the earth Crossword Puzzles

solar system 2023-09-18

solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. covered with crater marks and looks like earths moon
  2. has over 100 rings
  3. has greenhouse effect
  4. the study of the moon,stars,ect in space
  5. has tilted axes
  6. largest planet
  7. small dark spot
  8. the other blue planet
  9. only planet with life
  10. small rocky earth like terrestrial planets
  11. a scientest who studies the earth beyond the earth
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  1. what makes the planets blue
  2. rotates on its side
  3. the path of an object as it revolts around another object in space
  4. one blue planet
  5. a meteoroid that has hit earth's surface
  6. a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usally a long narrow eclips
  7. nuculer fusion is happening inside
  8. called gas giants
  9. a chunk of rock or dust in space

20 Clues: largest planet • one blue planet • has tilted axes • small dark spot • called gas giants • has over 100 rings • rotates on its side • has greenhouse effect • the other blue planet • only planet with life • what makes the planets blue • a chunk of rock or dust in space • nuculer fusion is happening inside • the study of the moon,stars,ect in space • a meteoroid that has hit earth's surface • ...

Unit 5 The earth' s systems 2026-03-06

Unit 5 The earth' s systems crossword puzzle
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  1. A huge piece of the lithosphere that moves with the asthenosphere. The movement causes earthquakes and volcano's.
  2. The thickest layer of the earth between the crust and the core. It has hot moving rock the slowly circulates.
  3. The part of earth's crust that forms land. It's thicker but lighter then the Oceanic crust.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the earth, made of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. The edges where the tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanoes often happen.
  6. A place where maggma rises from deep inside the earth, forming volcanos. Hawaii was created by a hot spot.
  7. The liquid layer around the inner core also made of iron and nickel. Creates a magnetic field.
  8. The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier then the Continental crust.
  9. Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano.
  10. The thin, outermost layer of the earth where we live. It's like the skin of an apple.
  11. A place where two plates push together. it can form mountains or volcanos like the Andes.
  12. A tectonic plate under the ocean. it's thinner but denser then Continental plates.
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  1. deep valley in the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another. The Mariana trench is the deepest one.
  2. A large piece of the earth's crust that carry's land. These plates move slowly.
  3. A place where two plates move apart. It can create new ocean floor, like the mid-atlantic ridge.
  4. The soft, flowing layer of the mantle below the lithosphere allowing techtonic plates to move
  5. A place where two plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes, like the san Andreas fault line.
  6. The solid super hot center of the earth, made of mostly iron and nickel. Like a metal ball in the earth.
  7. The invisible force around earth that protects us from the suns radiation. It makes a compass point north.

19 Clues: Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano. • The rigid outer layer of the earth, made of the crust and upper mantle. • The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier then the Continental crust. • A large piece of the earth's crust that carry's land. These plates move slowly. • ...

Map Vocab Review 2025-08-25

Map Vocab Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Lines that run east-west and measure north south.
  2. The precise position on Earth's surface.
  3. A symbol on the map that tells directions.
  4. It explains what the small icons are on the map.
  5. It is a geographical element on Earth.
  6. The distance on the map and the distance on the ground.
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  1. A line that runs horizontally around the Earth.
  2. Earth divided into four _________.
  3. A line that runs vertically around the Earth.
  4. Another name for longitude.
  5. A specific location on Earth using latitude and longitude.
  6. It is a horizontal line in the middle of the Earth.
  7. The small icons on the map resemble the Earth's features.

13 Clues: Another name for longitude. • Earth divided into four _________. • It is a geographical element on Earth. • The precise position on Earth's surface. • A symbol on the map that tells directions. • A line that runs vertically around the Earth. • A line that runs horizontally around the Earth. • It explains what the small icons are on the map. • ...

spatial technologies 2020-10-08

spatial technologies crossword puzzle
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  1. science dealing with the atmospheric phenomena like weather
  2. the production of maps
  3. a bound collection of maps
  4. existing or occurring in space
  5. position on a line extending from a point toward a point of a compass
  6. optical instrument through which two pictures of the same object are viewed,
  7. remaining in the same spot over the earth
  8. series of colours together with invisible extensions at the ends
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  1. science of vital and social statistics
  2. relief features or surface configuration of an area
  3. a person who specializes in research and study of rocks
  4. earth-orbiting to transmit communications signals
  5. directing the course of a ship or aircraft
  6. information in a digital format
  7. programmable electronic device designed to accept data
  8. a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth
  9. instrument for determining directions
  10. distance north or south from the equator
  11. science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface
  12. representation of the features of an area of the earth

20 Clues: the production of maps • a bound collection of maps • existing or occurring in space • information in a digital format • instrument for determining directions • science of vital and social statistics • distance north or south from the equator • remaining in the same spot over the earth • directing the course of a ship or aircraft • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Magma that explodes through the surface
  2. Super continent
  3. Volcanoes that are constantly erupting or going to in the future
  4. A force that acts on rock to change shape or volume
  5. Two plates coming together
  6. Melted rock beneath the Earths surface
  7. A massive slide of mud and Earth
  8. When stress builds causing rock to break
  9. Two plates moving away from each other
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  1. The point on Earths surface directly above the focus of the earthquake
  2. The size of an earthquake or something else
  3. 2 plates under water diverge creating this
  4. An Above average sized volcano
  5. Vibrations traveling through the Earth carrying energy
  6. Two plates sliding against each other
  7. A big plume of hot mantle rising from deep in the Earth
  8. Earthquakes under the ocean cause this to happen
  9. When stress builds and then releases violently shaking the plates
  10. The sliding down of rock or Earth from a cliff or mountain
  11. Magma once it reaches the Earths surface

20 Clues: Super continent • Two plates coming together • An Above average sized volcano • A massive slide of mud and Earth • Two plates sliding against each other • Melted rock beneath the Earths surface • Two plates moving away from each other • Magma that explodes through the surface • When stress builds causing rock to break • Magma once it reaches the Earths surface • ...

Motion on Earth and in Space 2022-06-09

Motion on Earth and in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. units time is measured in
  2. planet famous for having rings
  3. direction the Earth spins in
  4. coldest season
  5. units for gravity
  6. how many hours it takes for the Earth to spin around once
  7. caused by the tilt of the Earths axis
  8. closest planet to the sun
  9. what happens when we are facing the sun
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  1. large rock that orbits the Earth
  2. season where the days are longest and temperatures are hottest
  3. can be made when a really big star dies
  4. units speed is measured in
  5. it takes the Earth one ______ to orbit the sun
  6. units for mass
  7. biggest planet in the solar system
  8. units for weight
  9. season where a lot of flowers start growing
  10. what happens when we are facing away from the sun
  11. attraction of smaller objects towards larger ones, e.g. ____ is what keeps us on the Earths surface
  12. season where leaves fall off trees
  13. ball of gas in space that creates light
  14. units distance is measured in

23 Clues: units for mass • coldest season • units for weight • units for gravity • units time is measured in • closest planet to the sun • units speed is measured in • direction the Earth spins in • units distance is measured in • planet famous for having rings • large rock that orbits the Earth • biggest planet in the solar system • season where leaves fall off trees • ...

Dynamic Earth Crossword 2024-05-14

Dynamic Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Grey sedimentary rock.
  2. Black glassy volcanic rock.
  3. Plates that float on the mantle.
  4. Molten rock
  5. Crust that makes up the continents.
  6. A tidal wave caused by an earthquake.
  7. Centre of the earth.
  8. The Maori word for tsunami
  9. Volcanic rock
  10. The outer shell of the earth.
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  1. The remains of an organism in a rock.
  2. The Maori word for earthquake.
  3. An igneous rock comes from a.
  4. Region of hot magma just below the crust.
  5. Place where the ring of fire is.
  6. Crust under the sea.
  7. The type of rock formed under pressure.
  8. The name of our planet.
  9. A green coloured metamorphic rock.
  10. Rock formed from bits stuck together.

20 Clues: Molten rock • Volcanic rock • Crust under the sea. • Centre of the earth. • Grey sedimentary rock. • The name of our planet. • The Maori word for tsunami • Black glassy volcanic rock. • An igneous rock comes from a. • The outer shell of the earth. • The Maori word for earthquake. • Plates that float on the mantle. • Place where the ring of fire is. • A green coloured metamorphic rock. • ...

Unit 2 Biology Crossword- Tymber Beal 2022-09-28

Unit 2 Biology Crossword- Tymber Beal crossword puzzle
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  1. Changed into products
  2. reactions First step of photosynthesis
  3. reactions Second step of photosynthesis
  4. All the soil and rocks on the Earth
  5. Makes up everything
  6. respiration Process that breaks down glucose
  7. All the gases surrounding the Earth
  8. Used in phosphates, often limited
  9. Uses light energy to make glucose
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  1. Site of photosynthesis
  2. Pigment in chloroplasts
  3. Used in proteins, often limited
  4. Second step of anaerobic respiration
  5. First step of aerobic respiration
  6. A situation where oxygen is present
  7. Base of the food chain
  8. adenosine diphosphate
  9. All the water on the Earth
  10. Adenosine Triphosphate
  11. Made from reactants

20 Clues: Makes up everything • Made from reactants • Changed into products • adenosine diphosphate • Site of photosynthesis • Base of the food chain • Adenosine Triphosphate • Pigment in chloroplasts • All the water on the Earth • Used in proteins, often limited • First step of aerobic respiration • Used in phosphates, often limited • Uses light energy to make glucose • ...

Earth, Sun, Moon (Seasons and Moon Phases) 2025-04-08

Earth, Sun, Moon (Seasons and Moon Phases) crossword puzzle
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  1. This season comes right after winter.
  2. The same side of the moon always ________ the Earth.
  3. The path an object follows as it moves around another object
  4. The shape of the path of the planets as they orbit the sun
  5. The movement of a planet around the sun is called a ______.
  6. The motion of a planet spinning on its axis
  7. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, we experience _____.
  8. When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, we experience ______.
  9. The shortest day of the year is in ______ and is called the summer solstice.
  10. The moon makes one revolution around the Earth about every _____ days.
  11. Pits on the moon caused by the impact of objects, such as meteors.
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  1. One revolution of Earth around the sun takes about one ____.
  2. We see the moon because light from the sun ______ off of it.
  3. The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun cause ___.
  4. This season comes right after summer.
  5. The two forces that keep the Earth in orbit are gravity and ____.
  6. The study of planets, stars, moons, and other celestial objects
  7. One rotation of the earth on its axis takes about one ____.
  8. December 21st is the shortest day of the year and is called the winter _____.

19 Clues: This season comes right after winter. • This season comes right after summer. • The motion of a planet spinning on its axis • The same side of the moon always ________ the Earth. • The shape of the path of the planets as they orbit the sun • The movement of a planet around the sun is called a ______. • One rotation of the earth on its axis takes about one ____. • ...

7.4 CW 1 2026-01-05

7.4 CW 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the amount of energy carried by sunlight over a given area
  2. an imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole about which Earth rotates
  3. an imaginary line around Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  4. an event that occurs when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, causing Earth’s shadow to fall on the moon
  5. the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees
  6. a tide with the smallest difference between high and low tides that occurs when the sun and moon are at right angles
  7. a period of the year caused by Earth’s tilted axis and its orbit around the sun
  8. the path Earth follows as it revolves around the sun
  9. a gravitationally bound system consisting of the sun and the objects that orbit it
  10. an event that occurs when the moon moves between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight
  11. an eclipse in which only part of the light source is blocked
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  1. the highest water level reached during a tidal cycle
  2. the curved path an object follows as it moves around another object in space
  3. an event in which one object in space blocks the light from another
  4. an eclipse in which the light source is completely blocked
  5. a large object that orbits a star and does not produce its own light
  6. the force of attraction between objects with mass
  7. the regular rise and fall of ocean water caused mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon
  8. the lowest water level reached during a tidal cycle
  9. a tide with the greatest difference between high and low tides that occurs during new and full moons

20 Clues: the force of attraction between objects with mass • the lowest water level reached during a tidal cycle • the highest water level reached during a tidal cycle • the path Earth follows as it revolves around the sun • the amount of energy carried by sunlight over a given area • an eclipse in which the light source is completely blocked • ...

Sun,Moon,and Earth By Griffin Gallatin 2025-05-09

Sun,Moon,and Earth By Griffin Gallatin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The percent of the mass the sun takes up in the solar system.
  2. pieces of rock floating in space.
  3. How much hours it takes for earth to rotate on its axis.
  4. The sun is an average size ____.
  5. The amount of days it takes earth to orbit around the sun.
  6. The earth is the only known planet with life.
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  1. The earth has seven of them.
  2. The center of the earth.
  3. Dark spots on the sun.
  4. 1/4 as big as the earth.
  5. _______ covers the Moon and where caused by asteroids
  6. _______ holds us on earth.

