the earth Crossword Puzzles

Tectonic Plates Cross Word 2016-03-21

Tectonic Plates Cross Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a arc shaped chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone
  2. a crack or fracture in the earths crust that is associated with movement
  3. the solid outer section of Earth
  4. a high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the earth's surface with steep or sloping sides
  5. the area where one plate is being pulled under the edge of the other
  6. the out come of when two oceanic plates collide, and the older plate it forced under the younger one
  7. when two plates are moving apart/away from each other
  8. the out come of two continental plates diverge
  9. when two plates grind against each other to make an earth quake
  10. a steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Down
  1. Tectonic a theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that move over the mantle, the plates act like a hard and rigid shell
  2. the scientist who named Pangaea
  3. the only liquid layer of earth
  4. the earth's crust the makes up the continents
  5. molten rock, gases, and solid crystals and minerals
  6. when two plates are pushing towards each other
  7. where two plates meet
  8. when the continents on earth used to be connected in one big piece of land
  9. a vent in the earths surface through which magma and gases erupt
  10. the rocky inner layer above the core

20 Clues: where two plates meet • the only liquid layer of earth • the scientist who named Pangaea • the solid outer section of Earth • the rocky inner layer above the core • a steep-sided depression in the ocean floor • the earth's crust the makes up the continents • when two plates are pushing towards each other • the out come of two continental plates diverge • ...

Sun, Earth and Moon vocab 2022-04-06

Sun, Earth and Moon vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural object that rotates around a planet.
  2. A force that pulls things together.
  3. Occurs when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
  4. The appearance of the illuminated part of the moon seen by someone on Earth.
  5. When you see more of the illuminated half of the Moon each night.
  6. A telescope launched into Earth’s orbit in 1990
  7. Having to do with the moon
  8. another object
  9. Occurs when the Sun is directly above Earth’s equator.
  10. The amount of space between two things.
  11. When you see less of the illuminated half of the Moon each night.
  12. The partial or complete obscuring of one celestial body by another
Down
  1. The way that something looks
  2. Occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.
  3. This occurs when all of the Moon’s surface facing Earth reflects light.
  4. A round, solid, 3D figure
  5. The day when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
  6. A push or pull in a certain direction.
  7. To move in a circle around another object
  8. Occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun.
  9. The path one object in space takes
  10. A representation of a structure
  11. A line a body rotates on
  12. An instrument used for viewing distant objects
  13. turning around a center or axis

25 Clues: another object • A line a body rotates on • A round, solid, 3D figure • Having to do with the moon • The way that something looks • A representation of a structure • turning around a center or axis • The path one object in space takes • A force that pulls things together. • A push or pull in a certain direction. • The amount of space between two things. • ...

science 8 grade 2024-01-24

science 8 grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The track of the Moon's shadow across Earth's surface
  2. an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not completely hide the solar surface
  3. the natural satellite of the earth, visible
  4. a layer of the Sun that is visible to us on Earth.
  5. the planet on which we live on
  6. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
  7. an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of Flares
  8. is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface
Down
  1. an eclipse of the sun in which the moon completely hides the solar surface
  2. is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun
  3. he fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an object,
  4. The golden rule for all solar observing
  5. the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere
  6. occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun
  7. the star which the earth orbits.
  8. the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an object
  9. the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars.

17 Clues: the planet on which we live on • the star which the earth orbits. • The golden rule for all solar observing • the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere • the natural satellite of the earth, visible • a layer of the Sun that is visible to us on Earth. • an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon • is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun • ...

The Reasons for the Season 2015-11-29

The Reasons for the Season crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City b and e are located at the ____________.
  2. Position D on the diagram shows this season.
  3. The earth makes one ______________ every 24 hours.
  4. Position B on the diagram shows this season.
  5. The equator divides the Earth into Northern and Southern ______________.
  6. The path that the Earth follows as it revolves around the sun.
Down
  1. The 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's axis causes us to have __________________.
  2. While city f is experiencing summer, city d is experiencing this season.
  3. The point at which the sun is farthest north from the equator is called the summer ________.
  4. When earth travels once around the sun we call this a _____________.
  5. The imaginary vertical line that goes through the center of the Earth.
  6. The axis divides the Earth into North and South _________.
  7. When the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.
  8. According to the diagram, city a is experiencing this season.

14 Clues: Position D on the diagram shows this season. • Position B on the diagram shows this season. • City b and e are located at the ____________. • The earth makes one ______________ every 24 hours. • The axis divides the Earth into North and South _________. • According to the diagram, city a is experiencing this season. • ...

Seasons 2021-11-23

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Located directly 90 degrees north of the equator at the end of the axis
  2. - Located directly 90 degrees south of the equator at the end of the axis
  3. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  4. - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis
  5. - The coldest season of the year which occurs in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
  6. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  7. - When the southern and northern hemispheres face about the same lengths of day and night time
  8. axis - The imaginary line that causes the earth to spin at a 23.5 degree angle.
Down
  1. - The planet that is home to humans
  2. - The warmest season of the year occurring in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere in December to February
  3. - When the sun is at its highest or lowest point on earth and causing the shortest and longest day of the year.
  4. - The invisible line that is a 0 degrees of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun
  6. - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat
  7. - When the earth completes a full revolution

15 Clues: - The planet that is home to humans • - When the earth completes a full revolution • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun • - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat • - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis • ...

Geography Vocabulary Part 1 2021-01-11

Geography Vocabulary Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary especially of a country or state
  2. explains how people live in their environment
  3. continent comprising Greenland, United States, and Canada (and Mexico and Central America)
  4. a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water
  5. southern part of North America extending from Mexico to northwestern Colombia
  6. an administrative district of division of a country (such as Canada)
  7. the area on the earth between the 23 1/2 degrees N and 23 1/2 degrees S lines of latitude, where the climate is almost always hot
  8. imaginary lines on a map or globe that measure distance north and south of the Equator and distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
  9. the half of the Earth north of the Equator
  10. description of the natural environment of a place; It includes physical features, weather and climate, soil, vegetation, and animal life.
  11. a large body of saltwater
  12. an imaginary line drawn on the Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things
  13. Water in different sizes and shapes, naturally found on the Earth's surface. Oceans, seas, bays, lakes, rivers, and ponds are examples.
  14. a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things
  15. a symbol that shows the directions
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  1. the line of longitude from the South Pole to the North Pole measured in degrees; It divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
  2. the land next to the ocean
  3. the measurement on a map or globe that shows the distance between places
  4. a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
  5. an inlet of a body of water (as the sea) that is naturally smaller than a gulf
  6. the half of Earth east of the Prime Meridian
  7. half of the globe or half of the earth. The four hemispheres are northern, southern, eastern, and western.
  8. a line or natural feature that separates one area or country from another
  9. the half of the earth comprising North and South America and their surrounding waters west of the Prime Meridian
  10. hemisphere the half of Earth south of the Equator
  11. an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses
  12. flow of water that goes to an ocean or a lake
  13. a very large body of land
  14. the unit of measurement used for longitude and latitude
  15. a large open area of grassland
  16. a large body of water that cuts deep in to the land
  17. a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses; An isthmus has water on two sides
  18. the entire Western Hemisphere continent south of Mesoamerica

33 Clues: a very large body of land • the land next to the ocean • a large body of saltwater • a large open area of grassland • a symbol that shows the directions • the half of the Earth north of the Equator • a boundary especially of a country or state • the half of Earth east of the Prime Meridian • explains how people live in their environment • ...

Happy Earth Month! 2022-03-04

Happy Earth Month! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to use less
  2. grown without the use of human-made materials
  3. trash in a public place
  4. converts waste into reusable material
  5. something that is planted on earth day
  6. state of net-zero carbon dioxide emissions (two words)
  7. able to be maintained
  8. to contaminate
  9. to use again
  10. what to do with leftover food
Down
  1. to protect from harm
  2. tiny bits of plastic that pollute oceans
  3. color you commonly see during Earth Month
  4. energy not depleted by use
  5. planet we live on
  6. goal of sending nothing to a landfill (two words)
  7. from a source that is not depleted when used (two words)
  8. reused discarded material or objects
  9. the goal of Earth Month is to protect the _____
  10. coal, oil, and natural gas (two words)

20 Clues: to use less • to use again • to contaminate • planet we live on • to protect from harm • able to be maintained • trash in a public place • energy not depleted by use • what to do with leftover food • reused discarded material or objects • converts waste into reusable material • something that is planted on earth day • coal, oil, and natural gas (two words) • ...

Harper McDonald's: ✨Science Words✨ 2021-10-14

Harper McDonald's: ✨Science Words✨ crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2nd deepest part of earth
  2. beneath the crust
  3. when the plates separate
  4. a scissor-like movement
  5. Tightness
  6. the outside of earth
  7. deepest part of earth
  8. solid outer shell
Down
  1. shatters easily
  2. Being pushed on both sides
  3. deformable
  4. when the plates collide
  5. below the lithosphere
  6. turning into something else
  7. in the ground

15 Clues: Tightness • deformable • in the ground • shatters easily • beneath the crust • solid outer shell • the outside of earth • below the lithosphere • deepest part of earth • when the plates collide • a scissor-like movement • when the plates separate • 2nd deepest part of earth • Being pushed on both sides • turning into something else

Astronomy Criss-Cross 2022-03-29

Astronomy Criss-Cross crossword puzzle
Across
  1. believed in a sun centered universe
  2. farther objects to earth appear blue
  3. amount of time a planet takes to rotate on its axis
  4. the time it takes the moon to rotate around the earth one full time
  5. believed in an earth centered universe
  6. motion of an object as it goes around another body in space
  7. path an object follows as it travels around another body in space
  8. stars you can see all year long, at N+S poles
  9. found that all galaxies are affected by red shift except close neighbours
  10. Spin of an object on its axis
  11. a group of stars in a region of the sky
Down
  1. imaginary point in the sky, directly above observer
  2. distance light travels in a year
  3. angle between object and horizon
  4. created laws of motion,found gravitational force
  5. time it takes a planet to revolve around the sun
  6. closer objects to earth appear red
  7. line where sky and earth meet

18 Clues: line where sky and earth meet • Spin of an object on its axis • distance light travels in a year • angle between object and horizon • closer objects to earth appear red • believed in a sun centered universe • farther objects to earth appear blue • believed in an earth centered universe • a group of stars in a region of the sky • stars you can see all year long, at N+S poles • ...

Our earth and our solar system-5th std 2021-05-10

Our earth and our solar system-5th std crossword puzzle
Across
  1. called satellite of the earth (4)
  2. things on earth remain on it due to me (7)
  3. i was launched on 5th Nov 2013 (10)
  4. lies above the surface of the earth (3)
  5. i travel in the spacecraft (9)
  6. band of numerous small heavenly bodies between mars and jupiter (8)
  7. closer to us than any other start (3)
  8. object sent from earth into space (6)
Down
  1. i was the spacecraft to the moon in 2008 (12)
  2. have their own light (5)
  3. heavenly bodies that revolve around the planet(9)
  4. planets revolve around the sun in a specific part (5)
  5. heavenly body that does not twinkle (6)
  6. known as dwarf planet (5)
  7. gets its light from the sun (5)

15 Clues: have their own light (5) • known as dwarf planet (5) • i travel in the spacecraft (9) • gets its light from the sun (5) • called satellite of the earth (4) • i was launched on 5th Nov 2013 (10) • closer to us than any other start (3) • object sent from earth into space (6) • lies above the surface of the earth (3) • heavenly body that does not twinkle (6) • ...

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary 2022-01-01

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of objects beyond Earth and how they interact
  2. oval shape of planetary orbit
  3. an object that orbits a star but has not cleared the path of other objects
  4. a.k.a. longitude
  5. a science rule that has never been disproven
  6. the distance from the Earth to the Sun
  7. the distance light travels in one year
  8. the movement of one object around another
  9. the unit of distance most used by astronomers
Down
  1. patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky
  2. a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets
  3. invented to try to explain retrograde motion
  4. Greek who calculated the radius of the Earth
  5. belief that the Earth is the center of everything
  6. giant balls of hot plasma that give off radiation
  7. the point in the sky directly overhead
  8. how high an object is above the horizon
  9. the direction pointed in the sky measured in degrees

18 Clues: a.k.a. longitude • oval shape of planetary orbit • the point in the sky directly overhead • the distance from the Earth to the Sun • the distance light travels in one year • how high an object is above the horizon • the movement of one object around another • a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets • patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky • ...

AAbbott Crossword 2023-02-01

AAbbott Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waves that go through the earth and come from earthquakes or explosions.
  2. The Inmost layer of the earth’s interior.
  3. The sphere that surrounds the earth that protects form solar wind.
  4. The top layer of the Earth.
  5. An Igneous rock that comprises most continental crust.
  6. A weak spot in the crust that can form Islands.
  7. Rocks formed by heat and pressure.
  8. The largest layer of the earth’s interior.
  9. The study of the earth and how it was formed.
Down
  1. A theory that explains many geologic phenomena.
  2. Rocks formed by volcanic activity.
  3. Harmful ions shot from the sun.
  4. A tool that measures the intensity of earthquakes.
  5. The process of separation of heavy and light materials within the earth’s layers.
  6. An Igneous rock that comprises most oceanic crust.
  7. When a wave changes direction when entering a substance.
  8. Rocks formed by sediments being compressed.
  9. The main unit of large distance in the metric system.

18 Clues: The top layer of the Earth. • Harmful ions shot from the sun. • Rocks formed by volcanic activity. • Rocks formed by heat and pressure. • The Inmost layer of the earth’s interior. • The largest layer of the earth’s interior. • Rocks formed by sediments being compressed. • The study of the earth and how it was formed. • A theory that explains many geologic phenomena. • ...

Origins and Value of the world 2022-02-21

Origins and Value of the world crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What God created on the third day
  2. Christians who interpret the bible symbolically
  3. What God created on the second day
  4. Who do Christians believe created the universe
  5. God gave us Earth so we have _____ to look after it
  6. What day did God rest
  7. What is the scientific theory of the universe's creation.
Down
  1. People think we should look after Earth's _______
  2. many people feel this towards the Earth
  3. God charged humans with ______ to look after the earth.
  4. Christians who interpret the bible literally
  5. God gave humans _______ over Earth
  6. What day did God make Humans
  7. What God created on the first day

14 Clues: What day did God rest • What day did God make Humans • What God created on the third day • What God created on the first day • God gave humans _______ over Earth • What God created on the second day • many people feel this towards the Earth • Christians who interpret the bible literally • Who do Christians believe created the universe • ...

