the earth Crossword Puzzles
crossword vocabulary 2020-02-03
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- boundries,plates that slide on by
- ridge, ridge in the ocean
- current,circular motion of hot and cold air
- reversal,change in the Earth's magnetic field
- upper layer of the earth's mantle,
- one plate goes under another
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- core, liquid layer of earth
- layer in the earths surface
- boundries,plates pull apart
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- core, hottest part of earth
- boundaries,where two Continental plates come together
- drift,the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
- spot,place where it is always hot
- 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, • ...
Igneous Rock 2026-01-28
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- A mountain that can erupt lava.
- Hot melted rock under the Earth.
- A naturally occurring solid substance.
- Igneous rock formed above the ground.
- The center of the Earth.
- The outer layer of the Earth.
- Igneous rock formed underground.
- When hot magma or lava becomes solid.
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- Hot melted rock that comes out of a volcano.
- The layer under the crust.
- A hard solid material made of minerals.
- The planet we live on.
- A solid formed in a repeating pattern.
- A type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
- The small pieces that make up rock.
15 Clues: The planet we live on. • The center of the Earth. • The layer under the crust. • The outer layer of the Earth. • A mountain that can erupt lava. • Hot melted rock under the Earth. • Igneous rock formed underground. • The small pieces that make up rock. • Igneous rock formed above the ground. • When hot magma or lava becomes solid. • A naturally occurring solid substance. • ...
5th Grade Science Review 2023-05-16
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- anything that has mass and takes up space
- the movement of Earth that causes day and night
- space objects that have entered Earth's atmosphere
- something that cannot be easily separated and composed of 2+ substances
- space objects found between Mars and Jupiter
- something that can be easily separated and composed of 2+ substances
- state of matter where particles take shape of container
- the force that pulls things to the center of Earth
- distinguishing qualities or characteristics of organisms
- the tool that would be best for testing the temperature of a solution
- the measurement unit for force
- bundles of ice, rock, and gas characterized by having a tail
- the tool that would be best for viewing bacteria up close
- changes organisms make to survive and thrive in their environment
- the tool that would be best for measuring mass
- fall, winter, spring, and summer
- the galaxy shape of the Milky Way
- state of matter where particles are tightly packed
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- layers of rock
- bubbles forming a gas is a sign of a _______ change
- the tool that would be best for measuring a piece of string
- the path of Earth/planets around the sun
- the gene that takes over in an organism
- patterns of stars in the night sky
- the product of reproduction from two parents
- 23.5 degrees is the _______ of the Earth
- dead and not ever coming back
- the ecplise that occurs when the Earth is directly between the sun and moon
- the amount of space an object takes up
- the tool that would be best for viewing stars in the night sky
- a push or a pull
- the movement of Earth that causes years
- the eclipse that occurs when the sun is directly between the Earth and moon
- state of matter where particles freely move
- at risk of becoming extinct
- the amount of matter that makes up an object
- something a living organism is born knowing to do
- remains of prehistoric organisms
38 Clues: layers of rock • a push or a pull • at risk of becoming extinct • dead and not ever coming back • the measurement unit for force • remains of prehistoric organisms • fall, winter, spring, and summer • the galaxy shape of the Milky Way • patterns of stars in the night sky • the amount of space an object takes up • the gene that takes over in an organism • ...
Satellite 2023-12-13
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- Japanese spCompanyelopment company
- Space Development company
- A celestial body moving in the sky
- A planet with a ring
- The moon of a planet with rings
- Creatures outside planet Earth
- Fammous failed rocket launch
- Used to explore plants
- Used for meteorology
- Way Our galaxy
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- Used to receive electromagnetic waves
- An international satellite
- The gas planet
- Our home
- The red planet
- Armstrong First man to step on the moon
- Year A unit of time used in space
- Transportation from Earth to Space
- Group of stars with a given name
19 Clues: Our home • The gas planet • The red planet • A planet with a ring • Used for meteorology • Way Our galaxy • Used to explore plants • Space Development company • An international satellite • Fammous failed rocket launch • Creatures outside planet Earth • The moon of a planet with rings • Group of stars with a given name • Japanese spCompanyelopment company • ...
Cameron's Science Crossword 2025-09-25
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- The middle layer of Earth’s atmosphere where most meteors burn
- When less dense warm air slides up more dense cool air
- Huge bodies of air
- When more dense cool air pushes warm air up and out of the way
- The thing that changes in an experiment
- A layer of gases around a planet or moon
- The layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens
- When warm molecules rise and cold ones sink
- All living organisms on Earth
- The 4th layer of the atmosphere
- All water on, above, or under Earth
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- Energy that travels from one place to another
- The weight of the air molecules in the air
- The thing that is kept the same in experiments
- The second layer of Earth’s atmosphere that has the ozone layer
- Water coming in the form of weather
- The last and farthest layer of the atmosphere from Earth
- The ground, layers, and everything rocky in/on Earth
- When hot molecules hit cold ones to make all of them the same temperature
- The result of changing something in an experiment
20 Clues: Huge bodies of air • All living organisms on Earth • The 4th layer of the atmosphere • Water coming in the form of weather • All water on, above, or under Earth • The thing that changes in an experiment • A layer of gases around a planet or moon • The weight of the air molecules in the air • When warm molecules rise and cold ones sink • ...
Levi Ross 4 2023-12-06
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- The outermost layer of the Layers
- Magma is collected in a magma __________
- A massive wave formed when the ocean floor shifts suddenly
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the location of an earthquake
- When plates pull apart
- The layer of the Earth directly below the crust
- The point within the Earth where an earthquake took place
- The tiny earthquake that occurs before the main quake
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- You can find volcanoes on the ______ floor
- The only liquid layer of the Earth
- A crack or break in the lithosphere
- When the plates slip past each other
- The type of volcano that is largest in width
- Magma that has reached Earth's surface
- The center of the Earth
- Divided into tectonic plates
16 Clues: When plates pull apart • The center of the Earth • Divided into tectonic plates • The outermost layer of the Layers • The only liquid layer of the Earth • A crack or break in the lithosphere • When the plates slip past each other • Magma that has reached Earth's surface • Magma is collected in a magma __________ • You can find volcanoes on the ______ floor • ...
THE EARTH 2024-05-10
6 Clues: THE BLUE PLANET • A WATER RESOURCE • 22 -WORLD EARTH DAY • IT GIVES US HEAT AND LIGHT • AQUATIC PLANT AND NATIONAL FLOWER • A PIECE OF LAND THICKLY COVERED WITH TREES
Earth,Sun,Moon 2026-03-05
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- Concepts depending on whether you are talking about celestial bodies orbital mechanics.
- orbits around the Earth.
- A curved path the Earth and moon that goes around another do to gravity.
- A source of illumination.
- The action of rotating around a axis.
- An imaginary line that the Earth revolves around.
- Where we live and revolves around the Sun.
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- At The center of the solar system.
- A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.
- Rocks that people take from the moon to test on earth.
- This orbit's a large body in space.
- Pulls matter toward the the Earth making every thing stay in place.
12 Clues: orbits around the Earth. • A source of illumination. • At The center of the solar system. • This orbit's a large body in space. • The action of rotating around a axis. • Where we live and revolves around the Sun. • An imaginary line that the Earth revolves around. • A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. • ...
Space Crossword 2021-11-17
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- a person who travels in space
- all of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, etc.
- to send or shoot a rocket into space; the earliest part of a flight when the rocket lifts off the ground
- solar _____
- the scientific study of stairs, planets, and other objects in outer space
- the imaginary straight line that goes through Earth's core which the Earth rotates around; The Earth spins on its ___ once every 24 hours
- natural satellite of the Earth
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- the 2nd planet from the sun
- the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere
- a vehicle that is used for travel in outer space
- a bright circle seen around the sun or the moon
- the 4th planet from the sun
- the closest planet to the sun
- traveling through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
- the line where the earth or the sea seems to meet the sky
- the star the Earth orbits around
16 Clues: solar _____ • the 2nd planet from the sun • the 4th planet from the sun • a person who travels in space • the closest planet to the sun • natural satellite of the Earth • the star the Earth orbits around • the upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere • a bright circle seen around the sun or the moon • a vehicle that is used for travel in outer space • ...
Objects in the Sky Review 2022-01-22
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- The sun appears in the __________ when late in day
- These types of moons you see alot of it
- Earth does around sun this for 365 days
- Amount of time it takes for Earth to rotate
- Types of moons you see only a little bit-makes C
- The Earth spins on its axis
- Second planet closest to the sun
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- First planet closest to the sun
- This is the reason for seasons on Earth
- When you can see the entire moon
- Fourth planet closest to the sun
- Cannot see the moon at all-covers the sun
- The sun appears in the __________ when early in day
- Third planet closest to the sun
14 Clues: The Earth spins on its axis • First planet closest to the sun • Third planet closest to the sun • When you can see the entire moon • Fourth planet closest to the sun • Second planet closest to the sun • This is the reason for seasons on Earth • These types of moons you see alot of it • Earth does around sun this for 365 days • Cannot see the moon at all-covers the sun • ...
The earth and space 2022-09-23
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- a star the earth rotates around
- the name of the planet we live on
- the season after winter and before summer
- the sun is a what
- the color of the ocean
- the earth does what
- the color of land
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- the coldest season
- the earth rotates on its what?
- the warmest season
- the season after summer and before winter
- the earth is surronded around what
12 Clues: the sun is a what • the color of land • the coldest season • the warmest season • the earth does what • the color of the ocean • the earth rotates on its what? • a star the earth rotates around • the name of the planet we live on • the earth is surronded around what • the season after winter and before summer • the season after summer and before winter
Geography Vocabulary Unit 1 Quiz Prep 2018-08-29
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- Materials that can be used to produce crops or other products.
- The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
- The natural surroundings of a place.
- Describes where a place is compared to another place.
- The shape and nature of the land.
- Sometimes referred to as the "legend" unlocks the meaning of the map by explaining the symbols, colors, and lines.
- How much above or below sea level a feature is.
- These systems consist of computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information.
- The EXACT location of something.
- Circles the middle of Earth.
- Lines on a map running east to west, measure distance on Earth in a North-to-south direction.
- Each half of Earth is divided into these.
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- The starting point for measuring longitude.
- Is a radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world.
- Getting information from far away
- Places that are close to one another and share some characteristics.
- Show more specialized information.
- The average weather in a place over a long period of time.
- Lines on a map that run from north to south, but they measure distance on Earth in an east-to-west direction.
- Shows direction (North, South, E., W.) on a map.
- Tells us how a measured space on the map corresponds to actual distance on Earth. (Ex: Converting inches to miles)
- The differenced between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it.
22 Clues: Circles the middle of Earth. • The EXACT location of something. • Getting information from far away • The shape and nature of the land. • Show more specialized information. • The natural surroundings of a place. • Each half of Earth is divided into these. • The starting point for measuring longitude. • How much above or below sea level a feature is. • ...
Biology 2023-10-04
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- Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth.
- Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
- nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids must be fixed or living things to use, often limited
- First step of Aerobic respiration breaks down glucose into pyruvate, make some NADH.
- second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
- substance created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants.
- Reactions Second step of photosynthesis, uses energy ATP and NADPH to make glucose from CO2
- Adenosine triphosphate, changed energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
- sphere of earth, all the rocks and soil on earth.
- First step of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to split H2O and make ATP and NADPH, O2 is released
- Nutrient, used in phosphates of Nucleic Acids and Phospholipids of membranes,often limited
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- Process of using light energy to move glucose.
- Organelle site of photosynthesis
- Pigment in Chloroplasts, used to triphosphate energy during photosynthesis
- anything that has mass and it takes up space, makes up everything
- Sphere of earth, all the water of earth
- substances at the beginning of of chemical reaction changed into products
- process of breaking down glucose to make ATP
- Adenosine diphosphate, unchanged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates.
20 Clues: Organelle site of photosynthesis • Sphere of earth, all the water of earth • process of breaking down glucose to make ATP • Process of using light energy to move glucose. • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth. • sphere of earth, all the rocks and soil on earth. • ...
compacted 5th 2023 2023-06-07
Across
- the largest number that is a factor of all the numbers
- cracks under the earth
- fractions that have different numerators and denominators but are equal to the same value.
- molten rock is formed from hardened ______
- earth has _____ layers
- a tool used to measure the size of an earthquake
- which layer of earth do we live on?
- the smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common
- what you get from subtracting
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- when these things shift underground, an earthquake is caused
- the "<" symbol
- the process of rocks breaking down
- the ">" symbol
- a whole number and fractional part
- what you get from adding
- the process of rocks getting carried away by wind or water
- one of the four biomes that includes all the water on earth
17 Clues: the "<" symbol • the ">" symbol • cracks under the earth • earth has _____ layers • what you get from adding • what you get from subtracting • the process of rocks breaking down • a whole number and fractional part • which layer of earth do we live on? • molten rock is formed from hardened ______ • a tool used to measure the size of an earthquake • ...
