the earth Crossword Puzzles

earths layers 2014-11-13

earths layers crossword puzzle
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  1. unit of pressure
  2. the continents were together
  3. blocks of the earths crust and upper mantle
  4. 3rd planet from the sun
  5. way in which a whole or mixture is made up
  6. cycle of heating ,rising,and cooler
  7. core/hot solid material
  8. land masses
  9. spreading spreading/hot magma forced upward
  10. logical conclusion based on observation
  11. /hot liquid molten flows
  12. the study of life and plants
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  1. actual remains of animals
  2. outer part of the earth
  3. layer right below the lithosphere
  4. drift/when continent move slowly apart
  5. layer if the earths layer
  6. thickness of substances
  7. earths brittle crust
  8. earth center

20 Clues: land masses • earth center • unit of pressure • earths brittle crust • outer part of the earth • 3rd planet from the sun • core/hot solid material • thickness of substances • /hot liquid molten flows • actual remains of animals • layer if the earths layer • the continents were together • the study of life and plants • layer right below the lithosphere • cycle of heating ,rising,and cooler • ...

Dynamic Earth - Crossword 2024-05-11

Dynamic Earth - Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. How the earth's plates are slowly moving
  2. A mudflow
  3. Short and sharp compression waves that can go 8 km per second
  4. The final layer of the earth and is made from solid iron and nickle.
  5. The third layer of the earth, contains liquid that is mainly Iron and Nickle
  6. Not likely to erupt any time soon, but can still erupt again
  7. Non living things that are broken down and that form layers
  8. Rocks that form when other rocks break down and are deposited in lakes and oceans
  9. The outer layer of the earth
  10. Measures earthquakes
  11. Crust that is found on the ocean floor
  12. Brown, black or purple-reddish coloured igneous rock
  13. Large earthquake that moves in a snakelike way and can go 4km per second
  14. When two plates slide past each other
  15. Erupting
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  1. Will never erupt
  2. Crust that makes our continents
  3. Magma that is escaping from the surface and coming out of a volcano
  4. Where we can feel an earthquake
  5. The second layer of the earth, has semi liquid rock
  6. When igneous and sedimentary rocks melt and become different rocks
  7. When two plates move away from each other
  8. molten rock
  9. Weaknesses in the crust where magma can work its way to the surface
  10. Plates that make up the earth
  11. From living things
  12. Volcanic rocks
  13. An opening in the earth that lets magma out
  14. Glassy smooth black rock that forms when lava cools quickly
  15. The exact spot under the crust where the earthquake happened
  16. Shaking of the ground
  17. Floats on water

32 Clues: Erupting • A mudflow • molten rock • Volcanic rocks • Floats on water • Will never erupt • From living things • Measures earthquakes • Shaking of the ground • The outer layer of the earth • Plates that make up the earth • Crust that makes our continents • Where we can feel an earthquake • When two plates slide past each other • Crust that is found on the ocean floor • ...

Social Studies Final Review Part 1 2012-06-05

Social Studies Final Review Part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. / shows the boundaries of countries, states or cities
  2. / shows the landforms and bodies of water of an area
  3. / day with the least hours of sunlight
  4. / latitude line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Pole
  5. / measure the distance north and south of the Equator
  6. / day with the most hours of sunlight
  7. / shows directions on a map
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  1. / shows a specific theme of a map: Vegetation, Population, etc.
  2. / takes the Earth 365 ¼ days to circle the sun
  3. / thin rocky shell
  4. / indicates the subject of the map
  5. / is the study of the Earth and its people
  6. / a longitude line that stretches from the North to the South Pole through Greenwich, England
  7. / measure the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
  8. / when day and night are of equal length
  9. / lists and explains symbols
  10. / explains the distance on the map
  11. / is mostly solid, it is made up of magma
  12. / takes the Earth 24 hours to complete a rotation on its axis
  13. / inner is made of solid iron, the outer is liquid metal

20 Clues: / thin rocky shell • / lists and explains symbols • / shows directions on a map • / indicates the subject of the map • / explains the distance on the map • / day with the most hours of sunlight • / day with the least hours of sunlight • / when day and night are of equal length • / is mostly solid, it is made up of magma • / is the study of the Earth and its people • ...

Geography Crossword 2021-11-28

Geography Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Awareness around yourself
  2. Movement because of political interests
  3. Movement inside of a country
  4. The visible features on an area of land
  5. The study of land surfaces
  6. Something that attracts people to a different area
  7. The arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth
  8. the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way.
  9. a visible feature on Earth, untouched by human activity
  10. Movement because of economical purposes
  11. The natural world
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  1. Someone who has been forced to leave his/her country
  2. Limited
  3. natural features on Earth
  4. natural features on Earth that have been touched by human activity
  5. A connection between two or more things
  6. The measurement of people
  7. another word for weather
  8. Something that forces people out of a country
  9. The characteristics of a countryside
  10. alter or modification
  11. people in a country/area
  12. a repeated design
  13. Materials that we use
  14. The characteristics of a town or city.
  15. Movement experienced by people

26 Clues: Limited • a repeated design • The natural world • alter or modification • Materials that we use • another word for weather • people in a country/area • Awareness around yourself • natural features on Earth • The measurement of people • The study of land surfaces • Movement inside of a country • Movement experienced by people • The characteristics of a countryside • ...

vocab terms 2025-10-27

vocab terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Grid - The grid system made up of lines of longitude and latitude - allows absolute location to be identified anywhere on the planet
  2. One of the five themes, the human physical geography of a location
  3. the shared beliefs, behaviors, customs, and traditions of a group
  4. the global positioning satellite system
  5. the global grid lines that run horizontally
  6. a map with known distortion
  7. Directions- Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
  8. one of the five themes, how similar areas are grouped/organized
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  1. The study of the Earth, its physical and human systems, and how they are organized and interact
  2. Zero degrees latitude
  3. tool on the map that shows relative size and distance
  4. One of the five themes, where something can be found
  5. the global grid lines that run vertically
  6. Interaction- one of the five themes, how humans changed the Earth and adapt to the Earth
  7. one of the five themes, how people, stuff, and ideas get from one location to
  8. Meridian- Zero degrees longitude
  9. Directions- North, East, South, West
  10. Inaccuracy on maps (objects stretched, squeezed, misshaped, too close, too far apart, etc) caused by making 2 dimensional images of a 3 dimensional object (the earth)
  11. a 3 dimensional map of the Earth

19 Clues: Zero degrees latitude • a map with known distortion • Meridian- Zero degrees longitude • a 3 dimensional map of the Earth • Directions- North, East, South, West • the global positioning satellite system • the global grid lines that run vertically • the global grid lines that run horizontally • One of the five themes, where something can be found • ...

Water Cycle Andrew Pd 6 2023-11-27

Water Cycle Andrew Pd 6 crossword puzzle
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  1. Water coming out of the ground naturaly
  2. Water from land to sea above ground
  3. Condensing water close to or on the ground
  4. Over 70% of earth
  5. Water evaporating from plants
  6. The energy that drives the water cycle
  7. Water soaking into the ground from any direction
  8. Liquid to gas
  9. Water in the earth
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  1. Water from sky to earth
  2. Gas to liquid
  3. Downward soaking of water into the ground
  4. Water flowing underground
  5. Water from ground to plants
  6. The space between ground and space
  7. Most common type of runoff
  8. Snow to runoff
  9. Water as a solid
  10. Another name for Water
  11. 3rd largest body of water.

20 Clues: Gas to liquid • Liquid to gas • Snow to runoff • Water as a solid • Over 70% of earth • Water in the earth • Another name for Water • Water from sky to earth • Water flowing underground • Most common type of runoff • 3rd largest body of water. • Water from ground to plants • Water evaporating from plants • The space between ground and space • Water from land to sea above ground • ...

Plate tectonic 2024-09-27

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. the transfer of heat through matter
  2. a fluid's resistance to flowing
  3. a supercontinent
  4. slide sideways past each other
  5. 400 to 1,800 miles below the surface.
  6. solid outer-part of earth
  7. two or more lithospheric plates collide
  8. mass per volume
  9. the innermost layer of the Earth.
  10. tectonic plates move away
  11. The location where two plates meet
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  1. the outer most layer
  2. a flow of particles that comes off the sun
  3. composed of mostly iron and nickel
  4. flows like hot plastic
  5. As two tectonic plates slowly separate
  6. center of earth
  7. the region around a magnetic material
  8. motion in a gas or liquid
  9. solid bulk of earths interior

20 Clues: center of earth • mass per volume • a supercontinent • the outer most layer • flows like hot plastic • solid outer-part of earth • motion in a gas or liquid • tectonic plates move away • solid bulk of earths interior • slide sideways past each other • a fluid's resistance to flowing • the innermost layer of the Earth. • composed of mostly iron and nickel • ...

Space Crossword 2014-05-29

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Brightest star in our galaxy, also shares a name with a character in Harry Potter.
  2. Our galaxy is called the ________ and stretches across 100,000ly.
  3. A Solar _____ occurs when the moon blocks the sun light from Earth.
  4. Wind speeds at the equator of this planet get up to 1800km/h.
  5. Contains 100-100,000 stars in a small region of space.
  6. Our ______ contains eight planets and a medium massed star.
  7. Planet that's tilted 90° on its axis, making it appear to roll.
  8. Two weeks into the Moon's cycle, when no light from the moon is illuminated to the Earth.
  9. There are 100 billion stars in a ______.
  10. An ______ unit is used to measure the distance in our Solar System.
  11. A complete spin of Earth on it's axis.
  12. A Canadian Commander for the International Space Station.
  13. The _____ System is about 4.3ly away from our Solar System.
  14. A layer of the Sun that can only been seen during a Solar Eclipse.
  15. Contains 100,000s of stars, pulled together in a sphere shape by gravity.
  16. A _____ is equivalent to 63,000AU.
  17. First person to walk on the moon.
  18. A radiation given off by the sun, also gives us sun burns.
  19. A medium mass star in our Solar System.
  20. Radius of the planet is 71,oookm, and is larger than twice the mass of all the planets combined.
  21. Called the 'red' planet because of its rust colour on the surface.
  22. Gives of 3x more energy than it receives from the Sun.
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  1. A planet with 90x the pressure of Earth.
  2. 10% of all of space is filled with billions of celestial objects. The rest is filled with ________.
  3. Most stars are a _____ System.
  4. Theory that the Earth collided with another planet and the debris created the Moon.
  5. Theory that the Moon was once part of Earth until it was cast out by the rotation.
  6. _____ has a rocky surface like the moon, but also has some smooth areas because of lava flow.
  7. Large explosions on the surface of the sun.
  8. Cool spots on the Sun's surface that can be larger than Earth.
  9. Water covers up to 70% of the planet and exists in all three states.
  10. Contains 100s-1000s of stars together in a region of space.
  11. Caused because of two galaxies colliding with each other.
  12. Different coloured lights in the sky appearing in the North and South of the Earth.
  13. One of his conclusions was that almost all the galaxies are moving away from each other.
  14. Scientists believe these are at the center of all galaxies
  15. A layer of the Sun that oozes Plasma towards the surface.
  16. The debris and matter from a ______ can form another celestial object.
  17. Where fusion takes place in the sun, and temperatures are over 15 million °C
  18. A complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun.
  19. The largest of galaxies and contains little dust.
  20. As old arms disappear in a _____ galaxy, new ones appear.
  21. Large cloud of dust and gas, also called a 'Star Nursery.'

43 Clues: Most stars are a _____ System. • First person to walk on the moon. • A _____ is equivalent to 63,000AU. • A complete spin of Earth on it's axis. • A medium mass star in our Solar System. • A planet with 90x the pressure of Earth. • There are 100 billion stars in a ______. • Large explosions on the surface of the sun. • A complete orbit of the Earth around the Sun. • ...

An Introduction to Earth Science 2025-05-02

An Introduction to Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. observations focus on non-numerical data that you observe
  2. the solid part of Earth
  3. the part of the earth where all life exists
  4. the study of weather
  5. the part of the Earth composed of different gases
  6. the study of the ocean
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  1. observations that focus on numerical, measured data
  2. the study of everything in the universe outside our atmosphere
  3. the liquid part of Earth
  4. the study of Earth
  5. the study of life
  6. using your five senses to gather information
  7. a logical conclusion based on prior knowledge

13 Clues: the study of life • the study of Earth • the study of weather • the study of the ocean • the solid part of Earth • the liquid part of Earth • the part of the earth where all life exists • using your five senses to gather information • a logical conclusion based on prior knowledge • the part of the Earth composed of different gases • ...

Science Crossword One 2017-05-12

Science Crossword One crossword puzzle
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  1. destructive process when water and wind loosen fragments of rock
  2. 3D model of earth
  3. one pair of genes that appear at a particular location on a particular chromosome
  4. natural feature of earth's surface
  5. soft interior of earth that lies above the core
  6. boundary between the earth's crust and mantle
  7. circular flow of matter in currents in heated material
  8. shaking that results from the movement of rock under earth
  9. weak spot in crust where magma comes to the surface
  10. the thin top most layer, floats upon the softer, denser mantle
  11. cell formed by union of 2 sets of gene when male and female gamete unite
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  1. continuous flow of liquid, air or gas
  2. super continent
  3. a bend in rock
  4. gene combination that determines phenotype
  5. rigid upper layer containing the crust and upper mantle
  6. anything that can be changed in an experiment
  7. break in earth's crust
  8. strong form of gene
  9. the top layer of earth covered by the ocean

20 Clues: a bend in rock • super continent • 3D model of earth • strong form of gene • break in earth's crust • natural feature of earth's surface • continuous flow of liquid, air or gas • gene combination that determines phenotype • the top layer of earth covered by the ocean • anything that can be changed in an experiment • boundary between the earth's crust and mantle • ...

Rocks and Rock Cycle 2018-10-28

Rocks and Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. Decomposed animal remains that have been left over many years.
  2. Made up of small fragments of rock.
  3. The process of rocks sticking together with clay and other substances.
  4. Rocks that don't have bands or layers.
  5. Made up of once living things.
  6. Rocks that have bands.
  7. A rock formed on the surface of the earth.
  8. Made up of 2 or more minerals.
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  1. When the rock wears away over time.
  2. Rocks that are slowly compacted and squished together.
  3. A cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.
  4. A rock formed inside the earth.
  5. Pieces of rocks and minerals that have broken off over a long period of time.
  6. Formed from heat and pressure.
  7. Molten rock that is formed inside the earth.
  8. Molten rock that is formed outside the earth.
  9. When bits and pieces of rock get chipped away.
  10. Sediments are dropped off to a different place.
  11. Naturally occurring, non-living, and inorganic.
  12. When minerals crystallize from the water.