Our earth 2024-05-03

Our earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explorers guide
  2. nickname of the earth
  3. model of the earth
  4. half of the earth
  5. Blue planet
  6. evidence of past life
  7. table land
Down
  1. turn waste into usable materials
  2. Earth's protective layer
  3. Dense wet woodland
  4. fertile land in the desert
  5. Earth's mid line
  6. arid land

13 Clues: arid land • table land • Blue planet • explorers guide • Earth's mid line • half of the earth • Dense wet woodland • model of the earth • nickname of the earth • evidence of past life • Earth's protective layer • fertile land in the desert • turn waste into usable materials

6th Grade - 1st Semester Review 2024-12-15

6th Grade - 1st Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Imaginary Lines that run north and south on the earth for location
  2. Invented the Battering Ram/Skilled Warriors
  3. an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
  4. Imaginary Lines that run east and west on the earth for location
  5. Government based on Religion
  6. The Time before writing was invented
  7. Tallest Mountain Range in the World
  8. Longest River in Africa
Down
  1. An imaginary line that dives the earth into north and south hemispheres
  2. Largest Empire in the Fertile Crescent, shared their math and science
  3. shows boundaries of states/countries
  4. Longest Mountain Range in the World
  5. Belief in many gods
  6. Government ruled by a king/queen
  7. Belief in One God
  8. Citizens Elect Representatives to make laws
  9. A supercontinent that contained all the continents today
  10. More than what is needed

18 Clues: Belief in One God • Belief in many gods • Longest River in Africa • More than what is needed • Government based on Religion • Government ruled by a king/queen • Longest Mountain Range in the World • shows boundaries of states/countries • The Time before writing was invented • Tallest Mountain Range in the World • Invented the Battering Ram/Skilled Warriors • ...

Ninjago Elements 2020-12-21

Ninjago Elements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Overlord
  2. Dareth's fake element that worked
  3. Garmadon, FSM, Omega, Mystake
  4. Movie Lloyd
  5. Karlof
  6. Lloyd, FSM
  7. Magno
  8. Jacob Pevsner
  9. Nya, Maya, Lar
  10. Neuro
  11. Gazor
  12. Fuchsia Ninja
  13. The joke element that is the opposite of Ice. A type of cake
  14. Skylor Chen
  15. Ash
  16. Kai, Ray
  17. Scrapped element with no known user. Rhymes with light
  18. Morro
  19. Jay Walker, "Libber" Gordon
  20. Time Twins, Kronos, Time Ninja
  21. Chamille
Down
  1. The possible element that combines Earth and Lightning
  2. Bolobo
  3. Tox
  4. The possible element that combines Earth and Fire
  5. The joke element that is the opposite of Earth. Can be made into glass
  6. Cole, Lily, Rocco Sirocoo
  7. The joke element that is the opposite of Lightning. Poultry, plural
  8. Lloyd, FSM
  9. Griffin Turner
  10. Wu, Garmadon, FSM
  11. Nya's original element before water
  12. Zane, "Ice"
  13. Shade
  14. Neido
  15. Gravis
  16. The joke element that is the opposite of Fire. Type of sweet.
  17. Paleman
  18. Dareth's fake element that didn't work

39 Clues: Tox • Ash • Magno • Neuro • Gazor • Shade • Neido • Morro • Bolobo • Karlof • Gravis • Paleman • Overlord • Kai, Ray • Chamille • Lloyd, FSM • Lloyd, FSM • Movie Lloyd • Zane, "Ice" • Skylor Chen • Jacob Pevsner • Fuchsia Ninja • Griffin Turner • Nya, Maya, Lar • Wu, Garmadon, FSM • Cole, Lily, Rocco Sirocoo • Jay Walker, "Libber" Gordon • Garmadon, FSM, Omega, Mystake • Time Twins, Kronos, Time Ninja • ...

Hydrology 2022-02-01

Hydrology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tides that create a very small tidal range
  2. currents that are caused by density differences
  3. liquid water changing to vapor by heating
  4. chlorine & _____ make ocean water salty
  5. where most liquid freshwater is found
  6. the _____ of Earth causes the currents to curve
  7. currents that are caused by wind
  8. vapor changing to liquid by cooling
  9. pollution caused by runoff
  10. as depth in the ocean increases, temperature____
Down
  1. water being stored under ground
  2. tides that occur when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line
  3. water returning to Earth's surface
  4. evaporation from a plant
  5. water seeping into the soil
  6. pollution that comes from a specific site
  7. brings warm water to the British Isle making a mild climate
  8. percent of water on Earth that is fresh
  9. where most water on Earth is found
  10. water moving over the land
  11. creates waves and surface currents
  12. powers the water cycle
  13. caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
  14. amount of salt in ocean water

24 Clues: powers the water cycle • evaporation from a plant • water moving over the land • pollution caused by runoff • water seeping into the soil • amount of salt in ocean water • water being stored under ground • currents that are caused by wind • water returning to Earth's surface • where most water on Earth is found • creates waves and surface currents • ...

Ecology. by: Janelle Willson 2022-01-20

Ecology. by: Janelle Willson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Converts light energy into chemical energy.
  2. The autotrophs capable of producing organic compounds from light energy.
  3. organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.
  4. The variability of life on earth.
  5. Mostly composed of liquid, iron and nickel.
  6. Solid rock within the earths crust.
  7. A living part of an ecosystem.
  8. Made up of the parts of earth where life exists.
  9. Organisms that feed either directly or indirectly on producers.
  10. Gets eaten by other animals.
  11. Describes how energy and nutrients move through an ecosystem.
Down
  1. The layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial.
  2. The solid outer part of the earth.
  3. Is about 20% of earths radius.
  4. where 95% of food grows.
  5. All waters on earths surface.
  6. They regulate lower species in the food chain.
  7. A thin shell on the outside of earth.
  8. A class room full of children of different backgrounds.
  9. A group on organisms that can interbreed.
  10. non-living part of an ecosystem.
  11. Lying right under the surfaces soil.

22 Clues: where 95% of food grows. • Gets eaten by other animals. • All waters on earths surface. • Is about 20% of earths radius. • A living part of an ecosystem. • non-living part of an ecosystem. • The variability of life on earth. • The solid outer part of the earth. • Solid rock within the earths crust. • Lying right under the surfaces soil. • A thin shell on the outside of earth. • ...

Earth's Spheres Horizon 2022-02-28

Earth's Spheres Horizon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, slow moving, thick, sheet of ice.
  2. Mr. Morrow's black and white dog.
  3. When two tectonic plates collide and push up a mountain range.
  4. A prefix that means air in Greek.
  5. Processes that wear away and reduce rock to sediment.
  6. The liquid center of our planet
  7. The largest and the saltiest areas of water on the planet.
  8. The ability to do work.
  9. A prefix that means water in Greek.
  10. A large body of water surrounded by land.
  11. A body of flowing water running towards the sea.
Down
  1. Ice covered parts of the Earth.
  2. Molten rock.
  3. The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
  4. Includes all the living organisms on Earth.
  5. An underground reservoir of freshwater.
  6. All water on Earth.
  7. A group of parts that work together.
  8. A prefix that means Earth in Greek.
  9. The wearing away of rock by water.
  10. a prefix that means life in Greek.

21 Clues: Molten rock. • All water on Earth. • The ability to do work. • Ice covered parts of the Earth. • The liquid center of our planet • Mr. Morrow's black and white dog. • A prefix that means air in Greek. • The wearing away of rock by water. • a prefix that means life in Greek. • A prefix that means Earth in Greek. • A prefix that means water in Greek. • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-28

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of something
  2. One very large section made up by hard, solid rock
  3. Underwater mountain ridge formed when two plates separate
  4. Earths main continuous
  5. Where two plates meet
  6. Moving towards each other to the same place
  7. liquid rock below the earth
  8. A set of parts that interact
  9. soft solid rock under the earth
  10. Something that forms on the surface of a planet
Down
  1. A clue from a living thing from the past
  2. A diagram that shows the inside of what something looks like
  3. Instant pushing out of something like a volcano
  4. How many times it happens and how fast it happens
  5. Moving away from each other in different ways
  6. The very outside of earth, that is made up by hard, solid rock
  7. When the earth shakes
  8. A deep dent in the ocean floor when to plates move together
  9. Warm liquid rock on earths surface
  10. Land that is getting slowly pulled apart caused by plate movement

20 Clues: When the earth shakes • Where two plates meet • The layer of something • Earths main continuous • liquid rock below the earth • A set of parts that interact • soft solid rock under the earth • Warm liquid rock on earths surface • A clue from a living thing from the past • Moving towards each other to the same place • Moving away from each other in different ways • ...

Lithosphere 2025-05-21

Lithosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcano is not expected to erupt again
  2. tectonic plates separate
  3. Waves that cause earthquakes
  4. the first name of the scientist responsible for continental drift theory
  5. long tube that connects magma chamber to earth's surface
  6. outermost layer of the Earth
  7. tectonic plate slide past each other
  8. substance found inside volcanoes
  9. supercontinent
  10. causes the movement of tectonic plates
  11. tectonic plates collide
  12. layer of the Earth that contains magma
  13. contains plates that cause earthquakes and volcanoes
Down
  1. point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  2. tectonic plates collide, one sinks into mantle
  3. bowl shaped area at the top of volcanoes
  4. scale used to rate earthquakes based on the size of seismic waves. Most commonly used.
  5. innermost layer of the Earth
  6. pieces of earth's crust
  7. when a volcano erupts often it is said to be:
  8. area under earth's surface where rocks are under stress
  9. volcano has not erupted in 200 years
  10. Opening where magma is released
  11. shaking and trembling of the earth

24 Clues: supercontinent • pieces of earth's crust • tectonic plates collide • tectonic plates separate • Waves that cause earthquakes • innermost layer of the Earth • outermost layer of the Earth • Opening where magma is released • substance found inside volcanoes • shaking and trembling of the earth • tectonic plate slide past each other • volcano has not erupted in 200 years • ...

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary 2022-01-01

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the distance from the Earth to the Sun
  2. patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky
  3. the unit of distance most used by astronomers
  4. an object that orbits a star but has not cleared the path of other objects
  5. Greek who calculated the radius of the Earth
  6. a.k.a. longitude
Down
  1. the distance light travels in one year
  2. invented to try to explain retrograde motion
  3. the study of objects beyond Earth and how they interact
  4. a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets
  5. the point in the sky directly overhead
  6. a science rule that has never been disproven
  7. oval shape of planetary orbit
  8. the direction pointed in the sky measured in degrees
  9. belief that the Earth is the center of everything
  10. how high an object is above the horizon
  11. the movement of one object around another
  12. giant balls of hot plasma that give off radiation

18 Clues: a.k.a. longitude • oval shape of planetary orbit • the distance light travels in one year • the distance from the Earth to the Sun • the point in the sky directly overhead • how high an object is above the horizon • the movement of one object around another • a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets • patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky • ...

Earth in the Solar System 2020-04-08

Earth in the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot, liquid rock
  2. the process by which organisms make food using energy from the sun the carbon dioxide
  3. magma that flows to Earth's surface
  4. the measure of the force with which the gases in the atmosphere push on a surface
  5. the layer of gases in the upper atmosphere that blocks most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation from reaching Earth
  6. the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
  7. Earth's middle layer found between the crust and the core
  8. the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume
  9. the spin of an object such as Earth on its axis
  10. the thin, outermost layer of Earth
Down
  1. the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
  2. a large circular pattern in which air travels
  3. a large body of air where the temperature and moisture content are similar throughout
  4. the central part of the Earth
  5. the cloud of gases and dust particles that formed our solar system
  6. an object in space that continues to grow to form a planet
  7. the are where two air masses meet
  8. the force of attraction between two objects because of their masses

18 Clues: hot, liquid rock • the central part of the Earth • the are where two air masses meet • the thin, outermost layer of Earth • magma that flows to Earth's surface • the mixture of gases that surrounds Earth • a large circular pattern in which air travels • the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume • the spin of an object such as Earth on its axis • ...

Choice Board 2022-09-27

Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. second step of anaerobic respriation
  2. Adenosine phosphate, unchanged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  3. first step of aerobic resp breaks down glucose
  4. process of resp and energy
  5. sphere of the earth, all gases surrounding earth
  6. nutrient forms the backbone for all macro macromolecules
  7. sphere of earth, all rocks and soil
  8. sphere of the earth, all living things on earth
  9. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  10. second step of photosynthesis uses energy in ATP and NADPH
  11. type of organism that eat other orgasimns to get energy
  12. process of breaking down glucose to make ATP
  13. second step of aerobic resp releases CO2
  14. pigment in choloplast used to trap light energy duing photosynthesis
Down
  1. nutrient used in proteins
  2. type of organism that is able to make its own food
  3. site of photosynthesis
  4. describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  5. process of using light energy to make food
  6. type of organism that breaks down compounds
  7. first step of photosynthesis uses sunlight
  8. anything that has mass and takes up space
  9. adensine triphosphate, changed energy storage
  10. third step of photosynthesis
  11. uses in phosphates
  12. sphere of earth, water
  13. at the beinning of a chemical reaction
  14. substance created durign chemical reaction

28 Clues: uses in phosphates • site of photosynthesis • sphere of earth, water • nutrient used in proteins • process of resp and energy • third step of photosynthesis • sphere of earth, all rocks and soil • second step of anaerobic respriation • at the beinning of a chemical reaction • second step of aerobic resp releases CO2 • anything that has mass and takes up space • ...

