the earth Crossword Puzzles
Martin Moon Phases 2025-10-11
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- the direction that the moon orbits the earth
- when we cannot see the moon because the side that is lit is facing away from us
- It takes the earth 365 days to do this
- it takes the moon 29 days do do all of them
- when the side of the moon we see is completely lit
- an object in motion stays in motion, and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
- the force that pulls all things towards the center of an object
- when the left half of the moon is lit up from our perspective
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- when the moon is less than half full
- the light is on the left, and the moon "appears" to be getting smaller
- this object has the largest affect on our ocean's tides
- when the moon is more than half full
- The shape that the sun earth and moon make during one of the quarter moon phases
- when the moon "appears" to be getting bigger and the light is on the right
- the more of this an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull
- it takes the Earth 24 hours to do this
- often called a half moon, the right side is lit up from our perspective on Earth
- It takes the moon 27.3 days to do this
- the celestial object the Earth orbits
19 Clues: when the moon is less than half full • when the moon is more than half full • the celestial object the Earth orbits • It takes the earth 365 days to do this • it takes the Earth 24 hours to do this • It takes the moon 27.3 days to do this • it takes the moon 29 days do do all of them • the direction that the moon orbits the earth • ...
Science crossword 2020-09-27
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- study of the earth
- The ocean part of earths surface.
- flat regions composed of deformed rocks
- less dense, middle sphere
- group of parts that form a whole
- study of space and the universe
- mass of water that is always evaporating into the atmosphere
- rigid outer layer that includes crust and upper mantle
- the bodies of our solar system came from one large cloud called the solar nebula
- gaseous envelope surrounding earth
- more gradual slope incline
- includes all life on earth
- gently sloping platform along coasts
- flat features in the basin
- flat areas of craton that are covered by a layer of sedimentary rock
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- portion of seafloor that’s close to land masses
- steep drop off that extends from the shelf
- the land part of earths surface
- the span of time since the formation of earth
- study of the ocean
- the dense, inner sphere
- the process that people use to prove hypothesis
- Submerged volcanic structures
- study of the atmosphere and the process that produce weather and climate
- area between continental margins and oceanic ridges
- the solid earth
- narrow part of basin
- an untested explanation
- most prominent figure on the continents
- light and thin outer layer
- name for all sciences that collectively seek to understand earth and its neighbors
- most prominent figure on the ocean floor
- rocks below lithosphere
- all of earths systems are interacting as a whole that we call
- a hypothesis that survives while other hypothesis are eliminated
- the interior of the continents
36 Clues: the solid earth • study of the earth • study of the ocean • narrow part of basin • the dense, inner sphere • an untested explanation • rocks below lithosphere • less dense, middle sphere • light and thin outer layer • more gradual slope incline • includes all life on earth • flat features in the basin • Submerged volcanic structures • the interior of the continents • ...
chapter 7 and 8 review 2019-01-29
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- tradition and not used consistently
- trade route between Africa and Asia
- known as the northern sea, the coldest and smallest
- what is earth galaxy
- very detailed and accurate that is used today
- connects to the polar water
- the shape of the earth is
- running along the 180 meridian is
- heat makes it evaporate so what makes it rain
- the total of earth surface is 10% of
- what enters and the exits points
- measured in degrees from 0 to 180 distance east and west of the prime meridian
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- shrinks under its own gravity
- what they call when a star blows up
- the measured in degrees from 0 to 9o north and south of the equator
- the main of Mexico, u.s.a, and Canada
- 5.5 is covered with ice
- the earth routes around
- the entirely separate the 4 major basins
- when have earth begun
- what is the longitude and latitude is located on
- star converts more H into heavier the star swells into
- imaginary reference lines form that form the equator
- 1=60’’
- same distance from the equator and the degrees of
- why they twinkle star
- marine and air navigators is
- drawn through greenwhich england
- 1= 60’
- release of volatile substances
30 Clues: 1=60’’ • 1= 60’ • what is earth galaxy • when have earth begun • why they twinkle star • 5.5 is covered with ice • the earth routes around • the shape of the earth is • connects to the polar water • marine and air navigators is • shrinks under its own gravity • release of volatile substances • drawn through greenwhich england • what enters and the exits points • ...
Earthquakes & Volcanos 2014-05-04
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- The point on the ground directly above the focus
- A hole through which lava erupts at the earth's surface
- The middle layer of the earth, between the crust and core
- The inner layer of the earth
- A flood of gas, dust, ash,rushing down side of volcano
- The shaking of the earth's surface
- Melted rock that erupts from a volcano
- A wave of energy given out in an earthquake
- A place where lava erupts at the earth's surface
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- The earth surface is broken into large pieces
- The thin outer layer of the earth, made of rock
- A current of warmer materials
- Like sulphur dioxide which can suffocate people
- A scale used to measure the intensity of a volcanic eruption
- A scale for measuring the energy given out in an earthquake
- The 'centre' of an earthquake
- Melted rock below the earth's surface
- Small tremors that may occur before an earthquake
- How much energy an earthquake gives out
- The summit of a volcano
20 Clues: The summit of a volcano • The inner layer of the earth • A current of warmer materials • The 'centre' of an earthquake • The shaking of the earth's surface • Melted rock below the earth's surface • Melted rock that erupts from a volcano • How much energy an earthquake gives out • A wave of energy given out in an earthquake • The earth surface is broken into large pieces • ...
Enviro Unit 2 2021-09-30
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- liquid water turns to vapor
- break down dead matter
- gas in the air used by living things to make energy
- water released from plants
- water vapor cools into liquid
- the gas and air around Earth
- system where living and non-living things interact
- water falls from the sky in different forms
- all the living things on Earth
- process done by producers to make food
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- given off by all living things, taken in by plants
- this describes producers, means"self feeding"
- make their own food
- process by which living things make energy
- all the water on Earth
- factors that are living or came from living things
- 78% of the air is made up of this
- this is the cycle that includes photosynthesis and respiration
- source of all energy on Earth
- magma that reaches the surface
- main types of microscopic decomposers
- hot liquid melted rock
- this cycle is also called the hydrologic cycle
- these organisms cannot make their own food
- the solid Earth that includes rocks and land
- cooled, crystalized magma
- non-living factors such as water and wind
27 Clues: make their own food • break down dead matter • all the water on Earth • hot liquid melted rock • cooled, crystalized magma • water released from plants • liquid water turns to vapor • the gas and air around Earth • source of all energy on Earth • water vapor cools into liquid • magma that reaches the surface • all the living things on Earth • 78% of the air is made up of this • ...
Ecology Part 2 2024-02-27
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- main type of sugar produced by plants
- total amount of greenhouse gases produced by human actions
- a process when plants use sunlight to synthesize food from carbon dioxide and water
- any solution that has a high solute concentration and a low water concentration
- gas that humans exhale
- long term change in the global temperatures
- gases in the earth atmosphere that traps heat
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- no net movement of water will take place
- cycle carbon atoms traveling from the earth to the atmosphere and back to the earth in a cycle
- cycle process that nitrogen converts into other forms
- process of cellular respiration that needs oxygen gas
- respiration process of cellular respiration that does not need oxygen to take place
- the source of energy for use of storage at the cellular level
- movement of particles from an area of higher concentration
- process that cells use to derive energy
- membrane found in all cells
- gas plants produce
- process that causes the earth to become hotter
- movement of water molecules in a solution according to the concentration
- cycle a process by which water circulates between the earth oceans, atmosphere, and land
20 Clues: gas plants produce • gas that humans exhale • membrane found in all cells • main type of sugar produced by plants • process that cells use to derive energy • no net movement of water will take place • long term change in the global temperatures • gases in the earth atmosphere that traps heat • process that causes the earth to become hotter • ...
Earth Science 2025-05-13
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- Reservoirs containing molten rock beneath the surface of a volcano
- The force per unit area that increases with the Earth's depth
- The layer of Earth divided into plates
- The Earth itself
- Type of igneous rock formed inside of the Earth
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- Type of rock formed from intense heat and pressure
- The process of breaking down rocks and materials on Earth's surface caused by wind, rain, and other natural forces
- Molten rock at or above Earth's surface
- Composed of 3 parts; The middle layer of Earth
- A solid, inorganic element or compound that makes up rocks
- The study of Earth
- The continuous process on the surface and inside Earth that transforms rocks from one kind to another
- Type of rock formed from sediments
- Type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava
- The measure of the kinetic energy of particles within a substance that increases with Earth's depth
15 Clues: The Earth itself • The study of Earth • Type of rock formed from sediments • The layer of Earth divided into plates • Molten rock at or above Earth's surface • Type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava • Composed of 3 parts; The middle layer of Earth • Type of igneous rock formed inside of the Earth • Type of rock formed from intense heat and pressure • ...
Terra/Geo 2024-04-25
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- or small animals (such as turtles) indoors
- a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- a geographic area belonging to an authority
- buried in the ground
- ocean between Europe and Africa
- the study of the earth
- heat generated from inside the earth (as from volcanoes, hot springs)
- a paved area next to a building
- the study of the physical features of the earth
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- an area of land or its surface features
- an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
- one who studies the earth, ground, soil
- a being from another world
- a clay-based unglazed ceramic
- transparent enclosure for keeping or raising
15 Clues: buried in the ground • the study of the earth • a being from another world • a clay-based unglazed ceramic • ocean between Europe and Africa • a paved area next to a building • an area of land or its surface features • one who studies the earth, ground, soil • or small animals (such as turtles) indoors • a geographic area belonging to an authority • ...
Geology Crossword 2017-01-19
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- wave/A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
- science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- Waves/A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
- region below the lithosphere in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
- point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of the fracture.
- Tectonics/A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
- Waves/A wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- wave/A compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to the medium through which the wave travels.
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- Waves/A transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- crust and upper mantle of the earth.
- instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
- Waves/A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface.
- science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical,and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
- waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake.
- Waves/A surface wave having a horizontal motion that is transverse to the direction the wave is traveling.
- Waves/A transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves.
- Scale/A scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
20 Clues: crust and upper mantle of the earth. • waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake. • science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena. • Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves. • wave/A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation. • ...
Geology Crossword 2017-01-24
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- A scale ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
- A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
- A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
- The region below the lithosphere in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
- A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
- A break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of the fracture.
- A transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- An instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- The science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
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- A point directly above the true center of disturbance from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- The science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates,each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with,slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
- The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves.
- A wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- A transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- A surface wave having a horizontal motion that is transverse to the direction the wave is traveling.
- A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface.
- A wave of energy generated by an earthquake.
- The crust and upper mantle of the earth.
- A compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to the medium through which the wave travels.
