the earth Crossword Puzzles

science 2015-02-23

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates collide
  2. an area where earthquakes cannot be detected
  3. a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake
  4. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  5. a longitudinal earthquake wavethat travels through the interiorof the earth and is usually thefirst conspicuous wave to berecorded by a seismograph
  6. an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
  7. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
  8. the region between the ionosphere and the exosphere and is above the surface of the earth
  9. a small earthquake or tremor that follows a major earthquake
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  1. where the earthquake starts
  2. a series of vibrations induced inthe earth's crust by the abruptrupture and rebound of rocks inwhich elastic strain has beenslowly accumulating
  3. a theory of global tectonics inwhich the lithosphere is dividedinto a number of crustal plates,each of which moves on theplastic asthenosphere more orless independently to collidewith, slide under, or move pastadjacent plates.
  4. a plate boundary that moves apart and creates rifts
  5. caused by convergent plate boundaries and contains magma
  6. a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I to XII
  7. a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph
  8. the crust and the upper mantle oh the earth
  9. the sections that the crust is broken into
  10. the outer layer of the earth

19 Clues: when plates collide • where the earthquake starts • the outer layer of the earth • the sections that the crust is broken into • the crust and the upper mantle oh the earth • an area where earthquakes cannot be detected • a plate boundary that moves apart and creates rifts • caused by convergent plate boundaries and contains magma • ...

Earth Day - Singapore Special! 2020-04-05

Earth Day - Singapore Special! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _ footprint
  2. yellow + blue
  3. 2020's theme
  4. we soak this in
  5. a very good label has 4
  6. wear away
  7. what earth day is fighting for
  8. a sustainable way to get preloved things
  9. founder
  10. earth l(it)erally
  11. circuit breaker
  12. your birthday happens
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  1. turn over earth
  2. 50th this year
  3. goodbye ice caps
  4. element #5
  5. happens for an hour on 28 Mar
  6. 3rd 3 Rs
  7. title
  8. author of JttCotE
  9. a perfect city
  10. half of the planet's remaining rainforests
  11. direction of the earth's rotation
  12. a form of energy

24 Clues: title • founder • 3rd 3 Rs • wear away • element #5 • _ footprint • 2020's theme • yellow + blue • 50th this year • a perfect city • turn over earth • we soak this in • circuit breaker • goodbye ice caps • a form of energy • author of JttCotE • earth l(it)erally • your birthday happens • a very good label has 4 • happens for an hour on 28 Mar • what earth day is fighting for • direction of the earth's rotation • ...

Earth Resources 2017-03-08

Earth Resources crossword puzzle
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  1. Rock that forms from heat and pressure
  2. When burned, these give off energy and they come from the remains of living things
  3. Igneous rock that forms from under Earth's surface
  4. Minerals that contain useful metals or nonmetals
  5. A resource that is naturally replaced quickly
  6. The process of breaking down rock
  7. A series of processes that changes rock slowly everyday
  8. Molten material that create intrusive rocks beneath Earth's surface
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  1. The ____________ properties are derived from observations and measurements
  2. A resource that takes millions of years to replace itself naturally
  3. The process in which sediment is placed in a new area
  4. Rock that forms from sediment cementing and compacting together
  5. Igneous rock that forms on top of Earth's surface
  6. A physical property that describes how an object reflects light
  7. The movement of sediment from one place to another
  8. The _____________ properties describe an objects ability to burn.

16 Clues: The process of breaking down rock • Rock that forms from heat and pressure • A resource that is naturally replaced quickly • Minerals that contain useful metals or nonmetals • Igneous rock that forms on top of Earth's surface • Igneous rock that forms from under Earth's surface • The movement of sediment from one place to another • ...

Earth Theory 2013-12-05

Earth Theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long spreading mountian range under water
  2. south america, india, africa, australia, antartica and madigascr
  3. europe, aisa, and north america
  4. changes in magnetic feild in the mid ocean rigde
  5. was created by harry hess
  6. found in antartica fern like plant
  7. he composed the sea floor spreading theory
  8. big canyons under water
  9. a mold of a dead aniamal in stone
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  1. created by Alfred Wegener
  2. when glacairs move through stone creating this
  3. all continets all together
  4. fresh water swimmer
  5. he composed the Continental drift theory
  6. anicnet climates
  7. vibrations used to find things under water

16 Clues: anicnet climates • fresh water swimmer • big canyons under water • created by Alfred Wegener • was created by harry hess • all continets all together • europe, aisa, and north america • a mold of a dead aniamal in stone • found in antartica fern like plant • he composed the Continental drift theory • he composed the sea floor spreading theory • ...

Earth Science 2021-05-19

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small fragments of rocks and minerals. Examples would include pebbles, sand, silt, and clay.
  2. A place where two plates come together or collide. These plates can form mountains or volcanoes.
  3. The process of a rock's size and shape being changed by pressure and heat.
  4. The process of magma or lava cooling down and hardening as it moves closer to the surface.
  5. Type of rock that is formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together.
  6. Type of rock that is formed when magma cools below Earth's surface or lava cools at the surface.
  7. States that pieces of Earth's crust are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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  1. A place where two plates move apart, or divide. These plates will form rift valleys on land and sea-floor spreading in the ocean.
  2. The process of rocks turning into liquid as they move closer to the core and heat from the core.
  3. Deadly ocean waves that form from the sharp jolt of an undersea earthquake or other disturbance.
  4. A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions. These plates can cause earthquakes.
  5. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice remove and transport sediment from one place to another.
  6. Type of rock that is formed when an existing rock is changed by heat and/or pressure.
  7. An event in which molten rock comes out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases.
  8. The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller pieces.
  9. An event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy causing the ground to move.

16 Clues: The process of a rock's size and shape being changed by pressure and heat. • Type of rock that is formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together. • The process by which gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller pieces. • Type of rock that is formed when an existing rock is changed by heat and/or pressure. • ...

Earth first 2022-03-14

Earth first crossword puzzle
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  1. In this situation, small companies have to r__ costs in order to survive.
  2. The government has taken some measures to reduce the s__.
  3. The factory keeps r__ smoke，making the air dirty and smelly.
  4. Professor Yang will give us a l__ about how to protect the environment this afternoon.
  5. She was left an orphan(孤儿) and a rich woman a__ her.
  6. Take a r__ bag with you when you go shopping.
  7. We were deeply a__ by the news of her sudden death.
  8. S__ development is the common target of human beings.
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  1. The government try to r__ the building to its original state, but failed.
  2. We should keep in mind that fuel s__ of the nation will not last forever.
  3. One theory is that the i__ has been present for a very long time.
  4. Anyone who breaks the law will be s__ punished.
  5. The process also produces more g__ gases.
  6. Let us do more to develop r__ energy.
  7. The f__ water gradually subsided.(回落)
  8. C__ dioxide is a kind of greenhouse gases.

16 Clues: Let us do more to develop r__ energy. • The f__ water gradually subsided.(回落) • The process also produces more g__ gases. • C__ dioxide is a kind of greenhouse gases. • Take a r__ bag with you when you go shopping. • Anyone who breaks the law will be s__ punished. • We were deeply a__ by the news of her sudden death. • ...

Earth Day 2022-04-19

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  2. To use something again
  3. Around 27,0000 of these are cut down everyday
  4. Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place
  5. This is used to power buildings, and it can be created with both renewable and nonrenewable energy
  6. The natural world, as a whole or in a particular geographical area, especially as affected by human activity
Down
  1. One way to discard banana peels
  2. Bees and butterflies help ________ flowers
  3. To use less of something
  4. The Earth's surface is 71% of this
  5. This material can take up to 1 million years to decompose
  6. When a group of animals or plants have no living members and are no longer in existence
  7. This type of energy is created from sources such as biofuel, wind, or solar.
  8. This color is often times associated with environmentally friendly things
  9. Our home planet
  10. Reduce, Reuse, ________

16 Clues: Our home planet • To use something again • Reduce, Reuse, ________ • To use less of something • One way to discard banana peels • The Earth's surface is 71% of this • Bees and butterflies help ________ flowers • Around 27,0000 of these are cut down everyday • This material can take up to 1 million years to decompose • ...

Earth Day 2021-04-27

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth
  2. the area around us
  3. garbage on the ground
  4. outside
  5. what Earth is
  6. lots of trees together
  7. two species that work together to benefit one another; think whale and small fish
  8. plants do this; using sunlight to change carbondioxide into nutrients and giving off oxygen
  9. lots of water here; alligators, crocidiles and snakes live here
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  1. a layer of gasses above the earth; protects us from the sun's heat
  2. to take action to protect something or someone
  3. to protect something (animal or plant)
  4. to give up your time to do a job and do not get paid
  5. where it is wet and moist all the time; lots of animals and plants live here
  6. you drink out of it; windows are made of it
  7. where animals and plants are protected

16 Clues: earth • outside • what Earth is • the area around us • garbage on the ground • lots of trees together • to protect something (animal or plant) • where animals and plants are protected • you drink out of it; windows are made of it • to take action to protect something or someone • to give up your time to do a job and do not get paid • ...

Earth Science 2021-06-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaking down rock and changing it into a new substances
  2. Breaking down rock without changing it into new substances
  3. Rock formed from heat and pressure
  4. Evidence of erosion and large floods
  5. Third rock from the sun
  6. Has a great red spot that is a long lasting storm
  7. Air, water or ice moving away pieces of rock
  8. rock made from cooled lava/magma
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  1. Rock formed from pieces of rocks
  2. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism
  3. Naturally forming solid with a specific composition that forms crystals
  4. Revolves around the sun quickly
  5. Breaking rock into smaller pieces
  6. Large ring around me
  7. I used to be a planet, now I'm only a dwarf planet
  8. Pieces of rocks, sizes and shapes very

16 Clues: Large ring around me • Third rock from the sun • Revolves around the sun quickly • Rock formed from pieces of rocks • rock made from cooled lava/magma • Breaking rock into smaller pieces • Rock formed from heat and pressure • Evidence of erosion and large floods • Pieces of rocks, sizes and shapes very • Air, water or ice moving away pieces of rock • ...

Earth Science 2024-01-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer layer,supports life
  2. oceanic crust goes under continental crust
  3. made at transform boundaries
  4. made of magma
  5. two plates coming together
  6. most destructive wave
  7. two plates sliding past each other
  8. evidence for continental drift
  9. two plates moving apart
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  1. hot,more dense rises and cool,less dense sinks
  2. made at convergent boundaries
  3. made of liquid iron and nickel
  4. first, fastest wave
  5. hottest layer
  6. made at divergent boundaries
  7. wave stops out outer core

16 Clues: hottest layer • made of magma • first, fastest wave • most destructive wave • two plates moving apart • outer layer,supports life • wave stops out outer core • two plates coming together • made at transform boundaries • made at divergent boundaries • made at convergent boundaries • made of liquid iron and nickel • evidence for continental drift • two plates sliding past each other • ...

Earth Systems 2023-09-21

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the hydrosphere containing all frozen water on Earth.
  2. The land area that supplies water to a river system.
  3. The step in the water cycle where water changes from a gas to a liquid.
  4. All water on Earth.
  5. The step in the water cycle where water changes from a liquid to a gas.
  6. Wind, sky, weather, temperature.
  7. A large body of water within the layers of Earth's crust.
  8. Sediment built up where a river meets the ocean.
  9. All living things on Earth.
  10. A hole dug into the ground to reach a supply of water.
Down
  1. The step in the water cycle where water falls back to Earth's surface.
  2. Water vapor coming out of the leaves of plants.
  3. Any feature of the geosphere.
  4. The shape of the land.
  5. Rocks, landforms, Earth's foundation.
  6. The ability to do work.

16 Clues: All water on Earth. • The shape of the land. • The ability to do work. • All living things on Earth. • Any feature of the geosphere. • Wind, sky, weather, temperature. • Rocks, landforms, Earth's foundation. • Water vapor coming out of the leaves of plants. • Sediment built up where a river meets the ocean. • The land area that supplies water to a river system. • ...

earth history 2020-04-29

earth history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The entry of molten rock or magma into or between other rock formations
  2. - A division of geologic time marked by distinctive developments and events
  3. - A scientist that studies fossils
  4. Fossil - A widely distributed fossil of a narrow range in time, used to determine the age of related rock formations
  5. Core - cylinders of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets
  6. Rock - Rock that has formed when sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice (glaciers), and wind compress to form a solid. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.
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  1. (geologic time) - one of several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place
  2. Age - The true age of a rock or fossil that tells scientists the number of years ago a rock layer formed.
  3. (Radiometric) Dating - determining of the age of an object based on the known rates of decay of radioactive isotopes of various elements
  4. - The action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it away to another location.
  5. - The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  6. - The process by which rocks are broken down into small grains and soil.Erosion - The action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it away to another location
  7. of Superposition - The law that states in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom
  8. - The movement of magma onto the surface of the earth through volcano craters and cracks in the earth's crust, forming igneous rock.
  9. Age - A comparison of age based on which object (or event) is older or younger than some other object or event.Geologic Time Scale - The divisions that show timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth.
  10. Rock - Rock that is formed when magma or lava cools and forms a solid. Igneous rock forms intrusions and extrusions.

