the earth Crossword Puzzles

Solar System Crossward 2024-01-30

Solar System Crossward crossword puzzle
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  1. cloud Big collection of gas and dust drifting between stars
  2. planets named for their resemblance to Jupiter
  3. Distant worlds
  4. planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  5. system where the planets circle each other in orbit
  6. nebula theory The solar system originated from a ____cloud
  7. Limit a planet with 2.44 planetary radii
  8. belt Rocky metallic bodies circling together in orbit
  9. giants Neptune and Uranus are____giants
  10. giants Jupiter and Saturn are_____giants.
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  1. It’s not precipitation but it’s___
  2. planet A fake planet
  3. A planet MUCH bigger than earth
  4. Grains tiny dust particles made of heavier elements such as carbon, oxygen, or silicon.
  5. great red spot The most popular part about jupiter
  6. not a asteroid or meteor, but a ___
  7. planets named for their resemblance to earth.
  8. Not a comet but an____
  9. planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
  10. another word for pass or move

20 Clues: Distant worlds • Not a comet but an____ • another word for pass or move • A planet MUCH bigger than earth • It’s not precipitation but it’s___ • not a asteroid or meteor, but a ___ • planet A fake planet • planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. • planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • planets named for their resemblance to earth. • ...

Journey to the Centre of the Earth 2021-09-15

Journey to the Centre of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. evidence.
  2. the place where a parson lives.
  3. sail to begin a sea journey.
  4. a loud sound.
  5. not in danger.
  6. to leave a place quickly and angrily.
  7. large opening or crack of a volcano.
  8. to shake.
  9. a small river.
  10. difficult to climb because it rises quickly.
  11. moving in a circle
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  1. an old piece of paper which is made of animal skin.
  2. to push or mix something with your finger or a with an object.
  3. to solve (a problem,a question).
  4. priest.
  5. to go up.
  6. to look something/ somebody directly.
  7. you can not see it.
  8. a source of water coming from the ground.

19 Clues: priest. • evidence. • to go up. • to shake. • a loud sound. • not in danger. • a small river. • moving in a circle • you can not see it. • sail to begin a sea journey. • the place where a parson lives. • to solve (a problem,a question). • large opening or crack of a volcano. • to leave a place quickly and angrily. • to look something/ somebody directly. • ...

The Earth's Guts 2021-11-15

The Earth's Guts crossword puzzle
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  1. A substance that has reached its melting point
  2. Basically a moat of molten nickel and iron
  3. A ball of solid nickel and iron
  4. The other metal at the Earth's core
  5. What's in the mantle
  6. The least dense layer of the Earth
  7. These are plantes in the mantle
  8. Another substance the Earth's crust is made of
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  1. The magma layer of the Earth
  2. The transfer of heat through density
  3. What caused the Earth to have layers
  4. A substance the Earth's crust is made of
  5. One of the metals at the Earth's core
  6. The planet we live on

14 Clues: What's in the mantle • The planet we live on • The magma layer of the Earth • A ball of solid nickel and iron • These are plantes in the mantle • The least dense layer of the Earth • The other metal at the Earth's core • The transfer of heat through density • What caused the Earth to have layers • One of the metals at the Earth's core • A substance the Earth's crust is made of • ...

Ch.1: Introduction to Earth Science Vocabulary 2022-08-30

Ch.1: Introduction to Earth Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres (0°)
  2. practical application of science
  3. light and dark layers of sediment deposited in a yearly cycle
  4. ___ Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth
  5. the study of the earth and the universe
  6. study of rocks and minerals
  7. belief that matter and energy are all that exist and that the universe began as a result of a series of undirected natural processes
  8. imaginary line that divides the earth into the western and Eastern hemispheres
  9. orderly study of creation using observations and experiments
  10. producing of small changes in organisms
  11. belief that the supernatural being purposely and purposefully created the universe
  12. study of artifacts and fossils
  13. ___ oceanography study of waves and ocean currents
  14. Tropic of ___ is roughly the southernmost boundary for the tropics
  15. distance in degrees north or south of the equator
  16. study of the solid earth
  17. study of physical things beyond earth’s atmosphere
  18. study of the atmosphere
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  1. ___ Evolution = God used the process of evolution rather than sudden works of power to create major groups of living things
  2. method used to determine the age of items of organic origin by measuring the radioactivity of their carbon 14 content
  3. ___ science study of humans’ relationship to their environment
  4. study of volcanoes and materials produced by volcanoes
  5. analyze radioactive elements contained in rocks/artifacts
  6. ___ Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth
  7. ___ creation = God miraculously created every basic living thing
  8. ___ oceanography - study of chemicals in oceans (naturally occurring and from outside sources)
  9. distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  10. study of earth’s oceans, from the surface to the deepest ocean trenches
  11. study of earthquakes, earth’s layers, earth’s composition
  12. Tropic of ___ is roughly the northernmost boundary for the tropics

30 Clues: study of the atmosphere • study of the solid earth • study of rocks and minerals • study of artifacts and fossils • practical application of science • the study of the earth and the universe • producing of small changes in organisms • ___ Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth • ___ Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth • ...

Geography Word search 2013-09-10

Geography Word search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a wave picks up material and hurls it at the base of a cliff
  2. the erosion of a head land
  3. layer of the earths atmosphere closest to the earth.
  4. when eroded material is dropped by constructive waves
  5. weather conditions measured over a long time
  6. is the foamy stuff that washes up on the beach
  7. this is the opposite of a low air pressure
  8. layer of air around the earth
  9. day to day short term changes in the atmosphere at a location
  10. the top of waves
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  1. destructive waves wearing away at the coast
  2. this is the movement of material up or down a coast
  3. radiation energy from the sun that heats the earth
  4. builds up beaches most common in sumer
  5. one half of the earth divided by the equator
  6. hight above sea level
  7. grass vegetation to reduce erosion
  8. are created when strong wind blows up a beach and forms small hills

18 Clues: the top of waves • hight above sea level • the erosion of a head land • layer of air around the earth • grass vegetation to reduce erosion • builds up beaches most common in sumer • this is the opposite of a low air pressure • destructive waves wearing away at the coast • one half of the earth divided by the equator • weather conditions measured over a long time • ...

Astronomy Crossword 2012-08-29

Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The outermost plasma layer
  2. Violent explosions that release huge amounts of energy
  3. Having to do with the moon
  4. Half of a sphere
  5. A large bowl shaped cavity on the moon caused by meteorites
  6. Earth's orbital path
  7. A moon phase where the moon is more than half lit but not full
  8. A particle of light
  9. A process that releases vast amounts of energy
  10. The outer part of Earth's shadow during an eclipse in which part of the light has been blocked
  11. The dark area of the moon
  12. An imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth
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  1. The inner part of Earth's shadow during an eclipse in which all of the light has been blocked
  2. When Earth revolves around the sun at the same time as the spinning of its axis
  3. Occurs when the new moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun
  4. The fourth state of matter that is made up of a superheated gas
  5. Occurs when the full moon moves through Earth's shadow
  6. A moon phase where the moon is less than half lit
  7. The spinning movement that Earth does on its axis
  8. The lighter parts of the moon

20 Clues: Half of a sphere • A particle of light • Earth's orbital path • The dark area of the moon • The outermost plasma layer • Having to do with the moon • The lighter parts of the moon • A process that releases vast amounts of energy • A moon phase where the moon is less than half lit • The spinning movement that Earth does on its axis • ...

Earthquakes 2022-05-19

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. An event where the ground shakes
  2. Record produced by a seismograph
  3. Center of an earthquake on earths surface
  4. Study of Earthquakes
  5. Boundary between plates
  6. inside Earths crust where earthquake originates
  7. Upper layer of the earths mantle
  8. Large wave
  9. Smaller earthquake that follows
  10. Faster travelling wave
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  1. Waves in an earthquake
  2. Two types of this to measure an earthquake
  3. Layer of rock between crust and outer core
  4. Number that characterizes severity
  5. The size of an earthquake
  6. Wave that moves through earth's interior
  7. Waves caused by earthquakes on the surface
  8. Outer layer of the Earth
  9. Slower travelling wave
  10. The rigid outer part of Earth
  11. Type of zone
  12. Instrument that measures Earthquakes
  13. Center of the Earth

23 Clues: Large wave • Type of zone • Center of the Earth • Study of Earthquakes • Waves in an earthquake • Slower travelling wave • Faster travelling wave • Boundary between plates • Outer layer of the Earth • The size of an earthquake • The rigid outer part of Earth • Smaller earthquake that follows • An event where the ground shakes • Record produced by a seismograph • ...

Geology 2024-01-09

Geology crossword puzzle
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  1. A portion of Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle.
  2. The process by which pressure of overlying sediments or pressure from the Earth compresses the particles of sediments.
  3. Magma that emerges on the Earth's surface.
  4. A scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record.
  5. The position on the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  6. the process by which the spaces between particles of loose sediments are filled with a cementing agent.
  7. Denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies
  8. (of rock) Having solidified from lava or magma.
  9. The very hot, very dense center of our planet.
  10. (of rock) That has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
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  1. A precious or semiprecious stone, especially one cut, polished, and used in a piece of jewelry.
  2. Erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited. Erosion is distinct from weathering which involves no movement.
  3. Scientists who study the Earth: its history, nature, materials and processes.
  4. Worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
  5. The boundary between two rock sections that have been displaced relative to each other.
  6. Underground layer of rock or sand that yields groundwater. bedrock. solid unweathered stone beneath surface deposits of soil. bulge. swell or protrude .
  7. The remains of prehistoric animals and plants preserved in rock.
  8. The hot liquid substance below the lithosphere that the plates float on.
  9. Molten rock that triggers earthquakes and creates volcanoes as it rises within the Earth.
  10. A slowly moving mass of ice. bayou. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake. archipelago. a group of many islands in a large body of water.

20 Clues: Worn by long exposure to the atmosphere • Magma that emerges on the Earth's surface. • The very hot, very dense center of our planet. • (of rock) Having solidified from lava or magma. • The remains of prehistoric animals and plants preserved in rock. • (of rock) That has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • ...

The Planets 2014-10-23

The Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Once considered a planet, but is now referred to as a dwarf planet
  2. A type of eclipse starting with "S"
  3. Astronauts travel to space in a ________
  4. Smallest planet
  5. A collection of stars on the Australian flag is called the ________ Cross
  6. Provides Earth with heat
  7. Largest planet
  8. Second closest planet to the sun
  9. Can be seen at night from Earth
  10. Our sun is the largest _____ in our solar system
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  1. A type of eclipse staring with "L"
  2. Often called the "red planet"
  3. ______ hole
  4. _______ Way
  5. Our planet ______ the sun
  6. Furthest planet from the sun
  7. Scientists use a __________ to see objects in space
  8. Famous for it's rings
  9. Third largest planet
  10. Our planet

20 Clues: Our planet • ______ hole • _______ Way • Largest planet • Smallest planet • Third largest planet • Famous for it's rings • Provides Earth with heat • Our planet ______ the sun • Furthest planet from the sun • Often called the "red planet" • Can be seen at night from Earth • Second closest planet to the sun • A type of eclipse staring with "L" • A type of eclipse starting with "S" • ...

Crossword 2022-05-06

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 5 words: never gonna give you up
  2. fourth planet from the sun
  3. A fruit with a wrinkly texture
  4. needs masks
  5. Something you drink everyday-refreshing
  6. the end of life
  7. the counterpart to me
  8. likes to chase mice
  9. this planet is seven times the mass of earth
  10. you walk in them
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  1. The only known planet to support life
  2. Starts life as a tadpole
  3. A long eared animal that hops around
  4. Laugh out loud
  5. smallest planet in the solar system
  6. A Vocabulary book used in certain schools
  7. 95 times more massive than earth
  8. Second planet from the sun
  9. orange face terrible president
  10. a short word for suspicious
  11. large animal with a trunk

21 Clues: needs masks • Laugh out loud • the end of life • you walk in them • likes to chase mice • the counterpart to me • Starts life as a tadpole • large animal with a trunk • fourth planet from the sun • Second planet from the sun • a short word for suspicious • A fruit with a wrinkly texture • orange face terrible president • 5 words: never gonna give you up • 95 times more massive than earth • ...

the milky way 2023-05-16

the milky way crossword puzzle
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  1. a neighbouring galaxy
  2. a planet that can sustain life
  3. an huge object comprising a spheroid of plasma
  4. the closest star to you
  5. a shield around earth making it sustainable for life
  6. large pieces of floating rock
  7. a small piece of rock considered to be part planet
  8. a red planet
  9. a natural satellite
  10. the biggest planet in the solar system
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  1. the smallest planet in the solar system
  2. cosmic snowballs
  3. the coldest planet in the solar system
  4. a tilted planet
  5. name comes from a love goddess
  6. a dead star
  7. species of organisms living on planets beside earth
  8. hoola-hoops surrounding certain planets
  9. a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape
  10. has icy rings

20 Clues: a dead star • a red planet • has icy rings • a tilted planet • cosmic snowballs • a natural satellite • a neighbouring galaxy • the closest star to you • large pieces of floating rock • a planet that can sustain life • name comes from a love goddess • the coldest planet in the solar system • the biggest planet in the solar system • the smallest planet in the solar system • ...

Geography Vocabulary 2023-10-23

Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Smaller maps set inside the border of a larger map
  2. influences climate and acts like a conveyor belt to regulate the Earth's temperature
  3. a type of major climate zone that includes the subcategories of desert and steppe
  4. northeast northwest southeast southwest
  5. meridian, An imaginary line that runs from the North to South Pole at 0 degrees longitude
  6. The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°S
  7. a type of major climate zone that has long cold winters short summers and little to no plant life
  8. Symbol on a map that uses directional arrows to show the cardinal and intermediate directions
  9. the biome with the most biodiversity
  10. The feature of a map that describes what the map is showing.
  11. influences climate and is related to air pressure
  12. The imaginary circle around the earth, parallel to the equator, at latitude ≅ 66°N
  13. Units of latitude or longitude measurement
  14. A feature of a map that compares distances on the map to actual distances
  15. large slabs of the lithosphere
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  1. a plate boundary type where the plates collide
  2. The latitude and longitude coordinates that show absolute location of a place on a map or globe
  3. The feature of a map that explains the symbols, colors and lines used on the map
  4. influences climate and causes rain shadow
  5. Imaginary line that runs horizontally around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles 0 degrees latitude
  6. the biome we live in!
  7. An imaginary latitude line located below the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees south
  8. Imaginary lines on the Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  9. An imaginary latitude line located above the equator that runs across the globe at about 23 degrees north
  10. a plate boundary type where the plates move away from each other
  11. Forest, the land biome with the most biodiversity
  12. Imaginary lines that run around the Earth parallel to the equator
  13. Half of the Earth. Earth is divided into North and South hemispheres, as well as East and West hemispheres
  14. north south east west
  15. a plate boundary type where the plates slide past each other

30 Clues: the biome we live in! • north south east west • large slabs of the lithosphere • the biome with the most biodiversity • northeast northwest southeast southwest • influences climate and causes rain shadow • Units of latitude or longitude measurement • a plate boundary type where the plates collide • Forest, the land biome with the most biodiversity • ...

