the earth Crossword Puzzles
science word 2016-04-20
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- Mixture of gases that surround a planet or moon
- Moderates temperature and brings precipitation
- Line that connects points of equal value on a map
- Study of the earth's atmosphere
- Essential substance in the fuels for life processes
- mass Body of air for which temperature and moisture content are similar
- Change of vapor to liquid
- science Study of the earth and its universe
- Continues to absorb solar energy as long as the suns Rays hit it
- Science of making maps
- Study of the universe beyond earth
- seasonal wind that blows away from land in winter
- shadow Results when a moving air mass hits a mountain rises cools precipitates
- Lines connecting points of equal value
- Warm dry wind that flows down the eastern alps
- Equatorial belt of low pressure
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- polar Originates in pacific or Atlantic and brings cold moist air
- System of ideas supported by a large body of evidence
- Changes from a liquid to a vapor
- Pooling of large quantity of water
- climate Climate for a small area
- Lines connecting points of equal pressure
- Study of earth's oceans
- Release of water from plant leaves to vapor
- Part of the earth that is water
- Weather conditions for an area for s long period of time
- Study of origin history and structure of the earth
- Part of the earth where life exists
- Mostly solid, rocky part of earth
- line Connects points of equal elevation
- polar Originates in Canada and brings cold dry air
- Warm dry winds that flows down eastern side of Rockies
32 Clues: Science of making maps • Study of earth's oceans • Change of vapor to liquid • Study of the earth's atmosphere • Part of the earth that is water • Equatorial belt of low pressure • Changes from a liquid to a vapor • climate Climate for a small area • Mostly solid, rocky part of earth • Pooling of large quantity of water • Study of the universe beyond earth • ...
Oakleigh Osborne the land 2025-04-24
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- volcanos that have not erupted in a long time but will erupt again
- mostly solid bulk of earths interior
- a hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere in the end of the paleozoic era
- a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock
- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- the water of a lake or stream wearing away rocks
- continental land mass drifting apart
- where 2 plates meet
- features on the earth's surface that makes up the terrain
- when two blocks suddenly slip past one another
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- outermost layer of the earth
- a large mass of continuous land
- a super continent that had almost all of the landmasses on earth
- opening where lava erupts onto the surface of the Earth
- breaking down or dissolving rocks
- liquid layer outside of the Earths core
- hot molded rock from a volcanic
- heat driven cycles
- innermost layer of the earth
19 Clues: heat driven cycles • where 2 plates meet • outermost layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • a large mass of continuous land • hot molded rock from a volcanic • breaking down or dissolving rocks • mostly solid bulk of earths interior • continental land mass drifting apart • liquid layer outside of the Earths core • a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock • ...
GEOLOGY 2016-07-13
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- Days are longer than nights
- Study of the structure and composition of earth
- Formed from hot molten materials through hardening or solidification
- Precious or semi-precious e.g. diamond
- Tells the time of the day from the position of the moving shadow cast by the sun
- Thin outer layer that is made up of light rocks
- Formed from sediments of weathered rocks, deposited at the button of rivers or oceans, then compacted or lithified
- East-west location of a place
- Approximately the same length as tropical year from January to January
- Color of a thin layer of the finely powdered minerals
- Mixture of metallic element and waste mineral; e.g. uraninite
- Generally classed as metals but are not sources of metals
- Formed from already existing rocks
- Equal length of day and night
- Nights are longer than days
- Great circle that divides the earth into two equal halves
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- Occur because of the earth does not rotate in an upright position, compared to the plane of orbit around the sun
- Extends from about 1,800 to about 3,100 miles
- Ability to absorb light and give off visible rays of longer wavelength
- Minerals made up of silicon e.g. olivine
- During summer when daylight hours, are longer, clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time in April, ten set back again sometimes in fall
- Measured by the time the earth takes to make one revolution around the sun
- Natural solid materials of the earth's crust, made up of minerals
- Attraction to a magnet
- Ability of a mineral to reflect, refract, or absorb light falling on the surface
- It had a diameter of 7936 miles
- Reaches from 3,100 miles to the center of the earth
- Formed in nature and with fixed chemical composition
- North-south location of any place on earth
- Is able to flow very slowly like a thick liquid
30 Clues: Attraction to a magnet • Days are longer than nights • Nights are longer than days • East-west location of a place • Equal length of day and night • It had a diameter of 7936 miles • Formed from already existing rocks • Precious or semi-precious e.g. diamond • Minerals made up of silicon e.g. olivine • North-south location of any place on earth • ...
astronomy 2025-05-14
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- most comets can be found here, or in the Oort Cloud
- An invisible line Earth spins around.
- ____ planets: Mercuty, Venus, Earth, Mars
- everything that has ____ has gravity.
- Discovered three laws that describe the way that planets move
- the life phase that our sun is currently in
- this planet is closest to the sun
- our solar system is in this galaxy
- this motion creates one day
- A measure of how far north or south a place is from the Equator.
- an object that orbits another object
- region between Mars and Jupiter
- gas ____: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- The path Earth takes around the Sun.
- a main sequence star's fuel
- The imaginary line around Earth at 0° latitude.
- Explained why Kepler's laws must be true
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- The amount of time a place gets sunlight in a day.
- this process produces helium and energy in middle aged stars
- in order for an object to remain in orbit, forces must be ____
- the force of motion
- One half of the Earth (Northern or Southern).
- a collection of stars
- a push or pull that happens when two or more objects interact
- a space rock that has entered Earth's atmosphere
- refers to a star's brightness on the HR Diagram
- the final form of a medium sized star
- this motion creates one year
- an invisible force that pulls objects towards a body's center
- the theory that the sun is the center of the solar system
- this planet formed first
- The angle (23.5°) at which Earth leans from vertical.
- this planet is the only one that supports life
- the final form of a supermassive star
- increasing this will decrease one object's gravitational pull on another
- a cloud of dust and gas that will form a star
36 Clues: the force of motion • a collection of stars • this planet formed first • this motion creates one day • a main sequence star's fuel • this motion creates one year • region between Mars and Jupiter • this planet is closest to the sun • our solar system is in this galaxy • an object that orbits another object • The path Earth takes around the Sun. • ...
Earth's Heat and Energy 2023-01-11
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- The process of the Earth's temperature rising due to the greenhouse effect
- heat from the sun that travels through space
- heat that moves through the Earth by direct contact
- The greenhouse gas that comes from cows
- the invisible "blanket" around Earth
- The radiation from the sun that has a wavelength longer than we can see and gives lots of heat
- The greenhouse gas that comes from factories and cars
- Earth's energy __ means that the radiation in equals the radiation out
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- Some of the radiation from the sun is ___ off the clouds or the Earth's surface
- Heat always moves from a __ place to a cold place
- The radiation from the sun that has a wavelength shorter than we can see and can cause sunburns
- The process that occurs when gases get trapped in the atmosphere and cause the Earth to get warmer
- Most of the radiation from the sun is __by the Earth's surface
- The source of radiation for Earth
- heat that moves through the Earth in currents that rise and fall
- Some of the radiation that enters the Earth does not make it to the surface because it is reflected off the ____
- The greenhouse gas that happens from the evaporation of the oceans
17 Clues: The source of radiation for Earth • the invisible "blanket" around Earth • The greenhouse gas that comes from cows • heat from the sun that travels through space • Heat always moves from a __ place to a cold place • heat that moves through the Earth by direct contact • The greenhouse gas that comes from factories and cars • ...
Vocab Extra Credit 2022-09-16
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- The cooler, outer part of the Earth
- The thick, warm middle layer of the earth
- The way Earth's plates move
- A large, thick piece of rock that moves
- melted rock on the surface of earth
- A very large area of land
- A part of Earth's crust that is taller than the surrounding crust
- A large area of salty water
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- Outside
- Deep, long, low areas
- The hot center of the earth
- A place where melted rock comes out of earth's surface
- A sudden release of energy caused by the breaking and moving rock
- melted rock inside the earth
14 Clues: Outside • Deep, long, low areas • A very large area of land • The hot center of the earth • The way Earth's plates move • A large area of salty water • melted rock inside the earth • The cooler, outer part of the Earth • melted rock on the surface of earth • A large, thick piece of rock that moves • The thick, warm middle layer of the earth • ...
plate tectonics 2021-06-18
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- is the layer of gases known as air
- the core of the earth
- occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- first layer of the earth
- comes from a Japanese word
- Another word for gravity waves
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- movement of the tectonic plates in the crust
- the most rigid layer of the earth
- earthquake scale
- forms in the water when subduction occurs
- occurs when something is squeezed
- the first wave
- happen when tectonic plates collide
- is the bones found in the earth
- a break in the earth's crust
15 Clues: the first wave • earthquake scale • the core of the earth • first layer of the earth • comes from a Japanese word • a break in the earth's crust • Another word for gravity waves • is the bones found in the earth • the most rigid layer of the earth • occurs when something is squeezed • is the layer of gases known as air • happen when tectonic plates collide • ...
plate tectonics 2021-06-18
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- is the layer of gases known as air
- the core of the earth
- occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- first layer of the earth
- comes from a Japanese word
- Another word for gravity waves
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- movement of the tectonic plates in the crust
- the most rigid layer of the earth
- earthquake scale
- forms in the water when subduction occurs
- occurs when something is squeezed
- the first wave
- happen when tectonic plates collide
- is the bones found in the earth
- a break in the earth's crust
15 Clues: the first wave • earthquake scale • the core of the earth • first layer of the earth • comes from a Japanese word • a break in the earth's crust • Another word for gravity waves • is the bones found in the earth • the most rigid layer of the earth • occurs when something is squeezed • is the layer of gases known as air • happen when tectonic plates collide • ...
Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-11
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- 97% of the water on Earth
- Corals turning white
- 3% of the water on Earth
- When half of a mountain is green and the other side is desert
- All living things
- When water gets lifted into the sky
- All the stuff in the sky
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- All the stuff on the ground
- When stuff in nature gets currupted
- When water vapor turns into rain
- All the ice on Earth
- All the water on Earth
- The dropping of sediments after erosion
- The moving of sediment
- The breaking down of sediments
15 Clues: All living things • Corals turning white • All the ice on Earth • All the water on Earth • The moving of sediment • 3% of the water on Earth • All the stuff in the sky • 97% of the water on Earth • All the stuff on the ground • The breaking down of sediments • When water vapor turns into rain • When stuff in nature gets currupted • When water gets lifted into the sky • ...
Space Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-27
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- The only natural satellite orbiting Earth
- Relating to the moon
- An eclipse that you can't look at
- The imaginary line that goes through the middle of Earth
- A chunk of ice and dust that looks like it has a tail
- A planet that can host living things, Earth is one of these
- The path of an object around a certain point in space
- A chunk of metals and rocky material similar to a meteor
- The force that keeps us from floating away
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- An eclipse you can look at
- A giant planet made of gas
- A grouping of stars that make up an image
- The rise and fall of the water caused by the moon
- Relating to the Sun
- The planet we live on
- Burning balls of gas in the sky that we see from Earth
16 Clues: Relating to the Sun • Relating to the moon • The planet we live on • An eclipse you can look at • A giant planet made of gas • An eclipse that you can't look at • The only natural satellite orbiting Earth • A grouping of stars that make up an image • The force that keeps us from floating away • The rise and fall of the water caused by the moon • ...
AFoster crossword 2023-02-01
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- Vibrations in the Earth's crust and mantle
- A weak area in Earth's crust can form islands
- The rise of warmer material and the fall of cooler material
- The theory for which all contemporary understanding of tectonic plates is based
- To bend
- Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth
- Zone of charged particles
- The thickest layer of the earth under the crust
- When continental tectonic plates collide
- The outer most and thinnest layer of the Earth
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- When two tectonic plates move past each other horizontally
- The process of sorting different materials based upon density.
- When tectonic plates push each other apart
- When continental crust and oceanic crust collide and the denser plate subducts
- Formed from volcanic activity
- 1000 meters
- Ions from the sun
- Rock formed by heat and pressure
- Rocks formed from sediment
- The inner most layer of the Earth
- Study of the Earth's crust
- A device that measures seismic activity
22 Clues: To bend • 1000 meters • Ions from the sun • Zone of charged particles • Rocks formed from sediment • Study of the Earth's crust • Formed from volcanic activity • Rock formed by heat and pressure • The inner most layer of the Earth • Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth • A device that measures seismic activity • When continental tectonic plates collide • ...
Marie's Space Crossword 2025-05-16
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- a picture with a story in the sky created by stars
- how long it takes for light to travel
- We can see them twinkling in the sky
- a space based reasearch center
- the name of an important telescope
- the satellite the has gone the fartest
- the milky way
- weighed in kg
- the planet we live on
- the north stars name
- what the earth does around the sun and gives us a year
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- t donut shaped right our of neptune
- the starlink has quite a bit of these
- a candy bar and the galaxy we see
- a spot it space with gravity so strong light can't escape
- our earth is this
- The closest star to earth besides the sun
- a objects ressitance to moving
- this plus oxygen makes water
- sixty minutes plus thirty minutes
- a giant area of dust and gas in outer space
- the pricess tied to a rock because of her vain mother
- pulls us down when we jump
23 Clues: the milky way • weighed in kg • our earth is this • the north stars name • the planet we live on • pulls us down when we jump • this plus oxygen makes water • a objects ressitance to moving • a space based reasearch center • a candy bar and the galaxy we see • sixty minutes plus thirty minutes • the name of an important telescope • t donut shaped right our of neptune • ...
Global Systems 2014-03-31
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- Average weather in a place over many years
- Four-fiths of the volume of the atmosphere
- All the liquid water on the earths surface
- The process of water molecules escaping the surface of the Earth and entering the atmosphere
- Removal of large forest areas
- FuelFuels which contain carbon of plants and animals that are dead
- Leaves an object in form of waves
- Global conveyor belt
- Infrared radiation
- Nino What causes drought in parts of Australia
- a colorless, odorless, flammable gas
- Receding of glaciers
- All living things on Earth
- Resources that are dependent on regrowth
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- Areas on Earth where in layers of rock and soil never rise above freezing point
- The conditions in the atmosphere
- Opposite of evaporation
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
- Complex set of relationships
- the part of the invisible spectrum
- Dioxide produced through combustion and respiration
- layers of gases surrounding the planet
- Effect Warming of earth caused by greenhouse gases
- Sheet A thick layer covering a large area for a long period of time
- The land masses on Earth
- A substance charged into the air
- fuel, as wood or ethanol, derived from biomass.