16 Clues: - A scientist that studies fossils • Core - cylinders of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets • - The entry of molten rock or magma into or between other rock formations • - A division of geologic time marked by distinctive developments and events • Age - The true age of a rock or fossil that tells scientists the number of years ago a rock layer formed. • ...

earth history 2020-04-29

earth history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The entry of molten rock or magma into or between other rock formations
  2. - A division of geologic time marked by distinctive developments and events
  3. - A scientist that studies fossils
  4. Fossil - A widely distributed fossil of a narrow range in time, used to determine the age of related rock formations
  5. Core - cylinders of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets
  6. Rock - Rock that has formed when sediment transported by water (rivers, lakes, and oceans), ice (glaciers), and wind compress to form a solid. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in layers, and frequently contain fossils.
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  1. (geologic time) - one of several subdivisions of geologic time enabling cross-referencing of rocks and geologic events from place to place
  2. Age - The true age of a rock or fossil that tells scientists the number of years ago a rock layer formed.
  3. (Radiometric) Dating - determining of the age of an object based on the known rates of decay of radioactive isotopes of various elements
  4. - The action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it away to another location.
  5. - The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  6. - The process by which rocks are broken down into small grains and soil.Erosion - The action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that remove soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, then transport it away to another location
  7. of Superposition - The law that states in any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom
  8. - The movement of magma onto the surface of the earth through volcano craters and cracks in the earth's crust, forming igneous rock.
  9. Age - A comparison of age based on which object (or event) is older or younger than some other object or event.Geologic Time Scale - The divisions that show timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth.
  10. Rock - Rock that is formed when magma or lava cools and forms a solid. Igneous rock forms intrusions and extrusions.

16 Clues: - A scientist that studies fossils • Core - cylinders of ice drilled from glaciers and ice sheets • - The entry of molten rock or magma into or between other rock formations • - A division of geologic time marked by distinctive developments and events • Age - The true age of a rock or fossil that tells scientists the number of years ago a rock layer formed. • ...

Earth Day 2019-03-19

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer in the Earth atmosphere
  2. a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage
  3. A trash on the ground
  4. a popular colour on the Earth day
  5. a large amount of ice, snow, and rock falling quickly down the side of a mountain
  6. a long period when there is little or no rain
  7. When you reduce, reuse and recycle, you are ................... friendly.
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  1. global warming causes melting of....
  2. Su energy
  3. A process of cutting down trees
  4. An area where animals live
  5. A flying mammal
  6. It's all around us, we breathe it and we should be careful not to pollute it.
  7. to use less
  8. An animal that has a trunk
  9. The study of relationships between plants and animals and their surroundings

16 Clues: Su energy • to use less • A flying mammal • A trash on the ground • An area where animals live • An animal that has a trunk • A layer in the Earth atmosphere • A process of cutting down trees • a popular colour on the Earth day • global warming causes melting of.... • a long period when there is little or no rain • ...

Earth science 2024-12-30

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fluffy shape in the sky
  2. Moving air that blows through trees
  3. A loud noise heard during storms
  4. Heavy rain with thunder and lightning
  5. A strong storm with heavy winds
  6. A season when flowers bloom
  7. The star that gives us heat and light
  8. Thick mist that makes it hard to see
Down
  1. A season when the weather is hot
  2. A bright flash in the sky during storms
  3. A season when it is cold and snowy
  4. White flakes that fall in winter
  5. A thin layer of ice on surfaces
  6. Water that falls from the sky
  7. A colorful arch in the sky after rain
  8. A season when leaves change color

16 Clues: A fluffy shape in the sky • A season when flowers bloom • Water that falls from the sky • A thin layer of ice on surfaces • A strong storm with heavy winds • A season when the weather is hot • White flakes that fall in winter • A loud noise heard during storms • A season when leaves change color • A season when it is cold and snowy • Moving air that blows through trees • ...

Earth Day 2025-03-20

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a rich soil-like material produced from decayed plants and other organic
  2. - any living thing, from bacteria and fungi to insects, plants, animals, and
  3. - the reduction of trees in a wood or forest due to natural forces or
  4. - a community of organisms that depend on each other and the
  5. activity
  6. - the variety of life on this planet and how it interacts within habitats and
  7. - the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  8. - the increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by human
  9. they inhabit
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  1. that cause high levels of carbon dioxide and other gases to be released into
  2. air
  3. - the pattern of weather in a particular region over a set period of time
  4. - preserving or protecting animals and resources
  5. it dirty or unhealthy
  6. - the introduction of harmful substances or waste into the environment,
  7. such as food and animal waste, that breaks down naturally

16 Clues: air • activity • they inhabit • it dirty or unhealthy • - the mass of air surrounding the Earth • - preserving or protecting animals and resources • such as food and animal waste, that breaks down naturally • - a community of organisms that depend on each other and the • - the increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by human • ...

Earth Crossword 2025-02-03

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strong, metallic element
  2. distance east or west
  3. rotating around an axis or center.
  4. the year's longest day
  5. form into a hard outer layer
  6. Earth's liquid metal layer
  7. short for Mohorovičić
  8. a half of a sphere.
  9. the distance north or south
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  1. the innermost layer of the Earth.
  2. semi-solid middle layer.
  3. Earth's imaginary line
  4. layer beneath the lithosphere
  5. outer part of Earth.
  6. Earth's invisible force
  7. move into a sloping position.

16 Clues: a half of a sphere. • outer part of Earth. • distance east or west • short for Mohorovičić • Earth's imaginary line • the year's longest day • Earth's invisible force • strong, metallic element • semi-solid middle layer. • Earth's liquid metal layer • the distance north or south • form into a hard outer layer • layer beneath the lithosphere • move into a sloping position. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2024-12-05

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. igneous rock that forms when magma cools underground
  2. cycle the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
  3. a large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land
  4. igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts
  5. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure
  6. a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite
  7. the laying down or settling of eroded material
  8. the moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  9. rapid, downhill movement of soil
  10. a naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other material
Down
  1. a process in which the weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids
  2. the process by which atoms form solid with an orderly, repeating patter
  3. a process in which minerals dissolve in water crystallize between sediment grains
  4. the process through which sediment turns into rock
  5. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water
  6. the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth's surface over time
  7. An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault

17 Clues: rapid, downhill movement of soil • the laying down or settling of eroded material • the process through which sediment turns into rock • igneous rock that forms when magma cools underground • igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts • a large mass of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land • An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault • ...

Mother Earth 2025-08-20

Mother Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — The world’s largest ocean
  2. — Gas needed for breathing
  3. — The solid part of Earth
  4. - Mountain that erupts lava
  5. — Environment day on April 22
  6. - Layer where wheather occurs
  7. — Act of planting trees
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  1. — Continuous water movement
  2. — Huge moving ice mass
  3. — Home of living creatures
  4. — Large area of trees
  5. - Energy from th sun
  6. — Blanket of air around Earth
  7. — Vast salt water body
  8. — Fertile top layer of soil
  9. — Shaking of Earth’s crust

16 Clues: - Energy from th sun • — Large area of trees • — Huge moving ice mass • — Vast salt water body • — Act of planting trees • — The solid part of Earth • — Gas needed for breathing • — Home of living creatures • — Shaking of Earth’s crust • — Continuous water movement • — The world’s largest ocean • - Mountain that erupts lava • — Fertile top layer of soil • — Environment day on April 22 • ...

Earth structure 2025-10-08

Earth structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of boundary where plates move apart.
  2. A boundary where plates slide past each other.
  3. Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move.
  4. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by moving plates.
  5. The outermost solid layer of the Earth.
  6. A boundary where plates move toward each other.
  7. A scale that measures earthquake damage using Roman numerals.
  8. Places where tectonic plates meet.
  9. A tool that detects shaking during an earthquake.
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  1. The place inside the crust where the earthquake starts.
  2. The energy that travels through the Earth during an earthquake.
  3. A modern scale that mea
  4. The layer of hot, molten rock beneath the crust.
  5. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus.
  6. The center layer of the Earth, split into inner and outer parts.
  7. A measure of how strong an earthquake is.

16 Clues: A modern scale that mea • Places where tectonic plates meet. • The outermost solid layer of the Earth. • A measure of how strong an earthquake is. • A type of boundary where plates move apart. • Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move. • A boundary where plates slide past each other. • A boundary where plates move toward each other. • ...

DYNAMIC EARTH 2025-12-09

DYNAMIC EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MAGMA THAT EXPLODES ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
  2. A PROCESS THAT OCCURS WHEN A TECTONIC PLATE MOVES UNDER ANOTHER
  3. WIND DEPOSITED THAT FORMS THICK FERTILE SOIL
  4. A CRACK IN EARTH’S LITHOSHPERE ALONG WHICH MOVEMENT OCCURS
  5. A NATURALLY OCCURING SOLID THAT IS COMPOSED OF ROCK FRAGMENTS AND MINERALS.
  6. MOLTEN ROCK THAT IS STORED BELOW EARTH’S SURFACE
  7. THE SERIES OR PRECESSES THAT CHANGE ONE TYPE OF ROCK INTO ANOTHER TYPE
  8. SOMETHING SOLIDIFIED BY LAVA OR MAGAMA
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  1. THE PROCESS BY WHICH ATOMS FORM A SOLID WITH A ORDERLY, REPEATING PATTERN.
  2. A SUPER CONTINENT THAT BROKE APART 200 MILLION YEARS AGO
  3. RAPID, DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF SOIL, LOOSE ROCKS, AND BOULDERS
  4. A VOLCANIC REGION
  5. A INORGANIC SOLID THAT HAS A CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
  6. ANY NATURAL OR MAN-MADE FEATURE
  7. A BIG SLAB OF ICE MADE BY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LAND
  8. A WAVE THAT FORMS WHEN AN OCEAN DISTURBANCE SUDDENLY MOVES A LARGE PORTION OF WATER

16 Clues: A VOLCANIC REGION • ANY NATURAL OR MAN-MADE FEATURE • SOMETHING SOLIDIFIED BY LAVA OR MAGAMA • WIND DEPOSITED THAT FORMS THICK FERTILE SOIL • MOLTEN ROCK THAT IS STORED BELOW EARTH’S SURFACE • MAGMA THAT EXPLODES ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH • A BIG SLAB OF ICE MADE BY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LAND • A SUPER CONTINENT THAT BROKE APART 200 MILLION YEARS AGO • ...

Vocab words ES Ch. 1 2023-10-17

Vocab words ES Ch. 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relates to the distance on earth compared to the distance on the map
  2. Use symbols and scale to create an image
  3. the difference in elevation between two points
  4. Lines Measured in east and west
  5. Shapes and pictures mapmakers use to stand for things
  6. Measured in north and south
  7. Map that shows natural and manmade features
Down
  1. One half of the earth
  2. Picture made of pixels to show what the earth looks like
  3. Splits the earth into north and south hemispheres
  4. Lines of latitude form this
  5. Shows what the world looks like in maps from satellite images
  6. The height above sea level
  7. Spot where there is low relief and low elevation
  8. Landform with high elevation and low relief
  9. Helps people get around the world

16 Clues: One half of the earth • The height above sea level • Lines of latitude form this • Measured in north and south • Lines Measured in east and west • Helps people get around the world • Use symbols and scale to create an image • Landform with high elevation and low relief • Map that shows natural and manmade features • the difference in elevation between two points • ...

Unit 2 extra credit 2023-09-20

Unit 2 extra credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  2. a bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement
  3. the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  4. the term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of Earth's physical features
  5. outer layer of the Earth
  6. the watery areas of the earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  7. thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
  8. the part of earth where life exists
Down
  1. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  2. innermost layer of the Earth made up of a super-hot but solid inner core and a super-hot liquid outer core outer layer
  3. part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  4. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  5. Chemical or physical process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
  6. the movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water
  7. A crack or break in earth's crust

15 Clues: outer layer of the Earth • A crack or break in earth's crust • the part of earth where life exists • A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • a bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement • ...