Geography Word search 2013-09-10

Geography Word search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a wave picks up material and hurls it at the base of a cliff
  2. the erosion of a head land
  3. layer of the earths atmosphere closest to the earth.
  4. when eroded material is dropped by constructive waves
  5. weather conditions measured over a long time
  6. is the foamy stuff that washes up on the beach
  7. this is the opposite of a low air pressure
  8. layer of air around the earth
  9. day to day short term changes in the atmosphere at a location
  10. the top of waves
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  1. destructive waves wearing away at the coast
  2. this is the movement of material up or down a coast
  3. radiation energy from the sun that heats the earth
  4. builds up beaches most common in sumer
  5. one half of the earth divided by the equator
  6. hight above sea level
  7. grass vegetation to reduce erosion
  8. are created when strong wind blows up a beach and forms small hills

18 Clues: the top of waves • hight above sea level • the erosion of a head land • layer of air around the earth • grass vegetation to reduce erosion • builds up beaches most common in sumer • this is the opposite of a low air pressure • destructive waves wearing away at the coast • one half of the earth divided by the equator • weather conditions measured over a long time • ...

The Solar System 2014-11-30

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet with life.
  2. It is the blue planet
  3. It has rings.
  4. One of many large rocks that circle the sun
  5. The sun and planets that move around it
  6. A machine that has been sent into space and goes around the Earth, moon etc, used for radio, television, and other electronic communication
  7. An object in space that leaves a bright line behind it in the sky
  8. The large, bright star that shines in the sky during the day and provides light and heat for the Earth
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  1. It is the 7th planet.
  2. Everything that exists, including stars,space, etc
  3. It is not a planet any more.
  4. Spacecraft
  5. It is the red planet.
  6. It has a great red spot.
  7. The planet next to Earth.
  8. The curved path followed by a moon, planet or artificial satellite as it travels around another body in space
  9. It is the planet closest to the sun.
  10. A large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

18 Clues: Spacecraft • It has rings. • It is the 7th planet. • It is the blue planet • It is the red planet. • It has a great red spot. • The planet next to Earth. • The only planet with life. • It is not a planet any more. • It is the planet closest to the sun. • The sun and planets that move around it • One of many large rocks that circle the sun • ...

Magnets 2023-12-11

Magnets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device that attracts iron
  2. Area at the top of the earth
  3. To push away from the magnet
  4. Can be repulsive or attractive
  5. It is not magnetic
  6. To exert a force
  7. chargedtive charges particle
  8. A hard metal that is silver and grey
  9. The Line leading to the point
  10. Area around a magnet
  11. attraction for iron
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  1. The force that makes 2 things move toward the magnet
  2. A source of electric power
  3. To Make the magnetic field weaker
  4. A substance that cannot be broken down or be broken down to another element.
  5. To float
  6. A device that shows direction
  7. The flow of electricity
  8. Area at the bottom of the earth
  9. A force that attracts objects to the earth

20 Clues: To float • To exert a force • It is not magnetic • attraction for iron • Area around a magnet • The flow of electricity • A source of electric power • A device that attracts iron • Area at the top of the earth • To push away from the magnet • chargedtive charges particle • A device that shows direction • The Line leading to the point • Can be repulsive or attractive • ...

meteorology 2025-05-08

meteorology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. imaginary line across the earth that is equally between both poles and dividing earth into norther and southern hemisphere.
  2. the gradual increase of the average temperature of the earth.
  3. a warm ocean current that flows from the gulf of mexico across the Atlantic to the coast of Europe.
  4. the warming of the earth cause by gases in the atmosphere trapping heat.
  5. the amount of matter in a given space or volume. mass divided by volume.
  6. the process of turning from liquid to vapor.
  7. The spectrum of waves from gamma rays to radio waves that can travel without a medium. All of them travel at the speed of light.
  8. Gases like methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that trap heat in the earth.
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  1. the area over which the airmass forms.
  2. a large rotating storm with very low air pressure that begins over warm ocean waters.
  3. transfer of energy by direct contact.
  4. Smoke, haze, dust, and other particles suspended in the atmosphere.
  5. transformation of energy by electromagnetic waves.
  6. The transfer of energy by the circular movement of a liquid or gas.
  7. the gases that surround the earth.

15 Clues: the gases that surround the earth. • transfer of energy by direct contact. • the area over which the airmass forms. • the process of turning from liquid to vapor. • transformation of energy by electromagnetic waves. • the gradual increase of the average temperature of the earth. • Smoke, haze, dust, and other particles suspended in the atmosphere. • ...

S.S. Vocab 1 2021-10-30

S.S. Vocab 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientific study of early humans through the analysis of ancient fossils, artifacts, monuments, etc.
  2. the period of time before written records
  3. a theory that proposes Earth's outer layer is made up of a series of plates that are constantly moving
  4. an imaginary line drawn around the Earth dividing the Earth into Southern and Northern hemispheres
  5. the remains of impressions of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form
  6. the movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling in the new location
  7. the measured distance north or south of the equator
  8. group of people who are native to a region
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  1. the study of Earth science, how the Earth was made and how it changes
  2. items of cultural or historical interest made by people in the past
  3. half of the Earth
  4. an imaginary line drawn from the North to the South Pole that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres
  5. the measured distance east of west of the prime meridian
  6. a narrow connection between two otherwise unconnected land masses
  7. the gradual movement of the continents across the Earth's surface through time.

15 Clues: half of the Earth • the period of time before written records • group of people who are native to a region • the measured distance north or south of the equator • the measured distance east of west of the prime meridian • a narrow connection between two otherwise unconnected land masses • items of cultural or historical interest made by people in the past • ...

3.1 Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons - VAK Crossword 2015-05-19

3.1 Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons - VAK Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The southern side of Earth
  2. 24 hours
  3. Two quarters of the way through
  4. 365 days
  5. Spinning of a planet
  6. Traveled a quarter around the sun at this point, North Pole leans away from sun
  7. Sunlight shines equally in both poles in this position
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  1. way a planet travels around another
  2. Sunlight is maximum in one hemisphere, minimum in other
  3. The northern side of Earth
  4. Three quarters of orbit
  5. Has life forms, our home planet
  6. Sunlight shines on all parts of earth equally
  7. A perieod of time in light
  8. Characterized with teperature patterns and other weather conditions
  9. A period of time in darkness

16 Clues: 24 hours • 365 days • Spinning of a planet • Three quarters of orbit • The northern side of Earth • The southern side of Earth • A perieod of time in light • A period of time in darkness • Has life forms, our home planet • Two quarters of the way through • way a planet travels around another • Sunlight shines on all parts of earth equally • ...

Planets of Our Solar System 2014-03-11

Planets of Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. objects the circle stars other than our sun
  2. Earth's twin planet
  3. the closet planet to the Sun
  4. objects in our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
  5. the center of Earth composed of iron and nickle
  6. the planet you would weigh the most on
  7. bodies that orbit around a sun
  8. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are classified as this
  9. the first known dwarf planet
  10. the only planet with liquid water on its surface
  11. You would weight the least on this planet
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  1. small bodies from which a planet originates
  2. theory that the sun and planets condensed at about the same time out of a cloud of gas and dust
  3. the inner planets are...
  4. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune containing dwarf planets and other small bodies
  5. the process by which Earths surface was formed
  6. small bodies that orbit a planet
  7. planets with gasses that are frozen
  8. planets the furthest away from the sun
  9. the hottest thing in our solar system
  10. consists of the sun, the planets, dwarf planets and all other bodies that revolve around the sun
  11. the only planet who spins opposite of Earth

22 Clues: Earth's twin planet • the inner planets are... • the closet planet to the Sun • the first known dwarf planet • bodies that orbit around a sun • small bodies that orbit a planet • planets with gasses that are frozen • the hottest thing in our solar system • the planet you would weigh the most on • planets the furthest away from the sun • You would weight the least on this planet • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large supercontinent which formed millions of years ago
  2. Violent shaking of the Earth which is caused by rocks breaking under stress
  3. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  4. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  5. A mountain with a vent where magma have or are erupted
  6. A thin part of the crust that which lays under the oceans
  7. A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise to the surface
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving together
  9. The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  10. A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust
  11. The continual movement of the continents over time
  12. The transfer of the thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another
  13. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
  14. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth
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  1. the geologist which first thought of the thoery of continental drift
  2. A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land
  3. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake
  4. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  5. Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean
  6. A large leyer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of the Earth; Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes
  7. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  8. A place where two tectonic plates colided which causes a large land mass to elevate
  9. Core The layer of the Earth which is responsible for the magnectic field
  10. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  11. Molten rocks which appear on the surface of the Earth
  12. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
  13. A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma
  14. The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that are continually moving
  15. Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid
  16. The centre of the Earth

30 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Something that acts like a liquid but is a solid • Underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • A place in the mantle that melts rocks into magma • The continual movement of the continents over time • ...

Semester Exam Review 2025-05-12

Semester Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
  2. cloud A puffy white cloud with a flat bottom that forms at a low or medium elevation
  3. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
  4. night Period in the polar regions in winter when the sun does not rise
  5. A large cloud of dust and gas in space
  6. A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
  7. planet An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
  8. a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs
  9. belt A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
  10. moon Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
  11. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun
  12. 2nd layer of atmosphere; extends from 10 to 30 miles up; location of ozone layer; weather balloons and commercial jets fly in this layer
  13. cloud A flat, low-lying cloud that covers sky like a blanket; can produce rain or drizzle
  14. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
  15. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  16. 3rd layer of the atmosphere; where meteors burn up and become "shooting stars"
  17. the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere.
  18. The layer of gases that surrounds Earth
  19. belt the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found
  20. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  21. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
  22. half of the earth
  23. A gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
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  1. cloud Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
  2. cloud tallest cloud that forms from piled up cumulus clouds and brings thunderstorms.
  3. planets The name given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  4. pressure the pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area
  5. a natural object that orbits a planet
  6. eclipse Occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
  7. planets Gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
  8. hole An object in space whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape.
  9. fusion The process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus
  10. sun continuous daylight, a time when the sun is visible at midnight during the summer at the north and south pole
  11. Frozen water on earth
  12. moon when the size of the illuminated portion of the moon is greater than half but not a full moon,
  13. the part of Earth where life exists
  14. The darkest part of a shadow cast during an eclipse; areas in the umbra will experience a total eclipse
  15. The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; where we live, where weather occurs and clouds are found
  16. 4th layer of the atmosphere and the hottest layer
  17. eclipse Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
  18. the lighter part of a shadow cast during an eclipse; areas in the penumbra will experience a partial eclipse
  19. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
  20. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  21. North Star
  22. An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

45 Clues: North Star • half of the earth • Frozen water on earth • the part of Earth where life exists • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • a natural object that orbits a planet • A large cloud of dust and gas in space • The layer of gases that surrounds Earth • the outermost region of Earth's atmosphere. • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • ...

Moon Crossword Puzzle! 2024-01-03

Moon Crossword Puzzle! crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest planet in our solar system!
  2. A color scheme consisting of tints and shades of just one color.
  3. The full moon _______ bright in the sky!
  4. “We don’t make mistakes, just happy little _________.” – Bob Ross
  5. When the moon is _____ it lights up the night sky!
  6. One
  7. The big star around which the earth orbits.
  8. the planet we live on.
  9. When the moon is _____ the sky is dark, and you cannot see the moon.
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  1. The earth makes an ______ around the sun.
  2. A circular movement. The earth ________ on its axis.
  3. When the moon is C or backwards C shaped, it is a ________ moon.
  4. when white is added to a color it makes a _____
  5. an element of art that deals with the lightness or darkness of a color
  6. color
  7. Moon in Spanish
  8. when black is added to a color it makes a _____

17 Clues: One • color • Moon in Spanish • the planet we live on. • The largest planet in our solar system! • The full moon _______ bright in the sky! • The earth makes an ______ around the sun. • The big star around which the earth orbits. • when white is added to a color it makes a _____ • when black is added to a color it makes a _____ • ...

Earth Science Puzzle 2013-09-10

Earth Science Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The parts of Earth that contain living organisms
  2. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  3. A dark, fine-grained rock found in the oceanic crust
  4. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  5. All of Earth's water
  6. A measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  7. Ability to do work or cause change
  8. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  9. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  10. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
  11. Has three main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and a rocky outer layer
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  1. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  2. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  3. Forces that construct, or build up, mountains
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  5. A group of parts that work together in another part of earth
  6. The relatively thin envelope of gases that form earth's outermost layer
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  8. Any natural process that tears down or weakens away Earth's surface
  9. The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
  10. The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  11. A rock usually a light color and has coarse grains

22 Clues: All of Earth's water • Ability to do work or cause change • The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • Forces that construct, or build up, mountains • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • The parts of Earth that contain living organisms • A rock usually a light color and has coarse grains • ...

Space Crossword 2014-05-17

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A rock and metal object that orbits the Sun.
  2. Earth is the only _ _ _ _ _ _ that has known life on it.
  3. System There are nine planets in our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  4. Bodies Natural objects that are outside of Earth's atmosphere.
  5. The fiery ball of light that Earth orbits.
  6. This object is used to see things from a long way away.
  7. If you're curious, you have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  8. The real name of a shooting star.
  9. If you are sent into space you are called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  10. A huge ball made of rock and ice that is left over from the beginning of the solar system.
  11. When Earth and the moon form a line with the sun at a point in orbit.
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  1. The area outside of our atmosphere.
  2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on it.
  3. The Moon is a natural _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  4. The force that keeps us to the ground.
  5. The planet named after the Roman God of War.
  6. A rocket is a type of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  7. There are billions of these but the Sun is the biggest one known.
  8. The Milky Way and all the other galaxies make up the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  9. The Earth _ _ _ _ _s the Sun.

20 Clues: The Earth _ _ _ _ _s the Sun. • The real name of a shooting star. • The area outside of our atmosphere. • The force that keeps us to the ground. • The Moon is a natural _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. • A rocket is a type of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. • The fiery ball of light that Earth orbits. • A rock and metal object that orbits the Sun. • The planet named after the Roman God of War. • ...

biology 2023-10-05

biology crossword puzzle
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  1. substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products.
  2. process of using light energy to make glucose,starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 and O2
  3. nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes, often limited.
  4. pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis.
  5. reactions second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP and NADPH to make glucose(C6H12O6) from CO2.
  6. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  7. respiration process of breaking down glucose to make ATP, starts with C6H12O6 and O2 and ends with CO2 and H2O.
  8. sphere of the earth, all living things on earth.
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  1. second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid.
  2. type of organism that is able to make it's own base of the food chain.
  3. describes a situation in which oxygen is not present,
  4. organelle,site of photosynthesis
  5. adenosine triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups.
  6. nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids, must be "fixed" for living things to use, often limited.
  7. adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates.
  8. sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth.
  9. sphere of earth,all the water on earth.
  10. anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything.
  11. reactions substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants.
  12. describes a situation in which oxygen is present.

