the earth Crossword Puzzles
Climate Change 2020-03-12
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- Animals go poof when they have no home
- Melting so bye bye white bears
- Chemical that bully and break the atmosphere
- Burned and become gross gray air
- Energy that runs out
- Earth is having a fever
- Shine on Earth
- Smelly gray air
- One carbon and two oxygen are beeeeeest friends
- Eat CO2 but they die by humans
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- We ride in them and they spit out carbon
- Energy that doesn't run out
- Your personal air pollution statistic
- It be water and it be rising
- Exxon be bad and sell much of this
- Traps sunlight on Earth
- Another term for small animals being evicted
- Part of the atmosphere; it's damaged
- From yellow star, hurts you, trapped in Earth
19 Clues: Shine on Earth • Smelly gray air • Energy that runs out • Traps sunlight on Earth • Earth is having a fever • Energy that doesn't run out • It be water and it be rising • Melting so bye bye white bears • Eat CO2 but they die by humans • Burned and become gross gray air • Exxon be bad and sell much of this • Part of the atmosphere; it's damaged • Your personal air pollution statistic • ...
3B Nyasia Jiles 2021-04-29
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- ____put carbon back into the atmosphere.
- _____absorb carbon form the atmosphere where it gets dissolved.
- How the atmosphere gets it carbon back from living things.
- Without____ Earth would be a popsicle.
- ___is the reason behind why clouds form.
- the ______ is how water gets to the different spheres of the earth
- _____is commonly associated with the formation of protein.
- ____is a how water gets back down to earth.
- _____eat plants or other animals to get the nitrogen they need.
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- How plants get their carbon intake.
- When organisms die, their bodies ________ bringing the nitrogen into soil on land or into the oceans
- the ______ is how carbon gets to the different spheres of the earth
- ___is commonly used by plants.
- ______ is when plants lose water to the air around them
- ____ is the process of dead plants and animals decomposing and the nitrogen is converted into inorganic forms.
- ____converts water from a liquid state to a gaseous state.
- ____ are required for precipitation.
- ______is how carbon gets from different places.
- ____ is when nitrogen from the atmosphere is assimilated into organic compounds
- the _____ largest reserve for carbon
20 Clues: ___is commonly used by plants. • How plants get their carbon intake. • ____ are required for precipitation. • the _____ largest reserve for carbon • Without____ Earth would be a popsicle. • ____put carbon back into the atmosphere. • ___is the reason behind why clouds form. • ____is a how water gets back down to earth. • ______is how carbon gets from different places. • ...
Genesis Episode 1 2025-06-13
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- What God called the light.
- What went out of Eden to water the garden.
- What God said He would make for man.
- Name given to the expanse that divided the waters.
- What God called the darkness.
- Land surrounded by the river Pison.
- Location of the garden God planted.
- First book of the Bible.
- What God used from Adam to make woman.
- Material from which God formed man.
- What the earth was commanded to bring forth in plants.
- Creatures God created to fly in the sky.
- First man formed by God.
- What God did on the seventh day.
- Large sea creatures God created.
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- What God gave man over the creatures.
- Numbered day on which God rested.
- What God commanded man to do to the earth besides subduing it.
- What God made man in.
- What the Lord planted eastward in Eden.
- What God commanded man to do to the earth.
- What God saw the light was.
- What God made along with the sun and moon.
- Name given to the dry land.
- What God created when He said, "Let there be..."
- Precious metal found in the land of Havilah.
26 Clues: What God made man in. • First book of the Bible. • First man formed by God. • What God called the light. • What God saw the light was. • Name given to the dry land. • What God called the darkness. • What God did on the seventh day. • Large sea creatures God created. • Numbered day on which God rested. • Land surrounded by the river Pison. • Location of the garden God planted. • ...
Space 2025-05-15
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- flare a bright, gaseous surface eruption from the sun (2 words)
- hottest planet in solar system
- determined orbits were elliptical
- wind stream of charged particles from the sun (2 words)
- no longer a planet due to not meeting all 3 criteria
- last planet
- known for rings
- known as the "northern lights" (2 words)
- largest planet
- red planet
- rock that lands on earth
- known as "shooting stars"
- made precise measurements of location of planets, not exact
- believed the sun was the center of the Solar System
- term for when Earth is the center
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- term for the inner most planets
- spot on the surface of the sun with cooler temperatures
- determined the planets stay in orbit because of inertia and gravity
- confirmed Copernicus believe by viewing planet phases
- surface of the sun
- term to represent the outermost planets (2 words, no space for answer)
- chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun
- has light blue color due to methane
- white halo around the sun
- believed Earth was the center of the universe
- rock/ice that is in space
- closest to the sun
- term for when the Sun is the center
- only planet with liquid water
29 Clues: red planet • last planet • largest planet • known for rings • surface of the sun • closest to the sun • rock that lands on earth • white halo around the sun • rock/ice that is in space • known as "shooting stars" • only planet with liquid water • hottest planet in solar system • term for the inner most planets • determined orbits were elliptical • term for when Earth is the center • ...
EARTH-MOON SYSTEMS 2015-05-17
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- weather occurs in this layer.
- layer with auroras
- naturally occurring solid composed of minerals and sometimes other materials such as organic matter
- contains a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and smaller amounts of other gases.
- Earth system that contains all living things
- upper limit of our atmosphere.
- when Earth’s rotation axis is tilted directly toward or away from the Sun
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- the solid part of Earth
- meteor or rock fragments burn up in this layer
- periodical rise and fall of the oceans’ surfaces caused by the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon and the Sun.
- many jet aircrafts fly in this layer
- the frozen portion of water on Earth’s surface
- the system containing Earth’s liquid water
- is the series of processes that move phosphorus among Earth systems.
- is the series of processes that continuously move carbon among Earth systems
15 Clues: layer with auroras • the solid part of Earth • weather occurs in this layer. • upper limit of our atmosphere. • many jet aircrafts fly in this layer • the system containing Earth’s liquid water • Earth system that contains all living things • the frozen portion of water on Earth’s surface • meteor or rock fragments burn up in this layer • ...
Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2023-10-08
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- point where the earthquake starts
- most common, moderate eruption that releases lava and rocks
- the layer closest to the surface of the Earth
- place on the surface above the hypocentre
- city in spain that has had the worst history with earthquakes
- what gets damaged or lost during an Earth event, like buildings or human life
- rocks deep inside of the Earth transform due to pressure or heat
- cones viscous lava solidifies in the pipe, violent eruption
- vibrations that travel through the ground
- plates pieces of the lithosphere that fit like a puzzle
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- formation of mountains
- sudden movement of the tectonic plates by a fracture that makes the ground shake
- magma that leaves the volcano
- volcano calm eruptions, release fluid and pahoehoe lava
- solid magma thrown into the air that cool down before falling.
- magma forms, goes up to the surface, and then cools down to form rock
- cracks or holes in the Earth’s surface
- hot gas and volcanic material that moves fast
- the probability of an Earth event having a specific intensity, happening at a specific place, and time
- liquid rock, solid rock, and gas formed in the crust and mantle
20 Clues: formation of mountains • magma that leaves the volcano • point where the earthquake starts • cracks or holes in the Earth’s surface • place on the surface above the hypocentre • vibrations that travel through the ground • the layer closest to the surface of the Earth • hot gas and volcanic material that moves fast • volcano calm eruptions, release fluid and pahoehoe lava • ...
5th Grade Academic Vocabulary 2025-08-05
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- A push or pull that can change how something moves
- Anything that takes up space and has weight
- A story or account of events or experiences
- To change or improve a piece of writing
- The ending of a piece of writing that wraps up the main points
- The distance around the edge of a shape
- Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole
- One of the seven large land areas on Earth
- The power that makes things move or change
- The force that pulls things toward the Earth
- A shape with three or more straight sides
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- A force that slows things down when they rub together
- An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
- Imaginary lines that run around the Earth from east to west
- The amount of space inside a shape
- The space between two lines that meet at a point
- A word or phrase that connects ideas and helps writing flow
- When one half of a shape is the mirror image of the other half
- The main idea or claim of a piece of writing
- A natural feature of the Earth's surface like a mountain or valley
20 Clues: The amount of space inside a shape • To change or improve a piece of writing • The distance around the edge of a shape • A shape with three or more straight sides • One of the seven large land areas on Earth • The power that makes things move or change • Anything that takes up space and has weight • A story or account of events or experiences • ...
A Hernandez Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-03
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- the mostly solid bulk of Earth’s interior
- igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar
- the idea that earths crust has different portions
- a tool that measures and records earthquakes
- being able to find the difference between two things
- a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- the outermost shell of a planet
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- formed from sediment deposited by water or air
- two regions where radiation surrounds the earth at several heights
- the magnetic region around the earth and other planets
- innermost portion of the earth
- fine-grained volcanic rock that displays a columnar structure
- studying the geological features of an area
- the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun
- a rock that has gone under heat, pressure, or other natural causes
- when an object causes a ray of light to change the direction in which it moves
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
- is made from the intrusion and extrusion of magma or volcanic activity
18 Clues: innermost portion of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • the mostly solid bulk of Earth’s interior • studying the geological features of an area • a tool that measures and records earthquakes • a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • formed from sediment deposited by water or air • the idea that earths crust has different portions • ...
atmosphere 2025-01-15
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- forms a protective layer around the planet
- keep earth warm at night and cool during the day
- layer of the stratosphere that is closest to the ground
- layer layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone
- waves how energy travels from the sun to the earth
- protects earth from gamma and x-ray radiation
- substance heats up and gets less dense
- above 80 km and extends to space
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- the ozone layer is located here
- thermal energy traveling in waves or rays
- stream narrow belt of strong winds
- a layer of electrically charged particles in the thermosphere
- light reflecting off a particle and going in all directions
- group of chemical compounds used refrigerators,air conditioners, ECT
- contains the lower portion of the ionosphere
- thermal energy going through a material by touch
- outer most layer of the atmosphere
- radiation a type of energy that comes to the earth from the sun
18 Clues: the ozone layer is located here • above 80 km and extends to space • outer most layer of the atmosphere • stream narrow belt of strong winds • substance heats up and gets less dense • thermal energy traveling in waves or rays • forms a protective layer around the planet • contains the lower portion of the ionosphere • protects earth from gamma and x-ray radiation • ...
Chapter 2 Notes: Plate Tectonics and the Structure of Ocean Basins 2022-08-29
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- movement of continental masses on the surface of Earth.
- The shallow, gently sloping section of the continental margin that extends from the shore to the point where the slope gets steeper.
- gently sloping area at the base of the continental slope.
- process involved in the movement of large plates on Earth’s crust.
- semiliquid region between the crust and the core of Earth
- downward movement of a plate into the mantle that occurs in trenches, which are also known as subduction zones.
- A narrow, deep depression in the sea floor.
- Loose material like sand and mud that settles on the bottom.
- mass of a given volume of a substance
- crack in Earth’s crust usually formed when pieces of crust move past each other.
- a crack in Earth’s crust formed as pieces of the crust separate.
- light-colored rock that forms most of the continental crust.
- The outermost layer of Earth.
- continuous chain of volcanic submarine mountains that extends around Earth.
- nearly flat region of the deep-sea floor.
- The natural environment where an organism lives.
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- steeper, seaward section of the continental margin.
- concept that is used to indicate that all oceans on Earth are interconnected
- continental margin that is colliding with another plate and as a result is geologically active.
- Regions of Earth’s lithosphere which move together over the asthenosphere. There are approximately 20 total plates.
- process by which new sea floor is formed as it moves away from spreading centers in mid-ocean ridges.
- edge of a continent; the zone between a continent and the deep-sea floor. Also see active and passive continental margins.
- a cosmic explosion produced clouds of dust and gas from which Earth and the solar system originated.
- section of the continental shelf where the slope abruptly becomes steeper, usually at a depth of 120 to 200 m.
- The dark-colored rock that forms the sea floor, or oceanic crust.
- the innermost layer of Earth.
- A narrow, deep depression in the continental shelf formed by the erosion of rivers or glaciers before the shelf was submerged.
- A deep-sea hot spring where heated seawater forces its way up through the crust.
28 Clues: the innermost layer of Earth. • The outermost layer of Earth. • mass of a given volume of a substance • nearly flat region of the deep-sea floor. • A narrow, deep depression in the sea floor. • The natural environment where an organism lives. • steeper, seaward section of the continental margin. • movement of continental masses on the surface of Earth. • ...
Science Final Review 2023-05-16
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- a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other.
- something that can cause a change in motion; a push or a pull.
- the path of one body around another body in space, such as the path of Earth around the Sun.
- three laws that describe the orbits of planets and other orbiting bodies.
- shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface
- the amount of matter in an object.
- three basic laws of classical mechanics that describe the relationship between the motion of an object and the forces acting on an object.
- the remains or traces of a once-living organism that is preserved in rock.
- the amount of waves in a second.
- the part of a magnet that is attracted to the South Magnetic Pole of Earth.
- a layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic.
- a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
- the part of a magnet that is attracted to the North Magnetic Pole of Earth.
- rock formed from the cooling of molten rock below Earth’s surface.
- the rigid upper layer of the Earth. tectonic plates.
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- measures from the equilibrium to the crest or trough.
- the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
- a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other
- a fossil the is evidence of previous organisms.
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
- a flattened circle. The shape of a planets path.
- rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.
- what a wave transfers
- the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere.
- rock formed from the cooling of molten rock on Earth’s surface.