20 Clues: Rocks that have bands. • Formed from heat and pressure. • Made up of once living things. • Made up of 2 or more minerals. • A rock formed inside the earth. • When the rock wears away over time. • Made up of small fragments of rock. • Rocks that don't have bands or layers. • When minerals crystallize from the water. • A rock formed on the surface of the earth. • ...

6th Unit 3: Ecosystems 2021-02-17

6th Unit 3: Ecosystems crossword puzzle
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  1. one organism (predator) eats another organism (prey) to obtain nutrients
  2. the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
  3. all the living and nonliving parts of an environment
  4. the living parts of an ecosystem
  5. one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed (win-meh relationship)
  6. relationship where organisms compete for resources (food, light, water, shelter, mates, etc)
  7. a large region of Earth that has a certain climate and certain types of living things
  8. all of the water on Earth (lakes, oceans, clouds)
  9. is all of the food chains in an ecosystem
  10. a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight, air, water, and soil
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  1. one organism benefits and the other organism (host) is harmed
  2. outlines who eats whom in an ecosystem
  3. all living organisms on Earth (plants, animals, bacteria)
  4. both species benefit (win-win relationship)
  5. a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals
  6. the solid parts of the Earth; non-living (rock, soil, and landforms)
  7. a living thing that cannot make its own food
  8. all of the gases surrounding Earth (five layers)
  9. resources whose stock or reserves is limited or fixed (oil, coal, natural gas)
  10. resources that can be replaced over time by natural processes (ex. solar, wind, hydroelectric)

20 Clues: the living parts of an ecosystem • the nonliving parts of an ecosystem • outlines who eats whom in an ecosystem • is all of the food chains in an ecosystem • both species benefit (win-win relationship) • a living thing that cannot make its own food • all of the gases surrounding Earth (five layers) • all of the water on Earth (lakes, oceans, clouds) • ...

Ms. Dorman's 4th Grade Sun, Planets, Stars Crossword 2022-08-21

Ms. Dorman's 4th Grade Sun, Planets, Stars Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Stars are bright and have a ______ temperature
  2. Curiosity or Perseverance are ones
  3. 2021 powerful space telescope or Spidey house?
  4. The Sun is not a planet, it is a __________
  5. The sun rises in the __________
  6. The Sun is bright because it is ____ to earth
  7. The earth is _________ 23.5 degrees
  8. An invisible force pulling objects together
  9. They study space, planets, and stars
  10. The sun goes (sets) down in the_______
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  1. The 1st big space telescope from the 90's
  2. A group of stars in the sky making a picture
  3. The Sun gives earth ____________ or power
  4. The sun is 93 ___________ miles from the earth
  5. They travel to space in a spacecraft
  6. Collection of gas, dust, stars & solar systems
  7. The Sun is a hot fiery blob of ______ & plasma

17 Clues: The sun rises in the __________ • Curiosity or Perseverance are ones • The earth is _________ 23.5 degrees • They travel to space in a spacecraft • They study space, planets, and stars • The sun goes (sets) down in the_______ • The 1st big space telescope from the 90's • The Sun gives earth ____________ or power • The Sun is not a planet, it is a __________ • ...

AFalahati 2023-02-01

AFalahati crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  2. These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
  3. A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
  4. Largest part of the earth on the inside.
  5. composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
  6. The outer layer of the earth.
  7. Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by
  8. The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
  9. The innermost layer of the Earth.
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  1. wind the energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
  2. When two plates move in opposite directions
  3. The distortion of light.
  4. 100 meters
  5. Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
  6. tool used for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake
  7. Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
  8. a part of earth’s dynamic magnetic energy
  9. Rocks produced by high temperatures.

18 Clues: 100 meters • The distortion of light. • The outer layer of the earth. • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • molten rock crystallizes and solidifies • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • a part of earth’s dynamic magnetic energy • Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by • When two plates move in opposite directions • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2019-08-27

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The hottest layer of the Earth
  2. The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis
  3. The largest layer of the Earth
  4. A narrow valley caused by divergent plate boundaries
  5. A plate made of lightweight minerals
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust
  7. When two plates grind against each other
  8. Occurs when two continental plates collide
  9. The remains of a living being that have been preserved in a rock
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  1. The boundary created when two plates push against each other
  2. Created when oceanic and continental plates collide
  3. The boundary created when two plates push away from each other
  4. A supercontinent that created our continents
  5. When the liquid in the mantle goes up and down based upon the temperature of the core
  6. The layer on Earth for which we live on
  7. An underwater rift
  8. A plate made of heavier minerals

17 Clues: An underwater rift • The hottest layer of the Earth • The largest layer of the Earth • A plate made of heavier minerals • A plate made of lightweight minerals • The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis • The layer on Earth for which we live on • When two plates grind against each other • Occurs when two continental plates collide • A supercontinent that created our continents • ...

Earth Science 2013-02-27

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian era .
  2. boundary In geology, subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic...
  3. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection...
  4. boundary In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming.
  5. The crust and upper mantle of the earth.
  6. boundary In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary).
  7. A fracture in rock where there has been movement and displacement. One of the major boundaries between tectonic plates on earth.
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  1. crust The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic .
  2. scale A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations.
  3. waves A type of seismic wave, the S-wave, secondary wave, or shear wave (sometimes called an elastic S-wave) is one of the two main types of .
  4. waves are type of elastic wave, also called seismic waves, that can travel through gases (as sound waves), solids and liquids,.
  5. A record produced by a seismograph.
  6. Boundrys these boundaries are formed when two plates collide. When the two plate bump one plate is absorbed in the mantle of the other. Heat and pressure when these plates collide causes volcanoes and earthquakes.
  7. crust The relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  8. Tectonics A theory that explains the global distribution of geological phenomena such as seismicity, volcanism, continental drift, and mountain building in terms of the formation, destruction, movement, and interaction of the earth's lithospheric plates.
  9. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust .
  10. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake .

17 Clues: A record produced by a seismograph. • The crust and upper mantle of the earth. • the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake . • crust The relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. • the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian era . • ...

Earth week 2023-03-22

Earth week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that has been drained/eaten.
  2. a natural home like a beverdam or a nest
  3. to make work easier.
  4. to use the material over and over again.
  5. a food that is covered in sugar to last longer.
  6. to stop using a source.
  7. to make the material smaller.
  8. to use another material again.
  9. cutting down trees
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  1. plants, ecosystem etc.
  2. a water/air that is been poisoned.
  3. The weather.
  4. a lot of supplies
  5. The world is getting warm faster
  6. to replace things
  7. oil, coal or gas
  8. a planet that people live on.

17 Clues: The weather. • oil, coal or gas • a lot of supplies • to replace things • cutting down trees • to make work easier. • plants, ecosystem etc. • to stop using a source. • a planet that people live on. • to make the material smaller. • to use another material again. • The world is getting warm faster • a water/air that is been poisoned. • something that has been drained/eaten. • ...

Earth History 2023-01-23

Earth History crossword puzzle
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  1. Megaraptor means "giant _____"
  2. fossils include any parts of the body
  3. Giganotosaurus was a ____-eater
  4. is a lake made by humans
  5. are evidence of past life
  6. The Megaraptor claw was found in southern ______
  7. fossils are evidence of a living thing's activity
  8. means having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.
  9. layers form at the top of sedimentary rock
  10. fossils are found in __________ rock
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  1. Examples of fossils are
  2. sedimentary rock is made up of _______ of sediment
  3. builds up on top of a fossil and hardens into rock
  4. fossils at the bottom of sedimentary rock are the _______
  5. fossil keeps the shape of the organism
  6. In the passage, Novas found a huge dinosaur ____
  7. have different kind of fossils for us to explore

17 Clues: Examples of fossils are • is a lake made by humans • are evidence of past life • Megaraptor means "giant _____" • Giganotosaurus was a ____-eater • fossils are found in __________ rock • fossils include any parts of the body • fossil keeps the shape of the organism • layers form at the top of sedimentary rock • The Megaraptor claw was found in southern ______ • ...

Planet Earth 2025-04-15

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Not warm at all, like ice or snow.
  2. – The different times of the year: spring, summer, fall (autumn), and winter. Each one has different weather.
  3. – Not straight, leaning to one side.
  4. – Something that is much smaller than usual.
  5. – A very dry and hot place with little water.
  6. – To turn around in a circle.
  7. – A big piece of land on Earth, like a huge island. There are 7 of them.
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  1. – Plants that people grow to eat, like corn, wheat, or carrots.
  2. – The light that comes from the sun. It helps plants grow and keeps us warm.
  3. – To make something, like building a house with blocks or tools.
  4. - A dwarf planet, the smallest one.
  5. – The warmth or hot feeling we get from the sun, fire, or warm things.
  6. – Not the same in every place. Like when some parts get more sunlight than others.
  7. – An invisible line around the middle of the Earth. Places near it are usually warm.
  8. – A large, warm continent with many countries, animals like lions and elephants.
  9. – Very warm, like a sunny day or soup right off the stove.
  10. – A very cold continent at the bottom of the Earth. It’s covered in ice and has penguins!

17 Clues: – To turn around in a circle. • - A dwarf planet, the smallest one. • – Not warm at all, like ice or snow. • – Not straight, leaning to one side. • – Something that is much smaller than usual. • – A very dry and hot place with little water. • – Very warm, like a sunny day or soup right off the stove. • – Plants that people grow to eat, like corn, wheat, or carrots. • ...

Earth & Sky 2024-11-22

Earth & Sky crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to make a picture in your mind
  2. a description of how something works and why it happens
  3. group of objects that revolve around a star, including planets, moons, asteroids and comets
  4. a perfectly round 3d shape
  5. the only star in our solar system
  6. a unit of measure that describes the distance light travels in one year
  7. observations or measurements recorded in a investigation
  8. the pull between Earth and other objects
  9. to move in a regular path around something
Down
  1. information that supports an answer to a question
  2. scientist who studies stars, planets and other objects in the universe
  3. Something scientist make to answer questions
  4. a group of stars
  5. imaginary line around which an object rotates or spins
  6. The only star in our solar system
  7. a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  8. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  9. the brightest star in the night sky-Canis Major

18 Clues: a group of stars • a perfectly round 3d shape • to make a picture in your mind • The only star in our solar system • the only star in our solar system • the pull between Earth and other objects • to move in a regular path around something • Something scientist make to answer questions • the brightest star in the night sky-Canis Major • ...

Earth Day 2021-04-23

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living that grows and has stem, leaves, and roots
  2. the parent of the Earth
  3. the planet we live in
  4. everything that surrounds us
  5. the month we celebrate Earth Day
  6. it's the weather
  7. keep safe from harm or injury
  8. to lessen or decrease
Down
  1. the invisible mixture of gasses that surrounds the Earth and people and animal breathes
  2. converting waste into reusable material
  3. Where marine organisms live
  4. how long have we been celebrating Earth Day
  5. We plant this that produces oxygen

13 Clues: it's the weather • the planet we live in • to lessen or decrease • the parent of the Earth • Where marine organisms live • everything that surrounds us • keep safe from harm or injury • the month we celebrate Earth Day • We plant this that produces oxygen • converting waste into reusable material • how long have we been celebrating Earth Day • ...

q1 reflection 2025-10-30

q1 reflection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Holds together our solar system, galaxy and universe
  2. is the process of being eroded by wind, water, and sun
  3. earth is between the sun and moon
  4. top half of the earth
  5. growing phases of the moon
  6. dead organisms contained in rock or strata for millions of years
  7. when an object rotates on its axis
  8. moon passes between the sun and earth
  9. when an object revolves around another object
  10. rock layers
Down
  1. outer planets
  2. inner planets
  3. shrinking phases of the moon
  4. one object orbits or revolve around an other object
  5. bottom half of the earth
  6. strata put on top of eachother

16 Clues: rock layers • outer planets • inner planets • top half of the earth • bottom half of the earth • growing phases of the moon • shrinking phases of the moon • strata put on top of eachother • earth is between the sun and moon • when an object rotates on its axis • moon passes between the sun and earth • when an object revolves around another object • ...

EH Investigation 5 Vocabulary 2021-01-20

EH Investigation 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock under the surface of Earth
  2. the hard outer layer of Earth made of crust and hard, upper mantle; broken into tectonic plates
  3. the rigid outer layer of Earth
  4. formed on the exterior of Earth
  5. the solid layer at the center of the Earth
  6. formed in the interior of Earth
Down
  1. molten rock on the surface of Earth
  2. the layer of Earth below the crust; upper part is solid and lower part is semisolid
  3. the fluid portion of the mantle that has special properties
  4. the molten layer at the center of the Earth
  5. a rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) hardens

11 Clues: the rigid outer layer of Earth • formed on the exterior of Earth • formed in the interior of Earth • molten rock on the surface of Earth • molten rock under the surface of Earth • the solid layer at the center of the Earth • the molten layer at the center of the Earth • a rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) hardens • ...

rock cycle what we have learned 2021-11-12

rock cycle what we have learned crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under the earth surface
  2. cycle of rocks
  3. measure hardness of a mineral
  4. study of the earth
  5. australia has the most of that gemstone
  6. mostly dark and gray colour
  7. lightest mineral on the mohs scale
  8. a common metamorphic rock
  9. are grey in colour due to weathering and erosion
Down
  1. changes from magma
  2. mostly used for jewelry
  3. made out of sediments
  4. are made up of calcium carbonate
  5. hardest on the mohs scale
  6. solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid
  7. a common igneous rock
  8. are mostly black due to the magma
  9. mistake for gold
  10. a common sedimentary rock
  11. one component of the earth crust

20 Clues: cycle of rocks • mistake for gold • changes from magma • study of the earth • made out of sediments • a common igneous rock • mostly used for jewelry • under the earth surface • hardest on the mohs scale • a common sedimentary rock • a common metamorphic rock • mostly dark and gray colour • measure hardness of a mineral • are made up of calcium carbonate • one component of the earth crust • ...

seasons 2014-10-01

seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the line around which the earth rotates.
  2. the longest day of the year or the shortest
  3. a day when there are the same number of hours in a day as there are in the night.
  4. the season beginning with solstice in December
  5. the line around the middle of the earth where its always hot.
  6. it takes one of these for the earth to travel all the way around the sun
  7. the hemisphere in which you live
Down
  1. it takes 24 of these for the earth to spin one time around its axis
  2. the season that begins with the equinox in September
  3. the season that begins with the solstice in June
  4. the number of months in a year
  5. the hemisphere in which you do not live.
  6. what makes the seasons change
  7. the number of months in a season.
  8. the top and bottom of the earth. Hint: Santa lives on the north one of these
  9. the season that begins with the equinox in March

16 Clues: what makes the seasons change • the number of months in a year • the hemisphere in which you live • the number of months in a season. • the line around which the earth rotates. • the hemisphere in which you do not live. • the longest day of the year or the shortest • the season beginning with solstice in December • the season that begins with the solstice in June • ...

