the earth Crossword Puzzles

Earth and Moon Cross Word 2014-03-27

Earth and Moon Cross Word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a turning around as on an axis.
  2. half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, which the earth is divided.
  3. the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
  4. a self-luminous heavenly body; star.
  5. the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole
  6. This condition is geometrically defined as the time at which the line from the Earth to the Moon is at right angles to the line from the Earth to the Sun.
Down
  1. the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun
  2. one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climate the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth
  3. either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
  4. the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse)
  5. A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest. Spring tides occur when the Moon is either new or full, and the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned
  6. the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
  7. the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21, June 22 ,December 22, and September 22
  8. the time between sunrise and
  9. an object that rotates around the sun

15 Clues: the time between sunrise and • a turning around as on an axis. • a self-luminous heavenly body; star. • an object that rotates around the sun • the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. • either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator. • the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space • ...

Dang 2016-03-04

Dang crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  2. wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface
  3. boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  4. hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter of the Earth
  7. plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  8. plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
  9. a silicate rocky layer that lies between the crust and outer core
Down
  1. sections of the lithosphere
  2. cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  3. volumetric mass of a substance
  4. place where two plates move together
  5. area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle
  6. the nickel - iron inner part of the earth

15 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • volumetric mass of a substance • place where two plates move together • the nickel - iron inner part of the earth • cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • boundary between two plates that are moving apart • area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle • ...

Space 2021-05-26

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We live in it
  2. The red planet
  3. A small piece of metal or rock
  4. The smallest of the Gas Giants
  5. The sun is one
  6. A machine that orbits a planet or a star
  7. A small rocky body orbiting the sun
  8. Attracts a body towards the earth
Down
  1. A celestial body orbiting round a star
  2. Circular movement of an object in the center
  3. A natural satellite of the earth
  4. A star which the earth orbits
  5. A huge collection of gas, dust and stars
  6. Named after the Roman Goddess of love

14 Clues: We live in it • The red planet • The sun is one • A star which the earth orbits • A small piece of metal or rock • The smallest of the Gas Giants • A natural satellite of the earth • Attracts a body towards the earth • A small rocky body orbiting the sun • Named after the Roman Goddess of love • A celestial body orbiting round a star • A huge collection of gas, dust and stars • ...

Geosphere Review 2022-03-16

Geosphere Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hypothesis that the continents have slowly moved around the Earth over millions of years
  2. the deepest parts of the ocean floor
  3. a naturally occuring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition
  4. rock that is formed from magma or lava cooling down
  5. in this type of boundary, the plates are sliding past each other
  6. rock that is formed from heat and pressure
  7. in this type of boundary, the plates are moving away from each other
  8. 2nd layer below the earth, made of mostly rocks and magma
  9. this layer of the earth is made of spinning liquid metal
  10. rock that is formed from smaller rocks pressed together
  11. the Earth's crust is broken up into these large slabs of rock
Down
  1. the process of ocean sea floor falling into the mantle is called this
  2. an idea that can be tested
  3. in this type of boundary, the plates are moving towards each other
  4. these types of currents can be found in the mantle spreading heat
  5. earthquakes make these types of waves
  6. a crack in the Earth's crust, usually in the boundary between two plates
  7. the outermost layer of the earth
  8. rock that is heated until it is melted becomes this
  9. long zipperlike chains of undersea mountains are called this
  10. movement of the Earth's plates causes this
  11. the innermost layer of the earth, made of solid metal

22 Clues: an idea that can be tested • the outermost layer of the earth • the deepest parts of the ocean floor • earthquakes make these types of waves • movement of the Earth's plates causes this • rock that is formed from heat and pressure • rock that is heated until it is melted becomes this • rock that is formed from magma or lava cooling down • ...

Plate Tectonic 2024-10-08

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  2. Molten rock in the earths crust
  3. When tectonic plates are pushed together and the crust becomes shorter and thicker
  4. A transference of energy
  5. An instrument that measures and records the details of earthquakes
  6. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  7. The rigid outer part of the earth
  8. The border between two tectonic plates
  9. The centre of the earth which is very hot and dense
  10. a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere.
  11. The upper layer of the earths mantle which is below the lithosphere
Down
  1. The name for the chemistry of the earths crust
  2. The name for when two plates move apart from eachother
  3. When one plate is getting bent and pulled underneath another
  4. The outer most layer of the earth
  5. The process where the earth gets covered with glaciers or masses of ice
  6. The name given for the super continent which is believed to exist over 200 million years ago
  7. The name for when two plates move towards each other
  8. The natural disaster caused by Convergent plates
  9. The natural disaster caused by divergent plates

20 Clues: A transference of energy • Molten rock in the earths crust • The outer most layer of the earth • The rigid outer part of the earth • The border between two tectonic plates • The name for the chemistry of the earths crust • The natural disaster caused by divergent plates • The natural disaster caused by Convergent plates • A zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart • ...

The Moon 2025-04-13

The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planted on the Moon by American astronauts.
  2. A bowl-shaped hole on the Moon's surface, often from impacts.
  3. Fine powder covering the Moon's surface (regolith).
  4. When the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon (Lunar Eclipse).
  5. The phase when the Moon is between Earth and Sun, appearing dark.
  6. Earth's natural satellite.
  7. Large, dark, flat areas on the Moon (like the Sea of Tranquility).
  8. A person who travels to space, some walked on the Moon.
  9. The different ways the Moon appears lit from Earth (like full, crescent).
  10. An object that orbits a planet; the Moon is Earth's natural one.
Down
  1. The force that keeps the Moon orbiting Earth and causes tides.
  2. When half of the Moon appears lit (First Quarter, Third Quarter).
  3. Setting a spacecraft down on the Moon's surface.
  4. A thin, curved shape of the lit Moon.
  5. Collected from the Moon by astronauts.
  6. Relating to the Moon.
  7. The NASA program that sent astronauts to the Moon.
  8. The rise and fall of sea levels influenced by the Moon's gravity.
  9. The curved path the Moon takes around the Earth.
  10. The phase when the entire Moon face we see is lit up.

20 Clues: Relating to the Moon. • Earth's natural satellite. • A thin, curved shape of the lit Moon. • Collected from the Moon by astronauts. • Planted on the Moon by American astronauts. • Setting a spacecraft down on the Moon's surface. • The curved path the Moon takes around the Earth. • The NASA program that sent astronauts to the Moon. • ...

Earth Sun and Moon System 2025-09-11

Earth Sun and Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phases Reflected light from sun showing parts of the moon.
  2. The path a object in space follows around the sun.
  3. Result from the tilt of the Earth.
  4. The increasing amount of light reflected on the moon.
  5. A celestial body that provides solar energy.
  6. To move around another object.
  7. The decreasing amount of light reflected on the moon.
Down
  1. The direction in which Earth rotates
  2. The area above the equator.
  3. Tilt Responsible for the seasons.
  4. An imaginary line on which the Earth rotates.
  5. Natural objects in space.
  6. A pattern caused by the rotation of the Earth.
  7. Movement that results in day/night pattern.
  8. Moon The phase of the moon we cannot see.
  9. Another name for the moon.

16 Clues: Natural objects in space. • Another name for the moon. • The area above the equator. • To move around another object. • Tilt Responsible for the seasons. • Result from the tilt of the Earth. • The direction in which Earth rotates • Moon The phase of the moon we cannot see. • Movement that results in day/night pattern. • A celestial body that provides solar energy. • ...

Moon crossword 2021-12-16

Moon crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our moon is the _____ largest moon in the solar system
  2. when the earth blocks a (what should be) full moon from the sun
  3. the moon phase between waxing crescent and waxing gibbous
  4. “dents” on the moon caused by meteorites
  5. The phase caused when the moon is right between the sun and earth
  6. before full moon
  7. when the moon is exactly 50% illuminated and waning
Down
  1. when the moon appears fully illuminated from the earth
  2. caused by the angles and positions of the earth, moon, and sun
  3. the sun ___________ the moon (lights up)
  4. the moon when it is 1-49% illuminated and getting bigger
  5. first man on the moon
  6. relating to the moon (definition)
  7. one of mars’ moons
  8. after third quarter
  9. four of Jupiter’s moons that were first seen by Galileo Galilei
  10. the moon when it is 51-99% illuminated and getting smaller

17 Clues: before full moon • one of mars’ moons • after third quarter • first man on the moon • relating to the moon (definition) • the sun ___________ the moon (lights up) • “dents” on the moon caused by meteorites • when the moon is exactly 50% illuminated and waning • our moon is the _____ largest moon in the solar system • when the moon appears fully illuminated from the earth • ...

Solstices and Equinoxes 2024-11-26

Solstices and Equinoxes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Month of summer solstice in NH
  2. In winter the Earth is tilted _______ from the sun
  3. When the Earth is tilted either away or towards the sun
  4. During summer areas are receiving ____ sunlight
  5. Month of winter solstice in NH
  6. Equal night
  7. In summer the earth is tilted _____ the sun
  8. The autumnal equinox in September is the beginning of what season?
Down
  1. In March the _____ equinox takes place in NH
  2. During a summer solstice in the NH, the SH experiences ________ solstice
  3. The line of latitude that divides Earth in half
  4. The month of the Fall equinox in NH
  5. The longest day of the year is the ______ solstice
  6. During winter areas are receiving ____ sunlight
  7. The rays of the _____ shine at a specific place
  8. This pole has 0 sunlight in December
  9. A country in the NH that has no light in winter

17 Clues: Equal night • Month of summer solstice in NH • Month of winter solstice in NH • The month of the Fall equinox in NH • This pole has 0 sunlight in December • In summer the earth is tilted _____ the sun • In March the _____ equinox takes place in NH • The line of latitude that divides Earth in half • During winter areas are receiving ____ sunlight • ...

First 20 2025-10-08

First 20 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the representation on a plain surface of any part of the surface of the Earth?
  2. What is an accurate, worldwide navigational system that uses information from satellites?
  3. What is a specific point on a map using longitude and latitude?
  4. What is the factor of attracting someone to a place?
  5. What is a dividing line called?
  6. What are the invisible lines running horizontally around the Earth called?
  7. What is the belief that your culture or ancestry is superior over someone else’s?
  8. What are the halves of the Earth called? They can be divided N and S or E and W.
  9. What is the factor of pushing someone away from a place?
  10. What is the weather over a long period of time called?
  11. What is the natural environment of a place called?
  12. What is the study of Earth's physical features, and how it affects people?
Down
  1. What is the act of permanently moving to a foreign country called?
  2. What is the science of drawing maps?
  3. What is the location of a place based on a fixed location on Earth?
  4. What are the world’s main continuous land masses called?
  5. What is the prejudice in favor or against something that is usually deemed unfair?
  6. What is another word for point of view?
  7. What is a nation with its own government that occupies a certain amount of territory called?
  8. What are the invisible lines running vertically around the Earth called?

20 Clues: What is a dividing line called? • What is the science of drawing maps? • What is another word for point of view? • What is the natural environment of a place called? • What is the factor of attracting someone to a place? • What is the weather over a long period of time called? • What are the world’s main continuous land masses called? • ...

Universe 2023-05-03

Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. n. a large round object in space that orbits round a star
  2. n. a famous or talented entertainer or sports player
  3. n. the natural satellite of the earth
  4. n. the planet on which we live
  5. adj. existing in or obtained form nature; not made or caused by humans
  6. n. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, caused by movements within the earth’s crust
  7. n. the region of the upper atmosphere seen from the earth
Down
  1. n. the dimensions of height, depth, and which within which all things exist and move
  2. n. the natural form of energy that makes things visible
  3. n. the star round which the earth orbits
  4. n. the invisible mixture of gases surrounding the earth
  5. n. all existing matter and space considered as a whole
  6. v. make or become hot or warm
  7. adj. shaped like a circle, cylinder, or sphere
  8. v. give out or reflect light

15 Clues: v. give out or reflect light • v. make or become hot or warm • n. the planet on which we live • n. the natural satellite of the earth • n. the star round which the earth orbits • adj. shaped like a circle, cylinder, or sphere • n. a famous or talented entertainer or sports player • n. all existing matter and space considered as a whole • ...

Earth CA 2014-04-23

Earth CA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 85% of earth
  2. Solid Iron and Nickel
  3. Hottest layer of atmosphere
  4. Space shuttles fly here
  5. Planes fly here
  6. Liquid Iron
  7. The crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  8. occurs over the world during the seasons
  9. Weather and Clouds
Down
  1. Coldest layer of atmosphere
  2. describes long term weather patterns
  3. Solid, rocky surface of Earth
  4. Came of with the theory of pangaea
  5. Located in the Stratosphere
  6. Earth was one big super continent
  7. Weather and pollution caused this to the ozone

16 Clues: Liquid Iron • 85% of earth • Planes fly here • Weather and Clouds • Solid Iron and Nickel • Space shuttles fly here • Coldest layer of atmosphere • Hottest layer of atmosphere • Located in the Stratosphere • Solid, rocky surface of Earth • Earth was one big super continent • Came of with the theory of pangaea • describes long term weather patterns • ...

Phases of the Moon 2025-04-30

Phases of the Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the illuminated side is facing Earth
  2. when the moon is increasing in size
  3. the shape of the moon where more than half is illuminated
  4. the shape of the moon where less than half is illuminated
  5. when the moon is decreasing (shrinking) in size
  6. the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth is 29.5 _________
Down
  1. when 2 full moons occur in a calendar month
  2. the natural satellite of the Earth
  3. when the Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon and the Earth's shadow falls on the full moon
  4. when the illuminated side of the Moon facing the Sun and the night side facing Earth
  5. approximate time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth
  6. happens approximately 7 days after newmoon
  7. the first man that walked on the moon

13 Clues: the natural satellite of the Earth • when the moon is increasing in size • the first man that walked on the moon • when the illuminated side is facing Earth • happens approximately 7 days after newmoon • when 2 full moons occur in a calendar month • when the moon is decreasing (shrinking) in size • approximate time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth • ...

6th Earth Science Vocabulary: Water 2023-09-21

6th Earth Science Vocabulary: Water crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The flat part of a continent that is under the water.
  2. An up/down movement of water formed by wind.
  3. The smallest of all the oceans,found at the north pole surrounding the Arctic.
  4. The flat region of the ocean floor.
  5. An underwater valley.
  6. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a straight line, causing high tides to be a lot higher and low tides lower.
  7. Surrounds Antarctica at the south pole.
  8. When water formed by condensation falls back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  9. A current that flows away from shore in a narrow passage. It is formed due to breaks in the sand bar.
  10. An underwater volcanic mountain (singular).
  11. When water accumulates, or builds up, in a certain place.
  12. The slope between the continental shelf and abyssal plain.
Down
  1. The ocean found in between Africa, Asia, & Australia, ending at the Southern Ocean.
  2. A volcanic mountain in the ocean that protrudes above sea level.
  3. When plants soak up water in their roots and release it as water vapor.
  4. When a gas turns into a liquid.
  5. When water seeps into the ground.
  6. A current found deep under the water due to high(er) density than the rest of the water around it.
  7. A significantly large wave formed by earthquakes under the water.
  8. The second largest ocean on Earth, located between the Americas and Europe & Africa.
  9. An underwater mountain range.
  10. Currents found on the surface of the ocean, usually formed by wind. They are usually warm compared to deep currents.
  11. The largest ocean on Earth, located between the Americas and Asia & Australia.
  12. When a liquid turns into a gas.
  13. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are perpendicular with each other, the Earth being in the middle. This causes the gravity of the Moon & Sun to cancel out, forming low high tides and higher low tides than usual.

