the earth Crossword Puzzles

Geological plates 2025-10-23

Geological plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many plates does earth have
  2. what also happens after a volcano happens
  3. is the crust big
  4. what is the mantle made up of
  5. what landform forms at a divergent plate
  6. what is the second inner most layer of earth
  7. what is the first continent that the mesosaurs found on
  8. what is the second continent that the mesosaurus found on
  9. what is the crust made up of
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  1. what plate is it called when two landforms go away from each other
  2. what country has a plate boundary in the middle of it
  3. what is the inner most layer of earth
  4. what spree is earths outer layer
  5. what plate does one landform sink under the other called
  6. does earths plates move fast or slow
  7. what happen at a divergnt plate
  8. what landform forms at a convergent plate
  9. what is earths outer layer called
  10. is mantle big
  11. what is the biggest layer in earth

20 Clues: is mantle big • is the crust big • what is the crust made up of • what is the mantle made up of • how many plates does earth have • what happen at a divergnt plate • what spree is earths outer layer • what is earths outer layer called • what is the biggest layer in earth • does earths plates move fast or slow • what is the inner most layer of earth • ...

Blair Choi's Crossword 2025-09-25

Blair Choi's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air; often where precipitation happens.
  2. The thing that does not change.
  3. Third layer of Earth's atmosphere; where meteors happen.
  4. An air mass is a large body of air with generally uniform temperature and humidity.
  5. The water released from the clouds.
  6. The fourth layer of Earth's atmosphere; where aurora borealis happen.
  7. All living organisms on Earth.
  8. An energy that travels through a source.
  9. Earth's last atmosphere.
  10. Earth's second lowest atmosphere; where planes fly.
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  1. The transfer of heat or electricity through direct contact.
  2. The "cause" of cause and effect.
  3. The amount of water on Earth.
  4. The weight of air in the atmosphere.
  5. Leading edge of a mass of warm air that is advancing and replacing a cooler air mass.
  6. A thing that changes for a different result.
  7. A method of heat transfer.
  8. The solid Earth.
  9. Earth's lowest atmosphere.
  10. A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth.

20 Clues: The solid Earth. • Earth's last atmosphere. • A method of heat transfer. • Earth's lowest atmosphere. • The amount of water on Earth. • All living organisms on Earth. • The thing that does not change. • The "cause" of cause and effect. • The water released from the clouds. • The weight of air in the atmosphere. • A layer of gas that surrounds the Earth. • ...

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 • ...

Geography 2022-09-18

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vertical lines on a map
  2. the largest continent
  3. largest desert in the world
  4. dwarf planet
  5. study of earth is called
  6. largest river
  7. the number of oceans in the world
  8. horizontal lines on a map
  9. Blue planet
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  1. area where land meets the sea or ocean
  2. the line of latitude at 0° degrees
  3. the innermost layer of the earth
  4. round model of the earth
  5. maps most popular map tool

14 Clues: Blue planet • dwarf planet • largest river • the largest continent • vertical lines on a map • study of earth is called • round model of the earth • horizontal lines on a map • maps most popular map tool • largest desert in the world • the innermost layer of the earth • the number of oceans in the world • the line of latitude at 0° degrees • area where land meets the sea or ocean

Geography 2022-09-18

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the line of latitude at 0° degrees
  2. vertical lines on a map
  3. horizontal lines on a map
  4. the innermost layer of the earth
  5. the largest continent
  6. largest desert in the world
  7. the number of oceans in the world
Down
  1. most popular map tool
  2. Blue planet
  3. dwarf planet
  4. study of earth is called
  5. largest river
  6. round model of the earth
  7. area where land meets the sea or ocean

14 Clues: Blue planet • dwarf planet • largest river • most popular map tool • the largest continent • vertical lines on a map • study of earth is called • round model of the earth • horizontal lines on a map • largest desert in the world • the innermost layer of the earth • the number of oceans in the world • the line of latitude at 0° degrees • area where land meets the sea or ocean

Patterns of Earth and Sky Crossword 2022-10-20

Patterns of Earth and Sky Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A constellation that we have identified on the mysterious artifact
  2. Information that supports an answer to a question
  3. A constellation observable in the winter
  4. A huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  5. A constellation observable in the summer
  6. An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
  7. A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
  8. Year We have one of these every 4 years in order to keep our calendar consistent
  9. The only star in our solar system
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  1. An attempt to find out about something
  2. An object that is visible at day and night
  3. The invisible force that keeps us on the ground
  4. Something that changes within an investigation
  5. Earth does this to the sun and the moon does it to Earth
  6. The length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun one time
  7. A period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
  8. The Earth does this once per day
  9. Year The distance that stars are measured

18 Clues: The Earth does this once per day • The only star in our solar system • An attempt to find out about something • A constellation observable in the winter • A constellation observable in the summer • Year The distance that stars are measured • An object that is visible at day and night • An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth • ...

science 2023-12-08

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  2. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  3. a hot sticky material in magma
  4. the second layer of the earth
  5. the earths inner core
  6. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  8. a device that measures earthquakes
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  1. the layer of the earth that causes convection current
  2. the layer of the earth that we live on
  3. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  4. a mountain that spits out magma
  5. plate boundaries pushing away from each other
  6. plates that are in our earth that hold it together.
  7. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.

16 Clues: the earths inner core • the second layer of the earth • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • the layer of the earth that we live on • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • plate boundaries pushing away from each other • ...

Earth Science 2015-11-16

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. comes from the blue planet.
  2. planets home
  3. one of Jupiter's main moons
  4. the main feature of Saturn
  5. Circular motion
  6. what separates the inner and the outer planets.
  7. Venus
  8. the red dot on Jupiter
  9. the first Russian space shuttle
  10. downwards pull
Down
  1. Another way to collect energy
  2. No longer a planet.
  3. a comet visible from earth which is well known.
  4. has the largest volcano in the solar system.
  5. fly's like a jet in the sky
  6. the biggest moon in the solar system
  7. made of grey cheese.
  8. one side hot one side cold.

18 Clues: Venus • planets home • downwards pull • Circular motion • No longer a planet. • made of grey cheese. • the red dot on Jupiter • the main feature of Saturn • comes from the blue planet. • one of Jupiter's main moons • fly's like a jet in the sky • one side hot one side cold. • Another way to collect energy • the first Russian space shuttle • the biggest moon in the solar system • ...

Earth Science 2024-02-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Tides when the sun and moon are at a specific angle
  2. An imaginary line that an object spins around
  3. The Earth rotates on this axis as it revolves around the sun
  4. the act of turning on a axis
  5. Oceans highest level
  6. The sun is right above the equator
  7. A regular tide
  8. A circular movement of a planet
  9. Tides soon after a new or full moon
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  1. Oceans lowest level
  2. Differences in tide height
  3. A imaginary line around the middle of a planet
  4. The force of the moon to the water on Earth
  5. A curved path around a planet
  6. The measurable amount of a property
  7. Long-period waves that move through to ocean
  8. The force of a planet towards the center
  9. What causes winter and summer

18 Clues: A regular tide • Oceans lowest level • Oceans highest level • Differences in tide height • the act of turning on a axis • A curved path around a planet • What causes winter and summer • A circular movement of a planet • The sun is right above the equator • The measurable amount of a property • Tides soon after a new or full moon • The force of a planet towards the center • ...

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
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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 • ...

Geography 2022-09-18

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest continent
  2. dwarf planet
  3. the line of latitude at 0° degrees
  4. study of earth is called
  5. round model of the earth
  6. Blue planet
  7. horizontal lines on a map
  8. the number of oceans in the world
Down
  1. largest desert in the world
  2. largest river
  3. area where land meets the sea or ocean
  4. most popular map tool
  5. vertical lines on a map
  6. the innermost layer of the earth

14 Clues: Blue planet • dwarf planet • largest river • the largest continent • most popular map tool • vertical lines on a map • study of earth is called • round model of the earth • horizontal lines on a map • largest desert in the world • the innermost layer of the earth • the number of oceans in the world • the line of latitude at 0° degrees • area where land meets the sea or ocean

Basics of Geography 2023-10-13

Basics of Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a map used to present data based on something other than land area
  2. One of the Five Themes of Geography; answers the question of what a place is like
  3. a person who makes maps
  4. an equal half of the Earth
  5. a ___ map shows the location of human-created features on Earth (i.e. countries, cities, etc.)
  6. the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the Earth
  7. the transfer of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another
  8. an area of Earth's surface with similar characteristics
  9. imaginary lines at ~23.5 degrees north and south that define the Earth's tropical region are called the ___ of Cancer and ___ of Capricorn (same word for both)
  10. geography focuses on ____, while history focuses on time
  11. a way of converting the Earth's 3-D surface (or part of it) onto a 2-D surface while reducing distortion
  12. ___ lines (AKA parallels) run east and west and measure distance north and south
  13. the ratio of the size of a part of the Earth shown on a map or globe to that part's actual size ("zoom")
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  1. imaginary line running through Greenwich, England, and dividing the Earth into eastern and western halves (0 degrees)
  2. map or globe feature showing (at least) the 4 cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west)
  3. A ___ map shows Earth's natural features (i.e. mountains, deserts, etc.)
  4. the relationship between humans and the physical world is called Human-___ Interaction
  5. the International ___ ___ is a longitude line at ~180 degrees that defines where one day ends and the next beginsa
  6. an imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves (0 degrees)
  7. imaginary lines at ~66.5 degrees north and south that define Earth's polar regions are the Arctic ___ and Antarctic ___ (same word for both)
  8. ___ lines (AKA meridians) running north and south and measuring distance east and west
  9. part of a map or globe that explains the meaning of the symbols and colors on the map or globe
  10. a 3-D representation of Earth's surface
  11. ___ location is the approximate place on Earth where a geographic feature is found
  12. ___ location is the exact place on Earth where a geographic feature is found

25 Clues: a person who makes maps • an equal half of the Earth • a 3-D representation of Earth's surface • an area of Earth's surface with similar characteristics • geography focuses on ____, while history focuses on time • a map used to present data based on something other than land area • the transfer of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another • ...

Earth and Space 2023-02-24

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 24hr rotation on its axis.
  2. Four of them annually.
  3. An object in space made of hot gases that glow.
  4. A center, imaginary line that an object spins around.
  5. The shape of the moon we see from Earth.
  6. 365 days orbit.
  7. The path Earth takes around the sun.
  8. The sun, eight planets and their moons.
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  1. A very big object moves around the sun.
  2. Shapes on the ground that change with Earth's rotation.
  3. A turn or a spin.
  4. When the days are longer.
  5. When there are fewer daylight hours.
  6. Earth faces away from the sun.
  7. Number of seasons.
  8. Earth faces the sun.

16 Clues: 365 days orbit. • A turn or a spin. • Number of seasons. • Earth faces the sun. • Four of them annually. • When the days are longer. • 24hr rotation on its axis. • Earth faces away from the sun. • When there are fewer daylight hours. • The path Earth takes around the sun. • A very big object moves around the sun. • The sun, eight planets and their moons. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One high and low tide each day.
  2. The planet we live on.
  3. The season made up of orange, brown, red, and green leaves.
  4. Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  5. Coldest season of the year.
  6. Made up of the crust and the uppermost solid layer of the mantle.
  7. A solar eclipse that is visible from a small area on Earth.
  8. These were what made up the Pangea and contains countries.
  9. What the continents made up 250 years ago.
  10. Above South America.
  11. Includes Columbia and under its northern counterpart.
  12. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  13. Two high and low tides each day.
  14. When two plates collide.
Down
  1. Two high and low tides each day of different heights.
  2. A hot liquid which moves through the earth's mantle.
  3. The smallest of the seven continents.
  4. The transfer of thermal energy by particles moving through a fluid or gas.
  5. When two plates move away from each other.
  6. When two plates slide past each other.
  7. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  8. This happens when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not precisely aligned during an eclipse.
  9. The biggest part of the Pangea.
  10. the border between two plates.
  11. The coldest continent.
  12. An eclipse that happens when the Moon is farthest from Earth.
  13. Hottest season of the year
  14. This is the best season for planting, gardening, and collecting vegetables.
  15. The second largest part of the Pangea.
  16. The thickest layer of the earth.
  17. Narrow depressions caused by convergent boundaries form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is subducted beneath another plate.

31 Clues: Above South America. • The planet we live on. • The coldest continent. • When two plates collide. • Hottest season of the year • Coldest season of the year. • the border between two plates. • One high and low tide each day. • The biggest part of the Pangea. • The thickest layer of the earth. • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Two high and low tides each day. • ...

Science 2023-12-13

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The measurement used for a specific point
  2. The imaginary line cutting the half of the earth
  3. The earths _____ around the sun
  4. Spring and fall have these
  5. 23.5 of the earth
  6. The imaginary line in the middle of the earth
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  1. The movement of earth around the sun
  2. The tilt on the earth
  3. The sun can give off
  4. The movement of earth on its axis
  5. Summer and winter have these
  6. Fall, spring, summer and winter are these

12 Clues: 23.5 of the earth • The sun can give off • The tilt on the earth • Spring and fall have these • Summer and winter have these • The earths _____ around the sun • The movement of earth on its axis • The movement of earth around the sun • The measurement used for a specific point • Fall, spring, summer and winter are these • The imaginary line in the middle of the earth • ...

