the earth Crossword Puzzles
Atoms and Elements 2022-01-03
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- The second most abundant metal on Earth.
- An element that makes up water.
- An extremely ductile metal.
- The lightest metallic element.
- Has the highest melting point among metalloids.
- A negatively charged ion.
- A law of science about matter.
- A positively or negatively charged element.
- You can find this element in most fire suppression systems.
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- One of the rarest gasses on Earth, and also Superman's home planet.
- Found in toothpaste.
- Non-charged subatomic particles.
- This element sustains life in all forms on Earth.
- Used to produce chipsets in computers.
- A positively charged ion.
- Negatively charged subatomic particles.
- Positively charged subatomic particles.
- Subatomic particles outside atoms.
- This element is the third lightest halogen.
- An element commonly found in batteries.
- The second most common metal on Earth.
- An element we breathe out in the form of a dioxide.
22 Clues: Found in toothpaste. • A positively charged ion. • A negatively charged ion. • An extremely ductile metal. • The lightest metallic element. • A law of science about matter. • An element that makes up water. • Non-charged subatomic particles. • Subatomic particles outside atoms. • Used to produce chipsets in computers. • The second most common metal on Earth. • ...
Environment Knowledge 2023-04-17
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- carbon
- something you will do to find more information
- plastics, rubbish and spoiling earth
- something we want to do to sustain the earth
- another name for dirt
- up and up where all the bad stuff goes
- change is affecting this part of the earth
- large areas of water
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- types of animals
- conducts electrical signals
- place where not much grows and it is hot
- worn away by natural events
- in the ocean, yum to eat
- another name for earth
- a system of four s's
- something you are growing when you learn
- salt levels
17 Clues: carbon • salt levels • types of animals • a system of four s's • large areas of water • another name for dirt • another name for earth • in the ocean, yum to eat • conducts electrical signals • worn away by natural events • plastics, rubbish and spoiling earth • up and up where all the bad stuff goes • place where not much grows and it is hot • something you are growing when you learn • ...
Space Crossword 2014-04-13
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- The type of eclipse during which the moon blocks the light from the sun from reaching the earth
- The fifth planet from the sun
- A small, airless rock revolving around the sun
- This is the closest natural satellite to the Earth
- A group of stars that make a pattern in the sky
- A word that describes the circling of the Earth around the Sun
- A type of eclipse during which the Earth blocks the sun's light from reflecting off of the moon
- An icy body in space that releases a trail of gas and dust behind it as it travels
- The season during which Canada is located farthest away from the sun
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- The imaginary line that the Earth rotates on
- The stage of the moon when half of the sun's light can be seen reflected off of the moon from Earth
- A phase of the moon where you do no see any of the moon from Earth
- The name of our sun
- This is created as the result of a supernova and is mostly made up of gas
- The name of the rover that is currently exploring Mars
15 Clues: The name of our sun • The fifth planet from the sun • The imaginary line that the Earth rotates on • A small, airless rock revolving around the sun • A group of stars that make a pattern in the sky • This is the closest natural satellite to the Earth • The name of the rover that is currently exploring Mars • ...
science 2021-04-06
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- Finding the exact age of fossils
- The person who invented the theory of the super content
- The time it takes the isotope to decay.
- When the earth was covered in ice
- A stars life
- The formation of atoms in the universe.
- What all the contents used to be like.
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- When a star becomes a supernova
- Finding a close age to fossils
- The things that shaped the lakes in MN
- When Stars and galaxies move farther and closer to us.
- The theory on what started the Universe.
- When atoms combine
- The smaller version of an eon
- A unit of time that equals a billion years
- When large parts of the earth life were wiped out
- The shorter version of an era
- When the earth is heating up and it's bad for the earth
18 Clues: A stars life • When atoms combine • The smaller version of an eon • The shorter version of an era • Finding a close age to fossils • When a star becomes a supernova • Finding the exact age of fossils • When the earth was covered in ice • The things that shaped the lakes in MN • What all the contents used to be like. • The time it takes the isotope to decay. • ...
Ava's crossword 2024-05-16
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- largest layer of the Earth
- is a dwarf planet.
- bright things in the sky.
- is the coldest planet.
- is a really hard piece of Earth.
- are mixtures of rock,ice, and dust.
- are small and rocky particles.
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- is the hottest planet in our solar system.
- comes out when its dark.
- is what we live on.
- hole is when the gravity pulls a lot. And it just keeps sucking stuff in.
- core is the inner most part of the earth.
- core is the outer most part of the Earth.
- is very hot and it can blind you if you look at it.
- are chunks of rock.
15 Clues: is a dwarf planet. • is what we live on. • are chunks of rock. • is the coldest planet. • comes out when its dark. • bright things in the sky. • largest layer of the Earth • are small and rocky particles. • is a really hard piece of Earth. • are mixtures of rock,ice, and dust. • core is the inner most part of the earth. • core is the outer most part of the Earth. • ...
Earth Systems Unit Review 2024-09-25
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- This is a more usable form of nitrogen for organisms
- everything is made up of this.
- The Earth is an example of this kind of system.
- This process that plants do introduces carbon into the cycle.
- All of the water on Earth's surface.
- This molecule makes up protein, fat, and carbohydrates in organisms.
- The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
- Carbonate does not break down easily and overtime forms this type of rock.
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- Members of the ecosystem that break down dead matter.
- The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
- The process that breaks down rocks and minerals, and introduces phosphorus into the cycle.
- A mixture of gases above the surface of the Earth.
- Most living beings on Earth require this.
- Every living thing is contained in this sphere.
- The solid part of the Earth that is made up of rock, loose rock, and soil.
- The element that is important for building bones and teeth.
- All organisms need this to build new cells and make protein.
- ____________ breaks apart the nitrogen molecules in the air which combine with oxygen to form nitrogen oxide.
- The ocean is called this because it stores a lot of carbon.
- This is where the Earth gets its energy from.
20 Clues: everything is made up of this. • All of the water on Earth's surface. • The most abundant gas in the atmosphere. • Most living beings on Earth require this. • This is where the Earth gets its energy from. • The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere. • Every living thing is contained in this sphere. • The Earth is an example of this kind of system. • ...
Environmental Science Review Puzzle I 2014-05-09
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- a period of dryness, that when prolonged, causes damage to crops
- a time of unusual winds and currents in the Pacific Ocean
- the green pigment in the cells of many plants
- heat extracted from the Earth for use as an power source
- materials that are found in nature that are useful or necessary
- to preserve, or to avoid wasteful use
- It is the fifth planet from the Sun
- Someone who loves you
- living in water
- a thickened region of Earth's crust that is mainly above sea level
- a community of plants and/or animals and its physical environment
- named after the Roman god of war
- gases that trap the Sun's heat in the atmosphere
- northern or southern half of the Earth or the eastern or western half hotspot a region of high heat flow on the Earth's surface
- the height of a place above sea level
- lacking in rainfall, very dry
- the science that deals with the study of the planet Earth
- a hydrocarbon that can be extracted from the Earth
- named after the ancient Germanic Goddess of the soil
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- a process of land degradation initiated by human activity
- the innermost zone of Earth
- due to gases from internal combustion engines
- gases that destroy ozone
- composed of three atoms of oxygen and mostly found in the stratosphere
- wearing away,loosening, and dissolving of materials of the Earth's crust
- water beneath the Earth's surface
- the layer of gases (air), that surrounds a planet or moon
- a zone in the Earth between 400 and 670 km below the surface
- water circulation from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land
- a coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon
- the average weather conditions of an area over many years
- shapes, like mountains or hills that make up the Earth's surface
- that portion of the Earth below the crust and reaching to about 2,780 km
- the environment where a particular plant or animal is normally found
- evidence in rock of the presence of past life, such as a dinosaur bone
- thermal spring which ejects water intermittently with considerable force
- containing moisture
37 Clues: living in water • containing moisture • Someone who loves you • gases that destroy ozone • the innermost zone of Earth • lacking in rainfall, very dry • named after the Roman god of war • water beneath the Earth's surface • It is the fifth planet from the Sun • to preserve, or to avoid wasteful use • the height of a place above sea level • ...
Weather and Water 2021-03-30
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- mid-level clouds
- describes the condition of outside air.
- the process of laying down materials.
- thick air
- the hard parts of earth.
- Air movement.
- When water rises.
- water particles
- low, cover whale grey sky.
- Frozen chunks of ice.
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- when water,snow or ice falls to earth.
