. all water on the planet is found in this layer
  10. time at which the sun crosses the celestial equator and days and nights are equal in length

18 Clues: protects the Earth from solar winds • closest layer of the atmosphere to the Earth • all water on the planet is found in this layer • a curved path of a celestial body around a star • meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere • satellites orbit in this layer of the atmosphere • length of time daylight is received at any given place • ...

Earth Month 2025-04-24

Earth Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. After the water goes down the sewer drain and through pipes it ends in local _______________________.
  2. Water turns into water vapor and rises into the atmosphere.
  3. On hard surfaces, what happens to the water?
  4. Water goes down _____________ drains. (Can also be called stormwater drains.)
  5. Animals that live in the ____________ can be damaged due to flooding.
  6. On Tuesday, April 22nd we celebrated
  7. Rain gardens are gardens that help catch and _____________ rainwater.
  8. If too much water accumulates, what can occur
  9. Water that goes down sewer drains is not clean because of __________________.
Down
  1. When water is released from clouds and falls down to the ground is _____________________________
  2. An example of pollution that we see every day.
  3. When precipitation falls in bodies of water, what happens to the water?
  4. On soft surfaces, what happens to the water?
  5. The water vapor cools and condenses and changes back to liquid to form clouds.
  6. This is the process during the Watewhichcle that water is collected in bodies of water.
  7. Buildings is an example of what type of surface?
  8. Flooding can be ___________ to land, houses and even animals
  9. Grassy areas are an example of what type of surface?

18 Clues: On Tuesday, April 22nd we celebrated • On soft surfaces, what happens to the water? • On hard surfaces, what happens to the water? • If too much water accumulates, what can occur • An example of pollution that we see every day. • Buildings is an example of what type of surface? • Grassy areas are an example of what type of surface? • ...

Earth Day 2025-04-01

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy from the sun
  2. The three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and ___
  3. Leftover food scraps can be turned into this to help plants grow
  4. A reusable container for carrying water
  5. A type of gas that traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere
  6. When we buy fewer new things, we ___ our waste
  7. Harmful gases released into the air
  8. The natural home of plants and animals
  9. A place where garbage is buried
Down
  1. ___ change is caused by pollution and greenhouse gases
  2. Day April 22 is known as ___
  3. The process of making something new from old materials
  4. What trees absorb from the air
  5. When you turn off water while brushing, you ___ it
  6. The protective layer around Earth that absorbs UV rays
  7. The colour most associated with helping the planet
  8. The type of bags that harm marine animals
  9. The world’s largest tropical rainforest
  10. An alternative energy source that uses wind

19 Clues: Energy from the sun • Day April 22 is known as ___ • What trees absorb from the air • A place where garbage is buried • Harmful gases released into the air • The three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and ___ • The natural home of plants and animals • A reusable container for carrying water • The world’s largest tropical rainforest • The type of bags that harm marine animals • ...

Earth Science 2024-11-07

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A high, steep face of rock
  2. A break in the Earth's surface along which movement has occurred
  3. A low area between hills or mountains bowl-shaped beam or glacier flows
  4. A ridge, mound, or hill of sand deposited by wind
  5. A curve or loop in a river or stream
  6. A low area of Earth's surface that is often formed of flat-lying lands
  7. A stream bank that may stop land from flooding; can be natural or constructed
  8. A large mass of ice moving slowly over land
  9. A bowl-shaped depression made by an explosion at the mouth of a volcano or geyser, or by the impact of a falling object
Down
  1. A piece of land surrounded by water
  2. A high, narrow piece of rock
  3. V-shaped valley with steep sides eroded by a stream
  4. Land covered by water during a flood where small particles like sand are often deposited.
  5. A round shape formed when rocks like granite peel away from Earth's surface
  6. A long ridge of sand built up by river currents or ocean waves in shallow water
  7. A nearly level uplifted area composed of horizontal layers of rock
  8. A curved rock bridge that forms when chemical or physical weathering weakens the center, and the rock erodes.
  9. A gently sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves or tides

18 Clues: A high, steep face of rock • A high, narrow piece of rock • A piece of land surrounded by water • A curve or loop in a river or stream • A large mass of ice moving slowly over land • A ridge, mound, or hill of sand deposited by wind • V-shaped valley with steep sides eroded by a stream • A break in the Earth's surface along which movement has occurred • ...