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  2. Our population
  3. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  4. The water surrounding the Earth
  5. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
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  1. Half of the Earth
  2. A message sent long distance
  3. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic
  4. The visible part of the sun
  5. A paper or book about one thing
  6. Writing in fancy handwriting
  7. Having a spherical shape
  8. The solid part of the Earth
  9. A famous person signing his/her name
  10. A very common mineral that you can write with

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The visible part of the sun • The solid part of the Earth • A message sent long distance • Writing in fancy handwriting • A paper or book about one thing • The water surrounding the Earth • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

APES Unit 4 2024-03-19

APES Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates meet, one may slide underneath the other, curving down into the mantle
  2. plates that move on the earth
  3. see-sawing of air pressure over the S. Pacific, trade winds weaken & warm water sloshed back
  4. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose
  5. the two days per year on which the earth’s axis is not tilted toward the sun
  6. organic, dark material remaining after decomposition by microorganisms
  7. upper layer of mantle
  8. two plates moving away from each other
  9. rigid outer layer of the earth
  10. perfect agricultural soil with optimal portions of sand, silt, clay
  11. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
Down
  1. the sun reaches the highest/lowest point creating the longest day (summer) and shortest day (winter) of the year
  2. because of the rotation of the earth, winds and currents do not flow directly from areas of high pressure to areas of low, but instead they flow to the ‘right’ above the equator and to the ‘left’ below the equator
  3. hard, most outer layer of earth
  4. a mixture of organic and inorganic particles
  5. found at plate boundaries
  6. order of soil horizons
  7. two plates coming together
  8. an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
  9. two plates sliding past one athoner, forms faults
  10. zone of the earth’s interior between its core and its crust
  11. Rock that has formed through the deposition and solidification of sediment
  12. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  13. why the earth has seasons

24 Clues: upper layer of mantle • order of soil horizons • found at plate boundaries • why the earth has seasons • two plates coming together • plates that move on the earth • rigid outer layer of the earth • hard, most outer layer of earth • two plates moving away from each other • a mixture of organic and inorganic particles • two plates sliding past one athoner, forms faults • ...

Science Vocab 2024-01-16

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice
  2. The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.
  3. the flow of water through soil and porous or cracked rock
  4. rocky surface and does NOT have an atmosphere
  5. the time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun
  6. in the West ( PM)
  7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  8. The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere.
  9. driving force of water cycle and is the center of our solar system
  10. rocky surface and has an atmosphere
  11. Time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis
  12. the movement of rock by wind, water, and ice
  13. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  14. the movement of one object around another object. Orbit
  15. A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it. All Metals and water
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  1. The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
  2. The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another
  3. the depositing (dropping) of rock in a new location
  4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  5. the time period when the Moon orbits Earth one time and goes through all of its phases. About 29 days
  6. The change of state from a gas to a liquid
  7. The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  8. Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
  9. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
  10. water collecting in rivers, oceans, streams, ocean
  11. when water fills every available pore space in soil. New rain has no where to go and flooding is very likely.
  12. Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis and Earth's revolution around the Sun
  13. A material that does not allow heat or electrons to move through it easily. Plastic, Glass, Wood, Rubber
  14. forms by weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation.
  15. water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
  16. in the East ( AM)
  17. causes the rise and fall of ocean tides

32 Clues: in the West ( PM) • in the East ( AM) • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • The spinning of Earth on its axis. • rocky surface and has an atmosphere • causes the rise and fall of ocean tides • The change of state from a gas to a liquid • the movement of rock by wind, water, and ice • rocky surface and does NOT have an atmosphere • ...

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 • ...

Earth's Movements 2020-06-18

Earth's Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the line where the sky meets the Earth
  2. a huge mass of stars
  3. the time when the Sun appears to sink below the horizon
  4. a machine launched into space by a rocket
  5. the time when the Sun appears to rise over the horizon
  6. the length of time it takes Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun
  7. a person who travles in space
  8. an imaginary line passing through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole; Earth rotates around this axis
  9. a fast rotation movement
  10. bits of rock and sand that enter Earth's atmosphere from space
  11. an instrument containing mirrors and lenses that make distant objects like stars look bigger and brighter
  12. the movement of a planet around the Sun in an orbit or any other body in the universe moving around a bigger body
  13. lump of ice and dirt that moves in a large orbit around the Sun
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  1. half the Earth, for example, the northern hemisphere is between the equator an the North pole
  2. the Sun with eight planets and other bodies such as dwarf planets, moons, and asteroids revolving around it
  3. the path taken when a body moves around a larger body in space
  4. concentrate on
  5. when it looks as though something has caused as action but in fact it was caused by something else
  6. a body in space that revolves around a star
  7. a body in space that gives off light and heat
  8. get larger
  9. the movement of a body on its axis
  10. body smaller than a moon that orbits the Sun
  11. the whole of space
  12. a model of Earth
  13. a scientist who studies the universe
  14. at an angle, not vertical

27 Clues: get larger • concentrate on • a model of Earth • the whole of space • a huge mass of stars • a fast rotation movement • at an angle, not vertical • a person who travles in space • the movement of a body on its axis • a scientist who studies the universe • the line where the sky meets the Earth • a machine launched into space by a rocket • a body in space that revolves around a star • ...

Earth's Structure - Chapter 1 - Introducing Earth - Extra Credit Crossword 2016-08-04

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

23 Clues: The ability to do work or cause change. • A group of parts that work together as a whole. • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid. • The parts of Earth that contain living organisms. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • Any natural process that builds up Earth’s surface. • ...

How Aurora Phenomena Happen 2023-01-18

How Aurora Phenomena Happen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a particle consisting of neutrons and protons and surrounded by electrons
  2. A very small piece of matter
  3. The outer atmosphere of the sun is filled with streams of charged plasma particles that radiate in all directions
  4. A celestial body that revolves around the sun with a certain trajectory and speed
  5. particles with a negative charge
  6. The third planet from the sun and the only planet that's inhabited by living things
  7. an imaginary line used to determine a location on Earth centered on the equator
  8. end of the axis of the earth
  9. the largest planet in the solar system
  10. a line that separates the earth from the sky
Down
  1. space or area around the magnet that is still affected by the magnetic force
  2. the energy possessed by an object because of the motion it does or experiences
  3. the second-smallest planet in the solar system and the fourth planet from the sun
  4. a layer of gas that envelops planets, including the earth
  5. the distance above sea level
  6. second largest planet in the solar system and the sixth planet from the sun
  7. a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating, lighting, and to provide power for machines
  8. A colorful light in the sky of the earth's poles
  9. the long-term weather pattern in an area
  10. particles with a positive charge

20 Clues: A very small piece of matter • the distance above sea level • end of the axis of the earth • particles with a negative charge • particles with a positive charge • the largest planet in the solar system • the long-term weather pattern in an area • a line that separates the earth from the sky • A colorful light in the sky of the earth's poles • ...

Seasons and Tides 2025-03-03

Seasons and Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many seasons there are
  2. a natural satellite that orbits Earth and reflects light from the sun. Astronauts landed on it and planted a United States Flag. Gru stole this.
  3. an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  4. Hemisphere that is half the Earth that is south of the equator
  5. An imaginary line on which the Earth rotates.
  6. The spin of an object on its axis.
  7. a star that is the center of our solar system and the source of light and heat for Earth
  8. 3rd Planet from the Sun
Down
  1. Hemisphere that is half the Earth that is north of the equator
  2. The orbit or movement of one object around another.
  3. Because the Earth is not always straight up and down it is said to be on a ? This is approximately 23.5 degrees from the plane of its orbit around the sun, which is the primary reason we experience seasons
  4. four different times during the year with different types of weather.
  5. A tide that occurs during the First and Last Quarter Moon phases; high tides are a little lower and low tides are a little higher than average. Starts with letter N
  6. the highest point of the ocean's water level that occurs twice a day
  7. A tide that occurs during New Moon and Full Moon phases; high tides are a little higher and low tides are a little lower than average.
  8. the lowest point of the ocean's water level that occurs twice a day

16 Clues: 3rd Planet from the Sun • How many seasons there are • The spin of an object on its axis. • An imaginary line on which the Earth rotates. • The orbit or movement of one object around another. • Hemisphere that is half the Earth that is north of the equator • Hemisphere that is half the Earth that is south of the equator • ...

Science Crossword 2024-01-24

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
  2. When the Earth takes a complete 24 hours to orbit one full circle on its axis.
  3. A group of stars with names.
  4. When the water level drops from high to low tides.
  5. The difference in the water level between high tide and low tide.
  6. The different shapes of the Moon's appearance.
Down
  1. When tides cause the oceans to bulge,or stick out,at the sides of the Earth facing towards and away from the Moon.
  2. When the positions of the Sun,the Moon, and the Earth are aligned, the Sun and Moon pull on Earth in parallel directions.
  3. When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun.
  4. The daily changes in ocean level at shorelines around the world.
  5. When the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth, they pull on Earth in perpendicular directions.
  6. The dark inner region of one of Earth's shadow.
  7. When Earth orbits around the sun for one year.

13 Clues: A group of stars with names. • When the Moon passes through Earth's shadow. • When Earth orbits around the sun for one year. • The different shapes of the Moon's appearance. • When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. • The dark inner region of one of Earth's shadow. • When the water level drops from high to low tides. • ...

Natural Science Chapter One 2020-09-27

Natural Science Chapter One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of Earth
  2. seeks to study Earth as a system composed of subsystems
  3. the study of the universe
  4. located between the continental margins and oceanic ridges
  5. contains horizontal sedimentary rocks
  6. known as a life-giving gaseous envelope
  7. a tentative (or untested) explanation
  8. the study atmosphere
  9. says bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous called the solar nebula.
  10. includes the geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
  11. connected mountain ranges
  12. dense inner sphere
  13. less dense than the core
  14. the span of time since the formation of Earth
  15. the steep continental slope that merges into a gradual incline
  16. it contains weak rocks
Down
  1. a dynamic mass of water
  2. the solid Earth beneath the atmosphere and ocean
  3. the interiors of continents
  4. the boundary between continents and the deep ocean basins
  5. the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle.
  6. it contains the continental shelf and islands.
  7. the light and very thin outer skin of Earth
  8. is the portion of the sea floor adjacent to major landmasses
  9. a broad, linear ridge or rise on the ocean floor.
  10. they are made of deformed igneous and metamorphic rocks
  11. the elevated status of a Hypothesis
  12. submerged volcanic structures
  13. a gently sloping platform
  14. contains all life on Earth
  15. plains regions that consist of flat features
  16. it is a group of interacting, or interdependent, parts that form a complex whole.
  17. the study of the ocean
  18. it includes geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy
  19. help to formulate a scientific hypotheses rand theories
  20. narrow represent a small fraction of the sea floor

36 Clues: the study of Earth • dense inner sphere • the study atmosphere • the study of the ocean • it contains weak rocks • a dynamic mass of water • less dense than the core • the study of the universe • a gently sloping platform • connected mountain ranges • contains all life on Earth • the interiors of continents • submerged volcanic structures • the elevated status of a Hypothesis • ...

SPACE Crossword 2017-01-17

SPACE Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solar wind causes parts of the comet to vaporize and pushes them off the comet's surface. This forms the _______ of the comet.(p.203-204)
  2. The tilted planet. (p.201)
  3. The circular path of one object around another object. An object revolving around another object. (p.172)
  4. The red planet. (p.199)
  5. In 1977, the ___________ 1 and 2, left Earth on a mission to observe and study the four outer planets. They continue to travel beyond these planets, and they contain pictures, songs, and stories about people on Earth. (p.227)
  6. The distance of 9.5 trillion, is the distance that light travels in one year is called a _______________ (make it one word). (p.175)
  7. Chunks of loosely held rock and ice that come from the outer parts of the solar system. (p.203-204)
  8. Astronomers call Earth's position in the solar system the "____________" zone. (p.186)
  9. The giant planet. (p.201)
  10. Green plants need sunlight for _____________________. (p.187)
  11. Everything that exists. Stars, planets, all matter, and the empty space surrounding them. (p.172)
  12. This is Canada's main contribution to the ISS. It has helped build and maintain the ISS. It can be controlled by astronauts form inside the ISS. (p.212)
  13. The correct order of the ______ planets is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (p.200)
  14. The turning of an object around an imaginary axis running through it. Earth's rotation around its axis takes 24 hours. Refer to diagram. (p.416)
  15. The hottest planet. (p.199)
  16. An example of a ________ planet is Pluto. This object is larger than an asteroid but smaller than a planet. This object does NOT dominate its orbit.(p.202)
  17. A collection of many billions of stars, plus gas and dust held together by gravity. (p.173)
  18. The ringed planet. (p.201)
  19. This satellite helps track asteroids that could possibly collide with the Earth. It also keeps an eye on other satellites to prevent collisions. (p.211)
Down
  1. A _______ eclipse occurs when Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon. (p.191)
  2. The Moon has _ _ _ _ phases. The first quarter, full moon, last quarter, and new Moon. (p.188)
  3. The four outer planets are large and have __________ around them. (p.200)
  4. A _______ eclipse is when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth. (p.190)
  5. This country provides astronauts, robots, telescopes, and financial support for space exploration. (p.210-213)
  6. The Sun is about FIVE __________ years old. (p.184)
  7. The living planet. (p.199)
  8. Any part of a meteoroid that lands on Earth.(p.203)
  9. The _____________ unit is a measurement equal to the distance between the Sun and Earth. About 150 million km! (p.174)
  10. This star is used to tell direction, and is located in the tail of the constellation Ursa Minor. Another name for this star is the North Star. (p.170-171)
  11. The Sun is made up mostly of _____________. (p.184)
  12. The _______ revolves (orbits) around the Earth, and reflects the light of the Sun.(p.188)
  13. The Smallest planet. (p.199)
  14. A rocky object, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, that orbits the Sun. (p.202)
  15. The four inner planets are small and _____________.(p.198)
  16. The correct order of the ______ planets is Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. (p.198)
  17. The Earth is located in the ___________ Way galaxy. (p.173)
  18. The life expectancy of the Sun is about _ _ _ billion years.(p.184)
  19. The deep blue planet. (p.201)
  20. This object orbits one or more stars, is spherical, and does not share its orbit with another object. (p.415)
  21. A massive ball of superheated gases that radiates heat and light. (p.172)
  22. The distance between the _____ and Earth is about 150 000 000 km. (p.184)

41 Clues: The red planet. (p.199) • The giant planet. (p.201) • The tilted planet. (p.201) • The living planet. (p.199) • The ringed planet. (p.201) • The hottest planet. (p.199) • The Smallest planet. (p.199) • The deep blue planet. (p.201) • The Sun is about FIVE __________ years old. (p.184) • Any part of a meteoroid that lands on Earth.(p.203) • ...