Geo/Terr 2023-02-06

Geo/Terr crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sea located in the middle region of the earth
  2. math that deals with the measurement of the earth
  3. lying under the surface of the earth
  4. to bury in the earth
Down
  1. a level platform of earth
  2. science that deals with earth's history recorded in rocks
  3. the physical features of a region of the earth
  4. science that records facts about the earth's surface
  5. taking the earth as the center
  6. an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside

10 Clues: to bury in the earth • a level platform of earth • taking the earth as the center • lying under the surface of the earth • an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside • the physical features of a region of the earth • the sea located in the middle region of the earth • math that deals with the measurement of the earth • science that records facts about the earth's surface • ...

Earth Science 2024-12-04

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron, liquid
  2. vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes
  3. Part of the earth between Crust and the outer core
  4. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
  5. a neutrino or antineutrino emitted during the decay of naturally-occurring radionuclides in the Earth
  6. When two plates come together
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron,solid part of the earth
  3. The original unstable isotope
  4. the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  7. The more stable form of the material

13 Clues: The original unstable isotope • When two plates come together • The more stable form of the material • hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron, liquid • Part of the earth between Crust and the outer core • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron,solid part of the earth • ...

Sebastians creation story puzzle 2021-01-20

Sebastians creation story puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. brazen(what it means)
  2. the trickster(personality)
  3. a shape shifting trickster
  4. another word for darkness
  5. another word for earth
  6. the first thing raven stole
  7. the thing wee-sa-hay-jack began on earth
  8. what the ancient greeks called night
Down
  1. the rule of cronus
  2. rock, wind, ground, fire
  3. king of the universe
  4. the first spirit earth mother gave birth to
  5. the great flying being
  6. the gods special food
  7. heaven

15 Clues: heaven • the rule of cronus • king of the universe • brazen(what it means) • the gods special food • the great flying being • another word for earth • rock, wind, ground, fire • another word for darkness • the trickster(personality) • a shape shifting trickster • the first thing raven stole • what the ancient greeks called night • the thing wee-sa-hay-jack began on earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core-A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth.
  2. study of planet Earth.
  3. core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth.
  4. A great landmass surrounded by oceans.
  5. The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface.
  6. force- A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of earth.
  7. soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust and core.
  9. wave- A vibration that travels though Earth carrying the energy released during and earthquake.
Down
  1. scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Eathe.
  2. The material that forms Earth's hard suface.
  3. A usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust.
  4. force- A force that builds up mountains and landmass on earth's surfaces.
  5. rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the matle and the crust.
  6. amout of force pushing on a surface or area.
  7. drack, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceainc crust.

16 Clues: study of planet Earth. • A great landmass surrounded by oceans. • The material that forms Earth's hard suface. • amout of force pushing on a surface or area. • The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface. • soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth. • ...

The Universe 2023-12-15

The Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The third Planet from the sun
  2. consist of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by gravity
  3. earth sign ruled by Venus
  4. an air sign, with a symbol showing a pair of twins
  5. Gas giant
  6. Water sign symbolized by two fish
  7. the first astrological sign in the zodiac
  8. represented by the crab symbol
  9. Earth sign ruled by Saturn
  10. Most the Planet is made of water
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  1. Rocky Planet
  2. the seventh astrological sign in the zodiac
  3. one of the most beloved members of the zodiac
  4. fire sign, ruled by the sun
  5. Earth's only natural satellite
  6. System Developed 4.6 billion years ago
  7. The fourth largest Planet
  8. Hole Not even light can escape it
  9. Smallest Planet In the solar system
  10. Fourth Planet from the sun

20 Clues: Gas giant • Rocky Planet • earth sign ruled by Venus • The fourth largest Planet • Fourth Planet from the sun • Earth sign ruled by Saturn • fire sign, ruled by the sun • The third Planet from the sun • Earth's only natural satellite • represented by the crab symbol • Most the Planet is made of water • Water sign symbolized by two fish • Smallest Planet In the solar system • ...

Space 2024-05-02

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how far light travels in a year
  2. the tendency to do nothing
  3. guardians of the ____
  4. the planet we live on, breathable environment
  5. a system of stars named after Greece
  6. dounut shaped ice bodies
  7. the things that orbit earth that send us data
  8. ISS
  9. the size of something
  10. the galaxy we live in
Down
  1. the thing that keeps our feet on the ground
  2. what the earth does around the sun
  3. the north star
  4. what we live on
  5. satellite that's been moving out since the 70's
  6. space telescope
  7. triple star system
  8. A day in space
  9. the H in H^2O
  10. a group of stars in the sky
  11. a thing in space that has so much gravity, light can't escape
  12. a cloud of dust and particles
  13. ball of gass and waves

23 Clues: ISS • the H in H^2O • the north star • A day in space • what we live on • space telescope • triple star system • guardians of the ____ • the size of something • the galaxy we live in • ball of gass and waves • dounut shaped ice bodies • the tendency to do nothing • a group of stars in the sky • a cloud of dust and particles • how far light travels in a year • what the earth does around the sun • ...

Earth and Space 2025-10-23

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The curved path an object takes in space.
  2. A tool that helps you see things far away in space.
  3. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
  4. The imaginary line Earth spins around.
  5. The force that pulls everything toward Earth’s center.
  6. The line where the Earth and sky seem to meet.
Down
  1. The Earth’s movement around the Sun.
  2. When one space object blocks the light from another.
  3. A large object that moves around a star.
  4. Related to the Sun.
  5. The Earth spins on its ______.
  6. The time when the sun shine on Earth.

12 Clues: Related to the Sun. • The Earth spins on its ______. • The Earth’s movement around the Sun. • The time when the sun shine on Earth. • The imaginary line Earth spins around. • A large object that moves around a star. • The curved path an object takes in space. • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth. • The line where the Earth and sky seem to meet. • ...

Astrononomy Puzzler 2023-04-18

Astrononomy Puzzler crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one cycle of moon phases
  2. how many official planets are in the solar system
  3. third planet from the sun
  4. the universe is getting ________
  5. astronauts on the ISS _________ because there is no gravity in space
  6. planet that orbits on its side
  7. planet with a large core compared to outer crust
  8. planet most similar to earth in size
  9. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  10. sailed the earth and proved it was round
  11. one earth cycle around the sun
  12. planet with the fastest winds in the solar system
  13. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
Down
  1. only place in our solar system humans have set foot on
  2. planets made of gasses rather than rocks
  3. the alternate rising and falling of the sea due to gravity of moon
  4. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria
  5. JWST (for short)
  6. one cycle of a planet
  7. largest planet in the solar system
  8. our galaxy name
  9. the name of the north star
  10. a planet with iron rocky surface
  11. our sun is a ________
  12. a dwarf planet after neptune

25 Clues: our galaxy name • JWST (for short) • one cycle of a planet • our sun is a ________ • one cycle of moon phases • third planet from the sun • the name of the north star • a dwarf planet after neptune • planet that orbits on its side • one earth cycle around the sun • the universe is getting ________ • a planet with iron rocky surface • largest planet in the solar system • ...

Earth Science Part 2 Vocabulary 2022-10-07

Earth Science Part 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of new oceanic floor forming from magma coming to the surface at mid ocean ridges
  2. Water sinking into the ground
  3. Gas to Liquid
  4. A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed by decomposition, pressure, and heat turned into organic matter.
  5. Frozen parts of the Earth
  6. Plants giving off water
  7. Air of the Earth
  8. Plants taking up water through roots
  9. Water that doesn't go into the ground
  10. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  11. Transform marine sediments into rock and release Carbon Dioxide through volcanic activity
  12. Ice and snow to gas
  13. Any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
  14. The geological process of rocks breaking apart without changing their chemical composition. Ex: Moving water, Icing, Thawing, and Plant roots
  15. Life of the Earth
  16. The geological process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. Ex oxidation, carbonation, hydrolysis, hydration and dehydration.
  17. Rock of the Earth
  18. Water of the Earth
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  1. Water traveling underground
  2. Liquid to Gas
  3. The separating of tectonic plates
  4. rain/snow/sleet
  5. The sliding back and forth of tectonic plates
  6. 660 to 2700 km below the surface. Mostly Silicon, Iron, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Oxygen in rock.
  7. A pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth.
  8. Theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere moved and changed shape
  9. A condition of gravitational and buoyant equilibrium between Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere
  10. The colliding of tectonic plates
  11. Movement of water to another area
  12. 2900 km below the Earth's surface. Mostly Iron and Nickel. Inner core is solid. Outer core is liquid.
  13. The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago
  14. Crust 25 to 75 Km thick. Mostly Granite.
  15. The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
  16. A process in which the materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent. Ex: Wind, water, ice and gravity
  17. 6 Km thick. Mostly Basalt

35 Clues: Liquid to Gas • Gas to Liquid • rain/snow/sleet • Air of the Earth • Life of the Earth • Rock of the Earth • Water of the Earth • Ice and snow to gas • Plants giving off water • Frozen parts of the Earth • 6 Km thick. Mostly Basalt • Water traveling underground • Water sinking into the ground • The colliding of tectonic plates • The separating of tectonic plates • ...

Module 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

Module 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
  2. Molten rock that is located below earths surface
  3. The part of earth where life exists
  4. The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
  5. Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  6. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil
  7. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
Down
  1. A crack or break in the earth's crust.
  2. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  3. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  4. Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  5. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  6. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  7. Innermost layer of earth is made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
  8. Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface

15 Clues: The part of earth where life exists • A crack or break in the earth's crust. • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface • ...

20250301 初二 八下M3 2025-03-01

20250301 初二 八下M3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a spacecraft, especially a manned one.有人驾驶的
  2. the milky way
  3. the bright shining in the sky at night
  4. the hottest, newest, up-to-date
  5. the earth +the galaxy + the space ...
  6. get to, arrive in/at
  7. system the sun + its eight planets
  8. problem with no difficulties doing sth
  9. travel a journey outside the earth, into the space
  10. a team
  11. the conditions
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  1. space traveller, a person trained to travel in a spaceship
  2. about the sun ,
  3. to connect
  4. something shining
  5. a large space star
  6. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
  7. a job or plan or an activity to do
  8. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
  9. not possible
  10. with no one
  11. to find out
  12. sth used as a good example to copy
  13. about

24 Clues: about • a team • to connect • with no one • to find out • not possible • the milky way • the conditions • about the sun , • something shining • a large space star • get to, arrive in/at • the hottest, newest, up-to-date • a job or plan or an activity to do • sth used as a good example to copy • the earth +the galaxy + the space ... • system the sun + its eight planets • ...

Earth's Structure 2018-10-24

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This piece of technology is used to measure tectonic plate movements.
  2. This man first proposed the idea of moving continents.
  3. Tectonic plates slide around on this layer of the Earth.
  4. How many layers are in the physical properties model of the Earth.
Down
  1. 1st layer of the Earth in the physical properties model of Earth.
  2. Pieces of the Lithosphere.
  3. This is the unit that is used to measure the distance tectonic plates move each year.
  4. A chemical composition model of the Earth has how many layers.
  5. This type of boundary has tectonic plates being pushed away from each other.
  6. This type of boundary has tectonic plates grinding against each other.
  7. This type of boundary has tectonic plates colliding into each other.
  8. This is the thickest layer of the Earth in the chemical composition model of the Earth.

12 Clues: Pieces of the Lithosphere. • This man first proposed the idea of moving continents. • Tectonic plates slide around on this layer of the Earth. • A chemical composition model of the Earth has how many layers. • 1st layer of the Earth in the physical properties model of Earth. • How many layers are in the physical properties model of the Earth. • ...

Planets and Space 2014-10-28

Planets and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid piece of debris that survives impact with the earth
  2. surname of the first person on the moon
  3. our galaxy is called the ?
  4. a person who travels into space
  5. Uranus can not be seen without a ?
  6. the sun is a very large ?
  7. a stellar explosion of stars
  8. asteroids are mostly made of air and ?
  9. the only celestial body humans have set foot on other than earth
  10. known as the red planet
Down
  1. how many planets are there? (do not count pluto).
  2. a dwarf planet
  3. groups of stars that form patterns in the night sky
  4. the largest planet
  5. the moon is covered in ?
  6. each star in the sky is a glowing ball of ?
  7. astronauts travel by ?
  8. the planet humans live
  9. Mercury is the closest planet to the ?
  10. Saturn is surrounded by ?

20 Clues: a dwarf planet • the largest planet • astronauts travel by ? • the planet humans live • known as the red planet • the moon is covered in ? • the sun is a very large ? • Saturn is surrounded by ? • our galaxy is called the ? • a stellar explosion of stars • a person who travels into space • Uranus can not be seen without a ? • Mercury is the closest planet to the ? • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-16

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the landform that is formed by convergent plates
  2. plate Moving toward each other
  3. Earths crust is made of
  4. these plates move sideways
  5. A sudden shaking of the earth caused by plates
  6. This is under the earths crust
  7. the ring of fire is located here
  8. the ocean floor going under the land
  9. 75%of all earthquakes in the u.s are here
  10. this is the biggest plate on earth
  11. The place where 2 plates meet
Down
  1. The movement of earths plates is called
  2. plates moving away from each other
  3. 90% of all earthquakes are here
  4. What makes blocky lava flow
  5. The mantle is made of
  6. This is the outermost layer of the earth
  7. the landform that is formed by divergent plates
  8. This country has a plate named after it
  9. Another word for crust is

20 Clues: The mantle is made of • Earths crust is made of • Another word for crust is • these plates move sideways • What makes blocky lava flow • The place where 2 plates meet • plate Moving toward each other • This is under the earths crust • 90% of all earthquakes are here • the ring of fire is located here • plates moving away from each other • this is the biggest plate on earth • ...