The World Around Us Part 1 G2 2020-07-20

The World Around Us Part 1 G2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A location that is the exact spot where a place is located
  2. Pictures that are used to stand for real things on a map
  3. A large area of flat land
  4. Towns, states, and countries all have these
  5. a Type of location that tells where something is by comparing it to something else
  6. The four main directions
  7. The highest land on Earth
  8. Northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest are what type of directions
  9. A landform that has water on all sides but one like Korea
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  1. The four bodies of water that cover most of the Earth's surface
  2. Imaginary lines that run east and west
  3. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  4. This map shows Earth's land and water
  5. This map shows imaginary lines called borders
  6. It is used to to figure out the distance between two places on a map
  7. The shape of Earth's land are called
  8. A model of Earth
  9. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Southern Hemisphere and a Northern Hemisphere
  10. The seven large areas of land on Earth
  11. Imaginary lines that run north and south
  12. A map that has lines that cross to make squares
  13. A landform that has water all around it

22 Clues: A model of Earth • The four main directions • A large area of flat land • The highest land on Earth • The shape of Earth's land are called • This map shows Earth's land and water • Imaginary lines that run east and west • The seven large areas of land on Earth • A landform that has water all around it • Imaginary lines that run north and south • ...

Crossword Geography 2016-09-18

Crossword Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you breath it in
  2. tiny living things
  3. where do you see boiling liquid rock?
  4. the planet we live on
  5. you see it at night in the sky
  6. a very special star
  7. big problem in the north 60.000 years ago
  8. we are learning this for ....
  9. explanation of signs on the map
  10. animals that don't lay eggs
  11. plants evolved from....
  12. a very long period
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  1. there are three ..... in the Phanerozoic eon
  2. big animal in the mesozoic
  3. process of change
  4. remains of ancient plants and animals
  5. the layer of gases around earth
  6. the force that keeps us on earth
  7. last period of Paleozoic
  8. a hot glowing ball of hydrogen gas

20 Clues: you breath it in • process of change • tiny living things • a very long period • a very special star • the planet we live on • plants evolved from.... • last period of Paleozoic • big animal in the mesozoic • animals that don't lay eggs • we are learning this for .... • you see it at night in the sky • the layer of gases around earth • explanation of signs on the map • ...

Earth and Disasters 2022-02-25

Earth and Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these form tsunamis
  2. the top layer of the earth
  3. carry continents and oceans
  4. a giant wave
  5. where two plates separate
  6. when two plates pull away from each other
  7. the middle layer of the earth
  8. the inside layer of the earth
  9. a mountain that spews lava
  10. when two plate go under each other
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  1. a sliding mass of rock
  2. spews out with lava
  3. a giant land mass
  4. when two pull away from each other
  5. a giant body of water
  6. a giant fall of snow down a mountain
  7. the layer plates sit on
  8. is oxidized molten rock
  9. is unoxidized molten rock
  10. a shaking in the round or ocean

20 Clues: a giant wave • a giant land mass • spews out with lava • these form tsunamis • a giant body of water • a sliding mass of rock • the layer plates sit on • is oxidized molten rock • where two plates separate • is unoxidized molten rock • the top layer of the earth • a mountain that spews lava • carry continents and oceans • the middle layer of the earth • the inside layer of the earth • ...

Solar System 2023-10-10

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sideways Rings.
  2. Has 2 moons.
  3. Floating in space and a lot are between Mars and Jupiter.
  4. Closest planet to the sun.
  5. Crashed down to Earth.
  6. You use it to look into space.
  7. Earth takes 365 days to finish.
  8. Has the biggest rings.
  9. Center of the Solar System.
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  1. Earth's "Sister" Planet.
  2. What made the Sun.
  3. Closest to the Kuiper Belt.
  4. How a planet or anything goes around something else.
  5. Has the most moons.
  6. The name of our galaxy.
  7. We know the most about it.
  8. Also known as a shooting star.
  9. Also has a dark spot.
  10. Earth's friend.
  11. There are 3 types.

20 Clues: Has 2 moons. • Sideways Rings. • Earth's friend. • What made the Sun. • There are 3 types. • Has the most moons. • Also has a dark spot. • Crashed down to Earth. • Has the biggest rings. • The name of our galaxy. • Earth's "Sister" Planet. • Closest planet to the sun. • We know the most about it. • Closest to the Kuiper Belt. • Center of the Solar System. • Also known as a shooting star. • ...

Maps and Navigation 2021-08-19

Maps and Navigation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. uses flat paper touching just one spot on Earth
  2. shows the geographic features of a region
  3. uses cylinder wrapped around Earth
  4. way to represent the Earth's curved surface on flat paper
  5. shows major cities, highways, and streets
  6. explains how map records different features
  7. shows the amount of rainfall in different area
  8. shows average temperatures and rainfall
  9. lines that circle Earth from pole to pole
  10. passes through Greenwich, England
  11. lines that circle Earth
  12. shows area elevation on a larger scale, shows mountains
  13. shows outlines and borders of states and countries
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  1. translated coordinates onto a map using math
  2. used to make corrections between magnetic and true north
  3. best way to make map of whole Earth
  4. diagram that shows directions on a map
  5. map that shows storms and rainfall and intensity of them
  6. device with floating needle that points to magnetic north
  7. shows terrains and vegetation
  8. map that shows elevation of the terrain and hills
  9. uses cone shape to better represent regions
  10. map that shows storms, air masses, and fronts
  11. picture of a specific part of Earth's surface

24 Clues: lines that circle Earth • shows terrains and vegetation • passes through Greenwich, England • uses cylinder wrapped around Earth • best way to make map of whole Earth • diagram that shows directions on a map • shows average temperatures and rainfall • shows the geographic features of a region • shows major cities, highways, and streets • ...

chapter 1 vocab GIO S 2023-10-02

chapter 1 vocab GIO S crossword puzzle
Across
  1. error in shape size or distance
  2. distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  3. solid thin outer layer of Earth
  4. line on a map or globe running from the north pole to the south pole along Earths surface
  5. height of a point on Earth above or below sea level
  6. general form and shape of the land on Earths surface
  7. distance in degrees north or south of the equator
  8. part of Earth that is water
  9. inner most region of Earth
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  1. thick layer of rock below the crust
  2. difference in elevation between on contour line and the next
  3. solid part of earth
  4. envelope of gases surrounding Earth
  5. a line that passes through all points on a map that have the same elevation

14 Clues: solid part of earth • inner most region of Earth • part of Earth that is water • error in shape size or distance • solid thin outer layer of Earth • thick layer of rock below the crust • envelope of gases surrounding Earth • distance in degrees north or south of the equator • height of a point on Earth above or below sea level • ...

Knowlege 2023-02-16

Knowlege crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of land form by plate tectonics
  2. Another type of currant
  3. matter has it
  4. the continents ride on it
  5. A type of currant
  6. from a animail
  7. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide One plate eventually slides beneath the other a process known as subduction
  8. A place where there is magma in a volano
  9. From sun
  10. Super Continent
  11. where a lot of volcanos happen
  12. inside the earth
  13. causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere which will slide past one another
Down
  1. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  2. from a hole in the earth
  3. Land gets make over time
  4. What the continent ride on
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  6. The continents are away's moving
  7. on the earth
  8. Where volcanos make a island
  9. Oceans get them when the plates pull apart
  10. where earthquakes happen

23 Clues: From sun • on the earth • matter has it • from a animail • Super Continent • inside the earth • A type of currant • Another type of currant • from a hole in the earth • Land gets make over time • where earthquakes happen • the continents ride on it • What the continent ride on • Where volcanos make a island • where a lot of volcanos happen • The continents are away's moving • ...

Earthquakes & Volcanos 2014-05-04

Earthquakes & Volcanos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place where lava erupts form earths surface
  2. Wave of energy given out in earthquake
  3. A flood of gas, dust and ash flowing down side of volcano
  4. Outer layer of the earth, made of rock
  5. Hole through which lava erupts
  6. The centre of the earthquake
  7. How much energy given out by an earthquake
  8. Molten rock, erupts from volcano
  9. Shaking of the earth's crust, caused by rock movement
  10. Point on ground directly above focus of the earth
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  1. Melted rock below earth's surface, also known as lava
  2. Sulphur Dioxide, they suffocate people
  3. Summit of a volcano
  4. Scale for measuring the energy given out in earthquake
  5. The earth's surface broken into large pieces
  6. Small tremors that may occur before an earthquake
  7. Current of warmer material
  8. Middle layer of the earth, between crust and core
  9. scale used to measure intensity of volcanic eruptions
  10. Inner layer of the earth, made of iron and nickel

20 Clues: Summit of a volcano • Current of warmer material • The centre of the earthquake • Hole through which lava erupts • Molten rock, erupts from volcano • Sulphur Dioxide, they suffocate people • Wave of energy given out in earthquake • Outer layer of the earth, made of rock • How much energy given out by an earthquake • Place where lava erupts form earths surface • ...

Rocks and Rock Cycle 2018-10-28

Rocks and Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When bits and pieces of rock get chipped away.
  2. Made up of 2 or more minerals.
  3. Made up of once living things.
  4. Rocks that have bands.
  5. The process of rocks sticking together with clay and other substances.
  6. A rock formed inside the earth.
  7. Sediments are dropped off to a different place.
  8. A cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust.
  9. Naturally occurring, non-living, and inorganic.
  10. Made up of small fragments of rock.
  11. Molten rock that is formed inside the earth.
Down
  1. A rock formed on the surface of the earth.
  2. Rocks that are slowly compacted and squished together.
  3. Formed from heat and pressure.
  4. Decomposed animal remains that have been left over many years.
  5. Pieces of rocks and minerals that have broken off over a long period of time.
  6. When the rock wears away over time.
  7. Rocks that don't have bands or layers.
  8. When minerals crystallize from the water.
  9. Molten rock that is formed outside the earth.

20 Clues: Rocks that have bands. • Formed from heat and pressure. • Made up of 2 or more minerals. • Made up of once living things. • A rock formed inside the earth. • When the rock wears away over time. • Made up of small fragments of rock. • Rocks that don't have bands or layers. • When minerals crystallize from the water. • A rock formed on the surface of the earth. • ...

Think 2025-03-21

Think crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this drink was invented in taiwan
  2. what has words but never speaks
  3. Longest Mountain Range in the world
  4. First Man in Space
  5. Animal common in S America
  6. Bulletproof Clothing invented by a woman
  7. Drawings in the desert S America
  8. A city in Taiwan
  9. 7 Landmasses in Earth
  10. Highest mountain in the world
  11. Tallest buildings for 2000 years
  12. Most common language in the world
  13. Tallest Mountain in the Solar System
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  1. Largest Island on Earth
  2. Earth should be named after Water
  3. Most common food in the world
  4. Lungs of the Earth
  5. Capital City of Country Peru
  6. First Satellite in Space
  7. Most spoken language in the world
  8. 我說話沒有嘴巴，聽見聲音沒有耳朵。我沒有身體，但隨風而動。我是什麼？
  9. What has hands but cannot clap!
  10. An island in Taiwan named after an animal
  11. Most famous company in Taiwan
  12. Dark Areas in the Sun

25 Clues: A city in Taiwan • First Man in Space • Lungs of the Earth • 7 Landmasses in Earth • Dark Areas in the Sun • Largest Island on Earth • First Satellite in Space • Animal common in S America • Capital City of Country Peru • Most common food in the world • Highest mountain in the world • Most famous company in Taiwan • what has words but never speaks • What has hands but cannot clap! • ...

Observing Our Sky 2024-03-20

Observing Our Sky crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system
  2. A natural satellite that orbits a planet; some planets have no moons, and others have over 60 moons
  3. Making a complete spin on an axis
  4. The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit
  5. The southernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet’s rotation
  6. The force that causes objects with mass to attract each other
  7. The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
  8. Information that supports an idea
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  1. The brightness of a star perceived by an observer on Earth
  2. A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat
  3. An imaginary line that Earth rotates around
  4. The third planet from the Sun and the only planet in the solar system where life exists
  5. To use the senses to examine or inspect
  6. The northernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet’s rotation
  7. A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change direction
  8. How far from one point to another point

16 Clues: Making a complete spin on an axis • Information that supports an idea • To use the senses to examine or inspect • How far from one point to another point • An imaginary line that Earth rotates around • The brightness of a star perceived by an observer on Earth • A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat • ...

Science Vocab Game 2021-09-09

Science Vocab Game crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Angle How low or high the sun appears to be in the sky above the horizon
  2. facts, statics, and recorded observations gathered together to analyze and draw conclusions
  3. Half of the globe divided by the equator
  4. Imaginary mid line that divides the world up into a northern and southern hemisphere.
  5. One complete orbit around the sun- 365 Days 1 Year
  6. The points of earth farthest away from the equator that the axis runs through.
  7. Sunlight When the sun ray's impact earth most directly at a perpendicular angle causing the energy to be more focused in a small space on earth
Down
  1. 4 distinct times of the year marked by differing weather patterns and temperatures as earth completes its orbit around the sun
  2. Use of senses to gather information
  3. sunlight When the sun ray's impact earth at an indirect angle causing the energy to be spread out over more of earth's surface
  4. A simple or amazing event related to how the world and universe works
  5. The path a planet follows around the sun
  6. An imaginary line through the center of the earth from the north pole to the south pole 23.5 degrees off center
  7. The slant of earth's axis- 23.5 degrees
  8. The shape of the earth orbital path around the sun

15 Clues: Use of senses to gather information • The slant of earth's axis- 23.5 degrees • Half of the globe divided by the equator • The path a planet follows around the sun • One complete orbit around the sun- 365 Days 1 Year • The shape of the earth orbital path around the sun • A simple or amazing event related to how the world and universe works • ...