Plate tectonics 2025-03-28
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- the thing that is caused by two oceanic plates going apart
- the part containing the upper mantle and causing the plate tectonics to move
- the part of the earth containing the crust and the upper mantle
- the part containing all the mantle
- where one plate meets another
- the hottest part of earth
- The land we stand on
- The part of the core that is liquid
- The theory that Alfred Wegner came up with
- when two plates go apart
- The thing that all plates are made of
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- the hottest part of earth
- the type of boundaries that slides past one another
- the idea Alfred Wegner came up with
- when one plate goes under another
- The second layer of the earth
- The first layer of the earth
- the type of boundary where two plates Collide
18 Clues: The land we stand on • when two plates go apart • the hottest part of earth • the hottest part of earth • The first layer of the earth • where one plate meets another • The second layer of the earth • when one plate goes under another • the part containing all the mantle • the idea Alfred Wegner came up with • The part of the core that is liquid • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2024-02-02
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- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- when the moon is completely dark
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- the relative size of things
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
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- a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from earth
- an object that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from moon
- the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from earth
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- to shine a light on an object and make it visible
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a planet outside our solar system
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine a light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth • ...
climate changes 2024-12-03
16 Clues: CH4 • : CO2 • joules • wood, oil • our planet • sun, earth • science job • how warm it is • the hottest planet • when thing get warm • weather over 30 years • days outside conditions • oxygene, carbon dioxyde • : it surrounds the earth • place with a lot of windows • french temperature mesureament
The Moon 2017-11-05
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- interplanetary chunks of stone that have crashed into a planet or moon from space
- the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth
- seas, lunar lowlands that resemble seas as viewed from Earth
- a gravitational force that varies in strength and/or direction
- the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth
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- the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth
- the friction that results from tides on a rotating object
- exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new or full moon
- the Moon formed as the result of an impact between a large object and the Earth
- the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object
- the tides that occur when the difference between high and low tides is least
- closest distance from the Earth
- farthest distance from the Earth
13 Clues: closest distance from the Earth • farthest distance from the Earth • the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth • the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object • the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth • the friction that results from tides on a rotating object • the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth • ...
The Moon 2017-11-05
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- the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth
- the tides that occur when the difference between high and low tides is least
- the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth
- seas, lunar lowlands that resemble seas as viewed from Earth
- interplanetary chunks of stone that have crashed into a planet or moon from space
- a gravitational force that varies in strength and/or direction
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- the Moon formed as the result of an impact between a large object and the Earth
- the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth
- exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new or full moon
- closest distance from the Earth
- the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object
- the friction that results from tides on a rotating object
- farthest distance from the Earth
13 Clues: closest distance from the Earth • farthest distance from the Earth • the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth • the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object • the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth • the friction that results from tides on a rotating object • the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth • ...
The Moon 2017-11-05
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- the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth
- the tides that occur when the difference between high and low tides is least
- the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth
- seas, lunar lowlands that resemble seas as viewed from Earth
- interplanetary chunks of stone that have crashed into a planet or moon from space
- a gravitational force that varies in strength and/or direction
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- the Moon formed as the result of an impact between a large object and the Earth
- the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth
- exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new or full moon
- closest distance from the Earth
- the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object
- the friction that results from tides on a rotating object
- farthest distance from the Earth
13 Clues: closest distance from the Earth • farthest distance from the Earth • the Moon was formed at the same time as the Earth • the conical shifting of the axis of a rotating object • the Moon formed from material spun off from the Earth • the friction that results from tides on a rotating object • the moon is made up of Solar System debris captured by Earth • ...
Historic Astronomers 2023-10-06
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- Believed the Earth was round and said that Earth is the center of the universe but does not move since we do not notice a stellar parallax.
- The further away a galaxy is from Earth, the faster it is moving away from Earth. The Universe is expanding.
- The first scientist to actually experiment, rather than just reason and built the first telescope and saw moons around Jupiter.
- Described the Earth as spherical and divided into circles
- Developed astronomy as a branch of mathematics.
- Created calculus mathematics and discovered the laws of gravity and motion
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- Accidentally discovered Cosmic Background Radiation
- Discovered that the Earth slowly wobbles as it rotates
- Proved that the night sky changed and evolved when he discovered a comet in 1572
- Discovered that the orbits of planets are ellipses and the three laws of planetary motion
- Ancient Greek who was the first to describe "retrograde motion"
- Calculated the circumference of the Earth
- Discovered many of the trigonometric formulas and star names that we use today
- The first medieval monk to develop a heliocentric model of the universe
14 Clues: Calculated the circumference of the Earth • Developed astronomy as a branch of mathematics. • Accidentally discovered Cosmic Background Radiation • Discovered that the Earth slowly wobbles as it rotates • Described the Earth as spherical and divided into circles • Ancient Greek who was the first to describe "retrograde motion" • ...
Day and Night 2019-11-26
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- Process through which the earth moves on its axis.
- Period of time between sunrise and sunset.
- Our source of light and heat.
- Movement of the earth around the sun.
- When the sun appears.
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- Where the sun sets.
- Imaginary line down the middle of the earth.
- Time when the suns light and heat does not reach us.
- Different parts of the earth are in a different ___________.
- How long it takes the earth to move around the sun.
- Longest or shortest days of the year.
- The earth spins towards the _________.
12 Clues: Where the sun sets. • When the sun appears. • Our source of light and heat. • Longest or shortest days of the year. • Movement of the earth around the sun. • The earth spins towards the _________. • Period of time between sunrise and sunset. • Imaginary line down the middle of the earth. • Process through which the earth moves on its axis. • ...
Spheres of Function 2023-10-31
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- the collisons and separations of the plates result in ________
- the inner core is _________ metal
- part of the geosphere that is thin, cool, rocky outer skin
- the plate boundary that has a first letter of c
- is when both plates are uplifted
- most of the Earth's water is __________water
- all water of Earth in solid and liquid state
- is the biosphere considered to be abiotic or biotic
- living systems that include life on land, in the oceans and rivers
- ______core is closest to the center of the earth
- is the atmosphere considered to be abiotic or biotic???
- the type of boundaries where the plates slip and grind alongside one another
- part of the geosphere that is very HOT and mostly solid
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- _______sphere is another name for water
- soft middle mantle; heated by outer core
- the outer core is ________ metal
- Crust of the earth including 5 layers
- in divergent boundaries ________ magma pushes plates apart
- underground water is call ______ (starts with an A)
- _______sphere is another name for the earth
- there are ______ major types of plates boundaries
- when plates collide, one plate slides beneath another
- Earth can be divided into _________ that are defined according to their location and function
- the plate boundary that has a first letter of d
- is another name for air
- _______core is located between inner core and lower mantle
26 Clues: is another name for air • the outer core is ________ metal • is when both plates are uplifted • the inner core is _________ metal • Crust of the earth including 5 layers • _______sphere is another name for water • soft middle mantle; heated by outer core • _______sphere is another name for the earth • most of the Earth's water is __________water • ...
Geological Processes 2024-11-08
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- the process of one plate being pulled under another plate
- a sudden release of energy in the Earth's interior
- rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
- hot liquid rock under the Earth's surface
- the movement of rock, soil, and other earth materials down a slope
- the weak, soft solid layer on the mantle.
- a rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater.
- the leftover radioactive material from nuclear power plants
- the boundary of two colliding plates
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- a rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through.
- the circular movement of matter at different temperatures
- the boundary of two plates sliding past each other
- the process that describes how one rock type becomes another
- rock that is formed when particles are compacted and cemented together
- a network of satellites around Earth
- the scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
- the boundary of two plates moving away from each other
- the outer most layer of the earth
- the innermost layer of the earth
- rock that is created under intense heat and pressure
20 Clues: the innermost layer of the earth • the outer most layer of the earth • a network of satellites around Earth • the boundary of two colliding plates • hot liquid rock under the Earth's surface • the weak, soft solid layer on the mantle. • rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies • the boundary of two plates sliding past each other • ...
Year 2 Space Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-25
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- A three-dimensional shape or object that is round in shape.
- A small, rocky metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere that orbit around the Sun.
- The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
- The third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbour life.
- Their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light.
- The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s light either partially or completely for observers on Earth.
- A large system of stars, gas, dust and dark matter bound together by gravity.
- The Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth’s shadow to cover the Moon.
- The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, does not appear to be illuminated by the sun. At this phase, the lunar disk is not visible to the naked eye, except when it is silhouetted against the Sun during a solar eclipse.
- The curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a star.
- The planet second-closest to the Sun in the Solar System
- It starts right after the full moon and lasts until it becomes a Third Quarter Moon.
- The first phase of the Moon’s cycle after the new moon. It appears as a thin, crescent-shaped sliver of light in the sky.
- The Sun and eight planets, moons, asteroid, and comets, that orbit the Sun.
- The phase of the moon at which the moon appears to be fully illuminated by the sun.
- The eighth and farthest known planet orbiting the Sun.
- Smallest and closest planet to the sun in the Solar System.
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- The expanse in which the solar system, stars, and galaxies exist.
- The moon moves through its eight phases, as it obits the Earth.
- The irregular luminous band of stars and gas clouds that stretches across the sky as seen from Earth. A faint band of light that looks like milk spilled across the sky.
- The fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet".
- Cosmic body of extremely intense gravity from which nothing, not even light can escape.
- It starts after the First Quarter Moon and lasts until the Full Moon.
- The planet's atmosphere has a complex layered cloud structure and has the lowest minimum temperature of all the Solar System's planets.
- The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
- It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
- The final phase before the new moon.
- The science of finding a way from one place to another.
28 Clues: The final phase before the new moon. • The eighth and farthest known planet orbiting the Sun. • The science of finding a way from one place to another. • The planet second-closest to the Sun in the Solar System • A three-dimensional shape or object that is round in shape. • Smallest and closest planet to the sun in the Solar System. • ...
WED Crossword 22200 2024-12-16
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- Boundaries that push against each other
- A wall of some kind that blocks water; can be opened/closed
- The layer just outside of the core
- Created by Divergent boundaries
- The center of the earth
- When things are weathered down by things like humans or animals
- Created by Convergent boundaries
- The breaking down of rocks and sediments
- Drains that prevent flooding during heavy rainstorms
- The dropping of rocks or sediments
- Created by Transform boundaries
- When Sand is taken from the bottom of the sea and poured onto beaches
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- The plates that move around the earth
- Processes that build the earth up
- The closest layer to the crust
- Boundaries that push past each other
- The layer humans live on; thinnest
- Boundaries that push away from each other
- Controls the amount of sediments the tides carry
- When things are weathered down by things like acid rain
- Prevent the ocean waves from damaging beaches and towns
- Processes that destroy the earth
- The moving of rocks and sediment
23 Clues: The center of the earth • The closest layer to the crust • Created by Divergent boundaries • Created by Transform boundaries • Processes that destroy the earth • Created by Convergent boundaries • The moving of rocks and sediment • Processes that build the earth up • The layer humans live on; thinnest • The layer just outside of the core • The dropping of rocks or sediments • ...
Science Review 2021-12-02
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- Rock that are on the surface of the Earth
- Evidence based solely on fact
- a system in which energy can escape into the environment
- How much mass something has by unit of volume
- The amount of space occupied by an object
- the outermost layer of the earth.
- the length between waves
- rocks inside the Earth
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- A system in which energy cannot escape into the environment. Also, this is impossible
- The thick, middle layer of the Earth.
- heat that can move through space
- Evidence based on a story someone told you
- when rocks, sand, and other sediment is moved from one place to another
- When you prefer one thing over another
- Anything that has volume and mass
- how often a wave happens per second
- when heat is transferred through the air
- The amount of matter in an object
18 Clues: rocks inside the Earth • the length between waves • Evidence based solely on fact • heat that can move through space • Anything that has volume and mass • the outermost layer of the earth. • The amount of matter in an object • how often a wave happens per second • The thick, middle layer of the Earth. • When you prefer one thing over another • ...
Earthquakes 2022-08-01
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- line of broken crust that occur at plate boundaries
- earthquake wave that travel along the surface of the crust
- name given to place that is above the ocean
- instrument that measure the waves of an earthquake
- name given to plates of crust
- layer of the earth that the crust floats on
- method the earth transfers energy of an earthquake
- current caused by heat within the mantle
- when one plates moves past another plate
- waves that occur between primary and surface waves
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- when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
- brittle top layer of the earth
- may occur if the earthquake occurs underwater
- the measure of the magnitude of an earthquake
- first waves of an earthquake
- place on crust directly above where the earthquake was made
- measurement scale of damage caused by an earth quake
- place where plates move apart and make new crust
18 Clues: first waves of an earthquake • name given to plates of crust • brittle top layer of the earth • current caused by heat within the mantle • when one plates moves past another plate • name given to place that is above the ocean • layer of the earth that the crust floats on • may occur if the earthquake occurs underwater • the measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • ...