Natural Science 2020-09-27

Natural Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. untested explanation
  2. the study of the universe
  3. study of the atmosphere
  4. life-giving gaseous envelope
  5. dynamic mass of water that is continually on the move, evaporating from the oceans to the atmosphere, precipitating to the land, and running back to the ocean again
  6. lies beneath the atmosphere and the ocean
  7. theory proposes that the bodies of our solar system evolved from any Normas rotating cloud called a solar nebula
  8. dense inner sphere
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  1. all life on earth
  2. The light and very thin outer skin of earth
  3. study of earth
  4. time the span of time since the formation of earth
  5. less dense sphere
  6. all sciences in an interrelated study of the ocean
  7. method the process in which scientists observe and formulate scientific hypotheses and theories
  8. well-tested and widely accepted view that everyone agrees on

16 Clues: study of earth • all life on earth • less dense sphere • dense inner sphere • untested explanation • study of the atmosphere • the study of the universe • life-giving gaseous envelope • lies beneath the atmosphere and the ocean • The light and very thin outer skin of earth • time the span of time since the formation of earth • all sciences in an interrelated study of the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics , internal structure of earth and earthquake 2021-09-11

Plate tectonics , internal structure of earth and earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line of volcanoes above the melting oceanic plate
  2. shaking of ground
  3. where two separate plates are pushing into each other
  4. point of origin of earthquake
  5. plates move relative to each other
  6. found along divergent plate boundaries
  7. it lies at the center of the earth it is denser than the mantle
  8. overlies a plastic layer
  9. where two plates are moving apart
  10. continent-continent convergent boundary example in mountain range
Down
  1. the majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid
  2. first major discontinuity occurs at a depth of 30-40km below the continents
  3. below the crust lies the dense and extending to a depth of 2900km
  4. it is mountain range of western south american
  5. where plates slide passed each other
  6. they always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction
  7. the wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or by an explosion
  8. it is occurs within earth's interior at a depth of about 2900km(1800mi) below the surface
  9. they rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean
  10. outermost layer of earth
  11. earth has rigid outer layer

21 Clues: shaking of ground • outermost layer of earth • overlies a plastic layer • earth has rigid outer layer • point of origin of earthquake • where two plates are moving apart • plates move relative to each other • where plates slide passed each other • found along divergent plate boundaries • it is mountain range of western south american • ...

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake 2021-10-13

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overlies a plastic layer
  2. a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic
  3. the majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid
  4. first major discontinuity occurs at a depth of 30-40km below the continents
  5. it lies at the centre of the earth it is denser than the mantle
  6. it is occurs within earth's interior at a depth of about 2900km (1800) below the surface
  7. they always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction seismic the wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking or rock within the earth or by an explosion
  8. found along divergent
  9. dense and extending to a depth of 2900km
Down
  1. continent-continent convergent boundary example in
  2. shaking of ground focus point of origin of earthquake
  3. ir is mountain range of Western South American
  4. earth has rigid outer layer
  5. where plates slide passed each orther
  6. where two separate plates are pushing into each other
  7. range
  8. they rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean
  9. plates move relative to each other
  10. where two plates are moving apart
  11. outermost layer of earth mantle below the crust lies
  12. boundaries

21 Clues: range • boundaries • found along divergent • overlies a plastic layer • earth has rigid outer layer • where two plates are moving apart • plates move relative to each other • where plates slide passed each orther • dense and extending to a depth of 2900km • a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic • ir is mountain range of Western South American • ...

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-18

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supercontinent that all the continents once formed
  2. The preserved remains of a plant or animal that has been hardened into a rock
  3. Plate Boundary where plates slide past each other
  4. When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth
  5. A break in the Earth's crust
  6. The slope of an area
  7. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  8. A line that connects points of equal temperature on a topographic map
  9. Plate Boundary where plates come together
  10. Plate Boundary where plates move apart
Down
  1. The Process of one plate going under another
  2. The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located
  3. Big slabs of crust that the Earth is broken into
  4. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  5. A big wave that is capable of taking over an entire town
  6. A large mountain that erupts with lava and magma
  7. The rigid outer part of the Earth
  8. A line that connects points of equal pressure on a topographic map
  9. A line that connects points of equal value on a topographic map
  10. An indentation or break in the ocean floor

20 Clues: The slope of an area • A break in the Earth's crust • The rigid outer part of the Earth • Plate Boundary where plates move apart • Plate Boundary where plates come together • An indentation or break in the ocean floor • The Process of one plate going under another • The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located • When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth • ...

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake 2021-10-13

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overlies a plastic layer
  2. a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic
  3. the majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid
  4. first major discontinuity occurs at a depth of 30-40km below the continents
  5. it lies at the centre of the earth it is denser than the mantle
  6. it is occurs within earth's interior at a depth of about 2900km (1800) below the surface
  7. they always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction seismic the wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking or rock within the earth or by an explosion
  8. found along divergent
  9. dense and extending to a depth of 2900km
Down
  1. continent-continent convergent boundary example in
  2. shaking of ground focus point of origin of earthquake
  3. ir is mountain range of Western South American
  4. earth has rigid outer layer
  5. where plates slide passed each orther
  6. where two separate plates are pushing into each other
  7. range
  8. they rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean
  9. plates move relative to each other
  10. where two plates are moving apart
  11. outermost layer of earth mantle below the crust lies
  12. boundaries

21 Clues: range • boundaries • found along divergent • overlies a plastic layer • earth has rigid outer layer • where two plates are moving apart • plates move relative to each other • where plates slide passed each orther • dense and extending to a depth of 2900km • a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic • ir is mountain range of Western South American • ...

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake 2021-10-13

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it lies at the centre of the earth it is denser than the mantle
  2. boundaries
  3. ir is mountain range of Western South American
  4. earth has rigid outer layer
  5. outermost layer of earth mantle below the crust lies
  6. where plates slide passed each orther
  7. first major discontinuity occurs at a depth of 30-40km below the continents
  8. they rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean
  9. the majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid
  10. shaking of ground focus point of origin of earthquake
  11. where two plates are moving apart
  12. range
Down
  1. dense and extending to a depth of 2900km
  2. overlies a plastic layer
  3. plates move relative to each other
  4. found along divergent
  5. it is occurs within earth's interior at a depth of about 2900km (1800) below the surface
  6. continent-continent convergent boundary example in
  7. a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic
  8. where two separate plates are pushing into each other
  9. they always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction seismic the wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking or rock within the earth or by an explosion

21 Clues: range • boundaries • found along divergent • overlies a plastic layer • earth has rigid outer layer • where two plates are moving apart • plates move relative to each other • where plates slide passed each orther • dense and extending to a depth of 2900km • a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic • ir is mountain range of Western South American • ...

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake 2021-10-13

Plate tectonics, internal structure of earth and earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. overlies a plastic layer
  2. a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic
  3. the majority of the mantle from the core-mantle boundary is solid
  4. first major discontinuity occurs at a depth of 30-40km below the continents
  5. it lies at the centre of the earth it is denser than the mantle
  6. it is occurs within earth's interior at a depth of about 2900km (1800) below the surface
  7. they always slowly moving, but they get stuck at their edges due to friction seismic the wave of energy caused by the sudden breaking or rock within the earth or by an explosion
  8. found along divergent
  9. dense and extending to a depth of 2900km
Down
  1. continent-continent convergent boundary example in
  2. shaking of ground focus point of origin of earthquake
  3. ir is mountain range of Western South American
  4. earth has rigid outer layer
  5. where plates slide passed each orther
  6. where two separate plates are pushing into each other
  7. range
  8. they rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or an ocean
  9. plates move relative to each other
  10. where two plates are moving apart
  11. outermost layer of earth mantle below the crust lies
  12. boundaries

21 Clues: range • boundaries • found along divergent • overlies a plastic layer • earth has rigid outer layer • where two plates are moving apart • plates move relative to each other • where plates slide passed each orther • dense and extending to a depth of 2900km • a line of volcanoes above the melting aceanic • ir is mountain range of Western South American • ...

Unit 5: Classes of Rocks and Rock Cycle 2022-02-06

Unit 5: Classes of Rocks and Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process where the formation of sedimentary rock caused by weathering and erosion due to wind, water, ice, and gravity on Earth
  2. rocks formed by the accumulation of sediments; most fossils are preserved here
  3. rocks that are formed under the surface of the Earth that causes chemical changes due to high heat and pressure
  4. occurs due to the cooling process which allows the liquid material to solidify
  5. occurs when sedimentary grains are tightly packed together
  6. rocks formed from the cooling or crystallization of molten rock material
  7. fragments of material made of sand, shells, and pebbles
Down
  1. allows a solid to change into a liquid because of heat
  2. process where the formation of igneous and metamorphic rock caused by heat from the Earth
  3. allows sediments to be loosened
  4. the loosened sediments move from on place to another
  5. occurs when sediments have settled
  6. molten rock deep within the Earth
  7. a series of processes that transform the types of rocks in the Earth's crust
  8. occurs due to the decrease in temperature
  9. molten rock that has erupted from with Earth to the surface

16 Clues: allows sediments to be loosened • molten rock deep within the Earth • occurs when sediments have settled • occurs due to the decrease in temperature • the loosened sediments move from on place to another • allows a solid to change into a liquid because of heat • fragments of material made of sand, shells, and pebbles • ...

4th Quarter Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-17

4th Quarter Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the transformation of solid to liquid
  2. forceful events in the oceans that get human names
  3. evaporation from plants
  4. tall peaks on earth
  5. air matter that we breath
  6. hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano
  7. keeps humans safe from bad things beyond earth
  8. when water comes down mountains into bodies of water
Down
  1. when water turns to ice
  2. plates on earth that are always moving
  3. water that falls from clouds in various types
  4. condensation in the sky
  5. hot liquid rock below earths crust
  6. the level on earth where life is possible
  7. clouds at ground level

15 Clues: tall peaks on earth • clouds at ground level • when water turns to ice • condensation in the sky • evaporation from plants • air matter that we breath • hot liquid rock below earths crust • the transformation of solid to liquid • plates on earth that are always moving • the level on earth where life is possible • hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano • ...

Grade 7 Unit 4 Vocabulary Review 2024-05-06

Grade 7 Unit 4 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This sphere of Earth consists of all of the parts of Earth in which organisms are able to live
  2. Is a large body of ice and snow that’s part of the Earth’s hydrosphere.
  3. The very center of the Earth, and the hottest part of the planet.
  4. The transfer of energy caused by the circulation of matter due to differences in density
  5. The accumulation of eroded rock material transported from another location
  6. The amount of matter in an object or sample
Down
  1. All the rock material that makes up Earth, from the planet's outer surface to its center.
  2. It is the layer of gasses that surrounds Earth and extends from Earth's surface
  3. The physical or chemical breakdown of rock on Earth’s surface
  4. It is water found below Earth’s surface
  5. The upward movement of large areas of Earth’s crust caused by forces deep beneath the surface
  6. A liquid layer above the Earth's solid inner core and below the mantle.
  7. The transfer of energy between objects that are touching
  8. Earth’s hot, middle rock layer, located between the crust and the core
  9. Earth’s thin, cool, and rigid outermost rock layer
  10. The transfer of energy as light through space or transparent objects
  11. Includes all of Earth’s water and even water vapor.
  12. A property of matter that is equal to the amount of mass in a certain volume of matter
  13. The removal of rock material by wind, water, ice, or gravity

19 Clues: It is water found below Earth’s surface • The amount of matter in an object or sample • Earth’s thin, cool, and rigid outermost rock layer • Includes all of Earth’s water and even water vapor. • The transfer of energy between objects that are touching • The removal of rock material by wind, water, ice, or gravity • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2020-09-01

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
  2. Law describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon.
  3. a testable explanation or educated guess that can be supported or disproved
  4. Variable a factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable
  5. the area from the surface of Earth down to its center
  6. Theory an explanation based on many observations during repeated investigations
  7. the study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather
  8. region of permanently frozen water on Earth
Down
  1. the study of the materials that make up Earth and the processes that form and change these materials
  2. all the water on Earth
  3. used in an experiment to show that the results of an experiment are a result of the condition being tested
  4. Variable the factor that is changed by the experimenter
  5. Method series of problem-solving steps to help conduct experiments
  6. Model an idea picture, a system, or mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained
  7. the study of Earth's oceans
  8. all living organisms on Earth as well the environments in which they live
  9. blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
  10. Science the study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings

18 Clues: all the water on Earth • the study of Earth's oceans • blanket of gases that surrounds our planet • region of permanently frozen water on Earth • the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere • Law describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon. • the area from the surface of Earth down to its center • Variable the factor that is changed by the experimenter • ...