- water and snow
- dunes hills of sand.
- The movement of materials from one place.
- A liquid changing to a gas.
- Water drops.
- The living part of Earth.
- Frozen Precipitation.
- when air moves in a circle.
- when water melts and turns into clouds
20 Clues: thick air • Water drops. • Air movement. • water and snow • water particles • mid-level clouds • When water rises. • Frozen Precipitation. • Frozen chunks of ice. • dunes hills of sand. • the hard parts of earth. • The living part of Earth. • low, cover whale grey sky. • A liquid changing to a gas. • when air moves in a circle. • the process of laying down materials. • ...
The Rock Cycle 2024-11-11
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- Liquid rock OUTSIDE the Earth
- 2 crusts make a mountain
- Creates dynamic metamorphism
- Thermal Energy def.
- Chemical reactions happened
- Pulls us towards the center of the Earth
- Broken pieces of rock, plants, and shells
- Two
- Rock with lots of layers
- 2 plates collide
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- Has steps or stages symbolized by arrows
- How metamorphic rocks are made
- 2 plates push away
- Drives the weather and water cycle
- Intrusive
- Extrusive
- Liquid rock INSIDE the Earth
- Formed from Lava or magma
- Material gets too hot
- How many types of rocks are there?
20 Clues: Two • Intrusive • Extrusive • 2 plates collide • 2 plates push away • Thermal Energy def. • Material gets too hot • 2 crusts make a mountain • Rock with lots of layers • Formed from Lava or magma • Chemical reactions happened • Creates dynamic metamorphism • Liquid rock INSIDE the Earth • Liquid rock OUTSIDE the Earth • How metamorphic rocks are made • Drives the weather and water cycle • ...
Rain 2023-05-04
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- What brings the small clouds bump into one another and gather into a large cloud?
- Where is the process of changing water vapor into water droplets that fall to Earth?
- The clouds are getting grayer because?
- what is the name of the event where water drops fall from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth, be it naturally or artificially?
- The form of matter that descends to the earth's surface originates from the precipitation process?
- what is the name of the process of the fall of a number of liquid substances originating from the earth's atmosphere, some are frozen or liquid that descends to the earth's surface?
- what is the name of the event of changing a substance or object into another object or substance?
- The heat will change the temperature of water vapour becomes solid so transformed into?
- water vapor becomes dense due to?
- what is the structure that describes the general description of a phenomenon?
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- what is the structure of explanatory text that can be said as a review or conclusion?
- Heat of the Sun causes.....in the face of the Earth.
- The speed of the air flow to the top is.....so that the drops formed aior will not fall to the Earth.
- Explanatory text containing true information is called?
- The colour of clouds will be more ..... due to the abundance of moisture content
- What are the important factors for the creation of rain on earth?
- Explanatory text aims to clearly explain the process that occurs in something?
- Where the evaporation of water caused by the heat of the sun?
- How many stages does rain occur?
- More dew gathered into points that gets bigger it will become?
20 Clues: How many stages does rain occur? • water vapor becomes dense due to? • The clouds are getting grayer because? • Heat of the Sun causes.....in the face of the Earth. • Explanatory text containing true information is called? • Where the evaporation of water caused by the heat of the sun? • More dew gathered into points that gets bigger it will become? • ...
Weather and Climate Vocabulary 2022-12-02
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- increase in size, number, or range
- The half of the earth that is above the equator
- moving in the opposite direction the hands of a clock do. In a circular direction, moving left on the top, right on the bottom.
- the measurement of the amount of mass per unit of volume of a substance
- The innermost layer of an atmosphere
- The fourth layer of an atmosphere
- decrease in size, number, or range
- the force exerted by air, on any surface in contact with it
- moving in the same direction the hands of a clock do. In a circular direction, moving right on the top, left on the bottom.
- A figurative line drawn horizontally across the middle of the earth that is equally distant from both the North Pole and the South Pole
- belt around the earth near the equator where ships sometimes get stuck due to windless waters
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- the northernmost point of the earth — the uppermost part of Earth’s axis
- The third layer of an atmosphere
- The half of the earth that is above the equator
- The layers of gasses surrounding a planet (or other celestial body)
- a mid-latitude atmospheric circulation cell for weather named by Ferrel in the 19th century
- a sloping position or movement
- The second layer of an atmosphere
- the southernmost point of the earth — the lowermost part of Earth’s axis
- The outermost layer of an atmosphere
- as a result of the Earth rotating on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere
- a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south
22 Clues: a sloping position or movement • The third layer of an atmosphere • The second layer of an atmosphere • The fourth layer of an atmosphere • increase in size, number, or range • decrease in size, number, or range • The innermost layer of an atmosphere • The outermost layer of an atmosphere • The half of the earth that is above the equator • ...
Inside the Earth (Chapter 6) 2023-03-10
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- core, this layer is made of molten metal
- Magma is ________ that flows out of a volcano.
- the middle layer of Earth that is both solid and liquid
- something that is melted by heat
- When the plates on Earth bump into each other, _______ builds up.
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- the layer of Earth we can see outside
- The center of the Earth is 100 times hotter than a ________.
- what cracks on Earth are called
- huge sheets of rock
- The temperature ________ the deeper inside the Earth you go.
- what the liquid rock in the mantle is called
- core, this layer is made of solid metal and about the size of the moon
- sample, what is taken when a machinery drills down into the Earth and fills a pipe
13 Clues: huge sheets of rock • what cracks on Earth are called • something that is melted by heat • the layer of Earth we can see outside • core, this layer is made of molten metal • what the liquid rock in the mantle is called • Magma is ________ that flows out of a volcano. • the middle layer of Earth that is both solid and liquid • ...
Global cycles 2013-05-15
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- the land on earth
- remains of organisms preserved in rock
- when climate temperature increases over a long span
- all the water on earth
- carbon in it's gas form
- changes in temperature and conditions in the atmosphere
- the movement of the ocean
- temperature over a long period of time
- circular pattern shown by the ocean currents in the major ocean basins
- aircurrents that cause rain in Australia
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- pockets under the earth that are permanently frozen
- the periods in between glaciers
- lots of flora and fauna life coexisting in one place
- layers of gas around the earth
- gases which cause the climate to warm by heating sunlight when it passes through the atmosphere
- the rise in the climate due to greenhouse gases
- living organisms on the planet
- when water is passed in different stages throughout the atmosphere
- aircurrents that cause drought in Australia
- when carbon is recycled in a continuous cycle
20 Clues: the land on earth • all the water on earth • carbon in it's gas form • the movement of the ocean • layers of gas around the earth • living organisms on the planet • the periods in between glaciers • remains of organisms preserved in rock • temperature over a long period of time • aircurrents that cause rain in Australia • aircurrents that cause drought in Australia • ...
D Atkinson 2023-02-01
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- The process of sorting different materials based upon density.
- A device that measures seismic activity
- Allen belts zone of charged particles
- The theory for which all contemporary understanding of tectonic plates is based
- 1000 meters
- When two tectonic plates move past each other horizontally
- rock formed via volcanic activity
- When tectonic plates push each other apart
- The outer most and thinnest layer of the Earth
- The thickest layer of the earth under the crust
- When continental crust and oceanic crust collide and the denser plate subducts
- To bend
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- Vibrations in the Earth's crust and mantle
- Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth
- A weak area in Earth's crust can form islands
- When continental tectonic plates collide
- Study of the Earth's crust
- The inner most layer of the Earth
- The rise of warmer material and the fall of cooler material
- Rocks formed from sediment
- Rock formed by heat and pressure.
- wind Ions from the sun
22 Clues: To bend • 1000 meters • wind Ions from the sun • Study of the Earth's crust • Rocks formed from sediment • The inner most layer of the Earth • rock formed via volcanic activity • Rock formed by heat and pressure. • Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth • Allen belts zone of charged particles • A device that measures seismic activity • When continental tectonic plates collide • ...
Geosphere 13.2 2025-09-02
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- The thick layer between Earth’s crust and core.
- Thicker crust under the continents.
- Breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
- When a mineral breaks in flat surfaces.
- Rock changed by heat and pressure.
- Liquid layer around the inner core.
- The rigid outer layer of Earth.
- Movement of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice.
- The top part of the mantle under the crust.
- The way light reflects from a mineral.
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- Rock made from layers of sediments.
- The color a mineral leaves when rubbed on a plate.
- All of Earth’s land, rocks, and layers.