Grade 4 2026-02-07
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- What we hear when things vibrate
- A star that gives Earth light and heat
- A liquid all living things need to survive
- The gas we breathe
- A force that pulls objects toward Earth
- Cycle The stages a living thing goes through
- The part of a plant that carries food from the leaves to the rest of the plant
- A living thing that makes its own food
- The top layer of Earth where plants grow
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- Earth’s natural satellite
- A trait that helps a living thing survive
- What the air is like outside (hot, cold, rainy)
- A hard, natural material found on Earth
- The part of a plant that makes food
- A push or a pull
- The part of a plant that carries water from the roots to the leaves
- The part of a plant that takes in water
- Energy that makes things warm
18 Clues: A push or a pull • The gas we breathe • Earth’s natural satellite • Energy that makes things warm • What we hear when things vibrate • The part of a plant that makes food • A star that gives Earth light and heat • A living thing that makes its own food • A hard, natural material found on Earth • A force that pulls objects toward Earth • The part of a plant that takes in water • ...
Astronomy 2024-05-07
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- attracts all objects towards each other
- a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface
- fifth planet from the sun; largest planet
- the phase of the moon when it is more than half but less than fully illuminated
- an eclipse of the sun is a ____________ eclipse
- type of galaxy that look like giant pinwheels
- an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular.
- third planet from the sun
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are considered to be the __________ planets
- the central, darker part of a shadow during an eclipse
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered to be the __________ planets
- the phase of the moon when it is invisible from Earth because it passes directly between the Earth and the Sun
- an eclipse of the moon is a ____________ eclipse
- the shape of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling a curved shape that is pointed at each end
- to gradually decrease the part of the surface that is illuminated or seems to get smaller, until the new moon
- the lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse where light is partially blocked
- the phase of the moon that occurs a quarter of the way through the moons revolution. The face appears half-illuminated
- the path that Earth follows as it revolves around another
- states that Earth is at the center of revolving planets and stars.
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- rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets.
- states that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- type of galaxy that are shaped like stretched-out circles, or ellipses
- the moon or phase of the moon when it looks like a full circle
- to gradually increase the part of the surface that is illuminated or seems to get bigger, until the full moon
- a loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles,typically with a long, narrow orbit of the sun.
- seventh planet from the sun
- first planet in the solar system
- the spinning of Earth on its axis
- sixth planet from the sun
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- eighth planet from the sun
- second planet from the sun
- a chunk of rock or dust in space.
- type of galaxy that doesn't have a single common shape
- fourth planet from the sun
- the movement of one object around another
36 Clues: third planet from the sun • sixth planet from the sun • eighth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • fourth planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • first planet in the solar system • the spinning of Earth on its axis • a chunk of rock or dust in space. • attracts all objects towards each other • fifth planet from the sun; largest planet • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Worksheet 2025-01-05
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- The downward movement of a plate into the mantle.
- Waves that travel through both fluid and solid material.
- The third outmost layer of the Earth.
- Plates move apart.
- The transfer of heat caused by the movement of fluids.
- All continents were once joined in a single landmass and have since slowly drifted apart.
- The second outmost layer of the Earth.
- Waves that travel through only solid material.
- Weak spots around the crust where magma flows to the surface.
- Plates side-slip past each other.
- Waves that spread through Earth's interior.
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- A process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor.
- The innermost layer of the Earth.
- The outmost layer of the Earth.
- Plates collide or smash together.
- Pieces of the Earth's crust and upper mantle constantly move.
- The longest chain of under-water mountains.
- A single landmass that existed 300 million years ago comprised of all of Earth's continents.
- The transfer of energy through space with no direct contact between a heat source and an object.
- The transfer of heat between materials that are touching.
20 Clues: Plates move apart. • The outmost layer of the Earth. • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Plates collide or smash together. • Plates side-slip past each other. • The third outmost layer of the Earth. • The second outmost layer of the Earth. • The longest chain of under-water mountains. • Waves that spread through Earth's interior. • ...
Satellite 2023-12-13
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- Japanese spCompanyelopment company
- Space Development company
- A celestial body moving in the sky
- A planet with a ring
- The moon of a planet with rings
- Creatures outside planet Earth
- Fammous failed rocket launch
- Used to explore plants
- Used for meteorology
- Way Our galaxy
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- Used to receive electromagnetic waves
- An international satellite
- The gas planet
- Our home
- The red planet
- Armstrong First man to step on the moon
- Year A unit of time used in space
- Transportation from Earth to Space
- Group of stars with a given name
19 Clues: Our home • The gas planet • The red planet • A planet with a ring • Used for meteorology • Way Our galaxy • Used to explore plants • Space Development company • An international satellite • Fammous failed rocket launch • Creatures outside planet Earth • The moon of a planet with rings • Group of stars with a given name • Japanese spCompanyelopment company • ...
P7 crossword mnemonic 2024-11-15
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- outermost layer of the Earth that makes up the continents
- the innermost layer of Earth
- The pieces of Earth’s crust that forms the lithosphere
- tectonic plates move apart, creates oceanic crust
- outermost layer of Earth, made up of the crust and the upper mantle
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- tectonic plates slide past each other, neither destroys or creates oceanic crust
- tectonic plates move towards each other, destroys oceanic crust
- Outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere, made up of several layers of dense rock
- world’s longest mountain range
- a liquid layer of Earth
- the thickest layer of Earth
- The outermost layer of the Earth, made of solid rock
- a long, narrow shallow area in the ocean floor
13 Clues: a liquid layer of Earth • the thickest layer of Earth • the innermost layer of Earth • world’s longest mountain range • a long, narrow shallow area in the ocean floor • tectonic plates move apart, creates oceanic crust • The outermost layer of the Earth, made of solid rock • The pieces of Earth’s crust that forms the lithosphere • ...
Chapter 5: Weather and the Water Cycle 2023-02-04
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- the pushing force of the atmosphere.
- The process in which a gas turns into a liquid.
- Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- The amount of water vapor in the air.
- Repeated movement of water through the environment in different forms.
- The changing of a liquid to as gas.
- Process of laying down materials, such as rocks and soil.
- Height above sea level.
- The part of Earth in which all living things are found.
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- The state of the atmosphere.
- Frozen raindrops.
- the solid, rocky layer of Earth.
- Frozen precipitation that forms in layers.
- The average weather conditions over a long time.
- The movement of materials away from a place.
- All the waters of Earth
- A measure of how far a place is from the equator.
- Movement of air that redistributes hear on Earth.
- The mixture of water vapor and other gases, as well as particles of matter that surround Earth's surface.
19 Clues: Frozen raindrops. • All the waters of Earth • Height above sea level. • The state of the atmosphere. • the solid, rocky layer of Earth. • The changing of a liquid to as gas. • the pushing force of the atmosphere. • The amount of water vapor in the air. • Frozen precipitation that forms in layers. • The movement of materials away from a place. • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2021-03-24
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- Sample, drilling to see what is underneath the surface of Earth
- the inside of a core sample
- All the rock, soil, and sediments that make up Earth's land.
- a scientist who studies fossils
- the layer of Earth between the core and the crust
- Outer Layer, the layer of Earth underneath the surface
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- a scientist who studies the solid Earth
- Plate, oddly shaped piece of solid rock
- Boundary, when two or more plate collide
- a device used to track the motion of Earth's plates
- Boundary, when two plates move away from each other
- the speed at which something happens
- Boundary, the edges where two plates meet
- the shaking of Earth
14 Clues: the shaking of Earth • the inside of a core sample • a scientist who studies fossils • the speed at which something happens • a scientist who studies the solid Earth • Plate, oddly shaped piece of solid rock • Boundary, when two or more plate collide • Boundary, the edges where two plates meet • the layer of Earth between the core and the crust • ...
Investigating Australia's Physical Environments 2013-02-03
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- A plant that needs very little water.
- A substance that protects plants.
- Lines on a map that shows the pressure points on the Earth.
- A half of the Earth that is separated from the Equator.
- A person who studies of the physical features of the Earth.
- An area that captures excess water.
- A rock that has gone under transformation through heat, pressure or other natural processes.
- A specific area that separates different areas of water flowing from different places.
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- Imaginary lines that run from east to west that shows the distance north or south from the equator.
- Stories that explain the beliefs of the Aboriginal Australians.
- Forces that move the plates in the Earth that comes from inside the Earth.
- A type of vegetation that has hard leaves.
- A shape that has a arch.
- Large rocks that are situated deep within the Earth's surface.
- Imaginary lines that run from north or south that shows the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- A shoot that forms on branches or roots.
- An object that has been formed due to the moving of sediments through water or air.
- A low growing Australian shrub.
18 Clues: A shape that has a arch. • A low growing Australian shrub. • A substance that protects plants. • An area that captures excess water. • A plant that needs very little water. • A shoot that forms on branches or roots. • A type of vegetation that has hard leaves. • A half of the Earth that is separated from the Equator. • ...
plates 2024-02-08
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- inner Most layer of the earth
- where two plates meet
- plates collide
- The act of being squeezed
- Harry Hess had a theory on this
- plates seprate
- when seafloor spreads what is that called
- outside of the innercore
- One sinks under the other
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- plates move past each other
- Middle layer of the earth
- Mixture is made up
- It consist of the upper mantle and the crust
- third highest layer in the atmosphere
- what do you call whentwo plates drift apart
- what we call the plates that we live on
- inside of the outercore
- Outer layer of the earth
- phicycle proprtys while being forced
- Underneth the lithosphere but not the mantle
20 Clues: plates collide • plates seprate • Mixture is made up • where two plates meet • inside of the outercore • Outer layer of the earth • outside of the innercore • Middle layer of the earth • The act of being squeezed • One sinks under the other • plates move past each other • inner Most layer of the earth • Harry Hess had a theory on this • phicycle proprtys while being forced • ...
Moon phases 2025-05-07
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- rises around midnight and sets around noon.
- an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened
- any moon phase where the illuminated portion of the visible surface is decreasing in size, occurring between the full moon and the new moon
- a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
- After the full Moon, the illuminated portion of the Moon visible from Earth begins to wane, or decrease in size
- half of the half of the Moon that's illuminated by the Sun
- a repeating sequence of events or phenomena where the final state returns to the initial state, creating a recurring pattern.
- The planet we live one
- any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon.
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- the first lunar phase after the New Moon.
- one-half of the moon's visible surface being illuminated by the sun.
- occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light and casting a shadow on Earth
- a lunar phase where the entire illuminated side of the Moon facing Earth is visible, appearing as a complete circle in the sky.
- a moon phase where more than half, but not all, of the Moon's face is illuminated.
- the side facing Earth is dark
- the surface area of the Moon that you see is decreasing and the shape of the lit-up part of the Moon looks like a hump-back.
- the final phase before the New Moon,
- a spherical, rocky body with a small, possibly metallic core
- a lunar phase where only a sliver of the moon's illuminated surface is visible, resembling a sickle or half-moon.
- a spherical, rocky body with a small, possibly metallic core
20 Clues: The planet we live one • the side facing Earth is dark • the final phase before the New Moon, • the first lunar phase after the New Moon. • rises around midnight and sets around noon. • half of the half of the Moon that's illuminated by the Sun • a spherical, rocky body with a small, possibly metallic core • a spherical, rocky body with a small, possibly metallic core • ...
Solar System 2022-08-07
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- Its nickname is the "Red Planet" due to its orange-red dusty soil.
- The brightest object in the night sky after Earth's moon.
- In charge of America's space program.
- Snowballs made up of frozen gas, rock, and dust.
- Modular space station in low Earth orbit.
- The closest star to Earth; the center of our solar system.
- The largest planet in our solar system; it has at least sixteen moons.
- The only planet to rotate on its side.
- Earth's most abundant element on the surface of Earth.
- The only planet with water and life; it has one moon.
- A person who is trained to travel into space in a spacecraft
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- Known for its large rings; it has the most moonsof any planet.
- Divides the inner and outer planets; it lays between Mars and Jupiter.
- The most distant planet from the sun; it is the smallest of the gas giants.
- The closest planet to the sun; considered the smallest.
- Currently considered a dwarf planet.
- Force pulling all objects "downward" toward the center of Earth.
17 Clues: Currently considered a dwarf planet. • In charge of America's space program. • The only planet to rotate on its side. • Modular space station in low Earth orbit. • Snowballs made up of frozen gas, rock, and dust. • The only planet with water and life; it has one moon. • Earth's most abundant element on the surface of Earth. • ...