20 Clues: organelle,site of photosynthesis • sphere of earth,all the water on earth. • describes a situation in which oxygen is present • sphere of the earth, all living things on earth. • sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth. • describes a situation in which oxygen is present. • describes a situation in which oxygen is not present, • ...

LMahler Crossword 2023-02-01

LMahler Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. around a planet to protect it
  2. the layers of earth are separated by density
  3. vibrations that go through the interior of the earth
  4. the outer layer of earth and the thinnest
  5. a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters
  6. largest layer of earth’s interior, lies between the crust and core
  7. a rock solidified from cooling molten lava
  8. a hot area in the mantle below earth’s crust, created the Hawaiian Islands
  9. a rock that has transformed from heat or pressure
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  1. charged particles from solar wind
  2. the center interior of the planet, that consists of high-density material
  3. the explanation of the traveling continents
  4. measures the earths movement
  5. release of particles from atmosphere of sun
  6. a rock made from fossils, other rock that has solidified
  7. change of direction of a wave or light as it goes through different substances
  8. the study of the earth

17 Clues: the study of the earth • measures the earths movement • around a planet to protect it • charged particles from solar wind • a metric unit equal to 1,000 meters • the outer layer of earth and the thinnest • a rock solidified from cooling molten lava • the explanation of the traveling continents • release of particles from atmosphere of sun • ...

vocad practice 2023-09-29

vocad practice crossword puzzle
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  1. Totality may refer to: In astronomy, the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured: The coverage of the sun during a solar eclipse.
  2. An imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.It is halfway between the north pole and the south pole,at 0 degrees latitude. An equator the planet into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere Earth is widest at its equator
  3. that part of a shadow in which all light from a given source is excluded
  4. the outer part of a conical shadow cast by a celestial body, in which the light from the source is partially blocked
  5. The point of closest approach to the Earth is known as the perigee (from the Greek peri = near).
  6. An event in which a planet´s subsolar point passes through its equator.
  7. tiltAxial tilt,also called obliquity,refers to the angle a planet´s rotation axis makes with the plane of its orbit.The earth is currently tilted 23.5 from this plane,resulting in many remarkable effects,including the seasons around the planet.
  8. eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow.
  9. revolution The rotation of the Earth is the process of it spinning around its axis.The movement of the earth or other planets around the sun. Earth´s rotation causes day and night. Earth´s revolution causes seasons.
  10. Measure the distance north or south of the equator.Latiude line start at the equator(0 degrees latitude) and run east and west,parallel to the equator.Lines of latitude are measured in degrees north or south of the equator to 90 degrees at the north or south poles.
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  1. Half of spherical or roughly spherical body(such as a planet) specifically: the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by equator(see equator sense 2) or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian(see meridian sense 1a)
  2. eclipse The Sun is never completely blocked by the Moon during an annular solar eclipse
  3. The point in the orbit of an object(such as satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
  4. An orbit's closest point to the Sun
  5. point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun.
  6. The point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year.
  7. rotation Earth takes 24 hours to complete one spin,and mars takes 25 hours.The gas giants rotate really fast. Jupiter takes justo 10 hours to complete one rotation. Saturn takes 11 hours, Uranus takes 17hours, and Neptune takes 16 hours.
  8. 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

18 Clues: An orbit's closest point to the Sun • An event in which a planet´s subsolar point passes through its equator. • that part of a shadow in which all light from a given source is excluded • point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun. • eclipse The Sun is never completely blocked by the Moon during an annular solar eclipse • ...

Science 2024-09-12

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place where the denser plate goes down
  2. Molten rock that reaches the surface
  3. the point where the two continental plates meet
  4. A sudden shaking of the earth
  5. a big wave caused by an underwater earthquake
  6. large underwater feature formed during subduction
  7. A hotspot feature where magma rises through Earth's crust
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  1. plate boundary sliding past each other
  2. according to this theory,the Earth's lithosphere consists of the crust and upper mantle
  3. Formed when two continental plates meet
  4. The collision of two plates
  5. The largest fault known on earth
  6. The thinnest part of the earth
  7. the liquid rock below earth
  8. the super continent exist 335 years ago

15 Clues: The collision of two plates • the liquid rock below earth • A sudden shaking of the earth • The thinnest part of the earth • The largest fault known on earth • Molten rock that reaches the surface • plate boundary sliding past each other • Formed when two continental plates meet • the super continent exist 335 years ago • The place where the denser plate goes down • ...

Discovering Eartquake 2016-02-29

Discovering Eartquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  2. Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  3. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  4. A sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.
  5. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point,or focus.
  6. A seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  7. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle.
  8. The central part of Earth below the mantle
  9. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  10. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative relative to another.
  11. A seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
  12. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. Generally, it consists of a mass attached to a fixed base. During an earthquake, the base moves and the mass does not.
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  1. Gap A section of a fault that has produced earthquakes in the past but is now quiet.
  2. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake, and is based on measurement of the maximum motion recorded by a seismograph.
  3. The solid, plastic layer of the mante between the lithosphere;made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  4. Waves A seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth.
  5. A record written by a seismograph in response to ground motions produced by an earthquake, explosion, or other ground-motion sources.
  6. Wave A seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth, as opposed to surface waves that travel near the earth's surface.
  7. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core.
  8. Zone The area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves.

20 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core. • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle. • Waves A seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth. • Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape. • ...

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword 2020-08-05

Physical Geology (GEOL101) - Exam 1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer part of Earth, consisting of the upper mantle, oceanic crust, and continental crust
  2. Earth's largest layer by volume
  3. Plate boundary where plates move away or spread apart from each other
  4. The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
  5. Idea proposed by Harry Hess, new seafloor is formed at divergent ridges (2 words)
  6. Plate boundary where plates collide, and subduction can occur
  7. Measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake
  8. Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
  9. The study of earthquakes
  10. The slower of the two body waves (2 words)
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  1. The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words)
  2. The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
  3. Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii
  4. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
  5. Site within Earth where energy is released during an earthquake
  6. Idea that Pangaea broke apart and continents moved, proposed by Wegener (2 words)
  7. The interior-most layer of Earth
  8. Part of the mantle that behaves plastically and flows slowly
  9. Temperature below which magma/lava retain magnetic information (2 words)
  10. Earth's smallest layer by volume
  11. The shortened name of the boundary between the crust and mantle
  12. A boundary between Earth’s layers where seismic waves change velocity and direction
  13. The theory that explains the sudden release of energy in an Earthquake (2 words)
  14. Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks

24 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Earth's largest layer by volume • The interior-most layer of Earth • Earth's smallest layer by volume • The slower of the two body waves (2 words) • The fastest seismic wave, a body wave (2 words) • Mid-plate volcanism, process that formed Hawaii • Study of ancient or residual magnetism in rocks • ...

Unit 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review 2019-06-08

Unit 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a book of maps
  2. wearing away of the Earth's surface due to wind, water, or glaciers
  3. walk in someone’s shoes
  4. imaginary horizontal line
  5. someone that is highly educated
  6. imaginary vertical line
  7. Integrates multiple data, digitalizes it, and creates maps based on the information
  8. an area that has definable characteristics
  9. moisture that falls to the earth
  10. day to day atmospheric conditions
  11. day and night are equal in length
  12. to locate a place relative to landmarks
  13. straight lines that intersect
  14. disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, and informed by evidence
  15. a rule determining the distances between such marks on a map
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  1. spherical representation of the earth
  2. to have due regard for the feelings of another
  3. an explanatory list of symbols used on a map
  4. locating a place using coordinates
  5. half of a sphere
  6. the beginning of summer or winter
  7. the study of earth’s physical features, environments, people, and places
  8. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks
  9. the earth orbits the sun (365 days)
  10. weather patterns typical for an area over a long period of time
  11. a term used to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow
  12. the result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
  13. flat representation of earth
  14. The best high school in the world!!
  15. Navigational facility based on signals received from satellites
  16. the spinning of the earth on its axis

31 Clues: a book of maps • half of a sphere • walk in someone’s shoes • imaginary vertical line • imaginary horizontal line • flat representation of earth • straight lines that intersect • someone that is highly educated • moisture that falls to the earth • the beginning of summer or winter • day to day atmospheric conditions • day and night are equal in length • ...

Volcanoes and Volcanism 2024-07-01

Volcanoes and Volcanism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A depression at the top of a volcanic cone.
  2. The rate of temperature change with depth (into the earth).
  3. A depositional mountain landform built from solidified magma from deep in the earth.
  4. A hole in the earth's surface where lava can come out.
  5. A place where heated water rises to the surface of the earth as a liquid.
  6. Formed on top of the earth's crust.
  7. Thick layers of igneous rock that cover many places including the ocean floor.
  8. Anything having to do with molten earth materials.
  9. Magma moving inside the earth's crust.
  10. A layer of loose pyroclastic materials and ash covering the ground.
  11. An inactive, but eneroded volcano.
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  1. The scale used to estimate the explosive power in a volcano.
  2. Energy created from magma inside or outside of the earth's surface.
  3. Currently erupting or has been observed erupting in history.
  4. Solidified lava that explodes from a volcano.
  5. Large amount of magma collected and cooled in one space.
  6. Quiet eruptions of mostly low viscosity, basaltic lava
  7. A volcano that shows no signs of seismic or volcanic activity.
  8. Eruptions that eject both lava and pyroclastic materials.
  9. A place where hot or boiling water is forcefully ejected from the ground at regular intervals.
  10. Magma above the surface of the earth.
  11. Eruptions of bursts of gases that eject mostly pyroclastic materials.

22 Clues: An inactive, but eneroded volcano. • Formed on top of the earth's crust. • Magma above the surface of the earth. • Magma moving inside the earth's crust. • A depression at the top of a volcanic cone. • Solidified lava that explodes from a volcano. • Anything having to do with molten earth materials. • Quiet eruptions of mostly low viscosity, basaltic lava • ...

Science Space Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-10

Science Space Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the mascot for Groton-Dunstable?
  2. When the sun appears to rise above the horizon in the morning, its light casts what that points to the west?
  3. The earth does this around the sun
  4. A force that pulls or attracts
  5. Earth's what causes day and night?
  6. This is a medium sized star
  7. The sun is responsible for many patterns and cycles in our_____________
  8. These change throughout the year and and are caused by earth's tilt.
  9. What effects the pull of gravity?
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  1. When stars are put together to make an image, these are called...
  2. The amount of this changes throughout the year
  3. Another way that that the earth circles the sun is called...
  4. The earth cycles through what about once a month?
  5. The Canis Majoris is this
  6. The earth spins on it's_______
  7. A part in space that hold millions and billions of stars.
  8. Seasons are cuased by the earth's what?
  9. My Very Eager Monkey Just Swallowed Uncle Ned helps you to remember what?
  10. This grey planet is always half-illuminated by the sun

19 Clues: The Canis Majoris is this • This is a medium sized star • A force that pulls or attracts • The earth spins on it's_______ • What effects the pull of gravity? • The earth does this around the sun • Earth's what causes day and night? • Seasons are cuased by the earth's what? • What is the mascot for Groton-Dunstable? • The amount of this changes throughout the year • ...

Solar System Crossword 5th Grade 2023-05-25

Solar System Crossword 5th Grade crossword puzzle
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  1. The last four _____ planets are known as gas giants.
  2. largest planet from the sun.
  3. Our _____ causes the tides to change on earth.
  4. A force that keeps the planets in motion around the sun.
  5. There ____ planets in our solar system.
  6. The first four ____ planets are relatively small and rocky.
  7. Pluto is a ____ planet.
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  1. 2nd planet from the sun.
  2. 1st planet from the sun.
  3. Planets ____ around the sun.
  4. 4th planet from the sun. Also known as the "red planet."
  5. Earth's ____ on its axis causes the seasons of the earth.
  6. Earth is about 4.5 ___ years old.
  7. The sun is a yellow ____.
  8. Planet is made of about 70 % water.

15 Clues: Pluto is a ____ planet. • 2nd planet from the sun. • 1st planet from the sun. • The sun is a yellow ____. • Planets ____ around the sun. • largest planet from the sun. • Earth is about 4.5 ___ years old. • Planet is made of about 70 % water. • There ____ planets in our solar system. • Our _____ causes the tides to change on earth. • ...

Space crossword 2024-05-03

Space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a binary star of magnitude 0 that is the brightest star
  2. the force that keeps us on earth
  3. a cloud of dust or gas
  4. a colorless and odorless gas
  5. a space probe launched by NASA in 1977
  6. relatively small star with and low luminosity
  7. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
  8. a north star
  9. barred spiral galaxy
  10. the time a space station travels around Earth
  11. a large object that gets sent into space
  12. a celestial body moving in an orbit around a star
  13. an artificial body placed in orbit
  14. a property of matter
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  1. a small piece rock or dust that hits Earth's atmosphere from space
  2. an irregular band of light
  3. the natural satellite of Earth
  4. the distance light travels in a year
  5. a group of stars that make a pattern
  6. a space telescope that takes pictures of space in space
  7. a large spacecraft in orbit around earth
  8. gravitational field so strong nothing can escape
  9. a system of stars and many other things bound together by gravity
  10. when an object circles around a star
  11. the planet we live on
  12. the property of the body that's in inertia
  13. is a giant ball of gas and heat
  14. an optical instrument that looks into space

28 Clues: a north star • barred spiral galaxy • a property of matter • the planet we live on • a cloud of dust or gas • an irregular band of light • a colorless and odorless gas • the natural satellite of Earth • is a giant ball of gas and heat • the force that keeps us on earth • an artificial body placed in orbit • the distance light travels in a year • a group of stars that make a pattern • ...

Multiple Intelligence Crossword 2024-05-23

Multiple Intelligence Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sizing reference for an earthquake (9)
  2. mountain that can erupt with lava (7)
  3. The outer-most layer of the earth (5)
  4. Māori word for 'shake' (6)
  5. The movement of the tectonic plates causes these (10)
  6. massive wave that can appear after big earthquakes (7)
  7. The thickest layer of the earth (6)
  8. The second hottest layer of the earth (5,4)
  9. The middle and hottest layer of the earth (5,4)
  10. When the plates move back and forth and rub together (9)
Down
  1. when the plates move closer together (10)
  2. mini earthquake that sometime happen after a major one (10)
  3. earthquakes, volcaonoes and tsunami's and all natural _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8)
  4. māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes (8)
  5. māori word for 'tectonic plates' (8)
  6. when the plates move away from each other (9)
  7. When the land rises after an earthquake (6)

17 Clues: Māori word for 'shake' (6) • The thickest layer of the earth (6) • māori word for 'tectonic plates' (8) • mountain that can erupt with lava (7) • The outer-most layer of the earth (5) • when the plates move closer together (10) • the sizing reference for an earthquake (9) • māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes (8) • When the land rises after an earthquake (6) • ...