Earth Science 2013-09-03

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geological features formed when magma rises to the surface of the Earth and escapes through an opening in the crust
  2. study of the Earth including rock and landforms
  3. seismic activity that occurs due to a release of pressure and movement in the lithosphere
  4. rigid layer formed by the upper mantle and the crust
  5. a sudden, violent outburst of lava, rock, ash and chemicals, originating from a volcano
  6. downward sliding of a mass of earth and rock, usually over a confined area
  7. a section of lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere
  8. a fracture in the crust where there is movement relative to the opposing block
Down
  1. boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving towards each other resulting in collision zones and/or subduction zones.
  2. molten rock that flows from a volcano or from a crack in the Earth
  3. a zone formed where oceanic crust meets continental crust causing the less dense continental crust to override the denser oceanic crust
  4. the lower part of the mantle which is fluid in nature, thus allowing the plates of lithosphere to 'float' on top
  5. a mixture of molten or semi molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth
  6. the viscous layer of the Earth under the crust. Contain convection currents
  7. boundaries where two lithospheric plates slide past each other and usually occur in the oceanic crust
  8. the original supercontinent containing the entire land mass of the Earth
  9. boundaries where two lithospheric plates and moving away from each other

17 Clues: study of the Earth including rock and landforms • rigid layer formed by the upper mantle and the crust • a section of lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere • molten rock that flows from a volcano or from a crack in the Earth • the original supercontinent containing the entire land mass of the Earth • ...

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary 2022-01-01

Ch 1 Intro to Astronomy Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of objects beyond Earth and how they interact
  2. oval shape of planetary orbit
  3. an object that orbits a star but has not cleared the path of other objects
  4. a.k.a. longitude
  5. a science rule that has never been disproven
  6. the distance from the Earth to the Sun
  7. the distance light travels in one year
  8. the movement of one object around another
  9. the unit of distance most used by astronomers
Down
  1. patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky
  2. a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets
  3. invented to try to explain retrograde motion
  4. Greek who calculated the radius of the Earth
  5. belief that the Earth is the center of everything
  6. giant balls of hot plasma that give off radiation
  7. the point in the sky directly overhead
  8. how high an object is above the horizon
  9. the direction pointed in the sky measured in degrees

18 Clues: a.k.a. longitude • oval shape of planetary orbit • the point in the sky directly overhead • the distance from the Earth to the Sun • the distance light travels in one year • how high an object is above the horizon • the movement of one object around another • a collection of dust, gas, stars & planets • patterns seen in groups of stars in the sky • ...

The Planets 2020-10-20

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and rock Saturn's rings are made out of
  2. The coldest planet is
  3. The Red Planet is
  4. The farthest planet from the sun
  5. How far is earth from the sun
  6. The planet similar to earth
  7. The planet that is closest to earth
Down
  1. The hottest planet is
  2. The planet made out of diamond is
  3. The planet that has rings
  4. The largest planet
  5. The first planet astronuats stepped on was
  6. The planet is made out of
  7. The planet that we live on

14 Clues: The Red Planet is • The largest planet • The hottest planet is • The coldest planet is • The planet that has rings • The planet is made out of • The planet that we live on • The planet similar to earth • How far is earth from the sun • The farthest planet from the sun • The planet made out of diamond is • The planet that is closest to earth • and rock Saturn's rings are made out of • ...

Story of Creation 2024-08-21

Story of Creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. God _______ the seventh day.
  2. The first story of ________.
  3. The ____ separated the water above it and the water below it.
  4. We live on a planet called _____.
  5. "Let the water teem with an _________.
  6. The greater one to ______ the day.
  7. The _____ shined so bright tonight!
  8. God made the ______ of Eden.
Down
  1. The Earth was a former _________.
  2. There was _____ in the beginning.
  3. ___ made the Earth.
  4. God created ___ in his image.
  5. God created _________ to roam the earth.
  6. God saw his work and said it was ____.

14 Clues: ___ made the Earth. • God _______ the seventh day. • The first story of ________. • God made the ______ of Eden. • God created ___ in his image. • The Earth was a former _________. • There was _____ in the beginning. • We live on a planet called _____. • The greater one to ______ the day. • The _____ shined so bright tonight! • "Let the water teem with an _________. • ...

Go Greek! 2025-01-14

Go Greek! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a kind of math that studies the size, shapes and position of things
  2. someone who makes charitable donations to increase human well-being
  3. the study of the earth through rocks
  4. lover of books
  5. word, study
  6. when someone or something changes in appearance, character or shape
  7. an occurence causing widespread destruction
  8. earth
  9. love of harmony
  10. a fall blooming star-shaped flower
  11. physical characteristics of the earth
  12. a person who loves and investigates nature,cause, principles and reasoning
  13. small rocky shapes that orbit the sun
  14. a star shaped figure used to indicate an omission
Down
  1. to change in shape
  2. something that has no clear shape or structure
  3. conversation between two people
  4. the study of reasoning
  5. to cause to undergo a change
  6. someone who pilots a spacecraft among the stars
  7. the smallest part of a word
  8. heat from the earth
  9. the city of brotherly love
  10. love
  11. star
  12. to make a reason or an excuse for a fault or offense

26 Clues: love • star • earth • word, study • lover of books • love of harmony • to change in shape • heat from the earth • the study of reasoning • the city of brotherly love • the smallest part of a word • to cause to undergo a change • conversation between two people • a fall blooming star-shaped flower • the study of the earth through rocks • physical characteristics of the earth • ...

Energy Vocabulary! 2013-05-14

Energy Vocabulary! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a solid fossil fuel
  2. the form of energy that describe things in motion
  3. all the renewable and non-renewable energy sources used by a city or country
  4. energy from the nucleus of an atom
  5. coal, oil, and natural gas
  6. creates electricity when exposed to light
  7. continuously replaced by nature
  8. heat energy stored in the Earth
  9. the life cycle stage when raw materials are removed from the Earth
  10. source of all energy on Earth
Down
  1. a group of organisms of the same species who live in one area
  2. average weather conditions over a period of time
  3. potential energy of moving electrons
  4. the form of energy that describes light
  5. created by the Sun heating Earth unevenly
  6. able to last or grow without using all its resources
  7. transforms mechanical energy to electrical energy
  8. raises or lowers the voltage of electricity
  9. a liquid fossil fuel used to make gasoline
  10. energy stored in plants or animals

20 Clues: a solid fossil fuel • coal, oil, and natural gas • source of all energy on Earth • continuously replaced by nature • heat energy stored in the Earth • energy from the nucleus of an atom • energy stored in plants or animals • potential energy of moving electrons • the form of energy that describes light • created by the Sun heating Earth unevenly • ...

Earth's Spheres Horizon 2022-02-28

Earth's Spheres Horizon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, slow moving, thick, sheet of ice.
  2. The liquid center of our planet
  3. The wearing away of rock by water.
  4. When two tectonic plates collide and push up a mountain range.
  5. Molten rock.
  6. A prefix that means Earth in Greek.
  7. All water on Earth.
  8. A large body of water surrounded by land.
  9. Includes all the living organisms on Earth.
  10. The ability to do work.
  11. The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
Down
  1. a prefix that means life in Greek.
  2. An underground reservoir of freshwater.
  3. A group of parts that work together.
  4. Ice covered parts of the Earth.
  5. Processes that wear away and reduce rock to sediment.
  6. The largest and the saltiest areas of water on the planet.
  7. A prefix that means air in Greek.
  8. A body of flowing water running towards the sea.
  9. A prefix that means water in Greek.
  10. Mr. Morrow's black and white dog.

21 Clues: Molten rock. • All water on Earth. • The ability to do work. • Ice covered parts of the Earth. • The liquid center of our planet • A prefix that means air in Greek. • Mr. Morrow's black and white dog. • a prefix that means life in Greek. • The wearing away of rock by water. • A prefix that means Earth in Greek. • A prefix that means water in Greek. • ...

Very, very, very, very, very, very Hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2013-04-25

Very, very, very, very, very, very Hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. resistance Force which pushes on objects in air.
  2. When something is squashed. (Think of press.)
  3. Lets heat or electricity pass through.
  4. Another term for a battery
  5. An object that light can’t pass through, so you can’t see through it.
  6. A drawing which shows all the components in a circuit and how they are connected 7/7
  7. Effort needed.
  8. When you test an idea to prove it.
  9. Where the electricity comes from in a circuit
  10. Write about WHY something happened.
  11. Two magnets will pull each other together if you put the north pole of one magnet to the south pole of the other.
  12. Watch and look carefully.
  13. In some circuits, the switch can be used to stop electricity making a circuit and in others the switch is used to complete the circuit.
  14. system A group of planets that orbit the Sun. The Sun is a star. The planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
  15. Force is measured in Newtons. 1N will lift 100g.
Down
  1. Where the Earth turns itself around (spins). The Earth spins on its axis, which gives us night and day.
  2. What you have found out.
  3. circuit From one end of the battery through all the components without any gaps.
  4. Write HOW something happened.
  5. Move faster.
  6. A 3D rounded object. The Sun, moon and Earth are nearly spheres.
  7. When something stretches.
  8. The path a planet makes around the Sun or that the moon makes around the Earth. (The moon takes 28 days to orbit Earth).

23 Clues: Move faster. • Effort needed. • What you have found out. • Watch and look carefully. • When something stretches. • Another term for a battery • Write HOW something happened. • When you test an idea to prove it. • Write about WHY something happened. • Lets heat or electricity pass through. • When something is squashed. (Think of press.) • ...

World Map Vocabulary 2021-02-03

World Map Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. temperature, rainfall, and other conditions of the atmosphere over a short time.
  2. relationship between an actual distance on the earth and the same distance as shown on a map.
  3. set of pointers that show directions on a map or globe.
  4. imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. The 0 degree line of longitude.
  5. one of the seven largest land masses on earth.
  6. any half of the earth.
Down
  1. imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. The 0 degree line of latitude.
  2. pattern of weather for a particular place or region in a particular year.
  3. distance east or west from the Prime Meridian, as measured in degrees of a circle.
  4. warm middle zone of the earth lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
  5. illustrated explanation of a map's symbols or colors.
  6. one of the divisions of an ocean. Large inland body of salty water.
  7. distance north or south from the Equator, as measured in degrees of a circle.
  8. one of the five largest bodies of water on earth.
  9. shape, picture, line, or color that is used on a map to stand for a region, place, feature, or characteristic.

15 Clues: any half of the earth. • one of the seven largest land masses on earth. • one of the five largest bodies of water on earth. • illustrated explanation of a map's symbols or colors. • set of pointers that show directions on a map or globe. • one of the divisions of an ocean. Large inland body of salty water. • ...

Earth and Moon 2024-01-10

Earth and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. illuminated portion of the moon is smaller than ½.
  2. when the moon grows larger
  3. when the moon moves between the earth and the sun
  4. when the earth moves between the sun and the moon, therefore blocks out the sun’s rays from striking the moon
  5. the spinning of earth on it’s axis; takes 24 hours
  6. the imaginary line earth turns around and what the earth spins on
  7. a large, natural object that orbits the earth
Down
  1. the portion of the moon that we see from earth on any given night
  2. the movement of earth around the sun; takes 365 days
  3. when the moon grows smaller
  4. 1 of the 4 times of year. These are caused by earth’s tilted axis.
  5. illuminated portion of the moon is greater than ½.

12 Clues: when the moon grows larger • when the moon grows smaller • a large, natural object that orbits the earth • when the moon moves between the earth and the sun • illuminated portion of the moon is smaller than ½. • illuminated portion of the moon is greater than ½. • the spinning of earth on it’s axis; takes 24 hours • the movement of earth around the sun; takes 365 days • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-02-08

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layers of the earth
  2. The layer under the crust
  3. The very center of the earth
  4. The thickest layer
  5. Area between two tectonic plates
  6. Takes up 33 percent of the model of the earth
  7. When one plate slides under another
  8. The layer outside of the inner core
  9. The layer under the outer core
  10. When tectonic plates collide.
Down
  1. The layer under the lithosphere
  2. The layer under the asthenosphere
  3. The way something is made up
  4. Alfred Wegner theory
  5. When two plates move away from each other
  6. Float on the asthenosphere
  7. Harry Hess theory
  8. When something is under pressure
  9. When tectonic plates slide past each other
  10. Takes up 1 percent of the model of the earth
  11. From Pangaea to where countries are now

21 Clues: Harry Hess theory • The thickest layer • Layers of the earth • Alfred Wegner theory • The layer under the crust • Float on the asthenosphere • The way something is made up • The very center of the earth • When tectonic plates collide. • The layer under the outer core • The layer under the lithosphere • When something is under pressure • Area between two tectonic plates • ...

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review 2021-12-06

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which volcano caused a "year without a summer" in 1816? Mount ___
  2. A place made of shield volcano islands (part of the USA)
  3. A ___ in the Earth can be found at a divergent boundary.
  4. The third layer of Earth, made from liquid metal
  5. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving AWAY FROM each other.
  6. Thickest layer of Earth, made from melted rock
  7. Hot, dusty particles that come out of a volcano
  8. A smaller earthquake after the main one (can be almost as strong as the main earthquake)
  9. A volcano that will never erupt again (99%)
  10. Melted rock that comes out of the earth and onto the crust
  11. An area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis happen
  12. A volcano that may explode at any time
  13. These are made at convergent boundaries. Ex: The Himalayas
  14. The largest, widest type of volcano
  15. The world's most active volcano, found on the island of Hawaii
  16. A volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in the year 79 AD
  17. Energy from earthquakes travels in ___ waves.
  18. A very small volcano, like a bubble of lava
  19. A place where 2 or more plates are touching is called a plate ___.
  20. The solid metal ball at the center of the Earth
  21. What volcano erupted in 1883, causing the loudest sound in human history?
  22. A word meaning explode
  23. A picture of an earthquake's energy drawn BY a machine
Down
  1. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving TOWARD each other.
  2. The center of an earthquake that has reached the CRUST
  3. Outside layer of Earth
  4. The place where an earthquake begins INSIDE the earth
  5. A medium-sized volcano made of ash
  6. A volcano that is "sleeping"
  7. There are ___ main types of plate boundaries.
  8. Vocab word meaning how strong/large an earthquake is
  9. A volcano that erupted in 1980 in the USA, sending giant clouds of ash into the air: Mount Saint ___
  10. Transform boundaries create ___ when they slide against each other.
  11. If an earthquake happens under the ocean, it can make a...
  12. A famous stratovolcano found in Japan
  13. A smaller earthquake before the main one
  14. A pointy shaped volcano with the most dangerous eruptions
  15. The country with the world's most active volcanoes
  16. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are sliding against each other/moving back and forth.
  17. A machine that draws a picture of an earthquake's energy
  18. A circular opening at the top of a volcano
  19. The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called tectonic ___.
  20. Melted rock inside the earth

43 Clues: Outside layer of Earth • A word meaning explode • A volcano that is "sleeping" • Melted rock inside the earth • A medium-sized volcano made of ash • The largest, widest type of volcano • A famous stratovolcano found in Japan • A volcano that may explode at any time • A smaller earthquake before the main one • A circular opening at the top of a volcano • ...