- The solid outer layer of Earth.
- The very center of Earth.
- Natural solid substances found in rocks.
- Thin crust under the oceans.
- The soft, flowing part of the upper mantle.
- Rock formed from cooled lava or magma.
- The deeper part of the mantle.
- When a mineral breaks unevenly.
- Solid metal ball inside Earth.
- Loose material that covers Earth’s surface.
23 Clues: The very center of Earth. • Thin crust under the oceans. • The deeper part of the mantle. • Solid metal ball inside Earth. • The solid outer layer of Earth. • When a mineral breaks unevenly. • The rigid outer layer of Earth. • Rock changed by heat and pressure. • Rock made from layers of sediments. • Thicker crust under the continents. • Liquid layer around the inner core. • ...
Unit 2 choice board 2023-10-03
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- nutrient, used in phosphates nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes often limited
- describes a situation in which oxygen is present
- sphere of earth all the water on earth
- process of using light energy to make glucose starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 % O2
- sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth
- organelle site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic
- substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products
- second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
- type of organism that is able to make its own food, the base of the food chain
- sphere of earth, all soil, and rocks on earth
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- first step of photosynthesis uses sunlight
- anything that takes up space and has mass
- organelle-site of photosynthesis
- substances created during a chemical reaction made from reactants
- first step of aerobic respiration breaks down glucose C6H12)6 into pyruvate, makes NADH
- pigments in chloroplasts used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
- Adenosine 3 phosphorus groups
- nutrient used in protein and nucleic acids, must be fixed for living things to use, often limited
- describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
- second step of photosynthesis uses energy in ATP and NADPH to make glucose (C6H12O6) from CO2
20 Clues: Adenosine 3 phosphorus groups • organelle-site of photosynthesis • sphere of earth all the water on earth • anything that takes up space and has mass • first step of photosynthesis uses sunlight • organelle site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic • sphere of earth, all soil, and rocks on earth • describes a situation in which oxygen is present • ...
science 2025-10-08
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- our solar systems star
- To travel around another object
- the layer around earth that keeps oxygen on earth
- the study of space is called _______.
- the point which earth rotates on
- the force of earths mass pulling you down
- The object orbiting earth
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- 4 different parts stages of a year caused by Earth's rotation and orbit around the sun
- the spinning of an object
- the moon has indentations called _______s.
- There is no _______ on the moon.
- our earth is a _______
- the moons darker spots are called _________s.
- the center of a solar system has a ______.
- what pulls you to the ground
15 Clues: our solar systems star • our earth is a _______ • the spinning of an object • The object orbiting earth • what pulls you to the ground • To travel around another object • There is no _______ on the moon. • the point which earth rotates on • the study of space is called _______. • the force of earths mass pulling you down • the moon has indentations called _______s. • ...
Science 2020-12-28
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- tiny bumps on the tongue
- process of breathing
- largest planet
- study of the Earth
- bird which has eyes in the front of its head
- absorbs sun's UV radiations
- Earth orbits around the sun
- also called as the food pipe
- science that deals with the study of plants
- study of earth based on fossils
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- nature of digestive liquids
- sea in which everything floats
- number of elements in the periodic table
- science that studies animals
- largest gas in the air
- iron deficiency
- study of microorganisms
- first layer of atmosphere
- process to convert liquid into gas
- muscular bag of digestive system
20 Clues: largest planet • iron deficiency • study of the Earth • process of breathing • largest gas in the air • study of microorganisms • tiny bumps on the tongue • first layer of atmosphere • nature of digestive liquids • absorbs sun's UV radiations • Earth orbits around the sun • science that studies animals • also called as the food pipe • sea in which everything floats • ...
Rock Cycle Review 2024-05-01
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- Lines present in the rock
- Materials in sedimentary rocks prone to evaporation
- Lines not present in rock; blurry
- The thickness or thinness of a liquid
- Heated material outside of the earth
- Formed inside the earth
- Heated material inside the earth
- Regional metamorphism is caused by heat and ___
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- A well-known type of foliated rock
- Molten rock comes in contact with older rock
- The thickening agent of igneous rock
- Reminants of organisms
- Crystalline textures; precipitation of minerals
- A vessel for intrusive rocks to be formed
- caused by pressure and heat near plate tectonics
- Low Viscosity, Low Silica; Magnesium, Iron
- Outside the earth
- Highest viscosity; Aluminium, Potassium
- Fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock used for oil
- Carbon atom with 3 oxygen atoms and some other elements
- Sedimentary rock with chunks in it
22 Clues: Outside the earth • Reminants of organisms • Formed inside the earth • Lines present in the rock • Sedimentary rock used for oil • Heated material inside the earth • Lines not present in rock; blurry • A well-known type of foliated rock • Sedimentary rock with chunks in it • The thickening agent of igneous rock • Heated material outside of the earth • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-02
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- How many plate boundaries are there?
- All plates are called...
- What type of layer of Earth makes oceans?
- What famous trench was formed by divergent plates?
- What is the chain of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean called?...
- What is above the mantle but underneath the Earth's crust?
- Divergent plate boundaries can sometimes form a..
- What famous mountain was created by convergent plates?
- What divergent boundary is located in
- When convergent and divergent plates move they can sometimes make...
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- What makes plate boundaries move?
- 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...
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? • How many plate boundaries are there? • What layer of Earth is the thinnest? • What divergent boundary is located in • What type of layer of Earth makes land? • What type of layer of Earth makes oceans? • ...
Atoms and Elements 2022-01-03
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- The second most abundant metal on Earth.
- An element that makes up water.
- An extremely ductile metal.
- The lightest metallic element.
- Has the highest melting point among metalloids.
- A negatively charged ion.
- A law of science about matter.
- A positively or negatively charged element.
- You can find this element in most fire suppression systems.
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- One of the rarest gasses on Earth, and also Superman's home planet.
- Found in toothpaste.
- Non-charged subatomic particles.
- This element sustains life in all forms on Earth.
- Used to produce chipsets in computers.
- A positively charged ion.
- Negatively charged subatomic particles.
- Positively charged subatomic particles.
- Subatomic particles outside atoms.
- This element is the third lightest halogen.
- An element commonly found in batteries.
- The second most common metal on Earth.
- An element we breathe out in the form of a dioxide.
22 Clues: Found in toothpaste. • A positively charged ion. • A negatively charged ion. • An extremely ductile metal. • The lightest metallic element. • A law of science about matter. • An element that makes up water. • Non-charged subatomic particles. • Subatomic particles outside atoms. • Used to produce chipsets in computers. • The second most common metal on Earth. • ...
CH.2 Vocabulary 2021-09-24
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- Unit for measuring angles in a circle or sphere.
- Spinning of the earth.
- Point farthest north on the earth.
- Imaginary line that defines the start of the day.
- Line of 0 degrees longitude.
- Set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map.
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- Area that has the same clock time.
- line of longitude.
- Line of latitude
- one of the seven major land areas of the earth.
- Angle that describes the distance north or south of the equator.
- Point farthest south on the earth.
- Angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
- Line of 0 latitude halfway between the poles.
- Imaginary line through the earth that connects the North and South Poles.
15 Clues: Line of latitude • line of longitude. • Spinning of the earth. • Line of 0 degrees longitude. • Area that has the same clock time. • Point farthest north on the earth. • Point farthest south on the earth. • Line of 0 latitude halfway between the poles. • Set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map. • one of the seven major land areas of the earth. • ...
Earth and Mars Crossword 2022-04-28
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- The bigger moon of mars.
- Thinnest layer of Earth.
- Only habitable planet.
- 3,000 miles beneath the surface.
- Mountain on Mars.
- Wants people to be on mars by 2024.
- Where is the South Pole.
- What cause Mars to be red.
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- Where is the North Pole.
- Biggest mountain in the Wichita Mountain Range.
- Biggest mountain above sea level on Earth.
- Called the red planet.
- In between both poles equally on both sides.
- Solid layer under molten lava.
- Thickest layer of the Earth.
15 Clues: Mountain on Mars. • Called the red planet. • Only habitable planet. • Where is the North Pole. • The bigger moon of mars. • Thinnest layer of Earth. • Where is the South Pole. • What cause Mars to be red. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Solid layer under molten lava. • 3,000 miles beneath the surface. • Wants people to be on mars by 2024. • Biggest mountain above sea level on Earth. • ...
Gadola4 2025-01-31
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- slow change of a planet's axis.