- rock formed from sediments, organic remains, or chemical precipitates.
- a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another.
- a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another.
- how fast an object is moving. = d / t.
- the rocky outer layer of Earth
- the layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
32 Clues: what a wave transfers • the rocky outer layer of Earth • the amount of waves in a second. • the amount of matter in an object. • how fast an object is moving. = d / t. • shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface • a fossil the is evidence of previous organisms. • a flattened circle. The shape of a planets path. • rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. • ...
Earth-Sun-Moon System 2021-04-12
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- Day with an equal twelve hours each of light and darkness; occurs on approximately March 21 and September 21
- Cyclical rise and fall of water caused by the pull of the Sun and Moon
- a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses; what keeps the Sun, Earth, and Moon connected to each other
- the very darkest part of the moon's shadow
- moon phase in which the moon is getting bigger and the right half of the Moon can be seen
- the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- moon phase that occurs when the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
- the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- moon moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated, and the dark side faces away from Earth
- The longest or shortest night of the year; occurs on approximately June 21 and December 21
- a division of the year that is determined by Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun
- the state of the tide when at its highest level.
- the difference in water level between a high tide and a low tide
- an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
- Shape of the moon where we see just a little of it lit
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- term used to describe a moon phase that is getting smaller (i.e., less lit)
- term used to describe a moon phase that is getting larger (i.e., more lit)
- the state of the tide when at its lowest level.
- Less-variable tide that occurs when the Sun and Moon pull at right angles
- moon phase in which the moon is getting smaller and the left half of the Moon can be seen
- term used to describe Earth's 365-day revolutionary period
- Shape of the moon where we see the majority of it lit
- Cyclical variation in the appearance of the Moon based on its location in reference to the Earth and Sun
- The movement of an object around another object
- Occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon
- Occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth
- the spinning motion of an object on its axis
- Highly-variable tide that occurs when the Sun and Moon pull in the same direction
- term used to describe Earth's 24-hour rotationary period
29 Clues: the very darkest part of the moon's shadow • the spinning motion of an object on its axis • the state of the tide when at its lowest level. • The movement of an object around another object • Occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon • Occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth • the state of the tide when at its highest level. • ...
Global Systems 2015-04-19
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- A colourless gas that is a greenhouse gas forming most of the earth's atmosphere.
- The interaction of Earth's regions and all the living things in those regions.
- niño A phase of varying warmer weather conditions and patterns of ocean currents in the Pacific ocean causing over the average weather in many places.
- cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment.
- The water layer of the Earth consisting of all the water on Earth.
- A process within the water cycle in which water vapour turns into liquid.
- A process of the water cycle in which water is heated by the sun and becomes water vapour.
- A greenhouse gas that is colourless and has a chemical formula of CH4.
- A major procedure that includes the clearing/logging of forests for urbanisation, farming land and wood uses.
- The discharge of substance or gases into the environment and atmosphere.
- Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter.
- A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles.
- The day to day conditions of an environment, it occurs in the troposphere.
- The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust.
- The measurement of weather patterns and averages of an environment/area over a period of time.
- A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth.
- fuel A fuel composed of stored carbon from the preserved bodies of dead organisms.
- A region of the electromagnetic spectrum of which the wave length is greater than the end of the red region but shorter than a microwave wave length.
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- A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long.
- The process plants use to convert the sun's light into chemical energy to create a sugar of which the plant can break down and use.
- A term used to describe the constant circulation movement of the ocean which is influenced by the salinity levels and seal level temperatures.
- effect The process of thermal energy (radiation) absorbed by gases which emit the absorbed energy into the atmosphere which then warms the Earth.
- Resources or methods that can be recycled and re used again without harming the Earth.
- The interactions of organisms in a environment with the biotic and biotic factors of that environment.
- Periods of warm and mild climate between glaciations that last for thousands of years.
- sheet A layer of ice containing fresh water and it covers many regions on Earth and is formed through the build up of snow for millions of years.
- Regions of Earth where the ground level temperature stays below freezing point or at 0 °C.
27 Clues: A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth. • Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter. • A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles. • A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long. • cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment. • ...
Global Systems 2015-04-19
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- A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long.
- A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth.
- Regions of Earth where the ground level temperature stays below freezing point or at 0 °C.
- The day to day conditions of an environment, it occurs in the troposphere.
- Periods of warm and mild climate between glaciations that last for thousands of years.
- fuel A fuel composed of stored carbon from the preserved bodies of dead organisms.
- A region of the electromagnetic spectrum of which the wave length is greater than the end of the red region but shorter than a microwave wave length.
- effect The process of thermal energy (radiation) absorbed by gases which emit the absorbed energy into the atmosphere which then warms the Earth.
- A major procedure that includes the clearing/logging of forests for urbanisation, farming land and wood uses.
- A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles.
- The discharge of substance or gases into the environment and atmosphere.
- niño A phase of varying warmer weather conditions and patterns of ocean currents in the Pacific ocean causing over the average weather in many places.
- A process within the water cycle in which water vapour turns into liquid.
- The measurement of weather patterns and averages of an environment/area over a period of time.
- A process of the water cycle in which water is heated by the sun and becomes water vapour.
- sheet A layer of ice containing fresh water and it covers many regions on Earth and is formed through the build up of snow for millions of years.
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- Resources or methods that can be recycled and re used again without harming the Earth.
- The water layer of the Earth consisting of all the water on Earth.
- Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter.
- A term used to describe the constant circulation movement of the ocean which is influenced by the salinity levels and seal level temperatures.
- The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust.
- A greenhouse gas that is colourless and has a chemical formula of CH4.
- cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment.
- The process plants use to convert the sun's light into chemical energy to create a sugar of which the plant can break down and use.
- The interactions of organisms in a environment with the biotic and biotic factors of that environment.
- The interaction of Earth's regions and all the living things in those regions.
- A colourless gas that is a greenhouse gas forming most of the earth's atmosphere.
27 Clues: A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth. • Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter. • A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles. • A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long. • The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust. • ...
Global Systems 2015-04-19
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- Periods of warm and mild climate between glaciations that last for thousands of years.
- A process within the water cycle in which water vapour turns into liquid.
- The process plants use to convert the sun's light into chemical energy to create a sugar of which the plant can break down and use.
- A greenhouse gas that is colourless and has a chemical formula of CH4.
- A region of the electromagnetic spectrum of which the wave length is greater than the end of the red region but shorter than a microwave wave length.
- A term used to describe the constant circulation movement of the ocean which is influenced by the salinity levels and seal level temperatures.
- niño A phase of varying warmer weather conditions and patterns of ocean currents in the Pacific ocean causing over the average weather in many places.
- The interaction of Earth's regions and all the living things in those regions.
- Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter.
- effect The process of thermal energy (radiation) absorbed by gases which emit the absorbed energy into the atmosphere which then warms the Earth.
- A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth.
- cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment.
- The interactions of organisms in a environment with the biotic and biotic factors of that environment.
- The measurement of weather patterns and averages of an environment/area over a period of time.
- sheet A layer of ice containing fresh water and it covers many regions on Earth and is formed through the build up of snow for millions of years.
- A colourless gas that is a greenhouse gas forming most of the earth's atmosphere.
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- A major procedure that includes the clearing/logging of forests for urbanisation, farming land and wood uses.
- A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long.
- The water layer of the Earth consisting of all the water on Earth.
- Resources or methods that can be recycled and re used again without harming the Earth.
- The day to day conditions of an environment, it occurs in the troposphere.
- The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust.
- A process of the water cycle in which water is heated by the sun and becomes water vapour.
- Regions of Earth where the ground level temperature stays below freezing point or at 0 °C.
- A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles.
- fuel A fuel composed of stored carbon from the preserved bodies of dead organisms.
- The discharge of substance or gases into the environment and atmosphere.
27 Clues: A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth. • Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter. • A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles. • A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long. • The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-10-12
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- Plate _____ is the theory that states there are large plates that slowly move around the globe.
- The science of the structure of the earth.
- Places where plates are pulling apart are called ______ boundaries.
- The region where an oceanic plate sinks into the asthenosphere at a convergent plate is known as a subduction _______.
- The crust of Earth is composed mainly of rocks that contain silicon and oxygen also known as ________.
- The process where new lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges is known as seafloor ________.
- The sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the asthenosphere is known as ________.
- Places where tectonic plates are coming together are called ______ boundaries
- The science that studies the history, structure, and natural processes of planet Earth.
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- The part of the Earth’s structure that contains the crust and the upper portion of the mantle.
- ______ boundaries are places where tectonic plates slide along beside one another as they move.
- The hypothesis that the world’s continent move slowly over Earth’s surface.
- has a density of 0.95 g/cm^3
- Alfred_____ was the theoristof continental drift and Pangea
- The deepest subduction trench in the world is called the ______ trench.
- Separate pieces of lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere are known as ________ plates.
- a global system of underwater mountains created by seafloor spreading is the ______ridge.
- Long, deep, steep troughs in the seafloor where an oceanic plate sinks below a plate. (think Nemo)
- The molten rock inside the earth.
- The most commonly found metal in the inner core.
20 Clues: has a density of 0.95 g/cm^3 • The molten rock inside the earth. • The science of the structure of the earth. • The most commonly found metal in the inner core. • Alfred_____ was the theoristof continental drift and Pangea • Places where plates are pulling apart are called ______ boundaries. • The deepest subduction trench in the world is called the ______ trench. • ...
Sun, Earth, & Moon - Patterns 2024-02-07
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- The Earth's axis is always pointed to this object in space
- The moon ______ around Earth.
- Where the moon casts shadows on Earth, blocking the Sun's light from Earth
- Where the Earth blocks light shinning on the moon
- moon phase before or after a full moon where most of the moon is lit up
- During a solar eclipse the phase of the moon is a _____
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- The first day of summer or winter
- The first day of spring or fall
- The Earth's seasons are caused by a 23.5 degree _____
- The Earth rotates around it's own _____
- moon phase before or after a new moon where there is a sliver of light
- The moon is known as a natural _________
- the left side of the moon would be lit up during this "shrinking" phase
- The lighter part of an eclipse shadow where you would observe a partial eclipse
- The darkest part of an eclipse shadow where you would experience a total eclipse
- the right side of the moon would be lit up during this "growing" phase
16 Clues: The moon ______ around Earth. • The first day of spring or fall • The first day of summer or winter • The Earth rotates around it's own _____ • The moon is known as a natural _________ • Where the Earth blocks light shinning on the moon • The Earth's seasons are caused by a 23.5 degree _____ • During a solar eclipse the phase of the moon is a _____ • ...
Earth-Moon-Sun Vocab Crossword 2023-09-29
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- It’s a space of partial illumination between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light.
- an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
- any circle drawn around Earth divides it into two equal halves.
- An imaginary line that splits down the middle of the Earth.
- It is an eclipse in which a thin outer ring of the sun's disk is not covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon.
- the angle a planet's rotation axis makes
- the motion around the sun
- A conical shadow excluding all light from a given source.
- the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured
- It’s the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year
- It’s the location on an object's orbit around the earth that is farthest from the planet's core, such as a satellite.
- occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow.
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- It’s the location on an object's orbit around the earth that is closest to the planet's core, such as a satellite.
- It’s the point in the path of a heavenly body that is nearest to the sun.
- It is the locaton in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun.
- occurs when the Moon moves in front of the Sun, blocking some of the Sun's light on Earth either completely or partially.
- measures the distance north or south of the equator.
- objects spinning motion
18 Clues: objects spinning motion • the motion around the sun • the angle a planet's rotation axis makes • measures the distance north or south of the equator. • A conical shadow excluding all light from a given source. • An imaginary line that splits down the middle of the Earth. • any circle drawn around Earth divides it into two equal halves. • ...
DYNAMIC PLANET VOCABULARY 2012-11-27
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- The name of the single landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago.
- The amount of mass in a given space.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
- The transfer of heat by movements of a fluid.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
- The movement of a fluid, cause by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
- All living things. One of the 4 spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
- The amount of force pushing on a surface or area.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of Earth.
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. One of 4 spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
- Earth's water and ice. One of the 4 spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
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- The direct transfer of energy through empty space.
- A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
- The undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
- The transfer of heat from one substance to another by direct contact of particles of matter.
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- The scientist who first introduced the idea of Continental Drift.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth. The outermost of the 4 spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
- A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
- The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
- A system that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
- A vibration that travels through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- A break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move.
- A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
32 Clues: The amount of mass in a given space. • The transfer of heat by movements of a fluid. • The amount of force pushing on a surface or area. • The direct transfer of energy through empty space. • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...
Global Systems 2015-04-19
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- The measurement of weather patterns and averages of an environment/area over a period of time.
- The water layer of the Earth consisting of all the water on Earth.
- A term used to describe the constant circulation movement of the ocean which is influenced by the salinity levels and seal level temperatures.
- A process of the water cycle in which water is heated by the sun and becomes water vapour.
- fuel A fuel composed of stored carbon from the preserved bodies of dead organisms.
- A greenhouse gas that is colourless and has a chemical formula of CH4.
- A colourless gas that is a greenhouse gas forming most of the earth's atmosphere.
- A major procedure that includes the clearing/logging of forests for urbanisation, farming land and wood uses.
- A region of the electromagnetic spectrum of which the wave length is greater than the end of the red region but shorter than a microwave wave length.
- The day to day conditions of an environment, it occurs in the troposphere.