Space by McCarthy 2024-02-24

Space by McCarthy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Bulls-Eye Planet.
  2. A ball of shining gas.
  3. A rock that floats around in space.
  4. Has 146 large objects orbiting it.
  5. Gases held by gravity around an object.
  6. Widely considered the greatest Astronomer in history.
  7. Round objects that orbit the sun but are smaller than our Moon.
  8. Region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  9. A burst of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun.
  10. Reclassified as a Dwarf-Planet in 2006.
  11. Official name for the satellite orbiting Earth.
  12. The Swift Planet.
  13. All Space & Time, Everything in existence ever everywhere.
  14. A device used to view objects within space.
  15. The nearest Large Galaxy to the ours.
  16. Official name for the star in our system.
Down
  1. An icy rock that lets off gas and dust.
  2. The Gas Giant.
  3. Closest star outside of our Solar system.
  4. Nickname for the star in our system.
  5. The explosion made when a star dies.
  6. Collection of dust or gas found in-between star systems.
  7. Official name for a large object orbiting another object.
  8. Name of the Comet which passes by Earth every 75+ years.
  9. Active Galactic Nucleus that emits luminous radiation from a Black Hole.
  10. Equivalent to 5,878,499,810,000 miles.
  11. The Galaxy that Earth is located in.
  12. The "3rd Rock From The Sun".
  13. Region where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape.
  14. A planet that exists outside of our Solar System.
  15. Space program using spacecraft to explore our system and deep space.
  16. Nickname for the satellite orbiting Earth.
  17. First planet located using math instead of sight.
  18. The collection of objects in-between Earth & Mars.
  19. The largest satellite orbiting Pluto.
  20. Atmosphere rains down acid so strong it melts metal.
  21. The Red Planet.

37 Clues: The Gas Giant. • The Red Planet. • The Swift Planet. • The Bulls-Eye Planet. • A ball of shining gas. • The "3rd Rock From The Sun". • Has 146 large objects orbiting it. • A rock that floats around in space. • Nickname for the star in our system. • The explosion made when a star dies. • The Galaxy that Earth is located in. • The largest satellite orbiting Pluto. • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun 2024-01-25

Earth, Moon, and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dark parts of the Moon’s surface, made up of ancient lava eruptions
  2. the motion of the Earth spinning on its axis
  3. fragment of a planetary body, such as moons, planets, asteroids, and comets, that strikes Earth
  4. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow
  5. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
  6. related to the Moon
  7. a bowl-shaped depression on the surface of the Moon, caused by impact from a meteorite
Down
  1. the Earth’s movement around the Sun in an orbit
  2. the light parts of the Moon’s surface, composed of high crater rims
  3. one half of a sphere
  4. all the water on Earth
  5. force of attraction that exists between all objects in the universe
  6. an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to South Pole through the center of Earth
  7. the stream of radiation emitted by a solar flare, which extends millions of kilometers out into space and can even reach Earth
  8. cooler, darker area on the Sun’s surface that has lower temperatures than the surrounding area
  9. layer of the sun that surrounds the radiative zone; energy in this zone moves as flowing cells of gas

16 Clues: related to the Moon • one half of a sphere • all the water on Earth • the motion of the Earth spinning on its axis • the Earth’s movement around the Sun in an orbit • A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow • the light parts of the Moon’s surface, composed of high crater rims • ...

Unit 2 Biology Crossword 2021-09-28

Unit 2 Biology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where life exists.
  2. Powerhouse of the cell.
  3. Stacks of thylakoids.
  4. process that makes alcohol.
  5. Captures energy from the sun to make food.
  6. What mitochondria makes to power the cell.
  7. First step in the breakdown of glucose.
  8. total amount of water on earth.
  9. Process plants use to eat.
  10. Most important element on the periodic table
  11. Makes its own food from the sun.
  12. Organisms that don't require oxygen.
Down
  1. Break down organic matter
  2. The envelope of gasses surrounding earth
  3. Sight of light reactions.
  4. Obtain energy from other organisms.
  5. Organisms that require oxygen.
  6. All the rocks on earth.
  7. Eats dead matter.
  8. Sight of the dark reactions.

20 Clues: Eats dead matter. • Where life exists. • Stacks of thylakoids. • Powerhouse of the cell. • All the rocks on earth. • Break down organic matter • Sight of light reactions. • Process plants use to eat. • process that makes alcohol. • Sight of the dark reactions. • Organisms that require oxygen. • total amount of water on earth. • Makes its own food from the sun. • ...

Aydan Best 2024-03-18

Aydan Best crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are large cracks in earths crust
  2. the waves of the earthquakes
  3. forms igneous rock when cools
  4. rock moved by wind and water
  5. also known as quarts
  6. violent shaking of earths crust
  7. earth surface is above this part of earth
  8. this has small minerals grains
  9. naturally formed solid
  10. beneath the ocean
  11. hot temperatures deep inside earth
Down
  1. the tendency of a mineral
  2. the focus of the earthquake
  3. the color of a mineral
  4. the lifting of land by forces in earths crust
  5. melted rock or lava
  6. dead animals in rock forming over millions of years
  7. plates that move
  8. the scale of earthquakes
  9. earths rocky outer shell

20 Clues: plates that move • beneath the ocean • melted rock or lava • also known as quarts • the color of a mineral • naturally formed solid • the scale of earthquakes • earths rocky outer shell • the tendency of a mineral • the focus of the earthquake • the waves of the earthquakes • rock moved by wind and water • forms igneous rock when cools • this has small minerals grains • ...

Astronomy 2023-05-14

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gives us seasons
  2. Orbits the earth
  3. Has 7 Rings
  4. A large cloud of gas and dust
  5. Refracting, Reflecting
  6. Resenting the sun as the center
  7. Have the longest wavelengths
  8. The universe as a whole
  9. A rock that falls to Earth from space
  10. red planet
  11. Earth being the center of the solar system
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  1. Studies celestial bodies
  2. An object moving around another object
  3. can suck in light
  4. A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  5. Was considered a planet
  6. Coldest planet in our solar system
  7. An imaginary pattern of stars in the sky.
  8. Fattest planet in our solar system
  9. hottest planet in our solar system

20 Clues: red planet • Has 7 Rings • Gives us seasons • Orbits the earth • can suck in light • Refracting, Reflecting • Was considered a planet • The universe as a whole • Studies celestial bodies • Have the longest wavelengths • A large cloud of gas and dust • Resenting the sun as the center • Coldest planet in our solar system • Fattest planet in our solar system • ...

Geoffrey,s crossword on habitats, food chains and human effects 2019-10-29

Geoffrey,s crossword on habitats, food chains and human effects crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a white bird that almost looks like a pigeon
  2. does not kill its food.
  3. _______ eat grass and help santa clause.
  4. _______ are destructive to the earth.
  5. humans say ____ when they cut down trees.
  6. An animal that kills its food.
  7. SOME FISH LIVE IN _____.
  8. IF AN ANIMAL IS A GIRL IT IS_____.
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  1. humans live on_______.
  2. HUMANS CUT DOWN ___.
  3. Birds hatch from _____.
  4. ANIMALS LIVE IN _____.
  5. A legless reptile.
  6. man _____ damage the Earth.
  7. a fruit named after a color found in a tree.
  8. _____ ARE EATING BY CATS.
  9. people need to______ the EARTH.

17 Clues: A legless reptile. • HUMANS CUT DOWN ___. • humans live on_______. • ANIMALS LIVE IN _____. • does not kill its food. • Birds hatch from _____. • SOME FISH LIVE IN _____. • _____ ARE EATING BY CATS. • man _____ damage the Earth. • An animal that kills its food. • people need to______ the EARTH. • IF AN ANIMAL IS A GIRL IT IS_____. • _______ are destructive to the earth. • ...

Seasons 2021-11-23

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Located directly 90 degrees north of the equator at the end of the axis
  2. - Located directly 90 degrees south of the equator at the end of the axis
  3. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  4. - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis
  5. - The coldest season of the year which occurs in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
  6. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  7. - When the southern and northern hemispheres face about the same lengths of day and night time
  8. axis - The imaginary line that causes the earth to spin at a 23.5 degree angle.
Down
  1. - The planet that is home to humans
  2. - The warmest season of the year occurring in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere in December to February
  3. - When the sun is at its highest or lowest point on earth and causing the shortest and longest day of the year.
  4. - The invisible line that is a 0 degrees of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun
  6. - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat
  7. - When the earth completes a full revolution

15 Clues: - The planet that is home to humans • - When the earth completes a full revolution • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun • - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat • - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis • ...

Asian Crossword 2012-07-31

Asian Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another way of maping
  2. The Earths...
  3. There are 6 or 7 of these in the earth
  4. A religion in asia
  5. Part is in europe
  6. A zone like the polorzone
  7. is not connected to the sea
  8. scientific study of the earths serface
  9. The way people speak
  10. Half of the earth there is a south and a north
  11. It is hard to see on a map
  12. The largest continent
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  1. A way of maping
  2. A group of very small islands
  3. A word for tempreture
  4. Map drawing
  5. There are a lot of these in asia
  6. An invisible line in the earth
  7. Home of Butter Chicken
  8. There are sumo's here

20 Clues: Map drawing • The Earths... • A way of maping • Part is in europe • A religion in asia • The way people speak • Another way of maping • A word for tempreture • There are sumo's here • The largest continent • Home of Butter Chicken • A zone like the polorzone • It is hard to see on a map • is not connected to the sea • A group of very small islands • An invisible line in the earth • ...

Vocabulary Week 5 2014-10-06

Vocabulary Week 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rule
  2. An instrument used to see objects that are not in the direct line of vision
  3. Attributing human qualities to gods and animals
  4. Around; about; near
  5. Belief that the earth is the center of the universe
  6. Understanding; sharing feelings with others
  7. The study of the earth
  8. A ruling body organized by rank
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  1. Change of form
  2. Feeling; suffering; disease
  3. Woman who rules over others
  4. Uncaring; without feeling or emotion
  5. Formless; without shape
  6. Form
  7. Around the edges
  8. No rules or without rules
  9. Intellectual knowledge of others’ feelings
  10. The study of the nature of disease
  11. Rule by a small group of people
  12. Earth; ground

20 Clues: Rule • Form • Earth; ground • Change of form • Around the edges • Around; about; near • The study of the earth • Formless; without shape • No rules or without rules • Feeling; suffering; disease • Woman who rules over others • Rule by a small group of people • A ruling body organized by rank • The study of the nature of disease • Uncaring; without feeling or emotion • ...

Solar System 2015-01-23

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet with a hot surface and most like Earth in size
  2. planet closest to the sun
  3. dust particles, frozen water, methane, ammonia
  4. property of water most important for living organisms
  5. the model of the solar system with the sun in the middle
  6. Roman god of the sea
  7. the planet with the highest temperature
  8. huge cloud of gas and dust from which stars are formed
  9. one of the elements that make up the sun
  10. the moon is closest to this planet
  11. the asteroid belt occurs between these two planets
  12. the planet that contains oceans and ice caps
Down
  1. the reason the earth has tides
  2. planet likely to be visited by humans in future
  3. the sun appears to move across the sky due to earth's ____
  4. light blue planet named for the Roman god of the sea
  5. the phase of the moon during which a lunar eclipse occurs
  6. the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen
  7. what makes Earth unique compared to other planets
  8. a light year is a measurement of _______
  9. what Earth's rotations cause

21 Clues: Roman god of the sea • planet closest to the sun • what Earth's rotations cause • the reason the earth has tides • the moon is closest to this planet • the planet with the highest temperature • one of the elements that make up the sun • a light year is a measurement of _______ • the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen • the planet that contains oceans and ice caps • ...

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth By Jules Verne 2016-06-24

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth By Jules Verne crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Name Given To The Stream That Saves Harry's Life
  2. The Mountain From Where The Trio Enters The Interior Of The Earth
  3. The Author Of Journey To the Centre Of The Earth
  4. The Trio Finds 40 Foot Forests Of These
  5. Nationality Of The Professor
  6. This Tells The Professor about The Journey
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  1. What Is Constructed To Cross The Underground Sea
  2. Finding The Path Inside The Earth And This Book Are Both
  3. The Original Discoverer Of The Centre Of The Earth
  4. The Mountain From Where The Trio Enters The Interior Of The Earth Is Located Here
  5. The Mountain From Which The Group Exits The Earth
  6. The Name Of The Professor Who Leads The Journey
  7. The Surname of The Youngest Adventurer

13 Clues: Nationality Of The Professor • The Surname of The Youngest Adventurer • The Trio Finds 40 Foot Forests Of These • This Tells The Professor about The Journey • The Name Of The Professor Who Leads The Journey • What Is Constructed To Cross The Underground Sea • The Author Of Journey To the Centre Of The Earth • The Mountain From Which The Group Exits The Earth • ...

Geography-The Land Crossword 2025-04-29

Geography-The Land Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Outer layer of the Earth, deep under the oceans oceanic crust
  2. The portion of the Earth between the crust and the core
  3. The process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  4. Three-dimensional surface or zone across which there is a significant change in motion of a lithosphere
  5. The molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent
  6. A vent in the Earths crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals
  7. Originator of continental drift hypothesis
  8. The large parts of the surface of the earth that rise above sea level; seven major continents
  9. A hypothetical landmass, consisting of current day South America, Africa, Arabia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, and Antarctica
  10. A hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Palezoic Era
  11. A continous range of uner water volcanos wrap around the globe, stretching nearly 65,000 kilometers
  12. Temporarily at rest
  13. The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined form about 300-200 million years ago
  14. A specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth
  15. The inner most layer of the Earth
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  1. Two tectonic plates meet and collide,the North American and Pacific
  2. A theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  3. The thickest layer of the Earth
  4. Currents of pumice, ash, rocks, and volcanic gas that moves/flows down the side of a volcano
  5. A landslide of wet volcanic debris on the side of a volcano
  6. The various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose
  7. Heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  8. The sudden release of strain energy in the Earths crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source
  9. Molten material beneath or within the Earths crust
  10. The lateral movement of continents caused by movements of crustal plates

25 Clues: Temporarily at rest • The thickest layer of the Earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • Originator of continental drift hypothesis • Molten material beneath or within the Earths crust • The portion of the Earth between the crust and the core • A specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth • Heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle • ...

earth science 2024-12-18

earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scale used to measure the severity of earthquakes
  2. this is what made the continents drift away
  3. when a plate moves in a downward motion
  4. 2 plates colliding to make the ground shake
  5. second to last layer of earth
  6. second layer of earth
  7. this is a sphere that contains the crust
Down
  1. when 2 plates colide
  2. when 2 plates move away from eachother
  3. the hottest layer of earth
  4. outer layer of earth
  5. these will shift forming earth
  6. the layer after the lithosphere

13 Clues: when 2 plates colide • outer layer of earth • second layer of earth • the hottest layer of earth • second to last layer of earth • these will shift forming earth • the layer after the lithosphere • when 2 plates move away from eachother • when a plate moves in a downward motion • this is a sphere that contains the crust • this is what made the continents drift away • ...