25 Clues: An underwater valley. • An underwater mountain range. • When a gas turns into a liquid. • When a liquid turns into a gas. • When water seeps into the ground. • The flat region of the ocean floor. • Surrounds Antarctica at the south pole. • An underwater volcanic mountain (singular). • An up/down movement of water formed by wind. • ...

Globes and Maps 2023-04-27

Globes and Maps crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3D dimensional representation of the Earth
  2. third planet from the sun
  3. imaginary line on the Earth that divides it into north and south
  4. shape of the Earth
  5. rod on which globe spin
  6. ratio between distance on map and distance on the gound
Down
  1. a person who makes map
  2. a book of maps
  3. half of the Earth
  4. the four main directions
  5. flat representation of the Earth

11 Clues: a book of maps • half of the Earth • shape of the Earth • a person who makes map • rod on which globe spin • the four main directions • third planet from the sun • flat representation of the Earth • 3D dimensional representation of the Earth • ratio between distance on map and distance on the gound • imaginary line on the Earth that divides it into north and south

Solar System 2024-07-22

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are __________ major planets.
  2. The __________ is our only natural satellite.
  3. The Sun gives us __________ and warmth.
  4. When the Moon cannot be seen from the Earth, it is called _________ moon.
  5. _____________ are metal rocks which are orbiting around the Sun.
  6. When the Moon looks round and very bright from the Earth, we call it ________ moon.
  7. The only known planet that supports life.
  8. On the far side of the asteroid belt are the four gas __________ - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  9. The Solar System is made up of the ____________ and all of the smaller objects that move around it.
Down
  1. The sun's light energy enables ____________ which gives us oxygen and to all living things to breathe.
  2. _____________ are chunks of stones or metal which are floating and circulating around in space.
  3. The Moon and the Earth __________ around the Sun.
  4. The Moon does not give out light but we can see it because it _________ the Sun's light.
  5. Our Sun is a hot ball of gases that is the very __________ of our solar system.
  6. After Mars is the ____________ belt.
  7. When the Moon is C-shaped, it is called a _________.
  8. Nearest to the Sun are the fairly small, rocky planets - _________, Venus, Earth and Mars.

17 Clues: There are __________ major planets. • After Mars is the ____________ belt. • The Sun gives us __________ and warmth. • The only known planet that supports life. • The __________ is our only natural satellite. • The Moon and the Earth __________ around the Sun. • When the Moon is C-shaped, it is called a _________. • ...

Impact 1 Unit 3 All Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2020-06-20

Impact 1 Unit 3 All Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. describing something with very little or no light.
  2. to give off light.
  3. to always be doing things, especially physical activities.
  4. the state of having very little or no light.
  5. to see or notice somebody or something.
  6. this is a light you wear on your head.
  7. when the sun goes down in the evening.
  8. a light that is alongside a road or street.
  9. this is something that you do when you are tired.
  10. a time of the day when the sun rises in the morning.
  11. describing habits or food that is good for you / describing a person's body that is not sick or ill.
  12. a direction where you head to the right in relation to the earth.
Down
  1. being in a state of sleep.
  2. light during the day that the Sun produces.
  3. divided areas of the earth that have their own time.
  4. where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea.
  5. a direction where you head to the left in relation to the earth.
  6. a public event where there are a lot people participating in activities.
  7. a direction where you move down in relation to the earth.
  8. to make darkness go away by using fire or a light.
  9. how lines, shapes, and colours are arranged.
  10. to be interesting.
  11. when the sun comes up in the morning.
  12. a direction where you move up in relation to the earth.

24 Clues: to give off light. • to be interesting. • being in a state of sleep. • when the sun comes up in the morning. • this is a light you wear on your head. • when the sun goes down in the evening. • to see or notice somebody or something. • light during the day that the Sun produces. • a light that is alongside a road or street. • the state of having very little or no light. • ...

Chapter 7&8 2019-01-29

Chapter 7&8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. imaginary lines forming half circles passing from the north pole to the south pole
  2. distorts the continents as little as possible
  3. stars shine because they
  4. half
  5. located in greenwich, england
  6. how stars and planets were formed
  7. stars form in a
  8. massive spheres
  9. map maker
  10. adjusted to allow certain land masses to remain together in the same day
  11. the distance measured in degrees from 0-90 N and S of the equator
  12. 1 nautical miler per hour
  13. nebula spinning skater bringing their arms up
  14. give a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object
Down
  1. earth and ocean are an indirect result of a
  2. inner material concentrated into
  3. located on the half of the earth south of the equator
  4. protects us from UV rays
  5. reference line drawn around the earth halfway between north and south poles
  6. located on the half of the earth north of the equator
  7. moon provides for
  8. this person suggests that water energy from thermal vents in the sea could have formed complex molecules of life
  9. clumping smaller particles into larger masses
  10. caused massive clouds in upper atmosphere
  11. a typical yellow star
  12. iron sunk to the middle of the plant and lighter minerals migrated to the surface forming the crust
  13. early steps of organisms forming from organic building blocks
  14. the earth rotates daily around the
  15. outer material formed
  16. shrinks under its own weak gravity

30 Clues: half • map maker • stars form in a • massive spheres • moon provides for • outer material formed • a typical yellow star • protects us from UV rays • stars shine because they • 1 nautical miler per hour • located in greenwich, england • inner material concentrated into • how stars and planets were formed • the earth rotates daily around the • shrinks under its own weak gravity • ...

ESS - Geological Features 2024-12-19

ESS - Geological Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the change in color or shape because of the effects of the sun, wind, and water over a long period of time
  2. science of rocks, the soil, and the history of Earth
  3. when magma (hot, melted rock) from inside the Earth bursts out through a volcano
  4. a scientist that studies geology
  5. an interesting or important part of something
  6. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
  7. a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth
  8. a process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth
  9. the largest canyon in the United States
Down
  1. the gradual destruction of something by natural forces (such as water, wind, or ice)
  2. a small copy of something
  3. Mount ______ is the tallest mountain on Earth
  4. a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
  5. a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved out by a river over a long period of time
  6. a series of changes
  7. a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where it flows into a larger body of water, like an ocean, sea, or lake
  8. the speed at which something happens over a particular period of time
  9. an area of relatively level high ground
  10. a natural hollow space in the ground, often found in hills, mountains, or cliffs
  11. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape

20 Clues: a series of changes • a small copy of something • a scientist that studies geology • an area of relatively level high ground • the largest canyon in the United States • Mount ______ is the tallest mountain on Earth • an interesting or important part of something • science of rocks, the soil, and the history of Earth • a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water • ...

Earth and Space! 2025-09-09

Earth and Space! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rocky object that orbits the Sun.
  2. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  3. A giant cloud of dust and gas in space.
  4. The orbit of Earth around the Sun.
  5. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  6. Waves of energy traveling through the ground.
  7. The process where rock and soil are worn away.
  8. A celestial body that orbits a star.
  9. The solid outermost layer of Earth.
  10. Shaking of the ground due to tectonic movement.
  11. A huge system of stars, dust, and gas bound by gravity.
  12. The force that pulls objects toward one another.
  13. A mountain that erupts with magma, ash, and gases.
  14. Everything that exists — all space and matter.
Down
  1. The curved path of a planet or moon.
  2. The scientific study of objects in space.
  3. Large-scale movement of Earth’s plates.
  4. The daily rise and fall of sea levels.
  5. A huge ball of hot gas that shines in space.
  6. The system of everything that exists in space.
  7. Relating to the Moon.
  8. The link between space and time in physics.
  9. Relating to the Sun.
  10. An object that orbits a planet; natural or artificial.
  11. Related to the force of magnets.
  12. The explosive death of a massive star.
  13. Melted rock that erupts onto Earth’s surface.
  14. A “shooting star” burning in Earth’s atmosphere.
  15. A chunk of ice and dust that grows a glowing tail near the Sun.
  16. An imaginary line Earth spins on.

30 Clues: Relating to the Sun. • Relating to the Moon. • Related to the force of magnets. • An imaginary line Earth spins on. • The spinning of Earth on its axis. • The orbit of Earth around the Sun. • A rocky object that orbits the Sun. • The solid outermost layer of Earth. • The curved path of a planet or moon. • A celestial body that orbits a star. • ...

Spelling Words week 22 2023-02-23

Spelling Words week 22 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of history, structure, and composition of Earth.
  2. Any small breed of dogs.
  3. related to a territory.
  4. Related to Eart's physical features, climate, or population.
  5. The Branch of Mathematics that studies shapes and its properties.
  6. Of great importance. A really loud sound.
  7. A region of land.
  8. Someone who studies the Earth's charcteristics.
  9. A small enclosed area in which small animals, such as ants, are kept.
Down
  1. The scientific study of Earth's physical features.
  2. Physical features of a pice of land.
  3. Shock waves that pass through the Earth.
  4. Attached or restricted to Earth.
  5. A native of Earth.
  6. Heavy equipment used to excavate.
  7. A worm with a riged body that lives in damp soil.
  8. The composition of rocks of a particular region.
  9. Belonging to this world, not espiritual.
  10. A level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda

19 Clues: A region of land. • A native of Earth. • related to a territory. • Any small breed of dogs. • Attached or restricted to Earth. • Heavy equipment used to excavate. • Physical features of a pice of land. • Shock waves that pass through the Earth. • Belonging to this world, not espiritual. • Of great importance. A really loud sound. • ...

Hist. Geo 2 2024-07-31

Hist. Geo 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are seven ________
  2. What landform is Italy?
  3. splits the Earth between North and South
  4. sea between Europe and Africa
  5. The meridian through Greenwich England
Down
  1. The distance east or west of the prime meridian
  2. the distance north or south of the Equator
  3. divides the Earth in half
  4. an imaginary line that runs around the earth vertically
  5. There are five ________
  6. pinpoint a position on the Earth
  7. the study of the shape of the earth

12 Clues: There are five ________ • What landform is Italy? • There are seven ________ • divides the Earth in half • sea between Europe and Africa • pinpoint a position on the Earth • the study of the shape of the earth • The meridian through Greenwich England • splits the Earth between North and South • the distance north or south of the Equator • ...

OPW MAP Vocabulary 2022-01-04

OPW MAP Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The invisible line that runs around the center of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude.
  2. Horizontal imaginary lines on a map that measure north and south from the Equator.
  3. Natural features of the earth's surface.
  4. The long-term pattern of weather in an area, typically averaged over a period of 30 years.
  5. The earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England.
  6. The science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface.
  7. A figure on compass, map, nautical chart, or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west) and their intermediate points.
  8. An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
  9. 23°27′ S latitude and marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon.
  10. Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates.
  11. The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity.
Down
  1. The four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west.
  2. The misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.
  3. Location that is identified based on where something else is located.
  4. Vertical imaginary lines on a map that measure east and west from the Prime Meridian.
  5. A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.
  6. One of 7 large land masses on Earth.
  7. 23°27′ N latitude and marks the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon.
  8. The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground.
  9. An inset on a map that explains the symbols, provides a scale, and usually identifies the type of map used.

20 Clues: One of 7 large land masses on Earth. • Natural features of the earth's surface. • A way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface. • The four main points of a compass: north, south, east, and west. • An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. • Location that is identified based on where something else is located. • ...

Geology 2024-02-08

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the largest layer of earth.
  2. to come together (boundary)
  3. to slide past each other (boundary)
  4. the strong lower layer of the earth
  5. the only liqid layer of the earth
Down
  1. the soft plastic like layer of the earth
  2. the center of the earth.
  3. the ridgd upper layer of the earth
  4. the inner most layer of the earth
  5. Makes up 1% of the earth.

10 Clues: the center of the earth. • Makes up 1% of the earth. • to come together (boundary) • is the largest layer of earth. • the inner most layer of the earth • the only liqid layer of the earth • the ridgd upper layer of the earth • to slide past each other (boundary) • the strong lower layer of the earth • the soft plastic like layer of the earth

Moon Unit Crossword 2024-01-23

Moon Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This layer of the Moon is actually much thinner on the side that faces the Earth than on the far side.
  2. This theory of the origin of the Moon states that the Moon and Earth were "twins", forming side by side from a common cloud of gas and dust.
  3. These objects are long, light streaks of pulverized rock that extend out of craters.
  4. The large, smooth, dark areas of the Moon's surface are called this, from the Latin word for "seas."
  5. Lunar scientists have detected only tiny quantities of gas above the Moon's surface. Most of the gas is this element.
  6. When the Moon is more than half lit, it has this shape.
  7. This theory of the origin of the Moon states that the Earth initially spun enormously faster than now and formed a bulge that ripped away from the Earth to become the Moon.
  8. When an eclipse occurs, this happens at the time when the Moon's disk completely covers the Sun.
  9. The difference in rocky material between the maria and highlands were discovered by samples collected by astronauts of this mission.
  10. Sometimes an eclipse is _______, with only a portion of the Moon or the Sun ever being covered over.
  11. These are the large circular pits located in bright areas on the Moon.
  12. The second reason why the Moon lacks an atmosphere is because the Moon's ________ is too weak to retain gas for long.
  13. When growing from a new phase, the Moon will next take this shape in its sequence of lunar phases.
  14. A _____ ________ occurs whenever the Moon passes directly between the Sun and the Earth and blocks our view of the Sun.
  15. A _____ ________ occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts its shadow on the Moon.
Down
  1. As it orbits, the Moon keeps the same side facing the Earth. The Moon does turn on its axis but with a rotation period exactly equal to its orbital period. This condition is known as ___________ _____________.
  2. These tides are abnormally large tides that occur during the Moon's new and full phases.
  3. The bright areas that surround the maria are called _______________. This region differs from maria in brightness because they are composed of different rock types.
  4. Since the Moon exerts a stronger force on one side of Earth and a weaker force on the other side of Earth, the difference in force overall is called this 3 word term.
  5. Tides create forces on the Earth and the Moon that slow their rotation. This phenomenon is known as __________ __________________.
  6. When talking about moon phases, at the beginning of the phases, the Moon grows or ______ from invisibility.
  7. The Moon lacks this kind of field, suggesting that the core is at most partially molten. This is also due to a small amount of iron in its core.
  8. This is known as the regular change in the height of the ocean and is caused mainly by the Moon.
  9. These tides are not as extreme as normal high and low tides and occur during a Moon's first and third quarters.
  10. The reason why we do not have an eclipse every lunar cycle is because of the ______ of the Moon's orbit, and because it remains fixed over time.
  11. Sometimes, the Moon is so far away that its shadow does not reach the Earth. This will cause an eclipse where a ring of sunlight is seen as the Sun is setting. This is the name of this eclipse.
  12. The first reason why the Moon lacks an atmosphere is because its interior is too cool to cause much _______ activity.
  13. This theory of the origin of the Moon states that the Moon was originally a small planet orbiting the Sun. It approached the Earth and was captured by Earth's gravitational pull.
  14. This term, meaning blanket of rock, consists of rock chunks and fine powder, the result of successive impacts breaking rock into smaller and smaller pieces.