Physical Science 2013-05-16
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- front/a front along which a cold air mass thrust beneath a warmer air mass.
- the location on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- a small earthquake often precedes a major earthquake originates
- a frictions of total radiation that is reflected back by a surface
- point
- transfer heat from one object to the next pot on stove
- /the 2890 kilometer thick layer of earth located below the crust
- seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents, especially asia; in winter, the wind blows from sea to land.
- vibration of earth produced by rapid release of energy
- point/ the temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation
- / the rigid outer layer of earth including the crust and upper mantle.
- core /a layer beneath the mantle about 2260 kilometers thick; the outer core contains liquid iron and generates earth’s magnetic field
- rebound/ tendency for deformed rock
- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
- thermal energy transferred from one object to another
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- boundary/ a region where the rigid plates are moving apart
- the point within earth where an earthquake originates
- the process of converting a liquid to a gas
- a low pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air in northern hemisphere
- the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics.
- / a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms
- proposed supercontinent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and from the present landmasses
- core/ the solid innermost layer of earth , about 1220 kilometers in radius.
- heat / the energy absorbed or released during a change of state.
- the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperatures with height
- wall/ a doughnut- shaped area of intense cumulonimbus development and very strong winds that surrounds the eye of a hurricane.
- /a general term referring to water vapor in the of earth air but not to liquid droplets of fog ,cloud, or rain.
- the thin rocky outer layer of earth.
28 Clues: point • rebound/ tendency for deformed rock • the thin rocky outer layer of earth. • the process of converting a liquid to a gas • an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure • / a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms • the point within earth where an earthquake originates • transfer heat from one object to the next pot on stove • ...
Earth Moon and Sun Vocab 2023-10-09
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- A moon phase that looks like more than half of a circle
- The border between light and dark on the moon
- When the Earth moves completely around the sun creating one year
- The shape of the illuminated part of the Moon that we can see from Earth
- To shine light on an object and make it visible
- A moon phase that looks like half of a circle
- A moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
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- When the moon passes to the other side of the Earth away from the sun and is completely dark (not a new moon)
- The nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
- The star that is the main source of light for our solar system
- A rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- When the Earth spins in a circle creating one complete day
- A moon phase that looks like less than half of a circle
- A moon where the moon phase is not visible from Earth
- The relative size of things, Scale
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
16 Clues: The relative size of things, Scale • A rocky sphere that travels around a planet • The border between light and dark on the moon • A moon phase that looks like half of a circle • To shine light on an object and make it visible • A moon where the moon phase is not visible from Earth • A moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
Biology 2023-10-04
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- Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth.
- Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
- nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids must be fixed or living things to use, often limited
- First step of Aerobic respiration breaks down glucose into pyruvate, make some NADH.
- second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
- substance created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants.
- Reactions Second step of photosynthesis, uses energy ATP and NADPH to make glucose from CO2
- Adenosine triphosphate, changed energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
- sphere of earth, all the rocks and soil on earth.
- First step of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to split H2O and make ATP and NADPH, O2 is released
- Nutrient, used in phosphates of Nucleic Acids and Phospholipids of membranes,often limited
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- Process of using light energy to move glucose.
- Organelle site of photosynthesis
- Pigment in Chloroplasts, used to triphosphate energy during photosynthesis
- anything that has mass and it takes up space, makes up everything
- Sphere of earth, all the water of earth
- substances at the beginning of of chemical reaction changed into products
- process of breaking down glucose to make ATP
- Adenosine diphosphate, unchanged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates.
20 Clues: Organelle site of photosynthesis • Sphere of earth, all the water of earth • process of breaking down glucose to make ATP • Process of using light energy to move glucose. • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth. • sphere of earth, all the rocks and soil on earth. • ...
Science 2023-05-22
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- different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
- Earth blocking the sunlight, shadowing the moon
- hot ball of glowing gases that gives off energy
- the pattern of phases of the moon
- movement of the Earth around the sun 1 time
- the path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun
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- the sun, planets and their moons, and the small objects that orbit the sun
- the spinning of the Earth
- large body of rock or gas in space
- moon blocking sunlight from reaching Earth, shadowing the Earth
- a group of stars that appear to form a shape of animal, person or object
- line running through the center of the Earth
12 Clues: the spinning of the Earth • the pattern of phases of the moon • large body of rock or gas in space • movement of the Earth around the sun 1 time • line running through the center of the Earth • different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth • Earth blocking the sunlight, shadowing the moon • hot ball of glowing gases that gives off energy • ...
Brooklyn World Geography 2021-12-17
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- the hemisphere the US is located in
- the southernmost continent
- the language widely spoken in the us
- the largest county in the world
- the most populated us state
- the number of continents
- imaginary lines that measure east and west
- the first us state
- the imaginary line that runs vertically
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- largest warm weather desert in the world
- the southernmost place on earth
- study of the earth
- the state you are in right now
- the northernmost point on earth
- the most populated country in the world
- imaginary lines that measure north and south
- the imaginary line that runs horizontally
- the number of oceans
18 Clues: study of the earth • the first us state • the number of oceans • the number of continents • the southernmost continent • the most populated us state • the state you are in right now • the southernmost place on earth • the northernmost point on earth • the largest county in the world • the hemisphere the US is located in • the language widely spoken in the us • ...
CW-Seasons 2025-05-06
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- Caused by the revolution of the Earth around the Sun which is 365 ¼ days
- Sun more concentrated & intense due to perpendicular angle resulting in warmer Summer
- Caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis. Summer = we tilt toward; Winter = we tilt away
- The regular, repeating path of one object around another
- Earth rotates and revolves the opposite direction of a clock’s hands
- Imaginary line running though N & S poles of Earth
- To spin on axis
- 23.5o tilt that causes seasons
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- Imaginary line runs around center of earth at 0 degrees separating N & S hemispheres
- Egg or football shaped path the planets take around the sun
- One object travels around another object. Ex. Moon goes around Earth in ≅ 28 days
- Sun at low angle results in diffused, weak light & cooler temps in Winter
- Half of the Earth divided into N & S halves by the Equator
- Earth’s tilt most extreme toward (Longest Day Summer) and away from sun (Longest Night Winter)
- Equal day & night because Earth’s tilt = 0; Spring & Fall
15 Clues: To spin on axis • 23.5o tilt that causes seasons • Imaginary line running though N & S poles of Earth • The regular, repeating path of one object around another • Equal day & night because Earth’s tilt = 0; Spring & Fall • Half of the Earth divided into N & S halves by the Equator • Egg or football shaped path the planets take around the sun • ...
Space 2025-04-08
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- It takes Earth one _________ to make a full rotation
- Red planet named after a Roman God
- The planet we live on
- The star at the center of our solar system
- A person who travels in space
- Orbits around the earth and causes the Earth's tides
- Planet that tilts on its side
- Farthest planet from the Sun
- Used to be considered a planet until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
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- It takes Earth one _________ to make a trip around the Sun
- Planet closest to the Sun
- An astronaut's home in space
- Sphere of hot gases that emits heat and light
- Famous for its rings of ice and rock
- Second closest planet to the sun and also the hottest planet
- The Sun and all the planets around it
- The largest planet in our solar system
- Tool used to look at stars
18 Clues: The planet we live on • Planet closest to the Sun • Tool used to look at stars • An astronaut's home in space • Farthest planet from the Sun • A person who travels in space • Planet that tilts on its side • Red planet named after a Roman God • Famous for its rings of ice and rock • The Sun and all the planets around it • The largest planet in our solar system • ...
Savannah-4 SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2023-12-11
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- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- Point on Earth's surface directly above the Focus
- Sudden, Violent eruptions
- Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened
- Magma that reaches the surface
- Layer below the Crust
- Mountains that contain magma
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- Boundary in which two plates come together
- Tiny earthquakes that occur after the main quake
- Boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- Boundary in which two plates pull apart
- The only liquid layer of the Earth
- Center of the Earth
- Formed from layers of cooled lava
- Crack in Earth's Crust where rocks move past each other
- Boundary where Oceanic crust goes under Continental crust
16 Clues: Center of the Earth • Layer below the Crust • Sudden, Violent eruptions • Mountains that contain magma • Magma that reaches the surface • The thinnest layer of the Earth • Formed from layers of cooled lava • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Boundary in which two plates pull apart • Boundary in which two plates come together • Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened • ...
Solar System Crossword 2025-05-01
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- A dark shape made when something blocks light
- The hottest season of the year
- The movement of the Earth around the Sun that takes a year
- The path the Earth and the Moon travel around the sun
- Orbits the Earth
- The season when the leaves change colors
- The coldest season of the year
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- The time when the Sun is up
- When the Earth spins around, causing day and night
- The earth orbits this star
- The season when flowers bloom
- The different shapes of the moon
- The time when the sun is down
13 Clues: Orbits the Earth • The earth orbits this star • The time when the Sun is up • The season when flowers bloom • The time when the sun is down • The hottest season of the year • The coldest season of the year • The different shapes of the moon • The season when the leaves change colors • A dark shape made when something blocks light • ...
Evolution of Science Theories 2020-05-03
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- a theory that the continents were once one large landmass that broke apart and moved to their present locations
- center liquid layer of earth
- found at the mid ocean ridge
- outermost layer of earth
- super continent that existed millions of years ago
- a crack in the ocean floor that magma oozes from
- found furthest away from the ridge at the deep sea trenches
- 50,000 mile mountain in the ocean
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- a depressed area where oceanic crust goes beneath continental crust
- created when less dense material rises and cooler denser material sinks
- dense solid center of earth
- the process through which more dense oceanic crust slips under the less dense continental crust
- a theory that describes how magma rises from earth, cools and hardens forming oceanic crust and as magma rises crust is pushed away from the ridge
- proposed seafloor spreading theory
- thick molten material within earth
- layer between crust and core
16 Clues: outermost layer of earth • dense solid center of earth • center liquid layer of earth • found at the mid ocean ridge • layer between crust and core • 50,000 mile mountain in the ocean • proposed seafloor spreading theory • thick molten material within earth • a crack in the ocean floor that magma oozes from • super continent that existed millions of years ago • ...
Lesson 10 What if there were no Moon? 2025-08-27
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- – A slight lean that causes seasons on Earth.
- – A space rock that streaks through the sky.
- – Very large in size or amount.
- – One half of Earth, either north or south.
- – A machine or moon that orbits a planet.
- – Rough or stormy, like strong winds or wild waves.
- – To spin around a center point, like Earth does daily.
- – The layer of gases around Earth that we breathe.
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- – Ocean water rising and falling because of the Moon’s gravity.
- – A huge amount or number, like stars in the sky.
- – The space between two lines that meet.
- – The curved path something takes around a planet or star.
- – An invisible line Earth spins around to make day and night.
- – Related to space or the sky, like stars, planets, or galaxies.
- – Staying the same without shaking or changing.
- – Something that is connected to the Moon.
16 Clues: – Very large in size or amount. • – The space between two lines that meet. • – A machine or moon that orbits a planet. • – Something that is connected to the Moon. • – One half of Earth, either north or south. • – A space rock that streaks through the sky. • – A slight lean that causes seasons on Earth. • – Staying the same without shaking or changing. • ...
Layers of the Earth 2024-10-21
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- the wearing away and breaking down of rocks
- the magma that flows from an opening onto the surface of the earth
- the center of the earth, which is very hot and under extreme pressure
- the loose material on the surface of the earth in which plants might grow
- the event that caused the entire crust of the earth to change
- hot melted rock under the surface of the earth
- the movement of sediment from one place to another
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- refers to particles that were once part of a living thing
- the middle layer of the earth, which makes up most of the earth's mass
- a scientist who studies the nonliving parts of the earth
- small bits of weathered rock
- the thin outer layer of the earth, which seems to be made of many pieces
12 Clues: small bits of weathered rock • the wearing away and breaking down of rocks • hot melted rock under the surface of the earth • the movement of sediment from one place to another • a scientist who studies the nonliving parts of the earth • refers to particles that were once part of a living thing • the event that caused the entire crust of the earth to change • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a theory that proves Alfred Wegners theory of continental drift. Made by Harry Hess
- a theory made by Alfred Wegner
- the earths crust is split into different parts of these
- The way the earth is set up
- squeezing stuff
- the innermost part in the earths composition and is solid due to immense
- Strong lower part of mantle
- the biggest part in the earths composition
- coming together and folding makes mountains and volcanos
- a boundary meaning moving apart
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- the outer part of the core
- it is all San Andreas Fault! A crack in the crust when a transform boundary takes place.