7th Grade Review 2011-12-12

7th Grade Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the factors in an experiments that remain the same
  2. when the sun's rays strike earth directly at the equator
  3. Variable factor in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the investigator
  4. temperature
  5. wind
  6. either supports or does not support a hypothesis
  7. wind speed
  8. Earth's yearly orbit around the sun
Down
  1. relative humidity
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. moon phases in which the amount of lighted surface seen on Earth increases
  4. Variable measured or observed during the an experiment
  5. a logical conclusion based on available information or evidence
  6. statement about what will happen next in a sequence of events
  7. the act of watching and recording what occurs
  8. air pressure
  9. humans
  10. Mt Everest
  11. turning of Earth on its axis

19 Clues: wind • humans • Mt Everest • wind speed • temperature • air pressure • Pacific Ocean • relative humidity • turning of Earth on its axis • Earth's yearly orbit around the sun • the act of watching and recording what occurs • either supports or does not support a hypothesis • the factors in an experiments that remain the same • Variable measured or observed during the an experiment • ...

Warming Earth's Surface Puzzle 2 2023-01-19

Warming Earth's Surface Puzzle 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the portion of Earth occupied by living things
  2. A scientist who studies climate.
  3. imaginary lines that measures the distance east or west
  4. Scientists who map oceans. Also known as marine scientists.
  5. imaginary line equally distant from both poles
Down
  1. The portion of Earth that is water
  2. A thin blanket of air that surrounds Earth
  3. imaginary lines that measure the distance north or south of the equator
  4. the earth is divided into two of these
  5. A scientist who studies Earth’s atmosphere and who monitors, studies and forecasts weather.
  6. The solid portion of Earth
  7. the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts:the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

12 Clues: The solid portion of Earth • A scientist who studies climate. • The portion of Earth that is water • the earth is divided into two of these • A thin blanket of air that surrounds Earth • the portion of Earth occupied by living things • imaginary line equally distant from both poles • imaginary lines that measures the distance east or west • ...

plate tectonicts 2017-10-17

plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fetchers a convergent boundary continental,continental
  2. the crust is broken into pieces
  3. bends downwards
  4. a break in earths crust
  5. tectonics states that earth's plates are in slow constant motion
  6. boundary plates collide
  7. ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
  8. current the flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  9. German scientist
Down
  1. boundary plates divide
  2. where seafloor spreading begins
  3. a super continent
  4. adds new material to the ocean floor
  5. drift the continents are in slow constant motion
  6. part if the earth between the earth and crust
  7. is the measure of how much mass is in a given volume
  8. boundary plates slide past each other
  9. pieces of earth diverge on land
  10. a region with particular prevailing weather conditions
  11. helped scientist explore the ocean floor

20 Clues: bends downwards • German scientist • a super continent • boundary plates divide • a break in earths crust • boundary plates collide • where seafloor spreading begins • the crust is broken into pieces • pieces of earth diverge on land • adds new material to the ocean floor • boundary plates slide past each other • helped scientist explore the ocean floor • ...

Stars 2024-05-02

Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. launched in 1977 still going in a straight line
  2. NASA's invention
  3. weight
  4. H on the periodic table
  5. the planet we live on
  6. a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  7. the north star
  8. doing nothing or to remain unchanged
  9. an area of immense gravity that light cant even escape
  10. the thing that keeps us from floating
  11. 6 trillion miles
Down
  1. the earth spines at 17,500 mph to spin
  2. many stars
  3. beyond the orbit of neptune
  4. spiral galaxy near the milkyway
  5. space telescope
  6. something humans made to put in space
  7. a huge collection of stars dust and gas
  8. triple Star system is southern constellation
  9. circle around
  10. billions of stars
  11. earth, Mars, and Jupiter
  12. bright thing in the sky

23 Clues: weight • many stars • circle around • the north star • space telescope • NASA's invention • 6 trillion miles • billions of stars • the planet we live on • H on the periodic table • bright thing in the sky • earth, Mars, and Jupiter • beyond the orbit of neptune • spiral galaxy near the milkyway • doing nothing or to remain unchanged • something humans made to put in space • ...

vocabulary terms 2023-10-12

vocabulary terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of the land
  2. a line that splits earth in two in between north to south pole
  3. used to make a flat map
  4. imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth
  5. every five contour lines
  6. highest part of a map to the lowest part
  7. flat lands
  8. high elevation high relief
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  1. imaginary lines that east and west on the earth
  2. lines that connect places of the same elevation on a topographic map
  3. how high above the ocean level
  4. high elevation flat top
  5. lots of mountains
  6. a type of map
  7. a line that splits earth in two from north to south pole

15 Clues: flat lands • a type of map • type of the land • lots of mountains • high elevation flat top • used to make a flat map • every five contour lines • high elevation high relief • how high above the ocean level • highest part of a map to the lowest part • imaginary lines that east and west on the earth • imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth • ...

The Earth in Perspective 2013-06-19

The Earth in Perspective crossword puzzle
Across
  1. removal of layer of topsoil
  2. forest land to non-forest use
  3. poison in the atmosphere
  4. international agreement
  5. ecosystem dominated with trees
Down
  1. one of the 3 r's
  2. council that fights deforestation
  3. ecosystem dominated by soft-stemmed vegetation
  4. dirty air
  5. effect warming of atmosphere
  6. change of climate
  7. water in permable rock layers

12 Clues: dirty air • one of the 3 r's • change of climate • international agreement • poison in the atmosphere • removal of layer of topsoil • effect warming of atmosphere • forest land to non-forest use • water in permable rock layers • ecosystem dominated with trees • council that fights deforestation • ecosystem dominated by soft-stemmed vegetation

Layers of The Earth 2021-03-09

Layers of The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rising and sinking of mantle materials by the heat of the core.
  2. A region of the mantle, more denser than the other region
  3. ball of superheated Fe and Ni.
  4. the degree of compactness of a substance.
  5. opposite of lava, under the crust of Earth.
  6. A region of the mantle, less dense than the other region.
  7. Energy waves created by earthquakes
Down
  1. layer of superheated Fe and Ni between the mantle and inner core.
  2. Outer, thinnest layer (oceanic and continental crust).
  3. Ni
  4. Fe
  5. Thickest layer, mostly made out of Magma

12 Clues: Ni • Fe • ball of superheated Fe and Ni. • Energy waves created by earthquakes • Thickest layer, mostly made out of Magma • the degree of compactness of a substance. • opposite of lava, under the crust of Earth. • Outer, thinnest layer (oceanic and continental crust). • A region of the mantle, more denser than the other region • ...

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH 2021-06-25

INTERIOR OF THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The innermost layer of the earth
  2. The upper part of the crust
  3. The point directly above the focus
  4. The outermost layer of the earth
  5. The movement of the lithospheric plates
  6. Blue planet
Down
  1. The forces act in the interior of the earth
  2. instrument recording the earthquake waves
  3. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by
  4. The lower part of the crust
  5. The next layer beneath the crust
  6. A sudden movement of portion of earth’s crust

12 Clues: Blue planet • The upper part of the crust • The lower part of the crust • The innermost layer of the earth • The outermost layer of the earth • The next layer beneath the crust • The point directly above the focus • The movement of the lithospheric plates • instrument recording the earthquake waves • The forces act in the interior of the earth • ...

Earth and the Universe 2021-03-25

Earth and the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Half of the Earth is in the shade. There it is ___________.
  2. Earth takes one whole ________ to go round the sun.
  3. There are four of these and they change during the year.
  4. The Earth is one of the ________ in our solar system.
  5. The time when there is natural sunlight.
  6. The path of Earth around the sun.
Down
  1. All the planets go around the sun but it does not _________.
  2. For the Earth to spin on itself it takes ________hours.
  3. Earth spins on this invisible line.
  4. It is the biggest object in our solar system.
  5. After four years we have to add a day. This is called ____ year.
  6. How many planets are in our solar system.

12 Clues: The path of Earth around the sun. • Earth spins on this invisible line. • The time when there is natural sunlight. • How many planets are in our solar system. • It is the biggest object in our solar system. • Earth takes one whole ________ to go round the sun. • The Earth is one of the ________ in our solar system. • ...

The Earth Systems Vocabulary 2023-02-27

The Earth Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The air that surrounds Earth
  2. When a liquid turns into a gas
  3. All of the liquid and frozen water on Earth
  4. A group of atoms put together in a specific way
  5. A group of parts that work together
  6. The part of the atmosphere where weather is made
  7. A description of how something works or why something works
  8. A supply of something that is useful
Down
  1. Water in the form of invisible gas
  2. All the living things on Earth
  3. When a gas turns into a liquid (think clouds)
  4. A person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem

12 Clues: The air that surrounds Earth • All the living things on Earth • When a liquid turns into a gas • Water in the form of invisible gas • A group of parts that work together • A supply of something that is useful • All of the liquid and frozen water on Earth • When a gas turns into a liquid (think clouds) • A group of atoms put together in a specific way • ...

Structure of the Earth 2024-10-24

Structure of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of hot liquid up, and cold liqui down
  2. The continents move
  3. The crust under the ocean
  4. The crust that forms the continents
  5. The large pieces of crust
  6. The large super continent
  7. The large continent in the south
Down
  1. Part of the core that is liquid
  2. Thin outer layer of the earth
  3. part of the core that is solid
  4. The large continent in the north
  5. Thick layer of the earth that is semi-solid rock

12 Clues: The continents move • The crust under the ocean • The large pieces of crust • The large super continent • Thin outer layer of the earth • part of the core that is solid • Part of the core that is liquid • The large continent in the north • The large continent in the south • The crust that forms the continents • Movement of hot liquid up, and cold liqui down • ...

Structure of the Earth 2024-10-24

Structure of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thick layer of the earth that is semi-solid rock
  2. The large continent in the south
  3. Movement of hot liquid up, and cold liqui down
  4. Thin outer layer of the earth
  5. The large pieces of crust
  6. The crust under the ocean
  7. part of the core that is solid
Down
  1. The crust that forms the continents
  2. The large super continent
  3. The continents move
  4. The large continent in the north
  5. Part of the core that is liquid

12 Clues: The continents move • The large super continent • The large pieces of crust • The crust under the ocean • Thin outer layer of the earth • part of the core that is solid • Part of the core that is liquid • The large continent in the south • The large continent in the north • The crust that forms the continents • Movement of hot liquid up, and cold liqui down • ...

Layers of the Earth 2025-05-28

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of the Earth (2 words)
  2. based on physical properties and behavior
  3. Key
  4. compositional layer made of silicate rocks
  5. Waves
  6. metal layer responsible for Earth's magnetic field (2 words)
Down
  1. used by scientists to study Earth's interior (2 words)
  2. outer layer comprising the crust and upper mantle
  3. outermost layer where life exists
  4. that flows slowly, enabling plate tectonics
  5. layer beneath the lithosphere allowing tectonic movement
  6. Core
  7. Core

13 Clues: Key • Core • Core • Waves • outermost layer where life exists • innermost layer of the Earth (2 words) • based on physical properties and behavior • compositional layer made of silicate rocks • that flows slowly, enabling plate tectonics • outer layer comprising the crust and upper mantle • used by scientists to study Earth's interior (2 words) • ...

layers of the earth 2022-11-06

layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents, a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. Temperatures mostly between 4000 c and 6000 c. About 2300 km thick
  4. mostly between 500 c and 2000 c
  5. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  6. earths crust, witch includes landforms, rocks and soil.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  8. hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
Down
  1. the state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction:
  2. A blanket of gases that surrounds the earth to a height of approximately 145 km
  3. up to 7000 c. About 1200 km thick
  4. coming closer together; converging.
  5. change (a mathematical entity) by transformation.

13 Clues: mostly between 500 c and 2000 c • up to 7000 c. About 1200 km thick • coming closer together; converging. • change (a mathematical entity) by transformation. • earths crust, witch includes landforms, rocks and soil. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • currents, a current in a fluid that results from convection. • ...