Earth Vocabulary Crossword 2024-05-06

Earth Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that Earth ´ s land masses are in constant motion
  2. A portion of the earth ´ s mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid
  3. When two plates come together
  4. The thin, outer layer of the Earth
  5. The only liquid layer
Down
  1. Occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slide beneath it
  2. A measure of the strength of earthquakes
  3. This Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. The solid, outer part of Earth
  5. The most inner layer of the Earth
  6. Lies between the crust and the outer core
  7. Massive slab of solid rock made up of earth´s lithosphere
  8. A violent and abrupt shaking of the ground

13 Clues: The only liquid layer • When two plates come together • The solid, outer part of Earth • The most inner layer of the Earth • The thin, outer layer of the Earth • A measure of the strength of earthquakes • Lies between the crust and the outer core • A violent and abrupt shaking of the ground • Massive slab of solid rock made up of earth´s lithosphere • ...

vocab words 2025-10-22

vocab words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inaccuracy on maps[objects, stretched, squeezed, misshape, too close, too apart,] caused by making 2 dimensional images of a 3 dimensional object[the earth]
  2. one of the five themes, how similar areas are grouped/organized
  3. Directions- North, east, south, west
  4. one of the five themes, how people stuff and ideas and get ideals get from one location to another
  5. one of the five themes, the human and physical geography of a location
  6. the shared beliefs behaviors customs and traditions of a group
  7. one of the five themes, where something can be found
  8. Meridian- zero degrees longitude
  9. the global grid lines that run horizontal
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  1. the global grid lines that run vertically
  2. The study of the Earth, its physical and human system, and how they are organized and interact
  3. Directions- Northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
  4. tool on the map that shows relative size and distance
  5. a 3 dimensional map of earth
  6. zero degrees latitude
  7. a map with known distortion
  8. Environment Interaction one of the five themes, how humans change the earth adopt to the earth
  9. the global positioning satellite system
  10. Grid the grid system made up of lines of longitude and latitude - allows absolute location to be identified anywhere on the planet

19 Clues: zero degrees latitude • a map with known distortion • a 3 dimensional map of earth • Meridian- zero degrees longitude • Directions- North, east, south, west • the global positioning satellite system • the global grid lines that run vertically • the global grid lines that run horizontal • one of the five themes, where something can be found • ...

7th Grade Vocabulary Review 2022-05-09

7th Grade Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a front where cold air goes underneath warm air
  2. the effect of earth's rotation of the direction of winds and currents
  3. the lowest part of the atmosphere
  4. the transfer of heat by the movement of gas
  5. condition of earth at a specific time
  6. process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas
  7. all the gases that surrounds the earth
  8. a bunch of rising warm air that creates storms
  9. any form of water thats from the clouds that hit the earth's surface
  10. when a warm air mass replaces a cool air mass causing rain
Down
  1. the second-lowest layer of the earth
  2. wind that travels a lot steadily
  3. a boundary between airmasses that don't move
  4. a narrow belt of wind that blows in the upper trophosphere
  5. the outer layer of the atmosphere
  6. the third layer of the atmosphere
  7. the outer layer of the thermosphere
  8. the lowest layer of the earth
  9. a pattern of wind caused by landforms in an area
  10. a bunch of sinking cool air that brings nice weather

20 Clues: the lowest layer of the earth • wind that travels a lot steadily • the outer layer of the atmosphere • the third layer of the atmosphere • the lowest part of the atmosphere • the outer layer of the thermosphere • the second-lowest layer of the earth • condition of earth at a specific time • all the gases that surrounds the earth • the transfer of heat by the movement of gas • ...

Earth's Internal Structure and Different Landforms 2022-09-24

Earth's Internal Structure and Different Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A low-lying area of land situated between hills or mountains
  2. Landforms that are controlled by geological processes that form them
  3. Defined as natural physical features on the surface of the earth
  4. Largest layer of the earth
  5. Called byland or biland
  6. High rocky coast that plunge down to the edge of the sea
  7. Outermost layer of earth that makes up only 1 percent of the earth
  8. Low-lying triangular area located at the mouth of the rivers where it meets an ocean, seas or estuaries
  9. Extends from just under the uppermantle to 2,200 km
  10. It is detected using a compass
Down
  1. Are flat and broad land areas
  2. A geophysical theory that explains the origin of the Earth's main magnetic field
  3. Rise higher than the rest of its surroundings
  4. Last and innermost layer of the earth which is seperated into liquid outer core and solid inner core
  5. Underwent sedimentation, erosion, deposition of the river beds
  6. Known as table lands or flat-topped mountains
  7. Seen as highly viscous layer that lies between the crust and the lower mantle
  8. Underlying cool, dense and rigid upper part of the upper mantle
  9. Elevated portions of lands that are formed by geologic activities such as faulting
  10. A deep ravine between cliffs that is often carved from the landscape by a river, wind or glacier

20 Clues: Called byland or biland • Largest layer of the earth • Are flat and broad land areas • It is detected using a compass • Rise higher than the rest of its surroundings • Known as table lands or flat-topped mountains • Extends from just under the uppermantle to 2,200 km • High rocky coast that plunge down to the edge of the sea • ...

Lesson 1.2 - Our Planet Earth 2025-09-23

Lesson 1.2 - Our Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – When days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in another.
  2. – Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface that can erupt as lava.
  3. – The thick layer of hot, flowing rock beneath the crust.
  4. – Plate ______________ is the theory that Earth’s crust is made of plates that move, causing earthquakes and volcanoes.
  5. – The process that removes materials and carries them away, often shaping mountains.
  6. - ___________ Zones are divisions of the Earth used to manage differences caused by Earth’s rotation.
  7. – The dropping or settling of eroded material.
  8. – The hot, metallic center of Earth.
Down
  1. – The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.
  2. – Earth’s yearly orbit around the sun, which takes about 365 days.
  3. – A crack in Earth’s crust where plates slide past one another and earthquakes often occur.
  4. – The imaginary line Earth spins on, tilted in relation to its orbit.
  5. – Days and nights of nearly equal length everywhere on Earth.
  6. – The breaking down of rocks into tiny pieces by wind, water, or ice.
  7. – The thin, rocky outer layer of Earth.

15 Clues: – The hot, metallic center of Earth. • – The thin, rocky outer layer of Earth. • – The dropping or settling of eroded material. • – The thick layer of hot, flowing rock beneath the crust. • – Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface that can erupt as lava. • – Days and nights of nearly equal length everywhere on Earth. • ...

Moon Phases & Tides 2021-10-15

Moon Phases & Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The changing appearance of the moon as seen from Earth.
  2. The moon appears to get larger
  3. The lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked.
  4. The darkest part of the moon's shadow.
  5. Only the left half of the moon is lit up.
  6. The moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is dark.
  7. The lowest point on shore that the ocean reaches.
  8. Only the right half of the moon is lit up.
Down
  1. The shape of the moon when it is greater than a quarter moon, but not full.
  2. The time at which the tide reaches its highest level.
  3. Occurs when the moon passes between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of the Earth.
  4. The blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon.
  5. The moon phases when the entire side facing Earth is lit up.
  6. A tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low tide.
  7. The moon is appearing to get smaller
  8. Only a small slice of the moon is visible.
  9. A tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is the least difference between high and low tide.

17 Clues: The moon appears to get larger • The moon is appearing to get smaller • The darkest part of the moon's shadow. • Only the left half of the moon is lit up. • Only a small slice of the moon is visible. • Only the right half of the moon is lit up. • The lowest point on shore that the ocean reaches. • The time at which the tide reaches its highest level. • ...

space 2023-03-02

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. next planet we are going to and near earth and red.
  2. studied all 4 of the solar systems giant planets
  3. Astronauts go in it
  4. known for being a good satelite
  5. it has rings on it
  6. billnye
  7. first person on the moon
Down
  1. gas giant
  2. hot flaming balls of fire
  3. what we are
  4. we live on this planet.
  5. Comes up at night
  6. big rock in space
  7. space myth green things
  8. farthest planet to the sun.
  9. biggest space station
  10. Closet planet to the sun.
  11. large star provides most of the light on earth
  12. go in rocket ships
  13. swallows everything in its path

20 Clues: billnye • gas giant • what we are • Comes up at night • big rock in space • it has rings on it • go in rocket ships • Astronauts go in it • biggest space station • we live on this planet. • space myth green things • first person on the moon • hot flaming balls of fire • Closet planet to the sun. • farthest planet to the sun. • known for being a good satelite • swallows everything in its path • ...

RESTLESS EARTH CROSSWORD MITCHELL 2014-04-30

RESTLESS EARTH CROSSWORD MITCHELL crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a solid rock that is n a shape of a wave.
  2. when the ground shakes its called a.....
  3. what are volcanoes and mountains?
  4. a type of boundary
  5. the last layer of the earth
  6. has a surrounding of rock and has water dropping from it
  7. a giant wave
  8. the huge gap in the US
  9. a type of mountain
  10. the first layer of the earth
Down
  1. the layer above the inner core
  2. where all the lava sits when its calm
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. shoots hot lava
  5. the things that cause earthquakes
  6. famous mountains in Sydney
  7. a volcanic ......
  8. tectonic ....
  9. what is mount Everest?
  10. the rock that was once called ayers rock

20 Clues: a giant wave • tectonic .... • shoots hot lava • a volcanic ...... • a type of boundary • a type of mountain • the huge gap in the US • what is mount Everest? • famous mountains in Sydney • the last layer of the earth • the first layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the layer above the inner core • what are volcanoes and mountains? • the things that cause earthquakes • ...

space words 2025-12-03

space words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a giant dust cloud and gas in space
  2. the force of fundamental
  3. something to to see other planets
  4. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.
  5. the southern cross
  6. the region of space surrounding Earth where the dominant magnetic field is the magnetic field of Earth
  7. a change in the way a country is governed, usually to a different political system and often using violence or war
Down
  1. earth and the milky way
  2. a branch of science that deals with celestial object
  3. rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system
  4. relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet
  5. when a panet or moon that block out the light from the earth so there is no light
  6. a mettle thing that gos around earth
  7. gasses of the surrounding of other planets
  8. a rock that falls to Earth from space

15 Clues: the southern cross • earth and the milky way • the force of fundamental • something to to see other planets • a giant dust cloud and gas in space • a mettle thing that gos around earth • a rock that falls to Earth from space • gasses of the surrounding of other planets • a branch of science that deals with celestial object • ...

Seasons 2020-10-22

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area on earth that has little to no change in seasons
  2. length of time it takes earth to revolve around the sun one whole time
  3. the longest day of the year
  4. type of sunlight received during winter
  5. the shortest day of the year
  6. the action of spinning on an axis
  7. equal day and night time hours
  8. the path an object takes when revolving around another object
  9. an imaginary line that runs from the north to south pole
Down
  1. length of time it takes earth to rotate one time around
  2. hemisphere where you live
  3. between summer and winter
  4. the action of moving around another object
  5. first day of spring
  6. 23.5 degrees
  7. hemisphere where Australia is located
  8. type of sunlight received during summer
  9. area on earth that experiences months of daytime and night

18 Clues: 23.5 degrees • first day of spring • hemisphere where you live • between summer and winter • the longest day of the year • the shortest day of the year • equal day and night time hours • the action of spinning on an axis • hemisphere where Australia is located • type of sunlight received during summer • type of sunlight received during winter • ...

Reeds space crossword 2023-04-21

Reeds space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 6 trillion miles
  2. can either be stellar or planetary of these
  3. well-known space telescope
  4. the planet we live on
  5. milky way
  6. the big dipper is one of these
  7. know one knows what is inside of it
  8. natural gas
  9. next closest galaxy to ours
  10. the ISS orbits earth in what time
  11. matter in partial or object
  12. another name for the North star
  13. earth _____s the sun
Down
  1. aberration is ISS
  2. our galaxy
  3. space probe launched by NASA
  4. Mars
  5. triple star system in Southern consultation
  6. moon has very little of this
  7. international space station
  8. Our sun is a _____

21 Clues: Mars • milky way • our galaxy • natural gas • 6 trillion miles • aberration is ISS • Our sun is a _____ • earth _____s the sun • the planet we live on • well-known space telescope • next closest galaxy to ours • international space station • matter in partial or object • space probe launched by NASA • moon has very little of this • the big dipper is one of these • another name for the North star • ...

Science 2023-10-18

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a record produced by a seismograph.
  2. What the Asthsenshere is described as
  3. core-the liquid layer inside the earth
  4. core- the hottest Machanical layer
  5. When depth goes up so does____ (not temperature or pressure)
  6. The least dense CHEMICAL layer
  7. when the earth was created it separated into these
  8. When depth goes up so does____ (not density or pressure)
  9. The chemical layer that is in the middle
  10. what the S in S-waves stands for
Down
  1. dense What density is at the middle of the earth (least or most dense)
  2. the main source of heat inside the earth.
  3. what the P in P-waves stands for
  4. The mostMechanicalMICAL layer
  5. What happens when wasvs travel from one to aanother waves travel in these not straight lines
  6. When depth goes up so does____ (not temperature or density)
  7. How the planets were created
  8. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  9. dense What density is on the top (least or most dense)

19 Clues: How the planets were created • The mostMechanicalMICAL layer • The least dense CHEMICAL layer • what the P in P-waves stands for • what the S in S-waves stands for • core- the hottest Machanical layer • a record produced by a seismograph. • What the Asthsenshere is described as • core-the liquid layer inside the earth • The chemical layer that is in the middle • ...

Plate Motion 2021-04-09

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. ______________________ study plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
  3. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the ________________.
  4. section, Cutting a core sample.
  5. outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust.
  6. boundary, These are the edges where two or more plates meet.
  7. boundary, A ____________________________ occurs when two or more plates move away from each other.
  8. boundary, A _____________________________ occurs when two or more plate move closer to each other.
Down
  1. _____________ study the Earth and what it is made of.
  2. The amount of times something happens.
  3. Also known as the Global Positioning System.
  4. When a part of Earth shakes.
  5. sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth
  6. plate, ______________ are giant slabs of rock covering the earth in the lithosphere.

14 Clues: When a part of Earth shakes. • section, Cutting a core sample. • The amount of times something happens. • Also known as the Global Positioning System. • outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust. • sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth • _____________ study the Earth and what it is made of. • _________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • ...

Round 1 2021-06-23

Round 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this animal can produce 200-400 pounds of methane gas
  2. There are about __ times more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way
  3. Humans in this stage have 78 percent of water.
  4. Earth Day was inspired by this war protesters.
  5. These many different number of Ice Ages may have been in the past.
  6. we have explored more of this than terrestrial ocean
  7. the product of these materials take upto one million years to decompose in the environment
  8. The asteroid that follows Earth as we orbit around the sun
  9. The saltiest water in the world is found in __
  10. recycling this can save enough energy to run a tv upto 3 hours
  11. ____% of cold air can escape when refrigerator door is opened
  12. About 800 million years ago, all the continents were pushed together too. We call this previous supercontinent as __
  13. these are the biggest ecosystem on the earth
  14. This fruit take two years to grow
  15. The Earth Day Anthem was written in 2013 by this Indian poet
  16. The seas of the world get their blue tint because of red and this color wavelengths from the sun
Down
  1. This point in the Pacific Ocean is called “the oceanic pole of inaccessibility"
  2. the world's largest tree is in this country
  3. The ONLY Carbon Negative Country in the World
  4. __ percent of homes use septic systems that may contribute to contamination.
  5. the deepest known point in the Earth's seabed hydrosphere is __
  6. These organisms don’t die of old age
  7. besides human,these are the only animals with chin
  8. This mount in Italy is the world's most active volcanic mass
  9. the companies of these country use lot of paper
  10. This celestial object is slowing down Earth’s rotation
  11. The Atlantic Ocean is way more saltier than this Ocean
  12. papers can be recycled only ____ times
  13. This Desert is the driest place on Earth.
  14. This mission has a satellite that orbits Earth and maps the gravity across the surface.
  15. About 250 million years ago, all the continents we see today were one big supercontinent called __ -

31 Clues: This fruit take two years to grow • These organisms don’t die of old age • papers can be recycled only ____ times • This Desert is the driest place on Earth. • the world's largest tree is in this country • these are the biggest ecosystem on the earth • The ONLY Carbon Negative Country in the World • Humans in this stage have 78 percent of water. • ...