Look Up In the Sky 2024-04-01

Look Up In the Sky crossword puzzle
Across
  1. puffy sky sight
  2. the milky way is one
  3. earth warmer
  4. wind-borne toy
  5. jet
  6. natural electric discharge
  7. showery day arch
  8. sunset location
  9. earth orbiter
  10. Sirius, for one
  11. nocturnal mammal
  12. It's a _____, it's a plane, it's superman
  13. Halley's ______
Down
  1. aurora borealis; northern _________
  2. aries or orion
  3. big or little constellation
  4. ringed planet
  5. rocky space object
  6. goodyear floater
  7. the red planet
  8. venus or earth
  9. aircraft that hovers
  10. NASA projectile
  11. dark spot in space

24 Clues: jet • earth warmer • ringed planet • earth orbiter • aries or orion • the red planet • wind-borne toy • venus or earth • puffy sky sight • NASA projectile • sunset location • Sirius, for one • Halley's ______ • goodyear floater • showery day arch • nocturnal mammal • rocky space object • dark spot in space • the milky way is one • aircraft that hovers • natural electric discharge • big or little constellation • ...

Xander Johnson Lithosphere Vocab 2023-02-01

Xander Johnson Lithosphere Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contains Earth’s magnetic field
  2. the regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere
  3. rocks consisting layers of fragments of other rocks and fossils
  4. instrument used to record motion of ground during an earthquake
  5. largest layer of Earth
  6. change in direction when a ray of light enters a different form of matter
  7. plate boundary occurring when two plates collide with one another
  8. volcanic rock that makes up the continental crust
  9. charged particles flowing toward the Earth from the sun
  10. the thin top layer of Earth
Down
  1. the study of earth’s crust
  2. volcanic rock that has cooled from a molten state
  3. the separation of Earth’s layers by density
  4. volcanic rock that makes up the oceanic crust
  5. equal to 1,000 meters
  6. waves spread through Earth’s interior from explosions or earthquakes
  7. an idea that explains the movements of earth’s crust
  8. rocks produced when high temperatures or pressures alter other rocks
  9. the middle of the Earth, has two sections
  10. plate boundary occurring when two plates slide past one another

20 Clues: equal to 1,000 meters • largest layer of Earth • the study of earth’s crust • the thin top layer of Earth • contains Earth’s magnetic field • the middle of the Earth, has two sections • the separation of Earth’s layers by density • volcanic rock that makes up the oceanic crust • volcanic rock that has cooled from a molten state • ...

Earth, Moon and Sun 2025-02-25

Earth, Moon and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. season when the Earth is in direct sunlight
  2. phase of moon where you see no light
  3. amount of high and low tides a day
  4. the planet where we live
  5. when an object circle another object
  6. the tilt of Earth causes these
  7. 29.5 days
  8. when an object circles on its axis
  9. phase of moon where it is shrinking
  10. phase of moon where most of the left side is lit
Down
  1. if the southern hemisphere is summer what is the northern hemisphere
  2. responsible for high and low tides
  3. these planets have shorter orbit and considered terrestial
  4. these planets have longer orbits and considered gas planets
  5. the phase of moon where only a small portion of the right side is lit
  6. the force that attracts bodies to the center of Earth
  7. if the northern hemisphere is fall then what is the southern
  8. phase of moon where it is fully lit
  9. 23.5 degrees
  10. Mars atmosphere is made up of mostly
  11. phase of moon where it is growing

21 Clues: 29.5 days • 23.5 degrees • the planet where we live • the tilt of Earth causes these • phase of moon where it is growing • responsible for high and low tides • amount of high and low tides a day • when an object circles on its axis • phase of moon where it is fully lit • phase of moon where it is shrinking • phase of moon where you see no light • ...

williams crossword puzzle 2025-03-27

williams crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the biggest planet in our solarsystem?
  2. us people live on planet _____
  3. What is an green creature in space ?
  4. Planet Earth is in the ___________.
  5. the________ is everything.
  6. There are many _______ in the universe.
  7. _______ is the planet closest to the sun.
  8. you cant walk on this planet it is ______.
Down
  1. This planet is a realy small planet it is _____.
  2. This planet is the hottest in our solarsystem.
  3. _______ is the planet farthest from the sun.
  4. What is the coldest planet in our solarsystem?
  5. What comes after the atmosphere?
  6. Many people wonders if there is life on ____.
  7. our solarsystem is in the________.
  8. we live in a galaxy
  9. Earth has 1 ____.
  10. The ___ is warm and big and gives the Earth light.

18 Clues: Earth has 1 ____. • we live in a galaxy • the________ is everything. • us people live on planet _____ • What comes after the atmosphere? • our solarsystem is in the________. • Planet Earth is in the ___________. • What is an green creature in space ? • There are many _______ in the universe. • _______ is the planet closest to the sun. • ...

Xander Johnson Lithosphere Vocab 2023-02-01

Xander Johnson Lithosphere Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contains Earth’s magnetic field
  2. the regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere
  3. rocks consisting layers of fragments of other rocks and fossils
  4. instrument used to record motion of ground during an earthquake
  5. largest layer of Earth
  6. change in direction when a ray of light enters a different form of matter
  7. plate boundary occurring when two plates collide with one another
  8. volcanic rock that makes up the continental crust
  9. charged particles flowing toward the Earth from the sun
  10. the thin top layer of Earth
Down
  1. the study of earth’s crust
  2. volcanic rock that has cooled from a molten state
  3. the separation of Earth’s layers by density
  4. volcanic rock that makes up the oceanic crust
  5. equal to 1,000 meters
  6. waves spread through Earth’s interior from explosions or earthquakes
  7. an idea that explains the movements of earth’s crust
  8. rocks produced when high temperatures or pressures alter other rocks
  9. the middle of the Earth, has two sections
  10. plate boundary occurring when two plates slide past one another

20 Clues: equal to 1,000 meters • largest layer of Earth • the study of earth’s crust • the thin top layer of Earth • contains Earth’s magnetic field • the middle of the Earth, has two sections • the separation of Earth’s layers by density • volcanic rock that makes up the oceanic crust • volcanic rock that has cooled from a molten state • ...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Fun Awesome Cross word 2026-04-05

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Fun Awesome Cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Second Smartest Computer
  2. The Infinite _________ Drive
  3. The planet making hub
  4. That one old man
  5. Where Arthur's alien friend is from
  6. Our depressed robot friend
  7. Fastest Ship in the Galaxy
  8. A sentient Shade of Blue
  9. The Greatest chefs in the Galaxy
  10. How many seconds it took for Arthur to be rescued from space
  11. The other last human alive
  12. Where The President stole the hyper fast ship
Down
  1. ____ Perfect
  2. The Ultimate Alcoholic Drink
  3. What species destroyed Earth
  4. Arthur ____
  5. The Smartest beings on Earth
  6. day of the week Earth was scheduled to be Demolished Thursday
  7. President of the Imperial Galactic Government

19 Clues: Arthur ____ • ____ Perfect • That one old man • The planet making hub • A sentient Shade of Blue • Our depressed robot friend • Fastest Ship in the Galaxy • The other last human alive • The Ultimate Alcoholic Drink • What species destroyed Earth • The Second Smartest Computer • The Smartest beings on Earth • The Infinite _________ Drive • The Greatest chefs in the Galaxy • ...

Inside Earth 2024-08-27

Inside Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate sinks under another it can create this; a mountain full of lava
  2. The largest layer of Earth; has convection currents
  3. Built when two plates collide; can be very tall
  4. The force of everything on top of you; going underwater
  5. When two plates seperate it creates a gap under the sea
  6. These are broken pieces of the crust
  7. High thermal energy; can burn you
Down
  1. Low thermal energy; ice cubes
  2. The second deepest layer; molten/liquid iron and nickel
  3. The deepest layer of Earth; made of solid iron and nickel
  4. Molten rocks under the Earth
  5. Molten rocks out of the Earth
  6. Heat rises and cold sinks; currents in the Mantle
  7. The measure of thermal energy; what is 75*C?
  8. The layer of Earth we live on; broken into plates that move
  9. The measure of mass in an object; more means it sinks
  10. This is both the crust and mantle; means rocky sphere

17 Clues: Molten rocks under the Earth • Low thermal energy; ice cubes • Molten rocks out of the Earth • High thermal energy; can burn you • These are broken pieces of the crust • The measure of thermal energy; what is 75*C? • Built when two plates collide; can be very tall • Heat rises and cold sinks; currents in the Mantle • The largest layer of Earth; has convection currents • ...

What Do You Call A Puzzle W/O Glue? 2017-02-20

What Do You Call A Puzzle W/O Glue? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth
  2. Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the sun
  3. When one plates slides under another
  4. The boundary in which two plates are sliding past one another
  5. Can form as a result of compression
  6. Plastic-like layer of Earth on which the lithosphere plates float and move around
  7. When two plates collide
  8. Rhythmic rise and fall in sea level created by the gravitational attraction of earth
  9. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth
  10. Hess's therapy that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
Down
  1. A large section of Earth's oceanic or continental crust.
  2. Cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma erupts onto Earth's surface through a vent
  3. A measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  4. When two plates separate from one another
  5. Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a large landmass
  6. Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the ground
  7. Occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon
  8. Made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  9. Remains of prehistoric organisms
  10. Spinning of Earth on it's imaginary axis

20 Clues: When two plates collide • Remains of prehistoric organisms • Can form as a result of compression • When one plates slides under another • Spinning of Earth on it's imaginary axis • When two plates separate from one another • Occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon • Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the sun • Made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle • ...

Chapter 7 and 8 crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 and 8 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Half of a sphere
  2. What galaxy does earth belong to
  3. What were the first organisms on earth?
  4. warmest and trade route from Africa to Asia
  5. ice covers about __ percent of the earth
  6. Most accurate representation of the features of earth
  7. everything south of mexico
  8. Mile on the water
  9. When did the earth form?
  10. Person who draws maps
  11. A Large Lake
  12. bordered by the Atlantic to the west and red sea to the east
  13. a unit of speed equivalent to one nautical mile per hour, used especially of ships, aircraft, or winds.
  14. ________of longitude pass through both poles
  15. second largest ocean
  16. includes America, Mexico, and Canada
Down
  1. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
  2. smallest and coldest ocean
  3. _______of latitude form complete circles around the globe
  4. What year did the UN establish the major boundaries
  5. What caused it to rain?
  6. largest ocean
  7. continent of south pole
  8. Why stars twinkle
  9. 5.5% of the _____ is covered in ice
  10. _____ Million Years of rain to fill the oceans
  11. largest land mass
  12. smallest Continent
  13. 4.5% of ____is covered in ice
  14. Imaginary line in which a body rotates

30 Clues: A Large Lake • largest ocean • Half of a sphere • Mile on the water • Why stars twinkle • largest land mass • smallest Continent • second largest ocean • Person who draws maps • What caused it to rain? • continent of south pole • When did the earth form? • smallest and coldest ocean • everything south of mexico • 4.5% of ____is covered in ice • What galaxy does earth belong to • ...

4A Tia 2021-04-19

4A Tia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water stored under the surface of the Earth
  2. plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and single-celled organisms
  3. Carbon moves from plants to animals.
  4. nitrogen also has always been present on the earth
  5. all processes on Earth are driven by four spheres
  6. Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants.
  7. most is frozen in snow and ice in glaciers, ice caps
  8. altered by bacteria
  9. process which water is converted from its liquid state to the
  10. Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels
  11. Carbon moves from living things to the atmosphere.
  12. The ammonium salts are absorbed onto clay in the soil and then
Down
  1. the air that surrounds Earth
  2. and moisture in the air
  3. water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain,
  4. process which water vapor is changed back into liquid water
  5. rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps,
  6. Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils.
  7. rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth
  8. need nitrogen to grow
  9. get nitrogen they need by consuming plants or other animals
  10. state (water vapor)
  11. snow, hail, or freezing rain
  12. travels between living and non-living parts of our planet
  13. burned.

25 Clues: burned. • altered by bacteria • state (water vapor) • need nitrogen to grow • and moisture in the air • the air that surrounds Earth • snow, hail, or freezing rain • Carbon moves from plants to animals. • water stored under the surface of the Earth • Carbon moves from the atmosphere to plants. • Carbon moves from plants and animals to soils. • ...

Chp 1: The Geographer's World 2026-01-04

Chp 1: The Geographer's World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments
  2. the method of getting information from faraway, such as deep below the ground
  3. the relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
  4. any way that scientific discoveries are applied to practical use
  5. Earth’s features in terms of their places, shapes, and relationships to one another
  6. the natural surroundings of a place
  7. the starting point for measuring longitude
  8. the lines on a map that run north to south
  9. the average weather in a place over a long period of time
  10. a line of latitude that runs around the middle of Earth
Down
  1. a group of places that are close to one another and that share some characteristics
  2. the feature on a map that explains the symbols, colors, and lines used on the map
  3. the exact location of something
  4. the feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to the actual distance on Earth
  5. a material that can be used to produce crops or other products
  6. each half of Earth
  7. the location of one place compared to another place
  8. the measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is
  9. the difference between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it
  10. a map that shows specialized information
  11. the lines on a map that run east to west
  12. the portions of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time from a location
  13. rose the feature on a map that shows direction
  14. projection one of several systems used to represent the round Earth on a flat map
  15. a natural feature found on land

25 Clues: each half of Earth • the exact location of something • a natural feature found on land • the natural surroundings of a place • a map that shows specialized information • the lines on a map that run east to west • the starting point for measuring longitude • the lines on a map that run north to south • rose the feature on a map that shows direction • ...