- The interaction of Earth's regions and all the living things in those regions.
- Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter.
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- A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles.
- A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long.
- effect The process of thermal energy (radiation) absorbed by gases which emit the absorbed energy into the atmosphere which then warms the Earth.
- The process plants use to convert the sun's light into chemical energy to create a sugar of which the plant can break down and use.
- Regions of Earth where the ground level temperature stays below freezing point or at 0 °C.
- The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust.
- niño A phase of varying warmer weather conditions and patterns of ocean currents in the Pacific ocean causing over the average weather in many places.
- A process within the water cycle in which water vapour turns into liquid.
- A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth.
- The interactions of organisms in a environment with the biotic and biotic factors of that environment.
- Periods of warm and mild climate between glaciations that last for thousands of years.
- sheet A layer of ice containing fresh water and it covers many regions on Earth and is formed through the build up of snow for millions of years.
- The discharge of substance or gases into the environment and atmosphere.
- Resources or methods that can be recycled and re used again without harming the Earth.
- cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment.
27 Clues: A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth. • Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter. • A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles. • A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long. • The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust. • ...
Unit 4 (Earth-Sun-Moon) 2022-03-25
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- a division of the year that is determined by Earth's tilt relative to the sun and Earth's position in its orbit around the sun
- the difference in water level between a high tide and a low tide
- term used to describe Earth's 24-hour rotationary period
- term used to describe a moon phase that is getting larger (i.e., more lit)
- the longest or shortest night of the year; occurs on approximately June 21 and December 21
- day with an equal twelve hours each of light and darkness; occurs on approximately March 21 and September 21
- shape of the moon where we see the majority of it lit
- the very darkest part of the moon's shadow
- a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses; what keeps the Sun, Earth, and Moon connected to each other
- the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- The movement of an object around another object
- the state of the tide when at its highest level.
- term used to describe a moon phase that is getting smaller (i.e., less lit)
- less-variable tide that occurs when the Sun and Moon pull at right angles
- occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon
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- moon phase that occurs when the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth.
- the state of the tide when at its lowest level.
- occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth
- moon phase in which the moon is getting bigger and the right half of the Moon can be seen
- an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
- cyclical rise and fall of water caused by the pull of the Sun and Moon
- the spinning motion of an object on its axis
- highly-variable tide that occurs when the Sun and Moon pull in the same direction
- moon phase in which the moon is getting smaller and the left half of the Moon can be seen
- cyclical variation in the appearance of the Moon based on its location in reference to the Earth and Sun
- shape of the moon where we see just a little of it lit
- moon phase when the entire side facing Earth is illuminated, and the dark side faces away from Earth
- the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked
- term used to describe Earth's 365-day revolutionary period
29 Clues: the very darkest part of the moon's shadow • the spinning motion of an object on its axis • the state of the tide when at its lowest level. • The movement of an object around another object • occurs when the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth • the state of the tide when at its highest level. • occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-28
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- What year did the UN establish major boundaries?
- As a star converts more H into heavier elements the energy outputs rises and the star swells into ________.
- the earth rotates daily around the ____.
- Color that can penetrate the ocean waters.
- Most accurate representation of the features of the earth.
- how stars first form.
- Distance measured by marine and air navigators is in _______ miles.
- What continent is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the East.
- South America includes all countries south of _______.
- single continuous land mass that includes Europe and Asia.
- The _______ ____ is the warmest and is the trade route between Africa and Asia.
- The term ___ is a term of tradition and is not used consistently.
- the release of volatile substances and water vapor.
- What is ocean is the second to smallest.
- The meridian of Longitude.
- The second largest, major shipping ocean.
- Earth belongs to what galaxy?
- Distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them.
- - clumping smaller particles into larger mass.
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- The first organisms on Earth.
- Accretion period lasted.
- continent of the South Pole.
- The parallel of Latitude.
- __________ Experiment in 1953.
- What is the name of the line drawn close to the 180 degree meridian that separates neighbors by 24hrs?
- What are map makers?
- Why do stars twinkle?
- Smallest continent in size
- what percent of the Earth is covered with ice?
- The _____ ____ is the smallest, coldest, and also known as the Northern Sea.
- A star that blows up.
- The largest ocean basin.
32 Clues: What are map makers? • Why do stars twinkle? • how stars first form. • A star that blows up. • Accretion period lasted. • The largest ocean basin. • The parallel of Latitude. • Smallest continent in size • The meridian of Longitude. • continent of the South Pole. • The first organisms on Earth. • Earth belongs to what galaxy? • __________ Experiment in 1953. • ...
All About Space 2024-05-28
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- Jupiter's largest moon.
- Where the Apollo missions were launched from.
- Layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
- The large volcano on Mars.
- Person trained to be on a spacecraft.
- The closest planet to the Sun.
- First to walk on the moon.
- Planet that spins on its side.
- When the moon passes in front of the Sun.
- The sixth planet from the Sun.
- Program that took astronauts to the moon.
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- Our galaxy.
- Discovered most of the planets.
- This is known as a shooting star.
- The planet with the highest gravity.
- Where most space missions were/are controlled from.
- Natural satellite of the Earth.
- The hottest planet.
- Where people are currently living in space.
- Center of the solar system.
- Orbit around the sun takes 365 days.
21 Clues: Our galaxy. • The hottest planet. • Jupiter's largest moon. • The large volcano on Mars. • First to walk on the moon. • Center of the solar system. • The closest planet to the Sun. • Planet that spins on its side. • The sixth planet from the Sun. • Discovered most of the planets. • Natural satellite of the Earth. • This is known as a shooting star. • ...
Moon and Earth 2023-12-15
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- when the Sun, Moon, and Earth make a 90° angle
- when the luminosity of the moon is at 100%
- the name for Earth's orbit around the sun
- how long does it take for the Earth to make one orbit around the sun?
- when the luminosity is 50%
- when the luminosity of the moon is increasing
- how long does it take for the Earth to make one rotatioits its axis?
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- when the Sun, Moon, and Earth make a straight line
- when the luminosity of the moon is between 1-49%
- the luminosity of the moon is at 0%
- when the luminosity of the moon is between 51-99%
- the name of when the Earth spins on its axis
- what the Earth's axis is always pointing towards
- when the luminosity of the moon is decreasing
14 Clues: when the luminosity is 50% • the luminosity of the moon is at 0% • the name for Earth's orbit around the sun • when the luminosity of the moon is at 100% • the name of when the Earth spins on its axis • when the luminosity of the moon is decreasing • when the luminosity of the moon is increasing • when the Sun, Moon, and Earth make a 90° angle • ...
journey to the end of the earth 2023-11-03
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- strange
- absolute; unqualified
- an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one
- indifferent
- unspoiled
- proper understanding through vision
- a print produced
- make or declare
- relating to southern hemisphere
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- present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- commotion
- small
- (of an amount) very small or meagre.
- floating ice sheet
- splitting
- manifestation of a divine or super natural being
- a kind of tick
- inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight
- provide appropriate clothing
19 Clues: small • strange • commotion • splitting • unspoiled • indifferent • a kind of tick • make or declare • a print produced • floating ice sheet • absolute; unqualified • provide appropriate clothing • relating to southern hemisphere • proper understanding through vision • (of an amount) very small or meagre. • present, appearing, or found everywhere. • inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight • ...
Mars and Earth 2022-04-28
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- planet humans live on
- a volcano 3 times bigger than Mount Everest
- the smallest mars moon
- a living life form that lives on earth
- the thing that protects us from space
- red planet
- there are 7 of these big land pieces on earth
- fourth planet from the sun
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- the largest mars moon
- someone who creates stuff for the future
- a canyon as big as Europe on mars
- a famous canyon on earth
- the colonizing of planets
- water floating up in the air in the atmosphere
- substance we drink to survive
15 Clues: red planet • the largest mars moon • planet humans live on • the smallest mars moon • a famous canyon on earth • the colonizing of planets • fourth planet from the sun • substance we drink to survive • a canyon as big as Europe on mars • the thing that protects us from space • a living life form that lives on earth • someone who creates stuff for the future • ...
Physics Year 7 2013-05-11
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- What is electro-static a type of?
- How long does the earth take to perform a complete rotation on its axis?
- What happens when you the moon hides the sun?
- What is the fourth planet from the sun?
- What can electricity easily flow through?
- What is a material that electricity can’t go through?
- What do you divide mass with to get volume?
- What is the measurement that has the unit cm3?
- How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun?
- What orbits the Earth?
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- What is the Earth?
- What is it called when electricity flows in a circuit?
- What makes a bulb in a circuit light up?
- What is the force that makes objects point north?
- What force causes your hands to get warm when you rub your hands together really fast?
- What do you measure current with?
- What unit is used for the measurement of force?
17 Clues: What is the Earth? • What orbits the Earth? • What is electro-static a type of? • What do you measure current with? • What is the fourth planet from the sun? • What makes a bulb in a circuit light up? • What can electricity easily flow through? • What do you divide mass with to get volume? • What happens when you the moon hides the sun? • ...
Chapter 3 Vocabulary 2016-06-02
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- a map with lines that cross to make squares to tell the location of a place
- the air, land, water, and life in a place
- one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth
- the place where something is when compared to another place
- the exact spot where a place is located
- one of the four main directions on earth
- to protect the resources that we use
- one of the four largest bodies of water on Earth
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- – an imaginary line that divides Earth in half into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- a way to move people and things from place to place
- the use of skills and tools
- one of the four directions in between the cardinal directions
- having small towns and farms
- an object that stands for something else
- something in nature that is ready for us to use
- the shape of the Earths land
- can be replaced
- what it is like outside at a certain time and place
18 Clues: can be replaced • the use of skills and tools • having small towns and farms • the shape of the Earths land • to protect the resources that we use • the exact spot where a place is located • an object that stands for something else • one of the four main directions on earth • the air, land, water, and life in a place • one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth • ...
1/9 Puzzle PTuesday 2026-01-08
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- What force pulls object toward the center of the Earth?
- Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
- What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
- What term describes an animal that eats both plants and meat?
- What is the freezing point of water in degrees Celsius?
- What country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
- What type of angle measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
- How many continents are there on Earth?
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- What element has the chemical symbol O?
- What planet is known as the Red Planet?
- What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
- What is the capital city of Japan?
- What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
- What gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
- What is the largest ocean on Earth?
- What is the smallest prime number?
- Which organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood?
- What polygon has eight sides?
18 Clues: Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? • What polygon has eight sides? • What is the capital city of Japan? • What is the smallest prime number? • What is the largest ocean on Earth? • What element has the chemical symbol O? • What planet is known as the Red Planet? • How many continents are there on Earth? • What is the main language spoken in Brazil? • ...
Introduction to Environmental Sciences 2024-09-19
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- All people on Earth being able to survive off of the resources Earth provides because smart choices were made with all materials.
- The exposure of damaging materials and substances to Earth.
- Observing the given material, information or circumstance that is being experimented on.
- Includes all forms of water on Earth.
- Actively taking responsibility for your global impact and making necessary changes.
- Includes all the solid rock on Earth.
- Repetitively conducting experiments and changing the expectations for the outcome accordingly.
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- The layer of gas around Earth that protects humans from radiation and
- An educated guess or prediction on the outcome of the experiment or survey.
- Protecting and conserving all of Earth's natural resources.
- Includes all living lings on earth.
- Long term weather conditions.
12 Clues: Long term weather conditions. • Includes all living lings on earth. • Includes all forms of water on Earth. • Includes all the solid rock on Earth. • Protecting and conserving all of Earth's natural resources. • The exposure of damaging materials and substances to Earth. • The layer of gas around Earth that protects humans from radiation and • ...
LESSON 3 EARTH SPHERE 2025-12-02
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- Very hot layer; contains the ionosphere and auroras.
- All water on Earth (oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwater, ice).
- Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
- Lowest layer where weather happens and where we live.
- Layer above the troposphere; contains the ozone layer.
- Water changes from liquid to gas due to heat.
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- The solid outer part of Earth, including rocks and soil.
- Water vapor cools and forms clouds.
- The region of space influenced by the Sun’s solar wind.
- The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
- Outermost layer that gradually blends into outer space.
- Water gathers in bodies like oceans, lakes, and rivers.
- All living things on Earth (plants, animals, humans).
- Middle layer where meteors burn up.
14 Clues: Water vapor cools and forms clouds. • Middle layer where meteors burn up. • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth. • Water changes from liquid to gas due to heat. • Water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet. • Very hot layer; contains the ionosphere and auroras. • All living things on Earth (plants, animals, humans). • ...
Moon Crossword 2020-08-25
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- different shapes of the moon visible from earth
- the plane containing Earth's orbit
- sun and moon's gravitational pull add together creating large changes in the high and low tides
- the unit used to measure distance between objects in space
- dark flat plains formed by lava flows
- region of a shadow that is less dark
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- chunks of rock moving through the solar system
- depressions on the surface formed by meteoroids
- model of the solar system where Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun
- light areas of the moon with rough terrain
- model of the solar system where the planets revolved around the Earth
- eclipse Earth casts a shadow on the moon
- small, natural body in space that revolves around a planet
- regular rise and fall of ocean water
- tide moon is in 1st and 3rd quarter with the least change in tides
- moon casts a shadow on Earth's surface
- darkest part of a shadow
- shadow of one body in space falls on another
18 Clues: darkest part of a shadow • the plane containing Earth's orbit • regular rise and fall of ocean water • region of a shadow that is less dark • dark flat plains formed by lava flows • moon casts a shadow on Earth's surface • eclipse Earth casts a shadow on the moon • light areas of the moon with rough terrain • shadow of one body in space falls on another • ...