12 Clues: Dark spots on the sun. • The center of the earth. • 1/4 as big as the earth. • _______ holds us on earth. • The earth has seven of them. • The sun is an average size ____. • pieces of rock floating in space. • The earth is the only known planet with life. • _______ covers the Moon and where caused by asteroids • How much hours it takes for earth to rotate on its axis. • ...

Earth Science Chapter 1 2016-09-20

Earth Science Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a dark, dense igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
  2. the transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another
  3. the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume (mass/volume)
  4. a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  5. the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
  6. vibration that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  7. the flow that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  8. the relatively thin layer of gases that form Earths outermost layer
  9. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  10. any natural process that tears down or wears away earths surface
  11. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  12. the densest parts of the earth that include the crust, mantle, and core
  13. the layer of rock that forms earths surface
  14. the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
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  1. a group of parts that work together as a whole
  2. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  3. the layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth
  4. the parts of earth that contain living organisms
  5. the transfer of heat by a movement of a fluid
  6. the ability to do work or cause change
  7. any natural process that builds up Earths surface
  8. the portion of the earth that consists of water in any of its forms, including rivers, lakes, oceans, glaciers, ground water and water vapor
  9. the dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth

23 Clues: the ability to do work or cause change • the layer of rock that forms earths surface • the transfer of heat by a movement of a fluid • a group of parts that work together as a whole • the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • the parts of earth that contain living organisms • any natural process that builds up Earths surface • ...

Earth's Layers 2022-04-04

Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the part of the core that is liquid.
  2. The hard "stone" part of the mantle found right below the crust.
  3. As you go deeper into the Earth the pressure__.
  4. The direct evidence that scientists use to understand the inside of the Earth is?
  5. As you go deeper into the Earth the temperature is ___.
  6. Scientists use these to look indirectly at the layers of the Earth.
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  1. The part of the Earth we live on.
  2. Seismic waves are produced by?
  3. This is the general name for the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  4. The "weak" part of the mantle it flows.
  5. The middle of the Earth, we think if is made of solid iron.
  6. This is a light-colored rock.
  7. This is a dark-colored rock.
  8. The first letter of each layer starting with the crust it?

14 Clues: This is a dark-colored rock. • This is a light-colored rock. • Seismic waves are produced by? • The part of the Earth we live on. • The "weak" part of the mantle it flows. • This is the part of the core that is liquid. • As you go deeper into the Earth the pressure__. • As you go deeper into the Earth the temperature is ___. • ...

moon 2023-12-15

moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. day and nights
  2. fully lit up moon
  3. earth moon and sun in a right angle
  4. light on right getting bigger
  5. blazing hot star the earth revolves around
  6. earth moon and sun lit up
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  1. years
  2. rock that revolves with earth
  3. very small lit up moon
  4. angle
  5. light on left getting smaller
  6. imaginary line through earth
  7. no light moon
  8. very big lit up moon
  9. planet with water and life

15 Clues: years • angle • no light moon • day and nights • fully lit up moon • very big lit up moon • very small lit up moon • earth moon and sun lit up • planet with water and life • imaginary line through earth • rock that revolves with earth • light on left getting smaller • light on right getting bigger • earth moon and sun in a right angle • blazing hot star the earth revolves around

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock in Earth's crust
  2. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  3. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  4. a pulling force
  5. result of shifting plates
  6. a squeezing force
  7. soft layer of the mantle
  8. outermost layer of the Earth
  9. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  10. the bending of rock layers
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  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  5. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  6. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  7. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  8. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  9. the innermost layer of the earth
  10. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  11. minor plate shift

21 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • minor plate shift • soft layer of the mantle • result of shifting plates • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • ...

Geography of Europe 2017-10-30

Geography of Europe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there are 4 major __________ on earth
  2. lines of longitude
  3. lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator
  4. use the lines of latitude and longitude to find a place's ___________
  5. made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
  6. there are 7 ________ on earth\
  7. Africa is to the ________ of Europe
  8. lines of latitude
  9. made up of England, Scotland, and Wales
  10. zero degree line of longitude
  11. shows direction on a map
  12. one half of the earth
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  1. map that shows the round earth on a flat map
  2. lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
  3. Europe is located _________to the continent of Asia
  4. separates the globe into the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. the position of a place in relation to another place
  6. shows how far it is from one place to another on a map
  7. made up of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Northern Ireland
  8. tells what the symbols on a map mean

20 Clues: lines of latitude • lines of longitude • one half of the earth • shows direction on a map • zero degree line of longitude • there are 7 ________ on earth\ • Africa is to the ________ of Europe • tells what the symbols on a map mean • there are 4 major __________ on earth • made up of England, Scotland, and Wales • map that shows the round earth on a flat map • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-23

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Trapped heat (greenhouse gases) in the Earth's atmosphere
  2. Releasing carbon dioxide
  3. A system that supplies water to communities
  4. Area of land in which all bodies of water drain into one large main body of water
  5. The condition of the atmosphere
  6. Water under the earth's surface
  7. Vapor water turning into liquid water
  8. form of water that falls into the earth
  9. The ability of a material to absorb heat
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  1. Water turning into vapour
  2. Continuous movement of water in the earth and its atmosphere
  3. A half of the earth (Northern, Eastern, Southern,Western)
  4. Gases surrounding the earth
  5. A mass of ice and snow that move down a mountain slope
  6. The measure of hot or cold
  7. A big waterspout with fast winds
  8. A body of rock that contains groundwater
  9. The climate of a small area that is different than the climate around it
  10. A tornado over water
  11. Water inside plants that are being transferred into the atmosphere

20 Clues: A tornado over water • Releasing carbon dioxide • Water turning into vapour • The measure of hot or cold • Gases surrounding the earth • The condition of the atmosphere • Water under the earth's surface • A big waterspout with fast winds • Vapor water turning into liquid water • form of water that falls into the earth • A body of rock that contains groundwater • ...

Find the evidence 2025-03-21

Find the evidence crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who worked at the gas station
  2. The object that marked Route 41
  3. What the attendant was doing to a car at the end of the story
  4. The spacecraft zipped through these into space
  5. This astronaut led the mission to observe Earth
  6. The place where the astronauts reported their findings
  7. What the aliens mistakenly called cars
  8. This astronaut helped collect data on the creatures
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  1. The way the spacecraft took off
  2. The coolest dog in the world
  3. The word describing the “eyes” of the creatures
  4. The material the aliens thought the creatures were made of
  5. A sudden flash of light when the spacecraft left
  6. The aliens arrived on Earth in this type of vehicle
  7. The aliens' term for gas station fuel pumps
  8. The aliens believed the cars were doing this at the gas station
  9. The reason the aliens were observing Earth
  10. The aliens' term for roads on Earth

18 Clues: The coolest dog in the world • The way the spacecraft took off • The object that marked Route 41 • The aliens' term for roads on Earth • A person who worked at the gas station • What the aliens mistakenly called cars • The reason the aliens were observing Earth • The aliens' term for gas station fuel pumps • The spacecraft zipped through these into space • ...

Astronomy 2017-03-21

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. a large rock that orbits the sun but is not a planet
  3. the distance light goes in a year
  4. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  5. dark spots on the sun
  6. the earth passing through debris in space
  7. a massive object orbiting a star
  8. our galaxy
  9. all things that are gravitationally pulled in by the sun
  10. the explosion of a star
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  1. a massive ball of gas that planets orbit
  2. a large piece of burning rock going through earths atmosphere
  3. measures the amount of light reaching Earth
  4. a large system that is composed of gasses, dust, suns,and planets
  5. the distance form earth to the sun, equal to 149,598,000 km
  6. a meteor that has gone through earths atmosphere
  7. a ball of ice and dust that flies through outer space
  8. the collective amount of light put out by a star
  9. the force of gravity between two objects is reliant on the size and distance of the objects
  10. a star and its planets

20 Clues: our galaxy • dark spots on the sun • a star and its planets • the explosion of a star • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • a massive object orbiting a star • the distance light goes in a year • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. • a massive ball of gas that planets orbit • the earth passing through debris in space • measures the amount of light reaching Earth • ...

spatial technologies 2020-10-08

spatial technologies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. position on a line extending from a point toward a point of a compass
  2. earth-orbiting to transmit communications signals
  3. science dealing with the atmospheric phenomena like weather
  4. science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface
  5. series of colours together with invisible extensions at the ends
  6. a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth
  7. remaining in the same spot over the earth
  8. programmable electronic device designed to accept data
  9. instrument for determining directions
  10. relief features or surface configuration of an area
  11. distance north or south from the equator
  12. a bound collection of maps
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  1. directing the course of a ship or aircraft
  2. science of vital and social statistics
  3. a person who specializes in research and study of rocks
  4. the production of maps
  5. optical instrument through which two pictures of the same object are viewed,
  6. representation of the features of an area of the earth
  7. information in a digital format
  8. existing or occurring in space

20 Clues: the production of maps • a bound collection of maps • existing or occurring in space • information in a digital format • instrument for determining directions • science of vital and social statistics • distance north or south from the equator • remaining in the same spot over the earth • directing the course of a ship or aircraft • ...

Hydrosphere 2026-03-25

Hydrosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water found in lakes, rivers, and glaciers
  2. name of the largest lake in the U.S.
  3. a mixture of river water and saltwater
  4. flat area of land that is flooded
  5. when water strips away nutrients from the ground
  6. a layer of permeable rock that holds lots of water
  7. the second largest icesheet
  8. tiny spaces in soil and rock
  9. an area of land that drains water into a stream
  10. the line that separates the saturated and unsaturated zones
  11. when all pores are filled with water
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  1. a system that contains all the water on Earth
  2. measures how easily water flows through pores
  3. the percentage of water on the surface of Earth
  4. water from the sea and ocean
  5. water found beneath the surface of Earth
  6. giant masses of ice that cover 10% of Earth's surface
  7. when all pores are filled with air
  8. water that flows over the surface of Earth
  9. large extensions of ice that spread in all directions
  10. the largest icesheet

21 Clues: the largest icesheet • the second largest icesheet • water from the sea and ocean • tiny spaces in soil and rock • flat area of land that is flooded • when all pores are filled with air • name of the largest lake in the U.S. • when all pores are filled with water • a mixture of river water and saltwater • water found beneath the surface of Earth • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2024-08-27

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the exact point where a place is located
  2. runs through Greenwich, England. It is 0 degrees longitude.
  3. imaginary horizontal lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator.
  4. the center line of latitude. Distances north and south of the equator are measured in degrees. This line is 0 degrees.
  5. thinking about the space on earth's surface, including where places are located and why they are there.
  6. imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
  7. shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map or globe.
  8. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity
  9. a group of places with common traits
  10. a satellite system based in space that finds absolute location and time anywhere on earth
  11. is change in elevation from one place to another
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  1. is the height of a physical feature above sea level
  2. topic
  3. the position of a place in relation to other places
  4. a large landmass on earth's surface
  5. a flat surface that is built into a hillside
  6. is half of earth
  7. two dimensional, or flat, representation of earth
  8. mapmaker
  9. a three dimensional, or spherical representation

20 Clues: topic • mapmaker • is half of earth • a large landmass on earth's surface • a group of places with common traits • the exact point where a place is located • a flat surface that is built into a hillside • a three dimensional, or spherical representation • is change in elevation from one place to another • two dimensional, or flat, representation of earth • ...

Liam's Layers of Earth and Plate Tectonics 2026-02-03

Liam's Layers of Earth and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the way layers behave due to pressure and heat
  2. this semi-liquid is extremely hot
  3. this layer is rigid due to high pressure, it is the lower mantle
  4. this is the thinnest layer of the earth
  5. beneath the lithosphere
  6. this is the deepest layer of the earth
  7. this theory states that continents move across the earth overtime
  8. this is the largest layer of the earth
  9. this layer is made of the crust and holds continental and oceanic plates
  10. this event happens unpredictably and causes earth's poles to swap
  11. this mineral records earth's magnetic polarity when it was deposited
  12. this type of boundary spreads apart
  13. this type of invisible field surrounds the earth
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  1. elements or materials that layers are made from
  2. this scientist mapped out the mid-atlantic ridge by hand
  3. makes up oceanic crust
  4. makes up continental crust
  5. this type of boundary comes together
  6. this type of crust is made from mostly granite
  7. this is used to describe a solid that has been turned into almost liquid
  8. this natural event is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  9. this type of arc is formed above a subduction zone
  10. this is formed by seafloor spreading
  11. these currents cause continents to move
  12. this person proposed continental drift

25 Clues: makes up oceanic crust • beneath the lithosphere • makes up continental crust • this semi-liquid is extremely hot • this type of boundary spreads apart • this type of boundary comes together • this is formed by seafloor spreading • this is the deepest layer of the earth • this is the largest layer of the earth • this person proposed continental drift • ...