- used to make swords.
- going in a circle.
- splits the Earth in half.
- liquid surrounding the inner core
- east to wet
- causes the Earth to have seasons.
- farthest from the sun
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- a planet's path around a star.
- the center of the Earth.
- Earth is divided into layers by density.
- North to south
- named after a Croatian with a hard to pronounce name.
- happens a lot in French history.
- closest to the sun.
15 Clues: east to wet • North to south • going in a circle. • closest to the sun. • used to make swords. • farthest from the sun • the center of the Earth. • splits the Earth in half. • a planet's path around a star. • slow change of a planet's axis. • happens a lot in French history. • liquid surrounding the inner core • causes the Earth to have seasons. • ...
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? • ...
CHANGING THE FACES OF THE EARTH 2020-04-11
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- Does not have a definite chemical composition.
- The material ejected through the volcano can be in the form of solid rocks or cinder, molten rock material or MAGMA.
- Has a definite chemical composition; minerals are inorganic compounds.
- science of study of the earthquakes.
- The process of transformation of the rock from one form to another is known as the.
- is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals.
- Tremors and vibrations in the earth’s crust is called.
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- point on the earth’s surface vertically above the focus point.
- is the molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. The resulting rock after solidification and cooling is also calledlava
- The upper part of the vent is often a cup or a saucer shaped depression, called the crater of the volcano.
- instrument used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
- point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- intensity of the tremors caused by the earthquake is measured on .
- –Sometimes the material from the interior of the earth is ejected to the surface through a long crack like opening.
- are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The narrow opening of a volcano is called a.
- Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer.
17 Clues: science of study of the earthquakes. • Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer. • The narrow opening of a volcano is called a. • Does not have a definite chemical composition. • point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • Tremors and vibrations in the earth’s crust is called. • instrument used to measure the intensity of an earthquake. • ...
The Surface of the Earth Unit15 2016-11-04
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- Small furry brown creature that lives underground
- It is important that landowners keep their topsoil protected from erosion by growing __________ on it.
- These worms live in the soil and help the soil to have enough air in it.
- __________particles are very small, like the particles of cake flour and are usually flat.
- The top layer of soil is called ________ and is usually fertile.
- Dark-brown fertile substance in topsoil formed from rotten plant and animal material
- Below topsoil is _____________.
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- The name for molten rock that comes out of volcanoes
- The surface of the Earth is made of hard rock and this layer is called the
- Humus provides the ___________ that plants need to grow.
- This insect lives in the soil and helps to decompose wood.
- Below the subsoil is a layer of ____________.
- __________particles are large, gritty particles like sugar grains.
- Soil, water, sunlight and air support life on planet
- Mountains and rocks are worn down when small particles carried by wind or water __________ them.
- This type of soil has similar quantities of clay and sand particles and plenty of humus and is the best for growing things in.
16 Clues: Below topsoil is _____________. • Below the subsoil is a layer of ____________. • Small furry brown creature that lives underground • The name for molten rock that comes out of volcanoes • Soil, water, sunlight and air support life on planet • Humus provides the ___________ that plants need to grow. • This insect lives in the soil and helps to decompose wood. • ...
Science G3U4: Dealing With Hazardous Weather 2022-05-16
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- a long period of time with little or no rain
- the gases surrounding the earth or other similar objects in outer space
- a clear liquid that has no taste or odor
- a sudden event causing much damage or suffering
- someone who studies the earth's weather and atmosphere
- to fix
- storm a storm with ice
- normal
- a heavy snowstorm that lasts for a long time
- one of the four parts of the year; spring, summer, fall, and winter
- to be of the earth
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- all water on or around the earth's surface
- the things and conditions that are all around
- produced by nature; not made by humans
- a white or gray mass of fine drops of water that is high in the earth's atmosphere
- information that can be used to learn about something
- very strong or intense
- the degree of heat or cold of an object or an environment
- to be repeated over and over again
- air as it moves naturally over the surface of the earth
- showing great movement, force, or energy
- soft, white flakes of ice that fall from the sky to the earth
- drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth
23 Clues: to fix • normal • to be of the earth • very strong or intense • storm a storm with ice • to be repeated over and over again • produced by nature; not made by humans • a clear liquid that has no taste or odor • showing great movement, force, or energy • all water on or around the earth's surface • a long period of time with little or no rain • ...
Our Solar System 2024-04-24
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- the biggest star in our solar system
- a planet made of gas and very little rock
- planets that are not made of gas but are rocky planets
- this planet is flipped on its side
- happens when the moon casts a shadow from the sun on earth
- known as the red planet
- the planet we live on
- the last planet from the sun
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- the area between Mars and Jupiter with lots of asteroids
- planet next to earth that is a little bit smaller than earth
- has rings
- happens when the earth moves in front of the moon (not a solar eclipse)
- closest planet to the sun
- the planet after the asteroid belt
- the collection of all the planets
15 Clues: has rings • the planet we live on • known as the red planet • closest planet to the sun • the last planet from the sun • the collection of all the planets • the planet after the asteroid belt • this planet is flipped on its side • the biggest star in our solar system • a planet made of gas and very little rock • planets that are not made of gas but are rocky planets • ...
Dynamic Earth 2020-07-30
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- A naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid that has characteristic physical properties and a narrowly defined chemical composition.
- The science concerned with the study of Earth materials (minerals and rocks), surface and internal processes, and Earth history.
- rock Any rock that has been changed from its original condition by heat, pressure, and the chemical activity of fluids, as in marble and slate.
- cycle A group of processes through which Earth materials may pass as they are transformed from one major rock type to another.
- A solid aggregate of one or more minerals, as in limestone and granite, or a consolidated aggregate of rock fragments, as in conglomerate, or masses of rocklike materials, such as coal and obsidian.
- tectonic theory The theory holding that large segments of Earth's outer part (lithospheric plates) move relative to one another.
- Remains or traces of prehistoric organisms preserved in rocks. (See also body fossil and trace fossil)
- The part of the mantle that lies below the lithosphere; it behaves plastically and flows slowly.
- rock Any rock composed of sediment, such as limestone and sandstone.
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- An explanation for some natural phenomenon that has a large body of supporting evidence. To be scientific, a theory must be testable ? for example, plate tectonic theory.
- method A logical, orderly approach that involves gathering data, formulating and testing hypotheses, and proposing theories.
- of uniformitarianism A principle holding that we can interpret past events by understanding present-day processes, based on the idea that natural processes have always operated in the same way.
- rock Any rock formed by cooling and crystallization of magma or lava or the consolidation of pyroclastic materials.
- Earth's outer, rigid part, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust.
- A provisional explanation for observations that is subject to continual testing. If well supported by evidence, a hypothesis may be called a theory.
- Earth's outermost layer; the upper part of the lithosphere that is separated from the mantle by the Moho; divided into continental and oceanic crust.
- The thick layer between Earth's crust and core.
- The interior part of Earth beginning at a depth of 2900 km that probably consists mostly of iron and nickel.
- An individual segment of the lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere.
- A combination of related parts that interact in an organized fashion; Earth systems include the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and solid Earth.
20 Clues: The thick layer between Earth's crust and core. • rock Any rock composed of sediment, such as limestone and sandstone. • An individual segment of the lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere. • Earth's outer, rigid part, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust. • ...
Exploring Earth 2013-12-05
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- a gap between two objects
- a slight shaking movement
- find out
- threw
- way of life of a group of people
- raised edge of the river
- very fast part of a river
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- hills
- curved part of a river
- think the same as someone else
- dry up
- ways
- a three point spear
- fine soil
- in time
- process of washing away the soil
- connect bodies of water
- irritated skin that you want to scratch
18 Clues: ways • hills • threw • dry up • in time • find out • fine soil • a three point spear • curved part of a river • connect bodies of water • raised edge of the river • a gap between two objects • a slight shaking movement • very fast part of a river • think the same as someone else • process of washing away the soil • way of life of a group of people • irritated skin that you want to scratch
Dynamic Earth 2012-09-18
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- The machine which measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- The wave that causes a moving compression on the earths surface.
- The first point on the earths surface where an Earthquake occurs
- Can be caused by a fault
- The layer just under the crust of the earth
- The wave that causes the most damage in an earthquake
- Mount gambier is an example of one
- Occurs when sideways forces bend a section of the crust
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- Where an earthquake occurs
- The scale used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake
- What currents occur in the mantle to produce plate techtonic movement
- Occurs when wideways forces cause the crust to split and slide.