The Solar System 2019-04-18

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / satellite of the earth
  2. / tiny bodies that move around the sun
  3. / a group of stars
  4. / bodies in the sky
  5. / system containing stars, dust and gases
  6. / a star around which earth revolves
Down
  1. / path around which the planets move
  2. / planets with gaseous surface
  3. / small pieces of rocks
  4. / A unique planet
  5. / shape of the earth
  6. / place where you can learn about universe
  7. / wanderer
  8. / Terrestrial planet

14 Clues: / wanderer • / A unique planet • / a group of stars • / bodies in the sky • / shape of the earth • / Terrestrial planet • / satellite of the earth • / small pieces of rocks • / planets with gaseous surface • / a star around which earth revolves • / path around which the planets move • / tiny bodies that move around the sun • ...

Exam 1: Geology 2022-09-22

Exam 1: Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both pressure and temperature _____ with depth
  2. there are _____ layers of mantle
  3. outer layer of earth
  4. extrusive rocks are formed by ____
  5. formed by sediment
  6. continental drift is caused by _______ currents
  7. earth's crust divided into large pieces
  8. formed by lava or magma
  9. the study of planet earth
  10. seismic waves that are slow and s shaped
Down
  1. igneous rocks formed by magma
  2. when transform plates slide, this natural disaster occurs
  3. hot middle layer of earth
  4. ______ plate boundaries collide
  5. _______ plate boundaries slide
  6. very center of the earth
  7. _______ plate boundaries divide
  8. Which crust is the most dense?
  9. formed at convergent boundaries
  10. rock changed by temp/pressure
  11. seismic waves that are phirst, phast, and push
  12. occurs when a denser plate sinks under another less dense plate

22 Clues: formed by sediment • outer layer of earth • formed by lava or magma • very center of the earth • hot middle layer of earth • the study of planet earth • igneous rocks formed by magma • rock changed by temp/pressure • _______ plate boundaries slide • Which crust is the most dense? • ______ plate boundaries collide • _______ plate boundaries divide • formed at convergent boundaries • ...

Valentines day 2024-02-05

Valentines day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. my new favorite word
  2. i am *somehow* your…
  3. how we met
  4. what I read all the time :)
  5. geology
  6. get good…
  7. how I feel with you
  8. one of two amazing gifts you can give me
  9. you are so…
  10. first movie we watched after we started dating
  11. you are too…
  12. you are the most ___ person on Earth
  13. best place on Earth
  14. one of two amazing gifts you can give me
  15. the reason I hang out with you :)
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  1. what i get in my stomach when youre around
  2. best wars
  3. Caroline is…
  4. what i think of when I’m falling asleep
  5. you drive me…
  6. we are both…
  7. most amazing person on Earth
  8. our most used emoji
  9. best sight on Earth
  10. how it SHOULD be spelled
  11. you are proof that ___ is real

26 Clues: geology • best wars • get good… • how we met • you are so… • Caroline is… • we are both… • you are too… • you drive me… • how I feel with you • our most used emoji • best sight on Earth • best place on Earth • my new favorite word • i am *somehow* your… • how it SHOULD be spelled • what I read all the time :) • most amazing person on Earth • you are proof that ___ is real • ...

Plate tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main divisions of land
  2. the amount of major tectonic plates
  3. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  4. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  5. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  6. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  7. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  8. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  9. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  10. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  11. one results of Continental Drift
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  1. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  2. one example of evidence that supports continental drift
  3. the point right above the middle of an earthquake vertically
  4. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  5. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  6. Thickest layer of the earth
  7. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  8. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  9. one result of continental drift

20 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • a way to describe the state of the mantle • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-03-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines present between 2 plates.
  2. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Caledonian Mountains were once connected to the ________ Mountains.
  3. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge.
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth.
  5. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  6. Thickest layer of the Earth.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
  8. One result of Continental Drift.
  9. Process of creating a new oceanic crust.
  10. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other.
  11. When one Plate tectonics moves on top of another.
  12. One example of proof of Continental Drift.
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  1. Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust.
  2. The original continent made up of all plate tectonics.
  3. The main divisions of land.
  4. One result of Continental Drift.
  5. The amount of major plate tectonics.
  6. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift.
  7. word to describe the state of the mantle.
  8. When continents drift apart, it is called Continental ______

20 Clues: The main divisions of land. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Lines present between 2 plates. • One result of Continental Drift. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • One result of Continental Drift. • The amount of major plate tectonics. • Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust. • Process of creating a new oceanic crust. • word to describe the state of the mantle. • ...

Vocabulary Lesson 3 2023-05-17

Vocabulary Lesson 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the molten rock from Earth´s core and mantle
  2. a gaseous envelope that surrounds a star, such as our sun.
  3. rocks made from compressed sediment
  4. outermost solid shell of the Earth
  5. an object that orbits a planet
  6. a small rocky body that orbirts the sun.
  7. the center of Earth
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  1. middle layer of the Earth
  2. a force that attracts another body toward it.
  3. a celestial object with a tail of gas and dust.
  4. weathering caused by movement
  5. an imaginary line around which a body rotates
  6. the gasses that surround Earth or another planet
  7. rocks made from cooled magma
  8. rocks that have been changed from their original form.

15 Clues: the center of Earth • middle layer of the Earth • rocks made from cooled magma • weathering caused by movement • an object that orbits a planet • outermost solid shell of the Earth • rocks made from compressed sediment • a small rocky body that orbirts the sun. • the molten rock from Earth´s core and mantle • a force that attracts another body toward it. • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is brittle a metal true or false?
  2. What is a spring Tide?
  3. What is a matter that is hard?
  4. When the water is low what is it called?
  5. How many days does it take the Moon to orbit Earth?
  6. What planet orbits Earth?
  7. What matter is invisible?
  8. An imaginary line through the middle of the Earth?
  9. What is the definition of Potential Energy?
  10. What gases do humans breathe in?
  11. When the water is high what is it called?
  12. Sadie rolls a ball down the hill what forces act on it?
  13. what matter takes form of any shape?
Down
  1. What's newtons first law?
  2. What's the definition of Kinetic Energy?
  3. How many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?
  4. What is a malleable, high luster, and a good conductor of electricity?
  5. Layla kicks a soccer ball it rolls fast then comes to a stop why?
  6. What is Newtons 3rd Law?
  7. What is a neap tide?
  8. what's denser honey or corn syrup?
  9. What is Newtons 2nd Law?
  10. What gas do humans breathe out?
  11. Why did the Statue of Liberty change color?
  12. If you stretch a rubber band will it go far?
  13. What is the imaginary line that goes through Earth?

26 Clues: What is a neap tide? • What is a spring Tide? • What is Newtons 3rd Law? • What is Newtons 2nd Law? • What's newtons first law? • What planet orbits Earth? • What matter is invisible? • What is a matter that is hard? • What gas do humans breathe out? • What gases do humans breathe in? • Is brittle a metal true or false? • what's denser honey or corn syrup? • ...

Structure of Earth Based on Chemical Composition 2025-10-27

Structure of Earth Based on Chemical Composition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Element Co.
  2. Shape of the Earth.
  3. Element Mg
  4. A hot molten rock.
  5. A layer denser that the continental crust.
  6. Compound found in oceanic crust.
  7. One of the phenomena that produces seismic waves.
  8. One of the element that the Earth is composed of.
Down
  1. Compound found in the mantle.
  2. Element Al
  3. The planet we live on.
  4. Compound found in continental crust.
  5. A mechanical wave that travels through Earth.
  6. Mainly composed of iron-rich and silica-rich solid rocks.
  7. Compound found in the mantle.
  8. It is about 3,470 kilometers thick.

16 Clues: Element Al • Element Mg • Element Co. • A hot molten rock. • Shape of the Earth. • The planet we live on. • Compound found in the mantle. • Compound found in the mantle. • Compound found in oceanic crust. • It is about 3,470 kilometers thick. • Compound found in continental crust. • A layer denser that the continental crust. • A mechanical wave that travels through Earth. • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden slip or collide of tectonic plates
  2. Boundary where two plates slide from them
  3. liquid hot rock in the Earth
  4. of Fire A circle of just volcanoes on the coast
  5. In earth and move to make earthquakes etc.
Down
  1. Crust and the upper mantle
  2. a layer of earth with hot solid rock
  3. the outer layer of Earth
  4. Boundary plates slide towards each other
  5. all the continents in one piece long ago
  6. In the center of Earth and has hot liquid rock
  7. an opening in Earth's crust which release magma
  8. Liquid hot rock that has been released on Earth

13 Clues: the outer layer of Earth • Crust and the upper mantle • liquid hot rock in the Earth • a layer of earth with hot solid rock • Boundary plates slide towards each other • all the continents in one piece long ago • In earth and move to make earthquakes etc. • a sudden slip or collide of tectonic plates • In the center of Earth and has hot liquid rock • ...

Chapter 7: The Moon 2024-02-28

Chapter 7: The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large, flat area on the surface of the moon
  2. the moon is ________ than the earth
  3. any object that travels around another object in space
  4. a deep valley or trench on the moon
  5. each complete trip of the moon around the earth
  6. the moon has none of this
  7. a slightly flattened circle
  8. light colored streaks formed around craters
  9. when the lit part of the moon is getting smaller
Down
  1. when the moon is more than half full but not completely full
  2. the path the moon takes around the earth
  3. identifies how much of the near side of the moon is lit by the sun as seen from earth
  4. when one object passes into the shadow of another object
  5. hollowed out places on the moon
  6. each complete spin of the moon on its axis
  7. something that involves the moon
  8. source of the moons light
  9. a narrow sliver of the moon's circle shape
  10. a measurement of the amount of matter an object has
  11. when the lit part of the moon is getting larger

20 Clues: the moon has none of this • source of the moons light • a slightly flattened circle • hollowed out places on the moon • something that involves the moon • the moon is ________ than the earth • a deep valley or trench on the moon • the path the moon takes around the earth • each complete spin of the moon on its axis • a narrow sliver of the moon's circle shape • ...

Science Year 6 2025-11-20

Science Year 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy source like coal, oil, and gas.
  2. Energy that cannot be replaced quickly, like coal or oil.
  3. The star at the center of the solar system.
  4. field The invisible area around a magnet where it works.
  5. The time Earth takes to spin once.
  6. An object that moves around a planet.
  7. The ends of a magnet where it is strongest.
  8. A part of a circuit that gives light.
  9. The time Earth takes to go around the Sun once.
  10. Energy that makes lights and machines work.
  11. A material that stops electricity from passing through.
  12. An object that can pull iron.
  13. A tool used to turn electricity on or off.
  14. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  15. A material that lets electricity pass through easily.
  16. The Sun and all the planets around it.
  17. A large object that moves around the Sun.
  18. A rocky object that moves around the Sun.
  19. A conductor that connects parts of a circuit.
  20. A space object made of ice and dust with a glowing tail.
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  1. Energy that can be replaced, like solar or wind.
  2. The ability to make things move or work.
  3. The path Earth or planets take around the Sun.
  4. Energy made from moving air.
  5. A magnet made using electricity and wire.
  6. A complete path for electricity to flow.
  7. The line Earth spins around.
  8. A small device that stores electricity.
  9. Earth’s natural satellite.
  10. A tool with a magnet that shows direction.
  11. Energy made from moving water.
  12. The movement of Earth around the Sun.
  13. Energy that comes from the Sun.

33 Clues: Earth’s natural satellite. • Energy made from moving air. • The line Earth spins around. • An object that can pull iron. • Energy made from moving water. • Energy that comes from the Sun. • The time Earth takes to spin once. • The spinning of Earth on its axis. • An object that moves around a planet. • A part of a circuit that gives light. • ...

plate tectonics 2025-06-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A vent in the Earth's surface through which molten rock (lava) and gases are expelled.
  2. Plate Boundary Where two plates move apart, creating new crust.
  3. Spreading: The process where new oceanic crust is created at divergent boundaries.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. The outermost solid layer of the Earth.
  6. The soft, plastic layer of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  7. Drift The theory that continents have moved over time.
  8. A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates.
  9. Plates Large, moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere
  10. Zone A convergent boundary where one plate slides under another.
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  1. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  2. Fault: A boundary where plates slide past each other.
  3. Waves Waves of energy that travel through the Earth during an earthquake.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. A sudden shaking of the Earth's crust.
  6. A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.
  7. Waves Energy released during an earthquake.
  8. Plate Boundary Where two plates collide.
  9. Spot A region of high volcanic activity
  10. The innermost part of the Earth, consisting of a solid inner core and a molten outer core.

20 Clues: A sudden shaking of the Earth's crust. • The outermost solid layer of the Earth. • Spot A region of high volcanic activity • Plate Boundary Where two plates collide. • Waves Energy released during an earthquake. • Fault: A boundary where plates slide past each other. • The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • ...

WED Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-11

WED Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one side of a mountain range is covered in green while the the other side is dry
  2. When sediment gets carried to a new place
  3. All water on earth
  4. When sediment finds a new home and makes a new feature
  5. All the air and gases on the earth
  6. climbing Name a scenario when the Biosphere interacts with the Geosphere.
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  1. Shadows Name a scenario when the Geosphere and the Hydrosphere interact
  2. All life on earth
  3. Nimbus definition
  4. 97% of water on earth is in the
  5. Currents One way the ocean can moderate the temperature of a coastal city.
  6. All land on earth
  7. What color is coral when it bleaches
  8. Rock breaking into sediment
  9. Name a scenario when the Atposphere interacts with the Hydrosphere

15 Clues: All life on earth • Nimbus definition • All land on earth • All water on earth • Rock breaking into sediment • 97% of water on earth is in the • All the air and gases on the earth • What color is coral when it bleaches • When sediment gets carried to a new place • When sediment finds a new home and makes a new feature • ...