- a boundary where the heavier oceanic crust sinks under the lighter continental crust
- plates move side by side
- the innermost part of earth
- this mechanical properity includes the crust and upper mantle
- the earth is split into this way(lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere core)
- a theory making fact that the tectonic plates are moving everyday
- The outer layer that we live on
- soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth
20 Clues: squeezing stuff • plates move side by side • the outer part of the core • the innermost part of earth • The way the earth is set up • Strong lower part of mantle • a theory made by Alfred Wegner • The outer layer that we live on • a boundary meaning moving apart • the biggest part in the earths composition • soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a theory that proves Alfred Wegners theory of continental drift. Made by Harry Hess
- a theory made by Alfred Wegner
- the earths crust is split into different parts of these
- The way the earth is set up
- squeezing stuff
- the innermost part in the earths composition and is solid due to immense
- Strong lower part of mantle
- the biggest part in the earths composition
- coming together and folding makes mountains and volcanos
- a boundary meaning moving apart
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- the outer part of the core
- it is all San Andreas Fault! A crack in the crust when a transform boundary takes place.
- a boundary where the heavier oceanic crust sinks under the lighter continental crust
- plates move side by side
- the innermost part of earth
- this mechanical properity includes the crust and upper mantle
- the earth is split into this way(lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere core)
- a theory making fact that the tectonic plates are moving everyday
- The outer layer that we live on
- soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth
20 Clues: squeezing stuff • plates move side by side • the outer part of the core • the innermost part of earth • The way the earth is set up • Strong lower part of mantle • a theory made by Alfred Wegner • The outer layer that we live on • a boundary meaning moving apart • the biggest part in the earths composition • soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth • ...
Physical Science 2013-05-16
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- /the 2890 kilometer thick layer of earth located below the crust
- seasonal reversal of wind direction associated with large continents, especially asia; in winter, the wind blows from sea to land.
- front/a front along which a cold air mass thrust beneath a warmer air mass.
- point/ the temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation
- core/ the solid innermost layer of earth , about 1220 kilometers in radius.
- thermal energy transferred from one object to another
- rebound/ tendency for deformed rock
- the process of converting a liquid to a gas
- transfer heat from one object to the next pot on stove
- boundary/ a region where the rigid plates are moving apart
- the point within earth where an earthquake originates
- proposed supercontinent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and from the present landmasses
- the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperatures with height
- / the rigid outer layer of earth including the crust and upper mantle.
- point
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- heat / the energy absorbed or released during a change of state.
- a frictions of total radiation that is reflected back by a surface
- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
- a low pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air in northern hemisphere
- the boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting characteristics.
- a small earthquake often precedes a major earthquake originates
- core /a layer beneath the mantle about 2260 kilometers thick; the outer core contains liquid iron and generates earth’s magnetic field
- the thin rocky outer layer of earth.
- the location on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- vibration of earth produced by rapid release of energy
- wall/ a doughnut- shaped area of intense cumulonimbus development and very strong winds that surrounds the eye of a hurricane.
- / a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms
- /a general term referring to water vapor in the of earth air but not to liquid droplets of fog ,cloud, or rain.
28 Clues: point • rebound/ tendency for deformed rock • the thin rocky outer layer of earth. • the process of converting a liquid to a gas • an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure • / a molecule of oxygen containing three oxygen atoms • the point within earth where an earthquake originates • thermal energy transferred from one object to another • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary test 2026-03-03
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- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object travels around a larger object
- when the Moon is completely dark
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
- the amount of tie it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
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- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- a moon phase in which the Moon is not visible from Earth
- a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the relative size of things
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
16 Clues: the relative size of things • when the Moon is completely dark • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a half-circle from Earth • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • ...
P1 Chapter 4 The Space 2025-10-31
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- System The Sun and the planets and other bodies in orbit around it.
- A rocky inner planet, second from the Sun in our Solar System.
- eclipse An eclipse where all of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
- A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky.
- A piece of rock or dust that makes a streak of light in the night sky.
- A rocky body orbiting Earth; it is Earth’s only natural satellite.
- Lumps of rock orbiting the Sun left over from when the Solar System formed.
- of the Moon Shape of the Moon as we see it from the Earth.
- Made of rock.
- Any large body that orbits a star in a Solar System.
- Everything that exists.
- A non-contact force that acts between two masses.
- A rocky inner planet, fourth from the Sun in the Solar System.
- A stony or metallic object that has fallen to Earth from outer space.
- Way The galaxy containing our Sun and Solar System.
- eclipse An eclipse where the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth.
- eclipse An eclipse that happens when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon.
- A rocky inner planet, closest to the Sun in the Solar System.
- planet A small lump of rock in orbit around the sun.
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- A scientist who studies space.
- The period on one section of the Earth or other planet when it is facing away from the Sun.
- eclipse A solar eclipse where only part of the Sun is covered by the Moon.
- A number of stars and the solar systems around them grouped together.
- Dust particles frozen in ice that orbit the Sun.
- A squashed circle or oval shape.
- Planets in orbit around a star other than our Sun.
- A body in space that gives out its own light.
- satellite A manmade spacecraft.
- The time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis.
- The star at the centre of our Solar System.
- Changes in the temperature during the year as the Earth moves around its orbit.
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around.
- giant An outer planet in the Solar System made mainly from gas.
- A rocky inner planet, third from the Sun in the Solar System.
- The length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun.
- satellite A moon in orbit around a planet.
- The path taken by one body in space around another.
37 Clues: Made of rock. • Everything that exists. • A scientist who studies space. • satellite A manmade spacecraft. • A squashed circle or oval shape. • satellite A moon in orbit around a planet. • The star at the centre of our Solar System. • A body in space that gives out its own light. • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around. • ...
All About Space 2020-04-29
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- The seventh plant from the sun.
- A famous rocket.
- Somewhere scientists live in space.
- The third planet from the sun.
- Planet the same size as the Earth.
- The name of our galaxy.
- The fifth planet from the sun.
- Chef that made Tim Peake’s meals.
- The third planet from the Earth.
- The first person to walk on the moon.
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- At the centre of our solar system.
- Something astronauts wear in space.
- A telescope in space.
- Used to check weather patterns.
- Planet with the highest mountains.
- The Earth’s natural satellite.
- The closest planet to the sun.
- The furthest planet from the sun.
18 Clues: A famous rocket. • A telescope in space. • The name of our galaxy. • The third planet from the sun. • The fifth planet from the sun. • The Earth’s natural satellite. • The closest planet to the sun. • The seventh plant from the sun. • Used to check weather patterns. • The third planet from the Earth. • Chef that made Tim Peake’s meals. • The furthest planet from the sun. • ...
Cross words 2024-01-25
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- the time in spiring when the night and day are equal in length
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- extends from earth's interior out into space where it interacts with the solar wind.
- when the sun has the longest path in the sky, longest day of the
- waves that travel through the earth or along the earth's surface
- transverse waves that cannot travel through liquid.
- A less dence portion of the earths crust under the containants
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- a hot dence ball of iron in the middle of the earth.
- Liquid iron/nickle layer of earth between the inner core and mantle
- molten rocks and metal lying beneath the lithosphere where volcanoes get their lava.
- seperation of earth into different layers of densities towards the center
- the bending of waves as they pass from a medium of one density to different density.
- compressional waves that travel through the earth.
- A more dense portion of the earths crust under the ocean
- The boundary between the crust and mantle
15 Clues: The boundary between the crust and mantle • compressional waves that travel through the earth. • transverse waves that cannot travel through liquid. • a hot dence ball of iron in the middle of the earth. • A more dense portion of the earths crust under the ocean • the time in spiring when the night and day are equal in length • ...
View from Earth 2023-06-15
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- Shows the position of the Sun in the sky at a single location and at the same time of the day throughout a year.
- The dark center portion of a shadow
- A group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky.
- Constellation that lies along the plane of the ecliptic.
- The colour of stars is based on their ____
- Caused by torques on Earth due to the gravitational pulls of the Moon and the Sun.
- year, The distance light travel in one Earth year.
- The point on the celestial sphere that is directly above the observer.
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- Opposite of zenith.
- The point at which the moon is farthest from Earth/ A motion of earth that we can see a micro moon.
- It is known as The North Star.
- The point at which the moon is closest to Earth/ A motion of earth that we see a supermoon.
- plane, An imaginary plane containing the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
- 0 to 360 degrees around horizon from north towards east.
- The partial shadow surrounding a perfect shadow.
15 Clues: Opposite of zenith. • It is known as The North Star. • The dark center portion of a shadow • The colour of stars is based on their ____ • The partial shadow surrounding a perfect shadow. • year, The distance light travel in one Earth year. • Constellation that lies along the plane of the ecliptic. • 0 to 360 degrees around horizon from north towards east. • ...
Study Guide Unit 1 Ocean World 2019-10-14
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- Charles Darwin
- Gulf stream
- Smallest Ocean
- Specified depth
- Largest Fleet
- Titanic
- Separate grains
- Earth
- Newest Ocean
- "Her Deepness"
- Two Land V Water on Earth
- Organisms
- Promotes Physical research
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- Mapped Arctic
- and Mary Highest funded
- Mans affect
- Composition of water
- Seafloor samples
- 1/3 of the earth
- first oceanography textbook
- Sea,Air, and Land
- Shallow
- Location
23 Clues: Earth • Titanic • Shallow • Location • Organisms • Gulf stream • Mans affect • Newest Ocean • Mapped Arctic • Largest Fleet • Charles Darwin • Smallest Ocean • "Her Deepness" • Specified depth • Separate grains • Seafloor samples • 1/3 of the earth • Sea,Air, and Land • Composition of water • and Mary Highest funded • Promotes Physical research • first oceanography textbook • Two Land V Water on Earth
3: Ecosystems 2018-01-06
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- universal solvent
- microorganisms
- dead bodies
- self-feeders
- parts of the earth's air, water, and soil where life is found
- most basic building block of matter
- a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- another term for producers
- a key subfield of environmental science
- biological diversity
- nonliving component of the earth
- intensely hot part of the earth
- multicellular organisms
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- part of earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core
- organisms which eat both plants and animals
- crust, mantle, core
- group of individuals of the same species living in a particular place
- populations of different species living and interacting in a particular place
- ability to do work or transfer energy
- the outer part of a planet
- the third building block of matter
- a biome with thick growth of trees and bushes that covers a large area
- meat eater
- living component of earth
- unicellular organisms
- fundamental structural and functional unit of life
26 Clues: meat eater • dead bodies • self-feeders • microorganisms • universal solvent • crust, mantle, core • biological diversity • unicellular organisms • multicellular organisms • living component of earth • the outer part of a planet • another term for producers • intensely hot part of the earth • nonliving component of the earth • the third building block of matter • ...
SPACE!!! 2025-05-16
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- nasa's space probe
- this is know as the home in space
- how heavy/dens something is
- H is its sign on the peritoc table
- another word for our planet
- a large cloud of dust
- a very good snowmobile brand
- objects in motion stay in motion
- this is an old star that broke and turned into something that sucks stuff up
- this keeps us on earth
- how we travel in space aka how far something is
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- is how long it takes for a satellite to orbit us
- this makes cool figures in the night sky
- a region beyond neptune
- a consillation also know as (M31)
- this is the most know satellite
- these go around earth and give us information
- this is our galaxy
- a triple star in our solar system
- we do this around the sun
- the milky way
- what is earth also called there are lots more of these to
- the bright things in the night sky
23 Clues: the milky way • nasa's space probe • this is our galaxy • a large cloud of dust • this keeps us on earth • a region beyond neptune • we do this around the sun • how heavy/dens something is • another word for our planet • a very good snowmobile brand • this is the most know satellite • objects in motion stay in motion • a consillation also know as (M31) • ...
Trivia 2026-01-29
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- process plants use to make food using sunlight
- continent where Egypt is located
- capital city of Canada
- person who studies the past using artifacts
- longest river in the world
- System system of stars that includes the Sun
- planet closest to the Sun
- word that has the same meaning as another word
- story passed down over time that may not be true
- baby frog
- tallest land animal
- frozen water
- organ that pumps blood through the body
- largest ocean on Earth
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- shape with four equal sides and four right angles
- tool used to measure temperature
- animal that eats only plants
- triangle with all sides the same length
- large body of land surrounded by water
- solid outer layer of the Earth
- material attracted to magnets
- author of Harry Potter
- scientist who studies weather
- force that pulls objects toward Earth
- spinning of Earth on its axis causes this
25 Clues: baby frog • frozen water • tallest land animal • capital city of Canada • author of Harry Potter • largest ocean on Earth • planet closest to the Sun • longest river in the world • animal that eats only plants • material attracted to magnets • scientist who studies weather • solid outer layer of the Earth • tool used to measure temperature • continent where Egypt is located • ...
Science Week6 crossword 2022-11-10
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- The season with the least direct sunlight.
- The season with the most direct sunlight.
- All direct light is blocked by an object.
- The planet we live on.
- Event with equal day and night
- The source of direct sunlight on earth.
- The slight dimming of the moon occurs during this eclipse.
- The moon appears red during this eclipse.
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- The lighter shadow cast by the earth.
- What we are celebrating today.
- The line splitting the north and south hemispheres.
- Part of the moon is reflecting direct sunlight during this eclipse.
- The only bird known to fly backwards.
- The shape of planetary orbits.
- The longest or shortest day of the year.
- The body orbiting earth.
16 Clues: The planet we live on. • The body orbiting earth. • What we are celebrating today. • Event with equal day and night • The shape of planetary orbits. • The lighter shadow cast by the earth. • The only bird known to fly backwards. • The source of direct sunlight on earth. • The longest or shortest day of the year. • The season with the most direct sunlight. • ...
The Study of the Universe 2022-01-10
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- The study of space and everything beyond earth.
- A constellation known as the queen.
- Rising and falling of the sea.
- A medium sized yellow dwarf star in our solar system.
- A natural satellite of the Earth.
- A chunk of ice, dust or rock that orbits the sun.
- Gasses and charged particles are expelled above a sunspot.
- A theory of the creation of the universe.
- A large celestial object that circles a star.
- Obscuring of light from one celestial body passing in front of another.
- The layer of gasses surrounding the Earth.
- A celestial object that orbits a planet.
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- A group of stars held together by gravity.
- The path an object follows as it circles another.
- A large number of meteors falling in the sky and burning up.
- The planet on which we live.
- A dark spot on the sun's surface.
- The distance a light ray travels in 1 year.
- Also known as the North Star.
19 Clues: The planet on which we live. • Also known as the North Star. • Rising and falling of the sea. • A dark spot on the sun's surface. • A natural satellite of the Earth. • A constellation known as the queen. • A celestial object that orbits a planet. • A theory of the creation of the universe. • A group of stars held together by gravity. • ...
Livia Ownby 3rd 2023-12-12
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- -A sleeping volcano currently not active but has leftover magma in the chamber.
- -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents.
- -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released.
- -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake.
- -The sudden shaking of the ground.
- -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form.
- -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again.
- -A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which the rock moves.
- -The way in which plates move to make a convergent plate boundary.
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- -The layer of the Earth that is completely solid and is made of mostly iron.
- -The way in which plates move to make a Divergent Plate boundary.
- -The layer of the Earth that makes the Earth's magnetic field.
- -The way in which plates move to make a Transform Plate boundary.
- -The location on the surface of Earth directly above the energy.
- -The outermost layer of the Earth.
- -A volcano that is erupting or showing signs that it could be.
16 Clues: -The sudden shaking of the ground. • -The outermost layer of the Earth. • -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again. • -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake. • -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form. • -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released. • -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-21
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- Layer of Earth that is VERY hot, made of metal, solid
- Geologic feature that made when plates collide; cool at the top; many people climb them
- Part of the crust that is older, less dense, and thicker
- Plates sliding past each other
- Geologic feature where magma rises to the surface of Earth
- Plates coming together
- Plates pulling apart
- Geologic feature that forms from a subduction zone; term for type of warfare in WWI
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- Portion of the crust that slowly moves and shifts
- Layer of Earth with convection currents, semi solid
- Molten rock
- What Earth formed from in the solar system, specifically gas and dust; term for extra food
- Part of the crust that is younger, more dense, and thinner
- Layer of Earth that is made of rocks and is cool
- Process by which Earth separated into layer based on density long ago
15 Clues: Molten rock • Plates pulling apart • Plates coming together • Plates sliding past each other • Layer of Earth that is made of rocks and is cool • Portion of the crust that slowly moves and shifts • Layer of Earth with convection currents, semi solid • Layer of Earth that is VERY hot, made of metal, solid • Part of the crust that is older, less dense, and thicker • ...
Savannah-4 SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2023-12-11
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- Boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- Center of the Earth
- The only liquid layer of the Earth
- Boundary in which two plates come together
- Mountains that contain magma
- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- Point on Earth's surface directly above the Focus
- Boundary where Oceanic crust goes under Continental crust
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- Tiny earthquakes that occur after the main quake
- Crack in Earth's Crust where rocks move past each other
- Sudden, Violent eruptions
- Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened
- Layer below the Crust
- Boundary in which two plates pull apart
- Magma that reaches the surface
- Formed from layers of cooled lava
16 Clues: Center of the Earth • Layer below the Crust • Sudden, Violent eruptions • Mountains that contain magma • Magma that reaches the surface • The thinnest layer of the Earth • Formed from layers of cooled lava • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Boundary in which two plates pull apart • Boundary in which two plates come together • Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened • ...
Science Crossword! 2023-03-14
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- Living things that eat plants and animals
- Are formed when things happen inside the Earth to push rocks up
- Large objects that travel around stars
- Living things that make their own food and cover the earth
- What warms the Earth in the sky
- All of the physical surroundings on Earth
- The path that water takes as it flows downhill toward the ocean
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- The place where living things live and grow naturally
- The air that plants and animals breathe to survive
- The third planet from the Sun that humans live on
- The average weather in a place over time.
- Huge, glowing balls of gasses
- The area outside the Earth's atmosphere
- Areas of salty water on the Earth's surface
- What the sky and air outside are like, such as cold and cloudy
15 Clues: Huge, glowing balls of gasses • What warms the Earth in the sky • Large objects that travel around stars • The area outside the Earth's atmosphere • The average weather in a place over time. • Living things that eat plants and animals • All of the physical surroundings on Earth • Areas of salty water on the Earth's surface • ...
Stars and the Universe 2023-05-18
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- Take me to your leader.
- Not visible to the unaided eye.
- This planet has the most craters out of any in the solar system.
- This celestial body possesses 99.9% of the solar system's mass.
- One day here is longer than one Earth year.
- Predicted this celestial body's appearance saved Christopher Columbus' life.
- The closest planet to our solar system.
- Albert Einstein rejected the idea that these existed.
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- Toilet Humor
- The most distant from Earth human spacecraft ever made.
- Cronus
- Comprises 85% of all mass in the universe.
- Supposedly makes up 72% of the universe's energy.
- Disk-shaped "leftovers" from the solar system's creation.
- A day here is only 10 hours.
- The most unique planet.
- Has a heart shaped glacier the size of Texas and Oklahoma.
- There are more of these on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.
18 Clues: Cronus • Toilet Humor • Take me to your leader. • The most unique planet. • A day here is only 10 hours. • Not visible to the unaided eye. • The closest planet to our solar system. • Comprises 85% of all mass in the universe. • One day here is longer than one Earth year. • Supposedly makes up 72% of the universe's energy. • Albert Einstein rejected the idea that these existed. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a theory that proves Alfred Wegners theory of continental drift. Made by Harry Hess
- a theory made by Alfred Wegner
- the earths crust is split into different parts of these
- The way the earth is set up
- squeezing stuff
- the innermost part in the earths composition and is solid due to immense
- Strong lower part of mantle
- the biggest part in the earths composition
- coming together and folding makes mountains and volcanos
- a boundary meaning moving apart
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- the outer part of the core
- it is all San Andreas Fault! A crack in the crust when a transform boundary takes place.
- a boundary where the heavier oceanic crust sinks under the lighter continental crust
- plates move side by side
- the innermost part of earth
- this mechanical properity includes the crust and upper mantle
- the earth is split into this way(lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere core)
- a theory making fact that the tectonic plates are moving everyday
- The outer layer that we live on
- soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth
20 Clues: squeezing stuff • plates move side by side • the outer part of the core • the innermost part of earth • The way the earth is set up • Strong lower part of mantle • a theory made by Alfred Wegner • The outer layer that we live on • a boundary meaning moving apart • the biggest part in the earths composition • soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth • ...
study gudie 2022-04-29
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- spin of a body on its axis
- beneath the crust
- atmosphere is made up of 78% what
- path around another body in space
- part of the earth
- that the earth's continents were once one
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- object resistance in speed
- atmosphere is made up of 21% what
- plane curve
- traveled around another body in space
- use this to make food
- of the earth is made up of
- outermost layer of earth
13 Clues: plane curve • beneath the crust • part of the earth • use this to make food • outermost layer of earth • object resistance in speed • spin of a body on its axis • of the earth is made up of • atmosphere is made up of 21% what • atmosphere is made up of 78% what • path around another body in space • traveled around another body in space • that the earth's continents were once one
Earth Vocab Words 2022-02-04
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- the organic component of soil
- the formation of a new area in the ocean
- a ring of volcanos that spew lava
- when two plates come together
- a big irregularly shaped stone slab of rock under the surface
- the moving of continents of over a period of time
- a set of stress directed toward the center of a rock
- a long narrow ditch in the ground
- stress that stretches parts of the earth in different directions
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
- a shear wave
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- to break off or cause something to break off
- a large land mass
- a seismic wave that travels on the surface of the earth instead of through it
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- the solid outer part of the earth
- a sticky fine-grained piece of earth
- a wave caused by a earthquake
- two plates sliding past each other
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- the upper layer of earth´s mantle
- a hot dense ball of mostly iron
- the outer shell of the planet
- a piece of fertile soil containing sand and soil
- a primary wave or a pressure wave
- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- a large area of land made by rivers and shifting land masses
- the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles
- a fluid that results from convection
- the liquid material near the center of planets
- a long high wave caused by an underwater earthquake, a submarine landslide, or other disturbance
- a mountain or hill having a crater or vent where lava comes through
- a fracture or multiple between two rocks
- the solid bulk of earth´s interior
34 Clues: a shear wave • a large land mass • the organic component of soil • a wave caused by a earthquake • the outer shell of the planet • when two plates come together • a hot dense ball of mostly iron • the solid outer part of the earth • the upper layer of earth´s mantle • a ring of volcanos that spew lava • a primary wave or a pressure wave • a long narrow ditch in the ground • ...
E2/M9 Vocab Review (Trade Terms) 2020-08-18
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- listed spring clip used to secure a bonding conductor to an outlet box
- connection between the grounded circuit conductor and the equipment grounding conductor
- connected to ground
- system that is intentionally grounded
- Premises wiring system whose power is derived from a source of electric energy other than a service
- Metal rod or pipe used as a grounding electrode
- conductive path that provides a ground fault current path
- a conducting object through which a direct connection to the earth is established
- current in the earth
- resistance between opposite faces of a unit cube
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- metallic electrodes pushed or driven into the earth to provide electrical contact for the purpose of measurement
- system of bare conductors connected to ground grid to provide protection from dangerous touch voltage
- the ohmic resistance between a grounding electrode and a remote grounding electrode that are spaced so that the mutual resistance is essentially 0
- system of grounding electrodes interconnected by bare cables buried in the earth
- the connection between two or more portions of the equipment grounding conductor
- used to establish a ground
- connected to establish electrical continuity and conductivity
- the earth
- conductor used to connect the system grounded conductor to a point on the grounding electrode system
- a conductor used to connect equipment to a grounding electrode
- the conductor connected to the neutral point of a system that carries current under normal conditions
21 Clues: the earth • connected to ground • current in the earth • used to establish a ground • system that is intentionally grounded • Metal rod or pipe used as a grounding electrode • resistance between opposite faces of a unit cube • conductive path that provides a ground fault current path • connected to establish electrical continuity and conductivity • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a theory that proves Alfred Wegners theory of continental drift. Made by Harry Hess
- a theory made by Alfred Wegner
- the earths crust is split into different parts of these
- The way the earth is set up
- squeezing stuff
- the innermost part in the earths composition and is solid due to immense
- Strong lower part of mantle
- the biggest part in the earths composition
- coming together and folding makes mountains and volcanos
- a boundary meaning moving apart
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- the outer part of the core
- it is all San Andreas Fault! A crack in the crust when a transform boundary takes place.
- a boundary where the heavier oceanic crust sinks under the lighter continental crust
- plates move side by side
- the innermost part of earth
- this mechanical properity includes the crust and upper mantle
- the earth is split into this way(lithosphere asthenosphere mesosphere core)
- a theory making fact that the tectonic plates are moving everyday
- The outer layer that we live on
- soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth
20 Clues: squeezing stuff • plates move side by side • the outer part of the core • the innermost part of earth • The way the earth is set up • Strong lower part of mantle • a theory made by Alfred Wegner • The outer layer that we live on • a boundary meaning moving apart • the biggest part in the earths composition • soft plastic like layer in the mechanical map of earth • ...
Q1 Science Reflection 2024-10-25
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- The coldest season
- Hard stone
- Decaded
- Inner planets
- Something revolves around something else
- The opposite of pushing
- The moon goes between the sun and earth
- Humans have a lot of these
- When the moon goes behind the earth
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- Moon phase were you only see half
- Earth spins on it
- Outer planets
- How heavy you are
- Moon phase that is completely dark
- Rock layer
- The hottest season
16 Clues: Decaded • Hard stone • Rock layer • Outer planets • Inner planets • Earth spins on it • How heavy you are • The coldest season • The hottest season • The opposite of pushing • Humans have a lot of these • Moon phase were you only see half • Moon phase that is completely dark • When the moon goes behind the earth • The moon goes between the sun and earth • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-04-22
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- Releasing gas that has been dissolved.
- It is the middle layer of the earth and it is made out of hot rocks.
- When the plates move apart from each other.
- When the plates move very close together.
- A person that studies the earth.
- These make up the earth’s
- It is in between the lithosphere and the upper mantle.
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- There are seven land masses on earth.
- Partly melted rock under the surface
- This is a solid nickel layer of the earth.
- It is the movement of the earth. Also the name of the of this puzzle.
- It is a solid part of the earth. It is also called the geosphere.
- The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory.
13 Clues: These make up the earth’s • A person that studies the earth. • There are seven land masses on earth. • Partly melted rock under the surface • Releasing gas that has been dissolved. • When the plates move very close together. • This is a solid nickel layer of the earth. • When the plates move apart from each other. • The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory. • ...
Science puzzle 2024-02-02
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- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚)
- the line along which the sky appears to meet theland or sea
- change from a gas to a liquid
- horizon
- the appearance of the Moon, as seen by anobserver on Earth
- an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth
- a wind that blows from the sea to the land
- Pole the northernmost point on Earth
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- sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle
- transfer of heat through movement of a fluid
- the time at which the Moon appears above theeastern horizon
- the half of Earth north of the equator
- an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Poleto the South Pole
- the time at which the Moon disappears below the
- the circular motion of a fluid (such as air)in which hot material rises while cold material sinks
16 Clues: horizon • change from a gas to a liquid • Pole the northernmost point on Earth • the half of Earth north of the equator • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • a wind that blows from the sea to the land • transfer of heat through movement of a fluid • the time at which the Moon disappears below the • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth • ...
Science puzzle 2024-02-02
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- a wind that blows from the land to the sea
- sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at an acute angle (less than 90˚)
- the line along which the sky appears to meet theland or sea
- change from a gas to a liquid
- horizon
- the appearance of the Moon, as seen by anobserver on Earth
- an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth
- a wind that blows from the sea to the land
- Pole the northernmost point on Earth
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- sunlight that strikes Earth’s surface at close to a 90° angle
- transfer of heat through movement of a fluid
- the time at which the Moon appears above theeastern horizon
- the half of Earth north of the equator
- an imaginary line through the center of Earth that connects the North Poleto the South Pole
- the time at which the Moon disappears below the
- the circular motion of a fluid (such as air)in which hot material rises while cold material sinks
16 Clues: horizon • change from a gas to a liquid • Pole the northernmost point on Earth • the half of Earth north of the equator • a wind that blows from the land to the sea • a wind that blows from the sea to the land • transfer of heat through movement of a fluid • the time at which the Moon disappears below the • an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of Earth • ...
Parts of the Solar System 2026-01-12
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- Earth moving around the Sun helps create this
- A huge group of stars and planets held together by gravity
- Modern technology that uses space to help us travel
- A tool that shows days, months, and years
- Everything that moves around the Sun
- A big round object in space
- Rockky objects that orbit the Sun
- Objects that move around planets
- Earth goes around the Sun once every one of these
- Earth spinning causes this
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- The direction the North Star helps people find
- This helps us plan birthdays, holidays, and school
- The name of the North Star
- Space objects made of ice and dust that move around the Sun
- Earth spins once every one of these
- People used this to help them travel long ago
- The force that holds planets and stars together
- Planets move around this
- The galaxy our solar system is in
- The star at teh center of our solar system
20 Clues: Planets move around this • The name of the North Star • Earth spinning causes this • A big round object in space • Objects that move around planets • Rockky objects that orbit the Sun • The galaxy our solar system is in • Earth spins once every one of these • Everything that moves around the Sun • A tool that shows days, months, and years • ...
Mrs. Cavanaugh 2022-10-20
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- the path of an object going around another
- a hole in the earth caused from rocks from space
- when one object goes around another object
- the sun is int the center the earth
- how a planet spins of it's axis
- the study of space
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- the earth is in center of the earth
- the imaginary line going north and south of the earth
- a force that fulls object the the earth,sun,moon
- everything in space altogether
- a person who studies space
- something we use to make far away object closer
12 Clues: the study of space • a person who studies space • everything in space altogether • how a planet spins of it's axis • the earth is in center of the earth • the sun is int the center the earth • the path of an object going around another • when one object goes around another object • something we use to make far away object closer • ...
satellite communication 2020-02-06
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- Orbit direction is opposite to earth’s rotation
- angle on horizontal plane in antenna look angles
- is the rotation of the vehicle about its vertical axis
- point on earth vertically under satellite
- the equipment used to provide the service for which the satellite has been launched
- orbit is direction as earth’s rotation
- Area covered by satellite
- The point where the orbit crosses the equatorial plane going from south to north
- Third stage of satellite launching
- At presentthe radio-frequency band mainly used by most satellites
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- these satellites can cover high altitudes
- when day and night are of equal lengths
- second stage of satellite launching
- vertical angle in antenna look angles
- horizontal lines on earth are called
- first satellite of India
- Vertical lines on earth are called
- provides an average value of angular position of satellite wrt perigee
- Rotation of a geosynchronous satellite means
- First satellite of world
- system partly present on satellite and partly on earth
- elevation for geostationary orbit with equator
22 Clues: first satellite of India • First satellite of world • Area covered by satellite • Vertical lines on earth are called • Third stage of satellite launching • second stage of satellite launching • horizontal lines on earth are called • vertical angle in antenna look angles • orbit is direction as earth’s rotation • when day and night are of equal lengths • ...
Q3 Exam Review 2025-03-10
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- as distance between two objects in space decreases the gravitational force _____________.
- When the effect of the Moon and Sun's gravitational force is weakest because they form a right angle with the Earth in space.
- as the mass of one (or both) objects in space decreases the gravitational force _______________.
- When the effect of the Moon and Sun's gravitational force is strongest because they are aligned with Earth.
- planets that are close to the sun orbit _________.
- the distance that light can travel in a year, commonly used to measure distances between our solar system and other stars (or further)
- A measurement of the average distance between Earth and the sun, any distance other than one means the object is that many times further from the sun than Earth.
- the real brightness of a star that is not distance dependent
- a large structure in space that is composed of billions of stars and star systems with a black hole at its center
- a noncontact force that depends on the mass and the distance between two objects in space
- the temperature of a star's photosphere determines what _________ it appears to be.
- an event that can occur when the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon (Full Moon phase)
- the current model of the solar system that puts the Sun at the center and has all other objects revolve around it.
- an old model of the solar system that put the Earth at the center and had all other objects revolve around it.
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- an effect that occurs when specific gases trap heat in a space (like a planet's atmosphere) and cause it to be warmer than it would be otherwise.
- the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, visible only during an eclipse.
- the most visible portion of the sun
- the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth that changes with distance
- another name for orbit, the movement of an object around the sun
- the spinning of a planet or star on its axis that can be observed by watching features of its surface move across the visible face.
- the measure of how far apart waves are from one another (how large they look)
- an event that can occur when the moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun (New Moon phase)
- a measure of how strong the gravitational force of a planet is on an object
23 Clues: the most visible portion of the sun • planets that are close to the sun orbit _________. • the real brightness of a star that is not distance dependent • another name for orbit, the movement of an object around the sun • a measure of how strong the gravitational force of a planet is on an object • ...
Q2W2 Review 2020-11-05
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- rain snow sleet and hail
- Average weather patterns over a long period of time
- gas changing into a liquid
- Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, Earth is warmer at the equator and colder at the ________
- state of matter consisting of positive and negatively charged particles
- state of matter that takes the shape of its container
- imaginary vertical line around which Earth spins
- Earth's daily spinning on its axis
- energy movement of particles that create heat
- Half a sphere
- Heat transfer through a fluid
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- heat transfer through direct contact
- Imaginary horizontal line around the Earth
- heat transfer through waves/rays; no direct contact
- Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun
- state of matter with a definite shape and a definite volume
- liquid turning into a gas
- The path an object takes around a particular point in space
- state of matter with no definite shape or definite volume
- short term state of the atmosphere
20 Clues: Half a sphere • rain snow sleet and hail • liquid turning into a gas • gas changing into a liquid • Heat transfer through a fluid • Earth's daily spinning on its axis • short term state of the atmosphere • Earth's yearly orbit around the Sun • heat transfer through direct contact • Imaginary horizontal line around the Earth • energy movement of particles that create heat • ...
satellite communication 2020-02-06
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- first satellite of India
- Area covered by satellite
- provides an average value of angular position of satellite wrt perigee
- the equipment used to provide the service for which the satellite has been launched
- point on earth vertically under satellite
- these satellites can cover high altitudes
- system partly present on satellite and partly on earth
- Rotation of a geosynchronous satellite means
- Third stage of satellite launching
- angle on horizontal plane in antenna look angles
- Orbit direction is opposite to earth’s rotation
- At presentthe radio-frequency band mainly used by most satellites
- elevation for geostationary orbit with equator
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- is the rotation of the vehicle about its vertical axis
- Vertical lines on earth are called
- The point where the orbit crosses the equatorial plane going from south to north
- second stage of satellite launching
- vertical angle in antenna look angles
- First satellite of world
- horizontal lines on earth are called
- orbit is direction as earth’s rotation
- when day and night are of equal lengths
22 Clues: first satellite of India • First satellite of world • Area covered by satellite • Vertical lines on earth are called • Third stage of satellite launching • second stage of satellite launching • horizontal lines on earth are called • vertical angle in antenna look angles • orbit is direction as earth’s rotation • when day and night are of equal lengths • ...
Earth Layers Puzzle 2022-10-03
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- denser part of the thinnest Earth layer
- Layer in a molten state surrounding the inner core
- waves scientists use to study the Earth's layers.
- solid ball in the center of the Earth
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- the less dense part of the thinnest layer of the earth
- Largest layer of the Earth
- Element that makes up about 10 percent of the inner core
- chunks of meteoroids we use to study the layers of the earth
- Element that makes up most of the inner core
- cycles of heat that occur in the mantle
- how we got 8 miles deep into the surface of the earth
- Thinnest and least dense layer of the Earth
12 Clues: Largest layer of the Earth • solid ball in the center of the Earth • denser part of the thinnest Earth layer • cycles of heat that occur in the mantle • Thinnest and least dense layer of the Earth • Element that makes up most of the inner core • waves scientists use to study the Earth's layers. • Layer in a molten state surrounding the inner core • ...
3: Ecosystems 2018-01-06
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- living component of earth
- the outer part of a planet
- part of earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core
- nonliving component of the earth
- a set of organisms interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment
- organisms which eat both plants and animals
- intensely hot part of the earth
- multicellular organisms
- self-feeders
- meat eater
- populations of different species living and interacting in a particular place
- fundamental structural and functional unit of life
- biological diversity
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- the third building block of matter
- microorganisms
- most basic building block of matter
- crust, mantle, core
- universal solvent
- another term for producers
- a key subfield of environmental science
- parts of the earth's air, water, and soil where life is found
- dead bodies
- group of individuals of the same species living in a particular place
- unicellular organisms
- a biome with thick growth of trees and bushes that covers a large area
- ability to do work or transfer energy
26 Clues: meat eater • dead bodies • self-feeders • microorganisms • universal solvent • crust, mantle, core • biological diversity • unicellular organisms • multicellular organisms • living component of earth • the outer part of a planet • another term for producers • intensely hot part of the earth • nonliving component of the earth • the third building block of matter • ...
satellite communication 2020-02-06
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- First satellite of world
- these satellites can cover high altitudes
- elevation for geostationary orbit with equator
- provides an average value of angular position of satellite wrt perigee
- when day and night are of equal lengths
- angle on horizontal plane in antenna look angles
- Orbit direction is opposite to earth’s rotation
- point on earth vertically under satellite
- The point where the orbit crosses the equatorial plane going from south to north
- horizontal lines on earth are called
- is the rotation of the vehicle about its vertical axis
- Area covered by satellite
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- the equipment used to provide the service for which the satellite has been launched
- second stage of satellite launching
- Rotation of a geosynchronous satellite means
- orbit is direction as earth’s rotation
- vertical angle in antenna look angles
- system partly present on satellite and partly on earth
- first satellite of India
- At presentthe radio-frequency band mainly used by most satellites
- Third stage of satellite launching
- Vertical lines on earth are called
22 Clues: First satellite of world • first satellite of India • Area covered by satellite • Third stage of satellite launching • Vertical lines on earth are called • second stage of satellite launching • horizontal lines on earth are called • vertical angle in antenna look angles • orbit is direction as earth’s rotation • when day and night are of equal lengths • ...