- Valleys created by a fold
- The wave that arrives second after an earthquake
- What spills out of an active volcano
- Hills made by a fold
- The solid inner layer of the earth.
- When wind and rain flatten out a raised surface
18 Clues: Hills made by a fold • Can be caused by a fault • Valleys created by a fold • Where an earthquake occurs • Mount gambier is an example of one • The solid inner layer of the earth. • What spills out of an active volcano • The layer just under the crust of the earth • When wind and rain flatten out a raised surface • The wave that arrives second after an earthquake • ...
Earth History 2022-05-10
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- fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardend into the shape of that organism
- the branch of science involving the physical composition and history of earth
- occurs when species (organism) dies out and no longer lives on the planet
- fossil that forms when organic material is trapped in ice, rock, amber, or tar
- subdivision of an eon (paleozoic,mesozoic,cenozoic)
- fossil that forms when organic material is pressed between layers of rock
- subdivision of a period;shortest division of geologic time
- a fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity (footprint)
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- states that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing sedimentary rock layers
- the system of time measurement involving the formation of and changes to earth
- determination of the age of a rock based on the surrounding evidence
- a common fossil found in many areas from a specific time;used to help identify the age of other formations
- remains or impression of an organism preserved in petrified rock
- subdivision of an era
- method of determining the age based on measuring radioactive elements(radiometric)
- refers to the information provided by all of the discovered fossils throughout earth's history
- very large division of geologic time; usually referred to as the longest division of time
- fossil that forms when minerals solidify into rock around the shape of the original organism, leaving a cavity behind
18 Clues: subdivision of an era • subdivision of an eon (paleozoic,mesozoic,cenozoic) • subdivision of a period;shortest division of geologic time • remains or impression of an organism preserved in petrified rock • determination of the age of a rock based on the surrounding evidence • a fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity (footprint) • ...
Earth History 2022-05-11
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- the branch of science involving the physical composition and history of earth
- A fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity (footprint)
- A common fossil found in many areas from a specific time; used to help identify the age of ither formations
- Subdivision of an era
- Fossil that forms when organic material is pressed between layers of rock
- Fossil that forms when organic material is trapped i ice, rock,amber or tar
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- method of determining the age of a rock based on measuring radioactive elements (radiometric)
- The system of time measurement involving the formation of and changes to earth
- Remains or impression of an organism preserved in petrified rock
- Determination of the age of a rock based on surrounding evidence
- Refers to the information provided by all discovered fossils throughout Earth's history
- occurs when a species (organism) dies out and no longer lives on the planet
- fossil that forms when minerals solidify into rock around the shape of the original organism, leaving a cavity behind
- States that younger rock is found above older rock when comparing sedimentary rock layers
- Subdivision of a period; shortest division of geologic time
- fossil that forms when a mold is filled with sediment and hardens into the shape of that organism
- Very large division of geologic time; usually referred to as the longest division of time
- Subdivision of an eon (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic)
18 Clues: Subdivision of an era • Subdivision of an eon (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic) • Subdivision of a period; shortest division of geologic time • Remains or impression of an organism preserved in petrified rock • Determination of the age of a rock based on surrounding evidence • A fossilized piece of evidence of an organism's activity (footprint) • ...
Inside Earth 2018-03-29
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- An underwater mountain range.(2 Words)
- The Lithosphere includes Earth's _____ layers?
- The place where 2 plates meet is a _____.
- A _____ boundary is where 2 plates collide.
- A famous divergent boundary found in the ocean.(3 words)
- A_____ boundary is where 2 plates slide past each other.
- The formation of new areas of oceanic crust is ____.(3 Words)
- The theory of ______ is the theory of plate movement.(2 Words)
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- The movement of the continents can be described as _____.
- What is the Asthenosphere involved with?(2 Words)
- When 2 plates collide, the denser plate gets pulled under the other plate. This is called____.
- Heat is transferred by ______.
- What layer of the Earth formed first?
- What causes the mantle to flow?(2 Words)
- A _____ boundary is where 2 plates spread apart.
- This person developed the theory of Plate Tectonics.
- ______ involves harmful waves moving as subatomic particles.
- The most common geological events to happen at transform boundaries.
18 Clues: Heat is transferred by ______. • What layer of the Earth formed first? • An underwater mountain range.(2 Words) • What causes the mantle to flow?(2 Words) • The place where 2 plates meet is a _____. • A _____ boundary is where 2 plates collide. • The Lithosphere includes Earth's _____ layers? • A _____ boundary is where 2 plates spread apart. • ...
Inside Earth 2026-03-31
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- magnetic metal.
- Plates collide.
- Plates stretch out.
- Cool layer.
- Liquid Rock.
- Layer with life.
- Plate Tectonics scientist.
- Lower mantle.
- Center of the Earth.
- Thickets layer.
- Sea Floor Spreading scientist.
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- Heating up soup.
- Frying an egg.
- Break in a rock.
- Sunburn.
- Plates slide past each other.
- Continental Drift scientist.
- Force on a rock.
18 Clues: Sunburn. • Cool layer. • Liquid Rock. • Lower mantle. • Frying an egg. • magnetic metal. • Plates collide. • Thickets layer. • Heating up soup. • Break in a rock. • Layer with life. • Force on a rock. • Plates stretch out. • Center of the Earth. • Plate Tectonics scientist. • Continental Drift scientist. • Plates slide past each other. • Sea Floor Spreading scientist.
Genesis Chapter 6 2024-01-13
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- - The divisions or compartments inside the ark
- - The type of wood used to build the ark
- - The earth also was ___ before God
- - The creatures Noah brought onto the ark, two of every kind
- - Width of the ark in cubits
- - How God felt in His heart about creating man due to their wickedness
- - What the Lord saw that was great in the earth
- - The sign of God's covenant with Noah
- - My Spirit shall not ___ with man forever
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- - The promise God made with Noah to never again flood the earth
- - The catastrophic event God decided to bring upon the earth
- - The large vessel built by Noah to save his family and animals
- - But Noah found ___ in the eyes of the Lord.
- - Number of decks in the ark
- - Height of the ark in cubits
- - There were ___ on the earth in those days,
16 Clues: - Number of decks in the ark • - Width of the ark in cubits • - 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. • ...
5 Themes of Geography 2025-10-27
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- Prime __________ - The line of longitude at zero degrees
- The usual weather in a region over a long time.
- The spread of ideas, customs, or inventions from one place to another.
- Where something is found on Earth.
- A large landmass on Earth.
- Imaginary lines that run North to South
- An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Imaginary lines that run East to West
- __________ Characteristics - Natural parts of Earth like mountains, rivers, and deserts.
- _____________ Location- the exact spot on Earth using coordinates.
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- To change how you live to fit your environment.
- To rely on the environment for resources like water or food.
- Human _____________ Interaction How people adapt to, modify, or depend on their surroundings.
- Ways people move from place to place.
- The movement of people from one place to another.
- The travel of people, goods, and ideas.
- An area that shares common features.
- Describes what a location looks like or feels like.
- _____________ Location - A location described by what it’s near or around.
- To change the environment to meet your needs.
- ________ Characteristics - Things people have built, like cities and roads.
21 Clues: A large landmass on Earth. • Where something is found on Earth. • An area that shares common features. • Ways people move from place to place. • Imaginary lines that run East to West • The travel of people, goods, and ideas. • Imaginary lines that run North to South • To change the environment to meet your needs. • To change how you live to fit your environment. • ...
Chapter 2: Weathering And Soil Formation; Topographic Maps 2014-02-02
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- difference in elevation
- management of soil
- chemical changes to earth
- the measure of how plants are growing
- a process that splits rocks in half
- soil loss because of erosion
- plant diffrent crops evry year in the same places
- A ______ weathering that's shows rocks being broken down
- dark colored soil
- rocks grinding away
- the hardest layer of earth
- the process with wind and water
- layer of soil that differs in color or texture
- A ______ weathering that rocks go threw chemical changes
- so plants can grow outside or inside
- rich fertile soil
- the level below topsoil
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- connects points of elevation
- dead crops are left on the ground to hold new crops in place
- material that is full of tiny
- curves in the earth to prevent loss of soil
- thick mass
- chemical change of a substance
- contour line labeled with elevation
- changes in earths past
- the level of earth that is filled with dead plants and stems
- A ______ map that shows surface features
- earth is made up of ____ _____
- breaks down remains of organisms
- the highest level of soil
30 Clues: thick mass • dark colored soil • rich fertile soil • management of soil • rocks grinding away • changes in earths past • difference in elevation • the level below topsoil • chemical changes to earth • the highest level of soil • the hardest layer of earth • connects points of elevation • soil loss because of erosion • material that is full of tiny • chemical change of a substance • ...