Unit 1 Extra Credit Review 2025-10-01

Unit 1 Extra Credit Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Violence, war, and natural disasters are example of which factors
  3. The average weather of a place over a period of time
  4. What is created when an earthquake happens in the ocean
  5. Which part of a map explains the lines, symbols, and colors
  6. What line runs around the middle of the Earth
  7. When to many people live in one area
  8. A place with extremely large populations
  9. What is in the middle (center) of our solar system
  10. The Statue of Liberty changing color is an example of
  11. Family, better schools, and better jobs are example of what kind of factors
  12. A person's address is an example of what type of location
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  1. A form of government that has only one person in power over everything
  2. The Earth has 16 of these gigantic plates of crust
  3. Land that is surrounded by water on three sides (like Florida)
  4. People that live out in the country, live in what areas
  5. The study of the Earth and its peoples, places, and environments
  6. Water, wind, and sun are examples of what type of resources
  7. A section of land surrounded by water on all sides
  8. The Earth has how many continents

20 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • The Earth has how many continents • When to many people live in one area • A place with extremely large populations • What line runs around the middle of the Earth • The Earth has 16 of these gigantic plates of crust • What is in the middle (center) of our solar system • A section of land surrounded by water on all sides • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword 2015-11-16

Chapter 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What machine measures and records earthquakes?
  2. What is a substance composed of two or more elements?
  3. waves/ What kind of waves are produced during an earthquake?
  4. Wegener/ Who was the scientist who created the hypothesis of continental drift?
  5. tectonics/ What is they theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move on top of the asthenosphere?
  6. What is the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid, upper mantle?
  7. spreading/ the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies?
  8. Pangaea split in two big pieces called Gondwana and what?
  9. What layer of the Earth is 5-100 kilometers thick?
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  1. reversals/ When the Earth's magnetic poles change places, what is the change called?
  2. layer of the Earth is made of solid rock that flows very slowly?
  3. What layer of the Earth is 2,550 kilometers thick?
  4. drift/ What is the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke apart, and drifted to their present location?
  5. What layer of the Earth is mainly iron?
  6. What layer of the Earth is the largest?
  7. boundary/ Which boundary is formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates?
  8. What was the name of the landmass that was made of all of our present day continents?
  9. plate/ What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the outer most part of the mantle?(hint: floats on top of the astenosphere)
  10. positioning unit/ What system is used for measuring the rate of tectonic plate movement?
  11. ridge/Where is the place where sea-floor spreading takes place?

20 Clues: What layer of the Earth is mainly iron? • What layer of the Earth is the largest? • What machine measures and records earthquakes? • What layer of the Earth is 2,550 kilometers thick? • What layer of the Earth is 5-100 kilometers thick? • What is a substance composed of two or more elements? • Pangaea split in two big pieces called Gondwana and what? • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword 2015-11-16

Chapter 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was the scientist who created the hypothesis of continental drift?
  2. What is the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid, upper mantle?
  3. What layer of the Earth is made of solid rock that flows very slowly?
  4. What is they theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move on top of the asthenosphere?
  5. When the Earth's magnetic poles change places, what is the change called?
  6. Which boundary is formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates?
  7. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies?
  8. What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the outer most part of the mantle?(hint: floats on top of the astenosphere)
  9. What is a substance composed of two or more elements?
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  1. Where is the place where sea-floor spreading takes place?
  2. What layer of the Earth is 2,550 kilometers thick?
  3. What kind of waves are produced during an earthquake?
  4. What system is used for measuring the rate of tectonic plate movement?
  5. What layer of the Earth is 5-100 kilometers thick?
  6. What is the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke apart, and drifted to their present location?
  7. What layer of the Earth is the largest?
  8. What machine measures and records earthquakes?
  9. What was the name of the landmass that was made of all of our present day continents?
  10. What layer of the Earth is mainly iron?
  11. Pangaea split in two big pieces called Gondwana and what?

20 Clues: What layer of the Earth is the largest? • What layer of the Earth is mainly iron? • What machine measures and records earthquakes? • What layer of the Earth is 2,550 kilometers thick? • What layer of the Earth is 5-100 kilometers thick? • What kind of waves are produced during an earthquake? • What is a substance composed of two or more elements? • ...

Earth&Environmental By:Emery Smith 2024-05-13

Earth&Environmental By:Emery Smith crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Resources that can be replaced are ____
  2. Resources that can NOT be replaced are ___
  3. The center of the earth
  4. Study of Space
  5. Secondary seismic wave
  6. Study of water
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  1. Study of weather
  2. Middle layer of Earth
  3. Main energy source
  4. Outermost layer of Earth
  5. Fastest seismic wave
  6. Distance from East to West
  7. Study of the Earth
  8. Distance from North to South
  9. Study of life

15 Clues: Study of life • Study of Space • Study of water • Study of weather • Main energy source • Study of the Earth • Fastest seismic wave • Middle layer of Earth • Secondary seismic wave • The center of the earth • Outermost layer of Earth • Distance from East to West • Distance from North to South • Resources that can be replaced are ____ • Resources that can NOT be replaced are ___

Atmosphere and Intro to Plate Tectonics 2022-09-12

Atmosphere and Intro to Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. All the continents were part of a supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago
  2. __________ drift: The theory that all the continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
  3. The Earth system that contains all of Earth's water
  4. ________ clues: Evidence of the same mountain ranges across different continents
  5. _________ clues: Ancient plants and animal remains found on different continents that provide evidence for continental drift
  6. The Earth system that is made up of the solid part of the Earth
  7. The atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere
  8. ________ clues: Evidence of much colder weather hundreds of million years ago across different continents
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  1. All the living things on Earth make up this Earth system
  2. The __________ layer is an area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone
  3. Alfred __________, the scientist who first proposed that the continents are drifting
  4. The atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface
  5. a gas found in the atmosphere necessary for human life
  6. A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

14 Clues: A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • The atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface • The Earth system that contains all of Earth's water • The atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere • a gas found in the atmosphere necessary for human life • All the living things on Earth make up this Earth system • ...

Week 2 words 2025-08-21

Week 2 words crossword puzzle
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  1. the arrangement of events or dates
  2. science that deals with the earth
  3. occur at the same time or rate
  4. interaction between two different organisms
  5. the climate and weather of a region
  6. protect wildlife and the ecology of the forest
  7. having a particular bad habit
  8. make a photocopy of
  9. solid-state device
  10. same thing on each side
  11. regions of the surface
  12. representing the earth
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  1. electromagnetic radiation
  2. an instrument for measuring the distance traveled
  3. looking attractive in photographs
  4. a record of events
  5. a numerical or other measurable
  6. the study of the physical features of the earth
  7. an instrument on a vehicle
  8. relating to geometry

20 Clues: a record of events • solid-state device • make a photocopy of • relating to geometry • regions of the surface • representing the earth • same thing on each side • electromagnetic radiation • an instrument on a vehicle • having a particular bad habit • occur at the same time or rate • a numerical or other measurable • looking attractive in photographs • science that deals with the earth • ...

Vocab Word crossword puzzle. 2021-09-15

Vocab Word crossword puzzle. crossword puzzle
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  1. One complete orbit around the sun about 365 days or 1 year
  2. When the suns rays impact Earth at and indirect angle causing the energy to be spread out over more of Earths surface
  3. The imaginary mid line that divides the world up into the Northern/Southern Hemispheres
  4. A simple or amazing event related to how the world and universe work
  5. distinct time of the year marked by differing we weather patterns and temp as Earth completes its orbit around the sun
  6. The shape of Earths orbital path around the sun
  7. The points of earth farthest away from the equator that the axis runs through
  8. An imaginary line through the center of Earth, from the North to the South Pole at 23.5 degrees off center
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  1. When the suns rays impact earth most directly at a perpendicular angle causing the energy to be more focused in a small space on Earth
  2. Use of sense to gather information
  3. Describing the slant of Earths axis 23.5 Degrees
  4. One complete turn of the Earth on its axis
  5. How low or high the sun appears to be in the sky above the horizon
  6. Half of the globe divided up by the equator Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  7. The path the planet follows around the sun
  8. Facts, stats, and recorded observations gathered together to analyze and draw conclusions

16 Clues: Use of sense to gather information • One complete turn of the Earth on its axis • The path the planet follows around the sun • The shape of Earths orbital path around the sun • Describing the slant of Earths axis 23.5 Degrees • One complete orbit around the sun about 365 days or 1 year • How low or high the sun appears to be in the sky above the horizon • ...

The Solar System 2023-03-15

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. a naturally formed object that orbits a planet. Earth has only one, but some planets have more.
  2. the planet that is tilted on its side
  3. when the moon blocks out the sun
  4. the planet that has the most distinct rings
  5. when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon causes only red light to reflect off the moon
  6. a large, rocky or metallic object orbiting the sun. Not spherical.
  7. Mercury, Veuns, Earth, and Mars
  8. the largest planet in the solar system
  9. a "shooting star" that breaks up in our atmosphere
  10. the most volcanically active planet in the solar system
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  1. an object captured by the solar system that orbits the sun. It has a long tail.
  2. the spherical area in the solar system farthest from the sun
  3. the planet with the fastest wind speeds
  4. the area between Earth and Jupiter
  5. the planet with the largest volcano in the solar system
  6. an object that orbits a planet. It can be natural or manmade.
  7. the hottest planet in the solar system
  8. the area of asteroids where Pluto is found
  9. an object from space that crashes onto the surface of a planet
  10. when a planet does one full circle orbit around the sun
  11. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  12. the first planet away from the sun
  13. when an object moves around another because of gravity

23 Clues: Mercury, Veuns, Earth, and Mars • when the moon blocks out the sun • the area between Earth and Jupiter • the first planet away from the sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • the planet that is tilted on its side • the hottest planet in the solar system • the largest planet in the solar system • the planet with the fastest wind speeds • ...

Trench, Rift Valley, Pangaea, Earthquake, Volcano, Mantle, Oceanic Crust, Tectonic Plates, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Hot Spot, Fault, Outer Core, Subduction, Mountain 2023-03-15

Trench, Rift Valley, Pangaea, Earthquake, Volcano, Mantle, Oceanic Crust, Tectonic Plates, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Hot Spot, Fault, Outer Core, Subduction, Mountain crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Openings where lava, rocks, and steam erupt onto Earth's surface
  2. Third layer of Earth
  3. Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  4. Oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
  5. Solid bulk of Earth's interior
  6. Biggest pieces of Earth's crust
  7. A long narrow horizontal hole
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  1. Rocky outer part of Earth
  2. Shaking within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  3. Zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  4. Last layer of Earth that is found under the oceans
  5. Layer of Earth that lies below the lithosphere
  6. Land form that rises 1,000 feet or more above its surrounding area
  7. supercontinent that has almost all the land on Earth
  8. Large plume of hot mantle rising inside Earth

15 Clues: Third layer of Earth • Rocky outer part of Earth • A long narrow horizontal hole • Solid bulk of Earth's interior • Biggest pieces of Earth's crust • Earth's tectonic plates move apart • Zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • Large plume of hot mantle rising inside Earth • Layer of Earth that lies below the lithosphere • ...

Our changing earth 2023-12-07

Our changing earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waterfall between USA and Canada
  2. Raised bank of a river
  3. Waterfall between Zambia and Zimbabwe
  4. Type of commonly found in deserts
  5. Formed when a river deposits its load near the sea
  6. Large bend in river
  7. Place where earthquake originates on the surface of earth
  8. Forces that work outside the earth
  9. Sand gets deposited over large distances, it is called?
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  1. Glacial deposits are called
  2. First stage of erosion in sea cliff(3,5)
  3. Country where Loess is commonly found?
  4. Cut off lake
  5. Forces that work inside the earth
  6. Third stage of erosion in sea cliff
  7. Highest waterfall in the world
  8. Second stage of erosion in sea cliff(3,6)
  9. Place where earthquake originates inside the earth

18 Clues: Cut off lake • Large bend in river • Raised bank of a river • Glacial deposits are called • Highest waterfall in the world • Waterfall between USA and Canada • Forces that work inside the earth • Type of commonly found in deserts • Forces that work outside the earth • Third stage of erosion in sea cliff • Waterfall between Zambia and Zimbabwe • ...