27 Clues: Infrared radiation • Global conveyor belt • Receding of glaciers • Opposite of evaporation • The land masses on Earth • All living things on Earth • Complex set of relationships • Removal of large forest areas • The conditions in the atmosphere • A substance charged into the air • Leaves an object in form of waves • the part of the invisible spectrum • ...
Global Systems 2014-03-31
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- Four-fiths of the volume of the atmosphere
- Average weather in a place over many years
- Resources that are dependent on regrowth
- A substance charged into the air
- the part of the invisible spectrum
- Dioxide produced through combustion and respiration
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.
- a colorless, odorless, flammable gas
- Areas on Earth where in layers of rock and soil never rise above freezing point
- Effect Warming of earth caused by greenhouse gases
- The land masses on Earth
- Receding of glaciers
- Fuels which contain carbon of plants and animals that are dead
- The conditions in the atmosphere
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- A thick layer covering a large area for a long period of time
- Leaves an object in form of waves
- Global conveyor belt
- fuel, as wood or ethanol, derived from biomass.
- Removal of large forest areas
- All the liquid water on the earths surface
- layers of gases surrounding the planet
- Opposite of evaporation
- The process of water molecules escaping the surface of the Earth and entering the atmosphere
- All living things on Earth
- Complex set of relationships
- Infrared radiation
- What causes drought in parts of Australia
27 Clues: Infrared radiation • Global conveyor belt • Receding of glaciers • Opposite of evaporation • The land masses on Earth • All living things on Earth • Complex set of relationships • Removal of large forest areas • A substance charged into the air • The conditions in the atmosphere • Leaves an object in form of waves • the part of the invisible spectrum • ...
Lafoni 2020-05-27
Across
- what gives us our seasons?
- what is Leonard doing out?
- what would the oceans do if the Earth was closer to the sun?
- how long would one side of the Earth be cold if our planet didn't rotate?
- in Leonard's society, if it's your profession you're unemployed
- a person suffering from a serious mental illness
- the Milky Way is one of them
- what wouldn't the Earth hold if it was smaller?
- how does the voice from the car sound?
- if all the stars burn out, what will drop to zero?
- a television station
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- what will the sun do if it consumes all its supply of hydrogen?
- what wouldn't we be able to do if the Earth was bigger?
- what's the difference between Leonard's house and other houses?
- if it didn't exist, solar radiation would harm us
- what would our planet be covered with if it was further from the sun?
- what does the Earth rotate on?
- how many police cars are there in the city?
- featuring an imaginary place or state in which everything is extremely bad or unpleasant
- if there isn't crime, it's useless
- what's necessary to life?
- how does Leonard describe every person he sees in the houses?
22 Clues: a television station • what's necessary to life? • what gives us our seasons? • what is Leonard doing out? • the Milky Way is one of them • what does the Earth rotate on? • if there isn't crime, it's useless • how does the voice from the car sound? • how many police cars are there in the city? • what wouldn't the Earth hold if it was smaller? • ...
Plate Tectonics - Ruhi 3-23 2017-06-13
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- an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate or when an oceanic plate slides under an oceanic plate
- layer of the earth composed of liquid iron and nickel
- shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated energy
- location on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
- plate boundaries that move away from each other as magma rises
- crust and the upper portion of the upper mantle
- layer of the earth, mostly solid iron at tremendous temperature and pressure.
- the location in the Earth where the earthquake originate
- thickest layer of the earth, mostly solid like "thick toothpaste"
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- outermost layer of the earth, granite on land and basalt in oceans
- molten layer of the upper mantle
- plate boundaries that come together
- the study of seismic waves
- supercontinent believed to have been before they broke apart
- area where molten rock rises to the surface
15 Clues: the study of seismic waves • molten layer of the upper mantle • plate boundaries that come together • area where molten rock rises to the surface • crust and the upper portion of the upper mantle • layer of the earth composed of liquid iron and nickel • the location in the Earth where the earthquake originate • ...
Tectonic Plates - Ruhi 3-23 2017-06-13
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- the thickest layer of the earth, mostly solid like "thick toothpaste"
- the study of seismic waves
- the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated energy
- the plate boundaries that move away from each other as magma rises
- when an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate or when an oceanic plate slides under an oceanic plate
- the crust and the upper portion of the upper mantle
- the layer of the earth composed of liquid iron and nickel
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- the supercontinent believed to have been before they broke apart
- an area where molten rock rises to the surface
- the plate boundaries that come together
- the molten layer of the upper mantle
- the location on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the outermost layer of the earth, granite on land and basalt in oceans
- the layer of the earth, mostly solid iron at tremendous temperature and pressure.
- the location in the Earth where the earthquake originate
15 Clues: the study of seismic waves • the molten layer of the upper mantle • the plate boundaries that come together • an area where molten rock rises to the surface • the crust and the upper portion of the upper mantle • the location in the Earth where the earthquake originate • the layer of the earth composed of liquid iron and nickel • ...
Science Review 2 2024-12-05
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- What are smaller and lower than mountains?(p.75)
- Predicting the weather is very ________.(p.106)
- What do most plants and animals need?(p.68)
- What is the highest kind of landform on earth?(p.74)
- The ___ in the Arctic and Antarctic is water, too.(p.66)
- What are oceans filled with?(p.67)
- What are very big areas of flat land?(p.77)
- Who predicts the weather?(p.104)
- What is above the surface of the earth?(p.80)
- Rivers and _____ carry water to lakes and oceans.(p.69)
- What are the things that people use from earth?(p.97)
- What shows us the temperature?(p.85)
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- The ____ is a star.(p.89)
- We also make things like clothes, paper and _______ from plants. (p.98)
- We can also _____ wood to stay warm.(p.99)
- The earth _______ one time every day.(p.92)
- Sometimes _____ flow through valleys.(p.76)
- What looks bright at night?(p.91)
- What is the low area between two mountains or hills?(p.76)
- Where do people live?(p.64)
- What are the different times of the year called?(p.84)
- The nightime _____ are like the sun but very far away.(p.90)
- What do we call different kinds of land on earth?(p.72)
- What shows us how much rain has fallen?(p.85)
- These changes are called _____.(p.81)
- The ______ of the earth is made up of land and water.(p.64)
- What do we get from trees?(p.99)
27 Clues: The ____ is a star.(p.89) • Where do people live?(p.64) • Who predicts the weather?(p.104) • What do we get from trees?(p.99) • What looks bright at night?(p.91) • What are oceans filled with?(p.67) • What shows us the temperature?(p.85) • These changes are called _____.(p.81) • We can also _____ wood to stay warm.(p.99) • The earth _______ one time every day.(p.92) • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2019-05-15
18 Clues: ridge • plate • drift • moving • trench • history • move in • of earth • coming up • and right • up and down • earth shaking • space between • of the plates • space and down • plates under earth • caused by earthquakes • used to study shifting of plates
Science Review 2 2024-12-05
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- Where do people live?(p.64)
- What is above the surface of the earth?(p.80)
- The ___ in the Arctic and Antarctic is water, too.(p.66)
- What are the different times of the year called?(p.84)
- The earth _______ one time every day.(p.92)
- What looks bright at night?(p.91)
- What are oceans filled with?(p.67)
- What are very big areas of flat land?(p.77)
- What do we call different kinds of land on earth?(p.72)
- We also make things like clothes, paper and _______ from plants. (p.98)
- Who predicts the weather?(p.104)
- Rivers and _____ carry water to lakes and oceans.(p.69)
- What is the low area between two mountains or hills?(p.76)
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- What are the things that people use from earth?(p.97)
- What shows us how much rain has fallen?(p.85)
- What shows us the temperature?(p.85)
- What do most plants and animals need?(p.68)
- The ______ of the earth is made up of land and water.(p.64)
- The nightime _____ are like the sun but very far away.(p.90)
- Predicting the weather is very ________.(p.106)
- We can also _____ wood to stay warm.(p.99)
- What are smaller and lower than mountains?(p.75)
- What is the highest kind of landform on earth?(p.74)
- The ____ is a star.(p.89)
- Sometimes _____ flow through valleys.(p.76)
- These changes are called _____.(p.81)
- What do we get from trees?(p.99)
27 Clues: The ____ is a star.(p.89) • Where do people live?(p.64) • What do we get from trees?(p.99) • Who predicts the weather?(p.104) • What looks bright at night?(p.91) • What are oceans filled with?(p.67) • What shows us the temperature?(p.85) • These changes are called _____.(p.81) • We can also _____ wood to stay warm.(p.99) • What do most plants and animals need?(p.68) • ...
Atmosphere crossword 2023-12-05
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- it is caused by earth orbiting the sun and being closer or farther from the sun
- the outermost layer of the atmosphere
- direction of the rotation of the hands on a clock
- current a current in a fluid that causes convection
- The North Pole is by definition the northernmost point on the Earth
- The horse latitudes are regions located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator.
- how fast or slow particles move
- the 2nd layer of the atmosphere
- prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude.
- polar jet is located between the 50°-60° latitude lines in both the northern and southern hemispheres
- The trade winds or easterlies are the permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region
- The northern half of earth
- the 3rd layer of the atmosphere
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- in a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock
- a mixture of gasses that surround earth
- When air cools, it contracts,
- the imaginary line going through tie middle of the earth
- The southern half of earth
- the lowest region of the atmosphere
- a self-created automatic kinetic energy and force and also a cosmic system that came into existence
- the low-latitude overturning circulations that have air rising at the equator and air sinking at roughly 30° latitude
- Something being turned at a crooked angle
- Something gettinng larger
- The thermosphere is the atmospheric region from ∼85 to ∼500 km altitude
- the average motion of air in the mid-latitudes
- something being inactive for a long time
26 Clues: Something gettinng larger • The southern half of earth • The northern half of earth • When air cools, it contracts, • how fast or slow particles move • the 2nd layer of the atmosphere • the 3rd layer of the atmosphere • the lowest region of the atmosphere • the outermost layer of the atmosphere • a mixture of gasses that surround earth • something being inactive for a long time • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-02
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- What divergent boundary is located in
- All plates are called...
- What famous trench was formed by divergent plates?
- What is the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean called?...
- Divergent plate boundaries can sometimes form a..
- What famous mountain was created by convergent plates?
- What makes plate boundaries move?
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- What is above the mantle but underneath the Earth's crust?
- What type of layer of Earth makes oceans?
- What layer is denser and weak in the Mantle?
- What type of plates move away from each other?
- What plates shift or collide into each other?
- What layer of Earth is the hottest?
- Divergent boundaries can make...
- What plates shift past each other?
- What type of layer of Earth makes land?
- What layer of Earth is the thinnest?
- Transform and divergent boundaries can cause...
- When convergent and divergent plates move they can sometimes make...
- How many plate boundaries are there?
20 Clues: All plates are called... • Divergent boundaries can make... • What makes plate boundaries move? • What plates shift past each other? • What layer of Earth is the hottest? • What layer of Earth is the thinnest? • How many plate boundaries are there? • What divergent boundary is located in • What type of layer of Earth makes land? • What type of layer of Earth makes oceans? • ...
Chapter 1&3 Crossword 2014-11-21
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- outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
- process of gradual destruction
- fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
- the central region of the Earth
- integrates physical,biological sciences to the study of the environment,
- parts of earth that move and float, create earthquakes
- everything that makes up the regions of matter
- the variety of life in a habitat
- envelope of gases surrounding the earth
- the science or practice of farming
- colorless unstable toxic gas with a bad odor
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- trapping of sun's warmth
- endurance of systems
- impact of a person or animal in an environment
- interactions among species in their environments
- lies beneath the crust and above the central core
- changing of liquid into a gas
- when there is heat in the air this happens to a cold surface
- the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
- contaminants in the natural environment
20 Clues: endurance of systems • trapping of sun's warmth • changing of liquid into a gas • process of gradual destruction • the central region of the Earth • the variety of life in a habitat • the science or practice of farming • outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • contaminants in the natural environment • envelope of gases surrounding the earth • ...
Unit 5: Inside the Earth 2017-04-30
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- The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
- The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- The layer between the crust and the core.
- The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas.
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface.
- An act, process or result of lifting up a part of the Earth's surface.
- The theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere and mantle.
- A shaking or trembling of a portion of the Earth
- A mountain that forms when molten rock , called magma, is forced to the Earth's surface.
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- The region where an oceanic plat sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates.
- The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates.
- The theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- The make up of a rock; describes either the minerals or the elements presented in it.
- The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts; may include mineral crystals.
- The amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume.
- A breaking in the Earth's curst along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces.
- The outermost, rigid layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
19 Clues: The layer between the crust and the core. • Magma that flows onto the Earth's surface. • A shaking or trembling of a portion of the Earth • The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates. • The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • The amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume. • ...
Unit 7 Protect the Earth 2022-12-06
Is the Earth Getting Warmer? 2020-10-28
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- A person that works on a laboratory
- Is like bothering something
- is a ..... explosion
- Were animals live
- Is like climate change in a general way
- Is something like air
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network
- Something that is hot
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- Making something cold
- This is when some actions happen in a specific order and make something.
- Is what is around the earth
- With no color
- This is when something boils.
- s a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms.
- It measures the weather
- Is the planet in which we live
- To open more a space
- When climate changes unexpectedly
- when the temperature or something increases.
19 Clues: With no color • Were animals live • is a ..... explosion • To open more a space • Making something cold • Is something like air • Something that is hot • It measures the weather • Is what is around the earth • Is like bothering something • This is when something boils. • Is the planet in which we live • When climate changes unexpectedly • A person that works on a laboratory • ...
Earth and the solar system 2022-06-22
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- Number of continents
- Who created the world
- Smallest continent
- Hottest planet
- Planet closest to the sun
- producer of maple syrup
- Coldest planet
- Number of planets
- Coldest continent
- where we live on
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- Independence day
- planet farther from the sun
- Covers 71% of the earth
- torus-shaped region
- Largest planet
- Before continents broke apart
- A dwarf planet
- Largest continent
- Planets orbit around it
19 Clues: Hottest planet • Largest planet • A dwarf planet • Coldest planet • Independence day • where we live on • Largest continent • Number of planets • Coldest continent • Smallest continent • torus-shaped region • Number of continents • Who created the world • Covers 71% of the earth • producer of maple syrup • Planets orbit around it • Planet closest to the sun • planet farther from the sun • ...