Environmental Vocabulary Q1 W3 2021-09-04
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- Part of the earth made up of frozen water
- Non living organisms
- Gases that surround planets
- The force from the center of earth
- Part of the earth made up of water
- Where all living organisms exist on earth
- A form of water that falls to earths surface
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- Solid, rocky part of the earth
- When Plants release water vapor
- cycle The continuous movement of water
- When liquid changes to gas
- living organisms
12 Clues: living organisms • Non living organisms • When liquid changes to gas • Gases that surround planets • Solid, rocky part of the earth • When Plants release water vapor • The force from the center of earth • Part of the earth made up of water • cycle The continuous movement of water • Part of the earth made up of frozen water • Where all living organisms exist on earth • ...
Dynamic Earth - Crossword 2024-05-11
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- A mudflow
- An opening in the earth that lets magma out
- The third layer of the earth, contains liquid that is mainly Iron and Nickle
- Shaking of the ground
- Floats on water
- Māori word for magma that is escaping from the surface and coming out of a volcano
- Not likely to erupt any time soon, but can still erupt again
- Rocks that form when other rocks break down and are deposited in lakes and oceans
- Large earthquake that moves in a snakelike way and can go 4km per second
- The outer layer of the earth
- Crust that makes our continents
- From living things
- When two plates move away from each other
- The exact spot under the crust where the earthquake happened
- Will never erupt
- Measures earthquakes
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- molten rock
- When two plates slide past each other
- Plates that make up the earth
- Short and sharp compression waves that can go 8 km per second
- Weaknesses in the crust where magma can work its way to the surface
- How the earth's plates are slowly moving
- When igneous and sedimentary rocks melt and become different rocks
- Māori word for a destructive wave caused by an earthquake
- Non living things that are broken down and that form layers
- Māori word for the shaking of the ground
- Glassy smooth black rock that forms when lava cools quickly
- Where we can feel an earthquake
- Erupting
- The final layer of the earth and is made from solid iron and nickle.
- Brown, black or purple-reddish coloured igneous rock
- The second layer of the earth, has semi liquid rock
- Crust that is found on the ocean floor
- Magma that is escaping from the surface and coming out of a volcano
- Volcanic rocks
35 Clues: Erupting • A mudflow • molten rock • Volcanic rocks • Floats on water • Will never erupt • From living things • Measures earthquakes • Shaking of the ground • The outer layer of the earth • Plates that make up the earth • Where we can feel an earthquake • Crust that makes our continents • When two plates slide past each other • Crust that is found on the ocean floor • ...
Chapter 3 Vocabulary 2016-06-02
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- having small towns and farms
- the shape of the Earths land
- one of the four directions in between the cardinal directions
- an object that stands for something else
- something in nature that is ready for us to use
- the air, land, water, and life in a place
- – an imaginary line that divides Earth in half into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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- one of the four main directions on earth
- a way to move people and things from place to place
- the exact spot where a place is located
- what it is like outside at a certain time and place
- the place where something is when compared to another place
- one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth
- one of the four largest bodies of water on Earth
- to protect the resources that we use
- a map with lines that cross to make squares to tell the location of a place
- can be replaced
- the use of skills and tools
18 Clues: can be replaced • the use of skills and tools • having small towns and farms • the shape of the Earths land • to protect the resources that we use • the exact spot where a place is located • one of the four main directions on earth • an object that stands for something else • the air, land, water, and life in a place • one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth • ...
COAA-happynewyear 2022-01-30
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- a threat to the Earth
- a large storm
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region
- seeds of cloud (abbr.)
- a large mass of ice
- emission through a volcano
- a large system of ocean currents
- Chinese zodiac animal of 2022
- burning
- breathing
- one of the five oceans
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- small floating or weakly swimming organisms
- fifth largest planet in solar system
- a supercontinent of ancient earth
- movement of fluid
- radiation with a wavelength of 800nm - 1mm
- the name of our association
- flash
- wispy cloud
- molecule with molar mass of 48
- mineral
- measure of vegetation net metabolism (abbr.)
22 Clues: flash • burning • mineral • breathing • wispy cloud • a large storm • movement of fluid • a large mass of ice • a threat to the Earth • seeds of cloud (abbr.) • one of the five oceans • emission through a volcano • the name of our association • Chinese zodiac animal of 2022 • molecule with molar mass of 48 • a large system of ocean currents • a supercontinent of ancient earth • ...
NASA Exploration 2024-05-13
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- This is the most dense of the outer giant planets, and the coldest
- The ___ Space Telescope orbits the Earth
- This is an area of rocky chunks between Mars and Jupiter
- More than two-thirds of this planet is covered in water
- The planet with the largest ring system and most moons
- Two missions that visited Jupiter & Saturn
- The ___ Space Station orbits the Earth; launched in 1998 and continually occupied since 2000
- This is an area of rocky and icy debris outside Neptune's orbit
- The spherical "shell" of comets, ice, and rocks at the very outer edge of the Solar System
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- A deep space telescope launched in 2021 that orbits the Sun
- The most massive planet, which has a red storm three times wider than Earth
- This mission took the clearest ever photographs of Pluto, and is now traveling through the Kuiper Belt
- This dwarf planet is located in the Asteroid Belt
- The planet with the largest volcano in the Solar System
- Other than Earth, this is the only other natural object in the Solar System humans have walked on
- A series of missions that landed on the moon
- This planet has the most extreme seasons because its axis is tilted on its side
- The planet with the highest average temperature due to its thick atmosphere and proximity to the Sun
- This is the first dwarf planet outside of Neptune's orbit
- The closest planet to the Sun; covered in craters like our Moon
- Two ___ landed on Mars, named Spirit and Opportunity in 2004
21 Clues: The ___ Space Telescope orbits the Earth • Two missions that visited Jupiter & Saturn • A series of missions that landed on the moon • This dwarf planet is located in the Asteroid Belt • The planet with the largest ring system and most moons • The planet with the largest volcano in the Solar System • More than two-thirds of this planet is covered in water • ...
Extra Credit 2017-11-06
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- This means life
- the Science instrument that measures mass
- Gravity is not a theory but a Scientific --?--
- The sphere that holds the weather
- The variable that the Scientist changes
- studies chemicals, atoms, and elements
- a layer of the Earth which is not solid is described as?
- the study of structures of organisms
- the Scientist that studied Geophysics
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- the _____ core which spins faster than the rest of Earth
- Astronomy is the study of
- Volume multiplied by Density
- The study of water
- Non living elements in the environment
- Mass divided by Volume
- Density causes ____ in the Earth
- The knowledge about or the study of the natural world
- type of crust which is denser than the Continental Crust
- System of measuring based on counting by 10
- Geo means what?
20 Clues: This means life • Geo means what? • The study of water • Mass divided by Volume • Astronomy is the study of • Volume multiplied by Density • Density causes ____ in the Earth • The sphere that holds the weather • the study of structures of organisms • the Scientist that studied Geophysics • Non living elements in the environment • studies chemicals, atoms, and elements • ...
Planet Earth - Section 1.0 Vocab 2021-05-15
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- the large cracks in rock during an earthquake
- type of weathering that wears away rocks by living things
- point on the surface directly above the focus
- type of weathering, such as oxidation
- the layer of the earth made of liquid iron and nickel
- scientist who studies the interior and surface of the earth
- silt, sand, mud and gravel carried by flowing rivers
- thickest layer of the earth that is made of both solid rock and liquid rock (magma)
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- the process of eroded materials being laid down or deposited by wind, water and ice
- type of weathering where rock is broken apart by physical forces such as wind or water
- name of the scale used the measure the size and magnitude of earthquakes
- the process that wears down rocks
- the center and hottest part of the earth made of solid iron and nickel
- first place that rocks break below the surface in an earthquake
- layer that covers the surface of the earth where all living things are found
- the process that moves soil from one place to another
16 Clues: the process that wears down rocks • type of weathering, such as oxidation • the large cracks in rock during an earthquake • point on the surface directly above the focus • silt, sand, mud and gravel carried by flowing rivers • the layer of the earth made of liquid iron and nickel • the process that moves soil from one place to another • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2024-10-30
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- planets similar to Jupiter, large gas and low density
- model of the solar system with the Earth at the center
- the shortest type of electromagnetic radiation
- the galaxy that we live in
- young average stars like the sun
- a change in wavelength caused by movement
- everything known to exist
- a spherical object that orbits a star
- when a star moves towards us and its wavelengths are closer together
- hydrogen molecules combine to make helium and release energy
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- the brightness of a star compared to the sun
- the cloud of gas and dust that stars form in
- a collection of gravitationally bound stars
- planets similar to earth, small rocky and dense
- the idea that the universe began as a single point 13.7 billion years ago
- this object orbits the Earth in both the geocentric and heliocentric model of the solar system
- the star closest to the earth
- when a star moves away from us and its wavelengths are further apart
- gas and dust combining together into larger and larger pieces
- model of the solar system with the Sun at the center
20 Clues: everything known to exist • the galaxy that we live in • the star closest to the earth • young average stars like the sun • a spherical object that orbits a star • a change in wavelength caused by movement • a collection of gravitationally bound stars • the brightness of a star compared to the sun • the cloud of gas and dust that stars form in • ...
Science seasons crossword 2021-11-24
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- a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor
- the time or date at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination
- the star around which the earth orbits
- the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
- each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided
- the angular distance of a place east or west
- the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center
- reaches the Earth's surface when there is no cloud cover between the sun and the Earth
- the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun
- the degree or intensity of heat
- another term for polaris
- the time from sunset to sunrise
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- the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
- sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree—or reflects off another surface before reaching a plant
- a view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding
- in the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates
- a phenomenon where the nighttime lasts for more than 24
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
- the time between sunrise and sunset
- the planet on which we live
22 Clues: another term for polaris • the planet on which we live • the degree or intensity of heat • the time from sunset to sunrise • the time between sunrise and sunset • the star around which the earth orbits • an imaginary line about which a body rotates • the angular distance of a place east or west • a phenomenon where the nighttime lasts for more than 24 • ...
Global Systems 2015-04-19
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- A colourless gas that is a greenhouse gas forming most of the earth's atmosphere.
- The interactions of organisms in a environment with the biotic and biotic factors of that environment.
- The process plants use to convert the sun's light into chemical energy to create a sugar of which the plant can break down and use.
- The discharge of substance or gases into the environment and atmosphere.
- The interaction of Earth's regions and all the living things in those regions.
- cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment.
- The outer layer of Earth composing of the upper mantle and crust.
- A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long.
- A greenhouse gas that is colourless and has a chemical formula of CH4.
- Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter.
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- effect The process of thermal energy (radiation) absorbed by gases which emit the absorbed energy into the atmosphere which then warms the Earth.
- A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles.
- A process within the water cycle in which water vapour turns into liquid.
- A process of the water cycle in which water is heated by the sun and becomes water vapour.
- The water layer of the Earth consisting of all the water on Earth.
- A term used to describe the constant circulation movement of the ocean which is influenced by the salinity levels and seal level temperatures.
- A major procedure that includes the clearing/logging of forests for urbanisation, farming land and wood uses.
- Periods of warm and mild climate between glaciations that last for thousands of years.
- fuel A fuel composed of stored carbon from the preserved bodies of dead organisms.
- Regions of Earth where the ground level temperature stays below freezing point or at 0 °C.
- A region of the electromagnetic spectrum of which the wave length is greater than the end of the red region but shorter than a microwave wave length.
- A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth.
- sheet A layer of ice containing fresh water and it covers many regions on Earth and is formed through the build up of snow for millions of years.
- The measurement of weather patterns and averages of an environment/area over a period of time.
- Resources or methods that can be recycled and re used again without harming the Earth.
- The day to day conditions of an environment, it occurs in the troposphere.
- niño A phase of varying warmer weather conditions and patterns of ocean currents in the Pacific ocean causing over the average weather in many places.
27 Clues: A series of thin gas layers surrounding the Earth. • Fuels composed of natural, organic material and matter. • A type of energy that is transmitted in waves and particles. • A wave length on the radio region of the spectrum that is long. • cycle The process of carbon recycled through Earth's environment. • ...
Extra Credit 2017-11-06
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- Astronomy is the study of
- a layer of the Earth which is not solid is described as?
- the Scientist that studied Geophysics
- Gravity is not a theory but a Scientific --?--
- The sphere that holds the weather
- This means life
- System of measuring based on counting by 10
- The study of water
- the Science instrument that measures mass
- type of crust which is denser than the Continental Crust
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- Volume multiplied by Density
- the _____ core which spins faster than the rest of Earth
- Non living elements in the environment
- studies chemicals, atoms, and elements
- The knowledge about or the study of the natural world
- The variable that the Scientist changes
- Mass divided by Volume
- Geo means what?
- Density causes ____ in the Earth
- the study of structures of organisms
20 Clues: Geo means what? • This means life • The study of water • Mass divided by Volume • Astronomy is the study of • Volume multiplied by Density • Density causes ____ in the Earth • The sphere that holds the weather • the study of structures of organisms • the Scientist that studied Geophysics • Non living elements in the environment • studies chemicals, atoms, and elements • ...