Earth and Space Science Cross Word 2023-05-30

Earth and Space Science Cross Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transfer of energy as heat through direct contact
  2. A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
  3. all the facts figures and other evidence scientists gather when conducting investigations
  4. a graph used to show percentages
  5. a graph used to show continuous change over time
  6. frozen water found on Earth
  7. a variable that changes as a result of manipulation
  8. transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
  9. a controlled environment where scientists can research and conduct experiments
  10. a graph used to display and compare data in different categories
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  1. the mostly solid rocky part of Earth that extends deep to the core
  2. movement of matter due to differences in density
  3. a variable that is deliberately changed in an investigation
  4. a measure of how hot or cold something is
  5. a description of a specific relationship under given conditions in the natural world
  6. everything that stays the same in an experiment
  7. a scientific explanation supported by a large amount of evidence
  8. all living things found on Earth
  9. liquid water found on Earth
  10. a natural environment where scientists can observe and conduct experiments

20 Clues: frozen water found on Earth • liquid water found on Earth • all living things found on Earth • a graph used to show percentages • A mixture of gases that surrounds Earth • a measure of how hot or cold something is • transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves • everything that stays the same in an experiment • movement of matter due to differences in density • ...

Natural Variability of Climate 2023-04-04

Natural Variability of Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gases that caused the increase in temperature in Singapore.
  2. What happened to earth when there are higher concentrations of light oxygen.
  3. The path taken by the Earth around the sun.
  4. Provided by trees
  5. The movement of the Earth around the sun.
  6. dioxide, The main greenhouse gas.
  7. A type of control measure by Alkaff Lake
  8. Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons.
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  1. Taken from the seafloor to analyze past climates of the Earth.
  2. Variations in the Earth's climate caused by natural processes.
  3. Effect on rainfall due to climate change.
  4. What happened to earth when there are higher concentrations of heavy oxygen.
  5. Type of change in temperatures and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
  6. Effect on temperatures due to climate change
  7. Gas is emitted by the cows
  8. A spot of dark patch on the surface of the sun.

16 Clues: Provided by trees • Gas is emitted by the cows • dioxide, The main greenhouse gas. • A type of control measure by Alkaff Lake • Effect on rainfall due to climate change. • The movement of the Earth around the sun. • The path taken by the Earth around the sun. • Effect on temperatures due to climate change • A spot of dark patch on the surface of the sun. • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explosion of a star
  2. Ice covers about ___ of earth
  3. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature
  4. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space that is visible in the night sky
  5. what color penetrates the ocean the best
  6. North American doesn’t include
  7. covers 20.8% of earth
  8. a fixed reference line for the measurement of coordinates
  9. smallest,coldest, and is known as the Northern Sea.
  10. an imaginary line through the pacific ocean
  11. lasted 50-70 million years
  12. continent of the south pole
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  1. first organisms on earth that appeared almost 4 billion years ago
  2. what is responsible for the formation of Earth’s gravitational pull
  3. most accurate representation of the features of earth
  4. Planets solidified in a process known as
  5. is a star
  6. covers 30.5% of earth
  7. action of observing or finding one’s way by using the moon, sun, and stars
  8. connects polar waters
  9. the reason why stars twinkle
  10. The tallest mountain in the world
  11. North America includes ____, Mexico, & Canada
  12. a unit of speed equal to 1 nautical mile
  13. a unit of distance , set by international agreement
  14. fell for 10 million years
  15. release of gas or vapor
  16. the name of our galaxy

28 Clues: is a star • explosion of a star • covers 30.5% of earth • connects polar waters • covers 20.8% of earth • the name of our galaxy • release of gas or vapor • fell for 10 million years • lasted 50-70 million years • continent of the south pole • the reason why stars twinkle • Ice covers about ___ of earth • North American doesn’t include • The tallest mountain in the world • ...

Cross words:Space Puzzle 2019-09-30

Cross words:Space Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The natural satellite of the Earth
  2. Number of stars in the Big Dipper
  3. A very small star
  4. Greek name of the sun
  5. A rapidly spinning neutron star that produces radio waves
  6. the coldest planet
  7. The spinning of the Earth on its axis
  8. An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer
  9. a small rocky body orbiting the sun,mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
  10. A cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  11. Another name for the inner planets that have rocky surfaces
  12. The distance light travels in one year
  13. eclipse when moon comes in between the sun and the earth
  14. The explosion of a star
  15. To see, watch, perceive or notice
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  1. A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun
  2. the planet we live on
  3. the hottest planet
  4. The planet with rings around it
  5. Accelerates a missile or launch vehicle during liftoff
  6. An object with gravity so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it
  7. The planet with the largest number of moons
  8. A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement
  9. Another name for the North Star
  10. A mysterious force that appears to be causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate
  11. A scientist who studies stars and planets
  12. A large group of stars, gas and dust
  13. An enormously bright, distant galaxy with a giant black hole at its center
  14. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the Earth
  15. A fixed luminous point in the night sky
  16. The star around which the Earth orbits

31 Clues: A very small star • the hottest planet • the coldest planet • the planet we live on • Greek name of the sun • The explosion of a star • The planet with rings around it • Another name for the North Star • Number of stars in the Big Dipper • To see, watch, perceive or notice • The natural satellite of the Earth • A large group of stars, gas and dust • ...

Quarter 2 Crossword 2023-01-09

Quarter 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. underground water
  2. all the solids in the earth, such as the outer layer, the core, and the mantle
  3. a wide sloping deposit of sediment after water comes through an area like a mountain
  4. moving water
  5. force pressing down on an area
  6. shapes the land by building up mountains and other landforms
  7. break down land masses through erosion and weathering
  8. a layer of hot rock beneath the crust
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  1. all the water on earth falls in this category
  2. the ability to do work
  3. tiny grooves on the surface
  4. all living things fall in this category
  5. the layer that forms the outer skin of the earth
  6. Happens when earthquakes occur; geologists use this to find out about the structure of the earth
  7. a group of parts that work together as a whole
  8. thin envelope of gasses that covers the whole earth

16 Clues: moving water • underground water • the ability to do work • tiny grooves on the surface • force pressing down on an area • a layer of hot rock beneath the crust • all living things fall in this category • all the water on earth falls in this category • a group of parts that work together as a whole • the layer that forms the outer skin of the earth • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

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

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

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

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

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

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Earth and Space Spheres 2024-04-16

Earth and Space Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An interaction between Birds and them flying through the wind
  2. The variety of all living things in a specific area
  3. Step 7 of the Scientific Method
  4. The C in CER
  5. All sources of water on Earth
  6. All land, solid & liquid dirt, minerals on Earth
  7. A set of interacting components that work together
  8. An interaction between a Seahorse and the Ocean it swims in
  9. An interaction between Humans and them digging up fossils
  10. All gasses found on Earth
  11. What you have to write before on Step 1 of the Scientific Method
  12. A specific communication or direct involvement between 2 things
  13. An educated guess
  14. The variable being measured in an experiment
  15. When you summarize and conclude your experiment
Down
  1. All frozen water on Earth
  2. All living things on Earth
  3. A list of all the things you will need in an experiment
  4. Step 6 of the Scientific Method
  5. All man made objects and structures
  6. A numbered set of steps for an experiment
  7. The E in CER
  8. The R in CER
  9. The variable being changed in an experiment
  10. An interaction between Polar Bears and them living in the Artic
  11. The variable that is NOT being changed
  12. An interaction between Humans and Black bag of Hot Cheetos

27 Clues: The C in CER • The E in CER • The R in CER • An educated guess • All frozen water on Earth • All gasses found on Earth • All living things on Earth • All sources of water on Earth • Step 6 of the Scientific Method • Step 7 of the Scientific Method • All man made objects and structures • The variable that is NOT being changed • A numbered set of steps for an experiment • ...

Vocabulary Vines Crossword 5-7 2022-10-31

Vocabulary Vines Crossword 5-7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small universe
  2. lets you view around corners
  3. study of the earth
  4. makes small sounds big
  5. watch, view, examine
  6. heat from the earth
Down
  1. examine the chest
  2. makes small things big
  3. examine from far away
  4. small
  5. writes about the earth
  6. a small living thing
  7. measure the earth
  8. makes small things big

14 Clues: small • a small universe • examine the chest • measure the earth • study of the earth • heat from the earth • a small living thing • watch, view, examine • examine from far away • makes small things big • writes about the earth • makes small sounds big • makes small things big • lets you view around corners

Earths Layers Crossword by Katie 2024-02-07

Earths Layers Crossword by Katie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the air around
  2. earths 1st layer
  3. the width of an item
  4. system our thing
  5. earths 2nd layer
  6. our planet
Down
  1. traits the 5 layers
  2. middle layer of the earth
  3. core is the main part of the earth
  4. our surface
  5. core inner core
  6. part
  7. rocks rocks on the inside of the parts
  8. force
  9. metal

15 Clues: part • force • metal • our planet • our surface • the air around • core inner core • earths 1st layer • system our thing • earths 2nd layer • traits the 5 layers • the width of an item • middle layer of the earth • core is the main part of the earth • rocks rocks on the inside of the parts

6th weeks choice board 2023-05-10

6th weeks choice board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that shows what organisms eat in an ecoysystem
  2. forces that pull things down to earth
  3. net force measurement unit
  4. what the earth does to the sun
  5. the thing that reflects the suns light onto earth
  6. the closest star to earth
  7. planet we live on
Down
  1. change in speed
  2. how fast something is moving
  3. what the earth does on its axis
  4. phases of the moon
  5. speed and derection

12 Clues: change in speed • planet we live on • phases of the moon • speed and derection • the closest star to earth • net force measurement unit • how fast something is moving • what the earth does to the sun • what the earth does on its axis • forces that pull things down to earth • the thing that reflects the suns light onto earth • ...

Geography 2025-09-18

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first-hand source
  2. this tells you the exact location of a place
  3. humans have this with the environment by modifying it
  4. the study of the Earth and the people who live there
  5. the number of continents on Earth
  6. humans adapt to and modify this
  7. this theme tells you where a place is
  8. an area that share common characteristics
  9. half of the earth
  10. a textbook would be an example of this source
  11. Geographers study this planet
Down
  1. divides the world into north and south hemispheres
  2. these are used to understand and navigate the world
  3. the themes of geography
  4. largest continent in the world
  5. the process of change
  6. a type of writing where people visit a place
  7. horizonal line that measure north and south
  8. vertical lines that measure east and west
  9. this theme tells you what a location is like
  10. the flow of goods and people
  11. this describes a location in relation to another place

22 Clues: first-hand source • half of the earth • the process of change • the themes of geography • the flow of goods and people • Geographers study this planet • largest continent in the world • humans adapt to and modify this • the number of continents on Earth • this theme tells you where a place is • vertical lines that measure east and west • an area that share common characteristics • ...

Unit 4 Vocab 2021-02-12

Unit 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of Earth around its axis. This takes 24 hours and causes day and night.
  2. The components that make up a whole object; what something is made of.
  3. The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
  4. The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space.
  5. Occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90-degree angle, they happen twice in the Moons revolution, and they result in the lowest high tides.
  6. Occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in line, they happen twice in the Moons revolution, and they result in the highest high tides.
  7. Scientific law that states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by a force.
  8. Movement of Earth around the sun. This takes a year and causes seasons.
  9. All objects in the universe attract each other through gravitational force. The size of the force depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them.
  10. Objects such as planets, moons, and stars that are located in the sky or in space.
  11. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
Down
  1. A small rocky body orbiting the sun
  2. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon.
  3. An imaginary line about which a body rotates
  4. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
  5. The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
  6. The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
  7. The practice of turning the clock ahead as warmer weather approaches and back as
  8. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.

19 Clues: A small rocky body orbiting the sun • An imaginary line about which a body rotates • The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space. • The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another • The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space. • The components that make up a whole object; what something is made of. • ...

earth and space 2022-05-24

earth and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a magnetised piece of metal, one end always points north
  2. all of the galaxies and the space between them
  3. the space around the Earth where gravity affects objects
  4. a pattern of stars
  5. the planet we live on
  6. the distance that light travels in one year
  7. an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
  8. oval shaped
Down
  1. the space around a magnet where it can affect other magnetic materials
  2. push away
  3. the amount of force with which gravity pulls things
  4. this orbits the Earth
  5. millions of stars grouped together
  6. a satellite made by humans
  7. the path a planet takes around a star
  8. a star with planets orbiting around it
  9. a huge ball of gas that gives out energy

17 Clues: push away • oval shaped • a pattern of stars • this orbits the Earth • the planet we live on • a satellite made by humans • millions of stars grouped together • the path a planet takes around a star • a star with planets orbiting around it • a huge ball of gas that gives out energy • the distance that light travels in one year • all of the galaxies and the space between them • ...

