the earth Crossword Puzzles

Science extra credit 2022-01-31

Science extra credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of a map that explains the symbols
  2. small pieces of soil and rock
  3. A unit of measure on a map used to represent distance on the earth.
  4. The change in elevation between adjacent lines on a topographic map.
  5. collection of landforms in an area
  6. the movement of sediment from one place to another by water, wind or ice
  7. Lines on a topo map that connect places of equal elevation.
  8. processes that build up earth materials
  9. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks, usually having rich soil
Down
  1. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
  2. Pieces of rock are dropped by a stream, lake, ocean, melting glaciers, wind
  3. an earth process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. any process that breaks down earth material
  5. the main path/course of the river
  6. processes actions that happen on the earth's surface
  7. Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation.
  8. showing how much landforms have changed over a long time
  9. a map that uses a series of lines to show three-dimensional shapes on the earth's surface
  10. An ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year.
  11. Any characteristic physical shape of the earth's surface.

20 Clues: small pieces of soil and rock • the main path/course of the river • collection of landforms in an area • part of a map that explains the symbols • processes that build up earth materials • Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation. • any process that breaks down earth material • processes actions that happen on the earth's surface • ...

The Four Elements 2019-03-20

The Four Elements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are the smallest part of matter?
  2. Every visible thing is made up of earth, water, air, and ____.
  3. Elements are changed by being pushed together and apart by forces of attraction and ______.
  4. Like fire, our bodies use this chemical reaction called______.
  5. A glass is never _____.
  6. Formula H2O is the formula for ____.
  7. If we didn’t have air inside of us we would ____ from the air.
  8. Silica is more commonly known as ______.
  9. Metal ores a pretty ______.
  10. elements The ancient Greeks believed that everything was made up of ____ ____.
  11. There is none to little change in temperature near _____.
Down
  1. When matter is colder the atoms will be _____.
  2. Air on earth is all made up of _____.
  3. Plants give off oxygen during ______.
  4. This type of atom can be spilt into smaller pieces.
  5. When water travels through the body it carries chemicals,_____, and nutrients with it.
  6. Water in oceans has absorbed about half of _____ making it into vegetation.
  7. hundred and thirty five. nine The highest temperature on earth.(ex. number and number . number no dashes)
  8. Oxygen and ____ are the most common elements in the crust of the earth.
  9. outer core This layer was melted into a liquid from the heat of the earth.
  10. In order to create a fire, it needs ___things.
  11. Rocks, wood, metal, and ice are an example of what type of atom?

22 Clues: A glass is never _____. • Metal ores a pretty ______. • Formula H2O is the formula for ____. • Air on earth is all made up of _____. • Plants give off oxygen during ______. • These are the smallest part of matter? • Silica is more commonly known as ______. • When matter is colder the atoms will be _____. • In order to create a fire, it needs ___things. • ...

Science extra credit 2022-01-31

Science extra credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of a map that explains the symbols
  2. small pieces of soil and rock
  3. A unit of measure on a map used to represent distance on the earth.
  4. The change in elevation between adjacent lines on a topographic map.
  5. collection of landforms in an area
  6. the movement of sediment from one place to another by water, wind or ice
  7. Lines on a topo map that connect places of equal elevation.
  8. processes that build up earth materials
  9. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks, usually having rich soil
Down
  1. A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
  2. Pieces of rock are dropped by a stream, lake, ocean, melting glaciers, wind
  3. an earth process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. any process that breaks down earth material
  5. the main path/course of the river
  6. processes actions that happen on the earth's surface
  7. Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation.
  8. showing how much landforms have changed over a long time
  9. a map that uses a series of lines to show three-dimensional shapes on the earth's surface
  10. An ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year.
  11. Any characteristic physical shape of the earth's surface.

20 Clues: small pieces of soil and rock • the main path/course of the river • collection of landforms in an area • part of a map that explains the symbols • processes that build up earth materials • Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation. • any process that breaks down earth material • processes actions that happen on the earth's surface • ...

Study Guide Unit 1 Ocean World 2019-10-17

Study Guide Unit 1 Ocean World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the deep sea submersile
  2. ocean circles ant arctica
  3. Discovering why oceans move
  4. geological oceanogropher
  5. studies marine organisms
  6. most modern sea vessels have these
  7. Study of how we impact oceans
  8. Part of William and mary
  9. This hemisphere is mostly land
  10. covers 1/3 of earth
Down
  1. the earth is made up of 76%
  2. study of earth at seas edge
  3. in the shape of an S
  4. composition of seawater studies
  5. promotes research
  6. Would help to design chesepeak bay tunnle
  7. collect water
  8. Pioneered unaided deep sea diving
  9. only the northern tip is located north

19 Clues: collect water • promotes research • covers 1/3 of earth • in the shape of an S • geological oceanogropher • studies marine organisms • Part of William and mary • ocean circles ant arctica • the earth is made up of 76% • study of earth at seas edge • Discovering why oceans move • Study of how we impact oceans • This hemisphere is mostly land • name of the deep sea submersile • ...

Year 7 - Space 2021-01-21

Year 7 - Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The different shapes the Moon appears to be are call the ................. of the Moon
  2. The number of stars in our Solar System
  3. When the Moon is fully lit we call this a .......... .............
  4. When the Moon is becoming less lit up night after night, we say that it is ..............
  5. The season with longest hours of daylight
  6. The path of the Earth around the Sun
  7. When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun there is a .............. eclipse
  8. When the Moon is becoming more lit up night after night, we say that it is ..............
  9. When it is winter in Australia the southern hemisphere is tilted ..............from the sun
  10. Lasts 365.25 days on Earth
  11. We can see the Moon because it reflects light from the .................
Down
  1. When an object blocks light, a ............... is made
  2. These orbit stars other than our Sun. We are finding more all the time.
  3. When we cannot see any part of the moon lit up we call it a ........ ..........
  4. When the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon there is a ............. eclipse
  5. Eighth planet in our solar system
  6. Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two hemispheres
  7. When it is Summer in England, the Northern hemisphere is tilted .............the Sun

18 Clues: Lasts 365.25 days on Earth • Eighth planet in our solar system • The path of the Earth around the Sun • The number of stars in our Solar System • The season with longest hours of daylight • When an object blocks light, a ............... is made • Imaginary line dividing the Earth into two hemispheres • When the Moon is fully lit we call this a .......... ............. • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

All About the Four Seasons 2024-02-27

All About the Four Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the imaginary line that divides the Earth in half
  2. known as the most northerly circle of latitude
  3. the southernmost latitude where the sun can be seen directly overhead
  4. the measure of hot or cold something is
  5. the measure of the intensity of light hitting the earth's surface
  6. the most southerly of the five major circles of latitude that marks maps of Earth
  7. earth spins on it's axis, which is tilted
Down
  1. the Earth divides into two equal parts called
  2. light is most intense where it strikes Earth
  3. when the northern hemisphere is pointed toward the sun
  4. how long it takes the sun to orbit the Earth
  5. instrument used to measure temperature
  6. the state of the atmosphere at any given time
  7. one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude

14 Clues: instrument used to measure temperature • the measure of hot or cold something is • earth spins on it's axis, which is tilted • light is most intense where it strikes Earth • how long it takes the sun to orbit the Earth • the Earth divides into two equal parts called • the state of the atmosphere at any given time • known as the most northerly circle of latitude • ...

Habitable Planets and Where to Find Them 2021-02-19

Habitable Planets and Where to Find Them crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth, mars for example are _______
  2. there is supposedly ____ on habitable planets
  3. our home
  4. milky way, for example
  5. a exoplanet in the habitable zone of proxima centauri
  6. Orion, the big dipper, the small dipper
  7. closest star system to earth
Down
  1. earth, mars, mercury, venus, jupiter,saturn,neptune, uranus is one
  2. Tess,Hubble,
  3. life-forms that are not from earth,from outer space
  4. solar system with possible habitable planets, google made a doodle about it...
  5. how we're going to space
  6. telescope that discovered between 1-12 habitable planets
  7. all space, basically

14 Clues: our home • Tess,Hubble, • all space, basically • milky way, for example • how we're going to space • closest star system to earth • earth, mars for example are _______ • Orion, the big dipper, the small dipper • there is supposedly ____ on habitable planets • life-forms that are not from earth,from outer space • a exoplanet in the habitable zone of proxima centauri • ...

The Universe Crossword 2024-11-07

The Universe Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of force that keeps the Earth and all the planets intact
  2. the half of a celestial sphere
  3. the path travelled by the planets and the moon
  4. the star at the centre of the solar system
  5. the largest planet in the solar system
  6. when day and night length are equal
  7. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  8. type of eclipse when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
Down
  1. our home planet
  2. a technology used to make discoveries about the universe
  3. Earth's natural satellite
  4. the planet closest to the Sun
  5. the planet famous for its rings
  6. what earth spins on
  7. the type of moon when you cannot see it in the sky
  8. an Italian physicist and astronomer

16 Clues: our home planet • what earth spins on • Earth's natural satellite • the planet closest to the Sun • the half of a celestial sphere • the planet famous for its rings • when day and night length are equal • an Italian physicist and astronomer • the largest planet in the solar system • the star at the centre of the solar system • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-01-21

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth is heavier that the moon. The moon is________ than the Earth.
  2. The earth is___________ than the moon.
  3. The ________ is the biggest thing in the solar system.
  4. The Nile River is the ________ river on the earth.
  5. Neil Amstrong was the first man to land on the ______.
  6. Captain Yang Liwei became the _________ Chinese man in space.
  7. Yuri Gagarin was the first man in _________
Down
  1. The moon is lighter that the Earth. The Earth is __________ than the moon.
  2. The second planet is the ________ planet.
  3. The sun is the ________ thing in the solar system.
  4. The sun is________ than other stars.
  5. There are eight________in the solar system.

12 Clues: The sun is________ than other stars. • The earth is___________ than the moon. • The second planet is the ________ planet. • There are eight________in the solar system. • Yuri Gagarin was the first man in _________ • The sun is the ________ thing in the solar system. • The Nile River is the ________ river on the earth. • ...

Miraculous Supernatural 2022-07-02

Miraculous Supernatural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. City Where EARTH WIND & FIRE FORMED
  2. ORIGINAL FOUNDER & LEADER of EARTH WIND & Fire
  3. EARTH WIND & FIRE LEAD SINGER
  4. Finish The Lyrics "LET THIS GROOVE SET IN YOUR..."
  5. Carlos's restaurant named after which of his own song
  6. First instrument Carlos learned to play
  7. "Black Magic Woman" is on which album?
Down
  1. 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year
  2. Earth Wind & Fire bassist known for his long hair
  3. Carlos's Birthday Month
  4. Which Astrological sign inspired EARTH WIND & FIRE's name
  5. Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..."
  6. Finish The Lyrics "MIDNIGHT CREEPS SO SLOWLY INTo HEARTS OF..."
  7. Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays

14 Clues: Carlos's Birthday Month • EARTH WIND & FIRE LEAD SINGER • 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year • City Where EARTH WIND & FIRE FORMED • Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..." • "Black Magic Woman" is on which album? • First instrument Carlos learned to play • Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays • ORIGINAL FOUNDER & LEADER of EARTH WIND & Fire • ...

Earth And Space Systems 2023-02-12

Earth And Space Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planet located in the habitable zone of the solar system, with conditions that allow for the presence of large amounts of liquid water. This planet has one moon, luna.
  2. of Revolution The time it takes for an object (such as a planet) to go around another object (such as the sun).
  3. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  4. Eclipse This type of eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun. Light that normally would illuminate the moon is blocked by the earth casting a shadow on the moon.
  5. Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position and tilt with regard to the sun.
  6. Icy gas giant that rotates on its side.
  7. Phase of the moon where more than half is illuminated, but the moon is not quite full.
  8. tide The time at which the tide reaches its lowest level (occurs when the sun and moon are not aligned)
  9. Cold, blue gas giant with a prominent dark spot.
  10. Year (LY) The distance that light travels in one year. Used to measure HUGE distances in space.
  11. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion. The closes one of these to Earth is our Sun.
  12. Satellite An object that orbits a planet and is not man made - the moon is an example of one on earth.
  13. Eclipse This type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth.
  14. The smallest terrestrial planet and the planet closest to the sun. Scorching temperatures here by day, extremely cold temperatures here by night due to the almost non-existent atmosphere.
  15. Becoming more full.
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  1. of Rotation The time it takes for an object (such as a planet or a moon) to spin a full 360° on its axis.
  2. tide The time at which the tide reaches its highest level (occurs when the sun and/or moon are in line with the earth)
  3. Earth's "twin" planet with a runaway greenhouse gas effect. The atmosphere here is always hot and filled with clouds of sulfuric acid. This planet rotates backwards and a day here is longer than a year.
  4. Tide The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides. Caused by the alignment of the sun and the moon, so gravitational pull on the earth's oceans is amplified.
  5. Unit (AU) The average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million km. A unit used for measuring distances between planets in our solar system.
  6. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  7. Gas giant with the strongest magnetosphere in the solar system, the most moons and a giant red spot- a megastorm, that is twice the size of earth.
  8. Red planet that shows evidence of flowing water at one point in its history. Home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.
  9. Tide the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides. Occurs when sun and moon are at right angles to each other, canceling out some of the effects of gravity on the earth's oceans.
  10. The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.
  11. Gas giant with the most prominent ring system.
  12. Becoming less full.

27 Clues: Becoming more full. • Becoming less full. • Icy gas giant that rotates on its side. • Gas giant with the most prominent ring system. • Cold, blue gas giant with a prominent dark spot. • The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space • Phase of the moon where more than half is illuminated, but the moon is not quite full. • ...