The Sun-Earth-Moon System 2023-10-20
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- The point in its orbit where the Earth is farthest from the sun.
- The term that describes a planet or celestial body turning on its axis.
- Latin for "ring"
- The direction the Moon revolves around the Earth.
- The average number of hours between high and low tide.
- The phase of the moon when neap tides occur.
- Tides that have the least extreme difference between low and high.
- The Earth experiences different seasons, because it is tilted on its _____.
- When the moon is getting brighter on successive nights in the sky.
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- The sun is in the ______ during a total eclipse.
- Another word for counterclockwise.
- The term that describes the orbit of one celestial body around another.
- The phase the moon must be in to enable a lunar eclipse.
- The point in its orbit that the moon must be in order for an annular eclipse to occur.
- Before totality in a lunar eclipse, the moon is in the _____.
- When a shadow is cast on the moon or the sun due the perfect alignment of the sun-earth-moon system.
- The phases of the moon that occur between the full and new moons.
- Tides that occur at the new and full moon.
- The phase of the moon where moonrise and sunrise happen at the same time.
19 Clues: Latin for "ring" • Another word for counterclockwise. • Tides that occur at the new and full moon. • The phase of the moon when neap tides occur. • The sun is in the ______ during a total eclipse. • The direction the Moon revolves around the Earth. • The average number of hours between high and low tide. • The phase the moon must be in to enable a lunar eclipse. • ...
Word Wisdom 2022-10-27
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- deep gully
- large cave
- relating to water
- destructive event
- sunken earth
- chunk of space matter
- land extending into water
- studies earth
- fish tank
- pipe for water
- blue-green color
- shaking movement
- hollow hole
- water storage facility
- hole in earth
- about stars
- destructive event
- study of stars and planets
- air and gasses
- hardened remains
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- study of earth
- uncover/bury
- about the moon
- study of weather
- explosion
- impure
- soft rock
- expert on remains
- space pilot
- narrow channel
30 Clues: impure • explosion • soft rock • fish tank • deep gully • large cave • hollow hole • space pilot • about stars • uncover/bury • sunken earth • studies earth • hole in earth • study of earth • about the moon • pipe for water • narrow channel • air and gasses • study of weather • blue-green color • shaking movement • hardened remains • relating to water • destructive event • expert on remains • destructive event • ...
Unit 1 2021-04-01
Across
- Many different species of land
- lighter elements join together
- how old the earth is
- had a idea for continental drift
- large number of speices disappearing in a short time.
- The amount of time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms to decay.
- Large ice sheet covered most of
- divided into three ears
- The universe got formed.
- The bigger or smaller the star is
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- at several different points in earth history all of the continents have been located close to each other.
- moving towards or away from us
- small changes that occur slowly
- law of superposition
- Huge sheets of ice called glaciers cover large parts of the earth.
- Lasted 300 million years
- As the earth began to cool down
- The start runs out of fuel
18 Clues: Lasted 300 million years • The universe got formed. • law of superposition • how old the earth is • The start runs out of fuel • moving towards or away from us • Many different species of land • lighter elements join together • As the earth began to cool down • Large ice sheet covered most of • small changes that occur slowly • divided into three ears • ...
Unit C Lessons 6 & 7 2024-01-17
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- A group of stars is called a __________________.
- the moon does not give off its own light. The moon ______________ sunlight.
- It takes Earth 24 hours to complete a _____________.
- It takes one year for the Earth to complete a ______________.
- Changes in how the moon looks from Earth are called ____________ of the moon.
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- The Earth ______________ around its axis.
- Earth is a ____________. There are 8 in our solar system.
- Our moon is a ____________.
- When your part of Earth rotates to face the sun, it is ________________.
- The Earth _____________ around the sun.
- The sun is a ____________.
- When your part of Earth rotates to face away from the sun, it is _______________.
12 Clues: The sun is a ____________. • Our moon is a ____________. • The Earth _____________ around the sun. • The Earth ______________ around its axis. • A group of stars is called a __________________. • It takes Earth 24 hours to complete a _____________. • Earth is a ____________. There are 8 in our solar system. • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
Across
- a fastening made by something being tied
- the longitudinal line of reference
- why stars twinkle
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates
- distorts as little as possible without slicing into them
- the latitudinal line of reference
- the smallest continent is
- single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- trade route between Africa and Asia
- continent of the South pole
- includes America, Mexico, and Canada
- most accurate representation of the features of the Earth
- a half of the Earth
- formed 4.54 billion years ago
- includes all countries south of equator
- interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and other ionized gases
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- in 1955 the UN established major
- imaginary line north and south through the pacific ocean
- major shipping ocean, and second largest.
- looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
- ice covers 5.5% of the
- a unit used in measuring distances at sea
- a person who draws or produces maps
- 1/10 of the earth is covered in
- a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperatures
- is the smallest, also known as the Northern Sea
- Earth belongs to what galaxy
- pacific ocean is the
- the release of a gas
- ice covers 4.5% of the
30 Clues: why stars twinkle • a half of the Earth • pacific ocean is the • the release of a gas • ice covers 5.5% of the • ice covers 4.5% of the • the smallest continent is • continent of the South pole • Earth belongs to what galaxy • formed 4.54 billion years ago • 1/10 of the earth is covered in • in 1955 the UN established major • the latitudinal line of reference • ...
Tectonic Word Puzzle 2023-11-21
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- Moving apart
- all sediment
- The inner part of the earth
- Coming together
- A famous transform, (strike slip) boundary
- is a hard material made from earth
- Many large waves caused by change in the ocean floor. Most of the time causing earthquakes
- The temperature
- Break in the crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- the middle part of the earth
- The force thatsqueezess something together
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- A ridge in the sea floor whereseafloord sea floor spreading occur
- Valley When the earth's crust diverges on land a deep valley forms
- the remains of plants, animals, or rock is a rupture in earth's crust that produces lava
- the outer part of the earth
- underground molten rock
- molten rock erupted from a volcano
- Where colder, denser, fluid slips under hotter less denser fluid
- boundary when two plates slip past each other
- A place that was named when all the continents were joined together
20 Clues: Moving apart • all sediment • Coming together • The temperature • underground molten rock • The inner part of the earth • the outer part of the earth • the middle part of the earth • molten rock erupted from a volcano • is a hard material made from earth • A famous transform, (strike slip) boundary • The force thatsqueezess something together • ...
Solar-System 2015-03-23
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- ................. dust is dust which exists in space.
- A ............ is a large rocky body orbiting the sun.
- The Earth has …………. moon.
- This dwarf planet was considered as a planet
- A celestial body that orbits the sun or a planet
- 24 hours make a ....... on the earth
- The solar-system is found in the …………. part of the Milky Way galaxy
- If half of the earth is day the other half would be …………
- The smallest planet in our solar-system and orbits the sun in 88 days
- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called the …………… planets because they have solid , rocky surfaces.
- A planet that is found between the orbit of Mercury and Earth
- An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
- Our home planet is a called …………………………
- A rock that is floats in space is a .........
- Our solar system is the …………… one
- The sun is a …………..
- These fixed luminous points in the night sky are thought to be twinkling
- This planet is the sister ice giant to Uranus.
- This planet is known as the red planet.
- Puerto Rico has the largest .......... telescope.
- Uranus and Neptune are known as …… giants.
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- A planet rotates on its .........
- belt A disc-shaped belt found beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- A well-known dwarf planet is called C……….
- A device that is used observe celestial bodies
- A well-known asteroid is ………
- the ………………. is made up of billions of galaxies.
- belt A belt made up of asteroids ad is found between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
- A fine powder consisting of tiny particles found in Space.
- A celestial body that can be found in the Kuiper belt and is made up of dust and ice.
- The 7th planet from the sun.
- He is thought to be the first man on the moon.
- How many planets are there in the solar system
- The closest celestial body to the earth.
- Jupiter and Saturn are known as ………. giants.
- The earth ……………. around the sun that’s why we have day and night.
- The Sun is made up of …………..(About 70%) and helium (about 28%)
- A planet with a ring
- The largest celestial body in our solar-system
- probe A ………………… travels through space and collects information (MAN MADE SATELLITE)
40 Clues: The sun is a ………….. • A planet with a ring • The Earth has …………. moon. • A well-known asteroid is ……… • The 7th planet from the sun. • A planet rotates on its ......... • Our solar system is the …………… one • 24 hours make a ....... on the earth • Our home planet is a called ………………………… • This planet is known as the red planet. • The closest celestial body to the earth. • ...
Unit 7 & 8 Aquatic Science Test Review 2019-01-29
Across
- What ocean is the second largest and the major shipping ocean?
- What ocean is the warmest?
- Latittude is noted degrees ___________ or _____________ of the equator.
- What continent is a single continuous landmass that?
- _______________ pass through both poles of the earth.
- The indian ocean is a trade route between _____ and Asia.
- Most accurate representation of the features of the Earth
- Lines of latitude are parallel to the _____________ and to each other.
- What is the largest ocean in size?
- The Pacific Ocean covers _____ of the earth.
- What percentage of the earth is water?
- Meridian The ____________________ is the longitudianl line of referece.
- _____________ of latittude form complete circles around the globe.
- Longitude is noted in degrees ___________ or ________________ of the Prime Meridian.
- What is the continent of the South Pole?
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- What is the tallest mountain on our planet from base (under water) to apex?
- America What continent includes all countries south of the equator?
- What continent is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the East, the Atlantic to the West, and the Mediterranean Sea to the North?
- The Atlantic Ocean covers about _____ of the earth.
- Imaginary line running mostly along the 180 degree meridian.
- The Atlantic Ocean connects ____ waters.
- What ocean is the smallest, coldest, and is also known as the Northern Sea?
- What covers about 1/10th of the earth?
- How much of the land is covered in ice?
- How much of the ocean is covered in ice?
- What continents does Eurasia include?
- What year did the UN establish major boundaries?
- What is the smallest continent in size?
- America What continent includes the United States, Mexico, & Canada?
- Are all 4 ocean basins connected?
30 Clues: What ocean is the warmest? • Are all 4 ocean basins connected? • What is the largest ocean in size? • What continents does Eurasia include? • What covers about 1/10th of the earth? • What percentage of the earth is water? • How much of the land is covered in ice? • What is the smallest continent in size? • The Atlantic Ocean connects ____ waters. • ...
Earthquake Crossword 2022-10-11
Across
- to hit suddenly
- top layer of something
- pieces of the Earth’s crust
- the center part of the Earth
- changed from a solid to a liquid
- physical harm to something
- rules about buildings
- opening in the Earth’s crust
- caused by earthquake vibrations
- small, fast shaking movements
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- a building
- the thickest layer of the Earth
- to build or put together
- a large ocean wave
- let go or set free
- to cause something to happen or begin
- to say something will happen
- very precise and clear
- the edge of something
- outer part of the Earth
- how much of something
21 Clues: a building • to hit suddenly • a large ocean wave • let go or set free • rules about buildings • the edge of something • how much of something • top layer of something • very precise and clear • outer part of the Earth • to build or put together • physical harm to something • pieces of the Earth’s crust • the center part of the Earth • to say something will happen • ...
Space rock. 2020-03-25
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- Planetoids
- How compact something is
- Earth's __________ around the Sun
- Space rocks
- Jupiter has many ____s
- The plural is nebulae
- Position that is relative
- Some include Ceres, 4 Vesta, and 2 Pallas
- ________ around an axis
- Temprature of the surface
- Our galaxy
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- Warmth from the Sun trapped in the Earth's atmosphere
- Saturn
- Pluto
- Jupiter
- Space rocks that have entered Earth's surface
- 93 million miles
- What keeps us on Earth
- The Earth _____s around the Sun
- Space rock in the Earth's atmosphere Earth has many layers of it's ___________
- Uranus
- Tail of dust and gas
- Mercury
23 Clues: Pluto • Saturn • Uranus • Jupiter • Mercury • Planetoids • Our galaxy • Space rocks • 93 million miles • Tail of dust and gas • The plural is nebulae • What keeps us on Earth • Jupiter has many ____s • ________ around an axis • How compact something is • Position that is relative • Temprature of the surface • The Earth _____s around the Sun • Earth's __________ around the Sun • ...
Mammals 2024-09-30
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- I am the biggest mammal on the earth.
- I am a mammal with the strongest jaw.
- I am a mammal that Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
- I am the tallest mammal on the earth.
- I am the slowest mammal on the earth.
- I am the only mammal that can fly.
- I am the loudest mammal.
- I am the fastest mammal on the earth.
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- I am the smallest mammal on the earth.
- I am the most poisonous animal on the earth.
- I am a mammal that represents the Christians.
- I am a mammal that God saved Daniel from.
- I am a mammal with the longest lifespan.
13 Clues: I am the loudest mammal. • I am the only mammal that can fly. • I am the biggest mammal on the earth. • I am a mammal with the strongest jaw. • I am the tallest mammal on the earth. • I am the slowest mammal on the earth. • I am the fastest mammal on the earth. • I am the smallest mammal on the earth. • I am a mammal with the longest lifespan. • ...
crossword 2023-12-15
Across
- line that goes around the earth
- stuff that pulls
- thing that happens when earth is at a differnt position
- moon that is empty
- earth does this every year
- big pice of rock
- cold season
- line that goes through the earth
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- earth does this every 24 hours
- thing that the moon causes
- hot season
- big ball of heat
- a bright moon
- when summer day is really long
14 Clues: hot season • cold season • a bright moon • stuff that pulls • big ball of heat • big pice of rock • moon that is empty • thing that the moon causes • earth does this every year • earth does this every 24 hours • when summer day is really long • line that goes around the earth • line that goes through the earth • thing that happens when earth is at a differnt position
Lafoni 2020-05-27
Across
- what gives us our seasons?
- what is Leonard doing out?
- what would the oceans do if the Earth was closer to the sun?
- how long would one side of the Earth be cold if our planet didn't rotate?
- in Leonard's society, if it's your profession you're unemployed
- a person suffering from a serious mental illness
- the Milky Way is one of them
- what wouldn't the Earth hold if it was smaller?