Changes to the Earth 2022-01-31

Changes to the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river
  2. large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope
  3. slow process that changes the earth through weathering or decomposition
  4. the process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock
  5. the process by which materials are dropped in a new place by the movement of water, ice, or wind
Down
  1. color, texture, ability to retain water, support growth, particle size
  2. the breaking of rocks into smaller pieces; can change the surface of the Earth
  3. a low area between hills and mountains; V-shaped valleys are formed by rivers; U-shaped valleys are formed by glaciers
  4. solid fragments of matter that come from the weathering of rock; can be carried by ice, water, or wind
  5. a natural feature of the surface of the Earth that has a particular shape
  6. a long, narrow, deep valley with steep walls that is formed by running water cutting into the earth
  7. the top layer of the Earth's surface that is made of rocks, minerals, and plant material (sand, clay, loam, silt)

12 Clues: a fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river • the process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock • color, texture, ability to retain water, support growth, particle size • slow process that changes the earth through weathering or decomposition • a natural feature of the surface of the Earth that has a particular shape • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2024-01-04

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relatively flat, dark colored regions on the moon's surface
  2. occurs during new moon, when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on part of Earth
  3. changing appearance of the moon Moon as viewed from Earth
  4. 15 degree wide area on Earth's surface in which the time is the same
  5. occurs twice yearly (June and December), when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
  6. rise and fall in earth's sea level, caused by a giant wave formed by the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
  7. elongated closed curve with two foci, shape of earth's orbit around the sun
Down
  1. movement of Earth in its orbit around the Sun; measures time in years
  2. attractive force between two objects that depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them
  3. occurs during the full moon, when the month enter earth's umbra and earth casts a curved shadow on the moon's surface
  4. spinning of Earth on its axis, measures time in days
  5. layer of debris on the Moon's surface formed by the accumulation of meteoric material
  6. three-dimensional, round object whose surface is the same distance from the center in all directions
  7. occurs twice yearly (March and September) when the sun is directly above earth's equator, and the number of daylight hours equals the number of nighttime hours worldwide
  8. yearly path of Earth around the Sun

15 Clues: yearly path of Earth around the Sun • spinning of Earth on its axis, measures time in days • changing appearance of the moon Moon as viewed from Earth • relatively flat, dark colored regions on the moon's surface • 15 degree wide area on Earth's surface in which the time is the same • movement of Earth in its orbit around the Sun; measures time in years • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary 2019-01-16

Unit 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cycle The transformation of water to liquid and gas
  2. Solid rocky part of Earth
  3. A star in the galaxy
  4. The average weather over many years
  5. Liquid to gas
  6. All the water on Earth
  7. mass Body of air with the same temperature
  8. Gas to liquid
Down
  1. How hot or cold it is
  2. Heat directly transferred
  3. All life on earth
  4. Rain, snow, sleet or hail
  5. Amount of water vapor
  6. Energy with rays
  7. Boundary between two air masses
  8. Energy transferred with different temperatures

16 Clues: Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Energy with rays • All life on earth • A star in the galaxy • How hot or cold it is • Amount of water vapor • All the water on Earth • Heat directly transferred • Solid rocky part of Earth • Rain, snow, sleet or hail • Boundary between two air masses • The average weather over many years • mass Body of air with the same temperature • ...

MS World Geography: Unit 2 - The World 2023-08-13

MS World Geography: Unit 2 - The World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  2. the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  4. a layer of partially melted rock upon which the Earth’s tectonic plates ride and move across
  5. Changes in the land’s features caused by the earth itself, such as the movement of tectonic plates
  6. A supercontinent comprised of all 7 continents that existed 200 million years ago
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  1. the massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock which float on and travel independently over the mantle
  2. to decompose as a result of exposure to light, especially that of the sun
  3. the great size or extent of something
  4. a large system of rotating ocean currents
  5. the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes
  6. a circle on the surface of the earth that divides the earth into two equal halves
  7. a method to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes
  8. ½ of a sphere; ½ of the earth

14 Clues: ½ of a sphere; ½ of the earth • the great size or extent of something • a large system of rotating ocean currents • a method to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes • the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface • ...

Astronomy Crossword 2025-12-02

Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Galaxy our solar system is found in
  2. Phase in which the side of the Moon facing Earth is dark
  3. First person to step foot on the Moon
  4. Most distintive feature on the Moon's surface
  5. Phase in which we see the right half of the Moon
  6. Missions that took humans to the Moon
  7. Space station currently in orbit around the Earth
  8. Eclipse when the Earth is between the Moon and Sun
  9. Eclipse when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun
  10. First instrument used to observe space
  11. Theory that could help explain the formation of the universe
  12. Phase in which the side of the Moon facing Earth is illuminated
  13. Group of planets closest to the Sun with rocky surfaces and thin atmospheres
  14. Lowest high tides and highest low tides
  15. Shape of planetary orbits
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  1. Was part of the original nine planets, and was reclassified as a dwarf in 2006
  2. When we have the least daylight hours; December 21-22
  3. Reason we have seasons
  4. When we have to most daylight hours; June 21-22
  5. Cloud of dust and gas that birth stars
  6. Phase in which we see the left half of the Moon
  7. Cool stars
  8. Objects in space that are moving away from us
  9. The center of our solar system
  10. Group of planets furthest from the Sun made mostly of gas
  11. Reusable vessel to travel into space
  12. Highest high tides and lowest low tides
  13. First person to look through a telescope
  14. Hot stars

29 Clues: Hot stars • Cool stars • Reason we have seasons • Shape of planetary orbits • The center of our solar system • Galaxy our solar system is found in • Reusable vessel to travel into space • First person to step foot on the Moon • Missions that took humans to the Moon • Cloud of dust and gas that birth stars • First instrument used to observe space • ...

Earth's Changing Surface 2022-10-24

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

25 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • A break in the earth's crust • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface • a natural feature of the earth's surface. • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • ...

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2020-09-01

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of the forces and processes that cause the atmosphere to change and produce weather
  2. blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
  3. Variable a factor that is affected by changes in the independent variable
  4. the study of Earth's oceans
  5. the study of the materials that make up Earth and the processes that form and change these materials
  6. region of permanently frozen water on Earth
  7. Method series of problem-solving steps to help conduct experiments
  8. Variable the factor that is changed by the experimenter
  9. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
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  1. all the water on Earth
  2. the area from the surface of Earth down to its center
  3. all living organisms on Earth as well the environments in which they live
  4. Model an idea picture, a system, or mathematical expression that represents the concept being explained
  5. Law describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon.
  6. a testable explanation or educated guess that can be supported or disproved
  7. Theory an explanation based on many observations during repeated investigations
  8. Science the study of the interactions of organisms and their surroundings
  9. used in an experiment to show that the results of an experiment are a result of the condition being tested

18 Clues: all the water on Earth • the study of Earth's oceans • blanket of gases that surrounds our planet • region of permanently frozen water on Earth • the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere • Law describes the behavior of a natural phenomenon. • the area from the surface of Earth down to its center • Variable the factor that is changed by the experimenter • ...

Earth Science 2023-12-18

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vibrations that travel through the Earth carrying energy release from the Earth.
  2. Plates move towards each other and can cause uplift
  3. Theory that plates are in constant motion from the heating of the Earth
  4. Combination of P and S waves most damaging
  5. Made of solid iron and nickel
  6. Liquid mud and soil are created from after an earthquake
  7. This moves the plates about 2.5 cm each year
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  1. Most exterior layer of the Earth
  2. Plates move away from each other
  3. Point in the Earth where the rocks break from under stress
  4. Measurement of the amount of energy released from the earthquake
  5. Middle Layer of the Earth's interior
  6. Point above the focus on the Earth's surface where the most damage from the earthquake can observed
  7. Plates shift past each other in opposite directions

14 Clues: Made of solid iron and nickel • Most exterior layer of the Earth • Plates move away from each other • Middle Layer of the Earth's interior • Combination of P and S waves most damaging • This moves the plates about 2.5 cm each year • Plates move towards each other and can cause uplift • Plates shift past each other in opposite directions • ...

Unit 2 Vocab Crossword 2022-09-12

Unit 2 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. wind- Wind that usually blows more often from one direction than from any other direction.
  2. The presence of anything in the environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources.
  3. Taking materials from old discarded objects and making new objects from them.
  4. The breaking down of rock by interactions with Earth’s systems.
  5. When a material is broken down into smaller pieces.
  6. Vapor- Water when it is in the gas state.
  7. the condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time such as a few hours or days.
  8. The dropping of weathered material in one place.
  9. refuge- An area of land or of land and water that is set aside for the protection of wildlife.
  10. Cycle- The continual movement of water between the air and the land
  11. The loosening and carrying away of weathered material from one place to another.
  12. Tiny pieces of sand, rock, and shells settle to the bottom in layers.
  13. Capable of causing injury or death to an organism.
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  1. A natural structure on Earth’s surface.
  2. The wise use of material and energy resources. Many efforts involve reducing the amount of material and energy resources used.
  3. The Earth system that includes all of Earth's Water.
  4. Water that falls to Earth’s surface.
  5. devices that remove dirt and harmful pollutants from smoke produced by burning high-sulfur coal.
  6. Mass- A large quantity of air that has similar temperature, moisture and pressure all through it.
  7. The Earth system that is made up of a mixture of gases that is air.
  8. The Earth system that is made up of a thin surface layer of rock, soil and sediments as well as the materials that are inside Earth.
  9. The Earth system that includes all the living things found on Earth
  10. The general weather of a place over a long period of time, such as many years
  11. Pressure- How much the air pushes on any surface

24 Clues: Water that falls to Earth’s surface. • A natural structure on Earth’s surface. • Vapor- Water when it is in the gas state. • The dropping of weathered material in one place. • Pressure- How much the air pushes on any surface • Capable of causing injury or death to an organism. • When a material is broken down into smaller pieces. • ...

World Geography Chapter 1 2017-08-28

World Geography Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the curved surface of the Earth represented on the flat surface of a map
  2. _________ projection; type of projection created by placing a cone over part of an Earth model
  3. _______ map; map that shows location and topography of the Earth’s land features (also called a relief map)
  4. science of obtaining information about an object or area from a distance
  5. ________ projection; type of projection that shows the Earth centered in such a way that a straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance; often used for maps of the Poles
  6. computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information
  7. Height above sea level
  8. the variation in elevation across an area
  9. geographic position of a place in relation to other places or features of a larger region
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  1. used to determine the exact location of something on Earth
  2. _______ region; a central place and the surrounding territory linked to it
  3. _______ region; region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data
  4. a way of looking at the human and physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another
  5. _______ map; map that shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, counties, and towns
  6. ________ location; location in relation to other places
  7. ______ region; region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of a product
  8. ________ projection; type of projection that is most accurate at the Equator because shapes and distances are increasingly distorted when moving away from the Equator and toward the Poles; the Mercator projection is an example
  9. specific location of a place, including its physical setting
  10. ________ map; map that emphasizes a particular subject
  11. _______ location; the exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

20 Clues: Height above sea level • the variation in elevation across an area • ________ map; map that emphasizes a particular subject • ________ location; location in relation to other places • used to determine the exact location of something on Earth • specific location of a place, including its physical setting • ...

Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11

Changing phases of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
  2. Another name for sedimentary rocks
  3. The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
  4. The biggest layer of the earth
  5. The layer above the mantle
  6. outermost lighter part of the crust.
  7. Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
  8. The realm of the earth that supports life
  9. The realm of the earth containing water
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  1. Narrow opening of a volcano
  2. another name for the core
  3. Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
  4. Another name for lithosphere
  5. core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
  6. Study of earthquakes

15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • outermost lighter part of the crust. • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • ...

Global systems 2019-09-20

Global systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. single-celled organisms, some of which are crucial to the recycling of nitrogen through the atmosphere and living and dead things
  2. all living things on the Earth
  3. the variety of ecosystems and organisms found on Earth
  4. all the water on the Earth
  5. the outermost rocky layer of the Earth consisting of the mantle and the crust
  6. the circular patterns shown by the ocean currents in the major ocean basins
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  1. chemical compound consisting of one carbon and two oxygen atoms that is a major greenhouse gas
  2. fuels that contain carbon which comes from the remains of plants and animals that died and were preserved millions of years ago
  3. the conditions of the air in the atmosphere on Earth, at any one time and place
  4. weather conditions at a particular place over a long period of time
  5. the layers of gases that surround the Earth
  6. the process by which carbon on Earth is cycled through living and dead things, and through the soil, water and atmosphere
  7. chemical compound consisting of one carbon and four hydrogen atoms that is a potent greenhouse gas

13 Clues: all the water on the Earth • all living things on the Earth • the layers of gases that surround the Earth • the variety of ecosystems and organisms found on Earth • weather conditions at a particular place over a long period of time • the circular patterns shown by the ocean currents in the major ocean basins • ...