Reason Of Biodiversity Loss 2023-03-23
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- The Lower Quality In The Environment
- The human consumption of the Earth’s oceans
- A Lack A Food Resources
- The overuse of the earth’s resources
- Harmful Materials In Different Environments
- Harmful Materials In The Air
- Long Shifts In Weather Patterns
- people’s actions to the Earth
- Loss Of Trees On Earth
- The Rise In The Human Species
- The materials naturally made from the Earth
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- The human consumption of the Earth’s land
- Harmful Materials In Our Water
- A reaction in which two or more elements or compounds combine to form a new product.
- The decomposition of the environment
- The depletion of food or resources
- Harmful Materials To Our Environment
- The destruction of an animal's home
- Searching For A Species And Trying To Gather It
- A Non-Native Animal
20 Clues: A Non-Native Animal • Loss Of Trees On Earth • A Lack A Food Resources • Harmful Materials In The Air • people’s actions to the Earth • The Rise In The Human Species • Harmful Materials In Our Water • Long Shifts In Weather Patterns • The depletion of food or resources • The destruction of an animal's home • The Lower Quality In The Environment • ...
Latin Crossword 2016-05-12
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- they love
- the island (subject)
- to the sailors
- I love
- from the poets
- by the spear
- of the earth
- the case used for direct objects
- girl
- the earth (direct object)
- I was calling
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- the spear (direct object)
- we were asking
- the case used for subjects
- for the sailor
- you all were asking
- of the farmers
- they will call
- of the grape
- I will love
20 Clues: girl • I love • they love • I will love • by the spear • of the earth • of the grape • I was calling • we were asking • for the sailor • to the sailors • of the farmers • from the poets • they will call • you all were asking • the island (subject) • the spear (direct object) • the earth (direct object) • the case used for subjects • the case used for direct objects
easy crossword 2022-05-31
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- things you draw on paper or canvas etc
- language on earth
- things that chefs do
- things gamers do
- monument in south Dakota
- planet that spins around earth
- johnny cash song
- japans language
- humans from BC years
- planet that is a spheroid
- place with 5o states
- language on earth
- hot planet that is a sphere
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- instrument johnny cash plays
- things that fly in the air
- giant gray animal
- animal that barks
- instrument i play and Sheet music boss
- elm street character
- Russian song and place
- France language
- shoe brand
- largest place on earth
- supply made from lead and wood
- consume
- colored things that dries
- meowing animal
- wood that burns in fire
- shoe and shirt brand
- place where angels live
- dangerous Job on earth
31 Clues: consume • shoe brand • meowing animal • France language • japans language • things gamers do • johnny cash song • giant gray animal • animal that barks • language on earth • language on earth • things that chefs do • elm street character • humans from BC years • place with 5o states • shoe and shirt brand • Russian song and place • largest place on earth • dangerous Job on earth • wood that burns in fire • ...
Global Systems Crossword - Matilda Brown 2013-05-15
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- the layers of gases surrounding the planet
- fuels that contain the carbon of plants & animals that died millions of years ago and were preserved
- continuous movements of water in the ocean
- all the liquid water on Earth's surface
- periods between glaciations
- the heating effect of the Earth's atmosphere
- layer in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays
- the land masses on Earth
- cycle where carbon is recycled through soil, water living things & the atmosphere
- has the chemical equation CO₂
- the preserved remains of things that were once living
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- process where nitrogen travels between living and non-living environments
- areas on Earth where the temperature in the layers of rock or soil never goes higher than freezing point
- an environment that can sustain and support itself without outside influence or help
- are circular patterns shown by ocean currents in ocean basins
- day to day conditions of a particular place
- is a time when the average temperature of the world is increasing
- gases that trap heat close to the surface of the Earth
- long-term averages of an areas weather conditions
- all things that are living on Earth
20 Clues: the land masses on Earth • periods between glaciations • has the chemical equation CO₂ • all things that are living on Earth • all the liquid water on Earth's surface • the layers of gases surrounding the planet • continuous movements of water in the ocean • day to day conditions of a particular place • the heating effect of the Earth's atmosphere • ...
Year 8 Earth & Space Sciences Key Words 2021-05-03
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- Igneous rock that forms on the surface of the Earth.
- The settling of broken rock material to form sediment.
- The preserved remains of living organisms.
- Rock formed when temperature and/or pressure alter existing rock.
- The study of rocks, their history and the processes that form and change them.
- A layer of the Earth that is below the crust.
- The physical, chemical and biological processes that break rocks down into smaller pieces.
- Molten rock that reaches the Earth’s surface.
- Rock formed from cooling magma (or lava).
- Sedimentary rock formed mainly from dead organisms.
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- Rock made by sediments being cemented together.
- Sedimentary rock formed mainly from small rock particles.
- A type of metamorphism where rock is altered mostly by pressure.
- The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth.
- The removal of weathered rock particles from the site of weathering.
- A naturally occurring inorganic substance that is solid and has a crystal structure.
- A model geologists use to explain the endless cycle of change that rocks undergo.
- Igneous rock that forms below the surface of the Earth.
- Molten rock that does not reach the Earth’s surface.
- Layers of sedimentary rock.
20 Clues: Layers of sedimentary rock. • Rock formed from cooling magma (or lava). • The preserved remains of living organisms. • A layer of the Earth that is below the crust. • Molten rock that reaches the Earth’s surface. • Rock made by sediments being cemented together. • Sedimentary rock formed mainly from dead organisms. • Igneous rock that forms on the surface of the Earth. • ...
amiyah 2025-04-29
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- molten rock that issues from a volcano or form a fissure
- the sudden release of stain energy in the Earth's crust
- the liquid layer of the Earth's core
- Andreas fault an active strike
- a fault that does not cause an error
- Wegener a German meteoroligst
- molten rock in the earth
- ancient continental mass in the Northern Hemisphere
- a fast moving currents of hot gas
- large mass of land
- the movement of continents resulting the motion of tectonic plates
- the wearing away of rocks and other deposits
- the inner most layer of the earth
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- openings or vents where lava small rocks and steam erupt onto the Earths surface
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmass on earth
- the hardend exterior of surface part
- a large area of land that existed long ago
- the breaking down of rocks and minerals on the surface
- a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created
- features of the earth
- a plate boundary is a three dimensional surface or zone
- a crack on the ocean floor
- a mantel peice or shelf
- currents a current in a fluid that results from convection
24 Clues: large mass of land • features of the earth • a mantel peice or shelf • molten rock in the earth • a crack on the ocean floor • Wegener a German meteoroligst • Andreas fault an active strike • a fast moving currents of hot gas • the inner most layer of the earth • the hardend exterior of surface part • a fault that does not cause an error • the liquid layer of the Earth's core • ...
Ecology 2022-01-19
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- A biological group of organisms all surviving and living together
- A ___ Ecosystem has a lot of water
- They create sustenance for consumers
- _____ is the amount of life in an ecosystem
- The level of acid in a body of water
- A naturally occurring separation in temperature, wildlife and plant life
- The variety of life in an ecosystem
- The heat of an ecosystem
- They break down the waste of others
- The layers of gas surrounding and encasing the earth
- Non-Living
- How sustainable an ecosystem is
- What is it called when predators fight over prey
- An ecosystem requires __ to survive
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- When different species work together so they survive
- The way to power everything
- All life on earth
- __ of an ecosystem
- Energy from the sun
- Living
- They consume the product of producers
- webs How different creatures and life forms connect on a food basis
- The lakes ecosystem response
- When a predator eats prey
- All the water on the earth's surface
- excess nutrients
- Another name for the lithoshpere
- The third planet from the sun
- The outermost shell of the earth
- A form of agriculture
- __ Levels
31 Clues: Living • __ Levels • Non-Living • excess nutrients • All life on earth • __ of an ecosystem • Energy from the sun • A form of agriculture • The heat of an ecosystem • When a predator eats prey • The way to power everything • The lakes ecosystem response • The third planet from the sun • How sustainable an ecosystem is • Another name for the lithoshpere • The outermost shell of the earth • ...
Unit 1 Lesson 3 Vocabulary - Geology 2026-03-19
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- molten rock under Earth's surface
- natural creation or geographic feature on Earth
- transform or transverse boundary; causes earthquakes
- supercontinent that existed approximately 250mya
- large continuous landmass; 7 on Earth
- continuous underwater mountain range
- theory that Earth's outer layer is made of moving plates
- mountain or hill that can vent lava and hot vapor
- how heat flows; warm rises and cool sinks
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- convergent boundary; creates mountains
- divergent boundary; makes sea-floor spreading
- valley created when tectonic plates drift apart
- forms when a rift valley fills with water
- process through which new ocean floor is made
- remains of plants and animals from long ago
- the pull toward the center of the Earth
- sudden shaking due to seismic activity of a fault
- satellites and receivers used to determine location on Earth
- steep-sided depression on ocean floor
- edge of continent that is underwater
- large slabs of lithosphere that move
21 Clues: molten rock under Earth's surface • edge of continent that is underwater • large slabs of lithosphere that move • continuous underwater mountain range • steep-sided depression on ocean floor • large continuous landmass; 7 on Earth • convergent boundary; creates mountains • the pull toward the center of the Earth • forms when a rift valley fills with water • ...
Social Studies 2024-05-29
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- all the land and water to the east of the prime meridian.
- farthest point north on the globe.
- imaginary lines that circle the earth north to south of the equator.
- what hemisphere contains the continents of North & South America, and Antarctica.
- imaginary lines telling you the distance from east to west.
- all the land and water below the equator.
- what hemisphere contains the continents of Australia, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, & Europe.
- all the land and water above the equator.
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- all the land and water to the west of the prime meridian.
- imaginary circle that separates the earth into two halves.
- imaginary line that separates the earth into two halves, the eastern and western hemisphere.
- a representation of the Earth, which is shaped like a sphere.
- the continent in both the eastern and western hemishpere.
- farthest point north on the globe.
- a half of earth.
15 Clues: a half of earth. • farthest point north on the globe. • farthest point north on the globe. • all the land and water below the equator. • all the land and water above the equator. • all the land and water to the west of the prime meridian. • all the land and water to the east of the prime meridian. • the continent in both the eastern and western hemishpere. • ...
vocab 2023-01-20
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- removing of the forest
- weather conditions in a given area
- water bearing rock layer
- drinkable water
- the zone that protects the earth from harmful radiation
- smoke and fog
- where water drains to a river or lake
- underground water source
- nutrients to help the plants grow
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- one crop
- earth removed by water or wind
- energy from the sun
- fertile soil of clay
- water that is held by a dam
- open country for grazing
- gasses surrounding the earth
16 Clues: one crop • smoke and fog • drinkable water • energy from the sun • fertile soil of clay • removing of the forest • water bearing rock layer • open country for grazing • underground water source • water that is held by a dam • gasses surrounding the earth • earth removed by water or wind • nutrients to help the plants grow • weather conditions in a given area • ...
A3 Vocab 2024-08-22
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- Greek word meaning earth
- the study of geographic influences on international politics
- underground
- the highest point
- the practice of eating Earth, dirt, or clay
- a small breed of dog trained to hunt underground burrowing animals
- Latin word meaning earth
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- having the Earth as the center
- alien; coming from outside the Earth
- a particular type of land and its unique characteristics
- internal heat of the Earth
11 Clues: underground • the highest point • Greek word meaning earth • Latin word meaning earth • internal heat of the Earth • having the Earth as the center • alien; coming from outside the Earth • the practice of eating Earth, dirt, or clay • a particular type of land and its unique characteristics • the study of geographic influences on international politics • ...
Science Terms Crossword 2015-04-24
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- the ___ of conservation of energy states...
- _______ tides happen when the moon in at a 90 degree angle with Earth
- a _______ eclipse happens when earth blocks the sun from the moon
- i happen when the moon or Earth is blocking the sun
- phases happen to me every three days
- i can be either parallel or series
- _______ tides happen when the moon is in a straight line with Earth
- i am a moon phase where you can see my entire lit side
- i am a type of energy that does move
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- whenever a energy conversion ends, i always end in this
- there are ___ of me involving the moon
- a_______ eclipse happens when the moon is blocking the sun from Earth
- i am a type of energy that does not move
- i am created by Earth's tilt
- water bulges when i happen
15 Clues: water bulges when i happen • i am created by Earth's tilt • i can be either parallel or series • phases happen to me every three days • i am a type of energy that does move • there are ___ of me involving the moon • i am a type of energy that does not move • the ___ of conservation of energy states... • i happen when the moon or Earth is blocking the sun • ...
Reasons for the Seasons 2020-09-20
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- TorF? N.H. & S.H. have same seasons at same time
- Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays
- The amount of time a planet takes to rotate once
- Main reason we have seasons- the ___ of earth's axis
- more spread-out and cooler sun rays
- the spinning of the Earth on its axis
- Earth's orbit isn't a circle. It's an __
- Earth __ around the sun.
- When the N.H. has spring, the S.H. has ___
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- more concentrated and warmer sun rays
- When it's winter in the N.H., it is __ in the S.H.
- The Earth is farthest from the sun in what month?
- What causes day and night? Earth ___ on its axis
- The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5
- In what season do we have the longest shadows?
- time a planet takes to revolve once around the sun
- At dawn or dusk, our shadows are long or short?
- Earth's axis always points at North Star, aka ___
- The N.H. is tilted toward the sun during summer?
19 Clues: Earth __ around the sun. • more spread-out and cooler sun rays • more concentrated and warmer sun rays • the spinning of the Earth on its axis • Earth's orbit isn't a circle. It's an __ • When the N.H. has spring, the S.H. has ___ • The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 • In what season do we have the longest shadows? • ...