Ch.1/2 Social Studies Review 2020-08-27

Ch.1/2 Social Studies Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. runs veritcally (up and down) between the North and South Pole
  2. Tennessee is divided into how many time zones?
  3. lines that run above and below the equator
  4. lines that run on each side of the prime meridian
  5. runs horizonally (left to right) around the center of the Earth
  6. explains each symbol on the map
  7. the Earth is divided into 24 of these
  8. NE, NW, SE, SW
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  1. a round, smaller model of Earth; shows the WHOLE Earth
  2. north, south, east, and west
  3. a flat drawing of Earth; usually focuses one specific location of Earth
  4. tells you the information a map shows
  5. show directions on maps

13 Clues: NE, NW, SE, SW • show directions on maps • north, south, east, and west • explains each symbol on the map • tells you the information a map shows • the Earth is divided into 24 of these • lines that run above and below the equator • Tennessee is divided into how many time zones? • lines that run on each side of the prime meridian • ...

Latitude, Longitude, and Climate 2025-01-08

Latitude, Longitude, and Climate crossword puzzle
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  1. The lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole and show how far a place is from the Prime Meridian.
  2. The half of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  3. A specific place on the Earth, often found using latitude and longitude.
  4. This zone is near the Equator and is hot all year round. It often has rainy weather. Places like rainforests are found in this zone.
  5. A unit of measurement used to measure distances on the Earth’s surface, both for latitude and longitude.
  6. Going across from side to side. Latitude lines are horizontal.
  7. This zone has mild weather. It has four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Many places with forests or grasslands are in this zone.
  8. The lines that run horizontally around the Earth and show how far a place is from the Equator.
  9. The half of the Earth that is south of the Equator.
  10. Going up and down. Longitude lines are vertical.
Down
  1. The half of the Earth that is west of the Prime Meridian.
  2. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. It is at 0° longitude.
  3. The half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian.
  4. This zone is near the North and South Poles. It is cold most of the time. There are long winters and short summers. The ground is often frozen, and there’s a lot of snow.
  5. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth at 0° latitude.

15 Clues: Going up and down. Longitude lines are vertical. • The half of the Earth that is north of the Equator. • The half of the Earth that is south of the Equator. • The half of the Earth that is west of the Prime Meridian. • The half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian. • Going across from side to side. Latitude lines are horizontal. • ...

Ch 2 Vocab 2014-02-27

Ch 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body.
  2. The largest population that an environment can support at any given time.
  3. The part of the Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth.
  4. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust.
  5. Literally, the “Middle sphere”; the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
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  1. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.
  2. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
  3. In Earth science, the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core.
  4. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.
  5. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  6. The thin layer and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  7. The portion of the Earth that is water.
  8. The central part of the Earth below the mantle.
  9. A set of particles of interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study.

14 Clues: The portion of the Earth that is water. • The central part of the Earth below the mantle. • A community of organisms and their abiotic environment. • In Earth science, the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core. • The thin layer and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle. • ...

Geography Ch.2 2025-04-16

Geography Ch.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. One of Earth's large landmasses (9 letters)
  2. An area drained by a river and its tributaries (13 letters)
  3. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur (12 letters)
  4. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area (10 letters)
  5. The upper level of underground water (10 letters)
  6. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance (7 letters)
  7. Molten rock that erupts from a volcano (4 letters)
  8. A natural feature of the Earth's surface (8 letters)
  9. The Earth's outermost solid shell (5 letters)
  10. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes (11 letters)
  11. All life on Earth and the parts of Earth where life exists (9 letters)
  12. The collection of planets and other bodies orbiting the Sun (11 letters)
  13. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface (5 letters)
  14. The Earth's innermost layer (4 letters)
  15. The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth (16 letters)
  16. All the water on Earth (11 letters)
  17. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core (6 letters)
  18. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground (10 letters)
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  1. The slow movement of the Earth's continents over geological time (16 letters)
  2. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth (10 letters)
  3. A rupture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape (7 letters)
  4. The submerged landmass extending from a continent (16 letters)
  5. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle (12 letters)
  6. A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere1 (13 letters)
  7. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock (5 letters)
  8. A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake (12 letters)
  9. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake (9 letters)
  10. The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area (6 letters)

28 Clues: All the water on Earth (11 letters) • The Earth's innermost layer (4 letters) • One of Earth's large landmasses (9 letters) • The Earth's outermost solid shell (5 letters) • The upper level of underground water (10 letters) • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano (4 letters) • A natural feature of the Earth's surface (8 letters) • ...

CHECKING VOCABULARY! 2025-06-08

CHECKING VOCABULARY! crossword puzzle
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  1. SPACE VEHICLE
  2. WHERE YOU ARE NOW
  3. SCIENCE LABORATORY CIRCLING THE EARTH
  4. ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN COUNTRIES OR GROUPS
  5. ARTIFICIAL BODY PLACED IN ORBIT ROUND THE EARTH
  6. NATURAL OBJECT LOCATED OUTSIDE'S EARTH ATMOSPHERE
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  1. NAME OF THE REGION WHERE YOU LIVE
  2. NAME OF THIS SUBJECT
  3. THE PRINCIPAL'S NAME
  4. PERSON WHO TRAINED TO TRAVEL IN A SPACECRAFT
  5. LAST NAME OF THE PLACE WHERE YOU STUDY
  6. HARMONY ACCORDANCE IN OPINION OR FEELING
  7. AUXILIARY FOR THE FUTURE IN NEGATIVE
  8. NATURAL SATELLITE THAT ORBITS THE EARTH
  9. GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO OPERATE A CREW

15 Clues: SPACE VEHICLE • WHERE YOU ARE NOW • NAME OF THIS SUBJECT • THE PRINCIPAL'S NAME • NAME OF THE REGION WHERE YOU LIVE • GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO OPERATE A CREW • AUXILIARY FOR THE FUTURE IN NEGATIVE • SCIENCE LABORATORY CIRCLING THE EARTH • LAST NAME OF THE PLACE WHERE YOU STUDY • NATURAL SATELLITE THAT ORBITS THE EARTH • HARMONY ACCORDANCE IN OPINION OR FEELING • ...

Earth's Layers Crossword or Something 2016-12-01

Earth's Layers Crossword or Something crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet on which we live; the world
  2. The thickest part of a tectonic plate
  3. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. Second layer of the Earth.
  5. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of earthquakes
  6. The second hottest layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. A break in a body of a rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. The region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude
  3. The relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins
  4. The solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  5. The only solid layer inside the earth.
  6. Present continents were joined in a single huge continent "all the earth"
  7. The livable layer of the Earth.

13 Clues: Second layer of the Earth. • The livable layer of the Earth. • The thickest part of a tectonic plate • The planet on which we live; the world • The only solid layer inside the earth. • The second hottest layer of the Earth. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • Present continents were joined in a single huge continent "all the earth" • ...

Earthquake and Layers of Earth Crossword 2024-03-04

Earthquake and Layers of Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines in the Earth separating 2 pieces of rock.
  2. A wave of energy that an earthquake can cause.
  3. The different parts of the first layer of Earth.
  4. Occurs when the ground shakes because of movement in the tectonic plates.
  5. the highest layer of crust that also makes up the land.
  6. Measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
  7. The layer of earth that is composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  8. The hazardous energy caused by an earthquake.
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  1. The theory that the continents are moving apart.
  2. The Earth's second layer.
  3. The point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  4. The type of crust that makes up the seabed.
  5. The hottest layer of the Earth.
  6. The point in the ground where an earthquake starts.
  7. The outer layer of the earth.

15 Clues: The Earth's second layer. • The outer layer of the earth. • The hottest layer of the Earth. • Measures the magnitude of an earthquake. • The type of crust that makes up the seabed. • The hazardous energy caused by an earthquake. • A wave of energy that an earthquake can cause. • Lines in the Earth separating 2 pieces of rock. • ...

Space 2025-11-20

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lots of stars
  2. the amount of phases of the moon
  3. goes around
  4. has the most amount of moons
  5. rely on the moon
  6. earth relies on it
  7. sun, moon and earth align
  8. what the earth is mostly made of
  9. opposite in each hemisphere
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  1. reclassified planet
  2. a phase of the moon
  3. what humans send into space
  4. what place is the sun in?
  5. spin or turn
  6. a gas planet
  7. path of celestial object
  8. shines brightly

17 Clues: goes around • spin or turn • a gas planet • lots of stars • shines brightly • rely on the moon • earth relies on it • reclassified planet • a phase of the moon • path of celestial object • what place is the sun in? • sun, moon and earth align • what humans send into space • opposite in each hemisphere • has the most amount of moons • the amount of phases of the moon • ...

E.Q crossword 2021-10-13

E.Q crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opposite of brittle
  2. 80% of the earth
  3. ditch
  4. moving toward
  5. liquid metal
  6. opposite of compression
  7. change is a synonmyn
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  1. hard but liable to break easily
  2. rigid
  3. contracting is a synonym
  4. next to the lithosphere
  5. moving away
  6. center of the earth
  7. last layer of the earth
  8. applied force

15 Clues: rigid • ditch • moving away • liquid metal • moving toward • applied force • 80% of the earth • opposite of brittle • center of the earth • change is a synonmyn • next to the lithosphere • last layer of the earth • opposite of compression • contracting is a synonym • hard but liable to break easily

Space Vocabulary 2025-04-30

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light
  2. Any natural object that astronomers study
  3. The different appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth, caused by the changing amounts of the lunar surface illuminated by the Sun as it orbits Earth
  4. A time or date at which the sun reaches its maxmum or minimum declination marked by the longest and shortest days of the year
  5. happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light and creating a shadow on Earth
  6. The star which the earth orbits
  7. A small, rocky or metallic body that orbits the sun, typically found in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
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  1. The movement of one celestial body around another
  2. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
  3. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  4. happens when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon and casting a shadow on it
  5. An imaginary line which a body rotates
  6. The natural satellite of Earth
  7. A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged
  8. The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun

15 Clues: The natural satellite of Earth • The star which the earth orbits • An imaginary line which a body rotates • Any natural object that astronomers study • A tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged • The movement of one celestial body around another • A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star • ...

Geography Review 2022-09-21

Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divides the Earth into the E/W hemispheres
  2. closest continent east of South America
  3. continent you live on
  4. divides Earth into North and South hemispheres
  5. ocean south of Asia
  6. half of a sphere
  7. degrees of both prime meridian and equator
  8. lines that measure locations N/S of equator
  9. lines of longitude run ____ and south
  10. another name for lines of latitude
  11. how many oceans are on Earth
  12. ocean between North America and Europe
  13. __directions are north, south, east, west
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  1. The largest continent
  2. lines that measure locations E/W of equator
  3. continent located at the South Pole
  4. another name for lines of longitude
  5. the newest ocean named
  6. lines of latitude run ____ and west
  7. ocean west of North and South America
  8. continent connected to the west of Asia
  9. continent below North America
  10. the smallest continent has kangaroos
  11. Which hemispheres is USA located in
  12. the shape of the Earth
  13. ocean surrounding the North Pole

26 Clues: half of a sphere • ocean south of Asia • The largest continent • continent you live on • the newest ocean named • the shape of the Earth • how many oceans are on Earth • continent below North America • ocean surrounding the North Pole • another name for lines of latitude • continent located at the South Pole • another name for lines of longitude • lines of latitude run ____ and west • ...

Plate Tectonics By:Mathew Rodriguez 2013-02-21

Plate Tectonics By:Mathew Rodriguez crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
  2. a layer of weak or soft mantle
  3. any place where gas, ash, or melted rock come out of the ground.
  4. when 2 plates collide
  5. plce in earth
  6. extends below the mantle to the center of the earth
  7. the lithosphere divided into different parts
  8. pulls rock apart
  9. Liquid layer of earths crust
  10. 2 plates slide against each other.
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  1. All the continents put together
  2. 2 plates that move away from eachother
  3. describes large scale movements of earths lithosphere
  4. located between the core and the crust
  5. Where 2 or more tectonic plates meet
  6. rock layers bend under stress
  7. quakes 2 pltes move suddenly releasing energy
  8. center of our planet
  9. magnetic patterns of sea floor rock
  10. the outer most layer of earth.
  11. stress that pushes rock in a parralell position
  12. lower part of the mantle

22 Clues: plce in earth • pulls rock apart • center of our planet • when 2 plates collide • lower part of the mantle • Liquid layer of earths crust • rock layers bend under stress • a layer of weak or soft mantle • the outer most layer of earth. • All the continents put together • 2 plates slide against each other. • magnetic patterns of sea floor rock • Where 2 or more tectonic plates meet • ...

MONKE13 | Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

MONKE13 | Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how plates move and interact with each other
  2. contains the crust and upper mantle
  3. 1 percent of the earth is covered by this; the thinnest layer of the earth
  4. liquid part of core
  5. discovered by alfred wegener
  6. pressing something into a smaller space
  7. largest layer; part of mantle
  8. what something is made up of
  9. when two plates come apart from each other
  10. when two plates come together
  11. a convergent boundary where one plate slides under the other or subducts
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  1. theory that the plates are moving due to convection currents
  2. plates that move due to convection currents
  3. most of upper mantle
  4. solid part of core made of iron and nickel
  5. fracture of zone of fractures in the earths crust at a plate boundary
  6. ball shaped part at the center of the earth; split into two parts
  7. when two plates slide past each other; can cause fault lines or earthquakes
  8. discovered by harry hess
  9. thickest part of the earth

20 Clues: liquid part of core • most of upper mantle • discovered by harry hess • thickest part of the earth • discovered by alfred wegener • what something is made up of • largest layer; part of mantle • when two plates come together • contains the crust and upper mantle • pressing something into a smaller space • solid part of core made of iron and nickel • ...