Ecology bend 2 crossword 2023-03-14

Ecology bend 2 crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the flow of carbon on earth
  2. against gradient
  3. spreading of molecules
  4. 4.0 M glucose solution with 1.0 M fructose
  5. the flow of phosphorus
  6. the irregular
  7. provides protection for a cell
  8. provides O2 to cells
  9. sugar in plants used for energy
Down
  1. product of photosynthesis
  2. waste made by the body
  3. the combination of O2 and carbohydrates to make energy
  4. the flow of water on earth
  5. the transformation of light into energy
  6. form of osmosis
  7. type of respiration that breaks down sugars
  8. the flow of nitrogen on earth
  9. 1.0 M glucose solution with 1.0 M fructose
  10. movement of matter
  11. net movement of water

20 Clues: the irregular • form of osmosis • against gradient • movement of matter • provides O2 to cells • net movement of water • waste made by the body • spreading of molecules • the flow of phosphorus • product of photosynthesis • the flow of water on earth • the flow of carbon on earth • the flow of nitrogen on earth • provides protection for a cell • sugar in plants used for energy • ...

What d you remember? 2025-02-16

What d you remember? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A map projection that represents the Earth on a flat surface
  2. A large land on Earth
  3. The hot, solid center of the Earth
  4. The layer under the crust
Down
  1. A SMALL BODY THAT ORBITS THE SUN
  2. The star at the center of our solar system
  3. water covering most of Earth's surface.
  4. A rocky object that orbits the Sun but is smaller than a planet
  5. A representation of Earth in a round form.
  6. A celestial body that orbits a star.
  7. The layer between the mantle and the inner core
  8. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  9. the Earth is covered by the
  10. A collection of billions of stars

14 Clues: A large land on Earth • The layer under the crust • the Earth is covered by the • A SMALL BODY THAT ORBITS THE SUN • A collection of billions of stars • The hot, solid center of the Earth • A celestial body that orbits a star. • water covering most of Earth's surface. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • The star at the center of our solar system • ...

The World Around Us Part 1 G2 2020-07-20

The World Around Us Part 1 G2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pictures that are used to stand for real things on a map
  2. This map shows imaginary lines called borders
  3. It is used to to figure out the distance between two places on a map
  4. The four main directions
  5. Towns, states, and countries all have these
  6. A landform that has water on all sides but one like Korea
  7. Imaginary lines that run east and west
  8. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Southern Hemisphere and a Northern Hemisphere
  9. A model of Earth
  10. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
  11. The four bodies of water that cover most of the Earth's surface
Down
  1. This map shows Earth's land and water
  2. The seven large areas of land on Earth
  3. A large area of flat land
  4. A landform that has water all around it
  5. A location that is the exact spot where a place is located
  6. Northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest are what type of directions
  7. a Type of location that tells where something is by comparing it to something else
  8. The highest land on Earth
  9. The shape of Earth's land are called
  10. Imaginary lines that run north and south
  11. A map that has lines that cross to make squares

22 Clues: A model of Earth • The four main directions • A large area of flat land • The highest land on Earth • The shape of Earth's land are called • This map shows Earth's land and water • The seven large areas of land on Earth • Imaginary lines that run east and west • A landform that has water all around it • Imaginary lines that run north and south • ...

Our Earth 2024-08-15

Our Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest planet in our solar system
  2. Hottest continent on earth
  3. The blue Planet
  4. Capital City of Tanzania
  5. How many continents we have oon earth?
  6. Opposite of East
  7. Largest ocean on the earth
  8. Continent where you can find China
Down
  1. On which ocean can you go to swim here in Tanzania?
  2. Can you find in maps and help to measure distances in maps.
  3. What is the name of the continent where Spain is located?
  4. On which continent polar bears are living?
  5. Smallest continent
  6. How many big ocean we have on earth?

14 Clues: The blue Planet • Opposite of East • Smallest continent • Capital City of Tanzania • Hottest continent on earth • Largest ocean on the earth • Largest planet in our solar system • Continent where you can find China • How many big ocean we have on earth? • How many continents we have oon earth? • On which continent polar bears are living? • ...

Uriahs puzzle 2024-02-01

Uriahs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of summer.
  2. the half of Earth south of the equator.
  3. the half of Earth north of the equator.
  4. the first day of winter.
  5. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
  6. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
  1. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
  2. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
  3. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
  4. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
  6. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
  7. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
  8. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
  9. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.

15 Clues: the first day of summer. • the first day of winter. • the northernmost point on Earth. • the half of Earth south of the equator. • the half of Earth north of the equator. • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. • the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth. • ...

Uriahs puzzle 2024-02-01

Uriahs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of summer.
  2. the half of Earth south of the equator.
  3. the half of Earth north of the equator.
  4. the first day of winter.
  5. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
  6. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
  1. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
  2. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
  3. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
  4. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
  6. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
  7. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
  8. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
  9. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.

15 Clues: the first day of summer. • the first day of winter. • the northernmost point on Earth. • the half of Earth south of the equator. • the half of Earth north of the equator. • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. • the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth. • ...

Geography 2025-10-27

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tool on the map that shows relative size and distance
  2. A map with known distortion
  3. One of the five themes, how people, things, and ideas get from one location to another.
  4. The globe grid lines that run vertically
  5. The shared beliefs, behavior, customs, and traditions in a group.
  6. A three dimensional map of the Earth
  7. Inaccuracy on a map (objects stretched, squeezed, misshaped, too close, too far apart, ect.) caused by making two dimensional images of a three dimensional object (the Earth).
  8. Grid- The grid system made up of lines of latitude and longitude- allows absolute location to be identified anywhere on the planet.
  9. Meridian- Zero degrees longitude
Down
  1. Directions- North, East, South, West
  2. One of the five themes, where something can be found
  3. Interaction- One of the five themes, how humans change the Earth and adapt to the Earth
  4. - One of the five themes, how similar areas are grouped/ organized
  5. The globe grid lines that run horizontally
  6. Directions- Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
  7. Zero degrees latitude
  8. One of the five themes, that humans and physical geography of a location
  9. The study of the Earth, its physical and human systems, and how they are organized and interact.
  10. The global positioning satellite system.

19 Clues: Zero degrees latitude • A map with known distortion • Meridian- Zero degrees longitude • Directions- North, East, South, West • A three dimensional map of the Earth • The globe grid lines that run vertically • The global positioning satellite system. • The globe grid lines that run horizontally • One of the five themes, where something can be found • ...

unit 3 2024-12-17

unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates the crust is broken up into pieces
  2. drop stop
  3. the grounde shakes vilently
  4. outter later of the earth
  5. boundaries erthqaks
  6. cary take
  7. brakenig down of a rock weathering
  8. break split
Down
  1. boundaries volcanos
  2. boundaries moutons
  3. core the last lare of the earth
  4. what is at the end of the cical move
  5. the 2 later of the earth
  6. core the 3 later of the earth

14 Clues: drop stop • cary take • break split • boundaries moutons • boundaries erthqaks • boundaries volcanos • the 2 later of the earth • outter later of the earth • the grounde shakes vilently • core the 3 later of the earth • core the last lare of the earth • what is at the end of the cical move • brakenig down of a rock weathering • ...

Chapter 2 Earth as a System Crossword 2022-02-07

Chapter 2 Earth as a System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of rock that carbon is stored as in the Geosphere from the buried remains of plants and animals.
  2. The largest population that an environment can support at any given time.
  3. The central part of the Earth below the mantle.
  4. The layer of rock between Earth's crust and core.
  5. A diagram that shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.
  6. A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.
  7. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  8. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
  9. The portion of the Earth that is water.
  10. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth that extends from the crust to the core.
Down
  1. The chemical process in which plants capture solar energy.
  2. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
  3. The part of Earth where life exists; Includes all of the living organisms on Earth.
  4. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  5. The region of space that extends beyond the atmosphere that the Earth's magnetic field makes up.
  6. The thin and solid outermost layer of rock between Earth's crust and core.
  7. A set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study.

17 Clues: The portion of the Earth that is water. • The central part of the Earth below the mantle. • The layer of rock between Earth's crust and core. • A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. • A community of organisms and their abiotic environment. • The chemical process in which plants capture solar energy. • ...

Atmosphere 2023-11-27

Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Clouds associated with thunder and rain
  2. The amount of water vapor in the air
  3. Bottom layer of the atmosphere
  4. Water vapor condenses to form _________
  5. The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
  6. The part of the atmosphere that radio waves are bounced off and reflected back to earth
  7. Coldest layer of the atmosphere; also protects earth from meteriods
  8. The gas removed from the atmosphere through photosynthesis
  9. Layer of gases that surround the earth
Down
  1. Belts of radiation
  2. Fluffy clouds composed mainly of water droplets
  3. The process by which water moves through the atmosphere
  4. High level "whispy" clouds composed of ice crystals
  5. Layer of the atmosphere where the Ozone layer is found
  6. Atmospheric pressures decreases with ________ altitude
  7. 4th layer of the atmosphere; also called the "Heat Sphere"
  8. Absorbs solar radiation and releases it as heat to protect earth from UV rays
  9. Top layer of the atmosphere
  10. The temperature where water begins to form on surfaces
  11. The gas released into the atmosphere through photosynthesis
  12. Low-level blanket-like clouds

21 Clues: Belts of radiation • Top layer of the atmosphere • Low-level blanket-like clouds • Bottom layer of the atmosphere • The amount of water vapor in the air • Layer of gases that surround the earth • Clouds associated with thunder and rain • Water vapor condenses to form _________ • The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere • Fluffy clouds composed mainly of water droplets • ...

Space Crossword 2022-06-18

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star planets orbit around.
  2. A massive cloud of dust and gas that exists between stars and serves as a cradle for new stars.
  3. The explosion of a star.
  4. A luminous body in space, visable during the night sky.
  5. gasses surrounding a planet
  6. Icy left overs of the solar system, made by dust, rocks, and ices.
  7. The distance from the center of the earth towards the center of the sun.
  8. A large spiral of stars, dust, and gasses in space.
  9. A meteor that can reach the Earth without becoming vaporized.
  10. Small rock orbiting the sun.
  11. Artificially body orbiting the Earth.
Down
  1. the assumption on how the universe began.
  2. The collection of celestial bodies held around the sun in our universe.
  3. The process of orbiting.
  4. A group of stars in a specific pattern.
  5. The distance that light travels in a year.
  6. Billions of stars and their solar systems.
  7. A natural satellite that orbits the earth.
  8. The collection of all of space as a whole.
  9. Appearing as a streak of light, a small and rocky body in outer space.

20 Clues: The process of orbiting. • The explosion of a star. • gasses surrounding a planet • Small rock orbiting the sun. • The star planets orbit around. • Artificially body orbiting the Earth. • A group of stars in a specific pattern. • the assumption on how the universe began. • The distance that light travels in a year. • Billions of stars and their solar systems. • ...

Earth, Sun, Moon 2022-04-25

Earth, Sun, Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet humans live on.
  2. When the moon is less than half visible.
  3. The least extreme of tides.
  4. Solar eclipse but with Luna instead of Sol.
  5. A big ball of gas which is also the milky way's star.
  6. What is called when the earth is at an angle on its axis?
  7. What is named Luna?
  8. An umbra but bigger.
  9. A force of attraction between two things or more of mass.
Down
  1. What is it called when the moon is fully lit?
  2. When you can't see the moon at all.
  3. The planets ______ the sun.
  4. what occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun?
  5. A cast an opaque object makes.
  6. The _______ of society is happening!
  7. The earth has _______.
  8. A tide that has one of the 4 seasons in it.
  9. the rise and fall of water.
  10. More than half of the moon is visible.
  11. The opposite of waxing.
  12. The fully shaded inner part of a shadow on the earth.
  13. when something in space blocks something else.
  14. The opposite of waning.

23 Clues: What is named Luna? • An umbra but bigger. • The earth has _______. • The opposite of waxing. • The opposite of waning. • The planets ______ the sun. • The least extreme of tides. • the rise and fall of water. • A cast an opaque object makes. • The only planet humans live on. • When you can't see the moon at all. • The _______ of society is happening! • ...

Layer of Earth Crossword 2024-09-18

Layer of Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement caused in a fluid from hotter conditions causing less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink
  2. A supercontinent all of the continents connected
  3. The densest layer of Earth and solid
  4. the upper atmosphere between about 50 and 80 km (30 and 50 miles) above the surface of the Earth
  5. Movement of materials from inside Earth
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth
Down
  1. A layer of Earth that is liquid and mostly Fe and Ni
  2. The layer of Earth that we stand on
  3. the relationship between the mass of the substance and how much space it takes up
  4. A semi-liquid layer of Earth
  5. A planet in the milky way
  6. shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves

12 Clues: A planet in the milky way • A semi-liquid layer of Earth • the rigid outer part of the earth • The layer of Earth that we stand on • The densest layer of Earth and solid • Movement of materials from inside Earth • A supercontinent all of the continents connected • A layer of Earth that is liquid and mostly Fe and Ni • ...

From the Earth to the Moon - Vocabulary 2022-02-18

From the Earth to the Moon - Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a lot of shaking usually caused by an impact or explosion
  2. when one part of a country fights with another part
  3. the most important person on a ship or a leader of a group of soldiers
  4. when people gather to talk about something
  5. a rock that flies through space
  6. when two people fight
  7. a very big rock that goes around the Earth that you see at night
  8. the lowest part of something
  9. a pull discovered by Newton that keeps things on Earth
  10. something cars and ships are made out of and can't be easily broken
  11. this is hot and you melt things inside of it
  12. a plan or a thought
  13. something that provides protection
  14. used to help find things in the sea
  15. made by the sun
  16. a game you play at a table with tiles
  17. a person who works on a ship
  18. a gas in the air
  19. a very short letter that you send quickly
  20. a round object used in many sports
  21. a portion of something
  22. something that flies up into the air really fast because of an explosion
Down
  1. emails, letters, telephone calls, text messages, talking are all forms of this
  2. a published paper that reports things that happen
  3. something that flies very fast
  4. used by people to go under water for long periods of time
  5. preparations for something
  6. the elected head of an organization
  7. a metal shape that can hold or catch things
  8. used for fighting
  9. a really big hill
  10. something that breaks suddenly with a loud noise
  11. a person who is in a club or group
  12. the sun, stars, moon, and all the planets are in this
  13. something that does work for people
  14. something used to look at the stars or planets in the sky
  15. a meeting place for people who like the same thing
  16. someone who studies stars and planets
  17. a really big gun
  18. something that goes around the Earth
  19. something like air that gives light and heat when it burns

41 Clues: made by the sun • a really big gun • a gas in the air • used for fighting • a really big hill • a plan or a thought • when two people fight • a portion of something • preparations for something • the lowest part of something • a person who works on a ship • something that flies very fast • a rock that flies through space • a person who is in a club or group • ...