Earth and space 2022-05-23

Earth and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a magnetised piece of metal, one end always points north
  2. all of the galaxies and the space between them
  3. the space around the Earth where gravity affects objects
  4. a pattern of stars
  5. the planet we live on
  6. the distance that light travels in one year
  7. an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
  8. oval shaped
Down
  1. the space around a magnet where it can affect other magnetic materials
  2. push away
  3. the amount of force with which gravity pulls things
  4. this orbits the Earth
  5. millions of stars grouped together
  6. a satellite made by humans
  7. the path a planet takes around a star
  8. a star with planets orbiting around it
  9. a huge ball of gas that gives out energy

17 Clues: push away • oval shaped • a pattern of stars • this orbits the Earth • the planet we live on • a satellite made by humans • millions of stars grouped together • the path a planet takes around a star • a star with planets orbiting around it • a huge ball of gas that gives out energy • the distance that light travels in one year • all of the galaxies and the space between them • ...

Harpers Science cross word 7 hour 2023-11-28

Harpers Science cross word 7 hour crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only has a littel in the earth
  2. Its brown and is used to grow flowers
  3. Is powerd by the sun
  4. hot water vapor
  5. It is in the sky and is bright
  6. Big mass of ice
  7. Blows in the earth
Down
  1. is a big pond of water
  2. There is ALOT of it
  3. gose bake to the ocean
  4. The largest body of the earth
  5. gose in the water
  6. Its in the ground
  7. Is the big planet and we live on it
  8. gose a long way

15 Clues: hot water vapor • gose a long way • Big mass of ice • gose in the water • Its in the ground • Blows in the earth • There is ALOT of it • Is powerd by the sun • is a big pond of water • gose bake to the ocean • The largest body of the earth • only has a littel in the earth • It is in the sky and is bright • Is the big planet and we live on it • Its brown and is used to grow flowers

Unit 7 Crossword 2022-03-02

Unit 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy being transmitted through waves
  2. what does Mr. Singh drink everyday
  3. all the rocks and minerals on earth
  4. the most harmful greenhouse gas
  5. all the water on earth
Down
  1. all the living things on earth
  2. heat being transferred through direct contact
  3. the part of the earth where convection takes place
  4. all the gasses on earth
  5. something living that absorbs CO2
  6. heat being transferred through fluids
  7. the hottest part of the earth

12 Clues: all the water on earth • all the gasses on earth • the hottest part of the earth • all the living things on earth • the most harmful greenhouse gas • something living that absorbs CO2 • what does Mr. Singh drink everyday • all the rocks and minerals on earth • heat being transferred through fluids • energy being transmitted through waves • ...

biology 2024-10-02

biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. adenosine diphosphate uncharged energy storage molecules with 2 phosphates.
  2. Sphere of earth all gases on earth.
  3. Second step of anaerobic respiration 2 types include alcoholic and lactic.
  4. anything that has mass and takes up space makes up everything.
  5. site of photosynthesis.
  6. Sphere on earth all soil and rocks on earth.
  7. Substance created during a chemical reaction made from reactants.
  8. describes a situation in which oxygen is not present.
  9. nutrient used in phosphate of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes often limit.
  10. Sphere on earth all water on earth.
  11. first step of aerobic respiration breaks down glucose into pyruvate makes some nadh.
Down
  1. Sphere of earth all living things on earth.
  2. type of organism that is able to make its own food base of the food chain.
  3. organelles site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration.
  4. type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy.
  5. describes a situation in which oxygen is present.
  6. nutrient used in proteins and nucleic acids must be fixed for liveing to use often limited.
  7. Pigment in chloroplast used to trap light during photosynthesis.
  8. nutrient forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things.
  9. adenosine triphosphate charge energy storage molecules with 3 phosphorus groups.
  10. kaolin first step of photosynthesis use sunlight to split h2o and make atp and nadph o2 is released.

21 Clues: site of photosynthesis. • Sphere of earth all gases on earth. • Sphere on earth all water on earth. • Sphere of earth all living things on earth. • Sphere on earth all soil and rocks on earth. • describes a situation in which oxygen is present. • describes a situation in which oxygen is not present. • anything that has mass and takes up space makes up everything. • ...

Jonas's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-03

Jonas's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Earth-shaking event occurs when a transform boundary releases energy.
  2. This forms when subduction occurs, along with volcanoes.
  3. This scientist's idea of plate tectonics was rejected.
  4. a plate boundary where two or more plates are pulling apart from each other.
  5. This was a supercontinent that was made of every continent, but they were all one landmass.
  6. This is a plate boundary where two or more plates slide past each other.
  7. The materials or elements in which each layer is composed.
  8. This occurs when an oceanic plate and a continental plate push against each other.
  9. This is the only layer of Earth that is liquid.
  10. This occurs at a mid ocean ridge, and it produces new oceanic crust.
  11. This layer of Earth contains the crust and part of the mantle, and it is broken up into many pieces.
  12. The thickest layer of Earth, made mostly of compressed stone.
  13. This layer has the convection currents.
  14. This person discovered the mid-Atlantic ridge by drawing very detailed maps of the ocean's profile.
Down
  1. This happens when Earth's magnetic field switches.
  2. A plate boundary where two or more tectonic plates are pushing against each other.
  3. Oceanic plates are made of this rock.
  4. Liquified igneous rock.
  5. The idea that the lithosphere is broken up into many slowly moving tectonic plates.
  6. This forms when two oceanic plates pull apart from each other.
  7. The way in which the layers behave due to pressure and heat.
  8. The most hot, dense, and innermost layer of Earth.
  9. An iron rich mineral found in igneous and sedimentary rocks.
  10. The study of Earth's polarity.
  11. Continental crust is mostly made of this rock.
  12. These waves help people find out the composition of the Earth.
  13. The most outer layer of Earth.

27 Clues: Liquified igneous rock. • The study of Earth's polarity. • The most outer layer of Earth. • Oceanic plates are made of this rock. • This layer has the convection currents. • Continental crust is mostly made of this rock. • This is the only layer of Earth that is liquid. • This happens when Earth's magnetic field switches. • ...

Morgan Stewart 2025-05-01

Morgan Stewart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large area of land that is believed to exist long ago and consists of the lands of the southern hemisphere and India.
  2. boundaries- the location where 2 plates meet.
  3. between the crust and the core.
  4. molten rock material within the Earth.
  5. drift- a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous core within the Earth.
  6. the action of the weather conditions altering the color, texture, composition, or form of expused objects.
  7. core- the inner most part of the Earth is the core.
  8. currents- a stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
  9. when two blocks of the Earth slip past eachothe
  10. a hard surface layer around the Earth.
Down
  1. features on Earth's surface that make up terrain.
  2. ridge- a sea-floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  3. molten rock that is issued by issues from a volcano.
  4. something of explosively violent pot ential.
  5. volcanos that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt in the future.
  6. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  7. flow- chaotic mixture of rock fragments, gas, and ash.
  8. a hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic era.
  9. core- the liquid layer of the Earths core, located between the inner core and mantle.
  10. Wegener- German geologist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  11. one of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land.
  12. tectonics- the process of tectonic plate movements
  13. a moving fluid mass composed of volcanic debris and water.
  14. the action or process of eroding.
  15. Andreas fault- to transform boundaries between 2 major plates of the Earths crust.

25 Clues: between the crust and the core. • the action or process of eroding. • molten rock material within the Earth. • a hard surface layer around the Earth. • one of the 6 or 7 great divisions of land. • something of explosively violent pot ential. • boundaries- the location where 2 plates meet. • when two blocks of the Earth slip past eachothe • ...

Physical Geography 2025-08-25

Physical Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who makes maps
  2. plates large pieces of the earth's crust that move
  3. theme that looks at how people and goods move
  4. the top layer of earth
  5. type of geography that studies human lives
  6. the study of the earth and the people who live on earth
  7. when two plates move in opposite direction
  8. theme that shows where a place is at
Down
  1. when two plates move into each other and the heavier plate goes underneath the lighter plate.
  2. type of geography that studies natural features
  3. when two plates slide past each other
  4. theme that shows how areas are described
  5. the inner most layer of the earth
  6. the middle layer of earth
  7. when two plates crash into each other and both go up
  8. theme that explains what areas have in common

16 Clues: the top layer of earth • a person who makes maps • the middle layer of earth • the inner most layer of the earth • theme that shows where a place is at • when two plates slide past each other • theme that shows how areas are described • type of geography that studies human lives • when two plates move in opposite direction • theme that looks at how people and goods move • ...

Lunar Cycle 2022-01-20

Lunar Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One fourth of the way through the lunar cycle
  2. Phase when no visible light is seen from Earth
  3. Visible light is increasing
  4. Phase that comes before the Full Moon
  5. It takes about a ___ for the Moon to revolve around the Earth
  6. The light on the left is about 25% visible from Earth
  7. Shape of the light that is about 75% visible
  8. The movement of one object around another
Down
  1. The predictable pattern of the Moon's orbit around the Earth
  2. Phase that comes 1 weeks before the New Moon
  3. Phase opposite of the New Moon
  4. Visible light is decreasing
  5. Visible light shaped like a football on the left side of the Moon
  6. Shape of the light that is about 25% visible
  7. The path the Moon travels around the Earth
  8. The phase that comes after the New Moon

16 Clues: Visible light is decreasing • Visible light is increasing • Phase opposite of the New Moon • Phase that comes before the Full Moon • The phase that comes after the New Moon • The movement of one object around another • The path the Moon travels around the Earth • Phase that comes 1 weeks before the New Moon • Shape of the light that is about 25% visible • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun 2023-10-19

Earth, Moon, and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gradual rise and fall of earths oceans due to the gravitation pull of the moon
  2. the sun is made of hot glowing ____________
  3. this season occurs when the earth is tilted away from the sun
  4. to spin on an axis
  5. the star at the center of our solar system
  6. this season occurs when the earth is tilted toward the sun
  7. one revolution of earth (365.25 days)
  8. the phase of the moon with no light
  9. going in a circle around something (to orbit)
Down
  1. number of hours between each high tide
  2. the moon revolves around this
  3. the left half of the moon is lit
  4. the right half of the moon is lit
  5. the phase of the moon when all of the light is visible
  6. one rotation of earth (24 hours)

15 Clues: to spin on an axis • the moon revolves around this • the left half of the moon is lit • one rotation of earth (24 hours) • the right half of the moon is lit • the phase of the moon with no light • one revolution of earth (365.25 days) • number of hours between each high tide • the star at the center of our solar system • the sun is made of hot glowing ____________ • ...

All About the Earth 2020-03-10

All About the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point where an earthquake begins
  2. The only liquid layer inside of the Earth
  3. Leftover plant and animal matter
  4. The rate at which water passes through something
  5. The layer below the Earth's crust, which is also the thickest
Down
  1. Where rocks are broken apart and continuously moving
  2. A layer of soil that is different from those around it
  3. Is the crust thicker under continents or oceans?
  4. How many layers are there inside of the Earth?
  5. A movement or vibration on Earth
  6. The layer of soil that is rich in humus and minerals
  7. Vibrations released along faults
  8. The thinnest layer of the Earth

13 Clues: The thinnest layer of the Earth • A movement or vibration on Earth • Leftover plant and animal matter • Vibrations released along faults • The point where an earthquake begins • The only liquid layer inside of the Earth • How many layers are there inside of the Earth? • Is the crust thicker under continents or oceans? • The rate at which water passes through something • ...

Layers of the earth 2021-12-16

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This kind Thermal energy transfers through currents
  2. This layer lies below the lithosphere
  3. Example how the sun transfers heat
  4. It's the most dense out of all the layers and it's solid
  5. The three-dimensional space in an object
  6. This layer has two parts to it. One has molten rock.
Down
  1. It's liquid because it's so hot that it melted the layer
  2. This energy transfers through touch
  3. This layer is the rigid part of the crust and it consist of some of our biggest landforms.
  4. when something is more mass
  5. The amount to matter something has in their body
  6. The thinnest layer of the earth
  7. when something is less mass

13 Clues: when something is more mass • when something is less mass • The thinnest layer of the earth • Example how the sun transfers heat • This energy transfers through touch • This layer lies below the lithosphere • The three-dimensional space in an object • The amount to matter something has in their body • This kind Thermal energy transfers through currents • ...