- how does the voice from the car sound?
- if all the stars burn out, what will drop to zero?
- a television station
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- what will the sun do if it consumes all its supply of hydrogen?
- what wouldn't we be able to do if the Earth was bigger?
- what's the difference between Leonard's house and other houses?
- if it didn't exist, solar radiation would harm us
- what would our planet be covered with if it was further from the sun?
- what does the Earth rotate on?
- how many police cars are there in the city?
- featuring an imaginary place or state in which everything is extremely bad or unpleasant
- if there isn't crime, it's useless
- what's necessary to life?
- how does Leonard describe every person he sees in the houses?
22 Clues: a television station • what's necessary to life? • what gives us our seasons? • what is Leonard doing out? • the Milky Way is one of them • what does the Earth rotate on? • if there isn't crime, it's useless • how does the voice from the car sound? • how many police cars are there in the city? • what wouldn't the Earth hold if it was smaller? • ...
Solar System 2022-03-05
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- used to be a planet
- earth’s twin
- revolves around itself the fastest
- between mars and jupiter
- farthest planet
- it’s red when see from the earth
- such as jupiter saturn uranus neptune
- can float on water
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- consists of nucleus, come, and tail
- such as mercury venus earth mars
- center of the solar system
- ice planet with a faint ring
- 3/4 area is water
- closest to the sun
- orbit the earth
15 Clues: earth’s twin • farthest planet • orbit the earth • 3/4 area is water • closest to the sun • can float on water • used to be a planet • between mars and jupiter • center of the solar system • ice planet with a faint ring • such as mercury venus earth mars • it’s red when see from the earth • revolves around itself the fastest • consists of nucleus, come, and tail • ...
Genesis Chapter 6 2024-01-13
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- - But Noah found ___ in the eyes of the Lord.
- - There were ___ on the earth in those days,
- - The large vessel built by Noah to save his family and animals
- - The creatures Noah brought onto the ark, two of every kind
- - The catastrophic event God decided to bring upon the earth
- - Number of decks in the ark
- - The earth also was ___ before God
- - How God felt in His heart about creating man due to their wickedness
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- - The promise God made with Noah to never again flood the earth
- - What the Lord saw that was great in the earth
- - Height of the ark in cubits
- - The sign of God's covenant with Noah
- - The type of wood used to build the ark
- - My Spirit shall not ___ with man forever
- - Width of the ark in cubits
- - The divisions or compartments inside the ark
16 Clues: - Width of the ark in cubits • - Number of decks in the ark • - Height of the ark in cubits • - The earth also was ___ before God • - The sign of God's covenant with Noah • - The type of wood used to build the ark • - My Spirit shall not ___ with man forever • - There were ___ on the earth in those days, • - But Noah found ___ in the eyes of the Lord. • ...
Science 2023-05-18
Across
- Second most inner part of the earth
- Lava under the earth
- Remains of an organism
- Mantle
- Crust and upper mantle
- Formed by sediments cementing
- Upper mantle
- Outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
- Used for dating other fossils
- Ocean floor is created
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- Formed by heat and pressure
- Higher up younger it is
- Results from subduction
- Inner most part of the earth
- Formed by melting and cooling
15 Clues: Mantle • Upper mantle • Lava under the earth • Remains of an organism • Crust and upper mantle • Ocean floor is created • Higher up younger it is • Results from subduction • Formed by heat and pressure • Inner most part of the earth • Formed by sediments cementing • Used for dating other fossils • Formed by melting and cooling • Second most inner part of the earth • ...
Astronomy Unit 2 2025-09-29
Across
- His laws describe planetary orbits
- Planets appear to go backward
- Force that pulls masses together
- Velocity needed to leave orbit
- Oval path of a planet
- Physics of motion and gravity
- Made of massive ancient stones
- Resistance to changing motion
- Greek who backed Earth-centered cosmos
- Native American sky-aligned stone circle
- Uses radio waves to find distances
- Sun-centered
- Study of the universe as a whole
- Space where gravity acts
- Earth-centered with epicycles
- Put the Sun at the center
- – Not held by gravity anymore
- Shift in position from a new viewpoint
- A push or a pull
- Gravity and motion laws guy
- How big something looks in the sky
- Ancient stones that track the Sun
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- Small orbit riding a larger orbit
- Long half of an ellipse
- Sun in the middle
- Strength fades with distance squared
- Saw moons of Jupiter through a telescope
- One of two points in an ellipse
- Earth-centered view of cosmos
- Speeding up or slowing down
- Earth-Sun distance measure
- Gold nose charted stars pre-telescope
- Makes the Moon look huge on horizon
- Epicycles master; refined Earth-based model
- Ancient heliocentric thinker
- Shift from Earth to Sun center
- Glowing gas clouds in space
- Orbits a planet or moon
- Large circular paths in old models
39 Clues: Sun-centered • A push or a pull • Sun in the middle • Oval path of a planet • Long half of an ellipse • Orbits a planet or moon • Space where gravity acts • Put the Sun at the center • Earth-Sun distance measure • Speeding up or slowing down • Glowing gas clouds in space • Gravity and motion laws guy • Ancient heliocentric thinker • Planets appear to go backward • ...
The Moon 2023-05-18
Across
- Younger craters may have these bright streaks
- The Giant ______ Hypothesis
- Dark, smooth areas of solidified lava
- Latin for moon
- ________ shape = phases of the moon
- Phase between first quarter and full moon - waxing _______
- Sunlight is partially blocked here
- The moon is 3/5 as _____ as the Earth
- Two words, the title of the moon's darkest phase
- A body that orbits a larger celestial body
- When the moon is its closest in orbit to Earth
- In this type of eclipse, order is Sun, Moon, Earth
- When one celestial body passes through the shadow of another
- This space program discovered that the moon's gravity is not strong enough to hold an atmosphere
- The moon lacks a ________ field
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- Rock that can be found on the moon and Earth
- Rough highlands full of rocks
- Long, deep channels that run through the maria
- Sunlight is completely blocked here
- When the moon is its furthest in orbit
- Moon rock is rich in this element
- Narrow elevations of rock that rise out of the surface and run across the maria
- This side of the moon faces Earth
- Fragments of dust and debris that is 1-6m deep
- This many planets in our solar system have moons
25 Clues: Latin for moon • The Giant ______ Hypothesis • Rough highlands full of rocks • The moon lacks a ________ field • Moon rock is rich in this element • This side of the moon faces Earth • Sunlight is partially blocked here • Sunlight is completely blocked here • ________ shape = phases of the moon • Dark, smooth areas of solidified lava • The moon is 3/5 as _____ as the Earth • ...
Earth, Moon, Sun 2022-10-13
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- light-colored, mountainous, heavily cratered areas of the Moon.
- depression on the lunar surface formed from space material impact.
- occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, blocking Earth's view of the sun.
- dark-colored, smooth plain on the Moon.
- layer of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surface.
- farthest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth.
- closest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth.
- when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon.
- first day of winter; usually occurs on December 21st.
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- First day of fall; usually Sept. 21st
- the moon orbits the Earth in the same amount of time as it takes the Moon to spin once on its axis.
- plane that contains Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- first day of summer; usually occurs on June 21.
- First day of Spring; usually occurs on March 21st.
- amount of sunlight that is reflected by a surface
- mate rial that falls back to the lunar surface after being blasted out by the impact of a space object.
- alley-like structure that meanders across some of the Moon's maria; resembles dry riverbeds
- long trail of ejecta that radiates outward from a crater.
18 Clues: First day of fall; usually Sept. 21st • dark-colored, smooth plain on the Moon. • first day of summer; usually occurs on June 21. • closest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth. • farthest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth. • plane that contains Earth's orbit around the Sun. • amount of sunlight that is reflected by a surface • ...
Sun, Earth & Moon Systems 2024-01-30
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- when we experience a lunar eclipse
- describes the visible portion of the moon getting bigger
- when we experience a solar eclipse
- there is equal amounts of day and night
- this type of lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into Earth's partial shadow
- during the winter there is less daytime and more night time
- the visible portion of the moon shaped like the letter "C"
- this type of sunlight covers a small surface area and heat is concentrated
- when the whole moon is visible from Earth
- during the summer this hemisphere is pointed toward the sun
- the path a celestial object continuously follows as it travels around another object
- caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis and the orbit of Earth around the Sun
- this type of solar eclipse the moon blocks out the sun entirely
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- describes the visible portion of the moon getting smaller
- the moon's orbit is ____ causing us to not see an eclipse every month
- when the moon is more than half full and shaped like a football
- the more clouds or dust in this the redder the moon will appear during a lunar eclipse
- during this type of eclipse the moon casts a shadow on part of the Earth
- imaginary line on which an object rotates
- the passing of a celestial object into the shadow of another
- the spinning motion of an object on its axis
- during this type of eclipse the Earth casts a shadow on the moon
- this type of sunlight covers a large surface area and heat is spread out and its colder
- during a lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the Sun and this object
- when none of the moon is visible from Earth
25 Clues: when we experience a lunar eclipse • when we experience a solar eclipse • there is equal amounts of day and night • imaginary line on which an object rotates • when the whole moon is visible from Earth • when none of the moon is visible from Earth • the spinning motion of an object on its axis • describes the visible portion of the moon getting bigger • ...
Puzzle #7 2023-03-17
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- The supercontinent dinosaurs called home
- Island off the coast of India home to one of the last "uncontacted" tribes on Earth
- A mysterious monument in England that nobody truly knows the purpose of
- The island system studied by Charles Darwin
- Built for Khufu, the second of eight kings in the fourth dynasty
- The name of the crater caused by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
- The empire led by Mansa Musa, the richest man in history
- The coldest place on Earth
- The American mountain range that is quite literally older than bones
- The national park where Dr. Jane Goodall lived alongside wild chimpanzees
- The region of Canada where a near-perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth was discovered
- The oft-forgotten fifth ocean
- Ancient city home to a massive library and lighthouse
- Caldera in Indonesia that erupted twice
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- The largest (non-continental) island on Earth
- The most extensive reef system on Earth
- Modern-day Mexico City
- The farthest point on Earth's surface from the Earth's center
- The hottest place on Earth
- Incan settlement high in the Andes
- The deepest part of the ocean
- The island home of the now-extinct Dodo bird
- The native name for Easter Island, home to its 1000+ moai
- The mountain hosting the largest recorded volcanic eruption in history
- The modern country where fossils of Lucy the Australopithecus were discovered
- Italian city destroyed by a volcanic eruption
- Home to remnants of our beloved mastodons
- The largest preindustrial civilization on Earth
- The US State where the famous Patterson-Gimlin film of an alleged "sasquatch" was filmed
- The Indonesian island where the coelacanth was rediscovered
30 Clues: Modern-day Mexico City • The hottest place on Earth • The coldest place on Earth • The deepest part of the ocean • The oft-forgotten fifth ocean • Incan settlement high in the Andes • The most extensive reef system on Earth • Caldera in Indonesia that erupted twice • The supercontinent dinosaurs called home • Home to remnants of our beloved mastodons • ...
Learn space! 2023-10-27
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- The second planet from the Sun.
- The closest star to Earth.
- A small rocky body that orbits the Sun.
- The fifth planet from the Sun.
- A large, bright celestial object made of hot gas.
- A celestial event where the Moon partially or completely covers the Sun.
- The study of the universe as a whole.
- A spacecraft that orbits Earth.
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- The outermost planet in our solar system.
- The brightest star in the night sky.
- The study of celestial objects and phenomena.
- The red planet.
- Our home planet.
- A giant cloud of gas and dust in space.
- A celestial body composed mostly of ice and dust.
- A large natural satellite that orbits Earth.
- A celestial body that orbits a star.
17 Clues: The red planet. • Our home planet. • The closest star to Earth. • The fifth planet from the Sun. • The second planet from the Sun. • A spacecraft that orbits Earth. • The brightest star in the night sky. • A celestial body that orbits a star. • The study of the universe as a whole. • A small rocky body that orbits the Sun. • A giant cloud of gas and dust in space. • ...
crossword puzzle 2025-10-22
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- Meridian- zero degrees longitude
- global grid lines that run vertically
- the study of earth, its physical and human system, and how they are organized and interact
- - the global grid lines that run horizontally
- of five themes, how people, stuff, and ideas get from one location to another
- Directions- north,east,west,south
- one of the five themes, the human and physical geography of a location
- the global positioning satellite system
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- on maps (objects stretched, squeezed, misshaped, too close, too apart,etc) caused by making 2 dimensional images of a 3 dimensional object (the earth)
- a map with known distortion
- tool on the map that relative size and distance
- - the shared beliefs, behaviors, customs, and traditions of a group
- Directions-northwest,southwest,northeast,southeast
- one of five themes, how similar areas are grouped/organized
- zero degrees latitude
- a dimensional map of the earth
- Environment Interaction-one of the five themes, how humans change the earth or humans adapt to the earth.
- Grid- the grid system made up of lines of longitude and latitude- allows absolute location to be identified anywhere on the planet.
- one of five themes, where something can be found
19 Clues: zero degrees latitude • a dimensional map of the earth • Meridian- zero degrees longitude • Directions- north,east,west,south • a map with known distortion • global grid lines that run vertically • the global positioning satellite system • - the global grid lines that run horizontally • tool on the map that relative size and distance • ...