Geography 2016-08-23

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / a representation of the earth or a portion of the earth
  2. / very cold winters, cool summers
  3. / a round scale model of the earth
  4. / systematic study of a nations population
  5. / tells what kind of map is potraying
  6. / mountains regions of high elevation
  7. / study and collection of facts about the earth
  8. / very little rainfall the year round
  9. / the representation of distances
Down
  1. / the art of making maps
  2. explains the symbols, lines, and colors
  3. / our way of life
  4. . mild winters, cool summers
  5. / frozen all the time
  6. / hot all year long

15 Clues: / our way of life • / hot all year long • / frozen all the time • / the art of making maps • . mild winters, cool summers • / very cold winters, cool summers • / a round scale model of the earth • / the representation of distances • / tells what kind of map is potraying • / very little rainfall the year round • / mountains regions of high elevation • ...

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A message sent long distance
  2. A famous person signing his/her name
  3. Our population
  4. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
  5. The visible part of the sun
  6. The solid part of the Earth
Down
  1. A paper or book about one thing
  2. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic
  3. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  4. Writing in fancy handwriting
  5. The water surrounding the Earth
  6. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  7. Half of the Earth
  8. A very common mineral that you can write with
  9. Having a spherical shape

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The visible part of the sun • The solid part of the Earth • A message sent long distance • Writing in fancy handwriting • A paper or book about one thing • The water surrounding the Earth • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

Tectonic, Volcano, and Earthquake Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-15

Tectonic, Volcano, and Earthquake Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of the earth divided into plates
  2. shaking of the plates
  3. displacement of rock in a boundary
  4. a formation formed during subduction
  5. two plates sliding near each other
  6. the uppermost layer
  7. a process that can create volcanoes
  8. referring to the ocean
  9. edges in between plates
  10. the innermost layer
Down
  1. type of earthquake that shifts plates
  2. two plates going away from each other
  3. synonym for rock
  4. referring to the continents
  5. the layer of the earth which moves plates
  6. molten mantle or crust
  7. referring to the plates
  8. a mountain-like object that can erupt
  9. referring to when the plates shift
  10. two plates going near each other

20 Clues: synonym for rock • the uppermost layer • the innermost layer • shaking of the plates • molten mantle or crust • referring to the ocean • referring to the plates • edges in between plates • referring to the continents • two plates going near each other • displacement of rock in a boundary • two plates sliding near each other • referring to when the plates shift • ...

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid part of the Earth
  2. A famous person signing his/her name
  3. Half of the Earth
  4. Writing in fancy handwriting
  5. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic
  6. Having a spherical shape
  7. The visible part of the sun
Down
  1. A very common mineral that you can write with
  2. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
  3. Our population
  4. A paper or book about one thing
  5. The water surrounding the Earth
  6. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  7. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  8. A message sent long distance

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The solid part of the Earth • The visible part of the sun • Writing in fancy handwriting • A message sent long distance • A paper or book about one thing • The water surrounding the Earth • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

Lunar Cycle 2023-01-30

Lunar Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object or picture that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  2. the light is increasing
  3. a moon phase that looks like a half circle from Earth
  4. a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
  5. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from the Earth
  6. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like the Earth)
  7. a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from the Earth
Down
  1. the change in appearance of the moon as it makes one full trip around the Earth
  2. a rocky sphere that orbits around a planet
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
  5. the sun, planets and other objects that orbit the sun
  6. the star that is the main source of light in the center of our solar system
  7. the light is decreasing

14 Clues: the light is increasing • the light is decreasing • a rocky sphere that orbits around a planet • a moon phase that looks like a half circle from Earth • the sun, planets and other objects that orbit the sun • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth • ...

How Aurora Phenomena Happen 2023-01-18

How Aurora Phenomena Happen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A colorful light in the sky of the earth's poles
  2. a form of energy that can be carried by wires and is used for heating, lighting, and to provide power for machines
  3. the long-term weather pattern in an area
  4. second largest planet in the solar system and the sixth planet from the sun
  5. A celestial body that revolves around the sun with a certain trajectory and speed
  6. particles with a negative charge
  7. the energy possessed by an object because of the motion it does or experiences
  8. a layer of gas that envelops planets, including the earth
Down
  1. particles with a positive charge
  2. the largest planet in the solar system
  3. an imaginary line used to determine a location on Earth centered on the equator
  4. the distance above sea level
  5. A very small piece of matter
  6. The third planet from the sun and the only planet that's inhabited by living things
  7. The outer atmosphere of the sun is filled with streams of charged plasma particles that radiate in all directions
  8. space or area around the magnet that is still affected by the magnetic force
  9. the second-smallest planet in the solar system and the fourth planet from the sun
  10. a particle consisting of neutrons and protons and surrounded by electrons
  11. a line that separates the earth from the sky
  12. end of the axis of the earth

20 Clues: the distance above sea level • A very small piece of matter • end of the axis of the earth • particles with a positive charge • particles with a negative charge • the largest planet in the solar system • the long-term weather pattern in an area • a line that separates the earth from the sky • A colorful light in the sky of the earth's poles • ...

On the Map 2026-03-27

On the Map crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the places and people on Earth.
  2. The outside or top part of something.
  3. Half of Earth.
  4. A tool that helps people find directions.
  5. Information that tells you how to get somewhere
  6. that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  7. A drawing that shows where places are located
Down
  1. A round model of Earth.
  2. The study of Earth, places, and how people live in those places.
  3. An imaginary line around the middle of Earth.
  4. Not knowing where you are or how to get where you want to go.
  5. A very large area of land on Earth
  6. A very large body of salt water.

13 Clues: Half of Earth. • A round model of Earth. • A very large body of salt water. • A very large area of land on Earth • All the places and people on Earth. • The outside or top part of something. • A tool that helps people find directions. • An imaginary line around the middle of Earth. • A drawing that shows where places are located • ...

Global Systems Crossword 2013-05-15

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

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

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  2. Writing in fancy handwriting
  3. A message sent long distance
  4. Having a spherical shape
  5. The visible part of the sun
  6. A very common mineral that you can write with
Down
  1. A paper or book about one thing
  2. Our population
  3. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic
  4. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
  5. The water surrounding the Earth
  6. A famous person signing his/her name
  7. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  8. Half of the Earth
  9. The solid part of the Earth

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The solid part of the Earth • The visible part of the sun • Writing in fancy handwriting • A message sent long distance • A paper or book about one thing • The water surrounding the Earth • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

Space 2021-06-08

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a star explodes
  2. sixth planet from the sun
  3. orbits around the earth
  4. a hole that sucks up galaxies
  5. when the earth, sun and moon are lined up
  6. our home planet
Down
  1. seventh planet from the sun
  2. a galaxy that we can see from earth
  3. still being made in real life
  4. used to be a planet
  5. eighth planet from the sun
  6. closest planet from the sun
  7. second planet from the sun
  8. fifth planet from the sun
  9. fourth planet from the sun

15 Clues: our home planet • used to be a planet • when a star explodes • orbits around the earth • sixth planet from the sun • fifth planet from the sun • eighth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • fourth planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • closest planet from the sun • still being made in real life • a hole that sucks up galaxies • ...

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 • ...

Jace Knox - 3 2023-12-11

Jace Knox - 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. point within the earth where an earthquake took place
  2. Hot flowing liquid
  3. causes severe damage and is most powerful near the epicenter
  4. The vent of a volcano where molten lava is stored
  5. point directly above the focus
  6. center of the earth
  7. plate boundary that pulls apart
  8. between the crust and outermost layer
  9. A volcano exploding
Down
  1. plate boundary where oceanic goes under continental
  2. Lakes of molten in volcanic craters
  3. tool that measures the size of earthquakes
  4. the only liquid layer of the earth
  5. plate boundary that comes together
  6. plate boundary that slides past
  7. outermost layer of the earth

16 Clues: Hot flowing liquid • center of the earth • A volcano exploding • outermost layer of the earth • point directly above the focus • plate boundary that pulls apart • plate boundary that slides past • the only liquid layer of the earth • plate boundary that comes together • Lakes of molten in volcanic craters • between the crust and outermost layer • ...

Look Up in the Sky 2024-04-17

Look Up in the Sky crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wind-borne toy
  2. Big or Little constellation
  3. Aurora borealis; Northern _______
  4. Earth orbiter
  5. Showery day arch
  6. Dark spot in space (2 words)
  7. Goodyear floater
  8. Ringed planet
  9. Aries or Orion
  10. Nocturnal mammal
  11. Aircraft that hovers
  12. Puffy sky sight
Down
  1. Sirius, for one
  2. Natural electric discharge
  3. Halley's _______
  4. The Red Planet
  5. Sunset location
  6. NASA projectile
  7. Venus or Earth
  8. Jet
  9. Rocky space object
  10. The Milky Way is one
  11. Earth warmer
  12. It's a _____, it's a plane, it's Superman

24 Clues: Jet • Earth warmer • Earth orbiter • Ringed planet • Wind-borne toy • The Red Planet • Venus or Earth • Aries or Orion • Sirius, for one • Sunset location • NASA projectile • Puffy sky sight • Halley's _______ • Showery day arch • Goodyear floater • Nocturnal mammal • Rocky space object • The Milky Way is one • Aircraft that hovers • Natural electric discharge • Big or Little constellation • ...

CHAPTER 1 REV 2020-09-24

CHAPTER 1 REV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steep drop off that extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf
  2. single largest geologic feature on earth
  3. portion of a craton exposed at the surface
  4. Submerged volcanic structures
  5. a less dense sphere
  6. Aims to study Earth as a system composed of numerous interacting parts, or subsystems
  7. a dense inner sphere
  8. associated with active and inactive plate boundaries often organized into ranges
  9. literally means “study of Earth”
  10. features mostly granitic rock
  11. is the portion of seafloor adjacent to major landmasses
  12. the rigid outer layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle
  13. a light and very thin outer skin of Earth
  14. process in which researchers gather facts through observations and formulate scientific hypotheses and theories
  15. is a dynamic mass of water that is continually on the move, evaporating from the oceans to the atmosphere
  16. solid Earth
  17. solid but mobile part of the upper mantle
  18. a gently sloping platform
  19. is the name for all the sciences that collectively seek to understand Earth and its neighbors in space
Down
  1. is the study of atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate
  2. consists of a thick wedge of sediment that moved downslope from the continental shelf and accumulated on the deep ocean floor
  3. study of the oceans
  4. very deep, very dark, and very flat areas in the ocean
  5. a dynamic body with many separate but interacting parts or spheres
  6. is a well tested and widely accepted view that the scientific community agrees best explains certain observable facts
  7. extremely flat feature that became flat overtime through the accumulation of sediment
  8. 3800 m deep underlain by basaltic rocks
  9. includes all life on Earth
  10. the span of time since the formation of Earth
  11. a tentative or untested explanation
  12. life giving gaseous envelope
  13. relatively narrow and represent only a small fraction of the ocean floor
  14. proposes that the bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous rotating cloud called the solar nebula
  15. ancient cores of continents
  16. ancient deformed rocks covered by thin layer of nearly horizontal sedimentary rock
  17. is a group of interacting or interdependent parts that form a complex whole
  18. the study of the universe

37 Clues: solid Earth • study of the oceans • a less dense sphere • a dense inner sphere • the study of the universe • a gently sloping platform • includes all life on Earth • ancient cores of continents • life giving gaseous envelope • Submerged volcanic structures • features mostly granitic rock • literally means “study of Earth” • a tentative or untested explanation • ...

Eclipse Crossword Puzzle! 2024-03-13

Eclipse Crossword Puzzle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the university
  2. Largest inferior planet
  3. The disk of the Solar System
  4. Passage of one object directly between two others
  5. Type of planet that's closer to the Sun than the Earth
  6. Type of Eclipse that looks like a bite of a cookie
  7. The whispy atmosphere of the Sun you can see during a Solar Eclipse
  8. Biggest planet
  9. Perfect alignment from every angle
  10. Planet with big rings
Down
  1. Type of planet that's further from the Sun than the Earth
  2. "close" alignment as it appears from Earth
  3. Big circular patches on the Moon
  4. Type of Solar Eclipse that looks like a ring
  5. Object whose shadow gives us Solar Eclipses
  6. Smallest inferior Planet
  7. Object whose shadow gives us Lunar Eclipses

17 Clues: Biggest planet • Planet with big rings • Largest inferior planet • Smallest inferior Planet • The name of the university • The disk of the Solar System • Big circular patches on the Moon • Perfect alignment from every angle • "close" alignment as it appears from Earth • Object whose shadow gives us Solar Eclipses • Object whose shadow gives us Lunar Eclipses • ...