MOTIONS OF THE EARTH 2019-10-08

MOTIONS OF THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Cancer ,it is summer season in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs on 21st of June
  2. Path of the celestrial body around the parent body.___ of the earth is the path which the earth follows while revolving round the sun .
  3. The portion of the earth facing the Sun experience day while the other half is away from the Sun experience night.The circle that divides the day from night on the globe.
  4. When the distance from the sun is maxium(152 km )
Down
  1. This causes day and night.
  2. Since the earth rotates from west to east ,we see the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
  3. When the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn ,it is summer season in the southern hemisphere. It occurs on 22nd of December
  4. When the distance from the sun is minimum.
  5. Period of diffused light after the sunset.
  6. The sun shines directly on the equator and all places on the earth have equal days and nights .this occurs on March 21 and September 23
  7. An imaginary straight line joining the two poles on which the earth rotates.
  8. The motion of the earth around the sun .
  9. Period of diffused light before the sunrise

13 Clues: This causes day and night. • The motion of the earth around the sun . • When the distance from the sun is minimum. • Period of diffused light after the sunset. • Period of diffused light before the sunrise • When the distance from the sun is maxium(152 km ) • An imaginary straight line joining the two poles on which the earth rotates. • ...

The Earth, Our Planet 2015-11-04

The Earth, Our Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. napforduló
  2. ural, túlsúlyban van
  3. félgömb
  4. napéjegyenlőség
  5. pálya (égitesté)
Down
  1. tengerszint feletti magasság
  2. aszály
  3. keringés
  4. szárazföldi (éghajlat)
  5. forog
  6. tengely
  7. növényzet
  8. billen, dől

13 Clues: forog • aszály • tengely • félgömb • keringés • növényzet • napforduló • billen, dől • napéjegyenlőség • pálya (égitesté) • ural, túlsúlyban van • szárazföldi (éghajlat) • tengerszint feletti magasság

Movement of the Earth 2023-02-13

Movement of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scale used to show the strength of an earthquake
  2. where plates pull apart from each other
  3. Where plates slip past each other
  4. The point above the ground where the earthquake sdtarts
  5. The point below the ground where the earthquake happens
  6. Fracture in the earth
  7. Theory that the earth's crust is divided into parts that move over time
Down
  1. Someone who studies the movement of the plates
  2. A scale used to measure earthquakes which is not as accurate as the MMScale
  3. These are was of energy released during an earthquake
  4. Continental plates collide into each other
  5. When one plate slips underneath another
  6. Plate made up of Asia and Europe

13 Clues: Fracture in the earth • Plate made up of Asia and Europe • Where plates slip past each other • where plates pull apart from each other • When one plate slips underneath another • Continental plates collide into each other • Someone who studies the movement of the plates • Scale used to show the strength of an earthquake • ...

Earth: the water planet 2024-10-28

Earth: the water planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continuous process by which water moves through the __________
  2. water Comes from precipitation that soaks into the ground
  3. All fresh water comes for_______
  4. About______ of Earth’s water is salt water
  5. Water is_______ for living things
  6. molecule Water is a____________
  7. man-made hole drilled below the water table
Down
  1. Zone area of permeable rock or soil
  2. zone layers of rock and soil above the water table
  3. layer of rock or sediment that holds water
  4. place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
  5. ype of hot spring which begins to rise through narrow passages
  6. well, which water rises because of pressure within an aquifer

13 Clues: All fresh water comes for_______ • molecule Water is a____________ • Water is_______ for living things • Zone area of permeable rock or soil • layer of rock or sediment that holds water • About______ of Earth’s water is salt water • man-made hole drilled below the water table • zone layers of rock and soil above the water table • ...

Age of the Earth 2025-11-20

Age of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bending or curving of rock layers caused by compression forces.
  2. The solid metal layer of Earth.
  3. The outermost layer of Earth
  4. Any remains or evidence of past organisms.
  5. Magma that has cooled in pre-existing sedimentary rock layers.
  6. The second most dense layer of Earth.
  7. When there are no living members of a species left on Earth.
Down
  1. The age of a rock when compared to another rock.
  2. Scientific law that states: younger rock layers are found above older rock layers.
  3. A break in Earth's crust.
  4. Rock formed from layers of sediment being deposited, compacted, and cemented.
  5. The type of rock formed when lava/magma cools and crystllizes
  6. The exact # of years since a rock was formed.

13 Clues: A break in Earth's crust. • The outermost layer of Earth • The solid metal layer of Earth. • The second most dense layer of Earth. • Any remains or evidence of past organisms. • The exact # of years since a rock was formed. • The age of a rock when compared to another rock. • When there are no living members of a species left on Earth. • ...

chapter 8 2019-01-30

chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up of helium and hydrogen
  2. reference line that runs east to west
  3. trade route between africa and asia
  4. covers 10% of the total surface of the Earth
  5. 2nd largest ocean
  6. includes europe and asia
  7. an explosion of a star
  8. reference line drawn around earth halfway between north and south poles
  9. where star's are originated
  10. mostly used map in classroom
  11. the political boundary that seperates north and south america
  12. give a 2-d representation of a 3-d object
  13. smallest of continents
  14. planets formed through this which clumped smaller particles together
  15. largest ocean
  16. disorts the continents as little as possible
Down
  1. meridian refrence line drawn between east and west
  2. what is the main element in density stratification
  3. reference line that runs north to south
  4. continent of the south pole
  5. the name of the earth's galaxy
  6. what color can penetrate the ocean waters the deepest
  7. continent bordered by the mediterranean sea
  8. the first organisms on the planet earth
  9. globes were cut apart but has equal area
  10. volatile gasses released
  11. formed between 4.5-4.6 billion years ago
  12. known as map makers
  13. smallest ocean
  14. what does the Earth rotate on

30 Clues: largest ocean • smallest ocean • 2nd largest ocean • known as map makers • an explosion of a star • smallest of continents • includes europe and asia • volatile gasses released • continent of the south pole • where star's are originated • mostly used map in classroom • what does the Earth rotate on • made up of helium and hydrogen • the name of the earth's galaxy • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2024-08-27

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a satellite system based in space that finds absolute location and time anywhere on earth
  2. two dimensional, or flat, representation of earth
  3. thinking thinking about the space on earth's surface, including where places are located and why they are there.
  4. a large landmass on earth's surface
  5. location the position of a place in relation to other places
  6. is half of earth
  7. a three dimensional, or spherical representation
  8. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity
  9. is the height of a physical feature above sea level
  10. a group of places with common traits
  11. meridian runs through Greenwich, England. It is 0 degrees longitude.
Down
  1. shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map or globe.
  2. location the exact point where a place is located
  3. imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
  4. mapmaker
  5. topic
  6. a flat surface that is built into a hillside
  7. the center line of latitude. Distances north and south of the equator are measured in degrees. This line is 0 degrees.
  8. is change in elevation from one place to another
  9. imaginary horizontal lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator.

20 Clues: topic • mapmaker • is half of earth • a large landmass on earth's surface • a group of places with common traits • a flat surface that is built into a hillside • is change in elevation from one place to another • a three dimensional, or spherical representation • two dimensional, or flat, representation of earth • location the exact point where a place is located • ...

Science Test #7 Review 2024-01-24

Science Test #7 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Hemisphere where the aurora borealis is seen
  2. the air in the two upper layers of the atmosphere is said to be this because there are very few air molecules
  3. the only planet suitable for life
  4. the planet that appears royal blue and has a moon named Triton
  5. darker areas on the outer surface of the sun
  6. this eclipse happens when the moon is on the same level as the sun, it blocks out the sun's light
  7. the closest planet to the sun
  8. the light of the moon comes from this
  9. a phenomenon that occurs in the lower regions of the thermosphere
  10. the atmosphere of the sun
  11. the largest planet in the solar system, the planet with the Great Red Spot
  12. the planet surrounded by seven bands of rings and at least sixty moons
  13. seventy-eight percent of the air is this gas
Down
  1. the layer of atmosphere closest to the earth, the layer where all weather occurs
  2. the air pressure at sea level, how many pounds per square inch
  3. the brightest planet in the sky, Earth's "twin planet"
  4. the innermost section of the sun
  5. the surface layer of the sun which is visible to our eyes
  6. the "red planet"
  7. the vapor blanket surrounding the sun which is visible only during a total eclipse
  8. the layer of the atmosphere that helps protect the earth from being bombarded with meteoroids
  9. the planet discovered by Sir WIlliam Herschel, the planet that is tipped over on its side
  10. the layer in the stratosphere that helps protect the earth from ultraviolet rays
  11. a light display seen near the poles caused by the collisions of particles from the solar wind with molecules of air
  12. how many millions of miles between the sun and the earth
  13. this eclipse happens when the moon travels through the earth's shadow
  14. the upmost layer of the atmosphere
  15. when the moon is gibbous it is this
  16. the entire earth is surrounded by this field that protects the earth from harmful space particles

29 Clues: the "red planet" • the atmosphere of the sun • the closest planet to the sun • the innermost section of the sun • the only planet suitable for life • the upmost layer of the atmosphere • when the moon is gibbous it is this • the light of the moon comes from this • darker areas on the outer surface of the sun • seventy-eight percent of the air is this gas • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

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

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

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

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Solar Eclipse 2024 2024-04-08

Solar Eclipse 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of eclipse when the moon does not fully cover the sun
  2. the star around which the earth orbits
  3. the third planet from the sun <3
  4. to place or arrange (things) in a straight line
  5. an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
  6. when the sun is 100% covered by the moon
  7. a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface
  8. approximate percent of totality in NYS
  9. the shell of thin gas that extends out some distance from the Sun’s surface normally visible only during totality.
  10. the less dark outer region of the Moon’s shadow
  11. stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  12. _______ ring-when a small portion of the Sun’s disk plus its corona produce an effect similar to a ring with a brilliant diamond
Down
  1. the blocking of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
  2. when Earth orbits around the sun
  3. when Earth spins on its axis at a rate of 15deg/hour
  4. type of eclipse when the moon blocks the sun during its orbit around Earth
  5. eclipse _______ used to protect your eyes from sun damage
  6. the movement of vehicles or people along roads (there will be more of this due to eclipse)
  7. the natural satellite of the earth, visible (mostly at night) by reflected light from the sun
  8. Bailey's _______-when only a few points of sunlight are visible at the edge of the Moon
  9. type of complete shadow resulting from TOTAL obstruction of light

21 Clues: when Earth orbits around the sun • the third planet from the sun <3 • the star around which the earth orbits • approximate percent of totality in NYS • when the sun is 100% covered by the moon • to place or arrange (things) in a straight line • the less dark outer region of the Moon’s shadow • when Earth spins on its axis at a rate of 15deg/hour • ...

Earth's Layers, Minerals, Rocks, & The Rock Cycle 2021-09-09

Earth's Layers, Minerals, Rocks, & The Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. igneous rock that forms from cooling magma inside the Earth's crust
  2. the least reliable mineral property
  3. pieces of rock, pebbles, sand grains, clay
  4. the outermost layer of the Earth
  5. the sphere with all living things on Earth
  6. protects Earth from charged particles and solar flares coming from the sun
  7. the sphere with all surface water on Earth
Down
  1. the way a mineral reflects light
  2. layered appearance in metamorphic rocks
  3. this layer of the Earth is describe as "flowing, plastic-like"
  4. the most dense layer of the Earth
  5. the breaking down of rocks
  6. the color of a mineral's powder left on a porcelain plate
  7. the innermost layer of the Earth

14 Clues: the breaking down of rocks • the way a mineral reflects light • the outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the Earth • the most dense layer of the Earth • the least reliable mineral property • layered appearance in metamorphic rocks • pieces of rock, pebbles, sand grains, clay • the sphere with all living things on Earth • ...

Layers of the earth 2021-03-08

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thinnest layer
  2. Made of solid Iron (Fe) and Nickle(Ni)
  3. _______ is found in the Mantle
  4. Responsible for Earth's Magnetic Field
  5. The inner core is the _________ layer
Down
  1. of the earth
  2. The circular movement in the Mantle
  3. Largest layer
  4. _______ and Basalt is found in the crust
  5. pressure
  6. Created deeper in the earth where there is
  7. _______ waves help scientist learn about the
  8. The crust has both _______ and continental crust

13 Clues: pressure • of the earth • Largest layer • Thinnest layer • _______ is found in the Mantle • The circular movement in the Mantle • The inner core is the _________ layer • Made of solid Iron (Fe) and Nickle(Ni) • Responsible for Earth's Magnetic Field • _______ and Basalt is found in the crust • Created deeper in the earth where there is • ...

The Earth in Orbit 2025-10-07

The Earth in Orbit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  2. The imaginary line Earth spins around.
  3. A large object that orbits a star, like Earth.
  4. The biggest planet in our solar system.
  5. The path a planet takes around the Sun.
  6. Once a planet, now called a dwarf planet.
  7. The star at the centre of our solar system.
Down
  1. The closest planet to the Sun.
  2. A huge group of stars, like the Milky Way.
  3. The only known planet to support life.
  4. A tool scientists use to look at stars and planets.
  5. The force that keeps planets in orbit and our feet on the ground.
  6. A person who travels into space.

13 Clues: The closest planet to the Sun. • A person who travels into space. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • The only known planet to support life. • The imaginary line Earth spins around. • The biggest planet in our solar system. • The path a planet takes around the Sun. • Once a planet, now called a dwarf planet. • A huge group of stars, like the Milky Way. • ...

Formation of the Earth 2023-10-06

Formation of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the supercontinent that was made of all the continents combined
  2. Formed when molten rock rises from the mantle to the surface.
  3. Molten rock from inside Earth
  4. The center of the earth. The most dense and hot part of the Earth.
  5. The constant motion of Earth's plates
  6. The preserved remains of ancient plants and animals
  7. The outermost layer of earth
  8. Tiny particles of rock and other material.
Down
  1. The vast expanse of time that has passed since the formation of earth
  2. Molten rock once it reaches Earth's surface
  3. Below the crust. Consists of hot, flowing rock
  4. A natural process that gradually erodes the Earth's surface over time
  5. The fragmented sections of earths crust; made of large and small sections

13 Clues: The outermost layer of earth • Molten rock from inside Earth • The constant motion of Earth's plates • Tiny particles of rock and other material. • Molten rock once it reaches Earth's surface • Below the crust. Consists of hot, flowing rock • The preserved remains of ancient plants and animals • Formed when molten rock rises from the mantle to the surface. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2024-05-06

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The slow movement of continents over time.
  2. The innermost layer of the Earth
  3. A tectonic plate shifting under another.
  4. Scale that measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  5. Part of the upper mantle, helps tectonic plates move.
  6. A violent shaking of the ground.
Down
  1. Thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. The only liquid layer of the Earth
  3. Broken up pieces of the lithosphere that cause earthquakes
  4. Made from the crust and upper mantle
  5. Tectonic plates collide into each other
  6. Tectonic plates move away from each other.
  7. The thickest layer of the Earth

13 Clues: Thinnest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The innermost layer of the Earth • A violent shaking of the ground. • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Made from the crust and upper mantle • Tectonic plates collide into each other • A tectonic plate shifting under another. • The slow movement of continents over time. • ...

The Sun and Earth 2024-10-06

The Sun and Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the closest planet to the sun
  2. the hottest planet because of the gas atmosphere
  3. moving around the middle
  4. the farthest planet from the sun
  5. spinning on a point
  6. the planet with many bright rings
Down
  1. not a circle, but an oval
  2. the biggest planet with many moons
  3. the 3rd planet from the sun and spins on a tilt
  4. the middle that the planets orbit around
  5. the coldest planet that spins like a rolling ball
  6. the red planet that is next to Earth
  7. the big rock that orbits the Earth

13 Clues: spinning on a point • moving around the middle • not a circle, but an oval • the closest planet to the sun • the farthest planet from the sun • the planet with many bright rings • the biggest planet with many moons • the big rock that orbits the Earth • the red planet that is next to Earth • the middle that the planets orbit around • ...

Astronomy Study Cross Word 2017-05-08

Astronomy Study Cross Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This moon phase is when the moon is behind the Earth.
  2. The theory that the universe began with an explosion
  3. What are the two reasons for the seasons?
  4. the largest planet in our solar system
  5. believed in the geocentric theory, and people believed him for 1400 years
  6. This man believed in the heliocentric theory first
  7. if this was to suddenly leave, the Earth would get pulled into the sun
  8. This eclipse happens during the new moon phase
  9. The shadow in which their is a total solar eclipse
Down
  1. It takes 28 days for the moon to ____ around the Earth
  2. Which is the largest: universe, solar system, galaxy
  3. Causes day and night
  4. This moon phase is when the moon is between the Earth and Sun.
  5. This eclipse is when the moon passes behind Earth and is in full moon phase
  6. This is the idea that the sun is in the middle of our solar system
  7. When the south pole is tilted toward the sun, it is ___ in the southern hemisphere
  8. The name of our galaxy
  9. This "space junk" is on Earth's surface and is made of rock and dust
  10. This "space junk" is made of ice and dust and orbits the sun with a tail
  11. the planets closer to the sun travel around it faster or slower
  12. The moon's light comes from the ____

21 Clues: Causes day and night • The name of our galaxy • The moon's light comes from the ____ • the largest planet in our solar system • What are the two reasons for the seasons? • This eclipse happens during the new moon phase • This man believed in the heliocentric theory first • The shadow in which their is a total solar eclipse • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Extra Credit Crossword 2024-02-26

Earth, Moon, and Sun Extra Credit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relative size of things
  2. to shine light on an object to make it visible
  3. a moon phase where the Moon isn't visible from Earth
  4. the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon
  5. a nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
  6. a planet outside our solar system
  7. a moon outside our solar system
  8. moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
  9. the amount of time it takes a planet to complete one orbit around it's star
Down
  1. an object that travels around a planet
  2. a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
  3. having to do with the moon
  4. a moon phase that looks more than a half circle from Earth
  5. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  6. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. when the Sun or Moon is completely dark from a shadow
  8. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
  9. the border between light and dark on the Moon
  10. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system

19 Clues: having to do with the moon • the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • an object that travels around a planet • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object to make it visible • ...

Gadola 4 "Finn Scott" 2025-01-31

Gadola 4 "Finn Scott" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Closest to the sun
  2. Farthest from the sun
  3. The separation of the crust and the mantle
  4. Speed needed to leave the orbit of a celestial body
  5. What causes seasons
  6. What the earth is split into when split by latitude
  7. The north and southern measurements
Down
  1. What is created when the liquid iron is rotating
  2. What the moon does around the earth
  3. The layer underneath the crust
  4. 0 degrees latitude
  5. What the core is mostly made out of
  6. The motion of the earth
  7. The Day that is tracked by the sun
  8. The movement of the tilt of earth
  9. The east and western measurements

16 Clues: Closest to the sun • 0 degrees latitude • What causes seasons • Farthest from the sun • The motion of the earth • The layer underneath the crust • The movement of the tilt of earth • The east and western measurements • The Day that is tracked by the sun • What the moon does around the earth • What the core is mostly made out of • The north and southern measurements • ...

Space Words Advanced 2021-06-18

Space Words Advanced crossword puzzle
Across
  1. three quarters of the moon.
  2. The most distant point on Earth that's away from the sun.
  3. two stars orbiting something.
  4. a planet that lies before the asteroid belt.
  5. planets closer to the sun than Earth.
  6. the moon progressively gets bigger.
Down
  1. high-intensity radiation fromthe sun.
  2. the planets after the asteroid belt.
  3. when a bit of light is visible during an eclipse.
  4. longest or shortest day
  5. when either the earth or the moon comes in between the sun.
  6. The closest point on Earth that's facing the sun.
  7. the shadow cast by Earth when something is experiencing a partial eclipse.
  8. the moon gets progressively smaller.

14 Clues: longest or shortest day • three quarters of the moon. • two stars orbiting something. • the moon progressively gets bigger. • the planets after the asteroid belt. • the moon gets progressively smaller. • high-intensity radiation fromthe sun. • planets closer to the sun than Earth. • a planet that lies before the asteroid belt. • ...

unit 10 vocabulary 2024-08-30

unit 10 vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geographic information system
  2. system used to transfer locations on earth to flat map
  3. expressing cultural traditions and economic particlesat local level
  4. name given to a point on earths surface
  5. global positioning system
  6. the physical gap or interval between objects
  7. acquisition of data from above the earth surface using satellites
  8. portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
Down
  1. local of a place relative to other places
  2. relationships between people and ojects
  3. a law that divided much of the us
  4. making something worldwide
  5. science of creating maps
  6. the amount of earth depicted on a map
  7. the physical characteristics of a place

15 Clues: science of creating maps • global positioning system • making something worldwide • geographic information system • a law that divided much of the us • the amount of earth depicted on a map • relationships between people and ojects • name given to a point on earths surface • the physical characteristics of a place • local of a place relative to other places • ...

TITAN 2021-09-22

TITAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. isolated in the 18th century
  2. is toxic
  3. makes up 3% of earth crust
  4. 100% percent recycble
  5. 10% of human mass made out of
  6. is about 18% of our body
  7. is used for fireworks
  8. burn with a bright red color
  9. only 25% of the coin nickel is actually
  10. makes up 2% of the earth crust
  11. is harder than steel
  12. is the main component of meteorites
  13. it is odorless
  14. selene means moon
  15. can be found in the earth vrust
Down
  1. first metal to be worked by man
  2. can be used for scuba diving
  3. also known as limestone
  4. is highly reactive
  5. latin word flint-siex
  6. greek word "" means new
  7. it is yellowish
  8. does not occur free in nature
  9. twice as strong as Aluminium
  10. makes 8.2% of earth crust
  11. 78.1% of the air

26 Clues: is toxic • it is odorless • it is yellowish • 78.1% of the air • selene means moon • is highly reactive • is harder than steel • latin word flint-siex • 100% percent recycble • is used for fireworks • also known as limestone • greek word "" means new • is about 18% of our body • makes 8.2% of earth crust • makes up 3% of earth crust • isolated in the 18th century • can be used for scuba diving • ...

Milky Way Galaxy 2022-01-02

Milky Way Galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of our galaxy
  2. The largest planet.
  3. The smallest terrestrial planet.
  4. The planet mostly covered in water.
  5. Shape of our galaxy.
  6. How our moon changes.
  7. The inner planets
  8. Planet is known for rings of rocks and ice.
  9. Path a planet takes around the sun
  10. Gas giant planets
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  1. Between inner and outer planets.
  2. Second planet from the sun.
  3. Last jovial planet before the Kuiper belt.
  4. Give off their own light.
  5. The number of phases the moon goes through.
  6. The earth rotates on this
  7. Creates day and night
  8. The closest star to earth.
  9. Reflects the suns light.
  10. This planet's rusty iron surface looks red.

20 Clues: The inner planets • Gas giant planets • Name of our galaxy • The largest planet. • Shape of our galaxy. • How our moon changes. • Creates day and night • Reflects the suns light. • Give off their own light. • The earth rotates on this • The closest star to earth. • Second planet from the sun. • Between inner and outer planets. • The smallest terrestrial planet. • ...

Parker Stelene Crossword 2025-04-29

Parker Stelene Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the liquid layer of the Earth's core
  2. opening where lava shoots into the air
  3. molten rock ejected by volcanos
  4. the location where two plates meet
  5. a layer inside a planetary body
  6. a super continent
  7. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock
  8. the inner most layer of the earth
  9. large mass of land
  10. a hypthetical land mass
  11. large area of land
  12. German meteorologist and geophysicist
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  1. currents in a fluid
  2. wearing away of rocks
  3. the outside layer of earth
  4. features on the earth surface that make up the terrain
  5. tectonics scientific theory
  6. molten rock from the ground
  7. the breaking down of rocks
  8. the movement of continenits

20 Clues: a super continent • large mass of land • large area of land • currents in a fluid • wearing away of rocks • a hypthetical land mass • the outside layer of earth • the breaking down of rocks • tectonics scientific theory • molten rock from the ground • the movement of continenits • molten rock ejected by volcanos • a layer inside a planetary body • the inner most layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
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  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
Down
  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

TITAN 2021-09-22

TITAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 10% of human mass made out of
  2. is about 18% of our body
  3. is highly reactive
  4. can be used for scuba diving
  5. latin word flint-siex
  6. twice as strong as Aluminium
  7. also known as limestone
  8. is used for fireworks
  9. is toxic
  10. 78.1% of the air
  11. can be found in the earth vrust
  12. isolated in the 18th century
  13. greek word "" means new
Down
  1. selene means moon
  2. first metal to be worked by man
  3. makes 8.2% of earth crust
  4. does not occur free in nature
  5. only 25% of the coin nickel is actually
  6. is harder than steel
  7. 100% percent recycble
  8. makes up 3% of earth crust
  9. makes up 2% of the earth crust
  10. burn with a bright red color
  11. it is odorless
  12. it is yellowish
  13. is the main component of meteorites

26 Clues: is toxic • it is odorless • it is yellowish • 78.1% of the air • selene means moon • is highly reactive • is harder than steel • latin word flint-siex • 100% percent recycble • is used for fireworks • also known as limestone • greek word "" means new • is about 18% of our body • makes 8.2% of earth crust • makes up 3% of earth crust • can be used for scuba diving • twice as strong as Aluminium • ...