Earth Science Chapter 22 2023-05-23
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- the nearest point of the moon’s orbit
- one full rotation of the earth, the time from one local noon to the next
- the apparent change in the shape of the moon
- the time it takes the moon to complete one orbit of the earth
- earth’s only natural satellite
- the earth revolves around the sun once a year in an elliptical orbit
- the amount of time it takes for the sun to complete one full cycle on the ecliptic
- when one celestial body cuts of the light from the sun to another body
- when the earth blocks the sun’s light that normally shines on the moon, making the moon appear a dull, coppery-red color
- the ever-changing outer atmosphere of the sun
- mounds of plasma rising from the surface of the sun
- the visible surface of the sun
- enormous pressure and density keeps particles from moving very much
- occur when the sun’s rays are perpendicular to the earth’s Equator
- occur when the earth’s axis leans directly toward to directly away from the sun
- pressure and density is lower, allowing for many convection currents, bringing the sun’s nuclear energy to its surface
- the largest mare on the surface of the moon
- anything having to do with astronomical objects
- cooler, small dark areas within the photosphere, typically have the same diameter of the earth
- millions of round, shallow depressions on the moon
- the lighted area of the moon is growing larger
- streams of plasma that rise in loops from the chromosphere into the corona and back again, a spectacular display of solar fireworks
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- referencing something to a star or constellation
- the sun, moon, planets, and stars appear to be moving through the heavens as result of observing them from our location here on a moving rotating earth
- the line between the light and dark sides of any astronomical body
- a thin layer of the suns atmosphere, just above the photosphere
- when the moon blocks some of the sun’s light from reaching the earth
- an American mathematician whose calculations as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflight
- broad lowland plains of basaltic lava that ancient observers thought to be large lakes or seas
- the lighted area of the moon is growing smaller Time and seasons
- an extremely large mass of particles flowing out from the sun’s surface
- where nuclear fusion takes place
- a star, 109 times the diameter of Earth, largest source of energy for Earth
- the earth rotates around its axis every 24 hours
- the most distant point of the moon’s orbit
- a direct result of earth’s motion around the sun
- the line marking the apparent path of the sun against the background stars throughout the year as the earth moves around the sun
- a process in which the nuclei of hydrogen atoms combine under intense heat and pressure to form the nuclei of helium atoms
- a sudden energetic explosion of the sun’s matter that emits bursts of rays and particles
- the distance from the earth to the sun, 150 million km
- pointed masses of hot plasma
- a synodic event involves the alignment or meeting of several bodies, such as the sun and moon
- a flow of mostly protons, electrons, and small atomic nuclei from the sun
- any natural or artificial object that orbits a planet; natural satellites are called moons
44 Clues: pointed masses of hot plasma • earth’s only natural satellite • the visible surface of the sun • where nuclear fusion takes place • the nearest point of the moon’s orbit • the most distant point of the moon’s orbit • the largest mare on the surface of the moon • the apparent change in the shape of the moon • the ever-changing outer atmosphere of the sun • ...
science vocabulary 2022-01-03
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- an animal that hunts other animals
- the thing that causes condensation
- the living things on Earth
- the gas that surrounds Earth
- the thing that causes precipitation
- when a liquid is heated and turns to a gas
- when gas is cooled and turns to liquid
- the water on Earth
- the thing that causes evaporation
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- an organism that cannot make its own food
- where plants and animals live
- an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
- evaporation, condensation, precipitation
- an organism that can make its own food
- water that falls from the sky
- animals that are hunted
- the rock, dirt and soil on Earth
17 Clues: the water on Earth • animals that are hunted • the living things on Earth • the gas that surrounds Earth • where plants and animals live • water that falls from the sky • the rock, dirt and soil on Earth • the thing that causes evaporation • an animal that hunts other animals • the thing that causes condensation • the thing that causes precipitation • ...
The Moon 2022-05-26
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- the Moon takes 27.3 days to spin on its axis
- high tides are lower and low tides are higher
- phases in which less of the Moon’s near side is lit each night
- high tides are higher, low tides are lower
- When the Moon’s shadow appears on Earth’s surface
- when the Moon’s near side is completely lit
- phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse
- the central, darker part of the shadow where light is totally blocked
- the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- shortly after Earth formed, an object about the size of the planet Mars crashed into Earth to form the Moon
- when the Moon’s near side is completely dark
- this solar eclipse is seen from the umbra
- causes the Moon to move in orbit around the Earth
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- occurs when the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow
- the Moon takes 27.3 days to orbit the Earth
- The light-colored areas on the Moon
- bulge happens because the strength of the Moon’s gravity is a little stronger on the side of Earth closer to the Moon
- phases in which more of the Moon’s near side is lit each night
- when the western half of the Moon is lit
- The daily rise and fall of sea level is called a tide
- this solar eclipse is seen from the penumbra
- when the easter half of the Moon is lit
- depressions formed when objects from space, such as large rocks, crashed into the Moon
- phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse
- The lit part of the Moon or a planet that can be seen from Earth
- The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon
26 Clues: The light-colored areas on the Moon • when the easter half of the Moon is lit • The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon • when the western half of the Moon is lit • phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse • phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse • this solar eclipse is seen from the umbra • high tides are higher, low tides are lower • ...
Primary 6 2015-05-11
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- / A year with additional of one day in February
- / A planet that does not exists anymore
- / One _______ of the Earth takes about 24 hours
- / Are space rocks that orbit around the Sun in between Mars and Jupiter
- / The direction where the Sun rises
- / A cycle that happens when we say the Earth revolves around the Sun once a year
- / There are ______ phases of the Moon
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- / One _______ of the Moon takes about 28 days
- / A cycle that happens when the earth rotates or spins about its axis
- / It is our main source of heat and light energy
- / Large lumps of ice and dust that orbit the Sun
- / The hottest planet in the solar system
- / The imaginary line that exists in the solar system
- / The direction where the Sun sets
- / The curved path of the Earth round the Sun
- / It is a planet where human being lives
16 Clues: / The direction where the Sun sets • / The direction where the Sun rises • / There are ______ phases of the Moon • / A planet that does not exists anymore • / The hottest planet in the solar system • / It is a planet where human being lives • / The curved path of the Earth round the Sun • / One _______ of the Moon takes about 28 days • ...
Science FSA Vocabulary #2 2023-03-26
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- The process of wearing something away a little at a time.
- Pertaining to electromagnetic radiation with waves longer than those of natural light.
- A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce its own light source.
- A large group of stars.
- The closest star to Earth and the center of our solar system.
- The process of liquid changing to gas.
- A rock type that forms from molten or partly molten material that cools and hardens.
- All of the waters of the Earth.
- A rock type that is formed from layers of sediment thta overlay and squeeze together or are chemically combined.
- A rock type that forms from existing rock because of extreme changes caused by heat and pressure.
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- The part of the Earth where living things exist.
- The total sum of all matter and energy that exists.
- A natural satellite that orbits the Earth.
- The shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust.
- A wave of electromagnetic energy that is shorter than a radio wave and longer than a visible light wave.
- The force that draws objects to the Earth.
- The layers of gas that surround Earth, other planets or stars.
- The blocking of light from the sun.
- the process of changing from a gas (i.e., water vapor) to a liquid (i.e., dew); the act of making more dense or compact.
19 Clues: A large group of stars. • All of the waters of the Earth. • The blocking of light from the sun. • The process of liquid changing to gas. • A natural satellite that orbits the Earth. • The force that draws objects to the Earth. • The part of the Earth where living things exist. • The total sum of all matter and energy that exists. • ...
Alicias crossword 2022-05-06
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- wind characterized by a flow from sea to land
- energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
- bodys of water
- a hole in the ground formed by the earth
- a layer of the earth to have not as much heat in the earth
- a curved lake formed at a oxbow where the main stream of the river has a cut across it
- liquid on the outside of an object
- frozen
- caused by rain getting in the crease's to form new minerals
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- the long term pattern in a particular area
- the laying down of sediment to other areas
- process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid
- process that breaks down rocks without chemical composition
- band of westerly air currents circling the earth
- matter thats makes up earth and the atmosphere
- transports different things to different areas
- clouds on the ground
- deposition of a sediment that is carried by a river as a flow leaves the mouth
- day to day of the atmosphere changing to short term variations in minutes to weeks
19 Clues: frozen • bodys of water • clouds on the ground • liquid on the outside of an object • a hole in the ground formed by the earth • the long term pattern in a particular area • the laying down of sediment to other areas • wind characterized by a flow from sea to land • matter thats makes up earth and the atmosphere • transports different things to different areas • ...
Earth's Layers and Rock Cycle 2023-02-20
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- This rock type is formed through heat and pressure.
- When rock finds a resting place after being eroded.
- The process through which rocks change.
- Molten rock you can't see.
- When bits of rock are moved from their original position.
- The process of rocks sticking together.
- You would likely find fossils in this rock type.
- The hottest layer of the earth.
- The layer of earth that you live on.
- The layer of the earth that has convection currents.
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- Igenous rock that cools inside the earth's crust.
- They type of crust under water.
- Molten rock you can see.
- When rocks are broken apart by wind, rain, and snow.
- Igenous rock that cools outside the earth's crust
- The pressing together of sediments.
- The layer of the earth that makes the northern lights possible.
- You would likely find this rock type near a volcano.
- Small bits and particles of rock.
- The type of crust under land.
20 Clues: Molten rock you can see. • Molten rock you can't see. • The type of crust under land. • They type of crust under water. • The hottest layer of the earth. • Small bits and particles of rock. • The pressing together of sediments. • The layer of earth that you live on. • The process through which rocks change. • The process of rocks sticking together. • ...
Energy flow and succession 2023-03-29
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- the movement of Phosphorous throughout the Earth
- the movement of Nitrogen throughout the Earth
- organisms who make their own food
- Carbon based energy (oil, gas, coal)
- a plant that contains Nitrogen fixing bacteria
- sequestration is the capturing of ______ dioxide
- the movement of carbon throughout the Earth
- make up the hard part of bones and shells
- the ultimate source of energy for all life
- breakdown of old/dead plant/animal matter
- a bacteria that fixes atmospheric Nitrogen
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- how glucose is created with solar energy
- where the Nitrogen fixing bacteria live on the roots
- the burning of fossil fuels for energy
- one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth
- organisms that depend on other organisms for energy
- a relationship where both organisms benefit
- of conservation energy/matter is neither created nor destroyed
- how organisms use glucose for energy
- this type of gas absorbs heat and energy
- another way that Nitrogen is fixed in the AIR
21 Clues: organisms who make their own food • Carbon based energy (oil, gas, coal) • how organisms use glucose for energy • the burning of fossil fuels for energy • how glucose is created with solar energy • this type of gas absorbs heat and energy • make up the hard part of bones and shells • breakdown of old/dead plant/animal matter • the ultimate source of energy for all life • ...
Earth's Structure 2022-02-17
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- When one plate moves down underneath another plate
- Melted rock under the Earth
- Plate boundaries that are moving toward each other
- The core is made mostly of this metal
- The supercontinent that was one landmass
- Rock that is changed by heat and pressure
- The core that is liquid
- Layer under the crust is the______
- Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other
- Movement on the ocean floor
- Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
- Rock that is formed from layers of sediment
- Scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
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- Plate boundaries that are moving away from each other
- The transfer of warm and cool liquids in a circular current
- The bending or folding of rock
- Crust is divided into sections called_______
- Seismographs detect this movement
- The core that is solid
- Naturally formed inorganic solid with crystal structure
- Outer layer of the Earth is the_____
- Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
- Igneous rock cooled quickly outside the Earth
23 Clues: The core that is solid • The core that is liquid • Melted rock under the Earth • Movement on the ocean floor • The bending or folding of rock • Seismographs detect this movement • Layer under the crust is the______ • Outer layer of the Earth is the_____ • Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth • The core is made mostly of this metal • Magma that reaches the Earth's surface • ...
The solar system 2024-04-11
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- Burnt lava
- Moon of Mars
- Earth's movement on its axis
- Days takes for the Earth to make one complete movement around the sun
- Days taken for the Moon to make one complete movement around the earth
- Baby cones on the sides of volcanoes
- Island made up of layers of lava
- Number of planets
- model of the earth
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- Earth's movement around sun
- Places at risk of volcanic eruption
- When a vent widens
- direction in which the Earth spins in
- Hours taken for 1 rotation
- Volcanic materials flow up this
- Where are asteroids found
16 Clues: Burnt lava • Moon of Mars • Number of planets • When a vent widens • model of the earth • Where are asteroids found • Hours taken for 1 rotation • Earth's movement around sun • Earth's movement on its axis • Volcanic materials flow up this • Island made up of layers of lava • Places at risk of volcanic eruption • Baby cones on the sides of volcanoes • ...
Earth Structure 2017-04-04
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- Core: The outer layer of the Earth's core made of liquid metal
- Mountains: Mountains that form when one side of a fault is lifted above the other side
- A streak of light in the night sky that results when a small, solid object (a meteoroid) hits the Earth's atmosphere
- The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made of the crust and the solid, upper-most part of the mantle
- Crust: The parts of the Earth's crust that are under the ocean; these are the thinnest parts
- A meteor that is large enough to survive its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and hit the ground
- Liquid made by heat
- The ability to cause matter to move or change
- the parts, ingredients, or elements that form a whole
- A fracture (break or crack) through rock, along which the masses of rock on either side of the fracture move
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- Waves & Earthquake Waves: A general term for waves produced by earthquakes or artificially through explosions
- A region of the Earth's interior immediately below the lithosphere
- The mass quantity of a substance per unit volume
- A bend in rocks
- The study of earthquakes and the structure of the Earth, using information from seismic waves
- boundary: The area along the edges of the Earth's plates
- Crust: The parts of the Earth's crust that form the continents
- Core: The inner layer of the Earth's core that is believed to be made out of solid iron and nickel
18 Clues: A bend in rocks • Liquid made by heat • The ability to cause matter to move or change • The mass quantity of a substance per unit volume • the parts, ingredients, or elements that form a whole • boundary: The area along the edges of the Earth's plates • Crust: The parts of the Earth's crust that form the continents • ...
EARTH DAY 2024-06-09
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- FRUITS, VEGETABLE MATERIALS NEED OXYGEN TO __ PROPERLY
- USE REUSABLE SHOPPING ___
- USING PUBLIC __ HELPS REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
- WHEN POSSIBLE, DO THIS IS INSTEAD OF DRIVING
- UNPLUGGING DEVICES THAT AREN'T BEING USED CAN HELP SAVE __
- EARTH DAY IS ON ___ 22nd
- TO HELP WITHOUT PAYMENT
- TURN OFF THE ___ WHEN LEAVING THE ROOM
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- WE CAN PROTCT THE ENVIRONMENT BY NOT USING TOXIC __
- RECYCLE CARDBOARD ___
- A SPECIS OF ANIMAL THAT NO LONGER EXISTS
- WE SHOULD RECYCLE USED __
- WE SHOULD PUT __ IN DUSTBIN
- ESSENTIAL POLLINATORS
- CAN BE USED AS FERTILIZER
- A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY
- CARPOOLING HELPS REDUCE __ POLLUTION
- THE PLANET WE LIVE ON
18 Clues: RECYCLE CARDBOARD ___ • ESSENTIAL POLLINATORS • THE PLANET WE LIVE ON • TO HELP WITHOUT PAYMENT • EARTH DAY IS ON ___ 22nd • USE REUSABLE SHOPPING ___ • WE SHOULD RECYCLE USED __ • CAN BE USED AS FERTILIZER • WE SHOULD PUT __ IN DUSTBIN • A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF ENERGY • CARPOOLING HELPS REDUCE __ POLLUTION • TURN OFF THE ___ WHEN LEAVING THE ROOM • ...