The Layers of the Earth 2024-03-04

The Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A solid that can flow like a liquid
  2. rock type that composes oceanic crust
  3. increases with depth in the Earth
  4. heat transfer through the inner Earth
  5. Earth’s internal heat engine
  6. compositional layer with most of Earth's volume
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  1. characteristic of liquid matter
  2. characteristic of solid matter
  3. Includes the crust and the rigid upper mantle
  4. without strength or weak
  5. layer responsible for Earth’s magnetic field

11 Clues: without strength or weak • Earth’s internal heat engine • characteristic of solid matter • characteristic of liquid matter • increases with depth in the Earth • A solid that can flow like a liquid • rock type that composes oceanic crust • heat transfer through the inner Earth • layer responsible for Earth’s magnetic field • Includes the crust and the rigid upper mantle • ...

The Plates of the Earth 2025-09-22

The Plates of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates move a few inches during this length of time.
  2. The Earth's outermost layer, compared to the skin of an apple.
  3. Where tectonic plates meet.
  4. These types of plates cover the Earth's surface.
  5. The hot, thick layer beneath the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. This person studies the Earth's crust to understand more about our planet.
  2. Tectonic plates fit together like this kind of game.
  3. Type of plate that carries the land and continents.
  4. Type of plate found beneath the oceans.
  5. What two tectonic plates do after they finally become unstuck.
  6. Shaking caused when plates slip past each other.

11 Clues: Where tectonic plates meet. • Type of plate found beneath the oceans. • The hot, thick layer beneath the Earth's crust. • These types of plates cover the Earth's surface. • Shaking caused when plates slip past each other. • Type of plate that carries the land and continents. • Tectonic plates fit together like this kind of game. • ...

Carbon Cycle Processes & Earth Spheres 2024-11-21

Carbon Cycle Processes & Earth Spheres crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of gas which can trap heat in the atmosphere
  2. Dead animals are trapped beneath layers of Earth, trapping carbon in the lithosphere
  3. all the gases surrounding the Earth
  4. farming of cattle that releases carbon in to the atmosphere, especially in the form of methane
  5. the process of moving carbon between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere
  6. animals consume plants and other animals, moving the carbon between these locations
  7. the name given to a location which traps and stores a lot of carbon
  8. the sphere which comprises the earth surface, soil and crust
  9. sea creatures capture carbon and store it by using it to make their shells
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  1. fungus, bacteria and worms break down organic matter and release carbon in to the soil
  2. a scientific term for breathing and animal metabolism which releases carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere
  3. all living things on Earth
  4. atmospheric carbon is trapped in the ocean
  5. the sphere comprised of all the water on Earth
  6. The process by which plants capture carbon in the form of carbon dioxide and create sugars
  7. the removal of tress and plants for land which reduces the Earth's ability to capture atmospheric carbon
  8. a process by which coal, oil and gas are used, releasing carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere
  9. the name given to organic material which sinks and collects at the bottom of the ocean

18 Clues: all living things on Earth • all the gases surrounding the Earth • atmospheric carbon is trapped in the ocean • the sphere comprised of all the water on Earth • a type of gas which can trap heat in the atmosphere • the sphere which comprises the earth surface, soil and crust • the name given to a location which traps and stores a lot of carbon • ...

Carbon Cycle Processes & Earth Spheres 2024-11-21

Carbon Cycle Processes & Earth Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which plants capture carbon in the form of carbon dioxide and create sugars
  2. farming of cattle that releases carbon in to the atmosphere, especially in the form of methane
  3. a scientific term for breathing and animal metabolism which releases carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere
  4. atmospheric carbon is trapped in the ocean
  5. all the gases surrounding the Earth
  6. the name given to a location which traps and stores a lot of carbon
  7. the process of moving carbon between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere
  8. a type of gas which can trap heat in the atmosphere
  9. a process by which coal, oil and gas are used, releasing carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere
  10. fungus, bacteria and worms break down organic matter and release carbon in to the soil
Down
  1. the name given to organic material which sinks and collects at the bottom of the ocean
  2. sea creatures capture carbon and store it by using it to make their shells
  3. the sphere comprised of all the water on Earth
  4. Dead animals are trapped beneath layers of Earth, trapping carbon in the lithosphere
  5. the sphere which comprises the earth surface, soil and crust
  6. all living things on Earth
  7. the removal of tress and plants for land which reduces the Earth's ability to capture atmospheric carbon
  8. animals consume plants and other animals, moving the carbon between these locations

18 Clues: all living things on Earth • all the gases surrounding the Earth • atmospheric carbon is trapped in the ocean • the sphere comprised of all the water on Earth • a type of gas which can trap heat in the atmosphere • the sphere which comprises the earth surface, soil and crust • the name given to a location which traps and stores a lot of carbon • ...

Tectonics Crossword! 2022-11-11

Tectonics Crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to move around quickly. Earth does this
  2. thick liquid, but not runny like water
  3. types of currents in the Earth's mantle
  4. the solid metal core at the centre
  5. the thick, flat slabs that make up the Earth
  6. the materials the Earth's core is made of
  7. the type of crust where land is
  8. the thickest layer of the Earth
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  1. the movement liquids are capable of
  2. the type of Geography we are now studying
  3. the theory of plates moving around
  4. the edge of something, eg. the edge of plates
  5. the outer, brittle layer of Earth
  6. the type of crust under the sea

14 Clues: the type of crust where land is • the type of crust under the sea • the thickest layer of the Earth • the outer, brittle layer of Earth • the theory of plates moving around • the solid metal core at the centre • the movement liquids are capable of • thick liquid, but not runny like water • to move around quickly. Earth does this • types of currents in the Earth's mantle • ...

Endangered Species #2 TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL TO heath.cooper@grandviewc4.net 2014-04-08

Endangered Species #2 TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING COMMAND-SHIFT-3 AND EMAIL TO heath.cooper@grandviewc4.net crossword puzzle
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  1. One _____ = the extinction of 30 other species
  2. An African endangered animal
  3. Along with animals also endangered
  4. Black Rhino poached for ______
  5. Causes animal endangerment
  6. Causes animal endangerment
  7. ______ animal habitats to help animals
  8. Endangered is the ______ alarm
  9. Along with animals also endangered
  10. If "Earth Alarms" are not responded to conditions ____
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  1. Type of endangered turtle
  2. Type of endangered plant
  3. All _____ things are connected
  4. ______ an organization to help animals
  5. If humans _____ to "Earth Alarms" animals are saved
  6. African Elephants are poached for ______
  7. A species that is in immediate danger of going extinct
  8. Extinct is the ____ alarm
  9. No longer living on Earth
  10. Threatened is the first _____

20 Clues: Type of endangered plant • Type of endangered turtle • Extinct is the ____ alarm • No longer living on Earth • Causes animal endangerment • Causes animal endangerment • An African endangered animal • Threatened is the first _____ • All _____ things are connected • Black Rhino poached for ______ • Endangered is the ______ alarm • Along with animals also endangered • ...

porter 6th hour watercycle 2023-11-28

porter 6th hour watercycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clouds full of ice
  2. water runing on the earth surface
  3. force towards the middle of the earth
  4. large bodies of water underground
  5. is ice, sleet, rain, snow
  6. steam steam coming off a volcano
  7. large bodies of water
  8. highway for water
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  1. what starts the water cycle
  2. stream of water
  3. water seeping into the earth
  4. plants taking water from the ground
  5. water cooling
  6. living things
  7. contains small water drops

15 Clues: water cooling • living things • stream of water • highway for water • clouds full of ice • large bodies of water • is ice, sleet, rain, snow • contains small water drops • what starts the water cycle • water seeping into the earth • steam steam coming off a volcano • water runing on the earth surface • large bodies of water underground • plants taking water from the ground • ...

society 2023-11-06

society crossword puzzle
Across
  1. together
  2. read
  3. to see
  4. investigate
  5. round
  6. drink
  7. all over the place
  8. need to see
  9. people claiming earth
  10. everyday
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  1. earth
  2. in order
  3. small
  4. to suck
  5. earth
  6. everyone
  7. hear
  8. fix people
  9. drive
  10. eat

20 Clues: eat • read • hear • earth • small • earth • round • drink • drive • to see • to suck • together • in order • everyone • everyday • fix people • investigate • need to see • all over the place • people claiming earth

Influences on Weather 2025-04-11

Influences on Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. point maximum absorption
  2. hole dug in the water to retrieve water
  3. imaginary east and west line around the earth
  4. instrument the measures air pressure
  5. when humidity reaches 100%
  6. severe snow storm
  7. side to side air movement
  8. instrument that measures temperature
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  1. north and south lines on a globe
  2. process/movement of water filtering into the earth
  3. underground river or lake
  4. when water turns to a gas form
  5. air around the earth
  6. person that studies the weather
  7. amount of water in the air
  8. air + water + heat
  9. an object, water or air rubbing against another object

17 Clues: severe snow storm • air + water + heat • air around the earth • point maximum absorption • underground river or lake • side to side air movement • amount of water in the air • when humidity reaches 100% • when water turns to a gas form • person that studies the weather • north and south lines on a globe • instrument the measures air pressure • instrument that measures temperature • ...

Earth Systems and Atmosphere 2014-10-27

Earth Systems and Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountains are part of this Earth System
  2. The air is part of this Earth System
  3. This word meansground
  4. This word means water
  5. Satellites orbit in this layer of the atmosphere
  6. The weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere
  7. Humans are a part of this Earth System
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  1. Oceans are a part of this Earth System
  2. This word means air
  3. This word means cold or frozen
  4. Meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere
  5. The ozone layer is in this layer of the atmosphere
  6. This is the outermost layer of the atmosphere
  7. This word means life

14 Clues: This word means air • This word means life • This word meansground • This word means water • This word means cold or frozen • The air is part of this Earth System • Oceans are a part of this Earth System • Humans are a part of this Earth System • Mountains are part of this Earth System • This is the outermost layer of the atmosphere • ...

Review Weeks 5,6 2021-04-28

Review Weeks 5,6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fully Vaccinated people can take off their...
  2. the biggest star
  3. Name of people from the UK
  4. Canada's most popular food
  5. Earth Day- "_____ on Fire"
  6. crowds gathering to raise awareness
  7. Where Teacher took his dog to...
  8. " _____ back regulations protecting the lake."
  9. My guilty ____ is eating chips
  10. around the country
  11. We love our _____ Earth, she's beautiful
  12. top layer of something
  13. Capital of Austria
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  1. the cleanest country in the world
  2. people who ride in a bus, plane
  3. "Don't be a ________!!!"
  4. "Rain On Me like _______"
  5. throwing trash on the ground
  6. Teacher Neil likes it cold and hot
  7. Canada's number one sport
  8. the best players in sports
  9. Mars, Earth, Jupiter...
  10. something special or differnet
  11. Famous Lake in Russia/Serbia

24 Clues: the biggest star • around the country • Capital of Austria • top layer of something • Mars, Earth, Jupiter... • "Don't be a ________!!!" • "Rain On Me like _______" • Canada's number one sport • Name of people from the UK • Canada's most popular food • Earth Day- "_____ on Fire" • the best players in sports • throwing trash on the ground • Famous Lake in Russia/Serbia • ...

science review 2024-01-09

science review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a feature of topography such as a hill
  2. the difference between the highest and lowest points
  3. particles of dirt or sometimes fossils
  4. a flat area with relatively no trees
  5. high elevation rocky landform
  6. body of knowledge about the earth
  7. study of forces that shaped earth
  8. the land point above sea level
  9. study of stars and planets
  10. study of the ocean
  11. study of what happens in earth`s atmosphere
  12. rock formed by heat and pressure
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  1. study of earth's resources and environment
  2. rock formed by cementation and compaction
  3. group that works together to do something
  4. molten rocks erupting above ground
  5. the ability to work and cause change
  6. the shape of the land
  7. region with one landform
  8. rock formed by cooling lava or magma

20 Clues: study of the ocean • the shape of the land • region with one landform • study of stars and planets • high elevation rocky landform • the land point above sea level • rock formed by heat and pressure • body of knowledge about the earth • study of forces that shaped earth • molten rocks erupting above ground • a flat area with relatively no trees • ...