Chapter 3 Vocabulary 2016-06-02
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- one of the four directions in between the cardinal directions
- one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth
- can be replaced
- to protect the resources that we use
- an object that stands for something else
- a map with lines that cross to make squares to tell the location of a place
- the place where something is when compared to another place
- the use of skills and tools
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- something in nature that is ready for us to use
- the exact spot where a place is located
- the air, land, water, and life in a place
- – an imaginary line that divides Earth in half into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- one of the four largest bodies of water on Earth
- one of the four main directions on earth
- what it is like outside at a certain time and place
- having small towns and farms
- a way to move people and things from place to place
- the shape of the Earths land
18 Clues: can be replaced • the use of skills and tools • having small towns and farms • the shape of the Earths land • to protect the resources that we use • the exact spot where a place is located • one of the four main directions on earth • an object that stands for something else • the air, land, water, and life in a place • something in nature that is ready for us to use • ...
Review 2024-11-07
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- Come from comets
- What does the Earth spin on?
- Smallest out of all gas giants
- Ellipse shape
- amount of light received on earth
- Second planet from the sun
- Second largest
- Lava flowing up to cracks
- closest to the sun
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- Group of stars
- Revolves around earth
- Great red spot
- First to formulate and test the law of universal gravitation
- Dust, rock, water, and gas
- Piece of rock, orbits suns
- Fourth planet from the sun
- Axis rotation is tilted on its side and it spins backwards
17 Clues: Ellipse shape • Group of stars • Great red spot • Second largest • Come from comets • closest to the sun • Revolves around earth • Lava flowing up to cracks • Dust, rock, water, and gas • Piece of rock, orbits suns • Fourth planet from the sun • Second planet from the sun • What does the Earth spin on? • Smallest out of all gas giants • amount of light received on earth • ...
space exploration 2024-11-27
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- most common for its rings
- these are found in a space belt
- these are rock and surround planets
- the biggest boadie in our solar system
- most icy moon
- what we live on
- hottest planet in our solar system
- these planets are solid
- furthest planet
- we can see them from earth
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- second biggest moon
- what holds gravity
- biggest moon
- made by Elon musk
- closest to the sun
- no longer a planet
- we send the moon
- closest to earth
- there are more of these than grains of sand
- this planet is kind of slanted
20 Clues: biggest moon • most icy moon • what we live on • furthest planet • we send the moon • closest to earth • made by Elon musk • what holds gravity • closest to the sun • no longer a planet • second biggest moon • these planets are solid • most common for its rings • we can see them from earth • this planet is kind of slanted • these are found in a space belt • hottest planet in our solar system • ...
Geo/Therm/Scope/Meter/Logy 2023-03-16
14 Clues: sees around • Earth meter • study of life • measures heat • measures speed • sees the Earth • study of animals • study of religion • sees small things • study of the Earth • sees into your chest • keeps or repels heat • tells you the temperature • 1000 standard measurements
The Sun Cross Word Puzzle 2021-09-25
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- The Earth’s ______ is the region of space surrounding Earth resulting from the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth’s magnetic field.
- Solar _____ storm occurs when there is a large-scale magnetic eruption which accelerates charged particles in the solar atmosphere to very high velocities.
- The Sun’s ____ is where thermonuclear reaction take place.
- Space weather can _____ telecommunication on Earth.
- A _____ storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth’s magnetosphere caused by a solar wind shock wave.
- Space weather is phenomena that occur on the _____ of the Sun
- The Sun’s atmosphere consists of ____ parts.
- A bright red layer of gas below the corona.
- Space weather can disrupt ____ system (GPS) on Earth.
- The ______ zone is the layer which is located above the Sun’s core.
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- Grainy structures visible at the upper part of the convective zone that forms the photosphere.
- Particles in plasma travel together at high speeds from the Sun to outer space.
- A dark area on the surface of the photosphere due to lower temperatures than the surrounding temperature.
- A very large loop shape made up of flaming gases on top of the Sunspots.
- Space weather can disturb ___power lines on Earth.
- A compact layer of gas seen to be shining with yellow light from the Earth.
- In the Sun’s core, ____ atoms are fused to form helium atoms.
- Coronal mass ejection is the eruption of _____ gas particles that appears to be a cloud that expands.
- The outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere.
- The ____ zone is where large bubbles of hot plasma move up towards the surface of the Sun.
- Charged gas that erupts strongly and often occurs near the Sunspots.
21 Clues: A bright red layer of gas below the corona. • The outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere. • The Sun’s atmosphere consists of ____ parts. • Space weather can disturb ___power lines on Earth. • Space weather can _____ telecommunication on Earth. • Space weather can disrupt ____ system (GPS) on Earth. • The Sun’s ____ is where thermonuclear reaction take place. • ...
Reasons Of Biodiversity Loss 2023-03-22
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- The materials naturally made from the Earth
- Loss Of Trees On Earth
- The decomposition of the environment
- The human consumption of the Earth’s oceans
- Harmful Materials In The Air
- Harmful Materials To Our Environment
- The depletion of food or resources
- The Lower Quality In The Environment
- Long Shifts In Weather Patterns
- A Lack A Food Resources
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- The overuse of the earth’s resources
- The Rise In The Human Species
- A reaction in which two or more elements or compounds combine to form a new product.
- Harmful Materials In Our Water
- Harmful Materials In Different Environments
- people’s actions to the Earth
- The destruction of an animal's home
- A Non-Native Animal
- The human consumption of the Earth’s land
- Searching For A Species And Trying To Gather It
20 Clues: A Non-Native Animal • Loss Of Trees On Earth • A Lack A Food Resources • Harmful Materials In The Air • The Rise In The Human Species • people’s actions to the Earth • Harmful Materials In Our Water • Long Shifts In Weather Patterns • The depletion of food or resources • The destruction of an animal's home • The overuse of the earth’s resources • ...
Plate Tectonic Terms 2023-02-15
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- earth's outermost layer
- 90% of earthquakes occur inside of this ring
- an instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
- there are this many major tectonic plates
- a weaker layer of earth that is beneath the lithosphere
- Alfred Wegener suggested that this was happening to the continents
- a phenomenon caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
- when crust is destroyed as one plate goes under another
- super continent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago
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- the solid outer part of earth. It includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust
- when new crust is created as two plates pull away from each other
- when crust is not created or destroyed, as the plates slide past each other horizontally
- last name of the person who proposed "continental drift"
- large pieces of earth's crust and mantle
- a split between two bodies (ex: two plates)
- the centre of the earth
- the proper term for molten rock
- last name of the person who invented the seismic magnitude scale
- formed when lava flows through cracks in the earth
- earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _____ of plates
20 Clues: earth's outermost layer • the centre of the earth • the proper term for molten rock • large pieces of earth's crust and mantle • there are this many major tectonic plates • a split between two bodies (ex: two plates) • 90% of earthquakes occur inside of this ring • formed when lava flows through cracks in the earth • a phenomenon caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • ...
Trooper's Star Crossword 2025-05-16
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- the constaltion between the little dipper and big dipper
- the brightest star in the night
- earth and jupiter are _____
- what planet earth does around the sun
- how long it takes light to travel
- the closest star to earth
- the resistance to change an objects state of motion
- a very good candy bar thats green and brown
- 2 of this element and 1 oxygen will create water
- the name of the lion that hercules killed
- the big dipper the little dipper and cancer are all ____
- the planet we live on
- starlink has a lot of these
- 1 and a half hours
- the first spacecraft to pass the heliosphere
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- a guide to find other stars in the sky
- a super dense hole that light cant escape
- a vast doughnut shaped ring
- a space bassed research lab
- a large space observatory
- the milky way _____
- a cloud of dust and gas in space
- what pulls us down when we jump
- the north star
- twinkle, twinkle little _____
- a galaxy located 2.5 millon light years away
- he killed leo the lion
27 Clues: the north star • 1 and a half hours • the milky way _____ • the planet we live on • he killed leo the lion • a large space observatory • the closest star to earth • a vast doughnut shaped ring • a space bassed research lab • earth and jupiter are _____ • starlink has a lot of these • twinkle, twinkle little _____ • the brightest star in the night • what pulls us down when we jump • ...
Rotation and Revolution 2020-04-25
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- The area that has summer has more ____ rays of the Sun hitting it. (ertdci)
- The imaginary line that passes through its center from the North to the South Pole. (sxia)
- Neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun ___ days a year during the equinoxes (wot)
- The study of the Earth, moon, stars, and other objects in space. (moonytras)
- The movement of one body around another. (rentloouiv)
- Polaris is another name for the North _____. (rats)
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- If the Earth had no ____, we would not have seasons. (ltti)
- Earth's ______ on its axis makes the sun and moon appear to travel across the sky. (irootant)
- The _____ of the Sun to the Earth does NOT cause the seasons. (slonecess)
- In spring and fall the Sun hits the Northern and Southern _______ equally. (shimperheps)
- The Earth tilts at a 23.5 degree ______. (glane)
- The side of the Earth facing the Sun experiences this. (yad)
- The ____ revolves around the Earth. (mono)
13 Clues: The ____ revolves around the Earth. (mono) • The Earth tilts at a 23.5 degree ______. (glane) • Polaris is another name for the North _____. (rats) • The movement of one body around another. (rentloouiv) • If the Earth had no ____, we would not have seasons. (ltti) • The side of the Earth facing the Sun experiences this. (yad) • ...
Space 2013-05-28
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- A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity. Starts with a G.
- A rock, or Minor Planet orbiting the Sun. It sometimes hits planets such as earth.
- The path one object takes around another.
- The point directly above your head in the night sky (starts with Z)
- The biggest planet in our solar system out of the eight planets other than the sun!
- The faint glow of the moon when the side facing Earth is dark. Caused by light reflecting off the Earth.
- An instrument that aids in the observation of things that are far away.
- A shooting star, observed when a particle of dust enters into the Earth's atmosphere.
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- Amount of time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis.
- Negative particle which orbits an atom.
- The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body.
- It was a small planet, but it's not a planet anymore.
- The planet with the ring
- When our view of one object in the sky is blocked by either another object or the Earth's shadow.
- The natural glow of the night sky due to reactions that take place in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
- The densest planet in the solar system
- Something we see in the nigh sky (sometimes) other times it is hidden by clouds. Sometimes it is full or partially full. It reflects light off the sun.
- A giant 'fireball'.
- Something we see in the night sky. They twinkle.
- The second smallest planet in the solar system.
20 Clues: A giant 'fireball'. • The planet with the ring • The densest planet in the solar system • Negative particle which orbits an atom. • The path one object takes around another. • The second smallest planet in the solar system. • Something we see in the night sky. They twinkle. • The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body. • ...
Final Review 1 Astronomy and Geology 2024-12-17
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- A type of rock that is made from pressure and heat
- the middle layer of the Earth where convecion currents occure.
- A type of boundary that moves away from each other creating ridges
- the top layer of Earth made up of rock, where we live.
- A type of boundary where one plate slides under another during a convergent event
- the shape of the orbit our planets move in.
- A type of boundary that moves towards each other creating mountains
- the Earth's tilt is twenty__________point five degrees.
- the zone on the sun that is the outerlayer of the interior and granules are seen.
- a type of tide that creates low tides due to the perpendicular nature of the moon, sun and Earth
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- the name for the four smaller planets, that are rocky and close to the sun.
- the name for the four larger planets, with low density, and further away from the sun
- A type of rock that is made from lava or magma
- the zone on the sun that is inbetween the core and convection zone.
- A type of boundary that slides past each other creating faults
- A high amount of these occur in California at plate boundaries
- the compass direction (NSEW) of the Earth.
- the last name of man who created the 3 laws on how the planets orbit the sun
- A type of rock that is made from layers of material are compressed
- a type of tide that creates high tides due to the parallel nature of the moon, Earth and sun.
20 Clues: the compass direction (NSEW) of the Earth. • the shape of the orbit our planets move in. • A type of rock that is made from lava or magma • A type of rock that is made from pressure and heat • the top layer of Earth made up of rock, where we live. • the Earth's tilt is twenty__________point five degrees. • ...
Climate 2025-03-01
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- Angular distance north or south of the equator
- When these hit Earth, they release large amounts of dust and block sunlight
- Human caused changes to our climate
- All water on Earth
- All rock on Earth
- Is the measure of how circular or elliptical a planet’s orbit is
- The higher you go in elevation/mountains, the _________ it gets
- This tilt changes over time between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees every 41,000 years.
- Cities are ___________ because parking lots and buildings absorb heat
- How the Koppen Climate Zones are determined
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- _____________ cycles discuss how Earth's climate varies due to differences in sunlight reaching our planet
- All living things on Earth
- Air surrounding earth
- Volcanos release large amounts of this compound and alter our atmosphere
- Long term temperature and precipitation trends in an area
- As we spin each day, our axis wobbles in a circle called axial ____________________.
16 Clues: All rock on Earth • All water on Earth • Air surrounding earth • All living things on Earth • Human caused changes to our climate • How the Koppen Climate Zones are determined • Angular distance north or south of the equator • Long term temperature and precipitation trends in an area • The higher you go in elevation/mountains, the _________ it gets • ...
social studies the earth 2023-01-24
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- The beginning of seasons.
- Seams in the crust.
- The process of dropping eroded material.
- Part of a whole.
- Contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water of the planet.
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- Provide something necessary, to maintain.
- Molten rock.
- Contains all the planet's living things.