29 Clues: When the Moon is more than half lit, it has this shape. • These are the large circular pits located in bright areas on the Moon. • These objects are long, light streaks of pulverized rock that extend out of craters. • These tides are abnormally large tides that occur during the Moon's new and full phases. • ...

English 2013-12-16

English crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Prevent
  2. Greeting
  3. Disaster
  4. Afternoon
  5. Landslide
  6. Morning
  7. Disease
  8. series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake
  9. opening, or rupture, in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object, which allows hot lava, volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface
  10. effect
Down
  1. Reaction
  2. Tornado
  3. Tectonics
  4. Wave
  5. Search And Rescue
  6. Earthquake
  7. Danger
  8. Earth
  9. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
  10. overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry

20 Clues: Wave • Earth • Danger • effect • Prevent • Tornado • Morning • Disease • Reaction • Greeting • Disaster • Tectonics • Afternoon • Landslide • Earthquake • Search And Rescue • overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry • a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. • ...

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword 2019-01-12

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Collection of galaxies held together by gravity
  2. Carl Sagan said that we are made of this
  3. Sun centered
  4. Beginning of the universe
  5. Collection of Sun, planets, orbiting material
  6. Our galaxy is this type
  7. Our group of 40 nearby galaxies
  8. Distance light travels in one year
  9. Energy generation mechanism in stars
  10. Small and rocky
  11. Earth does this once a year, around the Sun
Down
  1. Earth does this each day on its axis
  2. Earth's average orbital distance
  3. Our galaxy
  4. Pluto is now one of these
  5. Largest object in the solar system
  6. Small and icy
  7. Earth centered
  8. The universe is doing this all the time
  9. All matter and energy

20 Clues: Our galaxy • Sun centered • Small and icy • Earth centered • Small and rocky • All matter and energy • Our galaxy is this type • Beginning of the universe • Pluto is now one of these • Our group of 40 nearby galaxies • Earth's average orbital distance • Largest object in the solar system • Distance light travels in one year • Earth does this each day on its axis • ...

Geography 2022-08-17

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Science of how the Earth works
  2. Geography is related to many _____
  3. Relationship between humans and environment
  4. Modified by human kind
  5. represent human events
  6. Has not been altered by humans
  7. used to represent physical phenomena
  8. established geo authentic and multidisciplinary
  9. Science that integrates knowledge
  10. who elaborated Geographia?
  11. plain representations of an earth's portion
Down
  1. useful to represent infrastructure
  2. temporary processes on earth
  3. it can be pole axis or
  4. meridian wich longitude equals 0
  5. they happen on the terrestrial surface
  6. science used to create maps
  7. circumferences that encircle eart east-west
  8. name of the imaginary line that divides earth
  9. measure to know the height from the sea level

20 Clues: it can be pole axis or • Modified by human kind • represent human events • who elaborated Geographia? • science used to create maps • temporary processes on earth • Science of how the Earth works • Has not been altered by humans • meridian wich longitude equals 0 • Science that integrates knowledge • useful to represent infrastructure • Geography is related to many _____ • ...

Crossword 2021-05-06

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when taking sediments to a different place
  2. imaginary line that goes through the earth
  3. the transfer of energy
  4. breaking apart
  5. amount of time to go around the sun
  6. what gets eaten
  7. amount of time to turn 360 degrees
Down
  1. bright shinning star
  2. what eats the prey
  3. where animals live
  4. caused by glacier
  5. dent in planet caused by meteor
  6. planet in the wilkey way
  7. the longer transfer of energy
  8. natural object the orbits the earth
  9. what we live on

16 Clues: breaking apart • what gets eaten • what we live on • caused by glacier • what eats the prey • where animals live • bright shinning star • the transfer of energy • planet in the wilkey way • the longer transfer of energy • dent in planet caused by meteor • amount of time to turn 360 degrees • amount of time to go around the sun • natural object the orbits the earth • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-04

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading Mid Ocean Ridge
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  3. drift Continents movement
  4. two huge continents split
  5. Wegner a man explains why continents seem to fit together
  6. change the change in global climate patterns
  7. Sections of earth crust
  8. huge continent 180 million years ago
Down
  1. Super Continent
  2. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  3. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  4. how many landmasses did all continents once form
  5. reversal process that happens when Earth's magnetic poles change place
  6. Core is a liquid layer about 2,266 km thick composed of iron and nickel
  7. one of the broken up land mass
  8. ridge areas where sea-floor spreading takes place
  9. Hot melted rock inside the earth
  10. a living organism that feeds on organic matter
  11. Core its innermost part of Earth primarily solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km
  12. the solid mineral material

20 Clues: Super Continent • Sections of earth crust • spreading Mid Ocean Ridge • drift Continents movement • two huge continents split • the solid mineral material • one of the broken up land mass • Hot melted rock inside the earth • huge continent 180 million years ago • change the change in global climate patterns • a living organism that feeds on organic matter • ...

CHAPTER 1: GEOGRAPHY 2023-08-31

CHAPTER 1: GEOGRAPHY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A MODEL OF OUR PLANET
  2. ONE OF FIVE FEATURES OF A MAP
  3. A PIECE OF LAND ALMOST SURROUNDED BY WATER, OR EXTENDING FAR OUT INTO THE WATER.
  4. THE BIGGEST OCEAN
  5. A LARGE BODY OF WATER UNDERGROUND
  6. COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH
  7. A SMALL AREA OF SEA OR LAKE PARTLY ENCLOSED BY LAND.
  8. A BODY OF WATER, USUALLY FRESH, SURROUNDED BY LAND.
  9. THE LONGEST RIVER
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  1. MAN WHO MAKES MAPS.
  2. HALF OF THE PLANET
  3. A FAN-SHAPED DEPOSIT OF DIRT AND SAND THAT COLLECTS AT THE MOUTH OF SOME RIVERS
  4. A NARROW BRIDGE OF LAND, WITH WATER ON BOTH SIDES OF IT, CONNECTING TWO LARGER PIECES OF LAND
  5. COUNTRY WITH THE BIGGEST POPULATION
  6. A NARROW WATERWAY THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER BODIES OF WATER.
  7. A LINE THAT DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO TWO EQUAL HEMISPHERES.
  8. A WATERWAY DUG ACROSS LAND FOR SHIPS OR SMALL BOATS TO GO THROUGH.
  9. AN IMAGINARY LINE THROUGH THE EARTH AROUND WHICH THE EARTH TURNS.
  10. ONE OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
  11. THE BIGGEST CONTINENT

20 Clues: THE BIGGEST OCEAN • THE LONGEST RIVER • HALF OF THE PLANET • MAN WHO MAKES MAPS. • A MODEL OF OUR PLANET • THE BIGGEST CONTINENT • COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH • ONE OF FIVE FEATURES OF A MAP • A LARGE BODY OF WATER UNDERGROUND • COUNTRY WITH THE BIGGEST POPULATION • ONE OF THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY • A BODY OF WATER, USUALLY FRESH, SURROUNDED BY LAND. • ...

Patterns on Earth 2024-04-16

Patterns on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We only see the moon because it does this with the sun's light.
  2. Most people sleep during this time.
  3. Earth moves in this way.
  4. It takes this amount of time for Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.
  5. This follows a pattern.
  6. Most people have this that they repeat over and over.
  7. The part of Earth that is tilted toward the sun gets this.
Down
  1. An imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern parts.
  2. The sun rises in this direction.
  3. Earth moves in this way around the sun.
  4. As the moon circles the Earth, it goes through these.
  5. This object circles Earth in a pattern.
  6. This sun sets in this direction.
  7. Earth's imaginary line that runs form the North Pole to the South Pole.

14 Clues: This follows a pattern. • Earth moves in this way. • The sun rises in this direction. • This sun sets in this direction. • Most people sleep during this time. • Earth moves in this way around the sun. • This object circles Earth in a pattern. • As the moon circles the Earth, it goes through these. • Most people have this that they repeat over and over. • ...

History of Astronomy 2020-08-19

History of Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that says Earth revolves around the Sun
  2. group of stars in a pattern or shape
  3. What the Greek word "planet" means
  4. Penzias and _____ discovered background radiation
  5. study of outer space
  6. Galileo observed this planet's moons in detail
  7. scientist who discovered lots of galaxies
Down
  1. shape of planets' orbits
  2. wrote the 3 laws of planetary motion
  3. similar to astronomy, but thinks space directly impacts humans
  4. Theory that says the Earth is the center
  5. motion when a planet seems to travel backwards from our perspective on Earth
  6. Big ____ Theory that explains start of the universe
  7. explained the heliocentric model
  8. The shape of the Earth

15 Clues: study of outer space • The shape of the Earth • shape of planets' orbits • explained the heliocentric model • What the Greek word "planet" means • wrote the 3 laws of planetary motion • group of stars in a pattern or shape • Theory that says the Earth is the center • scientist who discovered lots of galaxies • Theory that says Earth revolves around the Sun • ...

Carbon Cycle 2022-04-12

Carbon Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reservoir carbon stored on the Earth
  2. plants use radiant energy to produce sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water.
  3. water on the Earth
  4. respiration process where animals produce carbon dioxide and water from sugar and oxygen
  5. all the gases surrounding the Earth
Down
  1. upper layer of the Earth
  2. sink reservoir that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere
  3. total mass of living things
  4. fuel fuel formed from living things
  5. rocky part of the Earth
  6. living things on the Earth
  7. gas carbon dioxide or any gas that warms the Earth

12 Clues: water on the Earth • rocky part of the Earth • upper layer of the Earth • living things on the Earth • total mass of living things • fuel fuel formed from living things • all the gases surrounding the Earth • reservoir carbon stored on the Earth • gas carbon dioxide or any gas that warms the Earth • sink reservoir that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere • ...

Geological Time 2013-01-21

Geological Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An extremely thin coat of carbon on a rock
  2. All atoms are the same
  3. Gradual changes in living things over long periods of time
  4. Eras are subdivided into unit in geological time
  5. New rock layers meet a much older rock surface beneath them
  6. continents moving slowly over earths surface because of forces inside earth
  7. Hollow ares in sediment in the shape of an organism
  8. Number of year since rock formed
Down
  1. A break in earth crust
  2. Scientists who study fossil
  3. Fossil in which minerals replace all or some parts of an organism
  4. All matter, tiny particles
  5. Earth cooled; during the Quaternary Period
  6. If ti no longer exists and will never live again on earth
  7. Another name for the Mesozoic Era
  8. Rock's age compared with the other rock's age
  9. Group of hard-shelled animals that evoled in shallow sea more then 500 mya
  10. Preserved remains or traces of living things
  11. Continents moved into a great landmass
  12. Solid copy of the shapes organism

20 Clues: A break in earth crust • All atoms are the same • All matter, tiny particles • Scientists who study fossil • Number of year since rock formed • Another name for the Mesozoic Era • Solid copy of the shapes organism • Continents moved into a great landmass • An extremely thin coat of carbon on a rock • Earth cooled; during the Quaternary Period • ...

H. Crozier Space Crossword 2023-04-21

H. Crozier Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one before voyager two
  2. I.S.S stands for ________________________
  3. the sun has a lot of ____
  4. a ________ bomb is very destructive
  5. the third planet from the sun is the_____
  6. gamoras sisters name is ______
  7. _______ is a car company
  8. _______ is newtons first law
  9. the opposite of a whitehole is a _________
  10. snap back to reality ope there goes _______
  11. buzz _________
Down
  1. the I.S.S. orbits the earth every _________
  2. the big dipper is a _____________
  3. the __________ is full of ice
  4. the _________ galaxy will eventually collide with ours
  5. the ______ telescope takes picture of space
  6. people mistake a _________ for a star
  7. a ________ is a candy bar
  8. ____________ is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
  9. _____ is a type of gum
  10. guardians of the ______
  11. the earth is a ______
  12. the sun is a ____

23 Clues: buzz _________ • the sun is a ____ • the earth is a ______ • one before voyager two • _____ is a type of gum • guardians of the ______ • _______ is a car company • the sun has a lot of ____ • a ________ is a candy bar • _______ is newtons first law • the __________ is full of ice • gamoras sisters name is ______ • the big dipper is a _____________ • a ________ bomb is very destructive • ...

Extra Credit 2014-01-02

Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all three types of seismic waves
  2. ridged shell
  3. weak layer of Earth
  4. ocean floor shifts suddenly during an earthquake
  5. a fault to spring back after an earthquake
  6. location of the surface directly above the focus
  7. the point within Earth where an earthquake starts
  8. a solid rocky shell that extends to 2890 km.
  9. thin rocky outer layer of Earth
  10. area along a fault where there hasn't been a earthquake in a long period of time
Down
  1. more precise means of measuring earthquakes
  2. a reference for the amount of ground movement
  3. body waves reach the surface
  4. the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
  5. earthquake that happens after the first one
  6. caused by slippage along the break in the lithosphere
  7. boundary that separates the crust and mantle
  8. liquid layer
  9. a sphere having a radius of 1220 km
  10. soil and rock is saturated with water
  11. wave that is similar to when a stone is dropped in a calm pond
  12. shake particles at right angle
  13. compress,or push and expand

23 Clues: ridged shell • liquid layer • weak layer of Earth • compress,or push and expand • body waves reach the surface • shake particles at right angle • thin rocky outer layer of Earth • all three types of seismic waves • a sphere having a radius of 1220 km • soil and rock is saturated with water • a fault to spring back after an earthquake • more precise means of measuring earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-04

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid mineral material
  2. reversal process that happens when Earth's magnetic poles change place
  3. Wegner a man explains why continents seem to fit together
  4. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  5. two huge continents split
  6. Core its innermost part of Earth primarily solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km
  7. one of the broken up land mass
  8. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  9. Super Continent
  10. Mid Ocean Ridge
  11. a living organism that feeds on organic matter
  12. change the change in global climate patterns
Down
  1. Sections of earth crust
  2. Hot melted rock inside the earth
  3. areas where sea-floor spreading takes place
  4. Core is a liquid layer about 2,266 km thick composed of iron and nickel
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  6. huge continent 180 million years ago
  7. how many landmasses did all continents once form
  8. drift Continents movement

20 Clues: Super Continent • Mid Ocean Ridge • Sections of earth crust • two huge continents split • drift Continents movement • the solid mineral material • one of the broken up land mass • Hot melted rock inside the earth • huge continent 180 million years ago • areas where sea-floor spreading takes place • change the change in global climate patterns • ...