Plate Motion Ainsley Wiers 2024-01-29

Plate Motion Ainsley Wiers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shaking of Earth’s surfaces
  2. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  3. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air from a hole in the ground
  4. The ____ core is the innermost part of Earth
  5. Moving toward the same place
  6. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor
  7. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  8. A _____ structure is how the particles in a mineral or chemical are arranged
  9. Moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. Some people think that South America and _____ used to be connected
  2. Outermost, rocky layer of Earth
  3. A layer of Earth’s surface, lying just below the crust and above the inner core
  4. A _______ rock is a rock that has been changed over time by high pressures and temperatures
  5. Remains, impression, track, or other evidence of ancient organisms
  6. A mid-______ ridge is an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  7. The slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  8. _____ are solid earth materials formed from a mixture of minerals and sometimes other materials
  9. Some people believe that the ______ fit together like puzzle pieces
  10. How often or fast something happens
  11. Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth

20 Clues: Moving toward the same place • Outermost, rocky layer of Earth • How often or fast something happens • A sudden shaking of Earth’s surfaces • Moving apart in different directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor • The ____ core is the innermost part of Earth • ...

geography word puzzle 2024-02-22

geography word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people governing an organized community
  2. someone in charge of a people or group
  3. the northern continent of america
  4. someone under a king who gives knights land
  5. the southern continent of america
  6. another word for serf
  7. the largest continent that is a whole country
  8. another word for a group of humans
  9. when there is one leader over a people or group
  10. the country we live in
  11. people sharing a common cultural background
  12. another name for a peasant
  13. a fighter that is given land to fight
  14. when country's or people fight over something
Down
  1. a period where humans developed machines
  2. the coldest continent on earth
  3. the continent in between asia and africa
  4. the belief of loving your country
  5. the study of physical features of the earth
  6. the hottest continent on earth
  7. a government where the people elect leaders
  8. a period where we fought with each other
  9. a principles a country follows
  10. belief in a higher being or god(s)
  11. the largest continent on earth
  12. a system where there is a royal family in charge
  13. a social construct used to group people
  14. taking over other countrys by force
  15. the very large rock we all call home
  16. A male ruler of a monarchy

30 Clues: another word for serf • the country we live in • another name for a peasant • A male ruler of a monarchy • the coldest continent on earth • the hottest continent on earth • a principles a country follows • the largest continent on earth • the belief of loving your country • the northern continent of america • the southern continent of america • belief in a higher being or god(s) • ...

skil 2024-11-19

skil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Vertical lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  2. / Natural features of Earth’s surface, like mountains and valleys.
  3. / The imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
  4. / A map key that explains symbols and colors.
  5. / A method to display Earth’s surface on a flat map.
  6. / The process of finding your way from one place to another.
  7. / The four main directions: North, East, South, and West.
  8. / Half of the Earth, such as northern or southern.
  9. / Shows the ratio of a distance on the map to the real-world distance.
  10. / Instructions about how to go from one place to another.
Down
  1. / Lines that define the edges of countries or regions.
  2. / Height above sea level.
  3. / Tool that shows directions like North, South, East, and West.
  4. / Horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  5. / The arrangement of natural and artificial features on a map.
  6. / The physical features of a landscape.
  7. / A network of intersecting lines to pinpoint locations on a map.
  8. / One of Earth’s seven large landmasses.
  9. / A flat representation of Earth or part of it.
  10. / A large body of salt water that covers much of Earth.
  11. / Another word for the legend on a map.
  12. / A spherical representation of Earth.

22 Clues: / Height above sea level. • / A spherical representation of Earth. • / The physical features of a landscape. • / Another word for the legend on a map. • / One of Earth’s seven large landmasses. • / A map key that explains symbols and colors. • / A flat representation of Earth or part of it. • / Half of the Earth, such as northern or southern. • ...

ellie s. astronomy vocab 2023-02-01

ellie s. astronomy vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body
  2. a zone of energetic charged particles
  3. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  4. Redirection of a wave as it passes from one median to another
  5. movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter material
  6. plates moving closer together
  7. the outer layer of the earth
  8. when plate tectonics move apart from each other
  9. theory explaining the structure of the Earth’s crust
  10. fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
  11. volcanoes throughout a fault
  12. sideways and downward movement of tectonic plates
Down
  1. the continuous flow of charged particles from sun which permeates the solar system
  2. A metric until of length equal to 1,000 meters
  3. the study of the earth
  4. An elastic wave in the earth caused by earthquakes
  5. what makes something different
  6. rock formed by deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth’s surface
  7. rock that has transformed from intense heat/pressure
  8. a rock that solidified from lava or magma

20 Clues: the study of the earth • the outer layer of the earth • volcanoes throughout a fault • plates moving closer together • what makes something different • a zone of energetic charged particles • a rock that solidified from lava or magma • A metric until of length equal to 1,000 meters • when plate tectonics move apart from each other • ...

Ecosystems 2011-10-26

Ecosystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude;the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions
  2. an odorless gas
  3. a transparent,tasteless liquid
  4. weather
  5. the measure of warmth and cold
  6. another word for warmth
  7. of or pertaining to the north or south pole
  8. any of the five great divisions of earth
  9. moderate or self restrained
Down
  1. the line in which a rotating body,such as the earth turns
  2. a typical amount,rate,degree,etc
  3. a huge gaseous envelope surrounding the earth, and air
  4. seasons
  5. what we live on
  6. A small shed made of glass that contains plants
  7. a typical amount,rate,degree, etc
  8. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence
  9. to gain more power from everyday foods
  10. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from acommon point,or within two planes diverging from a common line.
  11. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface

20 Clues: seasons • weather • an odorless gas • what we live on • another word for warmth • moderate or self restrained • a transparent,tasteless liquid • the measure of warmth and cold • a typical amount,rate,degree,etc • a typical amount,rate,degree, etc • to gain more power from everyday foods • any of the five great divisions of earth • of or pertaining to the north or south pole • ...

Maps 2025-03-17

Maps crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our town
  2. tells an exact location
  3. an imaginary line that divides the Earth
  4. our country
  5. tells what the symbols on a map stand for
  6. weather a place has over a long period of time
  7. an area of land with the same feature
  8. a picture that stands for something
Down
  1. seven large pieces of land that make up Earth
  2. North, South, East, and West
  3. kind a land with a special shape
  4. our continent
  5. our planet
  6. our state
  7. a drawing of a place
  8. a model of the earth

16 Clues: our town • our state • our planet • our country • our continent • a drawing of a place • a model of the earth • tells an exact location • North, South, East, and West • kind a land with a special shape • a picture that stands for something • an area of land with the same feature • an imaginary line that divides the Earth • tells what the symbols on a map stand for • ...

Evan's Dynamic Earth Vocab Puzzle 2026-02-04

Evan's Dynamic Earth Vocab Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth
  2. A chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting oceanic plate
  3. Place where earths plates move apart.
  4. Movements driven by heat from the core and mantle that carry hot solid rock
  5. Dark fine-grained rock
  6. A black metallic iron ore most magnetic mineral on earth
  7. The rock that forms earths outer layer the least dense and thick layer.
  8. Layers of the earth based on their mechanical properties
  9. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  10. Hypothesis that all the continents had once been fused together and they had drifted apart over time.
  11. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earths surface
  12. A layer of the earth that's mechanical and strong in the lower mantle, located above the core and below the asthenosphere
  13. The solid yet bendable layer
  14. An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
  15. The earth's crust and uppermost mantle
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  1. Long zipper like chains of undersea mountains
  2. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth
  3. Makes up most of the continental crust, formed below earths surface
  4. A layer of the earth made of hot rock that is below the crust
  5. Forms the continents and contains many types of rocks
  6. Scientist who hand-drew and mapped the ocean floor.
  7. Place where earths plates come together or converge
  8. A substance usually metal or rock that has been turned into liquid by extreme heat
  9. Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras,
  10. A physical field generated by magnets or electric currents

25 Clues: Dark fine-grained rock • The solid yet bendable layer • Place where earths plates move apart. • The earth's crust and uppermost mantle • Long zipper like chains of undersea mountains • Scientist who hand-drew and mapped the ocean floor. • Place where earths plates come together or converge • Forms the continents and contains many types of rocks • ...

Matthew's Tectonic plates puzzle 2026-02-03

Matthew's Tectonic plates puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plates granite makes up
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  3. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  4. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  5. A dropped zone where plates pull apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  8. a layer of the Earth where the tectonic plates move
  9. This heat transfer drives plate motion due to density differences
  10. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  12. the type of plates that are made of basalt rock
  13. A plate boundaary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. A layer of the Earth that allows tectonic plates to move on top
  2. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  3. The type of rock continental plates are made from
  4. The type of rock oceanic plates are made from
  5. The first scientist to create the theory of continental drift
  6. Am undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the sea
  7. The last supercontinent on Earth
  8. The plate theory made up by Alfred Wegener
  9. An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
  10. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  11. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  12. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor

25 Clues: The last supercontinent on Earth • The type of plates granite makes up • A dropped zone where plates pull apart • The plate theory made up by Alfred Wegener • The type of rock oceanic plates are made from • the type of plates that are made of basalt rock • The type of rock continental plates are made from • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • ...

24 Biggest Episodes Earth 2021-12-02

24 Biggest Episodes Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth
  2. worst mass extinction
  3. animals in fossil record who first started sharing DNA between two organisms for offspring
  4. force that pulled matter together to create Earth
  5. first continent formed when plate tectonics began
  6. type of animals that ruled Earth after the extinction of dinosaurs
  7. earliest form of life
  8. extinction that wiped out 80% of life but made it possible for dinosaurs to rule afterwards
  9. these types of animals flourished in the oceans after the Ordovician Silurian mass extinction
  10. animal that modern birds are based on
Down
  1. when Eukaryotes started to to harness different forms of energy by eating these bacteria
  2. the earliest form of photosynthesis did not free up this element
  3. flowers first appeared on Earth when these massive creatures were alive
  4. the famous super continent
  5. did plants or animals appear on land first
  6. type of organism that appeared on land after plants
  7. time era where many animals started to appear
  8. when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere
  9. first complex organisms deriving from the frozen Earth 200 million years ago

19 Clues: worst mass extinction • earliest form of life • the famous super continent • animal that modern birds are based on • did plants or animals appear on land first • time era where many animals started to appear • when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere • ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth • force that pulled matter together to create Earth • ...

Earth's Movements 2023-12-07

Earth's Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A line through the earth that we rotate on
  2. When the moon got smaller
  3. The time when high tide and low tide are closest
  4. The movement of an object around another object
  5. When tide is at the lowest
  6. phases of the visible part of the moon
  7. The moon when a small part is visible
  8. When tide is at the highest
Down
  1. is Half of a Sphere or half of the Earth
  2. It pulls 2 objects together
  3. The time when high tide and low tide are the farthest
  4. The different phases the moon goes through
  5. The moon when a large part is showing
  6. The 4 natural divisions of the year
  7. The rising and falling of the sea caused by the moon
  8. When the moon gets bigger
  9. The spinning of the Earth
  10. A sloping angle the earth is on

18 Clues: When the moon got smaller • When the moon gets bigger • The spinning of the Earth • When tide is at the lowest • It pulls 2 objects together • When tide is at the highest • A sloping angle the earth is on • The 4 natural divisions of the year • The moon when a large part is showing • The moon when a small part is visible • phases of the visible part of the moon • ...

Planet Earth 2025-01-27

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is almost a....
  2. A year on Earth is 365.2564 days. That’s why we have ... years and we have an extra day in February.
  3. A day is almost ... minutes shorter than we think it is.
  4. The Earth’s atmosphere extends out to ... thousand kilometers.
  5. Plate ... keep the planet comfortable. They move a few centimetres every year.
  6. The Earth has an ... core that protects it from dangerous cosmic rays and solar winds.
  7. Our home is called The ... Planet.
Down
  1. The outer layer of the Earth is called the ...
  2. 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in...
  3. Due to the ... pull, we are stuck to the planet.
  4. Earth is made of: iron, ..., silicon and magnesium .
  5. The Earth orbits around the ...
  6. Earth is the only planet known to have ... on it.

13 Clues: Earth is almost a.... • The Earth orbits around the ... • Our home is called The ... Planet. • 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in... • The outer layer of the Earth is called the ... • Due to the ... pull, we are stuck to the planet. • Earth is the only planet known to have ... on it. • Earth is made of: iron, ..., silicon and magnesium . • ...

Earth's Movements 2023-12-07

Earth's Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A line through the earth that we rotate on
  2. When the moon got smaller
  3. The time when high tide and low tide are closest
  4. The movement of an object around another object
  5. When tide is at the lowest
  6. phases of the visible part of the moon
  7. The moon when a small part is visible
  8. When tide is at the highest
Down
  1. is Half of a Sphere or half of the Earth
  2. It pulls 2 objects together
  3. The time when high tide and low tide are the farthest
  4. The different phases the moon goes through
  5. The moon when a large part is showing
  6. The 4 natural divisions of the year
  7. The rising and falling of the sea caused by the moon
  8. When the moon gets bigger
  9. The spinning of the Earth
  10. A sloping angle the earth is on

18 Clues: When the moon got smaller • When the moon gets bigger • The spinning of the Earth • When tide is at the lowest • It pulls 2 objects together • When tide is at the highest • A sloping angle the earth is on • The 4 natural divisions of the year • The moon when a large part is showing • The moon when a small part is visible • phases of the visible part of the moon • ...

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Having a spherical shape
  2. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
  3. The solid part of the Earth
  4. The water surrounding the Earth
  5. Writing in fancy handwriting
  6. A paper or book about one thing
  7. A famous person signing his/her name
  8. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic
Down
  1. The visible part of the sun
  2. A message sent long distance
  3. Our population
  4. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  5. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  6. Half of the Earth
  7. A very common mineral that you can write with

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The visible part of the sun • The solid part of the Earth • A message sent long distance • Writing in fancy handwriting • The water surrounding the Earth • A paper or book about one thing • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

sphere- graph- 2014-03-02

sphere- graph- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A famous person signing his/her name
  2. The solid part of the Earth
  3. Air and climate that surrounds the Earth
  4. Having a spherical shape
  5. Our population
  6. A message sent long distance
  7. The water surrounding the Earth
Down
  1. Study of handwriting (or graphs)
  2. Part of the Earth's surface where living things are
  3. Half of the Earth
  4. The visible part of the sun
  5. Writing in fancy handwriting
  6. A very common mineral that you can write with
  7. A paper or book about one thing
  8. Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic

15 Clues: Our population • Half of the Earth • Having a spherical shape • The solid part of the Earth • The visible part of the sun • Writing in fancy handwriting • A message sent long distance • A paper or book about one thing • The water surrounding the Earth • Study of handwriting (or graphs) • Writing 5-8 sentences on one topic • A famous person signing his/her name • ...