Science T1 - T4 2021-01-25
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- the movement of energy to something else.
- the place outside of Earth.
- energy in motion
- magnet created from electricity.
- a force that is pushing down on us.
- Earth is tilted on its _______.
- space rock (shooting star)
- rays that create warmer weather on Earth.
- rays that create colder weather on Earth.
- how much matter is in an object
- this is why we have seasons on Earth.
- an eclipse where the Moon blocks the Sun.
- created when light is blocked by an object
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- type of moon that is less than half full.
- caused by the Earth's tilt on its axis.
- these are found between Mars and Jupiter.
- an eclipse where the Moon turns red.
- when a meteor hits the ground
- magnet that always has a magnetic field.
- type of moon that is more than half full.
- electricity that stores electrons
- measure of how compact something is.
- the total amount of heat energy
- largest planet in our Solar System.
- magnet that can be turned on or off.
- type of energy from the flow of electrons.
- largest star in our solar system
27 Clues: energy in motion • space rock (shooting star) • the place outside of Earth. • when a meteor hits the ground • the total amount of heat energy • Earth is tilted on its _______. • how much matter is in an object • magnet created from electricity. • largest star in our solar system • electricity that stores electrons • largest planet in our Solar System. • ...
Rebecca's Crossword 5/16/25 2025-05-16
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- the closest star system to us.
- a space probe launched on September, 5, 1977
- earth _____s around the sun
- a celebrity is sometimes called a ____
- stardust
- how long it takes the IRS to orbit earth
- the ______ space telescope is a very old, but good telescope.
- Earth is in the milky way ______
- we live on a ______
- a series of three space missions launched in 2024
- a _________ orbits earth to collect data, to track objects, and to send digital signals
- the property that keeps us from floating away.
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- a group of stars that form an image.
- the place where most astronauts live (in space)
- has so much mass that not even light can escape it
- an object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.
- a common household wound cleaner is ________ peroxide.
- The planet we live on
- a donut shaped belt filled with ice that is located outside of neptune's orbit.
- a few years ago, a movie starring Buzz _________ was launched.
- F=_*a
- both the name of our galaxy and a chocolate candy bar.
22 Clues: F=_*a • stardust • we live on a ______ • The planet we live on • earth _____s around the sun • the closest star system to us. • Earth is in the milky way ______ • a group of stars that form an image. • a celebrity is sometimes called a ____ • how long it takes the IRS to orbit earth • a space probe launched on September, 5, 1977 • the property that keeps us from floating away. • ...
Astronomy Review 2023-02-15
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- large cloud of interstellar gas and dust that collapses on itself, due to is own gravity, and forms a hot, condensed object that will become a new star
- huge collection of gas, dust, stars, and dark matter; held together by gravity.
- all of space and everything in it
- when a planet or moon travels around the sun one time
- roughly egg-shaped galaxy with no disk (flattened circular volume of stars); no obvious structures other than a dense central nucleus.
- streak of light produced when a meteoroid falls toward Earth and burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
- telescope that uses mirrors to focus visible light
- natural satellite to Earth
- a planet’s apparent backward movement in the sky
- study of the universe, including its current nature, origin, and evolution, based on observation and the use of theoretical models
- the average distance between the Sun and Earth
- piece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its atmosphere
- whena planet or moon turns all the way around or spins on its axis one time.
- an object that, due to its own gravity, is spherical in shape, orbits the Sun, is not a Satellite, and has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris
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- when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, blocking Earth’s view of the Sun
- most common type of galaxy in the universe; characterized by disk shapes with spiral arms.
- rocky surfaced, relatively small, dense inner planets closest to the Sun -- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, and Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon; occurs only during a full moon
- large, gaseous planet that is very cold at its surface; has ring systems, many moons, and lacks solid surfaces -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun
- theory that proposes the universe began as a single point and has been expanding ever since
- consists of a star (ex: sun) and other objects (planets, moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids
- the process in which a heavy nucleus divides to form smaller nuclei and one or two neutrons and produces a large amount of energy
- occurs when Earth intersects a cometary orbit and comet particles burn up as they enter Earth’s upper atmosphere
- a small fragment of an orbiting body that has fallen to Earth, generating heat; does not completely burn up in Earth;s atmosphere and strikes Earth’s surface, sometimes causing an impact crater
- region of the space that lies outside the orbit of Neptune, 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, where small solar system bodies that are mostly rock and ice probably formed
- telescope that uses lenses to focus visible light
- tide that occurs during first- or third-quarter moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle; this causes high tides to be lower than normal and low tides to be higher than normal
- hot condensed object at the center of a nebula that will become a new star when nuclear fusion reactions begin
- small,rocky objects that orbit the sun that are left over from the early formation of our solar system; sometimes called minor planets
- oval that is centered on two points called foci; the shape of planets’ orbits
- occur during full or new moon, the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are all aligned; this causes high tides to be higher than normal and low tides to be lower than normal
- small,eccentrically orbiting body made of rock and ice which have one or more tails that point away from the Sun
32 Clues: natural satellite to Earth • all of space and everything in it • the average distance between the Sun and Earth • a planet’s apparent backward movement in the sky • telescope that uses lenses to focus visible light • telescope that uses mirrors to focus visible light • when a planet or moon travels around the sun one time • ...
Elsewhere Glossary 2015-05-30
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- Abbreviation for message in a bottle
- The language of cats
- The ___________________ Center is where Elsewhere residents go to be healed when they have been injured.
- ___________________ Syndrome is the official term for the addiction of watching Earth from the Observation Decks.
- Similar to an Earth DMV; mostly used to take away licenses when Elsewhere residents become too young to use them
- A job; one that the employee truly enjoys doing
- A person who is 16 or under who goes back to Earth before living out their full "life" in Elsewhere
- The act of leaving Elsewhere and returning to Earth
- The language of dogs
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- The building where the Division of Domestic Animals is located
- Residents of Elsewhere who die at the age of 16 and under are eligible to return to Earth early if they make their intentions known within the first year of residency is known as the ___________________ Clause.
- An ___________________ Appointment is an orientation all new residents of Elsewhere must attend on their first day of residency.
- The form of currency used in Elsewhere
- The stream of water which takes Elsewhere residents back to Earth
- When a resident of Elsewhere is able to directly communicate with a resident of Earth
- The building where the Office of Acclimation is located
- A place located underwater where Elsewhere residents can make Contact with people still on Earth
17 Clues: The language of cats • The language of dogs • Abbreviation for message in a bottle • 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 • ...
science revision: solar system 2018-05-21
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- only planet suitable for life
- icy gas giant
- eclipse when moon goes into shadow of earth
- closest planet to sun
- when we can nearly see all of moon
- when we can start seeing more of moon
- when earth goes into shadow of moon
- when southern hemisphere is closest to sun
- only place where astronauts have been
- coldest planet
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- red planet
- gas giant next to earth
- when we can see all of moon
- when we cant see the moon at all
- when part of earth you are on is facing sun
- largest planet
- when northern hemisphere is closest to sun
- star
- when we can see half of moon
- planet with rings
- when part of earth you are on is facing away from sun
- not considered a planet anymore
22 Clues: star • red planet • icy gas giant • largest planet • coldest planet • planet with rings • closest planet to sun • gas giant next to earth • when we can see all of moon • when we can see half of moon • only planet suitable for life • not considered a planet anymore • when we cant see the moon at all • when we can nearly see all of moon • when earth goes into shadow of moon • ...
Science 2026-03-10
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- The force that keeps planets in orbit.
- The line that divides the earth into two halves.
- The angle of the axis, responsible for seasons.
- The line where the earth and the sky meets.
- The name of half a sphere.
- Shadows become like this from sunrise to midday.
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- The Moon is this type of satellite.
- Celestial bodies that make their own light.
- Man made machines that move around the earth.
- The time it takes the earth to orbit the sun.
- Our solar system has eight of them.
- The line that the earth spins on.
- The way the earth moves around the sun.