NGibson 2023-02-01

NGibson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic rocks are called.
  2. The charged particles that flow outward from the sun’s hot surface.
  3. Waves that travel through a planet like sound waves
  4. when two tectonic plates that move away from each other
  5. .6 of a mile
  6. when two lithospheric plates collide
  7. separation of earth into layers.
  8. the range of orbits around a star
  9. when energy is transported from a warm region to a cooler one
  10. measures the movement during an earthquake.
Down
  1. when two plates slide past each other
  2. Earth’s crust is mainly made up of basalt and what?
  3. The bending of light waves.
  4. The largest layer of the earth.
  5. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere are often called what?
  6. when two plates come together, and one plate is forced beneath the other.
  7. slow motions within the mantle to move large segments of earth
  8. fragments of igneous rocks or shells cemented together
  9. This layer of the earth has two sections (inner and outer).
  10. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.

20 Clues: .6 of a mile • volcanic rocks are called. • The bending of light waves. • The largest layer of the earth. • separation of earth into layers. • the range of orbits around a star • when two lithospheric plates collide • when two plates slide past each other • measures the movement during an earthquake. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • ...

Mazzo's Crossword 2020-05-25

Mazzo's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. if it didn't exit the life won't exist
  2. the last rock/metal planet in our solar sistem
  3. if you want to give someone the exactly position of an object you use this ...
  4. we live inside this, it's enormous
  5. it will explode if it burn all the hydrogen
  6. the way we measure the distance in space
  7. after the sun explodes it became a ...
  8. if the sun got to old the earth will ...
  9. if we could live other 5 billion years will se the sun ...
  10. if is position were different, we won't exist
Down
  1. the writer of "the pedestrian"
  2. the heaviest object in the universe
  3. the simple gas Jupiter is made of
  4. the material number 10 is made of
  5. if you star counting front Mercury the furthest is ...
  6. our axis has it of 23.5°
  7. it the earth was bigger the ... would be much stronger
  8. if it doesn't cover the 70 % of the earth we won't exist
  9. our solar system goes... the center of the galaxy every 250 minion years
  10. if we hadn't have the season our weather would be ...
  11. 13.7 billion years is the universe ...
  12. the type of the story

22 Clues: the type of the story • our axis has it of 23.5° • the writer of "the pedestrian" • the simple gas Jupiter is made of • the material number 10 is made of • we live inside this, it's enormous • the heaviest object in the universe • if it didn't exit the life won't exist • after the sun explodes it became a ... • 13.7 billion years is the universe ... • ...

LG 5-8 Earth, Moon, Sun 2025-09-01

LG 5-8 Earth, Moon, Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s natural satellite
  2. eclipse Happens when the Moon is blocked by the Earth
  3. Phase when the Moon is not visible from Earth
  4. Changing appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth
  5. Rise and fall of ocean water
  6. Area where light is blocked during an eclipse
  7. Tool that allowed astronomers to see space more clearly
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  1. eclipse Happens when the Sun is blocked by the Moon
  2. Phase when the Moon is fully illuminated from Earth
  3. The Moon is visible because it does this to sunlight
  4. When the Sun or Moon is not fully covered during an eclipse
  5. Information used to support scientific models
  6. tide High tide caused when Sun, Moon, and Earth align
  7. tide Lower high tide when Sun and Moon are at right angles
  8. Developments that allow scientists to gather new evidence

15 Clues: Earth’s natural satellite • Rise and fall of ocean water • Phase when the Moon is not visible from Earth • Information used to support scientific models • Area where light is blocked during an eclipse • Changing appearance of the Moon as it orbits Earth • eclipse Happens when the Sun is blocked by the Moon • Phase when the Moon is fully illuminated from Earth • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2022-09-21

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the motion of a body around another body
  2. type of boundary where plates move toward each other
  3. term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of Earth’s physical features.
  4. the process of converting liquid into vapor or gas
  5. being in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing; cool and moist
  6. result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
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  1. the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers and moving water.
  2. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water
  3. chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. water that collects in rivers, streams and oceans.
  5. type of boundary where plate move away from each other
  6. being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing; warm and dry
  7. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents and ocean basins.
  8. thick middle layer of the Earth’s interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
  9. the process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools
  10. outer layer of the Earth
  11. an imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth between the North and South poles
  12. to spin on an axis
  13. type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  14. moisture that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, hail or snow.

20 Clues: to spin on an axis • outer layer of the Earth • the motion of a body around another body • water that collects in rivers, streams and oceans. • the process of converting liquid into vapor or gas • type of boundary where plates slide past each other • type of boundary where plates move toward each other • type of boundary where plate move away from each other • ...

Layers of the Earth 2025-12-09

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. name for nickel on the periodic table
  2. Crust primarily made of basalt
  3. Crust primarily made of granite
  4. Layer responsible for the movement of tectonic plates; partially molten
  5. Seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids
  6. Least dense, thinnest layer of the earth
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  1. Densest layer of the earth. Solid Fe/Ni
  2. Responsible for the different Layers of the Earth
  3. The parts of the Earth that move during earthquakes
  4. Layer of the Earth made of liquid Fe/Ni
  5. Seismic waves that can travel through all layers of earth
  6. name for iron on the periodic table

12 Clues: Crust primarily made of basalt • Crust primarily made of granite • name for iron on the periodic table • name for nickel on the periodic table • Densest layer of the earth. Solid Fe/Ni • Layer of the Earth made of liquid Fe/Ni • Least dense, thinnest layer of the earth • Seismic waves that cannot travel through liquids • Responsible for the different Layers of the Earth • ...

Erosion and Weathering Crossword 2025-02-28

Erosion and Weathering Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In an investigation, you want it to be a ____ test (4)
  2. A form of weathering, an example of which is acid rain (8)
  3. Small pieces of rock or other hard material that has been broken down over time (8)
  4. A form of weathering, an example of which is when water freezes in a rock, and the expansion causes the rock to break (8)
  5. The person who asks the teacher for help in a science investigation (7)
  6. The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces (10)
  7. Using this type of evidence scientists knew that the land covering the Earth had once been all joined together (6)
  8. The person who keeps the group on track in a science investigation (8)
  9. The inner layer of the Earth (9)
  10. Covers most of the world (5)
  11. We make these in investigations, after we've decided what we'll be investigating (10)
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  1. The person who collects all the equipment in a science investigation (7)
  2. The outer layer of the Earth (4)
  3. The layer of the Earth beneath the Crust (6)
  4. Movement of sediment from one location to another (7)
  5. A scientist who studies rocks (9)
  6. The layer of the Earth that wraps around the Inner Core (9)
  7. Acids, decaying plants and water can cause this (10)
  8. Studied by geologists, weathering affects this (9)
  9. Caused by wind, water and ice (7)

20 Clues: Covers most of the world (5) • The outer layer of the Earth (4) • The inner layer of the Earth (9) • A scientist who studies rocks (9) • Caused by wind, water and ice (7) • The layer of the Earth beneath the Crust (6) • Studied by geologists, weathering affects this (9) • Acids, decaying plants and water can cause this (10) • ...

Science Crossword 2025-10-27

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A source of water in the ground
  2. The solid part of Earth
  3. The name of the plates that make up the crust
  4. The type of map that shows detailed elevation
  5. An observable event
  6. Large ice forms of freshwater
  7. Life on Earth
  8. Website we did online investigations
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  1. The water on Earth
  2. Lack of water
  3. Rocks moving to a different place
  4. Air that surrounds Earth
  5. Rocks breaking down

13 Clues: Lack of water • Life on Earth • The water on Earth • Rocks breaking down • An observable event • The solid part of Earth • Air that surrounds Earth • Large ice forms of freshwater • A source of water in the ground • Rocks moving to a different place • Website we did online investigations • The name of the plates that make up the crust • The type of map that shows detailed elevation

Environmental Terms 2022-04-25

Environmental Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vent in the surface of the Earth that emits ash, gases, or molten lava
  2. a river or stream that flow into a larger river
  3. layer of O₃ molecules in Earth’a atmosphere that protects us from ultraviolet radiation
  4. an element with properties that allow it to conduct electricity and heat
  5. enormous bodies of salt water that make up most of the Earth’s surface
  6. type of rock formed from sediment deposited by water or air
  7. the innermost layer of the Earth
  8. the layers of gases that surround a planet
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  1. the outermost layer of the Earth
  2. a horizontal layer in soil defined by distinctive physical features such as texture and color
  3. type of rock formed directly from magma
  4. the layer of Earth above the core that’s contains magma
  5. the accumulation or depositing of eroded material such as sediment, rock fragments, or soil
  6. the most abundant gas on Earth
  7. type of rock that forms when sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic rock is subjected to high temperature and pressure
  8. molten rock

16 Clues: molten rock • the most abundant gas on Earth • the outermost layer of the Earth • the innermost layer of the Earth • type of rock formed directly from magma • the layers of gases that surround a planet • a river or stream that flow into a larger river • the layer of Earth above the core that’s contains magma • type of rock formed from sediment deposited by water or air • ...

6th class social 2023-11-23

6th class social crossword puzzle
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  1. nearest planet to sun
  2. fourth planet from sun
  3. the planet known as the earth's twin
  4. book of maps is called
  5. 0degree longitude is called
  6. which is the 3rd nearest planet to the sun
  7. who was the first American astronaunt to step on the surface of the moon on 21st July 1969
  8. earth moves on its own axis from West to east the movement is called
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  1. which sphere consists of water bodies such as oceans,seas
  2. map makers are called
  3. imaginary lines that runs parallel to the equator
  4. 0degree latitude is called
  5. sun rays fall directly on the equator on
  6. the movement of the earth around the sun is known as
  7. what is the largest continent in the world
  8. the moon moves around the earth in about

16 Clues: map makers are called • nearest planet to sun • fourth planet from sun • book of maps is called • 0degree latitude is called • 0degree longitude is called • the planet known as the earth's twin • sun rays fall directly on the equator on • the moon moves around the earth in about • which is the 3rd nearest planet to the sun • what is the largest continent in the world • ...

The Moon 2024-11-07

The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. phase where more than half the moon is visible
  2. hypothesis stating a mars-sized object struck the earth
  3. when the earth is between the moon and sun
  4. moon's closest point to earth
  5. gray debris, lunar soil
  6. thin sliver moon phase
  7. ancient beds of lava flow
  8. when the lighted visible part of the moon in increasing in size
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  1. when the moon is between the earth and sun
  2. cover most of the far side of the moon
  3. bright splash marks that radiate out from a crater
  4. moon's farthest point from earth
  5. moon phase where the moon is not visible
  6. phase when half the moon is lit
  7. moon phase where the entire moon is lit
  8. round depression on the surface of the moon
  9. when the lighted visible part of the moon in decreasing in size

17 Clues: thin sliver moon phase • gray debris, lunar soil • ancient beds of lava flow • moon's closest point to earth • phase when half the moon is lit • moon's farthest point from earth • cover most of the far side of the moon • moon phase where the entire moon is lit • moon phase where the moon is not visible • when the moon is between the earth and sun • ...

Space Unit 1 2023-04-21

Space Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The path of an object moving through space.
  2. The process of slowing down and setting down a spacecraft on the surface of its destination.
  3. A circular or elliptical path followed by one body as it revolves around another body.
  4. An oval shape that can represent the orbits of many artificial and natural satellites.
  5. A partially reusable spacecraft that is launched by a rocket and is able to return to Earth and land like a glider (unpowered aircraft). Used for journeys between Earth and spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Recent missions no longer use space shuttles.
  6. A large piece of fabric, usually in a dome shape, that is attached to spacecraft and opens during landing. The parachute creates drag to slow down the spacecraft.
  7. The height above the surface of the earth at which an object is located.
  8. The period of a space flight between launch and landing when a spacecraft is moving in a mostly straight-line path to its destination.
  9. A space station in low orbit around Earth. It was built by multiple countries and serves as a laboratory to conduct experiments in space, which are impossible to replicate on earth
  10. Distance The distance at which a satellite or spacecraft orbits
  11. A system of cables used to separate the descent stage of a spacecraft from its cargo (such as a rover), which is placed at a landing site.
  12. A small, extra rocket on a spacecraft that is fired in the direction of travel before landing. The firing slows the spacecraft.
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  1. The speed and direction of a satellite or spacecraft as it orbits.
  2. The thick layer of gasses surrounding Earth and other planets.
  3. Having a period of rotation that matches the Earth's rotation. Geosynchronous satellites stay above the same spot on Earth at all times.
  4. Discarded objects, trash, and other man-made debris left in orbit during space flights.
  5. An object in orbit around a planet or moon in space. An artificial satellite is a human made object that has intentionally been placed in orbit. An example of a natural satellite is Earth’s moon.
  6. A device, usually a long rod or wire, used to send or receive communication signals.
  7. A large bag of strong fabric that is attached to a spacecraft and inflated before landing. Many bags are placed on the craft to cushion the landing on rough terrain.
  8. How “stretched out” an ellipse orbit is in shape. The more eccentric, the more stretched and less circular.

20 Clues: The path of an object moving through space. • The thick layer of gasses surrounding Earth and other planets. • Distance The distance at which a satellite or spacecraft orbits • The speed and direction of a satellite or spacecraft as it orbits. • The height above the surface of the earth at which an object is located. • ...

Sciene Planets 2022-05-02

Sciene Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. last panet
  2. 2nd planet
  3. closest to the sun
  4. Millions in the sky at night
  5. the whole to our solar system
  6. neil armstrong goes around the earth
  7. after earth
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  1. how heavy something is
  2. gas giant
  3. Apples falling from trees
  4. micky's dog
  5. our planet
  6. rings
  7. 2nd to last planet
  8. how much a object is made of

15 Clues: rings • gas giant • last panet • 2nd planet • our planet • micky's dog • after earth • closest to the sun • 2nd to last planet • how heavy something is • Apples falling from trees • Millions in the sky at night • how much a object is made of • the whole to our solar system • neil armstrong goes around the earth

Everything that makes up the Atmosphere 2023-04-29

Everything that makes up the Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When sunlight hits a raindrop it makes a ____
  2. What protects us from the harmful ultraviolet radiation waves from the sun?
  3. What is the third closest layer from earth?
  4. Dead plants and animals are what make ____
  5. Wind is actually just air in ____
  6. Wha this the furthest layer from earth?
  7. What is the fourth closest layer to earth?
Down
  1. An important heat-trapping gas that comes from extraction of burning fossil fuels is ____?
  2. There are ____ layers in the Atmosphere
  3. We can’t live without the ____
  4. What is the closest layer to earth?
  5. The Atmosphere is like a ____ that covers the earth
  6. What is the second closest layer to the earth?