Stars and Planets 2021-11-29

Stars and Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. constellation that includes the north star
  2. this planet's year last 165 earth years
  3. Planet with the longest day
  4. the only planet that spins on its side
  5. cosmic snowball
  6. planet with the most moons
  7. the smallest planet
  8. distance that light can travel in one year
  9. planet with the tallest mountain
Down
  1. nickname for a shooting star
  2. dwarf planet that was once the 9th planet
  3. planet with the great red spot
  4. Third planet from the sun
  5. galaxy that includes Earth
  6. closest star to Earth

15 Clues: cosmic snowball • the smallest planet • closest star to Earth • Third planet from the sun • galaxy that includes Earth • planet with the most moons • Planet with the longest day • nickname for a shooting star • planet with the great red spot • planet with the tallest mountain • the only planet that spins on its side • this planet's year last 165 earth years • ...

Geographical Reminiscence 2023-07-26

Geographical Reminiscence crossword puzzle
Across
  1. World's Flattest Country
  2. Athens, Thessaloniki & Mykonos are in which country?
  3. Who did England beat in the 1966 WC Final
  4. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of this nation
  5. Buenos Aires is the capital of which country?
  6. Tallest Mountain on Earth
  7. Largest Country on Earth
  8. Capital of Hungary
  9. The capital of Nigeria (not Lagos)
  10. Largest Mediterranean island - just the "toe" of Italy's "boot."
Down
  1. Hottest Country on Earth, on average
  2. Nation with the most lakes on Earth
  3. World's Most Dangerous Nation (as of 2022)
  4. Pyramids of Giza are found in this country
  5. The Andes mountain range can be found in this country
  6. London is the capital of where?
  7. Where was Wolfgang Mozart from?
  8. Most succesful nation in terms of World Cup wins

18 Clues: Capital of Hungary • World's Flattest Country • Largest Country on Earth • Tallest Mountain on Earth • London is the capital of where? • Where was Wolfgang Mozart from? • The capital of Nigeria (not Lagos) • Nation with the most lakes on Earth • Hottest Country on Earth, on average • Who did England beat in the 1966 WC Final • World's Most Dangerous Nation (as of 2022) • ...

Year 7 Science Week 2 Vocabulary Search 2023-09-01

Year 7 Science Week 2 Vocabulary Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Sun's insides squish together to make light.
  2. Different shapes on Earth's surface like mountains or plains.
  3. Where all the living things are on Earth.
  4. energy Sunshine that we can use for power
  5. Learning about the rocks and dirt on Earth.
  6. Anything related to the Sun.
  7. A shape that looks like a banana slice in the sky.
  8. The kind of weather a place usually has.
  9. Big holes on the Moon's surface
  10. The air around us.
  11. A dark spot on the Sun.
  12. Name of the missions when people went to the Moon.
  13. All the living and non-living things in one place.
  14. When the ground shakes because of moving rocks.
  15. flares When the Sun shoots out hot stuff.
Down
  1. Different shapes of the Moon we see during the month.
  2. Anything related to the Moon
  3. The big pieces of land on Earth.
  4. The Sun, planets, and everything that goes around it.
  5. Moon dirt and rocks.
  6. It's what makes things fall back on the Moon, but not as hard as on Earth.
  7. Flames that shoot off the Sun
  8. Huge, deep waters on Earth.
  9. Studying everything about the Moon.
  10. The Sun's fiery halo during an eclipse
  11. The Sun's space bubble
  12. The part of the Sun we can see.
  13. The big rock we live on.
  14. Dark, flat areas on the Moon's surface.
  15. How the Moon's gravity makes the ocean go up and down.

30 Clues: The air around us. • Moon dirt and rocks. • The Sun's space bubble • A dark spot on the Sun. • The big rock we live on. • Huge, deep waters on Earth. • Anything related to the Moon • Anything related to the Sun. • Flames that shoot off the Sun • The part of the Sun we can see. • Big holes on the Moon's surface • The big pieces of land on Earth. • Studying everything about the Moon. • ...

Earth in Space 2021-11-02

Earth in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the path earth takes to move around the sun
  2. earth moving around the sun
  3. how much time the earth takes to revolve once
  4. earth spinning on itself
  5. the imaginary line that earth rotates on
  6. the line that separates north and south
  7. the way the earth's axis is slanted
  8. the lines that run east and west of the prime meridian
Down
  1. the direction earth rotates
  2. causes seasons
  3. the time it takes earth to rotate fully
  4. causes day and night
  5. the lines that run north and south of the equator

13 Clues: causes seasons • causes day and night • earth spinning on itself • the direction earth rotates • earth moving around the sun • the way the earth's axis is slanted • the time it takes earth to rotate fully • the line that separates north and south • the imaginary line that earth rotates on • the path earth takes to move around the sun • ...

Seasons Vocab 2021-11-23

Seasons Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaginary line that separates the two hemispheres on earth.
  2. when the earth rotates on its axis once.
  3. when the hemisphere you are on faces towards the sun.
  4. a star in the north
  5. the northern and southern parts of the earth are what?
  6. an orbit
Down
  1. rotating around an axis
  2. an imaginary line going through the poles.
  3. the "goldilocks" planet.
  4. when the earth revolves around the sun once.
  5. a star at the center of the solar system.
  6. orbits around the earth.

12 Clues: an orbit • a star in the north • rotating around an axis • the "goldilocks" planet. • orbits around the earth. • when the earth rotates on its axis once. • a star at the center of the solar system. • an imaginary line going through the poles. • when the earth revolves around the sun once. • when the hemisphere you are on faces towards the sun. • ...

Science Crossword 2014-01-13

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. device that measures temperature
  2. a violent disturbance in the atmosphere
  3. the earth layer we live on
  4. a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea at day
  5. a dry and hot air mass
  6. a tropical storm that forms on warm, ocean water
  7. device that measures wind speed
  8. a wet and cold air mass
  9. the change in earth’s rotation
  10. two cold air masses with a warm in the middle
  11. thunderstorms form in this cloud
  12. if this earth layer wasn't here, we’d be overcooked meat
  13. a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slowly moving warm air mass
  14. a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land at night
  15. device that measures wind direction
Down
  1. a swirling cumulonimbus cloud on land
  2. a warm and cold air mass with equal power
  3. earth layer that reflects radio waves
  4. winds that blow only in a small area
  5. earth layer that burns up meteors
  6. a wet and hot air mass
  7. a body of air with a given temperature, humidity, and pressure
  8. same winds that blow all around the world
  9. a rapidly moving warm air mass overtakes a slowly moving cold air mass
  10. device that measures humidity “relatively”
  11. we put satellites up in this earth layer of our atmosphere
  12. a band of high speed winds blowing west to east
  13. device that measures air pressure
  14. what keeps gasses on earth

29 Clues: a wet and hot air mass • a dry and hot air mass • a wet and cold air mass • the earth layer we live on • what keeps gasses on earth • the change in earth’s rotation • device that measures wind speed • device that measures temperature • thunderstorms form in this cloud • earth layer that burns up meteors • device that measures air pressure • device that measures wind direction • ...

Super blue blood moon 2018-01-29

Super blue blood moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. “Once in a blue moon” refers to the instance when there is a full moon _______ in a calendar month.
  2. The event occurs only during a _______ moon.
  3. The main body of the shadow.
  4. The next pole star.
  5. During a year with blue moon, there are _________ lunations as compared to the usual twelve.
  6. Earth's ___________________absorbs some colors while allowing others to pass through.
  7. A supermoon occurs when the full moon occurs at the moon's _________ (the closest point of the moon's orbit closest to Earth)
  8. The current pole star.
  9. For an eclipse to occur, the moon, sun and Earth must be lined up along the same ________.
Down
  1. This is called an eclipse season and occur about every _______ months and last for 34 days.
  2. The pole star for the ancient Egyptians.
  3. A blood moon is a moon formed during a __________eclipse.
  4. The next blue moon in 2018 will occur in _______.
  5. “Blood moon" occurs during a lunar eclipse when faint red _____________ shines out from the edges of the moon.
  6. The blue moon can never occur in this month.
  7. The earth is ___________ the moon and the sun.
  8. The furthest point of a moon on its orbit is called the ______________.
  9. The Moon's orbit around Earth is _____________.
  10. A lunar eclipse is when the ______'s shadow blocks the sun.
  11. This word is derived from the word "Moon".

20 Clues: The next pole star. • The current pole star. • The main body of the shadow. • The pole star for the ancient Egyptians. • This word is derived from the word "Moon". • The event occurs only during a _______ moon. • The blue moon can never occur in this month. • The earth is ___________ the moon and the sun. • The Moon's orbit around Earth is _____________. • ...

Astronomy 2013-05-08

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth-centered solar system
  2. This man theorized that the solar system was Sun-centered
  3. The star at the center of our solar system
  4. The planet we live on
  5. The belief that Aristotle's ideas were superior to any other in science
  6. The only natural satellite of the Earth
  7. An inferior planet closest to the Earth
  8. The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in our solar system
  9. He built the first reflecting telescope
  10. An instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects
  11. A superior planet closest to the Sun
  12. This man theorized that the solar system was Earth-centered
  13. An astronomical object orbiting a star
Down
  1. The visible streak of light from a meteoroid
  2. Sun-centered solar system
  3. This consists of the Sun and its planetary system
  4. Minor planets that are not Comets
  5. A dwarf planet that is not longer considered a planet
  6. The word for the small world
  7. The word for the large world
  8. A flat, rotating disk containing stars, gas and dust, and a central concentration of stars
  9. The eighth and farthest planet from the Sun
  10. The seventh planet from the Sun
  11. The largest planet in the solar system
  12. He wrote the laws of planetary motion
  13. A massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, stellar remnants, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and dark matter

26 Clues: The planet we live on • Sun-centered solar system • Earth-centered solar system • The word for the small world • The word for the large world • The seventh planet from the Sun • Minor planets that are not Comets • A superior planet closest to the Sun • He wrote the laws of planetary motion • The largest planet in the solar system • An astronomical object orbiting a star • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-09

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

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

Conditions for life on Earth 2024-12-09

Conditions for life on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. preserved physical characteristics of the environment that stand in for direct measurements
  2. what protects us from solar radiation
  3. Soo we get the right amount of light
  4. the type of feedback mechanism that increases the effect of the original effect
  5. the amount of the suns energy that’s reaching the earth at a particular time
  6. where the magnetic feild off earth is generated from
  7. type of bacteria that produced the first oxygen via photosynthesis
  8. a disadvantage of using ice cores
  9. isotopes looked at in ice cores include oxygen-___ and oxygen-18
Down
  1. the main protection against the sun’s UV
  2. the reflectivity of a surface
  3. the reason we have seasons
  4. why the earth can support an atmosphere
  5. bacteria that live deep under the ocean and use chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis
  6. means that days and nights aren’t too long or short
  7. this caught in the ice of glaciers can tell us when volcanoes erupted
  8. the type of feedback mechanism that cancels out the effect of the original effect
  9. what a high atmospheric pressure allows earth to have
  10. the area where the earth lies that is just right for life to form
  11. study of tree rings to find out the climate of an certain era
  12. the higher the mass of a planet, the greater the ___
  13. the plant and animal life of a particular region or period

22 Clues: the reason we have seasons • the reflectivity of a surface • a disadvantage of using ice cores • Soo we get the right amount of light • what protects us from solar radiation • why the earth can support an atmosphere • the main protection against the sun’s UV • means that days and nights aren’t too long or short • the higher the mass of a planet, the greater the ___ • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-03-12

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a landform that rises at least 1,000 feet (300 meters) or more above its surrounding area.
  2. when the continents were arranged together as a single supercontinent
  3. The man who said that Earth's land masses are in constant motion.
  4. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. thin shell on the outside of Earth
  7. relating to the ocean.
  8. massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
  9. of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
  10. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
Down
  1. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  2. pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
  3. It forms part of the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
  4. the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago)
  5. the chemistry of the earth's crust
  6. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle.
  7. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  8. the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy
  9. the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
  10. the solid, outer part of Earth.

20 Clues: relating to the ocean. • the solid, outer part of Earth. • the chemistry of the earth's crust • thin shell on the outside of Earth • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration • the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle. • massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere • ...

Bestest Crossword Ever 2022-04-28

Bestest Crossword Ever crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mars is named after the Roman god of ____
  2. 4th planet from the sun
  3. One Mars year is 687 _________
  4. The 3rd planet from the sun
  5. When the orbit of another planet lines it up in the opposite direction of the sun as seen from Earth
  6. The 3rd layerof Earth
Down
  1. Extends the length of Europe and has depths of up to four and a half miles
  2. The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying a planet’s atmosphere,temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to the environment of Earth to make it habitable by Earth-like life
  3. A very large shield volcano mountain on the planet Mars
  4. One of the three space rovers to land on Mars in 2021
  5. The Earth and Mars become their closest every 26 _____
  6. The larger of Mar's moons
  7. Ice found at the poles and beneath some of the surface of Mars
  8. Mars gets it red color from ____ oxide
  9. The smaller of Mars' moons

15 Clues: The 3rd layerof Earth • 4th planet from the sun • The larger of Mar's moons • The smaller of Mars' moons • The 3rd planet from the sun • One Mars year is 687 _________ • Mars gets it red color from ____ oxide • Mars is named after the Roman god of ____ • One of the three space rovers to land on Mars in 2021 • The Earth and Mars become their closest every 26 _____ • ...