Science Vocab 2023-11-08

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two continental plates collide they create these
  2. layer of earth that is a semi solid
  3. organisms skin, flesh and bones decay slowly because of such cold temperatures
  4. Currents-driving force behind plate movement
  5. solid outermost layer of Earth
  6. type of fossil that contains the organism
  7. Alfred Wegner came out with this theory
  8. when tectonic plates move past each other horizontally it creates this boundary
  9. differentiation- how earth and other planets get their layers
  10. type of rock most fossils are found in
  11. type of seismic wave that travels through the crust only
  12. organism becoming a fossil by being trapped in tar
  13. geologic processes that never stop and help shape the Earth slowly
  14. scientist that studies fossils
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  1. when tectonic plates collide it creates this boundary
  2. type of fossil that shows how an organism lived
  3. variable deliberately changed in an experiment
  4. name of the location where an earthquake starts underground
  5. location on the surface of earth directly above where an earthquake starts
  6. remains of ancient animals and plants
  7. educated guess in a science experiment
  8. when tectonic plates move away from each other it creates this boundary
  9. cylinder shaped ice drilled from glaciers
  10. type of fossil created by the organism decaying and leaving an imprint
  11. organisms tissues are replaced by minerals in water
  12. type of seismic wave that goes through all matter
  13. organism being trapped in tree sap
  14. type of fossil that shows the 3D shape of organism
  15. type of seismic wave that goes through the body of earth on solids only
  16. shows how weather has changed over thousands of years

30 Clues: solid outermost layer of Earth • scientist that studies fossils • organism being trapped in tree sap • layer of earth that is a semi solid • remains of ancient animals and plants • educated guess in a science experiment • type of rock most fossils are found in • Alfred Wegner came out with this theory • type of fossil that contains the organism • ...

Unit 2 Extra Credit Vocab 2023-09-20

Unit 2 Extra Credit Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  2. Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface
  3. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
  5. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  6. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil
  7. Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  8. The part of earth where life exist
  9. Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
Down
  1. A crack or break in earths crust.
  2. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  3. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
  4. The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
  5. The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  6. Molten rock that is located below earths surface

15 Clues: A crack or break in earths crust. • The part of earth where life exist • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface • ...

Astronomy Terms 2021-10-11

Astronomy Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force of gravity depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them.
  2. An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky and concentrates it for better observation
  3. A theory that describes the explosive birth of the universe from the observed expansion of the universe, cosmic background radiation, an abundance of the elements, and the laws of physics.
  4. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth.
  5. The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
  6. The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
  7. When the Moon comes between the Earth and Sun and the shadow of the Moon falls on part of Earth.
Down
  1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
  2. Who showed that all objects in the sky attract each other through gravitational force.
  3. The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe.
  4. A change in the sunlight area of a celestial body seen from another.
  5. The area where asteroids orbit which is between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. When Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon.
  7. A small body of ice, rocky and cosmic dust that follows an elli[tical orbit around the Sun.
  8. When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

15 Clues: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth. • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune. • The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe. • When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another • The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. • The area where asteroids orbit which is between Mars and Jupiter. • ...

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  2. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  3. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  4. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  5. Where plates are colliding with each other
  6. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  7. Layer between the crust and the Earth's core
Down
  1. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts
  2. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  3. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  4. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  5. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
  6. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  7. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  8. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  9. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  10. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it

17 Clues: Where plates are colliding with each other • Layer between the crust and the Earth's core • Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle • ...

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  2. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  3. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  4. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  5. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  6. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  7. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  8. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts
  9. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it
  10. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. Where plates are colliding with each other
  2. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
  3. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  4. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  5. Layer between the crust and the Earth's core
  6. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake

17 Clues: Where plates are colliding with each other • Layer between the crust and the Earth's core • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle • Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle • ...

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  2. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it
  3. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  4. Where plates are colliding with each other
  5. Layer between the crust and the Earth's core
  6. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  7. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  8. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
Down
  1. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  2. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts
  3. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  4. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  5. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  6. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
  7. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  8. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  9. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface

17 Clues: Where plates are colliding with each other • Layer between the crust and the Earth's core • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle • Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle • ...

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where plates are colliding with each other
  2. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it
  3. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  4. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  5. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  6. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  7. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  8. Layer between the crust and the Earth's core
  9. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  10. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
Down
  1. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  2. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  3. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
  4. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  5. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  6. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  7. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts

17 Clues: Where plates are colliding with each other • Layer between the crust and the Earth's core • Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle • ...

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts
  2. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  3. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  4. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  5. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  6. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  7. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it
  8. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  9. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
Down
  1. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  2. Where plates are colliding with each other
  3. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  4. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  5. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  6. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  7. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  8. Layer between the crust and the Earth's core

17 Clues: Where plates are colliding with each other • Layer between the crust and the Earth's core • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle • Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle • ...

The Coldest Place on Earth 2017-12-06

The Coldest Place on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. strong
  2. not cold
  3. island
  4. fat
  5. Robert Scott went to the ___________ Pole.
  6. not clean
  7. ill
  8. we didn't go for a walk because the _____________ was bad: it was windy and rainy.
Down
  1. made from wood
  2. map
  3. smile
  4. laugh
  5. not easy
  6. ski
  7. not fast
  8. travel
  9. wait

17 Clues: map • fat • ski • ill • wait • smile • laugh • strong • island • travel • not cold • not easy • not fast • not clean • made from wood • Robert Scott went to the ___________ Pole. • we didn't go for a walk because the _____________ was bad: it was windy and rainy.

The Earth in Space Vocabulary 2025-08-26

The Earth in Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The angle between the Sun's rays and the vertical direction (the zenith).
  2. Ptolomy's astronomical model where the Earth is considered the static center of the universe, with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars revolving around it
  3. Copernicus's astronomical model that places the Sun at the center of the solar system, with Earth and other planets orbiting it
  4. the orbital plane of a planet around a star
  5. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes N or S
  6. the spinning motion of a celestial object around an imaginary line called an axis
  7. the moments in Earth's orbit when day and night are exactly the same length because the earth is not pointing toward or away from the sun.
  8. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, usually expressed in degrees and minutes E or W
  9. the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Down
  1. the moment in Earth's orbit when the Sun appears farthest north or south of the celestial equator resulting in the longest and shortest days of the year
  2. the 0-degree line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
  3. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet where it is closest to the sun
  4. The angle between the Sun's rays and the horizontal plane.
  5. the curved path that a celestial object, like a planet, moon, or spacecraft, takes around another, larger object, such as a star or planet
  6. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet where it is farthest from the Sun
  7. the complete, 360-degree orbit of one celestial body around another
  8. the amount of solar radiation reaching a given area.

17 Clues: the orbital plane of a planet around a star • the amount of solar radiation reaching a given area. • The angle between the Sun's rays and the horizontal plane. • the complete, 360-degree orbit of one celestial body around another • The angle between the Sun's rays and the vertical direction (the zenith). • ...

Rocks and Minerals 2021-02-07

Rocks and Minerals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. center part of the Earth that is shaped like a round ball (inner and outer)
  2. rocks from magma
  3. colour what is left by a mineral when the mineral is rubbed on a surface
  4. no light gets through
  5. cloudy, some light gets through
  6. nonliving sold matter from the Earth that has the same chemical makeup and crystal shape
  7. melted rock that is underground
  8. clear, you can see through it
  9. made up of one or more minerals
Down
  1. a mineral's resistance to scratching
  2. outer layer of the Earth
  3. a person who studies rocks and minerals
  4. middle of the Earth
  5. rocks that form from sand, shells, and other materials being pushed together
  6. rocks that have been changed because of heat and pressure
  7. melted rock that comes above ground
  8. the shine of a mineral or how it reflects light

17 Clues: rocks from magma • middle of the Earth • no light gets through • outer layer of the Earth • clear, you can see through it • cloudy, some light gets through • melted rock that is underground • made up of one or more minerals • melted rock that comes above ground • a mineral's resistance to scratching • a person who studies rocks and minerals • ...

5TH GRADE SOLAR SYSTEM 2023-10-02

5TH GRADE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHICH PLANET IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
  2. WHICH PLANET HAS THE NICKNAME THE RED PLANET?
  3. MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS ARE TERRESTRIAL ___________?
  4. SATURN HAS SEVEN ICY _______.
  5. URANUS HAS 27 OF THESE.
  6. THE GREAT RED SPOT ON JUPITER IS ACTUALLY A ________ THAT HAS LASTED FOR CENTURIES.
  7. OTHER THAN OUR MOON, WHICH PLANET IS THE BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN OUR NIGHT SKY?
  8. NEPTUNE IS KNOW FOR BEING THE ________ PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
  9. UNLIKE MOST OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, EARTH HAS HOW MANY MOONS?
  10. WHICH PLANET IS THE FIRST OF THE GIANT GAS PLANETS?
Down
  1. WHICH PLANET SPINS ON ITS SIDE?
  2. WHICH PLANET IS THE ONLY LIFE-SUPPORTING PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
  3. NEPTUNE IS 2.8 __________ MILES FROM THE SUN.
  4. VENUS AND URANUS ROTATE _________.
  5. WHICH PLANET TAKES 29 EARTH YEARS TO ORBIT THE SUN?
  6. MARS HAS A WHITE SPOT WHICH IS A PERMANENT ________ICE CAP.
  7. WHICH PLANET IS FARTHEST FROM THE SUN?
  8. WHICH PLANET WAS DOWNGRADED TO A DWARF PLANET?
  9. NEPTUNE AND URANUS ARE CONSIDERED _________ GIANTS.

19 Clues: URANUS HAS 27 OF THESE. • SATURN HAS SEVEN ICY _______. • WHICH PLANET SPINS ON ITS SIDE? • VENUS AND URANUS ROTATE _________. • WHICH PLANET IS FARTHEST FROM THE SUN? • NEPTUNE IS 2.8 __________ MILES FROM THE SUN. • WHICH PLANET HAS THE NICKNAME THE RED PLANET? • WHICH PLANET WAS DOWNGRADED TO A DWARF PLANET? • WHICH PLANET TAKES 29 EARTH YEARS TO ORBIT THE SUN? • ...

5TH GRADE SOLAR SYSTEM 2024-05-07

5TH GRADE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHICH PLANET IS THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
  2. WHICH PLANET HAS THE NICKNAME THE RED PLANET?
  3. MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AND MARS ARE TERRESTRIAL ___________?
  4. SATURN HAS SEVEN ICY _______.
  5. URANUS HAS 27 OF THESE.
  6. THE GREAT RED SPOT ON JUPITER IS ACTUALLY A ________ THAT HAS LASTED FOR CENTURIES.
  7. OTHER THAN OUR MOON, WHICH PLANET IS THE BRIGHTEST OBJECT IN OUR NIGHT SKY?
  8. NEPTUNE IS KNOW FOR BEING THE ________ PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
  9. UNLIKE MOST OF THE PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, EARTH HAS HOW MANY MOONS?
  10. WHICH PLANET IS THE FIRST OF THE GIANT GAS PLANETS?
Down
  1. WHICH PLANET SPINS ON ITS SIDE?
  2. WHICH PLANET IS THE ONLY LIFE-SUPPORTING PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
  3. NEPTUNE IS 2.8 __________ MILES FROM THE SUN.
  4. VENUS AND URANUS ROTATE _________.
  5. WHICH PLANET TAKES 29 EARTH YEARS TO ORBIT THE SUN?
  6. MARS HAS A WHITE SPOT WHICH IS A PERMANENT ________ICE CAP.
  7. WHICH PLANET IS FARTHEST FROM THE SUN?
  8. WHICH PLANET WAS DOWNGRADED TO A DWARF PLANET?
  9. NEPTUNE AND URANUS ARE CONSIDERED _________ GIANTS.

19 Clues: URANUS HAS 27 OF THESE. • SATURN HAS SEVEN ICY _______. • WHICH PLANET SPINS ON ITS SIDE? • VENUS AND URANUS ROTATE _________. • WHICH PLANET IS FARTHEST FROM THE SUN? • NEPTUNE IS 2.8 __________ MILES FROM THE SUN. • WHICH PLANET HAS THE NICKNAME THE RED PLANET? • WHICH PLANET WAS DOWNGRADED TO A DWARF PLANET? • WHICH PLANET TAKES 29 EARTH YEARS TO ORBIT THE SUN? • ...

plate tectonicts 2017-10-17

plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bends downwards
  2. boundary plates slide past each other
  3. a super continent
  4. helped scientist explore the ocean floor
  5. boundary plates collide
  6. boundary plates divide
  7. pieces of earth diverge on land
  8. the crust is broken into pieces
  9. tectonics states that earth's plates are in slow constant motion
  10. ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
Down
  1. current the flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  2. drift the continents are in slow constant motion
  3. German scientist
  4. where seafloor spreading begins
  5. adds new material to the ocean floor
  6. a region with particular prevailing weather conditions
  7. part if the earth between the earth and crust
  8. is the measure of how much mass is in a given volume
  9. fetchers a convergent boundary continental,continental
  10. a break in earths crust

20 Clues: bends downwards • German scientist • a super continent • boundary plates divide • boundary plates collide • a break in earths crust • where seafloor spreading begins • pieces of earth diverge on land • the crust is broken into pieces • adds new material to the ocean floor • boundary plates slide past each other • helped scientist explore the ocean floor • ...