13 Clues: We can’t live without the ____ • Wind is actually just air in ____ • What is the closest layer to earth? • There are ____ layers in the Atmosphere • Wha this the furthest layer from earth? • Dead plants and animals are what make ____ • What is the fourth closest layer to earth? • What is the third closest layer from earth? • When sunlight hits a raindrop it makes a ____ • ...

Hydrologic Cycle 2017-10-14

Hydrologic Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Open reservoirs on land where liquid water pools and collects
  2. A water body that is transitional between fresh and salt water
  3. The Earth sphere containing all life
  4. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
  5. The process of changing water from solid state to liquid state
  6. The state change from ice directly to water vapor
  7. The process of water uptake by plants
  8. The Earth sphere where cloud formation occurs
  9. The Earth sphere that contains all water
  10. The largest water storage reservoir
  11. The change from water vapor to liquid water accompanied by cooling temperatures
  12. Rain, sleet, hail or snow falling from the atmosphere
  13. The process of water soaking into the soil surface
  14. Flow of water over land
  15. A place where groundwater bubbles or flows to the surface through cracks in the ground
  16. The movement of groundwater to the surface of the Earth
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  1. An expansive groundwater reservoir
  2. The water found in plants and animals
  3. The amount of water held in the atmosphere
  4. The gravitational movement of water through the soil and bedrock
  5. Rapidly moving surface water that transports water in channels
  6. The Earth sphere that includes the crust, mantle and core
  7. Conversion of liquid water to water vapor, a process that requires energy from the sun
  8. Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  9. Water frozen in soil year round
  10. The transfer of water from animals through their pores as water vapor
  11. The release of water from plants through their stomata
  12. The movement of water vapor within the atmosphere
  13. Water frozen in large expanses at the poles of Earth
  14. Water condensed on plants
  15. A water reservoir that is the top most layer of the Earth’s crust
  16. Permanently frozen water storage reservoirs usually found at high elevations
  17. A low altitude form of condensed water droplets
  18. Slow moving water reservoirs, usually filled with vegetation

34 Clues: Flow of water over land • Water condensed on plants • Water frozen in soil year round • An expansive groundwater reservoir • The largest water storage reservoir • The Earth sphere containing all life • The water found in plants and animals • The process of water uptake by plants • The Earth sphere that contains all water • The amount of water held in the atmosphere • ...

Plate tectonics 2018-03-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the Earth
  2. What are vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake called?
  3. Plates that are moving toward each other
  4. The outermost shell of the earth
  5. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the Earth’s surface
  6. Innermost part of the earth
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  1. the sideways and downwards motion of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate is called
  2. A vent in the crust of the Earth from which molten rock, ash and steam are ejected
  3. Plates that are moving away from each other
  4. What is the theory that pieces of earths litosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle called?
  5. Part of the earth that goes around the core and is solid
  6. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle
  7. Molten rock when it is underground

13 Clues: Innermost part of the earth • The outermost shell of the earth • Molten rock when it is underground • Plates that are moving toward each other • Plates that are moving away from each other • Part of the earth that goes around the core and is solid • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the Earth • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2017-06-16

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Devices used to detect earthquakes
  2. Forms over thin, weak points in the Earth's crust
  3. The part of the Earth that the plates move on
  4. The largest kind of volcanos, are flatter than your average volcano, and one is the Hawaiian islands
  5. Driving force behind plate movement
  6. The layer that makes up the tectonic plates
  7. The build-up of pressure
  8. The man who theorized the tectonic plate theory
  9. Are used to study the interior of the Earth
  10. Force of oceanic plate falling into the mantle is called _____
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  1. Force behind the growth of the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. The hottest part of the Earth
  3. The last super continent to exist in Earth's history
  4. Areas where one plate pushes under another
  5. The most liquid part of Earth's interior
  6. The scale used to measure earthquakes
  7. The point direct above the focus of an Earthquake
  8. Places where magma rises to the surface
  9. The part of Earth with the largest volume
  10. Young mountians created by continental-continental plate convergence
  11. The depth of the _______ is a factor in earthquake damage
  12. Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness

22 Clues: The build-up of pressure • The hottest part of the Earth • Devices used to detect earthquakes • Driving force behind plate movement • The scale used to measure earthquakes • Places where magma rises to the surface • Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness • The most liquid part of Earth's interior • The part of Earth with the largest volume • ...

chapter 1 2023-11-16

chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of geography; natural aspects like landforms, climate, and ecosystems
  2. E-W distance
  3. frozen water on earth
  4. latitude line
  5. longitude design
  6. life on earth
  7. gasses around earth
  8. type of geography; explores the interaction of humans with their environment
  9. N-S distance
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  1. solid surfaces on earth
  2. water on earth
  3. inputs and outputs are balanced
  4. solstice on june 21
  5. meridian 0 degrees longitude
  6. equinox on march 22

15 Clues: E-W distance • N-S distance • latitude line • life on earth • water on earth • longitude design • solstice on june 21 • equinox on march 22 • gasses around earth • frozen water on earth • solid surfaces on earth • meridian 0 degrees longitude • inputs and outputs are balanced • type of geography; natural aspects like landforms, climate, and ecosystems • ...

Crossword Puzzle (Meteorology and Climatology) 2016-12-03

Crossword Puzzle (Meteorology and Climatology) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An environment with characteristic communities of living organisms.
  2. The area near the equator
  3. Line that run across the globe East to West.
  4. Line that run across the globe North to South is also called ( )
  5. Rain,Snow,Hail and Sleet.
  6. Wetness of the air.
  7. Line that run across the globe North to South.
  8. Line that run across the globe East to West is also called ( )
  9. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary.
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  1. Path of the Earth.
  2. Distance above sea level.
  3. Imagenary line arounf the middle of the Earth.
  4. A graphic that shows the temperature and rainfall of an area.
  5. The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time.
  6. Half of the Globe.
  7. The orbital path of the Earth.
  8. A change in weather conditions and climate due to the tilt and the position of the Earth.

17 Clues: Path of the Earth. • Half of the Globe. • Wetness of the air. • Distance above sea level. • The area near the equator • Rain,Snow,Hail and Sleet. • The orbital path of the Earth. • Line that run across the globe East to West. • Imagenary line arounf the middle of the Earth. • Line that run across the globe North to South. • ...

Astronomy Vocabulary 2023-09-12

Astronomy Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A chunk of rock or dust in space
  2. the partial or total blocking of one object by another
  3. the amount of matter in a given amount of space
  4. a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
  5. mass divided by volume
  6. the force that attracts a body toward another body with mass
  7. a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface
  8. an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  9. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  10. rotation the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole
  11. the study of the universe
  12. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
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  1. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
  2. a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse
  3. the physical material that makes up an object
  4. objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
  5. An object's resistance to changes in speed or direction, unless acted on by an unbalanced force
  6. the amount of space an object takes up
  7. the amount of matter in an object
  8. Eclipse occurs when the moon comes between Earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of Earth
  9. Eclipse occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
  10. the spin of a body on its axis
  11. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the Earth.
  12. a giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars

24 Clues: mass divided by volume • the study of the universe • the spin of a body on its axis • A chunk of rock or dust in space • the amount of matter in an object • the amount of space an object takes up • a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface • the physical material that makes up an object • the amount of matter in a given amount of space • ...

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword 2019-01-12

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Largest object in the solar system
  2. Earth does this once a year, around the Sun
  3. Small and rocky
  4. Carl Sagan said that we are made of this
  5. Small and icy
  6. Energy generation mechanism in stars
  7. Beginning of the universe
  8. Collection of Sun, planets, orbiting material
  9. The universe is doing this all the time
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  1. Collection of galaxies held together by gravity
  2. Earth centered
  3. Earth's average orbital distance
  4. Sun centered
  5. Earth does this each day on its axis
  6. Pluto is now one of these
  7. Our galaxy is this type
  8. All matter and energy
  9. Our group of 40 nearby galaxies
  10. Distance light travels in one year
  11. Our galaxy

20 Clues: Our galaxy • Sun centered • Small and icy • Earth centered • Small and rocky • All matter and energy • Our galaxy is this type • Pluto is now one of these • Beginning of the universe • Our group of 40 nearby galaxies • Earth's average orbital distance • Largest object in the solar system • Distance light travels in one year • Earth does this each day on its axis • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-11

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of planet is jupiter?
  2. Study of bodies of water
  3. Created by a god or deity
  4. Who started the Inflationary Universe theory?
  5. The place we live in
  6. Universe expanding infintely but will retract again
  7. Multiple universes
  8. Study of atmosphere and weather
  9. Rogue star passed closed to the sun
  10. Who started the Oscillating Universe theory?
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  1. Universe expanding infinitely
  2. Started on a tiny dense point
  3. ____ Nuclear Force
  4. Great cloud of gas and dust
  5. Universe expanding but density does not change
  6. _____ Nuclear Force
  7. First element
  8. Study of the structure of earth
  9. Study of heavenly bodies
  10. Solar system formed from gas and dust
  11. What type of planet is earth?

21 Clues: First element • ____ Nuclear Force • Multiple universes • _____ Nuclear Force • The place we live in • Study of bodies of water • Study of heavenly bodies • Created by a god or deity • Great cloud of gas and dust • Universe expanding infinitely • Started on a tiny dense point • What type of planet is earth? • What type of planet is jupiter? • Study of the structure of earth • ...

Brooklyn Avery 5 2023-12-08

Brooklyn Avery 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. center of the earth
  2. two or more things coming together
  3. smaller earthquakes that come after the first earthquake
  4. Moving in different directions
  5. layer of earth between the crust and the core
  6. to start suddenly and violently
  7. intense shaking of the earths surface
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  1. outer layer of the earth
  2. the third layer of the earth
  3. A vertical conduit below a volcano through which magma has passed and has become filled with solidified magma
  4. A wave of energy generated by an earthquake or other vibration
  5. Two or more things moving together
  6. When two plates slide past eachother
  7. cracks in the earth's crust
  8. An opening in the side of a volcano
  9. Flow A stream of molten rock flowing from a vent.

16 Clues: center of the earth • outer layer of the earth • cracks in the earth's crust • the third layer of the earth • Moving in different directions • to start suddenly and violently • two or more things coming together • Two or more things moving together • An opening in the side of a volcano • When two plates slide past eachother • intense shaking of the earths surface • ...

Grade 9 Earth Science 2014-11-06

Grade 9 Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when magma reaches the earth's surface
  2. state of the outer core
  3. the reason why the inner core is solid
  4. state of the inner core
  5. molten rock inside the mantle
  6. another term for composite volcano
  7. another term for oceanic volcano
  8. main reason why rocks melt
  9. volcanoes with wide diameters
  10. innermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. constantly erupting volcanoes
  2. outermost layer of the earth
  3. volcanoes found on high-latitude countries
  4. have not erupted for an amount of time
  5. opening or vent in the Earth's crust
  6. simplest type of volcano
  7. where molten rocks are found (beneath the earth)
  8. volcanoes that will never erupt again

18 Clues: state of the outer core • state of the inner core • simplest type of volcano • main reason why rocks melt • outermost layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • constantly erupting volcanoes • molten rock inside the mantle • volcanoes with wide diameters • another term for oceanic volcano • another term for composite volcano • opening or vent in the Earth's crust • ...

Changing Geosphere 2024-10-16

Changing Geosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the cutting down of trees for humans to use the land
  2. a tall landform that comes to a point
  3. a risen body of sand in the ocean
  4. a large body of salt water with waves
  5. system of natural non-living material (rock)
  6. molten rock that is above Earth
  7. a body of water completely surrounded by land
  8. small pieces of rock
  9. rock that is formed from cooled magma or lava
  10. natural, non-living material on Earth that goes through cycles
  11. system of gases surrounding Earth
  12. the growth of human population & cities
  13. system of interacting life
  14. the harmful contamination of the air & water
  15. the movement of rock
  16. the breaking down of rock
Down
  1. land that is almost, completely surrounded by water
  2. molten rock that is below Earth
  3. system of frozen water
  4. a body of water that is almost, completely surrounded by land
  5. rock that is formed from heat & pressure
  6. rock that is formed from compacted sediments
  7. land that is completely surrounded by land
  8. a flowing body of water
  9. when healthy land becomes dry & unusable
  10. the boundary between land & sea
  11. a hill of sand created by the wind
  12. what hard rock needs to do to become molten
  13. system of water on, above, & below Earth
  14. the settlement of rock in a new location

30 Clues: small pieces of rock • the movement of rock • system of frozen water • a flowing body of water • the breaking down of rock • system of interacting life • molten rock that is below Earth • molten rock that is above Earth • the boundary between land & sea • a risen body of sand in the ocean • system of gases surrounding Earth • a hill of sand created by the wind • ...

Geography Terms 2025-09-15

Geography Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines of latitude help to determine weathern patterns for a region, also known as __________
  2. directions between cardinal directions
  3. imaginary line that divides earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
  4. imaginary lines that run paralles to the Equator
  5. when writing coordinates, longitude is written _______
  6. when writing coordinates, latitude is written _________
  7. imaginary line that divides earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  8. there are 5 of these; largest bodies of water on Earth
  9. Connecticut is located in the Northern and ______________ hemispheres
  10. imaginary lines of latitude and longitude
  11. Lines of longitude help determine these by making a new one every 15 degrees
  12. a synonym for "important"
  13. imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure distances east or west from the Prime Meridian
Down
  1. the exact place, such as an address or coordinates of latitude and longitude
  2. a special type of scientist who studies and predicts weather
  3. a design on a map that shows direction
  4. a place's position described by its relationship to another place using landmarks, distance, and directions
  5. north, east, south, west
  6. two points at the very top and bottom of a globe/Earth
  7. one of Earth's seven large landmasses
  8. the name of Mrs. Overchuk's dog
  9. half of the earth
  10. the name of the continent that is located in all four hemispheres

23 Clues: half of the earth • north, east, south, west • a synonym for "important" • the name of Mrs. Overchuk's dog • one of Earth's seven large landmasses • a design on a map that shows direction • directions between cardinal directions • imaginary lines of latitude and longitude • imaginary lines that run paralles to the Equator • ...