The Planet Earth 2021-09-12

The Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line through the center of Earth.
  2. When your part of Earth faces away from sun.
  3. White seen from space around planet Earth.
  4. When your part of Earth faces the sun.
  5. Blue seen from space on planet Earth.
  6. The strong pull from the center of Earth.
Down
  1. Air that covers Earth.
  2. To spin.
  3. The planet we live on.

9 Clues: To spin. • Air that covers Earth. • The planet we live on. • Blue seen from space on planet Earth. • When your part of Earth faces the sun. • The strong pull from the center of Earth. • White seen from space around planet Earth. • When your part of Earth faces away from sun. • The imaginary line through the center of Earth.

Save the Earth!! 2013-01-25

Save the Earth!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What plants drink
  2. Helps us breathe
  3. Turning off all the lights helps to save ___
  4. It gives light to the earth
  5. Color of Earth Day
Down
  1. Earth day happens in this month
  2. Something bad for the air
  3. Helps reuse things people throw away
  4. Something that is planted on Earth Day

9 Clues: Helps us breathe • What plants drink • Color of Earth Day • Something bad for the air • It gives light to the earth • Earth day happens in this month • Helps reuse things people throw away • Something that is planted on Earth Day • Turning off all the lights helps to save ___

dh 2023-02-20

dh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet is called the ___
  2. Only about ___ percent of the water on Earth is fresh.
  3. Oceanographers study the life and properties of the ___.
  4. The study of rocks glacial movements and material that make uop the Earth.
  5. Environmental scientists study how organisms __ their environment
  6. The study of objects beyond Earth’s atmosphere is called ?
  7. Earth’s atmosphere contains about ___ percent nitrogen.
  8. The study of Earth’s oceans is called
  9. Meteorologists try to __ the weather.
  10. Earth’s atmosphere protect humans from harmful __ from the Sun.
  11. astronomers use __ to study the stars and galaxies.
  12. The rigid outer shell of Earth is called the ___
Down
  1. The number of areas the study of Earth science encompasses
  2. Oceanographers often have to ___ into the ocean to gather data
  3. The study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather.
  4. Earth’s atmosphere contains about ___ percent oxygen.
  5. The area from the surface of Earth down to its center is called the ___.
  6. The mantle ranges in ___from 100°C to 4000°C
  7. The study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings is called __ science.
  8. About 97 percent of Earth’s water exists as ___
  9. The application of scientific discoveries is called___
  10. Below the mantle is Earth’s ___
  11. Just below the crust is Earth’s ___.
  12. Many technologies came from the ___ program.

24 Clues: Below the mantle is Earth’s ___ • Just below the crust is Earth’s ___. • The study of Earth’s oceans is called • Meteorologists try to __ the weather. • The mantle ranges in ___from 100°C to 4000°C • Many technologies came from the ___ program. • About 97 percent of Earth’s water exists as ___ • The rigid outer shell of Earth is called the ___ • ...

Save the earth 2016-05-22

Save the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ten years is a _____.
  2. The _____ in North Africa is really dry and hot.
  3. There are many ways to produce less _____
  4. Everybody needs to take recycling _____ in order to get the best results.
  5. Greece, Italy, France and Spain are all _____ countries.
Down
  1. We must try our best to help protect the _____
  2. The _____ of the sea is a great threat to sea life.
  3. It is important to _____ paper, plastic, glass and aluminium.
  4. Tomorrow, my classmates and I are handing out _____ to inform our friends and family about forest fires..

9 Clues: Ten years is a _____. • There are many ways to produce less _____ • We must try our best to help protect the _____ • The _____ in North Africa is really dry and hot. • The _____ of the sea is a great threat to sea life. • Greece, Italy, France and Spain are all _____ countries. • It is important to _____ paper, plastic, glass and aluminium. • ...

The Earth Layers 2023-11-01

The Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of the earh that lies on land
  2. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  3. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. magma for molten rock that is underground
  5. the layer of the earth that lies on the ocean
Down
  1. the core is made of the element ______
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  3. the fourth layer inside the Earth
  4. the core is made of the element ______
  5. current is responsible for the movements of the plates of Earth's crust

10 Clues: the fourth layer inside the Earth • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • the core is made of the element ______ • the core is made of the element ______ • the layer of the earh that lies on land • magma for molten rock that is underground • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the layer of the earth that lies on the ocean • ...

The awesome earth 2026-01-21

The awesome earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sink
  2. closer
  3. sideways
  4. earthquakes
Down
  1. solid
  2. hottest
  3. apart
  4. liquid
  5. thinnest

9 Clues: sink • solid • apart • closer • liquid • hottest • thinnest • sideways • earthquakes

save the Earth 2025-05-04

save the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To help or protect something important, like the Earth.
  2. Not dirty; good for the Earth.
  3. A plastic or glass container we can recycle.
  4. Put things like paper or bottles in the right bin to use again.
  5. Things we throw away when we don’t need them.
Down
  1. To put a seed or tree in the ground.
  2. We drink it and plants need it.
  3. A plant with leaves and branches that gives us air to breathe.
  4. The planet we live on.

9 Clues: The planet we live on. • Not dirty; good for the Earth. • We drink it and plants need it. • To put a seed or tree in the ground. • A plastic or glass container we can recycle. • Things we throw away when we don’t need them. • To help or protect something important, like the Earth. • A plant with leaves and branches that gives us air to breathe. • ...

The Sun-Earth-Moon System 2024-02-06

The Sun-Earth-Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the Sun rises over the horizon
  2. the imaginary line that travels through the Earth
  3. the study of space
  4. summer, spring, winter, fall
  5. traveling around something else
  6. a representation of something else
  7. the Earth's only natural satellite
  8. the Earth has this type of rotation
  9. the path something follows in space
  10. there are 24 ________ in a day
  11. when the Sun dips below the horizon
Down
  1. dark shape that is produced when light is blocked
  2. when the Sun is highest in the sky
  3. a tool used by astronomers to look at light in space
  4. where the sky and land meet
  5. spinning on its axis
  6. the first space-based optical telescope
  7. the planet we live on
  8. the center of our solar system (gives us heat)

19 Clues: the study of space • spinning on its axis • the planet we live on • where the sky and land meet • summer, spring, winter, fall • there are 24 ________ in a day • traveling around something else • when the Sun is highest in the sky • a representation of something else • the Earth's only natural satellite • when the Sun rises over the horizon • the Earth has this type of rotation • ...

Vocabulary test: Save the Earth 2025-01-31

Vocabulary test: Save the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A living thingthatgrows in the ground, has leaves, and makesitsownfoodfrom sunlight. Examples are trees, flowers, and grass.
  2. a big firethat spreads quickly, usually in forests or grasslands, and can bevery hard to stop
  3. Is intended to bethrownawayafter use.
  4. The ozone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ helpsprotect us from the sun'sharmful rays.
  5. or take care of somethingthatis in danger.
  6. caused to water, air or soil by harmful substances or waste
  7. that can bebroken down by naturalprocesses
  8. Something thatyoudon’t use anymore and throwaway.
  9. collect and treatrubbish to produceusefulmaterialswhich can beusedagainBiodiversityThe variety of different plants, animals, and other living things in a particular area
  10. The quantity of water comingfrom the sky
  11. process whensomething changes from a solid to a liquidbecauseitgets warm.
  12. The planetwe live on.
Down
  1. or smoke in the air.
  2. The process whenthe soilbecomes dry and can'tgrow plants anymore.
  3. cutting down of trees in a large area.
  4. all the naturalthingsaround us, like the air, land, water, plants, and animals.
  5. weather conditions usually found in a particular place.
  6. The boat accidentallycaused an oil_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the ocean, spreadingharmfulchemicalsacross the water and threatening the local marine life and ecosystem..
  7. building or place wherethings are made, usually in large quantities, using machines and workers.

19 Clues: or smoke in the air. • The planetwe live on. • Is intended to bethrownawayafter use. • cutting down of trees in a large area. • The quantity of water comingfrom the sky • or take care of somethingthatis in danger. • that can bebroken down by naturalprocesses • Something thatyoudon’t use anymore and throwaway. • weather conditions usually found in a particular place. • ...

Earth and the solar system 2022-06-22

Earth and the solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of continents
  2. Who created the world
  3. Smallest continent
  4. Hottest planet
  5. Planet closest to the sun
  6. July 1st 1867
  7. Coldest planet
  8. Number of planets
  9. Coldest continent
  10. 365 Days
Down
  1. Independence day
  2. planet farther from the sun
  3. Covers 71% of the earth
  4. torus-shaped region
  5. Largest planet
  6. Before continents broke apart
  7. A dwarf planet
  8. Largest continent
  9. Planets orbit around it

19 Clues: 365 Days • July 1st 1867 • Hottest planet • Largest planet • A dwarf planet • Coldest planet • Independence day • Largest continent • Number of planets • Coldest continent • Smallest continent • torus-shaped region • Number of continents • Who created the world • Covers 71% of the earth • Planets orbit around it • Planet closest to the sun • planet farther from the sun • Before continents broke apart

Tectonic hazards 2019-03-13

Tectonic hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up of solid rock and is constantly moving
  2. super continent that included all of the landmasses on Earth
  3. are formed when magma forces its way through the cracks in the earth
  4. it is solid metal and it is the hottest layer of the earth
  5. keep the plates in motion as hot magma rises and sinks as it cools at the surface
  6. large, moving piece of the Earth's crust
  7. it is liquid metal and is around 4400 degrees Celsius
  8. heat energy that comes from the core
  9. a boundary when two plates move towards each other
  10. boundary along which two tectonic plates scrape past each other
  11. where the edges of two (or more) tectonic plates meet
  12. molten rock found beneath the earth
Down
  1. the theory that continents were once joined together but moved apart over time
  2. melted material
  3. a boundary when two plates move away from each other
  4. an underwater mountain range where new ocean crust is formed
  5. to explode; to break out with force
  6. thickest layer of the earth and is made up of magma

18 Clues: melted material • to explode; to break out with force • molten rock found beneath the earth • heat energy that comes from the core • large, moving piece of the Earth's crust • made up of solid rock and is constantly moving • a boundary when two plates move towards each other • thickest layer of the earth and is made up of magma • ...

Global Systems Crossword 2013-05-15

Global Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Effect When greenhouse gases warm the Earth.
  2. Cycle When carbon is recycled through water, soil and living things.
  3. Amount of time between glaciations
  4. Places on Earth where the soil or rock layer's temperature never goes higher than freezing point.
  5. All living things on Earth
  6. Fuels A type of fuel that contains preserved plant and animal's carbon.
Down
  1. Cycle A process where nitrogen cycles through non-living and living environments.
  2. bacteria Bacteria that absorbs nitrogen from air and then converts it to ammonia then nitrates.
  3. When the ocean currents show a circular pattern in the major ocean basins.
  4. greenhouse Effect When human activity causes an increase in the natural greenhouse effect.
  5. Currents The movement of Ocean water on a continuous basis.
  6. The state of the atmosphere at a particular time or place.
  7. All the water on the Earth's surface.
  8. All land masses on Earth.
  9. Change When the Earth's climate changes
  10. Layers of gas that surround the Earth or a planet.
  11. Remains of organisms that are now dead
  12. Warming When the world's temperature average starts to increase.

18 Clues: All land masses on Earth. • All living things on Earth • Amount of time between glaciations • All the water on the Earth's surface. • Remains of organisms that are now dead • Change When the Earth's climate changes • Effect When greenhouse gases warm the Earth. • Layers of gas that surround the Earth or a planet. • ...

Environment and Society 2014-10-02

Environment and Society crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a massive storm that forms on the Atlantic ocean
  2. shaking and trembling of the earth
  3. the use of tools and skills that make life easier
  4. floods when small bodies of water rise quickly and swallow the land above
  5. things people use- crops, minerals, animals, or plants
  6. effect slow warming of the earth
  7. when bodies of water over flow there banks
  8. the rate of cooling as a result of wind or air movement
  9. waste solid, liquid, or gas substances that are poisonous
  10. dangerous waste
  11. resources naturally occurring elements or substances that are found on earth
  12. a massive storm that forms in the Pacific ocean
Down
  1. zonation change in the climate due to elevation
  2. the creation of products
  3. reduction stop creating toxic waste
  4. a long period of extreme dryness
  5. maps things found or produced in an area
  6. harmful substance found in the earth
  7. buildup and discharge of electricity between the ground and the cloud
  8. violently rotating column of air from within a thunderstorm

20 Clues: dangerous waste • the creation of products • a long period of extreme dryness • effect slow warming of the earth • shaking and trembling of the earth • reduction stop creating toxic waste • harmful substance found in the earth • maps things found or produced in an area • when bodies of water over flow there banks • zonation change in the climate due to elevation • ...