Alkaline Earth Metals (Pages R10-R13) 2016-02-02

Alkaline Earth Metals (Pages R10-R13) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. calcium-deficient bones are...
  2. color of the luster alkaline earth metals have when freshly cut
  3. alkaline earth metal discovered by Pierre and Marie Curie
  4. a magnesium-deprived plant will turn this color
  5. the major component of bone and teeth
  6. Chlorophyll belongs to this family of compounds
  7. Stalactites may join with these to form columns
  8. formed when alkaline earth metals react with halogens
  9. produced from heating limestone
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  1. amount of calcium in a liter of milk
  2. used as a diaphragm in speakers
  3. structures where chlorophyll can be found
  4. symbol for Beryllium
  5. important element for building strong bones
  6. light energy changes to this in chloroplasts
  7. the name of the firework effect
  8. What is in orange juice that helps you absorb calcium?
  9. a magnesium ion can be found at the center of each of this type of molecule
  10. these tests can identify elements
  11. formed when alkaline earth metals react with oxygen

20 Clues: symbol for Beryllium • calcium-deficient bones are... • used as a diaphragm in speakers • the name of the firework effect • produced from heating limestone • these tests can identify elements • amount of calcium in a liter of milk • the major component of bone and teeth • structures where chlorophyll can be found • important element for building strong bones • ...

Are We Alone? 2023-02-08

Are We Alone? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All living and existing things.
  2. Any life outside of earth.
  3. A celestial body moving around the earth.
  4. A mysterious object seen in the sky by people.
  5. A place outside earth that has lots of galaxies, planets, and stars.
  6. A creature who is known to look like E.T.
  7. A group of people who try to research new things.
  8. To look for new things.
  9. The action of communicating something.
  10. To find or see first.
  11. A radio wave received and transmitted.
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  1. A huge piece of rock that flew from the atmosphere.
  2. A instrument for viewing distant objects.
  3. A scientist who studies planets and stars.
  4. All existing matter in space.
  5. To see something up high.
  6. A layer of gas above the earth.
  7. An astronomical-like object made of plasma.
  8. Systems of billions of stars with gas, rocks, and gravity.
  9. Something that moves.

20 Clues: Something that moves. • To find or see first. • To look for new things. • To see something up high. • Any life outside of earth. • All existing matter in space. • All living and existing things. • A layer of gas above the earth. • The action of communicating something. • A radio wave received and transmitted. • A instrument for viewing distant objects. • ...

Types of Weather 2022-10-28

Types of Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapor in the atmosphere
  2. when water vapor forms into ice without passing through the liquid state
  3. rain drops freeze as they hit the earth and form an icy glaze
  4. water returns to the atmosphere
  5. vibrations in the air produces by the rapid change of air temperature after a bolt of lightning occurs
  6. when cooler dense air from the valley moves up the mountain to replace the warmer, rising air
  7. rain drops freeze on their way to the earth and land as icy pellets
  8. a storm with spiraling winds that forms over the Atlantic ocean or the Eastern Pacific ocean
  9. water falls to the earth
  10. when water droplets in the clouds join together to form larger drops
  11. when ice crystals in the clouds join together and fall to the earth
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  1. a period of time with higher-than-average temperatures
  2. a funnel-shaped windstorm on land
  3. local wind where sea meets the land
  4. when cooler, denser air flows down a mountain to replace the warmer, less dense valley air
  5. local wind where land meets the sea
  6. appears when water vapor condenses on the surface of objects
  7. a type of static electricity that moves between clouds or between clouds and the earth
  8. frozen precipitation that usually falls during warm weather
  9. a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds and blowing snow

20 Clues: water falls to the earth • water vapor in the atmosphere • water returns to the atmosphere • a funnel-shaped windstorm on land • local wind where sea meets the land • local wind where land meets the sea • a period of time with higher-than-average temperatures • a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds and blowing snow • ...

7th Grade Final Review Part II 2015-05-01

7th Grade Final Review Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hard, frozen part of a comet
  2. Neptune and Uranus appear this color due to the methane in their atmosphere
  3. developed the Sun-centered theory of the universe
  4. one probe sent to the Moon to measure conditions and gather mineral samples
  5. the season caused when part of Earth is tilted more toward the Sun
  6. a meteoroid that strikes Earth
  7. the speed of _______ equals 300000 km/s
  8. Neil _________ was the first man on the Moon
  9. a ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks the Sun's light from reaching Earth
Down
  1. the 2nd planet from the Sun
  2. ____________ dating compares rock layers to each other
  3. ____________ dating measures radioactive isotopes to determine the age of a rock layer
  4. one of these equals 1 year
  5. the phase right after the New Moon
  6. Venus & Earth both experience a __________ effect due to their atmospheres
  7. large planet colored with bands of brown, red, and tan
  8. a disturbance in an established rock layer
  9. a bright streak across the sky
  10. the 4th planet from the Sun

19 Clues: one of these equals 1 year • the 2nd planet from the Sun • the 4th planet from the Sun • a bright streak across the sky • a meteoroid that strikes Earth • the hard, frozen part of a comet • the phase right after the New Moon • the speed of _______ equals 300000 km/s • a disturbance in an established rock layer • Neil _________ was the first man on the Moon • ...

Chapter 3 2024-10-23

Chapter 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the atmosphere is 21% what gas?
  2. the solid part or layer of Earth
  3. the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
  4. the Earth system that contains all living things
  5. tropical or dry are examples of weather or climate?
  6. the atmosphere is 78% what gas?
  7. moisture that falls from clouds such as rain or snow
  8. the process by which plants release water vapor through leaves
  9. cycle, the continuous movement of water
  10. 97% of Earth's water is from the __________
  11. naturally occurring inorganic solids with crystal structure
  12. the center of Earth is called the ________
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  1. type of water that is stored beneath Earth's surface
  2. the process by which a liquid changes to gas
  3. the average weather patter n for a region over a long period of time
  4. the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
  5. the outer layer of the geosphere
  6. the system containing all of Earth's water
  7. the layer around Earth with mixture of gases
  8. the middle and largest layer of the geosphere

20 Clues: the atmosphere is 21% what gas? • the atmosphere is 78% what gas? • the solid part or layer of Earth • the outer layer of the geosphere • cycle, the continuous movement of water • the system containing all of Earth's water • the center of Earth is called the ________ • the process by which a liquid changes to gas • the layer around Earth with mixture of gases • ...

Science - The Water Cycle 2020-06-16

Science - The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how all water on Earth is reproduced
  2. type of precipitation found in hot countries
  3. water that falls to Earth as ice is called
  4. water flows on the surface of the Earth
  5. water soaks into the ground
  6. new water is created on Earth(regularly,often,never)
  7. water when heated turns into this state of matter
  8. water in the form of a gas is called
  9. water turned to gas from the leaves of plants
  10. water gathers in lakes, ponds and seas
Down
  1. water vapour cools and forms clouds
  2. water is this state of matter
  3. 97% of the Earth's surface is covered with this
  4. water heated by the sun and turned to a gas
  5. water falls to the Earth from clouds

15 Clues: water soaks into the ground • water is this state of matter • water vapour cools and forms clouds • how all water on Earth is reproduced • water in the form of a gas is called • water falls to the Earth from clouds • water gathers in lakes, ponds and seas • water flows on the surface of the Earth • water that falls to Earth as ice is called • ...

the insides 2017-02-16

the insides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Exactly why tectonic plates move
  2. Contributes to the heat inside he Earth
  3. On average it switches every 200,000 years
  4. The type of plate underlying most land
  5. Temperatures as high as 10,000 F
  6. It keeps the inner core solid
  7. Molten rock in side the earth
  8. Process that controls the structure and properties of the Earth's crust
Down
  1. What happens where oceanic plates and continental plates collide
  2. The outermost and thinnest part of the earth
  3. The layer of rock between the crust and the core
  4. Boundaries where plates move together
  5. Crack in the earth
  6. 200 miles wide at their widest point
  7. Consists of the crust and rigid upper mantle
  8. Boundaries where plates move apart

16 Clues: Crack in the earth • It keeps the inner core solid • Molten rock in side the earth • Exactly why tectonic plates move • Temperatures as high as 10,000 F • Boundaries where plates move apart • 200 miles wide at their widest point • Boundaries where plates move together • The type of plate underlying most land • Contributes to the heat inside he Earth • ...

(Aishah)’s Term 2 Learning 2022-03-14

(Aishah)’s Term 2 Learning crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The gold Rush that was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon.
  2. they slide against each other which causes an earthquake.
  3. lies beneath the cool, brittle crust and the mostly-solid Layer
  4. the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to an animal or object.
  5. the rocky outer part of the Earth.
  6. left in shock
  7. the personality of a character
  8. A word spelled the same backwards as it was originally.
  9. care for and protect (someone or something) while they are growing.
  10. mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  11. the centre and is the hottest layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. a gut feeling
  2. the mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere.
  3. A warning of the future
  4. the 4 layers that are under the earth’s surface
  5. an informal way of saying poor and homeless
  6. a breed of a dog
  7. the leader or chief
  8. The beginning of the story
  9. Taking place in a series
  10. The physical part of the earth that grows without the need of humans

21 Clues: a gut feeling • left in shock • a breed of a dog • the leader or chief • A warning of the future • Taking place in a series • The beginning of the story • the personality of a character • the rocky outer part of the Earth. • mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel. • an informal way of saying poor and homeless • the 4 layers that are under the earth’s surface • ...

earth layers, biotic,abioti 2021-12-16

earth layers, biotic,abioti crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of earth
  2. a not living thing
  3. loose molecules
  4. is the hot that conducts to a item wen touchin
  5. movement cause whiten fluid
  6. energy that comes from a source
  7. a liquid fluid layer
  8. solid layer in mantle
Down
  1. it's underneath of the earth
  2. living things
  3. the middle of the earth
  4. a firm molecules
  5. mass divided by volume
  6. thickest layer of earth

14 Clues: living things • loose molecules • a firm molecules • a not living thing • a liquid fluid layer • solid layer in mantle • mass divided by volume • the middle of the earth • thickest layer of earth • the thinnest layer of earth • movement cause whiten fluid • it's underneath of the earth • energy that comes from a source • is the hot that conducts to a item wen touchin

The Planets 2014-10-21

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. beleived to live in space
  2. the closest planet to the sun
  3. the only other planet people have walked on
  4. used to go to space
  5. sometimes sent to space to take photos
  6. rises when the sun goes down
  7. furthest from the sun
  8. the largest planet
Down
  1. the second last planet
  2. the planet before earth
  3. used to see the planets
  4. famous for its rings
  5. people who go to space
  6. provides heat and light
  7. no longer a planet
  8. rocks that crash on earth
  9. the planet we live on
  10. can seem them in the sky at night

18 Clues: no longer a planet • the largest planet • used to go to space • famous for its rings • furthest from the sun • the planet we live on • the second last planet • people who go to space • the planet before earth • used to see the planets • provides heat and light • beleived to live in space • rocks that crash on earth • rises when the sun goes down • the closest planet to the sun • ...

MAP AND GLOBE VOCABULARY 2024-09-08

MAP AND GLOBE VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
  2. a measurement of distance north or south of the Equator
  3. a figure on a map or globe that displays the cardinal and intermediate directions
  4. northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
  5. a table of symbols that appears on a map
  6. an imaginary line on the earth’s surface that is equidistant from the north and the south poles
  7. representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface
  8. tells the location of a place in relation to another place - usually using cardinal and intermediate directions
  9. a map that shows boundaries
Down
  1. imaginary line extending around the earth parallel to the Equator
  2. half of a sphere (the earth)
  3. a person who makes maps
  4. the relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth.
  5. a map which shows a particular event or time in the past
  6. north, south, east, west
  7. an imaginary line on the earth’s surface that runs through the north and south poles
  8. a measurement of distance from the Prime Meridian
  9. a map that indicates how land is used (farming, mining, etc…)
  10. a map that shows landforms
  11. tells the EXACT location of a place on a map - usually using latitude and longitude
  12. a spherical representation of the earth

21 Clues: a person who makes maps • north, south, east, west • a map that shows landforms • a map that shows boundaries • half of a sphere (the earth) • a spherical representation of the earth • a table of symbols that appears on a map • northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest • a measurement of distance from the Prime Meridian • ...

Chapter 8 - The History of Life on Earth 2021-03-09

Chapter 8 - The History of Life on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent whos name means "all Earth".
  2. Organisms that first used photosynthesis to create oxygen on Earth.
  3. The calendar scientists use to outline the history of life on Earth.
  4. Era during which the first birds appeared.
  5. The process of dating fossils based on the half life of unstable particles in the fossil.
  6. Organisms that do not need oxygen to survive.
  7. Era during which the first land-dwelling organisms appeared.
  8. The scientist who proposed the idea of a supercontinent named Pangaea.
  9. The time it takes for half of the unstable particles in a sample to decay.
Down
  1. The era also known as Early Earth.
  2. The process of dating fossils based on where they appear in layers of rock.
  3. Cells that lack a nucleus.
  4. Scientists who use fossils to reconstruct what happened in the past.
  5. Cells that contain a central nucleus and a complicated internal structure.
  6. Huge pieces of the Earth's crust on which the continents and oceans reside.
  7. Large blocks of time on the Geologic Time Scale that are characterized by the type of animal that dominated the Earth
  8. The era during which large mammals evolved.
  9. A gas that absorbs ultraviolet light from the sun.
  10. When a plant or animal species dies out completely.
  11. Traces or imprints of living things, such as animals, plants, bacteria, or fungi, that are preserved in rock.

20 Clues: Cells that lack a nucleus. • The era also known as Early Earth. • Era during which the first birds appeared. • The era during which large mammals evolved. • Organisms that do not need oxygen to survive. • The supercontinent whos name means "all Earth". • A gas that absorbs ultraviolet light from the sun. • When a plant or animal species dies out completely. • ...

sun earth and moon 2025-02-19

sun earth and moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. why do we only see one side of the moon
  2. during a solar eclipse we cannot see the
  3. earth seasons are caused by the
  4. the outer planets are called blank giants
  5. what shape is the Earth's orbit around the sun\
  6. our sun is a huge ball of
  7. earth is the largest inner planet
  8. our atmosphere is mostly a mix of what gases
  9. why do Neptune's years longer than Earth's
  10. what causes tides
  11. why are total solar eclipse rare
  12. why don't we have a solar eclipse every month
Down
  1. the shortest day of the year
  2. How long does it take for earth to revolve around the sun
  3. why do we have moon phases
  4. during neap tides,tides are
  5. we have high and low tides everyday because
  6. the four inner planets are
  7. the sun's radiation from the blank warms our planet
  8. why do we have day and night
  9. the sun rises from the blank because we spin blank
  10. why do austrila and USA have oppositeseasons
  11. when the moon is waning it appears to be
  12. what phase does the moon have to be during a luner eclipse
  13. all the planets blank around the sun
  14. the earth is the only planet which blank
  15. days Which have equal hours of daylight/night
  16. what has the strongest influence on tides

28 Clues: what causes tides • our sun is a huge ball of • why do we have moon phases • the four inner planets are • during neap tides,tides are • the shortest day of the year • why do we have day and night • earth seasons are caused by the • why are total solar eclipse rare • earth is the largest inner planet • all the planets blank around the sun • why do we only see one side of the moon • ...