13 Clues: The name of half a sphere. • The line that the earth spins on. • The Moon is this type of satellite. • Our solar system has eight of them. • The force that keeps planets in orbit. • The way the earth moves around the sun. • Celestial bodies that make their own light. • The line where the earth and the sky meets. • Man made machines that move around the earth. • ...
Rock cycle 2021-12-02
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- the shine of an unweathered material or the way it looks in reflected light
- rock formed on earths surface
- cycle model that shows how the rock types are related
- when a rock breaks irregularly
- below earth crust
- a visual attribute of an object based on perception
- the ratio of mass and volume
- molten rock in earth
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- rock formed within the earth's surface
- rock has been altered due to an increase in pressure and temperature
- a naturally formed solid that is part of the earth or any other celestial object
- rock forms when molten material solidifies
- resistance of a mineral to be scratched
- above earth crust
- the appearance or character
- molten rock outside earth
16 Clues: above earth crust • below earth crust • molten rock in earth • molten rock outside earth • the appearance or character • the ratio of mass and volume • rock formed on earths surface • when a rock breaks irregularly • rock formed within the earth's surface • resistance of a mineral to be scratched • rock forms when molten material solidifies • ...
Ladybugs Unit 23 2014-10-11
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- a group of sheep
- the past tense of ARE e.g. WE ARE SWIMMING. WE _____ SWIMMING.
- the earth
- This is ____ 4.
- Where Christians go on Sundays.
- 5 x 6 = ___________
- 17 - 4 = ___________
- this is called a word ______
- Our planet's name.
- At school we ______ how to read and write.
- Another word for Earth is the _____
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- the opposite of boy
- injured, paining
- a four letter ____
- _______, second, third
- the colour that blue and red make.
- first, second, ________
- a 2D shape
- celebrating
- in the morning is _______ in the day
- past tense of HEAR
- "Do your ____!" yelled the teacher.
22 Clues: the earth • a 2D shape • celebrating • This is ____ 4. • a group of sheep • injured, paining • a four letter ____ • Our planet's name. • past tense of HEAR • the opposite of boy • 5 x 6 = ___________ • 17 - 4 = ___________ • _______, second, third • first, second, ________ • this is called a word ______ • Where Christians go on Sundays. • the colour that blue and red make. • ...
Earthquake Crossword 2022-10-11
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- rules about buildings
- to hit suddenly
- caused by earthquake vibrations
- small, fast shaking movements
- changed from a solid to a liquid
- pieces of the Earth’s crust
- top layer of something
- the thickest layer of the Earth
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- a large ocean wave
- the center part of the Earth
- how much of something
- to cause something to happen or begin
- opening in the Earth’s crust
- a building
- outer part of the Earth
- the edge of something
- to build or put together
- to say something will happen
- let go or set free
- very precise and clear
20 Clues: a building • to hit suddenly • a large ocean wave • let go or set free • rules about buildings • how much of something • the edge of something • very precise and clear • top layer of something • outer part of the Earth • to build or put together • pieces of the Earth’s crust • the center part of the Earth • opening in the Earth’s crust • to say something will happen • ...
unit 3 vocab Part A 2024-02-14
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- motion when a celestial body appears to be moving across the sky as the night passes.
- The outer part of the Sun's atmosphere. The corona is visible from Earth during a total solar eclipse. It is the bright glow seen in most solar eclipse photos
- when an object appears rounded on both sides
- The model indicating that the Sun is the center of the solar system, and it is Earth and other planets that revolve around the Sun. Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person known to propose the heliocentric model (2 words)
- The total or partial blocking of one object in space by another
- One of two days of the year when the Sun's radiation crosses directly above Earth's equator. This day generally occurs on September 23rd of each year, and the number of daylight and nighttime hours are equal. (2 words)
- the apparent change in the shape of the Moon as seen from Earth as it moves in orbit (2 words)
- A mutual physical force of nature that causes two bodies to attract each other. Gravitational force increases with mass and close distances
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- a phenomenon that occurs when Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon, and the Moon passes into the shadow of Earth (2 words)
- The model indicating that Earth is the center of the solar system, and it is the sun, stars, and other planets that revolve around Earth (2 words)
- occurs when the earth is the farthest from the sun.
- The two points at which the Sun's radiation crosses directly above Earth's equator in its yearly path in the sky. During an equinox, there are equal amounts of daytime hours and nighttime hours
- The average time between successive new or full moons. A lunar month is equal to approximately 29.5 days. The completion of one lunar month is called a lunar cycle (2 words)
- The interval of a complete cycle between one new Moon and the next. The lunar cycle is also equal to the lunar month of 29.5 days in length (2 words)
- an imaginary line through the center if rotation of an object, axis of earth is at 23.5°
- an oval shape in which Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits Earth
16 Clues: when an object appears rounded on both sides • occurs when the earth is the farthest from the sun. • The total or partial blocking of one object in space by another • an oval shape in which Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits Earth • motion when a celestial body appears to be moving across the sky as the night passes. • ...
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 • ...
Greek gods 2024-03-15
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- The god of wine, theatre and fertility
- god of the underworld
- goddess of the harvest
- Poseidon's weapon
- lord of the universe
- Son of Mother Earth who made humans
- The name of Mother Earth
- goddess of war, wisdom, arts and crafts
- The river that leads to the underworld
- god of the sea
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- home of the gods
- goddess of hearth and home
- underground kingdom
- The one who rows the ferryboat across the river in the underworld
- Zeus' mom
- The three-headed dog that guards the underworld
- The first children of Mother Earth
- The sky/Father of the universe
- queen of the gods
19 Clues: Zeus' mom • god of the sea • home of the gods • Poseidon's weapon • queen of the gods • underground kingdom • lord of the universe • god of the underworld • goddess of the harvest • The name of Mother Earth • goddess of hearth and home • The sky/Father of the universe • The first children of Mother Earth • Son of Mother Earth who made humans • The god of wine, theatre and fertility • ...
Greek Gods 2012-12-03
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- Daughter of Zeus and Leto
- The sky that covers earth.
- One eyed creatures.
- Zeus' weapon
- God of the oceans and water
- Known as memory.
- The racer.
- The moter of the river gods and sea nymphs.
- Another name for earth.
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- The oceans that covered earth.
- Who ate his children.
- The hundred handed trees.
- The divine.
- Who is king of all gods.
- Creatures that could make themselves into any shape or form.
- Olympus Home of the gods.
- Goddess of the home.
- God of Marrage
18 Clues: The racer. • The divine. • Zeus' weapon • God of Marrage • Known as memory. • One eyed creatures. • Goddess of the home. • Who ate his children. • Another name for earth. • Who is king of all gods. • Daughter of Zeus and Leto • The hundred handed trees. • Olympus Home of the gods. • The sky that covers earth. • God of the oceans and water • The oceans that covered earth. • ...
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 • ...
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
Across
- 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 • ...
unit D crossword 2026-03-06
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- Layers of gases surrounding the earth
- the rain in your area
- what the sun gives off
- the average temperature
- all the water on our planet
- the different seasons
- what makes an organism suited for its enviroment
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- the temperature over several years
- The climate of your region
- solid part of the earth
- direct contact of particles
- the movement of particles that transfer heat
- if we didn't have this the earth would be 33 degrees cloder
- The angle the rays hit earth
- Supports all life
15 Clues: Supports all life • the rain in your area • the different seasons • what the sun gives off • solid part of the earth • the average temperature • The climate of your region • direct contact of particles • all the water on our planet • The angle the rays hit earth • the temperature over several years • Layers of gases surrounding the earth • the movement of particles that transfer heat • ...
Sun-Earth-Moon System 2022-04-22
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- The outermost part of the sun's atmosphere
- Solar eclipses occur when the ____ blocks Earth's view of the sun.
- Occurs when the sun is directly above Earth's equator
- The Earth is ______ at a 23.5 degree angle.
- The day when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
- The direction in which Earth spins in.
- The center of the solar system
- Different forms that the moon takes in its appearance from Earth
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- Earth's yearly orbit around the sun
- All existing matter and space considered as a whole.
- An elongated, closed curve. An oval.
- The spinning of Earth on it's axis.
- An imaginary line connecting the north and south poles, the line which Earth spins around.
- One of the 4 seasons, the season after summer
- the blocking or darkening of a celestial body
- The galaxy in which we live in.
16 Clues: The center of the solar system • The galaxy in which we live in. • Earth's yearly orbit around the sun • The spinning of Earth on it's axis. • An elongated, closed curve. An oval. • The direction in which Earth spins in. • The outermost part of the sun's atmosphere • The Earth is ______ at a 23.5 degree angle. • One of the 4 seasons, the season after summer • ...