Satellite 2023-12-13

Satellite crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Creatures outside planet Earth
  2. A big rock trapped in Earth's gravity
  3. A celestial body moving in the sky
  4. The moon of a planet with rings
  5. Fammous failed rocket launch
  6. Space Development Company
  7. The gas planet
  8. The red planet
  9. A planet with a ring
  10. Transportation from Earth to Space
  11. An international satellite
Down
  1. Japanese space development company
  2. Used for meteorology
  3. Used to explore plants
  4. Used to receive electromagnetic waves
  5. Our home
  6. Group of stars with a given name

17 Clues: Our home • The gas planet • The red planet • Used for meteorology • A planet with a ring • Used to explore plants • Space Development Company • An international satellite • Fammous failed rocket launch • Creatures outside planet Earth • The moon of a planet with rings • Group of stars with a given name • Japanese space development company • A celestial body moving in the sky • ...

Satellite 2023-12-13

Satellite crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A planet with a ring
  2. The red planet
  3. Fammous failed rocket launch (1)
  4. The gas planet
  5. Famous failed rocket launch (2)
  6. Used for meteorology
  7. Japanese space development company
  8. Our home
  9. Used to explore plants
Down
  1. An international satellite
  2. Group of stars with a given name
  3. The moon of a planet with rings
  4. Used to receive electromagnetic waves
  5. Creatures outside planet Earth
  6. Space Development Company
  7. A celestial body moving in the sky
  8. Transportation from Earth to Space

17 Clues: Our home • The red planet • The gas planet • A planet with a ring • Used for meteorology • Used to explore plants • Space Development Company • An international satellite • Creatures outside planet Earth • The moon of a planet with rings • Famous failed rocket launch (2) • Group of stars with a given name • Fammous failed rocket launch (1) • A celestial body moving in the sky • ...

Book 906 - Earth Science - Words to Know 2023-12-11

Book 906 - Earth Science - Words to Know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one large continent that covered the Earth
  2. series of cracks in the earth's crust
  3. earthquake's final vibration
  4. northern part of Pangaea
  5. rising magma regions
  6. narrow, semi-solid moving place in the mantle
  7. theory that describes the activity of earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the ocean as being the result og enormous plates in the outer part of the planet
  8. removing embedded gas through heat
  9. study of magnetic properties in rocks
  10. rock made up of remains partly from living organisms but mostly from older rocks of all classes
  11. boundary that occurs where the plates slide past each other along the margins, grinding at the edges
  12. areas where plates approach each other
  13. underground spot where earthquake originates
  14. point on the earth's surface directly above the focus
  15. earthquake's violent tremors
  16. rocky, rigid outer layer of Earth
  17. upper layer of lithosphere
  18. rock formed by cooling and solidification of magma
  19. areas where plates move away from each other
  20. the edges of plates dive into the earth and are reabsorbed at depths of over 400 miles
  21. era that saw the evolution of multi-cellular organisms
  22. direction of magnetic particles in rock
  23. southern part of Pangaea
  24. rocks formed by changes in the texture and mineral parts of other rocks under extreme heat and pressure deep within the earth
  25. the ring of plate boundaries associated with volcanic island arcs and ocean trenches surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  26. covers 70% of Earth's surface in the form of saltwater oceans
  27. before the time when the history of the earth can be known
  28. period when most of the major groups of animals appear in the fossil record
  29. swirling pockets similar to tornadoes
Down
  1. volcanoes that have formed in the Pacific Ocean for reasons unrelated to crustal plate boundaries
  2. chunks of rock-creating planetary bodies
  3. theory that new crust comes out from beneath the mid-oceanic ridges, solidifies into rock, and then moves away
  4. large, rigid plates that float on the earth's asthenospehere
  5. two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number
  6. concentrations of mineral matter
  7. theory that throughout most of Earth's existence there was only one large continent out of which the continents we know today came
  8. cooled and hardened rock formed from molten matter that had risen to the earth's surface via a volcano eruption
  9. hot layer of semi-solid rock under crust where most of Earth's mass is located
  10. arrangement of minerals in planes in metamorphic rock
  11. central, mettalic part of the earth with a liquid outer core, and a solid inner core
  12. an underwater volcanic mountain system that splits the Atlantic Ocean
  13. process of melting, separation of material, and outgassing of Earth
  14. era when dinosaurs walked the earth
  15. rock that has been liquified
  16. underwater volcanic mountain system that encircles the planet
  17. name of supercontinent that once covered Earth
  18. first era in Earth's history
  19. transfer of heat energy
  20. the study of the earth's history through the record of its rocks
  21. zones within the crust where earthquake areas are concentrated
  22. outermost layer of Earth
  23. era of mammals, birds, bony fish, and flowering plants
  24. accumulation of solid matter from one or more of the minerals forming the earth's crust

53 Clues: rising magma regions • transfer of heat energy • northern part of Pangaea • southern part of Pangaea • outermost layer of Earth • upper layer of lithosphere • earthquake's final vibration • earthquake's violent tremors • rock that has been liquified • first era in Earth's history • concentrations of mineral matter • rocky, rigid outer layer of Earth • ...

Spelling Lesson 25 - 5th grade 2020-05-28

Spelling Lesson 25 - 5th grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a synonym for movement
  2. the Milky Way
  3. having to do with the moon
  4. shooting stars
  5. a kind of star formation
  6. a measure of distance in space
  7. relating to the heavens or skies
Down
  1. the path a planet travels around the sun
  2. Earth, space, and all the things in it
  3. a straight line around which Earth turns
  4. occurs when light from the sun is cut off
  5. the turning of Earth
  6. having to do with the sun
  7. a man-made object that orbits Earth

14 Clues: the Milky Way • shooting stars • the turning of Earth • a synonym for movement • a kind of star formation • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • a measure of distance in space • relating to the heavens or skies • a man-made object that orbits Earth • Earth, space, and all the things in it • the path a planet travels around the sun • ...

Science review 2019-04-25

Science review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Earth has 4 of these
  2. animals that have scales
  3. a group of animals
  4. animals that make milk
  5. when you find something new
  6. animals that have two lives
  7. our planet
  8. moms and dads
  9. to get bigger
  10. animals that fly
  11. all mammals have one of these
  12. all fruits have these
Down
  1. this revolves around the Earth
  2. to make happen
  3. the sun goes up
  4. small things you can't see that make you sick
  5. a tool that can see the stars
  6. plants have these underground
  7. a tool that can see germs
  8. to go around something
  9. when you make something new
  10. the sun goes down
  11. to turn

23 Clues: to turn • our planet • moms and dads • to get bigger • to make happen • the sun goes up • animals that fly • the sun goes down • a group of animals • all fruits have these • animals that make milk • to go around something • the Earth has 4 of these • animals that have scales • a tool that can see germs • when you find something new • animals that have two lives • when you make something new • ...

History/Geography Jayden,Isaac 2021-11-29

History/Geography Jayden,Isaac crossword puzzle
Across
  1. peoples goods, and ideas moving from one Place to another
  2. The study of fossils
  3. The measurement across the earth.
  4. an area made physically by man
  5. Objects made by humans a long time ago
  6. The time period from 500 BCE to 1400 BCE.
  7. The study of human culture
  8. large areas that share climates
  9. 500 Bc to today
  10. The time after writing was invented
  11. When 100 years have passed
Down
  1. When 10 years have passed
  2. When 1,000 years have passed
  3. A large division in time
  4. The time before writing
  5. The study of artifacts
  6. Stealing and copying someone elses work
  7. The measurement veridical up the earth.
  8. The remains of a animal or plant
  9. The study of land and the earth

20 Clues: 500 Bc to today • The study of fossils • The study of artifacts • The time before writing • A large division in time • When 10 years have passed • The study of human culture • When 100 years have passed • When 1,000 years have passed • an area made physically by man • The study of land and the earth • large areas that share climates • The remains of a animal or plant • ...

Unit 9 2022-01-31

Unit 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drive,
  2. make part of a whole set
  3. study of stars
  4. math which measures the features of earth
  5. figure of the star
  6. ten, tenth part
  7. drive someone to do it
  8. middle between excellent and poor.
  9. in the middle of two extremes
  10. cause it to disappear
  11. bitter, sharp or sour
  12. of the middle ages
Down
  1. audible part of a transmitted signal
  2. study of earth/land
  3. warm, heat, hot
  4. star
  5. land, earth
  6. tool to measure heat
  7. in, into, within
  8. numbered by tens
  9. put, place
  10. hear
  11. has to do with or cause by heat
  12. how you are placed
  13. in the middle
  14. sour, bitter, sharp, harsh

26 Clues: star • hear • drive, • put, place • land, earth • in the middle • study of stars • warm, heat, hot • ten, tenth part • in, into, within • numbered by tens • figure of the star • how you are placed • of the middle ages • study of earth/land • tool to measure heat • cause it to disappear • bitter, sharp or sour • drive someone to do it • make part of a whole set • sour, bitter, sharp, harsh • ...

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword 2019-01-15

Astronomy 101 Chapter 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Distance light travels in one year
  2. Largest object in the solar system
  3. Collection of Sun, planets, orbiting material
  4. Earth's average orbital distance
  5. Sun centered
  6. All matter and energy
  7. Small and rocky
  8. Collection of galaxies held together by gravity
Down
  1. Our galaxy
  2. Beginning of the universe
  3. Pluto is now one of these
  4. Energy generation mechanism in stars
  5. Carl Sagan said that we are made of this
  6. Small and icy
  7. Our galaxy is this type
  8. Earth centered
  9. Our group of 40 nearby galaxies
  10. The universe is doing this all the time
  11. Earth does this each day on its axis
  12. Earth does this once a year, around the Sun

20 Clues: Our galaxy • Sun centered • Small and icy • Earth centered • Small and rocky • All matter and energy • Our galaxy is this type • Beginning of the universe • Pluto is now one of these • Our group of 40 nearby galaxies • Earth's average orbital distance • Distance light travels in one year • Largest object in the solar system • Energy generation mechanism in stars • ...

Science review 2019-04-25

Science review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this revolves around the Earth
  2. animals that have two lives
  3. a group of animals
  4. to get bigger
  5. when you find something new
  6. moms and dads
  7. the sun goes up
  8. a tool that can see the stars
  9. when you make something new
  10. to go around something
  11. to make happen
  12. the sun goes down
Down
  1. small things you can't see that make you sick
  2. animals that fly
  3. animals that make milk
  4. a tool that can see germs
  5. to turn
  6. the Earth has 4 of these
  7. all mammals have one of these
  8. all fruits have these
  9. animals that have scales
  10. our planet
  11. plants have these underground

23 Clues: to turn • our planet • to get bigger • moms and dads • to make happen • the sun goes up • animals that fly • the sun goes down • a group of animals • all fruits have these • animals that make milk • to go around something • the Earth has 4 of these • animals that have scales • a tool that can see germs • animals that have two lives • when you find something new • when you make something new • ...

science 2024-11-07

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thin slice of the moon
  2. last gas giant
  3. it is directly sun and earth
  4. inner cone shape
  5. December 21
  6. imaginary line
  7. second gas giant
  8. is an oval shape
  9. one year on earth
  10. show how variable compare to each other
  11. first gas giant
Down
  1. more than half of the moon
  2. half of the moon
  3. second inner planet
  4. June 21
  5. variable what changes because of the Iv
  6. third gas giant
  7. first inner planet
  8. kept the same throughout experiment
  9. variable what you change
  10. lava flowing up to cracks
  11. third inner planet
  12. last inner planet

23 Clues: June 21 • December 21 • last gas giant • imaginary line • third gas giant • first gas giant • half of the moon • inner cone shape • second gas giant • is an oval shape • last inner planet • one year on earth • first inner planet • third inner planet • second inner planet • thin slice of the moon • lava flowing up to cracks • more than half of the moon • variable what you change • ...

crossword 2 2022-05-15

crossword 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what you can see in the night sky (hint: sometimes shaped like a crescent)
  2. everything beyond earth
  3. sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and
  4. the galaxy we live in
  5. group of stars
  6. orbits a star
Down
  1. planet that starts with m
  2. planet that is the most far away from the earth
  3. planet with rings
  4. the month that earth day is in
  5. what you can use to look into space
  6. path that the earth takes around the sun
  7. bright dots in the sky
  8. the star that tells us day from night

14 Clues: orbits a star • group of stars • planet with rings • the galaxy we live in • bright dots in the sky • everything beyond earth • planet that starts with m • the month that earth day is in • what you can use to look into space • sun, planets, asteroids, comets, and • the star that tells us day from night • path that the earth takes around the sun • ...

Mars 2022-04-29

Mars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how far is mars from the sun
  2. the largest volcano on mars
  3. is 95% of the atmosphere on mars
  4. the third planet in our solar system
  5. the thinnest layer of earth
  6. why is mars red
  7. what planet is 3 times the size of mars
Down
  1. mi what is the diameter of mars
  2. mars is the planet in our solar system
  3. the distance earth from mars
  4. the average distance around mars 142 miles
  5. how long does mars orbit
  6. A other name for mars
  7. what layer of earth stores magma
  8. mars has two moons Phobos and.
  9. what planet is 70% water

16 Clues: why is mars red • A other name for mars • how long does mars orbit • what planet is 70% water • the largest volcano on mars • the thinnest layer of earth • how far is mars from the sun • the distance earth from mars • mars has two moons Phobos and. • mi what is the diameter of mars • what layer of earth stores magma • is 95% of the atmosphere on mars • ...

Astronomy 2021-01-14

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small planetary bodies orbiting the sun
  2. star at the center of the solar system
  3. it makes distant objects appear nearer
  4. the largest planet in solar system
  5. the force that attracts each other
  6. The nearest _____ to Earth is the Sun
  7. protons=(-)charge, electrons=(+) charge
  8. It moves in an orbit around a star
  9. the explosion of a star
  10. My name is
  11. when the first rocket reached the moon
Down
  1. it did not originate on Earth
  2. It orbits a planet or star.
  3. stars that make an imaginary picture
  4. our home planet
  5. another name for the moon
  6. a large grouping of stars
  7. balls of ice and rock that orbit the
  8. My teacher calls himself
  9. first rocket to land on the moon

20 Clues: My name is • our home planet • the explosion of a star • My teacher calls himself • another name for the moon • a large grouping of stars • It orbits a planet or star. • it did not originate on Earth • first rocket to land on the moon • the largest planet in solar system • the force that attracts each other • It moves in an orbit around a star • stars that make an imaginary picture • ...