Vocab Words For Unit 5 2023-03-03

Vocab Words For Unit 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The low area between two or more mountains/hills.
  2. The second seismic wave to reach the seismograph during an earthquake.
  3. Fertile soil with clay, sand, and humus.
  4. The outermost layer of rock on the Earth.
  5. The upper layer of the mantle below the lithosphere; convection is believed to occur.
  6. The organic component in the soil is made by decomposed leaves and other plants.
  7. Wave A type of seismic wave that moves parallel with the crust; causes the ground to move in unusual ways such as moving up and down.
  8. The movement of tectonic plates in which two move away from each other leading to earthquakes and magma rising and cooling to create more oceanic floor; happens in the ocean.
  9. Breaking of or the causing of something breaking off.
  10. The act of applying force to all sides of an object.
  11. The solid outer part of Earth.
  12. A layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.
  13. About 300-200 million years ago when North America, Africa, South America, and Europe were all one continent they were called______.
  14. Two tectonics come together and create either a mountain or a deep sea trench.
  15. An elastic like wave that goes through the Earth during an earthwuake.
  16. A path along the pacific where earthquakes are common and there are many active volcanos.
  17. The gradual movement of continents throughout history and time.
Down
  1. Fracture(s) between pieces of rock which allow them to move relative to each other.
  2. Two tectonic plates slide past each other; lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed.
  3. The layers in the Earth between the crust and core; are believed to be made out of extremely hot rock.
  4. A force across the length of a medium.
  5. The crust of Earth; mostly contains rocks, minerals, and dirt.
  6. Stiff/firm-grained part of Earth.
  7. The sideways and downward movement of a tectonic plate going under another and into the magma beneath.
  8. Magma pooling to the top of the oceanic crust causing more/new areas of oceanic crust.
  9. A type of heat transfer in which liquids or gases circle eachother with the hotter fluid rising and the cooler fluid falling.
  10. Huge pieces of crust which make up the outer layer of Earth.
  11. A very long, narrow, and usually deep ditch.
  12. A mountain with vents allowing lava from the inner parts of Earth to erupt or come out.
  13. Sudden violent shaking of the Earth's crust caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  14. A natural landform; caused by the collision and moving of tectonic plates.
  15. An unusually massive wave caused by tremendous movement or vibrations on/in the ocean floor.
  16. A dense ball of extremely hot solid metal at the center of the Earth.
  17. The primary wave or first wave of an earthquake.

34 Clues: The solid outer part of Earth. • Stiff/firm-grained part of Earth. • A force across the length of a medium. • Fertile soil with clay, sand, and humus. • The outermost layer of rock on the Earth. • A very long, narrow, and usually deep ditch. • The primary wave or first wave of an earthquake. • The low area between two or more mountains/hills. • ...

Physics Review Chapter 9 & 10 2022-04-12

Physics Review Chapter 9 & 10 crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of tides that happen when the pull of the moon and sun cancel each other out.
  2. An object that falls around the Earth
  3. These types of tides happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned. The tides are higher than average.
  4. Gravitational constant was used to calculate the mass of this the ___________ in the 18th century which made the newspapers everywhere.
  5. Degree that is optimal to launch something for maximal range when air drag is negligible.
  6. This law holds for all phenomena for which the effect from a localized source spreads uniformly throughout the surrounding space
  7. An object that is propelled by some other means and continues in motion by its own inertia
  8. Scientist who reasoned that source of the force between the earth and an apple can explain the force between moons and planets and everything else in our universe
Down
  1. What would happen if a star the size of the sun collapsed to a small radius
  2. Universal Gravitational _____________ "G"
  3. Who is the created laws of planetary motion
  4. This gravitational feature surrounds massive bodies such that bodies in this region experience a force
  5. The law of _______________ gravitation relates the force of two objects with regard to their masses and distance they are apart
  6. Satellite motion is dependent on this property of energy
  7. Type of orbit that is not circular
  8. interplanetary forces that cause wobblings in planetary paths
  9. Pressing against Earth is called this sensation
  10. Leaving Earth's gravitation field requires reaching this.
  11. What falls around the Earth in the sense that it falls away from the straight line that it would travel if there was no force acting on it

19 Clues: Type of orbit that is not circular • An object that falls around the Earth • Universal Gravitational _____________ "G" • Who is the created laws of planetary motion • Pressing against Earth is called this sensation • Satellite motion is dependent on this property of energy • Leaving Earth's gravitation field requires reaching this. • ...

Earth, the Moon, and the Stars Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-01

Earth, the Moon, and the Stars Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A force of attraction that pulls objects without them touching. Earth’s gravity pulls objects near its surface toward Earth’s center
  2. A curved path that an object makes around another object.
  3. A unit of measurement used to describe distances between stars in space. One light-year is the distance that light travels in one year.
  4. The streak of light that a chunk of rock falling from space toward Earth produces
  5. Getting smaller. The lit part of the moon is waning for about two weeks after a full moon.
  6. brightness A measurement describing how bright a star looks from Earth.
  7. To spin. Earth rotates around its axis.
  8. The imaginary line that Earth rotates around. Earth’s axis goes through the middle of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  9. new moonThe moon when it cannot be seen. The moon is a new moon at the beginning of its cycle of phases.
  10. A telescope that uses lenses to collect and focus light.
  11. A telescope that works in space, beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
  12. A section of the sky that has a recognizable star pattern. Some star patterns, such as the Big Dipper, are part of larger constellations.
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  1. Growing slowly. The lit part of the moon is w axing for about two weeks after a new moon.
  2. A part of the world where the same standard time is used. There are 24 time zones in the world, one for each hour in the day.
  3. An area of darkness that forms when light from any source is blocked. Shadows caused by the sun change in regular patterns.
  4. A telescope that uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light.
  5. A scientist who studies objects and energy in space.
  6. The different shapes of the lit part of the moon seen from Earth. The pattern of changing moon phases is caused by the moon revolving around Earth.
  7. A telescope that uses an antenna to collect radio waves.
  8. A complete spin. Earth makes one rotation every 24 hours.
  9. The moon when it appears as a full circle. The moon is a full moon halfway through its cycle of phases.
  10. A tool that uses the shadow cast by an object in sunlight to keep track of time during the day.
  11. A clear object that refracts light. Some lenses refract light so that light rays focus. Other lenses refract light so that light rays spread apart.

23 Clues: To spin. Earth rotates around its axis. • A scientist who studies objects and energy in space. • A telescope that uses an antenna to collect radio waves. • A telescope that uses lenses to collect and focus light. • A curved path that an object makes around another object. • A complete spin. Earth makes one rotation every 24 hours. • ...

Astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-01-21

Astronomy crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
  2. - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
  3. - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
  4. - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
  5. - Like the first quarter, it is seen illuminated on half the side facing the earth. The third quarter moon rises about midnight, is highest at dawn and sets about noon. In the morning it is in the western sky.
  6. -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
  7. - is the second planet from the sun. It is brighter than Mercury in the sky and is easily seen near the sun at either sunup or sunset.
  8. - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
  9. - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
  10. - appears only when the moon is on the side of the earth most directly in line with the sun. There is no illumination on the earth's side, so it is also sometimes called the dark moon.
  11. - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
  12. - Half the side of the moon facing the earth appears illuminated. It rises about noon, reaches its high point for the day at sundown, and sets near midnight.
  13. - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
  14. - Its famous rings, though it is much like Jupiter, characterize Saturn. The rings - two bright ones and a fainter inner one - surround the planet in the plane of its equator. The rings appear to be composed of many small bodies, which revolve around Saturn like miniature satellites.
  15. - a huge planet, is shrouded in thick clouds that its surface cannot be seen Its volume is about 1,300 times that of earth, but its mass is only 300 times as great.
  16. - is considered as the greatest of the early Greek astronomers who compared and observed the brightness of the 850 stars and arranged them into order of brightness or magnitude.
  17. - gave the most accurate size during their time.
Down
  1. - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  2. -was believed to be at fixed position in the sky, however when the Greeks traveled,to places nearer the equator, like• Egypt, they noticed that it is closer to the horizon
  3. - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
  4. - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
  5. -a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the light from the Sun.
  6. - Earth is assumed to the center of all
  7. - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
  8. - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
  9. - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
  10. - the reddish planet, is the only other known body whose surface conditions seemed suitable for life of some kind. The Martian days and nights are about the same lengths as ours
  11. - proposed a system of fixed spheres. He believed that the sun, moon and the five known planets and the stars were attached to these spheres which carried the heavenly bodies while they revolved around the stationary Earth.
  12. - in the solar system is a large round object that orbits the sun and has cleared out most of the other objects in its orbit.
  13. - the shape of the earth.
  14. - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
  15. - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
  16. - The whole side of the moon is now illuminated to viewers from the earth. The full moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west. It stays up all night long, reaching its highest point about midnight. In summer, it is as low in the sky as the sun is at noon in midwinter.

33 Clues: - the shape of the earth. • - Earth is assumed to the center of all • -A natural object that orbits a larger object. • - gave the most accurate size during their time. • - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views • - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. • - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon • ...

Honors Biology Unit Two Reveiw 2025-09-30

Honors Biology Unit Two Reveiw crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Second step of anaerobic respiration,two types includes alcoholic and luctic acid
  2. Type of organism that can make it's own food, base of food chain
  3. Adenosine triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with three phosphates
  4. First step of aerobic respiration breaks down glucose into pyruvate makes some NADH
  5. Sphere of Earth, all soil and rocks on Earth
  6. Sphere of Earth, all living things
  7. Sphere of Earth, all the gases surounding Earth
  8. Organelle, stie of photosynthesis
  9. Type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  10. process of using light energy to make glucose, starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 from CO2
Down
  1. Type of organism that breaks down biotic organisms into abiotic compounds, recyclers
  2. Third step of aerobic respiration makes 32 ATP which is the most of all the steps
  3. Nutrient, used in proteins must be fixed for living things to use often limited
  4. pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  5. Anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything
  6. Adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with two phosphates
  7. Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  8. Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  9. Organelle, site of steps two and three of aerobic respiration
  10. Sphere of Earth, all of Earth's water

20 Clues: Organelle, stie of photosynthesis • Sphere of Earth, all living things • Sphere of Earth, all of Earth's water • Sphere of Earth, all soil and rocks on Earth • Sphere of Earth, all the gases surounding Earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present • ...

Earth, Moon , And Sun Glossary 2025-03-11

Earth, Moon , And Sun Glossary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Moon _______ around the Earth.
  2. Border between the light and dark on the moon.
  3. The moon is completely dark when there is a...
  4. This phase of the moon is not visible from Earth.
  5. A plant that is usually visible from Earth when it is night.
  6. Half circle of the moon is seen from the Earth is...
  7. The planets that orbit around each other is included in our...
  8. It takes a _______ for a planet to complete an orbit around the star/s.
Down
  1. A moon phase that looks like a croissant.
  2. A moon phase that is a bit more than half of a circle.
  3. The size of something.
  4. An object or example that would help your understanding of something.
  5. A moon that is outside our solar system.
  6. To make an object visible by shining light on it is to...
  7. A moon phase that is "complete".
  8. A huge star.
  9. Observation that occurs frequently.
  10. A crescent moon is a...
  11. A plant outside our solar system.

19 Clues: A huge star. • The size of something. • A crescent moon is a... • A moon phase that is "complete". • A plant outside our solar system. • The Moon _______ around the Earth. • Observation that occurs frequently. • A moon that is outside our solar system. • A moon phase that looks like a croissant. • Border between the light and dark on the moon. • ...

Squire b3 2021-11-01

Squire b3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tower A popular landmark that takes place in paris
  2. the capital of france
  3. Largest mountain in maine
  4. the capital of england
  5. the maine state bird
  6. the largest continent on earth
  7. largest kind of forest
  8. a school in somerset county
  9. the middle of the earth and the warmest part of the earth
  10. it took place in the dust bowl
  11. It sank in 1912
  12. a mountain that stretches all the way from new mexico to canada
Down
  1. it is dry and sandy and has cactuses
  2. capital of china
  3. the best crew teacher
  4. queen of egypt is called a
  5. the ocean that borders india
  6. It is the state with the most lobster
  7. the capital of maine
  8. A war that the whole world is involved in

20 Clues: It sank in 1912 • capital of china • the maine state bird • the capital of maine • the best crew teacher • the capital of france • the capital of england • largest kind of forest • Largest mountain in maine • queen of egypt is called a • a school in somerset county • the ocean that borders india • the largest continent on earth • it took place in the dust bowl • ...

Squire b3 2021-11-01

Squire b3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tower A popular landmark that takes place in paris
  2. the capital of france
  3. Largest mountain in maine
  4. the capital of england
  5. the maine state bird
  6. the largest continent on earth
  7. largest kind of forest
  8. a school in somerset county
  9. the middle of the earth and the warmest part of the earth
  10. it took place in the dust bowl
  11. It sank in 1912
  12. a mountain that stretches all the way from new mexico to canada
Down
  1. it is dry and sandy and has cactuses
  2. capital of china
  3. the best crew teacher
  4. queen of egypt is called a
  5. the ocean that borders india
  6. It is the state with the most lobster
  7. the capital of maine
  8. A war that the whole world is involved in

20 Clues: It sank in 1912 • capital of china • the maine state bird • the capital of maine • the best crew teacher • the capital of france • the capital of england • largest kind of forest • Largest mountain in maine • queen of egypt is called a • a school in somerset county • the ocean that borders india • the largest continent on earth • it took place in the dust bowl • ...

Space 2021-06-15

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Remnant of a dead star.
  2. 6th planet from the sun.
  3. When the moon covers the sun.
  4. 5th planet from the sun.
  5. Person that studies space.
  6. Big flying rocks.
  7. The big rock orbiting earth.
  8. icy frozen balls flying in the sky.
  9. 8th planet from the sun.
Down
  1. Holds everything in space.
  2. Well known dwarf planet.
  3. What the earth is.
  4. 2nd planet from the sun.
  5. 7th planet from the sun.
  6. Going around something.
  7. 1st planet from the sun.
  8. The biggest star that warms us.
  9. Our home planet.
  10. Getting pulled towards something.
  11. invented to see planets better.
  12. 4th planet from the sun.
  13. Glowing plasma in the sky.
  14. Earths galactic home.
  15. The study of space.
  16. Stars in the sky making up images.

25 Clues: Our home planet. • Big flying rocks. • What the earth is. • The study of space. • Earths galactic home. • Remnant of a dead star. • Going around something. • Well known dwarf planet. • 2nd planet from the sun. • 7th planet from the sun. • 6th planet from the sun. • 1st planet from the sun. • 5th planet from the sun. • 4th planet from the sun. • 8th planet from the sun. • ...

Structure of the Earth 2013-12-05

Structure of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inner core of the Earth is the H________
  2. the centre of the Earth
  3. the inner core is made from this metal
  4. where the insides of the Earth explode through the crust
Down
  1. this surrounds the Earth caused by the iron core.
  2. this layer is between the crust an the outer core
  3. the crust is the only s______ layer of the Earth
  4. iron is a type of metal
  5. there are _______ layers to the Earth
  6. there is an outer core and an _________ core
  7. the solid outer layer of the Earth

11 Clues: iron is a type of metal • the centre of the Earth • the solid outer layer of the Earth • there are _______ layers to the Earth • the inner core is made from this metal • the inner core of the Earth is the H________ • there is an outer core and an _________ core • the crust is the only s______ layer of the Earth • this surrounds the Earth caused by the iron core. • ...

Crossword 1 2024-08-08

Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet currently near venus in the early evening sky
  2. common fruit grows on trees
  3. a planet currently seen in the west in the early evening
  4. a company that makes pencils and paints
  5. The most important point on the compass
  6. a five fingered appendage on the end of your arms
  7. a wall mounted device for telling the time
  8. the longest break from lessons in the school day
  9. Maori for land of the long white cloud
  10. a red planet visible from earth
  11. a place where children gather to learn
Down
  1. liquid which makes up lakes rivers and even the sea
  2. A colour, combination of blue and red
  3. a meal made from any variety of ingredients served hot in a bowl
  4. large surface for the teacher to use chalk on
  5. a ringed planet visible from earth
  6. generally two slices of bread with filling
  7. Current Main Lesson
  8. standard unit of measurement in NZ for distance
  9. the largest planet visible from earth
  10. A satellite of earth which orbits once per month

21 Clues: Current Main Lesson • common fruit grows on trees • a red planet visible from earth • a ringed planet visible from earth • A colour, combination of blue and red • the largest planet visible from earth • Maori for land of the long white cloud • a place where children gather to learn • a company that makes pencils and paints • The most important point on the compass • ...

Lennon's Science Words! 2023-05-17

Lennon's Science Words! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of Earth we live on
  2. water that comes from plants
  3. the Earth has ____ like the continental one
  4. not liquid or gas but ____
  5. the layer of Earth closest to the crust
  6. when your cold can of soda starts to "sweat"
  7. the hot solid center of Earth
  8. metamorphic, igneous, ______
Down
  1. liquid that falls from the clouds is called
  2. if it's 32 degrees or lower it's ______
  3. the hot liquid that comes out of a volcano is _____
  4. the layer of the atmosphere we live in
  5. what water vapor turns into
  6. water that doesn't soak into the ground
  7. it's like lava but under ground

15 Clues: not liquid or gas but ____ • what water vapor turns into • water that comes from plants • metamorphic, igneous, ______ • the layer of Earth we live on • the hot solid center of Earth • it's like lava but under ground • the layer of the atmosphere we live in • if it's 32 degrees or lower it's ______ • the layer of Earth closest to the crust • ...

Astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-01-21

Astronomy crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
  2. - The whole side of the moon is now illuminated to viewers from the earth. The full moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west. It stays up all night long, reaching its highest point about midnight. In summer, it is as low in the sky as the sun is at noon in midwinter.
  3. - Its famous rings, though it is much like Jupiter, characterize Saturn. The rings - two bright ones and a fainter inner one - surround the planet in the plane of its equator. The rings appear to be composed of many small bodies, which revolve around Saturn like miniature satellites.
  4. - in the solar system is a large round object that orbits the sun and has cleared out most of the other objects in its orbit.
  5. -a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the light from the Sun.
  6. - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  7. - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
  8. - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
  9. - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
  10. - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
  11. - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
  12. - the reddish planet, is the only other known body whose surface conditions seemed suitable for life of some kind. The Martian days and nights are about the same lengths as ours
  13. - appears only when the moon is on the side of the earth most directly in line with the sun. There is no illumination on the earth's side, so it is also sometimes called the dark moon.
  14. - Like the first quarter, it is seen illuminated on half the side facing the earth. The third quarter moon rises about midnight, is highest at dawn and sets about noon. In the morning it is in the western sky.
  15. - a huge planet, is shrouded in thick clouds that its surface cannot be seen Its volume is about 1,300 times that of earth, but its mass is only 300 times as great.
  16. - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
  17. - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
Down
  1. -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
  2. - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
  3. - the shape of the earth.
  4. - gave the most accurate size during their time.
  5. - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
  6. - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
  7. - proposed a system of fixed spheres. He believed that the sun, moon and the five known planets and the stars were attached to these spheres which carried the heavenly bodies while they revolved around the stationary Earth.
  8. - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
  9. - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
  10. -was believed to be at fixed position in the sky, however when the Greeks traveled,to places nearer the equator, like• Egypt, they noticed that it is closer to the horizon
  11. - Half the side of the moon facing the earth appears illuminated. It rises about noon, reaches its high point for the day at sundown, and sets near midnight.
  12. - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
  13. - Earth is assumed to the center of all
  14. - is the second planet from the sun. It is brighter than Mercury in the sky and is easily seen near the sun at either sunup or sunset.
  15. - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
  16. - is considered as the greatest of the early Greek astronomers who compared and observed the brightness of the 850 stars and arranged them into order of brightness or magnitude.

33 Clues: - the shape of the earth. • - Earth is assumed to the center of all • -A natural object that orbits a larger object. • - gave the most accurate size during their time. • - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views • - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. • - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon • ...

Unit 3: Earth in Space Crossword 2025-12-05

Unit 3: Earth in Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is known as the "ice planet"
  2. There are ______ inner planets that are spheres of rock.
  3. The planet that is the biggest of the four inner planets and the only one with liquid water on its surface.
  4. The fourth planet from the Sun, known for its reddish color due to iron oxide on its surface.
  5. This inner planet has a rotation period (day) that is longer than its revolution period (year).
  6. The astronomical term for a celestial body that orbits a star and is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity, having cleared its orbital neighborhood.
  7. The type of tide that occurs during the new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are lined up, causing the highest high tides.
  8. side, making its axial tilt extreme.
  9. The number of Earth days it takes for Mercury to complete one year (its revolution).
Down
  1. The smallest and innermost planet, which has the most eccentric orbit.
  2. The event that occurs when Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon during the full moon phase, blocking sunlight from reaching the Moon.
  3. The planet famous for its distinct, extensive ring system, primarily composed of ice particles.
  4. The period when the Moon is completely blocking the Sun during a total solar eclipse, lasting about 7.5 minutes.
  5. The type of tide that occurs during the First and Last Quarter moon phases, resulting in the least difference between high and low tide.
  6. The planet that rotates on its axis virtually on
  7. The largest planet in the Solar System.
  8. The path an object follows around another body in space.
  9. The phase of the Moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are lined up, and the side facing Earth is completely in shadow.
  10. The name of our galaxy, which contains the Sun and billions of other stars.
  11. The force that causes the ocean waters to be pulled toward the Moon, resulting in tides.

20 Clues: Is known as the "ice planet" • side, making its axial tilt extreme. • The largest planet in the Solar System. • The planet that rotates on its axis virtually on • There are ______ inner planets that are spheres of rock. • The path an object follows around another body in space. • The smallest and innermost planet, which has the most eccentric orbit. • ...

Vocabulary Crossword 2021-10-20

Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. orbiting the sun
  2. one hemisphere leans towards the sun
  3. Can be categorized in Terrestrial and Jovian
  4. Moon between Earth and Sun
  5. space rock hits earthly ground
  6. Earth between the Moon and Sun
  7. to increase
  8. Earth in its axis
  9. space rock in Earth's atmosphere
Down
  1. balls of dust ice
  2. Equinox after winter
  3. space rock outside of Earth's atmosphere
  4. to decrease
  5. space rock not big enough to be a planet
  6. less than half of the moon seen
  7. a piece of rock orbiting a planet
  8. one hemisphere leans away from the sun
  9. Equinox after Summer Solstice
  10. more than half of the moon seen

19 Clues: to decrease • to increase • orbiting the sun • balls of dust ice • Earth in its axis • Equinox after winter • Moon between Earth and Sun • Equinox after Summer Solstice • space rock hits earthly ground • Earth between the Moon and Sun • less than half of the moon seen • more than half of the moon seen • space rock in Earth's atmosphere • a piece of rock orbiting a planet • ...

Volcanoes 2021-02-08

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of the earth under the crust
  2. area in the pacific ocean with lots of volcanic activity
  3. crack in the earth's crust where volcanic material escapes
  4. top layer of the earth
  5. fine particles of rock dust from an erupting volcano
  6. Roman god for whom volcanoes are named
  7. planet with the largest known volcano
Down
  1. melted rock inside of the earth
  2. passage followed by magma
  3. side of a volcano
  4. tall column of water and steam erupting from the earth's surface
  5. ejection of solid, liquid and gas from a volcano
  6. volcano that is currently inactive but may erupt in the future
  7. the earth's crust is divided into __ plates
  8. melted rock that comes out of a volcano
  9. center of the earth

16 Clues: side of a volcano • center of the earth • top layer of the earth • passage followed by magma • melted rock inside of the earth • layer of the earth under the crust • planet with the largest known volcano • Roman god for whom volcanoes are named • melted rock that comes out of a volcano • the earth's crust is divided into __ plates • ...

Crossword_Lec4_Boling 2024-09-29

Crossword_Lec4_Boling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. || What type of solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun, blocking its light entirely?
  2. || By how many degrees is the Moon’s orbit tilted relative to the ecliptic plane?
  3. || What eclipse can occur only at full moon, when the Moon passes into Earth's shadow?
  4. || What do both the Earth and Moon cast, that results in eclipses when one passes through the others?
  5. rotation || What term describes the Moon rotating exactly once for each orbit around Earth?
  6. || What is the plane called that the Moon's orbit is tilted 5° relative to?
  7. month || What is the term for the Moon's orbit around Earth taking 27.3 days?
  8. || What is the term for the apparent wobble of the Moon, caused by its tilt and orbit shape?
  9. || What type of solar eclipse occurs when only part of the Sun is obscured by the Moon?
  10. || During a lunar eclipse, what is the darkest part of Earth's shadow that the Moon passes through?
  11. || What type of light refracted through Earth's atmosphere causes the Moon to appear red during a total lunar eclipse?
Down
  1. || What is the name of the phenomenon where light from the nearly full Earth shines on the Moon?
  2. seasons || What is the term for the times when the Moon is at a 'node' and solar or lunar eclipses can occur?
  3. month || What term describes the Moon's phase cycle, which lasts 29.5 days?
  4. || What eclipse can occur only at new moon, when the Moon passes in front of the Sun?
  5. locked || What is the term for the gravitational effect that keeps the Earth and Moon always facing each other on the same sides?
  6. || What type of solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun, leaving a ring of light?
  7. || What is the side of the Moon that is always visible from Earth?
  8. || What is the point in the Moon’s orbit where it crosses the ecliptic plane and can cause an eclipse?

19 Clues: || What is the side of the Moon that is always visible from Earth? • month || What term describes the Moon's phase cycle, which lasts 29.5 days? • || What is the plane called that the Moon's orbit is tilted 5° relative to? • month || What is the term for the Moon's orbit around Earth taking 27.3 days? • ...

Solar days and years 2017-06-05

Solar days and years crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The direction the sun rises in
  2. year The time (365 days) taken for Earth to rotate once around the sun
  3. The spin of the Earth on its axis
  4. The hemisphere Russia is located in
  5. The planet we live on
  6. The imaginary line around the centre of the Earth
  7. The tilt of the Earth
  8. The direction of the highest point during the day
Down
  1. An imaginary line from north to south that passes through the highest point in the sky
  2. The hemisphere Australia is located in
  3. Also known as midday
  4. The direction the sun sets in
  5. The centre of our solar system

13 Clues: Also known as midday • The planet we live on • The tilt of the Earth • The direction the sun sets in • The direction the sun rises in • The centre of our solar system • The spin of the Earth on its axis • The hemisphere Russia is located in • The hemisphere Australia is located in • The imaginary line around the centre of the Earth • ...

Earth´s Systems 2023-04-05

Earth´s Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. move side to side through only solids, moves slower than p waves
  2. boundary where tectonic plates collide
  3. the innermost layer of earth, divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and solid inner, made of iron and nickel
  4. still in existence; surviving
  5. the layer that lies between earth´s crust and core, the majority of earth´s mass is in this layer
  6. water held underground in soil of deep reservoirs
  7. group of animals that occupy an area
  8. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter, less dense material rises, and colder, denser material sinks
  9. petroleum, natural gas,coal. made from remains of plants
  10. the study of earth
  11. compress of squeeze through solids and liquids, travels faster than s waves
  12. a tool that measures/records details of earthquakes
  13. the solid, outermost layer of earth, lying above the mantle
  14. when heat, pressure, cooling, melting, and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
  15. forms from pre-existing rock and fossils, appears layered
  16. the supercontinent that existed before continents separated
  17. large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on
  18. occurs when divergent plates seperate, convection currents cause less dense material to rise, creates new ocean floor
Down
  1. boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother
  2. boundary where tectonic plates divide
  3. forms under extreme heat and pressure, appears twisted
  4. the study of earthquakes and related phenomena
  5. when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  6. no longer in existence
  7. forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies over time, appears glassy
  8. when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not a plate boundary, hawaiian islands were formed this way
  9. the lower part of earth´s mantle, below the asthenosphere
  10. form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward
  11. the outer part of earth, includes the crust and upper mantle
  12. below the lithosphere, hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
  13. solid inorganic material in nature

31 Clues: the study of earth • no longer in existence • still in existence; surviving • solid inorganic material in nature • group of animals that occupy an area • boundary where tectonic plates divide • boundary where tectonic plates collide • the study of earthquakes and related phenomena • water held underground in soil of deep reservoirs • ...

The Riches of the Whole Earth 2025-06-22

The Riches of the Whole Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What children must be taught not to do (D&C 68:25)
  2. What the Lord challenged the elders to produce, if they questioned Joseph’s words
  3. “Equal in all ______”
  4. Who desired to bear testimony of the truth of the revelations
  5. These leaders’ words, spoken by the Spirit, are considered scripture
  6. Principle from D&C 70:14 stewardships and what?
  7. This divine being appears to some, but not to natural man
  8. Parents must teach children to obey this
Down
  1. D&C 70 teaches that those who labor full-time in the work should be this
  2. The revelations were to be printed in this place
  3. A bishop must be called with this (D&C 68:19)
  4. The calling given to John Whitmer in this section
  5. Who is appointed to oversee the publication of revelations
  6. What is required to behold God
  7. He was commanded to carry the revelations to Missouri

15 Clues: “Equal in all ______” • What is required to behold God • Parents must teach children to obey this • A bishop must be called with this (D&C 68:19) • Principle from D&C 70:14 stewardships and what? • The revelations were to be printed in this place • The calling given to John Whitmer in this section • What children must be taught not to do (D&C 68:25) • ...

Investigation 1 2012-10-14

Investigation 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the part of the earth system that encompasses (includes) the crust, mantle, inner and outer core.
  2. a process in which molten rock becomes solid rock
  3. molten rock that has erupted and exposed to the surface of the earth.
  4. a process in which igneous rocks cool and crystal formation takes place
  5. the process of eroded materials being moved and deposited (dropped) in another place
  6. the process during which rocks are broken up into smaller particles or sediments by the action of water, the atmosphere, and organisms
  7. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.
  8. the part of the the earth system that includes the gases.
Down
  1. the part of the earth system that includes living things, such as plants, animals and human beings.
  2. molten rock material beneath (under) the surface of the earth.
  3. a process when layers of small sediments are compressed (pressed or smashed) together
  4. the part of the earth system that includes water bodies, such as the ocean and the seas.
  5. a process in which large sediments are held together like by evaporated mud
  6. a rock type that is layered is comes from cementation and compaction of sediments.
  7. a rock type made from hardened magma
  8. a process in which solid rock becomes molten rock

16 Clues: a rock type made from hardened magma • a process in which molten rock becomes solid rock • a process in which solid rock becomes molten rock • the part of the the earth system that includes the gases. • molten rock material beneath (under) the surface of the earth. • molten rock that has erupted and exposed to the surface of the earth. • ...

ECOSYSTEMS CROSSWORD 2022-06-19

ECOSYSTEMS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the different populations in an area.
  2. To maintain stable ecological conditions.
  3. Large group of individuals of the same species that live in a close area.
  4. When one species preys on another. Often due to other environmental factors.
  5. Environmental factor that is living.
  6. Organisms that break down other dead organisms.
  7. The part of earth that is made up of water in its liquid form. For example lakes or oceans.
  8. Middle layer below the crust.
  9. When two species benefit from one another.
  10. An animal that only eats meat.
  11. The number and variety of species in an ecosystem.
  12. Made up of all the frozen water on earth, such as glaciers.
  13. The earth's main source of energy.
  14. The transition area between two ecosystems. Particularly biodiverse.
Down
  1. Anything that is alive.
  2. Environmental factor that is non-living.
  3. All ecosystems on Earth.
  4. Animals that only eats plants.
  5. Solid, rocky part of the Earth.
  6. Ecosystems adapted to their abiotic environments.
  7. Organism that cannot product its own energy.
  8. An organism that creates its own energy.
  9. Mixture of gases that surround the earth and protect it.
  10. An animal that eats both plants and meat.
  11. Living, biotic factors interacting with abiotic factors in a large area.
  12. Relatively thin outermost layer of the geosphere.
  13. Earth's central part, below both the crust and mantle.

27 Clues: Anything that is alive. • All ecosystems on Earth. • Middle layer below the crust. • Animals that only eats plants. • An animal that only eats meat. • Solid, rocky part of the Earth. • The earth's main source of energy. • Environmental factor that is living. • Environmental factor that is non-living. • An organism that creates its own energy. • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2021-02-26

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 23.5 degrees South of the equator
  2. A change in attitude of the Earth
  3. Divisions of the Earth that run from North to South pole
  4. Half of the Earth, North or South of the Equator
  5. The center of rotation
Down
  1. The counterclockwise orbital path of the Earth around the Sun
  2. 23.5 degrees North of the equator
  3. Divisions of the Earth that are parallel to the equator/ fatutude
  4. The counterclockwise movement of the Earth around its axis
  5. the waistline of the Earth
  6. The annual change in weather due to the Earth’s tilt

11 Clues: The center of rotation • the waistline of the Earth • 23.5 degrees North of the equator • 23.5 degrees South of the equator • A change in attitude of the Earth • Half of the Earth, North or South of the Equator • The annual change in weather due to the Earth’s tilt • Divisions of the Earth that run from North to South pole • ...

Earth's Changing Surface 2022-10-24

Earth's Changing Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  2. A huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
  3. weathering that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces by physical force
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  6. the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  7. Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
  8. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  9. A layer of liquid molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
Down
  1. process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
  2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  3. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  4. a natural feature of the earth's surface.
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground due to movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  6. the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
  7. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  8. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  9. A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  10. weathering that breaks rocks down as a result of chemical reactions
  11. small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

20 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface • a natural feature of the earth's surface. • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...

Astronomy and General Science 2020-12-07

Astronomy and General Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gases surrounding the Earth
  2. How the sun creates energy
  3. Energy transfer where heat rises, cold sinks
  4. the number of stars in our solar system
  5. Energy transfer through space
  6. Contains planets revolving around a star
  7. Category that describes all water on Earth
  8. the amount of time it takes for the Earth to revolve one time around the sun (no spaces)
  9. To move around another object
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  1. Really high high tides (full and new moon)
  2. Energy transfer by touching
  3. Category that describes all living things
  4. time it takes for Earth to rotate once (no spaces)
  5. The electromagnetic spectrum is all types of
  6. Category that describes Earth's land/ crust
  7. to spin on an axis

16 Clues: to spin on an axis • How the sun creates energy • Gases surrounding the Earth • Energy transfer by touching • Energy transfer through space • To move around another object • the number of stars in our solar system • Contains planets revolving around a star • Category that describes all living things • Really high high tides (full and new moon) • ...

Water Cycle-Abigail Althoff 2022-11-29

Water Cycle-Abigail Althoff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is needed for water to evaporate
  2. when water comes off landscapes
  3. water that is near higher land
  4. when water is heated up
  5. what rises and becomes steam
  6. when water moves underground and finds an opening to the surface
  7. water coming down onto earth from a cloud
  8. what moves water all over the earth
  9. the biggest area in the water
Down
  1. brings water down to earth
  2. what is the main part of the cycle
  3. when water seeps down into the earth
  4. force of gravity making water come out of plants
  5. what happens in a river
  6. they urinate it out
  7. when six months have passed after snowfall

16 Clues: they urinate it out • when water is heated up • what happens in a river • brings water down to earth • what rises and becomes steam • the biggest area in the water • water that is near higher land • when water comes off landscapes • what is the main part of the cycle • what moves water all over the earth • when water seeps down into the earth • ...

Solar days and years 2017-06-05

Solar days and years crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The direction of the highest point during the day
  2. The imaginary line around the centre of the Earth
  3. The hemisphere Australia is located in
  4. The spin of the Earth on its axis
  5. The direction the sun rises in
  6. Also known as midday
  7. The centre of our solar system
Down
  1. The direction the sun sets in
  2. The hemisphere Russia is located in
  3. An imaginary line from north to south that passes through the highest point in the sky
  4. year The time (365 days) taken for Earth to rotate once around the sun
  5. The planet we live on
  6. The tilt of the Earth

13 Clues: Also known as midday • The planet we live on • The tilt of the Earth • The direction the sun sets in • The direction the sun rises in • The centre of our solar system • The spin of the Earth on its axis • The hemisphere Russia is located in • The hemisphere Australia is located in • The direction of the highest point during the day • ...

Science 2020-12-16

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. learning about volcanoes
  2. learning about how weather affects the planet
  3. learning about things that are not on the planet Earth
  4. learning about the part of your body that helps stop sickness
  5. learning about the part of Earth where plants and animals live how it works with the rock on the Earth’s surface
  6. learning about reptiles and amphibians
  7. learning about the oceans
  8. learning about birds
  9. learning about the main types of weather in a certain area
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  1. learning about what animals and plants are made of and how they stay alive
  2. learning about all living things that are like plants and animals
  3. learning about things that were alive a long, long time ago
  4. learning about insects, or bugs
  5. learning about climate and weather
  6. learning about animals
  7. learning about what all things are made of
  8. science, learning about what the planet Earth is made of
  9. learning about how things move

18 Clues: learning about birds • learning about animals • learning about volcanoes • learning about the oceans • learning about how things move • learning about insects, or bugs • learning about climate and weather • learning about reptiles and amphibians • learning about what all things are made of • learning about how weather affects the planet • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  4. Moving toward the same place
  5. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  6. how often or fast something happens
  7. Center layer of earth
  8. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
Down
  1. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  2. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  3. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
  4. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. Outer layer of earth
  6. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  7. Multiple things that make up on big function
  8. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  9. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
  10. Moving apart in direction directions

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

vocabulary 2021-12-03

vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the visible satellite of the earth
  2. the light from the sun
  3. the action of rotating around an axis or center
  4. the time of darkness
  5. the amount of time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun
  6. the half of the earth
  7. the four divisions of the year
Down
  1. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft
  2. the natural light of day
  3. the amount of level or extent
  4. the time or date
  5. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earths equator
  6. the amount of space in between two objects
  7. the lines that stream from the sun
  8. the planet we live on

15 Clues: the time or date • the time of darkness • the planet we live on • the half of the earth • the light from the sun • the natural light of day • the amount of level or extent • the four divisions of the year • the visible satellite of the earth • the lines that stream from the sun • the amount of space in between two objects • the action of rotating around an axis or center • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2022-05-19

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. being deformed without losing toughness
  2. a change in shape from stress or strain
  3. having two opposite tendencies
  4. the continent in pangaea
  5. hold back
  6. crash together with violent impact
  7. the center of earth
  8. a fold of a rock that goes upwards
  9. an anticlinal rock structure
  10. a sudden , violent shaking of the ground
  11. break or crack in the earth
Down
  1. one plate moves under another
  2. layer of earth that is closest to humans
  3. the region below the lithosphere
  4. becoming separated
  5. the reduction in volume
  6. pull or push forcibly at something
  7. when an intense force is on something
  8. rock cluster that shows above the crust
  9. all of the continents together as one

20 Clues: hold back • becoming separated • the center of earth • the reduction in volume • the continent in pangaea • break or crack in the earth • an anticlinal rock structure • one plate moves under another • having two opposite tendencies • the region below the lithosphere • pull or push forcibly at something • crash together with violent impact • a fold of a rock that goes upwards • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2022-05-19

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. being deformed without losing toughness
  2. a change in shape from stress or strain
  3. having two opposite tendencies
  4. the continent in pangaea
  5. hold back
  6. crash together with violent impact
  7. the center of earth
  8. a fold of a rock that goes upwards
  9. an anticlinal rock structure
  10. a sudden , violent shaking of the ground
  11. break or crack in the earth
Down
  1. one plate moves under another
  2. layer of earth that is closest to humans
  3. the region below the lithosphere
  4. becoming separated
  5. the reduction in volume
  6. pull or push forcibly at something
  7. when an intense force is on something
  8. rock cluster that shows above the crust
  9. all of the continents together as one

20 Clues: hold back • becoming separated • the center of earth • the reduction in volume • the continent in pangaea • break or crack in the earth • an anticlinal rock structure • one plate moves under another • having two opposite tendencies • the region below the lithosphere • pull or push forcibly at something • crash together with violent impact • a fold of a rock that goes upwards • ...

The Water Cycle! 2022-01-27

The Water Cycle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water running off the land
  2. when liquid turns into gas
  3. a substance that has no fixed shape
  4. odorless liquid
  5. rain that does not reach the soil
  6. a place to hold water
  7. water or oil
  8. water coming back as vapor
  9. the movement into the ground
Down
  1. when a gas turns into a liquid
  2. a series of events that happens in order
  3. a substance suspended in the air
  4. the force that attracts a body toward earth
  5. studying the physical and natural world
  6. when it rains
  7. movement of water through the soil
  8. toward to bottom of a slope
  9. moisture that falls and drops
  10. the upper layer of earth
  11. salt water that covers earth

20 Clues: water or oil • when it rains • odorless liquid • a place to hold water • the upper layer of earth • water running off the land • when liquid turns into gas • water coming back as vapor • toward to bottom of a slope • salt water that covers earth • the movement into the ground • moisture that falls and drops • when a gas turns into a liquid • a substance suspended in the air • ...

Clara´s Space Crossword 2022-04-28

Clara´s Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shooting stars
  2. small objects between Mars and Jupiter
  3. having to do with the moon
  4. a imaginary line that a planet rotates on
  5. a measure of distance in space
  6. the turning of Earth
  7. occurs when light from the sun is cut off
  8. able to see far way
  9. having to do with the sun
  10. like a meteor or asteroid
Down
  1. a kind of star formation
  2. a man-made object that orbits Earth
  3. the path a planet travels around the sun
  4. a synonym for movement
  5. a space ship that is no longer made
  6. the study of space
  7. relating to the heavens or skies
  8. a single turn
  9. Earth space and all things in it
  10. the milky way is this

20 Clues: a single turn • shooting stars • the study of space • able to see far way • the turning of Earth • the milky way is this • a synonym for movement • a kind of star formation • having to do with the sun • like a meteor or asteroid • having to do with the moon • a measure of distance in space • relating to the heavens or skies • Earth space and all things in it • ...

Clara´s Space Crossword 2022-04-28

Clara´s Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. able to see far way
  2. the turning of Earth
  3. a space ship that is no longer made
  4. the path a planet travels around the sun
  5. a man-made object that orbits Earth
  6. having to do with the sun
  7. a synonym for movement
  8. a imaginary line that a planet rotates on
  9. the milky way is this
  10. having to do with the moon
Down
  1. relating to the heavens or skies
  2. shooting stars
  3. a single turn
  4. a kind of star formation
  5. like a meteor or asteroid
  6. Earth space and all things in it
  7. occurs when light from the sun is cut off
  8. the study of space
  9. small objects between Mars and Jupiter
  10. a measure of distance in space

20 Clues: a single turn • shooting stars • the study of space • able to see far way • the turning of Earth • the milky way is this • a synonym for movement • a kind of star formation • like a meteor or asteroid • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • a measure of distance in space • relating to the heavens or skies • Earth space and all things in it • ...

Mr. G's World Geography Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-10

Mr. G's World Geography Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One half of a sphere
  2. The line of latitude that circles the Earth exactly midway between the North and South poles
  3. Taxes on goods imported from another country
  4. people who move to another country
  5. The height of the land above sea level
  6. The spinning motion of Earth on its axis
  7. The study of Earth and it's people
  8. the development, of worldwide, society in which people, money, information, and goods flow fairly and freely across national borders
  9. people who leave a country
  10. The 7 largest areas of land on Earth
Down
  1. Moisture that falls from the sky
  2. Imaginary lines between the North and South poles that crosses the Equator at right angles
  3. Imaginary lines around Earth that run parallel to the Equator
  4. A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
  5. a factor that encourages people to move to a new place
  6. a factor that encourages people to leave a place

16 Clues: One half of a sphere • people who leave a country • Moisture that falls from the sky • people who move to another country • The study of Earth and it's people • The 7 largest areas of land on Earth • The height of the land above sea level • The spinning motion of Earth on its axis • Taxes on goods imported from another country • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of the earth made mostly of iron and contains small amounts of nickel
  2. type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed
  3. tectonic plates fit together like pieces of this type of puzzle
  4. theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided in tectonic plates that move around
  5. boundary between two plates moving horizontally past each other
  6. pieces of the lithosphere that move around
  7. made up of solid rock that flows very slowly
  8. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust due to high elevations
  9. process by which rock changes because of stress
  10. boundary formed by two plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. stress when forces act to stretch an object
  2. boundary formed by the collision of two plates
  3. Greek for "all earth"
  4. Spreading where the new ocean floor is formed by magam rising towards the surface and solidifies
  5. the theory that suggests the continents at one point were all one big land mass
  6. strong, lower part of the mantle
  7. layer of the earth that conists of the crust and upper part of the mantle
  8. the surface along where rocks break and slide past each other
  9. Sinking of the Earth's crust in lower elevations
  10. the outermost layer of the earth
  11. the types of waves that are produced by an earthquake
  12. the layer of the earth that contains most of the earth's mass
  13. bending of rock layers due to stress

23 Clues: Greek for "all earth" • strong, lower part of the mantle • the outermost layer of the earth • bending of rock layers due to stress • pieces of the lithosphere that move around • stress when forces act to stretch an object • made up of solid rock that flows very slowly • boundary formed by the collision of two plates • process by which rock changes because of stress • ...

Astronomy Crossword 2023-05-17

Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A phenomenon we see from Earth when one celestial body casts it shadow over another.
  2. A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun.
  3. Known as a red planet
  4. A period of 24 hours time when SUN is up.
  5. Result of the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's water.
  6. Planet with a lot of water and people on it.
  7. eclipse An eclipse that occurs when the moon enters the cone of shadow from the earth.
  8. Parts that are allocated in the annual cycle.
  9. One of the four seasons, between winter and summer
  10. One of the four seasons, between summer and winter
  11. Massive self-luminous celestial bodies, consisting of gas and plasma.
  12. One of the four seasons, between autumn and spring
Down
  1. eclipse Occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
  2. One of the stars in our galaxy and the only star in the solar system.
  3. Fifth in distance from the Sun, a gas giant.
  4. An imaginary line passing through the Earth pole.
  5. One of the four seasons, between spring and autumn
  6. A relatively small celestial body in the solar system that orbits around the sun.
  7. A period of 24 hours time when MOON is up.
  8. A gravitationally bound system of stars, star clusters.
  9. Relatively empty areas of the universe that lie outside the boundaries of the atmospheres of celestial bodies.
  10. Earth's only natural satellite.

22 Clues: Known as a red planet • Earth's only natural satellite. • A period of 24 hours time when SUN is up. • A period of 24 hours time when MOON is up. • Fifth in distance from the Sun, a gas giant. • Planet with a lot of water and people on it. • Parts that are allocated in the annual cycle. • A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun. • ...

3rd Period Review 2024-05-15

3rd Period Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formation of clouds happen when ___________ condenses at the dew point
  2. scale used to measure Earthquakes
  3. initial explanation for a problem that was observed
  4. ocean zone that contains the most marine life
  5. area that is mostly between mars and Jupiter
  6. largest salt flat
  7. largest moon in the solar system
  8. this tides happen with a new or full moon
  9. closest planet to the sun
  10. bigger planets are classified as
  11. pieces of the Earth crust
  12. plate boundaries that cause Earthquakes
  13. deep trenches in the abyssal zone
Down
  1. chain of underwater mountains
  2. layer of the earth that is completely liquid
  3. only planet suitable for life
  4. ocean zone that is very dense and has salty water
  5. variable that is changed by the scientist
  6. planet with the strongest gravitational field
  7. thin layer of gas that is found in the stratosphere
  8. who is the best student
  9. planet with over 60 moons
  10. largest layer of the earth
  11. minerals that are made of atoms with one element
  12. most tides are
  13. element essential for life

26 Clues: most tides are • largest salt flat • who is the best student • planet with over 60 moons • closest planet to the sun • pieces of the Earth crust • largest layer of the earth • element essential for life • chain of underwater mountains • only planet suitable for life • largest moon in the solar system • bigger planets are classified as • scale used to measure Earthquakes • ...

Heather Space Crossword 2023-04-21

Heather Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. probe that explores beyond out solar system
  2. elon musks is the owner of the star link which is a train of ____ orbiting the earth
  3. greek princess constellation
  4. said to represent a "cup bearer" or "water bearer
  5. our planet is part of a ____ along with several others
  6. what is earth?
  7. where all the astronauts live when in space
  8. a large telescope in space
  9. objects resistance to change in motion
  10. solar systems beyond orbit
  11. keeps us on the ground
  12. twinkle, twinkle, little _____
  13. our source of heat and light
  14. its a candy bar
  15. our home planet
  16. an amount of matter in an object
Down
  1. the ISS orbits the earth in this amount of time
  2. buzz
  3. a pole star
  4. the first element on the periodic table
  5. space dust
  6. depicted as a centaur holding a bow and arrow
  7. represents both the goddess of justice and the goddess of the harvest
  8. closest star system to us
  9. going around and around a planet
  10. stars that make a picture
  11. planet eater
  12. constellation that represents a bull

28 Clues: buzz • space dust • a pole star • planet eater • what is earth? • its a candy bar • our home planet • keeps us on the ground • closest star system to us • stars that make a picture • a large telescope in space • solar systems beyond orbit • greek princess constellation • our source of heat and light • twinkle, twinkle, little _____ • going around and around a planet • ...

P5 Exercise 2024-12-17

P5 Exercise crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of mixture which has the largest particle
  2. process which causes rain fall
  3. earth movement that causes change in seasons
  4. this gas is required in food making process on plant
  5. energy that utilize heat from inside of the earth
  6. the direction of your shadow after 12 PM
  7. reaction when water and oil could mix
  8. one revolution of the moon around the earth is called a....
  9. one of the simple machines
  10. heat transfer using flow of liquid
  11. this greenhouse gas is the result of fermentation of cow's dung
Down
  1. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  2. one of separation method to separate solid over liquid
  3. the hottest planet on the solar system
  4. water is one of universal ....., because it can dissolve many substances
  5. if a material allow heat to easily get through, it is a good...
  6. separation funnel is used to separate liquid with different ....
  7. CO2 is an example of .... gases
  8. separation method that utilize the difference in boiling point
  9. earth movement that causes day and night

20 Clues: one of the simple machines • process which causes rain fall • CO2 is an example of .... gases • heat transfer using flow of liquid • reaction when water and oil could mix • the hottest planet on the solar system • the most abundant gas in the atmosphere • the direction of your shadow after 12 PM • earth movement that causes day and night • ...

Kylie's Star Crossword 2025-05-16

Kylie's Star Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a space station everyone knows about
  2. Something in the sky
  3. A unit of distance, common in space
  4. You can get sucked into a
  5. There is none of this in space
  6. Newton's first law is also known as the law of _______
  7. The planet we live on
  8. There are _____ photos on google earth
  9. a giant cloud of dust and space
  10. This is the north stars name
  11. what is Mercury?
  12. The international space station only takes _________ to orbit around the sun
  13. This is a space based observatory observing earth
Down
  1. You can see these at night time. The big dipper is apart of one
  2. we live in the milkyway _______?
  3. This is an element in water
  4. This is a triple star system located 4.37 Lightyears away
  5. She is the daughter of king Cepheus
  6. A region behind Neptune in our solar system
  7. Every planet have diffrent ____
  8. It is a NASA space probe, launched on september 5th,1977
  9. This is the galaxy we live in
  10. The earth _______ the sun

23 Clues: what is Mercury? • Something in the sky • The planet we live on • You can get sucked into a • The earth _______ the sun • This is an element in water • This is the north stars name • This is the galaxy we live in • There is none of this in space • Every planet have diffrent ____ • a giant cloud of dust and space • we live in the milkyway _______? • A unit of distance, common in space • ...

Choice board 2022-09-15

Choice board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. that the outer layer has big plates
  2. north and south poles switch perioddily
  3. the boundary between two plates that our colliding
  4. the boundary between two tectonic plates
  5. strong lower part of mantle
  6. center of earth
  7. volcano making new land forms
  8. Rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock
  9. soft layer of mantle
  10. sudden return of elastically deformed Rock
  11. earths surface of the point were the earth quake starts
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  1. the boundy between two plates that are sliding past each other
  2. the lithosphere moves
  3. large land mass brake up to be smaller
  4. were the first motion of an earth quake starts
  5. a movement trembling of the ground
  6. a brake in a body of rock
  7. solid outer layer
  8. a block of lithosphere
  9. a chain of events that you do and it will make it right
  10. the bending or braking of crust
  11. between crust and core
  12. a movement of matter that changes density
  13. The Edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent
  14. thin solid layer of earth

25 Clues: center of earth • solid outer layer • soft layer of mantle • the lithosphere moves • a block of lithosphere • between crust and core • a brake in a body of rock • thin solid layer of earth • strong lower part of mantle • volcano making new land forms • the bending or braking of crust • a movement trembling of the ground • that the outer layer has big plates • ...

Te Whenua 2025-08-20

Te Whenua crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fine powdery material ejected from volcanoes.
  2. The process where one tectonic plate sinks under another.
  3. Natural hot spring that shoots water and steam, common in Rotorua.
  4. Chain of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean.
  5. The thick middle layer of the Earth beneath the crust.
  6. The huge slabs of Earth’s crust that move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
  7. Māori word for land or earth.
  8. Vibrations that travel through the Earth during earthquakes.
  9. Rock that flows onto Earth’s surface during an eruption.
  10. Molten rock stored beneath the surface.
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  1. Giant cracks in the Earth’s surface where earthquakes occur.
  2. Māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes.
  3. Large volcanic lake in NZ, site of one of the world’s biggest eruptions.
  4. Layer at the Earth’s centre made of iron and nickel.
  5. Huge supercontinent that broke apart millions of years ago.
  6. Movements of tectonic plates over time, shifting continents.
  7. Explosive mountain in NZ’s central plateau, still active today.
  8. Solid outer layer of the Earth where we live.
  9. Māori word for fire, often linked with volcanic eruptions.
  10. Large offshore trench east of NZ formed by subduction.

20 Clues: Māori word for land or earth. • Māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes. • Molten rock stored beneath the surface. • Fine powdery material ejected from volcanoes. • Solid outer layer of the Earth where we live. • Layer at the Earth’s centre made of iron and nickel. • The thick middle layer of the Earth beneath the crust. • ...

Moon Phases (cycle, terminator, waxing, crescent, waning, gibbous, new, full, Last, First, Rotation, Orbit, Apollo11) 2023-10-22

Moon Phases (cycle, terminator, waxing, crescent, waning, gibbous, new, full, Last, First, Rotation, Orbit, Apollo11) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To Revolve around another celestial object
  2. The light is shaped like a football
  3. The change in appearance of the Moon as it makes one full revolution around the Earth is called the lunar ____.
  4. The Moon is one quarter of the way through its cycle, From the Earth it appears to be half lit on the right. It is called a _______ Quarter Moon.
  5. The Moon is three-quarters of the way through its cycle, From the Earth it appears to be half lit on the left, it is called a ______ Quarter moon.
  6. The day/night line
  7. The lighted part of the Moon as seen from Earth is increasing
Down
  1. The lighted part of the Moon as seen from Earth is decreasing
  2. A thin, curved shape that's thicker in the middle and tapers to thin points at each end
  3. The first phase of the Moon, Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it appears unlit from Earth.
  4. To spin on its' axis
  5. The phase of the moon when the entire face of the moon is illuminated,The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, two weeks after the new moon.
  6. The first spaceflight to land on the moon

13 Clues: The day/night line • To spin on its' axis • The light is shaped like a football • The first spaceflight to land on the moon • To Revolve around another celestial object • The lighted part of the Moon as seen from Earth is decreasing • The lighted part of the Moon as seen from Earth is increasing • ...

scince space crossword 2023-10-19

scince space crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface at a low angle
  2. An imaginary line through an object around which it spins
  3. sunlight Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface at a high angle
  4. axis
  5. An object that orbits a planet or star and is human-made
  6. An attractive force between any two objects that have mass on earth
  7. model A model of the Solar System in which Earth is at the centre
  8. An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
  9. The phase when the Moon is waxing and half of the sunlit side
  10. A group of millions or billions of stars
  11. phase when less than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
Down
  1. Any phase when more than half of the sunlit side of the Moon can be seen
  2. The time it takes a planet to rotate once
  3. A large space rock that orbits the Sun
  4. A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
  5. A planet made up mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium
  6. model A model of the Solar System in which the Sun is at the centre A half of the Earth, either north or south of the Equator
  7. A planet made up mostly of icy materials
  8. The phase when the sunlit side of the Moon is facing towards Earth
  9. An event where one object in space blocks another from view

20 Clues: axis • A large space rock that orbits the Sun • A planet made up mostly of icy materials • A group of millions or billions of stars • The time it takes a planet to rotate once • Sunlight that hits the Earth's surface at a low angle • An object that orbits a planet or star and is human-made • An imaginary line through an object around which it spins • ...

Weather Unit Review Crossword 2023-11-09

Weather Unit Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The area between two latitude lines
  2. This type of map looks at temperatures
  3. Winds that blow in a single direction over a latitude area on Earth
  4. This weather instrument measure air pressure
  5. This weather instrument measures temperature
  6. This big body of water makes places on the coast warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer
  7. This type of air sinks and is more dense
  8. This warms the Earth and helps cycles like the Water Cycle happen.
  9. This is happy weather that has sunny, clear skies and brings in cool dry air
  10. The amount of water vapor in the air
  11. This type of air rises and is less dense
Down
  1. These are the horizontal lines on a map
  2. This weather instrument measures humidity
  3. Areas in the atmosphere where warm air rises and cool air sinks
  4. Layers of air around the Earth that trap in warmth from the sun
  5. This type of map looks at air pressure
  6. Water that falls from the sky like rain, snow, sleet, or hail
  7. This component of weather refers to the weight of air molecules that press down on the Earth
  8. This is the lousy weather that brings precipitation and warm, wet air
  9. This is the latitude line in the center of the Earth. The closer you get to it, the warmer the temperature.
  10. This weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation (rain)
  11. This blows from high to low pressure and has the power to move weather

22 Clues: The area between two latitude lines • The amount of water vapor in the air • This type of map looks at air pressure • This type of map looks at temperatures • These are the horizontal lines on a map • This type of air sinks and is more dense • This type of air rises and is less dense • This weather instrument measures humidity • ...

Unit 2 Choice Board 2024-09-22

Unit 2 Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  2. Second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
  3. First step of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to slit H2O & make ATP & NADPH, O2 is released
  4. Sphere of earth, all gases surrounding earth
  5. Anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything
  6. Type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds, recyclers
  7. process of breaking down glucose to make ATP, starts with glucose and oxygen and ends with carbon dioxide and water
  8. Type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  9. organelle - site of photosynthesis
  10. Describes a situation which oxygen is not present
  11. Sphere of earth, all living things on earth
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  1. Shere of earth, all water on earth
  2. pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  3. Sphere of earth, all soil and rocks on earth
  4. Describes a situation which oxygen is present
  5. Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
  6. Adenosine Triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  7. Organelle, site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
  8. Second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP & NADPH to make glucose from co2
  9. Nutrient, forms backbone for all macromolecules in living things

20 Clues: Shere of earth, all water on earth • organelle - site of photosynthesis • Sphere of earth, all living things on earth • Sphere of earth, all soil and rocks on earth • Sphere of earth, all gases surrounding earth • Describes a situation which oxygen is present • Describes a situation which oxygen is not present • ...

Volcano 1 2025-04-15

Volcano 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smaller than mountains, they are elevated areas of land.
  2. igneous rock formed inside the Earth.
  3. an opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  4. shape of a region or land
  5. gases surrounding the earth.
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. rocks Formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks altered due to high heat & pressure.
  8. Flat, broad areas of land with few changes in elevation.
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  1. rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  2. mountains, hills, plains, plateaus.
  3. most common rocks exposed on Earth’s surface formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  4. the regions of the earth occupied by living organisms.
  5. thick outer shell of rock less than one percent of the earth's radius and volume.
  6. cycle or pattern where rocks are forming and being destroyed (movement of plates)
  7. vast sections of Earth’s crust.
  8. igneous rock formed on the surface of the Earth.
  9. Elevated landforms that rise prominently above their surroundings.

17 Clues: shape of a region or land • gases surrounding the earth. • vast sections of Earth’s crust. • mountains, hills, plains, plateaus. • igneous rock formed inside the Earth. • igneous rock formed on the surface of the Earth. • the regions of the earth occupied by living organisms. • Smaller than mountains, they are elevated areas of land. • ...

Motions of the earth 2017-11-22

Motions of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of the Earth in its own orbit.
  2. The layer of the Earth with air.
  3. The layer of the Earth consisting of water.
  4. A year consisting of 366 days.
  5. Closest to the sun.
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  1. The time of a year when a day and night have equal length.
  2. Either of the two times of the Earth.
  3. The layer of the Earth made up of rocks and soil.
  4. The layer of the Earth with all three components.
  5. The movement of the Earth around the sun.
  6. Farthest from the sun.

11 Clues: Closest to the sun. • Farthest from the sun. • A year consisting of 366 days. • The layer of the Earth with air. • Either of the two times of the Earth. • The movement of the Earth around the sun. • The movement of the Earth in its own orbit. • The layer of the Earth consisting of water. • The layer of the Earth made up of rocks and soil. • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2023-10-03

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest planet in our solar system
  2. the first person to walk on the moon
  3. furthest planet from the sun
  4. Pluto is a _____ planet
  5. number of planets in our solar system
  6. our galaxy is called the _____ ___
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  1. how many years it takes for the Earth to orbit
  2. biggest planet in our solar system
  3. the dwarf planet in our solar system
  4. our planet
  5. biggest star in our solar system
  6. closest planet to the sun
  7. the Earth ______ around the sun
  8. the Earth spins around its ____

14 Clues: our planet • Pluto is a _____ planet • closest planet to the sun • furthest planet from the sun • the Earth ______ around the sun • the Earth spins around its ____ • biggest star in our solar system • biggest planet in our solar system • our galaxy is called the _____ ___ • the dwarf planet in our solar system • the first person to walk on the moon • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of Earth crust tha fit together into puzzle pieces
  2. Name of ocean that is surrounded by the Ring of Fire
  3. Rigid layer of Earth crust where all the plates are located
  4. In what country can you walk through a crack in the earth
  5. Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates
  6. Name of the original land mass before all the continents broke up
  7. Name of planet that has 7 continents
  8. Name of fault located on the west coast of the United States of America - no spaces
  9. The theory of Earth plates and plate movements
  10. Name of type of boundary that is between the Indo-Australian and Antarctic plate
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  1. Plates meet at what type of boundary
  2. What do scientists use to measure plate motions
  3. Name of plate that is adjacent to the North American plate and the San Andres Fault - no spaces
  4. Name of mountains that formed when the Indo-Australian Plate hit the Eurasian plate
  5. Plates move apart from each other at
  6. A deep valley where pieces of crust diverge on land - no spaces
  7. Plates slip past each other at?
  8. What type of boundary did the Andes mountain form at?
  9. Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe

19 Clues: Plates slip past each other at? • Plates meet at what type of boundary • Plates move apart from each other at • Name of planet that has 7 continents • The theory of Earth plates and plate movements • What do scientists use to measure plate motions • Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates • Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe • ...

Earth Day 2016 2016-04-19

Earth Day 2016 crossword puzzle
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  1. AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS
  2. WEAR A SWEATSHIRT! CONSERVE THIS BY TURNING DOWN THE HEAT
  3. THE HIGHEST RANKING FEMALES IN THE TROOP
  4. WHAT DAY IS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 22ND?
  5. BABY MONKEY BORN DURING MONKEY KINGDOM
  6. YOU LIVE ON THIS CONTINENT
  7. ALPHA MALE OF CASTLE ROCK MACAQUES
  8. THE TYPE OF MONKEY IN MONKEY KINGDOM
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  1. PLANT ONE OF THESE TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
  2. TURN OFF LIGHTS WHEN YOU LEAVE A ROOM TO CONSERVE THIS
  3. THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS ON EARTH
  4. THE TOP MALE MONKEY OF THE TROOP
  5. THE LOCATION OF THE MOVIE, MONKEY KINGDOM
  6. RESOURCEFUL MONKEY; MOTHER TO KIP
  7. THE NUMBER OF OCEANS ON EARTH
  8. THE PRECIOUS GLOBE ON WHICH WE LIVE

16 Clues: YOU LIVE ON THIS CONTINENT • THE NUMBER OF OCEANS ON EARTH • THE TOP MALE MONKEY OF THE TROOP • THE NUMBER OF CONTINENTS ON EARTH • RESOURCEFUL MONKEY; MOTHER TO KIP • ALPHA MALE OF CASTLE ROCK MACAQUES • THE PRECIOUS GLOBE ON WHICH WE LIVE • THE TYPE OF MONKEY IN MONKEY KINGDOM • WHAT DAY IS CELEBRATED ON APRIL 22ND? • BABY MONKEY BORN DURING MONKEY KINGDOM • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-20

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a curtain matter reaches a high heat and changes form
  2. The cambrian explosion happened and life evolved to vertebrae organisms
  3. Continues force on a object which changes its appearance
  4. A rock that was formed from the cooling go magma overtime ex: basalt and granite
  5. Formed by sediments like sandstone
  6. Hot liquid formed when rock partially or completely melts
  7. Relates to the type of way mountains are formed
  8. Ginormous slabs of rock that have formed the geography of the earth
  9. Layers or a layer of rock in the ground
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  1. Formed from heat and pressure overtime ex: quarts
  2. Known as the fireball earth because it wasn't solid
  3. Where the earths geography is effected by natural elements like glaciers or rivers
  4. It was the start of a new type of life, photosynthetic bacteria which lead to a mass extinction called the great dying and the beginning of eukaryotic life
  5. The center of the earth, the earth's core is supper hot and very dense it is in the shape of a sphere
  6. A combination of eroded rock and organic materials
  7. The layer of the earth between the core and the crust
  8. The remains of a ancient being
  9. Week points in the earths crust
  10. It marks the beginning of plate tectonics and life on earth, simple single celled organisms that changed the world

19 Clues: The remains of a ancient being • Week points in the earths crust • Formed by sediments like sandstone • Layers or a layer of rock in the ground • Relates to the type of way mountains are formed • Formed from heat and pressure overtime ex: quarts • A combination of eroded rock and organic materials • Known as the fireball earth because it wasn't solid • ...

Astronomy 2024-04-25

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why do we have seasons?
  2. The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
  3. A region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
  4. The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
  5. The moon blocks sunlight from Earth, when the new moon passes directly between the sun and Earth.
  6. A tide with the least difference between low and high tide; occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles: at the first and third quarter moons.
  7. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth.
  8. The periodic rise and fall of ocean water caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
  9. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South Poles, about which Earth rotates
  10. The cause of day and night
  11. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
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  1. A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide; occurs when the sun and the moon are in a line: at a new moon and a full moon.
  2. The movement of an object around another object, Earth's = 365 1/4 days
  3. this planets tilt is 23.5 degrees
  4. The larger part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part.
  5. Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  6. the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
  7. a push or pull exerted on an object
  8. an object at rest tends to stay at rest, and an object in motion tends to stay in motion
  9. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis Earths = 24 hours
  10. The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  11. Earths revolution is 356 and1/4 _______ long
  12. the study of the universe beyond Earth, including the sun, moon, planets, and stars

23 Clues: Why do we have seasons? • The cause of day and night • this planets tilt is 23.5 degrees • a push or pull exerted on an object • Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon • Earths revolution is 356 and1/4 _______ long • The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth. • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion • ...

Earth's Layers and Rocks 2025-12-10

Earth's Layers and Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of rock is changed by heat and pressure without melting?
  2. What rock cools and solidifies?
  3. All living organisms on Earth
  4. Core Which layer of Earth is made of liquid metals, mainly iron and nickel?
  5. The layer of gases surrounding Earth, including oxygen and nitrogen
  6. What is the solid, nonliving part of Earth made of rocks, soil, and mountains?
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  1. Covers all the water on Earth
  2. What layer of Earth has a thickness of about 2,900 km?
  3. What is the thin, outermost solid layer of Earth where we live?
  4. What type of rock is made from layers of sediments?
  5. Core What part of the core is dense?
  6. How many layers does Earth have?

12 Clues: Covers all the water on Earth • All living organisms on Earth • What rock cools and solidifies? • How many layers does Earth have? • Core What part of the core is dense? • What type of rock is made from layers of sediments? • What layer of Earth has a thickness of about 2,900 km? • What is the thin, outermost solid layer of Earth where we live? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of plate boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
  2. the name of our former supercontinent
  3. a type of plate boundary when two plates are moving toward each other
  4. the only liquid layer of the earth
  5. waves of energy that travel through the earth
  6. heat and pressure makes this inner layer solid
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  1. where an earthquake starts in the earth's surface
  2. a layer of hot, flowing rock below the lithosphere
  3. the strength or size of an earthquake
  4. a type of plate boundary when two plates are moving away from each other
  5. the layer of the earth that tectonic plates float on
  6. mass/volume, how concentrated something is
  7. the point on the surface right above the focus of an earthquake
  8. the upper layer of the earth that we are on
  9. the thickest layer of the earth

15 Clues: the thickest layer of the earth • the only liquid layer of the earth • the strength or size of an earthquake • the name of our former supercontinent • mass/volume, how concentrated something is • the upper layer of the earth that we are on • waves of energy that travel through the earth • heat and pressure makes this inner layer solid • ...

Science crossword puzzle 2022-12-02

Science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost region of a planets atmosphere.
  2. to draw something closely together.
  3. pressure, the forced exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to earth.
  4. its made of the layers of glass surrounding a planet or other celestial body.
  5. Pole, the northernmost point on earth.
  6. latitudes, a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the southern and northern hemisphere between the trade winds and the westerlies.
  7. hemisphere, the half of the earth between the North Pole and the equator.
  8. opposite to the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
  9. period of the year that is distinguished by climate conditions.
  10. Degree if consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.
  11. cells, a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30 degrees north or south.
  12. Hemisphere, the half of the earth south of the equator.
  13. the degree of hotness or coldness of an object.
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  1. an imaginary line of earth.
  2. effect, circling air is deflected towards the right in the northern hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
  3. Pole, lies on the opposite side of earth.
  4. cells, model of the mid-latitude segment of earths wind circulation.
  5. the act of increasing in size or quantity.
  6. the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have to properties of a continuous medium.
  7. cells, an asymmetry in the molecular composition or structure between two sides.
  8. to move or shift so as lean or incline.
  9. regions of light ocean currents and winds within the inter tropical convergence zone.
  10. proceeds in the same way as a clock’s hands.
  11. winds, wind that flows towards the equator.

24 Clues: an imaginary line of earth. • to draw something closely together. • Pole, the northernmost point on earth. • to move or shift so as lean or incline. • Pole, lies on the opposite side of earth. • the act of increasing in size or quantity. • winds, wind that flows towards the equator. • proceeds in the same way as a clock’s hands. • ...

Space Crossword 2022-06-26

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sun sets in the
  2. the planet nearest the sun
  3. the next planet from the sun after earth
  4. the Earth spins on its
  5. the 8th planet from the sun
  6. the path of a planet around the sun
Down
  1. the time it takes for the earth to go around the sun
  2. a blue planet that has water
  3. the sun rise in the
  4. it takes 28 days to go around the earth
  5. the middle of the solar system
  6. another word for the sun

12 Clues: the sun sets in the • the sun rise in the • the Earth spins on its • another word for the sun • the planet nearest the sun • the 8th planet from the sun • a blue planet that has water • the middle of the solar system • the path of a planet around the sun • it takes 28 days to go around the earth • the next planet from the sun after earth • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2022-01-21

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault that runs through the center of California
  2. process occurring in the mantle that moves tectonic plates
  3. tallest mountain range in the world, formed at a convergent plate
  4. layer of the Earth that drives plate tectonics
  5. when an oceanic plate is pushed below a continental plate
  6. type of plate that is less dense
  7. layer of the Earth that produces the magnetic
  8. outermost layer of the Earth where we live
  9. plate boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
  10. innermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  2. each other
  3. Volcano in the cascade mountains that erupted in 1980
  4. landform created from subduction zones
  5. event that occurs when transform boundaries slide past each other
  6. type of plate that is more dense
  7. name of the landmass when all the continents were all together as one supercontinent
  8. oceanic plates are more ____________ than continental plates
  9. island country in the North Atlantic formed from a divergent plate boundary
  10. plate boundary where two plates are moving

20 Clues: each other • innermost layer of the Earth • type of plate that is more dense • type of plate that is less dense • landform created from subduction zones • outermost layer of the Earth where we live • plate boundary where two plates are moving • layer of the Earth that produces the magnetic • layer of the Earth that drives plate tectonics • ...

Astronomy Unit 1: Sense of Scale and Celestial Sphere 2024-02-16

Astronomy Unit 1: Sense of Scale and Celestial Sphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the brightness of a star
  2. stars, Sun and Moon set in this direction
  3. horizontal distance from a point east on the celestial equator (2 words)
  4. distance based on parallax shift
  5. 12 constellations which the Sun appears to pass through
  6. a grouping of stars
  7. imaginary sphere where Earth is at the center and all stars lie (2 words)
  8. a constellation that is always visible in the sky
  9. dimmest magnitude observable with naked eye
  10. stars with a higher magnitude
  11. apparent shift in location
  12. Earth is approximately this many times bigger than Moon
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  1. the wobble of the Earth's rotation
  2. Sun is approximately this many times bigger than Earth
  3. distance from Sun to Earth (2 words)
  4. stars, Sun and Moon rise from this direction
  5. asterism within Ursa Minor, North star is on its handle (2 words)
  6. horizontal angle from due North
  7. winter constellation known as the hunter
  8. star at the north celestial pole
  9. the apparent path of the Sun
  10. distance light travels in one year (2 words)
  11. angular distance above or below celestial equator
  12. vertical angle from the horizon

24 Clues: a grouping of stars • the brightness of a star • apparent shift in location • the apparent path of the Sun • stars with a higher magnitude • horizontal angle from due North • vertical angle from the horizon • distance based on parallax shift • star at the north celestial pole • the wobble of the Earth's rotation • distance from Sun to Earth (2 words) • ...

The Moon 2012-09-13

The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The light areas of the Moon are known as the _________.
  2. The Moon doesn't have a global ________ field.
  3. The Moon is the _____ largest moon in the solar system.
  4. The Moon's core is made out of ____.
  5. The moon goes through ______.
  6. If the Earth has Earthquakes what does the Moon have?
  7. The only month that can't have a full moon is ________.
  8. The moon is a ______ size of Earth.
  9. There is no ___ on the Moon.
  10. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon is _______ the Sun and Earth.
Down
  1. The first man to walk on the Moon is Neil _________.
  2. Only one side of the Moon is _________ from earth at any given time.
  3. The Moon doesn't have an __________ so there isn't any wind.
  4. volume of the Moon is equal to the ______ ocean.
  5. The chances of being bitten by a dog are twice as high during a ____ moon.
  6. The word 'moon' comes from the Latin word ____.
  7. A ____ moon is when a full moon occurs twice in one month.
  8. The Moon has its own ____ zone.
  9. The moon rotates at ___ miles per hour.

19 Clues: There is no ___ on the Moon. • The moon goes through ______. • The Moon has its own ____ zone. • The moon is a ______ size of Earth. • The Moon's core is made out of ____. • The moon rotates at ___ miles per hour. • The Moon doesn't have a global ________ field. • The word 'moon' comes from the Latin word ____. • volume of the Moon is equal to the ______ ocean. • ...

Intro to Geography 2025-07-30

Intro to Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of an ocean, but partially surrounded by land.
  2. A waterway that is similar to a channel, but smaller.
  3. A landform that is surrounded by water on three sides.
  4. One of the land masses of the world.
  5. A waterway that is similar to a sea or gulf, but usually smaller and nearly surrounded by land.
  6. Resources that can not be replensihed.
  7. Fuels Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of this.
  8. An area of flat land, which may be grassy with few trees.
  9. Resources that we will not run out of.
  10. Imaginary lines drawn around the earth dividing the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
  11. This map shows physical features such as mountains, rivers, and other landforms.
  12. Imaginary lines drawn around the earth dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
  13. A natural stream of water of fairly large size.
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  1. A skinny strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.
  2. Imaginary lines that run east to west and divide the Earth north and south.
  3. A body of water wider than a strait between two pieces of land.
  4. Part of a sea or ocean that is mostly surrounded by land; larger than a bay.
  5. Materials that occur in nature that can be used for economic gain.
  6. Imaginary lines that run north and south and divide the Earth east and west.
  7. Small streams or rivers that flow into a much larger river.
  8. A landform that is completely surrounded by water.
  9. This map Shows division of state lines, borders, cities, and capitals.

22 Clues: One of the land masses of the world. • Resources that can not be replensihed. • Resources that we will not run out of. • A natural stream of water of fairly large size. • A landform that is completely surrounded by water. • Part of an ocean, but partially surrounded by land. • A waterway that is similar to a channel, but smaller. • ...

Map Crossword 2025-08-25

Map Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the precise place of something
  2. relationship between distance on a map and the actual distance on Earth
  3. the lines extending around the Earth horizontally
  4. a object to see North, East, South, and West
  5. Longitude is read in terms of East and West of the ______ _________
  6. something that helps you find places
Down
  1. the lines extending around the Earth vertically
  2. the points on a graph
  3. non-man made
  4. a mark that represents something
  5. the invisible line that goes through the Earth
  6. there are 4 _________ and the Earth is divided into them
  7. two lines that never meet

13 Clues: non-man made • the points on a graph • two lines that never meet • the precise place of something • a mark that represents something • something that helps you find places • a object to see North, East, South, and West • the invisible line that goes through the Earth • the lines extending around the Earth vertically • the lines extending around the Earth horizontally • ...

Tectonics Mid-Unit Test 2024-11-17

Tectonics Mid-Unit Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The upper layer of the Earth’s mantle
  2. margin Boundary that occurs when plates move apart
  3. The point inside the Earth’s crust where an earthquake occurs
  4. margin Boundary that occurs when two continental plates collide
  5. When plates under the ocean collide and displace a large volume of water
  6. push When new, less dense crust rises to form ocean ridges
  7. margin Where two or more plates meet
  8. currents Movement within the Earth’s mantle caused by the heat of the core
  9. When the pressure at plate margins causes violent shaking on the surface
  10. currents Circular movements of magma within the Earth’s mantle
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  1. The semi-molten layer if the Earth which is about 3,000 km thick
  2. margin Boundary that occurs when an oceanic and a continental plate move towards each other
  3. The point on the ground surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  4. The more rigid outer part of the Earth
  5. pull When a denser plate subducts under a lighter one
  6. core A liquid layer of the Earth that is 2,000km thick
  7. core The solid inner layer of the Earth which reaches temperatures of 5,200° Celsius
  8. margin Boundary that occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  9. When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate at a destructive plate margin
  10. The thin rocky outer layer of the Earth approximately 5 to 70 km thick

20 Clues: margin Where two or more plates meet • The upper layer of the Earth’s mantle • The more rigid outer part of the Earth • margin Boundary that occurs when plates move apart • pull When a denser plate subducts under a lighter one • core A liquid layer of the Earth that is 2,000km thick • push When new, less dense crust rises to form ocean ridges • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2016-03-21

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

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

Plate tetonics 2024-04-06

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

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

Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzles 2022-10-31

Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a domed volcano with sloping sides and eruptions of molten rock (lava)
  2. earth's layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  3. primary, or compression wave
  4. molten rock (intrusive)
  5. a volcanically active area of the earth's surface
  6. are small fragments of solidified fall that create cinders around and vents circular or oval cone
  7. boundary between tectonic plates that slide pass each other
  8. boundary between tectonic plates that move away from each other
  9. innermost part of the earth's core
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  1. the outer part of the earth middle of the inner core and lower mantle
  2. gigantic pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  3. molten rock (extrusive)
  4. round-shaped earth
  5. a secondary, or shear wave
  6. boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  7. theory how large pieces of the lithosphere, plates move and change shape
  8. shaking or trembling of the earth
  9. location In earth along a fault the first motion occurs in an earthquake
  10. is any activity that includes the movement of magma toward the earth's surface
  11. thin part of the earth's crust that underlines ocean basin

20 Clues: round-shaped earth • molten rock (extrusive) • molten rock (intrusive) • a secondary, or shear wave • primary, or compression wave • shaking or trembling of the earth • innermost part of the earth's core • a volcanically active area of the earth's surface • boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • gigantic pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle • ...

Religion Crossword 2 2019-10-20

Religion Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A stock or supply of a particular natural or man-made product.
  2. guard or keep something safe.
  3. In charge or given duty to do something.
  4. The belief that humans must take care of the Earth.
  5. Disposing of unnecessary human substances.
  6. relating to the environment not harmed by humans.
  7. Combining something with a salt solution.
  8. Converting vacant areas of land into liveable places.
  9. The study of of Earth's natural and unnatural phenomenons.
  10. turning used items into new products using the same product.
  11. Everyone in society that populates Earth.
  12. Relating to engineering, coding or machines.
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  1. Maintaining something at its current state.
  2. poisoning the environment in many harmful ways.
  3. The decline of soil quality due to human or natural causes.
  4. the warming of the surface of the of the Earth at a hot temperature.
  5. turning society into a industrial society, involving manufacturing.
  6. A person who looks after the Earth and its environment.
  7. Waste A poisonous or life threatening substance to living organisms.
  8. Living in peace and agreement.
  9. a false belief or idea that is made to be true.

21 Clues: guard or keep something safe. • Living in peace and agreement. • In charge or given duty to do something. • Combining something with a salt solution. • Everyone in society that populates Earth. • Disposing of unnecessary human substances. • Maintaining something at its current state. • Relating to engineering, coding or machines. • ...

Unit 1: Geography Concepts 2025-08-11

Unit 1: Geography Concepts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maps shows elevation and landforms.
  2. the mobility of people,goods, and ideas across the plant.
  3. shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and countries.
  4. the physical and human characteristics that define a location.
  5. Interaction how humans adapt to and modify their environment.
  6. highlights economic activities and resources.
  7. describes a place in relation to other places.
  8. the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity
  9. rose shows directions(North,South, East, West)
  10. shows the distance between places on a map
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  1. exact coordinates of a place
  2. divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  3. illustrates weather patterns and climate zones.
  4. explains the symbols used on a map
  5. shows elevation and landforms using contour lines.
  6. areas that are defined by certain similar characteristics.
  7. where something is on Earth.
  8. displays natural features life mountains and rivers.
  9. run parallel to the equator.
  10. displays highways and major roads.
  11. run from the North pole to South pole.
  12. divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

22 Clues: exact coordinates of a place • where something is on Earth. • run parallel to the equator. • explains the symbols used on a map • displays highways and major roads. • maps shows elevation and landforms. • run from the North pole to South pole. • shows the distance between places on a map • highlights economic activities and resources. • ...

The Universe 2020-09-22

The Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of one object around another, Earth around the sun, year; 365 1/4 days
  2. the amount of matter in an object
  3. the Big Bang is a THEORY about the creation of the UNIVERSE
  4. any consolidated, large object which orbits a star
  5. having or relating to the earth as center
  6. the force that pulls an apple to the ground, pulls the moon toward Earth, keeps the planets in orbit and attract objects towards each other
  7. a ball of ice and dust who orbits around the sun in a long,narrow ellipse
  8. the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter
  9. a chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from comets or asteroids
  10. when a meteoroid burns in the atmosphere and hits the ground
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  1. streams of charged particles constantly given off by the Sun
  2. the galaxy to which Earth and other components of our Solar System belong
  3. is a scientific activity the aim of which is to make a particular part or feature of the world easier to understand, define, quantify, visualize, or simulate
  4. having or relating to the sun as center
  5. the outer atmosphere of the Sun made up of thin gases and can only be seen during a solar eclipse without telescopes its temperature is 1 - 2,000,000°C
  6. objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
  7. giant spinning dome that the Greeks thought surrounded the Earth
  8. the lower level of the solar atmosphere between the photosphere and the corona
  9. a theory that says that the universe will stop expanding outward, reverse direction, and pull back on itself to the single point
  10. the spinning of the Earth on its axis, day and night (24 hours)
  11. the measure of the force of gravity on an object
  12. the streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere

22 Clues: the amount of matter in an object • having or relating to the sun as center • having or relating to the earth as center • the measure of the force of gravity on an object • any consolidated, large object which orbits a star • the Big Bang is a THEORY about the creation of the UNIVERSE • streams of charged particles constantly given off by the Sun • ...

Space Vocab Crossword 1 2025-05-05

Space Vocab Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moon is starting to shrink. "Waning" means shrinking. The light is on the left side now.
  2. Half of the moon is lit up on the right side. It looks like a half-moon.
  3. Half of the moon is lit up again, but now it’s the left side.
  4. A tool that shows the time by the shadow of a pointer cast by the Sun on to a plate marked with hours in a day.
  5. An imaginary line that goes through the north pole and the south pole.
  6. To spin or turn around a central point like the Earth and it’s axis.
  7. Just a tiny sliver of light is left on the left side before the moon becomes new again.
  8. The entire face of the moon is lit up and visible from Earth.
Down
  1. The part of the Moon that we can see on a particular night.
  2. The tilt of the Earth is when the Earth tilts toward the Sun (Summer) and away from the Sun (Winter).
  3. More than half of the moon is lit, but it’s not full yet. The light is biggest on the right side.
  4. A time of the year with specific weather that repeats every year.
  5. A long exposure picture that shows the movement of stars in the night sky
  6. The distance around a circle.
  7. An informative representation of an object, person or system.
  8. A regular repeating path that one planet takes around another.
  9. A small sliver of the moon begins to appear on the right side. "Waxing" means growing.
  10. The moon is between the Earth and the Sun. We can’t see it from Earth because the sunlit side is facing away from us.
  11. A group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name.
  12. Set of events that repeats in the same order over and over.

20 Clues: The distance around a circle. • The part of the Moon that we can see on a particular night. • Set of events that repeats in the same order over and over. • An informative representation of an object, person or system. • Half of the moon is lit up again, but now it’s the left side. • The entire face of the moon is lit up and visible from Earth. • ...

Eclipses 2022-10-24

Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. during a solar eclipse the Moon is in this phase
  2. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by the Earth or Moon in a total eclipse
  3. An________ solar eclipse when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth but passes directly in front of the Sun; causes a ring around the Moon.
  4. A _______ solar eclipse is when the Moon completely covers the Sun as seen from Earth.
  5. when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth (2 words, no space)
  6. the total or partial obscuring of the Sun or Moon by the Moon or the Earth's shadow
  7. A total________ eclipse when the Earth's shadow completely covers the Sun as seen from Earth.
Down
  1. the type of lunar eclipse that happens when the Moon is in the penumbra of the Earth's shadow
  2. the partially shaded out region of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon
  3. when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon (2 words, no space)
  4. A _______lunar eclipse is when the Moon is partly in the umbra and penumbra of the Earth's shadow.
  5. during a lunar eclipse the Moon is in this phase
  6. A partial________ eclipse is when only part of the Moon's shadow covers the Earth.

13 Clues: during a solar eclipse the Moon is in this phase • during a lunar eclipse the Moon is in this phase • when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon (2 words, no space) • when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth (2 words, no space) • the partially shaded out region of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon • ...

Earth's Rotation and Revolution 2023-03-29

Earth's Rotation and Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What orbits around the Earth?
  2. How long does it take for the Earth to complete 1 revolution?
  3. what does the Earth orbit around?
  4. What is it called when the Earth is completing an orbit?
  5. The Earth rotates on its_____?
  6. One of the effects of the sun on the Earth is?
Down
  1. How long does it take for the Earth to complete 1 rotation?
  2. What does a revolution cause?
  3. A rotation causes day time and ____ time?
  4. What is it called when the Earth is spinning on its axis?
  5. What type of light can be dangerous on a person's body?

11 Clues: What does a revolution cause? • What orbits around the Earth? • The Earth rotates on its_____? • what does the Earth orbit around? • A rotation causes day time and ____ time? • One of the effects of the sun on the Earth is? • What type of light can be dangerous on a person's body? • What is it called when the Earth is completing an orbit? • ...

BCostello Crossword 2023-04-21

BCostello Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Keeps planets in obit
  2. The closest planet to the sun
  3. The sun is a _____
  4. Stars in a line make a __________
  5. A big rock going through space
  6. Light can't escape a _______
  7. A ton of rocks and ice beyond Neptune
  8. 5465 of these are orbiting Earth.
  9. We live in the _______ galaxy
  10. We live on ____
  11. Stars are mostly made from Helium and ______
  12. Has a big ring around it
  13. 1 and a half hours in ______ minutes
  14. A huge camera in space is the _______
  15. A cloud of gas and dust
  16. is A brand of snowmobile
Down
  1. A house in space also used for research
  2. A barred spiaraled galaxy
  3. The resistance to change in motion
  4. 5.9 trillion miles is one ____
  5. Earth is a _____
  6. A triple-star system
  7. is A planet with the big red Spot
  8. The farthest man-made thing from Earth
  9. We live in the Milkyway ____
  10. A really bright star in the night sky
  11. The amount of matter in an object
  12. We are in ___ around the sun

28 Clues: We live on ____ • Earth is a _____ • The sun is a _____ • A triple-star system • Keeps planets in obit • A cloud of gas and dust • Has a big ring around it • is A brand of snowmobile • A barred spiaraled galaxy • Light can't escape a _______ • We live in the Milkyway ____ • We are in ___ around the sun • The closest planet to the sun • We live in the _______ galaxy • ...

Final Exam Science 2024-02-22

Final Exam Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock formed from pieces of other rock and remains of living things that have been pressed together
  2. Rock that has been changed by intense heart, pressure, and chemical reactions
  3. Area that has the same clock time
  4. A circuit in which there is more than one path for current
  5. Imaginary line that defies the start of a day
  6. Layer of soil directly below the topsoil
  7. Spinning of the Earth
  8. Line of 0 degree longitude
  9. Point farthest south on the Earth
  10. Top layer of soil, rich with oxygen and decayed organic matter
  11. To push apart
  12. An object that attracts certain kinds of metals, such as iron
  13. Angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian
  14. Element or compound found in the Earth
  15. Rock formed from melted minerals that have cooled and hardened
  16. A temporary magnet made by passing a current through a wire wrapped around an iron core
  17. Mixture of tiny pieces of weathered rock and the remains of plants and animals
  18. Natural, solid material made of one or more minerals
Down
  1. Half of the Earth
  2. Breaking apart of rocks without changing their mineral composition
  3. How a mineral reflects light
  4. Color of the mark a mineral makes on a white tile
  5. Breaking apart of rocks caused by a change in their chemical makeup
  6. Line of 0 degrees latitude halfway between the poles
  7. A source of voltage that changes chemical energy into electrical energy
  8. Point farthest north on the Earth
  9. Series of natural changes that cause one type of rock to become another type of rock
  10. Movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space
  11. Angle that describes the distance north or south of the equator
  12. A device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy
  13. Thick mass of ice that covers a large area
  14. Breaking down of rocks on the Earth's surface
  15. Igneous rock that forms underground from cooled magma
  16. Hot, liquid rock inside the earth
  17. One of the 7 major land areas of the Earth
  18. Line of latitude

36 Clues: To push apart • Line of latitude • Half of the Earth • Spinning of the Earth • Line of 0 degree longitude • How a mineral reflects light • Area that has the same clock time • Point farthest north on the Earth • Point farthest south on the Earth • Hot, liquid rock inside the earth • Element or compound found in the Earth • Layer of soil directly below the topsoil • ...

U-Pick Project 2025-05-06

U-Pick Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundaries slide past each other in two opposite horizontal directions
  2. Innermost layer of the Earth
  3. The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, and other forces
  4. Heat is transferred in waves through the air
  5. A volcanically active area
  6. Molten rock at or above Earth's surface
  7. Type of rock that forms from sediments
  8. Area of volcanic and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific plate
  9. Shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust
  10. Blocks near the fault move horizontally past one another
  11. Type of rock that forms from magma or lava
  12. Not from a living thing
Down
  1. Force that pulls on the ends of rock causing it to get thinner in the middle
  2. Type of rock that forms from great heat and pressure
  3. Process by which weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another
  4. A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  5. When plate boundaries move towards each other
  6. All water on Earth
  7. The Earth itself
  8. Lava moving across Earth's surface
  9. Molten rock below Earth's surface
  10. Plate boundaries move away from each other
  11. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  12. Occurs where one plate moves under another plate
  13. Outermost layer of the Earth

25 Clues: The Earth itself • All water on Earth • Not from a living thing • A volcanically active area • Innermost layer of the Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • Molten rock below Earth's surface • Lava moving across Earth's surface • Type of rock that forms from sediments • Molten rock at or above Earth's surface • Shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lower-middle layer of the Earth.
  2. Missing sequence of parallel rocks
  3. Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface
  4. Boundary between 2 plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. Outermost layer of the Earth.
  6. Boundary between 2 plates that push into each other.
  7. Boundary between 2 plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  8. Molten rock squeezing into existing ones
Down
  1. Sequence of rock layers
  2. Bending rock layers
  3. The transfer of heat due to the movement of particles
  4. The inner-most layer of the Earth.
  5. Break in the Earth's crust
  6. The middle layer of the Earth.
  7. Slated rock layers

15 Clues: Slated rock layers • Bending rock layers • Sequence of rock layers • Break in the Earth's crust • Outermost layer of the Earth. • The middle layer of the Earth. • Missing sequence of parallel rocks • The inner-most layer of the Earth. • The lower-middle layer of the Earth. • Molten rock squeezing into existing ones • Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary between 2 plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  2. Slated rock layers
  3. Sequence of rock layers
  4. Boundary between 2 plates that push into each other.
  5. Missing sequence of parallel rocks
Down
  1. The transfer of heat due to the movement of particles
  2. The inner-most layer of the Earth.
  3. The middle layer of the Earth.
  4. Break in the Earth's crust
  5. Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface
  6. Outermost layer of the Earth.
  7. Bending rock layers
  8. Boundary between 2 plates that are moving away from each other.
  9. Molten rock squeezing into existing ones
  10. The lower-middle layer of the Earth.

15 Clues: Slated rock layers • Bending rock layers • Sequence of rock layers • Break in the Earth's crust • Outermost layer of the Earth. • The middle layer of the Earth. • The inner-most layer of the Earth. • Missing sequence of parallel rocks • The lower-middle layer of the Earth. • Molten rock squeezing into existing ones • Sedimentary rock on top of an eroded surface • ...

MS-ESS1-1 PATTERNS IN THE SKY 2023-09-20

MS-ESS1-1 PATTERNS IN THE SKY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost part of a shadow in eclipses
  2. number of moon phases
  3. something that orbits a planet
  4. curved shape with two pointed ends
  5. Earths rotation causes this
  6. half of the moon lit 2 phases of these
  7. imaginary line on which something rotates
  8. slowly getting smaller
  9. Earth does this once every 24 hours
Down
  1. darker innermost part of a shadow in an eclipse
  2. change in the sunlit are of one celestial body such as the moon, as seen from another celestial body, such as Earth.
  3. when Earth casts a shadow on the moon or the moon casts a shadow on Earth.
  4. occuring in cycles that are repeated
  5. having to do the sun
  6. another word for orbit
  7. group of stars in a specific pattern
  8. slowly growing larger (light from the right)
  9. amount of time it takes to complete one revolution around the sun

18 Clues: having to do the sun • number of moon phases • another word for orbit • slowly getting smaller • Earths rotation causes this • something that orbits a planet • curved shape with two pointed ends • Earth does this once every 24 hours • occuring in cycles that are repeated • group of stars in a specific pattern • half of the moon lit 2 phases of these • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  2. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  4. Center layer of earth
  5. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  7. Moving toward the same place
  8. Multiple things that make up on big function
  9. Moving apart in direction directions
  10. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. Outer layer of earth
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
  2. The geologist that created the Pangea theory
  3. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
  4. Moving toward the same place
  5. A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
  6. how often or fast something happens
  7. Center layer of earth
  8. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
Down
  1. A super continent that existed millions of years ago
  2. A natural disaster where lava erupts
  3. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
  4. Something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. Outer layer of earth
  6. A sudden shaking of earths surface
  7. Multiple things that make up on big function
  8. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  9. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
  10. Moving apart in direction directions

18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...

7th Grade Science Final 2023-12-21

7th Grade Science Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ... mountains match well with those found on the British Isles.
  2. When a meteor crosses the sky, the light given off is caused by...
  3. The gravity of .... is the biggest factor in determining the ocean tides.
  4. Describes when the illuminated side of the moon is decreasing.
  5. How many high tides are there every 24 hour and 50 minute? period?
  6. During.... tide, the environment becomes flooded with ocean water.
  7. Describes when the illuminated side of the Moon is increasing.
  8. Another word for Pangaea!
  9. The four closest planets to the sun.
  10. A celestial object that orbits a planet.
  11. To move repeatedly around something.
  12. When the sunk, Earth, and moon are aligned in a straight line, Earth's oceans will experience a ... tide.
  13. The alternate rise and fall of the oceans is called a...
  14. the gases surrounding a planet.
  15. How many low tides are there ever 24 hour and 50 minutes?
  16. the center of some planets.
  17. Which term means "scratches in rocks caused by glaciers?
  18. Which two elements make up most of the universe?
  19. Another word for meteor.
Down
  1. one lunar cycle.
  2. Which land feature is sometimes made when a meteorite lands on Earth?
  3. Lunar phase when the illuminated part of the moon faces completely away from earth.
  4. What are the out planets called?
  5. Which moon phase occurs directly after a full moon?
  6. creates a crater when it crashes.
  7. During.... tide, the beach and environment are exposed.
  8. With the naked eye, you are unlikely to see ... in your lifetime.
  9. formed when a piece breaks off of an asteroid.
  10. What scientists proposed the theory of the continental drift?
  11. This word means: like Earth in some way.
  12. What is the length of one revolution of the Moon around Earth?
  13. Lunar phase when half of the illuminated side of the moon faces earth.
  14. phase when the illuminated part of the Moon looks like a football.
  15. What seperat4es the inner and outer planets?
  16. Scientist whom proposed the theory of the tectonic plates.

35 Clues: one lunar cycle. • Another word for meteor. • Another word for Pangaea! • the center of some planets. • the gases surrounding a planet. • What are the out planets called? • creates a crater when it crashes. • The four closest planets to the sun. • To move repeatedly around something. • A celestial object that orbits a planet. • This word means: like Earth in some way. • ...

Climate Change Crossword 2019-12-02

Climate Change Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Anything that is manmade.
  2. The Earth is 4.6_______ years old.
  3. A human cause of climate change by farming, growing crops and cattle.
  4. A human change of climate change by cutting down trees.
  5. Anything that occurs without human input/influence.
  6. The name for oil in it's thick black form.
  7. Geologic period that lasted from 145 - 66 million years ago. Saw the end of the dinosaurs.
  8. These contribute to global warming by ejecting lots of ash and gases.
  9. The man to discovered how to generate an electric current in 1831.
  10. The word used to describe the greenhouse effect when humans contribute to it.
  11. The tilt of the Earth. Changes every 41,000 years.
  12. A greenhouse gas that is emitted from cows in various ways. Chemical formula CH4.
  13. The most recent geological time period which began 2.5 million years ago.
Down
  1. The effect that keeps the planet warm. Named after a glass building.
  2. The gradual change in the Earth's average temperature and weather.
  3. A type of fuel made from the remains of dead organisms.
  4. A compound of hydrogen and carbon, which most oil is made of.
  5. The gradual heating of the Earth.
  6. The name for the orbit of a planet when it is an oval.
  7. Geologic period noted for containing Snowball Earth.
  8. When the Earth is cool enough to sustain ice at the poles.
  9. When the Earth's temperature is high enough to prevent the formation of ice.

22 Clues: Anything that is manmade. • The gradual heating of the Earth. • The Earth is 4.6_______ years old. • The name for oil in it's thick black form. • The tilt of the Earth. Changes every 41,000 years. • Anything that occurs without human input/influence. • Geologic period noted for containing Snowball Earth. • The name for the orbit of a planet when it is an oval. • ...