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? • ...
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. • ...
U1-C2-Ch. 2-Vocabulary Crossword 2023-08-22
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- literally, the "middle sphere"; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere & the outer core
- the thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
- a diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
- a community of organisms & their abiotic environment
- the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
- the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
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- in Earth Science, the layer of rock between Earth's crust & core
- the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth
- the central part of the Earth below the mantle
- the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
- the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust & the rigid upper part of the mantle
- a set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
- the portion of the Earth that's water
14 Clues: the portion of the Earth that's water • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon • a community of organisms & their abiotic environment • the thin & solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • in Earth Science, the layer of rock between Earth's crust & core • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
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- 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 • ...
Tripodis Ecology quiz 1 review 2021-03-03
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- Many connecting food chains
- A process that makes carbon dioxide, water, and releases energy for organisms to use
- The region where all of life exists on Earth
- Living or related to living
- An organism that need to consume its food
- the outer rocky layer of the Earth
- Non-living parts of an ecosystem
- Organisms that can reproduce with each other are the same ______________
- All the populations of an ecosystem
- The third level consumers_________
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- A process that makes glucose and oxygen and provides all the energy that an ecosystem will use
- the layers of gases surrounding the Earth
- all the water in all its forms on the surface of the Earth
- Only 10% of __________ is transferred between trophic levels
- One organism of a species
- Feeding levels are also called ____________levels
- A community of organisms interacting with abiotic features
- All the members of one species in an ecosystem
- All the energy for an ecosystems comes from the
- An organism that can make its own food
20 Clues: One organism of a species • Many connecting food chains • Living or related to living • Non-living parts of an ecosystem • the outer rocky layer of the Earth • The third level consumers_________ • All the populations of an ecosystem • An organism that can make its own food • the layers of gases surrounding the Earth • An organism that need to consume its food • ...
R. Wade Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-01
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- elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
- the geological features of an area
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
- the action or process of differentiating.
- rock that has undergone transformation
- 1000 meters
- region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- each of two regions of intense radiation partly surrounding the earth
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- instrument that measures details of earthquakes
- the structure of the earth's crust
- rock consisting of quartz, mica, and feldspar
- tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
- rock plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine.
- hot center of Earth, another planet, or a star
- flow of charged particles from the sun
- having solidified from lava or magma.
- change direction when it enters at an angle.
18 Clues: 1000 meters • the structure of the earth's crust • the geological features of an area • having solidified from lava or magma. • flow of charged particles from the sun • rock that has undergone transformation • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • the action or process of differentiating. • rock plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. • ...
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 • ...
Unit 7 & 8 Aquatic Science Test Review 2019-01-29
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- 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. • ...
Science Review 2 2024-12-05
Across
- 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)
Down
- 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) • ...
Geography Assignment Class: VI Div: Roll No: Marks: 10 Crossword Puzzle: 2022-07-17
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- A representation of the earth's surface according to a scale
- Tropic of ____________ divides India into almost two equal halves
- A true model of the earth
- A book or collection of maps
- All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of ______________
- A network of latitudes and longitudes
- The full form of IST is Indian ___________ Time
- The coldest heat zone of the earth
- The distance between the longitudes decreases towards ______________
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- __________ map shows features like mountains, plateus, plains, rivers, oceans etc.
- An instrument used to find out the main directions
- The cardinal points- North, south , west and ____________
- An imaginary line dividing the earth into North and South hemisphere
- The hottest heat zone of the earth
- The ratio between the actual distance on the ground and the distance shown on the map
- An imaginary line around which the earth rotates/spins
16 Clues: A true model of the earth • A book or collection of maps • The hottest heat zone of the earth • The coldest heat zone of the earth • A network of latitudes and longitudes • The full form of IST is Indian ___________ Time • An instrument used to find out the main directions • An imaginary line around which the earth rotates/spins • ...
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 • ...
Earthquake Crossword 2022-10-11
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- 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 • ...
Science Review 2 2024-12-05
Across
- 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)
Down
- 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) • ...
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 • ...
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 • ...
Seasons and Tides 2026-02-01
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- The imaginary line the Earth spins on
- Part of the Earth that has the same temperature and daylight hours all year
- Tide created when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are at right angles
- Tide found during the Full or New moon phase
- One of the causes of Earth's seasons
- The Earth is split into two of these: the Northern and Southern
- Day with the same amount of daylight and night time
- When Earth spins on its axis
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- The Earth revolves in this direction around the sun
- Season that occurs when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
- Season with the longest days
- Longest or shortest day of the year
- Type of sunlight received during Summer
- Rise and fall of ocean water due to the pull of gravity
14 Clues: Season with the longest days • When Earth spins on its axis • Longest or shortest day of the year • One of the causes of Earth's seasons • The imaginary line the Earth spins on • Type of sunlight received during Summer • Tide found during the Full or New moon phase • The Earth revolves in this direction around the sun • Day with the same amount of daylight and night time • ...
Science Period 1 Crossword 2023-10-30
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- contains all of the layers
- dioxide a very important gas in the atmosphere and in the Greenhouse effect
- is where all of the on Earth life is where plants and animals are
- the gases surrounding the Earth
- one of most important gasses in the atmosphere
- a plant in the biosphere
- an important part of the hydrosphere
- The liquid in the hydrosphere
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- a creature that lives in the biosphere
- is where all of the water on Earth is
- is an important thing in the survival of the biosphere and lithosphere
- is all of the rock in the Earth
- is a power in every layer of the Earth
13 Clues: a plant in the biosphere • contains all of the layers • The liquid in the hydrosphere • is all of the rock in the Earth • the gases surrounding the Earth • an important part of the hydrosphere • is where all of the water on Earth is • a creature that lives in the biosphere • is a power in every layer of the Earth • one of most important gasses in the atmosphere • ...
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 • ...
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. • ...
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? • ...
Unit 1 2021-04-01
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- 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 • ...
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 • ...
Space 2026-01-20
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- The red planet
- What humans need to breathe
- A tool to see far objects in space
- A vehicle that carries people or things into space
- A large group of stars
- A person who travels into space
- The star at the center of our solar system
- What stars and the sun give us
- The path something follows around a planet
- A vehicle that goes into space
- The planet where we live
- The opposite of light
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- Where the Earth, moon, and stars are
- A space object with a long bright tail
- An object that moves around a planet
- Special clothes astronauts wear
- A large round object that moves around a star
- A big ball of light in the sky
- The space above the Earth
- The force that pulls things down
- Light from the moon
- A small rocky object in space
- A life form from another planet
- The object that goes around the Earth
- To send a rocket into space
25 Clues: The red planet • Light from the moon • The opposite of light • A large group of stars • The planet where we live • The space above the Earth • What humans need to breathe • To send a rocket into space • A small rocky object in space • A big ball of light in the sky • What stars and the sun give us • A vehicle that goes into space • Special clothes astronauts wear • ...
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. • ...
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 • ...
Puzzle #7 2023-03-17
Across
- 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 • ...
Tectonic Word Puzzle 2023-11-21
Across
- 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 • ...
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
Learn space! 2023-10-27
Across
- 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. • ...
tecto 2026-03-12
Across
- the soft layer under earths plates
- the theroy that earths surface is made of moving plates
- when continets join together and break apert over time
- long mountains found on the ocan floor
- the thick layer of rock under the crust
- when new ocean crust forms and moves outward
- the idea that continets move slowy
- ocean the middle part of the oceantogethertinent cycle when continets join togeather and break apart over time
- Magnetic clues in rocks that show how earth changed
- the center of earth
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- the hard oter layer of earth
- whens earths crust pulls apart and cracks
- the huge ocean that surrounded pangea
- when new ocean floor forms at ridges
- a superconinet that existed long ago
- a plpace where plates move toward each other
- the thin outer layer of earth
- a place where plates slide past each other
- a flat step like area of land
19 Clues: the center of earth • the hard oter layer of earth • the thin outer layer of earth • a flat step like area of land • the soft layer under earths plates • the idea that continets move slowy • when new ocean floor forms at ridges • a superconinet that existed long ago • the huge ocean that surrounded pangea • long mountains found on the ocan floor • ...
Solar-System 2015-03-23
Across
- ................. 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 5: Inside the Earth 2017-04-30
Across
- 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
Across
- 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
Across
- 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 • ...