Journey to the Centre of the Earth 2017-04-26

Journey to the Centre of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I will send you a ___ on LINE later.
  2. He asked his ___ when she wants to get married.
  3. Follow the ___ so you don't get lost on the tour.
  4. The message tells them how to get to the ___.
  5. The highest part of something.
  6. Lindenbrock's nephew.
  7. Luckily Hans finds a ___ that will be their guide.
  8. Snaefells has two tops. They are going to ___.
  9. The lowest point of something.
  10. They are going on a long ____ to Iceland.
  11. Something you don't want other people to know.
  12. They sail across the sea to ___.
  13. They hire ___ Bjelke to be their guide.
Down
  1. They find a secret message from Arne ___ in the book.
  2. Run! The volcano is going to ___.
  3. A person whose job is to do science.
  4. It's so dark. Turn on the ___.
  5. Go in the direction of one's back.
  6. Professor Lindenbrock is from Hamburg, ___.
  7. Snaefells is a ___.
  8. They went down the wrong tunnel and ran out of ___.
  9. Mr. Frdrikssen says that they should visit ___.
  10. There are many wonderful ___ in the walls
  11. He is very ___ about his test tomorrow.
  12. They climb down into the ___ and see three holes.

25 Clues: Snaefells is a ___. • Lindenbrock's nephew. • It's so dark. Turn on the ___. • The highest part of something. • The lowest point of something. • They sail across the sea to ___. • Run! The volcano is going to ___. • Go in the direction of one's back. • I will send you a ___ on LINE later. • A person whose job is to do science. • He is very ___ about his test tomorrow. • ...

Journey to the Center of the Earth 2024-10-09

Journey to the Center of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thing that helps you to see in the dark
  2. Something that shows you north and helps you see where to go
  3. To make something stop working.
  4. To make someone your husband or wife
  5. Your sister’s or brother’s son.
  6. The highest part of something
  7. An animal that is very bad to look at
  8. When you feel that something is true.
  9. You use a ship to go across the water
  10. Beginning at the last letter and going to the first letter
  11. A lot of rain and very bad weather
  12. A long hole that goes through or under something
  13. We walk on this
  14. An opening in something that you can look through or go through
  15. The part of the earth that is not the sea.
  16. A person or guide that shows or tells people where to go.
  17. The light in the sky when there is a storm.
  18. When water falls from over rocks
  19. The side of a tunnel
  20. A small ship made from trees
  21. Your father’s or mother’s brother
  22. Where we all live.
  23. We live on this
  24. A person who studies the natural world
  25. Something that you don’t tell to everybody
  26. The lowest part of something
  27. A small river
  28. A mountain that fire and rocks sometimes come from.
  29. To break suddenly with a noise
  30. A sharp tool used for cutting something
  31. Not happy about something and thinking a lot about it.
  32. A thing that helps you to see in the dark
Down
  1. A type of elephant from five million years ago.
  2. When you go far
  3. A big hill
  4. An important teacher who also studies a lot
  5. You write this to someone
  6. To go across the water
  7. A big, wide hole
  8. Something that shows you something important
  9. A dark shape that the sun makes.
  10. You write on this
  11. A beautiful stone
  12. Little
  13. A woman that a man wants to marry
  14. up To break into small pieces noisily
  15. To go after something or somebody
  16. To give fire to something
  17. People say or write things with this
  18. This is red and hot, it burns
  19. The hot liquid that comes out when a volcano erupts.
  20. When rocks and fire come out
  21. Under the earth
  22. Powder that explodes
  23. We write with these. 26 letters in the alphabet.
  24. A big white or grey thing that rain comes from
  25. The study of the natural world
  26. A big natural room under the earth
  27. You eat this
  28. To hit again and again
  29. Bags and things you take when you go on a journey.
  30. A person that does something important or good.

62 Clues: Little • A big hill • You eat this • A small river • When you go far • We walk on this • Under the earth • We live on this • A big, wide hole • You write on this • A beautiful stone • Where we all live. • The side of a tunnel • Powder that explodes • To go across the water • To hit again and again • You write this to someone • To give fire to something • When rocks and fire come out • ...

The structure of the Earth and relief 2025-11-28

The structure of the Earth and relief crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mantle is made of solid, semi-molten ...
  2. big mountain ranges on the bottom of the ocean: mid-ocean ...
  3. the temperature inside the core is very...
  4. in a liquid state because of great heat
  5. tje outer layer of the Earth
  6. ancient mountain ranges, that have erode: ... and platforms
  7. the outer layer of the Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. oceanic relief or submerged ...
  9. the crust is .... into oceanic and continental crust
  10. the crust is made of solid rock and is very ....
  11. vast underwater plain - ..... plain
Down
  1. young mountains are higher and their peaks are ...
  2. deep underwater depression - ocean ....
  3. soft extensions of the continente - continental....
  4. the inner layer of the Earth
  5. the mantle ir divided into the lower and .... mantle
  6. the middle layer the Earth
  7. The litosphere is divided into... plates
  8. sedimentary basins are usually...
  9. the tectonic plates are divided into ..... and continental plate
  10. zone with steep slopes that separates continental shelf from the abyssal plains - continental ...
  11. sunken areas of continental relief - ... basins
  12. old mountains that are low and rounded
  13. a series of mountains that are joined together - a mountain ...

24 Clues: the middle layer the Earth • the inner layer of the Earth • tje outer layer of the Earth • oceanic relief or submerged ... • sedimentary basins are usually... • vast underwater plain - ..... plain • old mountains that are low and rounded • deep underwater depression - ocean .... • in a liquid state because of great heat • The litosphere is divided into... plates • ...

Biosphere and Biomes 2016-08-14

Biosphere and Biomes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biome where mainly sweet and sour grasses occur
  2. The Karoo biome that has vegetation suitable for grazing sheep and goat farming
  3. Soil is shallow and varies from sandy loam to sandy clay soil
  4. The Karoo biome that has soil rich in lime
  5. Land biomes
  6. Gas used in photosynthesis
  7. Flat,elevated landform
  8. Largest biome in South Africa
  9. Any area with a particular climate, together with all the living organisms in that area
Down
  1. The biome in the Western Cape
  2. Gas used for respiration and combustion
  3. Layer of air consisting of gases that surround the earth
  4. All the water on the surface of the earth.
  5. The smallest biome in South Africa
  6. The outer layer of the earth made up of soil and rocks
  7. Part of the Earth where living organisms occur
  8. Species restricted to a certain area
  9. Water biomes

18 Clues: Land biomes • Water biomes • Flat,elevated landform • Gas used in photosynthesis • The biome in the Western Cape • Largest biome in South Africa • The smallest biome in South Africa • Species restricted to a certain area • Gas used for respiration and combustion • All the water on the surface of the earth. • The Karoo biome that has soil rich in lime • ...

jurassic farm 2023-02-26

jurassic farm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many years ago they lived on earth
  2. heaviest dinosaur
  3. the largest creatures to exist on planet Earth
  4. scientists believed this caused a collision with the Earth causing extinction
  5. t rex was about the size of this
  6. ferocious dinosaur with the longest teeth
  7. smallest dinosaur
  8. 700 different
  9. people who look for dinosaur fossils
Down
  1. greek word meaning slurs
  2. lived on both land and
  3. herbivore dinosaurs loved to eat green, leafy ones
  4. spielberg
  5. well known movie
  6. carnivore liked this
  7. animal similar to the alligator
  8. greek word meaning dino
  9. an old bone found years later
  10. over 66 million year
  11. bipeds

20 Clues: bipeds • spielberg • 700 different • well known movie • heaviest dinosaur • smallest dinosaur • carnivore liked this • over 66 million year • lived on both land and • greek word meaning dino • greek word meaning slurs • an old bone found years later • animal similar to the alligator • t rex was about the size of this • people who look for dinosaur fossils • ...

space 2023-03-02

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. next planet we are going to and near earth and red.
  2. studied all 4 of the solar systems giant planets
  3. Astronauts go in it
  4. known for being a good satelite
  5. it has rings on it
  6. billnye
  7. first person on the moon
Down
  1. gas giant
  2. hot flaming balls of fire
  3. what we are
  4. we live on this planet.
  5. Comes up at night
  6. big rock in space
  7. space myth green things
  8. farthest planet to the sun.
  9. biggest space station
  10. Closet planet to the sun.
  11. large star provides most of the light on earth
  12. go in rocket ships
  13. swallows everything in its path

20 Clues: billnye • gas giant • what we are • Comes up at night • big rock in space • it has rings on it • go in rocket ships • Astronauts go in it • biggest space station • we live on this planet. • space myth green things • first person on the moon • hot flaming balls of fire • Closet planet to the sun. • farthest planet to the sun. • known for being a good satelite • swallows everything in its path • ...

Uriahs puzzle 2024-02-01

Uriahs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of summer.
  2. the half of Earth south of the equator.
  3. the half of Earth north of the equator.
  4. the first day of winter.
  5. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
  6. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
  1. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
  2. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
  3. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
  4. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
  6. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
  7. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
  8. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
  9. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.

15 Clues: the first day of summer. • the first day of winter. • the northernmost point on Earth. • the half of Earth south of the equator. • the half of Earth north of the equator. • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. • the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth. • ...

Uriahs puzzle 2024-02-01

Uriahs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of summer.
  2. the half of Earth south of the equator.
  3. the half of Earth north of the equator.
  4. the first day of winter.
  5. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
  6. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
  1. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
  2. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
  3. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
  4. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
  6. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
  7. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
  8. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
  9. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.

15 Clues: the first day of summer. • the first day of winter. • the northernmost point on Earth. • the half of Earth south of the equator. • the half of Earth north of the equator. • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. • the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth. • ...

Mariana's crossword puzzle 2021-06-14

Mariana's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what alfred wegener discovered
  2. the technology used to discover seafloorspreading what harry hess discovered
  3. alfred wegeners first piece of evidence
  4. thickest and middle part of the earth
  5. the thinnest and outside layer of earth
  6. where the largest number of active volcanoes and destructive earthquakes take place
  7. the deepest part of the ocean
  8. harry hess' evidence of seafloor spreading
Down
  1. when two plates move and one gets pulled beneath the other
  2. middle of the ocean that disperses magma
  3. discovered seafloor spreading
  4. stripes along the ocean floor
  5. discovered continental drift
  6. super continent
  7. the inner layer of earth
  8. the earth shakes when two plates collide and break apart

16 Clues: super continent • the inner layer of earth • discovered continental drift • discovered seafloor spreading • stripes along the ocean floor • the deepest part of the ocean • what alfred wegener discovered • thickest and middle part of the earth • alfred wegeners first piece of evidence • the thinnest and outside layer of earth • middle of the ocean that disperses magma • ...

Dynamic Earth - Task 1 2023-05-29

Dynamic Earth - Task 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The other pasific plate NZ sits on.
  2. a trench near the North island
  3. a mountain which Lava and ash can errupt from.
  4. Molten rock
  5. The biggest lake in NZ
  6. Zone of life on Earth
  7. the biggest fault line in NZ
  8. Volcanic erruption that destroyed the Pink & White terraces
  9. A layer of air surrounding Earth
Down
  1. The result of movements within the earth's crust.
  2. a tectonic plate NZ sits on
  3. second layer in the Earth
  4. Includes all Oceans, Seas, Lakes, Rivers, Ponds & Streams
  5. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  6. The soild part of the Earth
  7. magma above the ground

16 Clues: Molten rock • Zone of life on Earth • The biggest lake in NZ • magma above the ground • second layer in the Earth • a tectonic plate NZ sits on • The soild part of the Earth • the biggest fault line in NZ • a trench near the North island • A layer of air surrounding Earth • The other pasific plate NZ sits on. • a mountain which Lava and ash can errupt from. • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary 2025-02-25

Earth, Sun, and Moon Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural satellite that orbits a planet
  2. making a complete turn around an object
  3. information that has been collected
  4. sun covering all or part of the sun
  5. cycle the moons repeated pattern of movement and changes of appearance due to its revolution around Earth
  6. heat and light
  7. points farthest and closest distance to the sun, beginning of winter and summer
  8. eclipse when the full moon passes into earth's shadow, causing the moon to appear reddish
  9. an imaginary line the earth rotates around
  10. the passage of another celestial body
  11. the slant of the Earth's axis
Down
  1. an obscuring of the light from a celestial body
  2. a group of stars that form a pattern
  3. a limited representation of something that can help us understand how it works
  4. the star at the center of the solar system that
  5. the four natural divisions of the year
  6. making a complete spin on an axis
  7. planet in our solar system where life exists
  8. eclipse when the moon passes between earth and
  9. the third planet from the sun and

20 Clues: heat and light • the slant of the Earth's axis • making a complete spin on an axis • the third planet from the sun and • information that has been collected • sun covering all or part of the sun • a group of stars that form a pattern • the passage of another celestial body • the four natural divisions of the year • making a complete turn around an object • ...

Processes That Shape the Earth 2024-03-19

Processes That Shape the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hole in Earth's surface that develops when the ground collapses into space beneath
  2. molten material from Earth's mantle below Earth's surface
  3. these are likely to occur on plate boundaries
  4. rocks compacted together over time
  5. molten material after it has reached Earth's surface
  6. show scientists what plants/animals lived long ago
  7. type of energy released during an earthquake
  8. displaced water from an earthquake under the ocean
Down
  1. a scientist who studies what the Earth is made of
  2. movement of sediment from one location to another
  3. rock made of magma or lava that has cooled and hardened
  4. the size or extent of an earthquake
  5. spot plume of magma that causes eruptions without plates interacting
  6. form of mass movement in which a large section of slope slides downhill
  7. heat and pressure over time cause the rock to morph
  8. dangerous particles released into Earth's atmosphere
  9. positioning systems know Earth's service is made up of plates
  10. the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces

18 Clues: rocks compacted together over time • the size or extent of an earthquake • type of energy released during an earthquake • these are likely to occur on plate boundaries • the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces • a scientist who studies what the Earth is made of • movement of sediment from one location to another • ...