- The breaking apart of rocks, while erosion carries away the pieces.
- Contains all of the cold, hard solid land of the planet's crust (surface), the semi-solid land underneath the crust, and the liquid land near the center of the planet.
- Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth.
- Contains all the air in earth's system.
12 Clues: Molten rock. • Part of a whole. • Seams in the crust. • The beginning of seasons. • Contains all the air in earth's system. • Contains all the planet's living things. • The process of dropping eroded material. • Provide something necessary, to maintain. • Contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water of the planet. • ...
The Earth Cross word 2023-02-15
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- The Movement of plates
- The Size to weight ratio of an object
- two plates moving towards each other form a ___ boundary
- What Mr.Codwell is trying to convey by swimming in the air, warm spot that heats stuff, making it go up and push other thing out of the way
- When something goes under something else
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- Batmans Butler(Science mode)
- two plates moving away from each other form a ___ boundary
- can have bread + peanut butter
- The reason for the plates movement
- two plates rubbing against each other form a ___ boundary
- James
- Trevor
12 Clues: James • Trevor • The Movement of plates • Batmans Butler(Science mode) • can have bread + peanut butter • The reason for the plates movement • The Size to weight ratio of an object • When something goes under something else • two plates moving towards each other form a ___ boundary • two plates rubbing against each other form a ___ boundary • ...
Layers of the Earth 2023-02-17
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- Thickest layer inside the Earth between the core and the crust; made of silicon
- Lightest, least dense, outermost rock layer; made of oxygen and silicon
- Structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act
- The region of the mantle beneath the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above outer core; made of magnesium; high pressure
- The quality of being easily shaped or molded
- The innermost layer of the Earth; solid and believed to be made of iron and nickel; very hot
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- The central region of the Earth; made of nickel and iron
- Structural layers of the Earth defined by the materials from which they are made
- The solid and rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle; between atmosphere and asthenosphere
- Having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid; exceptionally thick substance
- Thick, fluid layer above solid inner core and below mantle; made of nickel and iron
- The somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located
12 Clues: The quality of being easily shaped or molded • The central region of the Earth; made of nickel and iron • Structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act • Lightest, least dense, outermost rock layer; made of oxygen and silicon • The somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located • ...
Layers of the Earth 2021-10-14
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- melted rock below Earth's surface.
- The thickest layer of Earth, underneath the crust, composed of magnesium and iron.
- Solid outer section of the Earth, which includes the crust.
- solid and most dense layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel; creates the magnetic field.
- Molten or melted rock that reaches Earth's surface.
- The top and thinnest layer of earth, similar to the skin of an apple.
- Thin layer of crust that overlies the ocean basins, mostly thinner basalt rock.
- A flow of fluid or air due to heating and cooling of the fluid or air.
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- Layer of dense, semi molten (plastic like) material and the crust moves.
- Waves of Energy caused by eathquakes and other rock movement.
- layer of rock which forms the continents, mostly thicker granite
- The second largest (thickest) layer of Earth that is liquid iron and nickel.
12 Clues: melted rock below Earth's surface. • Molten or melted rock that reaches Earth's surface. • Solid outer section of the Earth, which includes the crust. • Waves of Energy caused by eathquakes and other rock movement. • layer of rock which forms the continents, mostly thicker granite • The top and thinnest layer of earth, similar to the skin of an apple. • ...
Layers of the Earth 2022-11-21
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- a process to form sedimentary rock
- Nickel and Iron, what makes up two of Earth's layers
- rock made of sediment that was compacted and cemented
- a process involved with making igneous rock
- rock made by heat and pressure
- the 2nd most dense layer, contains nickel and iron, only liquid layer
- the layer that is made of molten rock, causes plates to move
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- heat that makes rocks rise and fall
- rock that was made of cooled magma
- caused by earthquakes, only way scientists can study layers
- layer that is east dense and outermost
- the densest core, made up of iron and nickel, middlest
12 Clues: rock made by heat and pressure • a process to form sedimentary rock • rock that was made of cooled magma • heat that makes rocks rise and fall • layer that is east dense and outermost • a process involved with making igneous rock • Nickel and Iron, what makes up two of Earth's layers • rock made of sediment that was compacted and cemented • ...
Layers of the Earth 2016-12-15
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- This type of crust is made up of mostly basalt.
- This type of crust is made up of mostly granite.
- This is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
- This is the thickest layer of the Earth and makes up 70% of the Earth's mass.
- When the mantle pushes through the Earth's crust, these erupt.
- This layer is made up of molten liquid.
- The inner core has 3,000,000 times more of this than at sea level.
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- This inner core is this.
- The outer core is responsible for the Earth's this.
- The mantle's consistency is solid, but capable of flow like this.
- The outer core is made up of nickel and this.
- This layer is made up of mostly iron.
12 Clues: This inner core is this. • This layer is made up of mostly iron. • This layer is made up of molten liquid. • This is the thinnest layer of the Earth. • The outer core is made up of nickel and this. • This type of crust is made up of mostly basalt. • This type of crust is made up of mostly granite. • The outer core is responsible for the Earth's this. • ...
The Earth-Moon System 2024-03-21
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- Different shapes of the moon visible from Earth
- The darkest part of the moon's shadow
- Occurs when the noon is directly between the Sun and Earth
- Where there is the least change between daily high tide and low tides
- Regular rise and fall of ocean waters
- A region of shadow that is less dark than the umbra
- Chunks of rock that move through the solar system
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- When the change between daily high and low tides is the greatest
- Low, flat plains formed by ancient lunar lava flows
- When the shadow of one body in space (planet or moon) falls on another
- occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun and the whole side facing the Earth is lit by the moon
- Round depressions in the surface caused by the impact of high-speed meteoroids
12 Clues: The darkest part of the moon's shadow • Regular rise and fall of ocean waters • Different shapes of the moon visible from Earth • Chunks of rock that move through the solar system • Low, flat plains formed by ancient lunar lava flows • A region of shadow that is less dark than the umbra • Occurs when the noon is directly between the Sun and Earth • ...
Atmosphere and the Earth 2024-03-08
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- the gas that we breathe out
- the useful gas in the atmosphere
- the outer layer of the earth
- the gas layer around the Earth
- rock that is made when magma cools
- the process by which rocks can change from one to another
- the rock that fossils are found in
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- the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- rock that is made under heat and pressure
- the process where plants make their own food and give out oxygen
- the process by which carbon is recycled
- the remains of animals or plants that lived millions of years ago
12 Clues: the gas that we breathe out • the outer layer of the earth • the gas layer around the Earth • the useful gas in the atmosphere • rock that is made when magma cools • the rock that fossils are found in • the most abundant gas in the atmosphere • the process by which carbon is recycled • rock that is made under heat and pressure • ...
The Earth and space 2025-05-21
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- The separating movement of two tectonic plates
- Which is the biggest planet in the Solar system?
- Name of our galaxy
- What type of space object is the Sun called?
- The layer of the Earth that we live in
- How many planets are their in our Solar system?
- What is the Earth's natural satellite?
- The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth
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- What type of object is Pluto called?
- After a giant star collapses, it turns into this object.
- The magma layer of the Earth
- What type of planet is the Earth, Mars and Venus?
12 Clues: Name of our galaxy • The magma layer of the Earth • What type of object is Pluto called? • The layer of the Earth that we live in • What is the Earth's natural satellite? • What type of space object is the Sun called? • The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth • The separating movement of two tectonic plates • How many planets are their in our Solar system? • ...
Moon Cycle Stages 2023-11-01
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- he order the cycle goes
- Satelite orbiting the Earth
- First phase of the moon cycle
- Almost completly dark, light on the left
- Before a full moon
- Dark on the right halfway
- Planet we currently live in
- When the Moon blocks the suns light
- Brightest Item in the solar system
- When the moon passes into the earths shadow
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- An object that orbits the earth
- Dark on the right first stage
- Light on the right halfway
- First Light on the right
- A meteor that makes it past the earths atmosphere
- All the moon is lit
- Caused by the Moon in the ocean
17 Clues: Before a full moon • All the moon is lit • he order the cycle goes • First Light on the right • Dark on the right halfway • Light on the right halfway • Satelite orbiting the Earth • Planet we currently live in • Dark on the right first stage • First phase of the moon cycle • An object that orbits the earth • Caused by the Moon in the ocean • Brightest Item in the solar system • ...
Eclipses 2023-04-28
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- an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet
- when some object spins around an imaginary object in the middle of it
- when the moon gets partially in front of the sun
- when the Moon gets in front of the Earth and casts a big shadow
- 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun
- when a solar object shines on to something and the behind the object is dark because the solar object shining isn't shining on that darkness
- the part of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon that is darker
- when the Earth gets partially in front of the sun, and makes the Moon look a little red
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- when the Earth gets fully in front of the moon, making it look completely red
- when the moon gets completely in front of the sun
- when some object spins around a real object that had more mass
- when an object is not completely straight up, it is pointed somewhere else
- when the Earth gets in front of the Moon, and the moon looks red
- the revolution around an object with more mass
- the part of the shadow cast by the object casting the shadow that is lighter
- when a celestial object gets in front of another object in space and casts a big shadow
16 Clues: the revolution around an object with more mass • when the moon gets partially in front of the sun • when the moon gets completely in front of the sun • 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun • an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet • when some object spins around a real object that had more mass • ...
Earth,Moon, and Sun glossary 2025-03-11
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- a moon outside our solar system
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- the relative size of things
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- eclipse when the moon is completely dark
- moon a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
- a planet outside our solar system
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- moon a moon phase that looks like a half circle from Earth
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- moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
- an object,diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- system the sun,the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- moon a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- phase the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
- the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like earth)
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • eclipse when the moon is completely dark • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
How do the seasons change? 2019-03-13
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- The ________ revolves around the Earth.
- A ________ is a very large ball of burning gas in space.
- _________ begins at the equinox in September.
- The ________ revolves around the sun.
- The _______ is when the day and night are the same amount of hours.
- The longest day of the year is during the summer ________.
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- The Earth is a _________.
- When it is summer in Spain, it is _______ in Australia.
- _________ begins at the equinox in March.
- The Earth spins on an _______.
- The ________ separates the northern and southern hemispheres.
- The _______ is the nearest star to the Earth.
12 Clues: The Earth is a _________. • The Earth spins on an _______. • The ________ revolves around the sun. • The ________ revolves around the Earth. • _________ begins at the equinox in March. • _________ begins at the equinox in September. • The _______ is the nearest star to the Earth. • When it is summer in Spain, it is _______ in Australia. • ...
Natural Processes 2021-04-13
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- made up of all Earth's gases
- when layers of eroded material pile up
- movement of weathered materials from one place to another
- all the water found under and above the surface of the Earth
- breaking down of natural materials
- formed when sediment is deposited at the end of a river
- any surface feature on Earth
- how landforms are laid out in a certain area
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- actual solid Earth such as rocks and minerals
- made up of all life on Earth
- Earth has four major ______ that support all life on Earth
- type of weathering caused by changes in chemical properties
- type of weathering that breaks the Earth's materials apart
13 Clues: made up of all Earth's gases • made up of all life on Earth • any surface feature on Earth • breaking down of natural materials • when layers of eroded material pile up • how landforms are laid out in a certain area • actual solid Earth such as rocks and minerals • formed when sediment is deposited at the end of a river • ...
Igneous Rocks 2021-10-11
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- Low density rock found on the beach
- Liquid rock found in the crust
- Part of the earth with plastic rock
- Dark coloured lava
- Metal found in Inner core
- size depends on the rate of cooling
- mountain where lava flows
- Feature of Earth's core
- Rock formed by lava
- Liquid rock that flows out of a volcano
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- Rock formed in the crust
- Castle Hill is made of this
- Large rock thrown out of a volcano
- Dark volcanic glass
- Centre of the Earth
- Substances that make up rocks
- Common element found in minerals
- Hard outer layer of the earth
18 Clues: Dark coloured lava • Dark volcanic glass • Centre of the Earth • Rock formed by lava • Feature of Earth's core • Rock formed in the crust • Metal found in Inner core • mountain where lava flows • Castle Hill is made of this • Substances that make up rocks • Hard outer layer of the earth • Liquid rock found in the crust • Common element found in minerals • ...
Weather 2021-10-12
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- The time at which the sun begins to rise
- The degree of heat in an area
- The star which earth orbits
- Ice crystals that fall to earth as small white flakes
- The force exerted on a surface by air as gravity pulls it to earth
- Precipitation that forms in balls of ice
- Movement of air
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- The temperature at which dew occurs
- A type of liquid precipitation
- The study of weather
- An expert that studies meteorology
- The time at which the sun begins to set
- Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to earth
- A visible mass of water vapor floating in the atmosphere
- Amount of water vapor in the air
15 Clues: Movement of air • The study of weather • The star which earth orbits • The degree of heat in an area • A type of liquid precipitation • Amount of water vapor in the air • An expert that studies meteorology • The temperature at which dew occurs • The time at which the sun begins to set • The time at which the sun begins to rise • Precipitation that forms in balls of ice • ...
Q5. Complete the grid with the help of clues: 2019-01-07
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- Model of the Earth
- Our solar system is a part of this galaxy
- Layer of gas that surrounds the Earth
- Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors sailed on this ship
- Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface
- Shape of the Earth
- Ocean named after our country
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- The large landmasses on the Earth
- Planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
- Continent covered with ice
- Third planet in our solar system
- Dwarf planet
12 Clues: Dwarf planet • Model of the Earth • Shape of the Earth • Continent covered with ice • Ocean named after our country • Third planet in our solar system • The large landmasses on the Earth • Layer of gas that surrounds the Earth • Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface • Our solar system is a part of this galaxy • Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors sailed on this ship • ...