Plate Motion Choice Project 2024-10-28
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- Lava is a this kind of activity
- Two plates meet here
- How fast plates move
- A large section of hard solid rock
- A long deep thing in the ocean floor
- Number of Earth's layers
- This boundary is when plates move away from each other
- Second layer of the Earth
- Something that helps us understand by making it easier to see
- First layer of the Earth
- Something observed to similar over and over
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- This boundary is when plates move toward each other
- To examine in detail for a purpose
- A set of interacting parts forming a whole
- An example is Asia, North America, South America or Europe
- Dating scientists use to rock layers to find the age
- Based on evidence gathered by scientists over time
- This core is the fourth layer of the Earth
- This core is the third layer of the Earth
- How often or fast something happens
20 Clues: Two plates meet here • How fast plates move • Number of Earth's layers • First layer of the Earth • Second layer of the Earth • Lava is a this kind of activity • To examine in detail for a purpose • A large section of hard solid rock • How often or fast something happens • A long deep thing in the ocean floor • This core is the third layer of the Earth • ...
graysons crossword puzzle project 2023-01-25
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- the middle layer of the earth
- when tectonic plates slide past each other
- when two plates crash into each other
- second to last layer of the earth
- when plates collide
- causes natural disasters
- when two plates are moving appart
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- the top layer of the earth like dirt
- when tectonic plates collide with oceanic crust
- sideways movement of the edge of an tectonic plate
- a long active submarine
- the separation of continents
- when two or more tectonic plates collide
- a current in a fluid mater
- the innermost layer of the earth
15 Clues: when plates collide • a long active submarine • causes natural disasters • a current in a fluid mater • the separation of continents • the middle layer of the earth • the innermost layer of the earth • second to last layer of the earth • when two plates are moving appart • the top layer of the earth like dirt • when two plates crash into each other • ...
Space Vocab 2025-02-04
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- Worn by astronauts to survive in space.
- A person who explores space.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- A creature from another planet.
- Everything that exists, including all galaxies and space.
- A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust, like the Milky Way.
- A vehicle that travels beyond Earth.
- A space rock with a bright, glowing tail.
- The layer of gases surrounding a planet.
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- The star at the center of our solar system.
- Some aliens have these wiggly arms.
- The vast, empty expanse beyond Earth.
- A large body orbiting a star, like Earth or Mars.
- Saturn has beautiful ones made of ice and rock.
- A giant ball of burning gas, like the Sun.
- A rock floating in space, smaller than a planet.
- The planet we live on.
- Earth's natural satellite.
18 Clues: The planet we live on. • Earth's natural satellite. • A person who explores space. • A creature from another planet. • Some aliens have these wiggly arms. • A vehicle that travels beyond Earth. • The vast, empty expanse beyond Earth. • Worn by astronauts to survive in space. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The layer of gases surrounding a planet. • ...
The Moon We See 2021-02-17
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- getting bigger
- the path the moon takes around the earth
- we are here
- orbits the earth
- when we see the whole of the moon lit up, the earth is between the sun and the moon
- getting smaller
- less the half the moon is visible, like a fingernail
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- ...of the moon
- the moon we see is bigger than the dark part
- ...light is why we can see the moon
- when the moon is dark, the moon is between earth and the sun
- the source of reflected light that allows the moon to shine
- month is 29.5 days
13 Clues: we are here • ...of the moon • getting bigger • getting smaller • orbits the earth • month is 29.5 days • ...light is why we can see the moon • the path the moon takes around the earth • the moon we see is bigger than the dark part • less the half the moon is visible, like a fingernail • the source of reflected light that allows the moon to shine • ...
Science 2016-11-16
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- opposite of unfair
- matter that flows
- slows down the transfer of heat
- matter that has a fixed shape
- all living things do this
- the point at which things melt
- what scientists do to find out things
- used to measure temperature
- this orbits the sun
- all living things do this
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- the earth rotates on this
- how liquids flow
- allows heat to transfer quickly
- the point at which things freeze
- opposite of living
- the earth orbits this
- opposite of day
- one of the five senses
- unit of measure for temperature
- there are 24 of these in one day
- one of the five senses
- this transfers to other things
- you need to manage these to stay safe
23 Clues: opposite of day • how liquids flow • matter that flows • opposite of unfair • opposite of living • this orbits the sun • the earth orbits this • one of the five senses • one of the five senses • the earth rotates on this • all living things do this • all living things do this • used to measure temperature • matter that has a fixed shape • the point at which things melt • ...
Telescopes 2015-11-30
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- Italian astronomer that said that Copernicus was CORRECT and the Earth did orbit the Sun
- Make an object look bigger
- Word for light rays joining
- Distance between the lens and the image made
- Theory that the Sun is at the centre of our solar system
- Light bouncing off a surface such as a mirror
- The planet we live on
- Lens on a telescope that magnifies an image
- Piece of equipment used by astronomers to look into Space
- Light changing direction as it passes from one material to another
- Very shiny object that reflects light very well
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- Type of lens that makes light rays converge (make the light rays come together)
- Proof that a theory is correct
- This is where light passes from one material into another
- Lens on a telescope that collects light from a distant object
- Polish astronomer who first used measurements to prove that the Earth orbited the Sun
- Made of rock and they orbit planets
- Theory that the Earth is at the centre of our solar system
- Type of image made from where the light APPEARS to have come from and converged
- Type of lens that makes light rays diverge (go away from each other)
- Made of gas or rock, they orbit a Sun and we live on one called Earth
- Piece of glass used to refract light
- Ancient Greek astronomer who used measurements to say that the planets in our solar system orbited the Earth
- A star that planets orbit
- Type of image made when light rays converge, the image is upside down
25 Clues: The planet we live on • A star that planets orbit • Make an object look bigger • Word for light rays joining • Proof that a theory is correct • Made of rock and they orbit planets • Piece of glass used to refract light • Lens on a telescope that magnifies an image • Distance between the lens and the image made • Light bouncing off a surface such as a mirror • ...
Tectonic Crossword 2025-10-03
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- Number of major (Continental) plates.
- A crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred, mostly at plate boundaries.
- These plates slide horizontally past each other.
- Lines where two or more tectonic plates meet.
- These types of plates move together and collide, typically forcing one plate underneath the other.
- Number of minor plates.
- The process in which one plate slides underneath the other plate at Convergent boundaries.
- A large landform typically created when tectonic plates push together and force land upwards.
- (Partially) Molten rock found under the Earth's surface.
- Outermost layer of the planet.
- Large slabs of rock in the Earth's lithosphere are classified as Tectonic ________.
- These types of plates move away from each other creating a spreading center.
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- Hottest and most center most layer of the earth.
- Area on Earth that is above an abnormally hot region of the mantle.
- Outer part of Earth that consists of the crust and tectonic plates.
- Opening in the Earth, usually in the form of a mountain, where magma and gasses escape to the surface through eruptions and flows.
- The _____________ drift theory suggests Earth's continents were joined before they drifted apart.
- A mostly solid layer of rock located between the Earth's crust and it's core.
- A supercontinent that is said to have existed millions of years ago and was comprised of every continent.
- The earth has several _________ plates.
20 Clues: Number of minor plates. • Outermost layer of the planet. • Number of major (Continental) plates. • The earth has several _________ plates. • Lines where two or more tectonic plates meet. • Hottest and most center most layer of the earth. • These plates slide horizontally past each other. • (Partially) Molten rock found under the Earth's surface. • ...
Savannah-4 SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2023-12-11
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- Boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- Center of the Earth
- The only liquid layer of the Earth
- Boundary in which two plates come together
- Mountains that contain magma
- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- Point on Earth's surface directly above the Focus
- Boundary where Oceanic crust goes under Continental crust
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- Tiny earthquakes that occur after the main quake
- Crack in Earth's Crust where rocks move past each other
- Sudden, Violent eruptions
- Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened
- Layer below the Crust
- Boundary in which two plates pull apart
- Magma that reaches the surface
- Formed from layers of cooled lava
16 Clues: Center of the Earth • Layer below the Crust • Sudden, Violent eruptions • Mountains that contain magma • Magma that reaches the surface • The thinnest layer of the Earth • Formed from layers of cooled lava • The only liquid layer of the Earth • Boundary in which two plates pull apart • Boundary in which two plates come together • Point in the Earth where an earthquake happened • ...
Science Crossword puzzle - Ellysha Ok 2025-09-25
Across
- Layers of gases all around earth. Also known as a safe bubble around earth.
- It is the first line of the planet that protects the earth against sun rays.
- Everything on earth that exists. Also, all of the ecosystems on this earth.
- When warm air is moving at cold air and replacing it.
- The thing that is deliberately changed or manipulated in an experiment to observe its effect on another variable. It's the "cause" in a cause-and-effect relationship.
- Water particles that are in the air.
- he temperature of the air when it has been fully cooled down.
- A bit of earth’s atmosphere that increases temperature with height.
- A layer of earth’s atmosphere which is the third layer. There are shooting stars happening there too.
- Force is pushed on a surface by weight of air molecules and is pulled down by gravity
- A variable that is kept “constant” or unchanged during an experiment to ensure that the results are not influenced by factors other than the independent variable being tested.
- Transfer of heat between substances
Down
- Weather coming down from the sky because of the temperature. This could include rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
- This happens with coldness and dense air pushes on heat, then the warm air rises.
- A layer that is specific and of Earth’s atmosphere.
- The transfer of heat or energy that are going through particles that make them vibrate.
- All of the waters that are in this world, including lakes, rivers, and brooks
- Energy that moves from a source as waves or particles.
- Masses Large body of air that has humidity and pressure
- When the earth axis is tilted not to far from the sun or to close from the sun. This occurs on September 22 or 23.
- The thing that changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation. The result.
- The hard and solid part of earth. That can include mountains and volcanoes.
- The Earth’s lowest layer and where there is a lot of weather and temperatures that decrease. The temperature is 17°C (62°F). It is the earth’s lowest layer.
23 Clues: Transfer of heat between substances • Water particles that are in the air. • A layer that is specific and of Earth’s atmosphere. • When warm air is moving at cold air and replacing it. • Energy that moves from a source as waves or particles. • Masses Large body of air that has humidity and pressure • he temperature of the air when it has been fully cooled down. • ...
study guide 2022-04-29
Across
- spin of a body on its axis
- beneath the crust
- atmosphere is made up of 78% what
- path around another body in space
- part of the earth
- that the earth's continents were once one
Down
- object resistance in speed
- atmosphere is made up of 21% what
- plane curve
- traveled around another body in space
- use this to make food
- of the earth is made up of
- outermost layer of earth
13 Clues: plane curve • beneath the crust • part of the earth • use this to make food • outermost layer of earth • object resistance in speed • spin of a body on its axis • of the earth is made up of • atmosphere is made up of 21% what • atmosphere is made up of 78% what • path around another body in space • traveled around another body in space • that the earth's continents were once one
Quarter 2 Crossword 2023-01-09
Across
- the layer that forms the outer skin of the earth
- the ability to do work
- all living things fall in this category
- a layer of hot rock beneath the crust
- thin envelope of gasses that covers the whole earth
- moving water
- break down land masses through erosion and weathering
- tiny grooves on the surface
Down
- shapes the land by building up mountains and other landforms
- Happens when earthquakes occur; geologists use this to find out about the structure of the earth
- a group of parts that work together as a whole
- all the water on earth falls in this category
- all the solids in the earth, such as the outer layer, the core, and the mantle
- force pressing down on an area
- a wide sloping deposit of sediment after water comes through an area like a mountain
15 Clues: moving water • the ability to do work • tiny grooves on the surface • force pressing down on an area • a layer of hot rock beneath the crust • all living things fall in this category • all the water on earth falls in this category • a group of parts that work together as a whole • the layer that forms the outer skin of the earth • ...
comparatives and superlatives 2021-04-09
Across
- Elephants are _________ than ants
- winds on Jupiter are ___________ than Earth
- Giraffes are ________ than dogs
- Venus is _________ to the sun than Earth
- Earth is _________ from the sun than Venus
- a day on earth is ________ than a day on Venus
- The sun is the ___________ object in our solar system
Down
- Jupiter is the ___________ planet in the solar system
- cars are _____ _________ than phones
- Mercury is _________ than Uranus
- A day on Mercury is _________ than a day on Uranus
- Uranus is _________ than Mercury
- Venus is ________ than earth
13 Clues: Venus is ________ than earth • Giraffes are ________ than dogs • Mercury is _________ than Uranus • Uranus is _________ than Mercury • Elephants are _________ than ants • cars are _____ _________ than phones • Venus is _________ to the sun than Earth • Earth is _________ from the sun than Venus • winds on Jupiter are ___________ than Earth • ...