The Sun-Earth-Moon System 2025-10-17

The Sun-Earth-Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the central, darker part of a shadow of an eclipse where the shadow is darkest
  2. eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and earth and casts a shadow.
  3. an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass. This is the force that keeps us on earth's surface
  4. axis the line on which the earth rotates
  5. a meteoroid that passes through Earth's atmosphere
  6. occurs when the moon moves into earth's shadow
  7. small, rocky particles taht move through space
  8. the motion of one object around the sun every 365.24 days
Down
  1. the spinning motion of Earth
  2. huge collections of gas, dust, and stars held together by gravity
  3. a spherical object that orbits the sun. These objects are the smallest planets in our solar system
  4. a meteor that does not completely burn up and impacts earth's surface
  5. a day when Earth's rotation axis is the most toward or away from the sun
  6. the lighter part of the shadow of an eclipse
  7. a day when the Earth's rotation axis is leaning aling Earth's orbit
  8. the path that the earth follows as it revolves around the sun
  9. Chunks of rock and ice that never clumped together like the rocks and ice that formed the inner planet
  10. mixtures of rock, ice, and dust

18 Clues: the spinning motion of Earth • mixtures of rock, ice, and dust • axis the line on which the earth rotates • the lighter part of the shadow of an eclipse • occurs when the moon moves into earth's shadow • small, rocky particles taht move through space • a meteoroid that passes through Earth's atmosphere • the motion of one object around the sun every 365.24 days • ...

Uriahs puzzle 2024-02-01

Uriahs puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of summer.
  2. the half of Earth south of the equator.
  3. the half of Earth north of the equator.
  4. the first day of winter.
  5. the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth.
  6. the northernmost point on Earth.
Down
  1. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚).
  2. the time at which the Moon appears above the eastern horizon.
  3. one of two days during the year on which the direct rays of the Sun reach the farthest from the equator.
  4. an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle.
  6. the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea
  7. one of the major divisions of the year, usually based on regular weather changes.
  8. the time at which the Moon disappears below the western horizon.
  9. an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth.

15 Clues: the first day of summer. • the first day of winter. • the northernmost point on Earth. • the half of Earth south of the equator. • the half of Earth north of the equator. • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth. • the line along which the sky appears to meet the land or sea • the appearance of the Moon, as seen by an observer on Earth. • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary Review 2022-05-22

Unit 5 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ...water (two words, no space) A source of freshwater that is found underground; makes up about 30% of the freshwater on Earth
  2. water Composes 97% of the water on Earth; mostly found in oceans
  3. The process used to remove salt from saltwater to make it drinkable.
  4. Any waste product or contamination that harms or dirties an ecosystem
  5. All of Earth’s fresh and saltwater, in all states of matter
  6. The collection of rocks, minerals and solid other parts of Earth
  7. Resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced by natural processes.
  8. To use the materials in old products to make new products
Down
  1. A significant amount of time with little to no rain
  2. The type of water used for growing food
  3. Resources that are able to be replaced by natural processes in a reasonably short amount of time.
  4. To preserve or protect an ecosystem or resource
  5. The collection and mixture of gasses that surrounds the planet
  6. water Composes only 3% of the water on Earth; found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and groundwater
  7. ...water (two words, no space) A source of freshwater that is composed of rivers and lakes; makes up about 1% of the freshwater on Earth
  8. The type of water used for creating products such as clothing and electronics
  9. A source of freshwater on Earth; although it makes up about 69% of the freshwater on Earth, it is inaccessible as drinking water because it is frozen.

17 Clues: The type of water used for growing food • To preserve or protect an ecosystem or resource • A significant amount of time with little to no rain • To use the materials in old products to make new products • All of Earth’s fresh and saltwater, in all states of matter • The collection and mixture of gasses that surrounds the planet • ...

Tectonic plates 2014-04-19

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock inside the Earth
  2. synonym for melted
  3. shaking caused by an earthquake
  4. the point on the earth's surface above where an earthquake starts
  5. volcano, erupted recently and is expected to erupt again
  6. The name of the name of the instrument which record the shaking of the Earth
  7. inside layer of the Earth
  8. What kind of motion does the transform margin has? ....... movement
  9. Molten rock on the Earth's surface
  10. The name of the margin when two plates are spreading from each other
  11. volcano, not expected to erupt again in the future
Down
  1. a layer of molten rock (magma) underneath the crust
  2. plate plate, usually between 8 and 25 km thick
  3. crust 20-60 km thick
  4. volcano, not erupted for many years but could still erupt
  5. Anything to do with earthquakes
  6. a violent movement of the rocks in the Earth's crust
  7. boundary plates meting each other
  8. outside layer of the Earth
  9. Synonym for subduction
  10. measures the amount of energy released during an earthquake. The ....... scale

21 Clues: synonym for melted • crust 20-60 km thick • Synonym for subduction • inside layer of the Earth • outside layer of the Earth • molten rock inside the Earth • shaking caused by an earthquake • Anything to do with earthquakes • boundary plates meting each other • Molten rock on the Earth's surface • plate plate, usually between 8 and 25 km thick • ...

Unit 6 Vocabulary ES 2025-09-03

Unit 6 Vocabulary ES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continuous cycle of rising warm air and falling cold air.
  2. wind near a pole, blows from the east.
  3. Third layer of the atmosphere, the coldest layer.
  4. Pattern of wind movement around the Earth.
  5. Outermost layer of the atmosphere, including most of the ionosphere.
  6. Height above the Earth’s surface.
  7. Puffy, white cloud occurring at medium altitudes.
  8. Layer of the atmosphere containing ions, or electrically charged particles.
  9. Stratus cloud that forms near the ground.
  10. Second layer of the atmosphere, including the ozone layer.
  11. Layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
  12. Strong, reliable wind just north or south of the equator, blows from the east.
  13. Bottom layer of the atmosphere, extending from ground level up to about 16 km above the Earth.
Down
  1. Water in the form of a gas.
  2. Change from a liquid to a gas.
  3. Low, flat cloud that forms in layers.
  4. High, wispy cloud made of ice crystals.
  5. Wind generally between equator and poles, blows from the west.
  6. Moisture that falls to the Earth from the atmosphere.
  7. Change from a gas to a liquid.

20 Clues: Water in the form of a gas. • Change from a liquid to a gas. • Change from a gas to a liquid. • Height above the Earth’s surface. • Low, flat cloud that forms in layers. • wind near a pole, blows from the east. • High, wispy cloud made of ice crystals. • Layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. • Stratus cloud that forms near the ground. • ...

Chapter 8 Review 2022-02-11

Chapter 8 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. technology that uses satellites to track positions.
  2. sections of the lithosphere that move.
  3. middle layer of the earth with molten rock.
  4. molten rock from underground.
  5. made of the crust and upper mantle and contains the tectonic plates.
  6. currents caused by hot and cool liquid.
  7. crust that makes up the continents.
  8. upper layer of the earth that makes up the surface.
  9. a physical feature of the Earth created by processes underground.
  10. process of new crust moving old crust.
Down
  1. technology that uses sound to make maps.
  2. german scientist that created the theory of continental drift.
  3. the underground location of an earthquake.
  4. the area where two plates meet.
  5. movement of the plates.
  6. center layer of the earth with solid iron.
  7. molten rock on the surface.
  8. layer of gas that makes life possible.
  9. one giant continent from long ago.
  10. a break in the Earth's crust.
  11. shaking movement in the earth's crust.
  12. crust that makes up the seafloor.
  13. theory that the continents move apart.
  14. the surface point of an earthquake.
  15. the strength of an earthquake.

25 Clues: movement of the plates. • molten rock on the surface. • a break in the Earth's crust. • molten rock from underground. • the strength of an earthquake. • the area where two plates meet. • crust that makes up the seafloor. • one giant continent from long ago. • crust that makes up the continents. • the surface point of an earthquake. • sections of the lithosphere that move. • ...

plate tectonic 2021-12-02

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  2. the chemistry of the earths crust
  3. a rigid layer of the earths crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. a specialist of the history of the earth recorded in rocks
  5. came up with the theory of continental drift
  6. molten rock in the earths crust
  7. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion of liquid or heat
  8. the movement or study of the movement of the earths crust
  9. movement of one tectonic plate under another
  10. a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
Down
  1. when 2 plates are rubbing up against each other
  2. lower layer of the crust
  3. a large gap made from divergent plates
  4. happens when plates scrape together
  5. a fissure in the earths crust through which gasses explode
  6. when 2 plates are moving away from each other
  7. of or relating to of characteristics of the crust of the moon or the earth
  8. super continent
  9. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earths crust
  10. occurs from convergent plates

20 Clues: super continent • lower layer of the crust • occurs from convergent plates • molten rock in the earths crust • the chemistry of the earths crust • happens when plates scrape together • a large gap made from divergent plates • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • came up with the theory of continental drift • movement of one tectonic plate under another • ...

Earth Vocabulary Crossword 2024-05-06

Earth Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A violent and abrupt shaking of the ground
  2. This Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. The solid, outer part of Earth
  4. A portion of the earth ´ s mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid
  5. The theory that Earth ´ s land masses are in constant motion
  6. The only liquid layer
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  1. The most inner layer of the Earth
  2. Massive slab of solid rock made up of earth´s lithosphere
  3. When two plates come together
  4. A measure of the strength of earthquakes
  5. Lies between the crust and the outer core
  6. The thin, outer layer of the Earth
  7. Occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slide beneath it

13 Clues: The only liquid layer • When two plates come together • The solid, outer part of Earth • The most inner layer of the Earth • The thin, outer layer of the Earth • A measure of the strength of earthquakes • Lies between the crust and the outer core • A violent and abrupt shaking of the ground • Massive slab of solid rock made up of earth´s lithosphere • ...

jacobsatmosphere 2024-01-31

jacobsatmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this happens when heat rises and cold air sinks, creating a circular effect
  2. the overall conditions of an area
  3. the bottom layer of the atmosphere
  4. layer that stops meteors and meteorites
  5. water parts of Earth
  6. the increase in world wide temperatures
  7. the ___effect happens when heat builds up due to too much carbon dioxide
  8. the movement of heat and energy outward due to waves
  9. the most dangerous greenhouse gas (we breathe it out)
  10. living sphere of Earth
  11. type of pollution that we can actually see where it comes from
Down
  1. the air____ is the highest near the surface
  2. the second layer of the atmosphere from the surface
  3. the stratosphere is also called the _layer
  4. gases and air around the Earth
  5. makes up 78% of the atmosphere
  6. top layer of the atmosphere
  7. also called lithosphere, solid Earth
  8. type of pollution that we cannot see the actual source or origin
  9. makes up around 20% of atmosphere and we breathe this
  10. the day to day conditions of an area

21 Clues: water parts of Earth • living sphere of Earth • top layer of the atmosphere • gases and air around the Earth • makes up 78% of the atmosphere • the overall conditions of an area • the bottom layer of the atmosphere • also called lithosphere, solid Earth • the day to day conditions of an area • layer that stops meteors and meteorites • the increase in world wide temperatures • ...

Unit 3, Lesson 1 2023-12-01

Unit 3, Lesson 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a physical property (p. 171)
  2. made of solid iron and nickel (p. 171)
  3. the only liquid layer of Earth(p. 171)
  4. outer layer in compositional model of Earth (p. 170)
  5. separation based on density (p. 168)
  6. most dense layer in three layer model(p. 170)
  7. low density minerals in Earth's crust (p. 170)
Down
  1. energy released by an earthquake (p.172)
  2. outermost physical layer of Earth (p. 171)
  3. melted (p. 168)
  4. can travel through Earth’s core (p. 174)
  5. the middle layer in the five layer model (p. 171)
  6. chemical makeup of a substance (p. 170)
  7. one source of Earth's heat (p. 167)
  8. the force that pulls matter towards Earth (p.166) 's center
  9. travel only through solids (p. 173)
  10. middle layer in three layer model of Earth (p. 170)

17 Clues: melted (p. 168) • a physical property (p. 171) • one source of Earth's heat (p. 167) • travel only through solids (p. 173) • separation based on density (p. 168) • made of solid iron and nickel (p. 171) • the only liquid layer of Earth(p. 171) • chemical makeup of a substance (p. 170) • energy released by an earthquake (p.172) • can travel through Earth’s core (p. 174) • ...

Solar System 2023-11-17

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Icy Small Solar System body
  2. Compound found in molecular clouds (Symbol + number)
  3. First Martian Period
  4. Soviet Venus Program
  5. Disk beyond Pluto
  6. Comet and Asteriod
  7. Cloud beyond Heliosphere
  8. System bound by gravity
  9. Sun's "gen" by mass
  10. Pluto Eris Gonggong
  11. Between Mars and Jupiter
  12. Abbreviation; Official Astronomy Body
  13. Abbreviation; Past Neptune
  14. Sulfuric acid on Venus Water on Earth
  15. Group that sent the Akatsuki to
  16. Belt 30 - 50 AU
  17. Martian Volcanic area
  18. Nasa Martian Program searches for life
  19. Maybe on Venus says Phosphine
  20. ESA and JSA Mission to Mercury
  21. Planet Criteria; __________ Shape
  22. zone that is unstable
  23. Martian Earthquake
  24. Type of Mercury atmosphere
  25. 2004 - 2015 Mercury studier
  26. Venus Photobombs the Sun by crossing in front of it
  27. The type of cloud where are solar system is from
  28. House effect on Venus
  29. A Roman Venus Name
  30. First to mercury
  31. Type of collapse that started the formation of the solar system
  32. Mercury's favorite element
  33. Boundary between us and interstellar space
  34. The line after which volatile chemicals can be found, in a picture
  35. planet criteria; _______ around the sun
  36. 3 letter abbreviation for theory of how the solar system was created
  37. Magnetic _________ protect earth from solar winds
  38. Plural Natural Satellites
  39. "There's a little black _______ on the Sun today" Feature on the sun
  40. Dark feautre on Mars, thought to be a sea
  41. Process that signals the birth of a star
  42. Phase of moon that we can't see
  43. Something Mars once had
  44. Smooth Mercury surfaces
  45. Failed Stars Giants Jupiter and Saturn
  46. zone where light travels slowly
  47. Neptune and Uranus
  48. Sun Cell
  49. Type of orbits planets move in
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  1. Objects not affected by planet's gravity
  2. Where the sun's energy comes from
  3. Mar's first in 1840
  4. Type of "pre" star
  5. Eclipse; Sun Earth Moon
  6. Sun atmosphere; Color orb
  7. Type of planets that form in the middle of the solar system
  8. 300-600 million year old on Venus
  9. Past Lunar Missions
  10. Currently Roving Mars
  11. Eclipse; Sun Moon Earth
  12. Sun's protective Sphere
  13. Mercury Venus Earth Mars
  14. Found in the shadows on the moon
  15. Small Mars Moon
  16. Neither a star or its remnant
  17. Future Lunar Missions
  18. coldest sphere of the sun
  19. Moon pulls the ocean
  20. Hottest part of Sun
  21. abbreviation; Ejection of the Sun
  22. What prominences do
  23. NASA's Venus mapper
  24. Venus's Continent
  25. Damage shows up everywhere Moon Venus Mercury
  26. Greek Mercury Name
  27. Ancient Lunar Magma Oceans
  28. Grand Canyon got nothing on this Valles
  29. Center of System
  30. Not just the moon has these
  31. Planet Criteria; ___________ Orbit No Neighbors
  32. Planet forming process
  33. Late ______ Bombardment
  34. Covection __________ produce magnetic field on Earth
  35. Volatiles like water ammonia and methane
  36. Type of Core Mars has
  37. Largest Volcanoes in the Solar System
  38. Symbols for the 3 elements that primarily make up the 98% of the mass that formed the sun
  39. Heat source of earth
  40. Type of world Earth is, 71% water
  41. Erupting on Venus,
  42. Do not come closer than Kuiper
  43. Sun Geyser
  44. a volatile chemical
  45. Much Larger than Earth
  46. This super event caused the formation of our solar system
  47. Name of object that hit earth
  48. Protoplanetary __________
  49. Abbreviation; Theory that something hit the Earth to get the moon

98 Clues: Sun Cell • Sun Geyser • Small Mars Moon • Belt 30 - 50 AU • Center of System • First to mercury • Disk beyond Pluto • Venus's Continent • Type of "pre" star • Comet and Asteriod • Martian Earthquake • Greek Mercury Name • A Roman Venus Name • Erupting on Venus, • Neptune and Uranus • Mar's first in 1840 • Past Lunar Missions • Sun's "gen" by mass • Pluto Eris Gonggong • Hottest part of Sun • ...