Crossword 2022-10-27

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fuel of non-fossil biological origin, produced from processes under biomass.
  2. Often violent agitation, often from rain, hail, wind, lightning and thunder.
  3. A biodegradable fuel derived from renewable sources such as vegetable oils and animal fats.
  4. colorless gas, it is mainly used as an energy source.
  5. A layer of gases that surrounds the Earth and is held back by the force of gravity.
  6. One of the four seasons of the year, characterized by being the hottest season.
  7. They are substances that we burn to produce heat.
  8. Ethyl alcohol, a colorless, flammable, water-miscible liquid.
  9. Atmospheric conditions recorded in a short period of time.
  10. It's the coldest season of the four seasons
  11. Water falling from the clouds.
  12. smaller bodies of water in extent compared to the oceans.
Down
  1. Conditions of larger sets that characterize a region, influence they exert on life on Earth.
  2. Large vehicle, automobile, for public transport.
  3. Central Star of the Solar System.
  4. is a physical quantity used to measure the degree of agitation or the kinetic energy of the molecules of a given amount of matter.
  5. Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest in the Solar System.
  6. An event of prolonged shortage in the water supply.
  7. Vast expanse of salt water covering three-quarters of the Earth.
  8. It is a circular air movement system, at a speed greater than 105 km/h.

20 Clues: Water falling from the clouds. • Central Star of the Solar System. • It's the coldest season of the four seasons • Large vehicle, automobile, for public transport. • They are substances that we burn to produce heat. • An event of prolonged shortage in the water supply. • colorless gas, it is mainly used as an energy source. • ...

earth's systems vocabulary 2023-04-13

earth's systems vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. below the lithosphere; a hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
  2. a tool that measures details of earthquakes
  3. forms when molten rock crystallized and solidifies; appears glassy
  4. group of animals that occupy a certain area
  5. the solid, othermost layer of earth, above the mantle
  6. the layer that lies between the earth's crust and core; the majority of the earth's mass is in this layer
  7. water held underground in the soil in deep reserves
  8. the outer part of the earth; includes the crust and upper mantle
  9. the solid, innermost layer of earth; divided into two parts, liquid outer core and solid inner; made of iron and nickle
  10. forms under extreme heat and pressure; appears twisted
  11. when heat, pressure, cooling, melting, and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
  12. compress or squeeze through solids and liquids; travels faster than s waves
Down
  1. forms from pre-existing rock and fossils; appears layered
  2. petroleum, natural gas, coal; made from remains of plants and animals
  3. no longer in existence
  4. still in existence, surviving species
  5. the study of earthquakes and relatable phenomena
  6. the lower part of earth; below the asthenosphere
  7. the study of the earth
  8. moves side to tide through solids only; travels slower than p waves
  9. a solid inorganic material found in nature
  10. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter, less dense material to sinks

22 Clues: no longer in existence • the study of the earth • still in existence, surviving species • a solid inorganic material found in nature • a tool that measures details of earthquakes • group of animals that occupy a certain area • the study of earthquakes and relatable phenomena • the lower part of earth; below the asthenosphere • ...

Religious Teachings - Environment 2013-12-01

Religious Teachings - Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Muslims see the earth as a place of _____________________.
  2. Which Arabic word means leaving pastures fallow?
  3. Which garden features in the creation story?
  4. What does Kalifah mean?
  5. Who set an example of not wasting resources such as water?
  6. Humans can use the environment in order to ______________ themselves.
  7. It is humans _________________ to protect the environment.
  8. During which process did God say that the earth was ‘good’?
  9. Stewards look after the earth the way priests look after their _______________.
  10. Who does the earth belong to in Muslim teaching?
  11. On which day do Christians and Muslims believe they will have to account for their use of the planet?
  12. The Bible says that humans are made in God’s _____________.
Down
  1. Which festival demonstrates respect to God as creator?
  2. Why is the environment important to animals? It is their _________________.
  3. What word is used to show that humans are in charge of the animals
  4. How are Christians taught to treat nature?
  5. What was the name of the first man in the creation story?
  6. Which word means using the environment in a way that does not destry it?
  7. All animals should be treated with kindness and _____________________.
  8. How should humans invest in order to provide for their futures?
  9. What word means using resources in a way that respects the environment?
  10. What is another word for a moral story?
  11. Which Arabic word includes the idea of looking after the earth for the benefit of future generations

23 Clues: What does Kalifah mean? • What is another word for a moral story? • How are Christians taught to treat nature? • Which garden features in the creation story? • Which Arabic word means leaving pastures fallow? • Who does the earth belong to in Muslim teaching? • Which festival demonstrates respect to God as creator? • ...

Planet Earth 2021-01-26

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The most important line of latitude
  2. Another name for lines of latitude is _______of latitude
  3. The two flattened ends of the earth are called
  4. Line of latitude at 22 ½ degrees south is the ______ of Capricorn
  5. Lines of latitude are measured in
  6. The number of continents present on earth
  7. Lines of longitude are also referred to as ________ of longitude
Down
  1. 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in
  2. The largest ocean on earth
  3. The shape of the earth
  4. The name of the smallest ocean
  5. The most important line of longitude is the _________ Meridian
  6. The imaginary line that runs through the north and south pole of the earth

13 Clues: The shape of the earth • The largest ocean on earth • The name of the smallest ocean • Lines of latitude are measured in • The most important line of latitude • 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in • The number of continents present on earth • The two flattened ends of the earth are called • Another name for lines of latitude is _______of latitude • ...

Planet Earth 2020-10-12

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines of latitude are measured in
  2. Another name for lines of latitude is _______of latitude
  3. Lines of longitude are also referred to as ________ of longitude
  4. Line of latitude at 22 ½ degrees south is the ______ of Capricorn
  5. The name of the smallest ocean
Down
  1. The shape of the earth
  2. 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in
  3. The most important line of longitude is the _________ Meridian
  4. The two flattened ends of the earth are called
  5. The imaginary line that runs through the north and south pole of the earth
  6. The amount of continents present on earth
  7. The most important line of latitude
  8. The largest ocean on earth

13 Clues: The shape of the earth • The largest ocean on earth • The name of the smallest ocean • Lines of latitude are measured in • The most important line of latitude • 70% of the earth’s surface is covered in • The amount of continents present on earth • The two flattened ends of the earth are called • Another name for lines of latitude is _______of latitude • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2017-06-16

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Force of oceanic plate falling into the mantle is called _____
  2. The build-up of pressure
  3. Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness
  4. Devices used to detect earthquakes
  5. Places where magma rises to the surface
  6. Force behind the growth of the Atlantic Ocean.
  7. The scale used to measure earthquakes
  8. The point directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  9. Areas where one plate pushes under another
  10. The hottest part of the Earth
  11. Type of waves used to study the interior of the Earth
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  1. The layer that makes up the tectonic plates
  2. The last super continent to exist in Earth's history
  3. The man who theorized the tectonic plate theory
  4. The most liquid part of Earth's interior
  5. Driving force behind plate movement
  6. Forms over thin, weak points in the Earth's crust(hint: I forgot the E)
  7. The largest type of volcanos, are flatter than your average volcano, and one is the Hawaiian islands
  8. The part of the Earth that the plates move on
  9. The depth of the _______ is a factor in earthquake damage
  10. The part of Earth with the largest volume
  11. Young mountians created by continental-continental plate convergence and are in Asia

22 Clues: The build-up of pressure • The hottest part of the Earth • Devices used to detect earthquakes • Driving force behind plate movement • The scale used to measure earthquakes • Varies from 10 km to 70 km in thickness • Places where magma rises to the surface • The most liquid part of Earth's interior • The part of Earth with the largest volume • ...

Solar Eclipse: Sun, Earth, & Moon 2024-04-08

Solar Eclipse: Sun, Earth, & Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of eclipse that occurs when the moon blocks the Sun from Earth.
  2. The shape of the moon when it appears like a banana.
  3. Describes the Moon when it appears to be getting smaller/shrinking
  4. The darkest part of a shadow.
  5. An object in space.
  6. The bright ring around the moon blocking the sun during totality.
  7. A type of eclipse that occurs when only a part of the Sun is obscured.
  8. To block or cover.
  9. A type of eclipse that occurs when the Earth blocks the Sun from the Moon.
  10. The lighter part of a shadow.
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  1. Responsible for the tides on Earth.
  2. Where the moon gets it's light from.
  3. The path that experiences total darkness during a solar eclipse.
  4. Describes the Moon when it appears to be getting larger/growing.
  5. The phase of the Moon right before and right after a full moon.
  6. We call the Moon this when Earth's umbra is casted onto it.
  7. The type of moon when half of the Moon appears lit from Earth.
  8. When
  9. The phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
  10. The amount of light shining on the moon increasing and decreasing.
  11. The phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse.

21 Clues: When • To block or cover. • An object in space. • The darkest part of a shadow. • The lighter part of a shadow. • Responsible for the tides on Earth. • Where the moon gets it's light from. • The phase of the Moon during a lunar eclipse. • The phase of the Moon during a solar eclipse. • The shape of the moon when it appears like a banana. • ...

Map Vocabulary Review 2025-08-25

Map Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. lines that run vertically
  2. a set of numbers that shows the exact location of something
  3. lines that run horizontally
  4. natural characteristic of the Earth
  5. equidistant
  6. a horizontal line around the middle of the Earth
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  1. drawing
  2. the Earth is divided into four of these
  3. sizing
  4. shows directions
  5. a vertical line around the middle of the Earth
  6. uses drawings to represent locations
  7. a precise area

13 Clues: sizing • drawing • equidistant • a precise area • shows directions • lines that run vertically • lines that run horizontally • natural characteristic of the Earth • uses drawings to represent locations • the Earth is divided into four of these • a vertical line around the middle of the Earth • a horizontal line around the middle of the Earth • ...

Mars 2022-04-29

Mars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how long does mars orbit
  2. mi what is the diameter of mars
  3. how far is mars from the sun
  4. A other name for mars
  5. why is mars red
  6. the thinnest layer of earth
  7. mars has two moons Phobos and.
  8. what planet is 3 times the size of mars
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  1. is 95% of the atmosphere on mars
  2. the distance earth from mars
  3. the average distance around mars 142 miles
  4. what layer of earth stores magma
  5. the largest volcano on mars
  6. mars is the planet in our solar system
  7. the third planet in our solar system
  8. what planet is 70% water

16 Clues: why is mars red • A other name for mars • how long does mars orbit • what planet is 70% water • the largest volcano on mars • the thinnest layer of earth • the distance earth from mars • how far is mars from the sun • mars has two moons Phobos and. • is 95% of the atmosphere on mars • mi what is the diameter of mars • what layer of earth stores magma • ...

8th Grade Science Unit 3 2019-12-13

8th Grade Science Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. the name of our galaxy
  2. if Earth were a tennis ball then Mercury would be a..
  3. when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
  4. if Earth were a tennis ball then Jupiter would be a ...
  5. the Earth takes this long to rotate on its axis
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  1. the phase of the Moon when you do no see the Moon in the sky
  2. the Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun
  3. the season when the earth is tilted away from the Sun
  4. when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
  5. the force that pulls our solar system together
  6. the season when the earth is tilted towards the Sun

11 Clues: the name of our galaxy • the force that pulls our solar system together • the Earth takes this long to rotate on its axis • when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon • when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth • the Earth takes this long to revolve around the sun • the season when the earth is tilted towards the Sun • ...

dhjg 2022-01-04

dhjg crossword puzzle
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  1. System Set of stars and planets
  2. The hottest
  3. Home of humanity
  4. The largest planet
  5. Compendium of all galaxies
  6. Place where Martians are believed to be
  7. dwarf planet
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  1. Anstron First person to reach the moon
  2. Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
  3. has large rings
  4. Lumbrera major of the day
  5. The eighth of the solar system
  6. luminous stars that adorn the sky
  7. Neighbor of the earth
  8. Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
  9. Planet blue and has 27 moons
  10. Satellite Moon

17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • Satellite Moon • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...

B1 2020 Sankolli 2020-11-08

B1 2020 Sankolli crossword puzzle
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  1. Is 21% of greenhouse gasses on Earth and caused by photosynthesis
  2. Process of cutting down trees for urbanization or agriculture but as a result more carbon dioxide is produced
  3. Dangerous rays released by the sun
  4. Produced through agricultural processes, livestock, and manure
  5. Is 1% of greenhouse gasses in Earth
  6. The outer most layer which has lightest atmospheric gases such as hydrogen and helium
  7. A substance that contaminates the air such as fossil fuels
  8. The layer that has the Ozone layers which protects us from ultraviolet rays
  9. Are gasses either then nitrogen, oxygen, and carbondioxide
  10. Pose no threat to the environment
  11. Where weather occurs and lowest layer
  12. Is 78% of greenhouse gasses on Earth
  13. The average climate of the entire Earth
  14. Is caused by factories from oil,coal and natural gas
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  1. When more greenhouse gasses get trapped in the atmosphere causing drastic changes in the climate
  2. Ionized layer of Earths atmosphere
  3. The layer that includes a large part of the ionosphere
  4. Directly above stratosphere and is the coldest layer in the atmosphere
  5. The gasses in the atmosphere that absorb radiation
  6. Caused by heat evaporating water into the air
  7. thin layer that exists in the stratosphere which absorbs ultraviolet rays
  8. Generally emitted from factories through fossil fuel combustion
  9. Is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture that consists primarily of methane
  10. A mixture of gasses that surround the Earth
  11. Man made greenhouse gas

25 Clues: Man made greenhouse gas • Pose no threat to the environment • Dangerous rays released by the sun • Ionized layer of Earths atmosphere • Is 1% of greenhouse gasses in Earth • Is 78% of greenhouse gasses on Earth • Where weather occurs and lowest layer • The average climate of the entire Earth • A mixture of gasses that surround the Earth • ...

HFH 2025-11-15

HFH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It’s where the stars, moon, and sun all appear at night.
  2. It’s round, it moves around the sun, and we all live on it.
  3. It’s a big vehicle that flies high above the clouds into space.
  4. It’s a tall machine that takes astronauts to space.
  5. It’s full of stars, rockets, and mysteries waiting to be discovered.
  6. It’s the home of astronauts that orbits the Earth.
  7. It’s not human — it comes from another planet and looks strange.
  8. It’s the group that includes the sun and all the planets around it.
  9. It’s a place so large that no one knows where it ends.
  10. It’s something that goes around the Earth and sends information.
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  1. It’s a bright ball of ice that travels quickly across the sky.
  2. It’s a thick outfit that protects astronauts from danger in space.
  3. It’s a red planet that comes after Earth in the solar system.
  4. It’s a person who travels and works outside the Earth.
  5. It shines brightly in the daytime and gives us light and heat.
  6. It’s a rock that travels through space and sometimes burns in the sky.
  7. It’s the name of the galaxy where our solar system is found.
  8. It’s a huge group of stars, dust, and planets in the universe.
  9. It’s small, cold, and you can see it shining in the night sky.
  10. You can use it to look at stars, planets, and the moon from far away.

20 Clues: It’s the home of astronauts that orbits the Earth. • It’s a tall machine that takes astronauts to space. • It’s a person who travels and works outside the Earth. • It’s a place so large that no one knows where it ends. • It’s where the stars, moon, and sun all appear at night. • It’s round, it moves around the sun, and we all live on it. • ...