Space 2013-07-08

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hottest planet in the Solar System
  2. Number of moons on Mars
  3. A belt of rocks between Mars and Jupiter
  4. A gas needed for life
  5. The time taken for the Moon to orbit the Earth once
  6. 365 days
  7. Name given to planets orbiting other stars
  8. The name of our galaxy
  9. A plant that has a ring aound it
  10. No longer called a planet
  11. Name given to a star exploding
  12. We need this for life
  13. A planet that looks like a red star from Earth
  14. They once ruled the Earth
  15. An icy object that has a long tail
  16. You have mass but no ______ in space
  17. Largest moon of Saturn
  18. Two probes that were sent to the outer planets
  19. Motion of planets around the Sun
Down
  1. When the Moon covers the Sun completely
  2. Superman gets his powers frm this
  3. An object that orbits a planet
  4. Third rock from the Sun
  5. Where you can find the Sea of Tranquility
  6. Billions of stars form this structue
  7. A rock from space
  8. A metal only created in exploding stars
  9. An object in space in which light cannot even escape from its gravitational pull
  10. A group of stars seen in the night sky are given names
  11. Unidentified flying objects
  12. A film which had two Suns
  13. The name of the space project that landed man on the Moon
  14. The planet with a giant red spot
  15. The brightest star seen from Earth
  16. A metal at the cor of the Earth
  17. The force that keeps planets in orbit
  18. A moon of Jupiter

37 Clues: 365 days • A rock from space • A moon of Jupiter • A gas needed for life • We need this for life • The name of our galaxy • Largest moon of Saturn • Third rock from the Sun • Number of moons on Mars • No longer called a planet • A film which had two Suns • They once ruled the Earth • Unidentified flying objects • An object that orbits a planet • Name given to a star exploding • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-03-31

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot, molten rock deep inside Earth.
  2. supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago.
  3. instrument that records the intensity, duration, and nature of earthquake waves.
  4. rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and the solid mantel.
  5. process of moving part of the lithosphere down into the mantle along a convergent boundary.
  6. of Plate Tectonics/The theory that Earth's lithosphere is broken into enormous plates that are in motion.
  7. innermost, densest layer of Earth.
Down
  1. Floor Spreading/The process by which new ocean floor is continually being formed as magma rises to the surface and hardens into rock.
  2. Boundary/A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust
  3. that flows out onto Earth's surface from a volcano.
  4. Boundary/A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust and upper mantle collide or come together.
  5. material, such as soil and rock fragments formed by weathering.
  6. layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  7. thin, rocky outer layer of Earth.
  8. Boundary: A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust move past each other.
  9. Ocean Ridge/A chain of mountains on the ocean floor.

16 Clues: thin, rocky outer layer of Earth. • innermost, densest layer of Earth. • hot, molten rock deep inside Earth. • layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • that flows out onto Earth's surface from a volcano. • Ocean Ridge/A chain of mountains on the ocean floor. • supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago. • ...

Lesson 1 & 2 Review 2025-01-16

Lesson 1 & 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space.
  2. Force of attraction between two objects
  3. Amount of matter that an object contains
  4. September 23 This season starts
  5. The Earth pulls the ____into orbit.
  6. Earths revolution causes _________
  7. Curved path that an object follows as it revolves around another object.
  8. One factor that affects the force of gravity (not mass)
Down
  1. Another name for an oval shape
  2. - December 21 this season starts
  3. We live in the _______ Hemisphere.
  4. The spinning of the earth
  5. The ______ pulls the Earth into orbit.
  6. This book is used to keep track of weather, sunsets, sunrises, moon phases and other facts.
  7. The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its ______.
  8. - March 21 This season starts
  9. The earth's rotation takes (24 hours)
  10. June 21 This season starts

18 Clues: The spinning of the earth • June 21 This season starts • - March 21 This season starts • Another name for an oval shape • September 23 This season starts • - December 21 this season starts • We live in the _______ Hemisphere. • Earths revolution causes _________ • The Earth pulls the ____into orbit. • The earth's rotation takes (24 hours) • ...

Earth,Sun,Moon System Crossword Puzzle By Gael Aleman 2h 2021-10-08

Earth,Sun,Moon System Crossword Puzzle By Gael Aleman 2h crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A phase Moon that is completely dark.
  2. an example could be the lunar cycle.
  3. occurs when Earth it's between Sun and Moon
  4. Earth has one at 23.5
  5. Earth around the Sun.
  6. Earth rotates on its own axis causing a day.
Down
  1. The south hemisphere of the Earth
  2. is a sequence of phases of the moon as it revolves around Earth.
  3. The north hemisphere of the Erath
  4. the angle at which the sun hits the Earth
  5. occurs when Moon is between Sun and Earth

11 Clues: Earth has one at 23.5 • Earth around the Sun. • The south hemisphere of the Earth • The north hemisphere of the Erath • an example could be the lunar cycle. • A phase Moon that is completely dark. • the angle at which the sun hits the Earth • occurs when Moon is between Sun and Earth • occurs when Earth it's between Sun and Moon • Earth rotates on its own axis causing a day. • ...

Plate boundaries, Science Simmons Alyssa 4 2021-04-27

Plate boundaries, Science Simmons Alyssa 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convergent collision
  2. One ocean and one continental colliding
  3. convergent subduction
  4. rocky outer part of the earth
  5. the largest layer of the earth
  6. The outermost shell
  7. Inside the core
  8. divergent
  9. two plates sliding in different directions
Down
  1. Formed by convergent subduction
  2. two plates going in opposite directions
  3. The 2nd deepest layer of the earth
  4. Formed by transform boundaries
  5. the continents
  6. below the lithosphere
  7. two continental plates colliding
  8. why plates move
  9. formed by divergent boundaries
  10. the ocean
  11. formed by divergent boundaries

20 Clues: the ocean • divergent • the continents • why plates move • Inside the core • The outermost shell • convergent collision • below the lithosphere • convergent subduction • rocky outer part of the earth • Formed by transform boundaries • formed by divergent boundaries • the largest layer of the earth • formed by divergent boundaries • Formed by convergent subduction • ...

Seasons 2021-11-23

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  2. Pole - Located directly 90 degrees south of the equator at the end of the axis
  3. - when the sun is at its highest or lowest point on earth and causing the shortest and longest day of the year.
  4. - The coldest season of the year which occurs in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
  5. - the invisible line that is a 0 degrees of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  6. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  7. - When the earth completes a full revolution
Down
  1. - the planet that is home to humans
  2. - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun
  3. - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat
  4. - When the southern and northern hemispheres face about the same lengths of day and night time
  5. Pole - Located directly 90 degrees north of the equator at the end of the axis
  6. axis - the imaginary line that causes the earth to spin at a 23.5 degree angle.
  7. - The warmest season of the year occurring in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere in December to February
  8. - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis

15 Clues: - the planet that is home to humans • - When the earth completes a full revolution • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun • - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat • - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis • ...

Seasons 2021-11-22

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Located directly 90 degrees north of the equator at the end of the axis
  2. - Located directly 90 degrees south of the equator at the end of the axis
  3. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  4. - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis
  5. - The coldest season of the year which occurs in the northern hemisphere from December to February and in the southern hemisphere from June to August.
  6. - The season that summer transitions in to winter
  7. - When the southern and northern hemispheres face about the same lengths of day and night time
  8. axis - the imaginary line that causes the earth to spin at a 23.5 degree angle.
Down
  1. - the planet that is home to humans
  2. - The warmest season of the year occurring in the northern hemisphere from June to August and in the southern hemisphere in December to February
  3. - when the sun is at its highest or lowest point on earth and causing the shortest and longest day of the year.
  4. - the invisible line that is a 0 degrees of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun
  6. - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat
  7. - When the earth completes a full revolution

15 Clues: - the planet that is home to humans • - When the earth completes a full revolution • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - The season that summer transitions in to winter • - when the earth orbits 1/12 of the way around the sun • - The star that is the earth’s source of light and heat • - When the earth completes a full rotation around the axis • ...

Chapter 2 Earth as a System Vocabulary 2017-07-22

Chapter 2 Earth as a System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
  2. the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
  3. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  4. a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
  5. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. literally, the “middle sphere”; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  7. the part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth
Down
  1. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  2. the portion of the Earth that is water
  3. in Earth science, the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core
  4. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  5. the mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
  6. a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon
  7. a diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem

14 Clues: the portion of the Earth that is water • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon • a community of organisms and their abiotic environment • the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • in Earth science, the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core • ...

Supermoon Crossword 2025-10-23

Supermoon Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – “How much sunlight the moon reflects toward Earth”
  2. – “Complete orbit of the moon around Earth”
  3. – “Path the moon travels around Earth”
  4. – “Shape of the moon’s visible portion”
  5. – “Tilt of the moon’s orbit relative to Earth”
  6. – “Moon’s farthest point from Earth”
  7. – “Apparent intensity of a supermoon in the night sky”
  8. – “Reflected sunlight, especially bright during supermoons”
Down
  1. Cycle – “Recurring sequence of moon phases”
  2. Month – “Time between full moons (~29.5 days)”
  3. – “Shape of moon’s orbit causing size differences”
  4. Size – “Why supermoons look bigger than normal full moons”
  5. – “Moon’s closest point to Earth, creating a supermoon”

13 Clues: – “Moon’s farthest point from Earth” • – “Path the moon travels around Earth” • – “Shape of the moon’s visible portion” • Cycle – “Recurring sequence of moon phases” • – “Complete orbit of the moon around Earth” • Month – “Time between full moons (~29.5 days)” • – “Tilt of the moon’s orbit relative to Earth” • – “Shape of moon’s orbit causing size differences” • ...

Science 2023-01-20

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what cooling magma becomes rock what rock does it become.
  2. what boundaries plates move apart.
  3. what occurs when two plates push against each other and become locked.
  4. what is the second most inner layer of earth.
  5. what cleans up the stuff after weathering.
  6. what type of weathering causes reactions to nature.
  7. what boundaries plates push together.
  8. _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks
  9. extreme heat and pressure creates one type of rock into a new one, what is the new rock called.
  10. who proposed the idea that continents sat on. large crustal plates that had moved and carried the. continents to their current positions on Earth.
Down
  1. what is the inner most layer of earth.
  2. what is the second outer most layer of earth.
  3. what takes away all the stuff and deposits it.
  4. what is a mix of two or more things together.
  5. plates slip past each other.
  6. what is a mixture which one substance dissolves in another.
  7. what is the outermost layer of the earth.
  8. what type of weathering breaks down rocks or ice.
  9. what rock is created when layers of sediment bonds together and forms rock.

19 Clues: plates slip past each other. • what boundaries plates move apart. • what boundaries plates push together. • what is the inner most layer of earth. • what is the outermost layer of the earth. • what cleans up the stuff after weathering. • _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks • what is the second outer most layer of earth. • ...

Earthquake Crossword Puzzle 2012-04-30

Earthquake Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the earths interior between the metallic core and the crust.
  2. A sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.
  3. The point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts.
  4. The description of rock composition and structure.
  5. A linear depression of the sea floor caused by the subduction of one plate under another.
  6. Plates within the earth that move relative to each other.
  7. Any consequence of shaking that affects the stability of the ground.
  8. The outermost major layer of the earth.
  9. The innermost part of the earth.
  10. The ___________ measures the magnitude of an earthquake.
  11. A _____________ is a wave that moves through the interior of the earth.
  12. What happens at the mid-oceanic ridge where a divergent boundary is causing two plates to move away from one another.
  13. It is right below the lithosphere.
  14. A seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  15. An elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion.
  16. The zone of earthquakes surrounding the pacific ocean.
  17. Anything that may affect the normal activities of a person in a bad way.
  18. Something that describes the severity of an earthquake.
  19. The outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle.
  20. A fracture along the earths surface where most earthquakes occur.
Down
  1. _________________characterizes the relative size of an earthquake.
  2. Earthquakes that follow the largest shock of an earthquake.
  3. A chronological sequence of geologic events, usually represented in the form of a chart naming the different rock layers.
  4. The study of the earth and the materials it is made out of.
  5. The study of earthquakes and the structure of the earth, by both naturally and artificially generated seismic waves.
  6. The sudden slip of a fault causing the ground to shake.
  7. A __________ is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
  8. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes.
  9. The ____________ is the point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter.
  10. How fast a point on the ground is shaking as a result of an earthquake.

30 Clues: The innermost part of the earth. • It is right below the lithosphere. • The outermost major layer of the earth. • The description of rock composition and structure. • An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. • The zone of earthquakes surrounding the pacific ocean. • The sudden slip of a fault causing the ground to shake. • ...

Science 2024-11-04

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. streak of different collord lights you sometimes see in the sky at night
  2. The most expensive natural element on earth
  3. least common element on earth
  4. the smallest unit of an element that maintpropertieshemical proprodies of that element
  5. planet that is not really considered a planet anymore
  6. biggest star in our galaxy
  7. Horizontal rows of elements that have the same number of electron shells
Down
  1. a table of all elements found on earth
  2. frozen water
  3. a streak of stars you sometimes see in the sky
  4. the electrons filling the outermost shell
  5. vertical columns of elements that have the same amount of valance electrons
  6. only planet with rings
  7. planet we all live on
  8. most common element on earth

15 Clues: frozen water • planet we all live on • only planet with rings • biggest star in our galaxy • most common element on earth • least common element on earth • a table of all elements found on earth • the electrons filling the outermost shell • The most expensive natural element on earth • a streak of stars you sometimes see in the sky • ...