Mr. Rivas' Crossword 2021-11-11

Mr. Rivas' Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Initials of US President killed in Dallas
  2. Smallest country on Earth
  3. First Person to walk on Moon
  4. Holiday on November 25th
  5. Country Mr. Rivas' Dad is from
  6. Ms. Mena's favorite sports team
  7. Spongebob's house
  8. Santa's most famous reindeer
  9. What killed the Dinosaurs
  10. Largest Continent on Earth
Down
  1. Spongebob's boss
  2. Marsupial that Jumps
  3. Largest Bird on Earth
  4. Scary Holiday with Pumpkins
  5. Friend of Dora
  6. What animal is Spongebob's pet Gary
  7. Deadliest Animal on Earth
  8. Mr. Rivas' favorite sports team
  9. Famous Queen of Egypt
  10. Baby _______ do do do do do

20 Clues: Friend of Dora • Spongebob's boss • Spongebob's house • Marsupial that Jumps • Largest Bird on Earth • Famous Queen of Egypt • Holiday on November 25th • Deadliest Animal on Earth • Smallest country on Earth • What killed the Dinosaurs • Largest Continent on Earth • Scary Holiday with Pumpkins • Baby _______ do do do do do • First Person to walk on Moon • Santa's most famous reindeer • ...

Earth in Space 2025-06-19

Earth in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the repeating pattern of day and night that occurs every 24 hours
  2. the apparent shapes of the Moon in the sky
  3. the phase of the Moon when it cannot be seen from Earth
  4. The motion of an object around another object.
  5. vent in which the moon passes between the Sun and Earth.
  6. A shape like a circle stretched out in opposite directions; Event in which one object in space gets between the Sun and another object.
  7. a vehicle that lands on other plants to collect data
  8. the star closest to Earth
  9. Path an object follows as it revolves around another object.
Down
  1. when the Moon looks like a whole circle from Earth
  2. a group of stars that looks like a picture in the sky ; star patterns
  3. an imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  4. A natural object that orbits a planet.
  5. a tool used to collect samples from deep space
  6. The government agency that runs the US Space Program.
  7. a tool that uses lenses and mirrors to make far away objects look larger and closer
  8. The turning of an object on its axis
  9. to turn or spin
  10. to give back an image; to bounce back off a surface

19 Clues: to turn or spin • the star closest to Earth • The turning of an object on its axis • A natural object that orbits a planet. • the apparent shapes of the Moon in the sky • a tool used to collect samples from deep space • The motion of an object around another object. • when the Moon looks like a whole circle from Earth • to give back an image; to bounce back off a surface • ...

Layers of the Earth Vocabulary 2025-08-22

Layers of the Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large celestial body that orbits the sun
  2. stage in formation of solar system where matter naturally gathers in to lumps
  3. Origin of the Moon hypothesis that states the Moon was once a part of the Earth and separated from it early in the planet's history
  4. small rocky or metallic fragments in space
  5. gas and dust
  6. When a planetesimal becomes large enough, it becomes a _______
  7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these types of planets
  8. a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface
Down
  1. explosion of a massive star
  2. small bodies collide and combine to make larger ones
  3. "building blocks" of planets -- small solid objects, usually kilometers wide
  4. Origin of Moon hypothesis that states a Mars-sized celestial body collided with the Earth and eventually formed the moon
  5. an icy body composed of water(ice), frozen gases, dust, and organic compounds
  6. caused the nebula to collapse inward towards the center, forming the early Sun
  7. rocky objects that orbit the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  8. Origin of the Moon hypothesis that states the moon was formed elsewhere in the solar system and was later captured by Earth's gravitational pull
  9. a meteoroid when it is in earth's atmosphere
  10. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are these types of planets

18 Clues: gas and dust • explosion of a massive star • a large celestial body that orbits the sun • small rocky or metallic fragments in space • a meteoroid when it is in earth's atmosphere • small bodies collide and combine to make larger ones • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these types of planets • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are these types of planets • ...

Astronomy Topic 3, Part 1 2025-05-24

Astronomy Topic 3, Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The north star in 26,000 years
  2. The Greek who calculated distance and diameter also introduced this model first
  3. The type of tide when the Moon is at a right angle to the Earth and Sun.
  4. He made calculations of distances and diameters of Earth, Sun and Moon
  5. The current north star
  6. The moon takes up the same angular size as this body part
  7. The type of tide when Earth-Sun-Moon are in a line
  8. A relationship where one values doubles the other quarters (e.g. distance, force of gravity)
  9. The Earth is flatter at the...
Down
  1. The number of tides a day
  2. The 26,000 year cycle of the Earth's wobble
  3. He made the first calculation for the circumference of the Earth
  4. The same side of the Moon is always seen because it is...
  5. Edmund Halley used similar methods to the Greeks to calculate the distance to this inferior planet
  6. Gravitational force from the moon (and partly the sun) causes this on the Earth
  7. The Moon and Sun take up the same angular size of the sky because the sun is a greater

16 Clues: The current north star • The number of tides a day • The north star in 26,000 years • The Earth is flatter at the... • The 26,000 year cycle of the Earth's wobble • The type of tide when Earth-Sun-Moon are in a line • The same side of the Moon is always seen because it is... • The moon takes up the same angular size as this body part • ...

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 2021-11-30

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer under the crust of the Earth.
  2. What is the most important gas in our atmosphere.
  3. The measure of matter.
  4. Half the Earth.
  5. The inside of the Earth is called the _____. magnetosphere Magnetic power around the Earth is called
  6. A shooting star is a ______ from space, not a star.
  7. Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its __ ?
Down
  1. An imaginary line that divides Earth in half.
  2. Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____.
  3. The stuff that makes up everything around you.
  4. The top layer of Earth.

11 Clues: Half the Earth. • The measure of matter. • The top layer of Earth. • The layer under the crust of the Earth. • Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____. • An imaginary line that divides Earth in half. • The stuff that makes up everything around you. • What is the most important gas in our atmosphere. • Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its __ ? • ...

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 2021-11-30

Earth Vocabulary Lesson 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer under the crust of the Earth.
  2. What is the most important gas in our atmosphere.
  3. The measure of matter.
  4. Half the Earth.
  5. The inside of the Earth is called the _____. magnetosphere Magnetic power around the Earth is called
  6. A shooting star is a ______ from space, not a star.
  7. Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its __ ?
Down
  1. An imaginary line that divides Earth in half.
  2. Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____.
  3. The stuff that makes up everything around you.
  4. The top layer of Earth.

11 Clues: Half the Earth. • The measure of matter. • The top layer of Earth. • The layer under the crust of the Earth. • Our atmosphere protects Earth like a _____. • An imaginary line that divides Earth in half. • The stuff that makes up everything around you. • What is the most important gas in our atmosphere. • Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its __ ? • ...

sun and moon vocabulary 2025-03-10

sun and moon vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the moon is completely dark
  2. moon a moon phase that looks like more than a half a circle from earth
  3. a moon phase that looks like a whole circle from earth
  4. a moon phase in with the moon is not visible from earth
  5. the border beetween light and dark on the moon
  6. a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. a planet outside of our solar system
Down
  1. to shine light on a object and make it visible
  2. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around stars or star
  3. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  4. the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  5. a moon phase that looks like a half circle from earth
  6. the sun the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
  7. an object or diagram that helps us understand it by making it easier to see
  8. a moon outside our solar system
  9. the relative size of things
  10. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our color system
  11. the nearly circular path with a smaller object travels around larger object

19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the moon is completely dark • a planet outside of our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • to shine light on a object and make it visible • the border beetween light and dark on the moon • a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle • ...

Inner planets Colton 2025-05-13

Inner planets Colton crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mercury is the closest planet to the ___.
  2. ____ is the smallest inner planet.
  3. Earth is the only planet that is known to have ____ on it.
  4. The inner planets do not ____.
  5. inner planets are called.
  6. belt Mars is the closest planet to the ____________.
  7. Which planet is between Earth and Mercury?
  8. The earth is the ____ largest planet in the solar system.
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  1. Venus is the _______ planet in the solar system.
  2. The ______ planets are the rockiest planets.
  3. Venus is the __________planet.
  4. The inner planets have no _____.
  5. The inner planets are ______ than the outer planets.
  6. Mars is the ____ from the moon.
  7. _____ is the only planet with life on it.

15 Clues: inner planets are called. • Venus is the __________planet. • The inner planets do not ____. • Mars is the ____ from the moon. • The inner planets have no _____. • ____ is the smallest inner planet. • Mercury is the closest planet to the ___. • _____ is the only planet with life on it. • Which planet is between Earth and Mercury? • The ______ planets are the rockiest planets. • ...

Biosphere and Biomes 2016-08-14

Biosphere and Biomes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of air consisting of gases that surround the earth
  2. The Karoo biome that has vegetation suitable for grazing sheep and goat farming
  3. The biome in the Western Cape
  4. Part of the Earth where living organisms occur
  5. restricted to a certain area
  6. The smallest biome in South Africa
  7. Land biomes
  8. Largest biome in South Africa
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  1. Gas used in photosynthesis
  2. Flat, elevated landform
  3. The outer layer of the earth made up of soil and rocks
  4. Any area with a particular climate, together with all the living organisms in that area
  5. The Karoo biome that has soil rich in lime
  6. All the water on the surface of the earth.
  7. Gas used for respiration and combustion
  8. Soil is shallow and varies from sandy loam to sandy clay soil
  9. The biome where mainly sweet and sour grasses occur
  10. Water biomes

18 Clues: Land biomes • Water biomes • Flat, elevated landform • Gas used in photosynthesis • restricted to a certain area • The biome in the Western Cape • Largest biome in South Africa • The smallest biome in South Africa • Gas used for respiration and combustion • The Karoo biome that has soil rich in lime • All the water on the surface of the earth. • ...

Geography and Planet Earth 2023-11-08

Geography and Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer layer of Earth
  2. midway between summer and winter solstices
  3. This climate zone is dry but can be hot or cold depending on latitude.
  4. This climate zone is hot and rainy, often with dense forests.
  5. imaginary lines that run east to west, measures how far from North or South Pole
  6. imaginary lines that run north to south
  7. middle layer of Earth
  8. Features that help define a place can be physical or human
  9. These conditions over a long period of time affect a region's climate.
  10. Places that are close to one another and share some characteristics
  11. center of Earth
  12. Describes where a place is compared to another place
  13. This climate zone experiences all types of weather with changing seasons.
Down
  1. Exact location of something
  2. ____ and water circulate the temperature on Earth
  3. the study of Earth and its people, places and environments
  4. How people, products, ideas and information move from one place to another
  5. how people and the environment affect one another
  6. one of the four physical systems, the air we breathe
  7. A factor that affects climate, the atmosphere is thinner at higher ______.

20 Clues: center of Earth • outer layer of Earth • middle layer of Earth • Exact location of something • imaginary lines that run north to south • midway between summer and winter solstices • ____ and water circulate the temperature on Earth • how people and the environment affect one another • one of the four physical systems, the air we breathe • ...

Seasons 2023-04-13

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determined the sun was the center of our solar system
  2. an imaginary horizontal line going around the center of the Earth
  3. in winter, days are _____.
  4. everything above the Equator
  5. the Earth does not sit straight up and down on its axis - it is _____.
  6. the southernmost point of the Earth
  7. tool used to observe and study objects in the sky
  8. in summer, days are _____.
Down
  1. everything below the Equator
  2. used Earth's shadow to confirm that the Earth is smaller than the sun
  3. an imaginary rod through Earth
  4. the northernmost point of the Earth

12 Clues: in winter, days are _____. • in summer, days are _____. • everything below the Equator • everything above the Equator • an imaginary rod through Earth • the northernmost point of the Earth • the southernmost point of the Earth • tool used to observe and study objects in the sky • determined the sun was the center of our solar system • ...

crossword vocabulary 2020-02-03

crossword vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundries,plates that slide on by
  2. ridge, ridge in the ocean
  3. current,circular motion of hot and cold air
  4. reversal,change in the Earth's magnetic field
  5. upper layer of the earth's mantle,
  6. one plate goes under another
Down
  1. core, liquid layer of earth
  2. layer in the earths surface
  3. boundries,plates pull apart
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth
  5. core, hottest part of earth
  6. boundaries,where two Continental plates come together
  7. drift,the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  8. spot,place where it is always hot
  9. outter layer of earth

15 Clues: outter layer of earth • ridge, ridge in the ocean • core, liquid layer of earth • layer in the earths surface • boundries,plates pull apart • core, hottest part of earth • one plate goes under another • boundries,plates that slide on by • the rigid outer part of the earth • spot,place where it is always hot • upper layer of the earth's mantle, • ...