Year 8 Science Term 2 Consolidation 2013-06-17

Year 8 Science Term 2 Consolidation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deepest layer of the earth (middle of the earth)
  2. The term used to describe the process of breaking down rocks by natural processes
  3. The digging up of ore or minerals from the ground
  4. A type of rock that is layered, it’s formed by sediments being compressed and cemented.
  5. These make up rocks, they contain 1 or more elements and can be mined as ores
  6. A type of rock formed when heat and/or pressure causes changes in crystals, forming a new type of rock.
  7. Melted rock that has erupted from the earth and sits on the surface
  8. These are weak spots in the earth’s crust that crack and allow magma to flow to the surface
  9. The name for melted rock
  10. A type of Igneous rock that has small crystals, cools quickly and forms on the surface of the earth
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  1. A type of mine used when ore is deep in the ground
  2. tiny rock particles broken down by wind or water
  3. The name for melted rock under the ground
  4. Rocks that are mined from the Earth
  5. A type of erosion where sand grains or topsoil is carried away
  6. When a mine is no longer being used and the land gets returned to its original state or better
  7. The movement of soil and weathered material from one place to another
  8. A type of mine used when ore is close to the surface and over a large area
  9. A type of Igneous rock that has large crystals, cools slowly and forms underground
  10. A type of erosion caused by the action of the sea
  11. The top layer of the Earth
  12. A type of rocks that is made from fire and formed when melted rock cools and hardens

22 Clues: The name for melted rock • The top layer of the Earth • Rocks that are mined from the Earth • The name for melted rock under the ground • tiny rock particles broken down by wind or water • The digging up of ore or minerals from the ground • A type of erosion caused by the action of the sea • A type of mine used when ore is deep in the ground • ...

Environmental Change and Management Crossword 2024-02-05

Environmental Change and Management Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Supports life on earth without requiring human action eg. decomposition
  2. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
  3. The ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution
  4. All the water on earth
  5. Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
  6. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  7. The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
  8. Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
  9. Release of harmful materials into the environment
  10. Worldview holding that we can manage the earth for our benefit but that we have an ethical responsibility to be caring and re
  11. The environment's provision of raw materials and natural resources eg food
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  1. Occurs when natural or human-induced processes decrease the future ability of land to support crops, livestock, or wild speci
  2. Hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms
  3. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  4. The cultural, recreational or psychological value of the environment for people
  5. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  6. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  7. A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
  8. An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic change
  9. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates

20 Clues: All the water on earth • Release of harmful materials into the environment • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts • The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • The ability of natural environments to absorb wastes and pollution • Hazardous waste causing danger from chemicals and infectious organisms • ...

Moving Energy Around the Planet Crossword 2024-11-19

Moving Energy Around the Planet Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The direction air spins in the northern hemisphere as a result of the Coriolis effect.
  2. The sphere of Earth that is not good at storing energy.
  3. Rotating ocean current.
  4. This always moves from hot to cold places.
  5. The equator gets this type of sunlight.
  6. The moderating effect will lead to this type of winter.
  7. Warm air at the equator will do this.
  8. The result of differences in sunlight and the tilt and revolution of the Earth.
  9. How energy moves in air and ocean currents.
  10. When the northern hemisphere is tilted ___________ the Sun, Canadians will experience summer
  11. Type of ocean circulation resulting from differences in heat and salt concentration.
  12. The part of Earth that receives the most energy from the Sun
  13. The atmosphere and hydrosphere are considered this because they can store large amounts of energy from the Sun. (two words)
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  1. Prevailing winds found between the equator and 30° north latitude or 30° south latitude. (two words)
  2. Movement of energy through direct contact.
  3. Area near the equator with little wind.
  4. Cool air sinking down to Earth's surface causes this. (two words)
  5. One way that mountains affect climate.
  6. This determines how much light is reflected off different parts of the Earth.
  7. Type of biome typically found at 30° north latitude and 30° south latitude.
  8. The most common climate type found near the equator.
  9. How energy moves from the Sun to the Earth.
  10. Warm air can hold more of this than cold air can.
  11. Typical weather resulting from warm ocean currents.
  12. Where Earth has the coldest temperatures.
  13. This type of ocean current typically brings dry conditions, clear skies and stable weather.

26 Clues: Rotating ocean current. • Warm air at the equator will do this. • One way that mountains affect climate. • Area near the equator with little wind. • The equator gets this type of sunlight. • Where Earth has the coldest temperatures. • Movement of energy through direct contact. • This always moves from hot to cold places. • How energy moves from the Sun to the Earth. • ...

The Surface of the Earth - Earth Layers - Storms 2022-05-24

The Surface of the Earth - Earth Layers - Storms crossword puzzle
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  1. A kind of storm that happens in cold places (pg.82)
  2. Earth has six of these (pg.64)
  3. The outer layer of the earth (pg.70)
  4. About 2900 km thick (pg.74)
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  1. When the air in the atmosphere moves, we call it ___ (pg. 78)
  2. Electricity that is made in the clouds (pg.80)
  3. Magma that flows out of the ground (pg.73)
  4. The place where the a landmass meets the ocean (pg.64)
  5. Most of the earth's surface is covered by ___ (pg. 62)
  6. A drawing of the surface of the earth (pg.66)
  7. About 3,500 km from the edge to the centre (pg.74)

11 Clues: About 2900 km thick (pg.74) • Earth has six of these (pg.64) • The outer layer of the earth (pg.70) • Magma that flows out of the ground (pg.73) • A drawing of the surface of the earth (pg.66) • Electricity that is made in the clouds (pg.80) • About 3,500 km from the edge to the centre (pg.74) • A kind of storm that happens in cold places (pg.82) • ...

Carbon Cycle Review 2024-11-20

Carbon Cycle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The energy molecule in ALL living things
  2. Cellular Respiration that is ____________ uses oxygen and makes 36 molecules of ATP.
  3. Cellular Respiration occurs in this organelle.
  4. Photosynthesis occurs in this organelle.
  5. organisms that make their food (plants)
  6. The Law of Conservation of _________ states that matter cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.
  7. A sugar / food (C6H12O6) made by plants during photosynthesis.
  8. Organisms that must eat other organisms for energy.
  9. All the living things on Earth
  10. All energy on Earth begins with this.
  11. Breaking chemical bonds ________ energy.
  12. A process that moves carbon from one sphere to another.
  13. All the water on Earth
  14. ATP stands for this.
  15. All the gases surrounding Earth
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  1. A process that converts sunlight energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.
  2. Scientific term for sugars (made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen).
  3. When dead (once living) things break down into soil, which releases CO2 to the atmosphere.
  4. The process a cell uses to convert the chemical energy in food (glucose) into a form of chemical energy that the cell can use.
  5. All the rocks/land on Earth
  6. The movement of carbon through living & nonliving parts of the Earth
  7. Cellular Respiration that is _____________ does not require oxygen, but only makes 2 molecules of ATP.
  8. Making chemical bonds _______ energy.
  9. A place where carbon is stored for a long time.
  10. The fossilized remains of dead organisms make coal, oil, and natural gas that humans burn for energy.
  11. The smallest building block of matter.

26 Clues: ATP stands for this. • All the water on Earth • All the rocks/land on Earth • All the living things on Earth • All the gases surrounding Earth • All energy on Earth begins with this. • Making chemical bonds _______ energy. • The smallest building block of matter. • organisms that make their food (plants) • The energy molecule in ALL living things • ...

Science 2013-06-03

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divide the night sky into two hemispheres
  2. the two dates when the Sun,on the ecliptic,crosses the celestial equator are around March 21 and September 22
  3. positioned between the Sun and the Moon such that Earth cassts its shadow on the surface of the Moon
  4. the planet we live on
  5. the area beyond the earth
  6. observed the sky and recorded changes and new events
  7. a constellation that is always above the horizon
  8. a disk-shaped collection of thousandsof small,icy bodies
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  1. Motion three profound conclusions
  2. for convenience
  3. related to story telling,ceremonies,and life activities
  4. well known across cultures
  5. defined asthe distance from Earth to the Sun,which is 150 million km
  6. the farthest known object
  7. the heavenly body that revolves around the earth

15 Clues: for convenience • the planet we live on • the area beyond the earth • the farthest known object • well known across cultures • Motion three profound conclusions • divide the night sky into two hemispheres • a constellation that is always above the horizon • the heavenly body that revolves around the earth • observed the sky and recorded changes and new events • ...

Solar System Cross Word 2024-06-05

Solar System Cross Word crossword puzzle
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  1. a lump of rock/metal that crashes in earth
  2. 7th closest to the sun
  3. Has rings made or rocks
  4. layer of gasses around planets
  5. system the system we live in
  6. eclipse the moon moves into the earth's shadow
  7. the star in our solar system
  8. 4th closest to the sun
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  1. a celestial body moving about the sun
  2. closest to the sun
  3. orbits the earth
  4. biggest planet in the solar system
  5. dwarf planet
  6. what planet we live on
  7. furthest planet from our sun
  8. in the night sky
  9. hole eats light and planets
  10. 2nd closest before
  11. eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
  12. way the galaxy we live in

20 Clues: dwarf planet • orbits the earth • in the night sky • closest to the sun • 2nd closest before • 7th closest to the sun • what planet we live on • 4th closest to the sun • Has rings made or rocks • way the galaxy we live in • hole eats light and planets • furthest planet from our sun • system the system we live in • the star in our solar system • layer of gasses around planets • ...

The Water Cycle 2023-11-10

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. temperature at which dew forms
  2. Water with 16.5 ppt or more of salt
  3. All the communities of living things on Earth compose
  4. process through which plants release water.
  5. Water with less than 3.0 parts per thousand
  6. continuous movement of water and many processes
  7. tasteless, odorless, and colorless, chemical compound : H2O
  8. amount of water vapor in the air
  9. form of evaporation in which water vaporizes from ice without becoming water first.
  10. substance that dissolves a solute.
  11. gaseous layer that encompasses the earth.
  12. bonding of water molecules to each other
  13. all the water on Earth, whether liquid, solid, salty, or fresh
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  1. ability of a liquid to move upward against the force of gravity
  2. water that contains salt
  3. process by which water leaves the surface of the earth and becomes water vapor.
  4. change in the state of matter to a denser phase.
  5. is moisture from the atmosphere that is returned to the earth.
  6. mixture of solutes and solvents.
  7. downward movement of water through the soil
  8. mixture of salt water and fresh water
  9. is the bonding of water molecules to other substances.
  10. substance that is dissolved in a solution.
  11. soil and rock that make up the earth’s crust.

24 Clues: water that contains salt • temperature at which dew forms • mixture of solutes and solvents. • amount of water vapor in the air • substance that dissolves a solute. • Water with 16.5 ppt or more of salt • mixture of salt water and fresh water • bonding of water molecules to each other • gaseous layer that encompasses the earth. • substance that is dissolved in a solution. • ...

SLC meets UOI - Grade3Elm 2024-03-01

SLC meets UOI - Grade3Elm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which layer of the Earth creates a magnetic field that shields us from solar winds?
  2. What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
  3. What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
  4. Which sphere of the Earth is responsible for the circulation of water?
  5. What is the central part of the Earth called?
Down
  1. What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?
  2. What metal is the core mainly made of?
  3. What is the thickest layer of the Earth making up 85% of its weight?
  4. A large moving sheet of ice
  5. Which sphere is called the outer shell or skeleton of the Earth?
  6. What is the place where the tectonic plates touch?
  7. Which sphere of the Earth consists of all living organisms?

12 Clues: A large moving sheet of ice • What metal is the core mainly made of? • What is the outermost layer of the Earth? • What is the central part of the Earth called? • What causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? • What is the place where the tectonic plates touch? • Which sphere of the Earth consists of all living organisms? • ...

Chapter 1 Vocab 2016-09-18

Chapter 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Core, A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  2. The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume (mass divided by volume)
  3. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  4. The parts of Earth that contain living things
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  7. Wave, Vibrations that travel through Earth, carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  8. The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
  9. Current, The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  10. A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  11. A dark, dense igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
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  1. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  2. A group of parts that work together as a whole
  3. Force, Any natural process that builds up Earth's surface
  4. The part of earth that consists of water in any of its forms, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and water vapor
  5. The densest parts of Earth, that include the crust, mantle and core
  6. The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer
  7. Force, Any natural process that tears down or
  8. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
  9. Core, A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the in re core of earth
  10. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  11. The ability to do work or cause change
  12. away Earth's surface

23 Clues: away Earth's surface • The ability to do work or cause change • Force, Any natural process that tears down or • The parts of Earth that contain living things • A group of parts that work together as a whole • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • ...

science 2023-03-02

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy stored
  2. makes us be able to see
  3. some light let through
  4. closest star to earth
  5. doesn't let any light through
  6. is the closest planet to sun
  7. bending of light
  8. energy of heat
  9. you live
  10. is the farthest planet from earth.
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  1. energy in motion
  2. one in 24 hours
  3. starts with u ends with an s
  4. where earth is in
  5. lets nearly all light through
  6. bouncing of light

16 Clues: you live • energy stored • energy of heat • one in 24 hours • energy in motion • bending of light • where earth is in • bouncing of light • closest star to earth • some light let through • makes us be able to see • starts with u ends with an s • is the closest planet to sun • lets nearly all light through • doesn't let any light through • is the farthest planet from earth.