Geothermal 2022-04-01

Geothermal crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geothermal mountain is called a ____.
  2. Geothermal power plants make _____.
  3. The shell of the Earth is called ______.
  4. The heat inside the Earth will always be there. We call geothermal a _____ energy source.
  5. A volcano will sometimes pour out _____, which was once magma.
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  1. When hot water inside the Earth comes to the surface, it can form _____.
  2. The Earth layer with rock and magma is the _____.
  3. The Greek word for heat is ______.
  4. The center of the Earth has an iron ____.
  5. The greek word for Earth is ____.
  6. Hot melted rock inside the Earth is called _____.

11 Clues: The greek word for Earth is ____. • The Greek word for heat is ______. • Geothermal power plants make _____. • A geothermal mountain is called a ____. • The shell of the Earth is called ______. • The center of the Earth has an iron ____. • The Earth layer with rock and magma is the _____. • Hot melted rock inside the Earth is called _____. • ...

Earth Vocabulary List 2021-06-14

Earth Vocabulary List crossword puzzle
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  1. - hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the Earth’s crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
  2. boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are colliding
  3. - is when plate tectonics from one crustal plate is descending below the other plate
  4. - a very hard, igneous rock
  5. - The hydrosphere includes all the water on Earth. This includes all the water on the surface such as clouds and vapour
  6. - was a supercontinent
  7. - violent shaking of the ground which is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  8. - the structure and properties of Earths crust
  9. - a massive slab of rock which is mostly composed of continentals and oceanic lithosphere
  10. - an ancient supercontinent that existed from the Neoproterozoic and began to break up during the Jurassic period
  11. - a high sea waves that are caused by an earthquake and other disturbance in the ocean
  12. currents - is a current that is inside the fluid which results in convection
  13. boundary - boundaries between two plates that are sliding past each other
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  1. boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are moving apart or rifting
  2. - all plants and animals that live on Earth
  3. - a point on the surface of Earth that is vertically above the centre of the earthquake
  4. - This part consists of the crust and upper mantle. It is the rigid outer part of the Earth
  5. - Molten rock that has come out of the interior of a terrestrial planet or moon
  6. - the study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth
  7. - The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  8. - it is the upper layer of the Earth’s mantle but it is below the lithosphere
  9. - is inside of the Earth’s crust where the earthquake originates
  10. - is a fine-grained volcanic rock
  11. - fractures of two block of rock

24 Clues: - was a supercontinent • - a very hard, igneous rock • - fractures of two block of rock • - is a fine-grained volcanic rock • - all plants and animals that live on Earth • - the structure and properties of Earths crust • boundary - Boundaries between two plates that are colliding • - The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • ...

GBorgia Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-01

GBorgia Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium
  2. Measures vibrations that travels through the interior of Earth or any other object; on Earth, these are generally caused by earthquakes.
  3. A Van Allen radiation belt is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from the solar wind
  4. Sedimentary or igneous rocks that are altered by pressure or density
  5. Class of silicates (made of silicon and granite)
  6. The zone within which the Earth’s magnetic field dominates over the interplanetary magnetic field that extends outward from the Sun
  7. The sideways and downward motion of the edge of a plate pf earth’s crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  8. plate tectonics spreading away from each other.
  9. making up about 6 kilometers of the crust.
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  1. The motion of segments or plates of the outer layer of a planet over the underlying mantle.
  2. Rocks made up of igneous rock or decomposed living organisms
  3. clashing against each other.
  4. a vibration that travels through the interior of Earth or any other object; on Earth, these are generally caused by earthquakes.
  5. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona
  6. sliding against each other.
  7. Spots area far from the border of tectonic that are hot because of center of the earth
  8. Largest part of solid Earth, from base of crust to a depth of 2900 kilometers
  9. Any rock that has cooled from a molten state

18 Clues: sliding against each other. • clashing against each other. • making up about 6 kilometers of the crust. • Any rock that has cooled from a molten state • plate tectonics spreading away from each other. • Class of silicates (made of silicon and granite) • Rocks made up of igneous rock or decomposed living organisms • ...

Alisa's Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2013-09-11

Alisa's Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a large body of saltwater smaller than an ocean
  2. a big land mass
  3. a low area below hills, uplands, or mountains
  4. lines of latitude
  5. is a drawing of all or part of the earth
  6. imaginary lines that runs east to west. Its main line is the equator
  7. when the earth makes a full rotation on its axis
  8. lines of longitude
  9. a unit of latitude and longitude used to locate places on the earth
  10. a sign that represents something
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  1. a large body of saltwater
  2. a lot of plants growing in one place
  3. an area of land completely surrounded by water but is not big enough to be called a continent
  4. the time it takes for the earth to make a full revolution around the sun
  5. a map book that shows all the countries of the world
  6. a dry area of land with very little precipitation
  7. height above sea level
  8. the longest or shortest day of the year
  9. wet, spongy land that normally has certain types of trees and vegetation growing
  10. a small fertile area in a desert

20 Clues: a big land mass • lines of latitude • lines of longitude • height above sea level • a large body of saltwater • a sign that represents something • a small fertile area in a desert • a lot of plants growing in one place • the longest or shortest day of the year • is a drawing of all or part of the earth • a low area below hills, uplands, or mountains • ...

Origin of the Universe 2024-01-19

Origin of the Universe crossword puzzle
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  1. The point nearest Earth's center in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite
  2. Earth period of time extending from about 4.6 billion years ago
  3. a regular oval shape
  4. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems
  5. the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis.
  6. Eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas
  7. The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object or a center of mass
  8. having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
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  1. The point farthest from Earth's center in the orbit of the Moon or an artificial satellite.
  2. that the universe began as just a single point, then expanded and stretched to grow as large as it is right now—and it is still stretching!
  3. having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
  4. the branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole
  5. of the Moon
  6. Hypothesis idea that a spinning cloud of dust made of mostly light elements, called a nebula, flattened into a protoplanetary disk, and became a solar system consisting of a star with orbiting planets
  7. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  8. rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago
  9. frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices
  10. Eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow
  11. Waves a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body
  12. he curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon,

20 Clues: of the Moon • a regular oval shape • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis. • Earth period of time extending from about 4.6 billion years ago • a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems • ...

Envi Puzzle 2025-07-24

Envi Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that suggests the universe began with a massive explosion
  2. This rock type forms from magma cooling inside Earth
  3. An instrument to measure earthquake vibrations
  4. A theory stating that the Earth is the center of the universe
  5. Sandy soils need frequent application of this
  6. A water-rich layer in Earth’s cryosphere
  7. This gas makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
  8. The innermost layer of the Earth composed mainly of iron and nickel
  9. A component of soil that comes from decomposed plants and animals
  10. The spinning of Earth on its axis
  11. Theory that proposes the solar system formed from a molecular cloud
  12. A volcanic rock that cools quickly on Earth’s surface
  13. The type of rock formed from layers of sediment
  14. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  15. The outermost layer of the atmosphere
  16. The scale used to measure mineral hardness
  17. Layer of Earth that contains peridotite and lies below the crust
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  1. Process by which plants make their own food
  2. A person who studies minerals
  3. Protective gas layer found in the stratosphere
  4. The part of Earth where life exists
  5. Minerals formed from intense heat and pressures
  6. Water stored beneath Earth’s surface
  7. The visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum that makes the sky blue
  8. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
  9. A scientist who studies rocks
  10. Type of cloud that brings thunderstorms
  11. This rock is rich in granite and makes up most of the continental crust
  12. This mineral property refers to the way it reflects light
  13. The layer of Earth’s atmosphere closest to the surface
  14. The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale
  15. The process of rock breakdown due to weather
  16. River environment formed where fresh and salt water meet

33 Clues: A person who studies minerals • A scientist who studies rocks • The spinning of Earth on its axis • The part of Earth where life exists • Water stored beneath Earth’s surface • The hardest mineral on the Mohs scale • The outermost layer of the atmosphere • Type of cloud that brings thunderstorms • The most abundant gas in the atmosphere • ...

lithosphere 2023-09-07

lithosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the molten state of rock inside the earth
  2. its a large sea wave
  3. this is the example for internal force of earth
  4. the rocks formed interior of the earth
  5. graphite change into--------
  6. the sudden movement of crustal rocks
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  1. this is the primary rock
  2. this earthquake wave cant pass in liquid
  3. the funnel shaped hollow at top of volcano
  4. this rock often occurs in layers
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. the innermost layer of the earth

12 Clues: its a large sea wave • this is the primary rock • second layer of the earth • graphite change into-------- • this rock often occurs in layers • the innermost layer of the earth • the sudden movement of crustal rocks • the rocks formed interior of the earth • this earthquake wave cant pass in liquid • the molten state of rock inside the earth • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. covered by 4.4% of ice
  2. twinkle because of liberate energy
  3. the type of boundary the UN established
  4. another name for the Arctic sea
  5. in a supernova what collapses in a star
  6. covered by 5.5% of ice
  7. measured in degrees from 0 to 90
  8. because the temperature dropped it caused it to
  9. the theory of how stars and planets were formed
  10. release of volatile substances and water vapor
  11. dividing the area into equal sections
  12. a person who draws and produces maps
  13. the earth is shaped like an ____
  14. sinks down in density stratification
  15. have become extremely accurate due to technology
  16. in size Australia is the
  17. 1.85 km equals ___ nautical mile(s)
  18. means half
  19. meridians of longitude pass through the
  20. 10% of earth is covered in
  21. it rained 10 million years to create what
  22. established boundaries in 1955
  23. the milky way is the earth’s
  24. North America includes Central America,mexico,and…
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  1. Africa bordered by the atlantic ocean to the
  2. the earth is tilted on a _____ of 23.5
  3. parallels of latitude form complete circles around the globe, what to the equator
  4. the major shipping ocean
  5. the color that can penetrate the ocean water the deepest
  6. is an imaginary line running mostly along the 180 degree meridian
  7. homolosine distorts this as little as possible
  8. very large star with high luminosity and low surface temperature
  9. cloud of cold dust and gas within a galaxy
  10. the ocean that covers ⅓ of the earth
  11. lasted 100,000 years
  12. the navigation when you use the sun, moon and stars to find your way
  13. most accurate representation of the features of the earth
  14. the earth was formed 4.54 ____ years ago
  15. marine and air navigators use _____ to measure distance
  16. measured in degrees from 0 to 180
  17. the ocean that is the warmest

41 Clues: means half • lasted 100,000 years • covered by 4.4% of ice • covered by 5.5% of ice • the major shipping ocean • in size Australia is the • 10% of earth is covered in • the milky way is the earth’s • the ocean that is the warmest • established boundaries in 1955 • another name for the Arctic sea • measured in degrees from 0 to 90 • the earth is shaped like an ____ • ...

Earth Science Vocabulary 2024-05-08

Earth Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Not from a living thing
  2. Point inside Earth where rock first breaks or moves to cause an earthquake
  3. Type of metamorphic rock without an orderly arrangement of minerals
  4. All the water on Earth
  5. Force per unit area, which increases inside Earth as the depth increases
  6. A minerals's ability to split easily along flat surfaces
  7. Point on the Earth's surface directly above where the rock first broke or moved to start an earthquake
  8. The way a mineral reflects light
  9. Scale used to rate the hardness of a mineral
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  1. Layer of the core that is mostly molten metal
  2. Upwards bend in rock
  3. instrument used to record seismic waves
  4. All the living things on earth
  5. A slab of volcanic rock formed when magma forces itself vertically across rock layers
  6. Study of the earth and its structure and composition

15 Clues: Upwards bend in rock • All the water on Earth • Not from a living thing • All the living things on earth • The way a mineral reflects light • instrument used to record seismic waves • Scale used to rate the hardness of a mineral • Layer of the core that is mostly molten metal • Study of the earth and its structure and composition • ...

How is the Earth Changing? 2024-04-17

How is the Earth Changing? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner layer of Earth which is mostly molten iron and nickel
  2. The outer layer of Earth's surface
  3. Molten rock below the crust of Earth
  4. Where two plates move away from one another
  5. shaking in Earth's crust as a result of tectonic movement
  6. Where one tectonic plate is pushed below another
  7. Plate Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  8. Molten rock above the surface of Earth
  9. A break in Earth's crust that allows magma to escape to the surface
  10. Movement of the tectonic plates across the surface of Earth
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  1. Rock that changed due to heat, pressure and time
  2. rock formed from sediments like sand and clay are pressed together
  3. Rock that formed when molten rock cooled and hardened
  4. Where two plates collide and crush each other
  5. The middle layer of Earth

15 Clues: The middle layer of Earth • The outer layer of Earth's surface • Molten rock below the crust of Earth • Molten rock above the surface of Earth • Where two plates move away from one another • Where two plates collide and crush each other • Rock that changed due to heat, pressure and time • Where one tectonic plate is pushed below another • ...

Earth Structure - Internal Earth Layers 2024-12-13

Earth Structure - Internal Earth Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. Layer of the crust that ranges from 30 to 140km and where geological land features such as mountains and volcanoes form.
  2. Is the quotient obtained when you divide the elevation difference between two points on a topographic map, over the ground distance between the points.
  3. It is the sphere of Earth made out of the mixture of gases that include oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide. It makes possible the exchange of gases between animals and plants.
  4. It name literaly means "middle earth" in it is a part of the layer where diamonds from due to high pressure and temperatures on carbon atoms.
  5. It is the sphere of Earth where life can grow and develop under the proper conditions of temperature and pressure.
  6. It is the approximate height (in meters, or feet) of a position marked with a point on a topographic map
  7. Layer of the core that is made of solid iron and nickel. Despite being the hottest layer is solid due to large pressure.
  8. Layer of the crust whih is approximately 8 to 10km deep. It is considered the thinner layer in Earth's structure.
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  1. It is a layer of the Earth found in the mantle that is formed by highly viscuous magma.
  2. It is the sphere of Earth composed by all the water found in rivers, lakes, lagoons, oceans, glaciers and ice caps.
  3. Vast area in the center of the Earth that is made out of iron and nickel. Also known as the "nucleus" of Earth.
  4. Layer of the core that is made out of liquid iron and nickel and spins fast thus generating the electromagnetif field of Earth
  5. Upper layer of the mantle that it is made of clay-like rock.
  6. It is the sphere of Earth made out by the rocks, the land and all the minerals found in the soil.
  7. Lines that appear on topoghraphic maps. They represent elevations above sea level of the geological features portrayed on the map.

15 Clues: Upper layer of the mantle that it is made of clay-like rock. • It is a layer of the Earth found in the mantle that is formed by highly viscuous magma. • It is the sphere of Earth made out by the rocks, the land and all the minerals found in the soil. • It is the approximate height (in meters, or feet) of a position marked with a point on a topographic map • ...