20 Clues: The crust and upper mantle of the earth. • A wave of energy generated by an earthquake. • The science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena. • The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves. • A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface. • A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation. • ...
Rainbow Crow Saves the Day 2021-12-30
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- The earth became too ___.
- Long ago animals lived ___ on Earth.
- The house burnt to ___.
- A ___ is burning in the snow.
- The ash made him ___.
- Rainbow ___ decided to meet the god.
- Where is fire ___?
- But the fire ___ him.
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- The dog played with the ___.
- Animals ___ used fire on Earth.
- I can’t ___ what to wear.
- He gave rainbow Crow fire on a ___.
- Rainbow crow ___ to Earth.
- The weather was always ___.
- The god has ___.
15 Clues: The god has ___. • Where is fire ___? • The ash made him ___. • But the fire ___ him. • The house burnt to ___. • The earth became too ___. • I can’t ___ what to wear. • Rainbow crow ___ to Earth. • The weather was always ___. • The dog played with the ___. • A ___ is burning in the snow. • Animals ___ used fire on Earth. • He gave rainbow Crow fire on a ___. • ...
Earth's Motion 2022-04-25
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- during this solstice, the northern hemisphere experiences the longest days and shortest nights
- energy from the Sun becomes more spread out as you move toward the ____________
- line on which an object rotates
- month where Earth is closest to the Sun
- the time for one complete revolution of the Earth
- the path the Earth follows around the Sun
- day where Earth's axis is the most toward or away from the Sun
- motion of one object around another
- month where Earth is farthest away from the Sun
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- are caused by the tilt of Earth's rotation axis and its motion around the Sun
- causes the Earth's movement around the Sun
- spinning motion
- the time for one complete rotation of the Earth
- imaginary line that divides Earth's hemispheres
- during this solstice, the northern hemisphere experiences the shortest days and longest nights
- a day where Earth's axis neither toward or away from the sun
- every four years, one day is added to this month
17 Clues: spinning motion • line on which an object rotates • motion of one object around another • month where Earth is closest to the Sun • the path the Earth follows around the Sun • causes the Earth's movement around the Sun • the time for one complete rotation of the Earth • imaginary line that divides Earth's hemispheres • month where Earth is farthest away from the Sun • ...
Earth's Motion 2025-02-03
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- - the tendency of an object to not want to change its motion
- - the movement around an object
- - the longest daytime hours of the year for the northern hemisphere
- - the study of space
- - the highest high tides, the moon. earth and the sun are all lined up in a straight line
- - divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position concerning the sun.
- - the force that pulls object towards each other
- - the imaginary line that the sun hits directly during the summer solstice
- - the shapes of the moon visible to earth from the reflection of the sun
- - the lowest high tide, the moon earth and sun are at a 90 angle to each other
- - when the light from the sun on the moon is increasing
- - the shape an object takes as it goes around another object
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- - the imaginary line that the sun hits directly during the winter solstice
- - the the earth blocks the sunlight from hitting the moon and the moon falls into the earth's shadow
- - the longest night time hours of the year for the northern hemisphere
- - the spinning around an imaginary axis
- - an imaginary line the goes through the center of an object when it rotates
- - the days with Paul day and night hours
- - when the moon covers then sun and the shadow of the moon falls onto earth
- - the dark shadow of an eclipse which cause a total eclipse
- - when the moon is having the shadow get bigger
- - the lighter shadow during an eclipse which cause a partial eclipse
- - an imaginary line the cuts the earth into equal northern and southern hemispheres
23 Clues: - the study of space • - the movement around an object • - the spinning around an imaginary axis • - the days with Paul day and night hours • - when the moon is having the shadow get bigger • - the force that pulls object towards each other • - when the light from the sun on the moon is increasing • - the dark shadow of an eclipse which cause a total eclipse • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
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- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
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- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
What Is Earth Science 2024-08-30
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- study of the ocean
- divided into three parts - core, mantle, and crust
- rocky outer layer of earth
- thick layer of earth located under crust
- the innermost layer of earth
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- study of atmosphere
- study of the universe
- study of earth
- thin gaseous envelope in the air
- all the water in the earth
- all life on earth
- destructive and constructive forces
12 Clues: study of earth • all life on earth • study of the ocean • study of atmosphere • study of the universe • all the water in the earth • rocky outer layer of earth • the innermost layer of earth • thin gaseous envelope in the air • destructive and constructive forces • thick layer of earth located under crust • divided into three parts - core, mantle, and crust
Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed 2022-12-08
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- what destroyed all the rockets on Earth
- the main character, wants to go back to Earth
- completely covered with a liquid
- made of many small pieces of colored glass or stone
- the setting of the story
- very large
- the grass begins to turn this color
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- artificial waterways for transportation
- abandoned deserted
- the only place that Harry would eat food from
- the gas surrounding the earth
- where the Earth people go for the summer
- the color that their eyes begin to change to
- what all the Earth people turned in to at the end
14 Clues: very large • abandoned deserted • the setting of the story • the gas surrounding the earth • completely covered with a liquid • the grass begins to turn this color • artificial waterways for transportation • what destroyed all the rockets on Earth • where the Earth people go for the summer • the color that their eyes begin to change to • ...
Test Product 2024-03-27
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- Lowest tide
- Lighest part of a shadow
- On March 21 and September 21
- Another word for Earth spinning around the sun.
- When the moon is in between the Earth and Sun.
- Highest tide
- Movement of the Earth of its axis(day and night)
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- An imaginary line that Earth rotates on.
- When the Earth is in between the Moon and Sun
- Least difference between high and low tides
- Darkest part of a shadow
- The movement of how Earth Is spinning around the sun(seasons)
- most difference between high and low tides
13 Clues: Lowest tide • Highest tide • Darkest part of a shadow • Lighest part of a shadow • On March 21 and September 21 • An imaginary line that Earth rotates on. • most difference between high and low tides • Least difference between high and low tides • When the Earth is in between the Moon and Sun • When the moon is in between the Earth and Sun. • ...
Chpt 3: Geosphere Vocabulary 2022-10-19
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- changing from a liquid to a gas
- large amounts of condensation such as rain, sleet, snow
- the center most part of the Earth containing the densest elements
- layer of gases closest to Earth's surface
- changing from a gas to a liquid
- breakdown, removal & transport of Earth's surface material
- a measure of all the dissolved salts in water
- cool layer consisting of the crust & outermost part of the mantle
- layer of gases which contain ozone causing its temperature to rise with altitude
- transfer of energy through direct contact
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- all the living and one living parts of the Earth
- transfer of energy from the movement of fluids
- all the rocks & soil on and within the Earth
- layer of gases which blanket the Earth
- outermost layer of the geosphere
- transfer of energy across space
- beneath Earth's crust & made of rocks with medium density
- plate, pieces of the lithosphere that glide upon the asthenosphere
- cycle, the continuous movement of water through Earth's spheres
- effect, warming of the Earth through the presence of gases which trap the Sun's energy
- water, has very low to zero salinity & present in rivers, lakes & streams
- plastic & solid layer upon which Earth's tectonic plates move
22 Clues: changing from a liquid to a gas • transfer of energy across space • changing from a gas to a liquid • outermost layer of the geosphere • layer of gases which blanket the Earth • layer of gases closest to Earth's surface • transfer of energy through direct contact • all the rocks & soil on and within the Earth • a measure of all the dissolved salts in water • ...
Science review 2023-02-01
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- when light rays bend
- The sun rises in the ______
- What the Earth's revolution causes
- The Earth takes about 1 ____ to make a revolution around the Sun
- When liquid becomes a gas
- Another word for oil
- short term changes in the atmosphere
- The sun sets in the ______
- traits you get from your parent
- Another word for revolution
- the second planet from the sun
- dissolves in water
- definite shape AND definite volume
- when rocks break apart
- How you spell your science teacher's last name
- ecosystem made of water
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- The Moon takes about 1 _____ to make a revolution around the Earth
- when sediments move
- What the Earth's rotation causes (3 words)
- Water, Air, and animals are all ____ because they can be easily replaced
- long term weather changes in the atmosphere
- The Earth takes about 1 ____ to make a rotation
- when sediments pile up
- When Earth goes around the sun
- The layer of rock that you would find the oldest fossils in
- when light rays bounce off an object
- ecosystem made of land
- When gas becomes a liquid
- When the Earth spins on it's axis
- Light always travels in a ______ line
- coal is formed underneath a ______
31 Clues: dissolves in water • when sediments move • when light rays bend • Another word for oil • when sediments pile up • ecosystem made of land • when rocks break apart • ecosystem made of water • When liquid becomes a gas • When gas becomes a liquid • The sun sets in the ______ • The sun rises in the ______ • Another word for revolution • When Earth goes around the sun • ...
environment and universe 2021-04-30
Across
- intelligent beings
- moving air
- contain chlorohyl
- the smallest planet in the solar system
- a star that has a tail
- place where human life
- drops of water falling
- hot and luminous
- a planet that has ring
- hard and solid object
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- celestial bodies surrounding the sun
- the largest source of energy in the world
- the biggest planet
- sources of life
- celestial bodies that are orbiting other, larger celestial bodies
- appears after the rain
- satellite from earth
- the sky
- a very large body of water on the surface of the earth
19 Clues: the sky • moving air • sources of life • hot and luminous • contain chlorohyl • intelligent beings • the biggest planet • satellite from earth • hard and solid object • a star that has a tail • place where human life • drops of water falling • appears after the rain • a planet that has ring • celestial bodies surrounding the sun • the smallest planet in the solar system • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
Across
- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
Across
- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
Layers of the Atmosphere 2023-10-28
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- These are found in the mesosphere
- Middle layer of the atmosphere
- The ozone layer protects us from UV rays from the _______
- "Thermo" means _________
- Farthest layer from the earth
- The outer layer (exosphere) is very _________
- This begins in the troposphere
- The stratosphere contains the __________ layer
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- Second layer from the earth
- The troposphere is the most __________
- Fourth layer from the earth
- International Space Station acronym
- Closest layer to the earth
- Coolest teacher around is Mrs. _________
- The ozone layer is made up of 3 of these atoms bonded together
15 Clues: "Thermo" means _________ • Closest layer to the earth • Second layer from the earth • Fourth layer from the earth • Farthest layer from the earth • Middle layer of the atmosphere • This begins in the troposphere • These are found in the mesosphere • International Space Station acronym • The troposphere is the most __________ • Coolest teacher around is Mrs. _________ • ...
psalm 96 2013-02-27
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- Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be _____
- redemption
- triumphant
- Declare his glory among the______
- _____ the LORD in the splendor of his holiness
- truthfulness
- making
- sing to the _____, all the earth
- Sing to the LORD a new ______
- assign
- ______ before him, all the earth
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- Ascribe to the LORD, all you_____
- extra ordinary
- splendor
- glory and_____
- Sing to the LORD, _____ his name
- he is to be _____ above all gods
17 Clues: making • assign • splendor • redemption • triumphant • truthfulness • extra ordinary • glory and_____ • Sing to the LORD a new ______ • Sing to the LORD, _____ his name • sing to the _____, all the earth • he is to be _____ above all gods • ______ before him, all the earth • Ascribe to the LORD, all you_____ • Declare his glory among the______ • _____ the LORD in the splendor of his holiness • ...
13. Geography & Climate 2024-02-21
Across
- the study of rocks and soil and the physical structure of the Earth
- extremely bad; not kind or gentle
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
- to keep and protect from waste, loss, or damage
- a sudden movement of the Earth’s surface
- something that causes a lot of harm or damage
- the gases around the Earth; the feeling of a place or situation
- to change a solid substance into a liquid
- an area where a particular thing happens
- a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
- a particular area in a country or the world
- not far away
- one of the large areas of salt water that cover most of the Earth
- how hot or cold something is; how hot or cold someone’s body is
- one of the great divisions of land on the Earth
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- a unit for measuring temperature and angles
- a series of events that are repeated in the same order
- to become solid or turn into ice at a very low temperature
- the weather conditions that an area usually has
- to say what you expect to happen in the future
- to gradually become bad or weak or be destroyed
- a mountain with a large hole at the top, which sometimes explodes
- to point out something; to show something
- including many different types
- individual or special; unusual
- the imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into equal north and south parts
- existing in the hottest parts of the Earth
- the study of the earth, its people, climate, and natural resources
- violent or angry; very strong or powerful
- the amount of rain that falls in a particular place at a particular time
30 Clues: not far away • including many different types • individual or special; unusual • extremely bad; not kind or gentle • a sudden movement of the Earth’s surface • an area where a particular thing happens • to point out something; to show something • to change a solid substance into a liquid • violent or angry; very strong or powerful • existing in the hottest parts of the Earth • ...
E.S. First Semester Vocabulary Ch. 1 & 3 2014-12-15
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- The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
- The central part of the Earth below the mantle; also the center of the sun.
- The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment.
- The part of Earth where life exists.
- The energy that is transferred as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light and infrared waves.
- The condition in which human needs are met in such a way that a human population can survive indefinitely.
- The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations; can result in the transfer of energy as heat.
- A calculation that shows the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country.
- The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans.
- In Earth science, the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core.
- A mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet; such as Earth.
- The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
- The change in state from a liquid to a gas.
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- Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
- A process in which the materials of Earth’s surface are loosened, dissolved, or wore away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent, such as wind, water, ice, or gravity.
- A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, out most part of the mantle; also called lithospheric plate.
- The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gasses in the absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation.
- The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
- A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.
- The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
- Water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes.
- The raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans.
22 Clues: The part of Earth where life exists. • The change in state from a liquid to a gas. • The transfer of energy as heat through a material. • A mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet; such as Earth. • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle. • A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid. • ...
Earth,Moon and Sun 2025-03-10
Across
- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from the Earth
- something we see again and again
- the size of things
- a full moon which is a circle which we can see it from earth
- a moon that looks more than a half moon
- the source of light which produces light to the planets
- when we see the moon in half a circle from the Earth
- the pair of asteroids orbits the sun and doesn't pose any threat to our planet
- a moon phase which means we cannot see the moon from the Earth
- the line between the light and the dark on the Moon
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- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- a planet which is not in our solar system
- a moon is called a lunar eclipse when it is dark The model is an object which is done on computers or on paper so that it is easier to see
- a spotlight to spot a dancer on the stage so that the dancer is visible
- a moon that looks less than a half moon from earth
- a model is an object done on a computer or on a paper so that it is easier to see
- the place where we can see all the planets like the Earth,Moon and Sun
- a moon which is outside our solar system
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
19 Clues: the size of things • something we see again and again • a moon that looks more than a half moon • a moon which is outside our solar system • a planet which is not in our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • a moon that looks less than a half moon from earth • the line between the light and the dark on the Moon • ...
Lesson 3: The Earth - Formed to be Inhabited 2024-11-14
Across
- Object that creates tides on the earth.
- Despite 60+ years of searching, there is no scientific evidence that ______ exist.
- The planet with an atmosphere that can melt lead.
- The Atmosphere - the thing that keeps the earth _____.
- Evidence does not _______ the earth is created.
- A very special planet
- The earth is the perfect ________ from the sun.
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- God's __________ are all over creation.
- According to the nebular hypothesis, the earth came about by ______.
- A planet that has a toxic atmosphere.
- According to the Bible, the earth is ______.
- Habitable Zone - where liquid ____ can exist.
12 Clues: A very special planet • A planet that has a toxic atmosphere. • God's __________ are all over creation. • Object that creates tides on the earth. • According to the Bible, the earth is ______. • Habitable Zone - where liquid ____ can exist. • Evidence does not _______ the earth is created. • The earth is the perfect ________ from the sun. • ...
13. Geography & Climate 2023-12-11
Across
- to point out something; to show something
- the gases around the Earth; the feeling of a place or situation
- to say what you expect to happen in the future
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
- a unit for measuring temperature and angles
- a mountain with a large hole at the top, which sometimes explodes
- to become solid or turn into ice at a very low temperature
- existing in the hottest parts of the Earth
- to gradually become bad or weak or be destroyed
- violent or angry; very strong or powerful
- a sudden movement of the Earth's surface
- the imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into equal north and south parts
- extremely bad; not kind or gentle
- a series of events that are repeated in the same order
- not far away
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- the weather conditions that an area usually has
- the amount of rain that falls in a particular place at a particular time
- how hot or cold something is; how hot or cold someone's body is
- to keep and protect from waste, loss, or damage
- a particular area in a country or the world
- one of the great divisions of land on the Earth
- the study of rocks and soil and the physical structure of the Earth
- to change a solid substance into a liquid
- something that causes a lot of harm or damage
- an area where a particular thing happens
- a long period of time when there is little or no rain and crops die
- one of the large areas of salt water that cover most of the Earth
- including many different types
- individual or special; unusual
- the study of the earth, its people, climate, and natural resources
30 Clues: not far away • including many different types • individual or special; unusual • extremely bad; not kind or gentle • an area where a particular thing happens • a sudden movement of the Earth's surface • to point out something; to show something • to change a solid substance into a liquid • violent or angry; very strong or powerful • existing in the hottest parts of the Earth • ...
Jasmins Crossword 2023-05-25
Across
- what every living thing needs
- hottest planet
- planet we live on
- substance before it turns to lava
- big mountain that spews out lava
- substance formed after it leaves the volcano
- happens during the daytime
- first planet
- shaking of the earth
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- formed from extreme heat and pressure
- the force pulling us down to earth
- largest planet
- the force keeping us from falling through the ground
- made up from sediments
- happens during the night time
- the changing of rocks
- bright ball of fire
- formed from melting and cooling of lava
- we live right by the San Andreas ______
- coldest planet
20 Clues: first planet • largest planet • hottest planet • coldest planet • planet we live on • bright ball of fire • shaking of the earth • the changing of rocks • made up from sediments • happens during the daytime • what every living thing needs • happens during the night time • big mountain that spews out lava • substance before it turns to lava • the force pulling us down to earth • ...
Science unit 1 2023-10-16
Across
- when sediment is pushed together by the weight of water and other sediment pushing down on it
- rock rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens
- All water on Earth's Surface - 71% of Earth's surface.
- a natural, solid mixture of minerals or grains
- how a mineral reflects light (how shiny it is) metallic vs. non metallic
- the outermost layer of the Earth that is the least dense and rocky.
- the amount of matter in a certain amount of space.
- rock rocks that are formed from extreme heat & or pressure
- molten rock on Earth's surface
- small pieces of broken rock
- The outer rigid layer of the Earth - 29% of Earth's surface.
- Core the innermost, most dense layer of the Earth, made of mostly solid iron & nickel.
- Layer of gasses surrounding Earth.
- when sediment is glued together by the minerals as the minerals get into spaces between compacted sediment
- the solid layer below the crust that is more dense than the crust, but not as dense as the cores.
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- All living organisms on Earth.
- tendency of a mineral to split along flat surfaces
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- using your 5 senses to gather information.
- igneous rock that cools slowly underground resulting in large crystals
- igneous rock that cools quickly on the surface of the earth, resulting in small crystals or a glassy texture
- when liquid rock cools and solidifies to form crystals
- rock rock that forms from the cementation or compaction of sediments into solid rock
- the amount of space an object takes up.
- the amount of matter in an object.
- Core the third layer of the Earth, made of liquid iron and nickel.
- cycle series of processes that create and transform the types of rock in the Earth's crust
- when a mineral breaks unevenly and there are no clear planes
- a logical explanation based on observations.
- molten rock under the ground
30 Clues: small pieces of broken rock • molten rock under the ground • All living organisms on Earth. • molten rock on Earth's surface • the amount of matter in an object. • Layer of gasses surrounding Earth. • the amount of space an object takes up. • using your 5 senses to gather information. • a logical explanation based on observations. • ...
8.1 CW 2 2025-09-29
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- The innermost layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel, divided into a solid inner core and liquid outer core.
- Vibrations that travel through Earth, carrying energy from earthquakes and revealing Earth’s structure.
- Heat left over from Earth’s original formation.
- (Secondary_Wave) A type of seismic wave that moves material up and down or side to side; cannot travel through liquids.
- An area on Earth’s surface where seismic waves are not detected because of how they are blocked or bent inside Earth.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth, made of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
- The process by which a planet separates into layers based on density during formation.
- The thick layer between Earth’s crust and core, made of hot, solid rock that can flow slowly.
- The bending of a wave as it changes speed when moving from one material to another.
- The thin, rocky outermost layer of Earth.
- The soft, plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
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- Circulating flows of material in the mantle caused by heat from Earth’s core.
- The breakdown of unstable atoms that releases heat energy.
- The solid, dense center of Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel.
- (Lower_Mantle) The strong, lower part of the mantle beneath the asthenosphere.
- Heat energy that comes from the motion of particles; drives convection inside Earth.
- The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).
- The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a boundary it cannot pass through.
- A type of seismic wave that moves through solids, liquids, and gases by compressing and expanding material.
- The liquid layer of Earth’s core that produces Earth’s magnetic field.
- The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance (how tightly matter is packed).
- The transfer of heat through direct contact of particles.
- An instrument that records vibrations from earthquakes.
23 Clues: The thin, rocky outermost layer of Earth. • Heat left over from Earth’s original formation. • An instrument that records vibrations from earthquakes. • The transfer of heat through direct contact of particles. • The breakdown of unstable atoms that releases heat energy. • The solid, dense center of Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel. • ...
Astronomy: Earth-Sun-Moon Review! 2021-11-19
Across
- Strength of gravity = distance + ___
- Seasons happen because of earth's axis ___
- How long it takes moon to orbit the Earth
- Moon is getting "smaller"
- Winter Solstice is ___ 21 or 22
- Tides happen because of the moon's ___
- The longest day is the summer ___
- Moon block sunlight from Earth = ___ eclipse
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- partial shadow from an eclipse
- Spring Equinox is ___ 21 or 22
- Moon and sun in a straight line = ___ tide
- Earth blocks sunlight from moon = ___ eclipse
- Ocean rises or lowers twice a day
- Full shadow from an eclipse
- When we have equal daylight and darkness
- Moon is getting "bigger"
- Moon phase, means "swollen"
- How long it takes Earth to orbit the sun
18 Clues: Moon is getting "bigger" • Moon is getting "smaller" • Full shadow from an eclipse • Moon phase, means "swollen" • partial shadow from an eclipse • Spring Equinox is ___ 21 or 22 • Winter Solstice is ___ 21 or 22 • Ocean rises or lowers twice a day • The longest day is the summer ___ • Strength of gravity = distance + ___ • Tides happen because of the moon's ___ • ...
Science Crossword 2022-09-19
Across
- refers to the sediment that has accumulated due to the interaction of delta and bodies of water
- the last and innermost layer of Earth
- largest layer of the earth
- study of the flow of matter primarily in the liquid state
- the Greek god of the winds; where the word Aeolian is derived from
- its name originated from a French word which means "hillock" or small hill
- they may be dome-shaped, crescent-shaped, star-shaped, linear-shaped, or parabolic
- formed when moving water in a stream erodes the out banks then widens its valley
- also called byland or biland
- outermost layer of the earth
- study of the current terrain features of a region
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- scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
- a resistant rock that usually surrounds table mountains
- protects us from the harmful rays emitted by the sun
- a product of glacial activity in an area
- extends from the surface of Earth to a depth of about 70-100 km
- highly viscous layer which lies between the crust and the lower mantle
- portion of lands elevated thousands of feet above their surroundings
- the most common type of dune found on Earth
19 Clues: largest layer of the earth • also called byland or biland • outermost layer of the earth • the last and innermost layer of Earth • a product of glacial activity in an area • the most common type of dune found on Earth • study of the current terrain features of a region • protects us from the harmful rays emitted by the sun • ...
Terra/Geo 2024-04-25
Across
- or small animals (such as turtles) indoors
- a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- a geographic area belonging to an authority
- buried in the ground
- ocean between Europe and Africa
- the study of the earth
- heat generated from inside the earth (as from volcanoes, hot springs)
- a paved area next to a building
- the study of the physical features of the earth
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- an area of land or its surface features
- an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
- one who studies the earth, ground, soil
- a being from another world
- a clay-based unglazed ceramic
- transparent enclosure for keeping or raising
15 Clues: buried in the ground • the study of the earth • a being from another world • a clay-based unglazed ceramic • ocean between Europe and Africa • a paved area next to a building • an area of land or its surface features • one who studies the earth, ground, soil • or small animals (such as turtles) indoors • a geographic area belonging to an authority • ...
Geology Crossword 2017-01-19
Across
- Waves/A wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- wave/A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
- crust and upper mantle of the earth.
- Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves.
- Waves/A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface.
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- science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical,and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is undergoing.
- Waves/A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
- region below the lithosphere in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
- wave/A compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to the medium through which the wave travels.
- Waves/A surface wave having a horizontal motion that is transverse to the direction the wave is traveling.
- break in the continuity of a body of rock or of a vein, with dislocation along the plane of the fracture.
- Tectonics/A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
- waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake.
- series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
- Waves/A transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
- Waves/A transverse or longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- Scale/A scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake.
20 Clues: crust and upper mantle of the earth. • waves/A wave of energy generated by an earthquake. • science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena. • Zone/The area of the earth that does not receive any direct P waves. • instrument used for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes. • ...
earth in space 2022-11-30
Across
- when the moon passes between the earth and sun
- the galaxy that includes the solar system
- when most of the moon's dayside has come into view
- brightest star seen from earth
- when the moon moves into the earth's shadow
- mainly made of gases
- when the illuminated part of the moon phases away from earth
- furthest known planet in the solar system
- has a dusty cold desert ground
- made up of the layers of gases surrounding a planet
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- smallest planet
- a region where the gravity is so strong that nothing can escape it
- large celestial body of gas that is visible in the night sky
- when the moon is a quarter way through its monthly journey
- hottest planet
- largest planet
- the earth's only natural satallite
- when one whole side of the moon can be seen
- coldest planet
- water covers 70% of it's surface
- the invisible phase of the moon
21 Clues: hottest planet • largest planet • coldest planet • smallest planet • mainly made of gases • brightest star seen from earth • has a dusty cold desert ground • the invisible phase of the moon • water covers 70% of it's surface • the earth's only natural satallite • the galaxy that includes the solar system • furthest known planet in the solar system • ...
The solar system 2022-12-15
Across
- The biggest satellite of the Earth
- The Asteroid ... is between Mars and Jupiter
- It is a red planet
- It has very strong winds
- Mercury is the same ... as Earth's satellite
- The ... mountain of the Solar System is on Mars
- Mars is red because its rocks contain ...
- Pluto is the biggest ... planet
- Neptune is the ... planet from the Sun
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- Venus is the second planet from the ...
- Neptune is the ... planet
- The sixthe planet from the Sun
- It is similar in size to the Earth, but it spins the other way
- Pluto is the ... dwarf planet
- Mars is red and it has the highest ... of the Solar System
- One Moon year is 29 ... years.
- It is hotter than Mercury
- Mars is about ... the size of the Earth
- The Asteroid belt is made of dust, ...,stone and metal
19 Clues: It is a red planet • It has very strong winds • Neptune is the ... planet • It is hotter than Mercury • Pluto is the ... dwarf planet • The sixthe planet from the Sun • One Moon year is 29 ... years. • Pluto is the biggest ... planet • The biggest satellite of the Earth • Neptune is the ... planet from the Sun • Venus is the second planet from the ... • ...
Ch. 4 Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-06
Across
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
- relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
- all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
- liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth.
- coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock
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- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- a fine-grained basic igneous rock composed of calcic plagioclase and augite
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
- hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
- a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth.
16 Clues: the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's • hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth. • ...
Ch. 4 Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-06
Across
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
- relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
- all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
- liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth.
- coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock
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- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- a fine-grained basic igneous rock composed of calcic plagioclase and augite
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
- hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
- a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth.
16 Clues: the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's • hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth. • ...
The Planets Crossword 2014-10-20
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- a dwarf planet
- asteroids are mostly made of air and ?
- ? second brightest object in the night sky(after the moon)
- Saturn is surrounded by ?
- Uranus can not be seen from the Earth without a ?
- a person who goes into space by a rocket
- surname of the first person on the moon
- ? is the most distant planet from the sun
- how many planets are there? (do not count Pluto)
- mercury is the closest planet to the ?
- our galaxy is called the ?
- the sun is a very large ?
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- a stellar explosion of stars
- groups of stars that form patterns in the night sky
- the only celestial body humans have set foot, other than Earth
- the largest planet in the solar system
- solid piece of debis that survives impact with the Earth
- a planet where humans live
- each star in the sky is an enormous glowing ball of ?
- known as the red planet
20 Clues: a dwarf planet • known as the red planet • Saturn is surrounded by ? • the sun is a very large ? • a planet where humans live • our galaxy is called the ? • a stellar explosion of stars • asteroids are mostly made of air and ? • the largest planet in the solar system • mercury is the closest planet to the ? • surname of the first person on the moon • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
Across
- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-08
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- The action of a body rotating on its axis
- Outermost planet in the Milky Way.
- Seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet in our solar system.
- Second largest planet in the solar system, contains long rings.
- The model of the Milky Way used today.
- Region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter that contains many irregularly shaped bodies.
- Region of icy bodies, comets, and dwarf planets that extends from Neptune's orbit.
- Average distance between the Sun and Earth.
- Planet closest to the Sun, halfway between the Sun and Earth.
- "The Red Planet", composed of volcanic rock.
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- Outer planets.
- Earth's natural sattelite.
- What attracts bodies together based on mass and distance.
- Earth's "twin".
- Inner planets.
- The planet with the largest mass.
- A complete orbit made around another body.
- The only planet in the Milky Way that can support life.
- The model of the Milky Way with Earth in its center.
- Path of a body going around another.
20 Clues: Outer planets. • Inner planets. • Earth's "twin". • Earth's natural sattelite. • The planet with the largest mass. • Outermost planet in the Milky Way. • Path of a body going around another. • The model of the Milky Way used today. • The action of a body rotating on its axis • A complete orbit made around another body. • Average distance between the Sun and Earth. • ...
Astronomy Crossword - Charlie Goode - 7Q 2017-03-29
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- How many planets are in our solar system?
- The only dwarf planet in the Solar System.
- Something used to see into outer space from Earth.
- Famously known for it's rings.
- What is the planet known as "The Blue Planet"?
- The system that Earth and our other planets that we know of are in.
- What is the famous organization that explores space?
- Something bright and extremely hot that can be seen from Earth.
- The name of the meat feast pizza from Domino's takeaway.
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- What is known as "Ice and Dust"?
- What is the farthest planet from the sun?
- Who was the first person to observe Jupiter?
- Who said "Houston, we have a problem"?
- The 5th planet from the sun.
- The 7th planet from the sun.
- A solid piece of debris from an object.
- A type of chocolate bar (HINT:IT ISN'T MARS)
- The 2nd planet from the sun.
- A chemical with the same name as a planet.
- What is known as "The Red Planet"?
20 Clues: The 5th planet from the sun. • The 7th planet from the sun. • The 2nd planet from the sun. • Famously known for it's rings. • What is known as "Ice and Dust"? • What is known as "The Red Planet"? • Who said "Houston, we have a problem"? • A solid piece of debris from an object. • What is the farthest planet from the sun? • How many planets are in our solar system? • ...
Space Crossword 2024-09-26
Across
- Where Rocketlab is located in Auckland
- A Country that uses 100% renewable energy
- The seventh planet
- A New Zealand company that launches rockets to space
- A technology that harnesses power from the Sun
- The fifth planet
- Force
- Our galaxy
- The third planet
- The second planet
- What causes the tides
- National Aeronautics Space Administration
- a term for dead satellites and debris in the Low Earth Orbit
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- The Eighth planet
- A type of energy harnessed from the Sun
- A transport machine that sends objects and astronauts to space
- The Earth takes 365 days to orbit this star
- The Red Planet
- Our group of planets including the sun
- Objects floating in the Low Earth Orbit
- How many astronauts live in the ISS for months
- The dwarf planet
- The sixth planet
- abbreviation for International Space Station
- The first planet
- A Māori term for the Pleiades Star Cluster
- A demigod who slowed down the sun
27 Clues: Force • Our galaxy • The Red Planet • The dwarf planet • The fifth planet • The sixth planet • The first planet • The third planet • The Eighth planet • The second planet • The seventh planet • What causes the tides • A demigod who slowed down the sun • Where Rocketlab is located in Auckland • Our group of planets including the sun • A type of energy harnessed from the Sun • ...
Space Crossword 2024-09-26
Across
- How many astronauts live in the ISS for months
- A type of energy harnessed from the Sun
- Our galaxy
- The Red Planet
- The dwarf planet
- abbreviation for International Space Station
- Force
- What causes the tides
- The third planet
- The second planet
- The seventh planet
- National Aeronautics Space Administration
- A transport machine that sends objects and astronauts to space
- The Eighth planet
- A demigod who slowed down the sun
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- The fifth planet
- A Māori term for the Pleiades Star Cluster
- A technology that harnesses power from the Sun
- The Earth takes 365 days to orbit this star
- Objects floating in the Low Earth Orbit
- The sixth planet
- a term for dead satellites and debris in the Low Earth Orbit
- A New Zealand company that launches rockets to space
- Our group of planets including the sun
- The first planet
- A Country that uses 100% renewable energy
26 Clues: Force • Our galaxy • The Red Planet • The fifth planet • The sixth planet • The dwarf planet • The first planet • The third planet • The second planet • The Eighth planet • The seventh planet • What causes the tides • A demigod who slowed down the sun • Our group of planets including the sun • Objects floating in the Low Earth Orbit • A type of energy harnessed from the Sun • ...
Earth and Space - Heliocentric Vs Geocentric 2023-10-04
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- This astronomer used a telescope to support the heliocentric model
- Today we can learn about Earth and Space through using modern technology including…
- This astronomer said the Earth takes one year to orbit the sun
- This movement is what creates day and night
- These people believed in the geocentric model
- This model says that the sun is at the centre of the universe
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- These orbit the sun
- The Earth rotates on it’s _____ which creates day and night
- This takes 365 days
- A person who studies Earth and Space is known as a…
- The Milky Way is also known as the ______ system
- This model says that the Earth is at the centre of the universe
- The _____ orbits the Earth
- The position of the _____ in the Solar System never changes
14 Clues: These orbit the sun • This takes 365 days • The _____ orbits the Earth • This movement is what creates day and night • These people believed in the geocentric model • The Milky Way is also known as the ______ system • A person who studies Earth and Space is known as a… • The Earth rotates on it’s _____ which creates day and night • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
Geosphere 2025-01-22
Across
- - The remains or marks of plants or animals from a long time ago.
- - The thick layer of rock below the crust.
- - Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
- - The center of the Earth, made of hot metal.
- - The solid parts of the Earth, like rocks, soil, and land.
- - A mountain where melted rock (lava) can come out of the Earth.
- - The top layer of Earth where plants grow.
- - The shape of the land, like hills, valleys, and mountains.
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- - The variety of plants, animals, and other living things in an environment.
- - Tiny pieces of rock and soil moved by water, wind, or ice.
- - The hard outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and top of the mantle.
- - A natural substance that makes up rocks.
- - When the ground shakes because tectonic plates move.
- - The outermost layer of the Earth where we live.
- - When rocks and soil are worn away by water, wind, or ice.
- Cycle - The way rocks change from one kind to another, like igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.
16 Clues: - A natural substance that makes up rocks. • - The thick layer of rock below the crust. • - The top layer of Earth where plants grow. • - The center of the Earth, made of hot metal. • - The outermost layer of the Earth where we live. • - When the ground shakes because tectonic plates move. • - The solid parts of the Earth, like rocks, soil, and land. • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
Across
- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
Down
- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
The Lunar Cycle 2021-08-19
Across
- The phase the comes after the new moon
- The visible light is DESCREASING
- It takes about a ______ for the Moon to revolve around the Earth.
- The visible light is INCREADING
- Phase that comes before the Full Moon
- The shape of the light that is about 25% visible
- Phase when NO visible light is seen from Earth
- Phase that comes 1 week before the New Moon
- Shape of the light that is 75% visible
- The path the Moon travels around the earth
Down
- Visible light light shaped like a football on the left side of the Moon
- Phase opposite the New Moon
- One fourth of the way through the Lunar Cycle
- The light on the left is about 25% visible from Earth
- The movement of one object around another
- The predictable pattern of the Moon's orbit around the Earth
16 Clues: Phase opposite the New Moon • The visible light is INCREADING • The visible light is DESCREASING • Phase that comes before the Full Moon • The phase the comes after the new moon • Shape of the light that is 75% visible • The movement of one object around another • The path the Moon travels around the earth • Phase that comes 1 week before the New Moon • ...
Unit 2 2022-10-14
Across
- the imaginary line that earth rotates around
- the phase of the moon where you see a quarter of the moon lit on the left
- earth going around the sun
- an eclipse when the earth passes between the moon and sun
- the shape of the moon with less than half lit
- the attraction force between all objects
- the tide during the 1st and 3rd quarter moons
- decreasing light
- the shape of the moon with more than half lit
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- an eclipse when the moon passes between the earth and sun
- increasing light
- earth spinning
- the moon phase when you can see half of the moon
- the moon phase that looks like there is no moon
- the tide during the new and full moons
- the phase of the moon where you see a quarter of the moon lit on the right
16 Clues: earth spinning • increasing light • decreasing light • earth going around the sun • the tide during the new and full moons • the attraction force between all objects • the imaginary line that earth rotates around • the shape of the moon with less than half lit • the tide during the 1st and 3rd quarter moons • the shape of the moon with more than half lit • ...
Plate Tectonics,Earthquakes, Volcanoes 2018-03-06
Across
- large super continent that existed 250 million years ago.
- Type of volcano that is almost entirely made of magma and lava
- hot molten rock above the Earth's surface
- the part of the Earth that contains most of Earth's mass
- the part of the Earth that is made of iron and nickel
- Small volcanoes made from ash and rocks.
- area where magma from the mantle continually breaks through the crust
- earths crust made of land
- plates the two sub-layers of the earth that float causing volcanoes and Earth Quakes
- a sudden and violent shaking of the Earth as a result of movements within the earth's crust
Down
- large pieces of Earth's crust that move due to convection currents
- Volcanic gases can block out the sunlight causing what?
- when two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises and new crust is formed
- earths crust located under the ocean
- the composition of the magma determines its what of the volcano?
- technical name for crust and upper mantle
- Flows fast flowing clouds of hot ash and volcanic glass rolling down the mountainside
- Explosive eruptions followed by outpourings of lava
- A mountain that forms when magma is forced to the Earth's surface
- hot fluid that is under the Earth's surface
20 Clues: earths crust made of land • earths crust located under the ocean • Small volcanoes made from ash and rocks. • hot molten rock above the Earth's surface • technical name for crust and upper mantle • hot fluid that is under the Earth's surface • Explosive eruptions followed by outpourings of lava • the part of the Earth that is made of iron and nickel • ...
8th Earth Science 1st Qtr Bonus Chapters NOS-2 2015-10-13
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- divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- land
- factor having more than one value
- map coastal waters
- exploration of natural events
- measures wind speed
- crust and uppermost mantle
- relates distances
- distortion near the poles
- plate tectonics
- what will happen next in a sequence
- using a set of skills to test ideas
- low relief and elevation
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- low relief and high elevation
- densest layer of Earth
- distance above sea level
- little distortion where the globe is touched
- cloud of dust and gas
- middle number in a data set
- plastic like layer
- model of the Earth
- use common sense
- divides Earth into east and west halves
- landscape
24 Clues: land • landscape • plate tectonics • use common sense • relates distances • map coastal waters • plastic like layer • model of the Earth • measures wind speed • cloud of dust and gas • densest layer of Earth • distance above sea level • low relief and elevation • distortion near the poles • crust and uppermost mantle • middle number in a data set • low relief and high elevation • ...
Unit 2 Puzzle 2023-10-04
Across
- all living things on earth
- oxygen is present
- site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
- substances created during a chemical reaction
- all the water on the earth
- all the gases surrounding earth
- type of organism that can make its own food
- organelle, site of photosynthesis
- two types, second step of anaerobic respiration
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- adenosine diphosphate
- type of organism that must eat other organisms
- all rocks/soil on earth
- anything with mass and takes up space
- types of organism that breaks down biotic compounds, recycler
- first step of aerobic respiration
- substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction
- process of using light energy to move glucose
- nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids
- adenosine triphosphate
- pigment in chloroplasts
20 Clues: oxygen is present • adenosine diphosphate • adenosine triphosphate • all rocks/soil on earth • pigment in chloroplasts • all living things on earth • all the water on the earth • all the gases surrounding earth • first step of aerobic respiration • organelle, site of photosynthesis • anything with mass and takes up space • type of organism that can make its own food • ...
Chpt 3: Geosphere Vocabulary 2022-10-19
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- plate, pieces of the lithosphere that glide upon the asthenosphere
- beneath Earth's crust & made of rocks with medium density
- plastic & solid layer upon which Earth's tectonic plates move
- layer of gases which blanket the Earth
- outermost layer of the geosphere
- cycle, the continuous movement of water through Earth's spheres
- large amounts of condensation such as rain, sleet, snow
- transfer of energy across space
- the center most part of the Earth containing the densest elements
- changing from a gas to a liquid
- layer of gases which contain ozone causing its temperature to rise with altitude
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- layer of gases closest to Earth's surface
- transfer of energy from the movement of fluids
- water, has very low to zero salinity & present in rivers, lakes & streams
- all the rocks & soil on and within the Earth
- changing from a liquid to a gas
- transfer of energy through direct contact
- effect, warming of the Earth through the presence of gases which trap the Sun's energy
- a measure of all the dissolved salts in water
- cool layer consisting of the crust & outermost part of the mantle
- all the living and one living parts of the Earth
- breakdown, removal & transport of Earth's surface material
22 Clues: changing from a liquid to a gas • transfer of energy across space • changing from a gas to a liquid • outermost layer of the geosphere • layer of gases which blanket the Earth • layer of gases closest to Earth's surface • transfer of energy through direct contact • all the rocks & soil on and within the Earth • a measure of all the dissolved salts in water • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
not fun 2023-12-06
Across
- the first layer of the earth
- the longest fault line
- the worst ever earthquake in hitsory
- the plate boundary that slide
- makes a earthquake or is the epicenter of one
- Circle of volcanoes
- the plate boundary that divides
- there are how many types of volcanoes
Down
- the secend layer of the earth
- the plate boundary that collides
- the type of fault when the hanging wall fell down
- comes out of a volcano once called lava
- an instrument that measuers an earthquake
- this volcano made hawaii
- the fourth layer of the earth
- the third layer of the earth
16 Clues: Circle of volcanoes • the longest fault line • this volcano made hawaii • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the secend layer of the earth • the fourth layer of the earth • the plate boundary that slide • the plate boundary that divides • the plate boundary that collides • the worst ever earthquake in hitsory • there are how many types of volcanoes • ...
Tectonic Plates 2020-10-21
Across
- boundary the boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- core the solid, dense center of the Earth.
- the layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
- A scientist who studies matter that constitutes the Earth and other terrestrial planets.
- the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
- zone the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere.
- tectonics the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
- a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another.
- boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- the soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
- spreading the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
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- the "middle sphere," the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
- the phenomena associated with volcanic activity.
- the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
- plate a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere.
- boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- drift the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have in the past.
- core the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
- the thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
- Wagener German polar researcher, geophysicist, and meteorologist.
20 Clues: the thin, outermost layer of the Earth. • core the solid, dense center of the Earth. • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity. • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core. • the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • boundary the boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • ...
Crossword Puzzle Chapter 31 Plate Tectonics Earth Science 2023-08-14
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- layer of earth-- rocks, crust, plates
- The type of boundary when plates pull apart and separate
- The type of boundary when each plate slides along past each other
- name of the supercontinent. Means "universal land"
- molten rock under Earth's surface
- The Mid Atlantic ____ is the tallest mountain range in world
- The process of _____ reversal is when polarity on earth reverses itself
- Organisms that live in severe and extreme conditions
- The ______ core is made of hot, liquid iron. Is magnetic
- _____ plates are sections of moving crust
- process of how the Earth sorted itself into layers
- science of something (suffix)
- surface layer of Earth, very thin
- study of Earth's structure and composition
- The ____ mantle has rigid rocks near the core
- A _____ zone is where the lithosphere sinks and melts
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- The _____ crust is land masses, less dense and with granite
- thin layer of gasses surrounding Earth
- thick layer of hot, molten magma
- the mass and volume of a substance volume (mass/volume)
- center layers of the Earth
- vertical, up and down crust movements
- Vents called ____ vents live at the bottom of the ocean and release gasses
- moving, flowing, mantle rock, plastic like
- scientist who studies something (suffix)
- The ______ crust is
- The type of boundary when plates come together and collide
- The _____ core is solid, very dense, hot and pressurized
- Sound navigation ranging
- where large land masses reach down into the mantle
- what melted rock is described as (magma)
31 Clues: The ______ crust is • Sound navigation ranging • center layers of the Earth • science of something (suffix) • thick layer of hot, molten magma • molten rock under Earth's surface • surface layer of Earth, very thin • layer of earth-- rocks, crust, plates • vertical, up and down crust movements • thin layer of gasses surrounding Earth • scientist who studies something (suffix) • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
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- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
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- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
spaced out 2024-05-15
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- the oldest star
- the only planet with known life on it
- saturn's smallest moon
- the planet behind earth
- the planet In front of earth
- the biggest star
- the smallest star
- nickname for the earth
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- the rover that collected data, including photographs, as it rolled over the Martian surface in 2012.
- a planet with rings
- the planet closest to the sun
- the probe that has been orbiting Mercury since March 2011
- the planet farthest away from the sun]
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the biggest star in our solar system
15 Clues: the oldest star • the biggest star • the smallest star • a planet with rings • Saturn's biggest moon • saturn's smallest moon • nickname for the earth • the planet behind earth • the planet In front of earth • the planet closest to the sun • the biggest star in our solar system • the only planet with known life on it • the planet farthest away from the sun] • ...
Semester One 2017-06-28
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- God gave him the 10 Commandments.
- the day Jesus resurrected
- Son of God
- the day Jesus died.
- the Sunday before good Friday.
- a country in west Africa.
- wrote the third gospel of the New Testament
- in a story in the Old Testament including a whale.
- the leader of Rome.
- wrote the fourth of the New Testament
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- the start of lent.
- the first man on earth
- Betrayed Jesus
- wrote the second of the New Testament
- it happened in Ghana.
- write the first gospel of the New Testament
- Killed his own mother.
- Created earth.
- the first women on earth
- he built the ark
20 Clues: Son of God • Betrayed Jesus • Created earth. • he built the ark • the start of lent. • the day Jesus died. • the leader of Rome. • it happened in Ghana. • the first man on earth • Killed his own mother. • the first women on earth • the day Jesus resurrected • a country in west Africa. • the Sunday before good Friday. • God gave him the 10 Commandments. • wrote the second of the New Testament • ...
Earth's Satellites 2023-02-14
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- used to map ocean surface topography
- A radar altimeter satellite
- A commercial Earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery
- Launched july 12th 2010 by ISRO using the PSLV-C15 rocket
- Landed on mars in 2012, and the largest rover to be sent out to space
- Indonesia’s first remote sensing satellite
- First satellite to take a photo of earth
- previously known as GeoEye-2
- Measures ice sheet elevation and sea ice thickness, as well as land topography
- Name means the Planet Earth
- weather satellite operated by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- The 8th Japanese weather satellite
- Orbit's at a height of 438 miles
- First satellite to be sent by india
- The first satellite to exit our solar system
- first earth observation satellite launched into Earth orbit on 10 December 2001
- First satellite launched by the U.S.
- the second highest-resolution optical Earth observation satellite developed by China
- the largest modular space station in low Earth orbit
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- Originally called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
- Largest satellite
- First artificial satellite ever created
- Can infrared light
- Smallest satellite
- Launched from a Falcon 9 rocket on 24 August 2017
- The third major component of the Earth Observing System
- Launched February 17th 1959
- Studies the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of waters
- Orbiting Saturn
- Studies thickness of clouds and aerosols for understanding of how much air pollution is present
- Italian radar imaging satellite, and launched in 2007
- Launched on a delta II rocket on april 28th 2006
- Launched October 1st 2008
- an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space
- Owned by digitalglobe, and launched in 2001
- First satellite to take a photo of the moon
- First to explore another planet
- Supports scientific, commercial and practical applications related to sea level rise, ocean circulation, and climate change.
- a satellite altimeter oceanography mission.
- primary goal is to refresh the global archive of satellite photos
40 Clues: Orbiting Saturn • Largest satellite • Can infrared light • Smallest satellite • Launched October 1st 2008 • A radar altimeter satellite • Launched February 17th 1959 • Name means the Planet Earth • previously known as GeoEye-2 • First to explore another planet • Orbit's at a height of 438 miles • The 8th Japanese weather satellite • First satellite to be sent by india • ...
Hudsons Earth, sun and moon crossword 2019-10-27
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- it gives the earth light at night
- there are twelve of these in a year
- when most of the moon is lit
- when half of the moon is lit
- the earths pull
- its a large ball of gas
- an imaginary line from the north pole to the South Pole
- when the moon goes in-between the earth and sun
- the earth ______ around the sun
- when most of the moon is dark
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- when the moon has no light
- when the moon increases in light
- the earths tilt causes these
- when the earth goes in-between the sun and moon
- this causes night and day
- when the moon is fully lit
- when the moon decreases in light
17 Clues: the earths pull • its a large ball of gas • this causes night and day • when the moon has no light • when the moon is fully lit • the earths tilt causes these • when most of the moon is lit • when half of the moon is lit • when most of the moon is dark • the earth ______ around the sun • when the moon increases in light • when the moon decreases in light • ...
Geography 2021-09-04
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- Earth's solid layer
- Active volcano in India
- Study of landforms
- it can travel through solid and liquid mediums
- Zone that seprates the crust and mantle
- layer of air
- Levelling of land
- innermost part of earth
- Sweeping curves of river
- It is beneath the crust
- Thin solid layer covering outside of earth
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- stratified rock
- the state of atmosphere for specific place and short period of time
- study of earthquake
- movement of air
- instrument for measuring pressure of air
- The type of soil which is very fertile
- amount of water vapours in environment
- shaking and trembeling of earth
- removal of top layer of soil
- Life supporting gas
- Primary rock
- unit of air pressure
- Blue planet
- instrument used to measure rainfall
25 Clues: Blue planet • layer of air • Primary rock • stratified rock • movement of air • Levelling of land • Study of landforms • study of earthquake • Earth's solid layer • Life supporting gas • unit of air pressure • Active volcano in India • innermost part of earth • It is beneath the crust • Sweeping curves of river • removal of top layer of soil • shaking and trembeling of earth • ...
Bays puzzle 2024-03-14
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- plates moving away
- a crack within’s earths crust
- when wind, water and ice breaks down rock
- molten material pushes up in a volcano
- rocky shell of all earth
- dissolved minerals, remains of living things or prices of rock
- molten rock that makes earths mantle
- formed solid substance with crystal structure
- color of a mineral in powder form
- the earth moving
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- core made mostly of molten
- plates moving toward
- core solid iron and nickel that’s very hot
- a hill or mountain made by action of magma
- remains or evidence of the past
- rock made when sediment is pressed
- a layer of earth below the crust
- beneath the earth
- hard compact mixture of minerals
- rock made from cooled magma
20 Clues: the earth moving • beneath the earth • plates moving away • plates moving toward • rocky shell of all earth • core made mostly of molten • rock made from cooled magma • a crack within’s earths crust • remains or evidence of the past • a layer of earth below the crust • hard compact mixture of minerals • color of a mineral in powder form • rock made when sediment is pressed • ...
Plate tectonics By Million Roberts 2022-05-17
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- a specialist in the history of the earth recorded in rocks
- with respect to chemistry
- relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
- use again after processing
- a search of knowledge
- having undergone transformation by pressure,heat,etc.
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
- a rigid layer of the earths crust
- a single thickness of some substance or material
- a large continuous extent of land
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- of or relating to or based on geology
- a fissure in the earth crust
- the branch and geology studying the folding and the faulting
- one of the large landmasses of the earth
- characteristic of a stage performance
- recognize as being
- the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
- of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth and the moon
- of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
20 Clues: recognize as being • a search of knowledge • with respect to chemistry • use again after processing • a fissure in the earth crust • a rigid layer of the earths crust • a large continuous extent of land • of or relating to or based on geology • characteristic of a stage performance • one of the large landmasses of the earth • a single thickness of some substance or material • ...
Lunar Phases 2025-11-11
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- The phase where exactly half of the Moon's surface is illuminated as seen from Earth; appears right after Waning Gibbous.
- A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet; the Moon is Earth's.
- The phase that occurs just before the New Moon; a tiny sliver is visible.
- The phase when the Moon is not visible because the sunlit side is facing away from Earth.
- The turning of the Moon on its axis; takes the same time as its revolution.
- The phase when you see the Moon as a complete circle of light; opposite the New Moon.
- The force that keeps the Moon moving around the Earth and causes tides.
- The phase after the Full Moon where less than half of the visible surface is lit.
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- The phase when exactly half of the Moon's surface is illuminated as seen from Earth; appears right after Waxing Crescent.
- The phase when the Moon is almost completely full, and the illuminated portion is growing.
- A large, bowl-shaped depression on the surface caused by an impact.
- The elliptical path of an object (like the Moon) around another object (like Earth).
- The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.
- The phase visible just after the New Moon; only a small sliver of the right side is lit.
- The period when the Moon's visible illuminated area is increasing.
- The degree or amount of light being reflected by the Moon.
- The time it takes for the Moon to complete one trip around the Earth; about 27.3 days.
- An astronomical event when one celestial body (like the Moon) moves into the shadow of another (like Earth).
18 Clues: The degree or amount of light being reflected by the Moon. • The period when the Moon's visible illuminated area is increasing. • A large, bowl-shaped depression on the surface caused by an impact. • The force that keeps the Moon moving around the Earth and causes tides. • The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the Moon's gravitational pull. • ...
GLWS terra 2024-04-08
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- (n) a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside
- (n) a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform
- crystals
- and natural resources
- (n) a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the
- (adj) almost or completley surrounded by land
- (adj) under the surface of the earth; underground
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- cotta (n) baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
- (adj)out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet
- planet's surface
- sloping sides
- (n) an area, region, or piece of land
- (n) the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on
- (n) the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
14 Clues: crystals • sloping sides • planet's surface • and natural resources • (n) an area, region, or piece of land • (adj) almost or completley surrounded by land • cotta (n) baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • (adj) under the surface of the earth; underground • (adj)out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet • ...
get under a desk before the ceiling falls on you 2021-10-14
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- the middle of the earth
- to go through a dramatic change
- the state of being stretched tight
- when two plates move away from each other
- the fourth layer of the earth
- a ditch
- the outer part of the earth
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- the upper layer of the Earth's mantle
- decrease an object's volume with force
- the layer closest to us on the earth
- fragile
- the third layer of the Earth
- when plates move and collide
13 Clues: fragile • a ditch • the middle of the earth • the outer part of the earth • the third layer of the Earth • when plates move and collide • the fourth layer of the earth • to go through a dramatic change • the state of being stretched tight • the layer closest to us on the earth • the upper layer of the Earth's mantle • decrease an object's volume with force • ...
satellites and space 2015-03-12
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- a telescope that is in orbit around the Earth. Used for taking photographs of the Sun, stars, or planets without atmosphere getting in the way
- a space vehicle that is put into the orbit around another planet or moon. Used for taking photographs or other measurements from close to a planet
- the family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves
- millions of stars group the force of attraction between any two objects together
- an orbit where a satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth, so it always stays over the same part of the Earth
- a star with planets and other objects orbiting it
- a satellite that has not been made by humans. The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth
- the force of attraction between any two objects
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can detect with our eyes
- the path that a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet
- a satellite used to transmit tv programmes telephone calls
- a space vehicle that lands on another planet or moon. Used for taking soil samples on another planet or moon
- an orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth during several orbits
- another name for heat energy that travels by radiation. It can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty space)
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- an instrument with lenses or mirrors that makes things look bigger. Used for taking photographs of Sun, stars or planets
- a huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
- a satellite made by humans
- a satellite used to take pictures of Earth- for instance to help forecast weather
- a large object orbiting a star. For example the Earth is a planet
- all the galaxies and the space between them
20 Clues: a satellite made by humans • all the galaxies and the space between them • the force of attraction between any two objects • a star with planets and other objects orbiting it • a huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy • a satellite used to transmit tv programmes telephone calls • a large object orbiting a star. For example the Earth is a planet • ...
Extra Credit Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-21
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- a boundary between two plates where they are moving past one another
- the act of tectonic plates moving away from one another
- formed by a rift in the earth ́s crust where plates have moved apart; a valley
- new ocean floor forms between separating plates
- an oceanographic method for studying the ocean floor
- the theory that states that the continents were once connected
- the theory that earth ́s surface consists of separate plates that move
- rock formed by the cooling and solidification of hot liquid magma or lava
- sudden earth movement caused by abrupt release of accumulated stress
- rising mass of mantle abnormally hot or wet may lead to igneous activity
- forms when heat and pressure act on igneous or sedimentary rock
- long elevated region of the ocean floor with a central valley
- oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary
- a place on earth ́s crust where divergence occurs; a crack fissure or other opening in rock
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- natural remnant magnetization of earth material
- the act of tectonic plates moving toward one another
- caused by intense heat and pressure from an earlier form without melting
- sections of lithosphere that move slowly over the surface of the earth
- ocean floor between the shoreline and the abyssal ocean floor
- vent in earth ́s surface through which magma gases and ash erupt
- a hot place in the mantle where magma rises often forms a volcano
- the molten mixture of minerals gases and melted rock found below the surface
- is an isolated volcanic peak on the ocean floor that has a flattened top
- the large-scale processes involving movement of the plates of the earth's lithosphere
- boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other
- narrow elongated depression on the deep-sea floor
26 Clues: natural remnant magnetization of earth material • new ocean floor forms between separating plates • narrow elongated depression on the deep-sea floor • the act of tectonic plates moving toward one another • an oceanographic method for studying the ocean floor • the act of tectonic plates moving away from one another • ...
Unit 1:Intro to Geography 2025-04-07
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- Any natural characteristics of Earth's surface, such as landforms or bodies of water
- Height above sea level
- An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas
- Meridian lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
- A map that shows a particular theme or topic
- Activity Any action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of goods and services
- The precise point where a place is located on Earth
- Provides information on the distance on a map
- A way of representing the spherical earth on a flat surface
- The average number of people who live in a unit of area
- Parallel of latitude that circles the Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles
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- The directions of North, South, East, and West
- Where a place is located in relation to another place
- Spinning motion of the Earth
- Imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth
- Run East to West on a map
- All the plants and trees in an area
- One round trip of the Earth around the sun
- The pattern of weather over a long period of time
- Direction finding tool that resembles a flower
- Also known as a map key, this identifies symbols used on a map
- A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
- Any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape
23 Clues: Height above sea level • Run East to West on a map • Spinning motion of the Earth • All the plants and trees in an area • One round trip of the Earth around the sun • A map that shows a particular theme or topic • Provides information on the distance on a map • The directions of North, South, East, and West • Direction finding tool that resembles a flower • ...
Unit 5: Earth's Compositional and Physical Layers 2022-02-06
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- Earth's layers that are divided by their chemical composition or mixture
- only liquid layer of the Earth; lies beneath the mesosphere
- completely solid layer and has the most density; extends from the outer core to the center of the Earth
- these are currents that cause the movement of the lithosphere; can be found in the asthenosphere
- the lower portion of the mantle
- layer of the Earth found between the crust and the core
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- layers of the Earth that are divided based on the states of matter found in each layer
- the thin, outermost layer of the Earth
- one category of the Earth's crust that is thicker, but has less density
- one category of the Earth's crust that is thinner, but has more density
- layer of the Earth located below the lithosphere; able to flow like putty or plastic; convection currents are found here
- layer of the Earth composed of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
- the layer of Earth that is below the mantle and extends to the center of Earth
13 Clues: the lower portion of the mantle • the thin, outermost layer of the Earth • layer of the Earth found between the crust and the core • only liquid layer of the Earth; lies beneath the mesosphere • one category of the Earth's crust that is thicker, but has less density • one category of the Earth's crust that is thinner, but has more density • ...
Vocab Words 2025-10-22
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- Grid the grid system made up of lines of longitude and latitude- allows absolute location to be identified anywhere on the planet.
- one of the five themes, where something can be found
- Meridian zero degrees longitude
- a 3 dimensional map of the Earth
- the shared beliefs, behaviors, customs, and traditions of a group
- one of the five themes, how similar areas are group/ organized
- Directions Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
- tool on map that shows relative size distance
- zero degrees latitude
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- a map with known distortion
- the global grid lines that run vertically
- The global grid lines that run horizontally
- Directions North, East, South, West
- the global positioning satellite system
- one of the five themes, the human and physical geography of a location
- The study of the Earth, its physical and human systems, and how they are organized and interact
- Environment Interaction One-of the five themes, how humans change the Earth. Adapt to the Earth.
- one of the five themes, how people, stuff, and ideas get from one location to
- Inaccuracy on maps (objects stretched, squeezed, misshaped, too close, too apart,etc) caused by making 2 dimensional images of a 3 dimensional object (the earth)
19 Clues: zero degrees latitude • a map with known distortion • Meridian zero degrees longitude • a 3 dimensional map of the Earth • Directions North, East, South, West • the global positioning satellite system • the global grid lines that run vertically • The global grid lines that run horizontally • tool on map that shows relative size distance • ...
geography 2014-09-14
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- 0 degrees longitude from which other longitudes are calculated
- relation between map measures and earth distances
- from pole to pole
- earth's curved surface shown by a mathematical formula on a map
- map maker
- when a cone over part of a earth model
- one the halves in which earth divided
- everything west of prime meridian
- shown political units like states cities and countries
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- the exact position of a place on earth
- scale model of earth
- a specific place on earth
- shows earth's physical features
- everything south of the equator
14 Clues: map maker • from pole to pole • scale model of earth • a specific place on earth • shows earth's physical features • everything south of the equator • everything west of prime meridian • one the halves in which earth divided • the exact position of a place on earth • when a cone over part of a earth model • relation between map measures and earth distances • ...
Science chapter 4 2025-10-01
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- hot liquid rock
- take care of natural resources
- beginning of a river
- matter that settles at the bottom of liquid
- imaginary line between the poles
- a decayed substance in soil
- shaking of earths crust
- loss of topsoil by water or wind
- small ditch formed by erosion
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- rock and soil move all at once
- top layer of earths crust
- a substance thats never been alive
- runoff precipitation that trickles into streams
- natural formation of rock or soil on earth
- coldest part of earth
- farmers move crops every year
- end of a river that flows into ocean
- 70 percent of earth is covered by
- center of the earth
- outer layer of earth
- soil in which plants grow well
21 Clues: hot liquid rock • center of the earth • beginning of a river • outer layer of earth • coldest part of earth • shaking of earths crust • top layer of earths crust • a decayed substance in soil • farmers move crops every year • small ditch formed by erosion • rock and soil move all at once • take care of natural resources • soil in which plants grow well • imaginary line between the poles • ...
Astronomy Crossword - Charlie Goode - 7Q 2017-03-29
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- Famously known for its rings.
- The 5th planet from the sun
- The 7th planet from the sun.
- The system that Earth and our other planets that we know of are in.
- a solid piece of debris from an object
- The planet known as "The Blue Planet"?
- How many planets are in our solar system.
- A chemical with the same name as a planet.
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- The 2nd Planet from the Sun.
- A dwarf planet.
- Something bright and extremely hot that can be seen from earth.
- Who was the first person to observe Jupiter?
- The Farthest planet from the Sun.
- Something used to see into outer space from Earth.
- Who said "Houston, we have a problem"?
- The famous organisation that explores astronomy.
- Known as "Ice and Dust".
- The name of the meat feast pizza at Domino's Takeaway.
- A type of chocolate bar (HINT:IT ISN'T MARS)
- What is known as "The Red Planet"?
20 Clues: A dwarf planet. • Known as "Ice and Dust". • The 5th planet from the sun • The 2nd Planet from the Sun. • The 7th planet from the sun. • Famously known for its rings. • The Farthest planet from the Sun. • What is known as "The Red Planet"? • Who said "Houston, we have a problem"? • a solid piece of debris from an object • The planet known as "The Blue Planet"? • ...
ES Unit 1 Vocabulary 2025-02-03
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- stone
- ratio of mass to volume
- pertaining to living or once living
- rock that forms from lave/magma cooling
- laying of material into layers
- the gluing of particles together
- Middle
- rock that forms from heat and pressure
- innermost layer of the earth
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- the movement of liquid material because of heating and cooling
- loose mixture of rock fragments, organic material, that can grow vegetation
- the pushing of particles together
- middle layer of the earth
- earth
- a naturally formed, inorganic, solid with a crystalline structure
- rock that is considered soft and breaks apart easily
- outermost layer of the earth
17 Clues: stone • earth • Middle • ratio of mass to volume • middle layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • laying of material into layers • the gluing of particles together • the pushing of particles together • pertaining to living or once living • rock that forms from heat and pressure • rock that forms from lave/magma cooling • ...
EARTH AND SPACE 2016-08-06
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- consolidated mixture of minerals
- a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process
- any break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
- the outer portion of the earth
- The evolution of pangaea 200 million years ago.
- the topmost, solid part of the Earth that is composed of several plates
- _____ beds were formed from the compaction and decomposition of swamp plants that lived million years ago.
- a break in a rock along which movement has occurred
- He worked together with Harry Hess (Seafloor Spreading Theory)
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- subdivided into two layers: the inner and the outer core.
- Zone In the place where two oceanic plates collide or where an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, a ___________ occurs.
- a pulse energy that travels quickly through the Earth and through liquids.
- the ability of solid to flow
- a record made by a seismograph
- _________ current makes the plates move.
- the mantle-core boundary
- a Greek word which means "All Earth"
- The middle layer of the Earth. It makes most of the Earth’s volume and mass.
- rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit
19 Clues: the mantle-core boundary • the ability of solid to flow • a record made by a seismograph • the outer portion of the earth • consolidated mixture of minerals • a Greek word which means "All Earth" • _________ current makes the plates move. • The evolution of pangaea 200 million years ago. • a break in a rock along which movement has occurred • ...
Terra/Geo 2024-04-25
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- or small animals (such as turtles) indoors
- a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- a geographic area belonging to an authority
- buried in the ground
- ocean between Europe and Africa
- the study of the earth
- heat generated from inside the earth (as from volcanoes, hot springs)
- a paved area next to a building
- the study of the physical features of the earth
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- an area of land or its surface features
- an instrument for detecting vibrations passing through rocks, soil, or ice
- one who studies the earth, ground, soil
- a being from another world
- a clay-based unglazed ceramic
- transparent enclosure for keeping or raising
15 Clues: buried in the ground • the study of the earth • a being from another world • a clay-based unglazed ceramic • ocean between Europe and Africa • a paved area next to a building • an area of land or its surface features • one who studies the earth, ground, soil • or small animals (such as turtles) indoors • a geographic area belonging to an authority • ...
Shaping The Earth Word Puzzle 2025-11-12
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- weathering weathering by living things
- sheets the cover a large area and are very thick
- weathering the breaking down of rocks by changing their chemical forming
- topography when rain falls it absorbs some co2 this marks the water slightly acidic
- in soil
- rocks worn down because of friction with other rocks or other forces
- the process that breaks down rocks
- process that moves soil and rock to reshape the land
- are large sheets of ice that move slowly across the land because of gravity
- rock
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- weathering mechanical weathering breaking down of the bedrock
- movement when large amounts of rock of soil move because of gravity
- when the metals in a rock change into an oxide form
- organic material part of the soil
- material
- the wind moves dust and rock pieces around
- picks up little pieces of rock as it moves across the surface
- wedding frost wedding, water gets into cracks and freeze
- the bedrock breaks into the flat sheets parallel to the rock surface
- is weather rock and organic material
20 Clues: rock • in soil • material • organic material part of the soil • the process that breaks down rocks • is weather rock and organic material • weathering weathering by living things • the wind moves dust and rock pieces around • sheets the cover a large area and are very thick • when the metals in a rock change into an oxide form • ...
Lunar Cycle 2021-05-19
Across
- the phase that comes after the new moon
- visible light is decreasing
- it takes about a _______ for the moon to revolve around the Earth
- visible light is increasing
- phase that comes before the full moon
- shape of the light that is about 25% visible
- the phase where no visible light is seen from Earth
- phase that comes one week before the new moon.
- shape of the light that is about 75% visible.
- the path the Moon travels around the Earth
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- visible light shaped like a football on the left side of the moon
- phase opposite of the new moon
- one fourth of the way through the lunar cycle
- the light on the left is about 25% visible from Earth
- the movement of one object around another object
- the predictable pattern of the Moon's orbit around the Earth.
16 Clues: visible light is decreasing • visible light is increasing • phase opposite of the new moon • phase that comes before the full moon • the phase that comes after the new moon • the path the Moon travels around the Earth • shape of the light that is about 25% visible • one fourth of the way through the lunar cycle • shape of the light that is about 75% visible. • ...
Space 2024-09-04
Across
- the milky way is one
- abbr. for International Space __
- the blanket that covers the earth
- the star that the planets in the solar system orbit
- the first element in the periodic table
- our planet
- made up of atoms
- a man in space is called
- your __ won't change even if you're on different planets
- how we get into space
- the topic of this crossword
- one of the 4 main classes that covers space as a subject
- hole a space "vacuum"
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- the force that controls most objects in space
- a group of stars
- how the universe was made
- what we call life in space
- molecules are made up of these
- a small rocky body, is part of the __ belt
- endless...
- earth is a __
- used to observe stars
- what orbits the earth?
- an object made of ice and dust
- the largest planet in the solar system
- go outside and look up into the blue __
26 Clues: endless... • our planet • earth is a __ • a group of stars • made up of atoms • the milky way is one • used to observe stars • how we get into space • hole a space "vacuum" • what orbits the earth? • a man in space is called • how the universe was made • what we call life in space • the topic of this crossword • molecules are made up of these • an object made of ice and dust • ...
Science thingy 2023-10-20
Across
- parts of the Earth that store carbon
- converts light energy into relatively stable chemical energy
- plants use this to eat
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
- stuff like coal
- the action of breathing
- anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases
- non living
- any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth
- the capacity for doing work
- does not use oxygen to produce energy
- living
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- All types of organisms
- responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
- plants use this to eat
- when cells in plants and animals convert sugar into energy
- fire explosion from chemical reaction
- all the waters on the earth's surface
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
- the crust and upper mantle.
- element that is C
- anything that takes up space and can be weighed
- generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions
23 Clues: living • non living • stuff like coal • element that is C • All types of organisms • plants use this to eat • plants use this to eat • the action of breathing • the crust and upper mantle. • the capacity for doing work • parts of the Earth that store carbon • fire explosion from chemical reaction • all the waters on the earth's surface • does not use oxygen to produce energy • ...
Convection Currents & Layers of the Earth Crossword 2023-03-19
Across
- Layer which is the source of volcanoes and earthquakes
- Outer and thinnest layer of the Earth
- Middle and centre layer of the earth
- Energy which can be moved by “convection”
- Percentage in which the crust is covered by oceans
- Primary metal located within the “Outer Core”
- The process in which something is repeated
- The movement of tectonic plates are caused by:
- Temperature of the inner core in “degrees celsius”
- The bottom of the Mantle reaches this temperature
- Synonym more formal scientific address for “The Crust”
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- Direction in which Convection Currents move
- Word to indicate degree of compactness
- Plate which is sinking under the Eurasian plate
- Specific layer of the Earth made mainly of metals
- Molten source within the Earth's layers
- Crust which consists of oceans
- Crust which consists of land
- The outer core gives its the Earth it’s north and south poles as well as its:
- Approximate temperatures near the crust in “degrees celsius”
20 Clues: Crust which consists of land • Crust which consists of oceans • Middle and centre layer of the earth • Outer and thinnest layer of the Earth • Word to indicate degree of compactness • Molten source within the Earth's layers • Energy which can be moved by “convection” • The process in which something is repeated • Direction in which Convection Currents move • ...
The Creation Story 2025-03-26
Across
- Created on the second day to divide the waters.
- Winged creatures created to fill the sky.
- All of what God made.
- A great body of water created by God.
- Grew on trees, including one that was forbidden.
- Plants and trees that God made to bear seed.
- Made in the image of God.
- Called "dry ground" when God gathered the waters.
- What God did on the seventh day.
- Covered the Earth before land was formed.
- Creatures created to fill the seas.
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- What God did to the light and darkness, waters and land.
- Placed in the sky to give light and mark seasons.
- The cunning creature that deceived Eve.
- Created to roam the Earth, each after its kind.
- Created when God said, "Let there be light."
- The first thing God created, separating it from darkness.
- The Creator of the heavens and the Earth.
- God separated this from day.
- The place God prepared for life.
20 Clues: All of what God made. • Made in the image of God. • God separated this from day. • What God did on the seventh day. • The place God prepared for life. • Creatures created to fill the seas. • A great body of water created by God. • The cunning creature that deceived Eve. • Winged creatures created to fill the sky. • The Creator of the heavens and the Earth. • ...