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-11

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth spinning on its axis.
  2. The darkest part of a shadow, especially during an eclipse.
  3. The period during a total solar eclipse when the sun is completely covered.
  4. The difference in height between high tide and low tide.
  5. The Earth orbiting around the sun.
  6. More than half, but not fully, illuminated moon.
  7. The moon phase when it's getting smaller.
  8. The point in Earth's orbit when it's closest to the sun.
  9. The moon phase when the entire moon is visible.
  10. The shape of the illuminated portion of the moon as seen from Earth.
  11. The minimum height reached by a falling tide.
  12. A thin, curved shape of the moon.
  13. The moon phase where half of the moon is visible.
  14. Two high tides and two low tides each day.
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  1. The moon phase when half of the moon is visible again.
  2. When the moon passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun.
  3. The half of the Earth north of the equator.
  4. The maximum height reached by a rising tide.
  5. A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide.
  6. One high tide and one low tide each day.
  7. A tidal pattern with two high tides and one low tide, or vice versa.
  8. When the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
  9. The point in Earth's orbit when it's farthest from the sun.
  10. The half of the Earth south of the equator.
  11. The complete set of phases the moon goes through.
  12. The moon phase when it's getting bigger.
  13. When the entire sun or moon is blocked during an eclipse.
  14. A tide with the least difference between high and low tide.
  15. The outer part of a shadow, less dark than the umbra.
  16. The longest or shortest day of the year.
  17. The start of a lunar cycle.
  18. When only part of the sun or moon is blocked during an eclipse.
  19. When day and night are approximately equal in length.

33 Clues: The start of a lunar cycle. • The Earth spinning on its axis. • A thin, curved shape of the moon. • The Earth orbiting around the sun. • One high tide and one low tide each day. • The moon phase when it's getting bigger. • The longest or shortest day of the year. • The moon phase when it's getting smaller. • Two high tides and two low tides each day. • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-24

Unit 4 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Occurs when the sun and moon are at a right angle with the earth
  2. The spinning or Earth on its axis. Every day the Earth rotates or spins on its axis.
  3. A natural object that exists outside the Earths atmosphere. Ex.stars, planets, asteroids
  4. The path that a body follows as it moves/travels around another body in space.
  5. the imaginary line at which earth rotates
  6. A period of year characterized by particular conditions of weather or temperature
  7. The imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into 2 hemispheres
  8. The force that draws objects toward each other
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  1. the state of the atmosphere in any given time/place
  2. A measure of how hot or cold something is
  3. The time/date when both day and night are at equal time
  4. To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
  5. a measure of the intensity of light hitting earths surface
  6. A pattern of motion that happens constantly because of the sun and moon
  7. Occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are in a straight line
  8. Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north of the equator
  9. Either of the 2 times in a year when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.

17 Clues: A measure of how hot or cold something is • the imaginary line at which earth rotates • The force that draws objects toward each other • To move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere in any given time/place • The time/date when both day and night are at equal time • a measure of the intensity of light hitting earths surface • ...

SPACED OUT 2013-12-03

SPACED OUT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet between Mercury and Earth
  2. What all the planets revolve around
  3. The number of planets in our solar system
  4. The name of a gaseous planet
  5. The name of the phase when the entire side of the moon is lit
  6. Number of hours it takes for Earth to complete one rotation
  7. The planet that is closest to the sun
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  1. This planet is also called 'The Red' planet
  2. The only planet known to support life
  3. When the moon is more than half lit (Starts with G)
  4. The name of the phase when the entire side of the moon is in shadow
  5. The name of a dwarf planet
  6. The largest planet in our solar system
  7. The name of our galaxy
  8. What rocks that float around in space are called
  9. The number of different seasons in a year
  10. The change in water levels on Earth
  11. The Earth's natural satellite

18 Clues: The name of our galaxy • The name of a dwarf planet • The name of a gaseous planet • The Earth's natural satellite • What all the planets revolve around • The change in water levels on Earth • The planet between Mercury and Earth • The only planet known to support life • The planet that is closest to the sun • The largest planet in our solar system • ...

World Geography Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2024-08-16

World Geography Chapter 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
  2. the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming
  3. molten rock that is located below Earth's surface
  4. a plausible general principle offered to explain observed facts
  5. the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water
  6. thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
  7. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  8. part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  9. a large body of ice that moves across the surface of the Eart
  10. water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs
  11. the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
  12. outer layer of the Earth, a hard rocky shell forming Earth's surface
  13. process of cracking that occurs when the folded land cannot be bent any further
  14. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
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  1. the part of the Earth where life exists
  2. chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  3. a crack or break in Earth's crust
  4. the process of converting into vapor, or gas
  5. the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  6. piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers
  7. the upper layer of land
  8. innermost layer of the Earth made up of a super-hot but solid inner core and a super-hot liquid outer core
  9. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  10. the term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of Earth's physical features
  11. regular movement of Earth's water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean
  12. moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
  13. dive beneath continental plates, often causing mountains to form on land
  14. slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate, creating debris that can cause continents to grow outward
  15. a globe-shaped body

29 Clues: a globe-shaped body • the upper layer of land • a crack or break in Earth's crust • the part of the Earth where life exists • the process of converting into vapor, or gas • piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • molten rock that is located below Earth's surface • ...

24 Biggest Episodes on Earth 2021-12-02

24 Biggest Episodes on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth
  2. worst mass extinction
  3. animals in fossil record who first started sharing DNA between two organisms for offspring
  4. force that pulled matter together to create Earth
  5. first continent formed when plate tectonics began
  6. type of animals that ruled Earth after the extinction of dinosaurs
  7. earliest form of life
  8. extinction that wiped out 80% of life but made it possible for dinosaurs to rule afterwards
  9. these types of animals flourished in the oceans after the Ordovician Silurian mass extinction
  10. animal that modern birds are based on
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  1. when Eukaryotes started to to harness different forms of energy by eating these bacteria
  2. the earliest form of photosynthesis did not free up this element
  3. flowers first appeared on Earth when these massive creatures were alive
  4. the famous super continent
  5. did plants or animals appear on land first
  6. type of organism that appeared on land after plants
  7. time era where many animals started to appear
  8. when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere
  9. first complex organisms deriving from the frozen Earth 200 million years ago

19 Clues: worst mass extinction • earliest form of life • the famous super continent • animal that modern birds are based on • did plants or animals appear on land first • time era where many animals started to appear • when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere • ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth • force that pulled matter together to create Earth • ...

4 and 1/2 Week Exam 2013-02-04

4 and 1/2 Week Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An eclipse when the moon is in between the Sun and Earth and blocks the view of the Sun
  2. type of resource does not run out (Examples: Sun, Wind, Water, etc.)
  3. Solar ____ is a stream of electrical particles moving from the Sun to Earth
  4. Second layer of the sun; provides the light the sun gives off
  5. The Earth spinning around on its axis
  6. Outer layer of the sun only visible during an eclipse
  7. Solar ___ is bright, fiery spot on the surface of the Sun caused by a magnetic storm
  8. Center of the sun; provides energy for the Sun
Down
  1. Dark spots on the surface of the sun, cooler areas of the Sun
  2. Sun is the center of the solar system
  3. Earth is at the center of the solar system
  4. Third layer of the sun; provides the Sun’s color
  5. The Earth moving in an ellipse around the Sun
  6. NASA spinoff that regulates the beating of the heart
  7. Food that is _____ dried NASA spinoff invented so food lasts long enough on space trips
  8. An eclipse when the Earth is in between the Moon and Sun and the moon looks red

16 Clues: Sun is the center of the solar system • The Earth spinning around on its axis • Earth is at the center of the solar system • The Earth moving in an ellipse around the Sun • Center of the sun; provides energy for the Sun • Third layer of the sun; provides the Sun’s color • NASA spinoff that regulates the beating of the heart • ...

Earth's Rotation and Revolution 2025-12-04

Earth's Rotation and Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth's north end is tilted toward the sun.
  2. The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center. and the North and South Poles
  3. The time it takes for the Earth to make one complete rotation.
  4. Because the Earth takes 365.25 days to orbit the sun, we add a day every four years called
  5. Another name for the fall equinox.
  6. The season in the Northern Hemisphere when the Earth's north end is tilted away from the sun.
  7. Another name for the spring equinox.
  8. The path the Earth takes around the sun.
  9. When neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun with equal day and night.
Down
  1. The time is takes for the Earth to make one complete revolution.
  2. The sun appears farthest north of the equator once a year and farthest south once each year.
  3. A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and division of a year.
  4. The spinning of the Earth on its axis.
  5. The time from one full moon to another.
  6. The movement of one object around another.
  7. Earth has season because of this and its revolution around the sun.

16 Clues: Another name for the fall equinox. • Another name for the spring equinox. • The spinning of the Earth on its axis. • The time from one full moon to another. • The path the Earth takes around the sun. • The movement of one object around another. • The time it takes for the Earth to make one complete rotation. • ...

Year 8 Science Term 2 Consolidation 2013-06-17

Year 8 Science Term 2 Consolidation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of erosion caused by the action of the sea
  2. A type of rock that is layered, it’s formed by sediments being compressed and cemented.
  3. A type of rock formed when heat and/or pressure causes changes in crystals, forming a new type of rock.
  4. A type of mine used when ore is deep in the ground
  5. The movement of soil and weathered material from one place to another
  6. The top layer of the Earth
  7. tiny rock particles broken down by wind or water
  8. The name for melted rock
Down
  1. A type of erosion where sand grains or topsoil is carried away
  2. These are weak spots in the earth’s crust that crack and allow magma to flow to the surface
  3. When a mine is no longer being used and the land gets returned to its original state or better
  4. Melted rock that has erupted from the earth and sits on the surface
  5. The name for melted rock under the ground
  6. The deepest layer of the earth (middle of the earth)
  7. A type of Igneous rock that has small crystals, cools quickly and forms on the surface of the earth
  8. The digging up of ore or minerals from the ground
  9. Rocks that are mined from the Earth
  10. A type of Igneous rock that has large crystals, cools slowly and forms underground
  11. A type of rocks that is made from fire and formed when melted rock cools and hardens
  12. A type of mine used when ore is close to the surface and over a large area
  13. The term used to describe the process of breaking down rocks by natural processes
  14. These make up rocks, they contain 1 or more elements and can be mined as ores

22 Clues: The name for melted rock • The top layer of the Earth • Rocks that are mined from the Earth • The name for melted rock under the ground • tiny rock particles broken down by wind or water • A type of erosion caused by the action of the sea • The digging up of ore or minerals from the ground • A type of mine used when ore is deep in the ground • ...

The Tools of Geography 2013-02-07

The Tools of Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the branch of geography that study nature
  2. U.S astronomer
  3. Is the closest star system from our own sun
  4. Studies issues that are relevant to all of the planet
  5. Is the explosion that marks the begging of the universe
  6. Is when something is located related to another point
  7. Is the study of physical and human characteristics in a location
  8. The movement of a body in an own axis around the earth
  9. Studies issues, which are relevant to a group of places that make up a specific region.
  10. Is the process by which multiples atoms get together to make a heavier nuclear
  11. Is an imaginary line located in 0º longitude
  12. Are the moving plates of the earth
  13. Is an imaginary line that divide the world into two hemisphere located in 0º latitude
  14. Is when something is located by latitude and longitude degrees
Down
  1. Is an imaginary line where galaxies body rotate
  2. A massive luminous ball of gas conformed by atoms
  3. Studies the way humans interact with their environment and the consequences of these interactions.
  4. Is the branch of geography that studies all human activities
  5. All types of water in the earth
  6. Is a divided area of one part that share same characteristics with another part
  7. Are the rocks and soil in the earth
  8. The action of rotating in an own axis
  9. Is a massive system of stars
  10. Is the study of the movement of human and physical characteristics on earth
  11. All the gases surrounding the earth
  12. It studies issues at a level which focus on specific areas like in cities, neighbors etc.
  13. Is what studies the entire universe

27 Clues: U.S astronomer • Is a massive system of stars • All types of water in the earth • Are the moving plates of the earth • Are the rocks and soil in the earth • All the gases surrounding the earth • Is what studies the entire universe • The action of rotating in an own axis • Is the closest star system from our own sun • Is the branch of geography that study nature • ...

Plate Tectonic Terms 2022-10-05

Plate Tectonic Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Fire - Shaped like a horseshoe and found around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, contains most of earth's volcanoes and earthquakes
  2. - When two tectonic plates move towards each other
  3. - Cracks in the earth’s crust as a result of the tectonic plates moving. The cracks can be big or small
  4. - The thinnest layer of the earth, it makes up the Earth's surface and lies on top of the mantle
  5. - These land forms are made when two continental plates collide
  6. - The study of planet Earth (its history, materials, processes, procuts and physical nature)
  7. - A natural disaster that occurs when two tectonic plates suddenly slip past each other
  8. - Fracture zone along the bottom of the ocean where molten mantle material comes to the surface and creates a new ocean floor
  9. - Measurement unit for measuring earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
Down
  1. - There are three main types of ______: divergent, convergent and transform
  2. - When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. - When two tectonic plates slide past each other
  4. - Extreme amounts of heat and ____ within the earth causes magma to flow in convection currents, these currents cause the moments of tectonic plates
  5. - Process of one tectonic plate melting, sliding, or falling beneath another plate
  6. - These land forms are made when tectonic plates move towards each other. A type of mountain that has magma and lava.
  7. - The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  8. - Name for the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  9. - Number of major tectonic plates
  10. - Lies between the crust and the outer core. Makes up 84% of the Earth’s volume
  11. - A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth

20 Clues: - Number of major tectonic plates • - When two tectonic plates slide past each other • - When two tectonic plates move towards each other • - When two tectonic plates move away from each other • - These land forms are made when two continental plates collide • - A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth • ...