the earth Crossword Puzzles

5th Grade Science Review 2022-05-06

5th Grade Science Review crossword puzzle
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  1. When water particles get heavy and fall from the sky as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
  2. Water particles warm and turn into water vapor through a process called ________.
  3. We call organisms that make their own food from photosynthesis ___________.
  4. The _________ orbits the earth every 28 days.
  5. There are three states of _________.
  6. It takes 24 hours for the earth to make one ______.
  7. All matter is made up of these tiny particles called ______.
  8. When it rains and water travels across roads and yards and into the gutters.
  9. If you count Pluto, there are ______ planets in our solar system.
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  1. ____________ is the biggest planet in our solar system.
  2. The other name for earth's orbit is a _____.
  3. When water vapor cools and turns back into a liquid.
  4. It takes this long for the earth to travel its path around the sun.
  5. The _______ is at the center of our solar system.
  6. We have ________ because earth is tilted on its axis.
  7. The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its ______.
  8. Organisms that eat only meat are called _____.
  9. If you warm up the particles in a solid piece of matter it will melt and turn into a ______.

18 Clues: There are three states of _________. • The other name for earth's orbit is a _____. • The _________ orbits the earth every 28 days. • Organisms that eat only meat are called _____. • The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its ______. • The _______ is at the center of our solar system. • It takes 24 hours for the earth to make one ______. • ...

Sub Day Crossword Puzzle! 2022-03-28

Sub Day Crossword Puzzle! crossword puzzle
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  1. The question Ilse always asks Ms.Sopar at the beginning of class, Is ______ charged?
  2. The _____ Lounge, where to pick up copies Ms.Sopar makes
  3. Where we went on our last field trip ( 6th grade teachers are planning a new one in April!)
  4. The sphere where earthquakes happen
  5. What we should show our guest teachers
  6. The type of model you need a high speed computer for
  7. What you get if you don't meet expectations when there is a guest sub
  8. The moon's ______ is stronger because it is closer to the earth than the Sun
  9. The part of the lab that comes after the purpose
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  1. the inner most part of the earth
  2. This is released after an explosion or earthquake and helps scientists understand what the interior of the earth looks like
  3. a movement that causes vibrations in the earth's crust
  4. the layer of the earth under the crust
  5. The name of the talent show that after school puts on every year - it also means "We are" in Spanish :)
  6. The type of models scientists make in their mind
  7. tool used to determine the magnitude of an earthquake
  8. The howl that is also part of your rubric
  9. the part of the pizza that's always leftover this is also the part of the earth that we live on
  10. What happens is there is an earthquake in or near an ocean

19 Clues: the inner most part of the earth • The sphere where earthquakes happen • the layer of the earth under the crust • What we should show our guest teachers • The howl that is also part of your rubric • The type of models scientists make in their mind • The part of the lab that comes after the purpose • The type of model you need a high speed computer for • ...

Earth 2013-03-05

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the state of being clear of trees.
  2. a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.
  3. a colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluid
  4. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
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  1. machinery and equipment developed from such scientific knowledge.
  2. a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly.
  3. rain/Rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes.
  4. the supply of electric current to a house or other building for heating, lighting, or powering appliances.
  5. the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
  6. is a release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.

10 Clues: the state of being clear of trees. • a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly. • machinery and equipment developed from such scientific knowledge. • the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. • a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance. • ...

Earth 2020-11-07

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. is a unit use for stablish the temperature
  2. the space between two points
  3. nomber of things or some
  4. magnitude for measuring what hot some
  5. the most external level of something
  6. mass multiply for gravity
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  1. an amount of 100
  2. determine number add to some
  3. the vertical distance betweet the base and top
  4. Unit for determinate the superficial area

10 Clues: an amount of 100 • nomber of things or some • mass multiply for gravity • determine number add to some • the space between two points • the most external level of something • magnitude for measuring what hot some • Unit for determinate the superficial area • is a unit use for stablish the temperature • the vertical distance betweet the base and top

earth 2024-02-06

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a tree looking different in summer and winter
  2. fruits are a part of this diet
  3. a tree with leaves looking the same throughout the year
  4. can survive on land and in water
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  1. helps us taste strawberries
  2. prefers to eat a dear for food
  3. have scales instead of hair on their bodies
  4. found above the tropical regions
  5. divides the earth into half
  6. when they die they make up the soil

10 Clues: helps us taste strawberries • divides the earth into half • prefers to eat a dear for food • fruits are a part of this diet • found above the tropical regions • can survive on land and in water • when they die they make up the soil • have scales instead of hair on their bodies • a tree looking different in summer and winter • ...

Earth 2023-07-21

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. 경치
  2. 홍수
  3. 독립적인
  4. 화산
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  1. 계곡
  2. 반도
  3. 슙
  4. 동굴
  5. 사막
  6. 눈이먼

10 Clues: 슙 • 계곡 • 반도 • 경치 • 동굴 • 홍수 • 사막 • 화산 • 눈이먼 • 독립적인

Earth 2023-03-03

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Like lava material that is under the Earths crust
  2. the middle of the earth which is solid
  3. Earthquakes and other tectonic plates moving
  4. Made of liquid nickel and iron
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  1. a sheet stacked on top of each other
  2. the heat causing the rocks to rise and fall in heat
  3. Right below the Earths crust
  4. The outermost layer of Earth
  5. the degree of compactness of a substance
  6. The planet we live on

10 Clues: The planet we live on • Right below the Earths crust • The outermost layer of Earth • Made of liquid nickel and iron • a sheet stacked on top of each other • the middle of the earth which is solid • the degree of compactness of a substance • Earthquakes and other tectonic plates moving • Like lava material that is under the Earths crust • ...

Earth 2023-03-01

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A solid ball of iron and nickel
  2. The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  3. the third planet from the sun
  4. the intense heat that causes rocks to rise and fall
  5. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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  1. A molten state of Earth
  2. Waves that travel through Earth
  3. a sheet,quantity,or thickness of material
  4. the degree of compactness of a substance
  5. Earth's outer layer

10 Clues: Earth's outer layer • A molten state of Earth • the third planet from the sun • Waves that travel through Earth • A solid ball of iron and nickel • the degree of compactness of a substance • a sheet,quantity,or thickness of material • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the intense heat that causes rocks to rise and fall

Earth 2023-04-28

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a mineral that is a useful substance
  2. made by weathering and erosion
  3. made by melting then cooling
  4. moving those smaller bits
  5. when plate tectonics collide with each other
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  1. made by heat and pressure
  2. breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces
  3. when plate tectonics slide against each other
  4. Have igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks in it
  5. when plate tectonics break apart from each other

10 Clues: made by heat and pressure • moving those smaller bits • made by melting then cooling • made by weathering and erosion • a mineral that is a useful substance • breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces • when plate tectonics collide with each other • when plate tectonics slide against each other • when plate tectonics break apart from each other • ...

Earth 2021-09-27

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Happen when intense heat causes the rocks to rise and fall.
  2. The parts of Earth that contain living organisms.
  3. A thin outermost layer.
  4. a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle.
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  1. the rocky layers
  2. Made up of mostly magma and contains convection currents that move the tectonic plates.
  3. Contains all of Earth water.
  4. Earth's outer layer and is made up of the oceanic and continental crust.
  5. Earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements.
  6. a solid, metal ball made of nickel and iron.

10 Clues: the rocky layers • A thin outermost layer. • Contains all of Earth water. • a solid, metal ball made of nickel and iron. • Earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements. • The parts of Earth that contain living organisms. • Happen when intense heat causes the rocks to rise and fall. • a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle. • ...

earth 2021-10-26

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. one object moves completely around another
  2. four divisions of the year
  3. imaginary line that divides the hemispheres
  4. imaginary line that goes through both poles of earth
  5. earth is tilted away from the sun
  6. the path a planet take
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  1. northern and southern
  2. earth is tilted towards the sun
  3. it takes the earth 24 hours to do this
  4. equal daylight & nighttime;earth parallel to sun

10 Clues: northern and southern • the path a planet take • four divisions of the year • earth is tilted towards the sun • earth is tilted away from the sun • it takes the earth 24 hours to do this • one object moves completely around another • imaginary line that divides the hemispheres • equal daylight & nighttime;earth parallel to sun • ...

Earth 2022-04-13

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Nickel and Iron, center of Earth
  2. The heaviest layer of Earth is this
  3. Heat causing rocks to rise and fall
  4. What the mantle is made of
  5. Thinnest layer of Earth
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  1. Liquid metal part of core
  2. The layer directly under the crust
  3. Plate movements/earthquakes create these
  4. The solid ball of metal
  5. 4 of them make up Earth

10 Clues: The solid ball of metal • 4 of them make up Earth • Thinnest layer of Earth • Liquid metal part of core • What the mantle is made of • Nickel and Iron, center of Earth • The layer directly under the crust • The heaviest layer of Earth is this • Heat causing rocks to rise and fall • Plate movements/earthquakes create these

earth 2025-01-22

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. only layer we can stand on
  2. Ni on the periodic table
  3. the densest layer
  4. comes out of a volcano
  5. we are on it
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  1. made of molten lava
  2. the only liquid layer
  3. caused by earth quakes
  4. Fe on the periodic table
  5. in the sky

10 Clues: in the sky • we are on it • the densest layer • made of molten lava • the only liquid layer • caused by earth quakes • comes out of a volcano • Ni on the periodic table • Fe on the periodic table • only layer we can stand on

Earth 2024-04-19

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  2. A small, flying insect that pollinates flowers
  3. The conservation of natural resources to ensure their availability for future generations
  4. global event celebrated on April 22nd to demonstrate support for environmental protectio
  5. The process of breaking down organic matter into compost
  6. Reduce, ____, Recycle - the three Rs of environmental responsibility
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  1. The process of planting trees to replace those that have been cut do
  2. An animal that eats only plants
  3. A large area of trees and plants that help regulate the climate
  4. A renewable energy source that comes from the sun

10 Clues: An animal that eats only plants • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth • A small, flying insect that pollinates flowers • A renewable energy source that comes from the sun • The process of breaking down organic matter into compost • A large area of trees and plants that help regulate the climate • ...

Earth 2021-09-02

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick
  2. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  3. Fe
  4. a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  5. elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  6. Ni
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  1. coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase
  2. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material
  3. The molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  4. innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth

10 Clues: Fe • Ni • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth • a fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick • elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake • a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core • The molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed • ...

earth 2025-05-30

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Natural features of Earth's surface like mountains, valleys, and plateaus.
  2. The thick layer of hot, semi-solid rock beneath Earth’s crust.
  3. The rigid outer layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle; broken into tectonic plates.
  4. Type of map that shows elevation and land shape using contour lines.
  5. Earth’s deepest layer; a solid ball of metal under extreme pressure and heat.
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  1. Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation.
  2. Imaginary lines running from pole to pole that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  3. The solid part of Earth that includes rocks, landforms, and layers below the surface.
  4. Imaginary lines running east to west that measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  5. A system that uses satellites to determine exact locations on Earth.

10 Clues: The thick layer of hot, semi-solid rock beneath Earth’s crust. • Lines on a topographic map that connect points of equal elevation. • A system that uses satellites to determine exact locations on Earth. • Type of map that shows elevation and land shape using contour lines. • Natural features of Earth's surface like mountains, valleys, and plateaus. • ...

Earth 2022-09-13

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. These can happen at divergent boundaries
  2. The crust and mantle are made out of _______
  3. Thickest layer of the earth
  4. These can happen at transform boundaries
  5. These boundaries slide past each other
  6. Thinnest layer of the earth
  7. These boundaries divide or move away from each other
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  1. Hottest layer of the earth
  2. These boundaries collide or move towards each other
  3. The inner core and _________ are made out of liquid metals

10 Clues: Hottest layer of the earth • Thickest layer of the earth • Thinnest layer of the earth • These boundaries slide past each other • These can happen at divergent boundaries • These can happen at transform boundaries • The crust and mantle are made out of _______ • These boundaries collide or move towards each other • These boundaries divide or move away from each other • ...

Earth 2022-07-27

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. This effect helps making the Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.
  2. layer of gas that surrounds Earth.
  3. Where planes fly.
  4. hurricanes, lightning and thunderstorms, hail, flooding, and tornadoes.
  5. the thinnest layer
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  1. Go up to 50 kilometers from the Earth.
  2. harmful radiation from the sun.
  3. The top of this is the coldest place on Earth.
  4. The temperature can be very high in this layer
  5. a force which holds the gases close to Earth

10 Clues: Where planes fly. • the thinnest layer • harmful radiation from the sun. • layer of gas that surrounds Earth. • Go up to 50 kilometers from the Earth. • a force which holds the gases close to Earth • The top of this is the coldest place on Earth. • The temperature can be very high in this layer • hurricanes, lightning and thunderstorms, hail, flooding, and tornadoes. • ...

Earth 2022-11-09

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Plant with a woody, thick and elevated trunk that branches off at a certain height from the ground, forming the crown.
  2. It is the layer that protects the earth
  3. Lack of rain for a prolonged period of time that produces dryness in the fields and scarcity of water.
  4. Biological system constituted by a community of living beings and the natural environment in which they live.
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  1. It can be mineral or made by burning wood
  2. Set of atmospheric conditions typical of a place, consisting of
  3. action of flooding
  4. Large mass of ice that forms on top of a mountain
  5. Disappearance of an animal or plant species.
  6. It is essential to live

10 Clues: action of flooding • It is essential to live • It is the layer that protects the earth • It can be mineral or made by burning wood • Disappearance of an animal or plant species. • Large mass of ice that forms on top of a mountain • Set of atmospheric conditions typical of a place, consisting of • ...

earth 2022-04-04

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. grows across the earth with many colors
  2. we celebrate it with a day in April
  3. lived before humans
  4. tangle around their prey
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  1. grow tall and are green
  2. a very big pile of blue
  3. it takes very long or very short
  4. they fly and they are near butterflies, but not
  5. populated the earth and have grown more than any animal
  6. The earth is a ____.

10 Clues: lived before humans • The earth is a ____. • grow tall and are green • a very big pile of blue • tangle around their prey • it takes very long or very short • we celebrate it with a day in April • grows across the earth with many colors • they fly and they are near butterflies, but not • populated the earth and have grown more than any animal

Earth 2023-01-18

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The layer of the Earth made up of solid iron and nickel.
  2. A type of rock formed from cooling lava.
  3. The thickest layer of the Earth.
  4. The layer of the Earth made up of liquid iron and nickel.
  5. A source of electricity that is not used up and can be replenished.
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  1. A type of rock formed by heat and pressure underground.
  2. Name given to coal, oil and gas.
  3. A type of rock formed from the build up of smaller particles.
  4. A source of electricity that is used up and can not be replenished.
  5. The outer part of the Earth.

10 Clues: The outer part of the Earth. • Name given to coal, oil and gas. • The thickest layer of the Earth. • A type of rock formed from cooling lava. • A type of rock formed by heat and pressure underground. • The layer of the Earth made up of solid iron and nickel. • The layer of the Earth made up of liquid iron and nickel. • ...

Geography Chapter 2 Crossword 2023-12-04

Geography Chapter 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When the earth's proportions are stretched to fit on a flat surface.
  2. When the earth is inscribed onto a cylinder, then laid flat.
  3. A system of satellites used to gather information about any point on earth.
  4. When the earth is inscribed onto a cone, then laid flat.
  5. Used to record information on to maps.
  6. A map that directly takes the curvature of the earth and spreads it out on a sheet of paper with the proportions mostly intact.
  7. Used to find the exact location of things.
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  1. Very zoomed in map.
  2. Similar to fraction maps but they also state said differences in directly convertible factors “one centimeter to ten kilometers” or “one inch equals five miles.”
  3. Use a similar formula to shape based projections but instead of laying the proportions flat, it attempt to maintain the earth's proportions.
  4. The wildly accepted form to convey latitude and longitude. Also known as degrees/minutes/seconds form.
  5. Very zoomed out map.
  6. Relays the difference between the distance on the map and the distance on actual earth.
  7. Uses lines with distances to represent actual distance on earth.
  8. When the proportions of the earth are stretched or shifted to fit on a flat map.

15 Clues: Very zoomed in map. • Very zoomed out map. • Used to record information on to maps. • Used to find the exact location of things. • When the earth is inscribed onto a cone, then laid flat. • When the earth is inscribed onto a cylinder, then laid flat. • Uses lines with distances to represent actual distance on earth. • ...

eclipse-EA 2024-03-25

eclipse-EA crossword puzzle
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  1. the area where the people viewing a solar eclipse will see a total eclipse.
  2. the moon phase during a solar eclipse.
  3. when the last baily bead is left and creates an image of a ring.
  4. a partail solar eclipse where the moon is in its furthest state form the earth and therefore can not block out the sun fully.
  5. when the moon is on the other side of the earth from the sun.
  6. the moon orbiting around the earth.
  7. a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
  8. the darkest part of the elliptical shadow,
  9. planet we live.
  10. the protective gear that you should where while viewing a solar eclipse.
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  1. a solar eclipse where the moon fully blocks out the sun.
  2. a contraption that lets you view a solar eclipse with no eye gear and is made of cardboard.
  3. the moon phase during a lunar eclipse.
  4. a solar eclipse where the moon only partaily blocks out the sun.
  5. when the moon passes through the sun and the earth.
  6. the lighter part of the elliptical shadow.
  7. the star in our solar system.
  8. when the moon is blocking out the sun but not enough to block out all of the suns ray leaving blobs of light.

18 Clues: planet we live. • the star in our solar system. • the moon orbiting around the earth. • the moon phase during a lunar eclipse. • the moon phase during a solar eclipse. • the lighter part of the elliptical shadow. • the darkest part of the elliptical shadow, • when the moon passes through the sun and the earth. • a solar eclipse where the moon fully blocks out the sun. • ...

Atmosphere Crossword 2021-04-13

Atmosphere Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who studies science, currently most are focussing on rising climates
  2. a gas that excretes from decomposing life
  3. third most abundant gas on earth
  4. the weather conditions of an area over a long period of time
  5. makes up 20% of the atmosphere
  6. makes up 79% of atmosphere
  7. The most abundant greenhouse gas
  8. where all life on earth is
  9. a disturbance in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind
  10. the measure of how many air molecules is an any given area
  11. the current most common form of fuel
  12. The hottest layer with the least density
  13. the outermost layer of the earth
  14. the gas that makes you laugh
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  1. the gas giant the earth revolves around, heats the planet
  2. the wavelength longer than red light but shorter than radio waves
  3. the coldest layer
  4. the total makeup of our planet
  5. a layer of gas in the atmosphere that protects earth
  6. a rock that is dark in color and used as a fuel source
  7. the process of the earths temperatures rising. Mostly caused by humans.
  8. the state of the atmosphere at any given place
  9. the most common type of energy that causes climate change
  10. the measurement of
  11. what comes from the sun that will give humans skin cancer, also used as a power source.
  12. Where weather occurs, planes fly here
  13. greenhouse gas that is used as fuel

27 Clues: the coldest layer • the measurement of • makes up 79% of atmosphere • where all life on earth is • the gas that makes you laugh • the total makeup of our planet • makes up 20% of the atmosphere • third most abundant gas on earth • The most abundant greenhouse gas • the outermost layer of the earth • greenhouse gas that is used as fuel • the current most common form of fuel • ...

Geography Vocabulary 2022-12-12

Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. lines running vertically around the earth measuring degrees east and west of the prime meridian
  2. a line of longitude between the eastern and western hemisphere that helps determines date and time
  3. where a place is located in relation to another place
  4. the method a mapmaker uses to portray the world as a map; there are many of these
  5. northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
  6. a way to measure distance on a map; ex. ½ inch on a map represents 100 miles
  7. one half of the Earth
  8. the exact location of a place on earth; measured in coordinates
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  1. a problem common in all maps because it is impossible
  2. north, south, east, west
  3. lines running across the earth that measure degrees above and below the equator
  4. the largest continent
  5. zero degree line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England
  6. line of latitude that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
  7. exactly flatten a 3D sphere into a 2D flat plane
  8. the smallest continent
  9. a chart that explains what symbols on a map mean

17 Clues: the largest continent • one half of the Earth • the smallest continent • north, south, east, west • northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast • exactly flatten a 3D sphere into a 2D flat plane • a chart that explains what symbols on a map mean • a problem common in all maps because it is impossible • where a place is located in relation to another place • ...

Solar System Review 2026-03-26

Solar System Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The phase of the moon that is occurring when the moon appears half lit (light is on the right)
  2. The sun is 110 times the diameter of the Earth and about 4.6 _________ years old
  3. Early astronomers believed that _________________ was at the center of the solar system
  4. The season Virginia experiences when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
  5. The four planets farthest away from the sun
  6. Earth's protective atmosphere helps to block out damaging rays from the ___________
  7. The phase of the moon that is occurring when the moon appears half lit (light is on the left)
  8. The four planets closest to the sun
  9. Our moon is a small, rocky satellite with extremes of ________________
  10. The season's on Earth are caused by Earth's _______ on its axis as it revolves around the sun
  11. It takes Earth one ________ to make one rotation around its axis
  12. The season Virginia experiences when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
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  1. Largest planet in our solar system, with colored cloud patterns caused by enormous storms in its atmosphere
  2. The phase of the moon that is occurring when the moon appears completely dark
  3. Only planet in our system to spin on its side
  4. The parts of the Earth that are closest and farthest from the moon experience this kind of tide
  5. The phases of the moon are caused by the reflection of __________ off the moon's surface
  6. No longer included on the list of planets in our solar system due to its small size and irregular orbit
  7. The phase of the moon that is occurring when the moon appears fully lit
  8. It takes Earth one _________ to make one revolution around the sun
  9. The phases of the moon are responsible for the changes in _____________
  10. Smallest planet in our solar system

22 Clues: The four planets closest to the sun • Smallest planet in our solar system • The four planets farthest away from the sun • Only planet in our system to spin on its side • It takes Earth one ________ to make one rotation around its axis • It takes Earth one _________ to make one revolution around the sun • ...

Photosynthesis + Cellular Respiration 2023-10-04

Photosynthesis + Cellular Respiration crossword puzzle
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  1. first step of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to split H2O + make ATP & NADPH, O2 is released
  2. process of using light energy to make glucose, starts with CO2 + H2O + ends with C6H12O6+O2
  3. sphere of the earth, all of the water on earth
  4. second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP + NADPH to make glucose from CO2
  5. sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth
  6. Adenosine Diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphate
  7. process of using light energy to make glucose, starts with CO2 + H2O + ends with C6H12O6+O2
  8. nutrient used in proteins + nucleic acids, must be foxed for living things to use, often limited
  9. Adenosine Triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
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  1. process of breaking down glucose to make ATP, starts with C6H12O6+O2 + ends with CO2 + H2O
  2. anything that has mass + it takes up space, makes up everything
  3. second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types includes alcoholic + lactic acid
  4. pigment in chloroplast, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  5. first step of aerobic respiration, breaks down glucose into pyruvate, makes some NADH
  6. nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids + phospholipids of membranes, often limited
  7. substances on the beginning of a chemical reaction phanged into products
  8. sphere of earth, all the rocks + soil on earth
  9. type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
  10. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  11. substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants

20 Clues: sphere of the earth, all of the water on earth • sphere of earth, all the rocks + soil on earth • sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth • describes a situation in which oxygen is present • anything that has mass + it takes up space, makes up everything • substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants • ...

tectonics plate crossword 2013-05-08

tectonics plate crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectoncis large scale of movements of earth lithosphere
  2. thrid layer of earth
  3. boundaries two plates move away from each other
  4. is the soft weak layer of the mantle
  5. boundaries when two plates collide
Down
  1. plates lithosphere divide parts
  2. floor spreading the age and magnetic patterns of sea floor rocks
  3. the super contientent split 245 million yrs. ago
  4. is the outmost rigid layer
  5. rock changes shape
  6. strong lower part of the mantle
  7. is the movementof mantle
  8. bounaries two plates move past each other
  9. second layer of earth
  10. first layer of earth

15 Clues: rock changes shape • thrid layer of earth • first layer of earth • second layer of earth • is the movementof mantle • is the outmost rigid layer • plates lithosphere divide parts • strong lower part of the mantle • boundaries when two plates collide • is the soft weak layer of the mantle • bounaries two plates move past each other • boundaries two plates move away from each other • ...

Greek Roots February 17 2026-02-17

Greek Roots February 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – measures distance traveled
  2. – study of heat and energy
  3. – instrument that measures temperature
  4. – rule by the wealthy
  5. – government by the people
  6. – member of a ruling elite
  7. – study of Earth’s surface
  8. – heat from the Earth
  9. – measures air pressure
  10. – relating to measurement
  11. – rule based on merit
  12. – heat-regulating device
  13. – measures musical tempo
  14. – rule by a few
  15. – government by one ruler
Down
  1. – Earth-centered
  2. – politics influenced by geography
  3. – study of Earth’s structure
  4. – relating to heat
  5. – measures speed
  6. – heat-measuring device
  7. – rule by administrative officials
  8. – measures liquid density
  9. – measurement of the earth (also math field)
  10. – dangerously low body temperature
  11. – government based on religious rule

26 Clues: – rule by a few • – Earth-centered • – measures speed • – relating to heat • – rule by the wealthy • – heat from the Earth • – rule based on merit • – heat-measuring device • – measures air pressure • – heat-regulating device • – measures musical tempo • – measures liquid density • – relating to measurement • – government by one ruler • – study of heat and energy • – government by the people • ...

Abby Sliker-The Land 2025-04-24

Abby Sliker-The Land crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents a process that involves movement of energy from place to place
  2. an opening in earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gass erupt
  3. 1 of 2 ancient supercontinents produced by the first split of Pangaea
  4. ancient continental mass in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. a theory which states the earth's surface is made of plates that move with respect to one another
  6. outside layer of earth made from solid rock
  7. innermost layer of earth
  8. German meteorologist and geophysicist who formulated the continental drift hypothesis
  9. point where 2 or more plates meet
  10. molten rock that is underground
  11. the movement of continents resulting from motion of tectonic plates
Down
  1. hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments the flow quickly down the slope of a volcano
  2. molten rock ejected by volcanos in liquid form
  3. mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  4. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  5. on of the earth's 7 main divisions of land
  6. when 2 blocks of earth slip past one another
  7. major fracture of Earth's crust in Wester North America
  8. gradual destruction of rock or solid in a particular area by water or other weather
  9. flow dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gas
  10. liquid, iron-nickel layer of the earth between solid inner core and lower mantle
  11. most recent supercontinent meaning whole earth
  12. volcanos that haven't erupted in a long time but are predicted to
  13. breaking down of rocks and minerals on the surface of the earth
  14. features on the earths surface that makes up the terrain

25 Clues: innermost layer of earth • molten rock that is underground • point where 2 or more plates meet • mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • on of the earth's 7 main divisions of land • outside layer of earth made from solid rock • when 2 blocks of earth slip past one another • molten rock ejected by volcanos in liquid form • most recent supercontinent meaning whole earth • ...

Geography 2025-09-11

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A 3D copy of the Earth.
  2. A compass in a map.
  3. A guide on the symbols in the map.
  4. Grid marks for North and South.
  5. An imaginary line that Earth rotates on.
  6. A book of maps.
  7. A 2D image of an area.
  8. An imaginary line on Earth.
  9. A way to divide the Earth.
Down
  1. Numbered and intersecting lines that tell you where something is.
  2. Diameter for the map.
  3. The study of land.
  4. How high or low you are.
  5. How high you are from the ocean.
  6. Grid marks for West and East.

15 Clues: A book of maps. • The study of land. • A compass in a map. • Diameter for the map. • A 2D image of an area. • A 3D copy of the Earth. • How high or low you are. • A way to divide the Earth. • An imaginary line on Earth. • Grid marks for West and East. • Grid marks for North and South. • How high you are from the ocean. • A guide on the symbols in the map. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

Earth and Beyond 2024-01-18

Earth and Beyond crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star at the center of our solar system.
  2. A push or pull that can make things move.
  3. Shaped like a ball or globe.
  4. A three-dimensional round object.
  5. The path an object takes as it revolves around another object.
  6. The natural phenomenon that pulls objects towards the Earth.
  7. The natural satellite that orbits the Earth.
  8. Elements like iron and copper found in the Earth's crust.
  9. The third planet from the sun.
  10. A fossil fuel that can be used for energy.
Down
  1. The sun and other things that provide energy.
  2. Solid substances that make up the Earth's surface.
  3. A force that attracts objects toward each other
  4. How something looks or seems.
  5. The location of an object.
  6. Natural resources we get from the Earth.
  7. A fossil fuel found underground.

17 Clues: The location of an object. • Shaped like a ball or globe. • How something looks or seems. • The third planet from the sun. • A fossil fuel found underground. • A three-dimensional round object. • Natural resources we get from the Earth. • A push or pull that can make things move. • A fossil fuel that can be used for energy. • The star at the center of our solar system. • ...

Rocks Review 2024-10-16

Rocks Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock inside earth
  2. horizontal mineral bands caused by pressure
  3. type of rock made by heat and pressure
  4. cooled inside the earth, big crystals
  5. A flat, brittle sedimentary rock
  6. a class of sedi. rocks made from loose sediment
  7. Sedimentary rock made of calcite
  8. mineral found in rock salt
  9. cooled outside the earth, small crystals
  10. Type of bedding.Progressive increase in size
Down
  1. Bedding at an angle along a horiz. surface
  2. Igneous rocks with low silica content
  3. molten rock outside earth
  4. Texture. Big crystals cemented by smaller crystals
  5. Dark, glassy igneous rock
  6. type of metamorphism involving igneous intrusions
  7. The continuous changing and making of rocks
  8. Igneous rocks with high silica content
  9. Gypsum is an example of this class of sedi. rock
  10. mineral growth gluing sediments together
  11. Metamorphic form of Shale

21 Clues: molten rock inside earth • molten rock outside earth • Dark, glassy igneous rock • Metamorphic form of Shale • mineral found in rock salt • A flat, brittle sedimentary rock • Sedimentary rock made of calcite • Igneous rocks with low silica content • cooled inside the earth, big crystals • type of rock made by heat and pressure • Igneous rocks with high silica content • ...

Geology 2025-02-26

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of earth and what it’s made of and does.
  2. Earth's solid outer layer, including landforms like mountains and continents.
  3. Process of formation, movement, and destruction of Earth's tectonic plates.
  4. Crust beneath the oceans, primarily made of basalt and is thinner and denser.
  5. thicker, less dense part of Earth's crust that forms the continents.
  6. Process by which rocks are transformed between different types.
  7. Principle that the Earth's processes, such as erosion and sedimentation, have operated in the same way throughout geological time.
  8. layer of gases surrounding Earth.
Down
  1. Continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface.
  2. Part of Earth where life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
  3. Earth's solid, innermost layer, consisting of iron and nickel.
  4. Large plates that move and interact.
  5. All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and ice.
  6. Solid, outer layer of Earth that includes both the crust and the upper part of the mantle, responsible for tectonic activity.
  7. Earth's outermost layer, composed of solid rock, and is thinner than the layers beneath it.
  8. Largest layer of Earth beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock.

16 Clues: layer of gases surrounding Earth. • Large plates that move and interact. • The study of earth and what it’s made of and does. • Earth's solid, innermost layer, consisting of iron and nickel. • Process by which rocks are transformed between different types. • All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and ice. • ...

Eclipse 2023-04-28

Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This happens when the Moon totally blocks out the Sun's light
  2. The Earth makes a daily ____ on its axis
  3. It occurs when a celestial object passes in front of another object and blocks some of its light.
  4. This happens when the Earth partly blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon
  5. The lighter, outer part of a shadow
Down
  1. You see it every night
  2. This happens when the Moon only partially blocks out the Sun's light
  3. The Earth's ____ around the sun takes 365 days
  4. This happens when the Earth blocks out the Sun's light from reaching the moon
  5. You see it every day
  6. The Earth's axis is not straight up and down it is on a ____
  7. Each year the Earth completes one ____ around the sun
  8. The inner, darker part of a shadow
  9. We live on it
  10. Sometimes people are scared of their own ____

15 Clues: We live on it • You see it every day • You see it every night • The inner, darker part of a shadow • The lighter, outer part of a shadow • The Earth makes a daily ____ on its axis • Sometimes people are scared of their own ____ • The Earth's ____ around the sun takes 365 days • Each year the Earth completes one ____ around the sun • ...

Moon- The Lunar Cycle Moon Phases 2026-01-30

Moon- The Lunar Cycle Moon Phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the phase before the New Moon when only a small sliver of light remains visible.
  2. the phase when the Moon appears to grow as more of its sunlit side becomes visible.
  3. the phase after the Full Moon when more than half of the Moon is lit but decreasing.
  4. the repeating pattern of changes in the Moon’s appearance as it orbits Earth.
  5. the phase when half of the Moon’s surface appears lit and the Moon is waxing.
  6. the phase when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun and is not visible from Earth.
  7. the phase when more than half of the Moon is lit and still growing toward a Full Moon.
Down
  1. the different shapes of the Moon we see from Earth due to reflected sunlight.
  2. the phase when the Moon appears to shrink as less of its sunlit side is visible.
  3. the phase when half of the Moon appears lit and the Moon is waning.
  4. the phase after the New Moon when a small, growing sliver of light is visible.
  5. to move in a circular orbit around another object, such as the Moon revolving around Earth.
  6. the path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space.
  7. the phase when the entire side of the Moon facing Earth is lit by the Sun.
  8. a natural satellite that orbits Earth and reflects light from the Sun.

15 Clues: the phase when half of the Moon appears lit and the Moon is waning. • a natural satellite that orbits Earth and reflects light from the Sun. • the path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space. • the phase when the entire side of the Moon facing Earth is lit by the Sun. • ...

Astronomy Review 2025-12-27

Astronomy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets with solid, rocky surfaces (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) are called _______ planets.
  2. Type of eclipse that happens when the moon is between the Sun and Earth
  3. The phase of the moon where the illuminated portion is "shrinking" from our view.
  4. The planet right beside the Sun
  5. The process in the Sun's core where hydrogen atoms join to form helium, releasing energy.
  6. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  7. How bright a star looks to an observer on Earth.
  8. The only star in our solar system
  9. Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
Down
  1. The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365.25 days.
  2. The distance light travels in one year; used to measure distances between stars.
  3. A streak of light caused by a space rock burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
  4. The actual brightness of a star if it were viewed from a standard distance.
  5. The Earth's ______ causes the seasons.
  6. The phase of the moon where the illuminated portion is "growing" from our view.
  7. The total amount of energy a star emits per second.
  8. The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.
  9. This colour star is the hottest in temperature.
  10. Colorful lights in the sky caused by solar particles interacting with Earth's magnetic field.
  11. A small, icy body that releases gas or dust, forming a "tail" when near the Sun.
  12. _____ planets composed mostly of hydrogen and helium (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).

21 Clues: The planet right beside the Sun • The only star in our solar system • The Earth's ______ causes the seasons. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon • This colour star is the hottest in temperature. • How bright a star looks to an observer on Earth. • The total amount of energy a star emits per second. • ...

Module 1 & 2 (Plate Tectonics and The Earth's Interior) 2018-07-28

Module 1 & 2 (Plate Tectonics and The Earth's Interior) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A record made by a seismograph.
  2. Depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process.
  3. Vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy.
  4. Ground that is at the bottom of the sea.
  5. Suggested an explanation to the Continental Drift.
  6. Soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move around.
  7. Boundary in which two plates move toward each other.
  8. An event in which a slab of rock thrusts into the mantle.
  9. German meteorologist that proposed a theory that the continents were once a large landmass.
  10. Consolidated mixture of minerals.
Down
  1. "All Earth"
  2. Ability of solid to flow.
  3. Topmost, solid part of the Earth that is composed of several plates.
  4. Layer of the Earth that is mainly made up of silicate rocks and solids.
  5. Extinct genus of reptile from the Early Permian of southern Africa and South America.
  6. Break in rock along which movement has occurred.
  7. Where an earthquake starts.
  8. Former large continents.
  9. Element present in the inner and outer core.
  10. Largest continent.

20 Clues: "All Earth" • Largest continent. • Former large continents. • Ability of solid to flow. • Where an earthquake starts. • A record made by a seismograph. • Consolidated mixture of minerals. • Ground that is at the bottom of the sea. • Element present in the inner and outer core. • Break in rock along which movement has occurred. • ...

Earth Science The Changing Earth 3C 2021-11-18

Earth Science The Changing Earth 3C crossword puzzle
Across
  1. level of strata with the most fossils found in the geologic column
  2. generations after creation when God's judgement came
  3. rock layer
  4. Creation geologist who rethought the geologic column from the ground up
  5. days that took God to create everything
  6. How a person views the world based on his perspective
  7. Book in the Bible that talks the most about ice, cold, and snow
Down
  1. Flood that is considered one of the most catastrophic event after creation that greatly changed the earth
  2. formed from Ice Age
  3. hot molten rock

10 Clues: rock layer • hot molten rock • formed from Ice Age • days that took God to create everything • generations after creation when God's judgement came • How a person views the world based on his perspective • Book in the Bible that talks the most about ice, cold, and snow • level of strata with the most fossils found in the geologic column • ...

STREAM TABLE 2022-09-21

STREAM TABLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What came first, the Colorado Plateau, the Colorado River, or the Grand Canyon?
  2. The particles of earth material that are carried along by moving water; sediments settle out when the water slows or stops moving.
  3. A ______ is forming where the water flows off the sand cliff.
  4. The Colorado rivers flows ___________ all the way to Arizona.
  5. ________ represented the Colorado River.
  6. Where is the material eroded by the Colorado River deposited today?
  7. _____ and clay represented the plateau rock.
  8. The process of erosion by _____ or water is how earth materials are eroded in the Grand Canyon.
  9. The water flowing into the basin is milky white and very _________.
  10. Our stream table layers weren’t made of solid _____.
  11. The different rates at which layers of weather earth materials are carried away by water, wind or ice.
Down
  1. The ________ particles are deposited on the flat part of the tray.
  2. The removal and transportation of loose earth materials.
  3. Faster water produces ______ erosion.
  4. Smaller particles are carried ________ downstream.
  5. The settling out of eroded earth material, usually in a basin.
  6. The _______ particles are deposited near where the water flows off the sand cliff.
  7. The different rates at which layers of weather earth materials are carried away by water, wind or ice.
  8. Where do you think the material that was eroded by the Colorado River was deposited in the past?

19 Clues: Faster water produces ______ erosion. • ________ represented the Colorado River. • _____ and clay represented the plateau rock. • Smaller particles are carried ________ downstream. • Our stream table layers weren’t made of solid _____. • The removal and transportation of loose earth materials. • The Colorado rivers flows ___________ all the way to Arizona. • ...

ESO2_4A_STORIES IN NATURE 2025-02-03

ESO2_4A_STORIES IN NATURE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The green plants that grow on the ground.
  2. A dense forest with lots of rain and tall trees.
  3. A steep, high area of land, often next to the sea.
  4. Hard, solid pieces of earth found on the ground.
  5. A round object that orbits around the Earth and shines at night.
  6. The green parts of plants and trees that grow on branches.
  7. The space above the Earth, where you see clouds, the sun, and stars.
  8. Big, round objects that move around stars, like Earth moves around the Sun.
Down
  1. Bright, shining balls of gas in the sky.
  2. A thick, wild forest with many plants and animals.
  3. Tall plants with branches, leaves, and trunks.
  4. The area outside the city, with farms and nature.
  5. Large open areas of land, usually covered in grass or crops.
  6. The surface of the Earth that you walk on.
  7. Deep, narrow valleys with steep sides, usually made by rivers.
  8. Small roads or trails people walk on.

16 Clues: Small roads or trails people walk on. • Bright, shining balls of gas in the sky. • The green plants that grow on the ground. • The surface of the Earth that you walk on. • Tall plants with branches, leaves, and trunks. • A dense forest with lots of rain and tall trees. • Hard, solid pieces of earth found on the ground. • ...

6.4 Mount Everest 2025-02-26

6.4 Mount Everest crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the size of something (i.e., earthquake).
  2. the point on earth's surface directly above where an earthquake occurred.
  3. the most outer layer of the earth.
  4. the most inner layer of the earth.
  5. plate material containing less dense granite rocks that is usually found underground on our land.
  6. the movement of bedrock caused by plates getting stuck on each other.
  7. two things or events happening together or at the same time but not causing one another.
  8. the section of the crust between earthquake lines.
Down
  1. solid rock found everywhere on the earth, often under sediments (i.e., soil, dirt, etc.)
  2. to cause damage or destroy.
  3. to build up.
  4. a type of rock formed when layers of sediments are compressed by pressure.
  5. the second outer layer of the earth.
  6. plate material containing denser basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean.
  7. the reason something has occurred or is occurring.
  8. loose earth materials such as dirt, soil, rocks, etc.

16 Clues: to build up. • to cause damage or destroy. • the most outer layer of the earth. • the most inner layer of the earth. • the second outer layer of the earth. • the size of something (i.e., earthquake). • the reason something has occurred or is occurring. • the section of the crust between earthquake lines. • loose earth materials such as dirt, soil, rocks, etc. • ...

EARTH SCIENCE CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-10-12

EARTH SCIENCE CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma
  2. The outermost layer; this is the layer what we step on it
  3. includes solar, water, wind
  4. emit greenhouse gases
  5. sphere that covers all the water on Earth
  6. means Earth
  7. the innermost layer of the Earth
  8. rocks are subjected to high intense
  9. means water
  10. it would appear flat because inflation stretches any initial curvature
  11. the branch of science concerned with the investigation and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits electromagnetic
  12. uses the heat trapped in the Earth's core
Down
  1. the layer of the Earth with Fudge like consistency
  2. produces radioactive waste
  3. theory that states there may be an infinite number of universes
  4. one of the scientists who proposed the steady state theory
  5. the point where the universe started
  6. The most popular theory of the universe
  7. the set of all life forms on Earth
  8. black combustible rock made upof elemental C,H,O,N and varying amounts of S
  9. rocks include sandstone, limestone, and shale
  10. the layer includes crust, mantle, inner core and outer core
  11. naturally occurring liquid composed of complex hydrocarbons
  12. one of the scientists who proposed the oscillating theory
  13. means life
  14. educated guess
  15. in the thin gaseous layer that involves the lithosphere
  16. a gravitationally-bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter
  17. a galaxy that is close to the Milky Way

29 Clues: means life • means Earth • means water • educated guess • emit greenhouse gases • produces radioactive waste • includes solar, water, wind • the innermost layer of the Earth • the set of all life forms on Earth • rocks are subjected to high intense • the point where the universe started • The most popular theory of the universe • a galaxy that is close to the Milky Way • ...

Science 2021-04-08

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small ice balls
  2. frozen precipitation that forms layers
  3. how far from the equator
  4. layer that surrounds earth
  5. state of atmosphere
  6. all water on earth
  7. movement of materials away from a place
  8. process of laying down materials
  9. water drops
Down
  1. weather condition over time
  2. height above sea level
  3. the movement of air
  4. rock/ground
  5. small ice crystals
  6. how fast particles are moving
  7. cloud near ground
  8. water getting hot
  9. where alive things live on earth
  10. gas turns back to liquid
  11. ice evaporating without melting

20 Clues: rock/ground • water drops • small ice balls • cloud near ground • water getting hot • small ice crystals • all water on earth • the movement of air • state of atmosphere • height above sea level • how far from the equator • gas turns back to liquid • layer that surrounds earth • weather condition over time • how fast particles are moving • ice evaporating without melting • ...

Vocabulary Practice ~ 5 Themes of Geography 2020-10-04

Vocabulary Practice ~ 5 Themes of Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
  2. imaginary lines of latitude on the earth
  3. north, south, east, west
  4. imaginary lines of longitude around the earth
  5. the study of the land and how we use it
  6. location of a place compared to other landmarks
  7. exact location of a place
  8. line of latitude that separates the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Down
  1. explains symbols on a map; a key
  2. line of longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
  3. shows direction on a map
  4. used to show distance between locations
  5. distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
  6. a round representation of the earth

14 Clues: north, south, east, west • shows direction on a map • exact location of a place • explains symbols on a map; a key • a round representation of the earth • used to show distance between locations • the study of the land and how we use it • imaginary lines of latitude on the earth • distance east or west of the Prime Meridian • imaginary lines of longitude around the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2014-01-24

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the innermost layer of Earth
  2. energy transfer by the movement of a material
  3. a scientific hypothesis stating that the landmasses on earth were once a solid piece but drifted apart
  4. a measurement of how much material is in a volume
  5. the period in which all the continents were joined together to form a supercontinent
  6. plate boundary in which tectonic plates move toward each other
  7. the time period in between the Triassic and Cretatious period
  8. one of the two continents in the Triassic period; consists of today's North America and Asia
  9. plate boundary in which the plates are moving away from each other
  10. lower layer of the mantle; material bends and moves easily
  11. plate boundary in which plates slide past each other
Down
  1. the supercontinent that consisted of all the continents put together like a jigsaw puzzle
  2. huge underwater mountains at the edges of tectonic plates
  3. one of the two continents in the Triassic period; consists of todays South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica
  4. a switch in Earth's magnetic north and south
  5. the top layer of the mantle and the crust
  6. layer of earth in between the innermost layer and the lower mantle
  7. molten rock that is below the Earth's surface
  8. substance that the innermost layer of Earth is mostly made of
  9. when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate
  10. a place where heated rock rises in the middle of a tectonic plate
  11. the outermost layer of Earth

22 Clues: the innermost layer of Earth • the outermost layer of Earth • the top layer of the mantle and the crust • a switch in Earth's magnetic north and south • energy transfer by the movement of a material • molten rock that is below the Earth's surface • a measurement of how much material is in a volume • when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate • ...

Earth's Place in the Universe 2022-02-09

Earth's Place in the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when objects in the night sky seem to change position due to the Earth's rotation on its axis
  2. the spinning of our planet on its axis
  3. the period of time it takes for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; 24 hours
  4. the star at the center of the solar system around which Earth and other matter orbit
  5. the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon in the west as a result of Earth's rotation
  6. how much energy is coming from the star per square meter per second
  7. the instant at which the upper edge of the sun appears above the horizon in the east
  8. the energy needed to drive photosynthesis
  9. the form of energy that makes it possible to see things
  10. the elliptical orbit of the Earth around the sun
  11. the measured value (always positive) from one point to another
  12. a natural satellite that orbits a planet or smaller body
  13. an area where sunlight cannot reach because it is blocked by an object
  14. the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that human eyes can detect
Down
  1. the third planet from the sun
  2. the Sun and the celestial objects bound to it by gravity
  3. an obvious regularity in the natural world or in a manmade design
  4. all the matter and energy, including Earth, the galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space
  5. a massive ball of plasma that shines because of thermonuclear fusion in its core
  6. the intensity of light
  7. the image obtained by plotting dots, bars or lines to show scientific data
  8. occurs twice a year, when the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the sun
  9. one of four major divisions of the year based on the Earth's tilt and the light from the sun
  10. an imaginary line around which Earth rotates
  11. a pattern in the sky formed by stars
  12. the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

26 Clues: the intensity of light • the third planet from the sun • a pattern in the sky formed by stars • the spinning of our planet on its axis • the energy needed to drive photosynthesis • an imaginary line around which Earth rotates • the elliptical orbit of the Earth around the sun • the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise • ...

End of the Year Earth Science Crossword 2024-12-17

End of the Year Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The line of 0° longitude passing through Greenwich, England
  2. Light from an object moving away from Earth
  3. The slightly flattened shape of Earth
  4. A device that proves Earth's rotation
  5. A tool that breaks light into a spectrum of colors
  6. A rocky planet, like Earth or Mars
  7. The curving of winds and ocean currents due to Earth's rotation
  8. Events caused by shadows cast by the Earth
  9. The rate of change in a field value
  10. Any object that orbits a planet, natural or man-made
  11. The Sun and all objects that orbit it
  12. The point directly above an observer’s head
  13. A large group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
  14. Lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator
  15. The distance light travels in one year
  16. The line where the sky meets the ground
  17. The time of day when the Sun is highest in the sky
  18. The southernmost point on Earth
  19. Icy objects that produce a glowing tail as they orbit the Sun
  20. The day when daylight and nighttime are equal
  21. The perceived movement of objects in the sky
  22. A measure of how stretched an orbit is
  23. Sunlight that hits Earth at a 90-degree angle
  24. The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere
  25. Natural objects in the sky, like stars, planets, and moons
  26. The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere
  27. The boundary between the stratosphere and mesosphere
  28. The speed of an object
  29. A massive ball of gas undergoing nuclear fusion
  30. The lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere
  31. A Sun-centered model of the solar system
  32. An Earth-centered model of the solar system
  33. Earth’s natural satellite
Down
  1. The theory that explains the origin of the universe
  2. Closest point in a planet’s orbit around the Sun
  3. The northernmost point on Earth
  4. The atmospheric layer where meteors burn up
  5. Lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
  6. The boundary between the mesosphere and thermosphere
  7. A line connecting points of equal temperature
  8. The average level of the ocean’s surface
  9. Earth’s solid outer layer
  10. The outermost atmospheric layer with very high temperatures
  11. Fixed points that determine the shape of an ellipse
  12. A region where the same standard time is used
  13. A recognizable group of stars forming a pattern
  14. The changing appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth
  15. The path a planet takes around the Sun
  16. A space rock that hits Earth’s surface
  17. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  18. The galaxy that contains our solar system
  19. The day with the most daylight in the Northern Hemisphere
  20. A line connecting points of equal air pressure
  21. A line connecting points of equal value
  22. A tool used to measure the altitude of stars
  23. All of Earth’s water
  24. All of space, time, and matter
  25. An imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles
  26. The line that separates one calendar day from the next
  27. The latitude where the Sun is directly overhead on December 21
  28. A star located above Earth’s North Pole
  29. A gas giant, like Jupiter or Saturn
  30. The day with the least daylight in the Northern Hemisphere
  31. Tides caused by the alignment of the Sun and Moon
  32. A region of space between Mars and Jupiter with many small rocky objects
  33. The latitude where the Sun is directly overhead on June 21
  34. A force of attraction between objects
  35. Caused by Earth’s tilt and revolution around the Sun
  36. Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun
  37. The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night
  38. The height of a celestial object above the horizon
  39. The process that powers stars by combining hydrogen into helium

72 Clues: All of Earth’s water • The speed of an object • Earth’s solid outer layer • Earth’s natural satellite • All of space, time, and matter • The northernmost point on Earth • The southernmost point on Earth • A rocky planet, like Earth or Mars • The rate of change in a field value • A gas giant, like Jupiter or Saturn • Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun • ...

Astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-01-21

Astronomy crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
  2. - 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.
  3. - 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.
  4. - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
  5. - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
  6. - 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.
  7. - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
  8. - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
  9. - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
  10. -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.
  11. - 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.
  12. - 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.
  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. -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
  16. - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
  17. - 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.
  18. -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
Down
  1. - 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.
  2. - the shape of the earth.
  3. - 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.
  4. - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
  5. - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
  6. - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
  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. - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
  10. - Earth is assumed to the center of all
  11. - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  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. - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
  14. - gave the most accurate size during their time.
  15. - 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

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-22

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - 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.
  2. - 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.
  3. - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
  4. - 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.
  5. - the shape of the earth.
  6. - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
  7. - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
  8. - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
  9. - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
  10. - 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.
  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. - 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.
  13. - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
  14. -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
  15. - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
  16. - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
  17. - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
  18. - gave the most accurate size during their time.
Down
  1. - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  2. - 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.
  3. -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.
  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. - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
  6. - 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
  7. - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
  8. - Earth is assumed to the center of all
  9. - 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.
  10. - 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
  11. - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
  12. - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
  13. - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
  14. -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
  15. - 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.

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 • ...

Earth Science: Weather 2013-06-12

Earth Science: Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The season of the year in which one half of the Earth recieves less Sinlight than the other.
  2. Lowers as you go up in the atmosphere.
  3. Drops of water that fall from the sky.
  4. The season of the year in which one half of the Earth recieves more Sunlight than the other.
  5. The limit of the Troposphere and start of the Stratosphere.
  6. Year to Year change in weather.
  7. Layer above the Troposphere.
  8. Prediction of the weather of a month.
  9. Water in the Gas phase.
Down
  1. Air in motion.
  2. The First layer of the atmosphere.
  3. The layer of the atmosphere that prevents meteors from impacting Earth.
  4. The lowest temperature possible.
  5. A puffy cloud.
  6. The layer of the atmosphere where man-made satellites orbit the Earth.
  7. An instrument for measuring temperature.
  8. The change from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase.

17 Clues: Air in motion. • A puffy cloud. • Water in the Gas phase. • Layer above the Troposphere. • Year to Year change in weather. • The lowest temperature possible. • The First layer of the atmosphere. • Prediction of the weather of a month. • Lowers as you go up in the atmosphere. • Drops of water that fall from the sky. • An instrument for measuring temperature. • ...

Earth Science: Weather 2013-06-12

Earth Science: Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The limit of the Troposphere and start of the Stratosphere.
  2. The season of the year in which one half of the Earth recieves less Sinlight than the other.
  3. Layer above the Troposphere.
  4. The lowest temperature possible.
  5. Prediction of the weather of a month.
  6. The change from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase.
  7. The layer of the atmosphere that prevents meteors from impacting Earth.
  8. Year to Year change in weather.
  9. Drops of water that fall from the sky.
Down
  1. The layer of the atmosphere where man-made satellites orbit the Earth.
  2. The First layer of the atmosphere.
  3. A puffy cloud.
  4. Air in motion.
  5. Water in the Gas phase.
  6. The season of the year in which one half of the Earth recieves more Sunlight than the other.
  7. An instrument for measuring temperature.
  8. Lowers as you go up in the atmosphere.

17 Clues: A puffy cloud. • Air in motion. • Water in the Gas phase. • Layer above the Troposphere. • Year to Year change in weather. • The lowest temperature possible. • The First layer of the atmosphere. • Prediction of the weather of a month. • Lowers as you go up in the atmosphere. • Drops of water that fall from the sky. • An instrument for measuring temperature. • ...

Planet Earth 2013-12-10

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Time it takes 1/2 of the atoms to decay into an isotope
  2. Formed at a convergent boundary
  3. In a cross-section of rock, oldest at the bottom
  4. Approximate age
  5. Large landmass consisting of all the continents
  6. State of matter of the inner core
  7. ridge Example of a divergent boundary
Down
  1. Plates slide in opposite directions
  2. One type of crust
  3. Crust and upper portion of mantle
  4. Cools to form new crust
  5. Broadest category in geologic time scale
  6. Actual date that object died
  7. Full spreading rate
  8. Third planet from the sun
  9. Tool used to represent carbon-14
  10. Layer of rock

17 Clues: Layer of rock • Approximate age • One type of crust • Full spreading rate • Cools to form new crust • Third planet from the sun • Actual date that object died • Formed at a convergent boundary • Tool used to represent carbon-14 • Crust and upper portion of mantle • State of matter of the inner core • Plates slide in opposite directions • ridge Example of a divergent boundary • ...

Earth History 2014-12-04

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Appeared 550,000,000 years ago.
  2. Is the shortest period in history.
  3. A metamorphic rock that was formed from slate
  4. Happened 270,000,000 years ago.
  5. Metamorphic rock that formed when sandstone, a sedimentary rock, changes due to heat
  6. A drop of acid on a rock will fizz if it contains this.
  7. Appeared 200,000 years ago.
  8. a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.
  9. Formed when molten rock cools and hardens
Down
  1. Igneous rock that is made of volcanic glass
  2. Appeared 420,000,000 years ago.
  3. Igneous rock that looks dull and feels rough
  4. Is 52 miles away from lee's ferry.
  5. Is the longest era in history
  6. Appeared 245,000,000 years ago.
  7. Formed 6,000,000 years ago, was carved by the Colorado river, and is a mile deep
  8. 20 miles away from lee's ferry.

17 Clues: Appeared 200,000 years ago. • Is the longest era in history • Appeared 420,000,000 years ago. • Appeared 550,000,000 years ago. • Appeared 245,000,000 years ago. • Happened 270,000,000 years ago. • 20 miles away from lee's ferry. • Is the shortest period in history. • Is 52 miles away from lee's ferry. • Formed when molten rock cools and hardens • ...

exTReMe eArTh :<) 2020-07-07

exTReMe eArTh :<) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. massive wave also known as tiddel ewaves in japan!
  2. eruption with ash and lava!
  3. swirl;ing!/world wing kinda thing?
  4. orange hot similar to the sun
  5. eaerth shakes!
  6. when earth shakes!
  7. world wind! bad storm!
  8. drowning water over land/underwater :<)
  9. comes put a volcano
Down
  1. falling rock from spacE
  2. world wind!
  3. no food or water crops don't grow!
  4. mmh and lightning very very frightning!
  5. falliing rock!
  6. mmh and thunder very very ferightning!
  7. often rain/at night asometimes thunder!
  8. rain leads to flooding ext
  9. when two peices of earth slide/crash ext can cause earth quake!

18 Clues: world wind! • falliing rock! • eaerth shakes! • when earth shakes! • comes put a volcano • world wind! bad storm! • falling rock from spacE • eruption with ash and lava! • rain leads to flooding ext • orange hot similar to the sun • no food or water crops don't grow! • swirl;ing!/world wing kinda thing? • mmh and thunder very very ferightning! • mmh and lightning very very frightning! • ...

Earth Science 2017-06-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the location where the earthquake actually originates.
  2. a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. refers to the extent of ancient glaciers and rock markings left behind.
  4. the area from the crust to the upper portion of the upper mantle.
  5. the location of a earthquake on the surface directly above the focus.
  6. a type of body wave that is second to arrive. the ground motion is perpendicular to the direction of the wave travel through solids.
  7. a surface wave that is the slowest to arrive. since it travels along the Earth's surface, the ground motion is a rolling action like ripples in a pond.
Down
  1. the act in which the heavier plate goes under the lighter plate. usually occurs when a oceanic plate is present.
  2. the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated energy caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  3. core: layer made up of a mixture of iron and nickel. This layer is liquid unlike the other layers.
  4. formations that are created when a oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate or when a oceanic plate subducts under another oceanic plate.
  5. spot: an area where molten rock rises to the Earth's surface.
  6. a type of plate boundary where two plates come together.
  7. the Earth's thickest layer. It is mostly solid and makes up 70% of Earth's mass.
  8. the type of plate boundary in which the plates move along each other.
  9. core: mostly made up of solid iron, at 5000 degrees to 6000 degrees. Is located at the center of the Earth.
  10. a body wave that arrives the fastest. the ground squeezes and stretches in the direction of the travel through solids, liquids and gases.

17 Clues: the location where the earthquake actually originates. • a type of plate boundary where two plates come together. • spot: an area where molten rock rises to the Earth's surface. • the area from the crust to the upper portion of the upper mantle. • a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Earth Science 2017-06-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a surface wave that is the slowest to arrive. since it travels along the Earth's surface, the ground motion is a rolling action like ripples in a pond.
  2. mostly made up of solid iron, at 5000 degrees to 6000 degrees. Is located at the center of the Earth.
  3. the type of plate boundary in which the plates move along each other.
  4. the area from the crust to the upper portion of the upper mantle.
  5. the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated energy caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  6. the act in which the heavier plate goes under the lighter plate. usually occurs when a oceanic plate is present.
  7. a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  8. a type of plate boundary where two plates come together.
  9. an area where molten rock rises to the Earth's surface.
  10. the location where the earthquake actually originates.
Down
  1. layer made up of a mixture of iron and nickel. This layer is liquid unlike the other layers.
  2. the location of a earthquake on the surface directly above the focus.
  3. a body wave that arrives the fastest. the ground squeezes and stretches in the direction of the travel through solids, liquids and gases.
  4. a type of body wave that is second to arrive. the ground motion is perpendicular to the direction of the wave travel through solids.
  5. the Earth's thickest layer. It is mostly solid and makes up 70% of Earth's mass.
  6. refers to the extent of ancient glaciers and rock markings left behind.
  7. formations that are created when a oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate or when a oceanic plate subducts under another oceanic plate.

17 Clues: the location where the earthquake actually originates. • an area where molten rock rises to the Earth's surface. • a type of plate boundary where two plates come together. • the area from the crust to the upper portion of the upper mantle. • a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Earth Day 2016-04-21

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. practice of farming
  2. degree or intensity of heat
  3. shrubs of the sea
  4. April 22
  5. unnatural gas
  6. our home
  7. opposite of cold
  8. weather conditions temperature relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
  9. constant heat
Down
  1. fire that spreads rapidly
  2. turn lights off when not in use
  3. trap suns radiation
  4. country
  5. mass of ice
  6. what the sun gives off
  7. how much rain falls
  8. home for sea creatures

17 Clues: country • April 22 • our home • mass of ice • unnatural gas • constant heat • opposite of cold • shrubs of the sea • trap suns radiation • practice of farming • how much rain falls • what the sun gives off • home for sea creatures • fire that spreads rapidly • degree or intensity of heat • turn lights off when not in use • ...

Restless Earth 2021-05-04

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mid ocean ridges form _________chains
  2. Crust farther away from the mid ocean ridge
  3. Ocean that is geting larger every year
  4. The name of wegener's supercontinent
  5. The fossilized fern found in antartica
  6. Pangaea was a single ______
  7. Crust closer to the mid ocean ridge
  8. Making new ocean floor (3 words)
Down
  1. The man who proposed continental drift
  2. Wegener's theory (2 words)
  3. When Earth's magnetic poles change(2 words)
  4. Plates sink below other plates
  5. Continent that fits next to S. America
  6. Melted rock coming up to the ocean floor
  7. Part of Earth with convection currents
  8. Remains of plants and animals in stone
  9. Used to map the ocean floor

17 Clues: Wegener's theory (2 words) • Used to map the ocean floor • Pangaea was a single ______ • Plates sink below other plates • Making new ocean floor (3 words) • Crust closer to the mid ocean ridge • The name of wegener's supercontinent • Mid ocean ridges form _________chains • The man who proposed continental drift • Continent that fits next to S. America • ...

Earth History 2025-03-28

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fossil that forms when an organism is trapped buried in a way that prevents decay
  2. The idea that Earth's features formed quickly due to sudden, violent events
  3. The era following the Mesozoic, known as the 'Age of Mammals'
  4. The scientific principle that the same natural processes occurring today have always happened
  5. A fossil that forms when minerals fill a mold, creating a copy of the original organism
  6. The principle that states older rock layers are found beneath younger ones
  7. The method of dating that determines the actual age of a fossil in years
  8. The dating method that measures radioactive decay to determine a fossil's age
  9. The fossil record is divided into time periods, including this one known for the rise of dinosaurs
  10. The fossilized imprint of an organism's movement, such as a footprint
Down
  1. The process of determining the relative order of past events without knowing their exact age
  2. A fossil used to determine the age of rock layers because it was widespread and only existed for a short time
  3. A fossil that forms when minerals replace the original material of an organism
  4. The radioactive isotope used to date fossils up to about 50,000 years old
  5. oldest era in Earth's history, before most complex life evolved
  6. A fossil that forms when an organism decomposes, leaving an empty space in the shape of the organism
  7. The era that came before the Mesozoic, known for early marine life and trilobites

17 Clues: The era following the Mesozoic, known as the 'Age of Mammals' • oldest era in Earth's history, before most complex life evolved • The fossilized imprint of an organism's movement, such as a footprint • The method of dating that determines the actual age of a fossil in years • The radioactive isotope used to date fossils up to about 50,000 years old • ...

Planet Earth 2025-04-15

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

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

Earth Day 2024-04-16

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural element; found in things like plants, animals, and the air
  2. To protect; to prevent waste
  3. Something that can last a long time without harming the environment
  4. A community of living organisms
  5. To rescue or save something from damage, destruction, or loss
  6. Something that can be replaced naturally; never ends
  7. Something that can naturally break down into smaller, harmless parts over time
Down
  1. Something that CANNOT replaced naturally; has an end
  2. Predictions about future trends, outcomes, or scenarios based on current data
  3. An area where all the water flows and collects in one place
  4. A place where plants and animals live
  5. A specific species that no longer exists anywhere on Earth.
  6. footprint The impact people have on Earth's climate through carbon dioxide emission
  7. The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment
  8. A specific species that is at risk of becoming extinct
  9. The normal weather patterns in a place over a long period of time
  10. Natural; plants or animals without artificial chemicals.
  11. The variety of plants, animals, and other living things in a place

18 Clues: To protect; to prevent waste • A community of living organisms • A place where plants and animals live • Something that CANNOT replaced naturally; has an end • Something that can be replaced naturally; never ends • A specific species that is at risk of becoming extinct • Natural; plants or animals without artificial chemicals. • ...

Earth Science 2021-08-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. observable results of a process
  2. scientific problem
  3. Observing earth
  4. observation using words
  5. Manage
  6. investigation of events
Down
  1. same process will always produce
  2. Assumes is true
  3. Useful
  4. investigating
  5. Study of presently
  6. Organized methods
  7. See
  8. mathematical
  9. Explains
  10. Facts
  11. Consist of numbers

17 Clues: See • Facts • Useful • Manage • Explains • mathematical • investigating • Assumes is true • Observing earth • Organized methods • Study of presently • scientific problem • Consist of numbers • observation using words • investigation of events • observable results of a process • same process will always produce

Earth Science 2022-03-18

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer around Earth that traps heat
  2. Plants and animals need nitrogen to make
  3. The most common greenhouse gas (5,6)
  4. Summer, Autumn, Winter, ?
  5. The hot material that erupts from volcanoes
  6. The process that converts CO2 to O2
  7. The first planet from the sun
  8. The most common gas in the atmosphere
Down
  1. When earth's tectonic plates move, ______ are caused
  2. Over the past 200 years carbon dioxide has increased or decreased in the atmosphere
  3. O2 is the chemical formula for
  4. The sphere that contains rocks and soil
  5. fossil fuels are made of this
  6. name of the sphere with all living things
  7. phosphorous is not found in the
  8. A renewable source of energy that uses sunlight is known as
  9. CH4 is the chemical formula for

17 Clues: Summer, Autumn, Winter, ? • fossil fuels are made of this • The first planet from the sun • O2 is the chemical formula for • phosphorous is not found in the • CH4 is the chemical formula for • The process that converts CO2 to O2 • The most common greenhouse gas (5,6) • The most common gas in the atmosphere • The layer around Earth that traps heat • ...

Earth System 2025-12-07

Earth System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cover, describe a particular state of being or existence. They allow the next event or thing to happen.
  2. a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to learn how to do something.
  3. is the layers of gasses that surround the Earth.
  4. is a weather tool used to measure the amount of water vapor, or moisture, in the air.
  5. is the minute-by-minute to day-by-day changes of the atmosphere’s condition in a specific place.
  6. Balloon, is a typeof balloon that contains measuring tools and is sent into the air to find out information about weather conditions.
  7. is a tool used to measure temperature.
  8. The process where liquid water turns into water vapor (gaseous water).
  9. a measure of the amount of water in the air.
Down
  1. The process where water vapor cools down and turns back into liquid.
  2. a group of related things that work together as a whole. In weather, this can be temperature, air pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness.
  3. means happening, done, made, used, or existing every day.
  4. the source of an enormous amount of energy, a portion of which provides Earth with the light and heat.
  5. is any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to Earth.
  6. from the Sun is responsible for the movements of air and water that create weather.
  7. Pattern, a type of weather that stays in an area for a few days to a few weeks.
  8. is a measure of hotness or coldness, which in turn is a measure of the kinetic energy of particles.
  9. the height of a particular location above sea level.

18 Clues: is a tool used to measure temperature. • a measure of the amount of water in the air. • is the layers of gasses that surround the Earth. • the height of a particular location above sea level. • means happening, done, made, used, or existing every day. • The process where water vapor cools down and turns back into liquid. • ...

dehart 2 DH 2025-02-04

dehart 2 DH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two passages of the sun over the meridian
  2. depends on earths seasons
  3. what the planets do around the sun
  4. coordinate
  5. escaping gravity's pull
  6. half of earth
  7. round and round
Down
  1. coordinate
  2. top layer of earth body of water
  3. outside layer of earth
  4. makes up 84% of earths volume
  5. main element in core
  6. the point in the orbit of the planet
  7. gravity earth pull

14 Clues: coordinate • coordinate • half of earth • round and round • gravity earth pull • main element in core • outside layer of earth • escaping gravity's pull • depends on earths seasons • makes up 84% of earths volume • top layer of earth body of water • what the planets do around the sun • the point in the orbit of the planet • two passages of the sun over the meridian

atmosphere (8th) 2020-03-04

atmosphere (8th) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the continuous flow of plasma from the sun
  2. the upper part of the atmosphere where the gases do not mix
  3. a superheated gas composed of electrically charged particles
  4. the earth is surrounded by two of these that help protect us from solar winds
  5. a mixture of gases that surrounds the earth
  6. the pressure exerted by Earth's atmosphere at any given point
  7. a three-atom form of oxygen gas that protects Earth from UV radiation
  8. ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Down
  1. an atom with an electrical charge that has gained or lost one or more electrons
  2. the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth
  3. microscopic organisms that float in the atmosphere
  4. the area around the earth that is affected by the earth's magnetic field
  5. the solid particles in the atmosphere
  6. synthetic compounds consisting of carbon, fluorine, and chlorine
  7. makes up 78% of atmospheric gas

15 Clues: makes up 78% of atmospheric gas • ultraviolet radiation from the sun • the solid particles in the atmosphere • the continuous flow of plasma from the sun • a mixture of gases that surrounds the earth • microscopic organisms that float in the atmosphere • the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth • the upper part of the atmosphere where the gases do not mix • ...

Plate Tectonic, Volcano, and Earthquakes 2024-04-10

Plate Tectonic, Volcano, and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all of the crust as well as the upper, rigid part of the mantle.
  2. third layer of earth
  3. a place where sea-floor spreading takes place.
  4. the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  5. second layer of earth
Down
  1. center of the earth
  2. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. thin layer of gas surrounding earth
  4. first layer of the earth
  5. the boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates
  6. occurs when two tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other and sinks into the mantle.
  7. a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  8. the hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  9. the landmass that existed when all continents were joined.
  10. places where tectonic plates meet.

15 Clues: center of the earth • third layer of earth • second layer of earth • first layer of the earth • places where tectonic plates meet. • thin layer of gas surrounding earth • a place where sea-floor spreading takes place. • the landmass that existed when all continents were joined. • the boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates • ...

2.1 Vocabulary 2025-09-04

2.1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who draws or produces maps
  2. a map that shows theme or patterns as climate natural resources or population
  3. four main points of a compass north south east west
  4. half of the earth
  5. the lines on the map that run east to west
  6. study of Earth, its people,places and environments
  7. the lines of a map that runs north to south
Down
  1. height above or below sea level
  2. area with similar characteristics that make it distinct from otherareas
  3. the starting point for measuring longitude
  4. a map that shows land and water features
  5. a line of latitude that runs around the middle of the earth
  6. a map that shows the names and borders of countries
  7. a way of showing the round earth on a flat map
  8. the relationship between distances on the map and on earth

15 Clues: half of the earth • height above or below sea level • a person who draws or produces maps • a map that shows land and water features • the starting point for measuring longitude • the lines on the map that run east to west • the lines of a map that runs north to south • a way of showing the round earth on a flat map • study of Earth, its people,places and environments • ...

Ecology Terms 2025-04-14

Ecology Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  2. respiration – Cells use oxygen to get energy from food.
  3. – Plants use sunlight to make food.
  4. ecosystem – A land ecosystem.
  5. – All the water on Earth.
  6. – Where all living things exist.
  7. – Cells get energy without using oxygen.
  8. – Total weight of living things in an area.
  9. gases – Gases that trap heat in the air.
  10. – A chemical needed for life.
  11. ecosystem – A water ecosystem.
Down
  1. – The hard outer layer of Earth.
  2. – Toxins build up in an organism over time.
  3. level – A group based on how organisms get energy.
  4. – The air around Earth.
  5. effect – Earth gets warmer from trapped heat.
  6. – Living things and their environment working together.
  7. ecosystem – An ecosystem that stays healthy and supports life.
  8. efficiency – Energy passed from one level to the next.
  9. – Living parts of an ecosystem.
  10. precipitation – Acid rain caused by polluted air.
  11. – Too many nutrients cause too much plant growth in water.

22 Clues: – The air around Earth. • – All the water on Earth. • ecosystem – A land ecosystem. • – A chemical needed for life. • ecosystem – A water ecosystem. • – Living parts of an ecosystem. • – The hard outer layer of Earth. • – Where all living things exist. • – Non-living parts of an ecosystem. • – Plants use sunlight to make food. • – Cells get energy without using oxygen. • ...

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 • ...

Our Solar System 2016-02-12

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The center of our Solar System
  2. Mars has a abundant amount of what in its surface
  3. What planet is known as the red planet
  4. Jupiter has how mnay known moons
  5. what is the belt that has icy rocks in it
  6. Home many satellites surround Earth
  7. Between Mars and Jupiter
  8. Mercury's what has been blown off by solarwind
  9. Venus has a thin atmosphere of what
  10. is the largest moon of Jupiter
  11. How much percentage of Earth covered in water
  12. Venus has been visited by hoe many satellites
  13. is the closest dwarf planet to the sun
  14. Jupiter has how many moons
Down
  1. How hot is mercury at daytime
  2. A stream of energized charged particles
  3. Has no moons, no rings and is the closet planet to the sun h
  4. The sun has how many layers
  5. Intense electromagnetic flare which causes radio interruption on earth.
  6. Pluto is the what from the sun
  7. What planet do we live on
  8. Uranus is tilted on its what
  9. The second closes planet to the sun

23 Clues: Between Mars and Jupiter • What planet do we live on • Jupiter has how many moons • The sun has how many layers • Uranus is tilted on its what • How hot is mercury at daytime • The center of our Solar System • Pluto is the what from the sun • is the largest moon of Jupiter • Jupiter has how mnay known moons • Home many satellites surround Earth • ...

Space 2019-03-24

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the body of rock rotating Earth
  2. the red planet
  3. the force on which keeps us on Earth
  4. allows humans to explore space
  5. the planet on which we live on
  6. the zone we live in
  7. what floats around Earth (words mixed together)
Down
  1. space ships
  2. what twinkles at night in the sky
  3. a rock that hits Earth
  4. suck things up in space
  5. exploded star

12 Clues: space ships • exploded star • the red planet • the zone we live in • a rock that hits Earth • suck things up in space • allows humans to explore space • the planet on which we live on • the body of rock rotating Earth • what twinkles at night in the sky • the force on which keeps us on Earth • what floats around Earth (words mixed together)

Eclipse 2023-04-28

Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This happens when the Moon totally blocks out the Sun's light
  2. The Earth makes a daily ____ on its axis
  3. It occurs when a celestial object passes in front of another object and blocks some of its light.
  4. This happens when the Earth partly blocks the Sun's light from reaching the moon
  5. The lighter, outer part of a shadow
Down
  1. You see it every night
  2. This happens when the Moon only partially blocks out the Sun's light
  3. The Earth's ____ around the sun takes 365 days
  4. This happens when the Earth blocks out the Sun's light from reaching the moon
  5. You see it every day
  6. The Earth's axis is not straight up and down it is on a ____
  7. Each year the Earth completes one ____ around the sun
  8. The inner, darker part of a shadow
  9. We live on it
  10. Sometimes people are scared of their own ____

15 Clues: We live on it • You see it every day • You see it every night • The inner, darker part of a shadow • The lighter, outer part of a shadow • The Earth makes a daily ____ on its axis • Sometimes people are scared of their own ____ • The Earth's ____ around the sun takes 365 days • Each year the Earth completes one ____ around the sun • ...

Plate tectonics By Dylan Goldman 2023-05-08

Plate tectonics By Dylan Goldman crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  2. Melted rock below the Earths Surface.
  3. When two plates move away from each other.
  4. when one plate slides under another as the two are pushed together.
  5. The solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The layer of the Earth under the crust, containing the Asthenosphere.
  7. When 2 plates slide past eachother.
  8. The layer of Earth right under the Mantle, made mostly of liquid iron and nickel.
  9. A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
Down
  1. The center of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel.
  2. The movement of Earth's crust.
  3. A slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock that the lithosphere floats on.
  4. Movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
  5. when 2 plates push eachother up.
  6. Melted rock on Earth’s surface.

15 Clues: The movement of Earth's crust. • Melted rock on Earth’s surface. • when 2 plates push eachother up. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • When 2 plates slide past eachother. • Melted rock below the Earths Surface. • When two plates move away from each other. • The center of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel. • ...

JackSomerset 2024-10-25

JackSomerset crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Day and nigh and the cause of Earth spinning on its aixs
  2. The Sun light is fully shuning on the moon
  3. The Earth is between the Sun and the moon
  4. Move around the sun and makes a year happen
  5. Caused by Earths tilt
  6. How rocks layers are formed over a long period of time
  7. Rocky and like pages in the Earth
Down
  1. Always pulls and depends on mass and depends on mass and the distents
  2. The moon is between the Earth and the Sun
  3. Causes seasons to happen and puts Earth at an angle
  4. Rocky small and Has few moons
  5. The study of fossils
  6. The remaadis of the orgiamsm and then preserved in mold that is like rock
  7. Many moons made of gas and ice also has rings and a bid mass
  8. the more of it the stronger the gravity is

15 Clues: The study of fossils • Caused by Earths tilt • Rocky small and Has few moons • Rocky and like pages in the Earth • The moon is between the Earth and the Sun • The Earth is between the Sun and the moon • The Sun light is fully shuning on the moon • the more of it the stronger the gravity is • Move around the sun and makes a year happen • ...

Earth Science 2023-08-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earth is mostly made up of
  2. all the planets are called the
  3. the earth and moon orbits around me
  4. another way to say spin
  5. water is a
Down
  1. another way to say go around
  2. earth is surrounded by and atmosphere of
  3. a satellite of earth
  4. the sun is also a
  5. the moon rotates around me
  6. air is a
  7. your desk is a

12 Clues: air is a • water is a • your desk is a • the sun is also a • a satellite of earth • another way to say spin • the moon rotates around me • another way to say go around • the earth is mostly made up of • all the planets are called the • the earth and moon orbits around me • earth is surrounded by and atmosphere of

Cool EXCITING CROSSWORD 2018-03-06

Cool EXCITING CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One quarter of a map
  2. A radio navigation system
  3. Southern end of the Earths axis
  4. The most south of latitude
  5. A way used to find a location on a map
  6. Numbers used for longitude and latitude on maps.
  7. An imaginary lines that is halfway across the Earth
  8. Used to convert distances on maps
  9. A region where a certain time is used
  10. Northern end of the Earths axis
  11. Northern part of the Earth
  12. North according to the Earths axis
  13. The X axis
Down
  1. Two lines that never leave.
  2. The most north of latitude
  3. A person who makes maps
  4. It has a longitude of 0.
  5. Southern part of the Earth
  6. 60 of these in a minute
  7. It has the latitude of 0 and runs through the center of the Earth
  8. Where a compass needle points
  9. of Capricorn Two parallel latitudes 23 and 26
  10. 60 seconds equals one of these
  11. The y axis

24 Clues: The y axis • The X axis • One quarter of a map • A person who makes maps • 60 of these in a minute • It has a longitude of 0. • A radio navigation system • The most north of latitude • Southern part of the Earth • The most south of latitude • Northern part of the Earth • Two lines that never leave. • Where a compass needle points • 60 seconds equals one of these • ...

Crossword puzzle in physical science 2024-01-21

Crossword puzzle in physical science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
  2. - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
  3. - 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
  4. - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
  5. - 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.
  6. - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
  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. - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
  9. - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  10. - the shape of the earth.
  11. - 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.
  12. - 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.
  13. -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
  14. - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
  15. - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
  16. - 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.
  17. - 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.
Down
  1. - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
  2. - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
  3. - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
  4. -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.
  5. - 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.
  6. - 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.
  7. - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
  8. - gave the most accurate size during their time.
  9. -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
  10. - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
  11. - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
  12. - Earth is assumed to the center of all
  13. - 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.
  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. - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
  16. - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.

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 • ...

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 • ...

Astronomy 2024-01-22

Astronomy 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 • ...

A2.1 Origins of Cells 2026-01-19

A2.1 Origins of Cells crossword puzzle
Across
  1. membrane bound structure formed from fatty acids
  2. capable of maintaining internal conditions and metabolism
  3. experiment showing organic molecules can form under early Earth conditions
  4. gas present in early Earth atmosphere
  5. conditions on Earth with no oxygen and high temperatures
  6. non living entity that requires a host cell to replicate
  7. hypothesis that RNA was the first genetic material
  8. chemical formation of organic molecules before life existed
Down
  1. amphipathic molecules that form bilayers
  2. deep sea environments providing energy and minerals for early life
  3. separation of internal chemistry from the external environment
  4. method using mutation rates to estimate evolutionary time
  5. theory stating that cells arise from pre existing cells
  6. gas contributing to early Earth greenhouse conditions
  7. high energy radiation reaching Earth without an ozone layer
  8. idea that life arose from non living matter
  9. catalytic RNA molecules
  10. organism from which all life evolved
  11. last universal common ancestor

19 Clues: catalytic RNA molecules • last universal common ancestor • organism from which all life evolved • gas present in early Earth atmosphere • amphipathic molecules that form bilayers • idea that life arose from non living matter • membrane bound structure formed from fatty acids • hypothesis that RNA was the first genetic material • ...

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 • ...

Earth, Moon , Earth 2024-02-20

Earth, Moon , Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a very large star in the middle on the solar system
  2. a plant that supports life.
  3. when a plant leans to one side.
  4. when a plant spins on its axis.
  5. the time it takes a plant to orbit anther plant.
Down
  1. Earth natural satellite
  2. A force that pushes you down.
  3. something that orbits something.
  4. layers of gases that surround earth.
  5. when something orbits something.

10 Clues: Earth natural satellite • a plant that supports life. • A force that pushes you down. • when a plant leans to one side. • when a plant spins on its axis. • something that orbits something. • when something orbits something. • layers of gases that surround earth. • the time it takes a plant to orbit anther plant. • a very large star in the middle on the solar system

stem tristan 2021-10-07

stem tristan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. active young galaxies with black holes in the center
  2. the closets planet to the sun
  3. instruments scientist use to spread light into different wave lengths
  4. sun centered
  5. 3rd planet from the sun
  6. when the moon is between the earth and the sun
  7. round or flattened balls, old stars
Down
  1. must orbit the sun
  2. no regular shapes and bright young stars
  3. made of mainley ice and gas
  4. earth centered
  5. the range of wave lengths that stars
  6. has bulge in the middle and arms that spiral outward
  7. made of mainly rock material
  8. when the earth or moon casts a shadow on the other

15 Clues: sun centered • earth centered • must orbit the sun • 3rd planet from the sun • made of mainley ice and gas • made of mainly rock material • the closets planet to the sun • round or flattened balls, old stars • the range of wave lengths that stars • no regular shapes and bright young stars • when the moon is between the earth and the sun • ...

Rocks 2017-06-28

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molter rock, found on the surface of the earth
  2. hotter that the crust of the earth
  3. the broken rocks are transported from one play to another
  4. process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
  5. the sediment becomes packed together and then chemically bonded
  6. formed with particles of other rocks
  7. lava cools down and becomes hard as rock
  8. contain one or more minerals
Down
  1. malted rock, found under the earths crust
  2. the settling of broken rock
  3. the study of rocks
  4. changed by heat and pressure
  5. the processs within earth and on its surface
  6. small particles of weathered rock
  7. the outermost solid layer of the earth

15 Clues: the study of rocks • the settling of broken rock • changed by heat and pressure • contain one or more minerals • small particles of weathered rock • hotter that the crust of the earth • formed with particles of other rocks • the outermost solid layer of the earth • lava cools down and becomes hard as rock • malted rock, found under the earths crust • ...

Science 2024-12-09

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Living
  2. The sphere of the Earth that includes all living organisms.
  3. The gaseous layer that surrounds the Earth.
  4. Amount of something
  5. The process by which plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
  6. The process by which carbon is exchanged between the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms.
  7. A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment.
Down
  1. The variety and variability of lifeforms on Earth
  2. The solid core of the Earth, mostly made of iron and nickel.
  3. Layer of the Earth that consists of molten rock beneath the crust.
  4. Not living
  5. Certain amount of species in a certain area
  6. The relative size, extent, or level of measurement of something
  7. The Earth's outermost layer, made of solid rock.

14 Clues: Living • Not living • Amount of something • Certain amount of species in a certain area • The gaseous layer that surrounds the Earth. • The Earth's outermost layer, made of solid rock. • The variety and variability of lifeforms on Earth • The sphere of the Earth that includes all living organisms. • The solid core of the Earth, mostly made of iron and nickel. • ...

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.
Down
  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. • ...

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 • ...

Moon 2023-05-09

Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first planet
  2. The biggest planet
  3. The coldest planet
  4. The planet with rings
  5. The moon has eight of these
  6. Getting bigger
Down
  1. The moon does this around Earth
  2. The seventh planet
  3. The red planet
  4. The planet we live on
  5. Earth has one
  6. All planets orbit this
  7. The hottest planet
  8. Getting smaller

14 Clues: Earth has one • The red planet • Getting bigger • Getting smaller • The first planet • The seventh planet • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • The coldest planet • The planet we live on • The planet with rings • All planets orbit this • The moon has eight of these • The moon does this around Earth

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. • ...

Elements of Earth 2 2023-09-29

Elements of Earth 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the smallest unit of an element
  2. which element is needed for strong teeth and bones
  3. a metalloid found in abundance in the lithosphere
  4. is 21% of the atmosphere
  5. the gasses surrounding Earth held in place by gravity
  6. these are on the periodic table
  7. two or more different types of atoms chemically combined
  8. the fresh water and salt water of Earth
  9. the solid part of Earth
  10. this element makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
Down
  1. the living parts of the Earth system
  2. light reflects off of the surface of a material
  3. this element is found in all four parts of Earth's systems
  4. breaks easily when put under pressure
  5. is a poisonous gas that is fatal if inhaled
  6. dull, poor conductor, brittle
  7. the most abundant element of the atmosphere
  8. the number that tells how many protons are in the atom
  9. shiny, malleable, good conductor

19 Clues: the solid part of Earth • is 21% of the atmosphere • dull, poor conductor, brittle • the smallest unit of an element • these are on the periodic table • shiny, malleable, good conductor • the living parts of the Earth system • breaks easily when put under pressure • the fresh water and salt water of Earth • is a poisonous gas that is fatal if inhaled • ...

Rock and Earth 2022-02-18

Rock and Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost and thinnest layer of the Earth. 5-25 miles thick
  2. The first step in the process of creating sedimentary rock that is causes rocks to be worn down by the natural elements (ice, water wind)
  3. melted rock is below the surface of the earth.
  4. the process in which rocks change from one type to the other
  5. The accumulation of sediment whether it is physical sediment (rocks and organic matter) or chemical sediment like salt.
  6. is created through the process of
  7. The process of moving the particles away from the original rock source
  8. are located in the mantle and are responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates.
  9. melted rock is above the surface of the earth.
  10. is made of solid nickel and iron.
  11. Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation
Down
  1. are responsible for the our magnetic north and south pole and for the magnetic field that protects us from the sun.
  2. Is made up of the crust and the upper mantle. Also make up the tectonic plates
  3. Is the middle part of the Mantle and because of the convection currents in its magma, it is responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates.
  4. occurs when soil particles are pressed together
  5. is created through the process of Melting and then Cooling
  6. is created through the process of Heating and Pressure.
  7. are produced naturally in earthquakes and can be used by scientists to determine the density and thickness of each layer of the earth
  8. is the thickest layer of the earth. 2700 miles thick
  9. is made of liquid nickel and iron. It is responsible for the electromagnetic field around the earth.
  10. material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
  11. The last step in the creation of sedimentary rock that binds all sediment together to form rock

22 Clues: is created through the process of • is made of solid nickel and iron. • Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation • melted rock is below the surface of the earth. • melted rock is above the surface of the earth. • occurs when soil particles are pressed together • is the thickest layer of the earth. 2700 miles thick • ...