Environmental Science 2022-10-18

Environmental Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. litósfera, lithosphère, litosfera.
  2. Disminuir, diminuer, diminuir.
  3. Are parts of the Earth named by how they appear.
  4. aumentar, augmenter, crescimento.
  5. it has both liquid and solid layers and consists mostly of iron and nickel.
  6. mesósfera, mésosphère, mesosfera.
  7. outermost chemical layer and the one we reside on.
Down
  1. is the only entirely liquid layer within Earth.
  2. astenósfera, asthénosphère, astenosfera.
  3. Are parts of the Earth named by what materials they are composed of.
  4. is the solid layer found in the center of Earth.
  5. Is one part on top of another part.
  6. Is a very large section of the Earth that can move and cause earthquakes where it touches another plate.
  7. it sits below the crust and above the core.

14 Clues: Disminuir, diminuer, diminuir. • aumentar, augmenter, crescimento. • mesósfera, mésosphère, mesosfera. • litósfera, lithosphère, litosfera. • Is one part on top of another part. • astenósfera, asthénosphère, astenosfera. • it sits below the crust and above the core. • is the only entirely liquid layer within Earth. • is the solid layer found in the center of Earth. • ...

Unit2 Vocab 2025-09-21

Unit2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants
  2. Adenosine diphosphate, an uncharged energy molecule with 2 phosphates
  3. Sphere of earth, the soil and rocks on earth
  4. Nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids, must be 'fixed' for living things to use, often limited
  5. Second step of anarobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
  6. organelle, site of photosynthesis
  7. second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP and NADPH to make glucose from C)2
  8. Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding earth
  9. First step of aerobic respiration, breaks down glucose into pyruvate, makes some NADH
  10. Anything that has mass and makes up space, makes up everything
  11. Sphere of earth, all the water on earth
  12. First step of photosynthesis uses sunlight to split H2O and make ATP and NADPH, O2 is realease
  13. Type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compunds, recylers
  14. Adenosine Triphosphate, a charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
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  1. Nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes, often limited
  2. Sphere of earth, all living things on earth
  3. Substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products
  4. Nutruent, forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
  5. Pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  6. Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  7. Type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  8. Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  9. organelle, the site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
  10. Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
  11. Second step of aerobic respiration, pyruvate is broken down while NADH and FADH2 are made
  12. Process of using light energy to make glucose, starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 and O2
  13. Process of breaking down glucose to make ATP, starts with C6H12O6 and O2 and ends with CO2 and H2O
  14. Third step of aerobic respiration, NADH and FADH2 from earlier reactions are used to make 32 units of ATP

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

Discovering Eartquake 2016-02-29

Discovering Eartquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gap A section of a fault that has produced earthquakes in the past but is now quiet.
  2. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  3. Wave A seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth, as opposed to surface waves that travel near the earth's surface.
  4. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative relative to another.
  5. The solid, plastic layer of the mante between the lithosphere;made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  6. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  7. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point,or focus.
  8. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  9. Zone The area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves.
  10. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core.
  11. Waves A seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth.
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  1. A seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
  2. A record written by a seismograph in response to ground motions produced by an earthquake, explosion, or other ground-motion sources.
  3. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle.
  4. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake, and is based on measurement of the maximum motion recorded by a seismograph.
  5. A sea wave of local or distant origin that results from large-scale seafloor displacements associated with large earthquakes, major submarine slides, or exploding volcanic islands.
  6. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes. Generally, it consists of a mass attached to a fixed base. During an earthquake, the base moves and the mass does not.
  7. A seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  8. Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  9. The central part of Earth below the mantle

20 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core. • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle. • Waves A seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth. • Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape. • ...

Space beyond the starts 2025-03-25

Space beyond the starts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is like av vacuum that sucks everything and it is black
  2. what is the farest planet from earth
  3. what is the biggest travel agency called
  4. what are our galaxy called
  5. it is things that is in space and make it possible to call on the phone
  6. it are the closest star toward earth
  7. What is the largest planet in our solersistem
  8. what is the only thing now and days humans can fly to the moon in
  9. what are all the suns called that we see in the dark
Down
  1. we dont know they are real or not and they dont live on earth
  2. What is the thing humans breath and cannot live without
  3. the planet we call the red planet
  4. what are humans on Earth called
  5. it is like a big stone that is flying across earth
  6. what is only planet in our solersistem with a ring around it

15 Clues: what are our galaxy called • what are humans on Earth called • the planet we call the red planet • what is the farest planet from earth • it are the closest star toward earth • what is the biggest travel agency called • What is the largest planet in our solersistem • it is like a big stone that is flying across earth • what are all the suns called that we see in the dark • ...

The Big Bang Theory 2024-10-17

The Big Bang Theory crossword puzzle
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  1. The natural satellite of Earth.
  2. A collection of billions of stars and planets.
  3. The scientific word for everything that exists.
  4. Giant balls of gas that shine in the night sky.
  5. An object made of ice and dust that has a bright tail when near the sun.
  6. A path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
  7. The largest planet in our solar system.
  8. The force that pulls objects toward each other.
  9. The energy that makes things visible.
  10. The type of energy that we feel as warmth from the sun.
Down
  1. The space above the Earth where clouds and airplanes are.
  2. A large object that orbits Earth and lights up the night.
  3. A mix of elements that can fill space, like air.
  4. The smallest part of an element, making up everything.
  5. What the universe is doing after the Big Bang.
  6. A hot, glowing ball of gas in space, like the Sun.
  7. The closest star to Earth.
  8. Tiny pieces of matter floating in space or on the ground.
  9. The planet we live on.
  10. Bang A huge explosion that started the universe.

20 Clues: The planet we live on. • The closest star to Earth. • The natural satellite of Earth. • The energy that makes things visible. • The largest planet in our solar system. • A collection of billions of stars and planets. • What the universe is doing after the Big Bang. • The scientific word for everything that exists. • Giant balls of gas that shine in the night sky. • ...

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE-UNIT REVIEW 2016-04-07

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE-UNIT REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (TWO WORDS-NO SPACES)Fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas, that is formed from the remains of plants or animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago.
  2. Era of time that is composed of the Quaternary and Tertiary Periods.
  3. Moisture falling from the sky in the form of either rain, sleet, or snow.
  4. The air surrounding the planet.
  5. A massive system of gases and many stars held together by gravity.
  6. Water that is found underground.
  7. The center of something such as the sun or the Earth.
  8. To spin on an axis.
  9. A material that people need from Earth.
  10. Epoch in which many modern species of small mammals appeared. Characterized by a warm climate and the separation of large continents.
  11. Everything that exists, including all planets, stars, solar systems, and galaxies.
  12. The dense hot layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust.
  13. A fracture in the Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other.
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  1. (TWO WORDS-NO SPACES)Unnatural warming of the planet due to humans burning fossil fuels. Also known as global climate change.
  2. A pattern of stars in the night sky.
  3. (TWO WORDS-NO SPACES) The star closest to Earth.
  4. (TWO WORDS-NO SPACING) A process t hat determines the absolute age of rocks by measuring the decay of radioactive materials within them.
  5. The leading edge of a moving air mass.
  6. (TWO WORDS-NO SPACES) The circulation of water on Earth through evaporation from the surface into the atmosphere and back to the surface of the Earth by precipitation.
  7. To wear away.
  8. Earth's outermost and thinnest layer.
  9. The spin around another object.
  10. An organized list that gives information in a form that is easy to read.
  11. What "geos" means in English.
  12. A large piece of the Earth's lithosphere.

25 Clues: To wear away. • To spin on an axis. • What "geos" means in English. • The air surrounding the planet. • The spin around another object. • Water that is found underground. • A pattern of stars in the night sky. • Earth's outermost and thinnest layer. • The leading edge of a moving air mass. • A material that people need from Earth. • A large piece of the Earth's lithosphere. • ...

B2 2021 Matthew Castonguay 2021-04-15

B2 2021 Matthew Castonguay crossword puzzle
Across
  1. chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine.
  2. Created oxygen.
  3. Most common ghg created by humans.
  4. aurora borealis occur here.
  5. Layer of the atmosphere with weather.
  6. .8% of ghg.
  7. Also called northern lights.
  8. Rocks that burn up in the mesosphere.
  9. These mammals created new ghg's.
  10. 10% of ghg's.
  11. meteorites burn up here.
  12. Gases in our atmosphere like Co2 trap heat in the earth so that the earth keeps getting warmer.
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  1. These natural disasters admitted ghg's.
  2. Humans use these but they admit ghg's.
  3. 21% of atmospheric gases.
  4. Manmade structures that release ghg's.
  5. Most common ghg.
  6. the heating of the earth due to human activity.
  7. Surrounds our Earth in a bubble of gas.
  8. protects us from UV rays.
  9. 1% of atmospheric gas.
  10. Layer with the ozone layer.
  11. 6% of ghg.
  12. Outermost layer, past the thermosphere.
  13. In the stratosphere, the temperature ____ as you increase altitude.
  14. Most abundant atmospheric gas.
  15. Gases that warm up our planet.

27 Clues: 6% of ghg. • .8% of ghg. • 10% of ghg's. • Created oxygen. • Most common ghg. • 1% of atmospheric gas. • meteorites burn up here. • 21% of atmospheric gases. • protects us from UV rays. • aurora borealis occur here. • Layer with the ozone layer. • Also called northern lights. • Most abundant atmospheric gas. • Gases that warm up our planet. • These mammals created new ghg's. • ...

Genesis Chapter 7 2024-03-12

Genesis Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. - And the ___ of heaven were opened
  2. - All that was on the ___ land, died.
  3. - The number of people who were on the ark
  4. - And the waters ___ on the earth one hundred and fifty days.
  5. - You shall take with you seven each of every clean ___,
  6. - So He destroyed all ___ things which were on the face of the ground:
  7. - The number of unclean animals (male and female) that Noah brought into the ark
  8. - All the high hills under the whole heaven were ___
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  1. - The waters increased and ___ up the ark,
  2. - On that day all the fountains of the great deep were ___ up,
  3. - And I will ___ from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.
  4. - For after ___ more days I will cause it to rain on the earth...
  5. - And all flesh died that moved on the earth
  6. - And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and ___ days
  7. - Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained ___
  8. - And Noah did according to all that the ___ commanded him

16 Clues: - And the ___ of heaven were opened • - All that was on the ___ land, died. • - The waters increased and ___ up the ark, • - The number of people who were on the ark • - And all flesh died that moved on the earth • - All the high hills under the whole heaven were ___ • - You shall take with you seven each of every clean ___, • ...

Climate Change 2022-07-01

Climate Change crossword puzzle
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  1. Humans breathe out this gas, plants take in
  2. Chemicals added to the soil, help plants grow
  3. The layer of air surrounding Earth
  4. Long periods of no rainfall or snow
  5. Place in nature where a plant or animal lives
  6. When a species dies off
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  1. The lungs of Earth, absorbs carbon dioxide
  2. Reefs Protect coastlines
  3. The cutting or burning of many trees
  4. Earth heating up
  5. Coal, gas and oil
  6. A greenhouse gas made by animals, like cows
  7. Keep the Earth cool and absorb carbon dioxide
  8. What humans and animals need to live
  9. How hot or cold something is

15 Clues: Earth heating up • Coal, gas and oil • When a species dies off • Reefs Protect coastlines • How hot or cold something is • The layer of air surrounding Earth • Long periods of no rainfall or snow • The cutting or burning of many trees • What humans and animals need to live • The lungs of Earth, absorbs carbon dioxide • Humans breathe out this gas, plants take in • ...

asdf 2014-09-16

asdf crossword puzzle
Across
  1. body of customary beliefs that constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people
  2. the location of a place based on relativity to other places
  3. a force or process that involves the world and results in making something worldwide
  4. a rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value
  5. rapid diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
  6. the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
  7. an area of Earth defined by one or more distinct characteristics.
  8. the relationship between the size of an object on a map and on Earth depends on this
  9. the science about the analysis of data about Earth acquired by satellites
  10. the physical gap or interval between two objects
  11. the extent of a feature's spread over space
  12. does work and business not just in the country where its headquarters are
  13. system that determines your exact position on Earth by using satellites
  14. a circle drawn on the globe parallel to the equator
  15. a mental or internal representation of a position of Earth's surface
  16. an area where everyone shares many important things in common, like a language.
  17. the master reference time for all points on Earth
  18. the frequency with which something occurs in space
  19. located at 0 degrees longitude and it separates the Western and Eastern hemispheres
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  1. the science of making maps
  2. emphasizes relationships among physical & social phenomena in an area
  3. when people move from one place to another and their ideas spread as they go
  4. system that stores, organizes, and displays geographic data
  5. process in which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another
  6. the relationship between the portion of Earth on a map and the actual Earth
  7. an area people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity. Ex: the South
  8. the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite or long-distance methods
  9. an area organized around a node or focal point at the center
  10. the spread of an idea form persons or nodes of authority to other people
  11. the geometric arrangement of objects in space
  12. the position that something occupies on Earth's surface. Can be found using specific degrees
  13. relationships between people and objects across the barrier of space
  14. the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a map
  15. a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
  16. made up of a combination of cultural features and physical features
  17. Located at 180 degrees longitude. Where you turn the clock back 24 hours
  18. the numbering system that indicates the location of a parallel. Runs West to East in direction
  19. a place where an innovation originates
  20. an arc drawn between North and South known as longitude
  21. the arrangement of a feature in space
  22. the spread of an underlying principle, though the characteristic does not diffuse
  23. the special name given to a place on Earth
  24. physical character or features of a place
  25. a flat-scale model of the Earth or a portion of it

44 Clues: the science of making maps • the arrangement of a feature in space • a place where an innovation originates • physical character or features of a place • the special name given to a place on Earth • the extent of a feature's spread over space • the geometric arrangement of objects in space • the physical gap or interval between two objects • ...

Maps and location 2023-08-10

Maps and location crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Equator and Prime Meridian divide the Earth into four ____
  2. The Earth has this many oceans
  3. This imaginary line is 0 degrees latitude
  4. Georgia is located on the continent of ____ America
  5. These imaginary grid lines run north and south from pole to pole
  6. Lines of longitude measure distances ____ and west of the Prime Meridian
  7. Both the Equator and Prime Meridian have this measurement in degrees
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  1. Georgia is located in the northern and _____ hemispheres
  2. The ____ Meridian marks 0 degrees longitude
  3. The Earth is divided into __ hemispheres
  4. These imaginary grid lines run east and west across the Earth
  5. Georgia sits in the _____eastern region of the United States
  6. The Earth is made up of this many continents
  7. Georgia is in the _____ hemisphere based on its location above the equator

14 Clues: The Earth has this many oceans • The Earth is divided into __ hemispheres • This imaginary line is 0 degrees latitude • The ____ Meridian marks 0 degrees longitude • The Earth is made up of this many continents • Georgia is located on the continent of ____ America • Georgia is located in the northern and _____ hemispheres • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-03-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long, deep, steep troughs in the seafloor where an oceanic plate sinks beneath an overlying plate.
  2. One of Earth’s structural layers—a layer of weak, warm rock that flows slowly over geologic time.
  3. The shaking of the ground that results when rock under Earth’s surface moves or breaks.
  4. The process by which new lithosphere is created at midocean ridges as older lithosphere moves away.
  5. The thick layer of dense, hot rock between Earth’s crust and core.
  6. The study of the history, structure, and natural processes of planet Earth.
  7. The Earth science that is concerned with the composition and structure of Earth.
  8. Separate pieces of lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere.
  9. Places where tectonic plates pull apart.
  10. One of Earth’s structural layers—a shell of hot, liquid metal beneath the mantle and above the inner core.
  11. Earth’s innermost layer, which is mostly iron and includes the inner core and outer core.
  12. The region where an oceanic plate sinks into the asthenosphere at a convergent plate boundary.
  13. Earth’s outermost structural layer, consisting of cool, rigid rock.
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  1. The hypothesis that the world’s continents move slowly over Earth’s surface.
  2. Earth’s surface layer, consisting of oceanic and continental crust.
  3. The sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle.
  4. The process by which Earth formed layers according to density.
  5. Places where tectonic plates come together.
  6. Molten rock in Earth’s interior.
  7. One of Earth’s structural layers—a solid sphere of hot metal, mostly iron, at the center of Earth.
  8. The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is divided into large plates that move slowly around the globe.
  9. Places where tectonic plates slide along beside one another as they move.
  10. A global system of underwater mountains created by seafloor spreading.
  11. The study of seismic waves, waves that travel through Earth as a result of an earthquake or other disturbance.
  12. One of Earth’s structural layers—the lowest portion of the mantle, a zone of strong, rigid rock.

25 Clues: Molten rock in Earth’s interior. • Places where tectonic plates pull apart. • Places where tectonic plates come together. • The sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle. • The process by which Earth formed layers according to density. • The thick layer of dense, hot rock between Earth’s crust and core. • ...

Tectonic Plate 2025-09-02

Tectonic Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A broad, gently sloping volcano built up by many layers of runny lava, common in places like Hawaii.
  2. The force that squeezes or presses rocks together, often leading to folding and faulting.
  3. A repeated sequence of events, like the rock or water cycle, that returns to the starting point.
  4. The soft, semi-molten layer of the upper mantle beneath tectonic plates where convection currents help move the plates.
  5. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth that forms the continents and ocean floors.
  6. A giant sea wave caused by earthquakes, underwater volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
  7. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  8. The solid, dense, iron-rich center of Earth, surrounded by the liquid outer core.
  9. Vibrations that travel through the Earth after a sudden release of energy, such as from an earthquake.
Down
  1. The rigid, outermost layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and the uppermost mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface that can erupt through volcanoes.
  3. A large landform that rises prominently above its surroundings, usually formed by tectonic forces or volcanism.
  4. The process where two tectonic plates move toward and smash into each other, causing mountains to form.
  5. A scientist who studies rocks, minerals, and the processes that shape the Earth.
  6. Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other, often causing subduction and volcanic activity.
  7. An area of flat, elevated land that stands above the surrounding terrain.
  8. The wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.
  9. The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to support life.
  10. A common, coarse-grained igneous rock found in continental crust.
  11. The preserved remains or traces of ancient plants or animals, typically found in sedimentary rock.

20 Clues: The wearing away of rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice. • A common, coarse-grained igneous rock found in continental crust. • The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to support life. • An area of flat, elevated land that stands above the surrounding terrain. • Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface that can erupt through volcanoes. • ...

Can you solve the puzzle? 2020-03-17

Can you solve the puzzle? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. From yellow star, hurts you, trapped on Earth
  2. We ride in them and they spit out carbon
  3. Energy that doesn't run out
  4. Exxon be bad and sell much of this
  5. Traps sunlight on Earth
  6. Your personal air pollution statistic
  7. Melting so bye bye white bears
  8. Smelly gray air
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  1. Animals go poof when they have no home
  2. Eat CO2 but they die :(
  3. One carbon and two oxygen are beeeeest friends
  4. Weather is being meanie and weirdo
  5. Energy that runs out
  6. Part of the atmosphere; damaged
  7. Another term for small animals being evicted
  8. Earth is having a fever
  9. Shine on Earth
  10. It be water and it be rising
  11. Chemical that bully and break the atmosphere
  12. Burned and become gross gray air

20 Clues: Shine on Earth • Smelly gray air • Energy that runs out • Eat CO2 but they die :( • Earth is having a fever • Traps sunlight on Earth • Energy that doesn't run out • It be water and it be rising • Melting so bye bye white bears • Part of the atmosphere; damaged • Burned and become gross gray air • Weather is being meanie and weirdo • Exxon be bad and sell much of this • ...

Everything that makes up the Atmosphere 2023-04-28

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

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

8S Lessons 3.1-3.2 Vocabulary 2025-09-19

8S Lessons 3.1-3.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The portion of Earth that consists of water in any of its forms, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater, and water vapor
  2. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  3. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  4. The ability to do work or cause change
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. Any natural process that builds up Earth’s surface
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  1. The parts of Earth that contain living organisms
  2. Any natural process that tears down or wears away Earth’s surface
  3. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released during an Earthquake
  5. The relatively thin layer of gasses that form Earth’s outermost layer
  6. The densest parts of Earth that include the crust, mantle, and core
  7. A group of parts that work together as a whole
  8. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

14 Clues: The ability to do work or cause change • A group of parts that work together as a whole • The parts of Earth that contain living organisms • Any natural process that builds up Earth’s surface • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...

Earth's Water and the Water Cycle 2022-01-12

Earth's Water and the Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Excess liquid the occurs when there is too much water for the land to absorb
  2. 97% of all water on earth is this
  3. When water soaks into the soil from the ground level
  4. A large chunk of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and liquid water
  5. The process of water vapor coming from a plant
  6. A ribbon like body of water that flows downhill from gravity
  7. A continuous body of salt water contained in an enormous basin on Earth's Surface
  8. A body of water that is surrounded by land
  9. A mass of water drops suspended into the atmosphere
  10. The layers of gas surrounding a planet
  11. The process that turns water into water vapor
Down
  1. The study of the water on earth
  2. The water found underground
  3. The process of depositing the sediment on earth
  4. Any liquid or frozen liquid that falls back to the earth
  5. The amount of salt in the water
  6. The circulation of water between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.
  7. The process where water vapor becomes a liquid
  8. 0.65% of water is this kind
  9. The state of the atmosphere
  10. The makeup of something

21 Clues: The makeup of something • The water found underground • 0.65% of water is this kind • The state of the atmosphere • The study of the water on earth • The amount of salt in the water • 97% of all water on earth is this • The layers of gas surrounding a planet • A body of water that is surrounded by land • The process that turns water into water vapor • ...

Q4 Review 2025-05-22

Q4 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time
  2. a rock from other rocks and pieces organic matter pressed together
  3. the atmospheric layer that contains the ozone layer
  4. the Earth orbits this star every 365 days
  5. a word that describe the protection and preservation of something
  6. the inner core is __________ nickel and iron
  7. lies between the crust and outer core
  8. the Moon has different faces called ___________
Down
  1. a changed rock made from heat and pressure
  2. the Earth is tilted on an ________ which causes seasons
  3. we live within the atmospheric layer
  4. 3% of the water on Earth
  5. protects the Earth from harmful radiation
  6. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
  7. a natural formation found on the moon
  8. a sticky soil that holds alot of water
  9. a soil that is best for gardening and farming
  10. a rock made from cooling molten lava
  11. cast by the movement of the Sun and changes length as the Sun moves

19 Clues: 3% of the water on Earth • we live within the atmospheric layer • a rock made from cooling molten lava • a natural formation found on the moon • lies between the crust and outer core • a sticky soil that holds alot of water • protects the Earth from harmful radiation • the Earth orbits this star every 365 days • a changed rock made from heat and pressure • ...

World Geo Unit 1 Vocab 2022-09-14

World Geo Unit 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. An illustration on a map that shows orientation (n) or direction.
  2. Every place has physical and human characteristics, or features, that make it different from all other places.
  3. The measurement a map uses to indicate the real size of a place on earth.
  4. Describes where a place (or site) is found.
  5. is the key or legend:
  6. Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England, UK (close to London)
  7. The shortest distance between two points on a perfectly round surface.
  8. Sometimes called a key (n); explains the meaning of symbols used on a map.
  9. Half of the earth, divided by the equator and the prime meridian.
  10. Describes the relationships that exist between places and how those relationships cause change.
  11. Geographic Information System is a computer system for storing, manipulating, and visualizing geographic data.
  12. Describes an area made up places with similar features. A region can be described by its physical features or its human features.
Down
  1. A geographic coordinate system used for mapping the earth surface on the global grid (n).
  2. Zero degrees latitude; divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
  3. Describes how people (or cultures) and the environment affect each other.
  4. Lines of the global grid (n) that run east to west on the globe. These parallel (adj) lines never intersect.
  5. The process of transforming a round object (the earth) onto a flat object (a map) with the least amount of distortion.
  6. scale (n) is shown on a scale bar (n)
  7. The art, science, and technology of making maps. The person, is called a cartographer (n).
  8. Lines of the global grid (n) that run north to south on the globe.
  9. A collection of maps in book form
  10. Our own perception of the world around us due to our opinions and knowledge of a place. (In other words, it's the map stored in your brain)
  11. Zero degrees longitude; divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
  12. do people adapt to the environment?

24 Clues: is the key or legend: • A collection of maps in book form • do people adapt to the environment? • scale (n) is shown on a scale bar (n) • Describes where a place (or site) is found. • An illustration on a map that shows orientation (n) or direction. • Lines of the global grid (n) that run north to south on the globe. • ...

Earth's Water and the Water Cycle 2022-01-12

Earth's Water and the Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Excess liquid the occurs when there is too much water for the land to absorb
  2. 97% of all water on earth is this
  3. When water soaks into the soil from the ground level
  4. A large chunk of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and liquid water
  5. The process of water vapor coming from a plant
  6. A ribbon like body of water that flows downhill from gravity
  7. A continuous body of salt water contained in an enormous basin on Earth's Surface
  8. A body of water that is surrounded by land
  9. A mass of water drops suspended into the atmosphere
  10. The layers of gas surrounding a planet
  11. The process that turns water into water vapor
Down
  1. The study of the water on earth
  2. The water found underground
  3. The process of depositing the sediment on earth
  4. Any liquid or frozen liquid that falls back to the earth
  5. The amount of salt in the water
  6. The circulation of water between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.
  7. The process where water vapor becomes a liquid
  8. 0.65% of water is this kind
  9. The state of the atmosphere
  10. The makeup of something

21 Clues: The makeup of something • The water found underground • 0.65% of water is this kind • The state of the atmosphere • The study of the water on earth • The amount of salt in the water • 97% of all water on earth is this • The layers of gas surrounding a planet • A body of water that is surrounded by land • The process that turns water into water vapor • ...

Mechanism Of Plate movement 2025-07-09

Mechanism Of Plate movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the final layer of the earth
  2. a Theory Proposed by Alfred Wegener
  3. waves that pass through liquid and solid
  4. the two supercontinent, the precursor to Asia
  5. waves that only pass through solids
  6. waves that only travel on the surface
  7. the third layer of the earth
  8. waves that only travel through the inner layers
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  1. A geologist who proposed the seafloor spreading theory
  2. Earth's first supercontinent
  3. the two supercontinent, which is present-Day Africa
  4. the first layer of the earth
  5. a resistance force that resists movement of lithospheric plates
  6. the second layer of the earth

14 Clues: the final layer of the earth • Earth's first supercontinent • the first layer of the earth • the third layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • a Theory Proposed by Alfred Wegener • waves that only pass through solids • waves that only travel on the surface • waves that pass through liquid and solid • the two supercontinent, the precursor to Asia • ...

ROCK 2022-04-13

ROCK crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outer most part of the earth
  2. melted igneous and metamorphic rock
  3. someone who studies the earth
  4. where magma shoots out from under the earth
  5. weathering and erosion from any rock
  6. to go from a solid to liquid
  7. to go down in size because of the weather
  8. the root word that is to do with earth
Down
  1. how every rock is formed
  2. compaction and cementation of sediment
  3. heat and pressure from the other 2 rocks
  4. the cooling of magma
  5. to get colder
  6. to get hoter

14 Clues: to get hoter • to get colder • the cooling of magma • how every rock is formed • to go from a solid to liquid • someone who studies the earth • the outer most part of the earth • melted igneous and metamorphic rock • weathering and erosion from any rock • compaction and cementation of sediment • the root word that is to do with earth • heat and pressure from the other 2 rocks • ...

DeHart 2 AR 2025-02-05

DeHart 2 AR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earths “wobble”
  2. The speed needed to escape the atmosphere
  3. Earths outermost layer
  4. Point when earth is farthest away from the sun
  5. Separation of materials based on weight into layers
  6. Separates earth into sections like north, west, etc.
  7. The seasons are due to this
  8. Consists of the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. Point where earth is closest to the sun
  2. To complete, takes around 365 days
  3. Line separating north/south hemispheres
  4. The largest section of earth
  5. Made up of molten metal
  6. Earths path around the sun

14 Clues: Earths “wobble” • Earths outermost layer • Made up of molten metal • Earths path around the sun • The seasons are due to this • The largest section of earth • To complete, takes around 365 days • Consists of the crust and upper mantle • Point where earth is closest to the sun • Line separating north/south hemispheres • The speed needed to escape the atmosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the earth
  2. Last name of the scientist who proposed the continental drift theory
  3. Carries heat from the inner mantle to the outer mantle
  4. Continental __________ Theory
  5. Mountain range thought to have formed when India drifted into Asia
  6. Occurs after a sudden movement in the Earth's crust
  7. Raised area or mountain range lying under the ocean
  8. Liquid rock found under the surface of the Earth
  9. The continent believed to fit perfectly into Africa
  10. Formed when magma rises to the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Crust that lays under the ocean
  2. ______________ plate is when two plates move away from each other
  3. Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken up into pieces known as ____________ _________
  4. When two plates mtle / ove towards each other and collide, they are known as _____________ plates
  5. A deep valley forming at the edge of a continent when subduction takes place
  6. A ____________ plate movement is when two plates slide past each other
  7. Name of the one continent before continental drift
  8. The portion of the Earth between the crust and the core
  9. When one plate is forced sideways and down into the mantle below another plate
  10. The centre of the Earth

20 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The outer layer of the earth • Continental __________ Theory • Crust that lays under the ocean • Formed when magma rises to the Earth's surface • Liquid rock found under the surface of the Earth • Name of the one continent before continental drift • Occurs after a sudden movement in the Earth's crust • ...

The Sun and Planets Vocabulary 2014-05-12

The Sun and Planets Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All of Earth's light and heat come from the _______
  2. It takes Earth 24 hours to _________ one time.
  3. Moonlight is really __________
  4. The ________ revolves around the Earth
  5. It takes 365 days or 1 year for the Earth to ________ around the Sun
  6. A ________ is a 3D circle
  7. Earth moves in an orbit around the _______
Down
  1. The lighted shape of the moon that we see from Earth
  2. Night and day on Earth is caused by Earth's __________ around the Sun
  3. Eight _________ revolve around the Sun
  4. The name of our planet is ________
  5. An _______ is the path Earth or another object takes in space as it revolves
  6. During each month the moon's _________ or shape changes

13 Clues: A ________ is a 3D circle • Moonlight is really __________ • The name of our planet is ________ • Eight _________ revolve around the Sun • The ________ revolves around the Earth • Earth moves in an orbit around the _______ • It takes Earth 24 hours to _________ one time. • All of Earth's light and heat come from the _______ • ...

Creation 2016-05-24

Creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Adam was his name
  2. on which is day
  3. HUMANS, Adam and Eve
  4. the first woman on earth
  5. what we stand on
  6. living organism other than humans
  7. FRUIT, the one thing God said no to do
  8. the start
  9. the first man on earth
Down
  1. Eve was her name
  2. blue on a nice day
  3. on which is day
  4. what fish live in
  5. the beginning of time
  6. DAYS, how long it toke to to make the world
  7. DAY REST, what God did after he finished creating the wold
  8. what we experience when it is dark outside
  9. the creator of all
  10. when there is light outside

19 Clues: the start • on which is day • on which is day • Eve was her name • what we stand on • Adam was his name • what fish live in • blue on a nice day • the creator of all • HUMANS, Adam and Eve • the beginning of time • the first man on earth • the first woman on earth • when there is light outside • living organism other than humans • FRUIT, the one thing God said no to do • ...

Creation 2016-05-24

Creation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. HUMANS, Adam and Eve
  2. DAY REST, what God did after he finished creating the wold
  3. living organism other than humans
  4. the start
  5. the first man on earth
  6. on which is day
  7. when there is light outside
  8. what we experience when it is dark outside
Down
  1. on which is day
  2. FRUIT, the one thing God said no to do
  3. blue on a nice day
  4. the beginning of time
  5. what we stand on
  6. DAYS, how long it toke to to make the world
  7. the first woman on earth
  8. what fish live in
  9. the creator of all
  10. Eve was her name
  11. Adam was his name

19 Clues: the start • on which is day • on which is day • what we stand on • Eve was her name • what fish live in • Adam was his name • blue on a nice day • the creator of all • HUMANS, Adam and Eve • the beginning of time • the first man on earth • the first woman on earth • when there is light outside • living organism other than humans • FRUIT, the one thing God said no to do • ...

Earth, Sun and Moon Crossword - by Ethan Canaday 2016-02-02

Earth, Sun and Moon Crossword - by Ethan Canaday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Seasons occur because of the __________ of the Earth.
  2. ________ eclipse – This occurs when the sun is blocked to Earth when the moon is directly between the Sun and Earth. Hint: can only occur during the day.
  3. A ________________ is a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
  4. The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called _________.
  5. A ___________ tide occurs right after a full or new moon, when there is the greatest difference between low and high water.
  6. The daily rise and fall of the Earth’s water on shores is called __________ .
  7. The movement of an object around another object is called a _____________.
  8. The partial or total blocking of one object by another is called _________.
  9. The star at the center of our Solar System that is the most important source of energy for Earth is the _____________.
  10. The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part is called ___________.
  11. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space is called ____________.
  12. A ____________ tide occurs just after the first or third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between the low and high water.
Down
  1. __________ eclipse – This occurs when the sunlight is blocked to the moon because Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon. Hint: can only occur during night.
  2. When the moon is expanding or growing in illumination it is _____________.
  3. When the moon is shrinking or decreasing in illumination it is _____________.
  4. This is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis _____________.
  5. This is when more than half of the moon is illuminated, but it is not full. It is called ___________ moon.
  6. The planet where people and living things can survive is _______________.
  7. When the moon is illuminated as a full disk it is a ________ moon.
  8. This moon is when less than half of the moon is illuminated. It is also a name of a dinner roll. ______________ Moon
  9. _______ moon- This phase of the moon occurs when it passes between the earth and the sun and is invisible or visible only as a narrow crescent at sunset.
  10. The darkest part of a shadow is called _____________.
  11. This is used for a lunar calendar and is usually visible at night _____________.

23 Clues: Seasons occur because of the __________ of the Earth. • The darkest part of a shadow is called _____________. • This is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis _____________. • When the moon is illuminated as a full disk it is a ________ moon. • The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called _________. • ...

biology 2023-10-05

biology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products.
  2. process of using light energy to make glucose,starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with C6H12O6 and O2
  3. nutrient, used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes, often limited.
  4. pigment in chloroplasts, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis.
  5. reactions second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP and NADPH to make glucose(C6H12O6) from CO2.
  6. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  7. respiration process of breaking down glucose to make ATP, starts with C6H12O6 and O2 and ends with CO2 and H2O.
  8. sphere of the earth, all living things on earth.
Down
  1. second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid.
  2. type of organism that is able to make it's own base of the food chain.
  3. describes a situation in which oxygen is not present,
  4. organelle,site of photosynthesis
  5. adenosine triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups.
  6. nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids, must be "fixed" for living things to use, often limited.
  7. adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates.
  8. sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth.
  9. sphere of earth,all the water on earth.
  10. anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything.
  11. reactions substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants.
  12. describes a situation in which oxygen is present.

20 Clues: organelle,site of photosynthesis • sphere of earth,all the water on earth. • describes a situation in which oxygen is present • sphere of the earth, all living things on earth. • sphere of earth, all the soil and rocks on earth. • describes a situation in which oxygen is present. • describes a situation in which oxygen is not present, • ...

Trystan Renfrow 4th hour Social Studies 2021-12-20

Trystan Renfrow 4th hour Social Studies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. santa's home
  2. exists because of the hoover dam
  3. what makes a location unique
  4. absolute and relative
  5. 0 degrees latitude
  6. how the earth is divided
  7. what Russia's name was before 1991
  8. largest country
  9. how many time zones the world has
Down
  1. how we impact the earth
  2. study of the earth
  3. how something goes from one place to another
  4. what date america was founded
  5. 0 degrees longitude
  6. smallest U.S. state
  7. biggest dam in nevada

16 Clues: santa's home • largest country • study of the earth • 0 degrees latitude • 0 degrees longitude • smallest U.S. state • absolute and relative • biggest dam in nevada • how we impact the earth • how the earth is divided • what makes a location unique • what date america was founded • exists because of the hoover dam • how many time zones the world has • what Russia's name was before 1991 • ...

Moon Phases Review 2018-03-21

Moon Phases Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. celestial body. Earth's partner in space
  2. when the Earth, Sun and Moon line up
  3. changes in the surface levels of Earth's ocean water
  4. the time it takes the moon to revolve around the Earth completing its phases
  5. "swollen" or has a "belly"
  6. when the moon appears to get bigger and brighter
Down
  1. time it takes a planet/satellite to orbit once around the sun
  2. a division of the year
  3. the only planet in the solar system that we know supports life.
  4. time it takes a planet/satellite to spin once on its axis
  5. when the moon appears to be getting smaller and dimmer
  6. the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun once
  7. our star.
  8. the time it takes Earth to spin once on its axis. 24 hours

14 Clues: our star. • a division of the year • "swollen" or has a "belly" • when the Earth, Sun and Moon line up • celestial body. Earth's partner in space • the time it takes Earth to orbit the sun once • when the moon appears to get bigger and brighter • changes in the surface levels of Earth's ocean water • when the moon appears to be getting smaller and dimmer • ...

Geology 2024-08-01

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. kind of crust which is very thick.
  2. hot, liquid rock found in the mantle.
  3. Horizontal lines that measure distances North or South.
  4. a solid layer of rock beneath the soil.
  5. half of a sphere.
  6. kind of crust which is very thin.
  7. A Great amount of water sent by God to destroy life on our Planet.
Down
  1. the innermost part of the earth.
  2. Scientist that studies the Earth and its structure.
  3. Vertical lines that measure distances East or West.
  4. The study of the Earth and its structure.
  5. the layer of the earth beneath the crust.
  6. Imaginary line around the earth.

13 Clues: half of a sphere. • the innermost part of the earth. • Imaginary line around the earth. • kind of crust which is very thin. • kind of crust which is very thick. • hot, liquid rock found in the mantle. • a solid layer of rock beneath the soil. • The study of the Earth and its structure. • the layer of the earth beneath the crust. • ...

Solar Crossword 2012-05-15

Solar Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time when the sun crosses the celestial equator
  2. A point in the orbit if a planet where it is nearest the sun
  3. / Opposite west
  4. Spinning on an axis
  5. A full 360 degree spin
  6. A plane passing through the equator of the earth
  7. PM
  8. A hollow 3D sphere
  9. Another word for average
  10. periodic variation in the inclination of the axis of a rotating object.
Down
  1. A line of zenith that circles the earth passing over the two poles
  2. A device which shows where north, south, east and west is
  3. Dome shape around the earth
  4. When the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
  5. When the sun is right above a certain object
  6. / The degrees from right
  7. / Opposite South
  8. The slow movement of the axis of a spinning body around another axis due to a torque
  9. / Opposite East
  10. An oval shape
  11. AM
  12. / The angle above the horizon
  13. A length or portion of time
  14. A 24 H period in which the Earth completes 1 full rotation
  15. A point in the orbit of a planet where it is furthest away from the sun
  16. / Opposite North
  17. Incline

27 Clues: AM • PM • Incline • An oval shape • / Opposite west • / Opposite East • / Opposite South • / Opposite North • A hollow 3D sphere • Spinning on an axis • A full 360 degree spin • / The degrees from right • Another word for average • Dome shape around the earth • A length or portion of time • / The angle above the horizon • When the sun is right above a certain object • ...

Chapter 9 Review 2024-12-11

Chapter 9 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cloud near the ground
  2. thin, wispy type of cloud
  3. to change from a liquid to a gas
  4. outermost layer of the atmosphere
  5. bottom layer of the atmosphere
  6. wind_____; cycle of air flow
  7. moisture falling to the earth
  8. layer of gases around the earth
  9. height above the earth's surface
  10. polar_____; wind near a pole that brings cold, stormy weather
Down
  1. coldest layer of the atmosphere
  2. section of the atmosphere with electrically charged particle
  3. atmosphere layer that includes ozone
  4. puffy, which cloud type
  5. water________; water in a gas phase
  6. to change from a gas to a liquid
  7. prevailing ________; wind blowing from the west
  8. _________ wind; strong wind just north or south of the equator
  9. low,flat cloud type
  10. wind_____; pattern of wind movement around the earth

20 Clues: low,flat cloud type • cloud near the ground • puffy, which cloud type • thin, wispy type of cloud • wind_____; cycle of air flow • moisture falling to the earth • bottom layer of the atmosphere • coldest layer of the atmosphere • layer of gases around the earth • to change from a gas to a liquid • to change from a liquid to a gas • height above the earth's surface • ...

Historical Geology (GEOL102) - Exam 1 Review Crossword 2020-08-05

Historical Geology (GEOL102) - Exam 1 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Igneous rock classification, rocks that form above Earth’ surface
  2. Category of large, less dense gassy planets further away from the sun
  3. Igneous rock texture that forms when igneous material cools rapidly
  4. Evidence for the Big Bang that states material moves faster further away from Earth, demonstrated using train or car horns (2 words)
  5. Proposed the ideas of continental drift and named Pangaea, last name
  6. Rock type, any rock that has been changed from its original form due to heat, pressure or fluid activity
  7. Idea proposed by Harry Hess, describes how new oceanic crust forms
  8. Representation of how all three rock types are related, and can be created, altered or destroyed (2 words)
  9. Charged atomic particle
  10. The smallest layer of Earth, by volume
  11. Rock type, any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
  12. The part of Earth’s interior that flows plastically, like taffy
  13. Most common mineral group
  14. Rock type, rocks made up of sediment that have undergone lithification
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  1. Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
  2. The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words)
  3. Plate boundary where plates move away from each other, or spread apart
  4. The largest layer of Earth, by volume
  5. The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words)
  6. Formation process of sedimentary rocks, through compaction or cementation
  7. Type of metamorphism that occurs when rocks are near heated magma chambers
  8. Plate boundary where regional metamorphic activity occurs, due to high temperatures and pressures
  9. Igneous texture that forms when gases and water are trapped as material cools
  10. Mantle cell _________, driving force of plate tectonics
  11. Metamorphic rock texture, lacking parallel mineral structure, like marble

25 Clues: Charged atomic particle • Most common mineral group • The largest layer of Earth, by volume • The smallest layer of Earth, by volume • The study of Earth materials and processes (2 words) • Plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other • Mantle cell _________, driving force of plate tectonics • The study of the origin and evolution of Earth (2 words) • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move farther apart
  2. plates that moved closer together
  3. plates that slide together
  4. the plate below the Antarctic plate
  5. the second layer of the earth
Down
  1. tectonic plates beneath the sea thrust
  2. the plate below the North American plate
  3. the 3rd layer of the earth
  4. the 4th layer of the earth
  5. the top layer of the earth
  6. the plate above the African plate
  7. the plate between the Eurasian and African plate
  8. the plate above the South American plate

13 Clues: the 3rd layer of the earth • the 4th layer of the earth • the top layer of the earth • plates that slide together • the second layer of the earth • plates that move farther apart • plates that moved closer together • the plate above the African plate • the plate below the Antarctic plate • tectonic plates beneath the sea thrust • the plate below the North American plate • ...

Flash characters 2023-09-06

Flash characters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Barry's alter ego
  2. The man behind the gadgets and nicknames
  3. Harrison's earth 2 doppleganger
  4. Earth 2 flash
  5. This character shows up in season 3 and is Barry from the future
  6. Barry's Mom
  7. Opposite of Flash
  8. Joe's daughter and reporter
Down
  1. Flash's sidekick
  2. Also Jay Garrett
  3. The man who was struck by lightning
  4. Barry's incarcerated father
  5. Reverse Flash's alter ego
  6. Barry's personal physcian
  7. Is from another earth and happens to be Supergirl
  8. Barry's foster dad and cop detective
  9. Iris´ brother and street racer
  10. The Green Arrow from Starling City

18 Clues: Barry's Mom • Earth 2 flash • Flash's sidekick • Also Jay Garrett • Barry's alter ego • Opposite of Flash • Reverse Flash's alter ego • Barry's personal physcian • Barry's incarcerated father • Joe's daughter and reporter • Iris´ brother and street racer • Harrison's earth 2 doppleganger • The Green Arrow from Starling City • The man who was struck by lightning • ...

Map Knowledge 2023-11-10

Map Knowledge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used to help a tourist get around
  2. a type of map that show number of people
  3. what that map is going to be about
  4. what maps have a lot of
  5. imaginary lines on earth that runs east and west
  6. shows direction
  7. another name for map key
Down
  1. the earth is divided into the eastern and western hemisphere
  2. a compass direction
  3. a map that shows boundaries of states
  4. describes the weather
  5. a map that shows the earth's structure
  6. imaginary line around the middle of the earth
  7. measures the distance from two places
  8. imaginary lines the earth that runs north and south

15 Clues: shows direction • a compass direction • describes the weather • what maps have a lot of • another name for map key • used to help a tourist get around • what that map is going to be about • a map that shows boundaries of states • measures the distance from two places • a map that shows the earth's structure • a type of map that show number of people • ...

Geography Terms 2021-09-29

Geography Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. imaginary lines running in and north-south direction around the earth
  2. shows goods or natural resources found in certain areas such as crops, lumber or coal
  3. imaginary lines running in and east-west direction around the earth
  4. imaginary line around the center of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
  5. shows the borders of states and countries and may show capital and major cities
  6. meaning of map symbols
  7. directions between main compass points
  8. tells distance on the map compared to actual distance
  9. an imaginary line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres located at zero degrees longitude
  10. two points located and equal distance from the equator
Down
  1. the half of the earth located south of the equator
  2. shows cities, highways, roads, bridges, railroad tracks, and other landmarks
  3. a map with lines showing the natural elevation or height of land also called topographic map
  4. the half of the earth located north of the equator
  5. a symbol that shows the main compass points as well as points between the main compass points
  6. Main compass points
  7. shows the features of an area such as mountains, rivers, and lakes

17 Clues: Main compass points • meaning of map symbols • directions between main compass points • the half of the earth located south of the equator • the half of the earth located north of the equator • tells distance on the map compared to actual distance • two points located and equal distance from the equator • ...

Earths four spheres 2023-11-01

Earths four spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contains all Soil and rock on earth
  2. the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
  3. high level of water vapor in the atmosphere
  4. The air you breathe to live
  5. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
  6. Contains all animals on earth
  7. vapor: the gaseous phase of water.
  8. A place where living things trive
  9. Cloud forming round masses
Down
  1. the slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere.
  2. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  3. a colorless, odorless highly flammable gas
  4. a visible mass of condensed water vapor
  5. Contains all weather on earth
  6. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the atmosphere
  7. Contains all water on earth
  8. dioxide: the air you breathe out

17 Clues: Cloud forming round masses • Contains all water on earth • The air you breathe to live • Contains all weather on earth • Contains all animals on earth • dioxide: the air you breathe out • A place where living things trive • vapor: the gaseous phase of water. • Contains all Soil and rock on earth • a visible mass of condensed water vapor • ...

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM 2020-09-02

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ECPLISE WHERE THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON EARTH
  2. THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN
  3. ECPLISE WHERE THE WHOLE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  4. MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER
  5. THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT
  6. DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION
  7. A MOON PHASE WHERE IT IS REFLECTING MORE THAN 50% SUNLIGHT
  8. ECPLISE WHERE EARTH'S SHADOW FALLS ON THE MOON
  9. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY BLOCKS PART OF THE SUN'S LIGHT
  10. ECPLISE WHERE ONLY PART OF THE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  11. TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES
  12. EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN
  13. PHASE WHERE THE MOON SEEMS TOTALLY DARK
  14. LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW
Down
  1. EARTH ROTATES AROUND THIS IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH
  2. CHANGE IN THE SUNLIT AREA OF THE MOON AS SEEN FROM EARTH
  3. THE SHADOW OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY FALLS ON ANOTHER IN SPACE
  4. GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS
  5. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON IS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE EARTH BUT STILL IN LINE WITH THE SUN
  6. PHASE WHERE THERE IS JUST A SLIVER OF THE MOON REFLECTING LIGHT
  7. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN RISES FROM IN THE MORNING
  8. THE PATH THAT A BODY FOLLOWS AS IT TRAVELS AROUND ANOTHER BODY IN SPACE
  9. MOTION OF THE SUN IS CAUSED BY EARTHS _________
  10. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN SETS ON IN THE EVENING
  11. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY PASSES THROUGH THE PENUMBRA
  12. DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW
  13. MOON IS DECREASING IN THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THAT IT IS REFLECTIN
  14. ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED

28 Clues: THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT • TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES • DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW • LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW • DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION • GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS • MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER • EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN • THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN • ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED • ...

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM 2018-05-10

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED
  2. THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN
  3. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN SETS ON IN THE EVENING
  4. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON IS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE EARTH BUT STILL IN LINE WITH THE SUN
  5. GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS
  6. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY PASSES THROUGH THE PENUMBRA
  7. MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER
  8. EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN
  9. THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT
  10. A MOON PHASE WHERE IT IS REFLECTING MORE THAN 50% SUNLIGHT
  11. TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES
  12. ECPLISE WHERE EARTH'S SHADOW FALLS ON THE MOON
  13. ECPLISE WHERE THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON EARTH
  14. MOON IS DECREASING IN THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THAT IT IS REFLECTIN
Down
  1. ECPLISE WHERE THE WHOLE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  2. MOTION OF THE SUN IS CAUSED BY EARTHS _________
  3. ECPLISE WHERE ONLY PART OF THE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  4. CHANGE IN THE SUNLIT AREA OF THE MOON AS SEEN FROM EARTH
  5. THE PATH THAT A BODY FOLLOWS AS IT TRAVELS AROUND ANOTHER BODY IN SPACE
  6. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN RISES FROM IN THE MORNING
  7. DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION
  8. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY BLOCKS PART OF THE SUN'S LIGHT
  9. EARTH ROTATES AROUND THIS IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH
  10. PHASE WHERE THERE IS JUST A SLIVER OF THE MOON REFLECTING LIGHT
  11. THE SHADOW OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY FALLS ON ANOTHER IN SPACE
  12. LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW
  13. PHASE WHERE THE MOON SEEMS TOTALLY DARK
  14. DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW

28 Clues: THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT • TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES • DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW • LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW • DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION • GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS • MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER • EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN • THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN • ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED • ...

Vocabulary--Week 3 2022-09-06

Vocabulary--Week 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer in the atmosphere, also a layer od solid mantle within the earth
  2. the place from which something comes
  3. a quantity or thickness of a material, one of many
  4. the regions on and in earth occupied by living organisms
  5. strength, vitality or power to do work
  6. the layer of gasses surrounding the earth
  7. a series of events that happen in the same order and repeat in that order
  8. rigid crust and upper mantle of earth
Down
  1. all the waters on the earth's surface
  2. upper mantle of earth, convection occurs
  3. a fact, person or event that is observable
  4. movement in a liquid caused by heat
  5. move from one place to another
  6. a supply of something needed, used, or renewed

14 Clues: move from one place to another • movement in a liquid caused by heat • the place from which something comes • all the waters on the earth's surface • rigid crust and upper mantle of earth • strength, vitality or power to do work • upper mantle of earth, convection occurs • the layer of gasses surrounding the earth • a fact, person or event that is observable • ...

Earth crossword 2015-05-26

Earth crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a rocky planet
  2. the earth is a natural satellite for the...
  3. earth has 21% of...
  4. what controls earthquakes?
  5. the earth orbits around the...
Down
  1. what helps the earth stay protected?
  2. 1700km/h is how fast earth is...
  3. the earth is the size of what fruit?
  4. earth is the ... planet away from the sun
  5. this was created because of earths connection to the sun

10 Clues: is a rocky planet • earth has 21% of... • what controls earthquakes? • the earth orbits around the... • 1700km/h is how fast earth is... • what helps the earth stay protected? • the earth is the size of what fruit? • earth is the ... planet away from the sun • the earth is a natural satellite for the... • this was created because of earths connection to the sun

Volcanoes and Volcanism 2024-07-01

Volcanoes and Volcanism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcano that shows no signs of seismic or volcanic activity.
  2. Solidified lava that explodes from a volcano.
  3. The rate of temperature change with depth (into the earth).
  4. Currently erupting or has been observed erupting in history.
  5. Large amount of magma collected and cooled in one space.
  6. Eruptions of bursts of gases that eject mostly pyroclastic materials.
  7. A place where heated water rises to the surface of the earth as a liquid.
  8. A depression at the top of a volcanic cone.
  9. Magma above the surface of the earth.
  10. Quiet eruptions of mostly low viscosity, basaltic lava
  11. Thick layers of igneous rock that cover many places including the ocean floor.
  12. Magma moving inside the earth's crust.
  13. Anything having to do with molten earth materials.
  14. The scale used to estimate the explosive power in a volcano.
Down
  1. Energy created from magma inside or outside of the earth's surface.
  2. Eruptions that eject both lava and pyroclastic materials.
  3. Formed on top of the earth's crust.
  4. A layer of loose pyroclastic materials and ash covering the ground.
  5. An inactive, but eneroded volcano.
  6. A place where hot or boiling water is forcefully ejected from the ground at regular intervals.
  7. A hole in the earth's surface where lava can come out.
  8. A depositional mountain landform built from solidified magma from deep in the earth.

22 Clues: An inactive, but eneroded volcano. • Formed on top of the earth's crust. • Magma above the surface of the earth. • Magma moving inside the earth's crust. • A depression at the top of a volcanic cone. • Solidified lava that explodes from a volcano. • Anything having to do with molten earth materials. • A hole in the earth's surface where lava can come out. • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2024-11-01

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the ozone layer is in atmosphere and jets fly in
  2. part of the thermosphere where radio waves bounce
  3. all the living organisms on Earth
  4. a chemical species gains oxygen or loses hydrogen occurs in weathering
  5. rocks are broken down through chemical changes
  6. all the gases that surround Earth
  7. a long narrow island close to the mainland that protects it from erosion and storms from
  8. coldest region of atmosphere and meteors burn in
  9. process where the atmosphere keeps Earth's surface warm
  10. the winding curve or bend of a river
  11. a mound or ridge of sand formed by wind
  12. where rivers deposit sediments into the ocean
  13. wearing away of rocks by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind or gravity
  14. the area where weather occurs or lowest layer of atmosphere
Down
  1. process that breaks down rocks and other substances
  2. One of the most abundant greenhouse gases
  3. all the frozen areas on Earth
  4. rocks are physically broken into small pieces
  5. weathered rock particles are carried away
  6. all the bodies of water on Earth
  7. the upper layer of the thermosphere where satellites orbit
  8. the solid part of Earth
  9. Carbon dissolving in water that weather rocks
  10. warmest layer of atmosphere and auroras occur
  11. a cavity in the ground caused by water erosion
  12. eroded rock particles dumped off in a new location
  13. made of 3 oxygen atoms where some harmful radiation from the sun

27 Clues: the solid part of Earth • all the frozen areas on Earth • all the bodies of water on Earth • all the living organisms on Earth • all the gases that surround Earth • the winding curve or bend of a river • a mound or ridge of sand formed by wind • One of the most abundant greenhouse gases • weathered rock particles are carried away • ...

Lily Eisenberg Vocab 2019-01-16

Lily Eisenberg Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The never ending transfer of water
  2. Evaporated water in the air
  3. All water in any form on Earths planet
  4. A consistent weather pattern
  5. Every frozen particle on Earth (ice)
  6. Made up in the galaxy's
  7. All living things on Earths planet
Down
  1. How hot or cold something is
  2. Weather it can be very dangerous
  3. Heat transfer through liquids and gases
  4. All gasses on Earth
  5. Heat transfer through physical contact
  6. Everything that takes up space on Earth
  7. Hottest ball of heat in the Earth
  8. It changes all the time, its unpredictable sometimes

15 Clues: All gasses on Earth • Made up in the galaxy's • Evaporated water in the air • How hot or cold something is • A consistent weather pattern • Weather it can be very dangerous • Hottest ball of heat in the Earth • The never ending transfer of water • All living things on Earths planet • Every frozen particle on Earth (ice) • Heat transfer through physical contact • ...

Earth day 2022-11-22

Earth day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
  2. The things we use
  3. The planet we live on
  4. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  5. To conserve
  6. Use something less
  7. Dirt
  8. any living thing that is not a plan
Down
  1. Top of soil
  2. Look over something
  3. Land covered in water
  4. The _____ turns on the tv
  5. Turn something into something new
  6. Use something again
  7. A place of refuge or safety.
  8. everything

16 Clues: Dirt • everything • Top of soil • To conserve • The things we use • Use something less • Look over something • Use something again • Land covered in water • The planet we live on • The _____ turns on the tv • A place of refuge or safety. • Turn something into something new • any living thing that is not a plan • The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • ...

Planet Earth 2023-01-12

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bruciare
  2. soffiare
  3. essere d'accordo
  4. afferrare
  5. accettare
  6. chiudere
  7. rispondere
  8. fare la fila
Down
  1. portare vicino
  2. comprare
  3. costare
  4. diventare
  5. mandare
  6. frequentare
  7. cambiare
  8. trasportare

16 Clues: costare • mandare • bruciare • comprare • soffiare • cambiare • chiudere • diventare • afferrare • accettare • rispondere • frequentare • trasportare • fare la fila • portare vicino • essere d'accordo

Earth Science 2021-02-18

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an instrument carried by a balloon that measures temperature, pressure, and humidity and relaying the data back to earth via radio waves
  2. a fast-moving air mass with consistent temperature, pressure, and humidity
  3. an instrument that measures temperature quantitatively
  4. two liquids (or gases) that do not mix
  5. an instrument that measures temperature qualitatively
  6. an imaginary line stretching from the north pole to the south pole
  7. the study of weather
  8. the layer of the earth's atmosphere closest to the ground
Down
  1. the condition of the atmosphere in a specific place at a particular time
  2. an instrument that indicates direction on Earth's surface
  3. an instrument that measures air pressure by allowing mercury to rise and fall within thin glass tube
  4. the shape of earth
  5. to travel around the world
  6. a naturally magnetic mineral that is an iron ore
  7. the blanket of gases that surround the Earth
  8. the boundary between different air masses

16 Clues: the shape of earth • the study of weather • to travel around the world • two liquids (or gases) that do not mix • the boundary between different air masses • the blanket of gases that surround the Earth • a naturally magnetic mineral that is an iron ore • an instrument that measures temperature qualitatively • an instrument that measures temperature quantitatively • ...

Earth Seasons 2021-04-19

Earth Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moment when the Sun crosses the celestial equator traveling in a northward direction, on about March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. The amount of daylight and darkness on this day are about equal.
  2. The projection of the Earth’s geographic north pole into space
  3. The North Star, the star very near the North Celestial Pole
  4. Also referred to as the NorthSourthern Tropic, this is the most southerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. It is approximately 23.5º South latitude
  5. The projection of the Earth’s equator into space.
  6. The difference between the axis of rotation and the perpendicular to the ecliptic plane
  7. A mathematical shape that looks like a flattened circle. Orbits are elliptical.
  8. The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the Sun
Down
  1. The plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
  2. The moment when the Sun reaches its greatest distance north of the celestial equator, on about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. The day of the year with the longest amount of daylight.
  3. The tendency of a gyroscope or other spinning body to have a stable axis of rotation
  4. The moment when the Sun reaches its greatest distance south of the celestial equator, on about December 22 in the northern hemisphere. The day of the year with the shortest amount of daylight.
  5. A diagram showing the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as that position varies over the course of a year. The diagram resembles a figure eight.
  6. Also referred to as the Northern Tropic, this is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. It is approximately 23.5º North latitude
  7. The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
  8. The moment when the Sun crosses the celestial equator traveling in a southward direction, on about September 22 in the Northern Hemisphere. The amount of daylight and darkness on this day are about equal..

16 Clues: The plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. • The projection of the Earth’s equator into space. • The North Star, the star very near the North Celestial Pole • The projection of the Earth’s geographic north pole into space • A mathematical shape that looks like a flattened circle. Orbits are elliptical. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2022-03-07

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates where do volcanoes form
  2. each cycle of spreading and intrusion of magma during seafloor spreading results in
  3. which volcanoes are the most explosive
  4. boundaries what form(s) where the plates move apart
  5. what is oceanic crust made of
  6. found at divergent boundaries
  7. driving forces of tectonic plates are related
Down
  1. difference in travel times between P- and S- waves
  2. compared to ocean crust
  3. subdustion results in the formation
  4. many early mapmakers thought Earth's continents had moved based on
  5. top or side of volcano collapses
  6. which boundary is crust neither destroy nor form along
  7. continental-continental plate collisions produce
  8. how much of earth surface
  9. Volcanoes that form far from plates

16 Clues: compared to ocean crust • how much of earth surface • what is oceanic crust made of • found at divergent boundaries • plates where do volcanoes form • top or side of volcano collapses • subdustion results in the formation • Volcanoes that form far from plates • which volcanoes are the most explosive • driving forces of tectonic plates are related • ...

Earth Science 2021-12-15

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock is above the earth's surface
  2. heat is transferred in waves through the air
  3. hole left when the top of a volcano collapses
  4. point inside the earth where rock first breaks or moves to cause an earthquake
  5. outermost layer of the earth
  6. all living things on earth
  7. breaking down of rock and other materials on earth's surface by wind and rain.
Down
  1. an opening in a volcano
  2. volcano that is not erupting at the moment but will in the future
  3. molten rock below the earths surface
  4. long tubes though which magma moves to reach the surface
  5. a type of rock formed from magma or lava
  6. parts work together as a whole
  7. a volcano that is not expected to erupt
  8. mid layer
  9. a volcanically active area of earths surface far from tectonic plats

16 Clues: mid layer • an opening in a volcano • all living things on earth • outermost layer of the earth • parts work together as a whole • molten rock below the earths surface • a volcano that is not expected to erupt • molten rock is above the earth's surface • a type of rock formed from magma or lava • heat is transferred in waves through the air • ...

EARTH (Easy) 2023-11-29

EARTH (Easy) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type ____, false-negative error
  2. extreme data point
  3. correlation that results from bias or manipulation of data
  4. best professor ever!
  5. information for analysis or study
  6. hypothesis denoted by H1
  7. educated guess in scientific inquiry
  8. type ____, false-positive error
  9. hypothesis denoted by H0
Down
  1. Simulation model used to calculate outcomes from random variables
  2. _____ is used to determine the relationship between two variables
  3. Assumes sampling distribution of mean will be normal
  4. analysis tool for variance
  5. a mass movement of Earth material down a slope
  6. difference denoted by (y-ŷ)
  7. statistical test's ability to detect an effect

16 Clues: extreme data point • best professor ever! • hypothesis denoted by H1 • hypothesis denoted by H0 • analysis tool for variance • difference denoted by (y-ŷ) • type ____, false-negative error • type ____, false-positive error • information for analysis or study • educated guess in scientific inquiry • statistical test's ability to detect an effect • ...

Dynamic Earth 2024-04-29

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The peninsula where the Chicxulub crater was found
  2. Sedimentary rocks need this substance to form and to be weathered. We drink it!
  3. This type of sedimentary rock is made out of the remains of dead organisms
  4. The process of breaking rocks down into smaller parts
  5. Evidence of an asteroid impact; found in asteroids and in the KT-Boundary
  6. Colonies of photosynthesizing bacteria that look like boulders
Down
  1. Evidence of oxygen-producing microbes in early Earth, Formations in Karinjini National Park, Australia
  2. This type of chemical sedimentary rock forms when water evaporates, leaving behind crystals (Example: Halite or table salt)
  3. The process of determining an approximate age of rock based upon the surrounding layers of rock
  4. There are no dinosaurs found above this layer of rock
  5. This feature forms when groundwater dissolves or reacts with rock beneath the surface
  6. This type of sedimentary rock forms when sediments undergo compaction and cementation
  7. Evidence of a mass extinction; Microscopic marine organisms
  8. Layers of rock
  9. Pieces of rock that have been weathered
  10. The process of moving sediment by wind and water

16 Clues: Layers of rock • Pieces of rock that have been weathered • The process of moving sediment by wind and water • The peninsula where the Chicxulub crater was found • There are no dinosaurs found above this layer of rock • The process of breaking rocks down into smaller parts • Evidence of a mass extinction; Microscopic marine organisms • ...

Earth Crossword 2025-02-03

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.
  2. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  3. the outermost layer of the Earth made of rock
  4. the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis
  5. velocity the minimum speed an object needs to be traveling to completely escape Earth's gravitational pull and move into space
  6. the thickest layer of the planet
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. metal
Down
  1. When planets begin to melt, the materials in them begin to separate from one another
  2. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  3. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  4. the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans
  5. a weak, ductile layer of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere
  6. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  7. The Mohorovicic Discontinuity
  8. move or cause to move into a sloping position.

16 Clues: metal • The Mohorovicic Discontinuity • the thickest layer of the planet • the outermost layer of the Earth made of rock • move or cause to move into a sloping position. • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis • a weak, ductile layer of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere • ...

Earth Crossword 2025-02-03

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the action of rotating around an axis or center
  2. move or cause to move into a sloping position
  3. a strong, hard magnetic silvery-gray metal
  4. he angular distance of a place east or west
  5. a region around a magnetic material
  6. innermost layer of Earth(iron&nickel)
  7. layer between the crust & the core
  8. an imaginary line drawn around the earth
  9. the solstice in June
Down
  1. the liquid layer of Earth's core
  2. form into a hard outer layer
  3. the angular distance of a place north or south
  4. when the length of day and night are equal
  5. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  6. slow circling of the rotation axis
  7. the curved path of a celestial object

16 Clues: the solstice in June • form into a hard outer layer • the liquid layer of Earth's core • upper layer of the earth's mantle • slow circling of the rotation axis • layer between the crust & the core • a region around a magnetic material • innermost layer of Earth(iron&nickel) • the curved path of a celestial object • an imaginary line drawn around the earth • ...

Earth Science 2025-05-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural, solid substance with a specific chemical makeup and structure
  2. the thin, outer layer of earth
  3. a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms
  4. the theory that earth's crust is broken into moving pieces called plates
  5. an envelope of gases that surrounds earth
  6. the movement of rock and soil by wind, water or ice
  7. small pieces of rock or another material moved by water, wind or ice
  8. magma that has reached earths surface
Down
  1. all the water on earth, including oceans, lakes, and rivers
  2. Change increase in temperature worldwide
  3. the center of earth, make of iron and nickel
  4. a mountain where lava, ash, and gases come out from
  5. the thick layer of hot rock below the crust
  6. climate change that are unavoidable and can happen in the future
  7. the remains or trace of ancient plants of animals
  8. Cycle the cycle of rocks changing from one to another

16 Clues: the thin, outer layer of earth • magma that has reached earths surface • Change increase in temperature worldwide • an envelope of gases that surrounds earth • the thick layer of hot rock below the crust • the center of earth, make of iron and nickel • a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms • the remains or trace of ancient plants of animals • ...

Science Crossword 2021-06-18

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Top Layer of the Earth
  2. A rock formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by cementation
  3. A series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by high ground
  4. Steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  5. Second layer of the Earth
  6. Core Third layer of the Earth
  7. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  9. When two tectonic plates rub against each other
Down
  1. the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy
  2. Device to compare the size of earthquakes
  3. Core Fourth layer of the Earth
  4. A rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  5. The rock is subjected to temperatures greater than 150 to 200 °C and often elevated pressure, causing profound physical or chemical changes
  6. An instrument that responds to ground noises and shaking
  7. A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean
  8. Molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  9. When two plates collide, and one plate is driven beneath the other

18 Clues: Top Layer of the Earth • Second layer of the Earth • Core Third layer of the Earth • Core Fourth layer of the Earth • Device to compare the size of earthquakes • When two tectonic plates rub against each other • When two tectonic plates move away from each other • Steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • ...

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM 2018-05-10

SUN-EARTH-MOON SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ECPLISE WHERE THE SHADOW OF THE MOON FALLS ON EARTH
  2. THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN
  3. ECPLISE WHERE THE WHOLE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  4. MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER
  5. THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT
  6. DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION
  7. A MOON PHASE WHERE IT IS REFLECTING MORE THAN 50% SUNLIGHT
  8. ECPLISE WHERE EARTH'S SHADOW FALLS ON THE MOON
  9. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY BLOCKS PART OF THE SUN'S LIGHT
  10. ECPLISE WHERE ONLY PART OF THE MOON PASSES THROUGH THE UMBRA
  11. TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES
  12. EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN
  13. PHASE WHERE THE MOON SEEMS TOTALLY DARK
  14. LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW
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  1. EARTH ROTATES AROUND THIS IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS NORTH TO SOUTH
  2. CHANGE IN THE SUNLIT AREA OF THE MOON AS SEEN FROM EARTH
  3. THE SHADOW OF ONE CELESTIAL BODY FALLS ON ANOTHER IN SPACE
  4. GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS
  5. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON IS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE EARTH BUT STILL IN LINE WITH THE SUN
  6. PHASE WHERE THERE IS JUST A SLIVER OF THE MOON REFLECTING LIGHT
  7. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN RISES FROM IN THE MORNING
  8. THE PATH THAT A BODY FOLLOWS AS IT TRAVELS AROUND ANOTHER BODY IN SPACE
  9. MOTION OF THE SUN IS CAUSED BY EARTHS _________
  10. THE HORIZON THAT THE SUN SETS ON IN THE EVENING
  11. ECPLISE WHERE THE MOON ONLY PASSES THROUGH THE PENUMBRA
  12. DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW
  13. MOON IS DECREASING IN THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THAT IT IS REFLECTIN
  14. ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED

28 Clues: THE MOONS ORBITAL TILT • TH NUMBER OF MOON PHASES • DARKEST PART OF THE SHADOW • LIGHTEST PART OF THE SHADOW • DIRECTION OF EARTHS ROTATION • GROUPS OF STARS IN SPECIFIC PATTERNS • MOON IS GROWING OR BECOMING BRIGHTER • EARTH IS BETWEEN THE MOON AND THE SUN • THE MOON __________ LIGHT FROM THE SUN • ECPLISE WHERE THE ENTIRE SUN IS BLOCKED • ...

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere 2023-10-26

Hydrosphere and Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of systems working together on Earth
  2. most water on Earth is this kind of water
  3. Earth's atmosphere absorbs most of these
  4. layer of mixed gases that surrounds the Earth
  5. an example of the hydrosphere and atmosphere interacting
  6. the scientific name for rain, snow, or ice falling from the sky
  7. the only planet in the solar system that has these four systems working together: atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
  8. this affects what kind of precipitation will fall
Down
  1. to make a clear difference between multiple things
  2. the hydrosphere and atmosphere constantly do this
  3. humans and many other living things need this to survive
  4. all the water above, under or above Earth's surface is called the ____________.
  5. outer, rocky parts of Earth. Includes crust and the outer, rigid part of the mantle
  6. makes up 84% of Earth's volume
  7. collection of parts working together

15 Clues: makes up 84% of Earth's volume • collection of parts working together • Earth's atmosphere absorbs most of these • most water on Earth is this kind of water • number of systems working together on Earth • layer of mixed gases that surrounds the Earth • the hydrosphere and atmosphere constantly do this • this affects what kind of precipitation will fall • ...

Brynley Harris's 2023-12-08

Brynley Harris's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it provides what almost everything on Earth needs to go—energy, or heat
  2. they really do "blow off steam".
  3. contains very tiny liquid water particles, like a cloud
  4. plant evaporation
  5. The runoff water will accumulate in this
  6. a place where water moving underground finds an opening to the land surface
  7. "running off" the land surface
  8. truly is the superhighway in the sky that moves water everywhere over the Earth
  9. are made of water,
Down
  1. The water cycle is critical to all life on Earth.
  2. are part of the water cycle, even though the water in them moves very slowly.
  3. You can't see it, but a large portion of the world's freshwater lies underground
  4. water stores huge amounts of water and it exists to some degree no matter where on Earth you are.
  5. the largest reservoir of water on earth
  6. start of water cycle

15 Clues: plant evaporation • are made of water, • start of water cycle • "running off" the land surface • they really do "blow off steam". • the largest reservoir of water on earth • The runoff water will accumulate in this • The water cycle is critical to all life on Earth. • contains very tiny liquid water particles, like a cloud • ...

Earth's Layers 2024-02-01

Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer between the mantle and inner core
  2. the Earth's center has 4 major ________
  3. the type of crust that makes the land
  4. the mantle makes up most of the Earth's _______
  5. the name of the plates floating on the mantle
Down
  1. large slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust
  2. the third planet from the sun
  3. the core is made of this solid metal
  4. the type of crust that makes the oceans
  5. hot, liquid rock that makes up the Earth's mantle
  6. currents where warm rises and cold sinks (this happens in the mantle)
  7. the thickest layer of the Earth
  8. the hottest layer of the Earth
  9. the mantle and outer core is made of hot, ______ rock
  10. the thinnest and outermost layer of the Earth
  11. volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains are signs that the Earth's plates _____

16 Clues: the third planet from the sun • the hottest layer of the Earth • the thickest layer of the Earth • the core is made of this solid metal • the type of crust that makes the land • the type of crust that makes the oceans • the Earth's center has 4 major ________ • the layer between the mantle and inner core • the thinnest and outermost layer of the Earth • ...

Genesis 8 2021-03-24

Genesis 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The burnt offering caused God to smell a _____ ______.
  2. Number of days Noah stayed before sending out the dove again.
  3. ____ ___ ____ will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  4. This is evil from man's youth
  5. the ark rested on the ________ of Ararat.
  6. Noah sent this bird out three times.
  7. The ____ __ ___ ________ were seen in the 10th month of Noah's 600th year.
  8. God said he would not curse the ground ______ any more for man's sake.
  9. This will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  10. God wanted every living thing to breed _______.
Down
  1. The dove plucked this off.
  2. This will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  3. what kind of beasts and fowl did Noah offer for burnt offering?
  4. In the _______ month of Noah's 601st year the earth was dried.
  5. Noah opened this after 40 days.
  6. The dove could not find this for the sole of her foot.
  7. this bird went to and fro until the waters dried up.
  8. Noah built this when he left the ark
  9. This will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  10. ___ ___ _____ will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  11. This will not cease as long as the earth remaineth.
  12. This caused the waters to asswage.

22 Clues: The dove plucked this off. • This is evil from man's youth • Noah opened this after 40 days. • This caused the waters to asswage. • Noah built this when he left the ark • Noah sent this bird out three times. • the ark rested on the ________ of Ararat. • God wanted every living thing to breed _______. • This will not cease as long as the earth remaineth. • ...