Earth project 2022-12-07
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- rocks deposited to be somewhere for a while
- bits of rock
- Comes from Metamorphic being melted
- Made of iron and nickel and is solid
- Creates earthquakes when plates slide past
- Comes from sedimentary when it's heated
- Covers the earth and protects from magma
- Creates mountains when plates collide
- breaks down rocks
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- The place we live on
- moves sediment
- Made of iron and nickel and is liquidty
- A bit of bone or imprint in rock
- A type of fossil that is a imprint
- Creates volcanos when plate split
- When sediment is smooshed together
- The hottest part of the earth
- Bit of bone of a past animal in dirt
18 Clues: bits of rock • moves sediment • breaks down rocks • The place we live on • The hottest part of the earth • A bit of bone or imprint in rock • Creates volcanos when plate split • A type of fossil that is a imprint • When sediment is smooshed together • Comes from Metamorphic being melted • Made of iron and nickel and is solid • Bit of bone of a past animal in dirt • ...
Earth Month 2025-04-24
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- An example of pollution that we see every day.
- On hard surfaces, what happens to the water?
- Water goes down _____________ drains. (Can also be called stormwater drains.)
- Flooding can be ___________ to land, houses and even animals
- Animals that live in the ____________ can be damaged due to flooding.
- On Tuesday, April 22nd we celebrated
- On soft surfaces, what happens to the water?
- This is the process during the Watewhichcle that water is collected in bodies of water.
- If too much water accumulates, what can occur
- The water vapor cools and condenses and changes back to liquid to form clouds.
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- When water is released from clouds and falls down to the ground is _____________________________
- Water turns into water vapor and rises into the atmosphere.
- After the water goes down the sewer drain and through pipes it ends in local _______________________.
- Water that goes down sewer drains is not clean because of __________________.
- Rain gardens are gardens that help catch and _____________ rainwater.
- Buildings is an example of what type of surface?
- When precipitation falls in bodies of water, what happens to the water?
- Grassy areas are an example of what type of surface?
18 Clues: On Tuesday, April 22nd we celebrated • On hard surfaces, what happens to the water? • On soft surfaces, what happens to the water? • If too much water accumulates, what can occur • An example of pollution that we see every day. • Buildings is an example of what type of surface? • Grassy areas are an example of what type of surface? • ...
Earth Conservation 2025-05-23
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- Harmful substances in the air, water, or land.
- A resource we save by turning off taps when not in use.
- The variety of life in a particular ecosystem.
- A layer in the atmosphere that protects us from UV rays.
- The planet we are trying to protect.
- Cutting down too many trees in a forest.
- A material that takes hundreds of years to break down.
- To use less of something to help the planet.
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- A mix of decayed plants and food used to enrich soil.
- The natural home of a plant or animal.
- To use materials again instead of throwing them away.
- Power we get from fuel, wind, sun, or water.
- To use an item again instead of throwing it away.
- A system of living things and their environment.
- Type of energy that comes from the sun.
- Garbage left on the ground, not in a bin.
- Waste or garbage that can pollute land and water.
- A natural force used to generate clean electricity.
18 Clues: The planet we are trying to protect. • The natural home of a plant or animal. • Type of energy that comes from the sun. • Cutting down too many trees in a forest. • Garbage left on the ground, not in a bin. • Power we get from fuel, wind, sun, or water. • To use less of something to help the planet. • Harmful substances in the air, water, or land. • ...
earth systems 2023-04-04
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- Petroleum,natural gas,coal, and remains of plants and animals
- Water held underground in the soil in deep reservoirs
- The study of earth
- Below the lithosphere. hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
- Forms under extreme heat and pressure. appears twisted
- When heat, pressure, cooling, melting, and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
- Group of animals that occupy a certain area
- Still in existence, surviving species
- The study of earthquakes and related phenomena
- Compress or squeeze through solids and liquid. travel faster than S
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- The outer part of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle
- Move side to side through only solids. travel slower than P
- Forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. appears glassy.
- Forms from pre-existing rock and fossils. appears layered
- No longer existence
- The movement caused within a fluid when the hotter, less dense material rises, and colder, dense material to sink
- A solid inorganic material found in nature
- The lower part of
18 Clues: The lower part of • The study of earth • No longer existence • Still in existence, surviving species • A solid inorganic material found in nature • Group of animals that occupy a certain area • The study of earthquakes and related phenomena • Water held underground in the soil in deep reservoirs • Forms under extreme heat and pressure. appears twisted • ...
Jonah 3rd period 2023-12-11
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- An earthquake that may or coild happen after a major earthquake and occur for days or man years after.
- hot semi liquid rock located under the earth.
- mountain has lava in it and oozes it out
- 2 plates dividing
- 2 plates sliding
- tectonic a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the astehensosphere carrying pieces
- steam lava coming out a volcano and its a action of an volcano
- core the 4th layer of the earth
- core 3rd layer of the earth
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- 2 plates colliding
- when 2 structure collide and make a crack
- The insides of a volcano chamber
- the 2nd layer of the earth
- An earthquake that can come before a major earthquake can occur for days or many years before.
- the 1st layer of the earth
- A state of being stretched or strained
16 Clues: 2 plates sliding • 2 plates dividing • 2 plates colliding • the 2nd layer of the earth • the 1st layer of the earth • core 3rd layer of the earth • core the 4th layer of the earth • The insides of a volcano chamber • A state of being stretched or strained • mountain has lava in it and oozes it out • when 2 structure collide and make a crack • ...
Jonah 3rd period 2023-12-11
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- 2 plates sliding
- the 4th layer of the earth
- mountain has lava in it and oozes it out
- the 1st layer of the earth
- The insides of a volcano chamber
- hot semi liquid rock located under the earth.
- a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the astehensosphere carrying pieces
- An earthquake that can come before a major earthquake can occur for days or many years before.
- An earthquake that may or coild happen after a major earthquake and occur for days or man years after.
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- steam lava coming out a volcano and its a action of an volcano
- the 2nd layer of the earth
- 2 plates colliding
- 2 plates dividing
- when 2 structure collide and make a crack
- A state of being stretched or strained
- 3rd layer of the earth
16 Clues: 2 plates sliding • 2 plates dividing • 2 plates colliding • 3rd layer of the earth • the 2nd layer of the earth • the 4th layer of the earth • the 1st layer of the earth • The insides of a volcano chamber • A state of being stretched or strained • mountain has lava in it and oozes it out • when 2 structure collide and make a crack • hot semi liquid rock located under the earth. • ...
THE SUN, THE MOON, EARTH AND GRAVITY 2023-01-11
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- A __________ ECLIPSE IS WHEN THE EARTH IS BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE MOON.
- GRAVITY HOLDS ENTIRE ______________ TOGETHER.
- THERE ARE ABOUT 100 BILLION ____________ IN OUR GALAXY.
- GRAVITATIONAL FORCE ______________ WHEN THE MASS IS LARGER AND THE OBJECT IS CLOSER TO ANOTHER OBJECT.
- THE MOON DOES NOT __________ LIGHT.
- EARTH'S ___________ APPEARS VERY DARK ON THE SIDE OF THE MOON FACING EARTH.
- ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS ALSO HAS A _____________ PULL.
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- OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS PART OF THE ___________ WAY GALAXY.
- GRAVITY IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ___________ OF THE UNIVERSE.
- THE FORCE THAT DRAWS TWO OBJECTS TOWARD EACH OTHER.
- WHEN THE SUN OR MOON IS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED FROM VIEW.
- EARTH IS _____________ ON ITS AXIS.
- EARTH ORBITS THE __________.
- ___________ IS A FORCE CAUSED BY GRAVITY.
- __________ ECLIPSES HAPPEN WHEN THE MOON IS BETWEEN THE SUN AND EARTH.
- THE MORE _________ AN OBJECT HAS, THE STRONGER ITS GRAVITATIONAL PULL.
16 Clues: EARTH ORBITS THE __________. • EARTH IS _____________ ON ITS AXIS. • THE MOON DOES NOT __________ LIGHT. • ___________ IS A FORCE CAUSED BY GRAVITY. • GRAVITY HOLDS ENTIRE ______________ TOGETHER. • THE FORCE THAT DRAWS TWO OBJECTS TOWARD EACH OTHER. • ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS ALSO HAS A _____________ PULL. • WHEN THE SUN OR MOON IS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED FROM VIEW. • ...
Moon Phase and Tides Vocab Review 2025-04-10
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- Tides with the greatest tidal range, occurs on a full and new moon.
- More of the illuminated (lighted by the sun) half of the moon can be seen each night, it seems to grow bigger.
- When the Earth is between the sun and moon and all of the moon’s surface facing Earth is illuminated.
- A moon phase where more than half, but not all, of the moon's surface is illuminated, appearing as a bulge or hump.
- When the ocean level is at it's lowest point, occurs twice per day.
- When the ocean level is at it's highest point, occurs twice per day.
- Periodic rise and fall of sea levels, primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
- When an object spins on it's axis, gives Earth day and night which takes 24 hours.
- A lunar phase where half of the Moon's visible surface is illuminated, occurring roughly halfway between the new moon and full moon phases.
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- a raised area in the ocean caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
- The orbital motion of a planet or moon around another star or planet.
- Less of the illuminated side of the moon can be seen each night, seems to be shrinking.
- The moon is between the Earth & the sun, dark side faces Earth, we see the moon as a dark circle.
- The phase of the moon when less than half is visible, appearing as a thin, curved slice of light.
- Different forms that the moon takes in its appearance from earth.
- Tides with a smaller difference between high and low tides, occurs on the quarter moons.
- The difference in height between high and low tides.
- One complete revolution of the moon around Earth that take approximately 28-29 days.
18 Clues: The difference in height between high and low tides. • Different forms that the moon takes in its appearance from earth. • Tides with the greatest tidal range, occurs on a full and new moon. • When the ocean level is at it's lowest point, occurs twice per day. • When the ocean level is at it's highest point, occurs twice per day. • ...
Julius 2022-03-22
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- Outer layer of Earth
- stores magma and caused by tectonic plates
- Under the crust and has hot rock
- hot liquid rock in the Earth
- a collision by tectonic plates
- made liquid by heat
- when plates slide towards each other
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- had all the continents connected
- movement of plates under each other
- The magma in the center of Earth
- when plates slide under each other
- this creates mountains, earthquakes by plate
- hot liquid rock on the Earth's crust
- powdery material that is black
- Layers of the Earth that constantly move
- big waves caused by collisions of plates
16 Clues: made liquid by heat • Outer layer of Earth • hot liquid rock in the Earth • powdery material that is black • a collision by tectonic plates • had all the continents connected • The magma in the center of Earth • Under the crust and has hot rock • when plates slide under each other • movement of plates under each other • hot liquid rock on the Earth's crust • ...
Earth and Carbon Cycle 2023-10-09
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- Fuel Carbon sink
- Atom found in all living things
- Process used by plants to convert carbon dioxide into glucose
- required for photosynthesis
- Where carbon is released from
- Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
- Part of Earth where life exists
- All of the water on Earth
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- All living things use this process to convert oxygen into usable energy
- Man made carbon sink
- Where carbon is stored for extended periods
- Process of burning
- Gaseous region of Earth
- By product of Photosynthesis
- Represents the movement of carbon on earth
- Earth needs more of these
- required for Photosynthesis to take place
17 Clues: Fuel Carbon sink • Process of burning • Man made carbon sink • Gaseous region of Earth • Earth needs more of these • All of the water on Earth • required for photosynthesis • By product of Photosynthesis • Where carbon is released from • Atom found in all living things • Part of Earth where life exists • required for Photosynthesis to take place • ...
Semester One 2017-06-28
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- Created earth.
- in a story in the Old Testament including a whale.
- Killed his own mother.
- it happened in Ghana.
- the day Jesus resurrected
- Son of God
- the first women on earth
- Betrayed Jesus
- the Sunday before good Friday.
- God gave him the 10 Commandments.
- wrote a gospel of the New Testament
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- he built the ark
- the day Jesus died.
- a country in west Africa.
- wrote a gospel of the New Testament
- wrote a gospel of the New Testament
- the start of lent.
- the first man on earth
- the leader of Rome.
- wrote a gospel of the New Testament
20 Clues: Son of God • Created earth. • Betrayed Jesus • he built the ark • the start of lent. • the day Jesus died. • the leader of Rome. • it happened in Ghana. • Killed his own mother. • the first man on earth • the first women on earth • a country in west Africa. • the day Jesus resurrected • the Sunday before good Friday. • God gave him the 10 Commandments. • wrote a gospel of the New Testament • ...
Globe-The Model Of The Earth 2019-10-11
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- 7._________ is 0 degree.
- 16._______________ are shown in deep brown.
- 8._________ is tropicof cancer.
- 11.___________ is south pole.
- 6.________ has verticle and horizontal lines.
- 5._______ is the bottomost point on the axis of globe.
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- 13.________________ is called the greenwhich meridian.
- 2.__________ are shown in blue.
- 14.__________ help us to locate the position ofdiffrent placs in the map.
- 15.______________ is one half of the earth.
- are shown in diffrent colours.
- 10.___________ is north pole.
- 9.___________ is 66 and a half degree.
- 4._______ is the topmost point on the axis of globe.
- 12._______________ has semi-circular lines.
- 1. __________ is small ball-like the model of the earth.
16 Clues: 7._________ is 0 degree. • 10.___________ is north pole. • 11.___________ is south pole. • are shown in diffrent colours. • 2.__________ are shown in blue. • 8._________ is tropicof cancer. • 9.___________ is 66 and a half degree. • 16._______________ are shown in deep brown. • 15.______________ is one half of the earth. • 12._______________ has semi-circular lines. • ...
Unit 7 & 8 Test Review Crossword 2019-01-28
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- North America includes the ..., Mexico, & Canada.
- 4.5% of the ... on Earth is covered in ice.
- The ... ocean is the smallest and coldest ocean.
- If you placed your ... in the water at the beach, you would be connected to all oceans in the world.
- The boundaries established by the UN were ... boundaries.
- Australia is the ... in size.
- The Prime Meridian passes through ..., England.
- Our galaxy is also known as the ...
- A ... is someone who draws and creates maps.
- All of the ocean ... are connected.
- The sun will become a ... in 5 billion years.
- North of Africa is the ... sea.
- The Earth formed 4.5-4.6 ... years ago.
- Ice covers 1/... of the Earth.
- 5.5% of the ... is covered in ice.
- Single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia is known as...
- The ... ocean is the second largest ocean and is a major shipping route.
- The first organisms on Earth were ...-like.
- ... steam caused the first clouds to form.
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- South America includes all countries south of...
- The ... ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.
- ... are used to measure speed while on a boat.
- The longitudinal line of reference is known as the ...
- The UN established major boundaries in...
- The ... ocean is the third largest and warmest ocean.
- Earth is suitable for living creatures because of its location to the sun and its large amount of ...
- The continent of the South Pole is known as...
- When a star "explodes" it is called a ...
- A collection of stars and dust are known as a ...
- The ... is the latitudinal line of reference.
30 Clues: Australia is the ... in size. • Ice covers 1/... of the Earth. • North of Africa is the ... sea. • 5.5% of the ... is covered in ice. • Our galaxy is also known as the ... • All of the ocean ... are connected. • The Earth formed 4.5-4.6 ... years ago. • The UN established major boundaries in... • When a star "explodes" it is called a ... • ...
Photosynthesis vs Respiration 2025-12-02
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- all of the air on earth
- a gas made of one carbon and two oxygen molecules
- does not require oxygen
- energy carrying molecule made in respiration
- something that is needed for a reaction to occur
- something that is created at the end of a reaction
- all of the water on earth
- the organelle that is the site of photosynthesis
- process where organic matter decays and releases carbon dioxide
- the source of energy for photosynthesis
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- requires oxygen
- the process where producers convert light energy to create food
- all of the life on earth
- the organelle that is the site of respiration
- all of the rocks on earth
- the green pigment that absorbs sunlight
- a simple sugar used for energy
- a gas that is released through photosynthesis
- a liquid made of two hydrogen and one oxygen molecules
19 Clues: requires oxygen • all of the air on earth • does not require oxygen • all of the life on earth • all of the rocks on earth • all of the water on earth • a simple sugar used for energy • the green pigment that absorbs sunlight • the source of energy for photosynthesis • energy carrying molecule made in respiration • the organelle that is the site of respiration • ...
Earth Unit Crossword 2023-11-26
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- Beneath the crust is the __________, which is essentially solid rock that extends roughly halfway to the Earth's center.
- Earth's atmosphere is made mostly of this element's molecules.
- This planet, along with Saturn, rotates very rapidly and have very hot cores, making it have a very large magnetic field.
- This planet, along with Mars, rotates very slowly and are too small to have a large convecting core, making it have a very weak magnetic field.
- This type of seismic waves form as matter "jerks" adjacent material up and down or from side to side, like in a shaken rope.
- Above the troposphere is this region. This region is important to us because of the protective ozone layer located in this region.
- Due to infrared energy trapped in our atmosphere, the surface of Earth becomes warmer, causing the phenomenon known as the ________________ __________.
- Earth's magnetic field protects us from energetic particles called _______ _______ produced during violent cosmic events, such as the explosion of a dying star.
- The magnetic field of the Earth is generated by ________ _______ flowing in the Earth's molten iron core.
- Underneath the mantle is known as the liquid core, also known as the ______ _____. This is a region of dense, liquid material with a mixture of iron, nickel, and sulfure.
- Surface rocks of Earth shows some of the most common elements. Silicon and oxygen usually occur together as _________.
- When earthquakes shake and shatter rock within the Earth, they generate ________ ______ that travel outward from the location of the quake through the body of the Earth.
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- The separation of materials based off of their density is known as _______________.
- At the very center of Earth is the ____ ___, which is composed of solid iron and nickel.
- The lowest layer of the Earth is called the __________. This is the part of the atmosphere most familiar to us, where clouds and airplanes are generally found. Roughly three quarters of the mass of the atmosphere is found in this region.
- When __________ _____ occurs, radioactive elements release energy which generates heat.
- This is the surface layer of Earth composed of rocks that are mainly silicates and is about 20 to 70 kilometers thick.
- This quantity is a measure of how much material is packed into a given volume.
- This type of seismic waves form as matter in one place pushes against adjacent matter -whether solid or liquid- compressing it.
- This layer in our atmosphere is responsible for shielding us from harsh solar ultraviolet radiation.
- Earth's magnetic forces are communicated by it's ___________ ________ running from Earth's north pole to south pole.
- Surrounding the solid body of the Earth is a veil of gases that constitutes our ____________.
- Earth generates heat much as a nuclear reactor does. That's because rock contains trace amounts of naturally occurring _______ elements such as uranium.
23 Clues: Earth's atmosphere is made mostly of this element's molecules. • This quantity is a measure of how much material is packed into a given volume. • The separation of materials based off of their density is known as _______________. • When __________ _____ occurs, radioactive elements release energy which generates heat. • ...
Earth Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-04
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- Opening, or rupture, in a planet’s surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface
- Study of the waters of the earth
- Crack in the earth’s crust along which movement has occurred
- Involves the disintegration of rock mineral to the chemical and/or physical agents of an organism
- Occurs when a rock is broken down by chemical action resulting in a change in the composition of a rock.
- Study of climates
- Third planet from the Sun, fifth in mass and diameter, greatest density of all the planets
- The breakdown and alteration of rock minerals at or near the Earth’s surface
- Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 9.54 seconds in a slightly elliptical orbit
- Sudden movement of the earth caused by the abrupt strain that has accumulated over a long period of time
- Occurs when rocks in plastic slate are subjected to compressive stress and deformation
- The Earth rotates on its axis every 23 hours, 56 minutes, 4.09 seconds in an eastward direction
- Happens to steep hillsides, occurring along distinct fracture zones, often within materials like clay that, once released, may move quite rapidly downhill.
- Science of map making
- Debris in the basal ice scrapes along the bed, polishing and gouging the underlying rocks, similar to sandpaper on wood
- Breaks in the rock mass with no relative movement of the rock on opposite sides of the break
- The layer of air covering the Earth
- Slow wobble of the Earth’s axis, it takes 26, 000years to complete one turn or wobble of the Earth’s axis
- All the waters of the Earth, including rivers, creeks, oceans, seas and others
- Study of earth, materials and processes
- The illuminated side of the moon is increasing which is less than half of the observable portion of the moon
- Weathering reaction that occurs when two surfaces of water and compounds meet.
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- Caused by waves launching sea load at the cliff.
- Takes place when air in a joint is suddenly compressed by a wave closing the entrance of the joint.
- Weathering
- Body of knowledge employing the scientific method
- Breakdown of mineral or rock material by entirely mechanical methods
- Sphere encompassing all living organisms
- Angle of inclination of one limb is greater than the other
- Between 0.3 AU and 3.5 AU, the Sun’s temperatures are low enough for rocks and metals to condense as solids but too high enough for hydrogen compounds
- Reaction that occurs between compounds and oxygen
- Study of the Earth’s atmosphere
- Zero-degree line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Refers to the transportation of rock, soil, and mineral particles from one location to another
- Also "lithosphere," the solid sphere of the earth
- Earth’s nearest neighbor
- Geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface
- These are representations of the Earth's surface or parts of it.
- The slow movement of soil and rock debris by gravity which is usually not perceptible except through extended observation
- Hanging wall moves down with respect to the footwall(forms due to tensional stress)
- Three-dimensional, spherical model of the Earth or another celestial body. It provides a scaled and accurate representation of geographic features and spatial relationships
41 Clues: Weathering • Study of climates • Science of map making • Earth’s nearest neighbor • Study of the Earth’s atmosphere • Study of the waters of the earth • The layer of air covering the Earth • Study of earth, materials and processes • Sphere encompassing all living organisms • Caused by waves launching sea load at the cliff. • Body of knowledge employing the scientific method • ...
astronomy courtney 2016-10-27
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- imaginary line that passes through planets
- when earth finishes its whole year around the sun
- can be affected by the distance between two objects
- different shapes of the moon you see from earth
- when earth is directly between the moon and the sun
- what is the season when the earth is tilted towards the sun
- an object that orbits the planet
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- moves east to west
- what gives the moon light
- push or pull
- one of the first calender's created
- he stared his idea about inertia
- when and object comes between the sun and a third object that cast a shadow
- amount of matter in an object
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
15 Clues: push or pull • moves east to west • what gives the moon light • amount of matter in an object • he stared his idea about inertia • an object that orbits the planet • one of the first calender's created • imaginary line that passes through planets • different shapes of the moon you see from earth • when earth finishes its whole year around the sun • ...
Earth’s LID Crossward Puzzle 2019-11-29
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- what is the second most common gas found in the air we breath?
- how much percent does water cover the earth?
- how long does it take earth to rotate?
- what is the smallest continent?
- what is the largest ocean on the earth?
- what is earths core made of?
- when is earth closest to the sun?
- how many meteor showers are there in a year?
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- what is earth tallest mountain?
- when can we see a lunar eclipse?
- how many continents are there?
- what is the smallest ocean in the world?
- how many lunar eclipses are there in a year?
- who was the first person on the moon?
- what is the second largest country in the world?
15 Clues: what is earths core made of? • how many continents are there? • what is earth tallest mountain? • what is the smallest continent? • when can we see a lunar eclipse? • when is earth closest to the sun? • who was the first person on the moon? • how long does it take earth to rotate? • what is the largest ocean on the earth? • what is the smallest ocean in the world? • ...
Map Vocab Review 2025-08-25
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- A line that runs vertically around the Earth.
- A specific location on Earth using latitude and longitude.
- A line that runs horizontally around the Earth.
- It is an geographical element on Earth.
- Lines that run east-west and measures north-south.
- It is a horizontal line in the middle of the Earth.
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- The small icons on the map resembling the Earth's feature.
- Earth divided into four _________.
- The distance on the map and the distance on the ground.
- A symbol on the map that tells directions.
- Another name for longitude.
- It explains what the small icons are on the map.
- The precise position on Earth's surface.
13 Clues: Another name for longitude. • Earth divided into four _________. • It is an geographical element on Earth. • The precise position on Earth's surface. • A symbol on the map that tells directions. • A line that runs vertically around the Earth. • A line that runs horizontally around the Earth. • It explains what the small icons are on the map. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-09
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- The strong, lower part of the mantle between the Asthenosphere and the outer core.
- The soft plastic-like layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
- Solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
- A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
- The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents
- The hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location.
- The center of the Earth, like a ball of hot metal and it is mostly iron and nickel.
- The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer.
- Tectonic plates move apart together and form depending on the types.
- Properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness.
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- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
- The only liquid layer of the planet.
- The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth ´ s crust move and change shape.
- Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object.
- The sinking of regions of the Earth ´ s crust to lower elevations.
- Tectonic plates slide past each other resulting in earthquakes.
- A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.
- The inner most layer of the Earth.
- The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth.
- Tectonic plates collide together and from various land forms depending on the types that converge.
20 Clues: The inner most layer of the Earth. • The only liquid layer of the planet. • The thin,solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth. • The nature of something ´ s ingredients or constituents • The middle layer of the Earth which is the largest layer. • Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object. • ...
Unit 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzles 2019-01-16
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- The ability to do work
- All the water vapor in the air
- A huge star in the solar system
- The process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a state of gas due
- Make something denser
- All the frozen water on earth
- How hot or cold something is
- To keep heat in
- Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
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- An astronomical body orbiting a star
- All the living things on earth
- All water on earth
- All of the gases surrounding earth
- The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
- the process of a liquid slowly passing through a filter
- The conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
- The movement of heat through two things that are not touching
- The temperature of something
18 Clues: To keep heat in • All water on earth • Make something denser • The ability to do work • The temperature of something • How hot or cold something is • All the frozen water on earth • All the living things on earth • All the water vapor in the air • A huge star in the solar system • All of the gases surrounding earth • An astronomical body orbiting a star • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-02-25
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- Where two plates slide past each other
- Soft-solid layer of the Earth
- The center of the Earth
- Supercontinent that formed in Earth's past
- The dinosaur that could not swim long distances
- Thinnest layer of the Earth
- The shaking of the Earth when two plates slide past one another
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- Where two plates split apart
- Is the mantle hot or cold?
- When lava bursts through holes in the crust
- Where two plates collide
- Scientist who developed the theory of plate tectonics
- Soft solid lava underneath the crust
- Earth's crust breaks into...
- The line where two plates meet
- Wegener's theory
16 Clues: Wegener's theory • The center of the Earth • Where two plates collide • Is the mantle hot or cold? • Thinnest layer of the Earth • Where two plates split apart • Earth's crust breaks into... • Soft-solid layer of the Earth • The line where two plates meet • Soft solid lava underneath the crust • Where two plates slide past each other • Supercontinent that formed in Earth's past • ...
Astronomy 2025-03-10
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- eclipse Occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
- A large cloud of dust and gas in space
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle; another name for geosphere
- point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun
- The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
- the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- eclipse Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
- wind A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the sun's corona
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- All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
- A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
- Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
- Earth centered
- an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
- flare A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface
16 Clues: Earth centered • A large cloud of dust and gas in space • A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. • point in a planet's orbit that is farthest from the sun • The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe • ...
Shane Rogers Space crossword 2023-04-21
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- the force that keeps us on the ground and keeps everything put together
- are sun is a giant ____
- the international space station travels around the earth this fast
- there are 8 of them in our solar system
- space prob launched by NASA in 1977
- a device put in orbit around the earth and moon
- a long time ago in a ___ far far away
- the part of the galaxy that we live in (a candy bar)
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- a group of stars the make a picture in the sky
- earth __ the sun and the moon __ the earth
- a synonym for weight
- a part in space that the gravitational pull is so much that nothing can escape it
- can either be a stellar or planetary of these
- the time light will travel in on year
- a gas that is highly flammable
- a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
- the planet we live on
17 Clues: a synonym for weight • the planet we live on • are sun is a giant ____ • a gas that is highly flammable • space prob launched by NASA in 1977 • the time light will travel in on year • a long time ago in a ___ far far away • there are 8 of them in our solar system • earth __ the sun and the moon __ the earth • can either be a stellar or planetary of these • ...
PES Unit Test Review 2023-11-12
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- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- The sun is the ______ star in our solar system.
- The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching
- A huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe.
- A description of how something works or why something happens
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- An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
- If an object weighs more on Earth, that means the pull of gravity is ________ for that object.
- An attempt to find out something
- To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
- The moon _______ around the Earth.
- Earth orbits the sun at the _________ time as it spins.
- Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- The Earth spins _______ each day.
- To move in a regular path around something
15 Clues: An attempt to find out something • The Earth spins _______ each day. • The moon _______ around the Earth. • An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth • To move in a regular path around something • The sun is the ______ star in our solar system. • A huge object in space that gives off heat and light • Something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Energy flow and succession 2023-03-08
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- breakdown of old/dead plant/animal matter
- make up the hard part of bones and shells
- the movement of Phosphorous throughout the Earth
- how organisms use glucose for energy
- the burning of fossil fuels for energy
- one of the largest carbon reservoirs on Earth
- a bacteria that fixes atmospheric Nitrogen
- the movement of Nitrogen throughout the Earth
- Carbon based energy (oil, gas, coal)
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- how glucose is created with solar energy
- the movement of carbon throughout the Earth
- where the Nitrogen fixing bacteria live on the roots
- organisms that depend on other organisms for energy
- a relationship where both organisms benefit
- sequestration is the capturing of ______ dioxide
- another way that Nitrogen is fixed in the AIR
- of conservation energy/matter is neither created nor destroyed
- the ultimate source of energy for all life
- a plant that contains Nitrogen fixing bacteria
- organisms who make their own food
- this type of gas absorbs heat and energy
21 Clues: organisms who make their own food • how organisms use glucose for energy • Carbon based energy (oil, gas, coal) • the burning of fossil fuels for energy • how glucose is created with solar energy • this type of gas absorbs heat and energy • breakdown of old/dead plant/animal matter • make up the hard part of bones and shells • the ultimate source of energy for all life • ...
"Celestial Conundrums" 2023-07-08
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- I control the ocean tides
- Betelgeues is about to do this
- The Earth does this around the sun
- I assist you in looking at stars and planets
- Also known as a star nursery, made up of gaseous clouds
- Earth is in the arm of the Andromeda
- There are 12 of these signs in Astrology
- Earth is considered one of these
- Plants need me to survive
- Also known as a "Shooting Star"
- The study of planets, stars,and the Zodaic Signs
- The sun and moon are considered this type of object
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- People watch the sun do this with special glasses
- The Moon's orbit around the Earth is called this
- Set of familiar stars, they were used by explorers to navigate
- There are millions of me in the night sky
- Famous book title, "Secrets of the. "
- Galileo Galilei is one of these
- If I appeared in the night sky it was considered an omen
- System Set of planets, and a sun, or suns
20 Clues: I control the ocean tides • Plants need me to survive • Betelgeues is about to do this • Galileo Galilei is one of these • Also known as a "Shooting Star" • Earth is considered one of these • The Earth does this around the sun • Earth is in the arm of the Andromeda • Famous book title, "Secrets of the. " • There are 12 of these signs in Astrology • ...
Globes and maps 2021-10-26
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- sinonim of atmosphere
- length of space
- study of the earth
- the terrain of earth's shape
- 2d model of earth
- scale model of earth
- the phenomena of the physical world collectively
- foolish person
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- a course were someone or something moves
- ratio between distance and a map
- channel at the outer edge of a deck
- person who draws maps
- a geographical area
- were we live in
- a region or part of something
15 Clues: foolish person • were we live in • length of space • 2d model of earth • study of the earth • a geographical area • scale model of earth • sinonim of atmosphere • person who draws maps • the terrain of earth's shape • a region or part of something • ratio between distance and a map • channel at the outer edge of a deck • a course were someone or something moves • ...
The Solar System 2014-10-30
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- Known as the "Red Planet"
- Causes the tides on Earth
- Scientific theory of the origin of the universe
- Furthest planet from the Sun
- Another name for the Inner Planets - eg Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
- Often called a shooting star
- A region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping
- An explosion that marks the end of a star's life
- What makes Earth have its seasons
- Remains of a meteroid that survives the fall to Earth and hits the ground
- Only life sustaining planet in our solar system
- Piece of solid rocky and/or metallic debris that travels in outer space
- Hottest Planet
- The Milky Way is one
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- Only star in our solar system
- Largest planet in our solar system
- Coldest planet in our solar system
- A group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky
- The _____ Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
- The total sum of all matter and energy ie everything within and between all galaxies
- Lightest planet
- The belt that extends far outwards from Neptune
- Its tail always pointing away from the Sun
- The Main ________ Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter
- A large ball of hot gas
- Fastest moving planet
26 Clues: Hottest Planet • Lightest planet • The Milky Way is one • Fastest moving planet • A large ball of hot gas • Known as the "Red Planet" • Causes the tides on Earth • Furthest planet from the Sun • Often called a shooting star • Only star in our solar system • What makes Earth have its seasons • Largest planet in our solar system • Coldest planet in our solar system • ...
Science Chapter 9 2022-03-04
Across
- a crack in the Earth
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- any plate movement can cause this
- a state of balance
- decayed plant/animal material in soil
- melted rock
- the top layer of soil
- the thickest layer of the Earth
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- rocks being broken down
- plates separating can create these
- the hottest layer of the Earth
- broken pieces of rocks being carried away
- the second layer of soil with less nutrients
- plates colliding can create these
- the lowest layer of the crust
15 Clues: melted rock • a state of balance • a crack in the Earth • the top layer of soil • rocks being broken down • the lowest layer of the crust • the hottest layer of the Earth • the thinnest layer of the Earth • the thickest layer of the Earth • any plate movement can cause this • plates colliding can create these • plates separating can create these • ...
Elsewhere Glossary 2015-05-30
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- official term for the addiction of watching Earth from the Observation Decks
- an ___________________ appointment is an orientation all new residents of Elsewhere must attend on their first day of residency
- a person who is 16 or under who goes back to Earth before living out their full "life" in Elsewhere
- similar to an Earth DMV; mostly used to take away licenses when Elsewhere residents become too young to use them
- the stream of water which takes Elsewhere residents back to Earth
- the language of cats
- when a resident of Elsewhere is able to directly communicate with a resident of Earth
- the form of currency used in Elsewhere
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- the building where the Office of Acclimation is located
- the building where the Division of Domestic Animals is located
- a place located underwater where Elsewhere residents can make Contact with people still on Earth
- where Elsewhere residents go to be healed when they have been injured
- the act of leaving Elsewhere and returning to Earth
- a job; one that the employee truly enjoys doing
- the language of dogs
15 Clues: the language of cats • the language of dogs • the form of currency used in Elsewhere • a job; one that the employee truly enjoys doing • the act of leaving Elsewhere and returning to Earth • the building where the Office of Acclimation is located • the building where the Division of Domestic Animals is located • ...
Atmosphere 2022-12-05
Across
- Turning to the right
- In the troposphere winds can get blown to ether speed of 160 kilometers per hour. These winds are called _____.
- The area below the equator.
- Second layer of our atmosphere and most of the ozone on earth is in this layer.
- The north location on the surface of the earth.
- Fourth layer of the atmosphere; it’s air density is so low that most of the layer is thought off outer space.
- Turning to the left.
- The area above the equator.
- The gasses surrounding the earth or any other planet.
- An invisible line traveling across the middle of the earth.
- Also known as weight of air; High temperature means less of this and low air pressure means more of this.
- A sloping position or movement. (The earth has one)
- A circulation cell for weather in the atmosphere
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- Caused by the combination of air, water, and land working together; it varies by time of day, season, and year.
- Atmosphere circulation with warm air and cool air
- 75% of air is found in this layer of the atmosphere; also the lowest and desist layer.
- The 4 divisions of the year.
- Become smaller or decrease in number or range.
- A continuous change in the universe; become or make larger.
- Highest layer of the atmosphere. Made of hydrogen and helium.
- The south location on the surface of the earth.
- Third layer of out atmosphere and the top of the layer is the coldest part of earths atmosphere.
- Spacial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell.
- Consistency measured by the amount of mass per unit volume.
24 Clues: Turning to the right • Turning to the left. • The area below the equator. • The area above the equator. • The 4 divisions of the year. • Become smaller or decrease in number or range. • The north location on the surface of the earth. • The south location on the surface of the earth. • A circulation cell for weather in the atmosphere • ...
earth and space 2025-05-08
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- The place where people get the source of electricity is called...
- ... are rocks that contain materials such as metals.
- This is the scientist who discovered gravity.
- Cars can run on fuels like...
- Gravity pulls objects towards the... of the earth.
- When sun moves in the spacetime, the spacetime will curve. This is called the spacetime... It tells other space objects to move around the sun and it feels like gravity.
- People get materials like coal and ore by...
- The scientist who proved that objects with different masses will fall at the same time onto the ground.
- This force keeps us pulled towards the earth.
- An orbit is a regular, repeating ... that one object takes around another object.
- The moon... around the earth.
- The sun and moon sets in the ...
- ... of the Moon is when its appearance change because of the sunlight.
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- The materials that we can find in nature is called natural...
- The shape of earth is... like the shape of a ball.
- As the moon orbits the earth, lights from the sun .... on different parts of the moon, so its appearance will change.
- We got .... for cooking by burning natural gas.
- Every 27-28 days the ... orbits around the earth.
- People extract natural gas and oil by .... into the ground.
- Some natural resources can be found in ... on the earth's surface, underground or underwater.
- oil, natural gas, and coal can be use to generate...
- Oil and... are found in underground rocks from plants and animals remains.
- Oil is used to make...
- The sun and moon rises from the ...
- The black pencil tip is made of ...
25 Clues: Oil is used to make... • Cars can run on fuels like... • The moon... around the earth. • The sun and moon sets in the ... • The sun and moon rises from the ... • The black pencil tip is made of ... • People get materials like coal and ore by... • This is the scientist who discovered gravity. • This force keeps us pulled towards the earth. • ...
Chapter 9 Vocabularyi 2017-02-22
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- a elongated and closed curve
- occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun
- Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun
- the spinning of Earth on it's axis
- when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun and casts a shadow on part of the Earth
- more of the illuminated Moon can be seen each night in this stage
- different forms that the Moon takes in it's appearance from Earth
- occurs when the sun is directly above the equator
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- a round three dimensional object
- dark flare regions that are formed by lava filling craters
- the day the Sun reaches the greatest distance north or south of the equator
- a depression left by a meteorite
- when all of the Moon's surface reflects light
- when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon
- when you see less of the illuminated Moon is seen each night
- a imaginary vertical line
16 Clues: a imaginary vertical line • a elongated and closed curve • a round three dimensional object • a depression left by a meteorite • the spinning of Earth on it's axis • Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun • when Earth's shadow falls on the Moon • when all of the Moon's surface reflects light • occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun • ...
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2021-04-28
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- a depressed robot
- president of the galaxy
- home to the planet builders
- reason the Earth was destroyed
- human who left Earth years before its destruction
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- an alien stuck on Earth for 15 years
- smartest beings on Earth
- the main character
- a computer designed to find the ultimate question of life
- translates all languages
- destroyed Earth
- the most useful tool for a hitchhiker
12 Clues: destroyed Earth • a depressed robot • the main character • president of the galaxy • smartest beings on Earth • translates all languages • home to the planet builders • reason the Earth was destroyed • an alien stuck on Earth for 15 years • the most useful tool for a hitchhiker • human who left Earth years before its destruction • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-10-04
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- Knowledge on which to base belief
- The bottom of a sea or ocean
- Cause to change; make different
- Plates that pull apart
- Zones where mass of the crust is moving under another
- A single thickness of some substance or material
- The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- Area of land that existed 245 million years ago
- A large continuous extent of land
- One of the large landmasses of the earth
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- a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
- A scientist devoted to systematic investigation
- Crash together with violent impact
- Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
- Long narrow depression on the sea floor
- Incapable of or resistant to bending
- Plates that push together
- Of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- Pushes magma up through a thin hole
- Caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
20 Clues: Plates that pull apart • Plates that push together • The bottom of a sea or ocean • Cause to change; make different • Knowledge on which to base belief • A large continuous extent of land • Crash together with violent impact • Pushes magma up through a thin hole • Incapable of or resistant to bending • Long narrow depression on the sea floor • ...
Day 2 CD 2025-02-07
Across
- 1 half of the planet
- layer allowing tectonic plates to move
- point where earth is closest to the sun
- point where earth is furthest from the sun
- distance going East and West
- outermost layer of the Earth
- shortest day of the year
- distance going North and South
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- longest day of the year
- divides Earth into North and South
- layer including crust and upper mantle
- where day and night are equal (September)
- largest layer of Earth
- where day and night are equal (March)
14 Clues: 1 half of the planet • largest layer of Earth • longest day of the year • shortest day of the year • distance going East and West • outermost layer of the Earth • distance going North and South • divides Earth into North and South • where day and night are equal (March) • layer including crust and upper mantle • layer allowing tectonic plates to move • ...
Earth's Layers and Rock Cycle 2023-02-20
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- This rock type is formed through heat and pressure.
- When rock finds a resting place after being eroded.
- The process through which rocks change.
- Molten rock you can't see.
- When bits of rock are moved from their original position.
- The process of rocks sticking together.
- You would likely find fossils in this rock type.
- The hottest layer of the earth.
- The layer of earth that you live on.
- The layer of the earth that has convection currents.
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- Igenous rock that cools inside the earth's crust.
- They type of crust under water.
- Molten rock you can see.
- When rocks are broken apart by wind, rain, and snow.
- Igenous rock that cools outside the earth's crust
- The pressing together of sediments.
- The layer of the earth that makes the northern lights possible.
- You would likely find this rock type near a volcano.
- Small bits and particles of rock.
- The type of crust under land.
20 Clues: Molten rock you can see. • Molten rock you can't see. • The type of crust under land. • They type of crust under water. • The hottest layer of the earth. • Small bits and particles of rock. • The pressing together of sediments. • The layer of earth that you live on. • The process through which rocks change. • The process of rocks sticking together. • ...