Witty Milky Way 2024-01-24
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- A region around the earth that shields the planet from solar radiation.
- The outside layer of earth made from rock and minerals
- The Redirection of waves when passing from one medium to another with varying densities
- Sunlight falls more direct on Northern hemisphere.
- During March and the sun shines equally on both hemispheres.
- Measures the distance north or south of the equator on a globe or map.
- The thicker part of earths crust that forms large landmasses; older and more complex
- The most dense layer of earth.
- The thinner part of earths crust which makes up the ocean floor; younger and made of basaltic rock covered with sediments
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- The layer surrounding the inner core of the earth.
- A half of a sphere
- The sun is equally seen on both hemispheres and occurs during september
- Measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian on a globe or map.
- A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake.
- Sunlight falls more direct on the hemisphere.
- Curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
16 Clues: A half of a sphere • The most dense layer of earth. • Sunlight falls more direct on the hemisphere. • A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake. • The layer surrounding the inner core of the earth. • Sunlight falls more direct on Northern hemisphere. • The outside layer of earth made from rock and minerals • ...
Science 6: Chapter 1 2021-09-13
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- the origin of an earthquake
- a type of fast moving lava flow
- the crust and outer mantle of the Earth
- a machine that measures earthquakes
- a fault where rock moves apart
- a fault where rock slides
- a fault where rock moves upward
- the waves caused by movement in the Earth
- the strength of an earthquake
- the type of seismic wave felt on the earth
- the spot above the origin of an earthquake
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- the edge of a plate
- the space between plates
- the pieces of the earth's crust
- rock ejected into the air by a volcano
- rock formed from cooled magma and lava
- a huge wave that can do serious damage
- the main vent of a volcano
- the most powerful volcanic eruption
- a fountain that shoots out of hot springs
20 Clues: the edge of a plate • the space between plates • a fault where rock slides • the main vent of a volcano • the origin of an earthquake • the strength of an earthquake • a fault where rock moves apart • a type of fast moving lava flow • the pieces of the earth's crust • a fault where rock moves upward • a machine that measures earthquakes • the most powerful volcanic eruption • ...
Natural Disasters Words 2012-10-07
15 Clues: explode • volcanos • molted Rock • a huge wave • travelling snow • it cause thunder • spinning tornado • spinning disaster • caused by disasters • when the earth moves • a rush load of water • Fires when its summer • when the earth drys up • Slides earth rocks rolling • Slides a bunch of rocks falling
nanyanhgb 2025-05-18
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- A human-made object that orbits Earth.
- The circular movement of Earth around the Sun.
- Small plastic pieces harmful to aquatic life.
- Planet that we live on.
- Most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere.
- Type of pollution caused by burning fossil fuels.
- of using items again instead of throwing them away.
- Underground source of water.
- Season that occurs when a hemisphere tilts away from the Sun.
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- Gases from pollution can mix with water to form this harmful rain.
- Natural satellite of the Earth.
- Process where water changes from liquid to gas.
- The process of vapor turning into liquid.
- The layer of gases around the planet.
- Object at the center of the solar system.
- The shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun (slightly ________).
16 Clues: Planet that we live on. • Underground source of water. • Natural satellite of the Earth. • Object at the center of the solar system. • Most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere. • The layer of gases around the planet. • A human-made object that orbits Earth. • The process of vapor turning into liquid. • ...
Genesis Chapter 7 2024-01-14
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- - So He destroyed all ___ things which were on the face of the ground:
- - Only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained ___
- - And the windows of ___ were opened
- - And the waters prevailed on the earth one hundred and ___ days
- - on that day all the ___ of the great deep were broken up,
- - And Noah did according to all that the ___ commanded him
- - All the high hills under the whole heaven were ___
- - And the ___ prevailed on the earth one hundred and fifty days.
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- - The number of people who were on the ark
- - The number of clean animals (male and female) that Noah brought into the ark
- - And I will ___ from the face of the earth all living things that I have made.
- - The waters increased and ___ up the ark,
- - The number of unclean animals (male and female) that Noah brought into the ark
- - Number of days and nights it rained on the earth
- - For after ___ more days I will cause it to rain on the earth...
- - And all ___ died that moved on the earth
16 Clues: - And the windows of ___ were opened • - The number of people who were on the ark • - The waters increased and ___ up the ark, • - And all ___ died that moved on the earth • - Number of days and nights it rained on the earth • - All the high hills under the whole heaven were ___ • - And Noah did according to all that the ___ commanded him • ...
weathering and deserts 2021-03-11
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- invisible mass movement
- colour of iron's chemical weathering
- central african lake
- the biggest desert on Earth
- dry valley (arabic word)
- removal of solid particles of wind
- sand mound
- sandy desert on the atlantic coast of Africa
- a kind of evaporite mineral
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- chemical weathering of iron
- vanishing salt lake in Central Asia
- borderline between Sahara and savannah
- ship of the desert
- native tribe of deserts
- palm tree of oases
- the driest part of Earth
- the biggest temperate zone desert on Earth
17 Clues: sand mound • ship of the desert • palm tree of oases • central african lake • invisible mass movement • native tribe of deserts • dry valley (arabic word) • the driest part of Earth • chemical weathering of iron • the biggest desert on Earth • a kind of evaporite mineral • removal of solid particles of wind • vanishing salt lake in Central Asia • colour of iron's chemical weathering • ...
Natural Resources 2021-11-30
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- salted water
- smoke mixed with fog
- DNA and RNA are called
- used in nitrification
- compound of hydrogen and carbon
- living organisms on earth from the _ component
- glass building which usually has plants
- process of rotting
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- fourth stage in water cycle
- Green plants and animals are also known as
- most important gaseous cycle
- a toxic colorless gas surrounding the earth
- emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
- Water on earth
- a rigid external covering for some animals
- a source
- 21% of atmosphere
- air on the earth's surface
18 Clues: a source • salted water • Water on earth • 21% of atmosphere • process of rotting • smoke mixed with fog • used in nitrification • DNA and RNA are called • air on the earth's surface • fourth stage in water cycle • most important gaseous cycle • compound of hydrogen and carbon • glass building which usually has plants • Green plants and animals are also known as • ...
Space 2013-11-06
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- has things living on it
- is the closet to the Sun
- is White/Grey
- all are planets and stars are in
- things that float in space
- is part of a rocket
- it orbits Earth
- has mountains and craters on it
- are believed to live on the orther planets
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- also known as the red planet
- is the largest of Mar's moons
- has 64 Moons
- get sent to planets and back to Earth
- a group of stars, dust, gas and dark matters
- a planet full of methane
- rains diamonds
- made ice, rock, co2 or methane mixed with dust
- is the smallest of Mar's moons
- has rings made of ice
- is one of our largest stars
20 Clues: has 64 Moons • is White/Grey • rains diamonds • it orbits Earth • is part of a rocket • has rings made of ice • has things living on it • is the closet to the Sun • a planet full of methane • things that float in space • is one of our largest stars • also known as the red planet • is the largest of Mar's moons • is the smallest of Mar's moons • has mountains and craters on it • ...
Geology— Colby Lavoie 2024-01-30
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- the study of rocks
- the most fragile mineral
- very hard sand that is basically stone
- they have crystals in them
- they are in minerals
- they make earthquakes
- the upper layer has lots of magma
- chunk of frozen fresh water
- mountains with lava and magma
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- melted rocks and minerals
- a huge rock structure
- thinnest layer on earth
- when air moves
- when something is so hot its looses its form and becomes a thick liquid
- if earth was this its crust would be skin
- a mixture of minerals
- when two tectonic plates rub
- the world was this when it was combined
- the hardest mineral on earth
- most of the volcanos are here
20 Clues: when air moves • the study of rocks • they are in minerals • a huge rock structure • a mixture of minerals • they make earthquakes • thinnest layer on earth • the most fragile mineral • melted rocks and minerals • they have crystals in them • chunk of frozen fresh water • when two tectonic plates rub • the hardest mineral on earth • most of the volcanos are here • ...
Orienteering vocab 2023-04-21
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- opposite of north
- imaginary lines that circle the globe east to west
- shows symbols on a map
- a map that shows travel routes
- opposite of south
- opposite of east
- a map that shows borders of countries/states
- shows distance on a map
- Earth rotates on its...
- the four directions on a compass
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- imaginary lines that circle the globe north to south
- the exact location of a place on the earth
- Earth is divided into...
- a map that shows weather and temperature
- a map that shows height elevation
- 0 degrees longitude
- a map that shows land features
- 0 degrees latitude
- height above sea level
- the tool we use to determine direction
- opposite of west
21 Clues: opposite of east • opposite of west • opposite of north • opposite of south • 0 degrees latitude • 0 degrees longitude • shows symbols on a map • height above sea level • shows distance on a map • Earth rotates on its... • Earth is divided into... • a map that shows travel routes • a map that shows land features • the four directions on a compass • a map that shows height elevation • ...
Creation 2015-09-19
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- God called the _____ day.
- God said "Let us create ______ in our image."
- God created the great whales and every living _______ that move.
- In the ____, God created the heaven and the earth.
- On the ______ day, God rested.
- The first book of the bible.
- and _____ saw that it was good.
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- In the beginning, God ______ the heaven and the earth.
- On the third day, God created the trees that yield _____.
- God called the firmament _____ on the second day.
- And the ____ he called night.
- God made two great lights to rule the day and night. He made the _____ also.
- On the sixth day, God created the ____ of the earth.
- God called the dry land _____.
- God created man in his own ______.
15 Clues: God called the _____ day. • The first book of the bible. • And the ____ he called night. • On the ______ day, God rested. • God called the dry land _____. • and _____ saw that it was good. • God created man in his own ______. • God said "Let us create ______ in our image." • God called the firmament _____ on the second day. • ...
Miraculous Supernatural 2022-07-02
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- Finish The Lyrics "LET THIS GROOVE SET IN YOUR..."
- EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer
- Carlos's restaurant named after which of his own song
- Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire
- Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays
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- Earth Wind & Fire bassist known for his long hair
- First instrument Carlos learned to play
- Which Astrological sign inspired EARTH WIND & FIRE's name {Maurice's sign)
- Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..."
- 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year
- "Black Magic Woman" is on which album?
- Finish The Lyrics "MIDNIGHT CREEPS SO SLOWLY INTO HEARTS OF..."
- City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED
- Carlos's Birthday Month
14 Clues: Carlos's Birthday Month • EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer • 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year • City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED • Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..." • "Black Magic Woman" is on which album? • First instrument Carlos learned to play • Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays • Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire • ...
Miraculous Supernatural 2022-07-02
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- First instrument Carlos learned to play
- "Black Magic Woman" is on which album?
- Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire
- Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..."
- Finish The Lyrics "LET THIS GROOVE SET IN YOUR..."
- Earth Wind & Fire bassist known for his long hair
- Carlos's Birthday Month
- City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED
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- Carlos's restaurant named after which of his own song
- EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer
- Which Astrological sign inspired EARTH WIND & FIRE's name {Maurice's sign)
- Finish The Lyrics "MIDNIGHT CREEPS SO SLOWLY INTO HEARTS OF..."
- 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year
- Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays
14 Clues: Carlos's Birthday Month • EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer • 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year • City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED • Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..." • "Black Magic Woman" is on which album? • First instrument Carlos learned to play • Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays • Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire • ...
Earth's Layers 2021-12-02
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- the fourth layer of the Earth
- Earth's inner core is a solid ball of ______ and nickel
- temperature and pressure_________ as you move down through Earth's layers
- Oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust
- the third layer of the Earth
- the second layer of the Earth
- The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the solid layer of hard rock called the
- the thickest layer of the Earth
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- the liquid layer of molten rock.
- layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is very similar to bubblegum in terms of texture.
- the amount of layers of the Earth
- the core is ______% of Earth's mass
- the crust is _______% of Earth's mass.
- the first layer of the Earth
- the mantle is _________% of Earth's mass
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
16 Clues: the first layer of the Earth • the third layer of the Earth • the fourth layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • the thinnest layer of the Earth • the thickest layer of the Earth • the liquid layer of molten rock. • the amount of layers of the Earth • the core is ______% of Earth's mass • the crust is _______% of Earth's mass. • ...
Eclipses 2023-04-28
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- an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet
- when some object spins around an imaginary object in the middle of it
- when the moon gets partially in front of the sun
- when the Moon gets in front of the Earth and casts a big shadow
- 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun
- when a solar object shines on to something and the behind the object is dark because the solar object shining isn't shining on that darkness
- the part of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon that is darker
- when the Earth gets partially in front of the sun, and makes the Moon look a little red
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- when the Earth gets fully in front of the moon, making it look completely red
- when the moon gets completely in front of the sun
- when some object spins around a real object that had more mass
- when an object is not completely straight up, it is pointed somewhere else
- when the Earth gets in front of the Moon, and the moon looks red
- the revolution around an object with more mass
- the part of the shadow cast by the object casting the shadow that is lighter
- when a celestial object gets in front of another object in space and casts a big shadow
16 Clues: the revolution around an object with more mass • when the moon gets partially in front of the sun • when the moon gets completely in front of the sun • 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun • an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet • when some object spins around a real object that had more mass • ...
